Evening star., 1946-12-22

Beginning January 6, experiment
tai helicopter mail service will be
operated in the New York City area.
Three circular and two shuttle
routes are scheduled. Cachets will
be furnished at Newark as well as
in New York. Covers for these mark
ings may be sent to Regional Super
intendent, Air Postal Transport,
New York, N. Y Post Office In
formation Service, release 225 gives
details of the experiment and may
be obtained by telephoning District
$3.50, Extension 500. '2a
| Airmail service will be inaugu-
rated on or about January 10 be-
tween San Francisco and Sydney,
Australia, and philatelic service
will be provided for covers carried
on the first flight Envelopes bear
ing the name and address of the
sender in care of Station Manager,
Pan American Airways, Sydney,
and prepaid at the rate of 25c> a
half ounce will be- transported out
and back and cacheted en- route.
Separate markings are to be fur
nished at Honolulu and Canton Is
land as we'll as at both ends Of the
line. Covers for Canton Island must
be mailed in time to reach San
Francisco January 8. All other COW
ers must reach the post Offices by
January 8.
The &c Roosevelt stamp was re-
moved from the Philatelic Agency
sales list December 13.
Kenneth F. Olson is writing Sc
ries of articles on the construction
and operation of canceling ma
chimes. The first has appeared in
Stamps Magazine for December IA
and more will be released in the
near future.
"The Postage Stamps and Postal
History of Canada" by Winthrop S.
Boggs has been published in two
volumes by Chambers Publishing
Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.
Monaco is bringing out a set of
nine regular postage and airmail
stamps in homage to President
Roosevelt. Two of the series carry a
surtax in aid of a drive to raise
funds for monument to him.
The 40Oth anniversary of the birth
of Tycho Brahe, celebrated astron-
omer, has been commemorated by
Denmark in a 20-ore red stamp re-
producing his portrait by Geyn of
Amsterdam, painted in 1886.
Philip H. Ward, jr, 1916 Walnut
street, Philadelphia, is the owner OF
one of the most important coRec-
tions of stamps of Brazil ever
brought together anywhere.
A patriotic society at Atlantic
Highlands, N. j., has protested
against the representation of the
Stars and Stripes on postage stamps
because it would be slapped or
pounded when the stamps were
Cancelled"
Esta Stoner is the author of an
engaging discussion of stamps show
ing reproductions of great works of
art published in Philately for De-
cember 16.
DR.. Pritchard Won David, well
known among stamp collectors from
coast to coast, has been i'll at his
home, 1922 Tolma avenue, Pitts
burgh Is, Pa, since last August. His
wife reports that he now is improv-
ing in health, and his friends will
hope that he soon may be well
enough to resume the philatelic
travels for which he long has been
famous.
The Chamber of Commerce of
Las Vegas, New, has produced a
beautiful scenic envelop which it
will send to collectors interested on
request. Inclose this notice and &c
postage.
Shell Progress for November
December contains an illustrated
article on Christmas mail by Howard
butcher. The Office of publication
is at so West Fiftieth street, New
York City.
The Detrait Free Press reports