Evening star., 1942-07-19

j. Robb, editor of Editor and Pub
Usher; Hugh NJ Clark, editor of
SCOTS Postage Stamp Catalogs and
Albums; Theodore E. Steinway,
trustee of the Collectors Club OF !
New York, and Emil Bruechig. presi-
dent of the American Stamp Dealers
Association.
Representative Sol Bloom of New |
York, according to the New York |
Herald Tribune, visualizes 100000 |
people buying $54,000,000 worth of |
propaganda stamps symbolizing the |
United Nations struggle to defeat |
the Axis.
Every stamp collector should have
at least one serviceman to write to.
See page 20 in Life magazine for
July 20-and obey that instinct.
H. C. V. Adams has been named
honorary librarian of the Royal
Philatelic Society, London.
The current stamps for Cyprus |
now are available on thinner paper. |
Delay in the receipt of stamps |
printed in London recently prompted /
the postal authorities of Paraguay |
to bring out an emergency" issue
Up light blue, variation Of type A-4O.
Guatemala has new &c monolith |
dark blue issue with inscribed on
one side the words: Guatemala |
Produces the Best Coffee in the |
World"
Four new denominations are re-
ported for the Fiji Islands-lp blue
and brown, native village; 5p rose
red and yellow green, sugar cane;
2sh violet and orange, Suba harbor; |
and 2sh 6p brown and green, river |
scene.
The German military occupation
of territory which seems to include
the once independent nations OF
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania is
signalized by the production of 18
German Hitler portrait stamps over
printed "Ostland."
Finland brought out six stamps for
the 18th birthday anniversary of
Marshal Mannenheim. Denomina-
tions are: sop, 1.75m, I'm, 2.75m.
350m and SIN.
Sterling Dow is making special
study of the postmarks of Portland,
Me- Those interested are invited |
to communicate with him at 1877 |
Pine street, that city. Is ~
Members of the Precancel Stamp |
Society are to be asked to vote on
a proposal to postpone their annual |
convention, scheduled for August
q to 30.
First-day distribution figures for |
the scent blue China stamp. re-
leased at Denver July 7. are: 1853, TAG |
covers Cancelled; 257,946 copies sold;
$12,879.30.
The Post Office Department has
ruled that items servicemen may
mail without postage include per-
sonal letters to relatives, friends, |
etc.; letters, with remittances, to as
sociations, firms or corporations; let
ters sent as special delivery, provided |
the fee for such service is prepaid; |
small Photographic negatives and |
unmounted prints when accompany
ing letters; souvenir and pictorial
cards, unless bearing matter of a
promotional character; greeting |
cards, such as Mothers Day. birth
day, seasonable, etc, in envelopes;
election ballots; letters mailed while
senders are on furlough; letters sent
by the midshipmen of the United
States Naval Academy, the cadets of
the United States Military Academy, |
and the cadets of the United States |
Coast Guard Academy; letters sent !
by retired or Reserve naval and |
Army officers who have been recalled |
to active duty; letters sent by men,
bers of the armed forces while in
hospitals; letters from members of |
the armed forces who may be as
signed to some special active duty;
letters from nurses and chaplains
who are members of the armed
forces.
Philip H. Ward, jr, of Philadel-
phia writes in Mekeel's Weekly
Stamp News: The opening of the
Revenue Philatelic Agency at the IN
ternal Revenue Building in Wash
ington early in the year undoubtedly
: has increased the interest taken in
the collecting of revenue stamps.
While they always have been prime
favorites of the old-time collectors,
. here of late many of our newer and
younger philatelistS have learned Of
the pleasure to be derived from the
collecting of these most unusuai
issues.
I'VE know of no other branch of
collecting of our early issues of rev.
enues and doubt if the beauty of
= these early engravings can be sur
passed by the stamps, either postal
or fiscal, Of any country. Then, too
our revenues are not overpriced, and
: a number of them are reasonable at
nearly full catalogue. From the in
vestment point of view, they offer
real possibilities, for with the in
creased demand, many of the early
. varieties and number of the late
emissions are bound to increase in
value
! 1t is said that 38 ordinary letters
| weigh a pound. The so-called "
mail is supposed to be only half as
heavy, but even less than half as
private.
The artists headed by Paul F. Ber-
danier of New York, now working on
series of stamp designs, are hop
ing that President Roosevelt will
approve their suggestions for a series
of adhesives to advertise his famous
four freedoms
| Morton o. Cooper, president OF
the Washington Philatelic Society,
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