Evening star., 1939-05-07
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phatelc World Its Interests and PeopleReview of
the Stamp Press-Lst of Local Meetings
Bv James Waldo Fawcen.

Farley announced Friday night that
he has authorized special 30-cent
airmail stamp for transatlantic
airpost service to Europe. The new
issue, it is understood, will conform
In size and general design with the
current 6-cent airmail adhesive OF
1894.
A previous announcement had ex-
planned that the first regular flight
will be routed to MarSeilles, France,
via Horta, Azores and Lisbon, Portu-
gal. The Wesbound rates are: Mar
settles to Lisbon, francs for letters
weighing not more than 20 grams
"a ounce; Marseilles to Lisbon,
6.25 francs for 10 grams "a ounce;
Marseilles to New York, 1925 francs
for 10 grams; Azores to New York,
IT'S escudos for 10 grams; Lisbon
to New York, same.
Pan-American Always, Inc, 1876
East Forty-second street, New York
City. has agreed to handle covers
for collectors as follows: Horta to
Lisbon, Csc; Horta to Marsallles,
soc; Horta to New York, 47c; Lisbon
to Marseilles, 30c; Lisbon to Horta,
Csc; Lisbon to New York, 47c; Mar
settles to Lisbon, 23c; Marseilles to
Horta, SIC; Marseilles to New York,
G7c.
Those interested to obtain COM
plete sets of first-fiight covers are
advised to consult post office air.
mail clerks or Pan-American Air
ways Immediately.
The philatelic exhibition truck OF
the Post Office Department, long de-
layed by congressional opposition,
will start it's travels from the White
House on Tuesday morning.
President Roosevelt, Postmaster
General Farley, Third Assistant
Postmaster General Ramsey S.
Black, Deputy Third Assistant Roy
M. North, Supt of Stamps Robert E.
Fellers and Director Alvin W. Hall OF
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing will take part in ceremony OF
Inauguration before the vehicle be-
gins it's initial journey to New York.
A label, showing the Executive
Mansion is to be distributed from
the truck at stopping points.
First-day sales figures for the
Scent Washington inaugural stamp,
released at New York on April 30,
are reported to have amounted to
$24, ,1O965. The total number OF
copies sold was 803,955, including
S95, ,644 used on first-day covers.
A railway post Office car is to be
Installed at the New York Worlds
Fair, and there will be cancella-
ton reading: New York Worlds
Fair R. P. O."
Final printing figures have been
reported for the following stamps;
Sc, Texas, 124.324, 500. sc, Virginia
Dare, 25.04O, 400; &c, Northwest Ter
ritory, 84,825 ,250; 1c, Army, 105,-
196,15O; 1c, Navy. 104,773,450; &c,
Army, 93.848,500; &c, Navy 92,054,-
$50; 4c, Army, 35,794,15O 4c, Navy,
34,552,95O; SC, Army, 36,839 ,250, and
&c, Navy, 36,819,050.
Numbers originally designated for
electric-eye use have been reas-
signed to ordinary plates as fol-
lows: 11Ac, 22339 and 22340; 4c,
2234l and 22342; 41ac, 22343 and
22344; Sc. 22345 and 22346; &c, 22347
and 22348; &c, 22349 and 22350; 10c,
22351 and 22352; SOC, 22353 and
22354.
The Tenth International Con-
gress of Military Medicine and
Pharmacy, meeting in Washington,
has prepared a cachet for the open
ing of the assembly on Tuesday.
Envelopes addressed, stamped and
ready to go may be submitted for
marking at the Fairfax room of the
Willard Hotel tomorrow. There is
no charge for the courtesy.
Otho Larkin Rogers, philatelic
agent, was guest of honor at the
20th anniversary dinner of the Syra-
cuse Stamp Club, Syracuse, N. Y,
last evening.
Scott Publications, Inc, l West
Forty-seventh street, New York City,
has published a simplifled loose
leaf album for United States stamps,
envelopes and revenues, emitting
perforation varieties, watermarks,
paper distinctions and grills. OBJ
viously intended for beginners, it
should meet their need satisfac-
torily.
Visitors to the New York Worlds
Fair on opening day saw huge
building altogether empty except for
q sign reading: president Roose-
velt's stamp collection will be ex-
hibited here"
Yesterday was the third anniver-
sary of the start of the Zeppelin
Hindenburg for America, May 6,
1896. 1t also was the second ami
versary of the destruction OF the
ship by fire at Lakehurst, N. j.,
May 6, 1887.
Louis Paul Lochner, winner of the
1888 Pulitzer prize for foreign cor
respondence, is an ardent stamp
collector. Chief of the Berlin bu-
reau of the Associated Press, his
professional work takes him all over
the map of Europe, and he makes
use of every opportunity to add to
the contents of his albums For
several years he has been a nom
resident member of the Washington
Philatelic Society, and it is hoped
that he will attend at least one
meeting during the coming summer.
The British royal family train,
with its special railroad post Office
car, will enter the United States at
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
The Washington Philatelic Socie-
ty, meeting at the Hotel Carlton
Sixteenth street NV, Wednesday