Evening star., 1937-10-03

It is eminently fitting that he should
be included in the stamp portrait gal.
iery OF Panama Canal constructors
with Gorgas. Goethals. Hodges. Rous-
) seau and jackson Smith-none of
whom should be forgotten.
Post Ofhce Department officials re-
Jected an appeal for a stamp for the
recent American Legion convention
In New York. They are considering
4 commemorative for Delaware and
also are said to have before them 4
petition for scent Constitution COM
memorative showing Old Ironsides
Austria will bring out two New Year
stamps-12 and 24g values-in De-
cember
To mark the signing Of the Franco
LebAnese treaty. Lebanon is planning
. commemorative series.
Writing in the Chicago Herald tx
aminer, A. E. Geldhof says: "Prscti.
cally the only accomplishment, aside
from pleasant social contacts. Of the
two conventions held last month by
the American Philatelic Society and
the Society Of Philatelic Americans
was the adoption of q resolution by
the S. P. A. at Asheville which has
the effect OF approving a modified
censorship Of miniature sheets. = .
H. L. Lindquist. famous editor of
Stamps. sounded the tocsin At the
Asheville convention when he up
braided the society for confining its
activities to committee reports, budget
balancing. elections and sightseeing.
He pointed out that for years these
conventions have seen practically
nothing accomplished for the good
OF philately and suggested that there
are many vital problems that could be
threshed out in them AZ q result of
his scolding, committee on agenda
was appointed, which will function
Tor next years s. P. A. convention in
chicago, arranging = program of i'm.
portant topics for discussion"
The Atlantic City Stamp Club has
invited the Fouth American Philatelic
Congress to meet at the Madison Hotel,
Atlantic City, in 1888
c. Robert Kay, philatelic editor Of
the Associated Press, wires from New
York: Heavy liquidation Of invest
ment holdings Of United States post
age stamps is evident As the Fall
auction season gains momentum.
Evidently influenced by predic-
tions that prices would be firmer and
business better in the Autumn, Spec
ulators have chosen this season to
| unload.
The result has been highly irres-
ular quotations on a broad market
Occasionally batch of recently issued
stamps will bring amazingly hirh quo,
tations. but more often the reali3a-
tions Are decidedly lower than hereto
fore
The principal gamers from thi.
situation are the auction sales con.
ductors. Despite generally low prices
their volume Is heavier than ever be.
| ASASy oAAA SNCAA AxS CVAlClo III VIC 0u8l-
neas are finding themselves swampet
with = wealth Of material.
This condition seems bound even.
tually to affect prices Of the sounder
older issues. Auction managers have
wishfully contended that prices or
fine nineteenth century material arr
firm, despite indications that the en-.
tire speculative and investment fabric
is weakening"
DR.. Alexander Wetmore, assistant
secretary Of the Smithsonian Institu.
ton and former president OF th<
American Ornithological Unio n
speaking before the Washington Phila.
telic Society at the Hotel Carltor
Wednesday evening, urged considera-
tion Of American birds A. subjects fol
United States postage stamp designs