Evening star., 1939-06-25
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phatec World Its Interests and PopeRevew of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
By James Waldo Fawcen.


flying around the world for the
Fidelity Stamp Co. Travelling as
. passenger, he took off from New
ark, N. j., June 20 for San Fran
cisco, Honolulu, Guam, Manila,
Hong Kong and, after touching at
various points in Asia and Africa,
London, from which city he will
cross the Atlantic in the Yankee
Clipper. He carries 500 covers with
him, and it is expected that the
entire trip will require three weeks.
The Post Office Clerk, official
magazine of the United National
Association of Post Office Clerks,
for June contains an interesting
article on the "Mailomat" machine,
now being tested in New York.
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley has announced the autogiro
airmail service between Philadelphia
Airport, Camden, N j., and the roof
of the Philadelphia post Office will
be inaugurated on July 6.
Harry B. Cation will preside over
symposium on "SuggestionS for
SCOTS Catalogue" to be staged by
the Washington Philatelic Society,
Hotel Mayfower, Wednesday eve
ming, August 16
Andrew Huska, 1903 Jackson street,
Philadelphia, has published PAM
phlet on Methods Used for Print
ing Postage Stamps" The text is
illustrated with actual specimens
hinged to the pages. Chapter head
ings include engraving, typograph,
lithograph, half tone, rotogravure,
photogravure, heliogravure, offset,
embossing, typeset and typewriter,
hand stamped and wood cuts. For
beginners especially there is much
of value in the information pre-
sented.
Among those who contributed
prizes for the annual exhibition of
the Washington Federation of Jun
ior Stamp Collectors were Mrs.
Catherine l.. Manning, Gerard Ten
Eyck Beeckman, Alden H. Whitney,
Milton H. Cullen, Paul D. Weeks,
H. A. Bobinette, Charles Kohen,
William A. Verhas, Albert F. KunZe,
Merle w. Loveless, D. Uyeno and
Mac H. Sanborn. ST.
1t has been announced from the
Czecho-Slovak pavilion at the New
y~vly Eoir hot {l,n
Bratislava sheet has been over
printed, presumably in America,
with the -Slovakian coat of
arms and the inscription "Czecho-
Slovak. participation: New York
Worlds Fair: 1889" Net proceeds
from the sale of specimens will be
devoted to the maintenance of the
pavilion.
Capt. Otho Larkin Rogers, phila-
telic agent, reports that this is what
postage stamp would say if it
could talk: Il represent my coun-
try and am always ready for serv-
ice. I go wherever I am sent and
do whatever l am asked to do. I
nor strike back when I am struck,
but stick to my task until it is done.
am small, but carry great mes
sages of history, geography, current
events and related subjects. I am
necessary to the happiness and edu-
cation of the world 1 usually wind
up by being crowned with the cross
mark of service, spending the rest
of my days being admired by the
many stamp collectors throughout
the world"
The Smithsonian Institution
"World Is Yours" broadcast for the
first Sunday in May next year will
dramatize the production and re-
lease of the famous Penny Black
of Great Britain, first postage stamp
ever issued David D. Caldwell,
chairman of the Stamp Centenary
Committee, is cooperating with
1rve Tunick, staff writer for the
Radio Division of the Office of Edu-
cation, in preparing the script.
From The Hague comes word of
the release of two beautiful Gothic
stamps issued by the Netherlands
In homage to the memory of ST.
Willibrord, apostle to the Frisians
The designs are portraits of the
missionary in his youth and later
as Bishop of Utrecht. Values and
colors, SC, green, and 12i2c, blue.
The Graphic Arts Association has
Endorsed August Dietz's appeal for
commemorative stamp for the
Booth anniversary of the establish
ment of the first printing press in
the territory now embraced within
the borders of the United States.
Martha Jean Claxton, 6-month-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. a. r.
Claxton, jr, 70S Rittenhouse street
NV, was introduced 20 the Wash
ington Philatelic society, Hotel
Mayf1ower, Wednesday evening.
Size appeared in the arms of her
mother and was presented by Ed
ward B. Martin, who declared her
claims to be recognized as wash
ington's youegest stamp collector"
Her first album, exhibited at the
meeting, shows "first-day" cover
addressed to her on the day she was
born.
Other guests attending were Mrs.
Julia E. Smith, who displayed royal
train covers from 54 stops in Can
ada; Clifton Olmstead, who gave
an address on stamps depicting
musicians; Mrs. Nellie G. Hollings-
worth, Mrs. Alden H. Whitney and
her sister, Mrs. Charles Dagnall
and Robert r. Thompson of the
New York Herald Tribune.
A new policy in collecting has