Philatelic Gossip 181 APR 25 1925

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Entered aa second class matter September 1,1922 at the poatoffice at Holton, Kansas. under the Act of March 3, 1879.
VOL. X, NO. 4. HOLTON, KANSAS, APRIL 25, 1925 WHOLE NO. 181
PRESERVING BALANCE THE HISTORY

Of the Making of
“The Value of a Hobby.” Precanceled Catalogs and Checklists.
(A verbatim report of an address delivered by the Rev. W. Loxley Chainings, By WALTER L. GATES.
B. D., B. Sc., of Alderney, to the Guernsey Rotary Club at the Victoria
Hotel, Guernsey, England, on Wednesday, February 13, 1924.)
HO it was, or where the first
(Reprinted from “The Worldwide Philatelist.'*)
CERTAIN dignitary of the Church two things he sincerely regretted.

W precanceled stamp collector liv
ed, and began to collect is not
actually known. The writer of this
A had a curious habit of pronounc
ing his o’s as u’s. He would
speak, for instance, of “a cup of hut
One was that he had not cultivated
the art of making and keeping friends,
and the other was that he had had no
article saved an envelope on which is'
a rather poor copy of the one-cent
1890 Boston, same coming to me
cuffee,” and so on. One day he was hobby. Now I should say that one of through the mails; later on, in 1893,
invited to address a Girls’ School, and the chief values of a hobby is that it I secured a copy of the Burlington,
after giving a number of useful bits helps to preserve the poise of life. Vermont, one-cent on cover, through
of advice he finished by saying:— The unbalanced life is the life badly Howes Norris, Jr., of Vineyard Haven,
“And above all, girls, cultivate a lived. Now a hobby preserves the Mass.; in 1902, I bought of the same
hubby!” And it is with great pleas balance two ways, positively and person a small collection of forty-one
ure, (though in speaking to him I negatively, positively by providing varieties of precancels, all of which
stoically concealed my emotions), that new stores of health by means of the were not in Al condition, but many
I respond to your Secretary’s kind pleasure it yields, for all true pleas are listed today as “number ones.”
invitation by saying a few words ure is healthy, negatively by substi This gentleman also, possessed some
about “the value of a hobby.” tuting one set of activities for an Hawaiian numerals, which now I am
other, which is the essence of refresh exceedingly sorry that I did not en
I have read somewhere of a man ment. I can speak with some little
who in the closing days of his life deavor to purchase.
experience in this matter, for I have I can remember as having seen the
confessed that he had two great re dabbled in a good many hobbies at
grets as he looked back. It had been Boston and Providence types illus
one time or another. I am one of trated in some early stamp papers,
a long life and a well-spent one, but those fellows who want a packet of (Continued on page 88)
everything. On our coat of arms
(could you but see it!) the motto
German Coil Stamps runs: “I’ll have one of each.” But
HUB POSTAGE STAMP CO > INC-
so that I shan’t talk all over the
The only proper way to collect these is in place I am going to take by way of
STRIPS OF ELEVEN. 45 BROMFIELD ST. BOSTON
As a strip measures 11 inches it is too long
example a hobby to which perhaps I
p conveniently mount for display in the have been more loyal than to any Wholesale offerings by the hundred
Ordinary album, so I have evolved a method other—the hobby of stamp-collecting,
■or showing only 3 stamps although having
the strip of 11 which proves the origin from or philately, as you call it if you are No. Per 100
a Coil and not a Sheet. I will include a over sixteen. 158—3c green ________________________ - .50
184—3c green ______________ .25
strip thus prepared with every order for Now it is a funny thing how apolo
$1.00 worth of Coils. Also material for pre 207—8c green ______________ .50
paring each Coil ordered. getic men are when they happen to 206 1c blue _________________________ .50
212—2c green ___________________ .25
PRICE LIST- STRIPS OF ELEVEN
(Continued on next page) 210—2c brown _________________________ .25
Cat. No. 164, 168. 170, 189. 201, 202, 204, 220—2c carmine _______________________ .30
208. 227. 15c each or lot of 9 for $1.25.
Cat. No. 192. 200, 226, 229a, 231. 25c each or
U. S. Post Office Seals 264 lc blue __________________________ .25
267—2c carmine ________________________ .20
lot of 5 for $1.10. Cat. Net 269—4c brown _________________________ .80
Cat. No. 188, 167. 203, 264a. 205a, 207, 222, 1751 green unused ________________ .50 .85 270—5c chocolate __ .40
227, 230. 30c each or lot of 9 for $2.50. 1751 green used __________________ .30 .15 273 10c green ______________________ .50
Cat. No. 118, 119, 189/ 140, 230. 40c each 1752 brown Post Obitum unused 5.00 3.35 382—2c carmine _______________________ .25
or lot of 5 for $1.75. 1752 brown Post Obitum used---- 5.00 2.50 374—1c green __________________________ .25
Cat. No. 141, 144, 150, 209, 224, 283. 50c 1758 brown unused ______________ .10 .07 230—lc Columbian _____________________ .25
each or lot of 6 for $2.75. 1753 brown used ________________ .10 .05 231—2c Columbian ---- -------------------------- .25
1754 light brown unused impf.___ .50 .35 286—2c Trans Mississippi ______________ .50
Entire Lot of 34 (as above) and 2 others 1754a chocolate ---------------------------1.00 .65 324—2c Louisiana Purchase ---------------------.60
for $10.00. 1755 bistre brown unused ________ .10 .07 295—2c Pan American _________________ .50
1755 bistre brown used --------------- .05 .03 300—lc green ------------------------------------- .25
Price Lists of 150 USED German stamps. 1761 black unused _______________ .05 .03 304—5c blue ___________________________ .50
Entire Stamp Booklets and German stamps 1763 red brown unused --------------- .25 .15 556—6c red orange ___ .*----------------------- .2
ENCASED in Celluloid and Metal. Also 1768 red brown used ------------------ .15 .07 560—10c yellow ________________________ .15
1764 orange brown unused --------- .10 .07 564—15c gray --------------------------------------- .40
NOTGELD. 1765 blue unused ________________ .05 .03 565—20c carmine ------------------------------------ .25
Postage extra under 50c. 1765 blue used ------------ .05 .03
1766 blue unused ________________ .15 .12
1766 blue used ---------------------------- .10 .06 Cash with order for above
A. W. Dunning 1768 pink used --------------------------- .25
1769-1770 black --------------------------
.15
.05 Our specialty is Stamps on approval. Se i ’
OLD COLONY STAMP CO. us one or two references and let us send you
Brookline (47) Massachusetts 333 Washington St.. Boston, Mass. a trial lot .
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86 WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP
have this particular hobby. People little numbered and reserved seat! “SQUARE DEAL APPROVALS”
will confess with brazen faces that That brings me to another point. I In addition to SQUARE DEAL AP
they collect coins, or china, or etch suppose the purist would say that the PROVALS—Fifield offers an unique
ings, or even beetles and fleas. They true collector cares not a fig for the service —“INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN
will own without a blush that they intrinsic value of what he collects. OFFERINGS OF UNUSUAL SIN
take photographs or make silhouettes. He collects for the pure joy of collect GLE ITEMS, OFFERED PERIODI
But if they collect stamps they stam ing. There is half a truth there, but CALLY.”
mer and yammer and make the most Would you be interested in receiving
only half. If it was wholly true, then this service, at no expense— or obli
crazy excuses for themselves. One the supreme example of the collector
would have thought that mere loyalty gation on your part?
is the man illustrated in “Punch”
to our sovereign lord the King, who some years ago, who goes out on a EDSON J. FIFIELD
is a keen stamp-collector, would have very muddy day, and takes his stand
prevented this, but there it is. Why, Pelham, New York
at the muddiest place of the highway.
I caught myself at it only last night. He bears large sheets of paper, and
Someone said: “Do you collect stamps when the car of a duke or squire goes Canada Jubilees
yourself?” “Well” I said “you see I ALL MINT AND FINE
by he holds them up to catch the No.
might have a son who will want to sprinkled mud. He is “the Man Who 50, %c black --------------------------------------- .60
collect, so I am putting by some for Collects the Mud-splashes of the 51, lc orange____ -_________ .07
52, 2c green _________________________ .07
him, or perhaps one of my daughters Mighty.” But for me life is too short 58, 8c bright rose--------------------------------- .07
will take it up.” Hypocrite that I for these purist ideals, and I apprec 54, 5c deep blue_______________________ .25
57, 10c brown violet _________________ .60
was, what I ought to have said is: “O iate a hobby which while interesting
yes, rather, because I jolly well like GOPHER STAMP CO.
in itself confers certain incidental 3332 Third Ave., South
it!” And that really is the point of a benefits upon its patrons, and distri
hobby. It is something that we jolly Minneapolis, Minnesota
butes its largesse en route. Now
well like, and as such we find it a take stamps. That is to say, consider
rare and refreshing fruit. That is of them. At school I was quite a duffer
course the idea of a holiday. A holi at History—largely, I think, because German New Issues
day is supremely the opportunity of it was so badly taught. And I was For those customers who bought from us and
doing what you like, in place of try- who hope to keep their German Republic
• ing to like what you do, and if a man collection up to date, we have made arrange
allows himself on a holiday to be Dont buy Stamps— ments abroad to receive all new German
stamps as issued.
dragged about from place to place Until you have seen my approvals. Those customers and others who desire to
Low priced singles and sets. Refer add these new issues to their collections as
and be horribly strenuous when what they come out, are requested to write us and
he really wants to do is to “lie on the ence please. Nice premium on each ask to be placed on our German New Issue
grass and think o’ nowt,” that man is dollar purchase. Service. We make no charge for this ser
vice other than the postage and our selling
asking for trouble. His will be a E. STRASSER price on these items. *181
short life and not a merry one. But 2518 Jay Ave. Cleveland, Ohio.
a hobby provides you with a sort of MILTON T. MAUCK
perpetual holiday. POSTALLY USED 911 Harlem Ave., Baltimore, Md.
Some schoolboys were asked Items Not Offered Every Day
DANISH W. INDIES No. 44___ .06 .02 More-for-less-from-Baltimore
write essays on “Holidays,” and one DANISH W. NDIES No. 47____ .15 .06
of them made this very uplifting KEDAH 6 vars. "Wild Rice" ___ .81 .10
KEDAH bi-color "Sacred Oxen" _ .12 .05
statement: “A man needs a holiday KIAUCHAU Nos. 15-16, 25-26 — .32 .15
from one year’s end to the end of the
other.” And that is exactly what a
hobby does for a man. It gives him
BELGIAN CONGO No. 76, scarce .30 .12
14 vars. as above, all nice copies, catalog $1.26
for 40c, postpaid.
Old
a holiday from one year’s end to the
other, without his having to wait for
ERNEST PUTNAM
45 Centre St., Boston (20) Mass. Dominion
his annual leave.
Now of course a man ought to like
his work. If a man has no love for
SUPERB POSTALLY USED COPIES
of
HIGH VALUE GREAT BRITAIN
Pioneers
his daily occupation there is some £1 green, Scott 176, cat. $8.00 for 1.25 “For General Collectors Only”
10sh blue, Scott 181, cat. $1.00 for .20
thing radically wrong, and the sooner 10 per cent reduction on five copies of each
he can make a change the better. And stamp. —ARE BLAZING A NEW TRAIL
one of the great things about the Ro CLIFFORD D. GREAVES IN THE HISTORY OF STAMP COL
Wholesale Stamp Dealer
tarian movement is that it helps to (Established 1894) LECTING WITH THE SLOGAN:
give a new joie de vivre to business 3 East Crescent, Doncaster Road
ROTHERHAM, ENGLAND
life by pointing to what should be,
and may be, the true ideal—that of
Everytime—
mutual service. But on our way to CHINA “U-BUYA-STAMP
that ideal there are bound to be lc EACH: *75, 75, 76, 77, 89, 90, 119, I-GIVA-STAMP”
things that are not pleasant. I needn’t 120, 134, 135, 136, 176, 177, 178,
enumerate them—you’ve probably had 179, 181, 185, *533. Free!
some this morning, and most likely 2c EACH: 81, 92, 94, 121, 122, 137,
you’ll have some more this afternoon. 180, 184, 189, *534. Specially prepared approvals, special
I love my own work, but there are 3c EACH: 78, 82, 123, 124, 126, 129, izing in Bird, Animal, Triangle and
bits in it that are distinctly unpleas 138, 139, 141, 509, *523, 703. Picture Stamps. New Issues—British
ant, if it’s only visiting a grumbling 4c EACH: 91, 182, 190. Colonials—Novelties, the very best of
old soul who persists in treating me 5c EACH: *50, 183, 186, 187, 191, 704. everything—the cream of the market
to “an organ recital.” What a de 6c EACH: 128, *525.
light then after supper to get out my ----- all offered at rock bottom prices,
stamp albums! There are the little 7c EACH: 125, 130, 144, 601, 706. and every single one bringing with it,
chaps, neatly sitting in rows, ready 10c EACH: 80, 93, 225, 501, 502, 503, AN EQUALLY DESIRABLE PRE
to talk to me of all sorts of things, 504, 506, 707, 708, 710. MIUM.
and clad in all the colors of the rain 15c EACH: 67, 79, 145, 603, 711. Better Write Now!
bow! And what joy to get hold of a 20c EACH: 712, 713.
chap I have long hunted for, and con DON H. BERGER HUGH C. ARGENBRIGHT
duct him with due ceremony to his 913 East Maple St. Glendale, Calif. Box 352 Staunton, Va.
WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP 87
only a shade better at Geography. will be trying them on the next mild- WANTED
But stamp-collecting has taught me looking parson he meets! We want ail varieties of the new Bureau
whole chunks of History and Geogra Were there time, I might mention Print Precanceled stamps. These are the Ro
phy in the most delightful fashion. many other interesting features of my tary Press prints of large cities all over-
prii^ted in a uniform style of type on values
Take America, and again I mean, con little stamp-collection, but I will con from 1c to 10c.
sider America. In my collection, fine myself to one, and that is my Figuring exchange for lots of 100 stamps,
each hundred to contain not more than 25
which I need hardly say is on the Stamp Zoo. Beginning with an ape copies of 1c and 2c values, balance of 75
loose-leaf principle, I have a couple or two, it works its way down the copies to be 3c, 5c, 10c or such other values
as may appear.
of sheets devoted to Washington scale of life, through pages of carni For each 100 stamps we will give 50c catalog
alone. On the back of the sheets I vorous creatures, pouched beasts, Value in Precanceled Hardings or in good
foreign or U. S. stamps of your own selec
have' jotted down a few notes about hoofed beasts, and the like, right on tion from your want list. Send any quantity
the njan Washington, and lo! a whole to fishes and birds, crocodiles and liz of precancels and liberal want list of stamps
era of the romance of History opens ards, yea, even to the giddy dragon you can use.
We buy or trade for all current precancels
up. The secret, it would seem, is— fly! Add on the back of the sheets a as now coming in your mail, we take any
get interested in a man, and the prob few notes on these dumb brethren, quantity and pay according to their value. *182
GEO. G. LINN COMPANY
lems of the times in which he lived and your stamp-collection is teaching Columbus, Ohio
at once begin to solve themselves. I you the elements of zoology in the
heard of a little boy whose father most refreshing fashion. SET BELGIUM 559-578a
presented him with one of those jig Then, of course, there is the finan Cat. |3.17 for______________ $1.00
saw puzzles. The problem was to cial aspect of stamp-collecting. Here to all applicants for my
Out of the Ordinary Approvals
construct a map out of the many again our friend the purist will raise References please
queerly-shaped pieces of wood. After his hands in horror, but we will confess
leaving him awhile the father return that we are not indifferent to this CHAS. T. LIEF
ed to see how the lad was getting on. feature of the hobby. A collection 6512 Ross Ave., Chicago, Ill.
What was his astonishment to find wisely made can be a source of con 1923 U. S. and MIXTURES
the puzzle completed, and every piece siderable profit. No doubt you, Per 10 Per 100
U. S. No. 559(9c scarce) _____ .20 1.50
in its right place! “However did you gentlemen, are making pots of money U. S. No. 563,14c _____________ .20 1.50
manage to do it so quickly, Bobby?” all day. My Church doesn’t allow me U. S. No. 564.15c _____________ .12 .75
U. S. No. 565,20c _____________ .10 .60
he asked. “Well you see, Father” to make any money by day, so I make U. S. No. 567,30c _____________ .25 2.00
said Bobby, “there was a man on the it at night. The Church engages to U. S. No. 568, 50c_____________ .30 2.50
U. S. Mixtures (1917-28) on paper per lb. 1.25
other side, and I soon put him to keep a roof over my head, and allows Foreign Bank Mail on paper per lb.----- 2.25
gether, and then I turned it over, and me the wherewithal to buy now and CORTLANDT STAMP CO.
P. O. Box 969
there was the map!” It may be, then a new pair of trousers. Which City Hall Station, New York City
gentlemen, there is a hint of a great
truth here, for the almost heartbreak
ing puzzles that beset us to-day all
have their solution if we can but
descry the form and features of the
Supreme Man. Last Chance
To return to my stamps. There
follow pages given up to the great —TO GET SOMETHING FOR ALMOST NOTHING—
figures of American hiAory—Frank
lin, Lincoln, Garfield, Crant, Harri UMBERS one, two and three of THE M-O-P have go,pe over
son, Clay, Webster, and company.
Stalwarts of even earlier times also
N BIG. Our faith in the launching of such a publication has
been more than justified. Most of the larger dealers, formula
men and “older heads” in the Mail Order Game are telling us that
make their appearance — Christopher our new publication is “delivering the goods;” also that, in the short
Columbus, Pocahontas, John Smith, period of two months time, it has in all actuality become the LEADER
and the rest, together with a more of its field.
modern portrait gallery from almost
every part of the globe, and on the • THE M-O-P is presenting much more interesting reading—both in
back, a few notes about each great quantity and quality—than many of the other “inspirational selling”
name. The exploits of Columbus have periodicals now in the field at $1.00 and $2.00 per year. With the
a place by themselves, followed by June issue (out June 1) the subscription price of THE M-O-P will
other bits of History, such as the voy be raised to 50c per annum—still cheap enough—it’s worth a dollar
age of the "Mayflower” or the Ravag of any one’s money. Therefore, if you are not now a subscriber,
ing of Belgium. Then I have a page you will do exceedingly well to sign on the w.k. dotted line and
of what I call “Gemini,”—pairs of rush your “two-bit piece” to us on the first mail. Put your “John
twin stamps which seem at first sight Hancock”, and list your place of abode, on the little attachment
to be identical, but which on closer presented below.
scrutiny reveal minute differences,
whether of shading or design or what
not. The study of stamps certainly
helps one to distinguish things that dif GOSSIP PRINTERY,
fer—an art which is of no little value. Holton, Kansas.
Two men come to my door, both of My Dear M-O-P Pushers:—
them down and out, very much alike I’ve glimpsed most all the rest, it’s time'to get in on the best;
in outward appearance, but one of I desire to join the old M-O-P gang and read more of your euphonic
them is genuinely anxious to get slang. There’s good money to be made—by the hustler who is not
work, while the other is a mere cad afraid—in the good old M-0 game, so right below I’ve signed my
ger. I need to distinguish between name. Also enclosed you’ll find my twenty-five cents; this is an
those two men. Not that I am to investment, not an expense. Your friend for life I’ll ever be, send
refuse help altogether to the un twelve numbers of THE M-O-P.
worthy. If we were never to help
the unworthy, we should never help
ourselves! But, for his own sake as
well as on behalf of the community,
you have to show the cadger that you
see through his little tricks, or he
reminds me of the tramp who came This was—at one time—where I kept
to the door of a clergyman who was my collection. To give the reader an
idea of this list, will state that it
Wanted to Buy
noted for his charity to the poor, and
asked him, “Have you got an old p^ir starts with Redlands, California, and BRITISH COLONIALS
of trousers?” “Yes,” said the clergy up to the one-cent Decatur there are
man, “and I’ve got them on.” How 321 varieties listed, including Chicago In lots of 5 to 10 each. None that cat
ever, lest you should think I am piling —I now have 1100 varieties of Chi
up a fortune by my hobby I will at cago alone. alogue under 5 cents each. Also all
once explain that the purchase-money On March first, 1902, I placed an Idaho precancels in any quantity. Will
of every stamp that enters my col advertisement in the Weekly Era (it pay spot cash for good material..
lection, and all profits on their sale, is reprinted in the P. S. S. Year
go to two orphanages in Italy. These Book of 1923) and on March 22 my J. J. LOCK IE,
have a special interest for me, seeing ad read: “Cross off Nos. 1, 7, 19,
that, but for the War, I might have 20, etc., in the list given in Era No.
been in that lovely land to-day. And 457 and send the rest to-------------- .” Box 1144, Twin Falls, Idaho
I am sure, gentlemen, you will not ac On March 25, 1902, I received a let
cuse me of abusing my privileges in ter which will be of interest, in re Cat. Net
•ABYSSINIA Nob. 4-5 __________ .50 .20
thus referring to this work. Poor petition herewith, to all precancel col •ARMENIA Nob. 280-284 _______ .80
little children! My heart has been lectors. It reads as follows: “41 AUSTRIA Nob. 110-124 ______ .21 .05
Exchange Place, New York City. •CONGO Nos. 201-206 _________ 1.18 .50
sore at the thought of the cruelties •DANZIG Nos. 1-18, No. 16 ___ 1.19 .30
that the War, most cruel of all to Walter L. Gates. Dear Sir:—I am in DENMARK 50 different _____ 1.33 .20
children, has inflicted upon them. All terested in pre-cancelled stamps. Will •GERM. E. AFRICA Nos.151-156 .97 .35
