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SILVER SPRING - Three edroom
nouse with 1S-ft. greenhouse; house
mas hardwood frs, full bsmt. with
root cellar, unfin. attic. DEF. ga
rage. OWNER. JU. 5-250g.
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ROCKVILLE. Twinbrook Forest: l.
yr. old; mod. part brk. home: 4 bed
rms. assume CT In. see and make
offer. GA 4-S17b
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MASS. AVE. EXT.-OPEN SUNDAY.
TO 6--600O Namakagan I'd
Christmas Special-this owner must
be Santa Claus to give away this
ori e. Stone and brick with 3 huge
bedrms. and 3 full baths plus full
carpeting and expensive Grapes.
The price tage is $4,000 out we
may run a special sale this week
END Directions: Out Mass. ave. ext
TO SanEsmore rd tat firehousel. left
e q WXNEI Z OI 0.99oR
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Colonial MARYLAND

Although Cecil Calvert, the
second Lord Baltimore, re-
ceived his charter in 1882, he
never visited his Maryland
colony. Under his brother
Francis the colony resorted to
barter and the use of tobacco
as money. AS in the other
colonies, this proved unsatis-
factory.
After much urging, Cecil
Calvert struck a few coins in
England. Before any of them
could be distributed Maryland
had a minor revolution. In
1861 the assembly passed an
act to provide for minting coins
in the colony. Instead of COM
plying with it, Francis Calvert
sent to England for more of
the coins minted in 1859. The
Lord Baltimore coins. which
were underweight. did not
meet with a favorable response.
A shilling, Sixpence. and
threepence pieces were issued,
all in silver. The fewer copper
coins in existence are probably
the specimens originally sent
to Francis Calvert. All the
coins in this series are quite
scarce and valuable today.
The first privately struck
coin to acquire general circu-
lation was the Chalmers silver
token, made in 1888 by I.
Chalmers. a talented gold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14
STAMPS TELL
A STORY

Stamps usually commence
rate the past. but Italy has a
new one that, is a step ahead
Of the most scientific engineer
ing.
A 25-lire stamp issued for
the international Astronauti-
cal Federation meeting in
Rome September 1922, shows
a space satellite orbitil.g the
earth-as a number may be do
ing within the next year or so.
Twenty-four nations, inciud-
ing both the United States and
Russia, were represented at the
meeting, Pierson ostrow re-
ports.
Prof. Frederick c. Durant OF
Concord. Mass. outgoing pres
ident, predicted that many
satellites such as that shown
on the stamp would have TO
be sent circling around the
earth before man learned
enough TO take of on a voyage
into outer space.
STAMP illustrated from
KHtckerbocker Stamp Co..
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BY BELMONT FAIRIES

Washington will be we'll rep
resented at the American Phil
atelic Congress exhibition Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday at
the National Philatelic Museum
in Philadelphia.
Svend Yort, president of the
Washington Philatelic Society,
is showing Danish and Norwe-
gian stampless covers DR..
George L. Fite has an exhibit
of the One Cent 1861. David
Kohn and Capt. T. S. Duke
shire have both entered Con-
federate covers. Mr.. Kohn spe-
cializes in South Carolina and
Capt. Dukeshire in naval and
patriotic covers.
The first Congress session for
the discussion of original phil
atelic papers will be held Fri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14
CAMERA CLUBS

Justice William o. Douglas
will speak at the National
Photographic SOciety's meet
ing Wednesday at 8:15 pm.
in the auditorium of the Nat
ural History Building, Tenth
and Constitution avenue NV.
He will show slides and tell
experiences in a talk, "A Tour
of Russia" based upon his
own travels. For color slide
competition members will bring
four each. Last color awards
went to Selma Anderson (2),
Robert j, Phillips, Eileen
Caller, Dick Boyle, Hayden
Estey.
The USDA Photographic
ROundtable will meet Friday
at 8 pm. in room 1909 South
Agriculture Building. Recorded
lecture, Nearby and Closeups"
by the noted biologist and ex-
hibitor B. j. KaSton, APSA,
of New Britain, Conn. Talk
will include discussion of tech
niques for closeups and mag
nifications. Following the lee
ture there will be a print and
slide clinic with members
bringing four each of black
white and color slides. At the
October meeting, Sandra r.
Thaw, APSA, welcomed the
Roundtable into membership
of Photographic Society of
America. Ollie Fife was mod
orator of print discussion.
Washington Society of Cine
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. meet
ing, tomorrow night at 8:15,
at the General Services Audi
forum. between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth on F street
NV. Two 8 nm. and one 16
nm. contest entries in the So
ciety's annual contest. Demon
stration of editing" led by
experienced movie makers. For
information, call Henry l..
Hynson, JU. 9-7755. On Octo-
Der 5, the society conferred
honorary memberships on Tul-
Ito Pellegrini and Sal Pizzo Of
San Francisco who screened
several of their prize winning
films to a capacity audience.
Photographic Society Of
America at the Denver awards
banquet made two local pho
tographerS associates (APSA):
Sandra r. Thaw, 5037 Mill
wood lane NV, and j. Dom
aid Sutherland, 1915 Ritten-
house street NV.
FOtO Craft Club will meet at
1916 Twelfth street NV. at
8 pm. Tuesday. Facts About
Films" Discussion leader, De-
Witt Keith.
FOtO Craft Beginners course
will meet Thursday, 8 pm.
Photographic Materials" Lee
ture and demonstration with
films, paper and chemicals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14
Photo Stores Offer
Camera Demonstration

