Evening star., 1940-03-24
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News the Phaec World Its Interests and PeopeRevev
the Stamp Press-Lst of Local Meetings
Bv James Waldo Fa,vceff.

some OF LQe TareSC ana most ValU-
able stamps in existence will be dis
played in the Postage Stamp Gen.
tenary Exhibition, to be held at the
National Museum during May.
Philip H. Ward, jr., of Philadel-
phia. director of the show, an
nounced yesterday that Theodore E.
Steinway, president of the Steinway
Piano Co., New York, has consented
to lend his remarkable collection of
stamps relating to music.
1t also was made known by Mr..
Ward that William West will exhibit
his collection of early United States
covers, 1847 to 1869, including Wells
Fargo, Pony Express, steamboat,
packetboat and other rarities.
Edwin A. Fleisher's contribution
will be goth century United States
In singles and blocks, with top and
bottom plate number blocks Of the
Pan-American inverts.
DR.. Clarence w. Herman of Chi
cago, past president of>the American
Philatelic Society, will display his
prize winning collection of the Dom
Pedro issues of Brazil and James
Starr of Philadelphia will show his
stamps of China.
Mr. Ward also announced that
Wilhelm F. Knauer has agreed to
lend his rare commemorative of the
United States, including blocks and
singles of the Columbian Transmits
sissippi and other varieties.
j. B. Kremer of New York will
be represented by selected portions
Of his match and medicine revenues
Among other exhibitors will be:
David D. Caldwell, chairman of the
Postage Stamp Centenary Commit
tee, who will display his collection
Of Penny Blacks; Col. Charles S.
Hamilton, president of the Collectors
Club of Washington, Mexico: A. E.
Geldnof, former philatelic editor of
the Chicago Herald-Examiner, Or
ange Free State; DR.. Ellis Haworth,
chairman of the Centennial EXhibi-
tion Committee, commemorative
and semi-postals; Philip Simms
Warren, treasurer of the Washing
ton Philatelic Society, Austria; Col.
Spencer Cosby, former District Com
missioner, early France; Capt. Will
bur r. Van Auken. early United
States, and Miss Irene M. Pistorio,
italian States.
Mr.. Ward himself will show his
rich collection of the first issues of
Brazil.
Portions of the postal stationery
collection of the late A. Eugene
Michel are to be displayed in special
cases.
Mr.. Ward, explaining the objec-
tives of the show, has said: II GER
tainly desire 100 per cent co-opera-
ton from all collectors in the Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland and
Virginia, as we'll as elsewhere in the
United States. We hope to make the
exhibition the most notable of its
kind ever offered to the public"
Material for the exhibition should
be sent to Mrs. Catherine L. Man
ming, philatelic curator, Smithsonian
Institution, not later than April %.
The War Covers Club, a national
organization of collectors special
izing in stamps and covers with
military or naval connotation, will
meet in convention at the Hotel
Mayfiower Sunday. May S, as part
of the Postage Stamp Centenary
Celebration. Those interested are
invited to write Deli Norona, postal
historian, Moundsville, w. Va.
Deputy Third Assistant Post
master General Roy M. North has
indicated that the Post Office De-
partment will establish a special
branch postal station at the Postal
Stamp Centenary Philatelic Fair,
Hotel Maydower, Friday to Sunday,
May 3 to S, inclusive. Arrangements
are being made for placing on sale
selected copies of all stamps avail
able at the Philatelic Agency. 1t is
understood also that commemora-
tive cancellation will be provided for
covers mailed at the station.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing will install a press in the
lobby of the National Museum for
the printing of stamps during the
first few days of the Postal Stamp
Centenary Exhibition. Alvin w.
Hall, director of the bureau, it
already has been announced, will be
one of the speakers at the centen-
NAL meeting to be held in the bureau
auditorium Friday evening" May 3.
A poll of philatelic societies cele-
brating the centenary of the first
adhesive postage stamp-the Penny
Black of Great Britain, issued May
s, 1840-is being taken by the Ma
tional Federation of Stamp Clubs,
2 West Forty-sixth street, New York
City.
Criticism of the design for the
Scent Pony Express stamp, to be
released April 8, did not originate
with Washington stamp collectors.
Rather, it started with a non-col-
lector who, allegedly, thought he
could stimulate sales by sending out
"a funny story"
The name of Alessandro di Mari
sno del Filipepi it may be supposed
Is little known to Americans. Un-
der the pseudonym of Sandro Bot
ticelli, however, he may be coming
into his own among philatelists. His
"Three Graces," portion of his
"Primavera," will be reproduced in
the Scent Pan-American Union
stamp, to be released on April IA.
Born at Florence in 1444, the
painter was the son of a hard work.
ing tanner distinguished only for his
poverty and for the number of his
children. His eldest brother, ac-
cording to tradition, took charge of
the lad and, recognizing his talent
for design, apprenticed him to the
great master, Fra Filippo Lippi, with
whom he remained from 1853 until
1467. The Medici family patronized
the youthful genius in the years