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APRIL-MAY-JUNE, 1940

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CONTENTS

The Penny Black .International Stamp Centennial Exhibition In The British Pavi-

lion At The New York World's Fair of 1940 Goes Into FullSwing .......•.........................................

Penny Stamp Worth $50,000 To Be Displayed At The Interna-tional Stamp Centennial Exhibition, N. Y. World's Fair, 1940

Philippines Exhibits At The International Stamp Centennial Ex-hibition, N. Y. World's Fair, 1940-by Pablo M. Esperidion.

Program-International Stamp Centennial Exhibition, BritishPavilion, New York World's Fair of 1940 .

Knight Collection of U. S. Stamps Now On Display At The JohnHay Library of Brown University-i-by Edwin Brooks .... _

Gleanings From The Censors .. _. __ __ _ _. _.. _. _.Another Error On the 18c Stamp Of The Philippines-by Pablo

M_ Esperidion _ __ _. __ . _. _ _. _ __ _The Postage Meter Stamp Comes of Age Philatelically-by Fre-

derick Bowes, Jr_ _.. _ _. _ _. __ . _.. _ _Mailomat-A Streamlined Franking Device _.. _. _ __.A New Design in Meter Mail-by Alessandra Smith _. __ ._Just Between Us-by Baron de Pompesili ... _..... _ __ .. _.

... INDEX TO ADVERTISERS ...

That Little Rook Co. . _.. _ _. ..... _... _. _..... _Elizalde & Co_ Inc. _ _ _ _.. __.. _. _. __. _. __.Ei;zalde Rope Factory Inc. _ _ _ _. _Elizalde Paint & Oil Factory Inc. .. __.. _ _.. _ _. _Tanduay Distillery Inc. __ .. _.. _. _ _. _ _ .Elizalde & Coo, Inc. (Tires Dept.) _ _ _. _ _..La Carlota Sugar Central, Pilar Sugar Central, Sara-Ajuy Su-

gar Central, and Philippine Milling Co, _. .. .Samar Mining Co. _ _.. _ _. _. __.. _ _.. _. __ __Metropolitan Insurance Co_ _ _. _ _ _ _.. _..United States Life Insurance Co. . __.. _. _.Anakan Lumber Co. _.. _ _ _. _ _ __.. _Manila Steamship Co_ Inc. __. _ _ _.. _ __. _.. _ .The Asia Stamp Journal. _.. _.. _. _. __. _. __. __ __The Airmail Digest __... _ __ _.. _ __.. _ .Elizalde & Co_ Inc. . __. _ .. _. __ _. _. _ _.

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Vol. 1 April-May-June, 1940 No.3

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ELIZALDE STAMp JOURNAL

THE WHITE H(JUSE

WASHINGTON

April 5, 1940

~y dear Mr. CaldwellrI think it is particularly appropriate that American

pb1latelists should celebrate the centenary of the first ad-beGive postage stamp and the beginning of their favorite hobby.

It also seems fitting to me that the centennialcelebration should take place in the Capital of the UnitedStates where the postal and phHatelic activities of ourgovernment are centered.

Your plans, as I understand them, appear to be all-inclusive; and I wish for you the fullest measure of successin their development. .

Good fortune surely shou.l.dattend any group ofcitizens attempting to serve high ideals of culture in a.t1me·when, unhappily, they are threatened by torces.uofriendlyto the ordered and rational progress of civilization.

With sincere greeting to all participants in thecentenary prograa.

Very Bincerely yours,

David D. Caldwell, Esq.,CbairlD8ll,National Postage Stamp Centenary Committee,Wasbington, D. C.

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THE PENNY BLACK

The first postage stamp of the world, the centennial of which isbeing celebrated by the International Stamp Centennial Exhibi-tion at the British Pavilion at the New York World'·s Fair of1940, was issued by Great Britain on May 6, 1840. Its intro-duction not only revolutionized postal history, but also resultedin the establishment of philately... a hobby that is now uni-versally popular.

Mail service was known for many centuries before stamps came intouse. The Egyptians, Greeks and Romans had some sort of mailservice. The familial' slogan of our modern post office, "N ei-ther sleet nor rain nor heat, nor gloom of night shall stay thesecouriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds,"was said by the historian Herodotus of the mail carriers of an-cient Persia. Mail service, therefore came down through theages, but not quite as we know it today. It was 'availableonly to the rich who could afford the high rates charged, orgovernment officials who enjoyed the free use of the post.

Through the efforts of Rowland Hill, a young school teacher, Eng-land adopted the universally penny post in January, 1840,through which, a letter could be sent from one part of Englandto any other part for the modest fee of one penny (about 4centavos in Philippine money).

The demands for service were so overwhelmingly great that clerks,who had been accustomed to inscribing the rates charged or tobe collected upon delivery by hand, could not keep up with thevolume. A need for a new idea to show that postal rates 'hadbeen prepaid arose and after' some consideration, Rowland Hillinvented a "label". .. a simple design which is pictured on nextpage .. , the principle of which has since been copied and adaptedhy every country on earth and which we now know as postagestamps. As a result of this, millions of men, women and chil-dren all over the world, collect stamps as a hobby and as asource of educational information.

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ELIZALDE STAMP JOURNAL

POSTER OF THE INTERNATIONALSTAMP CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION

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'THE FIR T POSTAGE STAMP is the subject of this poster which postoffice s. libraries and stamp clubs throughout the United State are display-ing in connection with t he International Stamp Centennial Exhibition atthe World's Fail' of 1940 in ew York, which opened on May 11. Thestamp is the Famous "Pcn nv Black", issued by England on May 6, 1840.The exhibition thus commemorates its lOOth anniversary.

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I TERNATIONAL STAMP CENTE NIALEXHIBITIO AT THE NEW YORK

WORLD'S FAIR 1940 GOESI TO FULL SWI G

One Million Dollars Worth of Stamps on Display

Gems of Philately Grace Show; Prominent Philatelistsof the World Submit Entries

Commonwealth Gov't, Resident Commissioner Elizalde, and Two ElizaldeEmployees Submit Special Philippine Exhibits

To stamp collectors all over theworld, 1940 is an important date,for it marks the one hundredth an-niversary of the introduction of thefirst postage stamp which was issuedby England in 1840.

For years the Royal Philatelic So-ciety has been planning an Interna-tional Stamp Exhibition for London,but when, at the last moment, pre-parations had to be abandoned be-cause of the European war, the NewYork World's Fair Corporation incooperation with the British Commis-sion to the Word's Fair, undertookthe celebration of the centennial.

This exhibition represents portionsof collections built by the oustandingphilatelists in the United States andseveral foreign countries, which havebeen selected on account of their hu-man interest as well as their rarity.

Visitors to the International StampExhibition have expressed their ap-preciation of the high caliber of thisgreat Centennial celebration. Mr.John A. Kleeman, who as been secre-tary to the ational Association forstamp exhibitions since 1912 andhelped put on the InternationalStamp exhibitions of 1912, 1926 and1936, ·said this exhibit at the Fairwas the best ever displayed. He said,furthermore, that this was all themore remarkable in that this exhibi-tion, specializing as it does in Anglo-British material, did not have thewhole world to draw from, as did theprevious International shows men-tioned above.

Mr. W. L. L. Peltz, well-known col-lector of Albany, ew York, said thee.·ibit was splendid in every detailand that the management shouldmake every effort to publicise itswealth of detail. To use his ownwords, he said, "I never saw so muchmagnificently interesting material inanyone exhibit before."

300 FRAMES ON DISPLAYThe Exhibition in 300 frames dis-

plays a complete cross-section ofevery phase of philately from theautograph of Wrll iam Mulready tothe actual printing of the current6-cent United States Air Mail post-age stamp.

Not the least interesting feature ofthe .t;xhioition is the Hall itself. Therooms are large and airy with enoughspace to allow for wide aisles betweeneach bank of frames. The metalbound frames are neat and modernin appearance. The lighting is doneby long troughs of flourescent lightswhich are not only beautiful in them-selves, but which hang between eachrow of from from the ceiling at justthe right height to give full and evenlight to every corner of the framesbelow.

The Exhibition boasts of a salescounter where souvenirs of the showmay be obtained. The accompanyingcacheted cover was designed especial-ly for this exhibit and may be ob-tain for 8 cents each (to cover costof mailing). A few of these covers,with the first day cancellation, arestill obtainable at 15 cents each. Anyrequests for these should be accom-panied by the necessary postage.'I'here is also on sale a set of tenhandsome souvenir labels showingviews of New York City. The Ex-hibit has been promised the completeset of the six British Centennial com-memorative stamps on cover. 'Whenthese arrive, they also will be avail-able at the counter.

Sl,COQ,OOO WORTH OF STAMPS

An estimated one million dollars'worth of stamps are on view at theInternational Stamp Exhibition atthe British Pavilion, New York\Vorld's Fair, which is celebrating

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the centennial of the first adhesivepostage stamps ever made. The ex-hibits, filling more than 300 frames,are fascinating Hr. and Mrs. John Q.Public, old and yeung, in addition toprofessional and amateur philatelicfans, it was announced today byGrover A. Whalen, President of theFair Corporation.

In commenting on the collectors'titles, which reveal a feminine trendMr. Whalen said: "The titles for thestamp collections assembled by wo-men are unique and should proveboth instructive and amusing to theuninitiated visitor. The Fair's stampexhibit demonstrates that philately isyet another field in which women areably competing with men."

Among exhibits by feminine stampenthusiasts are collections devoted topictures of fish, men with whiskers,historical methods of transportation,covers autographed by first flightair-mail pilots, commemorative issues,saints, landscapes, errors, and a co-ver history of every town and ham-let in the United States bearingPolish names.

The one-cent British Guiana 1856,known 0:3 "the most valuable stampin the world" ($50,000), which willbe on exhibition soon is from the col-lection of Mrs. A. Hind Scala ofUtica, ew York.

Regarded as the finest collection ofair-mail stamps in the world, a com-plete record of every air-mail issuein the British Empire, including Aus-tralia, New Zealand and the Unionof South Africa, is shown in the col-lection of Mrs. Arthur P. Davis ofManhattan.

The specialty of Mrs. Ethel B.Stewart of New York City is earlycommemorative issues. Her sixty-volume collection, begun only sixyears ago, includes general issues ofthe entire world and features thecomplete Columbian CommemorativeIssue 1893, the Trans-Mississippi1898, the Pan-American 1901, as well'as the errors of the three issues.

Collector Florence Lamport's folioof first flight pilot autographed co-vers demonstrates one of the newertypes of philatelic hobbies. Amongthe two large frames exhibited canbe seen historic covers autographedby Orville Wright, inventor of theairplane; Charles A. Lindbergh;Amelia Earhart; Rear Admiral Byrdand Rear Admiral Moffet on the firstflight of the U. S. S. Akron; andA. E. LaPorte, Commander of thefirst trans-Atlantic air-mail clipperflight, New York to Paris, on May20, 1939.


Anglers in particular will enjoy aunique exhibit. Every stamp in theworld on which a fish is pictured, as-sembled by Mrs. Mary Lewandowski,Philadelphia is shown. Internationalangling proclivities are demonstratedby portraits of Liberian mud skip-pers, Chinese carp, Newfoundlandseals and salmon, Costa Rican swordfish, Icelandic herring, and Britishwhales from the Falkland Islands.

"Transportation" is the title for acollection of covers that have beencarried by every conceivable kind ofofficial postal carrier during the pastcentury, In addition to the familiarvarieties of official postal transport-ation, Mrs. Minnie Trott of WestNew York, New Jersey, shows coversthat have "gone through" by streetcars, dog sleds, homing pigeons, thecamel express, the Pony Express, tin-can canoe mail, barges, balloons,autogyro, first American air-rocketflight, and one cover that went underthe North Pole via submarine withEllsworth- Wilkins in 1931.

"Religion in Stamps" in the subjectchosen for the collection of Mrs.Clara Beveridge, Covina, California,a collection which pictures the por-traits of many wihskered saints, ar-tistically mounted on parchment andilluminated with monastic decorationsby the collector.

A complete biographical record ofevery United States Post Office lo-cated in cities bearing Polish nameshas been compiled by Mrs. A. B. Pis-korski. The cover collection is am-plified by explanatory notations anda map of the United States showingthe locations of our cities with Polishnames,

Another feminine philatelist is anartist, Elaine Rawlinson of Manhat-tan, whose professional interest instamp collecting stems from the dayher drawing won the five-hundreddollar first prize offered by the Fe-deral Government to contestants inthe National Stamp Design Contestof 1937. Miss Rawlinson's designwas used for the entire PresidentialIssue of 1939 from the one-half centstamps to the five-dollar stamps.

