The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-02
By ,. .. D.

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 The 64th meeting of the Junior Pioneer Stamp club of Waterbury, held recently at S21 North Main street, gave indication that prog ress is being made by the club. According to the club reporter, Marjorie Frisbie, sixteen members were present at the meeting and plans were made to visit Middle field sometime in the near future. The Middlefield stamp group will act as judges of a frame exl1ibi- ton which will be given by the local group. Prizes will be award- by Lamont Hall and local winners for the last three weeks will also be given prizes.
 At the recent meeting 1t was also decided to add another amendment to the club constitu- ton and to appoint new commit tees. Several suggestions were made as to what can be done to better the local club and these will be discussed more thorough ly at the next meeting of the group.
 The fourteenth annual con- vention of the Southern New England Stamp Societies, held at the Stratfield hotel recently, was marked by active trading and the buying of rare stamps, exhibitions of personal collections and tech- nical discussions. Some 400 col- lectors and others interested in stamps as @ hobby, came from all parts of New England to the con- vention. There were also many visitors from New York at this affair sponsored by the Bridge port Philatelic Agency.
 Joining in the celebration of Bridgeport's centennial, tho club distributed envelopes containing Connecticut's three-cent special tercentenary stamp and the seal of the Bridgeport Centennial, Inc, as souvenirs. The Bridgeport stamp club is one of the oldest organizations of its kind in the country. The special jubilee cachet, marking the city's anni- versary, was also prominently dis- played.
 Brisk buying and the unusually large attendance made the affair, held in the form of Q jan1boree, one of the most successful in years, according to statements from those in charge of the af- fair. Never before in the his- tory of stamp collecting in the state has such genuine enthu- eiasm been shown, declared ore of the officials.
 During the afternoon bourse, the highest price paid for stamps was $i7 for a lot of 100 two-cent Lincoln Memorial stamps issued in 1909. These stamps have a face value of but S2. Henry Kepfcr of New Haven, stamp auc- tioneer, conducted the bourse.
 A block of twelve of the 0ne- cent, 1857 issue of U. s., with two stamps showing the curl on the shoulder, has recently been lO- Cated. The block was offered in the sale of the Lexington Stamp Co. last Monday and was pur- chased by MT. Pierce of New Jcr- sey, the price being Sl75.
 
 A selection of the rarest stamps in the Miller Collection of United States Stamps will be shown in special cases in the Fifth Avenue entrance hall of the New York Public Library during the Third International Stamp Exhibition, May 9th to 17th. Fourteen mounted pages, chosen by Charles J. Phillips, the high spots Of this famous collection, will be on view.
 There has been more stamp activity" in the Library recently than at any other time since the Miller Collection was acquired. The TIPEX poster has been on display in the branch libraries in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Rich- mond; m exhibition of Czecho- slovakian stamps, lent by the De- partment of Posts and Telegraphs of Czechoslovakia, is on exhibi- ton in the Webster Branch, 1466 York Avenue; 0 brief article, and selected list, on the Miller Col lection will be published in the May issue of the Library's Bull letin.
 The great collection of United States stamps formed by the late Benjamin K. Miller was con- veyed to the Library on February 6, 1925. From that time until his death in March, 1928, MT. Miller continued to add to the collection as though 1t were his own. Just a few days before he died he wrote, ". for the New York Public Library I am trying to complete the plate of U. s. l0c i847. Of the 200 copies, lack but three stamps. :" That letter is typical of MT. Miller's collecting spirit, . spirit which is reflected in the amazing array of his stamps.
 Limitations of space prevent c large special display of the Miller stamps, but those not shown in the Fifth Avenue cases will be on view in their permanent frames in Room 3l6.
 Covers cOmmemorating the ad-