Evening star., 1952-10-26
Election Doesn't Interfere
With '53 Stamp Program
By james Waldo Fowcett

Is cents in carefully wrapped
coin to Edward H. Cam. Secre-
tary, Fredericksburg Lodge.
Fredericksburg, Va.
When the Scent Gutenberg
Bible stamp went on sale Sep
tember 80, 586,605 copies were
sold in the Washington City Post
Office and postal stations and
662,87 copies at the Philatelic
Agency. The number of first
day covers Cancelled was 387,O78.
Four photographs from Life
magazine have been adapted to
stamp designs by the postal
authorities of Turkey. They
show Turkish soldiers in Korea.
The General Services Admin
iStration Stamp Club exhibition
at the Department of Commerce
Building, Fourteenth street at
Constitution avenue, will con-
tinue until Friday.
Bertil A. Renborg has retired
from his position as chief of the
United Nations postal admin
istration. His successor will be
Reider Tvedt, Norwegian.
An article on the churches of
Spain is the principal feature Of
the October number of Coros
Chronicle. magazine of the Col
lectors of Religion on Stamps
Society. but the same issue also
contains material on the Round
Tower of Copenhagen. a stamp
travelogue of Vienna churches,
symbols of the Menorah stamp
and other stamps of Israel, Gu
tenberg and the printing of the
Bible. Confucius, Santiago de
Compostela. Saints in Philately,
Our Lady of the Pillar and the
Lutheran World Federation As
Sembly. The president of CoroS
is George A. Rowse and he may
be addressed at BIT East Central
Park avenue, Davenport. Iowa.
The Library of Congress in
vltes stamp collectors especially
to visit its exhibitions relating
to Burgoyne's surrender at Sara
toga and the life and writings
of Hans Christian Andersen.
Both may be viewed between 8
am. and 10 pm. weekdays;
11:30 am. to 10 pm. Sundays.
Albert F. Kunze of the Pan
American Union and Franklin
R. Bruins. jr., of the Smithsonian
Institution will take active part
in the program arranged by the
American Stamp Dealers Asso-
citation for the National Postage
Stamp Show, New York City.
November 21 to %, inclusive.
Harry L. LlndquiSt, president
Of the National Federation of
Stamp Clubs and editor and
publisher of Stamps Magazine,
New York, will be in Washing
ton Friday and Saturday, reg
istered at the Statler Hotel.
Connie Sue Swope. 11-year-
old daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Felix D. SWope of Alexandria,
is an enthusiastic stamp COL
lector. She attends George
Mason School and also is in
terested in music.
Francis j. McGlynn. Evans
Building. reports that Beard
craft topical albums and pages
for the same now are available
for collectors specializing in
stamps showing animals, birds,
flags. flowers, maps, ships, trains,
musical, athletic and religious
subjects.
Specialists in stamps relating
to the fishing industry and ich-
thyology will be aided in their
hobby by The Book of Fishes"
edited by DR.. John Oliver
LaGorce and published by the
National Geographic Society.
1t is encyclopedia in scope, but
eminently readable as a con-
nected narrative. Hundreds of
illustrations, many in full color,
supplement the text.
The new scent United Ma
tions stamp was released yester-
day Orders may be sent to
u. N. headquarters in New York.
Delivery. however. should not be
expected Immediately.
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