Evening star., 1944-04-09
OtanPs
By James Waldo Fawcetf.

By James Waldo Fawcetf.
The oflicial investigation of th'
affairs OF the Philippine Philatei'
Agency Is in progress.
Meanwhile, Linn's Weekly Stamy
News, Sidney, Ohio, referring to th'
Philippine stamps manufactured
after the fall Of Bataan and Correg'
idor solely to get the money tina
can be had from collectors" call.
them something worse" If not re-
prints, and the Tulsa (Okla.) Worlt
fatty declares: Values of Philip.
pine Islands stamps have slumpet
materially since the expose"
Collectors who have failed to OBJ.
tain complete mint sets Of tn,
conquered nations" issues are ad'
vised to act without further delay
Existing supplies will not last for
ever.
Readers interested In Washington
postsnarks should read Will Ken.
nedys Capital Sideliehts" on Ths
star editorial page today.
A press release from Denver says
"An unofncial cachet commemorate
ing the Inauguration Of airmai
service between FL Paso and San
Antonio, Tex, has been prepared by
Continental Air Lines and will be
furnished philatelists through CO.
operation OF the Post Once Depart
ment.
Continental will begin service
over the new route April IS. Inter
mediate stops will be made at these
new Texas points: Midland-O Odessa,
Big Spring and San Angelo.
although the Post once Depart
ment will not furnish an ofacial
cachet for the first flight, Smith w.
Purdum, Second Assistant Post
master General. has announced that
he has no objection to the use OF
Continental's unofncial stamp.
"Postmasters at Denver, Albu-
querpue, Roswell, Hobbs, Carlsbad
and Ell Paso, as well as those at each
Of the new cities on the route, have
been asked by Mr.. Purdum's office
to assist in applying the tirst-fight
covers. All first-flight mail should
be addressed to the respective post
masters with instructions to hold
for inaugural trip.
Continental plans to make two
round trips daily over the new route,
with flights leaving Ell Paso at 10
an. and $50 pm. (westbound), and
San Antonio at 7:15 am. and 4:20
pm. (eastbound) daily.
"The cachet prepared by Cont
mental pictures 14-passenger Lock-
sheed Lodestar flying over San An
tonios historic Alamo, the shrine Of
Texas liberty Lettering on the
cachet says: First flight Route 29-
Midland Odessa, Big Spring. San
Angelo and San Antonio Big Spring
is the only one Of the intermediate
cities which now has airmail serv-
ice."
Stamps Of the ordinary "presi-
Dental" series afe reported in vary
ing colors. The 18c, which origin
ally was brown carmine, Is rose
brown now; the 25c has gone from
deep red lilac to q plain rose lilac,
James 3. Hatcher, writing in the
New York Journal American. chron-
tcles similar changes in the 1iac,
4hc, Sc, &c, &c, l0c, 81 and 81. 1t is
indicated that all of these varieties
will be listed In the next specialized
United States catalogue.
Amateur philately Is the fayorite
hobby Of Boys Town, Father Flan-
asan's home. near Omaha, Nehr.z .-
The Department Of Educational
Publicity Of the National Society for
Crippled Children, Elyria, Ohio, has
brought out a very attractive book
let entitled '"The Story Of the Eas-
ter Seal" containing mounted
seals and relevant comments for
collectors. Those interested not
only in the seals, but also in the boys
and girls in whose behalf they are
distributed, might celebrate Easter
by sending for copies at a generous
dollar each.
J. H. Olsen, chairman OF the Ma
tional Hospital Day Committee,
State of New York Hospital Associa-
ton, Richmond Memorial Hospital,
Prince Bay. Staten Island, N. Y, is
distributing a photostat sheet show
ing Red Gross, nurse, physician and
laboratory worker stamps Of many
different countries.
The most recent stamps of the
Argentine Republic received by the
Smithsonian Institution came
through the American-Spanish Pos
tai Union, Montevideo. Uruguay.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tuesday evening at s.-Collectors
Club Of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Address by Thomas Quinn Beesley.
representative Of the National Coun-
ell on Business Mail, Inc; exhibition
of stamps of Newfoundland by
James F. Duhamel; bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8.-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society, Lee
Sheraton Hotel, Fifteenth and L
streets NV. Pan American Union
program, with color movies and
exhibition Of Latin American stamps
and covers; auction in aid of Chi
nese relief.