Evening star., 1940-07-14
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Philatec World Its Interests and People
The Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
By James Waldo Faucet.

President Roosevelt's stamp collec-
ton Is to become the property Of the
United States Government. It will
be sheltered and maintained in the
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library at
Hyde Park, conveyed to the Nation
on July 4. This became known yester-
day and was confirmed by unim-
peachable authority last night.
One wing Of the library building,
1t has been disclosed, will serve as
q museum for the accommodation
of the Presidents ship models, ma
rine prints, curios and gadgets Of
innrmerable different kinds. Here,
also, his albums and portfolios OF
philetelic material will be installed.
Included In the accumulation are
volumes presented by the postal or
diplomatic officers Of Russia, Tur-
key, Nicaragua, China and other
countries; likewise, brochures offered
by the school children Of the Meth
erlands, the German Press Club Of
Chicago and many other unofdcial
groups.
Private gifts from personal friends
and from strangers are among the
most valuable Of Mr.. Roosevelt's
stamp treasures. Former Senator
Joseph s, Frelinghuysen Of New
Jersey Is known to have given the
President some fine specimens OF
early United States.
Washington friends several years
ago co-operated in preparing four
handsome albums Of commemora-
tives produced in the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing.
The president received the Gar
field Perry Stamp Club cup in 1894.
He also has richly embellished
parchments from the American
Philatelic Society and the Washing
ton Philatelic Society. Tee publi-
cations of the American Philatelic
Congress and the National Stamp
Conference are among his philatelic
books.
Mr.. Roosevelt's stamp souvenirs
of his administration may be pre-
sumed to be complete. He was
furnished with premier printings Of
all new issues, among the number
being the famous gift sheets" of
1888 and 1884, which remain now
as they were when fresh from the
press absolutely unique varieties. in
no respect affected by the Farley
Follies' reprints, for Which collectors
paid 81 1858, ,7l766.
The President gradually has as
sembled a fine showing of covers,
including first days, foreign and
domestic commemorative markings,
airmails, etc. These are being mount
ed In large loose leaf albums. chron-
ologically arranged.
Haughton Sanguinetti, former
stamp editor of the Boston Evening
Transcript. has suggested that the
Eighth American Philatelic Con-
gress be held in Boston next year.
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley announced on Thursday that re-
ceipts from the sale of stamps to
collectors through the Philatelic
Agency during the fiscal year end
ed June 30 amounted to s1,100,-
670.29. The number of orders filled
was 110,704.
First-day sales figures for the
3-cent Idaho stamp at Boise, July
3. are reported as 307,46 copies,
156, ,429 covers.
The stamp collection of the late
John H. Clapp. as reported in The
Star on Thursday, will be sold at
auction.
DR.. T. S. Palmer. 1899 Biltmore
street NV, wants information con-
corning the numerals of postmarks
used on the early stamps of Portu-
gal and would welcome communi-
cations on the subject from fellow
collectors interested in the same
branch of philately.
Senator Joseph c. OMahoney
sent first-day covers bearing the
3-cent Wyoming stamp to a long
list of friends.
Mrs. Anna Hind Scala, owner OF
the worlds rarest stamp-the Brit
ish Guiana 1-cent octagonal ma
genta Of 1856-is understood to have
been offered $25,0OO for the rarity
This sum is exactly half of the pre-
vailing catalogue value.
Stamps of the Irish Free State
(Eire) now are printed on paper
watermarked "E" multiple.
At the close Of business on July
the Scent Wilmington Swedish
Finnish Settlement and the Scent
Constitution Ratification stamps of
1888 were removed from the sales
list of the Philatelic Agency.
Mexico soon will issue three regu-
lar postage and three airmail stamps
to mark the fourth centenary of the
establishment of "the first univer-
sity in America" the Colegio San
Nicolas. Denominations will be 2,