Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29

in early United States and Con.
federate States stamps and covers,
was wrecked by . German bomb on
September IL.
National defense and political
covers - Roosevelt or Willkie - are
available at local stamp shops.
Some of the designs are beautiful.
OF others. 1t might be supposed that
they were sketched by the artists
who decorated the walls of the Post
Once Department and the Depart
ment of Justice or by the sculptor
who made the symbolic statuary
which Is to be installed In the lobby
Of the Social Security Building.
Dari-Rich, q chocolate favored
beverage, is using foreign stamps In
promotion advertising.
Walter Bruggmann has donated
q number Of rare trans-Pacif1c air.
mail covers to the American Red
Cross, and it is understood that the
envelopes with their distinctive
markings will be sold at auction
shortly.
Ralph E. Smith has been elected
president of the Capital Precancel
Society.
The Worldwide philatelic conven-
ton and exhibition, to be held at
the Book Cadillac Hotel, Detroit,
Friday to Sunday, October "a to 81,
is advertised as the supercolossal"
stamp collectors affair of the year.
Program arrangements include:
Round table discussions led by Rol-
lin E. Flower, president of the
American Philatehc Society; j. Ed
ward Vining. president Of the So
ciety of Philatehc Americans, and
William M. Stuart, stamp editor OF
the Washington Post; regional
meetings of the National Fedora
ton of Stamp Clubs, the A. p. s.
and the S. P. A.; assemblies Of the
Ferndale Stamp Club, the PENN
sular State Philatehc Society, the
Motor City Air Mail Club, the
United Polish Stamp Club. Detroit
Precancel Club, Club Philatenque
of Egypt and the Visiting Firemen
of Philately; banquet, a philatelic
writer's luncheon, bourse and auc-
ton. Readers interested in attend
ing are requested to communicate
with Ernest G. Jarvis, president,
Kenmore, N. Y.
Brig. Gen. Francis Webster
Honeycutt, believed to have been
killed in the crash of an Army plane
in Georgia, was stamp collector
of distinction. His speciality was
United States material, of which he
possessed a fine showing. Well and
favorably known in the Nations
Capital, he had been a member OF
the Washington, Philatelic Society
from 1882 onward.
The Publicity Committee Of the
American Philatelic Society has
been disbanded, and its duties here
after will be discharged by Ralph A,
Kimble. editor of the American
Philatelist, 8118 Dante avenue, Chi
cago.
Sales in the Philatelic Agency
during August amounted to s69,-
365.72
International Philatelic Week will
be observed from November 10 to 16.
Whether or not the famous Tap
lin collection of stamps was injured
when bomb fell in the courtyard
of the British Museum has not been
disclosed. The cases in which the
collection are displayed have been
located on the south side OF the
building, distant from. rather than
near to, exterior walls. 1t would
seem that they would be reasonably
safe, if left in their traditional
place.
Vincent Lopez. popular band
leader, has been admitted to mem
bership in the Society of Philatelic
Americans.
Perry W. Fuller, 13 West Fayette
street. Baltimore, has published
catalogue for an auction Of foreign
and domestic stamps to be held
Friday evening, october 4. Copies
will be sent to collectors on applica-
ton.
The current number of the Eliz-
aide Stamp Journal, Manila, Philip
pine Islands, reproduces President
Roosevelt's postage stamp centenary
letter to David D. Caldwell; also,
the text of the address given by
Frederick Bowes. jr.. at the Centen-
airy Philatelic Writers breakfast at
the Hotel Mayflower, May S.
The following stamp meetings are
listed for this week:
Tomorrow evening at Sis
Washington Stamp Club of the Air,
Station VOL. Philatelic romance
in cooperation with the Pan
American Union.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors'
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