Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
0tamps
By James Waldo Faucet.

chusetts avenue NV, since the
conquest" of the Philippine Islands
by Japan probably will be cata-
logued as such.
Hugh M. Clark, editor of the Scott
series of philatelic publications,
when notified of the disclosures
published by The Star last Sunday,
said: MY present feeling is that, if
1t is possible to distinguish between
the early and the late printings, the
late printings should be noted in
the catalogue as reprints, coupled
with suitable information as to how
to distinguish. I most assuredly am
of the opinion that these late items
are not true governmental issues
and have a decidedly different
standing from the regular ones"
A complete and thorough investi-
CATION of the Philippine Philatelic
Agency, meanwhile, Is demanded by
collectors who have bought thou
sands of dollars worth of "made-to-
order" adhesiveS since the fall of
Bataan and Corregidor and the
flight of the high officials of the
Quezon administration to the United
States. o.
Not every variety Of the re-
prints, it has become known, actu-
ally has been placed on sale
to ordinary patrons. The Phil
ippine Philatelic Agency received
from the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing on May IA, 10000
sets Of the 1941 airmails-8, 20 and
so centavo and l peso values. None
of these has been reported offered
to average customers at the Philip
pine Philatelic Agency Office.
The same observation applies to
the 100 20-peso stamps of 1887, de-
livered March 80, 1912, and to the
5000 booklets-192,000 2-centavo
stamps, series OF 1884 and series of
1941, delivered March 30, 1912.
Recent sales lists of the Philip
pine Philatelic Agency ignore alto
gether the commemorative for the
fourth anniversary of the Philip
pine Commonwealth, 6 and 12c,
Triumphal Arch; 2, and 12c, NAL
acanan Palace, and 2, 6 and 12c,
President Quezon Taking Oath of
Of1ce-delivered March 8.
If these were sold, they must have
gone to dealers or spectators in
lob" lots. The Philippine Philatelic
Agency certainly had them. Inquir-
les concerning what became OF them
brought no satisfactory reply.
AS to discernible differences be-
tween the authentic stamps of the
Philippine Commonwealth and the
reprints, local collectors who have
compared specimens find the follow
ing distinctions:
1885, &c, woman and carabao. diff
ferent shade of green in reprints:
1885, &c, pearl fishing, red violet
instead of violet;
1895, 12c, salt spring, possible new
plate, clearer Impressions;
1885, Ice, Magellan landing, pos
sible new plate, deeper blue;
1888, Csc, rice terraces, possible
new plate. clearer impressions;
1896, 12c. portrait of Mr.. Quezon,
first anniversary of the common
wealth, much bluer shade of blue;
1887, 36c, map, Eucharistic Con-
gress, deeper violet.
Copies of both "old" and new"
printings are to be submitted to
scientific examination by color ex-
perts this week.
For the time being" no further
counter business will be done at
the Philippine Philatelic Agency.
1t is understood that President
Quezon is in Florida and that full
report on the protested reprints is
to be made to him.
Washington stamp collectors are
distressed to learn of the sorrow
which has come to the family of
the director of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing and Mrs. Al
vim w. Hall. Their only daughter,
Miss Ruth Hall-whose fiance, 1t.
A. B. Hansen of North Dakota, has
been reported missing in the sink
ing of the destroyer Leary-is the
little girl pictured in the Arbor Day
stamp of 1882.
Collectors of United States essays
and proofs are organizing a new
society under the leadership of
Clarence w. Brazer, AIS Lexington
avenue, New York City.
Constituent societies of the Ma
tional Federation of Stamp Clubs
have voted disapproval of the Con-
quered nations" series, 3 to l.
Germany has brought out another
Brown Ribbon" horse race stamp.
1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark, COM
manding the 5th Army in Italy, is
a stamp collector.
Isaac Gregg, head Of the Post
ONCE Department press bureau,
will address the Collectors Club of
Washington on January 10.
The Scent baseball stamp and
the scent China stamp have been
removed from the current list of
the United States Philatelic Agency.
Louis C. Bean, 5412-F Belt ave-
nue. Sc, announces his fifth annual
Mile O. Dimes" cover in aid Of the
campaign against infantile paral-
ysis. Send name, address and 10
cents for each example wanted.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover collected
foreign stamps at different times
for herself as a girl, for her husband
when he was mining engineer in
China and Australia and for her
sons when they were boys In Eng
land and in California.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tuesday evening at 8LCollectors'
Club Of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Representative Karl Stefan of Ne
braska. guest of honor and prin-