Evening star., 1940-09-22
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Philatec World, Its Interests and People
The Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
By James Waldo Faucsf.

By James Waldo Fawcsn.
Ever since President Roosevelt
announced the trade Of 50 destroyers
for naval bases In the Atlantic 1t
has been . matter Of curiosity to
collectors of naval cancellations. Is
well Is to non collectors. to identify
the vessels turned over to Great
Britain.
The following tentative list of
some Of these ships has been COM
piled from sources believed to be
reliable: q. 3. 3. Philip. No. Is;
Evans, 70: williams, 10S: Montgom-
cry, III; Gamble. IL; Tattnall, l25;
Babbitt, l2S: Buchanan, l3l: Aaron
Ward. 1872; Hale. 133: Crowninshield,
134; Claxton, 40; Yarnall, 143; Up
shur. ~: Palmer. 16l: Thatcher.
162; Walker. 1853: Mackenzie, ITS:
stansbury, 100: Haraden. lS3-each
approximately 1000 tons, 3l4 feet in
length, IS knots.
Also: q. 8. 8. Abel p. Upshur, No.
1913; Herndon, 1ss; Parratt, 2lS;
Welles, 257; Aulick, 2SS: Gillis, 260:
McLanahan, 264: Edwards. 265:
Bailey. 26o: Swasey. 273-each 1,l90
tons, 3l4 feet, IS knots.
The dates Of building were: 1916
1920. Most of the ships were in good
condition, some equipped for imme-
diate use-even to ice in the ice
boxes.
Last-day postal markings. 1t Is
indicated. will be Of value as we'll
as of historic significance.
The Scent Augustus Saint
Gaudens stamp, omcially released
1T New York on September l6, is
said to have been prematurely sold
at Fort Atkinson, Wis, September ..
United States stamps and proofs
to the value Of 81 900 are announced
to have been stolen from q frame at
the International Stamp show at
the British pavilion of the New York
Worlds Fair August Is.
The 2-li2d and I'd Postage Stamp
Centenary stamps Of Great Britain
have been overprinted Morocco
Agencies" and new values, 10 and
10 centimes.
According to the Associated Press,
-four postage stamp-sized, stamp
selling independent States in war
ridden Europe still are neutral and
still are doing business at their old
stands. but they are nonetheless
strongly affected by the struggles OF
their big neighbors.
"Andorra in the Pyrenees. Liech.
tenstein on the Rhine. Monaco on the
Riviera and San Marino, inside Italy
all are unarmed-save for one salute
cannon each-and all are hoping tt
be let alone when new peace treaties
are written.
"One-Monaco-has reason to be
nervous. This realm of Prince Loui,
II is only few miles from Mentone
France, which is occupied by Italian
troops. Until the armistice, Louis
wore the uniform Of q French gen.
eral although his country was al
peace. When the French collaps
militarily, the Prince. who had per
mitted French troops to pass through
his state, turned his semimilitary
brilliantly uniformed guard Of honor
into an ordinary police force and
took OF his own uniform. Now
Italians established in the border
town Of Ventimiglia have formed q
committee insisting, We want
Monaco!
"All four Of the little states have
been taking an economic beatine
since the war began. Andorra i.
the best OF. Although its income
is derived mainly from the sale
OF postage stamps, mountain SNUG.
Cling routes still are used, and it.
$500 citizens, mainly farmers and
shepherds. are getting better price.
for their crops and goats. Andorra
has been more widely known Il
Europeans since the beginning of thu
war than ever before through q
powerful radio station opened by 9
company backed with French capita
just before the war began. The
station was designed to broadcast
commercial programs and news, but
its daily programs have been limited
to music because Of the reluctance
of the Andorrans to make anybody
angry over news broadcasts.
"Monaco's famed Monte Carlo
casino, which is the states chief
source of income, was almost empty
after the war drove its best Gus
toners home. Now 1t is reopened,
but little money is crossing the
bacarrat, roulette and other gaming
tables.
'Liechtenstein's handsome young
ruler, Francis Joseph. is one OF
the few wealthy. bachelor Prince
Charmings left In Europe. Now
he hunts in the mountains of his
little country between old Austria
and Switzerland The population OF
10000 Lechtensteiners are thanking
the wisdom And foresight Of their
earlier ruler, John II, who in 1924