of post offices in operation on the 30th of September, 1862, was 1,858. During the year there were added to the service 319 miles of new post route, and 137,463 miles of annual mail travel. The increase in the number of letters passing by post was comparatively greater in 1862 than has been observed for several past years. The number has exactly doubled since the year 1854.

The correspondence between Canada and Europe by the Canadian steamers continues to increase, the number of letters carried in the year 1862 having been 800,000, showing a comparative advance of nearly twenty per cent.

Five hundred and twenty thousand letters are estimated to have passed through the mails last year, being in excess of any previous enumeration. The number in 1856 was 35,000; in 1857, 150,000; in 1858, 450,000; in 1860, 480,000; and in 1862, 520,000. There are twenty-seven cases of alleged losses or abstraction affecting registered letters during the year 1862. In 1861 the number of such cases was thirty-seven.

The number of parcels forwarded by mail during the year, at parcel post rate, is estimated to have been somewhat over 5,000. This is an advance upon the result of last year. Postmaster-General's Report for the year ending September, 1862.

STAMP STORING.

A PRACTICE has lately arisen among postagestamp collectors, of laying up considerable numbers of obsolete, and even of current stamps. This practice is grounded on the assumption that the Timbromanie will continue in vogue for several years, and that before it goes out, many stamps now comparatively common may become rare and valuable to collectors. We are acquainted with several persons who are thus storing French, Indian, and other common sorts; and have even heard of one who is getting a thousand English penny heads, not to paper a room or a box, but to keep till our throne shall be occupied by Edward VII.

Without thus calculating on an event which we all hope may be very far distant, the idea naturally suggests itself, what a

number of stamps would go suddenly out of use, were the gracious lady whose profile adorns our own stamps and those of some twenty-five of our colonies, to be prevented from longer holding her queenly office! Prussia's first issues bore the head of her then monarch; but the postal authorities there have avoided the necessity for further changes, by impressing their stamps with an eagle instead of the portrait of the new king.

Now, the prudent collector, having heard, for instance, of the probability of a new Italian issue appearing soon, buys up all the heads of Victor Emmanuel he can get,-the quindici especially, which was scarcely current for a month, and which, like the 2-c. Swiss of the last issue, is rare already, and will soon be almost unattainable.

But it is evident that if the storing system spreads, it will nullify itself, because the supply will for a very long time exceed the demand, and thus our hoarded treasures will be unavailable. To avoid this we would propose that collectors should put by only a few of each kind of stamps: e. g., we have a correspondent in, say Chili, from whom we receive periodical supplies. If we reserve a quantity of Chilian stamps, and other of our acquaintance do so likewise with stamps of which they have, to a certain extent, a monopoly, we shall each be in a position to make profitable exchanges with future collectors. T. H. F.

CURIOSITIES OF THE AMERICAN DEAD-LETTER OFFICE.

LETTERS are daily examined in the DeadLetter Office at Washington, for the purpose of selecting those with valuable enclosures. A clerk of inquiring mind, who had that duty to perform one day, ascertained at his leisure that there were only 375, out of 6,850, without a P.S., and some contained three.

Here are some specimens of the thousandand-one ways in which correspondents terminate their letters :

'Excuse my way of speling, for you now me. Your friend

SAM.'

To the Editor of the 'STAMP COLLECTOR'S MAGAZINE.' SIR,-I wish to make the following remarks in reference to the Local Hanoverian Stamps. It may not be generally known that one halfpenny is charged for every letter on delivery in Hanover, a very annoying and stupid tax. The inscription on these stamps is Bestellgeld-frei, meaning commission-money paid, or free; so that I presume they are used for the prepayment of this charge. Your readers would doubtless be glad of any further information on this subject. I remain, yours obediently, 0. FLEUSS.

London.

UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS.

To the Editor of the 'STAMP COLLECTOR'S MAGAZINE.'

SIR,-As I can cheerfully bear testimony to the usual general correctness of your Magazine, I trust you will permit me to call attention to two errors into which you

have fallen.

