$1.00 PER YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES
25 IN CANADA AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Eatsrad m ••cand elam matter September 1,1922 at th* poetoffice at Holton, Kanma, under the Act of March 3,1879.
VOL. X, NO. 2. HOLTON, KANSAS, APRIL 11, 1925
STAMPS
“Just Dirty Bits of Paper”—
But, Maybe Worth a Fortune.
By STEPHEN GOLDER
(Late Editor of “The Canadian Philatelist.”)
In “The Sunday Province” of Vancouver, B. C.
Review of Canadian Postal Emissions.
UST a bundle of dirty old letters—
J oh, put them in the furnace, do!”
It was the day of the annual
“clean-up” of musty papers indulged
in by Pa and Ma. A rainy Sunday
had turned their thoughts toward the
dusty trunks stored in the attic.
“What is the use of keeping all
this old truck around the house?”
Ma objected. But Pa was obstinate.
“How do you know there isn’t a
small fortune in the ‘dirty old let­
ters’? Do you know there’s a man
named Lichtenstein in New York
whose collection of early Canadian
and British Columbia stamps, with
some of Uruguay and Mauritius, is
insured for a million dollars? You
German Coil Stamps
The only proper way to collect these is in
STRIPS OF ELEVEN.
As a strip measures 11 inches it is too long
to conveniently mount for display in the
ordinary album, so I have evolved a method
for showing only 3 stamps although having
the strip of 11 which proves the origin from
a Coil and not a Sheet. I will include a
strip thus prepared with every order for
$1.00 worth of Coils. Also material for pre-
paring each Coil ordered.
PRICE LIST----- STRIPS OF ELEVEN
Cat. No. 164, 168, 170, 189, 201, 202, 204,
208, 227. 15c each or lot of 9 for $1.25.
Cat. No. 192, 200, 226, 229a, 281. 25c each or
lot of 5 for $1.10.
Cat. No. 188, 167, 208, 204a, 205a, 207, 222,
227, 230. 80c each or lot of 9 for $2.50.
Cat. No. 118, 119, 189, 140, 280. 40c each
or lot of 5 for $1.75.
Cat. No. 141, 144, 150, 209, 224, 288. 50c
each or lot of 6 for $2.75.
Entire Lot of 34 (as above) and 2 others
for $19.00.
Price Lists of 150 USED German stamps,
Entire Stamp Booklets and German stamps
ENCASED in Celluloid and Metal. Also
NOTGELD.
Postage extra under 50c.
A. W. Dunning
Brookline (47) Massachusetts
$1.
didn’t know it—well, you should read
the papers!”
And so the letters were kept to be
“gone over” on some later rainy day.
* * • * *
The fact is that the science of
“philately” known to the uninitiated
as “stamp-collecting,” is very much
in vogue just now, and as a result
most amazing prices are sometimes
paid for these “dirty old bits of
paper.”
But apart from their intrinsic value,
stamps can teach more history and
geography in a smaller space than
any textbook ever written. And here
in Vancouver is an ever-increasing
number of people interested in stamp­
collecting.
The recent sale of the collection
of stamps owned by the late Count
de la Renotiere Ferrari has aroused
interest in the postal issues of Can­
ada. Count Ferrari left his collection
to the Berlin Museum, but dying in
Paris during the war, his collection
was seized by the French Government
as enemy property and is being dis­
persed in a series of sales that have
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CANADA
No. Cat.
14, 1c rose ______________________ .60
15, 3c vermilion ________________ .30
16, 10c red lilac_________________ 2.00
21, black ___________________ 1.00
22, 1c brown red ______________2.00
23, 2c pale green _____________ 1.25
24, 8c red ________________________ .50
25, 6c dark brown _____________ 1.25
26, 12 %c blue _________________ 1.25
27. 15c lilac __________________ 1.25
31, 1c yellow __________________ 2.50
86, 10c rose lilac ______________ 1.25
39, 15c gray ---------------------------- 1.25
46, 47, 20c, 50c _________________ .65
66 to 78 comp. _________________ 2.26
74 to 85 comp. _______________ 2.27
86 to 95 comp. _________________ 2.18
And many other Canada stamps not
ed above.
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Unique
English and French
Agree and the Values Are to be Shown
in Two Currencies.
HE COMING ISSUE for New
T Hebrides introduces something
new in the story of postage
stamps, as the different denomina­
tions are to be shown in both English
and French currency.
The series for use in the British
post office in this condominium will
have the value in pence and shillings
on the right of the design and in cen­
times and francs on the left, while
the stamps in the French bureau will
show the denominations vice versa.
The only other difference between
the two series will be the watermark
—“R. F.” for the French and multiple
script CA. for the English—the de­
sign being the same as the current
issue which was first introduced in
1911, says the Christian Science Mon­
itor.
The postal history of this Anglo-
(Continued on page 33)
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already realized nearly a million dol­
lars. Count Ferrari’s pair of the
twelve-penny black Canada realized
the sum of 38,000 francs at the May
sale of 1922, or approximately $4,000
at the then current rate of exchange.
During the last few weeks another
pair of these valuable stamps was
disposed of by a member of the Brit­
ish Columbia Philatelic Society for
the same price.
Mr. Ronald M. Angus of Victoria,
the member in question, states that
the stamps were brought into his of­
fice by a Mr. Walsh, whose father
was employed in the postal depart­
ment at Ottawa at the time of the
issue of the stamp in 1851. Appar­
ently he had an idea that they would
be worth something some day, and
with this idea in mind he cut two
singles and one pair from three
sheets, selecting with great discrimin­
ation the left-hand bottom corner cop­
ies in each case with full sheet mar­
gins attached.
The disposition of these four stamps
makes an interesting story. One of
them he sent to a man of whom he
knew nothing, except that he resided
in the United States, and he never
saw the stamp again or his money.
This was many years ago.
The second copy his son sold to
Dr. B. D. Gillies of the British Col­
umbia Philatelic Society, and the
stamp has been exhibited to the mem­
bers of the society. Dr. Gillies pur­
chased it for a fair price, later dis­
posing of it to the Royal Philatelic
Society, London. After reading the
account of the sale of the unused
pair at the Ferrari auction, Mr. Walsh
placed his remaining pair of stamps
with Mr. Angus for disposal on a
commission basis, and ultimately they
found a home in the collection of Mr.
Alfred Lichtenstein, a New York
millionarie. Mr. Lichtenstein’s col­
lection of early Canadian and British
Columbia stamps, together with the
stamps of Uruguay, Mauritius and
old Swiss states are insured for one
million dollars.
The earliest record of the admin­
istration of the postoffice in Canada
are dated 1750, at which period the
celebrated Benjamin Franklin was
deputy postmaster-general of North
America. In 1774 Franklin was re­
called, and the War of Independence
broke out; the office was then filled
by Mr. Hugh Findlay, who had form­
erly occupied the position of post­
master of Quebec. At that time there
were seven postoffices in Upper and
five in Lower Canada.
The transfer of the Canadian post­
office from the control of the Imper­
ial authorities to the Colonial Govern­
ment was effected on April 6, 1851,
and Hon. James Morris was appointed
first postmaster-general. This may
be termed the red-letter year of the
Canadian postoffice. In the first
place the postage, which had hitherto
been rated according to distance and
had averaged 15 cents on each let­
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ter, was reduced to a uniform rate of “SQUARE DEAL APPROVALS”
5 cents per half ounce. Within a In addition to SQUARE DEAL AP­
year the number of letters transmitt­ PROVALS—Fifield offers an unique
ed through the mails had increased service — “INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN
75 per cent. The operation of the OFFERINGS OF UNUSUAL SIN­
department was greatly extended, and GLE ITEMS, OFFERED PERIODI­
last, but most decidely not least, the CALLY.”
introduction Of postage stamps took Would you be interested in receiving
place. this service, at no expense— or obli­
OnApril 21, 1851, an order was is­ gation on your part?
sued from the postoffice department
EDSON J. FIFIELD
referring to the issue of stamps, stat­ Pelham, New York
ing “that postage stamps are about
to be issued, one representing the
Beaver, of the denomination of Three
Pence; the second, representing the
head of Prince Albert, of the denom­
ination of Six Pence; and the third, WANTED
representing the head of Her Majesty,
of the denomination of One Shilling; FIRST DAY MAILINGS,
which will shortly be transmitted to
the postmasters at important points
THE
for sale.” The Beaver stamp was 1 ft CENT STAMP.
designed by Sir Sanford Fleming, a
civil engineer and draughtsman. Put one of these stamps on a cover
The twelve-penny requires a few and please mail to me on first day
words in explanation of the manner same is placed on sale at your post
in which value was expressed, for office.
“One Shilling” would appear to be a I will thank you, naturally and will
more natural form for this amount, say it with a block of four of these
rather than “Twelve-Pence.” Author- stamps. Please place your name and
address on cover.
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KIAUCHAU Noe. 16-18. 26-26— .52 .15
BELGIAN CONGO No. 76. scarce. .50 .12 1133 Broadway New York City
14 vara, aa above, all nice copies, catalog *1.26
for 40c, postpaid.
ERNEST PUTNAM
45 Centre St., Boston (20) Mass.
FIRST RATE QUALITY & CONDITION
AT ROCK-BOTTOM PRICES
Old
Dealers Who
SELL BRITISH COLONIAL PACKETS
ranging from 25 to 2,500 Standard Varieties,
should send for prices to— *182
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Pioneers
ROTHERHAM, ENGLAND “For General Collectors Only”
$2 Bi-Color—U. S. 547— —ARE BLAZING A NEW TRAIL
ASYOU LIKE ’EM. IN THE HISTORY OF STAMP COL­
Initialed copies ________________________ .10
Minuet tear, otherwise good _____________ .10 LECTING WITH THE SLOGAN:
Heavily canceled _______________________ .15
Good condition ________________________ .25
Perfection copies ____________________ .40
Postage extra on orders under 50c.
Everytime—
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3332 Third Ave., South “U-BUYA-STAMP
I-GIVA-STAMP”
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Free!
Wholesale Germany Specially prepared approvals, special­
Every mail has brought additional requests izing in Bird, Animal, Triangle and
from stamp firms for our new wholesale Ger­
Picture Stamps. New Issues—British
man Republic price list. The larger cities,
the smaller towns, the high-ways and the Colonials—Novelties, the very best of
by-ways of this good old country, have all
contributed their share of the requests for everything—the cream of the market
this list and they’re still demanding it. We
have already been compelled to have one re­ ----- all offered at rock bottom prices,
printing and may soon need another one. and every single one bringing with it,
If you’re looking for a stock of these fast­
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ities state “This was undoubtedly
done intentionally as, though it was
intended for a one-shilling stamp,
yet it could not be called that, as
there were a number of shillings of
different values in circulation in the
Colony, If the stamp had been let­
tered ‘One Shilling,’ the postoffice
was liable to have tendered for it
sixpence half-penny, sevenpence half­
penny, tenpence or twelvepence, ac­
cording to locality.”
The twelvepenny, as every collec­
tor knows, is a very rare stamp.
Even had the full supply of 51,000
received in the first and only con­
signment from the manufacturers on
May 4, 1851, been issued it would
have been a rare variety, but as a
matter of fact the greater portion of
the consignment was destroyed, and
only 1510 were actually issued. Of
the threepenny stamp, 3,528,700 were
issued, and a total of 402,900 of the
six-penny value. There are many
varieties of paper and shades of this
stamp. One Vancouver collector, a
member of the British Colubia Phil­
atelic Society, claims that he is able
to distinguish fourteen varieties.
Bi-sected stamps were not used in
Canada to anything like the same
extent that similar varieties were
used in the other British North Am­
erica provinces. The six-penny is
catalogued as having been divided
diagonally and the halves used on
three-penny stamps, though there can
have been no real necessity for such
bi-section.
To promote the general convenience
of the public in prepaying letters to
the United Kingdom at the new rate
of postage, stamps to the value of
tenpence currency, equal to eight­
pence sterling, were issued in Jan­
uary, 1855. The design corresponds
in its general appearance with that
of the six-penny and twelve-penny of
1851—though the portrait in the cen­
tral oval is of Jacques Cartier, the
discoverer of Canada. Of this issue
172,000 were printed. When the deci­
mal currency was introduced there
was a balance on hand of 34,^00, and
these were afterwards destroyed.
Somewhere about 1857 a sevenpence
value was issued, the design was
adopted from that of the discarded
twelve-penny of 1851, the same por­
trait of Queen Victoria adorning the
oval. A half-penny stamp for the
prepayment of newspapers and per­
iodicals and of drop and town letters
was also issued in August, 1857.
Some time in 1858-59 the half­
penny, three-penny and six-penny
stamps were issued perforated, but
records do not give the exact date,
or whether they were perforated by
the department or the printers.
The first Dominion issue of post­
age stamps came into use on April
1, 1868, the values being half, one,
two, three, six, twelve and a half, and
fifteen cents, and all much alike in
design.
The one-cent and three-cent stamps
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in 1868 were so alike in color that it stamps issued for that purpose. When
was soon found that confusion was a uniform registration fee of five
easily possible between the two val­ cents was adopted, permission was
ues. Early in 1869 therefore the given to use the ordinary postage
color of the one cent was changed stamps in making up the difference
to orange. between the old rate of two cents
In 1875 the single letter rate be­ and the new one. In 1893 the special
tween Great Britain and Canada was registration stamps were discarded
reduced to five cents, and the five cent and a stamp of -the denomination of
large size olive green stamp was put
into circulation, one million copies
being printed.
For Boys Only
The following offers are for the young col­
Taking lessons in economy from lector and beginner. We want to keep this
other countries, the government
department of our business on the hum.
NYASSA, GIRAFFES & CAMELS
changed the size of the stamps as 10 different 10c if you ask for approvals. 35
fast as the stocks of the ealier issues unused Germany; 7 Montenegro; 20 Ukraine;
25 Portuguese Col.; 20 French Col.; SO Po­
became exhausted. As these stamps land ; 27 Liechtenstein ; 15 Danzig; 12 Latvia.
were in use for a fairly lengthy per­ Any six sets 50c and big lists FREE.
iod—nearly thirty years in the case Any set 10c—all different.
of the three cent—it is obvious that a GEO. G. LINN COMPANY
large number of plates must have Columbus. Ohio
been used.
On February 17, large twenty FIFTY—50—FIFTY
Oh | You approval makers, here is your op­
and fifty-cent stamps were issued, portunity. Fifty different stamps, cat. from
which were alike in design, except as 5c to 50c for 50c try one and you will want
regards the denotation of value. They another.
Mixtures Foreign Bank mail on paper
were, however, quite dissimilar from about 2000 to the lb. more So. Am­
any previously issued stamps used ericans. per lb. ____ ;---------------- 2.50
U. S. Bank Mail on paper inc. the 1923
for postage, both as regards size and 12c & 14c about 2000 to the lb. per lb. 1.25
design. CORTLANDT STAMP CO.
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W pleased most every one who was fortunate enough to receive a
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We are going to endeavor to IMPROVE with each succeeding
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dever little monthly publication—
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Specialty Salesman, Circular Mailer, Opportunity Seeker, etc. When
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For a short while longer the subscription price is to remain at the
exceedingly low charge of 25c per year (honestly, it’s worth a dollar),
?o NOW is the accepted time to “pony” up your “two-bits.” For your
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eight cents issued. On this stamp the
head of the Queen was turned to the
left instead of as formerly, to the
right.
The Dominion of Canada commem­
orated the “Diamond Jubilee” by the
issue of a highly ornate set of
stamps, comprising no less than six­
teen different denominations, which
included what were widely termed
“unnecessary” high values, and the
somewhat discreditable manner in
which they were placed on sale by
the postoffice department cast a slur
on Canadian postal history which took
many years to L^Hfown. The spec­
ial Jubilee set ranged in value from
one-half cent up to five dollars, al­
though previously, and since the em­
ission of the Jubilee set, and up to
1924 the fifty cent value was found
high enough for all practical pur­
poses.
In 1894 the “Mapel Leaf” issue of
eight varieties was issued, followed in
1898 by the “Numeral” issue of the
same denominations. The “Maple
Leaf” had not been long in existence
before complaints were made that,
owing to the lack of plain numerals,
it was a difficult matter to distin­
guish the various denominations.
The French-speaking inhabitants of
the rural parts not being able to un­
derstand the values printed in Eng­
lish, the maple leaves were accord­
ingly removed from the lower corner
and large numerals of value inserted
in their place.
At Christmas, 1898, the popular
map stamp was issued, the design of
which is so well known. The stamp
called for much criticism on account
of the legend “We hold a vaster Em­
pire than has been,” which quotation
was taken from the jubilee ode writ­
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ten by Sir Lewis Morris on the oc­
casion of Queen Victoria’s diamond
jubilee. Mr. Mulock, the postmaster­
general at that time, was responsible
for the idea of this special stamp, as
well as being the sponsor for its de­
sign.
At the Im­
perial confer-
ance of Postal
Rates held in
London, in ad­
dition to the
inauguration
of Imperial
penny postage,
the agitation to reduce the domestic
rates on postage in Canada from
three cents to two cents on letters
weighing one ounce or less was re­
vived. The establishment of Imperial
penny postage, however, brought mat­
ters to a head, for it was a ridiculous
state of affairs under which a charge
of three cents was levied for carrying
a letter from one town in Canada to
another, while two cents would carry
a similar letter to any point in the
British Isles. Consequently an order­
in-council was passed on December
29, 1898, declaring that the postage
rate payable on all letters originating
in, and transmitted by post for any
distance in Canada for delivery in
Canada should be one uniform rate
of two cents per ounce weight from
January 1, 1899.
This necessitated the surcharging
of the three-cent stamps to the value
of two cents. After the supply was
used up, the two cent was printed
in carmine. On December 29 a twen­
ty-cent olive green stamp was issued
followed on December 23, 1902, by a
seven-cent olive yellow stamp.
The King’s Head issues, the beauti­
ful Tercentenary issue, the Confed­
eration stamp and the War Tax is­
sues of recent years are so well
known to stamp collectors and the
public in general that it is unnecess­
ary to deal with them here.
WE LL FILL YOUR WANTS IN
FIRST DAY
COVERS
On the %c, l%c, Concord and Norse-
American issues.
ASK for our list or specify your
wants.
MILTON T. MAUCK
911 Harlem Ave., Baltimore, Md.
A NEW SUCCESS
Super-Assortment
No. 15
This SUPER-ASSORTMENT confirms the su­
periority of my Packets throughout the world.
The unequalled assemblage, the variety of
contents, the moderate price, and other ad­
vantages make it an offer without parallel.
Assembled as follows:
SECTION 1.
1000 Postage Stamps, more than 500 differ­
ent, principally of BRITISH and PORTU­
GUESE COLONIES. Very good section con­
taining many scarce values.
SECTION 2.
1000 Postage Stamps, more than 500 differ­
ent, principally of FRENCH COLONIES.
This section is unequalled in its composition.
SECTION 3.
1000 Postage Stamps, more than 500 differ­
ent. principally of SOUTH AMERICA, CEN­
TRAL AMERICA and WEST INDIES. Sec­
tion recommended for its fine specimens.
SECTION 4.
1000 Postage Stamps, more than 500 differ­
ent, principally of THE NEAR EAST (.Tur­
key, Greece, Bulgaria, Roumania, etc.) Many
good values.
SECTION 5.
2500 GOOD STAMPS, cataloged by Yvert &
Tellier, 1924, at 1000 francs.
SECTION 6.
100 Sets of good stamps. Unique assortment.
SECTION 7.
1500 Postage Stamps, more than 1000 differ­
ent—Great many countries. Many beautiful
Stamps.
The Super-Assortment No. 15 containing 8000
stamps and 100 sets is sold for 193 francs.
Postage 7 francs extra. Price in French
francs. List of other Assortments and Col­
lections gratis on application.
Cash with order. All currencies are ac­
cepted at current rates of exchange.
JEAN GERMAK
49 bis. RUE STE-ANNE
PARIS (2c) FRANCE

