Evening star., 1942-02-15

S'o"t, SossOU, S'oo"S1 "'s' ~"'~'
ha, Pelias, Procyon, Preble and Ca
lypSo. Send self addressed stamped
envelopes with 1-cent service fee
for each marking wanted.
Harry l.. LindQuiSt, editor of
Stamps Magazine, writes: The value
of a hobby in time of war may seem
little in itself, but when multiplied
by millions it plays very impor-
tant part indeed and can well be the
means of creating and maintaining
the clear vision that will play an
important part in helping us to-
ward victory"
Jordan James, Box "a, Station Y,
Brooklyn, N. Y, will sponsor
printed cachet for the 25th ami
versary of the declaration of war
against Germany, April 6. Those
desiring copies should send stamped.
addressed envelopes of standard
size with 1-cent service fee for each
application. The closing date has
been announced as March 20.
Ernest A. Kehr, writing in the
New York Herald Tribune for Feb
ruary 8, said: The Postmaster
Generals failure to use postage
stamps to advertise Americas war
effort and raise emergency revenue
has been criticized for many months
in philatelic circles. Now congress
sional leaders are becoming con-
scious of the potentiaities of such
stamps and there Is so much agita-
ton on Capitol Hill for war-effort
adhesives that it seems probable the
United States soon will adopt
program similar to those conducted
successfully for several years by the
Axis powers, South Africa and
number of other countries.
The Post Office Department has
never been so inactive philatelically
as during the administration of
Frank c. Walker. Petitions and
suggestions concerning new postage
stamps have been summarily dis
missed with statements that the
country's current defense program
precludes production of new ad-
hesives and that the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing is too busy
with more important work. The
three defense stamps in use since
October Is, 1910, were prepared so
hurriedly that while their purpose
was appropriate year ago many
philatehsts now consider them in
adequate to proclaim our national
aims. All three are inscribed For
Defense which they say hardly
expresses the war role of the United
States.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing is one of the best equipped
and stated plants Of its kind in the
world. Under the direction OF Alvin
w. Hall, billions of postage stamps
are being made there every week,
and the only requirement to pro-
duce new designs is the authorize
ton of the Post Office Department" :"
The Argentine Republic is bring
ing out a 5-centavo stamp to COM
memorate the birth of DR.. Jose
Manuel Estrada, principal Of the
National College, July 13, 1912.
Gibraltar is to have new 1la-
pence stamp Of the familiar Rock
design, carmine instead of lilac.
The censor seals of Switzerland,
applied by examiners to letters pass
ing through their hands, carry the
national emblem-a white cross on
a shield-with an explanatory in
scription in French, German and
Italian.
Kent B. Stiles, stamp editor of
the New York Times, writes under
date of February 8: "Japan's ad-
vances in the Pacific have posed
questions for which philately is
awaiting answers. The Nipponese
forces have captured or penetrated
a score of stamp-issuing lands.
What sort of postal systems are the
invaders setting up? Will the peo-
Piles in those countries be permitted
to 60 on using their own stamps
and issuing new ones? Are the
Japanese confiscating stocks of
postal paper locally and overprint-
ing them for provisional use? Will
the Japanese bring Japanese stamps
which have been overprinted in To-
kio? Will the invaded governments
be compelled to print stamps with
inscriptions indicative of Japanese
control?
Queries such as these enter the
thoughts of the hobby's observers
in the light of what has happened
in Europe since 1889. But the an
swers are not expected until the
Pacific censorship curtain lifts, and
that may be months hence"
The Collectors Club of New York
now has LOTT members.
Ecuador has brought out a 20
centavo national defense stamp
oIlUWluS CIIlCC cyuAOOuC uNAo1A Az
ures. The color is blue.
Because Of the prevailing shortage
Of paper 1t has been announced that
the Philatelic Journal Of Great
Britain will be issued quarterly
instead Of monthly.
Charles Kohen, proprietor of the
Hobby Shop, is recovering from
serious illness and hopes to be
at his place Of business, TIC Seven
teenth street NV, tomorrow.
Winners in the Leland Junior
High School stamp exhibition are:
John Eisele, Max Schneider, Donald
Leavitt and Dan McKeithen. Hon
orable mention was reported for
Nancy Stinchfield and Dorothy LIE
May.
Stacks, New York, announce the
purchase of the coin collection Of
the late John II. Clapp Of Wash