•HUNGARY Nos. 468-476 ______ .32 .06
my hobby affords me all the more you please inform me what list is •ITALY Noe. 191-194 ____________ .31 .10
pleasure because it gives material referred to in your advertisement in •TURKS & CAICOS Nos. 101, 3.
4. 7, 10 ____________________ .84 .35
help to these little ones. the Era of March 22? Yours, F. L. H. G. FAIRMAN
And now, gentlemen, it only re Smith.” 6216 Hillendale Dr. Los Angeles. CaHf.
mains for me to thank you for your Up to that time he had never seen
patient endurance of my rambling re any check list of precanceled stamps, Wouldn’t You Like—
marks on “The Value of a Hobby.” and his letter of April 2 thanks me your order from the dealer put up in such
(Loud applause). shape that you can transfer it quickly to
for my answer and encloses a two- your album? of course, you would. That’s
cent Battle Creek, Michigan (No. 2), the way we fill orders on the German Re
public stamps. Each item is put in place on
THE HISTORY for my collection. an approval card and bears below its proper
(Continued from front page) In September, 1903, a modest little catalog number. We do the work—when they
reach you transferring them to your album
but cannot—at this time—locate the pamphlet appeared, containing 48 is all that’s necessary, and we make no extra
copies of the publications presenting charge for this service. Let us save you
TIME and MONEY. Price list furnished free.
same. MILTON T. MAUCK
Articles appeared in several stamp DENMARK 911 Harlem Ave., Baltimore, Md.
papers. I find that my notes refer Nos. 76-7, 2c ea.; *78, 40c; 79, 30c; More-for-less-from-Baltimore.
to the following philatelic publica *80, 40c; 81-3, 2c ea.; 84, 50c; 85-6,
tions as mentioning precanceled 1c ea.; 87, 2c; 88-92, 1c ea.; 93-4, A NEW SUCCESS
stamps: Weekly Era, before 1899; 2c ea.; 95, 3c; 96, 20c; 97, 3c; 98,
Philatelic bulletin, Chronicle and 10c, 99, 50c; *100, $1.00; *110, 50c;
111, 20c; 112, 30c; *113-19, 20c ea.;
Super-Assortment
News, during 1899; Mekeel’s Weekly;
“Old Cap” HjMs’ “Stamp Exchange;” *120, $1.00, 121-2, 18c ea.; 123, lc;
124, 3c; 125, 6c; 126, 2c; 128, 4c; 129,
No. 15
the Virginiajn’hilatelist; the Metro This SUPER-ASSORTMENT confirms the su
politan Philatelist, early in 1900, illu 3c; 130, 4c; 131, $4.50; 135, 3c; 136, periority of my Packets throughout the world.
strated several varieties. 4c; 137, 3c; 138, 5c; 139, 6c; 140, 30c. The unequalled assemblage, the variety of
Terms:—Cash, Scott Nos. * Unused. contents, the moderate price, and other ad
Soon after one commenced to col vantages make it an offer without parallel.
Assembled as follows:
lect, these questions arose—who else INDEPENDENT STAMP COMPANY SECTION 1.
are collecting these stamps and how 1000 Postage Stamps, more than 500 differ
1716 South 27th .St. Omaha, Nebr. ent, principally of BRITISH and PORTU
many varieties are there in existence ? GUESE COLONIES. Very good section con
The first list, as sent out by me, taining many scarce values.
noted a total of 88 varieties. I asked BERMUDA « SECTION 2.
1000 Postage Stamps, more than 500 differ
those to whom I sent it to make ad The Stamps That Are So ent, principally of FRENCH COLONIES.
ditions, it being sent to the states of HARD TO GET This section is unequalled in its composition.
SECTION 3.
Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Five varieties _________________ 8c 1000 Postage Stamps, more than 500 differ
Ohio. At the time when there were Get my list of packets & singles. ent, principally of SOUTH AMERICA, CEN
TRAL AMERICA and WEST INDIES. Sec
about 180 varieties listed (early in EARL W. HIDDEN tion recommended for its fine specimens.
1902), the list was unfortunately lost SECTION 4.
Box 219 Nashua, N. H. 1000 Postage Stamps, more than 500 differ
in the mails. ent, principally of THE NEAR EAST (Tur
key, Greece, Bulgaria, Roumania, etc.) Many
One of my correspondents called good values.
my attention, at this time, to the fact
that the New York Philatelist was
publishing a check list, having com
PHILLIPS’
Issued every month, 24 or more pages full
SECTION 5.
2500 GOOD STAMPS, cataloged by Yvert &
Tellier, 1924, at 1000 francs.
SECTION 6.
menced same in January, 1902, from of interesting offers in New Issues, Special 100 Sets of good stamps. Unique assortment.
Offers, Interesting Notes, etc. It is free
the pen of A. Lloyd Jones of Monroe and every live collector should have it.
SECTION 7.
1500 Postage Stamps, more than 1000 differ
ville, Ind. ent—Great many countries. Many beautiful
Then the Philatelic Era commenced,
on June 22, 1902, a list compiled by
Messrs. Aldrich and Lewis; this list
MONTHLY
This list offers more first class material
Stamps.
The Super-Assortment No. 15 containing 8000
stamps and 100 sets is sold for 193 francs.
every issue than any other house organ we Postage 7 francs extra. Price in French
ing appeared in numbers 474, 475 and have seen. francs. List of other Assortments and Col
supplement of November 22, No. 497. lections gratis on application.
Cash with order. All currencies are ac
I then proceeded to make up a pam
phlet from these lists. As this is be
ing written, I have it before me and
BULLETIN cepted at current rates of exchange.
JEAN GERMAK
note that it is 4x5% inches in size, W. C. PHILLIPS & CO. X*, CT
49 Mb. RUE STE-ANNE
containing 48 pages of written matter. 750 Main St., Hartford-Conn. Trust Bldg. PARIS <2e) FRANCE
pages, sizes 3x6 inches, the title page basket. After he had departed I dug WE’LL FILL YOUR WANTS IN
reading—“A Reference and Check- them out. Oh no, folks, no fish
List of the Pre-Cancelled Stamps of
the United States. Compiled by
stories here, just three copies of the
15c, 1908 and a 6c Chicago and a 2c
FIRST DAY
Walter L. Gates, Teaticket, Mass. St. Paul.
Printed by Walter J. Hatch, Cam-
pello, Mass.”
The public did not rush in their
Then I began to get busy in an at
tempt to make up for lost time. I
immediately wrote to friend Smith
COVERS
On the Vic, l^c, Concord and Norse-
little twenty-five cent pieces for this and I am happy to state that my 1912 American issues.
book, so like many other works of Smith Catalog bears this inscription
like character (labors of love) one on the first page: “No. 1 F. L. Smith ASK for our list or specify your
seldom ever runs across a copy at this •June 24, 1912.” wants.
time. It is, without doubt, a rare Using this catalog as a renewed
item. MILTON T. MAUCK
starting point, I immediately began
During the winter of 1903 there on another check list—which was 911 Harlem Ave., Baltimore, Md.
was a manuscript check list sent to used by B. Gordon Bushnell. I also
various collectors and every known acted as editor of the perforated 11
precancel was listed thereon, as fol department of the Stamp Herald, be
lows: “ANSONIA, CONN.” (then a ginning in September, 1917. Gamber-Saunders
description) 1. 2 cent (S )
Inverted ( D ).” The Now, friend reader, I have got BATES ALBUM
letter “S” meant that the copy was down to modern times and, hav
in the Smith collection, while “D” ing had the experience, I would like Consisting of one permanent binder
meant that it was in the Duch col to render a few suggestive remarks. (price $2.75) and sufficient sheets for
lection; upon compilation, under this The time to collect precancels is all G-S varieties of Harding—H-W
system, of the check list, it was right now. You may be able to pro precancels, and all other memorial
known who had every stamp listed cure something today that you can issues. Price complete $3.50. Sheets
therein. This catalog bears the date, not tomorrow. I once refused to pay,
I regret to say, 15c for a 3c Boston, alone $1.25.
“January, 1904,” and this little ack
nowledgment appears therein: “The Louisiana Purchase issue, inverted,
thanks of the editors are due Messrs. COLONIAL SP'ECIALTY CO.
Aldrich, Best, Cone, Crozier, Dalton,
Fenton, Gates, Hammerle, Jones, Latvia— 1148 Michigan Ave., Columbus, O.
Kaib, Madtes, Newton, Palmer and interesting and instructive are the stamps of
Townsend for comparing the Mss.
with their collections and loan of Latvia— WANTED
The beautiful picture stamp, on the backs of USED U. S. AEROPLANE STAMPS
rarities. War Maps, unfinished bank notes etc. Very To fill up our stock we wish to purchase any
After the issuance of this catalog, All your wants at 50 per cent cat. used copies of above, singles, pairs, blocks,
the secretary of the “Pre-Cancelled KARL KOSLOWSKI strips, etc. Send on approval with your best
Club” furnished the list of stamps, price or advise what you have.
as sent in to him, to the Weekly Era 3215 Columbus Ave. Detroit, Mich. HAWKEYE STAMP CO.
and also, at a later date, to Mekeel’s Cedar Rapids, 29 Iowa
Weekly. FOR THE
The “Pre-Cancel Club” sent out
circuits, and I believe that during the
1904-05 period there were at least General Collector ? 60% TO 80% DISCOUNT
We have arranged 100 books each con
300 precanceled stamp collectors num taining 250 different stamps. A total
bered in the United Stats. During Nyassa Triangles Nos.401-409, beauties— .75 of 25,000 stamps at discounts from
the latter part of 1905 interest began Latvia air post Nos.251-252 ______________ .80 60% to 80%. No great rarities, no
Sudan Nos. 204-210 ___________________ .45 junk. You will be surprised at the
to wane; several of the older collec Lichuania air post tri. Nos. 415-417___ .35 number of spaces you can fill in your
tors selling their holdings, never to Greece Nos. 816-317 ___________________.15 album at little cost, from these books.
We shall be glad to send you one to
resume the good old hobby. Send me a dollar bill. I’ll send you some look over. Reference please.
Even the 1908 series did not appear dandy sets. Keep what you like and return International Trading Co.
balance for credit.
to put much “pep” into the earlier 1889 Albany Ave.,
collectors. One can look over the BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
W. E. SLATER
stamp papers of that time, covering
a period of several months, and not 8 Bank Place, Utica, N. Y.
discover any precencel listings; or,
perhaps, one will run across a desul
CZECHO
91 fine postally used var. catalogue
tory item, reading somewhat like this:
“Boston, Mass., 4 cent, between lines,”
or “------------------------ has the 4 cent
1893
Is the year (Columbian Year) I start
value _______________________ 2.90
My Price 50c Postpaid
New York in his collection.” This, ed to hold regular advertised Auc New Price lists now ready.
one will readily concede, is mighty tion Sales of stamps.
poor material from which to assemble Before that as early as 1886 I conduct G. STANLEY HAINES
or compile a check list. ed auction sales for the Chicago Phil P. O. Box 93 Peabody, Mass.
atelic Society of which I am still ac
At last, in the latter part of 1905, tive member No. 1.
the writer of this article put his Now I am giving my entire time and
album and check list in the bottom of attention to the auction business and
a chest and allowed it to lie dormant- if you are interested either in buying
for six years. It was not until the or selling, just write me about it.
latter part of 1911 that my interest The explicit catalogs of all my auc
revived and I dug up the old treasure tion sales are “FREE.”
trove. One day, upon entering the AT RWES
postoffice in Charles City, Iowa, I P. M. WOLSIEFFER
OWI., 423 W.42«» ST.. NEW YORK
saw a man receive several parcel post
packages, tearing the wrappers off Member Amer. Stamp Dealers’ Ass’n.
and throwing them into the waste 2147 No. 21st St. Philadelphia, Pa. Mention W. P. G. when answering ads
and now some people tell me that log was distributed—whether 1902, I HAVE THEM—YOU WANT THEM _
same does not exist. 1912, 1922 or 1925—I have carefully •No. InKermanland Nos. 8-14___________ " 5
•Cayman Islands No. 10 _______________ .75
The time to report new issues is checked up, and I have this to say: •St. Helena No. 56 ___________________ .35
ten minutes after you get them; also, The 1925 Standard Precanceled Stamp •New Caledonia No. 105 ________________ .07
if you have any stamp not listed do- Catalog is the best ever produced— •Br. E. Africa No. 15 __________________ .07
•Br. E. Africa No. 21 __________________ .10
not keep it a secret—if you "send in but there is still ample opportunity •Br. E. Africa No. 86-7 ________________ .22
Send for lists.
your items and they are not listed, for improvement.
then you have a “kick” coming. WM. Q. CONANT
Are there any precancels issued CA. P. S., I. P. A.)
246 Court St., Auburn, Maine
that have not been listed? Sure, lots
of ’em, no doubt. For example—I Amundsen’s North Pole Flight.
was shown a newspaper bearing the “Oslo (Norway), Saturday, ALL ABOARD FOR CANADA!
following headline: “PRINTS THE March 14th, 1925. Via the "Canadians.” Ottawa, the federal
NAME OF CITY ON STAMPS BE “In order to assist Roald Amund capital, Montreal, “Canada’s New York,” To
FORE SELLING THEM.” Then it sen in his forthcoming flight across “ronto, “Canada’s Philadelphia,” Winnipeg,
Canada’s Chicago,” Halifax on the Atlantic
went on to state that 50,000 were so the North Pole, the Norwegian Gov coast, Vancouver on the Pacific, historic old
printed and would be sent out on cir ernment has given orders for the Quebec, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Regina,
“Queen of the Prairies,” Calgary, in the heart
cular mailings. This was back in printing of 2,250,000 Polar stamps, of the ranching country, Edmonton, Canada’s
1909 and that city is not even men showing a polar bear gazing up into most northerly city, “Gateway of the last
tioned in our most recent Standard the sky watching the flight of a fly Great West,” Canadian towns and cities,
large and small are all here.
Precancel Catalog. Why? Well, ing machine. The greater part of
mainly, I suppose, because not one these Polar stamps, of the total You’ve guessed it—a packet of Canadian Pre
single copy of that issue — or any amount of 180,000 Norwegian kroner, cancels —almost a collection in itself in fact.
This packet was prepared by the Philatelic
other from that place—has ever been has been placed at the disposal of the Publishing Company, Winnipeg, Canada, pub
seen or mentioned by a precanceled Air Navigation Association on behalf alog, lishers of the Canadian Precancel Stamp Cat
especially for the U. S. precancel col
stamp collector. The postmaster re of the Polar flight.” lector who would like to add to his album
sponsible for the issue has crossed —Above item clipped from “Stamp Collecting’’ for a short a few interesting pages of Canadians, and
time we will include it, absolutely
the River of Life. (England), who state that they have Messrs. free, with the
Bright & Son to thank for the same—a tran
“The Charles City Intelligencer” slation of a “cutting” from a Copenhagen
carried a little item about precanceled newspaper. CANADIAN PRECANCELED POSTAGE
stamps two years and four months STAMP CATALOG
before they were actually used. The Handy Pocket Edition.
Cat. Net
“Intelligencer” had consolidated with Fiji Island No. 82 ____________ .12 .06 1925------ SECOND EDITION------ 1925
the “Press,” which was edited by the •Tasmanit No. 66 ----------------------- .25
•Antigua No. 12 ________________ .25
.10
.12 Listing and Pricing All Varieties
postmaster who was to have them •Antigua No. 18 _______________ .40 .20 At the Regular Price
•Orange River Colony No. 55
issued; they were finally issued, how Maldive Island No. 10 __________ .18 ------- .20 .10
.10 FIFTY CENTS POSTFREE
ever, by his successor. Belgium No. 187 _______________ .40 .18
Now a little commentary on prices. My Chile No. 139 _________________ .80 .15 Don’t let this opportunity slip by I Just say
net approvals will interest you. A request “Send me the Canadian offer,” inclose your
Why is it that the one-cent Boston, and reference will bring you a trial selection. remittance of fifty cents, and the Collection
Sta. A, 12-01, inverted, is priced at and Catalog will come to you by return mail.
J. DeJONG
$1.00 and its companions catalog from
$1.50 to $7.50 each? Well, circulars 539 West 162 St. New York City Ye Gossip Printery
advertising Earle Sloane’s Liniment Mention W. P. G. when answering ads HOLTON, KANSAS
were sent to different towns covering
a period of several different months.
Our town was flooded with the “12- Society of Philatelic Americans
Ols” and I landed over 70 of them. STATION S. P. A. BROADCASTING Can use entries of Harding precancels in
this department. 1000 vars. in circulation now I
The “2-02” went to Framingham and The Society of Philatelic Americans are the
hustling bunch of stampdom. The Sales De Box D,
Hopkinton; both of these places are partment has 600 books of stamps in circula Edgewater, Colorado
larger than Falmouth, but there were For tion, good sales, prompt payment. Join now. CARL. O. SELANDER, Exc. Mgr.
full particulars write the Sales Mgr. 4711 N. Sawyer Ave.,
no collectors of precancels there. F. A. E. HUSSEY, M. D. Chicago, Illinois
L. Smith’s copy of the inverted came 232 Hearne Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
from Hopkinton and mine—a normal Wm. LYCETT, Sec ’y. 1221 Washington St., Cape May, New Jersey
copy—came from South Framingham.
If either of those persons who got
those single copies would have gotten AUSTRALIANS—ISLANDS—NEW ZEALANDS
a score or so of copies there would, Finest Sets of All Postals.
quite naturally, be more of them in Scott Net
$1.50 $ .60
existence today, reposing in collec NEW1898 ZEALANDS 1882, Queen, %d to Ish, 10 var.
Pictorials, %d to Ish, 12 var.__________ 4.00 1.75
tions. 1899-1900 Pictorials, %d to Ish, 12 var._____ 8.00 1.25
Precancel collecting creates some 1902-07 Pictorials, %d to Ish, 12 var._______ 8.00 1.25
1907-08, Pictorials, Small Size, 8 var._______ 1.00 .50
peculiar circumstances, for instance— 1906 Exhibitions, 3 var. 8.00 1.25
I lived, for twelve years, within thirty 1909 Edwards, 9 var. .90 .25
1915 Georges, 18 var. . 1.00 .85
miles of Waterloo, Iowa, and I have 1919 Victory, 6 var.__ 1.00 .50
gotten more Waterloos. from a place Officials, 20 var. _______________________________________________________ 4.00 1.50
Life Insurance, 12 var._________ _______________________________________ 1.00 .50
north of Minneapolis than I did dur Postage Dues, 10 var. __________________________________________________ 1.00 .85
ing my whole period of living neigh Above Set of 127 Varieties New Zealands for $9.00—A BARGAIN.
ISLANDS, AITUTAKI, Various Issues, 18 var. ______________________________ 4.00
bor to the place. COOKS & RAROTONGA, Various Issues, 15 var.________________________ 1.75
Just one thing more, in closing— FIJI, Various Issues, 18 var. ____________________________________________ 1.00
NIUE, Various Issues, 20 var. ___________________________________________ 4.00
the writer has persistently went in PENRHYN, Various Issues, 18 var. _______ t____________________________ 4.00
for the unusual. By this I mean such SAMOA, Various Issues, 25 var._________________________________________ 2.00
creations as broken letters, no lines TONGA, 1924. 2d on 5d, 7%d. lOd, Fine' Set/s ’ 2.00
Above Set of 127 Varietiea Islands for $18.00—A BARGAIN.
where there should be lines; anything, Various VICTORIA, 24 var. '
.50 ---------------------------- 25 var.
Various COMMONWEALTH, .35
in fact, out of the usual or ordinary S. W. Australia & Tasmania, 40 var._ 1.50 NEW ZEALAND, 100 var. _____ 2.50
QUEENSLAND, 22 var.______ .75 PACIFIC ISLANDS, 50 var.____ 1.50
run. If I were offered a 2, 3, 5 and NEW SOUTH WALES, 22 var. .50
6c, from a certain place, I would take Above Set of 287 Varieties for $7.00—A BARGAIN.
_ FINE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LISTS FREE
the 3 and 5c and let the others go.
Whenever the new precanceled cata WILCOX, SMITH & CO., Established Liverpool St., Dunedin, New Zealand.
40 years.
opular
ducted European tour early in July.
The prospectus, as sent us, is quite
SIVADAH STAMP CO.
DENVER, COLORADO
P RECANCEL
ATTER
Attention Precancelites:
iinteresting. We only wish that we
had the time and money (unfortunate
ly we have neither; it’s tough to be
a poor stampic editor—it is also what
Sherman said about war) to cross the
General and special selections precancels at
advantageous prices. Reference required from
those unknown to us.
Denver,
SIVADAH STAMP CO.
Dealer in Aristocrats
Colo.
Under this head we are publishing, from big pond and view Westminister Ab
week to week, new issue reports, interesting
notes, letters from precancel “fans,” short bey, the Lakes of old Killarney, the
articles, discoveries of “freaks” and novelties,
and other items of interest to the legion of
followers of the good old precancel game.
Louvre, the Rheims Cathedral and
Chateau Thierry. But that is not to
10,000
VARIETIES
We .ask that the disciples of this very pop be—we will have to rest content with
ular branch of Philately kindly forward to us our week-end jaunts over the undu at
for publication any items that they believe ONE CENT EACH
may be of interest to the fraternity at large. lating and wondrously beautiful, A Postal Card Will Bring Full
“Co-operation the keynote of success” is es scenic terra firma of northeastern
pecially true in the precancel hobby. Information
GOSSIP does not hold itself responsible for Kansas. But, as usual, we’re digress H. S. DUNHAUPT
any of the private opinions publicly expressed, ing.
as sent in by our readers, in this department. River Edge, New Jersey
We also reserve the right to use our discre What we started out to say is to
tion in the matter of refusing admittance to mention the fact that brother Blanks GERMAN STATES
publication any items that the editors may
deem as of an objectionable nature. No let is sending out his prospectus under German States, on or off cover; Ger
ters or Mbs will be returned to the writers cover franked by a 2c Harding, pre man Colonies used or unused; Ger
thereof.
We consider this department as the Voice canceled (Handstamped U-53) “Con many, Empire and Republic, all the
of ALL of the Precancel Fraternity, and is cord, N. C.” We thank him for his tete beche and se tenant German Oc
conducted with the idea of the best interests cupations, Danzig, Memel, Saar.
of the game at heart. Come on. big boys, courtesy in sending GOSSIP his tour
little boys, keep the ball rolling I literature with one of these little We have early U. S., also Br. Cols.
LOG CABIN STAMP CO.
“black beauties” adorning the cover. 16618 Log Cabin Ave., Detroit, Mich.
New Bureau 4c Chicago Out. But, unfortunately, and as per usual,
Mr. Glen E. Shears, Chicago, Ill., the “wear and tear” of the postal ser Dutch Indies
reports that the Bureau Print 4c, vice put this stamp pretty much on
precanceled “CHICAGO,” has appear the “blink,” removing considerable of Nos. 36, 5c; 37, 50c; 46, 2c; 47, 2c;
