VOL. 1. NO, 1, OCTOBER, 1894.
Published Monthly By CHAS. G. HART. Pipestone, Minne^bta. 3fhe ’^ipcAtonc philatelist.
Vol. 1. Pipestone, Minn., Oct. 1894. No. 1. With this we place before you No. 1. What do you think of it? Is it worth 20 cents per year? Send the 20 cents today. W e will exchange with all papers devoted to Philately. Send marked copy. The $1.00 Columbian is already quite rare. It sells at from $5.00 to $10.00, a short time ago they were sold at face value, but now! People say stamp collecting doesn’t* pay.— Pet Philatelist. E. Moyer of Berlin, Ontario, Canada, mails circulars, and guar antees his work. W rite to him. Forgeries of the first issue of Antiognia are in circulation. W e send out fine approval sheets at 50 per cent, commission. Ilart Bros. Stamp Co., Pipestone, Minn. A new series of stamps is report ed from Brazil. Has the Philatelic Press wearied over the 3 cent pink.—American Philatelic Journal. It will pay you to advertise in the P ipestone P h ila te list. Send us a trial ad. » - W e will pay spot cash for the 6, 8 and 15 cent Columbian Stamps. Write for our prices. HART BROS. STAMP COMPANY, Pipestone, Minnesota. Envelopes were first made and used in 1839. Mexico has promised a new set of stamps to be out this month. De nominations, 1‘, 2, 4, 5 and 10 cent. The new U. S. Stamps will be eady soon. They will be the same is the 1890’s with the exception that a small ornament will be shown in the upper corners. The 30 and )0 cent stamps will be dropped, and the 50 cent and-81, 82, and$5 values will be used. The colors may also oe changed. Don’t use a printed album which is out of date for several years. According to the Philatelic Monthly there are about 20,000 dis tinct varieties of stamps, and this lumber could be increased by includ ing shades o f rolor. PIPESTONE PHILATELIST CHAS. G. HAK'I\ Editor. Subscription in advance. 1 year 20 cents. 6 mo. 10 et» Advertising Rates, (one insertion. One Page of 100 Words, — 30 ctj ^ Page of 50 W ords,------15 cts One Inch of 25 words,-----— 10 cti ^ Inch of 10 Words, — — 5 cti Circulation of this issue 500.
EXCH AN GE W IT H US.
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P h ilatelist with any Philateli paper in the U. S. or Canada. Address, Chas. G. Hart, Pipestone, Minnesota
P An item is going the rounds of the Philatelic Press to the effect that the U. S. Goverment realized $1,000,000 on the Columbian issue. We are in a position to say that it was only $099,999.—Philatelic Kaleidoscope. T. C. Keyes, a prominent collect or of Newbury, V t., had his vault blown open recently. The blowers took about $75 cash, but left his collection of U. S. stamps. Kxchanges.—The Weekly Stamp News, Weekly Philatelic Era, Man kato Philatelist, Pet Philatelist and The Post Office have been received. The re-prints of the first issue of Belgium (1849) are on wove and laid paper un-water-marked. The originals are water-marked two L’s in a frame. The Collector has been moved to Baltimore and is being published by Lang & Niclilos. W. G. Mullen of Madelia, Minn., one of the most popular collectors in the state, has gone out of the stamp business and with his two brothers has bought out his father’s business in Madelia. We wish him the best of success. *
B. L. Drew & Co., of 122 Ox ford St., Cambridge, Mass., have sent us a copy of their 1894-1895 Price List of stamps. It is a dandy, and every collector should have one The 8 cent Sherman stamp is con sidered quite a find by the collectors, but it is hard to tell why, for the stamp is on sale at all offices and is very commonly used to pay the reg istration fee in connection with a stamped envelope. — Philatelic Era.
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lo way that a set of Columbian damps will be worth fifty dollars in ive years, may seem to be drawing >n the imagination somewhat, but here is little doubt in my mind that hey will command that price, if not nore, the fact being that dealers are isking any price for them and get- ing it.— Post. Office. The Mankato Philatelist is at land, the size has been enlarged louble that of former issues. Vol. , Xo. 1, of the Pet Philatelist mblished at Berlin, Ontario, Canada ? also at hand it is printed on white iaper with a colored cover. 1 ry an advertisement in this »apep.
Carl Sudermannof 610 Bryon St., dankato, Minn., will send you 10 ***** stamps for only 5 cents. Subscribe for the P ipestom P h ila te list. It is not yet known whether nev envelope dies will be made or not but there is a prospect of it for after using the Columbians, i is hardly likely that the type of th 1887 issue will be resorted t again.—Mekeels Stamp News. Walter G. Mullen of Madelia Minn., sends out tine sheets thi year. W rite to him for a selection Subscribe for this Journal, onl 10 cents for 6 months. Circulation of this issue 500. Try an advertisement in , thi paper. Hart Bros. Stamp Co., sends on fine sheets. Send for a selection.
\ ------:------Subscribe for The Pipestone Philatelist. Advertise in The Pipestone Philatelist.' NOVEMBER, 1894, THE— H ie Philatelist Published Monthly By CHAS. G. HART, r’ipestone, Minnesota. Do you Advertise it The Pipestone Philatelist? IF I*OT, W HY HOT) Advertising Rates, CAS1 In Advance, for one in sertion only: 1 page of 100 Words, $.11 1-2 page of 50 Words, .0! Subscription, in advance: 1 yr. 20 cts. 6 mo. 10 ctt Sample Copy Free. The FIRST Purchaser of one of in COLUMBUS PACKETS, of 125 varieties of stamps, gets a set < 6 Varieties COSTA RICA Stamps FREE. Packet, Post Paid, 20 cent Address, CHAS. G. HART, L. R. 235. Pipestone,' MUinesot »IPESTONE PHILATELIST. r„l. 1. Pipestone, Minn., Nov. 181)4. No. 'Z
The P ipestone P h il a te l ist , a ¡tile monthly journal devoted ex- lusively to fftamp collecting, ap ieared this morning. It will he ssu ed iu this city the first of evçry Lionth by Chas. G. Hart— Pipe tone Daily Star. We shall be glad to exchange wo copies with any publication evoted to stamp collecting, iooks, pamphlets, etc., relating to tamps which may be sent us will eceive proper notice in our olumns.
Subscribe for the P ipestone Ph ilatelist. The Western Union Telegraph ranks for 1894 are green and the Postal Telegraph fienks brown. In California the trains were stopped by the strikers, so it wag necessary to carry the mails by other means. A Fresno man organ ized a bicycle Mail Rdute employed expert wheelmen ^s carriers. Single letters were carried between Fresno and San Francisco, for a fee of 25 cents. A Frank of the Company was attached to each letter besides the regular 2 cents for postage. There are 3 varieties of these stamps.— Pet Philatelist. The 3c green, grilled, issued in 1870 does not seem to be following the example of most of the other U. S. instead of rising in value, it has remained the same and even fallen in price in some catalogues.— Syracuse Philatelist.
Subscribe for the P ipestonk P h ila te list. Did you see the new rates of advertising we are giving you? It will pay you to look at them. See here, 1 page of 100 words, 10 cts. 1-2 page of 50 words, 5 cts. The above rates are CASH in advance, and for but one insertion. EXCHANGES. — We have receiv ed the following Exchanges this month: Pet Philatelist, Mankato Philatelist, Weekly Stamp News and the Post Office.
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150 Circulars. 2x3 of 50 words, - - - j.io 150 Circulars, 3x4 of 100 words, - - - - .15 150Circulars6x9 or less mailed - - - .10 1000 Stamp Hinges, ----- * - - .05 KjOGummed and Addressed Labels. - - .05 LO varieties U. S. Stamps. - - - ,05 12 Approval Sheets, Card on. - - .15 15 Envelopes. Card on, - - - .12 15 Letter Heads, Card on. -‘ - .12 12 Gilt Edge Cards, Name on. - - .10 CAUL SUDERMANN, 610 BYRON ST. MANKATO, MINNESOTA. flfhc PipeAtone PhilatcliAt.
CIIAS. G. HART, Editor. Subscription in advance. 1 year 20 cents. 6 mo. 10 cts. Advertising Rates, (one insertion.) One Page of 100 Words, — 10 cts. £ Page of 50 Words, — — 5 cts. Notice Change in Adv. Rates. Circulation of this issue 500.
Forgeries of the French Colonial surcharges are reported. Good gracious, gentlemen, the French government was doing well enough. Have you seen the ad. on the back cover of this paper. Look at it! Read it! Send at once to us for one of these Packets No- 999. Price, Post Free, 12 cents. Some people think that stamp col lecting is simply a pastime when in re ality it is a business of astonishing magnitude. A New York gentleman is now traveling through this section of the state buying up all the Colum bian stamps he can find at the post of fices. At Mankato yesterday he pur chased 200 5-cent and 100 10-cent Co lumbia stamps. He claims to have over $16,000 invested in this issue of stamps, which are to be held for speculative purposes. No more stamps of this kind are to be issued, and many of the series are not to be had except by paying holders a premium. The demand comes mainly from Europe, where there is quite a craze. The stamps will always be worth their face, and may command a profitable prem um.—Pipestone Daily Star. Did you notice Carl Sudermann’s advertisement in this issue? Look or it. He has some fine Bargains.
The daily total weight of mails received and dispatched at the New York Post Office last year was 386 tons. THE PET PHILATELIST A Journal for Stamp Col lectors will be sent one year for 20 cents. Ten pages or more each month. We want agents to get subscribers and advertisements. Write us to-day but don’t for get your 20 cents. Sample Gopy Free,
If you send 30 cents you will get "Tlge Pet Philatelist” oqe year and a packet of 25 fine stamps from New Brunswick, etc. THIS IS A GENUINE BARGAIN Address, E. M OYER, Berlin, Ont. Can. S. of P. 889. It strikes me that the engraver >f the “ postage due” stamps of STew South Wales must have had >ne of the United States series be- ore him when he made his stamp, here being little difference in the wo.— Post Office. We are in receipt of Price List STo. 3, of the Electric City Stamp ^o., of 222 Adams Ave., Scranton, 3a. It is a very nice one. They lave some fine packers and sets, phich they sell very cheap. We have heard that the Colum- >ian post cards are now selling at ¡2.00 for the set of ten cards. W e ¡now it to be a fact that quite a arge lot have changed hands at 50 ents per set. This is quite an dvance when it will be remember ed they could have been purchased luring the fair for 30 cents a set. BARGAINS.
2f>0 Circulars, 2x3 of 50 words. - - - $.10 250 Circulars, 3x4 of 10!) words. - - - - .15 250 Circulars 6x9 or loss mailed - - - .10 1000 Stamp Hinges, ------.(is 100 Gummed and Addressed Labels, - - Jfj 10 varieties U. 3. Stamps, - - * .08 12 Approval Sheets, Card on, - - .15 25 Envelopes. Card on, - - - .13 25 Letter Heads, Card on, - - .13 12 Gilt Edge Cards, Name on, - - .10
C A R L s u d e r m a n n , 610 BYRON ST, MANKATO, MINNESOTA.
Send us 15 cents and we will send you the Mankato Philatelist one year, insert your name in our Directory and give you a 25 word exchange notice each month if yon send 1 cent extra each time. The Mankato Philatelist, 610 Byron St., Mankato, Minnesota. *
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Sample Copy and a 25 word Exchange notice for two 1 cent Stamps. CARL STJDERMANN, 610 BYRON ST. MANKATO, - MINN. The Latest Bargains. 10 var. -i»pan Stamps, # .0 5 6 var. Belgium, postal packet stamps .10 HO var. Stamps, .10 150 var. Stamps, .2 5 NO RUBBISH IN THE ABOVE. E. MOYER, Berlin, Ont. Can PACKET NO. 9 9 8 .
My Packet No. 999 con tains 25 var. of good Stamps only. I send It Post Free, for 12 GENTS. I offer U?e foiloaiitjg P t e c ^ U x t q s to buyers of Packet Ifo. 999. 1st, Purchaser ret», 6 var. Costa Rioa Stamps, valued at *0 cents. 2d, Purchaser gets, 9 var. Argentine R*p. stam ps. 3rd, Purchaser gets, 1 U. 8. War Depart ment envelope complete %th, Purchaser gets, 8 Ecuador stamps. 5th, Purchaser gets 2 varieties American Rapid Telegraph Company Stamps 6th, Purchaser gets a Canada Letter Card. 7th, Purchaser gets a 5 cent Columbian Stamp. Tt\e Pipestor\e Philatelist.
TV MONTHLY JOURNAIy FOR STAMP CiOIyTEjOTORS.
Vo 1. I. PIPESTONE, M INN., DECEMBER 1*94. No. I.
OUR CHANGE. SOMETHING ABOUT STAMPS,
The cordial welcome with which our 'The most valuable collection of little sheet was received by the “ fia- stamps in the world belongs to llerr ternity,” has induced us to make a von Ferrary of Paris, which is much more extensive improvement, valued at a half million of dollars. and we present the Pipestone Ph i l a t e l is t this month in an enlarged The collection now in the British form, printed on tine paper, and we Museum, which is worth three hun shall add pages to it from time to time dred thousand dollars, comes next. as business requires. We prefer to There are a dozen little stamps make no hig promises for the future, rather letting each issue speak lor which if any boy could find on some itself, but we shall endoaver to place old letters would bring him ten our paper in the front rank of Philate thousand dollars in the market. list journals throughout the country, Of these, the one and two pence and we solicit a shaie of the patronage of those interested in our great work. stamps o f Mauritius of the first Ch a s . (if. II a r t . issue would he worth two thousand dollars each. As there are suppos ed to he only eight of each of these OUR EXCHANGES. stamps in the world no boy is likely to find them. An American stamp, Next month we will try and give the five-cent Brattleboro provisional each one our exchanges separate issue, is worth twelve hundred dol mention. We have received the lars; some of the Confederate States following exchanges for last month :- stamps sell for large sums. It is Weekly Philatelic Era, Post Office, said that a stamp market is held on Mekeei's Stamp News, Pet Philatel a certain morning of the week in ist, Mankato Philatelist, Panovia the Champs Elysees in Paris, Advertiser, Evergreen State Philatel Trade-women with their aprons full ist. Star Philatelist, Philatelic of stamps, bonnes, boys carrying Review of Reviews, Canadian little baskets, gather in crowds in Philatelist. the shade of the trees, chattering, gesticulating and laughing, to buy or exchange their flimsy wares. It W e shall be glad to exchange is one of the most characteristic two copies with any publication sights of Paris. — Ex. devoted to stamp collecting. Hooks, pamphlets, etc., relating to Orders from Germany and Eng stamps which may be sent us will land continue to come to the stamp receive proper notice in our companies in the U. S. for complete columns. sets of the Columbian Stamps.— Ex. THE HI PESTO N E PHILATELIST.'
PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. IOWA NOTES. •CMAS. One time Two times C. W. Kissinger is expected to 12 Inch - $.20 - $.35. come west this month (December) 1 Inch .30. - .50. 2 Inches. - - .50. - .So. and will spend Christmas in Iowa. 12 Col., • $1.10. • - 2.00 1 Col.. - 2.00. - - 3.50 Iowa can now boast of aline phila An X opposite this iiaragaph signifies that telie magazine the Philatelic your subscription bus expired. Please renew. Review of Reviews of Osage, Iowa. Copy for next month must be in by the tilth, to Messers S. C. Scott, E. 1J. Jones, insure insertion. and G. II. Messenger are Iowa gen TERMS.— Cash in advance, unless good Infer tlemen having complete volumes of ences are sent. nearly every philatelic paper pub Riferencee.—First National Bank, Pipestone, lished, with but few exceptions. Minnesota. Remmittauce. - I nnsed lc Jt 2c l'. S stamps will The new lc-2c 4c <>c and 10 cent be accepted for amounts under $1.U0. All amounts stamps are on sale in Iowa post over $1.00 should he sent by Express Money offices. Order or draft. All valuable letters should be registered. What is the matter with the We will exchange 2 or mure copies with all Philatelic Kaleidoscope and the papers devoted to Philately. Mend market! copy. Transcontinental Philatelist? Dead! Address all cmumications to. No doubt. ( HAS. <;. HART, I.. B. 235. The question of the l . S. issuing Pipestone. Minn. T. S. A. a mourning stamp is again being agitated. If such a stump were is sued it would necessarily be Subscribe for this Journal. printed in black. The goverment An ad. in this Journal will pay you avoids printing stamps in black as they are easily counterfeited. The Quaker City Philatelist sus Hence an adhesive mourning stamp pended publication a short time ago. is probably out of the question. It was nearly nine years old and Hut we may have in time a mourn had issued 103 numbers. ing stamped envelope printed in black. — Ex. Every one sending us 25c for a year's subscription to this Journal A great many collectors persist will receive 25 var. of good stamps in placing the binge in the center FREE. Sample Copy FREE. of the stamps, thus covering in tnanv cases, the grill or watermark. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. 3. THE NEW U. S. STAMPS. Haughty Lady (who has purchas ed a stamp)— “ Must I put it on ray The new issue of United States self?” Clerk— “ Not necessarily; stamps are now on sale in nearly it will probably accomplish more if every post office in the U. S. and you put it on the letter." nearly every letter that comes to us has one of the new stamps on. “It Leads although we get a letter with a C o lumbian stamp on quite often. Them All.” There is but little difference between E. T. the new ones and those of the 1890 Price issue. In each of the up]ter corners there is a small ornament. As a Postage general thing the new stamps are Stamps a darker color than the 1890's, but we have found several shades of them, one being much darker than the Dealer’s Directory. 1 sou's while another shade is much lighter than the 1890's. There are Term* of a Z orline card in this column. 1 year $1 lHi. Ii months 50 rents, i:i varieties of the new stamps, viz; Ic-2c-3c-4c-5c-(5c-8e-1 Oe-1 5e-50c-- 81. HART, C. (jm Pipestone, Minnesota, 82. -85. Publishes the Pipestone Philatelist. It is said that the new 2c Due Sample Copy Free. Stamps vary “ all over the lot' as far as color is concerned. — Weekly Moyer, E., Berlin, Ontario, Canada, Philatelic Era. Is the publisher of the Pet Philatel ist. Sample Copy Free. In 1774 there were less than 100 Post Offices in the U. S. In 1858 PIPESTONE PHILATELIST, Pipe there were 27,977, and now there stone, Minnesota. Subscription, 1 are 98.403. year, 25 cents. Sample Copy Free. The stamps of Franklin Penny Sudermann, Carl., 610 Byron St., Posl, Philadelphia City Pispatcli, Mankato. Minn. Send fora sample Lobinsón «fe Co., lioadman’s Penny copy of the Mankato Philatelist. Post, Winan's City Post, Clinton'» Penny Post, llourly Express Post, Exchange IDep’t. and A. M. llinkley & C»>., were omitted from Scott’s 54tli as the One -half t‘**nr ¡1 word fur hhi'Ii inserliou, No publishers believe that the excliHiiiie inserted for It.»» than Id cents. Payable in advance, l.imiled to i" words. Free to suh companies never existed. scribers. The U. S. due stamps have been issued and are being furnished to I have good Foreign stamps to postmasters as rapidly as their sup exchange for Columbian Stamps. plies of old dues arc gone. The W rite for Exchange List. Chas. size has been reduced and the design (». Hart, L. li. 285, Pipestone. altered. The color is a shade of M innesota. carmine. 4. TU h: IMPKSTOXK PI 11LATKUST. A Agents Wanted Philatelie To sell stamps from my Approval Grab-baá Sheets ;it 33 ^ per cent. Commission. / have put up 100 parcels of GENUINE POSTAL EMISSIONS, 8 varieties Columbian, $ ,32 post paid. Ranging in worth from 12c to $1.00 25 “ U. S., ,25 “ “ each. Every parcel is guaranteed 6c black. U. S. P. 0. Dep't.. Envelope. entire and unused. .20 " “ to be worth at least 12 cents. You Same Cut Square. .15 11 “ don't really grab, but just send 10 varieties Japan, .06 “ “ 15 “ Switzerland, used and new. .15 '• " me 12 cents and / will make a grab 6 " Belgium postal packet. .10 ■ •• and forward it to you postpaid. I Also Have The Following rackets. 10U Varieties Foreign Stamps, $ ,15. GUARANTEE. 200 “ o .. 1 .oo. I will Guarantee to refund your money if Alt of the Above Are sent POST-PAID. the parrel is not satisfactory. Address, John C. Ryder, Yours Truly. PLATBANDS, LOUIS .1. KRAMER. Viee-l’ res. Nat’l. Philatelic Hoc. Kings Co. New York. KI.KADEK. IOWA. L o o k H e r o ! The Pavonia Advertiser, one year and the Pel Philatelist, one year for 3(1 rente or the Adver tiser, one year and the Venture, one year for 2f> Takes 8 different numbers cents or all combined fig 40 cents. Send now ; John J. Tiscliner. Pavonia, Camden Co., N. .1, of the Curio. M E. R. ALDRICH, cket Contains 100 varieties of tine stamps Benson, Minn. only, including (? s War Dep’t , 1\ (). Dep’t., Interior Dep’t., etc., Shanghai, Jubilee stamps, good Mexican, Hong THE EVERGREEN STATE PHILATELIST. Kong, Hawaii,China, etc , etc. Price, post paid 25c A bargain for dealer or 12 Pages and cover Monthly at 15e a year collector. Buy one and you will • • • • order more. ADVERTISING K.VTKS;- 50«' per 1-4 page. Wt.On per page APPROVAL SHEETS EXCHANGE AND TRADE COLUMN of fine stamps at reasonable prices, FREE. sent on request. Each applicant en closing tic stamp, and giving good ref SAMPLE COPY GRATIS. erence, will receive a U. S Dep’t., stamp, catalogued at K)c FREE R. W FRENCH. II ART LAND. WASH. W. S. KINZER, CIRCULARS MAILED AT 5c A 100. 300 on trial for 10c. Address;- RALPH DEIMEL. 30 High St„ 110 W. 61st, St. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. CANTON, OHIO. Tt\e Pipestone Philatelist. A MONTHLY JOURNAL FOR STAMP ÖOFFFöTORS. Vol. I. PIPESTONE, MINX., JANUARY i?95. No. II. IOWA NOTES. THE NEW ü. S. STAMPS. C o i .. J . R e m a r k . It ii* :t pity that the government could nut have saved some of the gum that was wasted on the big Col inihian stamp- Washington Post. E. B. Jones will soon publish a check list of Philatelic literature, giving The adm-lustration has been pretty roughly name of every magazine published handled, it is true, but there ought to be enough strength left in it to furnish postage stamps that also the number of volumes. will stick.—Philadelphia Inquirer. M. F. Billings has sent me a ladies card, U. S. 1891 issue, blue, bearing If the government ran make cheaper postage stamps it's all right. But the chief cry of a part of two profiles. It is quite an much annoyed public is: “ (rive us something oddity and was purchased in that form that will stick, what ever it costs!" Boston at a Minnesota post office. (ilohe. C. W . Kissinger, that prominent It is well that we are to have a greatly im collector of Reading, Pa., is in Iowa proved qualitv of postage stamps, hut the world visiting. It ts said that Mr. Kissinger will benefit when we get some contrivance to has a “ sweetness" in Cedar Rapids. replace postage stamps altogether.—st. I.ouis Star Savings The November Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, contained a notice that The present administration seems to have had worse trouble with its postage stamps H. Hilckes & Co. have bought the stock than niiv preceding one. After so many and good will of Benjamin & Sarpy. dismal failures to satisfy the a’sthetk* taste A few days after the Journal was of an American public in the matter of postage stamps we wonder that any post mailed, the publisher found that the master-general lias the courage to even try above information was incorrect. He a new design.—Buffalo Express has now forwarded a second edition of the Journal with the paragraph ommited. NEW STAMPS DESTROYED. The National Philatelic Society convention held at Cedar Rapids the Third Assistant Postmaster General 27th and 23th, of December was a Craig ordered the destruction of grand success. We will give a full thousands of the recent first issue of account of the convention next month. postage stamps turned out by the bureau of engraving and printing. The IT. S. Government has ceased This action was taken as a result of manufacturing the letter-sheet envel complaints received from postmasters opes, and when the supply on hand at all over the country that the stamps present is exhausted, their use will be were unfit for use on account of the discontinued. Those who have not lack of mucilage on them. The post secured the same should do so at once. office department directed postmasters We do not know any reason for this to return the stamps which were not step. Other countries are using these thoroughly coated with mucilage, and letter-sheets with apparent success. all of the stamps returned were des troyed. The stamps now being turned The Field Columbian Museum has out are said to be of the best quality, purchased the famous Sweden error and no further complaints have been at a London auction, for $1,100. received from the postmasters to whom Hurrah! for Chicago.— Ex. they were consigned. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. The Evergreen State Philatelist PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. says: Mr. Ira Reely sends us the CHAS. G. HART, Editor. following neat description of the new playing card stamps, 1 > I RESTC) N E. MINN ESOTA. “The new 2c playing card stamps have appeared and are beauties. The color and size are similar to the new Terms of Subscription postage due: the design has IT. S. in ‘25 cents a year in the V. S. and tall letters in each upper corner and in the center are three playing cards Canada. 40 cents per year in spread out at the top. On these cards all other countries. in heavy* shaded letters in two-lines is: “Playing Cards’ the first word in cir Advertising Rates, cular form. Just beloyv the cards in tall narrow letters in relief are the One time Two times 1-2 I neb - ■ 3 .2 1 • $.35. folloyyung words in one line: ‘On hand 1 Inch - .30. - ,50. Aug. 1894.’ At the bottom of the 2 1 nctaes, - • .50 • ■ ,8J. stamp in the center is a large ‘2’ with 1-2 Col., - - 31.01. - • 2.01) 1 I’ oh. - 2.00. - - 3.50 ‘Tyvo Cents’ running through it." There is now another playing card An X opposite this paragapli signifies that stamp very similar to the abov*e, but your subscription has expired. Please renew. printed in blue. Copy for next month musi be iu by the 10th, to insure insertion. We are requested to announce that TERMS.—Cash in advance, unless good Refer there has been organized in San ences are sent. Antonio, Texas, a philatelic club References.—First National Hank, Pipestone, knoyvn as “ The Metropolitan Phila Minnesota. telic Club of San Antonio.’’ The officers are as follows: Edward Kemruiitan.ee I'nused Ic «t do t . S stamps will W. Heusinger, President; Albert be accepted for amounts under ga t**. All amounts Ste\*es, Vice-President: E. G. Cervan over $1.00 should be sent by Express Money- tes, Treasurer: John G. Roth, Sec., Order or draft. All valuable letters should be and Max E. Jesse, Assistant Secretary. registereil. Literary Board: Alfred E. Haden, H. We will exchange 2 or more copies with all E. Glaze and Julius Jermy. The papers devoted to Philatelv. Send marked copy Department of Purchasing, Sales and Address all communications to Exchange is conducted under the superintendency of Chas. Roomer, and CHAS. G. HART, the names of the counterfeit detectives L. B. *235. are given as Frederic Noyes and E. B, Sterling. Pipestone. Minn. I". S. A. We take the following from Post master General Bissell's last annual News for collectors— reve-nues. — Ex. report: The record of an ay*erage Philatelists say that the new 3 cent day’s business is as follows: Canadian stamp has a flavored {rum. Number of miles of post route run 1,100.000; number of stamps manufac Write to L. V. Lindsey at Greene, tured, 8,300,000; number of envelopes N. Y ,. fora copy* of his new price-list manufactured, 1.800.000; number of of postage stamps. postal cards manufactured, 1,500,000; number of pieces mailed. 15,700,000; It is said that the Kewkiang lc number of letters mailed, 7,400,000; recently* issued has already been number of pieces of mail matter counterfeited. distributed and redistributed by rail- yy*av postal clerks, 27,500,000; number W. S. Kinzer of 30 High St., Canton. of pieces handled in the dead letter Ohio, has sent us a copy of his new office, 24,000; daily transactions in price-list of stamps. It is a very nice money order business, $1,100,000; daily pamphlet. expenses. $231,100, THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Third ass’t P. M. Craig announces that on Jan. 1st a reduction will be Dealers Directory. made in the price of stamped envel opes because they are now made more Terms of a 2 or 3 line card in 1 bis column. 1 cheaply than formerly.—Evergreen year $1.00. ti months 50 cents. State Philatelist. DOIDGE, R., Box ISO,' Galt, Ont., Tiie advance sheets for Scott's 55th Can., sends out fine sheets at 50 are at hand. The greatest raise is that of the 1 cent 1851 value from 50 per cent. comm. Agents Wanted. cents to $7.50. HART, C. G., Pipestone, Minnesota, Watch for a drop in those unused Publishes the Pipestone Philatelist. Venezuelans. The 55th catalogue will leave them behind just as the 54th left Sample Copy Free. the Ecuador remainders. This re mainder business is getting to be a JONES^ E. B., Ruthven. Iowa, is nuisance.—Evergreen State Philatel the publisher of the Philatelist ist. Cheek List. Ready Jan. 25th. Who would be surprised if shortly every city, town and village in the KINZER~ W. S., CantonT Ohio. Erench Colonies issued a set of stamps? Wholesale and Retail lists free. The present indications point in that Stamps purchased for Spot Cash. direction.—Canadian Philatelist. Lewis G. Quackenbusli, editor of Moyer, E., Berlin, Ontario, Canada, the Philatelic Review of Reviews is Is the publisher of the Pet Philatel furnishing Mekeels’ Weekly with General Notes, which are very interest ist. Sample Copy Eree. ing. PIPESTONE PHILATELIST, Pipe stone, Minnesota. Subscription, I Exchange 19ep’t. year, 25 cents. Sample Copy Free. One-half cent h word fur ♦■aril insert inn. No Sudermann, Carl., 610 Byron St., exchange inserted fur less than 10 cents. Payable in advance. Limited to *25 words*. Free to sub Mankato, Minn. Send fora sample scribe re. copy of the Mankato Philatelist. Rare foreign (10c to 50c) to exchange for revenues not in my collection. E. TISCHNER, J. J., Pavonia, Camden R. Aldrich. Benson, Minnesota. Co.. N. J., Publisher of Pavonia 2000 fine 2c Columbians, no paper on backs, for good U. S. Postage or Advertiser. Sample Copy FREE. revenues. Make offer. Louis J. Kramer, Elkader, Iowa. I will give good Foreign stamps in exchange for Columbians. Send for A Few More of Those Fine my exchange list. Chas. G. Hart. E. B. 235. Pipestone. Mmn., IT. S. A. Posta/ Emission Pocket,s are left. Von camiot a/foret to miss this “It Leads chance ta (jet a fine pocket of Them A ll.” Genuine Posta! Emissions. Price, Z. T. Parker’s on tu 12 cents. Se net to (ta y as Price-List of; theij are ejoivq fast. Address- Postage L. J. KRAMER, Stamps. Ikader, lowa THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Gomppehcnsivc ^ 1^0 Varieties. i t $ Check L»isf. A fine packet o f 150 varieties sent post-paid for 25c. Send for For Collectors of Philatelic price-list of packets, sets, TlbITERATURk.lT bargains, etc., FREE. Gives all papers of U S Each applicant for approval sheets and Canada. receives free a Department stamp, -^TO UK I’l lil.ISHKI) FEB. lst.^. Catalogued at 10c, provided he A GO^EJOTORS. Vol. I. p i p e s t o n ;:, m i n n . FEBRUARY, 1895. No. 3. Written for The Pipestone P hii.atei.ist. LEAGUE OF AMERICAN PHILATELISTS, PENCILINGS. The National Philatelic Society, D i x i o n ’s H. H. which was organized at Wyoming, la., Aug. 28th, 1894, held a special election The Y i d on 4d grey Turks Island on Dec. 28th. The following officers promises to be a rare stamp. Only 600 were surcharged in all. were elected: In the 1871 series of revenue stamps President, Louis J. Kramer; Vice- the following are known to exist with Pres., C. W. Kissinger; Sec’y, R- M. inverted medallion, lc. 2c, 5c. 20c, 25c, Bettesworth; Treas., E. B. Jones; 50c, 70c, SI. and $5. That they are all Librarian, I. E. Patterson; Auction of exceeding rarity goes without com Manager, Win. Miller; Exchange Supt. ment. E- A. Stigeler; Counterfeit Detector, R. A. Mason; Attorney, L. M. Lang; In the collection of Mr. Henry Clotz Purchasing Agent. S. L- Wing. of New York is a cancelled specimen The Convention for 1895, will be held of a 5 centavos revenue of Dominican at Chicago. Republic which has done postal duty The name was changed to the and is on the envelope. League of American Philatelists. It The 1863 issue of Ceyrlon is usually is now a flourishing society having considered as having been prepared nearly 200 members. It will be to by Perkins, Bacon iS: Co., but Mr. Win your interest to join. Correspondence Thornhill of the London (Eng.) Society solicited. Louis J. Kramer, President. from recent investigations concludes Elkader, Iowa. that the work was really done by De La Bue & Co. The portrait on the 2c red brown Stanley Gibbons, Limited, the great letter card of Argentine issued in London dealers, have purchased the collection of Australian stamps made March. 