Evening star., 1933-07-09

hensive sentiment of affection and love
for his family and friends plays a
major part in Mr.. Farleys life. Only a
man of ardent and enthusiastic spirit,
receptive to the spiritual amenities. de-
liberately would choose to surround
himself with such manifestations Of
the personal values OF his existence.
The nickname. Smiling Jim" has that
justification, at least.
The following official release was
given out by the Post Offlce Department
yesterday:
President Roosevelt today was in
viteo to attend the meeting and ban
quet of the American Philatelic Society
which is to be held at Chicago from
August 81 to 26, 1888. The invitation
was extended by Dr. Clarence w.
Herman, president of the society, who
also asked President Roosevelt to be-
come an honorary patron Of the Amer
ican Philatelic Society. of which he is
member. While the President will
not be able to attend the meeting in
Chicago, it is expected that he will
have a personal representative present.
Postmaster General Farley has al
ready accepted an invitation from
President Herman to become an hon.
orary patron of the American Phila-
telic Society and invitations have also
been extended to Secretary Of the In
terror Harold L. Ickes, First Assistant
Postmaster General Joseph c. OMa-
honey, Second Assistant Postmaster
General w. W. Howes. Third Assistant
Postmaster General c. B. Eilenberger,
and Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Silliman Evans to become hon
orary patrons of the organization as
we'll as M. L. EidsnesS. superintendent,
division of stamps. and A. w. Hall,
director Of the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing. These officials have
also been invited to attend the sessions
of the society at Chicago.
In honoring the forthcoming meeting
Of the American Philatelic Society,
Postmaster General Farley today auth
orized the printing of the Chicago
Century CT Progress commemorative
stamps in small souvenir sheets. to be
printed by the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing at its exhibit in the Fed
eral Building at the exposition. These
each, of both the one-cent green and
the three-cent purple denominations
and bear the following inscription
around the border: Printed by the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, by
authority of James A. Farley, Post
master General. at the Century of
Progress Exposition. in compliment to
the American Philatelic Society, Chi
cago. August. 1888
The printing of these stamps will
enable visitors at the Century of Prog
ress Exposition to view the actual
printing Of postage stamps as done at
the Bureau of Engraving by the fiat
bed process. A lecturer will be on hand
to explain to the visitors every detail
in connection with the printing of
these stamps The printing of these
small sheets Of stamps will begin with
in the next two weeks.
They will be first offered for sale at
a special convention Philatelic branch
post Office station to be established at
the Medinah Michigan Club in Chicago
at 8 am. on August 25. 1893. On Mon
day, August %. they will be available
for sale at the Century of Progress
branch station of the Chicago post Office
located III the General Exhibits Build
ing, No. /, and at the Philatelic Agency.
Division of Stamps. Washington. D. c.
The Century of Progress branch station
has no facilities for the handling of
mail orders and collectors who are un-
able to obtain these sheets while in
Chicago may obtain them in the usual
manner by mail from the Philatelic
Agency at Washington Orders for
these special sheets Of the Century of
Progress stamps should be drawn sepa-
rately and not included with orders for
other stamps for sale by the Philatelic
Agency.
1T is proposed to sell these stamps
TO collectors in imperforate form and
ungummed. Postmaster General Farley
has authorized the issuance of 250,000
sheets of Is stamps each, OF both the
1-cent and Scent denominations.
These special sheets will not be issued
to postmasters. However, the stamps
will be valid for postage.
by reason of the fact that these
sheets are approximately by inches
in size, the department cannot place at
the disposal of collectors the usual free
service for obtaining first-day covers
from Chicago. The president of the
American Philatelic Society, however,
has expressed his willingness to Coop
crate with collectors in obtaining such
covers, bearing full sheets of the stamps
or parts of sheets. for small service
charge Because of the fact that large
percentage of the membership of the
American Philatelic Society will be in
attendance at the convention in Chi
cago. it is believed that collectors can
arrange to obtain such quantities Of