Evening star., 1947-06-15


hearing the John Paul Jones bicen
tennial cachet which will be appliet
at the United States Naval Academ.
lat Annapolis on July 6. An of1lcia
Post ONCE Department release says
1.-The postmaster at Annapolis ha!
made plans for one-day com
memorative service at his Office ant
for this purpose he has secured {
supply of the Scent Navy stamp
Collectors who want this stamp or
lcovers may send not more than II
self addressed envelopes to the post
! master, incIosing money order Of
postal notes in payment for the
stamps. Collectors desiring to SEND
covers with stamps already affixed
should mail not more than 10 to the
Public Information Officer, Naval
Academy, before July l. These latter
covers will receive the cachet and
special cancellation" In both in
stances, q 4-inch space to the left
of the address on each envelope
should be allowed for the cachet.
Philatelic treatment has been au-
thorized in connection with the in
auguration of airmau service by Pan
American Airways on Route FAM-14
from San Francisco, Honolulu and
Guam to Calcutta, India, expected
to depart from San Francisco on
June 26, from Honolulu on June II
and from Guam on June 28. The
first fight from New York to Cal
cutta on Route FAM-18, announced
In the Postal Bulletin on April 20,
now is expected to depart on June
n. Both first flights are scheduled
to arrive in Calcutta on June 80
and to leave there in return the fol-
lowing day, establishing the first
scheduled airmail service by one
carrier extending around the world.
Collectors interested should consult
postal clerks for details of philatelic
service arrangements Immediately.
Transcontinental & Western Air,
Inc, will inaugurate service from
Detroit on Route FAM-27 to Ireland,
France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece
and Egypt on Wednesday.
DR.. Prichard Won David, we'll
known philatelist and antiquarian
adviser, is recovering from a serious
illness at his home, 1922 Tolma
avenue, Pittsburgh, and will be glad
to hear from friends.
Clear and neat hand cancellations
may be obtained from the post
master at Center Sandwich, N. H.
Inclose clipping of this notice with
request for markings.
Pitney-Bowes, Inc, Stamford,
Conn, has released "A Philatelic
Salute" reading: 1.-The originators
of the postage meter and metered
mail honor this proud centennial
year of the United States postage
stamp and salute all those
who have done so much to mark the
occasion: The Post Office Depart
ment, the directors Of the Centenary
International Philatelic Exhibition,
the stamp editors and the millions
of collectors young and old.
"And if there should be those who
look with fear upon the recent swift
advance of metered mail, let them
be assured that the postage meter
holds no threat to the beloved hobby,
can never replace the engraved
adhesiyes and can only serve
to make them slightly less common
and prolific, and hence slightly
rarer than they are and will be!
Instead, isn't this good time to
recognize in philately, as in business,
that the mechanically imprinted
meter stamp with its dated post
mark needing no cancellation
and non-negotiable represents
the one notable Improvement in the
payment of postage in the same
hundred years?
To-day, the postage paid on
metered mail amounts to $235, 900 900
annually-one fifth of all U. S.
postage.
"a small but increasing amount
Of that postage is finding its way