Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-01

: Postmaster General Arthur
z. Summerfield on Thursday
announced that the new regu-
lar series Of stamps win con-
sist Of 10 denominations, as
follows: "a, 1, 11a, 2. 8. 4. 5. 6.
Z. 8, 9, 10, 20, 80, 40, so cents.
81 and IS.
This means that the Az, IL,
IL, Is, IA, is, Is, II. IS, 10, 81,
%, "a, IS cents and So labels
are being dropped from the
standard set. An added rum
ner" is the 40 cent value.
For one specimen OF each
of the IL new stamps a coli
lector will pay $7.96 as against
$11.89 for the old series now
going into the discard.
Collectors who have not yet
acquired the 1938-1943 set
should realize that some Of its
values are certain to be re-
tired shortly and all Of them
will be discontinued as
promptly as existing stocks are
used up. No further printings
of the old series will be or
dered from the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing.
Whether a SIS stamp actu-
ally is needed is a question.
During 1853 $50. 900 copies Of
the current highest value were
distributed to post Offices, but
this number obviously is small
as compared with the millions
of adheSives in general use.
Collectors who invest SIS in
a single scrap of paper" are
sure to wonder why the Gov
eminent considers such a
"block buster" necessary.
The average American phil
latelist never will see a copy
of the S. label that he can
call his own.
Harry L. Lindquist, presi-
dent of the National Fedora
ton of Stamp Clubs. writing in
Stamps Magazine, New York.
for July 81, discloses that, as
long ago as April n. the
Postmaster General withdrew
the long-standing request" Of
the Post Office Department to
users of high-value stamps
that all such stickers be de-
stroyed to prevent their COM
ing into the philatelic market.
Lee Lawrie, the sculptor
who modelled the Sewer on the
top of the State Capitol at
Lincoln, Nebr.. reproduced in
outline on the Scent Nebraska
Territory commemorative. was
born at Rixdorf, Germany,
October 10, 1877, and was
brought to America as a child.
After elementary schooling in
Chicago and Baltimore, he
studied under Augustus st.
Gaudens and other sculptors
and then achieved a Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree at Yale
University in 1910, remaining
there as an instructor until
1918. Also teaching at Har-
ward, he acted as a sculptor
consultant to various archltec-
t,lral firms and the Chicago
Century of Progress and New
York Worlds Fair expositions.
The Architect Of the Capitol
brought him to WASHINGTON.
and he created a portrait OF
s. F. B. Morse and panels
illustrating Wisdom. Patriot
ism and Courage for the
United States Senate chamber.
other examples of his work
are on display at the National
Academy of Sciences. He mace
the Gen. Lesley j. McNalr
memorial plaque at the Army
war College and the statue OF
George Washington at Wash
ington Cathedral. He likewise
Is represented at the Octagon
House, headquarters OF the
American Institute OF Arcni-
tects: Los Angeles Public
Library, st. Thomas Church
New York; United States Mill
tary Academy, West Point,
N. Y; Church of st. Vincent
Ferrer, New York: Myron Tay-
lor Hall. Cornell University,
ithaca, N. Y: Free Library,
Pawtucket, r. l.: Hardness
Memorial Quadrangle, New
Haven: R. c. A. Building
with figure Of Atlas, New
York: Box Singing Tower,
FLORIDA. louisiana and Penn