Evening star., 1934-05-20

mail route, william H. Olson, cachet
director, Chamber Of Commerce, GIT
Kansas avenue Southeast, Huron, s.
Oak.
A rare Bermuda penny-black from
the stamp collection of the late Ar
thur Kinds. Utica, N. Y, sold in Lon
don for 1925 last week. 1t was issued
in 1849 and was one of the first
stamps used in the islands.
The Bermuda News Bureau says:
THE penny-black was a circular die,
which was stamped directly on the
envelope. The upper half circle con-
tanned the word Hamilton the lower
Bermuda, and the year was stamped
in the center. In order to be valid, its
value and the signature OF the Hamil-
ton postmaster, w. B. Perot, had to
be written in.
The Hind collection also contained
Bermuda penny-red, issued in 1854.
ana even more rare than the penny
black.
Regular adhesive stamps were not
used In the islands until 1865, when
stamp with the profile of Queen
victoria was put on sale"
Stamp collecting is becoming a
craze in China, and many philatelic
CLUBS are being formed in the larger
towns and cities.
Charles F. Rogers has an interest,"
ing article on the Pro Juventute
stamps OF Switzerland in Weekly
Philatelic Gossip for May l9. Any
collector specializing in these beau
tiful issues will wish to have their
story.
Martel Brett is the editor of the
stamp department of the Birmingham
Ala, News.
Wnat diverse professions we meet
among the stamp collecting public"
remarks the editor of Weekly Philatelic
Gossip. The other day we met, in
rapid succession, at a stamp meeting.
ooctor OF medicine, an attorney, a
VlollnlSt, a civil engineer, a dentist. a
printer, an engraver and a credit
manager. Their daily work may seldom
brings them together, but their hobby
served to make them as one after busi-
ness hours were over. They couldn't
talk shop with each other TO anv
extent, but they all could talk about
stamps with the same enthusiasm. for
they were on common ground. In
other ways they were quite diSsimilar.
That is the beauty of our
hobby--it knows no race. no creed, and
1t has never been usurped by any
business or profession. Anything with
those splendid attributes is almost Ger
tain to survive and become more popu-
lar as the years go on"
Stamp collecting comes in for men
ton in Lanny Ross movie, Melody
in Spring"
An active stamp club has been
organized by collectors employed in
the Internal Revenue Bureau. There
also is a philatelic society in the
National Parks Service.
The Washington Airmail Society
will meet tomorrow evening at 1885
National Press Building All interested
in air post covers or stamps are
invited
The Paul Junior High School Stamp
Club will have an exhibition Tuesday
in connection with the annual Parent
Teacher Association review of the
years work.
The Washington Stamp Club of the
Air will have a broadcast meeting
from Station VOL Tuesday evening
at 7:45 O'Clock. Albert F. Kunze,
leader. will speak on the Sullivan
stamp of 1929
The Collectors Club will meet Tues
day evening at 1900 R street. Visitors
welcome.
The Gordon Junior High School
Stamp Club will meet Wednesday at
noon in the school library
At last weeks meeting Robert Parr.
George Clementson. Walter Burns
and John Packard exhibited and ex-
planned portions of their collections.
Ralph Hofmann is president and
Jeanne Barry vice president.
The Washington Philatelic Society
will meet Wednesday evening at the
Hotel Carlton, Sixteenth street. Col
lectors invited
The Chevy Chase Stamp Club will
meet Thursday evening at $500
Thirty-third street. Junior collectors
of the neighborhood welcome.
Mr. Eidsness will be guest of honor
at the Baltimore Philatelic Society
meeting Friday evening.
James Waldo Fawcett will speak
for the Stamp Club of the Langley
Junior High School. Second and r
streets northeast, tomorrow afternoon
at 230.