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THE CHINA MAH. SATURDAY, TULY 4, 1936.

for STAMP

COLLECTORS

By A E. L

FELL DOWN CLIFF

Foot Caught In Crevasse

290 FT. DROP

Weymouth, while climbing at Lulworth, Mr. A. E. Minns, of Pembroke-square, Kensington,

vasse.

& cre-

ESSRS. Whitfeld King and Victoria and Stanley, Tasmanis slipped.

Austria-Twe million copies) He slid 200 feet, and then Co. in their monthly bulletin tell the following story about the have been printed of the new 24 his foot got caught in two stamps which were issued ingr. Mothers' Day stamp which ap-

He hung upside down unti connection with the Philatelic Ex-peared on May S. It is anticipat-

remain on sale his plight was noticed by a hibition held in Madrid recently.ed that it will

member of the life saving corps. the 10 centimos until the end of the year. The stamps are

The life-saver was lowered brown and the 15 centimos green.

Belgium-New 70 c. and i fr. The stamps are imperforate and only one set was sold to each pur-stamps showing King Leopold in 400 feet from the cliff top, and His first remark was, "I had chaser of an entrance ticket to the a different uniform will be issued Mr. Minns was hauled to safety.

a remarkable 'escape." obtain this month. exhibition. In order to

Guatemala-New 4 c., 21⁄2 q

Where Mr. Minns fell King's these stamps, Whitfield agent employed no fewer than two and 5 q. Air stamps are on order near a spot at which a girl was another seriously con-to the quantity of 10,000 of each killed and were hundred people who tinually in the queue so as to ob- These will be printed by Enschede injured last August. tain as many of the stamps as and Sons, to whom an order for and 1 q. Interior possible. The first day only one a further 10,000 of each of the set was sold to each person and 1 q. Exterior naturally everybody wanted the Air stamps has been given.

Indian States. Bhopal-I now Air Mail stamps. If blocks of

four pet-learn that the recent Service pro- four were wanted,

have to present visionals were needed because the ple would

were

one stres

was

MONTE CARLO ̧

BANDITS Two Aged Women Attacked

Mme. Marie Millett, an aged and famous Parisian character whose good humour has made

Exhibition and hand over four ad-12 to 1 a. exhausted all the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS themselves at the entrance to the change in the postage rate from

tickets. On the second normala and 1 a. stamps. mission

I am also told that the 14 iday of the Exhibition

sets of the triangular was originally ordered able to buy fifteen ordinary stamps and five sets of to appear at the time of King her popular with gamblers and the Air Mail, but the demand was George's Silver Jubilee, but prescroupiers alike, was set on by a so great that during the day the sure of work prevented the Nasik young man while lunching alone it in time. It in her Beau Soleil flat recently quantities allowed to each person Press delivering two reduced to

each has therefore now appeared as ajat Monte Carlo.

The young man is alleged to have hit her on the head and of the ordinary postage stamps Service provisional

handstamps of the Air Mail Scruth. Dated

ransacked her apartment, steal- and one each stamps. The whole stock was sold were introduced into this State on

and jewellery. out by 7 o'clock on the second day April 1. Previously the oblitera-ing gambling chips, banknotes Mme. A few hours later The total printing was 20,000 sets tions, whilst giving the name, had

Beranger, who is also aged, was of the ordinary postage stamps no indication at all the date.

Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika attacked in a darkened court- and 10,000 sets of the Air Mail.

were yard when returning home from -Two

inaccuracies more discovered in the designs of the the Casino and robbed of her recent Pictorial: (1) the Kaviron haban

"MIRZAPORE FRANCHI ANALDERA **SOMALI

SKAISER-HIND SRAJPUTANA

BANGALORE

CHITRAL RANPURA

**BHUTAN

RAWALPINDI

CORFU RANCHI

CARTHAGE NALDERA COMORIN

• Cargo only.

14,500 11th July Bombay, Marseilles & London.

6,000 18th July Marseilles, Havre, London, Harm- bury, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hail 7,000 3rd Aug. Straits, Bombay, Karachi 17.000 25th July Bombay, Marseilles & London. 16,000 8th Aug. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

London Ham- 6,000 15th Aug. Marseilles, Havre,

burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull 11,000 2nd Aug. Bombay Marseilles & London. 17,000 5th Sept. Bombay, Marseilles & London,

Havre, London, Ham- 6,000 127 Sept. Marseilles,

burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull 15,000 19th Sept. Marseilles & London. 17,000 3rd Oct, Marseilles & London.

