STAMP NOTES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 228, 25 August 1938, Page 7

STAMP NOTES

A boundary dispute between Peru and Ecuador recently brought those two South American countries into the spotlight. Arbitration settled the dispute peaceably, but was a reminder to stamp collectors that during a former recent boundary dispute, between Chile and Peru, special plebiscite stamps were issued by Peru from 1925 to 1928, to pay for the cost of the plebiscite. Peru has issued stamps since 1857, when the Pacific Steam Navigation Co. gave the Peruvian Government a limited number of stamps to show what oould be done with pre-payment of letters from Peru to the rest of the world. Those stamps, featuring a sailing vessel, are scarce to-day. The idea went over with the Peruvian Government, for the following year the first stamps were issued with the Peru coat-of-arms, and various issues with the same design appeared until 1866, when stamps featuring the Peruvian national animal, the llama, were put on sale. Various other designs followed, with a number of overprints until 1894. The Pern-Chile War of 1879-82 was responsible for a number of occupation stamps by Chile, in the form of overprinted Peru stamps, in various cities and states, some issuing provisional stamps. In 1894 an overprint of President Bermudez was placed over the last regular issue before the Peru-Chile war, the first time a person had been featured. From 1894 on, many statesmen have been featured On Peruvian stamps. Peru, probably more than any other South American country, has j featured the natives who lived in the I country at the time the continent was discovered by the Spaniards. The Incas and their emperors, Manco Capac, Atahualpa and Huasear, are featured on various pictorial stamps, and a number of stamps in recent issues have featured Inca gods and customs. Peruvian stamps feature also the early history of the country under Spnish rule, showing discoverer Pizarro on numerous stamps. Bolivar, the great South American liberator who led the figlit for freedom of various South American countries from the Spanish empire around 1820, is shown on numerous stamps. Also featured on the stamps of Peru have been • scenes of the country, of various public buildings, of industry, of early Spanish governors and_ forts. Because there is considerable air mail service between Peru and North America, the colourful air mail stamps are popular and valuable.

NEW ISSUES

Gilbert and Ellice Islands, in the South Seas, and Jamaica, in the West Indies, will soon issue new George VI pictorial sets featuring native scenes in these colonies . . . Belgian Congo retired a number of sets on July 1, the Stanley set of 1928, surcharges of 1930, 1931 and 1932 . . . Egypt has issued a new colour for the 2 mill.. value -of the air mail stamp featuring a ’plane over the pyramids . . . Denmark lias issued

a stamp for the ] 50th anniversary of the abolition of serfdom . . . Surinam, Date h colony in South America,! has issued a set for the 75th annisarv of the abolition 1 o f slavery in the colony. . . / u g o s I.avia’s Aero Club set shows anti-air-craft spotlights

working on a trestle bridge . . .Indochina has issued a set for the anniversary of the first steam railway and featuring former French President, Paul Doumer . . . Jean della Fontaine, famous French story teller, is to be lioonured with a stamp by France at an early date . . . Burma will issue a pictorial set in August or September to replace the present overprinted Indian stamps . . . Bulgaria has issued two more stamps to its national products series, this time featuring grapes . . . Tran will soon issue a new set similar to the current set, hut without French wording . . . The Tonga or Friendly Islands, in the South Seas, under British protectorate, will issue a commemorative set in October to mark the 20tl; anniversary of the accession of Queen Sfilote Tubou . . . Salvador will issue a new pictroial sot soon . . .. Holland will have a special stamp for a flight from Amsterdam to Capetown in December in connection with the centenary of Dingaan’s Day . . . Russia null have a set this month for the Papanin North Pole expedition of last winter . . . Lichtenstein will have two high value stamps soon featuring the new ruler, Prince Francis . . . Bolivia has issued two stamps featuring President Siles.

Apparently there are people in Britain who still' entertain some hope that the Soviet Government will accept at least partial responsibility loi ; ~ -r, • Tin nerial Government ] the Russian linpeu* loans, for they are paying Is 9d loi « £IOO bonds.

Beer duty paid to the- New Zealand Government by all breweries during l the year ended March 31, 1938, was 1 £978,437, or £2OBO a day, against the 1 previous year’s corresponding figures 1 of £843,097, or £2309 a day, stales ! the Stock Exchanges’ official record.

Mr John Hornsby, '> a Londoner, whose home was at ..Twickenham, was . killed when on a motoring honeymoon trip across Dartmoor. His car overturned. His bride of-a week was sent to hospital in a:, semi-conscious condition with’; head injuries.. .4 . ' •