Evening star., 1938-11-20
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News Phaec World and People-Revie of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings.
By James Waldo Fazvcen.

Washingtonians played leading
parts in the Fourth American
Philatelic Congress at Hartford Fri
day and Saturday, November II
and IL.
Robert E. Fellers. superintendent
Of the Division of Stamps, Post
Office Department, represented the
Government. He was speaker at
the opening session and at the
banquet as we'll as at the Philatelic
Writers breakfast. 1t was his privi-
leee also to read tile message which
President Roosevelt sent to the
Congress.
A greeting from Secretary Of
the Interior Harold l.. Ickes was
brought to the first session by
Gerard Ten Eyck Beeckman, VINO
also read a paper by David D. Cald-
we'll of the Department OF Justice
on the National Stamp Conference
OF 1887 and his own paper on the
desirability Of including practical
philatelic instruction in stamp
columns.
DR.. Alexander Wetmore con-
tributed paper on the philatelic
division of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton and Mrs. Catherine L. Manning
submitted paper on pnilatelic
museums abroad.
The Library of Congress was rep
resented by DR.. Albert c. Schwartz
ing. who read report on the stamps
of Nationalist Spain and spoke in
formally at the banquet.
Supplementary papers by WASH
ington authors were: "Pessimlsm on
Printers Forgeries, J. Michael
Brown. secretary, Washington Philat-
elic Society; The Survival Values of
Philately," Harry F. Dunkhorst:
STAMPS With Advertising Labels, y
Dr.. Ellis HaWorth; "First-Day Cover
Collecting T. Russell Hungerford;
"A Purge for Philately," c. Hercus
Just, president, Collectors Club of
Washington; In Defense of the
Story Behind the Stamp" Albert F.
Kunze, leader, Washington Stamp
Club of the Air; An Interesting EX-
periment in a Limited Field OF
philately." Paul Noble Peck; Pre-
cancel Collecting" Ralph E. Smith;
stamps as Historical Documents,
Or. Lothrop Stoddard, and cultural
Values of Philately," Capt. Wilbur
z Van Auken, U. S. N.
A message from Third Assistant
Postmaster General Ramsey S. Black
urged the educational significance
of stamp collecting. ALVIN w. hall,
director. Bureau OF Engraving ana
Printing. likewise sent frleNa4y
greetings to the congress.
No final decision was reached, but
the Congress Council is considering
an invitation to hold the 1910 meet
Ing in Washington. MeanWnlle, II
is possible that q second natlonal
stamp conference, to promote m
terest in better-prlnted and more
attractive stamps, may be held IN
the Nations Capital early in 1889.
At the dedication of the new
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Building Friday the Post once De
partment was represented by Third
Assistant Postmaster General Ram
sew S. Black. Deputy Third Assist
ant Postmaster General Roy u.
North, Superintendent OF the Dlvi-
sion of Stamps Robert E. Fellers,
Assistant Superintendent Of the d.
vision of Stamps Robert c. KING,
Philatelic Agent Otho Larkln Ro9-
ers. Miss Pearl Bond ana MISS
Mabel Stennett.
Collectors present included H. M.
Southgate. president Bureau Issues
Association; Arthur f. Owen, West
field N. j.. Mr.. and Mrs. Max G.
,Iohl. Scarsdale. N. Y; Philip Slmms
Warren. treasurer, Washington Phi
latelic Society; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick R. Rice. Collectors Club OF
washington; William M. Stuart,
stamp editor Washington Post;
Gerard Ten Eyck Beeckman and
Miss Claire Hallard Fawcett.
When the S. Calvin Coolidge
stamp was released Thursday Louis
Gross purchased 95 copies, paying
s475 for. them at the sales window
of the Philatehc Agency. A few
minutes later he discovered that he
had been robbed. Postal Inspector
J. H. Collier is investigating, and
the Washington police also are look
Ing for the thief.
Charles E. Hatfield, president OF
the Scott Stamp g. Coin Co. from
June, 1914, to March, 1888, died in
Boston on Thursday, November 10.
Wilfried Myers has compiled an
Interesting and exceedingly helpful
"Precancel Dictionary copies OF
which may be obtained from Phila-
telic Publishers, 276 Poland avenue,
6truthers, Ohio at cost price,
cents. Please send self-addressed,
stamped envelope with order.
Thomas D. Perry is the author OF
q new manual, Hand Book of
STAMPS.
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