Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12
Stamps
By James Waido FasCceff.

By James Waido Faucet.
Local stamp collectors have
learned with great regret that Sergt.
Malcomb Reed Smith, son Of DIR.
Frederick E. Smith and nephew of
John Maynard Smith Of the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing, was
killed in battle over Germany on
October Is.
There may be some important de-
velopment In the matter Of the pro-
posed Red Cross stamp this week.
-Four years now have passed since
1t first was suggested.
Because Of the rush in production
Of the Scent Motion Picture In
dustry stamp, sheets Of specimens
supplied for first-day use In New
York and Hollywood on October 81
went on sale wet and smeared.
Ray w. Pettingill, % Old Glebe
road. Arlington, Va, writes to Mrs.
Catherine l.. Manning, philatelic
curator of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton: Il noted the stamp column in
The Sunday Star with the transla-
ton Of Observation-Disclosures
which we better might render Army
Communications Service or simply
Signal Corps The term label
seems appropriate since they hardly
are postage stamps. Nevertheless,
they are interesting to me, and
am glad to have the reproduction.
Franklin r. Bruins, jr., stamp ed
itor Of the New York Sun, says: "A
flood of new stamps apparently en-
anated from Vichy France shortly
before Allied occupation of a great
part of that country. How long they
were in circulation and what sort
of distribution they had will be only
subject of speculation for some
time at least. They are, though, a
tribute to the art of stamp making
and continue the wonderful work
done in France before the collapse.
"One of the most striking is a
large-sized adhesive with profile re-
lief of Marshal Petain, facing left.
The stamp apparently was issued on
April "a last and has a face value
of 1.50fr plus 3.50fr but sold whole
sale for 350fr. The measurements
are 17-16 by 1915, and printing
was in chocolate brown
Then there is a set of five por-
trait stamps honoring various rulers
and prominent Frenchmen of past
centuries. The values, colors and
subjects are: 80c plus 250fr, green.
Harlequin Mansart Q646 1903;
1.50fr plus 350fr, light blue, LIE
Grand Conte; 2fr plus Afr, red
brown, Colbert 1619- 1889; Afr plus
6fr, reddish orange, Louis XIV
1638-1715, and SIR plus 1ofr, green,
Henry Nv Q553-161O."
China has produced a series Of
charity stamps in aid of child relief
work.
The seventeenth part of the stamp
estate Of the late Col. E. H. r. Green
will be sold at auction IN New York
City beginning tomorrow. 1t is I'M
derstood that 2.089 different lots will
be offered to the bidders.
Elmer c. Pratt, philatehc editor
of the Camden Courier Post, de-
clares: The charge that our Cor
regidor stamp picture is 'hind-end
foremost, as represented by one Of
our stamp publications, is not true.
A map should be presented with
north at the top, but / see no rea-
son why a picture of any coast line
should be bound by any such rule.
The Corregidor stamp is an air.
view picture taken from the north.
west flying from Bataan and head
ing for the shore line some Is miles
southwest Of Manila. It still isn't a
pretty stamp, but it isn't hind-end
foremost"
The Journal of the American
Institute Of Architects for Novem-
Der contains series of seven draw.
ings of landmarks of the Nations
Federal City which well might be
adapted for stamp designs. One
shows the east front of the Capitol,
others are: The west wing of the
White House, the Washington
Monument, the lincoln Memorial,
the Jefferson Memorial, the Navy
Medical Center at Bethesda and
George Washington's home at Mount
Vernon. Originally intended to be
reproduced on titles for a mantel
at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Lii
brary at Hyde Park, they are the
work Of William j. Hartgroves, a
distinguished local architectural
craftsman working under the gen.
eral supervision of Lorenzo s. Wins
low, architect Of the White House,
The Star for November 7, 1894.
reported: Just now upward of 100
employees in the printing division of
the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing are working two hours over
time in order to meet the demand
for postage stamps, which is at
present somewhat ahead of the Ca
pacity of the bureau. BEGINNING
Monday night relay night force
was put on, which works from 6
o'clock in the evening until 2
o'clock in the morning. This ar
rangement Is necessitated BY the
lack of SUFFICIENT machinery to do
the extra work in daytime and is
only temporary"
Mail addressed to persons residing
IN the as yet unliberated parts of
Italy. France and Belgium, as well
as the Netherlands, is returned to
sender marked: mo service avail
able"
Capt. Lester K. Born, formerly
OF George Washington University
and the Pages School at the Capitol.
writes to The Star from some.
where in Belgium and sends
greetings to all friends Including
stamp collectors"
The Collectors Club of Washing.
ton will meet at the Thomson School
TUESDAY, evening at a procroro