Evening star., 1940-11-24
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Philatelic World Its Interests and People
The Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
By James Waldo Faucet

ana all otnerS friendly 70 the Woflo
favorite hoppy are invited to at
tend the fall roundup of the Capt.
tai Pre-cancel Club, gold room,
Hamilton Hotel, Fourteenth and
K streets NV, beginning at 10
o'clock this morning and continuing
throughout the day and evening.
Program arrangements are in the
hands of Ralph E. Smith, presi-
dent; Or. C. H. Uhler, vice presi-
dent, and George w. Hawse, Sec
retarv.
All visitors are urged to bring
material for trading.
The services of the late H. M.
Southgate to stamp collectors were
lauded by q series of speakers at q
memorial meeting arranged by the
Washington Philatelic Society. Hotel
Mayflower. Wednesday evening.
David D. Caldwell, chairman Of
the Postage Stamp Centenary Com
mittee, was the principal eulogist.
Others participating in the COM
memorative program were: Mrs.
Catherine L. Manning, philatelic
curator Of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton; ]. o. Peavey, Alvin R. Meissner
and Clyde De Binder.
Thomas D. Perry, writing In
Stamps Magazine for November 2,
suggests that the shape of the de-
sign of each different value stamped
envelope be altered to make rapid
Identification of denominations
easier for postal clerks.
Whether or not the philatelic
public will be interested In the tele-
graph stamps to be issued by the
Western Union System on December
/ remains to be seen. They are
receipts for prepayment of mes
sages, ranging in value from l cent
to IS and will be accepted for any
of variety of services available
at telegraph Offices throughout the
country" but it is question as to
what their status may be In the
judgment of collectors. Some
writer's think they will be accepted:
others hold the contrary point Of
view.
The annual souvenir cachet en-
velope. originated three years ago
by Miss Marjorie Ann Chambers,
will be issued from Bethlehem, Nd,
again this year on Christmas morn
ing. Printed In two colors and con-
tanning folder telling new story
of Christmas time" the 1910 covers
may be had by addressing Miss
Chambers as above, inclosing 7
cents for each cover wanted, stamp
included.
Louie c. Bean, executive secre-
tary of the Collectors Club of Wash
ington, box IS, route 5, Anacostia,
D. c., will service covers for post
marks of the U. S. S. Semmes and
the U. S. S. Sailfish. The former
now is in Potomac waters, the lat
ter on a shakedown cruise follow
ing renovation and change of name
from Squalus. Envelopes to be can
celed should be stamped. addressed,
stuffed and sealed ready to 60. A
fee of one cent for each cover is
charged for expenses of handling.
The Cuban Minister of Communi-
cations announces the release OF a
10c, dark brown, airmail stamp and
q miniature sheet Of four of the
same for the centenary Of the first
adhesive postal label = the Penny
Black of Great Britain, 1910. 1t is
indicated that the souvenir block,
with inscriptions in Spanish, French
and English, will sell for so cents.
First-day distribution is scheduled
for Thursday, November %, at
Havana.
M. r. ODonnell, postmaster at
Cleveland, Ohio, writes to a stamp
collecting correspondent: With a
view to eliminating unsatisfactory
cancellations, kindly cooperate with
the postal service by instructing
your correspondents when mailing
letters bearing stamps of philatelic
value to place letters in outer en-
velopes unsealed. bearing no postage,
indorsing the outer envelopes Con-
tents letter bearing philatelic stamps
for light cancellation This will
make it necessary for clerks post
marking mail to remove the letters
being valuable stamps from the
outer covers and will assure that
instructions for light cancellations
will be compiled with"
Another way to stop careless,
malicious or sadistic mutilation Of
stamps is to continue to complain
as consistently and as convincingly
as conditions warrant. Potentially,
every stamp has philatelic signifi-
canoe, and postal regulations for
bid daubers and thumbs smears as
substitutes for legitimate canceling
dies properly employed.
B. w. H. Poole, contributing to
Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News. re-
ports: The swastika is q deco
rative ornament, consisting of q
cross with equal arms, to the end