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THE STAMP COLLECTOR'S CORNER

By Mariel Nissen-

PHILATELY ON WHEELS

the rising generation does not take to stamp-collecting: "en the masse", it certainly won't be fault of the United States Post Office Department, for that governmental body presided over by Mr. James A. Farley has many plans to cultivate stamp-mindedness among the young.

Recent stamp issues with their historical connotations will do much themselves to promote an' interest in postage paper among students, and now philately is being brought, liter- ally, to their doors.

A philatelic truck is being spon- sored by the government to bring to the youth of the country, especially those in rural communities, the most complete exhibition and collection of United States stamps ever assembled for such a 'purpose.

According to present plans, the truck will exhibit specimens of every United States stamp from the first issue of 1847, which consisted of two

the adhesives, to

present series which will number 32 by the end of the year. A complete collection of United States stamped envelopes from the original issue of 1858-1856 to the present time will also be in- cluded as will post cards from 1872 to 1920:

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A miniature printing press will be used to print souvenir items for dis- tribution. The embyro stamp collec tors to whom this appeal is being made will be shown each step in the process of stamp manufacture, aided by actual working examples of steel dies, flatbed and rotary press plates, and transfer rolls. He will also see to make up other items that go stamps, such as ink and gum,

A dyed-in-the-wool philatelist will be in charge of the exhibit to lecture, and answer questions, of which there will be plenty.

The truck is a 6-ton affair with a wheel base of about 147 inches. It was constructed and equipped in Chi- cago. Painted on the sides are the words. "United States Post Office Department". A shatter-proof glass window will permit observers to view the stamps readily.

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ALBANIA CELEBRATES

years

King Zog of T Albania decided he was a king instead of a president, and had him- self crowned accordingly. To mark the anniversary, a set of eight stamps has been issued as well as a miniature sheet of three adhesives. Each stamp is inscribed "1928-1938": and "10 Vjetori i Mbretnis" Tenth anniversary of the kingdom).

A portrait of the king appears on the 25 qnid, blue and 1 franc, olive- green stamps. Queen Geraldine, who was Countess Apponyi of Hun- gary before she married King Zog last April, is portrayed on the 1q. violet, 5q. green and 15q. scarlet stamps. The last design is the engle and sword of Skanderbeg, symbol of Albanian independence, which ap- pears on the 2q. orange, 10q., and 50q. slate,

The miniature sheet carries the three designs as follows: King Zog, 30q. violet, eagle and sword design, 20q. gray-green, 15q. scarlet, Queen Geraldine.

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ARGENTINA HONOURS

STATESMAN

THE fifth president of the Argen-

tine Republic, and one of Latin America's greatest statesman, is honoured on a recent three stamp is- sue from the country he served.

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento ser- ved as the Argentine president from 1868 to 1874. He was elected to the office while serving as minister to the United States.

Dr. Sarmiento's great work was public education. He founded the first normal school in Chile and tra- velled abroad extensively, studying educational methods in America and Europe. Also in Chile, where he lived for a time while a political exile from his own land, he founded San- tiago's newspaper El Nacional.

The new stamps are issued to com- memorate the 50th anniversary of Sarmiento's death, which occurred on September 11th 1888 at Asuncion,

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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY SUPPLEMENT, NOVEMBER 18, 1838

HARVEST GIFTS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN. Churches in England this year have sent their harvest festival gifts to the Ley- tonstone branch of the Homeless. Children's Aid and Adoption So- ciety. Photo shows a nurse at the home, showing the gifts to the children. (Copyright).

Paraguay.

The uniform design is a portrait of the statesman, and the values and colours are: 3 centavos, green, бc., red, and 15c., blue.

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CHRISTMAS SEAL

stamps,

of

HRISTMAS seal

course, are not valid for postage, but their use is so wide-spread that they are seriously considered by phi- latelists as well as by anyone inter-

ested in eradicating tuberculosis.

This year's seal will have as its subject the protection of the home Official against the dread malady.

sales of the seal began on Thanks- giving Day and was preceded this year by a special pane or souvenir sheet in a limited edition of 25,000 copies. The pane is 5% by 3% inches and is printed in the same colours as are found on the regular sheets of 100 seals.

Five subjects are illustrated on the pane, four being early leaders in the battle against tuberculosis and the fifth, the 1998 Christmas Seal.

4. What foreign stamp pictures the towers of the Chicago Century of Progress exhibition?

5. Almond blossoms appear on what

adhesive?

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LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS

1. James David Bourchier was Bal- kan correspondent of the London Times for many years. He aided Bulgaria in many ways and has been portrayed on stamps of that country.

2. On an Italian stamp of 1929 you will find monks laying a corner- stone.

3. A potter and his vase appear on

a French stamp of 1925.

4. Assouan Dam is in Egypt, upon whose stamps a picture of it ap- pears.

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5. A snake charmer may be found

on a 1931 stamp of Tripolitania:

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Limited edition of souvenir sheet, issued by tuberculosis associations," carries illustrations, in three colora, of four leaders in fight against diadase. In the center is the 1988 Christmas Seal, the theme of which is "Protect Your Home From Tuberculosis.”

On the regular sheet of 100 seals this year the four corner seals are drawings of these pioneers. They are: Dr. Rene Laennec, who in 1819 evolved the principle of the stetho scope; Dr. Robert Kock, who disco- vered the tubercle bacillus in 1882; Dr. Edward L. Trudeau, who built the first permanent sanatorium in America in 1885; and Einar Hol boell, Danish Postal clerk, who, back in 1904, thought of the idea of Christmas Seals as a method of

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STAMP TEASERS

1. Of what country was President

Colindres once ruler?

2. On what stamp is the bird of par-

adise pictured

Barandi 8. Where was the battle

fought, and on what stamp. is it plotured?

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