Evening star., 1933-08-15
Several Hundred PhilateliC
Collectors View impress
sive Ceremony.
SALES HERE FOR TODAY
ESTIMATED AT $1,000, 900
Orders Still Flooding Post Office
at Noon, Requiring Need
of Extra Clerks.

While flashlights hared and cameras
clicked, Postmaster General James A.
Farley stood behind sales window
grill in the City Post once at 1o:l5
o'clock this morning and sold to Recov-
cry Administrator Hugh S. johnson the
first sheet of 100 N. R. "A. scent
stamps.
A crowd Of several hundred philatelic
collectors, many of whom had been
waiting in line for several hours, saw
the ceremony.
1t was estimated by Michael l..
Eidsness, jr, superintendent Of the
division Of stamps, that the days busi-
ness at the city post ofiice would exceed
100000. Orders we're still flooding
the post of1ce at noon and extra
clerks were assigned to take care Of
them.
Steady Increase Seen.
Beginning with the crash OF 1929,
the volume Of mail handled by the Post
Once Department Mr.. Farley said as
he sold the first stamp. declined
steadily month by month until IN
March of this year it was only little
more than So per cent of what it was
in March, 1929. In April the turn of
the tide came, and. although to date
the gain has not been very great, there
has been a steady increase ever since
The Post ONCE Department has issued
these new stamps for the purpose OF
symbolizing the united movement OF all
our people to restore prosperity. we
are confident that the work Of the
National Recovery Administration and
the use Of these stamps by the public
generally will speedily restore the post
Office business. 1t gives me satisfaction,
therefore, to sell to you. Gen. johnson.
the first printed sheet Of the National
Recovery Stamps"
Gen. Johnson's countenance wore a
cheerful aspect as he replied: Il am
glad indeed to buy these stamps. With
you, look for q speedy recovery. In
deed, know that all our people are CO.
operating most lcyally to gain the OBJ
jective OF the administration. Results
are already appearing. have no hesi-
tation in predicting that the volume of
mail, which is, Of course, the index Of
business activity, will continue rapidly
w lllIACdoC. OIL OCA Cdlh tAAoO UAAS
issuance of these stamps will aid i'm
measurably In furnishing the national
recovery drive throughout the Nation" :"
Miss Bobbie Robinson. Gen. john
sons secretary. was the first purchaser
representing the general public. She,
too, bought full sheet.
Present at Ceremony.
Among those present were: First As
sistaAt Postmaster General Joseph C.
OMahoney, Acting Third Assistant
Postmaster General Roy M. North
Alvin w. Hall. director, Bureau of En-
craving and Printing City Postmaster
William NJ Mooney. Assistant City
w. T. S. Rollins, superintendent, postal
savings division; George Landick. jr,
superintendent, supplies division; Clar-
ence e. Schooley, superintendent Of
mails, Washington; Harold Ambrose
chief. information Office; Mrs Myrtle
C. Shaughnessy. assistant philatelic
agent; Miss Louise Shawen, philatelic
office; Albert F. Kunze. president
Washington Philatelic Society; Chester
L. Lankford. president, Roosevelt Stamp
Club, Douglas, Ga, and David H. Dav-
export.
Mr.. Farley autographed a covec for
President Roosevelt and also sent COW
ers and extra stamps to his wife and
three children His small daughter,
Betty. phoned him this morning at day
break, Daddy, don't forget to send me
some new stamps to give to my friends 4"
In the post Office lobby DR.. Edward
Lord, veteran stamp expert, is on the
job. selling to hundreds of collectors
long known to him for their devotion to
their hobby. This is grand reunion" !"
he said.