Word: philatelist
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Governor Roosevelt, youthful collector of nautical Americana, now ardent philatelist, will no doubt receive the support of the stamp-collecting public (est. 100,000 of voting age) should he secure the Democratic nomination for President...
Died. Ernest R. Ackerman, 68, U. S. (Republican) Representative since 1919 of the 5th New Jersey District, onetime president of the New Jersey State Senate, member of the House Appropriations Committee; of heart disease; in Plainfield, N. J. An ardent philatelist, he owned $1,000,000 worth of postage stamps, had swapped with King George V and King Victor Emmanuel...
Like Kings George of Britain and Fuad of Egypt, King Carol is a philatelist, has a collection of 11,000 stamps. Stamp dealers in Paris last week reported a large order of rarities for the royal album, hinted that the new and gorgeous Carol postage stamps ordered for the October coronation would be put on sale in Rumanian postoffices anyway, coronation or no coronation...
...prepare foreigners for their naturalization tests; men are sometimes sent to the Cambridge Jail to teach those who plan on leading a straight life after they are released. There are many clubs that can use a man occasionally: for example, a stamp club has wanted an experienced philatelist to speak to a group of young collectors; and a club frequently desires the services of someone who has done a lot of traveling, to tell of his adventures, and the sights he has seen. Sunday School teaching is another occupation that calls for many students, and in this...
...Philatelist Hind acquired the Rarest Stamp from the Ferrary Collection, confiscated and auctioned by France. He had to outbid Philatelist George V, owner of the most comprehensive British collection. Philatelist Edward of Wales is making a world collection...