Evening star., 1947-09-28
News About Stamps
BY jones Waldo Faweett

lido Fowcett
sion on the same subject, A stamp
exchange also is scheduled.
Mrs. Catherine L. Manning an
nounces a display of material from
the famous precancel collection OF
the late Walter L. Gates of Iowa,
now on show in the Arts and Indus
tries Building Of the Smithsonian
A dispatch from Norwalk. Conn.
dated September 10, says: Thomas
Taft Tuttle, "a, one of the earliest
airmail flyers and a former news
paperman. died last night at his
home here.
"Mr. Tuttle, who was born in
Hawley, Pa, few the mail on short
New Jersey run from Stone Harbor
to Ocean City IS years ago. Pre-
viously he had worked as a reporter
on the Philadelphia North American
and as a mail carrier.
He came to Norwalk in 1918 and
at one time controlled the Barker
Co., Norwalk marine parts manu-
facturers. While with that concern
he developed several marine parts,
including simplified piston.
Surviving are his widow and
three children, 1t. Thomas Tuttle,
now stationed at Honolulu; Mrs.
Elizabeth Toone and Miss Georgia
Tuttle, both of Norwalk."
Robert C. Munroe. president OF
the G. & c. Merriam Co., Spring.
field. Mass. publishers of the Mer-
riam-Webster International Diction-
aries, is a stamp collector.
The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street
NV. Tuesday evening at 8.
The management Of the Scott
Publications. New York, has an
nounced that the Hungarian and
Abyssinian stamps brought out
allegedly in homage to F. D. R. will
not be catalogued. A similar pro-
hibition also applies to the San
Marino set of Roosevelt stickers,
The CIPEx stamps of Belgium
likewise have been banned because
they carry a surtax of more than
20 times their postage value and
thus represent pure exploitation"
Of collectors.
Airmail service will be inaugu-
rated at Anderson. S. c., on route
ANS on or about October Is. Collec-
tors may send covers for first-flight
cachet in care postmaster at city
indicated.
The Belgian Congo has produced
three stamps to mark the termina-
ton Of the slave trade so years ago.
CZechoslovakia has released two
new stamps for the tenth anniver-
sary of the death of President
Thomas G. Masaryk.
Stamp collectors are invited to
visit the graphic arts display in the
old Smithsonian Institution Build
ing. One of the most notable ex-
hibitions Of its kind ever assembled,
it illustrates the whole gamut of
printing as craft of distinction.
Jacob. Kainen, an authority who
really knows and loves his Job, Is
the curator; and he will be glad
to talk with visitors who inquire
for him.
The membership OF the American
Philatelic Society has passed the
10000 mark, but the organizations
magazine-which Is what the men,
bers get for their money-is far
from being twice as interesting as
1t was when membership figures
were less than half the present
total.
Add to the list of soldiers inter-
ested in philately the name of 1t.
Col. Raymond j. Belardi.
Father and son companionships
In the world of stamps are not un-
common. The latest is that of Albert
F. Kunze, philatelic director Of the
Pan American Union, and Robert F.
Kunze, an auctioneer at the Wash.
ington Philatelic Society.
Echo Lake (Calif.) Post once
will close for the winter on Sep
tember 30. Collectors who want
goodby" cancellations may send
their envelopes. stamped and self
addressed, in care postmaster with
clipping of this notice.
The editor of the stamp column
OF The Star would like to hear from
any reader who has travelled In the
Soviet Union since 1887. Please
phone MA. 5000. Extension 301, Nom
day to Friday, after IL noon.
A letter from Mearl L. Fagg, post
master, Billings, Mont, says: I'VE
particularly appreciate the fact that
our Office was mentioned as one of
those that give good service and I
hope that we can continue to merit
such consideration. We feel In this
Office that we must serve the patrons
to the best of our ability"
STAMPS AND COINS.