Evening star., 1939-07-30
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaec World Its Interests and Peope-Revew of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
By James Waldo Fa,Cceff.

Post Once Department OFFICIALS
have not yet announced particu-
lars concerning flrst-day sales ar
rangements for the heroes OF
peace" stamps; but it is understood
that they are considering the pro-
posal of the late Michael L. Eids-
ness, jr., that the point designated
for initial release should be the
birthplaces of the famous Amer
leans to be honored.
The Dictionary Of American Biog-
raphy says that Ralph Waldo Emer-
son and Charles w. Eliot were ma
tives of Boston; Washington Irv-
ing and Edward A. MacDowell,
New York; John Philip Sousa,
Washington.
Samuel F. B. Morse, the same
authority reports, was born at
Charlestown, Mass; Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow and James Rus
sell Lowell, Cambridge, Mass; Eli
Whitney, Westboro, Mass; Elias
Howe, Spencer, Worcester County,
Mass; Luther Burbank, Lancaster,
Worcester County, Mass; James
Abbott McNeill Whistler, Lowell,
Mass; Horace Mann, Franklin,
Mass; Mark Hopkins, Stockbridge,
Mass, and John Greenleaf Whit
tier, Haverhill, Mass.
New York State, similarly, was
the original home of James Fenni-
more Cooper Cooperstown: Fran
ces E. Willard, Churchville; Walt
Whitman, West Hills, Huntington,
Long Island, and Frederic Reming-
ton, Canton, while Virginia could
claim recognition for Cyrus H. Nc
Cormick, Walnut Grove Farm,
Rockbridge County; DR.. Walter
Reed, Belroi, Gloucester County,
and Booker T. washington, Hales
Ford, Franklin County.
Stephen Collins Foster first
opened his eyes on the world at
Pittsburgh; Ethelbert Nevin, Edge
worth, Pa; Louisa May Alcott, Ger
mantown, Pa; James Whitcomb
Riley, Greenfield, Ind; Jane Ad-
dams, Cedarville, ILL.,; Mark Twain
(Samuel L. Clemens, Florida, Mo-;
DR.. Crawford w. Long, Daniels
vile, Ga; Gilbert Stuart, North
Kingstown Township, Kings (Wash-
ington County, r. l., and Daniel
Chester French. Exeter, N. H.
Four of the IS heroes" were born
abroad, two of the number being
natives of Dublin-Victor Herbert
and Augustus Saint-Gaudens; one
of acknowledgements Graham
Bell, and one of Les Cages, Santo
Domingo-John James Audubon.
The size of the new stamps Is ex-
pected to be somewhat larger In
formal than the regular (presi-
dentiaD series.
Mrs. Sallie v. R. Pickett, society
editor emeritus of The Star, who
died on Monday last, had long been
interested in the postal issues of
the Confederacy. Some OF her
philatelic treasures, it will be re-
membered. we're reproduced in full
color in the magazine Of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution
several years ago.
The first section of SCOTS Stand
ard Postage Stamp Catalogue for
1910 has been mailed to subscribers.
It shows notable advances in the
prices of the stamps of Austria, now
a favorite country among collectors
In Europe and America alike.
Capt. Wilbur r. Van Auken is on
vacation at Fairfield, N. Y, making
the most of his opportunities to
search for early United States
stamps and covers.
Miss Irene M. Pistorio will preside
over meeting of the Washington
Philatelic Society, Hotel Mayflower,
Wednesday evening, August 8, and
will read paper on "The Stamps Of
the Italian States"
Other program features for the
month are: Harry B. Cation will
lead a discussion on "The Ideal
Catalogue" August 16, and Guy A.
Greenawalt will exhibit and discuss
his collection of the stamps of
Czecho-S Slovakia, August %.
The Post Office Department has
been officially advised that the Brit
ish Postal Administration will in
augurate weekly transatlantic air
mail service by Imperial Airways
planes on the route from Southamp-
ton, England, by Foynes, Ireland;
Botwood, Newfoundland, and Mon
treal, Canada, to New York and re-
turn, to leave Southampton August
5 and returning to leave New York
August 8. The planes will be due to
leave Southampton Saturday and ar
rive at New York by pm, local
standard time, Sunday. Returning,
the planes are due to leave New York
at 3 pm. Wednesday, leave Montreal
at 6 am. Thursday, and to arrive
at Southampton Friday. Mails will
be dispatched accordingly.
No philatelic handling will be
given at New York of mails dis
patched by the first flight. The
Canadian Post Office Department
has announced that cachets will be
applied to flrst-flight covers to be
carried from Montreal to Botwood,
from Montreal to Foynes, and from
Montreal to Southampton. Postage
must be paid with Canadian stamps
at the rates per half ounce of is
cents on covers for Botwood and 80
cents on covers to be carried to Ire
land or England. Collectors may
send consignments of covers in an
outer envelope addressed to the Dis
trict Director of Postal Services,
Montreal, Province of Quebec, Can
ada, In time to reach him not later
than August 5. They should be ac-
companied by postal money order
sufficient for the purchase of stamps
and made payable to the Receiver
General Of Canada at Montreal. The
STAMPS