Evening star., 1937-11-07
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

Confirming rumors which have been
in circulation throughout the country
for several months, it has been an
nounced in New York that the Scott
Stamp Il Coin Co., oldest firm of
stamp dealers and catalogue and al
bum publishers in the United States,
soon will be sold.
The company was established in
1860 and for many years controlled
'the lions share" of philatelic busi-
ness in America. With the death of
the original owners, Charles E. Hat
Held became principal proprietor and
Hugh M. Clark, general manager and
| editor in chief. Both men now de-
sire to retire, and 1t is reported that
a syndicate shortly will assume con-
troll.
Referring to the projected transfer
of title, George B. Sloane, writing in
Stamps Magazine for November g.
says: "Philately in the United States
will be vitality concerned in the ulti-
mate disposition of this business, or
more particularly in the sale of the
publication rights of their two cata-
logues, and for obvious reasons. The
| Scott catalogues enjoy the confidence
OF the great stamp collecting public
at large. and the spotlight will focus
sharply on succeeding publishers. 1t
is the feeling in trade circles that the
1888 Standard Catalogue and the new
United States Stamp Catalogue are
likely to be the last editions published
under the present management. The
name Scott is a word synonymous
with stamps from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and developments will be
watched with extraordinary interest" !"
Acting Third Assistant Postmaster
General Roy M. North, speaking at
the Third American Philatelic Con-
gress, Hotel La Sale, Chicago, Satur-
day evening, October 80, forecast au-
Jhorization of series of commemora-
tive stamps to pay homage to eminent
Americans who attained distinction In
the arts and sciences, education and
social service. These issues, he sug-
gested, probably will follow imme-
diately after the regular postage set
scheduled for 1888.
The Post Office Department has an
nounced that 320,334 first-day covers,
bearing the new 3-cent Hawaii stamp,
were Cancelled at Honolulu on October
18. Sales at that post Office on that
date amounted to S28,04913, repre-
senting 934,971 stamps. The figures
for the philatelic agency distribution,
october 10, were S18,85095, $685.
stamps.
Stanley B. Ashbrook of Fort Mitchell,
| KY, has been awarded the Crawford
Medal of the Royal Philatelic Society
of London for "the most valuable and
original contribution to the study and
knowledge of philately" published dur
ing the years 1885 and 1886. This
recognition was granted particularly
for his monograph on the 1O-cent
United States stamp of 1851-1857.
Other Americans similarly honored
have been DR.. Charles Lathrop Pack,
1928, and DR.. Carroll Chase, $780,
The 1888 edition of the Whitfield,
King e. Co., Standard Catalogue of
the Postage Stamps of the World has
been published. 1t contains 1854 pages
and 7,108 illustrations, lists 63927
stamps, and reflects current market
conditions in England.
w. Kelsey Hall, st. James Hotel.
Woonsocket, r. l., reports the loss of
a large portion Of his stock of British
North American stamps. He asks COL
lectors everywhere to be on the watch
for any part of his property which
may be offered for sale under sus-
picious conditions.
Henry Renouf writes: with lit
orally millions of stamp collectors in
the world, their collective financial
| power is probably immensely greater
than any one of them would ever in
dividually reckon. This power has
already made its mark in history, has
financed trips of exploration. has made
| possible transoceanic flights, has
helped to build up industry has bet
tered communication between men"
The postal authorities of the Belgian
Congo are bringing out a series of six
stamps to advertise the national parks
of the territory in aid of the tourist
traffic.
, Czechoslovakia announces three
stamps for an international labor
congress held at Praha recently. The
values are: sob, 1.50kc and 2kc, all
surcharged "B. I. T.. 1887" Sale is
limited to the government philatelic
agency.
The United States Constitution
stamps of Ecuador will be placed on
sale before the end of November.
| Norway is bringing out the current
types of regular postage stamps in a
rotary edition, the size In each in
stance being enlarged.
Salvador will issue two stamps for
the sesquicentennial of the Constitu-
tion of the United States. One will
be an 8-centavo ordinary postage; the
other, a 30-centavo airmail. The de-
sign will show volcano, the flags of
| the United States and Salvador in
natural color, the torch of liberty and
| ''tne book of the Constitution.
Limited sale is probable.
An airmail series is announced for
Syria, two designs alternating from
Up, purple, through to ESP, blue
| gray-a plane in flight over a
plateau near Alep and a plane over
| Damas.
The stamps of Germany, The Meth
| erlande and tho PritiSh rr,nrira aro