World stamps honor International Year of the Child
Philatelic tributes from Turks and Caicos Islands and Jersey mark the International Year of the Child with child themed paintings. Turks and Caicos issues include Rossetti Gauguin and Van Dyck works with a souvenir sheet. Jersey’s four stamps feature Millais portraits of children and celebrate his 150th birth anniversary. British Virgin Islands stamps spotlight children from four continents with close up portrait designs. Also listed are upcoming USPS 1979 calendar stamp events with first day sites in Savannah Claremore and Oklahoma City.
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Syd Kronish
Turks and Caicos Islands
Jersey
Rossetti
Gauguin
Calmady
Lawrence
Elena Grimaldi
van Dyck
Channel Island
Sir John Everett Millais
Millais
Royal Academy Schools
Royal Academy
Spence
Christ
British Virgin Islands
West Indies
Africa
Asia
Stanley Gibbons Publishes Volume 4 of Queen Elizabeth II Decimal Issues
Collectors of British stamps welcome the new Volume 4 of the Queen Elizabeth II Decimal issues catalogue by Stanley Gibbons, released two and a half years after the first edition. Other volumes in the Great Britain Specialized catalogues series include Queen Victoria Stamps, King Edward VII to King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth II Pre-Decimal issues covering 1952 to 1970.
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Stanley Gibbons
Great Britain
Gibbons
Grand national steer sells for 4 50 a pound at auction
The 1170 pound Eastern National Livestock Show grand national steer sold for 5265 dollars. The black crossbred The Bid owned by Jody Martz of Lanark Illinois brought 4 50 per pound to The Eager House Restaurant of Baltimore. Also selling were a 230 pound champion hog bought by Bob Evans of Rio Grande Ohio for 42 75 a pound and a 135 pound champion lamb bought by Esskay Meatpacking Co. for 12 40 a pound. owners named.
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Baltimore
Jody Martz
Lanark, Ill
Eager House
Hopkins Plaza
Bob Evans
Rio Grande
Ohio
Evans
Jeff Frobose
Femberville
Esskay Meatpacking Co
Kelly George
Wakarusa
Ind
Measles Elimination Campaign Aims for 1882 Goal in Maryland
Maryland seeks elimination of measles among children by October 1 1882 as part of the Immunization 1960 Campaign announced by Secretary Charles Buck Jr and Campaign Chairman Thomas H Sherlock. A new Maryland Immunization Record forms part of a broad educational effort, with four passport sized pages for documenting vaccines. Local health departments hospitals HMOs and pediatricians will receive copies to distribute to families with newborns and children up to two years old.
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Maryland
Buck
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Maryland Inc
Scott Auction Galleries confirms rising stamp prices
Scott Auction Galleries realized 549883 dollars in August stamp auction, pushing nine month total realizations over two million. Frank Trumbower, president, cites stamps as inflation hedges and investment, noting a Salomon Brothers study showing stamps outperforming most exotic assets except gold. The firm, now in New York, reentered after 28 years, with consignments from 3 collectors and estates nationwide and worldwide.
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Scott
Frank Trumbower
Trumbower
Salomon Brothers
Austem
New New York
United States
New York
Bordon to close Maryland ice cream plant and lay off workers
Baltimore AP report says about 120 employees will be permanently laid off next month as Bordon Corp shuts its East Baltimore ice cream plant due to excess manufacturing capacity. Company notes a 9 percent shift to car belt operations and prepared severance and placement for workers.
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Baltimore
Bordon Corp Chrses
Maryland
Edward J Peturalsk
Teamsters
Peturalsk
Peturaisk
Borden
Ceontapheca
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Savannah
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Oklahoma City
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Grand National
Scott Sale
Bordon
Francis Scott Key
Hess
Ayak
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Hess’s
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Loddiers
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