Evening star., 1942-07-26
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News OF the Phlatec World Its Interests and PeopeRevev
the Stamp Press-Iist of [ ocal Meetings.
By James Waldo Fawceff.

~ James WaidO FdWcen.
If the proposed Atlantic Charte
commemorative is to be released O,
August IA. the order for it must b.
placed with the Bureau of Engrav
ing and Printing within the mex
lew days, The decision in the mat
ter Is up to President Roosevelt. I
he wants the stamp, it will be is
sued.
Whether or not Paul F.. Berda
nier, jr. of New York was com.
miSsioned to design a commemora.
tive in tribute to Lidice in. Czecho.
Slovakia has been hotly debated fol
several weeks.
The truth Is that he received such
an order from the Office of Facts
and Figures, Graphic Division. July
3. Sketches to the number of 81
were prepared by artists associated
with Mr.. Berdanier and were sub.
mitted July 13.
The Post ONCE Department NAV
reject the material offered, but it is
useless to deny that it was requested
and is available.
Some critics appear to wish all
new stamp ideas to originate with
the postal branch of the govern
mer1t, but collectors familiar with
the story of the first adhesive know
that If that rule had prevailed in
l840 there never would have been
any penny post. any gummed re-
celpt for prepayment of postal
charges or any resultant philatelic
hobby. The post Office administra-
ton Of England was opposed to all
such innovations, fought them even
after Parliament had ordered them
instituted and-incredible as it may
seem-still complains about them |!
1t was only after much debate in
Congress and much discussion be-
tween members of Congress and
postal authorities In Washington
that the first United States stamps
were placed on sale in 1847. Few of
the issues produced since that date
were conceived originally in the
Post ONCE Department. Especially
IN recent years, practically all new
stamps have come from outside"
This was notably true of the Ma
tlonal Parks series of 1894 and the
Mothers Day commemorative of
1884, all OF which were desired by
collectors but resisted by officials.
politicians were responsible for
the Scent Susan B. Anthony and
scent Emancipation Proclamation
labels, a State publicity agent
pushed through the Scent Michigan
sticker, exposition promoters de-
manded the Scent San Diego. g.
cent New York Worlds Fair and
Scent Golden Gate plugs" The
series of 1898 was ad-
vocated by the late Col. Louis Nc
Henry Howe, secretary to the Pres
ident, as a party manoever. His
purpose was to replace Abraham
Lincoln, . Republican, with Thomas
Jefferson, a Democrat, on the stamp
most commonly used by the people
for the franking of ordinary corre-
spondence.
There is little reason to believe
that the protests of the philatelic
public will affect the determination
OF the District of Columbia to tax
stamp collections A committee, ap-
pointed by the Collectors Club of
washington, has been instructed
to appear before the Board of
Assessors. but 1t is doubtful that
It's representation will be effective.
The cost Of operating the Nations
Capital is increasing daily, and
the local Government must get
money wherever and by whatever
processes may be feasible. In this
it should be remem-
bered that the Federal contribution
to the maintenance of the District
is inadequate and that thousands
OF new residents of Washington pay
nothing toward the upkeep of the
1unicipal facilities in the benefits
OF which they automatically are
included.
Personal property reports must be
received at the Assessors ONCE not
later than Friday midnight. Stamp
collectors who have not filled out
blanks should do so if they wish to
avoid the penalties of failure to obey
the law.
Liberia has brought out three new
ahmail stamps for transatlantic
use. The design shows a plane in
night over a map. Values and colors
are: 1oc, carmine; Soc, bright green;
Soc, purple.
The new SC. purple. stamp issued
by the Argentine republic in tribute
to Jose Manuel Estrada is available
In two shades-Ight and dark.
Germany has four new high value
Adhesives bearing Der Fuehrer's
portrait.
Sweden probably will have a COM
memcxs:ive for the centenary of the
nationsi pubic school system.
L. B. Gatcheu, long an active
member of the American Airmail
Society, has been appointed editor
OF the Airpost Journal in succession
to the late Walter Conrath.
The specialized Swedish stamp
collection of Col. Hans Lagerloef of
New York is to be sold at auction by
H. r. Harmer, Inc, in October.
William A. Roach is the designer
OF the scent China stamp. placed
on sale at Denver. July 7. The por-
trait Of Lincoln was engraved by
Leo c. Kaufman, that of Sun Yat-
sen by Carl T. Arlt, the map by
Reuben A. Barrick, the letter and
numerals by Axel w. Christensen.
The stamp collectors PRAYER.
sponsored by The Philatelist" in
Sanabrias Air Post News, is: Al
mighty God. know us for Men of
Peace, our thoughts, our hopes, our
every concept of life being of that
same quiet quality as our avocation
Contention we know not, except
that We contend for perfection in
the peaceful pursuit of our hobby.
"Fr0no tho eorlject TINA oil h6oo