Evening star., 1941-11-16
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Pac World Its Interests and People-Revew of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
By James Waldo Fa,vceff.

Stamps for the colonies of Free
France" are being manufactured in
London, and the question inevita
bly, arises as to whether they are
legitimate issues. One series is
designated for French Equatorial
Africa, another for French Indo-
China. Still further emissions are
announced for French Oceania, New
Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna
Islands and other portions of the far
flung French Colonial Empire, in
which the movement headed by Gen
Charles de Gaulle is alleged to be
favored by the inhabitants. But
the legality of such adhesives might
be challenged, and collectors there
fore are advised to be conservative
about spending their money for
them at the present time.
The scent blue Sir Wilfred Gren-
fell commemorative of Newfound-
land will be issued on December
and will be on sale for six months
thereafter.
It is estimated that the second
part of the philatelic property OF
Edward S, Knapp, sold at auction
In New York recently, brought a
total of s45 900.
Collectors attending the Seventh
American Philatelic Congress, Ho-
tel Statler, Boston, November % tc
80, inclusive, will be given the privl-
lege Of visiting the Dard Hunter
Paper Museum of the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology, where
they will see paper-making ma
chinery. samples of handmade pa
pers of infinite variety, watermarks
and other exhibition material OF
philatelic interest.
The portrait of an American King
appears on a new stamp of Brazil.
His name was Amador Bueno, and
he was chosen to rule over Sac Paulo
in 1910. Loyalty TO the Portuguese
government however, prompted him
to decline the unWanted response
bility. He fled to Benedictlne
convent, and group of church
dignitaries aided him in a successful
effort to bring his subjects back
to their original allegiance. The
commemorative recently issued in
homage to his name shows him as
an aristocratic old gentleman in
courtly dress, with a beautiful lace
collar around his neck and rib
bon across his breast. Gray black
In color, the stamp is a 400-relS
value.
Harry M. Konwiser writing in
Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News, lists
the number of United States post
Offices in different years as follows:
1889. Is; 1892, 200; 1900 9O3; 1905,
1858; 1910, 1900; 1915, 5000; 1920,
$500; 1925, 5,677; 1926, 6,150; 1927,
1000; 1923, 5000; 1880, $3.50; 1885,
lotto; 1887, 11,117; 1910, 13,468;
1845. 14,l83; 1847, l5,146; 1848, 1880;
1850, 1s,417; 1852, 2O,9Ol; 1858, 1920;
1854, 23,548; 1856, 1866.
Eighteen of the original 35 Heroes
OF Peace stamps still are available
at the Philatelic Agency.
J. Edward Vining, president of the
Society of Philatelic Americans. was
awarded the second annual Phila-
telic Legion of Honor Gold Media
for meritoriouS service at the World.
Wide Philatelic Convention, st
Louis. The presentation was made
by DR.. .Prichard Won David, Sar
Antonio Tex.
The Polonus Philatelic Society, q
fellowship of collectors of the stamps
of Poland, announces PolpeX, a spe-
cialized exhibition, to be held al
the Falcons Hall, 1862 North Ash
land avenue, Chicago, February 2e
10 %, inclusive.
Christmas seals issued in aid o1
the National Home of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, Eaton Rapids
Mich, may be had from Lloyd Ora
ham, 1929 Lang place NE, at a
penny each. Please inclose stamped
self-addressed envelope with order.
The Pan American Always Sys-
tenn, 1876 East Forty-second street
New York City, will service first
flight covers for the new airmai
route between Miami, Fla, and Leo
poldville, Belgian Congo. Collec.
tors interested are invited to send
for schedule and other particulars.
Denmark has brought out a beau
hful commemorative for Vitus Ber-
ing, navigator In the service OF
Russia, discoverer of Bering Strait
and explorer of the North Pacific
Ocean, born In Jutland, 1880; died
at Bering Island, 1741. The value
Is 10 ore, and the design includes
q sailing ship in a stormy water.
The postal authorities of Indis
have opened a philatelic agency al
the general post Office in Bombay.
An insight into the systematic ex
ploitation of collectors may be hat
by reading the following lette
recently received by w. o. Staeb o
Rutherford, N. j., from a CORE
spondent at Haiti: I'VE understand
that you are an active member o
the philatelic federation and W
grasp the opportunity to conf1d
you a good proposition.
"The writer, through inter
mediates, got confirmation from
certain officials of the Government
and the post Office that if we coul
get interesting parties a series Q
stamps can be printed with limite
number exclusively for our partie.
They are even willing to go as ia
as having interested parties submi
their own required design. choos
the amount required, also the valu
Of the stamps to be printed.
"Of course. we suggest that
quarter of this designated numbe
and design be sold on the marke
freely and the rest called in fc
Interested philate 0ic?) party.
IF you have any one to take u
such deal, please get in toucl
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