1889, is that of the then presi by Mr. M. P. Castle, vice-president of dent Celman. the London Philatelic Society. The Forty-three varieties of Langdon's price was £10,000, about $50,000. This Pioneer Express exist to puzzle the is the largest amount that was ever collector of western franks. paid for a single collection of stamps, The new 50c is announced for sale —Post Office. at several of the larger offices so that all the minor values except the 8c are New York Sun: If you are sofortu now before the public and as yet a nate as to possess an example of the single favorable comment has not been dull, warm Venetian red iwo-cenl heard. stamp of the series belonging to Gen Arthur’s administration, take care fully from its resting place that lovely It is reported that a large English object of the engraver’s and colorist’s dealer has just purchased a very fine art, and contemplate once more the collection of Afghanistan stamps, for most beautiful postage stamp ever is which he paid over $39,000. It evident sued by any government It will fill ly is an expensive task to acquire a your eyes witli rich color and chasti complete collection of Afghanistan design, and your soul with the purest stamps. —Canadian Philatelist. aesthetic joy. THK PIPESTON K IMI ILATELIST. PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Written for The P ipestone P hilatelist. Cl IAS. G. HART, Editor. OHIO NOTES. Most of the post offices in this state PIPESTONE, - MINNESOTA. still have Columbians in stock. The 8c, 30c, and 50c are in the largest Subscription Rates:- quantity, while the others are not U. S., Canada and Mexico, 25c a year frequently met with. All other Countries, 40c a year A prominent Ohio dealer only missed Subscriptions must commence with a "good thing” by a couple hours. current number. He got onto the fact that the Cleveland office had a large number of 30 and Advertising Rates:- 50 cent dues, claret, on hand. Straig ht- One time Two times way went his order for the whole lot. 1-2 Inch - - - $.20 - $.35. I Inch .30. - - .50. only to reach there an hour or so after 2 Inches. . - .50. - . .»>. the local collectors had nabbed them 1-2 Col., - - $1.10. ■ - 2.00 all themselves. It was long after the - * 2.00. - - 3.50 1 Col., scarcity of these stamps were generally TERM S:- P o s it iv e l y CASH in known, and how they came to be undis a d v a n c e . No Advertisement inserted covered by philatelists for so long a unless accompanied b y C a s h . Remit time, is strange indeed. in Postal Note, Bank Draft or Express The writer recently looked over part Money Order. REFERENCE:- 1st of the collection owned by Mr. Happert National Bank, Pipestone, Minnesota. of Canton. It is especially strong in We will exchange 2 or more copies with all old German States, etc., and is valued papers devoted to Philately. Send marken copy. at $2,000. A 2c British Honduras with Make all Postal Notes, Drafts and inverted surcharge, for which the Money Orders, payable to owner refused S100, is one of the gems CHARLES G. HART. of this fine collection. L. B. 235. Pipestone, Minnesota. The Knapsack, a boys paper of large Address all communications to the circulation, has a Stamp Department above address. conducted by Dr. Chas. Morrell of Cincinnati, Ohio. An Ohio dealer has an advertisement offeringpackets. etc., The color of the new $2. U. S. stamp running at the bottom of the reading is sapphire blue and the $5. d ark green. matter about stamps, in the December number. This is certainly "Mission W e predict an early death o f the ary W ork" but it is an entire new field P ip e st o n e P h il a t e l is t . It is too g o o d and the dealer in question will doubt to live long.—Lone Star State Phila less receive good results from his ex telist. periment. The 5c error of 1890. about which No collector should be without E. B. there has been so much discussion in Jones’ Comprehensive Check List of the stamp journals of late, were dis Philatelic Literature. The work is covered in a small Ohio post office by now ready, see ad on another page. a collector from Dayton. Ohio. Vol. 1, No. 1, of the P ip e s t o n e P h il a t e l is t adorns our editorial We are in receipt of a fine price list table. It is a neatly gotten up young of stamps from F. N. Massoth When answering ails always mention The PIPESTONE Pill I.ATEITST. THE EVERGREEN STATE PHILATELIST. "MULTUM IN PARVO.” Enlarged to the regulation size with • • • • the February number. The Stamp Collectors Sub., 25c per year. Ads. 50c an inch. Hanca. * Book. EXCHANGE AND TRADE COLUMN FREE. Full of Live Information on each and Sa.xn.pla Copy G ratis. every branch of Philately. R. IV. French, Hartland, Wash. A CYCLOPEDIA. 50 Per Cent Saved Prices: Paper, 25c. 1000 well ¡iKst, Continentals, ¡nr. Mexico d o t h , 5 0 c . Japan, etc. - 20e. 100 line var, inr. Japan. Mexico etc. - He. C. W. KISSING ER, 1030 PENN ST 1000 Paragon Stamp Hinges Best READING, - PENN. on the Market, - 8c. 13 varieties of Japan Stamps, - - 7c. It b Worth the MONEY. APP RO VAL SH E E T S At 50 per cent WHAT! commission. AG E N TS W A N TE D ! My Comprehensive Check List. F. N. Massoth A Co., 1233 Masonic It b Worth the MONEY. Temple, Chicago, Illinois. THU NORTHERN J PHILATELIST^ For it gives the names, place of publica A Monthly Journal Devoted to Stamp Collecting tion. and each number of nearly 600 different Philatelic papers A Good Advertising Medium. of U. S. and Canada. PRICE, Complete, 25 cents. Send For a Sample Copy FREE. Now Ready For Delivery. NORTHERN PHILATELIC PUB. CO.. Box G. S A N D Y H IL L, N. Y. U. S. A. Also Thousands of papers for sale. Until M ARCH 1st, 1895 SEND WANT LISTS. WE are receiving trial subscriptions to our E. B. Jones, Ruthven, Iowa. monthly stamp magazine at the following rate;- NINE MONTHS for only 5 CENTS. IF you are a member of the P. S, of A *[). S. Document Revenues.^ state' vour number and the time will la- cx- I want all kinds that catalogue over lc ti'tieed 3 m onths more w ithout ext fa elm rge. Will give 80 per cent, of Scott's prices We I in ve got to have a few liu ml red siibseri ti ers at one** and this will bring them. You in exchange. Send me all you have notice that the time is limited, t lie re fore AT ONCE and I will send you some SEND NOW. Jtltjo m FINE SH EETS of U. S. Revenues to pick from. P. S. of A. 154. S. of y . 471. Philatelic Comfort, Cumberland, Me. LEON G. LAMBERT, The Collector. 252 Rice St., St. Paul, Minn. Otllcial Journal of the S. of I*., the largest Philatelic Society in the World. WOLSIEFFERS SPECIALTIES. •Cliinu. 1K85...... 3 fo r ile . A high class monthly for stamp collectors. •Djibouti. Ism ...... 2 for Oft«.* •*.»c per year, to any part of the world. Egypt, assorted...... S for 10c Gold Coast, 18S4-0 (cat. 75ej. 7 for 50c. Ad. Kates: Without display le a word. •Heligoland, reprints...... 15 for ‘-¡5c. Displayed ads. 5 >e per inch : $5. per page. Italy, postage d u e...... 15 for 45c Circulation proven hy printers certificate Packet No. 1 eon. 50 var. foreign & I'. S. 10c not to he less than 2i»00 copies per month. “ No. 2 .• 1 0 b ...... 15e ?*M>«*cim**n C o p y F l i K K " No. 7 ’* 500 *’ ** " $5.00 " No. 8 “ 1000 ...... 11.00 THE COLLECTOR PUB. CO., Orders under 25 cents, postage extra. NEW CHESTER, Adams Co.. PENN. P. M. Wolsieffer, 75 State Street, When answering ads always mention CHICAGO. ILLINOIS. The PfPKSTONK PI1 I I.ATKI.IST VOL. I. i MARCH, 1895. Vs I NO. IV. m ii^j 3 ? r - m fm f . mm i | # W U t g j VvC^: ^ m M m n m 1 ^ ^ ^ f ^ Ü GH ^ * m o - o o C^OaD THE ~r '■v Pipestone # Philatelist. P=] ;^,v rÄi- --£‘4; arae- ^*K ^fK g&K a*K; —i lit Ü i Ä Ü fÜ fÜ m M M 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ J7^ Published Month|y by 1 Ü f?t ^ M:0 :MM CHjAS.G. H^RT, | PIPESTONE, MINN. j| [§ ] ö d j ^j^j^r^jM I^j^J^J^JM ^JM -^J^JW ^JM JM M M ^iM j^J^J^J GH Tfie Pipestone Philatelist. A Monthly Journal For Stamp Qollcctor.v Official Organ of the MINNESOTA PHILATELIC SOCIETY. (Organized Feb. 15tli, 1895.) Vol. I. PIPESTONE, MINN., MARCH, 1895. No. 4. NOTICE. Written for The P ipestone P h ilatelist. FOREIGN FISCALS. P h i l a t e l i c F r i e n d s : It is with great pleasure that we A. P. A. announce a decided change in the size The past few months a constantly of our paper to eight pages and cover growing interest in the revenue labels instead of the four pages of former of our own country has been manifest, issues. We will do all in our power to but this interest seems to spread but little further in the fiscal line. True, make the P i p e s t o n e P h i l a t e l i s t one across the line, our Canadian brothers of the best Philatelic magazines, in eagerly collect the labels issued by the every respect. The subscription will Dominion and a few votaries to the remain at 25 cents a year, and we call interesting bill and law stamps can be found even in our own midst, and a your special attention to the very low still smaller number are devoted to the advertising rates printed on page 4. revenue emissions of Mexico, but there Our readers will greatly oblige the it stops, the much more interesting publisher if they will mention us when series of many other lands are totally neglected. answering advertisements found in The value attached to this class of our columns. This paper is a fair stamps abroad is well instanced by an sample of what we will furnish each exhibition recently held under one of month from now on. Trusting we the leading English societies, which may meet with favor from the Phi was entirely devoted to this class of stamps, and still more recently one of latelic Press and public. the most valuable and interesting dis Sincerely Yours. plays at the recent Paris exhibit, was Chas. G. H a r t , that of Mr. Walter Morey which con Editor sisted entirely of fiscals and which captured one of the medals. The large number of varieties of fiscals which exist probably deter the Betteswnrth Resigns. majority from indulging in them, but when we consider that it is practically Mr. Robert M. Bettesworth. of 1500 impossible for even a specialist to Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, Ills., complete ought but a very small group the worthy Secretary of the League of countries, it would seem that a gen eral collection of revenues should be of American Philatelists, has tendered as inviting as a general collection of his resignation on account of ill health postage, and that the only reason why and press of other business. Mr. L. the latter should “ have the call” is be J. Kramer, of Elkader, Iowa, the cause printed albums have been pre pared for their reception. worthy President of the League has Owing to the little call a fairly good accepted the resignation, and has collection could be formed at a much appointed Mr. A. C. Hagensick. of less expense than a fair sized collec Elkader, to fill the vacancy. tion of postage. 9 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. An international postage stamp has HBLBRnnK WAS RIGHT. been proposed. It would encourage international licking.—Ex. An interesting- dispute between a local business firm and Postmaster Holbrook, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, We are in receipt of a wholesale which beg-an before the holidays, has price-list of stamps from H. Gremmel, been decided in favor of the latter by 85 Nassau St., New York. It is a very the authorities at Washing-ton. The case is an interesting one, and, so far fine pamphlet. as known has no precedent. The concern, which has a national It is stated that a large number of reputation, addressed about 5000 ship the 8c stamps made by the American ping tags to parties in Minneapolis Bank N ?te Company, are still on hand and vicinity. The eyelet hole in each at Washington, this boing the reason and every tag had been purposely torn, giving the card the appearance of hav that the Bureau of Engraving and ing been wrenched off some package Printing make, are not yet on sale. ' in the mails. Each card bore a 1-cent stamp. An immense batch of these The revised Statutes of the United purposely mutilated cards, each bear States, Title LXX, Ch., V., Sec. 5465, ing an "a d ” were mailed in the post office in the midst of the Christmas reads as follows: rush, and people receiving them nat "A n y person who shall forge or urally supposed that some package counterfeit, or knowingly utter or use had been sent them and that they had any forged or counterfeited postag-e only received the torn shipping tag. stamp of any foreign government, shall Complaints fairly rolled into the be punished by imprisonment at hard postoffice concerning lost packages labor of not less than two or more which never existed. than ten years.” The postmaster finally refused to handle the stuff until he had received Collectors should be cautious in pur advices from Washington, thus gain chasing the 1867 issue of Argentine ing the time during the rush. Republic, says an exchange. The 5c The official decision of the first as is reprinted. The 10 and 15c are sistant postmaster general came back counterfeited, and can be told by the to Mr. Holbrook a short time ago, up holding his decision on the ground that difference in paper and the irregular such matter tended to cast discredit position of the figures of value. upon the mail service in the eyes of the people and should be discontinued. The late Czar of Russia was a great The matter would pass through the collector of stamps and left one of the mails all right, however, if the end most extensive collections in the world, of the card were clipped off so as to cut away the mutilated portion and says the Evergreen State Philatelist. take away the element of deceit. He had agents in all countries. It is thought he left his collection to the At the sixth annual convention of the Grand Duke Alexis, who is also an German-American Philatelic Associ ardent collector; he had one secretary ation, held in New York on Jan. 15th, to keep his collection in shape. The the following officers were elected: rarest gem, was a complete set of President, B. Hartman; Recording Maurituris stamps. Secretary, H. Werner: Treasurer, R. A boy in Wisconsin sent him a Enders; Librarian and International complete set of the Columbians two Secretary, Fr. Phillips; Board of Trustees for 1895, Fr. Ponischil, (Wash years ago; the Autocrat thanked him ington state,) M. Klein. (Wisconsin,) and sent in return a complete set of C. Banner. (Maine.) every Russian stamp, ever issued. TUE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. • r Written tor The Pipestone P h ilatelist. Written l'or The P ipestone P h ilatelist. ST. PAUL NOTES. OHIO NOTES. D. M. Merrill the prominent St. Collecting is booming in Cleveland Paul dealer bought a part of Mr. C. E. uow-a-days, and there are new converts Thayer’s collection for $200. spot cash. by the score. The Garfield-Perry Mr. Thayer’s collection was rich in U. Stamp Club is pursuing the even tenor S. revenues, the first issue perforated of its way, but we believe the new col being- complete. lectors are more enthusiastic than most Are you a member of the M. P. A? of the old-timers. A well known deal You should join at once. er in this state has more than thirty U. S. revenues seem to have taken a customers in Cleveland, nearly all bus sudden boom, the $5.00 Conveyance is iness men, who are unknown to the priced at 8 cents by the 55th, instead Philatelic world at large, which shows of 2 cents by the 54th. I think it will the increase of interest in that city. be priced at 15 or 20 cents by the 56th, which would be a little nearer its true Mr. J. V. Painter of Cleveland, is value. one of the most advanced collectors in Mr. C. E. N. Howard of this city Ohio, and in the country. He was in has a very tine collection of U. S. New York recently to meet a Stanley stamps, his departments are nearly & Gibbons representative, and it is complete. presumed he will briny some rarities back with him, Mr. C. C. Guy, of Sandy Hill, X. Y ., W . S. Kinzer, the well known dealer publisher of Northern Philatelist, who of Canton, intends making an elaborate lias been sick for some time with a display at the "Loan Exhibition,” fractured knee, had his ley amputated shortly to be held in that city. Mr. on Feb. 8th, in a Hospital at Albany, K. recently purchased a couple of and is now improving very fast, and magnificent collections, to strengthen as soon as he is able to return to his his already large stock. home, which we hope will not be lony, The writer was in Mansfield some he will resume publishiny the North time ago. and looked over the fine col ern. lection owned by Mr. Jacob Beilstein Usually—after mailiny a month’s pa of the Central High School Building. pers—we receive many requests for Mr. C. Reinewald, a popular merchant sample copies that have to lay over of the same city, has a fine collection until our next mailiny day; hence oitr of about 8,000. Fred Baxter, and a delay in sendiny copies to those so re number of the young collectors have ceived. We keep no back numbers on good collections of 1,000 and over. hand, mail every copy published each In Columbus, we met C. B. Duffy, month, and make this explanation as who is Purchasing Agent of the C. H. it is not discourtesy on our part, but V. &. T. R. R. Mr. Duffy’s collection simply our inability to mail copies of is magnificent, especially in British the paper more frequently than once Colonials. Its mounting, however, is a month. what once seen, is never forgotten. The stamps are mounted in original Uncle Sara is always busy getting up designs on heavy card board, all finely something new. The latest is a new decorated, and all reading. Coat of form of commissions for the railway Arms, etc., are hand painted by Mr. mail clerks 1'or 1895. These commis Duffy, who is no mean artist. It must sions consist of two pasteboards bound have required a wonderful amount of in leather and folding together, con time and labor to mount this collection, venienl for carrying in Hie pocket. which I think it would take an almost On the inside of the boards are pasted impossible amount to duplicate. the commission and a photograph of the holder. The commission is signed by the postmaster general and superin An exchange says that the 50c tendent of the railway mail service, and the photograph is attested to by the value of the new U. S. issue is sell superintendent of the division. ing at *1.00 unused. THE MILESTONE PHILATELIST. PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Written for The P ipesto ne P h il a t e l is t . CIIAS. Cl. HART. Editor. NORTHERN NOTES. PIPESTONE, - MINNESOTA. The following is the result of the first election of The Michigan Phila Subscription Rates:- telic Society: U. S.. Canada and Mexico, 25c a year Pres.. S. L. Wing, Coldwater. Alt other Countries, 40c a year Sec., I. E. Patterson, Wyandotte. Treas., B. J. Bishop. Ann Arbor. Subscriptions must commence with current number. Libr., W. H. Mills, Grand Rapids. Auc. Mgr., F. L. Norton, Wyandotte. Advertising Rates:- Pur. Agt., S. E. Kirk, Muskegon. Ct. Agt., A. W. Shaw, Jackson. 1 mo.3 mo. 6 mo. 1 yr. Supt. of Sales, A . W , Shaw, Jackson. yi Inch . 20c. 45c. .. 80c . . 1.50 Trustees: I. E. Patterson. 1 Inch_30c. 75c. 1.25___ 2.25 W. C. Bailey. 2 Inches 50c.. 1.25.. 2.55 4.25 Fred Buggie. >4 Col. .1.10 . 3 . 0 0 . 5 . 0 0 . . . 9.00 The consitution of the society will 1 C ol... 2.00 . 5.00. _ 9.00...15.00 be published in full in the next number of the Michigan Philatelist. TER M S:- P o s i t i v e l y CASH i n a d v a n c e . No Advertisement inserted The Taunton Philatelic Society unless accompanied by C a s h . Remit seems to be fatal to official organs as in Postal Note, Bank Draft or Express it has killed three already. The latest Money Order. REFERENCE:- 1st aspirant for the position is the ’‘Phi National Bank, Pipestone, Minnesota. latelic Sun” of Taunton, Mass. The We will exchange 2 or more copies with all "S u n ” says that it will vary things a papers devoted to Philately. Send marked copy. little by killing the society. Judging Make all Postal Notes, Drafts and from the general make-up and the Money Orders, payable to quality of paper on which it is print ed we believe the paper to be capable CHARLES G. HART. of doing this. L- B. 235. Pipestone, Minnesota. Mr. Chas. A. Denison of Wyandotte, Address all communications to the Michigan, recently began collecting above address. stamps for some feminine friends of Entered tit the post office at Pipestone. his. Charlie verges toward the gen Minn., as second-class matter, Feb. 4tli. 18i>5. tler sex a little any way. I will have to spare further infliction It is said that “ The Brooklyn until next month as the ink in my fountain pen is exhausted. Stamp” is to be re-published by G. I. LaMont. I k v in c . E. P a t t e r s o n . The P i p e s t o n e P h i l a t e l i s t comes We would like to have correspond to hand improved and enlarged.— ents in every state and all the larger Canadian Philatelist. cities in the United States. We want correspondents in the following cities We are in receipt of a fine price list at once. Chicago, New York City, Brooklyn. Boston, Cleveland, Wash of U. S. stamps from N. E. Carter, the ington, San Francisco, Denver. Port prominent dealer of Delavan, Wis. land, Oregon, Philadelphia, and St. Louis. We also want correspond An effort is being made to get up ence from the large cities in foreign an international postage stamp good countries. We want our correspond for postage in all of the countries of ents to supply us with any news of the postal union. In the design of philatelic happenings, which would be the stamps the names of all the coun likely to interest the readers of our tries in which it will be current will paper. Any persons wishing to be our appear; also its value in their respect correspondents should address the ive currencies. editor at once. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. -) DELUGED WITH LETTERS. and then request three friends to d"* likewise and continue the chain. As An Illinois Woman Wlio Started a “Chain" each link of the chain was treble the and Now Wishes She Hadn't. preceding link, it did not take long to Mrs. Edna K. Carman probably ro start an immense quantity of letters ceivcs more letters than .-.nv other per full of canceled stamps toward Kane son in the United States. She started i ville. For example, the first eight links “ chain” in stamp collecting some tim of the chain, presuming that every per ago and now she wishes she hadn’ t son appealed to sent a letter, resulted She receives from 10,000 to 20,000 let in Miss Brown's receiving some 454,050 letters In one day Postmaster Shoelihern de livered 20,000 letters toiler. She al ready has millions of stamps, but has learned, to her regret, that they cannot be sold. Since she learned this fact and since she became Mrs, Carman the stamp heroine is praying for relief from the deluge of letters, some of which contain offers of marriage. It seems un fortunate that tbo charitably disposed people, who desired to help the crippled girl, could not have given her 2 cents, instead of spending 2 cents for postage. As it costs $400 to send 20,000 letters, the money expended for one day s worthless mail would have netted tin* cripple a substantial sum. THANKS! MRS. EDM A CARMAN. We have received this month a copy ters full of stamps a day, and there of the Standard Handbook on Counter seems no way of shutting off the flood feits, published by Mr. L. M. Staebler. of missives. Mrs, Carman is a resident of 185^4 Dundas St., Condon, Ontario, of Kaneville. Ills., and until her recent Canada. This is a very fine pamphlet marriage was Miss Edna R. Brown. She and there is no collector or dealer who is a native of Jefferson county, N. Y.. can do without it. The price is only and removed four years ago to Kane 25 cents a copy. ville, where she became engaged to We have also received a copy of the Charles Carman, whose sister Mettio Auction Sale catalogue, of the sale was suffering from a spinal trouble and held by J. W. Scott & Co., of 40 John was a cripple. Miss Brown heard that a St., New York, on January 30th, 1895. cripple in Sycamore, Ills., was mak The list is very fine and shows that every stamp brought a very good iug a collection of 1,000,000 canceled price. stamps, hy the sale of which be expect ed to raise money sufficient to buy him The California Philatelist, an adver a cork leg, and undertook a similar col tising pamphlet published by Mr. E. F. Gambs, of San Francisco, Cal., is lection, with a view to securing med at hand. Besides advertising that ical treatment for Miss Mettio Carman gentleman's large business, it contains Some one suggested that she try the several interesting articles which “ chain” idea, and 50 letters were sent every collector should read. You out asking as many people to each send should send for a copy at once, it will ten canceled stamps to Miss Brown be sent to you free. ti THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST MINNESOTA PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION CHARTER MEMBERS. Below is a list of the Charter Members OFFICERS. of the Association. President—E. R. Aldrich. Benson. 1. E. U. A ldrlch. Vice-Pres.—C. J. Tyren, Minne *1 < .J. Tyren. apolis. a!4. c.(i. E.W. N\A reHoward. li arci. Secretary —C. E. N. Howard. St. Ó. L. (i. Lambert. Paul. li. n Ills. G. Mari. i. i). . Men i 11. Treas.— G. W. Archard. Minneapolis S. .1. M.M,Patrick. Exchange Supt.—Leon G. Lambert, il E.'l’ha ver. St. Paul. 10. it(.Ik*rt I. Mutili. Jl. V. c. 1 Librarian—C. G. Hart. Pipestone. 12. Eia a1-Ma S. he11 yman. ws. Trustees—I). M. Merrill, C. E. 11. Win. l’ut terso n. Thayer, J. M. Patrick, St. Paul. i;>.14. J.JrwiiF. il’ut Ziimtierman tersoti. Oft'. Org. -Pipestone Philatelist. IS.in. \Vm. Tliressen. SECRETARY’S REPORT. 11.S. Swenson. C. E. N. H o w a r d , Sec. The meeting called to organize The Minnesota Philatelic Association was EXCHANGE REPORT. held in St. Paul, on Feb. 15th. the fol To the Members of the M. P. A. lowing being present: Messrs Archard and Tyren of Having been elected Exchange Minneapolis. Superintendent, I will try to make this Messrs Lambert, Merrill, Mathews, department the leading one in the Hyman, Patterson and Howard of St. Society. The blank sheets are ready and for sale by me at five cents each, Paul. The meeting was called to order and or six for twenty-five cents. All Mr. Archard elected chairman. After members who wish to be placed on a recital of what it was intended to circuits should notify me at once. accomplish a move was made to pro Yours in Philately, ceed to permanent organization. L kon G. L a m b e r t . E x . Su p’ t. The following officers were elected: 252 Rice St. St. Paul, Minn. E. R. Aldrich, Benson. Pres. C. J. Tyren, Minneapolis, Vice-Pres. "Davison’s Philatelic Concordance C. E. N. Howard, St. Paul. Sec. and Address Book” is the name of a G. W . Archard, Minneapolis, Treas. Philatelic publication, recently issued L. G. Lambert. St. Paul, Ex. Supt. which every collector and dealer C. G. Hart. Pipestone, Librarian. should have. The book contains a D. M. Merrill, St. Paul, Trustee. very valuable epitome of Philatelic C. E. Thayer. “ “ phrases found on the postage stamps J. M. Patrick, “ “ of the world, with their meanings. Off. Org.— Pipestone Philatelist. The book al so contains the addresses A committee was appointed to draw of several thousand active stamp col up the constitution and submit it to the lectors. and a list of the leading Phi Association at a meeting to be held in latelic societies in the world. This Minneapolis on March 1st. very useful book is published by A. The meeting then adjourned. Davison, 176 Brodway, New York. The second meeting was called to Prices, Paper, 50c. Cloth, Si.00. order in St. Paul, it not being pos A new sort of pouch for letter mail sible to have it held in Minneapolis. is being sent out by the postoffice de A large number of members were pre partment. Heretofore all pouches tor sent. The Constitution was taken up iirst-class mail have been of leather, in sections and adopted. Moved that but the new pouch is of very heavy a mail vote be taken as soon as pos- j duck with leather bottom. It is sent sible, under the supervision of the out as an experiment, and on each Trustees, that the next convention be pouch is a brass tag which bears the held in St. Paul, on Friday in Fair instructions that it is to be ret urned to week, 1895. the mail bag division of the postoffice Meeting Adjourned. department at Washington on July 1, C. E. N, H o w a r d . Secretary. 1896. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. 7 Written for The P ipestone P h h .atei.ist. THE EÜLUMBIANS. IOWA NOTES. C ol. J. R e m ar k . For the benefit of those who have laid in supplies of these stamps for The old Special Deliveries of 1885 speculative purposes, a list containing are on sale at the Export office. the entire amount of each denomina The Due stamps are very popular tion issued, and taken from the since the new catalogue is out. We report of the Third Assistant Post predict fine specimens may be purchas master-General, will no doubt, prove ed for 75c as soon as the excitement interesting, says an exchange. When has passed. the postage-stamp contract with the American Banknote Company termi A. C. Hagensick of Elkader, Iowa, nated on the 31st of March last, the has a very fine collection of6000 varie Postmaster-General, under a provision ties. He has been collecting for the in the contract, decided to take and past twenty years and in his early pay for, at the regular rates, all days, had purchased some stamps that the stamps that were then on hand at are now quite rare. He also has a the manufactory'. A part of this stock handsome collection of U. S. Revenues. consisted of about fourteen million The meat inspection stamp should Columbian stamps. These are includ be in the collection of those who col ed in our figures, making it the most lect beer stamps and the like. They accurate list yet published up to date. are inches, finely engraved, lc. blue and deep blue . . . . 449,195,550 and bear the signature of Sterling 2c. violet ...... 1,464,588,750 Morton, also J. Rusk. 3c. green ...... 11,502,300 Some time ago, while passing 4c. ultramarine...... 19,182,600 through Boscobel, Wis., I stepped in 5c. chocolate and brown.. 35,249,100 to the post office, as a philatelist would 6c. purple and pale mauve 4,708,600 naturally do, and was shown a frame 8c. magenta...... 10,657,500 of U. S. Envelopes, complete from 1874 10c. pale and black brown 16,517,990 to date. I was unable to buy them 15c. dark green...... 1,578,000 as the post master did not know 30c. sepia and orange whether he had the right to sell them brown...... 618,300 or not. 50c. slate and carbon blue 244.800 SI- vermilion...... 56,100 52. mineral red (2 shades THE POWER OF A STAMP. of color)...... 46,500 53. light and yellow green 28,700 To show the carrying power of a 54. pale rose and deep car five-cent postage stamp and the excel m ine...... 27,400 lency' of our international postal $5. black (2 shades of color) 28,500 system, there is lay'ing on our table a The total value of this issue was ldtter which was sent from Scotland over $40,000.000. to New York, thence again carried across the ocean, following the party' The following is a list of the Colum to whom it was addressed, who had bian Envelope Stamps, which includes gone to Paris. Having departed from all sizes, from “ A ” to “ R,” that were Paris to London, the letter followed issued. There exist 22 varieties: him there, but he had taken passage lc. deep blue ...... 9,756,950 for New York, and back came the 2c. violet ...... 97,864,243 letter to this city, where it was taken 5c. chocolate...... 820,375 to the Sherwood Studio, 57th street, 10c. slate brown...... 243,900 but the party had temporarily vacated This list comprises the number of that building, and the letter at last ordinary and Special-Request Colum found him at his residence on Mount bian Envelopes supplied to Post Morris avenue. The single stamp put masters during the period of their on the letter in Scotland served to issue, from March 1, 1893, to January carry it back and forth a distance of 19, 1894. since which none have been about ten thousand miles.—Ex. furnished to the Post Offices. b TH h: Fl FESTONE FH1LATELIST. Dealers Directory. STRAY NOTES. A 2 or 3 line card in this column one A serviceable stamp paper is one year $1.00. 6 months 50c. that will furnish the collector with information, and at the same time A GOOD ad. in THE "COLLECTOR. afford him opportunities for securing of New Chester. Pa., will bring GOOD stamps at the lowest market prices. returns. Rates50c an inch. Sample free Both of these missions are. we think, fulfilled in the publication of The HART, C. (}., Pipestone, Minnesota, P ipestone P hilatelist. The adver publishes the Pipestone Philatelist. tisements in this issue should be care Sample Copy Free. fully read by everyone. JONES. E. B.. Ruthven. Iowa. Vol. 1. No. 1, of The Rocky Moun Comprehensive Check Fist, and Phila tain Stamp, published at Denver. Col., telic Literature for collectors. Send is at hand, dated January, 1895. It Want Lists. contains eight pages and a fine colored cover. On the front cover is a fine KRAMER, L. J., Elkader, Iowa. illustration of the loop in the Union Phil, papers wanted. Printing press Pacific R. R., near Georgetown, Col. for sale or exchange. The publishers intend to have a dif ferent illustration on the cover each W h en an sw erin g atls alw ays m ention month. This will make the volume, The I’ll'KSTONK P HI [.ATE LIST. if bound, a book of fine views as well as a book of high-class philatelic read end for a free ing. S ample copy of the For the information of the philatelic i p e s t o n e PHILATELIST public we will state that T he P ipe stone P hilatelist is not published ------AT ONCE. by’ or in the interests of any’ individual or firm of DEALERS in stamps. This Enlarged to eight pages and cover. paper is published by a collector and Subscription 25c a year. for and in the interest of collectors. Address, Every' collector should belong to at Chas. G. Hart, Pipestone, Minn. least one Philatelic Society. Why not join the League of American Philate Until MARCH 1st. 1895 lists? The most progressive of any of WE are receiving trial subscriptions to our the new societies. Nearly 200 members monthly stamp magazine at the following rate;- in six months. Send to Chas. G. Hart, Pipestone, Minn., for a membership NINE MONTHS for only 5 CENTS. IF you are a member of the P. S. of A application blank, at once. Corres state your number and the time will Ire ex- pondence solicited from every collector. tencea3 months more without extracharge. \Ve have trot to have a few hundred subscrib ers at once and this will brinp them. You Exchange £>ep’t. notice that the time is limited, therefore SEND NOW. ittltjom A 35 word notice in this column Free Philatelic Comfort, Cumberland, Me. with each subscription. Ten Philatelic papers for every U. 130 V arieties. S. stamp sent me cat. (a 15c or over. A fine parket of 150 varieties sent post I. E. Patterson. Wyandotte, Mich. paid for ‘45c. Send for a price-list Rare set of 9 fine Confederate Hand of packets, sets, eto.. FREE, Each applicant for approval sheets receives Stamps for best offer. E. R. Aldrich, FREE a Depart meat stamp, eatalofrued Benson, Minnesota. at lOe, provided lie gives a good refer ence and sends a 4c stamp. Several exchange notices were left until next month on account of lack of IV. S. KINZER, Canton, Ohio. space this month.