Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09

Sales uSC. COklecCOrS VINO nave moi
secured copies of the SC Everglades
issue are advised to do so at once.
A new variety of stamp hinge
representing several noteworthy i'm
provements over the old style ad-
hesive, has been placed on the
market by the Stamp-Ade Co., 1920
Huron road, Cleveland Is, Ohio
under the direction of Nelson La
Ganke, wellknown "Hi-Hat" auc-
tioneer. The trade name of the
hinge is "Hi-I.Q."
Collectors interested in maritime
postal markings are invited to COM
municate with Gerald P. Todd, Sec
rotary treasurer, Maritime Post
mark Society, Box 1909, Long Beach
/, Calf.
Newfoundland will become a
province of Canada on March 81
and coins, currency and stamps will
be replaced by Canadian issues.
Turkey has brought out a series
of eight denominations featuring
pictures of children and their
nurses.
Portraits OF President Beirut are
reproduced on the current stamps
of Poland.
An attractive set of IL poster
labels has been issued in aid of the
annual Saratoga Spa Music Festival
at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. The
designs include views of the festival
grounds and portraits of famous
musicians, with borders in four diff
ferent colors-maroon, royal blue
aqua green and orange. Further in
formation may be obtained by ad-
dressing the secretary of the festival
committee.
Tony, the 7-year-old son of Paul
Malone, press attache at the Canad-
ian Embassy, had philatelic
Christmas. Santa Claus brought him
new album-quite a big one, and
there were stamps from his moth
er's folks in Australia, san aunt in
the Fiji Islands and friends in
China.
The 100Oth consecutive of Linn's
Weekly Stamp News appeared
during 1913.
A handy booklet of information
for stamp collectors, explaining how
to obtain first-day covers, cachets
stamps from philatelic agencies, etc.
may be had from Reader Service
Herald Tribune, New York City, al
10 cents copy.
Thirty postage stamps and 40 rev.
enue stamps were issued by the
Government Of the United States in
1948. Kent B. Stiles, writing in the
New York Times, finds this record
conservative as compared with the
productions of % other govern
ments. Russia, for instance. re-
leased 1913 stickers.
Walter Lind, rancher and coffee
plantation operator in Guatemala
who also was the worlds leading
collector of the stamps of that
country. died November 2 last.
The Royal Philatelic Society /.
sponsoring an International Stamp
Exhibition in London, scheduled tx
open May 6, 1850. Sir John Wilson
is chairman of the Executive Com.
mittee in charge of arrangements
King George vi has granted hi.
patronage and may be one of the
exhibitors.
Martha Vickers, Warner Brother.
star, is a stamp collector.
A cachet commemorative the
Tooth anniversary of the Burlington
Lines will be sponsored by that
railroad for February IL. SEND
standard size 6s4 self addressed
stamped envelopes to CB&Q RI
Room l402, SAT West jackson boule-
Vard, chicago b.
), Life Magazine for January II
contains profusely illustrated
article on the United States stamps
Of 1948.
Collectors Of the stamps OF Aus
tria are invited to affiliate with the
Austrian Philatelic. Group of the
Collectors Club of New York
Joseph F. Bush. 81 West 74th street
New York %, N. Y, is secretary.
The postal authorities of Canada
have ordered a new variety of post
mark used throughout the Domin-
ion. 1t will feature the representa-
ton OF the month in the date OF
mailing in Roman numerals. What
confusion will result is anybody's
guess.
Beautiful machine cancellations
are available at Oberlin, Ohio. Send
stamped self-addressed envelope tc
postmaster with clipping of this
notice.
Representative Burr P. Harrison
OF Virginia wants a stamp to mark
the 25th anniversary of the death
OF President Woodrow wilson, Feb
ruary 8. If he is accommodated, the
place of flrst-day sale probably will
be Wilson's birthplace at Staunton
preserved as a shrine.
The Collectors Club of Washington
will have business meeting at 1912
Ninth street NV, Tuesday evening
at 8.
Edward L. Willard, district attor-
ney Of Center County, Pa, will be
guest Of honor and principal speaker
at a meeting of the Washington
Philatelic Society at the Cosmos
Club, H street at Madison place
NV, Wednesday evening at 8. He
will exhibit and discuss one of the
most interesting collections of United
States classics shown in the Capital
in many years. The public is invited
to attend.
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