1 500 24 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4083/VAPhilatelistAug1899.pdf b25630d1f701ffa1a071584eb6334324 PDF Text Text Vol. II. AUGUST, 1899. No. 12. u:ontents: H e lln· A. C h a p111a11 · · :l~I E rl1t a"1ia ls . 248 · :24 ~l- 2.~0 - 20 1 :-< a tes · · · · :l.'):l T h-e Loca l Soc iet: a s a Be n efac to r to P hi la t e l y · :25 '.-l-25 ~ Th e l\1 o h ile Not T ypo grap h ec1 · · · · "- 5-) z-,.-, Cot n tn nn i cAt i o n s _ :25(). :Ji)/ -:2.-,c. • , 11 · . · :i.-,s V i rg i11i a Pill·1· n.S.<; l'ost n l Carri S oc ie ty ol :\m c ri ca . · · · :!.'):1 So uth e rn P h il. Ass ' n 2R0-2lil -:lii:l l{ e ,· ie w . . :lli;\- :l li ~ - :2 (\:i - 2 / i l i .-\• \ ,·e rt i ~ c 1 11 c 11 t ~:. �natch & nedicine. JI ca t . 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KELSEY HALL. PETER.BOR.0, ONT. 3 70 George- st., Can You Read English ? THE S T AMP COLL EC T O R' S HANDBOOK is fo r y o u. Yo u don't k n ow as 1nu c h about the te ch ni ca l t e r m s u s ed in P hil a t e l y a s y o u wo uld l i ke to know. This li t tl e pa111 ph le t i s ju s t th e thi n g t o h e l p y o u o ut. P ri ce, paper 25c; cloth, :jOc . C. W. K I SS I NGER, 18 n orth E leve nth s tree t , Rea d it1 g, Pa . I h a ve a limite d nu m b er of d u p li ca t e Co nfederates, ou cover , to di s pose of. a mong th e m IOc r eds a u d b l u es (Ma di s on 186 1-'62 ), 5c g r ee n n n d b lues ( Dav is 1 86 1 - 6~ ) . 2c gre e n a nd lOc e n g r;n·e d 900 W . N. Y. City. Wanted Back Numbers . Th e Philatelic Wes t and Camera News, Box 60, Superior, Neb. Free s ubs c ripti o n fo rnn y n o . of IHU7 a nd 1808. O n: y ma gaz in e le ft n o rth o f lVlo. a nd be t ween Mi ss . :rnd Mts . L a r gest field o f q JI , bein g l a r ges t m o nthl y in s ize n n d circ ul r1 ti o 11 orga n o fl:tr g e s t s ocieti es west o f !\·t is s . No w o nd e r nds pn y and m ore s t <1y t h a n go nwn y . Excl rn11 ge, s 11h!"criptio11 :i ncl ~pnce for s tn111p s . Se n d fo r na rti cu l:i r s . Subsc ripti o n 25c per year, a nd o n e free e xc h n 11 ge n o ti ce in l argest e xclrn11 ge col11mn of a ll p a p e rs o f U.S. Se n d fll 1- sa m ple. 11 11 d ONE OF THE HANDSOMEST, I s t h e Philatelic Bulletin a n10nth ly stn 111p j o urn a l tha t you ca 11 11ot ge t a l o 11 t!' w ith o 11 t, :i11d s till be up-to-d ate . It con tain s th e a d s n f n il live dealers. It w1 l1 he fou nd t o be Qe 11 e r :-1 \lv diffe r e nt fro m a ny other stamp papei- . s 111i~·cripti o 11 2.5c per year. Satnpl e co p y F l<.EE. l\ Ie 11 t io 11 t h e V IR GIN I i\ l'H I L A fELI S T. NAUMKEAG STAMP & PUB. CO., S ALEM, MASS .. U. S. A . T o e\·e r y o n e wh o se n ds m e Confederates on Cover ( Dav is, J8G4.) CATES WITH COLLECTORS. I ca n offer goorl U. S., British Colo ni es and OIJ Eu ropea n stamps in ex c han ge. Whe re e xch a n ge cannot be effecterl I a m pre pa red to pu rc h ase for cash s peci n1e n s n eeded in 111 y co ll e ction . a l. flfm~I Coldwater, DESIRE EXCH ANGE O F DUPLI = Address, AUG . DIETZ, Rich mond, Va. Clay , Sta . A. U:be <r.btcago fPbtlateltst One unused copy of $1 Omaha I wi ll se nd 12 So 11 ve uir postcarcb-Views of Ce yNa t i\·e Ch nracters, Picturesq 11 e B111l oc k \ Vngo n s, and T yp ica l !\;i ti ve Sce n ery. \\"a n t e d t o excluw g-e for Cey lo u c urre nt Cl. 11d obs u le t e s t n m ps , A m eric:i n l Co l11111 b 11 s i ~~ 1 1 e] co mpl e te O m a h a i ssu e , a n d o th e rs. 10 11 , L. A N DREE, Postmaster-G ene r a l's Office, CEYLON , AGENTS WANTED To ~e l l rul-iher faces; wi ll m a ke yo u 1'rngh until yo u cry; crazv a nd co 111i c; frightfu l a n fl laughab le ; sober a nd t ragic; c h a n g in g; fr o m on e to a noth er in a n in s tHnt ; samp le h y 111 a il , postpairl, JO,, . TRASK & M'KAY, Pubs., THE ErllL N . KIEFFER CO. , :17 JH ! ,a Sa I le-st ., C l!IC AG O , IL! •. Box 246, [!l i'i ] A llegh eny , Pa. F ir!"t nun1 be r co m es o ut Se ptembe r J;j. Seud yo ur s ubsc ri p ti o n. Pri ce J:j c pe r yea r if r ece ived on o r be fore S e pte n1 b er 15th-23>c afte r th :t t date. Address, Filatelic Facts and Fallacies. Rep1·ese n ta ti ve Sta mp jo11 r11 a l o f th e Coas t. Ofle 11 Q uo ted-Always O ri g in a l. No w i11 th e Si x th Yea r o f i ts P u b l ica tion . SUUSCR l PT I ON 25c A YE A R. Sa m p le Copy a n d -50-P age Price- Lis t Free . W . Sellschopp & Co., 108 S t ockt o n S~ 1 ·eet, Sa n Fr::i11cisco , C:il. S e nd ro C ents for a Si x Month' s Trial Sub s cription to the Lone * Star * State::: Philateli s t, WACO, TEXAS. As a n In d u cem ent t o S u bsc ri be we w ill ntl o w n HO-wo rd g xc h n n ~e No ti ce F R E f.: . l\ Ie 11ti o 11 " Th e Hn11rl so 1l1esl St a m p l' np e r A m e ri ca ." yo t~ i11 �ME VIR,GINIA PHl['ATEL~ST Vor,. II. RICHMOND, VA., AUGUST , I S!JD. HENRY A. CHAPMAN. :--<o .. J:.l. fo under of a n ew sc h oo l in s tan1p j o ur na li sm. Hi s \\T iliu gs were in a li g hter :~P.RIIAPS few philat e li c writers e u,·e in , and it wa s h e w h o firs t infused a joy th e tlis l in c1 io n of be in g so s t rai 11 of podry i 11 to th e i rk so111 c p rose of tlJe p hilate li c pr ess. we ll a nti fa \· orably k n own al h o m e allll abroatl as Henry A. Ch apm a n , w h ose Bu rnin g th ~ " 111id11i g ht o il ," af ter a l ikeness I h ave se lec1 ecl to mlo rn am\ weary day of duty, h e se n t fort h t h rough le utl a fi n ish , as it were, l o th e c los in g the co lumns of liis Per/orator some of num be r of Volt1t11 e II. o f TH E VI R G I. N I A that yo ttlh fttl brightn ess that is hi s own P Hlf,A 'l'ELI ST, for in late years fe w l.ta\'e h appy h e rit age . A nd I cu111pre h e 1tll lal;o rc< l m ore ard110 11 sly a ncl d is in te rest why he c h ose that name fur hi s j o urn al. ed ly fo r Ph ila t e ly lhau ha s he. I t " r cr forat ed,, lite g luo tll tu ad111it He nry A. Ch apma n is a ti a li,·e of Con -· ]ig h t-brigh t 11 C' SS. uc c1 icut-l; oru in Deep ln th os e t ime s ClwplZi ver dur in g .J:>reside nt 111a 11 's Fer.fora/or fl o u rPolk' s arlmi11i s trn li o t1. i~lJ e d, am! its pa lmi es t Th e preci s e yea r a ncl day d ays we re wh en lJ c auil I d o! not know , for I write l\Ii ss S wift fi lfrrl it s co lthi s sketc h wi th o ut th e ttntn s . knowlc clg e of t h e ge 11 tle But circutns tanccs , n1 a tt , l.Jased · a lo n e u po n with whi c h I :1t n no t fa fac1s e li c iletl fro n t oth e rs mili ;1 r caused l1 it11 t o di swho know h im we ll. pos e of hi s ptd; \ic" li o n , For the sat n e rC' a SOlt S r a nd lt e n o \\· c o itt ri b utc s lo ca nn ot tel l of his earl y a 1nt1n ber o f o ur m ost y ears, sa ,·e t !J at h e " ·as prospen, us co n l e 111 po raa pj)re n Liced to t h e " A rt r ics. A . CHAPMAN . H Pres crva li vc ," a nd _Hllf! illCl.t aprn a u \\·ie lclsa po i11t cd to a v ery hi g h degree of ed quill-ancl d oes it \\T ll. dncie n c y in h is ca lli 11g .. T lJ e red in k ~pa tt e rs llt is It is ra ther of l\Ir. C h apm an th e co lway so m e t imes , b u t t hi s do cs n o t cl etcr le c1o r , pub lislier, a nd sc rib e, th at I wo n Id tn c fro nt re cog n iz in g l.ti s h onest e fforts in w rite . His co ll ect in g care e r cl ues n ot bC'lt n lf of o u r science, and the "Southel a t e backwa rd nw ny years -nor is h is ern ," a tn o n g llt e m a ny p hil atelic socieco lle c1 io n of gr ea t Ya ln e and 11t :tg 11i l ud c , ti es in w hi ch h e h o ld s rnem be rs bip , w ill !Jul t h at m a tte rs lilll e lo o n e so e11 t h 11scd be pro ud lo " ·elco me h im a l h e r Co nas he. ,·c n tio n in Ri c hm ond n e xt m o ttth a n d H is fir st Yen turc in s ta mpclo m was th e \\·e of T1·n : VIR G INIA PHILATELIS'r ' too iss uin g of 'Fite Per/orato r, i. e., Tlt c Fcrwou lcl ,c; rct:l h int \\·h o lJ acl for o ur 1; u bli~ .fvrator tha t was. cat io n t h e fi rs t kin d won! al its birth . His was a u e w field a nd a n e w pen. I sh a ll book h im for a diss e rtat io n on Differin g rad icall y fro nt t h e syste m s of t h e " u ta n c li llll)i ng a tre e " . th e past , it m ay be sa itl Ut a! h e wa s tlt e D IET Z. 1p �248 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. O F FICIAL OH.G A =' OF THE \"IRGI:-1!.·\ Pl·l!l ,A TJ ·: uc .-\SS O C I A TI U1', TllE S OUT H E R:>: Pllll ,ATE L! C ASSOC I AT !Oi\". A!"D THE POSTill, C .-\RIJ S OC I E TY IJ F .-\:\ IJ ·: RICA. l 'Ull LI S llED i\fON Tl lLY HY T ll E VIRG INI A PHILA'l'ELIC PUBLISHING Co., Office, l ~ N . Ele\'enlh S L , .-\ UG. DIETZ, EDITOR. aOU \V. Clay Sl., Sla ti o u :\ 1 Ri c hm u 11 d . \· ; 1. FRANKL I N S'L' l•:ARNS, I311 s i11 ess :\ l a1 1 :i~ er . P. 0. llox U, Rich m o 11d, ,-~L J O ll N l' AA l. ZO\V, RE\" IE \\" l •:DIT O H., lUHi l'ark Ave uue , Richmond , Ya. SUBSCRIPTIONS. U nited S la ks, Cauada nu<l 'M ex ico, p er yt'ar , :)Oc . .r\11 other Co unt ries iu t h e U. P. U., 1; e r year, ·JUc . S P ACE . O ue In c h , Tw o Iu c h es , . H<-llr- Co lumu , O n e Colum11 , O u e Page, .. ADVERTISING. l Mo. ;; M os. l. 2ij . $ .50 . .uo . 2.25. H)(). 1.50 . '.l.75 . 7.00 . 5 .00 . . l~.50 . .s (j ~l os. . s 2.2.;j . <!.()() • 7.00 . 1 ~.r.o ~::!.50 . . l Year. . $·LOO 7.00 12.;jQ 2'1.iJU -10.00 Copy s h o 11l <l r each 11 s by tli e J<l th o r l ll t: p r ect:d· iu~ m o uth t o l 11 s 11 re i11serli o 11 . To' c h au g-es ta11 tla ds , copy mu s t be iu by t h <: ~Ulh. \V t: wi ll exc h aug-e 0 11 e o r tw o cop ies with a ll p hil.atdi c publi ca ti o u s. iu ~ .-1.U TH ORIZED AGEN TS : FOR CHIC AGO: .-\.. C. TRA SK, 8748 La Sall e S l. FOR NEW YOR K : PARKE .-\.JJ \ 'ER TJ S I NG AG E NCY , l l) Jt.i i\1 ; 1<li ~o 1 1 A\·t:. E ulered a l lhe Post Office nt Ri chm o ud , Va .. for l1·amrn1i s!:tio 11 lhro 11 g h th e mail s at Seco 11<l·cla!:t:-' ra tes , Sept. , l8U7. HICl·D! OKD, VA., Numbe r AUGUS T. e nab led to uwiutain that s tandard set fur ou r p ubli ca ti o n in l\J e !Jeg inui11 g, and lo these fri<;uds we wo uld 110w ex tend o ur s in ce re lha uks, and express th e h o ]'e that they will co nliu11c lo fav o r u s th ro ug h ou t tllc coUJ in g yea r. The sele cl io11 o f TH li VIRGIN IA P1111.,ATEL IST as their officia l o rga n b y 3 la rge aud prosp ero u s soc ieties , a11 ll by the re· te nliou of ou r o ld and l\Je acquisition of Illan y ne\\' su lJsc rilJers, W'-' h ave m ore lh a u q11adr11pled o ur pa id s111Jscr ipt io n list s ince a twelve 1nonlh ago-a fact of whi c h we feel pardouab ly pruucl, a nd IJy Yirl11e of whi c li we ve nture lo a sse rt lhal T HE VIRGINIA PI·l !I,ATEI,IST is II Ol alone an up to-el ate jonr ual for a ll c lasses of collcc tors, -but one of the lies t a<hcrti siu g m ed iulII s in AIIle ri ca. Por the co min g yea r we a11 u o un c c the appearance of a se1·ies o f a rticles of emin e n t pliilateli c wortll from tll e pe n of th'-' a utlior of "Tlie Postage S ta mps of J a pa n. " A m o ng the m, a History of th e Sta m ps of Fi11 la11cl, a coun try n ow pro 111· ineull y b e fore th e ey es of philateli s ts 0 11 acco uut of th e e vents-politic a m! s tampic-about to transpi r e there . Sev<;ral of .the o lcl Italia n Stall.Os w ill be treated by th e saIIle abk p e n ,a n d bl.Osid cs our reg ul a r letters from phi late li c cc 11 krs, a 11um ber of other i us lru cli ~-'-' a rticles wi ll a ppear throu g h o ut the yea r. It will Le w ise lo rcn <;w yo ur s ubsc ripti o n at o n ce , a nd lo p lace yo ur ad co n trac t for th e co u1i11 g volu111 c, li'-'g i1111i11 g w ith t h e S e pte mb e r nnIIlb er. A Large Attendance. 18UU. 12. \Vll"JI th is number TH Ji V IR GINIA PHILATELI ST closes its seco nd \·olu111c. The past yea r has b ee n quite eventf ul to u s. S upported by the good wi ll a nd patrouage o f ou r frie n d s we h av e been Ar, r, indi cations p o int to a larg'-' a nd rcpr ese ula ti ve a lle11dan ce at th e S . P . A. Co n veuliou thi s fa ll. Lette rs of e11q11iry a re co 11s ta11tly co m in g in, a nd qu it e a um11ber of prominent p hil atelist s k1 v<; s ig nifi ell their in le u ti o n to come lo Richmo!lfl , but for s undry reason s w is h th e ir na m es withh eld from the !isl. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 2-! 9 Postal Card Society of America. The S. P.A. Souvenir. TH E followi11g a1111ou11ccmc:ul reached us from l\Ir. thlolph Lohmeyer, Secretary pro h:lll. of lite abo ve Assucialio11 : TH E a11nuu11t· e1 11c11l of o ur purpos e to publi sh a h:rndsotnc So uycuir ou th e occas iou o f lhc S. P. A. C011Yculio u lrn s e licited many en co uraging respo n ses, am! we fee l es pecially grateful lo a numh e r of our leading 1lealcrs aud pro 111ine11l co llcclo rs, w!Jo hm·c g euero us ly lcuclcrctl lh e loau of ,·a lu a ble spcc i111c11 s of Co nfetlcrale locals, as " ·ell as lbeir ass ista nce o th e rwi se. T!Ji s lihcmlit y \\'ill fitnl it s merilcLl re cog n ition in th e body of the forlhc o111i11g \\·o rk. But lhe s11 ffcssj itl carryi11.i:· 011t u f th e ta sk , as \\'e haY e pla1111crl it, is tlepend e 11t i11 a gr eat measure, up o u the assistance of thos e who will deri,·c a lasti11g bcucfil from i t-lh e c1 ca le rs. The Sou\' euir. as we purpose prepariug it, will e nt ai l a n expenditure of se veral hurnlred dollars, aml il is there fore but reasonable lh a t we so licit a limited nnmb e r of adve rli sc111e 11ts frolll reliable deal e rs , lo justify us in ca rryiug o ut lhe work. An advert ise m e nt in l!Jis Sou,·cnir will he of las liu g s ervice to our patrou ~, a11<l uo arg uu1cut "·ha t ev er is nec essary to s ubs ta ntiat e lhis cl a im. \Ve are prepa red lo b oo k co ntracts for space in th e Souve11ir ll]J to and iucluding Aug u s t 15th. S ubs equ e n t a pplicalious ca nnot be e11lerlainecl . We dare say th e reconl of TIIJ<: \ -rnGl NIA PHILATEI:.IS'l' is , lhat it fi lls its promise s . ~If lhe req uis it e pa tro nage is given thi s v enture w e ca n ass ure th e d ea ler lhat hi s trust "·as u ol mi sp lace d. A pplicatio n s for fu ll d e ta ils a nd c u n lract blank s should be m atl e at onre. B 1\I.TL\IURE, J11l y f), J S\l!I. " FE I.L O W i\I El\1 l :lrn.: O ur a11 1111al electio n cl osed t o-day. Th e repOil i11 ddail, l o g"dh e r wilh ot h er offic ial matt er, w ill I n~ p11hli s h c tl i11 the A 11 g- 11 s l 1111111her o f T11E \·1R· (.~ ! N IA l ' TliL :\TELI S T w hi c h jo11r11al l'l·ce in:cl the hi g h est 1111111bc r u ( vo te s for O FF ICIAi. OIU..::\ !\'. It will he ou t th e firs t wee k in A11g11s t. l. Oll K l"I' U U H. P t\ GE. Very trul y yo u rs. .-\DU I.I'll 1. U lli\T EYE!t, Sec'y pro tem. " Co111i11g, as lhi s t!oc~. i11 lhc nature of a gla tl s urpri se, fur o ur bit! was !Ji g her than th ose o f o ur eslc.: c111 ecl co111pelilors , we fee l very gra te ful lo the mc111bcrs of t!J e l' os lal Card Society for thi s mark ed disliuetio11 co uferrcd 011 Tu1,; VIR GINIA P1Hf, A'I'ELIST, arnl we are persuaded that the most filliug manu er of showiug o ur apprec iation li es in tile ea rn est effort lo foster lhe welfare of lhc P. C. S . of America, anrl tlrn s prove 011rscl ves wo rthy of lhe tru s t. \Ve h old it to be lrne that a n otlic ia l o rgan of a n associalio u s h ou ld n o t al o 11e print lhe repor ts of ils couslil11e 11t in so me "off-corucr," but lhat it s lt ou ld rcprc sc ut aud c h a 1npi o11 ils charge to lite 'Jcs l of its abili ty. Tbcsc are o ur prin c iples , and lh cy cove r lhc c o urs e we inlcncl pursuiug iu o ur U C \\" field. In lit is s pirit \\'C greet t he m e mb e rs of .\111 e rica's ouly l'oslal Can\ Soc iety , am! g ratefull y e11ler upo n ou r duti es as their officia l organ. Now is the Time. Now is lhc li111e lo s end ,·0 11r s niJ s c ripli o n for V u!. III. o f T11 i,; Vrn G INIA PH 1I:.A'l'J·:r,1s'l' am\ lo plac e yo ur co ulracl for adverli s iug for l!J c c 11su i11 g Lwclve 11u1nbers . D o not mi ~s lite opporlu nil y of b eginnin g with No . l. \ VE hm·c recei,·ed a sele clion of lli c So u ve nir cards ad ,·c rlise d by Mr. L. Andre e , of Co lo111bo, Cey lo n . Th ey arr ve ry interestin g a nd beautiful. P os ta l ca rd co lle c to rs s h o uld rea d his a d. �260 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. "Reminiscences of a Confederate Stamp Printer.'' 11' WAS o~;r inteulio u to close this vo luui e of THE VIRG INI A PI! ILATET, lST wilh the 1011 g- defcrrecl conclusiou o f " Tile Rcmi11i sce11ces of a Con fe d era le Stamp Pri nter." W'itl! lhi s encl in vi e w, o u r fri e n Ll J\Ir. Baptist b a d p ro mised u s t o call 0 11 ll! e m a tron who, cluriug war-times, l!ad c h a rge of the forc e o f girls at Archer & Da ly 's in which d e pa rlmeul the sheets \\'e re g u111 m ecl and said lo be perforatetl. Tbirl y y ears h ad passed s in c e Mr. BapLis l saw her lasl, a utl upon e nquiry at h er l10u1c he was Lolcl th at she bad bee u laid l.J rcsl jn sl l wo days before . . . . . . . . \Vi th lhe ass islau ce o f o ur fri e ucl we sh a ll slri \" e to locale other former emp loy e es of Archer & Dal y's, a nd lo sec ure lll or e fa cts a nd <lata for the concl u sion o f o ur a rticle . An Erroneous Impression. A NUMBER of o u r friend s a rc umlcr lh e im press io n lb a t t h e S. P .A. Sou ve nir i" a S on ven ir edition o f TH E V IH GlNlA l'HlLATEUST. Thi s is erroneo us. Tlie " S ou ve uir " is a se parate a nd <li sliuct publi catio n,aml a d vc rli s c111euls iute udecl for Tr-11,; VIR GIN IA PHILATELIST will uo t appear iu Llt e So u ve nir , a u cl vice ver sa . Nicholas F. Seebeck. Th e Amencan jonr11at of Philately pa y s a just and beautiful trib u te lo th e memon· of Nicholas F. Sc<:hcc k, s la 111ppri11ter-arnl d ealer, who died 0 11 Frida y, Jun e 23, afte r a li11geri11g illness , iu the 42ml y ear of hi s ag e. It was Nicholas F. S<:elJ e ck whu culercd into a te n-years ' co ntra ct with severa l South A m e rican Stales, by virtu e uf which he wa s to s up p ly lh e 111 \\'ilh a n ew issu e o f stamps in ea c h of the lcn su cc e ed in g y ears , rccd,·in g in pa y 111c1il th e refor, 011 the clelivcry uf each new iss u e, lh e remaind e rs o f the sla111ps .,f Lile preceding 0 11c . Tl! o ugh the 11a ::1e of See be c k has b<:cn coiueLl lhe sy n o u ym of a ll that savors uf the s peculative in s ta mpd o m , yet Philately will n o t a ttac h th a t odium whi c h clings to h is stamps lo lhe memory uf the m a n, who, from a purely busin~ss point of view embraced-perha ps cre ated-a promisin g opporl11 11ily. As iLle from t h e fact tha t in all his llcal i11 gs h e was upri g ht and co11sc ic11li o 11 s , \\"ho will a ss ert that Seebec k's "prclly pictures " have not a id ed in rccrnili11g our rank s 111 o re than a ny o ll! er facto r ? For this a lo ne let u s think kind ly of Ni c h o las F. Seebeck. An Invitation. T o suc rr of o ur friend s wh ose subsc ripti o ns ex pire with thi s numlJer we exle ud lltc invitation lo r e new lb e ru al o n ce . Th e n ex t volum e will b e su pe ri or lo a ny. \ Vi·: HAVE just r ec e ived fro 111 o ur corre spo u dcut in Pun a, H awa ii , s pecime n s uf th e n ew le sta mp in g re e n. There is 11 0 change in the d e sig n. O ur co rres pou<leu l s lates that th e 5c in lhe P os ta l IJ uion c olor , b l ue , wi ll b e pl a c ed o n sale sh o r tly . A New Issue for Germany. D AME R UMO R agai n ha s il lhal Ge rwill issu e a se t of h a 11dso111e pi ctori a l sta mps in HJUO, a nd th a t as native a rtists a nd e ngravers we re n ol s ufli c ienlly skilled for th e tas k lh e sla111ps were lo b e prepa red in E n g land. TL:e former s ta le rucnt is probably true , the !a lter lu d icrou s. lllall )' SUBSCRIBE o f Vo l. III. now a u rl beg in wit h No. 1, �TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. ;Z.5 1 Attention Candidates. A Grand Advertisement. T1-1r·: Se pte mber numbe r of T HE Vrn Gl.N!A PHII.ATET.TST will he in th e h a n rl s of S . P. A. memb e rs ten days pre vious to tlle Com·e ntion , tlrns affording camlirlates for offi c es a n o pportunity of publi shin g their ca nl s in thi s numb e r. Q uarte r-page carrls will be iu se rlecl at reg ular arl ra tes , a nd g ive n a prominent position, fac in g page ] , in th e n e w volume. Half-toues of ca ndirlat es fo r th ese carr:s wil _l be s npplierl a t th e rate of $:L OO. Copy mu s t be in o nr haJHls o n or be fo re A ug nst 18th. W E wis h to ca ll espe cial atte nti o n to the arhcrliscment in this nnm he r of Mi-. C. E. Hu ss m a n , of S t. Louis. I-J c offe r s th e graml est lo t o f Co ufecle rate loca ls a11tl ge n e ra l issues we h ave ever see n a rh·crli s erl, ri ucl we m ost h eartil y recommeml t ll e ir purchase to th ose who can affo rrl to buy, as we ha ve h ad very sati sfact ory busin ess re la ti o ns wilh Mr. Hu ss 111 nn , anrl ha ve pu_rcha s cd a 11111n be r of loca ls fro m hi111 , whirh we a lway s fo un d as rC'p r es enlccl . Wait till the Rush is Over! Cor.r.ECTORS everywh e re a re mu c h co nce rn ed as to th e probabilities of g e llin g the u ew set of G nam surchargecl sta mps. R eso rt is h ad lo a ll m a nner of sc hem es to a ttai n thi s e ncl, a m! ye t it see m s lo us the postal offic ia ls o n th e islanrl cannot refuse t o se ll ev e ry last stamp they holrl if orrl e re<l aIHl p airl for. Perhaps the only revenue U nc le Sa m will ev er rlc ri,-e from hi s littl e colo n y, will co nsist in the sale o f the s e sta mps th e refore, jus t wait till t h e rush is o ve r. A Correction. THROUGH carel essness the ad of Mr. A. Lohmeye r in o ur Jul y nun1he r rea1l " Ju st re ceived . A seconcl sci of th e bea utiful ca re ls of Ha y ti . " Thi s a cl sho ul rl have r eml "a seco nd !vi ," ancl we trnsl Mr. L. h as lost no orrlcrs t h roug h th e error. Three Wise Thin gs to Do. COME t o the S. P.A. Co n1·e nti o n , subsc ribe t o a nrl plac e yo ur ad co nlra c l in Tiu: VTRG TNTA PH I T,A'l'f.;r. rs T a nr1 ta ke a page in the g rand S . P . A . Sou ven ir. It's an "Albino," Son. TH E e1lito ro F 7 h e P!nJa le!ir Ad;•om le , of Ilerlin , O n tari o , h as fo und "a g r eat rarity " ! It is a Ca ua di a n e n velope s h o wing lh e embossing of th e stamp <lie , minu s t h e ink. Bro. S larna m au is rea ll y sin c c 1e in bi s belief th at h e ha s a "go orl thi11 g ," for h e is h olrling it for offe rs ! Let it~goal l c n c e nts , broth e r- it 's on ly an" albin o." A Pl ea for the Local Society. MR . Al'P f,EGATH 'S we ll- written essay entillccl " Tll e L o cal Society as a Ile ne f:iclo r lo P hilat ely " appears in t hi s num ber. It is tim e ly aml full of g oorl sug ges tio ns. N o w let u s h e:u from a ch a m p io n of Nati o na l Soci e ti es. Our Anniversary Number. \ VF. ha ,·e prepa rer] a ne w cles ig n fo r lh c cove r of o ur n e xt Yol um e, which w e lrnst will e clipse th e h1·0 prec efli ug o nes. 'W e sh all iss u e a s pec ia l i niti al number for Vol. III. a n rl i111·ite the p a tron a g e of a ll re li a ble clea le rs. DON'T for ge t tha t S. P.A. S ouye oir ! �2ii 2 THE VIRGINIA PHIL AT E LIST. A Surcharge for Canada. New Stamps for Germany. OWING to the reduction iu th e dome stic lette r rate of p ostage the P ostm a ste r G enernl o f Canad a h as onl e re1l all 1·cm a ind e rs of Sc s ta m P·' s urc h:ug ecl 2 CENTS. As soon as th e s uppl y o f s u ch s urch a rgecl threes is e xh a us tccl , th e iss ue of 2c stamps iu red will beg in. T1-rn Berli11 er L oral- A n::eiger publis hes an arti c le a h o nt n e w (~c rm:tn p os ta g e s tamps t o appear ne x t y efl r. It say s that E 111pe ror "Willi a m II. , to wh om Pri11 c e E itel F recl e rick, hi s seco nd so n, re ce ntl y sh o we rl hi s s ta mp c oll e c tio11 , Wf! S s o much ple:tsed with th e s et o f Colnmhi a 11 pos ta g e s ta mps o f the U nited Sla te s o f A merica, that h e o rdere<l a new s eri es fo r ]!)()0 whi c h sh oul1l he o f a similar c h:-.ra c ler. These u e w sta 1J1ps a rc lo lie obl o n g and will illu strate imp o rtant e \' e 11ts in th e hi s tory of the H oh e nzoll e rn dynast y. The Germ a n P os t- o ffic e a uthorities i111m ediate ly s et ab o ut pre paring d es ig ns for the n e w s eri es , all o f whi c h will li e s ubmitted to th e E mpe ro r for hi s :1 pprova 1. Tb e f! rtist o r a rti s ts have uot a s yet been se le cted a nd, it is belie ved, a p opula r competitio n for patri o ti c de sig n s fo r p os t:q:(e stamps will \'ery lik e ly he resort ed to . Th e n e w se t is t o b e iss ued 011 January 1 , l!JOO .- Pltil. J)fo11th/J1 a11d World . High Valu es for Philippines. Thursda y, Jul y 2 0th. TH E Pos t O ffice Dep:ulm e nt h ave jt1s t direct ecl the Burea u of E :1gra \·in g and P rintin g to s urc h a rge th e foll ow in g stam p s for the Philip p in es: 1ii0,000 I ;')-ce nt. .50,000 iiO- ce n t. - \ .\Tashin g to n Not e s , E r a. Cuban Matters. TH E ne\\' s ta mps pro ba bl y g o d o \\'n abo ut th e firs t o f July. Th ro t1 g h a mi stake the 10c will b e prit1lccl in sla te , th e colo r of th e O m aha s tam p. Th e S pe c ia l D e li ve ry s ta mp will be o ran g e . Th e fo llo wit1 g U .S. e n v el o p es with " C ub:-. " s urch a rge h a ve b e en issue<l. 10 OOU le N o . 1:-: 0 11 b11 ff. w:ooo J c a,ouo :'\ o . :) 01 1 h i 11 e. le No . G 0 11 n m he r. 10 ,000 2c No. Ij 0 11 h in t: . Th e fo llow iJJ g of th e n e w reg ul a r iss ue have b ee t1 ord e red . A ll a re No . ,3, h:-.lf w hite a ncl h a lf a mber. l :->ll ,000 le e n ve l o pe:-'. 'c Ji""ill:oou le w r :i ppe i·s . JUO .U002c ·· IUO UOU 100 '000 ~.c ·· O f cours e th e w rapp e rs fi re m c111il a .-- Ph ila!elic l11011thly a11d Wor ld. The New Cub.'.111 3. Th e JJ'fetr op olitan h as th e credit , dt1 e to th e e nte r p ri se of i ts vVa shin gto n co rres po ud e nt , M r. J . M. Il.trte ls , o f printin g t h e firs t illust ra ti o ns o f t h e 11 e 11· C nban s et. T h ey a re \·e r y n ea t a nd allrncli ve. An Unpaid Registered Letter. I. S. S1·:w1•:r.r. o f Vern o n , Te xas , i11fo n11s u s that he lrn11 th e good lu c k, a few cl ays sin ce , o f see in g a c uri os it y i11 th e s h a p e o f an "U 11pai1l R eg is tered Le tte r , " it co min g lo the o ffi ce at Vcr 11 0 11, hc:lrin g 11 0 s t:1111ps wh a t e\·e r. Th e P . !VI . a ffi x in g th e r equire <] am o unt in P ostag e Dues. Th e o wn e r of the lctle r pai <l p ostage a 1111 reg is trati o n fe e , but u pon requ est re turned the e nvel o p e t o the P . M. OF c o urse ' twas a11 e r ro r o n part o f P. M . a t se nrlin g o ffi ce . TH E 10 c e ntim es s ta mp of Fran e l" lrn s 111 :1d e its ap pea ran ce in th e P ostal U ni o n co lo r , rc <l. Nr•;\\' SO U TH \VAr,F.S is co11l u 11plati11g th e iss u e o f thr ee n ew s ta mp s : l lrl., ~ sb ., ~~ h .ti d. , s ay s Tlte ll fo11//t!y a11 d tVorid. �TH E VIR G I N IA P HILAT E LI ST . Th e Local Society as a Benefactor to Philately. U\" C ll AS. S . A Pl'J,EC A T H . ~HE ~ s ig ni fic:m ce of th e ol1l atl:-i gc- '' In U ni o n is S tre ng th "- is \" e ry fo rc ibl y cxe 111pli fie d in th e rank s of Phil a tel y . If ll' e g la n c e for a 1n o1n e nt a l th e nu1nero ns ph ila t e li c o rga ni za ti on s in the li 11 ill:d S ta les aml C:iuach , we se e a l ou c c , t k tl th e m ost a c ti ve a m o n g t h e m a r c lh c s ta l e soc iet ies. W hil e th es e !:l lle r m ay n ot li e so s t ro ng 1111m e r ica ll y, t h e ir iuOu e n ce in th e co n1mullity they r epr e sen t is h o und lo b t: fe lt lo a g reate r o r less d eg re e . It is imposs i ble for a n adi,·e s tale socie ty lo p nrs u e its co nrse with o ut L"as lin g som e in Onen ce u po n th e o n lsi<l e wo rltl. \Vhil e O il l hc o th e r h a nd , snc h la rge o rga ni za t io ns as t he P. S. of A . ; th .: S . of P .; th e A. P. A. a nd th e D. P. A. a rc sehl o1n h canl of o t1l sid e lh e P h ilat e li c world . An d wh y is l ll is? yot1 ask ! As :l rul e t h e sta l e soc ie ti es are co m posNl o f 1n en , wh o j oin , n o t m e re ly fo r th e sake of pl eas in g so m e fricll rl, or b eca use th ey c:i n j oi n a nrl su bsc ri be lo t he offic ia l orga n al o n e a lld t h e sa m e cost; but t h ey co un c ct t h e 1n sel ves wi t h th e o rga n izati o n fo r th e li e n efi ts t h ey s e e ca n he rl er ivc<l fro m its regu lar m ee t in gs. T h e perso nal acquai n la11ce o f t h e 1u e 111 h e rs o f a ll y o rga n iza t io n goes a lo ng way to wa nl 1n a iut:1inin g lit e nn ily of s u c h o rg~ ni z al i o n . Let u s Lake for ex a m pie , o n e of th ese rcg n la r m o n thl y m ee lin !;"S of a sta l e s..,c icly. T h e m e mb e rs a rc 11 o ti fi c<l in tl1 e offic ia l journ a l o f lb e prev io us tno n lh . th at t h e tnc e l illg is lo lie h e ld , :uul a sp ec ia l co1 n111il te e h as <lrnfte rl a prog ra1n for thi s m eet in g. Tbi s p rogra nt abo b e in g p n b li sl1cd, is tli sc us serl h y th e 111 c n1l>crs 0 11 ,·a rio ns occ as io n s p r c,·in t1 s lo th e 111ee l i11 g , a nt.I if lh e progra m b e a l a ll in- l e reslin g, wh ich it in rn riably is, the mem be rs, t he m a jo rity o f wh o m liv e willlin rea so n able dis la n ce from Lhe soc ie ty 's h .e ar1qu:irlers, w ill be fo 1111<1 in :itlP-rn1a n c c at sucll m ee tin g. Possi b ly som e we ll -kn own co ll ecl io 11 is lo h e exhih ile<l , o r a u i n st ruc t ive pape r o n som e po pu!:lr subj ect rear1 ; o r p e rh aps a n a u cti on sale ll as he e n a rrau ge cl fo r. In s u c h case , info rut al io u rcg:lnl in g sru n e be ing co111·e y ed to t h e s e cul a r pr ess p re vio u s l o th e m ee tin g , it is n o l unlik ely lh :-i l several n o n-111 e 111liers wi ll he p rese n t. I n su c h cas e a n o pport nn il y is at o n ce p re s en ter1 fo r in cre asin g lh e m e mb e rship . Th e n :ig a in a full re po rt or s u ch me e ti n g w ill h a ,·e b ee n p re p a re<1 by t h e S e cre tary a u d th e n e wspapers nga in co n vey lo t h e n o n- phil ate lic worl<l so m e of t h e s ta m p fie n cl 's pleas ures. It is n o t s urp risin g the n tha t wh e n the n e xt m ee t i n g is an n ou n cerl , r ep r ese n la tivC's fro m "til e o u t s ide world " a re ngain in e Yi<l e n c e . A u d t hus il is Lh a t P h ila t e ly ~ e t­ li es do~v n to h e r pl ac e :im o n g th e A rt s a n d Scie n ces know n o n h lo th e N ine t e e n th Ce nt u ry . ' Vh e n we affix o ur na m es Lo :-i n :ippl icati o n fo r m e m bership in a n y soc iet y, we agree t o b e go,·ern ed hy its Co n sl ilnliou a n <l to do all i n o nr p o wC' r t o prom ote its inte res t. It is tru e, som e of u s a re qu ite :icli,·e in secu ri n g nc ~ m e m b e rs, but th e qu esti o n whi ch co n fron t s eve ry won ltl- he a pp li ca u t is-" /Vliat benefits will 1 deri7'i' by joining yonr sociely .i>"-a n•l t hi s is wh er e m a n y of us a re lrapp et l. \ Ve in variab ly h av e lll is q u eslion p la ce<] h e fore u s \v h e n rec ru i tin g, a ncl h ow ca n w e a n swe r it ? \ Ve m ay m e n \ io n th e Offic ial Orga n , t h e A u cti o n , Exch a n ge L i brary , a nd Co un l e r fei t Detec tor's Depa rl m e n ls, but t ll e r e are m a u y of u s w h o t1o n nl participa t e in a n y o f th ese. In t h e fi rs t p lace a n y person , uo m a t te r w h at allilml e h e b o ld s lu ward P h ilate ly o r P h ilateli c Socie t ies, m ay b e c o me a s u b s cri b e r �2.54 THE VIRGIN I A PI-III,ATELIST. to th e Official J o urna l, so there is nothing here to induce one to join. Th e great rlrawback to the Aucti o u Deparl· meut is that the s ta mps o ffered cannot be seen until pa id for , h e n ce the patro n· age this d epar tment rec e ives is not wlrn t il shoul1l or wo ulrl be un rler lh e local society's man agem e nt. The Library is s o selclo m nse<i th a t it mi g ht ns we ll h::: rlispens erl with entire ly . Then there is th e Counterfeit De tec t o r , he m ay be a man th oro ug hl y acq ua iuterl with his s ubje ct, but th e m a j ority of us prefe r t o s ~ick t o o ur own op ini ous as t o whether the " British C1tia11a" s ta1.nps we h ol1l are ge nuin e: o ri g inals o r no t. Then lhere is the Exch a nge D ep:irtmeat. This dep:utmeut is 1·eall y abo ut the onl y o ne of th e lot in which eve ry membe r c a n pa rticipa te. S till it h as its rlrawback s . Th e first p e rso n o n each c irc uit may perhaps be ab le to pick up so m e thin g in th e line of a bargai n-( if the Supe rintendent h as not · a lr ead y securer\ it), but wh e n it rench cs th e last ma n o n the list he is us ua ll y pretty much rlisg usterl at ha,· in g to pay pos tage a nd re g is trati o n o n a lo t of books fro m wh ich e ve rythin g of a n y use has bee n remo verl. \Ve mig ht a lso men li o n the m e rel y no min al d epJ r t m e nt k now n as t h e" Arlve rti s iu g a ud S ubscripti o n De p artment." As fo r the :; per ce nt. rl isco unt o n subsc ript ions, it is ad mitterl that it wo uld cost m o re lo co 1nn11111i ca te w ith th e ag ent than it wou ld to re n1i t rlire c t . The di scou nt a ll o wed is us ua ll y th e munificent s u m of" 011 c cent. " Th erefo re , when we c o 111 e lo se ri o us ly co ns id e r the m a tte r we fee l like :tskin ,..; o urselves" wlier e are we at .t " Do we rea ll y ga in a n y th in g J" · bei ng a mem be r o f a n ,· of th e nat io na l soc ie ties? T he a bov e r c fe rrc1l to rl eparl nt e nl s can a ll be made to re nrl e r e flic ie11t se rvice to the m e mbe rs of a local or s t-ate socie ty, e>pecially th e Aucti o n Depa rtment. The Exc ha nge D epar ln1cnt m ay perhaps lie rlon e away with , or retain e d principally f o r th ose 1n e m!Jc rs who fi111l it imp oss ible tu a lte n1l throug h lli s t:;mc e, and a literal exch a n ge rleparl men t inau g n ra lcd . The grea t Na ti o na l Philateli c Soci<.:t ics hol d o n! y on e ga therin g eac h y ca1-, anti as each of th e m would have y o u kn o w" Yo u lea rn m o re in a rh y al o ne of their Conve nti o ns than yo u wo ul rl learn in :t yea r hy y o urs ~lf. " - And thi s is 11111lo nhlcrl ly true . Ilut why ca nn ot we h :l\·e thes e meetin gs m o re ofte n ? \Veil you say at o nce. Dis t::mcc-Tirn c - Expcnse. It is to O\·crco me llles c obj ec ti o ns ll!al I :ulvoca le t he Loca l Soc ie ty. The Loca l Socie ty with its regul a r we ekl y o r m o nthl y m ee tin gs is in a positi on lo leac h its memb ers " more in an e\'e t1in g llian th ey would lea rn b y themse l ves in m a n y a m onth. " A me n1be r co mes across so m e pbilalelic kn o t be wish es to ll :tv c nnt a ng lerl, he t h erefore reserves it for lh e ne xt club m ee ting, whe re as "l wo h ead s a rc he ller fa r th a u one for co unsel, e tc."--h e u sua ll y find s so1n e one wh o cnn soh·e the problem. The Loca l Society when p rop erl y co n1lnctcrl is not hin g less than a s eri es of Co n ventio ns , a nrl h ow ca n we be tte r se t fo rth lh e ohj e c ls of o ur assoc iati o n in the Na t io na l org ani za ti o ns , " to acq uir e a kn ow le1lg e o f Philate ly, t o c ul ti vale a fee lin g of fr ie 111lshi p a 1n o ng philate li sts a nd lo g i,·e the m e mli ers an opport unit y t o buy , s e ll, or exc ha ng e sta m ps " - th a n li y m ea ns of th e Loca l Societ y ? Ma n y wri te rs have h cc 11 e 11 1l c:1vo rin g lo d e 1n o ns t ra lc th r1t P hil a t e ly a 111l th e P ho togra phic Art a re vc r ,· closely afTtliale<l. J f s uch be t h e case, a n1l I am in cli ned to be li e\'c it is , no heller s nhj ect for p h o tograp h y could be th oug ht of l ha n th a t of t he " wee hits." At a sm a ll outl ay th ose m c 111bc rs \\' h o we r e of an artis ti c turn of mind cou ld prepa re !au- �T HE V I RGINI A PHIL AT E LIST. l eru sli des of so me pa rticul ar co un t ry o r c lass of sla u1 ps and w ith th e a i1l of a la nte rn a ve ry e nj oy able an d prn fi tab le ev en in g co ul d be spe nt , in th e d iscussio n of th e sta mps illu s trated. It mi g ht a lso he arranged fo r ou e of t h e m e m be rs lo g iy e a11 essay 011 th e sta m ps un d e r d iscussio n . I a m full y co n vi n ced t hat P hilat e l y 's fLi t u re recog nit io n as au a rt a nd sc ie u ce, 1l e p en ds u po11 th e un ity of p h ilat elist s e\"e ry \\" h e rc. I h ope th e refo re that t he day is n ot fa r d ista u t \\"h e n ou r g rea t n ati o na l o rga ni za ti o ns \\" ill rea li ze th e imp or ta n c e of es tab lishi ng loca l so c ie t ies " ·h c rcYe r th ere is a stroug e n o ug h p hi la t e li c eo n li11 ge nl lo warrant th e u 11Je rla k iu g . Re moval of "The Stamp Tribun e" from Harriman, Tenn., to Cleve land, Ohio. T HE ed ito r of our es t ee m ed So u l li e rn co n t e rn po ra ry, Th e Stamp Trib1111 c, \\· i 11 rc 111 0\"C fro m Ha rr im a n , T c n u ., lo C lev ela nd , O h io, fro m w h e uc e thi s p u u li ca li o n w ill e m a n ate in fu ture . \\'e reg re t \·e ry mu ch lo se c Dro. Le ,· lcaY e Te 1111 ess ee, ye t \\" h ilc o u r best wis h es fo ll ow him wh ere ver h e goes, we h ope Tlt c Trib u11c will co nti nue lo re prese n t P !Jil alc ly of t h e So uth, a nd lh al e re lo n g h e "· ill agai n b e " G \\·in e hack lo D i xie." Postal Stat io ne ry fo r Porto Ri co . T ll E fo llo win g rp1 a 11 l ilics o f s u rc h argcll posta l s tat io ne ry h a,· c l>cc 11 sc; n t lo P o rto Rico: :J ,000 Jc ~ r ec 11 w ra p pe r ~. 100,000 :le n~ d e n n .:l opefi . 10,0CU iJc bl11 e e ll\·elo pc>'. AN A D. in th e So uy e n ir \\" ill brin g yo11 more u us in e ss th an a n y arl a n yw h e r e a l t h e cost. 255 Th e Mobiles not Typog raphs. AUG. DIETZ . IN t h e l\Iay. iu s ta lm e u t o f " A Ca ta log u e fo r Ad ,·a n ced Colle c t ors ," t h e American J o11n1al o/ Pliilatc/y illns l ra les aml desc rib es l!J e p ro Yi sio 11a l i~s u es of the C o n fe(]ern te S ta te s o f A m er ica . I n th is \·e ry co m ple te and Ya lu ab le l i~ l app ears l h e fo ll ow in g: ~ n o bile , Al a. A n ll ES I\"E STAi\ ll 'S. T y pog-rap h ecl i n co lo r 0 11 w h ilt: w oY e p:q. er. S ize: l .Sx20 mm . 1. :!c hlack. 2. :}c b1 11 e. •) . .ic .J.. d~rk hl11 e . bl 11 e. .Jc g ree 11 ish Bu t the Mou il es \\" Cr e 11ot typog raph ed - th ey \\" e re litliograp !i cd . Before m e, a t l!Ji s \\" r ilin g, lie t\1 n :c ex c ellen t cop ies of the ulack 2c , a ll(] five of t h e b lu e 5c - l!J ey a re a ll li l !J og ra p h s . This bare asse rti o n of m iuc d oes n ot establish th e fact, I kn ow: t h erefore I produce t ll e CYicle n c e : 1. Th e de tai l of lh c des ign is loo fi n e to be ca r ri e d o u t in \\" OOtl - a\1(1 p h oloe u gravi n g was n o t i n use ;;s y ears ago . He n ce eugraYin g O \l s lone was th e Olli)" avai lable process. 2. The pa n els bear in g l h e wonis " i\'Iobi lc" ani l " Poslofficc, " with t h eir back gro u m l of fi n e ruled l in es, crossi11g the lctteri11g arc prac ti ca ll y impossible in re li e f e ng rav in g . T h ey a r e o nl y poss i· b lc in steel o r l illw g rapb y. T h e Mob il<.:s arc n ot fro m ste e l plates- h e n ce Ii lh ograph s . 