Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22

distinguished artist, w. T. Renda,
now being circulated by the Polish
Women's Alliance of America and
reproduced herewith, is suggested.
Between the present year and
l948 the following anniversaries, for
which single stamps should be is
sued, will occur: Iowa entered the
Union December %, 1916; Texas
entered the Union December %,
1845; Wisconsin entered the Union
May 90, 1913; John Jay was born
December II, 1745 Alexander Gra-
ham Bell was born March 3, l847;
Thomas A. Edison was born Febru-
airy II, 1847; John Paul Jones was
born 1747 (date undetermined
United States Naval Academy open
ed October TO- l845; first national
news broadcast was put on the air
November 2, 1920; first Federal post
age stamps were issued July /, l847.
This last anniversary is of real
Importance. 1t is to be expected
that many of the nations of the
world will honor the event, just as
they did (the United States eX-
cluded) in 1910 on the occasion of
the anniversary of the worlds first
postage stamp, issued by Great
Britain on May 6, 1910. The designs
of our anniversary stamps should
have as their subjects reproductions
of the 5 and 10 cent stamps Of the
first issue.
| practically all of the important
countries of the world have used
their postage stamps as vehicles
to show their important public
buildings, but this never has been
done in this country. Outside of
the Capitol, White House, WASH
ington Monument, Arlington Am
phitheater, Lincoln Memorial and
Mount Vernon our public buildings
in or near the Nations Capital have
not been shown. Such a series is
suggested, and from the following
the subjects for II stamps might be
drawn: Capitol, White House, Wash
ington Monument, Lincoln Memo
rial, Jefferson Memorial, Library of
Congress, Supreme Court, National
Gallery, the Amphitheater at Ar
lington, Naval Hospital, Walter Reed
/ Hospital, Mount Vernon, Smithson-
ian Institution, Treasury Depart
ment, Post Office Department. Agri-
culture Department, Commerce De-
partment, Labor Department, JUS
tice Department., Interior Depart
ment and the National Archives.
Not since 1922 have the designs
Of the special delivery stamps been
changed. New designs certainly are
in order and it is suggested that the
statue of Mercury in the National
Gallery of Art be used as the CEN
trail figure.
Also in order are new designs for
the postage-due stamps, with the
exception of the two highest values.
The present air mail series shows
the same design on all seven stamps
and the central figure is in error in
showing plane with two motors.
This type of plane carries four mo-
tors. An air mail series depicting
the progress of air transport in the
United States would be a welcome
change.
The issuance of the 81 stamps
suggested above would meet with
the universal approval of the phlla-
tellc fraternity and would provide
an average of Is stamps a year for
nearly four years. There. of course,
could be stamps issued for extraor-
binary reasons.
"As a final suggestion: The. Post
master General might appoint a
board of three persons OF philatelic
knowledge and experience to con-
suit with the Post Office Depart
ment on all new stamp designs
The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will meet at the knights of
Pythias Temple, 1912 Ninth street
NV, Tuesday evening at 8.
Morton o. Cooper will discuss
revenue stamps before a meeting
OF the Washington Philatelic So
ciety at the Lee-Sheraton Hotel.
Fifteenth and L streets NV, Wed.
nesday evening at 8.
STAMPS AND COINS
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