Evening star., 1936-05-03

Star staff Photo.
over Harvard as the pioneer school of
the American people"
Stamp costs of manufacture vary.
The George Rogers Clark issue is list
ed at $1,000 per million, Norse-Ameri-
can, $3.50; yorktown, 1885; Pilgrim
Tercentenary. $l72; N. r. A.. $50;
Century of Progress, $50, and Mothers
day, $172.
Engraving the die for stamp Is
estimated to cost from $500 to $500.
| Three plate numbers have been
| specified for the Third International
Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet.
They are: 2l556, 21557 and 2l558,
but the first of these may not be
| placed on sale.
AS ordered, the first edition will
run to 100000 stamps. Net profit
to the Post Office Department has
been estimated at $4,000.
Rhode Island plate numbers are:
2l559, 21560, 2l56l and 2l562, all
rotary. First edition, $4,000 900 copies.
Mr.. Farley reports that on July l.,
1885, there were 45,686 post offices in
operation in the United States.
Don Grieve, writing in the Cleveland
Plain Dealer. gives the following table
of foreign currency values in United
States money: British Guiana dollar,
British Honduras dollar. Guatemala
quetzal and Nicaragua cordoba, each
81; Abyssinia thaler, $50; Afghanistan
rupee, 14c: Australia. New Zealand,
New Zealand dependencies and Papua
shilling, zoe; Bolivia boliviano. &c;
Bulgaria leva, ll2c; Colombian
Republic peso, so; Cyprus piastre,
&c; Danzig gulden. zoe; Ecuador
sucre, 10c; Egypt piastre 90
mills. SC; Estonia kroon, SOC;
Iceland krone, zoe; India. Ceylon,
Mauritius and Seychelles rupee, 40c;
Yugoslavia dinar, 2l2c; Latvia lat,
33c; Lithuania litas, tic; Peru sol, Csc;
Russia ruble, 90c; Siam baht, soc;
Salvador colon. 48c; Syria piastre. 1c;
Turkey kurus, 7c; Uruguay peso, 90c;
Venezuela bolivar, Csc.
For the rates on the larger foreign
countries" Mr.. Grieve explains, the
daily newspapers carry day-to-day
quotations on the financial pages.
For some of the smaller countries it
is almost impossible to get any ac-
ta i,,f hn nf
their currencieS."
H. E. Harris g. Co.. Boston. advise:
"It is reported from reliable source
that King Edward VIII, when he is
more familiar with his new duties
and has more time at his disposal,
will personally keep his fathers COL
lection up-to-date. Until then it will
be, as before, under the supervision
of Sir Edward Denny Bacon"
Mr.. Eidsness has received from the
new sovereign letter of appreciation
for his articles on the philatelic
career of King George.
Miss Amelia Earhart will be one Of
the speakers at the Third Interna-
tional Philatelic Exhibition banquet
Friday evening, May IS.
Cedric Larson of the periodical di-
vision of the Library of Congress is
collector of covers.
Police are investigating a recent
series of philatelic burglaries in Wash
ington. Maj. Ernest w. Brown, super
intendent, believes that gang of stamp
thieves is at work in the Capital and
that these persons are we'll acquainted
in philatelic circles and are familiar
with stamp values. Two detectives
have been assigned to solve the prob
lem.
A local branch of the National
Plate Block Society has been organ
lied with w. E. Dettweiler, F. r.
Rice and J. S. Petrie as president, vice
president and secretary-treasurer, re-
spectively.
Dues are only 10 cents month and
all persons interested are cordially in
vited to join.
The next meeting of the branch will
be held at the Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets, Monday eve
ming, May IS, at 8.
The Washington Collectors Club,
Branch S. Society of Philatelic Amer
leans, will meet at the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets, Tues
day evening at 8. Mrs. Henry G.
Workman will exhibit stamps and
covers of Barbados. The public Is
invited.
The Washington Philatelic Society
will meet at the Hotel Carlton, Six
teenth street, Wednesday, evening at 8.
John E. Lee will show selected United
States and foreign covers. Visitors
are assured of welcome.
Nominations for officers for 1867
are: For president. DR.. Haworth;
first vice president, Harry B. Cation;
second vice president, Mrs. Manning,
Mr.. De Binder and Maurice s. Petty;
secretary, Mr.. Vaughan and j. o.
Peavey; treasurer, Mr.. Warren and
Svend Yort: librarian, Edwin w.
Bethel; sales manager, John K.
Hedler, jr.; board of governors Mrs.
Manning, Miss Cilley, Mr.. Vaughan.
Mr.. Weiergang, Mr.. Rice. DR.. De
Binder. Herman Bocorselski, william
C. Bond, Barton P. Root, John r.
Ewell. M. o. Cooper.
Ballots will be mailed to members
and results of the election will be an
nounced May II.