Evening star., 1936-01-05

was my pleasurable experience to note
the deep sincerity expressed in the
warm greetings extended equally to
old-time friends and comparative
strangers. In the past, have attended
quite a few conventions, but the
wealth of feeling engendered by the
good fellowship displayed at this
congres will always be treasured
memory in the future"
The Second American Phlatelic
Congress may be held in Cleveland.
Mr.. Norona has suggested to Donald
w. Martin, president, Garfield-Perry
Stamp Club, a plan whereby the
Rubber City Stamp Club, Akron, and
other active philatelic groups in Ohio,
West Virginia and Western Penn
sylvania would cooperate as joint
sponsors of the meeting. The time
would be the Christmas holidays Of
this year.
"On July 2, 1885," according to the
most recent issue of the Telephone
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empowering the Postmaster General
to establish express mail for the
purpose of conveying newspaper slips.
letters and public dispatches more
rapidly than was possible by ordinary
mail. The charge for the service
was triple the usual rates. Carriage
was to be on horseback, at the rate Of
from II to IL miles an hour, night
and day, with the briefest possible
pauses. The express mail reduced
the time of communication between
New York and New Orleans from 13
days 10 hours to days 10 hours;
between New York and st. Louis,
from 13 days 10 hours to days %
hours, and between other points pro-
portionately. The establishment of
the service was a recognition Of
Americas growing communication
needs"
Weekly Philatelic Gossip says: "In
many respects stamp collecting is
one Of the best and most elastic
means of gratifying an instinct latent
in the entire human race, the more
pronounced the higher we 60 in civili-
zation and culture"
"Old Jules" Atlantic Monthly prize
winner, written by Mari Sandoz, con-
tains many references to stamp COL
lecting. The central character was q
philatelist.
Generous philatelic gifts to insti-
tutions in recent years include those
of B. K. Miller to the New York
Public Library, A. o. jeffrey to West
ern University College, London, On
tario, and Col. Webster Knight to
Brown University, Providence, r. I.
From 1908 to 1922 the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing produced 2s
stamps unlike in color or design.
These, however, were issued in about
ITS major varieties of paper, perfora-
ton and method Of printing.
Collectors of the stamps of Spain
and colonies will be interested to hear
that M. Galvez has brought out q re-
vised edition of his standard catalogue.
The text, of course, is Spanish, but
readily can be followed by any aver
age reader.
George B. Sloane, writing in Stamps
magazine, says: Mira. Iowa, which
for the want Of some other place,
served as a convenient spot to sneak
up on an unsuspecting postmaster
and lay down barrage Of first-day
covers when the N. r. A. stamp made
its initial appearance, has lost its
depot on the Rock Island Railroad,
according to the Associated Press.
"But Nira's population Of 20 profess
and prefer to drop back to the placid
existence Of small town. Declares
one Of the oldest inhabitants. We got
along before we had the depot, and
we got along before the N. r. A. In
fact. all it did was to clutter up the
place with stamp collectors
Liechtenstein, announces four new
pictorials: 30r. blue. snow-covered
mountains; 35r, green. Schelienberg
ruins; 40r, brown, Government Palace,
and l.5ofr, brown red, mountain
scene.
France Is preparing q new airmail
series. The values scheduled are:
CSC, l.50fr, 2.25fr, 3.50fr. and 50ir.
The Netherlands "voorhet Kind"
stamps for 1895, issued at Christmas,
show an identic design for all four