Evening star., 1939-10-01
Emil Christensen has succeeded
Carl r. Oestreich as president Of
the Milwaukee Philatelic Society.

The numerals used in canceling
the stamps Of France are listed in
Weekly Philatelic Gossip as follows:
l, Ain; 2. Aisne; 3, Allier: 4, Higher
Alps; S, Lower Alps; s, Areleche: Z,
Ardennes; 8, Ariege: Q, Aube: 10,
Aude; II, Aveyron; IL, Bouches de
Rhone; Is, Calvados: II. Captal:
IS, Charente; Is. Lower Charente;
II, Cher; ID, Correze; 10. Corsica;
20, Cote dor; q. Cotes du Nord:
%, Creuse; 23, Dordogne: "A, Doubs:
Is, Drome: rs, Eure: n, Eure ct
Loir; 28, Finistere; %. Gard; 80,
Higher Garonne; 81, Gers: 80, Gil
ronde; 50, Herault; "a, Ille-et-
Vilaine; IS, Indre: 36, Indre-et-
Loire; 81, Isere; 80, Jura: 80, Landes:
40, Loir-et-C Cher; II, Higher Loir:
a. Lower Loir; 43, Loiret; a, Lot; ;
IS. Lot-et-Garonne: IS. Lozere: Al.
Maine-et-Loire: 4S, Manche: 40.
Marne; so, Higher Marne; 81. May
enne; So, Meuthe-et-Moselle; So.
Meuse; 81. Morbihan; IS, Moselle;
Sc, Nievre; 81. Nord: 58. Disc: 50,
Orne; 60, Seine; 81, Pas-de- Calais;
81, Puy-de-Dome; s.. Higher Py-
renees; 81, Lower Pyrenees: IS.
Eastern Pyrenees (Orientales): 66.
Higher Rhine: 81, Lower Rhine; 68,
Rhone; 60, Higher Saone: 70. Saone-
et-Loire: II. Sarthe: "a, Seine-et-
Oise; 73. Seine-et-Marne: "a, Lower
Seine; rs, Sevres; rs, Somme; IT.,
Tarn; 78, Var: 70. Vendee; 30,
Vienne: 81, Higher Vienne: 81.
Vosges; 50, Yonne; "a, undesig-
natsd: IS. Maritime Alps: 86, Tarn-
et-Garonne; 81, Vaucluse; 80, Savoy,
and 80, Higher Savoy.
Departments, corresponding to
States in the United States, are in
dicated throughout.
The late DR.. Thomas D. r. Evans,
it has been announced, has left to
the Municipal Art Gallery of Bir-
mingham. England. his philatelic Ii
brary and stamp collection, as well
as $4,000 for expenses in connec-
tion with the maintenance of the
gift.
Donald w. Martin, newly elected
member Of the Board of Vice Presi-
dents Of the American Philatelic
Society. presents a radio stamp talk
from Station Wink in Cleveland
every Friday evening.
Poland marked the 25th ami
versary of the formation of the
Polish Legion on August 6 by issu-
ing 25-groszy purple commemo-
rative designed by the artist Bor-
tynski, showing troops passing be-
fore statue of Pilsudski. The oc-
casion also brought forth q minia-
ture sheet including this same stamp,
25-groszy portrait of the famous
marshal and q 25-groszy portrait
Of Gen. Smigly-Rydz, all in blue
black.
Postmark collectors may be in
terested to know that Ohio is the
only State in the Union from which
it is possible to obtain cancella tions
beginning with every letter in the
alphabet. The list of towns is Ak
ron. Bryan. Cleveland, De Gran.
Elyria, Forest, Geneva, Hudson, In
dependence. Jewett. Kipton. Lis
bon, Mcdonald. North Madison, Ot-
tawa, Put-in-Bay, Quincy, Ravenna.
Sidney. Thornville. Urbana, Van
Vert, Washington Court House,
Xenia, Yellow Springs, GAINESVILLE.
Saturday and Sunday, October II
and IS, will be stamp collectors days
at the Texas State Fair at Dallas.
George E. Myers. president Of the
local collectors club, is in charge
of exhibition arrangements.
Postal clerks again have been
warned to avoid disagreement of
postage stamps having philatelic
value" Collectors should cooper
ate with the officials of the Post
Office Department to stop sadistic
destruction Of stamps in transit
through the mails. Complaints
should be addressed to Deputy Third
Assistant Postmaster General Roy
M. North or to postmasters Of cities
and towns where offenses against
the regulations have been commit
| ted.