"Yell<~ w School" Built in 1812

Old EcJucational Crntre on Sha" mont \venue Er~etcfl in Earlv Part of T .ast f:e-n­tury. -- Namec, of Fir .. t Truo;tec~ 1\rr on Dt•(·(l.

In 1811 the resldE'nt1': of the upper end of Roxborough felt that the in­crea~lng number of children, and the distance from the Roxborough School CLevertn~) called for a school in their V1.clnlt~'· Acconlii1·3'1Y subseript!ons were obto!ned nnct when sufficl<m t mom~y was collect<'d o public-splril.ed citl7.cn nanwd Frederick IIeL~s. a farmer, 1:\':'1'1' a lot of ,2round at the corner of Wiso>'s Mill lone (form<'rl:v Joseph Paul's Janel and Livezey'-; Mill lanE'. f"OW Shawmout. avenu~> contain!n..,. 30 P<'rches of land. 'I'he deed Is d!>tf'd December 12th 1811. nnd the co'l­w.vance hi made to O~>or·ge Ma~~tn David Davis Henry Keely, John Wise. Jarob Koll) and Garret Sn:v­der. "in tmst. 11"\'erthelcss. for tht> use of a ~hool to he erected and hold a schoolhous.- thereupon '' 'T'he deed fmthPr states that pursuant to •hP said !rust thP snicl grnnte"s And other inhabitant<; of the Town~hlp of Roxborough had contrlbufed to r>nrl built a school house thPrcon. wbi:-h, with the con!;l'nt of the trus­te~>s for the time bPin~. may occA­~ions>11v hP mo(!c 11se of for nnrl AS " plncc of worship.

Th<' school hou.c;c thus Pl'"'l'tPci l~ ~itnatNl p sbn1·f (!lst.llnce from Rioa,.. •;v,nuo r~'twNnl t11c "1'"~t,1 .,,,d ninth mll<'stoncii f'nrl !~ ll

small ont>-sf OI'V cdlfi<~P. Fr·om th~> color of Uw olrster on lhP e'!{f.et·!or ~·'lllls tt l>l'c·{mp fom!ll!lr as "ThP Yfllow School."

The flr~t tPnclH•t·. according to th11 rr.-collectlon of some older persons. W'IS n man nnm~>d M<~lonev. who W"'S afterw:>rrl fol1ow.-ct hv Josenh Kcas:v. Mr. K~>l.c;P] HPnry KPml'l Eohrnim Fenlon. Wllltnm R.-x Mr Budd. !lnd Wllll::~m CarPY Wtnt<>r ·The l!ltt.cr wa-; n vonng mtln of

fipp al)i!itll's PNI l{aVP prom!$(' of II

l:>rilliant future. Ht.> ~·As thf> old<>~t ~on of RPV TI1omas Winter nastor of the R'lvhorourrh Baptl•;! Church. ffe s•tbseouentl:y went to Pon,.h­kPep«JP N. Y :•nd tnu•ht In tht> n11el-Je:-:s Cotmtv· Acad~'mv. He ili~'ci en FE'bn111rv ?.2nd. of 18d5 :~l thl" n~l' of 22 VE'Ars. Mr Frnton. after tenchinrr :tL 'T'he YE-llow School. re­movPd lo Mont~>"omerv County qnd became n.n 1\!<sociAte Jud<;e of Com­mon Pleas Court.

The schonl in the coursl" of time n~~''"d into thE' h~ncls of the dlrec­(Ol"' of nunlk snhoolll. rmcl wAs t.1u~h1. in 1843 by Ancimv,r I PVPrln~: in 1844 b'v .T Ronpy; ln l1'1'i-46 hv Wi'll~m H. Huntet·.

Curio Collector Has Wonderful Private Exhibition

Home of Jesse Poley, in Wissahickon, Reveals a Cache of Numberless Relics

1-tc•lic.s or !lCHTal wa.rs, lnuian a·elit'R, nnd an old bull~·t motu found up n long tlw \\' l!!Htthlclwn Creek lwlv to !;O.l'llillh the vuluo.hlc pt•\vate collef'tion of nn·loM, trophies, mln­l'raiH, hug!l, lnJltcrflit•s, over GOOO o!U po!ltagl> stamps, t•nd 7fJO coins, :;ome of which it \\ uul•.l h'' :\lrlloBt lmpos­llLble to llupllc·• te, mn.l'o the private collection ()r exhibition of ,Jesse l'oley, 405 .i\larkle street, one of the most deslra.hle to visit

lu thlll modest, ~ c:L lmmaculat" home IS gnth<'rt•l posslhly the great­est prh ate collect on of ita kind In this section of th1• <at), almOI!t Im­possible to duplicate any"here. eSIJeclally ~h('n displayed m con­nection with humin ds of the finest sampl<'s of wood car\ tng by hand, not tlupllt~tcd nn}'Wht•r!', except posslhl}' In Ja.J)an, In fact, :;\[r. Poley finds It necessary t 1 I<N'Jl ll number of Jn]:> •ne pi<< s o£ wuu!l carving on hand to show how ciOilCIY he Pomes Within mutching up with the lntrkaLe Japu.w·sc lln.n<llwork.

The l'oil'l' f11nlily ls a very old one In thiH "'"dion, ami William PoleY hi>~ fnthe1·, who resides on Pechin llln·l'l, Ill JH't>hahiy one ot the best known m~:n in tlw; llcCtlon. Jesse Poley himself it~ well known In the section. \)O>!~olssing a Io..rge

host o! friend~. Ih: Is n template maker by trnt.IP, "hlch uudcd to a boyhood desire for woodcan·lng, mak,..s him ~pc<•inlly lilted for the monotonous nnd tedious houN nPccssnry to S}'l(lnd In soh·lng some of the intriC'.ate probl<·ms of the ex­pert wood carv<'r.

Leader Among Boy Scouts. Man)' years ago Mr. Poley ad­

vanced through th" several stages of the Roy S< out Movement, when that desirable JJoy11' Organization was in il8 lnfnncy, and for several yeaN! lxu·k has hl•fln the Scout Mas· tl'r of tho Troop at th& 'WIIIIlahlckon Ba1•tiklt Church, No. 26, which has always stood out among Scout

By James K. Helme

work, and on account of his ability Cor research wo1·k, this Scout Mas­tl'r become::; a distinct asscl to the Hr·onl worl{ in the llection, u.nd Poley's advlc.:l has been sought by many a hoy looking for a. merit on woodwork, or othl'l' handic-rafts. witll whit'h he has sueh a jH·culi>u mstinct.

Mineral Collection Vast,

There are oYer 600 distinct spcci­ntcn of \'arious minerals In this group alone, which includes :.tones anrl or"s from altnost evl'rY sertlun of tile giObl', quartz, 1,-.J.rnf'ls, J>~ r1tcs, Uiotltc, muscovite, in fact, almost C\'Cry kiml of min<>ral that miJ.:"hl be named is includetl iu a fast-grow­Ing COIIt>l'tiOn. A lllPntl>el' of the ::\llneral C'lub of til(' Aeadcm)· has put him in touch with otlwr col­Ic< tors, from whom he ha~< gathered m11ch Information, and euuble<l hlrn

to make good e"chaugc~<. l'ussibl> thP most valu:U>l*" a•·­

ticle in this group is a piece 40 inches square of 12 pointed miCA -phlogopite, obtained from Vavasour ~line, Cantcly, Queuec, Canada, thu feature of which is that when held ueforo a ~;Ingle ray of light, itR prisms o..re ret!ectl'd at <>xartl~ twelve p~rfect angles, six or which are very bright, and the other rux wltb light about one-half Intensity. An entire day might be spent with this connoisseur, having him explul.n the treasures of tho mineral collec­tion alone, with many lntercstlnS' an­ecdotes as to how the specimen waR otbained. Neatness is the keywor~l of all curiOB and everything includ­ed. as to mountin.; and at-range. ment.

Handicraft in Woodworking Para ­mount.

rt would be impo:~slblo in a brlf'f article to enumerate the great and interesting pieces ..Jdf expert wood­working exhibited, which combined would no doubt reQ\lire four or fiv<l years of continued etrort to repro­duce. Chief among the woodwork­ing collection ls an exhibit ot sev­eral hundred feet of band carved or whitled chain carved from tho solid wood, trom white pine, mahogany, cherry, :Mexican lignum v!tea.

Sonw of tht• piect>s worlhY of mention are three top::~ und a solid ball ln~ldo of ea.d1 other from white pinf.', a puil· or pliers that opt'rat<>~'< l'rom white pine thut are only three­quarlPl' Inch long am1 thrPI"·Pighthl! whit•, nnotlwr <'hnin uf mahogany n:<tnit·e:! uv<'r 3U hour&' work, it has lliiH' 11111"1, Olll'·!!l!:hth Inch in ll'ngh; this is exhibited in n small bottle for satct).

A French \'USt' Is without doubt a mttaterplece. made out of 22l) small pieces of !'bony, white ho!l). cucumber. "alnut, mahogany, Cali­fornia r<'dWo0<1, cedar, teak, sprut:c, and mnny othcr woods. th .. coloring of tho \ ase Is wond.,rful, and the l.!lendinA" almost perfect. This art!­( le alon" wtml<l repay an yon~ ...-ie'l\­lng tht• coll••ctlon

Highea• Art in Woodcarving. ,\ niminutiYe aeroplane, caf\·ed

!rom sulld wood weighs •·nly ont.· h' <•nt~ -s1'\ nth of an ouncl', evl'n lhl I'' opcll ·1 spins frf'<'l~· by blow­lug 11lightly on it.

Tlu·n1 I>; u ball fou1· lnt"IJt·s in rll­ametel' t';\rVt'd from mahogany, with t-1 x ouu-mch HOhd mn.hogany balls rolllnK around the in~ide, and ln th<? >wroll worl< on the casing al'(, carved eourteen complt>tc ch·c.:\(!!1, perfectly •·o-ordlntt!Pd with each other.

DoYe tall block puzzles arc ln­c:tuuell, the cvol11tion o( a one-inch hall In a blol'l< wooden knife, fork, ant.! spoon, a ela.w hammer, the lay­out for· n four-inch pair of pliers and the tinlsheli pliers. A plug that w1ll fit t• one-Inch round. square. trlnn~orular, and oblong hole, four hul~>s m It Llot•k, one and only one solid plug-.

P••nd1 stones, apricot stones, and prune atone!', under the hand of thl' arlilltHl wood cnrver are turned into monkeys, spider:~, ftics, potato bugs, bnakots, and rings. Here is included one design presented to Mr. Poley, by a flwnd, 1t having being made In Llbb>· Prison, during tho Civil \\'ar.

A llttlo table and four chairs, a ldtchl'n set, from ROiid white pine are remarkable, the table one-quar­ter Inch, o.nd the chairs only one­<'IKhth hy one-quarter Inch.

Farragut'• Ship Franklin.

A.dmlral Farragut would boll with rage, If hG saw one of h!B pet ahlpe,

"The Franl<lin," uottlt·d up In a Jtlnt

t>nough tu gu into th•• llt'C'k of tl~<•

fia8k. Then in~<ido or the t ... ttl<>,

three ma:<ts rour lnc·h•'ll high nr" >"rt"cted by tlw means of dellcute ln­;:truments provldecl fo1· the ot cusiun. and tho_·n uy long tcclwns htllll"R or pntlf'nt lnhnr, over tt n {H·t of tl'ik !..; thrt•acled fi'Ofll toll! t.1ll5tl! tu t ngging and th~ncn to th•

Farragut ran thP t'llln<'l ( r ing hi:; fleet bottl~d up In th >'lS~IJ>Pi, wht>n he bluckudrtl lllObile. and thus c..Oill<'ll th£• lcl~::L no do ... bt ot putting the sblp m a buttl o u­plctcly filling th bottlt. Th n a wooden stopper thr~ c lnrh ~ Jon ~ 1

vusbcd l'lcar tlnough th nt ck. projected one inch Into t h~ I ott I<', antl on the uwidP or th£ bottl .J ru • O\'el' onP inch long Is pushc..d Into the lJOtlle SLOlt)JCI (liii<H)t I h• hOttl••l "no to nu•ke th" plug 1on'l': B> m:n..tri­cal. another plu!; ou th•• <•Ill.; tic o !111. i.Joltle, both tt nght angl1 s to th~ slupper, 11. scemlug hlll>O~SI'Jillt) tH till' P<'J;; inslth the tl:u;k.

Reward for Patience. How in lhu world a prat'lH•,tli~

young man CO\thl evl'l' lind tlrnu to 111-'VOtf' to HO lllU 11 Y lillt' plf•(•t•S Of

handlwot·k Is hard tu tt•ll, and IU add it ion to theRt> articles, Pule) '1:1

collections of bugs, butterfties. sl:'n llhellll unll other· things not tlis­played, would makf• .1 hlg a~co".lllt in itselr. llein&' a wO{Jd carver by nu.tun•, ht• htu! mud<• hi!! nollcction more attractive IJy his :wr>roltrlate hand-made show CMes, boxes, and drawers, In mollt cuso.:s, glass cov­ered

In addition to kCCiting his wood­working and rnmern.ls up to date, :~till he llUlnagcs to flnd Ume to con­duct n. troop of Doy Scouts. The busy man always h!l.8 time to de.., otll to something that Is a benc1lt to his fellowmen. Some time in the future it should lm arranged for llr. Poley to display his curios, relics, and specimen at a Jlubllc moetlng, so that a full knowledge of his meth­ods might be shown to everybody. When out in :1.n evening's companJ' .Tesse Poley hn.s u hundred and one tric.kR to show or tlxplaln, and like Benjamin J.'rauklln, soon beoomea tbe centre of a.ttrnctlon.

B U L L :ITI TIN-PH I L.A. DELPH I A, WED N E S D A Y, D E C E M BE R 11, D Cl'D•

the ! un­pmk

more I 7,100

::400 n de­lad of c.atlon 'oplct('!

and ~n!{ur.

about plan

uL tlOV!lU

s dill· r tho tte fly ceted d de· t thiS erely e ft.s '$25,-

the

Men and Things Hiatoric!l.l Society of Pennsylvania. Has Shown a. Ruling Penchant :rot

Members of the Legal Profes­s.lon Throughout Its Presi-

dential Succession, :From William H. Ra.wle to John l':rederick Lewis

CHOOSING Mr. John Frederick

Lewis as Its twelfth President, the Historical Society of Penn­

~;ylvanla again places an outstanding member of the Philadelphia. Bar in the oft'ice which, l'>lnce the organization of the Society, nearly 105 years ago, has almost contlnuouslv beP.n held bv Philadelphians trained in the legal profession. Only one President of the Historical ::;ocleLy was not a lawyer, lllld ho served but two years.

Must of the Prcs1dents of the His­tol"ieal Society have been men of dis· tmction whose ability was recognized far bt>yond tho bounds of Philadel­]Jhia. The lat" Hampton L. Carson wolf a former Prt•sldcnt o£ the Amer­IC!lli Bar Association and furmcr At­tomey General of Pennsylvania, whose death brought about the vacancy in the prct;ldcncy of the Historical So· clety that bns just been f!lled by the eloction ot Mr. Lewis.

The flrat President ot the Society prP.cedent. \Vhen William • chosen PresidP.nt at a meet­

mall group vf members of organized Historical Society

...,Plv tn..l825. he was

West's painting, "Christ Hc~tllng the> Sick," had been exhlbitt>d. Jo'oa• the first time the Society had a bualding entirely for its own purposes. Ten years later, while .l\1r. "\Vallacn ahll was president, the Society bought th·' proiMJrty at the ROuthwest corner of Thirteenth and Locust .streets, lo::ll: the home of General Robert Patter· son, and there established its qunrtcr.;, after building an addition. When the Society held its opening meeting here on March 14, l.S84, Brinton Coxe, who had succeeded Mr. W'allace aa presi­dent, delivered the address.

In the Day's Work HIGII hopE'!! fondly entertained In

many quarters were dashed last week when the news story that Thomas A. Edison ·was ready to make rubber out of golden rod at a. cost of sixteen cents a pound blew up Wtth a loud bang. It seems that Mr. Eel­son's secretary had been slightly mls quoted. He didn't say rubbe.r cou be made from golden rod; he di() sny it coulc:l be made from a.nythlnr SJ..xtcen cent. a pound; he didn't

Mr. Coxe had al.!lo been educated Mr. Edison was prepared to m in the law and was one of a family syntheti~ rubbe= at any prke. noted 10 that profession. His !ather. wise the story was substantial Charles Sidney Coxe, hnd been Jud;;o rect. of the District Court In Philadelphia. But what a beautiful dr" Brinton Coxe. howevPr, was more in· terPsted in literature than the Jaw. lt was, while it lasted! G<llde~ was said that on becoming president this part of the country, of the Historical So<!iety ho ma.do the profusion by e\·ery roadsi Society's building "a eccond home," Jato summer. \Vhcrever it spending much time in arranging and out!llde of Alabama, Ne' studying its rapidly growing collection. North Carolina, which c'

Upon the death o! Mr. Coxe. in their State flower, it is 1892, Dr. Charles J. Stille became esteemed a~ a provoc2 president. Dr. Stille Is scarcely r<•tncm· fever, affording excuse bered as a lawyer, his fame rNlllng and mountain-region v upon his work as an educator and his· Given by Edison the • torian. But after graduating h·om verting It into rubber, Yale, in 1839, he atudied law with Jo· a flivver could drive 01

seph n. Ingeraoll, lahw open spaces and gatheJ pre::;idcnt of the Hi.;- terials for a new set r torical Society. He was hamlet would be este admitted to the bar, but

Later Head• Jn Worthy Succession

dedded not to practice. plant for extracting t From 1868 until 1882 he \\l\A Provost lH•noficent weed, ell of the Univer:~ilv of Pcnnsylvanitt. Htn vcrtlng tt inro aho "Life and Th'•<' n' John Okkin~<n •• 1 thA .., LPPY owner v. '\\"as publlshc ,1 111 o~ • h 1 p.~. ro 1 ' ldeu rod a1 the Historic ' <:o ·i<>i · . \ TJ h In his grr ._.................. ht • Tecet .;

• ter, , and

set tllltion lt Wlll

I fae· •t•opor­of the •icanR. :Amt~r· a.i me

1 con­an per 'lparcd 1 lnd!a. 1e-half

;nent is &erican :ndap­r prc­t, and

1roduc-

Of l .,JChol., ""~ ..... Chanl!eu ... of the Assoc,~.ed Mcmbcr11 of the Bar of Philadelphia, whtch bod.v a few ye'U's later was united with the Law Library Association, thus con· stitutlng the Law As:;ociation of Phila­delphia, with Mr. Ra:wle continuing as Chancellor. He v;as probably the most famous of a family from which came many leaders in Philadelphia activi· ties, ever since the founding of the Pro\-lnce. His legal training had been acquired in London. !''rom 1791 until 1800 he had been United Statf'.s Attor­ney for the Eastern District of Penn­sylvania. He declined offers of tho United States Attorney Generalship and a place on the Federal bench, preferring to continue at his remu­nerative private practice. Fur many years he was retained in nearly all the most important cases that ca.me be­fore the courts,

Those were ~ys of struggle for the new Historical Society. Tho earlier meetings were held in "tho apartment of the Phrenological So­ciety," in Carpenters' Hall, but the use of n clas11 room in the medical de­partment of the University of Penn­sylvania, on Ninth street, above Chestnut, was obtained for a meeting at noon on November 5, 1825, when Mt·. Rawle delivered his inaugural ad­dr·ess. A room in the hall of the American Philosophical Society was then engaged for the Historical So­ciety's regular meetings.

Mr. Ra.wle continued In the presi­d~ncy until hL9 death, in l836. ThPn Peter S. Duponceau was chosen lor the office. He had studied law with Mr. Rawle, and was a leader at the American bar, appearing frequently before the Supreme Court in Washing­ton. Mr. Duponceau was the only

on su- Rawle, e fool- Duponceau. brains Sergeant

President of tho His­torical Society who ·waa not a nattvo Philadel­phian. He was born in France and came to as ca.-

cause ihe po· 'United oppor­n can

coun­wheore

!lvldual 1 it dl.l• >roducc

States part in

Amcr· one ot

lte ap­t>n Hall ;>t high­)' to be rtructing an may

.al to a >e ellm­tcations. a~lphia

n v;ould rwise a llfA("KEY

care to ~ >sentio.l '• r that hln the Jilre art­~ of law.

or resi-1 to tho , mean a 1r. It is 1e Board

Pennsylvania as secretary and aide­de-camp to Baron Steuben when that famous tactician crossed the Atlantic to link his fortune" with those of the Americans in their war for indepen­dence. Steuben and Duponceau join· ed General Washington's little army at Valley Forge early in 1778. Fifty years later Duponceau spoke at the semi-centennial celebration of the Val­ley Forge camp. He delivl>red many addresses before the Hi~torical So· cicty, the American Philosophrca.l So­ciety nnd the Athenaeum, of all three of which bodies he was President.

Following the death ot Mr. Dupon· ceau, in 1844, the Historical Society presidency fell to Thomas Sergeant, who was at that time an Associate Justice of the Pennsylvania. Supremo Court, relligning the office the folio"­ing year. He had been Secretary o! the Commonwealth under Governor Findlay, .Attorney General of the State, Postmaster of Philadelphia. and Judge of the Philadelphia. courts. It was said he was the only judge on the Pennsylvania bench Alone of whose dec1sion~ had ever been reversed. Tlrr. Sergeant family supplied several not•~rl lawyers, chief among whom was Thomas Sergeant's brother,John, the \Vhig nominee for Vice President m lS32, when his party m~?t defeat not­withstanding Henry Clay was its can­didate for President.

Thomas Sergeant r('signcd the prc~<t­dency of the Historical Society in 185R. two years before his death, !<'rom 18.'>8 until1860 the president was Dr. George W. Norris, the only president who was not a lawyer. However, ho was as distinguished in surgery as his pre· decessors had been at the bar.

During these years the :Historical Society still had no building of tts own. Until 1844 it continued to meet in the hall of the American Philosophi­cal Society. Then it moved into 11. room on the second floor at 211 S. 6th st., but two years later made an­other change, thia time to the new Athenaeum building, on 6th st., below

where a room was rented fo:'

~ ..... __ IS his

vne Dr .... ,

ceuor in Uio .. teal dency, Judge S11muel W. en .. ; Inter Go\ crnor, Vl<~,.e both pr<>lifi<- V.Ti era on historical themes, and both <;on- do>r ~ trlbutcd materially to the erection ot glowlri ...., the present splendid building of the soft times ~Po Historical Society. From Dr. Stille the trouble to grow Society received a bequest of $41,600 b for its building fund. Through the aid trou le "lth g of Governor Pennypacker the Statd from growing. Leglsln.turP. ·was induced to appropriate service of the $150,000 for the same pur~se. T!le needs no fertl new building, reared on the Slte of the cultivation, Ill old Patterson mansion, at Thirteenth is to be let al and Locust streets, was occupied in ed will prod 1910, Governor Pennypacker deliver· fcrcd with., ing the opening address. In that ad- a.cres of golc dress he spoke with commendation of l had been tr: the services of the chairman of th~ establish a. building committee, whom he <'harac- of the arf, terlzed as "indefatigable, irrepressible or pntatoe. and not to be misled." The man to Riley. whom Governor Pennypacker thus al- Perl1aps, [udcd In 1910 is 11r. John Frederick that thtJ s• Lew Ill, who has now himself become he been C< president of tho Historical Society. try might

From 1910 until his death, in 1916, Governor Pennypacker was preside•1t o! the Society, he being exceeded in length of service by no other presi­dent and equaled by but one-John Wtlliam Wallace.

Charlemagne Tower, president of the Sodety !rom 1917 until 1921, was best known as a buRiness man and diplomat. he having been .Minister :o Austria-Hungary and Ambassador to Russia and Germnny. But he, too, had been tralned in the Jaw, being ad­mitted to the Philadelphia Bar in '1878. When Mr. Tower resigned, in 1921, Mr. Hampton L. Carson entered upon the term or servic£' as prcsid<>nt, which his death closed some months ago.

R. W. ROCKER.

New Jersey's Income Tax

quest of we shou the stapl gethcr. fant COl

could n Let 1

hay fe Mr. E! ly ere disco• Olll 0

TO the Editor of The Bulletin: In your editorial of December 6th

is1me, relative to the adoption of a r St&to income tax in New Jersey you ' say: "'rho State does not need the 1

t·evunue and the levy is proposed only as an offset to ta.xa.tlon now levied by New York State on residents of New Jersey,"

This ls a fal~e deduction of the reason fur the <lemond of a State in­com!! tax and has no signifiea.nt bPar­ing upon the question at issue. The tiomand for a State Income ta.x is m­aplrcd by a. compelling conviction of its advocates, that it Is the only ba.~ic, unl form and scientific principle, upol'! which a tax law can be founded tt equalize taxation.

All tax laws are theoreUcaUy base upon the premise of "ublllty to pay;' other\\1se, it is obvious there could b no rcturn1. The present basic law o N. J. contemplates no discriminatio· in le\·ying taxes upon real estate an personal property but In practice it designs can not be executed, chiefl~ bPcnuse eo much of the personal is ir visible to the assessor and moreove he 1s unable to f'.slimate the value fc taxation purposes.

A State income tax would reve: such h!dd•·n assets and make them r• sponsivc for the relief of real estat which now bears about SO per cent. c tho burden of taxation.

In this indictment of the !utility • t.he Jlre11ent law to reach much • the personal, permit roe to cite sou of. the outstanding inequities in l unsuccesRful execution. '.rhousanc of farmel's in New Jersey, who ha' only a notnlna.l income, pay as muc tax on personal estate as many pr vttte residents who have an income t $10,000 and upward. A cardul surve ot tho levies on grocery-chain ston roveall! the fact that farmers wh are subject to a. tax on $1,500 pe sonal pay about the Rame amount < t••x ns tho average grocery-chai store in the State. The law prt t~crtbes that such ~;tores shall be a~ sesscd on the

1te ap­on Hall )f hlgh­y to be lructlng :an may al to a ..e ellm­icatlons. adelphia n ~ouJd

• mean a ~r. It Is 1e Boud bed. and .ensatlng :linquent

--------------------------~.e would t opera-

·m not ly ticket o doubt

1illlon the

tical

ocri-1 for te to

tntly ll~.>r­ould

~he to

who was" at that time an Asso ate Justice of the Pennsylvania Supremo Court, reaignlng the office the follow­ing year. He had been Secretary of the Commonwealth under Governor Findlay, Attorney General of the State, Postmaster of Philadelphia and Judge of the Philadelphia courts. It waa said he was the only judge on the Penn.OJylvania bench none of whose declaions had ever been reversed. Tllr. Sergeant family supplied several notctl lawyers, chief among whom was Thon1as Sergeant's brother John, the Whig nominee for Vice Preaident m 1832, when his party ml't defeat not­withstanding Henry Clay was Its can­didate for President.

Thomas Sergeant resigned the prASt­deney of the Historical Society in 1858, two yeara before his death. l<'ro"tn 1!!58 until 1860 the president was Dr. George W. Norria, the only preaident who wa.s not a lawyer. However, he was as distlnguiahed in surgery as his pre• decessors had been at the bar.