ed, same being in use by Marshall the upper right hand corner section. 51, 2c; 52, 2c; 54, 2c; 55, 6c; 57, 5c;
Field & Company. Much ’bliged, just the same. 59, 8c; 75, 7c; 76, 7c; 77, 7c; 81, 2c;
106, 2c; 107, 2c; 108, 2c; 110, 2c;
111, 3c; 113, 5c; 114, 3c; 116, 3c;
First l'/jc Harding Precans. Making ’em Immaculate— 117, 4c; 118, 5c; 119, 7c; 272, 2c;
The first new Harding (l%c) pre Well, Rather. 273, 3c; 276, 5c; 282, 9c; 283, 15c.
cancels coming to our notice, arrived Dear GOSSIP:— Scott’s Nos. Returnable if not O. K.
on April 8—overprinted “Charles City, Now that we have a half cent and a Ask for our monthly lists. If you are
Iowa”—a vertical pair, on cover, with interested in approvals, ask for a sel
the compliments of friend L. R. Saun NOTICE— ection. References, please.
ders of Mason City, Iowa. Get out As we are sending out good stamps REGAL STAMP COMPANY
your “slickers” and “bumbershoots,” at 1c approval, it is necessary to give R. B. F. REGAL, Mgr.
precancelites, the deluge is about to references when ordering them from Butler, Pennsylvania
“del” and ’twill fall on both the just the
and the unjust. COLUMBIAN STAMP COMPANY
Suite 6, 1151 No. Capitol St. New 20 page price list
Rendering “Sidney Bird” Washington, D. C Just off the press, brimful of bargains in
sets, singles, Harding precancels, other fine
the “Retort Courteous.” precancels, early Serbia, Roumania, Switzer
Dear Mr. Dworak: land, France, etc. Over 600 offerings in this
new
Says Pat to Bridget:—“ ’Tis not
that I hate ye that I bate ye, ’tis to
SPECIALS “GLOBE TROTTER"
Send for your copy now I
show me conthrol over ye.” So does Nyassa Triangles, comp, set of 9_ .50 PETER S. ROTH, Jr.
Mr. Sidney Bird’s remarks in the 25 Maple St. Bloomfield, N. J.
April 4 issue of GOSSIP impress me. Bahamas—War Tax No. 311 cat,
You can take it from me that I will 50c, Net ________________ .12
not wait ten years to wish that I had Dominica War Tax No. 152 cat. WE WANT
some of the Malta, St. Kitts, etc., 50c, net _______________ .12
which he mentions — I wish I had
And 1001 others.
To Buy Stamps
them now. But I haven’t. So I will
collect precancels, normal or inverted, If you have anything to sell, a little
foreign revenues, Belgians, shoe tacks, COPPARD & TUBBS more than you need for retail trade,
seed catalogs, spool labels, cut-square just shoot ’em along to us.
envelopes, or any other thing which 203 Owl Bldg., San Diego, Calif. If condition good and price O. K. you
takes my fancy—and who is he to will get your check by return mail.
Want 10 to 100 of a kind (no mix
say that my idea is not as good as tures). Larger lots by correspond
his? In other words, so far as a The Anniversary (April) Number of ence only.
whole lot of us are concerned, you
wasted a column. Want to waste an The Stamp Collector’s EDMOND STAMP CO.
other bit of space on this? McLoud, Oklahoma
A precancel fan, Magazine
H. A. THATCHER, will be the best yet
Sioux City, Iowa.
We are offering some grand pre / ON
A “Black Beauty” From miums in our big subscription drive, (APPROVAL
starting April 1st.
Concord, N. C. , Ze/ me help you
Mr. H. W. Blanks—a GOSSIP ad Send in your request for a sample build your collection
vertiser—General Secretary of the copy TODAY. W* C.S. ERNEST
Concord, North Carolina, Y. M. C. A., PHILATELIC PUBLISHING CO. 616 PJNE ST. « » SEATTLE WN.
is to take charge of a personally con 82 Nassau St., New York, N. Y.
one and a half cent denomination, Both across and down watermark
will all of the precancel collectors re “1925” are noted in the new l%c en
mount their stamps to make room for velopes.
these values? Of course, they could I am informed, on fairly competent
be mounted on a separate page, along authority, that the Norse-American SCOTT’S KATS.
with the Bureau Prints, lOxlO’s, etc., Centennial issue will probably be de
but don’t they logically belong with layed until the latter part of May; 1925 edition, with a real useful phi
the present new issue just as much as thus giving less time for the issue to latelic accessory free, postpaid for
circulate before the official opening $2.00 a copy. Indexed $2.50.
the new 50c and $1.00 values which Special, 50 Var. Greece_______ $ .25
are yet on sale in some offices? of the celebration in early June at 50 Var. Luxemburg, mounted — .45
How many collectors WASH their Minneapolis-St. Paul. 20 Var. Iceland______________ .40
stamps, as well as soak them? I Question.
wash every stamp that goes into my Shall the listing of commemorative The three packets with 1000 fine
stamp mounts, all for 90c.
collection, and as a result my collec precancels be done away with and all Postpaid.
tion looks as though I had bribed a time and labor be expended on regular
thousand postal clerks to let me have issues only? One “old-timer” says ELWOOD D. WEBER
mint sets. When a bunch of a hun “YES.” What do other of our more
dred or more precancels has accumu experienced “hands” and all pre- 1377 Park Ave. Plainfield, N. J.
lated, they are soaked in warm water, cancelites in general say?
and then laid, still in a bunch, face up, Lot No. 4 for the P. S. S. Publicity
on a plate. Then I take a shaving Coffer “blew in” from J. M. Grimes,
brush and shaving cream and wash Mankato, Minn. This lot consisted of
the top surface of the mass, and then a batch of good precancels from
remove the top stamps, and repeat Framingham, Mass., Joliet, Ill., Os FREEMAN’S APPROVALS
the process, exactly as photographers born, Kansas, San Francisco, Calif.,
used to spread paste on a whole bunch Schenectady, N. Y., and Mankato and A postal card with reference brings
of prints at a time, in the days when them promptly. No obligation to buy
Minneapolis, in Minnesota; total cata if not pleased. However, others like
pictures were pasted flat on a card. log value $9.70. Much ’bliged.
When a stamp is thoroughly washed, them—so will you.
Any more, friends?
I drop it into a glass of warm (not L. R. SAUNDERS, NED FREEMAN
hot) water, and then when the whole Mason City, Iowa. 7720 Emerald Ave., Chicago, Ill.
bunch is washed, they are rinsed in
5 or 6 changes of cold water, to carry Lick Stamps Upside Dow. GET YOUR SHARE OF THESE
Cat. Net
away all traces of soap. Then the Nine persons out of ten lick their BAHAMAS No. 44, ____________ .20 .06
stamps are dried in an Eastman Blot stamps upside down, says Eddie •PAPUA (superb) No. 59 ______ 1.25 .65
SALVADOR No. 482 ____________ .20 .06
ter Book, and say! You should see Wick, chief of postoffice stamp sales •TRINIDAD No. 68 ______________ .10 .06
them. Every perforation point as clerks. He cannot explain this habit, TURKEY No. 158 _______________ .10 .02
TURKEY No. 266 ________________ .40 .09
clean and white as when it left the but says that women are most careful TURKEY No. 267 ______________ 1.00 .88
post office. All the colors bright and in affixing stamps to letters. •TURKS & CAICOS No. 10________ .80 .14
Under 50c postage extra
clean, and the precancellation stand —Detroit News. M. DICRANIAN
ing out like an ethiopian on a frosty 15 Shawmut Street Boston, Mass.
morning. Just mount up one page of UNITED STATES
stamps treated with soap and brush, 1917-19 set, lc to $5.00
and put it along side the average
album page of stamps, and note the
good condition $1.30
75c and $1 Parcel Post
APPROVALS
difference. Of course, where handled f°r 40c> condi- Send for FREE premium and
in wholesale quantities, I suppose one tion. bargain lists. Bonus system.
could have the work done at a dry MAX CASPER
cleaner’s, but this is a step in the P. O. Box 149 New Orleans, La. H. M. MacLEAN
wrong direction, and is likely to lead Brockville, Ont., Canada
to the hiring of secretaries to mount STAMP BOOKLETS
one’s stamps, and thence to the ac CAMEROONS—GERMAN DOMINION
quisition of dozens of copies of great 20 stamps 5pf. No. 21 and 10 stamps 10 pf. LEXINGTON—1775-1925—CONCORD
rarities, which is a vulgar display of No. 22 with SE TENANT 5 and 10 pf., face
value 2 marks (pre-war) ____________ 47c 150th ANNIVERSARY
wealth, and an abomination. But just Price 50c each: 10 booklets ___________ 8.00 Send 20c for a set of stamps commemorating
try cleaning them yourself, and note H. WASMER this event.
the greater beauty of your album 2222 Seminary Ave., AMinute Man FREE with each set. I will
mail these from Lexington or Concord which
page. Chicago, Illinois ever you prefer.
Sincerely,
W. S. BARKER, Philatelist
F. C. MIDDLETON, SUPERLATIVE!
Madison, Wis. 46 Bromfield Street Boston, Mass.
Better Than the So-Called “Best.”
From “L. R’s” Sick-bed. A rather sweeping assertion, perhaps, The Stamp Hunter
The first l%c Harding precancel but a fitting designation for my
“arriv” at my bedside, on cover really fine OFFERS
from R. J. Tarpy. Same being from 1000 ALL-DIFFERENT PACKET OLD u' S. COVERS
Charles City, Iowa, city type 3, U-59, Cataloged Varieties Only 10—3c, 1857 _________________ .75
—$1.25— 10—3c, 1861 _________________ .50
N., dbl. N. Cash With Order
The first “Lexon” came, on cover, 10—3c, 1869 ________________ 1.20
Contains British, French and Port 10—3c, 70-82 green___________ .25
from Francis F. (“Sec’y”) Greeley. ugese Colonials; South and Central All four lots—40 covers_______ 2.50
Same being Brooklyn, N. Y., lc, hand American stamps; no United States
stamp, normal. (unless requested). Stamp Wallet All postpaid
Compare the gum on the 2c Hard and Perforation Gauge FREE with
ing RP with that on the l%c RP
Hardings. The former has vertical
each packet.
MISS E. B. LEE
*181 W. W. MacLAREN
ridges, while the latter bears hori 2102 N. Highland Ave., Care Cleveland Press
zontal ridges—and both products curl. Hollywood, California CLEVELAND, OHIO
The New Philately. ber to enable you to pick out the best
varieties for your collection. Cut
Scott’s 1925 Cat.
$2.00 Post Free
By A. H. PIKE. your own varieties down as small as We send out fine selections of stamps on ap
you want them for mounting. Keep proval, with many bargains. Both Wholesale
It is now universally recognized your duplicates 2x4 for exchange and Retail.
Auction Sales held monthly—many bargains.
that postal markings play a leading and sale as you will find this size de Send for Catalog and get on our mailing list.
part in determining rarity and value manded by the majority. HUDSON COUNTY STAMP CO.
of postage stamps either singly or on A little variation will be found 68 Hudson Str., Hoboken, N. J.
entire cover. The specialized catalog mighty interesting in collecting slo
issued by Scotts in 1923 was the first gan (advertising) cancellations. These
real attempt to price this class of ma can practically all be cut 2x4. A TWO BITS
terial. Quite a number are of the standard classification of machine AND WORTH IT.
opinion that it is only on the early markings are shown in my new 50 Diff. AUSTRALIA ________ .25
issues that postal markings effects “Checklist No. 3 of Metered Mail Per A Snappy Bargain
the value, or that postal markings mits.” Only those with a message in S. STEEN
alone have a value in themselves. the cancellation design are considered, Box One Fordham, N. Y. C.
Rare and interesting items can be the rest are included mainly to show
found in current mail if we are on the the various designs used by the dif PRECANCELS
watch for them. Those who follow ferent companies making rapid can Have again remounted from my stock and
the new philately pick for the com celling machines. These are distin can supply many of the wants of the average
precancel collector, and will take pleasure
bination; stamp, postmark and can guished by Type letters under each in filling your want list. Have a stock of
cellation which shows the completed machine. 50,000 from the earliest dated and 1902 is
sues to the latest in bureau types. To those
transaction for which the stamp was First Class Mail Permits and with less than a 5,000 variety collection can
originally intended. Meters is another interesting diver offer good bargains from my books mounted
by cities and states. Offer a 25 variety pack
The New Philately is not a new sion along the lines of postal mark et free to applicants who supply the nec
idea, it is nothing more than the ings. The various standard types of essary reference. *181
modern way of looking at your these are shown on the back page of J. H. DAVIS REYNOLDS
stamps. Some have followed this my new compilation. A cut of the 2010 Kentucky Ave., Flint, Michigan
method of collecting for many years, first class mail permit shown above
the rest have only recently woke up was the first to pass through the mail
to the situation. Even with the without a government stamp. This Peoria, Illinois
knowledge gained by years of ex cover was sold for $40.00 in May, TYPE VIII
perience and a priced catalog as a
guide, prices are mainly determined 1000 VARIETIES $1.00 Nos. 34,25c; 39a, 45c; 41a, 12c; 49a,
by the individual buyer, gauged not All Clean Postage Stamps. 50c; 51,20c; 56, 15c; 62a, 45c; 68a,
by actual value but by an exagger Send for price list of Liberty Sets and Pack 50c; 80, 12c; 83c, 60c; 90, 50c; 90a,
ets at Uniform Prices, 5c to $1.00. We pay 50c; 96a, 10c; 104, 4c; 105, 2c; 107,
ated desire to possess something that postage. You must be satisfied as to the 10c; 109a, 5c; 131, 80c; 131b,
appeals especially to his idea of the quality and price or we promptly refund your
money. *182 $1.75; 132c, 80c; 134, 15c; 135,
unusual. HAARER & COMPANY 20c; 136, 30c; 142, 25c; 142a, 40c;
Every one will acknowledge that 113 West Liberty Street, 145, $2.00; 146, 60c; 146a, 60c; 147,
what is commonly called “the best Ann Arbor, Michigan 40c.
stamps to collect” are not only scarce, N. HASKINS
but to most of us are unobtainable. ICELAND
In other words, there are not enough ALL POSTALLY USED 583 Courtland Ave., Bronx, N. Y. C.
to go around even to those who have Nos. Care of BAUER.
the means to buy them. The real 34 to 43 ____________________.65
philatelist is not going to give up his 71 to 83 ___________________ 1.10 LOOK HERE
hobby simply because of this condi 86 to 96 ___________________ 1.00
tion. He is going to look elsewhere. 99 to 107 ___________________ .22 4 ounces (% lb.) or more of our
108 to 121 ___________________ .95
The New Philately is simply collect
ing stamps with an added interest to
130 to 138 ___________________ .70
180 to 187 ___________________ .55
International Mixture,
what old issues he can find, and a 189 to 195 ___________________ .28 postpaid for only 50 cents
brand new "interest in the stamp issues 30 on 50a-50 on 5kr on 1902-04. World-wide in scope.
of a later date up to and including the Just out __________________ .40
present. Ask for my new check list of Holland EMERALD SALES SERVICE
With this idea in mind we can take and Colonies. Box No. 2.,
any country that interests us. Con EXCELSIOR STAMP CO. Hamilton Grange, Sta.,
sider stamps as postage paid. Study 47 West 42nd St. New York New York City, New York
the entire with the new or old issues (Also have 1 complete 4 volume I.
How would you like to get a check C. S. course, Surveying-Mapping, for
of stamps and the methods used by for Fifty Dollars every month, as sale, $15.00 or exchange for low
government employees in handling it many other members are receiving. price old U. S. Covers.)
from point of mailing to destination. For results place your material in
Compare it with others of an earlier the circuits of the ANNOUNCEMENT
or later date and you will note many On May first we will open an up-to-date
Rutherford Stamp Club, stamp store at room 24, 82 Nassau Street,
changes. A careful study of entires N. Y. City. We will cater especially to the
of the various periods will enable you beginner and medium collector. 20,000 var
SETTLEMENTS MONTHLY ieties on our net approvals which will be sent
to better understand single stamps of out against a good reference. Set of Albania
the same period in your collection. In Our books contain some very Jine material, cat. $1.56 Free with first $1.00 purchase.
Scandinavia, Holland & Colonies, South Am
many cases you can avoid bulk of ericans, Early Europeans, British Colonials RELIANT STAMP COMPANY
entries by cutting out stamp and post and covers. These circuits can be mailed to Room 24, 82 Nassau St., New York City
any one interested, against good references,
mark and keeping them on one piece and taking out a membership in the club. MIXTURES
of the original cover. Thousands of Want lists can be filled from our books, due
to the good material entered by members, 100 Belgian Congo ___________________ .90
collectors are cutting these out uni amongst whom are very prominent dealers 100 Bulgaria _________________________ .80
100 Austria Fieldpost _________________ .45
form by laying on the envelope a in the U. S. and overseas. Can also break up
100 Malay Tiger _____________________ .85
collections, so that the owners will get the
gauge made exactly 2x4 and trim best prices obtainable. 5 Kg (about 11 lbs.) Mission mixture of
many countries ----------------------- 6.00
ming around with shears. These can List of cheap mixture free on demand.
be filed like a card index until you W. O. STAEB, Salesmanager, N. van MAURIK,
have accumulated a sufficient num 89 Feronia Way, Rutherford, N. J. 2 Seinpostduin, Scheveningen, Holland.
1923. It is now more than doubled posoffice was located?. I do not find United States
in value. Many of the Types used in it in late lists.—G. F. O’DWYER,
1920-1921 are changing hands at Lowell, Mass. $2.00 DEEP BLUE
prices ranging from $5.00 to $10.00. —Above item appeared in the Boston Herald,
of March 10, in the column headed, “As the No. 570 Cat. $1.00, net_______ .40
Nothing in the way of government World Wags,” by Philip Hale. Clipping fur
stamps have reached this valuation nished GOSSIP through the courtesy of Mr. DUDLEY FARNHAM
during this time. M. R. Houdlette, Melrose Highlands, Mass.,
who states: "Perhaps some of the GOSSIP 1418 3 Ave. So.. Farro. N. D.
Through the Associated Collectors readers may be able to answer this question.”
of Postal Markings we expect to see AUTOMATIC
much study and research along all and
phases of postal markings. The Technical Communists. SEMI-AUTOMATIC
HINGE MOISTENER
It has been discovered in Berlin and AFFIXER
What They Do To Approval that mail addressed to points in Rus (Patented Pocket Edition)
Selection Frauds In Dear sia is being returned to senders Will Soon Be Ready
abroad, although it is perfectly easy Excellent opportunity
Old England. for a dealer or collec
to understand the destinations in
Wouldn't it he FINE if We Could Get ACTION tended by the writers. “Russia” tor or two in each city. Send for
Like This on This Side of the Pond? particulars at once.
seems to have disappeared. Letters
addressed to cities in that country FOLDED HINGE. AFFIXER,
On Thursday, March 12th, at the must be addressed to the “Union of STAMP AND SUPPLY COMPANY
West London Police Court, Thomas Socialist Soviet Republics.” (Operating under Declaration of Trust)
Ray Sims, alias Berry, Bruce, Ellis, Which is quite typical of the com Dr. H. A. Peters, Sec. A. P. S. 7681
etc., was charged on remand with munistic mind. The persons who are P. O. Box 604 Seattle, Wash.
obtaining stamps with intent to steal.
The prisoner plead guilty. running Russian affairs are more in EGYPT AND PALESTINE
In the evidence of the police it was tent upon “putting over” their idea Fine, clean, lightly cancelled, postally used,
than they are to seeing that Russia perfect copies.
stated that accused answered adver Set
tisements in stamp papers, using fic has an efficient mail service. They Egypt Nos. 78-91 (except 90) 12 var.
haggle over technicalities in an en No. 88 not priced used _____________ 1.25
titious names and addresses and ob Egypt Nos. 92-100 (9 var.) —_________ .25
taining in all some sixteen selections. deavor to impress upon the world in Palestine Nos. 3, 4, 7, 8. 15, 17. 18, 19,
general the importance of sovietism 20, 87. 88. 39, 41, 42, 48. 49, 52, 50,
It was also stated that the prisoner, 56 and 57. (20 var. cat. $1.46) _____ .80
although a married man with two at the expense of giving the public Wholesale on these in England is way up.
the service it pays for. CONGO, Practically complete, used and unused.
children, was not living with his wife, Including the rarities. Against want list
and was about to get married again. —Editorial dipt from Monroe, Washington, only. Postage extra on purchases for less
newspaper and kindly furnished GOSSIP by than $1.00.
Just previous to his arrest he ad Irvin Faussett of Monroe. HANSEN & TAITE, Delaware, Ohio
vertised a quantity of jewelery for
sale, none of which he had, and
cheques, which the police had taken
possession of, had since been sent ROBERT KENNETH MILNE
to his address. Without calling any “FAMOUS for SPEED”
witnesses prisoner was sentenced to
nine months’ hard labor. Desires postally used SEEBECKS,DANISH WEST INDIES & COREA,
Messrs. A. H. Davis (Birmingham), for a client What Have You?
T. J. Cox (Seven Kings), and J.
Holmes (Ossett), are to be congratu Box 499, Station “C” LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
lated on taking the necessary action
to enablb the arrest to be made, and
for making the journey to give evi
dence if required.
We Want
Detective-Inspector Squires and TO SHOW YOU
Detective-Serjeant Keech, of Scot OUR HARDING PRECANCEL CATALOG
land Yard, who had charge of the and will Send Numbered Volume
previous case, again distinguished On Approval
themselves by effecting another smart
capture, and they have expressed Prepaid with desirable Precancels
their thanks for the co-operation re The Price is 40c Per Copy
ceived at the offices of Stamp Col May We Send You One?
lecting. G. W. HAWLEY, Publisher
Work is now proceeding concerning
a further case, and before long we Harrisville, Michigan
hope to hear of another capture, for,
until these “black sheep” are success
fully prosecuted, we do not intend to WHETHER YOU WANT 1 OR 1,000,000
relax our efforts.
—From “Stamp Collecting,” London, Eng.
STAMPS OF GERMANY
Lost or Strayed. Whether you are a DEALER or a COLLECTOR, YOU WILL DO JUSTICE
TO YOURSELF AND TO YOUR POCKETBOOK by writing for my new
As the World Wags: complete price list of GERMAN STAMPS before ordering elsewhere.
In the United States register for WHOLESALE LIST TO DEALERS. RETAIL LIST TO COLLECTORS.
1839 among the list of postoffices
and posmasters in Massachusetts I WRITE FOR IT TODAY
noted that there was an Ireland, Member of American Stamp Dealers Assn.
Mass. The postmaster was one Ches
ter Crafts, and he received the large
stipend of $75.92 for one year’s work.
THE SPECIALTY HOUSE FOR GERMAN STAMPS
Can you or any of the readers of VICTOR WEISKOPF
this column inform me where this P. O. Box 298, G. C. Station New York City, N. Y.
The Last “Last Call”

