The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-18
BY MRS. C. O. ROBINSON

Times Hobby Editor
CONTINUATION of the spec
~ tacular sale of the late Arthur
Kinds collection of stamps, which
began in New York last Novem-
Der, is occurring in England. After
the first sale of United States
stamps in New York, the re-
mainder of the collection was sold
in lot to a syndicate formed by
F. M. j. Hind, Bradford, England,
nephew of Mr.. Hind, and sew
eral of his friends.
This sale is considered to be the
most sensational transaction in
the entire history of philately. The
intention of the syndicate is to
spread the sale over a long pc
Rod so that the stamps will be
absorbed more easily and there
fore bring better prices than at
a forced sale.
The first auction was conducted
in London on April 80, and in
cluded the stamps of Great Brit
ain, the British colonies and Brit
ish North America.
On May the West Indies, in
Guiding British Guiana, were sold
with the exception of the rare
1-cent British Guiana which is
owned by the former Mrs. Hind,
now Mrs. P. Casta Scala. On May
%, Asia, British India and the In
dian States were offered.
The mint block of twelve of the
four Anna issues of 1854 brought
$3,250, the highest price in this
section. This block is half of a
sheet of twenty-four with full
decorated margin, very attractive
with flowers in each corner. 1t
went to A. E. De Sylvia of Ceylon,
who has bought some of the most
important items in the sale.
On June IL Africa, including
Mauritius and the only known en-
velope bearing the famous post
Office Mauritius, which catalogs
for $27,50O off the envelope, were
sold. The Australian group will
be offered on July and the Euro
pean and other foreign collections
will be sold throughout next sea-
son, to open late in September.
ID AYMOND j. HINSHAW, cor
IN responding secretary of the
Indiana Stamp Club, reports two
very interesting recent covers.
One, here shown, is the first for
eign cover sent from the Seth
Parker cruise. 1t is postmarked,
Port Au-Prince, Haiti, and is
franked with a 10 centime stamp
picturing the Fort National.
The other is a first day cover of
the Philippine stamps issued in
honor of the tenth Far Eastern
games. They were designed by
leading Filipino artist and show
players on three values, 2, and
16 centavos. They may be pur-
chased at the Philatelic agency IN
Washington.
From o. M. Stevens, secretary of
the Kokomo Indiana Stamp Club,
comes the announcement that it
will sponsor a cachet on July A in
celebration of the fortieth ami
versary of the day when Elwood
Haynes made the first successful
trial run in the first American
built automobile.
All covers should be regulation
size, stamped. addressed and sent
to the club president, Rex Cling
enpeel, 923 North Indiana ave-
nue., Kokomo.
AS the covers are to be printed
they should be sent as soon as
possible. Mr.. Stevens evidently is
a precancel collector as the letter.
head on his stationery shows two
varieties of Kokomo precancelS.
This is a very subtle way of in
dicating his hobby as it is recog-
nized by other collectors, yet to
the initiated means merely the
name of his home town.
Il
IRON July 1 until June 80,
Il 1885, the new migratory bird
stamp will be affixed to all hunt
ing licenses, to conform with the