—E d. Til K 1‘11’KsToNH NIII.ATKUS'I NVIhmi ni)Nwi‘rìiiK ¡ids al na\ i m nitm ii Tin* r i r i Ñ TOM i m m \ i i ;l i n | rill, S. Document Revenues.h- I want all kinds that catalogue over lc OUR ORIGINAL Will give 80 per cent, of Scott's prices WOLSIEFFERS SPECIALTIES. in exchange. Send me all you have A T t >NCK and 1 will send von some stamps for collections l-TNK SH EETS of V. S. Revenues to bn v or sell, see I’ . M. pick from. P. S. of-A. 134. S. of P.471. Wolsietfer. 75 State St.. Chicago, Illinois. Send stamp fur LEON GL L-flivXEERT, Philatelic Circular giving much valu 252 Rice St., St. Paul, Minn. able information, list of sets, packets, bargains, etc. Collections and all kinds of stamps wanted for CASH. STYLE OF ADVERTISING. THE EVERGREEN STATE PHILATELIST, DROP THE IDEA Philately’s Representative • Of si mu |> < 'o i led ine till you see my for tf)e Pacific Northwest and price-list. The latest one of the most popular mag- one isdoaded wit h good pzines of the day. will be things foi' y ou r c o l sent you ON TRI(3L —... —. lection. Cot it and get it ipiick. A postal wiII 3 m o n t h s Fo p *> c t s . feleh i t to you r door Add ress, K. T. I’arkrr, ISet liletieiu, Pelili. Itraneh store: 111) Kust i.‘l >t.. X. t . Pity. R. W. French. Hartland. Wash. U i.\ Worth thc MOMEY. WHAT! Mv Comprehensivo Chcck List. BLANK APPROVAL SHEETS. It i a Wcrth thc M OXF.Y, l o o , 7 5 O c . WHY! r.oo, $i.2r>. Por it gi ves thc ñames, place of publica I oo t ►, $ 2 .< H K tion. and eacli iiumber of nearly 00(1 different Philatelic papers W. S. K/NZER. CANTON. OHIO. of U. S. and Cañada. PRICE, Complete. 25 cents. Now Ready Por Delivery. Fine varieties, including Hutch Indies. Also Thousands of papers for sale. Straits Settlements, unused Confede rates. etc., only lee. Approval sheets SEN I» WANT LISTS. for begin tiers a no percent, discount. E B. Jones, Ruthven. Iowa. Irving E. Patterson, Wyandotte, Mich. The* Collector. ( I (liria 1 .li i li mu I ol the s. ,,| p , t II.- la rgesl Philatelie Society ili I lie World A high class moni li I y for st am p eoi lectors. ' i ai1 per year. Inani part of tiie World. Catalogueing Ac each will pay for In gi u xi stamp papers. Ad líales: Without display leu word. I >is|>luycd ads. âuc per inch: S'. pei page. Minnesota Stamp Co,, Benson, Minn. ( iiculal iou proven lo printers cert ideale not to lie li-»s than - ’uOU copie» per mollili. S|iei"im im C Vijiy I-'I f 14Z Id THE COLLECTOR PUB CO., When answering ads always meilthin NEW CHESTER Adams Co, PENN The I'll'l STOM I I'll I I.A I lit I s I VOL. I. APRIL, 1895. NO. Y. Pipestone # Philatelist. ' Published Monthly by ^ CHAS.G.H^RT, PIPESTONE, MINN, j | THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. LOOK THIS OVER! These are some of my prices:- l\ S. 1857— 5c brown with ornaments - - - - #2.50. U. S. 1857— 5c brown ornaments cut off. - - 1.05. U. S. 1857— 30e orange poor specimen, - . . . 2.50. U. S. 1801— 5c yellow fine specimen, - - - - 4.25. U. S. 1809— 15c fine specimen, . . . . . 1.25. U. S. Treasurer 24c used, - .... . 3.25. U. S. P. O. 6c unused, - - ...... J5, IT. S. Due 50c red brown - - .... .85. Western Union Franks, 1894 ------.05. U. S. Columbian lc to 10c inclusive, - 8.20. U. S. “ 1c to 15c “ - .35. U. S. “ lc to 30c “ - . 05. l T. S. 1890 issue lc to 15c “ - .18. U. S. “ lc to 30c “ - .25 U. S. Special Delivery, complete, 4 varieties, . 15. Approval sheets of all grades sent on receipt of a good reference or a deposit. Members of the M. P. A. send society number. Send for ray millimeter scale and perforation gauge, free for the asking. WANTED:-Newsdealers and Stationers in every city to act as agents for my fine packets, sets, etc. M. D. MERRILL, 57 East F'ifth St. St* Paul, Minn, .A lw a y s .exvfcion -blie FIFESTOITE P H IL A T E L IS T . Tf\e Pipestone Philatelist. A J^fonthly «Journal Jjior Stamp (^ollcctora. Official Organ of the MINNESOTA PHILATELIC SOCIETY. (Organized Feb. 15th, 1895.) Yol. I. PIPESTONE, MINN., APRIL, 1895. No. 5. Written for T he Pipestone Philatelist. FINAL. NOTES. Washington, March 29.—Attor ney General Olney has decided that VKI'A. the printing of facsimiles of foreign The inscription on the Nepal postage stamps is a violation of the stamps reads at the top, Sri Gorkha, act of 1891 which inhibits the count at the bottom “Government,” on erfeiting of foreign obligations or each side the value. securities. How many of the “Pipestone” readers have perused Gen. Lew. Wallace’s Fair God? To which of A. E. Hesing is Head. them did the stamp of Guatamala Anthony C. liesing, father of recur when they stumbled over the Washington Ilesing the prominent name of the God Quetzacoalt, which postmaster of Chicago, died at his abbreviated to Quetzal gives the home in Chicago, on April 1st. name to the national bird which Mr. Ilesing was the founder of the our southern neighbors love to well known German paper Illinois picture on their stamps. Staat/. Zeitung. He was 72 years In a Western collection among old at the time of his death. other varieties are two fine valuable specimens from Granada, one is a SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER. triangular cut one penny rose used PofttirmHtpr General Btawell n «u e « an Or with two other penny stamps to der on the Subject. make a two and a half pence rate. W a s h in g t o n . April 2.—Postmaster It is cancelled and on part of the General Bissell has issued an order re original cover. The other is a strict! ns second class matter to actual similarly cut specimen of a id sur subscribers for ionrnals entitled to the charged stamp, doing duty as a pound rate. He directs that hereafter Ad also adhering to a portion of the “ postmasters will see that the publica original cover. tions ofFer d for mailing have a legiti A fine set of thirty-two shades on mate list of subscribers made up, not of persons whose names were furnished by the 10c 1872-90 issue sold in advert sers or by others interested in Gremmels 12th sale found its way the circulation of the publication, but into a Minnesota collection. of those who voluntarily seek it and pay Although the catalogues have not for it with the r own money. Although so recognized it, the sage green this rule is not intendel to uterfere shade of the large 5c Confederate is with any genuine case where one ner- a rare and desirable stamp and easily son snbs-ribes for a limited number of copies fo_ another.” worth double any other shade. 2 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. MADE BOGUS STAMPS. CIIAS. O. HART, Editor. C hicago. April 10.—United States secret service officials in Chicago and PIPESTONE, - MINNESOTA. Washington have unearthed probably the most unique and at the same time Subscription Rates:- the most important swindle ever perpe U. S., Canada and Mexico, 25c a year. trated upon any government. Its mag All other Countries, 40c a year nitude. after two days investigation, Subscriptions must commence with can only bo guessed at. but it is believed current number. thousands upon thousands of dollars Advertising Rates:- have been secured by a gang of skilled counterfeiters, who have reproduced 1 mo. 3 mo. 6 mo. 1 yr. with wonderful skill and accuracy the yi Inch . 20c 45c 80c 1.50 pink two cent stamp of commerce. \ Inch.. 30c . 75c 1.25 . _ 2.25 It is thought the country is flooded 2 Inches.. 50c . 1.25 2 .55 4.25 y . Col. . 1.10 .3,00.. 5.00 9.00 from New York to San Francisco with 1 Col____ 2.00 . 5.00... 9.00 15.00 these spnrious stamp i, and the United States has been carrying millions of TERM S:- POSITIVELY CASH in letters from which not one cent of reve ADVANCE. No Advertisement inserted nue was received. unless accompanied by Cash. Remit Chicago, apparently, has been the in Postal Note, Bank Draft or Express headquarters of the gang, and its prod Money Order. REFERENCE:- 1st National Bank, Pipestone, Minnesota. uct has been shipped to distributing agents through the express companies. We will exchange 2 or more copies with all Just how the information reached the papers devoted to i'hilatelv. send marked copy. government officials is not known. But Make all Postal Notes, Drafts and they evidently got a straight tip, for Money Orders, payable to last evening Captain Stuart of the CHARLES G. HART. postal inspector's department and Cap L. B. 235. Pipestone, Minnesota. tain Porter of the United States secret Address all communications to the service bureau called at the Wells above address. Fargo office. They were taken to the store room and there found an oblong Entered at the post office at Pipestone, package, looking l ike a roll of music. Minn., as second-class matter, Feb. 4th. 1896. It contained 10,000 of the counterfeit stamps. .noie stamps and Silverware. Springfield, Ills., April 4.—The Washington, April 10.—Chief in postoffice here was robbed of about $10, spector Wheeler of the postofflce depart 000 worth of stamps aud silverware. ment refuses to say anything about the The roblKty took place about uoou stamp counterfeiting in Chicago though while Postmaster Ridgeley was at din he has received several telegrams con ner. Access was gained to the vaulfrby cerning the affair. It was learned, the use of duplicate keys. however, through other officials, that the extent of the counterfeiting has been overestimated. Third Assistant Very few people, if any, have any idea whatever of the amount of mail Postmaster General Craig says that handled by the railroads every day. counterfeit stamps have carried letters The first day’s weighing on the branch through the mails and have been can —between Pipestone and Heron Lake celled, but says that stamp counterfeit a distance of only fifty-five miles ing cannot be carried on to any great —footed up nearly 000 pounds, and extent, as the cost of making stamps this is not even a drop in the bucket and the difficulty in disposing of them to what is handled on just the roads is so great as to render the counterfeit which run through this city. ing of little profit. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. 3 Writ ton for Tlio P ipestone P hilatelist. Written for The P ipesto ne P h il a t e l is t . Michigan Nates. Telegraph * Stamps. The Peninsula Philatelic Club was recently organized at Detroit, 11. P. A. Michigan, with twenty-seven charter members. The new organization is purely a local one and holds meet While in many foreign lands the ing’s once a week. Detroit now Telegraph is directly under control has two local societies with good of and owned by the government, prospects of another. in our own country, as is well known, Albrecht must have plenty of corporations own and operate the rocks as we have received two cop different lines, therefore it can ies of bis last auction catalogue each easily be seen that a plea for the bearing two cents postage. collector of U. ¡8. telegraph franks Mr. B. J. Bishop of Ann Arbor, must be made from grounds other reports a tendency of collectors of than we would urge in regard to that vicinity to specialize in U. S. those foreign emissions which owe stamps. their origin to the “ paternity” of Wyandotte is getting to be a the government. philatelic city. Among my friends The value placed on the earlier 1 have seven who are active collectors, issues of the Western Union franks, four officers in philatelic societies, the set from 1871 to 1883 being list three dealers and there are rumors ed at sixty-eight dollars by catalogue of a local society. and when offered at public sale Mr. S. L. Wing, of Cold water, seldom failing to realize at least carries one of the finest stocks of two-thirds of i’.s listed price, indi revenues in the U. S. cate that some of the “ Advanced W . J. Lawerence & Co., of Philatelists” must consider that Kalamazoo, advertise quite exten they are rare and collectable varie sively in Spanish philatelic papers. ties. A set of the California State Michigan collectors would be Telegraph Co., of eleven varieties, pleased to have the P. S. of A. bring according to catalogue prices convention in Detroit next year. seventy-five dollars and are hard to The Michigan Philatelist, al obtain even at this figure. though only three months old, has If value makes collectability of a circulation of 2000 copies. specimens, then, certainly, these Many collectors are now hoarding labels are entitled to be hoarded the 8 cent Sherman, and happy is with the choicest of the govern the person who had a good stock on mental labels. hand before the 55th, catalogue was One of the arguments which bring issued. many of the earlier local post-stamps A certain Wyandotte collector into a general U. S. collection, is who invested in two hundred Maur their prior connection with the mail itus stamps indulged in violent lan service before the government fully guage when he found, to his sor controlled it, so, years hence, when row, that they had sunk exactly the government has absorbed the $30.00 by the new catalogue. the telegraph system of our land, I k v ix u E. P a t t e r s o n . will the same argument be used. 4 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. F\n Indian Legend of pipeston^. Many Legends have been written, of the origin of the beautiful stone found here—and found nowhere else In the world—out of whieh the Indian tribes have for ages fashion ed their Peace-pipes, and which is held sacred by Indians far and wide, and from these Fairy tales we have selected the following1, by a young Mankato writer. (It should be remembered, however, that this pipestone is not the red building stone, but is altogether another substance i. On the plains of Minnesota in the And his warriors all were scattered days of long ago, far away upon the plain. Where the painted savage legions, ’Mong the captives that were taken chased the deer and buffalo, was the chieftain’s only child, Roamed they o’er the broad prairies. Belle was she among the maidens in hunting, fishing here and there, their forest home so wild; Scenes of waste and desolation, Stood she there the captive maiden spread they o’er the plains so fair; till achief came to her side Winnebago’s, Sioux and Foxes, fought Saying, “ you shall share my wigwam their battles day by day, you shall be Nakota’s bride.’ ’ Burnt and tortured they their captives Turned she with her eye of fire to the in their cruel savage way. savage standing there. Bl&Ftfrl Government Indian Industrial School, Pipestone, Minnesota. It was iti the pleasant summer in Said she “ dog you first must kill me those days of long ago. ere your wigwam I shall share.” And the rising sun was showering “ For a Winnybago maiden ne’er can beauties on the earth below. wed a coward S ’oux, Two fierce bands had met in battle, of 'Tis among your tribes old women we their tribes they were the best. could find a mate for you.’’ Fought they therefrom early morning Then spoke up the angry chieftain, till the sun had gone to rest; “ by those words your fate is sealed. Fought until at last the chieftain of When the fire fierce is burning to my the weaker band was slain. offer vou will yield: THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. 5 But I’ll mock your cries for mercy, Will send forth their cries of vengeance your consent will come to late, for the blood that you have shed. I will laugh to see you suffer, for my For with blood they will be tinted like pity’s turned to hate.” the rain-bow in the skies, Do your worst, I do not fear you, for Other tribes will guard it closely ’twill a Winnebago maid, be sacred in their eyes. Never yet cried out for mercy nor of Ah, I see you pale and cower, at the torture was afraid; words I speak to you, But when at the stake I’m burning I Now where is j our boasted courage, will taunt you to your face, can this be the noble Sioux? Praise you for your vaunted courage, Ere the prophecy was ended cruel dog of a polluted race! flames began to creep Brave to war on helpless women, Round the form of the maiden yet she brave when danger is not nigh, stood like one asleep. I will show you, noble chieftain, how Soon the cruel work was over darkness a warrior’s child can die. settled all around, Bound they there the captive maiden, And the maiden had joined her Father heaped they up the wood on high, in the happy hunting ground. Not a sign of fear or wavering showed Years have passed and where the within the maiden’s eye; maiden ended at the stake her life, Not a single muscle moved, she show W’hitemen now have built their cabins, ed forth no signs of pain. peace reigns there instead of strife; Nothing but her mournful deathsong And the stone beneath the prairies show could be heard upon the plain. the maiden’s word was true. Then spoke up the brave young mar For when brought unto the surface tyr, to the demons standing near. they are of a crimson hue. See that sun so brightly shining in the Indians yearly pay a visit where the heavens soft and clear? stone so precious lies. The great spirit he will change it ere Guard it closely as they dig it for ’tis it sinks at night to rest. sacred in their eyes; It wilt show my blood upon it to my Make their pipes and tokens from it in people in the west: their crude artistic way, And the stone that lies beneath me Pipestone is the name they gave it when your warriors are all dead, which it bears unto this day. The ‘‘Three Waidens,” Pipestone, Winn. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. A Hint to Young: Stamp Collectors. FUN FOR PHILATELISTS. The beginner would do well to make a specialty of tlie stamps of the United How t.’ Cr.ich Them. States and the Confederate states. Get as “ It’s all very well to talk about is many varieties of them as you can and suing bonds of $10 each, ” remarked all the different shades you can And, pay Mr. Dukane, “ but that is not the way ing much attention to minor varieties of current issues. See that your specimens to indueo women to bay. ’ ’ are as lightly canceled as possible, and “ What would you advise?’ ’ asked before putting them in your album re Mr. Gaswell. move all the paper from the back. Do not “ Let Secretary Cat lisle advertise forgot that stamped envelopes should be bonds at $9.98, marked down from either cut square or preserved «Entire. The $10.'’— Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. latter way is much the best. Use gummed ------k ------labels in putting the stamps in your al One Way. bum. It will be very easy for any boy The tall girl mu: ad aloud, “ What, ” whose mother has a barrel of old lette I's Baid she, “ can I do to bring the count around the bouse to get together a very nice collection in this way. Lucky is the to bis knees at my feet?’ ’ boy who lives south of Mason and Dixon’s The short girl laughed a hollow, wan line and can find a barrel of letters with little laugh, with a dash of bitters in it. old Confederate stamps on them. They “ Suppose,” said the short girl, “ you are getting rarer every day, while some of drop a dime on the floor.” — Cincinnati them ¿¡re among the rarest known stamps. Tribune. Only two copies are known to be in exist ence of tho stamp issued by J. McCor What He Wanted. mick, po truastor at Baton Rouge, La. Dealer— Can’t 1 sell you one of these Many of i be other stamps issued by the stylographic pens? The price has come postmasters of the Confederacy are almost as scarce Hunt among the old letters, down to $1. says Golden Days in concluding the advice Scribbler— Is that so? Now, if you hero given to beginners. They may contain can persuade the ink to come down J a gold mine might buy one. — New York Advertiser At Large. Postmaster General Bissell lias She— You say tho chicken soup isn’ t issued an order stating that sealed good? Why, I told the cuok how to make it. Perhaps she didn’t catch the packages other than letters, in their idea. usual and ordinary form, are not He— N a I think it was the chicken allowed to be dispatched front the she didn’t catch.— Tit-Bits. United States to Canada, even Penalties of Fame. though the postage is prepaid at the Scribbler (gloomily)— Literary fame full letter rale. This is to prevent 1b a continual torment. Spacer— How so? smuggling of small articles dutiable Scribbler— A fellow’s creditors keep in Canada. dunning him just to get his autograph. — New York Weekly. It is said that two $1.00 Colum bians were sold for $10.00 each by Great Stuff. Wm. Kelly of Washington, I). C., Briggs— Well, did that dose I told a short time ago. you to take scatter your cold? Braggs— It did beautifully. When 1 It is said that the Laureate series saw yon, the cold was only in my throat, and now it is scattered all over me.— of theN. S. Wales collection of Mr. Indianapolis Journal. Castle’s was sold to a Russian Prince. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. 1. E. K. Aldrich, Benson. MINNESOTA PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION 2. O. .J. T y ren ,309 14th Ave. M inneapolis. 3. U. E. N. Howard. 656 Summit Ave. St. OFFICERS. lJau 1. 4. G. W. Acbard, 242 Boston Bl’k. M’p’l’s. President—E. R. Aldrich, Benson. ft. L. G. Lambert, 252 [lice St.. St. Paul. Vice-Pres.—C. J. Tyren, Minne t>. Ohas. G. Hart. Pipestone. apolis. 7. D. M. Merrill. 57 E5th St. St. Paul. 5. J. M. Patrick.St. Paul. Secretary—C. E. N. Howard, 656 •». O. E. Thayer. 154 E 3rd St., St. Paul. Summit Ave., St. Paul. 10. Robert I. Mann, Mankato. 11. F. C. Mathews, 501 Holly St., St. Paul. Treas.—G. W . Achard, Minneapolis. 12. F. S. Hyman 14* Nina Ave., St. Paul. Exchange Supt.—Leon G. Lambert, 13. Wm. Patterson. The Alibon, St. Paul. 252 Rice St.. St. Paul. 14. .1. F. Patterson. The Albion. St. Paul. 15. Irvin Zimmerman. 214 Mt. Airy St., St. Librarian—C. G. Hart, Pipestone. Paul, Trustees— D. M. Merrill, C. E. 1«. Wm. Thiessen, 507 Dale St.. St. Paul. Thayer, J. M. Patrick, St. Paul. 17. H. S. Swenson, 1(505 Stevens Ave. M’p i’s. Off. Org.— Pipestone Philatelist. Written for T he P ipestone P h ilatelist. SECRETARY’S REPORT. APPLICATIONS. Canadian Notes. S. Goldenburg. The wife of Mr. T. S. Clark of 57 E 5th St. St. Paul. Refs.-D. M. Meirill. C. E. N. Howard Belleville died a few weeks ago -las. K. Gooding, after a short illness. Mr. Clark 757 Fairmont Ave. St. Paul. has our sincere sympathy. Refs.-D. M. Merrill. C. E. N. Howard. Although there are many large Oscar Gardelin, dealers and collections in the west 590 Rice St. St. Paul. ern states, very few philatelists re Keis.-L). M. Merrill. L. G. Lambert. side in our Canadian northwest, Harry H. Rosenberg, the largest collections being owned 57 E 5th St. St. Paul. in Montreal and Toronto. Rei's.-C. E. N. Howard. 1). M. Merrill It has been rumored that no W m. N. M oore, Windom. more 3c letter cards will be printed Refa.-C. E. Thayer. L. C. Churchill. as they proved a failure. Very few R. A. Mason, 20c and 50c stamps are used, and 527 Mississippi St. St. Paul. collectors should be proud ol own Refs.-I) M Merrill. C. E. Thayer. ing used specimens of these stamps. R. \V. Ervin, Pipestone. Before the end of 1895 New Kefs.-C. G. Hart. G. E. Hart. foundland will probably be annexed M. Goldenburg. to Canada, and Newfoundland 57 E 5th St. St. Paul. stamps will take a jump. Refs.-D. M. Merrill. C. E. N. Howard The Dominion Philatelic Associ Walton Mitchell. ation ^ seems to be meeting w ith 534 Summit Ave. St. Paul Refs.-D. M. Merrill. O. E. N. Howard great success, over 80 members be ing on the books. The convention The above applications have been will probably be held in Toronto received and will be admitted into next September. membership provided no objection is Mr. L. Ray has removed from filed before May 1st. II. Lindsay to Toronto. C. E. N. How ard, Sec. Mr. L. M. Staebler is also think ing of lemoving to the Queen City CHARTER MEMBERS. of the West. Following is a complete list of the Charter Members of the Association: B ir p h b a r k . s TI IK PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. E x c h a n g e D e p 't . Dealers Directory. A 35 word notice in this column Free A 2 or 3 line card in this column one with each subscription. year 31.00. 6 months 50c. I want to exchange albums, BRADLEY, Roy, B-, Abeline, Tex., send for a free sample copy of the hinges and stamps for rare U. S. Lone Star State Philatelist. I). M. Merrill, 57 E 5th St., St. Paul. Minnesota. FRENCH, R. W., Hartland, Wash., Sample copy of the Evergreen State Twenty-five cents buys a 30e Philatelisit FREE. Send at once. puce brown 1888 issue. Per 10 $2.00. Cash with order. II. S. JONES, E. B., Ruthven, Iowa, Swenson, 1605 Stevens Ave., Comprehensive Check List, and Phila telic Literature for collectors. Send Minneapolis, Minnesota. Want Lists. A fine gold pen with pearl and gold holder, cost $7.50, to exchange KRAMER, L. J., Elkader, Iowa, Phil, papers wanted. Printing press for $8.50 cat. by 55th. None to be for sale or exchange. less than two cents in value. Irving E. Patterson, Wyandotte, Mich. KISSINGER, Crw.7l030 Penn St. For every U. S. Special Delivery, Reading, Penn. The Stamp Collectors Hand Book, prices 25c and 50c. 8c Sherman, 6c red, 3c or 6c Col., sent me I will allow full cat. price MERRILL, D. M., Importer of and in exchange for foreign from my dealer in postage stamps for collections sheets at same price, Albert 57 E Fifth St., St. Paul, Minnesota. Durkee, 139 Adams St., Chicago. PATTERSON, Irving E. Wyan I will give 10 good philatelic dotte, Mich. Dealer in stamps for papers for every IT. S. stamp sent collections. Sheets at 50 per cent. dis. me cat. at 10c or over. Irving E. SANFORD, W.t Portsmouth, R. I., Patterson. Wyandotte, Mich. Dealer in fine sets and packets. Un I want a copy of Scott’s 54th, used entire U. S. env. cat. (a 25c—6c. and “ Our Cat.” Rig exchange for same. If you have one you wish to The Philatelic Advertiser, as its exchange address, G. F. Diffmer, name implies, is an eight page sheet Portsmouth, R. I. devoted wholly to advertising. 25 var. foreign stamps for every Yol. 1, No. 11 of The Dixie Phi good covered philatelic paper sent latelist is at hand and has only ten me. Not less than 10 taken. I. pages and cover. The principal E. Patterson, Wyandotte, Mich. contributors are Roy F. Greene and 6 var. good foreign for every W. J. Coley. The S. P. A. has good philatelic paper sent me. C. now 144 members and the dues have G. Hart, Pipestone, Minnesota. been reduced. It is estimated that the value of the In Mexico when the mail arrives mails on the sunken steamer Elbe, ranges in the neighborhood of $90,000, at a post-office, the names of parties and that an attempt will be made by to whom letters are directed, are divers to secure the same The vessel written on a slip of paper and post is said lo lie in 150 feet of water. ed on a bulletin-board. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. OUR ORIGINAL TME PHILATELIC WOLSIEFFER’S SPECIALTIES. * * * REVIEW OF REVIEWS. p* 4 < stamps for collections K DO lit buy or seU, see P. M. Contains in \ Wolsieffer, 75 State St., Condensed form Chicago, Illinois. Send stamp for The “ Cream” of Philatelic Circular g'iving' much valu able information, list of sets, packets, Philatelic Literature. bargains, etc. Collections and all 20 to 50 large, finely printed pages kinds of stamps wanted for CASH. each month. For advertising STYLE OF ADVERTISING. rates and Sample Copies address the publishers DROP THE IDEA on a POSTAL CARD. 9*^.9 Of Stamp Col Subscription, PRESS PRINTING CO. lecting1 till you see my 50c per year. OSAGE, IOWA. price-list. The latest one is loaded with good Philatelic things for your col lection. Get it and get It quick. A postal will fetch it to your door. Now scarce and seldom met with sent K. T. Parker, Bethlehem, Penn. post-paid for U. S. stamp cataloging Branch Store: 30 Kast 33 St., X. V. City. 25c or foreign cataloging 50c. E. R. Aldrich, Benson, Minnesota. U. S. S tam ps. FHIS7 TIXTGL My new 1895 list and a U. S. stamp 50 good white or colored envelopes with cataloging- 20c for one dime (silver) your card in the corner for 22c post paid. Send for my price list. Add. and a stamped envelope for reply. C. W. Parker, Printer. N. E. CARTER, Delavan, Wisconsin. 232 Cook Ave. Meriden. Conn. It i.x Worth the MOXEY. 50c Lease and 30c For. Ex. unperf. each 30c. WHAT! 50c " unperf. and $2. Pro.of Will each 40c My Comprehensive Check List. 25c Life Ins , II. Conv. & 25c E. of G., unperf. each. 10c. It iA Worth the MOSEY. 2c Express (bl. and or.) lc Pro. anil Tel. and 50c Mtge. each, 04c. 4c Prop. S5. Con v. and 25c Ins. imp. each. 07c For it gives the names, place of publica XEM) AT ONCE TO .______tion, and each number of nearly L EON GL LALlIBEFT, 600 different Philatelic papers 252 Rice S t, S t Paul, Minn. of U. S. and Canada. PRICE, Complete, 25 cents. -40 V arieties Now Ready For Delivery. stamps for each covered philatelic paper sent me. No less than ten tak Also Thousands of papers for sale. en. 10 philatelic papers for each U. S. SEND WANT LISTS. stamp cat. (ft 10c or over. Send a good E. B. Jones, Rnthven, Iowa. reference for sheets. Irving E. Patterson, Wyandotte, Mich. HO American stamps, cat. $1.04 only When answering advertisements 16c. Unused entire U. S. envelope cat. at 25c, only 6c. always mention The Pipestone W. SANFORD, Portsmouth, R. I. Philatelist. Pipestone # Philatelist Published Monthly by CH^S.G. H^RT, PIPESTONE, MINN. LOOK THIS OVER! These are some of my prices U. S. 1857— 5c brown with ornaments .... $2.50. U. S. 1857— 5c brown ornaments cut off, - - 1.65. U. S. 1857— 30c orange poor specimen, ■ . . . 2.50. U. S. 1861— 5c yellow fine specimen, - - - - 4.25. U. S. 1869— 15c fine specimen, .... . 1.25. U. S. 1861 — 10c green, - ...... 04. U. S. P. O. 6c unused, ------.15. U. S. 1857— 10c green - - .... .28. Western Union Franks, 1894 - - .... .05, U. S. Columbian 1c to 10c inclusive, - - - $.20. U. S. “ 1 c to 15c • “ .... .35. U. S. “ lc to 80c “ - - - .65. U. S. 1890 issue lc to 15c “ - . - - .18. U. S. “ 1c to 30c “ . . . . - .25 U, S. Special Delivery, complete, 4 varieties, - - .15. Approval sheets of all grades sent on receipt of a good reference or a deposit. Membei’s of the M. P. A. send society number. Send for my millimeter scale and perforation gauge, free for the asking. WANTED:-Newsdealers and Stationers in every city to act as agents for my fine packets, sets, etc. a 0 . M. MERRILL, 57 East F'iftH St. St. Paul, Minn. A lw a y s raa.on'fcion -fciio PZPESTOXTS F H IIiA T E L IS T . Tile Pipestone Philatelist. ■A? Monthly journal |£or §tamp gollectorA. Official Organ of the MINNESOTA PHILATELIC SOCIETY. (Organized Feb. 15th, 1895.) Vol. I. PIPESTONE, MINN., MAY, 1895. No. 6. NDT1EE. High PricEs for Stamps. It will be noticed that our paper is A special from New York, of a somewhat smaller this month than recent date, says, a remarkable auction last which is accounted for in this way: When we added the cover a couple of sale of postage stamps took place in months ago, we had not intended to the rooms of the Philatelic Society. print any advertisements upon it The attraction was the collection of whatever, and so printed covers for a Louis Levison, of San Francisco, full year of our paper. However, the demand soon began to come for an which consisted mostly of stamps of “ ad. on the cover,” at extra prices, a the U. S. and British Colonies. The request we could not well refuse in prices realized are all record breakers. order to be in “ the swim” with other Below are a few of the prices realized: publications. Contemplating the extra work this would entail upon us, An 1861 British Columbia 2j£d imp. we have concluded to place all adver brought $125. A Canadian 7 }4 d , un tising upon the covers in the future, used brought $53.25. The New Bruns and drop four of the white paper pages wick 6d, 1851, yellow, unused, brought from our book for the present. We $76. and the Is stamp of the same date also reduce the price of subscription brought $226.50. Newfoundland from 25 to 15 cents per annum. Those stamps sold as follows: 6d, orange, who have already subscribed will have $76; 4d, scarlet, $100; 6d, scarlet, $194; their subscription extended in propor 6 ‘4d , scarlet, $985; and the Is, scarlet, tion to the above reduction. $282. Nova Scotia stamps sold as follows: 6d, yellow green, unused, $26 6d, dark green, $45, and three copies REMOVED.— P. M. Wolsieffer, of of the Is,$102,$89, and$142 respective. Chicago has moved his stamp and A U. S. $5, state department, brought $91.50 and the $20 brought $35.50. music store from 75 State St., to 181 Confederate states stamps sold as Wabash Ave. follows: Athens, Ga., $40; four var., Next month we intend publishing of the Baton Rouge (La.) 5c, $41, $77 the Constitution and By-Laws of the and $30 respectvie; Macon (Ga.,) two varieties, for $63.50 and $171; Lenoir Minnesota Philatelic Association. If (N. C.,) $82, and Mobile, 2c, black, $42. this is done we will run an eight page paper. This will give our readers two extra pages of philatelic reading be The long delayed 8c stamp has sides the extra two pages of the Const it u made its appearance, says the Lone tion and By-Laws, which will be very Star State Philatelist. The color is interesting, especially to the members darker and of a greasy appearance. of the Association. The Association Altogether the stamp looks as if it which was organized only two months might have been inked with mud and ago, now has 26 members with printed on a hay press. 4 applications to be acted upon this month. Let each member get at least Are you a member of the M. P. A? one application so we may have a Are you a member of the M. P. A? large list of applications in the June Are you a member of the M. P. A? issue. .. Are you a member of the M. P. A? o HIE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Written for The 1‘ u’KsroNK P h u .atei.is t . CHAS. O. HART, Editor. FROM A COLLECTOR’S STAND-POINT. PIPESTONE, MINNESOTA. S o l o m o n . In the article below we will enume Subscription Rates:- rate some of the nuisances of philat U. S., Canada and Mexico, 25c a year. elist*. Many will no doubt differ with All other Countries, 40c a year us, especially dealers, who live high Subscriptions must commence with on the gain from the sale of these current number. stamps to ignorant collectors. Advertising Rates:- The first and most important nui sance is speculative issues. These in 1 mo. 3 mo. 6 mo. 1 yr. clude the “Seebeck” stamps of the y2 Inch 20c . 