Evening star., 1960-06-19
PHILATELIc NEWS
Key Credo First Day
Sept. II at Baltimore
By BELMONT FAIRIES
Star Stamp Editor

By BELMONT FAIRIES
Star Stamp Editor
First day ceremonies for
the Accent Francis Scott Key
Credo stamp will be held
September IA at Fort Nc
Henry in Baltimore.
1t was the American flag,
still flying over Fort Nc
Henry at daybreak after an
all-nig hit bombardment,
which inspired Key, a prison.
er on one Of the ships in the
attacking British fleet, to
write "The Star Spangled
Banner"
A quotation from the
anthem, And this be our
Motto. in GOD is our
TRUST" is featured on the
stamp. which is in the same
general design as the three
Credo stamps already issued.
The symbolic device used
with the quotation shows
stars and a bursting bomb.
Frank P. Conley is respon-
sible for the basic Credo de-
sign, which is reminiscent of
the style and printing types
OF our Colonial and Con-
tinental currency.
The Key Credo stamp will
be printed the flags colors-
red and blue on white
paper-on the Giori press
and will be released in
sheets of so. The print order
is for the usual 120 million.
The date of issue was
selected to coincide with the
CHESAPEX go philatelic
exhibition at the Southern
Hotel IN Baltimore, Septem-
Der 14-18, which is being
sponsored by the Associated
stamp Clubs of the Chesa-
peake Area. Other groups
meeting during the exhibition
include the American Fire+
Cover Society, the Con-
1ederate Stamp Alliance and
the United States Postal
Stationery Society.
Addressed envelopes for
first-day cancellation NAV he
sent to the postmaster, Balti-
more 33, Md, with remit
tance for the cost of the
stamps. The outer enve,ope
to the postmaster should be
marked "First-Day Covers. A.
cent Key Credo Stamp"
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Envelope First Day
The new accent embossed
envelope picturing BENJAMIN
Franklin will go OH sale Sat-
urday at Birmingham. Ala.
at the DIXIPEX stamp ex-
hloition. The imprinted
stamp is turquoise.
The envelope. required by
increased postal rates effec-
tive July l. will be used in
precanceled form by nom
profit organizations for third
class bulk mailings.
Franklin r. Bruins, ir.. di-
rector of the Division of
Philately, will represent the
Post Office Department at
the first-day ceremonies.
Unprecanceled envelopes
with f1rct-day cancellation
may be ordered from the
postmaster, Birmingham 3.
Ala. Send name and ad-
dress (gummed stickers are
permitted) and remittance of
S cents for each envelope,
since a Scent stamp must be
added to make up the Accent
f1rst-class rate.
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Mexico Stamp First Day
Los Angeles, Calf, has
been selected as the first-day
city for the Accent stamp
commemorating the 15Oth
anniversary of Mexican inde-
pendence, to be issued Sep
tember 16. 1t was chosen,
the Post Office Department
announced last week, because
it is the city with the great
est concentration of Ameri-
cans OF Mexican origin.
Mexico will issue a stamp
in similar design the same
day. Both will picture Mex
ico's Independence Bell and
will be printed in the Mexi-
can national colors of red
and green.
Addressed envelopes for
f1rst-day cancellation, with
remittance for the stamps,
may be sent to the Postmas-
ter, Los Angeles, So, Calf.
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Walter HOnored
L, Robe Walter, special as
sistant to the Postmaster
General, has been awarded
the 1860 Bishop Medal for
outstanding service to So
ciety" by his alma mater,