Evening star., 1943-08-15
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By James Waldo Fawceff.

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What is to become of President
Roosevelt's stamp collection when
finally he leaves the White House?
The President himself repeatedly
has limited that his whole phiIatslic
estate eventually will be sheltered
at Hyde Park, In the library build
inc constructed there few years
ago.
from the start of his admin
istration, Mr.. Roosevelt has been
presented with stamps by his ad-
mirers. The Star for August 4. 1885,
referring to "the most importsnt
stamp exhibition ever held in Wash
ingten' reported: mfr. Roosevelt's
entries are assembled In a showcase
in the middle of the hall lof the
National Miseum). They include
personally chosen pages from his
standard albums with stamps OF
Haiti and Hong Kong, a beautiful
hand-decorated leather album OF
the stamps, Of Russia, presented by
Commissar of Foreign Affairs
Maxim Litvinoff; an album OF the
stamps of Costa Rica, presented by
President Ricardo Jimenez; a bro-
chure containing all the current
stampS of China, given by the dele
CATION of China in Washington and
a portfolio of the recent stamps of
the Netherlands. sent by the school
children of Holland. - The Chief
Executives books are inscribed and
annotated in his own hand"
Not only from the Soviet Union,
and the three other countries men,
toned, however, have accessions
come since March 4. 1893.
A hurried check of the New York
Times Index discloses the presenta-
ton of stamps of Luxembourg by a
consul of that little pricipality,
June 10, 1885, the gift of stamps Of
France by Ambassador de Labou-
laye. June %, 1885; the donation OF
392 stamps of the Philippine Com
monwealth by Commissioner Pa
reda, May 13, 1886. and the con-
tribution of rare stamps of Uruguay
by President Terra, December 5.
1886.
The Times Index records the re-
ceipt of cover bearing coronation
commemorative of Great Britain,
flown over the Atlantic by Dick
Merrill and personally delivered to
the White House by him, May 16.
1887. During the same year the
! government of Guatemala notified
the State Department that it pro-
posed to issue a special souvenir
sheet bearing Mr.. Roosevelt's por-
trait with that of his most remote
predecessor type AP-10 and Mr..
Roosevelt himself entered into a
correspondence with President Ata-
turk which eliminated in the ap-
pearance of Mr.. Rooseyelts por-
trait on stamp of Turkey (type
| A-103).
A collection of the postal ennis
sions of Panama was given the
President August 6, 1898. From the
government of Finland he received
Delaware Settlement commemora-
| tives October IA, 1888. Capt. Harry
N. Sadler of the S. S. Brazil brought
him an accumulation of South
American issues November 19, 1888.
Mr.. Roosevelt next acquired
comprehensive collection of the
stamps of Nicaragua from President
Somoza May 8, 1889 He acknowl-
edged the gift of stamps of Poland
July Is, 1889, and accepted the dedi-
cation of the first sheet of certain
new charity adhesives manufactured
in Brazil, December %, 1899.
Secretary Hull conveyed to the
President -16 sheets OF Golden Jubi-
lee stamps produced by members of
the Pan-American Union each
sheet signed by an Ambassador,
Minister or other diplomatic officer
June 27, 1910.
Mr.. Roosevelt's most recent aCces-
sions have included certain "irregu-
lar" imperforate propaganda stamps
of Cuba, October 25, 1912, and South
African land other rare stamps
from Premier j. c. Smuts and
United States consular representa-
tives in South Africa, November l3,
1912
All this material the President
may send to Hyde Park when he re-
tires A safer and more distinctively
available place, many local collectors
believe, would be the new museum
building which one day will be con-
structed for the philatelic division
of the Smithsonian Institution in
the Nations Capital.
Germany brought out series Of
stamps in tribute TO Der Fuehrers
54th birthday, April 20. and copies
allegedly now are reaching the
United States-possibly by way of
liberated territory in North Africa
and Sicily. .r.
The sixth of the conquered ma
tionS" series of stamps will be placed
on sale exclusively in Washington