European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Collector s Corner 3 new Stamps Honor Early swedish settlers by Nicholas she Stople on March 29. I Bill two swedish ships the  ii and Fagil grip sailed up a River  was idler named the Delaware in in mar of the Region s indians. They landed on a natural wharf of rocks Ami founded Christia Hamn named in Honor of swedish Queen Christina. The town later became Wilmington. The expedition led by capt. Peter Minuit had been sent with the expectation of increasing the Commerce of Sweden which then was a major world Power. Through purchases of land from the indians the swedes eventually Conlen Pletl All of present Day Delaware As Well As a Large portion of what is now new Jersey. However that control ended in 1655 after a series of encounters with the dutch. Some Tinnish settlers in the group i Inland was Hen part of Sweden went farther North and reportedly built their  on the site where Philadelphia s cily i Tail now stands. To Honor these Pioneer settlements the United Stales Sweden Anil Finland released Stamps with a common design on March 29. It shows settlers inferring with indians. The . Stamp has a 4 1-Cenl value the half ounce airmail rate to Europe. 1 he swedish Issue is Par of a Booklet of my Stamps. One value features the i Jih Century swedish collective Bishop i ill. Americans of swedish descent Poel Carl  and the swedish Nightingale Lenny Linit and Charles i in Beigh Are shown on two others. One depicts the Moon Landing luring which t  Armeras were used Irnel one shows an ice Hotkey goal in Reu ignition of the Many swedes who have played in the National i Luckey . Additional items available As part of the  in Lude "1 Ite american i  with a Brief account of the settlers. All three Stamps of the joint Issue Are tied to the document with the appropriate first Day cancellation fac. It Sells for $5 also a new Sweden souvenir brochure features swedish american relations for 350 years with 16 pages of text and illustrations. The entire new Sweden Booklet pane is affixed tied with ,1 first Day cancellation. The Cost is $7.50. Send . Fac requests with 44 cents per stamp to be affixed to . New Sweden stamp postmaster Wilmington Del. 19850-9992. Envelopes for focus of the finnish stamp 75 cents per stamp or the swedish Booklet $3.60 each the individual stamp is not available should be sent to finnish or swedish fac postmaster Wilmington Del. 19850 9994 or 19850-99% for the swedish Booklet. The . Costal service will affix the . And finnish single Stamps and the swedish Booklet to envelopes provided by customers. Customers should make sure the envelope is big enough the swedish Booklet is 2.5 by 4.75 inches the finnish stamp is 1.06 by 2.5 inches and the . Stamp is 1 by 1.56 inches. The Stamps Cost $4.79. Send requests to new Sweden combination covers postmaster Wilmington Del. 19850-9990. Fac orders for the swedish or finnish Stamps or or the Corn Bizalion cover must include a self addressed envelope for return of the covers bearing the Correct first class . Postage based on the Tola weight of All covers submitted. Requests must be postmarked by May 2b. Mini Stamps the american letter and the new Sweden brochure will be sold by the  a. Philatelic sales division Washington . 20265 9997, a package of a single finnish stamp the swedish Booklet the letter and the brochure can be ordered by writing to that address Mark the order to the attention of new Sweden loin Issue slumps and sk8bfcj7 at left the Ftp of six St Edith Stumpt. Below the . Stamp honouring Knelt Rocker. Products. The Cost including a 50-cent handling fee is $17.35. Fecs with a special cachet Are being offered by the Delaware heritage commission. Two designs arc available. The Cost is $2.50 for one or $4.50 for the Pait. A tits to Knic stamp executive office Radisson hotel Wilmington Del. 19801. Rockne honoured president Reagan who portrayed notre Dame football player George Gipp in the emotionally charged 1940 film Knole Rockne All american. Spoke at first Day ceremonies for this year s sports series commemorative. Appropriately Rockne is depicted on the stamp. He s wearing a sweatsuit and holding a football and a Gridiron and goalpost Are in the background. Rockne Horn in Norway in 109h, arrived in America with his parents in 1903. After High school he worked for four years As a mail dispatcher in the Chicago Posl office until he had enough Money to enter notre Dame. He played right end at notre Dame and with quarterback Gus murals successfully used two relatively new offensive weapons the shifting Backfield and the Forward pass. The results gained National attention especially after ,1 1913 Victory Over army and helped turn football from a game of pure brawn to one of up Peri. Agility and teamwork. Following graduation Rockne stayed on at notre Dame to coach. He was the first to Lake his team All Over the country facing any challenger. Under his leadership the Irish won six National championships and put together five unbeaten and untied seasons. His Overall record of 105-12-5 still ranks among the Best. His death in a 1931 plane crash stunned the nation. Twenty years Laler he was named to the College football Hall of Fame in its first year. For fecs Send covers to Knole Rockne stamp postmaster Noire Dame ind. 4655 -99 2. Include 22 cents per stamp to be affixed. Requests must be postmarked no later than april 8. Mad try May writ to St Stople a oem. Usma Offu atm. To d-903s.0509, inc two t Roeurn Lam Eit maps m it Alf is d4sumj mint taking orders for redesigned olympic coins new York times the two 198h . Olympic coins will depict the five ring olympic Symbol after All. The Symbol appeared on design sketches of the coins released earlier this year by the . Treasury but the . Olympic committee walked because the rings would appear without the letters  without those tellers to nationalize the logo the coins would have required approval from the International olympic committee. Final designs for the olympic coins were released by the . Mini this month. The rings remain on both coins and the letters Usa Are added. The obverse of the Nickel size half Eagle $5 Gold piece features the head of Nike the greek goddess of Victory wearing an Olive Wreath Crown. The reverse portrays a stylized likeness of the olympic flame beneath the five ring Symbol. The letters Usa arc within the three upper circles. The olympic rings Are featured More prominently on the Silver Dollar and form the Central device on the Coin s reverse. In this Case the letters Usa have been added above the rings which Are smaller. Congress authorized surcharges of $35 on each half Eagle and $7 on each Silver Dollar. The Money will go to the soc to support Amateur athletics. Production of he coins is scheduled to begin in Early May in proof and uncirculated versions half eagles at he . Bullion depository at West Point . Proof Silver dollars at the san Francisco assay office and uncirculated dollars in Denver. Congress authorized up to a million olympic half eagles and up to 10 million Silver dollars. The mint is now accepting orders and discounts of up to 20 percent Are being Given on orders placed before May 16. Also the mini has promised Early delivery of coins ordered during the discount period. Ii will fill orders for the first 200,000 proof half eagles and the first 750,000 proof Silver dollars in the sequence received. The mint is offering six options individual examples of the half Eagle and Silver Dollar in proof individual uncirculated examples two Coin proof sets and two Coin uncirculated sets. Pre Issue prices for proof examples Are $205 for the half Eagle $23 for the Silver Dollar and $225 for a set of both. Prices for uncirculated strikes Are $200 for the half Eagle $22 for the Silver Dollar and $220 for a two Coin Sel. Orders should be sent to the . Mint 1988 United Stales olympic coins . Box 8528, Philadelphia a. 19162-0025. In rpm Nagual it March 31, 1 88