Evening star., 1937-08-15

Lamborn Of New York-Was sold for
over $4,000 in Strand auction room,
and in the same rooms 6O-cent
Newfoundland air stamp, overprinted
for de Pinedo. fetched G370, quite a
good appreciation in the course of 10
yearS-from half a crown.
1t is not always realized how great
is the turnover which takes place in
the course of single season here in
London. A conservative estimate puts
it at rather more than a half million
pounds and this estimate takes no
account of the sales by private treaty,
which also pass through the hands
of the London stamp auctioneers,
whose reputation for accuracy of de-
scription and scrupulous fairness is
unrivaled in the world"
Reynolds Newspaper, London, says
Coming events cast their shadows
before and even postage stamps can
be prophetic. Strangely accurate in
his forecast was the artist who de-
signed a special set of stamps issued
by the Republican government of
Spain to commemorate the assembly
of the Pan-American Postal Union
Congress held in 1881 He depicted
a powerful plane flying over the
Spanish capital-and today Gen
Frances bombers are continually
dropping bombs on Madrid, while the
general post office of that beleaguered
city is one of the strongholds of the
Spanish governments defenses.'
France is bringing out stamp to
advertise the completion of road
over the Iseran Pass, highest in Eu-
rope"
Hungary soon will have new series
showing portraits of the regent, Ad-
miral Horthy.
An active and enthusiastic stamp
collector is Karl A. Crowley, solicitor
Of the Post Office Department since
April 10, 1888.
Born at Smithville, Tenn. in 1894
studied for the bar as boy and prac-
ticed in his native State until 1917,
when he became attorney in the alien
property custodian's office under A..
Mitchell Palmer of PENNSYLVANIA.
Later he made his residence at Fort
Worth, Tex, and pursued his vocation
in the courts of that city.
Mr.. Crowley was a delegate to the
Democratic National Conventions at
Houston and Chicago in 1923 and
1882. respectively. He advocated the
nomination Of President Roosevelt,
campaigned for him and joined his
administration under the leadership
OF Postmaster General Farley.
He is member of the Christian
Church and a Mascn Married to
Annie Lee Frazier of Centerville,
Tenn, in 1917. he is the father of
daughter named for her mother and
son, Karl, jr.
With Acting Third Assistant Post
master General Roy NJ North and
others, Mr.. Crowley represented the
Post Office Department in negotiations
with the legal staff of the Treasury
Department concerning the illustra-
tions bill.
DR.. Ellis HaWorth. former president
of the Washington Philatelic Society,
sailed from New York for France on
August g. He will be absent for about
six weeks.
Herman BocorselSki, lithographic
expert, writes regarding the north
west territory commemorative" The
Bureau of Engraving and Printing has
the artists. engravers and printers to
produce beautiful stamps To allow
their reputation to be ruined is
shame. No wonder that people inter-
ested in history as portrayed by our
postal issues are disguised"
Willard o. Wylie, editor of Mekeel's
Weekly Stamp News, will arrive in
Washington for brief visit on
Wednesday, August 25. He will be
guest Of honor at a dinner given by
friends at the Hotel Harrington, and
then will attend the meeting of the
Washington PhilateNc Society, Hotel
Carlton, at which Lieut.. Col. B. B.
Wilcox, president of the Duluth Stamp