You are in error in classing the American Internal Revenue Stamps with the Government Postage Stamps of the United States. Your correspondent, Mr. Richardson, of New York, is therefore right in stating that the stamps referred to were never intended in any sense to serve as postage labels. Persons may, indeed, ignorantly affix them to letters, just as the same mistake might be committed in England, by attaching a receiptstamp to a letter; but such improper and unwarranted use can never give rise to any doubt as to the true and proper use of such Internal Revenue labels.

The Express Stamps, in regard to which you ask for information, are those to be affixed, by the provisions of the recent Revenue Act, to all and every receipt or acknowledgement given for any box or package forwarded by any of the various Express-Forwarding Companies, who monopolise, to a great extent, the transmission of parcels of goods over the lines of railway in the United States.

The Express Bill or Receipt is a simple declaration, in printed form, with certain blank spaces filled in with writing, stating that the Adams Express Company (or any other company) has received from A. B. a parcel containing [here the contents are noted, as in a ship's bill of lading], which the said company promise to deliver to C. D. at [here the name of the town is in serted]; and then follows the signature of the agent of the company at the town where the parcel is left for forwarding. This receipt serves, in case the parcel is lost by the company's negligence, as evidence to recover the value of the contents.

In your reply to G. V. C., of Cambridge, in your number for June, you state that the portraits on the Government stamps of the United States are those of Washington, Penn, Franklin, and Lincoln.' The portraits of Penn and Lincoln have never yet been engraved upon any government postage stamps of the United States. The only portraits yet used are those of Washington, Franklin, and Jefferson. The reason of the apparent difference in the portraits of the same head, is to be traced to the differences of the original pictures or busts from which the portraits upon the stamps have been engraved.

I have the honour to be

Your most obedient servant,

JAMES LESLEY, Jun., Ex-Consul of United States at Nice.

Nice, Alpes Maritimes, France.

To the Editor of the STAMP COLLECTOR'S MAGAZINE.' SIR, I notice one or two errors in your magazine, in regard to American stamps. For instance, the U. S. Inter. Rev. are not postage stamps, as stated in your May number. They are for the same purpose as your receipt stamps, bill stamps, &c.; and are not recognised as paying postage when attached to letters.

I was amused at the charming little piece of selfstultification displayed by your Flemish friend, M. Moens, in an article published by you. His self-satisfied (and not very original) sueer about the almighty

KYLE, Dublin.-We had not remarked the omission you point out, of the sixpenny and shilling octagon English from Mount Brown's fourth edition.

TONY, Birkenhead.-Your first query is replied to at length by a correspondent from Nice.-The Austrian complementaries remain a vexata quæstio.-The Belgian and Victorian stamps must be discoloured specimens.Should your album be large enough, we would advise the inclusion of newspaper stamps, &c., at the end of the book; but we consider private stamps should be affixed under the heads of their respective countries, together with the government issues, local or otherwise.

SPHINX, Stratford.-You will see authentic information respecting the Inter. Rev. U. S. stamps in the present number.-Your Argentine is genuine.

M. E. S.-Your 20-c. French Republic, blue, is noticed in Mr. Brown's manual.-The penny Cape is very

common.

G. PRIOR, Fenchurch Street.-Your 3 kr. envelopes of Würtemberg with the inscription, 6 kr., though of course simply a mistake of the printer, might be included as a variety by collectors.

POST

T. B., Dover. The distinction between the genuine and imitated essays of Denmark is clearly perceived by Messrs. Lewes & Pemberton's description. The Mercury's head of the former shows a narrow edge of the hinder wing throughout the length; in the latter, as will be seen by the appended engraving, this is not the case.

G. MAIRS, Liverpool.-We cannot answer for other dealers, but we give you full authority to de

W. A. H., Liverpool.-The black penny New Zealand may be a Colombo salvage, but our colonies are so capricious in their inks, that we would advise collectors to wait before rejecting it.

