Evening star., 1937-03-07

Cleveland Is celebrating its 47th
birthday anniversary this week end
with an exhibition, . bourse and two
banQuets.
Reports to the effect that the post
master at Toledo. Ohio. had refused
to permit the sale Of the Scent Army
stamp at his office are untrue. In q
telegram to The Star, he says: ANY
stamp issued by the Post once De-
partment will be sold here"
Stuart Chase, economist. Is the
author OF the most important answer
to the anonymous attack on stamp col
lecting printed in Esquire magazine
for December.
Fred w. Allen. writing in Linn's
Weekly, says: THE craze for plate
numbers Is becoming a menace to
sensible collecting. The public. through
its unreasoning demand for blocks
with plate numbers Is forcing these
items beyond their true value. It Is
an unhealthy situation when juveniles
who formerly were content with a
mint single, refuse to take q mint
block Of well centered stamps. but
insist on one with a number. 1t has
chiefly come about from misinforma-
ton being passed by one deluded COL
collecting of plate numbers is a JUS
tifiable specially. On account Of their
current popularity a special collection
of plate numbers is worthwhile
undertaking. However, the stamp
itself should come first, and not the
number. If you doubt the statement
that plate numbers are not highly
desirable, take your Collection of them
to a recognized dealer and observe
what premium over the ordinary block
he places upon the plate number block.
True, he must ask more when he sells
because Of the demand, but will he
pay more? This will not apply to
special imperforate and rare COM
memorative pieces. but to stamps of
recent vintage which are plentiful on
the market"
Mrs. Rose Arnold Powell, original
sponsor Of the Susan B. Anthony
stamp, has received a message from
Lady Astor, first woman member Of
the British Parliament. Written for
the ll7th anniversary of Miss An
thongs birth. the text reads: Women
should never forget their pioneers.
Sometimes, when public life seems
slightly wearisome, I remember that
great pioneer. Susan B. Anthony;
and 1t gives me the courage to fight
the good fight with all my might; for
1t was a great fight she fought, and II
we follow in the footsteps Of leaders
like her. some day we shall have
better world"
Robert A. Truax. postmark expert,
writes: Street railway mail service
was initiated at st. Louis in 1891 and
discontinued in Baltimore in 1929.
Washington City Post Office began
service on Pennsylvania avenue De-
cember %, 1895, and on the Ninth
o4Ad otlCCG ldpNl. uC udtc
of local termination was about 1919
Other cities with street railway postal
facilities were Boston. Philadelphia,
New York, Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Brooklyn, San Francisco, Pitts
burgh. Rochester and Chicago
The most interesting postmark
Is one from Pittsburgh-a flag
type cancel with the words Street Car
R. p o. In flag portion. Routes usu-
ally were circuits or loop lines. Thus,
there were the Boston circuit, Cleve-
land circuit. Brooklyn circuit, and all
eight Of the routes In st. Louis"
Writing to Paul L. Compton, WASH
ington collector, Mrs. North says:
"Your letter of February 2 to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. calling attention to the
desirability Of having better facilities
made for the cancellation Of stamps
on philatelic mail, has been referred
to this Office. We are pleased to have
your views on the subject, and it Is