Evening star., 1946-11-17

traits OF four successive Sovereigns
Of Spain and members OF their fami-
lies, disdaining f1attery, viewing the
world as . farce and employing
grim satire with marvellous versa
tility. His more tender manner is
obvious In both OF his celebrated
pictures Of Dona Cayetana de
Silva, Duquesa d'Alba, q woman OF
magnificent beauty who was his mis-
tress for the better part of fifteen
years. The troubles of the French
Revolution and the Napoleonic wars
affected his career inevitably, dis
torted his genius, gave him political
themes which were unworthy of
him save as he provided them with
Interpretation out OF his own imagf-
native character. Dozens of weird
and TERRIFYING compositions filed
his studio and now are preserved In
the Prado Gallery as evidence Of his
decline.
The painter. deaf and mortally
sick, escaped at last TO Bordeaux and
died there April is, 1928. A fiction
allied biography" Of Goya by Man.
fred Schneider was published by the
knight publications company, New
York, in 1886.
Rand, McNally & Co.'s Handy
Guide to New York City" 1904, re-
fers to the General Post Once at
City Hall Park as being "a con-
spicuous example of the unlovely
structures erected for the govern
ment when Alfred Built Mullet was
supervising architect but when the
building thus described first was
opened for service it was supposed
to be the finest establishment of
its kind in the world.
Inscription for q stamp album:
Il counsel thee, shut not thy heart
nor thy library" The author Of
those generous words was Charles
Lamb.
Collectors Of stamps relating to
railroading are invited to write to
the Pennsylvania Railroad, Broad
Street Station Building, Philadel-
phia, for copies of an attractive
pamphlet, Railroads in the War"
by M. w. Clement, president. In.
close 2 cents for postage.
1t has been announced that the
famous Col. Larking collection of
the stamps and covers of Poland has
been bought by Myron Steczynski
for $4,000.
Ecuador has produced four stamps
to publicize the revolution Of May
20, 1914. The designs are symbolic
Of democratic dogmas.
The Soviet Union again is max.
ing use Of physical culture for propa.
ganda purposes. A stamp showing q
parade Of athletes carrying flags and
a banner showing Stalin's portrait
has been produced for circulation
outside Russia.
A stamp club newly organized al
IRON Mountain, Mich, has been
1 named the Lindquist Stamp Club
i in honor Of Harry L. Lindquist, edi-
4 tor and publisher Of Stamps Mag
n azine, New York, and president Of
the National Federation of Stamp
i Clubs.
The Canadian Philatelic Society
now has more than 800 members.
4 Mrs Catherine L. Manning, phil
atelic curator Of the Smithsonian
Institution, Is In Boston for the
American Philatelic Congress now
in session there.
Collectors who have not acquired
sufhciently numerous examples Of
the AL Smith stamp are advised to
act Immediately. 1t may be removed
from the Phiiatelic Agency sales list
any minute.
A total of $4,000 was realized at
the last auction Of the philatelic
property of the late E. H. r. Green.
recently held in New York. Thus
nearly $1,800,000 has been paid by
collectors for material which man
whom many Of his contemporaries
considered eccentric (because Of his
interest In stamps accumulated for
perhaps one-third cor one-fourth
that amount.
According to Postmaster Albert
Goldman, "The New York Post once
has 81 classified stations and 90 con-
tract stations; employees 34,944
people; receives, delivers and dis
patches 1s,200, 900 pieces of ordinary
mail daily; weighs and dispatches
295. 900 pounds Of newspapers and
periodicals daily at pound rates;
handles 100000 pieces of misdirected
mail daily; collects $458,526.46 post
age daily; issues money orders for
$892, ,521 1895 annually; has on de-
posit in postal savings $1l4,773,541;
reported postal receipts for the fiscal
year ended June so, l945, in amount
Of $13S.474.ss
The. Woodbridge Stamp Club viii
meet at the home of Joseph ].
Werres, 2603 Hamlin street NE.
tomorrow evening at 8.
The Collectors Club of Washing.
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street
N.W,, Tuesday evening at 8.
The Post Once Dead Letter DiW-
sion sale of unclaimed stamps, covers
and coins will>be held in Room 308S
Main Post Once, North Capitol
street, and Massachusetts, avenue
NV, Wednesday evening, beginning
at 8.
STAMPSssAND COINS.
FIRST-DAY COVERS BOUGHT 4 sOTn.
SEND OFFERS or WANT LIST TO-DAY.
FREE PRICE LIST. n. e, KNOBEL,
1918 SW. 18th ST, MIAMI. FLA. SIS.