Evening star., 1939-09-17

NtTIu, w local COtteCLOT, n.
OF dirmah stamps issued on
friendship 1Dith the United Sta
to give collectors the opportunit,
to prepare and forward first-f1i
covers. .
The stamp editor of The Star ad.
dressed the Ohio Valley Stamp Club
Wheeling, w. Va, Wednesday; tn.
Garfield Perry Stamp Club, Cleve.
land, and the Rubber City Stamr
Club, Akron, Thursday: the Toledo
Philatelic Society Friday and thu
Michigan Stamp Club, Detroit, las
evening. He will be in Milwaukee
Chicago. Kansas City and Omaha
this week.
The stamp exhibition which viii
be held in connection with the
American Philatelic Society Conven-
ton at San Francisco from Septem
Der Is to % will have large num-
Der of very important collections on
display
One collection of special interest
will be that of Samuel w. Richey OF
Cincinnati, showing the plating OF
the Confederate Frame Line stamp
for the first time. This plating is
95 per cent complete, and is entirely
the work OF Stanley B. Ashbrook
who has done much important plat
ing in United States stamps.
The entire group of the 1928
issue of coiled stamps were with
drawn from sale in the Philatelic
Agency at the close of business last
Monday. There were eight values
perforated vertically and four de-
nominations perforated horizontally.
More than 100000 persons have
examined the exhibits in the Post
Office Departments philatelic truck
since it left Washington on its tour
of the New England States.
The number of requests received
from cities throughout the country
indicate the popularity of the travel
ing exhibit, and it is possible an
other truck will be outftted for a
Western trip.
To date more than 10000 il
lustrated booklets have been sold
20 junior collectors from the truck.
While the Nazi party day OBJ
servance itself has been Cancelled
the stamp issued in commemora-
ton thereof was placed on sale for
a limited time. The design is almost
identical with the Reichstag stamp
issued in the spring, except that
the inscription "Reichspartitag 1882"
set in three lines, has been inserted
to the left of Hitler's figure.
Postal officials said yesterday that
an announcement of the designs, de-
nominations and places of first-day
sales of the forthcoming Heroes of
Peace series of stamps probably
would be made within the next two
weeks. or as soon as Postmaster
General Farley has an opportunity
to review the material submitted by
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing artists.
Two stamps in honor of the 18th
anniversary of the Red Cross have
been issued by Switzerland. The
new stamps, in values of zoe and
30c, have as their center design a
panorama of Geneva, while in the
lower left corner is superimposed the
Red Cross in a shield.
According to the Wall Street Jour-
nal, recent postal directories seem
to indicate that the Post Office De-
partment is trying to eliminate odd
names for post Offices throughout
the Nation. Among those dropped
or changed lately are Frugality, Pa;
Boiling Point, Greg; Racket, w.
Va; Difficulty, Wyo.; Troublesome,
Colo, etc.
Polish night will be observed by
the Washington Philatelic Society,
meeting at the Mayflower Hotel
evening. DR.. Ellis Ha-
worth will preside. and there will be
an exhibition of the stamps of the
war-torn country, with paper pre-
pared by James Waldo Fawcett,
stamp editor of The Star.
The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will hold an exhibition of stamps
and an auction on Tuesday evening
at o'clock in the Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets NV, to which
the public is invited.
The Canadian Post Office De-
partment soon will issue a guide
book for the stamps of the Domin-
ion.
Queen Victoria never wore st.
crown, as represented in
the Victoria stamps OF 1852.
On November IS the Philippines
Commonwealth will issue three sets
of stamps, described as follows: 2,
S and 12c, triumphal arch, symbolic
Of American and Philippine amity;
2, and 12c, Malacanan Palace, and
3, and 12c, President Roosevelt
signing the constitution of the Com
The new adhesives are
being manufactured in the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing. COL
lectors are warned that editions will
be small.