Evening star., 1936-06-07

particularly in America might find
the sideline fascinating.
Custom house interference pre-
vented the postal authorities Of Den
mark from distributing to children
visiting the TIPEX show many
thousands Of Cancelled stamps sent
to New York for that purpose.
A secret long known in philatelic
circles in Washington was publicly
disclosed when George r. NJ. Ewing
exhibited at TIPEX certain so-called
gutter blocks" of the l-cent and s.
cent perforated Century of Progress
stamps. w. c. Rice, writing in Linns
Weekly Stamp News, comments: 1T
is needless to stay that postal officials
were astounded " and that an i'm
mediate investigation was launched
to determine the origin OF such
sheets"
But the question would have been
answered long ago if Postmaster
General Farley had acceded to Rep
resentative Charles D. Millards de-
mand for a list of the friends" to
whom he gave Or sold unfinished
sheets of stamps.
Those who knew the facts kept
silent to protect collectors against
exploitation. Inquiry at this late
date may bring the truth to light, but.
If so. the philatelic public probably
will have to pay for it by purchasing
reprints.
According to the Associated Press.
the average stamp collector is about
80 years of age This figure is based
on careful estimates by stamp experts.
The experts also have determined the
various stages of interest manifested
by collectors.
collectors from 10 to Is years old
largely confine their activities to what
are known as space filters stamp,
that help fill up an album with little
expenditure other than the effort of
getting the adhesives. During this
fve-year span, the experts say, stamp
gatherers seem to evidence little in
tereSt in the purpose or the back
grounds Of the stamps.
AT IS years of age collectors lose
much of their early interest and for
the next IS years are likely to favor
other activities
1t is not until the age of 80 is
reached that collecting becomes a real
life attraction. From then on the
collector, in many cases reviving the
interest of youth many fold, becomes
more than just stamp saver He or
she, as a rule, not only concentrates
to a greater extent upon collecting
and its many specialized ramifications.
but studies the background of stamps
! Philatelic convention dates are: Pre-
| cancel Stamp Society. Hartford. Au-
/ gust 14-l7: Society Of Philatelic Amer
leans. Cincinnati, August 20-22; Amer
! ican Philatelic Society. Omaha. Sep
tember 24-27; Second American Phil
atelic Congress, Cleveland, early in
/ December.
Pathfinder says: Many curious sto-
ries are told about how places got
| their names, none more odd than a
| post Office in Lincoln County, w. Va.
Inhabitants made the usual petition
for mail service and after determining
to grant the request it is said that the
Post Office Department asked what
the Office should be called. Call it
what you please. was the reply. only
We want post Office
And Wewanta it was and Is"
Mrs. Alice D. Caruthers, recently
in charge Of the Post Office Depart
ment's exhibition room, has gone to
Dallas for the Texas exposition.
Deputy Third Assistant Postmaster
General Roy M North will go to
Little Rock for the ceremonies
planned for the opening Of the
Arkansas centennial celebration.
Michael L. Eidsness, jr., associate
editor, Stamps Magazine, is in Cleve-
land for the Republican convention.
Louis G. Nix was responsible for a
beautiful Memorial Day cachet. the
covers being postmarked on the U. S.
S. Reina Mercedes.
Valdemar Weiergang sailed for
summer holiday in Denmark, May %.
Alden H. Whitney has many friends
among children, but it was a strange
youngster who recently wrote him:
"Dere sir: 1 am a stamp collector.
Will you please send me free stamp
collection. Thank you very much.
p. S. Send in a few day as possible.
Scenery yours"
The 112d, red brown, and I'd,
orange. King George photogravure
stamps of Great Britain have been
overprinted in black for the Morocco
! Agencies.
| Mexico announces a double series
to mark the opening of the interna-
tional highway between Mexico City
and Nuevo Laredo on the American
border. The list includes: SC, allegory
of Progress; l0c, Matalote Bridge:
zoe, panorama of new road, all regu.
lar postage plus 10c. Tasquito Bridge;
zoe, Rio Corona Bridge. anS &c.
panorama for airmail.
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