During these years the Historical Society still had no building of Its own. Until 1844 it continued to meet in the hall of the American Philosophl­cal Society. Then It moved into a room on the second floor at 211 S. 6th at., but two ycara later made an­other chan(l'e, this time to the new Athenaeum building, on 6th st., below Walnut, where a room was rented fo:­$200 a year, arrangements being made to have it open every Saturday alter­noon.

Lack of money and public interett handicapped the efforts. In the fif­ties, the oullook became more en­couraging. The first large bequest, $10,000. wu received in 18M from El­liott Cresson. At this time the So· clety also sought to make Itself a truly Pennsylvania institution by con­ducting occaalonal meetinga elsewhere

than in Philadelphia. The annual dinner wu the chief event of the year. In 1851 thla din-

ner waa llila ter. In 18113 Reading waa the aeene of the feaat, while In 1850 the society met &t the historic Sun Inn, In Bethle­hem. Efforla also were made to form auxllluy aocietiea in ditferPnt coun­ties. The library waa attaining gratl· fying proportions, and in the sixties it comprlaed 12,000 volumes and 80,000 pamphlets.

From 186() until 1868 the preaident .>f the society was another leader at +.he bar-Joseph R. Ingersoll. of a famll~· that produced several famous law­yers. Jared Ingersoll, fath<~r of Jos­eph R. Ingersoll, had been a member of the convention that formulated the Federal Constitution, had twice serv­ed as Attorney General of Pennsyl­vania and l1ad been an unsuccessful candidate for vice president in 1812. The son, Joseph R. Ingersoll, was In succeasion president of Philadelphia'~< Common and Select Council, a membcr of Congress, minister to the Court of St. James and Chancellor of the Law Association of Pennsylvania.

John William Walla<"e, who held the prea1dency from 1868 untillSIH, did not engage in the active practice of th~ law after being admitted to the bar, but became widely known ill the pro­fp.sslon as an editor of law books ani a reporter of important court cases For twelve yelll'l'l he reportPd trials In the Supreme Court of the Unlt.ed Statu.

In 1872. at the time of Mr. Wal­lace's presidency, the Hll!torica.l So· ciety leased from the Pennsylvama :HuRpital a. two-story building at 82tl ~,prue~e au·.et. ~u. whl<>h ~n,iamm

equalize taxation. All tax laws ua theoretically base

upon the premise of "ability to pay;' otherwise, it is obvious there could b no retui'NI. The present basic law o N. J. contemplates no discriminatiO! in levying taxes upon real estate an perl!onal property but in practice it designs can not be executed, chicfll because so much of the peraonal is lr visible to the assessor and moreovc he is unable to estimate the value ft taxation purposes.

A State Income tax would reve' Puch hidden assets and make them r;, Mponaive for the relief of rf'al estat which now bears about 80 per cent. 1 the burden of taxation.

In this tndlctinent of the futility 1 the present law to reach much • the personal, permit me to cite son: of the outstanding inequities in i' unsuccessful execution. Thousan1 of farmers In New Jersey, who ha' only a nominal income, pay as roue tax on personal estate as many pr vate residents who have an income 1 $10,000 and upward. A c&l'eful survE of the levies on grocery-chain ston reveals tho fact that farmers wh ue subject to a tax on $1,500 pe1 sonal pay about tho same amount 1 tax as the average groccey-cha1 11tore in the State. The law pr·1 scribes that auch stores shall be ll~ sessed on the daily average inventor) The greater part o! the farmer's per sonal is necessary for the operatlo of the farm, while It is estimated tha the grocery-chain store per unit I\ this State has the Income from gros~ ~:~ales of $80,000 yearly. The averag1 per unit in the nation Is given as $51,· 000, which includes many sparsely popu1ated sections.

On many tenanted !arma the tax Is equal to the rentals.

Conaider the levy on personal prop­erty of large plants. Who is com­petent to appraise the value of nch without an lnveptory and an ezp

gtlmqe Jts ulue"' .As nclll.U shown iD Ole levlu of several l~ plants in Camden lt Ia baaed upon COG~ jecture, aa the law provides no alter­native.

Twelve Stat08 have adopted a State income tax and only two could be claasl!led in Mr. Grundy'a nst of "backward States." A State income tax would provide a uniform principle in the assessment of personal prop­erty, which Is now largely Immune • from taxation because of its invisible character. Such exemption Is not con­t<-mplated in the basic purpose of the D law nor is it justified !rom any moral viewpoint.

Geo. B. Hurtt, Sr. Sewell, N. J. ,-----... ----

RONDEAU: IN CITY BALL CO'UB.T­YABD

Acros.t the rin.rtng stones the ceaselesa atl'Cil.ma

Of four convergent arteri!ll ot busy, driven life

Rap out their sharp atac<:ato. re-echo­ing the strife

Beyond the hlch-piled walla, where end­leas trafflc teems.

Erratic atepa, stepa indolent. and stepa like comet beams :

One learns from them men's tears, their hop8!1, their dream~.

Aaoaa tbe ringing aton8!1. The ehb and ftow cease never, and one

deems The whole great city with 1t1 dutie11

rife Is on parade, to unaeen drum and fif~

An endl8!1a l'llllked review, 1t o!tll"" seems,

Across the ri~~~l.:to*'~s. HT

~0 I THE PHD

0 WISSAHICKON'S VEil I ll fTEO BY WINTER

j Visitor Finds Many Spots of

Interest Obscured by Summer's Verdant Curtain/

Colonial Mansions, Tedyus- 1

cung, Kelpius Cave All See~ Through Bare Trees

1\'wtcr Te>cols a totally different Wissnhlckon '\-alley, even to the most CAf;Uul PUI:>R<>rby.

During the \\Drm months the \erdant ~urtaln of ,;urntJtcr hidPs many of th~ OJan-mn•lo bf'Utllics of the valley. But wint"r draw~ that · eurtaill un<l brings to dew, in 11 gru:v or pale ydlow light, tuKnV J•lace.s of great interest to l'hila­delphla.

l:olnuial man11ions: tbe gigantic •tu­tnr of 'J'edynseung; the l\!onastcr.1; old K••l1•ius CnvP-ull stand revenh•d, ea~y tn litl found nntl seen, through thP. bare {N'f'lo~.

Ju ~ummer the VnUey of the Wissa· hi••!((lll ill a pl!tce o( ht•avy, l'ieb hPauty. In wintea· It bet·onw~ a valley of inter· f'!;tinl( thitag.H whic-h are \vorth tbe/ trouble it take11 to rt•ach allll Px:nnine l'losdy. Otul cot!ld make an "educn­tionul tour" of the ''alley ou dnys the Rlltl OHrhf'llu shpflq Just ennn;;h warmth lu JHcveut an uncum{ortablc <>hill.

The Cave of l<elpius f!turting nt the Ridge anmue en­

t rnn•·e of the pnrk, )(Oing on to "H€r· milage I:statP" tbe cuve of Kelpius, tho• one ttm~ laruous Philaclelphill hr­ruit, ··nu be sePn.

J.<'C<trding to lt!gend,, Kelpius made lua li~ ·n~: enttr{'ly in tbe Wi~.-ahiekon, 'l}tlacrinJ: the fruit from tbe trees, entchmg the smaller animal!! for me~ c ,uti dr nking v.atPr from the spring

nt atands ne:~r his hom(>. For a long tJruc Kt>lpius was con· nted and hnppy. until one day he nde l1mself b!'lle\·e that ht> v. ould die "1 mmatural death. He thought tbnt pon his death he would blow up into

and sutokf!. ne dny, the legend goes. while Kl'l

ug Waf.« the ·

,

..., •· P• the ' ater, tinrPd up toto a 1 of rP l'xplodecl, and di~appcaredl (

to uotbmgocu, • Rittenhouse Homestead ~

By cnlt~rmg the 'Wi~~ahickon by tbe · 11 rfdle Jlath, \\hich be~ins nt Ridgei

0 a' enu(', nnrl !ollowini the path onr the!b bill~itlc of lite custern bank, where the nltt carriuge rond curn•t~ into Lincoln I drivP, une comes to the R!tteuhouse f

1 mill Hile nml, close by, the RtttPnhouse g homestPad at the top of the hill ,

'!'he homeHtt·ud, erel'ted in 1707, a SP.Veult•fln years after the construction cJ nr the n1ill, e!nnds at the foot of a path si whldt IPad·s to the entrance of \Viesa- n ht<>kon <ll'iH, where on a houl<IPr at the right iR tbP Hnltle of Germantown tnb­IPI., •••·•·•·tto>rl hy the Sons of American Hevollltion.

The sitA was first owneil by a eom­pnny iu 16!>0. In 1705 the proper~y, aftH bPiug owned by a numht>r of ~rl'­ferf'nt peo1•le, cnme Into the posscs~aon of t.IH• Hitlt•nhou~e family and, since that tim!', \\liS in their hands until the l'ark <'omtuission Lought it.

A wealth or history is linked with the home~teail and David Rittenhouse. slnt'tl his birth, April 8, li:-!2. Indian akirmh;hea were not uncomm~.>n. Sieges were to be expected, and guns were al­\o:-ays carri~d by the men folk on their way to church.

The Monastery The Monastery, l'.itnated near the ~

bridgt> at Kic:hen'~ lAnl', \\Bs part of t an ·"3-n<·re trnct facing on the Wissa- f hickon, ownPd by Johannes Gumri, who Wll!t the firgt vice president of Haver-

1 ford College. His son, Jfrancis J .. wu • the fnnao1111 profe~sor of English at

1 l!avPrforu. ln turn his son, Dr. Rich- , ard :\(ott Gummere, was at· one time 1 tb11 headuua~<tPl' of l'enn Charter j School. Auotht>r grandson of t~e first 1

tPRidPnt of :Haverford, llenry V. Gum. 1 mf!rl' lont '1\'11~ ldt•ntified with DrexP! ~ lnl'titute, Rnd wnt~ famous for his ·lee-turPR ou nAtl'onomy ut llavet·ford. ~

Prohubly the most ~mtst~nding pi~e 1 of l'!latunry in the W!ssahJ<'l<On "'\alley 1 111 IIHl gll(antic fl.:ure of 'l'edyuscung, 1 Prl!cted iat 1902 Olf India~ Roe~. 'l'he I piP~t·, done by .\Iussey llht!Jil, g1ves one 1

'R glimpN!' of the last lndinn who left I the shores of the Delaware for 1Yyo- I ming Valley. I

:rho Lenni r.ennpe warrior, rPpre- t sen ted In thP 11ta tue, is straining his eye11 11 tomnbawk in hnnd ani! ll plume t ot eagle futbcrs on his brow. as he • prepares to ~tart on his journt>y toward t the IUU. , , I

~'edyul!cung, during hls hfet1me, WR!! known ns "Iloot-st .lobn," was a great j warrior and partiul to the white man. t

A tale handed 1lown by legend say~ t that the Indian rock on whi~ the t statue iR ~Situated l\'116 n council seat • of the Indian , nnd in 176:1 thl' last d council wu held there bv the Dela- t wares he!oro their remora! to the WH1ming ''aile,,

The11e arr, hnt a few of the spots (>f lntere t in the ''alley which are re­vealecl by ·winter.

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VOL. 5, No. 37 COLUMBUS, OHIO, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1933 Whole No. 246

Where The lPhilatelic lExpo6ition, Sponsored by Tllne §andu6ky §tamp

Ch.11b, Will be Held July 27, 28, 29, 30

The finest Bathing Ueach in the World. 113 Large Steamer plying between Cedar Point and Sandusky.

The largest Bathing Pavilion in the World.

The largest Summer Hotels on the Great Lakes.

Garages and Free Parking Space accommodating more than 6,000 cars.

Coliseum, Dance Hull and Roller Skating.

Large Convention Auditoriums. Exhibit Buildings-Assembly Rooms. Mammoth Dining Rooms-Luncheonettes D.nd

Cafeterias (where popular prices prevail.)

An Amusement Circle with the best and latest attractions.

Cool and Shady Picnic Groves. The Famous Promenade Facing Lake Erie.

Miles o( Beautiful Walks. Gorgeous Illumination. Speed Boats. Fishing- Tackle and Bait Available. Access for Guests to Fine Golf Course.

New Tennis Courts. Pure Water-Delightful and Invigorating Climate.

Surf-Sand- Shade.

''IF there is one spot above all others on this American Continent where Nature has joined hands with man for the purpose of making things

m beautiful, that place is CEDAR POINT."

598 LINN'S WEEKLY STAMP NEWS

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THE BINDER is of the Onest quality workmansh ip built to IMt a lifetime, heAV)' board. a full Quarter inrh thick, covered with rcrl Buckram nnd with black leather corner•, round cornered and hnck otrip and hinge of blnck leather. The backotrlp is made of tubular aluminum and covered with black leather. A substautU.I heavy binder that will stand very hard ll!lav;e. Cover stamped In gold.

ll<>th front and bnrk covcra are separate piece<~, the vage~ are held between the covers with bm~;~~ screw pOfltR which vermits uf explln8ion to nny thickness.

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The entire album 18 built of highest quality ma­terial. It Is t10lid, •uootantial and economical on account of the e.'<I)aru~ion feature which perm.ite the use of 300 to 400 pages in one book w!Lbout tho additional COI!t of extra binders.

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"Entered .. ee<:()nd-elau matter March 18, 1929, at the - t office at Columbus, Ohio, under the Act of March 8, 181~."

Roosevelt Invited To A. P. S. Meet and Banquet

PRESIDEN'l' ROOSEVEL1' today was invited to attend the meet­ing and banttuet of the Ameri­can Philatelic Society which is to be held at Chicago from

ugust 21 to 26th, 1933. The invita-ion was extended by Dr. C. W. lien­

nan, president of the Society, who also asked President Roosevelt to be­come an Honorary Patron of the American Philatelic Society, of which he is a member. While the President will not be able to attend the meeting in Chicago, it is expected that he will have a personal representative J>l'tlsent. Postmaster General F'arley has already accepted an invitation from president Hennan to become an honorary Patron of the American Philatelic Society and invitations have nlllo been extended to Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes; First Assistant Postmaster General Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Second Assistant Postmaster General ,V, W. Howes; Third Assistant Postmaster General C. B. Eilenberger, and Fourth Assist­ant Postmaster General Silliman J•~v»ns to become honorary Patrons of the organization as well aR to M. L. Eidsness, Superintendent, Division or Stamps and A. W. Hall, director o"f the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. These officials have also been invited to attend the sessions of the Society in Chicago.

In honoring the forthcoming meet­ing or the American Philatelic Socie­ty, Postmaster General Farley today authorized the printing of the Chicago Century of Progress commemorative stamps in small souvenir sheets, to

.. ~> printed by the Bureau of Engrav­

.-ng and Printing at its exhibit in the l<'ederal Building at the Exposition. These special sheets will contain twenty-five stamps each, of both the ·one-cent green and the three-cent

pul'ple denominations and bear the following inscription around the border:

"P1·inted by the Bureau of Engrav­ing and Printing, by authority of James A. Farley, Postmaster General, at the Century of P1·ogress Exposi­tion, in compliment to the American Philatelic Society, Chicago, August 1933."

The printing of these stamps will enable visitors at tho Century of Progress Exposition to view the ac­tual printing of postage stamps a.~ done at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing by the flat-bed process. A lecturer" will be on hand to explain to the visitors evet·y detail in connec­tion with the printing of these stamps. The printing of these small sheets of slamp~:~ will begin within lhe next two weeks.

They 'viii be first offered for sale at a special Convention Philatelic branch post office station to be es­tablished at the Medinah .Michigan Club in Chicago at 8 a. m., on August 25, 1933. On Monday, August 28, they will be available for sale at the Century of Progress branch station or the Chicago J?OSt oll'ice located in the General Exhibits Building, No. 1,

and at the Philatelic Ag·ency, Divis­ion of Stamp~:~, Washington, D. C. 'rho Century of Progress branch station has no facilities for the handling of mail onlers and collectors who at·e unable to obtain these sheets while in Chicago may obtain them in the usual manner by mail from the Phil­atelic Agency at Washington. Orde1·s for these special sheets of the Cen­tury of ProgreRs stamps should be drawn separately and not included with orders for other stamps for sale by the Philatelic Agency.

It is proposed to sell these stamps to collectors in imperforate form and ungummed. l,)ostmaster General Far­ley has authorized the issuance of 250,000 sheets of 25 stamps each, of both the one-cent and three-cent de­nominations. These special sheets will not be issued to postmasters. However, the stamps will be valid for postage.

By reason of the fact that these sheets are approximately 5 by 6 inches in size, the Department can­not place at the disposal of collectors the usual free service for obtaining fh·st-day covel'S from Chicago. The president or tho American Philatelic Society, however, has expressed his \villingness to cooperate with collec­tors in obtaining such covers, bearing full sheets of the stamps or parts of sheets, for a small service charge. Because of the fact that a large per­centage of the membership of the American Philatelic Society 'vill be in attendance at the Convention in Chicago it is believed that collectors can arrange to obtain such quantities of these stamps and covers as they desire through fellow members. The Department asks the cooperation of all philatelic societies in assisting collectors to secure such first-day covers as desh·ed.

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WIP A 1933 Exhibition At Collectors Club

LINN'S WEEKLY STAMP NEWS

Specialized Collectitms - Norway -Hans Lagcrloef, New York; Fin­land- Jians Lagerloef, New York.

GROUP VI Tht·ough the courtesy of Mr. Eu- Resea.rch CoUections - Monaco -

gel!e Klein, the American Represen-1 Hans Lagcrloef, New York. tatlve of the WIP A 1933 Interna- · Specialized CollectioTUJ - France -tiona! Philatelic Exhibition now be- IIans Lagerloef New York ing held at Vienna, all the American ' · exhibits which he took with him will GROUP VIII be exhibited at the Collectors Club, Resem·ch CoUections - Canada -30 E. Forty-second Street New York A. F. Lichtenstein, New York; St. City, on Wednesday evening, August Lucia - B. II. Homan, Jr., New 9th, at 8 p. m. York.

Mr. Klein will at that time also be Specialized CollecUorrs; - Great Bl"it-able to announce the various awards ain - Hans Lagcrlocf, New Yo1·k; that may have been received by Heligoland-Eugcne Klein, Phila-American exhibits and it is expected delphia; Mauritius-A. F. Lichten-that a very large number of interest- sten, New Yorl<; Transvaal- Hnns cd philatelists will come out to t his Lagerlocf, New York; New Found-most exceptional opportunity to sec land - A. F. Lichtenstein, New the foremost stamp collections of York; New Brunswick- A. F. Lich-Amcrica.. tenstein, New York; Nova Scotia­

A. F. Lichtenstein, New York; New Eugene Klein and Alfred F. Lich- South Wales-Tl1eodore E. Stein-

tenstein, being on the International way, New York. Ju1·y, o! course exhibited "not in C!tfalogical Collections - Miss L. B. competition." Lichtenstein, New York.

Among the American exhibits at Vienna arc the following:

GROUP I Spcciali.::r<L Collcctiow;-Lombardy -

Venice - Hans Lagerloef, New York; Danube Steam Navigation Company - Eugene Klein, Phila­deliphia.

GROUP lli Spccializ<d CoUertions - Schleswig

TTolRtcin - Ham; Lagcrloef, New York.

GROUP V ReRrurch CollcctionR - Sweden- S.

Ljunguahl, San Francisco.

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S + US+ US+ US+ US+ US + US+ US+US+ . $4 CAT. VALUE FOR 20c

~---··:a RECLAME- COllECTI ON ! ., I with Jubilee, Oarity, from • : faloala.flalud,lllbuaoia,laltla. i l 1 !llemel. Poland, Bunia, for op· ! : • prov•l •ppliantt- PrtPIJIIIIInt . • -1······· .... 1 wllb rarallla·becba alamps.

EUGENE Sekula, Lucern 43, Switzerland

United States #551-662 Well centered ___ ~-$1.30 #581-fi91 Well centered ·--·- 1.35

Plate blorks of 6 on 1922 issue and plate blocks o! 4. on Perl. 10 nt v.,ry little ndvance.

DOI.\l ER W. DAVIS 9 Rarrl110n St. Melrose Bighlands, l!tlaaa.

GROUP IX Specialized CollcctiO'Iu:t - United

States - Beverly S. King, New York; Confederate States - H. C. Brooks, Marshall{ Michigan; Salva­dor-K. N. Wooaward, New York; Brazil- Don Pedros- Clarence W. Hennan, Chicago; Argentina -A. F. Lichtenstein, New York; Ven­ezuPla - Hans Lagerloef, New York; China--James Starr, Phila­delphia.

Collection of Sprci(f.L Domuins- United Slates Locals and Con federate; Postmaster· ~;tamps on cover -Lawrence W. Mason, Cranford, N. J.; Chinese Tl'eaty Pol'ts -James Starr, Philadelphia.

Collectiorts Rrt.~e<l on othC?' PO'ints iu V·ie1o - Patriotic Covet'R - H. C. Brooks, Marshall, Michigan; F. Paulson, New York.

GROUP X Collections of Special Domains- Ob­

literations, Pilot signed Air Mail Cover~; - Dr. H. E. Radasch, Philadelphia; Mint Air Post Stamps - Dr. H. E. Radasch, Phil­adelphia.

New Stamp For Mexico

Me. Erich Parche of New Orleans sends a translation from the Mexican newspaper "Excelsior" and rather than quote it we will attempt to state the facts as given.

The 21st lntc1·national Statistical Congress will meet in Mexico City on October 11th. A special set of stamps to commemorate this meet will be issued and on sale October 1st and only these stamps will be acceptable for postage throughout all o.C October in t he Mexican Posta] Service, includ­ing the air mail l'Outes.

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usual opportunity ! I mperforate Century o! Progress

three cent stamps reprodueed by flat plate method (the originals were rotaries) will be made durinJr tbe A. P. S. Convention in Chieago.

We will furni:!b first day covers rsrrying thb new stamp and the Official Century of Progres~ A. P. S. Day Cachet at ten cents each plus POstage (3c).

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Probable date of issue, August 23. Send in your orders with certi­

fied checks or P.M.O. orders ac­cepted until morning o! date of hasue. •

Don"t miss- this special "tamp .,:

collectors' commemorative. .II Sheets of 25 (3c stamps) maUcd flat $1.00.

LOU W. KREICKER 201-C North Woll>l Street

Ch icago, Illinois

DEALERS BARGAINS 16 displayed 16c packetd or 20 ditierent New Zealand Postage Stamps - -$1.00 10 di.played 25c packets of 25 different New Zcalaud F'ostngc StamP• ·-·- -·--· 1.00 6 displayed GOe packets of 40 different New Zealand l'ost.age Stamps ··-- . l.OO 6 di•played Dollar packets of 55 dif­ferent New Zealand Postage Slamps_ 2.00

COLLECTORS BARGAINS 70 ditierent New Zealand Postage 8tamps in good condition, catalog $5.00 for ------ - - $1.00 20 dlll"erent FIJI Postar:e Stamps in good condition. catalog $8.85 for __ 1.00

(All orders mailed Postfree.)

THE FRYER STAMP COMPANY (E•tablished 18~3) Panmure, New Zealand

CANADA- IMPERFS Fine Mint Copie~~-Nos. 128-29-30. Cat. $1.26 Set of three, in singles Net .&5 Set of three, in pairs Net 1.26 Set of three. blocks oi 4 _ _ __Net 2.25 The nbove offer is good for only 30 daYB. Requco-t my LOW-PRICED Approvals of Dr. Cols. Plenty of Bargains. Rercrcnces pleau •

M.A. BESSEY 68A 1\Ii.mlco An. Mimico, Ont., Canada

U S BANK • • MIXTURE

OURS 18 SUPERIOR I Oltered In t wo Improved grades. # 1

kinds 1 lb. 75c ; 3 lb.~. $2.00; 6 !be. $8. . #2 no lc, 2c. Sc exeel)t oomm emo:rativea, plenty high vnlues, a irs, dues, epeeials. sh ade.., pairs, blocke, etc. Poand $1.50, poAtpald. Jl 0. please. Blllwll<• • Stamp 0... Ceda~ Raplda. II. la.

t l.Iohn Thomas- Collector and Dealer

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lection of 20 volumes of superb copies, all of which are in the very finest condition and mounted in a manner that makes them the envy of all who see them.

John Thomas tells me that he has Tbe United States sect ion of his air been collecting stamps for 35 years. mail stamps is highly specialized as To my own knowledge he has been to shades, shifts and varieties of in­collecting seriously for more than terest. half of that time for it was probably John Thomas is a real stamp man, 20 years ago while I was actively for many years he has had an ambi­dealing in stamps that I can remem- tion to deal in stamps. He has a ber of having sold John an excellent thorough knowledge of the hobby, a little collection of mint U. S. I un- love for stamps that will make him a derstand that tbis collection was even- dealer that collectors can depend on. tually built into quite a sizeable one, In op.ening. up ~ s~amp bus~ness !n that it was finally disposed of when connectiOn wtth h1s Mustc buRm~ss m John started plating the 3c 1851 to- Sharo.n, ~a., John h~s put ~no or hiS pet gether with L. J. Shaughnessy of 1 t~e?t'les .mto practice. Il1s stot·e ~pe­Sharon. I c1ahzes m complete sets. He claims

'!'his wot·k ruined his eyes as such that a complete set of stamps or any w01'k will do and that collection was disposed of and ihen John went in for Air Mails, covers and stam}>S. He did not have to wear out his eyes in this field and he amassed an extra­ordinary lot of choice Pioneers, First Flights and 1·are things in the cover field after which he started afler the postage stamps of all countt·ies h1 the air mail line and today has a col-

S. P. A. Meet in August

1£ "Verne P. Kaub sends a clipping ~rom a l<' ond Du Lac, Wisconsin,

newspaper telling of the plans for the S. P. A. Convention in that city in August. A novel idea to do away with the ordinary rubberneck sight­seeing trip is to be offered. The vis­itors will be informed of the interest­ing sights of the community and ar­rangements will then be made to let them visit those points that attract them most.

Perhaps this plan might work out to the best advantage if blonde or brunette hostesses were supplied each visitOI' aR a pilot, because we cannot believe that any agreement can be reached that will permit the crowd to travel in one bunch and satisfy them all.

Personally we would suggest an excursion to Milwaukee.

U.S. Used-High Values #479_ __ .60 # 618 - - - .85 #524_- .85 #2283 --- .04 #671 __ - ,04 #2284___ .15 # 572_ _ _ ,20 #4261___ .16

All Good Coplee Footage Extra Below $1.00

A. 0. I.ITT, 67 W. 44th St., Now York

country is of far more interest than a miscellaneous lot of varieties. He ut·ges the pu1·chase and collection of stamps in sets. The store also car­ries an excellent line of U. S. stamps as well as Philatelic Supplies. It is the mecca of collectors in Sharon and vicinity and traveling philatelists are urged to stop in at any time.

One of the features that attracts and holds local hade is the method they use in b1·eaking up collections when purchased. The sets are placed in stock or priced as a set while all the single and odd copies are put on sale without prices marked on them, the collector being permitted to pick what he wants at one cent each. Such a plan surely ought to keep the local collector -dn the spot in watching for bargains.

l'l1r. A. C. Carbon is manager of the stamp de\!artment and he also edits a weekly column in the Sharon Herald.-G. W. L.

