The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-03
RARE STAMPS
DISPLAYED AT
MEETING HERE
Unusual Exhibits Shown by
Enthusiasts From Three
States.
BY MRS. c. q. ROBINSON

stamp meeting at the Hotel Locker
bic over the weekend, with col
lectors from Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio present. Friday afternoon
and evening were devoted entirely
to viewing the exhibits, which were
arranged attractively. Saturday
afternoon the exhibit again was
open to the public, and a bourse
was held in an adjoining room. Sat-
urday evening the exhibits were re-
moved and an auction was con-
Quoted by H. Edgar French of New
castle. Sunday noon the collectors
gathered at a banquet which brought
The meeting to close.
Veteran exhibitors consider that
The display this year was one of
~ --esI ever offered. The entries
were sent by collectors from the
three states and were varied in
subject and arrangement. A. w. c.
Brumfield of the Indiana club has
offered a loving cup, called the
Lockerbie trophy, for the most I'M
usual exhibit. 1t must be won three
times to be retained.
Progress Is Depicted
LeGrand Payne, last years win
ner, defended the cup with an ex-
hibit Of stamps and covers cleverly
illustrated with his own pen
sketches. His display depicted the
progress in the delivery of mes
sages from the dove in the ark to
modern air mail.
French displayed unusual cancel
lation of the Scent stamp of 1862,
and Mr.. Harry Coburn showed odd
tiles in cancellations. DR.. T. Victor
Keene exhibited postage covers,
the oldest dated 1888, and one of
1911 with a royal signet, from Will
liam Hamilton, husband of the
famous Lady Hamilton, who in
fluenced English history through
Lord Nelson
Shockley exhibited his sheet of
2-cent United States stamps with
the Scent error. Two stamps of this
sheet were printed with a scent
valuation.
F. Vernon Smith had several in
teresting frames, one of United
States pre-postage covers, one
featuring Governor Franklin D.
Roosevelt's letters and covers, and
che of ship cancellations, which he
is sending to Roosevelt. Smith also
had a frame of autographed COW
ers from such celebrities as Meredith
Nicholson, Orville Wright, Babe
Ruth, Dwight Morrow, AL Smith, Sir
Hubert Wilkens and many others.
War Covers Displayed
G. o. Warnock's group of Graf
Zeppelin covers made many of us
enviouS. There we're two interesting
frames of war covers, one of the
Civil and one of the World war,
owned by Mr. Petri. Joe Xix had
beautiful frame of George Rogers
Clark stamps and first day covers,
and Glenn Pagett, president of the
Indiana club, had Feb. %, BIZ
centennial cancellations from town
in each state named Washington,
carrying the Governors autographs
on all but Oklahoma. Alfalfa Bill
refused to cooperate.
Marion Clark's splendid exhibit of
Bavarians is complete except for
three stamps, and Mr.. Brumheld's
charity stamps include one of the
first issue of
Albert vestal sent interesting
pre- cancels, as did Emerson Erb of
Wabash.
Mr.. Bedford of Akron, O., dis
played series of stamps showing
errors and imperfections, and Rob-
ert Flynn of Norwood, O., an ex-
tensive exhibit Of covers that had
been in aeroplane crashes and also
Lindbergh autographs.
Walter G. Brink OF GeneSee De-
pot, Wis, brought a marvellous ex-
hibit of the 2-cent stamp in the
Columbian series (the first United
States commemorative His ex-
hibit included many types of can
cellations and breaks, the trial en-
cravings in many colors, and the
top row of stamps from the first
sheet printed.
Professor Is Speaker
Guest of honor and speaker at
the banquet was DR.. L. L. Steimeley.
professor of mathematics at the
University of Illinois and a native
HooSier. He gave an entertaining
and instructive talk on the stamps
of Bulgaria, and displayed his Bull
garian collection. His stamps are
mounted on cards en1belliShed with
pen and ink printed description,
his own handwork, so Skilfully
done that it resembles engraving.
The auction was hilarious and
spirited, and stamp collector must
truly be posted" to trade with such
experts, as stamps valued as high
as $500 were offered for sale.