Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

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(belo1DJ a 71dUdl censor's cache
not be reproduced under curre7
at the time, he bought as many I'M
exceptional adhesives as he could
afford. During several years he con-
tlnued to be patron of mail order
| dealer whose real name he never
learned. Then momentarily his in
tereStS changed, and for a while he
purchased no stamps of any sort. A
letter from a lawyer" eventually
shocked him into active but sorrow
full remembrance of his collection.
The communication sternly de-
manded payment for unreturned
approvals valued at quite a large
sum of money!
Nobody knows how many boys
were victimized by the same racke-
teer. They could not prove that they
owed nothing to the supposedly hon
est and respectable stamp dealer
who hid his identity under a cor
poration mask. Nor did they have
any facilities for demonstrating that
the pretended attorney was only a
clerk in the dealers office. Fright
ened and perhaps even compelled by
their own parents, they paid the
claims against them-and thus I'M
Willingly encouraged to further mis-
chief as cruel a criminal as ever took
advantage of inexperienced youth.
George G. Leavitt is the author of
an article on Visitors to the United
States Shown on Stamps" printed
in Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News for
November g. The list includes:
King Albert and King Leopold III of
the Belgians, King William w, King
Edward VII, King Edward VIII, King
George vi and Queen Elizabeth OF
Great Britain; Queen Marie of Ru-
mania, King George II of Greece,
King Peter II of Yugoslavia, Queen
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands,
Empress Zita of Austria, King
Prajadhipok of Siam, Grand Ouch
ess Charlotte of Luxembourg and
Pope Plus XII, as well as many other
famous persons, all portrayed IN
postal adhesive designs.
According to Old Sleuth. writing
in Stamps Magazine for November
IA, says Now that the usual
sources for securing wholesale guam
titles of stamps have been shut of
from Europe, many of our larger
wholesale dealers are having great
difficulty In replacing stock. AS a
consequence, they are drawing upon
the surplus stocks of retail dealers
and some very important sales re-
Gently have been made. This means
that the reserve stocks of many of
our larger dealers gradually is dis
appearing and nearly all available
stamps are finding their way into
collections. Just another indication
that stamps are due for a rise"
The new scent piece Of Canada
is made of copper and zinc-and
therefure cannot be called a
nickel. ny Z 8 ,ssir5 &
Japan allegedly is overprinting
regular postage stamps for use in
the Philippines and the Malay
States.
Vatican City soon will release a
new series of sacred propaganda
stamps designed to call attention to
the humanitarian endeavors of Pope
Plus XII.
The gum on Ostropa sheets of
Germany, 1885, is turning dark
brown. Some collectors advise
washing specimens, but there is a
risk of damage in any such expert
ment.
David D. Caldwell of Washington
and Sol Glass and Mrs. Dorothy
McEntee of Baltimore have been
nominated for vice presidents of the
American Philatelic Society.
Italy allegedly will have comment
oratives for the 300th anniversary
OF the death of Calico.
The Royal Philatenc Society of
London now has $40 active members.
Clement S. Ernst, jr., a writer
for Weekly Philatelic Gossip, Hol-
ton, KanS.. now Is lieutenant sta
toned at Camp Lee, Va.
France has brought out a Afr.
brown stamp for the centenary of
the death of the literary critic and
philosopher Steudhal.
kenya has war printings Of a
long list Of regular postal issues.
Robert w. Bingham, curator of the
Buffalo Historical Society, is an ac-
tive stamp enthusiast.
The specialized collection of the
stamps of Sicily formed by Col.
Spencer Cosby. former District Com
missioner, has been purchased by D.
S. Bolafn of New York for distribu-
ton.
Madagascar now is a British pos
session. Changes in stamp design
and inscriptions are indicated &C.
cordingly.
The first practical stamp cancel
ing device was invented by Emery
N. Moore of Boston, who obtained
patent No. 6036 on January is, 1849.
Switzerland announces new print
ings of current 3, S and l0-franc
Stamps. Previous editions were man
ufactured with fugitive ink and were
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