Evening star., 1938-09-25
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phlatec World Its Interests and People-Re
the Stamp Press-Lst of Local Meetings.
BvJames Waldo Fawcetf.

ByJames Waldo FawceH.
The National tuberculosis Associa-
ton soon will issue a souvenir sheet
to be sold in the interest of its cam
paign against the white plague" II
shows the regular Christmas seal for
1938-a woman and two children
lighting Christmas candle in win
dow-and portraits of Laennec OF
France, who made sounds in the
chest audible with his stethoscope" /;
Koch of Germany. who proved that
tuberculosis is spread by germs;
Trudeau Of the United States, who
"built the first sanatorium" in Amer
lea, and Holboll of Denmark, who
"started the first Christmas seal sale "
Orders for the sheet, at Csc a
copy, may be sent to the District of
Columbia tuberculosis Association,
1922 Eleventh street NV.
Just as collectors scrambled for
Austrian stamps last spring, they now
are eXcited-with ample reason-about
the stamps of Czechoslovakia. Sets
especially desired are the Masaryk
commemorative (Scott's 175-178, 202-
205. 234-235 and 7s4), Arras (206-2oO i,
SITS. Cyril and Methodius (209v21D !,
Castles (2l8-226). Zborov (228-229) =,
Little Entente (23O-23D, Purkyne
(232-233, International Labor Bureau
(236-238). Sokols (241-242), Bachmac
(243), Fugner -t246-248) and airmails
(513-520 Prices are almost certain
to rise rapidly on both sides of the
Atlantic.
The 1899 edition of the Scott STAN
dard Postage Stamp Catalogue, pub
lished on Monday last. contains ap-
proximately 1.5oo pages of text and
illustrations. Edited by Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh M. Clark, it is. in fact, the
encyclopedia of philately" The spon-
sors certainly are justified in claiming
for it that it gives date of issue, de-
sign. denomination. color, surcharge
or overprint, perforation, watermark
Of every recognized adhesive postage
stamp ever issued by any government
in the world, with illustrations of
nearly every design and valuations of
most OF the stamps as determined by
Scott Publications, Inc, at time of
going to press"
A Philatelic Agency announcement
says: I'm order to expedite the filling
of orders and to conserve available
stocks for the better accommodation
of patrons, the sale of plate numbers
Is restricted to full sheets in all de-
nominations, except the 81, So and IS
stamps, plate numbers or other mark
tngs of which may be obtained in
blocks OF four at agency windows"
The 2-cent Army, 2-cent Navy and
Scent Texas Centennial stamps have
been removed from the Philatelic
Agency sales list.
Plans for the golden jubilee exflibi-
ton and bourse Of the Philatelic So
ciety OF Pittsburgh are practically COM
plete. The place is the William Penn
Hotel and the dates Saturday and
Sunday, october and g.
Eugene Klein, international secre-
tary, will address the American
Philatelic Society convention at New
Orleans Tuesday. October II, on
mississippi Packet Boat Cancella-
tions'
Ecuador is bringing out both postage
and airmail stamps for the San
Francisco fair.
Turkey announces a set OF 10 values
for an international exposition at
Smyrna.
A Brazilian inventor has suggested
to his government the possibility o:
Issuing stamps made of thin sheets
OF rubber. His idea is to provide a
new outlet for the surplus rubber pro-
duction of his country.
The Post Office Department has re-
ceived many requests for visits of its
philatelic exhibition truck to numer-
Gus different communities.
Albert F. Kunze, writing in Weekly
Philatelic Gossip about the decision
Of Judge Albert B Maris permitting
illustrated foreign catalogues to enter
the United States, says: THE prosecu-
tion Of the suit adds further halo of
philatelic glory over the head of
Eugene Klein, who. for the second
time, has forced the Government to
backwater on the illogical position 1t
has so long taken in interpreting the
illustrations laws"
The original model for the Ger
mania stamps of Germany was Ann
Fuhring, celebrated actress. Paul
Waldroff designed the series.
Referring to- recent productions of
the Franco and Loyalist governments
In Spain, Stamp Magazine. London,
says: Some authorities place the
number OF stamps issued by both
sides during the war at over 1000, but
actually only small proportion of
these labels have done postal duty"
The design of the flag of the Post
once Department was suggested by
Miss Alice B. Sanger Blue field with
a white star in each of four corners, it
also reproduces the department seal
post horse in speed, with mail bags
and rider
John Tyler, portrayed on the new
l0-cent stamp, was elevated to the
by the death of his pred
ecessor, William Henry Harrison. He
quarreled with Congress, differed with
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