Evening star., 1941-11-09

Gambia and Lagos, Nj
geria.
Monrovia, Liberia, will be added as
soon as landing facilities have been
developed there.
The Postmaster Generals state
ment concerning arrangements for
the new system includes more than
four pages of instructions for cover
collectors. Those interested are ad-
vised to consult postal clerks for
necessary Interpretation of details.
Sales in the Philatelic Agency for
October reached total of $53, ,067.90.
It has been announced than when
the 50-cent airmail stamp went on
sale at st. Louis October % there
were 54580 covers Cancelled and a
total of 70839 stamps, valued at
S35, 1880, sold.
Add all the people interested in
archery, badminton, baseball, bas-
ket ball, bowling. boxing. fencing,
field hockey, football, golf, hand
ball, ice hockey. lacrosse, sailing,
skiing, soccer, softball. swimming,
tennis, tumbling. volley ball and
wrestling-and the total number
will not equal the multitude of men,
women and children of every race,
nation and religion who collect
and study those little scraps of
paper which are the commonest
symbols of civilization at its best.
No other hobby, no sport. no game
of any kind has the fascination or
the magnetic appeal of stamp COL
Iecting. Philately is the most
poular avocation in the world, and
the more its claims are examined
the more abundantly justified they
will appear.
Ernest A. Kehr, stamp editor OF
the New York Herald Tribune, calls
attention to the postage stamps
adorned by pictures of horses. EX-
amples cited include Brunswick,
1852, SCOTS Type Al, three values
showing a So-called ''leaping Saxon
horse" in white; Austria. 1908, 6Oh,
deep carmine, Emperor Francis
Joseph, mounted on Lippizau stall
lion whose life formed the basis
for the book and the motion pic
lure, "Florian," Scott's A-32; Aus
tralia, 1885, SCOTS A-20. three val
ues, King George V on his charger,
Anzac; Philippine Islands, 1885,
SCOTS ASS, 5 D., green and black,
George Washington riding Prescott.
Mexico has brought out a 10-cen-
tavo adhesive to publicize ma
tional sports celebration at Mexico
City. The design features young
athlete throwing a javelin. A group
of flags appears in the background.
The color is mellow green.
Norway may be a Captive" ma
ton, but new stamps continue to
appear in line with the precedent
established in 1854. The latest
emissions are the first three of a
set of six commemorative for the
7OOth anniversary of the death ct
Snorre Sturlason. author Of the
classic "Sagas of Norwegian Kings.
Values thus far released are: TO-
ore, green, Dream of Queen Ragn-
hild";; 3O-ore, blue, King Olaf sail
ing In the Wedding Procession: Co.
ore, turquoise, There Were Men Or
Every Track"
Warner Bates, 18O Homestead ave-
nue., Albany, N. Y, is publishing
THE Scientific Philatelist," copie:
of which may be had on request
nclosing cents postage.
"The Air Post Journal" published
BY Walter J. Conrath, Albion, Pa, /!
observing a 10th birthday.
Edwin E. Elkins has been re.
elected president of the Brooklyn
and Long Island Exhibit Associa'
ton (Balisea).
inexpensive stamps for collection
purposes are a thing of the past
The war has cut the supply of mix
lures" and more official sources
even in Latin America, have "driet
up" in recent years.
John Barrett Morgan, well know
In stamp collecting circles in Wash
ington, and Louise Westphaling o
St. Joseph, Mo, were married a
the log chapel, Notre Dame Uni
versity, South Bend, Ind, yester
day.
When a stamp club officer keep
In the background and works onl
furtively for the organizations Wel
fare. he may be accused of ''lackin
initiative" But if he really tries
lead and thus justify the supper
of his fellow members, he almo'
certainly will be called "a dicts
tor" or even another Hitler"
A cachet to commemorate the fir
successful airplane flight (Wrigf
brothers. is announced by Lest
Norton Brown, Box 13, Vanderne'
Station, Brooklyn, N. Y. Send sci
addressed stamp envelopes ready
60.
The American Stamp Dealers A
sociation is sponsoring testimoni
dinner and dance in honor of Har
L. Lindquist. editor and publish
of Stamps Magazine, Hotel Biltmol
New York, Friday evening, D
cember 5.
Among the legends which ha
accumulated around the name
the Duke of Windsor in a story
the effect that he never collect
STAMPS AND COINS.
6. S. Nos. els. 233, 272, 324, 329, 8
10 others, 25c. ApprOvals accompa
Horace Paine, Westport, Conn.
UYENO'S STAMP SHOP
1onE Damn Ave n " Tel ME- Q