The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-01

There has been a considerable amount of surprise expressed in what are vaguely referred to as the upper philatelic circles as a result of a recent announcement by Postmaster James Farley that a special souvenir sheet of postage stamps would be issued in con- nection with the forthcoming con- vention of the Society of Phila- telic Americans which will take place at Ashville, N. C., from August 26-28.
 As yet no details are available in regard to the design, number or denominations but there is 8 study rumor about to the effect that replica of Smoky Mountain will be seen on one of the stamps. Ashville adjoins Smoky Mountain park. And as yet there has been no mention made of the date for first-day sales. All this informa- tion will be given out in the near future.
 V. c. Zimmerman, box 34, Sta- tion Y in Brooklyn, N. Y., is sp0n- sOring a two-color cachet for the anniversary of the naval battle between the U. S. S. Chesapeake and the H. M. s. Shannon. Send name and address with five cents for each cover desired, the serv- ice charge including everything, before May 19, the closing date.
 During the past week at the post office department in Wash- ington it was announced that there were 67,127, 1850 of the Rhode Island commemorative postage stamps printed. This stamp, which was placed on sale for the first time on May 4, 1896 at Providence was taken of sale at the Philatelic Agency on March 8, 1897.
 The following announcement has also been made at the post office department in Washington in regard to the total number of covers which were carried on the first westbound trip of the China clipper, which left the west coast on April 21. There were 59,930 in all.
 These were divided as follows: San Francisco to Hawaii, 9,998: San Francisco to Guam, 2,496; San Francisco to Manila, 3,571; San Francisco to Macao, 12,488; and San Francisco to Hongkong, 31.377.
 Sanford Yates, 45O4 Fourteenth avenue in Brooklyn, N. Y., will sponsor two foreign cachets, it was recently announced. One will commemorate the establish ment of the House of Windsor and will be mailed in London. The other will note the anniver- sary of the birth of Robert Burns and will be mailed fr0h Scotland. Those interested are advised to send name and address with 12 cents for each cover desired before June 25, the closing date.
 The following is the latest na- tional Philatelic calendar, cover ing the most important events in this country up until the. month of September:
 April 24-25-Second annual na- tional Philatelic club champion ship, Cotton Manor, Atlantic City, N. J.
 May 10-Closing date for entries to the Bronx stamp exhibition, Dr. E. w. Lawrance, chairman, A West Seventy-third street. New York.
 May 13-15-Nationa Junior Stamp Exhibition, ninth floor, 2 West Forty-sixth street.
 July l, 3 3-Eighth annual con- vention, American Air Mail So- ciety, Springfield, Mass.
 August 20-22-Precancel Stamp society convention, Minneapolis, Minn.
 August 26-26-SOcleCy or Pnlla- telic Americans convention, Ash vile, N. c.
 August 31-September 3-Am- erican Philatelic society conven- ton, Hotel Statler, Detroit, Mich.
 Arranged as . promotiOnal project for the hobby of stamp collecting a national stamp exhi-