Evening star., 1947-11-30
News About Stamps
By jones Waldo Fowcett

'oIdo Foweett
plot American philatelists has mo-
tivated some, II not all. Of the ma
tions referred to.
A stamp to publicize Lookout
Mountain National Park has been
requested by the Chattanooga
Stamp Club.
Postage Stamps as Indicators Of
a Governments Character" is the
title of revealing article in Stamps
Magazine for November 20. The
author is H. L. Ansbacher of the
department Of psychology at the
University of Vermont.
A reader wants 1t known that
the man pictured in the citizen
stamp of Canada has only three
fingers on his right hand.
Prof. Lowell Ragatz of George
Washington University. writing for
Stamps Magazine under his pen
name George Van Den Berg" re-
ports that the stamp department
Of Selfridge's Department Store in
London has shrunk to approximate
ly nothing-a casualty Of the war.
Cecile, daughter of Theodore
Champion of Paris, famous phila-
telist, married Francois Gillet on
October IL.
Switzerland will bring out special
stamps for the winter Olympic
games, to be held in st. Moritz
January 30 to February 8.
Two stamps in tribute to Ger
vantes, author of Don Quixote, +"
have been placed on sale by Costa
Rica. Values: 80 cents. blue. and
55 cents, red.
The Post Office Department will
discontinue sending card notices OF
new stamp issues to individuals.
Stamp columns in the newspapers
and philatelic magazines, it has
been explained, have rendered card
notices "a superfluous instrumental
ity of information"
Great Britain may produce
scenic series of stamps, showing old
castles, cathedrals, abbeys and other
landmarks. The revenue from the
sale of such set undoubtedly would
be helpful in the prevailing eco
nomic emergency.
The first number of Philatelic Re-
port, a new magazine sponsored by
IA. August Tiger, 154 Nassau street,
New York City, lists postoffices
named Bethlehem in Connecticut,
Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky.
Maryland, New Hampshire and
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Juanita S. Tucker. postmas-
ter at Christmas, Fla, will postmark
covers sent to her for Yuletide
marking.
The latham Stamp & Coin Co.,
Springfield, Mass, is the publisher
of an exceedingly attractive little
album for Christmas seals.
Joseph H. Speigelberg, s05 G street
NV. has published a catalog of
airport stamps and covers to>be sold
at auction December 10. Copies on
application.
The 1947 Osteopathic Christmas
Seal has been released. Featuring
a lighted candle surrounded by
holly ornaments, the new label is
printed in silver, green and red.
Specimens at penny each may be
obtained from c. N. Clark, D. O.,
American Osteopathic Association,
13g North Clark street, Chicago, III.
Send remittance with stamped, self
addressed envelope and clipping OF
this notice.
According to the Postal Bulletin,
the S. s. President Cleveland, a
new vessel of the American Presi-
dent Lines, will sail for the Orient
from San Francisco on or about
December ~. Covers addressed to
individuals in the Philippines, Hong
Kong, China or Japan will be re-
ceived by the postmaster at San
Francisco for dispatch, but senders
themselves must arrange for the
return Of the same to the United
States.
Collectors interested in the pro-
jected Francis Scott Key stamp are
invited to send suggestions for it to
Supt. of Stamps Robert E. Fellers,
Post ONCE Department. 1t is de-
sired that the adhesive in compli-
ment to the author of the Star
Spangled Banner may be exception
ally beautiful. Mr.. Fellers has said:
I'VE want everybody's help. Please
let us have your ideas promptly"
Howard Stanley Wheeler, 63, man
ager of the Fidelity Stamp Co., since
1899, died in Emergency Hospital
Tuesday after several weeks illness.
Popular and esteemed, he had been
a collector of precancels for many
years. His widow, Mrs. Louise
Greatly Wheeler, associated with him
in the Fidelity office, survives.
The Collectors Club OF Washing
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street