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NEW HEBRIDES STAMPS.
(Continued from front page)
French condominium opened in 1908
when both powers issued stamps, the
British post office being supplied
with a consignment of the Edwardian
issue of Fiji, overprinted “New Hebri­
des — Condominium,” in two lines,
while the French bureau received five
values of the pictorial series of New
Caledonia, overprinted “Nouvelles He­
brides,” the additional word “con­
dominium” not being added to the
overprint until nearly two years later.
The introduction of postage stamps
for use in this territory under joint
influence came at a time when the
European population of the islands
was just ridding itself of a feeling of
unrest which had been .fully apparent
for a considerable time.
The French inMMhnts, always
more than double the number of the
English settlers and traders, were
thought to have received preferential
treatment, and this was not finally ad­
justed until the . agreement of 1904,
followed by the territory becoming “a
region of joint influence” two years
later. Australia, however, was a good
deal dissatisfied, especially as the
Commonwealth had not been repre­
sented at the conference in London or
consulted in any way on the matter.
It may be remembered that prior
to the introduction of regular postal
issues for New Hebrides in 1908 there
were two emissions of a private or
local nature and, although these are
of no real philatelic value, their ex­
istence cannot very well be ignored,
more especially as their presence
might possibly prove confusing to the
collector. The first of these issues ap­
peared in 1897, and may claim a place
as local stamps, as from all accounts
they served to pay postage between
the islands. There were two values—
Id. and 2d.—of large oblong format,
the central design showing a view of
Port Vila and printed in two colors.
These stamps, which were printed on
thick, unwatermarked paper and rou-
letted, were quite well executed, and
the inscriptions read, “Interisland
Postage,” and surrounding the central
design, “The Australasian New Heb­
rides Company, Limited.” Specimens
are met with canceled by a circular
postmark, and up till a few years
ago they figured in some of the stamp
catalogues.
Sometime in 1903 a series of four
labels of two designs and inscribed
“Syndicat Francais Nouvelles Heb­
rides 1903,” made their appearance,
and these must be regarded as purely
propaganda labels, inspired by the
proprietors of the newspaper, Journal
des Nouvelles Hebrides, to promote
an agitation in favor of the an­
nexation of the islands by France. The
five and twenty-five centimes show
a view of Franceville and the fifteen
centimes and one franc a native and
a pig’s head. The stamps or labels
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were lithographed in two colors in
sheets of 100, four panes of twenty- SCANDINAVIA
five—on unwatermarked paper and Choice Approval Selections at 50% Discount
perforated twelve.
ICELAND DENMARK NORWAY
Also many other countries of interest to the
general collector.
The condominium itself consists of Reference or Society Number.
a chain of islands in the western Pa­ E. W. PHILLIPS
cific, between the Solomon and Fiji
437 Earl Court, G. Elyria, Ohio
groups with New Caledonia to the
south, and the native population is Member S. T. P. A. No. 130
about 50,000. The first mention of
the group comes from the Portuguese MR. DEALER
navigator Pedro Fernandez de Quiro, if you are using a Parcel Post policy cover­
who sighted Espiritu Santo in 1606 ing consignments of stamps mailed by you
to your customers, which insurance safeguards
and thought it to be Australia. Many th£ stamps while in transit, we will appreci­
years afterward Louis de Bougain­ ate advice from you as to the name and ad­
ville visited the islands. That was in dress of your agent who placed this for you.
1768, and six years later Cook com­ MILTON T. MAUCK
memorated his visit by bestowing 911 Harlem Ave., Baltimore, Md.
their present cognomen on the group.
Largely owing to an extensive trade
with New Caledonia and the home
country France was the dominant Gamber-Saunders
power, but in 1878 the islands were
declared neutral territory by Great BATES ALBUM
Britain and France. This agreement Consisting of one permanent binder
was never a success, and another
compact was entered into between (price |2.75) and sufficient sheets for
all G-S varieties of Harding—H-W
the two countries in 1904, which in
its turn brought about the position precancels, and all other memorial
just prior to the introduction of issues. Price complete $3.50. Sheets
stamps. The new stamps include an alone $1.25.
issue of “postage dues” for both coun­
tries—the first of their kind for this
territory. COLONIAL SPECIALTY CO.
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through the courtesy of Mr. Mortimer Ul-
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AEROPLANE STAMPS WANTED
We are in the market at this time to pur­
chase fine used copies of any issue of U. S.
aeroplane stamps, singles, pairs, blocks. Not
interested in covers.
WHY NOT?? Send on approval with best price or advise
us what you have.
HAWKEYE STAMP CO
Cedar Rapids, 29 Iowa
Spend a postal and order my
monthly stamp auction catalog?
About 400 big lots will be sold 60% TO 80% DISCOUNT
to the highest bidders. Give this We have arranged 100 books each con­
taining 250 different stamps. A total
a trial, if you want, bargains, of 25,000 stamps at discounts from
60% to 80%. No great rarities, no
quality and quantity. Nuf said! junk. You will be surprised at the
number of spaces you can fill in your
album at little cost, from these books.
HENRY WENDT We shall be glad to send you one to
look over. Reference please.
International Trading Co.
Princeton, Illinois 1889 Albany Ave.,
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
BULGARIA
1893
Is the year (Columbian Year) 1 start
No. Cat.
57-65. 9 var. ___________________ .30
66. 1 Lev. _____________________ .35
Net
.12
.08
ed to hold regular advertised Auc 66a. 1 Lev. _____________________ .60 .18
67. 2 Lev. _______________________ .85 .39
tion Sales of stamps. 69. 3 Lev. _______________________ 1.00 .45
Before that as early as 1886 I conduct 68. 2 Lev. _______________________ .65 .29
•70-72, 3 var. ____________________ .65 .20
ed auction sales for the Chicago Phil
atelic Society of which I am still ac G. STANLEY HAINES
tive member No. 1. P. O. Box 93 Peabody, Mass.
Now I am giving my entire time and
attention to the auction business and
if you are interested either in buying
or selling, just write me about it
The explicit catalogs of all my auc
tion sales are “FREE.”
P. M. WOLSIEFFER
Member Amer. Stamp Dealers’ Ass’n.
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opular
P RECANCEL
ATTER
Attention Precancelites:
Under this head we are publishing. from
week to week, new issue reports, interesting
notes, letters from precancel “fans,** short
articles, discoveries of "freaks’* and novelties,
and other items of interest to the legion of
followers of the good old precancel game.
We ask that the disciples of this very pop­
ular branch of Philately kindly forward to us
for publication any items that they believe
may be of interest to the fraternity at large.
"Co-operation the keynote of success" is es­
pecially true in the precancel hobby,
GOSSIP does not hold itself responsible for
any of the private opinions publicly expressed,
as sent in by our readers, in this department.
We also reserve the right to use our discre­
tion in the matter of refusing admittance to
publication any items that the editors may
deem as of an objectionable nature. No let­
ters or Mss will be returned to the writers
thereof.
We consider this department as the Voice
of ALL of the Precancel Fraternity, and is
conducted with the idea of the best interests
of the game at heart. Come on, big boys,
little boys, keep the ball rolling 1
RECANCELS are a
ART and
ARCEL of
HILATELY.
(Slogan and design originated 1925
by Frank K- Hills, Holton, Kansas.)
The H-W’s—Short and
to the Point.
This week’s H-W list is not much.
Just like what I get for nourishment
“Cap” may live to eat and enjoy the
fast life—I know I’d like to eat to
live, instead of drinking (take that
as you wish). And also this—from
my 2-pillow desk—yes, 2 work some­
what better than one but I’m taking
out no patents.
Fresno, Calif, T-3, U-54, 1c down.
Now there are 52, 53, and 54.
Auburn, Ind. T-2, U-10, 1, 2, 5c
dbls., 5c (N. I.). We’ll tell what dbls.
soon.
Newark, N. J., U-54, 1, 2, 5c nor.
A total of 1391—and I think it
would be 1450 if you fellows would
loosen up and report instead of wait­
ing for the other fellow. No one is
going to confiscate your items if they
learn you have them and there’s a
mighty good chance of adding to your
collection if the collectors know
your town has ’em.
L. R. SAUNDERS.
Geiger Deplores
Indiscriminate Precancelling.
My dear Mr. Dworak:—
I am enclosing, herewith, a reply
recently received from the Third
Ass’t Postmaster General, in answer
to a letter of mine, regarding the
placing of a ban on the precancelling
of special issues of United States
stamps. I stated, in my letter, that
the regular issue only need be used
for that purpose. This would just
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about do away with the promiscuous
faking of precancels. It does not ap­
pear, however, from the answer re­
ceived, as though the precancelling
of the special issue will be discon­
tinued.
Yours truly,
E. M. GEIGER,
Chicago, Ill.
March 19, 1925
Mr, E. H, Geiger,
2039 Ogden Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois.
My dear Sir:
In answer to your letter of the 12th
instant, which the Postmaster Gen­
eral has referred to me, you are ad­
vised that under the conditio- gov­
erning the use of precancek-tT stamps
(•copy inclosed) such stamps may be
sold only to persons and concerns
who have been granted permits to use
them and who desire to use them for
the payment of postage on matter
mailed at the office where precan­
celed. Such stamps may not be sold
to persons and concerns desiring to
use them otherwise than for postage
purpose. With respect to your state­
ment regarding the over-printing of
postage stamps, you are advised that
any person selling as precanceled
stamps over-printed postage stamps
other than those precanceled under
the supervision of the postal service
would be selling such stamps under
misrepresentation. If the mails were
GERMAN STATES
German States, on or off cover; Ger­
man Colonies used or unused; Ger­
many, Empire and Republic, all the
tete beche and se tenant German Oc­
cupations, Danzig, Memel, Saar.
We have early U. S., also Br. Cols.
LOG CABIN STAMP CO.
16618 Lot Cabin Ave.. Detroit, Mich.
HUNGARY
ISSUE OF THE SOVIET REPUBLIC
Issue of 1919 Complete, Scott’s Nos. 198 to
202. Here are five unused stamps which cat­
alog 43c and are the worst looking stamps
ever issued. If you have not got them buy
them now for only -------------------------------- 10c
Approvals for reference.
J. C. MATTHEWS
P. O. Box 205 Olympia, Wash.
How would you like to get a check
for Fifty Dollars every month, as
many other members are receiving.
For results place your material in
the circuits of the
Rutherford Stamp Club,
SETTLEMENTS MONTHLY
Our books contain some very fine material,
Scandinavia, Holland & Colonies, South Am­
ericans, Early Europeans, British Colonials
and covers. These circuits can be mailed to
any one interested, against good references,
and taking out a membership in the club.
Want lists can be filled from our books, due
to the good material entered by members,
amongst whom are very prominent dealers
in the U. S. and overseas. Can also break up
collections, so that the owners will get the
best prices obtainable.
W. O. STAEB, Salesmanager,
89 Feronia Way, Rutherford, N. J.
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Submitted one cent each, way below
Scott’s.
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Suite 6, 1151 No. Capitol St.
Washington, D. C
SET BELGIUM 559-578a
Cat. $3.17 for _____________ $1.00
to all applicants for my
Out of the Ordinary Approvals
References please
CHAS. T. LIEF
6512 Ross Ave., Chicago, III.
400 var. Brit. Cols. ___________________ 2.85
Straits Set. 55 var ___________________ 1.20
Mauritus 23 var. ’____ ,________________ .60
Cape Good Hope 23 var. ________________ .70
Hong Kong 27 var. ____________________ .60
Malta 16 var. _________________________ .50
Ceylon 44 var. ------------------------------------ 1.50
A. P. S. 6777
A. F. JACOBS
Birmingham, Box 1747 Alabama
PRECANCELS ON APPROVAL
I specialize in Precancels on Approval. See
’em before you buy ’em—but when you see
them—you buy them. Tell me your wants
and let me send you a sample selection. No
obligation to buy unless you need what I
have to show you. Reference or society No.
only requirement. Send for a selection today.
V. G. BADGER
“The Precancel Man”
Brooksville, Florida
Reference Please
—Sudan-Camel—
“That large lOpi Purple and Black”
Scott’s number 202 unused superb,
catalogues $2.50 my price only 52c;
if you apply for my 5c approvals. The
cream of a 25,000 var. collection,
stamps catalog from 10c to $1.50 each.
Al Ref. Essential
FRANK KUEHNE
A. P. S. 5496 Sistersville, W. Va.
Wanted to Buy—
Second hand stock books, coins, idols, old
glass, precancels, books on stamps, coins and
curious, old books, etc. Advise me as to what
you have before sending, giving description
and price for same. I will also give good ex­
change in stamps for any of the above art­
icles.
I give 35 var. precancels for any silver coin
sent me.
Block of 4 Worcester, Mass, Hardings — .50
Bermuda No. 27 mint cat. 20c net----- .10
Byron set, mint ---------------------------------- .11
Argentina No. 162, 3c, No. 291 6c, No. 249,
2c, No. 250, 2c, No. 255, 9c.
Ceylon No. 129, 5c; No. 184, 4c; No. 160,9c.
U. S. No. 161, 12c; No. 150, 20c; No. 17.
$25.00; No. 5293, $8.00; No. 28, $3.50.
New Brunswick No. 1, $6.00; No. 2, $17.50;
No. 8, 50c: No. 12, 15c.
Orders under 50c postage extra, please.
Anything not up to the value of money paid,
may be returned.
“Money back if you are dissatisfied.”
ANTHONY KIGA& JR.
258 Millbury Street Worcester, Mass.
Mention W. P. G. when answering ads
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used for such purpose the question of the greatest masters of the coun­ THE SIVADAH STAMP COMPANY’S
would arise as to whether the pro­ try. Altho possessing an extremely immaculate perception of condition guaran­
cedure constituted a fraudulent use cultured ability, she had not appeared tees gilt edge copies 13c. Hardings and com­
of the mails. in public since the death of her soft memorative
PRECANCELS
Sincerely yours, sixteen years ago. Approvals on receipt of reference.
W. IRVING GLOVER, Besides her husband, she is sur­ SIVADAH STAMP CO.
3rd Ass’t Postmaster Gen. vived by three sons, Dr. Edward C. Dealer in Aristocrats
and William H., both of Denver, and Denver, Colo.
*Improper Sale of Precanceled Stamps.
Thomas A. of Chicago; two daugh­
Third Ass’t Postmaster General,
Washington, April 26, 1924.
It appears that a number of stamp collec­
tors throughout the country are making re­
ters, Miss Frankie Nast, now at the
Wolcott Conservatory of Music, and
10,000
VARIETIES
quests upon postmasters for precanceled Mrs. Gerald P. Small of Birmingham, at
stamps, especially Harding memorial stamps, Ala., and a brother , Dr. Richard J.
and also that some postmasters comply with ONE CENT EACH
such requests, notwithstanding the conditions Forhan of New York. A Postal Card Will Bring Full
governing the use of precanceled stamps Scores of stamp men, all over the
specifically provided that such stamps may be Information
sold to and used only by persons and con­ country—friends and correspondents H. S. DUNHAUPT
cerns to whom they have been furnished by of “Charley” Nast—will deeply re­
a postmaster after special authority in each River Edge, New Jersey
instance has been obtained from this office. gret to thus hear of the passing of his
These conditions, moreover, contemplate that faithful companion of the past forty- Stamp Collecting From
precanceled stamps will be furnished only to YOUR OWN HOME TOWN
such persons and concerns as desire to use fi ’e years. Precancel collectors will do well to commu­
them for the payment of postage on matter «Ve realize that mere words are al­ nicate with us, we may be able to eupply you
of the second, third, or fourth class mailed at
the office where precanceled. Precanceled ways inadequate to express the kind­ HOME TOWN BARGAINS
stamps may not be furnished to persons and ly and sincere sentiments one would 10 var. Oakland, Calif, precancels ____ * .15
concerns desiring to use them otherwise than 10 var. San Francisco, Calif, precancels .15
for the payment of postage. like to utter on occasions such as this. PRECANCELS & FOREIGN ON APPROVAL
Postmasters are therefore enjoined from sell­ We do know, however, that all of OAKLAND STAMP SHOP
ing or otherwise furnishing precanceled stamps these good friends will join with ye
to persons or concerns not authorized to use 1018 Broadway, Oakland, Calif.
such stamps. GOSSIP editors in feelings of deepest
Postmasters are also requested to invite the sympathy with Mr. Nast in this, his
attention of their patrons authorized to use
precanceled stamps to paragraph 4 of the hour of greatest sorrow. ANNOUNCEMENT
conditions governing their use, which provides My business will henceforth be carried on
that persons and concerns authorized to use by the Regal Stamp Company of Butler. Pa.
precanceled stamps are prohibited from selling Anna (after Mr. White had gone I shall continue to give the management of
them.
W. IRVING GLOVER.
away) “Did he propose to you, Me­ the business my personal attention.
ta?” Meta, “No, No, he just asked This change results in a larger stock of
Third Assistant Postmaster General. stamps being brought together, and means
me to try his approval sheets.” that customers may expect better service, im­
mediate attention to all correspondence, and
prompt filling of all orders.
Demise of Letter Six Years on Way. We shall make a specialty of dealing in for­
Prominent Philatelist’s Wife. A letter written November 10, eign stamps for the general collector, sending
' out approvals, soliciting want lists, and of­
1918, addressed to Mrs. Michael fering single stamps in monthly lists.
Mn. Cha.. A. Na«t PaMM Away at Her Gray of Clymer, Pa., has just been
Home in Denver. After Being in REGAL STAMP COMPANY
Coma for Three Weeks. delivered after having been six years R. B. F. REGAL. Mgr.
on the way. The letter was mailed
Hundreds of readers of GOSSIP, at Marion Center, Pa., and the con­ Butler, Pennsylvania
friends of Charles A. Nast, of Den­ tents had to do with the flu epidemic
ver—veteran stamp man and nation­ that was raging at that time.
ally known photographer of note—
All For One Cent
Just drop a postal and receive all the follow­
will be deeply grieved to learn of the ing: An interesting article on price compari­
sad death of Mrs. Nast on Tuesday, sons ; 16 pages of U. S. and foreign bargains,
including early Serbia. Roumania. France and
March 31. Switzerland ; 1 page of Harding precancels; 1
Through clippings taken from The page of other fine precancel offers; "Just In”
listing late arrivals.
Denver Post and The Rocky Mount­ Write for your “Globe Trotter” now I
ain News, courteously forwarded us PETER S. ROTH. Jr.
25 Maple St. Bloomfield. N. J.
by Mr. William H. Stouffer of Idaho
Springs, Colorado, we learn that Mrs.
Nast passed away at her home, 501 FOLKS WE WANT
Williams street, Denver, after lying
in a comatose condition for three When we get through with a want To Buy Stamps
weeks. list it looks just like a hat full of
Sleeping sickness, the result of in­ second hand benzine—there just
simply “Ain’t none.” If you have anything to sell, a little
fluenza incurred four weeks previous, more than you need for retail trade,
was the cause of death. These news Try it, we dare you. just shoot ’em along to us.
clippings inform us that every effort 212 Owl Drug Bldg. San Diego. Calif. If condition good and price O. K. you
known to medical science was used will get your check by return mail.
to revive Mrs. Nast without avail. The Anniversary (April) Number of Want 10 to 100 of a kind (no mix­
tures). Larger lots by correspond­
She had been unable to take nourish­ ence only.
ment since the influenza developed
into sleeping sickness three weeks The Stamp Collector’s EDMOND STAMP CO.
prior to her death.
Mrs. Nast was born at Listowel, Ire­
Magazine McLoud, Oklahoma
land and came to this country with will be the best yet
her parents, who settled in Denver in We are offering some grand pre­
1875. She was married in 1880. miums in our big subscription drive,
For many years Mrs. Nast served starting April 1st.
as organist in the old St. Mary’s Send in your request for a sample
cathedral on Stout street. She was copy TODAY.
an accomplished musician, her musi­
cal education having been gained at PHILATELIC PUBLISHING CO. 616 PJNE ST. ‘ • SEATTLE WN.
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THE PRECANCEL
Point of View
By
Observer No. 28
Well, I have a new two dollar pre­
cancel. Fishing around in a mission
lot, I caught the little beauty. It
was from Techny, Ill., in the current
handstamped style. I feel that this
one item was worth the price of the
five pounds.
Bureau prints galore are to be
found in the mission mixtures. Most­
ly one centers of course, but I think
many one centers will be good proper­
ty in the future for the 1% cent
stamps will occupy the place formerly
held by the little green boys.
Better not delay starting that
Bureau Print collection any longer—
or when you do start, there will be
a lot of varieties which will lead
you a merry chase that are going
abegging now.
We can’t boost Bureau Print pre­
cancels enough, for we feel there
is a big future ahead for them. The
IM cent brown Hardings should pre­
sent a nice contrast to the greens,
reds, blues and yellows.
The red ink Bangors deserve to be
very popular, for they light up an
album page on the darkest night.
Have you any yet? So far all which
are out are the 1, 5, 7, 11 and 15c of
the new series.
Watsonville, Calif, and Staten Is­
land, N. Y. in the U-53 are new. The
one cent from the former, and 3 cent
from the latter, have been seen. I
have also run on to the one cent
current issue from Chisago City and
White Bear Lake, both of these towns
are lake resorts, lying close to the
Twin Cities.
Cleveland inverts while never rare,
have always been scarce on every­
thing but the one cent denomination.
With the use of the U-10 plate this
condition has become obsolete.
Many collectors dislike inverted
precancellations. While we would
favor the omission of those which are
handstamped from the catalogue list­
ings, we think the printed ones are
varieites well worth consideration by
the precancel fraternity.
Some offices care little whether
the cancellations are right side up or
upside down. In this class are Chi­
cago, Peoria, South Bend, Atlanta,
Boston, Saint Paul, Long Island City,
Milwoukee and many others. The
plates in use at these cities are all of
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one hundred subjects. A collector once
told me that the printer who does the
work for the Saint Paul office runs
the sheets in the press according to
the sheet margins. If the margin
was at the right the sheet came out
SCOTT’S KATS.
with a normal overprint; if the mar­ 1925 edition, with a real useful phi­
gin was at the left it came out with latelic accessory free, postpaid for
an inverted one as the result. This $2.00 a copy. Indexed $2.50.
may account for the multiplicity of Special, 50 Var. Greece_______ $ .25
50 Var. Luxemburg, mounted_ .45
inverts from the above cities, but per­ 20 Var. Iceland_____________ .40
sonally I think it is just lack of care
about the way in which the stamps The three packets with 1000 fine
stamp mounts, all for 90c.
read. At Gloucester, Mass., and Con­ Postpaid.
cord Junction, Mass, we find plates
of fifty subjects. Half the sheet gets ELWOOD D. WEBER
a normal overprint and half an in­
verted, the reason for which is quite 1377 Park Ave. Plainfield, N. J.
obvious.
Providence, R. I., Charlestown, W.
Va., and New Haven, Conn, inverts on
the perf. 10 and 12 issues are practic­
DON’T OVERLOOK THESE
ally unknown. The perf. Il’s tell a Cat. Net
different story. Who will advance a •CUBA No. 159 _________________ . .20 .05
CYPRUS No. 81. 88 __________ .22 .08
reason ? •ELOBY No. 27 ________________ .60 .15
•FERNANDO PO No. 168 ______ .50 .13
•GERMANY Nos. 114, 182, 220 —1.20 .30
The city which in my humble opin­ •HONG KONG No. 62 __________ .20 .10
•PALESTINE No. 2______________3.00 1.00
ion deserves the greatest praise for PALESTINE No. 3 to 8 ________ .53 .18
the care in which plates are kept and M. DICRANIAN
15 Shawmut Street Boston. Mass.
the manner in which its stamps are
precanceled is Utica, N. Y. How
many inverts or doubles have you POT PIE
ever seen from there? Remarkably Postage Extra under $1.00 Cheques 15c extra.
few. Rochester, N. Y. furnishes an Cat. Net
Australia 7 var. Kangaroos ___ 1.18 .89
excellent example also, if you con­ Australia 24 and 25 __________ .12 .05
sider only the U-10 plate. Barbados 116, 120, 251 __________ .50 .20
Bermuda 20, 22. 27, 44, 85, 64, 73 .62 .25
•Br. Guiana 144-145 ____________ .60 .22
•Br. Honduras 402 ---------------------- .10 .04
FREEMAN’S APPROVALS ♦Cayman Islands 103-105(8 var) .82 .14
•Ceylon 152 _____________________ .18 .09
A postal card with reference brings Cyprus 41 _____________________ 2.00 1.10
them promptly. No obligation to buy Grenada 301-803 _______________ 1.15 .50
Jamaica 88-97 ( 9 var.) _________ 1.86 .60
if not pleased. However, others like •Newfoundland 79 ______________ .25 .10
them—so will you. Rhodesia No. 119-121 (4var.) __ .18 .07
•St. Lucia No. 79 ______________ .50 .20
NED FREEMAN •St. Helena No. 202 ____________ .20 .10
•Seychelles 49 ___________________ 1.20 .50
7720 Emerald Ave., Chicago, Ill. Special 26 var. Cochin large beau­
ties cat. $1.83 ____________ .50
STAMP BOOKLETS Special 20 var. mint Br. Col. War
CAMEROONS—GERMAN DOMINION stamps, cat. $1.36 ------------- .50
H. M, MacLEAN
20 stamps 5pf. No. 21 and 10 stamps 10 pf.
No. 22 with SE TENANT 5 and 10 pf.. face Brockville, Ontario, Canada
value 2 marks (pre-war) ------------------- 47c
Price 50c each: 10 booklets ___________ 8.00
H. WASMER LEXINGTON—1775-1925—CONCORD
2222 Seminary Ave., 150th ANNIVERSARY
Chicago, Illinois Send 20c for a set of stamps commemorating
this event.
SUPERLATIVE! AMinute Man FREE with each set. I will
mail these from Lexington or Concord which­
ever you prefer.
Better Than the So-Called “Best.”
W. S. BARKER. Philatelist
A rather sweeping assertion, perhaps, 46 Bromfield Street Boston, Mass.
but a fitting designation for my
really fine
1000 ALL-DIFFERENT PACKET
Cataloged Varieties Only
—$1.25—
Cash With Order
COVERS
Contains British, French and Port­ Have made several big finds lately and
offer the following assortment for $1:
ugese Colonials; South and Central 3—“Before Stamps”; 2—3c, 1851;
American stamps; no United States 4—3c, 1857; 5—3c, 1861; 2—3c, 1867;
(unless requested). Stamp Wallet 2—3c 1869; two old 3c envelopes.
and Perforation Gauge FREE with
each packet. *181 Total 20 Covers for $1.00
MISS E. B. LEE
2102 N. Highland Ave.,
Hollywood, California W. W. MacLAREN
Care Cleveland Press
Mention W. P. G. when answering ads CLEVELAND, OHIO
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STORY OF NATHAN HALE
STAMP.
In the following personal letter
George Dudley Seymour tells in his
sprightly fashion of the new stamp
of great Connecticut and Yale Inter­
est:
In response to your request for the
story of the Nathan Hale stamp, I
am pleased to furnish an outline of it,
I conceived the idea of a Nathan
Hale stamp as a tribute to Hale and
as an instrument for forwarding the
cause of Americanization some time
in May, 1923, in the “long and weary
watches of the night” on my way
home from Washington. The year
1923 was the one hundred and fiftieth
anniversary of Hale’s graduation
from Yale, and I was particularly
desirous of having some celebration
of it.
On my return home, I wrote a
letter to President Harding, and re­
ceived a gracious reply from him
within a few days. The matter was
widely and favorably commented upon
at the time. During Commencement
Week, the Hon. Schuyler Merritt, our
congressman for the fourth district,
expressed his interest in my project
and said that on the return of Mr.
Harding to Washington in the fall, he
would endeavor to get the Connecticut
delegation in Congress together and
take them to the white house to in­
tercede in the matter with the Presi­
dent. The death of the President in­
terfered with that plan.
In July of last year, at the sug­
gestion of Chief Justice Taft, I wrote
to President Coolidge, who received
my suggestions hospitably and re­
ferred the matter to the postmaster
general, who said that it was not then
possible to put the head of Hale upon
one of the national issues but thought
that I might be able to get the Sesqui-
Centennial committee (Philadelphia)
to select Hale as a subject for one of
the series of stamps authorized by
Congress for that celebration. The
postmaster general gave me a letter
of introduction to the chairman of the
Sesqui-Centennial committee, and I
wrote him, but made no headway in
that direction at the time. I later
took the matter up with Mr. Collier,
the present chairman of the commit­
tee, and it was finally agreed between
him and the postmaster general that
Hale should form the subject of one
of that special series of stamps.
In the meantime, however, a change
in the postal regulations called for a
half-cent stamp, and the postmaster
general decided to give me that
stamp, if I may say so, for Hale. It
is anticipated that this half-cent
stamp will be very extensively used,
and I am pleased to have the Hale
stamp a stamp in the national series,
rather than in any special series.
The postmaster general’s letter, an­
nouncing the outcome of my some­
what strenuous campaign was certain­
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ly written without any intention of
publication, but on that account is,
perhaps, more interesting than other­
wise.
In a later letter, the postmaster gen­
eral said that he had not determined
upon the color of the stamp, which he
could not do until he had seen the
design printed in a range of colors.
In replying, I urged him very strongly
to adopt a rich dark blue, as the most
appropriate color for the stamp, that
being the Yale color and a color not
at present in use in any issue of low
denomination.
Hoping that this will serve your
purpose, I am,
GEO. DUDLEY SEYMOUR.
Office of the Postmaster General,
Washington, D. C.
March 10, 1925.
Mr. George Dudley Seymour,
129 Church Street,
New Haven, Conn.
My Dear Mr. Seymour:
I hope I am about to make you
happy. You may not be aware of the
fact that the recently enacted postal
pay and rate bill created a condition
which seems to make it necessary for
the department to issue a new stamp
of one-half cent denomination. Re­
quests for such an issue have been
coming in for the last few days, and
I am satisfied the demand for such a
stamp will be widespread and perma­
nent. Anticipating this I had the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
make two designs for me which I am
sending for your information and in­
spection.
My choice goes instantly to the one
1000 VARIETIES $1.00
All Clean Postage Stamps.
Send for price list of Liberty Sets and Pack­
ets at Uniform Prices, 5c to $1.00. We pay
postage. You must be satisfied as to the
quality and price or we promptly refund your
money. *182
HAARER & COMPANY
113 West Liberty Street,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
APPROVALS
50% to 66%% Discount of Scott’s
Cat., containing many hard-to-get
stamps. New applicants requesting
our approvals will receive a premium.
Reference Required.
TOWER STAMP CO.
42 Westville St., Dorchester, Mass.
ICELAND
ALL POSTALLY USED
Nos.
34 to 43 ___________________ .65
71 to 83 ___________________ 1.10
86 to 96 ______ 1.00
99 to 107 ___________________.22
108 to 121 ___________________ .95
130 to 138 ___________________ .70
180 to 187 ___________________.55
189 to 195 ___________________ .28
30 on 50a-50 on 5kr on 1902-04.
Just out __________________ .40
Ask for my new check list of Holland
and Colonies.
EXCELSIOR STAMP CO.
47 West 42nd St. New York
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Scott’s 1925 Cat.
$2.00 Post Free
We send out fine selections of stamps on ap­
proval, with many bargains. Both Wholesale
and Retail.
Auction Sales held monthly—many bargains.
Send for Catalog and get on our mailing list.
HUDSON COUNTY STAMP CO.
68 Hudson Str., Hoboken, N. J.
TWO BITS
AND WORTH IT.
50 Diff. AUSTRALIA ________ .25
A Snappy Bargain
S. STEEN
Box One Fordham, N. Y. C.
PRECANCELS
Have again remounted from my stock and
can supply many of the wants of the average
precancel collector, and will take pleasure
in filling your want list. Have a stock of
50,000 from the earliest dated and 1902 is­
sues to the latest in bureau types. To those
with less than a 5,000 variety collection can
offer good bargains from my books mounted
by cities and states. Offer a 25 variety pack­
et free to applicants who supply the nec­
essary reference. *181
J. H. DAVIS REYNOLDS
2010 Kentucky Ave., Flint, Michigan
Wisconsin Precancels
ASHLAND No. 19, 50c; 16a, 15c, 19,
20c; 21, 40c; 23a, 40c; 25, $1.00;
28, 75c.
BEAVER DAM No. 10, 25c; 13, 40c;
13a, 90c; 86, 25c.
BELOIT No. 9, 6c; 10a, 15c; 12a, 20c;
15, 20c; 16a, 75c; 20a, 50c.
DELAVAN No. 6, 15c; 12a, 40c; 14,
40c; 24, 20c; 27, 30c; 35, $1.00;
44, $3.00; 75, 10c; 80, 15c.
N. HASKINS
583 Courtland Ave., Bronx, N. Y. C.
Care of BAUER.
Mexico, United States and Central and
South America.
Postage only, no revenues, no rubbish, no cut,
all off paper, no, Seebecks.
50 diff. Mexico mounted, nice copies
(5 coll. $4.00) ___________________ .90
118 diff. Mexico mounted, nice copies,
(cat. $13.35) __________________ 4.50
100 mixed Mexico, 29 kinds (.5 pack­
ets $1.50) _____________________ .40
300 mixed Mexico. 51 kinds, cat. $8.88
(3 packets $3.75) ______________ 1.50
1000 mixed Mexico, 51 kinds, cat. $28.14,
(3 packets $11.40) ____________ 4.00
510 Mexioc, C. & S. A., 51 var., all
used, cat. $11.89 _______________ 2.00
200 mixed. Mexico, C. &. S. A., 43 var.,
cat. $4.94 (8 packets $1.50) __ .60
300 diff. Mexico, C. & S. A., 18 Rep­
ublics are represented, cat. $14.11
3 collections $5.40) ___________ 2.00
50 diff. Mexico, C. A S. A., (10 pack­
ets $1.80) _____________________ .20
80 diff. U. S., cat. 3.11 (8 packets
$1.05) __________ .40
90 diff. Mexico, C. & S. A., (5 pack­
ets $1.90) ______________________ .45
500 mixed. Mexico, C. & S. A., cat.
$11.20 (5 packets $9.00) _______ 2.00
MEXICO 1923-25, 1, 2, 5, 10, 10, 20.
30c, (10 sets 60c) ___________ .08
MEXICO 1923-25, 3. 4. 4, 40, 50c & 1
peso (10 sets $2.10) _________ .25
MEXICO 1923, 1 peso, brown & blue, No.
613 (10 pieces $1.20) _________ .14
Orders under $1 declined with thanks. Post-
free $2 up. $3 up registered postage Mexico
to U. S. 5c. Registration, 10c. Remit only
U. S. bank notes and 1 A 2c mint. Cash
exchange wanted. My whole list gratis.
LEON GIRON
Reference: S. T. Protc. Ass'n. 198, and same
of London.
Sto. Domingo 19, Tacubaya, D. F., Mexico
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showing merely the face. To me it is
a perfectly marvelous countenance. If
that face doesn’t , carry on it the
stamp of nobility, I am no judge of
physiognomy. I feel almost as much
personal interest in this matter as you
do, and I see a way to get what we
want without any reference to Sesqui-
Centennials or anyone else for I have
authority to place this order myself.
The full length figure I do not like.
I expect to affix my signature to the
first one and put it immediately in
work, so that it ought to be ready for
issue within the next 45 days. I trust
this has your approval. Kindly re­
turn both designs at once as I want
to place the order immediately upon
getting them back.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) HARRY S. NEW,
Postmaster General.
—Above article reprinted from the New Haven
Courier-Journal; furnished GOSSIP through
the courtesy of Mr. Theodore Taetsch, New
Haven, Conn.
Interviewing Stampdom’s Gen­
ial “P. M.”
Our Good Old A. P. S. President is
Finally Inveigled into Disclosing
His Life’s Story.
A reporter for “The Stamp Hinge,”
of Cleveland, official sheet of the Gar­
field-Perry Stamp Club waited upon
our good friend—P. M. Wolsieffer of
Philadelphia—when that genial gentle­
man was in attendance upon the 35th
Anniversary Banquet of the Club,
held recently in Cleveland, and asked
him to answer why he was born, when
he was born, and what he has done
since then. “P. M.” replied—“Let’s
take the ‘why’ first— I sure can’t tell
why, if I could I might solve many a
mystery. I had nothing to do with it,
was not a party to it, however, I must
have been ‘just born’ like Topsy, so I
will have to leave that question un­
answered, positively. '
As to when I was born is easier
answered—according to records they
tell me it was on May 28th, 1857, and
according to the same records it was
at Egg Harbor City, State of New
Jersey, which is about 18 miles from
Atlantic City. From a reminiscent
standpoint I might say that as a boy
I visited Atlantic City frequently,
when there was no Board Walk and
but very few hotels. The few resident
citizens of Atlantic City at that time
would come to Egg Harbor City to
make their purchases at the general
store. Few people of Atlantic City
today would credit that, bu* it is a
fact nevertheless, to which the oldest
resident of Egg Harbor City will
testify.
After being born I presume I must
have been the subject of the nursery
for some time, then no doubt I learned
the act of .walking, kicking, etc., and
later on the gift of gab.
My father was an old time teacher,
WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP
and I attended public schools in Phila­ WANTED!!!
delphia, where we lived in the winter Every general collector to see my SETS and
time. Later I went to Preparatory SINGLES on approval. Priced low. One set
Nicaragua No. 349-51, 419-21 FREE for a
School for College at Downingtown, reference.
Pa., and next year at Woodstown, N. ROY PRESTON •180
J. My father died about that time, “One Stamp or a Collection’’
and it was found necessary for me to 4315 Newton Ave., No. Minneapolis, Minn.
go to work, and I got a job in a music
store in Philadelphia. Longing for a SEVEN YEARS
change, an opportunity came to me in since
ESTHONIA and LATVIA
1882 to go to Chicago and for a num­ Became independent Governments.
ber of years I was with the firm of ESTHONIA has issued 95 stamps to date and
LATVIA has issued 132.
Lyon & Healy. I then conceived the Majority cat. but a few cents, and there are
idea of going in the music business on only 3 stamps of the two countries combined
that cat. $1.00 and over.
my own account, and published sever­ You’ll never get ’em any cheaper. Approval
al musical compositions, some of books now ready.
which were successful and some of HANSEN & TAITE, Delaware, Ohio
which fell very flat.-
In 1892, just before the World’s
Fair, I started selling music at retail DEALERS
in a stationery store on State Street, STAMPS AT WHOLESALE
and at the same time, having a num­ By the 10—100 or 1000
ber of duplicate postage stamps on
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hand, I placed some stamps on sheets
and put them in the show window A lot of stamps not less than 10 or
more than 50 of a kind—good salable
with the music. From the very first stamps, mostly British Colonials,
day I did more stamp business than South and Central America, and West
I did music, so I threw out the music Indies. Very few European. Will
stock, and gave my entire attention catalog over $300—Price $50. One-
to the stamp business and am still at half the lot for_______________ $30
it, although now only specializing in We have everything in the way of
auction sales. supplies, Albums, Hinges, etc.
The invention of the Approval Card A trial, 10,000 good hinges_____ 60c
is the only achievement of any note TOLEDO STAMP CO.
in my philatelic life, and I am now Toledo, Ohio
ROBERT KENNETH MILNE
“FAMOUS for SPEED”
Desires postally used SEEBECKS,DANISH WEST INDIES & COREA,
for a client What Have You?
Box 499, Station “C” LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
We Want
TO SHOW YOU
OUR HARDING PRECANCEL CATALOG
and will Send Numbered Volume
On Approval
Prepaid with desirable Precancels
The Price is 40c Per Copy
May We Send You One?
G. W. HAWLEY, Publisher
Harrisville, Michigan
WHETHER YOU WANT 1 OR 1,000,000
STAMPS OF GERMANY
Whether you are a DEALER or a COLLECTOR, YOU WILL DO JUSTICE
TO YOURSELF AND TO YOUR POCKETBOOK by writing for my new
complete price list of GERMAN STAMPS before ordering elsewhere.
WHOLESALE LIST TO DEALERS. RETAIL LIST TO COLLECTORS.
WRITE FOR IT TODAY
Member of American Stamp Dealers Assn.
THE SPECIALTY HOUSE FOR GERMAN STAMPS
VICTOR WEISKOPF
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Are You For PHILATELY?

WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP AND THE GOSSIP PRINTERY ARE
FOR PHILATELY
Are They Not Worthy of Your Encouragement and Support?
HE SALE OF STOCK in THE GOSSIP PRINTERY has progressed quite nicely
T and the time is not far distant when this stock will be taken off the market and
shares will be available only (through re-sale by shareholders) at a premium. There­
fore, friend, why delay? Why not get in on the “ground floor,” while the “getting
is good ?”
We assume that every GOSSIP subscriber is FOR Philately, otherwise you would
not be putting up your one “buck,” per annum, to look the old sheet over every week.
If then, you are for Philately—desirous of seeing Mr. Average Collector (the rank-
and-file of stampdom) secure a “fair and square deal”—why not became a partner in
this meritorious enterprise which, while of considerable benefit to the furtherance
of the hobby, is also a safe, sound and profitable investment?
IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH—that is the reason why we want you with
us. Over three hundred stampically interested people are already enrolled upon our
list of satisfied shareholders. Who are upon this list? To whom have we sold GOS­
SIP PRINTERY stock? Well, our present list of stockholders include people in all
ranks and classes of life—school boys, school teachers, college students and professors,
working men and women, factory employes, office clerks, lawyers, physicians, den­
tal surgeons, newspaper editors, stamp dealers galore, members of the S. T. P. A., and
officers of the A. P. S. In geographical extent they are scattered from New York to
San Diego, from Winnipeg to the Gulf Coast of Texas.
It is our fondest ambition to bring this coterie of shareholders up to a total of
around the thousand mark; we would be quite proud, indeed, to be able to boast of
possessing a thousand boosting co-partners. We want it fully understood that we are
not soliciting any individually large subscriptions (in fact, have actually turned down
a few of these from local business men and outside financial interests). What we
mainly desire to accomplish is to secure the largest possible list of stockholders be­
fore closing the sale on this allotment. We particularly want to secure individual sub­
scriptions of from $10 to $100 each.
Perhaps you are “hard up”—that’s no disgrace—most all of us, in these days
of the high cost of living and the complexities of the modern struggle for existence,
are in that very same boat.
BUT—You can certainly spare (if you’ll only make a determined effort) the
sum of from $2.50 to $25.00 per month for the next four months. “Honest Injun,”
now, can’t you do it?

|| THE GOSSIP PRINTERY is rapidly increasing in magnitude and volume of B

B business being turned out. A. V. Dworak personally guarantees this stock as a B
s SAFE and SOUND investment, being sold under his own “buy back” guarantee. §
h If you are for Philately—say it with a G-P Stock Subscription.

If You Are For Philately

You’ll Do This Little Thing!
GOSSIP PRINTERY, TEAR OFF HERE AND MAIL TODAY
Holton, Kansas.
Reserve for me----------------------- shares of the GOSSIP PRINTERY stock at $1.00 each.
I enclose remittance for $----------------------------------------------- in full payment of same.
Or, I enclose remittance for $______________________ as one-fourth payment and will
pay the remainder in three equal consecutive monthly installments of $_________ _______
each, beginning one month from date hereof until fully paid.
NAME______________________________ _______________________ _____________________
STREET ADDRESS___________ ___________________________________________________
TOWN AND STATE______ *_______ _ ________ •_

