Evening star., 1942-02-15
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaec World Its Interests and PeopleReview of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings.
Ry lanes Waldo Fawcen.

partment under the terms of which
collectors may purchase current
revenue stamps direct.
Heretofore" Mr.. Ward explains,
when the collector desired some
of the odd and seldom used denomi-
nations. he called on his local COL
lector Of internal revenue :. . and -.
might or might not receive what he
wanted More often he was refused.
AS certain Offices carried only the
denominations used locally CORE
spondence with collectors in other
cities often was necessary.
I'VE are glad to state that this no
longer is necessary, for, through the
courtesy of Treasury officials, all
revenue stamps Of current issues
that may legally be sold are now
available at the Office of the deputy
collector of internal revenue. room
1902. Internal Revenue Building. q.
arrangements have been made to
supply copies as well centered as
possible and with full gum df is
sued with gum. -
Mr.. Ward gives the name of Mrs.
L. I. Kester as assistant cashier in
charge of the sales bureau.
"At the present time there are
on sale the new documentary
stamps surcharged '1941' in values
of /, 2, 8, 4, S. 8, 10, 20, Is, 40, so
and 80 cents; 81, 81. So, 81 IS, $40.
$40, $50, $50, 500. $500 and $1,000"
The silver tax stamps in gray, over
printed "1941," are available in the
same denominations.
The "194l" series will be replaced
with 1892" issues as soon as the
former are exhausted.
Automobile use" stamps at 81 09
likewise, Mr.. Ward says, may be
purchased of Mrs Kester. The new
$167 value shortly will be available
Col. Spencer Cosby. former Dis
trict Commissioner, has been ap-
pointed chairman of a committee
to select the recipient of the fifth
Michael L. Eidsness. jr, silver me-
mortal plate in recognition Of help
full service to stamp collectors.
David D. Caldwell and Philip Simms
Warren will serve with him. Nom
nations are requested as promptly
as possible.
The first Eidsness plate, given in
homage to the late superintendent
of the Division of Stamps, went to
Eugene Klein of Philadelphia; the
second to the late H. M Southgate;
the third to Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
M. Clark of New York and the
fourth to August Dietz Of Richmond.
The Army and Navy Journal lists
foreign army post Offices as follows:
No. 801, st. Johns, N. F.: 801-A,
Argentia, N. F.; 80l-B. Stephenville.
N F.: Sole. Newfoundland Airport;
Sold. Quidi Vidi. N. F.: 802. Ber-
muda; 8o3 Port-au-Spain, Trinidad;
803-A. Surinam; 803-B, Fort Read,
Trinidad; 804, Jamaica: 805. st.
Lucia: so6. Antigua; BOT. British
Guiana; sos, Bahamas; 300, Green
land. and $40, Iceland.
President Roosevelt has added to
his philatelic library a beautiful
new cover album prepared for him
by the Eastman Kodak Co., Roches-
ter.
The Kenmore Stamp Co., Ken
more, N. Y. reports that the postal
authorities of Canada have decided
against special wartime commemo-
ratives.
Collectors of the stamps of Poland
are invited to communicate with the
Polonus PhilateHc Society, 1862
North Ashland avenue, Chicago.
The postal issues of the Malay
States, Hong Kong. the Dutch East
Indies, Australia, New Zealand and
the Philippines are rising in market
appraisal.
Linn's Weekly Stamp News for
February expresses the belief that:
1.-THE stamp business is on the verge
Of a long and successful season
which will continue throughout.
this present war"
Franklin r. Bruins, jr., stamp
editor of the New York Sun. has
been awarded the Ralph A. Barry
Memorial Bowl for 1941. Ernest A.
Kehr of the New York Herald Trib-
une and Kent B. Stiles of the New
York Times were "runners-up," Sec
ond and third, respectively, as esti-
mated by the judges. Fourth place
was assigned to the writer OF phila-
telic news for The Washington Eve
ming and Sunday Star-leader in
the national field outside the New
York Metropolitan Area.
The bowl was given by Col. Hans
Lagerloef of New York in remem-
brance of the late well-beloved dean
of American philatelic journalists
and is intended to stimulate more
constructive endeavor on the part
of the editors of stamp columns.
The annual convention of the So
ciety OF Philatelic Americans will be
held at the Hotel Detroit-Leland,
Detroit, August 10 to %, inclusive.
Robert Paxon Mekeel, son of the
founder of Mekeel's Weekly Stamp
News, died of a heart ailment at
Bethlehem, Pa, January Is. He
was 36 years of age and had been
employed by the Bethlehem Steel
Co. Surviving members of his fam
lily are his wife, baby daughter,
two brothers and two sisters.
Add to the list of soldiers who COL
lect stamps the name of Maj. Sam
uel P. Pickett, Camp San Luis Obs
po. Calf.
Paul ]. Gross, 1910 Leishman ave-
nue., Arnold, Pa, will secure cancels
of the U. S. S. Argus, Hunter Lig-
gett, Lamson, Pollack, Trever, Oma-
STAMPS AND COINS.
NATIONAL STAMP MART
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