Evening star., 1941-12-21
lalf a century, perhaps much


further
Probably the most useful popular
book on japanese postage stamps is
the Illustrated monograph written
by Yokiti Yamamoto and published
by the Board of Tourist Industry,
japanese Government Railways, in
1910. A work of greater significance
for a specialized student is The
Postage Stamps of Japan and De-
tendencies by the late A. M. Tracey
Woodward, 1928. Monographs by
japanese collectors include The
Postage Stamps of Japan" U.
Kimura, 1927; The History of Japa-
nese Postage Stamps" S. Hibata,
1880; Detailed Study of japanese
Postage Stamps" M. Osiba, 1886,
and STANDARD Postage Stamp Cata-
logue Of Japan" I. Yosida, 1889.
The most celebrated of japanese
philatelists, according to Who's
Who in Philately" for 1885, was his
imperial highness. Prince Hiroyasu
Fushimi, an admiral of the Japa-
nese Navy, who, having at first COL
lected the stamps of the British
Empire, now confines his attention
to his fine specialized collection of
the stamps of Japan"
Baron Zunosuke Kojima acquired
the famous Duneen collection of
japanese stamps, and in 1884 was
supposed to possess "the finest COL
lection of Japan in Japan"
American philatelists who are
familiar with the postal paper of
Japan are few in number Dudley
A. Streeter of PaWtucket, r. l., is
an acknowledged expert.
w. H. Hendrickson of New York,
Albert Marcher of Winthrop, Mass,
and Frank J. Peplow of London ex-
hibited Japan at the International
Philatelic Exhibition, New York, in
1926.
The only exhibitor of Japan listed
in the catalogue of the next inter-
national in New York, 10 years later,
was Col. Hans Lagerloef.
The Austrian State Printing Office
in Vienna once in less tragic times
manufactured stamps of great beau
ty for Albania, Bulgaria, Liechen-
stein, Luxembourg, Montenegro,
Siam and Turkey.
A stamp to commemorate the first
Christmas greeting card, designed
by w. M. Egley in London in l842,
has been proposed to the postal au-
thorities of the United States in
anticipation of Yuletide mailings
next year.
The annual Christmas seals of the
Osteopathic Student Loan Fund
Committee of the American Osteo-
pathic Association, Chicago, show
a poinsettia plant against golden
yellow background. AS usual, the
price is 81 per sheet of 100.
For the duration of the war the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
will be closed to visitors, at least
so far as touring the currency and
stamp printing divisions may be
concerned.
Norman H. Brock of San Antonio,
leader of philatelic activities in
Texas, was visitor in Washington
Friday. He told local friends that
when he ran for mayor last spring
he advertised himself as mot a
Red, a radical, a Communist or a
politician" and quite a number Of
intelligent people voted for him.
Albert Goldman, postmaster of
New York, comedies that there has
been "a sharp curtailment" of busi-
ness at his philatelic sales window,
but explains that the reason is 80
few new stamps :. at Washington
this year" According to count
made by Kent B. Stiles. philatelic
editor Of the New York Times, only
seven new issues appeared in 194l
as compared with about so in 1910.
Ernest A. Kehr, philateic editor
Of the New York Herald Tribune,
| reports that the stamp business Is
booming in Europe despite the war.
Malta is to have a rearTangement
of values and colors.
Commander Vaughn Bailey, lately
attached to the American Embassy
in London, has returned to Wash
ington. The war has not affected
his enthusiasm for stamps nor his
helpful interest in philatelic or
ganizations.
Philatelic meetings for the week
are scheduled as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 86Capital
Precancel Club, Thomson School,
Twelfth and l. streets NV. Pro-
gram and bourse.
Tuesday evening at S-Collectors