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the holder of a patent of an ‘Improved Aerial Mail Route I HAVE THEM—YOU WANT THEM
Approval Card,’ which some day I •GERMANY No. 97 ____________________ .60
Planned by Argentina. MOROCCO No. 152 ____________________ .12
am going to put on the market, when Buenos Aires.—A saving of one •ST. MORROCCO No. 155 _________________ .06
the cost of manufacturing will per­ SETTLEMENTS No. 93 ___________ .05
mit.” week in postal service between New •ST. SETTLEMENTS No. 94 ___________ .07
•ST. SETTLEMENTS No. 97 ___________ .20
York and Buenos Aires, now occupy­ •NEW CALEDONIA
The writer (in “The Stamp Hinge”) No. 105____________ .07
in conclusion, adds this little query: ing 18 to 20 days, is one of the fea­ Send for large lists.
Editor’s Note—We believe this is the first tures of plans for the establishment WM. Q. CONANT
published interview with our President and we of mail plane routes radiating from^ CA. P. S., I. P. A.)
dog-gone much like to see some of his original this city, which have been submitted 246 Court St., Auburn, Maine
musical compositions. Who’s got one?
to President Alvear by the Argentine
Aero Club. The president has prom­ ALL ABOARD FOR CANADA!
“No matter how many stamps a ised to send a message to congress at Via the “Canadiana.” Ottawa, the federal
collector owns,” said Plato scornful­ its forthcoming session commending capital, Montreal, “Canada’s New York,” To­
ly, “he keeps right on collecting.” an appropriation for carrying out the ronto, “Canada’s Philadelphia,” Winnipeg,
“Canada’s Chicago,” Halifax on the Atlantic
Plato, thou hast reasoned well. plans. These include mail plane ser­ coast, Vancouver on the Pacific, historic old
vice to Antofagasta, Chile; Asuncion, Quebec, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Regina,
“Queen of the Prairies,” Calgary, in the heart
Paraguay, and remote points of the of the ranching country, Edmonton, Canada’s
Read it and, Argentine Republic. most northerly city, “Gateway of the last
Great West,” Canadian towns and cities,
Er, Laugh! The week’s saving on New York large and small are all here.
mails would be gained by the pro­ You’ve guessed it—a packet of Canadian Pre­
Here is a letter received by one of our posed route to Antofagasta, where cancels—almost a collection in itself in fact.
“Little Building” neighbors, who says he isn’t
sure whether it’s a threat or a promise. At the airplanes would take on mails This packet was prepared by the Philatelic
Publishing Company, Winnipeg, Canada, pub­
any rate it’s a most amusing example of from steamships touching that port, lishers of the Canadian Precancel Stamp Cat­
“English as she is writ” by a foreign firm.
and arrive in Buenos Aires two days alog, especially for the U. S. precancel col­
lector who would like to add to his album
“Dear Sirs, later. a few interesting pages of Canadians, and
for a short time we will include it, absolutely
“In your case with Mr._ ____ UNITED STATES free, with the
------------ , we refer us to our many-
1917-19 set, 1c to $5.00 CANADIAN PRECANCELED POSTAGE
fold requests you have not react upon (19) good condition $1.30 STAMP CATALOG
any manner, however you have not 75c and $1 Parcel Post Handy Pocket Edition.
settled this affair. Your conduct (2) for 40c, good condi­
1925------ SECOND EDITION------ 1925
proves us, that in the case before us tion.
have showed you as an illintentioned Listing and Pricing All Varieties
MAX CASPER At the Regular Price
debtor and a procedure without con­ P. O. Box 149 New Orleans, La.
sideration is out of place. FIFTY CENTS POSTFREE
“Having given you sufficient time STATE EXCISE STAMPS Don’t let this opportunity slip by! Just say
to a settling of this affair in ami- Just available, Arkansas Cigarette "Send me the Canadian offer,” inclose your
set of 7 unused perfect----- .50 remittance of fifty cents, and the Collection
bility, we must inform you to-day, Same straight side set —----------------------.25 and Catalog will come to you by return mail.
that we shall adopt these coercive South Dakota fine used set of 5----------- .10
Iowa current unused set of 4, fine-------- .13 Ye Gossip Printery
measures notified to you, if you shall Georgia fine used set of 7, */jC to 50c----- .25
HOLTON. KANSAS
not prefer in your own interest to FRANK L. APPLEGATE
break off our arrangements we have 615 So. Oakdale Ave. Medford, Ore. Mention W. P. G. when answering ads
taken previously, in settling of this
summons and expenses within 24
hours to us. We do not accept any Society of Philatelic Americans
proposals. STATION S. P, A. BROADCASTING Over 150 books of fine precancels in circula­
tion in this department. Want IScers, Hard­
The Society of Philatelic Americans are the
“The consequences and detriments hustling bunch of stampdom. The Sales De­ ings. Walloons? You’ll find them here.
being caused by your declined con­ partment has 600 books of stamps in circula­
tion, good sales, prompt payment. Join now. CARL. O. SELANDER, Exc. Mgr.
duct result up from the measures as For full particulars write the Sales Mgr. 4711 N. Sawyer Ave.
A. E. HUSSEY, M. D. Chicago, Illinois
follows: 232 Hearne Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
1st) The claim shall be exhibited Wm. LYCETT, Sec’y. 1221 Washington St. Cape May, New Jersey
for sale in your towns most reading
papers, moreever in all principals
philateliste periodicals at home and AUSTRALIANS—ISLANDS—NEW ZEALANDS
abroad with a corresponded warning. Finest Sets of All Postals.
2nd) Your name shall be pub­ Scott Net
lished in the international list of the NEW ZEALANDS 1882, Queen, %d to Uh, 10 var. ---------------------------------------------- *1.50 $ .60
1898 Pictorials, %d to Ish. 12 var. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4 00 1.75
illententioned debtors coming out by 1899-1900 Pictorials. %d to Ish, 12 var.------- -------------------------------------------------8.00 1.25
us, continuously as long as you have 1902-07 Pictorials. %d to Ish. 12 var. ------------------------------------------------------------3.00 1.25
not meet your liabilities. 1907-08, Pictorials, Small Size. 3 var. _______________________________________ 1-00 .50
1906 Exhibitions. 8 var. ____________________________________ ._______________ 3.00 1.25
3rd) Wevshall demand sentence by 1909 Edwards, 9 var. _______________________________________________________ 00 .25
the public prosecutor of your town 1915 Georges. 18 var. ______ ;_______________________________________________ 100 .85
1919 Victory. 6 var. ____________________________ ___________________________ L00 .50
with regard to imposition of credit. Officials, 20 var. _______________________________________ ___________________ 4.00 1.50
4th) Acting of our party we shall Life Insurance, 12 var. _____________________________________________________ 1.00 .50
Postage Dues, 10 var. _____________________________________________ ________ 1-00 .85
publish a communication to you in Above Set of 127 Varieties New Zealands for 39.00—A BARGAIN.
informing the international philate­ ISLANDS. AITUTAKI, Various Issues, 18 var. ________________________________________ 4.00
COOKS A RAROTONGA. Various Issues. 15 var. __________________________________ 1.75
liste circles to your malice in repre­ FIJI. Various Issues. 18 var. ______________________________________________________ 1.00
senting the true-fact. NIUE, Various Issues, 20 var.___________ _________________________________________ 4.00
PENRHYN, Various Issues. 18 var. _______________________________________________ 4.00
“This is our last letter adressed to SAMOA, Various Issues. 25 var. __________________________________________________ - 2.00
you in this affair. The resulting con­ TONGA. 1924, 2d on 5d, 7«4d, lOd. Fine Set. 3 var. ______________________________ 2.00
Above Set of 127 Varieties Islands for $18.00—A BARGAIN.
sequences you have to write bach Various VICTORIA. 24 var.___ _____ .50 Various COMMONWEALTH, 45 var. .35
your own fault.” S. W. Australia 4 Tasmania. 40 var. 1.50 NEW ZEALAND. 100 var. _________ 2.50
—Say. boys, isn't that a darbl The article, QUEENSLAND. 22 var._____________ .75 PACIFIC ISLANDS. 50 var.________ 1.50
as above reprinted, appeared in a pamphlet NEW SOUTH WALES. 2? var. .50
published by the "Little Building.” Boston. Above Set of 287 Varieties for $7.00—A BARGAIN.
Mass., and was dipt and very kindly sent to FINE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LISTS FREE
GOSSIP by Mr. Clarence B. Durland. West WILCOX, SMITH & CO., Liverpool St., Dunedin, New Zealand.
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Burglars at Gibbons’.
« Safes Rifled.
Stamps valued at £3500 were stolen
from the firm of Stanley Gibbons
Ltd., 391 Strand, W.C., by thieves
who broke into the building through
a window in the rear of the premises,
on Sunday, March 7.
Missing property includes a book of
stamps worth £2000, and a sheet of
Tasmanian stamps, first issue 4d. yel­
low, for which the firm paid £875,
and a book of stamps valued at £250.
Mr. G. Hamilton-Smith, managing
director of the firm, believes that the
thieves knew the value of stamps, for
they went carefully through all they
could find, taking only the best and
throwing the cheaper ones on the
floor.
Some 6 or 8 safes were opened by
the thieves, who discovered the keys
in a drawer, and evidently spent Sun­
day in the shop. A motor-car mascot
on the shop floor suggested that they
threw the mascot through the window
to see if it attracted attention.
They were unable to open one safe
containing £60,000 worth of stamps
or to enter the strong room, which
holds £200,000 worth of property.
Before leaving the thieves re-locked
several safes, and took away the keys.
They also took a packet of American
gold coins from Mr. Hamilton-Smith’s
drawer.
An Arrest.
Alfred James Coats (23), who said
he was a waiter employed at the
Hotel Cecil, living at Argyle Square,
King’s Cross, has been arrested on a
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ever there are Poles. They refuse to UNITED STATES
accept mail to or from Danzig unless
the address is in Polish. 13 Cent
But most Danzigers are Germans. No. 339 Blue Green___________ .30
They resist the Polish advance with
might and main. Judges do not call FINE COPIES
Approvals. Reference necessary.
witnesses for Polish cases. The mail
boxes with the Polish white double DUDLEY FARNHAM
eagle are not used, even though the 1418 3 Ave. So., Faryo, N. D.
Polish tariff was made lower than
the local rate. Goods are smuggled 500 different choice selected foreign
through the Polish customs control. stamps. Dozens of unused and hard
to get. Catalogs very highly. Keep
Polish seasonal labor is boycotted, and the ones you want at only one cent
in fact everything is done to resist each. Reference please.
Polish influence.
EARL H. HUGHES
On the other hand, the Poles do all 518 Homestead Ave. Peoria, Ill.
they can to break down the resistance
of the Danzigers. They boycott Dan­
zig goods, and as much as possible DENMARK
bring pressure to bear to force the No. 2, 12c; 4, 8c; 7, 6c; 9, 15c; 11,
Danzigers to accept Polish manage­ 50c; 12, $1.00; 13, '5c; 14, $1.35; 15,
ment of the port, customs, postoffice $1.25; 16, 18c; 18, 5c; 19, 40c; 25,
3c; 26, 2c; 27, 40c; 28, 2c; 29, 4c;
and police. The Poles this year have 30, 4c; 31, 8c; 32, 6c; 33, 5c; 34, 8c;
organized a boycott against the Zop-
38-41, 2c ea.; 42-5, ic ea.; 46-8, 2c
pat sea bathing resort, because it is ea.; 49-50, 3c ea.; 51, 5c; 52, 8c; 53-
run mostly by Germans. 4, 2c ea.; 55, 4c; 56, 7c; 57-64, 1c ea.;
65, 3c; 66, 13c; 67, 20c; 68-74, 1c ea.;
75, 6c.
A Toast. Terms:—Cash Scott’s No. *Unused.
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Who has a stamp that I “ain’t got,”
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PHILATELIC GOSSIP
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HOLTON, KANSAS
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it will be held over for following issue.
We cannot be responsible for errors caused
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EDITORIAL
The New Stamps.
HE Post Office Department creat­
T ed considerable surprise by their
speed in placing the new l%c ad­
hesive stamp and l%c stamped en­
velope on sale to the public—both
over the counters of the Washington,
D. C., postoffice and the philatelic
agency, division of stamps, Washing­
ton—on March 19, last. The great
majority of rank-and-file stamp col­
lectors, scattered over the land, did
not expect these new emissions to be
placed on sale until a day or two be­
fore the new postal rates go into ef­
fect, April 15.
For the benefit of many score of
QOSSIP readers who have not as yet
glimpsed specimens of these new
“fractionals”, will say that the lu­
cent ordinary postage stamp is the
same shape and size as the current 2-
cent stamp and bears the portrait of
th* late President Warren G. Harding
with the name “Harding” on a ribbon
below the portrait. The surrounding
design is the same as the current 2-
cent stamp, except that the numerals
“1%” appear in the ovals in both
lower corners and the triangular orna­
ments in both upper corners have
been changed. The stamp is inclosed
within a plain dark border and is
printed in brown ink.
The IH-cent embossed envelope
stamp is the same shape, size and
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design as the current 2-cent envelope
stamp and bears the bust of Washing­
ton, with the numerals “1%” within
the circles at the bottom of the stamp.
The color is brown.
The new one-half cent stamp was
placed on sale at three places—New
Haven, Conn, and Washington, D. C.
postoffices and the philatelic bureau
—on the morning of April 4. In de­
scribing this “minor fractional,” will
say that it is the same shape and size
as the one-cent ordinary stamp of the
current series and bears a portrait of
Nathan Hale, with the name “Nathan
Hale” on a ribbon below the portrait.
The surrounding design is the same
as the 1-cent stamp except that the
numeral “W appears in the ovals in
both lower corners. The stamp is in­
closed within a cross-line border and
is printed in sepia, similar to the 30-
cent Buffalo stamp.
Also on April 4, the Post Office
Department placed the “Lexicons”
(Lexington-Concord issue) on sale at
the philatelic bureau, Washington, and
the six following postoffices:
Washington, D. C.
Concord, Mass.
Concord Junction, Mass.
Boston, Mass.
Cambridge, Mass.
Lexington, Mass.
GOSSIP was first in the field,
heralding these stamps some weeks
ago; a more detailed description of the
reason of their issuance and descrip­
tion of their appearance is, however,
not amiss at this time. These new
commemoratives are in three denomi­
nations—one, two and five cents. They
have been especially issued to com­
memorate the one hundred and fift­
ieth anniversary of the Battle of Lex­
ington and Concord. Size, color and
design of these “Lexicons” is as fol­
lows:
They are rectangular in shape,
about 1 7-16 by 13-16 inches in size.
The subject of the 1-cent stamp is
“Washington at Cambridge,” and re­
presents Washington taking command
of the American Army. The title ap­
pears in small white letters under the
central design. Beneath this, on a
ribbon scroll, appear the words “Lex­
ington-Concord,” and at the bottom of
the stamp are the words “One cent.”
In a straight line, at the top of the
stamp, appear the words “United
States postage” in white Roman let­
ters, and in both lower corners, within
circles, is the white numeral “1.”
Above the circles are the years “1775”
at the left and “1925” at the right,
and in panels arranged at the right
and left of the central design are two
muskets with powder horns. The en­
tire design is inclosed within a
straight-line border and is printed in
green ink.
The subject of the 2-cent stamp is
“Birth of Liberty” and represents the
Battle of Lexington and Concord. The
title appears in small white letters
under the central design. The sur­
rounding design is the same as the
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1-cent stamp except that the numeral
“2” appears in the circles and the
words “Two cents” appear at the bot­
tom of the stamp. This stamp is
printed in red ink.
The subject of the 5-cent stamp is
“The Minute Man,” and this title ap­
pears in small dark letters under the
central design, which stands between
two columns. To the right and left
of the columns are two tablets bear­
ing the following inscription:
“By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, here
once the embattled farmers stood and fired
the shot heard round the world.”
The surrounding design is the same
as the other denominations except
that the numeral “5” appears in the
circles and the words “Five cents”
appear at the bottom of the stamp.
This stamp is printed in blue ink.
GOSSIP has no correct figures at
hand, as yet, regarding the number
of these commemoratives issued, but
we understand that the supply is
somewhat restricted and postmasters
may draw requisitions for limited
quantities only. These stamps are
issued in sheets of fifty only.
Reverting back to the subject of
the new l%c Harding adhesive, will
say that same is being issued in three
varieties—flat press, rotary press,
coil. Oh you precan collectors!
Associated Press despatches re­
garding the “first day” of this new
“cent-and-a-halfer” stated that:
“Sales of the new Harding one-half
cent postage stamp and the new 1%
cent stamped envelope on March 19,
the first day of their offering at the
postoffice department’s philatelic
agency, amounted to $2,446, repre­
senting about 150,000 pieces. The
sales were to stamp collectors who
bought in blocks of six, twelve and
even 100.”
The “colymists” are already making
some “wise-cracks” anent the new
“fractionals” and the new postal
rates, the three following items hav­
ing been winnowed from Seattle,
Washington, newspapers:
The postoffice department is soon to issue
a half-cent stamp. But we’d rather pay more
and get one with better-tasting glue.
The postoffice is putting a half cent stamp
on the market. Lady shoppers will hold off
until they can get special rates of two stamps
for a penny.
They’ll raise the price of postcard stamps
in April, so we hear; vacation thus will cost
some folks just twice as much this year. We
know how we will beat the game. We’ll send
this postcard back: “We’re having just a
splendid time—tell Jim, and Ed and Jack.”
Further reporters (bringing the
total up to forty) so kindly sending
in clippings relative to the new %,
l%c and the Lexington-Concord issue
are listed as follows:
Herman W. Boers, Detroit, Mich.
G. E. Crawford, Swissvale, Pa.
C. C. Dargue, Kittanning, Pa.
L. P. Entwistle, Newark, N. J.
Jayne F. Huff, Jamestown, N. Y.
Roy Larsen, Chicago, Ill.
J. Lincoln Myers, Cucamonga, Calif.
Frank K. Smith. Reading, Mass.
Mortimer Ulmann, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Roland A. White, Marengo, Iowa.
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Thank you, one and all, kind MORE DESIRABLE COLONIALS
friends. IN MINT CONDITION
The writer would be an ingrate, in­ Cat. Net
No. Nigeria No. 17 ___________ 6.00 3.25
deed, if he closed this little narrative No. Nigeria No. 18 ___________ 10.00 5.25
without making mention of the kindly No. Nigeria No. 38 _____________ 9.00 4.75
courtesy extended us by an officer in Transvaal No. 261 _____________ 7.50 4.25
Transvaal No. 266 _____________ 15.00 8.00
our Uncle Sammy’s service, resident Transvaal No. 279 _____________ 10.00 6.25
in Washington. The first in the field Trinidad No. 99 _______________ 15.00 8.50
Zanzibar No. Ill _______________ 6.50 3.75
to send us a “first-day cover” was Zanzibar No. 112 _____________ 8.00 4.25
Major T. D. Barber, United States Zanzibar No. 113 _______________ 15.00 7.75
Marine Corps. We hereby desire to All Full Mint O. G.
broadcast our thanks to the good
Major for a cover sent us bearing a RALPH A. LYNCH
pair of the l%c Hardings; also, upon
opening the envelope, out fluttered a P. 0. Box 56 Peoria, 111
nice little block of four of the same,
o. g., bearing the plate number 16841. STAHL’S LOOSE-LEAF ALBUM
Other acknowledgments of “first- Designed for the collector who desires
day” half-cent and commemorative quality and at the same time a low
stamped covers will be made in a price.
Album complete with 100 fine quali­
near future issue of the “w.g.s.p.” ty leaves 8% x 11. Price $2.00 Il­
lustrated circular and sample sheets
Not Sporadic. on request.
Every issue of GOSSIP is a special H. A. STAHL
issue. 7 Central Sq. Lynn, Mass.
Cautioning Dealers.
It will not be so very long until the
South Americans
25 Varieties ___________________________ .10
summer resort season is again in our Peru, 120 and 193 ______________________ .07
midst. Once more, we warn our Peru. 134 and 189 ______________________ .15
6 Argentine No®. 289, 306, 309,, 325
stamp dealers to use good judgment 328. 330 ____________________________ .05
and due discretion in sending out ap­ 4 Canal Zone Nos. 41, 42, 43, 46 ________ .07
Terms: Cash __ Postage extra
proval selections to any resort address
—that is unless the applicant is fair­ ABELL STAMP CO.
ly well known to them. Many resort­ 532 South 30th St. Omaha, Neb.
ers take advantage of their temporary
sojourns to resort to methods not Binmore’s Mixtures
generally approved in the best stamp- Bank Loot, current foreign per 1000 _ 1.50
ic circles. They are here today, gone South A Central America per 1000 ___ 1.50
tomorrow—“spurlos versenkt.” Cheap Irish, per 1000 _________________ 1.50
Syria & Lebanon, per 1000 ___________ 1.50
TOM V. BINMORE
Featuring the 575 Fifth Avenue
Popular Newfoundlands. Long Island City, New York
GOSSIP is in receipt of a quite in­
teresting eight page price list (1925) —CLEARANCE SALE—
of Newfoundland stamps, as issued by German Provisionals, mint, 88 varieties, com­
Rev. E. A. Butler, St. George’s, New­ plete. 1 set 25c; 10 sets $1.00; 100 sets $8.00;
200 sets $15.00
foundland. Rev. Butler possesses a Transparent envelopes, all sizes, in lots of
remarkably nice stock of these stampe 100 and 1000. Ask for prices and sample®.
and his prices are “right.” Newfound­ ATLANTIC SPECIALTY CO.
land stamps have ever been quite 1209 Beach Ave„
Bronx. New York. New York
popular with philatelists and are
always in general demand; the good
Reverend’s stock of these is more
complete than most dealers and any
For Sale
In Lots of 10, 100 or 1000
one desirous of filling up some of the different denominations, mainly cur­
gaps in Newfoundland on his album rent, China, Philippine Islands, Soviet
pages will do well to write Rev. But­ Russia, Hong Kong, Newfoundland,
ler, requesting a copy of this list Palestine.
which will be promptly forwarded LOUIS WEISSMAN
post-free.
147 W. 42d St. New York City
Fraudulent Ues of U. S. POSTAGE, ENVELOPES AND
Col. Peck’s Name. REVENUES
We published an item, in last week’s
issue, relating to the alleged defraud­ 10 War Department and Soldiers Mail Covers,
American Expeditionary Forces, assorted, 80c.
ing of certain Atlanta, Georgia, stamp Early U. S. covers at catalog price of cut
dealers by an individual (or concern) squares. Early unused cut squares at one­
sixth catalog; used at catalog. Later U.
using the name of Col. R. H. Peck. S. unused at H over face. 1000 19th Cen­
We glean further information on this tury cut squares 27c. 10 U. S. entire used
wrappers, 25c. U. S. Departments % cat.
matter, upon perusing the bulletin of Wholesale U. S. from % to 1-5 cat. Com­
mon stamps by the 1000. All foreign stamps
a trade protective association, in the on approval, % catalog. Write:
following little item:
W. W. RICH 1240 Bdwy, Somerville 44, Mass.
“The Gates. Novelty Company, At­
lanta, Ga. (using the name of Col. R.
Peck, a respected and honorable citi- Mention W. P. G. when answering ads
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zen), are defrauding dealers. The
name of the head of this firm is an
old offender by the name of Stallings.
One of our members is out ?75. Yes,
the officers are after ’em.”
No More Hugoknots
at the Monroe P. O.
A few weeks back (no, not a weak
back) we published a little squib
which went on to relate that the post­
office at Monroe, Washington, had a
goodly supply of five-cent Hugenot-
Wallon stamps on hand.
Since that time, the postmaster at
that place has been fairly deluged
with “orders” for these stamps—some
of our readers requesting them by the
hundred, or more, lot.
We are asked to inform our readers
to halt, cease, desist, or just plain
stop, ordering any more of the H-W’s
from the kindly P. M., at Monroe—
the supply is tee-totally exhausted.
Yes, friends, telling the world in
GOSSIP-print surely produces RE­
SULTS!
Give These California
School Boys a “Lift.”
Mr. Clyde E. Bundy, instructor in
the printing department of the Hunt­
ington Park Union High School,
Huntington Park, California, informs
us that he has organized a stamp club
for the boys with an initial member­
ship of fifteen. Some of these lads
are just making a beginning at the
good old stampic game and are
worthy of being rendered a “helping
hand.” Have you a few “odds and
ends"—cheap duplicates—that are not
doing you one iota of good? Well,
these boys will appreciate them,
shoot ’em on to Mr. Bundy, 227 N.
Stafford Ave., Huntington Park,
Calif., and some one of these “made
happy kids” will drop you a line of
sincere thanks.
WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP
putting in some mighty strenuous
“licks” for the good of the old cause
—Philately—and GOSSIP hereby de­
sires to extend hearty congratulations
upon their recent achievement as re­
corded by the following telegram, re­
ceived from “live-wire Greeley,” a
few days ago:
“New York, N. Y.,
March 26, 1925.
“Gossip Printery, .
“Publishers of Weekly Phila­
telic Gossip, Holton, Kans.,
“Branch number one New York
Society of P hilatelic Americans
went over the top tonight with
one hundred members. Over
fifty collectors present. Fine
auction staged, realizing good
prices. The branch is accepting
all challenges.
“FRANCIS F. GREELEY,
Secretary.”
Free Advice.
One of the easiest things in this
world, and a quite widely indulged in
sport, is telling the other fellow how
to do his stuff. It is remarkably easy
Gettysburg, Pa.
PRECANCELS
HARDINGS ___________
WALLOON 1c ________________________ .25
WALLOON 5c _________________________ .40
1922-23 perf. 1c ________________________ .12
1922-23 perf. 2c ------------------------------------- .15
Blocks of four same rate.
200 all diff, unused Germany ----------------- .50
115 all diff, unused Danzig ------------------ .75
THE CAPITOL STAMP COMPANY
Fifty North Thirteenth Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
Cat.Net
ANGOLA N« 72-74 _______ 1.95 .65
CAPE VERDE Noe. 70-71 _______ 2.00 .70
GUINEA Nos. 78-80 _______ 1.80 .60
MOZAMBIQUE Nos. 82-84 _______ 1.95 .65
PORTUGUESECONGO Nos.87-39 2.25 .75
ZAMBESIA Nos. 87-89 --- ------------- 2.40 .80
Total 12.35 4.15
Entire Lot for 33.75
LOUIS DAVIS
619 Oakland Ave., Iowa City, Iowa
? The Mysterious 18 ?
There were eighteen of real stamp collectors
that I did not hear from in answer to my
ad of March 21, so I will run just eighteen
articles, one each for those Mysterious eigh­
teen.
Don’t miss this one Boys, Men or Ladies
either, as I guarantee everything sent out;
if not satisfied return and get your money
back.
If you want approvals please send reference.
I still have those famous blank approval
books.
1500 var. British Col. mounted and priced
with Scotts. Ready to send out on app. 27.00
U. S. No. 46 Little close at R. otherwise f_ 10.00
U. S. No. 47 nice copy_______________ 3.50
U. S. No. 76 * nice copy but no gum___ 2.50
U. S. No. 294-99 _________ __________ .35
Ukrainia No. 143-48 cat. $2.15 ______ u .50
Salvador No. 1180-41 _________________ .20
•34 var. British Col. war tax., cat 3.21- 1.00
Austrian Musicians ____________________ .60
Armenia No. 258-78 ------------------------------- .35
Bosnia No. 281-2 ______________________ .05
Spain No. 3, cat. $15.00 ____________ 6.00
Bremen No. 8, cat.$25.00 _______________ 6.00
J ugo Slavia No. 125-27 ________________ .45
.35 Danzig No. 108-11 ____________________ .50
Danzig 100 var. ______________________ .75
1000 var. packets, display front________ 1.25
Harding precanceled, Detroit,each ‘_____ .10
I have MEMEL complete, what do you need?
HARRY CARTER
2227 Monterey,
Detroit, Michigan
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We “Phils” Get a “Kick”

