Evening star., 1945-02-11
Stamps
y James Waldo F0tccen.

BY James Waldo FotCcen.
The liberation of the Philippines
will cost stamp collectors several
million dollars-unless Secretary Of
the Interior Harold L. Ickes, him.
self q collector. comes to their res
cue.
AS soon as news that Manila had
been freed was received IN Wash
ington Monday, the Philatel.c
Agency Of the Philippine Common
wealth government at 1917 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. ordered the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
to reprint l3 obsolete stamps and
one old postcard Endorsed with the
word Victory" Some Of the labels
thus requisitioned date back to 1888
and are Of values rarely, II ever.
used in the islands. They include
81, S. and $40 denominations. II
was stipulated in the order to the
bureau that the work Of reprinting
should be done with all possible
speed. so that, sale of the surcharged
stamps might be started promptly.
News of the reprinting Of tho
obsolete stickers was not released
in the regular way The Philippine
Philatelic Agency's procedure be-
came known through dealers to
whom it was communicated con-
fidentially Protests naturally de-
veloped at once. 1t was remembered
that the agency had continued to
order and to sell reprints during
Japanese occupation of the islands
until it was stopped by Mr.. Ickes.
But when local collectors, aroused
by a report which spread like Wild
fire, attempted to communicate with
the Secretary of the Interior on
Tuesday, they learned that he was
out Of the city. In his absence, they
petitioned his assistants in the Di-
vision of Territories and Island
Possessions, through which the
agency's order had to clear. The
reply to their appeal was inde-
cisive.
Mr.. Ickes, however, returned to
Washington on Thursday and i'm
mediately declared his intention to
have the ordering Of the new crop
of reprints thoroughly investigated.
So far as can be learned, the
stamps listed in the Philippine
Philatelic Agency's latest requisi-
ton are: &c, rose, portrait OF Rizal;
&c, green, woman and carabao; &c,
brown, La Filipina; &c, purple, pearl
fishing; 10c, rose carmine, Fort
Santiago; l2c, black, salt spring;
16c, dark blue, Magellan's landing:
zoe, olive green, Juan de la Cruz;
26c, indigo, rice terraces; 30c, orange
red, Blood Compact; 1p, red orange
and black, Baraoain church; 2p,
bistre brown and black, Battle of
Manila Bay; 10p, gray, arms of the
city of Manila; 20p, henna brown,
same design; zoe, blue violet. spe-
cial delivery; &c, postcard.
For these IA reprinted and over
printed scraps of paper" for which
no legitimate need has been shown
to exist, collector would be ex-
pected to pay s172s in United States
money.
Harry L. Lindquist, president Of
the National Federation of Stamp
Clubs and editor and publisher of
stamps magazine, New York, has
come out in favor of reprinting the
SC Korean stamp, suddenly and
mysteriously removed from the
Philatelic Agency sales list within
two months after it first appeared.
He has told Post Office Department.
officers that he believes a second
edition IS warranted because a legi-
innate demand for it admittedly ex-
lists.
Three leading philatelic organiza-
tons IN different parts of the coun-
try also have appealed for a new
printing Of the Korean adhesive.
They are: The Tucson (Arz.)
Stamp Club, the st. Petersburg
(Flao Stamp Club and the Essex
Stamp Club Of Newark, N. j., host
to both the American Philatelic
Society and Society Of Philatelic
Americans conventions this year.
Each of the three groups called
on other stamp organizations to
take similar action promptly.
Meanwhile letters favoring a Sec
ond edition of the Korean issue
were received from Rev. Merritt
Earl, pastor of Woodberry Meth
odist Church, Baltimore, Md; Rev.
R. S. Modak, chairman of the One
| World Citizens League, New York:
M Robert B. Klinger, assistant
counselor to foreign students, Uni
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor:
Robert T. Oliver, Syracuse Uni
versity, Syracuse, N. Y; Miss Myrta
Stover, Baldwin Wallace College.
Berea, Ohio; H. Harold Wenck.
Jackson Heights, N. Y; Philip Y.
Park, Crystal City, Tex; Mrs. j. H.
Starcher, Cheshire, Ohio; Mrs. C. F..
Bernhersil, Indianapolis, Ind; Mrs.
c. T. Collyer, Bridgewater, Va, and
Miss Grace Dillingham;, Fullerton,
Calf.
Collectors of stamps showing por-
traits of Abraham Lincoln are in
vlted to attend the annual Lincoln
birthday celebration of the WASH
lngton Lincoln Group at Ford,s
Theater, 51l Tenth street NV, this
afternoon at 8 o'clock. Miss Helen
Nicolay. daughter of John Nicolay,
secretary to President Lincoln. will
speak, and there also will be an
address by Representative Harold
Knutson of Minnesota.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows: Collectors Club of
Washington, Thomson School
Twelfth and L streets NV, Tuesday
at 8 pm. George E. Clifford, ad-
ministrative assistant to the POST
master General, will discuss the new
postal notes and stamps.
Washington Philatelic Society.
Lee Sheraton Hotel, Fifteenth and
L streets NV, Wednesday at 8 pm.
Auction of foreign and domestic
stamps and covers.
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