The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

since this field has been -prac- tically untouched with the excep- tion of the valuable August cata- log and the seOt Specialized sec tion.
 "A certificate will be awarded after each event, to the collector or dealer who has produced the most beautiful, historic and most interesting tie-up for a First Day Cover. This cover will be publi- cized in the press. They are to be submitted to 6 librarian, who, with the other officers of the First Day Cover society, will they will be submitted to a jury select the ten best covers. Then of distinguished collectors, edi- tors, columnists and dealers for the first award. A different jury will be nominated each time.
 Advance information will be sent all members, 50 that no. event will be missed, and Units may be formed for those collectors specializing, in addition, in First Flights. Clippers, Cachets. etc.
 Comments and remarks are solicited from all collectors and dealers, who like First Day Cov- CTS. Tell us what you want the society to do for you, what plans you'd like to see put into opera tion, who you wish to nominate for office, and so forth.
 Address all letters to Herbert L. Shatz, 1033 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. (Send no money, until officers have been elected, and organization completed. Mem- bership will probably run about 50 cents per year) Honorary memberships will be given to lal media of publicity.
 Thanks, and sincerely,
 HERB SHATZ."
 The Canadian post office de- partment issued approximately l5,000.00O,000 postage stamps In the S4 years from 1908 to 1885.
 The estimate, first of its kind ever issued by the department, showed that the best selling stamps of 1912, of which 3,e1S, ,4OO,. 900 One-cent and 5,043, 1000 two-cent stamps were sold.
 From Lorraine, Ohio, comes news we always suspected was true even in the philatelic world. It seems that Philately has also suffered from the heat wavel
 Postmaster William Moriarty, for the first time in the history of the post office, cancelled the special philatelic service. This was due to nothing more than the excessive heat.
 For two years the Lorraine post office had in effect a "holdback system for the benefit of slow action collectors. When new special series were issued the Lorraine office would hold back rom over-the-counter sales, hum dreds of choice stamps. These would eventually find their way into some collectors album, But now it's too hot to hold back or go down to the post office.
 In Washington, ID. O., about . week ago there took place nm in. cident which shocked the phila. telic world. From the waters of the Potomac river was dragged the body of Michael L. EIdsness. Jr. one of the best known phila. telists In Washington and {. the eastern section of the country.
 As . matter of fact this Elds- ness was also known as the father of the Post Office Departments Philatelic agency.
 On Monday, the day before the body of Eldsness was dragged from the river . letter was re- ceived by his brother from him which expressed the suicidal in. tention quite clearly. Inyestigati went on quickly from then on and two hours later the coat of the well known philatelist was found near the Memorial BridRe .
 Beside the ceat tive notes were found by searchers. One was d, dressed to the coroner and the other e the mans brother. The letter stated, among ether things, that Eldsness was Respondent ever She state of his health.