Evening star., 1947-04-06

ALI OAuC1Nl 11OSt 0luES A<CRHl eAxAEAAt
announcement, released on Tues
day, says: Effective April -, .
service OF air letters will be inaugu-
rated to all foreign countries at Z
uniform postage rate OF 10c each
Air-letter sheets which can be folded
into the form Of an envelope, with
printed postage stamp and airmail
markings, will be sold for 10c each
at all post offices as soon after the
above date as supplies can be made
available. Messages are to be writ
ten on the inner side Of the sheets
No enclosures are permitted. II
anything is inclosed, the articles will
be sent by surface means. Air letters
will be given all available air service
to the countries Of destination. All
letters may not be sent under regis
tration. Air-letter sheets manufac-
tured by private individuals or con-
Germs, If approved by the Depart
ment for such use, will be accepted
for mailing after 10c in postage has
been affixed"
Department specifications for air.
letter sheets are to the effect that
they must average q minimum Of
$50 sheets to the pound" size ap-
proximately IL by 81 inches un-
folded, including the nap, and 5X
by ~ folded. 'aThe quality and
strength Of the paper must be sun
cient to guard against the likelihood
OF damage In the course of post
marking and handling, and to as
sure that the writing on the inner
side will not interfere with the
legibility OF the address and return
card" On the front the inscrip-
tions "Air Letter" and via Air
Mail-Par Avion" must appear
'"The edges shall bear the distinc-
tive design generally used to iden-
tify airmail letters" Manufactur-
ers are instructed to submit 10
samples of proposed sheets to Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General,
international Postal Transport,
Washington Is, D. c., for approval
before engaging in the production
of the sheets for sale"
First-day sale of the 10-cent air
letter will be limited to Washing
ton. Collectors desiring cancella-
tions on April 20 may send orders,
not more than five each, to post
master, Washington, D. c., with re-
mittance of 10 cents for each cover
wanted. ,s.a. <ss
The 15c souvenir sheet AO be ~
sued for the Centenary Interna-
tional Philatelic Exhibition, New
York City, May 10, will measure
g267 by 3.87 inches. II viii feature
reproductions Sof the 5 and l0c
stamps of 1s47, the former in blue
and the latter In red.
Airmail service will be inaugu-
rated over AM-74 on or about April
Is and cachets will be available at
Salt Lake City, Denver; Evanston,
Kemerer, Rock Springs. Rawlins,
Laramie and Cheyenne, Wyo.;; and
Fort Collins and Greeley, Colo.
Ordinary post Offices soon will
cease to have available copies Of the
Az, IL, IL, 10, IA, 16, II, l8. 10, IL,
% and "a cent regular fpresidential
series. These stamps, however, may
be purchased at the Philatelic
Agency until further notice.
According to Post Ofiice Depart
ment records the U. S. S. Constitu-
tion cold Ironsides") first was sug-
gested for stamp honors in 1926. n,
p. Faust of Charlotte, N. c.: w. G.
Crosby of San Pedro, Calf, and
York Briddell of st. Petersburg, Fla,
have carried on the campaign since
1882.
The runner on the 8 cents Olym-
pic Games stamp of 1882 was j. A.
LeConey of Lafayette College.
The special 2.50-franc stamp is
sued by Switzerland to mark the
first Swiss-air passenger flight from
Geneva to New York, May 2, and to
commemorate the Centenary Inter-
national Philatelic Exhibition, was
designed by Bernhard Reber of
Berne and printed in rotary hello
gravure by Courvoisier SA, La
Ci1aux de -Fonds. 1t shows Swiss
air Douglas DC-4, flying over st.
Pierre Cathedral in Geneva and the
Statue OF Liberty in New York har-
Dor. Copies of the stamp are avail
able at IS cents each at the Swiss
Consulate, 444 Madison avenue. New
York City. First-fiight covers may
be ordered from Geneva Expedi-
ton Lettres.
The American flag is shown, with
other Allied standards, on q peace
commemorative recently issued by
Romania - 3,000-lei ultramarine.
Other labels in the same set are:
3OOL. goddess of peace, in chariot,
pale violet; COOL. goddess Of peace
with olive branch, brown; 7,20oL,
dove of peace, green.
STAMPS AND COINS.
COINS, American and foreign gold. silver
antiques. cameras, highest prices paid