Evening star., 1947-10-26

live Ol AuSIIalla, lnLenQed 10 pay |
tribute to the memory Of 1t. John
Shorthand, discoverer of the Hunter
River and in that role q founder
of the steel manufacturing city OF
Newcastle. A portrait of Short
lands father, rather than one of
Shorthand himself, was employed In
designing the stamp, and the mis-
take was not realized until it had
been released for public use. r. N.
Rodgers, director of the 150th an
niversary celebration at Newcastle,
says: 'The error is to be regretted,
but I believe 1t will be of great
advantage because philatel-
lists throughout the world will be
eager to acquire the stamps. and
much publicity will come as
a result"
Stamp collectors in the British
Commonwealth of Nations are giving
Princess Elizabeth wedding gift of
stamps which eventually will be sold
for the benefit of needy dependents
of men in the armed services.
The Capital Precancel Club will
meet at Weeks Stamp Shop, 1929
New York avenue, NV, tomorrow
evening at 8.
Chile has issued a stamp in recog-
milton of the fourth centenary of
Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novel
ist, playwright and poet, whose
Don Quixote" is one Of the great
est books ever to come from the
hand of man. The new issue shows
supposed portrait of the famous
writer. 1t is 40-centavo value, q
rich red in color.
Reproductions Of paintings, sculp-
ture and other treasures in the form
of poster stamps are available at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Fifth avenue at Eighty street,
New York City. Size 2x2, the labels
now ready are "a in number, and the
price for the set is 81, with proceeds
assigned to the development of the
museums collections.
Cyril v. Linley, 167A Frank street,
Ottawa, Canada, has offered to do
translations of philatelic material in
Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and
Dutch.
Several commemorative of impor-
tance to Metropolitan Washington
may be authorized next year. One
will be asked for the bicentenary Of
Alexandria, l948, and another for
the sesquicentepary of the District
of Columbia as the Capital of the
Nation, 1850. There also may be
request for a stamp to publicize the
Tooth anniversary of the setting of
the cornerstone of the Washington
Monument, July 4 next.
Four new values in the current
series of airpost stamps of Austria
have been announced. AS described
by Edwin Mueller, they are: 50g,
brown, windmill on Neusiderler
Lake near st. Andrae in the Bur-
genland; 1sh, red brown, ruins of
so-called Pagan Arch" in old
Roman settlement of Carnuntum in
Lower Austria; 2sh, dark green,
town hall tower of ancient town of
Gmuend in Carinthia; Josh, dark
blue ST. Charles Church in Vienna
Each design includes sketch of
modern airplane. The style OF art
is conservative.
H. S. Wagner of Akron, comment
ing on the proposed Santa Claus
stamp. asks why nobody seems to
have thought of Christmas stamp
which would commemorate the birth
of Jesus Christ.
Poster labels in three colors in aid
|of stamp collecting as the worlds
favorite hobby may be obtained
from A. August Tiger, 154 Nassau
street, New York City, at 81 for 100
a sheets of 80 each-6 different de-
signs.)
Inscription for stamp album:
"The days that make us happy
make us wise" John Masefield,
poet laureate Of Great Britain, is
the author.
The Associated Press Feature
Service says: Last year Belgium
issued two airmail semipostals of
high valre in honor of q Rastocne
Memorial which was to have been
erected. . go. Now these stamps,
1850 fir plus 6250 fir, have been over
printed 'Hommage a Roosevelt and
should sell for a high price"
STAMPS AND COINS.
STAMPs-COINS-AUT
Gold and Silver BOUGHT and Sold.