Evening star., 1939-10-15

I port that German stamps already
have been placed on sale in the
former Polish republic and in the
erstwhile Free City remains uncon-
f1rmed.
Stamp Romances broadcast over
Station VOL on Wednesday evening
at 8 o'clock will dramatic the An
drew jackson stamps of the United
States.
Uruguay has brought out two
stamps of identic design to mark
the 50th anniversary of the Con-
gress Of Montevideo, leading to the
establishment Of the Pan-American
Union. The composition shows IL
men assembled for the congress
and the values and colors are 1c,
orange, and &c, dull geen.
To publcize the Third National
Eucharistic Congress, held at Recife
or Pernambuco, Brazil issued q 400r,
dull red, commemorative.
Argentina announces SC stamp
for the Congress of Housing, to
meet at Buenos Aires.
The half cent and IN cent presi-
dental stamps surcharged Canal
Zone" are so poorly centered that
the Philatelic Agency at Balboa has
apOlogiZed to collectors for their
condition.
Stamps Magazine reports that the
lake steamer City of Saugatuck, pic
tured in the American series of
stamps, now is steam barge named
the Leona. owned by Capt. John
Roen, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
The stamps which Newfoundland
issued for the visit of King George
vi and Queen Elizabeth have been
withdrawn from sale and remainders
have been destroyed.
Coronet Magazine for October
contains an illustrated article on
Post Office Follies: Collection of
Famous Stamp Errors"
France has brought out a new
stamp showing view of the Castle
of Pau. birthplace of King Henry
w of Navarro. The denomination
Is 90c, the color bright red on gray
ish-blue.
Linn's Weekly Stamp News re-
ports: Tucked between the leaves
of a family Bible, not long ago a
Columbus woman found a mint
block of four of the United States
l2-cent black of 1851. Knowing
nothing of stamp values, she sold it
to little boy she knew collected
stamps for the approximate face
value-the grand sum of so cents.
THE juvenile collector kept his
treasure until he found that it was
worth lot more than he had paid
and then sold it to an adult collec-
tor for $50. This collector was not
slow in cashing in on the block,
and through Lincoln A. Russell, Co.
lumbus dealer, it was sold for $500.
The block has ample margins and
is Incorporating, despite a tear at
the bottom and some minor creases.
A normal block is catalogued at ST.
200. When or by whom the block
had been placed in the old Bible is
not known"
If President Roosevelt visits the
Philippine Islands next year,
stamp in his honor probably will be
issued by the Commonwealth postal
authorities.
Gurunath Venkatesh Bewoor, d.
rector general of the posts and tele-
graphs Of India, has been knighted
by King George vi.
Afghanistan has brought out a
stamp to commemorate the sixth an
niversary of the accession of King
Mohammed Zahir Shah. The value
is Sop, carmine.
Illuminated frames of Nipponese
stamps are on display at the Japa-
nese pavilion at the Golden Gate
Exposition, San Francisco.
The camel and rider design of
recent stamps of Alden is reported
to be reproduction of a Christmas
card based on a photograph taken
by a British Army officer.
France enjoys an income Of ap-
proximately $1,000 a year from ad-
vertising on stamp booklet covers.
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