Evening star., 1941-02-02


1qland. Star staff Photo.
sue, featured by coffee beans on q
water lily leaf with coffee flower
to one side. The color Is dull violet.
Pan American Airways continues
to fly trans-Pacif1c planes to New
Zealand at fortnightly intervals.
Norman Serphos, president Of
Scott Stamp & Coin Co., Inc, In
a collector of airmail covers.
Ben Hamilton, jr., is the compiler
of a comprehensive check list Of
places of worship" - churches.
temples, etc.-shown in stamp de-
signs, published in Scott's Monthly
Journal for December.
"When the history of this terrible
war is written" says Robert Mayer
in SCOTS Monthly Journal, due
mention will be made Of the heroes
of the commercial airways, the epic
of their missions and the dramatic
precision with which they still fly
| the mails above the turmoil and
bitter strife.
transatlantic clipper pilots,
mindful apparently of the high
tradition of their calling, are rising
to the occasion whenever necessary,
now reporting an sos, now the
location of lifeboats, now flying
medicine and Serums, but always
flying the mails.
When hurricanes bud in the
Caribbean or a typhoon devastates
picturesque Guam, you can depend
on the clipper pilot to be among
the first to succor the helpless and
i'll. That's what they call routine /"
Wine tax stamps, according to the
Internal Revenue Service, are "Un-
collectabIe." Those having such
labels in their possession may be
fined or imprisoned. But, perhaps
because of the prohibition, people
probably will want the stickers and,
in secret if not openly, will save
them. No law, no regulation OF
this variety ever is popular with the
philatelic public.
Recent stamps of the Dominican
Republic offer an alleged portrait
of Christopher Columbus but there
is no authentic representation OF
the discoverer's countenance m
existence anywhere.
United States airmails to Japan
are flown only as far as Hongkong
and then forwarded by ship to
Toxic.
Covers for the first trip Of the
Highway Post Ofice Service, between
Washington, D. C. and Harrison
burg. Va, must reach the postmaster
of either the former or the latter
station not later than Sunday, Feb
ruary 2.
Bernard L. Teelyea, 3739 Thirty
fifth street, Mount Rainier, Md, IA
vors the inclusion of jonathan Ed
wards, the theologian, among the
Heroes of Peace. His cousin, James
A. Dorsey, executive secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, Northamp-
ton, Mass. is pressing the campaign
for authorization.
, DR.. Emil Ferdinand. philateliC
; curator of the Library of Congress
will be guest and speaker at meet
, ing of the Woodbridge Stamp Club
2206 Rhode Island avenue NE.
, Monday evening, February 10.
Louie c. Bean, executive secretar,
: of the Collectors Club Of Washing
ton, reports that 1l3 requests wer,
received for covers for Presiden
e Roosevelt's birthday. AS promised
1 the envelopes we're mailed on boart
! the U. S. S. Potomac and the profltt
!. have been turned over to the Mil
e o'Dimes fund.
= Covers for the highway postal serv
e ice will be handled by Mr.. Bean a
= courtesy to collectors who hav
= not made other arrangements. SEM
i envelopes addressed and stamped
/, ready to go, with one cent servic
5. fee each. Address Box IS, Route |
e Anacostia, D. C.
d Stamp meetings for the week ar
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8:l5-Wasl1
e ington Stamp Club of the Air, Sta
g ton VOL. Philatelic romance ant
e current comment.
Tuesday evening at s-Collector'
Club of Washington, Thomson
i i School, Twelfth street NV. Pro,
. gram, exhibition and bourse.
. Wednesday evening at 8-Wash
y ington Philatelic Society, 24O0 Six
l. teenth street NV. Harold F. Am
brose, director of the Information
Service, Post Office Department, wi
e discuss the new highway postal serv
Ice, scheduled to start February II