FREAK STAMPS

A "freak show" of unusual interestand variety held its premier at thisinternational stamp show. Freakstamps, termed "errors" in the ver-nacular of professional collectors, arecaused by as varied an assortmentof mistakes in printing as there arehuman foibles. Directly opposed tothe chagrin with which er rorc are

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o CACHET applied to all enve-lopes obtained at the Interna-tional Stamp Centennial Exhi-bition and mailed in the spe-cial letter box provided for thepurpose.

regarded by the responsible postalauthorities, is the thrill experiencedby philatelists whose collections areoften enriched to the tune of manythousands of dollars upon the addi-tion of a new "discovery."

Many valuable "errors are featuredamong the 300 large exhibit framesshown by internationally k now nstamp collectors. "The Boner of the20th Century"-a block of four bi-colored 24¢ United States air mailstamps, 1918, on which a blue air-plane flies upside down within a redframe - is privately insured for$36,000.

Another of the most valuable er-rors in the world is the celebratedMauritius Pence of 1848, which wasborn when the ink ran to form "0"instead of "c" in the word "Pence."Today, at 96 years of age, the stamphas grown up to a valuable of $22,000for owner Hans Lagerloef of NewYork City.

Other famous errors shown are:Abraham Lincoln standing on hishead; the extra flagpole in the J a-maica Jubilee issue of 1939, "foundon the forty-ninth subject of the sheetof sixty stamps;" Queen Victoria up-side down; plate scratches whichhave turned into the "Crying King"George VI, and "horizontal ropes"unknown to any seaman; and omit-ted periods, value numerals, lettersand words.

Postal authorities of the Republicof Panama are responsible for twoof the most spectacular errors in the

latter category. On one stamp theRepublic forgot to inscribe "Pana-ma", and on the Panama Canal is-sue, the "c" is omitted from theword "Canal".

Collector Dr. 1. L. Nascher ofStaten Island, shows more than 300"Freaks and Errors". Included area number of United States 2¢ stamps1869 that were cut in half to make1¢ stamps; and German ten-pfenningstamps cut in half to make five-pfen-ning stamp's, found on the CarolinaIslands following a typhoon levelingthe post office. Dr. Nascher's totalcollection is valued at $15,000.

HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

A historic collection of autographswhich all United States post office

. have been required by law to recog-nize a's substitutes for postage stampssince 1775, is acquainting many visi-tors to the Exhibition with the Fede-ral franking privilege, an old law ofour land about which the public isfrequently uninformed.

The franking privilege in Americawas granted to the members of theContinental Congress on November8, 1775, and after the Revolution to"the Presidents of the United Satesand their Cabinet Officers, U. S. Se-nators and members of Congress."Thus, all these gentlemen, past andpresent, need do, is write their nameson the outside of a letter sheet ofen vel 0 p e in conjunction with

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"FREE," in lieu of paying postage.Although many attempts have beenmade by Congress to abolish thefranking privilege, owing to its manyabuses, it is still in operation today.

In addition, this privilege has beengranted to the widows of UnitedStates Presidents, with one exception,by a special act of Congress in eachcase, for her natural life. To date,17 presidential widows have been soprivileged. All but two of these freefranked covers are shown in the dis-play. The two omitted are those ofMartha 'Washington and Margaret S.Taylor, which Collector EdwardStern of Manhattan reports he hasbeen "unable to locate." Scarcestand most highly valued by CollectorStern is the franking of Mrs. SarahPolk, although she had the privilegeover 41 years, the longest of any pre-sidential widow. Louisa C. Adamsand Ida S. McKinley are, respective-ly, next in order of rarity and value.

Of the twelve remaining wives' ofPresidents, ten died before their hus-bands. Eliza M. Johnson survivedPresident Andrew Johnson, but wasnot granted the franking privilege byCongress. James Buchanan was theonly bachelor President.

PH!LATELIC TRIBUTES TO FAIR

A commemorative exh.l.ition ofstamps, official stationery and meterslogans issued by twelve foreign na-tions in honor of the New World'sFair is being currently shown at theExhibition, too. Exhibit authoritiesreport that the unusual beauty andvariety of the collection resultedwhen foreign postal authorities com-missioned their finest artists to de-sign a total of 102 multi-colored tri-butes to the Fair.

These philatelic tributes include:4 stamps issued by Brazil; 1 stampissued by the Republic of France and2 for each of her 24 Colonies; 5.stamps issued by Algeria; 1 stampissued by Turkey; 5 stamps issuedby the Dominican Republic; 4 'stampsissued by Iceland; 4 stamps issuedby Mexico; 2 stamps issued by Rus-sin; 11 stamp's issued by Nicaragua;7 stamps issued by Uruguay; and 8stamps issued by Portugal.

Many of these issues are imprintedwith pictures of the respective fo-reign nation's pavilion in the Inter-national Area at the Fair. Alsoshown in the six large frames arenational philatelic tributes to the SanFrancisco Fair; 2 new Turkish is-sues bearing the portrait of Stamps

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Collector Franklin D. Roosevelt andGeorge Washington, respectively; andthe 2 U. S. Fair commemorative 1S-sues.

INVENTOR OF POST AGE STAMP

Installed at this philatelic 'show. isa curious philatelic exhibit, whichpermit the professional collector,'amateurs and the public, their firstopportunity of viewing the actual do-cuments in substantiation of theclaim that James Chalmers was theinventor of the postage stamp. Fora century, Roland Hill has been ac-claimed as the originator of the firstadhesive postage stamp, due to t~efact that in the year 1840 Mr. H111became the director of a public con-test sponsored by the British Treas-ury which offered cash prizes total-ling 300 pounds (then $1,500.00) forthe three best suggestions for a stampor a stamped envelope.

Although 2,600 contestants sent ina medley of suggestions, there wasnot one that offered, in Mr. Hill's opi-nion, the righ answer to the postageproblem of Great Britain. There-upon, Mr. Hill picked the four sug-gestions he deemed the best, dIS-missed the authors of these sugges-tions with a cash prize of 100 poundseach, and proceeded to design astamp on his own in which he in-corporated a number of elements de-signed by the winning contestants.

Thus Mr. Hill's stamp became theBritish Penny Black, the first ad-hesive postage stamp ever to beprinted and put to official postageuse, and subsequently Mr. Hill him-self was hailed as the inventor.

Rumors of James Chalmers' claimas the originator of the ideas for thestamp designed by Roland Hill havefrequently appeared in philatelic his-tory. Now, one hundred years later,the photostatic copies of original re-cords relating to this claim havebeen shipped to the Fair's StampCentennial Exhibition by Leah Chal-mers of London, so that "Americamay learn the truth."

These documents show that MissChalmers' great grandfather, JamesChalmers, was born in Arboath onFebruary 2, 1782, and that his in-terest in postal reform preceded theyear 1825 when, after seven years ofcorrespondence, he obtained "accele-ration of the mail coach betweenLondon and the North by 48 hours."Also, a facsimile of the original copyexecuted in his printing office, ofJames Chalmers' first plan, 1837, for

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adhesive postage stamp, is shown, aswell as evidence that this plan wasofficially submitted to Mr. Wallace,Chairman of the Treasurer's SelectCommittee on April 5, 1838.

Most conclusive evidence in justi-fication of Miss Chalmers' claim isa photograph shown of original copy,in his own handwriting, of JamesChalmers' letter to the Lords of theBritish Treasury, September 30, 1839,which contains the following descrip-tion: "I would propose that slipsshould be printed on paper of a uni-form size, with ink varying in coloraccording to the price of the stamp,under the superintendence of a stampoffice department-each slip havinga device on it about the size or cir-cumference of a shilling piece, spe-cifying the rate of postage; and thento be issued to town and country dis-tributors of stamps, to be by themsold in sheets or quantities of sheetsto stationers and others to retail asmay be required. The slips, or'stamps, could be affixed with wax,wafer, gum or paste in the mannerchosen in the specimens herewithsent."

Also given in Mr. Chalmers' pre.sentation to the· Right HonorableLords of Her Majesty's Treasury aredetails on the securing from forgerythrough use of special water-markedstamp paper; also a detailed estimateof the cost of stamp production andcirculation.

MOVIE ACTOR VISITS SHOW

While in town for a brief vacationfrom the RKO studio in Hollywoodwhere he is making a new motionpicture, Jean Hersholt, who is Presi-dent of the Motion Picture Actors'Relief Fund and Chairman of theFund's philatelic department, visitedthe International Stamp CentennialExhibition with his wife and severalCalifornia friends.

"I have been collecting stampssince I was a boy," Mr. Hersholt said;"and in that time I have sen manystamp collections and numrous exhi-bitions in all parts of the world, butnever did I find so many interestingphilatelic displays as are shownhere."

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The Elizalde sta~p Journal"

Elizalde Bldg.,

MANILA,Phi lJippines •.• ..

o POST CARD mailed from London to the ESJ franked with the commemorative stamp issued by Englandin honor of the centenary of the first adhesive nostage stamp.-Coll:rtesy of G. F. Ra1Jkin. London.England.

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rican whose face adorns mil-

lions of New York Wor-ld's

Fair posters. is here bcl nrr

shown the collection of Co-

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ternational Stamp Centc n-

nial Exhibition in the Br-i-

tish Pavilion 3,t the New

York Wol"id's Fail' of 1940.

His host is Er-nest A. Kehr-,

stamp editor of the N{'H'

York. Herald-Trihune, au-

Lhor, r-adio comrnentor-, dir-

ector of the International

Stamp Centennial Exhibi-

tion. and a contr-ibutor to'

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Mr. Hersholt disclosed that hisphilatelic committee collects stampsfrom many letters discarded by theHollywood motion picture studios.Among the four million stamps whichthe committee has assembled and ca-talogued since this work was beguna short time ago, a number of valua-ble specimens have been discovered,Mr. Hersholt said. A plan is beingdevised whereby these stamps willsoon be offered for public sale forthe benefit of the Motion PictureActors' Relief Fund, along the coversautographed by famous motion pic-ture stars.

AUSTRALIAN GOV'T EXHIBIT

Latest philatelic novelty to con-front visitors at the InternaionalStamp Centennial Exhibition is aspecial 3-frame collection of all ori-ginal sketches prepared by the Aus-tralian Government for the projectedCentury of Victoria Issue. The col-lection, received today from Mel-bourne, Australia, was sent throughthe courtesy of The Honorable H. C.Thornby, Postmaster General forAustralia, and a member of the com-

mittee sponsoring the InternationalStamp Centennial Exhibition. It isbeing shown in conjunction with the5-frame collection of all regular Aus-tralian air mail and postage duestamps which has been mounted byWalter H. Wycherly, a prominent col-lector and specialist in the stamps ofthis British -Commonwealth.

Included 'are nine large prelimin-ary drawings of suggested designsshowing the Yarra- Yana native,backed by a view of Melbourne.Four of these are shown in finishedstages of the model, as well as threeof the designs which were rejectedby the Australian authorities. Alsoseen is an enlarged detail of theAbor iginal's head and an originalphotograph of the Melbourne viewfrom which the accepted design wasmade.

Impressions taken during the va-rious stages of the die's engravingportray the progressions of the fin-ished and accepted design, which 'acomplete set of colored trials of theone-shilling denomination 'shows thehues that were considered before theblack ink was decided upon.

While this exhibit is of special in-terest to the Australian philatelicspecialist, it is the type of referencematerial which every collector will

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want to study, for it vividly demons-trates the painstaking work con-nected with the issuance of a newstamp, and the care with which everydetail is carried out.

TREASURE HUNTSHundreds of people - especially

children-have been started on indi-vidual treasure hunts a's a result ofviewing a unique display at the Ex-hibition. Stamp collecting is notmerely a hobby. It has its lucrativeand lucky angles. It is estimatedthat there are about ten million peo-ple in the United States who moreor less seriously ride the philatelichobby. All these are potential pur-chasers of the stamps discovered bynon-collectors.

The display, designed to furnishnon-collectors with clues 'as to thepossible locations of hidden treas-urers which may be found in anyhome or business office, is one of thenew features added to the milliondollar collection of exhibits at theInternational Stamp Centennial Ex-hibition at the Fair.

