elizalde stamp club ellzatde manilo....

OCT. - NOV. - DEC. 1939

offici.aL organof the

ELIZALDE STAMP CLUBellzatde Bulldin.g,

Manilo. I Ph.ilippines

ESTABLISlIED 1654

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E:ditorials 2

After The Daily Grind-by Floro J. Policarpio 3

Elizalde Stamp Club-Objectives 3

So You Want To Be A Stamp Collector-by Ernest A. Kehr . . 4-3

In Memory-Don Santiago Elizalde G

Let's Get Acquainted With Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, et aI. 7-14

Famous American Collectors-by Nevile L. Stocken 15 & 22

Stamp Treasures 16-18

Aerophilately Now A Hobby-by Edwin Brooks 19

Trans-Pacific Clipper Service-by Joaquin M. Elizalde 20-22

Posted On Board-by Glen W. Naves 23

Australasian Letter-by Ray Porter 24

Just Between Us-by Baron de Pompesili 25

Rates of Exchange 26

Stamping Around-by Carol Jo. F'iroloppi 27

Commonwealth Triumphal Arch Stamps-cby Pablo M. Esperidi6n. 30-82

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

H. E. Harris & Co. 18

S. & M. Miller Bros. 33

H. E. Harris & Co. 18

V. Arias.................. .. .. 26

S. & M. Miller Bros. 33

Rogelio de Jesus 34-30

Associated Business Inc. ;nAFF Stamp Magazine 38

The Airmail Digest 38

The International Stamp Review 39

Linn's Weekly Stamp News 39

Weekly Philatelic Gossip 39

The National Stamp News 39

The Asia Stamp Journal 40

ELIZALDE S1 AMP JOURNALOFFICIAL PUBLICATION

of the

ELIZALDE STAMP CLUBElizalde Bldg.

Manila, Philippines

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Vol. 1 Oct.-Nov.-Dec. 1939 No.1

Eduardo YrezaballtlI anaging Editor

Pablo M. EsperidionEditor

Floro J. Policarpiollssociate Editor

Pedro E. TeodoroBusiness M anaqer

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HONORARY MEMBERS

Jesus CachoWalter Bruggmann

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Eduardo Yrezabal. . ~Floro J. Policarpio.. . ~~ .Pablo M. Esperidion ..Jesus Cabarrus .. ~Joaquin Vacani . ~

PresidentVice-PresidentSecretaryTreasurerDirector, Purchase & Exchange

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ELIZALDE STAMP JOURNAL

EDITORIALS

THE ELIZALDE STAMP CLUBEmployees of Elizalde & Co. Inc., one of the largest and

oldest industrial firms in the Philippines, have organized on July 18,1939, the first stamp club among the commercial companies in thiscountry. This is the ELIZALDE STAMP CLUB. Its headquar-ters are located at the premises of Elizalde & Co. Inc., ElizaldeBuilding, Manila, Philippines.

Organization of the Elizalde Stamp Club was keenly felt by agroup of employees at the head-office of the Elizalde & Co. Inc. Itsmain purpose is to establish a cultural center-a center whereby Eli-zalde employees interested in the hobby of philately may find thatcoveted peace of mind after the strenuous hours of daily businessroutine.

Membership in the Elizalde Stamp Club is exclusive to employeesof the Elizalde & Co. Inc., its subsidiary corporations, local branches,as well as all its agencies throughout the world.

With the establishment of this Club, its organizers believe, thatit will not merely serve as a refuge for mental relaxation, but alsoto foster and intensify more, that friendly spirit among all the Eli-zalde employees-both local and abroad.

-Eduardo Yrezabai,

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THE ELIZALDE STAMP JOURNALIn the field of philatelic journalism, the Elizelde Stamp Journal

enlists with this first issue. In enlisting in this line of journalism,the objectives of this publication are: To interpret to uninformedElizalde employees the hobby of philately; to gUide employees of theCompany who are beginners in this hobby; and to keep abreast ad-vance philatelists of Elizalde & Co. Inc., with the march of philately.

Philately or stamp collecting rather is a ubiquitous pastime.People from all walks of life-from schoolboys to kings and fromoffice boys to business executives-attach wide interest to it nowadays.Its recreational and educational values are responsible for its ubiquity.Relatively, it is an avocation enjoyed by millions of people.

Aware of the pleasures derived from this avocation, Elizalde em-ployees took, therefore, the initiative of organizing the Elizalde StampClub and the publication of the Elizalde Stamp Journal as its officialorgan.

Guided by this journal, we hope, it will enable us to carryon itsobjectives, and thus share with our fellow employees, the funs andjoys associated with philately-the hobby enjoyed, by young and old,rich and poor, sick and sane, and kids and kings.

-Pablo M. Esperidi6n.

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AFTER THE DAILY GRINDby Floro J.

Every man needs a hobby. This istrue of every employee. To quoteRoger W. Babson, world-famous businessanalyst and financial adviser in theUnited States, he said, "To encouragestamp collecting is to render a real edu-cational and social service. I say thisfor two reasons. First, stamp collect-ing is not only an excellent stimulus tolearning geography and other subjects,but it also furnishes the fundamentalsfor a business training. Second, I be-lieve that people not only have in stampcollecting a legitimate form of invest-ment, but also that it gives them aninterest in foreign countries which theymight not otherwise acquire."

Philately is the technical name forstamp collecting-derived from the Greekword philos, meaning "fond of" andatelia, meaning "tax-free". Since post-age stamps are free from tax, hence,the literal word Philately is a love forfreedom of taxation. Followers of thisuniversal pastime who are in the employof Elizalde & Co. Inc., organized theElizalde Stamp Club with the ElizaldeStamp Journal as its official organ. Itis the fervent hope of the organizers tounite Elizalde employees more closelyin the pursuit of a common hobby-a pastime that would provide them en-joyment as well as education and financialprofit.

Stamp collecting is a pastime whereone may enjoy precious moments ofmental peace. Without moving fromhis armchair, an enthusiast visits the

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different countries of the civilized worldand delves deep into the make-up ofnations. One learns history, geography,mythology, religion, science, industries,commerce, architecture, modes of trans-portation (land, water and air), famousmen-kings, queens, rulers, statesmen,heroes, writers, inventors and scientists,and one acquires a wealth of knowledgetoo numerous to mention. And then,too, there is the investment angle.

Human events, both past and present,are depicted on tiny bits of paper calledpostage stamps, easily acquired butwhich may prove to be a fortune in lateryears, for collectors allover the worldare ever eager to obtain certain unusualstamps and are willing to pay a youngfortune to own them.

To have a hobby is a privilege. Toacquire a good, healthy hobby is a bless-ing. To be a philatelist or stamp col-lector, is the privilege of the blessedmankind, who understand the impor-tance of wisely investing leisure mo-ments.

We are sure Elizalde men understand.And as Philip D. Armour said : "Youcan dissolve everything in the world,even a great fortune, into atoms. Andthe fundamental principles which governthe handling of postage-stamps and ofmillions of dollars are exactly the same.They are the common law of business,and the whole practice of commerce isfounded on them. They are so simplethat a fool can't learn, so hard that alazy man won't."

ELIZALDE STAMP CLUBObjectives

To have a cultural center for theElizalde employees in the wayof mental relaxation.To interpret, guide and keepabreast with the hobby of phila-tely among the Elizalde emplo-yees.To publish a philatelic magazineof its own, whereby the activitiesof the Club and philatelic fea-tures and information will bepublished, and simultaneouslymake it a medium of "Buy andSell ELIZALDE Products andService."

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+. To hold monthly meetings whereprominent philatelists of the coun-try will be invited to give lec-tures or talks on the hobby, andwhere members may trade, buyand sell stamps in order to buildtheir collections in the leastpossible outlay. ~

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5. To hold philatelic exhibitionswhenever possible.

6. To build and keep a philateliclibrarv of its own.

7. Membership is exclusive to em-ployees of Elizalde & Co., Inc.,its subsidiary corporations, localbranches, and agencies alloverthe world.

8. Membership fee is j'2.00 a year.9. Membership cards shall he issued

to members.10. The Club shall be directed by a

Board of Directors, the membersof which, shall be elected an-nualJy.

11. The Board of Directors shall com-pose of: a President, Vice-Pre-sident, Secretary, Treasurer andDirector of Purchase and Ex-change.

12. The General Meeting of the Club•• shall be held on the second Sunday

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so YOU WANT TO BEA STAMP COLLECTOR?... by Ernest A. Kehr

(Written especially for the Elizalde Stamp Journal)

So vou're justabou t convincedthat you ought tostart collecting;postage stamps? Isuppose yourfriends told youall about the "fun"you're going tohave; what a swellavocation you'regoing to enjoy.They all do.

Well, you know your own mind andyou'll probably tell me to mind my ownbusiness, but just a minute. May Tdo you a favor? Won't you please letme give you the inside on this stampcollecting game? Just a few words ofadvice before vou plunge... how dif-ferent rnv life would have been if I'dstopped 'when my pals did: when thefad's first thrills faded ... or if somebodyhad given me some fatherly philatelicadvice.

Sure, you'll like it at first. You'lllove it, You'll get a big kick out of fillingthe blank spaces in your printed albumand you'll wonder why you hadn't evercollected before. You'll spend hoursin an effort to become better acquaintedwith the technical facts of philately:watermarks, perforations and the dif-ferent types of printing employed instamp manufacture. You'll learn morethings about the gravure art than youever thought it was possible to know.And you'll study colors until you cantell one shade from another as easilyas an experienced artist.

But then in about a year or so you'llsee the futility of a general collection.

"Damn it all!" you'll exclaim withdiscouraged disgust, "how in the devilcan I ever complete a collection if govern-ments print stamps faster than I canaccumulate them?"

Then you'll either toss your alb~mand its partially filled pages into a cornerof the garret (or do you live in a penthouse?), or else you'll decide that youronly salvation lies in a "specializedcollection. "


Mr. Kehr is one ofthe foremost philatelicjournalists of Americaand a member of theeditorial staff of theNew York World-Tele-ornm.

That's where you go right in up toyour pate.

Nine. chances out of ten, you'll apeyour friends and restrict your activitiesto the collection of Philippine or U. S.or British Colonial issues. (Jmitations,psychologists say, is responsible for halfthe headaches in the world anyhow).

You'll be all pepped up again becauseyou fell into the right track after all.This is what you should have done fromthe start. "Oh Boy! it's grand to be astamp collector!" That's what you'llbe grinning;... while you're acquiringthe first hundred stamps you need.Then you spill right into deep water.The specimens you wan t now will eatup a week's salary faster than you canhinge them into an album. Once morevou find yourself snagged.

"Hang it all I" you'll shriek in des-peration. "This stuff is costing me moremoney than my wife's sables and whatI?" [othing but a couple of coloredpaper scraps the bulk of which wouldn'tkindle a soap box fire.

Disappointed? That's putting it mildly.But you're not out yet. You'll comeback for more. They all do. It's thebug that bites you.

By this time you've learned a littleabout the financial folly of this stampcollecting game. You know all aboutthe facts that the stamps which costa lot of money are those for which mostcollectors hunt. The inexpensive onesare those that are not so popular. Supplyand demand. The old gag. Well, you'llfling the second partially filled albuminwith the first and start out all over again.(That's right, you'll throw it away be-cause you'll discover that dealers won'tgive you more than about half of whatyou've paid.) By this time-(in aboutthree years or sol-you get a little bet-ter slant on philately. (That's whatpeople who use ten-dollar words, callthis hobby).

You decide that the best way to getfun out of your investment of time andenergy is to express your individuality.You pick something that nobody youknow cares anything about. Supposeyou select Egypt. (I did, too.) Youcalculate it all in plain figures: Egyp-tian issues total about three hundred

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major varieties. None of them willcost you more than about forty pesosapiece, with one exception. The stan-dard catalog which prices every stampin existence says so. In a reasonableperiod of time, therefore, you ought tobe able to complete this countrv andhave something worthwhile to showfor your efforts.