T WAS John J. Ingalls (if our memory serves us right) who stated that “Oppor
Iwhich
tunity Knocks but Once,” or words to that effect. However, here is an instance
proves the exception to that seldom disputed admonition.
OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN KNOCKING
at the doors of all of our GOSSIP subscribers and readers for the past three months.
A goodly number of our stampic fraternity were quick to appreciate the chance to
get in on a good thing and hastened to become partners in THE GOSSIP PRINTERY
—a partnership in a concern with a creditable past, a profitable present and a re
markably bright future. No person will ever have cause to regret their having pur
chased shares of stock in this “up and coming” enterprise.
Having also entered the Mail Order Publication field, we have opening before
us a far greater scope of practically unlimited business possibilities—with naturally
attendant profit—than is presented in the stampic publication game (which is, as we
all know, a somewhat limited field of endeavor). Our new publication—THE MAIL
ORDER PEPTOMIST—is doubtless destined to become, within a few short months,
an actual leader among the “inspirational selling” magazines. Such being the case,
shares of stock in THE GOSSIP PRINTERY will soon be valued at well over par,
besides paying a substantial dividend.
While our stock sale to our stampic public has met with fairly gratifying re
turns, we would like to give some of our more recent subscribers (and, by the way,
the GOSSIP subscription list maintains a remarkably steady and gratifying growth)
an opportunity to come in with us. Subscriptions in small amounts—$10 to $100—
are what pleases us most. It isn’t the money we want in particular, but we do desire
the affiliation and co-operation of the rank-and-file of stampdom.
Now, what we started out to tell you is to advance this little piece of “info:”
NO MORE STOCK WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE STAMPIC
FRATERNITY AFTER 6 P. M., MAY 16, 1925.
All unsold stock, at that time, will be withdrawn from further offer to the stamp
collecting and dealing people. We do not need the money so much as we would like
to have one thousand philatelists listed on our stock subscription records. Do not
wait a few weeks and then say you wish you had done it —DO IT NOW—fill out the
coupon beneath and speed it to us, via the “boys in gray,” that we may know you
are FOR US in the full sense of the expression.
■
Not a “Gold-Brick” Scheme.

