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I . PAGE PAGE 109 ADDENDA to Mount Brown ' s Catalogue of Postage
Curiosities of the American Dead - Letter Office 95 Stamps 27 , 37 , 56 , 75 , 94 ,
106 , 124 , 139 , 151 , 175 Defacement Marks , English and American American (
An ) ...
I . PAGE PAGE 109 ADDENDA to Mount Brown ' s Catalogue of Postage
Curiosities of the American Dead - Letter Office 95 Stamps 27 , 37 , 56 , 75 , 94 ,
106 , 124 , 139 , 151 , 175 Defacement Marks , English and American American (
An ) ...
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12 1 CONTENTS . vanity , proceeded from an unmistakeably English face , on
the neck and shoulders of a POSTAL CHIT - CHAT . . . . . . . . . RISE AND
PROGRESS OF POSTAGE STAMPS . . . . . . . . . . . . true John Bull of a boy , one of
a score ...
12 1 CONTENTS . vanity , proceeded from an unmistakeably English face , on
the neck and shoulders of a POSTAL CHIT - CHAT . . . . . . . . . RISE AND
PROGRESS OF POSTAGE STAMPS . . . . . . . . . . . . true John Bull of a boy , one of
a score ...
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member being asked to search among our ness with the apologetic remark , that
he old letters for the black English postage could not drive a hard bargain with a
lady . stamp ; and we have at times contributed a The variation in prices was ...
member being asked to search among our ness with the apologetic remark , that
he old letters for the black English postage could not drive a hard bargain with a
lady . stamp ; and we have at times contributed a The variation in prices was ...
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... bear as naturally and as easily separate themthe head of the king or emperor
of the coun selves into three groups , ranging from the try , for that is equally
applicable to most of north towards the south of the continentthe English colonies
.
... bear as naturally and as easily separate themthe head of the king or emperor
of the coun selves into three groups , ranging from the try , for that is equally
applicable to most of north towards the south of the continentthe English colonies
.
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Of like use is the Bavarian stamp alluded to , the legend of which , in plain
English , is , ' Bavarian Postage , 3 kreuzer , payable by the receiver . ' These last
men - Bager . poftiare . tioned stamps , though homely in appearance , strikingly ...
Of like use is the Bavarian stamp alluded to , the legend of which , in plain
English , is , ' Bavarian Postage , 3 kreuzer , payable by the receiver . ' These last
men - Bager . poftiare . tioned stamps , though homely in appearance , strikingly ...
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Address ALBUM American appearance arms arranged Austrian Bath bearing blue bound British brown Brunswick called catalogue cents collection collectors Colonial colour contains correspondent Crests Dealers described dozen edition English engraving envelope essays Express figure Foreign Foreign Stamps forgery four French genuine George Street give green hand Hanover head House hundred impression Islands issue Italy kind known letters lines London MAGAZINE means month Mount never notice PACKET Parma passed penny possess post free post-office postage stamps present Price Price List Prince printed rare receipt received respecting rose seen sent sheet shilling side sixpenny SMITH & SMITH specimens STAFFORD SMITH Street supply tion town United unused varieties wanted yellow
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77. oldal - The popular harangue, the tart reply, The logic, and the wisdom, and the wit, And the loud laugh — I long to know them all ; I burn to set the imprisoned wranglers free, And give them voice and utterance once again.
77. oldal - And having dropped the expected bag — pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful: messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some, To him indifferent whether grief or joy.
128. oldal - repeated the postmaster. " What's that to you? " said Andy. The postmaster, laughing at his simplicity, told him he could not tell what letter to give him, unless he told him the direction. "The directions I got was to get a letther here — that's the directions.
129. oldal - While the postmaster went on with such provoking answers to these appeals for dispatch, Andy's eye caught the heap of letters which lay on the counter: so while certain weighing of soap and tobacco was going forward, he contrived to become possessed of two letters from the heap, and, having effected that, waited patiently enough...
128. oldal - Yes, sir," said the postmaster, producing one— "fourpence." The gentleman paid the fourpence postage, and left the shop with his letter. • " Here's a letter for the squire," said the postmaster ; "you've to pay me elevenpence postage.
128. oldal - Why, you stupid rascal, if you don't tell me his name how can I give you a letter?" "You could give it if you liked ; but you're fond of axin' impident questions, bekase you think I'm simple." " Go along out o' this ! Your master must be as great a goose as yourself, to send such a messenger.
57. oldal - He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
129. oldal - ... could carry him. He came into the squire's presence, his face beaming with delight, and an air of selfsatisfied superiority in his manner, quite unaccountable to his master, until he pulled forth his hand, which had been grubbing up his prizes from...
74. oldal - that we have invented this manner of corresponding and franking our letters.' Mr Hill, having heard of this incident, introduced it into his first pamphlet on postal reform, as a lively illustration of the absurdity of the old system. It was by an inadvertency on the part of a modern historical writer that Mr Hill was ever described as the person to whom the incident happened.
128. oldal - Yis, sir," said Andy, who got astride of his hack, and trotted away to the post-office. On arriving at the shop of the postmaster (for that person carried on a brisk trade in groceries, gimlets, broadcloth, and linendrapery), Andy presented himself at the counter and said: "I want a letther, sir, if you plaze.