That's fine. Swell reasoning... sofar. But then you have to make allow-ances. This is where you'll really sweat.Filling in sets and hunting down elusivesingle items is good sport. The picturesare pretty; the colors of the stamps, gay."Just look at this page!" You'll beboasting to your friends. "Magnificent."Soon you'll get to the point where adesign fascinates you sa much thatyou'll pull out an encyclopaedia andbegin tracking down facts about thevignette's subject. You want to knowwhat it represents and why it was usedon a postage stamp of Egypt. Onefact leads to another and nights thatyou ought to be entertaining your wifeor her cousin, are spent in paring throughpages of Breasted or Carter. You'lllearn more about Isis and Thoth; aboutAby Simbel and Thebes than the profat college ever expected you to study.

That, in itself, is not so bad. Butyour troubles only begin then. Youget to like your favorite country so wellthat you're not satisfied with just asingle stamp of a kind. You go lookingfor odd cancellations and postmarks

as a sideline to your regular activity.Yoy'll spot an Egyptian stamp that waspostmarked in Greece or Turkey; ormaybe you'll come across a British issuecancelled B01, which shows that it wasused in Alexandria before the days whenEgypt had her own issues (1866). You'llbe chasing printing errors and mistakes;you'll be looking for odd perforationsand mistakes in colors. Why, there'sno end of minor flaws of stamp manu-facture for which you'll hunt in muchthe same manner as a sportsman stalkssome crafty jungle beast.

You'll go from dealer to dealer, askinghim to let you examine his stock ofEgyptian stamps. He'll scowl at youbecause he'd prefer to sell you mi-niature sheets of plate number blockson which his margin of profit is muchhigher.

Your acquaintances will point at youand ridicule.

"Look at him! He used to be such"aswell egg' But he's one of those crazystamp collectors." -

You'll hear plenty of that.. Sure, all of that will happen to youif you follow your impulse to collectpostage stamps. It happens to all of us.

But are we sorry? Hell, no. Our onlyregret is that we can't share our enthu-siasm, our pleasures, our fascinationswith those poor unfortunates who _ha-ven't been initiated to the thrills of ,theworld's greatest hobby... the hobbyof Stamp Collecting.

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- QUEEN ISABEL II ofSpain. She reigned from 1833-1868.

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the Philippines issuedin 1854, portrayingQueen Isabel 11 ofSpain.

-MONUMENT ofQueen Isabel II whichstands across the plazafrom the church ofMalate. Manila.

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IN MEMORYof

Don SANTIAGO ELIZALDE

senior partner and director ofElizalde & Co. Inc., who died

on November 22, 1939,in the City of Manila .

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Let's get acquainted with. . . .

• PRESIDENT Franklin D. Roosevelt, Stamp Collector No.1 of the UnitedStates of America ... finds peace of mind with his stamp collection after stre-nuous hours of affairs of the state. For the first time in the history ofphiladetelic exhibitions, Pres. Roosevelt submitted his collection of coversat the National Stamp Exhibition in ] 937, an educational philatelic show,held at the New York Museum of Science and Industry in New York City.In a letter to Ernest A. Kehr, a member of the editorial staff of the NewYork World-Teleqrani and one of the contributors in this first number of theELIZALDE STAMP JOURNAL, who was incidentally the adviser of the Na-tional Stamp Exhibition of 1937, Pres. Roosevelt wrote, " ... The stamphobby pays rieh dividends both as a diversion and as a broadener of one'shorizon and the best of it is that one's interest, far from flagging, increaseswith the years." Eighty collectors from different countries of the world inclu-ding Pres. Roosevelt, had submitted exhibits at the National Stamp Exhibi-tion of 1937. The Philippines was represented by the Entry submitted byPablo M. Esperidi6n, an Elizalde employee .

• The ubiquity of stamp collecting is reflected on the people who pursue thishobby. Counted among the famous stamp collectors of the world, we find:King George VI of England; King Karol of Roumania; Ex-King AlfonsoXIII of Spain; Ex-President Herbert C. Hoover of the U.S.A., Secretary ofInterior Harold Ickes of the U.S.A.; Senator James Mead of New York;Brigadier-General R. Ridgway, C. B. of England; Rear-Admiral FrederickR. Harris, distinguished American Naval Officer; Colonel Ralph A. Kimble,U.S.A., author and lecturer in educational philately; the Marquis de Fayolle;Mons. Theodore Champion, outstanding philatelic expert and editor ofParis; Dr. Robert Paganini, noted Swiss chemist and foremost scholar ofaviation history; Postmaster-General James Farley of the U. S. A.; DeannaDurbin and Adolphe Menjou of the screen fame; Deniamino Gigli, Metro-politan opera singer; Suzanne Lenglen, former tennis ace; John Drinkwater,famous author and playwright; Theodore Steinway, head of the largest pianomanufacturing concern; Roger VV. Babson, world-famed statistician of theU.S.A., who was a recent visitor to the Philippines, and many other notables.

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ELIZALDE TAMP JOUR 'AI,

JESUS CACHOH onorary Af ember

Eliza/dp Stamp Cl ub

In the world of stamp collecting, perhaps there's no other collector that has the mostcomplete collection of Philippine stamps than DOll Jesus Cacho, Honorary 1ember of theElizalde Stamp Cluh, and one of the most outstanding philateli tB in the Philippines, Heis the President of the two national philatelic associatione-e the Asociaci6n Fi latelica de Fili-pinas and the Philippine Air Mail Society; Busine s Manager of The Airmail Digest and oneof its staunchest supporters. Was president of the First Philippine Airmail Exhibition heldin February 1939; ilIember of the Philippine Philatelic Writers' Club and the American AirMail Society, and one of the co-organizers of the former; Holder of the Grand Award at theFar Eastern Philatelic Exhibition, the firRt international philatelic show held in this countryHas been collecting stamps for the past twenty-six years, and his collection is replete withall rarities of the Philippines, including First Flights of these Islands with the Extreme Orientas his sideline.

Born in Iloilo on January 7, 1894, Don Jesus studied at the San Juan de Letran College;transferred to the University of Santo Tomas where he obtained his degrees of B.S.C. andLL.B. At present he is one of the senior partners of the lmprenta "Germania", a directorof the Santa Ana Race Club and the Club Filipino. A prominent sportsman and a memberof the Casino Espafiol de Manila, Marr-ied, and 45, Resides in Manila.

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IForty-six years of starup «ollect.ing is quite a recor-d, and Mr. ,ralter Br-uggmann, Hono-

rary Member of the Elizalde Sta mp Club, has the distinction of making such a philatelicscore. .:\1r. Bruggmann is the Life Honorary President of the Philippine Air Mai l Society,and one of its co-organizers; a Past rice-President of the American Air Xlail Society and oneof its directors at present; Honorary :\1ember of the Schwei z Aerophilatelisten-Verein (Swit-zerland) and the Air Mail Society of New Zealand; Member and co-organizer of the Philip-pine Philatelic Writers' Club and the Asociacion Filntelica de Filipinas; Author of The Air-post FliohtlS of the Philippine l slcuuis, the first airmail catalog of the Philippines, and was Ma-naging Editor of The Airmail Di(je.<~/,the first a.irrua.il maguz.iue in this country.

In the philatelic limelight,i\1r. Hruggmann is one of the prominent aerophi lateliata ofthe world. Not that he is only popular (or his philatelic activities, but for his incessant ge-nerosity, too. He is the donor of the ". ALTER HRUGG :\1.-1.NN r\ \Y.-\RD, a prize consistingof a gold medal given to the author of the best aerophilatelic article or work published duringthe year in any philatelic publication of the world. It's an award given every year. FirstFlightaof the world consist his collection, and his collection of First Flights of the Philippinesis second to none. At the First Philippine Airmail Exhibition he won the Grand Prize andsimultaneously a number of First Awards. lIe is instrumental in the ever increasing intereston aerophilately in the Philippines and was one of the founders and director of the PhilippineAirways Co., the first airline in this country.

Mr. Bruggmnrm hails from Fraunfeld, \Vaenge, Switzerland; a graduate of the NeuchatelUniversity (Switzerland), and an ex-officer in the Swiss Cavalry. At present he is a pro-minent hacendero of Tarlac: a long resident in the Philippines and now 61. l\1arried, andlives in Manila with his family.

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1-EDUARDO YREZABAL

PresidentElizalde Stamp Club

Don Eduardo Yrezabal is one of the high-ranking officials of Elizalde & Co. Iuc., who has

a splendid record of twenty-five years of continuous service. Starting as a thirty-pesos clerk,

he rose to the ranks, having served in different executive capacities and is at present the eomp-

troller of Elizalde & Co. Inc. He is a man with firm conviction and is never hesitant in

sponsor! ng a good ca use.

Don Eduardo is the managing editor of the Etiealde Stamp Journal and one of the orga-

nizers of the Elizalde Stamp Club. A. general collector he is, with Spain and Philippines as

his specialties. An avid sportsman, too, and his favorite sports are soccer-football and golf.

He is a member of the Casino Eepanol de Manila, Los Tamaraos Polo Club, and Wack 'Wack

Golf Club. Able, just and generous, Don Eduardo is a worthy son of La Salle. At present he

is 40, and happily married.

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FLORO J. POLICARPIOVice- President

Elizalde Stam1) Club

A suave young man with tact and diploruar-y , plus a.n ambitious spirit, make him ideal

for his job as private secretary to Don An~el and Don Xfnnuel Elizalde, and as present chan-

cellcr for the Colombian Consulate. Si nr-e joining Elizalde & Co. l nc., ill 1036, he has shown

his esprit de corps, not only as a booster of sports among his co-employees hut also as one of

the organizers of the Elizalde Stamp Club and as associate editor of the Etiealde Stosnp Journol,

He is a member of the Philippine Air i\lail Sor-iety and the Philippine Philatelic ,,'ritel's' Club

and one of the oraaniaers of the latter.

Poli , as his co-employees call hi m , collects general and philatelic literature, with keen

eyes on first flights, airmails, and stamps depirti ng animals and archi ter-t ure. Three years

is his record in the hobby of stamp collecti ng. and wa~ one of the winners at the First Philip-

pine Airmail Exhibition held in February 19~~9. Policarpio is a product of the La Salle Col-

lege, having graduated ill 1936 with the degree of H.R.C. :\'lost outstanding achievement

in his line so far, was when he won first prize in the National Intercollegiate Typewriting

Contest in H):36. Watc-h the smoke of this. assistant ed of The EH.J.

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JESUS CABARRUSTreasurer

Eliz(Jldl' SIn 11/ IJ Club

From boyhood to manhood, stamp colteeti na is his favorite hobby. and that is Senor

.lesus Cabarrus, treasurer and eo-oreani aer of the Elizalde Htan1p Club. As a matter of fact,

stamp colleetiuu is the favorite hobby of the whole Cabarrus family. The educational and

recreative value of til!s hobby are responsible for it. 1n the way of collection, Philippine

stamps and First Flights of these Islands are his major specinli eation, altho he docs not forget

hi8 zeneral collection. And tennis, soccer and basketball arc his favorite sports.

Sefior Cabarrus is a aradunte of the San Beda Collezo (Class 1927) and of the Institute

of Accounts, Business and Finance (now Far Eastern University) in 1930. In 1931, he passed

the Civil Service Examination for Public Certified Ar-countant, and then joined the La Car-

Iota Sugar Central, one of the affiliated corporations of Elizalde & Co. r nc., as assistant ac-

couutant. After serving nine years in La Carlota Sugar Central in such capacity, he was

transferred at the head office of Elizalde & Co. Inc., where, for the past three years and up

to the present. he has been serving as auditor of E. & Co. Inc., its branches and subsidiary

corporations. Always pleasing in disposition, his amiability makes him one of the sunshine

executives of Elizalde & Co. Inc. :\larried. and resides in Manila.

