Evening star., 1934-07-08
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
Did President Roosevelt take his
stamp albums with him on his holi-
day cruise? If not, he is entitled to
|. the sympathy of every collector. For
his leisure hour amusement he will
have TO watch movies, read detective
stories or listen to people talk, and
none of those devices has recreational
merit comparable with philately.
The 1-cent National Parks stamp
will 60 on the press in the Plate
Printing Division of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing tomorrow
at noon.
Secretary of the Interior Harold L.
Ickes and Postmaster General James
A. Farley will take part in the cere-
mony.
others present will be: Acting
director A. E. Demaray of the Ma
tional Parks Service, Miss Isabelle F.
Story and Gerard Ten Eyck Beck
man Of the National Parks Informa-
ton Bureau, First Assistant PoStmas-
ter General William w. Howes. Third
Assistant Postmaster General Clinton
B. Eilenberger, Deputy Third Assist
ant Postmaster General Roy M. North
and Harold F. Ambrose, director of
the Post ONCE Department Inforrha-
ton Service.
The guests will be received by Alvin
w Hall. superintendent of the bu-
reau. who will have with him Victor
j. McCloskey, jr, designer of the
stamp
AS previously announced, the color
of the new issue is green, the size is
that of the Mothers day stamp and
the design shows Ell Captain Mountain
rising out of Yosemite Valley. First
day sales arrangements include
Washington City Post Office and
Yosemite National Park, Calf, Mon
day, July 16.
Contrary to expectation, the Ma
tional Parks stamps will be printed
on flat-bed, not rotary presses.
There was considerable confusion
about the initial distribution of the
new Scent airnail stamp and en-
velopes. City Postmaster William
M. Mooney had arranged to release
them at the City Post Office and the
BENJAMIN Franklin Station Sunday at
8 am, and they were, in fact, placed
on sale at those places and time. But
the postmasters of Philadelphia and
Baltimore permitted the stamp to be
sold Saturday morning, and it was
evening before the news reached
Washington collectors.
In the emergency there was only
one thing to do, and Capital group
speedily was organized TO DO IT. A
dramatic invasion OF Baltimore fol-
lowed. Albert F. Kunze, leader, Wash
ington Stamp Club OF the Air; j. h.
jenkins and Clyde de Binder, WASH
ington Philatenc Society, and others
made the trip IN record breaking
fashion, arriving in the Monument
City in time to spoil the monopoly"
by purchasing the entire remaining
stock of the Baltimore postmaster.
Meanwhile, tirst-t1ight covers were
being prepared in washington tor the
first plane to Miami, scheduled TO
leave shortly after midnight. The
group of enthusiasts interested
gathered at the City Post Office about
IL o'clock and witnessed the cancel
lation Of the initial stamps accepted
under the scent rate. Herbert Bor-
chardt OF the mailing DIVISION, super
intended the dlspatcn.
AT am, when the first sales WIN
dow was opened, Robert w. Weaver
Tech High School student. was at the
head of the line. 1t was recalled that
he had been t1rSt purchaser OF the N.
r. A. and Mothers day stamps also.
No great rush OF business occurred,
but late Sunday evening post once
officials estimated that oO,uUU covers
had been handled. Supt. OF the
Division of Stamps Robert +. r'elIers
later said that sales at the City POST
Once had reached 81 ZOO, while those
at the BENJAMIN Franklin Station ap-
proxlmated $8OO.
The new stamp, as usual, went TO
KING George, President Roosevelt.
former President Hoover ana many
other eminent pn1latensts.
The Wisconsin tercentenary stamp
went on sale at Green Bay, Wis,
yesterday 1t will be available at the
Washington City Post ONCE tomor-
row morning at 7:30, and collectors
are advised to obtain Capital can
cellationS.
The plate numbers for the Wis
consin stamp are 21,238, 21,239,
21,240 and 2l,241.
Models for the new 16-cent air.
mail-special delivery stamp are be-
ing prepared under the direction of
Mr.. Hall. The design has been ap-
proved by Mr.. Farley, and all that
remains to be decided is the color
to be used No firSt-day sales ar
rangementS have been announced.
Mr.. Farley has announced a
plan for airmail in the Hawaiian
Islands. The routes outlined would
connect the four principal divisions of
the Territory. the mileage approx
mating a total of 333. Bids will be
advertised for shortly.
In a formal release dated July 2
Mr.. Farley said:
1T is most gratifying to me to note
the tremendous increase in stamp
sales at the Philatelic Agency during
the l2-month period just ended and
I feel certain that this growth is an
accurate barometer of the increasing
interest in stamp collecting through
out the country
Stamp collecting, which has dis
tinct educational geographical, his
torical and scientific value to the col
lector should be encouraged among
both the young and the old. Particu-
larly should stamp collecting be en-
couraged among children's groups
through the organization of clubs, So
cieties and school stamp groups. :
Il am most grateful to the news
papers, the philatelic press, the news
reels and the radio for the splendid
STAMP DEALERS.