Evening star., 1941-04-20
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Platec World Its Interests and PeOpeRevew of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
By James Waldo Faycen.

BY James " 1Id0 F1DceH.
James Martin Bell has been ap-
pointed philatelic agent in success
sion to Capt. Otho Larkin Rogers.
He is "a years of age and has been
employed in the Post Office De-
partment for Is years, first as
wholesale stamp clerk and then,
more recently, as cashier and as
sistant agent. Born and educated
in Washington. now residing at 703
Elder street NV, he collects covers
and old coins and treasures the
memory of a pet bull dog who died
not long ago.
The policies of the agency will re-
main unchanged. Mr.. Bell said yes
terday, but the staff has been sup
plemented by two new order clerks
who have been engaged in cam
paign to bring business up to date.
Collectors to the number of $4,000
now are included in the agency
mailing list.
Postmaster General Frank G.
Walker on Monday made public the
description of the national defense
postal savings stamps which are to
be placed on sale at $4,000 post
offices May 1.
The central motif of the design is
reproduction of the Minute Man"
statue or monument at Concord,
Mass. Daniel Chester French was
the sculptor.
Inscriptions included in the COM
position are: America on Guard"
and "U. S. Postal Savings 1941."
Denominations and colors have
been announced as: 10c, red; Csc,
green; SOC, blue; 81, orange, and SIS,
brown.
The dimensions of the lower
values are: 75/1OO by 400 inches;
of the IS, l-44i100 by 1872 100.
Plate numbers as reported to be: :
10c, 22714-22715: Csc, 22716-22717;
soc, 2271S-22719; 81, 22720-22721; !;
lOc, 22722- -22723; Csc, 22724-22725; 4;
SOC, 22726- -22727: 81, 22728-22729; IS,
22730- -22737; 10c, 22738- -22739; IS,
22740; 10c, 22714-22715; Csc, 22716-
227l7; SOC, 22718-22719; 81, 22720 and
22728; S5, 22730-22737.
An official announcement from
the Office of Second Assistant Post
master General Smith w. Purdum
says: The opening of the new
Washington National Airport will
take place in the near future.
An official cachet will be provided
for application to airmail covers
on the day of the opening and the
usual treatment of philatelic mail will
be authorized. = Airmail covers
to receive this special cachet should
be forwarded under cover to the
Postmaster, Washington. D. C. A
letter of authorization to hold for
the opening flights should accom-
pany such covers"
Canadian philatelists are plan
ming to celebrate the l01st ami
versary of the Penny Black of
Great Britain, first adhesive post
age stamp, May 8 to s.
The stamp service department OF
the New York Sun. room SOL, 200
Broadway, New York City, is dis
triouting copies of new philatelic
handbook on the postage centenary
and Pan-American Jubilee issues Of
1o40-1941. Sold at cost, the volume
is available at 10 cents plus postal
charges.
Persons portrayed on the postage
stamps of Brazil are discussed in
the third of the pamphlets of the
Philatelic Who's Who series issued
by the stamp division of the Pan
American Union. The price is 10
cents copy.
George w. Linn announces the
first number of the Collector, a
new magazine to be published by
LinUrint, Inc, Columbus, Ohio.
The 1941 World Wide Philateic
Society Convention and exhibition
are scheduled for the Hotel De Soto,
ST. Louis, october % to November z.
LORD Stamp, perhaps better
known in America as Sir Josiah
Stamp, economist and political
scientist, financial adviser to the
British government was killed in
| the German raid on London We'd
nesday night. With him died his
wife, their eldest son and three
household servants.
The Committee III Charge of Ar
raneements for the 56th annual
Convention of the American
Philatelic Society, Lord Baltimore
Hotel Baltimore, August 19 to %,
has brought out a promotion label
showing a portrait of the second
Lord Baltimore. Readers may have
copies by applying to Perry w.
Fuller 13 West Fayette street,
Baltimore
Mrs. Miller Hickerson, 1902
Twenty fourth street NE, is design
ing her own stamp albums, ruling
each separate page to accommodate
the specimens to be displayed. She
collects both mint and Cancelled
copies and arranges them in aSsoci-
alton. This method of mounting was
the subject of an illustrated talk
which she recently gave before a
local Business and Professional
Women's Club meeting.
Stanley Gibbons, 38 w. S. Park
row, New York City, has brought out
a new edition of price list of United
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