Evening star., 1941-06-08
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News the Phatec World Its Interests and PeopeRevew of
the Stamp Press-List Of Local Meetings
BY James WaidO Fawcett.

There are many indications that
the stamps of the Heroes of Peace
series are destined to be scarce.
Some thousands of copies of
the higher denominations were
dumped in post Offices catering to
parcel post trade and soon disap-
peared from the mails. The lower
values, it seems, we're pushed" in
the postal stations of large cities,
with the result that supplies short
ly were exhausted. Meanwhile. the
wide calendar distribution of release
dates had the effect of scattering
philatelic agency sales. Thus 1t
happened that no great reserves of
complete sets were assembled in the
hands of dealers.
According to Linn's Weekly Stamp
News, Argentina. Brazil and the
United States will arbitrate the
territory dispute of Peru and Ecua
dor which was highlighted by map
stamps of both countries. Peru on
its current 10c stamp shows as
Peruvian territory practically all of
what Ecuador depicts as Ecuador
on its current postal tax stamp.
Border clashes have increased of
late, as the territory has assumed
strategic Importance. The hazy
Spanish land records OF pre-inde-
pendence days are blamed for the
situation which has been cause of
friction since $780,"
Stamps Magazine for June 7 is
devoted to specialized studies OF the
stamps of France, Thomas E. Goo
tee serving as a guest editor.
Germany issued another Hitler
portrait stamp for the birthday OF
Der Fuehrer. The denomination is
Up plus 38p, and the design is
similar to type A-60.
Canada is to have unemployment
insurance stamps in the denomina-
tions 81, 33, 40, 43, 46, 81, 81 and
63 cents.
IA. Robinette, 900 street NV,
announces a sale of the philatelic
holdings of five different collectors
10 be held at the Hay-Adams House,
Sixteenth and H streets NV,
Thursday and Friday evenings,
June 26 and 27. Catalogues will be
mailed on receipt OF mail or tele-
phone request.
The 10-cent Ethelbert Nevin
stamp has been removed from the
sales list of the Philatelic Agency.
M. F. Partridge, Petersburg, Va,
suggests a stamp in homage to the
memory of Gen. Winfield Scott, hero
of the Mexican War. born at Laurel
Branch" IA miles from that town,
June 13, l786.
In support of the proposal its
sponsor calls attention to the fact
that Americans commonly know
too little of one of their ablest and
most devoted servants. Scott was
"the associate of every President
from jefferson to Lincoln and the
emissary in critical undertakings OF
most of them" His public career
lasted nearly half century. He
made use of his many talents un-
sparingly. and the only one OF his
hazardous undertakings he failed to
carry out beyond the most sangu-
Inc expectations was that of his
own ambition to reach the presi-
dency."
Alumni of George Peabody Col
iege, Nashville, including 78 college
presidents. have joined in support
of the proposal of William F. Car
lin, BIS Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring, Md, for George Peabody
stamp.
Collectors desiring to indorse the
plan are invited to communicate
with the sponsor Immediately.
The Soviet postal authorities,
growing about costly victory over
the people of Finland, have brought
out two stamps for use in the ter
ritory taken from the Finnish re-
public. A wreath of wheat and the
red star of the Marxist revolution
are features of the design.
Ralph E. Smith, president OF the
Capital Precancel Club, has been
transferred to Missouri for the time
being.
Franklin P. Metcaf is the author
of a comprehensive essay on the
Chinese Treaty Port stamps. pub
lished in Mekeel's Weekly Stamp
News for June 2.
Lord Ponsonby, in his memoir OF
Queen Victoria, says of her majesty
that she came to be regarded as the
embodiment of a permanent order,
exemplifying the stability of the
British monarchy, attracting the awe
and allegiance to remote undeveloped
peoples, regarded with appreclatlve
reverence by the monarchs and
statesmen of foreign nations and,
most of all, cherished with intimate
affection by the humblest of her
own" subjects.
How was the miracle so described
accomplished?
The answer is: Largely through
the medium of postage stamps, be-
ginning with the famous Penny
Black of 1910.
Pictured on no fewer than 1882
STAMPS AND COINS.
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