Evening star., 1944-10-15

the 0-cent Motlon PICTURE Industry
stamp, to 60 on sale at New York
and Hollywood on October al, was
printed In The Star on Thursday
last.
The Idaho Statehood stamp Of
1910 and the Vermont Statehood
stamp OF l941 were removed from
the Philatelic Agency sales list ct
the close Of business October Z.
Mrs. Catherine L. Manning, phil
atelic curator Of the Smithsonian
Institution. is honored by . listing
In the monthly supplement Of Who's
Who in America. published last
week. A native of the District, she
was appointed Government philatel-
ist In 1922 and has held that posi-
ton ever since.
II 1t. Gen. Lesley James McNair,
killed In action on the front In
Normandy June n, had been q
Russian, stamp In homage to his
services would have been author
lied without delay.
The United States Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis, Md, will be 100
years old on October 10, 1945. In
the event that stamp to commem-
crate the centenary is to be issued,
the time to begin to commence to
start to produce it is now, rather
than II months hence.
Covers to be cacheted on v day,
when offlcial news OF the capitula-
ton OF Germany is received In
Washington, still are being received
by the Stamp Editor of The Star.
Readers who wish the Allied flag
marking provided for the occasion
are invited to send self-addressed,
stamped and stuffed envelopes,
ready to 60. Please leave plenty of
space on the left OF the covers,
Plans are being formulated for a
meeting Of the Washington Phila-
tehc Society, Lee Sheraton Hotel,
Fifteenth street NV, devoted to
the stamps Of Korea on Wednesday
evening, November 8.
Stamps and covers relating to
pan-American history and culture
and submitted by junior and high
school pupils in 81 districts of the
United States will be exhibited at
the National Museum from April 8
to April 80. The Pan-American
Union and the American Philatenc
Society are sponsoring the show and
VIII award prizes to the successful
exhibitors on Pan-American Day,
April IA.
George r. M. Ewing, treasurer of
the National Federation of Stamp
Clubs, has asked the Post ONCE
Department to prepare two slogan
cancelling dies reading Victory in
the Atlantic" and Victory in the
Pacific" for use when Germany and
Japan, respectively, surrender. Per-
haps better lines would be: Vic
tory in Europe and Victory in the
Orient"
New patriotic postal meters slo-
gans include: Urgent: 5000 Wom-
en- Needed: U. S. Cadet Nurse
Corps" and you Can Speed them
Back by Joining the WAC"
In the roster of great engravers
who have worked in the United
States, the name Of John Francis
Eugene Prud'homme certainly
should be included. He was q ma
tive OF the island of st. Thomas in
the West Indies, born October 4,
1900. Coming to New York with his
parents In 1907, he was apprenticed
to his brother-in-law, Thomas Gim-
brede, to learn the noblest of the
graphic arts. He prospered under
the direction thus provided and by
81 was entitled to sign the products
of his labor. From 1881 to 1852 he
was engaged on plates for James
Herring's National Portrait CAL
lery OF Distinguished Americans"
and various ANIMALS and other
classic" books Of distinction. His
studies of George Washington, John
Paul Jones, Stephen Decatur, De
Witt Clinton, Henry Clay and An
drew jackson now are collectors
items" Larger works were his repre-
sentations of st. Patricks Cathedral,
Trinity Church and Christ Church
New York, and John Trumbull's
Declaration Of Independence"
Prud'homme was curator as well
as an instructor at the National
Academy Of Design between 1884
and 1853. His first banknote en-.
craving enterprise appears to have
been attempted in 1852. From that
date onward until 1869 he was a de-
signer and engraver of decorative
and symbolic compositions in private
employ. He removed to Washington
to join the staff of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing in the last
named year. Failing health prompt
ed his retirement in 1885, but he did
not die until June ~, 1892. The
Star for the following day referred
to him as "the oldest engraver In
this country and it is believed in the
world" His residence was at 3145 p
street NV. and he was survived by
daughter.
John Graziani, active in the
Washington Federation of Junior
Stamp Collectors some years ago
and lithographic printer in the
War Department more recently, is
in the Army now, assigned to a
camp in Florida.
Scott Publications, Inc, New York,
have brought out a loose-leaf album
for mounting miniature sheets ex-
clusively.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, home Of Mrs.
Henrietta Hickerson, 3102 Twenty
fourth street NE.
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