The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-17
keen INTEREST IN
] PH|LATEL|C SHOW
\ Stamp Collectors Preparing for
international Exhibition
in London.
TREASURES VALUED AT
TEN MILLION DOLLARS
Most Prominent People of the
World Are Enthusiasts in
the Work.
Special to The Tribune.

WASHINGTON, D, c., April 16.-An
event which takes rank with tho Derby
in England and the horse show in New
York in point OF Importance and public
interest Is the International Philatelic ex-
hibitlon in London, which opens May %
and lasts until early In June
When one contemplatcs that H. R II.
tho Prince OF Wales and prospective King
OF Great Britain is president of the Lon
don Pnilatelic society, and one OF the
most enthusiastic stamp collectors in the
world, and that such dignitares as the
Earl OF Crawford, Lord Stanley. Post
master-General OF Great Britain; Right
Hon. Austen Chamberlain. NJ. p, anu
former PostmaSter-Gcneral: the Marquis
of Londonderry, tho Duke of Norfolk una
others are the promoters of this exhibit
tion and Will show their magnificent col
lcctions of postage stamps, the standing
and Importance OF phllatcly becomes ap-
parent
Two Years Preparations.
Nine years have elapsed since the Prince
OF Wales personally-ope the last Inter
national 'ssl1-telic exhibition in London
PpNarations for this event have been IN
...rogress for TWO years. The committee
gof arrangements includes the leading
stamp collectors from all over the world,
Notable among them being half dozen
Hcitizens OF the United States possessing
Famous collections of stamps, valued into
the millions OF dollars. John n. Lun Of
New York. q stamp expert, has been hon.
ored by being appointed one OF the judges
III the competition.
Fashionable on Continent.
In London and the continent OF Europe
stamp collecting has outgrown the term
fad as employed In the United States.
f II Is distinctly the correct and almost
necessary thing among the members OF
the court and fashionable class, and the
exhibition in London next month during
the two weeks of its continuance will be
the most important social as well as phil
etelic event in the worlds IS metropolis, The
ladies, while enthusiastic collectors. many
Of them. Will not overlook the feature of
dress and society affairs,
Conservative philatelists varlously esti-
mate the value of collections that Will be
on exhibition all the way from SS,00o,oc0 to
100000. in case Baron Renotire Of
is the finest in the world, and valued at
$1,000, GEO. the total money value OF the cx-
hibits would exceed even the highest esti-
mate.
Rulers Are Enthusiasts.
The Czar of Russia Is an enthusiastic
collector, as are also the King of Spain
and the Queen OF Italy The Cars col
lection of Russian and continental stamps
is said to be superb, but as other matters
have engrossed his attention for a couple
of years, 1t is probable that he VIII not
exhibit his philatelic treasures at the Lon
don meeting, The exhibition will be held
-
uated near Buckingham palace and West
minister abbey. in the very center OF roy
atty. 1T is expected that King Edward
and Queen Alexandra will popularze the
exhibition by viewing the collections.
Will Be World Wide
The exhibition viii comprise British
colonial, United States and continental and
foreign stamps. British telegraph, rail-
way letter fee and college stamps, togeth-
or with objects Of interest in connection
with phiately and the manufacture of
stamps, A special feature will be the
formation OF two championship classes
where exhibits that obtained gold medals
in London in 1897 or at Manchester in 1899
must be entered for competition.
Watchman to Guard
All stamps viii be exhibited under glass
in locked cases and night and day watch
men will guard the treasures One gold
and two silver medals Will be awarded
for the finest collection Of United States
stamps. There arc all told fifteen gold
medals. thirty-eight silver medals and
forty bronze medals, and gold cup in the
championship class.
Stamp collectors throughout the United
States are tremendously Interested in the
London event, which Will be attended by
.1nany prominent Americans. and as d re-
sfult of the exhibition it is probable plans
Eill be formed for the holding of a sim
fTar exhibit I'm the United States, prcsum-
ably In New York or Boston. within the
next two or three Years. Stamp collect
iug is increasing rapidly in the United
States and Canada.