The Washington times., 1923-08-13
STAMP EXPERTS
GATHER FOR
SESSION
American PhiIateIic Society
Will Open Its 3ath conven-
ton Here Tonight.

Nearly 800 stamp collectors from
all over the United States are in
Washington today for the thirty
eighth annual convention of the
American Philatelic Society. which
will convene at o'clock tonight in
the ballroom of the Hotel Shore
ham. remaining in session until
FRIDAY.
Fifty leading Washington co1lec-
tors will take part and hundreds
of thousands of dollars worth OF
rare stamps from every country on
the globe will be shown. An auc-
ton of 500 lots will be held tomor-
row night at o'clock in the ball
room.
Among the nationally famous
collectors in attendance will be Ar
thur Hind. of Utica. n. Y. who is
said to have stamps representing
hundreds of thousands Of dollars.
He recently paid $4,000 for a
single rare British Guiana stamp.
Others In Delegation.
Mai. Gen. John A. Glenn. famed
as 'the drummer boy Of the Kappa
hanock." a veteran Washington COL
lecter. is member Of the reception
committee, which also includes
James E. Duhamel. of Washington,
vice chairman, and Chairman VIII
liam A. Johnson.
William H. Manning. Of Washing
ton and Saratoga Springs. n. Y,
and Col. E. H. Greene. owners Of
great collections. are expected to
attend.
Many delegates to the convention
are coming in private cars. includ-
ing the Detroit delegation which is
headed by c.. Frederic Heyerman,
president of the society.
All business sessions Of the con-
vention will be held in the ball
room OF the Shoreham. The con-
vention will open tonight with a
reception. rendered by the Washing
ton Philatelic Society to the Off
GERS and members of the American
society and their friends. This will
be followed at 9 o'clock by a lee
ture by Howard c. Beck on early
American Stamped Paper" Mr..
Beck will exhibit copies Of stamp
acts and several interesting volumes
relating to the acts andHnany speci-
mems of stamped paper from his
own collection.
The first business session will be
held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
A visit to the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing viii be made at
1870 o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
followed by a business session il
there is sufficient time. Tomorrow
night the stamp auction will he
held, under direction of Harry B.
Mason. of Washington.
Heads of Committees.
Trips will be made to the Phila-
telic agency, room 216 Of the
City Postoffice. where H. A. Mount
will welcome the delegates: and to
the Government stamp collection in
the Old National Museum, of which
Mrs. William T. Manning is in
charge.
Washington philatelists will be
represented on the general con-
vention committee by Harry B.
Mason, general chairman: James F.
Duhanel, secretary, and Henry
Hammelman. treasurer.
The convention committees are
headed by Howard c. Beck, ar
rangements; P. NJ. Wolsieffer. Gre
dentials; James F, DuhameL pub
1icity: H. F. Colnan, registration;
Harry F. Dunkhorst. badges and
tickets; A. NJ. McFadden. entertain
ment; William A. Johnson, recep-
ton: Mrs. H. F. Dunkhorst. ladies;
Capt. Julius I. Peyser, Mt. Vernon
trip, and Michael Miller, Annapolis
trip.
Stamps for Mail Service.
The Postoffice Department will be
A6 af NV
Michael L. Eidesness, jr., superin-
tendent of stamps, who will be in
charge of the exhibit and who will
be a speaker before the body.
Eidesness IS attempting to rush
through the preparation Of the fiji st
of the new series Of airplane stamps
now in preparation in connection
with the opening of a twenty eight
hour coast-to-coast airmail service in
the near future.
Three new stamps are being pro-
duced for this service, of S, 16 and
"a cent denominations. The 8 cent
airplane stamp will probably be
issued this week. 1t was planned to
issue it today, but, because Of the
closing of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing last week, this work
was delayed.
1t may be possible to complete the
16 cent stamp before the close Of
the convention, it was stated today,
but 1t will be week or ten days be-
fore the "a cent stamp can be sold.
Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral w. Irving Glover has put on
exhibit at the convention headquar-
tiers in the Shoreham the splendid
Government collection of stamps
prepared especially for the recent
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