European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday february 4,1988 today s crossword uses plans Busy month for re eases by Nick she Stople february i be a Busy month for the uses. The annual Black heritage stamp was released tuesday and a us cant Block of four featuring cats is due to Morrow. On the i5th, inc Maryland statehood stamp will be issued and a new 3-Cenl transportation Coil stamp is slated for the 2�lh. This year s Tovac stamp will nol be released in february. The i Lih Black heritage stamp features James Fri Don Johnson 1871.1938 educator diploma lawyer author and Ivri isl. After graduation from Atlanta University in 18m, Johnson resumed to his Hometown in Jacksonville fla., Ai a teacher and later principal of the coloured High school there while at the same time studying Law. In 1s97, he became the first Black attorney to be admitted to the Florida bar. Starling in 1901 Johnson collaborated with i brother on about 2do songs for musical comedies and lie Jil opera including Congo love song and since you went  the team split up in 1906 when Johnson was appointed As us. Consul to Venezuela and talc Nicaragua. From 1916 to 1930 Johnson worked with the National association for the Advance ment of coloured people serving As its Secretary Johnson was also a writer whose work reflected the racial climate of the Day. Primarily known for Pouy he Aho wrote autobiography of an a coloured Man 19121 praised for its analysis of major race problems la was the most extensive study of its Type in the Early 20th cd Iury. From 1930 until his Drain. Johnson was a professor of creative Liick Alurac n Fisk University in Nashville ten n. First a cover requests with 22 cents per Slamp requested should be sent to James Weldon Johnson stamp postmaster. Nashville Tenn. 37202-9992. Re quests must be in the mail by March 3. Although More american Homo include dogs the total cat population of 57.8 million outranks the 50 million does. However compared to dogs the can domestication was relatively recent dating front Only about 2.500 . It reached ils greatest notoriety in Sci Chi Egypt where it was deified As the goddess Bast during like dark Ages especially in the Christian world admiration gave Way to mistrust and even haired. But Thil has changed and cats Are now treasured As creatures of Beauty and a Well known Siml of Independence. Breeding of cats and competitive show ing dates from the mid-19th Century. Depicted Are the siamese and a Otic Slio Thair the latter related to the persian and inc abyssinian a very ancient Breed and a Himalayan the result of Aii empty to establish siamese patterned cats of persian coat und body Type. The Maine Coon is one of the old isl natural Breeds in Nonh America with a rugged build and thick coat contrasted with the Rich Sable coat and Golden eyes of the burmese shown on the same  final Slamp depicts the persian the most Papular longhair Breed and inc american shorthair. While the Silver Tabby is closely related to the non pro Igrec Alley cals owned and loved by Many it is also a Breed the same As the other seven depicted on the foursome. T do Rhuems must do san i postmarked by March 6, to cat Stamps postmaster new York . 10199 9992. Note include 88 cents for the Block remember to keep your return address lower 22 cents Tor a single stamp selected at random by the lists requests for specific designs will not be honoured. Mayrund Bicentennial Maryland whose overwhelming endorsement of the Constitution restored momentum 10 the faltering ratification drive will have its statehood Bicentennial recognized on presidents Day. Six slates bad approved the new form of government Between dec. 7 and feb. 6, but then two months went by with no Progress before the Maryland convention met and after a spirited debate approved the document on april 28. The design of the Slamp features a View of the stale s capital of Annapolis from across the Rily Harbor on the Severn River dominated by the Skipjack Clarence Crockett built in 190s, and part of the Only . Sail powered Fleet still in operation. In i hair 1830s heyday 2,000 Skipjack dredged 15 million bushels of oysters per year from Chesapeake Bay. On the right of the design is the dome of the Mary land Sli icehouse. The third on the site. Built in 1772, it is the oldest . Slate Capitol still in legislative use. Is. Anne s Church on the left founded in 1692 As a slate Church and originally supported by lanes is the third on the site and was built in 1bs9. Fac requests including 22 cents per stamp desired should be sent to statehood stamp postmaster an Napolis my. 21401-9992. Orders must be postmarked no litter than March 17. New Coll stamp the conc slogan Wagon the Graceful High wheeled vehicle that hauled America into the Ohio Valley u featured on the new a cent transportation Coil stamp. The design is from a photo in inc Book conc slogan Wagon 1750-1860," by George Shumway. The wagons Are named for the Community in which they were built. Initially they carried furs and supplies Between Lancaster county and Philadelphia bul were soon put into service for Overland freight hauling to the Northwest territories. Their design was very practical. The High front rear and Side Walls helped in floating the Wagon across deep streams As Well is improving handling and Manuelc ability. For fac s the uses will affix four of the new Stamps plus a 10-Ccnt canal boat Coil to make up the required minimum first class rate. Address fac re quests to Conestoga Wagon Slamp postmaster Cones Toga a. 17516-9�92. Orders must be postmarked by March 30. Kutt Mil write 10 or. Snut Tufe it Deh. U5mca . . Hyrtl of cart maps  Ken Al when  an mutually Al Hoctor