Evening star., 1938-06-12
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News the Phlateic World Its Interests and
So SampPress-List of Local Meetings.

home Of Charles Stokes Of philadel-
phia-which SCOTS catalogue calls a
typical cottage
Another new design, on the penny
and 12-penny stamps, Is q view OF
Hamilton Harbor, showing q modern
ocean liner beside four master. The
Grape Bay (Pagent Parish) design of
1896 is repeated on the az penny and
shilling stamps. The new set was en-
graved and printed by Bradbury VIII
kinson 4 Co."
Belgium Is bringing out a semi
postal set in aid Of the Koekelberg
basilica; a series to publicize the water
festival at Liege: commemoratives for
the fourth centenary Of Baron Marnix
de st. Adegonde, author and diplo-
matist; q souvenir sheet for Armistice
Day and stamps for an international
congress Of the League for Passive
Protection Against Air Raids.
Bolivia has new pictorial airport
series, including 20. 80. 40. so. 60c,
l, 2, 3 and 5b denominations.
The Bucharest Exposition is to have
another set of stamps for publicity
purposes. Rumania likewise has an
nounced a series In homage to the
painter Grigorescu.
The duck hunters 81 license stamp
for l938-1939 has been designed by
Roland Clark. It shows q pin-tail
drake and hen coming to q landing" !"
Peru has issued q new PRO -Desocu-
pados" stamp for the benefit of the
unemployed. The value is 2 centavo,
the color brown and the design shows
q mother guarding q child.
The 1888 Standard Catalogue for
Air Post Stamps, published by Nicholas
Sanabria, New York, lists e2s new
issues.
Stamp collectors who began their
philatelic activities before 1900 are
invited to Join the Pioneer Philatelic
Phalanx, 685 Wilmer street, Los
Angeles.
Richard Mop. Cabeen. philatelic
editor Of the Chicago Tribune, has
become a member of the WASH
ington Philatelic Society. He is an
architect by profession and well known
as writer Of stamp news and opin-
ion. His specialties are plating Scent
1851, Illinois postmarks, modern Brit
ish North America and general col
Letting" He has been q member of
the American Philatelic Society for
years and also is afhliated with the
Bureau Issues Association, the Col
lectors' Club Of New York, the Chi
cago Philatelic Society and the Junior
Philatelic Society of London.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8, Woodbridge
Stamp Club, 2206 Rhode Island avenue
NE. Frederick j. Roy, guest speaker.
Tomorrow evening at 8, Capital
Precancel Club, room 6, Thomson
School. Twelfth street NV. Program
and sale.
Tuesday evening at 8. Collectors
Club Of Washington, Branch S, Society
of Philatelic Americans, Thomson
School Address by E. Robert Clas
Of Baltimore on the stamps of China,
with exhibition Of specimens selected
from the speakers collection. Nomi-
nation OF officers. bourse and auction.
Wednesday evening at 6:45, Wash
ington Federation of Junior Stamp
Collectors, Hotel Carlton, Sixteenth
street. Award Of exhibition prizes.
Wednesday evening at 8. Washing
ton Philatelic Society, Life Chapter 18.
American Philatelic Society, Hotel
Carlton. Paul Edward CARRIER. avia-
ton curator. Smithsonion Institution,
will show his stereoptican photograph
plates, Aviation and Airmail History
in Pictures" Constance and Peronne
Arntzenius of HARLEM, the Neither
lands, guests. Exhibition of Canadian
airmail covers by William A. Verhas.
Friday evening at 7:30, Washington
Stamp Club Of the Air, Station VOL.
Mr.. Kunze will present a stamp ro-
nance and comment on current phila-
telic news.
Saturday afternoon at /. Philatelic
Lunch Group, Hotel Harrington, E:ev-
enth street. Round table discussion.
Saturday afternoon at $50. National
Federation Of Stamp Clubs broadcast,
Station WRC.