Evening star., 1940-11-24


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cording to Linn's Weekly Stamp
News, have the peculiar status Of
being stamps that paid postage, but
were never affixed to a piece Of
mail" 1t was the practice to at
tach Cancelled copies to publishers
receipts in exchange for payment.
Perhaps the most important coll
lection of stamps with inverted CEN
ters or inscriptions ever gathered
together is to be sold at auction
at the Collectors Club, New York
City, Friday afternoon, November
%. 1t was assembled by George
Frederick Tyler, and no less than
1868 separate lots are listed. Illus
trated catalogue may be had by
application to Philip H. Ward. jr,
1916 Walnut street, Philadelphia.
George E. McCabe of Troy. Pa.
has brought out a check list OF
United States stamps which he
gladly will send to any collector
forwarding standard size 6ls
stamped envelope, self addressed.
Stamp collectors from all parts
of the Eastern half Of the United
States will be in attendance at the
Sixth American Philatelic Congress.
Hotel Pennsylvania, New York. Fri
day to Sunday, November 20 to De-
cember /, inclusive.
Program arrangements provide for
three regular sessions at which in
vited papers will be read by Hugh
M. Clark, Winthrop S. Boggs, John
K. Rietdijk, Deoch Fulton, John A.
Klemann, w. r. Mccoy, Jere Hess
Barr, DR.. Elliott w. Lawrance and
DR.. Elias Silberstein
Other features planned are a
philatelic writers luncheon at which
Ernest A. Kehr, stamp editor of the
New York Herald Tribune, will pre-
side, and a banquet at which Harry
L. Lindquist, publisher of Stamps
magazine, will be toastmaSter
The congress exhibition and bourse
are in charge of Edwin E. Elkins.
BY courtesy of Postmaster Albert
Goldman a souvenir cachet will be
applied to lettres and cards mailed
at the congress special branch post
Office. Those interested are requested
to send covers to Kent B. Stiles,
stamp editor, New York Times, Hotel
Piccadilly, 227 West Forty-ffth
street. New York City, OF be received
not later than Thursday midnight.
A souvenir label showing the seal
of New York with an appropriate
inscription for the congress will be
available at the registration desk.
Hotel Pennsylvania, at 5 cents q
copy, plus postage.
Eugene Klein of Philadelphia,
past president and now international
secretary of the American Philatelic
Society, is chairman of the congress
this year as in the past. He will be
assisted by a committee including
Franklin r. Bruins, jr.. stamp editor,
New York Sun; James B. Hatcher.
stamp editor, New York Journal
American; william H. Montgomery,
Sidney F. Barrett and DR.. Louise D.
Larimore.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, according to an offlcial an
nouncement by the Post ONCE De-
partrnent, is preparing to extend the
electric-eye method of perforating
to additional denominations of post
age stamps, which to date have been
restricted to and 3 cent varieties.
Electric-eye plates Nos. 22645 and
22646 have been made for IL cent
stamps, and arrangements are being
made to start printing therefrom
soon.
These / and y cent electric-eye
stamps will be placed on sale at the
Philatelic Agency and at the Wash
ington City Post Office January 16.
1t is stipulated, however, that, be-
cause of the small number of
Identification marks in each sheet,
it will not be feasible for postal Off
cials to accept first-day covers for
servicing.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
All day today-Capital pre-cancel
Roundup, as above.
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, 2206 Rhode Island
avenue NE. James L. Brewrink will
speak on MY United States Collec-
ton" Announcement of plans for
dinner party at Fairfax Hotel Tues
day evening, December 3.
Tomorrow evening at 8:15-Wash-
ington Stamp Club of the Air, Sta
ton VOL. Philatelic romance in
cooperation with the Pan-Ameri-
can Union.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors'
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV. Pro-
gram, exhibition and bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelc Society, Hotel
Mayflower, Connecticut avenue NV.
Program and exhibition.
Thursday evening at e-East
Washington Stamp Club, Eastern
High School, East Capitol street.
Program.