Evening star., 1942-04-19

eIpOSItOH OF JuH ut MeudH, w
that year.
which may or may not be in ex-
istence."
Argentina Is bringing out a 1-cent
stamp representing the new postal
building In the Plaza Congreso OF
Buenos Aires. The color is olive
green.
The war has interfered with the
production OF new stamps for Pan
ANA and Guatemala.
Add to the list OF clergymen who
collect stamps the name of the Rev.
Mr.. M. Raymond Plumb, Windham,
Conn.
The printed or penciled blue lines
found on registered covers of the
British Empire have been explained
by S. Graveson of the Postal His
tory Society as follows: Elizabeth,
one of Richard Plantagenet's daugh-
ters, sent letter unto John PASTOR,
in haste, in 1880, but instead of clos
ing it in the conventional manner
OF that day passed a blue silk thread
through every fold, tied the ends
and sealed the knot with wax to
the back oil the cover. This method
OF securing letters was continued
until 1878, when official registra-
ton envelopes were introduced. The
blue lines were printed on envelopes,
however, to simulate the silk thread
seal and to indicate that the cover
should have special handling"
Charles w Severn has been elect
ed president Of the Severn-Wylie-
Jewett Co.. publishers of Mekeels
Weekly Stamp News, Portland. Me.
Other officers are Willard Otis Wylie,
vice president, Miss Mildred o.
Wylie, treasurer: william X. Jewett,
clerk of the corporation, and George
F. Stilphen, business manager.
Philatelic participants in the an
nual Silver Spring Hobby Show, Sill
yer Spring Armory, Thursday. Fri
day and yesterday were Edward l..
Browne, Lewis Herman, r.. c..
Clinite, Leo p. Watson, Alexander
Halperson, Maury Swartz. Grace B.
Knoeller, Charles H. Vaughan, Hunt
er Graham, Henry Gabriel. Sylvan
Reichgut, Daniel H. Reichgut and
william F. Carlin.
John Alden, Box l58, Westwood.
N. j., Is sponsoring series OF 10
cachets commemorating the dis
covery of America by Christopher
Columbus $50 years ago.
Postmaster General Frank C..
Walker has authorized Scent
commemorative stamp for the ses-
qui-centenary of the admission OF
Kentucky to statehood. The new
issue will 60 on sale June /. Details
will be disclosed later, as they be-
come available.
The total number of covers can
celed at Macarthur, w. Va, We'd
nesdsy was 135.056. 1t should have
been at least a million.
Prof. George Comm Taylor of the
University OF North Carolina. Chapel
Hill, is stamp collector and a firm
believer in the cultural value OF
philately.
The National Society for Crippled
Children, Elyria. Ohio, has published
an attractive brochure entitled "A
Short Story of the Easter Seal" in
cluding mounted specimens. 1894
1912, a few words on design. StatiSti-
/ cal notes and relevant data for col
/ lectors and other interested persons,
by T. Arthur Turner. Copies may
he had at Is cents each, postpaid,
! but those who wish unmounted
examples of the nine beautiful
charity labels thus far produced
should send Is cents for the set.
/ Ten large volumes of photogra phs
OF stamps and covers in the collection
of the late Edward S. Knapp have
! been presented to the Smithsonian
/ Institution by Y. Souren. president.
/ Philatelic Research Laboratories,
Inc. 394 Park avenue. New York.
This became known yesterday
through the publication of "Phils-
teic Iconography, book OF 240
plates from the catalogues OF the
Knapp collection showing AL the
greatest rsrities-not only loose
stamps. but covers. cancellations.
combinations of United States with
foreign stamps, hotel and advertis-
ing covers, and every imaginable
phase OF American philately. carried
to the ultimate degree OF specialize
ton"
Mr.. Souren. in the foreword tc
the compilation of plates. reveals
that more than 522 900 photographs
were taken" by the laboratories in
preparation for the sale of MI
Knspp'S material. The amount
realized at the three auctions was
in excess of $4,000.
The designs prepared for the new
series of stamped envelopes are
nothing extraordinary. Persons whC
have seen them report that they
may prove disappointing to eollee'
tors who, not unressonabE, haC
hoped for improvement in the arts.
try OF such material.
The Collectors Club of washing
ton. IL has been announced by Har.
ry q. Mason. viii support the fol-
lowing ticket In the forthcoming
Society OF Philaselic Americans: J