Evening star., 1949-05-22
Stamp News
By Jones WoIdo Foweett

The Washington Philatelic So
ciety, meeting at the Cosmos Club.
Madison place and II street NV.
Wednesday evening. viii be ad-
dressed by Philip II. Ward. jr-.
formerly of Washington but now q
resident OF Philadelphia He win
discuss Pages Of Aristocrats
From My Stamp Albums" and will
illustrate his talk by exhibiting
mint blocks of all the Columbian
series. 1898; a mint block Of 10 Of
the Penny Black of Great Britain
and a block of the 2-pence blue
which followed it; blocks and
covers of the first issue OF China;
blocks Of early Haiti and Mexico:
mint blocks of the first emissions
of the Canal Zone and the 2-cent
1906 and l-cent 1909 inverts; rare
Brazil bull's-eye and other prize
specimens. The public is invited
to attend.
A special cachet has been ar
ranged for size 634 stamped and
self addressed envelopes submitted
to the Rose Festival Cachet Com
mittee, 4306 North Williams ave-
nue., Portland II, Greg. for mail
ing between June and II, the
dates of the 4lst annual Festival
of Roses.
Several philatelic writer's have
requested permission to reply to
allegations made by Dean Jen-
nings in an article in the Saturday
Evening Post entitled. He Fooled
the Experts" They challenge
particularly the suggestion that
engraved stamps can be counter
feited successfully.
The Scent Annapolis Tercen-
tenary stamp will be placed on
sale at 8 am. tomorrow.
Stamps Magazine for May IA
contains a wealth Of interesting
data on the early postal and phil
atelic history Of the new state
Of Israel.
The National Federation of
Stamp Clubs is polling its men,
bers on the commemorative they
believe should be issued. Results
of the "balloting" will be placed
In the hands Of Postmaster Gen
eral Jesse M. Donaldson for his
consideration. Meanwhile. sew
eral national organizations which
had requested stamps in aid OF
their work have applied for can
collation. dies instead.
Mrs. Catherine L. Manning Of
the Smithsonian Institution and
Albert F. Kunxe of the Pan Amer
ican Union are contributing
editors Of the handsome 56-page
pamphlet produced In connection
with the celebration Of the
centenary of the first postage
stamp OF Belgium at the Phil
atelic Museum. Philadelphia.
The. stamp which Australia is
bringing out in tribute to Henry
Lawson. the poet and short-story
writer, serves to call attention to
the fact that his literary achieve
ments were, accomplished IN spite
of the handicaps of deafness. shy
ness and pathetic sensitivity.
An attractive poster label has
been produced for the convention
of the American Philatelic Society. :.
Boston. August 16 to 20. Copies
may be purchased from H. r.
Schumacher. II South Fairview
Street. Roslindale. Mass, ut three
for 25c. Enclose stamped self
addressed envelope.
The 194S convention Of the
American Airmail Society will be
held at the Edgewater Beach
Hotel. Chicago. October 7 to ..
Arrangements are In the hands Of
officers and members Of the Jack
Knight Airmail Society. Plans for
the convention exhibition call for
800 frames of rare aero-philatelic
stamps and covers.
Inscription for q stamp album!
There are no lobbyists in insane
asylums."
Results Of q poll taken by the
American Hobby Foundation, an
nounced Friday, show stamp COL
lecting to be Americas favorite
hobby. Glassware collecting. wood
working. model making. doll col
lecting. autograph collecting. coin
collecting. painting. needlework
and miniature collecting were re-
ported In the order listed.
A pet parrot In the ofiice Of
Gustave Moerz. proprietor Of the