European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse And air Forte motion picture service Europe \ sex cop Tony Rome Frank Sinatra does some private eying. Private Eye Tony Rome Frank Sinatra enters the strange world of the fabulously Rich Klostermann when he is called to bring their daughter found drunk in a Motel Back to the mansion without incident. He meets Ann Archer Jill St. John who takes a romantic interest in him. M biggest bundle of the mall Raquel Welch becomes involved in a plan to steal $5 million in Platinum. Her talents As a per Suader Are used while her fellow gang members Are Busy horsing around and double crossing each other. Also starring Robert wag Ner Edward g. Robinson. M Raquel is swinging Chick in comedy adventure other films scheduled for release next week Cyc 14 Tot ugh Dahl l a a carnival Side show operated by sinister i r. Us Bolo dares people to see what is in store for them if they permit the evil of their nature to Rule their Lues. Jack i Alance. M Ima co til 1c the adventures of Man of i olo Are recounted in this Saga of his journey from Venice to China and his encounters with hostile tribes and bandits. Neuval my How to tical a iv11ij.ion Audrey Hepburn is diet Ali oui her father who lories Art . When lie m a to a museum Lur Job is to get u Back before it s Dise Oum de. He i Al. I1 the stars and stripes Corner by c. J. Peterson this june West Germany flu release a series of to commemorate the 1972 olympic games to to held in Munich. For Many readers this designation sem postal maybe mysterious particularly As the United states Canada and great Britain do not Issue such Standard dictionary definition of a sem postal is a postage stamp sold at a Premium above its face this in t helpful since any time one gets a stamp through a dealer it will probably be at a Premium. A More useful Way of consider ing the category is to look at it backwards i.e., a postage stamp sold by the Post office at a certain Price Only a portion of which is valid for prepayment of in most cases the postal value and the surcharge arc indicate Don the face of the stamp. For example the Badger stamp from the recent West German animal set shows a prominent 30 and a smaller i joined by a plus sign. This Means thai the stamp costs a total of 45 pfennig. However Only 30 pfennig of that amount will count for mailing a letter. The other 15 pfennig mistaken out by the Post office As a contribution to a West German National Charity program for Are various reasons Why some governments Issue Semi postal. Basically it s a nationally run government sponsored method of raising Money. Many of these Are regular Charity drives similar to our own combined Federal Campaign Are issued in the Wake of National disasters where funds Are needed to help the victims. A recent example is the set released in february by the Cook islands in which an earlier 10c 2c islands of u s 5c 25c Cook islands set was overprinted with a surcharge to Benefit the Ici Isuf. Devastating Hurricane. .,.still other Semi postal Are brought out to raise mom i special activities when the National budget is stretched � for Comfort. The olympic set is typical of this Cate or. _ Jermany will put out one such set annually for the years with All the surcharge profit going into the West i la olympic fund. Re. 0keimiiiiing with West Cic Many a set was released in a Honor the International 1 philatelic federation full j l " a Munich illustrations at top. The surcharge on Lii a t a philatelic fund which provides Money for stamp l supports philatelic research and publication of philatelic aim and other activities in the stamp collecting Field. Why do people buy these Stamps if u Means the than they have to in order to mail a letter Chanty i Parvei Ilary in countries where there Are few other chants competini1, for their Money. La the Netherlands sets of the Semi postal arc Ivi "1 ll1children, Lio take them Home to sell to family Ami i Ilia finally of course there s the stamp collector who counted upon to Stock up on one or More sets. In Mali Iii ii5 .,11 1 1111" 1 ,.ue Iasi ii. Safu Idoy Mutch 1068
