Evening star., 1948-05-09

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In effect have taken the Nations
stamp program out of the hands Of
the Postmaster General and his as
sistants. A whole string of COM
memoratives" which the Post Office
Department had declined are to be
issued as the result of resolutions
passed at the Capitol and approved
at the White House. Included in
the list is one which collectors had
favored-a stamp to mark approx
mately 100-years of unbroken peace
between the United States and Can
ada.
Three other labels which organiz-
ed philately frowned upon when
they first were proposed are to be
brought out, as follows: A stamp
in honor of the Five Civilized
Tribes of Indians: a stamp to publi-
cize the centennial of the arrival of
Swedish settlers in the Middle West,
and a stamp to advertise the cen
tennial. of the Oregon Territory.
The Post Office Department al
ready planned another Heroes of
Peace" stamp-in tribute to Clara
Barton, founder of the American
Red Cross-and it likewise will be
issued.
A stamp for the 18th anniversary
of the invention of the typewriter
has been rejected by the Postmaster
General on the ground that 18th an
niversaries do not rate such OBJ
servation.
The -Four Chaplains stamp, to be
released at the White House on
May %, will be black.
Highway post Office service, by
Government-oWne and operated
highway post Office motor vehicles,
will be inaugurated during the
period of May II to May 81, between
the following named cities: Altoona
and Oil City, Pa, H. P. o.; Altoona
and Pittsburgh, Pa, H. P. o.; Belle
vile and Wichita, Kans., H. P. o.;
Columbus and Greenville, Miss; H
> p. O.; Erie and Pittsburgh, Pa,
H. P. o.. Los Angeles and Laguna
Beach. Calf, H. P. o.; Los Angeles,
Long Beach and San Pedro, Calf,
H. P. O.; Los Angeles and San
Pedro, Calf, H. P. O.; Willitts and
San Francisco, Calf. H. P. o.
A special cachet will be Used and
stamp collectors desiring first-trip
cancellations should send their
covers properly prepared and ready
for mailing with postage prepaid at
the first-class rate to the postmas-
ters at terminal cities of each route
on which first-day cancellations are
desired. On each route the initial
trip between the first-named and
last-named cities will be designated
"Trip l." and the initial trip be-
tween the last-named and first
named cities will be designated
"Trip O." Covers for cancellation
properly should be addressed and
stamped and sent under cover to
the postmasters indicated, with in
dorsement on the covering wrappers
for dispatch on the first trips of
the highway post Offices.
All covers intended for first-day
cancellation should reach the des-
ignated postmasters not later than
May 15
The Women's Rights stamp will
be released at Seneca Falls. N. Y,
July 10, and the Gold Star Mothers
stamp in Washington exclusively
September 10.
The Korean stamps mentioned In
the stamp column last Sunday were
referred to as being five in number,
but only three were listed-2. 10
and so won. A 20-won denomina-
ton also appears to be included,
but whether there really is fifth
value is uncertain. The release
from the Headquarters XIV Corps
was garbled in transmission.
An interesting pamphlet entitled
1.-THE ABC of Precancel Collecting
has been issued and copies may be
had from C. c. Fisher, 1906 North
Frederick street. Arlington. Va, at
B cents each, postpaid.
Philip H. Ward, jr., writing in
Mekeels Weekly Stamp News, says:
THE extensive United States COL
lection formed by the late Harry L.
Jefferys has been bequeathed to the
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia
Collectors in the Washington
area are delighted with the one
pound Silver Wedding commemora-
tive of Great Britain, issued April
26 in tribute to King George vi and
Queen Elizabeth on the 25th ami
versary of their marriage. Marcus
r. H. Greenhorne of Cheverly, Md,
summed up the verdict of many
philatelists in the words: "A very
lovely stamp!"
The official cachet to be applied to
mail on Friday, the 30th anniversary
Of the United States airmail service
Is reproduced herewith Collectors
STAMPS AND COINS.