THE GOSSIP PRINTERY
Is Present—Not Prospective
GOSSIP PRINTERY, TEAR OFF HERE AND MAIL TODAY

Holton, Kansas.
Reserve for me_______________ shares of the GOSSIP PRINTERY stock at $1.00 each.
I enclose remittance for $_______________________________ in full payment of same.
Or, I enclose remittance for $_______________________ as one-fourth payment and will
pay the remainder in three equal consecutive monthly installments of $_________________
each, beginning one month from date hereof until fully paid.
NAME___________________________________________________________________________
STREET ADDRESS ______________________________________________________________
TOWN AND STATE______________________________________________________________
WEEKLY know the value of stamps—and OUR 105th SALE.
who are helping themselves. May 23rd & 27th
PHILATELIC GOSSIP Next cometh our Detroit corres
pondent, Herman W. Boers, who fur A desirable lot U.
Published Every Saturday by ther denounces and indicts this petty S. & Foreign. Many
pilfering as follows:
THE GOSSIP PRINTERY rare-early issues,
A recent issue of GOSSIP car
A. V. DWORAK, ried a little item, furnished by strong in British
General Manager Joseph Demers of Saginaw, re Colonies, lots by
HOLTON, KANSAS lative to the “meanest man.”
Well, here is a case of another countries etc.
Business Manager___ A. V. Dworak “mean man.” CAT. FREE
The meanest man, whether a
Editor Frank K. Hills collector or not, is the man who
is mean enough to take advant
M. OHLMAN
SUBSCRIPTIONS 116 Nassau St. New York City
United States, *1.00 per year. age of the opportunity of remov
All other countries, $1.25 per year. ing a stamp (or stamps) from
All subscriptions must begin with the cur off an envelope, or cover, upon
rent number. All subscriptions are discon DUPLICATES WANTED
tinued on expiration and no back numbers which is affixed stamps of phi We offer our customers a chance to
can be supplied. dispose of their duplicates through our
latelic value, new issues, etc., and exchange department. No waiting—•
Advertising Rates—Transient especially is this despicable in the immediate service—and you receive just
what you need to fill in your blank
Per inch, single co)., per issue_______ $ 1.25 case of “first day” covers. spaces for your duplicates. The time
Per col., 10 inches, per issue_________ 12.50 Last week I sent to General C. to write is today. We buy collections.
Per page, 30 inches, per issue_________ 37.50 A. Coolidge, of this city, a num LAFAYETTE STAMP CO.
A. P. S. Members A. S. D. A.
ber of the new Lexington-Con Box 1167 San Francisco
Advertising Rates—Contract cord (1 and 2c combination on
Per inch, single col., per issue_______ $ 1.00
Per col., 10 inches, per issue_________ 10.00 cover)—having them mailed from
Per page, 30 inches, per issue_____ _ 30.00
This rate is for space used regularly for
Boston, “first day”—but some one U. S. New Issue Service
was mean enough to remove the and
six months. FIRST DAY COVER CLUB
2c stamp and kind enough to New U. S. stamps at face value and same
All advertising copy must be received 10 leave the lc to “carry on” alone. on First Day Covers at low prices mailed to
days in advance of the issue in which it is you on day of issue of new stamps.
to appear. Copy for ads must be in our The General showed me this and Send for circular which tells you all about
hands on Thursday of the week preceding was very much disappointed to my First Day Cover Club. Something new
publication. Copy must reach us on time or under the sun.
it will be held over for following issue. note how mean and little a hu C. E. NICKLES
We cannot be responsible for errors caused man being could act.
through poorly prepared copy. 3007 Rodman, Washington, D. C.
This ruined, of course, a per
fectly good cover and I had a USED GERMANY
EDITORIAL notion to report this contemptible
trick to the postoffice authori
Nob. 116 ft 116 (2). lOe; 177-182 (6), 20c;
181-182 (2), 15c: 111-114 (4), 6c; 273-278 (6).
15c; 280-298 (17), 30c: 337, 338, 840. 843,
ties, but of what use would it 344, 10, 20, 60, 80pf Stephan, 2m Cologne.
Swipin’ and Spoilin’ be? One couldn’t very well find (5), 80c; 572-580 (7), 14c; 581-584, 586-593
out where it occurred, or who (12), 40c. Ask for my approval books of
Keeps Our Blood Boilin’. used and unused Germany.
OMPLAINTS are reaching this done it, so it’s as I remarked to F. PETERS North Glenside, Pa.
C office, thick and fast, regarding
the matter of “swiping” stamps
off packages and envelopes en route
the General, “it’s a case of re
ceive and not receive.”
Also, I have had this happen Side Lines Only—
to me on previous occasions.
through the mails. We have com
mented on this subject on several This office knows exactly what
No Postage Stamps.
Books ready made up to submit. What coun
former occasions but the “evil”—and such little incidents mean—just how try do you want? Superb stock of fiscals,
it can be properly designated as such “mad” they make a fellow feel. In telegraphs, locals, proofs, essays, railways,
tax paids, states, rurals, etc., etc., of the
—still goes merrily on, apparently in sending out packages, bearing stamps entire world. References please.
creasing in volume, and it appears to of philatelic value, it appears that the GET ACQUAINTED BARGAINS
Idar and Marwar (Native India) two of
be a tough one to attempt to eradi great majority of these stamps do the prettiest stamps ever printed,
cate. not reach their ultimate destination the two------------------------------------ .10
intact. Many of the adhesives are $15 North Carolina Oil Stamp (cat. $1) - .20
The government has, of course, Russian Rural (Poltowa)-------------------- .25
strict rulings covering the matter and ruined by the attempt of some stamp Tell me what you want if it is not postage
will administer correction upon any “grafter” to “peel” them from the stamps.
postal employe caught pilfering cover. One flagrant instance occur E. R. VANDERHOOF
stamps off covers—but, like putting red not so long ago on an envelope 2245 West 34th Ave.
the proverbial salt on the rabbit’s tail, we sent via air mail to California. Denver, Colorado, U. S. A.
you must first catch ’em! Among other stamps, on the envelope,
W. A. Stickley, editor of “Pick-Me-
Up”—the new and lively little stamp
was a 5c Columbian. Some one, along
the line, “craved” this stamp and
ESTHONIA
monthly in our midst—says: “peeled” it, lead penciling the follow 42 DIFFERENT
Complaints are heard from all ing notation in the space left blank— Cat. over $4.50 for 80c net.
parts of the country because of “5c Paid o. k.”
the removal of stamps from mail Herewith is also related another CHAS. MURLEY
before its delivery. The govern maddening instance. THE GOSSIP Box 48, Sta. R New York City
ment should take care of this PRINTERY recently shipped W. C.
matter and make such acts an Phillips & Company, Hartford, Conn., •Jugo Slavia Nos. 454-457High values — .60
•Italy “Manzoni” Nos. 152-155 __________ .30
offense severely punishable. Only several goodly sized packages of Switzerland Nos. 157-159, 169 ----------------- .40
a few days ago the writer was printed matter. This firm had pro •Esthonia Airmail Nos. 212-216. cpl. cat.
$2.50 ______________________________ .90
robbed of a stamp which he would vided several dollars worth of aero •Perak No. 45 __________________________ .07
have prized quite highly, by its plane stamps with which to prepay •France Ronsard 75c __________________ .07
being removed from a package the postage charges on the shipment. FRANK KNALLER
in transit. There seems to be The packages were well and carefully S. P. A. 4079
many in the postal employ who plastered with these stamps but when 305 E. 78th St., New York City
they reached the Phillips’ concern, Sterling to Winter in Florida Only.