Out of Life.
Taken as a whole, ye average stamp
collector is a contented person. Most
of us do get considerable of a “kick”
in the adding of a new gem to our
humble philatelic possessions, which
leads me to the observation that of
all the to be pitied creatures of this
earth, the most pathetic is the person
who gets a thrill out of nothing. A
school boy with a hobby for collecting
stamps is a million times happier than
the industrial success who flits around
from place to place, in his super-twin-
six limousine, trying to intoxicate
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truthfully asserted—have been ones
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boring and commonplace.
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Albert C. Munson, 412 Broadway, Houston, Texas, writes:
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could pay a substantial subscription to the Bi-Monthly and save all of it on stamps
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quotations on some of our work—the finished DANDY 20-stamp
product delivered to your door, transportation
charges prepaid.
App’l Sel’n Return blanks, 5% x8%, your copy 500- 2.50
A size approval sheet
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Good XXX white 6% envelopes, 500------------------- 2.50
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Our EMBOSSING is bringing forth considerable com­ Back Numbers of
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others desirous of using “classy” stationery. We charge
less for the finished product, in this line, than you would GOSSIP
have to pay others for a plate. If interested we will be
pleased to submit samples and prices, upon request. VOL. VIII. Complete.
If interested in possessing a “better class” letterhead, ask
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Part Semi-Monthly, part
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS Only ten of these com­
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1925 Standard (Scott’s) Postage Stamp Catalog___ 2.10
All of above items mailed postpaid. out” and they, too, will
We also carry a full line of the GLOBE Blank Books,
Blank Albums and Stock Books. Illustrated circular, soon command consider
quoting prices, sent on request.
able of a premium.
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for a non-dealer to tell our stamp why not tack it on all styles of cards
dealers how their business ought to
be conducted. Also we are quite
alike ? ARGONAUT
frequently told how to run a stamp Central High, of Minneapolis,
THE MOST STAMPS AND THE MOST
paper. These adhortations are in the Boosting the Game. QUALITY FOR THE MONEY
main, no doubt, well meant. How­ The students of Central High
ever, it is our candid belief that only School, Minneapolis, Minn., are also LISSEN, TOMMY!
long years of experience—of ups and stepping out philatelically these days. Tom Binmore alleges that we are all wet
when it comes to advertising. Well, some­
down—furnish a man with the “know On Friday, March 20, these enter­ body told Enrico Caruso once that Bonci said
how” in any line of endeavor. prising youths (members of the Cen­ he screamed. "Bonci, he say I scream, hey!
Never-a-mind. I GITTA DA MON’!” That’s
We do not believe that our butcher tral High Philatelic Club) put on an us, Tommy We scream I
would think a great deal of our ad­ “open house” to sell the public—as
GERMAN EAST AFRICA
vice, were we to tell him how to cut our informant, Courtland G. Smith, All fine used copies
up a beef—we’re not going to do it says—on the fact that it (stamp col­ 19____ 1.00 25_____ .12 85____ .40
lecting) is a going concern. 22____ .12 32 ____ .03 86____ .15
either. Yet, strange to relate, most 24___ .07 33 ____ .03 87____ .17
of the free advice in this complex The “Philatelic Club,” of this insti­
game of life is being advanced by the tution of learning, consists of about GERMAN SOUTHWEST AFRICA
All fine used copies.
inexperienced. Conducting a stamp twenty active members and they put 16____ .08 19____ .10 28____ .02
paper is an entirely different matter on a display, consisting of several 18____ .08 27_____ .04 29_____ .25
from that of any other line of journal­ general collections, catalogs, various GIBRALTAR—Superb used copies
istic endeavor—this is the reason why stampic publications (featuring GOS­ 71____ .40 72_____ .75 Obsolete and
so many fall by the wayside in the SIP) and various items of philatelic 71a___ .40 78_____ 1.50 Rare now!!|
attempt. Talk and advice is cheap accessories — perforation gauges, GAMBIA—Perfection Mint copies
but running a stamp paper—well, watermark detectors, etc. 40____ .05 58____ .50 61_____ .75
that’s something else again. Non 43____ .35 60_____ .45 84_____ .50
To quote in young Mr. Smith’s own
omnia possumus omnes! words: GERMANY—Perfection Mint copies
“The display was very well ar- (Better look up the NEW prices on these—
you’ll be surprised and SHOCKED!)
A Government Postal Card Famine. 92___ .40 809___ .04 821___ .06
'Mr. I. F. Verry, Malden, Mass., one ODDS AND ENDS 93___ .25
477___ .02
810___ .08
818___ .02
822___ .10
828___ .40
824___ .75
of our esteemed and “ever-ready” cor­ Freak Envelopes, (2c only) 478___ .04 819___ .03
820___ .05 866___ .10
Albinos, etc., each ---------------------------- .15 808___ .04
respondents, informs us that for the Confederate Money, bills.
first time in history, there was such $5 or $10, each ______________________ .10 JAPAN—Perfection Mint except those mark­
a big shortage of ordinary one-cent Other bills, up from ---------------------------- .25 ed o, which are superb used copies.
Mexican Money, bills. 85___ .10 141___ .02 150___ .15
Government postal cards at the Bos­ 10 or 20 pesos, each __________________ .10 86___ .12 142___ .08 160___ .03
ton postoffice that none could be Russian bills, 1921 series. 87o __ .05 148___ .18 161___ .04
100.000, each _______________________ .10 88o __ .06 144___ .05 162___ .15
bought at wholesale, and in many of Indian Arrow heads,each _____________ .20 89o __ .05 145___ .08 163 ___ 1.00
the eighty-one stations throughout Tiny bird points, each-------------------------.40 90o __ .06 146o — 2.00 140o __ .02
Old newspapers, fiftys & sixtys, ea._ .50 110___ .10 147___ .08 1410 .02
the Boston postal district not one was Photographs, 6x8 size:— 111___ .12 148___ .06 148o — .12
upon sale on a recent date. Florida Palms, each __________________ .25 140___ .02 149___ .07 148o __ .02
Spanish (Cuban) Garrote_____________ .50
The usual number of these cards, U. S. S. ‘Maine’, Havana harbor _ .50 GABON—Perfection Mint copies
sold each day in the Boston district Photographic copy of the Havana (Cuba) 17____ .02 36_____ .05 55------- .12
Press extra of Sept., 1901, announcing Shoot­ 33____ .02 54_____ .03 56_____ .12
is in excess of one hundred thousand ing of President William McKinley, ea._ .50 34___ _ .05 35____ .05 SEE M. J.!!
and the extraordinary situation, it Films developed, per roll ----------------- .10
Enlargements, 6x8 or 8 x 10, ea. ___ .85
was learned, is the result of the ex­ Postage Free. UNITED STATES REVENUES
pectation on the part of the Washing­ HOBBY SHOP Fine used copies
8800—. .04 8868— .03 4108 __ .10
ton authorities that that the recent P. O. Box 1913, Jacksonville, Fla. 8802— .02 3869 — .07 4104 — .60
postal bill would increase rates on 8808 — .03 3875— .85 •4111__ .03
3809— .04 8876— .60 •4111 __ .04
Government postals to two cents. As 8877 __ .09 •4117 — .12
there was no desire to have any sur­ U. S. Stamps—Fine 8810 __
8812 —
8815 —
.18
.04
.04
3880 __ .12
8881 .12
4166— .12
4167 — .50
plus on hand, none bearing the one No. 8817 — .10 3884 __ .12 4168— .50
cent stamp have been printed recent­ 248 ea 3c, per 10____________ .10 8818 — .14 8888 — .25 4169 — .35
249 ea. 2c, per 100__________ 1.00 8824 — .04 8887 — .30 •4176—_ .85
ly- 250 ea. 5c, per 100__________ .25 3827 — .40 3890 — .85 4179 — .06
The recent “postage hike” bill, as 3829 — .09 8891 — .60 4188 — .08
251 ea. 15c, per 10___________ 1.25 3881__ .04 3909 — .02 4184 — .14
passed by Congress, made no change 252 ea. 5c, per 10____________ .40 3836 — .04 8912 __ .04 4186 — .12
in the price on Government postal 8889 — .04 3915 __ .02 4195... .02
265 ea. 10c, per10____________ .75 8841__ .03 8918 — .07 4197 — .07
cards—or “Number Eights” as they 266 ea. 10c, per10____________ .75 3842 — .05 3947 __ .04 4200 — .12
are known in postoffice parlance—and 267 ea. 1c, per 100 ___________ .25 8844 — .05 3954 — .05 4201 — .20
3845 __ .02 3971__ .06 4204 — .15
now every effort is being made to 425 4 shades ea.2c, per 100 _ ___ .25 3846 — .10 ♦3992 — .06 4206 — .18
speed up supplies for a great many 426 ea. lc, per 100 ____________ .50 3851 — .07 •4006 — .04 4208__ .12
427 ea. lc, per 100____________ .50 3852 „ .07 •4007 — - .09 4209 — .60
of the larger postoffices in the United 8854 — .04 •4008__ .04 4210 — 1.25
States. 428 ea. lc, per 100 ____________ .50 3855 __ .40 •4009 __ .05 4211 — .80
433 ea. lc, per 100____________ .25 3856 — .25 •4010 — .80 4212 — .90
It is a somewhat peculiar situation 434 ea. 8c, per 10_________ ■___ .60 8857 — .04 •4011 — .12 4218 — .90
which necessitates our private mail­ 3860 — .10 •4012 — .85 4214 — .90
435 ea. 3c, per 10____________ .25 3862 — .07 4082 — .15 4215 — 2.50
ing cards and so-called souvenir cards 436 ea. 2c, per 10____________ .15 3863 — .08 4084 — .20 4216 — .65
to bear a two-cent stamp, but allows 437 ea. 2c, per 10 ___________ .15 8864 — .09 4085 __ .80 4217 — .85
3865 — .06 4097 — .04 4218 — 1.00
the regular Government card to still Have a few U. S. No. 2348 used en­ 3866 — .05 4101__ .03 4271 to
bear one’s “message to Garcia,” or tire left at 35c each. 8867 — .03 4102 — .10 4276 — .20
4281 — .50 •4851 — .25 •4852 — .25
any one else, for the same old price My packets of 150 var. U. S. fine
of one little copper penny. Some peo­ copies cat. over $8.00 going good get SOME NIFTY MINT SETS
ple might be inclined to consider this yours before all are sold. Price $1.50 Bavaria 77 to 88 scarce, list $4.40 ----- 2.50
situation as a case of discrimination Postfree. Belgium parcels 508, rare list $1.25----- .75
Montenegro 86 to 97, 198 to 201, and
in restraint of trade. Why place this Have 75 copies uncanceled fine (cig- 255. The whole works list $6.65 — 2.65
added cent—apparently a tax—on aretts tubes) No. 4411, Blocks of 4 Netherlands 185 to 141 list 76c ---------- .40
$1.00, singles 25c.
private enterprise? If this raise is
an absolutely necessary step for the MRS. E. WITTMER
CHAS. S. THOMPSON
4112 Budlong Avenue
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ranged, on two tables, with plenty of
good looking placards. The club also
had signs posted in the halls, stating
the location of the display and invi­
tations to inspect it.
“Hundreds of people that (stampic-
ally speaking) are so dumb that they
imagine a watermark detector to
be some sort of a radio accessory
took in the display and greatly mar­
veled. It is this kind of advertising
that sells stamp collecting to the ‘un­
suspecting’ public and I am sure that
at least several new collectors re­
sulted therefrom.
“It may be of interest to state that
the most attention was given to the
large and more colorful stamps—
several revenues being loosened from
a sheet contained in one of the collec­
tions. This points to the fact that
commemoratives have their advant­
ages, if for nothing else than to sow
the germ of philately in the minds of
the uninitiated.”
Good work, boys, GOSSIP is FOR
you.
New Denomination of One-Half
Cent Postage Due Stamp.
Third Assistant Postmaster Gen’l,
Washington, March 26, 1925.
The department will issue to post­
masters before April 15, a one-half
cent postage due stamp.
Postmasters will submit immediate
requisition on a separate form, 3201,
for an estimated three months’ sup­
ply.
Detailed instructions concerning
method of collection, as well as design
of this due stamp will be published in
the Bulletin at a later date.
W. IRVING GLOVER,
Third Assistant Postmaster Gen’l.
Postage Stamp Machines.
The first machine for the manu­
facture of postage stamps was the
invention of James Bogardus, who
was born in Catskill, N. Y., 125 years
ago. His invention was selected from
the inventions and models of 2,500
competitors by the British Govern­
ment. He had previously invented a
clock, a ‘ringflier’ for cotton-spinning,
an eccentric mill, a scheme for en­
graving figures on watch dials, and a
machine for printing bank-notes. In
1847 he built for his own use in New
York, a building entirely of cast iron,
the first of its kind in America. He
completed many other successful in­
ventions and was still at work on
several new ones when he died in
1874.
—New York Evening World.
Learn Contemporary History
By Studying Stamps.
While not numbered among those
philatelic enthusiasts who believe
that on the various postage stamps
may be found a complete and reli­
able guide to the fauna and flora of
WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP
the world (though I must confess
there is considerable ground for even
this remarkable contention, and, per­
sonally, and I have never noticed the
whiskers of any animal turned the
wrong way on any stamp), I think
it is self-evident that historical oc­
currences have been fairly well por­
trayed by stamp issues.
During and just after the Great
War, no one, whether a collector or
not could help being impressed by
the fidelity with which current his­
tory was being portrayed by the new
European issues. Warships, Infan­
try, Cavalry and Artillery in action;
prisoners behind barbed wire fences,
military leaders, aeroplanes of dif­
ferent kinds and other military and
political events found expression in
these stamps. Since the War we
have had commemorative stamps of
different kinds, such as those com­
memorating the Treaty of Versailles,
Peace stamps, Red Cross and other
charity stamps.
—R. S. CARTER
OLD U. S. STAMPS
ON APPROVAL
Just tell me what you want. I also
have some nice covers and some
pairs and blocks. Send me your refer­
ence and your want list, as I am
sure I can help you out some.
M. G. HANNA
S. P. A. 3964
Box 936 New Kensington, Pa.
If YOU have any
of the stamps I want
I will pay you the highest market price, as
I wish to build up a fine stock in the lines
I specialize.
I only want stamps in perfect condition in
every respect and do not wish to receive any
stamps issued after 1880.
These Are My Chief Wants for the Moment.
UNITED STATES
Local Stamps, all used copies only, those on
letters preferred.
Department Stamps. Only want used with
uncommon cancellations and all Depart­
ments on covers for which special good
prices will be paid.
Carriers and Postmasters stamps. All varie­
ties.
General Issues 1847-1869 only, especially on
covers.
CONFEDERATE STATES
Wanted especially, high prices paid for fine
items. Collections and correspondence used
in the Southern States, 1861-1866 especially
wanted.
BRITISH NORTH AMERICA
All issues 1860 to 1870 wanted, especially
fine used, rare cancellations, stamps on
covers, and anythin/; in superb condition.
WEST INDIES
Wanted all early issues, especially on covers,
fine specialized collections bought at highest
prices.
Charles J. Phillips
Specialist in Stamps Issued Before 1880
151 Central Park West NEW YORK
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BRITISH COLONIES!
All unused at 40 per cent Discount
Bahamas, Nos. 41, 44, 45, 47 48, 49,
50, 51, 202, 308, 311, 313.
Barbados, Nos. 60 to 86; 88, 91, 92,
94, 102, 115.
Bermuda, Nos. 7, 21 to 28; 31 to 48.
British Solomon Islands, Nos. 1 to 7.
Brunei, Nos. 2, 4, 5, 7, 14, 16 to 20; 22.
Canada, Nos. 50 to 61; 71, 79, 82, 96
to 99.
Cayman Islands, Nos. 1 to 6; 8 to 22;
24, 26, 27, 28, 102 to 105.
Dominica, Nos. 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39,
49 to 52; 152 to 155.
Fiji Islands, Nos. 59 to 76.
Gambia, Nos. 5 to 18, 18a, 18b, 19,
19a, 20 to 36; 39 to 43; 48, 49, 57
to 66.
Gibraltar, Nos. 37 to 53; 58 to 62.
Gilbert and Ellice, Nos. 8 to 11.
Gold Coast, Nos. 12 to 14; 16 to 18;
20, 27 to 30; 35, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45,
46, 50, 53, 54, 57 to 63.
Grenada, Nos. 40 to 46; 48 to 55; 61
to 65; 68 to 77; 82 and 94.
Hong Kong, Nos. 60 to 69; 90 to 96.
Jamaica, Nos. 11 to 14; 18 to 21; 22
to 24; 33 to 36; 42, 43, 47, 50 to
53; 55, 57 to 68; 71, 72, 251 to 254;
301 to 306; 311.
Leeward Islands, Nos. 1 to 8; 17 to
26; 29, 30, 33, 37 to 43; 60.
Lagos, Nos. 17 to 20; 26 to 32; 36
to 44; 50, 52 to 57.
Malta, Nos. 9, 10, 12, 22 to 25; 27, 29,
31, 32, 35, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 58, 202.
Montserrat, Nos. 15, 17, 24, 26, 27,
33 to 37; 42, 101.
Natal, Nos. 82 to 90; 101 to 105; 110.
Newfoundland, Nos. 3, 18, 20, 39, 40,
46, 52a, 52c, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 127
to 130.
New Hebrides, Nos. 2 to 5; 7 to 10;
12 to 16.
Northern Nigeria, Nos. 4, 12 to 20;
23 to 34; 36, 37.
Papua, Nos. 1 to 7, 16, 20, 22, 29, 31,
32, 33, 36, 37, 40 to 45.
Rhodesia, Nos. 9, 30a, 31a, 34, 38, 39.
St. Christopher, Nos. 2, 2a, 7, 8, 9,
13, 14, 16, 19.
St. Kitts-Nevis, Nos. 3 to 10; 13.
St. Lucia, Nos. 33, 34, 36, 42, 50 to
55; 57 to 62.
St. Vincent, Nos. 54 to 69; 71 to 75;
77, 78, 81, 86, 88, 92, 93, 102, 103,
201.
Seychelles, Nos. 17, 21, 22, 36, 42 to
46; 48, 50.
Sierra Leone, Nos. 77 to 99; 101.
So. Nigeria, Nos. 34 to 40; 45 to 54.
Trinidad, Nos. 67 to 72; 74 to 77; 79
to 88; 100 to 103.
Turks Islands, Nos. 42, 42a, 52, 54, 55.
Turks & Caicos, Nos. 1 to 5; 10, 15
to 20.
Virgin Islands, Nos. 8a, 15, 16, 23 to
27; 102.
Send for list of British Colonies.
Store open 9 A. M. to 5:30 P. M.
CARL YOUNG
934 Filbert St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL
Cat. Net
PRECANCEL Trinidad & Tobago No. 22. 28, 24 .19
•Sierra Leone No. 79, 83, 84 ___ 2.00
Philippine No. 243, 244 ________ .20
.08
1.35
.08

STAMP Rhodesia No. 127 ______________ .32

•St. Helena No. 202 ____________ .20
Salvador No. 482 ______________ .20
•New BebridesNo. 10, 11, 13 __2.65
.15
.08
.08
1.25

