Evening star., 1953-04-05
PhHoteic News
By jones Woldo Epwcett

The projected commemo-
rative for the golden ami
VerSary of aviation lends added
Importance to the publication
of the scientific papers of VIII
bur and Orville Wright, spon-
sored by Oberlin College and
supervised and directed by the
McGraw-Hill Book Co. Two
volumes Of papers on deposit
In the Library of Congress
since 194s viii be released
prior to December II, the s50th
anniversary of the first success
ful flight at Kitty Hawk. N. c.
These books. documenting and
illustrating the stamp, natu-
rally will be "musts" to col
lectors specializing in stamps
relating to aeronautics.
More than 200 lots Of stamps
donated by outstanding philat-
elists for the benefit of the
New York Herald Tribune
Fresh Air Fund are to be sold
at auction at the Hotel Astor.
New York City, May Is. Read
ers desiring to contribute spec
linens to be included in the
sale are asked to mount them
on their personal stationery
and send them to Ernest A.
Kehr, stamp editor of the
Herald Tribune, before April 20.
Adolf B. Bondy, 904 Newhall
street, Silver Spring. Md, re-
ports the loss of a collection Of
stamps and coins valued at
nearly $4,000. This property
disappeared from his home
while he was absent with his
family on q vacation tour.
Montgomery County police are
investigating.
Collectors interested. in jap
anese stamps are asking
whether Japan is planning a
stamp to match the American
commemorative for the CEN
tenary of Commodore Matthew
C. Perry's arrival at Yeddo,
July 8, 1853.
The first United Nations
stamps of 1853 will be released
April "a. They are 3 and 5
cent values and only two mil
lion copies of each denomina-
ton are being printed.
Readers who have not yet
remitted for their Easter seals
are requested to do so prompt
". The fund-raising drive for
1853 will be continued indef1-
nitely, but the D. C. Society
for Crippled Children, Inc.
would appreciate the CO.
operation of all its friends to
the end that it's campaign re-
port may be completed soon.
Headquarters of the drive are
at 1857 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, and supplies of the 1858
Easter seals still are available
there.
The Telephone Almanac for
this year has been published
and copies may be obtained
at the Offices of the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone
Co.
A helpful article on the
Millesimes Of the Stamps Of
France, by Fred Hieber ap-
pears in the S. P. A. Journal
for April.
Among new applicants for
membership in the Society
of Philatelic Americans are:
Gerard o. Sword, 1886 Six
teenth street NV, and Gui-
seppe Luppichini. 2901 Quebec
street NV.
The Washington Press, New
ark, N. j., announces publica-
ton of a specialized album for
the stamps Of Ireland.
Special slogan cancellations
are to be had from post
masters at MarshalltoWn,
Iowa; Pigeon, Mich; Ottawa,
ILL.,; Mitchell, Ind: Nashua,
N. H.; New Bethlehem, Pa;
Belfast, Me-; Assumption, ILL.,;
Strawberry Point, Iowa; San
Mateo and Redwood City,
Calf, and Winchester, Va.
Send self-addressed, stamped
envelopes under covers marked:
For commemorative slogan
cancellations when ready"
The Woodbridge Stamp Club
will meet at 2206 Rhode Island
avenue NE. tomorrow evening
at 9 o'clock. Visitors welcome.
Victor S. McCloskey, jr., de-
signed the Scent Ohio COM
memorative, but he merely
followed the directions of per-
sons in Chillicothe and is not
responsible for the bad art"
of the composition.
j. H. Weimer, Box 410, Or
lando, Fla, has issued an
illustrated catalogue for his
45th precancel auction, with
bids closing April 10. Copies
gratis on application. Inclose
clipping of this notice.
Stamp collectors interested
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