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PABLO M. ESPERIDIQNSecretary

Elizalde Sfamp Club

Xfanile Steamship Co. Inc., one of the subsidiary corporations of the Elizalde & Co. Inc.,

is represented by Pablo M. Esperidi6n in the Elizalde Stamp Club. He is one of the orga-

nizers of our Club, and editor of the Btieatde Stamp Journal, The Airmail Digest, and AFF

Slam,}> JJayazine; Secretary of the Philippine Air Mai l Society and the Philippine Philatelic

\Yriters' Club, and co-organizer of both; Was Secretary of the First Philippine Airmail Exhi-

bition and Past Vice-Secretary of the Asociecion Filatelica de Filipinas; Honorary Member

of the Air ~lail Society of New Zealand. and member of the Asociaeion Filatelica de Filipinas,

American Air Mail Society, American Philatelic Society, and \Yriters' Circle of New York;

Philippine correspondent of the Tnternational Stamp Rexieui (Missour-i), Linn's fVeekly Stamp

Xe,,'s (Ohio), rreekly Philatelic Gossip (Kansas), The Airpost Journal (Pennsylvania), Na-

tional Stamp News (Washington, D.C.), Chicago Herald Examiner Stamp Page (Lllinoiar,

Stamp .Ifagazi". (London), and The Asia Stamp Journal (Shanghai). Collects Philippine

First Flights, airmails, ship stamps and philatelic literature. \Von awards for his collections

submitted at four different exhibitions. Connected with Elizalde & Co. Juc.. for seven years

and has served in different departments. Born in Mani la, married, and 35.

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JOAQUIN VACANIDirector. Purchase and Exchange

Biizalde Stamp Club

_ Young Joaquin Vacani is the band leader of the Elizalde Paint & Oil Factory, Inc., in

the Elizalde Stamp Club, he being one of the organizers of the ESC. Two years ago, the

stamp bug got stung on him, and now look what happened-he is our Director of Purchase

& Exchange. _-\8 a matter of collection, he prefers general, because in a general collection,

he says "I find much fun." He is a lover of sports and would rather lose a meal than miss

a basketball or football game.

Born in Manila on November 20, 1913, of Spanish parentage, ioven Vacani was educated

at San Juan de Letran College, where he finished the secondary course, then transferred at

the La Salle College, graduating in 1936 with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce

Fresh from college, he joined the Elizalde Paint & Oil Factory Inc. in 1936, and at present

the accountant of this subsidiary corporation of Elizalde & Co. Inc.

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FAMOUS AMERICAN COLLECTORSby Nevile L. Stocken

(From The Raconteur and Philatelist)

Since the early days, philately hasbeen a favorite pursuit of the Americannation. During recent years it has soincreased in popularity that there arenow nearly as many stamp collectorsin the United States as there are in therest of the world.

Some of the principal accumulationsare so well-known and the tally of theirrarity such household words withinstamp-collecting circles that there islittle that I could add to their story.During the past thirty years many mag-nificent collections were made andalthough some of these-including therecord Arthur Hind galaxies-have beendispersed in recen t years, there stillexist many wonderful lots, such as theLichtenstein and Caspary collections.

The President-Franklin D. Roosevelt-is "Collector No.1," although his hol-dings are not so extensive and valuableas some of his fellow-countrymen. Heis mainly interested in the stamps of theUnited States and British Colonies andhis philately enthusiasm is unbounded.

Amongst collectors of the past thenames of Tiffany, Worthington, andCrocker were outstanding and amongstthose who have passed on in recent yearsthe names of Hind, Chittenden, Rich,Ackerman and Charlton-Henry are stillfresh in the memories of the presentgeneration.

The treasures of Arthur Hind realizedabout $900,000 when sold during thepast three years and all the world knowsthe story. Chittenden, a famous sup-porter of the Collectors' Club, NewYork, was a keen student of Austriaand Austrian tally. Joseph S. Rich didmuch for his brother-philatelists throughthe offices of the same organization.The extensive collection of SenatorAckerman contained many obscure ra-rities and pieces and was of such widescope that any particular mention wouldbe invidious. The late Major Charlton-Henry's collection of the West Indieswas the finest in the world. At thetime of writing it is not known whatwill become of this magnificent accumu-lation that did much service in the ex-pertising of rarities from both sides ofthe Atlantic. His collection of Trinidadincluded over one hundred copies of the1852-60 ld. lithographed and some ex-tremely fine first impressions and severalpairs and strips.

The collection of G. H. Worthingtonrealized $600,000 by forced sale and the

cutstanding living collector, Alfred F.Lichtenstein, was responsible for thepurchase of $500,000 of the total.

The latter has a general collectionwhich is among the three largest in theworld, and it would be easier to list themissing items than to attempt any de-tailed description of the treasures hedoes possess. If we just mention thefollowing it may give some slight ideaof the scope: Mauritius Post Office Id.(2) and 2d.; Canada 12d. (5); Cape,125 Woodblocks including three l d.errors (one unusued) and two 4d.; NovaScotia, 1/, two pairs and New Brunswick,1/, strip of three.

Confining himself to the stamps of hisown country, A. H. Caspary has thefinest lot of these rarities in existence.The "Postmasters" could not be dupli-cated and include: Alexandria, 5c onbuff and the only known copy on grey:Annapolis, the 5c, envelope (only twoexist); Baltimore, 10c, on white; andmany others. He also has a fine lot ofthe Confederate States "Postmasters"as well as a wonderful array of the U. S."Carriers."

Theodore Steinway, the world-famedpiano manufacturer, purchased the Wor-thington collection of New South Walesand this is still his Iavourite country.He is also interested in, and has finecollections of Queensland, Great Britainand German States.

Henry C. Needham has one of thefinest collection in the world of stampson cover as well as a remarkable collec-tion of Confederate- States and "CarrierStamps."

Colonel E. H. R. Green, famous asthe holder of a large portion of the sheetof 24 cent Airmail with inverted centre,has a fine collection of United States,Philippines and Siam. His collectionof U. S. entire envelopes runs into 16,000and is housed in over thirty volumes.

Rear-Admiral F. R. Harris, now inthe eye of the philatelic world for hiswork in connection with the presentexhibition, has a choice lot of the stampsof Ceylon.

John Aspinwall has one of the, if notthe finest collection of Air Mail Stampsin the world, as well as many countriesspecialized from the earliest issues.

Harry L. Lindquest, the populareditor of "Stamps," is the leading spe-cialist in the stamps of Guatemala andNorway in the United States.

(Continued on page 22)

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STAMP TREASURESELIZALDE STAMP JOUR)I'Ar.

The Stories of Some Stamps that Are Worth Fortunes

Office" instead of "Post Paid." Obli-gingly the postmaster ran off a few copiesof the stamps-just enough for thegovernor's wife-before destroying theplates and ordering new ones made.Thus was created one of the greatestof postal rarities. The famed "PostOffice Mauritius." The one penny orange.unused (i.e., uncancelled), of which onlytwo copies are known, recently sold 'atauction for $20,000; while the samestamp, in used or cancelled condition,brings 15,000. The t wo penny darkblue cf the same issue is valued at$17,000 unused, with used copies sellingat $15,000!

3. HAWAII 1851, 2 cent us« In1851 American missionaries in far-offHawaii set up in type and printed on aprimitive hand press, the now-famous"Hawaiian missionary" stamps. The 2cdenomination, which was u ed onlylocallv in the islands, is the rarest: onlv10 copies are known, and they commandprices of $15,000 to .520!000 each. TI.1eother three denominations range III

value from 2,000 to $9,000.4. BRITISH GUIAN A 1 50, ,2

cent pale rose. This, the first issue ofBritish Guiana, is a poorly printed, un-attractive postal label. Yet becauseonly nine or ten copies are known, thestamp is valued at $17,500. Others ofthe same design, but having differentdenominations and colors, arc less rare,and so are valued at 200 to :310,000apiece!

6. SPAIN 1851, )3 reales, error incolor: prinied in blue instead oj red. Errorsin prin ting are often responsible forgreat rarities. Jn the case of this Spa-nish rarity, an engraving of a 2 realstamp slipped unnoticed into the plateof the 6 real denominations. Thus,when the 6 real stamps were printed, onestamp in each sheet was a 2 real stampprinted in blue (like the 6 real stamps).instead of its proper color, red. Onlytwo copies of this interesting error havebeen discovered; hence its $12,500 value.Quite a few rare errors of a similar sortexist and when they are sold they nearlyalways "make news." From time totime you will undoubtedly see newspaperaccounts of toe substantial prices whichthey command.

7. BADEN 1851, 9 kreuzers, error incolor: printed in green instead of lilac

(Conti1~ued on page 18)

(From the catalog of H. E. Harris & Co.)

Wliat are the world's rarest stamps?And how much are they worth? 'I'heanswer to these questions are illustratedon the previous page of the world'smost valuable stamps. The figures be-neath the illustrations are the priceswhich, in the opinion of philatelic expertsthe stamps would bring if offered forsale today.

As in every chronicle of stamp rarities,the story begins with the famed-

(1) BRITfSH GUIANA 1856, 1 centon maqenia paper. This is the mostvaluable bit of postal paper in existence.Like many another rarity, its worth wasnot recognized by its original owner.A lad living in British Guiana, who foundit among some old family papers in theyear 1872, sold it to a local collectorfor L50! The stamp thereafter changedowners several times, at rising prices,until in 1 80 it was purchased for $600by the greatest stamp collector of alltime, the Austrian Count Phillip laRenotiere von Ferrary.

When Count Ferrary died in 1917 hishuge and wonderful collection was sold,in a series of fourteen historic auctionsales, at a price which totalled $2,275,975!It was at one of these auction sales thatthe agent of an American millionaire,the late Arthur Hind of Utica, New York,outbid the agent of King George V forthe possession of the British Guianararity. The price, including the FrenchGovernment's tax, was 38,025--a colos-sal sum for one postage stamp! Yetstamp prices, like all prices, are basedon laws of supply and demand. Thereare millions of stamp collectors, butonly one copy of the 1c 1856 stamp ofBritish Guiana. And that is why thissmall bit of paper is valued today at50,000.00 in the Standard Postage

Stamp Catalog.(2) MAURlTIUS 1847, 1 penny

orange. The island of Mauritius, inthe Indian Ocean, was the first Britishcolony to adopt postage stamps, whichhad originated in Great Britain in 1840.The plates for the first Mauritius issuewere hurriedly engraved so. that thestamps could be used, as an interestingnovelty, by the newly arrived governor'swife on her invitations to the inauguralball.

The local watchmaker worked farinto the night engraving the plates andthe next morning it was discovered thatin his haste he had used the words "Post

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STAMP TREASURES ...rose. This is a rare error similar to theSpanish stamp mentioned above. Fourcopies only are known, and are valuedat $]1,000 each.

5, 8, 9 & ] o. UNITED STATES1845-47. Provisional Issues by Post-master. Many of the greatest postalrarities have been found-and undoub-tedly many more are still to be found-in the correspondence written bv Amer-icans in the years 1845-47, before theUnited States government issued its firstpostage stamps. Postmasters of theplaces noted in the illustration as wellas in Lockport, N. Y., Brattleboro,Vt., Millbury, M.ass., ~ew York City,Providence, and St. Louis, heard ofthe convince of prepaying posted bymeans of stamps, and issued stamps andstamped envelopes of their own. Theseare called "provisional" (or temporary)issued because they were replaced in1845 by the first regular United Statesstamps. Very few of these "postmas-ters' provisionals" are known to exist.The cheapest ones (some of the NewYork City postmasters) today sell atS12.50 each, while the rarest ones, likethose illustrated on the previous pagebring from 810,000 to $20,000!


(Continud from page 18)Old correspondence has yielded a

number of thrilling "finds" of thepostmasters' provisionals and other ra-rities. One of the most sensational wasthe case of a Philadelphia bank which,on moving to new quarters, called in ajunk dealer and sold him, for 815.00 anaccumulation of old and apparentlyworthless papers which yielded stampsvalued at $75,000.00.

