Evening star., 1942-04-05

data carefully compiled, also is
United States mail service is in
| operation addressed to any other
place where this service is in oper-
alton, including Army and Navy
bases, naval vessels, ETC. Messages
on post cards may be accepted un-
der this provision, but it shall not
apply to packages or parcels or. any
! matter other than messages in the
form of ordinary letters or cards.
This free mailing privilege does not
apply to matter sent by airmail, nor
to any matter sent to the members
of the military or naval forces by
persons who are not members
thereof
Constituent groups of the Ma
tional Federation of Stamp Clubs
have voted against semi-postal is
sues for patriotic purposes. Ap-
parently sentiment is opposed to
stamps in which the essential char
acter of postage is compromised even
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itself widely popular.
The federation specifically dis
approved the proposal of Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom of New York
for commemorative for the 450th
anniversary of Columbus discovery
of America.
! Naval censor markings of 20 diff
ferent varieties are illustrated in
the April number of the Cover Col
! lector St. Joseph, Mo.
Mrs. Mary Garretson Cook, one
of the great ladies" of American
! philately, will be guest speaker at
a meeting of Chapter 18, American
Philatelic Society, Bellevue Strait
ford Hotel, Philadelphia, Wednes-
day evening. Her subject is an
nounced as: THE Early Postal sys-
tenn of Egypt"
Patriotic poster labels recently
seen include the following: War
Order-Rush," Eat 1t Up, Wear 1t
Out, Make 1t Do; Home Defense
Means Business Security, Too;
Waste Is Sabotage" Save for De-
/ fense," Unity Is Victory" IS. o. S.
Save Our Secrets" Conserve
! Metal" Waste Comforts the Enc
N.Y." Waste Paper-Don't Burn
It." Victory and Vengeance" steel
/ Is Needed for National Defense"
Don't Sabatalk,' Il Pledge AL
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and Conserve It."
The Journal of the Society of
| Philatelic Americans for April con-
/ tains beautiful tribute to the late
| Mrs Eveleen w. Severn, president
and editor of Mekeels Weekly Stamp
News, who died at Portland, Me,
| March 2.
Deli Norona says: "This is the
time to commence collecting corner
! cards connected with our civilian
war effort in addition to those of a
strictly military nature"
! Cover collectors who are sending
stamped, self-addressed envelopes to
| Macarthur, w. Va, for cancellation
on April Is, may wish to inScribe
them with the family motto of the
Macarthur clan, 'Fides at Opera
meaning faith and works" or
loyalty and deeds"-a phrase
which in either form is appropriate
in application to Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur, "the hero of Bataan," now
commander in chief in the South
west Pacific.
The Post Office Department of
! Canada announces: 1T is expected
that regular airmail service between
! Quebec and Montreal, with stops at
Trois Rivieres, will be inaugurated
about April IS. Cachets will be
applied to covers conveyed on the
first official flight: Trois Rivieres to
Quebec, Trois Rivieres to Montreal,
Quebec to Trois Rivieres, Quebec to
Montreal Montreal to Trois Rivieres
and Montreal to Quebec.
Covers should pe addressed fully
as for ordinary letters, indorsed in
upper left-hand corner first flight
followed by name Of cachet desired
A space not less than inches by
inches should be reserved in lower
left-hand corner for cachet i'm
preston. Envelopes must be sealed
and should contain filters. Affix
Canadian postage stamps in upper
right-hand corner. Rates to any
place in Canada, cents first ounce,
cents each additional ounce. To
the United States. cents each
ounce.
Patrons resident outside Canada
not possessing Canadian postage
should forward post Office money
orders for exact amounts in Cana
dian funds, payable to the receiver
general of Canada"
Covers to be postmarked at Trois
Rivieres should be forwarded to the
postmaster there, those to be can
celed at Quebec to the district di-
rector of postal services at Quebec
and those to/be cancelled at Mon
treal to the district director of postal
services at Montreal.
The instructions admittedly are
| complicated, but such is the invari-
able rule in matters official.
New members of the War Cover
Club include: Lewis D. Buck, 1115
North street NV.