GOLCONDA MIXTURE. (Named after the famous Gold Mine) To liquidate an enormous acc•nmulation we offer this GORGEOUS MIXTURE from 40

to 50 oountcic.'l<, ronaLqtln~t of SETS, & Sl.NGLBS, MINT & USED, BLOCKS & STRIPS,

•

JRMAILS, PIC'l'ORJALS, DRITJSR & l'Rl::NCH COLONIAJ,S, COMMEMORA'l'l V BS, IOIC.I!: PIECES )''ROM COLLBCTIONS, ETC. All free from paper.

' J.!ear In mind tho following fact~-(1) l•'amou• wherever stnmr>• are bought, 1;0ld or swapped. (2) As many ''" 20 r>a~kcts hnve been sold to one customer. (3) Each ounce Catalog~ from $26.00 to $80.00.

l'riee- ONE DOJ.T.AR AN OUNCE-(appro:x. 500 stamps) BRADYS STA?.l P SHOP 111 W. JACKSON BLVD., , CIIICAGO, ILLINOIS

601

Quality Right- Sell at Sight Owing to the cuzy demand tlr the '1000

bargain Iota of &tamps, Mr. Sandford Is now on a Continental buyintt tcip.

The followinc: Iota have arrived with instruc­tion~ to be mixed and sold entirely unsorted,

LiQuidat ion stocka containing Old Entices, 1d. B latlcJt, un"'rtcd variety mixtures, etc., )lint Colonial• , lmperfs, early U. S. A., Pic­torial seta, air mails, Collection and Album remnanta, rarities; etamps eataioguina' 60o to $3 each. Advnne<'d purchases enable these bal'ltllln Iota to be shipped :post !ree !or $S.OO.

Not a junk offer with a sprinkling of good otamps. 400 customers satisfied. Why not you.

Send '8 In advance !or Bargain Lot. PETER SANDFORD

16. Puk Crescent. Wet>t Bromwlch, E:nJ:land

70% TO 75 %DISCOUNT To Cenernl Collectors with lees than 25,000 vars., and who will select $6.00 net or o•er, we send an entire atamp collection to select from at the above discounts. Take what you wish, leav" what you don't, Those hard to get low and medlum priced stamps

I which you miss are here. Full details upon requc•t-glad)y,

INTERNATIONAl, STAMP SHOP 886-7 Flatbnsh Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.

U. S. HIGH VALUE

WINES $20 to $100

----- la S•perb Coaditioa ---­

Scott's No. 19 to 4222

Catalogue $90 $25 Special Net ...... .

DOWNTOWN STAMP CO. 140 Balael' 51. Newark. New Jersey

$95.25 IIerc Is a real bargain for $10.00. Co.llec·

tion of 1,000 ~tamps in a Seott album of 18!H; lutc'~<t •tamps 1895. All pasted down Oat. Some nice foreign including Briti•h Coltmiu!R. Cood Jot or U. S. including Dept... nud Hcvcnum. 2c 1862, l, 2, 3, 6, 10, 12 1869, 7c 1871, noc cnrmine. 3, <1., 6, lOc Col. unused.

.My cuunt or good •tamps (2Sc and up) in good comlitiun, nnnnm.nged, comes up to S!iG.25, SLO takes tbe book.

A. C. TOWNSEND 16 So. Peoria St. Chicago, nt.

Classified advertising gets the business.

U. S. Depts. at~ Cat. .Alrrleulture . All Values },;.u.:utiYe ---- All Values Interior AU Values Jultice _----All Values Navy ·-- __ A U Values Post Omre ---- All Values Stale ----- __ 1c to 90e Treasury -- _ _ _ All Values War --·----·_All V.aluew

No ordera for Jess than $1 Plea.se. Satletadlon .Always Guaranteed

COLONIAl, STAMP CO. 110 S. Dearborn St. Chicago

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602 LINN'S WEEKLY STAl\fP NEWS

RevieW AND . RE.CORD

Stroiyhl lo Ff.(uord "'· ' ...

Send aU information rtr;ardiJ>s n~w i .. uu direct to the editor of this l)epartmtnt, acldrus below. Stamps submitted lor ouminJ>tion =dlistiag will be returned proQ>ptly.

RAY SHEPARD, • •• U29 OUXBERRY AVE., ••• COLUMBUS, OHIO

AUSTJUA-Copics are nt h11nd of tho ''WIPA" Comnlemorativ('ll, heralded In our not...~ of Apr. 29th, and June 17lh. The •pee· Ia! exhibition sheet is exe<>ptlonally well done und worthy of a place In any ocllection. Au.tl"in, as well = spceiul phllntcliCl cxhibi· tlon •tamp issuCl<, boil\11: our specln!Ue~. Is our OXCUije for being more than ueunJiy enthus• ia•Lic nhout a new issue. The exhibition sheet size i~ avprox. fix4 inches and comctJ in a ~·ery I•IJI?ropriate folder on tho front eover of whieh ld tho wording "IN1'RRNA'rJONALI!J POST·

BRAZIL-Details AA to the new Air lllail atamp hPralded in our not<'fl of la•t w~. Trnn~verse oblong format 8h21mm. Per(. 11. Wmk. "southern er068":

3,500r. bluP, green & :yellow (R. Roberts)

F. A. M. First Trip Covers Usual size Air Mail envclopee with desir­

able stamps used !or postare.

Miami to Honduras _ .60 Miami to Niearagua _ .90 Miami to Ecuado-r ------------ 2.00 Jlliami to Peru --- 2.25 San Juan to Surinam 1.00 San ,Juan to Br. Guiana ------- 1.00 San Juan to Trinidad _ .70

MONTHLY DULLETJN Our 32 page Dullctin should interest most

eollectors. It offer:& an interHtlnsr line of U. S. and foreisrn stamps.

W. C. PHIL UPS & CO. 7GO 1\rlain SL Rart.Cord, Conn.

WElt'l'ZEICHEN AUSSTELLUNG WIEN 1933'" anrl tho noonorram. The same word· ing anrl mono~rarn nppear below the stllmps, on the sheet iUielf. AA •tated In our pre\'ious o.hronicles there were Issued sheets of 25 stamps on granite nn<l ordinary paper, in ad· dition to the epeclnl ~xhlbition sheets or four statnp~;, whi<"h were also issued on granite paper. Unwmk. Port. 12¥..:

f>Og. plus 60~. dark blue (M. Chlumcd<y)

RRITISII HONDURAS The new 3c. value heralded in our not• of May 22nd has ap­peared. Script wmk.

AU- 8c. orange (R. Roberts)

CAN'ADA-Confirmatlon of our notes or la..t wet>k, is r(!('clved In on Olllcial Bulletin b6rn the l'o•t Office nt Ottawa. Scott's #170. is tho value to bo eo overprinted and the first day of snlo I• to be July 24th.

CZECHOSLOV AJGA-Tlle two commemor­ative• lferalded In our laRue of June 17th, hnve appeared. Line engraved, unwmk, ro· t.ary pre••. pert. 10. Designs of Nitra In stone archway:

50h. yollow green 1kr. carmlno

(R. Roberts)

ERITREA-Air Mall. Another value in the series chronldcd Al?rll 22nd. Airplnne de­sign, tranavenoe rectanale, wmk. crown, perf. 14:

60L. violet (R. RooorUI)

Do :vou want 1-'INE SELECTED STAMPS for :vour money 7 Our stamps nre ~tuann· tgcd to be free from dama~ed, hcs.vlly cancelled, and per!. initials. Don't be mle­led by others who try to meet our prlren but who con never meet our Qunlity. Dy <l~nlln~t with HELD BROS. you are lltorc of ~rctthllr the maximum atamp vnhac for your money.

WHOLESALE USED U. S. PER 100 ALL SEJ,ECTED COPIES

#701- .40 705 .10 70G .86 707 .OG i08 .12 709 .25

3c Olympic lc ChienKO -

#710 _ .25 #71G _ 1.00 711- .20 717_ .76 712 2.65 724 - .70 '713 - 1.00 72r._ .70 71L- 1.00 '726_ .70 7tG __ .1& 727_ .65

AO 5e Olympic $1.60 .40 3c Chiengo_. .80

Term•: CW!b wi~h order: Po•10ogc c.xt~o on orders below $1.00.

HELD BROS. 351-Pennsylvnnia Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y.

WE BUY STAMPS W • wall pay a liberal p<ice for your stomp colltcllon

Prompt cosh. I( you wish to soU, write us today.

MAX F. BIER CO. LtS0h

P. 0. Box 14 Staten Island, N.Y. Ci1J, N. Y. \l J7

9th SAL.E! JULY 28. 1933

United States 19th and 20th ( Superb Airmails

20th Century British and Foreign

Ask for Catalogue

H. G. OUZOUNIAN & CO., Inc. 8 0 Na .. au Street New York, N. Y.

-sENSATION MIXTURE Wo wvre recently the lucky purchaser& of &II

the odd boxes of stamps, stock bookl, ap• vrovnl boolua, sets. odd packets, old bank mlxtureo, etc., from London'a oldest e~~tab-JI~hed st.amp shop. .

The p-ropr!Cl'tor having recently retired, mueh of it hal Jain untouched for years.

We eamo acrot~ a big parcel of flood elaal and rare atampa that had probably been put aelde tor evt>ntual sorting and cataloculnr, thouaanda of flood Quallt,- itema that price Ue, 80c, 60c, and even S& and $10 •eh.

We are not aorting or cla8alfy\nfl at all You may aet 6 or 7 Sl> stamPB ill a $1 lot.

Apart from the rare atamPB thla ml:rluno lol remarkable for iUI unusual 'f'arlety, and will slve many boura of profitable pl8aure to any dealer or collector to aort.

The whole Jot hall bet>n mixed to~rether and ta 1f\)annteed unpleked.

Weltrhed out Into Iota of about 6,000 stamp• lneludlnll early U. S. $3 per lot.

6 loU! tor $12. You will deftnitely become a permanent cus­

tomer after buying a "SENSATION" lot. Sent poRt Cree per return securely packed. Cath returned in full without Question or

Quibble if you are not delillhted. R . Pratt, 11 Antrobn• Rd., Binalncham, Enc!

Scott'• lOSS Cat. with free stamp Cat. $1 postl)aid (to clear)__$

fiOO Diff. Stamps 1,000 Diff. St.amPB 2,000 Dlff. Stamps -----3.000 Dlff. St.a~ 6.000 Diff. StaOIPa, Mounted _ 11.16

20,000 Dift. Stamps, Mounted __ 19~.60 New Typo Wmk. DeteCl'tor ---- .16

JOHNSON STAMP COMPANY Member A.S.D.A.

Dept, LW, Jamestown, New York

HUNGARY-The new Airman eet an­,ouneed In our issue of July lat., bas ap-

J'peared and •ccm• to contain more values than our previous unnoune~ment. The two lower valuell are of small format, desian of an air­plane, perf. 16; while the remainder of the aet arc of lur~rc format, deal~rn of alle~rQrieal figures mixed up with airplane and parts, perf. 12: 10f. arccn; l6f. violet; 20f. carmine; (Of. blue: 48f, alate: ?2f. sepia; 1P. yellow green; 2P. maroon and GP. blue-black.

(R. Roberts)

ITAJ,Y-Au·tan hlands-The rolors of the Zepp. ls•ue noted IMt week are aa follows:

8L. 5L.

lOL. 12L. tr.r •. 20T,,

·~pia purple bluo an:en alate blue rMo ca.rmino slnte

(A. F. Turn~r, l.ondon.)

PHILIPPINES-We Jearn tbn.t official ap­proval has been tclvcn to tho idea to i.loue a •et or pict.or!ul •tnnw• reJ.)re.;enllng famous places In Zamboanaa.

An error con•illtiul( or the omill•ion of the letter "N" !rom the word "H'WIN" upon the recently luued Manlln-Madrld •tRrnDs, has been di~covt;;red occurrin~ uoon one stamp only In each • heet of ~he 16c., 20e., 26e. and 30e. values.

(A. F. Turner)

PORTUGAL-l11 epite or our announcement as tak~ from Philatelic Ma~tn•ine, as pub­li.<hcd in our notes o£ June lOth, concerning the curly withdrawal oC Seott'" type 101, two more values have alnce appeared:

AIOl- SOc. elnte AlOl-95<:. carmine

(R. Roberts)

IDENTIFY U. B. STAMPS WITH

fhe Reymond Key 60c POSTPAID

P. L. REYMOND 140 HARGROVE RD. TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA

WE BUY -WE SELL

POST AGE STAMPS POl.

PASTIME -PLEASURE PROFIT

Batcheldlll' Stamp Co. 1207-08 Jefferaon Bldg.

Poorla, llllnola. Cltoict: 1\pp-rooall on

Retut!a:t.

UNPICKED MIXTURES U. S. or Forcltrn Mlaslon. Unpleked just

as It comes from Source ot Supply. ¥... lb. 60c, 1 lb. 85e, a lbo!. $2.

U. S. Precancel Mixture. Larae and Small Town•, Hl~rh and Low Valaeo~. 400 for $1.

Scandinavian P. 0. Mixture. Pareel P06t Clippings from Norway, Denmark and Sw• den. 7 01. $1. 1 lb. $2.

ARTHUR D. HANSEN liU .&.bury An., Winnetka, IU.

MAIL AUCTION JULY 18 Fme Loto of U. S. Airmails and ForeiiP'

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Precancels Wom::aation regarding new Usuu and nottt o£ inururon

.U Precanah, otbu tlw> Buro Pnoto, ohould be unt direct co che Editor of tha coiWDJI,

IC. M. GIERHART, BALTIMORE, OHIO

A. S. Riches of Duluth, Minn., sends in the second precancelled postal card it is from Duluth and is somewhat similar to the Indianapolis card.

Quite an array of the Chicago stamps or Ceniury of Progress as you wish to call them. Ed. Parker of Columbus submitted the lc from Clo­quet, Minn., reading up in U-120 type and the 3c reading down from New­port, Ky., in a lm·gc handstamp type possibly U-60. While talking about Newport, Capt. Pforzheimer o.f Ft. Thomas calls my attention how scarce the inverts are from Newpol't in the U-10 type. He submits the 1?2c ord. as the only one seen and it is the only one I have noticed, too. Look in your collection and see how many you have? Eugene C. Host of Jewett, 0., submits the 1c Chicago f1•om the home town, it reads up and is in U-122. Norman Kerbel of Atlantic City submits the lc and says the 3e was. used too at the seaside city. M. J. Romf submits the lc from Cam­bridge, Wis., and also from Lakcmills, Wis., both are U-121 type.

C. L. Snidow, Jr., of Lynchburg, Va., submits a lot of Bi-Centennials from his home state. Among them was a 7c Danville in red-violet ink U-120 type. Mr. Snidow is specializ­ing in Va. and Bi-Centennials and can give serious collectors a line on most any town in the state.

Orville Buys of Jasper, Ind., is US· ing 3c Chicago stamps precancelled Paradise, Pa., on his unique mailing service. I understand he uses these commems in mailing out his merchan­dise from quite a few ditl'et·ent towns in Indiana and lllinois, too. Paul J. Young of Norristown submits a pair of 3c Newburghs f1·om the home town (Pa.) in a handstamp type used by N orristovm for some time.

John Wilson came thru with an­other lot mostly commemorativcs. A 2c Pulaski from Lewiston, Idaho, is one not seen very often. A 2c White Plains from Santa Rosa, Calif., is another. A few Bi-Cents were in­cluded and showed that Maryknoll,

W d A • M • 1 N. Y., has changed to a metal band ante - uchon atena electro as a 7c invert U-121 was in A.DVANCES MA.DE the lot. " Also Shen·ill, N. Y., a !lc in

Central Stamp Co., 427 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N.Y. U-122.

U.S. $1, $2 & $5 Postage Values Sidney Shayman of Chicago showed Seott'• Nos. 671, G72 & 678 are the three me a copy of the $5 Boston it. was a

scarce;~ value>~ in the current United States perf. 10 in the type o! 1902 issue. He ~ct. The $1 brown, Lincoln Memorial: $2 ] h d 10 L' db · 'I f

""' Jlu('. Capitol; and $6 red & blue, Llbert:r, a so a a c 1n erg auma1 rom -catnlo~ suo. Wo offer these threo scarce Cape Charles, Va., and a few bar

valueR, for only 60cl Thl& I& Jess than one- precancels. As I am no expl'rt on fifth cal.4iu~rue price! Order y<lur set today I placing these I traced one down to Approvals with each order. ' . .

'I'A'fUAM STAMP co. where I thought 1t was an unlisted w. Sprln~rlleld, Ma.te. Galesburg, Ill. It was an old type (0110)

603

due, the ones with the real large nu­mcnlls, a 1c value. The 2c is listed and catalogs $3.50 and if this is what I think it is he bas a GOOD STAMP.

Latvia-Afrika Air Stamps

Two Latvian Pilots, Nik. Puhlinsch and Rudolf Zelms, started from Lat­via, on a flight to Gambia in Mrica on May 28th. Special air mail stamps were issued for this fiigbt. Following at·e the values and quan­tities: lOs green 5000; 15s t•ed 5000; 25fl blue 5000; 50 on 15s l'ed 2500 and 1 Lat on 25s blue 2500. This makes but 2500 complete sets.

'l'he stamps were impcdorates of the Scott numbers 255-6-7 and were surcharged "Latvia-Afrika 1933" in two lines. The regular issue being perforated, it will be noted that these stamps with counterfeit surcharges can not be offered unless the printer of the Latvian stamps kindly lets some of the t•egular issues get out imperfo1·ate which would not be an unexpected happening in Latvian Philatelic history.

A lengthy circular describing these stamps comes from Mr. George Jaegers of Riga, a man with whom the Editor or Linn's Weekly did a very extensive business a few years ago when active as a stamp dealer.

A apkndid rnil{ture eontainin~: many e-arly ii8Ul~, v11.rieties, inverts, etc. 2U dltrtrtnt aeneral foreilrn _____ __JOe with perf. l':auge and details or FREE AL­JfUM with request for approval~. Referenecs. Cre•~~nt Stampco, Dept. L, B.Uevue, Ohio

OH MR. COLLECTOR niC BOOM: IN STAMPS PREDICTED

TAKE ADVANTAGE 1000 fine mixed U. S. stamps, old and late,

IIi and Lo vnlur•, P. P., Airs, Comrnems, Uuc~.-No Rev~. or cut sQuares. Postpaid with commems, $1.00 per 1000.

JOE R. HAJ.LAR 301 Firat Ave. Wausau, Wis.

The modern way to motmt stamJ)6, block~. or covers, i~ with NuAee Cor­nert. Items are firmly held, yet may be in•tsntly removed for in~pcction without damago.

.. Junior,. NuAc~. \vith narrow mar .. 1rina, i• e.peeially desi~tned for stsmJ)6, emAil print.<, etc. ''Regular" NuAce for larger pbotos, cards, covers. These two •lyles in G colors (100 to the 11kge.) and Cold nnd Silv~r (60 to the pkge.) The new "Transpar.,nt" NuAee. a clear ccllulo"c rorn~r, allows full vision, 80 to the pk~te.

Any ~tyle lOc a pkge. at dealers or 6 & lOe ij\.oreo; or send lOe for :pkge, nnrl ~amplee.

ACF. ART CO. 2n r.ould St. Jtea<Jing, Ma.'IS.

604 LINN'S WEEKLY STAMP NEWS

LINPRINT UNIVERSAL ALBUM

FOR BUREAU PRECANCELS Thia announcement is especially tor collectors of Bureau Print

PNC&ne<'~ as well u other preeancels and regards the our price on pages for this album will be based on a flgure of one-half cent per pal!'e.

LINPRINT BUREAU PRECANCEL ALBUM Pollowinll' fa a deo~crlptlon of the album and we wish to state

at thla time that alnce the publication of these album pageg which we have been oJierin~t for n~arly two years, other people have CHISLEO In and copied our pages as well as made an aLtempt to OOPY the title pages and chart pages that we offer with this album. As ia ueual with most attempts to copy genuine LIN­PRINT Products the CHISLERS have offl!fed pages of ehl!llper quality and are attempting to aell them at the old prices we orillinaUy placed on this album.

We have nttempled to market this album in our usual manner throu~:h the dealer trade but find that sales in this manner are auch that It Is advisable to withdraw the sale ot the album through other dealers and to ofCer it only In direct sales to collectors.

WhUCl we will fill orders !or other dealers who wish to accom­modate their cu.toroers we will not allow any discount on such aalee, all prices now quoted being n~t and we announce now a

50% Reduction In Price On 1.'his Album Heretofore our price on the pages for this most popular album

has been based on a figure of on<> cent per page. In the futuro

Now collectore can buy theoc pages at practically half our former t•rieee ond get the same beLter quality paper and better quality worknutnAhlp thot boy always been a feature of LINPRINT PRODUCTS.

See di!SerlpUon below and plnoe your order at once. If you have never uacd these albums you will find them the solution for yom· trouble In mounting precan.,cJs.

o.:=::>o An All Purpose Album For Bureau Precance:s, General Precancels and United States and Foreign Postage Stamps tc::::>O

At laat, there Ia an album for Bureau rrecaneelo, that bas apace& for every Bu­reau Precancel that hu been issued, as well ao apace:s for any new varieties that may appear at nny time. This album Is an entirely new thOUII'ht In Loose Leaf Printed Albume.

The L!nprlnt Univ.,.,al Album Is suit­able for Durcau Preeanccls as well as all ~reneral lsauee of Preeanuled stamPS and may also b. uaed for United States and foreia'n atampa of the ordinary aise atamp.

The pa~ree are 8Y.. inches hi~rh a nd f>Y., inebee wide. Paaos are made for a three rln~r binder of atandard aize. There Is • page with apaces for every number of atampa from 1 to 16, ao that In mounting: any atamP6 or any aet ot etam.ps It Is only necesaary to acleet a pa~re bcarin~r the num. bn In the lower len corner, which number Ia, equal to tho number of at&mpa In the set or Issue that you wlah to mount.

It there are 12 s tamps In the aet or Issue that you are to mount, a page with number 12 in the corner Ia uaed, this pa~re bean 12 printed aquarea neatly arranged on the P&lr" In which tho etnmps nre mounted. Eaeh page hae at the top a neat panel or border In which tho desired memoranda eoncernln.~r the stamps mounted on the page may be made. If the set or Issue you wish to mount has more than 16 atamps In It, you need .elect but two pages,

OLD STYLE PERF 10 BUREAU PRE­CANCELS- A e~t or 83 pnges Includes a pe,a-e !or every different city together with title, prelace and chart pa~rcs. This aet lncludeot also. the early experimental Issues. Heavy front and back title pages included. (Shlppina' well!'ht 1 pound )PRICE, $ .60

OLD STYLE COMPOUND PERP BU­REAU PRECANCELS- A nt of 711 pall'es Includes a page for every dif­ferent dty torether with title, chart and preface pagee. Heavy front and back title pall'ea Included. (Shi.PPfnll' well!'ht 1 pound) PRICE, $ .60

OLD STYLE COILS BUREAU PRE· CANCELS-A act of 116 pa~ro:e Includes a Pall'e for every dlttuent city, to~rether with title, chart and prefare pall'ts. Rea., front and back title pa~res in· eluded. (Shipping weight 1 pound) PRICE, $ .76

the total number of epacee on whleb equal the total number of stamps In the set ;rou wish to mount.

Tbuo in mounting any of the B 11 laeue of Bureau precancel• :rou uae a pall'e with 15 spaces. A p11ge with 16 ~paces allowa a space for every denomination from 'rile to 10c, includin~r 1pace for both typee of the 1%e and •c atamJ)I! and the uew Sc Stuart Washington. Mount your aet for any city on a page with 15 apaeee, placing ee.eh stamp In lte proper poeltion aeeorditllr to denomination. So aeon as a new value ia baued for any c:lty, place it in the proper place on the pall:t. In thla man­ner you have ready a place In )'Our albwn for anythin~r that ma:v apJ).,.r. The cella are handled in the aame manner on a paee with 10 spai!CS. For tbe new hill'h values lle to 50e order pages with ten epacee which will hold the ten varlet!eo.

Pages are also provided for Coil Pairs and Blocks of four. Wo offer ten different pages for coil pairs, pae"B with from one to ten spaces for coil pal., and PIIII'CI with from one to six apace.~ for bloob of four.

So eoon as the B 11 laoue Ia replae4d with a new lssu& of Dureau Precancela and a complete eataloa-ue of the varieties lsaued is a v11ilablt', you procure patree to ftt MCh city or town, remount on proper pal!'ea and the pages from which )'OU removed the stamps are rendy for the new issue.

With thia album. every collector can arrange his collection In juat the manner

COMPLETE PRICE LIST B 11 ISSUE BUREAU PRECANCELS­

A aet of 60 Pa~rea with 14 apaceo and 60 pales with 9 spaces Ia recommended lor this issue. Additional paQ'ee can be ob­tained as needed. H""vy front and back title paQ"es are Included. Special title, chart and prelaee P&lr .. will be prepared In due time. (Shipping weight 1 pound) PRICE, S .60

A SET OF 320 PAGES-Includes 10 P811'M _,~of each atyle for all\lrle at&mJ», 10

pages !or each style of coil palra and 10 pages for eeeh style or blooka of four, making n total of 82 dltfttent ~es. ten of each style for only $1.60

PRICE~ FOR ASSORTED PAGES-Por elthl'r Bureau Preeancela, Central Pr .. eanccls or Unit<!<! States or Foreilrn IJt&mJ». Per 10 pages of any one number $ .06 In lote llf 100 or more pageo, In unlta of 10 pages or any numbers you may Aeleet. per 10 pnges ---·--·- - --' .06

thnt will please him best, You can rn-oup all the issues of any eity together. you can keep the pages in alphabetical order by either cities or states, coils ~an be kept In their proper place with eheet atampa or you ean keep them in a ~rroup by them­selves. Tbe album is entirely flexible to suit the Idea of any system of arrang .. ment that may appeal to you.

Special pages for coil pairs and for bloeb are also available eo that those who wish to oolled these extra pieces m&)' hue a place for them also.

Sete of pages based on the current ent­alo~rue are available for all lssuts of Bu­reau Preeancel Stamps that are now ob­aolete. "These aete of pages contain a pue !or each city for the particular atampo ln the ll'roup which they rt'present. You can buy these sets and at the same time you can buy siiUrle paa-es for ony number of stamps that you have need for. The cost lis moderate, the satisfaction of hav­ing a page and an album that will properly and satisfactorily take care of your pre­canceled stamps Is now within reach of every collel!tor.

The following scls of pages are now r<>ndy. With each of these seta b Included a hcnvy front and back Title paQ'e of sub· etantial cover stock, nlso a chart page ~bowing: the type styles and varietiee t<>­~:ethcr with a pre(ace page eontalnln~r in· formation of value.

BINDERS-A substantial three rln~r binder covered with black Fabricoid, with one inch rings, pos~e extra, shipping weil{ht 1 pound. PRICE, S .60

POSTAGE AND PACKING EXTRA ON PAGES-An extra ehar,re for packing and mailing pag<>a is made to cover actual cost of same. For 10, 20 or SO pagee $ .oa 40 or 50 pages .05 60 or 70 palfe& .OS 80 to 100 pages .10 Above prices include oost of substantial

heavy envelope and packing to deliver pages to you mailed flat and In ~rood order.

