Evening star., 1938-02-27


blue.
The Associated Press says: Mar
conf 1874-1937) was % when he got
his first patent for a practical system
of wireless telegraphy in England, his
mothers country. In 1889 he i'm
pressed Europe by spanning the Chan
mel to establish Franco British contact
without wire
His successful experiment Of send
ing the letter s. across the Atlantic
came in 1901. The 9-cent Newfound.
land stamp Of 1928 shows the Cabot
tower at st. Johns where Marconi
sat listening to the three-dot signal
from Poldhu, Cornwall.
Ships in distress found that they
could call for help, and the world
awoke to the value of wireless Mar
conf carried on with his experiments,
perfecting long distance beam wire
less in 1928 He was tirelessly work.
ing with high-frequency waves, trying
to transmit power by radio, when he
died last July"
The Postal Bulletin for February 3
contained the following footnote to
history: Stations and branches, dis
continued: New York, U. S. S. Panay
branch mo. 20719), without money
order facilities, effective December IL,
1887" Linns Weekly Stamp News
adds the comment: December 10, you
will recall, was the day the japanese
paid their visit"
During 1888 1t is expected that
Basutoland and Swaziland, British
protectorates, will be absorbed into
the Union Of South Africa. Their
stamps, then, are destined to be listed
among those Of geographical divisions
which no longer are recognized.
The postal authorities Of Mexico are
planning to open philatelic agency
shortly. Ell Timbre Postal says: From
advance details Of stamps to be on
sale, it appears that this will be moth
ing less than the governments entry
into stamp dealing, since most of the
stamps on the tentative list are priced
at more than face value, generally at
considerable increase"
Collectors interested in town names
OF curious, sometimes almost incredible
character. are recommended to read
Philip H. Loves story in The Star for
Monday, February 81.
Lnn's Weekly Stamp News remarks
editorially: "The drop In interest in
air covers has been tremendous in the
past several years. Even shoeboxes
have their limits and when that is
reached the enthusiast stops to think
1t over, shoves the boxes back in a
cupboard and takes up stamp collect
Ing where he left OF back In 1882
when local COW pasture temporarily
became an airport"
Postmaster General Farley Is being
petitioned to authorize q stamp to ad.
vertse the new International Bridge
in the Thousand Islands region Of
New York State. The engineer, D. b.
Steinman, Is q philatelic enthusiast.
and he has submitted q drawing for
the proposed commemorative" with
his appeal.
Col. G. s. Hamilton, former presi-
dent Of the Washington Philatelic So
ciety Is en- route home from the Philip
pines. He is expected In the Capital
momentarily.
Sir John Wilson, president of the
Royal Philatelic Society of London, Is
In New York on stamp business.
The following members Of the Wash
ington Philatelic Society have been
chosen q committee to arrange . pro-
gram for the celebration Of the centen-
nial Of the postage stamp In 1910:
David D. Caldwell, DR.. Ellis Haworth,
DR.. Lothrop Stoddard, COL Spencer
Cosby. Rear Admiral Q. II. T. Lowndes,
Mrs. Catherine l. Manning, Edward b.