Evening star., 1933-01-08
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BY JAMES WALDO FAwCETT.

BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
To philatelists, as to other people, the
sudden death Of former President CAL
win Coolidge was the outstanding event
of the past week. He was not col
lector, but he was friendly to the hobby,
always was interested in new issues,
and was solicitous for the development
of the Philatelic Agency. established
during the administration of his prede-
, cessor, President Warren G. Harding.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
w Irving Glover yesterday said that
stamp in tribute to Mr.. Coolidge prob
ably will be recommended by the de-
partment. If approved, the new issue
could be placed on sale within a few
weeks. Similar homage was paid to
Woodrow Wilson and William Howard
Taft.
already are asking consideration OF the
| idea.
The Washington branch of the So
ciety of Philatelic Americans will meet
Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock at 1103
Vermont avenue. James F. Duhamel
vice president, will continue his discus
sion of the stamps of the colonies of
France The public is invited.
The auction sale originally announced
for January 13 will be held Friday eve
ming, January II. Members have been
advised of the change Of date, and
large attendance is expected.
At last weeks meeting the branch
had as guests j. D. Outlet, c. B. Kas-
son, A H. Whitney and Maj. Earl
Landreth.
The Washington Philatehc Society
| will meet Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock at the Carlton Hotel, 933
Sixteenth street. DR.. Ellis Haworth
will speak, and the Kilowatt Glee
Club will sing. j. M. jenkins of the
Associated Press will preside at an
auction sale of a fine collection of
| United States stamps. The public is
invited, but only members of the society
may bid.
Albert F. Kunze, president, will speak
over Station VOL this afternoon at
lis o'clock His subject will be
Stamps of the Danish West Indies
The Story of the Purchase of the Is
lands by the United States
The Central High School Stamp Club
will meet Wednesday afternoon at 3:15
o'clock. James Waldo Fawcett will
speak on Whats the Use of Stamp
Collecting?"
The Baltimore Philatelic Society will
hold an exhibition at AIS North Charles
street, in that city, January % to %.
A group of members of the Washington
Philatelic Society is planning to char
ter a bus and make the trip to Balti-
more to attend, Friday evening Janu-
ary 81. On that date an auction will
be staged under the management of
Perry Fuller.
New cachets are as follows: January
13, formal opening of National Golf
Course (Bobbie jones', sponsored by
Jouette Davenport, Augusta Chamber
Of Commerce, Augusta, Ga. and January
1880, thirteenth annual ski meet, spon-
sored by H. E. Bellini, Lakeville Cham
ber of Commerce, Lakeville, Conn.
Also, February 5, arrival of the
United States frigate Constitution
cold Ironsides") at San Diego, spon-
sored by H. W. Brehm, 1888 University
avenue, San Diego, Calf, and March
4, Inauguration OF Franklin D. Roose-
velt, thirty-second President, sponsored
by Elmer Nelson, 612 F. street.
Reuben A. Sanders secretary, Com
menorative Stamp Club, 1921 Tenth
street. writes that his group was the
first to issue a notice of a cachet" for
Inauguration day. "A handling charge"
is asked.
Edgar NJ. Howard, "a Bloomingdale
avenue, Crawford, N. j., who sponsored
a George Washington cachet December
81, received approximately 200 requests
from readers of The Star. He explains
that a charge of cents for each i'm
preston should have been specified.
Those who did not send the fee should
forward postage for the return of their
envelopes.
Many Washington cover collectors
took advantage of the suggestion to
secure New Year cancellations.
Covers postmarked at Northampton,
Mass, January 5, it may be presumed,
win be considered valuable.
Collectors of presidential covers should
note that the next important date on
their calendar will be January 20, the
anniversary of the birth of President
/ Mckinley. Send self addressed en-
velopeS to the postmaster, Niles, Ohio,
for cancellation on that day.
The great event of 1888 in the world
of stamps will be the International
Philateic Exhibition to be held in
Vienna, Austria, June "a to July g.
Elaborate plans have been made for a
| record making display in the beautiful
exhibition building, Secession. Twelve
| congresses will meet at the Kongress-
haus Military Casino during and in con-
nection with the festival Special re-
ductions are being offered by steamship
lines, railroads and hotels to stimulate
attendance from America.
DR.. Victor Maximilian Berthold, zone
of the Old Guard of philately," a recog-
| niZed expert on stamps, died at his
home in Laurelton, Long Island, Decem-
ber 29, aged n.
The latest Chinese airmail stamps
bear upon their face beautiful view of
the Great Wall, completed about 215
BIC, with a modern plane in flight
| over the barrier.
The 15c 1881 engraved Bolivia item
has been reissued autographed.
New Zealand has issued a new
health" stamp, depicting the Goddess
of Health. The value is 1p plus 1p;
the color, presumably, scarlet.
The centenary series of the Cayman
Islands, showing portraits of King Will
liam ~ and King George v, has been
received in the United States Values
and colors Zap red brown, 3ap green,
1p red, 114p orange, Up gray, 21ap
ultramarine, 3p olive, 6p red-violet, Is
brown and black, Is ultramarine and
| black, IS green and black, and los red
| and black.
The new charity stamps of the
Netherlands include 1ac plus 112c, yel-
low and brown: sc plus &c, ultramarine
and orange red; &c plus 4c, green and
orange; 1212c plus SIC, ultramarine
| and brown orange. The designs show