SOCIETY Honduras No. 202 ---------------------- .25

•British Honduras No. 43 ---------- .20
•Cape of Good Hope No. 66 scarce .80
Algeria No. 18 new issue______ .20
.10
.10
.35
.08
OFFICERS •Gambia No. 90 ________________ .50 .25
President___________________________________ B. Gordon Bushnell U. S* No. 547 __________________ .60 .30
France art exposition set----------- .12
648 Udell, Indianapolis, Indiana Nyassa Triangle set comp. ----- .65
Vice-President________________________________________ Al. Burns FREE a special set of stamps given to those
Box 535, Terre Haute, Indiana requesting my net approval selection. Ref­
erence Required.
Secretary-Treasurer _______________ _ _____________ John Spaulding
New Berlin, New York J. DeJONG
Sales Manager________________________ C. W. Haynes, Marion, Ky. 539 West 162 St. New York City
Exchange Manager__________ J. S. Burns, Box 535, Terre Haute, Ind.
Librarian_________________________________________ E. M. Oleson
803 Washington Ave., S. E., Minneapolis, Minn. AUTOMATIC
Publicity Manager _______________________________ L. R. Saunders and
Globe-Gazette Bldg., Apt. F., Mason City, Iowa. SEMI-AUTOMATIC
DIRECTORS HINGE MOISTENER
W. I. Mitchell, Paonia, Delta County, Colorado. and AFFIXER
Gen. C. A. Coolidge, Pasadena Apt’s., Detroit, Michigan. (.Patented Pocket Edition)
H. S. Dickey, Newton, Kansas. Will Soon Be Ready
Official Organ—WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP Excellent opportunity
for a dealer or collec­
Secretary’s Report. Total amount of Insurance re­ tor or two in each city. Send for
439—Charles R. Voight, Box 55, ceived March 20, 1925 ___ 48.06 particulars at once.
Concord, Mass. Age 32. Occupation, Of this amount $43.33 has been sent FOLDED HINGE, AFFIXER,
Druggist. Reference, First National in to the Insurance Fund leaving a STAMP AND SUPPLY COMPANY
Bank, Easthampton, Mass. Proposed balance of $4.73 to be sent in. (Operating under Declaration of Trust)
by L. R. Saunders. Dr. H. A. Peters, Sec. A. P. S. 7681
Fellow Members:
440—Rev. C. L. Young, 613 East Business in this Department is very P. O. Box 604 Seattle, Wash.
8th St., York, Nebr. Age 45. Occu­ good at the present time. But it is
pation, Minister. Reference, A. H. never so good that I can’t stand some STATION Q. A. S. C.
Westphal, Nebr. Proposed by C. W. more. Any member not using the
Haynes. Department can easily get informa­ Broadcasting
441—E. W. Osier, 5706 29th Ave., tion about it by writing me a letter “A CHARMED PACKET”
N. E., Seattle, Wash. Age 35. Oc­ or card. Will also send the first From
cupation, Clerk. Reference, E. J. blank book “free gratis” to those re­ “THE CHARMED LAND”
Newcomer, P. O. Box 243, Yakima, questing same. Special for November
Wash. Proposed by Secretary. Would like to have all members 1000 VARIETIES _______ $1.55
JOHN SPAULDING, Sec’y, give me a trial. You may think this Member S. T. P. A.
New Berlin, N. Y. is asking a whole lot, but if I am to QUEEN ANNE STAMP CO.
make a success of this Department, 2 W. Smith St. Seattle, Wash.
Exchange Manager's Report. I need the help of all members. Have
March 21, 1925. quite a few members that are enter­
Books entered to ing books as fast as they can. Don’t CHINA
March 20, 1925 270 Value $3013.11 let these few members do it all. Come lc EACH: *75, 75, 76, 77, 89, 90, 119,
Books retired to One, Come All. Let’s Boost for a 120, 134, 135, 136, 176, 177, 178,
March 20, 1925 ,110 Value 1302.62 Bigger and Better Exchange Depart­ 179, 181, 185, *533.
ment. 2c EACH: 81, 92, 94, 121, 122, 137,
Books remaining in Fraternally yours, 180, 184, 189, *534.
Dept. March 20, J. S. BURNS, 3c EACH: 78, 82, 123, 124, 126, 129,
1925 _________ 160 Value 1710.59 Exch. Mgr. 138, 139, 141, 509, *523, 703.
Exchanges from books retired (SECY’S NOTE: Mr. Burns has donated 50 4c EACH: 91, 182, 190.
which is approximately 43% 1c Pilgrim precancels (Saint Meinrad, Ind.)
to be sent to each new member. Come and 5c EACH: *50, 183, 186, 187, 191, 704.
of the value of same---- 554.61 get them.) 6c EACH: 128, *525.
7c EACH: 125, 130, 144, 601, 706.
ANSWER TO STEIGER’S CROSS WORD PUZZLE. 10c EACH: 80, 93, 225, 501, 502, 503,
504, 506, 707, 708, 710.
We are pleased to herewith present the answer to the cross word puzzle, as
devised by Mr. Wm. C. Steiger of Hackensack, N. J., published in our issue of 15c EACH: 67, 79, 145, 603, 711.
March 28. 20c EACH: 712, 713.
We are certain that this puzzle proved a real baffler and sharpened the wits DON H. BERGER
of many stampists—both young and old.
Next week we shall present another of these philatelic cross word puzzles, 913 East Maple St. Glendale, Calif.
as created by Mr. Wm. H. Stouffer—our invalid friend—of Idaho Springs,
Colo.
The correct words in the Steiger puzzle are as follows: Dont buy Stamps—
Until you have seen my approvals.
Horizontal 13. Nosce Low priced singles and sets. Refer­
1. Paita 14. Ga. ence please. Nice premium on each
* 5. Chios 15. Hinge dollar purchase.
9. Sol 17. Album
10. O’er 19. Aces E. STRASSER
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22. Hut
23.
26.
Blue
Cool
more LATVIA SETS
Nos. 371 to 373 ________ .37 .15
29. Aisle Nos. 359 to 361________ .59 .25
31. Natal Nos. 431 to 457 (except 433) 50% cat.
32. De Also others very reasonable.
33. Union Philatelic Publicists are Want lists of Russia also solicited.
34. R A Not to be called Sore-heads. KARL KOSLOWSK1
35. Odd ' 3215 Columbus Ave. Detroit, Mich.
36. Van There are unscrupulous people in
38. Names stampdom, as in other places. That is
39. Alpha neither here nor there. Time takes
its toll of the thieves, one might say
without exhibiting any bias for the There’s A Reason
Vertical Bible, as writ. Over 300 active collectors in all
1. Pasha There are, right now, a very goodly stages of the game are finding what
2. Is group of stamp folks who are able to
3. Tongs they want in price lists
write on stamp affairs. This is a
4. Aloe good thing for philately and it might
5. Coca be said that at no time in the history PACKETS, SETS AND SINGLE
6. Heels of philately has there been so many
7. I R STAMPS MY SPECIALTY
collectors who are so outspoken in
8. Stamp their belief that stamp collecting is
12. Sic Profit sharing coupons with each pur­
14. Gum chase. Your name and address on a
16.
18.
Negus
Bigot
HARDINGS post card brings you a nice premium
plus my lists as they appear.
20. Nut PRECANCELED UTICA, N. Y.
23. Baden 35c EACH SEND THAT POST CARD TODAY.
24. Lie Perforated four sides.
25. Elude Some nice selections of both U. S. and For­
eign. for your approval.
26. Canal Wanted to buy your duplicate U. S. stamps AVERY V. PROBST
27. Oar or complete collections. Send on with your
price. 4910 Schubert Ave., Chicago, 111.
28. Llama
30. Ends W. E. SLATER
31. Nova
35. O M 8 Bank Place, Utica, N. Y. Mention W. P. G. when answering ads
37. N P

Crossword Solvers Attention!

