Evening star., 1953-02-22
PhiIoteIic News
Danes Announce Stamp
For Cultural Campaign
By james WoIdo Fowcett

lido foWcett
from Bismarck's Danish War Of
1864, one incident Of which
was the wrecking of the origi-
nal Skamlingsbanken obelisk,
reconstructed In 1866.
But much more than land
is represented in the Graens-
foreningen stamp. The Danish
language, Danish literature,
Danish painting, Danish sculp-
ture, Danish music. the Dam
ish ballet and many other
forms OF culture-even Danish
cuisine-are involved in the
movement which the new COM
memorative is intended to adj
vance. Many Danish-Americans,
including some in California
and some here In Washington,
are faithful adherents of the
cause.
J. H. Weimer. Box. 40, Or
lando. Fla. has issued an IL
Illustrated catalogue for a pre-
cancel auction, closing March 3.
Harmer. Rookie & Co., New
York. has sold the Italian
states. Lombardy = Venetia,
Ceylon and Victoria stamp
collections Of the late Rear
Admiral Frederic r. Harris for
a total Of approximately
100000.
The 35th Philatelic Congress
Of Great Britain will be held
at Whitley Bay. Northumber-
land. June 9 to IL.
Albert ]. Zern. ! North La
Sale street, Minneapolis.
Mimi. reports that his home
was looted on January 2 Of the
following material: Three file
boxes Of United States plate
number blocks. specialized COL
lection Of precanceled Mothers
Day stamps, accumulation Of
Hitler items. collection Of Uni
versal Postal Union stamps on
cover. albums of mint Dem
mark. Sweden and Norway,
specialized collection Of Italy
and colonies. collection Of Ger
many and colonies, large uni
versal collection in blue Scott
International album.
Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Robert E. Fellers has been
Ill with pneumonia but is re-
covering.
The Scent National Guard
commemorative will go on sale
in Washington exclusively to-
morrow at 8 am.
Italy is bringing out a stamp
to mark the fifth anniversary
Of the Atlantic pact.
Ell Salvador has authorized
three regular postage and
three airmail stamps in hom-
age to Jose Marti, Cuban
patriot. born q century ago.
Representative James B.
Utt Of California wants a
stamp for the third national
Boy Scout jamboree at the
Irvine Ranch near San Diego.
July II to %.
Great Britain's coronation
set will consist of these de-
nominations: 21ad for do
mestic letters; Id for foreign
letters: 1sh Sd and 1sh Sd for
airmail.
Specialists in the stamps Of
Japan are invited to COM
municate with the Japan
Postal Cultural Association.
care of the Ministry of Postal
Services. Azabu Post Office.
Tokyo, Japan. publishers Of
Japan and Stamps. q monthly
magazine. and sponsors Of
firSt-day covers for collectors.
The West German Postal
Administration has awarded
a Heinrich Won Stephan medal
to the Pan American Union
in recognition of "fine inter-
national cooperation"
Vatican City is bringing out
q series of stamps in observ-
ance Of the 5Oth anniversary
of the martyrdom Of st. Maria
Goretti, a child killed in 1908
and canonized in 1850.
Stamp collectors are urged
to see the exhibition Of draw
ings from Punch, the British
hunnor magazine. current at
the Library Of Congress.
The British-American Fell
lowship, headed by Viscount
Cranborne. MP, Is seeking
correspondents in the United
States 2faYnfa collectors nnd