The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-16
UPSIDE DOWNS THE
CLASSY STAMPS
Samples of Freak Issues To Be Shown
At Philatelic Convention Are
Very Valuable.

1t pays to IND things upside down
sometimes, as any stamp collector will
tell you. and when c. F. Hsyerman.
the well-known Detroit philatelist, SCI
cured specimens OF an upside down
Pan-American issue every other phi
Latest in the county congratulated
him enviously on his luck and will
probably tell him SO right to his face
during the convention OF the American
fnffare1fc society, TO be held the next
three days In the Museum OF Art
Preparatory to the opening of the
convention Tuesday morning, local
Philatelists are busily arranging a
stamp exhibit in the west gallery Of
the museum under the direction of
George Rice. The exhibit is purely
a local one, the following Detroit
philatelists showing portions of their
collections. c. +. Heyerman, John
Kay, George Rice, Eugene Teller,
Burnham S. Colburn. Don r. Bennett,
5. A. Heineman, DIR. w. l. Babcock,
L. p. Ladue and Gen. G. s. Coolidge
Mr.. Heyerman's upside down stamps
were issued by the United States gov
eminent In honor Of the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition and show locomotive
pulling n train OF cars and q steam
ship OF the great lakes. both upside
down. Only one sheet Of the former
was printed when the error was dis
covered but three Of the boat had
been struck of. So while both are
highly valuable the former Is worth
$500 and the latter $25. When you
find stamp with boat and the
train going just the way they should
go your stamp Is worth just two
cents. Mr.. Heyerman's collection has
many other rare stamps including
three four-cent stamps OF the 1902
Issue with the Schermack hyphen-hole
perforation Of which there are only
eight known to exist. The value OF
Mr.. Heyerman's three cannot be est-
mated. but runs into the hundreds Of
dollars. A number of non perforated
five-cent stamps Of 1902 are also rare
and worth 81 each. In this collection
are die-proofs OF the complete Omaha
exposition issue and complete govern
ment proofs for 1S47 to date.
An internal revenue $500 stamp Of
the civil war issue, and worth $500,
is q feature Of Durham 8. Colburns
collection. Mr.. Colburn also has a
$1,000 internal revenue stamp of the
Spanish-American war issue which
was the tax on a $1.000y000 bridge con-
tract and an upside down twocent in
ternal revenue stamp Of 1868 showing
the father of his country standing on
his head. Another little bit OF paper
In Mr.. Colburns list that IL OF great
value Is six-cent proprietary medi-
cine stamp with the name Charles Os-
good and date May /, 1871 boldly
across it's face which at one time was
pasted on a bottle OF "Osgood's Colly-
gog," favorite specific for all all
ments OF man and beast, with our
grandmothers.
Mr.. Kay Is showing his valuable
United States blocks of four, famous
all over the country, and said to be
the largest known. Mr.. Rice shows
complete samples of the different
types of strips sold by the stamp
vending machines licensed by the gov
eminent. Gen. Coolidge shows . COM
plete set of United States letter
sheets. Mr.. Telfer's collection is per-
tire exhibit, because It covers 80 wide
n Ueiu. IL ID COuuucu cuIhOiJ Va
stamps issued In the British colonies
and principalities and shows stamps
from every quarter Of the globe, the
designs. coloring and execution OF
which are study In themselves.
The exhibition will be free to the
public during the three days con-
vention OF the national society. Wis
itors to the convention will be ten
dered an informal reception Monday
evening in the Hotel Cadillac. Bust
ness sessions will be held IN the main
gallery of the museum, Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, and Tuesday after
noon at 2 O'Clock, and Wednesday and
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. the
afternoons of those days. to be devoted
to social entertainment provided by
the Detroit society.