6,000 10th Oct, Marseilles, Havre, London,

burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall 17,000 17th Oct. Marseilles & London. 14.500 34th Oct. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 17,000 14th Oct. Marseilles & London. 14,500 28th Nov. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 16,000 12th Des Bombay, Marseilles & London. 15,000 26th Dec. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

↑ Calls Casablanca.

Ham-

§ Calls Tangier all vessels may call at Malta. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Istanbul, Piraeus, Symrus and otherLevant Ports by steamers Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA

SETRALA

TILAWA SANTHIA TALMA STRDHANA

APCAR

2,000 4th July

10,000 18th July

3.000 1st Aug

10,000 15th Aug. 8,000 29th Aug.

of the.

SAILINGS

Singapore, Port

Penang, Hangoon & Calcutta.

Cheaper Russian Stamps S a result of representations A made by collectors and tical

one more.

the 1 c. and 20 c. do Cranes on

ers, the Soviet Philatelic Associa tion, the official organisation for stamps have peacock crests; and the supply of new issues of Russia, (2) since "Kilima" is the native word for "mountain" and "Njaro" has decided that only

c. stamp series shall be issued on the oklis its actual name, "Mount Kili-

as the 15 manjaro," basis of exchange, viz about 3s.1 6d. to the rouble, and that future inscription reads, is tautologous.

Leeward Islands--The arrival issues shall be reckoned at about

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AMERICAN COMPANIES IN

HONG KONG

(Continued from Page 7.).

Local American, Honolulu Chin-

10d. to the rouble. Stocks of obso. of Piate 26 for the d. value inese Companies, etc.:-American lete issues in the hands of the dicates the return to Die II after Eastern Aviation Co., 6B Luna SPA will continue to be sold on the Die I interlade, and we not Bldg, Kowloon; Anderson & Ashe, that supplies from this new plate Queen's Bldg.; Concrete Products, the old basis.

Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nei The decision to lower the rate are printed in a distinctly redder Ltd., St. George's Bldg.; Dragon is a very wise one as the recent shade of brown than before.

Australia-Last month a twice Chong Ed; L Dunbar & Co., H. lowering of the rate for tourist

Swettenham, roables was widely announced in weekly air service was inaugurat-& S. Bk. Bldg.; Maizee's, Alex- the Press and collectors have been fed between Brisbane and London, andra Bldgs: Wallace Harper & refusing to pay on the higher basis The London-Singapore service has Co., Ltd, 223 Nathan Road, Kow- been operated twice weekly since loon; Thom's Grocerteria, 27 Des only Voear Road, CtL; Underwriters for new issues of stamps.

last September, but it was Armenian "Rarities"

the Sin-Wing Coffee Company, 119, Des THE stamps of Armenia, in on May 14th that the first of the Savings Bank, Asia Life Bldg.:

duplicated services over Types: 5, 23 and 24 (Simpli- fied Catalogue, Types 3, 20 and pore-Brisbane section was start Yoeux Road, Ctl.

Now is the time to visit. Australia & New Zealand

lands of Sunshine and Romance.

"Down Under? you will feel a

T

21), were prepared by an Arm-

enian National Committee which was in Paris at the time trying to new being and even i you are not inclined towards Surfing, Fishing secure support for Armenian in- Shooting or Mountaineering you will find that the Antipodes have plenty dependence. to offer you including 25/- for your pound.

On the way down your life aboard will be as you wish, quiet or

Fous every whim hectic for the E. & A. will humour

All these stamps

really form part of one issue, I believe, and I do not think any of

Azd by the way, there is no additional charge for Deck Cabins and them there is of

Sun Deck Swimming pool, an Orchestra and a fine Armenia. Laundry.

course

were actually issued in

At least two other values were!

A Surgeon and Stewardess are at your disposal and last hat not

we had simost forgotten the cuisine will set you listening eagerly prepared in Type 5 and possibly others in the pictorial types, the

leart-we for the gong!

ed.

Check List Of Silver Jubilee Issues

green which

has a tear under

Cook Islands Issued May 6, 1935, withdrawn August 6, 1995. Wmk. N.Z. and Star. Perf. 14.

Princess Elizabeth's right eye

(CONTINUED)

Three stamps of the current} Canada

Cook islands set

were specially Issued May 12, 1935. No wmk.printed in new colours and over- King printed "Silver Jubilee of Per£ 12.