Standard Camera Corp. an
nounces demonstrations here
this week of the Praktina FIX
for 1857 and such accessories
as rapid-sequence spring mo-
tor, electric motor and mag
netic remote control, 5O-foot
capacity bulk-film magazine.
reverse extension tubes, and
other automatic features:
Monday. Capitol Camera Shop;
Tuesday, Penn Camera Ex-
change; Wednesday, Ritz
Camera Center; Thursday,
Mark Weiss: Friday, Bremen
Photo. Persons interested in
special applications, such as
dentistry, medicine, science,
industry and education, are
especially invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14
CAMERA ANGLES
Clean Your Darkroom
To Get Good Pictures

your processing tanks and
trays. If allowed to remain
these chemicals later on will
be scraped loose by your shoes
or be freed by contacts with
objects in use. The powder
like residue often will float
about in the air in the form
of dust and stick to wet neg
atives and prints and result
in spots. pinholeS, and the
like and cause you to do lot
of unwelcome spotting of your
prints.
After the darkroom is once
more in spotleSs condition you
can move the freshly cleaned
equipment. supplies and access
series back into place.
When doing this chore be
sure to arrange things in a
given order so that you will be
able to reach for and find any
bottle. box or object in the
dark. The things that are used
most frequently should be
closest at hand.
Protect the Unwary
Poisonous chemicals and
formulas should always be
marked as such plainly in red
ink and should always be kept
on high shelf or preferably
in a locked drawer or cabinet,
well out of the reach of chill
dren. Cyanide, for example, is
a chemical used by many pho
tographers. The fumes from
this chemical are deadly-a
bit the size of a pinhead, if
taken internally, is fatal, and
if a solution of cyanide should
touch a scratch or cut death
will result.
So guard yourself, your
children and your friends by
taking every precaution with
any poisonous chemical or acid
you feel obliged to keep in your
darkroom.
All this may take a little
effort and time, but when the
job is over you will be able to
approach your darkroom work
with the knowledge you have
given yourself and your pic
lures a good chance for success,
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STAMP AND COIN
CLUB MEETINGS
MONDAY


Northern Virginia Stamp
Club, 8 pm, Recreation
Center, 1873 East Broad
street, Falls Church, Va.
Third anniversary meeting.
Slide lecture: ~. S. 10Th
Century Cancellation and
Postal Markings"
WEDNESDAY
Collectors Club of Wash
ingtOn, 8 pm, 4l9 Seventh
street NV. Auction.
THURSDAY
Washington Numismatic
Society, 1880 pm, Natural
History Museum, Tenth
street and Constitution av-
enue NV. Traders Night.
Notes on club programs
should reach The Star b.
Wednesday for publication the
Sunday before the meeting.
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Values are 2 plus 3 cents
browniSh gray; 5 plus 3 cents
olive green; z plus S cents
brownish purple; 10 plus S cents
red dllustrated) and 25 plus
3 cents blue.
(Phildtelic Service, The HagueJ
CUBA-Benjamin Franklin is
honored on a new 12-centavo
brown airmail stamp marking
the 250th anniversary of his
birth. Pictured around him are
his printing press, the kite with
which he made his electrical ex-
periments. Independence Hall
and the Liberty Bell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14
Aim Low With Meter

