Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04
PHILATELIC NEWS
Flag Stomp First Day
Is Biggest Of Year
By BELMONT FAIRIES

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leased yesterday by the Post
once Department emphasize
the popularity Of the Accent
Flag stamp issued here July
4.
The 523,8 79 covers Cancelled
represent the biggest figure
OF the year. $4,000 more than
the Steel stamp, which had
the benefit of a high-powered
industry promotion campaign.
and 200, 900 more than any of
the years first three COM
memorativeS.
The Flag stamp was issued
on a holiday without a first
day ceremony. Sales totaled
1,302,1S8 stamps at $52,-
087.52, even though the
/; Philatelic Agency. which
x usually contributes heavily
70 washington nrSt-oay TO-
/ tails, was closed.
Reports from all parts Of
the country indicate that
z initial post Office supplies
were quickly exhausted. Phil
adelphia sold out its 2 million
stamps in q little more than
O week.
To guarantee an adequate
supply for collectors. about
20 per cent Of the first
printing of 40 million was
Z requisitioned for the Phila-
telic Agency.
A second order Of 20 million
has been printed and dis
tributed, and an additional
20 million are on order. If
80 million Of the stamps are
not enough to meet all needs
additional supplies will be
printed. postal officials say.
So \
Air Force First Day
{. With Airpower Panorama.
Q vast display Of aviation
weapons and equipment, as
a setting. first-day ceremonies
for the 6-cent air mail stamp
concentrating the 50th an
niversary of the Air Force
were held Thursday morning
at the National Guard
Armory.
John P. Henebry. president
Of the Air Force Association.
which set up the big display
as part Of its convention here
last week. introduced POST
master General Summerfield.
Mr.. Summerfeld presented
albums to Mr.. Henebry. Mai.
Gen. Joe w. Kelly. Rafael
Ortiz Of Havana. president
, Of the American Air Mail
Society; Alexander Macy. jr..
Of Baltimore, designer Of the
stamp, and to Air Force
Secretary Douglas, who also
spoke briefly.
A temporary post office set
UP on the Armory floor did
q q rushing business in first
day covers.
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Teachers Stamp Figures
Covers Cancelled totaled
375,906 when the Teachers
stamp was placed on sale at
Philadelphia July /. Heavy
sales at the National Educa-
ton Association convention
post ONCE helped boost the
, first day sales figure to 1885,
900 stamps at $4S,507.
Agency Sales Up
Sales at the Philatelic
Agency for the fiscal year
ending June 80 amounted to
$1,990.911.19, a record volume
, for the past six years. Sales
for the previous fiscal year
were $1,894.755. These fig
1ures are well below the rec
+, ord S4.136.122 for the 1948-9
fiscal year during which %
commemorative were issued.
Maine Ship Stamp
The Scent Virginia Of
sagadahock" stamp. to be re-
leased August IS at Bath.
Me-, has for it's central de-
sign q picture Of the Virginia,
built at the unsuccessful
Popham Colony on the Ken
nebes in 1907. and the seal
Of the State of Maine.
. Designed in the Famous
Americans" formal. the
stamps will be printed in
purple in sheets of 70.
The basic design OF the
stamp. which commentaries
the 350th anniversary of
shipbuilding IN America. was
prepared by Mrs. william
Zorach. Archibald M. Main.
jr.. and George F. Cary II
for the Bath area Chamber
of Commerce. Some changes
were made by IRVINE Metzl.
an artist member Of the Post
ONCE Departments Stamp
Advisory Committee.
Magsaysay Printing
Although the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing's
new Giori press is designed to
print three colors from a
single intaglio plate, the
three-color Magsaysay stamp.
TO be released here August
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