The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-01
THE FAIR STAMP EXHIBIT.

In the Art building at the Midwinter
Fair there is now on exhibition about
10000 postage stamps, entire envelopes and
postal cards, the contributions of twelve of
San Franchises most prominent collectors.
The specimens are arranged in frames of a
uniform size and appearance. Each frame
measures about 212 feet by 2 feet. and
is made in imitation of antique oak.
With the exception of those that contain
the entire envelopes and the postal cards
they are divided into four parts OF panels.
each of hicn measures 9 inches by IL.
and all are faced with glass. Twelty-one
Of the frames are arranged on the wall and
siXty-four are swinging frames attached to
q pillar set in the center OF the first corrl-
dor TO the right. which leads into the ex-
hibt of Polish paintings.
On the wall space are the exhibits of
III. B. Phillips, who fills three frames; of
w. Sellschopp. four frames: Alfred
Greenebaum. one frame; :. ;. PeiXOttO,
one frame: Frank Koenig. four frames !;
j. l.. Hitchcock. one frame; L. Gesvret.
three frames A. ii. Weber, four fran es.
In the swinging frames. devised and owned
by II. j. Crocker. are the contributions of
Mr.. Croker, filling ffty-five of them; w.
A. II. Conner, filing six; j. c. Welsh, one :;
w. j. Gardner, two.
Despite the many strong mptations to
attract the visitor that are displayed in the
Art building in the shape of oil painting
from the brushes of the most celebrated
painters of the world, water colors, pastels
and sculptures. the philatelic exhibit al
tracts a large share of attention, and 1t is
seldom that there is not a considerable
group of people viewing it. 1t is surpris-
ing, too, what large proportion of the
visitors have more or less knowledge of
stamps and their collection, showing con-
nj. xotx altyt hot MI
has grown wonderfully in recent years.
No attempt was made to display all the
stamps OF all the stamp-issuing countries.
1t was rather an effort to show the better
class and rarer stamps owned by the local
collectors That this object was well at
tanned will be seen from the following
mention of some of the most notable
specimens placed on view:
II. j. Croker is reputed to possess the
finest and most valuable general collection
west OF Chicago, and he drew Literally on
IL. lie shows TWO specimens OF the baton
Rouge on original cover. valued at So0
each, and also a specimen OF the error OF
this stamp. valued at Sl0Q; an unsevered
pair of the unperforated United States 30
cent orange of 1856, worth from $3.50 TO
5000: United States Scent of 1851. sur
charged &c. S, of A." in two lines, an eX-
tremely great rarity issued by the Con-
federate Government Immediately after
the breaking OUL OF tue WIFI Ol SeccSslOu
and used pending the distribution of the
stamps issued by the Confederacy; New
Haven signed reprint. listed at $50; the
complete set of United States newspaper
stamps from 1 cent to $50. catalogued
| about $3.50; fine lot of Griqualand, in-
| GLIDING the 1-shilling revenue, used
postaiIy; thirty-three varieties of used
| Guadala lara, worth from So to $50 each
the reales of Chiapas. stamp so rare
| that it is unpTlced in the latest catalogue
fine lot of the earliest issues of Shanghai
quite number OF the rare early issues of
| Victoria, and the complete setaof the first
issue of the Philippine Islands, worth SO
| Mr.. Croker also makes an unusually
| fine display of Swiss locals, which include
TWO varieties of the 2k rappen os Basel.
| worth $25 each; a specimen of the IL
confines Of Geneva. worth 500. and four
| specimens of the centimes of this canton.
worth from So to 500 each; two copies of
the rappen of Zurich; aacopy of the 4
confines "Poste Locale" valued at S75,
| a0d nine other varieties OF the Swiss Fed
eral administration stamps, worth from
| IS so to $50 each.
| He is very strong in British colonies, and
his display includes such rarities as the !