Evening star., 1948-05-02

New Zealand has been stolen from
the museum OF the royal research
ship Discovery, anchored OH the
Thames Embankment In London.
1t bears the autograph Of Sir Ernest
Shackleton, famous explorer.
Mrs. Catherine L. Manning reports
that the Smithsonian Institution has
received an airmail cover from
Montreal franked with q 7c stamp
showing Canada geese in flight.
dated February 20. and inscribed:
TITS leap year, but how often are
there five Sundays in February?
Only seven times in the past 400
years-1756, 1884, 1924, 1882, 1880.
1920 and this year, l94s. Looking
ahead, it will occur only three times
in the next 100 years-1976, 1904
and 2032. Thus in the course of life
on this earth very few live to see
more than three such years"
According to an ofiicial announce
ment from Karachi, Pakistan has
issued 1-rupee. half-rupee and
quarter-rupee coins Of pure nickel
and 2-anna, 1-anna and half-anna
pieces in cupro-nickel alloy and
a single pice of bronze alloy. The
design of the series features .
crescent moon and q five-pointed
star with inscriptions in Urdo and
English on the diverse and a mono
gram in Urdu script signifying
"Hukumat = Pakistan" or THE
Government of Pakistan" on the .
reverse.
Milton H. Cullen reports local best
sellers among new issues as being:
The two airmails for Fezzan, French
African military territory - l00fr
orange red and 200fr. dark blue, and
the Wiederaufrau series of Austria
10 plus 5g, black; 20 plus log, laven-
der; 80 plus log, green: 40 plus 20g.
bistre; IS plus 20g. blue; 80 plus 30g.
brown, carmine; rs plus 35g, dark
brown; 80 plus 40g. violet; 1sh plus
50g, dark blue. and l.40sh plus 7og.
carmine.
The total amount realized at the
recent sale of stamps and coins sal
vaged from the mails by the Dead
Letter Once was $2,3l5.50. Since
the number of lots disposed of was
$50. the average price was in ex-
cess of $40.
In his speech at NatcheZ, when
the Mississippi stamp went on sale.
April 7, Samuel r. Young, executive
to the Postmaster General.
paid tribute to the memory of Maj.
Otho Larkin Rogers, U. s. M. c., q
native Of Goss, who was the frst
Post Ofice Department employe to
give his life for his country in World
War Ia casualty at Guadalcanal
in August, 1912.
An official announcement from
Melbourne says: The postmaster
general is pleased to announce that
three postage stamps will be issued
by the Commonwealth of Australia
to mark the occasion of the visit Of
Their Majesties the King and the
Queen and Her Royal Highness
Princess Margaret. The stamps will
be OF three denominations-2h d.,
31a d. and sh. 6d.-and will be on
sale during the period Of the royal
visit"
Fred P. Herger. Box 1885, Ben
Franklin Station, has published an
inventory guide for stamp collectors.
listing all the stamp-issuing coun-
tries of the world and providing
space for the counting Of specimens
in albums. The pamphlet sells at
cost OF production, go cents a copy,
postpaid.
Beginning last Friday. civilians In
the American and British zones OF
Germany may send airmail comnu-
nications to the United States.
The Capital City Post Card COL
lectors' Club will meet at the Thom.
son School, Twelfth and l. streets
NV, tomorrow evening at 7;30.
The Woodbridge Stamp Club viii
meet at 1918 Rhode Island avenue
NE. tomorrow evening at 8.
The Collectors Club Of Washing.
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street
N. Tuesday evening at 8.
STAMPS AND COINS.
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