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Evening star., 1960-07-24
PHILATELIC NEWS
U. S.-Jopun Stamp
Design Is Revised
BY BELMONT FAIRIES
Star Stamp Editor

A final die-proof of the
United StateS-Japan Treaty
Centennial stamp has been
approved by Postmaster Gen.
eral SUNNI erfield after
changes in both design and
color.
The Accent commemorative,
to go on sale here September
26, the expected date of the
arrival of Crown Prince Aki-
hito and Princess Michiko of
Japan on a good will tour,
was announced on May %.
Most notable change in the
design, which features a view
of the Washington Monument
with Japanese cherry bios
SONS around its base, is the
elimination of most of the
leaves among the blossoms.
Cherry trees usually do not
leaf out fully until after the
blossoms are gone.
The Monument has been
moved to the right, the tree
branch reduced in size and
the position of the blossoms
rearranged to provide better
artistic balance.
The stamp will be printed
in pink and blue instead of
the originally announced pink
and black.
The upper portion, includ-
ing the top third of the mon
ument and the main branch
of the tree. will be blue, as
will the word Japan" at the
upper left, the wording us.
Postage" the denomination
&c" and the lower swirls.
The blossoms and the rest
Of the design will be pink.
The original design, pre-
pared by Miss Gyo Fujikawa
of New York City, was re-
viSed by Charles r. Chicken
ing of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing after a
review by the Stamp Ad-
visory Committee. Miss Fu-
jikawa prepared the final
art work incorporating the
suggested changes.
The vignette was engraved
by Matthew D. Fenton and
the lettering and numeral by
Robert j. Jones.
Addressed envelopes for
first day cancellation may be
sent to the Pos ma aSter,
Washington 13, D. c., with
remittance for the stamps.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
NUMISMATIC
NOTES
overdute Coins

Among Unite d States
coins, a Sizable number of
varieties exist which are
called "overdates.' This term
refers to coins made from a
die on which some part of
the actual date shows evi-
dence of being punched in
over another earlier date.
: An example is the 1924
over % dime on which the
earlier 2 shows clearly under
meath the 4. Such an over
date variety is indicated in
coin literature by the desig-
nation 1824I22.
!, Most United States over
date coins originated during
a relatively short period in
our history, from 1896 to
1929. Usually only the last
numeral in the date was in
vOlved but in some cases two,
Evening star., 1960-07-24

three, or even all four num-
erals are over other numbers.
Before 1880, overdate varie-
ties exist in all series then
being coined.
Dies carrying overdates
can occur in two ways. One
is when an existing die is
purposely altered. The other
is when a mistake is made
and partly corrected during
the several steps in punch
ing in the date on a new die.
The early overdateS are
considered largely inten-
tional. The Mint was then
operating under a very small
budget. For economy meas
ures, unused dies or those in
good condition at the end of
a year were used in the
following year by making the
necessary change in date.
During the early period
overdates were so frequent
that they often bring no
premium over normal date
coins for the same year.
R. C. SOXMAN.
The Washington NumiS-
matte Society, WhoSe mem
berS haze prepared this series
of articles, DiH ,nnSWer queS-
tionS on coins and paper
money addressed to NumiS-
MGtic Notes, The Sunday
Star, Washington 3, D. c.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
SNAPSHOT
CONTEST
RULES

