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waves, motorcycle courier almost
literally flying over the ground and
an airplane flashing through the
clouds. In the center of the COM
position an envelope with a pre-
tended stamp in the upper right
corner placidly says: "Entrega
Especial in explanation of all the
hurry.
The color of the Honorable Dis
charge Emblem stamp, to be released
in Washington exclusively on May 9,
may be black-as symbol of
mourning for the heroic dead who
not only served but gave the last
full measure of devotion
A series of stamps to publicize the
Fourth Pan-American Congress will
be issued by the Republic of Colom-
bia on July !.
Readers interested in philatelic
literature relating to Italy and CO.
lonies are invited to write to Walter
Toscanini, 2731 Palisade avenue,
New York So.
Collectors who have not acquired
all the copies of the Scent Army
stamp and the Scent Marines 1wo
Shima stamp they desire are ad-
vised to act promptly. They may be
removed from the Philatelic Agency
sales list at any moment.
One OF the newer members Of
President Truman's cabinet is ru-
mored to be a stamp collector OF
authentic distinction.
Add to the list of military officers
who are stamp enthusiasts: Col. E.
S. Van Deusen and 1t. Henry Han
dler.
The Philippine Philatelic Agency,
according to j. E. Douglass, still is
selling reprints of stamps originally
issued as far back as 1928. What
this means to investors" is demon
strated by the fact that 20-peso
(Scott's No. 432) stamps bought over
the counter at $40 copy now are
advertised in Stamps Magazine at
SETS each.
The designer OF the overall COM
position of the Honorable Discharge
Emblem stamp is Victor S. McClos-
key, jr. It has been announced that
Edward r. GROVE engraved the in
signe and Axel w. Christensen the
lettering. w.
Persons receiving mail from which
stamps have been stolen in transit
are requested to telephone District
7272, extension 545.
Collectors interested In stamps
picturing the 18th President are
invited to attend a meeting of
the Washington Lincoln Group at
F'ord's Theater, Sill Tenth street
NV, this afternoon at $780, Sena-
tor Homer E. Capehart of Indiana
will be chairman: Oswald Ryan,
chairman of the Civil Aeronautics
Board, will speak. and the National
Press Club Male Chorus. directed
by Reinald Werrenrath. will give a
concert of songs OF the Civil War
period.
William Allen White, famous edi-
tor OF the Emporia Gazette, NAV
be the subject Of a stamp not long
before the national election cam
paign of 1948. Other typical Amer
leans who may be accorded similar
honor in the same connection are:
Will Rogers, Wendell Willkie and
Miss Mabel Boardman. Such a
series unquestionably would be pop
ular with the general public as we'll
as with many collectors.
Mrs. Edward B. Martin, assistant
to the philatelic consultant OF the
Library of Congress. has returned
from a visit to her former home at
New Brunswick. N j., where she at
tended a ceremony of dedication for
memorials to her parents at the
church Of st. John the Evangelist.
Elmer c. Pratt, writing in the
Camden Courier Post, says: ut is
reported that the money take last
year by dealers, wholesalers, auc-
tioneers and brokers of stamps
reached close to the billion dollar
mark"
Collectors who are holding famous
American stamps in anticipation of
a better market seem to be well
advised. Dealers in New York are
advertising for such material-and
not getting it.
A meeting of the Woodbridge
Stamp Club will be held at the
home OF Mrs. Henrietta Hickerson.
31o2 Twenty-fourth street NE, to-
morrow evening at 8.
The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will meet at the Pythian Tenn
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