3 . Th e re is no t t h e sli g ht est " i111press io n " vi s ible on lh e ua c k of a n u 11us c1l :le befo re 111 c . ~. T h e g e n era l appeara n c e o f the s ta 111 p iu il icales lithogrn p h y b eyo11 1l a dou bt. The orig ina l of l b e i\lubi lc s \\·as a n e ngray in g o n s to n e, ancl a n e xcelle n t p iece of work a t lhat. From t h e origina l t ra us fer s fo r the two va lu es (2e a nd 5c) were m ade . �256 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. L ENNOD . ~ O\V, that the date of th e i ss u ,~1cc 'P l\ of lhe 59th edition Standa rd ..... ala log 11e h as been d e finitely ag re ecl upo n , and that the advance slieets are in lhe han ds of lhe s u bscribe rs (a t $5.00 eac h }, dealers a nd collect ors !Ja,·c cont rac ted their yearly alertness a nd e~ac t11 css a nd a re now slaving off bard t11nes in pick in g up the "plums" dropped by lbe unwary who a re uua ble to in vest a V. It is ralher s urpri sin g but n evertheless lrue , that although m a n y deal ers ac~,·e r­ tise stamps at half of catalog ue pn ce ~, a11<.l in some instances mu ch Jess, lo cal dea le rs invariably allow o nl y one-thi.rr1 t o o ne-q uarter less tb an catalogue ; this , of co urse , a pplies o nl y to 0 ,·er the counter l racle, b ut regu la r an cl up-to-da te col I ecl ors a re not taken into consideratio n when I make this asscrliou. Many of tb ese collectors d o no t read t he s tamp pape rs or ll av e been chea ted 1Jy un scrupulous d ealers t llroug h the 111 a il s (which several h av e told rue ). Tile !alte r excuse is very seldo m app ealed to , hut, the for m er is generall y a nswe red , whe n th e qu e ry is fo rt hcom iu g, "tha t I occasio uall y re ce ive a sa mple co py but d o n ' t co nsider it wortll wllile Lo s ubsc ri b e j11sl 11ow ." H o w man y dolla rs a re lost b y this neglect.-" A pen n y wise a nd a pound foo lis h, " is a n old say in g , w hi ch is appli cable to a case of tllis kind of abs11 rcl reaso nin g. I no te that th e H erald Exchange continu es to include m o uthly a page devotec1 lo fra uds under th e t ille of Errors a nrl Omissions. I a m sorry to see tb at PhilaLe l y has s ucb among h e r representa ti\·es. It seems rather strang e wh y so m a ny young men (or boys) defy the govcrun:tent or t he post office authorities in dealing fraudulentl y by mean s of the m a ils. In ruau y cases, in large cities, when sen:ral complain ts are rec ei ,·eel regarding the nondeli\·ery of a Jetter, the le tter ca rrier on the route is placed under the ba n , if we ca n judg e from the followin g clipped , from Tlte Snn . Th e syste m o f tracing mi ssing letters in the :-\ew York Pos t Office is as complete as possible, a nd the recent arrest of a di s ho 11 es t cle rk s hows h ow dau gero us it is to ta mpe r with il. Des pite all re:i.sonnble care, howeve r, man y \':tluabl e letters nre lost each yea r iu lite m a: Js o f Ke w York. As soo n as a lett er carrier is e mpl oyed hi s Jiamc is e utcred in th e ' 1 black book: " for the iu s pecto rs' re fe rence. \ Vhe 11 mi ssin g mail is tra ced beyo nd th e Cl er ica l Dc.:.partm e u t, th e in spccl o r may tell fro m the black book wh a t ca rrie r s h o uld hn n: tnken thi s lett er for deli ve r y . A b lack cross i s placed :after his uame for e \·ery le tte r mi ssed 0 11 his rou te, a nd th ere are fe w carriers w h o do 11 o t lt a ...-e oue or t wo crosses a fte r th e ir names. These iudica te, usually, le tte rs wh ich were los t thro11 ;;1t no carelessnes s o f th e ca rrier. As a cla ss the letter c:uriers o f this city are a ha rd work iug, ho 11 csl lot o f m e n, bu t black s heep occasiouall y g-e t appoiu tm e uts 0 11 the force. It doesn 't require g re at s kill lo detect e n Ye l opcs whi ch co uta i11 111 0 11 ev a nd ris k y ns this n:ethod o f se11dit1 g money j~ m a n y people resort to it. "The Su 11 •· to l<l th e s to ry se,·era I yea rs ago of th e detecti o n o f a di s h o 11 es t le tt e r cnrr ier throu g h his record in th e blac k book . Complaiuts of missiu g le tters on hi s ro ute ca m e to the Pos tmaster, aud th e s 11 s pec tccl 11tn11 was ass ig ned to a differc ul route. He k e pt a cldiug crosses to his record a 11d a ft e r hi s route had bec11 chan ged seve ral limes wilh o 11t impro ,· . i11 g his record the iu spectors s hadowed him a 11t1 co 11\'i cted him of stea ling. Tbe seco ud a nnu al co n ve ntion of the E mpire S ta te Philatelic Society is drawin g uea r lo lland. The dates s el ectcrl are Aug ust :23, 24 and 2.5. Sessions will wi ll be held in the e\·ening in order to all o w m emb ers wh o are e 1J1ploy cd during the clay a cllance lo a tte nd. 'fhe Park Ro w AY e nue Hole! has been c h ose n as t he headq uar le rs for the meet. W. K . HALL is booming Cana<lia11 Rc,·e nue s. These beautiful stamps would s how up we ll in o ne of t he a lbum ~ he is offe rin g in t his numb e r. �I THE VIRGINIA Our Boston Letter. nv HE AN EATER. Trm 1011g e xpeclerl iic Newfo umlland sta mp (blue) hea ring the ph oto o f th e Duk e o f York, has a t las t m ad e its app eara11 ce at th e HnlJ . . Th e s tamp is ve ry a llraCl ivc ni11l is hounrl lo become popular, b oth in thi s com1try an<l in Europe . The Duk e is a membe r o f th e I~o ml o n Phila telic Soci ety, a ml the y sh oulcl he 11\nch pl easer! at hav ing the u11ique clistl11<..'l:ion of being the o nl y phila t elic soc iety that h as o ne of its m e mb e rs represe11t ecl on a postage stamp. Other uovelties to appea r are th e !ic Ca 11ada 11um e ral aml the 2c numeral printed in th e U. P. U. color, red. The regular monthly meetin g o f the Ilo~to n Philatelic Society loo k plac e Jnne 20th. After the business h a<! hee 11 dispensed of a n e nte rta i11111e11t was furnished by the committe e, a nd Mr. Lev i A. Jurlkins exhibited hi s fine collection o f Reve nue s a nd Ma tch a ml Mecli c in e stamps . All the stamps were iu rem a rkahly fiue condition , am! prese nt e<l nn eleg a11t a ppea rance, mounted as they we re upon cardboarrl. Eat:h ca n! conla i necl a desig u whi ch was iu m a ny cases yery appropri a te to the sta mps. The le Hawa ii stam p has m arle its a pp eara nce in the ne w colo r, ri ch g ree n. It is tho ug ht no w th a t the sta m ps of thi s colo ny will be i11 use a t least a no ther yea r , as uo thing was rlo ne co uce r11in g them on Jul y 1st, '99, the time set apa rt at \Vashingto11 for a di sc u ssio n 011 th e suhj efl . Messrs . Calm a n a11<1 Ba rt e ls o f \.Yashi11gton , D. C., re ce ntl y called u po n us, during their E astern trip. Mr. C . di spla yed a ha n rls ome set o f th e O ma h a proo fs printer! in two co lo rs, as was the origina l intenti o n o f trea tin g th e s ta mps. The ce nter d es ig n o f eac h was in blac k , -- - PHTI~A T E LIST. 2.57 and the y a ll prese ntecl a u a ttrael i,· e nppeara nce. I lrnYe recentl y see 11 se \·e ral orlrlities in the Cuba 2c e n velo pe surcharg ed on U . S . white. One conta in ed a rlouble s urcha rge, one h a d th e two lines of the surcharg e in th e lo we r c o rn e r of the e nyelope. (one h as a lso bee n s een in thi s co nrliti ou in•e rl ed ) a n rl one c onta in er] onl y o ue line o f the surcha rge, Yi z.: 2c rl e peso. The arl va nce s heets of S cott' s .'ifh h ca ta log h a ve h een re c e iv erl h e re . Th e t e nclen cy h as b een lo reduce, som ewhnl, th e prices o f th e ch eaper U . S. Jn faCl more lo their true 11et v a/11 e, a rnl I rloubt if d eal e rs can iu the future allow la rge di scount s on the pres e11t ra tes an rl s till live . Th e ca ta log ue is prom iserl complete, earl y i11 Oc1:ober. A hea vy sale is p rerli c1:erl fo r th e m a t th e Hnb. Canadian Notes. BY R . G . \VfDDT COMBE . M E SSRS . S T A R NAl\IA N B ROS . , o f Be rlin , O nt., ha ve rece ntl y com e into p :;ssessio n o f quite a n orl<lity in the sta mp lin e. lt is a 1 c e nt Ca nadi a n s ta mper] en vel o pe of th e present iss u e . It is e m boss er] but h as n o c olor. In o rder t o be co1win ce1l of its ge nuin e n ess t h ey m a il ed it , a<lrl re ssin g it t o them se kes a U<l it return ecl prope rl y ca uc eled. Th e a boYe -na m erl ge u t le m e n :na k e th e sta tem ent th a t it i s proba bl y th e rarest Canadi a u sta m p i n e x is t e n c e . It ap p ears t o me th at thi s sta tem e nt is a little exaggera ted as it is n ot a t all unlik e ly tha t th e re a r e oth e rs of its kind which h av e com e into poss es s io n o f co lleflo rs wh o h a v e no t marlc th e mat t e r pu bli c. So me tim e a go a collec to r Yis itin g in t hi s to wn sb owed m e a 3 ce nt Ca nadi a n en velope whi c h h e sa icl he h ail jns t p nrc has erl at th e pos t office. It was e mbossed, b ut o n th e o u ts ide n o color wa s �THE VIRGIN I A PHILAT E LIST. visible while o n the ins i(1e it lo::>ked quite natunll. One mi g ht h av e th ought th a t it had bee n turned ins ide out. The dem a nd for current issue Ca na(lia n s is not nearly so g re~ t at pres~nt as fo rmerly . I refe r t a th~ " num era l " ,·a riety . This c a n, of course, he partly ac counte'l fo r b y the fact that the y a re b e in g user] by th e public continuously. Of the highe1· value th e G cent is uu douhte dl y the most fliffi c ult to obta in. Some might reganl thi s as a rash sta te ment, but lo further prove that my as:<;e rtion is pre tty n ea rl y correc'l: I wil l quote the wo rds o f a coilec'l: or who is co ntinua lly travel in g throu g h Ca nad a, a lt(] h as a great man y c h anc es t o p ick up Ca na rlia n issu es. He says, " Of a ll the va lues of presen t Ca n acli a u s I fin<l the G c ents the mos t cl iffi c ult t o sec ure, a u d though they are not cataloguecl so high as th e IO c ents, th ey a re reall y wort h 111o re . '' A T oro nto dealer tell s a n a mus in g in cirlent of his firs t attempt to purchase from a nother city deale r a few of the 3c env e lop es s urch a rged ~c . H e b act a n o rder from a c us tome r for so m e <it whatever price they were se llin g at. Not h av in g a u y on b and, be made hi s way into t he said seco n d clea ler's office, a nd in qui recl th e price. " I w ill g ive ,·o u 10 fo r $5 .00 " came th e 1·eply . While th e i n q uire r hes itated th ey appeared to s ttcl rlenl y rise in valu e, for $6.-50 was soo n g iven as th e pr ice. Tha t was e n o ug h -too much I s h o uld say-so he m ade him self scar ce. Som etim f after wards h e call ed on a noth e r deale r a nd whil e th ere was askecl if he waut ed to bu y 100 of t h e new su rch a rged e n ve lopes . He inquired the pri ce, and thi s time" :j;.5 .00 pe r JOO " was the a nswe r. Th e offe r was a ccepted a 11 d ne edless to say h e was u ' t a bit sorry he h ad r efused th e fo n11 e r offer. Th e 2 ce nt p urpl e e n ve lopes ba,·e d e creased sl ig htl y in rn lu e , th e p ri ce now IJein g a b out 4.0 to GO ce ul s. ViRm NmrH1lHrnm ~ ~~omHrioN :\ TAJ . ]:-: o. F . :\l AYEU., l'r cs id e 11t. DR. :\f:\RK \V. P E YSER, \·ice l' r e:-: id e 11 t. \VM. S. A H ERX, Sec'y- Treas . ] O lt '.': PAALZO\\', JUJ S P:lrk ;\\' C., Ric h111 0 11 d V:i., Sales :\I:i 11 :iger. c. F. \V. :\IOSEH., Co1111 Le 1·fci t D e t ec t or . nmci:\ 1 Org-:111 : T l! E VIllG J;.;'J ;\ P I II L ;\TELIST. :\ ssoc i:lti o 11 m ee t s 0 11 th e 10t h o f e\·cry m o 11 t h , s o 'clock: p . 111. , :it J :~ N. Hl e,·e 11th St., R ic h111 0 11d, \'irg i11i n. RlCl!MO ND, VA., iv the Jnly 1u, 1 ~1 l 899. J)fembers of the V. P. A. : '!'h e tw e11ty-fo11rth m eet of th e Assoc iati o n was C:l ll ecl :i. t th e 11 s 11nl p l:ice n11d tim e , with \ ' ice Pres id e 11t in th e c h :i. ir. R o 11 t i11 c !J 11 s i11 cs;.; w:ls q 11i cld y go n e th1 ·0 11 g h w i t h, ::i.11d th c:i ll -:lhsorbi11g c ;:)11ve nti o 11 wo r k \Y:'l S e n te r ed i11t o w ill 1 11111 c h ze.->t. R e po rt s ri-0111 \·:uio u s co111111ilt ees were q 11ite e 11 co 11rn gi 11 g n11cl c\·e r yt h i 11 g po int s l o a most s 11 cce:;sr111 t e r111i :inti o 11 of the g- r e:il So 11th e r11 g:i th e ri11 g. Th e sec re tnry wns o rder e d , :-tfler n clul y seco 11 ded motion, to i11 ,·i te :.\Iiss A m y I..,. Sw ift, P h il:ikl Ll s m ost :-t rd e nt Indy de\·otee, t o :i tt e 11d th e Co 11 \·e11ti o 11 :i s th e g u es t or th e\'. p. A . A ft e r so m e cli sc11 ss io 11 it wns de e m ed nd\"i sn iJl e u 11 n cco 1111 l of the n ear nppr onc h orco11,·e 11ti o 11 ti m e, t o h n,·e n ca l led m ee tin g so :is t og-cl eve r y · t hin g i11 t h e s m oot h est wo r k i ng order possi ble :-tnd s.'.l. m e was ordered by the a c tin g P1 es icle 11t ror t h e '.l·lth o r J11l y. Respectfull y s ubmitt ed . \V. S . AllERX, St:cre t:i r y. RI C ll '.\IOXD, JH N . llt h- s t. , 2·llh Jul y, '!J!! . .-\.en. li ed m ee tin g , th e firs t in thi s Assoc iatio n, w:is h e ld w ith a goodly g:1th e ri11 g in it "' roo m "' :i s aho\·e d :-t t ec.1. Vice P1·e:-1 id e 11 t P eyse r pre;-; id e c.i . Th e h11 s i11 es!-" wa s o f a p r e pnrntory nat u re n 11cl was plc:is i11 g ly s 11 ccessf1 tl . Th e a c hi e\·e 111 e 11ts or tile d i !Te re 11t workers were :i ll ll1 n t co u ld he expected. Res pec tfull y s 11 b m i tted, \V. S . A HERN , Sccn.:t:-t r y. Vol. II. Handsomely Boun d . WE a re p re pared t o b ind Vol. 11. of fo r o ur s ubsc ri be rs for $1. 00 . The t we h ·e numbers prese nt a 1Ja111 !so 111c appearance in clollt a ncl lc:1 lltcr w ith go lcl le tt e rin g. Se nd yo ur cop ies flat to our office , with y our r c 1uilla n cc. THE VrRt:IN I A P1-rn,A 'l' EI,IS'l' �TH E V IR G I 1 IA PHIL ATE LI ST. ;2.59 l 'r(·s id e 11 L- G 11 y A . Bryant, Pr i11 ceto11 , Ill . \ ' i ce l-' r c;-; idc 11t- II erbert A. C r og-h:i.11 , 1:a1 1·:-s t, Sa n Diego , C:-t l. Sec rc t :uy- 'l'. II. G :lfforcl, Ch tffch JI ill , :\Id. ' l'rc as 11re r-jo h t1 K . :\l o r sc , P. 0. Box r,:tt-.;, B o~ ­ For Offici :1 l Org:i 11 - \ "1RGIX JA P HILAT E LI ST . ... l ~ P hil nl e lic F:rn ... ................. ~ Posl n l Cnrd 1Jull eti11 .. ........ U Am er. ]0111 · 11~1! of Philnt ely ·l r erfornto r .... .. ..... J res111t i11g- i11 th e e lec tion o f t h e officers :ind offici:i l o r g-a 11 :is g i\·e 11 nbo\·e , 1111til l\J :i.rch l st, l!JOO, or until th e ir s n ccessors h :-t\·e hce11 dnly e lec te d. I n ow r e linqu ish th e office t o w hi ch I w:t s t e m p o rar ily :ippoi11t e cl b y 0 11r 1:-ttc Ex ec ut i\·e Co m mitl ec. Resµe c tfull r s 11 hmitt e d, ADOLP H L O lli'\fE \"ER , Sec. pro t e m . lb llim o r e, :\Id ., j 11l y IO, J8!l!J. Lo u, :\ l :iss. 1·:x1 ·c 11 ti\' c Com mitt ee-A dolph L oh m eyer , !I:!:!!'\. Treasurer's Report. G ilm o r -st. , Baltim o re, !\t d. \\'. 0. Ar11 old, ;~)S B:ilCS· :l\'C., St. P :111l , :\li1111. N . 11:-tskcll \V ith ce, :!:m S . !Ith-st., La C r :>sse , \Vi s . J •:x c h : uq:~c S u p t. - To be :1ppo int cd . BOSTON, j11! y !Olh , l ~fJ\ I. 0 11 h :rncl las t re po rt.. . . ... ... .... ... .. .. . .. S. 12. 0'i Rec' d Cro m A. I.o l1111 e ye r , Sec' y pr o t e m .. 13.00 P n r c h as i11 g- Ag-c ut- Ado l ph L o hm eyer, !I:!~ N. Cil 111 0 1.. s t. , B:i ltim ore , l\ ld. 0 11 h ~ll)( ~ .. Jnt ' J S cc. - 1·:. D oe hli 11 , P. O . Box -;:m, l'itt s h11 rg,P:1 . ........ .... .. . (j;j 07 j. N . l\ l o RSE, Tre:i.s11re r. O flici : ll Org~111 - '1'11 E \'1nGI N IA P111r. A T E T.1 ST. Purchasing Department. Secretary's Report. ( For r ule:-; :\ J•:\\. :\IE:\! BERS . 1-IO :\'i ch o la s Adler, :!IO\\". :\ l ark. c t-s t., I.o ui s,· i\ :e , Ky. [ I I I Ch arl es d e Cr:i <l e Sells, Cor11 ig-1ia 11 0, Li g-1irc, !la l y. :\1 1·: :\I lll·:RSJ I J P . Applic:i. t io 11 s for m e mher s hip 11111 st h e s e nt l o tl: c Sec re tar y , :irnl m11 s t he :-; ig-11 c d hy tw o rcfc r c: 11 ces, p rcfc r:ihl y m e m be rs o f 0 11r Soc iel y . 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Recei\' ed sin c e: i\'Iex ic o, ] , 1 · 1, ~ ' ~ : :2 cenlaYos . Japan 1 ~ se n. Ano r. PH Lo11l\IEYER , P urchas iu g Age nt. Ball i m ore, Jul y 10 , 1899. P ostal Card News From Our Contem poraries. \\"c cl ip lh e fo ll o wi11 g- c h r o 11 kles of n e w C:lnl s fro m th e A. J. o f l' . Arg-e 11ti11 e H. ep u hli c. ~ l c clnrk g r ee n , lie d :nk blu e, tixUc dark bl 11 c . An ti oq 11i :i..- 2c b lack 0 11 w hit e, vi o le t !-'11rc h . ln d in. - 1 1 :i un n cnrcl , :i lt e r ecl d cs ig-11. j:i.p:-t11 .- l!:.! sc 11 , 111l1·a 111 :ir i11 e 0 11 wh il e . Porluga l. - - lUr grcc u 0 11 lig h t g ray g reeu. �~(if) THE VIRG I NfA PHfCATEUST. Presidenl-H .Fent o n , P.O.Ilox8 1 K 11 oxv ill e 1 Te 1111 . Vice- Preside11t.-Aug. Di e tz, Box G, Ri c hm o ncl ,\·n. Sec' y-T rens.-\V . C. Lowry, Hi ll sboro, 'fexns. I11t 1 1. Sec retnry-D. F.. Hnz e 11, Th o 11 o t osnssa 1 Fl:i. S ntes S 11pl.-Chas. \ Vn ri11 g,Box 2!)2,K 11 ox\·'e, T e 1111 I..ibrnri:-tn-C h ns. P. 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H encl, A. E. Ki r kl~ ncl , G . F. Schl e ilfe r. *Thie le, Rev. R.R., ::\lnn c h ester , r. 1·ec 11 t.nk e Co., \ Vis. Age :t-~. Clergy 111 n11. ::\'l e111ber A. P. A. a ncl Dres den Soc ie ty . Ge ne r al Coll ector. l{ef.~ .. F. S tea r11 s, A u g . Dietz,\\" . C. I.o wry . * P:i:ilzow, j o lt u , 1018 P a rk-nve., R ichm o ncl, ,.:1. Age:}(), ::\T :lsse11r. ::\Je mbe r \". P. A . Ge11ern l coll ector, ad h esi\·es a 11d e ntires. Re fs., F. S tc a r11 s, Aug. Die tz , \V. C. I.a wry. *W ic k!" , A. F. , ·ll!J So uth-s t ., I.0 11 d o 11 , O ut., Cn 11 . Age :m, Stnmp De::t le r. R ef~ .• F. Ste n ni s, A Hg . Die tz , \-V. C. Lown·. G:iffo n l , T . I-r ., C hu r c h I-Jill,~ i\ Td . Age 21, M e r ch ant. Me111be r S. of P., P. C. S. of A., P. S. of A. , T,. A. \V. Collects P ost:1l Cnrd~ o nl y. Refs., F. Ste:11· 11s, Aug. ni e lz 1 \V . C. Lowry . *Pla tt , A lbert, M. , East Dubuqu e, Ill. Asst. P ost 1\1nst er. Refs. , F . St en rn s, Aug. Dietz, n11d \V . C. T.owr y. #.'Mor ga u , j o hn C., New K e11 si 11 g-t o 11 , \ Vest !\lorelaud Co., Pa . Age :38,Tin Rolle r. Specinlt v, T o tnl. ........... .. . NOMlNA'l'IONS. Elsew h ere in thi s issue will he fo 111ul le tt ers of 110111iu:i.ti o n. A 11 yo 11 e wis hin g to 11 0 111i11nte their fri e nd s fo r n n y office s h o u ld do so n t 0 11 ce . Rcs pectf11 ily. \V. C. I.own,._ Sec.-Treas. S. P. A. Nominations. * Co~ lin s , KNOX\' ILL E, TEN N., Jul y 2'2 11d , 1 ~!>9. of th e s. }' . A.: I 11 0 111i11nt e Fn111kli11 S te:i. r11 s fo r President o f th e S. P.A. II. FE:-l'TON. :\ J E!\IJ:ERS UN I ON C I T\', TE NN., July J.lth, I S!IH. \V. C. J. O \\'R v , H i11 s b oro, T ex :l!". DEAR SI R : - f h ereby 11 0 111i11 n te Roy. fi. Br:-id ley, of yo u r ci t y, for Preside11t of th e So11t h e r11 Phi l ntelic Asso c in ti o 11 , :1t th e co ming elec tio 11 , n~ I t hink h e deserves the h o n or, h:i. v i11 g mnd e th e nssocint io 11 wltnt it is . I n lso 11 0 111i11 nte A 11 g. Di e tz for Vice-Pre!"id e11l nncl F. S te:H"llS fo r Hxclrn 11ge :1 Tld Sn les S11peri 11 te 11d e 11t. Yann:. truly, I.. P. ll EAn. RTCH::\IO ND, \"A ., Jul y 2'l11d , l S!l!I. S. P.A.: :\I\' !-'Er.LO\\' ::\ f Ei\lflERS O F THE l-f ::tv i11 g hee11 11 0 111i11 at ed by 0 11 r preside11t t o s u cceed him i11 t h e hi g h es t office in ya 11r g ift, J C:l 1111ot co11 s iste 11tly r1111 for t wo offices n ucl h e n ce respectfull y decli11e, with si n cere thanks to Bro. H en. cl for t h e h o 11 or h e hn s done m e , t o nccep t th e n o 111innti o 11 for th e o ffi ce of S upt. of th e Sn Jes Dep:1 rt111 e 11 t. I h erehr 11 o mi11al e for th e office of Vi ce- Pres id e nt of th e S. JI .A. thnt weH k11own :i.nd e min e ntl y w o rthy m e m ber fr o m Hi lls boro, �THE VIRGINIA PHILl\.TELIST. T e xa s, Roy B. Br ad ley . H e w a s a g rcal fa clor in the 11pb11ildiu ~ o f th e S . P. A. a nd d ese r ves yo ur s 11ppo rt fo r th e o ffi ce to whi ch I h a n : 11 o mi11 a lcd him. Res1:ee:lf11ll y yo urs , FR AN K LI :-; S T EAR .NS. \V. C. LOWRY , S e c'y S. P. :\ . DEAR SIR :- I d e s ire lo pl ace in n o mi11 a t io11 fo r n:-el ecti o11 to the .o ffi ce of Sn le s S 11pe rinl e 11de 11l o f lhc S. P.A ., o ur prese nt e ffi c 1e ul o ffi cer, C har le ~ \ V;11·in g , o f Ku o xdll e, Te nn . H e h as la bored Cailhfull y to upbuild his departme nt,nnd w e n o w h a n~ the best condu ct ed Sa les Depa rtm e nt of au y so cie t y c xtanl. ll is with plea s u re I ri se to 11 0 111i11 a te to th e o f- fice of Secretar y-Trea surer our prese nt i11 c 11111 - h c 11t , \Vatte r C. Lo wry , wh o se e ffici e nt w o rk fo r the las t tw o years ce r ta inl y desen ·es co n s idera ti o n at o ur h a nds. You will m a ke 11 0 m b t a k e whcu yo u \' Ote fo r thi s ene rg e ti c a ud l oyal S . P . t\ . mall. All societi es re quire \"ice· Pr cside uts , and it is wilh g r ea t p lea s ure that I n o min a te m y fri e n d A 11 ~ u s l Die tz , th e w e ll ku ow n, ta le nted a nd po r:11l a~ edit o r of TH E V I RG l :"\ I A PHI L A T E LI S T . His h a rd w o rk durin g th e pnst yea r is a cou linual se ri e s o f earn es t e ffo rts to nd vauce th e interes ts o f our pc t S. P .A. n ud h e is a good m a u i11 th e rig-ht pl ace. Kee p hnn th e r e! 0 11r e xce lle nt O ffici a l j o unial , T11 1.:: V IR G I X I A P1111.AT E LJ S T, certainl y is e utilled t o a co uti11 11a11 cc iu th e snm c ca paci t y an d I ea rn es tl y urg-c a ll o f m y fri e n ds to see th a t thei r Yolcs nrc ca st fu r the valued j o urnal o f Die t z & Sten ru s. I d esire t o pl ace in u o min a tiou fo r Board o f Trus tees tw o o f t h e 111o s t e ne r g e ti c , e nthus ia s ti c and ea rn es t w o rk e r s o f ll• e S . P . A .- t w o m en wh o s toocl by th e o ld ship w h en sh e w as so rel y tro 11hlcll and in need o f fri e nds . l pe rs o 11 a ll y k n o w s o methin g o f th e ha r d w o rk pe r fo r m ed b y th e p r csc 11t Bo ard o f T r 11 s lees, a 11cl it i:-; n ow d 11 e th e m lhe h o u o r o f a r e ·elccli o 11. 1:ct1 ow l'hilate li s ts :-J 11 o w pl a ce i11 n o111 i11 a ti o 11 for th e o ffi ce o f Do a rd of 'l' r us l ces o f th e So 11thc r11 Philnle lic Ass ocia t io n l\J essr s. Em il Ccrli clt and Robe rt K e ssler , of New Hra1111fe l:-; , T~ xa s , wh o are ce rla iul y clesc rdn g o f lit e hi g- h c:--t h o n o r s a l 0 11r h a tH.l s. ' Till w e m ee t iu Ri c hm o nd , Yo urs frater n a ll y , R o y U. BR AnLE Y. Il is with a fee lin g- o f p ri d e th a t 1 µe 11 th ese lines fo r th e pur pose o f p la c in g· 111 11 o mi11 a ti o 11 th e leadi11 g ancl bes t pos ted s t n mp m a n in t h e S l a te o f T exas fo r re ·elec ti o n to th e im p o r t m 1t o ffi ce o f Co1111le r fe it De tec to r . Fell o w m e m be rs. I pl ace i11 11 0111i11 a ti o 11 l\ lr. Frede ri c i'oyes 1 o f Ali ce , T e x ns. Of co 11rse yo u w ill re -elec t him . \V . C. l,O \\"R \ ". 261 A MAX wh o h as d o 11 c a s mu ch faithful wo rk for th e S. P. A. as Dani el Jo: . 1-Inzen h as d o ne is cer ta inl y d esen·i11 g- o f r e·elecli o n , a 11d I tru st h e w ilt again be ca lled 11 p~ 11 to se n ·e us. \Ve ca n ' t fiud a bette r man . R OY D. B R AD L E Y. I a m aut hor ized t o a 11u o 1111 ce L . f'. HE AD, o f K e ntu ck y, a s a ca ndid a te for SE C RETAR Y o f th e So11the ru P hilatelic Ass o ciati o n , s 11hj ect to a c ti o u o f th e Rich111 0 11 d Co u ,·enti on . FR :\ :"\ KLI X STE A IU\"S. Tl! E CUX\"E:"\ TlO!'\ I~ woo. It is a l m o:-;t nu a nim o us ly co n ced ed th at T c xa. s is entitl ed to th e n e xt co nYe uti o u , an d we d e!'-'ire to pla ce in 11 0 111i11 a tiot1 fo r llte JUOU m ee t th e ttt o!'-'l d cs ir a h le a 11 d ce nt1·a1J y local ed cit y iu th e S l a te. - \Vaca , T exas. \\"aco is ce ntrall y !oca ted a nd h a s a u u m he r o f well k11 o w11 coll ec to r s . A ll o f phil a te lic T e x a s will be th e re e u m a sse to w elco m e a nd g ree t yo n . Do n ' t fa il to i ns t r u ct yo u r proxies fo r \ Va ca . R OY B . BRA D LE Y, \ V . C . LO\\' R Y . ti. P. A .: I d esirt:: to h e re by pl ace i11 11 o mi11ati o 11 for th e o ffi ce of J.ihrn ri a n o f th e S . P . A. o u r p resent e ffi c ie nt o ffi cer , :\Jr. Ch ns. P. Gal yo n , o f K tt o xd lle, T e 1111 . Fo r lhc o ffi ce o f 111t e ru a ti o 11 a l Secre tar y , I t..:0 11ltl n o mi11 ale a n o m o r e c ntlt11 s inslic P hil ate lis t a n d s i11 ccre S. P.A. m a n th an th e we ll k 11 o w 11 1 ' S ta mp H1111te r " of Birmi11 g h a 111 , A la., l\1r. R. S. N el so n. :\I r . N e lso n has d o ne m o r e t o b r in g t o li g·ht ra re Co nfede ra te loca l s tauips l h a u a n y o ue 111 ~1 11 , a n d hi s pe r s is te n t e ffo r ts t o p la ce th e s tamps of th e Co u fed e ra. cy 0 11 th e hi ~· h p e de ~ l a l th ey d ese r ve sh o 11lcl rccein: r ecogniti o u al 0 11 r h an cb . Si11 ce re ly yo 11 r s, FR AX K LI N ST EA 1u..;· s. :\I \' F ELL O \\' :\IE '.\I BE H.S OF T ll E S. P . A. PR O X I E S. T h ose w h o ca n n o t a tt e n d th e com i n g Co u \·e 11 ti o 11 of t he S . P . A . l o he h eld a l R ic hm o nd , \"a. , Se p te m ber :l l , :l2 n11 cl 2.) , 1SUU, ca 11 h a \·e th e i r wi s hes i11 th e e le cti o n s ca. r r ied 0 11t by m a il in g t h e ir pro xie s to e it h er o f t he 1111 d c rs ig ued . \ V. C. LOWRY, Hi ilsbo r o , Texas. R O \' Il. B R ~\ll L E Y , H ills bo r o , T exa :-;. FH:\ :"\KJ . I N S TE AHN S , 1.. . 0. liox U, l{ icl1111 0 11ll,\"a . l 'r ox ies a11d ba ll o t s fo r th e a1 n 111 a l e lec ti o n of th e S. !1 . A . w ill he m a il ed lo m e m be r s abo u t Au~ g-11 s l IOl h , 18!1!1. \ V. C. LOWRY , S-e c'y -l' rens. To T II E l\ l E:\ l HE H. S OF T ll E S O L' Tl-JER:" l\ I \' F R l E r-." DS : It w as w il h p lea s u re a n d p ri de th at I rea d o f m y re u o 1ui11 a lio 11 to lit e hi g-h office I u ow h o ld �262 THE V I R G INIA PHILATELI ST. iu ou r A ssocia ti o n, an d it is w ith g'ntt 1l11 d e a 11 d regret th a t I mu s t dccliu e th e p r o ffe red h o n o r. Another. I ca 1111 o t fi ll th e o ffi ce as O'l t" s h o 11 ld . I am a poor p h ila te li c politi ci n11 , :u1d 111 y t im e is so pn: occ upi ed w ith m y ot h e r d11 t ies. 111 th e prepnrati o 11 o f Tll E \ ' I RG I :"\ I A P HI L A TELI S T I h 11n1 lh t: L . l' . H EAD, 1: 11tt 0 11 1 K y . , wi ll g- i,·e o n e ye ar 's s u b sc ri p ti o n t o a n y t w o 111 0 11lltl y 111a g~1z1u e s t o a11 y p e rso n !-iec ur i11 g- th ree 11 e w m e mbe r s t o S . l' . :\ . ; r e s ult t o he d e c id e d hy !Se c rda ry 's r epor t. T o th e p e r so n s cc 1 11 · i11 ~ th e se c o nd b rg-es l 1111m he 1· of n e w m e m be rs b y Co 11 \·c 11ti o 11 tim e, \\' ill Qi ve ~~.00 ii i ca s h . Thi s o ffe r is i11 c o 11j 1111c ti o 11 ~,· ith th a t o f th e \'ir g- i 11i a P hil ateli c I'u h l is hin g co., a n d b a sed u p o n s :i. 111e ru les . :\To n e y t o h e pa id :i t Co n ve n t io n . Nei th e r o ffer t o apply to di rec t o r s or p 11 bl 1s h e rs o f pape rs-a s I c o 11 s id l' r th e y h a\·e t h e nd,·a ul ng-e of r egular 111 em hers . " midn ig ht o il ," au <l I h :1xe c Ye t1 b ee n c o m p<:l le c\ t o aba11 do 11 the h o r e o f t ak i11 g in a I i ll IP pl a in !-= e win g . Th e re fo r e, w hil e 1 th a 11k m y fr ie 11 ds m o~ t s in ce re ly for n il th is uud ese rve<l kiucl11 css , I w o 11l d pre fe r to ser ve in t h e ran k s a l ou~ wil h th e m aj o r- it y , a nd t h e n : w o rk for th e S. P. A. A t;G . DI E TZ . Report of Board of Trustees. Yet Another. "'e ca n n ow r epor t lh nl we h :l\·c i 11 n: s li g·a tcd th e c h a r ges aga in st a p p li ca n t fo r m e mlle r ~ h ip No . lG:!. \\" e ha ve a ls o i11\·est ig:1lccl th L" e..: \'i d e n cc s u b mitt ed in d efe nce :i n d we fi nd th at w e h a,·e t o a p p r o\'e lh e actt o 11 s of :\Ir. D e it ri ck i11 th is m a t t e r n u d h e is th ere fo re a dmitt e d . \Ve a lso ha \'e t o re p o r t th a t o ur Sa les S 11 pe rin t e 11de 11 t ha s r ep ort e d t o u s t h a t 0 11 Apr il Hrd , '!J!), circ ui t :'\ o . LiO wa s d e lfrere cl to l\ l r.L.P. 1-J e ad by th e p os t m a s ter o f F11 ll o 11 , Ky. :\Ir. \Varin g writ es tl rnt h e h ad a lr ea d y wri tt e u :\I r. Head t hrc;·c:: t im es , req u cs liu ghim lo r e turn :-:a id circ 11i l , b 11 l to d ate o f J 1111 c 17th l\t r . H e nd h ad u o t co m p l ie d with s a id re q u es t. \ Ve h a ,·e w r itte n :\1 r . I l e;1d a 11 cl h o pe t h a t w e w ill be nble to r e p o rt t h e r e t n r n o f s a ic\ ci r c 11it t o l\ IL \Vnriu g u e x t m o nth . A ll o f \\h ic h is r e s pect f ull y s u bm i tt e d. 1:r a t en 1n ll y y o urs, 1·: :-. 11L G i:: n 1.1 c 1r , 1 will preSL" llt FR1-·: 1·: t o e\·ery c ol lt.:c t o r appl y i 11 gto m e fo r a 11 appl icn. ti o n hl a 11 k fo r tln.: So 1ilh e r11 1•\lila tc...: li c :.\ s soci ati o 11 a 11d e 11 cl os i11 g- ;.;,;-, ce nt s for J ~UU d 11 e s a nd '2 ce nt s L"X tra fo r r e pl y p os ta ge , ~111 11 11 11 sc d co py of th e T \\' O Ce 11l O r a n ge X e \\'fo 1111d lancl {ISH8 i:-;s11 c ) s t a m p, " ·hi c h is 11 0,,· o b so lde. I h a,· e j 11 s t 'l;j co p k s t o di s t r ib ut e in thi s 111 a 1111 e r. ROB E R T K E S SLEH. .Ne w Br :i 1111fe l ~ , Bo a r d o f Tr us tees S. P. A. T e x:i s , J ul y 1s t , 18llU. \ V::'l r. A. :\J C D ONNEL L , W-W K. y _ C it y . Enthusiasm Rampant. :\ Ir. 11. A . Cli ap m :111, l<! o c k y II ill , Co 11 n ., w ill p n.:sc 11t co 111 p le le filt:s of T ia : f' e rfora t o r fr o m :\ l arc h I S~7 t o A p r il J ~!IH-:W N os . l\J ail<.:d lrec l o e ac h of t h e th n . : e 111 c 111 hc r !-' o f t h e S . P .A. w h o s t:c11 res th e g reates t 11 11m he r of 11 e\\' 111 e m bc rs b e for e t h e co11,·e 11t io 11 o f ' U!J. Co nd iti o 11 !-' of th c ~ e p ri ze s an: l hat ea c h co 11 k s t a 11 t 11111 s t sec 11rc at le a s t :-; 11 e w m e mhc r~ . 11 0 o ffi ce r of th e Asso c ia ti o n o r ed it o r or p 11 h l is h cr of a p ape r t.: li g ihl e. S. P. A. Prizes . T u T H E m c:: mhe r o f t h e S. P .A . w h o !--ec 111 e~ t h e large s t 11u m b e r o f 11 e w m e m be r s for th e :-\sso ci:1 li o u b e t wee n Dece m be r J J8!):-l,a11 d t h e fi rs t d :iy of t h e 18UU Co 11 \'e 11ti o n , T11E \ · 1nG 1N JA P1 11 1. ,\ TELIS T w ill g i\·e as a pr ize th e s um of S- J0 .00. Th e 111e m be1· se c 11ri u g t h e n e x t l:uges t 1111 m he r of 11e w m e m b e rs b e t wee 11 da le s n a m e d will rece i,·e a ho 1111 d copy o f \· o i. II. o f lh e \' . JJ. Th e co 11 d iLi o 11 s o f lhi :-; co 11t c s L a r e t h a t e a c h ll H~ m be r :-; h all r e q u es t th e S ec re l ~1 r y o f t h e S . P .A. l o li s t Lh e :i ppli ca ti o u s s t: c u re d h y h im a 11d k e ep ;1 reco rd of t h e s am e , a u cl th e Sec rdnry '!i r epo rt s h a ll d e te r min e th e win n e r s o f th e pr iz es . !'\o m e m he r i!-' el ig ible t o thi s co 11tes t 11 11 1ess h e h a !-sec 11 re d a 11 d h ad a d m itte d to m e m be r!-.h i p a l lt"n!-- l .-, 11 e w m e m bers . T h is co 11 te s t is 11 o l o p e n t o office :·s o f lh e A ssociat io n . T nE \·rR Gil\' I A P 111 L,\ T E LIC.: P L· u u ~ 11 1 :-.:c Co. ~ l n cli s on - n,·e. , More P ri zes. I w 1 1.r. gj,-c a co mp lt.: t c fil e o f \ 'o l. \" I. o f th e " 1,o ue S t a r S t:i t e Phi\a td is t " l o l h t.: m e m be r w h o seciir es th e la rgcs t 1111 m lie r o f :t ppl ic a t io 11 s l1y fi 1'!--l cl :iy or Co 11\·e 11ti o 11 . T o an y O ll l: w h o w ill Sl.'C ll l' t.: t h re e ap pli ca li o 11 :-; 1 will g in.: 0 11e year 's s 11 hsc ri p ti o n t o th e I,. S.S. I' .; a n d a co p y o f Jn n u a s cl i's \ \ 'ant Li s t of :il l L·. S. H. e ve 1111 c S t a m p s t o a ll ~1.: c u r in o· tw o :: 1 ppli c ~1 ti o 11 s. ROY B . n H t\ I H. E \ '. I Ii li:bo ru , T ex a s , j11l y J;j, 18!1!1 . i!te P!t ilaldic ju11 r11 al uj In dia Lclls 11 l'.11· sc r ' cs of s la 111 p s fo r /'.au zib:ir are in co m se o f p re parat ion. T hey 11·ill bea r lh c c lli gy o f l h e yo un g S ult an . us L!Jat a �THE V JR GIN IA PHILATELIST. B Y JOH:-< PAAI,ZO\\·. .-\ 11 P nhli sh crs :-t rc r equ e::.ted to se nd d 1n :c t to th e Re \' ie w Ed it or, :1l No . copy 0 11 e JUI~ Park :\\'c., Ri chm ond , \'a., U . S . A . Th e h o t we:i th er seem s to cnt d ow n th e crop or st:i11 1p pnper s \·er y m11 ch, a nd o n l y s11 ch appc:u to co m e wh ich h:n·c :l t t:i i 11 e<l n sol id fo o t i 11 g :i. m l 11 .10 11 w h o m th e pro \' e rhi:il S u m m e r d11ll11 ess h:i s 110 i11 f111 c 11 ce. \V e h n.,·e rcce i \' e( l th e fo ll owi 11 g- up tu Jul y ~ I sl : Vor.. :Ko. ;j_ I. A ll cg ll c11 y P hil :i.teli st , A ll cgh e11 y , P:-t. H:1y SL:tl e l'hil:lt clbt , :\t elrosc lli g hl:11 1d:-;, l l e r:i. tcl :\la ssach 11se tl s, Ne w York, N . \'., Exch ~\ll gc, ~. Ii. ti. r,_ 1\Tekce l 's \\'cekly St a m p ::\" c ws , St. l,011 i s, ~li ss o u ri , J:;_ !!Ii 21.1s 2!1. New V ork Ph ilnteli st , K e w Y ork Ii . ·I. P erfornt o r, Rencl i 11 g , Pn., I f>. I. Ph i l nt eli c B 11l\ c ti11 n od E:t st e r 11 l 'h11:iteli 4 , Sal em, :\ la ss., :l:l. JO. Ph il nteli c \Vest n11<l Cn m c r :1 ri01·, Kebra sk n , :\' C \\" S , S11r e- Sta mp T n l k, Kan sas City, 1\l o. S tamp 'l'rihu :.·e , l l nrr im:111 , 'l'e1111 . \I . ~. ... " Th e Ray Stale Pliilatelisl h as a p iclLll'e of C . T. Kirby, a Winnipeg , Mau. c oll ect or. M in or Varie ties of o ur Current ReYe nn es expla in som e of the min or differe n ces in th e eugraving of the preseut re ve nue stamps a ml illustrat es the most m arked differe nce . It also calls a ttent io n l o the lw o sty les of roulelling, U1e sq u are , thin aud thi ck, a nd curYecl t ypes . For tun a tel y of a ll th es e va rieti es there see m lo be pl en t y spec imens, so that n o ne o f the1n w ill e\· er be very scarc e. A sh ort re view , Ca n aclia n a n d N . Y. N o tes aucl soc ie t y reports fill the re 111 a ini11 ~ pages. ~- 7 ]." H. 0 '.\1 CA!\"AD :\. E 11 e rgy 1 Bc rli11 , O nl., P hil atel ic Ach· ocn le , Herl in, 0 111. FROM A 1:R Ot\ n . evi rl e ull y m a<le when be felt certain b e h ad di sco\·erecl the editor and publisher. Th e u sual fu 11 I is t of N e w I ssu es is in c videu ce filling n earl y teu pages . S t. Louis Note3 , o n e a rti cle reprinted frorn lhe N. Y. Sun anrl o n e from Sta111ps of R u shclen , a ls o a rath e r n oYe l fea ture for a sta mp paper , a page of p u zzle s , fill the balan c e of thi s paper. Ii. ti. 7 I. Stn m p s, R11 sh d e 11, 1•: 11 g-. ... Ii . Dri e f m :i rk e 11h n 11d ler , He rli11, ,C c r111 n11 y, ·I. I. :\ I I SC El.J. A N EC) I TS. Th e Di rec tor y o f 111 di :i 11 :1 Phibtt-li sl s, C~ os h c 11 , 111tlia11:1. 111 th e Allf'g lt c11y Pltilalt!ist P hil. A . Tel is l clll'e ll s upon " Sla n1p Collectin g ns a R e c rcal io 11 " a ncl rn ak es a g oocl a rg11 m e11l in f:wor of co ll ecti ng, if such arg nrn c ut lie n c ccleil liy th ose alrcacl y in lh e fo 11l , for th ere nric fe"· co ll ectors o f lll a lu rc yea rs w h o h ave felt :lll<l rlo fee l as th e in sl:rnces cl es c rilicd by the a uth o r. If l\lr . Cli: q m 1a n k no\\'S th e n ame of the g reat " I. n. U 11 k 11 ow11 " who a 111u ses hin1 s df by se ncl in g 011 l Sta111pir A lllCrim h e "11 g hl lo kl lit e rest of u s poo r 1n o rl als kno\\' :111< \ sa\'e ns fr o m mi stak es such a s th e write r of thi s Th e llcra!d Exrha11ge cc, nliuu es und er t h e head i11" of ' 'Errors a nd O mi ssio ns '' to sh o w UJ~ lh e black sh eep in the ra nks of Philale li a, a ud is do in g a good work for cleal e rs a 111l coll ectors. Th e H era ld E.i-rh a 11ge an n ou n ces th a t Germany is lo have a new iss u e in 1900. The sta m ps l o be as la rge as o ur Colu 111bian s a nrl lo hen r illuslraliou s of e \·enls in lh e h istory of t h e I-Io h e n zoll e rn s. Rath e r a won cl er lh a l the R lll pe ror h:is n ot in sislecl u pon hi s fac e be in g 0 11 th e m, or did he object lo g ivin g e yer y P . 0 . offi c ial a ri g h t lo pun c h hi s head ancl b lack e n hi s ey es and n os e for h i1 n. M y ! wh a t a ch a n ce fo r the co u rts lo he Ooode cl with cases of " Iese 11111jeste." There are n o tes from \'ario11 s places an rl Mr. Ch a p m an h as so m e I'c rlin e n l P a ragrap h s. The u sual Gern1:111 pa g e is also iu eY i1l e 11 ce . In Jl l ek ecl's W eekly S ta 111p N ews o f July 6th , Mr. S evern p rints a le tter whi ch ..... �::!G4 TIIE VIRG I N IA PHILATELIST. was writte 11 by m e u11<ler t he 11; is!:1ke 11 idea t hat M essrs. Sopki ns a nd I-I ev cren s we re Messrs. Hopkin s a n rl SeYern, a nd I 1nust con fess t h at \\'hen l\lr. Se \·e rn se n t 11 1e 11i s di sc laim e r of be ing the a 11 t1Jor of Strnnpir / /111 crirn I was oul y half co nYi11ced, as I did 11 o t for o ne 111 0 111 ent thi 11 k a11y 0 11 e wo uld use a 110111 pe pl11 111e so 11 ca r as th e aho\'e to rea l na111 es a 11d 11 ot li e t h e ow 11 e r of the latter. S ubEc q 11 e nt <lcvclup1n e nts h au.: h owe \'(~ r con vi11 ccrl m c that the a uth or of t h ose "A n swe rs lo I11quire rs " is so 111 e 0 11 e else am! as I h ave said somew here els e i11 thi s rc,· ic w I still beli c,· c lhat wh oe ,·e r "· rote th ose a11s,\·e rs is respo11s iblc fo r S/a 111pir Amen'ra. Too had th at thi s 11 1011\h 11 0 co p y h as com e lo h a 11cl . T o rc ,·i c w four 1111mi>e rs of a paper like i1'l ekeei's i11 t h e s111a ll spac e a ll otted lo th e re vi e w ed ito r is i 111 poss ibl e . The best ad,· ice h e ca 11 g i,·c hi s fe ll ow co llectors : Subscribe for th e W eekly a11rl k ee p t h orou g hl y in tou ch with e \'e ryl hi11 g pe rta i ni n g to m alters phila telic. Th e 1\'cw }'ork Philatelist hacl promiser! u s fo r Ju ly a n :ry vigorous "kic k " by Ver itas, a nd we \\'ere 0 11 t\J c tip-l op of expccta ti o 11 to kn ow which o f the m :rny p hil a telic a buses wo ul rl he the su bj ec t. It is tlJ e "G u111pa p, " th e specul ative sta111p , about wlJich in11m11ernb lc pages h ave been wr itten , against whi ch a soc iet y to s uppress it was for m er! , lnll wh ile the soc ie ty is d ead th e "gu111 pap" co ni es in e,·e r i11c r easi11g 11um be rs a url rloes 111o re th a n a ll o th e r ca uses co111bi 11 ed lo rlrive so m any genera l co ll ecto rs i11to s pec ialis m . for to hu y all the uew iss u es as th ey appe<'lr tak es incl eerl a lon g purse . Mr. Chap 111a n h as "Con cerning New Issu es. " ·- A good part of t h e 111aga z in e is g iYe l! up to th e F,1n pire Slate Philate li c Scc ie ly' s Co11\'c nli o n , \\' hi c h takes pla ce on Angust 2:!, ~-1 , a 1ul ~.