VOLOO 4

Dear Fellow Members•

The

MASONIC §TAMP COLLECTOR

Jouri.al of the Masonic Stamp Unit of the American Topical Aasocla­tinn. puhllahe<I bi-monthly. Addre•• nil lette,.,, and eubmit material to �he 5-:ditor, NirhohtA G. Koutroulis. ◄6:)� Sandalwood Street, N�w Orleans. t.ouisiana 10127.

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Alohal Just returned fl-om Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, atterning the annual convention ot the American Philatelic Society an::i HAPBl •70 ahibition. �·vi.te arrl I enjoyed our trip very much. Betore going to Hawaii we stopped for a ffltl · days in San '1-ancisco. There we met a fw philatelic tl-iends arn bad a wondertul tillle. While in San hanoisco we visited the Grarxi Lodge of Masons. It is a most impl"essiTe and interesting building. The Masons in San :trrancisco must be very proud of it. Untortunatel.,Y, the Gran::i Secretary was not in his ott1ce at that time but one ot his aaaistants shoved us arourrl an::i made our visit there Ter,y enjoyable.

The four-day show, sponsored by the Hawaiian Philatelic Society arrl at.aged at the beautitul llikai Hotel at the Wa1kik1 Beach, was a huge success. The CommittM did an excellent job. There were 430 trames ot competitive emi.bits plus 121 trames competing in the Champion of Champions class. None of the 107 tl-ames of Topical Exhibits, unfortunately, displayed Masonry on Stamps.

The Grand Alrard winner was Mr. il.fred J. Ostheimer, III, Honolulu, Hawaii, tor his unique and excellently displayed emibit, •The Type-Set Stampe of Hawaii". The Grand Award in the Champion or Champions class went to Mrs. Margaret L. Wunsch from Aurora, lllinois, tor her outstarr11ng emibit, •u.s. 1869 issues - Selections from a Speoialized Collection. Essays, Proofs, Varities, Cancels, Usages, Inverts and. Re-Isnu". '1.ne show indeed. Ard now back to the old routine I

WILCOMI TO N!W MDtB!&S

292 Lt.C-ol. William B. Roth,US.u' Ret. P.O. Box 126, �s AJ.ud.to■, Cal. 90?20 29'.3 Ining �ttaan, 5555 Wisaahiokon A.ve., Ebilatelphia, Pa. 19144 294 l\gil Pedersen, Rfdovrenej 220, 2610 Rfdovre, Delll&l'k 295 �• Josephine, Mazer, P. o. Box 500'.3, San Mateo, Calif'. 94401 296 G. Donald Turner, 6 Turner Street, Springvale, Maine 04073 297 Steinen J. Twining Sr. , P. o. Box 97, P1ttst1eld, Ma••• 01201 298 Allan D. Wakeham, P. o. Box 51, Innisfail 4860, Queenalarrl, Australia 299 Max A.. MaGrody, 28 Sunaet Drive, Conneaut, Chio 440:,0

NIWS IN GENERAL

Ero. Iouis r. Blehl, 532 Aator St. , Norristown, Pa. 19401, writes that he has some ot the John M1l"t Masonic First Day covers in blocks am singles. Anyone interested to writ. to Ero. Blehl above.

U.S. Luminescent Stam.pa - Are you intested in UJJllinesoent Stamps as issued by the u.s.T J. new ham book is issued by il!red G. Boerger arrl John s. Stark and sells tor $4.00 trom P. o. Box 2'.3822, P'ort Lauderdale, Fla. An excel.lent reference work for those specializing in collecti1'; U.S. luminescent stamps.

Ero. BM1no s. Guglielmi, Sanremo, Italy, writes that last Summer he put his entry in the •u.K. TH!MATICS 1970• show at Luton, Engl.am , arrl won the silver medal certificate. The three judges ot the show made some nice remarks of his emibita •Masonry on stamps•. Congratul.ations Ero. Guglielmi.

