Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-07
Valuable Collections of Great
Interest To Be Displayed
at the Y. M. C. A.

Thousands of rare stamps from
every country in the world, compris-
! ing a collection the like of which has
never before been placed on exhibi-
ton in Honolulu, will be exhibited
in the games hall, Young Mems
Christian Association building, to-
morrow afternoon and evening under
the auspices of the Hawaiian Phila-
telic Society. Besides being of inter-
est to those who are hatitual collect
ors OF rare stamps, the exhibition
will be one of Importance from the
fact that it is the first of its kind
to be held by the local society.
Preparations for the initial exhibit
were completed this morning, and
several members of the society are
engaged in preparing the hall and
arranging the various collections of
stamps in their proper order. 1t was
decided at first to hold the exhibit in
Cooke Hall, but so great became the
list of exhibitors that it was decided
at late moment to hold the affair
in the big gaines hail. =
1t is estimated that Stamps valued
at more than one hundred thousand
dollars Will be- placed On exhibition.
Several private collections which will
be seen are each said 20 be worth a
small fortune, especially those owned
by William Wol;er and Charles Hus-
tace, Jr. Each of the exhibitors are
putting the choicest parts of their
collections into the exhibit, and it is
announced that the display will equal,
if not exceed, any of it's kind held this
side of Chicago in years.
Prominent among the members of
the Hawaiian Philatelic Society WHO
will place their collections upon ex-
hibition. are Charles Hustace, Jr, E.
NJ. Erhorn, Bruce Cartwright, Jr, w.
c. Parke, A. F. Cooke, Dr.. w. T.
Monsarrat, B. F. Beardmore, C. d.
Wright, X. P. Emory, L. Thurston
and G.. ]. Cooper. As the exhibit will
not be entirely confined to the mem
bers of the society, more than twenty
five local collectors have offered their
collections for the affasst.
There will be a special section re-
served for the members or the Junior
Philatelic Society and another for the
displays of any local collector or spe-
ClallSJ. 1Ho fneH1D6fS. Oh Tie junior
society, who held such a successful
meeting a few weeks ago, will hold a
meeting at the association rooms this
afternoon at o'clock, at which time
plans will be made with regard to the
part they will play in the exhibition.
The members of this society will be
expected to contribute to large ex-
tent, as many of the members own
collections for which high prices
would be paid by mainland collect
ors.
The exhibition will commence to-
morrow afternoon at half-past two
O'Clock and continue through until
nine O'Clock IN the evening. A men,
Ter of the society will be at. the hall
tomorrow morning to receive .collec-
tons Exhibitors are requested not
to mark rneir collections, either with
name or number. in any way. This
will be done by these in charge.
One of the largest variety collec-
tons which will be placed on exhibit
ton is that owned by c. A. Brown,
which collection recently arrived
here from New York especially Tor
the exhibition tomorrow. Stamps
from nearly every country in the