The Stars 1860 Amateur Snap
shot Contest offers Washington
area photographers an opportunity
to share in national and local prizes
totaling more than $4,000.
Each sunday during the contest,
SUNDAY, The Star Magazine, will
award a prize Of SIS for the snap
shot judged best in each Of tiye
the best entry in each class will be
award S100 Savings Bond and
then will be entered in the 22d
annual Newspaper Snapshot Awards;
In the national contest, there will
be seven grand prizes OF 81 900.
third prizes of $50, more than 100
special merit awards OF $50, plus
many honor awards Of S25-a total
of S25,575 in cash.
The complete rules OF the contest
are available at The Stars business
counter. Here is condensation:
THE contest is strictly for
amateur photographers.
2-Pictures taken after July L,
1859, are eligible.
3-Snapshots may be taken with
any make Of Genera, on any brand
of film. No art work or retouching
is permitted Oh negatives or prints
AlO ca
posures. or multiple printing.
4. Any number Of pictures may be
entered. Contestants name, address.
and the class in which the picture
should be entered must be written
clearly, in ink. on the back Of
each picture. Mail prints to the
Amateur Snapshot Contest Editor.
The Star, @25 Virginia Ave. Sc,
Washinstcn 3. D. c.
3. No black -and-white pictures
will be returned. Contestants must
be able to furnish the original neg
ative if requested by the Contest
sponsibility tor negatives or prints
9. Contestants are permitted to
submit pictures to only one news
paper participating in the News
paper Snapshot Awards.
Z. To be eligible for q local
grand prize. contestant must sign
a statement that the picture, or
another closely similar picture Of
the same subject or situation, has
in any contest. and will not be
offered for publication.
s. IMPORTANT: Be sure you
know the names and. addresses of
any recogn1zable persons appearing
in your picture. This is necessary
because, in order for it to be en-
tered in the national judging you
must be able to get the written
consent Of such person or persons
to permit the use OF the picture
for advertising purposes, etc.
CLASSES: CA) Babies and Chill
dren; (Bl Activities; (C) Scenes and
Tabletops; CD Animal Life; (E)
Color
Read The Star for news Of the
contest.
Evening star., 1960-07-24

TODAY
Duplicate Bridge Center, s Du-
PSiaips. Apt. ios. pss.' 2440 Sixteenth: GxtIs; s
pairs, 6:45. Playfair, 1881 Har-
ward; MP pairs, 1:45.
TOMORROW
Club; pairs, 7:45. ArI-Fax, 1920
Arlington boulevard; pairs, 7:45.
Chevy Chase. 6sO3 West avenue.
Bethesda: pairs QnvitationaD, 7:45.
dsTo. 1ayid TSEl0r Mp r.iT. Model Basin; Car
Bride Center % & DUPONT up; PpShSise ciTcie:
pairs, 1890; open pairs, s; junior
masters pairs, s. Fort Meade, Com
mtssioned Oficers' Mess: pairs, 1:45.
Thomas Circle, Apt. l09, 2440
Sixteenth: pairs, 7:30.
Arlington, 5000 Lee highway; in
dividual championship tfirst ses-
SION, 7:45. Civil Aer0nautics Board,
eafeteria, GSA Building; pairs. z.
Duplicate Bridge Center, 6 Dupont
eiGss aoad PsiTs sa1s,. s. dSsos Eas SSnreh, Rod HIS
Federal. Hotel 2400 sixteenth: MP
pairs, 7:45. Federal Power Com
mission, oficial dining room, GAO
building; pairs, $50. Internal
Revenue Service, Cafeteria. IRIS
Building: pairs, Z. MONTGOMERY,
= 0ffieers' Service Club, 1914 Twenty
first: pairs, s.
WEDNESDAY
AEudas Achim Mems Club, 29OO
Valley drive. Alexandria; pairs, S:l5.
Belle Haven Country Club, Alexan-
dris; pairs, 7:45. Bethesda, Woman's
Club OF Bethesda, old GeorseetoTnn
m. Chess, Apt 9O1. Hotel 340O
EressionaI Secretaries, New House
once Building: pairs. Z. Dpublicate
Bridge Center, Dupont circle;
pairs. 1890; pairs, 8. Grand Slam,
222 N. Washington, Falls Church;
pairs. 7:45. Penthouse; executive
I1Is dining room' HEW Building; MP
THURSDAY
Duplicate Bridge Center, 6 Dupont
circle: pairs, 1890. Falls Church.
500 s. Cherry. Falls Church: pairs,
9:45 Am. GOren Duplicate, Apt.
529, 24S0 sixteenth: pairs ,treserva-
ton Bridge League (ACBL unit,
Sheraton-Park Hotel; mixed-pair
Championship tfinals), 7:45.
Chevy Chase Juniors, 6sO3 west
tionaD. 7:45. Duplicate Bridge Cen
ter, 8 Dupont circle pairs, 1890;
pairs, &. Euclid, Apt. 100. 2440 Six
teenth; pairs, 7:45. Irving Street,
5000 Lee highway; pairs, 1:45. Lyon
Village, 5000 Lee highway; pairs, IL
Evening star., 1960-07-24
Turner at Cleveland

