Evening star., 1954-03-07
PhiIotelic News
Glass New Stump Book
Reflects Official View

ODVohAAS dutIiOrlZaC1On Tor
the Scent Postage Stamp
Centennial (Cipex) issues. He
gives only the official ac-
count Of the Scent Doctors
stamp, emitting all references
to how Sir Luke Fildes' ia
nous picture Of 1.-THE Doctor"
was chosen for reproduction
on 1t. But he discusses the
background of the Scent Mis-
sissippi Territory commemora-
tive, explaining that the idea
for it originated with the Cap
itol City Philatelic Club Of
Jackson. The Scent Four
Chaplains stamp is attributed
by Mr.. Glass to Claire A.
Wolff Of New York, press
agent for the Interfaith-in-
Action Committee. He claims
the honors for the Scent
Francis Scott Key commence
rative for himself. saying that
on numerous occasions" he
urged its authorization.
Some of Mr.. Glass chap
ters are sketchier than others.
1t is plain that he was more
deeply concerned with some
stamps than with all stamps
on an equal footing. For ex-
ample. he allots only a page
and a half to the Scent Palo-
mar Mountain Observatory
label Of 1948 and similar space
to the Scent Clara Barton ad-
hesive Of the same year. Moth
ing is mentioned about the
protests against the Scent
Poultry Industry Commence
rative" forced upon the Post
Office Department by Congress
at the instigation of the edi-
tor OF a poultry trade maga-
zine. Neither does Mr.. Glass
comment on the resemblance
between the Scent Gold Star
Mothers stamp of 1948 and a
Soviet Russian propaganda
sticker.
Postal Archives Restricted.
But Mr.. Glass has ample
excuse for not telling the sto-
ries behind the postal issues
with which he deals. His book
is a strictly official report on
the stamps released between
l945 and 1852. He has not
had access to the Post Office
Department archives. A regu-
lation dating back at least half
a century debarred him from
peruSal of the departments
records and correspondence.
Neither he nor anybody else
could write the ideal book
about United States stamps so
long as that restriction pre-
walls. The work he has done
is meritorious in itself and he
deserves congratulation for it.
Participants in the annual
poll Of United States stamps
conducted by Linn's Weekly
Stamp News, Sidney, Ohio,
have voted the Scent New
York Tercentennial commem-
orative "the best design" of
1858. With much more en-
thusiasm. however, they de-
cided that the unwanted 81
cent Trucking Industry sticker
was "the worst design" and the
Scent mud-colored Ohio Ses-
quicentennial label "the next
worst" Both of the horror"
stamps were designed by anna
teurS outside the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing.
Post Office Department off,
GERS are giving serious consid-
GRAFTON to a stamp in tribute
to George Eastman, camera
inventor and manufacturer,
sponsor of a long list of phil
anthropies centered at Roch-
ester, N. Y, including founda-
tionS for music. art, science
and social dentistry. The hun
dredth anniversary of his birth
will occur on July IL.
When the Scent Statue Of
Liberty stamp, engraved in red
and blue. goes on first-day
sale. Francis Cardinal Spell
man may be a participant in
the ceremony. He is believed
to have been the first advocate
of the use of the motto. I'm
God We Trust" on postal ad-
heSiveS for mail going abroad.
A stamp in honor of Mary,
Mother of Christ, is being
urged by several members of
Congress.
The Northern Virginia Stamp
Club will meet at the Officers
Club. Fort Myer, tomorrow
evening at 4.