Evening star., 1938-03-06

2-cent, Scent, Scent and 9-cent
Washington Bicentennial, 1882; Scent
Daniel Webster, 1882, and Scent
Oglethorpe, 1888.
David H. Davenport, writing in Me-
keel's Weekly Stamp News for Feb
rusry 81. says: "Speculators must
have suffered shock when it be-
came known this last week that the
Post Office Department had ordered
printed another million of the Is
cent sepia airmail stamp of 1926.
The bureaus reserve had become ex-
hausted, and many collectors antici-
pated the removal of this item from
the Philatelic Agency's sales list. The
stamp, however, meets the require
ments of the airmail rate to, certain
South American countries"
AS previously announced in the news
columns of The Star, Pan-American
Always has been awarded the con-
tract for airpost service between the
United States and Bermuda. The
first flight Is scheduled to leave Balti-
more on Wednesday, March 16. Ar
rangements have been made for a
special cachet and for appropriate
markings at the terminal in Hamil-
ton. The rate will be 10 cents per
half ounce Collectors may address
covers to themselves or other persons,
affixing United States stamps and
forwarding the ready-to-go letters to
the postmaster at Baltimore. Such
mail will be returned by ordinary
means to the addresses.
Miss Mollie Lewis, an active member
of the Washington Federation Of Jun
ior Stamp Collectors, played leading
role in last Monday evenings dramatic
zation of the castle stamps Of Luxem-
5ourg, presented by the Washington
Stamp Club of the Air over Station
VOL.
st. Louis collectors have invited the
Fourth American Philatelic Congress
to meet in their city
Ralph E. Carpenter, once well
known among junior collectors in
Washington, has returned to the city,
grown up and with four years Of
university and seafaring experience to
quicken his enthusiasm for stamps.
The Royal Philatelfc Society Of Lon
don has announced the names Of
members to serve on a committee to
arrange for the celebration of the
centenary of the postage stamp. Sir
John Wilson is chairman, and he will
have associated with him the fol-
lowing collectors: John Hall Barron,
r. F. A. Riesco, Eric w. Mann and
L. G. G. Nicholson. It is understood
that P. L. Pemberton and Frank Cod
den. representing the dealers frater-
nifty, will cooperate.
R. L. Cullum, president of the Phil
atelic Society of the Oranges, N. j.,
has joined the Washington Philatelic
Society. He is well known as the
sponsor Of the courses in philately now
being given at the South Orange
Maplewood Adult Evening School un-
der the management OF Winthrop 8.
Boggs.
Max G.. Johl. writing in Stamps
Magazine for March S, says Of the
illustrations law: I'VE believe that the
Post Once Department has done
everything within its power to ac-'
commodate the wishes Of collectors and
Is deserving Of q vote Of thanks"
Philip H. Ward, jr., formerly OF
Washington, now resident of Phila-
delphia, is the author of q special
study Of the early stamps of Brazil
now running in Mekeels Weekly
Stamp News.
Doris c. Kiley writes: Have you
noticed the color variations of the
3-cent Virgin Islands stamp? The
colors range from light violet to .
very deep purple"
Winners in. Mekeel's Weekly manu-
script contest are announced as fol-
lows: First prize, Albert W. Hitch
cock. Chicago. "A History Of United