Evening star., 1941-06-01
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaec World Its Interests and People-Review of
the Stamp Press-Lst of Local Meetings
Bv James WaidO Fawceft.

Stamped envelopes of seven diff
ferent denominations, IL. 2, 3, 4,
5 and cents-shortly will be
authorized by Postmaster General
Frank c. Walker. The new series
is scheduled to replace the set first
distributed in 1916 and used ever
since. Rumor suggests that the de-
signs will be profile portraits of
Benjamin Franklin, George Wash
ington and Thomas jefferson.
Lord Halifax. British Ambassador
to the United States, has expressed
his interest in the proposal for a
stamp in homage to George Peabody
Q795- 1859, famous merchant,
banker, philanthropist and bulwark
of Anglo American friendship.
The plan for the projected COM
memorative was originated by Will
liam F. Carlin, 8115 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring, Md. 1t now is pending
before Deputy Third Assistant Post
master General Roy M. North.
Hungary has brought out regu-
lar postage series showing numerals
Of value surrounded by ribbon IN
scriptions with a post horn and
crown above. The denominations
are 2, 4, 8, 5, 10, Is, 20 and 40 filler,
all claret red in color.
Ecuador is to have a propaganda
series to advertise an exposition of
Journalism to be held at Quito
under the auspices of the National
Newspapermens Union. The de-
sign will feature a bust of writer
and publisher who has been dead
and therefore free of the aggrava-
ton of this world since 1876.
The first stamps of the new Croa-
tian monarchy are to be printed in
Italy. A portrait of King Tomislav
II, the erstwhile Duke of Spoleto,
probably will be their motif. In
no more convenient way could the
puppet sovereign be introduced to
his subjects.
Charles A. Lindbergh may have
forfeited his popularity with some
of his countrymen who do not share
his isolationist views, but airmail
covers bearing his autograph con-
tinue to be worth much more than
their weight in platinum in the
philatelic market.
1t is hinted that much if not
all of the controversy about wine
stamps was promoted by an inter-
ested dealer who though that the
publicity would be helpful 20 busi-
ness "either way"
According to the new Britannica
Book of the Year. 1,497 new stamps
were issued during 1910. Those
judged to have been intended to
serve none but legitimate postal
purposes numbered GIG.
Fire has overprinted two current
stamps with a Gaelic inscription
commemorating the Dublin upris-
ing of 1916. The 2 p. orange, map
design, has been surcharged in
green: the p. blue, Celtic cross,
in dark blue.
The story of the rare Mercury
newspaper stamps of Austria. 1851
1858. is told in Mekeels Weekly
Stamp News for May 26.
When Walt Whitman, the poet of
democracy" was volunteer wound
dresser" in the military hospitals of
Washington during the Civil War,
he distributed stamped envelopes
gratis to such soldiers as desired
them. In his Specimen Days in
America" he tells the story of his
experience as a perambulating post
office. Has any collector sample Of
the covers to which he refers? There
must be at least few in existence
somewhere.
Robert w. Richardson, editor OF
Linn's Weekly Stamp News, Colum-
bus, Ohio, has for supplementary
hobby the gentle art of railroading
He collects" experiences with loco
motives, coaches and cabooses as
we'll as tickets, timetables and other
railroad souvenirs.
The Right Rev. Msgr. J. Fernan-
dez, vicar general of the Archdiocese
of Calcutta, is an active member OF
the Indian Airmail Society. His
specially is airport stamps In blocks
of four, British Empire issues pre-
ferred.
Justin L. Bacharach, former stamp
writer for the New York Journal
American, has been appointed phil
atelic editor of Transradio Press
Service, 521 Fifth avenue, New York
City. He will write stamp review
feature for broadcasting on success
sive Sundays.
Airmail service soon will be in
augurated at Reading, Pa, on route
A. M 2, between Philadelphia and
Harrisburg Covers to receive a
special cachet may be forwarded to
postmaster, Reading.
DR.. H. L. Holzberg of San Fran
STAMPS AND COINS.
43rd PUBLIC AUCTION
Of u g. and foreign stamps to be held on
June at Hotel 2400, 2400 18th ST.. NV
The catalogue of this sale may be had upon
REQUEST MaShington Stamp Co, 937 Penn