Evening star., 1945-09-02
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craft. Other themes are: 10-plus-
10c, brown, Jura Mountains farm
house; 20-plus-10c, bistre, Emmen-
thai Valley farmhouse, and 30-plus-
30c, blue, farmhouse in Eastern
Switzerland.
The custom of Mexico to issue
stamps of such high denominations
that only very rich collectors can
afford to buy them again has been
exemplifled in series ito call at
tention to the reconstruction of the
old theater of La PaZ at San Luis
Potosi Values listed are: 12c, l,
and 10p, regular mail; 30c, /, 5, 10
and 20p, airmail.
Russia produced no less than los
different stamps presenting a pic
torial record of the war" Collectors,
are advised to be cautious in
responding.
The Pan-American Union has
published another of Albert F.
Kunzes philatelic monographs.
Panama's 1912 series is the subject.
The author, skilled in the presenta-
ton of the story behind the
stamp, has brought together a vast
wealth of data of the highest cul-
tural value. People who speculate
in stamps are not likely to be in
terested in the result, but those who
collect for educational reasons will
be pleased. The price of the booklet
is 15c copy, approximately the cost
of production.
| Deputy Third Assistant Post
master General Roy M. North has
been spending his vacation at JUDI
sonia, Ark. While in Atlanta fol.
lowing the frst-day sale of the @
cent Roosevelt stamp at Warm
Springs, he was entertained at
luncheon by a group of Georgia
friends.
James B. Hatcher, philatelic edi-
tor of the New York Journal Amer
lean, reminds his readers that the
Two Jima stamp does not mention
the Marine Corps.
Greece has brought out at least
one stamp. perhaps several of them.
honoring President Roosevelt The
Greeks, of course, recall with grati-
tude his promise to send them cam
non when they were fighting for
their liberties.
Hitler birthday stamps of Ger
many have been overprinted with
the American flag and the German
equivalent of "Rhineland Occupa-
tion."
The Board of Directors of the
American Philatelic Society, meet
ing at Newark, N. j., August 15,'
appealed to the Post ONCE Depart
ment to forbid smeared cancella-
tions of philatelic mail. Consider
ing that every stamp and every
cover has at least potential phi1a-
i, telic value, the petition should have
included mail of all classes. No
other country in the world tolerates
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matter Even the new Roosevelt
stamps are mutilated-deliberate
and not simply by accident-in
transit. The fact that they are
memorials to deceased President
seems to stimulate the vandalism
ct the postal clerks responsible.
i Jere Hess Barr announces that the
following will write papers for the
Eleventh American Philatelic Con-
gress to be held at Cleveland in
November: E. D. Moore, Ralph E.
johnson, Fred A. Hawkins, Charles
I. Ball, George A. Blizil, Louis j.
Heizmann, w. A. Edgar, George N.
Malpass, H. r. Harmer, Althea
Harvey, Henry A. Meyer, DR.. Carol
Chase, George T. Turner, Thomas
D. Perry and r. w. Richardson.
/ Third Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Joseph j. Lawler will be guest
Of honor and principal speaker at a
meeting of the Collectors Club of
Washington at the Pythian Temple,
1912 Ninth street NV, at 8 o'clock
Tuesday evening. Service personnel
especially are invited to attend.