Evening star., 1943-05-02
Among the Stamp Collectors
Neos of the Phiatehc Word Its Interests and People
Bv James Waldo Faucet.

BY James Waldo Fa,pcen.
The Air Transport Association In
conjunction with the Treasury De-
partment is sponsoring a special
cachet for covers used in the trans
mission of War bonds during the
week beginning May 8. Collectors
interested should apply at any con-
venient air line ticket Office where
subscriptions for bonds are being re-
ceived. The bonds they buy will be
delivered to them in the cacheted
envelopes.
Stamp collectors in national serv-
ice include: 1t Col George A.
Bicher, Comdr. George C. Dyer, Col.
Simon Foss, Col. Harry Gantz, Maj.
Waldemar Goldfuss, Capt. Herman
A. Harris, Maj. Harold E. Harrison,
Capt. Richard H. Hart, Maj. Law
renee J. Heyman, Capt. Morton D.
Joyce, Capt. Harold w. Leath, 1t.
Comdr. George l.. Percy, Capt. Ed
win Reed. Col. A. R. Reeves, 1t. Col.
Howard J. Rhodus, Col. Charles G.
Rossire, jr: Maj. Harvey E. Shep-
pard, Col. Don H. Silsby, Maj. Delos
C. Taylor and 1t. John G.. Wilcox.
Japanese postal authorities have
issued series of their own stamps
for Java. The design shows farm
er with a buffalo in field, noun
tain in the background Denomina-
tions allegedly are: 2Ia, 3, 5 and 10
cents.
The Society of Philatehc Amer
leans now has 1874 members.
Lambert w. Gerber Tamaqua,
Pa, announces that he has been
commissioned to purchase a British
colonies collection, not over $1,000
net.
The Collectors Club of Washing
ton is sponsoring drive for stamp
to commemorate the l50th ami
versary of the laying Of the corner
stone OF the Capitol September Is.
IL ~. lIlS,, % CdSU
seventh street. New York City, has
been asked to sell the Charles A.
Wilson collection of Hawaii.
According to Stamps Magazine,
Edward Randall. secretary treasurer
OF the Atlantic City Stamp Club, Is
teaching history in the Atlantic
City High School.
The Royal Philatelic Society of
London will observe the centenary
of the Bulls Eyes of Brazil, July |,
Albert F.. Kunze, director OF the
Pan-American Union Stamp Divi-
sion, will succeed Morton O. Cooper
as president of the Washington
Phllatellc Society. Serving with
him will be Mrs. Grace L. Mac
knight, secretary. and Philip Sinlms
| Warren, treasurer and librarian.
Candidates for first vice president
are David D. Caldwell and Irene M.
Pistorio.
Paul Weeks of the Weeks Stamp
Shop has been in Florida for briet
! season of rest and recrea ton.
/ A local stamp collector has offered
a substantial prize for new pa
/ trlotlc composition to be written bv
a member of the Navy School of
Music and to be ready for per-
formance July 4.
The Federal Bar Association on
/ Thursday unveiled a war service
flag showing single gold star in
memory of Maj. Ohio Larkin
Rogers. U. S. M. c., former phila-
tellc agent of the Post Office De-
partment, killed in battle in the
Southwest Pacific.
Harry L. Lindouist. 2 West Forty
sixth street. New York City, has
published Stamp Machines and
Coiled Stamps" by George P. How
ard. The text is easy to read,
copiously illustrated and neatly
bound.
Walter Kaner, writing In Me-
kell's Weekly Stamp News, says that
George van den Berg, pnilatelic
commentator, is "a professor in the
social science department at Wash
ington University in Washington,
ID. c. which, being interpreted,
signifies that Lowell Ragatz, a mem
Der OF the faculty of George Wash
lngton University, continues to write
under his now familiar pseudonym.
The Cross Stamp Co, 551 Fifth
avenue, New York City, has pub
hshed catalogue of the stamps
of Czechoslovakia which will be
distributed to collectors requesting
copies.
The William West collection Of
United States stamps and covers.
sold at auction in New York last
week, brought in excess OF $4,000.
Philip H. Ward, jr.. of Philadelphia
was IN charge of arrangements.
There are so shelves Of books Of
special interest to philatelists in the
University Of Illinois Library.
! Inc government In exile" Of
Yugoslavia is following the lead of
Poland and Norway, bringing out
postage stamps valid only on mail
originating in territory not held by
the Germans.
H. E. Harris & Co, 108 Massa-
chusetts avenue, Boston. announces
the publication of new catalogue
OF United States stamps and new
list of Interesting British Colonies"
Stamp meetings for the week are
scheduled as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, 2206 Rhode Island
avenue NE. Business meeting.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors'
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth and l. streets NV.
Program, exhibition and bo,lrse.