45c 80c 1.50 Central American republics and the 1 Inch 30c 75c 1.25 . 2.25 stamps of the treaty ports of China. 2 Inches . 50c . 1.25 2.55.. 4.25 These are rapidly increasing, but sIoav- Col.. 1.10 .3.00 . 5.00 . 9.00 ly and surely are being given the “ cold I Col.. ..2.00 5.00 . 9.00 15.00 shoulder” by philatelists. The second nuisance is reprints and TERMS:- o s it iv e l y CASH • P IN counterfeits. These are to be found a d v a n c e No Advertisement inserted . on many dealer’s sheets and are often unless accompanied by C a s h . Remit in Postal Note, Bank Draft or Express purchased by the young and ignorant Money Order. REFERENCE:- 1st collectors. Older and more experienced National Bank, Pipestone, Minnesota. collectors are seldom taken in with such trash. Telegraph stamps are We will exchange 2 or more co|)ies with all another nuisance. These are merely papers devoted to Philately, .'end marked copy. private issues and deserve no place in an album. We see no reason for the Make all Postal Notes, Drafts and insertion of telegraph revenues in a Money Orders, payable to catalogue or album, any more than a CHARLES G. HART, trade mark or cigarette label. If you L. B. 235. Pipestone, Minnesota. will notice you will see that the papers Address all communications to the who chronicle them are controlled by a above address. dealer. His ad, appears offering these stamps in a bargainf?) column. Why Entered at the post office at Pipestone. should collectors not collect these Minn., as second-class m atter, Feb. 4th. 1K Written for T he P ipestone Ph ilatelist. W ritten Tor Tlie P ipestone Ph ilatelist. CANADA REVENUES. Michigan Notes. H. P. A. The growth of the Michigan Phila For some reason or another this telic Society is rapid, and although the chi ss of stamps seems to have ceased society was only organized in January to be as popular as they were three or we expect to have seventy-five mem four years ago, although in many bers by next August. The initials of cases the prices have advanced with the society, M. P. S., are very similar a regularity, nearly apace with that to those of the Minn. Phil, Ass’ n. shown by the U. S. adhesives. The set of Supreme Court Laws can hard Mr. W. H. Kessler, Jr., of Detroit ly be obtained for less than ten or has been appointed Resident Vice twelve dollars, while some of the President for Michigan of the L. A. P. varieties of the Quebec assurance Mr. Pardee, also of Detroit, is state stamps cannot be touched with a five Vice-President of the P. S. of A., and Mr. VanDermark, of Alden, fills a like dollar bill. The C. F F. F. and L. S. law stamps have remained practically position for the S. of P. stationary and the bill stamps can be We hear that the P. R. of R’s is “ ex- procured for nearly the same price as conspectu.” ’Tis sad that such a good they could in 1890. paper should suspend publication. By The “weights and measures,” if a the way the L. A. P. should choose a collector collects the varieties, form c new Official Organ and not delay the most interesting collection and com progress of the society. mand considerable attention among The Detroit Philatelist will be reviv those who specialize British North ed during the fall by a stock company America. Four full sets can be found, headed bv Messrs W. H. Kessler, and two with the number in red and two I. E. Patterson. Mr. Win. M. Randall, in blue and they are not the easiest formely publisher of the Philatelic things in the world to obtain. The Kaleidescope, will probably be editor. Nova Scotia bill stamps, (made by Detroit will soon have a branch of surcharging the last issue of Canada the Michigan Philatelic Society. bills with N. S .) are a set seldom met We have another philatelic paper with and a full set can probably be published in Michigan; the Michigan found in less than a score of collections Stamp of Clarion. Next! on this continent. The early Quebec and Ontario laws form an interesting Mr. Kay, a prominent philatelist of study in their shade varieties and near Detroit, has been away visiting the ly full sets of the cent values can be various countries of Europe, the past made in three distinct shades. With few weeks. such a large field, so many shades for The Peninsula Philatelic Club, of study with the result of finding unlist Detroit has a membership of 69. ed varieties and where so many speci If any of the above notes seem mens can be obtained at little cost it is flighty, please attribute it to the fact a question hard to answer, why so few that Yours Truly, got up at seven collectors are interested in so neat and o’clock this morning, to attend church. collectible stamps as are the Canadian r v i n a t t e r s o n Revenues. I E. P . 4 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. MINNESOTA PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION APPLICATIONS. OFFICERS. Paul Reiehelt, 401 St. Peter St., St. Paul. President—E. R. Aldrich, Benson. llefs-W. Thiessen and L. G. Lambert. Vice-Pres.—C. J. Tyren, Minne Emanuel Fischman, apolis. 654 Olive St., St Paul. Secretary—C. E. N. Howard, 656 lleis.-C. E. N. Howard. D. M. Merrill Summit Ave., St. Paul. Treas.—G. W. Achard, Minneapolis. Paul Petzold, 1417 Fourth Ave. S , M’p’l’s. Exchange Supt,—Leon G. Lambert, Refs-I). M. Merrill and W. Kruse. 252 Rice St., St. Paul. Librarian—C. G. Hart, Pipestone. Alfred Schnell, 687 Lincoln Ave , St Paul. Trustees—D. M. Merrill, C. E. Refs-D. M. Merrill. Jas. R. Gooding. Thayer, J. M. Patrick, St. Paul. Off. Org.—Pipestone Philatelist. The above applications have been received and will be admitted into SECRETARY’S REPORT. membership provided no objection is Only four applications are to be acted filed before June 1st. upon this month. This seems as if the members showed no inclination to push the C. E. N. H o w a r d , Sec. Association. Thus far. Mr. D. M. Merrill, of the Board of Trustees, has secured more applications than all the other members E. B. Jones, of Ruthven, Iowa, has put together. One application this month sent us a copy of his Check-List of is from Minneapolis, as the references will Philatelic Literature. It is a fine book show, it was not secured by any of the Minneapolis members who have show'» a and no collector of philatelic literature great lack of interest in the Association. can do without it. You should secure It seems hard to realize that no more a copy of the work before it is too late. applications have been received from a city which has several collections that are Send 25 cents and receive a copy post famous, and which supports several dealers. paid. There are five charter members who have not sent in their dues. They are requested to do so at once. Members are requested, when sending in Age Improves It. applications, to see that they are properly filled out,as delay iscaused and applications T he Y o u t h ’s C o m p a n io n has enter liable to be lost in sending them back for ed upon its sixty-ninth year of publi correction. _____ cation, and as one says who has been a constant reader of its columns for NEW MEMBERS. more than thirty years, “ It has steadily 1R-S. Goldenburg. improved year by year,” Its articles 367 Grove St., St. Paul. to-day cover the whole field of life and 19- Walton Mitchell. experience, furnishing a vast amount of valuable and entertaining reading 634 Summit Ave. St. Paul of a character not found elswhere, and 20- M. Goldenburg. of so gre,at a variety that T h e Y o u t h ’s 367 Grove St., St. Paul. C o m p a n io n interests alike each mem 21- R. W. Ervin, Pipestone. ber of the family, The Prospectus for 22- R. A. Mason, the volume of 1895 announces an un 527 Mississippi St St. Paul. usual array of attractions; fourteen 23- Wm. N. Moore, Windom. serial stories, a wealth of short stories, anecdotes, humorous sketches, science, 24- Oscar Gardelin, adventures and home articles, timely 590 Rice St. St. Paul. editorials on all important questions, 25- Harry H. Rosenberg, and more than two hundred original 57 E 5th St. St. Paul. poems of the highest class. Full 26- Jas. R. Gooding, Prospectus and specimen copies sent 757 Fairmont Ave. St. Paul. free on application. Price $1.75 a year. It comes every week. Finely The above will be admitted to mem illustrated. Address, T h e Y o u t h ’s bership upon receipt of dues, (25c.) C o m p a n io n , Boston, Mass. THE CEDAR RAPIDS ROUTE. DIRECT LINE TO * * A N D A L L IFOIHSTTS IIST Texqs, 01^1qt\orqq ^ Cqlifoi^qiq. Call on B. C. R. & N. Agents for information, or address, J. MORTON, G-. T. P. A., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. THE HI PESTO N K PHI LATELIST. OUR ORIGINAL WOLSIEFFER’S SPECIALTIES. Dealers Directory. M < stamps for collection:* A 2 or 3 line card in this column one H n O U l buy or sell, see P. M. year Si.00. 6 months 50c. \ Wolsieffer, 75 State St., Chicago, Illinois. Send stamp for BRADLEY, Roy,li-, Abeline. Tex., Philatelic Circular giving much valu send for a free sample copy of the able information, list of sets, packets, Lone Star State Philatelist. bargains, etc. Collections and all kinds of stamps wanted for CASH. Crittenden & Borgman Co-, 163 STYLE OF ADVERTISING. Griswold St., Detroit, Mich. Approval Sheets (a 33l/j and 50 per cent. comm. 32 page price list free. DROP THE IDEA OfStamp Col lecting' till you see my FRENCH” R. W., Hartiand. Wash^ price-list. Tlie latest Sample copy of the Evergreen State one is loaded w ith pood Philatelisit FREE. Send at once. things for your col JONES, E. B.. Ruthven, Iowa. lection. Get it and pet Comprehensive Check List, and Phila it quick. A postal will telic Literature for collectors. Send fetch it to your door. Want Lists. E. T. Parker, Bethlehem, Penn. Branch Store: 30 Rast 23 St., N. V. City. KRAMER, L. J., Elkader, Iowa. Phil, papers wanted. Printing press U. S, Stamps. for sale or exchange. My new 1895 list and a U. S. stamp KISSINGER, C. W., 1030 Penn St. Reading, Penn. The Stamp Collectors cataloging 20c for one dime (silver) Hand Book, prices 25c and 50c. and a stamped envelope for reply. MERRILL, D. M.,' Importer of and N. E. CARTER, Delavan, Wisconsin. dealer in postage stamps for collections 57 E Fifth St., St. Paul, Minnesota. railTTTXTGL PATTERSON. Irving E. Wyan 1000 gummed labels with your name dotte, Mich. Dealer in stamps for and address plainly printed on them, collections. Sheets at 50 per cent. dis. for 25 cents. The Philatelic Star one year for 15 cents. SANFORD, W., Portsmouth, R. Ï, C. W. Parker, Printer. Dealer in fine sets and packets. Un 232 Cook Ave. Meriden. Conn. used entire U. S. env. cat. fa 25c—6c. FULL FILE Exchange Dep’t. ERA’S MONTHLY, A 35 word notice in this column Free Published in 1888, with each subscription. 1 want to exchange albums, l O C e n t s . hinges and stamps for rare U. S. E. R. Aldrich, Benson, Minnesota. I). M. Merrill, 57 K 5th St.. St. Paul. Minnesota. When answering advertisements ! will give 10 good philatelic papers for every U. S. stamp sent always mention The Pipestone me cat. at 10c or over. Irving E. Philatelist i Patterson. Wyandotte, Mich. VOL. I. JUNE, 1895. NO. VII. m THE 0 -0 :0 Pipestone # # Philatelist i * IP i IS. 5 - i , . * 7 ^ Published Monthly by i g CH^\S.G.H^RT, I PIPESTONE, MINN, j| THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. LOOK AT THIS ! Gian You Beat It? at 33 1-3 pep cent. off. For the next 30 days I will send out good U. S. at 33 1-3 per cent, discount from CATA LOGUE Prices on receipt of a cash deposit. D. M. MERRILL, 57 East EfftH St. St. Paul, Minn. Always mentionthe FIPESTOXTi: PHILATELIST. The Pipestone Philatelist. Monthly journal |for «Stamp Collectons. Official Organ of the MINNESOTA PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION. (Org. Feb. 15th, 1895.) Vol. I. PIPESTONE, MINN., JUNE, 1395. No. 7. Seattle (Wash.) Notes. He Turned the Laugh on the Stamp Clerk. The Seattle Philatelic Association is about to re-organize. “Ef it ain’t writin’ an’ it ain’t There is a large demand here, for printin,’ wat kinder stamps do you put the 1890 capped variety. on?” queried an urchin, whose head The time has come when collectors, barely reached to the window-ledge, at are beginning' to lay aside the post-office yesterday. The clerk their albums, and look for other at the stamp-window smiled at the pastimes. youngster’s question, and winked in evident enjoyment at the bystanders. The collec tors of this city are expect Then he said: “ Sonny, I suppose ing a new philatelic paper to make its you’ve got third-class matter?” “ I appearance soon in this place. dunno,” was the dubious reply. The There is a big rush now for the clerk laughed, and repeated his winks letter sheets. at the interested spectators who had The Evergreen State Philatelist, is the over-heard the dialogue. “ W ell,” he representative paper of the Pacific said finally, and mimicking the boy’s Northwest. manner, “ef it ain’t writin’ an’ it ain’t Several collectors of this city, are printin,” I guess we’ll have to call it talking of trying to organize a State third-class matter, and send it along Society. We wish it success. for you pretty cheap. What does it weigh?” “ Nuthin,” said the bo}', as A collector of this city recently re his mouth stretched into a grin that ceived copies of the P ipestone Phila threatened to fracture his ears. telist and has shown them to a large “ Nothing,” repeated the clerk. number of philatelists, who are think “ Yuinp’ muttered the boy, reefing his ing of subscribing. smile slightly. “ In that case, then, Several philatelists are thinking of sonny,” said the clerk, with hilarious joining the L,. of A. P. animation, “ we’ll send your package E dgar F* B a r t h . through for nothing.” “ Sure pop?” questioned the boy, as he edged back a little from the window. “ Sure pop,” In answer to a question very often repeated the clerk. "I pledge the honor asked, we would say that there is no of the government. Hand over the law which will prevent the use of any matter that weighs nothing.” “ Here unused stamp of any issue of the it is mister,” and the boy pushed an United States. inflated ballon through the window opening. “ Mind yer, I’ll hold the gov No matter whether you subscribe to ernment ’ sponsible—yer said so.” other stamp papers or not, you will And then the boy did the laughing want the P i p e s t o n e P h i l a t e l i s t , be and the winking, and the clerk devotea cause it will contain news, local in its himself to chunks of language which nature, and therefore such as cannot weighed more than the mailable four be obtained elswhere. Subscribe now pounds allowed by law.—Ex. while the rate is so low. 1 year 10c. A rare provisional— Denver board WANTED.— ing-house steak.—Ex. YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. 2 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. The Bay State Philatelist is at hand. PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. It is a very neat edition and deserves CHAS. G. HART, Editor. the support of every philatelist. Among- the contents is a half tone cut PIPESTONE, - MINNESOTA. of W. C. VanDerlip of Boston. We wish the new publication success. Subscription Rates:- The much talked of error of the 5c U. S., Canada and Mexico, 15c a year. 1890, printed in the color of the 4c stamp All other Countries, 30c a year. has at last been acknowledged to be a Subscriptions must commence with changeling. Mr. Greminel held on to current number. tlie end and came out on top. Advertising Rates:- Mr. I. E. Patterson, of Wyandotte, Mich., has been nominated for Sec., 1 mo. 3 mo. 0 mo. 1 yr. of the E. A. P. Mr, Patterson is one Yz In ch ... 20c... 45c__ 80c... 1.50 of the most distinguished philatelists 1 Inch__ 30c___ 75c. . . 1.25____2.25 in the west and certainly deserves the 2 Inches.. 50c.-.1.25.. 2.55... 4.25 office. Vote for him, sure. Yz Col... -1.10... 3.00.. 5.00... 9.00 1 Col... .2.00. .5.00... 9.00.. 15.00 Mr. C. W . Kissinger, the founder and first President of the Philatelic TERM S:- P o s i t i v e l y CASH i n Sons of America, is a candidate for a d v a n c e . No Advertisement inserted the office of President, and ought to be unless accompanied by C a s h . Remit elected as such at the forthcoming in Postal Note, Bank Draft or Express convention in Denver. Be sure and Money Order. REFERENCE:- 1st vote for Mr. Kissinger. National Bank, Pipestone, Minnesota. We will exchange 2 or more copies with all There are a great many people who papers devoted to Philately, send marked copy. do not know ihere is a law against sending a person a “ dun” on a postal Make all Postal Notes, Drafts and card. Arthur McKee, ot Kimball, Money Orders, payable to S- L). was not aware of the fact and CHARLES G. HART, so lie wroLe the following on a postal L. B. 235. Pipestone, Minnesota. card to one of his customers: “ Sir: There is a balance due me of $8 75 Address all communications to the which I want by next Monday night, above address. and il not paid me by that time some Entered at the post office at Pipestone, thing will drop. I have monkeyed Minn., as second-class matter, Feb. 4th, 1H05. with you as long as I am going to.” It is not known whether he got the money by Monday or not, but he lias Editorial. just been indicted by the U. S. Grand Are you a member of the M. P. A? Jury at Sioux Falls and will be tried for his action. Vote for I. E. Patterson, for Sec., of the L. of A. P. at the next meet. The Postmaster General lias amend See that you vote for C. W. Kissing ed the postal laws and regulations er for Pres., and E. Paget, Vice-Pres., regarding holidays. Postmasters may at the next P. S. of A. convention. now observe as holidays January 1, February 22. May 30, July 4, the first REMOVED.—P. M. Wolsieffer, of Monday in September, known as Labor Chicago has moved his stamp and Day, December 25, and such other music store from 75 State St., to 181 days as the president of the United Wabash Ave. States or the governor in their re Be sure and vote for R. M. Bettes spective states may designate as worth for President and L. J. Kramer Thanksgiving, or proclaim especially for Vice-President of the L. A. P. as holidays. When a legal holiday falls upon a Sunday the following L. J. Kramer is the man for Auc. Monday may be observed, unless Manager of the P. S. of A. See that otherwise especially provided for by you vote for him. state authority. THE HI PESTONE PHILATELIST. 3 Announcement. MINNESOTA PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION The requests of many of the pro OFFICERS. minent members of the L. A. P., has President—E. R. Aldrich. Benson. induced Chas. G. Hart, Editor of this Vice-Pres.—C J. Tyren, Minneapolis. Secretary—C. E. N. Howard, 656 Summit Journal, to be a candidate for librarian Ave., St. Paul. of that great new society. If elected Treasurer—G. W. Achard, Minneapolis. he will qualify. Exchange Supt.—L. G. Lambert, 151 Sum mit Ave.. St. Paul. Librarian—0. G. Hart, Pipestone. T rustees—D. M. M errill, G. E. T hayer, J. Chamber of Philatelical M. Patrick, St. Paul, Horrors. Official Organ—Pipestone Philatelist. SECRETARY’S REPORT. One of the curiosities of philatelical The Minnesota Philatelic lore is G. W. Palmer’s room at 218 Strand, London, the walls of which are Association does not seem to meet covered entirely with forged postage with the approval of Minnesota stamps. If genuine and uncancelled, collectors, judging- by the way they would be worth ¿1,000,000. For applications are coming in. geries were not known when the mania for collecting stamps was only in its During May none were received. itifancj'. It is now carried on in a busi In order to make a better showing ness like way as if used postage stamps each member should try and get were pigs of lead or ingots of silver. at least five members in the next On four walls of the small room there are 70,000 stamps. These are of all two months. colors and shapes and of many sizes, Mr. Chas. W . Parker, of Meri- for a £ 5 English stamp is a good deal en, Conn., offers to the member larger than a penny stamp, and some who gets the largest number of countries prefer triangular, octagonal and other shapes, to the shape gene paid up members, before August rally adopted by European countries. 1st, a year’s subscription to the To collect the 70,000 forged stamps Evergreen State Philatelist and took almost thirty years. To make 4,000 stamp hinges. He also wall paper out of them took four pairs of hands three months. They are offers to members of this society, pasted upon canvas, so that in order to Scott’s 55th Catalogue for 48c, remove the stamps it will not be nec post free. _____ essary to remove the building. Paste, not gum has been used, as gum dis C hanges in Address. colors stamps, Having been fastened 22. R. A. Mason, 387 E. 8th, to the canvas, the stamps were treated St., St. Paul. to a coat of shellac, and were then varnished. In the “ Chamber of Phil 5. L. G. Lambert, 151 Summit atelic Horrors,” as Mr. Palmer call it, Ave., St. Paul. is a flat-topped desk. Instead of leath er, the top is inlaid with postage NEW MEMBERS. stamps. These are genuine and they 27 -Paul Reichelt, number 1,440. Near the desk stands a 401 St. Peter St., St. Paul. screen. It is about five feet high and six feet long. Both sides are covered 28- Emanuel Fiscliman, with stamps. Several persons have 054 Olive St., St Paul. attempted to count the stamps, but in 29- Paul Petzold, each case life was found to be too short. 1417 Fourth Ave. S., M’pTs. The most valuable among the forger ies is a Brattleboro local, an American 30- Alfred Schnell, •tamp of the face value of five cents. 087 Lincoln Ave., St. Paul. If it were genuine it would be worth The above will be admitted to mem 7250. A genuine Brattleboro was sold bership upon receipt of dues, (25c.) • Mr. Palmer for that amount.—Ex. C. E. N. H o w a r d , Secretary. 4 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. ARTICLE V I.—Duties of Officers. CONSTITUTION S ec. 1.—The President shall preside at a'l O F T H E meetings of tins Association and appoint all committees not otherwise provided for. He shall submit an annual t eport to be printed in the Minnesota Philatelic Association. Official Journal, lie shall sign all warrants on the Treasurer for money required by the Associa ARTICLE I.—Name. tion and at request of ten members shall call for a mail vote upon any desired question, a majority S ec, 1. The name of the association shall be The Minnesota Philatelic Association. o f which votes cast shall be sufficient to determine the question. ARTICLE II —Object of the Association. Sec, 2. The Vice-President shall act in case of S ec. 1. The object of the Association is the vacancy in the office of President, or in his ab study, collectin'» and interchange of postage sence. ’ stamps, envelopes, postal cards, etc ec S ec. "2. The detection and prevention of forg S . 3. The Secretary shall keep a true and ent s and frauds pertaining to the same. accurate record of all proceedings of the Associa tion, preserve ull documents, and receive all ARTICLE III.—Membership. moneys due from members. He shall keep a Sec. 1. A y stamp collector residing in the financial account and pay over to the Treasurer state of Jlinnesota may become a member of this all money received by him over and above ten Association by applying to the Secretary; such dollars, taking receipt for same. He shall receive application shall he signed by two references, all applications and dispose of them as provided one of whom must, be a member of the Associa for in Article 111, Sec. 1, He shall furnish a copy tion, the other being a resident of the same place of the Constitution free to each member, and du- as the ap jlicant, T ub Secretary shall thereupon plicfttesat the rate of ten cents par copy. He cause the name and address of the applicant and shall sign all warrants on the Treasurer for his references to be published in the next number money required by the Association. of the official organ and if no objection shall be Sec. I. The Treasurer shall receive and take received by the Secretary within one month after charge of all moneys and securities of tile As such publication, the applicant shall be consider sociation delivered to him by the Secretary; pay ed elected and entitled to receive the membership all warrants drawn on him by the President anil card of the Association on payment of dues. In Secretary and submit to each convention, during case any member shall object to an applicant, the his term of office, a complete financial statement. application s liai 1 be submitted to the Trustees. He shall give a bond to the Trustees in the sum The Secretary shall notify the objecting member o f fifty dollars. to furnish proofs, subst antiating his claims, upon receipt of which the trustees shall consider the Sec. 5. The Librarian shall keep in trust for the matter and shall accept or reject the applicant, Association all Philatelic Literature, albums, and the action of the Trustees shall be final and collections, etc., which may be purchased by or conclusive. presented to the Associa'ion, subject to the Pro visions laid down in the By-Laws. S ec. 2. Any member of the Association against whom charges have been preferred in writing, Sic. (i. The Superintendent of Exchange sha'l addressed to the Trustees, may be tried by a court c 'oduct the Exchange and Purchasing business of composed of one of the Trustees, acting ex-officio the Association subject to provision laid down as presiding officer, and four members of the in the By-Laws, Association appointed by the Trustees. The court S ec. 7. The Trustees shall perform such may in its judgment, * suspend or expel such duties as are required of them by this constitution, member and their action in the matter shall be the by-laws or the Association." final. ARTICLE VII.— Revenues. Sec. 8. Any member wishing to withdraw S ec. 1. The Revenues of the Association shall from the Association shall signify his intention he derived from dues of members and revenues in writing to the Secretary. No resignation shall of the different departments as provided in the be considered until his accounts with the Associ by-laws, and such shall be used in defraylt g the ation are paid. expenses of the Association. ARTICLE IV.— Conventions. S fc. 2. All dues shall be payable annually. In Sec. 1 The Association shall meet in conven advance, on the first itay of .January of each year. tion once a year at such date and place ns shall be The fiscal year shall begin on the first day of designated by the preceding convention. January and be divided Into quarters. The dues Sec. 2. A’ quorum for the transaction of to be paid by members shall he computed from business shall consist of one-half of the member beginning of the quarter in which they shall have ship there represented, in person or by proxy. been elected to membership in the Association. Sec. 3. Every mem her of the Association, who Sec. 3. Any member who, after having been is not in arrears for dues, shall be entitled to a notified by the Secretary, does not nav bis dues vote at said convention. within thirty days front date of notification shall ARTICLE V.—Officers. be expelled from the Association and his name Sec. 1. The officers of this Association shall be published in the Official Journal of the Associa a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, tion. Librarian, Superintendent of Exchange and three ARTICLE VIII.—Property. Trustees. S ec. 1. All officers shall, at the expiration of Sec. 2. The officers of this Association shall their term of office, deliver to their successors all be elected for one year and shall serve until their hooks, papers, money and other property r.f the successors have qualified. All officers shall be Association, and shall not be relieved from their chosen by ballot, a majority of the whole number bonds or obligations until this requirement shall of ballots cast, being sufficient for a choice. be compiled with. S e c . 3. In case of the death, resignation or in ability to act of any officers the Trustees are em ARTICLE IX.—Deceased Members. powered to appoint some one to fill the vacancy. Sec. 1 The Association will take proper steps THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. 5 to dispose of collections of deceased members to the best advantage of the heirs, if they so desire, Vote These Tickets. to prevent sacrificing the property. L . A . P . AKTICLK X.—Amendments. Sec. 1. The constitution can only be amended Pres.— R. M. Bettesworth. or altered by the assent of two thirds of the mem bers voting on such alteration or amendment, Vice-Pres.— L. J. Kramer. provided snch two thirds shall constitute a Sec.— I. E. Patterson. majority vote of the entire membership. S ec. 2. Any by-law not in conflict with the Treas.— E. B. Jones. constitution may be made amended by the Trus Ex. Supt.— W . H. Kessler. tees, but should ten members object to the pro posed by-law or amendment, it must be submitted Pur. Agt.— S. L. Wing. to a general vote of the Association as provided in article 6, sec. 1. Auc. Man.— Wm. Miller. Sec. 3. In all cases of a mail vote, thirty days Attorney-—C. C. Harrington. shall elapse between the time of sending out notices of such vote and the date of closing the C. D.— R. A. Mason. polls, and the votes of only those members in good Eibr.— Chas. G. Hart. standing, on the day of mailing such notice of vote shall be counted. ' Convention Seat— Detroit. Publisher’s Notice. P. S. of A. Pres.— C. W . Kissinger. We have this month given Vice-Pres.— Every Paget. considerable space to the Constitu Sec.— O. K. Castarphen. tion of the M. P. A., and also Treas.— R. W . French. campaign news, both of which, Int. Sec.— Frank H. Drftwn. we think, will prove very interest Ex. Supt.— I. E. Patterson. ing- to every philatelist. We Pur. Agt.— W . H. Bruce. have some fine articles, by g-ood Auc. Man.— E. J. Kramer. authors, which will appear in this Attorney— J. R. Keech. Journal. You should subscribe C. D.— W . H. Kessler. now. Just think, a fine Phila Ad. & Sub. A gt.— B. Russell. telic Monthly with a nice cover, Trustees— C. W . Kissinger; F. and from 4, 6, 8 and 10 pag-es of S. Fox; H. F. Kantner. philatelic reading-, only 10c per Convention Seat— Kansas City. year, if you subscribe at once. Don’t forget to enclose a stamped and addressed envelope. If you The dead letter office at W ash forget it you will not receive the ington, handled 596,662 letters fine 50 mixed foreign packet. during 1894. Every person mail ing a letter should have his name and address on the upper left A Correspondent in St. Paul writes hand corner of the envelope, us that the new 2c stamps are issued on paper water-marked “ U. S .” one which would do away with most letter to each stamp. of the work of the dead letter office. Printers will furnish them A correspondent in Seattle, Wash., writes ns:- The 1890 cap stamp must thus printed at about the same be getting rare. I sold 40 last month price as you ordinarily pay at the at an averag-e of 15 cents each. stationery stores for the blank Oh! they are wine en velop es. Wli<> advertise In Winter, Spring The longest distance a letter can be A nd Kali, carried within the limits of the United ltut w iser yet, Are they, y ou bet States is from Key West, Fla., to W ho never let up At all. Ounalaska, 6,271 miles. 0 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. The following gentlemen are author Nnw is the Time. ized agents for this paper: C. W. Parker, 232 Cook Ave., Meriden, Conn. We all know that the time is J. Edwards, 52c Eatour St., Montreal, nearly here, when many collectors Can., and L. G. Lambert, 151 Summit Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota. will lay aside their collections and seek out-do’or pleasures. The early French stamps postmark ed with a small anchor surrounded by Collectors, do not lay aside your dots are much in demand in that albums this summer; if you keep country, says an exchange. The let posted, you can get some of the ters were mailed on tnen-of-war, and best bargains in the summer. though of no philatelic . value, the stamps are interesting to collect. A T h e P ipestone P h ila te list h as good method of distinguishing the secured some line articles and postmarks of France from those of its •‘newsy notes” by some of the colonies is by the inner circle wrhich best writers for this summer, and incloses the date. This circle is com posed of dots in the colonies and short every philatelist should subscribe lines in France, although in the latter at once. To make a special in country the circle is sometimes a solid ducement to have every collector line. subscribe we will for this month, The original stamps of Heligoland on ly, receive subscriptions to the are often mistaken, even by dealers, P ipestone P h ilatelist a t 10c a for the reprints. The originals are year. The paper contains four deep and and rich in color, and plainly marked -with the embossing. There is pages and cover each month. We no good rule for telling the two apart. will give all the philatelic news It is said that China will soon apply • and we will run as many extra for admission into the Postal Union. pages as we have to in order to As the only way of putting a stop to do this. We will guarantee to the tide of locals which her citizens fill every subscription. The have put forth, this is a consummation devoutly to be wished. P ipestone P h ila te list h a s com e The Boston Stamp Book will soon be to st a y , so be wise and subscribe issued as the official organ of the Bos now while you can get it one year ton Philatelic Society. It will be pub (12 numbers) for only 10 cents. lished by Cassino & Co., and edited bj' If you enclose a stamped and ad Mr. J. L. Kilbon, the affable and ac dressed envelope, with your sub tive auction manager of the Society. scription, we will send you 50 The Eastern Philatelist has appeared good foreign stamps FREE. in a much larger and improved form. With its 3000 circulation per month it must surely be a good advertising The requests of many “ Sons,” medium. We think that the enlarg- particularly in Illinois, have in ment improves the appearance of the magazine, and Bro. Pinkham should duced S. M. Hamilton, of Spring be congratxilated on the fine appear ance of the field, 111., to m ak e th e race for Eastern. Vice-President of the P. S. of A. Statistics show there are now 213 advanced collectors in Chicago. Mr. Hamilton is the editor of the Don’t fail to read all the advertise Springfield Philatelist, and Sec., ments in this issue; you will find them (and organizer) of the Illinois of as much interest as the body matter. Philatelic Society. He is too well The latest thing in dues—those you known to need further comment. owe the society.