Evening star., 1935-12-22
By JAMES WALDO FAwCETT.

day and SATURDAY.
The program, as announced by Eu-
gene Klein, chairman, is as follows:
Friday, 2:30 pm, reading of papers
on philatelic themes by invited au-
thors: Alvin w. Hall, director Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, Printing
and Engraving Processes; Mrs. Cath
crime L. Manning, philatelic curator,
Smithsonian Institution, Museum
Philately"; James Starr, China S
First Issue and Its Settings; DR.. Ellis
Haworth, president Washington Phila-
telic Society, 1.-THE Stamps of Lithu-
ania"; DR.. Don Preston Peters, past
vice president American Philatelic So
ciety, Stamps of the Confederate
States of America; Clarence w. Bra
zer, 1.-The Various Types of United
States, 1847, Issue Proofs: Stanley B.
Ashbrook, "The 24-Cent Violet Of
1857; Max G. Johl, United States.
1903-1921, Regular Issues, Philatelic
Changes Illustrated; Gerard Ten
Eyck Beeckman, Farley Gift Stamps
and Reprints "A Comparison" !;
Charles J. Phillips, Fascinating Facts
and Intimate Incidents about Stamps
and People; Jere Hess Barr. Broad
ening Your Stamp Horizon; Alfred B.
Levy, "a Business Man Takes Up
Stamp Collecting; Philip H. Ward,
jr., Stamps as an Investment" Delft
Norona, Preparation of Technical
Philatelic Articles; Ralph A. Barry,
philatelic editor New York Herald
Tribune, subject to be selected; James
Waldo Fawcett, "The Philatelic Books
in the Worlds Greatest Library; z
pm, informal dinner, grace by Rev.
DR.. George Emerson Barnes; a playlet
by Earl P. L. Apfelbaum and brief ad-
dresses. Saturday, 10 am, open
forum discussion of papers submitted
and award of honors.
The Congress bourse, on the London
model, for the sale and exchange Of
stamps, will be open throughout both
days. Those reserving tables include:
Mr.. Phillips, Mr.. Brazer, Stamps mag
azine, American Philatelic Line, Will
liam Rabin, Max Casper, Philadelphia
Stamp Club, Scranton Philatehc Co.,
Record Stamp Club, Christian Dull,
Paul Bluss, Woodrow Maloney, Co.
lonial Stamp Service, Alden H. Whit
ney and others.
Among Washington collectors at
tending the congress will be: Philip
Simms Warren, vice president, Amer
lean Philatehc Society, and treasurer,
Washington Philatelic Society; Miss
Irene M. Pistorio. Geological Survey;
Miss Alice B. Cilley, secretary, Wash
ington Air Mail Society; David H.
Davenport, Michael L. Eidsness. jr.,
associate editor. Stamps magazine;
Albert F. Kinze. Washington CORE
spondent. Weekly PhilateHc Gossip,
and Victor S. McCloskey, jr., Bureau
of Engraving and Printing.
The Philadelphia Committee in
Charge of Arrangements includes: Vim
cent Domanski. ir.; S. S. Fahrer. John
T. Fite. George A. Henhoeffer, Eugene
L. Pollock, Harry Smukler, c. B.
Turner and Mrs. Klein.
All meetings Of the congress will be
free to the public, except the dinner,
for which tickets are $3.50 each.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Clinton B. Eilenberger is willing to
consider the sale of stamped envelopes
in the Philatelic Agency. In reply to
a recent inquiry, he said he would
try to accommodate any demand from
collectors there might be for such ma
terial.
A long list of neighborhood or sec
tional stamps is forecast for 1886.
There will be commemorative for
Rhode Island. Texas and Arkansas
all of which are pledged by Postmaster
General Farley.
But half a dozen other States like
wise are in line for philatelic recogni-
ton Florida wants a STAMP for a
canal; New York one for the ami
versary of the founding of the Bronx
and one to advertise the international
exposition soon to be held on Long
and Pennsylvania one in honor
of President James Buchanan.
Oregon, meanwhile, appeals for a
stamp to mark the centenary of the
Whitman Expedition; Massachusetts
desires one to keep alive the fame of
Richard Henry Dana, jr., author of
1.-TWO Years Before the Mast; and
West Virginia believes the anniversary
of the establishment of rural free de-
livery ought not to be ignored.
In presidential election year it will
be difficult for Mr.. Farley to reject
such claims for consideration.
William w. wylie has suggested a
combination postage and special de-
livery stamp of 13-cent denomination,
to include both charges. He might
also have specified 12-cent combina-
ton value for local use.
Chester L. Lankford submits a plan
for an airmail series for trans-Pacific
and transatlantic as we'll as trans
continental use. He believes that
there will be legitimate need for &c,
12c, 18c, 24c, 48c, TIC and 96c values.
James F. Duhamel appeals for s.
cent stamp, for foreign use, in ac-
knowledgment of Finland's prompt
payment of its debts to the United
States.
The Wisconsin Tercentenary stamp
no longer is available at the Phila-
telic Agency.
The market is booming for 50-cent
Graf Zeppelin stamps and China
Clipper covers; also for plate number
blocks of the national park series.
China Clipper covers from Guam
are not expected to arrive in the
United States until January 25. They
will not leave the little island until
January 2, when the U. S. S. Hender-
son will sail for San Francisco.
Arrangements have not been COM
pleted for the extension of the San
Francisco Manila airmail service to
China. Negotiations are in progress
for a terminus at Hongkong, Canton
or Macao.
China will bring out New Life"
series January 1 Denominations in