Evening star., 1942-02-08

the whole general field of advanced
collecting.
Hungary has a new set Of stamps
| bearing a portrait OF the regent,
Admiral Horthy.
The Women's Philatelic Society
Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, has
issued Minute Man-V for Victory
poster label to publicize fourth
annual exhibition. February IL. Send
self addressed. stamped envelope
and 10 cents for each copy wanted.
A. E. Goodale of Hamilton, On
! tario, president of the Canadian
Phiatelic Society, has given it as
his considered opinion that the trend
( in the Dominion is toward the col
lecting of stamps on cover, postally
used.
The Chambers Publishing Co.,
Kalamazo, Mich. has published a
monograph on the postal history OF
Luxembourg by Francis Rhein and
has in preparation a study of the
stamps and postal annals of New
foundland by Winthrop S. Boggs.
Linns Weekly Stamp News for
/ January 81 reports: In 1850, when
President Roberts of the Negro re-
public of Liberia visited London,
Queen Victoria presented the coun-
| try with the gunboat Lark. The
entire one-vessel navy is depicted
on the scent 1909 issue. In 1917
German submarine APPEARED off
| Monrovia and shelled and sank the
little vessel in one-sided engage
ment lasting only a few minutes.
The Liberian Congress had rashly
declared war on Germany but had
not expected that Liberia would
have to participate in hostilities."
Scotts Standard Postage Stamp
Catalogue for 1943 will be published
in two volumes. The line Of division
still is being debated by collectors
interested.
William B. Wells, distinguished
engraver in the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, we'll known by
reputation among philatelists, died
at Emergency Hospital Friday, jan
uary 80, and was buried at Glenwood
Cemetery Tuesday afternoon. His
! special genius was for letter work,
| and the products of his skill in
cluded such memorable stamps as
the Mothers Day issue of 1884 with
it's long inscription and the $3.50
and $3.50 Graf Zeppelin issues OF
1890 with oversize captions.
A checklist of Mr.. Wells assign
ments shows that he was concerned
with the engraving of the &c Morse
American, 1925; &c Vermont, 1927;
&c Massachusetts Bay and &c Brad
docks Field, 1890; &c George WASH
ington Bicentennial and SC Daniel
Webster, 1882; SC Oglethorpe and
Sc Admiral Byrd, 1888.
Other designs with which he was
engaged included the l0c Spirit OF
St. Louis. 1927; soc Graf Zeppelin.
1888; Sc Newburgh and 1c Century
of Progress, 1888; /. 2, 3, and &c
National Parks. 1884; &c Connecti-
cut and Sc San Diego 1885; &c
Rhode Island and &c Arkansas, 1885;
3 and SC Navy, &c Northwest Terri
tory, SC Virginia Dare, SC Constitu-
ton Sesquicentenary and &c Alaska,
1887.
Mr.. Wells was 81 years Of age. A
native of Philadelphia. he served his
apprenticeship with E. A. Wright,
then was employed by the American
Bank Note Co. of New York. He
came to the bureau here about 25
years ago. A Mason and an Odd
Fellow, he also was the song leader
of the Mems Bible Glass at Calvary
Methodist Church. His own personal
stamp collection embraced numer-
Gus first-day covers and quantity
of mint sheets
Surviving relatives are his widow,
Mrs. Violet Howarth Wells: two sons.
Joseph w. and John II. Wells, and
four granddaughters. Martha, Nancy
10, Sarah and Elizabeth Wells. The
family home is at 1919 Spring road
NV.
American Friends of Norway, Inc,
36 East Forty-eighth street, New
York, announces, new poster label
bearing portrait of Prince Harold,
nod residing with his mother and
sisters in Washington. The date of
release will be the fifth birthday of
his royal highness, February 81.
Proceeds from the sale of sheets of
20 at cents each will be devoted
to supplying medical supplies to
Norwegians still fighting for freedom
on land and sea and in the air.
Harry B. Mason has been named
chairman of a committee to con-
slider inviting the Society Of Phila-
telic Americans to meet In Wash
ington in 1914.
Letters addressed to residents of
the Philippine Islands are returned
to senders indorsed: Service Sus-
pended"
Tech. Sergt. c. w. Inglee, long ac-
tive in Washington cover collecting
circles, has been transferred to
Harrisonburg, Va.
Collectors favoring the patriotic
stamps proposed by Senator Joseph
C. OMahoney of wyoming are re-
quested to write to Deputy Third
Assistant Postmaster General Ray
M. North.
Add to the list of active Junior
philatelists the name Of Ralph LII
lie, IA, son Of Dr.. and Mrs. r. D.