Evening star., 1942-07-12
milton will be accorded to the sup
posed rarities.

What stocks of stamps have been
destroyed in the war Is, Of course,
a matter of speculation. There can
be no question, however, that the
wholesale devastation Of such cities
as Rotterdam, Belgrade, Cologne,
Sevastopol, Exeter, Bath, Canter-
bury and Essen must have resulted
in the elimination of large quantities
of philatelic material. The effects
of those losses eventually are certain
to have their influence upon col
lecting.
Why not bring out again the
popular flag conceling dies retired
a few years ago? They would be an
interesting contribution to the war
endeavor.
The new Halle Selassie stamps OF
Ethiopia are listed In three denomi-
! nations-4c, emerald green and
black; 10c, carmine and black: zoe,
dark blue and black.
SCOTS are cataloguing automobile
use revenue stamps as well as the
once supposedly "verbotel" wine tax
stamps.
Warner Bates, Wardsboro. VT. re-
ports that few copies Of Rowing
the Stamp World" by A. Eugene
Michel, still are available. The
postal stationery collection Of the
author is In the Smithsonian In
stitution.
According to the New York Herald
Tribune, the Mars, Navy flying boat,
carried $4,000 letters for collectors
in its maiden flight over Chesapeake
Bay, July 3.
Japan allegedly has overprinted
certain stamps in commemoration
OF the conquest Of Singapore.
Soldiers, it seems, have not dis
tinguished themselves by prompt
and enthusiastic acceptance Of the
microfilm correspondence system,
the operation Of which makes 1t
possible for their letters to their
mothers, wives or sweethearts to be
read by whole regiments Of photog-
raphers at taxpayers expense.
The Capital Precancel Club has
decided to meet only on the fourth
Monday of each successive month
for the duration. Places O. assem-
blv will be announced in The Star.
Margaret Kernodle, writing for
Wide World Features, says: "Switz-
erland has two stamps commemo-
rating the 2,000th anniversary Of
the city of Geneva. One is . 10
rappen value in yellow, gray and
black with houses Of the picture de-
sign shaded on orange red. The
other. 20 rappen, is OF varying
shades Of red"
The first sheets Of the new B.
cent China stamp, released on Tues
day, went to President Roosevelt
and to DR.. T. v. Soong, Chinese
Foreign Minister. Postmaster Gen.
eral Frank c. Walker took part IN
brief ceremony Of presentation ut
the White House.
Duck hunters license stamps to
the number Of / 400 1881 were sold
between July l, 1941, and March 81
last. Ninety per cent of the money
realized will be used for the purchase
and maintenance of waterfowl ref
uges throughout the United States.
Officers Of the American Philatelic
Society and the Society of Philatelic
Americans are proceeding with
plans for annual meetings as usual.
Meanwhile, George B. Sloane, writ
ing in Stamps Magazine, says: The
Government. through the Transpor-
tation Administration, recently 'sug-
gested' politely but nevertheless
pointedly, that all non essential con-
ventions requiring travel be
Cancelled because of the growing
shortage of transportation facilities,
all Of which are urgently needed In
the war effort. As patriotic ges-
ture. if for no other reason, 1t might
be we'll to take this hint.
In anticipation Of times when
peace once more shall reign, certain
representative stamp collectors have
been discussing plans for the organi-
cation of new variety Of philatelic
. society for strictly social and cul-
tural purposes. What Is anticipated
is national fellowship OF stamp
enthusiasts in which officers would
serve by rotation and not by election
) and no effort would be made to
accumulate large financial reserves
nor to provide heavy and unreadable
literature" on obscure philatelie
themes of only minority appeal.