Evening star., 1942-08-02

appear, IN the nl1GdIe, str, IN tn
curately known as Prof. Lowell Ra-
gatz of George Washington Univer-
sity, writing in Stamps Magazine for
August /, remarks: During the
last war certain misguided souls Cd
destroyed their old German stamps;
90 sold them out for a pittance.
Human nature being what it is,
we've been looking for the same
thing to happen again. Sure
enough, only now it's a small dealer
who announces that jap issues have
been ousted from his stock and are
to be had at bargain rates."
Specialists in the stamps Of Nor
way are informed that the Royal
| Norwegian Governments Informa-
tion Office. London, has published
an attractive illustrated book en-
titled "All for Norway" to mark the
10th birthday anniversary OF King
Haakon, August 3.
To save paper the current stamps
OF the Union of South Africa are to
be reduced on size by one half.
In anticipation of increased busi-
ness with American collectors. the
Republic of Liberia has appointed
Jacques Koerpel philatelic adviser,
with offices presumably in New
York.
Cuba, acting on a suggestion Of
fered by Representative Sol Bloom
of New York several months ago,
will bring out seven commemora-
tives for the 450th anniversary of
the discovery OF America by Christo-
pher Columbus, October IL.
Each of the war propaganda
stamps of Canada, put on sale July
l, bears the date "1942" hidden In
the design. ,- .A#'
The Knoxville, Tenn. street car
mail service, inaugurated "a years
ago, was discontinued June 80 in
compliance with orders of the Office
Of Defense Transportation.
Letters to soldiers, the Red Cross
says, should be cheerful "If the
writer cannot be cheerful, he at
least can be factual A demoralizing
letter, whether intentional or not,
can be as damaging to Uncle Sans
armed forces as an enemy bullet"
Employees of the Postal Telegraph
Co., according to Edwin F. Chin
lund, president, will be given books
of special issue frank stamps hav-
ing telegraph toll value of $40.
The Baltimore Sun for last Sun
day contains an interesting feature
article entitled Mailman Is Feel
ing Weight of War" by Virginia
Yerby McNeill.
Microfil1ning of soldiers mail is a
form of reorganization contrary in
character to American ideals of
personality. 1t tends to create a
pattern Of brevity and stereotyped
formality which robs the writer's Of
their essential individualism.
Hugh M. Clark, editor Of Scots
Catalogues and Albums, allegedly
gave Secretary of the Interior Har-
old L. Ickes the tip which led to his
purchase of specimens of the rare
$40 documentary revenue imper-
forate.
COL Alexander L. johnson, a
stamp collecting soldier, is In Aus
tralia.
The Board of Governors Of the
Washington Philatelic Society has
accepted the stipulation of the
donor of the Michael l.. Eidsness sill
yer plate whereby hereafter nomina-
tions for the trophy will be made
through the presidents of five diff
ferent stamp collectors clubs.
Premature publicity appears to
have killed the proposed Lidice
stamp, but Thomas Mabry of the
Office Of Facts and Figures has 81
drawings for it prepared by Paul F
Berdanier, jr., and other artists
Surely no harm would develop from
5 a public exhibition of the sketches
Collectors specializing in nava,
covers should read and clip the ar
/ ticle Letters From Home Sustain
t Morale in Far Away Fleet" writer
by Wendell Webb and printed ir
The Sun for july 20.
: When the sisters of St. Scholastics
Academy, Canon City. Colo, recent
ly sent a package of catalogue card
to the Library of Congress, the.
, franked it with one &c regular post
age stamp and one 10c war saving
stamp-and the post office did it
manifest duty without protest.
Kent B. Stiles, philatelic write
for the New York Times, estimate
the stamp production of the worl'
during the first six months Of 1874
= to total approximately $50 varieties
The smallest geographical area-Sl
}. Pierre and Miquelon Islands
brought out 76 different specimens
When the question How much
4 stamp collection WORTH" is askec
: the only logical answer Is: What
? ever the owner can persuade some
body to pay for It," Catalogu
: prices and auction reports meal
little because no two specimens ar
4 exactly alike. Perfection merits
,