Evening star., 1937-08-08

MICHAEL L. EIDSNESS, JR.
From Portrait Sketch by Clara Hal
lard Fawcett.
partment have committee of phila-
telists advise it on stamp designs"
Eugene Klein, president of the
American Philatelic Society, return
ing from Europe, will arrive in Phil
adelphia today He will 60 to Detroit
for the annual convention Of his or
ganization August 81. Among others
planning to attend are: Miss Viola
Wildermuth and Gerard Ten Eyck
Beeckman, both active in local stamp
circles.
Fred L. Weede, manager of the
Chamber of Commerce, Asheville,
N. c.. announces that there will be no
airport dedication ceremonies and no
airmail commemorative cachet in con-
nection with the Society of Philatelic
Americans convention August 1928.
Work on the airport, he explained
cannot be completed in time.
Herbert L. Shatz, 1893 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, is organizing a
flrst-day cover society. Those in
terested are invited to communicate
with him promptly.
c. T. Vogel, 3os Second street
southeast, advocates "commemora-
tive" for the centenary of base ball
in 1889.
Collectors who have duplicate
stamps for shut-ins may send them
to Frank Maresh, River Pines Sana-
torium, Stevens Point, Wis, for dis
tribution. Offerings previously given
are gratefully acknowledged.
Mrs. Anna j. Colson, widow of E. A.
Colson, late adviser to former Emperor
Halle Selassie of Ethiopia, has been
granted her husbands membership
number in the Washington Philatelic
Society.
Paul L. Compton. 1901 Forty-fifth
street southeast, has completed a
beautiful mosaic of the Texas COM
memorative. The design includes 23O
stamps, the State seal and the crossed
flags Of the Lone Star Republic.
The Post ONCE Department an
nounced on Monday the final figures
for the covers carried on the first
flight planes to the Asiatic mainland
as follows: Westbound, San Francisco
to Macao, 12,488, postmarked April
2l; San Francisco to Hong Kong, 81
377, April 2l: Honolulu to Macao,
1888, April %; Honolulu to Hong
Kong, 8,049, April %; Guam to Macao,
1923, April 27; Guam to Hong Kong,
7,645, April q; Manila to Macao. H.
3o3, April %; Manila to Hong Kong,
1876, April 49, Macao to Hong Kong.
9,547, April %; eastbound, Hong Kong
to Manila, 5000, April 20; Hong Kong
to Guam, STAB. April 20: Hong Kong
to Honolulu. 5,8l0, April %; Hong
Kong to San Francisco, 20,287, April
29; Macao to Manila, 9,100, April %;
Macao to Guam, 6.232, April %;
Macao to Honolulu, 5,785, April %;
Macao to San Francisco, l0.988,
April %.
Apparently, the number of complete
sets in existence, all combinations,
is 5,748.
Plate numbers for the Virginia Dare
scent stamp, to 90 on sale at Manteo,
N. c., August 1s, are 21,6e7, 2l,ess,
21699 and 2l700.
David H. Davenport, Washington
correspondent for Mekeels Weekly
Stamp News, Is absent on 4 vacation
motor tour.
George T. Freyer asks: IF the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
can manufacture bi-color stamps for
the Philippines. why can't 1t do the
same for the United States?"
Representative James M. Mead.
chairman Of the House Post Offices
and Post Roads Committee, has an
sWered Rockwell Kent, famous artist,
who presumed to criticise current
stamps for their lack Of beauty.
Let him design some HIMSELF"
was the Representatives. challenge.
Perhaps Mr.. Kent will take up the
gage OF battle. He could do it, and
collectors would be happy to see him
try.
No action on the repeal of the ex-
listing illustration law can be expected
OF Congress before adjournment. It
Is indicated that there will be open
hearings next session, and that the
pending bill will be drastically re-
vised.
The Penny Black, 1910. stamp OF
Great Britain and the 81 Transmits
slppl, 1893, stamp of the United
States, are the most beautiful stamps
extant, according to the consensus of
members of the Washington Phila-
telic Society, participating in a SYM
postum at the Hotel Carlton Wednes-
day evening. Among the speakers
were Mrs. Catherine L. Manning,
Harry B. Cation, David D. Caldwell,
Paul D. Weeks, DIR. Ellis Haworth,
Frank A. Bickert, DR.. Fenton Brad
ford. j. Michael Brown, John r. Ewell,
Joseph A. Herbert, Charles Kohen,
Francis B. Leech, ]. o. Peavey, Sidney
Rapke, Miss Wildermuth, Miss Pts-
torio, Mr.. Warren and Mr.. Kunze.
Weekly Philatelic Gossip quotes
from the International Stamp Club
News: Better to have a club with
so real members than to have three
times that many with the rest only