Evening star., 1939-04-30
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News Phate!ic World Its Interests and PeoplReview of
the Stamp Press-Lst of Local Meetings
Bv lanes Waldo Fa,Uceff.


Philip H. Ward, jr., of Philadel-
phia was the guest Of honor and
principal speaker at Thursday eve
ning's meeting Of the Washington
Philatelic Study Club, Hotel Wash
ington. He told the story of the
first issues of Brazil, released July
/. l843, and illustrated his address
by displaying examples of the IA
nous bulls eyes" from his own
specialized collection. Many of the
rarities. he explained, came from the
collection Of William Ginley Of Rio
de Janeiro.
"Brazils primary issues" Mr..
Ward said, "show only large num-
erals with ornamental frames. The
government considered it improper
to submit the portrait of the SOW
ereign to the indignity OF cancel
lat!on. But the postal authorities
were equally polite in their attitude
toward philatelists Of the future,
providing, as they did, that post
marks should include the name Of
the town in each case, year, month
and day, and that the stamp in
vax1ably should be neatly tied to
the cover. The stamps probably
we're printed in the government
mint. We know that similar designs
appeared on the paper currency OF
the time. The names of the de-
signers and engravers are mystery.
Plates were made for 81 stamps-l8
of the 80 reis value; l8 of the go
reis and 18 of the 80 reis. There
were two extra plates of so Of the
60 reis denomination.
used copies of the 'bulls-eyes'
are found Cancelled In red, magenta,
green, brown, lilac and black"
The first series, Mr.. Ward con-
tinued, was discontinued on July l,
1914, but copies still were in use as
late as 1853. "They never were de-
monetized. The plates were cleaned
and used for the second series"
Mr.. Ward exhibited the largest
known mint block of the 60 reis
value-20 stamps; also large used
block of the same, mint block
of six and a mint block of eight.
Other treasures displayed we're: A
pre-stamp cover dated June 80,
l843; mint blocks and strips and
used blocks and strips of the first,
second and third issues; the COM
plete 1850 series in blocks Of four +:
blocks of the 280 reis and 420 reis
denominations added for foreign
mail; covers to Paris: the largest
mint block of Great Britain's Penny
Black known in America; superb
cover franked with four Penny
Blacks in a strip; used blocks and
strips of the Penny Black off cover;
used examples of the Muready en-
velopes of 1840, and the first issues
of Venezuela in mint blocks and on
cover.
Among collectors attending the
meeting were: DR.. T. S. Palmer,
DR.. Albert c. Schwarting, DR.. Mel
vile G.. Skinner, Frederick L. Lew
ton, David D. Caldwell, John S.
Petrie, George T. Tavenner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alden H. Whitney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph E. Smith. Mr. and Mrs.
D. Uyeno, Mrs. Ethyl Thompson,
Miss Dorothy R. FISK, Miss Irene
M. Pistorio, Miss Maggie G. Pence,
Miss Edith Mcdonald and the
Misses Elizabeth c. and Margaret
E. Vail. J. Michael Brown was
chairman.
The rate of postage on the new
trans-Atlantic airnail service will
be 30 cents per half ounce to any
destination in Europe.
Postmaster General Farley an
nounces that the 3-cent baseball
stamp will be placed on sale at
Cooperstown. N. Y. June IL. The
design, as previously indicated, will
represent boys playing FOUNDERS.
The presidential series of stamps
probably will be short-lived. 1t has
not been popular in Government
circles nor with the general public.
Like the Jefferson nickel, the set
was political in, motivation-and
failed to click"
It is understood that the "fried
egg" label to be distributed from
the philatelic exhibition truck will
show a view of the White House.
The Scent New York World S
Fair stamp may be among the
ugliest of postal labels, but it is not
the fault Of the Post Office Depart
ment or the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing.
From the Association de Fila
telistas Mexicanos comes a copy of
a protest against the New York
Worlds Fair stamps which Mexico
has agreed to issue The big show
on the meadows of Flushing, it is
argued, is merely "a commercial
event."
Similar "commoratives" for the
Tulsa philatelic exhibition are also
criticized by the A. F. M. Why
should Mexico honor" local affair
in Oklahoma for which the United
States refused philatelic advertise
ment?
Iceland announces three stamps tc
publiciZe the New York World s
Fair. Values will be: 20-aur, trylon
and perisphere, rose red; 35-aur
STAMPS.
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