Almost every boy and girl at onetime or another has rummagedthrough old letters in the hope offinding- a valuable stamp which couldbe sold for real cash. It was he-cause thousands of such rare col-lector's items may still be hiddenamong old family correspondence, onsouvenir postcards, in attics and gar-

rets around the home or office, thatthe Stamp Exhibition authorities as-sembled this informative collection ofvaluable stamps which recently havebeen found by non-collectors and sub-sequently sold for large sums of mo-ney. Postage stamps grow valuablenot because they are old but whenthey 'are scarce, it is pointed out.

In addition to a number of varie-ties from the United States and fo-reign countries issued within the lastten or twenty years, with a marketvalue of hundreds of dollars each, aspecial display contains such items asa one-cent United States stamp is-sued in 1924 and valued today atmore than $1,000; an Egyptian stampof 1923 used by tourists to mailsouvenir postcards to friends andworth today approximately $200each. In addition to stamps, the dis-play includes a full description of alarge variety of valuable stamps, aswell as suggestions as to where theymay be found, such as in attics andold trunks, on love letters, picturepostcards, albums and 'safes for busi-ness correspondence.

As a special service, visitors desir-ing information as to where theymay -sell stamps they find, will begiven names and addresses of pros-pective buyers without charge orobligation by the exhibit authorities.The International Stamp CentennialExhibition will last through the dura-tion of the New York World's Fairof 1940.

• 1"01' exhibits or the Common-wealth of the Phili ppines, seepages 14 and 15 in this issue.


PENNY STAMP WORTH $50,000 TO BE DISPLAYEDAT THE STAMP CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION,

NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR

By NEA Service

A woman who has never collectedanything in her life owns a stampthat makes stamp collectors shiverin awe. It is the British Guianaone penny stamp of 1856, consideredthe most valuable stamp in the world'and valued today at $50,000.

Considering the fact that in pro-portion to its weight it is more pre-cious even than radium, Mrs. AnnHinda Scala, of Utica, N. Y., doesn'ttake her one penny stamp very se-riously.

She was given the stamp by herfirst husband, Arthur Hind, beforehis death. Mr. Hind bought thestamp for $37,000 when the fabulousFerrari collection was "auctioned offby the French government, the pro-ceeds being credited againts Germa-ny's bill for reparations. Ferrarihad willed his entire collection toGermany, but had, unfortunately forGermany, left it in France when hefled at the outbreak of the war.

Of course Mrs. Scala does takegood care of her previous bit of pa-per, which she describes as "terriblyhomely." It is kept in a clear cello-phane envelope, covered by a blackcellophane envelope inside an asbes-tos box in a vault in her home.

But she has none of the reverencefor the stamp that collectors feel forit. But she does respect the collec-tor's love for a rare object. So everystamp collector working at the Am-bassador Hotel was invited to cometo her suite to 'see it when she stop-ped there on her visit to New YorkCity to leave the stamp with World'sFair authorities. It is to be on dis- .play at the Fair in connection withthe Centennial exhibit.

Mrs. Scala looks on her stamp sim-ply as a sound investment. Askedif she planned to give or will it toa museum she said, "Goodness no."

Noone but a stamp collectorcould appreciate a stamp's beingworth $50,000. But it doesn't seemodd to a philatelist that, because itis one of a kind, a one-penny stampissued in British Guiana in 1856should become so valuable that lessthan a century later it must bechaperoned .by a special agent when

That little black spot on the tablebefore lVIrs. Ann Scala is worth$50,000. It's the only known ~o.pyof the famed one-penny BrltIsh

Guiana issue of 1856.

it is taken to an exhibition-even ifthe exhibition is across the ocean.

-Clipping and illustration,courtesy of the ManilaDaily Bulletin.

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••• BRITISH GUIA:-IA j-pen nvst.am p of 1856. the much pub-licizcd stamp in the world.::;.')0.000 ls a lot of money forthis post.ag'e stnmu, but theowner gets more than 50.000joys and funs in possessing it.

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THE PHILIPPINES EX HIBITS AT THE INTER-NATIONAL STAMP CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION,

NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR OF 1940

... by Pablo M. Esperidi6n

Recognizing the significance of thecentenary of the first adhesive post-age stamp and the far-reaching in-fluence of an educational stamp ex-position, for the first time in years,the Philippine Islands have submit-ted an official entry at a philatelic'show-the International Stamp Cen-tennial Exhibition at the New YorkWorld's Fair of 1940.

Exhibits submitted by the Govern-ment of the Philippines which arenow display at the InternationalStamp Centennial Exhibition, consistof twenty-seven stamps only. Devoidof quantity, indeed they are insignifi-cant. However, the pictorial signifi-cance and the information tied-upwith each stamp, to the averagestamp collector and to the non-stampcollecting public 'as well, they un-ravel graphically the changing Phil-ippines-from the three centuries ofSpanish rule, down to the forty yearsof American administration, culmin-ating to the present political statusof the Islands-the Commonwealth ofthe Philippines.

To collectors of 'stamps of the Phil-ippines the exhibits of the Islands atthe International Stamp CentennialExhibition might be helpful in writ-ing up their Philippine collection,more or less, in an identical way.

Mounted on three album sheets, thetwenty-seven Philippine stamps areidentified with brief informativeknowledge about this rosary of 7,083islands and islets. The first sheettraces a brief history of the Philip-pines. Its subject is, "A BRIEFHISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES·AS TOLD ON POSTAGE STAMPS."Six stamps are mounted on the sheet.Each stamp is written up 'as follows:

Stamp Description.16c - DISCOVERY OF THE

PHILIPPINES by Fer-dinand Magellan 0 nMarch 16, 1521.

30c - BLOOD COMPACT... thefirst treaty between thePhilippines and Spainsigned in 1565.

2c - PHILIPPINE REVOLU-TION in 1896 againstthe Spa n ish rule.

(Stamp of the Katipu-nan or so-called Agui-naldo stamp},

LPeso - BARASOAIN CHURCH ...seat of the Malolos Con-gress where the MalolosConstitution 0 f theshort - lived PhilippineRepublic was signed onJanuary 21, 1899.

2-Pesos - BATTLE OF MANILABA Y on May 1, 1898 ...the dawn of Americanadministration in thePhilippines.

36c - BIRTH OF A NATIONon November 15, 1935...the Commonwealth ofthe Philppines... a na-tion of 7,083 islands andislets with a populationof 1(;,000,303.

The second sheet introduces "THECULTURAL, ECONOMIC ANDPOLITICAL PROGRESS OF THEPHILIPPINES AS DEPICTED ONPOSTAGE STAMPS." Seventeenstamps are mounted on the sheet withthe following explanatory notes:

Starnp Description10-Peso - COAT OF ARMS... an

emblem of the blendingof Western culture inthe Philippines.

12c - EUCHARISTIC CON -G RES S. .. 12,603,365Catholics in the Philip-pines represent the Ca-tholic religion in theseIslands.

20c - RICE PLANTING ... chiefagriculture of the Phil-ippines.

8c - PEARL FISHING ... oneof the industries in thenon-Christian region insouthern Philippines.

20c-JUAN DE LA CRUZ ...the equation of UncleSam or John Bull.

6c - LA FILIPIN A. .. typicalFilipino woman in na-tive costume.

6c - DR. JOSE RIZAL ... rra-tional hero of the Phil-ippines. .. his pen wasmightier than the sword.

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10c - FORT SANTIAGOwhere Dr, Jose Rizalwas imprisoned andwrote his immortal poem,"Mi Ultimo Adios" (MyLast Farewell) prior tohis execution before aSpanish firing squad,

32c - BAG UIO ZIG-ZAG", amasterpiece of road-making. . . constructed5,000 feet above sea le-vel.

2c-MALACANAN PALACE ...seat of Spanish royalauthority made by Gov-ernor-General Taft ashome of American de-mocracy. ,. now officialresidence of PresidentManuel L. Quezon ofthe Commonwealth ofthe Philippines.

fic-- PRESIDENT MANUELL. C>UEZON... first pre-sident of the Common-wealth of the Philip-pines and the greatestliving Filipino.

4.c- MANILA POST OFFICEBUILDING. .. one ofthe modern structuresof the Philippines wherethe mail must go on, ..rain or shine.

8c - PHILIPPINE AIRMAILEXHIBITION. . . firstairmail exhibition of thePhilippines.

16c - BASKETBALL. .. a fa-vorite sport in the Phil-ippines.

12c - PIER 7 ... largest pier inthe world... the lifeline of commerce in thePacific.

2c - FIR S T FOR E I G NTRADE WEEK ... an

observance held to in-terpret and manifest theimportance of the Phil-ippine-American trade.

12c - TRIUMPHAL ARCH ...a symbol of one of thetriumphs of the Philip-pines in her struggle forpolitical independence.

The third sheet presents the "N A-TURAL WONDERS OF THE PHIL-IPPINES AS PORTRAYED ONPOSTAGE STAMPS," with fourstamps mounted OJ;! it. Below eachstamp the following brief descrip-tions a.re given:

Stamp Description2c - MAYON VOLCANO

largest volcano in thePhilippines and the mostperfect cone in theworld.

26c-RICE TERRACES ... oneof the wonders of theworld and date -sincetime immemorial.

12c - SALT SPRINGS. .. lo-cated in Pingkian, San-ta Cruz, Province ofNueva Vizcaya in north-ern Luzon... producesalt in commercial quan-tities.

4.-Pesos-MONTALBAN GORGE ...a magnificent work ofMother Nature on thisside of the globe. Mon-talban is Manila's sourceof water supply.

As the above exhibits indicate, tothe average stamp collector and tothe non-stamp collecting public aswell, they introduce-a brief historyof the Philippines, some naturalwonders of these Islands, and theprogress of her 16,000,000 people inthe sphere of civilization.

There's romanceenough at home,without go i n ghalf a mile forit; only peoplenever think of it.

-DICKENS.

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FLASH!ELIZALDE PENSION ADO COPESFIRST PRIZE IN DESIGN CON-TEST IN NEW YORK

Enrique L. Ruiz, a pensiorrado ofElizalde and Co., who is taking anadvanced course in architecture atYale University, was awarded firstprize recently in a contest for thebest design for a specified P10,OOO,OOO"Pepsi-Cola Bottling Plant of NewYork."

Ruiz, who is specializing in indus-trial and city planning, competedwith many professional architectsand students who took part in thecontest.

A graduate of Yale, Ruiz returnedto his alma mater in 1937; at thattime he was in charge of the contractpainting department of Eliz-alde andCo. and professor in decorative ar-chitecture at the Mapua Institute ofTechnology.

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I CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION,1 BRITISH PAVILION, WORLD'S FAIR

1840-1940li'"I II

C)__ -I NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1940

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SPONSORING COMMITTEE

THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE MARQUESS OF LOTHIAN, C.H.The British Ambassador

HONORABLE JAMES A. FARLEYPostmaster General of the United States

HONORABLE W. S. MORRISONPostmaster General of Great Britain

HONORABLE GAVEN POWERFcstmaster Ceneral cf Canada

HONORABLE H. V. C. THORBYPostmaster General of Australia

HONORABLE F. JONESrostmaster General of New Zealand

GROVER A. WHALENPresident of the New York World's Fair 1940

C. M. PICKTHALLCommissioner General for His Majesty's Government in the United

Kingdom for the New York World's Fair 1940

SIR JOHN WILSON, BARTPresident, Royal Philatelic Society of London, and Curator of His

Majesty's Collection

RAMSEY S. BLACKThird Assistant Postmaster General of the United States

ROY M. NORTHDeputy Third Assistant Postmaster General 0; the United States

ARTHUR W. DEASPresident, Collectors Club

ROLLIN E. FLOWERPresident, Ameri()a·nPhilatelic Society

J. J. KLEMANN, JR.Vice-President, Association for Stamp Exhibitions

LENOX R. LOHRPresident, National Broadcasting Company

THEODORE E. ~TEINWAYFellow, Royal Philatelic Society, London

ETHEL B. STEWARTGovernor, American Air Mail Society

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PRESS COMMITTEE

H. L. Lindquist

James H. Obrig

Felicia Parker

Franklin R. Bruns, Jr.