If you have access to any old lettersand papers, stowed away in attic orcellars, in the vaults of banks, or theancient files of business houses, rememberthat stamp rarities (unlike the generalfun of stamps) are worth more if lefton their original envelopes or wrappers.Do not remove them by soaking, orfold or damage them in any way, untilyou have ascertained their value.

But do not expected too much whenyou go stamp treasure hunting! Re-member that in nearly a hundred yearsvery few of the great rarities have turnedup, and the odds are a thousand to oneagainst your finding one of them. There,are, however, hundreds of stamps oflesser value which the treasure-seekermay come as a moderate and interestingreward for his efforts.

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AEROPHILATELY NOW AHOBBY ALL BY ITSELF... by Edwin Brooks

Aerophilately is another side line ofphilately, commonly known to stampcollectors as the collection of airmailstamps and covers. During the lastten years this sideline has developedhuge proportions, and is now a completehobby in itself.

As a rule, used air stamps (of cover)are not in great demand among Aero-philatelists, most of whom confine theircollections to Mint Stamps and FlownCovers.

"Covers" are postcards, envelopes,newspaper wrappers, and should bekept entire. Under no circumstancesshould a collector remove the stampsfrom a cover, or cut it in any way. Acover with the back missing, or theaddress cut out is worth much less thanone in its original state.

Nearlv all "cover collectors" collectflown covers, which are usually of greaterinterest than the saving of mint airmail stamps only. There are severalsub-sections in the collection of covers,and these are the covers with officialair stamps, with special postmarks forspecial flights, with ordinary postmarks,etc.

Scant EvidenceSome very good covers have nothing

to show that they went by airmail,except a manuscript note, "By Air Mail,"and an ordinary postmark of a certaindate. The Paris Siege Balloon covers(1870-71) can only be distinguished bythe words, "Par Balloon Monte," anda Paris postmark of the correct date.

In most cases flown covers increasein value than mint air mail stamps.Once a first flight has taken place, thenumber of covers available is fixed; buta fresh printing can always be made ofmint stamps. Some ten years ago col-lecting, although in its infancy, broughtgreater finds in covers and everyoneacquired then are today worth morethan many stamps that are known to berare. In those days, a collector had to

Mr-. Brooks is thestarn p page edi tor ofthe Ctiicaoo Herald andExaminer, Chicago, Ill.

go some lengths to acquire a cover firsthand. He had to nose out the infor-mation and the address of the man whowould be willing to receive covers fromcollectors, go to the air field and perso-nally deliver the mail to the pilot (andperchance get the pilots autograph onall the covers. This was real collecting.

Nowadays, the government postofficedoes all the dirty work and even sendsyou ten covers per an event if you sodesire. Of course, all this enormousamount of mail tends to lessen the valueof each cover.

Get Choice CoversThis writter has purposely omitted

all information on the collection of air-. mail stamps, since this in itself is stillanother branch of stamps collecting.So for the beginner who would start ona cover collection we shall quote a fewwell chosen words of advice from thatable authority, Mr. Leo N. Rousseau.He suggests that the beginner acquirea few choice items, such as the Paris1870-71 balloon cover, one or two GreatBritain 1911 London-to-Windsor and afew others. Of course, the expensewould be enormous, but as a start for abeautiful collection Mr. Rousseau knowswhereof he speaks. Then he says:

"Having gotten together a fair dis-play of officials (covers) and pioneers(flights), I suggest the addition of coverscarried on important flights, if possiblewith special cachets. These are of agreater interest. Covers with cachetswhich are not official, but applied byprivate individuals, Chambers of Com-merce, of similar bodies, should beavoided by a collector who wants to seehis purchases increase in value. Theyoften are pretty, but if the event whichthey commemorate was not of sufficientimportance for the postal authoritiesconcerned to use a special cachet, thenit will probably soon be forgotten. Aforgotten cover is a total loss."

Aerophilateiy is an open book of man's conquest ofthe air. .. the history of aviation.

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/In appeal/or theconliruurnce of

I:L1ZALDE STAMP JO 'RNAL

THE TRANS-PACIFIC CLIPPER SERVICEBy JOAQllIN M. ELIZALDE

Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United Slates

EDITOR'S NOTE :-The following is the text of the testimony sub-mitted by Hon, Joaquin M. Elizalde, Resident Comntissione1' of the Phil-ippines before the Civil Aeronautics Authority of the United Stutes, onFebruary 17, 1939, in connection with the hearings of the trans-Pacificair service. Don Joaquin is a prominent businessman and sportsman ofthe Philippine Islands, and prior to his c~ppointment as Philippine Re-sident Commissioner to the United States, he was the president. of theElizalde & Co. Inc., one of the oldest and largest industrial firms inthese Islands, owners and general managers of the La Carlota Suga1'Central, Pilar Sugar Central, Central Sara-Ajuq), San Jose Milling Co.,Elizalde Rope F'actory Lnc., Elizalde Paint & Oil Co. Inc. Anakan Lurn-ber Co., Bukidnon. Cattle Ranch Inc., Davao Mining Co., M etropolitamInsurance Co., United States Life Lnsurance Co., Manila Steamship Co.Inc., and the Los Ttumaraos Polo Club. Although his duties as Phitip-pine Resident Commissioner make it imlJerative for him to stay inWashington, D, C., he is still the present: chairman of the Board ofDirectors of the Elizalde & Co. Inc., and simultaneously, a major 111

the Philippine A1'my Cavcdry Reserve.

By direction of the President ofthe Philippine Commonwealth I ap-pear before your honorable Authorityin connection with your inquiry re-lating to the trans-Pacific air service.I express my appreciation of yourindulgence and for this opportunityto present my views on this vitalquestion.

May I first read to you a cablefrom His Excellency, Manuel L.Quezon, President of the Philippines,which I received yesterday? .

"Am informed hearings will beheld on February 14 before CivilAeronautics Authority regarding in-crease compensation for carryingtrans-Pacific air maiL The conti-nuance of this service is a matter ofgreat importance to the people andbusiness interests of the Philippines.Please convey to the Civil Aeronau-tics Authority my earnest hope thatfavorable consideration may be givento measures that will help to assurethe continuance of this invaluableservice between the United Statesand the Philippines.

Quezon."

In approaching the matter underconsideration I am impelled to includein my remarks certain observationsof a personal nature, in the belief

that, aside from the economic andother practical considerations, thereare certain sentimental phases whichare pertinent to its discussion.

On November 29, 1935, the daythe China Clipper arrived in Manila,completing the first commercial flightover the Pacific Ocean, I was one ofthose fortunate enough to participatein that memorable event. I happenedto be in a choice position from whichto view the flying boat as it camegliding to a perfect landing on Phil-ippine waters. I was only a few yardsfrom where it finally anchored, Itwas indeed a magnificent and unfor-gettable spectacle. Everyone wasfilled with emotion and admiration.

Just a few minutes before thisthe China Clipper came into view

• The U, S. Clipper Stamp

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many miles out over the sea, and wewatched it gradually and majestical-ly approach the city. Soon it washovering over Manila, and then in anincredibly few moments it glideddown on the serene waters of Mani-la Bay amid the cheers and plauditsof thousands of our people. Truly itwas an historic event-a moment oftriumph and pride for Americans andfor America as a nation. It was anachievement comparable to the greatdiscoveries of past centuries.

The China Clipper, incidentally,was under the command of Capt. Ed-win Musick, whose untimely death is

• The P. I. Clipper Stamp.

Hon. JOAQUIN M. ELIZALDEResident Commissioner

0/ the Philippines to the United States

one of the great losses to commercialaviation.

The success of the Pan-AmericanAirways in spanning the Pacific de-monstrated to the world the tremen-dous possibilities of transoceanic com-mercial aviation. It has proved that

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what had been considered a practicalimpossibility only a few years agocould be successfully accomplishedthrough proper scientific study andthorough preparation. Moreover, itfurther demonstrated the g-reat Ame-rican pioneering spirit to forge aheadin the conquest of the air regardlessof the cost or risks involved.

\Ye in the Philippines were proudof that event. We had done allwe could to encourage it. The clipperlanded on what we are pleased tohave given in the Pan-American Air-ways as an air-base franchise.

In discussing the service whichthe Pan-American Airways has ren-dered through its trans-Pacific air-lines, may I for a moment digress tomake what seems to me to be a signi-ficant point?

As is well known, Manila Bay isaccustomed to merchant ships flyingthe flags of all nat.ons, Dritish,Japanese, Norwegian, and Danishships all usually newly built, andequipped with the latest types ofDiesel motors and other up-to-datemachinery and appliances, are con-stantly in our waters. They renderreasonably convenient accommoda-tions and facilities to the public.

On the other hand, I am con-strained to make the observation thatwith the exception of a few steamers;most of the American ships whichent~r the bay are antiquated, builtduring the war in an emergency, andgenerally lacking the equipment andfacilities to place them in a compe-titive position with the modern fleetsof other nations. I am not unmind-ful of the strides which you are nowmaking under the guidance of theUnited States Maritime Commission.We look forward to the day whenyour American ships will view withthe merchant fleets of the world.

But in striking contrast to thepresent maritime situation is the un-questionable supremacy of the Uni-ted States in trans-Pacific air trans-portation. The United States standsunsurpassed. I is a peer in thisenterprise of the air. Its accomplish-ment in providing excellent servicefor passengers, mail, and light cargo,maintaining a steady schedule forseveral years and an enviable recordof safety and competent supervisionis a matter of international discus-sion. It seems, therefore, inconceiv-able that the United States would failto support any reasonable proposalfor the improvement, development,


and expansion of a project in whichit has no rival.

From a practical and businessstand-point the Pacific air service,such as that rendered by the Pan-American Airways, may be viewedfrom three angles, the humanitarian,cultural, and commercial.

As to the humanitarian service,I have in mind unforseen national ca-lamities, such as floods, epidemics,earthquakes, or other disaster. Im-mediate shipments of medical sup-plies, serums, and food by clipper tothe distressed areas would be vitalto the prevention of unnecessary suf-fering and loss of life and property.This is of inestimable value. Itssignificance will be more fully ap-preciated if we visualize for a mo-ment the pitiable plight of a nationin distress, unable to obtain imme-diate relief through lack of speedytransportation facilities.

The cultural benefits de r i v e dfrom this service are no less signi-ficant. Newspapers, periodicals, mo-tion pictures, advertising material,and other media of education andinformation can now be sent over-seas through the air service. Theresult is that American cultural con-tacts with the Philippines and theOrient are being drawn closer toge-ther.

The commercial advantages ac-cruing to the United States and thePhilippines are too innumerable tocatalog. I shall attempt to mentiononly a few.

Not long ago cable or radio com-munication was used almost exclusive-ly by business firms at considerableexpense. Now the air service is avail-able at much less outlay. \v here Itwas impossible to communicate de-tailed messages through, the cable orthe radio, it is now convenient andpractical to convey them through theair mail. As a businessman in thePhilippines, I can and do appreciatewhat this has meant commercially tothe two countries.

Trade transactions in g e n era Iare greatly facilitated by the quickdelivery of s hip pin g documentsthrough the air mail. The consigneeis thus given ample time in which toarrange for banking credits and thedisposal of the merchandise.

With the facilities of trans-Pa-cific service, American and Philippinefirms are now enjoying the same ad-vantages as Europeans, who are fa-

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vored by the fast air transportationfrom Hongkong to Europe, establish-ed by the English and Dutch air lines.American commerce and trade in thePacific, with the Philippines as theeastern air term inal , has thus re-ceived a new impetus for further de-velopment and expansion.

At this point I wish to dwellbriefly upon the benefits which indi-vidual classes of business derive fromthe Pacific air service.

To machinery and supply houses,the saving in time accomplished 1Sall-important, inasmuch as it makesit possible for them to secure en-gineering data, blueprints, advertismgcopy, and even spare parts, which areso essential to the servicing of suchequipment. In some cases the feasi-bility of shipping machinery by airexpress has resulted in a saving ofseveral weeks of operation.

