Evening star., 1947-07-27

at: Rogers, Ark; Attica, Ind; Man
chester, Mass: Des Moines, Iowa;
Rock Hall, Md; La Grange, ILL.,;
Bloomington, Ind; Fall River,
Mass; Ann Arbor, Mich; Norman,
Okla; Indianapolis, Ind; Fayette-
Vile, Ark; Lake City, s. c.; Dan
vile, Ind.
Attractive hand cancellations may
be had at CHAIRMAN, Pa, and Jenny
Lake. Wyo.
The American Stamp Dealers As
ISOLATION Bulletin for July says: 1T
is announced that the issuance OF
the proposed Salvador Roosevelt Is
sue has again been deferred. Orders
have been received by the post
of1ice at Salvador for many times
the number of stamps originally
ordered to be printed.
"In the meantime, remittances
forwarded by dealers remain on de-
posit with the Salvador post office,
though no doubt returnable on de-
mand. Surely, the ways OF the or
dinary rank and file dealer are hard.
He sends his money with his order,
and waits and waits. If the issue Is
limited and really worthwhile, he is
lucky to get more than token sup
ply. perhaps five to ten per cent OF
the quantity he has financed and
ordered. If he gets his full quota,
so does everyone else, and the issue
becomes q drug on the market.
1T would seem that many coun-
tries throughout the world could i'm
prove their stamp issuing and dis
tribution facilities"
Donald F. Lybarger, president, Will
propose to the forthcoming conven-
ton of the American Philatelic So
ciety declaration Of principles
reading as follows: "It Is uncon-
scionable for any country deliber-
ately to issue commemorative stamps
in such small quantities as to make
it impossible for all interested stamp
collectors to obtain copies OF the
same and to include in the set
stamps of high denominations not
demanded for actual reasonable
postal use. 1t Is an unethical prac-
tice for any government to sell prac-
tically all of an issue Of It's stamps
to one person, firm or group when
at the same time 1t does not offer
such stamps for general sale to the
public in its own country. 1t Is a
questionable business practice and
inimical to the best interests OF
philately for any person. Arm or
group to buy up all Of an issue OF
stamps from any government for the
purpose of obtaining a monopoly on
the sale of such stamps in the United
States or elsewhere at price far
above their face value, the sole OBJ
ject being to reap an unwarranted
profit because no competition Is pos
sible. Stamps issued in limited num-
bers by any government, or OF such
high denominations as not to be
needed for actual postal use in the
country of issue, or not offered for
sale in good faith to the public OF
the issuing country. when practi-
cally the entire issue is sold to q
person, firm or group to the ex-
clusion Of others. are not bona nde
postal issues and do not deserve q
place in any catalogue OF postage
stamps
Perhaps Mr.. Lybarger might ac-
cept as an amendment to his decla-
ration the further stipulation that
stamps obviously and patiently manu-
factured for the exploitation OF the
philatelic public ought not to be
mentioned in the philatelic press,
including the stamp columns OF
newspapers.
On August 3 Norway will bring out
Is ore, red, stamp in homage to
King Haakon VII on his 18th birth
day anniversary. The design is the
work of the artist Per Frenger. Only
2 900 900 copies are to be issued.
The Associated Press says that
the new government Of Japan
has banned 10 stamps with mill
taristic or shinto themes" and that