Evening star., 1942-06-07
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phatec World Its Interests and PeopeReview
the Stamp Press-Iist of Local Meetings.
By James Waldo Fawcen.

a United States postage stamp.
His name is Alvin W. Hall, jr.: he
Is the only son of the director of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
and the postal adhesive in which he
Is represented is the 2-cent Arbor
Day commemorative OF 1882.
The story, as told by Beverly S.
King and Max G. Johl in their
United States Postage Stamps of
the Twentieth Century: Volume Il
1923-1933," runs as follows: THE
modern idea of Arbor Day seems to
be to encourage children to plant
trees on this day and thereby inStill
in them a love for outdoors. 1t was
therefore decided to embody this
thought on this special stamp.
Michael L. Eidsness, jr., head of
the Post Office Department Division
Of Stamps. suggested that an actual
photograph of such a subject might
prove to be a help not only to the
department in visualizing the sug-
eeStion but also to the bureau artists.
He finally sold Alvin w. Hall,
director of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, the idea of having
his two children so photographed.
Alvin w. Hall, jr., and little Ruth
Hall were thereupon properly posed
and photographed in Mr.. Halls
yard. ..
Several designs were prepared $50.
The final design, drawn by Alvin R.
Meissner, was modification of the
-. earlier sketches. -. The vignette
was engraved by John Eissler, and
the frame and lettering by E. M
Hall. :"
Alvin. jr., born in 1920, was IL
when the Arbor Day stamp ap-
peared. He decided upon a Navy
career while yet a small boy. fol-
lowing visit which he made to
Annapolis with his father. Prepar-
ing at the Bulls School, Silver
Spring, Md, and Central High
School, he won admission to the
academy in a competition spon-
eored by the Marine Reserve Corps.
His sister Ruth, meanwhile. was
educated at Mount Vernon Sem
mary and also is graduating this
rear. She was when her picture
went round the world on the Arbor
Day stamp of 1882.
The Scent Kentucky commemo-
rative, placed on sale at Frankfort
on Monday last is a stamp of great
reticence and beauty. 1t recalls the
Scent Coronado New Mexico) issue
of 1910. The time to buy copies of
both issues is now-or perhaps
never.
Collectors interested in stamps
showing portraits Of Benjamin
Franklin are invited to indicate
their preference to the National
Committee to Signalize Benjamin
Franklin's Continuing Contribution
to American Civilization, Franklin
Institute, Philadelphia.
Edward G. Hops, 1926 Lister
avenue, Chicago, would like to hear
from collectors of flag cancels.
Christmas. Fla, will celebrate a
b0th anniversary June 81. A special
cachet will be applied to STAMPED.
addressed envelopes on that
date.
Margaret Kernodle. writing for
Wide World Features. say: Mon
aco's first definitive airmails have
come to this country. The series
includes 5 fr., green, and 10 r.,
light blue, showing plane In flight:
q IS fr.. brown. with drawing of
propeller in motion; 20 fr.. red
brown. Pegasus. the winged horse
a so fr.. red violet, gull flying over
sea, and 100 fr., red and brown,
plane, globe and coat Of arms
The Collectors Club of Washing
ton has testified to its patriotism BY
. purchasing War bonds in amount of
$3.50.
Switzerland announces two STAMPS
n mark the 2000th anniversary Of
the founding of the city of Geneva
In So BIC.
An Associated Press dispatch from
London says: United States Army
Headquarters announced Thursday
that American troops in the British
isles now will be able to send air.
graph letters to relatives and friends
at home
The system is similar to that
used by British troops In India and
the Near East. The letters are writ
ten on specially prepared blanks and
photographed bv a micro-f1lming
process. The films are taken by
bomber to Washington, enlarged by
the War Department and forwarded
to the addresses.
THE use of such letters is not
mandatory, but 1t would save hun
dreds of tons of airmail.
These emergency "microletters'
may not be strictly philatelic in
character, but collectors will not re-
ouire to be told to save every one of
them that may come their way. The
first received, of course. should be
the most interesting and valuable.
The stamp collection of the late
John H. Clapp of Washington has
been sold to Spencer Anderson,
New York dealer, who is reported
to have paid more than 100000 for
1t. According to rumor, the money
will go to Princeton University, to
which institution of higher learning
the entire accumulation was left.
Exploration" in last Sunday S
stamp column was a typographical
accident for exploitation" Beg
pardon.
New slogan meters are reported as
follows: Dig for Vivtory-Keep
En- Growing" We're in It-Let's
Win It." Keep En- Rolling-Save
Your Tires" "Oil Is Ammunition
Use It Wisely" Our Men Want
Books-Send All You Can Today,
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