Evening star., 1940-02-04

gala peasant costume. She holds in
her hand a glass symbolizing the
wine industries of the district. The
Cathedral of Beziers appears in the
background.
Carter Glass, jr., past president Of
the American PhilateIc Society, has
been elected to the Virginia Senate.
He owns one of the finest collections
of airmail covers in existence and,
with H. M. Southgate, president OF
the Bureau Issues Association, was
responsible for the repeal of the gag
law which for many years prohibited
reproduction of United States stamp
designs in the press.
The postmaster general OF Great
Britain has announced that a Spe-
cial series of stamps will be issued
for the postage stamp centenary,
May 6. This cancels the previous
declaration that, because of the
war, no commemorative would be
authorized. Details as to values,
colors and designs have not been
disclosed, but further information is
expected shortly.
When the 1c Washington Irving
stamp went on sale at TarrytoWn,
N. Y, the press reported that Wash
ington Irving, Sd, "a descendant OF
the author" purchased the first
sheet, but this was inaccurate. The
first American literary man" never
married. At different times he loved
and would have welded Matilda
Hoffman, Emily Foster, Cecilia Won
Faber and, it is said, Mary Woll-
stonecraft, yet he died a bachelor.
His last days at Sunnyside were
spent in philosophic resignation
made reasonably tolerable by his
devoted nieces and especially by his
nephew and biographer, Pierre
Munro Irving.
The purchaser of the primary
sheet of the Irving stamps, 1t seems,
is the great-grandnephew of the
author-a collateral relative, not a
descendant"
George Washington will be por-
trayed on one of the stamps to be
issued by Honduras for the golden
jubilee of the Pan-American Union
Rollin E. Flower, president of the
American Philateic Society, is on a
speaking tour in Florida. He will be
in Jacksonville on Thursday, Sara
sofa February IL, st. Petersburg
February 20 and Tampa and Miami
later in the month.
The Crown Agents, London, an
nounce a series of stamps for Pit
cairn Island, the refuge OF the
mutineers from the Bounty, now
inhabited by some 200 of their
descendants.
A special cachet depicting the
flag of the United States will be
applied to all first-class mail dis
patched at Washington's Birthplace
Va, February %. Covers should be
sent to the potmaster addressed ano
ready to go.
Postmaster Marshall Winslow o1
Greenfield, Ind, announced on jan
uary Is that he had received $4,000
requests for first-day cancellations
of the 1Oc James Whitcomb Riley
stamp, scheduled for release or
February "a.
If a District of Columbia stamp
is authorized local collectors suggest
that the design show view Of
Suffers Tavern in Georgetown, from
which President Washington pro.
claimed the location of the Federal
Town on March 80, 1871. The an.
niversary to be celebrated, however
is that of the adoption of the reso.
luton establishing-not locating
the District, July is, 1790.
Copies of Carl E. Pelander's
Postal Issues of Finland" still are
available at 81 each, proceeds fol
the Finnish relief fund. Send or.
ders to the author at sos Fifth ave-
nue., New York City.
Eugene Klein, 212 South Thirteenth
street, Philadelphia, has issued ar
attractive catalogue for his 116tt
auction, Friday, March 8. It lists
and copiously illustrates stamp!
and covers to be sold by order o1
Wharton Sinkler and other owners
Copies may be had by request with
postage inclosed.
Col. Charles S. Hamilton, presi'
dent of the Collectors Club o.