Evening star., 1936-01-05
nv JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
His associates in the American
Philatelic Society and the Washing
ton Philatelic Society learned with
regret of the death on Sunday last
of Mayo Dudley. newspaper writer
and keen student of stamps. Long
chairman of the Illustrations Com
rnittee OF che national organization.
he also had been member OF the
Board of Governors {. the local
club during several terms. The phila-
telic material Of the whole world
interested him, but he had a prefer
ence for the postal issues OF the
Chinese Treaty Ports, Hawaii and
rro-ico. A supplementary collection
which he developed with great patience
and care included war posters, Christ
mas seals and philatelic labels.
DR.. Ellis Haworth, president, Wash
ington Phlatelic Society, paid trib-
ute to Mr.. Dudley's memory in a
statement praising his wise counsel,
experience and enthusiasm" and
Philip Simms Warren, treasurer an
nounced that appropriate action will
be taken ..ho.-lly to commemorate
his services.
In his annual report for the fiscal
year 1885, ending June 80 last, POST
master General James A. Farley says:
'The decline in the receipts from the
sale of postage stamped paper that
has continued through the past three
years has now been arrested, the
records for the current year, as re-
ported in postmasters' postage-stamp
accounts, showing total of S473, ,462,-
51262, gain of per cent COM
pared with the sales for 1884. This
represents the highest amount Of rev.
enue received from this source since
1881 ...
THE sales of postage stamps for
collection use through the Philatelic
Agency have been far in excess of any
prior year since its establishment in
December, 1921, reaching total of
,340,484.21. Included in these re-
ceipts are the proceeds from the sale
of the special issue of stamps in un-
cut sheets and blocks amounting
to S1,645,478.70."
Mr.. Farley gives the number Of
duck hunters license stamps sold as
635,001, but does not estimate the
philatelic portion of the sale. In his
list of stamps issued, he refers to the
Parks issue as special series {.
depicting scenic views" and avoids
calling them commemorative.
Those interested in trans-Pacific
airmail covers are advised to stand by
for an announcement" There are in
dications that something is about to
happen.
Collectors paid most, if not all. of
the costs of the first contract flight
of the China Clipper from San Fran
cisco to Manila and return. Total
sales of the special 25-cent blue stamp
reached s69,432.
First-day covers, San Francisco,
were $4,000: Washington. 10,910.
From the departure point to Hawaii
the Clipper plane carried 46,750 COW
ers; to Guam 20,350; to Manila,
42,e00. Also from Hawaii to Guam,
6430; to Manila, 6,968, and from
Guam to Manila, $500.
On the eastward fight, from Manila
to Guam, 4,808; to Hawaii. 4.273; to
San Francisco, 2,543; from Guam to
Hawaii, 3,543; to San Francisco, 6,476;
from Hawaii to San Francisco 1861;
grand total, $1,000.
But only 2,573 covers we're flown to
Manila and back to San Francisco,
round trip.
A second printing of the Michigan
stamp is on the press.
The Arkansas centennial stamp,
forecast long ago, will be announced
for release June IS. Little Rock prob
ably will be specified for exclusive
first-day sale.
Lake Mills. Wis, wants a stamp for
its centenary celebration, soon to be
staged.
The centenary of the birth of Grover
Cleveland will occur March 18, 1887.
If Mr.. Farley still is Postmaster Cen
eral at that time philatelic COM
memoration may be expected.
Deli Norona, chairman of the hand
book committee American Philatelic
Society. was awarded the silver plate
which represented the highest honor
of the first American Philatehc Con-
gress, Philadelphia, December 81 and
%.
The decision of the jury was an
nounced by Albert F. Kunze, chair
man, and the presentation was made
by Eugene Klein, chairman of the
congress.
1t was understood that the award
was designed to recognise Mr.. Norona's
long service to philatelic and postal
history as well as to commend his
congress paper on The Preparation
of Technical Philatelic Articles"
Honorable mention was granted by
the jury to Max G. Johl. co-author of
the King-Johl histories of United
States stamps, for his paper on 'The
Reasons for the Philatelic Changes
of the 1908-1921 Series" and to
James Starr, Philadelphia, for his
paper on China: The First Issue and
It's Settings"
Gerard Ten Eyck Beeckman was the
victim of an incredible series of ac-
cidents in press reports of the con-
gress. He was variously represented
as being Assistant Secretary of the
Interior" IAN official of the Post
Once Department" and "an employee
of the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing"
The ink purchase report to which
he referred in his paper to Illustrate
the differences in colors of the s.
cent Parks stamp, original and reprint,
was as follows: Red Lake No. 1, fur
nished by Holland Aniline Dye Co.,
September 25, 1888, to June 7, 1884;
Sherwin- Williams Co., June z, 1884,
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