George T. Turner of Wash
ington, well known as an au-
thority on revenues as well
as philatelic literature. will
give a talk on ~. S. Reve-
nues on Documents before
the Garfeld-Perry Stamp
Club at the Hollender Hotel
in Cleveland next Friday
night.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
Fog and Mist Aid
Landscape Photos

AS a general rule, Of course.
landscapes look their best in
bright sunlight. But many
landscapes look lovely on foggy,
misty mornings, and many
closeup subjects seem less
contrasty. and thus more pleas
ing, if taken on overcast days
when lighting conditions are
Cloudy bright"
Evening star., 1960-07-24
CAMERA ANGLES
Best Way to Decide
On Shutter Speed

I have seen sharp pictures of
mirror images. How is it
done? A. Actually even
some professional photogra-
pliers do not know how to do
this, so it is not surprising
that few in the amateur
ranks are onto the formula.
1t is a common error to focus
only for the, distance from
the camera to the mirror.
The right. way to do it is to
focus for the total distance
from the camera to the sur
face of the mirror plus the
distance from the subject it
self. For instance, if the
subject is three feet from the
mirror and the camera is six
feet from the mirror you
must focus the camera for a
distance of nine feet.
Skyline Silhouette
@. How can / achieve a sill
houette effect of a subject
outlined sharply against the
skyline? A. This can be ac-
complished by using a back
lighted subject and, in COM
bination with that, a contrast
filter on your camera lens.
Pose your subject against the
sky and shoot, of course, from
the shadow side. An orange
or red filter will add to the
contrast between subject and
skyline. Be sure, however, to
base your exposure on the
sky rather than on the sub
ject, thus underexposing the
subject for the effect you are
seeking.
q, How safe are flash
bulbs? I am always afraid
one will explode in the face
of someone I am photo
graphing. A. 1t is an almost
unheard of occasion now
adays when a flash bulb ex-
plodes. Virtually all bulbs
that are coated with trans
parent adhesive are safe. AS
an added precaution you can
cover the bulb with your
handkerchief or place a
shield over the lamp.
Estimating Exposures
@. I do not own an expo
sure meter and my camera
is of the oldfashioned type
that does not set the expo
sure automatically. What is
a good way to estimate ex-
posures? A. Exposure guides
furnish very reliable expo
sure data. Such a guide
usually comes with each roll
Of film or YOU can get the
information from a photo
data booklet. If this is not
available try shooting three
shots in a row on each sub
ject. Shoot the first at what
you judge, from past expert
ence, to be correct. Then
open up one stop and make a
second shot. Finally close
down one stop below the first
exposure and one of the three
is bound to be pretty close to
right on the nose.
@. Is it feasible for a be-
ginner to process his own
snapshots or is it too expen-
sive? A. Home processing is
now greatly simplif1ed by the
ready-to-mix chemicals that
can be obtained in small. in
expensive packages at any
photo dealers shop. BY all
means process your own work
chances are you will be
better satisfied with the re-
suits of the individual at
tention you can give to your
own film and prints.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
DUPLICATE BRIDGE CALENDAR

am. Rockville, Civic Center, Rock
vile: pairs. 7:45. Walker, 3402
ROsemary lane. Hvattsville; pairs,
g:l5 am. no evening game.
SATURDAY
Chess. Apt. 2Ol, Hotel 2400 Six
teenth: pairs. 7:45. Duplicate Bridge
Center, 6 Dupont circle: pairs, /:
pairs, s. Walsh, 1892 Massachu-
setts: MP pairs, 7:45.
TOURNAMENTS
July 2S-3l-LehiEh Valley Sec
ti0nal, Hotel Easton, Easton, Pa
July 2g-3l-Natural Bride Sec
ti0nal, Natural Bridge Hotel, Natural
Bridge. Va.
August 5-7-KeystOne State Sec
tiOnal, Penn Harris, Harrisburg, Pa.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
Take q Firm Stance
In Shopping Pictures

