NEWFOUNDLAND NEWFOUNDLAND, the oldest of the British Colonies, was discovered by Cabot in 1497. Nearly a century elapsed before any attempt was made to colonize it. Early struggles for its possession terminated in 1763, France conceding England's sovereignty over the entire Island. The foundation of the British Empire overseas, and famous for its fisheries and forests, Newfoundland's postal emmissions rightly claim their place in popularity and general interest. Strongly individualistic, the colony has steadfastly refused to join the Canadian federation. For this, we, as stamp collectors, may rejoice, for we can ill afford to lose so bright a jewel in Philately's crown. Its stamps, from the beautiful engraved first issue, through the Air Post stamps of recent memory to the pictorials of last year, are uniformly interesting and attractive. Cat. No. 21 1863 61⁄2p rose 32 1868-73 3c blue *34 1867-73 6c dull rose *41 *Indicates Unused 2c yellow green 3c blue 1⁄2c rose red lc deep green 45 66 1c deep green 2c red orange 47 66 3c umber brown .85 .50 International Stamp Exhibition to which His Majesty King Albert has graciously granted His High Patronage. The Exhibition will be held from May 24th to June 1st, 1924, in the Palais d'Egmont, Brussels. This historical Palace. once the seat of the Counts of Egmont, is a magnificent building in Renaissance style in the heart of the town and in close proximity to our famous Palace of Justice. Vast and luxurious it is specially suitable for housing the treasures, which with your valuable assistance we intend offering to the admiration of the philatelic world. The idea of organising this Exhibition had hardly become known, when we already received letters of encouragement and promises of participations from all sides. The central position of Belgium and the solid ties of friendship which unite it to the allied and neutral countries make us feel quite sure that nobody who has anything special to show will hesi- · tate to take part in our Exhibition. We therefore make an earnest appeal to all philatelists to aid us in our enterprise by exhibiting what they consider to be the best part of their collection and thus contribute to a success which should be at least equal to that attained by any previous International Exhibition in any country. In handing you herewith the program of our Exhibition we beg to draw your special attention to the group of world-renowned philatelists which forms our International Jury. The fact of all these most eminent experts having kindly put their vast philatelic knowledge at our disposal, combined with the precious aid we have found in the distinguished philatelists, who kindly accepted to act as our 'Commissaire général' to further our interests in their respective countries, are the best proof that our Exhibition will be a brilliant enterprise worthy of them and worthy of our Royal Federation. We trust you will thus be induced to take part in our Exhibition in one or more of the numerous Classes which we have established in such a way that you should have no difficulty in finding the section where your exhibit should compete to your best advantage. In conclusion we wish to come to you with an earnest request: do not wait till the last moment to send in your application, but do so at your earliest convenience. It will really help us a good deal to be fixed as soon as possible and greatly facilitate our complicated task. For the Organising Committee: 63 rue des Coteaux, Brussels. Tel. address: MAINGAY-BRUSSELS. W. BIGWOOD, 97, rue de la Source, Brussels. CLASSIFICATION NOTICE A single exhibit can only compete in one division, class or section. In those classes and sections where various countries are enumerated, the intending exhibitor can choose one of these countries or colonies or several. In the latter case each country or colony will compete separately. AWARDS: In all classes of the 1st division, the Jury will have at its disposal: gold, silver-gilt, silver and bronze medals; in the 2nd and 3rd. divisions silver-gilt, silver and bronze ones. Hors-Concours: Collections or other objects such as: dies, plates, etc., exhibited by Governments or towns. |