In the textile industry the factthat samples can now be sent by airis responsible for moving Americanmanufacturers closer to the Philip-pine market, making it pratcical forthem to compete profitably with J a-panese and other exporters, who hadmade deep inroads into the textilebusiness 111 the Philippines. In theold days it was necessary for Ame-rican textile manufacturers to sendsamples to the Philippines by sur-face transportation, which requiredapproximately 4 weeks in transit,

With respect to the embroideryindustry in the Philippines, air trans-portation is proving indispensable.Shipments of sample embroiderie .smay be made from those samples,and shipped to the American marketsso as to be available before the SWift-ly changing styles have depreciatedthe value of these embroideries. Therehas been a very extensive and profit-able use of the air express and air-mail service by the textile and em-broidery trades in both countries.

To sum up briefly, the air-mailservice has been a boon to the ef-ficient and practical conduct of mo-dern business in the Pacific, not onlyin providing for quicker transmissionof business correspondence 'and com-munication but in drawing closer thecultural and social ties of these twocountries. To the humanitarians,culturist and industrialists, the airservice has placed the Philippineswithin easy reach for the dissemirra-tion of American culture and ideas,and the expansion of American tradeand commerce.

This air service has become a prac-tical necessity to all. It is a by-

word for dependability. It has lite-rally shrunk the Pacific and made theworld much smaller. The tremen-dous advantages of bringing the peo-ples of these widely separated areastogether in closer contact and under-standing cannot be measured in termsof dollars and cents.

Gentlemen of the committee, asrepresentative of my government, Ivoice the sentiments of our 15,000,000people when I strongly endorse anJsupport the program of developmentand expansion of the facilities of thetrans-Pacific air service.

I cannot stress too strongly thedesirability of urging the expansionof this splendid service which has pro-ven its usefulness and which has be-come indispensable to our peoples.Its achievements in the past, as wellas the future, are, and will be, asource of honor and prestige to theUnited States. As Filipinos, we too,are justly proud of the successfulculmination of this gigantic enter-prise, and bask in the reflected ligl:tof your glory.'''

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FAMOUS AMERICAN(Continued from page 15)

Hans Lagerloef has an all round col-lection of foreign issues, renowned fortheir completeness. A number of hismost complete countries have been do-nated to the Postal Museum at Stock-holm and the catalogue describing thesegifts is a tome in itself. At the lastJ nternational Exhibition in New Yorkhe showed (and probably will at thepresent one) a magnificent portrait ofhimself made entirely from postagestamps. At a few yards distance, oneforgot the method with which the artistlector and stood lost in wonder at thespeaking likeness of the great philate-list.

Others whr se names must be mentionedare Judge H.. S. Emerson and H. C.

ibson, both famous specialists in thestamps of their own countries. Thelatter has the most, suzrb known accu-mulation of the stamps of the U.S.A.1847 issue and a number of other COUIl-

tries.This brief commentary, by no means

exhausts the list of collectors of the firstrank, but to menLion all would need abook of substantial size, while to enu-merate all the finc things that the col-lectors of American have garnered intotheir albums from time to time wouldnecessitate an "omnibus."

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Ir. aves is an assistanteditor of The Airpost Jour-nal, Albion, Pennsylvania .

• . . by Glen W. Naves(Written especially for the Elrzalde Stamp Journal)

Paquebot or ship lovers and cancella-tions fascinate many collectors and theirhist orv is long and interesting in thepostal system cf many nations.

This type cf material 1_0t only hasbeen assembled into several highly specia-lized collections but often is Icund gene-rously sprinkled through general col-lections, especially of the United States.

Dating back to the era of paddle-wheel and sail craft, the ship cover andpostmark has through the years con-tinued in u steel engraved dies in

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I n the States collecting of ahip can-cellations has significantly increased inrecent vesrs. Feveral philatelic magazinesdevote sections to them. "idelv-fol-lowed but not accepted in some circulesis the use of printed or rubber-stampedcachets-privately spcnsored in someinstances-in cennecticn with variousnaval and other events.

All in all the ugh, this is a broad fieldand is recruiting many starn pic followersas is the case with used and mint air mailstamps and flown covers. Main weak-

:.!z". Glen IT. uav-s1715 :ewey Ave.Spvtanburc. S. : .

ELIZALDE & CO., INC.P. O. BOX 33

CAVAO

sr-es • ••..:anila Ste,;...I'lS.h.1p Conp'\l1¥C/o ~llzalde & Co., .Inc.

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many instances replacing the hand-carved and otherwise crudely preparedstamping devices of long ago. However,aboard many United States Navy vesselsand in other "at sea" ship post-officesoften rubber type concelling indiciasare used. These are mainly circularand usually include the ship name anddat&-often her location. United StatesNavv cancellations are oharacterizedby '~killer" bars.

• PAQUEBOT ...letter posted atthe mail bo%ofthe luxury S. S."LANAO" ofthe ManilaSteamship Co.,Inc.

ness in the hobby is the lack of a completeand comprehensive catalogue listing andpricing 20th century cancellations. Asto the ship cancellations on 19th centuryUnited States stamps and earlier issuesof some other countries these have beenwell taken care of in various publica-tions, listings, etc.

H 'not overdone via too'Tmany fancyand unnecessary cachets and other mark-ings this form of collectingshould prosper.

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OCT-NOY-DEC. 1~:l9

I AUSTRALASIA~ LETTER'------- by Ray Porter

(Mr. Porter is a department editor of the .t ustralasiari Slamp Xl onthlu, who willcontribute to the ELIZALDE STAr-IP JOURXAL regularlv.e=Ed.)

!l Australia and New. "I Zealand are now att r...s i war with Germany

-] and naturally stampsand things philatelichave been pushedtemporarily into thebackground. I needhowever to meet vetthe enthusiastic col-lector who wouldforget all about hisstamps even in sucha great crisis. It istrue that the phil-

atelic societies' meetings are not so wellattended now, but in these days of stressand excitement the quiet and restfulattractions of philately seem to be evenmore desirable after the rush of day ispast. .

Fw·thermore, it is usual for the rarestvarieties to make their appearance duringsuch times when the general publictakes little or no notice of the activitiesof the postal departments. Thus forinstance the Australian Postal Depart-ment has already announced that theairmail rate from Australia to Englandhas been increased from 5 pence to 1shil. 8 pence per Y2 07.. hut whetherthis will mean the issue of a special stampof this denomination or the surchargeof an existing one with the new value,remains yet to be seen.

The special stamp which was to havebeen issued to mark the arrival of theDuke of Kent will not make its appear-ance after all, for the Duke's visit hasbeen cancelled owing to the outbreakof hostilities. It is however announcedfrom New Zealand that the CentennialCelebrations there, are to be held asarranged and this probably means thatthe special series of postage stamps inhonor of the Centenary will be issuedon January 2nd of next year as planned.

A new 6d. Express Delivery stampwas issued by the New Zealand PostalDepartment on August 16th and itreplaced the existing 6d. Express De-livery which has been in used since 1903-probably a record of longevity in thesetimes of quick changes.

The new Western Samoa set comme-morating the 25th anniversary of NewZealand's control was duly issued on

August 29th and what a handsome setthe stamps do make. The 1:Y2 valuein brown and blue reproduces the mapof Western Samoa with such detailand realism as to be of immense interestnot only to the stamp collector. Theseries is to remain on sale until Xov-ember 23rd and several attempts havebeen made to "corner" the set and huvup the entire printing but the DirectorGeneral of Posts and Telegraphs hasprevented this deplorable speculative ac-tivity by refusing to execute large ordersof a speculati ve nature.

A new airmail series for Papua ccn-sisting of 5 values (2d. 3d. 5d. 8d. &1 -)was issued on September 6 and replacedthe similar airmail set of 5 which 2P-peared on September 6, 1938 to markthe Jubilee of British Declaration ofPossession. The design of the new air-mail series which is the same for all thevalues shows two Papuans propellingtheir tvpical outrigger canoes whileone of the planes engaged in the Papuanairmail service is flying overhead. Avignette of King George \"1 is shown inthe right hand side of the stamp. Thevalue is given at the lower left hand sideand the inscriptions "Airmail Postage"and "Papua" are placed at the base andtop of the stamp respectively.

The trans Tasman airmail service,preparations for the inauguration ofwhich have been in progress during thepast six months, is still in the air andnow with the attention of the responsiblegovernments occupied by war mattersit still looks unlikely as if this serviceis going to start this year. It is howeverannounced from New Zealand that pre-parations for the service are to continuedespite the war and the Aetoeroa whichis now in New Zealand is engaged atpresent on survey flights to Fiji.

In the meantime the Pan AmericanGiant Clipper has already successfullycompleted the first survey flight fromU.S.A. to Auckland via the new routethrough Noumea ancl we can hope onlythat this time the airmail link betweenAmerica and New Zealand will be finallycompleted without any further tragicinterruption like that of last year whenthe Samoan Clipper disappeared some-where near Samoa.

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PHILIPPINE COVERS192" Madrid-Manila. Fil'ot Day:

Complete set (14 stamps) 2e to lOp ......................•..•.....Do do-(10 stamps) 2e to 30c .Do .10- (2 stamps) 20e and 30e .Do .10-(1 starnn) 26c .

1!126 Legislative Palace. First Day. Compo set (7 stamps) 2c to 1p ...•....Do d (6 stamps) 2c to 24e ..................................•....Do do--Sureh. OFFICIAL (4 stamps) 2c to 20c .

1928 London Orient Flight-Manila to Hongkong :Complete set of (11 stamps) 2c to 1p . .Do do-Manila First Day (11 stamps) 2c to 1p .

1!132 PICTORIAL First Day-Comp. set (7 stamps) 2c to 32c .Do do-First Day. Sut-ch. VON GRONAU (7 stamps) 2c to 32c .....

] \134 Far Eastern Olvrunics-c-Fb-st Day:Complete set (3 stamps) 2c. 6c and 16c ....

1!133 British Flying Boat: (10 stamps) 2c to 30cManila-Singal)orc .Ma nila-Labuan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............•..•...

193.3 Netherlands Naval Ail' Force:Manila to Puerto Princesa (3 stamps)Manila to Surabava (2 stamps)

1933-COMMONWEALTH. First Day. Compo set (5 stamps) 2c to 50c .....1933-CHINA CLIPPER, Initial Flight:Do do-c-Sari Francisco-Manila (3 stamps) $0.25 each .

Guam-Manila (1 stamp) ~0.20 ..............................•..•......Do do-Manila-Guam (4 stamps) -tc, Be, 10c and 30c .

-Honolulu (4 stamps) 10c 12. 30e & 50e .-Alameda (7 s) 2. 6. 10. 30; 36 & 50 .-San Francisco. Do do .

1935 Japanese Flight. Man ilu Tokyo. (1 stamp) 16e 1st day CommonwealthManila Tokyo. (2 stamps) 4c and 12e

I f}36 Brf.sh Flying Boat:Mnn ilu-Ho ngko ng (1 stump 16c .

.• -Shanghai (1 stamp) 16c .

.. -Tokyo (2 stamps) 16e and 10c1936 -RIZAL J UBILEE-Fil'st Day. Cornp. set (3 st.am ps ) zc, sc, 36e .....1936 Commonwealth First An niver-sm-y-c-Ft rst. Day:

Complete set (3 stamps) 2e. 6c and 12c , •..•.......BLAS DE LEZO-With 1 stamp (different) .