Ero. R. c. Williams, Paxton, Ill. advises that his Commamery or which he is a Past Comman:ier, Mt. 011 vet Commarrlery No. 38, K. T., celebrated 100 years. He states that a tine pl"Ogram was had. We don't know whether any covers were issued to commemorate this event.

MASONIC BMBL!M IN MEl'Ea SLOOAN CA�EL

The fad.liar Masonic •blem of the Square am Comi:ass will appear tor the first the in a postage meter slogan reports George H. Wettach, P'air I&wn, N. J. It will commemorate the Centennial of' Fidelity Lodge No. 113, F. & A. M. ot R1dg8WOOd, N. J. vhioh was established January 2?, 1871.

Collectors desiring cacheted covers franked with the special meter slogan imprint on the ann1 versary date may obtain three covers by sending $1.00 aid a stamped, ad.dressed enTelope to Wettach, Box 312, P'air Lawn, N. J. 0?410.

&litors notel It is not correct that the Square and Comi:ase will appear tor the first tia•• Your editor has in hi• collection a postage meter slogan with the •bl•s trom a Lodge in M1u:1 an:i one from the Gram Lodge ot Colorado COlllll•ora­ting their 100th anniversary in 1961.

N!W ISSUES

Antigua, Scott le46, issued .August 19, 1970 - Horation Nelson Grenada, Scott #Yl'J, i■wed Sept•ber 3, 1970 - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Scott f3'l5, • • • - Winston Churchill Argentina, Scott 1920, ian.ed August 9, 1970 - San Jose Palace, issued to

OOlll'l•Orate th• centeDl.1'7 of the death of Gen. Justo Jose de Urquiza.. Pol.am, Scott 111.S), iesued August 2?, 1970 - Tadeues ltosoiuesko Togo, Scott 4'?41, iawed Sept•ber 26, 1970 - &lwin E. Aldrin, Jr. Cook Ielan:la, Scott le84, iseued June 12 , 1970 - Pnnce Alilip Ghana, Scott 1389, iseued June 15, 1970 - &!win I • .ildrin, Jr. Upper Volta, Scott #C78-C79, issued June 4, 1970 - P'ranklin D. Rooserut. United States, Scott f1400, issued Se:pt•ber 19, 1970 - Stonewall Jaokson. Great Bntain, Scott 1642 ,i■sued Se:pt•ber 18, 1970 - dep1.ct1� Pe!m1' .Bl&ok • .Argentina, SOott 1918-919, issued Jul,Y 4, 19?0 - Gen. Manuel Belgrano. China, Scott #1675, issued Jul,y 21, 1970 - Ewin B. Aldrin, Jr. Hungary, Scott #eO)l, issued June 27, 1970 - BeethoTen statue.

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DBOHIC COVIR CLUB

The tollowing ie cover No. 16 ieeued to comm•orate the O'nited State• O'. H. i■ne honoring the 25th anni'f'ere&l"y. The General Douglas MacArthur etaap a• )Z'Olliaed by the tJ. s. Poet otfio• is not issued yet nor has any­anounoaent �•n made as to the date ot issuance. Apparentl,Y, 1 t w1ll. now be i■ned in 1971. In lovember the U.S. issued a eta.mp to honor the l)ls­abled Jaerioan Veterans. Your editor did not haYe an,y information concerning Masonic connections in it■ tomation theretore no ooYer was issued. The coTers tor Gen. MacArthur are ready tor aem.cing when the stamp is issued. One coyer ie a epaoial cacheted cover with the portrait ot the General ard the other the regular format.

UNITED STATES HONORS

UNITED NA TIO�S 25th AN'NIVEl{SAHY

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Mason, ap­pointed Senator Arthur H. Vanderberg, an­other Mason, as a d<:le�ate to the conference which drew up the U.N. Charter. There Sena­tor Vanderberg's influence was pow,)rful. He piloted this joint effort through the Senate of the United States. Without his convincing backing and influence, it is dou!Jtful whether the measure would have been approved. Senator Vanderberg was a member of Grand River Lodge No. 34, Columbian Chapter No. 132, R.A.M., Del\folnv Commandery Ko. 5, K.T. Also member of DeWitt Clinton Consistory and Saladin Shrine Temple, all o( Grand Rapids .Mich. 33 • Mason.