—Ex. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. 7 Written for T he Pipestone P hilatelist. Written for The P ipesto ne P h il a t e l is t . Wisconsin Notes. New England Notes. W. SANFORD. Wisconsin is trying- to organize a state society, and if it is a success the As soon as the New England Phila Iiadger State Philatelist will be issued telic Association has a number of and will be the Official Organ. As members in every state, an election of soon as twenty-five members have officers will be held. joined an election will be held. Every collector in Wisconsin should send to The New Hampshire Philatelic Society has been organized. C. H. Butterfield, Waukesha, for an application blank to the Badger State How philately is booming in the Society. east, new societies, new papers, new dealers, and new collectors. N. E. Carter, probably has the best stock of U. S. and British Colonials in We hear that Mr. G. E. Rivers, the the state. well known southern dealer has retir ed from business. A Wisconsin boy recently sold a set of Seebecks for $1.25. The customer I recently bought a collection of 600 must of had a good deal of experience varieties, mounted in a $2.50 Interna (?) in buying stamps. tional album, for the sum of $1.10. Thos. K. Vaughn of Oshkosh would like to receive a postal from every Written for The P ipesto ne P h il a t e l is t . philatelist in Wisconsin. IOWA NIITES. Written for T he P ipestone P h il a t e l is t . The authenticity of the 5c error 1890 has at last been established, but the St. Paul Notes. price asked is “ deucedly high,doncher- know!” Are you a member of the M. P. A? Orange Special Deliveries and 5 and Mr. William Thissen has a collection 10 cent Columbians may be purchased of 8,000 varieties, the largest one in at the Elkader postoffice. this city. Mr. Theissen’s collection is The L. A. P. will have a hot very rich in old German States, and campaign this season. Bettesworth is among his rarities might be mention up for President. Kramer for Vice ed the 84 paras of Romania catalogued President. Patterson for Secretary. at $500. by Scott, and the 3 kr. Saxony. Bishop and Jones for Treasurer. Dr. Charles E- Cameron, the well Stigeler, Miller and Kessler, for Ex. known Montreal doctor, has been Supt. arrested at the instance of an Ameri A little town in Wisconsin had the can variety actor named Edgar New 5c error (?) for sale. But they’re all ton, on the charge of having robbed gone now! Do not think it profitable him of a $4,000. stamp collection. The to buy any until the quantity issued affair is causing a sensation in Mon has been ascertained. treal. Are you a member of the M. P. A? The Philatelic Review of Reviews is Mr. Bourn of this city has sold his again out, this issue being dated for fine collection of U. S. Revenues. April. The articles are all good. Among the contents is an address by The remainder of the 5c Columbian Mr. Louis J. Kramer, the worthy envelopes were sent to the St. Paul President of the L. A. P., which is ex post-office to be sold. It did not take cellent. Mr. Kramer also announces long to sell them. that he has appointed R. M. Bettes Are you a member of the M- P. A? worth, Resident Vice-President for Illinois, and Chas. G. Hart for a like Subscribe for the P ip e st o n e P h i position for Minnesota. The P. R. of l a t e l is t , n o w , while the subscription R's is surely not “ dead,” neither is the price is only 10c a year. L. A. P. 8 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Dealers Directory. A 2 or 3 line card in this column one Varieties of United States Stamps for 30c year $1.00. 6 months 50c. post-free. United States stamps in ex BRADLEY, Roy, B-, Abeline, Tex. change for good Foreign. Send for a free sample copy of the Lone Star O. E. THAYER, 154 E Third St., State Philatelist. M. P. A.O. ST. PAUL. MINN. Crittenden & Borgman Co., 163 Claud M. Johnson, Chief of the Griswold St., Detroit, Midi. Approval Bureau of Engraving- and Printing-, Sheets @ 33 M and 50 percent. Comm. 32 page says the Lone Star State Philatelist, price list free. in a recent letter to a prominent col FRENCH, R. W., Hartland, Wash. lector says that the “ capped” varieties Sample copy of the Evergreen State Phila of the 2c, 1890, were due to a defective telist free. roll. This classes them among- the list of oddities and curiosities, not be JONES, E. B., Ruthven. Iowa. ing- worthy of a place in an album. Send at once for a copy of my Check List of Philatelic Literature. Price 25c. Opinion may differ here. KRAMER, L. J., Elkader, Iowa, Philatelic papers wanted. Printing press A Welcome Visitor. for sale or exchange. Among- all the papers of this great KISSINGER, C. W., 1030 Penn St. countey, none is so eagerly looked for Reading. Pa. The Stamp Collectors Hand as The Youth’s Companion. The pa Book. Prices, 25c and 50c. per is not only welcomed for its inter esting stories, humorous sketches, Lambert, L. G., 151 Summit Ave., St. tales of adventure, carefully selected Paul. Minn. Mexican Revenues on approval at 50 per cent discount. Send Society No. I miscellany, etc., but for its comprehen take Columbians in ex. at Scott’s prices. sive editorials on current events, sketches of travel, and scientific arti MERRILL, D. M., Importer of and cles, which thousands of readers have dealer in postage stamps for collections. 57 found to be valuable educational aids. E. Fifth St., St. Paul, Minn. Every statement can be relied upon. Parker, Charles W., 232 Cook Ave., The Companion is read by all the Meriden, Conn. 100 Envelopes with you card family with pleasure and profit. It is on for a 30 cent Postal Note. a paper equally valued and enjoyed by old and young, and free from all PATTERSON, Irving E., Wyan objectionable features. For the year dotte. Mich. Dealer in stamps for collections. 1895 it will be- better than ever, and Sheets at 50 per cent. comm. every effort has been made to place SANFORD, W., Portsmouth, R. I. the foremost writers of the world Dealer in fine sets and line packets. Unusec atnong its contributors. There will be entire U. S. env. cat. ® 25c only 6e. two articles by two daughters of Queen Victoria; Mr. Gladstone, the most eminent living statesman, who Exciiai)ge JDep’t. has for the third time written an arti cle expressly for The Companion; Sir A 35 word notice in this column Free Edwin Arnold, W . Clark Russell, Clias. with each subscription. Dickens, Frank R. Stockton, J. T. Trowbridge, Mark Twain, Cy War- I will exchange albums, hingesand stamps man, the famous locomotive engineer, for rare U. S. I). M. Merrill, 57 E. Fifth St., and more than a hundred other writers St. Paul. Minn. who are known the world over. Full A 2>c book for every 6 stamp papers sent nte, no sample copies accepted. 100 stamps Prospectus and specimen copies sent for every 4 Match and Medicine stamps sent free upon application. Price $1.75 a me. David B. Crockett, Avondale, N. J. year. It comes every week. Finely Several Exchanges were crowded out of this illustrated. The Youth’s Companion. issue. Boston, Mass. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Burlington, Cedar Rapids * Northern R'y. THE CEDAR RAPIDS ROUTE. DIRECT LINE TO * * a l l p o i n t s nsr Tcxqs, Otjlcjliomq ^ Gqlifo^qiq. Call on B. C. R. & N. Agents for information, or address, J. MORTON, Gk T. P. A., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Wotsieffer’s Removed Our Original Style of Advertising is copied by many. See our SPECIALTIES CIRCULAR. It is full of good things. Aro ou selling or buying stamps? We can do uslness with you either way. Wc handle collections entire. We buy all kinds of stamps. What have you? What do you You want some want? Note our NEW ADDRESS. BARGAINS IW P. M. Wolsieffer, 181 Wabash Ave. Chicago, Illinois. Removed Specialties. Stamps DROP THE IDEA Of Stamp Col Look Here: lecting till you see my G uatemala-13 var.-eat. at 72c only, 30e. price-list. The latest Salvador-U var.-cat a t 70c only, 25c. one is loaded with good .Iapan-21 var.-cat. at 28c on ly. 10c. things for your col Jamaica-12 var.-cat. at 52c only, 20c. Honduras-7 var.-cat at 44c only, 15e. lection. Get It and get Iceland-5 var.-cat a t li)c only. 07c. It quick. A postal will Hong’ Kong-13 var.-cat a t 78c only, 90e. fetch it to your door. Baden-10 var.-cat. at 25c only. 10c. Austria-5 var.-cat. at 99c only, 10c. E. T. Parker, Bethlehem, Penn. Ecuador-12 var.-cat at 38c only, 15c. Branch Store: 30 East 23 St., N. Y. City. Costa Uiea-8 var.-cat. at 25c only. 10c. ltaly-J5 var.-cat. at $1.01 only 25c. Mexieo-44 var.-cat. at$1.35 only 50c. Collector’s Look. Heligoland-14 var.-cat. at 42c only 10c. 3000 stamp hinges, 25c. 50 Blank Approval Nicaragua-18 var.-cat. at 04c only 25c. Sheets, 20c. One Years subscription to the Corea-3 var.-cat. a t 15c onlv (fie. Evergreen State Philatelist. 25c, Total, 70c Ham burg-7 var.-cat. a t 21c only 05c. You can get all the above for a 40c Postal Hayti-tl var.-cat. at 38c only 15c, Note or Money Order. Send to-day sure. Columbian Hep.-5 var.-cat. at 15c only 05c. Argentine Hep.-31 var.-cat. at 89c only 30c. Chi le-12 var.-cat. at 31c only 10c. FRIXTTIXTGL Belgium-12 var.-cat. at 41c only 15c. Brazll-12 var. cat. at 46c only 15c. 1000 gummed labels with your name Bollvla-fi var.-cat at 26c only 10c, and address plainly printed on them, Egypt-22 var.-cat. at 89c only 30c. for 25 cents. The Philatelic Star one year for 15 cents. C. W. Parker, Printer. You want some fine 232 Cook Ave. Meriden, Conn. approval sheets at My new 1895 list and a U. S. stamp cataloging 20c for one dime (silver) per cent, commission? and a stamped envelope for reply. N. E. CARTER, Delavan, Wisconsin. you send a good refer U. S. Revenues to sell at 1, 2 and 3 cts. each, ence we will send you 50 cents Post-free. 25 var. stamps FREE. FRED W. KAUPP, Taunton, Mass. WiniTEwissa Stamp Cn.T When answering advertisements Lock Box 235, always mention The Pipestone Pipestone, Minn. Philatelist. / Gan You Beat If? X J . s . at 33 1-3 per cent. off. For the next 30 days I will send out good U. S. at 33 1-3 per cent, discount from CATA LOGUE Prices on receipt of a cash deposit. D. M. MERRILL,, 57 East ESftH St. Sit. Paul. Minn. Alwaya rn.on-fci.ora fcho PIPESTONE PHILATELIST The Pipestone Philatelist. Monthly journal ¡¡¡for Stamp Collector«. Official Organ of the MINNESOTA PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION. (Org. Feb. 15th, 1895.) Vol. I. PIPESTONE, MINN., JULY, 1895. No. 8. Written for T he P ipestone Ph ilatelist. A Big Boom. OHIO NOTES. The Michigan Philatelist has been chosen the Official Organ of the L. A. P. and the dues have been reduced to Mr. F. N. Reed, of Foot, Reed & Co., 25c a year. Every philatelist should Wholesale Milliners, of Cleveland, is join at once. Besides the fine Official spending the summer in Europe. Mr. Organ, which every member receives Reed has one of the finest collections free each month, there is an Exchange of stamps and Indian Relics in the Department, a Library, Auction Dep’t. country. His expenditures during 1894 etc. This society cannot help but have on the Indian Relic collection alone “ A Big Boom” with such hustlers as are said to have been $2500. Kramer, Kissinger and Bettesworth at W. S. Kinzer, the Canton dealer, has the head. It has been decided not to returned from a business trip to Balti hold a convention this year, but there more, Md., Harrisburg, Pa., and other will be an election this year. Wait! points in the east. for the convention in 18%. Send at once to Chas. G. Hart, Pipestone, The Columbians which a month ago Minnesota, for an applicaton blank. were so plentiful at nearly every Ohio Post-office are now exhausted, and only a couple of offices have any at all, not even the 8c denomination, Carrier* H e 11 icy le*. which they all had in quantity for a W a sh in g to n , June 12. —Modern ap long time. pliances for hasteu.ng wortc a re being Collecting booms in Columbus and rapidly adopted by iiie postoffi e de Cincinnati, but unfortunately some of partment. In addition to the wide use the new collectors seem not as honest being made of the trolley cars in the as might be desired. I understand the various cities, the department is en Inspector at Cincinnati had several couraging the use of the bicyole by in cases reported to him recently. dividual ( arriéra, both in delivering Mr. H. A. Ammann, the Orrville and collecting mails, wherever the con philatelist, recently purchased the dition of the streets and roads make it large stove and plumbing business, probable that a saving of time will be formerly conducted by A. C. Stuck & effected. Co. B u c k e y e . Next Universal Postal Convention. W a sh in g to n , June 21.—At the con ference heid here between Director Portugal has announced her inten Hohn of the Universal Postal Union at tion of issuing a celebration stamp in Berne, Switzerland, and Assistant 1897, commemorating the discovery of Postmaster General Neilson, it was de cided to beg.n the meeting of the Inter the East Indies. national Postal congress to be held It is said that no more postal cards here, in lb97, on the first Wednesday with paid replies are to be issued. No in May. About six weeks will be de voted to the session. official statement has been made to that effect yet. 2 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Written for The P ipestone P hu.ATEMSt, PHILATELY IN THE SUMMER. STRAY NOTES. When the hot season comes and everybody is thinking-about a vacation The Texan Philatelist has of some sort, too many stamp collectors been changed from a monthly to put away Philately from them, not to a semi-monthly. A step in the occupy themselves with it again till fall or perhaps never after, says an right direction, Bro. Lowry. exchange. Of course this is all as Col. Seebeck must be pleased wrong as it can be, but the average at the many complimentary philatelist does not seem to feel enough interest in the science to resist notices he has been getting distracting influences. Now what we through the philatelic press. want to say to a certain class is this: Don't forget to vote for Detroit When you go away from home to spend the summer, then is your grand chance for the seat of the P. S. of A. to see other collectors and get new convention for ’96. ideas from them, giving in exchange Mr. W . Strong, of Brownstown, points you have found useful. At the mountains or at the seashore you will Mich., was recently married to run across people from all over the Miss Sarah LaFleur. country and of necessit}’ there will The election of L. J. Kramer be some philatelists among them, seek these out and make their acquaintance, for Auc. Mgr. of the P. S. of A. you will always be glad afterward that seems assured. He’s the man for you did it. If you go to any city or the position. town where there is a dealer located, call on him and talk over the latest Mr. G. L. Rivers, the well- news in philatelic circles. See if a known Southern dealer, has retir philatelic society can be organized in ed from the philatelic field. “ The the place and if there are a sufficient cat came back,” so may Mr. R. number of collectors there, get them interested in the subject and aid them We hope that the collectors of alt you can. If you have a chance to Wisconsin will succeed in start interview a dealer in counterfeits do ing a state society and republish so and take his measure for future reference. A tour of investigation the Badger State Philatelist. with results most favorable to your Chas. G. Hart is the man for self may be pleasantly joined to a Librarian of the L. A. P. vacation trip. A philatelist who is wideawake will think of all these B. J. Bishop, of Wyandotte, things and seek the work of Philately Mich., has sold his fine collection. not only at home in his room but when out among strangers. Besides who His specialties were Sweden and knows but some day jrou will tumble Switzerland which countries he upon one of the leading dealers, phil had nearly completed. He is now atelic publishers or pioneer collectors collecting entire sets. of the country when enjoying yourself at a resort. Make the most of your It is said that Mr. S. L. W ing, opportunities and you will draw of Cold water, Mich., is to be amusement from them if nothing better. married at an early date to Miss Kittie Jones, of Detroit. Con gratulations S. L. Say Boys, Clifford W. Kissinger would make an able Secretary for the See that your vote is cast for American Philatelic Association, and B. J. Bishop for Treas. of P. S. should have the vote from every mem of A. He is on the winning ber of the Association. tick et. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. 3 Are you going to Denver? PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. If not, be sure and send your proxy^ as Cl I AS. G. HART, Editor. soon as possible to Roy B. Bradley, Abilene, Texas. PIPESTONE, - MINNESOTA. A movement is now on foot to have Subscription Rates:- the 1896 conventions of both the S. of P. and the A. P. A. at Gettysburg, U. S., Canada and Mexico, ISc a year. Pa., near the sight of the Gettysburg All other Countries, 30c a year. battlefield. Subscriptions must commence with current number. It is rumored that St. Paul will soon have a stamp Journal, with Messrs Advertising- Rates:- Merrill, Mason and Bruederly as 1 mo. 3 mo. 6 mo. 1 yr. the publishers. 1 Inch . 30c. 75c 1.25 . 2.25 Gus. Luhn, it is said, will continue 2 Inches. - 50c 1.25 2.55____ 4.25 the publication of the Southern Philatel >4 Col. 1.10 3.00 . 5.00.. 9.00 ist, in the near future. 1 Col... 2.00 5.00.. 9.00...15.00 Mr. Max Menzel, one of the best TE R M S:- P o s i t i v e l y CASH in known philatelists in Southwestern a d v a n c e . No Advertisement inserted Minnesota, of Pipestone, took a trip to unless accompanied b y C a s h . Remit St. Paul the first part of June. While in Postal Note, Rank Draft or Express in the city he had the pleasure of meet Money Order. REFERENCE:- 1st ing Messrs Merrill, Lambert and National Bank, Pipestone, Minnesota. Thiessen. HTe will exchange i or mere copies with all C. H. Mekeel Stamp & Pub. Co., has papers devoted to Philately, -end marked copy. our thanks for one of their fine calen dar blotters. Make all Postal Notes, Drafts and Money Orders, payable to F. W. Kaupp, of Taunton. Mass., CHARLES G. HART, has sent us one of his Trilby packets. L. B. 235, Pipestone, Minnesota. It contains U. S. revenues, and is worth the price asked (10c.) Address all communications to the above address. Are you a member of the M. P. A? Entered at the post office at Pipestone, R. M. Bettesworth, of Chicago, is Minn., us second-class matter, Feb. 4th. IS!(5. acting as Sec. of the L. A. P. until the next election. Editorial. The S. of P. Convention will be held Are you a member of the M. P. A? at Clayton, (Thousand Islands,) N. Y., on Aug. 16-17. Vote for I. E. Patterson, for Sec., of the L. of A. P. at the next meet. Are you a member of the M. P. A? See that you vote for C. W. Kissing Mr. O. K. Carstarphen, of Denver, er for Pres., and E. Paget, Vice-Pres., Col., who is a candidate for Secretary at the next P. S. of A. convention. of the P. S. of A. is also a candidate for Pres, of the Q. C. P. S. Mr. Be sure and vote for R. M. Bettes Carstarphen is a distinguished philat worth for President and L. J. Kramer elist and should receive the vote of all. for Vice-President of the L. A. P. L. J. Kramer is the man for Auc. C. J. Tyren, of Minneapolis, Minn., Manager of the P. S. of A. See that Vice-President of the M. P. A ., it is you vote for him. said is an enthusiastic wheelman. We see by the newspapers that he has been Are you a member of the M P. A? admitted into the three minute class. The Texan P hilatelist has been chang Subscribe for the P ip e s t o n e P h i l a t e l is t , n o w , while the subscription ed from a monthly to a semi-monthly price is only 10c a year. publication. 4 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. M. P. A. Convention, 1895. LOOK HERE! We have decided to continue As the time approaches for the the offer we made last month, first annual convention of the M. and we will take subscriptions, P. A., I wish to call your atten this month o n ly, at 10c for a tion to the Capitol City as a whole year. Send the 10c today proper point for the convention. and enclose a stamped and ad In the first place the State Fair dressed envelope and we will will be held in September, and send you a packet of 50 mixed the railroads always make a very stamps free. This Journal will low rate about one fare for the have a cover and from 4 to 12 pages round trip during- “ Fair W eek.” of the best philatelic reading each This would enable many to attend month. Be wise and send that reside at a distance and the 10c at once. If you do not would not attend if the regular enclose the stamped and address full fare was in force. As for ed envelope with your subscrip attractions we can offer you the tion we will not send you the fine finest, among- which are Fort packet of stamps. Snelling one of the oldest and finest forts in the northwest; a A special from Washington, short distance from the fort is the dated July 2d, says: Official world famous Minnehaha Falls; figures complied at the postofflce step aboard the car and you will department show that the total soon find yourself at Como Park number of stamps of all kinds the finest and largest in the state. issued to postmasters during the Beautiful Lake Minnetonka and fiscal year just closed was 2,822, White Bear are only a few miles 000,000, valued at 656,885,418. from the city. The city abounds This amount is an increase in in great buildings fine hotels and valuation of 64,000,000. pleasant drives. Members will “ Denver up to Date,” is the also have a chance to gaze upon title of a handsome little folder Mr. Wm. Thiessen’s famous col which we have received from our lection of 8,000 varieties, one of old friend Louis J. Kramer, of the finest in the U. S. Mr. Elkader, Iowa, who is a candidate Thiessen is a true philatelist and for Auction Manager of the P. S. takes pleasure in showing and of A. Among the contents is a explaining anything about his fine picture of Mr. Kramer. If collection. Cast your vote for Louis is as prominent among the the convention of the M. P. A , members of the society as he is 1805, for St. Paul and you will handsome, there is not a bit of receive a hearty welcome. doubt but what he will be elected. C. E . T h a y e r . The withdrawal of Lewis G. It is stated that the highest price Ouackenbush in favor of Hamil ever paid for a postage stamp was re ton for the Vice-Presidency, will cently paid by an English dealer in no doubt augment the lively in purchasing the 1 and 2 pence of the terest already taken in the con first issue of Maurtius, the price beinjr S3,400 each. — Ex. te s t.— E x. THE IM PESTONE PHILATELIST. 5 Vote These Tickets. MINNESOTA PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION OFFICERS. L. A . P . President—E. It. Aldrich. Benson. Vice-Pres.—C ,T. Tyren, Minneapolis. Pres.— R. M. Bettesworth. Secretary—C, E. N. Howard, 636 Summit Ave.. St. Paul. Vice-Pres.— E. J. Kramer. Treasurer—G. W. Achard, Minneapolis. Sec.— I. E. Patterson. Exchange Supt.—L. G. Lambert. 131 Sum mit Ave.. St. Paul. Treas.— E. B. Jones. Librarian— C. G. Hart. Pipestone. Trustees—D. M. Merrill, C. E. Thayer, J. Ex. Supt.— W. H. Kessler. M. Patrick, St. Paul, Pur. Agt.— S. L. Wing-. Official Organ—Pipestone Philatelist. Auc. Man.— Wm. Miller. SECRETARY’S REPORT. Attorney— E. Mather. C. D.— R. A. Mason. Changes in address. Libr.— Chas. G. Hart. Harry Rosen burg, 1375 Edger- Trustees— L, J. Kramer; G. C. ton St., St. Paul. W olf; John Kill. Convention Seat— Detroit. APPLICATIONS. Philip Dick, Jr., St. Peter. P. S. of A. tiefs.-L. G. Lambert, Wm. Mallgren. Pres.— C. W . Kissinger. W. L. Parker, Farmington. Vice-Pres.— Every Paget. Refs.-C. G. Hart, I>. M. Merrill. Sec.— O. K. Carstarphen. The above applications have been Treas.— B. J. Bishop. received and will be admitted into Int. Sec.— Frank H. Drown. membership provided no objection is Ex. Supt.— I. E. Patterson. filed before August 1st. Pur. Agt.— W . H. Bruce. C. E. N. H o w a r d , Sec. Auc. Man.— L. J. Kramer. Attorney— J. R. Keech. C. D.— W . H. Kessler. The postoffice department is Ad. & Sub. A gt.— B. Russell. making arrangements to change Trustees— W . McMullin; H. F. the material of which locks on Bartlcs; H . Moeller. mail pouches are made from iron Convention Seat— Kansas City. to aluminum. The aluminum locks will cost a great deal more Golden Days is the Prince of orignally than those made of iron, all Juvenile publications. It is but the result will be, according now 16 years old, which is the to the postoffice officials, a saving average age of its readers. It is which will astonish the uninitiat a paper for the whole family and ed. It is estimated that there are is still read by many who read in use today 700,000 postal pouch the tirst number. The Stamp locks. They weigh nearly a Column is an interesting feature, pound a piece. The U. S. pays its chief distinction being that it the railroads an average of 8c a isn’t like other stamp columns. pound for carrying the mails. Among other features is Cycling By changing the locks from iron notes, which are very interesting. to aluminum, it is estimated will S3, a year, 6c a copy. Sample save the government the enor copy free. James El verson, Pub., mous sum of $1,260,000 per Philadelphia, Pa. an n u m . (> THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Exchange Dep’t. A 35 word notice in this column Free Can have a ONE Inch ad. ONE time with each subscription. in A L L the following- papers for a Money Order for $1.80, I will exchange albums, hinges and stamps Puli, price per 1 i itch. for rare I T . S. D. M. Merrill, 57E. Fifth St., Michigan Philatelist, $ .50 St. Paul. Minn. Phil. Newsletter, 1.00 1 will {rive one pound of Philatelic papers for Pipestone Philatelist. .30 any of the following:- Michigan Philatelist, Vol. Rocky Mountain Stamp, .50 1, Nos. 1 and 2, and the Eastern Philatelist, Vol. Total pub. price, $2.30 14, No. 6. The above must be in good condition All for a Money Order for $1.80 or will not be accepted. Chas. 14 Hart, Pipestone, Address, with a Money Order for $1.80, Minnesota. and copy for ads., to 1 good stamp cat. at not less than 2c given for each large phil. paper. 20 tine var. including old Chas. G. Hart, Pipestone, Minn. U. 8. and British Colonials for every covered phil. paper. Not less than ten taken at once. 1 E. Patterson, Wyandotte, Mich. A brand new hard rubber fountain pen for §2.00 Dealers Directory. worth of stamps from sheets. 10 unused stamps for every 15 stamp papers sent me. T. R. Vaughn, Box 534, Oshkosh, Wii. A 2 or 3 line card in this column one I will exchange U. 8. and Foreign stamps for year SI.00. 6 months 50c. International Album or any album as good and for approval sheetB and hinges. Wm. N. Moore, BRADLEY, Roy, B-, Abeline. Tex. Windoni, Minn. Send for a free sani pie copy of thè Lone Stai- To Exchange: A Stamp Collector! Souvenir State Philatelist. (finecondition) cost 50c. To trade for 50c cat. val. of good U. S. Also one copy Our Catalogue for 50c worth of U. S. 1 copy Albrecht’s cat of FRENCH, R. W., Hartland, Wash. IT . S. for 25c worth of U. S. 1 color-chart for 50c Sample cqpV of the Evergreen State Phila worth of U. S. All the above are in good telist FREE. Send at once. condition. I. E. Patterson, Wyandotte, Mich. JONES. E. B.. Ruthven, Iowa. Wanted.—Philatelic literature. Large lots or Send at once for a copy of my Check List small ones in exchange for same or U. 8. and Can. of Philatelic Literature. Price 25c, Revenues, also foreign Revenues, U. 8. postage, 22 var. Columbian envelopes unused, or if cheap KRAMER, L. J., Elkader, Iowa. for cash. Write me. Ren. E. Cleaver, Reading, Philatelic papers wanted. Printing press Penn. P. 8. of A. 434. for sale or exchange. Vote for B. J. Bishop, for Treas., of KISSINGER, C. W., 1030 Penn St. Reading. Pa. The Stamp Collectors Hand- the P. S. of A. liook. Prices, 25c and 50c. Lambert, L. G., 151 Summit Ave., St* Vote for Kramer for Auc. Man. of Paul. Minn. Mexican Revenues on approval at 50 per cent discount. Send Society No. I the P. S. of A. take Columbians in ex. at Scott’s prices. If you vote for Kramer for Vice MERRILL, D. M., Importer of and dealer in postage stamps for collections. 57 President of the L. A. P, you vote for E. Fifth st., St. Paul, Minn. the right man. Parker, Charles W., 232 Cook Ave., Meriden, Conn. 200Envelopes printed with your card on for a 35 cent Postal Note. Bettesworth is the next Pres, of SANFORD, W., Portsmouth, R. I. the L. A. P. Vote for him, sure. Dealer In fine sets and fine packets. Unused entire U. S. env. cat. @25c only 6c. What’s the matter with Patterson? “TRILBY” is the name of my H e’s all right, and is going to be the packet that contains 15 var. U. S. revenues. Price. post-free 10c. F. W. Kaupp. Taunton, next Sec. of the L. A. P. Vote for him. Mass. THE CEDAR RAPIDS ROUTE. DIRECT LINE TO & & J^TSTID ALL PO IN TS 11ST 'Fexqs, O^lqlioiriq ^ Gqlifoi'qiq. Call on B; C. R. & N. Agents for information, or address, J. MORTON, G-. T. P. A., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Wolsieffer’s Removed Oar Original Style of Advertising is copied by many. See our SPECIALTIES Can You Beat This? CIRCULAR. It is full of good things. Are ou selling or buying stamps? We can do usiness with you either way. We handle A ONE Inch advertise collections entire. We buy all kinds of ment in all the following stamps. What have you? " What do you want? Note our NEW ADDRESS. papers ONE time for only P. M. Wolsieffer, 181 Wabash Ave. Chicago, Illinois. Removed Specialties. MONEY ORDER ONLY. Pub. Price. DROP THE IDEA Evergreen State Phil. - - 50c. Of Stamp Col Pennsy, - - - 5 0 c . lecting till you see my price-list. The latest Springfield Philatelist, - 50c. one is loaded with good Pipestone Philatelist, - - 30c. tilings for your col Bay State Philatelist, - - 50c. lection, Getitandget Lone Star State Phil. - 50c. it quick. A postal will fetch it to your door. Dixie Philatelist - - - 50c. E. T, Parker, Bethlehem, Penn. Total Pub. price, $3.30. Branch Store: 30 East 23 St., N. Y. City. Our price only, $2.67. You can have a different “ ad.” in END a good reference or each paper if you wish. Remit with a cash deposit of not less Money Order for $ 2.67, and the copy than SI. 00 and receive for the different “ ads.” To S some fine approval sheets. Ghas. Gr. Hart, Winnewissa Stamp En., L. B. 2 3 5 , Lock Box 235, PIPESTONE, - MINN. TST’Send at once for pamphlet containing Pipestone, Minn. Advertising Clubs. Send a stamp for postage. ' C ollectors Look;. D ealers Look. U. S, Stamps, 3000 stamp hinges. 25c. 50 Riank Approval Sheets, a)c. One Tear's subscription to the My new 1895 list and a U. S. stamp Evergreen State Philatelist. 25c, 50 envs. with your card in the corner. 20e. M inch cataloging 20c for one dime (silver) ‘•ad.” in the Evergreen State Philatelist two tim es, 50c. 100circulars printed not to be and a stamped envelope for reply. over 25 words, 20c. T otal, »1.60. All for a $1.00 Money Order. NO N. E. CARTER, Delavan, Wisconsin. STAMPS TAKEN. J C. W. Parker, Printer. 232 Cook Ave. Meriden, Conn. lO cents FREE. Fine approval sheets of all grades of stamps at reasonable prices. Each appli lank approval sheets cant giving good references and enclosing 3c stamp will receive, fork, a Department l O O , 3 0 c . stam p cat. a t 10c. Stam ps purchased for spot cash. Exchange Solicited. ntlCK B LIST FR E E . 5 0 0 , SL^25. W. S. Kinzer, Canton, Ohio. 1000, $2 .00. Good stamps and collections purchased. Get my prices before selling elsewhere. When answering advertisements W.taT’Mention S. Kinzer, the "P. P.” Canton, When you Ohio. write always mention The Pipestone to advertisers. Philatelist. \ä\ IBUUILI!] P ipestone Philatelist iCHflS. G. H|HRT.|iCHflS. IETN, NN, ^ , N IN M PIPESTONE, e U HI LOOK AT THIS! dan You Beat It? TJ. S. at 33 1-3 per cent. off. For the next 30 days I will send out good U. S. at 33 1-3 per cent, discount from CATA LOGUE Prices on receipt of a cash deposit. % D. M. MERRILL, 57 East Fifth St. St. Paul, Minn. msntioKi the PIPESTONE ATELIST. The Pipestone Philatelist. ij$ Monthly Journal ÎTor Stamp gollccterd. Official Organ of the MINNESOTA PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION. (Org. Feb. 15th, 1895.) Vol. I. PIPESTONE, MINN., AUGUST, 1895. No. 9. Written for T he P ipestone Ph ilatelist. Written for T he Pipestone Ph ilatelist. DHin NOTES. False Surcharges. I have a letter from a prominent A number of philatelists recently philatelist of Seattle, Wash., and he met in Toledo and organized a state encloses a copy of one of the surcharges association. Only a few of the new that are being made and sold in that members belonged to the old Ohio city. The stamp he sent is the 1 cent, Philatelic Association, which by their brown, 1881 issue of Ecuador. Run support, they might have made an ning up and down on it is the word, organization of some influence. We OFISIAL, printed with a rubber stamp trust the new organization will have a in purple ink, and the letters are very steady growth and be a success, but much blurred. A small font of rubber the chances are it will have but a brief type and an ink pad, which costs about existence. 