Evening star., 1947-10-19

'honoring the Everglades National
Park" in Florida. The new issue
probably will be released December
16.
United Air Lines has prepared a
special cachet for the start of Main
liner service to Fort Wayne, Ind,
November /. Self addressed, stamped
airmail envelopes forwarded to the
postmaster at Fort Wayne will be
imprinted and carried on the in
augural flights.
A series of Is cachets in celebra-
ton OF the 50th anniversary of the
consolidation of Greater New York
has been announced by the Fed
eral Hall Memorial Associates, as
follows:
November /, British Colonial Act
named New York capital of prov
ince and county on November l,
1883; November II, final New York
State Assembly session in Federal
Hall, adjourning to move State cap
ital to Albany on November II,
1895; November II, Fort Clinton
erected in Battery Park on Novem-
ber II, 1907; November Is, British
evacuation day and re-establish-
ment of American possession Of old
City Hall on November Is, 1888;
December Is, New York established
as first American city chartered by
Congress on December IS, 1888;
December %, Continental Congress
selects New York as first United
States Capital ON December %,
1884; January /, 1948, first session
of City Council under new State
charter consolidates Greater City of
New York on January l, 1898; Feb
ruary 2, New Amsterdam Qater New
York City, proclaimed capital of
Dutch Colonial Government on
February 2, 1858; February 20, so
years of Business Progress Exposi-
ton to open under auspices of
American Institute Of the City of
New York; February %, Sub Treas
ury Building dedicated on site of
Federal Hall on February %, 1912;
March 4, Continental Congress first
called into session in Federal Hall
on March 4, 1888: March 26, United
Nations meets in Hunter College
establishing New York as Capital
City of the World" on March 26,
1916; April 6, first Electoral Con-
gress announces Washington unani-
nous choice as first President on
April 6, 1899; April %, Washington
welcomed to New York City and
Federal Hall on April %, 1889; April
80, inauguration of Washington as
first President on Federal Hall bal
cony on April 30, 1889.
Collectors desiring the commemo-
rative covers with the special
cachets on the above anniversary
dates should send envelopes, self-ad-
dressed with &c stamps affixed, to
the Federal Hall Memorial Associ-
ates. Federal Hall Station, New York
5, New York.
The latest propaganda stamps of
the Soviet Union carry the slogan:
I'VE want to fly higher, farther and
faster than anybody
Denmark is bringing out stamp
to publicize its oldest and largest
brewery.
A cable from London reports that
letters and parcels going overseas
are being searched by employees OF
the British postal system for notes,
jewels. gold and other valuables
banned from transmission abroad
under the Exchange Control Act.
X-rays and fiuorescent screens will
be used to examine mail for foreign
destinations. Offenders against the
law are subject to fines and two
years imprisonment.
The long awaited hero Of peace"
stamp in memory of DR.. George
Washington Carver. celebrated
Negro scientist, artist and philos-
opher, will be placed on sale at
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, JAN