there was hardly a good specimen re Mr. E. B. Sterling, the veteran phi White Backs
maining out of the several score. latelist—who will reach his 74th mile
Wrappers had been ripped, stamps stone of life on next September 9— Cat. Net
CAYMAN No. 43 ______________ .85 .45
“peeled” and torn, in an endeavor to whose failing health we mentioned in GRENADA No. 89 ______________ .40 .24
“hog the works”—what wasn’t miss our issue of April 4, informs us that GRENADA No. 90 _____________ 1.25 .65
HONG KONG No. 116___________ .40 .20
ing entirely was ruined for collection he has no intention of giving up his MAURITIUS No. 160____________ 1.50 .90
purposes. residence in Trenton. His intentions NIGERIA No. 17 _______________ 7.50 4.00
are to live in Florida during the STRAITS No. 163 _____________ 3.00 1.65
And thus it goes. We could con TRINIDAD & T. No. 9 __________ .85 .45
tinue to relate similar instances, ad winter season only, coming back to
infinitum. GOSSIP does not really his New Jersey home to reside dur ALL SUPERB O. G.
know what can be done to remedy the ing the warmer months of the year.
evil—but it is becoming plainly ap Announcement will be made in GOS
parent that something should be done. SIP at a later date relative to Mr. RALPH A. LYNCH
It would, of course, be next to im Sterling’s disposal of a portion of his P. 0. Box 56 Peoria, Ill
possible to catch the offender in the “den treasures.”
act, as these “purloinings” are not STAHL’S LOOSE-LEAF ALBUM
practiced in the open, but we believe Designed for the collector who desires
that “traps”—in the form of “baited Your Support Is Requested. quality and at the same time a low
covers”—could be laid for some of The Honorable E. R. Ackerman has price.
those on whom the finger of suspicion introduced a bill in Congress amend Album complete with 100 fine quali
points and, when caught, drastic pun ing paragraph 1671 of Schedule 15, ty leaves 8% x 11. Price $2.00 Il
ishment or dismissal from the service Title II, of the Tariff Act of 1922 lustrated circular and sample sheets
should be meted out. This would putting United States stamps on a on request.
have a salutary effect upon others of parity with foreign stamps by elimi H. A. STAHL
the klan of petty pilferers. This nating the duty imposed on United 7 Central Sq. Lynn, Mass.
situation might also be taken up, with States stamps re-imported into the
ultimate benefit to the philatelic fra
ternity, with the P. O. Department at
United States.
It is urged that every dealer and
Want Lists on
Danzig, Egypt, Bosnia, Specially solicited.
Washington, by our A. P. S. and other collector write to his congressman Austria Nos. 611-630, 20 var.___________ .15
stampic societies — co-operating in and senators asking them to support Esthonia Charity Nos. 251-252 _________ .06
this bill. Refer to House Bill 9159. Liberia Nos. 58, 128 _________________ .10
preconcerted action — urging that
TERMS: CASH POSTAGE EXTRA
more drastic rulings and effective
measures be placed into operation in ABELL STAMP CO.
an endeavor to intimidate the pilfer Milwaukee Branch, A. P. S., 532 South 30th St. Omaha, Neb.
ers from further following their ne Nominates Ticket.
farious practices. The Milwaukee Branch of the A. P.
Who can suggest an efficient plan S., has placed in nomination for mem Binmore’s Mixtures
for the relief of what is fast becom bers of the Board of Vice-Presidents, Bank Loot, current foreign per 1000 _ 1.50
South & Central America per 1000 ___ 1.50
ing an intolerable situation, affecting to be voted on at the forthcoming Cheap Irish, per 1000 _________________ 1.50
practically all of our stamp collectors election, the following: Dr. A. F. Syria & Lebanon, per 100_____________ 1.00
and dealers here in the land of “less Kraft, W. O. Staab and Dr. S. G. TOM V. BINMORE
than one-half of one percent?” Keller. All of these gentlemen have 575 Fifth Avende
been quite active in local philately; Long Island City, New York
New Permit From The Canal Zone. Dr. Kraft having one of the largest
Through the kindness of Mr. Na collections west of Chicago; Dr. Kel —CLEARANCE SALE—
than L. Levy, Gatun, C. Z., we are ler is secretary of the Milwaukee German Provisionals, mint, 38 varieties, com
Stamp Society and Mr. Staab has plete. 1 set 25c; 10 sets $1.00; 100 sets $8.00;
permitted to see “something new” in 200 sets $15.00
postal indicia; this a paid permit long been prominently ocnnected with Transparent envelopes, all sizes, in lots of
the activities of the American Phila 100 and 1000. Ask for prices and samples.
from the Canal Zone—5c Paid Balboa,
C. Z. Permit No. 1. telic Society. The Milwaukee stamp ATLANTIC SPECIALTY CO.
men bespeak the support of the mem 1209 Beach Ave.,
Bronx, New York, New York
bership at large in behalf of their B.
This Is a Deep One. of V-P. nominees.
First Philatelist: “Do you collect
the stamps of the Far Eastern Re For Sale
public?” In Lots of 10, 100 or 1000
Second Philatelist: “Sure Mike, Guest Up For Reappointment. different denominations, mainly cur
why not?” J. E. Guest of Dallas, Texas, who rent, China, Philippine Islands, Soviet
F. P.: “All right, what do you so successfully conducts the sales de Russia, Hong Kong, Newfoundland,
think of the issue of Blagoveshchen partment of the American Philatelic Palestine.
sk?” Society authorizes GOSSIP to an LOUIS WEISSMAN
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for reappointment to the position of
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New Check List by Pike, coming fiscal year. Mr. Guest, as
the “Meter-man.” well as Mrs. Guest, now devote their REVENUES
Check List No. 3 of Metered Mail full time to the management of the 10 War Department and Soldiers Mail Covers,
Permits—as compiled by that assid society’s sales department. This de American Expeditionary Forces, assorted, 30e.
Early U. S. covers at catalog price of cut
uous worker in the field of postal partment is, without question, the squares. Early unused cut squares at one
indicia collecting, Mr. A. H. Pike, 21 outstanding affair of its kind in phi sixth catalog; used at catalog. Later U.
S. unused at % over face. 1000 19th Cen
Moeller St., Binghamton, N. Y.—is lately today; each year shows a de tury cut squares 27c. 10 U. S. entire used
now off the multigraph and being cir cided increase in sales and service and wrappers, 25c. U. S. Departments % cat.
Wholesale U. S. from % to 1-5 cat. Com
culated among permit fans. This we trust that “J. E’s” goal of $100,000 mon stamps by the 1000. All foreign stamps
check list includes a presentation of annual sales will be gained at an early on approval, % catalog. Write:
over 2500 varieties and is invaluable date. Mr. Guest has accomplished W. W. RICH 1240 Bdwy, Somerville 44, Mass.
to those interested in this philatelic remarkable results and GOSSIP sure
side-line. Copies may be procured ly wishes him and his department a
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Exercised Considerable Will Power. thing to the Stamp Collecting Public;” PRECANCELS ON APPROVAL
The robbery of the safe in Tepper same comments in particular on the I specialize in Precancels on Approval. See
’em before you buy ’em—but when you see
Brothers store at Elmira, New York, present catalog situation and pro then*—you buy them. Tell me your wants
recently, and the hyper-ethical con vides quite interesting food for and let me send you a sample selection. No
duct of the bold, bad cracksman in his thought. The editor writes on varied obligation to buy unless you need what I
have to show you. Reference or society No.
“passing up” of the valuable stamp subjects, such as—“Two Interesting only requirement. Send for a selection today.
collection contained therein, received Covers;” “Where Is White Bear V. G. BADGER
much publicity in the press through Lake?;” “Two Old Pipes;” “Old “The Precancel Man”
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of the episode was related in last all entertaining mental pabulum for Reference Please
week’s issue of GOSSIP, due credit the hobbyist. Several items are re
being given to the “clipees.” During printed from GOSSIP, while Rudolph
the week, following, we have been in M. Lee, “Hap” Haller and the editor ? The Mysterious 18 ?
receipt of further clippings, anent the take care of the precancel items.
incident, from six more kind friends We reiterate—Strickley, we’re for There were eighteen of real stamp collectors
as follows: that I did not hear from in answer to my
you and wish you much success in ad of March 21, so I will run just eighteen
Walter B. Arno, Clinton, Mass. your new venture. articles, one each for those Mysterious eigh
Burtis Novelty Co., Saratoga Springs, N. Y. teen.
G. W. Deering, Marlboro, Mass.
Frank K. Smith, Reading, Mass. Don’t miss this one Boys, Men or Ladies
E. B. Sterling, Trenton, N. J. Oh Hum, Winter’s Over. either, as I guarantee everything sent out;
Allan M. Thatcher, Fall River, Mass. It is announced that after April 15 if not satisfied return and get your money
Thankee, one and all. back.
the rate of post cards will be two If you want approvals please send reference.
cents. But when will the charge on
Our Stamps Made From those from the South, bearing the I still have those famous blank approval
books.
Foreign Materials. statement, “Wish you were here,” be
Stamps and business go hand in 1500 var. British Col. mounted and priced
be advanced to a dollar? with Scotts. Ready to send out on app. 27.00
glove, so to speak, for stamps have —Detroit News. U. S. No. 46 Little close at R. otherwise f 10.00
long been connected with business. It U. S. No. 47 nice copy_______________ 3.50
U. S. No. 76 • nice copy but no gum___ 2.50
was a tax stamp, not a postage U. S. No. 294-99 _____________________ .35
stamp, that lost the American Colon 500 different choice selected foreign Ukrainia No. 148-48 cat. $2.15 _______ .50
stamps. Dozens of unused and hard Salvador No. 1130-41 _________________ .20
ies to Great Britain, the Parliament to get. Catalogs very highly. Keep •34 var. British Col. war tax., cat 3.21_ 1.00
of which, in March, 1765, passed the the ones you want at only one cent Austrian Musicians ___________________ .60
Stamp Act (known to history as “The Armenia No. 258-73 ___________________ .35
each. Reference please. Bosnia No. 231-2 _____________________ .05
Obnoxious Stamp Act”), requiring Spain No. 3, cat. $15.00 ______________ 6.00
the American Colonies to use stamps, EARL H. HUGHES Bremen No. 8, cat.$25.00 _______________ 6.00
Jugo Slavia No. 125-27 ________________ .45
ranging in value from a half-penny 518 Homestead Ave. Peoria, Ill. Danzig No. 108-11___ .50
to ten pounds sterling, on commercial Danzig 100 var. ______________________ .75
1000 var. packets, display front ________ 1.25
and legal paper, and newspapers. Harding precanceled, Detroit, each ___ .10
The postage stamp, as we “phils” U. S. 19th CENTURY MIXTURE I have MEMEL complete, what do you need?
all know, was not used for postage I have 150,000 stamps all off paper running HARRY CARTER
generally in the United States until from 1861 to 1900. I do not think there are
any rare cancellations among them but I 2227 Monterey,
the later '40s. We are also aware notice plenty of numerals, letters, etc., and
that letters and the post were pre it is a fine mixture for the specialist in minor Detroit, Michigan
varieties. Price $1.00 per 1000. Postpaid. *182
viously carried in Europe as a private
enterprise, as early as 1681. ROBERT WEBER
It is a peculiar fact that the stamp Walton, New YORK Mention W. P. G. when answering ads
that goes overseas to foreign coun
tries has first been manufactured of
things that come from overseas,
points out the National Foreign Trade
Council. Its paper, its ink, and its
glue are made in part of foreign raw
materials, assembled and manufactur
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ERTINENT WM. H. STOUFFER,
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ERSONALITIES
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WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP welcomes approvals.
letters from its readers—knocks, boosts, kicks, Dear GOSSIP Promoters:—
news items, private opinions for public peru
sal, suggestions pertaining to the welfare of Here is a little “info” that may be No junk but mostly nice British Col
the hobby, etc. If you have something worth of interest to the readers of the onies and South and Central Amer
while to tell the stamp world, then grab your icans.
trusty old pen, or pound the keys of your old “w.g.s.p.”
mill, and proceed to elucidate. Make the con Reading in GOSSIP, of March 28,
tents of your epistles short and sweet, and to Reference essential.
the point. relative to stamp prices in the “by
No communications will be returned to the gone days,” will say that I recently FRANK KUEHNE
writers. Also GOSSIP does not hold itself in
any manner responsible for any of the opin unearthed a retail price list, dated
ions expressed, or statements made by its 1882, issued by George H. Richmond A. P. S. 5496 Sistersville, W. Va.
correspondents. We reserve, however, the
absolute right to use our discretion in the of Northfield, Vt. This old list gives
matter of refusing admittance to publication one the opportunity to note some
any items that the editor may deem as of an
objectionable nature. quite interesting changes between the Wanted to Buy—
This department is simply a so-called OPEN days of “then and now.” For instance Job Lots of Precancels and South America.
FORUM, a place for friendly discussions, for I will give 100 diff, stamps for every silver
private opinions (on matters stampic) public
—the 5c 1847, U. S., was offered un coin sent me. Wurtemburg No. 245-250, 375-
ly expressed; in other words, THE VOICE OF used for 15c; the 10c unused at 50c; 384 mint, cat. 92c, net 25c. Liberia No. 620-
the PHILATELIC PEOPLE. "All Aboard I the 5c used at 10c and the 10c used at 624 cat. 50c, net 22c. Need any others?
Let’s Go!” • Lithuania No. 170 5c, No. 434, 20c, ask for
30c; the lc 1851 used at 2c; 10c, same a selection. Salvador No. 391-393, unused cat.
issue at 6c; the lc 1869 unused at 5c, 15c, net 6c. Spain No. 464-467, 468-471, cat.
The Only Stamp Paper With $2.00, net 75c.
The “Friendly Appeal.” used at 4c; the 12c 1870, purple, at I want to buy a few Lithuania No. 149 & No.
Dear Mr. Dworak:— 2c; the 15, 30 and 90c of the same 150. Please send on approval. Ask for a sel
ection of stamps on approval. Precancels and
Enclosed find check for one dollar, issue, used, at a measly 2c each; 50c foreign in stock at all times. Few U. S. to
for which please send me WEEKLY postage due, 1879, used at 10c. In the first 75 beginners asking for a selection
of stamps on approval, and purchasing at
PHILATELIC GOSSIP for one year. the Departments we find, 30c Navy least 10c worth, I will give FREE a complete
I have subscribed to and “sampled” used at 35c; 2 and 3c Navy at 5c set of foreign stamps. Don’t forget the ref
erence please.
many stamp papers, but yours is the each, 6c at 7c, 12c at 10c and the 15c
at 15c. Revenue stamps noted are, 2c ANTHONY KIGAS, JR.
only one which has a real friendly
philatelic appeal. 258 Millbury Street Worcester, Mass.
Yours truly,
AL. C. DURYEE, British West Indies And Still They Come!
Grand Island, Neb. 26 Varieties_______ 30c One after the other: from here, there
and everywhere—come the requests
Dear Mr. Dworak:— Barbados—91, 127, 151, 152, 158, 154, 155, 251. for our German Republic price list
Br. Guiana—201.
In the April American Philatelist S. Lucia—64, 76. which completely lists, catalogues and
is a warning against a M. Fryberg, Jamaica—75, 76. 77, 88, 89, 90. prices all stamps as shown in Scott’s
St .Vincent—105, 119, 120. 1925 catalogue, addenda and Monthly
206 W. 119th St., New York City, and Tri. A Tob.—1, 2, 12. 22, 23, 24.
we wish to also advise your adver 1 set as above—30c. 4 sets $1.00 Journal.
tisers and readers to be careful of Catalog ’em—you know they’re worth it I You couldn’t ask for anything better
Ireland and Brazil Commems—we have a few to use as a guide in arranging your
this party. of those, too; write us.
He received a wholesale selection German Republic stamps. You can
instantly locate the ones missing in
from us using A. P. S., S. P. A., M. HOBBY SHOP your collection, learn what they can
P. A. and P. P. A. membership num be bought for and see the values of
bers, and now letters addressed to P. O. Box 1913, Jacksonville, Fla. those you now have.
him are returned “moved, left no ad A free copy is waiting for you. Re
dress.” Can any of your readers sup quest it today. *182
ply us his address. U. S. Stamps—Fine MILTON T. MAUCK
Yours very truly, No. 911 Harlem Ave., Baltimore, Md.
Hawkeye Stamp Co. 248 ea 3c, per 10____________ .10 More-for-less-from-Baltimore.
A. W. JENISTA, 249 ea. 2c, per 100__________ 1.00
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 250 ea. 5c, per 100__________ .25
251 ea. 15c, per 10___________ 1.25
252 ea. 5c, per 10____________ .40
$17,000 in Revenue Stamps
On a Single Document.
265 ea. 10c, per 10___________ .75
266 ea. 10c, per 10 ___________ .75
INSIST ON
Dear Dworak, Hills, et al:— 267 ea. lc, per 100___________ .25
Mr. Herman W. Boers, in his “De 425 4 shades ea. 2c, per 100___ .25
426 ea. lc, per 100 ___________ • .50
English Albums
troit Letter,” of a recent week, com Peerless Series
mented on the sale of a building in 427 ea. lc, per 100 ____________ .50
428 ea. lc, per 100 ____________ .50 AND
that city for one million dollars, same 433 ea. lc, per 100 ____________ .25
requiring one thousand dollars worth
of revenue stamps.
434 ea. 8c, per 10______________ .60
435 ea. 3c, per 10______________ .25
Tasteless Hinges
Just to go him one better, the Den 436 ea. 2c,per 10______________ .15
ver and Rio Grande Railroad was sold 437 ea. 2c, per 10_________ x__ .15 Stocked by Leading Dealers
here at Denver, several weeks ago, Have a few U. S. No. 2348 used en Throughout the States.
tire left at 35c each. Specimen Leaves and FREE Samples
and since the transaction involved Gladly Sent Postfree, with Fine
nearly a score of millions, over seven My packets of 150 var. U. S. fine 48-page Catalog.
teen thousand dollars in revenue copies cat. over $8.00 going good get
stamps decorated the bill of sale. yours before all are sold. Price $1.50 G. F. RAPKIN
Next! Postfree. Album and Accessory Maker.
Have 75 copies uncanceled fine (cig- 151-153-155-157, Goswell Road
By the way, the old thirteen cent, aretts tubes) No. 4411, Blocks of 4
apple green, postage stamp is still on $1.00, singles 25c. LONDON, ENGLAND
Ample Discounts to All Dealers
sale at the local postoffice. No, no, MRS. E. WITTMKR
made-to-order precanites, please “lay 921 So. Market Canton, Ohio
playing cards, blue, at 2c, 5c playing and colors; Nos. 43 and 44, ditto; the
cards at 2c; 20c foreign exchange at various commemoratives, perforated GETTYSBURG, PA.
5c; 30c foreign exchange at 10c; $1.00 and imperforated, in singles, pairs PRECANCELS
probate of will at 30c; the $1.90 and blocks; also the 1898 proprie Hardings _______________________ .25
foreign exchange at 25c. taries with the firm’s names cancel Walloon 1c ______________________ .15
Walloon 2c ______________________ .20
How many would like to pick up the led in various colors; also the 1914 Walloon 5c ______________________ .30
above mentioned items, in this day proprietaries in strips and blocks of 1922-23 perf. 11, 1c ______________.10
1922-23 perf. 11,2c_______________ .12
and age, at the prices quoted? Don’t 4, 6 and 8.
all speak at once! Blocks of four same rate.
It gives me the greatest pleasure to
Yours very truly, browse through my stamp collections 200 all diff, unused Germany___ .40
115 all diff, unused Danzig ___ .60
CHARLES S. HIBBARD, —many happy hours are thus spent.
Utica, N. Y. Several other stamp collectors have THE CAPITOL STAMP CO.
been very kind in the sending of Fifty North Thirteenth Street
Young Man to the Defense stamps and covers to me. I also Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
of the Straight-edge. possess a lot of “freaks,” several with Member S. T. P. A.
Dear GOSSIP:— stamps cut from Government enve
Why the stigma on straight-edged lopes and pasted on others—they
stamps ? Can ony one advance a real passed through the mails all o. k.,
ly good reason why these stamps too.
STATION Q. A. S. C.
should be considered so unpopular, Broadcasting
selling so much cheaper than those Well, in conclusion, I again repeat, “A CHARMED PACKET”
