Evening star., 1941-08-10
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News the Phaec World Its Interests and Peope-Revew
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
Bv James Waldo Faucet.

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The new Io-cent airrnail stamp
will 60 on sale at the American Air
Mail Society convention at Atlantic
Ci1y Friday morning at o'clock.
Released on June 18, the Swedish
commemorative for the 50th ami
versary Of the opening of Stansen,
the museum and park at Stockholm,
are available as follows: l0-ore, pur-
pie, 2 and edges perforated; 60-ore,
purple, 2 edges perforated. view
of the Hasjo belfry is the principal
feature of the design.
The air express labels of Aeronas
Nacionales Puerto Rico, Inc, have
been banned by the Post once De-
partment. Use of them Is to stop
September 16.
Collectors interested in the his
toric stamps of Switzerland are re-
ferred to an editorial on the 650th
anniversary Of national unity, pub
Eshed in The Star on August 2.
The design submitted by Edwin
Tunis for the Maryland Tercenten-
ary stamp of 1884 is reproduced on
poster labels prepared for the 56th
annual convention of the American
Philatelic Society, Lord Baltimore
Hotel, Baltimore, August 19 to %.
Kent B. Stiles, philatelic editor Of
the New York Times, has reported
that o25 major and minor varieties
of stamps were issued by 95 govern
ments during the first six months
of l94l.
The Farce Islands, belonging to
Denmark but held by British troops,
are to have stamps OF independent
character and production.
Paraguay announces a maternity
charity stamp.
J. w. Stowell Of fredericksburg,
Nd, veteran philatelic printer and
publisher, was a visitor in Washing
ton on Friday.
Letters from Malta carry a label
acknowledging gratitude to the
Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force
for safe arrival"
The colonies OF France are TO
have "a sen1i-postal stamps Tor the
beneft of prisoners Of war.
H. F. johnson. a. Fleet street,
London, E. c. L. England, has pub
lished a booklet compiled by L. N.
and M. williams which cataloeS the
separate philatelc works written.
compiled or edited by the late Fred
j. Melville, international dean Of
philatelic writers"
DR.. Mabel c. Bond, native Of the
District of Columbia, is the author
of an article entitled An Interest
Ing Journey Through Life With
Philately," printed in Stamps Mag
azine for July 26.
Albert Rabinowitz and Emanuel
Bondell, alias Nanny Davis, alias
Rothstein, have pleaded guilty to
counterfeiting surcharges on United
States stamps and been stenced
to the Federal House of Detention.
They faxed Kansas and Nebraska,
Hawaii Guam and Philippine issues,
Capt. otho Larkin Rogers, M. c,
former philatelic agent, has been
assigned to the U. S. S. Harry Lee.
Hungary will mark the lSoth an
riversary OF the birth OF Count
Stefan Szechenyi with a series OF
stamps to be distributed on or about
September 81. He was patron OF
learning and the sponsor OF steam
navigation on the Danube.
Among the most unusual groups
of odd postmarks employed on
United States stamps during the
10Th century were those of Water
bury, Conn. They were the Gre
ations of a postal clerk, John H.
Hill, who was an artist with pocket
knife, He produced more than a
hundred designs, each one cut out
cork The late Edward S. Knapp
made a special collection OF covers
bearing his marks.
The S. S. American Press Cover
Agency, 25 South street, New York
City, will supply stamped covers
for the maiden voyage of the new
est United States Lines freighter,
sailing September TO- Send IS cents
for each envelope wanted.
It has been announced that the
Washington Philatelic Society is in
need of a new place to meet. Sug-
gestions will be received by Mrs,
Grace L. MacKnight, secretary, 1900
r street NV.
One of the mysteries of the Roose-
welt administration is the refusal to
pay philatelic homage to Will Rog-
ers. truly great American. Thou
sands of citizens have appealed for
a stamp in tribute to the cowboy
philosopher. But their petitions
have been fled Perhaps the ex-
planation is that the New Deal does
not forget criticism of its theories
and policies even after they have
been abandoned.
Covers carried by Charles A. Lind
berg in his several globe -circling
flights still are valued by collectors.
If. for any reason, the owners of
any of them desire to sell, they
will not lack for purchasers.
David H. Davenport, Washington
correspondent of Mekells Weekly
Stamp News. is at Atlantic City: and
Nathan Wallack, book and stamp
collector, is en- route to Nova Scotia.
The Duke of Windsor is reported
to have resumed his boyhood interest
In stamp collecting.
Wendell L. Willkie is the donor of
stamps to be sold at auction by the