Evening star., 1950-02-26
Stamp News
By jones Waldo Fowcett

'oIdo Fowcett
Bulletin. believes that television
lis hurting stamp collecting among
Juniors. The same idea was ex-
pressed by others concerning radio
when broadcasting first became
popular.
The Louisville Courier-Journal
recently published an interesting
article on the autographed first
day covers collected by L. B.
Fuqua, Eddyville, KY.
David H. Davenport has given
the Friendship Stamp Club his
files of the American Philatelist,
Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News and
other current stamp periodicals.
Stories to the effect that the
republic Of Guatemala is changing
its name to Isthmania have been
denied officially at the embassy.
Current stamps of Denmark are
being re-engraved. Watch for
changes in the vertical lines of
the kings uniform.
The most inclusive collection of
duck hunters license stamps in
the United States is the property
OF Harry L. Lindquist, editor and
publisher Of Stamps Magazine and
president of the National Fedora
ton Of Stamp Clubs.
Collectors Of navy covers are
invited to become members of the
American Naval Cancellation So
ciety. Those interested should
write to Glenn w. Day, Box 12l,
Wildwood, N. j.
The Sanabria Air Post Catalog
for 1850 will be published in
March. It will be edited by Rob-
ert j. Lyon and will include all
airmail issues up to December 81
last.
New members OF the Pentagon
Philatelic Society are: Pfc. George
w. Meyer; M/Sergt. Robert L.
Conrod; 1t. Nancy B. Long, U. s.
NJ: Maj. Henry H. Burchard; Col.
r. E. Cruise and Col. Charles G.
Meints. U. s. M. c.
High value stamps Of Luxem-
bourg have been forged with great
skill, but the good copies can be
told from the bad by reference to
their backs - the frauds are
smooth, showing that the process
employed was photographic.
The Silver Jubilee stamps of
King George v. 249 altogether. are
offered at 40 pounds on the
London market; the Silver We'd
ding stamps of King George vi,
1873 different issues. at IS pounds.
When the g. cent Wright
brothers airmail stamp went on
sale at Kitty Hawk, N. c., Deem
ber II, 623,841 were sold and 378.-
585 covers postmarked.
A beautiful new map of Africa
has been published by the Ma
tional Geographic Society for sale
at cost Of manufacture-50 cents
a copy. Stamp collectors special
izing in African adhesives and
postmarks will find it invaluable. |
The Canadian Crippled Child
ren's Easter Seals for 1850 fea-
ture little girl with one leg in1
a brace. She is represented stoop-
ing over TO feed bunny. Sheets
OF 100 are 81, and readers remit
ting that amount will receive In
addition one imperf block and
single copies Of all previous issues.
Address: Ontario Society for Grip
pied Children. Inc. liz College
street. Toronto.
Today is the last day to view
the collection of paintings and
drawings from Indo China at the
National Museum, Constitution
avenue at Tenth street NV. Jean
DeSpujols, the artist, will be in
the gallery this afternoon to greet
philatelic visitors who ask for
him.
The 1850 health stamp of New
Zealand. to be issued in October,
Will show portrait of Princess
Elizabeth with her infant son.
Prince Charles.
Ralph Cole, 327 Carroll street
NV, would like to hear from
any reader who can help him to
obtain a crash cover from the
plane accident at the National
Airport, December IL.
The Communist regime in Bull
garia has put a stop to the ex-
portation Of stamps.
The Capital Precancel Club will
meet at Weeks Stamp Shop, 1929
New York avenue NV, tomorrow
evening at 8.