The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-05

icN r. Harris will speak on "Hu-
man Side of Stamp Collecting" at
$3.50 p. m. Features of lnterna-
tional day. February IA. will be
addressed by jacques Kilcher OH
"Dr Stephan and the international
Post Union" at p. M. and by
Charles J. Phillips on "Reminis-
cences of Famous Collectors at
$3.50 .. m. OF special interest is
Women's day, February Is. when
program will be presented at 4
p. m. on "Why Stamps Should
Interest Women. Speakers viii
be Miss Anne De Leseo. president
Of the Women's Philatelfc
Society, N. y. c., Miss Amy Lewis.
member of the board of governors
of the Women's Philatelic society,
n. Y. c., and Mrs NJ. d. Ahern, sec
rotary of the Women's Philatelic
society; n. Y. c.. This program wsll
be continued at $3.50 p. nj. when
the subject OF THE interest OF
Women in Stamps" viii be be pre-
scented by Mrs Sohpie Buser, vice
president, Women's Philatelic So
cicty. \. Y. c.; and DR. Louise u.
LarjInore, chairman, program conf
mittee Women's Philatelic So
clety, y. Y. c. On Feb. 16, desig-
mated os Benjamin Franklin day,
the speakers will be Vincent Do
nlanski, Jr., talking on suppress
sion and Emancipation of Poland
as Read in Stamps" at 4 p. m. ana
Prescott II. Thorp, talking on The
Value of Stamp Collecting at S:oo
p. m. On Feb. II, there Will nc
marked Educational day. when
Clinton u. Eilcnberger. third as
sistant postmaster general. Z. >.
post office department Will speak
at 1880 p. M: Herman Toaspern.
speaking at p. m. on Postage
Stamps in the Schools and Rob
ert f.. FelIers. superintendent,
stamps division. post office depart.
ment, speaking on Educational
Value Of Stamp Collecting at $50"
p. m. -,
These renowned philatelists will
make their. addresses in the audi
forum ON the Gath floor OF Rocke-
teller center. On this floor, the u,
s. government will exhibit four
displays of U. 8. stamps, which are
ny SOiiOStcio ~ w w. 49,
from $4,000 to 100000. Their
value lies in the fact that they are
not perforated as regular issues are.
Armed guards are being provided
by the post office department to
guard them. A special feature on
this floor will be hourly demon
STATIONS by two employees of the
bureau of engraving and printing,
of the general processes used in
the printing of postage stamps.
The U. s. government will set up
its own printing press. In addition
q large display by the bureau OF
printing and engraving will show
stamps and photographs OF the
various processes of manufacture.
In the Byrd booth viii be a model,
duplicating in it's entirety the Little
America post Office. Steps Will be
described in sending and return
ing mail from Little America.
During the entire. duration of the
exhibition there will be United
States postoffice sub-station where
mail will be received and Cancelled
by special device.
There will be 416 individual dis
plays, comprising hundreds of
thousands of stamps, on the 3oth
floor. The grand prize trophy, a
bronze figure of the Winged Mer-
curry, will be awarded for the ex-
hibit, Judged the best In the show.
There will be section awards con-
sisting of gold medal. silver med
al and bronze medal. Group
awards will be blue ribbon, red
ribbon, yellow ribbon and white
ribbon.
Exhibits are to be Judged accord
Ing to the rules of the American
Philatelic Exhibition committee,
and are divided into competitive
and non -competitive groups.
Classiflcations cover the United
States and Its possessions, the Brit
lsh Empire. European countries
and colonies, other countries, air.
mail, speciality class, collections,
rarlties and philatelic literature.
The Judges will be: Alfred y.
Llchtenstein. chairman; Hiram ".
DAats, l.. u. 0atcheil. Edward =.
Knapp, II. T.. Nndqulst. Jienr ADJ
mirnl Frederic II. Harris. Laurence
". Mason, WY. II. Ricketts, and
Theodore II. Htelnway.
For the benefit OF non.stAmp col
Ieeting visitors. there Will be 100
volunteer guides, who will ekpihiD
IN simple terms the complex lam
gnago Of phIlatoly.
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duslry n reported TO Dc greatly