Evening star., 1946-12-22
News About Stamps
By jones WoIdo Foweett

the arrest of resident of that city
who allegedly obtained $670 worth OF
stamps from the Westminster Stamp
Co. of London and failed to remit
for them. On six previous occasions,
it was said, the same man was con-
victed of using the mails to defraud'
The stamps irregularly acquired were
resold to dealers in New York.
Ernest F. Gates, box 905, New
London, Conn, is sponsoring a
campaign for stamp showing the
"last square -rigged whaler," the
Charles w. Morgan, as symbol OF
all the old-time craft Of that type
which proudly carried the American
flag to all parts of the world a CEN
tury ago.
The final lot" of the stamps and
covers sent to President Roosevelt
by the State Department and other
branches of the Government during
his tenure of the White House were
sold at auction in New York last
week. They brought $4,000. 1t
follows that the total value OF the
late Chief Magistrates philatelic
estate was $222,847., .
II Princess Elizabeth marries
Prince Philip of Greece, at least
one stamp bearing their portraits
may be issued by the British gov
ernment-an example likely to set
style for the whole list of crown
colonies as we'll as Canada, Aus
tralia, New Zealand and the Union
of South Africa.
The Post Office Department soon
after January / probably will an
nounce detailed plans for a new
series of airmail stamps.
Any philatelic reader desiring to
contribute to the relief Of the fam
lily of Patrolman Taylor is asked
to communicate with Charles Kohen
of the Hobby Shop, TIC Seventeenth
street NV. who was acquainted
with the dead officer for Is years.
According to the Bureau Specialist,
the introduction of the electric eye
system of production at the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing has re-
suited in the creation of color vari-
ations in the presidential series, as
follows: 1ac, light red orange to red
orange; 1c, light yellow green to
green; 11s, bistre brown to dull
brown; &c, dull carmin to rose; Sc,
deep violet to shalky violet; &c, red
violet to rose violet; 41lac, dark gray
to light gray; SC, bright blue to light
chalky blue: &c, bright red orange to
light pinkish orange; 7c, blacklsh
violet brown to light brown; &c, olive
green to pale olive with little green;
&c, rich rose pink to pale chalky
pink; 10c, rich brown red to pale red
brown: lie, ultramarine to pale
ultramarine containing less blue;
12c, bright violet to light reddish
violet; 13c, pale green with yellowish
cast to somewhat stronger blue
green: lac, blue to lighter chalky
blue; 15c, blue gray to blue gray with
chalky appearance; Ice, black with
somewhat mottled background; Tic,
rose red to rose red somewhat
lighter; 18c, deep carmin brown to
rose brown; 19c, bright violet to light
reddish violet; zoe, yellow green to
blush green; 21c, deep dull to dull
chaIkv. hlue. 22c. yermillion to ver-
million with less red; 24c, gray black
to black gray; 25c,. deep red lilac to
light red lilac; 30c, deep ultramarine
to deep u1tramarine with less blue;
SOC, light red violet to light violet
red.
Egypt has brought out a series
of seven stamps to publicize meet
ing of the rulers of seven Arab
states. as follows: I'm, deep green,
portrait of King Karouk OF Egypt;
2m. brown, Zaidi Imam Yahya Ibn
Hamid ed Din, King of Yeman; 3m,
deep blue, the President of Lebanon;
Am, orange brown, King Ibn Saud
of Saudi Arabia; m, red brown,
King Faisal II of Iraq; 10m, dark
gray, Abdullah Ibn Hssein, King Of
Trans -Jordania; Ism, purple, Presi-
dent Shukri ell Kaoutly of Syria.
The Capital Precancel Club will
meet at Weeks Stamp Shop, 1923
New York avenue NV. tomorrow
levening at 2.