15 cents, is all the false surcharger needs. I am informed that these The swindler Wilson, of Toledo, stamps have also appeared with about whom so much has been publish OFISIAL running across the stamp. ed in the papers, has been supposed I think by the looks of the stamp, that by many to be no other than the this work is being done by beginners, notorious A. B. Quigley, and now and that all of the collectors should comes the report from a reliable source, resolve to have nothing to do with any that Wilson’s landlady was shown false surcharges or speculative issues. pictures of Quigley, and at once identi I think that if this was done that Mr. fied them as one and the same. Quigle3- Seebeck and these others would have must have returned from South to-do something else besides making America, if, indeed, he was ever there. postage stamps, not to be used for It is more likely that those lettersfrom postage, simply for collectors to buy, him were sent down there to be mailed and just as long as collectors buy them by some friend, and thus give the they will continue to be made. impression that he was far away and X . Y . Z. little to be feared. He is certainly the worst fraud dealers have ever had to contend with, and it is to be hoped he The Portland Trustees. will finally be captured, and pay the penalty of the law he has so many Every philatelist, should vote for the times violated. He would have so Portland, Oregon, Trustee candidates many charges against him that he of the P. S. of A. Probably all of the would stand a good show to spend the offices will be filled by candidates from rest of his life in prison. the east except Vice-President, Chas R. Tressel, Lieut, of Police, of Secretary and Trustees. We do not Cleveland, was a visitor in Canton re doubt but what Messrs McMullin, cently. He took his collection along Bartels and Moeller, the Portland can and some of the vacant spaces h&d didates for Trustees, will be elected by been filled, when he returned. A mag a handsome majority. The Portland nificent $1. (large) Proprietary is one candidates are all good men, indeed of the good things his collection con better could not be chosen. Let every tains. member vote for the Pacific Northwest candidates for Trustees, and thus put Buckeye. an able set of men in a prominent place. 2 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Exchanges Notice. CIIAS. G. 1IART, Editor. We have sent a copy of this Journal to nearly all philatelic papers publish PIPESTONE, - MINNESOTA. ed every month, but yet there are a few who have not put us on their “ X ” Subscription Rate»:- list. We have decided after this month U. S., Canada and Mexico, 15c a year. to send papers onlj' to those who will All other Countries, 30c a year. “ X ” with us. If this notice is marked Subscriptions must commence with you had better put us on your “ X ” list at once and send us a marked copy current number. or your name will be dropped from our Advertising Rates:- list. 1 mo. 3 mo. 6 mo. 1 yr. 1 Inch 30c. . . 75c _ 1.25 . _ 2.25 The Two For 30 Cents. 2 Inches.. 50c__1.25 2.55 . 4.25 yz Col 1.10...3.00... 5,00... 9.00 We have made arrangements with 1 Col... 2.00 ..5,00... 9.00...15.00 the publishers of the Ban State Phila telist, whereby we can send you that TERM S:- POSITIVELY CASH in high-class philatelic publication one a d v a n c e . No Advertisement inserted year together with this Journal one unless accompanied by C a s h . Remit year, for 30c, which is the price of the in Postal Note, Bank Draft or Express Ban State Philatelist alone. This is Money Order. REFERENCE:- 1st a big bargain and you should send at National Bank, Pipestone, Minnesota. once. Remit in unused 1 and 2c U. We will exchange 2 or more copies with all S. stamps or Money Order. toChas. G. papers devoted to Philately- Send marked copy. Hart, Pipestone, Minnesota. Make all Postal Notes, Drafts and Money Orders, payable to REMOVED. Chas. W. Parker, of ' CHARLES G. HART, Meriden, Conn., has moved his Job L. B. 23a. Pipestone, Minnesota. establishment and stamp store to 38 Address all communications to the Wood St. above address. The P. S. of A. convention will convene at Denver, CoL, on t lie 27th of Aug.. attd soon Entered at the post office at Pipestone. after receiving this issue, those members Minn., as second-class matter, Feb. 4th. lwifi. whose dues are paid will be called upon to elect a new set of officers for our ever popular society, says the Evergreen State Are you going to Denver? P hilatelist. W'e wish to make our last plea If not, be sure and send your proxy, as for recognition of the Pacific Northwest in the coming election. We can truly say soon as possible to Roy B. Bradley, that no one could be better qualified to till Abilene, Texas. the position of Trustees than those nomi nated by the Pacific Northwest. This section Are you a member of the M. P. A? of the country could have followed the ex amples of others and nominated good men See that you vote for C. W. Kissing for each and every office, hut we feel that er for Pres., and E- Paget, Vice-Pres., equity demands that noeity. or even state should ask for, or receive support for more at the next P. S. of A. convention. than one re presen ta t i ve on the official boa id. We are wi 11 i ng t hat o th er seet ions of t he I". Be sure and vote for R. M. Bettes S.should have every other office and the worth for President and L. J. Kramer convent ion seat for *t«5. hut we donsk for 1 he for Vice-President of the L. A. P. office of Trustees. Shall we lx* granted that much? It. is no single city asking for this; L. J. Kramer is the man for Auc. nor even one state, but the entire Pacific Northwest. Now while many undoubtedly Manager of the P. S. of A. See that would prefer to vote fortheirowncandidale you vote for him. under ordinary circumstances, wetriist that in Justice and equity they will support us Every member of the American in this, remembering that every other city Philatelic Association should vote for that has put- nominees in the field for this office, has also several nominees for other Clifford W . Kissinger for Sec., of the offices before you while we only ask for this A. P. A. one, and it is the first request for recogni tion in any philutelIc election from any part Are you a member of the M. P A? of tin* whole Pad tie Northwest-. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Written fo r The P ip e s t o n e P m ii.a t h e is t . Written for T he Pipestone Ph ila telist. Seattle Notes. New England Ndíes. The 50c and Si. stamps have been W. SANFORD. placed on sale at this office. There is a big rush here for the 50c Every collector residing in New claret dues. England should join our flourishing new society “ The New England Phil McMullin. Moeller and Bartles of atelic Association.” The departments Portland. Oregon, are the Pacific are all in fine working order, the Northwest candidates for Trustees of “ Eastern” is the Official Organ, and the P. S, of A. Vote for them at is sent free to all members. Send to Denver. day for an application blank to W. Though the dull season of the year Sanford, Portsmouth, R. 1., and one is at hand, there are several collectors will be sent you by return mail. starting to deal in stamps. The Host Golden Days comes regularly every MINNESOTA PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION week and is a welcome visitor. The OFFICERS. Stamp Column is of chief importance President—E. It. Aldrich, Benson. to philatelists. A large number of V ice-Pres.—G J. Tyren, Minneapolis. Secretary—C. E. N. Howard, (iòti Summit short and continued stories make it Ave., St. Paul. very interesting. Subscription $3.00 a Treasurer—G. W. Achard, Minneapolis. year. Address:- James Elverson, Exchange Supt.—L. G. Lambert. 151 Sum mit Ave., St. Paul. Philadelphia, Penn. Librarian—C. G. Hart. Pipestone, Trustees—D. M. Merrill, G. E. Thayer, J. M. Patrick, St. Paul, Exchange Dep’t. Official Organ—Pipestone Philatelist. A 35 word notice in this column Free SECRETARY’S REPORT. with each subscription. NEW MEMBERS. I will exchange albums, hinges and stamps for rare U. S. I). M. Merrill, 57E. Fifth St,, 31- Philip Dick, Jr., St. Peter. St. Paul, Minn. 32- W . L. Parker, Farming-ton. Dealers Directory. The above will be admitted to mem A 2 or 3 line card in this column one bership upon receipt of dues, (25c.) year $1.00. 6 months 50c. APPLICATIONS. BRADLEY, Roy, B-, Abilene, Tex. Conrad G. Selvig, Rushford. Send for a free sample copy of the Lone Star Refs.-E. R. Aldrich. Chr. Oftedal. State Philatelist. J. L. Mayer, 119 Aldrich Ave. N., FRENCH, R, W.? Hartland, Wash. Minneapolis. Sample cm>y of the Evergreen State Phila Refs.-C. G. Hart. R. G. Hart. telist FREE. Send at once. The above applications have been JONES, E. B,. Ruthven, Iowa, received and will be admitted into Send at once for a copy of my Check List membership provided no objection is of Philatelic Literature. Price 35c. filed before September 1st. KRAMER, L. J., Elkader, Iowa, C . E. N . H o w a r d , Secretary. Philatelic papers wanted. Printing press for sale or exchange. NOTICE. Lambert, L. G., 151 Summit Ave., St. Paul. Minn. Mexican Revenues on approval Votes for the convention seat must at 50 per cent discount. Send Society No. 1 be sent to the Board of Trustees by take Columbians in ex. at Scott's prices. August 15th, 1895. [Signed.] D. M. Merrill. MERRILL, D. M., Importer of and dealer in postage stamps for collections, 57 C. E. T hayer. E, Fifth St., St. Paul, Minn. The two advertising clubs advertis Parker, Charles W., 38 Wood St., ed on the inside of the back cover will Meriden. Conn. 2 K) Envelopes printed with be cancelled on Aug. 10th. If you your card on for a 35 Cent Postal Note. wish to try one or both of the clubs SANFORD, W., Portsmouth, R. I., you had better do so at once, as the Send for a selection of fine Approval Sheets advertising rates in several of the at 50per cent commission. Journals, represented in the clubs, will be advanced, therefore the prices of the clubs will also advance. lank approval sheets If you receive a sample copy of this IOO, 30e. paper it is an invitation to subscribe. B This paper one year, alone, 15c. This 500, $1.25. paper one year and the Bay State Phil 1000, $ 2 .0 0 . atelist one yéar for 50c which is the Good stamps and collections purchased. price of thé latter paper alone. Get my prices before selling elsewhere. W . S. Kinzer, Canton, Ohio. VOTE FOR THE PORTLAND TRUSTEES AT THE DENVER CONVENTION. Wolsieffer’s Removed Our Original Style of Advertising is copied by many. See our SPECIALTIES CIRCULAR. It is full of good things. Are you selling or buying stamps? We can do Can have a ONE Inch ad. ONE time business with you either way. We handle in A L L the following papers for a collections entire. We buy all kinds of stamps. What have you? What do you Money Order for $ 1 .8 0 , want? Note our NEW ADDRESS. Pub. price per 1 inch. Michigan Philatelist, $ .6 0 P. M. Wolsieffer, 7 <97 Wabash Ave. Phil. Newsletter, 1.00 Chicago, Illinois. Pipestone Philatelist. .30 Rocky Mountain Stamp, ,50 Removed Specialties. Total pub. price, $2.30 All for a Money Order for »1.80 Address, with a Money Order for * 1 .8 0 , DROP THE IDEA and copy for ads., to Of Stamp Col lecting till you see my Chas. G. Hart, Pipestone, Minn. price-list. The latest one is loaded with good things for your col lection. Getitandget it quick. A postal will Can You Beat This? fetch it to your door. A ONE Inch advertise E. T. l’arker, Bethlehem, Penn. ment in all the following Branch Store: 30 East 83 St., N. Y. City. papers ONE time for only 50 varieties of fine stamps only 3 cts. post-paid. G. P. Jacobson, Calmar, lo. U. S. Stamps. MONET ORDER ONLY. Pub. Price. My new 1895 list and a U. S. stamp cataloging 20c for one dime (silver) Evergreen State Phil. - - 5 0 c . and a stamped envelope for reply. Pennsy, - - - 5 0 c . Springfield Philatelist, - 5 0 c . N. E. CARTER, Delavan, Wisconsin. Pipestone Philatelist, - - 3 0 c . I O cents FREE. Bay State Philatelist, - - 5 0 c. Fine approval sheets of all grades of Lone Star State Phil. - 5 0 c . stamps at reasonable prices. Each appli cant giving good references and enclosing Dixie Philatelist - - - 5 0 c . 2e stam p will receive, free, a Department stamp cat. at 10c. Stamps purchased for Total Pub. price, $3.30. spot cash. Exchange Solicited. PK1CE LIST FREE. Our price only, $2.67. W . S. Kinzer, Canton, Ohio. You can have a different “ ad.” in each paper if you wish. Remit with Collectors Look.. Money Order for $ 2 .6 7 , and the copy for the different “ ads.” To Dealers Look. :*000 stamp hinges. 25c. SO Blank Approval Chas. G. Hart, Sheets, 20c. One Year’s subscription to the Evergreen State Philatelist, 25c, 50 cnvs. L. B. 2 3 5 , w ith your card in th e corner. 20c. '4 inch ‘ ad.” in the Evergreen State Philatelist two PIPESTONE. - MINN. times. 50c, 100 circulars printed not to be J^”Send at once for pamphlet containing over 25 words, 20c. T otal, * 1 .6 0 . Advertising Clubs. Send a stamp for All for a $1.00 Money Order. NO postage. STAMPS TAKEN. J C. W. Parker, Printer. 38 Wood St., Meriden, Conn. When answering advertisements Mention the “P, P.” When you write always menton The Pipestone to advertisers. Philatelist. Burlgtoi, Cedar Rapids * M e m R’y. THE CEDAR RAPIDS ROUTE. - DIRECT LINE TO * * ** . .A. LTD A L L PO IN TS ITT 'Texqs, O^lqlioniq ^ Cqlifoi'qiq. Call on B. C. R. & N. Agents for information, or address, J. MORTON, G-. T. P. A., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. t ill Pipestone II 1 Philatelist OCTOBER FIRST. GASH DEPOSIT REQUIRED. D. M. MERRILL., 57 East Fifth St. St. Paul, Minn. A l m T s .tioothePZTESTOITE PHILATELIST. The Pipestone Philatelist. -^Fonthlij journal ^Tor ^Stamp ^ollcctor6. Official Organ of the MINNESOTA PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION. (Qrg. Feb. 15tli, 1895.) Vol. I. PIPESTONE, MINN., SEPTEMBER, 1895. No. 10. Leape of American Philatelists. Pres.— Bettesworth. PÉtelic U n s. V-Pres— Kramer. Sec.— Patterson. Below we give the the results T reas.— Jones. of the recent elections, of the Ex. Supt.— Stigeler. three most prominent societies: Auc. Man.— Miller. Philatelic Sons of America. Pur. Agt.— Wing. Libr.— Hart. Pres.— Kissinger. Attorney.— Mather. V-Pres. (U. S.)— Hamilton. Count. Detc.— Treichel. “ (Can.)—Ketcheson. Trustees.— Kramer, W olf, Kill. Sec.— Barnum. Con. Seat ’96.— Minneapolis. Attorney.— Keech. Count. Detc.— Hopkins. Auc. Man.— Kramer. Court Decisions. Ex. Supt.— Brodstone. N. Y. Pur, Agt.— Perrin. Collectors who are in the habit Chicago Pur. A gt.— Wolseiffer. of writing for stamps on approval, Ad. and Sub. A gt.— Edwards. and claiming they got lost in the Ex. Supt. (Can.)— Atkinson. mails, had better be more careful Off. Ed.— Beardsley. in the future, says the Michigan Trustees.— McMullen, Bartels, Philatelist. At the trial of G. M o e ller. White, Jr., at Hartford, Conn., Con. Seat ’% — Minneapolis. recently for stealing stamps, the judge held that the old gag about “ stamps were returned and must American Philatelic Association. have been lost in the m ails,” is of Pres.— Tiffany. no value unless the letter was reg V. Pres.— Davison. istered, and from that we presume Treas.— Chandler. a collector could be held for the Sec.— Kissinger. full value of stamps sent him, un less he can prove his claim of hav Int. Sec.— Stone. ing returned them. One thing is S. and Ex. Supt.— G. Mekeel. very certain, and that is that not Exa. of Stamps.— Flackskamm one-half of the claims made of Libr.— Deats. stamps being lost are true, and it Lit. Ex. Man.— Campbell. is a good thing that dishonest collectors will no longer have that Count. Detc.— Scott. old excuse to shield them. 9 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Written for T he Pipestone Ph ilatelist. Written for T he Pipestone Ph ila telist. n m n n o t e s . A Subject fur Debate, W . L. Moisk. Mr. J. L. Painter, the carriage deal er, of Bellevue, recently sold his fine The most interesting movement that collection to Frank Heim, of the same has ever been begun, is the idea place, and he in turn disposed of it to advanced in the Eastern Philatelist in regard to the adoption of a Philatelic W. S. Kinzer, of Canton. Emblem, I cannot remember this subject being ever broached before and Cleveland is getting- to be a great should such be the case, there is no place for revenue “ finds.” A collector doubt but that it will be matured if the other day showed ine a magnificent the different papers will take the sub lot, certainly worth $100, that he had ject up for discussion. We certainly bought for a few cents. Many a deal need a philatelic emblem very much. er’s stock of revenues has received a It is a noticeable fact that all societies needed addition from Cleveland sources have badges so that they may be dis In fact, revenues are undoubtedly in tinguished from each other should one greater demand than ever before, and of the members meet another on the the catalogue will show some marked street. Hence it would be a very increases in value this winter. If it servicable thing for all philatelists to were not for these “ finds” made every have one universal badge or emblem, now and then over the country, the so that should we meet a fellow col prices would place these stamps out of lector in a strange city, our vocation the reach of ordinary collectors. would make us friends, when other There is a fellow traveling through wise we might never meet. I think a this state, and buying up stamps, rolled gold or silver button with the evidently with the intention of selling words, “ In Philatelis” placed on it them to some dealer, as any dealer in would be the best emblem we could the country will pay more than he take. Should this matter be agitated oifers. For instance, I showed him a to a sufficient extent, we might have a fine 24c 1869, for which he made me the vote taken as to which style would be enormous offer of $1.25. I doubt if he fittest. It will be my earnest endeavor can do much business. In the town to make this proposition a reality, I met him in, he bought several col and every person interested should lections from "kids,” but they were write a letter to some philatelic paper ones a local dealer had refused at the to be published, in which they should same price, so couldn’t have been “ second the motion,” as I do. much. Collectors are not giving their stamps away, and are too wise to dis Two thirds of all the letters written pose of them at the prices this man in the world every day are written in offers, when they can send them to a the English language. dealer and get much more. A dealer is not the despised mortal he was T he P ipestone P hh.atei.ist is a formerly supposed to be, but collectors credit to philately. Its contents show have learned that they are only in the the guidance of a hand and head of business for a reasonable profit, and ability and experience, its typo not to skin them, and that they can graphical appearance is pleasing and be trusted. Of course there are up to date.— Forest & Field. exceptions, but if a collector wants to sell out, I dare say he can’ t do any bet In perforating postage stamps a die- ter than to send his collection to some plate is placed below the needles of a reliable dealer. He will save time and machine carrying 300 needles. As bother, get his money promptly, and about 180,000,000 holes are punched in most cases realize as much if not per day the wear on the die-plate is ex more than he could in any other way. cessive; brass plates wear out in a day, and even steel plates are rapidly de Buckeye. stroyed. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. J Written for The P ipestone P h ilatelist. H. Kessler, 14; W. H. Strong, 8. For Librarian: W . G. McDonald, 22. The M. P. S. Convention. For Auc. Mgr: J .Miller, acclamation. The First Annual Convention of the For Ct. Detec: J. F. Percival, “ Michigan Philatelic Society was held For Pur. Agt: F. L. VanDermark “ in the Cowie Building, Detroit, Aug. Attorney: A. W. Shaw, “ 5th. The convention was called to Trustees: Wing, 14; Bailey, 14; order at 9:30 a. m. with President Champion, 14, Coldwater. Bishop, 4; Wing in the chair and the following Strong, 4; Norton, 4, Wyandotte. F. members present: Geo. E. Ameden, H. Capper, 4; Crittenden, 4; Merrill, 3; A. S. Capper, A. H. Crittenden, A. H. A. S. Capper, 1, Detroit. Convention Kessler, W. H. Kessler, Jr., John seat ’96: Port Huron, 22. Moved by Miller, Detroit; B. J Bishop. I. E. A. H. Kessler, and seconded by W. H. Patterson, W. H. Strong, Wyandotte; Kessler, Jr., that we adjourn. Carried W . G. McDonald, J. T. Percival, C. W. unanimously. Phillips, Port Huron; Edward Palmer, I. E. P a t t e r s o n , S. W. Maywood, New Boston; S. L. Sec. M. P. S. Wing, Coldwater, and S. E. Kirk, Muskegan. The following visitors were present: H. W. Boers and A. R. Wedding Bells. Fernald, Detroit. Total attendance The following article is taken from 19. President Wing made an opening a recent issue of the Wyandotte, address in which he urged the mem (Mich.) Herald, and will be of interest bers not to join for the mere sake of to nearly every philatelist, as Mr. belonging to a society but in order to Strong is a well known collector. We bring them into close fellowship with extend congratulations. The Herald one another. Communications from says: The marriage of Mr. Wilbert Mr. W. H. Barnum and Mr. R. A. H. Strong and Miss Flora Dunivan Mason were read and placed on file. was solemnized Wednesday afternoon The President then appointed the at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. following committees: Credentials, and Mrs. D. Dunivan, near Flat Rock. W. H. Kessler, Jr., A. H. Kessler, J. T. Rev. Chas. Sitnpson pastor of the Percival; Finance, A, S. Cappen, I. E. Methodist church, performed the cere Patterson, W. (J. McDonald; Photo mony. Owing to the recent death of a graph, A. H. Kessler. Convention niece of the bride, the wedding was a then took reccess until 1:30 p. in. quiet affair, only the immediate r e l Reconvened at 1:30 p, m. atives of the contracting parties being As the Treasurer was not present present. The home of Mr. and Mrs. and had sent in no report the commit Dunivan was tastefully decorated for tee on finance was discharged. Report the occasion with cut flowers, etc. of committee on credentials. Proxies, The bride wore a handsome gown of W. II. Kc.vilor. Jr.. 4: S. E. Wing. 4: white crepon trimmed with white silk. I. E. Patterson. 2. Total 10. Report After receiving the hearty congratula accepted and cominitee discharged. tions of their friends, the happy couple Report of committee on photograph left for a wedding trip that will include recommended that the photograph of visits to Niagara Falls, Buffalo and members be taken at Hayes’ Studio. other eastern points. They will be Report accepted and committee dis at home in Brownstown after Septem charged. Moved by Patterson and ber 1. seconded by Strong that the dues be reduced to 25c a year. Carried unani mously. Moved that we proceed to “ It’s a good thing push it along.” elect officers for the ensuing year. What? The M. P. A. Join now. Carried. Ballot taken for President: The St. Paul boys are a jolly lot and W. H. Kessler Jr., 13; I. E. Patterson, if you attend the meet on Sept. 13th, 9. For Vice-President: W. J. Law rence, 13; A. S. Capper, 9. For Secre you will have a fine time. tary: I. E- Patterson, 22. For Trea Hurrah, for St. Paul. surer: S. E, Kirk, 18; B. J. Bishop, 2; A. W. Shaw, 2. For Ex. Sup’t: A. Are you a member of the M. P. A? 4 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Written for The P ipesto ne P h il a t e l is t . KANSAS NOTES. CHAS. G. HART, Editor. PIPESTONE, - MINNESOTA. This state has of late shown a few signs of life as efforts are being made Subscription Rates:- by a few members of the P. S. of A. to U. S., Canada and Mexico, 15c a year. organize a branch society. There are All other Countries, 30c a year. 30 or more members of this wide awake society in Kansas, and as the well Subscriptions must commence with known young philatelic author, Roy F. current number. Greene is one of its earliest .members, Advertising Rates:- he will be President of course, as owing 1 mo. 3 mo. 6 mo. 1 yr. to his hard work the society has its 1 In ch ... 30c _ 75c 1.25 .. 2.25 largest member list in Arkansas City 2 Inches.. 50c__ 1.25... 2.55 __ 4.25 and vicinity. A second meeting, to y2 Col___ 1.10 . 3,00... 5.00... 9.00 try and organize was called for Aug. 1 Col___ 2.00. . .5.00.. 9.00... 15.00 1st, in that city, but we have not heard with what success. If organized our TERM S:- P o s it iv e l y CASH in state proposes to be progressive by ADVANCE. No Advertisement inserted making its two young lady members, unless accompanied by C a s h . Remit Trustees. They are Misses Lulu A. in Postal Note, Bank Draft or Express Thorpe and Maude McKinzie of El Money Order. REFEREN CE:- 1st Dorado, and will undoubtly make the National Bank, Pipestone, Minnesota. lone young man attend to business. We will exchange 2 or more copies with ad papers devoted to 1’Liilately, send marked copy. The A. P. A. has quite a membership in Kansas, largely' among the dealers Make all Postal Notes, Drafts and in Kansas City, Kas. and Topeka. Money Orders, payable to Two years ago when the Eagle Phil CHARLES G. HART, atelist was published at Kansas City, L. B. 235. Pipestone, Minnesota. we had a worthy representative among Address all communications to the the philatelic papers. above address. Quite a number of our larger post Entered at the post office at Pipestone offices were so well supplied with the Minn., as second-class matter. Feb. 4th. 18U.Y Columbian stamp “ remainders” in Jan. 1894, that they still have a few E. B. Jones, the prominent Collector denominations on sale. As they have of Philatelic Literature, has moved to make out a monthly report of from Ruthven, Iowa, to 717 Otoe St., Columbian stamps, on hand, they Sioux City, Iowa. will be glad when the last are gone. W . Lionel Moise, the well know phil The new issue of stamped envelopes atelist has moved from Sumter to 402 are getting quite plenty out here, but M. & T. Ins. Bid., 807 Common St., please observe the printing of the New Orleans, La. special request cards now done. For merly they were very neatly printed, Notice D. M. Merrill’s new ad. on but now they look as if executed in a the inside of the front cover. We re second class country printing office. cently saw some of Mr. M ’s sheets of U. S., on which he allows 40 per cent, commission, and we compared each Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News: “ Our stamp with Scott’s prices, and we did publishers will sell the few remaining not find a stamp priced above Scott’s. In several places we found them mark stamps of Seebeck manufacture to ed 5 or 10c lower than Scott’s. His those who may wish them, but there sheets are fine and can’t be beat. after stamps of this character will Do not be afraid to send him a cash have to be secured elswhere, as we do deposit, either large or small, as he is honest and reliable. If yon send him not intend to handle them in any a deposit you will never regret it. shape, form or manner.” THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. 5 5,000,000 CANCELLED STAMPS. Written for T he P ipestone Ph ila telist. II. S. NOTES. A special from Aurora, Ills., of a The dark blue one cent wrapper of recent date says:- Edna R. Brown the current issue will be scarce and Carman of Kaneville, originator of the the one cent envelopes, similar color, famous letter-chain system, started by will be even more so. her for the purpose of collecting can I recently had the pleasure of look celled stamps, still receives several ing over the Columbian stamps of a hundred letters per day, although the brother collector and was quite sur end of the chain was supposed to have prised to notice the number of “ made” been reached several months ago. varieties which he had to show. On The other day among the letters envelopes, used, he had a one cent received, was one from Henry Clancy, border with a four cent center, one of San Diego, Cal., inclosing a check cent border with two cent center, two for S500. Mrs. Brown Carman’s letter- cent border with five cent center, two chain was started about a year ago, cent border with eight cent center, her unique scheme being to secure 1,- five cent with two cent center, four 000,000cancelled postage stamps, which cent with one cent center andeight cent she hoped to sell for enough to pay the with two cent center. The collection expense of hospital treatment for her was a curious one and one which I crippled sister-in-law, Mattie Carman. doubt could be easily duplicated. She wrote letters to three of her The same collection contains a fine friends, who in turn were each to write rare envelope in shape of an albino to three more, and so on until the Columbian. number of fifty was reached. The I recently met with a 2c green on chain was then requested to stop. white envelope on what appears to be Each person receiving a letter was to wove paper, with no lines or water send ten cancelled stamps to Mrs. mark. Whether it was an error or a Carman. The results were wonderful. proof is a question which I have yet For a month letters poured in to the been unable to obtain any answer to. little Kaneville postofifice at the rate The seal brown color of the ten cent of 20,000 a day, and Mrs. Carman Columbian, which was, I believe, only estimates the number of stamps used as the earlier printings, is a shade received at 5,000,000. The crippled variety which is really quite difficult girl has been sent to a hospital and to obtain in mint condition. can be cured. I am imformed by a correspondent that India proofs of the ’70 issue show no secret marks while card proofs, Stories have been current of un being prepared later, show the marks. named crippled girls in unheard of towns, who will be cared for by hos pitals if they can precure 1,000,000 Golden Days comes regularly everj- cancelled postage stamps. The mar week and is a welcome visitor. The ket price of cancelled stamps is 25 Stamp Column is of chief importance cents a thousand, or $250 a million, so to philatelists. A large number of that the hospitals are not making any short and continued stories make it very foolish bargain'with the crippled very interesting. Subscription S3.00 a girls. The hospitals sell the stamps year. Address:- James Elverson, to the stamp dealers. A Belgian ladj’ Philadelphia, Penn. collects stamps for Roman Catholic The Springfield Philatelist, one of the nuns in China, who use them to best papers we receive, is noted for procure girl babies, with, who might being “ always on time” and is out otherwise be thrown out to die; the promptly on time the first of each babies they bring up as Christians. month. This handsome Journal has The current craze for home decora just started a series of pictures of well tions that employ stamps, such as known philatelists. You surely want chairs, plates and fancy bottles, may them. If you do you had better sub account for some of the cancelled scribe at once. Several pictures will stamps.—Ex. appear each month. () THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Written for the P. P. Written for the P. P. Hetrnit Nates. Society Nates, B y “ D e T k o it k k .” The conventions are a thing of the past. Were you a dissapointed can The Michigan Philatelist is now the didate? Official Org-an of the League of Amer ican Philatelists. We suppose some members and even dissapointed candidates are already The Michigan Philatelic Society preparing their little say for next held their first annual convention in year’s candidacy, but we are glad to Detroit, Aug. 5,1895. hear that none bolted to become the It was anticipated by all members President of a new society. present at the M. P. S. convention that The past three months have been they should enjoy a visit from W. H. hummers for philatelic societies. Barnutn, of Cleveland, Ohio, but on Many new recuits joining, some to account of the illness of his father he attend the conventions, others to was unable to attend. help friends with their votes. Mr. Clifford W. Kissinger, the Presi There are a certain class of people dent-elect of the P. S. of A. was a re who send in their application to all cent visitor in Detroit. societies merely for the publication of The lately discovered provisional their name as a member and who due stamp is quite rare they being used never pay a cent of dues. It would be in Detroit for only two days, June 22 a good thing for the Secretaries of all and 23, 1895. societies to correspond with each other Who’d a thunk it! C. W. Kissinger with a view of denying such applicants is a candidate for Pres, of the S. of P. admission. The Collector now reaches its sub We will mail a lc blue 1893 issue U. scribers, bearing a lc stamp. No S. postal card cat. at $.0300 to the more second-class rates for Bobbie person guessing the number of times Miller. Too bad. Kissinger’s name appeared in the The report that Mr. S. L- Wing, of June, July and August, Pennsy. Coldwater, Mich., is to be married to a S inoe J. Detroit “ girl” is an error. He is not to be married to “ Kittie” but will soon have to unite with something, from Written for the P. P. present looks of things. S. L. came The Hungarian Exposition. to Detroit with a pair of white shoes on. Hot boy, he! A short time ago the Hungarian Government issued a stamp, not to be T h e P ip e s t o n e P h ie a t e u s t for used for postage, but as an advertise July was put out in good style and ment for the National Millenium Ex contained considerable news. You are position which is to be held in Buda missing a good thing if you do not get Pest, the capital of Hungary in 18%. it.— Sucker State Stamp. For this purpose the government has issued many thousands of the adver In a recent issue of a prominent tising stamps, and sent them to all newspaper, the following question was postoffices throughout Hungary. Now asked and answered as follows. Ques. all mail which passes through the Is there not a law against using in the postoffices the postmaster puts one of U. S. mails a postal card for the pur these stamps on, in addition to the reg pose of dunning for a debt, and if so ular postage stamp. The stamps are what is the penalty? Ans.