Evening star., 1939-10-15

2aH3.A
1903. The new stamp Is printed in
dark violet and has a value of s
pence. In horizontal arrangement,
it pictures speeding, streamlined
motorcar and is inscribed express
delivery"
1t is expected that the Post once
Department will release this week
an announcement relative to the
projected series of postage stamps
in honor of famous Americans.
Thirty-flve stamps will comprise
the group, made up of seven classi-
fications, the first of which is slated
for issuance early in December.
Prize winners in the exhibition
for the 54th annual convention OF
the American Philatelic Society,
Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Sep
tember Is to 20. have been an
nolnced as follows: Firsts, Max G..
Johl, Edgar B. Jessup, Lawrence B.
Mason, H. w. Carhart, w. w. Phil
lips, Milton D. Eisner, Alfred F.
Lichtenstein, Mrs. Henry A. Dia-
mant, E. F. Ford, Tracy w. Simp-
son, Capt. E. G. Henrici, William
Dabel, Sophia H. Levy, L. w. Brew
ster, Gerald E. Wellburn, Jack r.
Hughes, G. P. Bainbridge, James
H. Schwabacher, Mrs. John R.
Clark. Ralph Stanton. M. c. Nathan,
DR.. Clarence w. Herman, Hans Lag
erloef, Leon E. Munier, Henry Chal-
oner, James B. Blum, John F. Strom-
berg, M o. Warns, j. j. Klemann,
jr; DR.. H. E. Radasch, Mrs. Theresa
M. Clark, August Anderberg, Clar-
ence w. Brazer, E. A. Wiltsee, S. w.
Richey, Rafael Alexander D. and
Ernesto Ruiz A.; seconds, James H.
Bishop, Oliver J. Williams, Hugh
M. Clark, Walter G. Swart, Herbert
Greenewald, L. S. Slevin, Harry L.
Lindquist, F. S. Zinn, Frank M.
Brown, Fay Jordan, Louis A. Goetz,
Albert Schwartz, II, Mr.. Lagerloef,
Mr.. Carhart, Mr.. Phillips, Mr. Els
ner, Mr.. Williams, Mr.. Mason and
Mr.. Stanton; thirds, A. R. Rowell,
Miss Beverly Jessup. Ernest A.
Smith, Louis B. Sands, Walter c.
Allen, Franklin G. Andrews, Ernest
Kehr, Mr.. Goetz, Mr.. Phillips, Mr..
Williams and Mr.. Brewster.
The judges were Eugene Klein,
Charles w. Arp, F. w. Ackerman
and H. A. Hussey.
President Roosevelt's message to
the American Philatelic Convention
read as follows: 1T is more or less
like carrying Goals to Newcastle to
send a greeting to my fellow men,
bers of the American Philatelic So
ciety. But those Of us who know the
compensation of stamp collecting
welcome any opportunity to express
our enthusiasm for this best of all
hobbies. 1t, therefore, gives me
great pleasure to send cordial greet
ings to the annual convention and
best wishes that through the meet
ing at San Francisco the delights of
collecting may be better known and
the influence of the hobby ever ex-
tended"
H. M. Southgate of Washington,
president of the Bureau Issues As
sociation, former vice president OF
the American Philatelic Society and
former member of the Board of
Governors of the Washington Phila-
telic Society, Is co-author of an in
troductory essay included in the
23d edition of the Mitchell-Hoover
Official Catalogue of United States
Bureau Precancels recently pub
lished by Stephen G. Rich, Verona,
N. j. The editor of the volume is
DR.. w. I. Mitchell, Berkley, Calf.
Carlyle S. Baer will exhibit and
discuss the stamps of Bulgaria at
this weeks meeting of the WASH
ington Philatelic Society, to be held
Wednesday evening at the May
flower Hotel. Judge David D. Cald-
well will preside. The public is in
vited to attend.
The Collectors Club will meet
Tuesday evening at o'clock in the
Thomson School, Twelfth and L
streets NV. Ernest Woodhouse will
exhibit his collection, and there will
be an auction sale.
At last weeks meeting John l..
Steele, jr., was elected vice presi-
dent; Walter H. Cottrell, treasurer,
and John A. Dunkel, executive Sec
retary.
Maj. B. P. Root will show his
foreign airmail covers and relate
his philatelic experiences while on
a recent visit to South America at
the Washington Air Mail Society
meeting tomorrow evening at the
Lafayette Hotel, Sixteenth and
streets NV.
The following officers were chosen