-;,al the Park Ave nu e H ote l , New York. ln Th e !'er/orato r l\I iss Swift speaks of" A P hil ateli c Sid e L in e ," th e coll ccl i11 g of odditi es a nrl c11u1n cra t es 1n:rny of t hc111. S h e rloes n ot 111 e nti o n a m n ng th e m th e U. S . en \'e lope s la111 ps cu l lo sh ape a u rl pas t er! upo n co111111 o u e n\' c lopes am! then passe d through th e 111ail s. Th e writer is for tu11 atc e n o u g h to ha,·c a 11u111ber o f them , s c c ur etl o ut of th e corres p o nde n ce of a large fir111, a rnl whi c h we re th e re fore 11ot ma rle lo o rd e r. JI c a lso h as so111e th at rli d uot "go," ei th e r th ey we re "Held fo r pos tn ge" o r e lse bore u pa n th e111 l wo 2c rl ue s ta mps . Th c "A lbin o" of W'urll e 111 burg of th e fi rs t numeral iss u e is n ot o n e in th e se n se we u11rlcrs la1Hl lh e le r111 in lhc U. S . , hut h appens 0 11 e\' c ry s tamped c m ·elope of that issu e for lh e e n velope w:i s ready fo lcl ed befor e th e s ta m p was cn 1bossecl , giv ing the r efore 0 11 t h e face th e colorer! i111pressio 1.1 a nd o n th e underfolcl the whi le. n. G. :VIcFall wr ites inte res tin g ly abo u t Arge ntiu e Repub li c a url h e r slan1p issu es, g i,·in g a lis t of the 111 o re d esira ble stamps of that country. Va r ie ti es of wa t ermarks iu Rriti sh Colonia ls gives qui te a list of s u ch as occ ur, b ut is ]Jy n o 111eans co mplete, fo r besicl es tlios e 1;1 c n t ioner1, l b e r e a re J amaica, Ceylo n , a11< ! oth e rs that s\J ow e rro rs. Among th e read ing 111atter 'th e olrl ch estnut o f th e "Ge nuin e Ta lJi t i 's" ad"'; rtise 1n c-11l comes t o fil l space . \Ve h ope th at a s t he sol'! ow n er of th e ' 'g enu in e 1 ' h:i. :-: go n e hack lo Par is to live there will li e less of th at tra sh adv e rti s ed iu t h e differe nt A 111 e ri ca n sta111p pap e rs. Notes :11111 Ecl ito rial s fi11i sh th e 10 pages of rcatli11 g m atter, wh ich with H pag es of arh ·e rti se m c nts and a cove r co n st itut e tl :e u1:1gaz i11 e. '/li e Philalelir JJ11lldi11 a11d h 'r1s/cr11 J'hilalelisl h as fro 111 :\fr. Ch a p1mrn 's pe n a n :uli c le 0 11 " H o me ly Sta111ps. " <.2ni te a n11111 hcr of s tamps arc L' lllll ll <: ralcrl w h ic h whi le lh <:y are 11 ol haudsome , a re �THE V IR GINIA PH IL ATELIST . lt ll nled a nd look ed for with :1 much la rger rlcgree of longi ng th a n some o f the " h a ndsom e " spccnlalive iss ues whi ch of la te ye:lrs fl oocl lhe mark e t. Wh y Mr. C. sh ould in clllcl e a 1n ong th e " h o m e ly" oues tlie issues of E gypt , we ca n lrn. n lly ll11de rs l:u11l. Do n't you tliiuk Bro. C. lh:ll th e e n ve lo pe sta m ps of tha t co uutry :lr c pretty? a nd it is surely more appropriate for the sta mps from lh e la ud of th e P hm·:ioh s lo ha ve the Pyramirl a nrl S ph yn x upo u them t h au lo h a \'e th e fac e o f e ither t h e Sulla n or lh e Vi c eroy. Though c om e lo lhiuk o f it we belie\'e th e Koran forhirb th a t. In Old Dominion Notes Mr. Dietz tells a bout th e Ex hibi t of Coufcik r:tl e stamps wh ich will b e m arlc durin g the S . P. A. Couvc nti on in Ri chmoncl all! ! promises th a t \'i sitors w ill see a n exhibit worth looking al by a ll who are int e rested iu th e sta mps issued so u t h of Maso n a n cl Dixon's li n e dnringthe "!a l e 11nplcasanl11 css." Th e prospec tus of lh e Hi s torical R eference I.,isl of R e \'enn c Stamps , compilerl hy t h e co mm itte e of th e Boston Philateli c Societ y , Messrs. T o ppan , Deals a rnl H o lla nd , is g i\'c n in f nll ancl l o a ll interested in that branch of l'hilalel y s uch a book is a n e cessity . T o ronto Noles , Society reports a nd Miss S\\'ifl' s in t e re s tin g re\' iew co nclurlc thi s nn 1nbe r. Th e P/Jilntelir /Vest a11 d Ci1111era N ews p rese nts o n its cover th e po rtrait o f A. D. (;rant , K a n sas Ci ty, K a nsas , w h o in t h e b iograp hi ca l sketch g iven o f him is s:iicl l n h e ahont starlin g a n ew m o nthl y paper °< prcsu111ah ly p hil ate li c ) . Th e s ta m ps o f C nha are p rett y fully clcsc rihcd fro m th e fir st issu e in 186G to th e last o ne b ear in g the ins cr ip ti on " C uba l 898y n!J. " Acorrcs p o 1ulcnt in Bri sba n e , Q n e ensl a ncl ,le ll s a l10 11 t th e e xpe rim enta l perfora tin g o f s tamps out th e re h y st e el rul es wh ic h d i1l n o t work, s o t wn n ew varieti es we re m arlc vi z : th e l ei s l:lmp \\'il h zig zag perforation a nd the sa me s ta mp :26.) \\' ith zigzag a nd comb p e rfora tion. 240,000 of lh e form er a n d 360,000 of th e latter is the number g iye11. "Stamp Repairing" as tlcscrib ccl hy A. C. Daily is a leg itimate trad e b ut wlien it co m e s l o " m aki n g " sta mps h y sh a\' in g cl o \\' n card b oard proofs , pulling o n the back a g rill 91x9~ m111. , pu l ling o n the" origin '.l l" g um ancl th e n p er forating th e s pecm e n a ll aro11ncl, it see ms lo u s t h ere sh o uld be a nother name for il th a n "Stam p R epnir111g." N oles a ml editorials co mpl e te the stamp p~11t o f th e p aper. Sta111p Talk for June cont inu es L e wis Robie' s S ta m p Hunli11 g in the a uth or's \\·ell kno wn s tyl e . Mr. Vcrb cck's Easte rn Letter co11 lai n s a g ood d ea l of phi:a te li c chat in con de n sed fo rm . Osg ood at t h e Columbia n E xposition by " His \Vhiskers " is in e Yid e n ce in th e s econrl ins talm en t. Ed itor ials a nd a g ood re\'iew fill the balance of th e pap er. T!t e S ta 111p Tr ib n11 e for July is n o t qnite as vo luminou s as th e Jun e issue was. Columbus a11< l the Postage Sta m p is the firs t a rti cle a ml g ives a sh o rt re view of the great C. C. 's life a ncl n am es as th e so vere ig n o f S pa in wh o a irl etl him l o m ak e hi s di sco ve rie s " E lizab e th o f Spai n. " Iu th e Colum bia n 1,eries of U . S. sta 1n ps is o n e bcari 11 g a p ic ture of " I sabella pl ed g in g h e r j e wel s ," a ncl b efo re th e Chicago Expositi o n " Isah e ll a" q11ar lcrs we re co in ed. So it sce 1n s th e auth o r mu st h ave g otten a little mi x ed n n liis hi s to n ·. I s th ere n ot al so a \'as t rlif fe rcn c e l;e t ween th e islarnl o f Sa n Sal varl or wh e r e C. C. la n d ed a 111l t h e s ta111p iss uing co unt ry o f S a lvad o r ? Ilro . l\I. A . n. I o r is it Sis te r l\label) wha le ,·e r is wo rth writin g a b out is w o rth th e tro11 b le l o b e s tal ed co rrec tl y , esp e ciall y hi s tori cal fa c ts . A n o th e r thin g in rath er b:lrl l '!S l c is lo !incl in o ne p:l rl o f a m agaz in e a s lur u po n a co ntemporar y and �THE V IR G I N IA PHILATELIST. then fi ud 011 the next page a n ar ti cl e reprinter] fro m lhe sa m e p a p er slurred a t. Vve are so rry to see tlrnt th e Sta mp Tribn11e was denied seco n rl class rat e s hy th e P. 0. Departme11t a nrl it is h are] lo uu rle rstau rl h ow su c h a ruling co ulcl h aY c he en m ac le when num lie rs o f o ther papers not h a lf as g oorl h a\·e s e co ucl c lass ra tes gran ter! them. Some " pull" may he 11 ecessa ry.-Th e crl ilo r p leads " not g uilty " -lo b ein g lli e a u t h o r of Stampir A111.erica aml r ep rod uce s fro m 11/ck ee/' s 11/eek/y a letter writ t e n h y th e writ e r of t hi s u ncl e r th e mi sta k e n id e a lh a l th e "A nswe rs to Inquiries " i11 tlie Juue No. of th e Sta mp Trib1111e h a d been pe u11e<l b y Mess. S e ve rn a nrl H op kin s. Mr. SeYern h a s said h e is n ot the a nlh or of th ose "A n s wers ," a nd n o rlo u b t wllo c ve r wrote t h e m used the two n a n1 es th e b e tter to co nceal hi s id e ntit y . No matter who it is I h a ve u ot ch a nged m y opini o u that the sa m e party is the ou e wh o h a s a m 11serl lJ i 1n se l f a u cl olli e rs with S ta11tp ir A11terica. A very fu ll "Review " hy Mr. Verb e ck closes the nu1n her. Th e s cco nrl uu1nher of E 11er,r.:y 1s lo Jiaud anrl in looking it O\·e r th e repl y of lit e m a n is brou g h t lo 111 incl wh o when fou11<l reaclin g \Vebsle r 's U na hrirlgecl page afte r p age, was asker] if h e fou1u l it interes ti ng ancl re pl ied : "Yes, ve ry , oul y it c hanges th e su bj ect loo often. " T o co nd e nse i1 1 t h e sm a ll s pac e of thre e p ages- for the four th o n e is d e \·oterl l o arlve rli s ments ,-Hum or , Foot Ilall , J4ac ros se, A m ate ur Photogrnph y , E dito ri a ls , H e m s of In t e rest, Cycli n g Ev e n ts, Sta m p Lore, Poe tr y a ncl wh a t n ot e lse, is a good dea l lik e t h e p ages o f a Di c l io 1iary a ncl whil e we h ope t h at nrnn y s nhsc1 ib e rs al .'iOc m a y lie fou nrl-s lill we cann ot hnl fe el tha t en e rgy conce nlr:i led upon one s n hject wou ld, p e r lrnps, b rin g a better remuneration. Ilolh th e Jnn e a n d Jul y n111n1Jer~ o f Th e Philatelic Advorate are to haml , th e former uml e r a specia l c over a s th e D. P .A. Cotl\·enlion num be r . SeY cra l pi c tures ado rn lh e uun1 bcr. O ne, a very yo uthful lo oki ng o ne , is th a t o f the D. P.A. Librari a n . Anot her of Capt. \\'11rtel e, who h as s in ce h e eu clectecl presid e nt of the D . P. A., lwo oth e rs o f the Re v. R. von Ti rsc h a nd Mr. \V. H . Sc hmal z rcsp e c li vel y, t wo of Ilerlin, Ca n. , colle ct o rs . Th e n umber is esp eci a ll y rlev o lccl to D . P.A. re ports, etc., bes irles there are Pithy Phila teli c Points, Obsen·ati o n s , a n d a n add itio n lo th e numerou s "Conn e ll " lite rature. The Jul y numlJe r co nta in s a p a ragraph of th e r evised Stat utes of the l ' . S . whi c h we wo ul d like to s ee reprinlecl in e \"e ry Phila teli c J o urn a l arnl brought to th e n o tice of th ose offi cia ls who p e rsist in appropriat in g ot h er p eoples stamps from le tte rs in tra n sit t hrough th e m a il: " Any p erso n empl oy ed in a n y branch of the U.S. pos tal se rvice wh o slJ a ll willfully a nd unl aw full y rem ov e from a n y mail m a tter a ny postage slalllp affixcrl thereto in pay men t of p ostage shall b e punisher] b y a fiue of n o t more th a n :t; J00.00 or h,· im p ri so nm e nt for n o t m o re th::i n s i ~ m onths." T h e Use a nd Ab use of A ppro\' a l Shee ts is di sc uss er!. From New Zea laml u o te s we lea rn l h a l th e pri ntin g of the pictorial se t is uo"· be in g rlo ne in W e llin g ton ou s m a ll s tar N. Z. pa p e r a 1ul p erfora t erl 11. Thi s num be r g ives t h e re port of the D . P. A . Co n venti o n a ncl a list of the n e w officers elec ted. T h e rare fin rl o f a n "Albino" s tamped e n velop e wo ulcl n f\l he co ns id e rer] a great ra rity on thi s si d e o f the bord e r. The write r n ot lo n g a g o go t seve n s u c h out of o n e package o f 2ii o ne c ent e n velopes . Il u t Ca naf! a uses so m a n y less stamped e nv e lo pes t h a n t h e U . S. th at na tnra ll y th e re a re few e r crro1 s to be g otten hold of_ �UNITED S1'A TES REVENUES AT 7096 DISCOUNT. FROlvI SCOTTS ' SEND fi~TH ME YO U R PRICES. vVANT - LlST. HENRY SCHOTT, Box So1ne Nice Things DO YOU COLLECT POSTAL CARDS? 190, Richmond, Va. He re' s a good begi11 11i11g for) o n. T® E~~s_E~~CHOPP~ttQP ...•-. ' '. · \ - -. .' . .~ : PREMIUM PACKET NO. . 1;,-, , · arit:ti c~ fro m all 1' ~1rts 2• of th e \\' o rld , i11 cl11 d- lll g" j:1pn11 , So nth :\. 11 :-. t1a l ia, i\'e w fo 1111dl :111U , i\ lt:.·x - . ico, In dia , Chilt: , Ho s 11ia , aud ma11 y o lh t.: r d e!-> ir ah le cards. Price, Postpaid, $1.25. U . S. 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J 8UH iss u e, ~ '..!d l ila c :lll d g-ree 11 , h l l ila c a nd carmin e, 2X d li la c and hl11 e, :M li lac and gTet.: 11 , ·ld l il a c and o ra11g-e , 5d l il:i. c a 11 d lil:i ck , lid 11\ ;ic a nd --~<!>~-brown, 1/ g-ree n a nd car 111i11 e n n d G/ g·n :et1 a n d hl11e. P o s t Office o rd e rs payable KINGSTO\V.I" . St. Yi11 ce11l. G r ee11hacks accep t ed. Cash \\' I th onler 0 11l y. i'\o n otice tak e n of s ta m ps se 11 l fur exchan ge. Address n s abo,·e. THf MICHIGAN STAMP COMPANY, 176 S elden Ave., DETROIT , MICH. 50 To 75 D1scouNT. GOOD STAMPS IN COOD CONDITION. * 111 ca 11 s 1111u sed c at. p o n r p ja111ai c :-t , JO v:i. ri e ti e s ............ ............ $ HO $ JO Hu l g-aria , lU va ri et ies. T;1i /X 1 Crc11:1da, H ,·arie t ies ... . ...... ....... . . . Br. C 11i a 11 a, ·J ,·:-tri e l ies. . " I an d :!c 1882. .... ... . .. .. .. .. * :!c 111 a11,·e a11d hla ck J ~U .. S 11 ri 11 a111e, 1) ~ c o rang;e a nd bla c k.. SL. \"i11 ce 11l , :l ~~ p 0 11 l p 1:-tk e.. . . :1t: narhad us , ~ ~p 0 11 ·Ip J8S:l.. .. . . .. ... " ~ '.!!> :1 11(\ J p l t;7--l -78 . . G '"'ll" ieties. . .. .... . . . . ... . .. . * 1.ikr ia , lie p urpl e 18SO n o g; u m * " J:!c yt:Il o w " " * :l·lc ca rm . " :; rnrieli es 'UU-!17. .... ) l a nrilin s. ''varie t ies, ' 8'j -!lll.. " J:jc r e d hrow 11 l titl;).. . SL 1·,1ils Sdlk m e n ls, ·I rnri e li e s........ :"o rth Bo r n e o, ·l e o n Id l ~ !J ;) . . " '.!Uc o n l<I 18U& ll o n g· K o n .~. 2c a n d ,-,c, c. a . .. l.ah 11 a 11 , ·k 0 11 Id I KU5.. Cey lo 11 , ll varicl ies. .... ... ..... ....... ... .. .... H awai i , I a nd 1c l>i!l·I. . .. ... .. ... .. ........... Se 11 d a S:!.00 h ill ro r th e w h o le lo l. JX Uli ·Iii Ot> O:! lf'J 249 Cheny Avenue , -+- Con1bination <::::...._Adv. & Sub. Rates of Tl1E STAMP TRIBUNE, tl arrim a n, Te nn . ANO O.~ UX THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST, ·1 ~ ~8 ,. Q,S Ric hm o nd , Va. 11 I~ I~ :!f'1 r>O I ii Oli :l;-l 'l'l IO :;I) UI IS :;:; Ori UI S 11 h :--c ri pti u 11 t o hutil j o 11r11 a \s 0 11 1..: y 1.:a1 . . ....... S .SO O.~ .5·1 15 1:orc ig 11 Co 1111t ries i11 t· . P. U. 2\1 O~ U"l 1'2 US O·I llJ il l or1 11 U:\ Pos lage ex t ra o n o rd e rs be low ,')Uc . S e 11d re fere n ce for approva l sb ce ls a l ·'iU, GU a 11 d 66 ~ % <l is cou nt. co., Chicago, lll. E.ALBRECHT & W . C. PROUDFOOT, .-\th·erliseme1 1t s in b o th jo 11 r 11 als a l th e fo ll o win g rates. STRICTLY CAS II, QCAH. TEHLY - - 1:..; .'\D\.ANCE.- - I lll O. I i n c h ..... . ....... .. .... . ~ .SO '2 i11 c i1 1:." s . 1.r.u !~ co \11111 11 '..! . ~U .I co l1111111 ... ·l.:\U l p :1g·e .. :-3. UU a m o s. $ ~.00 ;-). 70 Ii.Oii 11. 20 ~u . uu (j m os. l \'t'ill". . ~.~O $ ti.LIO Ii .OU 11.20 11.:lU 20.00 ~ll.llU :~ ~. 00 :)K. UU u5.UU --Address- - FRANKUN STEARNS, RICHMOND , VA . �!~:~?allfd~f~e! ~t:~P? ~~d ~'~'er?!~-~~'~?.~ A :ala-I 11: ; loguwo- over $4.0U for o nl v "'l.UU IJOSt rd 11rn mail a u "PP rD \'a l selecl 10 11 of s tamp s fr o m r. <V ' w hi ch yo u ma y Lake i :jc ca ta\ og-11 e \·;d11 e. 1\ I y !ree. It i s 1n acle up of sla 11-1 ps cata log u- re~ ul ar di sco 1111t is:j~ an d t o gt'l th e ex tr a _ ILl~::-:: 111g ~r o m le to 7.)c eac h. A ll perfec t ;-011 m11 st se 11 d ca s h with yonr 1-eq 11c·s l fo r a s pec1n1e ns . A ll packets are differe11l so sekc ti o n . you wi ll not h ave a large q ua n t it y of d uI Pay Cash for Omahas. plicales if y ou bu y two or more packe ts. le, per 100 .... .... . ..... $ . Iii I 10c, per JOU . ... . ..... .Sl.U-'> -~5 Your m o n ey bac k if yo u wa nt il. ~ c . per JOU.. .0.'> I 50c . eac h .... _r,u ·Jc , per 100 1.0;J I SLOO ead i.. l.UU 7 pack e ts-.''28.00 o nl y$ .').OU. ;:;c, per I OU. f.0;) i ~.OU e a c h ........ . l o pa ckets- GO .UO on l y ]IJ.UU. ~c . pe r lUO.. l. UD I :\lu s t h e p i: rfec l copie:--. 11 pwards acceµt e<l. Hampden Stamp Co., GRANBY, · Small l o t:-; o f I U ~111d HERBERT F. ROLLINS, BROOKLYN, N. Y . MASS. 217 Park Place, <tollectorn \!Ulnntcb 1898 Documentary Revs. l'l' t. Se t s~~ . l. :! , :..;, -1, :J, 10 , :,!;), i10c a nd S I , 11 ~e d , fi 11 e S Ufi -10chl11 e,eac h.. U.:-1 hOc b uff, e ach Iii S::> b r ow~ . e ac h . .. ............ . .... .. . ... . OS 5 r e d, e a c h .. . J-1 IO bla c k , eac h ......... ....... . ..... I OU 50 bis lr e , fine, o nl y ...... '.:! 50 Tu se mi fur 111 y approval boo k s, which are lhc neatest 0 11 t h e lnarkel an d c o nlaiu U. S. pos tage, reve nues, 111atch and 111 edic in e all(\ a fi n e liuc o f F oreig n s la 111ps a t .~(J jl, <li scount. As 1 make a spec iall y of lhc appro\·a l D e alt:rs se nd for whole s ale prices-also o ffe.r. trad e almost all 111 y sla111ps go lo lllakc A 11 :-;tria J g lc.l lil ctc. IOUti, u sed , fi n e, c al JOc . ...... $ OJ H o lland, u.;:10, 50c bi-col o red , fi 11 e, cat. JUc. OU up thes e books. A sa ti sfacto ry bus in ess reference r eU . S . Col 11111 b ici.11 s , se t l e t o I Oc, fin e , c at. :J:)c .. JO I al:;o want t o b u y ;i ll ki11d s ofs t;i mJ b. \\ ' h;il quired fro 111 parties no t know n lo m e. I bu y s ta m ps for cas h . \V!Jat ca 11 yo u h axe yo 11 l o sell ? offe r? B. L. VOORHEES , flARSl1ALL OLSON, Blue Island, 111. 6.;S Erie St., S . E., 1l!in 11 eapolis, /1111111. JOIN THE P OSTAL CARD Cash \\'e wa nt l o IJ1 1\· s ta111 p s and c ol - SOCIETY OF AMER ICA, (Organized 189 1.l a nd parli c ipale in t ll e benefits of 0 11r Purchasing a nd Exc h a nge Depa rl1 11 e 11ls . Du es to Marc il 1, 1900 o nl y .)0 ce nts . F o r in fo rmat io n a nti a pplicatio n bla n k s app ly to th e S ec re ta r y , T . H. GAFFORD, CHURCH HILL, MD. lec ti o 11 s a11d IJe:-. iral>\ c ~ t ; 1111 ps :n e \\' illi11 ~· to p:1 y l i\iera l prices. St: 11 d 0 11 yu 11r Stamps :\l 0 11 ce, good h >re ig 11 or lJ. S. Th e c:1sll is r e ad y. TROJAN STAMP CO., Or t o = - TR.OY, O HIO . A . LOHMEYER, 922 N. GILMOR ST., BALTIMORE, MD. 2 Shades Canada Map Stamps 2 - For l<EFEJ(J-: ;'\TE: J.' ir s l i\a li o n: d H:111k . DISCOU N T 011 a ll 111 ,· approva l bo o k s. \Vrile V 111 e with re fere nc e fo r a Cn 1rn rla P o!' l Card a 11d JOO Fi11 e Fore icr 11 S t a 111 n s ~u tra~ h .!-'la m ps' "·i ll c;-;ita log S200. ~dl for ::!:3~ se l ection . Tr y 111y pack els . 2-5 Fore ig n • ilve r a 11 d 1c s tam p. FREE! FREE! FREE! s ta mps fo r :!c . 00 111i x e<l U.S . a nd Fo r\ V1Lh en~ ry packe t , 500 bes t s tamp hi11 ges a nd IO e ig n fo r l Oc . Addr ess h la11k approqll s h ee t !-', also n ew pri ce li st. A . F. WICKS, ~lO So u t h -s l. , l. ol'iOO:< , CAJ'i. J AMES L. LONG, ro~ ·c~1 •1~~~~~ ~ ,;~~~1 ~~~1:1i ctt tes taken i11 exclt a11ge P. O. Box 246 , Hopkinsville, Ky. A l so J 11 h il ee , :\ Jct pi e I.e::i. f, N 11111 e ral , Firs t I ~ s n e 50 n �DO~'T C re t a fl { Interior Country New Candia Stamps. WAIT Afte1- rea lizin g your wants but write us \011ay fo r prices on CAMERAS, SUPPLIES, DEVELOP= INO AND PRINTIN'i. \N e a re prepa red to fi ll yo ur want s m o r e reaso nably than a ny firm in th e U nite d States. :\Tention Tl-I E , .IRGJN I A PHIALTF.L I ST. 1st Iss ue-On l y 2 va ri eti es . st ill ou ly ...... ....... .~G 00 2 nd I ss u e - obsole t e, a l rea d y r a re , th e se t. .. ... J 00 Sec11re them uo,-..• ! Stock w itt soo n be ex h a u s ted a u d prices w ill quickly ri se! Hrd I ss ue-current, but p robabl y for only 3 m o nth s. o n or igi n al covers, p e r se t...... 25 Orders m a il ed r egis t e r ed free. Remitt a n ces ma y m e n rnde in U. s. o r E 11 g lis h n otes (l ow de11 0 111in a ti o 11 s.) Reg is te r orde rs to LEWIS & MYERS, :).t{fi Otto Kruger, Thi r t y-se,·e nth St., ILU NO I S - C HI CA Cf\ KRETA, (CRETE. ) CAN EA, The Virginia Philatelist, DO YOU NEED THE H ANDSO:'\t E ST MAGAZ I NE A ha ndsome cover des ig n and p la te fo r your maga zine; or c uts o f stamps or h a lftones of any subj ect for illustrating purposes? IN AMERICA, T ogeth e r with a n y o f th e fo ll owing Magazines/or o n e year, for lht:: pr icf! o pposite its n ame: L o n e St :1r S t a le P hil. 2:jc Per fontto 1· HOc N. Y. P hi lateli:-:t Htlc ·rexa n P hi lateli s t ~;) c H era ld l::-: xclrn 11 ge mlc J·hilate lic \\"est 25c 1•:\'erg1·ee 11 St a t e J>h i I. ~;) Th e Tri -l\l o ntltl y Collector ·15c. WRITE TO DIETZH e makes cuts by a ll the mode rn process es at m odera te cost. Sketches gratis upon request. Cash with order. Address "Stamps," England, 64c. The Virginia Philatelist am1 Sco tt 's 5'lth Cata logue, or 59th wh e n out, post-pain, 60 cents. 0 AUG. DIETZ, Edi tor Tlie Va. Pliil., Richmond. Va. DO YOU WANT TO SA.VE YOUI<! MONEY? D i x ie I.i rp1 ogT nph wi ll sa\'e yo n 111 :i 11 y d o ll ars 11 0\\' s p e 11l fu1· pri 11ti11 g - n 11d 0 11\ y cost yo u 50c. \\' ilh it \"O ii c:i. 11 prepare yo ur ow n Price Li s t s, C irc11 l :1rs, ...\ p pnn·n l S h eets, l.e tl er 1-l e~ <l s, e t c . C:i 11 k ee p copv o f e ,·ery le tt e 1· yu 11 !-ie nd 0 111. w hi ch j,.. , ·e ry im p orta nt. A n e w m etl 10 1l , si m p le a 11d i11 e.xpe 11 ,_ i,·e. ~rn y c hild ca n OJ H:: 1· ., t e !-':n11e. I\I::tk es fr o m :jO t o IOU cop ies from 0 11 e im p re s ... io 11 . A littl e t rea:-- 11 1·e to e,·e r y 0 11 e . i\.eg 11 lar pr ice $- 1.00 h 11t n m o ffer in g r ece i pt n n d full i11 str u ctio u s for o n ly ~jOc -~ 11t if yo u prefe r 1 w ill ~e 11 <l r e ndy fo r u :-;e for "' l. OOc h arges pa id . Mo n ey chee1·full y r efund ed if not p e rfec t ly sa t isfied. Don ' t le t t h is oppo rtunit y pass or yo u \vi ii r egr e t it. I f urni s h in k fr ee w tth srt m e . S t :i m p s c a talo g 11 e cl nt $2.00 t nke n . \Vri te fo 1 circ ul a r. Add r ess, E . C. DICKEY, Knoxville, Tenn. Au st ra lasia n postage sta mp s , a ll d iffe re nt , .in cluding <?· S. a nd . _ .• . obsolete , l '. for . .8 .-\ d . ::ie ml a n y co u11lt ) s u nu se< stamps Lo ]. G. GRIF F IN, 350 , G eorge -s t ., Sydney, N . S . Wales, 5O I \ \' e h n,·c see n :u 1d good .-En .J thi ~ pa cke t n11d lhin k it c h e i!p The Only One Of Its Kind ! Th e Tri-M o nthl y Coll ector is pub lish ed ou t he 3rd , 13th a nd 23d , of each month , 12 to 24 pages a nd costs :>6c p e r y ear , 36 iss ues. \Vilh Va. P hil ., both o n e year, :J8 pnpe r s ........ S .J:j •· S t n mp H 1111ti11 g. 7;j Se nd for sa mpl e cop y, o r be tte r still , lOc for th e n ext 10 issu es . Publisher DODGE, NEW OXFORD, I PENNA. NOTICE ! I \\'il l prese n t FREE to e ,· e n· collec t or . g Lo 111 e for . a n ap pl1· cat1011 '· bl a nk apply1n fo r t h e S . P . A. ancl e nc losin g 35c for 1899, reply postage e xtra, 500 good sta m p hin g es. GEO. C. HARTUNG, 1629 Bar ry Ave., Chicago, Ill. �RARE POST {)Fri ('" Confederate Provisionals 1 ~I }\!Acoi., o".-j AND GENERAL I SSUES. Scott 's Nos. ~·T y P!·i~e..:"': J A TH ENS, GA .. 5c purpl e, ve r~ fin e ...... ......... ...... :·· ·:···· ···· ·· .. ····················· ··:······ ·: ·· ····· ····· ·· .. · ·· - ~~'·~~ J A THE NS, GA., 5c purple, (pa ir ) ,·e r y fi 11e. t wo dt s tm Cl t y p e:;, ,·ery_ scn r ce 111 p a n- ....... ..... ...... t:;J - D ~ L A THE NS, GA., 5c purpl e , ,·e ry fin e p:i.i r , ~:l m e as above; ,_b ut o n ong- i! rn l cover, very sca rce ... ? !·~ -I BATON ROUGE LA: 5c green a n d ca. nu111 e . A ben. 11t1f11l co p y o f t h ts sca r ce s ta m p o. o. c ... 5 " ' " '5c " " u sed 0 11 or igiu:i. l co,·e r . Thi s is th e S IOO ,·ariety. ·W l\! ACON, GA., 5c b uff. A g r a n d copy u ~ed o n o ri g i~ u.i l cover. 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JU2 2c brown r eel, used .............. ..... ........ ..... .... .... .. ....... .. ..... .... .. .... ... ... ..... .. .... ... ...... ···· ········· ···· ·· ··· .7,-, lU:{ TEN LEN TS , n1il ky-bl t1 e, very fi n e ...... .... . :..... .... .. ... ............. . ............. ... .... ... .......................... 2.07 JU-I JOc b lu e, OUT EK LI NE, ex tra fi n e copi~s, lt11 e 0 11 three sides . very sca r ce ............. .. ........... .. ~Ul7 J2;{20c green, ue\\,. , o. g;...... ....... .. ... .. .. .. .. ......... ....... ... .. .. ....... .... .... .. .Ui Blocks and pa irs a t Clbo\·e ra tes. IO:l 2c b r o \vn-red , 11 e\v, o . g ........ ............. .. ........ .. ... ......... .. ... ... ... .............. .. ....... .. .... ... .......... .. .l ·l 10:1 T E~ CE~ L' :-i, milk y- b l11 e , fines t o ut a nd used o n o ri g in a l cover .. ... ............. .. .... ........ .. .... . ;{.:l-. 19:., to I 19. I ca n s u pply a n y o f th e m u sed n t 55';( o f 58th ed iti o u ca t a logue p ri ces ............ ..... . l:l-5 Jc ora n ge, n e \v, o. g ......... ...... .. ..... ... ........ . ........... .. ....... ....... . . .~· I Sen d your wa nt li st in Co nfecle rnte s t :1111 ps. ONE OF THE U.AREST KN OWN. -c. A lJ T AUGAVILLE,. ALA . , ENVELOPE, 5c b l ack- browi1 on g r ee ni sh paper. Thi s s t a mp is S u o p osecl t~ be u 111qt1e. Price .............. ............ ... . ···· ····· ··· ············ ····· ······· ······ ········ ······ ···· ········ ·· · $G2;j OU If de;;i red a written guaqlntee m ay he h ad w ith Pach of th e nbo\'e .sta m ps. I a nt h·~·~d~j·~rn rte·r~ or all krnds o f stamps, co mm o u a n d sca r ce. I ( you do n ' t see w h::tt yo1.1 wa n t in m y adve rti se m e nt I s h all be p)eased t.o ha ve a copy of y our. wa1.1t li st. A ll le tt e s answered by r et u r n m a il. ' .. . ~ ::tm.stl~l""'se_!1d 1 !1g 011t m y 82 p nge µ n ee lts t o.f p ~cke l s , ~e ts a n d. s u pp!ies m id a 11 unu secl Sl<lmp 1· R 1·. R, J·J:U.., I..,, J~ KI-<. H. JO~ 011 a ll orde r s fro m p n ce h s t re~en·ed d 11n11 g Jul y, A 11 g :i ~ t n 11 ct Sept e m h t- r . illu strate~ in t h e Ma y 1111m be r of th e A m e ri crt n Jo urn a l o f P h1l n te l y. C. E. HUSSMAN, ROOMS 420·21. FULLERTON BOC., ST. LO U IS, MO � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 12 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistAug1899 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4082/VAPhilatelistJul1899.pdf b922a1d630a31fd3fcb93f555928cc9d PDF Text Text J, 1 Vol. II. ~o. JULY, 1899. 11. N ATELIS ' <rontcnts: Ch:1r:c:-. \\"a ring- . . . :!:!t; I•:(l i loriaJ~ . :!:.!7 - :! :!8 - :!:!H - :!;~f) ~oles . . . . . :!31-:.!'>:.! The: Local Ba u d - Stamp~ uf the: Co n ft:d e ratc: Stat<:,, . · . :!~3-:.!cl-t-:!;1 .; The Po~tage Stamµ,; of Japan . . . :!:!.) - :!~Ii Colu1nhia11s l) t: :-. trO) t.:d . :!H 1; L' (> 1111 11 l l 11 ic:t li<.)l JS :!87 - :!:H; - ~BH Yirg-inia Phil. Ass'11 . . :.,!:;H Southern l'hil. Ass ' n :.!-!0-:.!-t I Re,·icw . :!-t:!-:!H-:!H -:!-t.'i-:2-tf; 1£dna',, A lhu111 :!-!Ii :\ch e rtise111c11ls. �The British Stamp Directory, I I A co m pr.ehensive Lis t of Ilritish Collectors w ith Adrlres ses ve ri fied 11 p-to-date, 10 ~ p ages a ud over 3000 1.rnm es a n d addresc:es o f British Collectors (No Dealer s ). P ri ce one shilling {25c), post free . THE PHILATELIC PUBLISHING CO., I Fentham Rd, Handsworth, Birmingham, Eng. , Publi shers o f "'i'he Ph il a te lic Chron icl e" a n d " The Adve r tise1-." sa 111 p le co p y of bot h free o n application . EDI TO R THE V I HG I N I A PH IL A T R LI S T Can You Read English? 1 TH E S TA~I P COL L EC T OR ' S H ANDBOOK '" ISend 10 Cents for a Six ·Month 's Tri a l for vo u . Yo u d on ' t know as m uch about t h e Subscription to the Lechn1 cal t e rlll s u sed 111 Philate ly as yo u w o uld Lone * Star * State ::: Philatelist, like to k u ow. Thi s li t tl e palllphl et is j ust t h e . WACO, TEXAS. thin g to h elp y o 11 out. P ri ce , paper i:"Jc: dot h , As n n I11 d 11 ce 111 e 11t to S uhsc i-ihe we w ill n ll ow \"O il 50c. c.' w. K I SS INGE'R, l H n o rth E le ve uth street, a HO -w o rd Exc h a n g e No ti ce F H. E E. H.eadi n g, Pa. :\t e 11ti o 11 " Th e Hn 11d so m e s t S tam p Pape r i11 .-\ m e ri c a ." I Confederates on Cover I h a ve a ' 1in1itecl num be r of dup l icate Con fed e ra tes , 0 11 cover, t o dispose o f, a m o n g th e lll !Uc r eds a 11d , b l ues ( Mn.dison l ~IH - '. 62 ), •le g 1·een n n d b lu e~ ( Dav is 1 8f> l-li~ ). 2 c gree n a n d JOc e n g raved ( Da v is , JSfH. ) Add r ess, AUG DIETZ • 900 W. Clay, Sta. A. ' . . Rich~n~~ GRAND PREMIUMS. iic express p . p. a nd\". P. I year. 5c " imp . " .. Offer appl ies to re n ewa l s a l s o. FRANKLIN STEARN s, _ ~ ! gr ., ·::: ;, T o e\·ery o n e wh o s e 11d s m e One unused copy of $1 Omaha · , 11Iown ,ill Nseatt\·e n ~l J'.l So uv e nir postc;anls-Views o J CeyC lrn n1c lers. f' 1c t11resq 11 e . Hull ock \V ago n s , a n<l Typ ica l t\a ti ve :-;c e 11 ery. \\" R11ted t o excha n ge for Cey l o u c 111-rt: nt a n d o h !-' t 1lele s t:ci mps , A m e 1·icR 11 lColt1111 b 11 !-i i :-"~ 11.t' ! co mpl ete l oma h a iss u e,a n do th e rs. · L. ANDREE, P!Jstmaster-General's OfHce, 2.'j 1J.'j CEYLON. \Vanted Back Numbers. Ri chm ond. \ 'a . The Philatelic W est and Camer a News, Box 60, Superior, Neb. Free subscr ipti o n for an\· 11 0. [[ NQTJG[j[. from Exch a n g-e o ld a m.I n e w stan_1ps Holl n n d and Co lo u1 es , TAK Be lgi um , Lu x e m b urg, A u s tri a- Huu g a r y, Ital y o f JHD7 a n d 18US. O n !y 11 rngnzi 11 e le ft n or th o f l\ l o . a n d betwee n :\ti ss. and Mts. I. a rg-est fie ld o f q \l , being l a 1·gest 111 0 11thl y i11 s i ze a n d c irc 11l <1 ti o 11 n nd eve r y co 1111try of Europe. I ca n u se a ll good An d or.ir::i n of 1 ~1.i-ges t societi es wes t o f :Vliss. :.'\'o ~ l a n1 ps, e s pec ia ll y O rn a h a ' s. I nn s we r n lw n y s. wo 11d e r ads pay ::t 1H.l m o r e stlly th a n go away. Please se nd li s t o f wants to : M R . J OHN E:Vl - Exch;u 1ge, s 11 hscriptio 11 n u <l space for s t a mps. :\'ll~ RZAAI.... Stant p :\1e r c h :l n t , Rotte r dam ( H o l - Sen d for p nrti c 111 a r s. S u bscr ip ti o n 2.:>c per yea 1·, land ), O r a njeboon1 s traa t 3!J3. a nd o n e free exc h a 11 ge n o ti ce in Jarges l exchan ge column of a ll pape r s of U . S . Se1! d fo 1· ~!!:!_I P~ AGENTS WANTED ONE OF THE HANDSOMEST, To se ll ru 'ibe r faces; w ill m a ke yo u I s th e Philatelic Bulletin a 111 o i1nit y sla mp laugh until yo u c r y ; craz v a nd comic; j o u r n <l l th a t y ou cn11 11 ot ge l n l o n g- with o 11t . and fri g htful a n d la ughab le; sober a n d trag - s li\l he up-to-date. It co nt ains t h e a d s of a ll live dealers. It wt ll he fo11 11d t o be ge 11 e rall v di lTer ic; c h a ng in g fr o m one to a n oth e r in a n e nl fr o m any other stamp paper . Stilis.c ri pt ion i ns tnnt ; sa mp le by m a il, p os tpa id, 10 ~. 25c per yea I'. Sa m p le copy FR EE . . !\ l e nti o 11 lit e \ ' J RC I NIA PHIL r\TELIST. THE E/11L N. KIEFFER CO., I Box 246, [il6] DUPLICATES. \Ve w ill p urc. h ;:ise yo ur clu~lica l es for CA S H , o r take s a m e 111 F.XC H A N G E 0 11 li be ral t e rm s. GU .\RANTEE ST Af\P CO., 'l.7E. l'l.'•th Str ee t, NAUMKEAG STAMP & PUB. CO., SALEM, MASS .. U.S. A. Allegheny, Pa. I I SPECIAL NOTICE \ Ve w ill , 0 11 app l icat io 1.1, se nd s t a mp s ? 11 :1 p µ1 ·ova l s h e e ts •to n ew b e g 11111 e 1 s of c o ll ect 1u 11 s of s t a m ps. \Vr it e 11 s fo r o ur app 1·0 ,·n\ shee t s. :.'\' e w begi nn e r s are e s p e d a ll y aske d l o wi-i t e t o 11 s abo ut s ta m ps. WORCESTER STAMP CO., K EW YOKK C IT Y. Snow Hill, EXCHANGE. r wi ll exchan ge U co p ies o f th e rarest U.S. Posta l. Th e le b la ck of 1875 0 11 th e " w a t er m ai·ked" 'J aper o f t h e 1 8 7~ iss u e . A ga in s t eq u a l cnta log-11 e va lu e of s t a mp s, 11 0 s t a m p h o w eve r to c Rt a lo g 11 e less th a n ijOc. \Vii i exch a n ge o n e o r n ll r,. :\'l a k e o ffe r t o JOHN PAALZOW , IOI X P a r k-n\·e. , R I CHYIO:.'\'D , \'A. l i . S. A. Maryland. 1 Filatelic Facts and Fallacies. Re pre se 11 l<-1ti ve Sta m p jo11r 11 al o f th e Consl . l >fl t·11 Quot e d - A l ways O ri g in a l. .:'\1ow i11 th e S i x th Vear o f its P 11 b l icat io u . S U HS C Ril'T I ON :!.!JC A Y E 1\H. . Sa lllp le Cop y and :")0-Pa ge Pric e · f, ist Fre e. W. Sellschopp & Co., 10:': St uck to 11 S~r ee t. S:; 11 F ra 11i.: is c o , C :1l . �VO L. 11. R I CH:\IOND, VA . . CHARLES WAR I NG . J U I~ Y , 1899 . ::-\o. JI. Kn ox ,·ille Il e co mm e nced the practice of bi s profess io n, CiY il E n g iu e ering, a u d _((S)O R tbc fact s e n ab lin g 1l!C lo pr ese n t du rin g the :29 years he h as been located I~ ll.Ji s sk etc h I am indeb te d to o ur es there he s un·eyed a lm os t ey e r y foo l of te e m ed Pres ident , to w h o m I ap lbe sn r ro un d iu g c o untry , m o re es pecialpea led a ft er a s uc cess io n o f f util e assa ults ly the Minin g a n d Timber district s . H e o n Dro . \Var in g's mode sty . T!J a l I se is b etter pos ted as to title s th a n a n y cured hi s photo is a stroke of s t ra tegy, o th er m a n in ili s se c ti o n , for Il e m ade i t a t wilich b e him se lf \\'il l s t a n rl in ut te r a point, in bis yo un g er cla ys , to fi ll in his arna zement, for- li e clo es n 'l possess o ne spa re. lime tak in g abs t ra ct s, mid s ince hirn s elf. H owe \'er , 1·11 exp lai n thi s then til e e ntire records o f sev era l Co u11m ystery when Bro. \ \Ta rin g co rn es lo t h e lies h a ,·c been destroyed b y fire, leavin g Co nn, ution at R ic hmornl th is fall. hi:u with th e only records in exis!t"nce. Chas. \\"ar in g, wh o 1.J a s · He il as be e n an acl i ,· e h e ld t ile office of Supe rP hil a t e li s t fo r years; is i n teucl e n t of Sales Dea t pres ent mem be r of the pait m e n t of tile S . P. A. S. P. A., A . P. A., S . of for t wo years, was bor n in P . , a nrl T. P.A. Ire la nd , o ne-half a ce uH e h as declared hi s lury ago . H e c o u1 plelccl inten t io n of a ttendin g hi s education a t the Dubt ile Co m ·e n t io n in Sepl in U n ivers ity , w h e re h e tember a n d a nti c ipat e s too k hi g h h o no rs , bei ng t il e pleas ure of m ee tin g th e Go ld M edali s t of h i'; rn a ny S. P . A. rn e 111bers year. with \\·li o m b e h as been H e co mn1 cnccd co llecti n correspo nde nce. i n g in 180 1, a n rl ha s n e \·cr l"lro. Fen to n \\"ri lc s ! !t a l CHARLES WARING bid hi s collect io n a s ide, h c is a j O\·ia l c r:111 k, fond :i nd al pre se nt h as so 111 c of of a joke and so1 n et hi11 g hi s" firs t " s tamps in hi s e lse 'tl l im es, au tl is lit e albu11 1s . He acc umu lated so ni c l li,111111 li fe of a gather in g . ,·:1rie1 ies. b u t 1l cci din g l h al the J·: a rllt Ji c told Bro . F e nlon llta! ltc h a d 0 11 1'· " ·as loo large, h e disposed of a goo d o n e plto logrnp h taken in h is life a nd " " n 1:t11 y cou ntri es ;11ul now de\'o l cs hi1n sclf l it e copies \\"ere scattered lo t h e f"ur lo the :\!ot h e r Co untry a n1l h e r Colonies . cor n ers of l it e l •:a 1l h h opes l would exh a,· i11g abo u t ,;,noo n1ricli es ; lh o 11 g l1 h e c u se l it e abse n ce of l11 e " eu l ", lJn l rn y h as. o f course . a ,-cry fair col lccti o 11 of lo n g- d istance rn e n ta l-pl!otogrnphy :ippa\ ·1 1ilcd SLtles s lan1ps . ral us allcndcd lo that. ll c la n ded a l Dos lou i11 1 ~ 70 , l(nox That t h ere ca n lJc 11 0 cu m plclc Cv n ,·illc, T e u n .. !ici ng hi s OlJ j ccli \·e ro inl. \'C n lion \\'ilh o ul Bro. \\"ar ing goes \\'ilhuul o il acco u ul of the ycl lo\\" ft:,·e r sca re oul sa,· in g, an d I Lrnl ll ope to IJe a s lli e u prerni l iu g , Il e remained in :"\ew s ucc es,; ful in getting ltim h e re, as 1 \\'a s Yo r k for a fe"" \Yeek s . On hi s anirn l in in lit e p !J o!o c ase . Dn:Tz . �TrIE VIRG I NIA PHILATELIS T. OFFIC I AL 0RGAX OF THE \'1 1.:.C I ::\" i ;\ PHIL A TELIC :\ ssoc r A TI UX. AXD Tl-IE Stl l! Tl! Jo:R::\ f' ll! LATEr.IC ASSO C l.-\ '1'1 0::\. l' U I:LISIIED ) 10 ::'\TIILY BY TJIE \ ' 11, C t:\'f..\ P111L\TEr.r c Puuus 111 :-; c O ffi ce , 1:; X. Ele\·e n t h S l. 1 ~1 0 0 AuG. \\·. C\;1y SL., Co . . IJu·:Tz , En1ToR . S l ~1t i o 11 A, R i cl 1111 011d , \·:1. 1 : 1 .:.. . \'.'\ l '-. l.l ~ S'\' E.-\.R:\'S, B u s i11 1.:ss :'d:1 11 : 1 ~L"r , l'. 0. Box U. Ri c1 1111 o ud , \"a. j 1)J \ :-,: l' ;\ .-\ 1. ZO\V , R E\"IE\\° J •: 11IT!1h:. ! UIS l' :i r k A n :1111c, Ri c hm o 11 d, \'a. SUl35CR I PT!ON S. l l 11il t•d S l:1 1L's, C :1 u ada ~ml I\Tc x i co, p <..:r _ •<c: 1r, :a1i...: . .-\I I v th c r C u 1111Lr ies i u lhe U . l'. U ., pl' 1· yc:1r, ·1Uc . ADVERTISING. l :It o . S1•.\ C E. I Iri e 111<.:li . T w o l11 c h c s , ll :tlf-C o l11m11 1 O n e Col um11 , Vta.: l ' a :;e, $ .:,o .! 10 1..·.u 1_7r, ,; .oo :-; :\J os. 2:") s '.!J..'.!:; U :\ Jos . s ~. 2.) l Year. $ ·1. 00 1.00 ·1.00 7.00 7.UO J ~ _r,o ~1 .i" 10 l ~. ;j() ~:!. 5 0 ·IU.UO 7.00 1:!.r)o Co p y s h o n ld reach ll S hy the 10 th o r t he p r e ced i 11g" rn o 11 th t o i11 s 11rc i 11 se rLi o 11 . ·1 .. u c han ges l a 11 d i11 ):! ad s , copy 1J111 s t be in b y :!Olh til e . \V e wil l e x chan ge o n e 0 1- 1. w o c o pi es ,,-illi p h il:1 IL' li c p 11 b l ic:i t io 11 s . ,\ u TIIORIZJ •: D .\G 1•: 2'T S : F O R CHI CAGO : .\ . c . T R Asi;:, i:H l o l ,a Sa ll e SL i :oH. C.-\XADA: j;.;u. 1·:1J \\. ,\R 11s ..j;) Rh·n r<l S t. Box :;1u , ::\f u 11l n .: al. l11·0 last m11 11 bers of Vo l. II ., and indudin g th e iuilia l nu1nlJcr of \'ul. 111., fru111 the p ress j ust prev ious t o llic g ra n d me e t of the " So utlicrn " at Ri c hm o1ul. judging from the ac li\·ity o f l'hilatcl y 1n th e So uth , the Co uye11lio11 ils<.: l f req uires little b oo min g-it w ill be a s u ccess-a nd it is n o t lo thi s e 11 LI that we co ncluded to iss u e th es e special 1111n1l;c rs . Our prin c ipal ai111 will be lo "1;00 111 " bl!si11css for th e dealer during a scasu 11 th a t t s us ua l\\·" dull". O ur m e th orl of nccon1pli s hin g this dfccl is s imple :me] s ure ,and w ill al o n c e appeal lo a ll co n ce rned. \Ve h ave iJcc11 assu red lhal the pa g<:s u f ou r publication co ntain matt e r uf interest l o all c lass es of co ll ec to rs - a s well fo r hin1 who st udies Philatel y a s a s cience , a s fo r th e sc h ool- hoy who , happ y in th e p oss e ss ion o f hi s firs t diin c packet , s tand s a m azed 0 11 lh c thre s h o ld of l'hilate iia's ne w wo rlLl. It is thi s "som e lliin g -for-all" fca l11r c o f o ur publication that h as wo n fur it a dmirin g fri e nds, a ud th ese thr ee buu1n uumiJcrs will be c ha ra c leri 1.cd by th e sa m e qu a lities - will be re plete w ill 1 inlcres tiu g s l a 111p s ubj eels for all. \V il h an increased c ireul ;.i Li o n - gu i 11 g lo cn:ry S outh e rn c o ll e cto r 's h o nu.: , an cl l o nian y iu the No rth-we a1·c co11fitlenl o f a tta inin g tbc de s ired re s ult w ith our Boo m 1111111\Jers. a nd in vite _!'0 11 lo s har e 1u lll c adva nta g es . F OR ::'\E\\ " YOR1': : l ' .\H. KE.\ J) \ " EH TI S I :\'GAG EXC \". )(jJLl ::\I n <li so 11 .-\. \'C. 1-:11t ere<l a l th e Pos t Office a t R ic hm o ud. \"a .. for lra1 1sm issio 11 th ro u g h th e m a il s n l Second- c lass r :i le ..;, Sept . , lO!J/ . R I C ll:ll<J ::\U , \'.-\., j l ' l , \' , l ~ UU. Our Con ve n t i on Boomer s . T1u s uu uli 1e r of T1rn \ ' 11, c I <' IA PHlf,is th e fi rs t o f the a unou11ced 'c ri es of t hr ee" Cou 1·en l io 11 Boolll e rs " . e 111 1.Jrac in g the UJ011tli s of July , A ugu s t , a ud Se pt e mbe r, and e A. l e ndin g 01·er th e . \ 1'E U ST Food for the Dealer's Thought. A NE11· \'Oi<K dea le r sla tes th a t h e ha s recei ved !w ire as many r equ e s ts for approva l sclect io us fr om the So 11 /lt th a n fro m a11y olltcr par! oj section o/ /li e l ·11 i!ed ,')/ales . Try a n a d iu th e repre se nta ti ve stamp 1n aga z ine of the S out h . Our t li re e "boom numbe rs " will cu n viu c e you . Cop y fo r :\' o . l ~ mu st reac h u s before Jul y ~ ')rel. �TIIE VIRGINIA PIIlL 1\.TELl ST. The S . P. A. Souvenir. \\· 1·: \l"l >U f.D a ga in call th e a llc 11li o 11 of dcakrs a11cl co lle ctors lo the \'alualJlc S o u 1·c11i r we purpos e issuing in oeplc 111 licr p ro vided lll e ne cessa ry support is g i,·c 11 llle p roject. :\u outline-pros pe c tu s was pri 11 le<l 111 th e Ju11 e 11u111b e r of THI<: \'rR GI:-iI A l'H 1r..\ 'l' I·: r.1s T, a nd th o ug h we a re i n receipt of sc \'c ral rcspo11 scs lo th at call, th e 11uml1cr is st ill i11 su !1ic ie11t to wa rra11l t h e u11dcrl:tki11 g . \Ve therefore repeat lhc a1111on11 cc11 1c 11l in parl , a11(l agaiu sol icit c mrcspo11d e 11 cc 0 11 the s ubj ec t fro 111 all i 11 lcrcs lctl : .'\-; id c fro111 i,s arti s t ic dr ess, il is to co 11tai11 rcprodu c ti o 11 s frou 1 o ri g i11 a ls , o f th e s la111ps of th e Co11fc(lc ra cy- local a11d ge ne ral issues - aeco1 11 pa11icd by fact s aml (lala pe rt'1i11i11 g lo tll cse iulcrcst i11 ' s la111ps, tllu s m a king it a \'::tlu a lilc refcrc11cc book fo r al l lim e. ·:<· ·:·:To enabl e us lo prepare th is work we ca ll u po 11 a ll phi la leli s ls p osscss i11 g au l11 c 11tic specimens of Co 11fetlc ralc locals. <>r rar e gen e ral iss ues, lo s uppl y u s \\'ilh p ll olograph s of s u c h s tamps, as wel l a s a11y facls co 11 cc r11 i11 g th e ir iss u e tltc.1· m ay p ossess. Due credit wi ll IJc g i\'e11 c 1·c r y co 11 lr i\Jutor. _, / fiJJ1itcd 1111111 ber o/ 11dz•cr lisc JJ1c11/s wi ll be iu c lud c d i11 t h is pu\Jlica li o n, :111 d d c: d e rs arc i11\'i lcd lo c 11qu1 rc lh c tcr111 s of the ed ito r of T!!I •: \ ' 1RG I:'\l.\ l'111r •. 1 ·n: 1.1 ST, \\'h o will ha\' e t h e work 111 c harge . .-\pplicatio u s fQ r s pace will lie g i ve u pos itio11s i11 th e order i11 whi c h they ar n\' C. J. cl 11 s h ea r fro111 y u11 . The Permanent 6 c . Ceylon. ( l 1· 1z Ccl'lu 11 corr cspo 1nl c11 l sc uds us co pi es of th e p c n 11 a11c 11 l li e rose a 11d iJla ck l) 'e 11u y P ost ) fo r Cey lon, s u pc rSCLli 11g til e su rc h arged l)c o n l ·"ic. " ·hi c h has \Jee11 sup pressed. ]{ . :!-:!