Evening star., 1951-10-21
Stamp News
By james WoIdo Fowcett

oldo Fowcett
original photographs. The officia
descriptions are: 2 plus Sc, green
girl against background of wind.
mill; 5 plus &c, grey, boy witt
houses under construction; 6 plu.
&c, sepia. fisherboy with nets anc
ships mast; 10 plus SC. red brown
boy with factory chimney: 20 plu.
7c, blue, girl with modern apart.
ment house in background. Las
years child welfare series brought
in $121 900 for distribution tt
various child welfare institutions
Canada's 4-cent Princess Eliza.
beth-Duke of Edinburgh stamp
to be released Friday, is not 9
ffrst-class work of art. 1t shows
their royal highnesses looking
glum and old. In this connection
a letter to the Montreal Stal
signed "Philatelist" has some sig.
nificance. 1t reads: "As a collector
who takes a keen interest ir
stamps of the British Common.
wealth and the United States,
would say that most of the issues
Of the last few years have beer
o disgrace to Canada. Compare
them with those issued by Gre
NADIA. Jamaica, st. Vincent, Cay.
man Islands. British Guiana and
other Crown colonies or domin-
ions. and you will see that our
Canadian stamps are a very poor
second or third. both as far as
design and also craftsmanship are
concerned"
The first set Of Fiji health
stamps went on sale September
Is and was sold out by Septem-
Der Is. It consisted Of two labels
I'D plus Id. brown, showing a
group Of native boys at a SWIM
ming pool with q portrait Of King
George vi to one side. and I'd
plus Id, green, showing a native
football player. Proceeds of the
surtax are to be devoted to differ
|ent health projects of Importance
in the islands.
The first group Of the United
Nations stamps" will be placed
on sale at United Nations Head
quarters, New York City, exclu-
sively on October "a. 1t will con-
sist Of the /. Ia. 3. s. Is cent and
81 values. Readers interested ir
first-day covers should send self
addressed standard size ga en-
velopes and postal money orders
(made to the United Nations
Philatelic Division) for $1.36. The
second group of stickers is sched-
Iuled for release on November 1e
and will include the 2, 10. is, 20
and so cent denominations
total Of 81 cents. Finally. the
third group will be put on sale on
November 80. It embraces the
6. 10, Is and Is cent airmail labels,
adding up to Sc cents for the lot
Collectors are reminded that the
u. N. stamps" are stamps only
by courtesy Of the Government of
the United States and that they
have no validity outside of the
u. N. Building in New York and
cannot be accepted for postage
in the regular post Offices of the
United States.
The Capital Precancel Society
will meet at the Weeks Stamp
Shop. 1872 Seventeenth street NV,
tomorrow evening at 8. Visitors
welcome.
L. F. Livingston of Baltimore
will address a meeting Of the
Washington Philatelic Society at
the Arts Club. 2017 street NV,
Wednesday evening at 8. His
subject will be: The Stamps of
China" Public invited.
The Silver Spring Philatelic So
ciety will stage a festival program
for Junior collectors at the County
Building. Colesville road, Thurs
day evening at 7. Material ex-
hibited by Juniors will be judged
and prizes awarded. There also
will be an auction at which only
juniors may bid. Those desiring
to participate in the show should
call w. c. Summers, Sligo 1869,
before Wednesday. The public is
invited to attend the meeting.
Earl Macmillan, 720 East Uni
versity street. Bloomington. Ind.
lis sponsoring a special Santa
Claus Christmas Seal cover to be
Ipostmarked at Santa Claus, Ind.
November 10, when the 1851
Christmas Seals go on sale. Seno
Is cents in wrapped coins for each
example wanted. Profits pledged
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