—Yes; a for advertising only, and to make fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprison known the National Millenium Expo ment not exceeding five years or both, sition in ’% . The plates for the reg in the discretion of the court. ular Exposition issue of postage If you are a philatelist residing in stamps are being made, and the stamps Minnesota, you should join the M. P. will be out sometime in Nov. or Dec. A. at once. C h a s . Z a r t b a . T11E PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. 7 W ritten for T he Pipestone P hilatelist. Written for the P. P. Minneapolis Notes. CANADIAN NOTES. It has been so long since last I saw BV BIHCHBARK. any mention of doings in the Flour City, and concluding that the rest of Mr. R. M. Miller, of S. of P. fame collectordom might like to hear of the struck Toronto on his way to Clayton. peregrinations of the “ fiends,” I send He thinks Toronto is the cleanest and these few notes. most beautiful city he has ever been in, with the exception of Chicago. If Chas. J. Tvren, the genial Vice-Pres. we turn over the pages of philatelic of the M. P. A., is a devoted cyclist. history we will see mentioned among We rarely see anything of him, save other matters of slight importance that his “ hump,” because of his attraction R. M. Miller attended the World’s to wheeling. (Fall) Fair in 1893 and was sat upon, The Minneapolis contingent voted but not withstanding this fact Mr. M. for St. Paul as the M. P. A. conven is a nice lad. tion seat and all added that during fair The L. A. P. will never become week would seem to be the proper well known in Canada unless they have time. a representative in that country and I Harry S. Swenson is sojourning at would request the officers of this society Minnetonka and the N ew sletter may to appoint a Canadian Vice-President. appear somewhat “ yachty” because of The Dominion Philatelic Association this. Harry is getting out a good the only philatelic society now in ex sheet and deserves success. istence in Canada, has over 100 mem Achard. the soldier, came back from bers and branches will be formed at camp at Lake City looking as brown Toronto, St. Catharines, etc., during as a berry. From the stories he and the coming season. Lambert tell this militia life in camp Henry A. Fowler, it is rumored, has must be a continual round of pleasure. taken unto himself a a wife. If we The rumor is again current that a again refer to the Encyclopedia Phila- stamp store, ground floor, will be one telia for 1893 we will find that, one of the innovations here in a short time. Henry Ades Fowler of Toronto, Can., This has floated so often to the breeze sssued two numbers of a high-class in this city that we hardly know philatelic monthly which, during its whether to believe it or not. short existence on this mundane sphere P l a in T a l k . was termed the Canadian Journal of Philately. Subscription anywhere from SI. to S10.52. It depended on Attention M. P. A’s. which amount you forwarded to the so-called Henry. It is needless to re We are pleased to learn that there mark that when all this Cash came will be a rate of one fare for the round pouring in. and Henry thought he had trip, from all points in this state, a surplus, he contemplated a trip to Chicago. He never came back, say, on all railroads, to the State Fair. for eight weeks. With this low rate every member of the M. P. A. should attend. Be sure The Two For 30 Cents. to be in St. Paul on Sept. 13th, so We have made arrangements with as to be in attendance at the meet. the publishers of the Ban State Phila telist, whereby we can send you that high-class philatelic publication one The Lone Slur State Philatelist, is here year, together with this Journal one to stay, and has already been with us year, for 30c, which is the price of the for a whole year, and continues to Ban State Philatelist alone. This is come every week. It is one of the best a big bargain and yrou should send at papers we receive and we trust that once. Remit in unused 1 and 2c U. Bro. Bradley is meeting with the very S. stamps or Money Order. toChas. G. best of success. Hart, Pipestone, Minnesota. 8 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Treas-Hart. MINNESOTA PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION “ Ex Supt-J J. Waddell. OFFICERS. “ Libr.-Wm N. Moore. President— E. Ii. Aldrich. Benson. Vice-Pres.—C J.Tyren, Minneapolis. “ Trustees.-Howard, Thiessen. Secretary—C. E. N. Howard, fi'iii Summit Merrill Ave., St. Paul. Treasurer—(JL W. Acbard. Minneapolis. All members who will not be able to Exchange Supt.—L. G. Lambert, 151 Sum attend the convention w ill please send mit Ave., St. Paul. their proxies to the Secretary. Cut Librarian—C. O, Hart. Pipestone. Trustees—D. M. Merrill, U. E. Thayer, J. the printed form out of the back cover, M. Patrick. St. Paul. fill out the blanks and send it in. Official Organ—Pipestone Philatelist. C. E. N. Howard, Sec. SECRETARY’S REPORT. NEW MEMBERS. SPECIAL [NOTICE. 33- Conrad G. Selvig, Rushford. The vote for the M. P. A. conven 34- J. L. Mayer, 119 Aldrich Ave. N.,tion seat for ’95 was as follows: Minneapolis. No. votes cast. 13. No. votes for St. Paul, 13. The above will be admitted to mem Convention wrill be held in St. Paul, bership upon receipt of dues, (25c.) Friday, Sept. 13th, 1895. Opening meeting will be called at 10 A. M. APPLICATIONS. Members, on arriving in St. Paul, Eben L. Martin, 2537 Colfax Ave., will please call at 57 E 5th St., and Minneapolis. prograine wTill be given them. Refs.-L. G. Lambert. C. R. Ferry. [Signed.] D. M. Merrill. Jos. J. Waddell, Mankato. C. E. T hayer. Refs.-Philip Dick, Jr. D. M. Merrill. 4 M. J. McGregor, Rushford. Refs.—C. G. Hart. Geo. H. Julsrud. The Two For 30 Cents. The above applications have been We have made arrangements with received and will be admitted into the publishers of the Hay Stale Phila membership provided no objection is telist, whereby we can send yon that filed before September 1st. high-class philatelic publication one C. E. N. H o w a r d , Secretary. year together with this Journal one year, for 30c, which is the price of the Hay State Philatelist alone. This is The three following tickets have been a big bargain and you should send at nominated: once. Remit in unused 1 and 2c U. 1. For Pres-Howard. S. stamps or Money Order. toChas. G. “ V-Pres.-Meirill. Hart, Pipestone, Minnesota. •* Sec.-Hart. “ Treas.-Thayer. “ Ex. Supt.-Lambert The long looked for International “ Libr.- Philatelist, is at hand, and it isa beauty “ Trustees.-Howard, Merrill, Success to Bro. Beardsley. Thiessen. There will be a special rate on all U. For Pres.-Merrill. railroads to the State Fair. Take ad “ V-Pres.-Howard. vantage of the low rate and go to the “ Sec-Hart. fair. If you go be sure and be in St. “ Treas.-Thayer. Paul on September 13th, so that you “ Ex. Supt.-Lambert. can attend the convention, A grand “ Libr.-P. Dick. time is in store for all members who “ Trustees.-Achard, Petzold and attend the meet. Tyren. 3. For Pres.-Aldrich. If you are a philatelist residing in “ V-Pres.-P. Dick. Minnesota, you should join the M. P, “ Sec.-Howard. A. at once. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. <3 Written for the P. P, Excl?ai)ge IDep’t. CRITICS REVIEW. A 35 word notice in this column Free with each subscription. Affairs Current. I will exchange albums, hinges and stamps BY PTLOMY MENARD. for rare U. S. D. M. Merrill, 57 E. Fifth St ., St. Paul, Minn. Will ex. a loi of stamps, minerals, plants, As Old Sol’s perpendicular pen- "rains, woods, bird eggs, etc. for the same from other sections. Teachers are desired to corres etrators grow more slanting- in pond as we want to enlarge our school collection. descent upon the just, as well as J, H, Stantbaugh, Catlin, Ills. I wish to ex. with collectors having from 1500 to others, the stamp iiend becomes 2000 var. Send me sheets and receive mine. A. more fiendish than ever, ’tis then E. Roeck, Ixonia, Jeff Co., Wis. P. S. of A. 1154. 1 fins stamp, mostly British Coioniats and U. S. that a mad rush is made for the to ex. for every large covered phil. paper. Send bargains in stamps. Too late. me lots of U. S. or N. or S. Amer. stamps and I’ll send line ex. I. E. Patterson, Wyandotte, Mich. That grim-visaged dealer, whose Have you got any 6c, 15c or 30c Col. to ex. for prayerful ad. has slept in apathy, U. S 8c Slier, for the same. Will ex, stamps for printing. What have you got? H. M. Porter unanswered and unread, awakes Stamp Jt Pub. Co., 863 N 48 ¡4 St. Phila., Penn. to the situation, he blows the Have any .Minn, collectors any entire postal cards, envelopes and letter sheets' from Norway, dust from his stamps and takes Sweden, Denmark and colonies to ex, for stamps, stamp papers and hooks. If so send list to Conrad an invoice. What causes the an (». Setvig, member P. S. of A., ,M. P. A,, R. S. C. A, imated look, the twentieth cen Box 64, Uushford, Minnesota. I will give a stamp worth 3c to 5c for each large tury moves to substitute a jaded phil, paper sent me. Will also ex. stamps from countenance and a feeble frame? my sheets for stam(is from yours. II. Conover, 2143 2d St., Marion, Ind. Ah, he is preparing a catalogue. 50 different foreign stamps for 5 good phil. Not governed by the past sum papers, or for a copy of Post Office No. 49. 1 lb. Youth’s Companions for ‘4 1!>. of phil. papers. mer’s bargains but by the immut Moses B. Page, Box 1061, Muscatine, Iowa. able law of supply and demand, Wanted.—To correspond with stamp collectors for the purpose o' exchange or pastime. Ina based upon such principles as McGregor, Box 94, Rttshford, Minn. his invoice may justify. Reader! Phil telic papers to ex. for same. Send for my want list. Lots of “stuff" to ex. for stamp pa We seek rather to point to a pers. Will give 5 for 1 for Western Phil. [871 1-12 i i-5 or A. J. of P. Ill-9 or Amer. Phil. Vl-5. moral than to adorn a tale. Geo. E. t leaver, P. S. of A. 431, Reading, Penn. Strike while the weather is hot. “Paint me as I am” were the Dealers Directory. instructions of Cromwell to the A 2 or 3 line card in this column one artist. “Kramer,” the Iron year Si.00. 6 months 50c. Chancellor of Iowa, chimes out with “take me as I am.” We Flour City Stamp Co., 721S. 7th St. Minneapolis, Minn. Sheets on approval at will take for better or for worse good discounts. References Required. the favorite son of the state where Kessler & Co., Station A, Detroit, prohibition abounds. Mich. Sheets at 40 p. c. off. 100 var. 25c. Hinges, 10c a 1000. B lank Sheets 25c a 100. To run for office is human— to get elected divine. MERRILL, D. M., Importer of and dealer in postage stamps for collections. 57 I would organize a Phil. Press E. Fifth St.. St. Paul, Minn. Club but I am afraid the recruits Parker, Charles W., 38 Wood St., would refuse to grant me admis Meriden, Conn. 200 Envelopes printed with sion, so I’ll spite them beforehand. your card on for a 35 cent Postal Note. Next month I’ll write some SANFORD, W., Portsmouth, R. I., Send for a selection of fine Approval Sheets th in g . P t o l m y . at 50per cent commission. 1Ü t h e it p e s t o n e philatelist . /\ LUNE /\ Rare Volume. OE I Volume III of the not infrequently causes a sonambu- listic public to assume a dignified, Philatelic * Journal f of t America, thoughtful expression. Advertise in Publisher’s price, $3.00. the Springfield Philatel For best offer in stamps. xlO ist and get'good results. x ll E. R. Aldrich, Benson, Minnesota. a dime for 1 whole yr. Fora Sample Copy of the paper with the R e d C o v ^ r . THE MICHIGAN STAMP, - 10 pages of solid reading matter. 12 Bright, Newsy and Original. months for 2 . 5c. Address, xlO Sub. 10c per yr. Adv. 20c per inch. Address, xlO Michigan Philatelist, Coldwater, Mich. Michigan Stamp, Clarion, Michigan. APPROVAL SHLLTS. The Best to be had at ----- R 50 per cent. off. Our Packet No. 33, 50 var. fine stamps References Required. Collections U. S. old issues, high value Columbians Bought For CASH. — m plO South America, British Colonials and H. M. Porter Stamp & Pub. Co., other equally rare stamps. Price 25c. 863 N. 48J-2 St. Philadelphia, Penn. Packet 34. 100 fine var. [no common] price 25c. Send us your name and Approval Sheets at 50 per FREE! address and secure the cent, commission. Send list of REM ARK ABLE BARGAINS in sets and packets of stamps described references. Collections in the 48 pages and cover of our Latest bought for cash xlO Price List, and also a sample copy of Irving E. Patterson, Wyandotte, Mich. F il a t e l ic F a cts a n d F a l l a c ie s , a monthly magazine of high merit. xlO W. SKM.SCHOl’l* & CO., ARE YOU A MEMBER 108 Stockton St. San Francisco, Cal. O F THE Philatelic Sons of America? The largest Philatelic Society in the Boston Stamp-Book. world. 1500 members. Be with the Is a high-class philatelic monthly of majority. Send for blank application 32 or more pages, well edited, in the to ’ xlO interest of collectors, written in Gram C. W. KISSINGER, matical English, finely printed on laid 1030 Penn St. - Reading, Penn. paper. It is up to the times and just what you would expect from a publi cation issued from Boston. It will keep you post ed! It will not descend to personali ties. Can you afford to be without it? Price 50c a year, and your money re turned any time you are not satisfied. T E N stamps cataloging 30c will bring Send for Sample. xlO you a dozen good stamp papers. xlO A. L CASSINO & CO., E. R. Aldrich, Benson, Minnesota. 51 Portland St., Boston, Mass. TILE 1MPESTONE PHILATELIST. Wolsieffer’s Removed Prices Paid for U. S. Stamps: 1847, 5C...... $.30. 1881. 24c...... $ .10. Our Original Style of Advertising 1851, lc...... 10. 1861, 30c______. .15. is copied by many. See our SPECIALTIES 1851, 10c...... 30. 1861,90c. -...... 1.00. CIRCULAR. It is full of good tilings. Are 1851, 12c...... 50. 1869, Ic...... 15. you selling or buying stamps? We can do 1857, 10c...... 15. 1869.10c...... 30. business with you either way. We handle 1857, 12c...... 30. 1869, 6c & 12c. --- . .20. collections entire. We buy all kinds of 1861, 5c...... 12. 1888, 90c...... 35. stamps. What have you? What do you 1861, 13c...... 10. 1800, 90c...... 30. want? Note our NEW ADDRESS. Only Perfect Stamps Wanted. P. M. Wolsieffer, 181 Wabash Ave. plO Chicago, Illinois. A. C. GOODRICH, Maniton, Colorado. Removed Specialties. lank approval sheets E. T. Parker’s l O O , 3 0 c . Priced-List of Postage B Stamps is the tried, faithful friend of 5 0 0 , $1.^25. hundreds of collectors 1000, $ 2 .00. Good stamps and collections purchased. A copy sent to any Get my prices before selling elsewhere. address without W . S. Kinzer, Canton, Ohio. charge. These Can’t Be Beat. Packets Nos. 5*6 contain 20 var. each, 25c each. K. T. Parker, Bethlehem, P Kansas City AJJXTD ALL POINTS 1 1ST Texqs, Ol^lcil^oniq ^ Cqlifoi^qiq. Call on B. C. R. & N. Agents for information, or address, J. MORTON, G*. T. P. A., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Pipestone Philatelist Published Monthly by | ;CH^S. 6. H^RT.f PIPESTONE, MINN, 0 My Excelsior Packet No. 1 containing 25 varieties of stamps to every one sending for Approval Sheets At 50 per cent, discount. Have Sheets at 25 and 331-3 per cent, discount. Give IVIo a Trial. D. M. MERRILL, 57 East F'iftH St. St« Paul, Minn, A l w m T « th« PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. The Pipestone Philatelist. :A) Monthly ¡Journal Kor ¡Stamp Collector*. V o l. I. PIPESTONE, MINN., OCTOBER, 1995. No. 11. Our Lateness. The M. P. A. Convention. The lateness of this issue was caused The First Annual convention of the by sickness of the publisher. The Minnesota Philatelic Association, was called to order by Vice-Pres. Tyren, at November number may be looked for St. Paul, Friday Sept. 13th, at 8:15 p. in about two weeks, as it will be rush m., in the office of C. E- Thayer, with ed out immediately. the following members in attendance: Messrs. Howard, Thayer, Gooding, Thiessen, Gardiner, Merrill, Mitchell and Zimmerman, of St. Paul; P. Dick, “A GOOD THING, PUSH IT ALONG," Jr., of St. Peter; Messrs Tyren, Achard, Breuederly, Swenson and Martin of We take the following- article Minneapolis. Our President Mr. E. R. from a recent issue of the Rush Aldrich, of Benson was in the city, but ford (Minn.) Star. The Rush was unable to be present. Mr. N. E. ford collectors are hustlers. The Carter, of Delavan, Wis., was present as a visitor. Mr. Tyren called Mr. Star says: The stamp collectors Achard to the chair. After the min of this city met at the home of utes of the previous meetings had been Miss Ina McGregor last Monday dispensed with, the convention pro evening- and organized the Rush ceeded to elect officers with the follow ing result:- ford branch of the Philatelic Sons Pres.—E. R. Aldrich of Benson. of America. Ten members and Vice-Pres.—P. Dick, of St. Peter. one applicant were present. Sec.—C. E. N. Howard, of St. Paul. Officers were chosen as follows: Treas.—C. E. Thayer, of M’p’hs- President, Conrad G. Selvig; V. Libr.—C. G. Selvig, of Rushford. Ex. Supt.—G. W . Achard, of M ’p’ls. President, George H. Julsrud; C. D.—W. Thiessen, of St. Paul. Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Trustees—Swenson, Tyren and Ina McGregor; Librarian, Carl Mayer, of Minneapolis. Selvig. Regular meetings will Convention Seat Minneapolis. be held every Friday evening and After speeches by Messrs. Achard and Carter, the convention adjourned an invitation to join is extended at 10:45.—Collector. to all collectors not now in the fold. The- IW. F*. S. The Minneapolis Philatelic Society has been organized with W . R. Young Grand Conclave in 1896. as president; A, Edsten, vice-president; The three largest Philatelic societies G. W. Achard, Secretary; C. Whitley, in America, the A. P. A., L. of A. P.. treasurer; E. S. Stebbins, librarian. and the P. S. of A ., will hold their The organization is in anticipation of annual conventions at Minneapolis, or the meeting in Minneapolis next Aug. vicinity, in August 18%. If you are of the three national societies. not a member of these societies you should join now. Correspond with fellow members and be at the meet and Speaks Far Itself. enjoy an elegant time. Application An advertiser, who had a small ad. blanks will be sent upon application in the last issue of the P ip e s t o n e to Clias. G. Hart, Pipestone, Minn., or P h il a t e l is t , writes, “ I filled over L*. J. Kramer, Elkader. Iowa. 69 orders from my ad. in the last P. P .” 2 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Ever since Mr. R. W. French, of PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Hartland, Wash., issued the first num CHAS. G. HART, Editor. ber of the Evergreen State P hilatelist it PIPESTONE, - MINNESOTA. has met with continued success, and it is today one of our leading Journals Subscription Rates:- and represents philatelia for the U. S., Canada and Mexico, 15c a year. Pacific Northwest. Mr, French, the All other Countries, 30c a year. ever popular editor, writes us that he Subscriptions must commence with current number. will issue a large special number of Advertising Rates:- the E- S. P. for November, which will 1 mo. 3 mo. 6 mo. 1 yr. have a guaranteed circulation of 6000 1 Inch... 30c... 75c... 1.25... 2.25 copies. The edition will cost Mr. 2 Inches.. 50c__1,25... 2.55— 4.25 French over $150. The paper for this % Col___1.10...3.00... 5.00... 9.00 large edition was recently purchased 1 Col___ 2.00. ..5 ,0 0 ... 9.00...15.00 and cost over $75. and weighs some TERM S:- P o s it iv e l y CASH in thing over 1000 pounds. Mr. French ADVANCE. No Advertisement inserted unless accompanied by C a s h . Remit is a hustler and this number will be a in Postal Note, Bank Draft or Express grand success. We would advise every Money Order. REFEREN CE:- 1st advertiser to secure advertising space National Bank, Pipestone, Minnesota. in this issue at once, as it will be seen We will exchange 2 or more copies with all papers devoted to Hhilately. send marked copy. by the large circulation that it will pay you well, and a better place to put Make all Postal Notes, Drafts and Money Orders, payable to your ad, cannot be found. Mr. French CHARLES G. HART, writes that ads. are pouring in, so you L. B. 235. Pipestone, Minnesota. had better secure your space at once. Address all communications to the above address. Mr. A. H. Shirk, of San Leandro, Cal., is making a grand success of his Entered at the post office at Pipestone, Suburban Magazine. The September Minn., as second-class matter, Feb. 4th, 18‘J5. number comes to us in a much enlarg ed form and the contents are excel Editorial. lent and show that they are very care fully selected. The S. M. contains a We have received a copy of H. E. well edited Philatelic Department. Morey’s Wholesale Price-List, No. 2. The Magazine is very neatly gotten We have it from good authority that up. We wish Mr. Shirk the best of R. M. Bettesworth, the prominent success. President of the L. A. P., and his “ best girl” will be present at both the P. S. We call your attention to the ad. of of A. and L. A. P. meets in Minneapolis The Drown Publishing Company, on the inside back cover. These offers in ’% . are very extraordinary, and you should The Collector has made its appear- take advantage of them and subscribe ence from Minneapolis. Minn., two to the B. S. P. at once. Mr. D. M. numbers have been issued, both of Merrill has a new ad. in this issue. which are very newsy and well gotten up. With number two the Collector appears as official organ of the S. of P. “ The Nebraska Philatelic Blue Eben S. Martin is publisher. Success Book,” is the title of an address to you Mr. Martin. book of the collectors of Nebraska, W. L- Moise, informs us that he has which will appear about Dec. 15th removed from New Orleans and is now Messrs. Hopson & Platz of Omaha permanently located at 15 Alersorn St., are the publishers. Savannah. Georgia. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. a Written for T he P ipestone P h ila telist. The N. P. S. Meet. The Fourth Annual Meet of the Nebraska Philatelic Society was held at Omaha, Neb., Sept. 16th. Over 37 members were present, and the following officers were elected:- Pres.—E. H. Wilkinson, Lincoln. V-Pres.-—Miss A. Whaley, Callaway Sec.,— L. Brodstone, Superior. Treas.— “ “ “ “ Ex. Supt.—E. L. Platz, Omaha. Auc. Mgr.—F, Parmelee, Omaha. Pur. A gt—Dr. McAllister, Columbus Attorney—H. A. Cheney, Creighton C. D.— W. R. King, Grand Island. Trustees—W. L. Shaw, P. Kennard, A. B. Whitmore of Osceola. The society now has 111 mem LOUIS J. KRAM ER. bers, which makes it the largest Louis J. Kramer, ofElkader, Iowa, strictly state society in the U. S. is a fine fellow, and a true Philatelist. The case of O. A. Abbott, Jr., Mr. Kramer is a member of nearly was tried by a committee of Platz, every philatelic society, and is too well Thurston and McAllister, and it known to need an introduction. He is Vice-President and one of the trustees was moved that he be expelled, of the L. A. P., and he is Auction which was accepted. F. Parme Manager of the P. S. of A. lee promises to give several fine auction sales, and allows collect ors out side of the state to bid as Society Notes. well as to have stamps in the It is pleasing1 to note how the sales. The Secretary expects a new officers in the L. A. P. are large increase in members this pushing things along. Secretary winter. It will pay every Neb Patterson, of Guelph, Ont., is raska collector to join. Send for doing good work. an application blank to L. Brod stone, Box 116, Superior, Neb. It is rumored that Miss Helen R. Thomas, will become a can didate for President of the P. S. The Two For 30 Cents. of A. in the next campaign. We have made arrangements with The Springfield Philatelist has the publishers of the Bay State Phila - been very loyal to the P. S. of A. telist, whereby we can send you that and should be compensated by re high-class philatelic publication one ceiving the support of all mem year, together with this Journal one year, for 30c, which is the price of the bers. Bay State Philatelist alone. This is We guess the S. of P. needs a a big bargain and you should send at pocket book instead of a “ hand once. Remit in unused 1 and 2c U. S. stamps or Money Order, to Chas. G. b o o k .” SlOUI, J. Hart, Pipestone, Minnesota. 4 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. THERE ARE OTHERS Who deal in stamps but the world is large, and there is room for us all. We should be very pleased to have you give our approval sheets a trial, and feel assured that after once seeing them you will continue to deal with ns. Besides allowing a discount of - 4 - 0 per cent, on all sales, we are also giving CASl-1 PRIZES. Particulars upon request. m. G. 220 CENTRAL AVE-, Cleave* land, Ohio. ExcLjatige IDep’t. Collectors Look. A 25 word notice in this column Free Dealers Look. with each subscription. 3000 stamp hinges, 25c. 50 Blank Approval Sheets. 2,*e. One Year’s subscription to the I will exchange albums, ldngesand stamps Evergreen State Philatelist, 25c, ¡50 etivs, for rare Ü. S. 1). >1. Merrill, 57 E. Fifth St., with your card in the corner, 2'e. ', inch St. Paul. Minn. "ad.’’ in the Evergreen State Philatelist two I will send 50 good varieties of Foreign times. 5oc. 100 circulars printed not to be stamps to anyone sendi ng me 25 of I lie follow over 25 words. 2Jc. Total, # 1.6 0 . ing stamps mixed, none torn or heavilly All fo r a SI.OO Money Order. NO cancelled. Columbian. 3c-4c-5i—Oc-Se-1 >e and STAMPS TAKEN. J ISA). 8c Shcrman-(Se Garfield and Special I>elivery 10c blue anil orange. Foreign can C. W. Parker, Printer. be exchanged if not satisfactory. Cash paid 38 Wood St., Meriden Conn. for a small collection. Albert Durkee. i t * Adams St., Chicago. Ills. cv2-l SAMPLE COPY FREE I will give H*0 foreign for 25 var. U. S. 200 for 50 var. U. S. or a > var. foreign for 200 U. Send your name on a postal card to S. any kind. Fred Hothery. Still) D avenport St.. Omaha, Neb. Gus. J. Lultn, 39 Broad St., Charleston, 100 well mixed Ü. S. and Foreign stamps, S. C., and receive a copy of the from 2J to 30 var. for every large covered pliil. paper sent me. Wish to ex. stamps SOUTHERN PHILATELIST. with collectors. S. \V. Maywood. New Boston It will please you and the low price Mich. of 25c a year will induce you to join To Exchange,—Vol. 4 Mekeel's Weekly 47 the already large army of subscribers. nos. and Vol. 5 26 nos. for I T . S.stamps. 1 lb. pltil. papers for 3 I T . S. stamps eat. Wolsieffer’s Removed One year’s subscription to the Our Original Style of Advertising BAY STATE PHILATELIST is copied by many. See our SPECIALTIES C IR C U L A R . It is full of good tilings. Are and a copy of St a n l e y G ib ou selling or buying stamps? We can do bon’s 10th E d itio n Cata lo g u e usiness with you either way. We handle collections entire. We buy all kinds of post free in the United States, stamps. What have you? W’hat do you want? Note our NEW ADDRESS. Canada, and Mexico, $0.90 P. M. Wolsieffer, 181 Wabash Ave. Chicago, Illinois. One year’s subscription to the BAY STATE PHILATELIST Removed Specialties. and a copy o f each o f t h e above ca ta lo g u e s, post free BY THE YA/AY— in the United States, Canada, JUST m WORD! and Mexico, $1.50 My Approval Sheets are good. Try them. Single stamps and sets Subscribers in foreign countries for sale at reasonable prices. xv2nl may add 20 cents to each of f \ . G . ALLISON, the above offers and secure the 41 Grange Ave.. Toronto, Canada. same results. Having bought several collections of II. S. Positively no postage stamps stamps we are now prepared to send out FINE SHEETS will be accepted in payment of any of the above offers. Remit to responsible parties. • • • Postage at 10 p. c. Revenue at 20 p. c. Foreign at by registered letter, money order, .V) p. c. T rv them. References required for U. 9. ' — pll or bank draft, to • H. O. SMITH ft CO.. IOO N. Fifth St. - KLKHART.INI». The Drown Pub. (§., When answering advertisements always menton The Pipestone BOX 3 3 1 4 , Philatelist. BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. THE CEDAR RAPIDS ROUTE. DIRECT LINE TO * * -A.KTD A L L P O IN TS 13ST Tcxqs, Otjlql\oii]q ^ OqlifoTqiq. Call on B. C. R. & N. Agents for information, or address, J. MORTON, G-. T. P. A., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. iM fM M JM U Pipestone Philatelist THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. My Excelsior Packet No. 1 containing 25 varieties of stamps to every one sending for Approval Sheets At 50 per cent, discount. Have Sheets at 2 5 and 331-3 per cent, discount. Grive Me a Trial. D. M. MERRILL, 57 East F'lftH St. St. Pawl, Minn. Alw a y -tb* PEPE3TONT PHILATELIST. The Pipestone Philatelist. H fjfonthltj journal Tfcr £|tamp Collectora . Vol. I. PIPESTONE, MINN., NOVEMBER, 1895. No. 12. Volume TWO. The L. of A. P. With this number we finish Mr. Irving E. Patterson, Sec. Volume One of the P h il a t e l is t . of the League, having resigned, W e have decided to issue no pa Chas. G. Hart, Editor of this per next month in order to start paper has been appointed Sec. to our new volume on January 1st. fill the un-expired term of Mr. P. During ’96 we will print the por Mr. W . H. Kessler, Jr., of Detroit, traits and short sketches of seve Mich., has been appointed Libr. ral prominent philatelists, and If you are not already a member, this alone will be worth the price send to the Secretary for an ap of the subscription. A large plication blank, at once. The number of subscriptions expire benefits of the Society are num with this number, and we trust erous. Every member receives a that every one of them copy of the Michigan Philatelist, will renew a t o n ce, so free, each month. Join at once. as to begin with the January issue. Each issue of Vol. II will fl SUGGESTION. contain 4 pages and the subscrip We would suggest to the com tion will be reduced to lO cents mittees, of the L. A. P., P. S. of per year, in advance, 12 numbers guaranteed, with every yearly A. and A. P. A., who have the subscription. Commencing with appointing of the date of the the next issue, and every issue Grand Conclave, in Minneapolis after, the circulation of the P h il in ’96, to have the meet sometime a t e l is t will be over double that during the National G. A. R. En of former months. The January issue will appear on Dec. 20th. campment, which will be held in Hoping to receive your ads. and St. Paul. If this is done it will subscription, and wishing all, enable a large number of collectors (although rather early in the from a distance to attend, who season) a Merry Christmas and a otherwise could not on account of Happy New Year. the expense in traveling. There C h a s. G. H a r t . will probably be a rate of lc per mile on all railroads to the En In the recent sale of two 20c St. campment, and as Minneapolis is Louis stamps, dies C and B, for only 12 miles from St. Paul the $5,000, the highest price ever paid collectors could buy their tickets for single stamps was recorded. for St. Paul, and then take the electric cars for Minneapolis. All the 400 belong to the L. of W e hope some day to see the con A. P. You had better join now ventions of stamp collectors so and be with t h e people. Send to large that, for them, the railroads the Sec. for an application blank, will have to give a special rate. at once. 2 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Written for the P. P. CHAS. G. HART, Editor. Canadian Notas. PIPESTONE, - MINNESOTA. W . H. Brouse a leading Toronto collector and President of the Subscription Rates:- Toronto Philatelic Club, sold his U. S., Canada and Mexico, lO c a yr. collection a few weeks ago for All other Countries, 25c a year. $15,000. Dr. J. C. Ayer of “Sar Subscriptions must commence with current number. saparilla” fame bought most of the Advertising Rates:- stamps. The collection contain 1 mo. 3 mo. 6 mo. 1 yr. ed half a dozen 12 pence Canada 1 Inch,.. 30c.. 75c 1,25... 2.25 and a dozen or so each of Nova 2 Inches.. 50c... 1.25.. . 2.55... 4.25 Scotia, New Brunswick and New >4 Col....1.10...3,00... 5.00... 9.00 1 Col___ 2.00. ..5 ,0 0 ... 9,00... 15.00 Foundland shillings. I hear that Mr. Brouse will re-commence col TER M S:- P o s it iv e l y CASH in lecting this winter. a d v a n c e . No Advertisement inserted unless accompanied by C a s h . Remit Minneapolis seems to have got in Postal Note, Bank Draft or Express the bulk of the 18% conventions Money Order. REFERENCE:- 1st and we only hope that the A. P. National Bank, Pipestone, Minnesota. We will exchange 2 or more copies with all A . will decide on that city. papers devoted to Philately. seDd marked copy. Mr. W . S. Weatherston dispos Make all Postal Notes, Drafts and ed of his stamps and philatelic Money Orders, payable to library, including his general col CHARLES G. HART. lection ,a few weeks’ ago, to Mr. L. B. 235. Pipestone, Minnesota. A. G. Allison of Toronto. The Address all communications to the latter gentleman intends to enter above address. the dealers ranks this season, and Entered at the post office at Pipestone. Minn., as second-class matter, Feb. 4th, 1KU5. judging by the large stock he has on hand, he should be able to Editorial. supply the wants of the advanced collector as well as the younger W e learn that Mr. H. E. Tuttle, elem en t. of the P. R. of R’s. fame, is now Messrs. L. H. Ray, of Lindsay, working- in a large job printing and T. A. Wilson, of Belleville, establishment in Chicago. are now residing in Toronto. Collectors wishing a good story Canada’s only stamp paper, the paper, with a well edited stamp Canadian Philatelic Magazine, is department should subscribe for now being published by Wm. R. the Golden Days. Subscription Adams, 7 Anna St., Toronto. $3. a year. Sample copy gratis. Persons in doubt as to the re James Elverson, Pub., Philadel liability- of certain philatelists in phia, Penn. Canada, should write the Trustees of ihe Dominion Philatelic A ss’n,, Auc. Manager Miller, of the L. which, by the way, is the only A . P., will hold some fine auctions philatelic society now in exist this winter. You had better send ence in that country. him a few of your stamps to be sold . B ir c h b a k k . THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. 