Evening star., 1933-01-01
BY JAMES WALDO FAwCETT.

officials at the Washington City Post
Office are divided in opinion with re-
gard to the possibility of rush OF
business" today. Some believe that col
lectors will storm the building in quest
of New Year cancellations; others dc
not anticipate any such development.
Formally, the George Washington BIZ
centennial commemorative issues went
out of use yesterday. Actually, they
still are to be obtained at the philateic
agency and at occasional post Offices
throughout the country. No more will
be manufactured. The 1922 designs are
again standard.
Inquiry among collectors indicates
that several hundred, at least, will de-
sire today's postmark, and the time
may come when they will be valuable.
From the specialists point Of view, the
smaller number Cancelled today the
better.
The Washington branch of the Society
Of Philatelic Americans will meet Tues
day evening at o'clock at 1903 YER
mont avenue. Col. William N. McKelvy.
president, will speak on Stamps OF
Haiti" The public is invited
On the evening of January IS the
branch viii conduct an auction sale OF
stamps.
Col. McKelvy will address the Central
High School Stamp Club, "wednesday
afternoon, January IL, at 3:l5 O'Clock.
His subject will be "The Ethics Of
Stamp Collecting"
The branch yearbook Is in press and
will be ready for distribution in a few
days. Collectors desiring copies may
obtain them by writing the Stamp De-
partment of The Sunday Star.
The washington Philatelic Society
will meet at o'clock Wednesday eve
ming at the Carlton Hotel, 933 Sixteenth
street northwest. James Waldo Faw-
cett will discuss 1.-THE Amateur Stamp
Collector" The public is invited.
Alfred F. Kunze, president, will speak
over Station VOL this afternoon at
lis o'clock His subject will be: Con
federate Stamps-Blockade Running.
The Federal American National Bank
and Trust Co., Fourteenth and G streets,
will sponsor stamp exhibit beginning
Tuesday morning and continuing Tor
two weeks. Ten frames of specimens
will be shown in the bank lobby. All
commemorative Of United States issue
and a prize collection of German COM
memoratives will be on display, as well
as a considerable number of other rare
and valuable examples of the philatelic
engraver's art. A feature in one frame
will be an approved portrait OF Presi-
dent-eIect Franklin D. Roosevelt with
specimens of the treasures of his ia
vorite hobby. The public is invited to
inspect the show during banking hours.
The Baltimore Philatelic Society will
hold an exhibition at AIS North Charles
street in that city January % to 20.
On the evening of Friday, January 81,
there will be an auction under the
management Of Perry Fuller. A group
of Washington collectors plan to char
ter a bus and make the trip to Balti-
more to attend.
New cachets are as follows: January
6, sponsored by Alfred Huska, 9708
Holmur street, Detroit, Mich; January
Is, formal opening of National Golf
Course (Bobbie jones', sponsored by
Jouett Davenport, Augusta Chamber
of Commerce, Augusta, Ga, and jan
uary 1890, thirtieth annual ski meet,
sponsored by H. E. Bellini, Lakeville
Chamber of Commerce, Lakeville, Conn.
On March 4, Elmer Nelson, of The
Fairway, 612 F street northwest, will
sponsor an Inauguration day cachet.
The design depicts the United States
Capitol, and the caption reads: In
auguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt,
thirty-second President, March 4, 1888"
philatelic secretary to King George v,
has received the honor Of kpighthood.
May 81 next viii be the centenary of