Evening star., 1943-04-25
and footpads of the time until James
I came to the throne"

The Green Book, first volume Of
the third series of the Stamp Spe-
cialist, has been issued from West
Forty sixth street, New York City.
Contents include articles on: The
Trans Mississippi stamps Of 1898,
the Bulls Eyes Of Brazil, SIAM
Thailand, Egypt. embossed revenue
paper of the United States and "Ths
Swastika In Philately."
Copies of the -Four Freedoms
poster stamp may be had from the
Poster Stamp Publishing Co., 2445
South Damen avenue, Chicago, at
10c each. Enclose stamped, self
addressed envelope with order. =
According to Kent B. Stiles, phil
atelic writer for the New York
Times, the late Col. E. H. r. Green,
perhaps the most notably famous
American stamp collector OF his
time, became interested In the
hobby through the chance purchase
of cheap packet of ordinary speci-
mems for the little son of his laun-
dress.
The United States might have
honored itself by bringing out
commemorative for the visit Of
Madame Chang Kai-shek. A sim
liar courtesy equally well might have
been shown to President Camacho
of the Republic of Mexico Some
body somewhere is bankrupt Of
imagination. =.
A veteran stamp journalist, now
advanced in years, soon will retire
from active service.
The so-called mining industry"
stamps of Bolivia include: 15c, red
dish brown; 45c, ultramarine 1.25B,
red purple; 1.50B, apple green; 2B.
brown black; 2,10B, light blue; and
3B, reddish orange-all the designs
illustrating the exploitation of the
mineral resources Of the country.
DR.. Frederick L. Lewton, curator
of the Division of Crafts and In
dustries, Smithsonian Institution,
and an active stamp collector. has
been in Garfield Hospital for an
operation.
The next president Of the WASH,
ington Philatelc Society probably
will be past president returning:
| to Office after g. vacation" of half
a dozen years. .~
Associate Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes in 1920 declared: "Tha,
United States may give up the post
Office when it sees fit, but while it
carries it on the use of the mails
is almost as much a part of free
speech as the right to use our
tongues"
The post Office in the Ellice Islands
presumably has been taken over by
United States forces.
Plans for the celebration of the
25th anniversary of the establish-
ment of airmail service in the United
States are being formulated by the
American Air Mail Society, Pam.
American Always and local coll;
lectors' organizations. >
Philatelic Agency sales for the
month of March were $52,24448.
Stephen G. Rich is the author Of
"Philately of the Anglo-Boer War,
1899-1902," soon to be published.
Only five of the Heroes of Peace
series of stamps still are available
at the Philatelic Agency. They are;
1c, Stuart; &c, Whistler; &c, Morse;
&c, Saint Gaudens; &c, Burbank.
The stamp collection of the lats
William A. Young has been pur-
chased by DR.. Stuart A. Crouch and
his brother, Gordon Crouch of To.
ronto.
Airmail service will be inaugu-
rated at Eugene, Greg, on Route
ANIL, between Salem and Medford.
May /.
Stamp meetings for the week in--
clude:
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson.
School, Twelfth street NV. Pro-
gram, exhibition and bourse.
wednesday evening at 8-Wash.,
ington Philatelic Society, Lee
Sheraton Hotel, Fifteenth street
NV. Nominations for new officers:
Morton o. Cooper will exhibit and.
discuss early United States covers.
STAMPS AND COINS. ::
COINS. American and foreign; sold, silver.
Hepner. 402 18th st. NV. DI. 1868. ''"-