New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
KING GEORGES STAMPS
| md Crawford His Successor as
PhiiateliC President.

-,.r.ar owning, lnoeeo. the finest cxoiIec-
80 r. the British Empire, if not IN the
-,as--etanp collecting having been his
- from boyhood-thst The news that
:, * personally interesting himself about
| =. nsrv postage stamps TO be issued with
- ee7ev. and insisting on numerous de-
-,-,s heiae submitted TO him, will excite
s,,-prise Indeed. being an expert in the
| --.--e-. stamps OF az exceedingly artistic
/ 80 altogether novel design and color NAV
:, locked for. There is only one thins
.no,,t them that is certain, namely. that
:. r-ofie will face in a contrary iirec-
- 70 that OF his father on the stsmrs
,ss,,e5 during the latter's reign. This Is
= accordance with custom. The direction OF
- u-otle alternating With each sovereign.
f,eorse on h. accession. intimated 10 the
naval Philatelc Society, OF which he has
Aser +he -ery active president for a num-
hsr O. years. that while he could not con-
.,ue IN that Office he would consent to
srg-e as the patron Of the organization and
--sed that his friend. the Earl OF Craw-
eo75 should be elected TO the presidency
!, sis stead. This has just Been done. and
re esrl has taken up his duties in con-
nection herewith He is quite as enthusi-
,sric about stamps as his King. and his
collection Is The only one IN the United
Einsdem that approaches in Importance
srs value that of the King.
Lord Crawford Is no stranger 10 this
-ai,rtrv which he has frequently visited
er board his yacht walhalla- His rudy,
10. 70 ssy carroty. locks. heard and mus
..ohe have now beer softened by the pres
.n7e of many silver hairs: but he still re-
tsirs his multitude Of freckles and inva-
-ishlr wears blue spectacles, perched on 8
.=-v acuiline nose. and is always dressed
in . dark blue sack suit. with his left
hand forever IN his pocket. He is preb-
s5lv rhe most learned member OF the
House Of Lcrds. and in addition TO the
scotch Order Of the Thistle, the French
legion 4 HenoT and other distinctions Of
Ire same kind has about twenty-five letters
after his name, all OF which are the initials
OF famous English and foreign scientific
bodies TO which he belongs He is more
particularly known as a former president
= rhe Royal Astronomical Society. and
some years age presented all the superb as
Economical instruments which were d feat
re Of his place at Dunecht and which
earned for its observatory a name through
OFT Europe and America, TO the new Royal
Scotch Observatory. near Edinburgh. with
N-lCE 1E tSS clIGNS &C HIS HGAlNS nltStttIi,
v-i.e lis splendid astronomical library, sec
Jnl Only % that Of The Imperial Ohserva-
tory 81 - Petersburg, has likewise been
gwen Gv him to the Scotch nation.
Nor does this Slft Of an observatory. with
a. It's equipment and library. constitute the
only example of the liberaIity OF Lord
rrsVforc toward his fellow citizens At
tHe great Natural History Museum, at
=
scented ty al sorts Of Interesting collec-
1Iuls some u which he secured during his
lang cruise OF beard his steam Yacht Wal
hzi.e- which VAS undertaken for the pur-
pcse o.. visiting the most remote islands of
Ire Pae.Ec and Indian oceans, places which
la outside the beaten track OF ordinary
steamships and sailing vessels. Lord era W
ford reck with him Oh that occasion several
T2cu-aliSts and scientific companions and
bis cruise. extending over two years, vas
fTou & scientific point Of view the most re-
--a-kzh'e OF its kind since the famous
cruise u the warship Challenger.
BY many Lord Crawford, who IS the
- eutv-sixth earl Of his line and chief Of
-he great clan Of Lindsay. is regarded as
tls-snost blue -blooded peer OF Scotland II
S sad that the Tlndsays are OF Scstnai-
.afisn rather than OF Gaelic origin. and
tz- they are descended frum the same
stock as the dukes % Normandy- vino after
the uai--e 81 Hastings became kings OF
Lr-rc-d They were for long time the
I.u6aT lords or the no7 gioTiied ducal
ITs-liL-ols and frequently interInarriefl
v.-. tho royal houses OF Stuart and OF
Fru-e While among the foreign sovereign
-a- la. that include lords Of Lindsay
aHaon- their ancestors IS the royal dynasty
q Bourbon end the imperial liHe OF Haps-
t7rz
s. !oftv vas tho grandeur Of lie Lindsay
iI.A4 fifteenth century that when the CHIEF
O. TIE clan. the fifth Earl of era WORD,
Lord High Admiral and Lord JUsJiciary Of
Sactlaud. Vas created Duke of Montrose bv
Efrg James he refrsi-1ed from assuming
the title. considering that he would be low
erirg his dignity thereby. His example in
-li= respect was followed by mis- success
Ssrz. and ii is o1ing 70 this that TWO hun
6-ed years later The crown felt Itself at
clt- 70 bestow the dukedcm Of Montrose
au r-s head Of the House Of Gre ham, which
s..H retains il
Lord Crawford has many associations
with America. and The elan Of Lindsay Is
extensively represented in the United
s-stes. while Donald Lindsay. one OF his
.-ur-e- sons married Miss Martha Cam
er8u. the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. }. Don
G'l Cameron. Of Washington. Nearly a
E..re of Lindsavs took part in the Anleri-
can War for Independence, and two at
least who fell ia that struggle lie buried
=r New JERSEY. where tombstcnes mark
Z. e-- birth and lineage. 4 Lord Crawford
slso lCured iE that conflict, and on re-
turning 20 England ~ the close Of the var,
snS beng introduced at court by George
III - Benedict Arnold. 8postTophized the
after IS d traitor. declined TO shake hands
WIN him. and then. a the duel which en-
s-od. allowed Arnold 20 ere. but refused
70 discharge his own pistol. declaring that
e you'd not honor Arnold TO such e&-
fc1r and that he left him TO he hang
nan"
- course. thsre IS no great Scotch house
tne annals Of which are not stained with
blood and that Of Lindsay is no exception
70 the rule. FOR George. sixth Earl of
Crawford. helped his sistor-in-law TO muir
oer 1er husband who was his only brother;
rni,s tne eldest son o. the eighth earl.
WHO IS known in history as "the wicked
Master ~ Lindsay killed his father, and
VAS - consequence thereof, in accordance
With the ancient law Of Scotland. debarred
frcln succession . the family estates and
olsnities. These passed TO q distant cousin,
ne ninth carl q chivalrous gentleman in
sveTy sense of the word VINO, with the
1onseu1 OF the crown, wiIIed the earldom
q Crawford and ths estates 20 the wicked
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