Evening star., 1938-06-12
Bv James Waldo Fnvceff.

By James Waldo Fawcen.
Sir Edward Denny Bacon, curator
Of the stamp collections Of the late
King George v, died on Sunday last.
He was q native of Ilford in Essex,
born August 20. 1860, and had been
interested in philately from his boy
hood. Celebrity came to him when
he arranged the Tapling collection
for the British Museum and catalogued
the philatelic library of the Earl of
Crawford. He served as president of
the Royal Philatelic Society from 1917
to 1928 and was knighted in 1882.
Americans who met him at Windsor
Castle or at Buckingham Palace found
him possessed Of a kindly and
chivalrous spirit as well as profound
knowledge of the field Of his chosen
study. He was great philatelist, but
he also will be remembered for his
qualities as gentleman of natural
distinction and charm.
At Wednesday evenings meeting of
the Washington Philatelic Society, DR..
Ellis Haworth, David D. Caldwell
Gerard Ten Eyck Beeckman and
Horace B. Cooke participated in a
symposium on stamps in fictional
literature. Selected scenes from
Clinton Bestor's Postage Stamp
Murder Robert Graves Antigua
Stamp" Eden Phillpotts' "Mr. Dig
weed and Mr.. Lumb" and Edna
Trpins Lost Covers" were read. The
exhibition Of the evening was supplied
by Mrs. Edward B. Martin, who dis
played hand-painted covers from
Japan and other artistic rarities.
Among the guests were: Nine. Suzanne
Laurent Of Paris and Hugh M. Clark,
editor Of the Standard Postage Stamp
Catalogue and the Scott series Of
albums.
Haughton Sanguinetti. former stamp
editor Of the Boston Evening Tran
script. now foreign news editor Of the
Jamaica Standard, sends by airpost
a spirited report on the riots at King
ston and Port Maria. He says the
postal service in the interior of the
island has been halted and the tele-
graph and telephone wires cut.
Volunteer apologists are trying to
explain away the difference in color
between the two green 1-cent stamps
issued on April Is, but the officials
of the Bureau of Engraving ana Print
ing have stopped to no alibis. The
collecting public, of course. can be
blind to the variation or not as It
chooses.
France has brought out 10fr gray
green stamp showing the harhor at
Saint Malo; also a 10fr brown OIL
gray-blue stamp depicting the chateau
at Vincennes.
The vogue of archery, stimulated by
the motion picture Robin Hood" has
created renewed interest in stamps in
which the bow and arrow appear.
Perhaps the best of these is the 10c
special delivery label of Mexico, 1884,
with its graceful Indian archer.
Harold F. Ambrose, publicity repre-
sentative of the Post Office Depart
ment, is at Laramie, Wyo., for the
graduation of his brother-in-law.
Postmaster General Farley an
nounced on Wednesday the release
dates of the Accent Madison, AZ cent
White House, scent Monroe and g.
cent John Quincy Adams stamps as
July 1, II, 81 and 28, respectively
all limited to Washington exclusively.
The 3-cent Northwest Territory COM
memorative, Mr. Farley said, will 60 on
sale at Marietta, Ohio, July IS.
New members Of the Washington
Philatelic Society include: Cliff Pres
nall, William K. Schrage. w. L. Culkin,
Earl E. Dixon, Horace Hartwell, Olaf
j. Olson, Herman Herst, jr., and
Ramon Coffman.
First-day sales Of the 2-cent John
Adams raspberry stamp, June 3, are
reported as $13,52l13. The oflicial
count Of covers was 127,806.
An anonymous reader suggests that
the projected Iowa stamp might show
Senator Gillette with his foot on the
neck Of PROSTATE Harry Hopkins"
The Scent Thomas jefferson stamp
Is slated for premier distribution
Thursday. 1t will be followed by the
3-cent Constitution Ratification COM
memorative at Philadelphia, June 81,
and the 3-cent Delaware Tercentenary
commemorative at Wilmington.
June AZ.
Stamps showing the portrait of the
late Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss
were suppressed in Austria March IA.
Thursday will be the 80th birthday
anniversary Of King Gustav v, and
Sweden will mark the anniversary with |
series of stamps designed by Torsten
Schonberg and engraved by Sven |
Ewert. The denominations listed in
STAMPS.
prices. Hugho Meyer, 363a 31st'. MI.
Rainier, Md GreeuUnnd rsD0