Evening star., 1949-01-30

WTltcT, has Uccu pIUpOScu III tIlc
House of Representatives. Legisla-
ton calling for stamp to publicize
the national safety campaign also
has been introduced.
The American Cancer Society, At
Beaver street, New York City, has
submitted four designs for the prof.
ected stamp to dramatic the cru
sade against cancer. Collectors who
favor such an issue are requested
to write to Steve Barrie, In care Of
the society, as above.
An attractive slogan cancellation
device is being applied to mail by
the Tampa News Bureau, Box 420,
Tampa, Fla. Send self-addressed,
stamped envelope with 8 cents in
wrapped coins and clipping of this
notice.
! Airmail letters mailed with only
the old-style scent airmail stamps
aff1xed to them are being returned
indorsed: insufficient postage for
airmail."
The post ONCE at Arlington. Va,
has been applying second and third
postmarks to first-day covers which,
Of course, ought not to be mutilated
In that manner.
One of the most interesting and
valuable airmail collections owned
by an American soon will come into
the market.
The portrait of Will Rogers used
in producing his commemorative
was furnished to the Post Offlce
Department by The Star. Made by
an unknown Hollywood photog-
rapher, 1t showed the famous cow
boy philosopher with stray lock OF
hair hanging over his forehead-a
detail eliminated by the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing artist.
Boy Scouts stamps have been is
sued by Romania, Hungary, Ger
many, the Netherlands, the Dutch
East Indies, Lithuania, Greece and
the Soviet Union.
The design Of the 12-cent green
United States stamp Of 1869 was
copied from q menu card Of the
White Star Line steamer Arctic.
New $40 bills show President Tru-
mans balcony and. the words THE
White House" replacing White
House"
A series Of stamps stressing the
health problems of the Nation may
be produced as part of new philos-
ophy of national defense in terms
of improved physical well-being.
Stamp collectors will be interested
in the display of ancient Egyptian
sculpture which opens at the Ma
tional Gallery Of Art today. 1t is
the property of c. 8. Gulbenkian
and was on exhibition at the British
Museum in London both before and
after the Second World War.
H. r. Harris g. Co., 108 MaSsa-
chusetts avenue, Boston. Mass. has
brought out a new catalogue Of the
postage stamps of the United States
and British North America--12S
pages of text and illustrations with
the latest market prices. Copies
available at 25 cents each POSTPAID.
The American Forest Products
Industries. Inc, 1919 Eighteenth
street NV. is using q slogan mark
reading: Prevent Forest Fires.
Keep America Green" while the
Fidelity Storage Co., 1920 U street
NV, is using one reading: Defend
American Freedom. It's Everybody s
job"
A. G. Gilbert, 1856 st. Augustine
road, Southsea, Hampshire, England
would like to correspond with Amer
ican stamp collectors.
Turkey has produced six beautiful
airmail stamps showing planes in
flight over land and sea. The de-
nominations are: 5, 20, 80, 40 and
50k and Ira.
Airmail service soon will be inau-
gurated at Pasco-Kennewick- Rich
land, Wash, as an intermediate
point on Route AM-78 between Pen
dleton, Greg, and Walla Walla.
Wash.
The Postal Bulletin for January
Is said: MANY postmasters are sub
mitting requisitions for rs, IS and
As cent special delivery and 25-cent
special-landling stamps. For the
present these denominations win not
be furnished. Postmasters, there
fore, must use the 10, IS and 20 cent
special delivery and special-handling
stamps in combination to meet the
my rates"
Photographs of the design for the
Scent Minnesota Territorial Gen.
tennial were released to the press
last week, but because of differences
in understanding regarding the
stamp illustrations law the compo-
sition is not reproduced. 1t features
Red River OK cart and pioneer
plodding along beside the vehicle.
The f1rst-day sale date has been set
for March 8.
Brazil has issued stamp In be-
half of adult education. 1t shows
a man with a book, presumably
studying the alphabet. The value Is
60c, the color mauve.
A set of IA pictorials has been re-
leased by the postal authorities Of
Burma, the denominations running
from 3 pies to 10 rupees.
Charles Kohen, proprietor Of the
Hobby Shop. TIC Seventeenth street
STAMPS AND COINS.
CIII.IEN'S U.N' s1AM,s : COW, .
4o5 10th st. NV. ME. ss17.
COINS. American and foreign gold, silver
antiques, cameras. Highest prices paid
Hepner. 402 18th ct. NV. DI. 2666.
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