Evening star., 1954-11-07
Stamp News

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second part was placed In cir
culation several months ago,
next years encyclopedia" Of
philately" now is completely
available at bookstores and
stamp shops. But this bible"
Of the worlds fayorite hobby
is more than that. Its 1,240
pages Of text and Illustrations
add up to make a history of
civilization, including such de-
terents to progress as fascisnn /
and communism.
In the Italian section. for
example, may be found the
earliest postal adhesives to be
employed for the propaganda
Of Mussolini, produced to COM
r1lemorate the march on Rome
in 1922; and in the German
section the swastika water
mark, synbolizing the Ma
tional Socialist movement Of
Hitler, begins to appear on
labels showing portraits OF
Hindenburg and Frederick the
Great in 1888.
Soviets Began Poison Drives
OF course, both Fascist re-
gimes got the idea from Soviet
Russia, which began to use
postage stamps in it's drive to
poison world opinion in 1918
and still continues to manu-
facture Communist propa-
ganda stickers for export, de-
spite the fact that philately
Is forbidden-along with pet
animals and birds-behind the
Iron Curtain. Forty-eight
pages of Scott's are required
merely to list and picture the
hideous u. S. S.. r. emissions.
proving the degradation OF art
under the blight of material
ism.
A demonstration of the OPP
posite value of art still faith
full to classic freedom is
available in the section of the
catalogue devoted to Greece,
whose postal paper from 1861
onward has been distinguished
for esthetic excellence as well
as for democratic ideology.
Other small countries deserv-
ing of similar tribute are
Switzerland, The Netherlands,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Fin
land. Denmark, Norway and
Sweden.
For Beauty and Vision
The stamps of Austria, fill
ing 27 pages, are worthy OF
special attention both for
their beauty and for their sig
nificance as windows" look
ing out upon history, the arts
and the sciences. A like
observation applies to the
adhesives of France and col
onies.
Volume l of the Scott "en-
cyclopedia" opens with the
portion devoted to the United
States and possessions, listing
and depicting all issues from
the rare Alexandria, Va. pro-
visionals of 1846, priced at
$4,000 and $4,000 respectively,
to the Scent violet Nebraska
Territory (Sower) commence
rative of 1854.
Then follows the section for
Great Britain and Colonies
366 pages-and "the American
nations" from Argentina to
Venezuela-365 pages.
Aid to Intelligent Collecting
Study of SCOTS catalogue
is imperative for intelligent
collecting. IT likewise is rec
commended for the perusal of
readers VINO. up to now. may
care nothing about philately,
but who are interested in "the
increase and diffusion of
knowledge" in other worthy
fields of enterprise.
Companion books in q
standard stamp collectors Ii
brary are: SCOTS Specialized
United States Stamp Cata-
logue; the Bureau Issues As
sociation's United States
Postage Stamps. 1945-1952,"
edited by Sol Glass and dis
tributed by H. l.. Lindquist,
New York: Nicolas Sanabria
Co.'S "Airpcst Catalogue" for
1854; Prescs Holden Thorp's
Catalogue Of United States
Stamped Envelopes; the same
authors Complete Guide to
Stamp Collecting" distributed
by Grosset & Dunlap, New
York: Ernest A. Kehr's Ro-
nance of Stamp Collecting"
published by Thomas Y. Cro-
well Co., New York, and the
Post Office Departments "best
seller" Postage Stamps Of the
United States. 1847 to 1883"
Miscellaneous Notes
The Post Office Department
and the Smithsonian Institu-
tion will stage important dis
plays of stamps and proofs at
the American Stamp Dealers
Association National Postage
Stamp Show at the list In
fantry Regiment Armory, New
York City, November 10 to 81.
Waterloo, Iowa, will have a
special slogan cancellation die
for American Education Week.
closing November IA. Send self
addressed stamp covers to
postmaster for processing.
When the 20-cent special
delivery stamp went on first
STAMPS AND COINS.
1884 Master Global Supp. new n
eupEeme Glohal Album, $2a so. JOHi
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