Evening star., 1939-08-13
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the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
Bv James Waldo Fa,vceff.

AL SldIip SoAASSeAA6 90 uAi
aid for the development of higher
social and civic standards were dis
cussed at a meeting of the Wash
tngton Philatelic Society, Hotel
Mayf1ower, Wednesday evening
Those taking part in the confer
ence included Mrs. Grace L. Mac
Knight, Miss Irene M. Pistorio,
Miss Dorothy Fisk, Mrs. Ethyl
Thompson, Philip Simms Warren,
Ralph E. Smith, Herman Bocorsel-
ski, Alvin R. Meissner and Alexan-
der Halperson.
The Post Office Department will
announce shortly the details of ar
rangements for trans-Pacific postal
service to New Zealand.
President Roosevelt has seen
sketches prepared by the artists of
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing for the heroes of peace series
of stamps, but it is understood that
he withheld final approval of them
pending further work on the part
Of the designers.
The American Indian series,
much discussed several years ago,
has not been abandoned. 1t may
be authorized by Postmaster Cen
eral James A. Farley before he fin
fishes his term of Office.
From the secretaria de comuni-
caciones of Cuba an illustrated
folder describing the new tobacco
propaganda stamps has been re-
ceived. The designs are the work
of Enrique Garcia Cabrera and are
described as follows: 1c, green, SYM
bolis naked figure of a man, ap-
parently smoking a cigar; &c, car
mine, globe surrounded with wreath
and superimposed, cigar of monu-
mental dimensions, and Sc. blue, to-
bacco plant and open box of Habana
cigars.
c. Dale Badgeley, it has been an
nounced. is the designer for the
Scent New York Worlds Fair
stamp Edward M Weeks engraved
the original die. Plate numbers,
22293 to 22296, inclusive.
Henry Woodhouse, president of
the Aerial League of America and
also of the Historic Arts Associa-
ton, with headquarters at Sulgrave
Manor, Merrie England Village,
New York Worlds Fair, was re-
sponsible for the celebration of the
21st birthday" anniversary of per-
manent air mail service between
New York, Philadelphia and Wash
ington yesterday. He arranged for
cachet on covers flown to and
from the three cities on the ami
versary.
France has reissued the Jean
Charcot stamp of 1888 in a new
color with new face value. Origi-
nally released in red violet, Csc plus
35c, it now is available in blue
green, 90c plus 35c. The surtax
profits will be devoted to the aid of
French mariners.
Weekly Philatelic Gossip says that
the 1sh stamp of Jamaica, first is
sued in 1860, remained in use for
50 years.
1t is the law that Honduras must
have new set of regular postage
stamps every fourth year.
Belgium has released a stamp in
commemoration of the Flemish
artist Hans Memling i430?-1495)
The color is olive green, the value
75c plus 75c, and the design repro
duces self-portrait in which the
painter appears with Bible in his
hands.
In the 1910 edition of SCOTS
Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue
all regular postage stamps are des-
ignated by the capital letter "A"
with numeral, semi-postals "B,"
airmails &C." special deliveries "E," !"
registration issues "F," insurance
"G," postage dues a." locals 81"
military post M" occupation is
sues IN" officials &c." newspaper
issues "P," parcel post O." reve-
nues r." telegraph "T' and en-
velopes and other stamped paper
"U." The book will go on sale Sep
tember 25.
Herman Bocorselski is planning
to attend the convention of the
American Philatelic Society at San
Francisco September 26-29.
The New York Times notes that
four of the 35 heroes of peace"
were not mentioned in the articles
by the late Michael L. Eidsness, ir.,
printed in Stamps Magazine October
S and II, 1885, but the missing
quartet were included in his defini-
tive list, compiled originally in 1882
Credit for the first proposal of the
set. in detail as well as in general
terms, certainly will be his forever,
and the only regret of his friends
is that he did not live to see his
dream come true.
Herman Herst, jr, of New York,
a nonresident member of the
Washington Philatelic Society, re-
ports the finding of double paper
variety of the Scent Golden Gate
international Exposition stamp.
The Girl Scout jamboree stamps
of Hungary have been described as
follows: Of, rust brown, uplifted
hand to symbolic greeting; 6f,
green, lily with national coat of
arms; 10f, brown, Hungarian girl
and Girl Scout. and 20f, reddish
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