Evening star., 1937-07-04

Philatelic Gossip, Holton. Kans: H.
c. Jones, Rubber City Stamp Club,
Akron; Herman Fluegel, stamp editor
of the Kansas City Star; B. H.
Matthies, Seymour, Conn; Michael
Elko, stamp editor OF the Ukrainian
Chronicle, Philadelphia: r. c. Keefer,
Chambersburg. Pa: L. D. Shoemaker,
Cleveland; George A. HenhoefIer,
stamp editor of the Philadelphia Eve
ming Ledger; William O. Wylie. editor
CT Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News;
Harris w. C. Browne, editor and
publisher OF the National Lithog-
rapher: August Dietz, editor Of the
Stamp and Cover Collectors Review,
Richmond; DR.. Marc Peter. Minister
of Switzerland; w. Irving Glover,
former Second Assistant Postmaster
General; o. C. Lightner, editor and
publisher OF Hobbies Magazine, Chi
cago; Laurence B. Mason, Collectors
Club. New York; Harris Samonisky,
city editor OF the Wilmington Journal
Every Evening, l. S. Klein, stamp edi-
tor Of the Newspaper Enterprise Asso-
ciation, Cleveland. and Henry H.
HUFF. stamp editor Of the Rockford,
ILL.,, Morning Star.
The conference report, containing
all the papers read during the four
sessions held Monday and Tuesday.
June 81 and %, as we'll as a record
OF the general discussions. is being
printed by J. w. Stowell at Federals-
burg. Md. 1t will be available shortly
at 81 per copy. postpaid. Order from
Philip Simms Warren. treasurer,
Washington Philatelic Society, 1902
Hobart street northwest.
The eighth annual convention of
the American Airmail Society. meet
ing at the Bridgway Hotel, Springfield,
Mass. Thursday. Friday and yester-
day, heard addresses and reports BY
Walter j. Conrath, president: George
w. Anglers, Emil J. VlaSak, jr.; Frank
A. Costanzo. Robert M. Finn. Herbert
H. Griffin, Edwin w. Bethel. joseph
Taylor and others. A fea ture of the
meeting was philatelic writer's
breakfast. attended by Maurice S.
Petty Of Washington and other con-
tributorS to the aero-stamp press.
G. Robert Kay, stamp editor of the
Associated Press. wires from New
York: Despite weakness of prices
of United States stamps. which is be-
ginning to affect even the earlier is
sues, job lots Of used airmail ad-
hesives bring steady prices at New
York auctions
One of the surprising aspects of
stamp collecting to the uninitiated is
that some stamps in current use bring
almost as much after they are can
celed as they do when unused. One
of these is the current 15-cent airmail,
which. although in use for more than
10 years, is worth about 10 cents
Cancelled
Wholesale lots of the 10. is and 20
cent map stamps. and OF the 16-cent
airmail special delivery, are avidly
sought because they are seldom offered
at auction. The great bulk OF the
Nations airmail bears the Scent value,
which is very common. and the other
current stamps are seldom used.
"A Byrd Antarctic expedition minia-
ture sheet, autographed by Admiral
Byrd. brought $l10 at auction here
recently. The sheet is worth about
40 cents. making Byrd's autograph
worth 10 cents. Retailers who have
similar autographed sheets in stock
advertise them for 81 so, however"
Postmaster General Farley announced
Friday that stamp sales to collectors
through the Philatelic Agency for the
fiscal year Just ended amounted to
$1,945,0l9, the highest normal year
in the history OF the agency.
This figure, he said. was exceeded
only once in the past. that Is in 1885,
when the sale of special issues of
stamps in uncut sheets and blocks
(the famous Farley reprints) resulted
in the agency's receipts for that year
going over the 100000 mark.
For the fiscal year 1896. Philatelic
Agency receipts totaled $l,846, ,253. the
highest previous normal year. -Four
years ago. in the fiscal year 1888.
stamp sales through the agency
amounted to only $302,e19.
James B. Hatcher, writing for the
Associated Press Feature Service, says:
Almost eleven centuries have rolled
by since two brothers from Thessa-
lonica carried the faith Of Christ to
the Bulgarians Of Thrace and Moesia.
Today these heroes, Sts. Cyril and
Methodius, are being honored by Bull
garia in = new set Of five stamps. Two
designs are used. On the l-leva, green;
2-leva, puoe. and 7-leva. blue, the
saints are drawn full-face, side by
side. framed by 4 character filled
border with their names at either side
On the 4-leva. red orange. and a.
leva, scarlet, the saints are standing
at one side, preaching to . crowd,
while one of them holds aloft q radiant
Bible. Cyril (e27-86o) fought the
Oriental influences at kherzon and
found the relics of Clement Of Rome.
His name is connected with the inven-
ton Of the modified or Cyrilhc form
of the Greek alphabet. Methodius
(825-885) was q high ofncisl Of Mace
donia before he donned monks robes.
He became an archbishop in PAN
nonia. CzechslovakiA issued three
stamps picturing the same holy men
in 1885"
Tha Rene naecar+as stsmn ~
France. scheduled for release. May a,
was withdrawn on the day Of issue be-
cause Of an error in an inscription
text. A revised edition now is ready.
Great Britain Is bringing out q new