-), R. I ..) IJ am! i".5c h ::l\·e a lso appcaretl . Th e Confederate Hand - Stamps . \\"E l'J{J:\1' in this 11umbe r all i11 tcr cs li11g articl e fro m th e pe n of Royal Be 111n; lt Bradley , e utitle<l "Th e L ocal HandSta111 ps o f the Co11fed crate St a les," wlli c h will prove o f interes t to eyer:· Sou thern collec to r. It matt ers littk whal t he "authorities " think o f tiJ esc " h a 11d- s ta111ps" to-clay , as we fee l co11lid c nl l h c tin1 c is 11 o l rcn1olc when certa in \'ari c tics wi ll fi11<l the ir m e rited r ccug11it io11. Th e co 111pil a ti" 11 of th e lis t of ha11d s t:imps a ccu n1pa 11 y i11 g i\lr. Bradle y's article is ll1 c res ult u f years of lal1o r . :1111 ! w e wo uld rc qute s l a ll co ll ectors po~ SL'SS­ i11g "h a 11d- st :1111pc(l " Co nfed e rate c1n·L' lo pcs fr o m post o ffi ces 11ot i11cludcd i11 t h is. lo aitl 11s i11 pu l1li sh i11 g a s uppl clll l'll lan· list, in o rder to 111akc it as co 111 plc tc :is p oss ible. ''The (jods g i ve nuts to those who ha,·e n o teeth to crack them. " T 111 ·: R1·: I S li t tl e do u bt t lt al t b e s tar uf lh c Co 11f c( ~ crat cs is i11 tbc a sccnda11t. I·:l'cry lea cli11g p hil ate lic puh licatio 11 Luday contaius ~0 111 c lhi11g pcrta111 i 11 g l o the se i11lcrcs ti11 g s ta 111ps . Th e Llcma11d for. a11d the i11t e res t i11 thc111 is i11 c rca si11g, whil e the sources of supply arc g raLlually f:t ili11 g. Thi s is n o f:lllcy - liut a fact. .-\ 11<] just ll c re the q u cst io11 occ urs lo us: //'/wt a r t' lltc ,-,1//cdo r s of !ht' SI' 11th do i11g Iv-day _, .-\re t h ey excr l i ug t h c111sc h -es lo sec u re t he se treas ures, lo be fou11cl 11 o wbere IJu l i11 t h e ir 0 11·11 sec t io11: or . are t h ey still i11 a s l a te of dolcc f u · 111t'11/c, while th e hu s tli11 g sla 111p-l1u11t e r fro111 t h e :\' o rlh .<.;al h e rs t h e riche st h a n ·est right "fro 111 lll\\l e r ll1 L' ir \'Cry 11 oses" > Yes. trnl y, "T h e Gods gi1·c 11ut s lo tho se 11·1t o lt :" ·e 11 0 t ee ll1 tr1 crac k them." �( TI-ill \"IlZGINTA P HI LA T E LIST. A Mon lgo m e ry Loca l. TllE foll o wi 11 g in t eres l i11 g ile m a ppea red in J1/ckce/'.~ lf/eekly of Jun e 8 . A c orrespo11de n t i n ;vraryla 11c1 w ri lcs a s foll o \\'s : " I Im ye ju st cl iscO\·e r e cl \\'h a t ca n sa fe ly be called a 11 e w lo ca l Co n fed e rate a n d I sh o uld li ke your op1111ou o n it. I h a \'e an e11\· e lope whi ch b ea rs on t h e left side the pla m pos lm a rk, i\Ioutg omcry , Ala., Jul y _:! l , JS() ]. 111 Lh e upper n ght b and co1n c r is a s m a ll stamp in re<l impress ed o n the co,·e r; it is circ ular in sh a pe_ a n c\ read s, P a id .5 , \ Ve lsh. I h a \'e wntle n the pos tm as ter a t Mo n tgo mery , who says Lh a t a Thos . \ Vels h wa s pos l1 11 aste r iu J SB J. ,, Th e /-Veck ly is slo w t o ex pres: a n opi ni o n o u the a uth e nti c ity o f a_ll egea Co n fe derate loca ls, e \'en wh e n it h as fuller d e ta il s c ou c erni n g Lhe sta mp , aud in Lile pres eut in s ta uce w e ca n 01'.l y s_ay Lh a t the e ll\·e lope p ossess es po tenlial1t1es of so m e p romise . A u in s p ec ti on of Lb e c o ve r mi g ht a id in fo rmin g a n o pi n io n. " Be fo re us l ies, a t thi s writin g , a fiuc s p e cim e n of Lh e cO\-e r referrecl to ._ IL is par l o f t h e mag nifi c en t co ll~ cl 1 o n o f Co nfecle ra le loca ls o f our fn e m l Mr. R . S . Ne lso n , of Bin11i11 g h a rn , Ala . The re a r e t\\'O im p ress io 11s of Lhi s loca l o n t he coyer ; O n e in the N. -E . co rn e r r ead s " l' r\ ID - i)- 'f. \V EL S I~ .' '; Lile o lh er n ea r Lh c ce nt er, sa n1 e d es1g 11 , rca{ 1s, ,, I',... IJJ- 10- T . WE LSH. " Bo , . th a re h a nd sla mp ecl in red in k . - lhe "l'.\ID -5,, s la m p is mJ1cclcd w1L11 a cru d e , , cpiadr ill e '' d esig n h a 1ul s la111p, - r el l , w 11 1-le Lhe " l' A llJ JO " was lt:f 111 . l i11 1c:u 1ce k d. Bes id es Lil e rc1\ ca n ce la l1 0 11 LIJe cove r b ea rs a 11oth•>< er 111<.!ll LIO ll C( 1, pus l n 1a 1-1·... , "~_.. I o u t"Olllen-. b . Ala., J t111. _.J , l .')1 '1 ." in IJlack . _ _ \\'c rcs e n ·c a c\cla il ed dcsc ri p l 10 11 _u f Lh is in leresli ng aspira n t , accoJJ IJ KII JJ ed 11 )_ an illns lraliu n , for a f ua1n: uu111'1 c r of T11 E \'rn<;1:0--1.-\ l'u 1r. AT1 ·: 1. 1sT . A Hi s tory of the Stamps of the Con federate States . lN TH E Juu e 11umber of The A111 crican _fvn r nal o_/ Pltilately th e publishers a n - n o u11 ce the appea ran c e, in tile nea r futur e, of a History of th e S la mps of Lh e Co n federate States of America, prepa red b v Messrs. H. E. Deats a nd John N. L uff. - Cp Lo Lhi s tim e th e m ost complete Lreatm e 11 t of thi s s ubj ec t is from the pe n of Maj. E d ward B. Eva ns, of Stanley G ibbons' !J fonth/y _journal, a ud a ppea red in serial fo rm in the earl y n iue lies. \Ve a re eage r to read this u e w hi s t o ry, a u d trust that th oro ug h resea rc h has q ualified tbe a uthors to s ettl e defin ite ly th e m a ny d isputed po in ts of pre vi o us wor k s. It is to b e regretted th a t this task was u ot und e rtak e 11 by So uth e rn phila teli s ts, whose sy m path ies in th e work wo ul d naturall y h ave proved a g reat s timulu s. Howe,·er, we s h a ll be un de r a g rea t dcbl o f g ratitude Lo the se ge ntl em e n, a ud it is clea rly Lhe duty of a ll So nlhern co llec tors , who m ay b e in poss essio n uf fact s a nd data on the subj ect, Lo supply the h is to ri a n s wil h s u ch iu fo nnali o n. i WILLIAfl F. TREUO. \ Ve are g rie ved to a nn o uu c e Lha l u11r E ug lish correspo n de n t Ir. \\I. F. Trego , is n o m ore, a11d our sy m p a lhics go 0 11L a cross L\Je sea Lo his Le reavcd m ot h e r , wh os e lclle rco11veyin g Lil e sad n ews rea c he d U S while ll!ailin g our J nll e llllIJJb c r. The lin gc ri11 g ill11ess Lo wh ic h he al las l s ncc u 11Jbell , 11 ev er 011 ce deterred hin1 fr o1n prepa rin g hi s news y 11 0 Les, a nd hi s le tlers-al\\'ay s refiuecl a nll c h ec rful 11 e\·c r led u s Lo s us pecl Lil a l th ey we re penned 0 11 a co11c h of s uffcriu g . ln hi s llca l h l'hi la le ly, a 11d es pec ial ly T 11 E V J RC I N!.-\ l' l! JC A'fELI S'!', s 11 s la in s a pa infnl loss. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELI ST. Those Who Will Attend. Anonymous Slander. Tug following ge ntl e man ha,·c a nn o un c ed their intention of atte ndin g Lhe S. P.A . Convention in Richm o ncl , Va .. Sept. :n. 22, 23 : H . Peuton, Ku ox\' ille , Tenn. R. \V. Doughty, A u g us ta , r;a. \V. ]. Cra ig, Au g u sta , Ga . .J :ts. f, . Long, Hopkius\'ill e , J\ y . E 1nil Ge rli c h , New Bra un fe ls, Texas. Robert K.essle r, K ew Braunfels, T ex. Roya l Be nn e t Brarll ey, Hills b oro, T ex. F. W. Co nin g , Maryv ill e, T e n11. R . S. Ne lso n , Birmin g h a m, Ala . L . !'.Head, u ui o n City, T e nn. Jn o . C. Seib e rt , No r fo lk , Va . Ch as . \\'a rin g , Knoxville, T e uu. Are yon c om ing? By n ot i fy in g th e Editor, at o nc e, yo u \\'ill g r ea ll y a ss ist th e R nter tai nui e nt Co mmit tee o f Lit e \/. P . :\ . Pim H APS t h e m ost conlcmpliblc creat ure is Lh e ano n y m o u s w riter of so-c:1l le d "pe rso nals" in the p hil ate li c press. He is b y na ture a CO \\'anl , a n cl h e fo llows hi s n at ur:t l ins tin c ts . He is Loo cr:l\·e n Lo write ove r bis nn111c. of \\'hi c h , p e rhaps, h e h as jus t ca u se Lo h e as h ::un ed , a n rl h e \\' Oulcl c rin ge in Lh c rlu s l if co n fronted hy a n y of th ose \\'h orn h e al t e mp ls to d efa m e. 'J o 111m nothing is s:tc rcd . He doc s n o l spare eve n a wo man in hi s •·ilc s l:i nrl e r , a ud ·A·e of Li m es \\'antler if he C\'Cr felt Lhe e nab lin g influ e n ce of a rc fin c1 l \\'Oman 's soc iety. S ure ly h e is of a com m o n clay. If lte Ji,·ecl in Lh c So u t h h e \\'O uld be "eJe,·aLecl" or "pe rfn r:ilc1l " afte r hi s fi rst offe n ce. A \Yarnin g ! l' E'l'ERBOROUGH ,0:·n'., '.!G lh i\T:ty, l S!l! l. A " Scratch" Back. I :-r 11rs "Scra tc hin gs " in J'/ze Stamp 'Ji·ib1111 e, Bro. M. A. Bell is s h oc k ed at o ur e nj oy in g th a t " bri g ht a nd \\'ill y, but obsce n e(!) sh ee t " Th e (,'a/ling Cun, a ud completel y overw helm s us \\'ilh th e t ille of "'Deacon' Di etz . " All of w hi c h is n o t e ,·e n " f unn y" ; in fac t Ilro . Bell is entire ly off hi s pedestal. O ur tastes d o u ot cra \' e t h at specific li te ra ry food hi s r e m a rks wo ul d infer. \Vhile it is entirely unnecessa r y for u s to c h a mpi o n Lh e c h aracte r of Lh e C:. (,' . , o r to refut e the c h a rge of "obsce nity " e nte red aga in st i t, \\'e d o ubt ser io usly wheth e r Bro. Be ll is capab l e of judgi n g in thi s in stanc e. In fact we go so far as Lo rlo ubt if he ev er reacl the(,' , (,'.,o r , if h e did, tha t h e co mpr eh e nded w h at he read. \iVe are lerl Lo thi -; conclusio n by hi s "Scrnlch ." l:.dito r Vir,r;:·i11ia P hilatelist, Rirltmo11d, V irginia . SI R : -I wis h t o wa rn suc h of yo ur r eade rs, as a re n ot for tun a t e e n o u g h Lo see Stamps of Rush de n , Engla n d, regula rl y (lik e t b e V. P. , I estee m i t hi g hly ) aga in st H. Hilckes & Co., L'd., .of (; ~ , C h eapsitl e , London , E . C. O n i\Iay ] 0, 1898, O\'er a y ea r ago, I sen L Lh e rn $21 .ilO for a supply of n ew iss u e K. i'. . , bu t s inc e Lhat el a te I h a ,·e fail erl Lo e li c it a r eply or exp la n a li c n d a n y kincl fro m Lh e1 n. S in ce Lh e exposure in i\'1a rch ".Slamf s' ' of their q ue stionable business m e th ods, I h m·e rece i,· erl a sco re of l etters Fron t ol h er un fo rtun ates, w h o h a\'e bee n de· fra ucl ed by this firn 1. One man \\'riling from Ca rdiff says Hilckes is a n unrniligatecl sco u nd rel , an d I a 1n afrnicl h e is ri g h t , a n cl Lh a t all yo ur reade rs \\'ill go\'ern themselves accorrl ing ly . Fa ithfull y yours, W. K. lIAr,r. �THE V IRG I N I A PH I LATELIST. A Warning. The New 5c Newfoundland. U :-;rn·:R (h l e of Ju11c J1;t11 , our co rrc· s pou<l e 11t i11 S t. joh 11 's, :-\e w fo u111lla11d. seiHl s u s t h e 11ew .-,c s ta mp p lace(] 0 11 sa le that <lay. Arr i ving j11 s l :ls we go lo press, il is i 111 poss ible l o p r c.;e 11 t a i1 illus lrat io :i i11 thi s u u 111 ber. Th e clcs ig u o r thi s n e w "' c s lallljl lS si tnilar l o t h e o lhcr \-:ti nes o f th e set , pr inted in blu e , and h c:1rs t h e lik e 1tess of th e Duke of York. It is a ve r y altra c ti vc s l:t111 p . A Third Die - Die C. 'l it e Jlfdr!l/wli/r111 prin h th e fol lowi 11 g <'l tro 11 icle in ils iss u e o f J ut te JOllt. l 'Nl TEll S·nn·:s.-A Lhird 1l ic of lh c n e w ~ c e nve lope h as lu r11 ed up . ll d iffe rs fro m di e I3 i11 h rivi 11 g n o ba nd of riblio n a ro und t h e queu e . Th e va ri e t ,· is vcn· m rirk ed, the Oo wi11 g li11e s of h:1i r hci ;1g clea r a n <l di sl in cl th e c11lir c lc 11 gl h <>f Lit e n eck . IL has 1Je e 11 scc 11 0 11 wl11 ll-, at111>c r a11d or ie 11l :d bu ff. ~ cc 11ls, ca r111i11c 0 11 wh ile, Die C . ., " a mb e r , Die C. ., " o ri e 11 l:tl l1uff. Il ic l' . T h e N ew 4c E n ve l ope . T ttt ·: n 11·: for Lh e n ew .J c e 11 ,·e lope ha s l>ce11 fi11is h e1l a 11d a 11 order g i,·e 11 lo have a supp ly p ri11 lerl. As t!O sa tisfact o ry d es ig n h as b ee n furni s h ed of C e 11. c;ra 11 l, no prog ress h as be e 11 m arl e on l h c die for the .)c en ,·elope. -Jlfetropolil a11 . \VHA1'J': \"E R m ay be said aga in st llt e m , t h e n e w Vi rg i11 Jsla 1ub se l is a l>cau ti f11l o n e, holh iu Llcsigu and colo r . A SL\:\lP-DEA L E J{ , call i11 g h i111 se lf jca11 Co1t11t e n os, a<h·e r liscd large ly i11 ph ilat e li c papers la s l yea r , s lnti 11g lh at hi s h o use was fo u 11ded i11 l SSO. Co111 plai11ls abo ut Lltis Ath e ns fir 11 t poure d i11 u po 11 lh e edit o rs of l h e pa pers lh n l h n<l print ed l h e wi l y G ree k 's aLls. :ind i11vcs l iga li o 11 s followed . l l lbe11 iJccnmc k no wn , l h :1l Jean Co nmcu os wa s a min o r . ho rn i11 18SO a nd lit e pro m! (; re ek s lnlcd i11 co11r l, llt a l lt e h ad :1 perfect ri g ht lo s:iy that lti s hou s e was fo nn rlc <l Lh c 11 , fo r IH' t h o u g ht of licco m ing lit e fo ntulcr of a g reat fa n1i ly ! H e c~capcrl wi l h " fin e , hcing a nti 11 or, a n rl h as s in ce ch a nge d hi s name lo Ya nn i Ku n1 c 11 0 . and h is resi d e n c e lo Ale xn nrlri a, E gy pt. Be wa r e nf ch ea p offe rs fr o rn l h :1 l quar lc r ' /'h it . 1Jfo 11 /ltl v rr11d 11 ·or/rl. New S tamps fo r Mexico and A r g ent inia 'l/1c Ph ilaldi1· 1111111/hll' rr111/ 11 ·o ,-/d p rint s t lt c fol lo wing iul cn.:s lin g i 11fo1 n1 :1 lio11 : Tlt e :\ [ cxica ns arc no lo n ger s:i l isli cd w ill.t t h e in a rti sti c appeara n ce nf th e ir prese n t iss n c of pos l:i ge sla 1nps :111d, it is sa id , lh cy an.: co 11 lc 11'plali ng l it e c:i rl .'· iss nin g of a n c11·, lt :1 11tlso m c: ser ies . 'l' lti s h as h cc n o rdered fro nt l·: n g la 1ul, :11ul is an 11 o nn cecl lo appear in Jul y of t hi s year . Tlt c d csig 11 s a r e lo b e th e li:rn so m csl s h ow n i11 au y cou n t ry of !ale yea rs . Th e Arge ntine Republic is ge lli n g r eady lo iss u e its 11 e w ser ies of p0s l ngc s la 1nps, e 11v e l ope~, pos ta l cards , ck . Tlt c n e w "e ri es will sh ow a fe rn a le lig 11rc (a ll ego rir:al of t h e R ep ub lic) sill i11 g so m ew hat o n lite s ty le of the large Ba riJ a,]os sta mps a nd t h e enl ircs w il l h ave ar m or ia l IJea rin gs . in s t ead of p o rLra its of pro111i11cnt rn e n as here tofore. l\J{Q . l ,1·:v h as ju st can s e l o lie p rond of No. 1; of Th e Sta mp Trib1111 c . �THE V JR GIN TA I HII,A TELIST. Colonial Stamp News. PORTO RICO. A S lJ l' l'T,Y of stamped enve lopes a11d \\'rapp ers has been surcharged fo r use iu l' o r~o Ri co \\'ilh th e \\'Ords imme t1iate ly u11c1 e r t h e sta mp , and shipp ed to the ish n cl, 11 a m el y : ii.000 le green , \\'rapp e rs. 100,000 2c red , No . ii 011 whi le . 10,UOU 5c blu e, No. ii o n \\'hite . C U BA. bee n m y p ri vil eg e lo s ec sa m p le s pC'ci111ens of t h e n e w Cuba n en \·e lo pe s sh o\\' in g th e portrait of Co lu11t b us , a11t! 11 0\\' i11 th e h alllls of th e T!Jird As sis ta n t. Th ey present a ve ry e recli1able appearan ce a nti a re fai rl y e xeeutecl, th o u g h th ey can barO.l y be co n s itl e r ed as c om i11 g tt p t o the slanrlan1 o f o u r O\\' n iss ue . Y e t o p i11i o n s see m lo differ o n this poi n t. T h e h ea t! o f Col nmbn s is al p la c es a litlle too p o inte d a nd \\'Oultl h a\·e look e t! helle r if m o re ro nncl ed . Al l thr ee de u om in a tions a re Ye ry s imil:u, b 11 t th e Jc differs s li g hll y in t h e hu ~t fro m t h e o th e r t\\'o. Th e ova ls are a li tt le n ar ro\\'e r t h a n ou r ow 11 iss u e . a tt<1 Li te co lor o f the 2c is more of n da rk red , In tl this m a y b e 011l y i11 th e sa m p le s pe c intens, as o th er ink may be usecl \\'h e n pri 11 ti11 g t h e r eg ubr s u p pl y. Al th e lop o f the o \·nl a ppea rs the \\'l)n 1 C 11ha , a t th e b o tto m U n C e 11 t:t,· o, D os o r C inque Ce nln ,·os , prec ed ed a nd fo ll Oll'Ccl J, y 11um e ral s. The b;.ic k g round is co lo rccl , whil e the h e;.icl is emb ossed . Betw ee n the 11 t•t 11 erals ancl Cu ba a re l\\' o cl ots a ud a trefoil. T lt e d e parl ut e nt l.t as 11 o t ifiecl t h e Din:ctnr of Posts th at o rd ers ca 11 11 0\\' b e li lle c1 al :rn y ti m e. Likewis e th e p la tes of th e C u ban s tamps are sa irl lo h ave bee 11 c o mp leted a ncl th e R11re:iu h as caller1 o n th e D e pa rtment fo r a n orr1er fo r th e sta mps. lt is h eli ev ecl l h al thes e C11bn11 s wi ll h e 1111t11- J·r ll AS b e ret! iu \\'ilh the reg ular U .S. lo :tYo id kee p iu g a se p a rate s et of boo k s . This ca n b u t ad <1 inte r es t lo our iss ue s in t hi s liu e.-J. i\I. B A i< TELS , i11 Jl/ e/ropo!i/an. TH E 11 e\\' JOc Special DeJi,.e ry fo r C u ba will be a b o ut the sa 111 e si ze as th e 0 11 e u sed i11 thi s c oun t ry . ll \\'i ll Jt a y e in lit e c enter a c ircle, i11 whi c h is a s pe c ial cleli,·e ry m esse n ge r boy on a bi cycl e : lite w o rd s " Die z Ce nl a \·os " 011 e ith e r s itle , t oge ther \\' ilh p a lm b ra n ches a 11cl l\\'o o rn a 111 c nla l ta b le ts conl:ii n i11 g l it e nu111 ber a s" 10. " :\l the lo p of 1h e s tamp \\'ill be th e n:une " C11lrn " a ttc l al t h e bollo111 Spa 11i s h \\' o rcl s i11 cl ic:11i n g that a lette r beari n g the s ta mp will h e t1e\ i ,·ered i11t n tefli ale ly o n its a rri \·al :it the p o3 l o ffic e of d e sti11at io n . Th e Bureau of En g rn Y!u g a 111l Printin .~· h a ye 1Jee11 ,\irec t e cl t o c11 g r:l\-e plat e s an rl pri11 l th e s la111 ps \\'i l h o ut cl e !:ty. T h e colo r o f t h e s la tnp " ·ill h e o r:111 ge .- Fr11 . AN o nlc r fo r th e rcg nl:tr issu e of C11l i: t1t c n ,·el o pes fr o 11 t t h e 11 e \\' di e s h as b e e n re c e i,·ec\ al t h e De parlme 11 t. ll \\':ts ap proYed t h e 1 ~th in s ta n t :incl t h e fo ll o win g s upply wi ll b e pre pared a 11d s lti ppc t! a s soo 11 as p oss ib le . A ll e n,·c lo pe s ar c i\ o . .'): h a lf th e s u pp ly \\'ill be o n \\'hi 1e paper a nd h alf 0 11 rlll tbe r. \\'!til e l ll<' \\'rapp e rs will be o n 111 a tti la pap e r. \.i0,000 1 ce nt. I 00,00U ~ cc n ts. 1110 ,000 ·'i ce n ts . FiO,OIJO 1 ce n t \\'rappn s . 100. 000 2 ce n ts \\' ra ppers. In th e sa 111 e matt11 e r an o rd e r !t" s l>C<' ll rcce i\· c cl fo r a d!t es iyes fo r C 1tk 1 fr n 11t illl · n e w di es, as fo ll o \\'S: ;; ,OOO ,OtlO 1 ce 11t. li ,()IJ(l ,000 ~ CC 111 S. ~.IJll A, 00 0 H cc n ts. ~ . uuo , u o o :; ce nt s. •iOU,000 10 ce n ts. I 00,000 10 cents Spec. I le i. This o rd e r \\·ill prol>a h1 y h e :i p provC'rl nt ::i 11 ea rly cl :i t e.- J /dropnlilan. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELI ST. The L oca l Hand =Stamps of th e Con = federate States . HV tah 0 1 ~0\.° H . Il R..\ D f. E\". 111 y m in r1 t h e re ar e n o s l s 111 ps o f n1 o re interes t lo th e phil ate lic s luc1cnt than t h e issu es o f the ill -fate d Co nf erle rate S ta les of A m eric:l, t he nnrne ass um e<] by the secedin g So uth e rn Slnlcs i n 18(i l , main ta ining t heir separnl io n hy t h e c i vil wa r , :1 11(] m ai n t:i i11i11 g for fou r years, with great he ro ism, lrn l not w ith ultimate success, t h eir allc 111pl nl separati o n. nroughl int o ex is l euce in l it e u1id s l o f co nfu s ion, and un de r t h e c irc un1 sla u c cs, I re peat t h at there a re no pos ta l ctn is sio n s of m ore phil a te lic in t e rest fro m all sta ndp oi nts - hi sto ric, phi la tel ic-nl l. A g reat deal of int e rest h as be e n aroused iu the s tamps of tile Co ufedt: ral e States witbiu the p ast few mou tll s, c hi eOy d ue to the efforts of lit e L one Star a nd VIRG I NIA PH IC..\TE LISTS . Th e notes fro m Pos tm aste r Ge neral Reagan's r e po r ts to Pres ident Da\·is h ave bro ught o ut man y facts h e re tofore un k n own, a ud wh ic h bring into use 111u c!t ve r y interestin g t estimony on th e postal affa irs , a nrl m o re especiall y in rela tion to the paym ent of postage d urin g the year '6 1., a n d lite remai n i ng y ears, as for lh::tl m a tte r. By virtue of an act of the Confedera t e Congress, Mr. Reaga n iss ued a proc la 111 ation (on i\Iay 13, 'G l ) staling t h at h e would ass u me charge of the pos ta l se rYi ce of the Confederate St:;iles. Th e re port stales tha t the firs t rlel i,· ery of sta m ps occurred o n Octobe r J.5th , JS!i l , all(] from the fo rm e r to t h e la tter dale the postal requirements of the Co u federa le States \\" e re m et b y t h e iss uance of loca l stamps a nd stamped envelopes by individu al postmast e rs . Th ese "sta 111 ped envelopes " inclucle wb a l is kn o wn as " h:uHl-stamps ," w hi c h I n111 nbout lo l rc:1l. ~1 1 These e n ve lop es a re of 1n a11y cl iff e r eul 1l esig ns , a1Hl th e ge u e rall y accepted div id in g liue b e twee n " lwud- s ta111ps" :11111 "sla 111 perl e n ve lopes" is th e 111 a nu e r in whi c h th ey we re u se d ; t h e s la111p ed c uvelopcs b e iu g so ld in the rcg ulnr 111a11n c r , anrl the ha11 rl-sl:1111 p b e in g a pplic1l afte r bei ng depo s it ed iu the 111ai ls. r h av e a n t1111 he r of lt a 11u-sla111ps befo re me as I write, a nd ri nd the cl nl cs o n lhc111 ra ng in g fr o lll th e earliest o n e, a i\Tobilc.)c , cl a l e1l Jun e ~ . 18ti J , to .Ja n. :!, lS fi:! , and c \·e n late r , a s so 111 c of t h e s 1n al lcr o ffices h ail grea t 1li iTic ul tic s in r ccc i,·i11 g t h e ir reg11 lar s uppli es . r give be low lit e c h :tpl cr c 11litl c1l ' 'Pay men t of l' oslagc, " whi c h is tak e n fro 111 t h e repor t of l'osl 111as lcr Cc n cr: d Rea ga n , datell ~o,· . :!I , l SG L: I' :\ Y:'ll E:\'T O F l' OS T ,\C E. Cnpi t al is :1\w ays limicl i11 tim es o f \\"ar ;rn d co mm erci:il d e pr e ..;s i o 11 lik e Lil e Jffcse 11t . .-\nd <; th is, \\· ith th e s uspe n s io n o f spec ie p :iy 111 e 11t liy :ill th e bn11ks, :i n d th e In c l th:i.t co1·po r:lti o 11 s :-i nd i11 di..-id 11 nl s ha. Ye iss u e d a11c1 p11l i11 circ11lati o 11, i11 ma 11 y pa r ts o f th e co 1111 tr y, s m a 11 n o tes wh icll a re s1 11is titllled fo r !'pec ie a~ d1 ~111 g-e , h ns c:l 11 scd tl a: co in of tl1 e co 11 11lry t o di...:appenr, 10 a gTen t ex - t e nt. from c irc 11l :1 t io 11. Th is rend e rs th e: paym e nt of p os t age Li im c u It in t li L· a hsc11ce o f s t a 111 ps , e m harassiu g the peo p le, a11d 11 ece:-:snr ih· red u ci 11 •,. the re\'e 1111 es o f th e 1Jepa rt1 11 c 11t. In \'i~w of lh i ~~ a n d o r t h e i11 1p o:-:s ihilit y o robtai11i 11 ~ a s 11fTic ic 11t ~ 11p p J y o r postag-e s tam ps for th e pr e:-:(' 11t, I n.~­ co m111 e 11 d th n t Co n gTess exk n d Lli e p 1·0\· is io 11 s or I li e ac l " t o r cq 11 i1·e th e rece i p t hy th e postma s ters o f th e Co nfedcratt.: Sla t es of 'l'reasun· 11 olcs i11 !', lllll S or fin:: d o llars a n d npwa rds i11 ,;ay m e ~l~ ur post age s tam ps o r s t a mped e 11\'C lopc:;," ap p 1·0\·ed t h e :mth of A u g 11 s t las t , s0 as t o 111 nke th e Treas n n· n o tes r ece i,·ahle i 11 s 11111 s o f fi\·c dolla1·s. 01· o.f am ou nts eq ua l t o o th e r d e 11 0 111i11 a ti o 11 s of 'J'r ea~ 1Jry notes, fo r pos t age . It i-; 11 ecc ..;sar y to \i 111 it th e r ece ipt o f T reas 11ry 11 ott.:s to a111 0 11 11ts corn::-:po11di 11 g- w ith th e i r se,·c: r a l d e 11 0 11111 1.:1 tio 11 s, a n d 10 le :H·e it lo th e p os t m a s t e r ~ a 11 d ~ p e 1 ·so 11 s pny in g po~tnge t u a rr n 11 g-e hetwee 11 L11 e 111 !"e h·t·s th e 111:11111 cr i11 wh ic.: h tli e<.;e 11 0 1<.:s 111 ~1,· he u :--c::d. n.., it c:- 11111 0L lie expected th nt p o~ tm a~ t e r s ~ h o 11l d fi 1r 11i:-:li co in i11 d 1a 11ge fu 1· th e m. 0 11 a cco 1111t l1f its scarci t y, a nd it wo ul d he: w h ol l\· i11nd111i :-:sn hlc.: to ::ill o,\· thc: m Lo recc i\'e n 11d 11 <.;e t.h e s mall n otes. i!-:s11ed hy cor por:it io 11 s a 11cl i11 cli\'id11al s. fo r ch ange, par tl y 01 1 acco 1111 t of th e g-c 11 e ral wnr th · i l'SS 11 c~s of~ 11!.: h 11 o tc s a n d l h c facilit y fo rcu 11 11\l'r - �T II E VIR G IN I A PH ILAT E LIS T . fr ili11 g th e m , a n d p a rll y lJL'C:I W··L' wli :i tc n .:r ,·a ltt t. .: th ey h:\\·e is 11 s 11 :11\ y li1n itcd t o so m e :-:m :d l loc:11i t y w lti dt n.: 11 d e rs th e m w h o ll y 1111 fi L fo r 11 sc.: :i:-=; a Co n fcdl.:r a tc c 11 rre 11 cy . Th e fo llowin g co rn tn c nts a re fro nt l ltc pe n of H . G. As ke \\' , \\'lto lt as b ee n 111ak i ng p u b lic 111 u ch 111 a lle r o f gr c.t t i u lc r cs t l o l it e s lu clcnl of Con fe derat e s la rnp s . a nd \\'h ose \\'O rk lt a s b ec u lti g!Jly co ttt· 1ncn clecl in b ol h A ttt c r ica n a nd En ropca n jou rn a ls. H e says , in co 1111 11 c n l ing o n lit e a iJ o,·c c!J ap le r: :\ c:1re f11l pc n 1s:i l of t h e fu r e.;o i11 g- wil l d i ~c l o:-,t...: t h t: fo ll o w i 11 ~ co 11t l it io 11 o f a ffa i n·• whk h pn.: \': 1ikd i 11 lh t..: Cu 11 ft...:c kr:itc S t a t es i11 J."ili l , a fh :r t h e war h a d co 111111 e 11 cccl: T h e ha n k s h a d s 11 spt...: tll h:d sp t.: · dL' p:1 y 11H.: 11t s , a11d Lil t..: 111 0 11 cy w h ic h w :1:-> i n t h e co 111 1try c h iL'fl y co n s i slt:d o f ( Co n fl.'. d era l c ) T rt::i:-;11 ry 11 uks o f whi c h th e s 11 1a Jlc;-, l d c.: 11 0 111i 11 a t i o 11 was :1l t h a l t im e fi n: d o ll ars , ~rnd · · s m :-i ll 11 u tt:.·s , . (t h e wrikr r t: m e m b c r s t h e m w e ll u n der t h t' 11 a1 11 c..: o f s h i11 p l:t s lcrs) for n m o 1111 ts Jess th :t n fi,·e d o ll n r ~. ,,·h ic h w e r e iss11 ed by c orµo r n ti o n s a n d i11did d · 11 ;i l s , a n d w h ich e n tire l y t ook th e p lace of t h e s i t. \"l' r co in s whi c h h :lCI d isappen r ed fr o m c i n.::11J:i . t i u 11 . NO \\" it m u s t he rc.· 111 c 111be r e d t ha t 11 p t o :'\ u n .: m h e r, lS!;J , th e Co n fed e r a t e C o ,·c n 1111t..: 11l h ad o nl y 1Jee11 a b le t o p r oc ur e n n . : r y lim i t e d s u ppl y of p ost a ge..: s la 111 ps,a 11 d th a l l i mit ed s up pl y h a d o nl y hc..:c..: 11 pl:l ced 0 11 sa le al a \·e r y fe w p o int s. 111 l h e g- r eatcr po rli o ll of th e Co 11 federnc~·. th e..: s i t 11 a. ti o u w ns :-; i m p l y thi s , ,·h e n :1 c i ti zc..: 11 h ad wr i t t e n a Jc..:ll c..: r a u d w is h e d t o m :i i i il : I It.· h :td 11 0 g o ld n o r s il\·e r . 11 c it h e1· h nd t il e..: pos t m ast er. l ie h ad prob: thl y n e ,·c1· sc..:e11 a 11 u1111 scd Co 11 fede rat c..: p os· t age s t a m p - d itt o th e p o~ l 11 1<1.s t e r. l ie h a d i 11 h is pock d h ook so 111 e Co n fede r a te T re n s 11ry n o tes o r dc 11 o mi11 :i t io 11 s o r fi\"c..:, te n a 1: d t we n t y do llars. 1fw c..: ll t o d o , h e pr ohn hl y also h a d so m e..: o ft h t: d o 11 0 111i11 a ti o 11 s of SriO, SIOO a n d s:ioo. l k 1111 d o 11 h t c cll y i1 :1d a gTC:l l L'I" 0 1" less !-> ll pp l~· or shi n · p\ :i s t e r s iss11 e d 0 11 th e p ri \'a \c r e:. p o 11 s illil it y or s 1111 d r y 1m : rca 11l ilc..: fir m s a 11 d e 11 tc r p ri si 11 g- i11 d i\· id · Th l."Sl." ra 11 g-c..:d i 11 11 a ls in h is i111111 ed ia t e local i ty . tk 11 0 11 ii11 a li o 11 s abo 11t til t: sa m e as Lh c s i h ·e r co i11 :-. t h a t h :id <. li ~appc..:a r c..:d, ,· jz: .-> cc 11t s, 10 ce n t s. ~--1 cc..: 11t :-:, :10 ce nt s :11 1<1 e: 1.oo. ll11t t h t.:ir" ra n g\:. , of c i rc 11 ln l i0 11 wa~ ,·e r y 11 111c li d n.: 11111 sc r il,t::d. 111 :11 1 :1< ljo i11 i11 g- co 1111 ty u t h er n 11d d i fftn_·11t ~ hi11pl :1:-.ter~ wc..: r e see n , a 11tl so 0 11 a l l u\·L'r t h e Co 11 rech: r :11.:y. H11 t t o 1·c..:t11 r 11 t o o ur Co n r"-·de r a te c i ti zc..: 11 \\' i tl1 hi s Idle r t u mail. l ie h n 11 ds i t t o t h e pos t111 a~ l 1. .'I" w 1lh a t<.: 11 ce 11t ~ h i 11 pla!-'ter. 'i" hl· pos t111 a:-.kr tt..:l ls him th a t h e ca 11 11 o t t ake t h at k ind of m o n ey lic GHa ::e th e go ,·er um e 11t \\" ill 11 0 1 recein~ it fro m h i 111. Th e c il ize u th e n lay:-. d ow n n. l'i\·c..: do ll ar T rea~ u r~· 11 oll', a 11 d ri~ks I h n t ·l. !10 i11 c h auge he..: g- i,·e 11 h im i u. s i\n: r. 'l'h i i. : the p o!-, l m ns t e r j i..; 11 11 a - ilk t o d o bc..:ca11 se c \·...: r y lJ o d y h a s l u n g- s i11 cecea se d payi 11 g- him a n y s il n :· r for p us t ag:c..: . C i ti zc..: 11 t h c..: 11 s a ys t ha t h e cxpt:c ts t o ha \·c..: m o r e Idlers t u m :1i l i n t h e fu lu n : a n d th n t if lh e p o st ma s te r wi ll han d h i m S l.! 10 in po;-; ta :,zc..: sta m p s, it wi ll a n sw e r hi s pu r p ose. T h e p ostma s t e r c:111n o t d o t h is c..: it h c..:1-, h cc: t1I SC h e.: h ns ll Ot b ee n r11n1is h e d by hi s g'U\"C..: 1'11 · 111 e 11 t w i t h s t a mp s . B11 t n 11 id e a s t r i kt: s h i m . I l e..: s·1ys lo t he · C i t ize n , h n u d m e the fh·e d o l lar hi ll n 11 d I will m n1·k yo 11 r l e tt e r pa id . I w i ll :ilsu 111 :1rk i n t h e sn m e m n 1111 e r for l y· 11i 11 e <.: 11 ,·c..:J o pl"s , (o r m nyhe t wo o r t h r ee le s s t o c o m pe 11 sa le fo r I h e..: Ynl 11 c..: o f t h e b ln 11 k l' ll\-C lo p e s), a n d yo u c a11 t:i k t: t he m h o m e wi th y o 11 a nd w h e 11 e YL'1" y o n ha \· c..: writ t c..: 11 a le tt e r p ut it i nt o o n e..: c•f th e m . add rc..::-.s i t , a n d d r o p it int o m y Idler !Jox , a 11 d ll ll.: r t:: w ill Ile 11 0 m o n· o f thi s h o th c..: r w hi le..: yo n h a,·c 0 11 c..: u r t1 1c..:sc..: c..: 11\"dopc..:s lc..:fl. Th ere yo 11 h :n ·c..: th e or i~i 11 o f th t: Co 11 rc..:d e 1·:1t c..: locn l c..: 11 n : l o p c. C c..: 111.: ra l R e a gn 11 di~ t i 11 c t ly s:1y s t1 1a l i l w n s 11 ecc..:ssary" tu l t:an: it t o t h e..: p os t m a s ters :1 11 d pers on s pay i ng post ag-e t o a rrn 11 g e he t ,,·ee n th e m sel\·es t h e..: m a 11 · 11 c..: 1· i 11 w h ic h t Ji e..;e ( T r e as u ry ) n o tes m ay lit · 11 sed .' ' T he m os t 11 n t 11rn l a n d co n,·e 1ii e 1Jt :1r· r n 11 g-e 111 e 11t \\":1s t h e o n e 1 h n,·e e 11 d e a"ored t o p ie· t11 r e . T h e..: wri ter , ,·as i n t h e Co 11re der nc y d 11 r i 11 g lh t: w h o le ro u r ye<l n ; o f it s e x istc..: 11 ce, a n d w n s firt ee 11 ye ar ~ of n g·c \\" h e n h i ~ s t at e ('I'e xns) s ect.:d e d , t h i.: rc fo1 e w :1s o l d e 11 o u g-h l o ob:--e r Ye a m l r e· m e 111 he r - a 11 d cl ocs re me mhc r- lh e p r a ct ica lly co111 plc te c\i sappea r n nce or s i h ·er c h n 11 ge fr o m c ir c 11lat io 11 . l i e k11 0\\"S th at i t ,,·0 11l cl h a \' e beL' ll :i l m o!i t n hso l n t e l y i m poss i bl e fo r n p erso n l o pn y Lil e pos t a ge 0 11 a s i n g le le t t e r a t n C o 11 fcc k ra te pos lofTice p ri o r t o t h e ir h :n · i ng be e n s 11pp l ied w i th p os ta .!!·est a 111 ps. I am fir ml y o f tlt e op i11 io 11 Lh a t th e g-ri.:a te1· p o rti o n o r p os l ng"t: pai d i n J S(jl_ was 11 11 der s 11 c h a n arra 11ge111 c 11t a s l h an:: d L'cnhcd , a n d t h n t th e..: renso u Co u reUc..: rate locab ci o ll Ot ex is t 11 0 \\' ill Jnr g-e 111 1m l;ers is b eca u se or til t.: g- r ea t d es t n1c ti o 11 res 11 lt i11 g fr o m a w ar whi c h w as 111 ni 11 t a i11 e cl t o th e lns t d it c h , a nd 11 11li l alm o~ t t il l' w h u le of" t lt e So 11 t h h n d hee11 cl e\·as l at e d Ji y t roops, so 111 i.: of w h ose co111 11 w. u dcrs bo a s t e d of 11 ot lea\· i11 g- 1111 de~ 1 1·oyed e\·e 11 a cro w '!i r n ti o n s. Th e forego i ug coutm e nl s will exp la in tttu clt b e llc r l lt a n I c o uld possibly tlo, lit e 111 a n11 c r a u cl 111 e t!J o<l o iu w !t iclt lit e loca l lt a ucl-s la tn ps a utl s la tn pccl e 11\·e lop es we re u s ed . All infonna ti ott rec c i,·c<l o n tlt csc i11 lc r es l i11 g iss ue s go es to pro \·c llt e ir s ta t u s in u1a 11 y ins la n c C' s :i s l it al o f reg ul a r s lai n pe el cu Ye lo p es . I n ord e r lo slt O\\' t lt c p oss ib ilili e::s of rn ri c li es of llt ese inl e res l in g h a u ci s la tn ps, or \\' lt alen' r yo u ttt ay ca ll l !t em , �235 THE VIRG INIA PHIL AT ELIST . I l is l be lo w tliose I h m·e see n or have hat! rep c rl etl Lo m e . Of <:o u rse Lhe !is l is very fa r fro m bei ng co 111plc le, a ml o nl y reco rll S a s m a ll uu111b er o f th os e l ha l probab ly exist, b ut possibly i n lh e fn l nre so lll e o n e w ill co m p ile a !isl o f l hes e ha ucl-slamps fo r our be n efi t. .-\ 11 sti11 , I .!ST 0 F 11 A~ D · S T A :\I PS . Te x .. r1c hla c k. A ns li\I , T ex . , !Uc black. A l b:t 11 y, Ca., ;Jc hl a ck. A t la11tn , Ga. , 5c h l ack. A tla n ta, Ga . , IOc hlack. A l:enlee 11 , :\ I iss . , tic b lock. Bam lrn rg, Ga. , t>c b l ack . Bato n Ro 11 gc, I.a .. 5c bl:1 ck. Hea11fort, )." . C . , :Jc blaL:k. Ca11lo 11 , :\l i ss., r1c hlack. ( Th en: are fo 11r d i ffL·rt: 11l desig-11s 11~ c d 0 11 t h e Canton h a 11d -s t:1 111 p. ) Ch a rk sl o n , S. C., ;)c black . Ch arleslo 11 , S. C . , I Uc hl a ck. Ch arlt::s to n , S . C., JOc b \!1 e . ( Tl a.: rc a rc sevt:ral \' ari e ties o f th ese . ) Col 11 111 bia, S. C ., ;jc black . Col11mhi a, S. C . , 5c h111e. Col11 m b i n, S. C. , I Uc bl ack. Col11111bi<l. S. C., IOc bl 11 c. Ch :tr· lotlt" , K. C. , ;jc bl ack. Chl"isti a n burg, X. C. , r1c bl ue. Christianburg, !"\'. C., I Oc hl11e. Cot 11 111 h 11 s, G a. , 5c lilue. U nrli 11 gt o u , Ca . , :jc bl11t:. J·: m or y, Va. , 5c blu e. Flat Rock , S . C., 5c bloc k. Gah·esl ou , Tex. , iJc bl ack. Cro,·e Hill , A ln., :ic .IJlack. Greeusboro, Ala., :jc bla ck . 1I o u sto 11, T exas, lOc red. ll1111t sY il k , Ala., :)c hl11i;: . J. y 11 chhurg, \'a., JUc hl nck. r. ex i11 gto t1 , en., :jc black. :\l o 11t gom t:ry 1 A l a., 5c r ed. :\J o 11tgo m er y, Ala ., 5c bl 11 e. :\J o 11tgo111ery, Aln., JOc r ed. :\ I obile, Aln. , 5c bla ck. :\.l11rfreesboro , T e 1111., 5c blnck . :"inety·Si x, S. C. ; :5c bla ck. i\ 0 1·folk , \"a. , :'jc hlue . Pelt:rslrnrg-. \'a. , 0c greeni sh hilu.: . l'eter:-th n rg, \"a . , :j c h\ 11 e. l'at oc alica , G :1., 5c b l ue. Ral e igh , N. C., :'jc red. Ralei g h , N . C . , IOc red. Ro ck Hill. \"a. , :"ic hln ck. Ri n g g o ld, Co., 5c bla ck. Ri ch111 o nd , \"a . , r,c b la ck. Sal e m , A l:l. , :jc hlu e , Sa n Anto n io, T exa s, I Uc hl ack. * Tnllio llorn , A l a .. ;jc hla ck . Th o m:i. !-t \'i l le , T en 11. {?):Jc lll ack. Tall et.k g-:i , A l:t ., .Jc bla ck. \ \ 'i 11 s11o ro , Tt.: x., r1c bla ck. \\' i11 cll ester, Yn ., •j c h i nck. Yod.;. Lo w11 , \"a ., ;•c hla ck. !* :\I r. j . A. St a llin g-s, o f '.'\' icl1 u ls, c~ a . , se nd s n s a speci m en fro m a c it y of th e :-:nm e nam e i 11 Ceor g ia. Th e 0 11 t: be for e 11 :-: is !-:i ta 111 ped " T A l .HO 'rT< ) '.'\' C:\ . - P AI lJ ;, , . h l n ck. - - 1·'.DIT OH. \ SUBSC RIBI': Jl Oltl to lh e \ ". P. Th e Posta ge Stamps of Japan. l,.\ C US V I R ! O I ~. v rrr. I ssu 1·: 18!/li . l"pri g hl recla 11 g le cu11 lai nin g a n oval fo r l he ~ se n \\" ith p o rt ra it of Prin c e Ki tas irakawa ; arou 11 d lh e o va l a t lh e A22 lo p l h e us ua l J a pa n es e insc r ip ti on, belo w I MSCOI 'T PER I AL JAPANES J·: T YPE POST , :2 and S>; at th e A:l0 s id es, J apane s e va lu e below, oru a 111en ls in lh e cor n ers ; fo r lhe 5 se n a c irc le co n la i11 iug th e sa m e portrait, lh e sa m e insc ri pt ions above aud b elow , but lh e J a pa n ese valu e in til e u ppe r c orn e rs a nd 5 a nd S=in the lower c orn e rs; ta il le do 11re en grav in g, whit e p ape r , perfora t ed I H· 87. 2 se n r0s e . 88. 5 se n v iolet. Th e sa m e clesig us, b ul ;:JCO TT por tra it o f P rin ce ArizuT YPE ga \va; sa 111 e in1 p re ssi o 11 s1 paper a ml perforati o n. 89. 2 se n rose. !JO. 5 se n v iolet. T llese see m to occ ur wi th pe r fora ti o n lH 011ly . J apa nes e sla 111 ps occ u r som e time s iu unu sed AZ;; conditio n w ith t h e s urcha rge inJapa nes e charac te rs show n her e: (M i-ho n , speci m e n ). It occu rs in lwo s izes of l y p e. O f la t e yea rs a n oth e r k in d of le ll ers b as bee n e1J1 p loyed, lhe s urcha rge read in g lh e sa111e as befor e : thi s s u rch a rg e i ndica tes sta m ps se n t to the post m aste rs as spec im e ns of n ew iss u es or exc han g ed w ilh ol h er countries a nd tJ1e Ce n- �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. t ral Burea u o f the U ui versa l Posta l l" uion. Japan ese stamps h ave beeu ca n c eled iu va riou s m a nn ers. In t!Je ea rlier iss ue s Lhe y a re often canceled wilh b ru sh or red pe ncil : theu we find h eavy circles with a few charnclers in them. lwo conce ntric circl es wilh smaller inscription s in both , square and recta n g ul a r pos tm a rk s wilh L!Je name of the office, black rla ub s \Yitb si ugle lette rs left bl a nk , h o llow crosses, holl ow circles a nd o\·a ls, s ing le circles with in scripliou s in E ng lis h, si n g le circles divided b orizoulally by a thin lin e with J a panese insc ription s above a nd below; thes e latter Lw o th e m os t comm on at the prese nt lime. A very comm on ca n celation is lh e o n e shown here (of course th e characters di ff er fo r each office ), lrn >in g no iuscription in tile ce nt er. This is no postmark at all, but a tele gra phic cancelatiou . From May 1885 to Ma rch 1888 J a p a u e mpl oyed special telegraph stamps; befo re that date and since then the fe es on te legram s are paid by postage sta mp s (s imila rly as in Spain) which are canceled as ab o ve shown. Some s tamps are very co n11non with thi s mark, but quite sca rce us ccl postnll y . ADDENDA . \ ' AR I O IJS J apa n ese s ta m ps of th e later iss u es nre fo nncl wilh lhis ca n c e llati o n: FUSO-KEN FUSO -K E)I D UE o;- T m a rk applied in various other co untries to iudica te p ostage clu e . J a pan has no " unpa id" sta mp s ; on letters insuffic ie ntl y prepa id th e nece ssary s tamp s are affixed a nd ca nceled with this mark to s er >e as You ch ers a t the delivering office. The characters al th e left rearl "fuso-k e n ; " lh ose in lh e s m a ller compartm e nt " se u ," a sm a ll space being left fo r th e in s.! rlio n of lhe respec li,·e a m ount wilh ink, whi ch , h owe Yer, is se ld o m done. Tlt c E11 d . Columbians Destroyed. AN DI PORTAN T d ec is ion , a nd one whi ch will be b a iled will1 joy, h as jus t beeu rea ched a t the Post Office Department. It is on e of inte res t lo thou sands of collecto rs a nd specul ators lhrougb on l the world. So me time ago we re po rt ed !Ja\ in g h ad exte n ded conversations with lhe officials in rega rd to sec uring b etter perforatiou s o u our p r ese u t issu es a ml a lso urg in g the destruction of all hi gh Yalu e Colnmbia ns which h a>e b ee n al thi s o ffic e fo r the past few yea rs. It is well known that the Ge , $3, $-1 a ncl $•:i h a ,-e bee n on sale h e re s in ce 1893 . 0 n Mond ay las t the orde r was se n t lo llte Post Office to return to the Dep:irlmcnt a ll olcl stock of Co lnm b ia n s which will he immecliatel y destroy ed. The sloc k consi sts of the follow in g qunnlilies: 48,400 Ge 3 ,C\51 $4 7 ~.U 3 7 SE 1\I SEN $3 4,.ioG :t-5 Tb ese figure s s h o w lhnl s in c e O c tober 1, l S!lG, thi s office rlisposerl of G.) $il, SO $ ·1 a nt! /.) :;;::; Columb ia ns. A t th e sa m e ra le th e r e woulcl st ill h ave b e en a s u pply o n h a nrl in lh e y ear :2000.-J. !VI. BAl< TJ•: r.s in 'Jl1 e J1fclrop o!i!a11 . SE1·: Tll AT yo 11 r acl a pp ears 111 N os . 