1899-SPA ISII l"n:,\~rAS:Mn t-lanas to M.u nila (" ~.) 2-2c 2-8cDo do (~ st.am us ) zc and 8cdo do (l st.a m p ) l:)cDo do (3 stamps) 2c. Sc and .")C

Do do (~ st.arnps ) ~-;icCERMAN CAROLlNAS:

18991899

Im ncrlat Ea~lc, (6 stamp. 3, s. 10; 25 and 5()p(

Imperial Eagle, (6 stamps) 3, 5, ] 0; 20; 25 and nOp rDo do (3 stamps) O. 2.; and 30pf .Do do (2 stamps) 40p: and 1m .AGUINALDO STAMPS: (2 stamps) 2e rose & 8e green

s 200.00.• 35.00

8.004.00

.• 10.004.002.00

.• 25.00.• 20.00.• 10.00

6.25

.' 10.00

.• 15.00

.. 10.003.005.005.007.007.003.00U;O

•. 60.00.• 30.00•. 40.00" 40.00.• 30.00)

1.00

1898

All Covers are guural1/ct'il gen.u.ine. Orders mu.st accompan!J mOIlC!! 0. del.No Covers are sent on approval. - All -priccs are 1\"£2',

V. ARIAS"Arias" Bldg., Carricdo s.; P. O. Box 2260, Manila,Philippines.

2.003.003.00

LOU1.001 001.00

1.001.00

5.008.002.00

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OCT-NaY-DEC. 1939

JUST BETWEEN US •..

by BARON DE POMPESIU

Five years ago. Charles Zaborskv. a stampracketeer, gypped Jose Miranda of the Tan-duay Distillery Inc. Recently. the gypsy Za-horskv met his Waterloo, and is now a jail-

bird in New York City.

And. believe it 01' not. tliere'» a stamp clubin Sing Sing!

But. hold everything. boys. Santiago de losReyes. bif ling' clerk of the Manila SteamshipCo. Inc., is collcct.i rur daily clippings of Do-rothy Dix!

The -mama qer of the Elizalde Ronc Facto-

''I"U'S agency at Iraq (fonlterlu Nlesopotamia)collects T'h iiip niru: stam.1)s. Do uou: thin/;

Fer-nondo lie La Guardia, manager of ourNYO (New )"01'1. Office. if 1/0" ]J!M se) i.•collecting Phil'ippine stamJJ8, too? ..

That Slnfor'oso Lazaro (export clerk of theElizalde Rope Factory Inc.) doesn't collectstamps. but talks in the language of stampcollectors, is indeed very st.ra nge.

Strangely enough, Fermin. LOl)eZ, head ofthe Stcwa"d Department of the Man'ila Steam-Hhip Co. l-ac .• is building a collection of 1nenucard::; from even} corner of the 1uorld ... Seiior1,01)£Z knou:e h:i8 Oll'n on'ions .. , maybe.

Just in case, Ar-nucal and Philippine Clip-pel' stamps are yOU)' needs. Gregorio LopezLuna. star salesman of the Elizalde Paint &Oil Factory Inc., can supply them to youby the hundreds. Of course. it'lI be strictlyon a business basis. but not in a suckers way.

Carlos Garcia, accounta.nt of the E~lizaldeRope Factors) l-ne., has a gOO([ collection ofthe earls) stulUl)S of Sl)ain, which he inh,eritedfrom his olel man.

But. Jesus Caba rr-us. the man behind theTreasury Department of our Club should not

be outdone. He g'ot a first aerial postcard.lOO, from his old man (Dr. Juan Cabarrus.old doc of the Company. remember? .. ).f'r-anked with 2-eentavos Rizal m-cen and car-ried by Ruth Law. Amcrican aviatrix in herexhibition flight at the Luneta in 1919.

Inc'dcnta lly, the American .lir A1ail Cata-logue lists this aerial postcard at $75. be-cause Ruth Law f'lown postcards are very-carse.

.1 ]1I'OPOS of catalo.qlu'R, the American AirMail Catalogue is the Bible of Aeroph.ilut.cln,and the Scott Standard Postage Stamp Cata-losrue is the Bib!e of Philately.

Colonel Jose Rodriguez of the Guardia Ci-vil of Pamnlona. Spain. wants to eorrespondwith stamp collectors of the Philippines. aswell as Francisco R. Rojas, Apa rtado 20.Maaatla n, Si naloa, Mexico. Then, too, thereare, Miss Jimmy Lee Millcr. a g-irl in her'teens of Oilton. Oklahoma; Mary E. Morris.a school teacher, restdl ng at :377 CoffeenAvenue. Sheridan. Wyo mi njr : and Mrs. Zeli-da V. Palmer, 4514 VV. Chal'leston Avenue.Seattle. Washington. U.S.A. These stamp cot-lectors will keep you busy exchangingstamps. .. and how!

By the 1I:a11, Cdso Ru,iz, stock: cierl: of theManila. Steamship Co. Inc., is not lciddin t),

He purchased recently a second-hancl clarinetu'nd is now 1ciLling to trade "it 'with a goodcollection of PhilipP'ine stamps.

Clari'nets are ol;.ay in. this country. but ue.,>uggest a saxophone Celso.

Florentino Gonzales. stenog of the AnakanLumber Co.. used to gct the goat of somestamp collectors of the Company. But 1'1:-

centlv, the boys gave a shave to the barbacerruda. of the goat of FG.

Okay, b011S. keep punching. See !IOU nc xtquarter.

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RATES OF EXCHANGE

Denominations of foreign currencies 'are always shown en stamps, and for gui-dance of readers of the ELI;r,ALDE STAMP JOt:RNAL, we give below, a list of ratesof Exchange, as published bv the New 'York Sun, as of July- 1939, with their equiva-lr-nts in U.S. dollars:

Country Unit Comprising Valve inDollars

Afganistan Rupee JOO Pouls O.OJOAbyssinia Lira 100 Centisimi .0526Albani Franc 100 Quintar .33Algeria Franc 100 Centimes .027Andorra Peseta J 00 Centimos .14

+ Argentine Peso 100 Centavos .3162Australia Pound 20 shillings 3.74Belgium Franc 100 Centimes .034Bolivia Bliviano 100 Centavos .05

+ Brazil Milreis 1,000 Reis .058Bulgaria T.eva 100 Stotinki .012Brit. Guiana Dollar 100 Cents 104Dr. Honduras Dollar 100 Cents 104Canada Dollar 100 Cents .9923

X Chile Peso 100 Centavos .05]9China (hongkong Dollar ]00 Cents .292

+ Colombia Peso ]00 Centavos .5706Costa Colon ]00 Centavos .19Cuba Peso 100 Centavos 100Czecho-Slavakia Kurona 100 Haleru .034Danzig Guilden 100 Pfennig 19Denmark Krone 100 are .21Dom. Republic Peso 100 Centavos 1.00Dutch E. Indies Gulden 100 Cents .544

xt Ecuador Sucre 100 Centavos .07Eevpt Pound 100 Piastress .490Estonia Krown 100 Sents .26Finland Mark 100 Pennia .021France Franc 100 Centimos .026Guatemala Quetzal 100 Centavos 100

+ Germany Reichsm ark 100 Pfennig .401Great Britain Pound 20 Shillings 4.68Greece Drachma 100 Lepta .009Haiti Gourde ]00 Centimes .20Honduras Lempira 100 Centavos .50Hungary Pengo 100 Filler 198Iceland Krona 100 Aur .22India (Calcutta) Rupee 16 Annas .35Iran Rial ]00 Dinars .06Trak Dinar 1,000 Fils 4.90Italian Colonies Lira 100 Centisimi .0526Italv Lira 100 Centisimi .0526Japan Yen 100 Sen .273Latvia Lat 100 Santimu .15Liberia Dollar 100 Cents 1 00Lebanon Piastre 100 Centimes. .006Liech tenstei n Franc 100 Rappan .231Lithuania Litas 100 Cntai .20Luxemburg Franc 100 Centimes .0425Macao Rupee 78 Avos .37Manehoukuo Yen 100 Fen .273

X Mexico Peso 100 Centavos .203Netherlands Gulden 100 Cents .538Xewfoundland Dollar 100 Cents 100

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New Guinea Pound :20Shillings 3.76New Zealand Pound 20 Shillings 3.76Nicaragua Cordoba LOOCentavos .25Norwav Krone 100 Ore .24Panam'a Balboa 100 Centesimos 1.00Papua Pound 20 Shillings 3.74Paraguay Peso roo Centavos .013

X Peru Sol 100 Centavos .21Philippine Is. Peso lOO Centavos .498Poland Zlotv 10 Groszy .19Portugal Esclido 100 Centavos .043Roumania Lei 100 Bani .0074

X Russia Ruble 100 Kopecs .20Salvador Colon 100 Centavos AlSan Marino Lira 100 Centesimi .0526Senegal Franc 100 Centimes .027Siam Baht 100 Satangs .44South Africa Pound 20 Shillings 4.67S'west Africa Pound 20 Shillings 4.67

X Spain (B'gos) Peseta 100 Centimos .10Straits. Settle. Dollar 100 Cents .55Sweden Krona 100 Ore .24Switzerland Franc 100 Centimos .23Syria Piastre 100 Centimes .006Turke\' Kurus 40 Paras .0065

X+Uruguay Peso 100 Centimes .62+ Venezuela Bolivar 100 Centimos .32

Yugoslavia Dinar 100 Paras .023

+ Official rate =Travel lira XNominal rate. tFree rate.

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ST AMPING AROUND ...by CAROL JO. FJROLOPPI

President Roosevelt will exhibit his collec-tion of covers at the New Yor-k World's Fair.

Stamps of the First Philippine Ai rmailExhibition issued last February Ii. with aface value of 1'1.08 (8e and L-pcso set),su-e now being sold at 'P5.00 in the UnitedStates. And still a rebati-nae.

The Ih-st postage stamp of the world wasissued in England in 1840. Its centenur-rywill be in 1940.

Sir Rowland Hill of England was the Fa-ther of the Postage Stamp. He was fit-st. toj ntroduce it.

If you have unused blue stamps of theCanary Islands with 50c and 1.25 pesetasdenominations and overprinted "CAN ARIAS

CORREO-AERO" in carmine, bctt..er keel)them. They are now worth PflOO.

The yacht "Hohenzollern of \VilhelmKaiser, former emper-or of Get-rna ny. shownon the stamps of Ger-man New Guinea. isreported bei ng used now as a nig-ht elu b i11

Florida. U. S. A.

Hundreds of stamp uubllcut.ions arc nowpublished in the United States. while in thePhilippines. there are only four, includi nzEtizaidc St.amp JOLLlnal. of course.

Do you know that love letters in Venezuelaare accepted with postage at half rates only'.'

Love letters should be mailed in pink co-vers or envelopes. accordi ng to the Venezuc-ian postal author-ltf cs.

.;. (t

That's all for the present.

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THE COMMONWEALTHTRIUMPHAL ARCH STAMPS

.. by Pablo \1. Esperidi6n

The story behind the Common-wealth Triumphal Arch stamps is thestory of the establishment and thefuture of the Commonwealth of thePhilippines.

On November 15, 1989, on thefourth anniversary of the Common-wealth of the Philippines, the Bu-reau of Posts under Act No. :39:3p-assed by the National Assembly onSeptember 5, 1938, released a specialissue of commemorative stamps inorder to raise funds for the erectionof a Commonwealth Triumphal Archin the city of Manila. This specialissue consists of three series. Stampsof these series were printed at theBureau of Engraving and Printing'Washington, D.C. Designs, denomin-ations, colors, sizes and total issuesas officially announced by the Bu-reau of Posts, are as follows:

COMMONWEALTH TRIUMPHALARCH

Denomintu ion Cola?" Totrd l snu e

2 centavos Olive green 1,500,000(j " Vermilion red 1,200,000

J 2 " Dark blue 900,000

PRESlDEl\T QUEZON TAKINGOATH OF OFFICE

2 centavos Orange() " Dark green

]2 " Violet

1,500,0001,200,000

900,000

MALACA~AN PALACE2 centavos Light green() " Orange

]2 " Dark red

1,fiOO,0001,200,000

900,000

Stamps of the first series were is-sued in sheets of 64, the last two insheets of 50. Sizes of stamps of thefirst series are 22.61 x 27.98 rnm.and the latter two :33.8:3x 22.225 mm.All perforation 11. Denominations2, 6 and 12 centavos were issued forfranking regular mail within thePhilippines, to the United States, andto foreign countries, respectively.