STEPHEN MOSS.-Any or all of the English stamps (obliterated), except the essays and the V.R. official, black, can be bought of most dealers.

L. M. and G. E. W. in our next.

J. LESLEY and O. FLEUSS.-Thanks for your communications, which we print in full.

R. MELDRUM, Glasgow.-The black official V.R. was used by the Government offices alone, and only during the currency of the common black penny. A red V.R. may not improbably turn up.

PLYMOUTH POST.-The stamp you describe and figure must frank a French letter, as the blue anchor impression does those of the Admiralty here. We include this stamp in our own collection.

A MANIAC, Blackheath.-The legend on the Greek stamps stands for Hellenon Gramma, or, Stamp of Greece. We do not understand Russ.

W. E. H., Leicester.-It is a shilling Jamaica receiptstamp to which you allude. They not unfrequently arrive post-marked, and as such are admissible in a stamp album.-The new Trinidad shilling was not issued in time for appearance in Mr. Brown's fourth edition. We have mentioned a twopenny black English.

ADVERTISEMENTS for insertion in the STAMP COLLECTOR'S MAGAZINE, should reach the Office, 13, George Street, Bath, not later than the 10th of the month.

B. Booksellers and Dealers in Postage stamps. The largest stock, YORK & Co., 60, City Road, London, Foreign

and the cheapest house. List of Prices sent on receipt of a posted-directed envelope. Correspondence in English, French, or German language.

BOOKS of CRESTS. -Published on the 1st of every

month. Each book will contain 50 Crests in relief, beautifully stamped in Colours, together with a Key to the names of the Families bearing them. This work, when complete, will form the most perfect Collection extant, and is expected to contain over 2000 Crests. Books I. and II. now ready. Price i/ each; post free, 1/1. Address, STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH, 13, George Street, Bath.

LOCAL AMERICAN POSTAGE STAMPS.-The

Five-Shilling Packet of Local American Postage Stamps contains 20 varieties. Post free, 5/1. Address, STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH, 13, George Street, Bath.

as this.

R. BRAITHWAITE.-Most of the 12, blue, of Canada may be duffers,' but we understand they have been printed in that colour occasionally.

E. T. L. S., St. Neot's.-Your stamp is evidently fictitious. We suppose it is intended for the head of the King of the Belgians.

J. S.-We have the fivepenny Ceylon both chocolate and a very red brown, but the shades of colour in all the stamps of that island vary so much that Mr. Brown did not think it requisite to note them.

QUEEN'S HEAD, Dublin, suggests that stamp dealers should publish their lists of prices so as to be folded up in the form of a small book, in lieu of one large sheet:

A. PESENA, Yeovil.-The U. S. paper postage substitute for money would not prepay a letter

H. E.-The name of the engraver of the new Italian essays is Pellas. We have just received a yellow speci

men.

STAMPS.-The One-Shilling Packet of Stamps contains one dozen varieties of Colonial and Foreign Postage Stamps, all unobliterated. Post free, 1/1. Address, STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH, 13, George Street, Bath.

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Beautifully Printed in Colours. Now Ready.

NEW AND COMPLETE SET of upwards of 130 Titles for Stamp Albums. Geographically arranged by Dr. J. E. GRAY, F.R.S., F.L.S., F.Z.S., ETC., of the British Museum. Price 1/6; post free. 1/7. Address, STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH, 13, George Street, Bath.

To STAMP and CREST COLLECTORS.-Just pub

lished, beautifully printed in Colours, 1/, or emblazoned in Gold and Silver, 1/6 each sheet; by post, one extra stamp. Sheet 1. Arms of all Nations.

2. Arms of all the Counties in England.
3. Arms of all the Colleges of Oxford.

4. Flags of all Nations.

5. English, French, and Russian Orders.

6. Arms of all the Cambridge Colleges.
7. Arms of the Scottish Clans, sheet 1.

8. Ditto

ditto

sheet 2.

