Evening star., 1937-07-04
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCErT.


Cecil Betron, stamp editor Of the
Detroit News, writing from Washing
ton to his paper under date of June
~, said: The awakening of philatelic
opinion was manifest when the Ma
tional Stamp Con terence, the first Of
Its kind in this country, was held in
an effort to promote interest in bet
ter designed and better printed United
States postage stamps. Whatever the
future results OF the conference, its
immediate success was Informally
vouchsafed by philatelic writers from
IA Eastern and Middle Western cities
and assured by Post Office Depart
ment officials, who pledged their CO.
operation with stamp collectors"
A similar degree Of approval was
manifest in a report written by Chet
Geesey, representative of Harry l..
Lindquist, president of the National
Federation of Stamp Clubs. fn'
Stamps Magazine for July 3, in which
he declared: BY far the most impor-
tant idea advanced at the conference
was the suggestion that committee
Of five be appointed to visit the
postal departments of foreign gov
ernments and study the various meth
DDS of postage stamp production in
those countries with the view to offer
ing suggestions for the improvement
of our own postal issues. This
excellent plan would be of far-reach-
ing benefit, but the size Of such
committee should be increased to as
many as so members. 1t should in
clude a large number of important
specialist collectors and representa-
tives of all philatelic journals in this
country. Such a commission, lnclud-
ing also, as was suggested, representa-
tives of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. the Post Office Department
and the Treasury Department, as we'll
as the addition We have suggested OF
men thoroughly verSed in the art of
producing stamps, would undoubtedly
bring back a wealth of valuable in
formation which could be applied to
excellent advantage in the improve
ment OF production methods in United
States stamps"
Ernest A. Kehr, stamp editor of the
New York World-Eelegram, likewise
expressed his satisfaction in lengthy
article, printed June 26. beginning:
Because of the unusually, keen in
terest Post Office and Treasury De-
partment officials manifested in phil
atellic problems as presented by more
than so delegates from all parts Of
the United States. the National Stamp
Conference was a successful venture
Elmer c. Pratt, stamp editor of the
Camden Courier Post, joined his voice
to the chorus OF appreciation by re-
marking: The meetings were all
very friendly aad satisfactory, as the
officials seemed interested in finding
out many OF the wants of the COL
lector and also made it clear that
they would take under consideration
the matters that we're brought to their
attention
Among those who sent greetings to
be read at the conference were Hugh
M. Clark. editor Of SCOTS Standard
Postage Stamp Catalogue; Franklin
r. Burns, stamp editor Of the New
York Sun; Irving McHenry and F.
w. Mittendorf, executive officers of
the Mid-States Gummed Paper Co.,
Chicago: Donald w. Martin, presi-
dent Of the Garfield-Perry Stamp
Club. Cleveland; Philip H. Ward. jr.,
stamp editor of St. Nicholas Magazine;
Stanley B. Ashbrook, Fort Thomas,
Ky; Richard Mop. Cabeen, stamp
editor of the Chicago Tribune; Ralph
A. Kimble, editor of the American