Evening star., 1934-11-11

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Postmaster w. Cooper Green, Bir.
mingham, Ala, has set aside q phila-
telic room for the use Of collectors.
Visitors may "pick out any stamps
they desire from sheets placed at their
disposal"
A national weekly magazine, . soap
manufacturing company, . cigar
manufacturer, . newspaper In Florida
and q motion picture theater in Ohio
are running stamp contests designed
to take advantage Of current phila-
telic enthusiasm.
The British lion, as represented In
type A-81, Great Britain, In, car
mine, when first issued was criticised
as being too thin" An engraver,
summoned to correct the dtfficulty.
fattened the beast by adding Q few
lines Of shading. The edited variety
Is known as die 2.
Universal Postal Union Congresses
have been held at Berne, Switzerland,
1874; Paris. France, 1873: Lisbon,
Portugal, 1885; Vienna, Austria, 1891:
Washington. 1897; Rome, Italy, 1906;
Madrid. Spain, 1920: Stockholm.
Sweden. 1924: London, England. 1929,
and Cairo, Egypt. 1894. The Union,
according to Warren Irving Glover,
has been . true league Of nations"
The first centenary Of philately will
occur IN 1910, and plans already are
ling made for an appropriate cele-
bration.
Newspaper stamps began to appear
In 1850 and registration stamps in
1854. The first overprinted issues
came out In 1853, and the first in
verts the same year.
The premier commemorative was
the United States IS cent. black, in
tribute to Abraham Lincoln, 1866.
Parcel post stamps date back to
1882; special delivery stamps to 1885,
and airmail stamps to 1917.
With the outbreak Of the World
War, 1914, many British collectors
tore from their albums Sthe stamps
Of Germany and Austria Dealers,
guided by the same negative impulse,
threw out their German and Aus
trtan stocks. It was five long years
before the last enemy" specimens
were re-admitted to philatelic cata-
logs, and even then the editors felt
1t necessary to explain: MANY things
were voiced In the heat of war which
have not been maintained In the
calmer atmosphere Of peace We feel
it wiser to admit that our original
position is no longer tenable than to
persist In an attitude which sacri-
dces part Of the value Of our catalog
as work of reference We feel that
IN reversing our previous attitude we
are taking q long step toward the re-
establishment Of the pre-war condi-
ton OF things, when philately knew
no frontiers. It seems futile to at
tempt TO make our catalog the per-
petual symbol Of ill-will between ma
tions."
An open-air stamp exchange was
established in London in 1862; and
. certain Dr.. Viner. recalling the
event years later. wrote of it: "The
scene was interesting and amusing:
An assemblage of ladies and gentle
men, youths and small boys, each
with q book or books full of stamps,
as intent on business as the regular
stock jobbers Of the neighborhood
One Of Her Majesty's cabinet ministers
was seen there. and ladies with their
albums carried by iveried servants. ("
Collectors resident in Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama have organ
lied the Tri-State Philatelic Associa-
ton with the following officers: Ar
thur w. Van Pelt, president; George
L. Canady. secretary treasurer; c. A.
Wickes, c. A. Wagner, jr.: W. H.
Wynne, H. K. Fredericks, ". c. Blount.
E j. Baker and A. H. Martin members
OF the Governing Committee.
Paul s. Derrick. stamp editor. Tulsa
World. has been elected president of
the Oklahoma Philatelic Society.
A. J. Self. philatelic editor and
writsr. widely celebrated in Europe for
his literary contributions to the
science OF stamps, died in London
October 10.
The Washington Stamp Club of the
Air will have a broadcast meeting
from Station VOL Tuesday evening
at Gas. when Mr.. Kunze will
conclude his series Of lectures ON the
new stamps Of the Philippines: also,
Junior meeting from the same sta
ton Friday afternoon at 2:3o, when
Morton Harmel. Paul Junior High
School. win be the guest speaker.
At last Fridays radio meeting VII
liam Shrader. sponsor of the proposed
National Capital stamps, was the
guest.
The Collectors Club will meet at
the Thomson School, Twelfth street.
Tuesday evening at 8. John Smith,
superintendent. Stamp Division. Bu-
reau OF Engraving and Printing, will
lecture. Visitors welcome.
Mr.. Beeckman will speak from Sta
ton WMAL Tuesday evening at s:45.
His subject will be THE National
Parks and Washington"
The Central High School Stamp
Club will meet Wednesday afternoon
at 3. Mr.. Warren will speak, and
the occasion will mark the tenth an
niversary Of his first lecture before the
organization and of the beginning of
adult interest in junior philately in
washington.
The Washington Philatelic Society
will meet at the Hotel Carlton, Six
teenth and K streets, Wednesday eve
ming at 8. Norman L Jetto will speak.
Public invited.
Garlic Tells Police of Theft.
BOSTON, November 10 R.-Garlic
gave police a'strong case against three
boys. charged with robbing food
store. A policeman stopped them for
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