Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-07
BY d. HI. DAVENPORT.


Washington Philatelic Society to ar
range for the fiftieth annual conven-
ton of the American Philatelic
Society at the Carlton Hotel next
month has practically completed plans
for what promises to be the outstand
ing conclave of the organization.
Delegates are assured a busy week
if they participate in all the activities
included in the program. Aside from
the business sessions, there will be 4
bus trip to Mount Vernon and Airing
ton. tour of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, the main exhibition in
the National Museum. an exhibit and
bourse at the Carlton Hotel, and the
annual banquet at which Alvin w.
Hall, director of the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, will be the speaker
and Carter Glass. jr.. vice president
of the A P. S., will be POSTMASTER.
The unprecedented amount of
$2,34O.48402 was realized from sales
of stamps in the Philatelic Agency
during the year ending June 80. That
the special reprints of March Is were
largely responsible for this figure is
evidenced by the fact that during the
last quarter sales totaled Sl.l55, 084 90.
nearly half the figure for the entire
year.
The Division Of Stamps is compiling
a record Of the total distribution of
orin
Farley" issue. 1t is estimated that
collectors spent sl,500,000 for these
stamps during three months they were
on sale.
The Post Office Department is giving
consideration to new issue. but how
many stamps will comprise the series
or what they will depict has not as yet
been decided A news item released this
last week by member of the depart
ments information service, stated "a
high postal official has revealed that
a new series of commemorative stamps
will soon make its appearance, the first
stamp being scheduled for a date
shortly after July Is
Authority for this release has been
denied by officials associated with the
division of stamps.
The demand for stamps OF the Silver
Jubilee issue of Great Britain ana her
62 dominionS, colonies and depend
encies has been SO great that the
Crown Agents have exhausted their
stock of certain varieties, causing some
dealers to increase their prices sharply
and others to withhold quotations
pending decision whether to reprint
In all 248 stamps have appeared.
An interesting cachet, Illustrating
the competition among American
railroads for speed supremacy, has
been received from Joseph F.
Bronesky of Milwaukee, Wis. Post
marked at Milwaukee at 2 pm. on
July l, it was carried on the Hia-
watha, the Nations fastest train, and,
with an additional stamp affixed en-
route, re-mailed at st. Paul in time
to have 7:30 pm. postmark applied.
This train travels the 325 miles
between these two cities in S hours
and Is minutes, as compared to the
ordinary mail train time of 8 hours
and mail plane time of 4 hours.
The first meeting of the Collectors
Club under the leadership of its new
officers was last Tuesday. Three
members of the Society of Philatelic
Americans from Philadelphia at
tended and gave short talks. They
were Georges Greed. Vincent Do
manski and Donald e Lindsay. Two
new members were welcomed and IL
applications for membership were
received
J. E. Lamiell. director of interna-
tional postal service, Post Office De-
partment, will address the group at
its meeting Tuesday in the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets. Col
lectors are welcome.
At the meeting of the Washington
Philatelic Society last Wednesday
evening, w. Hayden Collins recited
some of his philatelic experiences
during his recent stay in Florida.
The program for this weeks meeting
will include talk by James Waldo
Fawcett, who is expected back in
Washington today after two
months tour of Europe.
The Washington Federation Of
Junior Stamp Collectors met yester-
day afternoon in the Board of Trade
room in The Star Building. The
prize winning entry of Marion Alice
Lancaster's young folks on stamps
collection was displayed. The next
meeting of the group will be July q.
An American newspaper man, call
ing at a continental Office Of the As
ISOLATED Press, noticed messenger
boy tearing stamps from some dis
carded envelopes. "Collecting?" was
the obvious inquiry.
But the answer was surprise. A
stenographer explained: Everybody
here collects stamps Some are in
terested from a philatelic point OF
view, but I am trying to accumulate
10000 to make q folding screen for
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