Evening star., 1945-06-24
NtanPs
By James Waldo Faucet.

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By James Waldo Fa,vcetf.
If the Red Cross blood plasma
;tamp ever is to be issued, the date
of its release should be scheduled
for the earliest possible moment.
With the war In the Pacific far from
finished, the need for blood con-
tinues to be acute. The plasma
stamp, long ago promised, should be
authorized without further pro-
crastination. It would dramatiZe
the appeal to donors as well as be
form Of recognition of their patriotic
and humanitarian services.
Slovakia, some time in 1912,
brought out pair Of stamps show
ing portraits of stamp collectors.
The first, 70h red, represents a
young boy placing specimens in an
album; the second, 80h, purple, an
older practitioner of the worlds
favorite hobby, examining speci-
men for a watermark.
On May % Sweden released two
stamps to mark the 300th ami
versary of the Swedish press. The
design features torch and quill
pen. Values and colors are: ore,
green; 60 ore, claret.
United States Army post ofices in
Europe are being closed as rapidly
as conditions permit. Those dis
continued on June IA were Nos. SO,
226, BIT, SAT, 1888, 1135 and 1885.
Slated to be eliminated on June 80
are Nos. SO, 106, 314 and 326. Col
lectors should save covers bearing
these numerals entire.
A cachet to publicize the first air.
mail from Philadelphia's new north
east airport via United Air Lines
will be provided July l.: Send en-
velopes, fully prepaid and ready 70
go, addressed and stuffed but not
sealed, to United Air Lines, 1920
Walnut street, Philadelphia 7, Pa.
not later than Friday.
Brazil has issued five stamps to
commemorate jointly the victories
achieved by Gen. Mark Clark's 5th
Army and the Brazilian units which
fought under his command in Italy.
Official details are: zoe, dark blue
on yellow, shoulder patch of 5th
Army; 4oc. blue and yellow, shoulder
patch Of Brazilian Army; 1Cr.. red.
white, blue and yellow, American
flag with both shoulder patches:
2Cr., blue, green and yellow, Bra
lillian flag with both shoulder
patches; Scr. red on white, large
"V" and badges of two armed forces.
| Maj. Max G. Johl, author of the
standard series of handbooks on the
stamps of the United States since
1900, has announced the formation
Of a national organization for the
study of modern American postal
markings. The new fellowship will
| be known as the United States
Twentieth Century Postal Cancella-
ton Society. Among collectors asso-
ciated with the founder are Paul N.
Segnitz. Jonathan Wolfe, Frederick
Peters. Waldo v. Kenworthy, Ar
thur E. Burke, David Lidman, Ben
jamin Reeves, Bert Powell, Clar-
ence j. Gruhl, Claude w. Degler,
M. Owen Warns and Kenneth F..
Olson. Readers interested are in
vited to write to Maj Johl at 1857
North State street, Chicago, or Mr..
Wolfe at 77o0 Creiger avenue, Chi
cago.
Frank c. Atherton of Honolulu
owner Of world-famous collection
, of the stamps of Hawaii, died on
May 20, aged Ct. His philatelic
estate is to be divided among three
chlldren-two sons and a daughter
Whether any portion of it will come
, into the stamp market is a matter
Of discussion.
Cuba will be the first Latin Amer
ican country to issue stamps in
commemoration Of President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt A &c mourning
label is announced at Havana.
Frederick Bowes, jr., public rela =
tions officer of the Pitney-Bowes
Postage Meter Co.. Stamford. Conn,
has published handsome brochure
for the silver anniversary of his
! organization. The text is valuable
contribution to the history of the
postage meter branch of interna-
tional philately.
There are towns named Roosevelt
in Arizana, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Minnesota, Missouri, New York,
Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wash
ington-l0 different States of the
Union.
The American Bible Society has
brought out four different poster
labels relating to the study of the
Scripture in wartime. One of the
designs shows President Abraham
Lincoln reading to his son, Tad.
Selling at 81 sheet, including Is
of each variety, specimens may be
purchased from the organization S
iledtQuSl teIS, FdIk avenue anu
Fifty-seventh street, New York
City, %.
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Capt. E. NJ Krieger, Marine in
telligence officer. whose death In
Bremen, Germany, June 4 was Rs
ported in The Star Roll of Honor
yesterday, was stamp collector
of distinction. His specialized al
buns of New Caledonia issues have
been purchased by Charles Kohen
Of the Hobby Shop for resale.
"The Landing of Columbus" in
the rotunda of the Capitol, was re-
produced on the 2-cent Columbian
Exposition stamp of 1898. Refer
to editorial on the artist, John VAN
derlyn, in The Star yesterday.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at S+Capital