Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16

and registered mail carried Recipients
Of the letters saved will be in pos
session Of famous airmail rarities."
1t should be added that stories
to the effect that Hindenburg covers
have been appraised at $3.50 each
are without foundation in fact. They
may rise to $40 each, but the market
is far from stabilized as yet.
The National Federation Of Stamp
Clubs is polling its constituent men,
bers on the projected conference of
collectors with Government re,re-
sentatives designed to improve exist
ing policies of stamp manufacture.
But the question takes the negative
form adopted by the Washington COL
lectors' Club, and the verdict there
fore Is apt to be hostile The claim
that "a few collectors are endeavor-
ing to hold meeting with postal off,
Gals and in SO doing will attempt
to speak the wishes Of all collectors"
is patiently false. Sponsors of the
conference plan aspire to voice only
their own sentiments and opinions
They have invited everybody inter-
ested to participate, but. Of course, they
hold no mandate for those who, for
reasons Of their own, prefer not to CO.
operate.
Herbert l.. Shatz, director Of the
Uncle Wip program broadcast from
Station WIP, Philadelphia, is the
author Of spirited defense of the
stamp policies Of the New Deal; but,
unfortunately. his argument is sadly
damaged by Inaccuracies and unreason-
able comparisons. For example, he
insists that in the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing "the same machine
vets the paper, makes the impression
of the design, dries the stamps, gums
them. dries and breaks the gum and
perforates the sheets, all before the
originally fedin paper leaves the
press" Also, his criterion in prais-
ing United States stamp designs and
processes of manufacture is the worst
not the best-products of other
nations.
w. G. Angle, president of the
Chambersburg Stamp Club is on
motor trip to the Southwest with his
daughter.
Richard Mop Cabeen, philatelic
editor of the Chicago Tribune, says:
Although basking in the sunshine
Of the fuller life the stamp collector
feels that something should be done
about the perforations on United
States stamps, for it is only through
accident that he may obtain WELL
centered copies for his collection. It
is no longer sufficient to argue that
stamps are suitable for the purposes
for which they were made. for :.
collectors pay into the Post Office
Department about 100000 each
year of which about IS per cent is
profit. The entire cost of operating
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Is provided for by an annual
appropriation of about $4,000, 900,
and at least half Of the resources of
the Bureau are required for the print
ing Of money and bonds. This makes
it appear that stamp collectors are
paying the entire bill for all Of the
stamps printed, and, If so, they should
be entitled to consideration and should
have stamps as good as those provided
by minor European states"
M. j. Buford, Decatur Heights, Nd,
is a collector of airpost covers. with
special preference for zeppelins.
DR.. Charles Lathrop Pack, president
of the American Tree Association and
world-famous philatelist, celebrated
his 80th birthday anniversary on
May 7.
DR.. Albert c. schwarting Of the
Library Of Congress is philatelist
possessed Of marvellous advantage
over the majority Of his contempo-
raries. He is familiar with 10 different
languages. And, not content with his
attachments, he currently Is adding
Hungarian to the list!
Among the Latin American coun-
tries likely to issue commemorative"
for the sesqui-centennial of the Con-
stitution OF the United States are:
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Bolivia,
Paraguay, Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, San
Salvador and Costa Rica. The an
nouncement of Ecuador already has
been broadcast Apparently, collectors
are to be asked to give until 1t hurts"
The Irish Free State is planning q
series Of religious stamps.
Mr.. Farley has been invited to au-
thorize set Of Commemorative" in
homage to Col. William F.. Cody, bet
ter known to millions as Buffalo
Bill" a. greater Snowman than any
other American-bar none-that ever
has lived.
France Is considering q stamp in
remembrance of the so-cAlled league
of the thousand" soldiers under Is
years Of age who died in the war ITO
make the world safe for democracy"
19l4-19le.
The 1897 convention Of tho Ameri-
can Air Mail Society will be Ia ses-