1~ a 111l This c:i n ccblio n corresponds lo lh e 1, Vol. II L o f 1'111•: \ ' 11<L;!N IA P111ll will p~1y yon . LATET.IST. �T HE VIRGIN I A PH I LATE LIST . CQ~MUNICAT/QN.5 I.. E:N N QD . ;,_C ,. T II4L b u siu ess is good ,- n o_ wo rrl s m ore e x press ive ca n cl esc nb e th e pres ent to ne of t h e sta m p m a rket. F rom re ports in Ya ri ons s ta rnP p ap ers t h e bus in ess s eems t o be go od in a ll par ts o f Lh e c ou n try. This c e rtain ly mu s t be lr u c , fo r , if th e re was a n y d e p ressiou , Lhi s city wou ld be the firs t to fe e l il. O n e d ea le r tells m e th a t be h as re c e iv ed tw ic e as m a n y requ~s ts fo r a ppro \'a l sele ctio n s fro lll th e So u t h , t h a n from a n y othe r p a rt o r se ct ion o f tlle l:'n itecl S ta tes. This sp eaks acl tn ira b ly fo r th e P hi la t el ic Scie u ti sts b elo w tlt e "Mason 's a n d Di x o n 's T in e . " Th e ca u s e o f t hi s r ev iva l a m o n gs t a n h e re t ofo re n eg lected li e ld is tru ly su rp ris in g , e\·e u tak ing int o co n s ide rati o n th a t t h e So u t h is u ow repr es en t ed by th re e Ji\-e m o n t h l ies . Th e o rg a niz a t io n of local a n d Sta t e so c ie t ies is e n cou raging a m! s h o ws t h a t lite stab ility o f Plli la l ely i n th e S o u th ca nn o t ea s ily he sh ak e n . Turniu g to m a tt e rs 111 o rc lo ca ll y (alth o ug h I p r es u m e less i n t e res tin g) I mu s t a d mi t , n ews is s urprising ly sca rce . Th e a rres t o f a co u p le o f y ou n g 111 c 11 fo r 1l ealing in was h ed rev e n u e sta n1 ps cau s e<] so m e talk a m on g t!J e d ea le rs. The sw irull e rs h ad in t h eir possess io n a iJO u l $6, 000 wo rt h o f Lh e s ta m ps in q u es t io n . IL is sa icl th a t th e D epa rt 111 e11l is d c \' isin g so rn e s ch e me or p a te n t , wh e r e by it wo u lr1 be im possible Lo aga in us e re \'e n n e s ta m ps aft e r on c e b e iu g ca n ce led , th al is, t o preve n t t h e s ta m ps fr om be in g s oa ked o ff a rl oc u m e nl w itho u t d estroy ing Lite It!. O n e s ugges tio n was m a d e lo co 111 pe l u se rs o f t h ese stam ps to ca nc e l Lh c tu w ith a u ins t rum c ul so111 c th i1.1 g o n ©J 4 t il e s ty l e o f a c h eck p utt c h - \\' lt ic h is u s ed to a co u s id e rnb le e x t e n t to prote ct aga in st fo rg e ry in c h eck ra is in g. Th e pu n ch su gg es t ed is to c u t Lh e s ta m p in su c h a m a n n er Llt a t w h en i t is s oaked fro m lhe p a p e r , it wil l fa ll in to m a n y s 111 a ll pi eces , use less for a n y purp os e . If th is pun ch sh o u lLl b e a cl o p l ecl wil bitt a m o nth , it is r eas o n a b ly s u re t h a t it \\' ill he h ard ly poss i ble to proc u re tb e n ew $ 100, $.jGQ, $ l ,000 s la m ps itt /i 11 e c:rn c e l erl , unl e ss so m eo n e sb o ulil d e fy t h e G ov e rnm e n t a nd ca n c e l t!t e s ta m ps \\'it!t pe u a nrl itt k o r ru bber ty p e. T h e 10 \1· p rices n ow a sk ed fo r th e fi ve , te n a ml lift y d oll a r sta m ps , wo ul d c.: e rta inl y s h o w a n early afha n c e if s uc h a la w s!toulcl he e ttac.tecl . I n ot e l h at l it e So ut h e rn J> !t ila t clic Ass oc ia ti o n \\· il l co tt ,·cu e 0 11 Se pt. 2 1, 2~ , a nd 23, a n d to a ll a pp ea ra u c es Lit e a lt e ml a nce w il l b e la rg e. T h e onl y m e e t itt thi s c ity t h is y ea r w ill h e l lt :i t of l it e E mp ire S ta te P h ila te li c Soc ie ty , in A ug us t , a nd fr om Lit e p rr. s ent o ull ook , a tt e 11d a 11 c e w ill a lso be la rg e . Me e t in g s w ill be h e ld itt lit e e ,· e11i11g , itt o rcl e r to a ll o w m em be rs e 111 ploy ecl <l u r in g l it e tl a y -t i111 e a c h a n ce lo a lle u d in p ers o n . T h e co n l itt uali o n of l h e arti c le , ·o n l lt l' s lantps of l it e Co nf c<l e ralc S t:ilcs c>f A m e r ica wa s co nlinuc rl itt t h e Ju n e iss u e of 'J'/1e Amer ica11 jo11 r 11 a l of J'hilalely . A m o ng Lit e tt c w e n ve lopes a 11 1l ad h esi ves I no te lite fo ll o \\' i tt g : H a ttd s ta m p ed e ll\·elo pes fro m L ex ing to n , M iss .; Ralei g h, N . C. : Sali s bury , N . C .; S e l11t a, Ala ., a nd Sta t esv ill e, N. C. A1l h cs ivc s fro m Brid gev ill e , A la. ; N e ll' S 111 y r n a, Fla., a nd Sa le m , V a . T !t c fo llo win g e x c er pts a re inle r cst in g lo \\' Ottl d h e\·a r iet y rlisco \·ere rs. Alclif fe rc n l Lim cs a Ya ri e ty o f h a n d s ta m ps h ave b e e11 ch ro n icle d as p ro \' is io n al s la tnpc rl e ll\·elo p es. Th e best a uth or it ies are n ow ag reer! t lt a l t h e fo ll ow in g a re o n ly posl111a rk s : Ca n ton , M iss .; C!tris li a tt slnt rg, V a . ;- G rccnshorou g !t , l~ :i . ; II n t.t ls vil lc, �r l r I T H E V IR G I N I A PHIL AT E LI S T . A la . ; Montg o m e ry , Ala; R in ggo ld , Ga . ; S:wa nn a h , Ga.; Th e Pl a in s, Va ., a nd a numb e r of o th e rs . " " Th e so-ca ll ed sta mp of M adi sou , F la., is n o l a s la111p at a ll, but merel y a fo rm o f re ce ipt iss u cil b y th e post m as t e r.' ' Our Boston Letter. ll \" BE AN · EA Tl ·: R . Sta mp llCll'S ·at th e " Hu b" 1s a l p res en t a ve r y ~ c a rec a rti cle . The s la111 p a u c ti o n s h a \'e now closer! fo r the s easo n. H. L. D rew 's la st sa le occ urr ed Ma y 3 h t, C\11<1 as a wh ol e bro ug ht ,·c r y good res ults. J 11 111 ~ 11 y cases unu sefl re ce nt issu es in s c ls , b r o u g ht 1n o r e t h a n t h e y ca n b e b o ug ht fo r fro1n d ea lers. ll . S. 1SG9, !)Oc p e rfe c tl y ce n t ered b ro ug ht :J: 9 .~5; !lOc , l SG l u s ed , fi n e , sold fo r :;;::uo ; se t o f ne ws pa pe r s tmn ps, 189!) reprints \\·cnt for $-U i2; le pl a y iu g card s , i111per f. u a rrow m a rg in s , brou g ht $( i.75 , whi c h wa s a good p ri ce co n sid e rin g co 1Hliti o n ; $ 1.00 Mo rt g ag e, p e r f. so lrl fo r $:2.J .j : :;>:WO p e rf. s upe rb s o hl fo r :;> l -l. 00; .: I. GO seco nd iss ue, so lrl for $0 .iiO; a $et of ca rclb oa rcl p roofs , 211 \·a r . , perfe c t co nditi o n , bro ug h t :)iel7 .ii0 ; H a wa ii Pro\' . G o vt., $ 1.00 o . g . fin e, bro u g h t $.1. 50; o ffic ia l s et, ca u cc lc rl, so lil fo r $ 1..) G ; Nell'fo u11 d lan 1l , s urc h a rge 1 o n ;;c 1111ns e <l , sold fo r fi~ c; sa u1 c s la 111p o n or ig in a l CO\' e r liron g h l :JOc . Ma n y 0 f o n r lo ca l d eal e rs s en t th e ir e ntir e sloc k o f lh rc c-cc n t Ca nada e n\·e lop cs lo O l lrt\\'a lo h e s urc h a rgerl; th e y a rc n o \\' s o rry t hey <l irl n o t la y as irlc a fe w , as th e p r ice o f t h e nu s nrc h arg cd h as a1h·an c c1l 0 11 ncc ou n l o f lit e limi le rl 11umb cr 0 11 h a 11<1 . A r ece n t im po rt a ti o n o f F al kl :rn 1l ls ln n1l s tamp s sh o \\' ccl a cliffe re ut sh ad e o f colo rs fro nt l h e fo r111 e r iss u e , it b e in g 1n os l n o li ca hl e i11 l h e lei s ta 111 p , \\'h ic h o u e 111i g ht ju stl y ca ll n cla re l. lt is n o w rum o red lh a l th e 11 c ll' ;)c Nc ll'fo 11111ll :u1il 238 s tamp (blu e) will p robably be put on sa le in a fe w \\'e e k s . It was first promi sed las t Chris lm a s . The t wo ne w s tamp s of Peru , the •3 a nd 10 so ls, a rrived on m a il m a tte r th e la t t e r p a rt o f last month. The 2c iu the n ew colo r (ve rmi lio n ) is be co min g qui t e co u1111 ou, b eiu g of fer ed h e re b y the hundre rl. M r. E. M. Carp e nter of lhe New En g la u d S ta m p Co ., sa il e d for Euro p e o n Jun e 3 rcl , 011 a two mouth s' bus iness trip fo r lhe firm. H e was accc mp a ni ed b y Mr. F . J . L a urie of Worces ter , (Mass .) T as mania is abo ut to follo w the exa mple s et b y N e w Zeala ml , in iss uin g a pi cto ri a l se t of s tamps. Th e lo wer ·rnlue s will co n fo rm with the co lo rs of lit e U . P. U . req uirem e nts . Canadian Notes. ll\ R . G . w rn D I COil!TI T<:. 0 A S ll O R'l' time ago I \\'ro t e to a ge ntl e 111a n li\"in g in Io\\·a , a nd d es irin g a repl y e n c losed t wo ce nts fo r re t uru p ostag e. N o t h a vin g nny U . ~ - s ta mps at lhe lime I sent him Ca n ad ia n s, ne v er d rea mi ng b ut t h a t h e wo uld of c o urse e i t h e r ge l l h e m exch a nged o r u se wh a t h e h acl. !11 rl u e lim e t he a ns w e r a rri ver] , a u rl th c e 11 ve lop e bo re lh e Ca nad ia n s ta mps t h al I h ml se n t him. I wa s g rea tl y s urpri sed a t th e fac t lhat lh e l c ll e r h a t! co m e t hro ug h a t :Ill , nn tl stra ng e lo sny, w h e n i l rli rl co m e th ro ug h , th e re \\'as 11 0 ' 'pos tage cl u e" 0 11 it. T lt e let t e r in q u esti o n was \\Til lc 11 by llt e pos l mas lc r i11 th e lo \\' n I refe r lo , wh ic h proba bl y lrnrl so m e lltin g lo rl o wi t h it. S e ,·era l y ears a go I r ecei ,·eel a le t l e r fro m th e U . S. b eari ug a o n e-ce nt Ca nadi a n slam p a n rl a o n e-c e n t U . S . sta m p; b ut th e re was t wo ce 11 ts <lu e 'o n it. Q u ee r i11 sla u ces a r c br o u g h t before o u r 11 o t ice oc casio na ll y, a 111l I think l hi s 1ni g ht ri g ltll y J,c ca ll e r] o n e of tlt c 111. �T HE V I R G I N IA P HI LA T E LI ST . Tbe a!Jo ye ile m re m ind s m e o f so m e t hin g e ls e wb ich run s a littl e a lo ng lh ese lines. I rec e i,·ed a pos ta l carrl fro m a g entle m an in a c ert a in Canad ia n to wn wh o , insteacl of u s ing a r egula r Ca nad ia n , took a n u nused Am e ri ca n ca rd a nd pu l a o ne-ce nt Ca nadian s ta m p on l he fa c e of it. I had lo pay fo ur c ents "postag e cl ue" o n it, a ri d u po n maki ng inq ni r ies o f th e postm as t e r as to t h e re aso n o f l h is , h e s la t ed t hat l h e postal la ws were ,·c ry stri c t in s uch cases. I be li eYe , l bo ug h . t ha t t hi s law has s inc e be eu a n1 e nded , a nd tlrnt h a d t h e abO\·e m e n tio ned ca re\ been sent today it wo uld h a ve ca rri ed a ll ri g h t . Mr. W. A . N ic h olso n , a S t. Ca lha ri n es c olle c to r , has in his poss essi o n q uit e a noyeJty . It is a p osta l ca rd m a iled to him by a noth er of ou r loca l s ta n 1p m e n , Mr. J as. F . I rwin , on S ep te m ber 2~t h , 18!l7 , and j ust reac h ed h im o n J une 2nrl , h avin g bee n nea rl y l wo y ea rs g o in g through ou r local office. Wh a t coulrl h ave delay ed it s o lo ng is ind eed a n1 yste ry . W ha t at on e t im e bid fa ir lo beco 1n e ou e o f Ca na da's fo remos t phil a te l ic m aga zi n es has gon e the way of t h e ine\· itab le . The lVeekly Stamp Reporter h as j oin ed ha nds with the P ltilatelic A dvo ra/e , a nd Mr. Brad ley will nuw loo k lo o th e r realms for g r ea t e r g lory tha n ca n h e obta ined in p hilfl l el ic publi shi ng . Ano ther s u pply of G-ce nt " nu n1crnl " iss ue has bee n rcc e i,·ed at the Posl O ffic e he re . Q ui te a num ber of lli e 2 ce nl I 1npe ri al sta mps a re a lso O il ha nd . O tta wa reports say th at lh e last o f lh e ~c m a ple lea f sta mp s ha\·e l1cc11 iss ncd fro m lh e D e pa r t m e nt. Again the u ews c o m es fro n1 Ma ni loha tha t a p hi la t e lic m o nthl y will s ho rt ly m a ke its debut fr om th ese regio ns. I t ru s t tha t it will a m o unt lo so methi ng , fo r a good pa pe r is nee d erl in t hat loca lit y . :\ fA J. jx o . F . :\ [ A YE R, P n :s i d e 11 t. DR. :\1 .-\ RK \V. l' EY S E R , \ "i ce P r e~ i d c 11 l. \V '.\ I . S . :\ H ER:'.' , Sec'y- T reas. ] 0 11 ~ PA A L ZOW , 10 18 Pa rk A\·c. , Ric hm n11d \":i . , Sal es :\t a 11 nger. C . F. \\· . :\ I os 1·:R, Co 1111 te1·fe it ! >e lec t or. 1 Offi c ial Org-:i. n : T 11 E \· 1n.G J:\" I .\ P ll I L AT E l.I ST. _.\ s,oc i :Ll i o 11 m ett s 0 11 lh e IOt li o f eve r y 111 0 11th , :i t S o'clock p. 111. , al J:l N . J·: Jcw: n t h ~ I R ich m o 11d , \"irg- i11i a. R I C H MOXD, Ju t ile 11!em ber s ·r he t \\" C11t y- th ird m o nthl y m ee ti n g o f 0 11r A !-'soci a t io n wa s cal led to o rd er by :\ Ii-. Tit os. Cliri stia n , i11 t he ab sen ce o f th e P res icl c11 t, \\" h o wa ~ dc..:l :1i 11 ecl hy h11 si11 ess fro m bei ng prese n t. I n t h e a bse n ce of t he Secr eta ry, w h o wa s a lso clc tai 11 ed by b u si 11 ess , :\ I L O i e t z ass um ed hi s cl 11 Li es fo r th e e\·en ing. A fter th e r o u t ine b usi ness h:i d i>ee 11 cl i spo~ed o f a ge 11 er:i.l di scussi o n 0 11 th e p repa 1·:i. li o 11 s fm· th e Co 11 ,·e11 t io 11 w;is ind ulged i 11 . es pec inll y th e pr ep a r a ti o n o f a p rog rn m co\·e ri 11 g th e Co n v eut i o n <l:t ys. In t hi s m a tt er th e \". P. A . w ill be go \·e r11 ed hy th e act io 11 s o f t li e ·• So 11 t!H: r u : " hut a s soo n a.-; t he r eg nl ar r o 11ti 11 c h 11 si 11 ess o f l h :l t bod y i!-= d isposed o f t he \" . P. A. i 11 t<.: 11 d "' t:1 k i11 g- th e del<:g: ih:~ a 11d \" isi tors i11 cha rge. ' ' 1:111·th er yo 11r d epo 11 c 11 t s:1yc t h n o t. ., \\ "1 1. Ll ..-\:.\ t F . A 11 1-: 1u\·, Scc r e t :11·_, .. pe r D I ET Z. " Sc ott, No t S chott." " R IC I DIOND'S o nl y S ta m p Dea le r " r cc c u ll y rc c c i\·ccl a wa n t li s t fro 1n a c o llecto r in th e No rth e uu1n e ra tin g nea rl y e 1·e ry rare Co n ti ne nta l s ta n1p in the ca talog ue. As M r. Sc ho ll is s pec iali zin g in Rc ,·e n ues a l pres e n t h e re turn ecl the wa nt lis t ,,-il h t h is laco n ic arh ·ic e : " ll 's Scott , n ot Sch o tt , yo u wa n t . " C O N \"E N 'l' I O N- 11 00~ 1 T RY a n ad n c:s:t m o nlb. VA . ,.f1111c 10 , 1S99 . of t il e //. P. ,-/ .: lllis nu mb er. pr ices in th e ad s o f �THE VIRG I NIA PI-IILATELrST. Sec r etary= Treas ure r 's Re port. NJ~ \\" l'rL':-;idc11l- ll Ft:11 lo 11 , P .0.Uox 8, KllO X\" ilk , T e 1111. \ ' k e· l 'n:s itl e 11 l. - A 11 g-. D ie t z, Dox U, R ic h 111 0 11d ,\":i . Scc'y -'J' rca s. - \V. C. J,o wry, llili sboro , T ex a s. I11 L' I. Sec rdar y- D. E. ll az.c 11 , Th o 11 o t osa ssa, 1:1:1. Saks S 11 pt. -Cha s . \Vari11 g-, 1Jox 202, K 11 ox ,·'e, T c 1111 l,ilir:1rian - Clia s. P. Ga l yo n , K 11 ox\· ill c, Tc1111 . Co 1111tcr fci l IJe lcclor- F. i':oyes, A l ice , Te xas. Tru s tees- I I. Fe 11to 11, Ch a in11 a 11 J·:x-Officio, K11 ox vill e, T c 11 11 ., J·:m il Gerlich :i.11< \ R o lu: rl K i..:~:-:­ le r , !'cw Bra1111 fr ls , T e xa s. ll lli...: ial Org-:1.11 - T llE \'J RG l !" I A PillJ. A T ELIS T . Vice =President 's Address. ·ru l ll L· :\k m hers o f th e 1 ' So 11th e r 11 .' ' l ; E L J. O \\"·)lEIX GS-· !':AT l \'E S: Si 11 cc t h e 1111m er it c d d is ti 11 c ti o 11 o f G r :t11tl -\ 'iz.k r was co nferred 11 po 11 m e by th e o nly A:-:soc iati o 11 i11 t h ese Exp:111 d i11 g Cnit et..l S ta t es, I h a n: co11 tc11ted m yse lf wit h a fe w r h ap sod ies 0 11 t h e edi· t o rinl pnges of t h is, o ur officia l hn.nd -orgau, :rnd , with the pro,·c rb in l timidit y of a w n rd politiciat1 , h a\' C bee n ti ttl e i n e dd e n ct..· ot h e r whe r es-for all o f w hi c h yo n n r e 11 1Hl o u btecll y, duly g rnte l 11l . But I feel it m y <l11t y (Ge n 11 :1 11 s \\"O uld sa,·, " n : rd n 111mte Pfli c ht 11 11d Schuldi g l-\: e it "), in d e~\' o f th e approac h in g Co 11 ,·c11ti o 11 o f o ur A ssoc ia t i o 11 i n t h is city, t o t 11 r 11 n 11 offi c ial so m e rsn11lt. I \\'a s g rilled [llt o ,·er· t o n o t e i11 the Sec retan·':; n:porl fo r Jm 1e, a 11 :i.11 -l oo-l ong l is t o rm e m b; r s s11spe 11<le <l fo r <lelinq11 e 11 cy . :\Ty p e rfora ti o n s nc h e :i.t thi s, for r am co n fide nt th e C[l u se w :-ts m e re forgetful n ess i11 e\·ery in s t an ce. I \\" 0 11l d urge t li e!;c bret hre 11 , si n g ly n 11d co ll ec t in:ly, to :1d\':1t1 ce i11 order, ""ith o 11l c r owdi n g t h e Secre t n 1·y, :ind dep os it th e :-t111 0 1111t of th e ir i11d ch tcd 11 ess, \\"hcrc 11 p o 11 w e will c h n11t 1 ' wn s h m e a n d I ~ h n ll h e " a nd so 0 11. :\Iet11 c 11to m o ri , :i.nd th e s 11 bseq11e11t gra tis pyrotech11i cn l cli :;play. 'J'h e" S o 11t lt e r11 11 C[lu 11 o l affo rd, a11d does n o l int e n d t o l ose :1 s in g le o n e of h e r o ld 111 e m b e1·s I h ope l o meet c:-tch and e,·en· 0 11 e i11 0 11r be:-t 11ti f1d c it y t hi s fall: 1 d es ire see l hi s m ee t n:-: pl easa nt a s a w :-t n11 , fr alcr11al, So11th e n1 w e lco 1ni.: c a 11 mak e i L : n 11 cl Lh e 11 , wh i.: 11 J co m e d o " ·11 from 111 y lo fl y pe r c h t o the r :111k s :ig-:-ti 11 , 1 would know t h e "So 11th c r 11 " th e 111 osl p rn...;pcro u s l ' hilal e l ic A ssoc iati o n i11 A m t:r ica '. 111 co ncl 11 s io 11 , I w o 11ld co 1111 sc l yu 11 t o disco ur n g-c th e g ro wi n g fad of co ll ec ti11 g pcrfo r a ti o 11 s a nd w:-tt e rw :uk :-: 111i1111 s th e s t :i. m ps. 1: r:i kr 11 a ll y, At"(~. DI E T Z, \ ". l' . ~ r 11 pl e<l s pa s m o di ca ll y . at R ichm o 11 d, i11 lil t.: yea t' o f 0\11" ;-;-ewspnpf'r a nd Pe r iodk a l mi sery , lo l ~OP , lVIEMll E RS. 11:1 T 111.:kcr, J.:. :tl plt \\· .,Box i3:lll.i , llosto11 , i\I:i:-:s. 111; lJoa k. R. I. . , Pearl. O hi o . Ill Rah h ill , J.B ., :'\I oolt o 11 , l'1111jah, I n dia . 111' \\"i ll, \\"111., ~ I ~ K. :Hs t-sl. Uirmi 11 rrJn111 ·\ h ll!J B11th: r , c. :.1.. C o lde n. Cu~ o. ..... . .. .. l:-50 R . :\. 1't..:lc r so 11 , R11tlt n: 11, I o wa. JS! l. a m b , \\"111 . B. , ·IU!J Jo;. Cnry -s l., Ri c h111 0 11 d \·a l ~:l IJ art1111 g-, Ceo . C., IG~U Bnrrr·:-t\·c.,Chi ca go'. I1 1: APPLICATION S. * \\'illi:im s, G . :\I., Ar li11 g to11-a\·c., B ir 111i11 g lia111 , .-\ 1:1. Age nt. Refs. , R. S . 1'\clso n , \V. c. I.o wrr, R. B. Brad ley. ';' Orr , C . I'. , :2:00U l s t-:-t ,·e ., Bin 11i 11 g-lta111, A la . Age 1 0~ R. R. :\gen t. R e fs. , R. S . r\elso 11 , \\' . c. 1.o wry, R. D. Br:1 d ley . ';:1'drcc, S. J., R11 sselld lle , Ala . Age 00, Cle r k. Rc:f:->. , R. S. :'\ e lso n , H . C. Kenn ard, \\" . c. 1.owry Bfi a ll , \\·. K cber. Box . : f. -H, P e terboro n g-h , 0 11tar io. Ca n ncb. Age;-{ ! , St:i mp Bro k e r. l\J e mber Coll ector 's Clu b, A. P . .-\..,Chica go P . Socie· l y, P. S. of A. , D. P. A. aud Fiscal Co llect o r s Cl 11 b . Refs., F. Stea rn s , A u g . Dietz, \\". C. L o wr y . ::'j o hn J. U11u ce, Uox B2, R ichm o nd, \*a. A ge 23, Cler k. Re fs., F. Stea rn s, A11g. Die t z, w. c. J,o wry . '''Cart er, Geo. ] .. 2ti•) Ha lsey·sl. , Brook ly11, K. Y. .-\ g-e ~m . :\l e m be r .-\.. P. :\.. Refs., F. Stearn:-> .-\11g Di e t z, \\·. C . L OHT_\". S Lo w e l l, j. \\-. 1 F eden1 l ~b11rg , l\ Id. Age ::iO, Prin te r and P 11 blis h e r. R efs .. Au g. Dietz, 1: . S t e:i.r11~. \\-. C. Lowry . * l ' i s l o ri11 ~ , F crd i11:i1H.I , 1187 \\". JOth -:n· e., Dt:u\·cr, Co lo . Ag-e 07, Bo ok. k ecpei-. H. e fs., C h ns . A . Xa s h , :\l nrti11 A lher tso 11 , lJ e 1n-e r , Colo. , 1: . Slenr11 s. (Th ose m arked * clt.:s i1·c l o p[lrt ic ip:1 t e i11 1·:xc ha11ge D epn rtm e 11t. ) C JI AKGES I N ADDRESS. R. B. Ur:-tcl ley fro m \\"nco t o IIi lJ:.;bo r o, 'f ex as . C. ne rg-h o l z from Sa 11 A11to 11i o, T e x., to0 11 n la s k a , Ark. Rl ·:S t G:\'ATIO:\' A CCE PTED. I.. T . 1;rodsto 11 e, Super ior, :'\ c b. Res pt..·clf11ll y , \\·. C. l. OWR\" , S1.-.:c -'1'1u -: .\s. Treasurer's Report. R ECEI l'T~. Bala11 ct: . ·· · ······ ···· ··· ········· ········ •.. ..... S:!5.:tJ J.:. ect: i \T d fro m m e m bers. :!.·l,j To ta l. .. fk ;;pec l f11l l» , \\". . ... ~2 ; .77 c. l. ll\Y R \ . Sc~. T re a..; . �TH E V I RG I NIA P H l LAT E LIST . Re port o f Sa l . s Supe ri n t e n de nt. 0 11 h :i 11 d l a~ t repor t ~.-, J.:. ecei n~d s i n ce :t i' IJuuks .. ....... ...... . . . h oo k:-: ... ' !'OTllE ::su..1:: C 11 As . \\· .., i.:1 :-.;: 1; . Committee's Report. 'l'o 1'1I E :\h: ~ I BJ·:Rs OF Tlfl ·: s. I'. :\. Yo n r Co 111111l ll L'e 0 11 Co 11 :-; ti t11 ti o 11 lu.:g l o ~1 1 h 111i t th e fo ll ow i 11 g c ha n ges i 11 th e Cu 11 s til1 1li u 11 o f l h L' So 11 ll1 er 11 Ph il at e li c .·\s:-:ociatiu11: Arl. I . r\:-1m e . ( X o C li :i11ge. ) ·• 2. Objec t s. :..; . ,, .. .-\r l. ·L 1.. I '. 11..: . \11 , 1: 11 1t o 11 , K y ., \\· ill .:..:·i\'t.: 0 11 L' \'<.::11 ·~ .-..1i11sc ripti o 11 Lu a t! )' l\\' O 11t u 11thly 11 1:igaz 1i1t.:s l ~J :1 11 y p..:rso n sec u r i n g· t li t'L'c 11 ew lll L' ll ll )L' l' S t u S . J '. .-\.: re s 11 ll t u h e d eci dl.:d hy Secreta r y':-. lTpo rt. T o th e p e rso n sec ur i n g- t h e seco n d largL'sl 11 11 111 . he i- or Il e \\' lll CJll bers h y CO ll \'t.: lll io 11 ti m e, \\'i ll ( :'\u C li :111 g·e. ) ~- :-{ , ,, a. g i ,·e ~ :2. 00 i11 cas h . Th is o ffe r is in co 11j 1111 c li o 11 \\'ith t h at o f t h e \ ' ii-g iu ia Phila t e li c 1'11hli s hingCo . , and based 11 po n sa m e r ul es . :\To n e y t o iiL' p: li d al C o 11,·e 11ti o 11 . f\"e ilh e 1· o ffe r t o apply l u di. l'L'C lo rs o r p 11 bl1 s l1 crs of pape rs-a s I co 11 s idt:r th e y h :l\·e th e alh·:mlage of r eg11l:ir 111 (.: 111 1Je r s. " ·J . Office r s. Ye t An o th e r. ::\lecl i11 gs. Sec. 1. m o 11t11 pr iu r Lo " t o ":;eco ud m o 11 t ii p 1 ior t u. " :Sec. :L ( X o C h a1 1 ~e. ) A rt. :"). C h ange " n ext Sec . l. Alt. Ii. \\'1!11 :0-.t:l.: lll l.' S An oth e r . ::\ l c: 111 bc r s hip. :-:;ec. 1. lll t: lll h..: r or th e S. I'. ;\ l h L' la rgL'S l 1111m h e r of 11 e\\' 111 t: 111 l1L' r s fi1r til e .-\ssu. ci:t1io11 hd\\'t:e n lk' Cl.: lll hL't· l I S ~IS,a 11 d Lh t..: fir s L d:i\· o f th e J ~!J!I Co 11 \'e 11 ti o 11, T l tE V1 1u : 1z..:1 ,\ !'111 1...\. TELIST \\· ii \ g i\'e a s :t pri ze till.'. S ll lll u r ~ I U. 00. Th e m e 11 1b c.: r scc 11 r i u g- li te 11 ex l larges t 11 11111 l1er uf 11 e \\' 111 e 111 1le r s h t.:L \\'t:e 11 dat es nam e d will J'L'l.:t.: i\'1..'. :i liu 11 11 d co p y o f\· 01. I I. o f Lin: \'. l '. T h e co 11 d ili o 11 s of thi~ co 11t cst art: th:i t e :i t:l t m c m lie r s ll :d l 1·eq 11 es l t he Secret: 1ry o f Lh L' s. J•. A. to Ji;-; t the app li ca t iu 11 s sec n rL'd h y h i11 1 and k t'L"p :t rt.:co nl o r t h e S:lllll..'., :tlld t h e St.:l.: l'd:try ' s l'L' J> Orl s h :tll dt:l\..'.1' 1ll ill e th e Will l ltTS o r t h e pri zt..'S. :\u ll lL' llllie r is el ig·i h le l o thi s co 11 1t:s t 1111 lt.::-.s h e lia s SLT ll l'L·cl a 11 d h ad :id1 11i lt L'd t u 11 1t.:1 11 lit: r s h ip :1 t lt.::1:-. L :l 11L'\\' m t: 11 1h ers . ·r1i i s co 11t csl is 11 ot u pc 11 Lu ufTi. t::t.: r s o f I h e .-\ssoc ia t io 11 . Tll E \" 1 1u;1:-: 1A l ' ll lL r\ TELl l..'. l 1 t · n u s 111 :'.': ( ; Cu. (.i!i>:.Ll:! J{d ire d ;):! liouk:-: .. ( From w h ich han.: lu. .:e 11 sold e= 10::. J0 1 l'O\\. i11 circ11la t io 11 .-.;o h oo ks. I11s u r:1 11 ce f 11 11d $.l.-1.Xl. S . P . A. Prizes. ... ~ l :!l i!l . U:! :\dd I. ilir:iria1 1 a 11d c n :a lt.: Lia.: office o f E xch a 11 gc S 11 pc ri11t e ud · t:lll t o crea te :i 11 exc h a 11 g-e li ke } Ie :.:. ee l co11 ce n1 , wi th a ft: e o ftl: 11 pe r ce nl for time :111d t ro 11 hle. J)11lit:s of Officers. Sec. 1. ,, :L I H· i\1pre st: ill1: 1~1";1 ~: l oe\'e r yco llt.:d o r:ip pl y i 11 g l o ll lt..: for a 11 a pp ll 1..::.1 l10 11 hl a 11 k for tli c So1 ;tli L' n i l ' ltil a kli c A.ssocia l io n 11 11 d e 11cl os i11 g :~J ce nts for I S!! ~ J d n es and :! ce nt s ex tra fo r rep l y p osta~· c an 111111 st:d copy of th e Two Ce nt Ora11ge X e wfo11 11 d · la nd t J.'i ~IS i:<-:s 11 e ) :-.la m p, wh ic h is 11 ow obso lete. 1 h:in:- j u s t '.!.) cop i es l o cl i st r i lJ1 1tt: i11 th is 11w1111 t: r. 1 ( l"\o Ch:m .~T·.) \V " r. A . l\ I c lJ o ....h'ELr., WW :\1:1 d iso n · :n·e . , :--: . Y. C it y . :) . E n t h us ias m Ra mpa n t. ·I. 5. " f) . " ~. ...\ckl ~t::c tio11 lliu e t o pro\' id e for lh t: dnt it:s of J·: xc h auge Superi 11l e 11 de1 1t. A1· t. I. Selec t io n s . Sec. 1. ,, :2. :\Ir. 11. A. C lia p 111 :i 11 , R ocky Jl ill. Co 11 11 .. \\' i l l prese 11t co 111 plete fil es of Th e 1'e rfora t o r fr o 1n } 1:1r c h J,"!!17 t o Ap ril J8!1!l- 2U Nos. :\I:iiled fn:l.' l o eac h o f th e t!J1·ee m e m be r s of L11 e S. P. A. \\'ho see n r es ll 1e g r e::1tes l 11 11t11ht.T of 1 1 e~\· .111 c 111 \Jc rs 1Je fo 1·e th e CO l1\'e 11ti o 11 of ' !)!J. Co 11 cltt 10 11 s or lh c::-e pr izes are tha t e:1c h co 11t esl :-ml 111 11 st sec u n : . aL Je n s t :: 11 e\\' m e m be rs . 11 0 officer of th e Assoc1:1tio n o r e di t o r o r p 11 b li s l1 e 1· ofa pa pe r e li g ilJlt.:. ( l'\o Ch a 11 ge. ) .,, Change " thi rty " s ix t y drays." days" :.\ rt. s . J> r uper l y. S ec. l . ! :"\c C ha11 ;..:(' . t Ar t. !!. A m e 11d111 e 11 b. Sec. J . ( 2\"o C h:i 11 gc. 1 .-\rt. 10. Official jo 11 nial. HH .·\ L>J. I ~\ . 0 Lhainn :11t . \V'.\ I. S .•·\ HER:': , At·c . DIE TZ , R EA D \ Ve 11d €l i11 \ Vcbe l' 'S a d in th is 11u 111 \.Jc r. H e is \.Jo o 111i 11g t rallc as T1 r1·: J RL;IN J A l'lll f, A T E f, I S T is '100 111i 11 g l li c gra11d S. P. A . Coll\·e nt io 11 a 11 cl J·:x !J ili iti o u o f Co n fe d era t e Sta m ps. \ Sec . l. ' Xo Chn11 g-e . l R espectf11 I l y, R U\' B. to Com m i lL t'L'. Tlt c Allcglt c11y /'h i/a/dis/ fur !\lay ap("11 j .. p ear ed \\'it lio 11t a n erlilo r ia: page. que 11 11 111 li e r , i11 cl e ef1. �THE V !R GTN TA P H ILAT E L IST . ll\" J O ll:\ P cL \T. ZO \ \', .\11 J'11 hl i ..; il c r s :1rc r cq 11 e;.; t ed t o :-: e n d 11 11 c cn p y d111 ·l' t tn th e R e ,·iew Edit o 1·, ;11 '.\'11 . IO JS l':1rk . \ \'t· ., 1.:.id 1111 0 11 d , \" :i . . l·. S. A . 01 11· R e vi e w cl o~e d j1111 c :!'l rn l . 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Ka11 :.;n~ C it~.-. :\ I o . :z:>. -1. ·•. ., I. I. I. :!. ~. I. Ca11 adia 11 P hil. R <..: vi C\\', Berl ill , 0 11l. 1·: 11 ergy, Ber li n , 0 1?t. , Ii . ;), I. I. I. "· ... F RO'.\r ABRO:\n . ~ l:"t111 ps , R 11 :-i h d e 11 , 1·: 11g-. X e \\'~. T.011do 11 . :!I. 1-·: 11 g-l a 11 d. .J. Phila tel ic j o 11 r 11 a l o fCn::it Hr i l :1i11 . S:di:-0!I. I OI . h 11 ry , E11 g-l a ml , <~ L' ll t.: r : il .-\11 zc i g:c r f ur l ' h ilal<:l ic. l rt.:n h.: l' il. / \\'. ( ~ C l'lll:lll)". t:- . ;;l)!1 .;:tO . B1 h: f11 1:irkt: 11h :111 dl er. Bl'r li11 , C c n 11 :1 11y, R c\' ll t..' l'hil a t e liq11e Fr n 11 c:ii se, T he fl .1y S tale l'hila!c!isl co t11 plctes \\' ilh t h e pre se 11t 11n mb er t h e firs l y ear of il; ex isl a11ce a nd it is protul o f its ~·ecorrl or lt e\·e r it a v i11 g mi ssed Jlla iJin g its editi o n 0 11 o r before its flale of iss ne. It pres e 11ls th e liken ess a 11cl hi og rap b icn l s ketch o f \ V. R usse ll Brow n , th e Scc'yTrea s. of t!Jc Bay S ta le P!Ji la te li c Associ at io n. Ed itori a ls , N otes from m a uy pla c es a ud th e Re,·ie\\' fill its pnges . \\'e h ope lite ]Jay Sta te l'hi/a!d isl will h e w ith u s for years l o come . t1. FR O '.\! CA::'\ .-\ 11.-\. l'hil. R t:('o n l :i11< I St a 111p a ml a lso of th e forge ries of the four i\ Iolcl a ,·iatt sta mp s of JS,'iS. N ew Issu es is a s u s ual one o f the l ead in g feat ures of th e A . P. illr . Pur vis g i\'es hi s idea of w!J eu the sta mp co ll e c lor 's mill e nni um \\' il l co me allll i\Ir. Ch ap m a n h as hi s " J-fa r tfon l L etter." St. L o ui s a ucl Ca na1la ::\oles a ucl Com 111 c11ts fi ll t h e ha la 11 c e of thi s n um be r. "· I :!. 10. Ill~. .\111i e 11 s, lu 'J '/1c A / /('g /i c11y l'h i!alclisl the "\'alu c of Philate lic Ex hii>i t io 11 s " i~ c o u1111 c u t e1 l upo n b y Phil :\ T e li st :11 ul h e lll akc s a good pica fo r t!J c caus e . 1' o il o 111Jl , i f th e co urs e be o u lliu es in r eg ard lo e x hi bits o f sta m ps al State o r Cou nt y fairs was fol lowe <l 111auy who uow laugh a l lite co llec t o r wo uld c h nuge th e ir op iui o u ,·c ry mu c!J nml go od res ult s fo r l'ltilat e ly wo uld fo ll ow. Fo rge d Sla 111 ps a ud Fra11cb speaks o f th e fo rge d l ii ce uli JU('S sb lllp or Fraucc F or the next t\\'o mouth s we \\'ill hri,·e lo ll o wi t h out the E z•er g r c1·11 S tale Phila!elisl for Bro . Freuclt w ill take a u111ch u eellecl rest. Veri las p ays bis resp ects lo t he "New Rep rin t Th eo ry" a s ach ·ocate1l by " Fat h e r Sco tt. " F rolll t h e \\'ay in w!Jich iu lnys n ot so \' cry lo 11g ag o , rep rin ts were solll as orig inal s i !.1 1'\. Y. it mi ght a ppear as ,·cry c o nYe11i e n t lo n ot con side r a n y thing a "re pr in t," as lo ng as it was reprod nc efl fro m the " o ri g in a l " piales but how about those t h ousa nds of se ts of Hel igo la n d s for ins la11ce tha t \\·ere sold to yo u11 g collecto rs > J f tne m ory sen·es u s r ig!J t t h e y di cl n ot e ve n co m e front the or igi n al plates , a ucl t h e re a re ot!J e rs i11 th e sa m e li st. W ith t h e e xc epl io 11 of a fe \\' e flit o ri :ti u o les aufl a few " \Vh ispers " t h e lx tla 11 ce 0f t h e p a per is Jlla <lc np o f :uh' c rti s cm e 11 ls . 'J'/11· H er ald l :'. 1·d11r11g 1' con tinu es its crnsacle :1g a i11 s t Frntul s allll :-; win dier~. a t11tu 1hcr of t h e 11 t rccci1·in g the free �TH E \'IRG I N IA PI-II LATFL!ST. nch ·erti 3in g th ey Lle se n·e. :\Ii ss Swift's " Rise of the Posta l Ca rel " is a pica for tile colle c ting of thi s rather negl e cted branch of Philate ly, s till it. a s \1· ell a s th e collecti n g of e n tire e11\·elopes. is sl eaclily 0 11 t he in c rease a n ti as :\Ii ~s Swift says a g reat 1na11y collectors "" \·c a ll th a t co 111e th ei r way. aud ill Li111c lo com e >viii n ol reg ret Lile t rouble Ll.tc y Lo o k lo ca re forthelll. >: oles fro n1 diffe re n t poi11ls, e rlilo ri a ls, So111e l' c rl in e11L P aragrap h s liy :\Ir. C il npn 1a 11 a11 rl a page o f t ra n slat io n s in to <;c rn1 n11 111,1kc up t h e r est of lit e paper. In /'li e N e;u ) ·vrk l'!iilatd isl :\fr. \V111 . :'IL \" c rh e ck speak s of th e '' Sla 111pi c R e vi\·al " and cites 1na 11 y in sta n c es whi c h g i\·e i11clica l io11s t hat the i11Le re s l in s la111p cu lle c tin g is constantly gro wing-. Speakin g of pe rso n a l experieuce he menti o n s the fa c t t h at " on e old g e 11 l! e111a11 informecl n1e the o t h er clny L11:1 L h e h ad two postage sla1 11p;; t h at \\·e re ' o ve r 1-~il y cars olt1' which he wo ul dbringlo111e ne xt tin1 e he 'ca 111 e to town.' " For :\ Ir . V 's sa ke we h op e t h nt Lil ey wi ll n o t turn ou t l o b e of the late ly rlisco\·e r cd Britis h Guiaua ord e r. In uot es fro m l·:11 g· Iaud a \Var 11 i 11g is .~i,·c II agai nst a ver y cla11ge r o us Th e /Vee/.:~ " l'lii/alelir Fra o f J1111 c 17 , h as the fo ll ow in g l e tt e r : COXCORD, >:. I L , jlltlC :; , l S!l! l. \V. W. J1 ·;\\"F;TT . D E.\R Sm :-E11d o:;c1 l [ se nd you the ·le , s ize !1 of Lite n ew tlic: th e o th e r di e h nY in g liee n r ejc c l ccl. \'011 will al so 11o li ce the ro lor is 11 o w the s:1111 e as the :u ll1 csi \·c . Ha ve o nl y sec 11 t h is 11 cw di e Otl t h e s ize T se 11 rl yo u. The -lc a 11 d .-,c rejected ti i c~ wi 11 li e good p roper l y . \' ou rs Tr nl y, C H AS . l f. S T0:-11•: . T wo llt1tl1h crs of Tlic L onr Siar Sia/<' /'lii/ult:list arc lief o re 11 s . April alld :\!:i y li o lh be in g iss uecl from l\ Ir. Bra d lc_1"s 11 e w h o1 tl c in IIil lslioro , Tcxa,;. Th e Ap r il 11111ni> c r g i \·cs the ill11slratio n of lhc n ew ly cli scoycred Frau k li11 local. Fro111 a 111 osl competent source coni cs Noles 0 11 Rep r ints. Caucclla li o 11s a 11 d For gc ri es of French Colo11 ia l Slam ps . Portra its o f :\l ess . :\skew anti L ow ry arlo rn thi s 11u1nbe r. :\Iiss S11·ift rc1·icws C urrent J,iteral11re . Th e :\Iay nun1b er co nta ins the report of th e p roceedi ngs o f t h e Thirrl A nnu a l Co nn•nlio11 of th e Texas P hil ate li c Associatio n which 11alura ll y lakes up a goorl part of th e pap e r , leavi n g o nl y roo m fo r son ic ccl ilorials a ncl Miss Swi ft 's re yicw. fo rgery o f th e I fr ora n ge of t h e F irst Rcp11blic of Fra n ce . Sco tt qu o tes ll tis sta 111p unu sed al ~ 7 -5.01) a n d user] :HO. IHI so it is n ot lik e ly 111 a 11 y of th em wi ll fl oa t aro u nd o n th e a vera ge a ppro va l s h ee t. :\Ir. C ha p111a n gi\·es t h e uews "Co n c er n ing L a le I ss u es. " Easy Country for lh:gi n11ers '' R o 111ng na" is r e priutecl fro 111 S/a111ps of Ru sh clen , Eng. In t h e et! ilor ial cl epa rtn1 e nt !\Ir. Herbs t g i\·e s a few in s ta n ces of the a n1ounl of "gall,, o r ' · c h ec k" _son 1e pe op le possess and h o w th e y u se ti to n1:1 k e th e p hi late li c p u hl i,; her h appy. Tli c I'crfor alor u11tl c r it s ucw ntanag · r:1p 11· ·. c111 c n t has the ]Jicl tti·n~ •'lit e] 1>1og 1 o l Jalll es L. L o ng , a Ke 11 t11ck \"co l In ' l : I " I' . ~c 0 1. n . · rorn \ Vo m:111' s Sta ud po i11t " t h e r;oss1p menti o 11 s th e u ni qu e collec tin11 of postal canls belo ng in g lo t h e Duc h es ,; of \'o rk . S h e a lso 111 ent ions. '•1 \:t . .i l· (' l.y· () f t he ~Opfg \Vurtc111 hurg st:1111p a nd ca ll s alle nl1on lo the diff c rniil l . . f C , ., ~ ) p es o a pc of (,c.otl lf upe . J.h e goss ip is Lo a ll i11 Lc 11 ls a close obse n ·e r :rn cl st ud e n t of h t· r sla 1n ps . \\'c ll1i 11 k lb a t s he lJ a d bett e r 111ak c her peace with the J1!onlrca / l'liilalclisl fo r if J ea n Bapt is te K a nu ck s h o uld ge t after her s h e wou ld h a Ye to lie swifl in d eed lo escape . Ecl it o ri a ls a ncl e not w h Ca na rlian !'\o l es to fi ll a p. ip c i· haili~g fro m t h al scclio 11 mak c 11 p t he rest of t l! c pa per. . �FREE! 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S o 111 eo 11 e 111u s l lie Jn1y in g l lt e n1 11p. l'n;;l"I C:.trcls b y :\ . E 11 g c 11 c :vJi ch e l · govs to s lt o \\· l !t:1l th e c ollecti n g of c 11.~· oes tir c.:-;, IJ ol h carri s a nd c u \·clop e ~, i~ g rc: tl· ly 0 11 t h e i11crc:1se . The rep o rt s of l it e :--lehras k:i :11 1d th e Tran s -::'d i ss iss ip p i S of'i c ly :ire :t!so i11 thi s nun 1li c r. N nn1J , c r ~of Th r· S!amj> E .1·( /it1 11gc is f11l h· np l o th e hi g h sla nd :i nl whi c h l it e e ditor ha s c \· id c n ll y s et up fur !1i111 sc l f, :\ fr . \ "crbc c k 's pi ct ur e a nd a s h o rt biugr:ip hi c:t! s !t <" lc h o f hi s lire op e 11i11 g th e !i s l. " Tli c :\ I odci Sta11 1p Co llect o r " is d e scr ib ed J,_,. c;. IZ. K e 1111 eil y a cco rdi11 g to hi s ideas . I n lit e · ' :\cws of the :\ fo11l h ' ' i\l iss Sw ift a1h· is cs lite co ll ect o rs 11r c 11l ir cs lo co 111 pl c lc th e ir se ts o f l h c pre se n t iss u e -I :ut d .)c e 11\·e lo pcs, :is th e di e s a re l o lie c l1'1n ge il and n o wo11d e r ,for li o ll 1 L i11 co ln an<l c;r:111 t 's hcacb o n th e m :i r e :dn 1osl c a rri ca l nr e s . Th e tle scrip l io 11 or Il c rn 111<la is \"ery g oo 1l, a11d ,·c ry p rop e rl y ca ll s :tl le nti o n l o th e s la111ps iss u ed Ii y lhal c o lo 11 y whi c h , wit h .cx c c pli o 11 or th e s u rc h a rg ecl 011cs , ~ 1· c eas ily obtai11alil c a ud 111 :1ke :i \·e ry pr e lt,· pa g e i11 th e :il b1 .111. The \Vi11ni11 g of :\ c w Re c ruits . liy JV[r. Co x a nti l it e e nu1n e rali o n a nd d esc ri pt io n of l h e E11\· c lo p cs n11d \\'rapp e rs of JS!l!l, b y i\fr. C h a pn1 a 11, a re in te re s t in g lint tlt c 11 111 n b e r o f :) !) di st in c t va ri e ti es is n o t quit e co r re c t , fo r sc \" e ral of lbc s izes h a\"C cn \·clope s of d i ffe r- cut sh a pes ( lo ng aml s h ort flap s ) so that t h e num ber \\·ill be u ea re r 70 th a u 59, lea ,·i11 g out t ile Di e A \"arieties. Notes fro m \·ariou s places, edito rial s, a n d a lLtll re vi e "" of co ut e m pora 1·y lilerat11 1·c compl e te thi s nu111hcr. Fo r June a "Spec ial " is pro mi sccl. '.\' u n1be r o f Vo lume ff o f S /al/l j> Ta lk is, as u s u a l , good a 11 cl int eres tin g. :\ fr. \" e rbeck's " In t he Days of th e Co n federacy " does n ot co11ln in a 11 yl hi11 g 11 e w or s ta rtl ing conce rnin g t h e s ta111 ps of th e ' · late u np lcasa n l u ess ". It , h ow e ,·e r , c o 11ln in ,; t h is se 11lim c n t whi c h \\'e c h e e rfully e n rl o rs c : "Th e 1·e for e . bro ther co ll e ct o rs, lake h o ld of lite oar nJHl pu ll wi t h t h e rc sl aurl m :tke t h es e ~acre cl w c 111 e n los . \\"lti c h were so cl early paid fo r , t h e ·fashi ona ble ' s ta m p of lite d a y. " " :\[r. H e nnessy o n th e I111p e ri:il s " is a n111 s ing ancl a s th e ba ll o n thi s s o rt of thin g h a s bee n sln rlcc1 hy M r . L" n1loo ly we suppose that t h e re wi ll i> c lot s of it i 11 th e pltilnlel ic papers. ;\J r . Ch ap m a n a g:1i n h ns an articl e o n "On Lh c Co \·er" a nd well de s c ri bes that if 0 11 c 011cc beg i11 s lo c o llect sla 111ps thal way , it l:1kc s s u c h h o ld t h a t t h e cove r s oo !I s ec11 1s loo sa c red lo r em o ve :1 s la 111 p fro111 it. cvc 11 lo pl ace i t i 11 it s :dl o tlcd s p:H: e:in the albu111. [s it n ol ab o u t li1 n c lli:t l t h e editor a nd pnbli sh cr of .\ '/11111j>it" .·l m t'rif'a r e vea l eel th e ir id e n t ity > Si n c e lite fi rs t 11u1111ier ca 1n c lo the writer h e h as tried ,·cry h a rcl lo 111 a k e a g u e ss al th e qu nrl e r fro 111 w h e n c e t hi s p a p e r c o 111 cs . hul lt c is sl iil " ~ 11ess i11 g " . \\· c n ot ic e with pl eas ur e th a t th e p rint e r is l earn in g l o W' c the ru lilicr ty p e s o mu c h h e ll e r a11d th e p a pe r r ea lly pre se n ts a \·cry g ood appcnr:rn c e an d if il a fford s llt-c " l "nkn o \\"11 " a s mu c h pl ea s ur~ lo g el t h e p a p e r up a n d di sl rilrnl e it , a s it a ffonis u s l o r e cc i\·c i t, !t c wil l fiml himself r ep a id lo al leas t :1 c e rta i n cxle n l. No w �THE V I R G I N I A PH IL AT E LI S T. as to your compla in t Bro . J . R.: A review of Stampie A m erira was writt e n fo r last issu e a nd se n l lo Lh e prin te r, b n t wh at h appe n ed to it aferward Lhi s de po n ent sa il h n ot and ca u th erefo re not te ll if, aft e r it was set u p , Lhe pri n t e r 's tl ev il pie cl il allfl h:ld it for lun c h , or i f it fe ll urnl e r Lit e editoria l b a n a nd was co n sig n ed Lo th e waste bas ket. The f:1c t r ellJai ns Lh al tlt ei\foy nu1n l> e r o fT 1n : V 1RC.r:-.:rA P 111LAT Er.rST co n tain erl les s Lh a n h a l f Lhe 1llalle r wrillcn by Lhc re v ie wer. 1'1.!e llJu ch h e ralded Spec ial Editi o n of lhe ..'>ta mp Tr ib1111 c h as co111e to l1 a1ul. IL is a good nu111ber, b n l s lill we ca nn ot agre e that it ha s ful fill e d its prolll is e lo iss u e in Jun e Lh e g ra nd est, large s t a nd best sta1ll p pape r ever p ubli shed in Amer ica. R a lph \V . Tu cker's portrait aclorns th e first page and a ge ne ro us ·w ri te -u p fo ll ows . Th e a ss oc ia te e<lilo r w rites abo ut A ust ria a nd Hun g ary aud mentions that a s early a s Lhe !a lter part of the Llli r tee11tlt c e nlnry a p ost was o rgani z ed under the princes of Thurn a tH.l T axis. I s n ot that d a te rather early ? An cl d id not t he concess io n t o Thurn a n d T a xis co ve r the wh ole ' \Hol y R o m a n Empire" of which G ermany was the m a in part and lh e E mperor ~f Au s tria , al so Germa n Emp e ror , as tod ay , the Kin g of Pruss ia is E mperor of Ge rm a n y? Au historical sketch of th e Southern P hi la t eli c Assoc ia tion a nd its officers is g ive u . The a nswe rs to Inq uiri es a re g ood , tile good-n at ured sa rcas m is at least n ot in te n ded to wound the feel in g . B . G . M cFa ll e num erat es lhe " Pr e tty Sta m ps" a n d ex pl a in s wh y it is tha t l he s m a ll e r t he count r y the grea ter the n e ed to issu e stam ps whi c h are s ure to pl ease t h e e ye a nd so to e ffect sales to collec tors . If th e s tatis tics g iven in " Can ad a 's Rarest S ta rn p " a re corr ec t , th e 1~ p e n ce blac k is iud eed a rari ty fo r a cco rdin g to th e li st o nl y VilO were sold in four y ea rs, and h o w 1lla n y o f th e m a re in ex ista u ce today~ Mack Jrns hi s N e w York letter a 111l t h e Rc,· ie w is b y lite assoc iate editor. J_::11 e1 ~r;y front Be rlin , O n ta ri o , has o n e pa g e d e vote <] Lo s la m p a d ,·e rli s e 111 e 11 b. part o f o n e page lo' ' Stat np Lo re '' hn l if its a ttack up o n :\fr. S l o n e is ca lJ ecl " St:l m p I. ore " lite le ss of th at k i 11<1 we h a ,·e the be tte r. The lialancc of it s fo nr pages is rn arle up of p o e try, foolli: ill, cy c lin g, etc. Pr ice thre e c e n ts a C<> ]'.'