Just as the forms were being made
up, for tjiis issue of GOSSIP, we re­
$250.00 for $8.75
ceived a letter from Mr. Steiger in­
forming us that he had inadvertent-
ently erred in one descriptive line fur­
nished us among the “leads” ‘for his
The Biggest Buy Yet!
recent crossword puzzle.
No. 36 horizontal read, as printed: Collectors Dealers Speculators
“Same as 17 horizontal in Dutch.”
This line should have read: I offer 102 different mint sheets of 100 stamps each
“Same as 32 horizontal in Dutch.” of Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Russia, etc., etc.
Mr. Steiger closes his brief note of A parcel of 10,200 unused stamps that will catalog at least
correction with this little statement: $250 for $8.75.
“Some of the crossword fans will
raise Cain about that!” I have about 300 varieties to offer at this price so that
Both Mr. Steiger and ourselves re­ you can order two or three parcels and have them different.
gret this little “slip-up” very much.
No doubt but what it was the cause YOU WILL NEVER BUY THEM CHEAPER. BUY
of much added wear and tear on the WHILE YOU HAVE THE CHANCE. THIS IS EXCEL­
grey matter, also creating much in LENT MATERIAL FOR EXCHANGE PURPOSES,
the way of weeping, wailing and
gnashing of teeth. We “checked up” Cash must accompany order. I insure delivery and
on Mr. S’s listing (before running the* guarantee satisfaction.
puzzle), but we are not familiar with
the Dutch language and had no Dutch-
English dictionary accessible to en­ VICTOR G. LOLY
able us to “check” this item. Mr.
Steiger, you’ll realize, didn’t do this Box No. 127 Anaheim, California
on purpose and I’m confident that
you’ll forgive him—this once, at least I buy STAMPS. Have you anything for sale???
—for it made the goin’ all the tougher
and gave our puzzlers a greater
measure of mental exercise than was
$250.00 for $8.75
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not merely a thing to benefit a few “All right, sneer at honest philate­ 1917 ISSUES PERF H’s
people who buy and sell stamps. lists who are not afraid to let their SUPERB PICKED COPIES
Selfish schemes have been exposed opinions be known! Public sentiment
as never before, and the fear of pub­ is growing in their favor, and will Dickey’s 5th Precancel
licity has kept some would-be plunder­ continue—and all honor to the brave
ers out of the stamp business. boys who have made their stand
Auction
Mail Bids to H. S. DICKEY,
This is due, in the main, to the against a big firm of men—and all Newton, Kansas
philatelic publicist now writing for honor to the sore-head writers, who Each lot sold to higest bidder and bids
the stamp papers and to the outspoken do not fear personally or otherwise close fifteen days from date this
words uttered wherever honest stamp the united power of the Caimans—and ad appears.
men foregather. And yet, what do we that of the intellectual giant at St. Lot No.
hear—but the terms, in rebuttal, that Louis—and honor the swarm of sore­ 1—Fort Smith A R K 13c, rarity.
these public-spirited philatelists are heads, of which I want to be con­ 2—Jacksonville FLA, 13c.
sore-heads. sidered a part.” 3—Petaluma, Calif. 13c.
It is a fact that one of the much- WILL E. WEDGE. 4—Stockton, Calif. 13c small type.
5—Oakland, Calif. 13c.
discussed men in philately uses that 6—Pasadena Calif, 13c rare.
term in referring to some of the PRECANCEL COLLECTORS 7—Frenso, Calif, inv. 13c.
writers who have, as he puts it, 8—Portland, Oregon, 13c.
Buy
“dared” to decry his motives. Think duplicates for your collection or Sell your
to others for cash thru 9—Pueblo, Colo. 13c rare.
of the lofty frame of mind this gentle­ the A. P. S. Sales Dept. Ask about 10—Duluth, Minnesota, 13c.
man possesses, to hear him tell it. my plan. 11—Vincennes, Ind. 13c rarity.
The honest philatelic writers, hav­ J. E. GUEST 12—Michigan City,Ind. 13c.
ing no particular axe to grind, having Box 1042, 13—Kankakee, I1L, 13c rare.
Dallas, Texas 14—Jacksonville, Ill., 13c.
no especial mission in philately, will 15—Elgin, Ill., 13c.
not allow the innuendos and bluster 16—Ypsilanti, Mich. 13c.
of the would-be managers of public
opinion to scare them. Honest men
are not easily intimidated.
Wanted
Those contemplating getting into the dealer
17—Saginaw, Mich., 13c.
18—Sheboygan, Wise., 13c rare.
19—Wichita, Kansas, 13c inv.
If any stamp man ever tells you game as well as established dealers to get on
my approval list for 10 or more of a kind.
20—Delavan, Wise., 13c.
that a Certain Party is a sore-head, NO LISTS but you can ask for certain coun­ 21—Beaver Dam, Wise., 13c.
ask him to prove it. After that you abletries or stamps. I send nothing but good sal­ 22—Beaver Dam, Wise., 13c inv.
stock and have very little junk. No 23—Atlantic City, N. J., 13c.
can call him a liar, if you like. (Yes, dealer sells for less. I am not looking 24—Elizabeth N. J., 13c.
I have done that little thing, folks.) for buyers with a fat pocketbook so
much as for consistent buyers, those 25—Ridgewood, N. J., 13c.
According to some folks if you do with 15.00 a week or so. I please many and 26—Parsons, Kansas, 13c rarity.
I can please you. At the prices I sell I
not think along the lines laid down by cannot afford to take risks so tell me who 27—Wichita, Kansas, 13c.
certain people you are a sore-head. you are. 28—Mansfield, Ohio, 13c rare.
If you offer a new idea for the benefit Wholesale only. 29—Toledo, Ohio, 13c, plain type.
of philately at large you are a sore­ THORN SMITH 30—Toledo, Ohio, 13c inv. plain type.
head. If you complain about some 848 Lawrence Ave., 31—Fitchburg Mass., 13c.
unfair thing you learn about you are Detroit, Michigan 32—Milford, Mass., 13c.
a sore-head. 33—Palmer, Mass., 13c rare.
REMEMBER— 34—Worcester, Mass., 13c.
It is rather difficult to visualize 35—Austin, Texas, 13c.
the mental caliber of certain people, The pen may be pushed. 36—Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 13c.
for they seem to believe that PHI­ But the pencil must be lead. 37—Ottumwa, Iowa, 13c.
LATELY is their meat because the 38—Des Moines, Iowa, 13c inv.
stamp collectors are continuously 39—Grinnell, Iowa 13c scarce.
Not waste-basketed, like a mere 40—Omaha, Nebr., 13c, No. 113.
dumb. little circular or business card; 41—Saint Albans, Vermont, 13c.
This is a laughable view, of course. considerably more widely used 42—St. Johnsbury, Vt., 13c inv.
Stamp collectors are not plain fools, than a blotter; WHAT— 43—Saint Johnsbury, Vt., 13c inv.
they have merely—in the past—suf­ Why, an Advertising Lead Pencil. 44—Saint Louis, Missouri, 13c.
fered because the self-made stamp Your name, address and nature 45—Kansas City, Mo., 13c.
leaders proved unfaithful to their of your business, imprinted in 46—Tucson, Ariz. 30c, rarity, No. 76.
trusts. gold on a richly colored, high­ 47—Providence, Rhode Island, $1.00.
grade lead pencil is the very best 48—Portland, Oregon, $1.00.
Stampdom, organized and other­ kind of an advertising message 49—Oakland, Cal. $1.00.
wise, is not the plaything of a Mighty for the retailer, jobber, manufac­ 50—San Francisco, Calif., $1.00.
Few against the Many. The would- turer, mail order dealer, formula 51—Martinsburg, W. Va., $1.00.
be-shutters-off of public discussion man, circular mailer or outfitter 52—Sherrill, N. Y. $1.00 (short N. Y.)
anent stamp matters can not cry of specialty salesmen. 53—Rochester, New York, $1.00.
“sore-heads” at the honest folks who These excellent pencils are now 54—Kansas City, Mo., $1.00 rarity.
arise and want to know why certain being furnished so cheaply that 55—Saint Louis, Missouri $1.00.
things are being done in a certain you should not be without a sup­ 56—St. Joseph, Michigan, $1.00.
ply—both for your own use and 57—Rutherford, N. J., $1.00.
manner. as “favors” for distribution to 58—New Washington, Ohio, Old Air­
Philately, as at present organized, your friends, customers and plane 16c.
is not aimed to develop especial glory “prospects.” 59—Paw Paw, Mich., 16c Old Air­
for a few and the gate for the rest You don’t have to purchase plane, cat. $3.00.
of us. And so, some of the folks can these pencils in large quantities 60—Corry, Pa., 24c Old Airplane,
in order to secure the benefit of cat. $4.00.
sneer, if they like, at the philatelic a low price. We sell them (im­ 61—Fairfield, Iowa, 30c Buffalo, up
publicist but the sneers will not deter printed) in lots of as small as New.
these high-minded folks from saying one gross. If really interested, 62—Aurora Ill., 30c Buffalo, up, new.
their bit at all times. write at once and I’ll be pleased 63—Canton, Ohio, 30 Buffalo, dn. new.
Public opinion can not be suppress­ to quote you prices. 64—Galva, Ill., 30c Buffalo, dn. new.
ed. Public sentiment favors the many 65—Chicago, Ill., 30c Buffalo, dbl.
FRANK K. HILLS . dn. old type.
against the few. As “Uncle Dan’l” Box 197 Holton, Kansas
said, in the “Collector’s Review,” Mail Bids to H. S. DICKEY,
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Spreading
Philatelic Publicity.
Extracts From a Radio Talk Over
WWJ (Detroit) By
W. WESLEY HIBBARD.
Greetings, radio fans and friends: I
speak to you as the publicity manager
of the Wolverine Collectors’ Club of
Detroit, Michigan, and through the
courtesy of WWJ, the Detroit News.
This is “father and son week.” My
remarks are therefore directed espec­
ially to the fathers of sons. These
remarks are, however, not of such a
nature as not to be of great interest
to the mothers of all sons.
I realize that at this time of day
most of the fathers and older sons are
or should be at their daily tasks and
that the younger sons, to whom my
talk applies, are or should be at
school. Any mothers, listening in,
that are blessed with a son of ten
years or older, can do much to bring
their boy and his father into closer
and possibly everlasting companion­
ship by following my remarks closely:
This week is the only week in the
year set aside nationally for every
daddy to hob-nob with his son and be
a real pal to him. To know and share
his sorrows as well as his pleasures,
in other words, daddy is to be a boy
again for one week out of the entire
year.
Don’t forget daddy, to ask your son
to show you his stamp collection some
night this week. Let him tell you all
about those three cornered stamps,
the wonderful animal and picture
stamps from the jungles of darkest
Africa, to the beautiful lakes of New­
foundland, or the mountains of New
Zealand.
No matter what your ideas in the
past have been about stamp collect­
ing, spend just one hour with “sonny”
—and his collection—and you will be
fascinated beyond all description after
taking a trip around the world, such
as your boys stamp collection will
disclose.
You will find that, that one hour
will be the most enjoyable one you
will spend with your son during the
entire “father and son week.” You
will then know why your boy cherish­
es those little squares of paper and
perhaps they may fascinate you to
the extent of wanting to share with
him for the other fifty-one weeks, the
same thrills that just the one hour
brought.
Many are too young to enjoy the
pleasures of stamp collecting, but
none are ever too old.
Stamp collecting is truly the king
of indoor sports and the sport of
Kings. Aside from being a pleasure,
a stamp collection is also a good in­
vestment. There are many instances
on record of where men and women
owe not only their success in business,
but also their very existence to the
WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP
funds raised from the timely sale of
a stamp collection made in childhood,
or in leisure time.
A very sad, yet interesting, case
came to my attention recently, of the
passing away of a stamp collector
living on the east side of Detroit. He
was a man of moderate means and
did not even carry life insurance. His
widowed wife had always scolded
and nagged him in life for being a
stamp collector, which was his worst
fault. After her husband’s death she
realized $7,200.00 cash, for his stamp
collection. And she would have been
HAWAIIAN POSTAL CARDS
are very handsomely engraved and a
welcome addition to a collection of
adhesives. Full set of 15 varieties,
unused, only________________ $1.50
DR. W. I. MITCHELL
Paonia, Colorado
’WAY DOWN SOUTH IN DIXIE
WANTED: 100 new customers for my
books of High Grade precancels, each
stamp marked with catalog number
and price. Your selections from same
at % catalog. Specimens from every
section; but my specialty is southerns.
If unknown kindly send society num­
ber or reference with first order.
An interesting bill of foreign paper
currency to each reply to this ad.
JOEL H. Du BOSE
457 Piedmont Ave. Atlanta, Ga.
Advance Specials
AUSTRIA Nos. 160, 161, 162, used .20
AUSTRIA No. 125, used________ .20
AZORES No. 373, used _________ .25
AZORES No. 374 ______________ .50
AZORES No. 375, used _________ .75
BELGIUM No. 138, used _______ .08
BELGIUM No. 159, used _______ .15
BERMUDA No. 85, used _______ .10
BOLIVIA No. 122. used ________ .12
BOLIVIA No. 124, used________ .20
BOLIVIA No. 125, used ________ .40
LICHTENSTEIN Nos. 51 & 52.
unused _____________________ .35
ADVANCE STAMP COMPANY
26 East 23rd Street New York City
“UPSTAMPS’
AUCTION SALE
APRIL
17, 18 and 20th 1925
at the
COLLECTORS CLUB, N. Y. C.
One Session: U. S. and Confed.
Two Sessions: Foreign Stamps.
Plenty of fine material for the
general collector and for the
Specialist.
Ask for the Illustrated
Catalog
UPTOWN STAMP CO.
17 West 42nd St., New York
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Latest Issues
India Officials A-43, 1R on 15R olive
gray and ult. 1R on 25R. ult. and
orange brown, A-56, 1R on 15R olive
green and ult. 1R on 25R. ult. and
brown orange, 4 var._____________ 2.50
India Official, A-43, 2R on 10R car­
mine and green _________ ________ 1.25
Latvia A-12, 5s light green ----------------- .08
Lebanon, new design, permanent issue
views of cities, streets, etc, lOpa, 25-
50-75pa, Ipi, Ipi. 25, Ipi. 50-2pi, 2 pi.
50, 3pi 5pi, lOpi, postage dues 50
pa, Ipi, 2pi , 3pi, 5pi, 18 var-------- 1.00
Luxemburg A-12 sur. Official, 10c olive
brown, 15c pale green, 50c red, 75c
deep blue, 4 var. -------------------------- .12
Mozambiquqe A-6, Porteado 50c sur. on
60c dk. blue. ---------------------------------.07
Russia Perforated Lenin Comm. A-65, 7k
14, 20, 40k, 4 var. ___________ .*_____ .65
Economist Stamp Co.
87 Nassau St., New York City
Only for Dealers
PACKETS AND COLLECTIONS
Containing All Different Stamps of the Whole
World indicated in Yvert or Scott’s Catalogs.
1,000 20 packets ___________________ $10.00
2,000 10 packets _____________________ 22.50
3,000 5 packets ______________________ 80.00
4,000 5 packets ______________________ 52.50
5,000 mounted, percollection --------------- 19.50
6,000 mounted, percollection--------------- 27.50
8,000 mounted, percollection --------------- 45.00
10,000 mounted, percollection _________ 78.00
12,000 mounted, percollection-------------- 115.00
15,000 mounted, percollection ------------- 240.00
20,000 mounted, percollection------------ 525.00
Cash with order by check (no private checks)
or U. S. A. bank-bills. Postage extra.
S. KELEN
Arany Janos Ucca 1,
Budapest V Hungary
500 MIXED STAMPS FREE!
with order for 110 varieties foreign.
Good Value for 12c
.08
.08 D. L. CURRAN
.05
Box 749 Binghamton, N. Y.
.10
.15
.04
INTENSIVE APPROVAL SERVICE
.07 Unique System Low Prices
.05 Austria, Belgium. Bosnia, British Colonies,
.04 Czecho-Slovakia, Danzig, Denmark, Dutch In­
.06 dies, Esthonia, Finland, Fiume, Germany,
.18 Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Jugo-Slavia,
Latvia, Memel, Persia, Poland, Russia, Saar,
.20
Sweden and Upper Silesia.
If you want to build up your collection with
worth-while stamps in the quickest time and
at a minimum cost, ask for a trial selection
of any of the above.
SPECIAL: French Colonies, 1922, prov., 20
var., cat $1.31 net ___________________ .50
YONKERS EXCHANGE
Yonkers, New York
Danzig
German Republic
Memel
Memel-Lithuania
Soviet Russia
Complete.
Mint copies, blocks, covers, tete beche
and se tenant pairs, errors, rarities.
Want Lists Solicited.
Wholesale prices on application.
FRANS VAN DER BOM
132 W. 75th St. New York City
Mention W. P. G. when answering ads
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absolutely destitute had her husband
not been a collector of postage
stamps.
Stamp collecting, besides being edu­
cational, teaches habits of neatness
and thrift.
So to each and every daddy, I say,
if you want to bring your son closer
to you—join with him this week and
collect postage stamps and as the
years roll by, you will appreciate
“sonny” all the more and love that
collection of little squares of paper
that keeps your boy off of the streets
at night,, at the same time bringing to
you many happy hours with your son
that you would not have spent other­
wise.
In conclusion, the Wolverine Collec­
tors’ Club of Detroit, Michigan, offers
to send without charge to any one
interested in stamp collecting, an
eight page booklet entitled “How to
Collect Stamps Economically.” This
booklet will aid the beginner as well
as the advanced collector. Send a 2c
stamp for return postage, your name
and address to the Wolverine Collec­
tors’ Club, Lemay and Canfield Aves.,
Detroit, Michigan, and you will re­
ceive this valuable booklet with the
compliments of the Club.—I thank
you.
A Page From the Note-Book of
Stampic Experience.
By AMOS ZOOK MYERS, D. D.
Some years ago a correspondent
“called me down” for not properly
hinging my stamps. I have been
grateful to him ever since, for his
worthy suggestion, though often pro­
voked at his own mountings; many
stamps in my collection bear his pri­
vate “trade mark”, because he used
a home-made hinge bearing a mucil­
age that stained.
What a great amount of damage is
done to stamps by poor hinges—a
false economy—an economy that is
just the reverse of the intention.
The great majority of us, of course,
have learned to use good hinges, but
many collectors could better facilitate
the handling of their album “pets” by
the proper hinging of their stamps,
instead of sticking the hinge on in the
middle of the stamp or “any old
place.”
All stamps should be mounted so
that the back of the stamp may be
inspected as easily as the front—this
for approval sheets and books, as well
as album pages. This is as easily
done as the “stick-em-on-any-way”
procedure. The hinge bend should be
just below the upper margin, but
should not cover the perforations and
show; then one can readily “flop” the
stamp and examine the back. It is
only a little thing, but I repeat that
I am exceedingly grateful for the
“call-down” that started me going the
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right way and I trust that this will MR. GENERAL COLLECTOR!
Try My
straighten out a few others.
The greatest annoyance one has, ap­ APPROVALS
parently, in their philatelic corres­ NO PREMIUM—BUT GOOD
pondence and stamp exchanging (es­ STUFF
pecially one whose time for such is as HERBERT V. HAUSSLER
201 DeKalb Ave.
limited as my own) is the provoking, Brooklyn, New York
vextatious, unreasonable, thoughtless
and selfish delays in returning sheets
or books. And finding this condition SPECIAL
so with the select list of correspond­ FOREIGN PACKETS
ents I possess (I drop all others as 100 varieties _______________ $ .10
quickly as discovered), what must this 200 varieties __________ ______ .20
situation be with our regular dealers 1 300 varieties _______________ .30
Sure, these exchangers are O. K., of All Clean Copies
course, and along about the time my Approvals at 60% Discount
patience gives out, and I send out a
“gentle reminder,” comes my stamps X-CEL STAMP CO.
back with the apology—“I was very Box 205 Utica, N. Y.
busy.” I was early taught, as a
preacher, that apologies are odious,”
hence I never make them. If I fall
down the congregation will know it NO SELLING ADS
for two or three weeks—The Doctor
ON APPROVAL says "The Boss’’ must take a rest.
Strong in France, Italy, Spain, Rou-
And thats just what he is going to do.
mania, Luxemburg, Siam, Iceland, Too many orders and too much night
Bosnia, Austria, Germany, Russia, work has put him on the shelf for re­
Scandinavia, Japan and many others. pairs.
Fine Stamps—Fair Prices Many thanks to you generous buyers
References always required. who swamped us with business for the
past 10 weeks.
Gf. V.PUEINCDANF
KnUNfKAIia
__ 6031 Berenice Ave.
Chicago, ill.
MICHIGAN STAMP & COIN CO.
GUARANTEED 912 Mich. Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Unpicked U. S. Mission Stamps!
The stamps are collected by the friends and
supporters of Missions, stored in large Mis­
sion houses and are sold .JUST AS THEY
BARGAINS
ARE RECEIVED and are GUARANTEED to ‘BAVARIA Nos. 256-275, 20 var.
be absolutely unpicked. A good sprinkle of ieties _________________ .30
PRECANCELS is in each lot. These stamps JAMAICA Nos. 88-96, 9 var
contain mostly of the more recent issues—
the lowest to the highest values. Pleasant ieties __________-_______ .30
surprises are in store for buyers, especially
those interested in cancellations, perforations, MRS. I. HORINE
watermarks, shades, die transfers, and No. 6 Hill Top Court, Louisville, Ky.
PRECANCELS
5 lbs. $1.90; 10 lbs. 8.75; 20 lbs. $7.00; 50
lbs. $15.00. Parcel post prepaid all parts of
the United States. SPECIALS
R. STOLLENWERK POSTAGE EXTRA
Cat. Net
Liebenthal, Kansas AUSTRIA No. 1252 mint _________.40 .12
CUBA No. 170 mint ___________.80 .10
CUBA No. 171 mint ____________ .50 .15
CUBA No. 178 mint ___________ 1.25 ,85
FREE ELOBEY, Annobon & Corisco No.
47 mint________________________ .30 .10
FERNANDO PO No. 160 mint ___ .60 .18
To the first 15 collectors answering this add FERNANDO PO No. 161 mint______ .80 .25
I will give a stamp cataloging $2.00 if ap­ FRANCE No. 12 used______________ 1.00 .40
provals are requested, and also the GOSSIP. ITALIAN Somaliland No. 456 mint .20 .06
PERSIA No. 150 mint______________ .40 .12
J. F. HUFF PERSIA No. 151 mint ___________.35 .10
QUEENSLAND No. 19 used ___ 4.00 1.40
226 Sampson St. Jamestown, N. Y. RUSSIA No. 130 mint __________ .30 .10
SIAM No. 1M5 used _____________ .20 .06
SPANISH GUINEA No. 78 mint .40 .12
SPANISH GUINEA No. 96 mint — .50 .15
BADGER’S PRECANCEL PARTNER SPANISH GUINEA No. 97 mint — .75 .25
—Your Partner Too- An extra 20 per cent discount from the above
Published because you and I are interested in prices with a request for my popular ap­
THE PRECANCEL HOBBY provals. None better.
Write for free copy today. *171tf If you appreciate service and quality—let
me hear from you.
V. G. BADGER
The Precancel Man CHAS. T. EGNER
Brooksville, Florida P. O. Box 1549
—Mention this issue of Gossip— 520 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
WANT LIST SERVICE
Argentine Dominican Rep. Hayti Salvador
Bolivia Ecuador Honduras Uruguay
Brazil France Nicaragua Irish Free State
Chile Greece 19th Palestine Swedish Coils
Colombia Guatemala Peru Syria-Iraq
575 Avenue,
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and no explanation will gloss over the
fact that I “fell down” because I
failed—the cause is right under my
own hat. I may endeavor to shift the
responsibility, like Pilate when he
washed his hands, but the fact re­
mains. If I hold up some one’s
stamps, I am for selfish reasons
(none other, except sickness, I can
think of), holding up my friend’s cor­
respondence and his collection. If I
cannot really make the selection, then
I should have the courtesy to return
the stamps that they may be used
elsewhere. Stamp folks are—as a
rule—pretty good folks, but I can
name a number who might greatly
improve their philatelic status quo by
a little thoughtful meditation upon
the Golden Rule.
Now, I do not understand just how
some folks handle their stamps, inas­
much as I cannot see the value of
mixture. I like to get it, of course,
but it is no longer mixture after I
have received it, or as quickly as I
can find the time necessary to sort,
classify and place.
Many of the approval sheets I re­
ceive for exchange, or otherwise, are
simply mixture with a price stuck to
them. This includes sheets from ex­
changers; sheets from which I am ex­
pected to sort or to buy; sheets offer­
ed at wholesale.
Why not arrange by countries, by
some sort of system? I cannot un­
derstand why they are handled in so
“hodge-podge” a manner. My sorted
stock goes into stock books, by coun­
tries, in order—numbered and priced.
Thus, I find the “Myers’ Way” con­
venient for the handling of my stock
as well as convenient for the folks
receiving my sheets. In a few mo­
ments one can check up the stamps
one wants on approval sheets, or
books, when arranged in sequence by
countries. I do not insist that all
should place number, as well as price,
on their sheets, but I do say that I
like to receive approvals that bear
the catalog numbers as well as the
price; especially do I like them group­
ed by country.
I really wish that some kind friend
would explain the mixture process of
mounting specimens on approval
sheets—same holds good for general
or precanceled stamps. Honestly, I
would like to understand the processes
through which they are handled as
mixture. Am I too “thick” to see
through it, even apart from the fea­
ture of inconvenience ? I recently
went through a batch of precancels—
all mixed up—and such a time as I
had in my leafing back and forth,
hither and yon, through albums and
catalog. I could have selected what
I needed in half of the time—yea, in
one-third of the time—and I was a
pretty good “taker,” too, had they
only been properly arranged.
Little things — yes, but the little
things are mainly what makes our
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daily routine function smoothly or •MONTSERRAT, 1916. ftd ____________ .02
•MONTSERRAT, 1916, Id _____________ .04
otherwise. •MONTSERRAT, 1916, 2d _____________ .07
•MONTSERRAT,
•MONTSERRAT,
1916, 2%d ___________ .09
1916, 3d ____________ .10
•MONTSERRAT. 1916. 6d _____________ .14
Mail From Paris to •MONTSERRAT. 1916, Ish ____________ .30
Buenos Ayres in Four Days. •ST. HELENA. 1908 , 4d _____________ .25
•ST. HELENA. 1908. 6d _______________ .30
•G. BRITIAN, 1887-92. 9d ___________ .24
Une Will Range Across Ocean and Over Three •NORTHERN NIGERIA. 1910-11, 3d___ .12
Continents—Vast Fleet Is Needed.
BERT DeGRUSH
25 Eustis St. Wollaston, Mass.
By JOHN GOLDSTROM
(In the New York Evening World)
HAVE YOU INVESTIGATED THE
An international air mail service J. A. P. S.?
more than two and one-half times The fastest growing stamp society in the
United States. Organized in 1916 so it is not
longer than the American transconti­ an “untried" organization. Look for our re­
nental line, ranging over three conti­ ports in the GOSSIP or better still, send for
information NOW.
nents and crossing an ocean to link
the two hemispheres, is to be estab­ F. A. NORTON. Secretary
lished between France and Argentina 1705 East 21st Street Loa Angeles, Calif.
in 1928. It is planned to reduce the
time between Paris and Buenos Ayres ATTRACTIVE APPROVALS
from twenty-one to four days. Collectors will undoubtedly find many
space fillers among my one and two
This line, 7,680 miles long, will cross cent approvals. My prices average
Southwestern Europe to Western 30 to 40 per cent of catalog and I pay
postage both ways. Send for a trial
selection.
WHERE TO GET STAMPS
WHOLESALE EDGAR W. FIELDING
2005 Washington St.
Passmore’s big 1925 list. More items Wilmington, Delaware
than ever and for less. New mailing
list, so send in your name. It is free,
but if you want $2.50 or $5.00 cat. I BUY STAMPS
send 25 or 50 cents. No regrets.
L. M. PASSMORE WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO SELL
126 So. Beachwood Drive ?????????
Los Angeles, California
VICTOR G. LOLY
iooo u. s.
unused, a bargain ____________________ .58
Box 127 Anaheim, Calif.
100 diff. U. S. Postage, including 9, 12, 100 foreign covers $1.00, 100 diff, precancels
20. 80, 50c, $1.00 _________ _______ .28 $1.00, 100 diff. Harding precancels $15.00.
60 diff. U. S. Rev. 18c; 75 diff. _______ .28 Every foreign stamp in our entire stock will
100 diff. For. Rev. 20c; 200 diff.______ .67 be sold at 60 per cent off Scotts 1925 catalog.
100 diff. Mex. Rev. 85c; 200 diff.______ .90 Collection of over 500 different Hardings for
400 diff. For. Revenues, mounted by $125. Every stamp sold by us must be en­
countries _____________________ 1.50 tirely satisfactory or we will gladly return
800 diff. For. Rev., mounted _______ 4.00 your money. A few Westerly, R. I. Hardings
M. TAUSIG for $3 each, only 100 were issued.
1297 Sterling Place. Brooklyn, N. Y.
JORDAN STAMP CO.
FINE UNPICKED 113 Fair St., Kingston, N. Y.
Mission Postage Stamps S. T. P. A. 85
of a great many countries, 5 kilos (11
pounds) only $8.00, and 10 kilos for
$15.60. All postfree. Cash with order.
Remit by U. S. A. bank notes or check. No. 4379
Add always 20c for the charges of
the check, if it is not payable in New 10 cents
York. New price list free. Refer­
ence: Weekly Philatelic Gossip. MT. CARMEL STAMP CO.
ERNEST WILLEMS Mt. Carmel, Connecticut
Imports and Exports
“Villa Mia,” Gentbrugge-Nord, near
Ghent, Belgium, Europe Precancels on Approval
Hardings, 13c greens, Walloons and
other Commerative issues.
Auction Sales
Our 2nd sale will take place some
J. Lee Sanford
TILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
time in May. If you are an auction
buyer, let us place your name on our
mailing list. Good material gladly TRY OUR
Paramount Packet, Picked and put up by
accepted for inclusion in our sales. Particular People. Perhaps we should call it
Ask for terms. the Pickle Packet, as it is made up of
57 VARIETIES
mostly U. S. and British Colonies. A peach of
HERBERT-RICE a Packet and the stamps are the cream of
our stock for condition. Try one at only 50c.
Auctions THE STAMP SHOP *179
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Africa and leap across the South At­
lantic to the east coast of South
America. There will be several land­
ing fields on islands in the South At­
lantic between Dakar, French Sene­
gal, to Pernambuco, Brazil.
The plan is far beyond the blueprint
stage; 1,150 miles of the international
service are already in operation be­
tween Toulouse, France, and Casa­
blanca, Morocco. Three planes have
made test flights over the 1,770-mile
stretch between Casablanca and Da­
kar. The ground organization for the
latter division has been completed,
and before the end of the present year
it is planned to have a regular service
in operation between Paris and Dakar.
The route then will be slightly more
than 3,000 miles. The American
transcontinental route between New
York and San Francisco is 2,690 miles
long. Continuous relays for day and
night flying, as in the United States,
are planned.
Until 1928 a fast mail steamer ser­
vice is to be used across the South
Atlantic from Africa to South Amer­
ica. Meanwhile a multi-motored sea­
plane is being developed to take the
place of the steamers. Two fast oil­
burning steamers have already been
bought by the Latecoere Company,
the French concern which began the
service between Toulouse and Casa­
blanca and which is handling the pro­
ject.
The plane-and-steamer service will
reduce the time from Paris to Buenos
Ayres from twenty-one to thirteen
days. It is planned to make the all­
plane four-day trip between these two
cities a daily service.
Pierre Latecoere got co-operation
and a subsidy from the French Gov­
ernment in 1918 and began operations
between France and Morocco in 1919,
shortly after the end of the World
War. His planes carried 9,124 letters
the first year. Last year more than
3,500,000 letters were flown between
France and its colonial possessions in
a daily service flying in the day time.
This constituted most of the mail
traffic between the two countries.
Passengers have been carried over
the first leg of the international ser-.
vice (2,380 in 1923, the latest figures),
but the larger plan contemplates con­
centration on mail and light express­
age.
When the Paris-Buenos Ayres line
has been completely organized a
transcontinental extension across the
Andes Mountains to Santiago, the
capital of Chili, will be considered.
The Chillian Government is reported
to be giving its co-operation toward
the establishment of a Santiago-
Buenos Ayres line.
The Latecoere Company’s plans call
for a fleet of 200 single-motored land­
planes and forty multi-motored sea­
planes. It has already in operation
130 land and seaplanes, manned by
WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP
fifty pilots and a ground personnel
of more than 500.
Most of the planes now being flown
by the Latecoere concern are convert­
ed Breguet observation planes with
300 horse power Renault motors.
American pilots used them in France.
According to Ladislas d’Orcy, editor
of Aviation:
“This equipment, which is pur­
chased from French war surplus
stocks, is minutely gone over in the
Latecoere factory before it is issued
to the air line. The power plant, too,
is subjected to close scrutiny and, as
a result of extended experience, rein­
forced parts are substituted on each
engine for certain parts issued by the
engine manufacturer before they are
block-tested. The engines are then
dissembled again to note wear, and
are definitely issued to the air line
SCARCE
THRACE Noe. 201, 202, 222, 223,
cat. $1.00, mint ___________________ .55
TURKEY Nos. 554-560, 562, cat.
$3.60, mint _________________________ 1.85
Greece, Turkey, Thrace, and U. S. list.
Wm. H. BIGGERS
637-W. 46 Place. Chicago Ill.
BOSNIA
AT SOME PRICES!
1916-17 9 var. mint, cat. $2.35 for___ .53
1917 9 var. mint, cat. 97c for _________ .30
Or if you want something real classy and at
the same time below wholesale cost, get the
above 18 var. in blocks of four. They will
beautify any album. Total cat. $18.28 for
only $2.50; less than one-fifth cat.
1912-14 9 good var. cat. 47c for----------- .18
R. H. MOWER •
12 Geary St., San Francisco, Calif.
Cat.
•MAURITIUS No. 74 ____________ .20
oNEWFOUNDLOND No. 118 ... .15
oESTHONIA No. 74 ____________ .25
oTURKS A CAICOS No. 48 ____ .10
©JAMAICA No. 88 to 97 ________ 1.86
oGREECE No. 254 to 257 ______ .85
oDUTCH INDIES No. 129 to 185 1.19
oNETHERLANDS No. 142 to 150 —1.01
•DANZIG 100 var. _____________ 6.00
Album, space for 1200 stamps—
50 diff, foreign coins -----------------
25 diff, foreign coins --------------
Postage extra on all above items.
BRONX STAMP & COIN EXCHANGE
268 Willis Ave., Bronx. N. Y.
OUR
ONE CENT
APPROVALS
Are the best on the market.
Send for yours today.
We pay postage both ways.
Reference Please
GENUINE STAMP SHOP
Freeport,
Foreign Revenues
My Line—
200 Diff. ENGLAND, cat. $10 ________ $1.60
250 Diff. GERMANY, cat. T _________ 1.00
Fine 1c approval against OK reference.
Bulletin “15** is out.
OSCAR T. HARTMAN
3118 Vallejo Street
Denver Colorado
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ECUADOR 1908 Triangles 7 var. comp._ .80
TRANSVAAL 1896, 9 var. comp. _____ .28
Both Sets—$1.00 Postpaid
GEO. GROSS
306 Grindon Ave., Baltimore, Md.
ATTENTION
— SMALL DEALERS —
Verbum sat Sapienti.
WING to lack of time to take
O care of same, I am compelled to
give up my own little pleasurable
side-line (stamp business). I have
several hundred dollars worth of sin­
gles, blocks, sheets, sets, packets, ac­
cessories, etc., on hand and will dis­
pose of these at exceedingly low, less-
than-wholesale, prices. If you are
prepared to buy a few dollars worth
of stampic “odds and ends," for
SPOT CASH, drop me a line and I
will send you description and prices
on a few items.
FRANK K. HILLS
Box 197 Holton, Kansas
GRATIS
SET OF 10 TOGO
including picturesque “War Provisionals” and
very handsome 1925 issues—just received.
Also “GEM” Stamp Wallet
An Invaluable Pocket Book for
Stamp Collectors
FOR 50 DAYS (Colonies, 90 days) this very
attractive set of genuine stamps (all unused)
and useful Pocket Book (six pockets for dup­
licate stamps, interleaved transparent paper),
absolutely free to every stamp collector send­
ing 6d for cost of our Illustrated Catalogue
& Guide to Stamp Collecting, 42nd Edition,
1925, Now Ready. A valuable book of over
100 pages crammed with interesting matter,
handsomely illustrated, and inc. Catalogue of
Net over 18,000 varieties in Single Stamps and
.05 Sets, giving latest catalogue values and offer­
ing many at less than half the usual market
.05 rates.
.07
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Possible Prices
.60 Largest Stock in Great Britain.
.25
.85 Only one gratis set and pocket stamp case
allowed, and 6d must be sent in every instance
.85 for cost of our Full Catalogue & Guide to
.85
.85 Stamp Collecting, 42nd Edition, 1925, now
ready.
.75 Collectors resident of the United States or
.80
Canada may remit for above offer (15c) in
unused postage stamps of their country.
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ERRINGTON & MARTIN, Ltd.
London, E. 9 England
WANT ADS
In this column, we will insert ads of wants,
for sale, exchanges, etc., for our subscribers
and others. You will find this a good me­
dium for such ads.
RATE:—2 cents per word per insertion, no
ad accepted under 25 cents. Three insertions
of same ad for 5 cents per word. 500 words
sold for $7.50, to be used when wanted. All
want ads are cash in advance—ALWAYS.
We make no exceptions to this rule.
Texas
EXCHANGE! BUILD YOUR COLLECTION
the International Way. Collectors in every
country will help you. Information FREE.
Geo. L. Dutton. 2019 N. 15th St. Philadel­
phia, Penna *180
REAL BARGAINS IN FRENCH COLONIES,
British Colonies, Latin America and others.
Stamps %c each and up. Non-duplicating
series. Josiah Babcock, 76 Sacramento St.,
Somerville, Mass. *181
MY PENNY APPROVALS ARE GREAT
values for the money. A trial will convince
you. 5000 varieties, nothing over one cent.
Klemann, West Ave., Lockpbrt, N. Y. *181

