Evening star., 1939-12-17

fled the values in which the stamps
will appear, authorized by Mr.
Farley and planned in detail by
Third Postmaster General Ramsey
S. Black, Deputy Third Assistant
Postmaster General Roy M. North
and Mr.. Eidsness' successor, Robert
E. Fellers.
Credit for accommodating collec-
tors in designating the scattered
dates of release is due particularly
to Mr.. North.
Plate numbers for the 1c Wash
ington Irving stamp are: 22474 to
22476; &c, James Fennimore Cooper
22477 to 22479; &c, Ralph Waldo
Emerson, 22480 to 22482; SC, Louisa
May Alcott, 22483 to 22485, and Sam
uel L. Clemens, 22486 to 22488.
Members of the Stock Exchange
Philatelic Society have voted 4 to /
in favor of United States stamp or
souvenir sheet to commemorate the
centenary of the first adhesive post
age stamp.
The Goth century collection OF
United States stamps, artists
sketches, original designs, models
Post Office Department releases
magazine and newspaper clippings
assembled by Max G. Johl, phila
telic historian, for his first four
volumes was sold at auction by
George B. Sloane, 116 Nassau street
New York City, Friday and yester-
day. A suggestion to the effect that
the accumulation be purchased by
public subscription and presented te
the Smithsonian Institution came
too late to be considered by the
philatelic organizations of the coun-
try.
Eight stamps issued for the colo
nies of Portugal in connection with
the New York Worlds Fair will be
denied listing in Scott's Catalogue
1t has been reported that all but
200 each of the several printings
were sold to a wholesale dealer fol
distribution.
Denmark's Red Cross semi i-postals
have appeared. They show a por.
trait of Queen Alexandrine in court
dress. Values and colors are 10 plus
5 ore. violet, and IS plus ore, GRIM
son.
For Bohemia and Moravia foul
scenic issues have been released
They are: 3k, brown violet, Zlir
public square; SIX. green. Prague;
10k, light blue and 2Ok, brown, same
design.
Slovakia, German protectorate
has produced a tuberculosis charity
stamp bearing a portrait OF Presi.
dent Tiso. The value is Ok, the
color blue.
st. Helena soon may issue a serie!
OF stamps bearing the portrait o.
Napoleon Bonaparte, one-ti1ne EN-.
peror of the French, who died ii
exile on that barren rock" alleged,
leaving in his will a sum of money
to be paid to any one who woule
assassinate the Duke of wellington
his conqueror at Waterloo.
From Stockholm it is reported tha
Sweden probably will issue com
memoratives next year for the bi
centenary of the birth. of Joha1
Tobias Sergel, sculptor.
According to an official announce
ment from DR.. L. S. Rowe, directo
general, six Latin American coun
tries-Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba
Honduras, Panama and the Do
minican Republic - already hav'
agreed to issue commemorative
stamps for the golden jubilee Of tn
Pan-American Union next year.
Russia, it is reported, is prepar
ing to issue set of stamps to cele
brate the conquest" of Poland, bu
the Soviet postal authorities hav
not yet discovered ways and mean
to force American collectors to bu,
the labels publicizing their "vic
tory
Ralph E. Smith, active membe
of both the Washington Philatei
Society and the Collectors Club o
Washington as well as an enthu
siastic participant in the activitie
of tho CoyoifoI Droooroo1 N1,,h H..
been In Providence Hospital as tn
result of an accidental fall whil
at work as an inspector in the serv
ice of the District Government. Hi
physician reports him recovering
and friends look forward with con
f1dence to his complete restoration
to health.
Rollin E. Flower of Buffalo, presi
dent Of the American Philatel
Society will arrive in Washington
on Wednesday, December q. H
will be guest of honor at fellow
ship dinner at the Hotel Harring
ton, Eleventh and E streets NV, a
$50 o'clock that evening and vii
speak at meeting of the Wash
ington Philatelic Society, Hote
Mayfower, Connecticut avenue an
De Sales street NV. at $3.50.
Tickets for the dinner, at SIS
each, may be had from the stam
editor of The Star.
Harry A. Axelson has been re
elected president Of the Stamp Col
lectors' Club Of Hartford, Conn.
Applicants for membership in tn
Washington Philatelic Society in
clude Reid Baker, 1t. Col. Frederic