Evening star., 1941-06-22
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaec World Its Interests and Peope-Review of
the Stamp Press-Lst of Local Meetings
Bv James Waldo Fawceft.

By James Waldo FawceH.
The Scent value of the new air
mail series of stamps will 60 on sale
In Washington exclusively on We'd
nesday morning at 8 o'clock.
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Smith w. Purdum has an
nounced that in the near future air.
mail service will be inaugurated at
Bridgeport, Conn, on Route AM-l8,
between New Haven, Conn, and
New York City A special cachet,
It has been stipulated, will be pro-
vided, and the Usual treatment OF
philatelic mail will be authorized.
Covers self addressed anG
stamped, may be forwarded with re-
quests for flrst-f1ight markings to
the postmaster at Bridgeport.
Miss Gladys M. Depew, 434 Manor
street, Columbia, Pa, would be glad
to hear from readers who desire
censored covers from South Africa.
Inclose stamped and self-addressed
envelope for reply.
According to Linn's Weekly Stamp
News, When the Bismarck went
to the bottom the world lost a
marine postal station. No such Of
fee was established -. on H. M. S.
Hood
Quantities have been reported for
the postage stamp centenary COM
memoratives of Great Britain as fol-
lows: I'D, 82.896,96 Id, 232,9O3,-
$50; 1l2d. 40,412,800; I'd, 12l 065 ,120;
213d, 312,957,440, and Sd, 22,l28,000.
The post Office at Capitol, Me,
will become Capitol Island July l.
Designs of the Pro Juventute
stamps of Switzerland are worthy
of careful study for the perfection
of the subsidiary details of their
composition. The Conton of Wand,
for example, is symbolized by orna-
mental punches of grapes. Similar
", watches signify Neuchabel, cog
wheels Zurich, pearl necklaces Ge-
neva, sailing ships Lucerne.
Students of airmail history will
be interested to know that the Will
bur Wright memorial lecture,
ocean Air Transport" given before
the Royal Aeronuatical Society,
London, by J. T. Trippe, president
of Pan American Airways System,
has been printed in pamphlet form.
Herman Fluegel, veteran philatelic
writer, has designed an attractive
three color poster label for the
eighth annual convention and ex-
hibition of the Trans Mississippi
Philatelic Society and the Midwest
Philatelic Society, Kansas City, Mo,
September 25-28. Copies at 5 cents
each may be had from DR.. H. r.
Toub, 1882 East Eighth street,
Kansas City, Mo. Inclose stamped,
self addressed envelope.
Postmaster General Frank C.
Walker announced on Monday that
the third experimental highway post
Office route to be established by the
Post Office Department will be
placed in operation August 4 be-
tween San Francisco and Pacific
Grove, Calf.
Service on this route, which Is to
be designated The San Francisco
and Pacific Grove Highway Post
Office" will be inaugurated from
San Francisco to Pacific Grove via
Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward,
Mount Eden, Alvarado, Centerville,
Irvington, Warm Springs, Milpitas,
San Jose, Campbell, Los Gatos, Santa
Cruz, Sequel, Aptos. Freedom, Wat
sonville, Castroville, Salinas, Del
Monte and Monterey.
The route will be 1890 miles in
length. There will be one round
trip daily except Sundays and hok-
days. with the southbound trip
scheduled to leave San Francisco at
S am. daily, arriving at Pacific
Grove at II am. The northbound
trip will leave Pacific Grove at 2
pm, arriving at San Francisco at
pm.
Arrangements are now being made
for the handling of philatelic mail
on the first trip of the San Fran
cisco-Pacific Grove Highway Post
Office August 4. Further details as
to these philatelic arrangements will
be announced later.
Al Burns Stamp News, Ames,
Iowa, says: Gen. Solomon stamps
of Haiti we're good for postage only
when pasted on upside down. The