Evening star., 1942-04-19
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaec World Its Interests and PeopeRevie of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings.
Rv Jamfs Waldo Fa,erS

Nevbold Moves. associate editor 0f
The Star who died Thursday. was a
hermit" stamp collector for many
years. His preferences we're for the
postal issues OF his own country. but
he did not slight the emissions OF
other lands. The 10Th century
interested him particularly. yet he
nasoe 1t custom to keep his albums
up-to-date. Even after his health
had failed and he knew that II
was unlikely that he would recover.
he continued to buy and to mount
such specimens as he desired. The
tedium OF his final illness was re-
lieved by the practice OF the
philatelic hobby until the last.
Although he rarely attended meet
fngs. Mr.. Moves maintained MEM
bership in the Washington Phils-
telic Society and supported the
National Stamp Conference OF 1897.
He was q patron also OF philatelic
journalism, and IL was under his
direction that the stamp department
OF The Star was established in 1882
A message OF coincidence was re-
ceived yesterday from Col Hans
Laeerloef. donor of the Ralph A.
Barry Memorial Trophy: Franklin
r. Bruins. jr. stamp editor. New
York Sun. Ernest A. Kehr, stamp
editor, New York Herald Tribune;
Kent b. Stiles stamp editor, New
York Times: James 3. Hatcher.
stamp editor. New York Journal
American, Harry l.. Lindquist, editor.
Stamps Magazine, and Mrs. Cath
crime l.. Manning, philatelic curator,
Smithsonian Institution, all as
sembled at n conference In New
York when word OF Mr.. Moves
death was received.
An official announcement from
Ottawa says: 1T is expected that
regular airmail service between
st Johns. Newfoundland, and
Moncton. New Brunswick. with
stops at Gander, Newfoundland, and
sydney, Nova Scotia, will be
insugurated about May !.
"Cachets will be applied to covers
conveyed on the first ofYicial flight:
St Johns to Gsnder, st. Johns to
Sydney, st. Johns TO Moncton, Can
der 10 ST. Johns, Gander 10 Sydney
and Gander to Moncton.
Covers should be addressed fully
as for ordinary letters, Endorsed in
upper lefthand corner first flight
followed by name OF cachet desired.
Rates to any place In the United
States, cents first ounce, 7 cents
each additional ounce.
Patrons resident outside New
foundland not possessing New
foundlsnd postage should forward
post ONCE money orders payable to
chief accountant at st. Johns for
cachets TO be applied at that point
and to postmaster at Gander for
cachets there.
Covers must be sent In wrapper
fully prepaid. marked 'frst flight
and addressed to: Postmaster, st.
Johns, Newfoundland, or postmas-
ter. Gander, Newfoundland, for
cachets at those towns, respectively"
ported in the Yellow Book edition OF
the Stamp Specialist. published by
H. L. Lindquist at least $500 900
school children In the United States
collect stamps.
The Treasury Department insists
that It's story about Axis exploita-
tion of American stamp collectors
was founded upon facts developed
by careful investigation.
r. L. Ellis of New York, now en-
eaged AT the War Department here.
has made specialized study OF
stamps showing portraits OF Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Carl <. Pelander, sos Fifth avenue.
New York. has brought out an at
tractive illustrated catalogue for an
auction sale of United States and
foreign stamps and covers, April 25
Collectors interested in postage
stamps OF religious significance are
referred to a letter describing issues
depicting the Saviour printed on the
editorial page OF The Star. April 9.
The Post once Department has
announced: I'm order to provide ex-
peditious handling of regular mail to
and from our armed forces and to
ensure secrecy to military operations,
the forwarding of philatelic mail to
Army post offices has been discon-
tinued, effective Immediately Re
quests for the postmarking Of phila-
telic covers will be returned to the
senders without the desired treat
ment in the future. Since estab-
hshment OF the first Army post Of
fice II has been the policy OF those
In charge to comply so far as was
practical. with requests for the can
collation. of philatelic mail with the
official poStmark OF the units, al
though Identified by number only.
On account of the increase in VOL
ume, the War Department advises
that the handling of philstelic mail
Is overtaxing the facilities of clerks
in overseas and other military in
stallationS and is seriously interfer-
ing with prompt handling OF mail
for the armed forces. PostmaSterS
at ports of embarkation are receiv-
ing philatehc mail with requests for
postmarSS at military installations