Evening star., 1948-03-21

Donaldson has announced the 1ol-
lowing frst-day sales arrangements
for four forthcoming stamps: -Four
Chaplains,s White House Lawn,
May %; wisconsin centennial,
Madison, May %; Will Rogers.
Claremore, Okla, November 4; Joel
Chandler Harris, Eatonton, Ga.
December 9. He also disclosed that
plans for exclusive release OF the
Francis Scott Key commemorative
at Frederick, Md, have been ap-
proved, but it is understood that
there is a chance that distribution
in Baltimore also will be authorized
on the same date, August 9.
Key is buried in Frederick, but
the achievement for which he is
refnembered-the writing OF "The
"Star Spangled Banner" after the
bombardment of Fort McHenry by
the British feet September IA, 1914
is identified with Baltimore.
Speaking in a broadcast arranged
by the WNBC Stamp Club, New
York, March 13, Third Assistant
Postmaster General Joseph ]. Law
Ter said that the Gold Star Mothers
stamp-which many collectors be-
heve should be the Gold Star Par
ents' stamp-probably will be placed
on sale in Washington September 20.
Other proposed stamps now under
consideration, Mr.. Lawler indicated,
are a commemorative for the CEN
tennial of the Niagara Bridge SYM
bolizing 100 years of peace between
the United States and Canada. an
other for the centennial Of the Wom-
an Suffrage movement, and me-
mortal issues for Clara Barton,
founder of the Red Cross, and
Juliette Gordon Low, founder OF
the Girl Scouts.
The buildings to be represented on
the sesquicentennial stamps OF the
District of Columbia, If the Pen
tagon Philatelic Society's appeal is
granted, will include: The Wash
ington Monument, the Lincoln Me-
mortal, the Jefferson Memorial, the
Capitol, the White House, Supreme
Court, National Gallery of Art, Ma
tional Museum, the Library OF
Congress.
The American Commemorative
Society, Box is, Boston 81, Is bring
ing out four medallions commemo-
rating the 50th anniversary Of the
blowing up of the Maine in Havana
harbor, the Battle Of Manila Bay,
the Battle Of San Juan Hill and the
, defeat of the Spanish squadron off
Santiago-all incidents of the war
with Spain, 1889: Each piece"
will be made of nickel-silver with
polished proof finish, same size as
commemorative half dollars.
John w. Nicklin, editor OF the
American Stamp Dealers Associa-
alton Bulletin, remarks: 1--WE have
learned not to be too greatly sur
prised when the press and radio re-
port on philatelic matters"
Edith M. Fisher is editing stamp
columns for the Newark Sunday
News and the Bergen Evening Rec
ord. A.
Capt. walter A.. Courtney, repfe-
sentative Of this American Bank |
Note Co., from 1924 onward, died
January 16. He was well known
among collectors for his skill as a
writer and lecturer on steel engrav-
ing. When the National Stamp
Conference met in Washington in
1887, he was one Of the leaders in
the discussion of ways and means of
producing more attractive stamps.
Readers who would like to help a
Junior "shut-in" to improve his col
lection of stamps, cards and covers
are advised that Morton Bargteil,
1910 Emerson street, NV, would
appreciate their kindness. He is
IL years old, cannot attend school
but has visiting teacher who gives
him instruction twice a week.
The Dorp Stamp Club for Women
Is sponsoring q cachet for the ses-
quicentennial. Of the City OF Sche-
nectady, March 49, Order at 1Oc !
each from Mrs Granville Beers,
l34S Stanford street, Schenectady, |
N. Y. Inclose clipping Of this
notice.
Sweden will bring out four COM
memoratives in celebration Of
Americas Swedish Pioneer Centen-
nial, April %. For 81 any collector
may have a first-day cover cacheted
and franked with the entire series
of stamps with full mint set en-
closed Send orders to Nils William
OLSON Centennial Office, Room
l410, 100 North La Sale street, Chi
cago. before April /.
From August Dietz, ST.. master
printer and veteran philatelic writer,
Richmond. Va, the following ex-
PLANTATION of "albino" stamped en-
velopes has been received: Actually,
two sheets OF paper have stuck
together and passed through the
press as well as the envelope-making
machine unnoticed. OF course, the
inside sheet will show only the en-
bossed impression, in so-called
blind embossing (sans color. We
run across these double paper en-
velopes frequently in our CONNER
cial printing. Removing the outside
normal envelope. the inside 'slbino'
Is readily salvaged. They have little
value (as collectors items-some-
where around 15c. I do not think 1