Charlotte N. Downs

John Edelberg

Deoch Fulton

James B. Hatcher

Herbert Stein

Kent B. Stiles

Douglas Armstrong Don Houseworth James C. Mullikin

Cecil Betron Charles A. Kenny P. L. Pemberton

Edwin Brooks Clifford Langbein Elmer C. Pratt

Robert D. Byrnes Justine Lewis Stephen G. Rich

Richard McP. Cabeen O. C. Lightner William E. Rosenblohm

Theodore Chambers George W. Linn Harry Samonisky

A. O. Crane Robson Lowe George Schoene

Chester Durgin Ed Maguire Eveleen W. Severn

Pablo M. Esperidi6n Harlan Miller William M. Stuart

Joseph P. Furey Val. C. Mogensen Burton Wander

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

ALBIN E. JOHNSON, European Commissioner of New York World'sFair 1940 in charge of Exhibition

ERNEST A. KEHR, Director

HELEN WEITZMANN, Assistant Director

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SPECIAL EXHIBITORS

UNITED STATES POST OFFICE DEPARTMENTComplete set of United States stamps and die proofs issued between 1847

and 1940.Display of stamps from the Philatelic Museum in Washington.Printing press on which the manufacture of United States postage stamps

will I:e in continuous demonstration.

BRITISH GOVERNMENTBy special arrangement with British Postal Officials, the Exhibition has

procured 100,000 covers franked with the new centennial commemorativestamps.

Because of the perils to navigation at present the collection of His Majesty>King George YI, could not be brought to the N. Y. World's Fair 1940, but pho-tostats are being made of the pages from the Royal albums containing essaysand proofs of the world's first postage stamp, as well as all documents pertainingto it. These wi!! be displayed through the generous courtesy of His Majesty.

AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANYSiderographer to demonstrate the method of transferring a stamp design

from the original die to the steel printing plate.A collection of frames containing die proofs of stamps of the United States

and various foreign countries.

NEW YORK POST OFFICESpecial electrical map display showing the airmail routes of the world.

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ENTRIESINCLUDING NAMES OF EXHIBITORS THROUGH WHOSE COURTESY

THEY ARE BEING DISPLAYED

THE WORLD'S GREATEST PHILATELIC TREASURES

Special Exhibit UNITED STATES: a two-cent stamp of 1890 and anoil painting of the same design made by J. D. Chalfant so accurately that itwas impossible to tell the difference between the original stamp and the paint-ing. Loaned through the courtesy of Ernest G. Jarvis and valued at $10,000.

The Mauritius error of 1848. A superb copy of a stamp inscribed"PENOE". This is the only known copy of an original envelope. Exhibitedby GJI. Hans Lagerloef of New York City.

The United States airmail error. A block of four stamps issued in 1918in which, through a printer's error, the central picture is upside down in rela-tion to the frame design. Exhibited by Mrs. Ethel B. Stewart of New YorkCit~-.

GREAT BRITAIN :-A collection of Mulready envelopes and wrappers, can-catures and varieties.

DR. H. E. RADASCH PHILADELPHIA, P A.Frames 1-3

GREAT BRITAIN :-A collection of Mulready envelopes and Penny Blacksincluding a letter addressed to Cardinal Newman.

EDWIN E. ELKINS BROOKLYN, N. Y.Frames 4-5

AUTOGRAPHS:-Signatures of Rowland Hill and William Mulready.

SIDKEY F. BARRETT NEW YORK, N. Y.Frame 6

GREAT BRITAIN :-A specializ ad collection of the "Penny Black," the world'sfirst adhesive postage stamp.

WILLIAM BERNARD, .JR., ani AI' DREW HEINEMAN NEW YORK, N.Y.

Frames 7-8

BRITISH EMPIRE:-A collection of British Colonial stamps, portrayingKing George V.

MRS. EDWARD G. HAGEDORNFrames 9-12, 55

NEW YORK, N. Y.

GUAM :-A general collection including rarities.COL. HANS LAGERLOEF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Frame 13

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U 'ITED STATES:-24e. airmail issue of [918.MRS. ETHEL B. STE\yART XE\\' YORT\:, ~. Y.

Frame 14-15

BRITISH EMPIRE:-All stamps tracing the lineage of Queen Viotoria.MRS. ARTHUR D. PIERCE HADDONFIELD, N .. 1.

Frame 16

IRAQ:-A complete collection of stamps with cancellations, errors and airmailcovers.

C. R. BEGGLE RT\'ERTO:--r, X . .T.Frames 17-18

BRITISH EMPIRE:-A collection of postal stationery.C. WARNER BATES ALBA~Y, N. y.

Framcs J9-24, 161-162

JAMAICA :-A specialized collection including stampless covers, adhesiveswhich trace 188 years of the Island's postal history.

C. BRINKLEY TURNER PHILADELPHIA, PA.Frames 25-29

BRITISH WEST INDIES:-A collection of covers franked with bisectedstamps.

FRED E. CAG~A NE\" YORK, N. Y.Frame 30

LUNDY ISLAND LOCALS:-The collection of drawings, essays, and stampsused as the basis of the standard reference book on this subject.

JOHN D. STANARD CHATTANOOGA, TEK~.Frames 31-35

MALTA :-A collection of Twentieth Century issues, including some errors.EDWrN E. ELKINS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

Frames 36

RHODESIA:-A corrplete collection in unused singles and blocks.BERNARD HEINE fAN NEW YORK, N. Y.

Frames 31-41

BECHUA ALAND:-A complete specialized collection.STEPHEN G. RICH VERONA, . .T.

Frame 42

AIRMAILS:-A collection of stamps issued by Great Britain and her colonies.MRS. LOUISE S. DAVIS NEW YORK, N. Y.

Frames 43-45

NEWFOUNDLAND:-A representative collection, including errors and rarities.S. MORTON COOPER PAOLI, PA.

Frame 46-47

AUTOGRAPHED AIRMAIL COVERS carried on the 1933 Rome-Chicagogood-will flight and signed by Vito Balbo, his entire crew, King VictorEmmanuel, and Mussolini.

J. J. KLEMANN, JR. NEW YORK, . Y.Frame 43

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BRITIEH WEST I!\DIES :-Ori!!:inally designed, c'ecorat ivc tit!e pages fora collect ion.

RlTSSEL C. ALEXANDER NEW YORK, N. v.Frames 49-50

BRITISH COLONIES:-A comprehensive collection of first-day covers.GIMBELS STAl\IP DEPART:\IE~T :\iEW YORK, :\i. Y.

Frames 51-.52 .. 54

DICK MERRILL SOUVENIRS:-A collectionGood- wm Round Trip Flig;ht between New

GIMBELS STAMP DEPARTMENTFrame 53

of covers carried on Merrill'sYork and London.

NEW YORK, N. Y.

BRITISH COLONIES:-Falkland Islands. Leeward Islands, St. Helena andSt. Kitts-Nevis: A general collection of various issues.

FREDERIC1\: AT.SBl-RY-PTRlE ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.Frames 56-58

EGYPT :-A selection of this countrv's most interesting stamps.ERNEST A. I<EHR RICHMOND HILL, N. Y.

Frames 59-60

HELIGOLAND:-Mint blocks and sing;le stamps, some on ravel's to shawthe difference between orig;inals and reprints.

El'GE~E KLETT\" PHILADELPHIA, PA.Frames 61-62

AUTOGRAPHS:-A collection of envelopes mailed by signers of the Decla-ration of Indcpendence, Presidents and President's widows to demonstratethe Free-Franking; privilege.

EDWARD STERN NEW YORK, N. Y.Frames 63-69

TRANS-OCEANIC:-Airmail covers including all the outstanding; raritiescarried on pioneer and recent flight across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

\rTLLTAMS H. KRI JSI<Y BROOKLYN, N. Y.Frames 70-79---------------------------------

POSTAL HISTORY DOCUMENTS:-A remarkable collection of documentspertaining to postal history since 1600. including postal bulletins, Hill'sfamous pamphlet, engraved pictures, etc.

DR. THADDEUS HYATT NEW YORK, N. Y.Frames 80 ..84

UNITED STATES:-A collection of covers carried on the first governmentairmail flight at Garden City, N. Y. in 1911, supplemets by photographstaken at the time.

DR. THADDEUS HYATT NEW YORK, N. Y.Frames' 85-86

BORNEO AND LABUAN :-A collection of these colorful stamps on originalletters.

RALPH F. HOLDZI<OM ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.Frame 87

U ITED STATES :-Envelopes and covers carried on pioneer airmail flights ..J. J. KLEMAI :\i, .JR. NEW YORK, N. Y.

Frames 88-90

BRITISH COLONIALS:-Speciali~ed collections of Barbados, Fiji, Mauritius,Natal, Seychelles, Tobago, and Turks Islands.

COL. HANS LAGERLOEF NEW YORK, N. Y.Frames 91-104


AUSTRALIA:-A complete collection of Commonwealth issues formed hyWalter E. Wycherley.

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT CANBERRA, AUSTRAUAFrames 105-108

UNITED STATES:-Stamples Covers of Maryland.MICHAEL MILLER BALTIMORE, MD.

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Frames 109-111-----------------------------------------------------GREAT BRITAIN AND COLONIES:--A complete collection of stamps,

pictures and documents (including; autographs of King: George V and QueenMary) issued in conjunction with the Jubilee of 1935.

ERNEST G. JARVIS KENMORE, N. Y.Frames 112-119

GREAT BRITAIN AND COLONIES:--A complete collection of stamps,pictures and documents issued in conjunction with the Coronation of KingGeorge VI and Queen Elizabct h.

ERNEST G.. JARVIS KENMORE, N. Y.Frames 120-132

-----UNITED STATES :--Stamplcss covers from 1795, including many rarities.ALBERT SCHWARZ, II ATLANTIC CITY, N .. J.

Frames 133-134--------------

ORANGE FREE STATE:--A complete collection mounted with a view todisplaying human interest.

ARTHUR .J. CUBBAGE ATLANTIC CfTY, N .. J.Frames 135-136

UNITED STATES:-Portions of the Edward S. Knapp collection of Confede-rate Stares stamps.

SCOTT STAMP COMPANY NEvVYORK, N. Y.Frame 137

UNITED STATES:--Postage stamps encased m metal containers and usedas money during the Civil War.

FELIX R. HUPPE EAST ELMHURST, N. Y.Frame 138

UNITED STATES:--Letters carried by the Pony Express service betweenGEORGE B. SLOANE NEW YORK, N. Y.

Frames 139-140

UNITED STATES:--A collection of documents and stamps pertaining to thedeath of President Warren G. Hardin/-!:.

HOWARD A. LEDERER NEW YORK, N. Y.Frames 141-144

UNITED STATES:--A comprehensive collection of Columbian, Trans-Mis-sissippi and Pan American commemorative stamps, including essays, normalstamps, blocks, covers, and errors.

MRS. ETHEL B. STEW ART NEW YORK, N. Y.Frames 145-154

UNITED STATES:--Issues of 1870-1876 with fancy postal cancellations.PETER V. O. BARKELEW MOORESTOWN, N. J.

Frames 155~156

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BRITISH EMPIRE:-A complete collection of various issues prepared duringthe Warld War.

ROBERT P. LEVli3 NE\'" YORK, N. Y.Frames 157-159

GREAT BRITAIN:-A collection of Pennv Reds of 1864 and covers showinglength of time it took to deliver letters between 1863-1865.

OTTO G. RETGHEI.T RIDGEWOOD, ~ . .T.Frame 160

NEWFOUNDLAND :-A general collection with illustrations explaining there-engraved issues of 1929-3].

DONALD M. DOUGHTY WILLfi3TON PARK, N. Y.Frame 163

U ION OF SOUTH AFRICA:-A specialized collection of the first stampsfrom this Free Kingdom.

STEPHEN G. RICH \"ERO~A, N .. J.Frame 164

CANADA:-Twentieth Century issues of the Dominion.F. LEONARD SASHER ATLANTIC CITY, N .. J.

Frames 165-166

ERRORS AND FREAKS:-Stamps of the entire world, showing printingerrors.

DR. T. L. ~ASCHER PORT RICHMOND, ~. Y.Frames 167-168

UNITED STATES:-Stamps of the U.S.A. with Masonic cancellations.SIDNEY F. BARRETT NEW YORK, N. Y.

Frames 169-1 71

UNITED STATES:-A collection of patriotic envelopes used during the CivilWar period.

HUGH 1. CLARK ~EW YORK, N. Y.Frames 172-174

UN!TED STATES:-Original sketches and drawings from which the currentpresidential stamps were designed.