If your snapshots are blurred
or bleary, check up on the
way you stand and how you
hold your camera. First of all,
think of yourself as a human
tripod. Take a firm stance, with
your feet apart. Then hold
your arms close to your sides,
and brace your elbows firmly
In this position your hands
will form a steady holder for
your camera.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
Shoot Action Heud-On

A significant point to re-
member when making action
snapshots with any camera,
particularly a box camera,
is that moving objects show
less apparent motion coming
directly toward you than if
viewed from the side.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
THURSDAY

tanning a block of 4 imperfor-
ate horizontally will be sold
by John A. Fox on August 9.
Catalogues for the auction.
which includes better grade
United States and foreign
proofs, stamps and covers,
are available from Mr.. Fox
at 110 West Forty-second
street, New York SO, NY.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
STAMP CLUB
MEETINGS
MONDAY


Washington Military Phil
ateIic Association, 7:30 pm,
Building SIT (next to Base
Operations, Boiling Air
Base.
Fort Myer Stamp Club, 8
pm, South Area Service
Club, Fort Myer. Va.
HyattsvilIe Stamp Club
(seniors), 8 pm, Country
Service Building, Hyattsville,
Md.
WEDNESDAY
Washington PhiIateIic So
ciety, $50 pm, Arts Club,
2017 I street NV. Dinner
meeting followed by color
slides of the Clyde Jennings
United States Varieties" col
lection presented by 1t. Col.
James T. DeVoss. Reserva-
tions for the dinner must be
made by tonight with Miss
Maude E. Perry, FE. 3-5742.
Woodbridge Stamp Club,
7:30 pm, Woodbridge Public
Library, Eighteenth street
and Rhode Island avenue
NE.
Alexandria Mt. VernOn n
Stamp Club, 8 pm, HoSp:-
tality Room, Coop Store,
PennRaw Plaza, Kings High
way Near Route /, south Of
Alexandria. Va.
THURSDAY
Silver Spring Philatelic So
ciety, 8 pm, County Build
ing, $500 Colesville road (op-
posite Sears), Silver Spring,
Md.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
David KOhn Is 80

Members of the D. c. Com
mand of the Confederate
Stamp Alliance were among
the guests at an 80th birth
day party for Colonel"
David Kohn last Sunday at
the home of his son August
in Silver Spring. Mr.. Kohn
has won many prizes in ma
tional competition with his
remarkable collection of
Confederate covers.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
New Minkus Albums

Two more attractive al
buns have been added to the
Minkus individual country
line, one for CzechoSlovakia
and the other combining two
of Europe's smallest states.
Monaco and Andorra.
Both are in the two-post
loose leaf binder formal with
pages illustrating all major
varieties of stamps as listed
in the New World Wide Cata-
log. Annual supplements are
promised.
Evening star., 1960-07-24

