Evening star., 1948-04-11
News About Stamps
By jones WoIdo Fowcett

Harry L. Lindquist. editor ane
publisher Of Stamps Magazine ane
president Of the National Federation
of Stamp Clubs, will arrive ir
Washington on Tuesday evening
He will speak at a meeting Of the
Washington Philatelic Society at the
YMCA, Seventeenth and K streets
NV. Wednesday evening at 8 and
at banquet Of the Pentagon Phila-
telic Society In the generals lounge
of the Pentagon Building Thursday
evening at 8. Reservations for the
latter occasion at Sits each may be
made by communicating with James
H. Bower. 1920 Fort Stevens drive
Immediately.
Congressional action may force
the production Of two additional
commemorative this year-one for
the Tooth anniversary Of the arrival
OF Swedish pioneers In the Middle
West, another for the Tooth ami
versary Of the creation OF the Terri
tory Of Minnesota. Proposals pend
ing In the House Of Representatives
call for stamps to publicize the ter
centenary Of the volunteer firemen
Of America. the centenary OF Fort
Kearny In Nebraska and the CEN
tenary Of the American Turner'S
Society.
A portrait Of Wilbur Wright
American airplane inventor. is to
appear on q 5-franc stamp OF
Liechtenstein.
China, on March 20, issued a new
S., 900 rose airmail stamp incorpo-
rating in it's design reproductions Of
the 10c DR.. Sun stamp Of 1912 and
the recent $500 stamp for the 50th
anniversary of the national post
Office. First-day sales were limited
to 10 copies perforated and 1 copies
imperf to each purchaser.
Ford Times for April contains a
color-plate representation Of the
Pony Express Monument at st.
Joseph, MO, familiar to stamp COL
lectors; also fascinating illustrated
article on "The Mystery of the
Mounds"-the artificial prehistoric
earthworks of the Mississippi Valley.
Write to w. D. Kennedy, chairman
Of the Board Of Editors, 5000
Schaeter road, Dearborn, Mich.
According to the Providence
Evening Bulletin, Miss Claire
Burlingame is the youngest post
mistress in the United States. She
is 81 and presides over the postal
station at Glendale, r. I.
The 30th Philatelic Congress OF
Great Britain will be held at
Bournemouth May IS and 28, and a
souvenir envelope and sets Of four
miniature sheets of commemorative
labels prepared to advertise the
occasion may be obtained through
Robson Lowe, INC, 721 Widener
Building, Philadelphia.
Five different designs make up
the sheets of 100 American Bible
Society poster labels for 1948-the
10th year of issue. The same organ
ization also has brought out a sheet
Of "a poster stamps showing scenes
in Bible lands. For particulars,
write to Secretary, Bible House, $50
Park avenue, New York az.
The postal employees Of Mexico
have presented beautiful silk flag
Of their country to Postmaster Gen.
eral Jesse M. Donaldson as a ges-
ture Of cooperation and good will
Senator Elmer Thomas and Rep
resentative w. G. Stigler Of Okla
homa have introduced bills asking
for q commemorative stamp in
tribute to the Five Civilized Tribes
of Indians In the Southwest who
Travelled "The Trail of Tears"
Oscar E. Lancaster, Washington
Grove, Md, writes: "Anent your
item concerning the booklet pub
lished by the John Hancock Life
Insurance Co., containing sketches
OF the Presidents, did you know that
the same company publishes a SIM
liar booklet on George Rogers Clark
and the frontispiece Is copy Of the
Yohn picture, painted for Youths
Companion and used in designing
the George Rogers Clark stamp? A
nicely colored copy of the Yohn pic
ture also appears as a frontispiece
in Lowell Thomas The Hero OF
Vincennes' Houghton- Mif'1in, Bos-
ton, 1920. Mrs. Yohn called the
latter to my attention some years
ago."
The price of post cards may be
raised from l cent to 2 cents, If a
Post Once Department recommen-
dation is approved by Congress. IN
STAMPS AND COINS.
Enormous barEain! 1000 stamps from