ELAINE RA \VLTNSON NEW YORK, N. Y.Frame 175

UNITED STATES:-Match and Medicine stamps which formed the basis ofthe standard reference work on this subject.

HENRY W. HOLCOMBE NEW YORK, J. Y.Frames 176-180

UNITED STATES :-Stamps autographed by President, Governors, andother personalities connected with the issues.

MARTIN NEURER WEST NEW YORK, N. Y.Frames 181-183

OPERA STAMPS:-German Wagnerian issue autographed by MetropolitanOpera Company Stars who interpret Wagnerian roles.

ERNEST A. KEHR RICHMOND HILL, N. Y.Frame 184

UNITED STATES:-A complete collection of Georgia pick-up airmail flil!:htr.KENNETH KALMBACH ATLANTA, GA.

Frames 18':-186

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U~ITED STATES:-A collection of meter cancellations.CHARLES .T. HECK ~E\Y YORK, .X. Y.

Frames 187-188

UNITED STATES:-A die proof of the Linbergh Airmail Stamp.r.ours \Y. CHARLAI' NE\Y YORK, x. v.

Frame 189

UNITED STATES:-The famous American Series.GIMBEL'S STAMP DEPARTMENT

Frames 190-191NEW YORI\", N. Y.

GREAT BRITAI T:-Documents pertaining to Chalmers-Hill controversy eninvention of postage stamps.

LEAH CHALMERS LONDON, ENGLANDFrame 192

CYRUS:-A collection of stamps reflecting the developments of tho copperindustrv as pictured on stamps.

COPPER AND BRASS INDUSTRY NEW YORE, N. Y.Frame 193

CO TSTITUTION TRIBUTE:-8tamps and documents pertaining to thesesquicentennial, of thc United States Constitution.

\\A1.TER E. KOO:\S ~E\-V YORK, N. Y.Frames 194-198

UNITED STATES:-Covers imprinted with special commemorativc cachetr ..JOHX J. HAAG BROOKLYN, ~. Y.

Frames 199-202

lJNITED STATES :-Airmail Covers signed hv such pi ots and commandersas Amelia Earhart, Douglas Corrigan, Dr. Hugo Erhener and others.

FLORENCE LAMPORT PHILADELPHIA. PA.Frames 203-204

SOUTH WEST AFRICA:-A complete collection III pairs and hlocks, in-eluding proofs, airmails, and minor varieties.

DR. fR\'JNG B. BLUMENFELD BRONX, N. Y.Frames 205-207

UNITED STATES:-Freak printings of stamps and envelopes showing paperIolds, double impressions, etc.

EDWIN E. ELKINS BROOKLYN, N. Y.Frames 208-209

UNITED STATES:-A collection of covers mailed aboard submarines.GEORGE V. SADWORTH WOODI-lAVEN, N. Y.

Frame 210

UNITED STATES:-A collection of stamps and special cancellations issuedfor the Nell' York's Fair in 1939.

\YILLIAM ~ISSELFrames 211-213

RIDGEWOOD, N. Y.

A COLLECTION of stamps and .original photographs issued by foreigncountries to commemorate the World's Fair.

FRANKLl~ R. BRUNS, .IR. NEW YORK, T. Y.Frames 214-216

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COVERS demonstrating the various methods of transport ing mail.MRS. MINNIE TROTT WEST ~E\v YORK, ~ . .T.

Frames 217-218

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS :-A general collection of pictorial issues and airmailcovers.

PABLO lVI. ESPERIDTON :\1ANILA, P. T.Frame 219

"A. PHILATELIC SYMPHONY": A collection of stamps upon which aredepicted composers, musical instruments, etc.

CARROL .J. FROST NORTH BERGEN, N . .1.Frames 220-222

UNITED STATES AND PHILI~P-INE ISLANDS:-Airmail stamps andcovers showing the development of Airmail Service.

1,. B. GATCHELL BRONXVILLE, N. Y.Frames 223-226

UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN:-Various letters and cardsparried on pioneer airmail fliuhts.

NORMAN SERPHOS LARCHMONT, N. Y.Frames 227-228

\VAR:-As pictured on stamps, showing its caUS3S,effects, weapons, horrors,and futility.

WILl.JAM TONG ATLANTIC CTTY, N .. 1.Frame 229

KEHR'S KWAINT KOLLECTION :-An assortment of stamps and coverseach of which tells a human interest story.

ERNEST A. I<EHR RICHMOND HILL, N.Y.Frames 230-232

MISCELLANY:-A collection of stamps and covers that abound with humaninterest.

GEORGE B. SLOANE NEW YORE:, N. Y.Frames 233-23-1

A COLLECTION of stamps from various countries all which fish are depicted.MRS. MARY F. LEWANDOWSKI PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Frames 235-236

RELIGIOUS STAMPS:-A complete collection of stamps portraying Christ,the Madonna, Saints, etc.

RT. REV. F. CECH LA CROSSE, WIS.Frames 237-238

RELIGIOUS STAMPS:-IlIuminated parchment pages from "A Book ofSaints."

MRS. CLARA BEVERIDGE CORINA, CALIF.Frame 239

UNITED STATES:-A collection of stamps upon which Abraham Lincolnis portrayed.

CHARLES EARP RIVERTON, N. J.Frame 240

HAWAIl :-A specialized collection of early issues.WILLIAM S. F. PIERCE ATCO, N .. J.

Frame 241

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UNITED STATES:-Drawings, essays and trial printings of early Bureau ofEngraving and Printing issues.

THOl\IAS l\IORRTS NE\Y YORK, N. Y.Frames 242-243

U ITED STATES:-Essays and proofs of various issues.CLARENCE BRAZER FL SHING, N. Y.

Frames 244-246

U ITED STATES:-A collection of postal cards issued between 1873 and 1910.YINCENT DOMANSKI, JR. PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Frames 247-248

UNITED STATES :-Collection of trans-oceanicSOL GLASS

Right covers ]935-1939.BALTIMORE, MD.

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Frames 249-252

UNITED STATES:--PosLage due stamps and covers used since 1754.ROBERT F. BRINTON WEST CHESTER, PA.

Frames 253-262

TUBERCULOSIS SEALS of the U. S. and foreign countries.NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS SOCIETY NEW YORK, N. Y.

Frames 263-265 and Wall Frames

WALL FRAMES

"AMERICAN MAILS, from Province to Empire" and "What's in a Mixture?"DR. EmYARD FERNALD ROCKFORD, ILL

HA DPAINTED COVERS with autographs of rulers of foreign governments,U. S. governors, etc .

.JAMES T. DYE NEW YORK, N. Y.

UNITED STATES CO FEDERATES:-Stamps and covers used during.Jefferson Davis' presidency.

\YJLLTAM S. JOHNSTON SCARSDALE, N. Y.

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS:-A representative collection cf recent pictorialsfrom this Commonwealth.

PHILIPPINE RESIDENT COMMISSIONER \VASHINGTON, D. C.

UNITED STATES:-World's Fair Covers.E. ROHR JAMAICA, N. Y.

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS:-A collection of stamps from these Islands, de-picting a brief history of the Philippines, some natural wonders of thiscountry, and its cultural, economic and political progress.

COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA, P. I.

UNITED STATES:-A hand-painted map of the United States with a pre-cancel stamp mounted on each respective State.

FLORO J. POLICARPIO MANILA, P. I

UNITED STATES:-Stamps mailed from cities with Polish names.MRS. A. Y. PISKORSKI JERSEY CITY, N. Y.

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APRIL-MA Y-JUNE. 1940

KNIGHT COLLECTION OF U. S. STAMPSNOW ON DISPLAY AT JOHN HAYLIBRARY OF BROWN UNIVERSITY

... by Edwin Brooks

[ndisputedly recogntzed as the world'.outstanding collection of unusedUnited States blocks.

The Webster Knight collection ofunused United States blocks becamea permanent exhibit at the John HayLibrary of Brown University in Pro-vidence, Rhode Island on Fridayevening, March 22. The occasion wasa preview of this magnificent show-ing of United States stamps in con-nection with a meeting of the Friendsof the Library.

Col. Webster Knight, a Brown gra-duate in the class of 1876, did muchin the following years for his AlmaMater. Elected a Trustee in 1924, hewas active in the affairs of the Uni-versity up to the time of his death atAlton Bay, Lake Winnepesaukee, N.H., on June 30, 1933.

Col. Knight's stamp collecting ac-tivities began about 1870 and conti-nued to the end, unused United Statesis·sues being his greatest interest.These he collected in sheets and largeblocks, forming in his later years anunusual collection of these itemswhich gradually became prominent inphilatelic circles.

His own holdings were augmented,among others, by important additionsobtained from the collections of Dr.Stephen A. Welch, William H. Cong-don, and A. B. Slater, who assembledthe famous "Providence Collection".It is of interest to note that as ear-ly as 1884 the latter was known as"Mr. Block of Four Slater".

Mr. Slater, in turn, was promptedto collect unused United States blocksthrough his association with CharlesA. Hopkins in the office of the Provi-dence Gas Company. Mr. Hopkins,

who was perhaps the first block col-lector in the United States, will beremembered by old time 'stampdealers.

Thus Col. Knight formed a wonder-ful collection which included practi-cally all of the known United Statesblocks in unused condition. Todaythe Webster Knight collection in itspermanent home at the John HayLibrary of Brown University is in-disputedly recognized as the world'soutstanding collection of u n u s e dUnited States blocks.

Brawn Receives CollectionIn leaving his collection to Brown

University Col. Knight made provi-sion in his will that it be mounted,housed, and displayed at the expenseof his estate. Also the bequest wasaccompanied by an endowment of$50,000, the income to be used formaintenance, upkeep, and the care ofthe collection.

Judge Robert S. Emerson, WilliamH. Congdon, and Dr. Robert F. Cham-bers of Brown were named in thewill to select and supervise the dis-play of the collection. These threelater constituted the permanent andself-perpetuating committee havinggeneral 'Supervision over the collec-tion and its maintenance.

Following the deaths of JudgeEmerson in January, 1937, and Mr.Congdon in June of the same year E.Tudor Gross and Colin MacR. Make-peace became members of the com-mittee. The task in preparing theexhibit was not an easy one, several

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• PART of the 'Vobster Knightcollection at the John Hay Ll-br-a ry of Brown University Pro-vidence, Rhode Island.

matters of importance requiring con-sideration before its completion.

First, material had to be selectedfrom Col. Knight's large accumula-tion, the idea being to make theexhibit "as complete as possible".Then came the mounting and finallythe difficult problem of incasing,which was solved by especially de-signed and constructed steel cabinetsby Remington Rand, Inc. of Buffalo,New York.

There are five cabinets, each con-taining twenty-four sliding frames,each accomodating twelve ordinaryalbum pages, six on a side, protectedby heavy plate glass. The mountingof the exhibit has been done in thegenerally approved manner.

The Knight collection includes allthe early United States classics, se-veral unique in unused blocks, alongwith the rarities of both the 19th and20th century issues. The exhibit, inits completeness, offers all that is tobe desired in a general showing ofunused United States blocks.

Highlights oj the Collection

The first regular Governmental is-sue of 1847 is represented by twobeautiful 5-cent Franklin imperfor-ates, one a block of twelve, the otherof four stamps. The 10-cent Wash-ington, a really wonderful item, isa used block of four, the only usedpiece in the collection.

The imperforates of 1851-57 arecomplete in blocks with one excep-tion, while the 1857-60 issue with thesame designs, but perforated, are allshown. Likewise the 1861 series isalso complete with a single excep-tion, the 5-cent mustard colored va-lue.

The 1869 first United States "pic-torial stamps", often referred to asour "first commemoratives", presenta magnificent lot of blocks. All de-nominations are there, including bothtypes of the 15-cent stamp, with the30-cent and 90-cent values superblycentered.

The "Bank Note issues" of 1870-94 are complete in blocks of varioussizes. The Columbians of 1893, alsoin blocks of various sizes, present astriking display, especially the dollarvalues, this being the first time thesehigh denomirrations appeared in ourpostal issues.

All the "Bureau Issues", producedby the Bureau of Engraving andPrinting", from 1894 to date arecomplete, some of the larger piecescommanding attention. The Trans-Mississippi blocks of 1898, portray-ing western life, are unusual in thelarge blocks, particularly the dollarvalues.