3 Written for the P. P. mer fer der’s goin ter be three big Chimmie Becomes a Member lilertelic sossiety’s meet dere den, Of The L. of A. P. all twonct, an’ de Minneapolis boys is gittin anoder sossiety so’s Say! Did I tell yer ’bout de ter make ’er swell time fer us blokes wot kerlects stamps? No! pherlatelists. See? Well, der’s piles of ’em in dis Costs quarter plunk ter join, are country, right in dis town too. yer wid us? See your agin, Dey kerlect all kinds er stamps, so -lo n g . wot comes offen letters and such Ch im m ie M c F a l l e n . like, Forn an’ ’Nited States ones too. In philately many harmless persona One of those blokes comes up still find recreation and some dealers ter me ther oder day and says, substantial profit. During the season for says ’e, “Chimmie, yer orter the sale by auction of rare postage b’long ter de League.” “Wot stamps, which seems to be just now League?” Says I. “Why de drawing to a close, one firm alone has League ’er’Merican Phelatelists.” disposed of specimens of the aggregate (Say I’m gittin ter say dem big value of £20,000. Messrs. Ventom, words jess like er dude, aint I? Bull & Cooper, who hold the record, took £1,281 at their last sale, and the E h ? ) lots included a collection of 3,100 va W ot t’ell says I, wot t’ell does rieties, which fetched £210; a pair of I wanter b’long ter de League fer? New Zealand, watermark “ N. Z.Id. I ain’t no ferlatelist, says I. brown, which sold for £32 ; a Finland, “W ell,” he says, “Yer been a errors, 5p. and lOp., for which £30 was pickin up stamps an got lots a obtained, and a block of four Great Clumbians, an if you’ll trade yer Britain, 1854, Gd, violet, unused, which Clumbians fer Forn stamps, I’ll realized £2G.— Loudon Telegraph. give yer a fair shake an’ pay yer dues so’s yer kin be a member of ExcJ^apge IDep’t. de League,” says he. A 15 word notice in this column Free So tinks I to myself, guess I with each subscription. will, so I ups an' does. See? I will exclmnpe albums, liingosand stamps Now I’m er dead swell ferlat- for rare U. 8. I). M. Merrill. 57 E. Fifth St,, erlist, see? Don’t call me Chim St. Haul, Minn. I will cive a year's subscription to this mie no more, me name’s ’Mr. paper for any of the following; papers in Chames McFallen, L. A. P. No. pood condition, sent me, at once: Ever green State I’liilatelist, Vnl. I. No. 2: The 975. See? Git onter dat. Ain’t Stamp, Vol. III. Nos. 9 & 12; I'ennsy. Vol. V. Nos. i, 2. and 3—Vol. VII. No. 3--Vol. I up ter de limit? Maybe I’ll be VIII. Nos. 7 and 8. Chas. G. Hart. Pipe president of de League soon’s stone. Minn. I will send 50 good varieties of Foreign Bettesworth drops it. See? I’m stumps to anyone sendl ng me 25of the follow ing stamps mixed, none torn or heavilly goin ter de meet at Minneapolis cancelled. Columbian. 3e-4e-5e-6c-8c-10c and next summer. Jest watch my 1800. 8c Sherman-6c Garfield and Special Delivery 10c blue and orange. Foreign can smoke den, if I don’t hav’ er gay be exchanged if not satisfactory. Cash paid for a small collection. Albert Durkee. 1*) time, I aint no dude. See? Adams St.. Chicago. Ills. cv2-l Say! Boys, yer want ter join de I f you have any U. S. adhesi ves cat. at over 3c se'nd me a list of them, or the stamps, and League if yer wants ter be up ter 1 wil allow fine exchange for them in stamps de limit. Yer wants ter join now not In vour collection. Let me hear from an’ go ter Minneapolis nex’ sum you. W. Sanford. Portsmouth. R. I. 4 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. THERE ARE OTHERS Who deal in stamps but the world is large, and there is room for us all. We should be very pleased to have you give our approval sheets a trial, and feel assured that after once seeing them you will continue to deal with us. Besides allowing a discount of - 4 - 0 per cent, on all sales, we are also giving CASH PR IZES. Particulars upon request. - ** S IW. G. FOX, 220 CENTRAL AVE., Cleveland, Ohio. Just What You Want! Our Gh ristmas I ssue The Lone Star WILL BE State Philatelist. Something The only weekly in the south. Bright and Magnificent. spicy, latest news. Crisp editorials. Fear less and Independent. Interesting essays, Ad. Rates the Same. WE HAVE DOUBLE THE CIR Price 5 cents per copy. CULATION OF ANY PAPER IN A. *J. Llttlejolin & Co,, L*t*d,, THE SOUTH, WEST OF THE Box 3*44.______Seneca Falls, N. Y. ALLEGHANIES.______—r—s SUBSCRIBE -^.PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAYS TO T he ------Subscription 25c per year. Ads. 50c per Inch. Positively no discount. Weekly Philatelic Star, AH new subscriptions can commence with ^ ------O N L Y 25 cts. a year. Volume II. Goodoniy for the next20days. Subscribe and get the benefit of cnlargment. ROY B. BRADLEY, Abilene, Texas. 100 Envelopes printed with your card in corner tor utily 25c. Fifteen Gents — C. AS W.Wood PARKER. St.. Meriden, Conn. is the price of a year’s subscrip tion to the Semi-Monthly Collect Intelligently! You cannot do this without reading a Texan Philatelist. frequent appearing up-to-date stamp puper. Ad. rates 25c per inch. A good weekly is better titan a dozen month lies- THE e RA is a good weekly in its nev- SAMPLE F*R EE. form: is, in fact pronounced THE BEST l. many leading dealers and hundreds of col Texan Philatelist, Abilene, Texas. lectors. Send for Free Sample. WEEKLY PHILATELIC ERA, 502 Congress St., Portland, Me. Aduertisera —\ Dealers Directory. Should always send their ads. for the A 2 or 3 line card in this column one PipEstnnE Philatelist. year $1.00. 6 months 50c. Through our Sole Canadian Agent. JOHN EDVA/ARDS, Flour City Stamp Co., 721 S. 7th St. Minneapolis. Minn. Sheet«on approval at 53c La tour St., - Montreal. Canada. good discounts. References Required. From the Sunny South Comes The MERRILL, D. M., Importer of and dealer in postage stamps tor collections. 57 DixieFOB 35 CENTS Philatelist PER YEAR. E. 1 i fth St., St. Paul, Minn. SAMPLE FREE. HEN answering advertisements Address: Bussell & Chappell, always mention TH E PIPE ------F, MACON. MISS. W STONE PHILATELIST. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. E. T. Parker’s Priced-List of Postage A three cent stamp brings yon SIX good Stamps is the tried, stamp papers this month. faithful friend of G O T T O G O hundreds of collecters OK BE DESTROYED. A copy sent to any E. R. ALDRICH, - HENSON, MINN. address without charge. WolsiefFer’s Removed Our Original Style of Advertising You Haven’t a QUARTER Don’t is copied by many. See our SPECIALTIES Send for a SAM PLE COPY of The CIRCULAR. It is full of good things. Are you selling or buying stamps? We can do ROCKY MOUNTAIN STAMP, business with you either way. We handle For you will not wish to be without It collections entire. We buy all kinds of and we wouldn’t hurt your feelings for the stamps. What have you? What do you WORLD. 25c a Year. want? Note our NEW ADDRESS. 3301 WYNKOOP ST., — DENVER, COL. P. M. Wo/sieffer, 181 Wabash Ave. THE Chicago, Illinois. Removed Specialties. Evergreen State EH I LATE LIST. BY THE YA/AY— Representing philately for the JUST m WORD! Pacific Northwest. Now in its My Approval Sheets are good. fourth volume. Subscriptions. Try them. Single stamps and sets 25 cents per annum. Advertise for sale at reasonable prices. xv2nl ments, 50 cents per inch. Ex A. G . ALLISON, change and Trade Columns FREE 41 Grange Ave., Toronto, Canada. AND THE PARROT SAID (ample Copy Gratis. Send your name on a postal for a Sample copy of the Philadelphia Stamp News. W. French, Pub., Hartland, Wash. Ad. rutes: 30c per inch. Trade Column 5c por ]i"p ——^ We still put out UBSCRIBE to the Nutmeg State Approval Sheets at 33H and 50 p. c. comm. Philatelist. 20c a year. On trial for H. M. Porter Stamp Si Pub. Co., SIX months, 10c or 3 months for5ets. 863 N48‘i St., Philadelphia. Penn.. U. S. A. ACH subscriber sending one cent HAVE YOU THESE? Sfor postage will be presented with a U. S. 25c unper. Entry of Goods, 10c; 1!. S. 30c FINE STAMP ALBUM. A. C. red-brown Due. new 80c; Canada 3p. 19c; 3 E var. reg. 6c; 20 var. Canada. 26c: 5 var. New MINE, 27 Walnut St., New Britain, Conn. foundland. 10c ; 5c beaver. 3c; 20c verm ilion. 12c: 50c blue. 2Sc; Nova Scotia. 5c blue. 20c. Fine sheets of Cunadu Uevenueson approval' at 50 p. c. comm. Large price list ana a copy FINE 5 CENT NOVELS POST-PAID FOR of The - Canadian Philatelic Magazine t What have you got in U. S. worth 10c each W M . R. ADAM S, or over to ex. for a complete file. Vol's. 7 Anna St.. — — TORONTO, C P. N I. II. and III of Philatelic Comfort? I WILL send to any one who sends to me have also got a few novels for U. S. his name and address some fine approval sheets a t 331$ p . c. comm. Approval J. $. Dunn, Cumberland, Maine. Sheets only. M, A. Bettman, 137 West ______75th St., New Y ork C ity. HEN Answering Advertisements Always mention the PIPE It^ “Mention the “P. P.” When you write WSTONE PHILATELIST. to advertisers. THE CEDAR RAPIDS ROUTE. DIRECT LINE TO * & $S4- .A-ISTD A L L PO IN TS IN Texqs, O^lqlioinq ^ Cqlifoi'qiq. Gall on B. C. R. & 1ST. Agents for information, or address, J. MORTON, Gr. T. P. A., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Pipestone Philatelist. % |^onthlt| journal 3STor Sitamp Collector*. Vol. II. PIPESTONE, MINN., JANUARY, 1806. No. 1. Publishers’ Notice. The Philatelic Press. The Michigan Philatelist comes out With this issue we place before you promptly every month. The Decem Vol. 2, No. 1, of the P ip e s t o n e P h i ber issue which has just been received l a t e l is t . As we stated last month we contains a number of fine articles. will have only four pages in the future, The M. P. is official organ of the L. of and although not as large as a great A. P. and the M. P. S. many of the other papers, we intend to keep our readers always posted, and The Holiday Number of the Eastern Philatelist has been received and is will do all in our power to advance the truly a credit to Mr. F. H. Pinkham, cause of Philately. With this issue we the genial editor of the Eastern. start the column of Prominent Phila telists, and will monthly give short The December issue of the Rocky sketches and portraits of a number of Mountain Stamp has been received. prominent Philatelists. Our circula With this issue the R. M. S. is one tion with this issue is double that of year old, and an index for the whole former issues, and those following will volume is sent out with it. be circulated even better. Advertisers, The R. M. S. is always very newsy, in order to reach the buying class of and is mailed flat in large envelopes, collectors, you should place your ad. in which is very handy for those wishing this paper. Our rates are much lower to preserve them. than those of any other paper, with The Lone Star State Philatelist, is the circulation we have, and are as always on time, and is full of news follows: each week and is now publishing the 1 mo. 3 mo. 6 mo. 1 yr. advance sheets of Scott’s 56th cata 1 Inch__ 30c 75c. . 1.25— 2.25 logue, which is very interesting. 2 Inches.. 50c 1.25. _ 2,55... 4.25The Evergreen State Philatelist, % Col. 1.10 3.00 5 .0 0 ... 9.00for November has just been received 1 C ol... 2.00. 5.00... 9.00.. 15.00 and contains a number of good articles and notes. 6000 copies of this issue The subscription is One Year, [12 were circulated. numbers guaranteed] TEN CENTS. As a large number of sample copies The Philatelic Era comes filled with are sent out this month, we would say good notes and articles each week. to those receiving them, that this The Era, in our judgment, has been is a fair sample of what we will issue greatly improved in its new form. every month, and we invite all to sub scribe. The Lh. of A. P. The fl). P. P. Every Philatelist receiving- a copy of this paper should write Every Philatelist, residing- in the Sec. of the L. of A. P., at Minnesota, should join the Minn. once, for a membership applica Phil. Ass’n., at once. The bene tion blank. Dues, 25c a year and fits are numerous. Every mem 10c for initiation fee. Numerous ber receives, free, each month the benefits. Every member receives Philatelic Newsletter. Dues 25c. free each month the Michigan Initiation fee, 10c. Send for an Philatelist, in which all official application blank, at once, to reports appear. Address; Chas. Chas. G. Hart, Pipestone, Minn. G. Hart, Sec., Pipestone, Minn. THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Prominent Philatelists. CHAS. G. HART, Editor. W . H. Kessler, Jr., of Detroit, PIPESTONE, - MINNESOTA. Michigan, is one of Michigan’s Subscription,—U. S., Canada and Mexico, most popular col (O cts. per year. All other countries. 25c a year. No subscription will be accepted lectors and deal for a shorter period than one year. All ers, and he has subscriptions must commence with current number. a very fine Phila Advertising Kates will be made known telic library. He on application. Exchange».—We will exchange TWO or is a member of more copies with all Philatelic papers. * all the important Address all communications to, societies, and is CHARLES G. HART, L. B. 235. Pipestone, Minnesota. President of the M. P. S., Secre Entered at the post office at Pipestone, Minn., as second-class matter. Feb. 4th, 181)5. tary of the P. P. C., and Librarian Editorial. of the L. A. P. Mr. Kessler, is also a canadiate for Sec. of the Chas. C. Guy, of Sandy Hill, N. Y., P. S. of A ., for ’96-97. will soon publish a pocket edition of a book entitled “ The Stamp Journal’s Guide.” Bertram J. Bishop, of Wyan It has been stated that the Bahamas dotte, Mich., is a true Philatelist, will soon issue a new set of adhesive stamps. We have received a copy of catalog No. 3, from A. F. Wicks, the promi nent London, Ont., dealer. It contains prices of a large number of sets and packets, which are very cheap. You had better send to him for a copy. The Michigan Central Railway has been awarded the contract of carrying the fast mails through Canada. In our next issue we will publish portraits and short sketches of Chas. W. Parker, and J. W. Miller Schmitt, two of our best known philatelic pub lishers. The next issue will also con tain a fine article on the stamps of Hungary, written by the prominent Pittsburg, Penn., philatelist. Charles Zaruba. Collectors wishing- a g-ood story and very popular in the societies. paper, with a well edited stamp Mr. Bishop contributes articles department should subscribe for on stamp topics, to a number of the Golden Days. Subscription our leading Journals each month, S3, a year. Sample copy gratis. which are very interesting and James Elverson, Pub., Philadel instructive. He is a member of phia. Penn. all the principle societies. I IlK RIPESTONE PHILATELIST. 5 WILSON’S ANNUAL REPORT New Advertising Agency. S. M. Hamilton, of Springfield, 111., A Deficiency of Over ¡$10,000,000 in the who has been acting as special adver PostofTloe Department tising agent for some of, the leading W ashington, Nov. 2 5 .—Postmaster dealers for some time, has now decid General Wilson made his first annual ed to enter the field more extensively report to the president. The receipts and will place ads. for a number of re of the postoffice department for the liable firms this season. His wide year endin'? June 30, 1895, were $76,* acquaintance with stamp magazines, 171,090, and the expenditures $86,790, and knowledge of their circulation and 173. It is gratifying, says the report, general worth as advertising mediums have proven of value to his principals that a large portion of the deficiency who have intrusted him with their bus occurred in the first quarter of the year iness. The business conducted upon a and that revenues are increasing with cash basis has proven not only profit returning prosperity. Mr. Wilson esti able to all concerned but much more mated the revenue for the year ending convenient for the busy dealer, to June 30,1897, at‘$89,793,130, and the ex whom the task of looking after a num penditures at $94,817,900, the difference ber of ads. in numerous papers has to be made up by congressional appro proven a constant source of worry and priation. trouble. We wish Mr. Hamilton con tinued success. Accident* to Hallway Post'fflees. END US TH IR TY CENTS and W ashington, Nov. 35.—The report get Til E PIPESTONE PHILA of James White, superintendent of the TELIST and THE BAY STATE railway nia 1 service, shows that during PHILATELIST, each ONE Year the year 497 accidents occurred to rail which is the price of the latter paper alone. Address. Chas. G. way postoffices in which seven clerks Hart. L. B. 235. Pipestone, Minn. were killed and 178 injured while on S duty; an increase over last year of 137 Exchange Dep’t. accidents and 27 clerks killed and in A 15 word notice in this column Free jured. with each subscription. I will exchange albums, binges and stamps A special to a leading daily, from for rare U. S. I). M. Merrill. 57 E. Fifth St.. Ottawa, Can., says:- At the request St. Paul. Minn. of several leading banks, the Post 1 will send 50 good varieties of Foreign office Department has decided to issue stamps to anyone sending me 25 of the follow ing stumps mixed, none torn or heavily letter cards of the denomination of 2c. cancelled. Columbian. 3c-4c-5e-6c-8c-10e and The banks state that they will be able POO. Sc Sheiman-tk. Garfield and Special to use several thousand of such cards Delivery 10c blue and orange. Foreign can be exchanged i f not satisfactory. Cash paid in a year, as they will be of great ad for a small collection. Albert Durkee. 13a vantage to them for sending out no Adams St.. Chicago. Ills, cv2-l tices to customers in preference to or i will give a year’s subscription to this paper for any of the following papers in dinary letters. The department has good condition, sent me, at once: Ever also decided to issue a one-cent letter green State Philatelist, Vol. I, No. 3: The card for use in towns where there is Stamp, Vol, III. No, t): I’ennsy, Vol, V. no delivery by carrier. Nos. I. '1, and 5, — Vol. VIII, No. 5 & 6 .— Philatelic Newsletter. Vol. I. No. t>. ( lias. G. Hart, Pipestone, Minn. A FI F T Y- C K NT C A L E N D A R FREE. The Publishers of T hb Y o u t h 's C o m p a n io n are 1 will gi ve 100. 1S?2. 3c green for every gen sending free to the siihseribers to the paper, uine stamp cat. at. or over iY*. MO, 1HS«, 3c, a handsome four-page Calendar. 7x10 inches, grills for one cat. over $1.50. Hugo Knenst- lithographed in nine colors. It is made up ier, 2:17 10th. Ave. New York City. N. V. of four charming pictures, each pleasing in H.G, Hoffmann. Philatelist. UD8 St. Chas. design, under each of which are t lie monthly Ave.. New Orleans. La. Correspondence, ealettdars for the year lHilii. The retail price etc,, desired. of this Calendar is.V) cents. New subscrib For every 50 l’. S, adhesives, any kind, ex ers t.o Tn i2 C om pa m o n will receive tilts fine cept lc-’72-'W. 2c- 'SI-'91 and 3e green. I otter 1 Calendar free.and T h e Co m pan io n tifty - two weeks, a full year to January I. I MIT. Ad each 4c green on white and 2c brown on fawn entire, unused, envelopes value 30c. I have dress. T he Y o u th 's Co m p \n io n . 11)5 Colum bus Avi*.. Boston. Mass. other envelopes to exchange. W. Sanford. Portsmouth. K. 1. 4 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. THERE ARE OTHERS Who deal in stamps but the world is large, and there is room for us all. We should be very pleased to have you give our approval sheets a trial, and feel assured that after once seeing them you will continue to deal with us. Besides allowing a discount of -4-0 per cent, on all sales, we are also giving CASH PRIZES. Particulars upon request. fW . G. F'OJXL, 220 CENTRAL AVE., Cleveland, Ohio. E. T. Parker’s JS. Com prehensive Priced-List of Postage Catalogue of U. S. Stamps is the tried, faithful friend of Postage Stamps, hundreds of collectors A copy sent to any IF you make a specialty of our own address without country, then you should know all about our stamps, charge. Scott’s Catalogue gives us 231 varie BY THE W AY— ties of adhesives, from 1847 to 1895. The Comprehensive Catalogue, has J U S T K W Q R D ! 342 varieties. My Approval Sheets are good. Scott’s gives us 93 Departments. Try them. Single stamps and sets for sale at reasonable prices. xv2nl Do you know there are 1 -4- varieties? J\. G. ALLISON, All stamps are priced, and at the low price which I ask for the book, no Col 41 Grange Ave., Toronto, Canada. lector should be without it. HEN Answering Advertisements Always mention the PIPE Paper Covers, IOc. W STONE PHILATELIST. doth Covers, 25c. HENRY GREMMEL, 85 Nassau St.. - NEW YORK, N. V. us 25c and receive by return mail a tine Did you ever see any of my Approval pen, pencil, and self-inking name rubber Sheets? They are dandies, and will be sent stamp combined, also agents circulars and on receipt of good reference. discount sheets, etc. AGENTS WANTED in e v e r t town in the U. S. Write at once. {^ “ Mention the "P. P." When you write to advertisers. Chas. G. Hart, Pipestone, Minn. B /l Sueincee Cet. 1883. WILL send to any one who sends to me his name and address some fine approval vlnlKluiil 1>. JTacbshamm, fear. sheets at 33’a p. c. comm. Approval - Ho. 4 Htcbolson pL, Sheets only. M. A. Hettman. 137 West old I lip 10* st. louts, ao. I Mi, ~ St.. New York City. Ulby not give U$ a trial? Ule have very good Approval Sheets at 2 5 .3 3 h and 50 Approval Sheets. per cent discount; which kind do you want? Each applicant for my unexcelled Our new illustr. 80 pp. Price List is TREE. APPROVAL SHEETS STflDDflRD PACKETS are GOOD; every will receive one of my Excelsior pack bookseller in the U.S. 8 Canada sells them. ets containg 2 5 var. of stamps. I have sheets at 50, 25 and 33 1-3 p. c. off Insist on getting STADDARD Packets. GIVE ME A TRIffL. HEN answering advertisements always mention TH E PIPE E>. /W. MERRILL, STONE PHILATELIST. 57 E. 5th St., St. P aul, M innesota. W The Pipestone Philatelist. Monthly journal |£or ^tamp ^ollcctorA. Vol. II. PIPESTONE, MINN., FEBRUARY, 1996. No. 2. PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. Written for the P. P. CHAS. fl. IIAKT, Eilitor. The Hungarian Exposition. In 1896 the Hungarian Government Subscription.—U. S., Canada and Mexico, 10 cts. p e r year. All other countries. will hold the National Millenium Ex 25c a year. No subscription will be accepted position and for this purpose has is for a sliorter period than one year. All sued a large number of advertising subscriptions must commence with current number. stamps. They are 2 inches long and Advertising Rates will be made known 1% inches wide with inscriptions in on application. the English, French and German lan Kxehanges.—We will exchange TWO or guages being, Millemal Exposition more copies wi tli all Philatelic papers. National, Budapest, 1896. On the in Address all communications to. side of the border is the picture of CHARLES G. HART, Arpad the Hungarian Meader or Gen L. B. 235. Pipestone, Minnesota. eral at the time of the invasion of Hun gary in the years 989 to 1000. Entered at tlie post office at Pipestone. Minn., as second-class matter. Eeb. 4tli, 1SJ5. These exposition stamps are used as an advertisement throughout the whole world. They are printed in various Editorial. colors, as green with brown border, THANKS.-M essrs. J. N. & W. J. blue with black border, etc. Prepar Dig'« an, cf Mankato, Minn,, have ations are being made for the regular our thanks for a n^at New Year’s card. Exposition issue, as the above stated W . L Beekman, the prominent Book are put on in addition to the regular and Stamp dealer, of St. Paul, Minn., postage stamps on all pieces of mail has our thanks for his catalogues, etc. matter, by the postmaster. None of the regular issue have appeared yet. The Badger State Stamp Co., of Beaver Dam, Wis., has our thanks for Philatelia is very interesting in Hun one of their neat duplicate albums. gary. especially by the students, who spend much liberal time and money “ The Nebraska Blue B ook ,"—The for stamps, but as yet, however, no “ Nebraska Philatelic Blue Book” has paper representing Philately has been appeared. It consists of thirty-two published in Hungary, but in course pages and cover and is devoted, about of time the students may establish one half and half, to addresses of Nebraska as they need to be represented in this stamp collectors and displayed adver way very badly. tising announcements. Messrs. Hop C h arles Z aruba. son & Platz, the publishers, are to be commended for the prompt issuance of AUCTIONS.—The J. W . Scott Co., their little work, which is becoming a H. Gremmel. of New York, and Judson rarity among stamp publishers; and Burton, of Madison, N. Y ., each have also for giving more than the promised our thanks for a copy of their priced 300 names. The price of the book is Auction catalogues, of recent sales. 10 cents, and can be had of the pub We had intended to give each one of lishers at 2204 Maple St., Omaha, Neb. these catalogues a review in these columns, as we think them worthy of The S. of P. Hand-Book.— The S. of it, as we believe the true value of a P. Official Hand-Book, published by stamp is the price which it brings at Messrs. Bricker & Miller, has been these sales, but on account of lack of received. It is a very neat little book, space this month we are not permitted and contains a large amount of valu to do so. We hope hereafter we will able information in regard to the S .of be able todevote some space to this P., and a number of pages of the ads. subject. Every stamp in these sales of some of our most prominent dealers. brought very good prices. 2 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. CHAS. W. PARKER. Chas. W. Parker, of Meriden. Conn., whose cut we give above, is a true Philatelist and a grood all-around fellow. Mr. Parker has a fine collection, and is a member of nearly all the important societies. He is also publisher of the Weekly Philatelic Star. Personals. Our /Wan For Y/-F*. Although rather early it is with the great Mr. Louis.I. Kramer, of Elkader. Iowa, the est of pleasure that Mr. Robert M. Bcttes- popular Auction Manager of the P. S. of A. wortli. of Chicago, one of tlie founders and spent several days at the Chicago Cycle President of the L. of A P.. and one of the Snow, during January. P. S. of A's. most worthy members lias, upon Mr. Oney K. Carstarphen, of Denver. Col., the request of a large number of friends, de has been nominated for President of the P. cided to be a candidate for the office of Vice S. of A. President of the P. S. of A. Mr. Bettes worth has the support of most of the prom Mr. F. Will Miller, of Amana. Iowa, the inent members and it is witiiout tlie least genial Auction Manager, of the L. of A. P„ hesitation that we make the assertion that spent a few days recently.in Cedar Rapids. at tlie meet lie will be elected by a large While there Mr. Mi Her procured a number majority. Mr. Bettesworth is our man for of Hue stamps for bis next auction. the office. Every member wishing to put the right man in t lie right place should vote Mr. C. E. N. Howard, of St. Paul, Minn.. for Mr. Bettesworth. for Vice-President. Secretary o f the M. P. A. lias hud to resign hisposition on account of other business. Mr. Howard has held this position for nearly Mr. E. L. Platz. the genial Ex-Sup’t. ofttie two terms and has done much for the up Nebraska Philatelic ¡Society, lias submitted building of the society, a very good report, to the officers and mem- bersofthat society, showing 1 lie business Mr. C. E. Severn, the popular Philatelist, done in his department between Nov. Urd. and ex-President of the P. S, of A., is con lsiifi. and Jan. 1st, lHdti. During that period nected with the new humorous paper *-To sii books were received valued at $5ti NOTICE. The next issue of this paper E WANT will contain a fine illustrated sup Tlie Names and Addersses of Every Minnesota Stamp Col plement, containing' cuts of some lector to insert in the Minn. of our best known philatelists such Philatelists’ Address Book. as Messrs. Beard, Schmitt, Wicks, Wing- and Bailey. Every philate E WANT YOU to send us 5 we have not got and we list should have a copy of this will send you a copy of the book. Address, issue. The way to obtain it is to Chas, G, Hart. Pipestone. Minn. subscribe at once. This paper one The Publishers of the Youth’s Companion y7ear alone, 10c. This paper one arc sending to their subscribers free an art Calendar which will be highly appreciated. year and a copy of Jones’ Check Four elegant water-color paintings are re produced in ail the beauty of color and de List of Philatelic Literature for sign of the originals, and of such size ["‘ ¿x 25c. This paper one year and 10 in.] that they may be framed with fine effect. The first two pictures offer a strik the Rocky Mountain Stamp one ing contrast.—a blustering March day in the sugar orchard, and a peaceful scene in mid year, for 25c. This paper one summer. Then follows the noonday rest in year and the Bay State Philate the harvest-field, a charming bit of color with a foreground ofgoldenrod and brilliant list one year, 30c. Remit to Chas. autumn foliage. The winter walk to church over the snow covered fields is the last of G. Hart, Pipestone, Minn. tlie series. Send 51.75 at once to the publish ers and receive the handsome calendar, free, and get the Companion, a ful! year. It comes every week. Address, The Youth's The Minn. Address Book. Companion. 105 Columbus Ave.. Boston. On April 10th, we will publish The Golden Days comes every week and is always full of good stories, bicycle notes, a small book, The Minnesota stamp articles, etc. Sample copy free. J. Philatelists’ Address Book. This Elverson, Philadelphia. Pa. book will contain the names and owe & Dean, of 540 Sheely Bl’k. Omaha. Neb., publish the BKSTcyele paper. The addresses of every stamp collector Western Cyclist. Always full of news in Minnesota. The price will be H Send for sample copy. Sub, only 51.00. 10c per copy. We want the VERY Dcp't in the L. of A. P. is now in fine running order. You bad bet names and addresses of every ter join. Send at once for blank to stamp collector in Minnesota, E Chas. G. Hart. Pipestone, Minn. and every one sending- us five names and addresses we have not g-ot, we will send a copy of the book free. The circulation of STA/VVP COLLECTOR the book will be very larg-e and Should be without my new list. it will pay every dealer to have an Send me your name and address ad. in it. The rates are cash and and I will do the rest. as follows: F. 1A/. MILLER, ONE PAGE, (3x6 in.) - S1.00. 904 Olive St., ST. LOUIS, MO. Yi PAGE, - - - - .75. HACK COVER PAGE. - 3.00, J. N. & W. J. Deglmann. INSIDE COVER PAGES EACH, 2.00. Stamps on approval. Address:- Chas. G. Hart, Pub. Send for a selection to-day. Pipestone, Minn. Price List of Packets FREE. VERY philatelist should join the League of American Philatelists at Buy your Stamp Hinges of us. once. Send for application blank E to Chas. G. Hart. Pipestone, Minn. Box 585, Mankato, Minn., U. S. A. 4 THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST. . . . .J . JBuelncss E8t. 1885. Approval Sheets. vluiliJlJrU t>. jflncbshnmm, rear. I am prepared to send a Ho. 4 Hicbolson p i., fine lot of stamps on ^lII Nip 10. St. Xouis, fb o . approval at following Ulby not give U$ a trial? Ulc have verv COMMISSIONS: good Approval Sheets at 2 5 ,33£ and 50 Unlted States. 10 and 25 per cent. *• Revenues. 20 and 33W “ ** per cent discount; which hind do you want? Mexico, all values 50 “ “ Our new illustr. 80 pp. Price List is iREE. *" Revenues. 60 “ “ STilDD/IRD PACKETS are GOOD; every South and Central Amer. 25 hud 50 “ “ bookseller in the U. $. ft Canada sells them. West India Islands, 10 und 25 “ “ European Countries, ‘¿'¿H “ “ Insist on getting STflnD/lRD Packets. English Colonials, 25 “ “ Rarities AT LOWEST NET PRICES. E. T. Parker’s I do not offer premiums, but I guarantee Priced-List of Postage lowest prices, und one trial lot will convince Stumps is the tried, you. GOOD REFERENCE MUST BE faithful friend of FURNISHED. - hundreds of collectors HENRY GREMMEL, A copy sent to any 85 Nassau St.. - NEW Y IKK. N. Y. address without charge. Complete U. S. Catalogue. Paper IV. Cloth 25c. Price list of sets etc.. F It EE. A LIVE 7 FOR 25c. BUSINESS MAN— Bavaria, return letter, (i var. $/lfi. Constantinople. 5.23 to 40 pans, .05. Is aware that he must advertise his goods Honduras, 1865.2 var.. .05. to the best advantage, to increase his sales, therefore he should use n eatlv printed Heligoland bands. 3 var., .05. ¡.uiuoiiary. T R Y US. Sa rd i n i a, 5 var. .05 ED. C. IVES 8s CO., Switzerland, '62-‘81, 6 var.. .05. •* “ Telegraph. 4 var., .05. 1217 E. MONROE ST., SPRINGFIELD. ILL. ALL UNUSED. CASH WITH ORDER. Postage EXTRA on orders less than 25 ets. Pricelist FREE. Approval sheets at 50 per cent. comm. References required. us 2 5 c and receive by return mail a fine pen. pencil, and self-inking name rubber Herman Boyd, stamp cow bined. also agents circulars and TIIORNTOWN. INDIANA. U. S. A. discount sheets, etc. AGENTS WANTED In kveky town In the U. S. Write at once. Chas. G. Hart, Pipestone, Minn, Free! Free! Free! WILL send to any one who sends to me Toall sending for my FINE APPROVAL his name and address some fine approval SHEETS at 40 per cent, eomtn. will receive sheets at 3326 p. c. comm. Approval FREE TWO RA RE foreign post-cards worth Sheets only. M. A. Bettman. 187 West TEN CENTS. Send at once. Reference re .¿■to— .______75th St., New York City. quited. Pricelist FREE. Stamps bought I and sold. Foreign correspondence desired. OLLECTORS, send for my Price List APPR O V AL SHEETS at 33 1-3 per cent. comm, and a find packet FREE. MOMcCaul St., TORONTO. CANADA. F. B. HILL. 210 Bute St., Norfolk, Va. HEN Answering- Advertisements £2# Mention the “ P. P.” When you write Always mention the PIPE to advertisers. W STONE PHILATELIST.