9. Royal Naval and Commercial Flags of Great Britain. London: GEO. MUSGRAVE & Co., Turnham Green, W.; Bath: STAFFORD

SMITH & SMITH, the Foreign Stamp and Crest Depût.

W. DIAMOND, Rifle House, Westbourne Grove,

London, Dealer in Postage Stamps of all nations. Foreign Stamps sent per post on receipt of uncut penny postage stamps. Collections purchased. Any communication requiring a reply must contain a stamp for that purpose.

BETA, Barlow Street, Ardwich, near Manchester,

can supply Collectors and others with every kind of Postage Stamps. The following will suffice to show the nature of the prices in general:--Collections of 100, 4; 200, 13; 300, 28; 500, 80; all different kinds, and good copies. Chili, 4d. each; Greek, 24. each; Hong Kong, 2 and 8 cents, 6d. each; Venezuela, 7d. each; old Belgium, 4d. each; Spanish, 1850-1-2-3-4, at 1/4 each; old Brunswick, and 1, at 3d. each; old Wurtemburg, 3d. each. The following are unused:--Hanover, 1 and 2, envelope, 3d. each; Brazil, 10 and 20. d. and 6d. each; American 1-cent envelope, 3d. each, 2/6 per doz.; French 2 c., 5d. per doz.; Oldenburg, 1/2 per doz.; Hamburg, 1, 10d. per doz.; Bergedorf, 4, and Lubeek, 1, 10d. per doz., Sets of each, 1/3; 1 and 14 Mecklenburg, 3d. each. 20 per doz.; and others too numerous to mention. Beta also Buys Stamps and Collections. P.S.-Stamps sent on inspection on receipt of stamped envelope.

HILL, 425, Argyle Street, Glasgow, will send his Price List of 600 Stamps on receipt of stamped envelope. The following are unused: -Ionian Islands, yellow, 2d.; blue, 3d.; red, 4d.; New Brunswick, 1 c., 2d.; Papal States, 1, 1, and 2 baj., 2d. cach; 3 baj., 3d.; Hamburg Boten, the Set of 9, sch., 9d.; 1 sch., 1/3. C. H. wishes to correspond with parties resident on the Continent. A Collection of 800 for sale, price only 12 Guineas.

SEND 13 STAMPS to TO

END 13 STAMPS to 'TOBIN,' Dover, with a used It will be returned perfectly brown, thus proving it possible to change the colour.

ARMS, CRESTS, MONOGRAMS, ETC.-A large

variety of the above, beautifully stamped in Colours, with names. Price 3d. per sheet; postage 1d. extra. Address, STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH, 13, George Street, Bath.

LOOK HERE! STAMPS CHEAP! Mr. GLOVER

selling off! See advertisement in Boy's Own Magazine for July. Stamps at your own price.

A COLLECTION, containing 300 Stamps, good speci

mens and rare, price £2 58., at C. W. DEADMAN'S, 26, Adelaide Square, Windsor.

SEND STAMPED ENVELOPE for J. R. KEN

NEDY'S Price List of Foreign and Colonial Postage Stamps. Turkey, 20 paras, 5d. each, 3/6 per dozen; 1 piastre, 8d. each, 66 per dozen; 2 piastres 10d. each, or 8/6 per dozen; 5 piastres, 1/6 each, or 106 per dozen. Address, J. R. KENNEDY, 79, George Street, Edinburgh.

BUY of the IMPORTER. As R. PEGG Imports all

his own Stamps, he is enabled to sell cheaper than any other Dealer; and will, on receipt of stamped envelope, send a Selection from his magnificent Stock of upwards of 10,000 Foreign and Colonial Stamps. 11, Holles Street, Dublin.

PONY EXPRESS (New and Genuine), 1 dol., 1s.;

2 dol., green or pink, 2; 4 dol., black or green, 3; 10 e.. j oz., brown, 2; Newspaper paid, blue, 2/; oz. garter, 1. The St. Joseph to Placerville, Wells, Fargo, and Co., envelope stamp. 1/; the Set, 14. New York Express and Southern States, 3d. each. G. P. SPRING, Selhurst Road, Croydon, S.

MR. WILLIAM FREDERIC COOKE, Dover, while

thanking the Nobility and Gentry, both English and Foreign, for the patronage they have accorded him hitherto, begs to announce that he has just received a fresh supply of Rare and Obsolete Stamps, Selections from which he will be happy to forward as usual, to any address, on receipt of application. Rare Stamps bought.

STAMPS GIVEN AWAY!!! All who send three

stamps to Mr. GEORGE PRIOR, of 48, Fenchurch Street, London, E.C., will receive, per return, a copy of his large and new Price List for July (post free), with which he will give (gratis) a Rare Unobliterated Stamp of Thurn and Taxis, only just issued. Mr. Prior takes this opportunity of informing his Customers, that he is now Selling Off his entire Stock, far below cost price; and would therefore recommend purchasers to send three stamps for his List, and the stamp that he gives away gratis, without delay. Extract from List :-Turkish, 3/6 the Set of four; lonian Isles, &d. the Set of three; French Colonies, 1 c., 2d.; 5 e., 3d.; 10 e., 4d. ; 40 e.. 8d., or 1/4 the Set of four; Sandwich Islands, 5 e., blue, 6d, each ; Heng Kong, 2e., 3d.; Greece, 1 lep., 1d.: 2 lep., 2d.; New Brunswick, 1 e. (Engine), 2d. The above are all clean copies. Thousands of other Stamps, both used and clean, at equally low prices. In order to prevent disappointment, an early application is requested.

ARMS

of the QUEEN and ROYAL FAMILY, including the late Prince Consort, the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Princess Alexandra, King of Denmark, King of Prussia, Duke of Cumberland, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Mary, &c., &c., &c. In two sheets. Relief stamped in colours. Price 1/; post free, 1/1. STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH, 13, George Street, Bath,

THE IRISH PRIVATE OFFICE STAMPS, 6d. each;

old Norway, 6d. each; Denmark (1851), 4 rigsbank skil., 6d. each; old Sweden, 24, 8, 6, 4 skil. beo., 6d. each. Lallier's Postage-Stamp Albums, post free, 8/2. Wholesale Dealers supplied. Lists on application to J. B. ROBINSON, 65, Grafton Street, Dublin.

NICARAGUAN STAMPS. Mr. H. J. HYDE, 8,

Trafalgar Street, Walworth Road, S., has just received a large supply of the above Stamps (unused and warranted genuine), price 2 each. H. J. H. has also for sale Addresses to all parts: Nicaragua and Costa Rica, 1/6 each; all other places 1/ each. Apply by letter only, enclosing stamp for reply. N.B.-Languages translated.

MOUNT BROWN, 124, Cheapside, London, has all

kinds of Foreign and Colonial Postage Stamps, at reasonable prices, including the following Scarce Stamps-Unused.-Buenos Ayres, Set of three, 3/; Spanish Official (oval), Set of four, 3/; Moldavia, 5 paras, 2: Ceylon, id., 2d.; 2d., 4d.; 4d., 6d.; envelopes, Set of ten, 14/; United Statea envelopes, Set of ten, 10. Used and Obsolete.-French Republic, old Saxony, old Belgium, old U. S. Post Office, 5 and 10 cents; also stamps of Chili and Peru. Price List, post free, 2d.

OFFICE for the COLLECTION and RECOVERY of

DEBTS. To meet the great demand which has hitherto existed for an efficient means for the Recovery of Debts, an Office for this purpose will be opened on the 1st of July, at 6, Ruperra Street, Newport, Mon. Two copies of all Accounts are required, with each of which 12 stamps must be sent. N.B.-Agents wanted. STAMP & Co., Proprietors.

EDWARD UPJOHN, Bookseller, supplies all kinds of

Foreign Stamps, Stamp Catalogues, Albums, and Publications. H. Whymper's Proof Impressions: Nicaragua, 9d; English and Danish Essays, Turkish, Argentine, old Spanish, &c., 3d. Country Orders executed. 24, Bow Street, Covent Garden, W.C.

ATTENTION!

YOUNG MAN !

WHERE ARE WE NOW! Ready on the 30th of each month, the United Kingdom Stamp Advertiser, price 1d., post free, 2d. A clean Unobliterated Stamp given with each number. It contains important matter that all Stamp Dealers and Collectors should know. The Scale of Charges for Advertising is as follows:-Under 30 words, 9d; ditto 60, 1/6; ditto 80, 1/11; ditto 100. 23; and so on. For further particulars apply to the Publishers, Gazette Office, Tavistock, Devon.

J. pool have on hand nearly every kind of Foreign Postage Stamps,

J. H. STOCKALL & Co., Broad Green, near Liver

including some obsolete, which they offer for Sale at very low prices. Moldavia, 5 paras, black, 1; 40, blue, 1/; 80, rose, 1/; Set, 2/6; France, Republic, 20 and 25 c., 3d, each; 10 c., 10d.; 15 c., green, 8d.: 1 frane, 9d.; Empire, 25 c., 8d.; 1 frane, 1/; Presidency, 25 c., 6d.; Monte Video, 80 and 1r. (Diligencia), 180 and 240, 1/4 each. Price List, describing form, value, celour, date of issue, &c., sent on receipt of two stamps. P. 0. 0. to be made payable to J. J. H. STOCKALL & Co., Liverpool. Orders under 2/6 to contain stamp for reply.

SHEET of 20 UNUSED STAMPS, consisting of Antigua, Greek, &c., post free, 1/7, by D. DEAN, Hope Square, Weymouth. Republic, 2d.; colonies, 3d.; chiffre-taxes, 4d.; old Prussian and Beavers, Id.

SELLING OFF UNDER COST PRICE.-Mr. FRANK

E. MILLAR, of 166, Queen's Road, Dalston, London, N.E., begs to inform his numerous Friends, that he has determined to Sell Off the whole of his valuable Stock of Stamps, without reserve; and has accor.lingly fixed prices for July for the most part under cost price. For example, he has priced a great number of Clean and Rare Used Stamps at 1d. and 21. each, and all others in proportion with the following:-All clean copies.-Hong Kong, 2 c., 3d.; New Brunswick, 1 c. (Engine), 2d.; Greek, I lep., 1d. ; 2 lep., 2d.; French Colonies, 1 c., 2d.; 5 e.. 3d.: 10 e., 4d.; 10 c., 8d., or 1 the Set of four; Turkish. 3,6 the Set of four; Ionian Islands, sd. the Set of three; Sandwich Islands, 5 e., blue. 6d. each. Used copies. Pony Express, from 1/ each; old Denmark, fire RBS., 2d.; Canada, 5 c. Beaver, 1d.; threepenny Beaver (out of use and rare), 3d.; Buenos Ayres, from 6d. each; Monte Video, from 4d. each. N.B.-Mr. Millar's Price List for July is now ready, price threepence (post free); and he will give, gratis, with each List, either a used 5-e. Canada, 3-e. United States Government Stamp, or a clean German Stamp, only just issued. As all Stamps on the List are put down at such a low price, an early application is requested, to prevent disappointment.

HENRY WHITTAKER, Winchester Terrace, Regent

Road, Salford, continues to supply Dealers and Collectors with all kinds of Foreign Stamps, wholesale and retail, at extraordinary low prices. Price List sent on receipt of stamped envelope. Collections of 30 varieties, 1/6; 100, 3/6; 200, 12/.

G., Acomb House, Manchester, is now Selling Off his entire Stock. Examples (used): Romagna, 1, 2, 3, 4 baj., 9d. each; Portugal (Queen's Head) 25 r., 6d. each, or 46 per dozen; (unused copies) Antigua penny. 3d. each; Newfoundland penny, 3/6 per dozen; threepenny, sd. each; Prince Edward Island, penny, 2/9 per dozen; New Brunswick, 1 c., 1/6 per dozen; Luxemburg, 1 c., 3., 2 c., 4d., per dozen. All others at same rates. Send two stamps for Price List (an Unused Foreign Stainp is given away with each).

W. YOUNG & Co., Aintree, near Liverpool, Whole

sale and Retail Dealers in Used and Unused Foreign Postage Stamps, have just issued their New Reduced Price List of 1000 varieties of Stamps of all Countries, which they will send on receipt of two stumps. Examples of prices : Antigua, penny, 3d. each, 2/6 per dozen; Newfoundland, penny, td. each, 3/ per dozen; New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, 1 e., 24. each, 1/6 per dozen; French Colonies, 1 e., 2d. each, 1/6 per dozen; St. Thomas, St. Vincent. St. Lucia, and Nevis, penny, 5d. each, 4/6 per dozen; Venezuela. 1/3 per Set; Brazils, 10 r., 2d. each, 1/3 per dozen; 30 r., 3d. each, 2/3 per dozen; Barbadoes, green, 2d. each, 1/6 per dozen; blue, 3d. each, 2/3 per dozen. All Continental very cheap,-say from 3d. per dozen. For particulars see Price List. All the above are unused.

MESSRS. HOOPER & FORWARD (Late J. Hooper),

1, Hanover Court, Milton Street, London, E.C. Foreign Postage Stamps Bought, Sold, or Exchanged. The largest stock of Foreign Postage Stamps, and the cheapest Dealers in the trade. N.B.-Unused Ionian Islands, 8d. per Set of three. All other Stamps at equally low prices. Just published, the fourth edition of their Price Catalogue, describing form, colour, value, date of issue, &c., of 1000 varieties. This is the cheapest and most comprehensive yet published. Sent, post free, on receipt of a stamped envelope.

D.

Mc CORKINDALE, 37, Abbotsford Place, Glasgow, would call attention to his Summer List of Foreign Stamps. Prices very cheap for example: penny Antigua, 4d.; sixpenny, 7d.; Austria, 2 kr., black, 4d.; Denmark, old 4 RBS., 2d.; French Republic, 40 e., 3d.; 20 c., 25 c., 4d.; 10 c., 15 c., 6d.; Presidency, 25 c., 4d.; 10 c.. 6d. ; Jamaica, penny, sixpenny, each 1d.; twopenny, fourpenny, one shilling, 2d.; Modena, 5e., 6d. ; 80 c., 9d.; New Brunswick, 1 c., 2d.; 12 c., 2d.; 5 c. (unused) 5d.; Norway, old 4, 6d.; Portugal, 50, 100 r.. 8d.; 25 r., blue, 7d.; 25 r.. blue (Queen Maria), 10d.: Poland, 10 kop., 10d.: Romagna, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 20, baj., each 1]; Set of seven, 6; Saxony, old 1, 4d. ; old 1, 2, 3d.; old 3, 2d. (or 1/6 per dozen); St. Thomas, 3 c., 8d.; Venezuela, 1, 1, 2 rls., 6d.; Russia, 20, 30 kop., 6d.; Nova Scotia, 1 c., 3d.; 5 c., 4d.; Papal States, baj., purple, 2d.; violet, 3d.

NOVA SCOTIAN, 1 c., 18., unused; 9d., used; 5 c.,

4/ and 1/; 84 c., 7/ and 4/; 10 c., 7 and 4; twenty dozen 5 e.. 15/; New Brunswick, I c., 1/3, unused; 5 c., 4 and 2; 10 c., 8; 12 c., 10; Canada, 1 c., 1/6; 5 e., 4s.; 10 c., 8; 12 c., 10; Prince Edward's Island, penny, 2/6, unused; twopenny, 5; threepenny, &; sixpenny, 10. Not less than a dozen Stamps, Apply by letter to A. COLONUS, 18, Blackheath Hill, Greenwich, S.E.