20th Century Items Noted

In the experimental "bluish papervarieties" of 1909 only blocks of ex-ceedingly rare 4-cent and 8-centstamps are missing. Large blocksshowing the 1916-17 "5-cent carmineerror" imperforate, and the more re-cent 1930 Von Steuben imperforatealso feature 20th century issues,which in themselves are practicallycomplete.

In addition to the regular and com-memorative issues the Knight col-lection includes a particularly fineshowing of airmails, parcel posts,and postage dues. The selection ofConfederate States and United Statespossessions are also worthy of note,

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together with Departrnentals andRevenues.

Mecca jor Stamp CollectorsThe John Hay Library also houses

New England's finest philatelic li-brary section, consisting of some 850volumes, most of which relate toUnited States issues. The nucleus ofthis collection came several years agofrom the Rhode Island Philatelic So-ciety, which held its 55th anniversarymeeting this February 6.

Providence is destined to become amecca for collectors from all parts

of the country anxious to view forthemselves the Webster Knight col-lection of unused United Statesblocks. Containing as it does severalof the only known blocks, it can ne-ver be duplicated.

Collectors and others anticipatingvisits to Providence and desirous ofinspecting the collection are advisedto write Dr. Robert F. Chambers,Brown University, Chairman of thePermanent Committee, who will as-sist in making the necessary arrange-ments at the John Hay Library.

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CLEANINGS FROM THE CE SORS

EXCHAKGE WANTED-For 1000-5000mixed stamps of your country including Cornrnemoratives, Air

Mails, Revenues, etc., we will send same quantity of the United States.-We are also interested in wholesale exchanges. (Please sand first and register

your sendings.)THAT LITTLE BOOK CO.

2855 Claflin Avenue, New York City, N. Y., U.S.A.Attention at Mr. Rose, Exchange Dept.

Many a worried Mademoiselle hasbeen flattered and charmed by a let-ter from a gallant censor who des-troyed the message she was imp a-tiently waiting for.

On one postcard from the front,delivered recently to an anxious wifein Bordeaux, was erased from begin-ning to end except for "Ma cherie"at the beginning and "Your very de-voted Jacques" at the end. Pinnedto it, however, was a note that ran:

"Madame,"Your husband is in perfect

health and feeling very cheerful.Unfortunately, he has one fault--he loves to chatter about things heshouldn't. However, I feel surethat a woman a'S charming as youmust be, is not guilty of the gravefault of undue curiosity and thatyou will therefore forgive me fordeleting the gist of his message.Permit me to present you, Madame,the expression of my profoundhomage. The Censor."

Another letter to a young lady ofParis, had also been deleted from

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the first word to the last, but thecensor evidently felt that to receivesuch a message would be too cruel,so he added 'a note of his own, saying:

"Chere Mademoiselle:"The sender of the enclosed let-

ter is in perfect health and excel-lent spirits. He is a fine soldier,too, but must learn to curb histongue. But military disciplinewill soon break him in, and I haveno doubt that he will presentlywrite you unimpeachable lettersthat I shall not have to interferewith. Meanwhile, allow me tohope that you are enjoying thebest of health and bear no grudgetowards your unknown admirer.The Censor."

It is a safe bet that no Britishgirl will get as gallant a note fromthe censor as her French sister whenher sweetheart forgets himself anddescribes the front line sector toographically and well -- with namesand dates.

--San Francisco Examiner .

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IANOTHER ERROR ON THE 18- CENTAVOSTAMP OF THE PHILIPPINES

... by Pablo M. Esperidi6n

As discovered by an Elizaldeemployee.

Whenever collectors fail to explainphilatelic affairs, historical or factuallore may be consulted to get aglimpse of something akin to phila-tely in a nation. A case in point isthe IS-centavo stamp of the Philip-pines, which stamp is popularlyknown as the PAGSA JA FALLS.

As collectors are aware, the stampportrays a vignette of the VernalFalls in Yosemite, California, in-stead of the so-called PagsanjanFalls in Laguna, a province in Cen-tral Luzon. And naturally, an er-ror.

This error-we might call it the"first error" - was discovered byErnest A. Kehr, present stamp editorof the New YQ1'k Herald-Tribunewhile he was trekking in California,way back in 1932. Incidentally, itwas that year when this stamp wasissued by the Bureau of Posts, Ma-nila.

Inherent perhaps to newspaper-men that sense of curiosity, Ernest, anewspaperman by his own right, dis-covered. the error on this stamp.through that idiosycrancy. The vig-nette of the stamp having arrestedErnest's curiosity, on the followingday of his discovery, he reported itto Lowell Thomas (now 20th Centu-ry-Fox News commentor) who broad-cast it in the radio, the latter beinga conductor of a radio broadcast atthat time in T ew York City. Thusthe broadcast made a wild publicityfor this stamp, and soon the errorwas published in the philatelic pressin the U. S. A. And such is a briefaccount of its first error.

However, this stamp bears the la-bel -PAGSANJAN FALLS. Again

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this label is wrong. In the Philip-pines there's no such Fans by thename of PAGSANJAN FALLS. Itsreal name is MAGDAPIO FALLS.It.'s one of the scenic spots in theprovince of Laguna, and while Pag-sanjan is also in Laguna, it's nothingbut a town.

Discovery made by the writer onthis second error was attributed tosome curiousity. One day the writeron reading an article by Luis S. Flo-res, a provincial correspondent of theM omilo. DCLily Bulletin (oldest Ame-rican newspaper in the Philippines)descriptive of the Magdapio Falls, he'sent an inquiry to the latter as tothe real name of the Pagsanjan Falls.In response, the Bulletin correspond-ent furnished the writer the follow-ing facts pertinent to the so-calledPAGSANJAN FALLS:

"As regards your query on whichis appropriate and correct-Mag-dapio Falls or Pagsanjan Fans, Ithink that I can say with a certandegree of certainty that the former(Magdapio Falls) is correct. Imight add that Pagsanjan Falls isimproper for the simple reasonthat this scenic spot is not a partof Pazsanjan but of the municipa-lity of Cavinti. The place is po-pularly known as Pagsanjan Fallsbecause in going to the place, onehas to start from Pagsanian townand ride on btmcas (small boats)manned by Pagsanjeiios. All facil-ities in going to the Falls are givenin Pagsanjan."To appreciate a picturesque des-

cription of the Magdapio Falls, LuisS. Flores wrote:

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•• MAGDAPIO Falls.

"Laguna is well known for itswaterfalls - the Magdapio Fallsbeing considered one of the rarestbeauty spots of the world. To por-tray in words the grandeur andthe glory of this magnificent spec-tacle is quite impossible. For ithas an exquisite fascination thatonly those who behold it for hourscan perceive."

"The Magdapio Falls is acces-sible only by means of bancaswhich are manned by skilled boat-men. Shooting the turbulent ra-pids of the Magdapio River has allthe thrills that could be wished for.The trip to and from the falls isfraught with excitement - thebancas da·shing, plunging and zig-zagging to avoid the stones andboulders ill the middle of the wa-ter-course. The falls are morethan an hour ride from Pagsan-jan."

"The view along the way to thegreat cataract is magnificent. Tinywaterfalls trickle down from un-seen sources above, their noisemingling with the chirping of thebirds and the insects hidden behindan impenetrable screen of green fo-liage which grow over the striatedwalls of the gorge. In some places,nature has sculptured the rocks ina manner forming a variety offantastic figures. Almost every-where the high walls are fringedwith vines, shrubs and trees. Twosmaller falls greet the visitors be-fore they reach the famed Magda-pio Falls. These small cataractsare the Talon Talahib (TalahibFalls) and Talon Cavinti (Cavin-ti Falls). During the high tidethey are miniature Magdapio Falls'their music magnified by the per~vasive 'silence of the place."

"Then there is the picturesqueMagdapio Falls itself, famous the

world over for its natural won-ders. Here, nature seems to revelin contrasts. The water poursover the top of the cliff in onenarrow 'stream and falls with tre-mendous force onto a rocky ledgeapparently formed by its ownforce, then surges and seethes be-tween the narrow walls, droppingagain in another picturesque ca-taract into a pool below, the echoof its angry roar accenting the si-lence of the place. The waterglides gently through the whirl-pools, then rushes again at tre-mendous speed, dashing and leap-ing over rocks or swirling aboutthe g+ant boulders in a series ofcascades that are wild and rugged-ly lovely. The current· comes torest in a place which is quaint andwonderful-a spot of sylvan beantyin which Miss Louise McNutt,daughter of former High Com-missioner Paul V. McNutt lostherself in wonder. Miss Me-Nutt was quoted as having mur-murred, "This is the most wonder-ful scenery that I have ever seen."Luis S. Flores is a native of La-

guna. Simultaneously he is in thesecretarial staff of the Office of theGovernor of that province. As suchhis knowledge of the historical o~factual lore of Laguna-its peopleand customs, its traditions and scenicspots with a particular mention tothe Magdapio Falls-is therefore un-questionable.

Thus from the above, it's apparentthat the 1S-centavo stamp of thePhilippines, counts now with two er-rors-the picture and the label.

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ITHE POSTAGE METER STAMPCOMES OF AGE-PHILATELICALLY

... by Frederick Bowes, Jr.

A message from Pitney-Bowes Post-age Meter Co., delivered by FrederickBowes, Jr., before the PhilatelicWriters' Breakfast on Sunday, May 5,1940, at the Celebration of the Cen-tenary of the First Adhesive PostageStamp. Hotel Mayflower" waahf ng ron ,I). C.

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle-men of the Philatelic Press, Distin-guished Guests-

Speaking as one who has been ask-ed to speak for that arm of ourpostal service known as metered mail,as one who represents the postagemeter industry and the companywhich invented and pioneered a newform of postage, I am honored tohave this opportunity to add onemore salute to the birth of the FirstAdhesive Postage Stamp, to the me-mory of Sir Rowland Hill, the greatpostal reformer, and Jacob Perkinsthe American engraver who perfectedthe process which made possible thefamous Penny Black.

And our salute is all the more sin-cere because, over the past two dec-ades, ~e have done a bit of postalpioneerrng ourselves. Most of youknow the postage meter as a mechan-ical device by which duly licensedbusiness firms and others can stampand seal their outgoing mail. Thepostage is imprinted directly on en-velopes, or on gummed tape for bulkypieces, or for parcel post packages'and It is recorded on visible counter~or registers in the meter, which islocked and sealed by the post office,and operated under regulations ofthe Post Office Department.

Down through the years the annualamount of postal revenue derivedfrom postage meters has mountedsteadily until last year, according tothe Annual Report of the PostmasterGeneral, it reached $121,OOO,OOO-al-most one-fifth of the total postagerevenue.

More recently you have seen thepostal development of the "Maile-mat," a coin-operated mailbox, which,in effect, is a public-use version ofthe postage meter.

Just where these two inventions~ill go from here, it is hard to pre-diet, but both have a philatelic signi-ficance which has been spotlightedhere in an unexpected, but most en-couraging manner. Before I tell youjust how and why we are encouraged,may I tell you a little story-quite onthe whimsical side-which illustratesthe point.

Once upon a time there was a cir-cus performer and his trained dog,whose phenomenal tricks were famedthroughout the land.

After ten years of fame and ac-claim, however, even the world'smost remarkable repertoire of tricksbegan to pall a bit-and the trainerfelt he had to work out at least onemore sensational trick with which toplease customers on the sawdust cir-cuit.

So he spent three whole months ofwinter training in Florida in a at-tempt to create the one perfect trick.But the dog, hough almost human inintelligence, just couldn't seem to getit right.

Fmally, and in desperation, thetrainer one day lost patience turnedon his faithful little dog ~nd ex-claimed:

"Boy, but you're dumb! You'rethe most stupid mutt I've ever seen!"

And, wo~der o! wonders, the doglooked at him, quite hurt and 'said:

"I'm nothing of the kind."

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"Good Lord!" cried the trainer"You can talk! Why didn't you tellme?" And the little dog quietly re-plied, "You never asked me!"

Well, the point I make is this: thatmetered mail, all these years, mayhave had an unused ability or cap-acity-a philatelic one.

But the philatelic world, with fewexceptions, "never asked us," so tospeak-and, frankly, we were toobusy building and distributing thesemetered mailing devices to devotetime and interest to the philatelicside.