Exposure meters should gen.
orally be pointed in a direction
slightly below the horizontal.
Otherwise, when photograph
+ ing people or objects at ground
level, the meter may receive
too much light from the sky,
causing an inaccurate reading.
One widely used meter covers
a vertical angle of about 90
degrees. which makes the aim
ing less critical than with
meters that include a larger
vertical angle.
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SCOTS Catalogue
NUMISMATIC NOTES

This is one of a series of au-
thoritattUe articles on coins
and paper money prepared for
The Star By members of the
Washington NumtSmdtic So
ciety:
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CAMERA ANGLES
BY A. J. WEDDERBURN
Curator OF Photography
The Smithsonian Institution


With cold weather in the
offing, photographers will soon
be moving back into dark
rooms which were hastily de-
serted during the hot months.
So now's the time to get that
basement lab in condition for a
busy season.
Cleanliness and order should
be the watchwords. A spotless
darkroom will prevent the loss
of valuable pictures and ma
terials-and money, too. And
If chemicals, solutions, papers,
films, and paraphernalia are
all kept in an orderly way you
may be saved the embassies
ment of picking the wrong
bottle in the dark or much
fumbling around for something
needed in a hurry.
Throw Out Old Mixes
The best approach is a COM
plete and thorough cleanup.
First examine the shelves,
closets and cubbyholeS and dis
pose of all the solutions left
over from last winter. No use
trying to save a few ounces
here and there of exhausted
developer, or flxer, or the like.
To do so may result in the loss
Of some of the best films you
exposed during the summer.
So pour the lot down the drain
OF your sink and get ready for
a fresh start with new formu-
las.
After this mess has been
disposed of, remove everything
from the darkroom, including
all of the heavy equipment
such as enlarger, contact
printer, and all the rest of the
impedimenta.
AS each item is taken out,
use a dust cloth, brush and
vacuum cleaner until all
traces of dust, dirt, chemicals
and CRIME have disappeared
from each box, bottle, tray
and piece of equipment. If you
don't, you'll simply bring back
a lot of dirt into a clean room
when you move things in later.
Wash and Scrub
Bottles that have contained
chemical solutions should be
washed out with soap and hot
water. A bottle brush will help
dislodge residue that hardened
on the inner and outer sur
faces. While you are at it,
scrape off all the old labels
that are stained and loose and
make up new labels and stick
them in place on the clean
bottles. A coat of plastic spray
will help protect them from
the effects of liquids and
dampneSs.
When everything has been
removed from the darkroom
you will very likely be amazed
at the amount of dust, chem
ical crystals and just plain
dirt that accumulated since
your last cleanup job. First,
go to work with a vacuum
clearner to take up all the
loose dirt. Then get a large
bucket, fill it with hot water
and a good strong soap or de-
tergent and give the whole
place, including ceiling, walls,
shelves. drawers, and floor the
full scrub-down treatment.
Avoid Floating Residue
All this is necessary because
there will undoubtedly be a
great deal more than you
would like to think of chemi-
Gals here and there which re-
suited from splaSheS from
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when he discovered the area:
spence, the explorers Sir Ernest
IShackleton and Capt. Robert F.
Scott, who lost his life on a trip
back from the South Pole: g.
pence, map, and one-shilling g.
pence, Queen Elizabeth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14
IPHILATELIc NEWS
D. c. Area Exhibits
In Congress Show