V 1910-1935." There Six stamps were issued to com-George of a 1 memorate King George's Silver were no imprints or plate num- rouble in, I think, violet and a 15 Jubilee. The stamps were print-bers. New rouble which the Kohl Handbuch ed in sheets of 100 by The Cana- dian Bank Note Co. of Ottawa gives as olive. The latter thority adds that when the stamps and the imprint of this firm ap were marketed from Paris only pears on the margin.

lc, green, Princess Elizabeth

Regular Monthly Sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan Arms stamps consisting and Hong Kong to Australia.

Frequent connections from Australis with the following:

The Union S.S. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom vis

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & C. Branch Service of Steamers to London via Snez. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for

London riz Panama Canal

Southampton

and

20-

about twenty of the 15 rouble) įstamps were available as a parcel

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS of them had been lost. My im-

NELLORE

TANDA NANKIN

7,000

7,000 7,000

1st Ang 4th Sept. 2nd Oct.

the same thing pression is that must have happened to the 1 Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, dydney rouble, as once were offered at the Melbourne & Robert.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

NELLORE

*SOMALI

NALDERA

SANTHIA KAISER-I-HIND

TALKA

13th July Shanghai & Japan.

7,000

5th July Shanghai & Japan.

7,000

16,000 8,000

9th July Shanghai & Japan. 9th July Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 11,000 23rd July Shanghai & Japan.

10,000 23rd July Amey, Shanghai & Japan.

7,000 6,000

TANDA

*BANGALORE

SIRDHANA RAJPUTANA

8,000 17,000

SHIRALA

2nd Ang. Shanghai & Japan.

5th Ang. Shanghai & Japan.

6th Aug. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 6th Ang Shanghai & Japan.

8,000 20th Aug. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.

ALL DATES are approximate and

ject to alteration without notice. All Cabins "All's well

are fitted with Electric Pans or Punka LouT

Steamers on London and v Ana-

"ystem tralian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Par

cels measuring not more than 5 et ft., will be

received at the Company's Office up to Noon

on the day prevens, to sailing.

on the ¿O

time..

Recently sets of these stamps, including the two missing values, have been offered at two or three shillings per set, the 1 z. and 15 r. being described as great rarities Whether the missing parcel has turned up, or if fresh use is being made of the plates in order to create reprints, I do not know, but] at any rate stamps that can be offered in a set at this low price! are certainly not rarities and I do not think any prophet will be found to predict that they ever will: be.

Telephonic Issue

(a) "Tear" variety.

(Plate numbers 1 and 2).

2c, brown, Duke of York.

(Plate number 1)

3c, red, King and Queen.

(Plate numbers 1, 2 and 3.) Sc., blue, Prince of Wales.)

(Plate numbers 1 and 2) 10, green, Windsor Castle.

(Plate numbers 1 and 2) 18., blue, Yacht "Britannia."

(Plate numbers 1 and 2) There is a variety of the le

1d, red and brown. 24, dark blue and light blue 6d., orange and green. The numbers issued after de- which ducting the remainders were destroyed

12, were:* 128,478; 21⁄41⁄2d., 79,932; ́6d., 77,856. Egypt Issued May 6, 1935.

14.

Perf.

The one piastre "letter,stamp" issued for the use of the British Forces in

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Number issued about 27,000.

Boy Stages Hold-Up.

At London Restaurant

A revolver and 70 rounds of in the morning an employee ammunition were exhibits at opened up the restaurant.

elder boy, was April 1 the Australian Westminster juvenile court last Postal Department issued a boys used 15 the shadesofy. The standing in and 16, appeared before Sir pointed the revolver at him.

special stamp in commemoration

of the opening, of the Tasmanian Rollo, Campbell on remand, fol- The boy, said: "Stick 'em up submarine cable, and the linking lowing a "bold-up in the early and be quiet."

ployee heard the other boy say.. For further infomation, Pazzagt, Freight, Handbooks, etc, apply up by telephone of all Australian morning at a Southampton-At the same time, the em-

States. The stamp is to be street, Holborn, restaurant: o The Agenta:--

"Go on-plag him." sale for a limited period only, and a

MACKINNON MACKENZIE CO

ls in two denominatione-24, red, They were charged with being. He backed out of the kitchen and 34, blue. The design which in possession of house-breaking and closed the door on them. a further When the police arrived, the is the arme for both values, de implements, and P&O BUILDING. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG picts the figure of Amphitrite charge against the elder was of two were found hiding on the

(Wife of Neptune) holding the being in possession of a firearm first floor.

They were

sent Pence 27721

ribbon of communication between without a licence. the cable landings st Apollo. Exy, A police officer said at 230 lapproved school.

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