Now that the Postage Stamp Cen-tenary Committee--through the kindoffices of the executive secretary,Mr. Fawcett-has so kindly invitedus to make metered mail a part ofthis celebraiont, we feel that thepostage meter 'stamp has truly comeof age-philatelically. We have beentruly honored, and hope that meteredmail will go forward to provide aninteresting and constructive branchof the greatest of all hobbies-stampcollecting.

There should be no feeling of com-petition with adhesives. Certainly,postage meters can never entirely re-place adhesive stamps, nor were theyever intended to. If anything, per-haps postage meters will somewhatreduce the volume of adhesive stamps

-but that should only make themmore rare, more valuable. 'Ve feelthat the postage meter does a specialpostal job of its own, just as th~ ad-hesive stamp does. Metered mall, byand large, is business mail. Itsstamp has certain uni9ue character-istics, valuable to business firms inparticular. Among these character-istics, two seem to stand out.

First, it is not only prepaid post-age, but it is pre-postmarked, and,in effect, pre-canceled.

Second, it is the only known formof non-negotiable postage in theworld.

There are other features, too. 'Veare trying to beautify the designs ofpostage meter stamps which have inthe past been pretty well stripped foraction, with not a great deal of timegiven to attractive design.

Whether this will interest philate-list's at large, I don't know-but wewant you to know, that we who havebeen chosen to represent meteredmail and the postage meter now re-cognize a philatelic responsibility tothe public-and will cooperate inevery possible direction.

Meantime, ladies and gentlemen ofthe press, we are very glad indeedthat we could "come of age," phila-telic-ally speaking, on such a greatoccasion as this, and amidst such dis-tinguished philatelic company .

• Keeping abreast with the postalstreamlined age, on May 24,Elizalde & Co., Inc., beganfranking all its mail with anew postage meter machine.For description and illustration.see pages 38 and 39 in thisissue.

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IMAILOMAT-A STREAMLINEDFRANKING DEVICE

Another invention of the Ptt ney-Bowes Postage Meter Co.

(Reprinted from the Weekly Philatelic Gossip)

America's postal progress is repre-sented by a try-it-yourself exhibitionof the new "Mailomat" coin-operatedU. S. letter box, which features adisplay of postage meters and mail-ing machines by Pitney-Bowes Post-age Meter Co., at "The Parade ofInventions," the show which openedApril 10th to celebrate the 150thanniversary of the United States Pa-tent Law, signed by George Washing-ton. The show is sponsored by theUnited States Patent Office, and willbe held in the auditorium of the Dep-artment of Commerce at Washington.

Visitors will be provided with asupply of illustrative postcards andno less than ten thousand bright, newpennies, fresh from the mint, formailing souvenirs to themselves orfriends right on the spot.

This "self-service post office" is afurther development of the stream-·lined public mailing machine whichmade its world debut last May in thelobby of New York's General PostOffice. It furnishes postage andmailing 'service, day 'and night, topeople who have letters to mail-andno stamps.

To mail a letter you (1) drop coinsin a slot (2) dial the desired post-age value (3) insert your letter, andaway it goes, stamped, postmarkedand automatically deposited, readyfor mail collection. No adhesivestamps are used. There is no stamp-licking. And no premium for post-age or service. The machine at the

Patent Office exhibit will, in addition,imprint a cachet or slogan whichreads, "Mailed at the Parade of In-ventions, Sesqui-Centennial Anniver-sary of the U. S. Patent Law."

The "Mailomat," which can handleanything from a penny postcard toan Air Mail, Special Delivery letter,was developed by Pitney-Bowes Post-age Meter Co., in cooperation withthe U. S. Post Office Department, toprovide the public with stamp-buyingand mailing facilities at times andplaces where they are not now avail-able-in post office lobbies, hotels,large stores, railway terminals andother public places.

He that invents a machineaugments the power of a manand the wcll-bei nz of mankind.

-If. W. Beecher.

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The " M A I L0 MAT"COIN-OPERATED LETTER BOX

furnishes postage and mailing service,day and night, to people who have lettersto mail ... and no stamps.· It is a coin- o.operated U. S. mail box and postage meter.

To mail a letter you (1) drop coins in aslot (2) dial your postage value (3) insertyour letter ... and away it goes, stamped,postmarked and automatically deposited forcollection. No. adhesive stamps . . . nostamp-licking ... no premium for postage.

This "self-service post office" prints U. S.meter stamps in denominations up to 32¢on letters of various kinds and sizes, in-cluding Air Mail, Special Delivery andforeign mail. It can handle 3S many as72 letters a minute.

The "Mailornat" was. developed by Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Co., Stamford, Conn.,in cooperation with the U. S. Post OfficeDepartment, to provide the public withstamp-buying and mailing facilities at timesand places where they are not now available. : . in post office lobbies, hotels, stores,railway terrnina ls and other public places.

CARD Sou venir lor patronsPitney-Bowes Postage"MAILOMAT" (see other

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• Illustrated above is a souvenir post card showing how the streamlined "self-service postoffice" is operated.' Below it .is shown the r-everse of the card bearing the design of thepostage meter of the mailomat, with the postal slogan of the Postage Stamp Centenary Ex-hibition held under' the auspices of the Washington Philatelic Society, Washington, D. C.--Courtesy of Ernest A. Kehr,

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IA NEW DESIGN IN METER MAIL

••. by Alessandra Smith

EDITOR'S NOTE: Miss Smith is thesecretary of the Philippine PhilatelicAssociation and a member of thePhilippine Philatelic Writers' Club.Outside the hobby she Is employedat the Land Surveys & Regis tr at lonInc., as secretary.

(Written especially for the Elizalde Stamp Journal)

On reading the title the first.thought that enters ones head-if itis partly empty, if not entirely so,like mine-is that thi·s is a descrip-tion of a new style of measuring onehundred centimeters, that is how longa meter is, isn't it? At least that iswhat any lay person-whatever canI mean by that-would think. Butwe stamp collectors-yes I am atamp collector. I collect stamp,

don't I?-will realize after a secondthought that what I want to conveyis something about mail matters.

This new meter came to my atten-tion one day when a bunch of be-lated office mail was handed to me.(It was not any postal fault thatthe mail was opened late. It wasmine as I had been skipping officehours, lately.) Anyway, there was abeautiful design on one of the covers-from the Manila Steamship Co.Inc.-that attracted my very alertattention.

It took me half an hour to starehard and to realize that behind myoffice desk I was not suppose to beworking at being a stamp collector.Just the same the realization of thething did not stop me from furtherstaring.

Have you-yes, you-seen it? Ifyou have, or haven't for that matter,you will agree that it must havebeen a designing man-oohh, oh, Ibeg your pardon, I should have saida designing artist (just between us,what's the diff.?) who created thisthing of beauty, which is going to bea joy for-ever to us.

The usual run of meters are theordinary square with lines anglesand corners but not with a singlecurve (they are dangerous,' I haveheard) to boast. This new designnot only have all geometrical figuresbut something else. It has color. Acarmine shade to match the girls'new nail polish. The entire colorscheme wiII come in handy when wegirls decide to carry our mails tomatch our nails, on our way to a teaor a cocktail.

The design covers a space of 2inches by 1 which is in itself dif-ferent from the too common two byfour expression. It is rectangular,its borders-definitely not down Me-xico way-a perfect stimulation ofthe graceful lacy edge of a perfo-rated stamp.

Picture inside, is an eagle (despiteof which he does not look caged 'atall) as unconcerned and indifferentas a fried egg. Not that you canblame him for looking holier thanthou. You see, the haughty bird isshowing off its chest measurement-all right wing spread, if you must bespecific - which covers the entirelength of the picture. How many ofyou men and er-er mouse, can flaunt'a chest expansion that big? I saidCHEST, not tommies.

Going back to the bird, its legs arehaunched halfway to its downy chest,the feathers looking soft and cuddlywhich is more than I can say aboutstiff shirts or 'stuff shirts. Underthe right wing, looking at her, orhim (take your choice) is a squarish

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Jl!taniht ~ba:tttship <!In., Jut:. -'. ~,~nniht

Land Surveys & Registration9 Inc.Rooms 509~510 Chaco BldgoMani La •.

figure with a curving top line. Di-rectly beneath this dome is printedPOSTAGE PAID. On the sides arePESOS and CENT AVOS. In themiddle of all this is a small 'star,then 0 and then 2, thus denoting 2centavos as the amount of postagepaid.

On the left wing is a circle thesize of a dime, but not as valuable.Along the lines the place of mailingis printed in arcs. In the middle isthe date of posting.

Above the majestic head with itseagle's nose stucked up snobbishly inthe hot air-hellish weather we arehaving these days-in the proper de-butant'·s angle, are 3 stars in a lineor a row or whatever you please.They give out a tiara effect, therebycompleting a picture of legal ar-rogance.

What the stars represent, I cannot exactly say, though I suspectthey are suppose to represent the 3main divisions of the Islands, name-ly Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.That is not exactly an original ideaas the same symbols is carried out inmost national emblems.

I may be wrong-not -surpr ising atall-and the stars may merely meanthat it is a 3-star feature, meaningit is good. Modesty appears to beone of the virtues-is it a virtue?-of the creator of the design. Hecould have put 4 star and rated thepicture excellent. He couldn't have

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been fairer because- I do think thepicture is-quite excellent in its field.

If I will have my way, I would putstars in all available space thuscreating a heavenly picture, in moreways than one. Stars have a strangefascination to young people, even ifthey are only on meter designs andnot in a dark lovely night.

Going back to the design, directlybelow the eagle is printed' P. B.METEll and the numbers 94501.Personally I prefer to have had thenumber omitted. Numbers below aprofile-did I mention that the eaglelike Barrymore had a partiality to-ward the Egyptian way of goingthru life on the side-have a way 0:1'reminding me of a- jailbird. Does itnot strike you the same way,' too?If I were the erne, I should resentbeing made to look like a jailbird.'Just being a bird is bad enough.

The numbers could have beenplaced in some corners if they haveto be placed anywhere. Or theyshould have been given the 'appear-ance of a telephone number. Notthat any collector would have il-lusions about calling up such "a coldbeauty." .

That finished the description if thestraight line below the top borderis not taken up. I do not know whya line is placed there. Perhaps it isto fill in the space or 'again it is toshow that the designer has a line instamps, meters and the kind thatgirls fall for.

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ELIZALDE STAMP J'OlJRNAL

JUST BETWEEN US ... 1by BARON DE POMPESILI

For cutting into halves two used20-peso 'stamps, assemblying the un-cancelled halves together, and frank-ing them on his Clipper mail... alocal vest-pocket dealer found himselfin hot water. Postally just a "trailbaloon," spotted by the boys at theManila Post Office while playingScotland Yard.

* * *First day sales of the third 'series

of the Fourth Anniversary of theCommonwealth (Pres. Quezon takingoath of office) amounted to 1'8,033.72.Total First Day Covers-3,892.

* * *Report received in Manila from the

Atlantic Coast states that some cer-tified checks had gone loose in theU. S. A., and that upon landing atthe banks, they returned like homingpigeons for they were clever counter-feits!

* * *The centenary of the first postage

stamp was observed in the city quiet-ly, and local clubs celebrated it intheir own way.

The Commonwealth Government issending an entry at the InternationalStamp Centennial Exhibition at theNew York World's Fair of 1940, itW'aS learned from the local postalauthorities.

* * *Speaking of the International

Stamp Centennial Exhibition, wordcomes from Ernest A. Kehr, directorof the philatelic show, that ResidentCommissioner Joaquin M. Elizalde ofthe Philippines to the U. S. A. issending, too, a special P. I. exhibitat the ISCE.

* * *Incidentally, Don Jesus Cacho,

Honorary Member of the ESC, want-ed to exhibit his Philipp ine raritiesat the ISCE, too, but no local insur-ance company would accept a cover-age for his entry through the dura-tion of the show, although J. C. askedonly an insurance of PI00,OOO.

"Gone With The 'Wind" was theminiature sheet for the fifteenth an-niversary of the Asociacion F'ilateli-ca de F'il ipinas. On May 26, theA FF observed its fifteenth anniver-sarv with the "miniature 'sheet"printed only on the AFF's philatelicmenu!

