Evening star., 1955-07-10
By JAMES WALDO FAwcETT

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National Federation Of Stamp
Clubs have come out strongly
against the proposal that the
Post ONCE Department Of the
Government Of the United
States should issue q COM
memorative stamp to publicize
the 10th anniversary of the
United Nations. Opposition to
the project took the form Of a
vote Of "a per cent negative
rs compared with SO per cent
affirmative.
The Federation also con-
demned commemorative sug-
gested for the 50th anniversary
Of the Explorers Club and the
Tooth anniversary Of the
founding Of Elmira College.
It likewise turned thumbs
down on q series Of stamps
intended to honor the Amer
ican theater.
A fair inference is that
philatelists are opposed to
commemorative for mino r
causes or occasions. It is pos
sible that they are hostile to
all commemorative. Perhaps
the day Of the commemorative
adhesive is past. It may be
dawning on collectors that
special stickers In small edi-
tions serve little, il any useful
purpose. A stamp produced in
only 110 million copies for q
Nation Of 1876 million people
could be simply q wasted
effort. The contrary point Of
view-namely that any stamp
really worth issuing should be
manufactured and distributed
In large editions and for sew
eral years-appears to be
growing in popularity.
The philatelic public, mean
while, has grown tired Of high
denomination labels never
really required for postal
duty. Announcement Of . 81
stamp for Patrick Henry and
o S. stamp for Alexander
Hamilton has irritated 80 out
Of every 100 collectors who
has bothered to think about
1t. This is evident from q
telephone poll Of Washington
philatelists conducted by The
Star. showing only one in
dividual in favor and every
body else queried opposed.
As forecast by The Star, the
Scent Atoms for Peace stamp
shows two spheres with q
frame consisting Of q quota
ton from q speech by Presi-
dent Eisenhower: ITO find the
way by which the inventive
ness Of man shall be conse-
Grated to his life" The new
adhesive will be released ex-
clusively in Washington, July
%. It was designed by George
r. Cox, Brookhaven National
Laboratory, Upton, N. Y.
Mrs. Conway Zirkle. Secane.
Pa. has succeeded Stephen @.
Rich as secretary and assist
ant treasurer Of the American
Philatelic Congress.
II. Z. Harris q Co., 1908
Transit Building, Boston II,
announces q new full-color
illustrated stamp collectors
catalog, copies of which may
be had gratis on application.
Enclose clipping Of this notice.
Coins and jewels valued
allegedly at $1,000 recently
were recovered by Philadelphia
police officers following q
burglary at Creed's Card Shop.
Z. John Long, 1901 Exeter
road. Bethesda IA, Md, is the
author Of an interesting illus
trated article, "The Stamp
Business Keeps Booming" in
the American Legion Magazine
for June.
Harold Shapiro, Mayor Of
Miami Beach, Fla, is a stamp
collector, specializing in the
issues Of Israel.
The Van Dahl Publications,
Inc, Albany, Oreg.. have
brought out q United States
Postal Card Catalog, edited by
George M. Martin, as a hand
book Of the United States
Postal Stationery Society. It
contains listings Of all postal
cards issued by the Govern
ment since 1873.
Italy has produced two
stamps in memory Of Amerigo
Vespucci, the navigator for
whom America was named-by
the geographer Waldseemuller
Carl p. Rueth of Linn's
Weekly Stamp News wants to
know why nothing has been
done about the long-overdue
stamp in memory of Gen
John ]. Pershing. "the Known
Soldier of World War l."
Centennial slogan cancella-
ton dies have been author
lied for use in Ithaca, Mich.
North Branch, Mich, and
Elizabeth. N. j.
France continues its policy
Of honoring important con-
tributors to the sum total oi
French civilization. The most
recent list of such PERSONAL
ties admitted to the national
philatelic gallery includes