Evening star., 1949-01-02

P. T. Barnum, in June and that II
is hoped that the long-awaiteo
circus stamp may be placed on sale
there on the specified date as part
of the celebration.
The new airmail postal card will
be released in Washington on Janu.
ary 10. the new Scent airmail STAMP
in Washington on January 1s.
Jesse M. Donaldson, SD Post
master General Of the United States
Is the first to be appointed from the
ranks Of postal employees. This was
pointed out by his First Assistant
Vincent c. Burke, in a speech before
the annual convention of the United
National Association Of Post Once
Clerks at Boston recently.
The State Of Georgia received
rather more than its share of new
issues in 1948-the Juliette Low
Moina Michael and Joel Chandler
Harris commemorative.
Jere Hess Barr, Reading, Pa
announces that the 194e American
Philatelic Congress will be held q
Columbus. Ohio, November Is to n
inclusive.
Stamps valued at 10000 wer,
stolen from the Office of the Spencer
Anderson firm, IS Nassau street
New York, during the night o.
October 81 last. The loot for which
police are searching included stock.
of Kansas and Nebraska overprints
White Plains souvenir sheets ane
Famous American ommemoratives
Recordings of the meetings of tn.
WNBC Stamp Club, conducted by
Walter Law, are available for loar
to philatelic groups. Those inter.
ested may address the Washington
Press, sponsors Of the programs
Newark 2, N. J.
A 2-yen rose e-colored stamp fol
use on New Year greetings has beer
issued by Japan. The design featureI
little girl playing "hane-tsuki," s
game comparable with badminton.
Burma is celebrating the first an
niversary of national independence
by releasing new set of stamp
marked public" for ordinary ant
service" for government use.
Five new stamps picturing tn
Grand Duchess Charlotte in profil
have been placed in circulation b.
the postal authorities of Luxem
bourg. The denominations ant
colors are: Csc, grey blue; lfr, re,
violet; 150fr. blue green; 2fr, gre.
violet, and Afr. blue.
Brazil announces 40c, high
violet, stamp to help the crusad
against cancer. The design empha
sizes giant crab covering the globe
thus symbolizing the disease and it
world wide ramifications.
| Panama has brought out thre
new stamps in homage to Cervantes
author of Don Quixote." One show
the great writer's portrait, anothe
a view of his monument, still
another the knight whom he i'm
mortalized.
Belgium has brought out two set
of semipostals in aid OF the cam
paign against tuberculosis. One se
rfes includes adhesives showing por
traits of Archduchess Isabelle ant
Archduke Albert.
Sojex, the 18th annual stamp an
cover exhibition of the Association
of South Jersey Stamp Clubs, vii
be staged at the Walt Whitman
Hotel, Camden, N. j., Friday t.
Sunday, March 4 to 6.
Highway post Office service will b.
inaugurated on or about January 2
between Burlington, VT, and Al
bany, N. Y; Rutland, VT, and Al
bany, N. Y; Richmond and Louis
vile, Ky; Somerset and Louisville
KY: Boone and Greensboro, N. c.
and Warsaw and Greensboro, N. C
Special Trip cachets and can
collation. dies will be provided TO-
each new route. Send covers Il
@R 1tet
Airmail service will be started a
Eartlesville. Okla, on AM-43. and a
Brainard, Mimi, on AM-86, Feb
ruary /.
Philatelic service and q specia
cachet will be furnished covers car
ried by first flight to Basrah, Iraq
on FAM-18. on or about January 20
The airmail rate is Is cents a hall
ounce. Consult postal clerks for de.
tails Of complicated arrangement.
for transmission.
Milton H. Cullen. 4O5 Tenth
street NV, has been elected 6
member of the American STAMP
Dealers Association, the nationa
trade organization Of American
philately.
The Capital City Post Card Col
lectors' Club will meet at the Thorn.
son Center, Twelfth and l. streets
NV. tomorrow evening at 730. Wis
itors welcome. Ask for Virginia
Brown, secretary.
The Woodbridge Stamp Club wishes
all collectors happy New Year, ane
invites them to attend it's January
meetings-tomorrow evening at
and Monday evening, January II, al
the same hour. Place of assembly
1918 Rhode Island avenue NE.
Ellsworth Rue will address the
Friendship Stamp Club at the Ed.
brooke Methodist Church, Wisconsin
avenue and River road NV, Wed.
nesday evening at 8. Public wei.
come.
STAMPS AND COINS.
MINT SETS and books BY country on ap
provai. References please. Jackson Staml
Service. Box 22, College Park. Md.