Bearing three designs the sheetwas printed in different colors, andin a footnote, it reads in part:" ... fa cual emision no se pudo llevara cabo por inlto, de tiempo" ( ... whichissue was not carried out for lack oftime). ',' * "

News squeezed in some Americanmagazines that there'll be new Phil-ippine airmails and that new 'seriesof postage dues had already been or-dered at Washington, D. C., was ig-nored by Director of Posts Juan Ruiz,according to informed quarters. How-ever, "the advisability of issuingsaid stamps is being considered, butno definite decision has as yet beenreached. Appropriate announcementwill be made in the local papers indue time, if the printing of saidstamps would ever be ordered," theSuperintendent of Money Order Di-vision said in a communication re-ceived the writer under date ofMay 11.

:l-: * *Withdrawal of old stocks of Phil-

ippine stamps from sale has been setfor July 31, it was learned from thepostal authorities.

Stamps to be withdrawn are theold issues of the regular postage; oldissues of the "0. B."; the Clipperstamps; the 75th Anniversary of theBirth of Dr. Jose Rizal; the Arnacal(Manila-Madrid) and the Eucharis-tic Congress commemoratives.

The 20c Special Delivery, both thereg u Ia r issues and overprinted"0. B.", however, will not be with-drawn from sale, according to thepostal officials.

* * *Due to the war developments in

Europe, Philippine mail for England,Ireland, France, Switzerland, Spain,

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Portugal, Gibraltar, Morroco, Alge-ria and Tunisia, are now being routedvia the United States. This 'an-nouncement was made by the Bu-reau of Posts on June 18, and wasput into effect immediately.

Mail for Germany and other coun-tries under her control are coursedvia Kobe for onward transmission onthe Trans-Siberian Railway, the Bu-reau of Post's further announced.

*The Manila Office of the United

States Life Insurance donates all itsbusiness reply envelopes franked with3c dues to the local Associated Char-ities.

Incidentally, the U. S. Life com-pletes its 90th anniversary thisveal'. .. another milestone in the un-derwriting field.

Illustrated above is their bi-color-ed, commemorative poster stamp, forwhich we give ... three cheers! tothe USLICo., and cigars to Bill Bur-rell.

Fiiipinas Filatelico (PhilatelicPhilippines) was the first philatelicmagazine published in the Philip-pines. It was dated Sep. 30, 1914.It was published at Pontevedra, Occ.Negros, and edi ted by Jose E. Mar-co, in Spanish and English. Vol. 1,No.1, has 8 pages (including cover),the size, 6-1/8 x 9-1/8".

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Here's something the boys at thePost Office Department at Washing-ton, D. C. might save from the l-aun-dry. Communications Magazine, of-ficial publication of the employees ofthe Bureau of Posts, Manila, started

publishing philatelic features withslants of "educating philatelically"the non-stamp collecting public.

The C. M. is a general publicationand took its bow last December. It'sissued monthly and printed in finepaper. Size is 9 x 12". Its May is-sue contains 50 pages. Subscriptionis 1"2 a year, U. S. and possessions,and P4 in foreign countries. Its firsteditor was Director of Posts JuanRuiz himself!

Covers "Passed by Censor" weresold in recent local auctions like no-body's business.

A. Gabler-Gumbert, associate edi-tor of The Airmail Digest, vice-president of the Philippine Air MailSociety, and one of the old membersof the Asociacion Filatelica de Fi li-pin as, died in the city last May 19,a victim of cancer.

The late A. Gabler-Gumbert wasborn in Scharley, Germany, and waseducated in his native land. He wasa naturalized Filipino citizen, havingresided in the Philippines for 29years. Ee was one of the promi-nent architects in the Islands. InManila philatelic circles he was wellidentified, He had a unique collec-tion of Phi Iippine corner straight-edges.

Forty - thousand printed aerialhealth leaflets were dropped by aPhilippine Army plane into the slumsof Manila last May 11 and 13 inconnection with the observance ofthe annual National Hospital Day.These were the first aerial leaflets ofthe Philippines and they were drop-ped into the slums of Manila for thepurpose of educating the poor peo-ple in preventing the spread of di-seases, such as, typhoid, dysenteryand cholera. Instructions printed onthe leaflets were in English and Ta-galog. They were dated May 13,'1940. Colors of the leaflets are,light green, yellow and pink.

Word received in Manila statesthat American 'stamps with fake"PEILIPPINES" Overprints weregoing places in the New York market.

Counting the stamps listed inScott's 1940 Catalog, Sabas M. Es-peridion, a Manila collector, arrivedat a total of 102,769 for the wholeworld.

Racing for "supremacy," the UnitedStates come first, with 3,562 on her

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credit side, according to SME's list.India comes next, with 3,061; Nica-ragua 2,684; France 2,592; Colom-bia 1,881; Spain 1,752; Mexico 1,703;Turkey 1,675; Russia 1,710; Italy1,670; EI Salvador 1,507; Germany1,378; Greece 1,352; Austria 1,276;Persia 1,150; Roumania 1,112; Hon-duras 1,061; Belgium 1,018; andStraits Settlement's 1,066. Othercountr-ies are below the thousandmark.

Surprisingly enough, Great Britain(excluding colonies) chalks up onlyto 790, with .a small margin over thePhilippines which has a total issueof 719.

Last year, SME obtained a total of98,092 per the Scott's Catalog of1939, which compared with 102,769as per his compilation for 1940,there shows an increase of 4,677stamps for the present year.

* * *Columnist William H. Rusch dis-

played some civilized attitude in his


column in Cluumber'e Stamp Journal,when he said that his article (Col-lecting In The Tropics) "does notmean to criticize the Philippines."

For the sake of argument, thewriter wishes to state that in stampcollecting he is not guided by -senti-ment, and, if a defensive had beenmade against Mr. Rusch's philatelic"blitzkrieg," it was done solely withthe end in view of building an in-formed public opinion about the Phil-ippines.

The writer always believes thatphilately is a democratic avocation,but when a country's pride is tossedwithin this hobby as a "philatelicfootball," democracy in this instanceceases to be a virtue.

Parenthetically, what the hobbyneeds among friends of information,is an organization, say, the Society-For - The - Prevention - Of - Philate-lic - Pimples!

---------0---------FLASH!

ESC MEMBER WINS CITY OPEN AMATEURGOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Member Johnny S. Cuadrado, welJ-known Manila amateur golfer, provedhis mettle by clinching both the Eli-zalde Cup and Madrigal Cup tourna-ments played at the Municipal GolfLinks early in June. His score was

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285 strokes for 72 holes. Johnny isone of the star salesmen of the Me-tropolitan Insurance Co., managedthe Elizalde & Co. Inc.

Congrats, Johnny. How about asunshine party for Johnny C, boys ...

ESC 'EW MEMBERS

40-Wendell W. Fertig , .

41-Miss Isabel 1. Alberto .

42-Fernando Montojo .43- icola Bozzano , .44-Rodrigo Zuluaga .

Samar Mining Co., P. O. Box 119,Tacloban, Leyte.

Elizalde & Co., Inc., Sinait, IlocosSur.

Elizalde & Co., Inc., Zamboanga City.Casella Postale 1452, Genoa, Italy.Elizalde & Co., Inc., P. O. Box 99,

Jolo, Sulu.

The WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP says, "Stamp collecting is agentleman's hobby".That goes double with The ESJ.

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APRIL-MA Y-J UNE. 1940

• The first postage stamp of the Philippines was is-sued in 1854. In the same vear, Elizalde & Co.Inc., was established, destined to pioneer in ship-ping. rope making, suga r, lumber, liquor industry.paints and oils. mining, stock farming, lnsu ra.ncc,and gener-al merchandising... contr-lbutl ng to theeconomic and social pt'og r'ess of the Philippines ...the outpost of American democracy in the FarEast.

ELIZALDE & co., INC.

Cable Address: ELIZALDEAll Standard Codes Telephone: 2-27-92

Importers and ExportersGeneral Merchants and Manufacturers

Elizalde B1d~. MANILA Philippines

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Elizalde Bldg. Manila

Elizalde ropes... famoussince 1854, and used allover the world.

ELIZALDE ROPE FACTORY, INC.Elizalde & Co. Inc., General Managers

• yeO Paints... bestfor the tropics.

ELIZALDE PAINT & OIL FACTORY, INC.Elizalde & Co. Inc., General Managers


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APRIL-MAY-JU E, 1940

• Fo r over 0 years. Tanduay Distillery has been ca-tering to exclusive groups of people throughoutthe world. manufacturing- bottled top notchers thathave found their way to the most dlscr-iml nat.inz

homes. To keep up with this tradition, is a I"CS-

ponslbittty, Ta nduay Dtst.iller-y has always been will-ing to shoulder.

TANDUAY DISTILLERY, INC.Elizalde & Co, Inc. General Managers

Elizalde Bldg, 1\1an ita

Distributors

• dunlop tires.

ELIZALDE & CO., INC.

Elizalde B ldg. :\Ianila

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• The first cargo New England traders lifted fromthe Philippines was sugar, and the first treat Ma-gellan's sailors enjoyed in the Islands in 1521, wassugar cakes.


Today, sugar grown in the Philippines has keptpace with the modern demand for quality.

LA CARLOTA SUGAR CE TRALPILAR SUGAR CENTRAL

SARA - AJUY SUGAR CENTRALPHILIPPINE MILLING CO.Elizalde & Co. Inc., General Managers

• Mining has become a major industry in the Philip-pines with a promising future in a greatly broad-ened field. Last year the Philippines producedP74,OOO,OOOworth gold.


SAMAR MINING COMPANYElizalde & Co. Inc., General Managers

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APRIL-MAY-JU E, 1940


• For insurance of all kinds, including F'l r-e, Marine.Earthquake, Typhoon, Accident, and for Fidelityand Surety Bonds. write or telephone today.

METROPOLITAN INSURANCE CO.Elizalde & Co, Inc., General Managers


• Steadfast-Since 1 50

UNITED STATES LIFE I JSURA TCE CO.Elizalde & Co. Inc. General Managers

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ELIZALDE STAlIlP JOURNAL

• Dealers inPhilippine hardwoods ...

ANAKAN LUMBER CO.Elizalde & Co. Inc., General Managers


• For that traditionalElizalde service ..SS "MAYON"SS "LANAO"S8 "BISAYAS"MS "ANAKAN"SS "VENUS"SS "CI-IURRUCA".

MANILA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.Elizalde & Co. Inc., General Managers


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• Looking for new connections in the Far East?.

• You will find them through the monthly phila-telic review ...

The ASIA STAMP JOURNALSubscription per annum: U. S. A. $1.00, post

free anywhere. Specimen copy, free.The only Far Eastern stamp review in aforeign language.

Correspondence: English, French, German andSpanish.

THE ASIA STAMP JOURNALA. F. KERNECK, Editor and Publisher

P. O. Box 4047 Shanghai China

Read ...

THE AIRMAIL DIGEST ... the exponent ofaerophilately and the magazine acclaimed bycollectors, editors and authorities of theairpost world.

Subscription: 'r'2.00 a year, elsewhere .

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The AIRMAIL DIGESTofficial organ

of thePhilippine Air Mail Society

P. O. Box 716Manila Philippines

I ELIZALDE & CO., INC. II

Founded 1854Elizalde Building, Muelle de la Industria, Manila, Philippines

Importers and ExportersGeneral Merchants and Manufacturers

Cable Address: ELIZALDEAll Standard Codes

ELIZALDE ROPE F AC-TORY, Inc.

All Kinds of Ropes"Anchor" Trade Mark

P. O. Box 121, 1anilaPhilippines

Telephone: 2-27-92

MANILA STEAMSHIPCO., Inc.

ss "MAYON" SS "LANAO"SS "BISAYAS" SS "VENUS"

SS "CHURRUCA" MS "ANAKAN"

BRANCH OFFICES:Iloilo-Cebu-Gubat-So"sof!on-Davao-Baco[od-Tuguegarao

Hongkong-Shanghai-Kobe-Bombay-San Francisco-New York,

ELIZALDE PAINT &OIL FACTORY, Inc

Yco Paint and OilProducts

TA DUAY DISTIL-LERY, Inc.

Quality Wines andLiquors

ANAKAN LUMBERCOMPANY

Phil. Hardwood Dealers

ELIZALDE MERCHAN-DISE DEPARTMENT

Hardware, Shipchandlery.

METROPOLIT AINSURA CE CO.All Kinds of Insurance

U ITED STATES LIFEINSURA CE CO.

LA CARLOT A SUGARCENTRAL

PILAR SUGAR CENTRALSARA-AJUY SUGAR

CENTRALPHILIPPINE MILLING CO.SAMAR MINING CO., Inc.

AGENCIES:All over the world.