Evening star., 1937-01-03

went on sale In Washington exclu.
sively; December IS, Post Once De-
partment announced discontinuance
of practice Of pre-canceling COM
memoratives; December Is, President
Roosevelt celebrated philatelic Christ
mas.
Special mention must be made of
the trans-Atlantic service Of the zep-
pelin Hindenburg. beginning in May
and continuing at periodic intervals
ever since, much to the qualification Of
airpost collectors.
The civil war In Spain, starting in
July and still raging, has had philatelic
reflection not yet clearly understood.
For the most beautiful stamps Of the
year, credit Is given to Austria, with
honorable mention for the National
Parks issues of Japan and the Catholic
Press Conference issues Of Vatican
City.
BY all odds, the most definitely his
toric productions Of 1886 were the Is
varieties of the four King Edward VIII
experimental" of Great Britain.
Washington philatelic circles during
the l2-month period suffered the loss
of DR.. Andrew N. Caudell and Howard
s. Nutter.
Hugh M. Clark. active head CT the
Scott Stamp & Coin Co.. has been
in Washington for . holiday visit
with friends.
Secretary Ickes is supposed to be
responsible for the authorization of
the territorial stamps to be issued
this year, but no definite announce
ment of his interest in them has been
released. Worthy of notice, however,
Is the fact that Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands are :nsu-
lar possessions we'll within the range
of his concern. The Once of Indian
Affairs, also. Is correlated to his de-
partment, and the proposed Indian
stamps would not be exempt from his
attention. Collectors have not for
gotten that they owe to him the
national parks series of 1894.
The Canadian Philatelic Agency at
Ottawa has restricted sales Of the
Duke Of York stamp to five specimens
to customer.
Alden and the Isle of Man may
have special stamps shortly.
Friday. January 20, will be the
200th anniversary Of the birth of
Thomas Paine, liberal philosopher
and publicist of the American Revo-
luton. Philatelic recognition OF his
claim to the gratitude of the people
Of the United States would be ap-
propriate. but it is doubtful If he will
be remembered in q stamp.
Donald w. Martin has been re-
elected president of the Garfield
Perry Stamp Club, Cleveland.
A recent poll conducted by the Ma
tional Federation Of Stamp Clubs in
dicates that collectors favor bi-color
stamps and disapprove the commence
ration Of recent or current events.
Spencer Anderson. quoted in Linn's
Weekly Stamp News. deplores the
rank speculation in recent United
States stamps that has been spread
ing over the country like a plague
during the past few years"
THE Post Once Department"
he says, lis the biggest stamp dealer
in the world. During the past year
nearly $4,000, 900 has been contribut-
ed by trusting collectors for such
junk as Farleys. Tipex and other
pretty labels produced solely for
stamp collectors in an effort to re-
duce the annual Post Once deficit"
Ordinary copies Of the current 2
cent stamp are disappearing from
routine use. Practically all stock now
available Is Of the electric-eye variety.
Mrs. J. Walter Scott, widow of the
founder Of the Scott Stamp q Coin
Co, died on Nomeber 10. aged ss.
French Indo-China has been di-
dived into two districts, each with its
own stamp-Annam and Cambodpe.
To confirm the change in administra-
ton, q regular postage series has been
issued for the former showing the
portrait Of S. M. Bao-Dai and
similar set for the latter bearing the
effgy of S. M. Monivong. The values
in both instances run from 1c to 50.
Surcharged stamps of Spain are
appearing in flood, but until peace
has been restored in the Iberian
peninsula it is a hopeless task to
study them. All that collectors can
do Is to accumulate specimens for
future classification.
The new stamps of Venezuela are
being printed in Italy. 1t would seem
likely that they will be authentic
works of art.
Stephen q. Rich, Verona, N. j., has
published catalogue of United States
slogan postmarks, edited by Donald
w. Tucker.
Nine. Marguerite Roesgen- Cham
pion. wife Of Theodore Champion,
famous PaSis stamp dealer. is equally
celebrated in her. own right as o
pianist and composer.
The 1887 New Year stamp Of Japan
shows the Rocks of Futamigaura, an
islet of the prefecture Of Ise Mie.
Value, 1las: the holiday issue went on