Evening star., 1938-10-09
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phatec World Its Interests and PeopeReve of
the Samp Press-List Of Local Meetings.

IAN enthusiastic devotee Of the science
Of philately" His principal agent.
Gustave 3. Cal,nan, died IN 1898, and
Seebeck himself finished his earthly
career in 1899. Neither man lived
to enjoy the richer fruits Of their
racket"
DR.. Marc Peter, Minister OF Switzer-
land and q member OF the Washington
Philatelic Society. explains the So
called Rigi Kaltbad and Belalp by-post
locals: There are private stamps
issued by some hotels in switzerland
about 1864 or 1865 In the mountains
of Switzerland, where at that time
there were no post Offices. the hotels
would issue these stamps to have the
mail carried from their establishments
to post offices in nearby towns or to
railroad stations nearby"
The stamps authorized by Peru for
the eighth Pan American Conference
to be held in Lima beginning Decem-
Der will include: Ordinary postage,
10c, Plaza de Armas with Government
Palace in 1854. light green; 15c. seal
of the city of Lima. natural colors !;
/ sol, Government Palace in 1898,
olive; airmail, Csc, Palace Of the
Marquesses of Tore Tagle, true blue;
$50 sol, National Congress, Lima,
light brown; and 2 sol, portraits Of
Don Manuel Ferreyros. DR.. Jose Paz
Soldan and DR.. Antonio Arenas, slate
blue.
Weekly Philatelic Gossip says:
Japan can be credited with a larger
number of attractive cancellations
than any other country you can name.
Besides being plainly impressed in
most cases, they are generally in a
soft red-brown that does not seem to
smudge nor disfigure the stamps"
The annual dinner OF the West
chester County Philatelic Society will
be held at Maxl's Restaurant, North
White Plains. N. Y, Friday evening,
October Il, with Hugh M. Clark, ed
itor of SCOTS Standard Postage Stamp
Catalogue, as the principal speaker.
From the Central Federation OF
Stamp Clubs. Chicago, comes word that
the period between November Is and
l9 has been designated international
Philatelic Week" Fred w. Peters,
chairman, writes: Chicago, as usual,
is arranging for special stamp club
meetings each night during the week
and several exhibitions in various parts
OF the city are being planned"
Iceland today will release three new
stamps in homage to Left Ericsson,
pre-Columbian discoverer of America.
1t is reported that the three COM
memoratives will be printed in minia-
ture sheet form-30, 40 and 60a. The
sales price is two kroner, with the
edition limited to 100000.
The Collectors Club Of New York
is to have research library room dedi-
Gated to the memory Of the late John
N. Luff dean Of American philatelic
writer's"
Osborne Bond, philatelic editor Of
the Baltimore Sun. writes: German
and French planes which have been
flying the North Atlantic to gain the
necessary experience for permanently
established routes have not yet carried
any mails"
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at S-Capital
Pre-cancel Club. room s, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV. Pro-
gram, exhibition and bourse.
Tomorrow evening at s-Woodridge
Stamp Club, 220e Rhode Island avenue
NE. OId-fashioned exchange. Elec-
ton Of officers. ....
Tomorrow evening at s:15-Wash-
ington Stamp Club OF the Air, Station
VOL. Albert F. Kunze will present q
stamp romance and comment on phi
latelic news.
Tuesday evening at SCCollectors'
Club of Washington, Thomson School,
Twelfth street NV. Address and ex-
hibition by Walter s. Ffshel Of Boons-
boro, Md.
Wednesday evening at 8-Washing-
ton Philatelic Society. Hotel Carlton,
Sixteenth street NV. Short business
meeting. Talk on the stamps Of China
by John Dorsch of Baltimore.
Saturday evening at 5:l5-National
Federation OF Stamp Clubs broadcast,
Station WRC.