Evening star., 1938-09-18
BvJames Waldo Fawceff.

ByJames Waldo Fa,vcen
For the proposed heroes of peace
series, the following famous American
have been nominated to Presiden
Roosevelt: Ralph Waldo Emerson
representing philosophy; Walt Whit
man, poetry; Mark Twain, prose
Stephen Collins Foster, music; Jane.
Abbot Mcneil Whistler. painting; Au.
gustus Saint t-Gaudens, sculpture
Thomas A. Edison, invention; Horace
Mann, education: Walter Reed, medi.
cine; Jane Adams, sociology.
It has been suggested that the SCI
be divided in half as was done in the
case of the Army and Navy stamps
the denominations to run parallel from
to 5 cents.
Referring to the forthcoming l5-
cent value in the regular postage series
Muriel Nissen, writing for the Bel
Syndicate, says: James Buchanan
came to the presidential chair after
long and able career as a statesman
He was in his Seth year at the time
OF his inauguration the oldest man
ever chosen to that ONCE with the
exception of William Henry Harrison
He is also noted as being the only
bachelor ever to hold office as Presi-
dent. A niece and a nephew shared
the White House with him. Buchanan
was exceptionally able in the admins
tration of foreign affairs and under
normal conditions would probably have
proven President of great distinction
The seething unrest which permeated
the country during his years of Office
brought forth problems requiring abili-
ties he did not possess, and he was
not IN national favor when his term
ended. He was only too glad to pas.
his charge into abler hands and re-
tire to his estate in Pennsylvania.
Color designations for the IA. Is
and II cent presidential stamps have
been announced as indigo blue. dark
gray and crimson. respectively The
16-cent, Abraham Lincoln, issue will
be dark black"
Hungary Is bringing out a series OF
six stamps to celebrate the 400th an
niversary of the founding of the De-
breczen State University Of Sciences
known until 1914 as the College of
Debreczen
The Dutch colonial stamps for the
Goth anniversary of the coronation of
Queen Wilhelmina have been listed as
follows: Netherlands Indies, &c vio-
let. l0c claret, l5c blue, zoe orange
Curacao, 1l7c violet, &c orange, l5c
deep blue; Surinam. &c violet, 7i2c
orange and l5c deep blue.
1t is expected that the Post Office
Departments philatelic exhibition
truck will be ready to take the road
early next month. Rumor suggests
that it may go to New York for its
premier appearance. A Manhattan
department store has asked for the
privilege OF sponsoring its debut.
Loyalist Spain has produced another
stamp dedicated to the workers of
Sagunto." The design shows a mother
and children as prostate air raid vic
Tins. and, In the background, steel
mills doing business as usual Denom-
ination reported as lisp, color gray
blue.
Finland's latest commemorative
are set of four values for the 3O0th
anniversary Of the founding of the
national postal system.
The Iowa commemorative shows the
back. not the front of the old State
Capitol 1t also reproduces the outlines
OF college buildings nearby, which
might have been omitted in the inter-
est Of simplicity.
Rev. Dr. Ferdinand Czech, pastor of
St. Wenceslaus Church, La Crosse,
Wis, and we'll known among American
stamp collectors as an enthusiastic
philatelist, has been raised by the Holy
Father. Pope Plus XII, to the rank of
domestic prelate with the title OF mon
signor.
DR.. J. Haper Blaisdell writes: Hob
bies are essential for men as David
Harum said fleas are to dogs-they
keep them from brooding too much
over being men in this world of much
woe and little wisdom
The Bureau OF Posts of the Canal
Zone announces new series of
stamps to be released on August Is,
1889. to commemorate the opening of
the Panama Canal to world commerce.
Before and after" scenes probably
will be the subjects Official photo
graphs of Culebra Cut, Gatun Locks,
etc, are available for the use of the
designers.
The set is expected to include values
ranging from cent to 81.
Russia is bringing out a child well
fare series; also a set to advertise
sanitariums and hospitals for Soviet
workers.
Ambrose O'Connell, recently ap-
pointed Second Assistant Postmaster
General, is interested in stamp COL
lecting and wishes to cooperate with
the philatelic public He has collec-
ton Of his own, which he gradually is
improving as new stamps are released
The founder Of the international
Red Cross is represented in a stamp
issued by Switzerland in 1928 (Scott' S
No. 452. type SP49). His name was
Henri Dunant. He called the first
Red Cross convention to meet at
Geneva in 1864, spent his personal