perfed on all all four sides. If you I would like to hear from some of my
brother druggists (Messrs. Voigt and From
buy a straight-edged stamp, to put “THE CHARMED LAND”
on a letter, it will carry the letter Windhurst please take note.—Ed.)
who are also stamp collectors. Best Special for November
just as readily as a completely per 1000 VARIETIES __________ $1.55
forated stamp. The government does regards to you, brother Dworak and Member S. T. P. A.
not consider that there is any odium “Cap” Hills, and permit me to state
that GOSSIP is getting better and QUEEN ANNE STAMP CO.
attached to these despised (?)
straight-edges;* they are considered better all the time. 2 W. Smith St. Seattle, Wash.
equally as good as their completely Respectfully yours,
perforated brethren on the sheet;
then why should not collectors also
A. H. ZIMMERMAN,
3942 No. Hamilton Ave.,
ASHWOOD
consider them so ? Chicago, Ill.
My idea is that they should be con BARGAINS—QUALITY—SERVICE
sidered as scarcer and more desirable Satisfaction Guaranteed.
than those perfed all around. In a NYASSA Mint at 50 per cent discount—you
sheet of one hundred stamps we find COMPLETE SETS—UNUSED will look a long time before you see
19 straight-edged, thus making them Cat. Net these advertised again, even at full
slightly over four times as scarce as 26 to 38, 13 var. comp. ________ 1.21 .50 catalog.
39 to 43, 5 var. comp. _________ .40 .18
the fully perforated specimens. 49 to 50, 2 var. comp.___________ .30 .12 SOMALI COAST: 6, 7, 13, 34, 35, 36,
Of course, I’ll admit that I like the 51 to 62, 12 var. comp. ________ 1.90 .90
94 to 105, 12 var. comp. _______ 12.00 4.00 37, 39, 40, 49, 50, 51, 52o, 64, 65.
appearance of the fully perforated 106 to 128, 18 var. comp. _______ 1.19 .55 66, 67, 301, 302, 303, 304.
better than the straight-edged, but I Approvals for Reference BOSNIA: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18,
have nothing against the latter—hav J. C. MATTHEWS 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
ing a good many, in fact, in my own 31, 32, 34, 46, 49, 51, 65, 66, 68, 70,
collection. Also, they can be pro P. O. Box 205 Olympia, Wash. 71, 92, 93, 122, 232, 234, 237, 238,
cured at a much more reasonable 241, 242, 369.
price. But, mark my words, the If YOU have any BRITISH GUIANA: 147, 147o, 148o,
straight-edge—some day — will come 149o, 150, 152, 152o, 153, 153o, 154o,
402.
into its own and be viewed from a
standpoint of scarcity—not looks.
of the stamps I want BRITISH SOLOMON IS.: 8, 9, 10, 11,
I will pay you the highest market price, as 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 24, 27.
Yours very truly, I wish to build up a fine stock in the lines BRUNEI: 14, 16, 16o, 19, 22, 25o,
ALLAN M. THATCHER, I specialize. 97 97n Oft 90
Fall River, Mass. I only want stamps in perfect condition in CANADA:’50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56,
every respect and do not wish to receive any
stamps issued after 1880. 57, 58, 59, 60, 76, 96.
Wants to Hear From These Are My Chief Wants for the Moment. CONGO: 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52,
Pestle Pounding Phils. 53, 54, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 74, 75,
UNITED STATES 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 84, 85, 201, 202,
Dear GOSSIP Friends:— Local Stamps, all used copies only, those on
A year ago I fell and broke my left letters preferred. 203, 204, 205, 296, 207.
hip bone; this put me in bed for two
Department Stamps. Only want used with DENMARK: 148, 161, 125, 197, 409,
uncommon cancellations and all Depart 410, 251, 252, 56.
months and I am still pretty well ments on covers for which special good
prices will be paid. ECUADOR: 157, 159, 63, 64, 65, 66,
crippled, being obliged to use both Carriers and Postmasters stamps. All varie 67, 175, 177, 178.
crutch «and cane in order to hobble ties. FRENCH CONGO: 31, 33, 34, 36, 37,
General Issues 1847-1869 only, especially on
around. covers. 39, 40, 41.
One of my chief delights is in the CONFEDERATE STATES GERMAN E. AFRICA: 31, 32, 33,
reading of GOSSIP, week after week. Wanted especially, high prices paid for fine 34, 35, 36, 37, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105,
I note that we have a goodly number items. Collections and correspondence used 106, 107, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156,
in the Southern States, 1861-1865 especially 157, 211, 212, 213, 214.
of “M. D’s” among our stamp collec wanted.
tors and this has led me to often All Perfect Mint Unless Marked o,
BRITISH NORTH AMERICA which are fine used examples.
wonder if there are many druggists All issues 1850 to 1870 wanted, especially
who are also collectors. I have been fine used, rare cancellations, stamps on TERMS: Cash. All postage extra.
covers, and anything in superb condition. Orders less than 50c declined. Prices
a druggist since 1875 and a collector WEST INDIES half Scott 1925.
of U. S. stamps since 1883. Wanted all early issues, especially on covers,
The first stamp I found, starting fine specialized collections bought at highest 1701 West 53rd. Street,
prices. Los Angeles, California
me on my philatelic way, was a fine,
lightly canceled 5c of the 1851 issue.
My “pets,” in which I am now inter Charles J. Phillips ASHWOOD
Specialist in Stamps Issued Before 1880
ested, are No. 33, in its many shades 151 Central Park West NEW YORK
PRECANCEL COLLECTORS
Buy for your collection or Sell your
PRECANCEL duplicates to others for cash thru
the A. P. S. Sales Dept. Ask about
my plan.
STAMP Box 1042,
J. E. GUEST
Dallas, Texas
SOCIETY
OFFICERS
President___________________________________ B. Gordon Bushnell
Wanted
Those contemplating getting into the dealer
648 Udell, Indianapolis, Indiana game as well as established dealers to get on
my approval list for 10 or more of a kind.
Vice-President________________________________________ Al. Burns NO LISTS but you can ask for certain coun
Box 535, Terre Haute, Indiana tries or stamps. I send nothing but good sal
Secretary-Treasurer ______________________________John Spaulding able stock and have very little junk. No
dealer sells for less. I am not looking
New Berlin, New York for buyers with a fat pocketbook so
Sales Manager________________________ C. W. Haynes, Marion, Ky. much as for consistent buyers, those
Exchange Manager__________J. S. Burns, Box 535, Terre Haute, Ind. with $5.00 a week or so. I please many and
I can please you. At the prices I sell I
Librarian_________________________________________ E. M. Oleson cannot afford to take risks so tell me who
803 Washington Ave., S. E., Minneapolis, Minn. you are.
Publicity Manager _______________________________ L. R. Saunders Wholesale only.
Globe-Gazette Bldg., Apt. F., Mason City, Iowa. THORN SMITH
DIRECTORS 848 Lawrence Ave.,
W. I. Mitchell, Paonia, Delta County, Colorado. Detroit, Michigan
Gen. C. A. Coolidge, Pasadena Apt’s., Detroit, Michigan.
H. S. Dickey, Newton, Kansas. STATE EXCISE STAMPS
Official Organ—WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP Arkansas Cigarette
Just available, set of 7 unused perfect----- .50
Same straight side set _________________ .25
Report of Sales Department for number of the older and also of the South Dakota fine used set* of 5_______ .10
slower moving books, and clear the Iowa current unused set of 4, fine_____ .13
Quarter Ending March 31, 1925. Georgia fine used set of 7, %c to 50c___ .25
Books on hand way for the stuff which will really
sell. Some of the owners are no doubt FRANK L. APPLEGATE
Jan. 1st, 1925 782 value $13,265.62 615 So. Oakdale Ave. Medford, Ore.
Received during going to be disappointed at the show
the quarter __ 299 value 4,064.80 ing made on the retirement of their
books, but don’t blame the Sales DO W. P. G. ADS PULL?
1081 value 17,330.42 Manager for this. So far as possible,
all books have been given an equal Free packet of 50c catalog value, to
Retired during find out. We solicit your patronage
the quarter_ 63 value 913.84 chance, even at the expense of more in our approval department.
rapid movement of the good stuff.
Remember, you sellers, that the com CHEQUAGUA STAMP CO.
Leaving on hand, petition is keen, and the buyers know Box. 484, Montour Falls, New York
April 1, 1925 1018 value $16,416.58 values as well as you do; do not enter
Settlement on books retired: junk, and do not expect to get prices FREE FREE FREE
Original net value, as above_ $913.84 you would not pay yourself for
Sales from same__________ 184.10 25 DIFFERENT JUGO SLAVIA
similar stuff. Just shoot me your name and address. No
Commissions to sales
manager________ $ 25.28 We have just installed a fire-proof approvals will be sent but you’ve gotta en
close 2c for postaye. The new commemoratives
Insurance_________ 16.67 filing cabinet for books on hand, also will be used on all letters mailed to you.
Postage and sundry a Burroughs adding machine, and are GORDON A. DAHLBERG
charges_______ 2.42 now better prepared than ever to take A. P. S. 7663
Remitted to owners._ 139.73 care of your business. The hundreds Huron, South Dakota
of new books now in the Department
contain thousands of “hard-to-get”
Totals_________$184.10 $184.10
precancels, and thousands of bargains, Fourth Auction
The comparatively low percentage and the wise buyers are now getting Was held April 22, 1925. If you did
of sales on books retired is accounted the advantage. “YOU ARE MISS not send for catalog, you probably
for by the fact that most of those re ING SOMETHING” if you are not missed the good things offered. Send
tired were by request of the owners among them. now for catalog of
before being thoroughly circulated, or
were poor grade books. During the
Respectfully submitted, Fifth Auction
present quarter it is the intention of C. W. HAYNES, A remarkable sale which includes, besides
Sales Manager. many choice U. S. unused and used, a really
the sales manager to retire a large unique offering of
Plate Number Strips
Bureau of Engraving & Printing Imprints
OLD U. S. STAMPS Lexington-Concord (most all types and values) including from
Plate No. 1 to Plate No. 1150 and rarities:
ON APPROVAL April 4, 1925 Plate No. 89, 2c carmine-lake (No. 249),
Plate No. 75, 50c red-orange (No. 275a),
1ST DAY COVERS Plate No. 76, $1 black (one No. 276 & two
Just tell me what you want. I also No. 276a), etc., etc. Better see the catalog.
A page of History for your Album. $1 and $2 Omaha in plate number pairs, tops
have some nice covers and some and bottoms included. And
pairs and blocks. Send me your refer SET OF FOUR COVERS Revenues
ence and your want list, as I am 1. Pair of lc, postmk’d Cambridge, Mass. .25
2. Single 2c, postmk’d Lexington, Mass— .25 If you have moved lately, send me your new
sure I can help you out some. 3. Single 5c, postmk’d Concord, Mass.----.30 address—mailing of catalogs limited to 2000—
4. Single 1, 2, 5c postmk’d Boston, Mass. .40 and you want one.
Set of 3 Covers (Cambridge, Lexington,
M. G. HANNA Concord, Mass.) ----------------------------- .75 PERCY McGRAW MANN
Set of 4 Covers ----------------------------------- 1.00 720 Liberty Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
*182
S. P. A. 3964 NORMAN R. BROWN
Box 936 New Kensington, Pa. 14 Berry Street, Danvers, Mass. Mention W. P. G. when answering ads
New Air Mail Lines Soon. Salt Lake City and the Elko-Pasco Late Arrivals
routes would connect with the trans Bermuda, A-ll, 3d ult., 4d scarlet, orange
Exact Routes Now Under Considera continental service. 6d claret, script, 3 var. _____ .33
tion By Postmaster General. The Elko-Pasco route would serve Angola, A-7, 12c dk. green, 5E brown,
10E pink, 20E pale blue, 4 var.____ 2.50
the cities of the Northwest, the air Czechoslovakia, Portrait of Pres. Massaric
“Airplane Age” May Be Near. mail being handled to and from Pasco IK, 2K, 8K, 5K, 40 Hei., 50 Hei.,
60 Hei., 7 var. ___________________ .65
A vast commercial air service, with by the railway mail service for Port Portugal, Centenary of Camilo Costelo
air lines a network over the nation, land, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane, Branco, author, 2c to 20E, 31 var.__ 4.00
Russia, Imperf. Leningrad flood relief,
no longer is a dream for the distant at a considerable saving of time over sur. in Russian inscript, A-40, 8K-|-
future but a prospect soon, in the the present practice of sending it to 10K on 100R, 7K+20K on 200R,
opiniion of postal department experts. 14K + 30K on 300R, A-41, 12K+40K
San Francisco for air relay. on 500R blue. 20K+50K on 1000R
The whole thing depends, as in all The routes between New Orleans rose red, 5 var._______________ 1.60
business enterprises, on whether the Togo, design of cocoanut, palm trees, etc.,
and the northern cities would operate lc, 2, 4, 5. 10, 15, 20, 25, 80. 85,
several new air mail lines, to be independent of the transcontinental 40. 45. 50. 60. 65, 75, 85c. Ifr, 2fr,
created soon, show a profit for the 5fr, 20 var. ___________________ 1.00
service.
commercial firms that contract with
the government to operate them. In working out its plan, the post Economist Stamp Co.
Air mail contractors are permitted office department has taken the posi 87 Nassau St., New York City
to earn what they can extra from tion that development of air service
commercially should not' be under Only for Dealers
carrying passengers and express. The taken at the expense of the govern-
new lines will cover a wide enough PACKETS AND COLLECTIONS
range of territory to determine pretty U. S. REVALUED POSTAL CARDS. Containing All Different Stamps of the Whole
thoroughly whether there is “real 40 varieties lc on 2c (both dies), priced by World indicated in Yvert or Scott’s Catalogs.
money” in the game. Bartels $6.70, for _____________________ $4.75 1.000 20 packets ___________________ $10.00
18 varieties lc x lc 2c x 2c, priced by Bartels 2,000.10 packets ______________________ 22.50
$2.05, for _____________________________ $1.50 8,000 5 packets _______________________ 80.00
Washington, April 12.—Opening of Both sets for $6.00 postpaid. All unused in
4,000 5 packets _______________________ 52.50
5,000 mounted, percollection_________ 19.50
several new air mail routes linking “mint” condition. Priced check-list of U. S. 6,000 mounted, percollection _________ 27.50
some of the more important cities is Postal Cards and Letter Sheets for 2c stamp. 8,000 mounted, percollection _________ 45.00
10,000 mounted, percollection _________ 78.00
being considered by Postmaster Gen DR. W. I. MITCHELL 12,000 mounted, percollection ________ 115.00
eral New, under authority of a law Paonia, Colorado 15,000 mounted, percollection ________ 240.00
20,000 mounted, percollection ________ 525.00
passed by the last congress. Cash with order by check (no private checks)
Some of the new links will be put or U. S. A. bank-bills. Postage extra.
in operation, probably this summer,
in connection with the present trans
We Wish To Buy S. KELEN
Arany Janos Ucca 1,
continental air mail service. Regula Collections, sets, single stamps etc.
tions under which contracts will be Budapest V Hungary
Submit with best price.
let for the extensions have been ap
proved by postal officials and will be ADVANCE STAMP COMPANY
500 MIXED STAMPS FREE!
issued shortly. 26 East 23rd Street New York City
New New York-Chicago Route Soon. with order for 110 varieties foreign.
Inauguration of an over-night air Good Value for 12c
mail between New York and Chicago, FAMOUS D. L. CURRAN
which is a major item in the program,
will be within a month or so, the first BLACK BEAUTIES Box 749 Binghamton, N. Y.
step in the expansion of the world’s
greatest regular air route. HE HARDING (2c) PRECAN
With the beginning of the new CEL, notwithstanding many un INTENSIVE APPROVAL SERVICE
Unique System Low Prices
kind words spoken of it, has Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, British Colonies,
fiscal year July 1, funds will become created greater interest in and made Czecho-Slovakia, Danzig, Denmark, Dutch In
® available under which contracts can more collectors of PRECANCELS dies, Esthonia, Finland. Fiume, Germany.
be made for carrying mail by air than any other stamp or set of Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Jugo-Slavia,
Latvia, Memel. Persia. Poland, Russia, Saar,
planes or airships on any routes selec stamps. More collectors—old and Sweden and Upper Silesia.
ted, and numerous organizations al new—are turning to specialization in If you want to build up your collection with
this stamp svery day. It bears a worth-while stamps in the quickest time and
ready have asked for extension of the at a minimum cost, ask for a trial selection
service to their cities. Only such popularity that simply WON’T BE of any of the above.
routes as postoffice officials believe DOWNED. The issuance of the new SPECIAL: French Colonies. 1922, prov., 20
114c Harding has created a measure var., cat $1.81 net ___________________ .50
can be operated without loss to con
tractors, however, will be considered of active interest in its now obsolete YONKERS EXCHANGE
predecessor. The really good Hard
in the opening up of these new ave ing precans are at their lowest price Yonkers, New York
nues of communication. level at the present time. Supply will
Extensions now under consideration
include routes between:
not meet up with the increased de
mand and the future will develop
Danzig
New York and Boston; Chicago some “fancy prices” on many of these
items. The wise precancelites are
German Republic
and St. Louis; Los Angeles and Salt
Lake City; Elko, Nev., and Pasco, building up their collections NOW,
while prices are at the bargain stage.
Memel
Wash.; Minneapolis, St. Paul and
New Orleans, by way of St. Louis Just off the press of THE GOSSIP
PRINTERY is my little price list of
Memel-Lithuania
and Memphis; Pittsburgh and New
Orleans; and Chicago and New Or
over a hundred varieties of these
little “Black Beauties” at prices av
Soviet Russia
leans, by way of Indianapolis, Louis eraging 40 per cent off the 1925 Complete.
ville, Nashville and Birmingham. Standard Precancel Catalog. Many Mint copies, blocks, covers, tete beche
The New York-Boston route prob “hard-to-gets” are enumerated in this and se tenant pairs, errors, rarities.
ably will be arranged to make con list. Shoot me your name and ad Want Lists Solicited.
nections with the transcontinental dress on a postal card and I’ll speed Wholesale prices on application.
service and the new Chicago-New you this list with cover franked with
York night service. The Chicago-St. a block of four Nathan Hales. Are FRANS VAN DER BOM
you on? 132 W. 75th St. New York City
Louis service likewise would be a
feeder of the over-night New York- FRANK K. (“CAP”) HILLS
Chicago service. The Los Angeles- Holton, Kansas Mention W. P. G. when answering ads
ment, but should be sustained through of such service to the public is pro
revenues from mail, express and pas portionately greater, as is the cost Precancel Exchange
sengers. Under the new law, con of rendering such service, and the S.end us 15 good precancels for 10
tractors carrying air mail may be vars. New Britain, Conn, on New Is
rates prescribed may be correspond sue. lc to 20c.
paid up to four-fifth of the amount ingly higher.
received in postage and permitted to X-CEL STAMP CO.
carry express and passengers in addi “A charge for the transportation
of mail by aircraft, based on the val Box 205 Utica, N. Y.
tion.
If these contractors can develop a ue to the public of such air trans
profitable business, Paul Henderson, port, results in a direct stimulus to
second assistant postmaster general, the contractor to strive to render a
believes a nation-wide commercial service of maximum benefit to the Latin America Only
aeronautical service soon will grow public. In addition it relieves the
out of the experiment, giving the na Postmaster General from exercising A fine mixture, 1000 stamps from Argentina,
tion at the same time a large reserve an arbitrary decision as to what air Bolvia, Brazil, Dominica, Cuba, Ecuador,
for national defense, not only in air routes shall be authorized, placing Costa Rica, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras,
planes and pilots, but in men trained the burden upon the parties seeking Mexico, Peru, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Salvador,
to build, operate and maintain them. the contract to demonstrate to the Hungary, Venezuela not over 10 of one kind,
•—Kansas City Times. satisfaction of the Postmaster Gen- over 100 varieties, good value for $3.00.
SHALL THE AIR MAIL R. STOLLENWERK