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The tour central figures on the 2; stamp ot 1927 coJllllemorating the nrrerdar ot General &rgoJJW (Scott No. 644) are, lett to right, British Generals Fhillipe ard &rgoyne, Aaerioan Geiwral Horatio Gates ard Colonel Daniel Morgan. The latter was the leader or a select compan,y ot retl•en who played an olltstaming part in the battles which forced Bllrgoyne to surrender.

Dam.el Norgan, born in 1736, began hie mU1 t&17 career •• a teuaater with Braddock'• I.Pay in 1755 where he became acquainted with Waehington. 11"0II 1762 to 1775 he iro•pered as a farmer in Virginia. .u the American r-1>e1J1on began, Coagreae called tor •apert rifi••n". Morgan, then '.39, Niaed a coapan., ot Virginia aharpabootera. There ••n nN &l.l..U .,,._.aed in baokwoocl• fighting. They c&l"ried what •• called the lentuo]Qr ritle which •• tar !ION accurate than the maooth bore IIUketa used b7 most or the eoldier• on both sides during the war.

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to Boston arxl joined Washington at Cam.bridge. They were with Arnold on the Quebec expedition, with General Gates at Saratoga arxl with Washington near Fbiladelpu.a. When Congress would not promote him, Morgan tried to resign in 1779 but came baok after the Caden defeat, becoming a brigadier general. He won the Battle ot Cowpens in one of the most brilliant victories of the war January 17, 1781, and changed the course of the war in the south. Attar Cowpens , illness forced him to retire. During the Whiskey Rebellion in 1?94 he served his country again as a major general an:l was elected to Congress in 1796. He died July t>, 1802.

Daniel Morgan was a member of Williamsburg lodge No. 6 , Williamsburg, Va.

Submitted by Bro. Marshall s. Loke, Rochester, New York.

NAPOLEX>N BICENTENARY - AJMAN ISSUE

The "san:l dune• of .Ajman issued on January 5, 19?0, one gold foil •stamp" to ool!Dllemorate the Napolaon Bicentenary. This "stamp" depicts the four brothers of Napoleon I side by side from left to right, Louis , Jerome, Josei:n, Lucien. WARNI?lil Ajman is not recognized by Scott arxl most of their issues never inten:led for postal use but rather to exploit the collectors. They are actually nothing more than pretty lables. However, as a matter of record an:l since Masons are d.epioted thereon here are the Masonic information as su't::mitted by Iro. Marshall s. Loke, Rochester , New York.

JOSEffi BONAPARrE (1768-1844) I Eldest of the four brothers of Napoleon who were all Fre�sons. Napoleon made him King of Naples from 1806-08 am King of Spain from 180)-13. From 1815-32, following Napoleon's defeat, he lived in the United States.

He was made a Freemason at the Tuilleries in April 1805 am in the same year was appointed as Gram Master of the Gram Orient of France by Napoleon.

LtX:IB:N BONAPARrE (1??5-1840) I He aided Napoleon in securing the dictatorship or France. He was named ambassador to Madrid in 1800 am was exiled in 1810. He is believed to have been a Mason of the Gram Orient ot France.

LOUIS BONAPARl'MlZ78-1846)s Father of &a�ror Napoleon III. He was made King of Hollam in 6 by Napoleon; be abdicated in 1810.

When his brother, Josepi, was named Gram Master in 1805, Louis was named Deputy Gram Master ot the Gram Orient of 'France.

Jmc>MI BONAPARrl (1784-1860)1 He was made King or WestI,'halia in 1807 by Napoleon. At Napoleon's deteat in 1814, he settled in Florence, returning to France in 1848 and was made Marshal ot France in 1850.