Of the three series of this com-memorative issue, however, only twoseries were sold to the public onNovember 15, as stamps of the otherseries portraying President Quezontaking the presidential o-ath, were notfinished by the Bureau of Engravingand Printing in time for release onthe fourth anniversary of the Com-monwealth. Nevertheless, stamps ofthis series will be issued at a laterdate, according to the press bulletinof the Bureau of Posts dated Nov-ember 2, 1939.

A light green cachet with the de-sign of the Commonwe-alth TriumphalArch was applied by the Manila PostOffice on first day covers. At the baseof the cachet, the following inscrip-tion reads: "COMMONWEALTHOF THE PHILIPPINES-4TH AN-NIVERSARY -1939-FIRST DAYCOVER."

At the time of writing (November16), no official listing of these com-memoratives has as yet been decidedby the Philippine postal authorities.Meanwhile, as stamps of the threeseries bear different designs and thattwo of the series (CommonwealthTriumphal Arch and MalacaiiangPalace) were issued on the fourthanniversary of the Commonwealth,

• STAMPS of each series or the Comrno nweal rh Triumphal Arch cornmcmoratives.(I) Mataca nari Palace: (2) Tr+urripb a l Arch; (3) Dcstan of the third series withPresident Quezon takln<l the presidential oath.

;:)0

OCT-NOY-DEC. man

• CACHET applied Iby the Manila PostOffice on First Day Covers.

local postal officials were inclined toput this special issue on record, asthe "Fourth Anniversary of the Com-monwealth." The press bulletin re-leased by the Bureau of Posts onNovember 2, tentatively announced itas "a special issue of postage stampsto commemorate the Fourth Anniver-sary of the Commonwealth of thePhilippines." Morally, this tentativerecording is correct, but technically,observers believe that it should becalled the "Commonwealth TriumphalArch," since issuance of these com-memoratives was made, for the pur-pose of appropriating funds for theerection of a Commonwealth Trium-phal Arch.

Purpose of erecting the Common-wealth Triumphal Arch is to have apermanent landmark to commemoratethe establiahment or inauguration ofthe Commonwealth of the Philippineson November 15, 1935. Then, too, ina space to be provided within theArch, there is a plan to exhibit thedocuments related to the history ofthe Commonwealth of the Philippines.

Construction of the TriumphalArch had been conceived by theAlumni Association of the Universityof the Philippines, presided by Hon.Jorge B. Vargas, Secretary to Com-monwealth President Manuel L. Que-zon. Proposed site of the Arch is atthe crossing of Taft Avenue and Pa-dre Burgos Street, a few steps fromthe Legistlative Palace (shown on1926 issue), where the PhilippineCommonwealth W'aS practically bornand inaugurated. The first stone ofthis Arch was laid by the First Ladyof the .Land, Mrs. Manuel L. Quezon,on November 15, 1938, on the oc-casion of the third anniversary of theCommonwealth. Thus, when t his

Arch is erected, it will be the corner-stone of the Commonwealth of thePhilippines, a symbol of one of thetriumphs of this country in herstruggle for political indepedence.The design of the CommonwealthTriumphal Arch 'as shown on thestamps of this series was preparedby Professor Guillermo Tolentino ofthe School of Fine Arts, Universityof the Philippines. It was madefrom a drawing of the proposeJTriumphal Arch.

Illustrated in another series of thiscommemorative issue, is PresidentManuel L. Quezon, taking the presi-dential oath before Supreme CourtJustice Ramon Avancefra at the ros-trum of the Legislative Palace on theoccasion of the establishment of thePhilippine Commonwealth on Nov-ember 15, 1935. It was made amidstimpressive ceremonies and witnessedby a large congressional delegationfrom the United States, headed byVice-President John N. Garner andSpeaker Joseph W. Byrns, andgraced by prominent military, civil,consular, political, educational and so-cial dignataries on the morning' ofNovember 15, 1935. It was a me-morable event in the history of thePhilippines. It marked a milestonein the history of this country. De-sign on stamps of this series waslikewise prepared by Prof. GuillermoTolentino, but from a model clayexecuted by himself.

Witness to political vicissitudes inthe Philippines, is the MalacafianPalace, portrayed on the third seriesof these commemoratives. Designon this series was taken from a merephotograph of the Palace.

Malacafian was a former summerresidence of Don Luis Rocha, a well-

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(Continuation of page 31)

known citizen during the Spanish re- "there." Combined together, Molaca-gime. In 1802, Don Luis Rocha sold nan therefore means, "There are no-this property to Colonel Miguel Jose blemen there." More lit era 11y,Formento of the Spanish Army. "There live great men there."When Col. Formento died his testa- These words are highly fitting formentary executors sold it to the Malacafian, for Malacafian Palace hasSpanish Government in 1825. By a been the scene of many a notableroyal decre of 1847, the property then event, where scions of European 'no-known as Posesi6n de Malacafian, bility during the Spanish regime andwas made the summer residence of the greatest men in American civicthe Spanish governor-generals. On and military life in the PhilippinesJune 3, 1863, a great earthquake have been entertained. And so, Ma-shocked Manila. The palace or of- lacafian Palace, home of the Philip-ficial residence of the Governor-Gen- pine governor-generals, the seat oferal in Intramuros (Walled City), Spanish royal authority made byManila, was destroyed. Don Rafael Governor-General Taft as the homede Echague y Berminghan, then gov- of American democracy, has stood andernor-general at that time, moved to remained for almost a century. AtMalacafian, and ever since, it became present, Malacafian Palace is the of-the official residence of Spanish gov- ficial residence of President Manuelern or-generals in the Philippines. L. Quezon of the Commonwealth of

In 1898, when the Americans came the Philippines. Thus, America's ex-to the Philippines, William H. Taft, periment in the Philippines haswho became the first American gov- reached the commonwealth stage-ernor-general of these Islands, lived the Commonwealth of the Philippinesat Malacaiian Palace in 1900. During -a Commonwealth where Americanthe American administration, new democracy is idealized.grounds were purchased, old grounds Relatively, in the history of Arne-raised, and buildings were recons- rican democracy, there has beentructed. In December 1921, the Exe- carved-a story behind the Common-cutive Building adjoining the Mala- wealth Triumphal Arch stamps-acafian Palace was completed. And story of a nation moulded and builtfrom 1929 to 1932, during the admin- under the principles of American de-istration of Governor-General Dwight mocracy. As to what the future ofF. Davis, extensive improvements had the Commonwealth of the Philippinesbeen made. will be, after having celebrated its

Etymology tells us that Malacafian fourth anniversary amidst the presentis derived from the Tagalog (popular war in Asia and Europe?native dialect) words-Ma, which As objects in the world of ourmeans "there are"; lacom, meaning hobby, future commemorative stamps"noblemen"; and nan, stands for of the Philippines will only tell .

•------ APPLIC ATIO'N for -:\IE}'IBERSHIP ------,

__ 193 .

Sionoture

THE J£LIZALDE STA'1P CLFBElizalde BuildingManila, Philippines

Gentlemen:I hereby apply for membership in the ELIZALDE

STA-:\'lP CLUB. Enclosed to cover duesfor the years..... . .

Yours truly,

Kaine: _ .Please pri11t in blocks

Business Address: __.._.._ .

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OCT-NO V-DEC. 1939

OUR WORLD FAMOUS COMMONWEALTH COLLECTION

• Continuous buying over a period of years has enabled us to buildthese Australian Commonwealth collections which are second tonone both in quality and quantity ever offered to the philatelicworld .

• Beautifully arranged in tastefully printed booklets each collection of164 different Australian Commonwealth stamps contains among otherinteresting items ... EVERY commemorative (including 5/- SydneyBridge, 2/- Jubilee, 1/- Anzac and all other scarce stamps) ...EVERY airmail... EVERY pictorial, including scarce 6d. Kooka-burra engraved, new pictorials to 5/- etc... EVERY overprintedofficial, including scarce Kingsford Smith set, etc., and. .. EVERYGeorgian (except a few shade & perforation varieties) ...

• The collection is complete with the exception of the highest K-roovalues and the scarce errurs ...

• Each stamp has been carefully picked out from large quantities ...no heavily cancelled or otherwise damaged being included ...Over 350 have already been sold to-date and the many letters ofsatisfaction prove only our original statement that no better bargainhas ever been offered ...

• Even if you have already a few Australian stamps, you will be ableto replace them with the better copies from our collection and usethe duplicates to good advantage ...

• This collection is indeed the SAFEST investment ...bargain ... the most IDEAL gift ...Total catalogue value is over £10.0.0 ($40.00), butand registered free, is ONLY

Australian English£2.6.9 £1.17.6

the GREATEST

our price, posted

D. S. A.$9.00

Philippines1'18.00

• A few scarce items not included in above collection:3d. Kookaburra Exhibition miniature sheet, mint 5/-10/-, £1.- & £2.- K-roo CofA wmk. o/p "Specimen', mint 2/63d. K. G. VI, scarce preliminary printing, royal blue M or D, .. 2/610/- K. G. VI, new issue o/p "Specimen", mint 1/-(Prices in Australian currency: 5/- equals 4/- English, or$1.00 D. S. A.)

• Cash with order by banknotes, International Money Orders, B. P. O.or bank drafts.

S. & M. MILLER BROS.We reply wilhin the same hour

117 McIlwraith St. North Carlton N. 4. Victoria, Australia

Members: A.P. T .A., A.F.F., A.P. S., P .A.M. S., etc.

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• • PHILIPPINE•Sets

Xf ndrid-Manila , 2c-l0p, 14 vals .Madr-id-Manila, 2c-4p, 13 vals ..Madrid-Manila, 2c-2p, 12 vals ..Madrid-Manila, 2c-lp, 11 vale .Madrid-Manila , 2c-30(·, 10 vale .Legislative Palace, 2c-1p, 7 vals.. . _ _.Leaielative Palace, 2('-24c, 6 vale .Coil Stamp, 2<:green, Pair 1 val. .London-Orient Flight, 2c-lp, 11 vale ..London-Orient Flight, 2c-::IOc,10 vala .Imperforates 2('-30(', 10 vals .Imperforates 2c-300' 10 vale (Pairs).Imperforates Zc-Lp, 11 vals.. . .Imperforate. 2c-lp, 11 va Is (Pairs) .Imperforntes 2c-lOp, 14 vals . . .Imperforate. 2c-lOp, 14 vals (PairsPictoriah!, 2c-32(', 7 vals.Pictorials, 2c-32c, 6 vals. minus 18c ..Yon Gronau. 2('-32, 7 vals ,I Peso on 4 Pesos, 1 val .2 Pesos on 4 Pesos, 1 val .F. Rein, ~c-::IOc10 vals .Olympic Garnes, 2e-16(', 3 vals . . .Pictorials, 2('-5p. 14 vale ................•.....Pictorials 2('·30(', 10 vals .Comm. Inauguration, 2c-50c, 5 vale.Rizal Commemorative, 2c-36r, 3 vale.Amaral Flight, 2c-16(', 3 vale ..Quezon Cornm. Anniv. 2c-12c. 3 vale .Pictorial '35 Surcb. Comm., 2c-5p, 14 vals ,Eucharistic, 2e-50c, 6 vals ..IOp, 1 val. ..20p, 1 val.. .First Airmail Exh , 8e & Ip, 2 vale .Foreign Trade week, 2c-50c, 3 vals (New Issue) .Pictorials 1935 Surch. Small Type COMMN. (. ew Issue)King Alfonso XIII, Im-2p, 20 vals .Issue of '06 Double Line Perf. 12, 2e-1p, 11 vals .Change of ('0101', 12('-2p, 7 vals ..Single Line Perf. 12, 2c-1p. val s ,Perforation 10, 2c-Ip, 9 vale .Hingle Line Perf. 11, 2e-1p, 9 vale .Pict. '35 Surch. Comm., 2e-30c, 10 vals.lOp Single Line Perf. 12, 1 val. ..lOp. Perf. 11, Unwmkd., 1 val .Pagsanian ise. Error ..Fort Santiago, IOc... . . .Blood Compact, 30e... . .Barasoain Church, .lp .Arnacal, 16e. Green .Overpri nted Airmails, 2c-32c, 6 vals ..Clipper Initial Flight, lOe-30c 2 val •..Postage Dues, 4c-20c, 7 vals , . . . . . . . .. . .Regular Issue, 1917-27, O.B., 10 vals ...Regular Issue, 1917-27, 10 vals.Postage Dues, 3c on 4(', 1 val .O.B. 1931, 2c-30c, 10 valsO.B. Pictorials, 2c-30<" 10 vals .O.B. Pic. Surch. Common. 2c-30c _ .O.B. Pic. Surch. Common. 2c & 20c (Large T'ype) .Sp. Del. U. S. Surcharged PhiL. . .. . .Sp, Del., 20c Perf. 12 Double Line _ .Sp. Del., 20c Perf' 12 Ringle Line.Sp. Del., 20c Perf. 10.Sp. Del., 20c Perf. 11 ....Sp. Del., 20c Imperforate ..Sp. Del., Surch. Common. . . . .. . .Triumphal Arch., 2, 6, 12c. (New Issue) ....Malacanan Palace, 2, 6, 12c. (New Issue) ..Presidential Oath, 2, 6, 12('. (New Issue)

Member:AFF 174PAMS 23AAMS 2065

Cat. No.

