Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
BY BELMONT FAIRIES

Few stamp collectors rate
one-man shows in art mu-
seums. but David Kohn Of
Washington has earned that
distinction with his prize-win-
ming Confederate covers.
An extensive selection from
his South Carolina collection
has been on display for the
last four weeks In the Column
bia Is. c. Museum Of Art.
The exhibit closes today.
Mr.. Kohn, who won the
best-in-show trophy Of the
Conferate Stamp Alliance at
its Joint convention with the
American Philatelic Society at
Norfolk in September, is a
native of South Carolina and
has been collecting material
on the States postal history
for many years.
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Greek Ambassador George
v. Melas, owner of a fine spe-
cialized collection of the early
issues Of Greece, has applied
for membership in the Wash
ington Philatelic Society.
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The annual dinner meeting
Of the Silver Spring Philatelic
Society will be held February
% at the Stone House Inn at
Four Corners, Md. Deadline
for reservations is Wednesday.
u. N. Slogan Cancels
The United Nations, which
uses meters for Thanking much
of its mail, has decided to
make copies of its meter slo-
gans available to collectors. A
new one calling attention to
World Health Day April 2 will
be placed in use March l. Col
lectors may send not more
than five self-addressed en-
velopes. with remittance to
cover cost of postage. to the
u. N. Postal Administration.
United Nations, N. Y, marking
the outside WHO Slogan"
United States stamps are not
acceptable in payment.
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First Days
Friday-United Nations In
ternational Recommendation
Union commemorative, Scent
blue and 8-cent carmine,
United Nations, N. Y.
February 22-t accent brown
Mount Vernon stamp of new
ordinary series, Mount Vernon.
Va.
March 1875 black Alex
ander Hamilton of new ordi-
nary series, Paterson, N. j.
The Post Office Department
reports 35l, 260 covers with the
3-cent BENJAMIN Franklin COM
memorative given first-day
cancellation on January II at
Philadelphia. Stamps sold
totaled 1909, 806 with a face
value of $50. 294.18.
New Stamp Credits
Designers of the IS Alex
ander Hamilton stamp were
Victor s. McCloskey. jr., for
the central subject and letter.
ing and Charles r. Chickering
for the frame. Engraving of
the protrait and frame was by
Charles A. Brooks and the let
tering and numeral by John S.
Edmondson.
The 11a-cent Mount Vernon
stamp was designed by William
K. Schrage. The vignette was
engraved by Mr.. Brooks and
the lettering and numeral by
Mr.. Edmondson.
Error on Error
The gray for green error"
on the Is pruta 1855 Festival
stamp of Israel has turned out
to be a chemically-treated
forgery, Pierson Ostrow reports.
European Stamp
The first European stamp
will be issued in September,
the French magazine lie
Monde DIES Philatelistes says.
In reality it will be at least
six stamps. all of the same de-
sign, to be issued by the six
nations linked in the European
Union.
Postal artists of France,
Belgium, the Netherlands,
Italy, West Germany and
Luxembourg are preparing de-
signs based on an allegorical
figure of Europe. One will be
selected by a jury representing
the six countries at a meeting
in Paris March 20.
Each nation will produce its
BY Dick Mansfield