Evening star., 1942-12-20
Among the Stamp Collectors
Neacs of the Philafelc World Its Interests and Peoble
By James Waldo Faucet.

New York Times, writes: "The last
of the seven auctions of from one
fifth to one-fourth of the philatelic
holdings of the late Col. E. H. R.
Green was concluded last week, and
the reaction of New York observers
Is that the American stamp market
was never stronger than today.
prices at the seven sales ag-
gregated slightly more than $214,8
A recapitulation shows: Sales
through H. c. Barr, Inc. $31, ,514;
Laurence g. Stryker, $25,519; Daniel
F.. Kelleher, Boston, $22 $50; Irwin
Heiman, $24,673; Percy G. Doane,
$29,348; Harmer, Rookie & Co., Inc,
$43,747; J. c. Morgenthau g. Co.,
Inc, $37,710.
"The total of nearly $215 900 is
in distinct contrast to the appraisal,
$4,000, which had been made by
Walter S. Scott, the veteran auc-
tioneer who conducted the sales,
for the Chase National Bank, rep
resenting the owner, Mrs. Matthew
Astor Wilks, sister of Col. Green
and daughter of the late Mrs. Hetty
Green"
Mr.. Stiles, continuing his discus
sion of the effect of the sales,
says: THE Chase National Bank
now will study the prices realized
and decide when and through
which dealers further portions of
the collection will be sold. Mr..
Scott appraised the complete hold
ings at slightly more than 81 100000,
but stamp authorities are of the
opinion that they may bring as
much as from $1800,000 to $2,OOO,-
600, as stocks of many American
dealers are depleted because of the
war situation abroad, particularly
In Europe and as a consequence
they are unable to supply COL
lectors' demands"
War has the effect of stimulating
correspondence. The New York
Sun, in dispatch from Washington
reports: Despite the global war
in which the armed forces of prac-
tically every civilized nation of the
world are engaged, the Post Office
Department is faced with the
problem of handling the greatest
Christmas business in its history.
It's task this year is harder than
ever before because it is up against
an acute shortage of transporta-
ton facilities such as railway mail,
baggage and storage cars and trucks
usually employed during the Yule-
tide season but which, to a con-
siderable extent, have been turned
over to the armed forces of the
Nation. In their place, it has been
found necessary to use freight cars,
in many instances, in order that the
mails may move.
''As early as September of this
year, the Post Office Department
began distributing to its 43,O00-odd
postmasters stamps of all denomina-
tions to be attached to the millions
upon millions of Christmas pack
ages and greeting cards and dis
patched to our armed forces at home
and abroad and to our civilian pop
ulation as well.
Statistics show that, from Sep
tember to December l, 1912, there
had been distributed to our army of
postmasters throughout the country
some 5,7l4,640 600 postage stamps of
all denominations, an increase of
288, ,649,035 over the corresponding
period in 1941. This enormous total
embraced 1,157 ,464 900 one and one
half cent stamps, 906, ,689 400 two
cent stamps and 1877 y917,700 three
cent stamps, grand total Of 4,042,-
OIL, 100 of these stamps of three de-
nominations dispatched to post
masters. This shows an increase for
these three denominations of stamps
over last year for the three months
period of 164 1868, 300.
These figures show conclusively
that the department was right in
calling the attention of the public
to mail Christmas presents and
greeting cards at the earliest pos
sible moment in order to insure their
delivery before Christmas Day. If
mail users have not needed the
warning from postal officials, many
homes of relatives and friends are
SOillE W Ut lIlllIUlN llIVll SltSb-
ings. The present that came too
late is no present at ALL"
Profits from the recent Stampex
show at Newark, N. j., were di-
vided equally between the United
Service Organizations, the Army
Relief Fund. the Navy Relief Fund
and the Red Gross,
OF incalculable value to those
stamp collectors who really are care
full students of the cultural aspects
of philately is a collection of maps
recently published by the National
Geographic Society. The list in
cludes Africa. Asia, Atlantic Ocean,
Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, thea
ter of war in Europe, Africa and
Western Asia, Europe and the Near
East, North America, Mexico, Cen
tral America. West Indies. South
America, the United States and the
world. Printed in soft, attractive
colors and filed" in heavy gray
green envelopes, the whole series of
charts is assembled in a handsome
red-brown cover, stamped with the
societys seal in geld. A detailed
index also is available.
J. Edward Vining. president Of the
Society of Philateho Americans. de-
clares; "The people Of America need
q hobby now more than they ever
needed one In the past"
Carleton T. Washburn, sol Wolfe
street, Alexandria, Va, Is a men,
Der Of the Oklahoma Philatelic So
ciety.
Don Houseworth, in the S. p. A.
Journal, remarks: Fifty years from
now our grandchildren will be try
Ing to learn the true story of many
OF the issues of the last decade. !"
They likewise may be trying to dis
cover the facts about why the
STAMPS AND COINS.