day afternoon. One of the par
Elephants in the second session
Saturday morning will be
Francis j. Mccall, assistant to
Franklin Bruins at the Smith
Sonian. Mr.. Mccall has writ
ten a Congress Book article,
~. S. 1915 Die Proofs" based
on material in the National
Postage Stamp Collection.
The congress dinner will be
held Saturday night and the
usual writer's breakfast Sun
day morning.
Caspary Sales Top Million
Receipts from the auction Of
the late Alfred H. Caspary's col
lection passed the million marx
in New York last week.
A two-day sale of Mr.. Cas-
pary's British North American
classics by H. r. Harmer, Inc.
brought in $130.848 to send the
grand total for the first five sales
to 81 ,O85.2O0.
Top price of the two days was
l$12,500 for a cover bearing a
horizontal strip of three of the
Newfoundland 2-pence scarlet
lvermillion of 1857, Auctioneer
Bernard Harmer reports.
A bottom sheet margin copy
Iof the Canadian 12-pence black
of 1851 brought $4,000 and three
Used copies of the same stamp
sold separately for a total of
$4,000.
\ X
SCOTS Catalogue
Volume II of SCOTS 1857
STANDARD Postage Stamp Cata-
Ilogue, covering Europe, Asia and
Africa, is out with some 81, 900
new and changed prices. Sub
Istantial increases are noted in
Austria, Italy, Spain, Israel, Saar
and the Vatican. Running coun-
ter to the trend, practically all
Iof Armenia's issues are down.
In addition to the usual years
accumulation of new issues the
catalogues have included 13
Older "unrecognized" sets from
the 1924 period totaling 81
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stamps. These are Latvian air
amails- of 1898, Rhodes comment
loratives of 1892, Yugoslav semi
Ipostals from the German occu-
patton and Spanish Civil Wal
professionals and semipostals.
+ X X
! q. N. Design Contest
A United Nations stamp design
competition for younger COL
lectorS has been announced by
the U. N. Stamp Clubs. Separate
awards are provided for entrants
IL and younger and IS through
10. Topics are United Nations
Day, Human Rights Day, or gen.
eral activities of the U. N. For
an entry blank and contest rules
write Stamp Contest, U. N. Postal
administration, United Nations,
IN. Y.
X 4 y X
Bureau Specialist
George Bratt OF Washington
has a comprehensive article on
the technical problems involved
lin production of the three-color
FIPEX souvenir sheet in the Oc-
Itober issue of the Bureau Spe-
lcialist. monthly publication OF
the Bureau Issues Association.
| A sample copy of the magazine
and information on the associa-
ton. the national group spe-
cializing in goth Century United
States stamps, is available from
r. A. Bryant, West Somerville
"A, Mass.
New Issues
JAPAN-A brownish purple
l0-yen stamp was issued Octo-
Der for the 500th anniversary
lof the city of Tokyo. The
Japanese capital, now the worlds
third largest city, traces its
origin to the construction of
Yedo Castle in 1856. The stamp
pictures the rampant of the pres
lent Imperial Palace and the
modern building across the moat.
fPhilatelic Agency, TokyoJ
ROSS DEPENDENCY = Four,
stamps are to be released in
January when a New Zealand
Antarctic expedition sets up its
base in the Ross Dependency,
the pie-shaped section of the
Antarctic Continent claimed by
New Zealand. Values are 3
pence. showing the "Erebus, u
flagship of Sir James Clark Ross
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(Knickerbocker Stamp Co..
PHILIPPINES - Two stamps
honoring the University of Santo
Tomas, founded in 1911, will be
issued November 10. The un-
usual design shows the present
university building framed by
the old university gate. Values
are 5 centavos dark brown with
a reddish sepia border and CO.
centavos sepia with a violet
border. The stamps are being
produced by the Swiss firm Of
Courvoisier using the heliogra-
vure process.
Bureau of Posts, MdnilaJ
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fNeto Zealand Philatelic Bulletin
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
children painted by Dutch and
Flemish masters of the 10th
century are used on the thir-
tieth set of Dutch child welfare
stamps, to be issued November
IL.
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STAMPS AND COINS

STAMPS AND COINS
THE FIRST Complete German Airpost
Set, 10 Cents, With Approyals Robert
Boyer, P. o. Box l52. North Wales, Pa.
NETHERLANDS, 500 DIFFERENT, $3.50
JOHN ARNOSTI, Dos nth ST. NV.
$3.50 ANS Pm. DI. 1880
WEEKS STAMP SHOP
Daily Stamp Auctions
1872 18th st. NV Ma. S-b256
COMPLETE STORE FOR PHlLATELIsTs
STAMPS and Coins-Bought and Sold
Washington Stamp Co.
.1l2 10th St NV En- 3-2392
Uyeno's Stomp Shop
le03 Penna. Ave. NV. Tel. ME. s-sOI4
Coins Bought and Sold
COIN SHOP
t02 18th st NV. RE. 7-3028
We Buy and Pay Highest Prices
U. S.. British Colony and General
Collections
KNIcKERBocKER STAMP co.
736 18th St. NV. RE. 7-zi64
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LORD BALTIMORE
SIXPENCE

smith. There are two varieties
of shilling, a sixpence and
threepence.
The second private issue
was struck in 1890 by Standish
Barry, Baltimore engraver.
The silver threepence bears
the date 1890 and in addition
the day and month-July 4.
1t may have been intended to
commemorate American indie
pendence. If so, it could very
well be the first commemora-
tive coin struck in the United
States.
In 1884 the Federal Govern
ment issued a commemorative
half dollar on the Both an
niversary Of the founding of
the Maryland colony. This
coin bears much the same de-
sign as the original Lord Bal
timore shilling-Cecil Call
vert's bust on the diverse and
his family arms on the reverse.
B. M. DOUGLAS
The Washington NumiSmdtic
Society will make every effort
to anStOer questions addressed
to this column. 1t cannot price
coins described By mail nor
find purchasers for material
so offered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14

stamps. These are Latvian air
amails Of 1888, Rhodes comment
loratives of 1882, Yugoslav semi
Ipostals from the German occu-
patton and Spanish Civil War
lprovisionals and semipostals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14