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In thia column, we will insert ads of wants,
for sale, exchanges, etc., for our subscribers
and others. You will find this a good me­
dium for sueh ads.
RATE:—2 cents per word per Insertion ; no
ad accepted under 25 cents. Three insertions
of same ad for 5 cents per word. 500 words
told for |7.50, to be used when wanted. All
want ads are cash in advance—ALWAYS.
We make no exceptions to this rule.
CASH PAID FOR 14 CENT PRECANCELS.
Any quantity. Rotnem Stamp Co., 808
Washington Ave., S. E., Minneapolis,
Minn. *144tf
1000 MIXED PRECANCELS, >1.00. ROTNEM
Stamp Co., 808 Washington Ave., S. E.,
Minneapolis, Minn. *142tf
WILL EXCHANGE UNITED STATES.
British Colonials and 19th Century for­
eign—many rarities—for precancels, all is­
sues. What have you? Henry Perlish,
Sunnyside Ave., Far Rockaway, New York.
•169
GOSSIP PRINTERY HANDBOOKS—“How
to be a Stamp Dealer” and “British Colo­
nials, a Guide to Their Collection.” Have
you got ’em ? No. Well, read on; for the
small sum of fifty cents, silver or stamps,
these two books will be mailed you with a
4c old issue precancel (No. 54 in the new
“precancat,” listing at 80c) onr cover.
GOSSIP PRINTERY. Holton. Kansas.
COVERS WANTED—UNITED STATES BE-
fore 1870; Confederates; pre-stamp and en­
tire envelopes with odd cancellations ; Patri-
otics; express and fort cancellations; com­
bination covers; 1869 issues especially. Dr.
J. Harper Blaisdell, 45 Bay State Road,
Boston, Mass. *164
HIAWATHA LOOSE LEAF APPROVAL
books are different, great time savers.
Sample of each size and prices, 10c. Hia­
watha Stamp Shop, Herald Bldg., Syracuse,
New York. *159tf
HARDING PRECANCELS NORMAL, ELEC-
tros, Mendota, Illinois 85c; Marion, Indi­
ana 40c; Kenosha, Wisconsin 45c. Hansen,
1804 Court, Des Moines, Iowa. *179
MEKEEL’S WEEKLIES FOR 1920, 1921, 1922,
1923, 1924. Prices reasonable. R. G. Young,
68 Euclid Ave., Springfield, Mass. *179
PHILLIPSBURG. N. J. HARDINGS. ONLY
a few left out of 200. Price 1 dollar each.
Straight edge 50c. R. W. Becker, Easton,
Pa. *180
BREAKING UP THREE LARGE COLLEC-
tions at 66% per cent discount. Lincoln
Stamp Co., Lincoln, Mich. *180
COLLECTORS, WILL BUY OR EXCHANGE
your duplicates. Roeder, 121 Chestnut, Rose­
bank, New York.
PRECANCELED HARDINGS A WALLOONS
exchanged. L. A. Laue, 171 Boiling Springs
Ave., Rutherford, N. J. *180
WHO HAS THIS NARCOTIC, STOTT’S NO.
4899, $1.00 green. Have about 15 to sell
for 62c each, only one to a person. Wm. J.
Struth, 207 N. Schroeder St., Baltimore,
Md. *180
1000 AUSTRALIA ASSORTED. $2.00. J. H.
Lowe. Box 887, Spokane, Wash.
FITCHBURG. MASS. 18 CENTERS TO Ex­
change for like. Fitchburg Hardings. Whole­
sale exchangs. T. F. Keith, 520 Main St.,
Fitchburg, Mass.
HARDINGS—BRISTOL, R. I. UP 4 DOWN.
Reeseville, Wis„ up and down, 40c each.
Rotarys 50c each, fine copies. Max Hirsh-
man, 857 Vermont St.. Brooklyn N. Y. *181
GOOD PRECANCEL STAMPS. MOSTLY OF
high values, no straight edges, at 2 cents
a stamp. Elmhurst Stamp House, 33 Alstyne
Ave., Elmhurst, New York. *181
CHINESE HIGH VALUES UNUSED TWO
dollars No. 192 net $2.00, five dollars No.
198 net $4.50, ten dollars No. 194 net $8.50.
Returnable if unsatisfactory. Henry Lacks,
1915 So. Jefferson, St. Louis, Mo.
$8.00 CATALOGUE VALUE, 100 STAMPS
25c. Wayne Specialty Co., Box 14, White
Mills, Penn. *182
WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP
MEXICAN REVENUES. CHEAP AN®
lovely. Plenty in stock. Other countries
coo. List free. Side Line Vanderhoof, 2241
West 84th Ave., Denver, Colo., U. S. A.
TRADERS—HAVE PUT MY PRECANCEL
duplicates into 800 variety packets, $1.6®
each. A few K. C. Hardings, electro, nor­
mal or invert, $1 each, cash only. H. F
Kohr. The Star, Kansas City, Mo. *144tf
I CAN USE WESTERN AND NORTHERN
books of fiction in exchange for want ad
space in GOSSIP. Send lists of what yon
have. Books by Bower, Fox, White, and
others. D. E. D., care of Philatelic Gos­
sip, Holton. Kansas. 144tf
BEGINNERS! 1000 VARIETIES, NO UN-
cataloged items, good value for $1.25. Miss
E. B. Lee. 2102 N. Highland Ave., Holly-
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CANADA MAPS UNUSED FREE TO Ap­
plicants for approvals. References please.
MacLean. Brock ville, Canada. *166tf
500 HINGES; 26 U. S.; 100 FOREIGN; 1$
Cuba; Album and Premium Coupon. All
25c. W. Burtis Novelty Co., Saratoga
Springs, New York. *181
EARLY U. S. IN FINE CONDITION
bought, sold, or exchanged. Interesting
items against reference. 8c 51’s wanted.
Clarence Durland, Brooks St., West Med­
ford, Mass. *185
200 DIFFERENT BRITISH COLONIALS A
Foreign, exceptional value for $1.00. Re­
ceiving many repeats. F. Turner, 16 Myd-
delton Square. London, England. *182
CANADIAN PRE-STAMP COVERS. 10
with different cancellations, $1.00 U.
S. stamps, covers and cancellations on
approval. Reference. Harry Davis, Beacon
Chambers, Boston, Mass. *179
SETS OF 10 EACH 1c, 2c. 5c HUDSON—
Walloon first day covers from 10 author­
ized post offices for $5.00. Herman W.
Boers,. 2673 Maple St., Detroit, Mich.
HARDING PRECANCELS. FINE COPIES
130 var. $18.50 registered or exchange for
150 var. 200 var. straight edge copies $15.00.
Precancel collection cheap. Peter Hansen.
1304 East Court, Ds Moins, Iowa. *180
CASH PAID FOR ALL KINDS BROKEN
bank bills. Will exchange Confederate
stamps for same. R. L. Deitrick, Lorraine,
Va. *188
WANTED 14c, 25c, AND 80c BUFFALO
precancels in exchange for other good Iowa,
catalog for catalog. Send them on. Harry’s
Stamp Shop, Anamosa, Iowa. *180
ICELAND. 45 VARIETIES CATALOG, $2.70
at 90c, Br. Colonials at % of catalogue.
Jamacia, 91, 92, 98. 94, Gold Coast, 79, 88,
84, 85, 86, 88. Nigeria, 18, 19, 20, 22,
Sierra Leone No. 82. 104, 122, 128. Geo. L.
Dutton, 2019 N. 15th St.. Philadelphia.
Penna. *180
PRECANCELS. ONE HUNDRED FINE As­
sorted Canadian and American for thirty
cents. Canadian Philatelic Year Book (66
pages) fifty cents. Valuable premium to all
ordering both. William Butler, 187 Gillard
Ave, Toronto, Canada.
109 DIFFERENT. INCLUDING ROUMANIA.
Ukrainia, Peru, Russia. Ceylon, Scarce
Charity and Airpost set, perforation gauge
and millimeter scale, only 12 cents to ap­
proval applicants. Paige Stamp Co., 2045 N.
Lavergne, Chicago.
SEND REFERENCE FOR APPROVALS
and receive free set of desirable stamps.
Mrs. J. Horine, 6 Hill Top Court, Louis­
ville. Ky. *182
OLYMPIA HARDINGS: NEW TYPE WITH
Washington spelled in full. nor. or invert,
50c. Other Pacific ^.Northwest precancels
for sale. M. S. Wooding 202-19th Ave., W.
Olympia, Wash.
EARLY U. S. COVERS. BEFORE STAMPS
but with good postmarks. Will beautify any
collection, showing franks before use of
stamps. 20 different, $2.Q0 postfree. Rodney
Wheeler, 148 Park Ave., Bridgewater. Mass.
•181
WANTUSELL PRECANCELS. MONTANA
my specialty, approvals on request. LeRoy
Mapes, Box 694, Forsyth. Montana.
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U. S. STAMPS FOR OLD BOOKS ON TO-
baeoo—or will buy for cash. H. M. Koa-
Utt Broadway. N. Y. City. *172tf
XCEL STAMP PACKET. INC. COSTA RICA.
Siam. Newfoundland. Cat. over $4.0$,
price 80 cents. H. C. Buchholz. Norwood.
Ohio. •Kttf
OUR 1 CENT APPROVALS ARE A REVE-
lation. Better ones if required. H. M.
MacLeann, Brockville, Canada. *164tf
PARDEEVILLE. WISCONSIN PRECANCELS
—Hardings 75c; block four $2.50; H-W. 1c,
30c; inv. 50c; 2c, 40c, inv. 60c; double
(few) $1.00; 5c, 50c. 1917-1922 including
18c and victory and new issue on approval
against references. No exchange; de net
collect. Rev. H. J. Koester, Pardeeville,
NEWFOUNDLAND POSTAGE STAMPS
“given away!” Thirty variety packet, 80c.
Rev. Butler, St. Georges, Newfoundland.
APPROVALS FOR BEGINNERS AND MED-
ium collectors, 75 per cent and 65 per cent
discount sent against ref. 20 th Century
want lists filled. L. H. Platt. 48 Franklin
Ave., Saranac Lake, N. Y. *182
110 DIFF. PRECANCELS. INCLUDING
California Harding and Walloon 88o; Pro-
cancel approvals. Fellowship Stamp Agency,
Rowell Bldg., Fresno, Calif. 176tf
WE OFFER $10.00 FROM OUR APPROV-
als for 100 Harding precancels. Who has a
Harding collection to exchange for foreign
stamps? Lawrence Brothers, Anamosa,
Iowa. **?*^
50 DIFFERENT GERMANY 10c. APPRO-
vals, at 60 per cent. References. F. Brand­
enstein, 618 Davis St., Milwaukee. Wis. *180
BEGINNERS. AN EXCELLENT OPPOR-
tunity to obtain a free premium by re­
questing for my 50 per cent approvals. Re­
ferences required. C. C. Livingston, 210
Rusholme Road, Toronto, Canada. *180
BOSNIA—I WANT TO BUY USED PAIRS,
blocks, strips, covers, etc. Write or send
what you have with price. Howard E. Day.
Newport, Vt. *180
WINES: %e NO. 4175 CATALOG 12c. NET
4c, %c No. 4176 cat. 75c, net 25c. Good
approvals. Low prices. Henry B. Hunt, 1021
Bellevernon, Compton, Calif. *180
SELECTIONS IN CONSIGNMENT OF
cheap and easily salable stamps are will­
ingly made. Great discount! Please write
today and give references or deposit, Ed­
mund Blank. Rothernburg, o. Tauber (Bav­
aria) *197
WILL TRADE HARDING PRECANCELS
for any U. S. or Canada precaneels. I can
use catalogue for catalogue value. Will
give double catalog for any 18. 14, 25c or
dollar precancels I can use. W. W. Bouti-
lier. Forest City, Iowa. *178tf
FREE A BOISE PRECANCEL TO ALL RE-
questing precancel approvals at % cat. 608
blocks at % cat. Reference required. A.
T. Nelson, Box 906, Boise, Idaho. *188
TRY OUR ONE CENT BRITISH COLONIAL
approvals, and be surprised. Reference
please. Cicero Stamp Co. 5987 Dakin Stw
Chicago, III. *188
MVENUE STAMPS. WANTED EXCHANGE
base catalogue Forbin 1915. 800 diff. Eu­
ropean revenues to 1914 only, value 100 fr.
for $8.00. Approvals with grand discount.
R. Hoffmann, Cassel A 16, Germany. *189
EXCHANGE WANTED ONLY GOOD
stamps, no common, give France and Eu­
rope. Andre Perrain, Gonesse (S A O)
France.
500 MIXED U. S. 25c, 100 FOREIGN 19e.
Approvals $1.00 cat for 25c Alma Newcomb,
South Brewer, Maine.
EXCHANGE DESIRED, GIVE REGULAR
precancels for Hardings I need. George Al­
brecht, Long Island City, N. Y. P. S. S.
882. *181
U. S. COVERS BEFORE ST’S 10c, 100
vars. precancels perf. 4 sides 20c, 1894-95.
2e triangles 8 vars. fine 27c, 4 vars. post­
al savings cat. 48c, 20c, precancels on ap­
proval at % cat. A. P. S. No. 2186. C. S.
Hibbard, Arcade Bldg., Utica, N. Y.
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only after this examination.
“All motors receive a top overhaul
after fifty hours’ running, and after
80 to 100 hours they are completely
overhauled or rebuilt, as the case may
be. While admitting that this pro­
cedure is very expensive, the company
states that only in this manner has it
been found possible to reduce the per­
centage of forced landings, due to
engine failure, to a negligible mini­
mum.
“The mail planes are assigned to
different sections of the airway ac­
cording to their ages, following a sys­
tem of rotation whereby the brand
new ships are sent to the section
farthest removed from the chief re­
pair depot at Toulouse. As the ship
gets older it is transferred to nearer
and nearer sections, until it finishes
its temporary career between over­
hauls on the home stretch between
Barcelona and Toulouse.”
The France-to-Argentina air mail
will eventually be connected with the
American air mail service, perhaps
soon after the complete organization
of the international route. Several
projects for linking North and South
America by air have been under con­
sideration in South American coun­
tries.
Latecoere expects to make his ser­
vice independent of subsidies. He be­
lieves that his line, cutting seventeen
days from the present time of trans­
port between France and Argentina,
will not only pay for itself but yield
a satisfactory profit.
—Clipping kindly »«nt GOSSIP by Mr. Henry
J. Freiberger, Bronx, New York City.
Stamp Collecting as Relaxation
For the Tired Business Man.
To most of us who regard such
things as stamp collecting as child­
ish fancies this is interesting:
A hundred men met the other
night, all stamp collectors. More
than half were millionaires. Among
them were Steinway, the piano mak­
er; Philip Benkard, Wall Street bro­
ker; Alfred Lichtenstein, dye mag­
nate; John T. Colt, banker; former
Senator Freylinghusen.
Postmaster General Glover.
Assistant
Each day these men deal in big
affairs, but they find time to chuck­
le and haggle over watermarks
perforations on queer and useless
bits of paper. Some have paid as
'high as $30,000 for a single stamp
and have circled the world for a half
dozen additions to their collections.
Undivided attention to serious and
sole in things takes the zest out of
life. These fellows know the men­
tal relish that’s added by a harm­
less and interesting hobby.
—Editorial presented in a recent issue of
the Kalamazoo Gazette; furnished GOSSIP
through the courtesy of Wm. H. Shakespeare,
Kalamazoo, Mich.
A married woman says that “dead
letters” are those a wife gives her
husband to mail.
Places Valuation of 16c COLLECTIONS BY COUNTRY
On the Mark. Job Lots, Etc.
From 50c to $500.00
WASHINGTON—A basis for com­ On approval upon receipt of cash deposit or
puting t" ue of the mark in satisfactory references. I guarantee that the
values are unbeatable.
the war, has been agreed upon by Local Dealers and Collectors Call.
als involving pre-war bank balances LOUIS BOHN. JR.
in Germany, and debts owed in Wholesaler and Importer.
marks by German nationals before Crafton Branch, Pittsburgh, Pa.
the war, has been aggreed upon by
representatives of the two Govern­
ments.
GET WISE
The debts will be settled on the 200 var. U. S. Precancels 50c; 300
var. $1.50. One pound Mission mix
basis of 16 cents as the value of the ture mostly U. S. 40c. 40 var. Cana­
mark, and awards on this basis will da, 25c; 110 var. U. S. Postage, 25c.
bear 5 per cent, interest from Jan.l, U. S. precancels and foreign
1920, until paid. The total to be on approval.
paid is estimated at more than $20,- J. D. HUBEL
000,000. 900 Hazelwood Ave. Detroit, Mich.
The agreement will cover about
2,000 claims for mark bank balances ONE WEEK ONLY
or debts coming before the commis­ NYASSA 1924 Triangle Issue, 9 values com­
plete. Our net price, per set, is_______ .45
sion. In a few cases where the mon­ Yes, this is cost price. We want new cus­
ey involved was paid by the German tomers for our approvals. We do not brag
about them but we DO keep a customer once
debtor directly to the German alien we get him. It is not accidental. Send for
property custodian, the commission price list of triangulars.
said, the awards will be on a basis • MURRAY J. RICE
of 17.4 cents mark value, with inter­ Box 92 Iowa City, Iowa
est at 5 per cent, from date of pay­
ment to the German official to the NETHERLANDS-COLONIES
date of settlement. Too many varieties to list. Why not apply
—New York Times. for approvals or send your want list? Nearly
everything in stock. Reference of course.
It is part of a stamp dealer’s C. W. HENNAN
calling to find dishonest people out.
7602 Paxton Ave., Chicago, Ill.
No Argument Here.
A Los Angeles dealer informed us South America
that he once received a peculiar let­ My specialty is South and Central
ter from a young man who had re­ American stamps on approval. Con­
tained his sheets and did not seem dition is the outstanding feature of
over anxious to return them. After these approvals. No unused Seebecks
in stock. Let me know your wants.
having sent this party a number of
letters requesting the return of his W. J. PRESSLER
stamps the dealer received the fol­ Box 573 Ypsilanti,-Mich.
lowing reply:
"Dear Sir:—I never sent for your WHOLESALE
stamps. If I did you never sent $10.00 CAT. FOR $1.00
or any multiple thereof.
them to me. If you sent them I nev­ British & French Colonials, South America,
er received them. If I received them • Asia, Africa, etc.
Specify maximum quantities desired, viz.,
I returned them, and if I didn’t, I 1-8-10-25-50-100.
won’t!” This Offer is Open for a Limited Time Only.
MISSOURI STAMP CO.
5933 Kingsbury Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.
Concord & Lexington
First day covers commemorating the birth
of freedom, 150 years ago, April 4, 1725.
The Exchange Stamp Co.
1c, 2c, and 5c Concord and Lexington, set Auburn, California
mailed from any of the following points,
each ___________________________________ -50 What every serious collector ought to own:
Boston, Concord, Concord Junction, Cam­ WINE $20.00
bridge, Lexington or Washington. usual pin pricks otherwise elegant.
ALSO SAME DAY SPECIAL $6.00
%c block 4, l%c imperforate, block of 4, 4c,
5c or 6c rotary press, singles.
ANY OF THE ABOVE COVERS -------- .25 ZR-3 ON COVER
DON’T GO GUNNING from Friedrichshafen to New York, with cor­
for these after they have vanished. rect postal arrival cancellation—do you real­
All four complete sets of “Equatorial Africa” ize the historical significance of the First
on Tchad, Gabon, Middle Congo and Ub- ocean crossing—with no more than 3000
angi Chari ------------------------------------------- 5.00 pieces—of mail matter brought in, when you
Single sets --------------------------------------------- .30 realize this fact then hurry your order today.
The 4 short sets to 1 fr.________________2.00
Single sets to 1 fr. ----------------------------- .60 SPECIAL $5.00
2 to 1 for a short time and just one to a customer.
I add two names to my British and French We predict these covers to be worth $10 to
Colonial New Issue Service to every one sub­ $25 in a short time.
tracted. Don’t delay this, opportunity never comes
back.
H. F. Colman THE EXCHANGE STAMP CO.
Foreign Department When you want medium priced stamps
at 70% discount write for our popular
509-7th St., N. W. Washington, D. C. approvals. Reference Please.
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