Evening star., 1941-05-18
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaec World Its Interests PeopeReve
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
Rv James Waldo Fawceh.

By James Waldo Fawceh.
Charles Kohen, proprietor of the
Hobby Shop, TIC Seventeenth street
NV, reports that mint British Col
onies stamps to the value of $16o
have been stolen from him. The
suspected thief represents himself
to be a dealer residing in Baltimore.
He is about 46 years of age, has been
described as being feet inches
tall and weighing las pounds. He
is partly bald, wears glasses and
smokes cigarettes necessarily. Skilled
in his knowledge of philatelic ma
terial. he carries a dark leather brief
case which seems to contain stamp
papers. In the buttonhole of the
lapel of his coat he wears small
silver cross. After more than four
hours of checking oyer stock books
he promised to return shortly with
cash to pay for the specimens he
wished to buy. Investigation later
proved that a" number OF valuable
sets of Barbados, Bermuda, New
foundland and other colonial issues
were gone The pretending pur-
chaser, naturally, did not reappear.
His victim waited until Friday, then
notified the police.
Collectors and dealers to whom
the suspect may offer Mr.. kohen S
stamps are asked to communicate
with the authorities Immediately.
Morton o. Cooper of the Depart
ment of Agriculture has been elected
nresident of the Washington Phlla-
telic Society. Serving with him dur
ing the next II months will be: John
r, Ewell, first vice president; David
D. Caldwell, second vice president;
Philip Simms Warren, treasurer;
Mrs, Grace Lowering MacKnlght,
secretary; Alden H, Whitney, Joseph
A Herbert, 3. Jean Raleigh and
Mrs. Dorothy Wilson, members OF
the Board of Governors.
Walter Mccoy, librarian of the
Collectors Club of New York, and
Mrs. Ethel r. Stewart, owner OF
famous block of the 24-cent airmail
inverts Of 1918, were married on
May 13.
Announcement of new series OF
airmail stamps is expected momen-
tarily. The denominations are to
be 6, 10, Is, 20, 80 and so cents. A
single design will be used through
out, and there will be no bicolors.
Release dates, it has been limited,
NAV correspond with the conVen-
tions of the more important ma
tional philatelic societies.
If any one should ask what stamp
news President Roosevelt reads on
Sunday mornings, the answer may
be found in the lower left-hand cor
ner of page 80 in Life magazine Tor
May 19.
DR.. r. S. Palmer explains that the
proposal to devote 8 per cent OF the
receipts of the Philatelic Agency to
the Improvement of the Govern
ment's stamp collection is intended
to aid the Philatehc Division of the
Smithsonian Institution-and not
the Philatelic Exhibition Room OF the
Post Office Department, as original
" land somewhat mysteriously) re-
ported.
Mac H. sanborn, jr., formerly a
leader in the Washington Fedora
ton of Junior Stamp Collectors, is
studying for career In the dlplo-
matte service and making use OF
his philatelic experience as an aid
to the attainment of that end.
A Brooklyn swindler, listed in po-
lice records as Raymond c. Kruger,
but also known as the Rev. Mr.. Her
man Bremen, has been sentenced to
serve four years in Federal pene-
tentiary. He pleaded guilty to using
the mails to defraud number of
stamp dealers.
Portugal has brought out series
Of 10 pictorial and character stamps
showing the costumes and occupa-
tions of various provinces.
At the time of his abdication,
Australia had ready for distribution
a series of stamps Showing the effigy
of King Edward VIII. These issues
were ordered destroyed. If few
sheets one day long hence are dis
covered to have been saved from the
flames, the fault will be that of no.
body in particular.
Latvia, with the permission of
"Big Joe" Stain, has produced a
set of stamps featuring what in
politely described as "a new coat of
arms" The list of values and colors
includes: Is, purple; Is, yellow; IS,
scarlet; IS, gray black; rs, olive
green; los, dull green; 20s, claret;
sos, light blue; 35s, ultramarine; 40s,
chocolate; sos, gray; IL, yellow
brown, and 81, emerald green.
The Netherlands has the follow
ing new stamps of the numeral type
of 1924-1926: SC, green; TIC, lake;
1712c, orange red; Csc, dark carmine;
30c, olive green, and SOC, pale red
brown.
Special covers are being prepared
for the maiden voyage of the S. S.
Exceller to India and return. Or
ders at Is cents each will be received
by the American Export Lines,
Philatelic Agent, 81 Park Row, New
York City, until June 4.
The Canal Zone announces a
30-cent air mail stamp, added to
STAMPS AND COINS.
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