INDEX PAGES- A set of index pages with tabs lettered from A to Z bas been pro­pared. These are made of heavy Presa Board and wlll be found very desirable for use with this album. (Shippin~r wt. 1 lb.). Postage extra

PRICE, $ .60

NO DEALER DISCOUNT ~~~:wAtb:.: I All Prices Are O ver The Counter Prices, and Posta~e is Extra

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LINN'S WEEKLY STAMP NEWS 605

VICVI, Melbourne1 1934 Philatelic Puzzler

FIRST it was WIPA and now Aus­tralia comes forth ,yjth another one that needs an explanation. VICVI is brief for Victorian Cen­tenary and Sixth Australian

Philatelic Exhibition. We are glad to reprint a portion of a cit·cular from Mt·. Elliott M. Walton of New York.

"In October, 1834, the 1hst perma­nent setuement in what is now the State of Victot·ia, was made by the Henty brothers, at Portland. In May of the following ycal', 1835, the 1·ival camps of F'awkner and Batman were established on the banks of the Yarra, at what is now Melbourne. The lat­ter's historic rema1·k, on first viewing the site, that 'this will be the place for a village,' was vet·y quickly borne out, and within a couple of years the thriving village had made its pres­ence felt sufficiently to require the services of resident officials sent from Sydney. It, and the surrounding dis­trict of Port Phillip, soon grew to such proportions that, fifteen years after its estnblishment, it was grant­ed, under the name of Victoria, sep­aration from New South Wales, and became an independent self-govern­ing Colony. The gold discoveries of 1851 caused a tremendous influx of

• population, and ushered in a long per­iod of development and prosperity.

"Melbourne, now a thriving city of a million souls, and the State of Vic­toria, are on the eve of completing their first hundt·ed years of existence, and, while looking back on a century of progress, probably without paral­lel in history, are looking forward to even greater things for the future. Meanwhile, however, there is a st1·ong desh·e to celebrate past achievements, and to give visible ex­pression to their pride in this com­pleted cent.ury. With this end in view, extensive at·rangements are be­ing made for the celebt·ation of the centenary of Victorin. A vigorous organizntion, under the aegis of the Victorian Government, the City of Melbourne, and of all Victorian pub­lic bodies, has been created, which is at work on elaborate and comprehen­sive plans for this celebration. De­spite world wide depression, very ex­tensive arrangements have already

r;oo Different Dr. Colonial•, $3.011--Gr. Britain 1d blnek Fr~ to boyt'rs of above requestina­approvnls. References Ple&Ise. Dank mixtuu (No G. B. or U. S.) 1 'h lbol. for $2.00 postfree, Lon&'bottom & F.aotlrk, 59, Holdenhu""t Rd., Bournemoath, En.cland.

been made, covering a wide variety of activities, while preliminaries are re­ported in many other directions.

"By no means the least important of them is the organization, now rap­idly developing, for the Centenary Philatelic Exhibition.

"This Exhibition, which will be known officially as the "Victorian Centenary and Sixth Australasinn Philatelic Exhibition," and for which the abbreviated title VICVI has been selected (the abbreviation is obvi­ous), will be held in Melbourne, at the Town Hall, from Thursday, October

R""POnse.~ t.o tJx. P\1'-des in the put month have been such that we feel convinced that a regular or at lea.•t a f~ent feature of this oOt L will meet with the approval of many readeno l t Rhai'Jl(!n.s your knowledge of at.am~r.< and Li a .-ery pleaaant diversion. With tbilo th.>uaht in mind we ore printing another •ct of t>uuMs supplied by ?.Jr. L. D. Rees of Denver. Colorndo, nnd await your answers. Tho ten ftrat cone<:t Bel• of answers will each reeeiv" a •ct or 81R!UI)d of Azcrbnijan, numbers 1 to 10 complete. Anawers may be sent on postal card.

WinnN'>l or lhc Jnly 1 contest are A. E. Taylor, Middletown, 0., Edwin Christ, St. Lout:~; J. Il. Weigel, :t.lanafielcl, 0.; Claire K. Hn!!ue, Wilmington, 0.; ner!lllrd R. Schaefer, Chloago; C. Davis, Newark, N. J.; Earl Moore, Chica110; Wm. Rrooka, Newark, N. J.; Clar­t'Uee Martin, Detroit, and N. E. Arnold, no• Jyn, Pa.

25, to Saturday, November 3, 1934. 1• "VICVI will be conducted on an ex­

ceptional scale. It \Viii, of course, be international in character, and a very large overseas entry is confidently expected. Arrangements are in irnin for a display of rarities, for example, •

1 never before seen in this country, while some of the finest specialized collections from overseas are expect­ed.

"At the same time, Australasian exhibitors need not fear that they 2. will be overweighted, and the sched­ule pf competitive classes (at pres­ent in preparation} will be shown to make ample allowance for all comers; it will include several novel features designed to bridge the gap between the different qualities of entries ex­pected. Full details have not yet been worked out, but it is anticipated 1. that this experiment will prove a 2. gt·eat success. Incidentally, it is ~: based on the observed ·result of a number of overseas exhibitions of re- &. cent years, the best features of all of 6• which arc being included. 7•

"A very active Committee, repre­sentative of all philatelic bodies in Victoria, is at work organizing the VICVI, and includes all the best 3

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CHARADE

Fonr Btamps connected As my first may be known;

On l•,rancc number one, Then my •~cond is shown.

Who in an album Pnhti'R •tamps on the •hcet.

Without a question Must be ju•t my complete.

By L. D. Rees.

WORD DIAltiOND

• • • • ••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • (Rend• down and acra&" the •nme.)

A leU,er in Bolivia. A ndent Hebrew measure. Special U.suc or Syria. II lihct'alor much pictured Amcrlr1111 stamps. Used in joining metals. Rca ted. A Jetter in Peru.

on South

By L. D. Rees.

NTIIIfER£CAL ENIGMA

brains and experience available. This My &. 1, 2, aucl a, nut nlwnya to the swift, Committee will work in close co-op- Som~llme• per•i•lencc win• the t.,t.

My 7. 8, 4, G, I deem quite inCOJl'IPlete, eration with the Victorian Centenary Unle..d you can produce a ve•t. Committee, so that the Exhibition My Whole or l to 8 will show will become an integral part of the An advertiser all should know. Victorian Government's Centenary By L. D. Rees. Celebration scheme. In this way, the standing of VICVI is assured from the start.

"A small Executive Committee has been appointed, consisting of Messrs. J. 1\f. Fenton (President), S. Orlo­Smith (Secretary}, L. A. Chester (Treasurer), A. A. Rosenblum (Pub­licity Officer}, Mr. R. Johnston (Min­ute Secretary), and Messrs. J. R. Purves and W. E. Wakefield, and is at present ptlshing ahead with pre­liminary arrangements.

"This first announcement is being widely circulated both in Australia and overseas, and all philatelists in­terested are urged to get in touch with the Secretary (Mr. S. Orlo­Smith, Box 1026H, Melbourne, Aus­tralia), with a view to receiving further circulars, prospectus, etc!'

Wholesale list Our new ~P:'ge wholelale list, nch·

lr illustrated, listing seu, pack~ts, coUec­ttons, etc., at new low priCeS, ts sent to bona fide deal~rs upon receipt of lOc to cover mailing expense.

Wholesale Approvals ~!d:re: and all others who furnish substantial commercial references.

M. MEGHRIG & SONS, Inc. 87 Nauau St. New York, N.Y.

"IYI 11 the U. s. at Europun Prien"

Say Linn's-To Advertisers

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GEORGE W. LINN

Editor and Bulin- llana,;er

S UBSCRlPTIONS 25c PER YEAR IN TBB U. S,

FOREIGN $1.00 PER YEAR CANADA SUS PER YEAR

ADVERTISING RATES All price• quoted are for caeh with copy,

On cont.ract.J for 8, 6 or 12 monthe n rebate or 6, 10 or U% respectively Is allowed as n ensh eTedit on contract advertlalna'.

Mint posta~re etamp~ will be accepted in payment If 6% Ia added t.o covor our expense In cashing eame.

Rate per Iucb Less than 2 inchce _ -· __ $2.26 2 to 4 Inches ---------- 2.00 Halt column, 41h inchea or mora..._ 1.90 One column, 9 inch~ or more __ 1.80 Half pa~rc, 18% lnehca or more ___ 1.76 Two columns, 18 lnebetl or more _ 1.70 One Pnae, 27 Inches or more. ___ 1.60

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Sin~rle Insertion, .(c per word.

LINN'S WEEKLY STAMP NEWS

WRIGHT COMMITTEE .MAKING REFUNDS

Our activity in regard to the affairs of the so-called

USED GERMANY Scott'• 1933 Nos.

Not. $ .15

.30

.40 :n

2.75

W1·ight Celebration Committee and Harry S. Price of Dayton, Ohio, has begun to produce results. We have solicited letters from all who had made remittances to this outfit and to these people we have mailed cir­cular letters advising them of action they should take. In addition to this we have placed our own advertising account against Harry S. Pl'ice of Dayton, in the hands of attorneys for collection. Our lawyers have been instructed to file suit for our adver­tising account. These activities on

copy, our part have already resulted in at some refunds being made to parties

who made remittances. We have seen checks which were sent these people

Advertisin.r !~:~~.~~~s! our hands on and we now learn from some sources the aerond Thura,Jay prcccdinl!' dat. of taaae. that refunds have been sent. We wish

Three consecutive in~ertiono of samo lOe per word.

Ten coneecutlve lnaertiona of eame copy 25c per word.

:r,.(,c each: 89, 40, 45, 46, 4Ga, 47, 48, 48a, 68·ij6, 67-68, 81-84, 85-89, 118-llOa, 120-128, 124 126 187-141, 142, lH, 145, 168, 170, 200-204: 22i-227. 229·231, 280-291, 293-296, 324-826, 851-356. lc each: 80-32, 87, 38, 45a, 46b, 49, 60, 52. 58. 60, 6~e. 70.73, 90, 91, 95, 96, 98-101, 105, 106, 111·113. lUa, 114b, 125, 127, 132, 133-136, 147, 153, 161, 163-166, 172-174, 177-180, 185-196, 197, 206, 20i-217, 219, 234, 2.~6. 286a, 289 241-2H, 246, 248, 249, 262-264, 269, 269, 270: 272, 297. 298, 323, 327. 328, 380-885, 838, 840-343, 347-349, 857-360, 866-376, 379, 350, 883-888.

« Editorials

to hea1· from everyone who receives a refund and in writing us please ad­vise the name of the person who signs the check, tell us on what bank the check is drawn or if a money or-der remittance is made for refund

2c each: 42, 42a, 61, 57, 69, 75, 80, 92, 97, 107, 108, 114-116, 136, 143, 146, 160, 164, 167, 181, 287, 238, 246, 258, 336, 377, 378, 382, 702, 799·802, 806-808, 820.

OHLMAN SAYS M. Ohlman, one due you, tell us name of remitter as OUR PLAN OKEH of the leading I shown on the Money Order.

3c ucli.: 84, 93, 165, 169, 337, 883, 703, 715, 809, 821. 4e each: 61, 04, 704, 711, 716, 810, 822. Gc each: 62, 182. 6e each: 79, 151, 712. 8c each: SG, 830, 717. 1%e: 77. auction dealers By keeping, after these people we Di•count 10% on all orders. of New York a man who has been hope to save the money for all who

active in the 'stamp game for many made remittances for the items years, approves of our new plan for which these people offered. the sale of advertising space, the Cash . with Copy plan which we have established for tho bonefit and pro­taction of our readers{ our advertis­ing patrons and ourse ves.

AJ.AN C. TBW AITES WcAt r.ulworth, Dorset, England

Mr. Ohlman says: "Congratula­tions, Linn-you have tho right idea. For 20 years I have paid my adver­tising bills and do not like to compete ' with those that do not pay." 1

A careful reading of our new con­tract form will convince every reput­able dealer that tho plan is for his protection. We gladly extend the usual credit to those worthy of it while in the case of new patrons we will insist on gilt edged references which we will investigate thoroughly or Car;h with Copy.

lc lc lc lc lc lc lc lc lc lc lc Thouaanda of n.rletlea of tlrat elase etamJ)8

to eh00t1e from at ONE CENT EACH, re­.rardleo~e of cat.aloa •alue. Many hi.Jrh nlua, many lat. leauee, mant of the bl.r pretty onee -attractively ar~nnaed In booklets of 100. Fine premium If you purchaee the entire booklet. NO JUNK included. (No United States in these books). LOOK! Packet of &0 etampa from 60 dlll'eront countrica !or only lie to thoee who eend !or the 1c booklets on approval.

CAI.UMRT STAKP CO. IHillc L, Bn 1217 Gary, IDL

POINTERS In the 1930 catalog the price of

the Philippine Special Delivery un­used and perf. 10, of the 1916 issue was one dollar. Toclay it lists at $15.00 and is a very scarce stamp. You may have one. If so, take care of it.

SOJ\rE DO AND A recent number of SOME DO NOT Mekeels Wee k 1 y

,.; serves notice that less recognition is to be given covers of the cacheted variety while at the same time The New Southern Phila-

Collectors Are Urted to Join

The Society of Philatelic Americans The Futon Growing Stamp Society, and Avail

Themsolves of Our <>-t

Sales, Airmail and Exchange Departments

for Iaformalioa Wrile

DR. F. M. COPPOCK, Jr, Uaioa Culral Bld •. Ciaeiaa•ti, Ohio

telist plans w give further recogni- Mint and Used Blocks tion of this branch of stamp collect- 10 euperb used blocks 2c Commemora-ing activity by changing the name of tl••· all o!Miolete for tl.OI th · to "Sta p a d Cover Col Complete Bieent eet used blocks. superb 1.'10 etr paper m n - a and lie Olympic, auperb uaed blocks, aet .211 lccting". Penn &: Webster, superb used block&, set .Sll

We can quite agree with both Poata.re extra onder 11 . parties. 1\llr. Wylie is right in the DR. FlUNK B. MOZENA, KENT, OKlO.: ' chastisement that he serves to those : who do not understand or if thoy do FOREIGN PRECANCELS ' understand, do not observe the ethics nuRF.AU PRINTS of this game. It is the principle busi- ONE CENTCLEAASCSH on , approval for FIRST

ubi• , h th' t REFERENCE ness of a p 1cat10n sue as IS o State which is wanted. devote its reading matter to items of ' Walt. Qualntaoc:e, Upper BancJasky, Ohio

• interest that tie up with the line of

• advertising patronage that it re­ceives. If there is a demand for ca-cheted covers there should be a mar­ket for them and if a market, that market should support the sale ot covers by advertising. Some dealers operate in this manner and to those we arc glad to lend our support but to the chislers who hope to get news about cachets in our columns with the view of making a few pennies ofl' of each cover either by making a charge for the cachet or by other methods, we have no room for their usc. The collection o! cacheted and historical covers is a very interesting line to follow but tho interest can 1·eadily be killed by the issuing of ca­chets unworthy of the name.

It shall be our object in the future to scan cat·cfully all announcements of cachets. We shall refuse to print any announcement wherein any stipu­lation o.f any sort is imposed on the person submitting covers for cachet. If you want to sponsor a cachet it must be available to all, at no cost to them other than a properly stamped cover. No stipulation as to mailing covers to you with any particular kind of stamps will be printed and no t·equcst for unsealed or unstufl'ed covers will be printed. If your in­structions for covers for cachets calls for anytlling other than for col­lectors to submit the covers to you,

, A save your time and do not send them \IJ' to us. Such requests will not be

printed. THE SCOTT STAMP & COIN COM­

pany announce the 1934 annual Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue to be ready for delivery September 18th.

II. F:. HARRIS & CO. OF BOSTON wish to learn of the present address of Mr. J. G. Pegelow, formerly of 2317 Cambridge Avenue, Chicago.

1934 Scott's Catalogue

Out September 18th THOUSANDS OF PIUCE CHANGES

On orders received before Sept 15th, we will atamp your name in JCold rree.

Postpaid ___ $2.50 WAJ.TER T. POPPENGER

4.78 So. )Japle Akron, Ohio

Two Fine Used U. S. Blocks And fine packet of 25 different U. S., only lOe to approval appllcaot. •endine t't!ferences. Buckty Stamp Co., L3G W. Gth St .. Dayton. O.

Classified 4c Ads Pay. Per word

:~~nt nnd recent U. S. on letter and puree! clippings. UNPJCKF.D. 2 lbs. (8000) $1.10; 6 Jb•. $2.GO. Returnable if not O.K. Ordinary U. S. Mll!~ion. G lbs. (20,000) $1.10. No comcbnrks. Both poatall'e extra. David B. Carpenter, Wyalu811\lf, Wis.

LINN'S WEEKLY STAMP NBWS

Buro Prints Iam.m&tioa regadjng new i- end nota of int•,...t

on Buro Prints only, ohould be a.nt dinct to the Editor of this <>Oiumn.

C. C. WEBER, o...EVELANO, OHlO 5008 Briclae Avenue

A card f1·om Lawrence Bros. re­veals the Anamosa Twins at Chicago doing the Century of Progress. Here the boys find some good buros on the way.

Pa1·ker Haydons latest mail adver­tising comes franked with an Oak­land Bll ordinary 1 center. '!'hanks for filling a blank P. H.

Chas. Motz makes ye editor happy with a pair of Milwaukee Sc Bll with a top line missing. It's good to look at.

Late news from Hoover Bros. ad­vises that the No. 11 Buro Catalog is in the p1·ocess of a second printing. That's "sumpin" for the skeptics to laugh off. As soon as the catalogs off the press then comes the buro booklets, then you, you and you will get yours.

Hoovers 76th precancel sale as of July 7th is a whizzer with 441 nice lots. Something for everybody. Along with the catalog came No. 3 of the Precancel Herald, good reading with a surprise announcement for Bi­Ccnt collectors. A special catalog for Washington Commemoratives and Stuart Washingtons and it will Jist about 6,000 items. Then the No. 2 section of the genel'al catalog is scheduled for about August 15th.

Two cent local rate o.f postage should bring out some of those coy 2 cent buro coils. Keep your eye peeled and tell Dr. :Mitchell or this dept. what you see that's new.

Just an idea. of whats been ordered in this line and riot yet seen:­

San Francisco Newark, N. J. Cleveland, Ohio Salt Lake City

All two cent coils.

/ Cog Wheel Punched

Stamps Captain Townsend of Chicago is

going around laughing in his sleeve. He recently picked up some covers of the 3c green which on closer ex­amination showed some copies with the rare Cog Wheel Patent Cancella­tion punched in the stamps. The Cap­tain says that two Chicago dealers had looked the cover over before he got a look and missed these gems. 'l'hese are ext1·emely rare stamps, much more so than catalog pdces in­dicate.

607

r.ONT U.S. COM?>I.EMS.

At 2~e each: Arbor Day, Lake Placid. '107, i06. 702. 690, 689, 682, 657, 654. At 3e eaeh: Valley ••or~:e, 688, 681. At 3¥..c each: New­burgh, Ostlethorpe, '125, 724, 718, 708. At 4c each: 703. 683, 680, 655, 656, 651. 649, 643, 6'l9. Block.a at nme ... te. Posta&-e ia extra. Our U. S. Price List free apon reqaest.

GARDEN SPOT STAMP EXCHANGE Box 801, Lancaster, Pa.

FOREIGN MIXTURE Not a Mission Mixture, but a dealer'•

atoek, conlalnlne stamps cataloeuine up to 20 eenb and runnine over $60 eataloe per 1000.

lOGO for Sl.75 2500 for U.Ot 6000 fer $7.60

Prl~ea on pound Iota on request. A line buy !or dealer or colleetor.

C. HAflN FOR STAMPS Charle .. Jiahn, 1171 Delmar Rlvd., St.Loula. H!!

U.S. PER 10 N~t Net Net

704 -- .06 708--- .05 712 __ .31> 70G ·--· .04 '/09_ __ .05 71L.- .20 706 ---· .10 710 ____ .05 714_ __ ,_ .25 707 .OS 711 -- .10 716- .06 719 ··-- .l 0 '120 .·- ··- .25 1306- -- - .30

1309 - .30 1310---- .10 1S1L_ .10 No Slr. Ed11es-No Damaged

JODN ARNOSTI Box 44~. Gr. Cent. Sta.. New York, N. Y.

51. $1. $1. LOTS $1. $1. $1. 00% or our trade i" in fine British Colonials

on approval. This doesn't leave U3 much time for o idclin~•. •o we have a large aeeumula­tion or KUf])lus •tock (foreign nnd British Co­lonial) containing many highlY catalogued and nttra~ti>'c •tnmpo. Th<"'e bave aJI been put into $1 IotA for quick oale. They contain stamPS on album leaves and approval sheet., loose ~tump$, "~• old Briti~h Colonials;, foreign pic· torlul•, ~tc., ct.<!. Slip n dollar bill into an cn­\"elope today and try a lot. All lola have a hhch eatnioocuc value, we guarantee ABSO­LUTE SATISFACTION, or will refund your money by return mail. Thousands sold. Many repeat.. n. A. L. Bu~ebes (S.P.A.6236) Church St., Pet.,r!Joroueh, England. (3)

Western Stamp Co:Uector Published Thursda;va

MU,L CITY, OREGON Complete nret day, airmail and cachet infol"· mntlon; Nnvnl eover information. U. S. v.,. r ictil!fl informntion by L. M. Ryer.

3 ltfontbe Trial Sub. Uc (3) Ono Ycur Sub. 70e; 2 Years fol" $1.00

MYSTIC STAMP CO. Box 363 CAMDEN, flEW YORK

Say Linn's---To Advertisers 40 DIFF. MIXTURES Foref~rn Gonrnmenta, Hiaaions and U. S.

deacrlbed In cletall in my hl~r FREE list. SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OPFEBS:

Aaaorted aample lb. (ab. 1400) of Go9't mlxtur•. "all countries lot" $3.60. ~ lb. $2.00. Sample lb. ot tDY varioua fo~n mla-alon mlxturea (ab. '000) $1.50. ~S~

A E PADE Denver, Colo. O • • 1324 So. Raee,

2000 Different Only $2.00 Tbla Ia one ot our Superbllt packet& wbieh

contain only atampa In the Catalo~r. No rev. nue~ or fakeo. We li~t over 800 different pack· ett with over 400 dlfterent countries In pack­etll at lOo per country, in our laree illustrated tree !lAtA. Specials : 500 diff. 25c; 1000 dUr. 75e; 80 dllf. Canada lOe; 26 diff. Airmails lOe. Approval eeleetlons go with eaeh order.~SD

VICTORIA iTAMP COKPANY 21.1 Queou Ave., Lonclon, 19, Oot. Cao. 0

608 LINN'S WEEKLY STAMP NEWS

et~d'! ~,~,~~~ and

H . G. KINGDOM ioquiriesugardingairewnts Cono .. ut, Ohio to Mr. Kingdom

South Atlantic Tests

A. H. Davis writes that on June 6th the Dornier Wal hydroplane "Men­sun" was catapulted from the West­phalen in mid-Atlantic, thus inaugu­rating a sex·ies of experimental flights preparatory to the establishment of a Gern1an Aeropostal 1ine to South America. Capt. Fritz Hammen ac:. companied by Capt. Studnitz piloted the machine and arrived at Natal Bra­zil at 12:46 P. M. after a flight of 8 h1·s. 46 min. for the 1480 kilometers. The "Monsun" weighs 12 tons in flight and carries a crew of five men. These aviators will await the arrival of the Westphalen at that port to carry out further trials with the cata­pult, after which the vessel will return to her base in the Atlantic.

General Items

St. Petersburg, Fla. will sponsor a

involve that ship and are worthy of commemoration. It might be well for collectors to have a few covers in the hands of AlCred J. Scanlon, care of the Lakewood Citizen, Lakewood, New Jersey.

John H. Bradley writes that the dedication of Laredo Airport at La­redo, 'l'exas, cannot take place for seveml weeks yet which account fo1· the non-arrival of your covers.

Cad Olsson, 1001 McGowan St., Little Rock, Ark., advises that tl1e same is true of the airport in his cily, but he will hold all covers l·e­ceived until the event takes place.

The Aerophilatelic Club of New York, will hold covers for a cachet for the departure of the Imlian Fleet from Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, on its retum flight. Send air n1ail covers t~ t he club at 5059--40th St., Long Island City, N. Y.

good cachet which I have seen for The start and fini sh o{ the World t~is year's Anniversary of the estab- Flight of the Graf Zeppelin on Aug. hshme~t of ~he U. S. Coast. Guard. 8th and 29th, will be commemorated Senrl a1r ma1l covers for t~1s event this year by good cachet at West on August 4th, to Cachet D1rector of Springfield, Mass., and covers should the Chamber of Commerce. I go to William F. Gerke, 58 ~olson St.

Richard A'. Hardie of Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 7th, a pictorial cachet will be

$1 FOR $1 ONE DOLLAR

Each month you ean eomplete

A COLLECTION ot

UNITED STATES HISTORICAL COVERS

BEAUTIFULLY

ILLUSTRATED

IN COLORS

STARTS AUGUST 1st

Rcin~r oonvinred ot the wide;~pread interest in eover eolleeting, Linprint has eompleted Arrangements for an Historical Cover Serviee that will a.sist you in forming a beautiful and worth while collection of Historical Cov­ers. EACh month, eight different coven will be addret!secl and mailed U) you, po•tp:J.id for one dollar. The subjects will all b(> hi•torical, the cachets will be from original drawings u:v Norbert Gainey, an arti.'t and a etamp collector wlto knows nnd under~tands the 6Uh­.iect. Ueautiful drawings fr<>m which color <:ut< will be made and printed in the mo<t ftrlioLic manner, not rubber stamps.

advises that when collectors flooded 1 applied at New Y01·k commcmorat­them with covers for the stop of ing the 150th Anniversary of the de­Con. Balbo's fleet, and it was discov-llivery of official orders to Sir Guy cred that' llo would not stop at that 1 Carleton, Commander, to evacuate city, the Buffalo nutborities arranged .

1

the British Troops from that city. to haye all ?.f these covers flo'!ll by Covers go to 1-'. Arnold, 8::!5 South Amel'lCan An'Ways plane to Chicago, Oak Drive. All covers will be addressed and mailed di-

Ill. , without cancel~ation . of the I It . d th t D . p· ·d [~~t c~·~i~' f~~~ ;-~\ii~p:~:,a :''b:_.;ei~!.~a~ stamps, where they Wlll rccetve a ~a- 15 announce a L .1ccal for thue covers once th~y are seen by eollee­chel. for lhe arrival of lhe Ita.han and Dr. A1thur II. Complon wtll nol tors and we would especiallY url{e every in­squadron in that city, and mailed to carry any covers on their stt·atosphel'e t.eretJt.totl coll~ctor to subscribe for the first the senders flight about July 25th but they have I monthly Aet. m order that they may complete

. offered to sign and ~ail covet·s for lhelr collectton. The Lakewood Stamp Society ad- collectors on the day it takes place Send One Dol!ar a~ onee !ot; the ehrbt dll!­

vise that less than 1000 covers were for a moneta.r ... T charge Any one in- ('r~nt •ov<'ra whteh wtl~ be mnt!ed at dU!erent J • • h b dates in August. Wtth the August eovera,

given the cachet for the arrival of the terested can perhaps geL m touc Y n ~ompl<'te li•t of the pmJ)OSerl covers for tho U. S. S. Macon due to such short no- \vriting them in care of lhe Century September mailing will be supplied. If you tice, but that they plan to sponsor of Progress Exposition. fr!i.s• the lint set _you ma:v t;~ever be ~ble to

Pl<k them up agam. Subscribe for th!$ ser-cachets for any future events which / ,.i<e now and do not be disappOinted.

