Evening star., 1940-02-25

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of a 10-cent stamp in the history Of
the postal service" The report for
copies distributed through the Phil
atelic Agency February IA was 132,-
936 stamps.
Because of prevailing censorship
difficulties, collectors are advised
against using airmail facilities to
and by way of Bermuda.
The German railroads informa-
ton Office, New York, reports under
date of February II: THE phila-
telic world is mourning the loss of
Louis Senf, dean of philately and
one of the worlds foremost experts
in stamp collecting. Mr.. Senf
reached an age of So years. He was
a pioneer in the stamp business and
a partner in the firm of Senf Bros,
universally known as publishers of
the Senf stamp catalogue and as
dealers in rare and unusual stamps
For over half a century Mr.. Senf
maintained friendly contacts with
dealers and collectors in all parts of
the world, particularly in the United
States. Decades ago he inspired
many a boy to take up the hobby of
stamp collecting and thereby laid
the groundwork for what later de-
veloped into some of Europe's
largest and most valuable collec-
tionS."
Mr.. Senf's home was in Leipzig.
Three special covers for Lincoln
anniversaries during April have been
prepared by the Poor Richard Press,
5053 Montana street, Chicago, Ill.
Plans for the fourth birthday
party of the Capital Precancel Club,
to be held in the palm room, 2400
Sixteenth street NV, Sunday,
March 3, from II am to 7 pm, are
nearing completion. Collectors and
out the day. There will be a
bourse, but no exhibition nor auc-
ton. Hospitality and other arrange
ments are in the hands of Rolston
Lyon, president, 2l7 Rittenhouse
street NV, and George w. Hawse,
18 Bryant street NV.
Stephen Belinski, a patient at
Freeport Sanatorium, Kitchener,
Ontario, Canada, would appreciate
receiving stamps donated for his
collection. "It gets pretty lonesome
when you are unable to do any
thing" he says.
A souvenir sheet bearing the por-
trait of Queen Victoria and marking
the Tooth anniversary of the ad-
hesive postage stamp will be re-
leased at the 26th annual exhibi-
ton of the Michigan Stamp Club
March 9. Measuring 2as by inches
the sheet presents portrait of the
Queen as young woman, surround
ed by the framework of the penny
black. Copies are available in blue
and in black, the set 10 cents plus
postage. Orders may be sent to j
B. Jackson. 764 Spencer avenue
Ferndale,i Mich. Inclose self-ad-
dressed envelope, stamped and ready
to go.
Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Ramsey S. Black has written
to postmasters concerned as follows:
your personal attention is hereby
called to the extreme Importance OF
strict adherence to the departments
instructions to withhold from sale
stamps in the Famous Americans
(Heroes of Peace series until the
second day of issue. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that your Office will re-
ceive advance shipments containing
one-package stocks of the different
denomination stamps in each group
the instructions require that the
stamps therein shall not be Offered
for sale until the day following that
of release at the designated first day
post Offices.
"Henceforth, the department will
hold postmasters strictly account
able for the sale of any of these
stamps prior to dates specified here.
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Each recipient of Mr. Blacks com.
munication is required to sign {
promise to personally see that none
of the stamps are placed on salt
before the specified dates"
Collectors may cooperate by re-
fusing to recognize irregular can.
cellations and by notifying Mr.
Black promptly of any violation O.
the rules of which they may happer
| to know.
Jennie Kouba, 1924 Grenshav
street, Chicago, ILL.,, would like tt
exchange duplicate poster stamp
with collectors. She will send l!
different varieties to applicants for
warding stamped and addressed en-
velopes.
The Chamber of Commerce, Dur
ham, N. c., has appealed to Post
master General Farley to authoriz'
a stamp to commemorate the resto
ration of national unity following
the Civil War. It is proposed tina
the stamp be issued on the 75tl
anniversary OF the surrender Of Gen
Joseph E. Johnston to Gen. vii
Nam T. Sherman, an event which
occurred on April 26, 1865, nea
Durham and which is memorialize,
in a monument consisting Of tw'
l.