., fi fl y ce n ls a yea r. Fro nt n o o th e r :·:ng lish paper cl o we se e so 1n a 11 y a rt ic les re print ed i n th e Ameri ca n P hil ate li c p re ss as fro 111 St amps, of R u slt den , Eng land. !ls " H e lp in g Hints" for th e jun ior co ll ec to rs a re wi<l e ly cop ied as are a lso "F.asy Co untri es for Beginn ers." P os t a n;l Letter Ca rd s of the Bri ti sh Em pire is cont in ued as w e ll as Re,·e nu e St::unps o f J a pa n . H a rry Hi lckes Co.'s m a tte r is sti ll in e,· ide n ce . Mr. P ea rc e co ntinilc s hi s l\o tes on Reve nue Sta m p s . Th e ~2 u e s t i o n of Pr ices a ud So m e U ndcrpricecl S ta m ps co nta in th e co1llplni nl s of ov erch a rge, th e ot h er of t h e a ll eged un de rcharge of th e catalog u es . Tlte f'!iilateli c J o11r11a! of ( ;real JJr i ta i11 con tinu es the Hi story of the Correspondence Card a nd ot h e r e n tire s o f the Belg ia n Pos tal Se n- ice . It cot ita i ns a pnpe r rearl be fore the Manc h e s te r P hi la te li c Society b y Mr. Ern es t Petri , o u Th e Sta mps of l h e Ita lia n Sta l es , in whic l! t h e qu es ti o n is :·.s k ecl , w h y is it tha t s o few col le cto rs care for t h ese stamps ? \Ve tl!in k tha t o ne reaso n is t h a t th ey h aye b e e n so ex l e n s i ve h · co u nte rfe ited th a t 1ll ost co ll ectors h av~ n o t mu ch faith in t h em. If o ne has s ee n th e t h o usa nd s of imi ta tio ns and iu a g ood m a ny cas es good i 111 i ta ti o n s of the s tarn ps .of P a r111a, Mod e na , Ronwgnn, elc . , whi c h we re put into c ircu la ti o u in �TIIE VIRGINIA P IIIL i\TELlST. th e early allll 1niLldl c si x ties l>y Sp iro in l·I a mburg, o n e would n ot h ave much faith, a nd be very wary of inves tin g in th e m unl ess YCry s ure of \\" lrnt th ey were bu y in g. The P!tilatclic N c.-ord 1111d Stamp J\'c;us o f J,o nclo n , E n g la ucl continu es iu its Ap ril nu111b e r " The Sta mps of P ers ia" g ivin g in this instalment tile JS/ 8 issu e of til a t co uu t ry. Am o u g It e m s of Int erest we find the fo llo w in g : As there se em t0 be so m a n y priced cata log ue s uow in t he m a rket , a nd as eac h dea ler rec kon s hi s catalog u e, and hi s alo ne is the sole re liable index of valu e, [ rec e ntl y persua<l ed a n adva n ced coll ecto r fri e nd to va lu e hi s co ll ection by tilr ec di ffer e nt book s-Se nf, G ibb ons and Sco tt-a nd the res u lt was extremely in le res ting. AcL'o r di11 g- to ~e 11 f, (Ger. ) ll 8 1 aho 11l 5-87[•.UO. l Oi i).00. " : ~ibllo11 s (1·: 11 g. ) Cl'.20 •• Scoll , 1A 111 e1·. ) c170 J:ll'i. 00. This o nl y proves wh at I have re peatedl y poinlcLl out that Scott's Cata logu e is far l oo ili g b as p ri ces go n ow-a-rlays . In lily opi ni on G ibbo n s' is the best of th e lo l. - !J ui le a cl iffere11cP in val ue b etwee n th e hi g h est and lowest esl i111 a t es. •·C . H.\\/." in T!t c I'!tila tcli<" £l d z•uc"<1/c lJi.: li cves lh a l di s co u ragi ug th e coliccl in g o f unu sed Slalll[JS \\"OUJd e\'C ll[llaJJ y h a\'i.: th e effec t of ch ec kin g th e d cln gc o f n ew iss u e s. \ Ve il , th ere' s log ic in th al, loo . Fi< JJ·: :>1n N elso n of Bir11 1i11gh a1 n , .\ l;1 ., has go tt e n up the h and somest approY:d hoo klcl in th e co untry , in \\"hi c h h e w ill scllll o ul th e: ga n1 c he bags 0 11 h is s111nn1 e r s lantp -hu n l. llis nat ural g e n eros it y h as k d hi111 lo hou1 n th e S. l'. 1\ . :t n<l ol11er frie1nls on th e ba c k c o ver. THE "rich e st " co lor o f au y l. S . slam p e ve r iss u e<! is t h a t 0 11 th e 11 e \\" Ci c . Edna's Album. G u \· \V . GREEN iu Th e Post O!Jicc. 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Ca11:ida j 11 li il cc: c o m pkle.. 10 " 1 and ::c.... 1 .. to 50c :t:c: 111 ad:i ma ple te:1r, c o m ple t e " Xnr\\':ty, Xos. 0:{' :W r,r1 -1-1 ();) Cti tiO UI so 10 -I ~ . . . . . '..!....: o1 J:-, Jt, I '' 0:1 t1t1 ~ .. .; (l,"i • II ();", i.-, 07 J;j l. 'Sl "0 IO"'j c 1.. .:.,-.;.') ; DEALER·E- ::u 1 l 'cr u , '.\"o:-;. Jt,:! t o r 0 .. 1..: 0 11m a 11i :1, No. :!lti .. :; ~wit z e rl a11d 1Sti7 , -JOc .~Tay. . .. " ~ -STA~P O'.!! - Ii.-) ~--1 -io a1H l - tiO . ..... .. :-,oi.:. . ......... ...... .. I ~!'\d . . ' 02 Holland 1869, l e black, cheap at.. J.-.;~ u; ~ ({JfO.-J.':'"{;;\-RfER ';r,;,.- 1 "it1 b\'l:11d t: r 111ap 11 :1\\":ti i I ~~:: . !Uc \'C l"llli l io n. . 11 u ll a 11d 10 i.-1 (h ·IO ii·r.: ... '. .~.... . .. . .. on l ~! J O , :~fr . . Cu 11 ~ 1a11t i 11 oph: :; ,·a 1·idic:-:.. . 01 Oli O:! :'\' o t r are li11l de s i r a ble a!-' a m c: 111 t.: 11t o . pai r .:-.: o . 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ACTIVE COLLECTORS J"rar's S 1tbscripl io11 l o T11 E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST A FE\V llAJ{,GAINS. Til t: p 11 liJ i:-;ll er' s p ri ce for t hi s di rc l: l 01:· a lu ll e j;-; tiUc. Re.;;-istrnt io 11 ."ic e xl ra . :i11 cl A F O R 0:'\f, \ ' 40 l tlc b lu e IS!ll i ss11e C1 1a k m ;1\a, cat. J.Jc ... ·· · ··· .::: ll·-> l' o rlo Ri l'u :!c, s uL ll abtl i t ado , gTct· 11 ,c:i. t.J.)c . . g:-: 1 ~- ~~·~~1 :a~ ~f0·;; ·,j;~:j~· ~:t:;;j~ j~ : -~·;:_· ti~· ~;;t:·i :~~::.: : .. 1 1 J)in.:l.·t o r v o f l11 di a 1ia l' hilat c li s ts a nd pr k·l li s l co 111bi 1n:d . .. J'os la g<e extra 0 11 UU 01 o rclcrs 11uol e r .)Ile . .\ u1>R 1-: s s. A. J. GOSHEN, BICl<EL, STAMP BROKER . 1°; ,.; ·1'.·\ lll , l ,; 11 t·: u INDI ANA. I ~'~· CENTS . THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUB. CO., !'. 0 . Bo x U, 1nc t-I:ll O :'\D , \" ,\. , c. ,.;_ .\ . 100 VARIETIES 1:on :i.!.fll S t ~11nps. J:.:c ! 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I t i s 111 ade up of sta111 ps catalog u~'~~cf~,~:'i,s: c _;~ ,;;~k:~c~\:c clrne!1ee ~[e~~ og u111 g- ove r fo r 1 ret11r11 m ail ~1 11 :1ppron1l selecli o 11 ofsta111ps fro 111 whi c h \" Oil mn,· lak t.: /tic cat; d ug·u L' ,·: lin t.:. :\f\· r eg11 la1_.tli sco 1111·1 1 you w ill n ot h ave a la rge quan tity of d u p li calcs i f yo u b u y t wo or m ore packets. Yo u r m oney back if you want it. 7 pac k e ts-;!:28.00 only$ 0.00. 15 pack ets- G0.00 o n!)· 10 .00. ~~l~c;:~;~t is :jl} r :inti t u gei tl1t.: extra oe11d caoh "i th I Pa y Cas h fo r Om a h as . :\l1J s t he perfecl cop i es . HERB E RT F . ROLLI N S , BROO K L Y N , N . Y . MAS S . 217 P ark Pl a c e , - :-Z,L'b ..:. J , :! , 1{, J , •\ ·IOc hl 11 e, each.. :--:Och11ff,each. . 1 1 lO , 2;), ;)Oc :ind ~ I , 11 sed,fi 11 cS Uli croHectors 'Ullln nteb To send for m y appro,·a l bo oks, w li iclI o.-) arc t h e n eatest o n the m ark et a 11 d co 11 - JO ~ ::brow~. eac h t, r e d e a ch OS I ·I UIJ . . ... . :.! :jU I U l>l ;;ck, each.. .. .. ;)U b is lrc. fine, 0 11l y . . .. I lJ e:ile r s se nd for wholesal e pr ices-a lso ofTe i-. .-\11st1·ia Jglcl l ila c. 1:-;no . u sed. fine, cat JOc . ... ... S 0 1 !I o lla11d , JS!Jti,50c b i-colored . fi11 e, ca l. !Oc .. Ol i l-. S. Col11111hia 11 s,:;et le l o IOc , fi11l' , ci t. :::)c ... JO l a lso w;:111 l to h 11 y all kin ds of sta m ps. h a Ye you to sel l ? \\.lt:ll ta iu U . S . pos tage, reve 11u cs , lll alc lI :in d m edic in e a nd a fine li n e of F o re ig n stamps at -~0 /1 di sco u n t. As I make a specia lty of th e appro,· a l trad e al m ost a ll m y stamps go to 111 a kc up th ese books. A sa ti s factory b us iu ess r cfc re 11ce rcquireJ fro lll par ti e s n o t k n 0\\' 11 lo 111c. I b uy s lamps for cas h . \V lial ca n y u 11 offe r ? B. L. VOOR H EES, fl ARS H A L L OLSON, Ill. 6;S Erie St ., S. E., 1Jfi1/llcapulis. 11111111 . 13Iu e Is la nd, JUST RECEIVED. Cash \ \" c \\·:1 11l l 11 1111,· :-;!:1 111 11:--. a111l L·o \ - kctio11s :1 11d A scconcl s e t of the Beautiful Cards of Hayti. For J'c:r s!'L ~5 c F usi/mid . J·:1·c ry colkclo r - Jk':-; i r:dilc :--. l :trnp..., :ti c\\ i!li11 .~ l <i ~ · u111 p;ty 1ilic 1·: t1 prkc:-;. Sc1ic\ 011 Six var ie tie s, si 11 g le :rnd d ouble . ~ 1i o 11hl Smnll lots o f IU :1111\ 11 p w ar d s accep t ed . D ocume n t a ry Re ~::. I 18 9 8 Iii:!), rccp1cot fur a le, per 100 ............. . ~ . 1.-, I lOc, per JOU . .... .... .. . ~ 1. 11.-, " c per JOU... .w. I '•Oc. each... .~t, ~ c'. per JOU.. J.(1;, I ~ 1. 00 each.... ..-,\I iic, per 100.. 1.11:; I ~ .OU each.. l. UU ~c. per JOO.. J. U.) I Hampden S t amp Co . , G R AN BY, yo111 Stamps :\ l Oll l'l ', g111nl h irc i .~ Th e c: 1:-i l1 i.-; rea dy . lrn1·e a set for hi s collcclio 11 . 11 u 1 l l. ~­ 'F hq a r c pofal (,'c//ls uj ,·l rl . 1\. 1:., 0 I-LUE YEl~, TROJAN STAMP CO., TROY, OtllO. 922 N . G ilmor S t., H.-\ LTLYI OR J·:, l\I.-\RYLA.'< U. 2 Shades Canada Map Stamps 2 I>ISCUl.);'f 0 11 a ll 111\· appro1·a l l>0oks . \Vritc V 111e \\'illI rcfc rc 11 cc fur a se leclio11 . 'Jn" 111 y packets . :.,'.:; Fo r c i,c.!; II ... \ln.T and:!...: :-. 1 ;1 1111 >. FREE! FREE ! FREE ! s la111ps for :..'.c . .j() 111i x cd L- . S . :i 11 d l;ur\\. itll e\'1 Ty p~ckd .."j\ )U IJe:-- t .... 1 ~1 111p hing e:-. and llJ ei.c;11 for I !Jc . .\ddr cs ' \,Jank ;-1pp1·oqil ;-,het:t:-;, :d :-io 11 e \\- JHi <.:e Ji ;.;1. A . F. WICKS , JJU >:;011 1h .,l .. 1.o :<uu.~. c.1:< . J AMES L. LONG, I-'. S .- Your gooJ clupli ca les i Hke 11 ill tXL hall ge fo r Ca 11 nd ia 11 re,·e11 u es. P. 0. Box 246, Hopkinsv ill e , Ky. .-\1:-;o .J 11 h il el'. ::\Japle l. e:1r. :\11111L·1·: d, Fir:-.t J ... :-;11e C:111:idn l ' u:--. l C ard , a11d !CO Fin e 1:un: ig11 St;irnp:-;, ::\'11 l r:t!-ill. :--.ta111p:-. will l':i t ;il u:.! 3:.! 00 . all ro1· :_I.Jc 50 W')i �Wholesale OfferslWe Wish to Call FOR JULY! Vou r atte nti on to th e fact t h a t we ea rn~ a ,·en' exte n s ive lin e of S ta mps a n <l Supplies', ScotL'"°s A lb ums, Catalogu es, e tc., Frl\~ orit e Albums, Pe rCanada He 1111 1ne rals, pe r 1000. ... .... .. .... .... ....... $1.50 fect, S u pe ri or a nd Surpass ing Hin ge;.;, App r o\'a l Ca n ad a :k j11h i!t:e .. .. ... ..... ............ H.50 Books and S h -::ets a t wholesale. \Vhol esale lo ts .• Ro11mn. 11i a IS!H 9U se t.; of;) \·Hr., per 100 s e b ... l .75 Origiua l Cb,·ers. Ne w I s s ues, Foreig 11 Re \•e u n es, :v1 e .d ca 11 R e ve nues, N ort h B o rn eo l ~U .j ·Jc o n ~ I re ~l tt 5 e ...l , per 100 ... 2.-40 Canad:i Re ve nues , L ocals . 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Bux Ii, R1 c h111011cl. \ ·:i . . ti . S . A. DO YOU WANT TO SA VE YOUR MONEY? . . . . . . • D i xi e Liq1 1ogr n ph w ill save yo u 111 :i 11 y dolh1rs 11 u w spe nt fo r print i11 g - n11 d on ly c ost yo u ;j()c. \\"ith it y u 11 c an pre pare yo ur o wn Price Li s t s, Circ11 lnrs , A pp ru v:il S h ee t s, Le tt e r H e nd s , etc. Ca n k ee p c o p y or e \•e r y le lt e r yo u se mi o ut , w hi c h i:-; \· e r y im por t a nt. A u e w m e th od , s im p le n 11 d i11 e xpe 11 :=. i ve . :i n y c hil d ca n oµ e r ::i te s a m e. Mak es fr o m ;jQ to IOU co p ie s fr o m o n e im p 1·e:o; .. ion. A l ittl e tre a s u re:: t o eve r y on e . Reg-11 la r p ri ce SI.OU h nl n m o ffe rin g r e ce i p t :ind f ull i11 s t r 11 c ti o 11 s for o nl y f)Oc - :rn t if y o u JH"e fe r I w ill se n d r e ady for 11 :-.e f o r Sl.UO c hnrges p aid. !\! 0 11 ey r h ee r ful1 ~1 re · f 1111 ckd if n ot p e rfecll y sa t is fi ed. Do n ' t le t t hi s t •ppnrt1111il y pass o r y o u w ill r egr e t it. I f11r11is 11 i11 k fre e wi th s a m e . Sta m ps ca ta log11 e d a t $2.00 tak e 11. \Vr il e fo t c irc 11 lar. A dd r ess, E. C. DICKEY, Knoxville, Tenn. A h a nd so me cove r 1les ign a n<\ p la te for you r 111 ;;gazi11 e ; or cuts of st>u11 ps or h alf to nes of a u y s u bj e c t for illu s t rat in g purposes? WRITE TO DIETZH e rn a k es c uts by a ll th e m o dern processes a t moderate cost. Ske tc hes gra tis upon r equest . Cas h with order. Address AUG. DIETZ, E ditor The Va . Pl!il., 900 W. Clay=st., Richmond. Va. The Only One Of Its Kind! The Tri-!Vl o u t hly Co ll ec to r is pnlilisl! e d 0 11 the il rd , l Xth a n d ~Xd, of ea c h 111 0 11th , U to :24 pages a nd cos ts Hoc p e r ye a r , 3G issues . \Viti! \' a. Phil. ho th o n e ye n r , .JS p apers ..... ... S -1:-, " Sta m p ll1111t i 11 g-.. .. .. 7t1 Se nd for sa mple copy, o r bette r st ill , \Oc for th e n e xt 10 is , u es. Publish e r DODGE, NEW OXFORD, l' E :\'N .-\. A11 st rn las ia 11 pos t a ge sta m p s , a ll NOTICE ! diffe r e n t, in c ludi11g O . S . a nd I \\' il l pre~ e n t FR EE to e ve ry co lle cl o r obsolete, fo r 81•1. S e nd a n y applyi11 g t o 111 e fo r an a pp li ca li u 11 h la 11k co un try ' ~ unu se d s ta n1 ps to fo r t he S . P. :\.. and e11cl o ·;i11 g X5L· for 1899 , reply p o ~ t.a g e e x t ra , ;)OU go od J . G . GRIFFIN, S yd n ey, N . S. Wale s , s la inµ hing es . 350 , George-st., GEO. C. H A R.TUNG, [ \\' e h an: set·11 thi s pa c kd a11d lhi11k it c h e ap 1629 Barry Ave., Chicago, Ill. a 11d .~·o u cl . - EJJ . I 5O �UNITED STATES REVENUES AT ·65 PER. CENT. DISCOUNT. lat. !'rite. r,., t..: . s . IS47 . o ri ginal cover .. ............ ~ =k U. S . i - 55- 60 , outer li ne , og . c. .. ... . .85 )$fa ~ ' Price. I · S ._ a_g'I :l<k Bond ... .... ...... ...... .... .... ..... .. .. : ... .. .... 10 2c Express. Itn perf....... ... .......... . ...... .80 2c Certifica te ·· .... ... ...... ... ..... ... ... .BO 2.5c Power of A tt y . , Im perf. ...... . . .•.... .au Sl.50 J nlan~ Exch . ·· ................. - - ~-, tOc IOc .... 1.;;o Pa rt l'erl ..... .......... . f~I ....... . ...... .. 1.00 00c Conveyance .. ........... ... .'lii li()c l11la11d Exchange ·· ...... .. .... .... l.f>U le T elegraph ...... .. . ..... ..... .... ... .. .211 2c Certificate . blue 1.!XJ ::k Prop~~etary . I~ k ............ .. ............. 1., tic Inland Exchange ... .... ............. .... .:c, Fo~~ig u Exc h ;~uge ..... .. ...... .. . .7.:-1 «le ....... ... ...... I .00 2:)c Warehou~e Receipt .. .. . .... . ... . .i:, t.5c Life I 11s11ra11ce....... ... ...... ......... _;{0 'SOc I nland Exchange .. ...... . 10 ·'i<Jc Surety Dond . . . .... . .. .... ... ..... ... .... .. . IU G0c Life !11s11rance... . ... ............ ... ...... . 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Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 11 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistJul1899 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4081/VAPhilatelistJun1899.pdf 53e2db02d3b40f44390184a0d54a4edd PDF Text Text Vol. 11. JUNE, 1899. No. 10. A ILAT[LIS I U:ontents: H e nry Schott :.lfl8 E rlilorials . 20.J 20-~- :W f i-20 1 Notes . . . . . :.lOS- :.lOD That Sam e A n cie n t S h ielrl . . . . 2 10-21 1 Co u \"e u ti o n Noles . . :.ll l T he P os tage Sln 111 p~ of J apa n 21:2-2 1;> !\1y Reason . . . . . :.lta Co tJt 1111111 icn lio ns 2 1.J -2 15- :.ll(i-:2 17 A Grn nd W o rk . . . :.l ll Rn ie w . . ". :.l ! S-:.l l !J-220 Virg i n ia Phil. Ass 'n . . :.l:.lO So n llt e rn Ph il. Ass' tt :.l2 l-:.l2:.l Histor ical R efe r e n ce L ist of U . S. ReYs. 223 -:.l:.l~ Ens,· Co u ntry for Beginners . 2:.l-> .-\ cl \·erlise111 e tt ls. -, �I The Only One '' '' Of Its Kind ! /1~o n t1J l)2 IP IJil nte lic 3-on rn al. Th e Tri-Monthly Collector is p u b I ish e <l If yo 11 lw Ye n ot ye t see n n copy, se nd f~.>r a :-:.pee· 011 the 3 rd , l Htll a n d 2:)d, O f eac ll 111011t I1, tm e n at o n ce. 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La r gest fi e ld o f one y e ar' s s 11 h sc ri p li o n to " Th e Ca 11 :1 a ll , liei 11 g la rges t m o nthl y in s ize and c irc 11 h1t io 11 di n 11 Phil n t e !i c Rev ie w, " p n hli-. ll ed t\\·ice a 111 01 1th :ind org-:1 11 of l:u g-e-;t soc ie ti es w es t of Miss. !\"o For 25c . JUUO l' t.:r f~c t IJi11 ges a nd " C. l '.\V. 11 :!,j ,; , wo11d e r a d s pa y :t11d :u ore s t a y tl rnt1 go nwny. E xc h :1T1 ge. s 11 li~cr ipti o 11 Hll d s1x1ce fm· s lHmps . F INDLAY I. WEAVER, Pubs .• St: nd fu r p:11 t ic 1il ar:-:. S u bsc r i p t io 11 't}c p e r ye:1r , a 11d Ollt.: free e xchn11 ge 11 oli ce i11 tnr ges l exe h:1 11 g-t Be rlin, Ont., C a n. Box 494 , c u \ 11 11111 of a ll papers of U.S. Sc ud fo r sa mpl e . I �~ - -- TME VIR-GINIA PHIL:'AT EL l ~T VO L. II. R I CHMOND , VA. , ] UNE, 18!:9. HENRY SCHOTT. ~H E s ub jec t o f our sk e t ch lhis m on l h is well kn ow n lo a ll R tc hm o tHI stamp-co ll ecto rs, but , si n ce lte was fi rst lo ac t up o n o ur su gg es ti o n , th a t R ichm o nd n eed ed a stamp dea le r , we tak e pleas ure in p res e n t in g him lo t h e m e mbers o f b o lh our Assoc ia ti o ns a n d to tile fra ternity a t la rge . H e nry S ch o ll , "R ichmond 's O nl y S ta m p l\'I erclrn n t , " ' Va s bor n in t h is c ity A ug us t 5, 1869. His fa th er. H e n ry Sch o tt, S r. , was a wellknown Ri chm o n d p rin te r a nd p ubli sher b efo re a n cl a fter the wa r. A fl e r a tho rou g h c ourse in th e sc hools o f hi s n a ti ve c ity H e nry \\·as a ppre nti ced to " th e a rt p rcsen·a ti vc . " n ut the t re nd of hi s t de nts lay in o t h e r Jin es . Hi s love fo r draw in g le e! him to s e ek a n d li11d a s ituation w ith th e we ll k n o w n lith og raphi11 g HENRY h o us e of A. H o e n S:. Co .. o f thi s c it y , a n d hi s yea rs o f t ra inin g in th e ir "a rti st roo m " h av e s en·ecl him we ll in hi s c h os e n callin g. As h e is Ri c hm o n d 's o nl y sta m p m e rc h a n t, so h e is R ic h111 o ml 's 0 11l y d es ig 11 c r for a r t 11 e cLll e wo rk , a n cl th e s u ccess a ttendin g hi s ye nture sp ea k s best fo r h is p rofic ien cy . Hi s o ffi ce is a t :20il N . :; t1 1 S t. Sch o ll is a ge ui us.-I-Iis bea u tif u l , vn:i.:·i11al patte rn s fo r la ce work , iu Ba tten be rg a n d Re na issa n ce ; hi s m o n og ra m s, ini t ia ls a nd ec cl es ias ti ca l d es ig u s, a re p e r fec t. He is con side red a critic o n a ll fa n cy work , a nd is e ver reacl y t o in st ru c t in n n y ~ ~o . 10 . "stitch " a ll(] lo s ug ges t co m bi na ti o n s of th e m ost d eli cate s h ades fo r hi s des ig n s . (My fa ir r ead e rs wi ll e xcu s e m e fro m fu r th e r di s co u rse 0 11 this topi c , a s th e o nl y in sig h t J ' ,·e h a d in to H e nry' s l ine was to -d ay , w h e n I order e d two "-IJibbs" w it h ra re sta m ps " wo rke d " in , a n d whi c h I in te n d pre s e n t iu g lo t h e e d ito rs o f t "·o of o ur co n te mpo rar ies-o n e a 'C'an ad ia n , th e o ther a" n a ti ve. ") For y ea rs M r. Sc h o tt b as be e u co lle c tin g s ta m p s, a n d th o u g h hi s coll ec t io n is n o t a la rge o n e , it co n ta in s quite a u um be~ of d es ira b le s p e c im e ns. It is j ust recen tl y that h e co n clu rl ed to d ea l in s ta m p s a s a s ide li ne. He is rap id ly d isp os iu g o f a lai·ge s tock of rev en u es wh ic h h e is offcrir\g >e ry lo w - b e lie vin g in t h e m o tto : " l,L n ic k s<1 les an d s m a ll p rofi ts . " Before th e Co n venti o n t u is fal l . Mr. Sch o tt e xp ec ts t o h av e a full l ine SCHOTT . o f d es ira bl e s ta mps-be t te r class Co n fe de ra tes, U .S. , Briti s h Co lo n ia l ,and Reye nu es , "whi c h h e \\· ill 1J1 a k e h is sp e c ia lt ies iu th e future . H e is n o w m a k in g ey e ry e ffor t to c ol lect a larg e st ock of C onfedera te sta m ps - espec ia ll y o n CO \ e rs-so f!S to c x hil , i L a fin e se lec ti o n of th es e s ta m ps <1t ou r co inin g Co n ven t io11. "T h e wood s a r c y e t fu ll " of Co u feds •· clo wn o u r \n1y," a 11 cl Sc h o l l is scou rin g t h e c o untry fo r 'e rn. He nry ~c h ott 1s a n1 e 111he r of th e So u t h ern P hi latelic A' soc i:1t io n. aml \\i ll b e g la (] to h aYe a11y broth e r p h i l' s rn ll o n h im whil e in our c it y . DJE T(, . I �~ 0-1 TH E VIRG INI A PHILAT E LI ST . OFF IC IAL ORGAN OF TH E Y 1H. G 1:-.; tA PHILAT E L I C A S S Ot: l ~\ Tl ON. AND TII E SOU TII ERX P !IILAT E L!C AS S O C ! AT !Ol'i. P U B L ISHED !\lON Tll LY BY T II E V l R<..;! :'<L·\ PHILA'l' E f,IC P UB LI SH I NG Co. , O ffi ce , l ;J N . E leve nth St. , AU G . DIE T Z, E D I T OR . 1 Ri chm o 1Hl , \ ·a . HOO \ V. C l ny St. , Sta li o 11 A FR AN KLI N S T E AR NS , ll 11s i ness :\ I:111:1 g...: r , P . O. Ilox G, Rich m ou d , V n. J O H N PAA l. ZO\V , RE VI E W ED I TOR' 1018 Park A ve u ue , R ic hm o nd , Ya . SUBSCRIPTIONS . U nitet.1. S t ates , Ca n ad a aud 1\f ex i co , per y ear , ;JOc . \ Vu uld t hat we cu1 1ld llll t c ul a brc:a c h in to th a t " L inc " al eye ry po int wh ere il ln1 ll: h es lh <.: So uth , aud !cl l h <.: war 111 c u1-r c 11 l s urg e thro ugh and u n , uutil !h e recedin g wa Ycs b ro ug ht lite 011 c e c ho fr u111 the G rea t La k es lo Lit e G ulf - " O u Lo R ie hm o ud ! " Day a fte r d a y we arc r cceiviu g lette rs fro 111 coll ec tors in a ll sec i.io us o f o u r co uulry, te nderi11 g their s up po rt au<] auu o un c in g thei r inte nti o ns to co 111 c . vVith a eomn1en da blc uuity th e philat el ic press o f th e So uth is fos terin g th <.: p roje c t. E very thin g po int s lo a g ra nd g a th e rin g in th e o ld Cap ita l , ,f th e C 0 11 _ federac y thi s fa ll. \Viii y u11 co n1 e ? Are You Coming ? A ll o th e r Co un tries in th e U. P . U. , per yt::a r, ·1Uc. ADVERTISING. 1 Mo. SP A C E . One In ch , . Two Inches , . 1-Ia lf-C olu mu , : s. : ~ : 1.50 . 8 i\1f o s . 6 L\ l os. l Y ear. $ 1. 25 .. $ 2.25 .. 2.2.5 . 4.00 . ·J.00 . 7.00 . O n e Cohnnn , 2.75 . 7.00 . Qu e P age, . . 5.00 . 12.50 . 12. 50 . 22 .50 . s ·J. 00 7.00 12.50 2-2 ..)() ·IU.00 Copy sh o uld re ach us by th e 16th o f the p recedi 11 g m o uth t o in su re i11 se rt i o 11 . T o ch a n ge sta n d i n g ad s , co p y mu s t be in by 20th the . \V e w ilJ exch a n ge ou e 0 1- tw o cop ies w itll p lii\ :1te l ic publ i ca ti o u s. - - - -- TH E V IR G I N !..\. i'H ILA T E; f,I S T de s ires to pu blish a s ta ndin g list of a ll coll e ctors wl10 c onte m pla te :.lte nd in g the S outhern Ph-il a t c li c Co u ve u t io n a t Ri c hm o nd Va. , Se pte m ber 2 1, 22 a nd 23, o f tbi ~ y ea r . T o th is encl , tb e etl ito r wi ll be pleased to h ea r fr om a ll 111 e m be rs o f th e "So u t h e rn " a n rl fro m p hil a t e lists in g en e ra l. In Bookform . A UTHORIZ E D AGC:1' T S: FO R CH I C A G O : A. c. T RA S K, 3748 l.a Sa ll e St. FOR C A :-."ADA: j NU. J•: IJ\\° :\Rl>S , 58 R i vard St. Bo x ~7 U , :\ I o 11 t r t::d . F OR NE\V Y O RK : PAH. KE A D\.E H. TJSI:-l'G AG E :-.."C \' ' 16-I U :\I a d i so 11 A Vt:. E nte red a l t h e Post Offi ce a t R ich 111o ud , \ "a .. for tra n sm issi o n t h rough t h e m n il s at S ec o u d -c l a ~s 1·a les, Se p l., 1807. R JC H :\101' D , V A .. J U XE . l ~UU. " On to Richm ond ! " :\. K lRR E S IS TA B f, E wa ve of pbi la le lic con ve n t io n-en thu s ias m is s we epi ng o n !r our S ou t bla n cl - l b reate nin g even lo o ver Aow o ld ' ' Maso n 's a u cl D ix o n 's L in e ," a nrl na ug ht ca n s tay its c o u rse' T 11 E 1• uu r,1 S H E R S o f T H E V JR G I N !A P H rr, A TE J. IST co n le m pl a t e rc-p r in l ing i 11 co n veni e n t bo ok for m a nu111 be r o f tb e s ta u rla rcl a rti c les whi c b have a p peared in t h es e co lumn s. Am o ug t h e m lh e Co ufederate a r ticl es, r ev ise d a nd co rrected wit h s upplem entary no t es; " Th e S ta m ps of P a rag ua y , "'" Tb e Pos tag e S ta m ps of J a p:rn , " e t c., e tc . E nl a rged illus trati o ns a r e lo !Jc a dd ed , tbu s m ak in g t b e u1 , as !\Ir. Sto uc o f lh e E r a s ugg es ts, rn ln ali !e ha nd - books fo r lbc co ll ector . B.• 1n i;: r,s o f th e Era a nd Ro lhfu c hs u f t h e 11/et r opo!i tan a re appl ica n ts for re1= og 11ili o u as he li gge rn nls . I �THE \'JI.:G J NJA I'H JL ATELJST. '.:05 Grievances. An 5. P. A. S o uYcnir. 'J'H 1·: 1':Ul1' 1i'\G uf a philat e li c p11!, licali u 11 carr il:s with it p re rogatives th e f11!! cu 11 cl:p li o 11 am! ca r cft1 l app licali o 11 of which we s h o11 lJ s trive l o p rope r ly csli111al e. Th e co t1rsc pt1rsued hy t1 s ha s clic ilc tl solllc little cri t icislll, couple<! w ith c 11i g111 alic re ferc 11 ces a 11tl i11 s i11t1atio11s , fo r a ll uf whi c h , by the \ \"a)", we do 11 ot ca re a "co11li11 e utal ! " Bt1t a 11othe r co n d iti o n ha s re sult ed fro m tbi s pol icy-a url of lh is we wi s h lo speak: S in ce we have tak en an ac ti ve , ~i gg r cs­ sivc part i11 the expos ilio11 a nd pers eculi o u of lbe p hil ate li c fraud, we h ave bee n ov errun with letters from co ll ectors who tell u s of their trouul es w it ll s ta m p deale rs , a nd requ est u s to publish their charges, a nd to " make it h ot fo r 'e m. " Aga i11 so m e menace us with a seve r e c h as ti se ment in the fl esh , whil e ot hers threate 11 u s with a suit for li be l and s la n der i 11 t h e U. S . co urts , as ha s re ce ntl y bee n done by a certa in pa rty in Michiga11 who h as retai11ed a Rich lll o 11 rl at to rn ey lo ius titule su it for li b el. Now, lo a ll t hese we w ish to say luis: Bona-jide ch a rges of fra u rl w h e 11 substantiated by i11co11test ible e vid e n ce, p laced in ou r h a n rls, will he aclllliltecl to ou r colt111lll s, whi ch, at the sa me li m e, are open lo lh e clcfemla 11 t for a stalellle n t i11 re bu tt al. Trifliu g and yi n dicli ve c h a rges w ill receive 110 a lle ul io n. _To th ose who see k o ur " be rlml " we wo uld s tal e that we m ea u cler w ithiu lll e co nfiu es o r th is bailiw ick d a ily, l h a l we wea r 11 0 coa l of mail: b11t lh al we arc t h oro ug h 1y threat-proo f-Sc/a h. To s u ch as yea rn lo llle e l t1 ,; in th e co urts we hav e a s illli lar i11\· it al io 11: \\· g ll A\" I•: d ec id ed lu prt r a r e ;ill ;ipprupriale ~Oll YC11 ir fo r Ill e g rral S. l' . !\. Cu11 Yc11tiu11 tu be hel d al Ric h 111 0 11d , \ ·a .. thi s fall , a 11d de~i 1 c lo ca ll the a ll c 11tiu 11 of co ll ectors allll dealers l o t h e project. Jf th e 11eccssa ry ass is la nr e is reudercd , t h e work w ill pro ,·e 011e of lasli11 g in terest to e very par ti cipa n t a11Cl to l'hilalcly in g e11eral. A brief prospectus of thi s su n \Tllir may prove of i11 tercst : Aside fro m its a rti s ti c dress , it is t u co ulain r eproductio n s, fr o m or ig in a ls, of t h e s ta m ps o f th e Confederacy- loca l a u cl g e11 e ra l issu es-acco mpa ni e d hy fac t s a u cl data perta inin g to these int e res tin g s tamps thus m a kin g it a val u able reference book for a ll time. Copies of this so uvenir will be prese nted to eve ry subscriber of TH E VIR- "Co 11 1e a- runuin ' . " Finall y ; we inte nd lo purs ue in future the sa me co nrse we followe t\ in the past - l h al 's all. G INI.'I. Pr-HLATEL IST, The 1 one Stm' S tale P hilatelist and The Stamp T ribune, as well as pl aced o n sale a t t h e price of :?5c . To enab le u s to prepa r e thi s work "e ca ll upon a ll p hil atelis t s posse~s in g a u lh e ulic spec imen s of Co n federa t e loca ls, o r rare ge u eral iss ues , l o s u pply u s \Yilb p h o tograph s of s uch s ta mps , as we ll as a n y fact s co u cer nin g th e ir issue th ey ma y possess. Due c r edit will be ;:;i,-e 11 e,·ery co n triliu tor. A limited 1111111 bcr of ad1'ertis111 c11ls will be i11 c luclecl in this pub lication. a u1l d ea lers a rc in vi ted lo e n q uire th e ten11s of the ellitn r of TH E: VIR G I:-IL\ PHI CA 'l'EC!Sl', wh o w ill ha ,·e the work 111 c ha rge . App licatio n s fo r space will lie gi,·c 11 p .:isilio n s in tli c o rd e r i11 \\'liic h llicy arri Ye. B1w . lZ owr . :S . :\i-; 1,so:-1 , of Bin11i11 g h a 111, .<\ la ., to wh o 111 we arc inclehte d for o nr first s urch a rged C uba n e 1n e lope, h as sta rt ed out on hi s ~ u111111er s tam p hnnl. S nccess allentl hi111 ' �~U (i T U E VllZG I N f A l lll LAT.E LJ ST. Success Atte nd It ! Th e Texa s Ph ila t e lic Con ve ntion . .·\ S TOCK COMPA NY ha s be e n fun n ed b y t h e co m bi u a t io u of t h e lea d in g s ta m p d ea lers of T e n n essee , to be k now n as t h e Tc uu c ssce S ta m p Co. Its pu r pos e is to 11 0 a g e n era l b u s in ess in Posta g e a nd R e ven u e s ta mps . It h as b e e n decided lo iss u e one thou sa u d s h a res of sto ck , at a p a r va lu e of o u e doll a r per s h a re. Jf t en or more sh ares are s u bsc ribed fo r at o n c e, one· h a lf is pa yab le in g ood, sa le able s tam ps at the prenii lin g wh olesal e 1\ 'l' 'l'l! E T h ird A nn ua l Co n ve n t io n of l b e T exas P h ila te li c Assoc ia ti o n , h e ld o n Ap ril ll.J tl.J , in t h e pa rl o rs of th e D ri s k ill H o t el, Au s tin , Texas, th e fo ll ow in g offi c ers we re e lected fu r the e n s uin g y ea r: Pres ide n t: E . D. Dorc h es te r. V ic e -Pr es .: Oscar J a nn as c h . S ec ' y -Trea s. : E dwa rd W. II ens in " <'r I ,i bra ria n : G. C. Cue n orl. "' · ::iu pe riute u dent : Chas. Ro ell! er. Assoc ia t e T ru s t e es : H . G . Aske w F D . True, T. \V . R o bi ns on, \V . B. M it c l; c J(.· O ffic ia l O rga n : Th e L o11e .'i'ta r S tate rate s. Th e Co mpan y is fo rlll e<l w it h a good s to c k , a u d bri g h t prosp e c ts fo r s uccess. A lread y fi ve hu ndred sh a r es o f s toc k h a ve bee n subscr ibed for. A n a n n ua l di vidend of not less th au 10 p er cent. is g u a ranteed . The office rs of thi s ne w So u th e rn e nterpri se , a re A . N. E stes, Preside n t , and S. P . Le\' , o f tb e Sta mp Tribw1e, Sec 'yTreas., with hea<lqn a rte rs a t H a rr irn a n , Tenn. A ll c o m m n ni ca l io n s s h o u ld b e a d d r essed lo M r. L e v. /'Ii itatelist . Co11\·eul iou Sca t WOO : C u ero, T c xa, The Associat io n num bers 5 l m e m bers of whom t he fo llo~v in g were p rcs e ut : G . Ask e w '. Au st11~ ; R oy B. Brad le y, \Vac o; Em il G erlt ch , New Ilra unfe h; · O tto H ei li_g , New Bra u nfels ; H . A. H e r~ zog~ A u strn ; V . H . H nberic il , Bl u ff S prrn g s; E . \V . Hc us inge r, Sa n A nto n io· E . D. T rue, A us ti n · \Va lter C L . ' . ' . o"~ Ab il e n e ; a nd G eorg e \ V. I n 0• •r~ll! H ' s t ead . • ' ci n P- H'. That Maltese Cat. ' ' An Anci e nt Shi e ld . •• BECAUSE we s ugg es t ed a 3<l s ta mp for M a lta , colo r gra y, w it h a Ma ltese ca t ou it, to c o mp lete the n e w s et , y e editor o f th e J11elita Pltilatc!ic Chr onicle a11d A dver t iser h a s felt ca ll e d u po n to ek e o ut more tha n a c o lu11111 o f ed itor ial comm e n t o n th e s ubj ec t -a ll of wh ic h is h a rd 011 t h e ca t. A propos, will o ur e s tee m ed co 11le m pora ry enli g h te n us a b it 011 th e s ubj ec t por t ra y ed o n th e JO-s hi lli ng s ta mp ? W h a t s e e m s lo ag ita te th e g e ull e m a n as h o re ? \Ve fear , if h e docs u o t c ea s e deploring th e loss o f th e "Mai ne ," a ud t urn hi s a t te nt io n to t!Je J13p Jess beli es , t h ey 'll get wet. " ON lo Richm o nd ! " th is fa ll. _ W E r 1n~SEN:r thi s m o n t h t h e Lle c is i\'c j o rnle to a se nes o f art ic les p ro a u d " F' . E . <011 ·ore1g u • x cba ng 111g , " pri nt ed in o u r column s re ce nt! )-. It is r1.01.11 ll . · 1c p e n o f A n_ie n c~'. ' s m os t pop ul ar a u d ta le nt ed p h tl a te lt c a uth o r ess ' M iss A iii )' I-' · ~S W I'f l. . S END in yo ur a d s in li m e fo r l it e c o ni 1n g t hr ee g reat" Co11 ve11tio11 buo111cr s." T o Publis h ers. \Vi,; MUST aga in ret1n cs t a ll p u u li slJ c rs lo s e 11d o ne c opy of t h e ir magaz i11 e s l o o ur R e v ie w E d ito r, M r . J o hu P aa lzow, l OIS P a rk A\'e ., Rich 1110 11d , V a . . �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. :207 To Our Dealer Friends. Price Reduced. Tiu~ phenom e nal g rowth of Pllila le ly in th e Soulll is re fle c tNl in the ra pidl y g rowin g s ubscription !i sl of TH E V mGINIA PHIL ATELIST. Th e pa tron s o f o ur a nYerti sin g column s assure us of its "pulling qu a lities ," a ml r e new their c ontrnc ts, which is, perh a p s, the best e\'iclcnce of its 111 eri ts . Ha\·e yon 110 barga ins lo o ffer? \Ve rea c h active, bu y iu g co llecto rsco n!'irlcr thi s , a nd-let us hea r from yo n . BY SPEC IAL a rran g ement we a re n o w cu a blerl to o ffer t o o ur new subscri b ers a nd r e ne wa ls Derlam's sple ndid Dire ctory , conta inin g over 9500 na m es and a ddre ss es, fo r the very s mall s um o f 40 cents , whi c h a lso secures one y ea r' s s ubscripti o n t o this m aga zine. The publisller' s price fo r the Dire ctory a loue is GOc , so we wo uld a d vis e all desirin g a 1i ve, up-to -da te phila telic m aga ziu e a nd the fine s t dire c tory y e t published lo ta k e a dvantag e of this offer. S ee a dYe rti se111eut· 011 " Publi sher 's P ag e of Ann o un ce111 e11ts . " "Oom Paul's" Country. vV E i\lA Y look forwa rd to a new se t o f s tamps from So utll A fr ica ere lou g . \Ve read o f so m e co ntempla ted s troke o f old " Oom Pa11l " Krii ge r' s pointing to a federation o f the Soutll Afric a n Republic a nd the Orang e Fre e S t a t e. S hould this be effe cted , a new s ta mp wo uld prob abl y fo ll ow . Philatelic Poetry. AT THE ri sk of bein g criti c ised fo r inco ns is t e n cy, es pe cia l! y a fte r o ur r ec ent tirad e aga ins t phila telic dogg erel v erse, ,~ e print in thi s nurnber a little ge m of sentiment and beaut y from th e pe n o f C u y W . Cre en iu The Post O!Jice. Russia in China. /)er I'h i/11 /r!ist prints the inform a li o u th a t Rn ssia u s la tnp!' are l o be s nrc lrnq,:etl "Chin a " fo r u se in her territo ry th e re'. Wha t rl oes J ollnni e Il ull say lo th a t ? The Starr Stamp Co. 's Price List. vVF. HAVE r ec e i \· ed th e J. VI/ . Sta rr Sta mp Co.' s pri ce lis t o f U nite d S la te s , Co nfe rlerate S ta t es, anu R ev enu e S ta mps . It is a 4-1 pa~e bookl e t , full o f barg ain ~ . Writ e l o th e m fo r o n e. William B. Hale. \ VE HAD tile pleas ure o f rneetiu g Mr. Willi a m B. H a le , wh o ca lled at o ur o ffic e while in Richmond. Mr. H a le e xhibited some \·ery ch o ice sta mps, a nd effected m a n y sales a n d exc!J a ng es \\'ilh the Richmond phil s, l eaving a m os t fa yorable impress ion up o n a ll \\'h o ca me in co nta ct with him. John C. Seibert. \ VE HAD the pleasure of me e tin g Bro . Seib ert of the Norfolk Dispatclt, wlJO paid a brief \·is it t o our c ity o n t he 2 1st. He assure s us th a t he w ill a tte nd lit e Con ve utiou \\'ith a pa rty of No rfo lk col lec t ors . Bradley and "The Lone Star." O u iz frieu rl a nd con.frerc, R oy Beun c tt Brad ley, o f Th e L one Star Stale .I'lii/a telist , h as r em o\· ed from \ Vaco, t o Hill sboro, Te xas, fro m when ce thi s l ead in g S outhe rn philate li c p ubli ca ti o n wi ll e m a na te in future . vVe tru s t th e s u ccess tha t hi s tale nt m e rits w ill atte nd hirn i11 th e n e w e nterprise in whi c h h e h as e ngaged 11 11 rl e r llt c m os t fa vo rabl e a us pi ces. �::!08 THE VIRG TN TA PHlLATELIST. A New Set For Tasmania . New Stamps and Envelopes for Cub:i . THIS Briti slJ colon y w ill a lso be provid ed witlJ s c e ne ry s ta m ps in the nea r fut ure . The following inte resting anti pertiu ent paragraphs a re from the A11stra!ia 11 Pltilatelist : "Mr. P. Ma lou e informs us th at the fo ll owi ng is a n app rox imate lis t o f va lu es . colors , and desigus: ~rl g re e n , La ke Ma rion, Du Ca ne Range. I d red , lVIo nntain Lake , Hnon Road. 2cl lil a c , Cataract Go urge , J,au nces to n . 2jcl da rk blue , St . Col111n ha Falk Xd cla ret , Lake St. Cl a ir. -Id orn nge, R ussell Fa ll s. .5.1 lig ht blu e, M o unt Go ul d. Gd violet lake , D ils ton F a ll s. " Doubtless. this list i. in co m plete , none of th e hig h e r value,; being repr e sented. It w ill be seen that th e '/,2 d 11 9 1 l / ' (I a u cl ~ ~c are to be in th e P os tal U nion colors , from which we m ay infe r th ;it t h e current i rl a nd 2~cl w ill n ot h e c ha nged iu color. \ VE clip t he following fro111 tbe Pliila l elir lllo11t/Jly and /Vorld: EN VET,OPES of 2c red a nd 5c blue of s pec ia l d esign will be made by t h e Plimpton Co. Th e h ead of Columbus wi ll be copied fron1 the 50c piece o f 1892. "Cuba" \\'ill b e abo~· e and "Dos " or " C in co Centavos" below. The figures of va lue wi ll be at the sides. For t he prese nt the U . S . \\'aterma rk paper w ill be us ed . There \\'ill a lso b e a Jc wrapper, green, wi th s ta mps o f same rle s ig n . Mr. Ba rte ls thu s d escribes th e design s of th e ne w Cnba: le g reen, stat ue of Colum bus with o n e ha nd rest ing o n a g lo be. At top " C u ba " in curve, " Centavo" at bo tto m with fi g ure " I " at each s ide. 3c col o r unde c ided . All ego ri ca l stat u e o f Cuba , L a C u bana , "Cuba " ab o ~· e "A nu m be r of ill\1 s trated pos t anti le Lt~r card,; are als o l o ap ]Jea r t li " Centavos " be lo w and fi g u re " .'.l" at . . • e 1;i tt cr w ith unpressed .:,!d sta mp in lil ac. °l' h c s ides a nd in up per corners . cards a re to be tinted in s ize ·j '' -- '' ' llI · C 11.'jc d a rk b lu e , m erchant vess e l at fu ll s tea m. "Cuba" ab o ve. L e ft s ide bea ues, a nd will b c1r th~ foll o wi ng ,·iews Hobart , T., a unces t on G r eat I ~k 1, . tiful bo rder with tal l palm s , a t base of ' • ' L'" e, ' tv e r Derwe n t ( New Norfo lk ) S t M whi c h is un derg row th wit h cordatc , • • · a ry 's P.ts., , a11d Mount Id a ( I ' 'tk L' t · Cl a ir . ). sha per] leav es; " .5 c en tavos" al b'.l tt o m .. · e ,., in s trni g h t line . ·is 'u·e e n p 1a ced .Ih e orrle r for t h e ·sta nilJS · h '· 1n the ha nd ,; of t h e e n bcr i..<w e i·~. , :-li lt 1 tl . 1:-; . I Oc c o lo r uudec id ed . i\I a n ploughi ng fi e ld wi th yo ke of oxe n . f11 IJ:1c k g ron 11d e xp ec ted th at t hey will rea c h l it e colo 11 y so m e ta ll s t ragg lin g pal1n s a nd far1 11 and be rearh · for iss ue in t h e c o nrse o[ " h o uses . "Cu ba" abo,·e: " 10 Cc n ta ,·os fe w n1 ont h ,; t11 n c .- Jlt ck ct'/'s ll"t:c!.·l l'. 10 " a t bo tto m in stra ig ht li n e. T h e S pecia l D e li ve ry s lan1p will proiJflore Changes in U. S. Envelopes. al ily ha ve li te m esse nge r hoy ridin g a Il' IS ;11111 011n c cd o n go od nn l11 orit,· b icyc le. tha t n ew 1lies will he preparer] for tli.c ' ' new " U · S • · ·Ic a ncl •Jc c ll\·e lo pcs, as M 1•: N'r1 0:-1 th e V . P. whe n yo n a ns we r th e llll s ts arc ..-e ry un sa ti s f:t c ton·. th e a r],·c rti s e1ne n ls - 111 e nli o 11 it a 11 y ll':1 _1· - a lway s - to yo ur fri e nd s. Wn,r. yo u all c nrl th e Con ve nli on ? • i • • • , . ...... , �THE VIRGIN IA PHILl'l.TELJST. Philatelic Gleanings From Colonies. " Our " HA WA IL Co;-;TRA Ry to rule in lhe rest o f our colonies , H a waii a p pare ntl y is to be permitted lo k e ep its ow n s tamps, lhe e nti re s e t n ow appear in g in n ew colors, the ~c a nd m od ifi ed iic ha vin g a lreacly be e n n o le rl in t his pape r. I ce nt g r ee 11 . 2 ce nts r o:-;e. r, ce nts blu e . t tl cc 11t s vi ol et. IO ce nt s o r:rn gc. ... 1.00 bl 11 e . - .llfetrnpo! i lrr11. G UAM. co lle ctors h:w e had a s iul rle n a iul plea s in g s ur pri se. a nd a s a result ~ve h a ve a new colon ia l issue l o c h ro nicle . U ucle Sa m is a bo ut to estab lish a pos ta l syste m o n t!J e isl a nd of G ua m , whi ch so recently ca me intc ou r possess io n ns the res ult of the Spa n ish wa r . Th~ s cl is o f curre nt U nited S tal es s t::i m ps, s nrc h a rg e<l " G ua tn ," a ncl are of rlen o mi11 :1li o ns a nd quanti t ies a s foll o ws : W ASl! I K C T0:-1 J ceut , 10,000. *:! c e nt s, :l0,000. ;j cent s, fi ,000. - J1fekee!' s. l*'J'h e co r r e spo nd ent o f ·• T h e l'hil n te li s t " g- i \·es th e q11 a 11tity :\I e1ro po lit :i 11 o f :le , ~ l a mp s :.!0!1 wi s e the l e a nd- :2c greeu - e m -elope (10,000 j, a nd the lOc Spe c ial DeJi,·ery Stam p. Th e s urch arge u pon t h e card s is j ust bel o w tlie stamp, a nd th e :!c ca re! is blac k in steacl of blue a nd llie bonier is omitted. The Specia l De l iY e ry Sta mp is surcharge d in thre e lin es in red "C u ba - JOc - d e P eso. '' The Latest In Revenues. ANKO U N CE l\lENT is hereby marl e that there will be three hi g li deno m inatio1 1s adcled lo the c urrent set of Documenl:lry r eve nu es . The Burea u is n ow a t wo rk en g rn vi11 g de sig ns for $100, $500 aud $1000 stamps. They will be uniform in s ize but sligh tl y larg er tltau th e othe r cloll a r rn lu es . The $ 1000 sta mp will probably be t h e firs t ou e fi ni s h ed. It wi ll sh o w the portrait of M a dison a nd be printed in two colors, as well a s the o th er two va lu es . The portraits for tile $100 a nd :Ji.500 cou ld not be as c erla ine cl l o ela t e . A dec id e d innorntion is to be introcl uce cl by h a vi ug ea c h of these stam ps n um be r er! co nsec uti ve ly s o that a re co rcl ·c:in be kept of each specirne u .