Evening star., 1939-11-19
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phlatec World Its Interests and PeopeRevew of
the Stamp Press-Lst of Local Meetings
By James Waldo Fa,pceff.

1Ile program IOT the Flllf1 AIIl6Tl-
can Philatelic Congress, Hotel Tray
more, Atlantic City, Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday, has been an
nounced as follows:
Friday, pm, opening ceremonies,
address by Mayor White of Atlantic
City; 3:45 pm, radio round-table
broadcast, Station WPG; S pm,
opening of bourse and exhibition.
Saturday, 10 am, illustrated ad-
dress by Horace w. Barr of Read
ing, Pa, Double Transfers and
Other Printing Problems in Early
United States Stamps; IL noon to
6 pm, bourse and exhibition; Z
pm, banquet, Marine Grill.
Sunday, 9 am, philatelic writer's
breakfast, Elmer c. Pratt, stamp
editor, Camden Courier Post, pre-
siding; IL noon to pm, bourse
and exhibition.
Among the papers to be read are
"Philatelic Exhibition Reform"
Franklin r. Bruins, stamp editor,
New York Sun; MY Home Town."
Wendover Neefus, Hudson, N. Y:
RAILROAD Cancellations on the Civil
War Revenue Stamps" DR.. Hugh
P. Shellabear, Reading; Some Early
Engravers," Louis j. Heizmann; IAN
Illustrated History of Brazil as Told
In Postage Stamps" Arthur j. Cub
bage; Distinguishing Extra Cancel
latlon Impressions of the Barry Ma
chimes" Herbert Greenewald; per-
sonal Collection or Printed Album"
Christian L. Dull, Philadelphia;
Jenkins Camden Dispatch Stamp"
Eugene Klein; Special Paper
Stamps of the United States" H. M.
Southgate. and Pictures on
Stamps" James Waldo Fawcett.
The congress book is to be pub
lished as usual, first copies to be dis
tributed on Friday.
Washington collectors planning to
attend include Mrs. Catherine L.
Manning, philatelic curator, Smith
sonian Institution; David D. Cald-
well, chairman Centennial Celebra-
ton Committee; David H. Daven-
port, Washington correspondent,
Mekeels Weekly Stamp News, and
treasurer,
Washington Philatelic Society.
The Government will be represent
ed by Deputy Third Assistant Post
master General Roy M. North and
Supt. of Stamps Robert E. Fellers.
AS announced last week, a special
cancellation has been arranged by
the Post Office Department for
covers mailed at the congress head
quarters at the Hotel Traymore.
Requests should be addressed to
POSTMASTER, American Philatelic
Congress Station, Atlantic City,
N. j."
President Roosevelt has received
number of appeals to authorize
the issuance of the Heroes of
Peace stamps in l, 2, 3, and 5
cent values instead of l, 2. 8, 5 and
10 cent denominations 1t is un-
derstood that he has conferred with
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley concerning the whole problem,
but no decision has been announced
Ihe Walt Whitman stamp NAV
be released at Camden, N. j.. on
May 81, the Tooth anniversary of
the coming of age of the poet of
democracy. He as born on May 81,
1919, and his admirers have re-
quested philatelic commemoration
OF his 2lst birthday anniversary.
A series of stamps showing his
torlc American scenes has been sug-
gested to follow the Heroes of
Peace issues. These would supple
ment the National Parks set and
stimulate increased interest in "see-
ing America first"
In last Sundays Star Frederic
Remington was quoted as having
refused" to be born at Lowell, Mass.
OBVIOUSLY it was James Abbot
Mcneil Whistler who was RESPONSE
Bile for the remark. Remington was
a native of Canton, N. Y. The stamp
editor apologies for the mistake.
Flrst-day cover and stamp figures
for the new four States commem-
orative stamp issued at Helena,
Mont, and Olympia, Wash, Novem-
Der 8 and II, respectively, have
been reported as Helena, 130.273
covers and 213,798 stamps; Olym-
pia, 150,429 covers and 2O0,878
stamps.
Philatelic Agency sales for the
same new issue totaled $1O,813.38.
First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral w. w. HoWes announces:
Many inquiries are again being re-
ceived concerning the operation of
the transatlantic airmail service.
Postmasters are, therefore, advised
that this service is still operating
tWo times a week to Lisbon, Portu-
gal. With the exception of several
delays on account of weather or
other providential reasons, service
has been maintained with remark
able regularity, and the mail loads |
nave shown a marked increase and |
are still continuing to grow. An
average of nearly $500 pounds
weekly was carried during the month
OF October. On the one flight de-
parting on November 13 a total of
2,3l8 pounds of mail was trans
ported. Using an estimate of 40
letters to the pound, this would |
indicate that the plane carried
total of 92,720 letters on the trip in
question. An italian service makes
connections with the American serv-
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