He was initiated February 22, 1801 in the lodge "La Pair' in Toulon and was Gram Master ot the Gram Orient or Westi:nalia.

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Ma•onio T•ple, Gram Lodge, Havana, Cuba Soott ISS6 am ICl.35

When Cuba'• Gram lational Maaom.c T•ple •• dedicated in 1955 the goverment i•n.ed the aboft two ooanunorati n at.ape to oele­bra te the erection ot the sple?did $),000,000 bail.ding in downtown Han.na •

On the lett is a mu:1.ma card.

AmlNTID MASO•

PAR! m TRI pplOl'IC IUJel 0, THI 'l'DAIT I RQSAS

Jun Hamal de Ro•• first b.oaae pr'Ollinent •• a leader ot the gaucho oa'ftl.r7 and in 1827 •• oo-nder ot the rural militia or polio• worked bis way into Argentine politioa am toroed President Rivada-n.a to rengn. ror •-• aontha he carried on a oiTil war with the wd.tario ohiet, Gen. Juan Lavalle, who •• forced to reeign.

loau •• elected go•ernor ot Bllenoa Aire• proTino• tor a siz-�ear term. Ria noo .. eor in 1832 •• depo■ed am Rosa• again became governor with unl1w1 t,ed pc,INl"a. S., intripe, toroe or foul aeana he obtained control ot th• other

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provinces with their petty dictators subservient to him. Lautaro L:xige, as well as the others, ceased to exist. Rosas used his power in the most tyrannical manner. Commerce was placed un:ier severe restrictions, the press was muzsled am hurr.ireds ot persons were assassinated or exiled. More than '.30,000 Argentines went into exile during his rule. Many fled to Montevideo which became the t'ocua of opposition to Rosas.

When the dictatorship of Rosas threatened the autonomy- ot the provinces, Urquza, head ot Entre Rios province, turned against him. Joined by Brazil am Montevideo, the combined forces un:ier Urquiza defeated the army of Rosas at ·Monte Caseros, P'ebruary 3, 18,52. The fallen dictator fled in a British vessel to Eng­lam. His name is execrated throughout Spanish America.

GEN. JUAN Li\VALLE1 1?9?-1841

Born at Buenos Aires in 1797, this Argentine soldier am patriot was chief ot the Unitario party. He op:posed the tyrant, Rosas, and was assassinated at Juju.y, October 9, 1841.

He had been a aember of "Union del Plata• Lodge No. 1 in Buenos .A.ires. He pla1ed a prominent part in organizaing the u,dge • Asilo de la Vertud" in the city of Montevideo.

Stamps (1941) 1479.

GEN. HILARIO ASC.ASUBI1 180?-1875

Argentine :poet and soldier. Born in January 1807 in a town near the :port of Fraile Muerto. He enlisted in the army to help put an em to the dictatorshi.p ot Pres. Juan Manuel de Rosas. He held the rank of colonel am acted as Urquiza• s

J aide-de-camp. In 18?2 he traveled in France, Great Britain, United States, Bolivia and Uruguay. He served in the war against Brasil. Ascasubi acquired his greatest reputation by his poetry. He died in &lenos A.ires November 17, 1875 .

He was initiated in •tealtad" Lodge No. 6 in aienos Aires, May 20, 1858.

Stamps (1965) "199.

BSTIBAN DEVmRIA8 1805-1851

Born_ in &enos .A.ires, Exheverria was a romantic poet who played the guitar and was called "the great interpreter". He sailed in 1825 to Bordeaux and was in Paris tor ti ve years. When the poet returned to Buenos .A.ires in 1830, the despot Rosas waa in po,rer. Bbheverria roUiht Rosas with weapons of literature. He wrote "11. Matadero• (The Slaughterhouse) to ex:pose the bloody dictator am his devices in aU-•their rawness. Id.led by Rosas, he went to Montevideo trom where he watched the alow decline ot Rosas• power. At the time ot his death, Bloheverria was so poor he had to sell books from his library in order to eat.

