Evening star., 1942-05-17
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaec World Its Interests and Peope-Revew of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings.
Ry lanes Waldo FayceH.

signers and engraverS of the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, there is
nothing in the world to prevent
them from seeking employment in
private industry. perhaps never to
return to government service.
Much the same observation may
be made with regard to the staff
of the Philatelic Agency. Once its
trained personnel were scattered, it
would be a costly business to edu-
cate a new group when the Post
Office Department resumed its
normal schedule of stamp pro-
duction.
Collectors who are represented as
being glad to have rest from new
issues" are invited to ponder these
matters carefully.
Serving with Morton o. Cooper,
president. the officers of the Wash
ington Philatelic Society for the next
year will be: David D. Caldwell, first
vice president; Albert F. Kunze,
second vice president; Philip Simms
Warren, treasurer and librarian;
Mrs. Grace Lowering MacKnlght,
secretary: Mrs. Dorothy Wilson,
Miss Irene M Pistorio. DR.. Ellis
Haworth and Joseph A Herbert, jr.,
board of governors; Alexander Hal
person, sales manager.
Private adviceS from Jacksonville,
Fla, report the birth there on April
q of the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frederic A. EidsneSs, first
grandchild of the late Michael L..
Eidsness, jr., superintendent OF the
Division of Stamps, Post Office De-
partment, l92l-l933. Her name, it
is understood by her aunt, Mrs.
Annette Eidsness Gale, is to be Joan
Valerie.
Cecil Betron announces: For the
best design for the official poster
seal of the Society of Philatelic
Americans convention, Horace F.
Hartwell, chairman of the Conven-
tion Committee, will give $40 in War
savings stamps. The subject of the
design must be of philatelic nature
or pertain to the society or Detroit
where the convention is to be held.
Working designs must be in such
proportions as will reduce readily to
a 3-by-2l2 inch seal and must in
clude the words: Forty eighth an
nual convention of the Society of
Philatelic Americans in Detroit,
Mich. August 10 to 23.' The con-
test closes July l. All entries should
be sent to Walter Guibord, 5000 Book
Building, Detroit.
Walter Conrath Of Albion, Pa,
editor and publisher of the Airport
Journal, past president of the Amer
lean Airmail Society, died from in
juries received in an automobile
accident near Kingsville, Ohio, May
z.
Friedl Co., 2 West Forty-seventh
street, New York, announces the
auction sale of specialized collec-
tion of Norway and Sweden, prop
erty of a famous formerly Euro
pean collector" May 27. Catalog
on application.
George F. Stilphen is to serve as
managing editor of Mekeels Weekly
Stamp News, Portland, Me.
A new 84-cent green automobile
use" stamp has been released for
May. Similar in design to previous
issues, it is available at all post
Offices.
Philip H. Ward, jr., of Philadel-
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reason given for abandoning plans
for a revised edition of the official
Post Office Department booklet,
Postage Stamps of the United
States"
Paper shortage was the excuse
given, but Mr. Ward wants to know:
How about the other official pub
locations produced by the bushel"?
On recent visit to Washington he
was assigned to a hotel room just
vacated by a Senator. I'VE found
three Congressional Records, one
publication from the Treasury, one
from the Agriculture Department,
and two circulars from independent
commissions. All were franked and
some had not even been opened
before being consigned to le waste
basket"
Liechtenstein has released four
stately portrait stamps showing en-
graved pictures Of Prince Hans
Adam, 20 rp, brown carmino;
Prince Anton Florian, l Fl. violet
Prince Anton Florian. 80 fr. violet
black, and Prince Josef Adam, 1.50
fir, slate green.
Five stamps in homage to Fran
cisco Acuna de Figuerosa, poet and
patriot, author of the national
hymn, are announced by the postal
authorities of Uruguay. The de-
nominations and colors are; 1c, red
brown; &c, deep green; SC, carmine
rose; 12c, deep blue: SOC, purple.
Henry Schumacher. II South
Fairview street, Roslindale, Mass,
asks collectors of tax paid rev.
enues to communicate with him.
Warner Bates, authority on postal
stationery Of every variety, has re-
moved from Albany, N. Y, to Wads-
boro, VT.
Lester Norton Brown, Box 13,
Vanderneer Station. Brooklyn, N.
Y, will sponsor a series of cachets
in tribute to Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur.
The Dominican Republic has
brought out set of six postage
dues in a numeral pattern-1c, car
mine; &c, blue: &c, green; &c, brown;
&c, orange, and 10c, lilac.
The New York Sun for Friday
said that suggestions have reached
the Post Office Department from
stamp collectors throughout the
STAMPS AND COINS.
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