--j. i\T. BARTEr.S in Til e J1.fetrop o!it rr11 . Unique Provisionals. s 11rc1 1:'H ;:.!Cd a s :m,000 . - I •: ot TO R .1 PH !LI PPINES. '1'11E s tamps of 18!)8 e xce pt lh e 41 n , -1 , 40 , HOc h a 1·e be e n s urc ha rg ed in black 1l ia g o n:ill y " 18!l8 - R esellad o - J8f)!)" an1l in a d rl ilion " C " in N. \V . :i ncl" T " in S. E. c o rn e r. Ab o l h e le , :k, :;c, 5c , lOc of the U . S. have be c11 s u rc h a rg ecl "Plt ilippiues ." The foll o win g quaut iti es h ave b ee n fo rwanl ed: Jc , ~ .000 ,000 . ~c . -1,000 ,tH 11. Xe, r,00.000. IOc, ti!Kl .000. r.c. r,uo.uou. - l 'lii/11/elic JJ / 011/!tly n11d W orld . C HA. \ V i·: learn fr o 1n vari o us so u rces th a t the le :itt<l :!c canl s nf l it e U. S . h a ve be en su rc h a rg ed fo r u se iu Cuba , l ike- SAN D O MIN G O lrns e \·ideully rnn o ut <>f stamps and is us ing up env e lo pes, wrap pers :ind eveu pos ta l carrls cut up to fra n k l e t te rs . Mr. P a a lzow s e111ls us t wo e nvel o pes o f leUers so pre paid wh ic h a rrive<! in N ew York . •f ay :!·I. 'l'lte firs t on e nt:iilc cl in Sa uto Do min go, i\!:ty l :~ . has paste r! up o n it lh e :) c en1·c lo pe s tan1p cul o ut. The o th e r m a iler! iu M o nte Chri s to , Ma y 9 , has 0 11 it two :le wrapper stam ps cut o ut ·a nd the l e s ta m p of a posta l cnrd all p ast ed 011 , presc nti1 1g a ve ry qu ee r co mbin a ti o n. S o :i111 011 g n e w iss u es we mu st c hro ni c le : SA N DOi\I I NCO. .-,.._: c.:: 11 \ ·t'l upe ~l[l. 111 µ, c ut s~.1 11 : 1 r e , 11 ;,t" d a s :..id h r :-. in:: . :!1.: w rappe r .st:t mp , l e J)osta l Ca n.I s t Aut p �210 THE VIRGINIA P HJLATELIST. That Same Ancient Shield. BY A MY ~ r.. S \\"JFT . t h a t shield more o r less di li ge ntl y for th e las t llalf dozen y ea rs , a ud h av e fo un d that it se em s to b e compos ed of a vari e ty of m e tals, so m e gold , some silver aud so me pure dross , so to m y mind Mess rs . Burt a nd \Va tts are b o th rig ht-a ncl both wrong ! Sometim es yo ur ex c h a u ge a s sortmen t will be ga thered in by the other party with o ut even a " thank yo u. ' ' Three of mine h a \·e h ad th at fa t e a n d in co nseq ne n ce I've a g rurl cre again s t a S pa ni s h " don ' " a n In cl 1·au "' · "priu ce" a nd a Bra?.i li a n " plante r." Maybe those are n o t their correct desi g na tions, but th ey a re s ugges ted by th e ir respec ti ve countri es a nd s o will do . very n1 ~e l y . In cont ras t to these I hav e recei ved e xtra g~od va lue fo r lo ts s ent l o seve ra l Au s tralian _c olo nies and lo C:i lcu tta , a nd full equl\·a le nt fro m a 11 b . , u111 e r of other co nn tn es. O nl j· in ,a \' e1.y fe w cases ha ve th e excha nges return e C1 1) CC IJ much be low the va lu e of ni y· O\ . vu 1o t s a nd 111 each of these cas es t h ·' . c se nd ers see m ed from th e ir le tt ers to 1 ) C }'Ollncr co llectors who were n ot t'· "' . uoro u" hl y vers ed 1n ,·al u es . F or i n s ta i . '' · ' i ce . on t> 0 f them asked m e for a full . · , . set of t h e Ex ecnt1 ve Depa rtm e nt a ii d f o r s 0111 "eagle o n branch loca ls." · e 1 could n ot cl se n th e m of co urs e btit 1 1 . ' J roke th fact ge ntl y, te llin g th e ir cata l0 er C . .. ,, ue va lue 1 a n c in due tune re ceived an .' 1 . I· . . exp a ua t1.·0 11 th ·1 t the writ er 1 a po oge . .t1 c . . iac1 110 id ea he was askin g a uy thiil<' u . · . "' nreas o n a ble . there we re places 111 bis a l b f • , n111 or thos e sta m ps a nd h e asked for t!J . · .If. . . e 111 Ju s t as h c rI 1c 01 a Ge Columbian ·i nd tl1 .ff ,, · c e ( 11 ere11t tnau g le types " of t il e la t .. . . · e 1 iss u es. So I d 1J n o t lay it u pa"ai u s t 1 · . . . ,-., llJJt , 0 1 [\<'f•lttJ S l fo re ign exc h a nge as a wllol e . "'' · CCORDING to a ce rta in slory of olden elate, th er e were o nce l wo g entl e n1 e n who coul d n 't ag ree in thei r cr it icis m of a lmn dsome s hield tha t sloorl iu the pat h by which th ey were approa chin g eac h ot her. One sa id it was m a de of go ld , while th e o th er was ready to wag er allllos t a n y thin g that i t v;ds of s ilver. A shield is a n impl e m e ut o f wa r , yo u know, so perhaps it is n ot s urprising th a t th es e two gentlem e n nea rl y cam e t o blows a nd wa r g enerally ab out it before th ey d iscovered that th e thin g was of gold on one s ide a nd s il ver o n th e other, so th at eac h was ri g ht a nd ea ch w ro n g. The trouble was t h a t ea ch based hi s op inio n on th e s ide he sa w, a nd n ev e1· thou g ht th a t the other mi g ht be different. It is sa id tha t " hi s tory repea t s itse lf " and t here is con s iderab le truth in the rem ark, a t leas t it c e rta inly s eems to Ill e that t h e old story of th e s hi e ld is l.Jein g brought to miud aga iu by th e pres ent c o ntro versy be t wee n Messrs. Burt a nd \ Va tts co uce rnin g " Fore ign Exc h a ng in g ." Th e forme r says tha t it does not p ay , t ll at foreig ners wa nt too much arnl send too little w hil e so m e tim es they a r e not reall y h on est. That is true, but it is o nl y o n e s ine of t h e s hi eld , lhe s ilve r , o r p e rh a ps it wo uld b~ bette r in tliis case to call it tlie leade n . Th e n comes Mr. Walts, asserling t h a t it does pay if o n e is careful to re n1e m ber an d put in prac ti ce the Golden Ru le, a nd considerate e n ough to take into a ccount tile fact that m a ny sta m ps a re more \·a l ua b l e in th e ir ow n Yo n h a ,·e read, perhaps, o f th e oltl la rl . co un try tlmn o ut of it , jus l a s U ni ted wh o was fa mous for h . . } . . . . e 1 J e 111a rk a bl . States s ta m ps are m ore vala ab le a n d in tooth so m e ra b bit j)les so f } . • awous th a t a g rea ter de m a nd h e re than th ey a re g reat c/1ej ca m e t o h e r to I tl .. . . . Jeg 1e r ecipe abroad. That is th e shielrl aga in, but fo1 th e ir ni ak 1n a . S li e to le! 1 . . tl . "' • 11m iat it t h e ot h er s id e thi s ti111e, the golde n. a ll dcp e nd ecl o n t h e rabbit . "'"' t . . . · , « 11s · you Now f have h ce 11 prou 1c 11 :-idi 11 g aro111111 k e tc h )O ur rch lnt ' ll ll] tl . · 1c11 you 11ec1d c ~~ ~ - - - - - �r THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. whe th er it's wutll yo ur while to cook him, if he aint j est right you can't m ake a dec e nt pie outer him nohow, j es t le t him g o a n ' ketch a better." That is what she told him , adding when besoug ht how to tell wh e n Lhe rabb it was "jest ri g llt " tha t to explain tllat was beyon d lier ability , but it could be "larnecl by s tuclcly." The way to select g ood excllange correspondents from the numerous adve rti sin g column s is ve ry mucll like the old lady's recipe, yo u mu s t " la rn by st uclcly" w h a t name t o cll oose, and h av ing chosen it mu s t decid e wh e ther, judg in g from the worcl iLJ g and offer, it is "wuth wllil e" to go a n y further. " Fust k e t cll yo ur r e bb1 t" ~md then if he doesn ' t see m a pro mi sing sp ec im e n , le t llim go a nd look o ul for a uo lher. It is no us e to sele ct a collecto r who wants certaiH countries only unless yo u can se nd just those countries, nor do I ad vise choos iLJ g on e wll o says "commons not no ticed" or its equ ivalent in mea nin g, as som e do. The clrnnces a re tlla t yo u a nd lie m ay n o t agree o n wh a t dese n ·es lh e n a me of "comL110n " a ntl beside lha t I tll ink li e who wo ul d keep e ven a batcll of the commonest continentals wit h o ut retur:1ing tlle least ex ch a nge . This is n o t en Li rel v h o n orable . I h ave had so m e lo ts th;t we re not wortll h alf the pos tage it Look to carry th e m, but h a ve n e \·e r k e pt a s in g le s u ch assor tm ent w ithout due co m pe nsatio n , o r else I re turn er1 th e m Lo the se nde r. A few ce n ts for postage is uot mu ch, a nd I , for o ne , lrnd ra th er s pe nd them lh a n h a v~ au un easy coascience . To him wh o ask s fo r "rare s ta m ps o nl y" d o n ' t se nd c urr e n t lo w ya}ues a nd m ediu m priced s ta m ps, li ke enough he is a n ad,·a nced coll ector w it h 10,000 varieti es if n ot w o re. Don't se lect either, tll ose whos e na m es a nd exchan ge reques ts appear a lm os t as of te n as does th e m aga zine itself; I ca nn ot explai n th e reaso n , b u t m y in \-ar iab le e xperience :.!J 1 in s uch cas es bas been agai ns t it, either the lots s ent a re poor in _q u al it y o r lhe y do not come at all promptly , genera ll y bo th. It may be th ey do so much exchan g iug that their du pli ca tes do not g et a c h ance to accumulate enoug h to m a k e good s elections possible . F in ally, do exactly as yo n wi sh y o u r partn e r to do by you , an d i f your for tun e is in va riabl y poor don ' t t hin k tile wh o le s hi eld is iu fau lt , remembe r th a t lh e a nci e n t ge nll e m a n of the s t o ry saw th e golde n side a ll ri g ht wll e n h e lo oked for it a ri g h t a nd in lhe r ig ht p lace , w hi le unde r th e sa me cond itions t il e other g entleman iu the affair jus t as eas il y sa w th e less valu a ble side. Convention Notes. AT P R ES.1£ 1\ T we h av e the fo ll o \\'i ug So uthern State Phila telic Societies : Yirg ini a P hila telic Assoc ia t io n , T e nnesse e P hil a te li c A.ssocia tion , Te xas Phil ateli c Assoc ia ti o n a nd K ent uck y Phila t eli c Assoc ia t ion . Now, s u ppose w e lake th ese societ ies, co mbin e them with th e S. P . A.-t ll e g rea t est of t hem all-as Sta te branch es , we wou ld theu in cl ude tll e ir r especli,·e official o rga ns, nam ely TH E VIRG I N I A PHILATELIST , S !a 111p Tribun e a n d T!te L one Star Slate P hilatelist . Wlla t woultl t he gra nd res u lt be? Why, lbe grandest bod y of Ph il atelis ts in lhc wo rld , repr ese ntetl by tll ree of t he l ead in g a nd most in flnenli al pape rs o f t h e cla y . I sn 't t hi s jus t w hat we wa u l, L e t 's a ll h elp pu sll it alo ug .- ·l\'I. A. B E L L iu The .Stamp Trib1111 e. H. t; .-\ D o u r cl u bbi ng ra t es w itll l h e best s h111 p papers in A 111 e ric a a n r1 abroarl . TH E \· . P . lak es 11 0 "s u11 1n1cr li o n ." S ub sc r ibe lo it n ow. Yaca- �THE VIRGINIA PHll,ATELIST. 212 The Postage Stamps of Japan. T,ACUS V I R I D I~. V II. under the c ircle a whi te ta blet with J apan ese iusc ripti o n of va lue ; impressio n and pa per as b efore ; perforated va riou sly (se e below). 76. 4 sen o li ve bistre. 77. LNOTE .-By a n unfortunate oversight , w h ic1 1 wa s noticed too late to l;e rem ed ied, th e Vl.ius tal1neut of" The Postage S trunps of Japa n '' ca m e to au abr11pt break iu the fi 11 a l parngraph. To rem edy this we repea t th e las t sen tence of th e pre v ious iu sta l :u e 11t. - EntTOR .J 1888. Sa m e designs as before for t h e 4, 8, 10, 15, 20 and 50 sen , b u t col ors c ha nged, t wo ue w designs; fo r the 2-5 se n : upri gh t r ec ta ng l e, in it a broad circle of color, in th e center a rosette and t wo branches below it ; on the circle in white letters above J apa nese inscription "Tai Nippon te"i Kok u ju-be n ," be low I MPER I AL J APANESE POST, a t the sides two flowers ; above th e ci rcle a tablet with val u e in J apa n ese , in the spamlre ls flowe rs; in the lower corners 2.5, un der the circle SEN, a ll in color ou white ;-for the 1 y e n u pri g ht rectangle of color co nta inin g in the u pper part a la rge circle of color bo u nded by wh ite lines; in the circle embossed in wh ite a large rose tte , on th e c ircle iu whi te the sa m e ins c riptio ns as on the 2.5 sen, except th at t h ere a re d o ts a t th e s id es ; in the Uj1pe r corn e rs s rna ll rnai l- bags ,i u the lower corn e rs white ovals lhe left a n d y~ a l the ri g ht ; 73. 79. Al7 A l8 A1Q A20 with 1 011 r edd ish brow n . brow n och re . 15 se n p urpl e . 7!J:i. 80. bl 'J e lil ac. IO se n brown ora nge. 7:-in. 7Sb. I SSUE A15 8 se n lil ac. 7/a. ,·iolet. 20 se n ye ll ow. ~O:i. orn 11 ge. KO b . bri ck re d. SI. 2.) se n li g ht g reen . Sl a. e m era ld gTeen. 50 sen brow n . S:}. S2a. red brow n. 83 . 1 y en ca rmin e. These are a ll of th e n a rro w ga uge of perforation, 13 , 13}, 14 o r 14 ~ . A Germ a n a uthority sta t es th a t the y h av e been fo und perforated ll L but I cau h a rd ly credit thi s; I h ave n ot so fa r fo un d a speci men gaug ing less tha n 13. Possibly , th oug h , th e larg er g uage h as co m e into use aga iu ; see th e war-stamps o n fo ll owing page. SCOTT T YPE A l·'> I SSUE 1892. "S:tm e design as befo re, but c h a nge o f co lo r ; im p ress io n , paper a ntl perforation as la st issue. 8-1 . 3 se n lil ac rose. In the whirl of advanceme nt Japan, hith e r to phila t elically blameless , fi na ll y in 189-1 s ucc ulllli ed to the Jubil e e epitle n:ic a ncl issued a s pecial se t in com 1nem o ratio n of th e s il ver wetldiug of the l lllpe rial couple . It l ook two sta mps tu express the popu la r app re c ia ti o n of th is ausp icio us eve nt, but as th ey were IO\Vvalu ed a nd the occasio n a praiseworth y aud rare o ue, we ma y we ll coudo ue th e offe nse . �THE VIRGINIA PHIL ATELIST. " I SSUE JS!J.J. Oblo11 g rec tang le, la rg e c ircle of colo r i u ce n ler \\'ith white rose tt e iu its ce ul e r; o n the circle in while A21 Japanese iuscripli o u aho\'C rela tin g to lh e occas ion, I MPERIAL \VEDDJNG ~5 ANNIVERSA R Y below ; on either side of lh e c ircle co11 ve nti o nal c ra nes who s e tail s eml in arabesque s filling most of lh e st a mp ; above the circle a cun·ed tablet \\'ilh lh e um ai J apanese inscriptio11 " Ta'i Nippo11 le'i K ak u ju-beu" ; below the circl e valu e in J a pa ne se a nd below that in white let te rs DIPERIAL, JAPAN ESE POST, in the lowe r corners s m all whi te c ircles wf tll value in E ng lish; th e backgro un d of the wll ole st amp consis ts of fine vertical lin es of color ; typograph ed on whit e wov e pa per, perforated 1 q , l '.3, 121, 13. 8.) . 2 sen rose. SG . 5 se n blue. The Jubil ee issu e p roved infec ti o us a ud whe n J apan lrnd va nquis h ed Chin a, it co uld not resist th e tempta tion to celebrate th e event by a special issue. Two of its heroes were llon ored by be in g clepicted on th ese stamps , bu t so as to hurt nobody 's feelings by his bei ng assig ned a lowe r va lu e ti.ma t h e other m a n, a full se t was iss ued for eac h of the fortun a te o nes. My Reason. Guv w. G REEN IN The I'ost ()(lire. I love yo u, o ld a lbum. The rea so n > \ Ve il , reall y, I h a rdl y can say. i 10\·e you as brooks love the m earlo ll's Or blue b irds tb e bea utiful May . I lo\'e you as earth loves the s un shin e, Or mountain tops lo,·e t h e while s no w. I lo ve yo u b cca t;se I a m helpl ess, And Nat m e h as p l:rnned m y lo\'e so . I lik e, wh e n the la mps a re li g hte<l , To b a,· e yo u close here b y m y sirle , T o ope n yo ur fad ed, old cove rs, Where co mfort a nd p leasur e abid e. T o spread o ut your pages before me , And see thei r wa rm colors aga in ; Their brightn ess wi ll ba ni sh m y sorrow As su nli gh t dispels th e cold ra in. Aud so met imes I think , as I watc h yo u Tliat you h ave a soul of your ow n , May hap th a t you've cha nged into being As life from the marble h as g rown. Pe rhaps that yo u watch fo r m y comin g Auel pulsa te w ith pleasure or pa in , As life ope ns brightl y before me, O r all of its s tru ggl es are \'ain. Furloug h Granted . Yo u kn o w a ll m y troubles a nd hea rtac hes, And all of u1y errors an d s in ; The world sees the o u tward appea ranc e , But you see t he bei ng w ithin ; And y et you pass judgme nt in sil e nce, Old alb um , you r syste:11 is bes t , If men wo uld but heed your exam ple , Thi s world we r e a b a\·e n of res t. MR. L. P. HEAD o f F ulto n , Ky., d e sires to a nn ounce to th e fraternity that busin ess a rra 11ge ments co m pel h im to retire from the phil a teli c fi eld fo r a fe w m a n tbs. U nder th ose conditions we gra n t Bro. Head a furlough for a short t im e, but orde r him t o "report fo r clut\' " a l t h e Co11venlio11. Oft tim es , when a weary with labor, Your prese nce has :iri g htened th e gloom: My burdens ha\·e si le nt d e parted Aud left a strange peace in lhe room . I l o,·e you for thi s, old com pan ion, As over your pages I be nd ; Our frie ndsh ip is fragrant a n d c ha ng el ess, Ancl sh all h e r ig h t 11nto the eml. Tv be Co11c/11ded. �:.ll-! THE VIRGIN I A New York Correspondence. B \' L EN KOD. i~ ATT ~RS fro m a phil a t e~ic sta ud~~ ~ point are e nt irely sa l1sfac tory, I a nd t h e preseut busiuess reviya l sh ows no let up. Sch ool-boy Lmde is boom iu g a ucl d eale rs who ca re for such sm all trade find all th ey can do 1o fi ll <la ily deman ds for sin g le stamps , sets a nd app roval selectio ns . The uuprecedented re viva l is n ot be tte r illustrated tit an th e additions to th e dealer's rank s by men wh o h av e heretofore bee n o nl y coll ectors. Two such insta uces h a Ye occurred within the pas t few mouth s. One firm opened u p iu Nassau s treet, a nei g hb orh ood which is fa mili ar to alm ost all collecto rs, but the oth~r, the G uarantee Stamp Co mpa n y, tackled a nei g h borho od u1.1k 11 ow11 to m ost coll ectors . They h av e loca tecl a t ~ 7 Eas t 125th s treet , amo n g a n est of sch ools , coll eges and churches. They ha,·e jus t co nsuma ted the purchase of th e entire s tock of the Collectors-Inyestme nt Co., a p ri va te stock corporation with a cash cap ital of $1,000, a nd a stock of m edi um priced sta mps, suitab le for a g eneral b usin ess. The lo ng- looked-for a rti cle 0 11 Lil e stamps of the Confederate S lates of America appeared in the May num ber of the American J o1tr11al o.f Pltilately. Many new adhesives aud en ve lopes (handstam p ed) are li sted, o f which I tak e th e liber ty to men tio n. Ad h es ives from Emory , Va ., Gree nwood, Va., Helena, Texas, and Kingston, Tenn. E 11\·elop es fro~ Albany, Ga., Atla nta, Ga., (two vari e ti es ), Au g usta , Ga ., Auta ugav ille, Al a ., Colum bia , S . C., two ne w varieti es Colu mbu s, Ga., Fra nk lin, N. C., ancl J o nesboro, Tenn. T h e artic le is co nli11netl at'' IVI." P HlJ~ A T EL IST . I a m pl eased Lo see that th e publishers of TH E VIRGINIA PH IT,ATET,IST think a sta mp exhibition the proper caper to be h eld during the convention week of the South ern P hil a teli c Assoc iation a t Richm o nd . But th e idea sho uld be expa ml · ed so as to take in a l: class es of stamps of th e U nited S tates . S om e thing in tha l line could c erta inl y be sh ow n tl! at is worth Lh e troubl e a nd e xpe n se in a rranging them. Mr. E . L . S h ov e, of U ni onville, N. Y. , was a recen t vis ito r Lo th e Me tro polis. H e rep orts s ta mps boolll iu g in hi s ne ig hborhood, a ilho' h e ove rl ooke<l th e fa ct Lha t lhe popula ti o n (p hibte li c) is limile1l to t wo coll ectors . A go od stamp lo kee p a n ey e on is th e 2 cent (y ellow ) of Belgi um, Scot.t' s m11nber 131, priced a t fo ur cents ca nceled . The wholesale p ri c e o n thi s s lalllp is al most half. Our Boston Letter. B\' B E AN - EA T ER . Th e lll Os t i111p orta nt occ urren ce o f la le weeks, in Bosto 11 , wa s the two ni g bl s ' g ilt- edge a ucti o n sale of th e Ne w E ng la nd Sta mp Co., which was h eld o n the eveni ngs of Ap ril 2..Jth aml 25th. I a nn ex a few prices obta in ed for the sta mps. All were said Lo be in exce c<l 111g ly fine co ndition. Followi ng broug ht ove r :J;.5.00: C AT . ll RO l "CllT. K e w Yo rk 5c .......... ..... . ........ ... .S Prov id ence 5 n ud I Uc Sa m e JOc ............. . .... .... ... !8G I t ype JI , block ofS 11 00 .Jn fiO ·10 oo 2·1 00 ,-,o 00 :j* .. .. .... ·· ·············· ·· ·· J8U I :le 1> i11 k *................... . : ~:; 00 OOc pale blu e .. . .. ... .......... . 25 00 1:-161, r e- iss11 e 15c *.... ................ . :.;.s 00 S :) :t,...; I :{ 00 H r,o 8 ,-,o ao oo Iii 00 12 t10 ,-, 00 15 00 2:l r,o Ii 00 1 57 GO 18GI , r e- iss ue 2.Jc u sed 1860 J,)c ... 2Jc *·· · ilOc .. .. .. ......... .. .... , 1870, 2·lc ........... .. ..... .. .. ............ .. oo Ba ltim ore Ca rrie 1 ~o $:){) im perf., r ev. 1 pn it .. ....... ....... . 20 00 18 00 llJ 20 JO(){) J(i 50 r,o ·18 00 �TH E VIRGIN IA PH I LATELIST. ;,1 P ro pric ln r y .. .......... .. ............. . 100 00 C hi cago illnt ch S tamp..... ...... .. ... l ii 00 U. S. Prop., nc hlnck ...... . .. .... .. ... .. BO 00 C h :-t r le:-;t o11, S . C., 5c ....... .. ........... 15 00 iic 11 sed ........ . .. . l2 OU Fred e r ick s lrnrg !Oc .. ... .. ........ ...... "O OU K11ox\·ille , :Jc g r ee n ... ...... ... ....... 100 00 L eno ir , :J::: ...... ... .... . .... . .... .• .. ...... lOO OU ::\ l nrio11. V:i.., :le b l:l ck ..... .. .... . .... 75 00 iic 11sed ..... .. .. .. . ... .. . <!00 00 Xns h \· itl e [Jc brow n 20 ()() Uc p:i.ir .. ...... ..... . ... .. .. :w 00 :-\ zores. N o . I . * .......... . ...... ........ . "o oo *· ····· · .... ... ... ... .... . !'\ o . tKi .;: ..... . .. ... ........... . . l!c r11111dn :!cl 0 11 Id... .. .. .... .... .... .. .. Cn11 cn i'1c hlock... ...... .. . ,-,c rose ....... ... .. ... ....... .. .... G reat llritai 11 ( ! off....... ......... .... ll 50 GO OU 15 00 :!.50 00 IW 00 100 00 1\"ewfo 1111 d l n 11 d Jsh ornn ge ........ . 200 OU No. J:j Ro 11 m :i. 11 in, No. J, Zi'pn ...... .. ....... .St. \'i11 cc 11t -1<1 N o . 2H * ·Id o n ! s h *............... ~-JO ~{0 00 00 125 00 ;;.1 00 9 25 18 50 7 10 :;o (j JR OU ·15 00 ::o 00 ·II 00 105 uo I ~ 00 J.l 20 20 25 5 15 t >l uo 10 26 8-1 00 ·W 00 "0 50 u-1 OU 102 50 18 iiO 1;,:; 00 The sal e as a who le was a deciclec'I su ccess, a lth ough t li e pe r ce n t . avera~ed was now li ere n ear th at o f t h e ir sale of t hree years ago. It i,; o nl y fa ir to s lat e t hat t h e sa le was co nc!u ctec'I in a very h o n est m a nn e r, a nrl th e lilllit in mail bids was seldom reach e r! , as t he a udi ence co ntai ne r! a Yery slllal l number o f "p us h e rs , " lie i11g co11sli t nlcrl m ostl y o f ' ' harg ai11 huute rs." So11 1e new priva te proprietaries have b e en exhih itec'I h e re the past m o nth by Mr. C has. H. Sto n e of Co nc orc'I, N . H . I ~aw as fo ll ows :-Fle tc h er's Castoria , black, a nd \Varner 's Safe Cure in li g ht hrow n. M r . S ton e is a lso showi ng, wh:1t he lakes to be a rare Conferlerate loca l. A <l escri ptio n , as n ea r as possible, is here by gi ,·e n : O f llie pos t- m a r k type, w it h "Le xin g to n , Miss . " pr inte r! a ro u nd lh e r illl a n rl "Pa ir! 5, E. H . P. !\ I. " in the ce ntre in two parall e l , li ori:1.o n tal lines . M r. S tone asse r ts tha t h e ha s learn c<I th a t E ras tu s Hoskins wri s post m ast er at L e xin g ton , at t he l illl e of t he c'l a le 011 lh e e u,·e io p e whi c h is Oc t. :-!., 18() ]. Our pos tlllaster receutl y re cei ved a le tte r from on e of Ne wYo rk' s prolllin e nl fin us ask in g- h ow l!l a n y :) 1.00 Oma has he :n .5 lia d in s tock and stalin g th a t a cash remitta nce would be sent o u notification. \ Vo nder if tli ey are try in g to corne r the m arket? If s uch be tli e case t hey will have a " lo ve ly time " as m a n y of the postoflices still hav e la rge suppli es o n ha nd, and m a n y of tliem wou ld not s uit t he c o nd iti o n crank at a ll , as t hey are " fircely " cen terecl . The U. S. special deli very s urch arges fo r use in Cu ba , was rece ived h e r e ea rl y last m o n t h ( May) . T h e s urch a rge is a very poor s pec imen o f th e pri n ters a rt , and o ne bas to bold the stamp in acerta i11 p os iti on i n the li g ht to r ead it a t a ll. In my esti ma tion , black ink wo uld h a ve been far superior to tlie reel whi ch was u sed. Australian Notes. ll\' J. G. G RI FF I N . A CU RIO US instance of ill luck , if uol hing m o re . was r e,·eale rl in the Ban kruptcy Co urt in Syd n ey the ot her cl ay , all(!, as th e lll at ter refers to octr p:uti c ular ma11 ia, it is wo rtli quoting. Dr. Andre w H o nism a n a m e di cal pra ctitioner , who for long liacl li een tli e merl ica l referee of o ne of o ur li fe iusurance societi es, was, owing to t h e a m a lg a lll a tio n of the soc iety wit h a nothe r, thrown o ut o f hi s 11ppointm e nt a nc'I h ad to beta k e him self to prirnte practice. This no t s ucceedi ng as he h oped , h e was forced t o claim tlie protec tion of t he court a ga inst hi s c red ito rs . H e sa id in his e vid e 11c e t ha t h e wo uld not hav e nee clerl this protectio11, but tha t a se r ious disa p po i11 l111e nt in co n11ection wit h t he sa le of hi ~ co ll ectio n of pos tag e stamps h ad be fa ll e n hilll. Ill \lie year 1889 li e hacl s e 11t his a lb um s t h rou g h a w e ll known sta mp c ollector , t o Lond o n fo r sa le . Tlie se albun1 > we re p laced h y his fr iend in th e h a ll(] s o f Me>'srs. VE.nt o lll, Buhl & Co ope r for :rn c li o n sale. Th e c o ll ec ti o n r ea liser! £8110. �~l( i TH E \'IR G I K IA PHILATELIST. But a las! llOlle of tlle m o ll ey fou ll d its way into tbe pocket of its rigbtful owner. Indeed it was some tim e before he co ul d hear any !hin g of his "frie nd. " U lt im a tely h e m ade inquiries through the l ead in g members of the Ph ilate lic societies of London wi th the res ult that he was told tha t the m an he had trus t ed h a d deca mped a nd nothiug b ad bee n h ea rd o f him or of th e money since ! Did y ou know tha t the now c e lebrated M r. Henniker Hea ton , m e m ber of the H ouse of Comm o ns for Ca ll terbury and o ri g illato r o f th e Briti s h E m p ire ld pos tage is a n old S y dn e y man ? He wa s a reporter on the s taff of th e E vening N ews in that g reat Aust ralian city, a nd while so enga ged compiled H eaton's D ictionary of A 1tstra/ia11 D ates, a good a nd u se fu l wo rk. Finding fa vor in the eyes of M iss Bennett, a da ug h ter of o ne o f t h e proprietors o f t h e E ven ing N ews , he was ac ce pted hy h e r as her h us ba nd , a m! o n the dea th of o ld Mr. Be nn e tt b eca me , throu g h hi s wife, a la rg e s ha reh o lde r in th e N ews. H is wo rl d ly p ros pec ts bei ng tllu s ass urer!, he turn ed h is a tte ntion to En g lish Pa rliam e nta ry life, a nd seems n ot to ha \'e harl m uc h difficulty in procuring th e Ca nt erbury S eat . The idea of a n Oc ea n ](! Postage was his fi r st essay, a nd th a t grad ua ll y gav e way to the Pe nn y Britis h Emp ire Postag e , t he firs t p rac tica l s te p, which was starte d a t the hegiuniu g of the prese nt year a nd t h e firs t sta mp in con n ect ion t here wit h was issued by Cana d a and illu stra t ed by yo u in y our Janua ry n um b er. It should be m ade k now n tha t whil e Ca nada , I nd ia , a nd m a n y o th e r po rt io ns of t h e E m p ire h a ve a rlo pt ed tlli s l d pos tage, t h e Austral ia n Co lo ni es have 1 o t, as yet , clo n e s o a nd t h e pos tage rale 1 om E ng land to S yd n ey , Melb o urn e , etc . is st ill 2~d or .') ce nts . Th e ne w colo rs of lhe 6rl , 2 ~ < 1 , a nd ~ <I s t,tn 1ps of Ne w So ut h W a les a re sal isfac- tory ; the firs t is oran g e, the s ec o rnl blue , and the third pa le blui sh gr een. By the b ye, th~ Gd g ree n wh ich is n o w superseded h as become ve ry sca rce. It is not to be purchased at the G e ne ra l Postoffice, o r inclced a t a n y of the Sydney su b urba n postofficcs wh e re I h ave inquired. \Ves t en1 Austra li a h as m ade a ch a nge in th e color of its 2d s tamp . It is n ow yellow o r more co rre ctly dull orang e. The des ig n is th e sa me as th e olci :Lr!, viz.: a black swa n, (You re coll e c t the old L3.tin quotation rara av is in tcrris ingrogue tru ibiuea tig r eo) but lam tol<l th a t the plate h as bee n re -engraver! :rnrl the same m ay be sni< l of th e n ew N . S. W. ~d . Ge nerally there is no l mu c h stirring in the Aus t ra li a n philatelic worlrl a1Hl so m y letter mu st n e cessari ly be a s h o rt o ne . Sv DNE v, N . S. W .. March :n, lSH!J. Canad ia n Notes. B V IC C. W I l)f1 J CO~ ! 111·:. "ARE no m ore li ce nt s ta l!l p,.; t<) he i ss ued," is a qu es tion th a t al prese n t is bein g askecl h y a g reat man y co ll e cto rs . The post office in thi s cit y ha ,; h e e n o u t of th e m for so me wee ks pa<; t, a nrl fr o m o the r pla ces co m es wo n! t hat no ne ca n he h ad. In ta lkin g to the s ta 111p c le rk here o n th e qu est io n he s la t ed tll at if prese nt i ndi ca ti o ns c o ulrl be tak e n as a c rit e ri o n, no more wo ul d be rcce i ve d . H e sa id tl1a t s e vera l l im es p ·tst wh e n m ak in g r equ is iti o ns fo r s ta m ps l h c p os t111a st er h ad spec ia ll y as ked th a l a s uppl y of r; ce nt s ta mps be se n t him , hut th a t o n eac h o c cas ion n o ne lrnd nee n senl , a nd furt h e r , the Depa rt m e nt gave n o exp lan a ti o n fo r th e ir ac tio n . it a p pea rs to m e lliat thi s is a rath e r s t ra nge m e lh ocl of d o in g Jrn s in ess. Of cou rse now t ha t ~ ce n l postage �TH E V IR G I N IA P I-lILATE Ll S T . is in forc e ve ry fe w o f these sta mp s will be used , but I sh o uld think tha t the d em a n d fo r th e m would be s ufficient to wa rrant th e ir c o ntinuanc e . However, be th a t as it m ay , we all wa nt so me auth e nti c in fo rm a ti o n on the s ubje ct. It is e x pec t ed tha t lhe 8 ce nt sta mp will go o ut of use en t ir ely as soo n as the prese n t s nppl y o n h and is c x ll a u s ted. I iu q uirccl fo r th e m a t the p os t-offi ce re, c en t ly a111l th e clerk t old m e th e re w ere 11 0 111 orc to b e lla d, but I b eli e ve a suppl y h as si n c e b e en recei,· erl. As lo wheth e r the " m a ple lea f " s ta mps whi ch h av e recentl y been o n sale a t va ri o u s Canadi a n offic es, a re re prints o r n o t , is the cause o f mu ch s pec ul a ti o n a111 0 11 g collec tors a nd d ealers in thi s c o untry o f o urs. I quite coin c icle with th e s ta teme nt o f a c erta in Ca nadi a n write r , who says , " a ltho ug h it is kn o wn t h a t t h es e s ta mps h av e be e n printed a nc\ issuccl, I wo ul d h a rdl y ca ll tllcm re prints , th ey h a vin g in a ll p ro bability be en use r! in p lace o f som e o f the " num e ra l " pl a t es that h ail b ecom e wo rn o u t." l~e n­ c ra ll v th e re is so m e thin g in a re p rint to di~tin g ui s h it fr o m a n o ri ~ inal, but I fail t o di sco ve r a n y thin g in these r epri nts(? ) hy which we mi g ht be e na bl e<! lo lei I o n e fr om tlle oth e r. ll is sa id th e re is on e d ealer in Ot tawa wh o h as ove r ltlOO o f th e :,l ce u t pur jJle e n ve lo pes, a n d a n o th e r wh o h as ab o u t liOO. If t llis re po rt he t ru e i t m a k es q u it e a h o le o ut of th e 10,000 wh ic h is lh e n u m b e r s upposed to h a,·e bee n p rin le d. I do n ot k now who e ith e r of t h e~ e pa rti e s a re , t h e y lrn\·e d o ubtl ess sec urer! t h e m fr o m ,·ar io us so urces a ll ove r t h e c o n11t rv . S h o rtl y afte r th ey we re re c a ll ed c er ta in co ll ecto r-d ea le r in thi s c it v r e ce i ved a n offe r fro m Hll Ott awa m r:11 wh o w ish ed lo p u rc h ase a q ua nti ty of th es e e nve lopes, a ml s e n t him a ll h e hacl a t J.:i cen ts ea ch . Of cou rs e he is ;t sorry now . 0 11 c o f o u r lo ca l rlcale rs h arl th e good fo rtune , wllil e o n a trip to a n e ig hborin g town , to s e c ure a bout 100 o f the 3 cent surcharg ed e n velopcs. H e al s o made inquiry for th e s urcha rg ed lette r cards but none were o n sa le . F ro m prese nt a ppea rnuc es t h e s tH111ps o f Ca n ad a h Hv e a bri g ht future b efore the m. Our Jubilee a nd recent iss ues h a ve dou e g rea t thin gs for us, a nd thoug h m a n y lrnrsh thin gs could be sa id about th e way tlle D e pa rtment has m a nag ed , st ill we sho uld look to th e m with pride for tl.t ey llave certa inl y h ad the effect of b rin g in g Ca n adia n s ta mps i n is en e ral before the notice of t h e phil a telic world . It is well known th a t there h a ve be en h eavy dem a nd s for sta rn ps of the pres ent iss ues , b ut t h e r e a re oth e r sta mps , iss ued iu tim es p ast , which it might not b e ,,·ell to lose s ig h t of. A m o ng those I mig ht m '.! ntion the 185!), 12,V, c gre en ; 1864, 2c pink ; 1868, 6c brown a nd 12,V, c b lu e , an d the 1875 , fie oli ve . A g r eH t m a n y Canadia n s ta m ps ca n he purc h as ed a t from -50 to 75 pe r c ent o ff ca ta log ue , but whe n a few s u c h s ta mps ca nn ot be seeme d a t be tte r figures th a n a bo ut 2.5 lo -10 p er c ent off cat a log ue pric es it is a b o ut ti :n e for u s to e xpec t a c h a ng e . A Grand Work _ A co~n!I TTEE o f t h e Hosto n P h ila t e li c Socie ty co ns is t in g o f M ess rs . T oppa n , D eals, an d Hol la n d are e n gag ed in t he co 111 pil Ht io n of a n Hi stor ica l Refe re n ce Li s t of t h e R e\·e nu e Sta m ps of t h e Unit ed S tales inclu rl in g t h e P ri rnle Di e P ropri eta ry S ta m p s . It is n ee cll ess l o co111me u t o n th e va lu e of s u c h a work wh e n co m p lc t erl, we th erefore pr int t h e p ros p ec t us i n fu ll. S U BSC RIB F. 111 c r readin g . 11 0 \\' lo th e V. P .-fo r s u mIt ' ll k ee p yo u coo l. �THE V I RGIN IA Pl-I I LATET, I ST. BY J OHN PAALZO\\" . A ll P11bli ~ h e r s :-ire req ues ted t o send o ne copy d1recl to t h e Rede w E d ito r , :1t Ko . JOI ~ Park A,·e . , R ichm o n d, Ya. , V. S. A . Th e follO\\'i11g h n\'e be en r ece i \'cd: V O L. !'\O . A ll egh e n y P\Jil:it el ist , A ll egh en y, P ;l. 1•:\·ergree n Sta te Phil. ll a rlla11d, \V a sh. :\ e w York Philateli s t , New Yo rk Stam p Excha n ge , Boston, l\ I ass. Sta m p Tri b u:.:e, 1-l arriman , Te nn. Stn m p Tal k , Kau s ns Ci ty , Kan. ·I. 5. JI. 1;2.Gol. :!. Ii. J. I. I. :'j _ I. Ii. r:: ROM C AN A DA . Canad inn P h il. Re\' ie w , H a m ilto n , O nl. ·I. Ii. :\Iontrea l Phi late li st, l\1ontrea 1, Can. J. G. 12 . .,. ·I. Philateli c A d vocate, Berli n , O nt. u. FRO'.\f ABROA D. Sta m ps, R11 shde11 , E 11 g . In Th e A!!e:;heny Philatelist P hil a telist speaks of " The Va lu e of System " a n d both coll ectors and deale rs can well profit by th e s u gg es tio n s m ade . Mr. Ch apma n g i ve s " Impressions of th e Hour " in whi ch th e new stamps o f Ma lta co m e i n fo r a s h a re of c ritici sm. The chron icle of "N e w Iss ues" is v ery com plete and is q uite a feat ure of the r/. P. U nder "Co mments" w e find t h e fo llo wing, which , if th e fi g ures quoted a re c orrect , sh ows quite a d ifference between supposed a nd act ua l values : " Th e collect ion o f s ta mps of th e la t e Harolrl Frederic, valued h y him se lf a t $.)000, was rece ntl y a uc t io n ed o ff in Lo!J(l on a nd brought a little over ;ii ~ .50." Seldo m bas a fin e r N u111h e r One of a u y stamp publica tion com e u p fo r r ev iew lh a 11 th e first copy of Tile Sta mp Excha11ge. Attracti ve in appeara n ce , it is li lied with g ood reading fro m co ve r to cover, couta inin g a rticles o n var iou s ph il ateli c subj ec ts b y ma n y well kn ow n w rite rs, a nd it is h anl lo say to whi c h to awanl lit e mo s t pra ise . Mr. Dietz's "Fra g rnent s of Co 11fcrlcrnle S ta m p H istory" conta in s g ood a dvice a bout t h e lOc Confer!. perfora t ed. " Zu rn" o n " Space F ille rs " s p ea k s a gai n s t pu l lin g cou nte r fe it sta mps into o n e 's a lbunt. M r . Cass advises d eal e rs n ot to p a lm reprints , foreig n re ve nu es a nd "Seebecks " off o n th e yo un g c oll e ctor wh o so me rl av w ill k n ow better a n d rese nt the im pos itio n . The d esc ripti o n of " L agos " g ives b es ide hi storical in fo rmati o n aho u t th at to m ost co ll ectors " ten' a i11rog11ito " a r es ttme of the iss u es of tha l co untry. Mi ss Swift g ives th e "News o f th e Mo nth ." M r. Chap m a n b es id es "Cogit a tions" co ndu c ts th e R e Yi e w. Notes from different po ints a llfl a Ca n a d ian page are a lso iu evide n ce. W/ e predict a brigh t future fo r th e ,\ta JJ1 jJ Exr!iauge. !11 Th e N e.v Y ork / 'h ilatelist Vcr itas 1li sc u sscs "T h e I11clisc rimi11al e Cred it Syste m " b e in g l ed there to by the n ow ce le brated W! lli a n1 s case. No rlo nbt th e busi n ess meth orl s o f m a n y s ta m p rlea le rs a111l co lle cto rs a lso are 1'1 x, hut e ,· cry yea r sees a u i1npro ve m e n t in th <' JJt. A few season s bac k a n ad askin g for r e fe re n ces wa s th e exce ption, n ow it is th e rul e a n d i f r efe re n ces are g iY e n a nd inves ti g a t ed before sen din g o u t s ta mps , t h e dea le rs can not run so m a n y r is ks. In the sa me iss u e o f t h e N. Y. P lt i!atc!ist M r. Car ter says th at th e s ta t is ti c s sh ow tha t onl y o ne le tt e r in e\·cn · 53, 000,000 pieces 1t a 11<1l e1l b y th e P. O. Depa rtm e nt is los t a ncl ask s wh y sho u irl th e n so 111 a n y acldressed lo, a nd se nt b y sta mp dealers fa il lo r eac h th e ir des ti n a t io n. It s e e 11J s quee r 11 0 d o u bt hut d o n ' t at li m es so m e of th e clea le;·s t rr a lso to pl ay a lit tl e galll e ? \Ve li aye ;; 1 m i nd l h e case of a fe ll ow rnern be r of th e V irg ini a P hil ate li c Assoc iat io n t o wh o m a co n cern in D e n ver, Colo., se nt u11 solic it erl a lot of sla 111 p s o n a ppro va l. Th e s ta lllps we re r et u rn er! b y 111n il , n11 ci ,,ftc r �TH E V IR G INI A PHILATE LIST . so me little lime duns bega n lo co me in fo r the return of sheets, fi nall y threa tenin g ex posure in the va riou s philatel ic pa pers , etc. Wh en pati e nce ceased to be a virtue our member in turn ad vised th em th a t if th ey did, he wo ul d sue fo r criminal libel a ud there tile m a tt er rests , un sa ti sfactory a t leas t to o ne party-for who wo uld care to be acc used of ch eatin g ? Bro. Cha pman in " Co ncernin g La l e I ssues" hi ts back at so me of his criti cs. H e also t ell s us lh a t the D ie A vari eties will n e ver be rare. How ab 0ut Di e A o n hlu e? How m an y hav e com e l o li g ht ? Both lbe April and May numbers of Th e Evergreen Sta te Philatelist are to hand . In th e April number un de r Cana(] ia n Chat the explana ti on of the dro p in prices of unu sed N ew Brunswick s ta1n ps is ex plainefl. A large lot o f rem ainders a m o untin g lo several thou sa n 1 she els were di sco ve red a nd sold to a sy ncli.c ate of deal ers it is sa id a t 30c p er set.V eritas d isc usses P hila tel y Mo u th by Monlh a nd J ohn Peltz e x plains the di ffere n ces betwee n certain issu es of sta m ps which a re o ften pu zzlin g to the youn g coll ecto r. In th e May numb er Leo n V . Cass adv is es th e in vestment o f m o uey in old issues in preferen ce to th e m auy jub ilee issues, surcharges etc. In " Notes on S tamps " til e q uestio u is asked : Oug h t pen-canceled stam ps to be catalog ued like fo reig n o n es ar e . \Ve think n o t , fo r in nin e cases out of ten the pen ca ncelati o n o n t he fore ig n sta m p d en otes its u se as a r ~ y e uu e sta m p whil e in thi s couut ry postage sta mps are not u sed th at way, e xce pt in very rare insla nc<:: s, when a t wo ce nt p os tage sta mp passes o n a check . " Lillie Boy Blu e co m e ulow yo ur H o rn " mu st h ave been in the mi nd of the ed itor of th e Sta mp Trib1111e, for o n th e editoria l page lh er e is "ce rta inl y somethin g to remi nrl o n e of th e olcl ~1 9 Mother Goose rh y m e a nd also Ute "y ello w journalism " of so m e of t he da il y press. It see ms very well to praise o ne 's p ape r, b u t when it co mes to promisin g the " gra nd es t , larg es t and best sta mp p a p er ever pub lished in A m erica" it ra ises expectat io ns whi ch in nine cases in ten are clashe d , a nd work h a rm to th e pa r ty pro misi ng so much a nd then p erb a ps fai lin g to.fulfil lhose pledges. If ne x t m o nth proYes us wron g we w ill che erfully apolog ize to th e Ed itor.