.Many thanks to the large number

U. S. ST A111P8-Send Se !or interesting lists or 13e for lists and llne commemorative block, or $1.03 for lists and 8 ditf. commem. bloch, or 30 diJr. preeencelled DiCents. FILATELIST (Fred J,uthtr) KLINE, Kline Bldg, Kent, 0.

Tannou Touva Triangles 1 De •t927-#23-24-18k-28k-cat. Value 72e

•urulrUBY new l•suo nir-1, 2, 4c__ .10 •French Gulana- 1020, #109-14.____ .10 •Mada~tascar-1980-1, #147-51, 68--- .10

FREE The above 4 selil for SOc. If you add Be post~e. we will send 2

free aeta-Andorra plctoriab and Liechten­lltein 1920 Commem-Approvab sent. L. T. WCKS, 1007 N. Reed St., JOLIET, ILL.

of collectors and co-operators who Address your order to have recently sent me covers of Lbe various events which have taken place LINPRINT COVER SERVICE during the past ten days, and in my 20 F-eAt Ch....tnut st. opinion thet·e has not been a single Columbus, Ohio

one among them, which would disap­point the average collector of such covers, so that we believe our spon­sors of practically all of the events mentioned in this cohmm, try to pro­vide cachets which will please them.

Orlando, Fla. will have cachet for Post Office Day, July 26th. Covers to A. II. Baker, Box 1266.

CRAZY HERGET OFFERS 22 e~~eheted airmail flr.t Bights and other

event covers for $1 plus pOstage. 10 diff. for CiGc. 6 naval csmccls 20o. 60 old cnvclopo ' front.• 3oo. 100 pootmarks 25c. Foreign up­l)l'Oval• 1 e up. 2;; dift'. precaneels 15e. F.REl!J! V.'orld'K Fair lc lluffalo preca.ncel with every orocr. Lists free.

JOCO HERGET first 5ti3 Suffolk, cor. Fennimore Av~. Bulfalo, N.Y.

f l Stamp News of the Week

Captain Townsend of Chicago writes regarding that find of 1867 U. S. that is being offered by the Lexington Stamp Company of New York and sends a list of prices that were made on an inquiry by his son in New York.

A block of 21 of the 90c, Number 54 is priced at $4,000; a block of 24 of the 12c black Number 61 is priced at $800; a block of 12 of the 24c Number 60 at $700; a block of 21 of the 30c Number 61 at $900. The total find is priced at more than $10,000. As Captain Townsend aptly remarks, "Let's go hunting."

Matching the above figures against prices for mint blocks of four, the items all look like bargains for the monied collector.

Mr. Wm. Aull of the Dayton Phila­telic Society spoke befo1·e the Colum­bus Philatelic Club and displayed severn l volumes of his wonderful col­lection of British Colonials at their meeting of July 7. Prior to the meeting Mr. Aull was entertained at ilinner by several members of the lo­cal club.

At the meeting of July 21st, 1\fr. Blake Battles o! Wellington, Ohio, well known as an enthusiastic collec­tor ami dealer in covers will talk on cover collecting and finds in that line. MiRs Anna M. Schafer, secre­tary of the Rubber City Stamp Club of Akron has also promised to be present at the meeting of the 21st of July and hopes to meet the ladies of the members.

A letler from Mr. F. W. Simpson of Sy-t·acuse, N. Y., reads as follows: "For somo time I have been rending Linn's Weekly Stamp News THIRD hand. Now when a person finds a paper which is actually better than most of its kind at twice and :four times the price, he ought not do that. Well to make a short story shorter, here is my quarter. l!~rom now on I read it FIRST hand."

The Milwaukee Philatelic Society at it..~ July 1st meeting announced its program for the coming year. A :fea­ture of the program is talks on stamps of various countries at fre­quent meetings and the club is for­tunate in having as a member Mr. E. J. Schaefer, world traveler who gives illustrated views and talks on the geography and history of the country at the same time.

Mr. F. W. Lynes of Marlton, N. J., is summering in Miami, Florida, and says that the Weekly is a life saver for him while in the south. He sends a picture of the new Miami postoffice which was dedicated July 1st and says it is too pretty to use. "Even has new pens."

Stamp Collectors of Utica: N. Y., have organized a stamp cluo which

LINN'S WEEKLY STAMP NEWS 609

I Said·· Never Again! . Bttt requ~t" are rollin~e in for me to supply Fi,...t Day Covers and the Souve­

nir Sheets of IMPERF Century of Prosres$ •tampa the 1'. 0. D. is going to put out.. w what can " fellow do f

. It Is lt~ing to be W:ORK. CuttiDir must be done per(ectly to give equal tnar­gms. Ont.~tdc bloek• w•ll, of eonr•e, ~r part u! the •pecial inscription.

I will onlY handle res:ular aized co•er• anu ouly of my own preparation. Will send you any number of !ull sheet.., mailoo flat. Will cut up sheets for yau and mail balance left ov<'t !rom your covers In one of them if desired. And prices will be as folio"-. :

lc stamps, per ahcet ---·- _____ ..35e 3c stamp•, peT Rheet -· _ ------------- __ 8k Strip of three lc on F. D. C. --·----- - --- ___ lOe Block of four lc on F. D. C·---------·-·---·-·--·--·---15c Single lc on l-inn pofllcard ----·--·--- _____ _ 05e Single 3e on F. D. C:. -·-·-···--- ----------·-·lOe Horizontal pair on F. D. C .. _____________ __t5c Vertical pair on F. D. C. ·------···--·---·-·-----·-·--15e ntock of 4 by Air Mull---···-----·- - ···- _ _____ 2Se Block of 4 and 3 1c, Spc. Delfvcry. ____________________ 3k

No Re!listera, Nor AI\Y OUter Combiu.atlons.

Get your orders in NOW. and glvo mo plenty of t.ime to prepare the covers nw.Uy. OnlY payment in coin or money orders ncccpted-uo checks or postage stamps.

A. C. TOWNSEND 16 So. Peoria

has been made Chapter Number & of the Universal Stamp Association. This Association will hold its national meeting in Syracuse in August.

Ballots for the American Philatelic Society annual election are out and give evidence that the steam roller was well oiled when it was put in ac­tion for but one candidate is nomi­nated for each of the elective posts and it is now time to congratulate the winnet·s in this annual event.

The July number of the American Philatelist has a heap of interesting information about the coming con­vention of the American Philatelic Society in Chicago in August. That is the time for all stamp collectors to visit the Exposition and attend the convention. Headquarters are to be at the Medinah Michigan A venue Club.

A supplement to the wholesale cat­alogue of H. E. Harris & Company of Boston points out the fact that wholesale stamp prices are certain to advance and watching the depression of the dollar should convince anyone that this is a fact. Dealers who will take advantage of present prices for standa.Pd goods will save money by buying at once.

What's In a Name

A new stamp club formed in Salt Lake City, Utah, believes in picking the right name for their club and for fear that some might con!use it with the "wide open spaces" or with some­thing to eat they want it understood that the name of the club, The Des-

Chlctgo, Ills.

eret Stamp Club, is the correct name. The club meets the first and third Wednesdays. Local or visiting col­lectors can contact the Secretary, F. A. Hansen, at the Deseret Book Store in Salt Lake City.

The name "Dcseret" is of old his­toric association and was the original name chosen for the state later called Utah. It means the "Land of the Honey Bee", symbolizing industry and is singularly appropriate to ac~ company the Utah State emblem, the bee hive.

PENNY APPROVALS _. Excellent Values T

Everything at lc :t~"¥o.rdlees of Cat. Value. If YOU have 1""8 than 6,000 in your eolJecUou

it will pay )'Ou to try a selection. (No U.S.)

J . BERST, DaTislnu·•, Klela.

STAMPS AND COINB-Call!ornla a-old ttuarter ala.e, 27c; $'h aize, 68c. U. S. le piece and GO page Catalo• of eoi~. lOa. STAMPS, 200 diiierent with price list U. 8. Stampa and foreign packets, lOc. Nornum Shultz. Dept. S. Box 746. Salt Lake City, Utah

FRENCH MOROCCO ScoU'a Nw.

*;6~-55, 93, 94, 95, 97, 282, 93x, Db,

1c: each--13, 66, 57, 72x, 98, 97x, 98x, 100, 101, 103, 11 t, 113, 114, 120. 131, 281. 283, 284, 601. 605. 507, 607r.

%e eaeh.-46, 4(), 99, 106, 116. 118, 121, 183, 136, 602, 606, lOOx, 285x, 120x.

3e12

1':.h-'d4, 117. 137. 139, 608, 99x, 114x,

1c each-50, 107, 108, lOb:, 106x, 122, 294x, 299.

5c eoch-G9, llux, 119, 140. 506x. Sc eac:lt-77, 78, 102, 102x. 106, 603, 512.

7c each-88, 104. 8c each-ll8x. 513. lOe--6!1. 12c--108x. 18e-119x. 20e-80. 25c - !!3. .fOe-51. 70c-47.

x-Mint, others fine used. 10% Dbcount ofl' on orders over 60c.

ESCOTT C. BT.AND 8 M:a.r-Jbo~oul:'h Rd., Parkstone, Donet,En.rland

610

Classified Advertisements CASH MUST COIItE WITH COPY

One Insertion _ - 4e per word 3 insertioM, oame eopy - lOe per word :; lru<ertioM, same copy _ 15e per word

10 iMertlons, ~~am• copy _ %5e per WDrd

Your copy wUI b• printed under any du­•iOration whirh rou may celect as ahown In this department. When no ctu•ificatlon i8 selected th• publisher usee hl.t own judgment in pl.&dl\11' eopy. The pobllohero auume no r"SI)ODJ!lhllity a• to the relia­bility of per110n1 u&ill.ll' thb department altho we will not knowlna:ly accept copy from irresponilible or unreliable people.

ACCESSORIES STAMP FINDER (TELLS INSTANTLY

what country a. atamp is from): Stamp Col­lector's Cutalo~; lllu&trated Booklet on Stamp Collectln~-all tor lOc to cover mailing ex­penses. Approval$ Included. H. E. Harris & Co., Dept. L-A, 108 MuaaehueeHa Ave., Boston, .Ma..s. (tf) •

AIR MAIL AND COVERS MINT PLATE BLOCKS AT FACE. TO OB-

tain more uecra !or our copyrighted new idea Commemorative Cachet All Puypose En­velopes, will tell Chicago lc or Sc B-4 at face. plus Sc for mailinlr, with each order for doz. en envelopes at :lGc. The envelope that makee cachets attractive. Coverall Service, Morgan­ton, No. Car. (41)•

RARE POSTMARKS, OLD STMt PS, COV-e.,., autograph• . Li•t with cover 10c. L.

)lirolu, 6 l'aaaa~re R lcaut, Paria. (46)

20 DIFFERENT BIC&~'TENNIAL CACHETS on covers with rommcmoratives. Chari""

DaW>iOn, Route 3, Cunton, N. Y. (47)

BEAUTIFUl. CANADIAN 10e COMMEIIIO-rative to be luued July 24 to commemor11te

World's Grain ('..on(erence. llllnt stamps 26c. Order cnrly I Robert :Uahncrt, Ncilsville, Wis­l."OUtsin.

OLlJ JRONSTDE8-F 0 U R C 0 L 0 R ED printed cachets Important historical naval

even~ lOc, 7 !or 60e. Groat, Arcade Bldg., Seattle. (55)

FOR SALE-FOREIGN SACRIFICE : PACKET TllTANGLKS, PACK-

et Abyssinia and ~3 other beeutlea only one dime to approval applkant6. For""t Stamp, 4709 Liberty Height., l)altlmore, "Md. (tt) •

BANK MIXTURE, BETTEn QUALITY FOR-eign, po~ltlvely unpteked, tine for small

dealero and excbanreX'II. Sample two ounce package $1.00; 4-oz. $1.76; half pound $3.00. Helen llu.saey, 8467 Dury Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, (tt) •

1/ 10 LR. 7 CTS. 900 STAIIIPS 10 CTS. Better foreign staml)ll (packet) on approval

10 eta. Dei>Oolit. Schollmeyer, Box 35, Lat­fertl Station, Brooklyn, N. Y. {46)*

PRE!\flUMS CIVEN WITH THB PURCHASE from our net approvals. Refereneeo Re­

Quired. Stamp Exchange, 6463 Grnols, St. Louia. (49)

le, 2e OR 3e BARGAIN APPROVALS WITH li.st of free premiums. Carroll Stamp Co ..

Geneva, N. Y. (tt)•

JAPANESE SHIPS' COVERS W ITH RED cach~ts mailed you. dime each. Ka.rlewia.

Rox 69, Yokohama, Japan. (4&) •

PRE:&-LISTS OF PENNY STAJoiPS, GIFT Coupon, bargains, A. W. Uloth, Columbia,

Penna. (47)

BETTF.R GRADE STAMPS AT ~e NET. Don't ne~rlect your aeneral collection when

you can purchMe many hard onos at this rare cut-rate approval •crvlce, established 28 yeara. Let me 1111 your apace. and aave you money. 0. J. RicharcL!on, Pinel! .. 1>ark, Florida. (60)•

LINN'S WEEKLY STAMP NEWS

HAVE YOU SEEN MY APPROVALS? BR. & Fr. Col., Central & South America. Ret.

please-News ls8ue. Wm. F. HoheL,el, Box H67, Milwaukee, Wis. (48) '

POLAND. AIR HAIL COMPLETE Uc• Washin.cton on Cover 26c; 1000 mix;d

$1.00. Approvals against reterenccs. H. Der~ wiez, 40 Srodmlejska, LODZ, Poland. (eowt.t) •

TANNOU TOUVA TRIANGLES CATALOG 'i2e only 5c to serious new approval appli­

cants. John D. McCarty, Whipple, Arizona. (47)

FREE 10 LIRE I TALY CAT. 50c TO AP­proval applicants. Postage 3c. Turner, Box

H92, San Antonio, Texas. (68)

ARGENTINE USED AIRMAILS: GOING obsolete: fine used set, 6 cents to 60 cents

inc., only One Dollar. Cat. $5.10; oend ad· dressed envelope. H. G. Spanton, 1484 Boli­var, Buenos Aires, Argentine, ( 46) •

8,000 VARS. lc EACH. BOOKS OF 600. Refs. Gordon Davison, 767 Hanover, Man­

chester, New Hampshire. (69)'

QUEER COUNTRY PACKET! INCLUDING AzerbaiJan, Bhopal, Charkhnrl, Sarawnk,

•rogo and others. Also extra •ct of 6 b~ stamps. Only 5c to approval appllcantll Hor· nell Stamp Company, Dept. 6, Hornell, New York.

ADVERTISING FACTS Wille dealer6 know that cla88Uled adver­

tising is more thoroQ8hiY read by reader• of magazineJI than any other typ• of ad· vertising. Frequently 20 to 25 words In Classified will bring better result• than an inch of di.sp)ay apace and we recommend the wider UJie or cla&oified ap:u:e for dealero who n•e but small adverti~ementl.

BEST COJ\'DTTTON FOREIGN STAMPS only. Personal service, re!enmees ero•enlial.

Munyan, fi3L Walnut, Bridgeton, N. J. Member A. P. S. (68)•

75% DISCOUNT ON FRENCH COLONIAL want lists. References. Blumenthal, 699

Fifth A vc., New York. (•)

GOYA NUDE 9c. APPROVAT.S SENT. REF-erences. Ro'-'J Jewell, Tamaalta, Pa. (48}

FOR SALE- U. S. FOUR CONFEDERATE P RINTS, 5e OTH·

ers Including U. S. dollar, 10c to apl)roval applicants. References. Buckey, L86 Wcet Fifth, Dayton, Ohio. (tt)•

MINT PLATE BLOCKS AT PACE. SEE AD· vertisement in cover column. Act Quickly.

(48) '

NINE STAJIIP S CATALOGING $1.00, SPJD.. clal lOc. Stamp Shop, Box 276, Palm Sta­

tion, Los Angeles, Cal. {tt} •

NEW WHOLESALE LIST OF U. S. AND commemoratives just oft the Pnltll. Fr~ I

Edward Flieder, 519 Second .An., Seattle, Wash. (48) '

1933 APPROVALS AT 1933 PRICES. REF-erences essential. Nevin Otla, llellnower,

Calif. .;1 1(eow)•

39 DIFFERENT U. S. POSTAGE, CAT. over $2.00. .lllailed !rom World'a Fair Poat.

office. Postpaid .GO. Prince Warren 604% N. Clark St., Chicago, Dl. (47)•

$1o-$5-$-l-.$2-$l-REVENUE STAMPS IN packet ot 85 Ulilted Statee, 25e. Irnn

Wolf, Lawndale {17), Philadelphia.

U. S. UNPI CKED l'tUSSI ON MI XTURE LB. 60c. 5 lb. direct from Mi•s lon $2.45. Post.­

J)aid. "Stampus", Cochran, Ga.

60 DIFFERENT U. S. 10 CTS. 100 DIFFER-ent U. S. 26 cts. 1000 Mixed U. S. at let\8t

100 varietiet~ 38 cts. Bi-Centennial 10 ~t;.,, Set. Caxton Stamp Co., 1020 C&xton Blda., Chicaao.

MINT BLOCKS OGLETHORPE, NEW-4il burgh, 3 cent Olympic, 15 eents per block .•

Mint plate blocks 8 cent World's Fair 17 ccnt6, one cent, 'i cents. Postage extra under $1.00. Al'IO other blocks. Ed. Doyle, 1118 No. Mayfield Ave., Chicago.

FILl. UP TBAT ROW! 8 VARS. PERF TEN #•24-33, cJitalag 43c, for a dime, with per­

sonal appro ... l •ervice. Elmer Long, 511 Seneca, HArriabur.:, Penna. (•)

MISCELLANEOUS OR!GI.NAT, U. S. AND FOREIGN DOCU·

menb Stamps attached. Intere•ting War, lifter War Issues. 5 for 26c; 25 for $1.00. 'tivoli Stamp Co., 7 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. {4.7)•

Classified Ads. Bring Business ICLLIONS OF STAMPS, U. S. AND P OJt.

algn. Baraaln list tree, oend tor approvall. fndlli)Ondent Stamp Oo., Statton B, Omaha, Nebr. {tf) •

ONE CENT APPllOVAI.S-10,000 VARIE-ties. References required. Fred E. Prohas­

ka, Rldscuficlcl Park, N. J. {tf) •

100 RARE STAMPS 30 CENTS. INFORM.A· t!nn how to make money in spare time and

International magn~ine !or 3 months 16 eenta. nox 3G, Lel!ert.< Sta., Brooklyn, N. Y. (63)

RECINNJNG COLLECTORS-ONE DOLLAR ror two hundred different stampa in per­

manent Joo,oc leaf album, POCket stamp book, tong<. Polly Stamps, Rox 821, Gary, Ind. (53)

OLD UNITED STAT£8 COINS, NEWS-paper a r ticles reprinted in book form. All

valuable items priced. Not a dealer's eata­IOJ:ue. Price 26e. W. Edward Dickinson, l'leasant Valley, Connecticut.

PRINTED STATIONERY - lOG '1%,rlO~t: •heeta nnd 100 cm·clopee. H'tghest grade

white ripple paper, printed with your name and &ddre611 or monogram. $1.25. Wootgate Stationery Co., 5103 Greenwich Ave., Balta., Md. (•)

JIIATCH BOX COLLECTORS-SI:.'T OF 100 ohoota punched for 3 ring binder, will

mount 1,1100 lnbels. Name o! every match country .represented. Provi•ion made for hori­zontal and vertical•. Per set 75e. Write for somple6. Elmer Long, 511 Seneca, Harri~ burg, Penna. (•)

PRECANCELS PACKETS!! 80 DIFFERENT OLD TYPE

buroa for $1. Five dollar value. No junk. Ted Morgan, 1278 Brexton Plaee, Columbus, Ohio. Apl>rovals sent. (tf)

SELECT PRECANCEL APPROV ALB -W&llhln~&ton Bi-Cent., Commemoratlvee, Dol­

lar Staml)o, and other ~elected items on ap­proval tor reference. T. F. Morran, 1278 Orexton Place, Columbus, Ohio. (tt)

OLYMPIC AND BICENTENNIAL precaneela on &J)proval agalnat A-1 refenmce. W. G. Windhorst, Jlox 365, Marion, Ohio. (tf)•

U. S. PRECANCELS- SEND 25e FOR 100 diff. precancels and our 86-paae booklet

"Precancels". Su~;s:estions and Information Precancel job loti especially Washington Bi­Centennials wanted !or cash, or trade for used U. S. A.. Guneseh, 11165 Edbrooke An., Chicago. (tf) •

550 DIFFERENT, $1.00; U OIFPERENT Bl-ccntenniala $1.00, Johnson-Clark Stamp

Co., 802 Northwestern Bldg., Minneapolla. (48)

PJtECANCELS ON APPROVAL. PRICES reaaonabl"' Reference please. Otto Knopp ...

17 Arnold St., Hartford, Conn. (611) ~-...

GSS Dll>FERENT DUROPlUNT PRECAN-r<'h only $2.00. Wantllata filled. One hun­

dred dlfT<'rcnt Bicentennial Precancels $4.50. Bicentennials wanted. Haydon, 543 Vincente, llerkcloy, California.. (*)

• • ______ W __ A_NTE __ D ____ __ WANTED-U. S. IN VERY FINE AND

ouperb condition. No trash at any price. Submit with your low•t eaah prlee. Ref. A.P.S. 7707. F. Harrlnaton, 1621 Oneida St... Utica, N. Y. (48)•

COVERS, IIINT U. S., SB'ND DESCRIPTION and eaab price. Moor., Bo:o: 2, CoDllboboelcu,

Pa. (tt)•

U. S. MlNT, Sl\tALI..-LARGE QUANTITIES. Pay ca..h. Lan&'er, 767 6th Ave., New

York City. (49)

SUHMlT LIST AND PRICES OF U. S. Mint you wl•h to ~ell. DC!Icrihe necnro.tel.y.

M~ntion low<!tit 11ricj!. Henry Miller, 5() Lin• colo Road, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Stamp News From China

A letter from Mr. I. W. Rodgers with the British Film Distributing Co., Ltd., of Shanghai, encloses a clipping of an editorial of a full half column from tho Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury, edited by Ted Thackery who by the way is a New Yorker and edits the only American New~paper in Shanghai, lhe others arc all English.

The clipping is based on a story in a recent number of Linn's Weekly which told about the Warm Springs Stamp Club of Warm Springs, Ga., which is heartily endorsed by stamp collectors of Shanghai and we feel sure that the interest and activity in that city will result in our friends in the Warm Springs Stamp Club re­ceivin~ many China stamps to add to the1r collections.

Mr. Rodgers encloses a couple new stamps :from China about which he remarks as :follows: '"the 6c seems to be an addition to the Sun Yat Sen i::~sue and the first that I have seen (6c green A38). It is a London print. The other is the regular 4c Junk sur­charged lc in Nd. 'l'he 6c came from No1·th China while the other came from up t·iver."

Quoting further, Mr. Rodgers says, "Shanghai is greatly interested in stamps. In addition to three or four full time dealers there are many shops who carry stamps as a side line. There is a regular weekly auc­tion as well as additional ones at times by the stamp club."

Catapult Mail to South America

On June 6, the Dornier Wal Hydro­plane was catapulted from the Ger­man ship Westphalen, stationed in mid-Atlantic, thus inaugurating a se­ries of experimental flights prepara­tory to the establishment of a Ger­man Airway to South America. Cap­tain Fritz llammcr, who is the Com-

•" mander of the DO-X piloted the ma­

chine and made the journey to Brazil in 8 hours and 25 minutes.

F'urLher trials will be made :from Pernambuco when the Westphalen ar­rives at that port.-A. H. DaVis.

LINN'S WEEKLY STAMP NEWS

Philatelic Exposition

A list of the Classification of Ex­hibits for the great Philatelic Expo­sition sponsored by the Sandusky Stamp Club and to be held at Cedar P oint, Sandusky, Ohio, July 27, 28, 29 and 30th is now available and for the benefit of those collectors who wish to make exhibition of parts of their collections at this show.

It has been the aim of the Commit­tee to arrange this list in such man­ner that the fullest opportunity is af­forded the amateur or collector of moderate means to compete with suc­cess with othe1: collectors.

It is not yet too late to preP.are and submit an exhibit. All exh1bits are to be shown in frames, under glass and fully protected by insurance. It is believed that between 400 and 500 frames ~ill be on display, probably one of the largest exhibitions ever held in America and every collector who can attend this event is urged to do so. All are welcome, no society affiliations are necessary, come and be just a stamp collector for four big days and enjoy yourself.

All events of the program are open to all registered visitors and the reg­istration fee is to be so low that no one will miss the amount.

There will be a bourse, an auction and mi!JlY other big events to occupy your time.

Then on top of all of the Philatelic Program provided for you, there are the attractions of Cedar Point.

For those who want it a handsome cacheted cover is available. Send cov­ers ready to mail or ask for further information from the Committee by addressing Mr. 0. R. Michcl1 617 Co­lumbus Ave., Sandusky, Oh1o.

611

Roessler Pleads Guilty

A letter from Tom C. Cargill, U. S. Postoffice Inspector, Elizabeth, N. J., states that "on June 21st, 1933, Al­bert. C. Roessler, 140 South Parkway, East Orange, N. J., appeared in Fed­eral court, Newark, N.J., and pleaded guilty to two indictments; one charg­ing the use of the mails in the furth­erance of a scheme to defraud, and the other that he caused to be printed and did use prints in similitude of obligations of the United States."

"Federal Judge Guy L. Fake im­posed a sentence of one year and one day in the Atlanta Penitentiary on each charge, then suspended the sen­tence and placed Mr. Roessler on pro­bation for three years."

New Hungary Air Set

Arcording to the Official Postal Bulletin of the Hungarian Govern­ment a new set of Airmail stamps has been issued consisting of the fol­lowing values: 10, 16, 20, 40, 48, 72 filler, and 1, 2, 5 pengo, in four differ­ent designs.

10 f. blueish green and 16 f. violet - Aeroplane flying above beautiful scenery.

20 f. wine red and 40 f. blue -J.<'armcr standing in front of the Hun­garian double cross looking toward a flying aeroplane.

48 f. lilac and 72 f. red brown­Mercury standing on the wing of an aeroplane flying in the clouds.

l P. yellow green, 2 P. deep lake, and 5 P. black blue-Mercury holding a four blade aeroplane propeller.

