Evening star., 1941-08-03


books to Washington in a diplomatic
pouch. This Mr.. Remillard could do
because of his official position as
Consul at Nice. Included in the COL
lection. soon to be placed on the
market, are rarities from Spain, Ru-
mania, Greece, Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy.
According to the New York Times
the Pan-American Union will un-
dertake to develop "a central de-
pository" of the stamps of the West
ern Hemisphere.
Trifone Stanicich of the Brook
lyn Stamp Club of New York says
that the crescent and star found
on the stamps of Turkey and other
Mahometan countries really are
Christian symbols.
Y According to the Washington cor
respondent of the New York Sun,
the Post Office Departments PAM
phlet, "A Description of United
States Postage Stamps containing
pictures and information on all
stamps issued in this country from
lS47 through June, 1899, is to be re-
vised and brought up to date. The
new booklet. which will be published
early in l942, will include all post
age stamps issued during the calen-
! dar year of 194l."
The 1912 edition of SCOTS Stand
ard Postage Stamp Catalogue, edited
/ by Mr.. and Mrs Hugh M. Clark, will
show substantial increases in the
prices of many domestic and for
/ eign stamps. Such changes are in
/ evitable because of the vast destruc-
| ton of philatelic stocks which un-
doubtedly has occurred abroad and
an alteration in the direction of
| speculation at home. The new vol
ume will be published next month.
| Yesterday was the fourth ami
/ versary of the death of Michael l..
Eidsness, jr., father of the Phila-
telic Agency" and original sponsor
of the heroes of peace" stamps of
/ 1910.
Japan has issued a loosen red
stamp to encourage children to buy
war bonds. The label is valid for
t postage, but is expected to have little
postal use.
The Staten Island Transcript,
New York, says editorially:
"On March "a, 1910. the Tran
script printed en editorial urging
the issuance of a commemorative
postage stamp in honor of the nurs-
ing profession. The Transcript is
still sincerely interested In this idea
and the Transcript finds great sat-
isfaction in the fact that many
publica tions all over the Nation
have entered the campaign.
The Washington Star, the Brook
lyn Eagle, Hospital Management,
the Brooklyn Chat, the Brooklyn
Record, the Kingston Daily Free
man. the New York Times, Plain
field Courier, La Grange Citizen and
many other newspapers have praised
/ the idea. Many trade publications
in fields allied with hospital and
nursing work have indorsed the
idea, as have many Congressman
and public leaders.
The issuance of stamp COM
memorating the services of the
nursing profession is more than
ever appropriate today as these
heroic women carry on against al
most insurmountable obstacles pre-
sented by the horrors of modern
warfare. In many far-of fields, in
China and in Finland, in France
and in England, in Greece and in
Norway, the services of the nurs-
ing profession have brought COM
fort and sympathy and cure to
countless sufferers.
THE work has been accomplished
under great risks. In many cases
needed supplies have been lacking
Only the most primitive facilities
have been available. But the cour-
age and perseverance of the nurses
have prevailed. as they always do.
To-day, more than ever, are
nurses important in our lives. In
our defense industry the industrial
nurse plays leading part. In the
Army camp, in hospitals near Army
camps the nurses ministra tions are
most valuable. And. with the threat
of war close upon us. we more thar
ever realize how much we shall need
the nurse.
Let us, as a Nation, issue this
commemorative postage stamp tc
publish for all time our appreciat ton
Of the services of the nursing pro.
fession in peace and In war"
Stamp collectors from all parts
of the United States will gather al
the Lord Baltimore Hotel, Balti.
more, for the convention of the
American Philatelic Society August
10 to %.
Maryland collectors, according tt
the Associated Press. are working
on plans for entertaining the visit.
ing lobbyists. They have the as.
sistance of the Federal Government
which will establish special branch
post office in the convention hote
to place cancellations on envelope.
bearing a new 15-cent airmai
stamp, to be placed on sale for ths
first time at the convention.
The post Office station will operate
during the first day of the conven.
ton, to accommodate philatelist,
who wish to obtain covers bearins
postmarks dated on the first day oi
issue of the new stamp.
Business sessions of the society
will be in charge of the president
Rollin E. Flower of Buffalo.
Numerous papers and special ad.
dresses dealing with stamps will bs
presented during the four-day ses'
sion.
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