He was initiated a Mason in France, am in 18'.30 he founded "Unitaria• �ge in &enos Air•••

Stamps (1957) 1666.

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JU.U BAUTISTA ALBBRDI1 1810-1884

Argentine statesman, jurist, publisher, musician, writer. BDrn August 28, 1810 in Tucuman. He was an accomplished pianist and composer. He was forced to lean the country in 1828 because of his strong opposition to Rosas. In Chile he collaborated with Vicente Fidel u,pez in a n9V11paper. He stm.ied and received a Docotr ot X.ws degree. In 1837 he foumed the first musical journal in Latin America. Af'ter Rosas was overthrown in 1852 , Alberdi dran..d the Argentine Constitution. He served as a political adviser in the administration

.of President Urquiza and in diplomatic positions in Englam , France and It.ly. He died in Paris, June 19, 1884.

Alberdi was a member of the •um.on del Plata• Lxlge No. l in Buenos Aires and ot •s.n Juan de la Fe" Lxlge No. 20 in Parana.

Stampes (1888) f'73, (1890) f6J-84, (1935) �8, (1960) #718.

JOSTON JOSE URQUIZA. 1800-18?0

Be was born near Concepcion on the Uruguay R1 ver in the province of Entre Rios, March 19, 1800. Urquiza had great inf'luence in his province and as leader of the tederalist party he became the chief power in Entre Rios ard aapuired great wealth. He was elected governor in 1846.

Turning against Rosas , Urquiza joined forces with 81-a&il and Uruguay to put an end to the Rosas regime. The combined forces umer the leadership of General Urquiza defeated those ot Rosas at the Battle of Caseros on February .3, 1852. On February 19 the "Hero ot Caseros" led a triumphal entry into &enos Aires riding his brown, silver bridled horse, shown on stamp (19.56) 1649.

Urquiza was proclaimed provisional dictator and the provinces adopted a constitution written by Alberdi. Urquiza was elected President ot the Argentine Confederation tor a term of six years. He at once encouraged Freemasonry which had been prohibited by Rosas. A.t the em of his presidential term, Urquiza returned to his 1.mmeruie ranch in Entre Rios where he continued to exercise dic­tatorial power. On A.pril 11, 1870 a band of political opponents lllUl'dered him and his two sons on his estate near Concepcion.

Urquiza was initiated in Jorge Washington Lodge No. 44 at Concepcion am served as Master. When Union del Plata Lodge was re-established March 9, 18.56 under the Grard Lodge of Uruguay, President Urqui&a became a charter memb�A He received the Royal Arch degrees on or afier February 13, 186o am the :,:,v A.A.S.R. July 211 1860.

(1888 > "57, 68, (1920 > ,ze:,, (19:,.5 > �o. (19.56 > 1649, (1959) #'109 with Mitre.

SA!ll'IJGO DP9UI1 1809-1862

Politician. Born at Cordova. He adhered to the Unitario Party whose aim was to bring the Platine States urder one government. He was banished by Rosas in 1846. Arter the tall of Rosas he was a member of the coruititutional congress of 18,5). He was Minister ot the Interior under President Urq�sa. He succeeded Urquiza as president ot the Argentine Confederation in 1860. The Army ot Confederation was beaten by Gen. Mitre at Pavon, near &enos Aires, on

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Sept•ber l?, 1861 and the confederation was dissolved and a new constitution was drawn up. Mitre succeeded Oerqui who ?'etired to Coi-rientee where he died soon afterwards.

Derqui was a charter member or "Union del Plata" Lodge No. 1 when it was re-organized March 9, l86o ard was an honorary m•ber ot "Aeilo de Litoral• Lodge at Parana.

Stamps (1890) #'16.

GEN. BARTOLa4E MITRE1 1821.-1906

Writer, historian, soldier, poet , statesman. Born at &enos Aires June 26, 1821. The persecutions by Rosas forced his family to emigrate to Monte­Tideo where young Mitre served as an officer in defense of the city during part or the "nine years siege•. In 1846 he went to Boll via where he was chief ot start to 'Ores • .Ballivan am director ot the military school.