-K. N. Monori.

A Complete Line of Albums ! ALL LOOSE LEAF

THE LINPRINT LINE of Albuma for et&mPII and oovel'll embraces eight different albaDII rangln&' ln price from 60o to 18.00 each. A complete descriptive circular t. now ready.

COLLECTORS CAN ORDER DffiECT or through their dealer, deaerlpUn circular on request.

DEALERS WILL FIND thlo Uno of Album~ both attractive and profitable-ready eellera and &&tlsf:ring to their cUlltomera. Aak for J)llrtleulan on your buoln .. atatlonery. 1

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OLYHPIC ALBUM-lie&'fJ' art paper COYer ln four colors. 100 pafie, quadrUle rul~ aerew post binder lee

£ NYLAND ALBUM-lleavy art paper OOYOI' In four colon. Screw post binder, 100 J)llgee with printed apaeee for 25 et&mPII each page 60c

VIKING ALBUM-Blue eloth binder with tl- : tie in four colora, 100 quadrUle paaes, eerew oost binder ·-11.15

BROWNIE ALBUM - Sprln&" binder, 1()0 llxSih Inch quadrille pnJI'ee, fine raa- bond paper 12.'75

COLONIAL ALBUM-Red cloth cover with art title in four colors, 100 pa~ree wtth apnees for 2tS s tamps to the PD&'e, ecr­post binder $1.21

COLUMBUS ALBU&I-100 lb.S;!, inch paJI'es of raa bond paper. RiD&' binder, COYered with Fabrlcold, booeter opener etyle, a su­perb book, quadrille ruled pages __ u.M

EXPANSION ALBUM-Finest quality, built to endure, will expand to hold 300 to 400 or more pages In one blnder. La!'l'e l~~xll% inch ledger paper P«lr• with II :o:7~ loeb mounting area. Screw post b ndcr, ftniohed io leather and buckram. Complete 100 J)81'e album, will laat a life­time _- ft,OO

ORJGIN.A.L COVE& ALBUIJ-l..azoaa Ul!J.'l Inch papa of cre:r art paper with red ~~let~~ binder bovd.t, ICII'liW ~ e\7le. Iot.rlea,... with tonll'h onloll alda for mocotSnl' !Mnb eld• ot P&&'a, hold 100 eoven~ ••·"

CARRIAGE EXTRA on all albuma. Aak for descriptive elreulu and price llat. All LJNPRINT quality at today's kind of prieee.

20 E. Chestaut St. LIN PRINT CoJumbv., Obio

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Hot Weather Fun More than fitly colleetora have enjoyed look­

in.: ovM' the apec:ial Approval Mixture which we have ~n ftdvertllinll' In Linruo the past few week8. Thi.t ia a mixture made up from our own ~tock and Crom eeveral small dealen s tock" recently purchased.

The •taml)8 are all clean copies, Cree from paper, both n.•cd and unUlled !latin~: up to 50e each. There nrc 900 ~trunps in each packet from Bo.nia, ~nmark, Aaia, British and Fr.-nch Colon!.-., South and Central America, etc. The t<1tnl entnl<lg vnhle i.t estimated to be at lea8t $86. Whllu !liLy packels last, the !lrkc is only $1 ench poelpnld.

NORTUWJ:::STERN STAMP COMPANY 152 W. Wi•eon~ln Ave. Milwaukee, Wis.

f'INE MlNT U. B. #314 .40 398 .16 682 _____ .06

33~--- .75 471 _ _____ 1.20 690 .• __ .20 347 ___ .70 ull---- .26 612 .. -- .10 377 ___ .30 612 ·-··- .20 652 -·-· .40 386-..• __ .26 613 ___ .26 667. ____ .20 390 _ _ .08 68() __ .26 1301 __ .. __ 1.70 392 -·-- .60 650. ___ .12 US!L. ___ .80 S!tr> .40 661 - - .16 1900.-- .25

THE STAMP HOUSE, IEttrJihlng for I he Colletlor) 36 Andrewe Dldrc., 3~ Court St., Jlulfalo, N. Y.

Peruvian Stamp Collections 50-All different

100-AII different 150-All different

(Cash with ordor)

. ~ .30 1.00 5.00

J . M. VALDEZ P . 0. Boa: 1035 LIMA, Pl:RU, S .A .

Miint U.S.-New low Prices Blocb le Trans-MI... $ .40 2e Trans-Miu. .t>O 8e )'an-American ---- 6.00 Be J..a. Purchase 6.50 3e Victory - --- .GO

We Buy U. S. St.ampa NEWTON STAMP CO.

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Rox 74, Newton Highlands, Meu.

182ND SALE JULY 26TH Fine coven~; U. S. & F'orei.:n. Strong in

11ritish Col•., S<1. Americans, wholCf!nle, etc. .Mention "!.~inns .. for fTc-~ tnt. 111. OHLl\fAN. 116 Na!lflau St., N. Y. C.

Scott's 1933 Cat. with free set Cat. U, rc>~~tp.-.id ·- -·---------. .$ 2.25

500 Dllr. Sta.mv~ --·-·------- .20 1,000 Dill'. Sta.mps --------·- .76 2.000 Ditr. Stamps ----·---- 1.59 s,ooo uur. St.arnp8 ·--·-~---- 5.oo G,OOO Diff. Sta.mps ····-·--·---···-- ··- 12.50

10,000 l>Hl'. Slnmp8, '&!uunted -- - - 46.00 100 our. from 100 our. countrlee_ -19

App~Tala t!<'nt wltb eaeb order TATDAM STAMP CO.

(l>l10) W. Sprlngfie~M~

ITALIAN Commemoratives-Used 50 diHerent In lon~r seta, 60 var. -- _ .3G Vit•~til Issue, #249-262, 4 var. .04 St. Anthony, #'lSI!-261, 4 var. .04 Naval Academy, #26~-267, S var. ___ .04 Dnnte Alctrhieri, #268-273, 6 var.___ .06 Garibaldi, #280-284, G var. .05 Julin' CaC~~Ar, #213-226, 13 va.r._ __ .05 E. Newton Seerles, Pom!ret Center, Coon.

IT IS GOOD U. S. lllXTURE Many tefltlrnonlals to thi$ eJieet

Same a , previously offered Lb. 85e; Sample S oz. 20<:

THE STAMP SHOP Holt.nd Blda-. Mabd Uo~bn St. I.ouU., Mo.

"The Department Store of Philately" • L.A .. G. C T Al.OO ,.RE TO Tt-4C TRAOii

LINN'S WEEKLY STAMP NEWS

t The two cent rate that came in

effect on July 1st has caused a large sale of the 73 cent stamp book, which includes twenty-four one cent stamps and twenty-four two cent stamps. Stamp clerks sold very few of these books previous to the change.

A summer price l~st has been is­sued by Lesgor and Reel of 80 Nas­sau Street containing l"rench Col­onies, packets and airmails.

Do you know that according to fig­ures taken of the number of stamps of the world in the 1933 French cat­alog there were 61,056 stamps. To those who wish a pleasant summer diversion why not count tho stamps in Scott's 1933 catalog, and let us have the figures.

A postmaster was astonished the other day when a collector-wandered in and asked for blocks of four of a new commemorative. To be obliging the postmaster handed him some with plate numbers and in each case the collectot· tore the plate numbers from the blocks.

We have iL on good authority thal a poi·tion or all of the stock left by John R. Miller, who was murdered some time ago, has been sold.

"Dods" the special writer of "M a­keel's" advises in her column that she does not call stamps "go1·geou~::~" as we intimated some time ago. We always thought this was a feminine word and under the circumstances take the w01·d back and we are add­ing it to our own vocabulary.

Woolworth, Kress and other stores of like kind are displaying more and more stamps in packets than ever before. This, to our mind, is one of the finest things for our hobby and the collectors this makes can hardly be cotQputed.

When will the next philatelic Expo­sition be held here. The success of the last one has never been forgotten.

A Postoftiee on Japan'• Hil:heet Mountain, "Fujiyama"-Red, pictorial eachctcd covers mailed to you from Summit, dime each. AB this postoffiee el06es August Slat, mall :JOUr orders to me not later than Aur:u•t Fiut. Or­ders received toe late will be filled as eblpa' cover• with red pictorial cachets, by trans• l'acille mail boats. Karl Lewb, Box 89, Yoko­hama, Japan.

i! you are interested in

UNITED STATES BRITISH NORTH AMERICA

You cannot afford to be without our Price list o! this g~up--1932 edition.

FREE on request STANLEY GIBBONS, Jne.

S8L Park Row New York City

U. S. Precancel Mixture for a limited time only, 15c per 100

90c for 1000 "Satisfaction or Money Back" PD~Stage Elttra

TOBECK BUYING SYNDICATE, PATCHOGUE, N.Y. BRAZIL

1 ~ Face Different -- 10<: CRETE, 16 different - ----- ---- 10<: CIDNA, 15 different ---- --- --- 10<: EGYPT, 15 different -------- 10c LATVIA. 15 different --·- 10o

List ot 200 10e packets. FREE Thousands of etampe In our ONE CENT Ap.

proval boolu. Nearly 30,000 stamps in our book• by countries at 60% discount. C. C. Stamp Co., Jlox L251, Brookline, Mua.

SCARCE MINT U. S. AllfAZINGLY LOW PRICES

Scott's Pdce No. Blocks4 240 60c Col ., O.G. slightly •oiled ---..$10.00 259 l6c Dark blue (#) 10.00 2S7 4c Orange Trans.-llti$s. (#)

Plate #636 _ ·-- _ -- __ 2.76 288 lie Dull Blue Trans-Miss. (#)

Pluto # 618 _ _ ~.00 2~9 8c Violt.-t Brown Tran•. Mi._ (#)

Plate #609 5.50 291 GOr Raae Green Trans. Miss., Gum

soiled perf. partly detached _ _ 1=-8 291 60e Sage Green Trnns. Miss.

Plate #60~. Pair 8'1.60 _ 2111 I\Oc Sage Green, Gum soiled,

Slnrcles $3.50 (centering superb)_ --3GII 2c on Dluish paper (#) 2 straight

edgeg . 4.50 470 2.00 nark nlue. arrow block __ 14.00 ~~0 li-.00 .Mar•hall, 7*% over face__ 21.60 606 6c error In center or three stamps._ 6.50 li-19 2r Cnrmin.,, oJf center blocks

$~2.&0. singles $6.00 --·- --·- 32.50 ti23 2.00 Orange, Red & Black,

Arrow Block - -· _ 28.50 621 6.00 Deep Green & Black, ArJCow

1llock -···- -·--···--------· 24.50 1303 Singles 13c, straight edges lOc__ .52 1\lOl !:iinghid l2c (#) - - -·--·---- .45

708 Yorktowlil!, Singles 4c --·-·--·--·-· .1r. G3 lc Dloe (#) very sli~tht crack (#) 10.00 G5 Ue ltose, 2 straircht edges (#) --· 4.00

2UO lOo Gray Violet ~l.'rans. Mu;s. Gum soiled, Singles $1.00 ·--·-----·- 6.00

lf you are looking for the scarce mint Irish Free SLate overprint..., I can supply a limited number ot all denominations at 1/5 catalogue value.

Olf <.-,nter~J ILem• indicated (#) otherwise all items are superb or fine. Other Mint IJiocks on hand as far back as 1857. Your inCJUirie& are invited. Ordei'S filled as received. On.l7 one of n kind on hnnd of some of these bar.:ains. Order now, you may never .:et nnotbcr such bargain. All orders subjeet to clt>rnance of check. Money back within three days i( not satisfied.

RRNRY llfiLLER 50 Lincoln Road BrooklYn. N. Y.

AUCTION MATERIAL WANTED for my monthly sales. Good prices and quick turn­over. Commercial references and terms on application. Next .ale July 31. 1933. GfJO. E. Hhr~lns. Postal\"e Stamp Broker, 535' Iowa St., Cbleago, DJ.

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(Postage Extra) C. W. RITCHIE, Watertown, So. Dak.

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International Postal Larking Society, the o­riginal plan of the smnll sroup of colle~rs wbo met in the Collectors Club (P.. Y.} rooms last ;.:arch, has blossor.ted into vitality.

The suggestion given our Chairman,Prof.R. F.Chambers by Mr. Hugh u. Clark of the Scott Stanp and Coin Cocpa.ny, has met with approval from all centers that we have been able to tap. It is this:

Crder shall have to be brought out of the chaos that exists in the fine work that has already been done in u.s. cancellations. The early work of Hitchie, Chase, ~tevenson, and the later work of Atherton and Evans give us a wealth of material to use. Large bundles of material have been placed at our disposal by .tuess:rs. C. J. Phillips, E. s .Knapp and Harald C. Brooks.

We shall confine ourselves to items where the town of origin is knoVlll. The unknovm can­cellat.ions will be sho,:n only after we have exhP-usted supplies of covers and pieces.

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''To /HOfiU>.te ime~eJt and ,·euauh. and 111 ent'tlflrage the stfldy and (ol/ection of all postal rmpreJJroni p/aud on mail matte, b; authorized gor·ernmenJ employes."

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I classifications, such as 1l1sects, shields, "O.K.'"s or "U.S."'s. Cur effort is purely scientific----to collect material, tabulate it, and eventually to issue, or oaus& to be issued, a catalogue of verifj ed cancellations where 12le town or origin is. known. A

If we can but encourage the support of the trRde, the serious ooDeo- ~ tor and the philatelic press, we shall perfect a piece of usable information uin picture form."

Our system is brief: the catalogue number,----nnd the town fromw~h the cancellation oame.

Needless to say we shall confine ourselves to the unusual cancellat­ions.

After many months of experimentation we present what to us seemsl~ a. workable layout. We believe collectors will support our project; welmowtl!l' the trade will lend kindly support by steady advertisements to a publication daring to embark on such a "labor of love."

T.he press, we know, will be kindly and co-operate. Ours is a special­ty publication which appeals to the cancellation field only. Ours is an un­dertaking which will furnish the press with almost limitless material for--­propagandizing and for news value. The press may freely use our new material just as we freely crib the data collected by them in the past.

For the present this project will be edited by V.W.Rotnem to whomall material should be sent. Mr. R.J.Mechin is responsible for many of the trac­ings and his beautiful work is promised to us in the future. Any other of our readers with ability at tracing please write us and you will be put to work. This month's material is the result of the kind loaning of material by C.J.­Phillips, E.S.Kno.pp, and. the courtesy of llr. R.M.Konwiser who has placed at our disposal his carefully built up scrap books of some dozen years. ~rom these clippings we i n turn pay homage to the past work of Ritchie, Evans, Atherttm, Chase and Stevenson.

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126 POSTAL MARKINGS

"FB:IE" PAID W.IL It may come as a • shook• to a few dieting -

uiahed collectors of "li'BD" :r&ail to be told that 11nt11 1823 and quite a while thereafter (the ~m:­aot date not being available for this reference at this time) all "free mil" was actual]Jo man for which post offices received a fee-----which was aooording to the rules and regulations of the Post Otfioe Department from the early days of what we refer to as The United States as a­gainst The United Colonies; the period i~edia­tely following the inauguration of General1Bah-1ngton as the first President of the ~nited States.

"J.t'ree Mail"----as per the 1823 Post Office forma----plainly indicate that "Two oentasre al­lowed for each free letter delivered, to post­masters whose compensations de not exceed five hundred dollars in one quarter year."

Space was provided, on these official forms, for credits on the monthly returns, these cred­i te being asked for from13le General Post Office at :1e.shington, as follows:

"Item 16. By ••• free letters delivered out of this offioe ••• this quarter, at two o~nte each."

In t.he earliest days of the ashington admin­istration there was no differentution as towhat post offices &hould or should not receive a fee for handling "free" mail.

"Free" mail, with the fee paid continuedwaQ up into the forties, right up to the stamp-iss~ 1ng days.

Incidentally the use of a handstamp reading, "FREE", began in 1784 according to the reco~e of the stampless Cover :;,ociety. Various forme af "franking signatures" were in use at the time, some accordins to the reGUlations which prov1ded that the sender of "free mail" should affix the word "free" as well as his signature and the ti­tle of the office he held. Very few officialsaf the early 0.1::). period paid obesianoe to 'fJb1a mg­ulation---Thomas Jefferson being the notableex­oeption as he invariably affixed his name am ti­tle, as also the word "free• to such letters as he, himself, frnnked. His seoretary was not as careful to observe tho regulations!

This leads to the wthought" that while a few of the so-culled "Presidential franksw are seen w1 th the signature written BY the various seCll:'e­taries of these eminent men, does that mean~­thing?

A.e a mutter of fact, let us re~er to thewall­known signature of "'J .A. Garfield" on Franked~ ere,eolling among dealers in stamps. l om ready to say that not one out of ten sold qy Stamp Deal­ers is that of a genuine signature of President Garfield. His Franking Signature, yes---which 1S something else a8lin and this is a remind~ U.t the regulations did request the official toetDd his "franking signature to the poet office and quite often the secretary of a President wrote. "the Presidential ~·ranking ::>ignature• on envel­opes considerably in advance of the day of its expected usage.

Very many of the displayed and proudly-owned "Franking Signatures• of the Presidents of the united States are of the Secretary-Made Sort,SD1 quite collectible i.: one is oollectingtbe"i'l:ank­ing Signatures of the Presidents" eto., but if you do hnve such a collection to sell,pleaee ~ Stamp Dealers, do not try to assure anyone, for no reason apparent, that your signature of a President of the United States is absolutelytbe signature of that man. It is probably not, and really does not m~tter.

It was no-c so long ago tlut t a stamp dealer, who was sho'l'fing a "group of l!'ranked Mail" • was gleefully pointing to an envelope carrying the "franking signature of Abraham Lincoln. Atleast the dealer-owner said it was The Old Rail Sp11 t­ter'a handwritten signature. One of those in~ ested looked at the oover and noticed the Wash­ington Postmark was plainly of the 1866 period. Yas this a prepared-ahead frank---a legitimate­ly Lincoln frank? I wonder---and there is a ma­eonable doubt as to whether this Lincoln •sig­nature" wan genuine.

Those interested in "Free Mail" can get auth­o r1 tive infornation at al100st any public lilraty by reading •1'he Journals of the Continental Con­gress, Washington." ThiE is a wonderful compi­lation of records and. should be in every libr~~.ty. If your oity or town is wi-thout these volumes, advise your librarian thnt your United States ~enator or your pet Congressman can secure for your librnry the set complete, free of coat~ the minutes, learn more about tbe history of oar country o.ndlearn TilE actual history of Free JJaU of the United States.----H.U.K.

EULY .IEVJ.DA. l!OSTJWillXS SCARCE

While :Uevao.a rema 1ned a part of Utah ead prior to the discovery of silver, there was little or no inducement for settlement within her borders and although the overland army of gold seekers made an almost continuous line across the cont­inent, the first mail line between Sacramento 8lld ~alt Lake.City (750 miles) was not established until 1851. A single mule sufficed for the tran&o portation of the monthly ma;l.

This primitive coz:veyance far oa~ letters was confiscated by a Shoshone Indian, who atthe sa~e time&calped the mail carrier.

In winter a Norwegian knoVl}lSS "Snowshoe Thomp­son" carried the mails acrose the Sierr~s.

Crandall's Pioneer ~tage Line from Plao~e to ~enoa began operations in 1857; and the fbos't Overland !~all Stage began running in l858,while the rony Express was estanlished in 1860.

Nevada waa settled by t:ormons in 1851 and -.a admitted to the Union in 1861.----H.M.K.

--o--L. B. Xason, the leading speoialistio-ool~

tor of New York Postal Material, is somethingaf a Straight Line Postmark Discoverer, too.

Mr. Uason was probably the wfirst ownerw of the l!LUSHillG, N.Y., Straight Line Postmark. re­corded by Dr.Chacbers, and now comes forwardwitb a IlE',1 S';";'RR>Ell, X.Y •• in scsll capital letters,on an envelope used in 1843.

--o--IJ.~ Si'.AI!PLBSS

"I have a snell stampless cover from Quitman. Miss., dated April 2, 1867, and marked "Paid"1n manuscript. Rather late tor a stamplese cover,1& it notr Probably due to laok of stamps at that period."---T.Russell Huneerford.

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Year-dated Postmarks are of early origin,e1r amples being kno\"lll (and recorded b;y 'l'he ::>tamp­lees Cover Society) for the following:

1789 Portsmouth,X.H.; 1790,ditto; 1796,Wilk­ee Barre,Pa.; 1797,Richmond,Va.; l797,Stoc~ Mass.; 1798, Albany,~.Y., and of course,others.

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POSTAL MARKINCS 127

By DEU NOROHA.

················~ Up to the time George S.Bangs became general

superintendent of the rtailway Mail ~ervioe the mail business had been looked upon as an adjunct of the passenger business, and the Department aimed no higher than to secure for the mail as great expedition as passengers could obtain for themselves. Bange was not content with this and wanted greater despatch for the mnils. He hoped to secure exclusive oail trains,whose departure and arrival should be ti'lled to satisfy the wants of the Department.

In 1874 Postmast~r General Jewell authorized the opening of negotians with the ~ew York Cen­tral & Hudson River & Lake Shore & Michigan Sou­thern Railroads for a fast mail service between New York and Chicago.

There was no appropriation to pay for the filc ­ilitiee but ~illiam H. Vanderbilt constructed, and equipped "the finest mail tr,1in ever seen," ran it for ten months, never missed a conn~ctian at Chicaeo and was al~ys on tine at New York.

The Pennsylvania P.ailroad, not to be outdone by ita rival, established a fast mail serviceof its own, thus providing double service bet·.'7een Bew York and ~hicago.

However, several months after inau!;Uration at the service Congress reduced the already inadeq­uate oocpensation to trunk lines, vlith theresult that both Vanderbilt and the l'enns;:\•lvnnia .ttail-· road discontinued their fast mail trains.

Thus, the fast Mail ~ervice, beeun so auspi­oously on Sept. 16, 1875, came to an end on Jul. 22, 1876.

The above is a resume from anoffioial report to Congress.

From info nnation supplied by !4r. Julius Loeb it seems that the theatrical oompany of Jarrett and Palmer, to keep an engagecent in ~n Fran­cisco, left 1ew York on a special fast trans­continental train on the let of .1une, 1875. ~is train was run under the auspices of the presid­ent of the 2ennsylvania Hailroad. It went byway of Pittsburgh, Chicago, Counoil Bluffs, Ogden, and covered tho distance in 83 hours and. 35 min­utes consecutive running time, tho average speed for the entire distance, including stops, being 40 miles an hour.

~or-r • P 4'\t .. ~ 'tJ-Yo ~~ ... ~ ~ .,. ~ JUNE-~ .,

'1 1-1876 i .... l&.lOA.M. ,..

~ -1 _,. ,.,. •• - (Jtt-'6..,.

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F1g.l F1g.2 Figure 1 shows a cancellation used on a 3cta

~reen stamp from the collection of Mr. Loeb . Un­fortunately it is on a fragment of a cove~ and there is nothing to indicate the point o! dest­ination and ti~o of receipt. I believe it to be a rubber stamp. Considering that the train was made up lfi th haete it ia surprising that t1me was takento have a postmark prepared. The Pennsyl­vania Railroad was probably eo anxious to have this special fast mail service advertised that the postl!l8.rk was made. Lest it be thout;ht that

nn ordinary .1:1ew Yorlr town postmark of theperiod was used for the central portion of the design , l show, ~ig. 2, the type 1•sed durinc 1875 from ~hich it ~ill be noted t~e size and shape ofthe letters liEN YORK are quite distinct.

~ \\ S ]"'A­«, TR6- 7 ~ 4?\)l\l ~ t- OCT r-1:)- 14 ~-

·& CH\C,~ Fig.3 F1g.4

Other ~·ast .Jail trains were put in opera t14ln later on. Without going into their hiatory,I at this time illustrate four item~ ir-, 1~y collecti<n. Fig.3 in blue (all others shown in this article are blackJ is on a postcard written at Netr1rk \D

Oct. 14, 1878, addressed to ~yracuse,l .Y. Fis . 4 without indicntion as to year of use, is on a cover addresee~ to Short creek, Harrison Count~ Ohio. There are soco sli~ht differences bet"een Figs . 3 und 4, noticeably in the R.P.O.

Fig. 5

Fig. 5 11883J is merely a cut-s~uare; while Fig. 6 (1898) is on a cover from Minneapolis to •lashington c .B.. , Ohio.

~hnt other FAST MAIL postmarks do you have? --o--

---H. F. O. UIIT---

Members interested in H.R., R. P. O., and R.~. s. postal markings and desiring to help organ­tz., this branch of the hobby with the prospect of a separate supplement are urged to communic­ate with the Manaeine Director.

R.P.O. CHECK-LIST For many c:onths .. :o hnve heen workine on en up

to date cheek list of modern P..P.O., be~inni~e with 1900 nnd have reeched t~e point whereit ia novt reedy to turn over to soce otr or person to net as its editor an~ make it ready to issue to the mP.~r.ership who are intArested in tris fiel~

The full spelling as wellas abbreviationsare included and by the time it is relenscd we hope to include a type chart to accompany it •

Who will volunteer for this poet?

"EA..-=tLY" RAILRO . .D ~.;E=:Cl-:LI~T

Collectors of LLL E.R., R.P.O. and ~.~.s.m~ 'lrial and also those who just have a 1'e·.1 itecsm their collections are urged to comM\mic~te with us, so that every sinele item may be recorded.

In keeping ~ith "check-lists as a found~tio~ !or serious collectors", we should like to henr from any of our readers who would be interested in editing such a check-list in illustrated1brm for "?0 stal ~arkiogs".---~d.

--o--In 1710 a mail poet route was put in operat­

ion between tew York and Virginia , with a six­week period required for a return trip between these two pointe. --b'roc Colonial and Revolution­ary Poate.

128 POSTAL MARKINCS

POSTAL MARKINGS A COI.UICTOU MONTHLY

PUILUHtD ON lHF 1 )1 H OJ' E~U.Y MONTH AT

252S lfVULY lOAD IIOOKLYN, N.Y.

HAROLD P. PISER, EDITOlt

SubocnpClon, SI.OO ptr y .. r 5injlle Copots 10 cent. Advorusin~t ute $1.2) oncb

Vol. II, No .11 liOV- :J:;c 1932 nhole l.o. 22

"S 1' A Li P S"

"Stamps" the now weekly, now being sold from newsstands in many lnree cities, is an illustra­ted collectors magazine cnterine to collectors, youn6 and old, as well as the eeneral public.It has probably taken the lead in general make-up, and its reader interest must be 1001> insocruchas it always contains something worthwhile for all renders whot~er they are collectors or not.

We note with gladness one o1· more articles 1n every issue relatine to sor:1e phase of postmarks, cancellations or precancellations, and everyar­ticle seems to have been especially written for it by experts and lendinc collectors in theirr& spective fields of collecting activity.

"Stamps" will be a success because it is the only periodical of interest to ncn-collectorsas well as seasoned students of philately. lt may be obtained at ~1 yeerly or lOc per c~y direct from the publisher at 100 6th Ave., ~ew York.

--o--Tl::RRITOlti.a.L DA'I!A.

