Evening star., 1941-05-04
AMONG THE, STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaec World Its Interests and PeopeRevew of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings
Bv James Waldo FawceH.

Dp James " UuO TUWCeft.
An announcement concerning one
of the most important stamp col
lections in existence will be released
in Washington shortly.
A strong revival Of popular in
terest in the collecting and careful
study of coins, paper currency and
medals is indicated in an attrac-
tive booklet issued by the WASH
ington Numismatic Society.
The purpose of the organization,
it Is explained in the preface to
the pamphlet, is a "fraternal rela-
ton cultivated by mutual interest"
Trading, buying and selling are per-
mitted at meetings held at the Hotel
Washington, Pennsylvania avenue
and Fifteenth street NV, on the
first Monday evening of each month.
Among active members "are stu
dents and scholars of numismatics
whose knowledge of coins is re-
spected throughout the world"
Founded March 18, 1927, and re-
organized January 16, 1886, the So
ciety has had for its leaders the
late George H. Russell, Edward F.
Weikert, jr.. Thomas H. Chapman,
Llewellyn F. Dyson and Frederic
E. Hodge The present officers are:
George S. Vanderwende, president;
William E. Atwood, vice president;
Mrs. Edness Kimball wilkins, secre-
tary; Donald E. Jameson, treasurer,
and Harry Rothwell, sergeant at
arms.
Stamp collectors belonging to the
society include: Herman Bocorselski,
Milton H Cullen, Alvin r. Meissner
and Miss Theodore Danecki. Other
members are: Miss Adelaide and
Miss Alma Barker, Willard G.
Barker, David Bornet, Hugh r.
Brickert, Samuel H. Burgess, Arthur
B. Butrick, Allen H. Cannon, Robert
E. Corrigan, D. c. Grain, William
H. Cravens, Harry R. Deitrick, Will
liam F. Dietz, B. NJ Douglas, Frank
G. Dufield, Gustav H. Emery, DR..
Horace B. Ewin, Mr.. and Mrs. L. S.
Gross, Thomas w. Guthrie, Key
Hart, Shirley G. Leachmar, E. o.
Likens, Winfield S. MacGill, Magnien
McArdle, Oscar Nielsen, Herbert w.
OMeara, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F.
Oakes, John D. Padgett, j. A. Pap
padeas, Adam Permoda. DR.. William
K. Petty, Herbert w. Price, Wayte
Raymond, John Reading, Mrs. G.
v. Rector, Harald A. Render, John
N Rhodes, Raymond c. Roberts,
Harry Rothwell, Joseph Sherman,
Phares o. Sigler, Lawrence H.
Sprouse, Albert W. Steinberg, Mrs.
Eugene Sugg. William M. Temple,
j. I. Thompson, ]. Lowell Willcoxon,
William M. Wright and John Zug,
The address of the secretary Is
21OO Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Patriotic covers for the maiden
voyage of the new United States
Lines 6.400-ton freighter American
Leader, leaving San Francisco about
June Is. Orders should be sent to
the Cover Agency, 25 South Street,
New York City, inclosing Is cents in
wrapped coin for each envelope
wanted: profits to the wartime en-
terprises of the Seamen's Church
Institute.
De Witt Frankel has been named
New York representative of Linn's
Weekly Stamp News and Linn's COL
lectors Magazine. His address will
be 1476 Broadway.
George r. Turner. 81 King street,
New York City, has purchased the
philatelic library of the late william
Carlos Stone, once president of the
American Philatelic Society and edi-
tor OF the American Philatelist.
The expense of maintaining air.
post service in the United States
may be estimated from the reported
fact that the average cost of airmail
operation in 1910 was 81 6-10 cents
per mile.
Maurice Y. L. Heureux, sos East
Terract avenue. Indianapolis, Ind.
collects autographs of leading stamp
collectors on the theory that the de-
velopment of the king of hobbies
is directly attributable to the phila-
telic activities of certain prominent
individuals"
Stamp collectors interested in
American Indians. their history and
present condition may wish to know
of a 74-page illustrated pamphlet re-
Gently issued by the Education DiW-
sion, Office of Indian Affairs. 1t was
compiled by Gerard Ten Eyck Beck
man. The contents include chapters
on: Origin of the American Indian
Drama of New World Civilization,
Cultural Areas of North America,
Indian Contributions to American
Culture, History Of Indian White
Relations, Indian Religion and Cere-
monialism, Indian Industry, Indian
Education, Indian Health, Indian
Agriculture, Indian Arts and Crafts,
Indian Reorganization, Our Indian
| Minority.
Eugene Klein, 212 South Thir-
teenth street, Philadelphia, has pub
lished an illustrated catalogue for an
auction of $40 lots of covers of postal
historical importance, scheduled for
May 10.
Smith w. Purdum, Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, announces
the inauguration of airmail service
between Cheboygan, Sault Ste
Marie and Traverse City, Mich, in
| the near future. A special cachet