Evening star., 1941-09-28
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaelc World Its Interests and PeopeRevew OF
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
Bv James Waldo Faicceh.

l1IiIlhldt4o1lo Va t1lC AS5 S4oA oSLASS ~
postage stamps which are to be is
sued with electric eye perforations
will be first placed on sale at the
Philatenc Agency and the Wash
ington post Office on october g.
This announcement superSedes the
previous announcement OF Septem-
ber 4 with respect to these electric
eye stamps being placed on sale
October 20.
The change in dates has been
made necessary by reason OF the TACT
that postmasters at many ofnces are
running low in their stock OF the
aforementioned denominations.
Neither the Washington post Of
fee nor the Philatelic Agency Will
accept first-day covers for servlc-
ing"
According to the New York Sun,
sNo less than 13 bills have been in
troduced in the House OF Repre-
sentatives requesting free mail privl-
leges for draftees. The Post
ONCE Department, however, has not
been in favor of a direct franklng
privilege for our armed forces.
Cacheted covers for the maiden
voyage of the Cuba Mail Lines 1900
ton ship AGWI Prince. Those In
terested should send name, address
and Is cents in wrapped coin or
money order for each envelope
wanted. Closing date, october 6.
The New York Herald Tribune
reports: ITO counteract the Ell
fectiveness of the British 'V-for-Vic-
tory campaign, Nazi authorities In
Norway have designed a similar
cancellation. The new slogan con-
sists of a double Lined V inclosed
in a wreath of laurel branches.
With the adoption of this symbol in
Norway, it is probable that post
marks of other countries dominatel
by the Axis powers or affiliated with
the British and Russians will ap-
pear within the next few months.
1t is now used generally throughout
Canada and Great Britain, in Ger
many and in some parts OF the
United States"
Pan American Airways, 135 East
Forty second street, New York, Will
service covers to be flown to and
from Suva in the Fiji Islands on or
after October 16.
The British government is con-
sidering the opening OF philatellc
agency in the United States.
Through the agency American
dealers and collectors could pur-
chase unused British and colonial
stamps at face value, plus a ham
ding charge. The entire proceeds
would be credited to the British
Purchasing Commission to pay for
munitions"
A special cachet will be applied
to all letters carried on the initial
trip of the Denver & Rio Grande
Western Railroad Co.'S new stream
lined train, the Prospector., early
in October. Send self addressed
stamped envelopes to c. w. Wiegel,
Mail Department, Equitable Build
ing, Denver.
To pubHeize the attraction of
service in the Leathernecks, two
poster labels Of appropriate design
have been issued with the slogan:
Join the Marines" One variety
depicts Soldier of the Sea" salut-
ing; the other, the eagle, anchor
and globe emblem of the Marine
Corps with the caption "Semper
Fidelis." In both cases the colors
are red, white and blue.
The editors of the 1912 edition Of
the Standard Postage Stamp Cata-
logue explain: THE prices have
been more thoroughly checked and
revised than any previous edition.
I,iberally. tens of thousands of price
changes have been made, due not
only to the present conditions
throughout the world but also to the
very close cooperation which col
lectors and dealers have extended
the publisher"
Monaco has released a series OF
seven new stamps for regular postal
use. Five-40c, blue; 45c, red brown;
Doc, green; / fr., violet; 1.50 fr., red
show a portrait of Prince Louis II.
The other two denominations are
oblongs-70c, magenta, harbor scene;
i.3o fr., black, castle.
The 1oc gray-green and yellow
green Olympic Games stamp OF
France (A24, 1924, was the In
spiration of the SC dark brown and
yellow Olympic Games stamp OF
the Colombian Republic (Al4D,
1885.
Launching and maiden voyage
covers for the steamships Exceller,
Extasia and Examiner are available
at 15c each. Address: Philatelic
Agent, American Export Lines, 81
Park Row, New York.
John r. Ewell, first vice president
of the Washington Philatelic So
ciety, and Mrs. Clara Smith Clary OF
Frederick, Md, were married on
Thursday.
The philatelic exhibition truck OF
the Post Office Department will be
In Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas
during october.
More than so different stamps
were issued in Croatia while there
was no ruler" there.
The term "stamposium,' 1t has
been announced, was invented by
Miss Jan Tryon, daughter OF the
founder of the Woodbridge Stamp
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