Evening star., 1934-10-07

Th1rteen-Star nag CNnCeilatlO
Eiay be obtained from postmastcrs at
Godfrey, nl; Gig Eerbor. Wash;
and Otego, N. Y.
President Roosevelt Is among the
collectors who have not yet received
back from Little America the covers
they sent there for cancellation a year
ago.
Cliff Wells, 1911 Dudley avenue
Utica, N. Y, will have a cachet fol
Columbus day. October II. and VIII
liam c. Potter, 236 Main street, Fair
haven, Mass, announces another fo1
Navy day, october 27.
The total number of adhesive stamps
| issued to date by the postal systems of
the world is given as 58,607. The
classifications are: Europe, l8,402;
Asia, 10,795; Africa, 13,076; America,
| 1O,O13; West Indies. $3.50; and
Oceania, 2,94l.
School authorities at Ocean City,
IN. j., have authorized Herbert
Greenewald to conduct classes in
elementary philately in the local high
school during regular school hours.
The New Zealand mandate portion
OF Samoa has been changed to West
| ern Samoa to avoid confusion with
the American part of the island group
Motor Boating for October con-
tains an interesting illustrated article
on THE Stamps of the Seven Seas" )"
by Charles Irving Corwin.
The Scott Stamp & Coin Co. is
bringing out q new specialized United
States stamp catalogue. 1t is sched-
uled to go on sale october %.
Representative Charles A. Plum
| ley of Vermont is collector of stamp
less covers. straight line cancels and
early colonial posts.
Add to the list OF eminent Ameri-
can philateliSts the names Of Frank
lin S. Billings, former Governor OF
Vermont; Harold C. Brooks. mayor OF
\ Marshall, Mich; DR.. James S. Archi-
bald, Danville, Ill; Maj. C. r. Benney
Tientsin, China; Capt Elbridge Colby
University Of Vermont. Burlington,
Vt; DR.. G. Burch Mehlin, San Diego
Calf, and DR.. L. F. Vane, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
New Haven Evening Register, has
been elected president Of the New
Haven Philatelic Society.
The Washington delegation to the
| recent American Philatelic Society
convention, Atlantic City, was larger
than the New York City delegation
H. F. Bowker, chief pay clerk. U. s.
| S. Saratoga, has presented to the
Smithsonian collection "a specimens
of Chinese treaty ports stamps.
Postmaster william M. Mooney and
Michael L. Edsness, jr. will be guests
OF honor at a meeting Of the Fort
Steuben Philatelic Society. Steuben-
vile, Ohio, Saturday evening.
Mr.. Eidsness. writing in Stamp.
Magazine for October s, says with
reference to the proposed philatelic
museum of the Post once Depart
ment: THE whole plan should be
tossed out Of the window-before it
explodesl"
A new stamp club, said TO be the
first in st. Marys County. has beer
| organized at the Leonard Hall Gram
mar School, Leonardtown, under the
patronage of Rev Brother Roake, c
F. X. Walter Duke is president, Jo-
seph Becker, vice president, and vii.
liam Loker secretary. Other charter
members are: Richard Keelen, Franz
Hall John Hamilton, Harry Norris
Thomas Shaderick. Joseph ONeil
Kenneth Duke, Paul Kane, Johr
Maher. Thomas Culhane, James Gun.
ningham and Joseph Keelan.
The Senior Stamp Club. Gordon
Junior High School. met Wednesday
| afternoon. John K Packard was
elected treasurer. and Charles Parks
| secretary. Mr.. Packard gave a talk
on the Tin Can Island canoe mail
and exhibited covers.
| The Junior Club also met Wednes-
day.
The Stuart Junior High School
Stamp Club held its first meeting of
the season Thursday Jay Dodd was
chosen president, Isadore Levin. vice
| president: Jean Pestell, secretary, and
Robert Fusfeld, chairman of the Pro-
gram Committee. Miss S. w. Beller
| is adviser.
An auction will be the feature of
the next meeting, Thursday afternoon.
The Chevy Chase Junior Stamp
Club held its first Autumn meeting
at $500 Thirty-third street Thursday
evening. A second meeting will be held
october l8.
The Washington Stamp Club of the
Air will have a broadcast meeting
from Station VOL, Tuesday evening
at 7:45. Mr.. Kunze will inaugurate a
series Of lectures on the new stamps
of the Philippines.
The Collectors Club will meet Tues
day evening at 8 at the Thomson
School, Twelfth street northwest.
The Washington Philatelic Society
will have its regular quarterly meet
ing at the Hotel Carlton, Sixteenth
street, Wednesday evening, at 8.
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