Evening star., 1941-12-28
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News the Phaec World Its Interests and Peope-Review of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings.
Bp James Waldo Favcen,

An Interpretation of provisions ol
the Trading With the Enemy Act in
dicates that it now is illegal to buy
or sell any postage stamp issued by
any enemy government or by any
enemy controlled government after
December 7, 1941.
Scott Publications, Inc. New
York, publishers of the Scott series
of catalogues and albums, will re-
frsin from listing all further
stamps originating in enemy coun-
tries or in countries which are un-
der enemy control
The roster of stamp-issuing gov
ernments to which the restriction
is to be applied includes: Germany
Italy, Japan, Belgium, Bohemia and
Moravia (Czecho-Slovakial, Bull
garia, Croatia. Denmark, Finland,
France. Greece, Hungary, Luxem-
bourg, Manchukuo. the Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Rumania, Serbia
and Thailand.
Exempt from the rule will be: The
colonies of Belgium and of the Meth
erlands, the Farce Islands and
French possessions affiliated with
the Free French movement.
Discussing the ban, Kent B
Stiles, writing in the New York
Times, has explained: The Scott
company's action was taken on the
advice Of its attorney. The Trad
ing With the Enemy Act does not
specifically mention postage stamps,
but Hugh NJ Clark (the firm S
president) said that SCOTS, as a
matter of patriotism, desired to fol-
low the spirit as well as the letter
Of the law"
Whether or not other philatelic
publishers and stamp dealers will
put the same construction on the
law remains to be seen.
An official release dated Decem-
ber rs said: AT the request of the
President, preferential reduced post
age rates on airnail and parcel
post carried to and from the Ameri-
can armed forces stationed outside
the continental limits of the United
States are to be placed in effect i'm
mediately by the Post Office Depart
ment. Postmaster General Frank c.
Walker announced last night.
Mr.. Walker also announced that
with the approval of the President
recommendation is being made to
the Congress that during the pres
ent war, ordinary letters written and
mailed by soldiers, sailors and ma
rines assigned to duty outside of
the continental United States may
be mailed free of postage, subject to
such rules and regulations as may
be prescribed by the Postmaster
General"
The new rates mentioned by Mr..
Walker and other details may be
ascertained at any postal station.
Airmal for the Netherlands In
dies. North Borneo. Sarawak,
Straits Settlements, Malaga, Bur-
ma. unoccupied China. Palestine,
Turkey and Syria has been re-
routed from trans-Paciflc to trans
Atlantic service via Africa.
Robert c. Van Ness contributes
to Stamps Magazine for December
81 an article entitled "Philately and
an-American Unity" The open
ing paragraph reads: Ever since
the first postage stamp was issued
over hundred years ago stamp
collecting has been an important
international pastime enjoyed by
persons from all walks of life. Kings
and presidents, bankers and execu-
tives, mechanics. salesmen, stenog-
raphers and housewives, all have
found the fascination of this most
popular of all hobbies"
Meter slogan markings for Canada
read: Work, Save, Lend for Vic
tory" Help Win the War-Buy War
Savings Stamps" Canada Needs
Your Savings" Help Finish the
Job-Buy Victory Bonds" "You
Serve by Saving" Invest in the Fu-
ture." Give Us the Tools" with
sketch portrait of Winston Church
lib. and Back Up the Fighting
Forces" with sketch of tank.
Another independent state-the
Malay principality of Sarawak-is
threatened by the japanese. Stamp
collectors know the territory as the
realm of three successive white
rajahs-Sir James Brooke. portrayed
on single issue in 1869; Sir Charles
Brooke, represented on many ad-
hesives between 1871 and 1918, and
Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, pictured
in five different sets since the last
mentioned date.
The second adhesive postal labe!
known to the world was that of the
City Despatch Post of New York,
distributed in February, 1912.
Burton G. Cowles, superintendent
Of the Division of Dead Letters and
Dead Parcel Post, died at his resi-
dence. 1918 Illinois avenue NV,
Sunday, December 81. He had been
a collector Of stamps and covers for
many years and was known to many
philatelists as the director OF the
annual auctions of unclaimed prop
erty found in the mails.
One of the mysteries about the
greatest Of stamp collectors-Count
Philippe la Renotiere Won Ferrary-
is that concerning the portions of
his collection which he was known
to have had with him at Lausanne
when he died there, May 20, 1917
1t was understood at the time that
the Swiss government, to satisfy
death duties, had conflscated albums
valued at 100000. Later, reports
were circulated to the effect that
these volumes had been sold to an
italian syndicate. What became of
their contents? Did the material
finally reach the philatelic market
in small consignments? Has some
unidentified collector or dealer the
whole property? Nobody can say.
The fall, of Hong Kong had spe-
cial significance for President Roose-
velt. His mother visited that dis