Evening star., 1947-10-05
World Of Stamps
By Jones Waldo Fowcett

lido Fowcett
The booklet discusses the water
fowl depression of the early sos,
the demand for legislation which
brought the stamps into existence
through the passage of the Migra-
tory Bird Hunting Stamp Act in
1884, the beginning of the National
Waterfowl Restoration Program, the
annual revenue from the stamps and
the refuge areas purchased from
duck stamp funds.
I'm addition the publication ex-
plains how the annual design for
the stamp Is selected and, by special
permission of the Secretary of the
Treasury. contains reproductions of
all the stamps issued to date in this
series. The names of the artists
and complete philatelic data are also
supplied.
Federal Duck Stamps has been
produced as No. 3 in the Services
new series of booklets known as
Conservation in Action Copies are
available from the Superintendent
OF Documents. at Is cents copy"
A collectors item in itself, this
pamphlet was written by Edna N.
Safer and Illustrated by Katherine
l.. Howe. 1t furnishes convincing
proof Of the practical help which
philately has rendered conservation
and gives proper credit for the same.
Cover collectors interested In nov
elites may wish to take advantage
of the changing of the name of
Hobo Hot Springs, Calf, to Miracle
Hot Springs, Calf, November /.
Send two envelopes, self addressed,
stamped and ready to go, in care
Postmaster, asking him to postmark
one with the old name and the
other with the new. Enclose clip
ping of this notice.
The Associated Press reports from
Vatican City: New airmail stamps
in six denominations will 90 on sale
at the Vatican post office within q
few days. The subjects include the
Holy House of Loreto, the Obelisk in
st. Peters Square. an air view OF
st, Peters Church and Botticelli's
painting of the Archangel Raphael
with Tobias"
Jonkheer J. M w. Snouk Hur-
gronje, Minister of The Netherlands
to Canada, Is stamp collector.
specializing in the stamps and covers
OF the British colonies, particularly
British North America.
Australia announces a new por-
trait Id stamp in compliment to
Princess Elizabeth, scheduled for
release during December. In l94S
new 1sh Sd adhesive and 2, 5, 10
and Gosh issues will be produced.
A two pounds stamp likewise will
be re-introduced, primarily for bulk
postage USE
The Montreal Star says: "A United
Kingdom radiologist has just per-
fected a new process which exposes
stamp forgeries capable of evading
detection by microscope or ultra
violet ray. 1t was demonstrated and
explained for the first time recently
to two hundred delegates at the
Philatelic Congress in Birmingham.
The detector generates low-voltage
x-Rays of about 10000 volts as COM
pared with the normal machines
used in hospitals which usually work
at between $4,000 and 10000 volts.
"The advantage OF the low-voltage
ray is that it can photograph not
only the printed design on the stamp
but 1t can also disclose any varia-
tlons in the texture of the paper
itself. Forgeries by repair are thus
revealed by showing up differences
in the original and the new paper.
These are invisible under q micro
scope"
The Sc U. S. S. Constitution cold
Ironsides"D stamp, of disappointing
design, will go on sale at Boston ex-
October 81. 1t will be
green in color.
The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street,
Tuesday evening at 8.
A comprehensive auction OF for
eign and domestic stamps and cov-
ers will be held under the auspices
OF the Washington Philatelic So
ciety. Hotel Sheraton. Fifteenth
and K streets NV. Wednesday
evening at 8. The public Is invited
to attend and participate.
The satmp editor of The Star will
speak on Stamps in the News"
from Station WNBC, New York City.
Saturday. November l at Gas am.
STAMPS AND COINS.