The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-24
International Stamp And
Coin Exposition Cp, ed
Last Night; Many Attend
United States Govern
ment Submits Display
AT Event Representing
100000


By Commodore Matho Fridericus
Won Msetk-Liuba. II. d. ".
Last night the Key West Inter
national Stamp and Coin ExP0.i-
ton opened in the Navy Admiais-
trAtion Building Cold post office
building).
Amidst an APPreeiative crowd.
the Commodore welcomed the visi-
tors and read greetings" by the
sponsoring society, aad also ex-
pressed has thanks for aid rem
dezrd by individuals and o-sine.s
men
A wire from the governor was
then read: Sincerely regret my
inability to attend international
Stamp and Coin Exposition in
Key West this weekend How
ever. | am interested and you
have my best wishes r a most
successful expositir David
ShOltz. Governor"
Regret was espresso at the
governors inability TO be present
With a few appropriate words.
the nOdOre then opened the
Stamp DIVISION Of the Spanish
Main Museum of Key West. in
his capacity as executive director
OF the museum
Forty-three francs have been
donated through the generosity OF
Key West citizens. Il was stated
that the next division to b added
will be an ocean0graphic division
All stamps have been especially
printed and are imperfOrate-
Stamp authorities estimated that
the value Of this entry IS a. least
100000 and possibly Surpasses
the one million dollar mark as IL
is virtually impossible 70 price
stamps that exist but are not on
the open market and hence are
outstanding rareties.
The committee Of judges on
foreign government entries con
sisted Of Lieutenant william
Klaus. L. 8. N. host 70 the ex-
position in the Ma .duinistra-
tion Building D. m 2. Bales
of Circleville. On, and Com
nOeore Won n etE-Laba, presi-
dent OF the sponsoring society.
Prizes To Covernments
Decisions which were reached
unanimously. are as follows: FIRST
prize to the following govern
ments and in the following classes
OF exhibit:
Australia. neatness Of display:
Austria. commemorative stamp;
Bahamas. King George the Fifth
issue; Barbados. King George
Jubilee set; Bermudas. Queen Vie
tOria set; Brunei, highest face
value; Colombia. unusual airnam
stamps; Cook Islands. Interesting
arrangement: Cyprus. best pic
torial issue or 1884; Czech0-
slovakia. blocks OF stamps and
cancellation prints; Denmark.
complete sheets Of stamps: Is
tonia. symmetry OF arrangement:
Finland, completeness; Lebanon.
UNIQUE mounting and frzming:
Luxembourg. beauty OF arrange
ment; New Zealand. Niue and
Western Samoa. simple ATTRACTIVE
ness; Syria. striking display
TransjOrdan. postage due stamps.
Thanks were voted 70 the
Colonial Postmaster IN Grenada.
British West Indies. and 70 the
Philippine Islands for sending
displays 10 Key West for sxhIbi-
ton and the judges expressed
their special thanks 70 the snail
er nations. colonies OF states that
are participating namely. Brunei
in Northern BOrneO; Cook Is
lands IN the Pacific Ocean: Cyprus
in the Mediterranean Sea: and
Transjordan II Northern Arabia
Novelty Division Affraefisas
The judges IN the stamp nov
city division. Dr.. B. r. Bales.
Margaret Zinaida Won Mietk-
Liubz and the comm0d0re. uzzn-
imously awarded the first Prize
in this division 70 Mrs Rzrh g.
Graham Of Key West for q strik-
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