Evening star., 1943-11-21
News of Stamp
Collectors and
Their Interests
By James Waldo Fawcen

i uC1I lIlCCICSCS
BY James Waldo Fawcen
Distinguished collectors and stu
dents of stamps from all parts of the
United States will be in Washington
this week to attend the Ninth Amer
ican Philatelic Congress, featuring
the celebration of the centenary of
the first postage adhesive issued in
the New World-the famous bulls
eyes" of Brazil, l843.
Among those expected to attend
are: Harry L. Lindquist, editor and
publisher of Stamp Magazine; Al
fred Lichtenstein, Sidney F. Bar
rett and Col. Hans Lagerloef of New
York, DR.. C. w. Herman of Chicago,
Donald M. Martin OF Cleveland, Rol-
lin E. Flower and Adolph Steeg of
Buffalo, Deli Norona of Moundsville,
w. Va; Jere Hess Barr of Reading,
Pa; William c. Beck, Michael Miller
and Sol Glass OF Baltimore, DR..
Prichard Won David of San Anto-
nio and DR.. H. A. Davis of Denver.
The program, arranged by DR.. L.
S. Rowe, director general of the
Pan-American Union, and Eugene
Klein, president of the congress
since its establishment in 1885, in
cludes:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and exhibi-
ton throughout the day; pm, first
session, with Introductory addresses
by DR.. Rowe and Mr.. Klein and
reading of two invited papers, Pan
American Union Building, Seven
teenth street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV; 7:30 pm, informal gath
'ering, sponsored by the Washington
Philatelic Society and the Collectors
Club of Washington, Statler Hotel.
Saturday-l0 am, second session
of the congress, reading of four pa
pers; 4 pm, third session, three
papers; 7 pm. banquet, with ad-
dress by William Lytell Schurz, Di-
vision of Cultural Relations, De-
partment of State, Statler Hotel.
Sunday-l1 am, philatelic writer's
breakfast, conducted by Albert F..
Kunze, Statler Hotel; 3 pm, exhi-
bition; $3.50 pm, fourth session of
the congress, one paper, philatelic
educational round table, with the
Right Rev. Msgr. George johnson,
Catholic University of America;
Francisco Cespedes, Division of In
tellectual Cooperation; Harry l..
Lindquist. editor Stamps Magazine,
New York: Mrs. 1cyl Murrow Kra-
mer, Chicago Board of Education,
and Miss Esther Brown Office of
Education, participating in the dis
cussion.
Among the writer's contributing
papers to the congress symposium
are DR.. Mario de Sanctis, Brazil:
Judge Leon Monies, Haiti; Rafael
A. Garcia and DR.. Ernesto Bello of
Cuba and others. Their monographs
will be printed in the annual book
of the congress, which will be placed
on sale at the close of the last ses-
sion.
A sheet of so copies of the scent
Luxembourg stamp in which one
row Of 10 is inverted has been re-
ported found. The owner, according
to local rumors. is young soldier.
His purchase allegedly was made at
the Philatelic Agency a week or 10
days ago. Dealers estimate the value
of the rarity at from $500 to $4,000
if it really is what it is claimed
to be.
Collectors of the stamps of
Czechoslovakia are referred to an
editorial on The Linden Tree"
printed in The Star yesterday.
The likelihood that postage rates
will be raised should provide the
Post Office Department with what
ever excuse 1t may need for bringing
out the Army, Navy and Marine
stamps for which requests repeatedly
have been made not only by phila-
telic groups but also by patriotic
societies, service organizations and
a considerable number of individuals.
DR.. Marc Peter, former Minister
OF Switzerland and now delegate of
the International Red Cross Com
mittee in the United States. has
suggested to Postmaster General
Frank c. Walker the possibility of
stamp in celebration of the signing
of the Geneva Convention for the
amelioration of the condition of the
wounded and the sick of armies in
the field" August %, 1864.
The treaty-establish the In
ternational Red Cross Committee
was signed at the Hotel de l'Ecu in
the city of Geneva, Switzerland, by
the plenipotentiaries of IL different
governments, including Charles S. P
Bowles, representing the United
States.
Explaining his proposal, DR.. Peter
writes: II know it is not customary
to commemorate an 80th anniver-
sary, but the fact that this Both an
niversary is falling in the middle of
a war when all soldiers, scattered
over the world, have been able to
the benefits of the Red
Cross seems to justify this COM
memoration
The idea has the approval of Nor
man Davis, president of the Amer
ican Red Cross.
If authorized, the new stamp
might be placed on sale as early as
January l.
Collectors approving the sugges-
ton are invited to communicate
with Dr. Peter at 1545 Connecticut
avenue NV.
The stamp editor of The Star
would like to hear from collectors
who may have duplicates of covers
bearing the following slogan cancel
lations: "On We Go to Toxic:
Toxic, Here We Come; "Tojo, You
Can't VIM; mo Peace for Toto"
or similar patriotic sentiments.
Stamp meetings scheduled for the
week are:
Tuesday evening at S-Collectors'
Club Of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Austrian program, with address by