Evening star., 1938-11-27
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaec World Its Interests and PeopeReview Of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings.

| merce, from the official records Of
the International Bureau Of the
Universal Postal Union and other
authoritative sources and issued as
special edition Of Foreign Com
munication News, periodic service
prepared in the transportation di-
vision Of the bureau.
Within few days the Post Office
Department is expected to an
nounce dates and conditions for the
release of the coil stamps OF the
presidential series.
New members of the Washington
Philatelic Society include Alexan-
der Halperson, Elmer G. Pauly, Mrs.
Dorothy Roth Wilson, DR.. Arthur
Bevan, William S. F. Pierce and
Michael Sussman.
A view of the new Gautheater
Saarpfalz at Saarbruecken appears
on two new semi-postals of Ger
many-a 6pfg plus 4pfg, green: and
12pfg plus 8pfg, red. The release
date was October 9, and the ad-
ditional charge is for the benefit
of the Hitler culture fund. George
Fritz was the designer. the stamps
being printed by photogravure proc
eSS.
The tenth anniversary of airppst
service between the Netherlands
and the Dutch East Indies has been
marked by the release of two stamps
showing huge air transports. De-
nominations are; 17hc, brown, and
zoe, gray. Both values are to be
retired after only a few weeks
use.
Disappointing many members, the
New Orleans convention of the
American Philatelic Society avoided
definite action on the boycott of
speculative stamps proposed by the
Swedish Philatelic Society. The
subject did not come up for dis
cussion until time for adjournment.
1t was passed over at that late hour
despite protest from the sponsors
of a resolution expressing approval
of resistance to the flood of adhe-
sives designed to exploit collectors.
The silver plate presente dto Will
lard Otis Wylie. editor of Mekeel's
Weekly Stamp News. at the Fourth
American Philateic Congress at
Hartford will be engraved: I'm
grateful appreciation of his services
to philately." A similar plate was
given to Mrs. Catherine L. Man.
ming, philatelic curator of the
Smithsonian Institution, at the Sec
ond congress at Cleveland in 1895.
Stamps of Brazil, Uruguay, Ar
gentina and Trinidad, in blocks of
four, recently were presented to
President Roosevelt by Capt. Harry
Sadler of the American Republics
liner Brazil
DR.. Clarence w. Herman of
Chicago won the first gold medal
at the recent International Stamp
Exhibition at Rio de Janeiro. He
displayed part of his specialized COL
lection of the Dom Pedro issues of
Brazil.
Reports from Paris indicate that
France soon will issue a charity
stamp for the blind; also a child
welfare semi-postal.
Stamp meetings for the week are
announced as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8, Capital
Precancel Club, room 6, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV. Pro-
gram and bourse.
Tomorrow evening at 8, Wood
ridge Stamp Club, 2206. Rhode Is
land avenue NE. Frank A. Bickert
will exhibit and describe stamps of
the German states. Auction.
Tuesday evening at 8, Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School. Philatelic quiz and debate,
bourse and auction.
Tuesday evening at 9:45. Wash
ington Stamp Club of the Air, Sta
ton VOL. Albert F. Kunze will
present stamp romance and dis
cuss current stamp news.
Wednesday evening at 8, Wash
ington Philatelic Society, Hotel
Carlton, Sixteenth street NV. The
Rev. DR.. William H. Tower, Mont
clair, N. j., will show his prize-win-
ming "Philatelic Medley" OF stamps
and covers.