Mitre joined Urquiza in the campaign against Rosas am took a prominent part in the Battle ot Monte Caseros February 3, 1852. H3 toumed the newspaper "La Nacion• in 18.53. He was leader ot the Uni tario Party am 1as Minister ot War tor &enos AiNs, the only province that did not join the confederation. He was defeated at the Battle of Cepeda October 23, 1859 an:i &enos Aires was forced to enter the confederation. Mlt?'e was immediatel.3 elected governor of the new state am continued to Nsist Urquiza ard his successor, Oerqui. At var again, Mitre defeated the federalist army at the Battle of Pavon September 17, 1861 arri the oontederation was dissolved. Mitre was elected president ad interim arri duly elected president tor six years in October 1862 ot the Argentine Republic. Then came an era or unparalleled prosperity. In 1863 he created the •National College ot &enos Aires• (Stamp -1963- #'145) • . When Paraquay declared war on Argentina in 1865, Mitre joined with Brazil and Uruguay in a triple alliance against that country am commarrled the allied forces until 186?. He was succeeded in the presidency by Samiento in 1868 who appointed him special envoy to Brazil.

Mitre was a chaz-ter m•ber ot "Union del Plata" lodge No. l March 9, 18,56. He received the 3:3° or the Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, July 21, 1860. He was Gram Master of the Gram lodge ot Argentina in 1894.

Sta.pet (1888) 167, (1890) 161, (1921) 1'e84, (1935) f4)2, (1959) #'109 with Urquiu.,

IXHIRZO FAUSTINO SARKIBNT01 l811-lB88

Biucator, stat.Maan, president. Boni at San Juan P'ebruaey 1.5, 1811. Proa his sixteenth year he engaged in teaching. In 1829 he fought against Rosas ard was toroed to nee to Chile. He ?'eturned to San Juan in 1836 am established a nwspaper. Though not a political sheet, it was siezed and Sarmiento again fied to Chile. He established a normal school at Copiape. 1rom 1844 to 1847 he tranled in &u-ope ard the United States stydying school syst•s am Npol"ted to the Chilean goverment.

In 1852 Sarmiento took iart in the overthrow or Rosas. Froa then on he was devoted to the cause or popular education. In 18.56 he organized the Department of Public Inatruotion of which he became chief. In 1860 he was Minister or Pub­lic Instruction am in 1861 was Minister of the Interior. He also se"ed as

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Governor of San Juan an:i as Minister to the United States. He was elected Pres­ident of the Argentine Republic for the term from October 12 , 1868 to October 12 1874. During bis administration the Paraguayan war was closed; schools an:i col­leges were foun:ied over all parts of the country; American an:i &lrop9&n teachers were invited to Argentina. Samiento died at .Asuncion, Paraguay, Sept. 11,1888.

Sanniento was initiated in "Union Fraternal" Lodge No. 1 in Valpariso, Chile July 31, 1854 arrl was most active in reviging Freemasonry after the overthrow of the Tyrant Rosas. He was one o! the fourxiers arrl first lecturer of "Union del Plata" Lodge No. 1 March 9, 1856. He affiliated with IA>gia "Obedienci& a la Luz" No. 13 in Buenos Aires April 4, 1882. He became Grarxi Master of Argentine Masons May 12, 1882. When he was Minister to the United States in 1864, he represented the Gram Lodge of Argentina in negotiations for recognition by numerous .American Gram Lodges.

Stamps a (1888) 162, 72, (1911) fl76, (1935) 1419, (1938) 1454-59, (1961) 1'733 statue, (1962) "'142.

BIO-SKEI'CH - RAYMOND E. DURHAM, JR.

Born, February 12, 1923. Married, one son and one daughter. Employed as a cost engineer by the I.B.M. Corp., En:iicott, New York.

