Evening star., 1938-06-05
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News the Phlateic World Its Interests
Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings.

FORMER term Is "a printed inscription
or device added after the postage
stamp has been printed to alter the
appearance Of the stamp. It usually
denotes special reason for the change
or special use. Sometimes change
Of value Is included" According to the
same authority, the alternate designa-
tion is "an overprint which confirms
or alters the value of q stamp" Per-
haps the distinction Is q trifie vague
under the best conditions, but Mr..
Salisbury is well advised in his plea
for as high degree Of accuracy as
possible.
A corrected list Of recent issues of
France reads as follows. 35c plus l0c.
dark green, Callot; 55c plus l0c, red
violet, Berlioz Csc plus l0c, ultra
marine, Victor Hugo; l.75fr plus 25c,
dark blue. Pasteur; soc plus 1oc, red
brown, Anatole France. and ifr plus
loc. brown rose, Rodin.
New stamps for Newfoundland, re-
leased on May IL, show the royal
family of Windsor in four denomina-
tions: &c, green, King George VI: Sc.
carmine. Queen Elizabeth; 4c, light
blue. Princess Elizabeth, and 7c, dark
blue, Queen Mary.
The Jefferson stamp will reproduce
the head Of Houdon's statue and will
80 on sale in Washington June 16.
John c. Benzing. veteran engrayer
of the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, responsible for many of the most
beautiful stamps of the past 20 years
will be the guest Of the Washington
Philatelic Society. Hotel Carlton, We'd
nesday evening, June 20.
For the international soccer games
in Paris, France announces q ITS fr.
commemorative.
The New York Times says: "Barba-
dos sold approximately $45,000 worth
of King George VI cornoration stamps
to collectors and dealers, and of this
amount about $4,000 was clear profit
for the islands postal administra-
ton"
George w. Linn takes honorable
pride in the fact that his Stamp
News. published at Columbus, has
reached whole No. 500.
A wicked rumor Is current to the
effect that the eagle of the new BIZ
colored Scent airmail stamp-the al
ready famous red bird"-once was
extensively used to advertise q GER
tain brand of beer.
There Is considerable debate about
the color of the ~ -cent stamp. Gray
Is the guess Of the Precancel Bee
The Post ONCE Department appar-
emily has not yet decided.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh M. Clark Of
Scott Publications, Inc, ire expect
ed in Washington this week.
Earnings Of Bradbury, Wilkinson e.
Co., British stamp manufacturers, were
1922 pounds in 1896 and 126,133
pounds in 1887.
The 18th monthly auction Of the
Washington Stamp Club Of the Air
will be held at the Hotel Carlton,
Friday evening, June TO- at 8 o'clock.
Catalogues on request from Mr.. Ewen,
4lo Bond Building -
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tuesday evening at 8, Washington
Collectors Club Branch 5 of the So
ciety of Philateic Americans), Thom-
son School, Twelfth street. Busi-
ness session. exhibited by Alden H.
Whitney, auction and bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8, Washing
ton Philatelic Society Nife Chapter,
No. 18, Of the American Philatelic
Society, Hotel Carlton, Sixteenth
street. Symposium on: Stamp COL
lecting in fiction. Exhibition of artis-
tic covers by Mrs. Edward B. Mar
tin and others.
Friday evening at 7:30, Washing
ton Stamp Club of the Air, Station
VOL. Albert F. Kunze will comment
on current philatelic news and pre-
sent stamp romance.
Saturday afternoon at /, Philatelic
Luncheon Group, Hotel Harrington,
Eleventh street. Round table discus
sion.
Saturday afternoon at $3.50, National
Federation Of Stamp Clubs broadcast,
Station WRC,