All this is necessary because
there will undoubtedly be a
great deal more than you
would like to think of chemi-
Gals here and there which re-
suited from splasheS from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
British Stoff Chief
Visits Eisenhower

Sir William Dickson, chief OF
Britain's joint military staff,
called on President Eisenhower
yesterday.
The British military leader
was accompanied to the White
House by Admiral Arthur w.
Radford, chairman of the United
States Joint Chiefs OF staff.
The Defense Department said
the visit was arranged months
ago at the invitation OF Admiral
Radford and is for the purpose
Of discussing "all problems of
United States and British de-
Tense"
Asked If the visit was spe-
officially arranged to discuss the
situation in the Middle East, a
spokesman said 1t was not.
Sir William will remain in
Washington until Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
Palisades Endorses
Anti-PoIIution Bill

The Palisades Citizens Asso-
citation last night unanimously
voted to back the Broyhill bill
aimed at fighting Potomac River
pollution.
On a motion from the floor
by Richard C. Simenson, the
group donated $25 for the erec-
ton of a guard rail on the Fort
Reno ground observation post.
The request of the Georgetown
Citizens Association that restric-
tons be placed on the building
of alley residences was fully
backed by the citizens unit.
Following the business meet
ing. Letter from Indonesia," a
cultural film, was presented by
Mas Soekoro. press attache of
the Indonesian Embassy. The
group met in the Palisades Field
House. Sherrier street and Ed
mund place NV.
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Council Pools Efforts
And Improves Southeast

and all the facilities necessar,
to keep a young community
growing BEAUTIFULLY.
The councils current presi.
dent, William j. Smith, has beer
carrying the work of his prede.
cesSors with outstanding sue.
cess. Recently he won The Stal
Trophy presented for meri.
torious civic leadership.
Faulkner Endorsed
Last night, the council at its
regular business meeting, voted
to support the bill that would
provide for recall of members
OF the Board of Education al
any time for adequate cause.
The group also voted to in
dorSe Robert R. Faulkner to be
reappointed for another term to
the Board of Education. This
motion was introduced by Miss
Jessie Brantley.
AS a result of riots in Fort
Dupont Park last Monday. the
group resolved to ask the Park
Police to take measures to pre-
vent recurrence of similar in
cidents in the future. This mo-
ton was introduced by Sebastian
Riccobono.
The meeting was held at the
southeast branch of the YMCA.
1911 Seventeenth street Sc.
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MisfitCIothino
Makes Friends

Every man at the meeting last
night was called upon to show
his socks. Some women looked
as if they'd dressed in a hurry.
Crestwood citizens were hav-
ing a party, and some so neigh
bors, who had been more or less
businesslike all year. were play
ing game which might be called
Who's Wearing the Strange
WHAT"
Association members milled
around finding out who had on
the mismated socks, earrings.
shoes, the two necklaces or the
bizarre tie, and in the process
got to know one another better.
This gay folderol-plus enter
tainment and observation-disclosures
to celebrate the publication of a
new directory and welcome all
members who had Joined within
the three years since the last
printing.
-Four visitors from the Society
for the Preservation of Barber
shop Harmony in America. Inc.
surprised the gathering with a
new number called THE Crest
wood Jubilee" The quartet, who
also sang some old favorites, in
cluded DR.. Thomas NJ. Wilson,
bass: Glenn Whitehurst, lead;
Ken Harper, tenor; and Dick
EllWanger. baritone.
Other performers were Buddy
Smith and George Lady, sons of
association members DR.. and
Mrs. Ashby Smith and DR.. and
Mrs. David Franklin Lady. They
played several piano duets.
Two prize winners, Mrs. Her.
man Frazier and Harold Ken
nedy, walked off with azalea
plants (the association flower
Edward Magruder, first vice
president, and Mrs. Esther Pill
len. secretary. planned the affair.
In a business meeting, the
group voted to donate $40 to-
the National Symphony Orches-
ira and to increase dues from So
to $3.50, effective in October.
William l.. Swan. president.
led the meeting in Grace Luz
theran Church. Sixteenth and
Varnum streets NV,