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tenary stamps Of Sierra Leone have
been received in this country and they
are exceptionally beautiful. There are
13 values, from 1zd to El.
The U. S. S. Constitution cold Iron-
sides'D. on October 81 for 40 minutes
was flagship OF the United States Fleet.
She was at San Pedro, Calf, and the
occasion was the old vessels l36th BIRTH
day. Admiral David F. Sellers, conls
mander in chief. came aboard, and ms
four-star flag was run to the top OF the
mainmast, 1888 feet above the water line.
The visiting party was received Dy
Comdr Louis J. Gulliver and his oftt-
GERS.
Il was announced that the Constitu.
ton has been visited by more than
1000. H1o persons since she started Oh
her present cruise, July 2, 1881.
Constitution covers are recognized
speciality Of philately.
Morocco, Algiers, Palestine. Crete.
Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Ireland, Holland
and Poland, cancellation fans may pe
interested to know, are all W1tnln the
boundaries Of Indiana.
Milan, Valparaiso, Manila, Geneva
and Warsaw also occur among the posi-
Office oddities of that State.
Those who wish the Forgotten Man
cachet, designed in tribute to William
Graham Sumner, should act at once
Address: Dewey L. Suit, Box 32l-Ws
Benjamin Franklin Station, Washing
ton.
The Record Stamp Club, Broad and
Wood streets, Philadelphia, is SponSor-
ing a special cachet Tor November liz
fifteenth anniversary of the ArmlStlce.
The post office at Harding, Mass, Is
receiving floods of covers for cancella-
ton on the anniversary OF Presldenr
Harding'S birth, November 2.
Willard o. Wylie editor of Mekeeps
Weekly Stamp News, writes: There
are those who prize philately because
of its investment features, others dis
course upon its educational opportunl-
ties, and yet others delight in its ro-
nance For our own part we afflrm
that all these motives may be found
in our own collecting pleasure, but We
place them in reverse order-romance,
education, financial profit
The Elks' Magazine says: Stamp
collecting is popular for two reasons.
First, it is cheap Buy dollar albums
a ten-cent packet OF hinges, an en-
yelope of a thousand mixed stamps,
costing a quarter and you have become
a stamp collector Second. stamps are
compact. Your collection may be VAL
uled at SIS or $500. but there 1t IS be-
tween the covers Of a volume that you
can carry under one arm. Many Ia
nous collections have been SO carried.
When the Gar of Russia was banished
to Ekaterinburg. after the revolution,
about the only thing he took with him
was his stamp collection, worth then
around $3.50 ,00o. This was
split up later and sold in Paris by the
Soviet government for more than three
times that sum.
Moreover any one can collect stamps,
with q capital Of 10 cents or Sl0,0OU,
starting at the age Of or 80. Which
is exactly why this hobby is gaining at
the rate Of $4,000 yearly in the United
States alone"
Referring to the I'd dark blue Mauri-
titus stamp Of lS47 discussed in The Star
September IT, Hugo Meyer writes: i
beg to state that this stamp passed un.
der my inspection before it was AUG
toned. A leading stamp dealer OF Berlin
bid 1900 marks for it in an effort TO
secure it for the Post Office Museum OF
that city. The agent of the Prince OF
Wales obtained it for a slightly higher
bid. Later Mauritius stamp was &C
uuired from another source for Berlin.
The catalogue value of the issue Is SIS
600. In 1904 it's value was $1,000"
Plans for the International Air Post
Exhibition, to be held at Horticultural
Hall, Westminster, London, May 7 TO
IL, are going forward. Those interested
should address Fred J. Melville, ioA
Ardberg road, London, s. z. "a.
collector whose home now Is IN IIxena-
burg. has returned to the Capital for
short visit.
Rene Raehe. for many years feature
writer for The Star, is said to have been
the first newspaper man to have been
granted the privilege Of witnessing the
printing of stamps at the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, 1894.
Ralph A. Kimble of Chicago has
brought out a new and revised edition
of his book, How to Collect Stamps
A chapter on stamp sidelineS. q stamp
finder, 16 pages Of Illustrations and a
complete index have been added.
Grossett & Dunlap, New York, are the
publishers.
The Washington Philatelic Society.
the Washington Branch of the Society
Of Philatenc Americans and the WASH
ington Airmail Society have formally
petitioned Postmaster General Farley
TO approve the appointment of Albert
F. KunZe to the Office Of superintendent
Of the Division Of Stamps and chief OF
the philatelic agency. Many out-ot.
town organizations have taken simt-
lar action, and number Of independs
ent collectors likewise have written Mr..
Farley in Mr.. Kunze's behalf
Mr.. Kunze will speak on stamp col
lecting at meeting Of the University
Women's Club, 1884 street northwest,
tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Washington Stamp Club OF the
Air will have a broadcast meeting from
Station VOL Tuesday evening at 7:45
O'Clock when Mr.. Kunze will continue
his discussion of stampssd depicting Ben.
jamin Franklin.
The club is sponsoring a contest
among the philateHc societies of the
public and private schools. Prizes VIII
be awarded for the best answers to
questions Based on program material.
Those interested may write to the club
secretary in care of Station VOL, Hotel
Annapolis, Washington.
The Washington Branch of the So-
ciety of Philatelic Americans will meet
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at 1900 r
street. Halloween festivities have been
arranged. Guests will be welcome
The Washington Philatelic Society
will meet Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock at the Hotel Carlton, Sixteenth
street. There will be an auction sala
Of selected stamps. The public is ina
Nted.
At last weeks meeting the society
had as guests a delegation from the
Washington branch Of the Society Of
Philatelic Americans.
The John Quincy Adams School
Stamp Club will meet Thursday after.