Evening star., 1937-10-31

Spain, owned by Pedro Guerin of
Barcelona, has been destroyed by burn
ing during the civil war. This won-
derful collection was shown at the
third international exhibition in New
York"
The Stamp Collectors Club of Jack
sonville, Fla, announces a second au-
nual exhibition at the Jacksonville Art
Galleries, Old Chamber OF Commesce
Building, November IS to "a. "
New club rooms have been opened
at 217 Burgess Building and meetings
are scheduled for second and fourth
Thursday evenings throughout the
winter.
Philatelic visitors to Jacksonville
are invited to communicate with
Charles Powers, jr., 81 Laura street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Otis Wylie
of MekeePs Weekly Stamp News, Bev-
erly, Mass, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary on Friday. The
Washington Philatelic Society, of
which Mr.. Wylie is an honorary men,
ber, sent telegram of congratulation
and good wishes.
First-day covers from Honolulu,
dated october 10 and flown to the
United States by clipper ship plane,
we're received in Washington on
Wednesday.
A Washington correspondent, writ
ing to Linn's Weekly Stamp News,
suggests: LET us forget about prize
contests for United States postage
stamps and leave the selection of de-
signs, colors, printing and all other
forms in the production of United
States postage stamps in the hands
of the capable experts in the Post
Office Department and the Bureau of
Printing and Engraving"
To which an obvious answer may
be returned in some such words as
these: "The United States is de-
mocracy, and policies which would be
agreeable to the governments of Stain,
Mussolini, Hitler and the Emperor of
Japan are repugnant to free people.
Again, the Post Office Department and
the Bureau of Printing and Engraving
have appealed to collectors repeatedly
for constructive suggestion; and, even
if this were not true, the philatelic
public still would have the right and
the duty to intervene in behalf of
more attractive and better-printed
stamps"
Specifically, the very first postal
label ever issued by any government
was direct result of prize contest.
Also, practically every improvement
in stamp production during nearly a
hundred years traces back to in
dependent effort, not to the genius of
Government experts, however capable
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Monday evening at 7:30, Washing
ton Stamp Club of the Air, Station
VOL. Albert F. Kunze will speak on
the historic background of philately
Tuesday evening at 8, Washington
Collectors Club, Branch 5, Society of
Philatelic Americans. Thomson School,
Twelfth street. Program, exhibition
and bourse.
Wednesday evening at s, Washing
ton Philatelic Society, Hotel Carlton,
Sixteenth street. Mas H. Sanborn
will exhibit and describe a portion of
his collection of British stamps used
in Puerto Rico
Friday evening at 8, Washington
auction, Hotel Carlton, with John r.
Ewen in charge. Catalogues may be
had by application to Room 410,
Bond Building, and material to be sold
may be inspected at Room 420, Star
Building.
Saturday afternoon at /, Philatelic
Luncheon Group, Hotel Harrington,
Eleventh street. Formidable discus
sion of stamp news.
All meetings are open to the public
and visitors are assured of cordial
welcome.