Evening star., 1941-12-14
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaec World Its Interests and Pope-Revew of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
By James Waldo Fatcceff.

and there is reason to believe that
the present conflict may have SINH
lar constructive influence upon
philately.
OF course, the preoccupation Of
the whole population of the United
States in labor identified with the
national cause is apt to put a halt
to the systematic acquisition and
study of stamps so long as the strug-
gle continues.
But that does not mean that the
philatelic hobby will languish. The
campaign which is to end with
Americas defeat of her enemies-it
cannot terminate until that victory
has been achieved-is of such a
character os to increase popular in
terest In the world at large. Soldiers
and sailors serving in the Orient will
retain memories of their experiences
which will remain a cultural asset
throughout their lyives The same
may be said for those who partici-
pate in the fighting on other fronts.
1t is natural that stamp collecting
should prosper in the circumstances.
Meanwhile, the absence of boys
and men fro mtheir homes promotes
correspondence. Each wartime cover
is a collectors item" of a sort. 1t
Is unnecessary to repeat that every
envelope should be preserved intire.
One additional factor deserving of
mention in connection with contem-
porary philately is that even dur
ing military and naval operations
of the most notably important sig
nificance there are long hours OF
leisure which in at least small
way are so many opportunities for
cultivation of the hobby. More than
a few have been the stamps picked
up on battlefields. The chance to
buy specimens in owns and villages
along the line of march has been
used to full advantage by many a
veteran.
Collectors who have covers post
marked at any Hawaiian post offlce
on Sunday last are to be enVled.
But still more interesting will be the
envelopes of the siege on Wake and
Midway Islands and the Japanese
invasion of the Philippines.
One Of the mistakes of collectors
In the period l9l4-lslS was that OF
boycotting the postal issues OF Ger
many. Austria, Hungary, Turkey
and Bulgaria. Especially IN Eng
land there was an hysterical move
ment to destroy the stamps OF those
countries. Hundreds of thousands
of specimens were burned. When
the semblance of peace was destored
the victims of the error were sorry
They realized that the stamps they
had destroyed were innocent OF Oh
fense in themselves and, therefore
should have been exempt from un-
reasonable intolerance.
Whether or not the United States
will make practical use OF stamps
in the prevailing drive toward peace
and freedom is problematical: II
has been noticed that Postmaster
General Frank Walker is not in.
terested in the production of new
issues and President Roosevelt mo.
mentarily is too busy to be disturbed
by any problem of purely philatelit
nature.
Louis p. Lochner, head Of tht
Associated Press in Central Europe
is supposed to be under arrest ir
Berlin. His friends in washington
will hope that he will be permitted
to bring his stamp collection with
him when he finally is allowed tc
leave Germany for America.
The Argentine Republic has re-
leased a SC green blue, commemo-
rative in tribute to the memory OF
Gen. Juan Lavalle, national hero
who died October 9, 184l. A dia-
mond-shaped cancelling die reading
Primer dia de emission" was pre-
pared for the occasion.
A fourth booklet in the Pan.
American Union series of philatelit
who's Who" guides soon will bt
published. 1t will represent tht
Colombian Republic section of thu
philatenc gallery of the Western
Hemisphere.
Rumania brought out three stamp
to mark the crossing of the Dniestel
River by national troops invading
Russia. The design features a por
trait Of Duca Voda, ruler of Mol
davia and governor of the Ukraln
in the 18th century. Denomina
tions and colors are: 81, brown
12l, violet, and 24l, blue.
From Helsinki word has been re
ceived to the effect that Finlan,
has printed a series of three com
memoratives for the recovery O
Karella from Russia Ism, orange
2.75m, violet, and 3.50m blue.
Uruguay will have a set of fiv
commemorative in homage to Fran
cisco Acuna de Figueroa, patriot
poet, author of the words of tn
national anthem. The values are
1c, &c, SC, 12c and SOC
William G. Davis, 1853 Columbi
road, reports smeared secondar
cancellations on packages passin
through the mails. Other reader
having similar experiences are aske
to communicate with Deputy Thir
Assistant Postmaster General Ro
M. North or Postmaster Vincent {
Burke, both of whom are anxiou
to put a stop to the mistreatmen
OF stamps in transit.
Charles A. Kenny editor and pub
Usher of the National Stamp New
until he was ordered to Fort Bills
with the District National Guar
STAMPS AND COINS.