The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-28
PhilateliC Neze,S
Playground Youngsters Here Enthusiastic Stamp Collectors-Third American Philatelic Congress to Convene in Chicago National Park Series
 Enthuses Philatelists.
By ,. P. D. .

One of the most interesting things shown at the annual play ground day exhibit, held Thursday at Hamilton park pavilion, was the work which has been done by the youthful philatelists who are members of the four playground stamp clubs at Chase, Hamilton, Fulton and Washington parks.
 Under the direction of Mrs. El- eanor Egan of the WPA educa- tional and recreational staff, who was also in charge of the work during the first year, 1886, some forty to fifty of the best sets ot mounted stamps were on exhibi- ton at the park along with the vast amount of handicraft work.
 The mounting of these stamps represented many hours of work on the part of the youthful stamp collectors. One whole table at the exhibit was devoted to these framed displays of stamps and there were several of the young experts on hand to explain values, etc., in regard to their stamps.
 As was the case last year, many of the visitors were somewhat talk en aback and probably some Of them were inclined to disbelieve the figures quoted by the young sters in regard to the prices some of their prize collections would demand on the stamp market. And 1t isn't hard to see that wis., itors, after looking at some of hte young boys and girls, wide-eyed in their enthusiasm, and then look ing at the stamps, would be in-. clined to divide the value given to them by eight or twelve.
 But they were wrong. For 1t was pointed out to us a year ago, that despite our feelings of doubt at the time, that some of these girls and boys had been collecting stamps for several years ... and that they knew a valuable stamp when they got hold of 1t.
 Carl E. Pelander, well known for his numerous articles on the stamps of Finland and otherwise recognized as an authority in the philatelic world, has annuonced the opening of an office for a general stamp business. The office will be located at 42nd street and Broadway in New York, city.
 Pelander is a member of the American Philatelic society and a member of the Bay Ridge Stamp society. His Finland exhibits are well known to all stamp collectors. The office will be opened on or about October 1.
 The exact factors in the deter imitation of whether or not the philatelists of the United States are "agog" are rather elusive and any statement to the effect that they are in that state of mind must not be made unless the ma jority of these factors can be proven absolute.
 Nevertheless, there are enough rumors about at the present time to warrant the use of the word, with reservations, in regard to the issue of the ten-cent National Park exhibition sheel which will probably set . precedent i'm the history of the Washington Phila. telic society.
 First day sales of the stamp took place at Ashvllle, N. c. on Thursday and the following day the stamps were to have been placed on sale throughout the country. Only 2.OO0, ,OOO copies were ordered in the original printing.
 One of the main reasons for the "agog" stuff is purely speculative, in the sense that many dealers who could afford 1t bought huge blocks of the issue. They figure, it seems, that in the not too dls- tant future, what with only 2,OOO,- GOO of the stamps in circulation, the value of these stamps will rise perceptibly and therefore result in Q profit for those who have many to dispose of. One collector is said to have purchased $l0,00O worth of the new stamps the first or second day.
 If speculation does get to . point, however, where the Ordin. ary collector will Dc taking it on the chin as far as the price Of one stamp goes, the pest office depart