Evening star., 1942-03-29
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Philatelic World Its Interests and People
the Stamp Press-List of ocal Meetings.
Bv James Waldo FaiCcPn.

Macarthur, w. Va, for postmarK-
ing when the new station there Is
opened on Wednesday, April Is. A
special canceling die, reading First
Day Cover" is being prepared for
use on envelopes sent by collectors
in response to the Post Office De-
partment announcement reproduced
last Sunday. 1t has been estimated
that the total number of covers sub
mitted may reach 100000.
Philip H. Ward, jr, has proposed
to Scott Publications, Inc, New
York, the production of an album
for United States revenue stamps
exclusively.
Robson Lowe, Ltd, so Pail Mall,
London, SWl, has published spe-
cialized catalogue of British stamps
from 1861 to 1941, small matter
Of 28O years.
Referring to the campaign to
gather Cancelled postage stamps for
the alleged benefit of London hos
pital, Richard Mop Cabeen, phila-
telic editor of the Chicago Tribune,
writes: Since dye is worth 81 10 per
pound in pure condition, it is diff
cult to see how anything could be
gained by the removal of such min
ute quantities. The shipping charges
on such stamps would amount to
more than the value of anything re-
covered"
The New York Herald Tribune
says: "A set of New Zealand pic
torials. announced several months
ago, arrived last week. The
designs and colors are similar to
the regular issues introduced in 1885.
A most obvious difference is in the
quality of paper which now is hard
and white The new stamps include
4d. black brown; Sd, blue; cd, car
mine; Sd, brown; 1sh. dark olive
green; 2sh, light olive green, and
3sh ochre and lumber"
Soldiers, sailors and marines soon
may be allowed free franking privi-
leges for ordinary mail. Section Sis,
Postal Laws and Regulations, as it
new stands, provides: Letters sent
by soldiers, sailors and marines in
the United States service, located
in the United States or any of it's
possessions or other places where
the United States domestic mail
service is in operation, addressed
to places in the United States or
any of its possessions. when in
dorsed soldiers letter. sailors let
ter or marines letter and signed
hereunder either with facsimile
hand stamp or in writing with his
official designation by a field or staff
officer, post or detachment COM
mander. to whose command the SOL
dier belongs, or by surgeon or
chaplain at a hospital where he may
be. and in the Navy and Marine
service by any commissioned officer
attached to the vessel or officer COM
manding a hospital or detachment
ashore, may be dispatched to desti-
milton without prepayment OF post
age, and only the single rate Of
postage shall be collected on de-
livery"
Mail addressed to Japan early in
December has been returned to
writers indorsed: Service suspend
ed"
Daniel H. Reichgut, Wessex
road, Silver Spring, Md, will be in
charge of the philatelic division of
the Third Annual Hobby Show, Sill
yer Spring Armory, Thursday to
Saturday, April 16 to 18. inclusive.
Collectors in the general vicinity of
Washington desiring to participate
are invited to communicate with him
Immediately.
The kindly old gentleman" who
writes the "Old Sleuth" column for
Stamps Magazine reports: Despite
the number of auction sales that are
being held these days. there is actu-
ally a dearth of stamps on the
market. The normal supplies from
Europe have been almost entirely
cut off, so that much of the packet
material and stamps used for
premiums are slowly but surely dis
appearing. Many dealers are
offering to pay spot cash for col
lections or stock they can use with
out enough coming on the market
to satisfy the demand. These con-
ditions probably will become more
acute as time passes, for very little
important material is appearing ex-
cept from estates"
Edwin H. Halvorsen, 1921 Seven
ty-second street, Jackson Heights,
N. Y, is compiling a specialized
handbook of the stamps of Den
mark and would like to hear from
students willing to cooperate.
H. A. Robinette, Washington Loan
g. Trust Building, announces an auc-
ton sale of the stamps of the United
States and possessions to be held
at the Hay-Adams House, Sixteenth
and H streets NV, Thursday and
Friday, April % and a. The ma
terial to be dispersed came from the
collections of 10 different persons.
The philatelic estate of the late
H. NJ Southgate, president of the
Bureau Issues Association for many
years until his death in 1910. has
been appraised at approximately
$4,000.
A new patriotic slogan postal
meter asks the question: will 1t
Help Win the War;" Whether the
reference is to the vested interests
of radical labor unions or to some
other intolerable handicap is not
made clear.
The starvation" policy of the
Post ONCE Department has reduced
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