Evening star., 1939-02-05
- AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
the Phatec World Its Interests and PeopRevew of the
Stamp Press-Is of Local Meetings.
Bv James Waldo Fa,vcett.

James Waldo Fawceft.
Members of the Woodbridge Stamp
Club are exhibiting % frames of
stamps and covers in their first
annual exhibition at the Woodbridge
Public Library, 2206 Rhode Island
avenue NE, this week.
Judges for the accession will be:
Morton o. Cooper, c. Hercus Just
and Rolston Lyon The Exhibition
Committee includes Laurence w.
Murphy. Joseph H. Hopping, Edward
Miller and Yves M Tryon.
Meetings of the club are held on
the second and fourth Monday
evenings of each month, and visitors
always are welcome to attend.
Commenting upon the United
States Constitution commemora-
tives brought out by many differ
ent countries Representative Sol
Bloom of New York says: The
foreign governments that have is
sued stamps in honor of this occa-
sion of historical significance
strengthened their diplomatic re-
lations with our Nation and at the
same time have been able to make
profit on the sale of some stamps
to collectors without Offering postal
service
Only one bidder has offered for
the autogyro mail service between
Camden and Philadelphia. Eastern
Airlines. Inc, undertook to do the
work for 1886 mile.
The campaign for stamp in
homage to Frederick Augustus
Muhlenberg, first speaker of the
House of Representatives, has been
renewed.
Philatelic Agency sales for jan
uary we're reported as S86 $50 33.
The Information Bureau of the
Post Office Department announced
on Thursday that total sales of the
endWise coil and booklet stamps of
the new regular series, January 81,
amounted to S16,2O4.53. Covers to
the number of 196,32S were can
celed.
Great Britain has yielded to the
United States the privilege of in
augurating trans Atlantic mail serv-
ice. Just what this will mean to
stamp collectors remains to be seen.
An announcement may be made
shortly.
The half-cent stamp of the presi-
dental series means something to
Allan McLane Albert. 1914 Sun
derland place NV He is a great
great-grandsop of Benjamin Frank
lin.
Collectors desiring airmail covers
bearing the new Scent Golden Gate
International Exposition stamps,
February 18. should send remittance
and self addressed envelopes to the
postmaster at San Francisco not
later than February 13. Inclose 6
cents in wrapped coins and specify:
'Airmail."
The Washington Philatelic Society
will celebrate third of century
of it's existence with dinner to be
held on Wednesday evening, April
u. DR.. Ellis HaWorth is chairman
OF a committee In charge of ar
rangements. Those serving with him
are Philip Simms Warren, Harry B.
Cation and John r. Ewell
The philatelic public is warned
to be on the lookout for an in
dividual who calls himself Carl
Meyer and DR.. c. F. Meyer. He is
approximately As years of age
weighs about IT'S pounds, has
dark hair and speaks with foreign
accent. The police at Morton, Kans
have been searching for him since
November IA.
Rev. Mr.. William H. Tower OF
Montclair, N. j., nonresident
member of the Washington Phi
latelic Society, won the gold grand
sweepstakes award at the recent
National Stamp Congress and Ex-
hibit, Hotel Winthrop, Tacoma
Wash.
Nineteenth century stamps OF
Spain overprinted with black bars
were remainders sold to dealers
BY the Spanish government
Robert o. Meyer of Detroit
founder of the Log Cabin Stamp
Co. and a member of the American
Philatelic Society for many years
died on January g. His daughters
will continue the business he estab-
Ished.
British colonial stamps for the
reign of King George v are moving
upward in price. The same is true
of the issues of Austria. In London
there is an active market in the
emissions of Switzerland ano
Lichtenstein.
The Queen Victoria and King
Edward VII stamps of Indian anc
the Native States were demonetizeo
on September l, 1888.
A veteran Washington collector
Is mounting his stamps on double.
size index cards. He has abandoned
albums altogether and intends te
transfer his entire accumulation.
The cards, when written up, art
filed in steel cabinets, light ane
dust proof.
The Philatelic Division, Financia
Branch, Canadian Post Office De-
partment, reports sales in amoun
of $132,8 $50 for the fiscal year ended
March 81, 1888.
A bronze tablet has been set ul