This bluish-green 1.SO
schilling stamp will be
issued Friday by Austria
for the 25th anniversary
of the opening of the
Gross GlOckner road,
named for the highest
peak of the eastern Alps.
The outer envelope to the
postmaster should be marked
First Day Covers AGENT
United States-Japan Stamp"
New Envelope Paper
The Accent Pony Express
envelope which went on sale
at st. Joseph, Mo, last Tues
day has an unusual new fea-
ture which may become
standard for embossed en-
velopes-a blue tinted inside
which gives almost complete
protection to any message in
closed.
The white wove paper had
a blue tint applied to one side
at the time of manufacture.
Cut-out envelope blanks were
printed and embossed on the
standard Harris envelope
presses of the International
Envelope Corp. at Dayton,
Ohio. They we're folded and
gummed on a new Smithe
high speed rotary machine
capable of folding 900 en-
velopeS a minute.
The relative opacity of the
new paper, developed at the
request of the Post Office
Departments Bureau of
Facilities, is approximately
So per cent, compared to the
present SO per cent. generally
considered standard in the
envelope industry. If it's ex-
perimental use for the so
million Pony Express en-
velopes proves successful. the
tinted paper may be approved
for future regular envelope
production.
4 4 y
Cachet Correction
The note on the nuclear
submarine Seadragon cachet
in last Sundays column
gave an incorrect address
because of a typographical
error in a State abbreviation
IN. M. for N. H.. The cor
rect address is USS Sea-
dragon (SSN-584, Philatelic
Mail, United States Naval
Shipyard, Portsmouth, New
Hampshire.
Deadline for covers to be
carried on the Seadragon's
east-west transit under the
polar ice is Friday, so there
is still time to send a
stamped and addressed en-
velope if the incorrect ad-
dress was used. The Accent
domestic rate applies. Covers
are limited to one to a COL
lector and a return address
must be placed on the out
side envelope.
First Day Figures
First day cancellations
totaled 196,977 when the
212-cent embossed envelope
went on sale in Chicago May
%. Sales amounted To
100000 envelopes.
There were 228,500 of the
scent air mail postal cards
Cancelled at Minneapolis,
Mimi, on June 18, with
233,741 sold.
4 4
Evening star., 1960-07-24
SEATO Imperf Sale

A vertical block of ID Of the
Accent SEATO stamp con-
Evening star., 1960-07-24
U. n. Miniature Sheet

The United Nations will
issue Accent and Scent
stamps and souvenir sheet
to commemorate its 18th
anniversary on october "a.
The commemorative hon
oring the International
Court of Justice, scheduled
for release on that date, will
be delayed until February,
1861.
The miniature sheet will
be the first since 1855, when
the publicity surrounding the
relatively scarce 10th an
niversary sheet led to a spec
tacular boom in United Ma
tionS collecting.
Evening star., 1960-07-24

This Out-Of-the- ordinary beach snapshot was
taken with 24x2A reflex camera on Veri-
chrome Pan film at 1/25Oth at fill by Paul
Schmick, Star staff photographer. He focused
on the remains of an old pier in the fore
ground, letting the breakers fall out of focus
creating an effective mood.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
New Issues

b. RYUKYU ISLANDS-Four
new regular stamps with de-
signs showing Ryukyuan
dancers will be issued Sep
tember 20.
One-cent, 212 cent, Scent
and l0-cent denominations
will be printed in multicolor
by the japanese government
printing Office. They will be
issued in sheets of SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-25
School Of the Week
PEARY

the school long before It
opened for classes. At spe-
cial student-t teacher meet
ings last sum m eF, four
committees were formed TO
oversee the many activities
planned for the students.
A student handbook con-
tanning the schools rules and
regulations was written and
published BY the Handbook
Committee. a Clubs Commit
tee aided in the formation Of
Peary's II student clubs.
A school nickname and the
colors were chosen by Q Ira
ditions Com m lite e. They
picked "Huskies" for the
nickname, associating 1t with
Admiral Peary's famous Arc
tic exploration trip in 1908.
The colors, Navy blue and
white, were the same ones
used by Peary's wife when
she made o nag for his per-
sonal use. The Traditions
Committee also conducted o
design contest for the school
ring and seal.
After working all through
the summer and well into
the school year, the ConSti-
tuition Committee produced o
Student Government ASCOT
alton constitution, using the
United States Constitution as
O guide. In October the stu
dent body ratified the docu-
ment.
Early this month the first
elections for the officers Of
the Student Government
Associations Executive Coun-
ell were held. After q week
of fervent and intensive
campaigning, the following
were elected: Sally Lichten-
stein, president; Sally Sher-
man, vice president; Mary
Hutchins, secretary, and Jesse
Mantel, treasurer.
The councils first order
Of business was to attend q
meeting Of Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, Robert e.
Peary Ship Post 427. where
Post Comdr. Ralph Vim
cent presented the group
with an American flag for
the school. The veterans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-25

