Evening star., 1942-01-25

is something III tlle upper leIC COT
ner of the indicated design resem-
bling the symbol of eventual tri-
umph.
The new colonial stamps of France
three each for "a different geo.
graphical designations-are authen-
tic works of art. Each separte pic
ture appears to have been drawn
from life. The subjects are officers
and men of native regiments en-
gagged in the work for which they
have been enlisted.
Sanabria's Complete and Una
bridged Airport Catalogue for 1912"
was published January II. 1t in
cludes 1000 pages of text and illus
trations, a veritable airmail ency-
clopedia of obvious value to even
the casual collector.
Louie c. Bean will sponsor q spe-
cial Crosby photo-emboSsed cover to
be mailed on President Roosevelt's
birthday. January 30. carrying a
commemorative stamp Cancelled on
board the presidential yacht Po-
tomac. The fee, including envelope
and postage, as well as service, will
be Is cents, proceeds designated to
the Mile O. Dimes fund. Send names,
addresses and remittances to Box
IS, Route 5, Anacostia, D. c.
A proposal to "penalize" phila-
telic writer's for using pen names
has been put forward by a Chicago
stamp journalist and is being dis
cussed, somewhat acidly, In the
periodicals edited by his contempo-
raries. Making the punishment fit
the crime" what would he do to the
philatelic equivalents of "Junius"
Ella" Mark Twain" and %.
Henry?
The Secret Service has been
checking up" on violators OF the
law forbidding the publication Of
pictures showing United States cur
rency. Collectors and philatelic
writers consequently are advised to
obey the spirit as well as the letter
of regulations relating to stamp illus
trations. The existing law is liberal
and for that very reason should be
observed scrupulously.
So-called "war effort" stamps Of
the Union Of South Africa have been
overprinted IS. w. A." for use in
South West Africa.
The story OF Rudolph Thomas,
stamp forger, was dramatized on
the Missing Heirs" program Tues
day evening. If no other bene-
ficiaries are discovered, the phila-
telic public which he victimized
might claim the $250,000 he left.
Mexico announces six commem-
oratives for the fourth centenary of
the city of Merida, capital of
Yucatan. Denominations include
2-cent, brown, ancient ruins; scent,
orange, stone efigy; 10-cent, purple,
coat of arms; 20-cent, blue green,
shore fortress and ancient figure;
Accent, olive, university building;
1-cent, red, plaza, cathedral and
convent.
Complaints have been made
against a practice Of clerks in the
Philatelic Agency who dissect as
many as or 10 sheets at time
with the result that some speci-
mems are torn beyond acceptance for
philatelic purposes.
Separating stamps properly is an
art which not everybody understands
or appreciates, and on occasion Post
Office Department employees, for lack
of skilled instruction and careful
supervision, are among the worst
offenders against the golden rule of
perfection.
A meeting of the directors Of the
Hobby Association will be held at the
Brook Tea House, Silver Spring,
tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock.
A special cachet for President
Roosevelt's diamond jubilee birth
day and the March o. Dimes cam
paign will be sponsored by the
Fleetwood Cover Service, Mount
Vernon, N. Y. The design, a COM
position by L. w. Staehle, Is to be
printed in three colors, and each
envelope will be franked with
41ac coil stamp showing the White
House. Place and date of mailing,
Washington, January 30. Inclusive
charge of zoe for each cover wanted.
Eugene Klein, 2l2 South Thir-
teenth street, Philadelphia, has pub
lished an illustrated catalogue for
the second part of the foreign stamp