?.end ere intereuted in the early hi story of U. s. and its Territories are Ul'ged to read a very I interesti:cg account of t1>etu in the September js­sue of the .t.ew Southern 1'hiletelist. The author i!.arry 11. Konwiser is well knoWD for his ceny in­teresting articles on early postal histo17. His book ~olonial and ~evolutionary Posts is proba­bly one o! tlc most outstanding publications of our time.

A copy o~ t~e article may be obtained by ad­dressing the publishers at 109 ~.Cary st.,Rioh­mond, Vo.. 'rhey ere also th.e publishers ofMr. Kon­wiser's book,

WASHINGTON ~ITY DATA

We also refer our renders to the current is­sue of the Collectors Clu~ ~hilatelist for an­other interesting article by Lir.Kor.wieer who au: revised his list of Washington, D.C. postmarks, 1800-1900. Too much cannot be said of a work as studiously compiled as t~is one. Its comple~ is r.ost perfect. Lr. Konwiser is doing an e~­lent \':ork for thn hobby and his uen sl ould be closely, fol : o·:1ed by an~· o::1e i::1te1·ested m early postal nistory.

·,re feel proud to nUI:i'her him ir. our 11 ttle ed­itorial department and ~e have his assurance no issue of !'ostnl t:.nrkint;s will ever be published without at least one article of his in its col-umns.

--o--.l'OSTAL Mli.RK!l:Gs is t:re official ore;an of the

.l?ostal r~arkings Unit of the Amerimm Philatelic ~ociety. Any member of A.P.S. interested in our scope is invited to join the Unit and to receive the full benefits of l.I'.M.S. including its 'Yat"­ious publications. I4embers of A.P.s. will find a pap;a of the il.merican .L'hilatelist devoted to the Unit and its activities. Further particulars•8U be had fro~ the Unit Secretary.

::iUFPLE:::~:IITS TO "POSTAL :MR:r:n;GS"

Supplements are !lOT sent to all members.Only those who are collectors o: a certain material covered by the suppleoents, will receive them. '

There is no .'lddi tional cl~arge for the auppJ&. menta to members, and ~e do not anticipate any one member desiring an the supplements.

Each supJllement has a limited edition and arP. not sent to the entire membership.

If ~rou are interested in .!:>ureau l:Tints, Gen­eral Prectlncels, I;aval and. :.:arine J>ostt:~arks, or Postage Leters and have not receivAd the sup~ ment cov~ring your specialty, please send a card to the PUblisher.

BACK ISSUES

Back issues of Postal Markings are about ex­hausted. We do not anticipate any reprints. If you want to complete your set, order the needed numbers immediately. b'irst-come-first-served,.No promise is made you will get all you ask for.

Numbers One to ~eventeen, inclusive, may be had complete for \jl2 .50 or any aixlgl.e number,une to ::>eventeen, 20 cents. ;:umb~rs 10,19,20 nnd 21 available only at 75 cents per copy.

Requests ror free sample copies h1ve been so numerous they have used up all but 15 copies. • Herenfter, no more free copies ~ill be given unless request is accompanied by ten cents for each copy desired .

TEXaS POSTAL ~~lUGS •••••

Data is being assembled on the ro ate.l mark­ings of Texas, during the Republic Period, and ownors of such items are invited to B8Di descrip­tions of thei~ covers, to be used in a compila­tion of postmarks end a history of the Republic of Te:xt:s Poet Office, to Harry ll. Xonwiser,Room 329, 30 East 42nd Street, N.Y.City. l!r.Konwiser is almost ready to go to press~ and renders who hnve i terl!S of the Republic Period should wrl te at once •••• Ed.

::iTAI.:PLLSS COVERS cHECK LISTS

Mr. F.S.Eaton, Director of the Stnmplecs ~­ers Unit, is still keeping track of the numerous state check lists thnt our many stampless cover members have worked up in the past several~rs.

Ur.Eaton would like to know how many memb~rs would be interested in receiving a typed or aUm­eographed copy of each of the following state check lists: Tiew York, !Jew Jersey, Ohio • .Rhode Island and Packets.

This data is available and if sufficient re~ ders are interested the lists will bo made up.

In writin& to ~r. Eaton if you are interest­ed in otl:er states or groups plee.se tell him sa. It is hoped that all ste.tes and groupe can be included, ~ith the thought the near future will bring about an illustrated priced catalogue of ~tampless Covers.

--o--~pecial attention is called to our Album ad­

vertisement on page 134. After inspectingnumer­ous varieties we have finnlly decided t~~t this one is tre most adaptable one for cover collect· ors. We hiGhly recomcend it t.o all renders.

Don't Wait Join I. P. M. S. Now

POSTAL MARKINGS 129

This group was organized last Io'ebruary, wl'>en six serious co lleotors gathered around tl1e con­ference table in the t;ollectors Club (r:ew York). At this time the :process o~ :plan-o-graph :print­ins was expln ined and it l":'C.C o.ccepted a::: l:l. lonz sou~:;ht !.!lethotl to illuE.Jtra te postal r:l.'lrkincs c.s freely as desired. -:ithont the added costs of ex­pensive outs.

These 1:1en acreed betweor. thenselvea thr.t an annual budget fund should be rc.ised to care for this extra activity. Three hundred nnd fifty annual budeet fund snonld be rnisad to properly cnro for this extrn activity. ~hrec hundred and fifty dollars \7as thl) arJount decided upon to be­gin t:re :'i rst yoor. A hnt TIO.S pns:.;ed around and each of the six prPsent plnced ten doll~rs each into it, making sixty dollars in nll to begin a :project destined to be the rJ~ms \-:herel)y unusu­al cancellations on stamps r.ould be illustrated systematically for reference.

They also approved the idea of asking 29 oth­ers to join them that the ~60 rnieht gro\7 to the required amount or .;350.

To date :;p210 or 21 patron1:1 l!l8.ke this projec-f· for the :'il·st year almost a completion. Only 1' more :;;10 bills will complete the budg"t of ~350.

~r. T. H. Kelth is another patron member and ~hose name was inadvertently omitted last issue.

Other serious collActors of "postal markings" are invited to help along this project.

The current issue of "Postal i.~rkings" is an example of the undertaking.

S-?-1:-C-I-J..-L 1.:-E-E-T-I-ri-G ------ -----------------------------

-o-SE:RIOUSLY • .;nmED COLLECTORS

IN~EST'.ED Ilr:

CaNCELLATIOnS Or ST~S

---------------------------------EAELY l'OST"...at ... ~ED COVERS

Are corrliall~· invited to attend a Bl)Ccial in­for::ltll meeting to be held nt the Collectors 1

Club ROOQS, 30 East 42nd St., ~e~ Yorx City ~riday evening, January 13th, 19~3 at 8 P~.'

-o-'l'nis neetinc has been called principally for the purpose of further discussing the under­taking of illuatr11.ting unusual cancellations and postcarks---a pro~ ect ec.sily r::ade pract­ical by the ne~ process of photo-lithogr£~hy.

-o-i.:r.Delf Y.orona will also speak on his ..... r.::>. C~lcl. opaedia of United States Postmarks.

-o-.::>r.R.F.Chatabers, of J.>rovidence, '~r. Delf ::o­rona of Y.oundsville;.7. va., ani other out-of­tolvn ::~eobers Tiill ettend.A record attend"nce is eT.peoted and all ere urged to cor:le.

-o-Pa.rt of the entertaillrlent 71111 include an auc­tion sale of l4e lots o~ unueunl covers.witb st&~rs end stc.~less. catnlog on request.

-o-il.!:.iJ!EMBE?. THE DATE---;~~!ll.W":Y 13th.

lJEV, YORK •tOTES"

i~ew YoJZk marking "New 5 York• f96. Unlisted denornination,black, •42" reported, Robert ~eale, (N.Y.-London. dnte unkno~J.

"new-York.fFaid 1 Cent", #60. circle 3lmm.(W &: Y 3mm.) l/26/53-10/2/!i7. Thnnks to .. essrs. R. P.Bearde1ee and H.t:.Konwiser, we are allle to correct this illustro. tion · ,, show a period after "York"; a superb cover, owned by hlr.Beardslee, circular, 6/6/53, shows this period very clear­ly. This is an aid in distinguiehing types 59, 60 and 61 as illustrated in July-~ucuat isaueat Postal ruarkings.

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Mr.Bee.le also sends a most beautiful trear­ure, a llew York to uan ~·re.ncisoo letter of June 28,1851, with our previously listed Type 2Z,and which aeerns to be reserved for California mail, and in Rddition, in blac~. paying the double~ a l4mm. circle, "80", which r.e are desiennting as Type 23a. The lette~ refers to an inclosure, "71e enclose a copy of our r·:o.794 of this datr., p~ceeding per ~. i. packet to our friends in Valparaiso." This accounts for the double rate. Also note the letter missed the nevr low rn te ot 20¢ instead of 80¢ which went into effect June 30,1851. This is the only known "80" and a rare gee.

"POSTAL MARKINGS" REACHES MORE COLLECTORS

of

Covers

Cancellations

and

Postmarks

Than Any Other Periodical

YOUR AD HERE W~LL REACH THEM

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1.30 POSTAL MARKINGS

International Postal Marking Society

HAROLD PALMER Pl~ER ~~•ag1•1 Dir"IIW 25~ 8£VERLEY IIOAD

BJIOOKL YH. H. Y.

A"E YOU A MC.M8ERl

JEROME MILLER St#dJf)·Trt.tslfrn

266) GuSD CoNcouua NPW YORK, N. Y.

"To pro11JIJII il!llel'i'tl ~.md f~lt.Jrch, .mJ It> enriJur.rge lbt i/Nd)• .mJ rnllutioJJ D{. 11ll ltJJitll "''I"J.Jio•t ll•tttl o• ,~} m.d!N '-1 .tllthur~ .. ~J t.m~HtHiem t IIJIIO)'i'l.'

************* REPOB~ OF SECRE~ ************* • • • .tiew !.!embers • • !---------------- -----------------P- 371.. Xugh u. Clark,~ecretar.y Scott ~tamp and

Coin Co., 1 1oest 47th :;)t., I\ew York,.N.Y. P-372. c. Corwi'th :tagner, 110~ Telephone l.Sldg.

St.Louis, Mo.(C)C-16;S-129C-13 stamps. P-373. A.L.D.Y:arner, 728 l'Io. Roxbury Drive,.Oev­

erly Hills, calif.(C) C-16. 374. Edwin .Milliken,c/o r,ational City Bank 42nd

St., and . .:..adison l.ve.,i~ew York,B.Y.CdS-22. 375. Vr. neginald Burbank,6 ~ast 78th ~t., Bew

York,1!i. Y.(C) 376. John Campbell, Cadiz, Ohio. (C) 377. ~ugene Klein , 200 E. l~th ~t ., Phila., Pa. 378. Forest a. Black, JJOX 15, Leocinster ,l.:ass.,

(C)P-4;B-l;8-l;W-l,A-5,A-l0. 379. John :l.Keeler,ll.D.,Har..mondsport,.r..Y.(C)P-a4

Finear Lake (N.Y.) region;u.s. useu and~ used.

380. Harry ~ . Mitchell,o/o .l:'eirson ~ardware Co . 41 :north tit., .l?ittsfield,r . .ass.(C)S-12 from Sharon to~s,(r..Y.) .

381. Yrederiok ~. Uarter,.l:'arkstone House, Lus­combe 1'erraoe ,Dawlish Devon,J-;ngland. (C)\7-l S-12; C-16 ; all countries.

~82. Joseph J. Kucera , 57~ LaPaz Drive,~an Mar­ino,Calif. (C)all ~-14 u. s .

3e3. ~ertoy ~.Allam, 342 •est ~t .,Bethlehem,Pa. (C)S-12.

384. Theodore~. ~teinway,l09 .est 57th ~t. , ~e~ York,1,. Y. (C) 0-16 ;.1:'-22.

385 • .teobert z.:. Platt, P.O.Dox 884,;1aterbury,Ct. (C) P-22; B3 blocks and coil pairs.

386. b:dmund •JCK. Hayden, 367 ~incoln St. ,I\ew Britian,C9nn,(C)nwitzerland.

387. .1 ohn H. Viilms, 2103 a. t..arket, .uouisville, Ky. (C) lt¢ B-3.

388. J . R.Vernon, P.C.Box 5413 ~ingsessing Sta., £hila ., Pa.(C)All P-22 issues.

389. ~·rank .r.:. Hobbins, 1015 <;hurch ~t., Ann Ar­bor,_ich.(<;)~-5; C- 3; ~3.

390. ti.Carl A. Anderson,uhief Lay ~lerk , u .s.n., Naval Hospital,Mare lsland,r..Y.

391. H. A. Thatcher, J,eeds , lowa.(C) 392. H. T. Updegrove, 1904 !'lostra.;d Ave.,Brook­

lyn,rl. Y. (C) Pa. P-22. 393. G. H. Boc1>:0l, 907 aummi t .Ave . , "ohnr-town,

.l:'enna.(C) B-3;<;ity Type Uoils;~reo .Commem; Penna. P-22.

394. Paul Matthia, 534 So. East Ji..ve., Montpelier, Obio.(C) B-3 sinales & coils.

395. Leon B. Loeb, 314 Second ~vc.,Eittsburgh, Pa.(C) P-22 ..

396. ~. H. Cantrell, 2348 Wycliff ~ve.,Dallas, Texas.(C)P-22-Ul4,15,16 ; B-3

397. ~ichael .1. Lucas, 226 Wallace St., Erie,P~ (\.l)lol-5.

398. Z.:mil Jahnke, 219 E. 8th St., Flint,Uich. (C)P-22 olasuics;~-3 ~ingles,pairs,blooks, ~perimentals,~rrors.

399. G. B. P.oss,l04 West let ::>t. ,Sanford,.i!'la.(C) .r- 22; B-3.

400. Elmer F. Fell, 675 Lamberton ~t.,Trenton,& J. (C)ll-5.

401. John R. Boker,Jr.,874 Yale Sta.,New Haven, Conn.( C) U.Y.STATE and P.P. P-22.

402.

403.

404.

405.

406.

407 •

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410.

411.

412.

413.

Rex T. Taylor, 33 :7est 42nd St., r.ew York, ~ . Y.(C)S-7; P-14. Henry 0. Nouss , 1301 Telephone Bldg. st • .uouis,Lo.(c)P-14; ~-1; B-3. ' .ttalph A. Schoenfeld, 2639 Harvard Ave •• 1 •• Seattle,Wash.(C)Wash.State ..t'- 22 only. c. s. ·.lilliams,Jr. ,Boxll5 Short Hills N. J (C)B-1. ' • Dr. H.Preston tloskins,l230 o1.\7ashington ~lvd ., Chicago,Ill.(C)U.S.Postace and P- 22. .l:1.F.:t..iorenn, 2739 Pillsbury Ave, ,s. ,M1nnea­pol1s,~inn .(C)p-22;B-3;P-14. Michael railler ,c/o Poor,.tlowen, .bnrtlett and .K.ennedy , 26 So.Ca.lvert ::it., .Ba.ltimore , Md.(C) Captain Ambrose uunston, The ~ings OwnBby­al hegt ., Burltons,Donhead ~t . Mary,Shafte­bury,norset,EngJ.and.(C)P-14. Sheldon Griese,Whent Ridge ,Colo.(C)P-22 Bi­Cents;.a.mas seals; .l!'-6 . l>ol Whi tl.ll8Il,l816 \•ihi te ..t!lains Ave. ,:r.ew Yo:rl<:, N.Y. ( C }.U-5. Ra'YI!lond T. Kelly. 1229 ~·ranklyn •ve., l~ew York,n,Y.(C)A-7;B-l;P-l4. hoy ~ • .Harker, 619 Chestnut ~t. ,Springne~ ~ass.(C)C-16;S-l2;Colombia,Panama & u.s. 1n used singles and unused blox.

U.S~ C..l.LL FOR 1\lEIJBERSHIP CHAKGES

The ne\7 roster c;oes to press Dec. 15th, and if you desire any chc.nges made in your name ,ad­d:ress or specialties AS Till-Y :;m;; b.PPEi..R in the old roster please be sure to advise the Secre­tary at once, othenise old listing ~ill be us­ed. Changes made subsequent to issuance of ol.d roster should be reported again to insure cor­rect listing.

I.P. :M.S. Ulf.ITS

The I.J?.Ll. s. is made up of various units, ill which members, who are collectors of a speoia1-ized phase of postal markings, may join togeth­er to promote further study ~nd. research in the subjects in ~hich they are interested.

Bureau Print Precancels, General Freoancels , :r::aval Postmarks (combined . ...,i th marine postmarkSJ and Postnge :leters each have a separate unit and also a special supplement is devoted to the in­dividual needs of these four units.

Other units will be organized and other SUP­plements will be published as soon as enough in­terest is shown to warrant these new activiti~

~herefore, if you desire to have a unit anda supplement devoted to your personal interests a brief note to the ~nnaging Director will start things moving to that end.

ABE YOUR DU1 .. ;;; P~IJ?

'•ie have been extremely lenient regarding pay­ment of dues and unless the members in arrears oommunionte with the Seoretazr-Treasurer giving satisfactory reasons for non-payment , we shall have to drop some from the roster without furth­er notioe. ----Harsh words, you will say but it is absolutely necessary. Credit will be extend­ed if the situation warrants it.

CHECX UP NOW. If in doubt, a postal card to the Secretary-Treasurer will bring you date of your expiration.

~ot unlike any other organization,"~.P.M.s.• needs more members to l:Jep on \"lith its work of popularizing all kinds of postal markings. Bear in mind, 1~ IS THE OELY SOCIETY OF I~S KIBD! If you know a friend wno-collects material. within our scope, tell him about I.P.K.S. and get him to join, or at least. get him to subscribe for one of our papers.

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POSTAL MARKINGS

WORLD WAR - T H E A. E. F. S I B E R I A -

Continued from last month By Delf Norona, ~oundsville,w.va.

~Ell'ERA.L u:&:r.SOR r!t\....1-UCS ( oont.): Only one copy in blaok is kno'I"'Il of l!'igure U-3, June 23,1919, {collection D.~.). The letter, addressed to New Mexico, was opened and resealed with the stick­er, .l!'ig.0-4, and there is nothing to indicate whether this v.ns done in ~iberia,orinthe State&

The neat little marking, .l!'ig.C-5, is knownto have been used Nov. 24, 1919 and Jan.6,1SnQ,both bll:.e, and both froo the collection of Dr, A. E. Perry.

~'he latest censor mark is ~·ig.C-6, in purple, tho only kno\7!1 copy, Jan.l8,1921 (collection w. K.R.) is on a oover franked with a 5o u.s. poe~ age ·stamp, addressed to Slew York , canceled with the ~asian postmark, ~ig.R-2. The cover is in­dorsod "Return :M-- B-- wjee Kruzyki powit Sambir poor;t Katiwuw"?

lloiocSE <;E.llSOR r.:AP.KS: Lieut. Lester K. Ade used the censor mark, ~·ig. C-7, both lmoTID speoiaans in purple. Earliest Oot .29,1918, (collection A. E.P.l; latest r.ov.2,1918, {collection D.N.)·.

ade also used an oval type, .big.C-8, onl7one copy, in black, being known, ~r.25,1919 , (col­lection D.li. ).

Lt. R. R.· Barrow(?) was another base censor possessing a oensor mark containing his name,~ 0nly kno't'ID copy, in purple, '."&S used Lpr.24,1919, (collection (R.V.R.C.) lo'ig.C-9.

Two types of base censor marks, without narne of oensor, are known, one quite similar to the •de oval, is shown, ~ig. C-10, but one copy be­ing knoi'lll, (collection A.~.Pl, used Jun.l2,1919.

Finally, there is tho octagonal base censor mark found in three colore, all 1920, blue,Peb. 24 Coolleotions A.~.P. and D.D.), purple, ~r.5 (collection A.E.P.), red, ~r.a (oollectionav • .•• c.) and Lar.l2 (collection ~.E.P.) , Fig.C-11.

--o--This concludes tt.e list of ell known typeaaf post and censor markings uaed by the Polar ~ and as this is to be re-written for the first volume o.r the Cyclopaedia L s'holl be glad to hear from others with additions to the above a.s r.ell aa obtaining soDs of the historical high lights of the Siberian adventure.

1'he next issue will contain a list of all the known types of postal stationery indicative of use in Siberia. In the meentime 1 mention an ~ tereating ooTer (collection ~.E.P.) mailed from J>onora,:Pa., J.pr.l6,1919, with a 3c Victory stam~ to ~~acuation Hospital fl7, A.E.F. Siberia. It is postoarked (Fig.~-2)(0ot.iasue) May 26th and for.orarded to EllensTille ,1:. Y., agaill forwarded, postmarked JUll.26th, thus takillg 2 months andl(l daye there and back. This does not have a cena­or mark.

SHALL '/lE O!~UJ.NIZE A WOiliJ) liAR UiiU? _,

_. E. F. S I 8 E R lA CEIISOR!O

Fig. C-:3

Opened by Cen~ ;-4 No. 10

A. E. F. Siberia. CeMor~ci

Sig. .................. .... ·.:.- ..

A. E. F. SIBERIA C~NSORl:..D

Sig. " ,.. '..J-)

A. E. F. SIBERIA I CENSORED

Lieu t Lester t<. F\de ~ • Base Censor­..____

A.E.F. SIBERIA CENSORED

Lt.H.R .Ear P~-

P.M. f . F. 516fRIIt

Pa,sed <~'CENSORED .

B.ue Censor

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A. :E. F. Siberia Pused a~ Censoud

9ue Cenaor

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C-8

c-10

C-11

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i$y b'.::S.Eaton & w. Neleon ?.iayhew

Quoting from a letter froo the last mention­ed author--~---"For many years I have been a 3¢ 1851 specialist and have some ten thousand COP­ies of this stamp on and off cover. I also have a fairly complete selection of PH!~ELPHIA oan oellations from 1800 on. The "PHI" cancellation is probably twioe as rare as the "PHIL19 • .Uthough 1 have been fortunate in obtaining a number of both tYPes, 1 would say that the former is worth several dollars and the latter half as muoh.

I am enclosing herewith a sketch of one of the rarest EHILADELPHil cancellations which was only in use from Aug.16, 1861 until about Aug. 27, 1851. ~he only copies of this cancellation 1 have found have been on the orange-brown 1861 and l believe it to be worth in the neiBhbot.ruxd of 925, although l hnve bought several for lese than one-fifth of this amount."

Note by .I!'.S,E. :---The items referred to are properly termed "postmarks", as they were not uaed as "oancellations". As to the early !'hila­delphia postmarks, the Ptl! in fine condition a­bout 1800 generally sells for about a dollar , (that is, did so until recently). Now almost everyone tl"vt nmted one has one., so the market is poor.~ore ne~ collectors are needed if Sta~ lees Covers ere to thrive and progrees.The PHIL is worth only 10 or 15 cents. Mr. Mayhew's com­ment on the 1851 postmark are more in line with true values.

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A few select Maine oovers Washington City 1807 and '09

Fe~ rare STRAIGH~ LINES 1795 to 1833 Few different types of "R"

Many rare ~.R. postmarked stamplees covers Excellent assortment N.Y. and Penna. town Covers

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••••••••••• ~IRS! nlY • EVEI!S UNI! ••••••••••• ---·---William J. Hager, Director 6240 No. 20th St., st. Louis, Mo.

Following is a oheok-list of 193~ ~irst-Day­Covers (stamps only). we hope to publish a com­plete list of envelopes in the next issue andre­quest that readers who have any please send ~ to the author for inspection and listing.

All following dates are of year 1932.

Jan.l, Washington Bicentennial i¢,1ash.,D.c. " " lf " " " lt¢ " " " 2¢ " " " 3¢ " " " 4¢ " • " 5¢ " " " 6¢ " " " 7¢ " " " 8¢ " " " 9¢ " " " 10¢ "

Jan.25, III Olympic Winter Games 2¢ Lake Placid N.Y.

2¢ Nebraska City Apr.22, ~rbor Day

Jun.l5, X Olympic Games l'lebr.

3¢ Los Angeles,

Jun.l5, Jun.l6, Jun.24, .7ul.26. Aug.lB, Sep.25, Oot.l2, Oot.24,

" " " " "

X Olympio Games 5¢ Current wash. type 3¢ Sidewise coil, Wash. 't;nle 3¢ .Booklet. .vaeh. type 3¢ ~idewise Garfield ooil 6¢ Olive green airmail 8¢ Jsndwiee coil, Wash. type 3¢ Webster 3¢

• 11

~ 3¢

William Penn " " " "

Cal. " " " .tash., D.C.

" " Los Ang. Cal.

Wash., D.C. "

.Exeter, tl. H. Franklin,N.H. Hanover ,I:.H. chester, Pa. Phila., Pa. !•ew Castle ,Ie.

-----------------------------------------------In each succeeding issue we hope to make ad­ditions to this list until a complete checklist of all first day covers is obtained.

Receding from 1932, we ask that readers who have oovers of theoe events and issues to kind­ly send them to author for inspection and list­ing. All mnterial will be promptly returned.

--o--"I.P.~.S. BULLE~IN SERVICE"

We will send notices of all future ~irst-Da~ ~iret Flight and other cachet events to members Who keep a supply of self-addressed stamped en­velope• or postal cards with the writer of this column. lo charge ie made for this service, and only orficial events will be included.

--o--Bi-Centennial events: Dec. 25, Nashington•s

Crossing,Pa.m o.ocme110mt1on the Crossing of the Delaware. .!.leo. 19, 'Naehington'e .~moampment at Valley .!!'Orge. Covers to <.:.i'l.Eokert, 713 liigh St., Bethlehem,Pa., before Dec.l5th. State for which event your covers are intended.

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A l'i'EW SUPPLELIENT ro "POS!I.'AL lUP.IaNGS" Is Now Under Consideration

For quite some time we have been considering a e•parate su~plement to ecbrace the sco~eafUrls uni~s activity. If enough intere~t is shown we will be glad to issue juRt such a one.

OlFICIAL C~CHETS

~rough the courtesy of Prof. c. N. Allen.-«. P. Delehanty. W.H.Hanoook and George w. Elliot, we are enabled to illustrate several cachets supplied for various events in the paet several months. we weloome additions to thie list.andin ftlture we would appreciate it if one oopy 11!1 eeut in on a slip of white paper in blaGk ink forll­luetrating purposes.

~bove is the cachet eupplied by the Post Of­fice ~apartment on ~ept. !6, 193!, marking the 1•3rd anniversary of the -postal ~ervioe~ under the Constitution. This day &lao marked the lay­ing of t he cor.o~r atone of the new ~oat Offioe Department building; the first day of use o:tthe •nenjamin Franklin station" postal marking, and the first day of sale of the e; airmail stamp.

This is an illustrlltion of the cachet furnich­ed by the Hanover Junior Star:rp Club fo-r the WAb­ster sta~p.Designed by Prof. Allen of Dartmo~th and apn roved by the colleso. Shows ~artrnouth in 1803 dra"::'n two "~l!rb after Webster 718.8 gradua­t ni . 'Applied in green or. fi~st dlly of issue, on October 24, 19Z2.

