Evening star., 1938-01-09

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lumbus flight goodwill planes in Co.
lombia puts in the news the set Of eight
stamps issued by the Dominican Re-
public for use on covers carried on
this air tour.
About IS years ago the Dominicans
began planning combination light
house memorial and tomb Of Colon
(Columbus). They started campaign
ing for funds in 1923 and got the
United States interested in 1927.
Twenty-one nations are expected to
sponsor the memorial. An English
man named ]. L. Gleave won the
competition for plans and the right
to be architect.
"The memorial is to be erected at
Punta Torrecilla, Dominican Repub-
lie, where Columbus is believed to
have made his first landing in this
hemisphere. 1t is expected to cost
s4,000,0o0, with the United States
share about $890,000. The Gleave
plans call for a huge cross-shaped
concrete structure with powerful YER
tical light beams to throw q cross Of
light on the sky at night, in addition
to the mariners warning beam.
"On November IL four planes. named
Colon, Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria,
took off from Ciudad Trujillo under a
bright blue sky, bound for Puerto Rico.
1t was the first leg Of planned Is, ,00D-
mile flight to promote the lighthouse
memorial and help raise funds.
Maj. Frank F. Miranda, head OF
the Dominican Army air service, led
the fight, plotting the Colon. The
three other planes were flown by
Cuban lieutenants. After circling
South America, the planes were en-
route from Cali. Colombia. to Panama.
December 20. when the three Cuban
ships crashed. The pilots. three ma
chinists and a Cuban newspaper man
were killed.
"The stamps prepared for this flight
went on sale November to give those
interested time to prepare their cov-
ers.' They were available for regular
postage, too, 50 long as the supply
lasted.
Three designs were employed: Cd
Columbus three ships in row-on 10
centimos rose red and 1-peso orange;
(2) the four planes over the island
OF Santo Domingo-on the 15c purple,
Csc red violet and soc brown; 90 the
brilliantly Illuminated proposed light
house, casting its white cross on the
sky, with the four planes in the back
ground-on zoe dark blue and light
blue, SOC yellow green and 75c dark
olive.
"The inscriptions translates: Pan
American Flight for Columbus Light.
October II, 1492-October IL, 1887
The flight originally was planned to
start on that date, but a crack-up of
the Nina plane at Havana held it up a
month"
Carter Glass. jr.. president Of the
American Philatelic Society, visiting
Washington for the 80th birthday an
niversary of his father, Senator Glass
Of Virginia, announced Tuesday: "The
Roosevelt Hotel has been selected as
headquarters for the A. P. s. annual
convention, to be held in New Orleans
October 10 to IA next"
William H. Wynne, Mr.. Glass ex-
planned, will be chairman of the Ex-
hibition Committee and is making ar
rangements to stage an outstanding
exhibit" Of stamps and covers.
The convention is being sponsored
by the Crescent City Stamp Club and
the Philatelic Society Of New Orleans,
both A. P. 8. chapters
Mr.. Glass will be guest of honor at
. meeting Of the Washington Phila-
telic Society In February.
More than $4,000 mail orders-ap-
proximately 500 each business day
reached the Philatelic Agency during
the last six months of 1897, Ohio
Larkin Rogers, philatelic agent, told
the Washington Philatelc Society,
Hotel Carlton, Wednesday evening.
1.-The greatest event In postal his
tory" the speaker said, was the
invention and adoption Of the ad-
hesive postage stamp. Our issues,
the first Of which was placed on
sale July l, 1847, were privately
printed until July /, 1894. The earli-
est of our commemorative were the
series issued for the 400th ami
versary of the discovery of America
In 1893. Since that date we have
had "a commemorative or memorial
stamps, including the four recently
issued insular stamps"
Mr.. Rogers paid tribute to Presi-
dent Roosevelt as philatelist. Stamp
collectors" he declared, generally
are friendly, courteous and charitable.
Philately seems to bring out the best
In human character. As an amuse-
ment or . hobby 1t adds to the Joy
Of living, making people happier"
In .,tks course Of his address Mr..
Roeefs elD praised the National