BY SUSAN QUENK
PeaFy High Reporter

The motto Of Admiral Rob-
ert Z. Peary. the man who
discovered the North Pole, ID
II win ind . way or make
one"
This famed explorer now
has o new high school in
Montgomery County, Nd,
named after him. Appro-
priately located on Arctic
avenue in Rockville, Robert
e. .Peary High has been in
operation for almost four
months.
The modern building, de-
signed by Architect Rhees
Burket, is not yet completely
finished, but Irving Klein. the
construction superintendent,
says the work is two and one
half months ahead Of sched-
ule. BY expediting the county
school boards early accept
ance of the building, Mr..
Klein made it possible for
Peary to start classes on Sep
TENDER 6 this year.
Peary has 761 students in
grades Z through 10 and next
year, when grade II is added,
its enrolment is expected to
top LOO.
After grade IL is added,
Peary will remain a Junior
senior high school until the
area grows enough to justify
q separate junior high. Then
Peary will become a full SEN
Tor high school, with q
planned enrolment of 1900
students in grades 10 through
IL after seven years.
DR.. Fred Dunn, former as
Sistant principal at Wheaton
Md High, is principal at
Peary. Vice principals are
Miss Mable TIL o m q s and
Charles Mccormick, and Carl
Mitchell is counselor. The
faculty and administrative
personnel have done an ex-
cellent job in getting the
school started, despite the in
conveniences presented by
the unfinished classroom ia
cilities.
Peary'S faculty and stu
dent body began organizing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-25

group is planning to give the
school o picture Of Admiral
Peary in his Navy uniform.
After O slow beginning, the
athletic program at Peary Ii
gaining momentum. All major
sports have been included.
The football team, which Is
composed Of 10th graders.
had two wins, two losses and
one tie in i've games played
against Junior varsity teams
from other area high schools.
The basketball team is being
organized and will play q
regular Junior varsity sched-
ule.
BY using the motto Of the
great Arctic explorer. and
with the support Of the
student body, the star and
the Parent Teacher AsSocia-
ton, Peary High School soon
win establish itself as one Of
the finest high schools in the
Washington area.
StoT StoH Photos
ARh.a AnAA--
Evening star., 1960-07-30

plished not only through diff
ferent hues Of green, but
through contrast between
plants of different shapes,
leaf shapes and textures.
The home does have a shed
greenhouse attached to the
back, but it is used to grow
lemon and orange trees and
flowers that are cut for dec
grafton indoors.
All of this is maintained by
the Warwicks without any
gardener or other outside
help except a service that
fertilizes and dyes in winter
the zoysia grass that is used
in sunny areas of the garden.
Mrs. Warren subscribes to
the view that many people
go astray by whim-seeing
an attractive plant in some
one else's garden and feeling
that it just has to be in their
own, whether or not they
Evening star., 1960-07-30

one which continues a prin-
cipal color in her living room
scheme, is in the blooms of
a ground cover, ajuga.
Planning of the garden Is
related to two principal ele-
ments in the yard-the house,
of course, and a large oak
tree in the back garden.
Originally, the landscap-
ing layout was designed by a
landscape architect friend,
Mrs. Cary Millholland Parker.
but since she had to leave
town before the house was
completed, Mrs. Warren
modified it somewhat to suit
changes in grading and
other factors that the land
scape architect could not
predict.
Though the garden is
nothing but green most of
the year. it is not monot-
onous. Variety is accom-
Evening star., 1960-07-30
Discipline Makes Gardening Easier

work within the limits of the
time she can devote to it.
Mrs. Warren, a widely
known Washington interior
planner, is in private life
Mrs. Richard Colin Warwick.
Since both she and her hus-
band work. they have only
Saturday afternoons and
Sunday to devote to keeping
up the garden. This was
taken into account the plan
ming.
Planning is another key
word in the garden. Mrs.
Warren wanted primarily a
green garden that would stay
that way most of the winter.
She has other colors only in
the spring, and these are her
favorites: white, yellow and
blue.
The whites and yellows
come from Towering shrubs
and trees. The blue, a pale