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ton: Peace; and 1sh, architect S
drawing OF National Memorial
Campanile at Wellington, with bells
ringing in sky around it and the
word Peace" illuminated by a
beacon light.
Mekeels Weekly Stamp News re-
ports the decision of the postal au-
thorities of the Union of South
Africa to discontinue the production
OF the half-size stamps which were
used during the war on the theory
that paper thus might be saved.
Clerks handling the miniature ad-
hesives objected to them from the
start, complaining that they were
difficult to separate and, with aver
age fingers, difficult to aff1x.
George A. Scott, philatelic writer
for the Associaed Press Newsfea-
lures Service, says: "A military
theme continues to dominate Soviet
Russia's stamps. New arrivals in
clude two labels marking Artillery
Day. Promised for future release
this year are three stamps COM
memorating the 18th anniversary Of
the Red Army and a set of nine
airmail stamps, similar to last years
issues, which pictured Soviet war
planes"
When coal miners in Australia
asked the postmaster general of the
commonwealth for a stamp &C
knowledging their war effort, they
were told that they and other work.
ers had a long way to 60 before
peace was established in industry
and that the achievement of such
comfy, he was sure, would justify
a special stamp when attained.
Elmer C. Pratt, stamp editor Of
the Camden Courier Post, has been
awarded a plaque for his meritorious
services to the philatelic public. The
sponsors of the 18th annual Sojex
exhibition paid him this well-de-
served tribute at the close Of the
1916 show.
Those portions of the, philatelic
estate Of the late Col. E. H. r. Green
which have been sold at auction
thus far have realized 81 ,450,2 200.
A roundup of precancel coll
lectors Is to be held in the Cornish
Arms Hotel, New York City, May
II to 10, inclusive.
On April Is, the Bureau of Posts
Of the Canal Zone will add another
stamp to its permanent series of
portraits of Panama Canal builders
a new scent issue honoring John
F. Stevens, chief engineer of the
Isthmian Canal Commission from
1905 to 1907.
Mr.. Stevens was a native of Maine,
born at West Gardiner on April 25,
1858, and educated at State normal
school. His career as an engineer
began at Lewiston, continued in
Minnesota and Texas. He served
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad,
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul,
the Canadian Pacific, the Great
Northern and other rail systems in
the West. Later, after his work
in the Canal Zone had been COM
pleted, he was a vice president of
the New York, New Haven 81 Hart
ford Railroad and president of the
Spokane, Portland g. Seattle Rail-
way. In 1917 he was chairman of a
commission of experts sent to Russia
to aid in the reconstruction of the
transportation facilities of that
country. He became president of
the Inter-Allied Technical Board at
Hardin in Manchuria in 1919. Re-
turning to America four years later,
he retired to private life. His death
occurred at Southern Pines, N. c.,
June 2, 1943.
The new stamp will show like
ness of Mr.. Stevens facing toward
the left and with a shaded back.
ground.
Prescott Holden Thorp Of Netcong,
N. j., recently awarded the Craw-
ford Medal for his study of United
States stamped envelopes and wrap.
pers, has disclosed the let that all
of the famous gift sheets" of stamps
given to President Roosevelt bv
Postmaster General Farley and sold
at auction in. New York last month
have been acquired by Stanley Glib
oons, Inc, and are to be cut into
blocks and singles, appropriately
marked for Identification purposes
and sold to "the largest possible
number of interested collectors"
It is Mr.. Thorp's considered judg-
ment that these unique printings
differ from the ordinary editions and
the Farley reprints in color to
Startling degree, exactly as The
Star reported they did on the day
the reprints were released, March
Is, 1885.
The Woodbridge Stamp Club will
have special business meeting at
2206 Rhode Island avenue NE. to-
morrow evening at 8. It also will
have regular meeting at the same
address on Monday evening, April /.
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