305-318, 318b305-317,318b30'}-316, 318b305-314, 318b

305-314319-325319-324

326328-338328-338340-349340-349340-350340-350340-353340-353354-360354-356361-367368369370-379380-382::IIl::l-396383-392397-401402-404405-407408 10411-424425-4304354324:19-440

192-211241-251255-260a361-371276-284a285-289d411-420274304357387392393407aCI-C6C7-C8.J6-.Jl4905-194290-299Jl5

05-014015-024027-035025-025E1E2E3E4E5E6E7

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Mint MintBlocks Set

1'2,850.00 1'625.00295.00155.00

340.00 75.00210.00 45.0072.00 15.5025.00 . 4.25

4.25160.00 35.0080.00 18.0080.00

45.00180.00

85.00650.00

325.00110.00 18.0020.00 4.5048.00 10.008.00 1.75

16.00 3.7540.00 8.503.20 .60

110.00 22.0012.00 2.5010.00 2.253.75 .804.25 .901.60 .30

95.00 18.008.00 1.75

55.00 12.5095.00 22.5018.00 4.005.60 1.20

68.00 15.5010.00

8.00 1.80

75.00 15.001.60 .308.00 1.50

12.00 2.758.00 1.758.00 1.758.00 1.505.00 1.20

12.00 2.5012.00 2.75

.24 .0512.00 2.508.00 1.758.00 1.801.60 .35

10.00

1.40 .3040.00 10.00

1.20 .2,')1.20 .301.20 .301.20 .30

UsedSet

1'575.00275.0U145.0065.0035.0012.002.5J2.25

28.0015.00

10.502.008.50

.751.756.50

.4012.501.801.50.70.60.20

11.001.102.254.003.50

.909.50

12.50. 4.50

5.503.255.509.501.206.506.009.00

.20

.901.501.201.101.251.101.501.75.03

1.101.251.20.20

10.002.25

.6012.00

.108.00

.10

.15

.15

.15

ROGELIOTHE VARJ

Stamp391 R. Hidalgo

Manila, Phil

OCT-NO V-DEC. 1939

STAMPSCat.No.

305306a310&310b310a

319320321319 325322a323323b323a322b320322322020303

31931932031902

310 32501 04

319 32501-04

319 32.)

3S13S2380a3S03S1

402402

20005a015a

• •RARITIES

MADRID-MANILA

Madrid-Manila, 2c. Pale Rose Surcharge .Madrid-Manila, 4c. Inverted Surcharge .Madrid-Manila, 16c. Sampson, Violet Surcharge ..Madrid-Manila, 16c. Sampson, Red Surcharge ..Madrid-Manila, 26('. Perforation 12.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .Madrid-Maniln , "Broken \Vinl~" 2c., 4., 6c. & Be. in blocks of four, (one "Broken

'VinK" in each block l., and f Oc. (in single) on flown cover.

LEGISLATIVE PALACE

Legislative, 2c. ImperL between Horizontal Pair.Legialat.i vec qo. Irnperf. between, Horizontal Pair ..Legislative. 16c. Im perf. between, lIorizontal Pair .Legislative' 2c.-lp., complete set, ImperL between, Vertical Pair ..Legidat ive, ISc., Double Impression of center ..Legislative. 20c., Brown center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Legislative, 20c., Irnperf. center in brown .Legislative, 20c', Black center, Imperforate .Leg islat.ive. 18('., Imperforate... .. . . .Legislative, 40., Dot on fla~ pole.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....Legi=Iative, 18('., Broken sidewalk.. , . .Legislative, ISc., Extra cloud effect .Legislative, 4c. Official, Dot on flap; pole ..Legislative, ISr. Official, Broken sidewalk .Legislative, ISc. Official, Extra cloud effert ..Legislative, 2c., Vertical Pail', Imperf. Between ...Legisla.ti ve, 2c., Imperf, right side ...Legislative, 4c., Irnperf. right, side ..Legislative, 2c., Irnperf, left side ...Legislative, 4c., Official, fmperf. ri~ht side .Legislative, "Specimen" overprint .Legislative, "Specimen" overprint, "Official".Lezialafi ve, "Cancelled" overprint .Legislative, "Cancelled" overprint, ··Official·'.,Legislative, "CanceJIed" overprint, Tmperf. Pairs. .., ., .

FAR EASTERN OLYMPICS

Olympics. 6c., Vertical pair, Imperf. between.. .. . .. , ..Olymp~cs. 16c .•..:~~.rtic~,1pair, T~perf. between .Olympics, 2c., I of Eastern malformed .Olympics, 2c., fmperf. left side ..Olympics, 6c., Imperf. left side.

RIZAL COMMEMORATIVE

llizal Jubilee, 2c., Imperf. below.. , .Hizal Jubilee, 6c., Horizontal pair Tmperf. between .

~1ISCELLANEOUS

Rizal, 2c., Green, Double impression.O.B., 2., No period after "B" .O. B., 2c., Pictorial. no period after" B" .

• •

1'155.00275.00325.00425.1)0425.1)0

900.00

12.).001I0.00120.00950.00160.00150.00150.00150.00250.00

4.504.504.506.50

10.0010.0085.0055.0075.0055.00S5.0055.0045.00

17.).00125.00195.00

175.00150.00

2.0075.00

5·00

75.00150.00

30.004.504.50

.-I.ND OTHER PHILIPPfNE YAIUETIES IN STOCK NOT LISTED If ERE. SEND US YOURWANT LIST

Prices Quoted above are in Philippine Currency (1'2.00-US81.00).AU stamps are guaranted to be genuine and fairly well-centered. or money refunded. On Philip-

pine packets all stamps are lightly cancelled. Straight-edges and damaged stamps discarded.Cash should accompany order. No stamps sent on approval.NOTE TO ACCUMULATORS: We sell several values of current issues, used, 100 of each kind

in packets at reasonable prices. Guaranteed no straights-edges, no damage, no heavily cancelled.

DE JESUSfTY STORESDealers

-Phone 2-23-53ippine Islands

Cable Address:"ROGEL"Bankers:

Philippine Trust Co.

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FLOWN COVERSChina Clippev, Initial Flight:

San Francisco-Manlla .............................................•..•.......Hawaf i-Man ila .......................•..•..•.................................Guam-Manila .Manila-San Francisco .Man ila-Hawai i .Manila-Guam .

London-Orient Flight:Manila-Hongkong, with complete L. O. F. set ...•............................

Dai-Mai Flight:Tokyo-Manila ...................................•..•.........................Manila-Tokyo ................................•.....•.•...........•...........

China Clipper. Extension Flight:Manila-Macao .Ma nila-Hongkong .................•........•.........................•..•....Ma nila-Canton ............................•..•..•..•..........•..............Manila-Shanghai .........•..•......................•..•......................Macao-Honnkcnn ......•................•..•..•..•..•................•..•..•..Macao-Manila ............•.•..•...........•.....•............................Macao-Guam ...........................•..•...................•..•..•........Macao-Hawa ii .Macao-U. S. A .....................•.....•..•..•..•.....•....................Hongko ng-Ma nila ..............................•..•..•..•................•..•Hongkong-Guam .......•...•.•.....•..............•.......•..•..•.....•......Hongkong-Hawai i .Ho ng kong-U. S. A ...........•.....•..•...................•..................U. S. A.-Macao ................•..•..•.....................................•U. S. A.-Hongkong .Hawaii-Macao ....................•..•.......................................Hawaii-Hongkong .......•.....•..•..•......................•................Guam-Macao •. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . .Guam-Hongkong .

FIRST DAY COVERSMnd rid-Ma ni!a, with complete sc..•t ..................................•.....•..•..•..Lcg islat.ive, 2c·1 p, complete set .Leg islat.ive, Of neiul, complete " .Pictorial, 1932, complete .Von Gronau, complete, "." .F. Rein, complete ...............•..•.....•..•.............•..•................•....Olympic Games, complete .......................•..........•..•..•..•..•..•.....•.Pictorial" 193;;, 2c-30c .........................................................•..•.Commonwealth Inauguration, complete " .Arnacal. complete .Rizal Diamond Jubilee, complete " .Commonwealth First Anniversary (Quezon), complete .Eucharistic Congress, complete .First Philippine Airmail Exhibition, complete, .First Foreign Trade Week, complete .........................•..•..•..•..•..•..•.I'i-iumnhal Arch. complete ....................................•..•..................Malacafian Palace, complete .Presidential Oath, complete .

Various other flown and first day covers are always in stock. Prices Quotedare in Philippine Currency (1'2.00 = US$1.00). Cash should accompany order.

PACKETS100 Different Philippine stamps ........................•..............50 ..................•....................40 .~ .

Prices quoted above are in Philippine Currency (1'2.00 = US$1.00).All stamps are guaranted to be genuine and fairly well-centered or money refunded.

On Phf liupine packets all stamps are lfght.ly cancelled. Straight-edges and damaged stampsdiscarded.

Cash should accompany order. No stamps sent on approval.NOTE TO ACCUMULATORS: We sell several values of current issues, used, 100

,of oach kind in packets at reasonable prices. Guaranteed no straight-.edges, no damage,no heavily cancelled.

lIember:

AFF 174PA)1S 23AAMS 206,;

ROGELIO DE JESUS Cable Address:"ROGEL"

Bankers:Philippine Trust Co.

THE V:\ RIETY STORESStarn p Dealers

391 R. Hidalgo - Phone 2-23-57Manila, Philippines

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I' 8.506.504.508.504.502.50

30.00

8.502.50

3.503.505.506.503.503.504.505.506.503.504.505.506.508.508.50

10.5010.5011.5011.50

P575.0015.0010.0020.0012.0010.001.203.003.001.501.75.75

2.756.50I.~O.75.75.75

above

t) 9.502.501.50.50

OCT-NOV-DEC. 1!la~J

STAMPS ... any quantity, past or present, used or unused.

postage, revenue, commemoratives, customs, savings

bank, Katipunan, paper stamp (papel sella do ), enve-

loped stamps, postcards, airmail stickers, air-baggage

labels, registered labels, meter stamps, letter seals,

Christmas seals, First Day and Flown Covers of any

country, in perfect condition only. .. are bought, sold

and exchanged. (Katipunan, revenue and very old

stamps are preferred with original envelopes, papers

and documents).

WAN TED to receive wholesale price lists and special offers

from foreign dealers, auction sales catalogues, samples

of philatelic literature with advertising rates, subscrip-

tions, etc., also application forms for membership in

foreign stamp clubs.

WE ARE INTERESTED in complete sets, packets, lots,

mixtures, kilo wares and 50 complete sets of Seebecks.

We don't need singles, except Philippines and U. S. A.

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