Evening star., 1940-11-03
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News the Phaec World Its Interests Peope-Revew of
The Stamp Press-Ls of Local Meetings

N1eeunSS
of the Bureau Issues Association,
who died October %, closed with
these words: 81 am much better,
but had a slight setback. Doctor
says l have been prancing around
too much. Cant drive car and
just keep reasonably quiet. Can cuss
in several languages, however"
John A. Casale of New York has
been named manager of the stamp
department of John Wanamaker'
Philadelphia store. He has been
president of the Bay Ridge Stamp
Society and has taken an active
part in philatelic organization effort
in the Metropolitan area.
Ten volumes of stamps stolen
from DR.. Jules A. Wimberly of Chi
cago August % have been recovered
by police officers in New York. 1t
is understood that two other albums,
taken from the same collector at
the same time, still are missing.
Stamps Magazine for November 2
reports: Although the actual date
of the signing of the 18th amend
ment was on December l6, Elder
Michaux, who is president of the
National Memorial to the Progress
of the Colored Race in America, ex-
planned that they felt that this was
too close to the holidays and as
consequence October 20 has been
chosen The fact that october %
came just before the election was
suggested by several of those in at
tendance to have been a motivating
factor, as they felt that the stamp
had a distinct political flavor"
Maj. r. r. Wright, 85 years old,
bought the first sheet of the eman-
cipation stamps officially sold.
The Pennsylvania commemorative
of Hungary is inscribed 'Kelet
Visszater," which signifies "the
South Returns"
During the l940-1941 season Ma.
tional Geographic Society lectures
of especial interest to the philatehc
public will include Paris to India"
Lawrence and Margaret Thaw, No
vember %; Indian States" same
travellers, November %; National
Parks of the United States" Burton
Holmes, December 6; Mexico" NJ.
w. Stirling, December u; Liberia"
Dr. and Mrs William M Mann,
January 3; Brazil" Julien Bryan,
January "a; Africa" Mrs. A. H.
Singer, January 81; Philippines"
Capt. John D. Craig, February IA:
Netherlands East Indies" Francis
R. Line, February %. and "Guata-
mala," Branson De Cou, March IA.
Weekly Philatehc Gossip. Holton,
Kans., has begun publication of a
series of articles on the local stamps
of the Scandinavian countries by
Denwood N Kelly, jr., of Catons-
vile, Md.
A recent radio program limited
that junior stamp collectors are de-
serting the king of hobbies" to take
up model airplane building, but in
quiry among a representative group
of boys and girls in Washington dis
closed that philately still holds its
place of leadership.
Rumania only a few weeks ago
brought out a series of stamps to
mark the 10th anniversary of King
Carols return to his throne. They
also may be regarded historically,
as commemorating his relinouish-
ment of the crown soon after the
set appeared.
A new series of postage dues is
announced for the British Solomon
Islands.
Cuba is preparing to bring out a
stamp for the centenary of the first
postal adhesive.
From the Dutch East Indies It IS
reported that provisiorals are in use
there.
The railway commemorative
stamps of Manchukuo were de-
signed by Jun Sasaki of the South
Manchuria Railway Co.
Lithuanian stamps with Bolshevik
Surcharges are reported as tragic
souvenirs of Soviet expansion west
ward into Europe.
France, it is reported, is to have a
new regular postage series carrying
portraits of Marshal Petain as pre-
mier.
The special delivery rate of Mex
leo has been doubled and old stamps
are being overprinted accordingly.
Robert E Sheriff, writing in Linn's
Weekly Stamp News for August II,
lists the following reasons for COL
lecting the stamps of Canada:
Canada produces beautiful stamps.
Dominion stamps are a good in
veStment. Canadian stamps are not
overly expensive. 1t is not hard to
keep collection of Canadian stamps
up to date. Canada has good phila-
telic manners. She is helpful to COL
lectors. When you collect Canadian
stamps you are not alone. There is
much available help in publications.
1t is very easy to extra-i illustrate a
Canadian collection. Canada is our
best neighbor."
Stamps of Denmark have been
surcharged Professionally with new
values under German auspices.
Bulgaria probably will have a
short series of commemorative for