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The desigz: in the Cf.chet is the pt·esent maill buildiug of the Phillips-Exeter ~cadeuy,at ~ "ebster received instruction preparatory to en­tering Dartmouth College. ;Vhne there is no re­cord of his graduation, it is likely thathe left Exeter in 1797, inasmuch as he was grcduated from Dartmouth in 1801. He entered Phillips-Exeter Academy in 1796, as the son of comparatively~ :parents and soon proved hinaelf superior to~ of the boys who had come from more "well-to-do" families. The mnin b~ilding of the present Ac~ eii1Y, was chosen as the building of \'/ebster' s time ia no longer stonding. Ur. Hoyt also favors us with an Exeter Chncber of Commerce envelope il­lustrating tte origincl academy ana another one showinf, the tiilnan Garriro n J:ioUSc where rehster boarded while a student at 2rillips-~eter.

the ber Qmn llld­ry

fhis illustration shows the -..mpum belt", given by the Indians to Penn. Used at Philadel­phia, l'a., on first day of use of the Penn com­memorative, and applied in blaok, October 24th.

Don't fo surplecent ' 1:1eens that 1

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Fiui'Sl Cover A I hum on lite Marl.. d. Size - lSY2 high x 12 wide x 2% lhick.

Binding: He11n· black c·o,·<'r stock. Jlnlf hound ( lc•atlwr c·ornrrll, hack : ml cloth sidc·s. ) Spring hack. tupc ~~·" 11.

Pagination: Grey univc'rl'al c·ovrr stol'k, 651h. ha;Sf•· . . . Evrry page rc•-inforccll al top and s1dc•s, luushcd w1lh heavy gumnwd lmcn Lapr.

Holds: Entires And ullo\\S t'wlvr to each page (two per line.)

ThP.re are fiJI. in stubbo! l>t'l Wl'f"O •·ach page. This allow• lht• bovk lt> liP flal when opened and dvrs uot hulgn or spN'ad whrn d<J~~I'd.

ThP. arrangPrnent afford'> clear vision of lhc entire cov••r, starnp, cancellat.ion and cuchel. Easy to change or tran&fer <'OVtrs. Tht're are no bing~ or <'Orner mounts necessary to hold the covP.nl in placr..

RP.d Keratollcatberctte binding: Red Russia leather binding:

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ot Presidents and Cabinet Officers. lUll pay cash, or exchange others. Submit what you have.

EDWARD STERN 87 lfassau St., Hew York, H. Y.

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~re you getting these covers before it is too late? ~ paee makes a fine showing in your al­bum, For '1 bill we will send you a good as­sortment of covers and carde,all different,~ o luding Bri tiah, b'rench and .oegian soldiers' oovers, all censored; official ~ritish Field Cover(green) and also some censored covers. A few rarer items if desired.

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Small lot uaed on mail to Germ&DY, all en­tire oovers, which ! will sell at: 1057 at .1.50; 1791 at 76¢; 186• at ~.60; 1931 at ~1.50; 2066 at .1.50. ~ve also a few~ D metera lett which I will sell at catalog prioes.

Want lists filled for u.s. &t !o'oreign Stamps Albums,Su~plies & Fh1le.tel1o ~iterature

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A CALIFORNIA COVER WITH MANY AWtKINGS OF IIISTORlCAL INTEREST

The schooner "Restless," the marking of which is shown on this cover, was of 191 tons, and ran as a packet between San Francisco and Honolulu in 1853-1854. She was one of the few sailing vessels on th~coast that handstamped mail- perhaps the only one. Capt. John Paty of Honolulu, well known along the coast, was her master~

Gabriel B. Post came to California in 1847 and organized the commission merchant firm, G.B.Post & Co. In 1851 in his office the first Vigilance Committee was formed. Post Street in San Francisco is named for him. He was not a forwarding agent regularly,but probably acted-as such to oblige clients.

Of H.T. Fitch nothing is known; careful research in both Honolulu and San Francisco reveals no trace of him.

This cover is in the collection of E.A. Wiltsee.

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• MICHIGAN CANCELLATIONS Karl KosLowski

Elsenhere in this issue appesrs a half page of illustrations o! covers owned by Ur. Karl Koslowski, and prepared for tne reading public by Mr. Beverly King, wri 'bar-ds-fame on Un1 tad States stamps, etc.,eto. On the West Hartland cover. what is the NAKED FOR!: shown 1n the circle? WHO C.li.lf SOLVE THIS PRaBW:?

• FORT LARAMIE COVER »nil Jahnke au'Umitted a FORT L.~R.UliE Conr, the

postmArk reading: "FT.L.\~E, O.R." in black, 1ith a "5" numeral in centre of the circle, which me-.s­ures 30 11111. l'he cover aho carries a lw.ndstamp read­ing: ''JUN 15" in black, the "J" being 10 mm. height. There 11 no date on the brown cover, kddresaed to E9~sno. rhi1 cover will be illustrated in the Oc~ober issue of this paper. • TIP TO ADVERTISERS ~er~ ie s?mething the stamp advertiser should t~ke

cogni~nce of-- and it is1 Be~der Interest ~kes Ads. Pa,y. POS1'AL l.:.\:iiKlNGS has tMt rA.te thing-- .•roper oover.'\ge in a specialized field ABD BA.i.DER ll'l1'ERI<.S ~ .

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BE'.t DIGGUfGS,;v. T. Territoey of Nil eons in was formed from a portion or ~iohi~n T~rritor.r by act ot Cong­re••· April 20,1836. ~l•consin, ~• ~ State, Uay 29, 1848, was formed from the e'lstem part of the Terr­itor, or ~iaconain by act of 4n~lt 6,1846. Tbe wes­tern part of the Territory of ~i•con1in retained it• territorial organi11tion under the same name until reorganized into the Territor, of ~innesota byact of March 3,1849. The cover 1hown here 1• from tho coll­ection of C.L.~ll, and wa• traced b7 him tor thi1 p~per. A few 7eara ~ a Bolton auction offered a Str!Poigb.t Line"lfew Diggings Dac. '' This was in blaok, and reported •• having "N.T." in 111.11., and u1ed in 1845, on letter to ~ine• Chamber• li1t1 StT'light Line "llew Digginl" (capitals with date underneath), 2 x 28 112. The r•te "10" in circle, on cover ill­uatJWted is in black, a• is the April lOth poatmark.

PACKET MISSISSIPPI RIVER POSTMARKS By D. A. SDmdal.

ILLUSTRATIONS OB REAR COVER PAGE I. Red River Packet Monterey.~ 143-ton boat,

built at Cincinnati in 1846.S&Dk in upper Red River in 863; 1n 1918,due to changing c~ent of the river, was expoeed.Bolte of broadcloth were removed and found sound enough to be made into clothing. Cancellation blue,on cover datec1. 1847.

2. S B. Viola. Yiss, River packet on the "Lo,.,er Cos ..;t, '' be tween ITa tchez and New Orleans. Cancellation re a on cover dated 1847.

3 . Ste:..n,er vhalrJe tto. Ouachita and L.iss. River paoket, built at Cincinnatti in 1846 • Cancellation red, on letter dated 1949 .

4 . s. B. ~ueio. ~iss . River packet. Can­collation red, on letter dated 1847.

5. uhalmeto. Uies. River . packet , Can­cellation red , on letter dated 184'• •

6 . Steamer Dallas. l.~iss. River packet, 244 tons, built at Louieville , Ky., in 1843. Cancellation red, on cover dated 1848.

7. Steamer Echo. L'.iss . and Quach ita River packet . Cancellation black, on 1951 cover.

B. Steaner Cora. kiss. and OuaohitaRivar packet . Cancellation red, on 1348 cover.

9. Paul Jones. 1.-iss. River packet, built at Cincinnatti in 1913. Cancellation, black. on covers aated 1844. 1845. Siwilar to No. 13.

10. Sultana. Yiss.~iver packet, built at Jeffersonvil1e,Ind.,l843.While conveying Union troops up the river from VickSburg at the enc1. of the Civil War, she exploded,causing the greatest marine disaster in history thus far, surpassed only by the loss of li~e on the Tita~_c.

11. Red River Packet Caddo. Cancellat~n. black, on letter dated 1U49.

12 . Jr. Batey. llise. River packet. Can­cellatior., red, on letter d~ted 1954.

13. Ste~er Cote Joyense. kiss . and Red River packet. Cancellation, block, on letter dated 1845. lTote similarity to No. 9.

14. From Steamer natchez Ho, ~ . Kiss. River packet . Built at Cincinnatti in 1849. Cancellation, red, on letter dated 1850.

15. Steamer »ary Bess. Uiss. River pack­et. Canoellation, red, on letter dated 1956.

16. From Steamer Alice VI. Glaze. l'ies.

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River packet. Cancel:.a ti Or!, red, en cover dated 1854. Dr. Chase lists this cancella­tion as "Glazer" and comments "ver:r much in Jlcubt."

17. U. s. Mail Pac.=.et. Steamer Lizzie Si~ons, Geo . F. ~ir~. Ca~t. Cancellation , green , 1856.

18. Regular Opelousa Packet. J,'is:: . River pac~t . Cancellation, red, on letter dated 1353.

19 . Steamer Bloomer . Liss. and Red 3iver packet, built at Louisville , Ky.,l85l . Cancell­ation red,on cover with 3c 1851 stamp and cor­neroard "Cheif Engines 's Office,Southern Pacif­ic 3.R.Co.,Uarshall.Texas. Dated;the letter states that this is the first day that n train has run on the tracks,tho first of the Southern Pacific (now the Texas Pacific). Of unusual interest, this cover was carried part way by ~ain, on the road's first day of operation,to steamboat landing on Caddo lake,thence down the Bed River to Bew Orleans.

2u. New Orleans. ~iss. and ~ed River packet . Cance:lat1ons, black and green, on letter dated 1852.

21. ~rom Steamer Red River. ~ise. end Red River packet. Cancellation, red, on let­t8't' detfld 1853.

(Editorial Note: -- All the data were supplied by Ur. Somdal who prom1ees to give us further postmarks of ~nusual interes~ - H.~-~.0

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A COVER FROM TIBET By Frank I. Morae

THIS oovar arrived in Malden, Masa.,from Lhassa,Tibet, in the spring of 1926. It went out :from Lhassa to the Tibetan border at Gyantse, by native yak oart. There is received Indian stamps, affixed on the baok,and was sent on its way.

The Tibetan stamps ware the green and purple ones of the 1913 series, and represent what would be the f oreign rate if Tibet belonged to the Universal Postal Union; since Tibet does not, it r equired Indian stamps to acrry the let­ter on. We understand that the Indian postal service arrange s to stamp such letters and to collect the amount due from the Tibetans.

Be l ieve it or not-- it has taken seven years since this time to secure another postal cancel­lation of Lhassa in Tibet. This ne~ one,secured at considerable expense, shows a new series of stamps and a lso the faot that the Kashag (the Tibertan Cabinet) had had made a new postal cancellation for Lhassa 1n the meantima.

Who sent the cover? A Lama sent it to an Anerican friend of his who had been st~dying at Oxford (England), at the t~e the Lama was there getting- Europeanized.

• ARE NAVAL POSTMARKS S LOGANS?

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By Yontgamery ~alford There nas been sane discussion as ~o

whether naval postmarks are slogan-postmarks or not. '£he generally accepted opinion on this oatter is that the naval location-post­marks, are not slogan-postmarks. With tnis I bel i eve everyone will agree.

A slogan advertises something, or com-memorates an event. Th6n there are SESnaval postmarks which are slogen-postmal'ks!

Those naval i tams which COillJil8lllorate speci­al "days", are slogans. Thus "ldother's Day", "Christmas Day'', "9th Day Olympic Games",--­''Lafayette Sails Home", to mention a few here and there at passing, are slogan-postmarks.

They are naval slogan postmarks because they commemorate events.

Now let ue discuss another variety of the naval postmarks. These are the postmarks of the first day in oommission, the last day of

servic e of naval vessels. Are these s~e? If we c~nsider those "holidaypostmarke" ae slogans as we must, there is much to say in the affi~tive-on-the first and last day pos t marks of naval ships. "Last Day Fleet Flat" f or instance (to suggest bot one ot many), of the U. s. Fleet Flagship, Sept.l5, )931, commemorates en event. And postmarks wb1ch commemorate, are slogansr-----rf is not my purpose to be~in a "battle royal". I have r,o i ntention of treepaesi1'18 upon the naval postiDBrk territory •

• WHY DON'T THEY SHOW UP? By Stephen G. Rich

One of the queer things about New Jersey covers of the period from 1836 to the CiYil War is that those from certain places that even then were sizeable or important do not come to light at all. Recently I sent to F.s. Eaton a want-list of such places for a few stampless oovers from them and he wrote me: " I have never seen any o:f these towns except Dover and possibly Bloomfield~

Plenty of covers of the stamplees or the early stamped period show up from places in the southern hulf of llew Jersey; but North Jersey covers except Newark and Jersey City appear to be scaroe. What ttb,ow up are the older South Jersey trading centers suoh &I Bordentown, Burlington, Hightstown, Salem, and ~anton.

Here are a few of the places that had poet offices in the ear}y d~e bot which appear to be all but unknown as postmarks on covers:

Bayonne ( 1869 earliest seen) Caldwell ( ought to exist from the

'40's; none seen before 1886) East Ornnse Fort Lee (none ever seen) Hackensack (ought to be plentiful) Hohokus Hudson (1861 earliest eeeni became

a branch of Jersey Ci~y 1872) J:.illburn (none seen) ~dison (one stampless seen) Rutherford (none seen) Rockaway (none seen) W~ehawken (none seen) West Bloomfield (1867 earliest seen;

should exist stampless} There are at least a dozen others equal­

ly likely to exist. From the period 1870 to 1895 most of the

places listed above are equally scarce -- ­Hoboken is the only one I have seen in any fair number and most of them have not shown up at all. Curiously enough, covers of my home town; Verona, even as late as 1910, do not show up at all.

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Every reader is reminded that i f this paper is to continue to do effective work in popul­arizing Postmarks and Cancellations on United States and foreign stamps, the work will best be accomplish~d if every reader makes himself an Ass ociate ~ditor and submits photostats or drawings of some of the postmarks and cancell­ations that he owns. Let the other fellow know what you have! POSTAL ll!Rl.CINGS is a twelve­times-a-year Philatelic Exhibition.

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getting both ends of the lines even; indent 3 spaces a't"'"llie start of each paragraph: olean the type; use a fresh ~lack ribbon. ~

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The 12¢ stamp of 1851 has always been a most interesting issue and it has received the attention of some ot Philately's greatest stu­dents, Stanley B. Ashbrook probably having made the mos~ exhaustive study. 1~e notes on the 12¢ stamp ot 1851 as written by Colonel J. K. 1Tacy and Stanley B. Ashbrook fail to record a railroad cancellation on this st~p.

1be Great Western R R was incorporated on March let 1845 in Illinois as the Sangamon & Morgan R R Company. This name was changed to Great Western R R Company on February 121 1853. and

the railroad operated from Meredosia, Illinois. to Springfield, Illinois, trom September 24, 1847 to August 17, 1857. It also operated from Bluffs, Illinois, to Naples, Illinois, during the same period. It ceased operation on August lb, 1851.~his letter was unquestionably handled by the Great Western RR.from Jacksonvillo(which is approximately 40 miles southeast ot Meredosia and the same distance southwest of Springfield) to Springfield where is was turned over to the carrier serving southern Illinois where Mount Vernon is looated. The date of the letter is unknown but the tact that the Great Western R R Company did not adopt that name until February 12, 1853, fixes the date that this letter was handled aa between September 1653 and August 17, 1657, on which latter date the road ceased operation.

Previous to the discovery ot this cover this stamp with a railroad cancellation was unknown and because very tew copies comparatively speaking were used for domestic rates or in the interior of the country, it is a natural in­terence that this cover 1a probably the only one 1n existence bearing this stamp with a cancellation of the Great Western R R Company of Illino1a.

• " A nut is a fellow who collects something different from what you do."

--· Dr. W.I.Mitchell But if anyone has discovered anything of

a postal nature that Dr. ~tchell does not collect. be is a wizzard. not ~ nut.

• st .. p Paper .IDilUon are horeb)- authorised to reprint &DJ' Hem• or •~orit• appearing in POSTAL llAI!KllfC:S prodded the author il properl7 credited. !oo mAD¥ Stamp Paper Editor• are r•iu 1D ihil oourte17 • and H 11 reall7 deplorable.

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CANCE LLATION S collection of

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~ Hotel l!oTer. Star leland. ~ioh. a ddr. to .Detroit. Red 2-c. etamp tied by this poetmark.

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British Beirut,l906. lp.on 2d, used horizontal pair. re~istr.y postmark.

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il'ill T IS Th'I S ? .?rinted cover, exoe:p'li the"Free Sallie Cook .• c.c." at lower left. On the reverse is a. z:1emo reading : "This is for you dear :Moll. read it attent­ively and I t'nink yo\1 m..1.1. find it 1.nter­esting.Sallie." The oover is sealed w1 th a Lion's Head -­the centre part o:f the "staop" shown on the cover.

Wr..o oan e::rolain this cover?

Contributed by .Arnold F. Auerbach.

INVESlMENT ~S Pl1i17ri.II:R .e:'V.rD.::NCE that Philately 1e a lfoleMe,

to telephones Gordon ~. Nheeler, one might potnt to the recent f~~t s~le of oYer Fifty Thousand Dol­lara •.varth of un,:unwned st..mpe J.n sheets, at Cr.ic-~~· lbaeler is satiric, one midht assume. rhis phase of phi4tely ia the )ne proYing Ph14tely is .. n lnYeatment Par Zxcellence.- t);oy._>12 tht1 d_,_,r ::>)J:}

~ ~Hsh folks, who started tt.il Stwnp Colleoting \8 An lnvestment ~rdly .vere thinking of current atampa in that connection, and cert·dnly were no~. thinking of United Sta.tN abmps. ~

• --I NlJEPENDEN T MAIL CCMPANIC:S Laurence b Maeon hae prepared a story on the In­

depent ~i1 Companies, as also the New York City Loc­al .l'oate for POSl'i>L .W..RKlNGS and eacerpte .from thie etory, illustrated with cover• of the period, will be shown in thie paper eoon. J..r. Jr:Qeon, or rather W.RRY ~lSOR is the top-notch collector of poatallf uaed co~­erl rel&ting to New York CitT, and matters of kindred inter at, like Jnde ~endent Uail Company CoTers. This series indicatea u Philatelic l'reat is in store .for th'l roader:s.

•

C:OPII!.D l!o'( .8Ultlf.

From tho collection of T.E.Dillon

RE.O 1~ RE'D

FORT 'N I NNEBAGO Ur. tuvid Orin rrue has two Stample11 CoYera .from

.Ylscondn Territory. l'!le rJ.ra'C, as •hown here, has two handetamps, the circle 1• 3Qmm. and the he~VT Y almost thirteen mm. rhe enol?wure indio3te1 thie was sent on October 18,1850, The second coYer carries the Fort Ninnebago Cirle, as shown here, •~me aize ae Number One, with a PAID handstamp and a. V more dhtinct than the other one illU!ItT•lteli. ~eae llle.r"'­inga &re in red. The hand-written "Pa.id" 1• in bl~o~. The coYer encloeure re3de lpri1 22,1850. Fort .Y1nneb3go, ~. l'rue , pointe out wa• an i.nll)' Poe~ the Territo~ and wae diecontinued in about 1853,

• NOT SWEARING "S,B." on " Ste .. mboat Cov-er, either as pJ.rt or all

ot the Postmark ,muns ''Steamboat" and nothing elu. • ANNA POL t 3 SHIP ¥rs. F. K. ~eKinney reports a postmark re"ding;

"ANN.q•s. I>Jl., SHIP J.\N •• " in circle, bands tamp, 28 mm., black, lfith "S" of the town name, and "D" of state abb reviation in smaller cape than other letters, the per­iods underne~Lth S?.JDe, The dJly da.te h hand"ritten.'J'hh poetourk, 'Kh1ch is not common, !!.ppear• on a ll!lvre let­ter, addreebed to ~r" York, 1839· The HaYre Postmark is in red::ilh-brown, 'iS h "F.P.'' in ha.ndstamp form,to indicate iost!1.;'8 .Paid • . l.ll the ratea are in hand.

• EARLY PRINTED POSTMARK

A cover shovdng a printed ~ostmark, maile~ b:,· the poetma s ter o:f Ludlow. I<:aes, who offer­ed to sell,via the circular on ~h1ch this poet­mark appeared. various "ll:lproved P.O.Stamps " engraved in boxwood. The circular 111ustrated me.~ type e. of "5" an~ "10" he:nile. t&lll.'ps," hi~ ~" • also "Paid" ,"Free," and date stamps.

Tho circular itself is undated, but no doubt refers to poet-office hendstarnpe required prior to 1651. Tho 1845-51 rates were "5" and "10"­excapt for mail to the ~cific Coast :from the ~a.st. This circular is the property of Walter Swan· tracing by Fred Stern, o:f "Stao~~.~1ouie Robbins, expert on precancelled covers, says this one is not of that cliche •

• EVERY reader is invited to submit a Postm.:lrk or

Cancellation,·Kithc)'O.t ;restriction a• to color, size or count~. ll-llat haYe you to interelt your t'el­law collector? If this paper ie to continue to be of interest it is your W'l'Y to aubmit someth.ing for publication.

• SCOTTISH PENNY POST

The Penny Post and Postmarks of Peter Rilliam­son, Edinburgh, Scotl~nd, ~re nicely illustrated and described in nPhilately in Sootl~ad," June 1933. These cover the 1775-79 period.

196 POSTAL MARKINGS

CANAL BOAT

COVERS

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These two Canal Boat Covers were submitted by Mr.Karel Boonstra, who seeks information about them. The ucanal Boatn markings are in orange-red. The upper cover has a Buffalo,N.Y. circle postmark with "5 ots" in bot tom, in blue ,ds. ted 1Iarch 2. The lower cover has the Attica, N.Y., circle postmark in red. dated Dec . 2. Both of these covers are addressed to Avery M. Starkweather, postmaster at Eagle Harbor, Orleans Co. ,N.Y. No year date shows on either and there are no contents to i&entify eithero

Do any of our readers know of evidence that letters were carried on canal boats on the Erie Canal at the period these postmarks in­dicate? Or have any o~ them any similar covers that we may later illustrate?·

NEW YORK CITY EXTRA MARKINGS By Victor w. Rotnem

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PAID PAID YAIJ) lAID IF ORWARDE»I

I 8'08-ISof-6 ~ED 11J36 RED

PAID MISSENT Due3 RED 181>0 1~55" R.£'0 1866 BLACk '

POSTAL MAAKINGS 197

Stamps

Stamps 11 a new 81 pace weelt17 mapalne 4Urerent from &ll)'tlllnc tbat hal prenoulJ appeared In t.bla lleld.

Stamps Ia I'DIIT WWII.rated and bu &JI lm­P,....I"e llat ot coa~bllton and de­partment O<lltora.

Stamps ........... •"•'7 deputJ~~eat oliDt.reet to tlle eollec:tor and tor a llmlt.d time Ia practtc&117 IITen away at

41.00 P•r Y••r (52 Iuu•>

.A.ddreea

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Stamps

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T \1 0 COPIES "SOME NOTES THE Companies of the United States. their stamps •n4 Pranks," by Joseph S.Rioh, 1900; the o~ book on u.s. Telegraphs, at $6 eaob. Out of print. eoaroe.S.G.Rioh, Verona J.

W E W A N T ---­LNITEO STATES STAtvP3 IN Flf\£ c:x:t\OITICN- ESPECI~Y UllH LN.BuaL C'AN:.E...LAT I <NS.

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tTAll'rED! -- POIIY EXPRESs, lr.::::.LS FARGO ,m::STBR.~ PR.i l!KS • California Stampless, Overland l4ail, Denver & Pike's Peak, Via "ioarat;ua, COVERS with or vti thout stamps. Cash paid. J~es Hardy, 988 Oak Drive , Glencoe, Illinois. 38

I VI!LL BUY OR EXCl:LUGE U:::liTED STATES STAMPS Olr cover, 1840 to 1880. HarryB; Keffer , 280 Elm St., New Haven, Conn. gtc

\'iHO WAllTS TO BUY ? COLLECTION OF U.s. DEPART1iEllT Stamps on Cover. Choice Lot. Reasonably priced • Difficult to duplicate at any price . Or will SWAP :for something. Address H.M.Konwiser, care o:f Postal l.:arkings. 29

WAllTED FOR AUCTION: STAL.PS ON COVER, SC..L'qCE Stampless Covers, and " regular" stamps. Sales held regularly. Irwin Heiman, 1482 :Broadway,Uew York City. 27

CONFEDERATE COLLECTION. COVERS OlrLY9ALL BEdRUlG Official I mprints. In unique collection of Offic Confederata. Very fine one-volume collection -­reasonably priced. If sold through a dealer,proper commission is to be had. List of covers, etc.,1s available. Harry ~. Koawiser, care of Postal Markings. 30

ITILL lUi.IL COVERS FOR CA11CELL..lTIOUS OF SHIPS .UID Paquebots. Supplementary cancellations in trade for covers I need. I collect all ship and Seapost cancellations, 19th Century foreign covers. eta. Drop post card for information. ~11 covers to be mailed must be prepaid. Sol l'ihi tman, IP!J.S 411 1816 \Thi.te Plains Ave. ,:Bronx,lTew York City. 2a IF YOU COLLECT PRECANCELS AS WELL AS OTHER POSTAL

Markings, you need to read the Precancel Bee-- the only all-precancel magazine. 32 pages, 15th of the month, 10 cen'lis. s.G-.Rich, Verona. lT.J. 28

LAMPE'S COVER ALBUM 5 0 p a g e s ,

13x201n. SIX DOLLARS

S.G.Rich Verona, New -.Jersey. SLOGAN AliD SPECIAL OCCASION COV"t;RS---- * *********~•************~*********---20th Cen'liur,v

We have on hand oYer 1000 slogan & event covers carrying large range o! da'lies. Also quite a few hundred cot s quarea.The entire lo'li is a buy for someone interest­ed in this phase of philately • and goes to

the first check for $12.00 • RIALTO ST£UP co. 109 West 42 St •• llew York

That those. Who paid ~~~ for subscnftll)tJS for ~~

N"VAL Po6THAflKS uv~

~~~G.~~5~~!~~:~~ ~ w·.u rec~eve PosTAL- MARKlN&s for the. un~xpt~d portion of ~he.er subsc.rtp~tons. This applies Ol~Y to those who paid for one or more of these magazines and are not I~S members. IPJCS m6Jilbers receive POSTAL MA.RKillGS foT the period of their membership. l~aterial on :naval and Slogan Postmarks and on l.'teters will be published in POSTAL MilRialTGS. This will take effect ~ith the ~eptember 1933 number of POSTAL llf~>RlCPTGS.

STEPHEN G. RICH VERONA. NEW JERSEY

198 P.OSTAL MARKINC.S

MISSIPPI RIVER PACKET POSTMARKS

8 y 0 • A. S o m d a Descriptions on page 188 Traci ngs by Mr. Somdal

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REDRIVER s PACKET D~ BATEY.

CADDO

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LIZZIE EIMMONS. GW. F. KIRK CAPT .