Evening star., 1942-09-20

the closest margins ever received
by presidential candidate
New stamps of France omit the
familiar initials "R. F." from their
designs.
Adolph Fennel of Cincinnati, edi-
tor of the American Philatelist dur
ing the period when it was small
but good and helpful, died on Sep
tember 10. He had been i'll for
several years.
C. H. Hamilton, 54 Hooper street,
Pittsburgh, Pa, announces a BIZ
colored cachet for the third ami
versary of the Original Order of
Zunks, September %. Collectors
interested should send names,
addresses and 5 cents for each i'm
preston desired.
Friedl Co., 2 West Forty-seventh
street, New York, has published an
attractive illustrated catalogue for
an auction of selected stamps of
Denmark, Iceland. Russia and
Russian Offices, October 7.
Baron Alphonso de Rothschild, an
eminent collector of rare postage
stamps, died at Bar Harbor, Me,
September /. He owned number
of fine specialized albums, including
the Earl of Crawford's Italy. Hart
manns Montenegro and Theirs
Bulgaria. His Italian states filled
SO volumes. He also had compre-
hensive holdings of France, Austria
and many other countries. Flying
Vienna in 1887, he abandoned his
precious collection of paintings and
his racing stables, but brought to
America with him most of his phila-
telic property.
Kent B. Stiles, writing in the New
York Times, observes: That this is
global war is reflected by philately
A review of the three years of the
conflict shows that 141 different
stamp-issuing lands have produced
postal paper directly attributable to
war developments, and only nine of
the governments are neutrals.
Eighty-six are identified with the
cause of the United Nations. Forty
six, including those under enforced
occupation or control, are associated
with the Axis.
THE &c under the banners of the
United Nations have been RESPONSE
bic for approximately 1850 war
stamps, whereas the 46 in the Axis
groups have issued about 400. The
nine neutrals have released an
other 73.
I'm all, during the three years.
there have been 2,723 major and
minor varieties"
The American Legion magazine
for September contains an illus
trated article on The Mails for Vic
tory" by John Coulthard.
DR.. and Mrs Prichard Won David
we'll known in national philatelic
circles, are in Wisconsin after a
summer holiday on Lake Wawasee
in Indiana.
The Franklin Institute, Philadel-
phia, is showing In one of it's ex-
hibition galleries a few stamps OF
astronomical significance. Collector.
IN Eastern Pennsylvania should find
pleasure in making the display com
plete.
Chile announces series of com.
memoratives to publicize the ma
tional university.
The postal system of Franc,
traces back to ancient times, bu
commonly is dated to 1854 in which
year Louis XII established a roya
courier service with stables, horse
and riders organized in a networl
for the transmission of official com
municatlons. 1t is recorded tha
23o carriers were employed in tn
work
Originally. no accommodation O
the general public was contem
plated, King Charles VIII, how
ever, granted permission to mer
chants and others to make use O
the postal facilities; and bv tn
beginning Of the 10th century the
t. were taking full advantage of tn
concession.
In May, 1880, natural reforma
ton Of the system was put into ef
feet. The crown created the def
D mite Offices of postmasters and lei
ter carriers, and sold appointmer
to them to the highest bidder
Louis XIV brought the whole ne
work under one control and
:. censed Lazarus Petit to manage
:, for s240000 a year.
" The last of the Bourbons, Lou
Philippe, king of the French
. the grace of God and the will
{ the people" still occupied h
y shaky throne when adhesive STAN
> first were proposed in France. B
y !. the honor of being represented
u u their design was denied to him. TT
= Paris mob drove him from pow
II Just 81 days before the earle
=, French postal labels appeared.
" was replaced by Louis Napole
., Bonaparte. nominally president
the Second Republic, December
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