Evening star., 1947-09-07

Representative Robert j. Twymar
of Illinois is urging authorization O.
&c and SC stamps for the centenar!
of the arrival of Swedish settlers II
the central west in 1848.
The Pentagon Philatelic Society
will meet in the Generals Lounge o1
the Pentagon Building every frs
and third Thursday evening at
o'clock. A constitution and bylaws
have been drawn up by committee
including James H. Bower, 1t. Col
Crawford l.. Donohugh, Maj. james
T. DeVoss, Capt. William G. Shaw
III and Capt. Joseph J. Crimmins
Membership is open to all military
and civilian employees. of the Armed
forces. Inquiries may be made ol
Mr.. Bower, RE. 6700. Extension 3l04
According to an official release
dated Thursday, the Post Office De-
partment has arranged for the in
auguration of airmail service al
Danville, Va, on Route ANS, on OF
about October /. Special cachet will
be used on philatelic mail forward
ed to the Postmaster at DanvlLt
for flrst-f1ight transmission. Sene
standard size 81 envelopes, self
addressed. stamped, stuffed ready tc
60.
Special slogan cancellations are
announced as follows: Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, October 3 to S, Trans
Mississippi Philatelic Society con-
yention and exhibition, and Phila-
delphia, Pa, october "a to rs. Asso-
ciated Stamp Clubs of Southeastern
Pennsylvania and Delaware annual
exhibition (three postmarking de-
yices-two with long bars and one
with short). Forward envelopes
stamped and self addressed, to post
masters in cities indicated.
There were 383,354 copies Of the
new 15-cent airmail stamp sold al
New York City on August 20, and
the number of covers Cancelled was
230,3 1888.
Frederick j. Bielfield, postmaster
at Middletown, Conn, acknowledges
the compliments of collectors on
neat and clean postmarks with ap-
probation, explaining, I'VE post
masters do not often get bouquets. y
Douglas Wolf, chief Of the In
formation Service of the Post Of
fee Department, advises collectors
to remember that Hong Kong is
not a part of China and that mail
addressed to 1t Gas a British posses
sion) is handled accordingly.
The Capital Precancel Club will
meet at the home of Rolston Lyon
217 Rittenhouse street NV, tomor-
row evening at 8. Visitors welcome
Officers elected at the American
Air Mail Society convention August
30 include: M. o. Warns, Milwaukee
president; Mrs. Louise S. Davis, J. P
v. Heinmuller, Ernest A. Kehr and
Parham c. Nahl, vice presidents
Claude w. Degler, secretary; Glen
w. Glaser, treasurer; Alton j. Blank
Mrs. Grace Conrath, Sol Glass
Orian S. Green, Rear Admiral Jesse
G. Johnson, Miss Laura j. LIE Vesque
and Rafael Oriol, directors. Next
years annual meeting probably will
\ - Tllho
According to the Associated Press
there have been 81 different Post
masters General of the United
States. Gideon Granger served the
longest term 0801 to 1s14 and Selah
r. Hobbie and st. John Skinner only
one day each.
The Christian Science Monitor re-
Gently printed an interesting article
about Hubert Willard Simmons OF
Springfield, ILL.,, who specializes in
collecting covers relating to Abra-
ham Lincoln. Included in his al
buns are fine showing of envelopes
postmarked in cities and towns
named for Lincoln and mailed on
February IL, his birthday.
A stamp for Christmas use to be
released at Santa Claus, Ind, may
be authorized, as suggested in story
put out by the Associated Press
Feature Service last Sunday; but
nothing actually has been decided as
yet nor Is there any immediate like
uhood of a definitive statement.
A recently published year book
shows that the Washington Phi
latelic Society, organized December
IL. 1905, now has 4 honorary mem
bers. l life active member, SO &C
tive members, Z life nonresident
members and 124 nonresident men,
bers-a total of 204.
Mrs. Edward B. Martin, assistant
to the philatelic consultant at the
Library of Congress, has received
the official thanks of the Capital
Precancel Club for her services dur
Ing the recent convention VI Iae
Precancel Stamp Society.
The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street
NV. Tuesday evening at g.. Public
invited.
Allegedly, the Metropolitan Mu'
scum, New York City, is negotiating
for the purchase of collection o1
cigarette and tobacco cards OF ap'
proximately so years ago-a side
line hobby with many philatelists o.
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