China 3400 Paul Yú-Pin (1901-1978) (issued 12-7-2001)

Germany 821 George Marshall (1880-1959) (issued 1-15-1960)

China 4319 Hu Shih (1891-1962) (issued 9-28-2016)

Dad's Friends on Postage Stamps Leaving Hong Kong on PAA Airlines the plane stopped in Canton to pick up Archbishop Paul Yu-Pin. Mom breathed a sigh of relief when he boarded: "With a man of God on the plane, less chance we would be shot down by anti-aircraft guns." On the reststop in Hawaii, Dad takes a photo of us on the beach, telling my brother, sister, and me to stand up. Archbishop says "Children loves to play with seashells— Take the picture now!" That photo is on first page of Mom's album. He arranged scholarship for my sister to study at Mount Saint Mary High School, was first Chinese to be appointed Cardinal, and died at the election of Pope John Paul I. In "Memories of Hu Shih" poem, I tell about Dad's friendship with China's greatest scholar in the 20th century, my meeting with him as 10-year-old, his amazing discovery at Cornell. Found January 17, 1952 letter from George Marshall to Dad at U.N. in Paris, thanking for his December 31 telegram wishing him "Happy Birthday". They became friends during their meetings in Nanking in 1946 when Marshall was sent to China to negotiate peace between Mao & Chiang. My fond memories of Dad on Father's Day.         — Peter Y. Chou             Mountain View, 6-20-2021