Evening star., 1942-11-08
Among the Stamp Collectors
NesVs of the Phlatelic World Its Interests and People
Bv James Waldo Fa,pcen.

oratives for sale there gradually
are being exhausted Only IA new
issues have been added to the list
since Postmaster General Frank C.
Walker succeeded James A. Farley,
Is months ago. Meanwhile, a great
number Of varieties have been
"closed out"
The Treasury Department has dis
closed that a new 25-cent War saw
ing stamp is in process of produc-
ton. Daniel Chester French's
Minute Man" will feature the de-
sign as in the case of the national
defense stamps already available.
It Is understood that 10-cent, So
cent, 81 and S. denominations will
follow.
Leo c. Kaufman, skilled en-
graver of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing whose work adorns
many beautiful stamps, including
the recent scent China issue. has
left the service Ct the Government
to return to that of the American
Bank Note Co.. New York.
Harry L. Lindquist, editor and
publisher of Stamps Magazine and
president of the National Federation
Of Stamp Collectors; Hugh NJ Clark,
editor of the Scott series of albums
and catalogues; Emil Bruechig,
president of the American Stamp
Dealers Association, and Sidney F.
Barrett, member of the Lagerloef
trophy jury are at the Hotel Roose-
velt for the week end.
All the philatelic magazines are
paying homage to Maj. Otho Larkin
Rogers, U. S. NJ c., formerly phila-
tehc agent, killed in action in the
Southwest Pacific.
Millions of high denomination
stamps of the current presidential
series are being used on parcel post
packages. but very few of them
are worth collecting. About half
are printed badly off-center and at
least half of the remainder are
ruined by postal clerks with roller
cancelling machines dripping with
surplus ink.
Precancelled copies of the Scent
Victory stamp are reported from
Los Angeles. Dallas, Albany and
Concord, N. H.
The Army postal service an
nounces the loss of 4,936 sacks of
United States mail Ell route to the
British Isles in a cargo ship tor
pedoed by a Nazi submarine.
Robert D. Byrnes, writing in the
Hartford Courant, says: There are
ever multiplying indications that
philately is growing in Importance
and that it is being more widely rec
ognized among the population in
general Whereas, even few years
ago, it was not uncommon to meet
people who had never heard Of
stamp collecting as an adult hobby
there are few today who do not
realize that many hard-leaded busi-
nessmen, professional men and po-
litical and social leaders are philate-
lists and therefore there must be
something to it besides chi1d's play.
collectors are themselves respon-
sible for this recognition of philately,
They have braved the laughter of
the non-appreciative in order to
bring the hobby to the fore in the
various avenues of publicity, and
through incessant appeals to Gov
ernment heads to give it the blessing
of their approval by publicly COOP
Grating with collectors.
During the past few years Gov
ernment cooperation with collec-
tors has been considerably stepped
up and while collectors requests
end inquiries are still in the nui-
sance' Glars with some officials this
attitude is fast being replaced with
one of complete cooperation. This
Is true of many other governments
besides our own. and while in times
like these certain of collectors in
terests must be sacrificed in the in
terest of national defense (such as
importation and expectation restric-
tons, in general the collectors
chances of being heard are today
greater than at any time IN the
past"
Hamilton a. Hooper. stamp editor
of the Baltimore Sun. says: In
stamp collecting, condition is OF
prime importance. Soiled or dam
aged stamps not only ruin the ap-
pearance but also the value Of any
collection. No matter how fine the
album or careful the mounting
nothing can make up for the bad
quality of the stamps contained
therein"
London Punch prints a drawing
Of a collector In stamp dealer
shop. The caption reads: ITS q
pretty beastly thing to say about
any nation, but the German
haven't produced a single decent is
sue In any country they've occu-
pied.'
Harry B. Mason has been ap'
pointed TcklOIldl ICPlS PlSoCieooA'S W
the Society of Philatelic Americans
Lambert w. Gerber, Tamaqua
Pa, will sell at auction the British
Colonies collections of DR.. N. P. NC
Gay, past president of the Society
of Philatelic Americans, November
1926.
w. P. Campbell, philatelic edito
of the Vancouver Columbi an, wa
killed in a traffic accident in Port
land, Oreg., october %. He wss 8
years of age and recently had Iccl
remed winner of the Leger-oe
award for the best scamp column
printed in city OF SO 900 population
C. Rost Hunter, Union avenue
Ncrwalk, Conn, has been name'
manager of the precancel oeparI
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