Evening star., 1939-07-02

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Wilmington, Del.
Miss Elsie Louise Holtgreve, an
active member of the Washington
Federation of Junior Stamp Collec-
tors, is at Atlantic City on vacation.
She has her sisters Scotty, named
Penny Black for the first stamp ever
issued, with her.
William A. Verhas of the Ma
tional Stamp Mart reports the find
of rare specimen OF the Hong
Kong Queen Victoria 81 on SO cents
gray black with inverted Chinese
surcharge, type A-9, No. 53g.
The annual convention of the
American Air Mail Society will be
held at the Netherlands Plaza Ho-
tel, Cincinnati, September to 3.
Philip H. Ward, jr, will be chair
man of the Philadelphia Committee
for the Postage Stamp Centenary
Celebration here next year.
DR.. Louis c. West, j. Michael
Brown and Alexander Halperson
report their collections of the
stamps of Czecho-S -Slovakia practi-
cally complete.
w. j. Eek, well-known local COL
lector of 10Th century stamps and
covers, was passenger in the
Hivin Tliprnr fo 1oc
He also expects to fly back, arriv-
ing in Washington on Wednesday
or Thursday.
The Curie collection sold at auc-
ton in London, brought more than
$4,000.
DR.. Albert c. Schwarting of the
Library of Congress sailed on June
20 for his annual tour of Europe.
He will visit the stamp markets of
Paris, Berlin, Vienna and Budapest
while abroad.
Miss Irene M. Pistorio read a COM
prehensive paper on the early stamps
of the Italian states at a meeting
of the Washington Philatelic Study
Club. Hotel Washington, Thursday
evening, June o. She was introduced
by Mrs. Ethyl Thompson, temporary
chairman. and illustrated her mono
graph with pages chosen from her
specialized albums.
Among those attending were: DR..
T. S. Palmer, DR.. Melville G. Skinner.
r. G. Clinite, George T. Tavenner,
William A. Verhas. Robert R.
Thompson, Constant H. Lambrette,
Miss Anna Kascsak, Miss Arleen
Loomis, Miss Margaret M. North,
Miss Edith Mcdonald and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward B. Martin.
The next meeting of the club will
be held Thursday evening, Septeb-
ber 81.
Frank NJ Burt of Boston, Mass,
has presented to the Post Office De-
partment the first United States
postal card ever used. 1t bears a
postmark dated May II, 1873.
Maj. Guy w. A. Camp, former
president of the Society of Phila-
telic Americans. died at Bonneville,
Ind, June 3. The shock of a fire
which destroyed his home and his
stamp collection was responsible for
his death. Among those who mourn
the tragic termination of his use
full and helpful career are many
Washington friends.
Francisco Sarabia, the ill-fated
Mexican aviator. gave President
Roosevelt a block of the stamps
issued by the postal authorities of
Mexico to finance his fight to the
New York Worlds Fair.
If "the story behind the stamp"
is of such slight Importance as
small minority of collectors pretend
to think, why is it that so few
stamps are adorned" with mere
geometric wiggle-waggles like those
of the postage dues of the United
States?
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
This evening at 10:15-Washing-
ton Stamp Club of the Air, Station
VOL. Albert F. Kunze will present
a stamp romance and comment on
current philatelic news.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society, Jefferson
room, Hotel Mayf1ower, Connecticut
avenue and De Sales street NV.
Auction and bourse.
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