Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13
Phhotelie News - -
Four Senators Indorse Proposals
For Stamps Concentrating Heroes

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come resulting from the sale
Of stamps for mailing purposes
is turned over to the United
States postal authorities which
operate the q. N. post ONCE"
Readers report that the g.
cent Statue Of Liberty stamp
is not available at local postal
stations. It may be obtained
at the Philatelic Agency, how
ever.
The Soviet Union is to have
q new nag. This means that
all the nag stamps Of Russia
up to 1854 now are out-of- date.
Moscow postal authorities
probably win take advantage
Of the chance to bring out
new stickers showing the new
banner for sale abroad. Rus
slams under the bloody ham
mer and sickle are forbidden
the right to practice the free
worlds favorite hobby.
Australia on June 9 brought
out q SID bicolored stamp to
mark the 10th anniversary Of
the Australian Red Cross
Society.
The photograph used in de-
signing the Scent George
Eastman centennial stamp was
taken in 1921.
Booklet editions Of the 3
cent Statue Of Liberty stamp
will be available on June 30.
Italy is honOring her heroes
Of peace" in stamps commend.
rating Alfredo Catalani. must.
clan; Marco Polo, explorer:
Carlo Collodi, author Of
"Pinocchio": Silvio Pellico.
patriot and writer: Amerigo
Vespucci, explorer. and Bar.
santi and Matteucci, invent
orS.
The Waterloo Centennial.
Inc, Waterloo, Iowa, win spon.
sor q cachet for the centennial
celebration, June 20 to 20.
Send self-addreSsed stamped
standard 63z envelope to H. D.
Allen, Waterloo, Iowa.
Austria has issued Q I
schilling olive brown stamp
for the 50th anniversary Of the
Esperanto movement.
Col. Otis Sadtler, who died
on June 5, was an active and
popular member Of the Wash.
ington Philatelic Society and
recently had lectured before it
on his collection Of the stamps
Of Canada.
The Post Once Department
Is trying to save money by
cutting it, publicity mailing
lists.
Anthony Strum, 1928 Ninth
street NV. has been admitted
to membership in the Society
Of Philatelic Americans.
The stamp collection Of Mrs.
Eileen de Coppet was sold at
auction by H. r. Harmer's
Galleries, New York, June l
to 4, for q total of $50, 240.50.
A slogan cancellation die il
being used at Mystic, Conn.
for the tercentenary of that
towns seafaring history.
The Arts and Industries
Building of the Smithsonian
Institution is being redecorated
and while that work IL pro.
ceding the reference collec.
ton Of the philatelic division
will be closed. Exhibition
frames. however. are on dis
play as usual.
The American Topical As
ISOLATION will stage Q conven-
ton and exhibition at the
Miami Hotel. Dayton, Ohio,
June 10 to 20.
Mrs. Catherine L. Manning,
philatelic curator emeritus Of
the Smithsonian Institution
and first lady In the world Of
stamps" has been III with
pneumonia in Arlington Hos.
pital. but Is reported improv-
ing.
The Northern Virginia
Stamp Club will meet ct the
Falls Church Recreation Cen.
ter, 168 East Broad street.
Falls Church, tomorrow we
ming ct 8. Visitors welcome.
The Collector Club Of
Washington viii meet at 40
Seventh street NV. Wednes-
day evening ct 3. Nomination
and election Of officers. All
members urged to attend and
participate.