Evening star., 1933-06-11
By JAMES WALDO rAwcErr.

The red-letter event of the past weel
IN Washington philatelic circles wa,
the exhibition staged by the children
OF the John Quincy Adams Schoo
Stamp Club. Monday to Wednesday
A phase of the annual display of schoo
work, it occupied the center of. tn,
large auditorium of the building. -Ap.
proximately 80 frames of specimen
were in place, and many additiona
cards, covered with cellophane, wert
arranged on convenient tables. Attend
ance was estimated at more than Zoo
On Wednesday alone there were zoe
visitors, among the special guests be.
ing the Minister of Switzerland. As
sistant Financial Counselor Emanue
H Dimitriu, representing the Minister
of Rumania; Mai and Mrs. Earl Lam
dreth, Mrs. Catherine L. Manning, phi
latelic curator, Smithsonian Institu-
ton; DR.. Ellis Haworth. Col. Warren
Dean, Philip s. Warren, Constantine
Brown and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert F
Kunze. The Paul Junior High School
by Harold Henshall, president. Mrs
Dorothy Rus of the Parent-Teacher
Association, sponsoring the show, and
Mrs. Margaret Merritt, principal of the
school, received. They were assisted
by Mrs. George Cornwall, Mrs. William
Malloy, Mrs. Jessie Smith, Mrs. How
ard Hutter and Mrs. L. Gallagher.
Each visitor was invited to indicate
his choice of the most interesting ex-
hibit. The votes thus registered gave
the award to Jan Rus, but he de-
given the honor with Marjory Ranney
as second. Among the ''runners-up"
were Stewart Baker and Marjory Bass.
The Washington Stamp Club of the
Air provided prizes for all four win
ners.
Jean Kirsh was accorded praise for
O. frame of stamps commemorating
American martyrS-Nathan Hale, Abra-
ham Lincoln. James A. Garfield and
William Mckinney; Lai Yue WI, daugh-
ter of the former Minister of China,
received congratulations on a stamp
mosaic, The Tree of Life";- Peggy An
thony had a fine series of the postal
issues of Switzerland, depicting the
story of william Tell: Stewart Baker
had an essay on Abyssinia with stamps
for illustrations, and Jan Rus had a
combination display of BicentennialS,
Rumanian Boy Scout stamps and slo-
gan cancellations.
The children had asked President
Roosevelt to view their offerings, but
the press of business prevented his
acceptance. He sent cordial letter
of greeting.
The board of governors of the WASH
1ngton Philatelic Society met Wednes-
day evening at the Hotel Carlton, Six
teenth street, to discuss the feasibility
of an exhibition to be held during the
Autumn. No final decision was reached.
but the board will meet again Friday
evening.
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the society will have its regular quar-
terly business meeting.
Today at 80 pm. MT Kunze, lead
er, washington Stamp Club of the Air,
will speak from Station VOL, contin-
uing his discussion of the Pilgrim Ter
centenary stamps of 1920. He will tell
the story of the Mayflower Compact,
the subject of the scent value OF the
series.
An important announcement on
membership service will be made at
the close of the lecture.
The club has declined to join in
protest to the Post Office authorities
concerning spoiled first-day covers
from Chicago. Investigation disclosed
only a few instances OF faulty cancel
lations.
ciety of Philatelic Americans will meet
Tuesday evening at o'clock at 1914
Twenty fourth street. The session will
Ee devoted to discussion and exchange.
At last weeks meeting George Greed
of Philadelphia gave a most interest
ing talk on the balloon post of Paris
during the siege of 1870. He exhibited
about 100 covers. The lecture had par
ticular value due to the fact that the
speaker was in Paris while the city
was beleaguered. and so could testify
as an eyewitness.
All meetings Of the branch are open
to the public.
The washington Airmail Society
will hold its monthly meeting Mon
Gay evening. June 19, at 8 O'Clock In
room 1885. National Press Building.
Louis j. Heath, an eminent collector
public is invited.
Ralph E. Carpenter, we'll known
among junior collectors in Washington,
is on a motor cycle tour of the South
west.
Pate 21133. used in printing the new
Century of Progress Worlds Fair l.
cent stamps, has several cracks in the
upper and lower right panes. Six
stamps show the resultant variations.
DR.. C. w. Herman. president, Amer
ican Philatelic Society, announces a
philatelic exhibition to be held in Chi
eago during the annual convention OF
the organization, beginning August 22
Headquarters will be at the Medinah
Athletic Club. Approximately 100 frames
Of specimens will be shown. The dis
play will be non-competitive and by In
vitation only.
An American Institute of Philately"
is suggested by Tom Binmore OF the
New England Stamp Co, and FED
Grafton of Stamp Clubs" has been pro-
posed by H L. Lindquist, editor. Stamps.
The former is designed to honor Amer
lean philatelists for their work in build
ing up the science; the latter is an at
tempt to bring about unity and harmony
Of interest among philatelic societies Of
all kinds Throughout the country.
A balloon for stratosphere navigation
Is being built in Moscow It is spon-
sored by the Soviet Air Technical Bu-
reau of the Leningrad Osoavoaknim,
and is designed to make possible test
of the practical value of fight above the
atmosphere of the earth. P. F. Fedo-
seenko probably will be the pilot. There
may be commemorative stamps for the
ascension, and 1t is possible that the
balloon may carry mail.
Japan is reported to be intending to
set up another theoretically autonomous
state in Northern ChinE. The London
Daily Herald quotes "a high japanese
official" otherwise unidentified, as say
ing, "Manchukuo's birth resulted in
stamps, and we may feel sure that the
new state also will have stamps. Postage
is a necessity of governments"
The 150th anniversary of the birth
of Simon Bolivar the George Washing
ton of South America, will occur on
July 23 Presumably, there will be a
philatelic phase to the general celebra-
tion. Venezuela, in any case, has
made arrangements for commemorative
stafnps in his honor