Evening star., 1940-05-26
Rv James Waldo Faucet.

stamps Magazine IOT May 20 says
editorially: From every side we
are receiving evidence that growing
resentment Is being voiced by stamp
collectors throughout the Nation
over the failure of our Post ONCE
Department to provide special
versary Of the postage stamp. The
following statement from the bulle-
tin Of the Fay-West Philatelic So
ciety, Connellsville, Pa, edited by D.
G. Guhl, secretary, expresses the
sentiments of many others that have
come to our attention:
How did you like the fine COM
memorative Mr.. Farley used to
honor the Tooth anniversary of the
postage stamp? I'm simply de-
lighted with mine and I imagine all
the rest of you are, too. Especially
after the ride we collectors have
been taken for during the past few
years-stamps for this, stamps for
that . stamps for anything else,
but no stamp for the postage stamp!'
Scores of collectors . feel that
we have been betrayed by the off,
cials who were thought to be our
friends. for they 'kidded us along
with promises until it was too late
to do anything.
Stamp collectors have been a
patient and long suffering group.
Although mild protests have been
made when stamps were issued that
seemed almost ridiculous, they were
accepted with more or less tolerance.
THE Tooth anniversary stamp
was the first definite request made
by the entire body of collectors for
special stamp, and it is a question
whether we should permit, this
fragrant disregard of our wishes
to pass unnoticed.
There has been so much buck
passing that it has been impossible
up to the present time to fasten
the responsibility on a particular
person, but when this is done we
feel that stamp collectors will indi-
cate their displeasure in no uncer-
tain manner"
r. G. Alcock and F. c. Holland
are authors Of a classic study of
'The Postmarks Of Great Britain" :"
published in London on May g.,
The work, divided into three parts.
totals 576 pages of text with 2,205
illustrations.
The centenary commemorative
Of Great Britain will remain on sale
for about two months An official
release says: THE design displays on
the left representation of the line
engaved portrait of Queen Vic
toria's head as 1t appears on the
first adhesive stamps, and for the
sake of accuracy a pull was taken
from the original die, which is in the
archives of the general post office;
and on the right Edmund Dulac's
portrait, in tone, of the head of
George w as it appears on the
current stamps The lettering,
which is in white, shows Victoria
George linked by the crown along
the top border of the stamp and
'184o-194o' separated by the de-
nomination in figures along the bot
tom border. The words Postage
and Revenue are placed along the
left and the right hand sides, respec-
lively. Dimensions Of the new
stamps are IL inches across by
.95 down, and they are printed in
the usual colors for each denomina-
tion-hd, green; Id, red; 11ad,
brown; I'd. orange; 21ad, blue, and
Sd. purple. The stamps have been
printed by the photogravure process
by Harrison & Sons, Ltd, on water
marked paper supplied by Messrs
Portal John Allen & Sons, Ltd"
Senator Gerald P. Nye of North
Dakota on May 81 introduced a bill
"authorizing the issuance of postage
stamps in commemoration of the
nine years of continuous defaulting
on the part of certain European
governments in making payments
on their Indebtedness to the United
States" The proposal, II approved,
would require Postmaster General
Farley to bring out the adhesives
"of such special design" as he might
direct, July /.
The Post once Department has
announced the establishment of
postal station on Canton Island,
4.3l6 miles from San Francisco,
1912 miles southwest Of Honolulu.
It is intended that the new designa-
ton will be the first stop on the
proposed airmail route between the
United States and New Zealand.
Harold K. Graves, acting postmaster,
Is airport manager for the Pam
American Always on Canton Island
and will be In charge Of the develop
ment of the airpost there.
PhilateIc Agency sales for April
totaled $183,74487.
Cecil Betron, stamp editor OF the
Detroit News, writes: "A feature
of the Worldwide Philatelic Exhi-
bition, to be held in Detroit next
October. will be an elaborate dis
play illustrating How to Collect
STAMPS.
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