Evening star., 1947-08-17
World Of Stamps
By Jones WoIdo, Fowcett

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aldo Fowcett
of Buros overprint and the average
eye soon becomes accustomed to
detecting them readily.
"A catalogue Of precanceled
stamps Is published by Hoover Bros,
and many experienced collectors
collaborate with the editors to in
sure the book being accurate and
helpful.
some precancel specialists de-
velop that are known as 'synnptic
collections'-that is, collections Of
precanceled stamps from the earliest
to the latest, one stamp of each
type. Other practitioners of the pre-
cancel hobby go in for one stamp
of a given type for a given town.
Still others try to obtain one pre-
cancel stamp for each Of as many
different towns as possible. Others
strive for as many different pre-
cancels as possible from as many
different towns as possible In
single State. Denomination collect
ing has spread widely in recent
years-the quest for all the stamps
available in a given denomination,
each being precanceled for . diff
ferent States convenience.
Printed albums for precanceled
stamps are available in several dif-
ferent forms.
'The convention exhibition will
include the early specimens belong
ing to Allan r. Brown, many Of
them being 'one and onlies'.
Program arrangements are as
follows: Thursday, 8 am. ofifcial
opening of convention, bourse and
show in the ballroom of the Shore
ham; 10 am, first business session:
9 pm, open house; Friday. 10 am,
guided tour through Bureau of En-
craving and Printing: pm, sight
seeing tour through city for ladies;
2:30 pm, second business session;
Saturday, 9 am. Southern Cali
fornia Precancel Club breakfast; 10
am, final business session and elec-
ton of officers; II noon, convention
photograph; 2 pm, sightseeing tour
to Arlington and Mount Vernon for
ladies; 7 pm, convention banquet
and presentation of exhibition
awards; Sunday, 9 am. philatelic
writers breakfast; 10 a IN, sightsee-
ing tour; 2 pm, sightseeing tour:
3 pm, adjournment"
Readers of The Star stamp de-
partment are invited to attend the
convention meetings, exhibition, auc-
tions and bourse. They are requested
to ask for Mr.. Fisher personally or
for Rolston Lyon or George Hawse.
David R. Reider, postmaster at
Delaware, Ohio. and James J.
Cahill. postmaster at Wilmington.
Delaware, desire to acknowledge the
requests Of Washington cover COL
lectors who have sent envelopes for
neat and clear cancellations.
Hartley B. Comfort, publisher Of
Philately, the News Magazine Of
Stamp Collecting, st. Louis, has an
nounced that the company he rep
resents invested $184,432.77 In the
first So issues OF Its new periodical
and took in 4,403.69 from sub
scriptions and advertising.
A meeting to organize War De-
partment stamp club will be held in
the Generals Lounge Of the Penta-
gon Building on Wednesday evening
at 6 o'clock, and military and civilian
personnel alike are invited to attend
and take part. Please ask for Maj.
James T. De Voss at the door.
Ralph F. Bernays of Pasadena, re-
gional director of the American
Philatelic Society, has been touring
Mexico with his wife and two daugh-
tiers.
The new 15c airmail stamp will
be released In New York on We'd
nesday and the new 10c airmail
stamp is to follow In Washington on
August 30.
Applicants for membership In the
Washington Philatelic Society in
clude: DR.. A. F. Castro, Sidney /.
Katz, George E. March, Robert A.
Peck. Henry w. Clark, Joseph H.
Weimer and David r. Moul.
The Collectors. Club Of Washing
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street
NV, Tuesday evening at 8.
George w. shubert, jr., 1342 Dex-
ter terrace Sc, raises the question:
rs the first day of sale of a new
stamp In Washington really q first
day?" The proper answer. it would
seem, would be: Only when Wash
ington exclusively is stipulated for
f1rst-day release.
Stamp Clubs Bring Cheer to Con-
valescents" Is the title of an illus
trated article In the Red Cross
Courier for August
The Capital Precancel Club will
meet at Mr.. Lyons home, 217 Rit-
tenhouse street NV, tomorrow
evening at 8.
Lorin Kay, Box 526, Richland
Center, Wis, has compiled a check
list of heroes whose portraits appear
on the stamps of Portugal and
colonies. A free copy may be OBJ
tanned by application with self
addressed large-size stamped en-
velope inclosed.
There were 4564l6 covers can
celed and 1,119,461 stamps sold at
Salt Lake City on July "a when the
&c Utah centennial issue was placed
in circulation.
STAMPS AND COINS.