Evening star., 1943-02-21
Among the Stamp Collectors
Neu,s of the Philatelic Word Its Interests and People

specimens for placement In his al
bum.
A student at Landon School and a
regular attendant at the Childrens
Museum, Charles resides with his
parents at 3ll1 Chain Bridge road
NV, and already has achieved a
considerable reputation among the
children of the neighborhood for his
ardor and achievement. He would
be glad to trade stamp for stamp
with any boy or girl of his age who
may care to write to him.
Card proofs Of the famous jenkins
Dispatch stamp, printed from the
original electrotypes, may be had at
so cents a set of five from Elmer
c. Pratt, Box 149, Camden, N. J.
Portraits of Queen Elizabeth adorn
two new stamps of Australia--lp,
violet brown, and lap, yellow green.
Hugh G. Barr, Inc. New York City,
on February 27 will sell at auction
complete sheet of 50c-s1 black
Trans Mississippi stamps of 1900,
plate No. SOC.
A special dispatch to the sNew
York Times says: The craze for
postage stamp collecting seems to
be increasing in France. AS hitherto,
the collectors really are spectators
or, more correctly perhaps, investors
prepared to buy anything portable
because they fast are losing faith in
the franc"
A distinguished philatelist, adj
vanced in years and with eyesight
failing, quietly has disposed of his
| magnificent collection to private
purchasers. His understanding with
the buyers includes a. covenant to
maintain the secret until I948.
Mrs. Mary Garretson Cook Is
president of the Women's Stamp
Club of Philadelphia.
The following boys at BOYS town,
Nebr., are stamp collectors and will
celebrate birthdays in March: John
Chandler, William Koran and
Walter Nierzwicki.
Mrs. Philip Sinms Warren. wife
of the treasurer of the Washington
Philatelic Society, is Ill at the family
home, l702 Hobart street NV.
Two souvenir sheets of poster
stamps have been issued for the
annual exhibition and bourse of the
Polonus Philatelic Society, Polpex,
1943. For copies with attractive
descriptive folder send 23c to Ches-
ter Mikuchi. 1874 North Winchester
avenue, Chicago.
First day sales figures for the q
cent war propaganda stamp re-
leased January IA are announced as:
884,120 copies, $176S2.40. Covers
Cancelled, 1885.
The Dominican Republic some
what tardily has released six stamps
of religious character. In the
design the Virgin Mother is rep
resented standing in alteration over
the Holy Child. Values and colors
are: Zee, gray; 1c, green; Sc, lilac:
SC, violet brown: 1oc, rose pink;
15c, blue.
King George vi has given his
collection of the stamps of Japan
to be sold for war charities.
The 2-cent war propaganda stamp
released in Washington January IA
has not appeared at ordinary post
offices throughout the country as
yet.
Charles H. B. Nevin, 68, an archi-
tect specializing in domestic designs
IN the neighborhood of Boston and
a collector of the stamps of the
United States, died at Newton,
Mass, January 9.
Philip H. Ward, jr., OF Philadel-
phia writes: Eve are glad that the
President has gotten around to the
point where he has taken over the
| question of new issues, for we feel
sure that with his philatelic hand
at the helm, we will not be starved
for new varieties"
Victor Besancon, u. S. M. c., a
member of the San Diego, Calf,
Stamp Club, is reported missing"
at Wake Island. His mother believes
that he may be prisoner Of the
Japanese.
Stamp events for the week are
listed as follows.
Today, to 6-Latin American
stamp section of the Pan-American
Union, Seventeenth street NV. Ex-
hibition and sales counter display of
stamps and publications.
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, Woodbridge, LIZ
brary, 2206 Rhode Island avenue
NE. Opening of fifth annual ex-
hibition of stamps and covers, con-
| tlnulng daily until March /.
Tuesday evening at g. Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV. Pro-
gram, exhibition and bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society, Lee Sher-
atom House, Fifteenth street NV.
Pragram and exhibition.
Visitors welcome at all meetings.
STANrpc Ann ~,1r~y,