The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-06

these in gray Ink is something
OF an innovation for stamps Of
four-cent variety.
Persons who wish first day can
cellati0ns may send not more than
ten addressed envelopes for each
type OF stamp to the Washington
postmaster, with cash or postal
money order covering the cost Of
the stamps. Covers should be re-
ceived not later than March 20.
For the benefit OF collectors deslr-
ing stamps Of selected quality for
philatelic use, the stamps will be
placed ON sale mt the Philaletic
agency March 20.
When airmail stamps are print
ed with the original { sign invert-
ed they are technically known as
."error" stamps and usually sell for
high prices at public auctions.
was not true TO-: one Of the 1918
United States airmail 24-cent
stamps recently offered at auction
In New York. The stamp brought
only $4,000. A year ago the same
kind Of stamp brought $4,250.
At this particular auction two
other "error stamps which also
had inverted centers and which
were fifteen and thirty cent val
ues Of the 1869 issue, sold for
$l,150 and $500 respectively.
$1,000, or $4,000
Most Of hte reports OF the auc.
ton seemed to indicate, with q
certain amount Of indignation,
that such-and-such o stamp has
brought only $1,000, or $4,000, or
$1,000. The abandon with which
these brighter lights In the phila-
telic world toss around such
three-zero figures leads me to
suspect that horse racing is not
the only so-called sports Of
kings.
Do the ordinary Iaymen only
interested In stamp collecting as
something they used TO do as o
boy, or rs something their little
sons and daughters do in order to
spread stickers about the house,
ever stop 10 consider what these
bits Of colored paper indicate hi
business?
Stamps carry ones personal
connection with everyday life and
personal correspondence to all
corners Of the earth; they move
a vast amount Of commercial
mail every day. Franked with
stamps, our. letters ride ON the
swiftest alrplsnes and trains. In
short stamps have o great deal
to do with almost everything
about us; they have q great val
ne for the powers Of association
they can give to any y0ungster.
So the next time "juni0r" or isis"
leaves q mess Of stickers ON the
table, don't get angry and start
hOllering for somebody TO "clean
up this mess!" Instead, why not
pause a moment TO look them
over and maybe learn some
thing.
Did you know the following
items In regard to stamps and
stamp collecting In general?
That there are nearly 5000
stamp dealers In the United
States?
That the highest prive ever
paid for stamp was $4,000. Ar
thur Kinds paid 1t for the one
cent British Guiana not so long
ago?
That there Is such 0 thing as
tn International Postal Union,
by means Of which nations regu-
late postal rates and treat foreign
mail with the same courtesy and
speed ~ Is given TO domestic
mail2 All large nations are mem
bers Of this Union.
That there are easily more than
100000 persons In the United
States interested In stamp cole
lecting?
That the portrait Of George
Washington once appeared on 0
stamp Issued by the C0nfederacy
around 1852
That good collectors Of stamps
f0F collectors Of good elampsD aFe
usually very good geography
students Cor very good students
q geogrnphy5