Evening star., 1939-02-12
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News the Phatec World Its Interests and of the
Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings.
Bv James Waldo Fa,Cceff.


\ Peterson, Raymond Rossiter, Will
liam Ryan, Charles E. Sener, T. E.
Stackhouse, David Thompson, Yves
M. Tryon, Joseph Werres, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Miller, Mrs Mary Pace,
Miss Mabel Byler, the Misses Gran
dali and Billy Boyle. Prizes are to
be awarded at tomorrow night S
meeting. The judges. as previously
announced, are: Morton O. Cooper,
G. Hercus Just and Rolston Lyon.
Sidney F.. Barrett has been re-
elected president of the American
Stamp Dealers Association. Other
officers are: George B. Sloane, vice
president, and Victor w. Rotnem,
secretary and treasurer.
King George vi has accepted an
invitation to be honorary patron of
the 1910 Penny Black Centenary
Exhibition, London.
Germany will bring out three
stamps to advertise an international
automobile exhibition in Berlin De-
! nominations listed are plus pf, u
plus pf and 25 plus 10 pf.
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley has let it be known that he looks
with favor upon proposal to COM
memorate the centenary of baseball
with a stamp showing players in
action. The philatelic public is al
rooiv ny, raonrI nnrncoI fa oY,u
such novelty.
Sydney B. Williamson, who died
at Lexington, Va, January IL. at the
age of 73, is to be introduced into
the philatelic Hall of Fame. He
was one of the builders of the Pam
anna Canal and is to be portrayed
on a Canal Zone stamp.
There will be joint meeting of
the Collectors Club of Washington
and the Washington Federation of
Junior Stamp Collectors at the
Thomson School, Twelfth street
NV, on Tuesday evening, Febru-
airy %. Miss Conchita Guardia will
discuss the stamps of Panama. and
there will be Prof Quiz contest,
competitive symposium on My Fa-
vorite Stamp and an exhibition,
including display of Swiss stamps,
by Frank Hermann.
Philip H. Ward, jr, is writing
regularly on United States stamps
for Mekeels Weekly Stamp News.
He is a native of Washington and
began his philatelic career here.
transferring to Philadelphia some
years ago but retaining many in
terestS in his old home town.
Transatlantic airmail between
France and the United States soon
may be inaugurated. The French
government has granted month
permit to the American Airways
'in return for similar privileges
when France is ready to launch her
own transatlantic service"
' Thirty-tWo different cachets are
announced by the Canadian post
Office authorities for flashlights in |
a new airport system operating be-
tween Montreal and Vancouver |
Collectors interested should write |
to the postmaster general, Ottawa,
for detailed information.
A series of stamps to commence
rate the first visit of white men to
Arizona and New Mexico are under
stood to have been requested by
congressman from those States.
THE Stamp Collectors Guide to
Paper Used for Postage Stamps" has
been published by Andrew Huska,
2803 Jackson street, Philadelphia. !
It contains descriptions and ex-
amples of all standard varieties of
paper stock, and many of the illus
trations are authentic stamps.
An essay contest on Franco /
American Postal Relations Recalled
by Stamps" has been announced by
1.-The Comite de TART des Fetes, Rue
Lauriston, Paris. The prize will be
q gold cup to be awarded to the
successful author at the New York
Worlds Fair. Manuscripts, each
accompanied by remittance of so
francs. must reach the sponsors not
later than April 30.
Great Britain has declined to issue
stamps for the New York Worlds
Fair, but France has agreed to bring
out one commemorative showing the
French pavilion.
DanZig is printing a series OF
stamps to mark the 125th anniver-
sary of the union of the city with
Prussia.
Word has been received from
London to the effect that Southern
Rhodesia Is planning a commemo-
rative series for next year. The
values are to be 4, IL, 2, 3, 4, 6p,
and 1sh.
Colombia announces three stamps
for compulsory use to raise money
for the construction of Palace
of Commissioners. e., new post
and telegraph system headquarters.
The Associated Press Feature
Service says: "a hundred years ago
French captain named Bouet-Wil-
laumez sailed his ship, the Ma
louine, into that broad estuary called
Gabun on Africa's west coast-Ga-
bun because the 18th century Portu-
guese navigators saw in its shape
q gabao or cabin.
This 30-year-old captain dreamed
OF spreading Frances influence in
Africa. He had spent the preced-
ing eight years making surveys and
expeditions along the Ivory Coast,
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