Evening star., 1953-08-16
PhIoteEc News
Taft Stamp Is Wanted to Aid Cancer Campaign
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new administration to termi-
nate the delay. Last Tuesday,
however, it was announced
that the commemorative for
Gen. George S. Patton, jr.,
also intended to honor the
Armed Forces of the United
States Army, will go on first
day sale at Fort Knox, KY,
Armistice Day, November IL.
w. j. Eek, Stamp-collecting
globe trotter. and his wife have
returned from an eight
month trip around the world,
visiting Egypt, Ceylon, Malay
States, Australia, Tasmania,
New Zealand, Indonesia and
many other countries. They
made the first half of their
circumnavigation in a Dutch
ship, the second half in an
American vessel. Mr.. Eek re-
ports that people from the
United States seem to be pop
ular in Australia and New
Zealand particularly, where
American help in World War
II is appreciated. The Ecks
reside at 705 Thirty-first
street South, Arlington, Va,
when they are not travelling.
Virginia Woodin, president
of the General Services Ad-
ministration Stamp Club, also
collects portrait dolls. Part
of her accumulation, drama
tizing the coronation of King
George vi. currently is on dis
play at the Clarendon Trust
Co., 1892 Wilson boulevard.
Franklin R. Bruins, jr.,
philatelic curator of the Smith
sonian Institution, reports that
his Division of Philately re-
ceived 125 individual acces-
sions during the fiscal year
ended June 30, mainly
through gifts" The total
number of specimens added to
the Government collection was
19,400, so that the approx
mate number of specimens
now in custody of the division
is about $4,000. Among the
deposits" was a group OF
counterfeit stamps-148 in all
submitted by the Treasury
Department. The Post Office
Department continued to con-
tribute only one copy of the
three examples of each new
issue forwarded by the Uni
versal Postal Union, whereas
three copies was the standard
practice prior to the Roosevelt
and Truman administrations.
Selected foreign stamps from
incoming mail processed at the
Smithsonian Institutions main
Office and the Library of Con-
gress mailroom also were re-
ceived by Mr.. Bruins during
the year. Gifts in addition to
these were offered by repre-
sentatives of Australia, Mica
ragua, Norway, the Neither
lands, Monaco. San Marino
and Southern Rhodesia. An
anonymous collector in New
York presented a 12-volume
collection of Indian native
states and a nine-volume col
lection of Afghanistan. John
r. Boxer, jr., gave United
States precancels; John P. V.
Heinmuller, 1871 specimens OF
Belgium, Belgian Congo and
Belgian East Africa; Philip H.
Platzker, collections illustrat-
ing Easter, the Ten Command
ments, the Lords Prayer and
the oath Psalm; Philip H.
Ward, jr.. rare varieties OF
United States: Eugene N.
CostaIes and Malcolm Mac
Gregor, philatelic literature.
Bridge CoIendor
Wright Players. o317
Blair road; pair game. 7:30.
TOMORRoW-Federal Bridge League,
5openj. 7:45. Dixie Wright Players
Tuckerman 2-O729 for reservations
UESDAY-Andrews Air Force Base
Oficers' Bridge Club, master point
pair game, 7:45. State Department
Bridge Club. executive dining room
Board Boar 's@s5 sss5 Fss:nth ~9e nt.tins as'ays
= washington Bridge
League, willard Hotel: master point
pair game (open). 7:45.
Club. Gordon Hotel;
pair game, 7:45. Penthouse Bridge
League. Health. Education and Welfare
5Tlag; 7GIag, Cub 14Sl Harvard; pair game
,ATuRDiY-wBL women's Auxiliary,
sheraton-Park Hotel: master. point
pair game (members only. 1Z:3y.
Chess Club, pair game, 7:46. WeMn
Club. 1732 Massachusetts,; pAlf game
7:zk,