The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-20


Times Hobby Editor
PhiIatelists all should be glad
As winter nearer hovers
That wisely they have laid away
A good supply of Covers"
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CHAMP news and events of the
- past few weeks have been of
special interest to philatelists. The
eargerly awaited Graf Zeppelin
covers have arrived and more
than justify the anticipation and
expense. Two attractive cachets
were applied at Friedrichshafen-
one in English and showing the
Graf over the Travel and Trans
port building at A Century of
Progress fair, and the other a map
with the outline of the Crafts
course on the trip and an in
Scription in German.
The Zeppelin stamp issued by
the United States is very hand
some, and still can be purchased
at the Philatelic Agency in Wash
ington. 1t is light green in color
and shows the Graf between the
hangar at Friedrichshafen and the
federal building at A Century of
Progress fair The first collector
to report the receipt of a cover
was Edwin NJ Schaad, a student
at Technical high school. I was
favored with Dr. Eckener's auto
graph, shown here with my cover.
Needless to say, was delighted.
At the last meeting of the In
diana Stamp Club the new Byrd
stamps were displayed by Joe liz.
They are the most beautiful of
all the recent issues and also are
unique, being larger than ordinary
postage stamps and blue instead
of the regulation lavender for the
Scent denomination. Although
they can be purchased only at the
Philatelic Agency. they will be
honored for use as regular postage.
American stamp collectors, as
we'll as citizens not interested in
philately, are pleased that the
United States government at last
has followed the lead of foreign
countries in issuing this stamp to
assist famous man in his cour
ageOus enterprise and to recognize
and honor him while he still is
alive The value of mail sent to
the Byrd expedition as a result of
the stamp issue is estimated at
$4,000.
a MOTHER item of interest,
L n given to the stamp meeting
by Allan P Vestal, concerns the
reported new series of United
States stamps to be issued shortly
after Jan. 1. Portraits of the
thirty presidents of the United
States will be used, making a
complete presidential gallery. The
New York Sun was given as au-
thority for this news, but al
though it was not an official an
nOuncement the rumor, which has
persisted for some time, undoubt-
edly has its foundation in fact.
The present series first was issued
in 1922 and a new series would be
welcome.
officers and crew of the U. S.
S. Indianapolis are making elabo-
rate preparations for their ami
versary celebration Wednesday.
The ship has had an interesting
first year and through the Coop
Grafton of Lawrence Iverson, navy
mail clerk, collectors have received
some fine covers with cancella-
tionS following the activities of
our city'S namesake. She is locked
at present at San Diego. Cal,
where with Secretary of the
Navy Claude E. Swanson aboard
she joined the Pacific fleet in time
to celebrate Navy day. AS a re-
port states that the fleet will
return to the Atlantic soon. the
indianapolis may be on the move
again.
The w. K. Stewart stamp de-
partment sponsored a cover as a
remembrance of the last day of
the Denison hotel. The hotel en-
velope and Century of Progress
imperforate stamps were used.
This item should appeal also to
collectors of hotel corner cards."
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