Evening star., 1939-04-30

March 3, 1888. 1t is crimson in color,
II plus 38pf in denomination, the
profit to 60 to the so-called Culture
Fund"
An authorized press release says:
"The Board of Directors of the
American Stamp Dealers Associ-
alton has reported its concurrence
in principle with the intendments
of the stipulation referred to in the
following recent press release by the
Federal Trade Commission: Law
renee K. Shaver, trading as Mystic
Stamp Co., World Wide Stamp Co.
and National Credit Bureau, Cam
den, N. Y, has entered into stipu-
lation with the Federal Trade Com
nilsson in which he agrees to cease
representing that any recipient of
approval sets of stamps not ordered
or requested by the recipient, Is
under contract to pay for or return
the merchandise, and to refrain
from quoting figure purporting to
be the actual value of stamp, set
of stamps or other merchandise
which is in excess of the price for
which the articles can be obtained
in the usual course of business, and
to desist from the use of the trade
name National Credit Bureau"
purporting to be an independent
collection bureau, for the purpose
of collecting payments on his con-
tracts
1T is also indicated as clearly to
be understood that the expression
stamps not ordered or requested by
the recipient refers to unsolicited
approval selections.
THE association has consistently
opposed the practice of recourse to
so-called house collections agencies
for the collection of deliquent ac-
counts as not only unethical but
definitely prejudicial to the stamp
trade.
"The reference in the stipulation
to the quotation of a figure pur-
porting to be the actual value of a
stamp, set of stamps or other mer-
chandise, which is in excess of the
price for which the articles can be
obtained in the usual course of
business is interpreted by the Board
of Directors as limited in its appli-
cation to the use of the word value
or WORTH either alone or in con-
junction with the word catalogue
as rejecting the actual or COM
parative selling prices of the mer-
chandise in question. The directors
have conceived no objection to the
use in stamp advertisements of the
words price list or listing"
either alone or in conjunction with
the word catalogue
La Rue Applegate, writing in the
New York Times, reports that 2,595
stamps were issued by a total of
1876 governments during 1898. Russia
led the procession with 88, followed
by Venezuela with 60, Switzerland
with 50, Hungary, A; italian East
Africa, 43; Belgium, a.; France, S9;
the United States, 80; Turkey, 38,
and Germany, 81.
H. S. Wagner of the Rubber City
Stamp Club, Akron, is expected in
Washington this week.
A prospectus for the First italian
Airmail Stamps Exhibition, to be
held in Rome June S to 13, 1899,
has been received. The sponsoring
organization is the Editoriale Aero
nautica and the occasion the Goth
anniversary of L'Ala d1telia. Prizes
will include bowls, gold, vermeil, sill
yer and bronze medals.
The postmaster general Of Great
Britain has invited 80 artists to sub
nit designs for a set of four COM
memoratives to be issued for the
centenary Of the postage stamp next
year.
Add to the list of eminent stamp
collectors the name of William E.
Hurley, State treasurer of Mas
sachusetts.
The annual National Junior Stamp
Exhibition, Najex 1899, will be held
at the Offices of Stamps Magazine,
West Forty-sixth street, New York,
May II to 20.
Prince Dom Pedro d'Orleans, pre-
tender to the throne Of Brazil, is q
stamp collector. Selected pages
from his albums were shown at the
recent exhibition in Rio de Janeiro.
The Spanish civil war resulted In
the issuance of no less than 1,15O