FOR STAMP COLLECTORS

Evening Star, Issue 22085, 19 July 1935, Page 2

FOR STAMP COLLECTORS

[By PHILATELIST.] The writer has received from Canada the following chain letter for stamp collectors:—(1) This chain was started in hopes that it would bring to you many stamps that are missing from your collection. (2) Within three days write five copies of this letter. Omit the top name and add your name and address at the bottom and hand (send) to five of your friends who are stamp collectors. (3) In omitting the top name send that person one good stamp catalogued. by Scott for not less than ten cents, (4) In turn when your name leaves the top of the list you may receive 15*625 stamps for* your collection, providing that the chain is not broken. (6) Have the faith that your friends had and try to send your five copies to collectors who will not break the chain

Sudan.—A set of four air mail provisionals have just been issued for the Sudan. ‘ These are 15 milliemes on 10m, 2£ piastres on smils, piastres on 3mils, and 3 piastres on 44 piastres. Readers will remember that a short time ago two other air provisionals were issued 7-J pias and 10 piastres, both on 4$ pias and the new issue makes a total of six provisionals. Latest information to hand is that both the 5 milliemes and the 10 milliemes are now obsolete, and withdrawn from sale.

Belgium. The single stamp (Sitoli) issued for the Brussels Exhibition appears to be rather an evasive_ item, and I have been informed that it was over-subscribed from the commencement.

Canada.—New regular issue (June 1). I have received Ic, 2c, 3c, 4c,_ sc, Bc, all in new King’s head design: 10-cent, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable; 13-cent, the . 1864 Confederation Convention; 20-cent Niagara Falls; 50-cent, Legislative Buildings; 1-dol, Champlain Monument, Quebec. France.—Postage: Apparently the time is not far distant when collectors may give their attention to a new group of stamps—advertising stamps. The new 1.50 fr dark blue which now appears to celebrate the launching into the transatlantic service of the magnificent Normandie of the French Line might belong to this class. A drawing of the snip extends well across the stamp with two tiny _ sailboats in the foreground to emphasise its super-size. The name “ Normandie ” is in a curved line above the ship. Persia-Iran,—Postage: A few months ago it was announced that the name of Persia would hereafter be Iran, and and now the first stamp appears with the new designation. The new stamp is the lOdi blue (No. 772) showing a portrait of Riza Pahlavi Khan overprinted in black below the portrait “ Postes Iraniennes.” We are also informed that the entire series of 15 stamps, Nos. 771-785, have been, thus surcharged.

San Marino.—Commemorative postage; A finely-engraved set of 12 stamps has been issued in honour of Melchiore Delfico, 1744-1835. Melchiore Delfico was born in Teramo. • He was an economist and historian, and his writings on political economy and jurisprudence had great influence in his time in correcting abuses. The stamps are bicoloured, and are of two designs. On the first six values is a portrait of Delfico, and on the six higher values is his statue. The stamps are 5c claret and black, 7£c brown and black, 10c Prussian blue and black, Isc lake and black, 20c orange and black, 25c green, and black, 30c violet and black, 50c olive green and black, 75c red and black, 1.25 L dark blue and black, 1.50 L brown and black, 1.75 L brown orange and black.

Hungary.—Commemorative postage: A set of five large stamps has been issued in honour of Francis 11. of the Princely house of Rakoczy. The design shows this famoWs Hungarian nobleman in curling locks, wearing a Cossack-like headgear, military cloak, and jewelled orders. In the upper left corner are the arms of his house, and below the dates “ 1676-1735.” The values are lOf deep green, 16f purple, 20f deep carmine rose, 32f brown red, 40ft dull blue. Prince Francis 11. was born at Borsi March 27, 1676, educated in Vienna and Bohemia, returning to his family home in 1694. His birth, education, and wealth combined to fit him for a brilliant leader in the movement for an independent Hungary. In 1707 he was elected Prince of Transylvania, and fought unsuccessfully against the Austrians. His final defeat iu 1711 led him into exile, first to France, and finally to Turkey, where he died in 1735.

Discontinues Listings.—The Scott Stamp and Coin Company has decided to remove the listing of the five-cent National Parks imperforate No. 744 a, and the imperforate Byrd and Mothers issues, Nos. 733 a and 738 a, from their catalogues, due to the fact that they cannot be told from the Farleytelics.

Equador.—A very definite movement is afoot to issue stamps to commemorate the arrival of Charles Darwin at the Galapagos Islands on September 17, 1835. At the present moment the Darwin Memorial Expedition is conducting an ecological survey of the island. The idea behind the movement indicates that several series of stamps wrill be issued in substantial quantities, some of which will be sold in the Post Office in Ecuador, but the bulk of the demand anticipated will be from stamp collectors. The Galapagos Islands take their name from the gigantic turtles, known in Spanish as “ galapagos.” BRITISH STAMP BRINGS £165. R. P. M. Atkinson, of Hollywood, recently discovered one of the compara-

tively rare 6d Great Britains of Plate 'lO, SGIO9, Scott’s 51, and this brought £155 at the April 1 auction of H. R. Hamer, of London. - This stamp is mauve in colour, and only about half a dozen or so or this specimen are known to exist, probably pne or two sheets having been issued in error, and the. stamp nas, of course, never been discovered in unused condition. Mr Hamer writes that it is curious that often these rare plates of British stamps are found in places outside England. This, however, is about the only one to turn up now in several years. The stamp was purchased from a local dealer for 25c, and is a very fine example of this great rarity—catalogue value placed by Mr Hamer at £4OO.