Evening star., 1949-03-20

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Atlantic security pact may be
announced any minute. The sign
ing is scheduled for the first week
in April, and the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing can and
will produce an appropriate ad-
hesive in time If the requisition
is forwarded promptly.
The centennial of the death of
Jacob Perkins. inventor of steel
engraving. will occur on July 80
next, and 1t has been proposed
that a commemorative be issued
in tribute to his contribution to
the art Of stamps. Whether the
Post Office Department is consid-
ering the matter is not known
with certainty, but a supplement-
ary suggestion is understood to
have been ofered-namely, plan
for a stamp showing portrait Of
Perkins on one side and portrait
of Benjamin r. Stickney. inventor
of the rotary presses used in man
ufacturing the postal adhesives of
the United States, Czechoslo-
vakia, Sweden and Belgium. on
the other. Mr.. Stickney, a Wash
ingtonian. died about three years
ago.
Commemorative have been
proposed in Congress during the
past few days as follows: Ter
centenary of Stonington, Conn.,;
bicentenary of Huguenot colony
in Virginia; unstated anniversary
of the State of Franklin; ufspeci-
fed anniversary of Greenville,
Tenn.
Special cachets will be applied
to mail carried by air on No. 2
segment, AM97, between Wash
ington. Baltimore, Dover, Del:
Bridgeton- -Millville- -Wneland. N. j.,
and Atlantic City. N. j.. April IL.
See postal clerks for details.
A special slogan cancellation die
has been provided for use at AL
tona, Pa, for the Tooth anniver-
sary of municipal government.
Send stamped self addressed en-
velopes to postmaster with clip
ping of this notice.
The design for the Scent Puerto
Rico stamp represents new low
in postal art. 1t shows farm la
borer with gigantic hands out
stretched to grasp cog wheel and
a ballet box. The inscription sug-
gests that the proper date of issue
was January 2. Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing artists are
not responsible for the crudity of
the composition.
Father Albert w. Wilson of the
Society of the Divine Saviour, Elk
ton, Md. is appealing for gifts of
Cancelled stamps in aid of mis-
sionary labor in China Readers
are asked to send such United
States and foreign issues as
they can spare. Domestic COM
melnoratives and regular postage
and airmail adlresives of the
higher denominations especially
are wanted.
Czechoslovakia reflects the in
fuence of the Red shadow by
bringing out two postal labels to
mark the 25th anniversary OF the
death of Marshal Stalin's prede-
cessor, the Bolshevik dictator v.
I. Lenin.
1rak has released new airmail
stamps showing q two-motored
transport plane in flight. The
values are: 81, green; At. magenta:
ST, brown; 20f. blue; 50f. olive
green, and 1O0f, violet.
r. r. Ellen. Trade Commissioner
Of the government of Australia.
$50 Fifth avenue. New York City,
has sheets of the new Norfolk
Island, Newcastle and Queen Eliz-
abeth stamps on sale at face value
plus postage. Ask for copy OF
publicity release.
Myrcn Rullman. sr, has decided
upon. name for the philatelic
sideline which he has invented
pomargraf. This indicates the
combination of postmarks and
autographs to which he is devot-
ing his attention.
Japan has produced a .5-yen
violet stamp showing a girl skater
for the Fourth National Athletic
Meet. The design Is attractive
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