Evening star., 1944-09-17
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By James Waldo Faucet.

The American Philatelic Society
at its recent annual convention at
Milwaukee supported The Stars ex-
pose Of last January by condemning
the Philippines reprints manufac-
tured for sale to the stamp collecting
public after the occupation OF the
islands by the Japanese.
A new special delivery stamp may
be announced shortly.
The campaign for authorization
OF stamp to publicize the blood
plasma drive of the American Red
Cross is being aided by Senator
James M. Mead Of New York.
o. G.. Lightner, editor and pub
Usher Of Hobbies Magazine, Chicago,
is the hero" of an illustrated article
in the current number of the Satur-
day Evening Post.
A steady stream of covers to be
and mailed on Victory Day
continues to flow into the Office of
the Philatelic Editor of The Star.
Readers wishing to have envelopes
included in the service are advised
to act without delay. The war in
Europe may end at any moment.
Address, stuff and stamp covers as
per usual custom and forward as
above.
The Star OF September IL, 1894.
told at length how, under the terms
of the German tariff law, the Fed
eral Government had been taxing
playing cards from August % on
ward Manufactured by the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing, the
stamps indicating payment of the
levy cents a deck-were much
desired by collectors who, it was al
legged, are after them like a bee
marten after a mayfly." To buy
a specimen, an intending purchaser
had to swear that he had cards in
his possession, and 1t was under
stood that numerous philatelists
are suspended, like Mahomets cof-
fin, between the glory of complet-
ing their collections and the moral
gloom of perjury"
Charles E. Currier, 10, a Spanish
American War veteran and for "a
years an employe of the War De-
partment, died at Mount Alto Hos
pital Wednesday after a long illness.
Before his retirement from Govern
ment service in 1887 he was well
known in philatelic circles as the
owner of a fine collection of Philip
pine stamps.
Great Britains Penny Black of
1910 currently brings s35 mint, 81
used.
The first stamp Of Mexico-kr
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla-now is
at S. mint, 81 used, 1856.
The manufacturers of a certain
brand of tooth paste are taking ad-
vantage of the popularity of the
worlds most popular hobby by cir
culating full-page copy" showing a
small boy with stamp album.
Stamps Magazine for April 8 con-
tained an attractive portrait of
Billy Greene. 10-year-old Chevy
Md, philatelist. The caption
explained that his father is captain
n the Air Corps in italy.
The Columbian Exposition stamps
# 1893 cost the Government II cents
/ thousand.
Radio Tokyo has announced that
10 new stamps for the Dutch East
indies have been distributed for
Use in the occupied zone. Values
range from 1c to l guilder.
Prof. Lowell Ragatz of George
University. who COM
monty but mysteriously writes for
he philatelic press under the pen
lame George Van Den Berg" has
IN article on New Zealand Ads On
Back" in Stamps Magazine for Sep
,ember 16.
A Russian soldier who was a gen.
,ral in the Cuban revolution will be
lonored in a stamp to be issued by
Cuba shortly. His name was Roloff,
and he was born in 1872 The fact
hat he is being commemorated two
years after the centennial of his
birth is a mere matter of inconse-
luential detail at Habana.
J. K. Jones writes: LET me con-
Tess. I used to be mad at Jim Farley
because he authorized so many new
stamps. Now I am critical of his
successor because he doesn't bring
out enough Of them. People are hard
TO please-especially stamp collec-
tors"
The first part of the Scott Stand
ard Postage Stamp Catalogue for
l945, published yesterday, confirms
the common impression that the
current presidential series of stamps
runs to wide variations of color. 1t
lists: 1 cent, light green: IL cents,
buff; cents, rose pink; 4 cents, rose
violet; AZ cents, gray; 5 cents, light
blue: s cents, olive; cents, pink;
10 cents, pale brown red; 13 cents,
deep blue green; 18 cents, rose
brown: 20 cents, deep blue green,
and 25 cents, rose lilac.
Copies Of the Scent Victory stamp
If 1919 now catalogue go cents each
and 80 cents used with in
,reases in prospect.
The 3-cent Byrd souvenir sheet of
1884 now is worth so cents in either
used or unused condition.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows: