Evening star., 1938-10-30
BvJa,nes Waldo Fa,vcen.

&IdflllS dlu llplAl6 al OlotSy VIII 4uA
nish the principal entertainment at
the 'open house" banquet of the
Washington Philatelic Society, Hotel
Carlton, Saturday evening, November
IL. He will illustrate the technique OF
stamp designing as he has practiced 1t
with distinction for many years.
Eleven different philatelic organiza-
tions have accepted invitations to CO.
operate in the exhibition, bourse and
auction features Of the program, be-
ginning Thursday evening, Novem-
Der 10.
Program arrangements for the
Fourth American Philatelic Congress,
Hotel Bond, Hartford, Conn, have
been announced as follows:
Friday, November IL, 8 to 10 am,
registration; 10 am. to pm. first ses-
sion. addresses by Mayor Thomas j.
Spellacy and Postmaster William j.
Rankin and invocation by Rev. DR..
H. K. Robinson. reading and discus
sion OF invited papers; afternoon,
bourse: evening, auction
Saturday, November IL, $50 am,
philatelic writers breakfast; 10 am.
to l pm. second session, reading and
discussion of additional papers and
messages; 2 pm, meeting Of the
Southern New England Federation Of
Stamp Clubs late afternoon, bourse;
pm, banquet.
Eugene Klein of Philadelphia, presi-
dent, will be chairman of both regular
sessions of the congress. receiving and
introducing authors and guests.
Members of the Hartford committee
sponsoring the meetings include: Henry
E. Gerrish, general chairman Henry s.
Redfield, reception; Harry Axelson,
finance; John w. Longnecker, public
ity: Albert Dixon jr, banquet: Robert
D. Byrnes philatelic writers activities
Morgan w. Taylor, bourse: Theodore
E. Buell.. Chamber Of Commerce, and
Arthur F. Winslow, secretary.
The congress sessions. bourse, auc-
tion and exhibition will be open to the
public. Collectors residing in the New
England States, New York, New Jer-
sey. Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land and the District of Columbia are
especially invited to attend.
A. Eugene Michel, in Stamps Mag
azine, writes: The cost of the dis
covery Of America by Columbus has
been placed at $4,000 pesetas or about
$1,000. The portion represented by
1sabella's jewels is estimated at $1,000.
Two Of the ships were furnished and
their expenses paid by the Pinzon
brothers. The cannon cost $4,000
pesetas or about $4,000. Columbus
received an annual salary of $500
pesetas or about $500 The whole ex-
pedition cost much less than many
stamp collectors would pay today,
and have paid for fine specimen Of
any one of many rare stamps"
When the first postage stamps of
Korea went on sale in 1885 the post
master was asSaSsinated and the post
Office burned by mob which objected
to the new postal system.
AllC StdAlP SoAiSSsAoA WhASAA - IN.
Tapling left to the British Museum in
1891 and which the museum trustees
at first were inclined to refuse to ac-
cept is valued at million dollars
today.
A joint meeting Of the Frederick
Stamp and Coin Club. the Hagerstown
Stamp Club and the Washington Phila-
telic Society, held at Frederick on
Monday evening last. brought to-
gether nearly hundred stamp en-
thusiasts. Speakers included: David
d. Caldwell, who discussed the Penny
Blacks of Great Britain; Moroton o.
Cooper, early nineteenth century
United States covers; Joseph A. Her.
bert, United States revenues: j. Mi
chael Brown. California revenues, and
John R. Ewell.
The 1889 edition of SCOTS Spe-
cialized Catalogue Of United States
Stamps has been published. 1t in
cludes 410 pages Of text and illustra-
tions, edited by Hugh M. Clark with
the assistance of the Catalogue List
ings Committee of the Bureau Issues
Association.
James H. Baxter Of Norwood, Pa,
has been awarded the American Philat-
elist authors prize OF S100 He wrote
the series Of articles on The Line En-
graved Printings," recently published.
When the old New York firm Of Clin-
ton, Keyman & Clinton, attorneys,
moved not long ago from Offices oc-
cupied for more than a century, 100
bags of accumulated papers were Or
dered burned. Among the treasures
destroyed were a vast number OF early
covers bearing stamps now priced to
the sky in the philatelic market.
Rejecting the cession OF Sudeten
territory to Germany, Czechoslovakian
stamps have been surcharged as fol-
lows: l20 on sob, deep green, Presi-
dent Benes, red ink; 100 on TX, brown
red, President Masaryk, black ink.
New stamps to be issued in 1899
probably will include: Three additional
commemorative for the sesqui-centen-
nial Of the Constitution of the United
States inauguration of George Wash
ington as first President, first meeting
Of Congress and first meeting of the
Supreme Court; one promotion stamp
for the New York Worlds Fair and
one OF the same character for the San
Francisco International Exposition; a
STAMPS.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AIR MAIL !
This issue and 4 other sets. 1Oc. PEAR
SON BROS. 30 West st. Dept. &c. N. Y.
National STAND MART