Evening star., 1942-05-24
Swift, Bastrop, Tex; Wayne County
Airport, Romulus, Mich, and VIII
liams Field, Chandler, Arlz.


Airport, Romulus, Mich, and Will
liams Field, Chandler, Ariz.
What will the Post Office De-
partment do for the annual con-
ventions of the several national Or
ganizations of stamp collectors?
New stamps, special cancellations,
exhibitions, branch philatelic agen-
cies and the attendance OF depart
ment officials constitute the traol-
ton of cooperation which tne
philatelic public, not unreasonaoly'
has grown to expect.
Clergymen who collect stamps IN
clude: The Rev. Thomas Brewster,
Hope. Ark, and the Rev. F. j. WAR
necke, Richmond. Va.
The l943 edition of the Standard
Catalogue of United States CONS
and Tokens will be omitted because
of conditions incident to the war.
Appraised at $l53,0OO, the stamp
collection of the late John H. Clapp
is reported to have been offered TO
New York dealer as a lot for
approximately $l15O00
Commenting on new SWedlsh
stamp designed by Lalla Prytz-WlK,
wife of postal official. Ira S. French
of the American-Swe News Ex-
| change, Inc, writes: so far as is
known. only once before in the MIS-
tory of the European post has
woman designed stamp. She was
the Countess Maria Viktoria Attems
of Graz, who. in 1888, designed the
set of six Austrian stamps COM
memorating the 250th anniversary
of the liberation of Vienna from the
Turks and listed in SCOTS Catalogue
as Nos. B-93, B-98."
The w. p A. guide to the Free
State. now extensively published by
the oxford University Press, says
In 1748 Maryland had 144 miles OF
post roads, in comparison with u
miles in Pennsylvania"
According to the same authority:
Fredericksburg 90 alt, 436 popD Is
a busy town with some industrial
activities and modern stores. AS
Northwest Fork Bridge, it developed
around the general store opened by
Clonsberry Jones in 1888. Although
the water was too shallow to launch
boats, a shipbuilding business, using
top-grade white oak, f1ourished here
until the Civil War. Boats were
conveyed on lighters and ScoWs to
Chimney Point, about miles down
the river, for launching. Tanbark,
cordwood and mill products were
other sources of income. as well as
large slave trading station in an
old tavern at the east bridgehead.
/ The name of the town was changed
! to Fredericksburg in 1872 at a mass
meeting of the Federalist party held
here"
No mention is made of the fact
that the place is the printing cap
ital of the philatelic world" The
press and publishing office of ]. w.
Stowell are famous for the books,
pamphlets, magazines, auction lists.
etc, concerning stamp collecting
which he manufactures for the
trade" in the interest of America S
most popular hobby.
Curacao, 1t is understood, soon
will have a complete new series OF
regular postage stamps.
The 1-cent Stephen Collins Foster
stamp of 1910 went on first-day sale
at Bardstown, KY. Such a desig-
nation, however, was an affront
to history. The author of MY Old
Kentucky Home" was northerner,
born at Pittsburgh on the 50th an
niversary of the Declaration of In
dependence, July 4, 1926 (the day
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
died). He had no connection with
the Blue Grass State. except gra-
tuitously to add to its fame.
Readers are referred to John
Tasker Howard's Stephen Foster:
Americas Troubadour, pages 165,
l7O-177 for the facts:
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8, Wood
ridge Stamp Club, residence Of Mr..
and Mrs. Yves. M. Tryon. 2802
Twentieth street NE. Program and
auction.
Tomorrow evening at 8, Capital
Precancel Club, Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets NV.
Tuesday evening at 8, Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School. J. Edw. Vining, president
Of the Society Of Philatelic Amer
leans, guest of honor. Showing of
motion pictures of Philadelphia con-
vention.
Wednesday evening at 8. Washing
ton Philatelic Society, Lee Sheraton
Hotel, Fifteenth and l. streets NV.
DR.. John Selvy will discuss and ex-
hibit Caribbean Issues" Mr.. Vim
Ing also viii speak.