Evening star., 1937-09-19

France has brought out an attrac-
tive stamp in tribute to Pierre Lott,
famous novelist. His real name was
Louis Marie Julien Viaud; he was born
at Rochefort in 1850; served in the
navy for many years until his retire
ment in 1910, and died at Hendaye in
1923. He won worldwide popularity
for his stories about the South Seas,
Northern Africa, India and Japan
tales partly photographed in char
acter. The new stamp, showing his
portrait, is a semi-postal, so plus 20
centimes, rose carmine.
The Canal Zone is paying philatelic
tribute to the late Brig. Gen. William
l.. Sibert, builder of the Gatun Locks
and the west breakwater of Colon
Harbor. He was a native of Alabama
who served with distinction in the
Army Engineering Corps in the Phil
ippines and was member of the
Canal Commission from 1907 to 1914.
The stamp in homage to his labors
will be l4-cent denomination, sched-
uled for first-day distribution at Gatun
and Balboa Heights on Saturday.
To publicize Olympic games held at
Trujillo recently, the Dominican Re-
public brought out series of three
stamps showing the Discobolus of
Myron and the national red, white and
blue nag long familiar to collectors.
Values are 1c, green; &c, violet, and 7c,
dark blue.
The engagement of John K Hedler,
member Of the Washington Philatelic
Society and the Washington Collec-
tors Club, and Helen May Manning
has been announced.
G. Hercus Just. president of the
Washington Collectors Club, was the
only Washington prize winner at the
s. P. A. exhibition at Asheville.
President Roosevelt will show a COL
lection Of covers at the national stamp
exhibition, New York Museum OF
Science and Industry, r. c. A. Build
Ing, Radio City, October 2 to TO- He
has selected for display personalized
series Of envelopes addressed to him
by cabinet members and other officials
Ernest A. Kehr, stamp editor of the
New York World Telegram, has been
In Washington on business during
the past week.
Miss Viola Wildermuth, member OF
the Washington Philatelic Society, is
at Atlantic City for her annual vaca-
ton.
An erroneous impression is current
concerning Harry L. Lindquist's ad-
dress to the Asheville meeting of the
Society Of Philatelic Americans. II
has been represented that he criticized
by inference, the American PhilateliC
Congresses and the National Stang
Conference. The contrary, however
Is the truth. He merely urged thai
stamp conventions do something
about pending philatelic problems
not waste time discussing unimportan
organization details in which only {
minority Of collectors are interested
Both the Philatelic Congresses and tn,
National Stamp Conference were de
signed to serve the same end. 1t wa
the intention Of their sponsors to ''sti
up" existing philatelic bodies, and tn
success of their efforts is manifes
throughout the country.
DR.. Ellis Haworth, past presiden
~ ho 70 cr+a ,at,
returned from Europe Thursday. Hi
arrival at New York was delayed b
an accident in which the ship in whicl
he was passenger lost its propeller.
A pen portrait of H. r. Colmar
Washington stamp dealer from abou
1893 until 1927, appears in Stamp
Magazine for September Is. 1t wa
written by Charles j. Phillip,
philatelic adviser TO King George \
ana is one of long series of biographi
cal sketches Of similar character b
the same author.
Switzerland may bring out a STAN
In tribute to Pierre de Freely, Baron d
Coubertin, founder OF the revive
Olympian Games. He believed ths
people might live together in peae
II they could learn to compete unds
rules OF fair play.
Garter Glass, r., newly elected pres
1dent Of the American Philatelic Se
cietys will be guest Of honor At . NEE