Evening star., 1948-01-04
News About STAMPS
By jones WoIdo Fowcett

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to prevent the interocean canal be
ing built through that country ap
peared on the editorial page OF Tn,
Star last Wednesday.
Readers interested in helping K
develop a first-class postal anc
philatelic history of Vermont arr
invited to write to Sprague w. Dire
nan, Keene, N. H., who has been al
work on such project for 20 years
and wants all the practical help he
can enlist.
Switzerland on January Is will
place on sale four Winter Olympic
Games stamps of modernistic style
as follows: S plus Sc, yellow and
green, Sun of st. Moritz emblem;
10 plus 10c, blue and dark brown.
snow crystal; 40 plus 10c, carmine.
ice hockey goalkeeper; 80 plus 10c.
blue, ski-runner.
Add to the roster of religious who
are interested in philately the name
of Sister Mary Agnella, Grand Rap
ids 6. Mich.
Mrs. E. Rutkowski, mother OF Lor.
eta, 12-year-old patient In City
Hospital. Cleveland, to whom many
readers of The Star stamp column
addressed greetings at Christmas,
writes: Il would appreciate very
much if you could state my thanks
to all the generous people who sent
such beautiful cards to my daugh-
ter. They really gave JOY and
courage to Loretta. and she had a
wonderful Christmas-the best
Christmas of ALL"
The gifts from Washington, for
warded to Loretta through the Of
flee of the postmaster at Cleveland.
included series of full-color prints
Of sacred pictures in the National
Gallery presented by Col. Harry A.
Mcbride, administrator, and dis
patched by airmail by kindness Of
Alfred w. Mersch of the Ben Frank
lin Station.
Loretta was at home two days,
then returned to the hospital for
further treatment of injuries re-
ceived when she was burned acci-
dentally in a fire, December 20, 1874.
She hopes to visit Washington some
time and thank her unknown
friends here personally.
The new stamps of Romania, now
that King Mihai has resigned, may
be expected to ""go bolshevik" with
vengeance.
Japan has brought out a national
Community Chest stamp, 40 plus
30 yen, the design showing q
geometrical symbol and three in
scriptions in Japanese.
To mark the Tooth anniversary Of
the birth Of Marta Abreu, heiress
and philanthropist, Cuba has issued
a portrait stamp - 1c, green - and
three supplementary labels-2c, red;
SC, blue, and 10c. violet.
Charles M. McCollin OF Riverside,
Calf, wants "the national motto
I'm God We Trust"-used on all
postage stamps of the United States.
Readers who registered in the
philatelic census during 1916 and
l947 but who have changed their adj
dresses since being enrolled are re-
quested to send the indicated cor
rections to Mrs. Edward B. Martin,
Study Room 201. Library of Congress
Annex, Washington. D. C.
Linns Weekly Stamp News says
What a beautiful opportunity was
missed by the stuffed shirts in the
British postal administration to
issue stamp or series of stamps in
honor Of the royal couple! Princess
Elizabeth and 1t. Mountbatten are
both photogenic and have appeared
in some most attractive photographs
released to the daily press of the
world. Why couldn't the tradition
and fog bound officials have taken
their hearts out of the icebox for
just this once to honor the young
people?"
The Associated Press says: "Bos-
ton-born Phumiphon Aduldet, King
of Siam. is pictured for the first
time on two regular postage stamps
issued by that country. The stamps
are Sam, violet, and 20-am, brown.
Assuming the throne at the age Of
IS on June 10, 1946, the new mon
arch. succeeded his brother, 20-year-
old King Amanda Mahidol, who was
found dead in the royal palace with
a bullet wound between the eyes.
A third helicopter route from Los
Angeles municipal airport to cities
in the metropolitan area will begin
service on or about January 10. Ca
chefs for Route c will be provided
at Compton, Bellfower, Anaheim
Santa Ana, Orange, Newport Beach
Huntington Beach. Long Beach
Wilmington, San Pedro, Torrance
and Redondo Beach; also, on Route
B, Rosemead and Fontana-all in
California, of course. Send covers to
postmasters.
Donald L. Lybarger. president oi
the American Philatelic Society will
address a meeting of the Washington
Philatelic Society at the YWCA
Seventeenth and X streets NV.
Wednesday evening, January IA
at 8. The public Is invited to attend
The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth stree,
NV. Tuesday evening at s. Visitors
welcome.
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