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3. oldal
About the same time appeared the now rare local Madrid stamp , bearing the
arms of that city impressed in bronze . ... with the exception of the Thurn and
Taxis , which retain the chiffre , now carry the impress of their various armorial
bearings .
About the same time appeared the now rare local Madrid stamp , bearing the
arms of that city impressed in bronze . ... with the exception of the Thurn and
Taxis , which retain the chiffre , now carry the impress of their various armorial
bearings .
8. oldal
... because employment was difficult to who have a round red stamp of their own ,
obtain , we used to haunt the lobby of the old bearing the word ' Paid , ' and no
Queen ' s House of Commons , and intercept the mem | head . bers as they came
...
... because employment was difficult to who have a round red stamp of their own ,
obtain , we used to haunt the lobby of the old bearing the word ' Paid , ' and no
Queen ' s House of Commons , and intercept the mem | head . bers as they came
...
25. oldal
There were nine , various , printed on paper of different colours , all bearing the
same value , 2 reals . Should they turn out to be forgeries , we can only give the
concocter credit for more impudence than honesty . A new issue of Italians is ...
There were nine , various , printed on paper of different colours , all bearing the
same value , 2 reals . Should they turn out to be forgeries , we can only give the
concocter credit for more impudence than honesty . A new issue of Italians is ...
30. oldal
The varieties are all noted in Brown ' s Catalogue . * ANSWERS TO
CORRESPONDENTS . G . D . J . , Lowndes Square . - The 11d . English essay is
correctly described in Dr . Gray ' s Catalogue , as is also the envelope stamp
bearing the ...
The varieties are all noted in Brown ' s Catalogue . * ANSWERS TO
CORRESPONDENTS . G . D . J . , Lowndes Square . - The 11d . English essay is
correctly described in Dr . Gray ' s Catalogue , as is also the envelope stamp
bearing the ...
44. oldal
Can anything be we seek in vain among this host of vignettes , for any seen , in
effect , more poetical , anything better imaging design , idea , or figure , bearing
the imprint of artistic that sweet beauty which is the apanage of the talent . It
would ...
Can anything be we seek in vain among this host of vignettes , for any seen , in
effect , more poetical , anything better imaging design , idea , or figure , bearing
the imprint of artistic that sweet beauty which is the apanage of the talent . It
would ...
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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.