SERVICE CONTINUE? FREE
To the first 15 collectors answering this add Liebenthal, Kansas
IRA NELSON MORRIS I will give a stamp cataloging $2.00 if ap
President, Uncle Sam’s Voters, provals are requested, and also the GOSSIP.
Washington, D. C. POLAND
J. F. HUFF No. 602, 10c Due, cat. $50.00, net $20.00.
This stamp is quite scarce, as it is given in
The future of the air-mail service 226 Sampson St. Jamestown, N. Y. italics in Scott, showing that they do not have
is a matter of present great import this rarity. It was priced $40.00 in 1924 cat
alog, and is $50.00 in 1925, and sure to jump
ance. Congress is now considering still higher. Mine is a perfect copy in every
a bill whereby the carrying of air way and o. g. ,
mail would be contracted out to in LOOK HERE G. C. RHEINFRANK ^.cago1"
dividuals, firms or corporations. Re
presentative M. Clyde Kelly of Penn Packets of 4 ounces, (14 lb.) or more
sylvania thus describes the purposes of our INTERNATIONAL MIX BARGAINS
of the bill: TURE, only 50 cents per packet. •BAVARIA Nos. 256-275, 20 var.
“The transport of mail by aircraft ieties _________________ .30
being more costly in almost every Packets of 1000 MIXED U. S. PRE JAMAICA Nos. 88-96, 9 var
instance than its transport by other CANCELS ONLY, Grade “A-l." All ieties __________________ .30
means, it follows that if it does not CLEAN and OFF PAPER. No torn,
damaged or PERFORATED IN MRS. I. HORINE
perform a more valuable service to ITIALS. No envelopes, postcards, re No. 6 Hill Top Court, Louisville, Ky.
the public, which they recognize and venues. Full count guaranteed.
for which they are willing to pay,
there is no reason to support it, ex Price, only $3.50 per packet. SPECIALS
cept upon a subsidized basis, for mil POSTAGE EXTRA
itary or other purposes. (NOTE: This is the only way we Cat. Net
handle precancels, so everything we AUSTRIA No. 1252 mint _________.40 .12
“Therefore a bill to authorize con CUBA No. 170 mint __________ .30 .10
tracts for air-mail service should get in this line goes into these CUBA No. 171 mint ____________ .50 .15
give encouragement to the establish packets.) CUBA No. 173 mint ___________ 1.25 .85
ELOBEY, Annobon & Corisco No.
ment of routes where the carriage of 1 lb. packet of the best U. S. 47 mint___________________ .30 .10
FERNANDO PO No. 160 mint___ .60 .18
mail by aircraft will result in an MISSION, UNPICKED, only 60c per FERNANDO PO No. 161 mint___ .80 .25
obvious and direct value to the pub packet. FRANCE No. 12 used_____________ 1.00 .40
ITALIAN Somaliland No. 456 mint .20 .06
lic, and the rates prescribed should PERSIA No. 150 mint_____________ .40 .12
represent a fair proportion of this 1 lb. packets of regular U. S. MIX PERSIA No. 151 mint ___________.35 .10
special value sufficient to encourage TURES, only 25c per packet. QUEENSLAND No. 19 used ___ 4.00 1.40
RUSSIA No. 180 mint ________ x .80 .10
and sustain the commercial operation % lb. packets of U. S. ENVELOPES, SIAM No. 185 used ______________ .20 .06
SPANISH GUINEA No. 78 mint — .40 .12
of such routes. UNPICKED, only 75 cents per packet. SPANISH GUINEA No. 96 mint __ .50 .15
“Now, the transport of mail by (Some good ones in this.) SPANISH GUINEA No. 97 mint — .75 .25
aircraft during the hours between An extra 20 per cent discount from the above
prices with a request for my popular ap
the close of one day and the opening All above POSTPAID in U. S. ONLY. provals. None better.
of the next, where the po uts of ori WANTED: Old U. S. COVERS, at If you appreciate service and quality—let
wholesale prices. me hear from you. •
gin and destination of the mail are
separated such a distance that an CHAS. T. EGNER
equivalent service cannot be or is not EMERALD SALES SERVICE, P. O. Box 1549
performed by other modes of trans 1802 Amsterdam Avenue, 520 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
portation, represents at once a ser
vice wherein the public recognizes
an obvious and direct value. More New York City, New York Mention W. P. G. when answering ads
over, the value of such service to the
public may often be so great that WANT LIST SERVICE
the cost becomes immaterial or of
secondary importance. Argentine Dominican Rep. Hayti Salvador
“Where the distance between the Bolivia Ecuador Honduras Uruguay
points of origin and destination of Brazil France Nicaragua Irish Free State
Chile Greece 19th Palestine Swedish Coils
the mail is great enough to permit Colombia Guatemala Peru Syria-Iraq
of a saving of more than one business 575 Fifth Avenue,
day by air transportation the value TOM. V. BINMORE LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK
Dutch Indies, Nos. 142 to 146 __________ .75 eral that they propose to carry mail WHERE TO GET STAMPS
Netherlands. 1923. 50c _________________ .10
Barbados, 1875-78, %d __________________ .23 by aircraft in such a way as to re WHOLESALE
Zanzibar, 1913, 12c ____________________ .05
Zanzibar. 1913, 25c ___________________ .10
sult in an obvious public benefit. It Passmore’s big 1925 list. More items
Zanzibar, 1914-19, 50c __________________ .27 is to be expected that the Postmaster than ever and for less. New mailing
Zanzibar, 1914-19, 1 Rupee ______________ .48 General will cooperate with the con list, so send in your name. It is free,
Gold Coast. 1913-16, 2sh ________________ .34 but if you want >2.50 or $5.00 cat.
Fiji. 1903, 4d __________________________ .28 tractor in the encouragement of pub
Fiji. 1903. 5d __________________________ .47 lic patronage in such ways as are send 25 or 50 cents. No regrets.
•S. Nigeria, 1902-04. y2d ______________ .22
open and proper to him.” L. M. PASSMORE
BERT DeGRUSH YES 126 So. Beachwood Drive
25 Eustis St. Wollaston, Mass.
1. National defense is an import Los Angeles, California
HAVE YOU INVESTIGATED THE ant item to be considered and this
J. A. P. S.?
plan would make it possible for cit
izens to bear a part of the expense iooo u.s.
unused, a bargain ____________________ .58
The fastest growing stamp society in the of national insurance against war. 100 diff. U. S. Postage, including 9, 12,
United States. Organized in 1916 so it is not 20, 30, 50c, $1.00 _________________ .28
an “untried” organization. Look for our re as Representative Kelly says: 60 diff. U. S. Rev. 18c; 75 diff. _______ .28
ports in the GOSSIP or better still, send for “The Postmaster General and the 100 diff. For. Rev. 20c; 200 diff. _____ .67
information NOW. 100 diff. Mex. Rev. 35c; 200 diff. J____ .90
department do not expect to own all 400 diff. For. Revenues, mounted by
F. A. NORTON. Secretary the airplanes in this country which countries __________________________ 1.50
are to be used in transportation of 800 diff. For. Rev., mounted ____________ 4.00
1705 East 21st Street Los Angeles, Calif.
M. TAUSIG
mail. It would not result in the 1297 Sterling Place, Brooklyn. N. Y.
ATTRACTIVE APPROVALS greatest benefit for national defense.
Collectors will undoubtedly find many What we desire is to get private Always add 20c for the charges of
space fillers among my one and two companies to put their ships in the York or in Europe. New Price list
cent approvals. My prices average air carrying the mail at a profitable for stamps by weight FREE. Ex
30 to 40 per cent of catalog and I pay rate to them and the Government change by weight wanted. Reference:
postage both ways. Send for a trial and make the improvements that Weekly Philatelic Gossip.
selection. ERNEST WILLEMS,
must be made in aircraft, and that is
EDGAR W. FIELDING the basis of this bill.” Imports and Exports
2005 Washington St. “Villa Mia,” Gentbrugge-Nord, near
Wilmington, Delaware 2. The principle of the bill -is the Ghent, Belgium, Europe
same as that of mail transportation
100 foreign covers $1.00, 100 diff, precancels
by rail. The roads are privately ’WAY DOWN SOUTH IN DIXIE
$1.00, 100 diff. Harding precancels $15.00. owned common carriers, which con WANTED: 100 new customers for my
Every foreign stamp in our entire stock will tract with the Government for the
be sold at 60 per cent off Scotts 1925 catalog. books of High Grade precancels, each
Collection of over 500 different Hardings for handling of the posts. It would have stamp marked with catalog number
$125. Every stamp sold by us must be en been impossible for the Government and price. Your selections from same
tirely satisfactory or we will gladly return
your money. A few Westerly, R. I. Hardings to have extended the mail service as at % catalog. Specimens from every
for $3 each, only 100 were issued. it has now been developed. section; but my specialty is southerns.
JORDAN STAMP CO. 3. Government handling of the air If unknown kindly send society num
ber or reference with first order.
113 Fair St., Kingston, N. Y. mails costs a great deal more than An interesting bill of foreign paper
S. T. P. A. 85 the revenue. If the job is farmed currency to each reply to this ad.
out to private firms they will have JOEL H. Du BOSE
to stand any losses that may arise.
Net Representative Cramton of Michigan, 457 Piedmont Ave. Atlanta, Ga.
Cat. No. 269 to 273 Costa Rica set .50
commenting on the bill to permit
Set of two (Lord Byron) Greece. .15
No. 140, 144, 145, 146, 147 Danzig .25
Cat. No. 57 to 69____________ 2.00
such contracts with private agencies,
remarked, “This bill is a life-saver.
The other bill permits carriage by the
ARIZONA
Precancels—Precancels—PRECANCELS
United States and foreign stamps on Government at about 400 per cent PHOENIX. ARIZONA
approval, be sure and send reference. of the revenue; that is, it costs about 1c 1917, perf. 10 ___________________ .06
Same in block of four ___________ .30
four times as much as the Govern 18c 1917, apple green, rare ____________ 1.50
MT. CARMEL STAMP CO. ment receives. This bill proposes to 2c Harding, perf. 11 __________________ 1.50
Mt. Carmel, Connecticut encourage commercial aviation by 2c Harding perf. 10 __________________ 1.50
1c 1923 issue ________________________ .06
turning over to them four-fifths of 2c 1923 issue _______________________ .06
14c 1923, Indian, scarce _____________ .75
Precancels on Approval the revenue. I am not sure the bill PEORIA, ARIZONA
goes far enough. We might better 1c 1923 issue _________________________ .08
Hardings, 13c greens, Walloons and turn over to them 100 per cent of 3c 1917, offset print _________________ .20
13c 1917, apple green, rare ------------------- 2.00
other Commerative issues. the revenues than have the Govern 2c Harding perf. 11 __________________ 1.50
ment operate all of these extensions. 2c Harding perf. 10 __________________ 1.50
J. Lee Sanford The experimental lines the Govern ARIZONA PRECANCELS are among the
scarcer things in precancels and the above
TILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE ment has operated and may continue items are specially desirable. All are fine
copies. A few* straight edge copies at a dis
to do so, but I hope the extensions count of 33% per cent from above prices.
will be under the Kelly bill, and PRECANCEL APPROVALS
therefore save the Government mil We have recently purchased a large stock of
precancels and added to our already large
Auction Sales lions of dollars.” accumulation. We are making up books by
cities and states and so fast as we can pre
4. Commercial aviation is lagging pare these we will be glad to submit on ap
Our 2nd sale will take place some in the United States and unless the proval. Let us know what you want to see
time in May. If you are an auction Government aids it we Shall be far and we will get them to you as soon as
possible. A good showing of Hardings. Pil
buyer, let us place your name on our behind the nations of Europe. Other grims, Victories and a general line of all reg
countries have subsidized aviation di ular issues. Prices for good copies of a large
mailing list. Good material gladly percentage of material are about half Rotnem
accepted for inclusion in our sales. rectly or indirectly, and to permit prices. Scarce items at reasonable figures.
commercial firms to carry mail for
Ask for terms. profit seems to be the most feasibe —WANTED—
method of surmounting the difficul We want Bureau Print Precancels and reg
HERBERT-RICE ular precancels in large quantity, advise us
ty. what you can offer and make us a proposal
Auctions NO for trade.
GEORGE W. LINN COMPANY
87 Nassau St., New York 1. It is unfair to change so persis- | Columbus, Ohio
London's Leading Stamp Dealers tently with inefficiency, as a reason
for giving privileges to private agen
Errington & Martin Ltd. cies. Senator Brookhart contends:
“Ibelieve it is the duty of the Gov
Established 1880 ernment to protect its citizens
Abridged Priced List, 40 pages. Post against monopoly always. I believe
free 2 cents. that it has a right to go into a busi
Large Price List and Guide to Stamp ness that has organized into a mon
Collecting. opoly and which is practicing extor
116 pages. Post free, 15 cents. tion in profits against the people
A few examples from our large list. of the country. I especially believe
* Unused. this is true when it applies to natur
al resources and public utilities. I Contains 9 spaces for %c» 1c, 2c, 3c,
(All Nos. by Scott) 4c, 5c, 6c and 10c for regular postage perf.
Set No. Cat. Net believe in encouraging and standing 10 x 10 ; and also 9 spaces for coil form perf.
*396 Grenada No. 201___ 1.25 .60 by the Government in those duties. 10 vertically.
This album is for the Rotary Press stamps
707 Newfoundland No. 42, I believe it is wrong for the business now being officially precanceled at the Bur
47, 58 ______________ 1.90 .72 men of the country to discourage the eau of Engraving and Printing for more
709 Newfoundland No. 62, than 60 cities. Special page for each city
Government of the United States in with name printed on each page with other
63, 64, 66 ___________.85 .32 these undertakings, and I believe necessary data.
710 Newfoundland Nos. that they are shortsighted as to their Price $1.10, Postpaid
67, 68 ______________ .90 .36 Set of pages trimmed and punched for my
712 Newfoundland No. 85, advantages.” loose leaf binders, $1.10, postpaid.
80, 81, 82, 83, 84 _____ .42 .18 As for efficiency, he pointed out My Post Binders are now $3.00 each.
722 New South Wales, No. that 96 per cent of private business B. G. BUSHNELL.
305 ________________ 3.50 1.50 es ultimately fail. 648 Udell, Indianapolis, Ind.
*947 St. Lucia No. 201 —2.00 1.25 2. Private businesses, according to
*964 St. Vincent No. 117 —1.50 .72 Senator Griffin of New York, is quite
CIGAR BANDS
ready to let the Government stand Hundreds packets sold prove satisfac
Errington & Martin Ltd. the expense of experimentation, and
then tq seize profits when they ap
tion : Lloyd’s Famous
Packet No. 1, 75 diff. Am' bands .25
Packet No. 2, 40 diff. Am. and 10
London E. 9, England pear in sight: diff. GERMAN ____________ .25
Send coin, wrapped securely, to
“Now we have come to the point E. L. Lloyd
Beat This where airplane navigation has been P. O. Box 538, Houston, Texas
Cat* over developed to such a point that it is
DANZIG 100 mint vars. _____________ 5.00
FIUME 6 mint vara. _________________ .78 safe—in the opinion of some—to
BOSNIA 9 mint vars. _______________ 2.35
PERU 3 mint vars. __________________ .14
turn the industry over to profiteers
and commercial exploiters. There
BACK AGAIN!
Total catalog value $8.26 have been hovering about Washing
All for $1.25 postpaid
ton for several years men who have Just Received From
On our MONEY BACK guarantee—Bosnia’s
worth k alone. mulcted this Government out of vast
GENUINE STAMP SHOP sums during the war in unscrupulous EUROPE
Freeport, Texas airplane adventures. Another large consignment of fine
3. Mr. Griffin also expressed the
view that it is not good policy to sur UNPICKED MISSION MIXTURE
BOSNIA render to private agencies the postal
As sold by us on previous occasions.
AT UNHEARD OF PRICES facilities of the nation; that “a re
To turn over stock we make the following petition of the star-route scandals” We have never had enough of
bed rock offer of scarce items: this famous “mission mix” to fill
Cat. Net
was probable; that the bill was not all orders. Therefore, dealers,
1912-14, 9 var. used ________ .47 .15 drawn with sufficient care to protect “dealectors,” and others, get in
1916-17, 9 var. unused _____ 2.85 .55 the Government and the public wel
1917, 4 var. unused __________ .15 .06 on this before demand absorbs
1917, 9 var. unused __________ .97 .40 fare. “We do not want to open a supply; for we do dislike to say,
Blocks of four the same rate. Or the above Pandora’s box of scandals. We had “sorry, but it’s all sold.”
27 var. for $1.05 or 27 blocks of four
for only $4.00. Postage extra. an experience with the star-route
Our price for this remains the same
R. H. MOWER scandals in the past in the granting as formerly—
12 Geary St., San Francisco, Calif. of contracts to the favorites of this
400 var. Brit. Cols. ___________________ 2.85
or that administration. 70c Per Pound.
Straits Set. 55 var ___________________ 1.20 4. The phase of trained navigators
Mauritus 23 var. _______________________ .60 had been accentuated in the debate Sold only in 22 pound sacks.
Cape Good Hope 23 var. ________________ .70
on the other bill. Is it desirable to $15.40 per sack—
Hong Kong 27 var. __________________ - .60
Malta 16 var. __________________________ .50 have trained navigators familiar with —Transportation prepaid.
Ceylon 44 var. _______________________ 1.50
the navigation of airplanes? Then
A. P. S. 6777
A. F. JACOBS
why not maintain control of them? The Gossip Printery
We have them in the Army and in HOLTON, KANSAS
Birmingham, Box 1747 Alabama the Navy.
—Clipping from the Marietta (Ohio) Times,
kindly sent in to GOSSIP by Everett F. WANT ADS
Bargains in Albums Dailey, Marietta, Ohio. In this column, we will insert ads of wants,
tor sale, exchanges, etc., for our subscribers
Special Ka-Be Album for Germany and others. You will find this a good me
complete from 1851 to 1924 loose leaf, “CINCINNATI IN 1927.” dium for such ads.
extra strong cover, illustriert, inkl. The Cincinnati Collectors Club at
Bavaria, Saxony, Danzig, Memel, RATE:—2 cents per word per insertion, no
their regular meeting held at The ad accepted under 25 cents. Three insertions
Colonies. Cincinnati Automobile Club Tuesday, of same ad for 5 cents per word. 500 words
The best album money can buy, postpaid 6.50 April 7, 1925, convened with thirty told for $7.50, to be used when wanted. All
Album for Austria and Hungary, loose want ads are cash in advance—ALWAYS.
leaf, strong cover, illustriert. postpaid 4.85 regular members and six visitors We make no exceptions to this rule.
Junior Postage Stamp Album, holds 3000 present.
stamps with 1722 illustrations, p. p. .80
Scott cat. 1925, postpaid _____________ 2.00 A novel feature, in the way of each NEW I%c HARDING PRECANCELS ON
ERWIN SCHNURPFEIL member presenting a leaf from his approval. 12 different $1.00. Others for ex
change. Lawrence Brothers, Anamosa, Iowa.
2026 Bissell Street, Chicago, Illinois album, was carried out with great •181tf
4EXICAN REVENUES. CHEAP ANT XCEL STAMP PACKET, INC. COSTA RICA,
WANT ADS lovely. Plenty in stock. Other countries
too. List free. Side Line Vanderhoof, 2241
Siam, Newfoundland. Cat. over $4.00,
price 80 cents. H. C. Buchholz, Norwood,
In this column, we will insert ads of wants,
for sale, exchanges, etc., for our subscribers West 84th Ave., Denver, Colo., U. S. A. Ohio. *172tf
and others. You will find this a good me-
iium for such ads. TRADERS—HAVE PUT MY PRECANCEI NEWFOUNDLAND POSTAGE STAMPS
duplicates into 800 variety packets, $1.5( "given away!" Thirty variety packet, 30c.
RATE:—2 cents per word per insertion ; no each. A few K. C. Hardings, electro, nor Rev. Butler, St. Georges, Newfoundland.
ad accepted under 25 cents. Three insertions mal or invert, $1 each, cash only. H. F
of same ad for 5 cents per word. 500 words Kohr, The Star, Kansas City, Mo. *144tf APPROVALS FOR BEGINNERS AND MED-
sold for $7.50, to be used when wanted. All ium collectors, 75 per cent and 66 per cent
want ads are cash in advance—ALWAYS. I CAN USE WESTERN AND NORTHERN discount sent against ref. 20th Century
We make no exceptions to this rule. books of fiction in exchange for want ad want lists filled. L. H. Platt, 48 Franklin
space in GOSSIP. Send lists of what you Ave., Saranac Lake, N. Y. *182
have. Books by Bower, Fox, White, and
CASH PAID FOR 14 CENT PRECANCELS. others. D. E. D., care of Philatelic Gos SELECTIONS IN CONSIGNMENT OF
Any quantity. Rotnem Stamp Co., 808 sip, Holton. Kansas. 144tf cheap and easily salable stamps are will
Washington Ave., S. E., Minneapolis, ingly made. Great discount! Please write
Minn. *144tf BEGINNERS! 1000 VARIETIES, NO UN- today and give references or deposit, Ed
cataloged items, good value for $1.25. Miss mund Blank, RotMernburg, o. Tauber (Bav
1000 MIXED PRECANCELS. $1.00. ROTNEM E. B. Lee. 2102 N. Highland Ave., Holly aria) *197
Stamp Co., 808 Washington Ave., S. E., wood, Calif. *166tf
Minneapolis. Minn. e142tf WILL TRADE HARDING PRECANCELS
500 HINGES; 25 U. S.; 100 FOREIGN; 10 for any U. S. or Canada precancels. I can
WILL EXCHANGE UNITED STATES, Cuba; Album and Premium Coupon. All use catalogue for catalogue value. Will
, British Colonials and 19th Century for 25c. W. Burtis Novelty Co., Saratoga give double catalog for any 13, 14, 25c or
eign—many rarities—for precancels, all is Springs, New York. *181 dollar precancels I can use. W. W. Bouti-
sues. What have you ? Henry Perlish, lier. Forest City, Iowa. *178tf
Sunnyside Ave., Far Rockaway, New York. EARLY U. S. IN FINE CONDITION
•169 bought, sold, or exchanged. Interesting EXCHAhrtiE DESIRED, GIVE REGULAR
items against reference. 3c 51*s wanted. precancels for Hardings I need. George Al
GOSSIP PRINTERY HANDBOOKS—"How Clarence Durland, Brooks St., West Med brecht. Long Island City. N. Y. P. S. S.
to be a Stamp Dealer" and "British Colo ford, Mass. *185 882. *181
nials, a Guide to Their Collection." Have
you got ’em ? No. Well, read on; for the 200 DIFFERENT BRITISH COLONIALS & U. S. COVERS BEFORE ST’S 10c, 100
small sum of fifty cents, silver or stamps, Foreign, exceptional value for $1.00. Re vars. precancels perf. 4 sides 20c, 1894-95.
these two books will be mailed you with a ceiving many repeats. F. Turner, 16 Myd- 2c triangles 8 vars. fine 27c, 4 vars. post
4c old issue precancel (No. 54 in the new delton Square, London, England. *182 al savings cat. 43c, 20c, precancels on ap
"precancat," listing at 30c) on cover. proval at % cat. A. P. S. No. 2186. C. S.
GOSSIP PRINTERY, Holton, Kansas. CASH PAID FOR ALL KINDS BROKEN Hibbard. Arcade Bldg., Utica. N. Y.
bank bills. Will exchange Confederate
COVERS WANTED—UNITED STATES BE- stamps for same. R. L. Deitrick, Lorraine, HARDING PRECANCELS. 250 VARIETIES
fore 1870; Confederates; pre-stamp and en Va. *183 perforated four sides, condition average to
tire envelopes with odd cancellations ; Patri- fine, $40.00. Peter Hansen, 1304 East Court,
otics; express and fort cancellations; com SEND REFERENCE FOR APPROVALS Des Moines, Iowa. *182
bination covers; 1869 issues especially. Dr. and receive free set of desirable stamps.
J. Harper Blaisdell, 45 Bay State Road, Mrs. J. Horine, 6 Hill Top Court, Louis ICELAND, 25 DIFFERENT ONLY 25c.
Boston, Mass. *164 ville, Ky. *182 Theodore H. Ames, Montclair, N. J. *182
HIAWATHA LOOSE LEAF APPROVAL EARLY U. S. COVERS, BEFORE STAMPS WHO HAS %c OR l%c STAMPS PRECAN-
books are different, great time savers. but with good postmarks. Will beautify any celed to exchange, or for sale ? Lawrence
Sample of each size and prices, 10c. Hia collection, showing franks before use of Anamosa, lowa^ * 18 01 f
watha Stamp Shop, Herald Bldg., Syracuse, stamps. 20 different, $2.00 postfree. Rodney
New York. *159tf Wheeler, 148 Park Ave., Bridgewater, Mass. DE LUXE APPROVALS ARE POSITIVELY
•181 the last word. To all serious collectors they
HARDINGS—BRISTOL, R. I. UP & DOWN. are highly recommended. Beginners and
Reeseville. Wis., up and down, 40c each. PRECANCEL AUCTION, 150,000 PRECAN- those with less than 15,000 varieties wUl
Rotarys 50c each, fine copies. Max Hirsh- cels offered. Next sale April 25. May sale, do well to send for a selection. Mention
man, 857 Vermont St., Brooklyn N. Y. *181 May 30. Send for catalogs. Hoover Stamp your specialty if any. De Luxe Approvals,
Auction, 128 West 86th St., New York. *181 Box 572,B- Detroit, Mich.
GOOD PRECANCEL STAMPS, MOSTLY OF
high values, no straight edges, at 2 cents FIRST DAY COVERS. CONCORD-LEXING- STAMPS. AUTOGRAPHS. HISTORICAL
a stamp. Elmhurst Stamp House, 83 Alstyne ton issue, pair of 1c, single 2c, single 5c, Relics, Confederate stamps. Money, Bonds.
Ave., Elmhurst, New York. *181 or one of each, on covers postmarked from Envelopes, Revenues, Relics. J. H. Houston,
Concord, Concord Junction, Lexington, Cam 212 Leslie Ave., Alexandria, Va. Moved
$3.00 CATALOGUE VALUE, 100 STAMPS bridge, Boston and Washington. Nathan from 154 A. N. E., Washington, D. C. *184
25c. Wayne Specialty Co., Box 14, White Hale %c, blox of 4, from New Haven and
Mills, Penn. *182 Washington. Pair l^c Harding imperf., BELGIAN CONGO NATIVE HEAD SET.
4c, 5c, 6c new issue rotarys, from Wash 4 varieties, 15c. Carl J. Adams, Richland,
REAL BARGAINS IN FRENCH COLONIES, ington. All nice covers, postmarked first Michigan.
British Colonies, Latin America and others. day of issue, April 4. 25c each plus face
Stamps %c each and up. Non-duplicating value, or any four for $1.00. Rodney
series. Josiah Babcock, 76 Sacramento St., Wheeler, 148 Park Ave., Bridgewater, Mass. 2c COLUMBIAN FINE COPIES, 15c PER
Somerville, Mass. *181 •182 100; 1000, $1.25. Int. album (new) $8.50.
Alfred Stamp Co., Nashua, N. H.
MY PENNY APPROVALS ARE GREAT HARDING SPECIALS! BANGOR, MAINE
values for the money. A trial will convince 15c; San Antonio, Texas 20c; Newman WANTED TO BUY—GREAT BRITAIN NOS.
you. 5000 varieties, nothing over one cent. Grove, Nebraska 25c; Covington, Georgia 78 to 88 inclusive—lightly canceled condi
Klemann, West^ A ve^, Lock port, N. Y, *181 30c; Muscatine, Iowa 35c. A. B. Nieman, tion. A. W. Whitten, 784 Oakwood Blvd.,
70 Brunswick Blvd., Buffalo, N. Y. Chicago, Illinois.
LOOK. OVER DOUBLE IN 1917 ISSUE
precans for your 13c precans. Virgil PRECANCEL COLLECTION FOR SALE. SERIOUS EXCHANGE WANTED. MINI-
Roberts, Centerville, Iowa. *182 Catalogs over $120.00. Numbers 1000 items. mum Scott $5.00, Maximum $50.00. S.
All issues. First check for $40.00 takes it. Hiyama, 39 Yakooji, Ushigome-ku, Tokyo,
FLORIDA PRECANCELS. TAMPA (BLACK) Leon Arasim, 48 East Union St., Nanti Japan.
Harding 20c each. Jacksonville same 25c. coke, Penna. *183
A few blox of four same rate. Straight
edge and off center copies half price. O. BENTON HARBOR. MICH. 2c LINCOLN PACKETS. ONE HUNDRED DIFFERENT
J. Richardson, Pinellas Park, Florida. *183 Memorial precancels, fine copies $1.00 each. stamps, twenty five cents. Precancels for
Also want Hardings at wholesale prices. common U. S. C. Shelley, R. R. 5, Spring
MISSOURI VALLEY COLLECTORS WILL PhUip Sondheim, 225 W. 86 St.. New York field, Mo.
find a complete line stamp albums, cata City.
logs and accessories. Desirable single stamps POSTAGE METERS. CHECK LIST No. 3,
and packets. Midwest Stamp Co., 508 Kem- 1000 SWITZERLAND ASSORTED 8-15 latest edition listing over 2,500 varieties,
Per B*dg., 720Delaware St., Kansas City, Mo. kinds $1.00. 1000 Netherlands,. mixed 50c. 25c. A. H. Pike. 21 Moeller St., Bingham
J. C. B. Edmundoz, Zolfo Springs, Fla. ton, N. Y. *184
EXCHANGE—126 GOOD FOREIGN STAMPS,
all different, for 50 good precancels, all COLLECTORS WILL BUY OR EXCHANGE MINT SETS: NEWFOUNDLAND. NOS. 61-
different. Emil Rund, 263 Beaver, New your duplicates. Roeder, 121 Chestnut, Rose 2, 15c; Epirus Nos. 6-8, 5c; Panama, Nos.
Britain, Conn. *188 bank, New York. *188 181-2-4, 12c; Peru. Nos. 801-3, 5c; Esthonia,
Nos. 251-2, 7c; Russia. Nos. 188-90. 10c;
1000 SOUTH AMERICA ASSORTED $2.50. FIRST DAY COVERS. DES MOINES. IOWA, Eritrea. Nos. 51-5, 10c. Do not remit in
J. H. Lowe, Box 387, Spokane, Wash. April 13th, % centers block four 25c, stamps. H. Wenzel, 2203 Lucidle St., Dallas,
straight edge block 15c. Hansen, 1304 Court. Texas.
FELLOWSHIP OFFERS: U. S. No. 848 Des Moines, Iowa. *188
horiz. perf. coils, superb mint, cat. 25c.
only 10c; pair 16c; four 28c; 11 with RARE OLD GERMAN AIR MAIL CARD
paste-up 65c. Can supply wholesale. 110 HUGUENOT 5c WITH RARE BROKEN LINE exchange. O. Edenharter, 44, Frundsberg St.
diff, precancels with California Walloon for 50c. Blocks $1.75. All o. g. and fine. Munich, Germany.
and Harding, 38c; 110 with Fresno 18c Lawrence Brothers, Anamosa, Iowa.
apple green. 55c; Oakland, Calif., 14c, FREE: RHEIN-RUHR SET AND PREMIUM
Indian, 27c; 14c S. F„ 25c. Fellowship WANTED FOR CASH. UNITED STATES to approval applicants. Postage 2c. Weller
Agency, 824 Rowell Bldg., Fresno, Calif. postal cards dated before 1878. A. H. Pike, Stamp Company, E. H. Blvd., Elyria, Ohio.
•181tf 21 Moeller St., Binghamton, N. Y. *184 •188
success. Some very fine things were of Capt. Wilsher, carried, but among
shown. Prizes were given for the the letters was one from Thomas GET WISE
best six displays, mounting alone Hall, President of the company, to 200 var. U. S. Precancels 50c; 300
counting. The prizes were won by Mr. Duquette. The letter left Three var. $1.50. One pound Mission mix
Mr. C. D. Millar, Ernst Rudolph, Miss Rivers at 12:30 noon, and at exactly ture mostly U. S. 40c. 40 var. Cana
Helen Hussey, Dr. L. G. Tedesche, Dr. 1.40 p. m. the letter was dropped da, 25c; 110 var. U. S. Postage, 25c.
Leon Peaslee and the young son of within three feet of the Postoffice U. S. precancels and foreign
Mr. Peaslee. corner, showing how accurate was the on approval.
At the regular meeting it was voted shot of the airman. J. D. HUBEL
that the Cincinnati Collectors Club The distance from Three Rivers to 900 Hazelwood Ave. Detroit, Mich.
donate $10.00 to the Convention Com Cornwall is 212 miles.
mittee of the S. P. A. to help defray The plane flew very low, and a MOZAMBIQUE CO.—1918-21
expenses of the convention to be held number of people who were advised Nos. 107-117, Ten Varieties.
in Baltimore, August 10-12. It was that the machine would be passing Cat. value 48c, Net price 15c
"What requires excessive praise has no real
also agreed that the Convention of were on hand to see the letter, which value.” All we ask is that you examine our
Mr. Duquette regards as an interest approvals—Pictorials, British Colonies.
1927 should be held in Cincinnati and
an invitation will be extended the ing souvenir. MURRAY J. RICE
committee at Baltimore. In addition to Captain Wilsher Box 92 Iowa City, Iowa
The Charter of the local club was there were in the aeroplane Thomas
closed and four new applications were Hall, Col. Williams, Mr. Leopold and NETHERLANDS-COLONIES
taken for the S. P. A. The*nomina- Pilot Cauldwell. Why not get your new issues when they come
tion of officers will be held at the --Clipping from The Toronto Globe, kindly out? I sold the Jubilee Issues of the above at
furnished GOSSIP by Wm. Butler of Toronto, 25 per cent over face. Try to get them at
next regular meeting. Canada. any price now. Thing it over, then send your
DR. A. E. HUSSEY. We have been informed that this air service references and want list for anything in
has not met with the support of which it is Holland or colonies.
“CINCINNATI IN 1927.” deserving. It is alleged that there has been
considerable of a financial loss accrued by the C. W. HENNAN
promoters—The Laurentide Company. In con
Mail All Circulars First-Class. sequence of this lack of support, it is rumor 7602 Paxton Ave., Chicago, Ill.
ed that the service will not resume this
Dear GOSSIP Printeryites:—
I do not know whether it has struck
spring or summer.
On this “First Winter Service,” as related South America
in the above clipping, it is stated that scarce My specialty is South and Central
your readers that the biggest part ly more than one hundred covers—bearing
American stamps on approval. Con
of the recent postal increase comes the special mark—were carried and these will,
quite naturally, be "rare birds.” dition is the outstanding feature of
on the small business man who sends these approvals. No unused Seebecks
out circulars, etc. They have raised Precanceled Stamps Taken. in stock. Let me know your wants.
him just fifty percent on his circular CLEARFIELD, Pa.,—Yeggs who W. J. PRESSLER
sending. blew open the safe in the local post Box 573 Ypsilanti, Mich.
Naturally this will hit nearly all
of our dealers, as they have been office recently and carried away over
copious users of the one-cent stamps $5,000 worth of stamps and $200 in United States All Fine
cash, will find, upon examination of No.
in the past. 229, 90c orange, block of 4 used superb-- 3.50
Now, here is a way to beat this the loot, that the joke is on them. 213, 3c ver. block of 4, o. g., superb___ 1.50
Of the stamps taken $5,000 worth 227, 15c indigo, block of 4 o. g. superb_ 2.00
business (to a certain extent) and 224, 6c brown, block of 4, ____________ 2.00
get double service for doing it. Send were precanceled, and of no use to 68, 10c green, 10 copies for -=________ 2.00
all small circulars by first-class mail. any person outside of Clearfield. 69, 12c black, 5 copies for___ _______ 3.00
76, 5c brown, 5 copies for____________ 3.00
It will cost two cents at the start but The local offices carry a large stock 77, 15c Lincoln, 5 copies for__________ 4.00
first-class mail comes back, whether of such stamps for a local manufac 4c Pan American inv. very fine_____ 40.00
Prop. Rev. 1%, 3%, 4, 5, 4 blocks for_ 3.00
you request it to or not, and therefore turing concern. The stamp values These are very good and worth double. My
you can keep your mailing list up- ranged from one cent to $1. specialty U. S., British North America. Br.
Col. and old Europeans. All above, cash, M.
—Our Pittsburgh shut-in friend, Edward
to-the-minute; eliminating the send Schreiber, who sends us this little clipping, O. or Sterling Draft. Deposit accounts opened
ing of it to people who have moved, comments: “Worthless? Who’s the joke on?” for wholesale. Satifaction guaranteed ab
solutely.
etc., and still have the service cost
you only %c per head more than the Concord & Lexington Charles King
regular third-class rate. 53 High Street
I expect that registration will de Wincanton, Somersetshire, England
First day covers commemorating the birth
crease and notice that the American of freedom, 150 years ago, April 4, 1725.
1c, 2c, and 5c Concord and Lexington, set
Stamp Dealers Association is one of mailed from any of the following points,
the first firms to discontinue the use each ----------------------------------------------------- .50
Boston, Concord, Concord Junction, Cam:
The Exchange Stamp Co.
of registration in collecting accounts. bridge, Lexington or Washington. Auburn, California
Henry Ford would have told Uncle
Sam to cut registration to 8c and ALSO SAME DAY - What every serious collector ought to own:
double the business, but then who can %c block 4, l%c imperforate, block of 4, 4c, WINE $20.00
5c or 6c rotary press, singles. usual pin pricks otherwise elegant.
expect any material aid to business ANY OF THE ABOVE COVERS _____ .25 SPECIAL $6.00
progress (for the rank-and-file) as DON’T GO GUNNING
emanating from the nation’s capitol? for these after they have vanished.
Respectfully yours, All four complete sets of “Equatorial Africa” ZR-3 ON COVER
on Tchad, Gabon, Middle Congo and Ub-
C. H. HOLLISTER, angi Chari ------------------------------------ 5.00 from Friedrichshafen to New York, with cor
Mukwonago, Wisconsin. Single sets -------------------------------------- .30 rect postal arrival cancellation—do you real
The 4 short sets to1 fr.________________ 2.00 ize the historical significance of the First
Single sets to 1 fr. ------------------------------ .60 ocean crossing—with no more than 3000
2 to 1 pieces—of mail matter brought in, when you
Air Postman Drops realize this fact then hurry your order today.
’em With Accuracy. I add two names to my British and French
Colonial New Issue Service to every one sub SPECIAL $5.00
Cornwall.—The Laurentide Air Ser tracted.
for a short time and just one to a customer.
vices, Limited, made their first aerial We predict these covers to be worth $10 to
mail flight between Three Rivers and H. F. Colman $25 in a short time.
Don’t delay this, opportunity never comes
Ottawa and to Larder Lake and the Foreign Department back.
gold fields recently, coming by way
of Cornwall. 509-7th St., N. W. Washington, D. C. THE EXCHANGE STAMP CO.
It was not known here just what When you want medium priced stamps
at 70% discount write for our popular
mail the plane, which was in charge Mention W. P. G. when answering ads approvals. Reference Please.

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$1.00 PER YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES $1.

25 IN CANADA AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES

PRESERVING BALANCE THE HISTORY

CERTAIN dignitary of the Church two things he sincerely regretted.

The Last “Last Call”

Not a “Gold-Brick” Scheme.

GOSSIP PRINTERY, TEAR OFF HERE AND MAIL TODAY

they reached the Phillips’ concern, Sterling to Winter in Florida Only.

GOSSIP PRINTERY SPECIALS

APPROVAL EA, BO, that’s what the GOSSIP PRINTERY APPROVAL

The Gossip Printery A. V. DWORAK, General Manager.

SHALL THE AIR MAIL R. STOLLENWERK

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