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man Banquet Committee.
Others present at the dinner in
cluded: Rear Admiral G. H. T.
Lowndes, Dr.. Ernest Kletsch, VALDEZ
mar Weiergang. Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
de Binder, Miss Irene M. Pistorio, Miss
Alice B. Cilley, Sven Yort. Judson
Knappen, John K. Hedler, Robert
Truax, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kohen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Bocorselski, w.
B. Wells, H. S. Nutter, Mrs. Peavey,
Mrs. Dunkhorst, Mrs. Petty and Mrs
Whitney.
The occasion, as Mr.. Kunze said,
demonstrated the far-reaching signifi-
canoe of philately. Philatelic science,
art, law, literature and business we're
represented in the company gathered
for the celebration.
Eugene Klein, president Of the
American Philatelic Society and chair
man Of the First American Philatelic
Congress, which is to meet at the
Ritz Carlton Hotel, Philadelphia, Fri
day and Saturday, December q and
%, yesterday issued the following
statement: When, with the help Of
friends, I first planned the gathering
of stamp collectors which is to take
place just after Christmas, I did not
realize fully how significant the Con-
gress was likely to be.
Il did not understand how vigor-
GUS is the interest in the educational
or cultural aspect of philately.
But news has come to me in the
past few hours which prompts me
to believe that the Congress will mark
| The opening Of a new chapter in the
history Of the study of stamps.
The meetings in Philadelphia, !
am sure, will be notable success in
themselves and, If so, will be followed
by similar meetings during the Christ
mas holidays of 1886. 1887 and 1888,
all leading up to a great international
convention Of stamp students to as
semble in London. England, on May 6,
| 1910. for the most important session
Of its kind ever held anywhere at any
time-a world congress of philately
in celebration of the centenary Of the
postage stamp which will occur on
| that date"
! Mr.. Klein also said: Tickets for
/ the informal dinner Friday evening,
December q, and space in the Con-
gress bourse still are available but
those interested should communicate
with me Immediately if they desire
reservations"
Papers on philatelic themes will be
read Friday afternoon by Ralph A.
Barry, Stanley B. Ashbrook. Charles
j. Phillips, DR.. Don Preston Peters
Max @. Johl, Deli Norona, James
Starr, Alfred B. Levy, Jere Hess Barr
Clarence w. Brazer. Philip H. Ward
jr.; Mrs. Manning, Mr.. Hall, DR.. Ha-
worth, Mr.. Beeckman and others
There will be an open forum discus
sion Saturday morning, followed by
an award of honors to the authors.
A meeting Of philatelic journalists
Is scheduled for Saturday evening.
The bourse will be opeu to the pub
lie throughout both days.
Fire in the new Post Ofice Depart.
ment Building. Pennsylvania avenue
and Twelfth street. early Friday morn.
ing threatened but did not damage
the ofices of the division of stamps
and the philatelic agency. Third AS
sistant Postmaster General Clinton B
Eilenberger was on the scene immedi
ately after the blaze was discovered
and thus was represented in tht
March of Time broadcast of the event
But the valuable papers" he was re
ported to have rescued were merely
Cancelled vouchers-not, as was i'm
piled, securities totaling millions o.
dollars.
Plans for the extension Of tht
tranS-Pacific airmail service to China
are in confusion. 1t is unlikely tha
the Clipper planes will be ordered Il
the Asiatic mainland earlier than tht
end of next month.
Meanwhile, negotiations are pro-
ceeding for the Inauguration of 4;
transatlantic postal system-a de
velopment of even greater importance
to the philatelic public.
Sales at the Philatelic Agency dur
ing November amounted to SGT ,237. 81
George B. Sloane declares: "Th
new Michigan stamp is one of tn
finest and most striking designs tn
bureau ever has turned out"
Part imperforate copies of tn
scent KoSciusko stamp (Scott'
734al are being offered in the phila
telic market at s7oo for a block o
four.
Surcharged Philippine stamps o
the type used on Manila cover
brought back to the United States b.
the China Clipper will be on sale il
mint condition at the Philippine
Trade Commission Office, Barr Build
ing, after January l.
The Associated Press says: "Al
though located on the northern coas
of Africa just across the Mediter
ranean from Gibraltar, the Spanisl
protectorate of Morocco is not entirel
a palm m-dotted territory. In the noun
tains there is plenty of snow.
ITO depict to the philatelic worl
one of the picturesque Winter scene
it can produce, the protectorate ha
used such a drawing on one of fou
stamps 1t is adding to the current 1873
set. 1t shows view of a snow-crustet
hill, apparently at the timber line, fo
there is a dense forest of pines in tn
background. The value is 2 pesetas
red brown.
I'm contrast are three other de
nominations. all bearing the design O
a palm tree in Sun-flooded vale
with temple nearby. These are 2
centavo, purple; 40 centavo, orange
and so centavo, green.
'All four stamps have control mum
bers on the back"
The postmaster general of Gres
Britain announces the release of 4
and Cd stamps of the current serie
in photogravure printing.
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