Evening star., 1943-06-06

1mmedlately DdCK OF the WOrQ1n8
the panel is of darker shade fad
ing out at each end. Across the top
of the stamp appear the words
United States Postage in white
faced Gothic, within a ruled panel
with ornamental scroll ends. The
entire frame of the main features is
set In purple background. fading
in rays toward a light center in
which appears the flag Under
meath the flag, in red regular Gothic
lettering, appears the country's
name, Poland
This is the first of a series of IL
new postage stamps, to be issued at
intervals, commemorating the con-
tinuing resistance to the Axis by the
peoples of the occupied countries of
Europe. The other countries to be
honored are Czechoslovakia, Nor
way, Luxembourg, Netherlands. Bel
gium, France, Greece, Yugoslavia,
Albania and Austria
THE Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, Treasury Department, has
contracted with the American Bank
Note Co.. New York City, for the
printing of these stamps to take ad-
vantage of their special multicolor
printing equipment.
collectors desiring flrst-day cam
cellatlons of the stamp on June q,
1943, may send not more than 10
self-addressed envelopes to the Post
master, Washington, D. c.. and to
the Postmaster, Chicago 7. Ill. with
a cash or postal money order remit
tance to cover the cost of the
stamps to be affixed. The envelopes
should be of ordinary letter size,
each one addressed and containing
| an enclosure of medium weight,
with the flap either sealed or
turned in.
collectors also may obtain stamps
| OF selected quality on mail orders
sent to the Philatelic Agency, Post
Office Department. Washington, D.
c. The agency does not service
covers.
The stamp will be on sale
throughout the country the follow
ing day, or as soon afterward as dis
trioutlOn Will permit
The following communication has
been received from Fritz Real. sec
retary OF the Legation of Switzer-
land;
The Sunday edition of May 30
OF your newspaper published under
the heading Among the Stamp COL
lectors,' a photograph of an airmail
cover received by the Chartered In
stltute of American Inventors in
Washington, D. c., from Geneva,
switzerland, and bearing the labels
OF both the German and the British
, censors. In your respective COM
ments you raise the question: How
did the letter go from the one side
to the other?' The explanation OF
this riddle is quite simple.
Letters sent from Switzerland to
the United States have to pass
across German occupied territory
and are censored in transit by the
German authorities. Later on. the
same letters are censored in Ber-
muda or other British possessions
by British officials. This is the rea-
son why such letters bear the labels
OF both the German and the British
, censors. The sample submitted by
you is an alrmail letter which prob
ably was flown from Switzerland to
the United States via STUTTGART.
Barcelona, Lisbon, Bermuda, New
York"
Walter Kaner. writing for Mekeel's
Weekly Stamp News, says: "A New
York collector and writer for various
stamp magazines was seized with
brilliant idea. Why not, he thought,
broadcast a short-wave stamp pro-
gram for collectors living in Eu-
rope? He called us, explained his
brain child and asked for aid. We
told hlm short-Wave shows are now
handled by the Government and
referred him to the Office of War
Information. The collector hastened
70 the OWL radio department with
elaborate plans for such a program.
~ The Owl enlightened him with
the fact that practically all of Europe
Is IN Hitler's hands, people living
in conquered countries listening to
short-Wave programs from Allied
countries and sentenced to death or
! concentration camps. Would people
risk their lives, the Owl asked, to
llsten to stamp program in war
time? The squelched collector
picked up his hat and walked out
OF the Owl office lost in deep
thought"
Perhaps he might have had better
luck If he had applied to the Office
of Strategic Services.
The &c Pan American Union
stamp showing the three graces as
pictured by Botticelli was removed
from the sales list of the Philatelic
Agency, May 81.
China has brought out a new $40
reddish brown stamp of the Asst
type also allegedly. $50 blue.
Perforat ations are pin point and
roulette.
The Post Office Department has
ruled against The use of V-mail for
the transmission of photographs.
Italy released four stamps to
mark the third centenary of Cali
leo Galilei, the astronomer.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at S-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, 2206 Rhode Island
avenue NE. Program and exhibition.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors
Club of Washington. Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV. Pro-
gram, exhibition and bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
| inptOn Phjlate1ir Societv T an Cbor,