Evening star., 1935-12-01

was made giving the service still more
scope in providing for delivery to the
addresses domiciles and also a regis
tered letter service. Since that time
all the refinements of the postal serv-
ice from airmail to money orders have
been added. In 1884 the postal service
was united with the telegraph service
and today the head of this department
is known by the title of the secretary
| of communications. There are at
present plans for the construction OF
some hundreds of post Offices through
out the country, which plans are now
we'll under way under the able leader
ship of the present secretary Of COM
munications, Senor Ruben Mejia. In
| 1884 there were handled 1882 III
pieces Of mail: 4,467,3l1 were sent Spe-
cial delivery (who says this is Manana
land?), 2,304,76S sent airmail and
1,744,582 parcel post packages. This
! is a far cry from the first adventure
! in 1868 and the shades Of the Olivares
must be rather contented in seeing
their infant now full grown after over
three and one-hak centuries of per-
! formance."
The Earl Of Lichfield was postmaster
general of Great Britain when the first
postage stamps-the 1p and Up OF 1910
were issued. He was appointed May
30. 1885, and retired September Is,
| 1841.
During the next quarter century
his successors were: Lord Lowther
184l- -1846; the Earl Of st. Germans,
1846; the Marques of Clanricarde,
1846-1852; the Earl of Hardwick,
1S52-1853; Viscount Canning. 1853
1855; the Duke of Argyll, 1S55-185s
and 1860; Lord Colchester, 1858-1859;
the Earl of Elgin, 1859-186O; and
! Lord Stanley Of Alderley, 186O-l866.
Not long ago King George v, "the
worlds most widely famous philat-
elist," purchased a stamp at auction
from dealer in Australia. To pay
for the item he sent his own per-
sonal check-bearing an autograph
which the recipient says "is worth
much more than the stamp itself ever
! was"
While there is discernable decline
| in interest in the collection Of made
to order" covers, there also is a
| noticeable trend toward increased
! appreciation of regular" envelopes
showing stamps Cancelled in legitimate
postal service. Old entries, especially,
are rising in value. But the market,
! meanwhile, is swamped with cacheted
Junk" which dealers are offering at
a few pennies over face.
John Garrett of Baltimore, former
| Ambassador to Italy, inherited his
! philatelic interest from his father,
/ Thomas Garrett, once president OF
/ the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad.
| The Department Of Commerce
Stamp Club will meet in room 2062
Commerce Building, tomorrow evening
at 8. All collectors employed in the
department or with other organiza-
tions located in the building are as
sured, of welcome.
The Washington Collectors Club,
Branch S, Society of Philatelic Ameri-
cans, will meet at the Thomson School
Twelfth street, Tuesday evening at 8
| o'clock. James F. Duhamel will ex-
hibit stamps of the Argentine Repub-
lie. The public is invited.
The Washington Philatelic Society
will have a quarterly business meeting
at the Hotel Carlton, Sixteenth street
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
Members only admitted.
| Plans are being completed for the
organizations 3oth birthday banquet
/ to be held at the Carlton Wednesday
evening, December IL.
F. A. Bickert and Carl H. Sprigel
will exhibit and discuss stamps of the
German states December 18.
The Washington Federation Of Jun
Tor Stamp Collectors, Robert Bilsbor-
ough, president, will meet at the Ma
tional Red Cross Building, Seventeenth
street, Saturday afternoon, December
IA, at 2 o'clock. Rear Admiral C. H
T. Lowndes will be the guest of honor
and principal speaker. Young philat-
elists Of all grades, 10 to 1s years of
age, are invited to attend.