Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-07

1916. Star STAFF Photo.
stamps galore, to sell them to col
lectors who will never use them for
postal duty, you can realize the
investigation that we must carry on
to make sure that they are legiti-
mately used. 1t costs an average
of cents a thousand to print
stamps, regardless of their face
value, and we feel that we should
do everything in our power to guard
the collectors interest against ex-
ploitation. There are a number of
very radical price changes in the
present catalogue, for we have en-
deavored to reflect the def1ation of
the speculative boom, and while we
may have made some errors in this
work, I feel sure that the whole
situation will be clarified by the
time two or three more editions are
printed under this policy We have
made a rough classification of all
stamps into three major divisions:
First, uncancelled, current stamps
which we price at double face value,
as near as we can gauge this. We
believe this offers ample profit to
the dealer as well as taking care
of the cost of handling. In the sec
ond place, there is comparatively
small group of obsolete stamps that
exist in such large quantities that
a dealer can recorder them with a
fair degree of confidence that his
order can be filled. Stamps of this
classification are fairly easy to price,
on the basis of known wholesale
quotations. The third class, how
ever, is by far the largest and most
difficult to value. These are the
stamps that have disappeared from
wholesale stocks and can only be
picked up when collections are
broken up"
Details Of the exhibition planned
for the convention of the American
Philateic Society, Hotel Statler,
Buffalo, August IL to 16, have been
announced. There will be eight
sections in the show, each to be
divided into subsidiary groups. En-
tries must be received not later than
July /. One dollar per frame will
be charged for exhibition space
Judging is to be based on knowledge
completeness, rarity, condition, ar
rangement and neatness. Appro-
pirate awards and certificates will
be given. Blanks may be had from
Adolph Steeg, l048 Genesee street,
Buffalo.
The National Stamp News, printed
in Washington al fortnightly in
tervals from April l, 1919, onward,
has been merged with the Interna-
tional Stamp Review, st. Joseph, Mo.
Charles A. Kenny, editor and pub
Usher, announced the amalgamation
yesterday, explaining that the de-
cision was prompted by an offer to
join the Willkie campaign organiza-
ton which he regarded it a duty
to accept.
Mr.. Kenny, however, is not aban-
doning his interest in American
philately. The work he has done so
notably during the past year will be
continued in ways equally helpful
when conditions again are normal.
John H. Clapp, banker, lawyer and
stamp and coin collector, whose
home was at 1858 Ontario road,
NV, died on June 30. He was 60
years OF age, director of the WASH
ington Loan & Trust Co. and a
hermit philatelist and numismatist.
Two sisters, Miss Alice Clapp and
Mrs. Frances C. Hall, survive.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at S-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, 22O6 Rhode ISL
and avenue NE. Bourse and auc-
ton.
Tomorrow evening at 8-Capital
Precancel Club, residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph E. Smith, 2016
North Lexington street, Arlington,
Va, via Lee Highway through Cher
rydale.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV. Pro-
gram, bourse and exhibition.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society, Hotel
Mayf1ower, Connecticut avenue NV.
Denwood Kelly will exhibit and dis
cuss steamship company stamps.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Stamp Club of the Air, Sta
ton VOL. Stamp romance in CO.
operation with the Pan American
Union.
All week-Centenary exhibition OF
philatelic literature, proofs, essays
ETC., Library of Congress.