Evening star., 1940-04-21
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaec World Its Interests and Peope-Revew of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
By James Waldo Fa,vceff.

Whether or not the lOng-0ntlcl-
pated commemorative for the cen
tenary of the first adhesive postage
stamp is authorized will depend upon
collectors and the promptness with
which they make their wishes known
to President Roosevelt, Postmaster
General Farley and members of
Congress.
High officials of the Government
have disclosed that strong demon
stration of interest on the part of
the philatelic public probably would
be effective.
Meanwhile, every stamp club in
the United States and al inde-
pendent collectors have been in
vited to cooperate in the campaign
launched last week by Charles A.
Kenny, editor and publisher Of the
National Stamp News.
"As citizens" Mr.. Kenny said
yesterday, I'VE have the right to
petition for the commemorative in
tended to mark the centennial of
our hobby, and as philatelists we
have the duty so to do"
kilograms and letters are pouring
into Washington from cities as far
distant as San Diego and Seattle, as
we'll as from many nearby commu-
mites.
The Department of Agriculture
Philatelic Club will sponsor CEN
tenary exhibition of stamps relating
to agriculture in the first-foor corri-
dor of the Administration Building,
Fourteenth street and the Mall S.W,
April 20 to May 7. More than 1000
selected specimens will be shown.
Arnon L. Mehring, president, an
nounces that visitors may inspect
the display from to 4:30 daily,
except Saturday % to - and Sun
day.
Speakers invited to address the
inaugural meeting of the Washing
ton Division of the Cover Club of
America, Hotel Mayf1ower, Sunday
evening, May at 8, are: David
D. Caldwell, chairman of the Pos
tage Stamp Centenary Committee;
Hugh M. Clark, editor Of the Scott
series OF albums and catalogues;
c. Edward Leasure, chief examiner
in charge of hearings, Civil Aero
nautics Authority, and A. E. Geld
hof, former philatelic editor, Chi
cago Herald Examiner. Technical
Seret. c. w. Inglee, U. S. Marine
Corps, stamp editor of the Leather
neck, official Marine Corps maga-
zine, will preside. AL collectors in
terested in covers are asked to
attend.
DR.. Emil F. Ferdinand is compil-
ing a practical check list of books
on stamps, copies of which will be
distributed to visitors to the Gen.
tenary Exhibition of Philatelic Lit
erature, opening at the Library of
Congress Saturday, May 4, at 3. The
printing of the pamphlet has been
authorized by Archibald MacLeish,
librarian, as a service to the phila-
telic public.
Alvin F. Harlow, author of ''The
Paper Chase: The Amenities Of
Stamp Collecting" published by
Henry Holt e. Co., and Mauritz A.
Hallgren, author Of "All About
Stamps" soon to be published by
Alfred A. Knopf, have been invited
to atted the Postage Stamp Gen.
tenary celebration.
Space in the Postage Stamp Gen.
tenary philatelic fair (bourse) may
be reserved from Edward B. Martin,
1401 Girard street NV, Adams
1892.
D. R. Heath of Crosse Pointe Park,
Mich, a patron of the Postage
Stamp Centenary celebration, is a
member of the same family as that
to which the engravers of the Penny
Black belonged. He Is the author
of Michigan in Philately" and other
publications and member of many
different philatelic organizations.
Catalogues for the Postage Stamp
Centenary auction, Hotel Mayfower,
Saturday afternoon, May 4, at l.,
may be had from John r. Ewell,
218 D street Sc.
Capt. Otho Larkin Rogers, phila-
telic agent, is representing the Post
Office Department at National
Federation meeting of Indiana and
Kentucky stamp clubs at Indianapo-
lis this week end.
BY courtesy of the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co.. the
sound film, "A Continent Is
Bridged", will be shown at the Ho-
tel Mayf1ower, Sunday evening,
May S, at 6. The picture, requiring
40 minutes to run, tells the story
of the development of long-dis-
tance telephony eliminating in the
opening of transcontinental service
between New York and San Fran
CISCO Edwin c. Hill. news COM
mentator, is the narrator. Admis-
sion to the exhibition will be free
to registered visitors taking part
in the Postage Stamp Centenary
celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph E. Smith Of
Alexandria, well known in local
stamp circles, were involved in a
traffic accident near Cresson, Iowa
while motoring home from Omaha.
They suffered painful injuries, but
after receiving hospital treatment
resumed their journey by train, ar
irving in Washington Wednesday.
DR.. Ramon zubizaretta, first
president of the University of Asun-
cion. is represented in company with
former President Escobar in the
design of the latest commemorative
Of Paraguay.
The accuracy of recent state
ment to the effect that William A.
Roach, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing artist. was granted only
q few hours to design the Pony
Express stamp has been challenged
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