Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01

today" The same distinguished
authority on the same occasion, re-
ferring to the Pan-American issue,
criticized three dancing girls
against a field of blue"
Deli Norona's "Cyclopedia Of
United States Postmarks and Postal
History" is to be published by the
Society of Philatelic Americans.
Frank w. Lynes, in the Stamp
Times, declares that what this
country needs Is more stamp COL
lectors and fewer collectors of glue
with stamps on the back"
The Identification marks on the
1910 anti-Tuberculosis Christmas
seals are "E" for Eureka Speciality
Co., IS" for Strobridge Lithograph-
ing Co.. ID" for Edwards g. Deutch
Lithographing Co., and ~" for
United States Printing & Litho-
graphing Co.
In each pane the key marking will
be found on the 66th seal.
The reign of terror in Rumania
during the past week will be remem-
bered in philatelic history for a
stamp issued in homage to the Iron
Guard leader, Codreau.
Nicaragua announces two COM
memoratives for the Centenary of
the Postage Stamp.
The 300th anniversary Of Por-
tuguese ownership of Mozambique
will be observed in six scenic stamps,
as follows: 40c, gray blue and
black; soc, violet and green; 6Oc,
carmine and blue; Zoe, orange brown
and green; 80c, red and green, and
E, blue and black.
Bolivia is responsible for hideous
modernistic SC, dull violet, postal
tax stamp in behalf of a workers
housing subsidy. The philatelic
public throughout the world, Of
course, is expected to come across"
as uSual-and it will!
Watch for slogan meter indicia
reading: Speed National Defense"
Samples of the first stamps of Pit
cairn Island have been received.
They are beautiful in design and
execution and have a high historic
importance. Values, colors and sub
jects are: I'D, green and orange
branch Of oranges: Id, red violet and
purple, Capt. Bligh and loyal mem
bers of the crew of the Bounty;
lad, carmine and black, portrait of
John Adams and view of his house;
I'd, brown and emerald green, por-
trait of Capt. Bligh and view of his
ship; Sd, dark blue and yellow green,
map of Pacific Ocean and islands;
Sd, blue-gray and brown, the
Bounty; 1sh, gray and purple, por-
trait of Fletcher Christian and view
of island; 2sh Cd, red brown and
green, Bounty Bay, Bligh and his
men leaving their ship.
Carl E. Pelander, sos Fifth ave-
nue., New York City. has issued
an illustrated catalogue for a sale
of stamps and covers of the United
States, British North America, the
Netherlands, Luxembourg and Nor.
way, December II.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows
Tomorrow evening at 8:15-Wash.
! ington Stamp Club of the Air, Sta
ton VOL: Philatelic romance in
cooperation with the Pan-American
| Union.
Tuesday evening at 6-Woodridge
Stamp Club dinner and entertain
ment, Fairfax Hotel; tickets rs cents
from LIE Roy Mack, master of cere-
monies, 1912 Thirty street
Sc.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors'
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV. Pro.
gram, exhibition and bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash.
lngton Philatelic Society, Hotel 2400
Sixteenth street NV. Exhibition of
stamps and covers from recent show
at Frederick, Md.
Thursday evening at 8-East
Washington Stamp Club, Eastern
High School, East Capitol street.