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print in gold for stamps Of the cur
rent series In tribute to the Perma-
nent Court of International Justice,
The Hague. Among the values sur
charged are: lhc, 2Ac, TIC, 12hc.
l5c and soc.
China has two new stamps Of the
martyrs issue type, one-half cent
value-lc, orange, and SOC. dark
green.
Curacao has a tercentenary COM
memorative series as follows: 1c,
violet black; 11ac, red violet; &c,
orange; 21ac, green; Sc, black brown;
&c, ultramarine; 10c, carmine; 12hc,
olive; 15c, dark blue; zoe, black; 21c,
red brown; Csc, dark green; 271ac,
brown violet; SOC, red orange; SOC,
yellow: 1.50G. indigo; 2.50G. sage
green.
A handsome new series Of pictorials
Is announced for Eritea.
Panama will have a commemorative
series for the National Institute, a
school with some 700 students. The
occasion Is a silver anniversary.
Persia, according to recent report,
has two new issues-50di, lilac rose,
and 60di, blue green.
A cachet in commemoration Of
George Washington will be available
at washington's birthplace, Virginia,
February %. The post Office there
is in charge of Miss Julia l.. Wash
ington, and she will give personal at
| tention to covers sent to her for mall
| ing on the 202nd anniversary OF the
first Presidents birth.
philately is contagious. The latest
victim Of the fever Is Mrs. Harold AM
brose. wife of the chief Of the in
formation bureau, Post Once Depart
ment.
Add to the list OF eminent phila-
telists the name Of Ray Ewry, holder
of 10 Olympic championships. He
has been q collector since he was
eight years old, and Is living con-
tradiction for the notion that stamps
is sissy sport" His partner In
the hobby is his daughter Betsy, IA.
Mr.. Ewry says: IT think it's great
when parents and children share the
same interests"
According to H. M. Southgate. pre-
cancelled stamps were issued for 1873
towns in 1927. 155 in 1928. 1s4 In
1929, 2o1 in 1890. 215 in 1881, $50
In 1882 and 247 In 1888.
Locked in a vault, there Is In New
York City one of the worlds out
standing stamp collections.
A stamp reference library. 1t Is In
frequent use by the comparatively few
who know the combination, but &c
valuable IS it that the doors are open
only long enough for the inspector tc
look up the stamp about which he de-
sires to obtain data.
The collection Is arranged in ap-
proximately 80 volumes, bound in the
finest morocco. Each volume Is OF the
loose-leaf variety, containing imprint
ed pages upon which the stamps anc
information about them are placed tr
order. The stamps are entered or
only one side of the page. and vari-
Gus countries and their colonies otter
take up more than one volume.
Originally the collection belonged
to John N Luff, but IA years ago il
was purchased by the Scott Stamp &
Coin Co., owners of the vault in
which it now is preserved.
Technically, Mr.. Luff still is in
charge Of the treasure as a general
librarian" Much of the data, in pen
cilled notations, was gathered and
written in by him. He is In his 72d
year, and is regarded as one Of the
greatest of philatelists.
Mr.. Luff began collecting so lone
ago that he has almost forgotten the
| date.
In answer to the question, why
is woman like q postage stamp?'
readers of Mekeel's Weekly Stamp
News suggested: Both are recognized
the world over as news carriers,
Both are things of beauty and joys
forever" and Because you can't lick
either Of them twice"
H. B. Seagrave, Pontiac, Mich. at
tending stamp club meeting, lost a
numismatic and philatelic collection
valued at $3.50. Several days later he
received an anonymous letter, direct
ing him to place $40 in an envelope
and to deposit. the envelope in a mail
box at vacant house nearby. He
obeyed instructions. When a mes
senger came for the ransom" a po-
liceman did his duty. Now four boys
none more than IT years of age, are
under arrest, and $3.50 worth Of the
loot has been retrieved.
pnhinatfn yHo chiy1 1rfny, ¬o
has issued his 1e33-1934 price list OF
the late H, F. Colman, he is q
skilled master Of the science oi
philately. and his publication reflects
his knowledge and experience.
| The 1884 convention of the Ameri-
can Philatelic Society will be held in
Atlantic City, N. j.
The Washington Stamp Club of the
Air will have broadcast meeting
from station VOL Tuesday evening
at 7:45. Mr.. KunZe will report on
the first-day sale Of the Byrd i'm
perforates.
The Collectors Club will meet Tues
day evening at 1900 r street. A phila-
telic QUESTIONABLE will be conducted
and visitors will be welcome
The Washington Philatelic Society
will meet Wednesday evening at the
| Hotel Carlton, Sixteenth street. Mr.
Leech and Mr.. Warren will report on
the New York show. Independent
collectors especially are invited to at
tend.
Recent incidents bring to the fore
the problem of a better code of ethics
for philately. Complaints have been
freque-:t in recent months and
thoughtful collectors and dealers have
been concerned about an effective
method of regulating the transfer OF
philateic property. But little has
been accomplished toward the correc-
ton of conditions. Meantime the in
nocent suffer more than the guilty.
1t is to be hoped that local stamp
| rllJhS will Give sarinlIS attention tn