Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

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from the Arch Of Titus in
Rome may be featured.
First of the projected por-
trait stamps under study is
that in memory of Senator
Robert A. Taft. which should
be a gesture in aid Of the cam
paign against cancer whether
1t officially is authorized for
that purpose or not. Next in
the famous Americans" class
might be the long-awaited
commemorative for Gen. John
j. Pershing for which a draw
ing was made in the generals
lifetime by Edward B. Martin.
A third possibility often dis
cussed could be an adhesive
for Stephen T. Mather, "Fa-
ther of the National Parks"
Other heroes of peace whose
names are known to have been
considered are: Asa Gray,
botanist: William H. McGuf-
fey, compiler Of the McGuf-
fey readers; Sidney Porter,
better known as o. Henry.
short-story writer: Thomas
Hopkins Gallaudet, teacher of
the deaf; John w. Alexander,
painter; Jacob Perkins, inven-
tor of the art of steel engrav-
ing: Samuel Osgood. Postmas-
ter General, 1789-1791; Alex
ander Hamilton and Andrew
w. Mellon. secretaries of the
Treasury: Gorge Eastman,
camera inventor; Noah Web
ster, dictionary editor; Benja-
min Franklin Goodrich, rub
Der induStrialist; Edna st.
Vincent Millay, poet; Jacob
Riis, sociologist: George Gersh-
win, composer; Babe Ruth.
baseball player; DR.. Harvey
w. Wiley, pure food crusader;
Mother elizabeth Ann Bay
ley) Seton, founder of the Sis
tiers of Charity.
A stamp to mark the dedi-
cation of Big Bend National
Park next October has been
requested and probably will
be issued. Several other scenic
labels also are indicated.
The new regular postage
series anticipated since 1852
may be started, and among
the subjects may be certain
outstanding American indus
tries, such as farming. manu-
featuring, transportation, COM
munications, "show business"
and education.
There is a good chance that
the American Legion will be
granted a 35th anniversary
commemorative. Migration of
the Acadians from Nova SEQ
tia to Louisiana in IT'S is an
other good bet"
Contradicting rumors that
Bureau of Engraving and
Printing officials privately
favor offset, Associate Director
Henry j. Holtzclaw told the
Senate subcommittee on
Treasury-Post Office appro-
priations: There is nothing
on earth that will substitute
for steel engraved printing pro-
duced by the steel intaglio
process. That is the finest
printing on earth today and
that is the reason we use that
process for producing United
States currency and Federal
Reserve notes-because it is
the best"
x. Y. z. writes: 81 wonder
why nobody has mentioned
the fact that rotogravure
stamps are soft surface
stamps, easily damaged by or
binary handling. The beauti-
full Hungarian stamps I
brought back from Budapest
in 1889 are wrecks despite my
efforts to protect them" An
other reader. M. M. K, COM
ments on 1.-The sickness" of
roto stamps and deplores their
tendency to exude mucilage.
1t developed last week that.
if the Government wishes to
economic in the printing of
savings bonds while preserving
the traditional engraving
process. it may do so by cut
ting the size of the bonds in
half. thus making it possible
to construct plates of 48 in
place of the prevailing "a.
Sol Glass Of Baltimore is in
the Bahamas for a vacation
after completing the manu-
script Of his book on United
States commemorative from
1945 to date, soon to be pub
lshed.
Other mass uction
printing establishments which
might wish to compete for con-
tracts to manufacture United
States postage stamps by sur
face-printing processes are:
Edwards and Deutsch Litho-
graphing Co., Chicago; Flem-