Raised in Vestal Lodge No. 1144, F. & A. M. , Vestal, N. Y., formerly lodge secretary, now junior deacon and chairman of the education committee.

Exalted in Binghamton Chapter No. 139, R.A.M., Binghamton, N. Y. Chosen in Binghamton Council No. 24, R. &: s. M., Binghamton, N. Y. Greeted in Southern Tier Council No. 16, R. & s. M. , Elmira, N. Y. Knighted in Malta Comm.an:iery No. 21. , K. T. , Bingham.ton, N. Y.

Received the Scottish Rite degrees in Otseningo Consistory, Valley of Binghamton, N. Y.

Member of the American Lodge of Research (N.Y. ) , Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 20?6, London Englan:i, The Missouri Lodge of Research, El:iucational Lodge No. 1002 (Minn. ), Recharam Chapter of Research (Wisc.) and member of the advisory council, Roun:i Hill Chapter, Order of DeMo�ay, '?ndicott, N. Y.

Masonic Interests s Fliuea tion and research, ritual, Masonic covers an:i stamps, Masonic coins an:i medals, jewelry, novelties, books, pam}Xll.ets an:i documents.

CORR!OIDOR ST.AMP A NOI'ABLE IT!M

In 1944, the poet office departlllent issued a 3; stamp (No. 925) which represents a dark page in American history. It paid homage to the gallant men and women who reeistad an overwhelming Japanese army to the very last, surren:iering only when the odds were such that further defense was foolhardy. 'lbe central subject of the stamp is Corregidor, where the final stan:i was Mde, with connecting islands in the backgroun:i.

Two Masons played leading roles in that historic event. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, 330 Mason, was in comman:i of the forces in the Pacific when the Japanese

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attaohed the Philippi.• I•l.aai•• He lecl th• reei•tance until he was ordered to A Autralia, whi.oh h• reuhed in the tac• ot heaT,1 odds.

Maj. Gen. Jonathan M. WaiDlfl"ight, ,i0, •• in oomand ot the lorthern M"Jq in Bataan when the Ja,aneae attacked. He wa• lett in charge ot the troopa when Gen. lfaoArthv IIOTed 01lt. Gen. Waimrright tought a dela,Jittg battle bllt eTentual.1,7 bad to nrrend_.. He, along with hi• men, were taken prisoner•• For more than th1'N years, he ntteNd great prin.tiona with th•• When released, he •• a akeleton ot hi• tol"ller Hlt.

Gen. Waimrright i• a graduate ot West Point, 1906. He aerTed against the lltN• in the JlblipplnN, and wae on the general etatt or the 82nd Diviaion and )rd � in au-ope dVing World War I. He 1• a a .. ber ot Union lodge Ro. 7, Junction J J City, Ian., am et the Scottish Rite Bodie• of Salina, Ian. He •• inTested with ) }I the r.c.c.H. by the Seottiah Rite, Southern Juriediotion, in 1947. In 19118, he r1' 1 0, •s presented the Grand Lodge ot 11 .. York'• Masonic Achie'Nllent Madal.

The Con-egidor eta.mp, therefore, should occupy a prominent poaition in an,y Jfaeon1o oolleotion.

Imel.lent 0011pan1on pieces to that etaap are •••eral issued in the Jlhilipplnee 11hile under Japanese occupation. The American torcea surren:lered on May 7, 19112. Kl.eftn day later, the Japanese authorities issued what ie oataloguea as lo. JIB. The 4; •tamp ot 1935 (Ho. 384)wae uaed and giTen an 0Tel'print1 •co�atulationa. 1all ot Bataan and Corregidor. 1942.• The •united States ot Aaerica• on the ori­Cinal •taap vu blacked out.

A 1'9U" later, two •taapa, a 2o am 5o (Boe. lfl6-27) were iened by the Japa-nese authoritie• to oo-aorate the tint anniTVM17 ot their nctory. The second J ann:1 TVar,y wu ob•erTed by the issuance ot two 110re oYerprint eta.pa, So and 120 c .... lf).S-:,6).

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