Evening star., 1936-07-26
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
Speaking before the Washington
Philatelic Society, Hotel Carlton
Wednesday evening. Robert E. Fellers
superintendent. division of stamps
Post Office Department.. confirmed
The Stars report concerning the pro-
posed commemorative in tribute to
Mother Seton and Frederick Douglass.
Appeals for such issues have been
received" Mr.. Fellers said, land are
being considered, but no definite an
nouncement will be made at this
time"
The speaker also agreed that the
excuse given by the department when
1t rejected the Harvard tercentenary
stamp no longer is valid.
Mr.. Fellers began his address with
an outline of the different branches
of the postal system, their purposes
and functions. He told in detail of
the routine of his division. insisting
that the ideal of improved service
is constantly present in the minds of
officials and employees alike.
Agency, it was Mr.. Fellers' Judgment
that I'VE are rendering better service
than three years ago." To illustrate
his argument, he cited changes
whereby invoices no longer are in
cluded in shipments of stamps and
selection of stock is left to the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing. The ex-
hibition room of the agency, he said,
represents another progressive step.
AS to scattered first-day sales, Mr..
Fellers explained, the department
feels that the residents of the States
and towns honored desire exclusive
local release and that their wishes
should be recognized" He praised
philately for it's educational values in
his closing remarks.
DR.. Ellis Haworth, president of the
club, reported that the board of gov
ernors has protested to President
Roosevelt and Secretary of the Treas
ury Morgenthau against the sale of
remainders of the potato tax exempt
stamps, scheduled for August 10.
Similar action, he announced. already
had been taken by the Washington
Airmail Society and the Collectors
Club.
The Susan B. Anthony commemo-
rative probably will be a small stamp
same size as the ordinary postage
series currently in use.
In the opinion of Secretary of the
Interior Ickes and numerous other
collectors the Oregon Territory stamp
contains too much detail. One sharp
eyed Washington philatelist says:
ut should please our compatriots of
Irish descent, because it includes three
Irish names - O'Missoula, O'Walla
Walla and O'Astoria."
Scott catalog numbers have been
excluded from sales lists of the Phila-
telic Agency. The explanation is that
many patrons did not understand
their significance"
The Army and Navy heroes series
still is halted. Latest reports indicate
that printing will not begin before
August Is.
Final production figures for the Ma
tional Parks series are given as fol-
lows: 1c. 84,896,350; &c. 74,40O,200;
&c, 95,089,o00; &c. 1918 $50: SC, 30
e80, 100; &c, 16,923,35O; 7c. 1898, ESQ;
&c, 1928, 700; &c, 17,472, 500, and 10c,
18,874,300.
Max G. Johl. writing in Stamps
Magazine, New York, reports varieties
on plate No. 21557, TIPEX souvenir
sheet, as follows Spot in the curve of
the left 49, curved line of color in the
circle around that numeral. small spot
of color between Texas and Michigan
stamps and slight diagonal scratch
through words international and
of"
Many collectors, Juniors especially,
make the mistake of failing to study
carefully enough the so-called Junk"
stamps passing through their hands.
The wiser minority among philatelists
understand that rarities occasionally
are found in even the most unpromis-
ing mixtures" A Washington en-
thusiast recently discovered a speci-
men catalogued at $l4 in a packet
which had cost him 25c.
Persons receiving letters from Spain
should consider the possibility that
the covers have historical significance
as souvenirs of the prevailing trou-
bles of that country.
A remarkable collection of pre-
stamp United States correspondence,
1915 to 1910, recently came to light
In the possession of an old Maryland
family. The markings include Phila-
delphia, Boston, st. Louis and many
other towns East, North and West.
H. A. Chamberlain is the author of
an interesting article on Collection
and Distribution Mail" published in
Stamps Magazine for July Is. -Four
of the illustrations show Washington
transit postmarkS.
A 90-centime stamp, representing
the ancient city of Carcassonne, is
announced by France.
The &c, dark blue green. Rizal Com
STAMPS.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY F. d. Covers Zoe; prs
I5c; Blks. 20c. Army-Navy 30 covers1