Evening star., 1949-02-27

lie O6IldI6 IlIldlly having con-
firmed his nomination by unani-
NOUS vote, Roy M. North will be
sworn in as Postmaster of Wash
ington at the City Post Office,
Massachusetts, avenue and North
Capitol street NV, Tuesday
morning at 1880. Stamp collec-
tors who have known him as
Deputy Third Assistant Post
master General for 16 years. in
cluding the officers of the local
philatelic societies, are expected
to attend the ceremony.
Bills calling for the following
new issues were introduced in
Congress last week: A stamp to
publicize the soil conservation
campaign; stamp in tribute to
P. T. Barnum. famous circus
man; a stamp in memory of Sen
ator Thomas E. Watson of Geor-
gia. father of rural mail service.
radical journalist. biographer of
Napoleon and Jefferson; stamp
in homage to DR.. Charles H.
Herty, chemist, sponsor Of the.
technique of turning pine wood
pulp into paper; stamp to direct
attention to the drive to make
the birthplace of Booker T. Wash
ington a national shrine; and
stamp in acknowledgment of the
services of Major Pierre Choteau
G758-1849, fur trader. Indian
agent, st. Louis pioneer.
In the news story on the pro-
posed stamp for Mrs. Theodore
w. Birney, founder of the PTA
movement, printed in The Star
last Sunday, the names of two OF
her daughters were mentioned
Mrs. Edward r. Finkenstaedt and
the Baroness Won Schoen, both
Washingtonians. The name OF her
first-born child. however, was
omitted by accident. She is Mrs.
Harold Walker Of 2343 S street
NV.
The sixth and final portion of
the stamp collection of the late
Charles Lathrop Pack was sold by
Harmer, Rookie & Co., $50 Fifth
avenue, New York, February 16 to
18. 1t brought approximately
$50, 1000, bringing the grand total
for the entire property to $3.50, 900.
Romania and Eastern Germany
have brought out stamps in COM
pliment to Soviet Russia.
A new 16-yen blue stamp show
ing a panoramic view OF Mt.
,Hodaka has been issued by Japan
for use on foreign mail.
The Saar announces two semi
postals in aid of the rebuilding OF
youth hostels destroyed in the
war.
Pietro Campolin, Via Palumbo
6. Rome, has published book on
"The Stamps of Vatican City,
Historically Explained" The text
Is in Italian and English, tllustra-
tions are by Mario Riparl and
authentic stamps are introduced
at appropriate places in the pages.
The Scent Fort Bliss centennial
stamp was designed after sketches
prepared by Stanley Somers, ON.
Depot, Cameron, Va.
Brentano's Stamp Department,
586 Fifth avenue, New York City.
has issued price list, copies OF
which will be sent to collectors
forwarding stamped self ad-
dressed envelopes with requests.
Because Of congressional "econ-
omy" procedures last year. the
Philatelic Agency. starved for
money to pay clerks salaries, now
is 80 days in arrears filling orders.
This means that thousands OF
collectors, whose remittances al
ready are in the Treasury, must
wait three months for their
stamps.
The 1949 edition of Scott's
Standard Specialized United
States Postage Stamp Catalog has
been released. 1t consists OF 555
pages of text and illustrations and
represents the apex Of philatelic
scholarship throughout.
A tip for spectators: People
have a tendency to put away
beautiful stamps for investment
purposes. 1t follows that stamps
that lack esthetic character may
yield ashigher rate of profit.
If stamp Is authorized in
acknowledgment of the circus as
an American institution Of great
cultural importance, the an
nouncement may emphasize the
fact that Ringing Brothers-Bar-
mum and Bailey sold more war
bonds than any other organiza-
UlOQ Vi oLLC 44l GAAS "AAOAS
country.
The postmaster general OF Aus
tralla has let it be known that
q commemorative for the cente-
nary of the first Australian post
age stamp will be issued in
connection with the Australian
National Philatelic Exhibition
next year.
A special slogan cancellation is
being applied to mail passing
through the post Office at Lexing-
ton, Va. 1t reads: washington
and Lee University Bicentennial,
1749-1949." Send self-addressed
stamped envelopes to postmaster
with clipping of this notice.
Postmaster Albert Goldman,
RJa1., vork Citv reDortS that COM