Evening star., 1940-03-31
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phac World Its Interests and PeopleReview
The Stamp Press-Lst of Local Meetings
Bv James Waldo Faucet.

By James Waldo Faucet.
Philip H. Ward, jr. Of Philadel
phia, director, has announced tn,
following accessions to the Postage
Stamp Centenary Exhibition, to b'
held at the National Museum dur
ing May:
The famous educational collec.
ton of B. w. H. Poole of Lo!
Angeles, Illustrating the technica
aspects of philately;
Patriotic covers, including Lincoln
campaign envelopes, lent by Mrs
Eugene Klein;
Block of four Of the 24-cent
United States airmail inverts and
other rarities owned by Mrs. Ethel
B. Stewart Of New York;
Early United States covers, many
used for mail going abroad, lent by
Henry G. Gibsork
Airmail stamps Of the world, in
cluding all rarities Of distinction
the property Of Mrs. Louise S. Davis;
Unique collection Of hand-painted
covers autographed by the rules Of
different countries. owned by James
T. Dye, art director Of the New
York Museum of Science and In
dustry;
Pages from the albums of August
Dietz of Richmond, postal historian
of the Confederacy;
Harry L. Lindquist's collections OF
the stamps of Norway and Guate-
mala;
Specialized collection of 1-cent
United States stamp of 1861, lent by
E. Tudor Gross:
Civil War soldiers covers belong
Ing to B. Jean Raleigh;
Stamps of astronomical signif1-
canoe to be shown by an anonymous
collector.
Coming to Washington on Friday
for conferences with David D. Cald-
well, chairman of the Postage Stamp
Centenary Committee, and DR.. Ellis
Haworth, chairman of the Exhi-
bition Committee, Mr.. Ward said:
''Philatelists in all parts of the Ma
ton have manifested keen inter-
est in the centennial show BY the
time the doors open on Thursday
evening. May 2, we shall have as
sembled much of the finest and
most valuable philatelic material
available in America"
Stamps and covers to be displayed,
the director explained, should be
sent to Mrs. Catherine L. Manning
philatelic curator, Smithsonian In
stitution.
AS reported in The Star on Friday,
the Michael L. Eidsness, jr., me-
mortal plate for 1910 has been
awarded to Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh M.
Clark of New York, editors of SCOTS
standard albums and catalogues.
The jury, headed by Mrs Manning,
especially commended the most
recent issue of the specialized guide
to United States stamps. Presenta-
tion of the plate will be a feature Of
the Postage Stamp Centenary pro-
gram.
D. r. Heath of Crosse Pointe,
Mich, stamp collector, philatelic
historian and member of the family
to which the engravers of the Penny
Black of 1910 belonged, has been
invited to come to Washington for
the postage stamp centenary cele-
bration.
Airmail service soon will be in
augurated on Route AM-45, from ST.
Paul and Minneapolis. MINI, to
Duluth, Mimi, and Superior, Wis,
and special cachets will be provided
by postmasters in the two towns
last named. Collectors interested
may consult local postal clerks for
detailed information.
Robert w. Richardson is the
author of comprehensive article
on the Pony Express, published in
Linns Weekly Stamp News, Co.
lumbus, Ohio, March %.
The Postmaster General of Great
Britain, it is reported, overruled
career postal officials when he
authorized the printing of the
Postage Stamp Centenary COM
memoratives soon to be released in
England.
Prices for the Masaryk sheets Of
Czecho-Slovakia have declined since
1t became known that ESQ, 900 copies
had been brought to Canada by
refugees.
Collectors again are warned that
early groups Of the Heroes of
Peace" stamps soon may be with
drawn from the sales list Of the
Philatelic Agency. It Is exceedingly
doubtful that there will be any
further printings of the prose
writer's and the poets issues.
Opposition has developed against
the proposal to reproduce the s.
cent Franklin stamp of 1847 for
the centenary celebration. 1t is
argued that the design is inap-
propriate and that it's revival would
be a source of confusion.
The post Office at Hardware, Va,
Will be discontinued tomorrow.
Thirteen Latin American coun-
tries will issue special postage
stamps for the golden jubilee Of the
Pan-American Union. They are Ar
gentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica
Cuba, Dominican Republic. Saliva
dor, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua
Panama. Paraguay and Venezuela.
Francis L. Jaques is the artist
responsible for the design of the
1910 dollar duck hunters license
stamp, scheduled for release July
!, The subject is a pair of black
ducks flying over a marsh.
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