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BY JAMES WALDO FAwCETT.

BY JAMES WALDO FAwCETT.
Scores of boys and girls residing In
washington and vicinity are taking
part in the junior philatelc exhibition
contest sponsored by the Boy Scout
Stamp Club and the stamp department
of The Star. To give late comers a
greater opportunity to prepare their
entries the closing date will be post
poned until February Is.
The contest opened February 8.
Among the patrons are: Prince Michael
of Rumania, head Of the Boy Scouts in
that country and a stamp collector of
distinction, and Adrian Recinos, Min
lister of Guatemala to the United States.
The jury of awards to Judge the speci-
| mems submitted includes: w. Irving
Glover. Second Assistant Postmaster
General: Mrs. Catherine L. Manning,
philateic curator, Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, and DR.. George F. Bowerman,
librarian, Washington Public Library.
Winning exhibits will be displayed at
the Public Library Central Branch.
Rules OF the contest are as follows
l. Each entrant will be allowed the
equivalent Of four album sheets, each
by IL inches. Exhibits may be mount
ed on cardboard or album paper. 2.
Any one under 18 years of age, not a
member of the Boy Scout Stamp Club,
may enter an exhibit. 8. Material en-
tered must have been collected by the
contestant. 4. Entries will be clasSi-
fled under four heads-Stamps, covers,
blocks and sheets, miscellaneous and
oddities. S. Awards will be made in
each class, for neatness, arrangement
and knowledge of stamps shown by
material entered 6. Entrants may leave
their material at Boy Scout headquar-
ters, 1103 Vermont avenue All material
will be safely preserved and returned to
owners at close of exhibition. Exhibi-
tors will re required to fill out an ap-
pncation blank, which may be procured
at time of entry or by writing Boy
Scout headquarters.
Further information may be had by
calling National 1868.
The Washington Stamp Club of the
Air is making gratifying progress. Last
Sunday Albert F.. Kunze, leader, dis
cussed the 81 stamp of the Columbian
issue of 1898, in which an error of his
tory is perpeturated. The legend, lisa
bella Pledging Her Jewels" to finance
the expedition of the great navigator,
has no warrant in reliable tradition.
Mr.. Kunze cited Tarducci, KaySerling
In support of his contention.
Today at lis o'clock from Station
VOL the leader will speak on two other
stamps in the Columbia set. Prize win
ners in the Columbus contest will be
announced.
The postal address Of the club is In
care: Station VOL, Annapolis Hotel,
Washington.
The Washington branch of the So
ciety of Philatelic Americans will meet
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at 1103
Vermont avenue.
At last weeks meeting "a blind ex-
change" proved popular diversion.
The branch will have an auction next
week.
The Washington Philatelic Society
will meet Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock at the Carlton Hotel, 933 Six
teenth street.
The society recently has had 10
frames Of specimens on display at the
Federal American Bank, Fourteenth
and H streets Collectors represented
were: c. H. Spriegel, w. c. Bond, E.
BietZel, P. S. Warren. A. F. Kunze, G.
de Binder and DR.. Ellis Haworth. One
frame contained portrait OF President
stamps in his well known collection.
Harold Henshall has been reelected
president of the Paul Junior High
School Stamp Club. Prizes in the s.
cent stamp contest in which this group
and the Takoma Park Playground
Stamp Club are interested will be an
nounced on Friday. Raymond Taylor
is the judge.
The John Quincy Adams School
Stamp Club will meet at 3 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. The Parent Teacher
Association group is sponsoring the
children's studies in philately has
ton Stamp Club of the Air to Jane
Kirsch, Lucille Kirsch, Richard Scuther,
Jean Lapp and Richard Walker for es-
says on United States stamps commem-
Grating jamestown settlement, Magel-
lan's voyage around the world, and the
Huguenot- -Walloon settlements.
New cachets are as follows: February
Is, tenth anniversary of founding of St.
Petersburg Stamp Club, sponsored by
cachet department, Chamber of Com
merce, st. Petersburg, Fla, no charge:
about February Is, dedication of new
post office, sponsored by Chamber of
Commerce, Altoona, Pa, no charge;
February %, Mardi Gras. sponsored by
Crescent City Stamp Club, Emil A.
Thurman, 1866 Laharpe street, New
Orleans, La, no charge but covers must
be unsealed and unstuffed; March 10,
fifth anniversary. Sea Girt Rifle and
Pistol Club. sponsored by Robert L.
Cook, P. o. Box 795, Asbury, Park N. j.,
each cover 10 cents; and March IA
fiftieth anniversary of death of Karl
Marx. sponsored by Kenneth E. Smith,
628 Walnut street. Reading Pa
Also: February IS, launching of U. S.
s. Ranger, aircraft carrier. sponsored by
cachet director, U. S. S. Ranger, New
port News. Va, print name and ad-
dress on blank card about by inches
in size, inclose 31a cents in stamps for
each cover; all covers will be identical.
typewriter. stamps supplied; March IS,
Dolton Stamp Club exhibit, sponsored
by Roland Rademacher, 13840 Ed
br00ka aUanio oil Ctofin,o T.I,i