- " The D ead Le tte r Office " is w ritte n u p by \ Vm . M. Ve rbeck a nd g ives a n in sig ht into its wo rkin gs. -Mack has h is N ew York lclt er. -The Constitutio n of the P hilatelic Ass ocia ti o n of A meri ca fi lls b et ter than two pages. -" Arm ory " writ es of " The G reatest E ne m y lo Phila tely" ,·iz: F ire. The R e view fi lls the r em aining spac e n o t a ll o tt ecl to acl>er ti sem ents. Sta111p Talk fo r April continue s "Sta mp H un ting," by L ewis Robie . I n thi s instal m en t Mr. R obie g ives his expe ri en ce wi t h til e U. S . P . 0. In spe ct o r~ and a U.S. Ma rsh al who \\-ere lookin g him up fo r takin g away 98 se ts 0f Periodical sta m ps. It se em s in thi s case th e offi cials we r e do ing t h e sta m p huntin g . H . A. Chapm an t ells of s ta m ps " On th e Cove r ," a nd h ow b e was p re sented wi th a C. S . lOc '.J 7 on the orig inal letter whi ch proYed to b e w r itte n by \V. B. Asto r , son of J ohn Jacob Astor of New York . In t h ese days of envelopes we are not so lu cky as to find autographs along w ith lhe stamps, sti ll a collect ion of stamps o n t h e en velop es is a very inte restin g t hin g l o h ave, of co urse bul ky and not easy t o display u nl ess you prepar e a book speciall y for it. T ha t t his form of coll ecti ng is gain ing popular favor seems to be beyond question. Editorials a n d reYiew fill the ba lance of this issue . The Philatelic Adz1ocale, as ever neatl y print ed and got ten u p , tells us of Al - �220 TI-IE VIRG I N fA PH I LATELIST. phoso X UI wit h wh ose pic t ur e p hi la t elis ts are well acquai n ted a nd wh o h as na m es and t it les e uou g h to cr~;sh a ny ordi nary m ortal. Som e of t h e t itles oug h t to be relegated to th e'' h as bee ns.'' "\.Vh y certa i n Canadian stamps were issu ed " do es n ot e nl igllten u s \\' hy t hat country flooderl tile p h ilatelic m :t rket with its r ecent issues , but d ea ls witll th e reasons for t h e differe n t rn lues of th e earlier emiss ion s . Mr. Chap ma n speaks abou t" The Col lecting of Stamps," and like many a fellow coll ector mourn s t h e cha u ces lost iu days go ne by . Societ y notes and a good ly n umber of advertisem e n ts make up t h e bala n ce of the nu m ber. About the on ly thing th ere is to The Montreal Ph ilatelist t his montll is its le tter from New Zealand in wh ich tlie infor mation is g ive n tha t Tasma nia is going to join the procession a nd issue a pictoral se t of stamps to adv ertise the scenery of the country . "P erso nal " edi torials anJ a column of abuse by Jean Bap tiste C:;i nuck he l p to fill th e pa per, which does not co n ta in more tha n seven pages of r ead in g matter. Be lte r hu stle , Bro ther , aml get out a nother "Ch ri stm as" numbe r, or else soon 7 he J)fon· treat Philatelist instead of "coming from Mo ntreal a nd goin g to all parts of the wo rld " will b e " co min g fro m 110where a nd have gon e to the literar y graveyard of so m a ny sta m p pape rs. " :\TAJ. jxo . F. :\ I AY E R, P rc:-- itle 11 1.. DR. :\I All K \\1 . l'E YS ER, Vi et• Pn::-; id t: ll l. \VM. S. A 1r E RN, Sec 'y -Tre:-ts. ] O ii:\' P r\ALZO W, 1018 P:lrk A ve .. Ri ch m o 11cl Ya., S:i. les i\ t n.11 :-iger. C. F. \V. :\t osEn., Co 1111te 1·fc it D etector. O ffi c inl Org-~11 1 : Tin: \'1 RC I :" r :\ J' 1tJLt\TELI S T. .-\ ssoc inti o 11 m eets 0 11 th e l0l1 1 o f C\' e ry m o nth, :ll S o 'cl ock p. m. , nt J :~ N. E l e n~ 11 th S t Ri ch111 0 11rl , Yirg i11i n. .. RIC H MOND , VA., J1fay ffJ, 18 99 . To th e Jlfe111ber s of tile V. P . A. : O ur lwe11t y-~eco 11cl m ee ti ng wns h eld 0 11 th e abO\"e date. 111 th e nbse n ce or th e Preside nt 1 Mr. Th os . Chn s ti :i. 11 fill e d th e ch a ir. T h e r o 11t iu e ·b ud ge t was sc:u1t y nud wns q11 ick l y disposed of. Th e interest or th e C \'C l1in g w ns ce n ter ed iu the propo se d Confederat e E xhib i t :1t th e co mi ng con\·e11 ti on. 0 11 m oti o u o f l\ tr. Stearn s it \\'f! S d ec id ed . in o r- ~l e r .t~ mak ~ th e _ex hi b it m o re i n te res tiu g . to h a\' e 1t c.h v 1ded 11 1to ;J cln sses, n ud a ft e r som e disc u ssi o n it was d ecid ed to p i nce th em ns foll o w s : · I sl. C la ss- Ge nera l i ss 11 es 0 11 co ,·cr. 2 nd Cla ss-Ge 11eral iss 11 es o ff co ,·e 1·. arcl Class- Loca ls 0 11 cove r. ·lth Class-Confed er a te od diti t:s. t,Lh Cla ss-Locals o ff CO \' er . Th e V . P .A . w ill bestow s11itnhle nwnrds in th e sh ape of dipl o m as fo r th e m ost m erit o 1 io u s di sp l ay i11 · each of the five classes. Ri chmo 11 d col· lec tor s to be uo11 com pe t itors. Th er~ be iu g n o furth er b 11si11 ess th e m ee t iu g w ns ndJ 0 11n1 ecl . Respec tf11l l y suhmitted, \V. s. A ll EH.~. Sec'y. Sta mps' Ap ril num ber is interes tin g. U ncle Sam as Stamp Dealer treats o f the sale of the periodica l s ta m ps. S ta mps Juni or gives h elpfu l hints to the younger colieclors, by so m e of which the ol de r ones can also profit. The same questio n of catalog ue val ues whi cli vexes col le ctors on this side is d isc u ssed a nd t h e li st of underpriced sta mps is cont inu ed. The H arry Hilckes & Co. m a tter r ecei ves its full sh are of a t tentio n a nd evid.entl y the e ncl t h er eof is n o t ye t. Hu ss m an Lea ds Off. MR. c. E. H USSMAN, th e well- k now n S t. Louis sta 1np cleale r, has sig nified hi s inte ntion to 111 ake a m ag nifi ce nt ex hi bit of Confederates- both g eneral anct local iss ues-at th e Com·entiou of th e S. P. A. in Rich111011d , Va , thi s fal l. Who will be th e ne x t dealer to fo ll ow s nit ? �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELI ST. Secretary =Treas ure r 's Report. 1•r esid e 11l- H . F e nlo 11 , P .O. Box 8, K11o x ,·ilte, 'l'e 1111. \'i ce- Preside nt.-A ug-. Die tz , Box U, Ri chm o ud ,Ya. Sec'y-T ren.s.-\V. C. Low r y, H illsboro , T exas . . Jn t ' l. Secr e tnr y- D. E. H az e n , Th o n o t osnssa, 1-·l a. Snles S u p t .-Ch:i. s. \ Va ri11 g , Bo~ 202, K_n ox ~·:e, Te 1111 I.ibr a ri n. 11 - Chn s . P. Ga l yo n , K11 oxv 11le, l e n11 . Co unt erfeit Detec tor-F. Noyes, Alice, T ex:-is. Tru s t ees- I·[. Fe 11 to11 , Ch n irm :11 1 Ex-Officio, Kn ox vi ll e, T e nn . , E mil Ger lic h n u d R oberL K essle r . New Bra uufel s, T exas. Official O r ga n - 'l'H E V I RGl:s'IA PHIL ATELI ST. P reside nt's Address. Sonthcr n P!t i!atehc A ssociation . ·ru T ll E :\I E'.\t llERS OF THE s. P. A.:-.\11 0 Lh e r m o nth ne a r e r to th e grea t n Co 11 ve nti o 11 nrn l th e 11 e:i. rer we gel th e m ore fa vo r able are th e i11di cnli o 11 s fo r a l nrge nttc11 cln n ce . I w ill nsk yo u t o clo whnt is in yo n r power to m ake th e proposed Ex hibiti o 11 of t h e Po~ t a l E m i:-:s io 11 s of th e Southe r n Coo ft::de n tcy , a s s uggested b y th e Y. P.A . , n s u ccess. lt is th e fi r s t th iug of t h e kind e\·er n tt e m pted in th e So uth n ud w h n t h eller place co ul d i t be th n n in R ichm o:;;.d , th e cap it a l of th e So u t h . I wou ld s uggest thnt each m e mber write :\Ir. Fra n klin Sle:tr ns, wh o h as been appo in ted n co mmittee of o ne, g id 11 g him :tu iclen o f w h a l s tn rnps h e wonlcl lik e to o r co ul tl se nd n nd th nt ge 11tl e m a 11 \\'i ll , I nm s u re , be p leased t o g h ·e po int ers a!"> to w hnl it wou ld be adv isable t o se n d for ex hibiti o n . Th e o ffer o f th e \·. l'. A. to in s ure :lga iu s l l o:-;s a nd th e ft is n m ost li bera l o ne and th ey a r e cert n iu ly d ue o ur best tha n k s. Th e s. P . A . is in a fa ir wny to become o n e of the tn rgPst, a s it i!i a lre:tdy th e bes t, o f th e p hil nLdi c :-;o~ i cli es. I h a ,·e a t diffe re n t tim es tr ied th e exch ange dcpnr lm c u l o f o th er societi es b u t I ha,·c n o t fo un d n n y of th e m t o be :ts we ll m n na getl as 0 11r O\\' U :-i n cl m y pri\'a te opi 11 io 11 is th n l we h n,· e t h e bes t Sales Super inte ude nt i n th e CO\lll t ry. r kn ow j us t h ow h e works hi s clc part m e ut , h ow :-:y:-;tcm a ti c h e is :ual abo,·e nll h o w prom pt he is i11 m ak iu g re t urn s . The o nl y t ro 11hl e is t h at t uo fe w me ml~ers n\'a il th e m se h ·es of th e he11 efi t:->. Th e g- rcat c 1· 11t1111be r o f m e mber s jo in fo r th e p u rp u:;e of 111 crcasi 11 g- th e ir coll ec ti o 11 s nm l th ey :-;J10 11 h l fin.;l o f a ll s 11 ppor l t h e ir o wn soc id y m o re e:-:pecia l\ y a s th ey ca 11 p r oc 11 rc t11 e ir s tamps a l less cu~ t t h a n fro m t h e lkalc r:-:. Be:i r llli :-> i11 111i11 <l hrd lt ren , h ~l'·c yo 111· 1ia m cso 11 th ccirc 11 it li st to r ccci\'t: :-,lamps n tld hu y first of a ll l r o m yo u r hro th e r m e m ber:-:. The m e m bershi p li:-.t co11li11ucs tog-row a 11d I h ope it wi ll re:1ch th e 'LOO m ark IJy th e lime we m ee t iu Ri chm o nd . Yo u r:; for th e S. P .A. , ;I J r. F t·::-o;TO:'\. l'rc!". NEW M EMBERS . IU·I Scov ille, Ea r l, 8523 Dea r born st. , Ch icago, Ill. 1Ll5 ~l yers, Al be rt J. , 3728 LaSa il e-st., Chicago , Ill. WU ~l c K ay, Geo., 3727 I.a Sa lle -st . , Chicago, Ill. Hi7 Spr iuge n, \Vhilde u , Jr ., Sou th C1·eek, N. C. l tiS Lew is, Da dd , 5:~G B7t h ·st., Chicago, Ill. lliU Bruce , G u y J. , 2HJ Barn ey-st ., \ Va ukesh a, \ Vis. 170 C ul tiug, \V. I-I., Lock Box .J ~G. \Va uk esh a, \\"i s. 171 K e nn a rd , IL C., Bir m i n g h a m , Ala. , 17:! S utton , Geo. B., 207 E. Car y-s t., Richmoud,Y:i. 17 ~ P eterson , Jas . H ., 210 !Uth -st ., N. Y. City. 11-1 Sm ith , \V . R.,718 E. l\I arsh a ll -st.,R ichm o n d ,V:1 . 1,. APPLICATIONS . T 11cker, Ra l p h \V. , Box :1270, Bosto n , M:tss. Age :! I , Dea ler :l nd P u bli sh e r. Refs., \ V m. A. :\ IcD01111 ell , l\ I. \V . Bates, Ar thur \ V . :\Jerri a m . *Do:tk, R. L .. P en rl, Ohi o . Age 1\) , F:trtue r :t11d S ta m p De n ie r. Re fs., \V. C. L o wry, Roy B. Brad ley, \V. C . Doa k . *R:i.bl> itt , J. B. ::\l oo1to u , P unjab, India. Age 0-J , I nspector. Re fs. , R . S. Ne lso n , Ch as. \V ari11 g, H. Feu to n . * \Vilt, \Vm ., 2 lt) !" . 2 1st-s t., Binn iug h am, Ala . Age 3-3,Ba rbe r. Refs., H.Feuto u ,Chas. \Varin g, R. S. !\elso11 . *B11tl er, G. 1\ 1. , Box 1·1, State Sch ool of l\liue!', Golde u , Colo. Age IS. Re fs., F. Stenrus, A 11 g. Die tz, \V. C. Low ry. *Pe te rso n, P. A., Rulh \'e11 , Pal o Alto Co., I owa . R. R. Posta l Clerk. Me m ber E. S . P. S. 1~7 . Re fs., F . Stearn s , A ug . Die tz, J. H . Tlrntch e1· , C:1sh ie r t own Sadn gs Ba u k. * 1.a m b, \ Vm . Il., •JOU E. Ca r y-s t. , R ichm o nd, V a. St ud ent. Refs., F . Stecirus, A ug. Dietz, \V . C . Lowry. J l:1 rt11u g, Geo. C., lli:!U Barry-:t\'e., C hi cago, Ill . Age :ll. ::\ Ie m ber \" .P.A., I.. of C. P . , Col., p ~ .-1.., Do m . P. A., n u d S. of P. Specialty l'. ~- a nd B. C. Refs .. F. Stearns, A u g. Dit:l z, \\". C. Lowry . CI-! A::\GES IX ADDRESS. J. IL. Co u lt:y fro m T a m p:t to Sa u ford, Florida . C. Berg hol z fro m O n al:tskn, Ark., to 72U \V. Co m m erce-~t.. S:tn A nt o ni o, T exn!-' . Roya l u. Bradley fro m \ \Taco to Hill sboro, T t-x. R E SI GNATIONS ACCEPTED . Be n R11 -;sel1, C h ar lo tt esv i ll e, \ "c1. R ES I GNA TIONS R ECEIVED. I. . T . Brodsl oue, S 11 pe ri o1·, Nebr. Th e fol low ing- m e mbers a re hereby dropped rrom m e m ber s h ip ou accouut of failure t o p:iy dues, afte r be iu g twice uol ifi ed. C. L. Shelton, Chattanooga , Te u a. D. r:. Ha ze ll Th ouotosassn Fla . I I �TH E V IRGINI A PHII.ATELlST. ]. P. S im pso11 , :\l nh·eru, Ark. C. L. ).Jorea u , 12'2 \ V. 8th-s t. , K. Y. Cit y . ~I. c . Ode ll , 15·1 Kichola s-st . 1 Ott n wa , O nt. N . :\ l ncke y, j r. 1 Sa n A ul o ni o , T ex. \\1. S. D orsey, Hi ssop, Al:i. S. Bake r, F t. S heride n , 111. \V. r.. :\1 o ise, Cl e m so n Coll ege, S . C . J. F. D odge, 1'\e\v Oxfo rd , P a. H. G . Askew, A 11 s ti11, T exas. ReY. E . E . \ Vea ,·er , :vlill Cre e k, Ill. \V. H . Em m ert, Kew O xford, Pn . R. \ V. F re nch, Th e Dall es, Ore. T. u. Cleucle11 11iu g, Tampn, Fla . 1: . S. Cund iff, R i,·e :·s ide, Cn l. F. L. Ross , K11oxvill e 1 T e 1111 . Geo. :\I. DuBose , Lisbo n , :in . C . G . Schrad e r , Ku oxd ll e, T eun. J. :\I. Li go n , Ab il ene, Texn s . I.ea. Fri tter, Colum b u s , Oh io . F. :\I. Th o m as, ~ew O rl ea n :; , I. a. \V. \ V. \V oo dn 1tf, Knoxdlle, T e 11n. \V illia n 1 :\I yen;, T oro nlo , Cn11. B. B. Bell . Sw ift, Ga . \V . A . Bo s twi ck , N e w Yoi·k C it y . R. C . Fa rra nt , Lin.ta , Pe ru . IL \ V. Eugli s h , B ir min g h a m , Ala. A u y o f 3bove w is hin g t o be re -i11 :-:.l a ted will plea se remit a m o unt of 1 'UU dues, :l5 ce nts, l o th e Secret a ry. Res pectfull y s u b mitted , \V . C. LO\\"R Y1 Sec' y-T re as. Treasurer's Report. R E CE IPT S. . ..S:.W. ti7 IJala11 c e . . . .. . R c cei\·ed $:iO.:;:! :'\ larch 1:-i, To Secret::u- y ' s post ng e .. . ... ~:z.r,s 1.17 !1!31·ch JO, T o \". P. fm l\ l a r ch . ·ro \·. P. for AptJL- ··· ··· I .:l-) $.; .cu T o t a l. Bal a nce 0 11 Res pe ctfu ll y , h and ..... .... · .......... ~:l;j_:t~ \ V. C. l. O W HY, ~f.!C .- Tr c :i. s. Report of Board of T ru stees. \\'e ca n 11 o w rep ort t h a t w e ha\'<.' c:1re f11\ \y co 11s ide r ed t h e o bj ecti on s t o nppl icati o 11 1'o. J:m a ~1d han: co m e t o tlie co 11 c lu s io 11 that it is t o th e 111 terest o f til e A ssoc:J~ ti o 11 t o d ecl i11e s a m e . l< cspectlull y s hmitl e d. II . J.' E='TO:", Pre s ., Yu 11 r s fr~1kr 11 :ill y, E :HIL CERLIC.:1 1, ROBER T i(E SS I.EH , Bo a r d o f Trn stc cs S. l'. :\. )it:\\ ' T o Tll E m e m ber of the S. l' . .-\.who s cClllTS th e largest numbe r o f u e w 111e 111 be r s fur th e A ssoc i:'1li o u betwee n Dece m be r 1 18DS,a11 d the fi r s t day of th e JS!JU C011\·e nti o u , THE VIRCl:\' I A P IIIL .r\· T E LI ST wi ll g i YC a s a prize th e s 11111 of 5- 10.00. The m e m be r sec ur in g th e n ext largest numbe r of new m e mbe r s betw ee u dat es named will r ece h·c a bo und copy of \'o l. II. o f th e \ ' . P . The cotH.l iti o us of t hi ~ coutes t :i.re t hat each m e m ber s hnll r eq ues t th e Secr e tar y of the S. P . .-\. to lis t th e applicatio n s sec 11red h y him ·and k ee p a reco rd o f th e s ame, a n d th e Secr e tar y ' s r e p ort s h all de termine th e w i1111 ers of the prizes. :Ko m e m ber is eligibl e l o this contes t 1111l ess he ha:-scc 11red and h ad n<lmi lted to m e m be r s hi p al lea !"-t r, 11 e w m e m bers. Th is contest is n o t ope n t o om. cc r s of t h e Assoc iati o n. TllE \'1R GI:-: IA PHIL A TELI C l 'U JI I.I S llI :-:t; Cu. Another. L. I' . ll EAD, Fulto n , K y ., will g in: Ot\ t: year' s s 11hsc ripti o 11 t o auy two ino nthl y m a g azi 11 es to a n y pe r so n sec 11ri11 g- three n ew m e m ber s to S. p. :\. ; r esult t o be d ecided b y Sec retary's r eport. T o th e pe r so n sec 11ri11 g th e second larges t 1111m he r of u ew m ember s by Co 11\·e11ti o 11 tim e, will g i n : ~:LOO iu cash. '!'his offer is in cot1j1111 c ti o 11 w ith that o f th e Virg i11 ia Phi late li c P u bl ishin g c o ., a11d ba sed 11po 11 sa m e rul es. l\ l o n ey to be pa id a l Co11Ye 11li o11. Ne ithe r o ffe r to ap p ly to <li n: ctors o r publl sli e rs of pape r s-a s I co 11 s idcr lhcy lt an: th e a cl\'a 11tage of reg111nr m e mhe r s . !J .ti:-) fr o 11 1 i11 e 11 1bers ... T o t al. ..... . EXPE?' D IT URES. Apr il I , S. P. A. Prizes. Br a 1111 fd~, Tex a ~. ::vt ay JOth , IH!l!I . Yet Another. I w ill pn:sc11t 1:t<.1·:r: t o e \'e ry col lector appl y i11gto m e for :1n app li c01 ti o 11 blauk for the So i;th er n Phil n te lic Associa ti o n n 11 tl. e n clos ing i{;j ce nts for JSU!) cl ues aml 2 ce n ts ex t ra for r e p ly pos tage, a n 111111 sed copy o f th e 'l'wo Cent Ora nge Ne wfo 1111dla t1 c.l ( 1 ~!)8 iss ue) !::itn mp , w hi ch b; n ow obsole te. 1 ha \'e j 11 s t ~;J cop ies t o di s tribute in this 11rnuuer. \ V:-.t. A. 1\lcDONN ELI., a;.Jli :\ Ia di so n ·a \'e., N . Y. Cit y . E nthu s ias m Rampant. :\ti-. If . A. Cli ap ma1 1, Rucky llill , Co 1111 ., will presc 11t co m plel e fil e s o f Th e l 'e rfo rator fro m :\ larch JSV7 t o Apr il JSUU- 2G Nos. ~ ! a il ed free to e :ich of the three m e m be rs o f th e S. P.A. wh o sec ures th e g reatest 1111111her of new m e mbers be. fore th e c o 11 \·e11ti o 11 o f '!JD. Co uditi o n s of these pr izes ;i r e that ea c h co ntesta ut mu s t sec ure at least :i ne w 111 c m hc rs, 11 0 offi ce r o f th e Assoc ia ti o n o r t:d itor o r p 11 Ul i~ h c r o f a pape r e li g ible. �TH E V IR G I N I A P HIL AT EL I ST. AN HISTORICAL REFERENCE LIST OF THE Re v enue Stamps of the United States Includin g the Private Di e Proprietary Stamps. CO!IJ P IT. E D BV <;J<; O. L. T OPPAN, H . E. D E AT S :\)ID Al,E X AN DE R H OLLA :\D , A COM!III'f'l'rm OF T iii•: BOST 0'.'1 l'Hlf, ATT·: u c SO C!ET \ ". HOST O X , M ASS. , ~H E ~I' 180!1 . p res en t work , as its titl e indi- ca t e~, is des ig n ed to b e more tlrn n a bare re fe ren c e lis t , or ca talogue. o f the va riou s e mi ssio ns of th e R ev enu e sta m ps o f the United Stal es . It a im s no t o nl y t o b e a r elia ble a nd co m p le t e catalogue , but lo g iy e a ft:ll a nd deta il ed de sc ri p ti o n of each s ta m p; its hi s tory , so far a s it h as b e e n poss ib le t o as c e rtain it, a nd su c h o ther Lla ta as h ns be e n d ee me d lo be of g en e ral interes t. The scope o f th e wo rk, ·w h ich was co n ce ived in May, 18D6, h as b e e n g radu ally increased as th e a uth ors d iscove red n ew m a teri al until n o w th e book w ill comp ri se u pwa nl s of -IOO pages roya l oc la Yo . It is c o mpil ed a lm os t e n t ire ly fro m offic ia l rec ord s ; t h e committ ee h av in g be e n so fo rtun a t e as t o h av e h ad acc ess to a ll of th e book s, ac co unts , co rresp on d e nce, etc . , o f the fi rm s of Bull e r & Ca rp ente r a nd J os. R. Ca r pe nt e r, w h o h e l<l th e gover nm e n t con t ra c ts for thi s cla ss o f sta m ps fr om S e p t. l , 1862 lo Ang . il l , l 875. In add it io n to thi s we h a Ye ob ta in ecl co pi e s of t h e r eco rd s of t h e Ame r ica n Ba nk No te Co ., a nd o f th e 13urcan of E ngrav in g aud P rintin g. These la tt e r r ec ord s h a ve e n abled u s to co mpl ete th e wor k u p to t h e fi na l r epeal o f th e s ta m p lax in 188H. Co m1n e n e in g :ct g nin w ith t h e c urre nt ~ 23 iss u e of P lay in g Ca rel sta m p s, firs t issu ed in 189.J , we h a >e ob ta ine d the record s o f a ll the sta mps, b o th Docum e n ta ry a n d Pro prie ta ry, issu ed p ri or to Ja n l, 1899. F rom t he ab ove it m ay b e eas ily seen th a t t he work is , before a ll els e , accurate a nd th a t it con ta in s much hither to un p u b1ish ed a n d u nku ow n in fo rm a tion whi ch w ill ,un doubt ed ly, p r o\·e to be of valu e a n d interest to e ..-en a beginn er in the colle cti on of th ose s ta m ps o f whic h it treats . T h e iu for m alion g lea ned from the re co rds h as , o f co urs e, h een su pplem e nted \\'itli mu ch in d ivid u a l research a nd inv es t igation a n d , a lth ou g h it h as be en a slo w a nd la bor iou s task, the commi tt ee fee l tha t t h e result s obta in ed h a \·e we ll r e pa id th em for t h e ir effor ts . A good idea of t he s cope of th e work m ny h e ob tained by t he fo ll o w in g sy n ops is o f its chapte rs , or d iv is io ns: 1. Co nt ra cts for th e EngraYi ng a ncl P ri i;tin g of th e S ta m p s. :! . P a per. ;). P e rfora tion . 4. Color. 5. Ru li n gs o f t h e Commi ss io n er of I n ter na l R e ve nu e. G. Ge n eral Notes. 7. Co un terfei ts . 8. Each s tamp co ns id ered un d e r its ow n titl e a nd denom in at io n. L" nd e r t il is las t h ea d in g a ll da ta co nce rn ing each se parat e s ta m p h as be e n syst e m a ti ca ll y c on d e n s ed. It i ncl url es : I . A ful l descr ip t ion of t h e sta m p. ~The d a le of its firs t p rintin g . H. Th e da te of its firs l <~ el i v e ry . .J. P la te n u mbers. 5 . The nu mbe r of sta mps p er s h e e t. 6 . T h e to ta l n u m b er of th e s ta m p iss u ed . 7. S uch ge n era l n o tes as a re o f intere.:. t. T h e a bov e refe rs esp ec iall y to th e first iss u e ; b u t the sa me ge ne ra l arra n geme n t h ns bee n re tn ined t h roug h o ut th e e n t ir e work, m od ifi erl o r c b h ornlecl , of �TH E VIRG I NI A PH I L AT E LI ST. c o urs e , as c irc um s ta n c es se emed t o \Y a rra.n t. Jn th e s eco u d a n d su bs eq11ent iss u es of doc um e n tary, p ropri e ta ry, a nd the priva te die s ta m ps, th e aboY e in form a ti o n is s u ppleme nt ed b y th e d a t e of th e Appro va l of th e D ie by th e Co mm ission er of I nte rn a l Reye n ue , a n d , of co u rse , b y t h e nu m ber iss u ed ou each k i nd o f pa per. T he g e n eral in fo rma tio n wi ll be fo un d to be Yery ful l a n d in te r est in g; for e x a m p le: I n th e cas e of the $500 s ta m p of t h e seco n d iss u e we a re e n a b led to sta te n o t o n ly t h e e xact n u m ber iss ued b ut j ust w ho p urrhased each copy a11d t he date. E s p e c ia l a ll e nti o u h as be e n pa id to t h e c h apters u po n P a pe r a nd Perfo ra tion, a n d , w hil e we do no t cla in1 t hat th e s u bj e cts h av e bee u e xha u sted , we do cla im, t il a t so fa r a s t h e o ffici a l r ecords th row a n y lig ht upon th e s ub j ects , n o m ore ca u b e asce r ta ined. \ V e a re awa re th a t , in a fe w cases, 0 11 r i n form ~ l i o n is not so fu ll as \\'e m ig h t des ir e, b u t, in by far th e g reat e r m ajority of. in s t:rn ces, it is, p ra c t ica lly sp ea kin g . a bs olute ly comple te . T h e work is cou cl uded w ith a n e x h a us ti ,.e ca ta log of t h e ,·a ri o us sta 111 ps , t h e p ro n o un ce.-1 sh ades be in g dul y li sted , 11 pon a ll t he var ious p a pers , e t c . It m a y not, p erh a ps, be ge n era ll y kn o wn t h a t thi s is the firs t p h il a te li c work to b e u n d e rta k e n a nd ca rried to a successfu l co n c lus io n by a n y soc iety in t h e l ' n ited Sta f:es; s 11c h , h owe,·e r , is th e fac t a n d, nntu ra lly, th e s tep is ra t h e r in th e nat ure o f a n e xp eri m e nt. 'vVe tru st th at it 111 ay prove a s11 ccessf11 l one a nd th a t the c o llec to rs of th e l ' ni t erl S ta les w ill sig nify th ei r a pp rova l o f th e 11 ml e rlakin g h y f:n ·o r ing us wit h t h e ir s11 bsc ripti o ns fo r the wo rk . As th e Soc iety h as n ot umlc rlak c 11 lo p 111Jli sb it with a n in t e n t io n of fi llin g its treasu ry fro m th e procee d s o f it s sa le , we a re e a a lil erl lo a n n o n ce a p ri ce \\' hi c h wi ll pla ce it w ithiu th e reac h o f a ll , y:z.: $8. 00 p e r copy b o un d in pa pe r c ove rs. All su bscrip ti ou s a r c payab le in a d va n c e u po n n c eip t o f u o tifica t io n tha t th e \\'Ork is r ead y fo r de l iYe ry . It \\' ill be publis h ed 011 o r a1J o 11 t Septe m ber ] .5th a n rl y o ur enrly s11 1iscri p ti o 11 is solic it ed . S 1•: PT1 ·: ~IB1-:R 2 l - :2:2- ~c: a rc t h e Co11 - ye 11 t io n el a t es. A Good Id ea, T oo. SO l\! E l'AJ>E l{, ch a 1n p io11 ed b y T11 r-: V rn GJN!A PH I!,ATJ ·: r,JS'J', h as d c c larc cl its iul c nti o 11 o f de m a ndin g cash in a 1h·~ 111 c- c fro 111 its adve rt is ers. T h is is a ll ri g ht , b ut \\' hil e i11 th e refo rlll m ood \\'h Y n o t depri ve th e sample cop y fi~nd ~f hi s sou rce of profit ? H e wr ites a p os ta l req uestin g th a t a sample s h a ll be se ut h i111 . It cost s one ce n t. At th is ra te , he ca n ge t a n y m o nt hl y a t twe h ·e cc11ts a y cnr. T his is co ns iJ erabl y c h eaper tha n th e subs cri pti o n price o f the av ern g e pnpe r. W h y ca n n ot t h e pub lish ers work togeth er in t hi s 1n a ller ? It s ec 111 s t o be n othin g d ifficu lt . Ex· ery p u b lis h e r wh o re ceiYed r eq u es ts fo r sa m p les , a nd th e a ppli ca nts fa iled to subsc rih'e c o nl c1 111 akc a lis t o f su ch pe rso n s . T h es e list s co n ld b e com par ed, a n d if th e sa me na 111 c sh o u ld be fo und o n fi ,·e different lists he sh oul d be put clo wn as a "fie nd." . ~ s mall pa n1ph le l co ulrl be iss u c cl a nrl lh n s a ll p u b lish e rs wa rn e r!. l lo w nh o n l it, brot h e r edit o rs ?-,- l ?ay Stair l'/11/a/f'lis/ . I ~ 1 ·:A n t h e :11 l vc rt isc 111 c 11 ls in th is n 11111 - h c r. New Ra tes . A'J"J'J•:NTJ ON is ca ll ee! to th e n e w co111 li i11 a li o 11 a cl ra t es o f T 111·: V IRG INIA l '1 11r.A'L' J·: r. 1s·e a n•l 'J'lu: .\'/,1111/J 'l i ·ib1111c. �THE VIRGIN I A PH fLATELIST. Easy Country For Beginners. ROMAGNA . " \V1-rnRE is Ro m ag na ?" m a ny a youn g c0 ll e ctor h as bee n hea rd to ask. The ha zies t ideas as to t h e locality of this "country" haye bee n h e ld by p hila te lists we ll o u t o f their le e us. " Thu rn a ud Tax is" is a n ot h e r we ll kn o wn in sta nc e o f th e sa me un c erta int y, fo r onl y '\\-ithin the past few yea rs ha ve th e g reat body of i; ta m p coll ectors lea rned that th e s tam ps so m arked were issued by the pri ncely fa n1il y of T hurn a nd Taxis , \\'Ito for so many yea rs e njoyed t h e postal m o nopoly o f c erta in pa rts of Ge rm a ny. " Roma g na," as a geograp hi cal exp ress io u , no lo nger possesses th e s li g h ~est s ig ni fi ca n ce; yo u 111ay sea rc li for it iu vaiu 011 y our m aps of Ita ly . To be s trictly accura te we sh o ul d say " Th e Ro mag na." As Mr. \ Ves toby t ells us in hi s " Postage Sta mps of E nrop e," the Romagna was the na m e g ive u lo tlie proviuces o f Bologna, Ferrara, Forl i , aud Raveuua, which before 18.) 9 form ed p:irt of the Papal o r P o ntifica l Stal es. Ou t he d epa rture of th e Aus tria n troops fro m Bolog na on 12th Jun e , 18.j!J, a pro\' is ioua l gove rnmeut was a t o nce no miu a ted by the M uni c ipalit y, a nd 011 Glh Aug us t fo llow in g Colo n e l Cipr ia ni wa s e lected Gove rn o r of " The Romag na . " The s ta mps th en in u s e iu the pro,·in ces we r e t h ose o f t h e P o nti fica l States (call ed in so 1n c a lhnm s a lul cata log ues," P apa l S late s ,"'' R om a n S la tes ," o r " S ta te s of th e C hurc h ," ) h ut th e s tock in h a nd wa s s1n:dl , anrl th e post office at Bolog na was soo n coi n pe ll eel to borro w from o th er S ta les \\'hi lc meas ures were b eing ta k e n lo proY i<l e te 111 pornry stamps. 011 f!Oth Aug ust, 18.:i!l, Colon e l Cip ri a ni iss ued a d ec re e a bolis hin g a ud rl ecla riu g iuvalid :di s ta m ps hea ri ng th e P onti fica l Ann s , a n1l :1nn o nn c in g t h:1l ncw str11nps wo nl rl be issued 011 lhe follow i11" day , with lite lege nd in a fra111 e of" FRANCO BOT, LO l'OSTA T.1': l}OMAGNE ," and the \'a lue in hajocc hi iu the ce nter. The currency adopted wa s t lie sa111c as was llien iu u s e in t b e Pon t ifical Slates , 100 ba jocch i 111 a ki11 g 1 s c ndo, of the value of a bout 4s ~cl E ng lis h ; a ba j 0cchi , bein g there fore e q ui va lent t o one h a lfpenn y. The re are but nine s ta mps of lh e R o 111 agua, th e values a nd colo urs be in g as fo ll o w~: ! ) x1j., st rn w- col o 11 r . l baj. , cl:lrk grey . ~bnj., ye ll ow . Xhnj ., d:uk gr ee n . ·lb:ij., ru sset. r,h:ij ., r edd ish-\·i olel. lih:tj ., y e llow -gr e~ 11 . ~baj ., r ose . :!Oh:tj . , Ji g-ht h lu t' . Th e doubt th at once existed as lo whellier the G bajocc h i sta m p \\' 3S e\'er issu ed h as lon g since been cleared 11p by t h e d iscm·ery of uu don b tedl y gen uin e co pies, used , on tlie origi nal em·elopes. At va rious t im es fo e pliilatelic m ark e t has been flooded with so call ed " r ep ri n ~ s " of th es e s tamps ; but for th e most pa r t th ese r ep rints a re to all iu t e nls and purposes m e re imitatio us, ma<le from "docto red" e lectroty pes by a H a mb urg spec ul a tor . At a n early ela te I ho pe to sh ow yo u h ow yo n m ny easily distingui sh bet we e n t h e ge nuin e Ro111:1 gna :111c1 th e f:tl se.-S/a 111ps . The New Hun ga ri a n s. CO'.'ITRAR\' lo oth er repo rts n ol all lh c 1i e n o111 in a lions of th e c11rre11 l I-In nga ri a n postage s ta mp s ha \·e appeare1l \\'ilh the u ew w'1le rmark. Seve ral of the \7a ]11 es li a ve no t eveu bee n printe<l as ,·et. na me ly, lhe Hkr, the 1 a url 3 fl o rins, there be ing a large stock o n ban d whi ch m ns t first be used 11p before t h e n e w paper will be 11se1l in pri ntin g th ese Ya lnc s.- T/i c I'ltilatelir /lfo11thly. �THE BIG THREE CONVENTION B001V\ERS of The Virginia Philatelist will be issued in JULY, AUGUST and SEPTEMBER. DO NOT FAIL to have your Advertisernent in each number! LARGER CIRCULA= TION==SAME RATES. --- --- Address, Franklin Stear11s ' P. (). Box 6, Business Manager, Richn1ond, Va. �W . C . PROUDFOOT, MEMBER I. P. U. N O. 23 3 1 P. 0 . BOX 11 , KINGSTOWN , ST . V 1N CEN T . BRIT I SH B:i. h a m :i :-> I. H;:i rb :u l os, 1 ; WEST INDIES . :lX . ·I :111 <.l l id n nd ·l ~ ...... ... p er . !-G. I. :l ~ . ·I , Ii. S a n d 1Ud ~e l JJ e n 1111 d a , X. l , :l. 2X. ;;, 4 . Ud a 11 d l s ... G re nnrl:l , ~.-. , 1, 2X , X, (j a 11 d Od a nd l s .. St Lll c:i R, }~. 1, :!.!--G. :~ . ·I n n d O<l Cl l1d 1 ~.. G ~ m h i a . ~ .. , I , :l , :l.Y-:;,X , --1 :i. u d lid a n ci l s B r it j :-0h C u-i :111 :i, P il:t 11 r e Se ri es, 1, 2 , U, JO a n d 15cl. .. .. ... . .. . .... .... .. ~ r~ u_n <l:i._ . ~ ~~ d C o m 111 e ! ~ 1 o rn t h· e.. . . I n111 da d , :ld .. .. .... ... ... .... ..... T ri ni d ad, 1 :!, J , 2}~, ·1, 5 a n d Gd a n d l ~ .. µ e r se t T u r k s Is .. }:i. 1. ::! ~. ·J,5 a u d Gd nnd Js . " I.ee w :n d Is,; :: . J. 2r,;, ·11 G a n d 7d a nd l s " j a m a icn, X. f , 2,2!{. 3 , -I a n d Ud a ud l s S Ii:{ 77 1;, 77 m.1 78 42 00 0[> ';';j 7;) 77 75 Br. G u ia n a, I , 2, ·l . 6, G. 8 . 12 a u d 24c.. 76 Br. H o n d uras , 1, 2 . 5, ti, 10, 12 and 2·k.. 7:-J J a m n ica 2s, each 55c. Ba r bad os , 2s Gd ea c h . 67 Ba h a m as, Ti in ida d , Leew a r d I s la n d s, St. L u ci a n u d J a m a i ca , 5s , e ac h .... .... . 1 .)O"J St L u c ia a 1ul Tr i11 icl nU 10s each .... ..... ......... . .. . 2 li:! Ua h n m a s a u d " £1 " .... .... .... 5 l :l Th e foll ow i 11 ~ St. Yi n ce ut s ta mps so ld at f a ce va lu e; fo r a u y q u a n ti ty: X ci g r ee n , 2X ci b l u e, 2}:.!d b lack a n d bl u e , Ocl b l:l c k a 11 cl l il ac ,.Jcl y e ll o w , 5d b ro wn , Gel l iln c , a n d 5/ la ke. 1800 iss u e, ;~d li la c n 11 d g r ee11 , l d li la c a u d ca r · m iu e, 2 ~d li lac a 11 cl b l u e , 3d li la c a n d g r een , 4d l ilac a ud ora n ge, 5cl lil a c a n d b la c k , 6d Il ia c a u d b r owu , l / g re en n n d ca nni u e <'l n d 5 / g-ree u a nd b l u e . P os t Office o r d e r s paya b le KI NG S TO W N, S t. Yin ce n t. Gree nhn c k s accep t e d. Cash w it h o rd e r 0 11 ly . Ko n o ti ce ta k e n of s t a m p s se nt fo r e xcl!:i. 11 ge. Address a s n b o \·e . B li. J :V.S;tA.M R~• ,.. SE R LL..-,Ji :! EXC NAHGE W. C. PROUDFOOT , Co n1bination -+ 'Ul. $. 1Re\1'S. <::::...___Adv . & S ub . Rates of THE STAMP TRIBUNE, Ha rrim a n , T e nn . A~ D TH E V IRGIN I A P HI LATE LI ST , Ric h m o n d , Va. S 11 h ~cr i p li o 11 l o h o l h j o u nw.ls 0 11 e yea t F o re ig 11 Co un tries iu U. P. U .... .. .... .. :\d n~ r t isc 111 e 11 t s r:i t cs. .... s .80 I i 11 d 1. i n c it e~. !'.! co \11m 11 ... I col1111111 J p age . 6·1 iu bo th J o 11r11 als al t h e fo l\ ow i11 g- A P PROVAL S HEETS . S TR I CT LY C AS H , Ql' 1\ R TE RLY - - I X AD \' ANCE.-- :2 70 Varieties for $1. 00. star t fo r :1 coll ecli o n o f re v e 111 1 er-,~. 111 · e lu des speci m e n s o f n il issues, i m pe 1·f., perf. , l e t o S2.00 va l u es, :2 11 d , Hr<l , .J th , 5th a u d Gt h issues. IS71 n 11 d 1S78 Prop r ieta r ies , 1:quo 1:i r o ,· is io11a ls , H o f th e " Re m e m ber th e !\Ia 111e " se r ies, a u d Sl. Ol lSOS, Doc11m e 11 ta r y. Th e best \· a l u e for t h e m o n ey e \·er g i\·e 11 . Eve r y sla m µ n p icked copy , so m e 11 u 11sed, a u d a ll i u i;er fect co n d iti on. T h e p u rch nse r o f e\·c r y ;)lh pnck e t w i ll r ece h ·e g- r a lt s a ;)c red, Propriet n r y, ca t a log u ed a t $J .t10 . On .1e1· enrly ns th e num ber o f pnck et s is l ituit e d A fi n e 1 111 0 . :; m os. (i m os. :).50 .. .... $ .HO :1.70 J. ~ O 11.20 li.00 :L '.!O 20.(}() J l.:10 ·I. XO :1>.uo H.00 20.UO - i.oo s g·id 11 g- fi n e p re m i ums t o a ll h a u d li n g o u r a pp ro vn l s h eets a nd r e mitt i n g m o 1·e t h a n ~c e n t s a t a ti m e . Th e d isco u n t is 5()1, a n d co ve r s n il k i nds, r e ,·· 1.. : n11 es, p ost ng-e, m a t c h n 11 d m edicin e . A ROO U re f~re u ce wi ll b ri n g yo u o u r d escr ipt h ·e c i1-c11 lnr a n d a. g-ood selec t 10 11 o u a p p r ont l by re· l n r n m a il. S tate cln ~s o f s t :11ups d e~ ir ecl. \\' c.;> n r e n.oo -- ~~ ~-- --Add ress- FRANKLIN STEARNS , R I CHMO N D , V A. TH f MICHIGAN SlAMP COMPANY, n 6 ~ eld e n Av e ., D WfR OiT, M I Cli , �50 TO 75 DISCOUNT. COOD STAMPS IN COOD CONDITION. cal. p ~ t. \·l11 cc.. : 11t. :2 !:.!P 0 11 lp l ake . . . ... :!i ·10 * Barh:nlus, ~ :.!P O il ·Ip JS!l2.... JS " ~ p :rn cl l p J::il ·1-7ti. ... Iii :J Ya rict ies ' S:! t o ':t.'•i. . l :! *'Br. C11i.llla, :le JHO!J... -I:°") " J and :le JS82.. ... Oli -J ni r iet ies '8U-Ul. J;{ Cre11ada.;) ,·a r ieties . lli Jamaica, 10 Yarieties............... :iU ~u t 111ame, :l }Gc <? t a 11 ge a nd b lack. . . OS Hu l !-!"a t ia, 10 varie ti es. . . :ltl Ceylon , 8 ,·nrie ties.. . Hawa ii , l aml 2c 180-1..... .. ll o 11 g K o n g, 2c and :le, c. a. Lab11a u , ·Jc o n Id l ~U5 ..... Xo rth Borneo, ·le o n l d 18!J5 " 20c o n Id 1SU5........ S trnil s Settl e m e nts, -I var ie t ies.. . .:\la111· i ti11s , We r ed bro wn ... ..... XX " ii va ri ~1ties, fS'U~3 1 JDc red brow n .. Oo ~~ Good - -- 111 v p ~f :m uo.~ ,, UI J:) O:! Qt, OU 10 U:-; 10 b:\ A~O - --- Cu \11111i>ia11 i '>' ll C ::oc 11 1111 scd .. . ..... ..... . .. . 5 .:lt 18!J:j Sd of D11 e~ I ,:.! , :) J1:i 11d JU ~ . ll ~l..: d li11l ti 11 e .Ofi 100 good s tamps. . . .............. ... . . Ill .~Cl Co m plete Se t of H.11 !'is i:111 s. . 1;, IS!JO Iss u e, Se t of C 11ha, :j \' ar. !\ew Zea la nd . IS!l8 Itis ••t., ;, \':Ir. 1111 s .. ca l. S;)e . .- Ill .:;(I Ca n ada Ju b il ee, !~c 111111 sctl ....... .......... . .... \.~IH I Co m ple le Set, 1111 u scd r>Oc Oma h a, u sed. b11t fi n e ...... ........ .. . J .~;i:: I ;) ~~ P er fect Stamp H in ;:es , IOc per IUOO: :;uoo fo r 0-J Hla nk Approva l S h eets, p e r 100 IO Direc tory o fl 11di ;111:t l'hil atcl is l s . . 08: Li st fr ee. lln\ers n 11 cler ,->()c pos ta ge L'X l rn . 00 g~ ~~ :C• l:! 10 :;o 2~ Li heria, H Yarie li es ' OU-U7. ... .... W OS ·•· " lie purple l &iO 11 0 g um.. I~ (),~ l :lc ye ll ow .. " '];) lb 2·1c cann . '' ;,o 2!1 Th e aboYe U8 ,·a r iet ies . fi n e lol. ........... 5 I~ 2 00 l'osta ge extra 0 11 a ll orde r s below .50c. App r o\·;d se lect io n s o u re ce ip t of r e fere 11 ces. 5U ~; , li(}f . li t i::::~f di:-; co 1111 t. .~ f Se nd fo1• a tr ia l lot of • m y appro val shee ts a n d y o u ·w ill he p leased. "D irec t o ry o f Va . S t a 1n p Coll ec tors 1 ' F R EE toend 1 npp llca 11t. J.i-;t free. H.B . Vesey, ;.1:! York Pl. , No 1-fo lk , Ya. APPROVAL SHEETS 50~ CO lll., A. J. BICKEL, STAMP BROKER ~We Offer._?> pr:ce- list for Omaha S tamps. used ._Pt'l- ] ~ I Jll. .' 1' 1011 My .... .. ~ l e gTee 11 ·u. 15 IN DIANA . JO \'l ·:ARS. N0 t e AS A STARTER! U.S. :k ye ll ow brown du es 11 1111 sed .:! ! .lJ I J>IJRI ·:ss, GOSHEN, E. ALBRECHT & CO., ESTAllLISI I EIJ Chicag·o, Ill. 249 Cherry=ave., al Cheap ~c -le 1·ose. ora 11 g·c hl11 e .. m age nt a .. ,·iole t . 2c Agric ulture Dept. .65 fie lOc brown o n w hit e, oitire E n,-. .2.5 Xe IUc " J Oc " am her , . 2-5 r10c sage .t!ree 11 ........... . .... . . $ 1 b la c k .......... . ( Both for-l-5ce11l s.) ~::! o ran ge l>row 11 .. .O.i .o:: ;, .:m . I :-) :lO l ,7;-, . ;~ ;-1 :!.r1u .tiO ·l.I KI :;_(K l .-10 ·1.00 Ill IJI) ~0 .0(1 A rg enti n e 1 pe;o, '0:!-6, u s 'd fi uc copies . I 3 A m st ill buyi ng O m a h a sta mps especCanada 2c on Sc unu sed en tire e n v ... . 10 Pe ru , Jubilee :\ Ya r. used per se t. ...... 07 ia ll y hi g h d e no min at io u s for cas l..J. Have New F o u nciland , _Vi c lo 4c ,.5 va r . u nu 'ti . ] 8 a lread y a 11 e n o rm o us s toc k , but lik e O li ve r Tw ist "I want so u1e m o re" . Postage extra 0 11 all ord e rs under Se nd them o n approva l w ith your lowes t $ 1.00. An y tl..Jing n o t s ·1ti sfac lory m ay cas h pri ce . Four's a nd Fiye's espc c ia lh· be re turn e1l a nd 111 o u ey wi ll li e c h eerf •ill y wan t ed. All kind s o f sta111ps o u app ro ,:a l ~ga in s t references. refunded . WA~T LI ST S SO l , I CITED. GUARANTEE STAMP CO. , 27 East 125th Stre et, NEW YO~ I< . Wendelin Weber. 904 Eagle-st., BuITalo, N. Y, �DO YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR MONEY? Cash \\" e n-:111l t o h11\· - s t ~1111p s lec t io ns ;111d Dixie l.iq11 ugTaph wil l S:l \'t.: yo u 111a11 v d ol lar s 1111w :-o p e 11l l'or pri11 ti11 g - a 11d 0 11l v co:-; t "' \·0 11 :)tic . \\ ' ilh it yo u L:l ll prepare yo ur u\vn 1'1· iCc J.i:-;Ls, C i1 c..: 1ilars, :\ppruv:i l SIH:'ds, l.dl c r 1-kad s, etL. L' a11 k t'l.' p Lo p y ufL'\'c r y le ll e r y o u se nd unl. w h id 1 ~:..: n.~ ry i11.1pu rt:i11t. _A n ew 111 d h o d , s impl e a 11d 11 1t.: x pe11.- 1n .:, any d11ld ca 11 op<:: rntc sa m e. !\lak es fru11 1 r;o t u IOU co pi es from o n e i111pres ... io 11 . A lit.· tie trcasn!·e t o e n:ry 0 11 e. Reg-11 lar pri ce SLUO lint a !ll o n,e rin_~ receipt :! ll U f11 l_l i11 s t r 11 c ti u 11 s fur u 11l y_; 10:.:,_- .rnt tJ y o u pn-:_lc 1· l w ill se nd r c_a d y for 11 ~e lo r ~ 1 .00 c ha q .~·es pa id . :\l o 11 e y c h c e rlull y r e . 1"1111d cd if n ot perfecl1 y s ati sfied. Do11't let thi s p :1s s o r y~11 will r e.~ r e t it. I f111-~1 i s h 111k In:<:: w ith s a m e. :-;tamps cata log-11 ed al $:!.OU tak c 11. \\' rite fo 1 circ 11l ar. A ddr ess, ~1 pp oyt 1111it y n11d c o l- For lh. .:~ ir: 1 hlc s l :1111ps ;1n.: n- illi11 g t u p a y lil K.T : ll pr ke". St: ltd u 11 yu 11r Stamps :\t o n ce, _!_!"uod II F urd:..,:- 11 u r ll. S. Th e cas h is n ::ad y. I TROJAN STAMP CO., TROY, OHIO. E. C. DICKEY, Knoxville, Tenn. H.EFE 1u -: :-.;cE: First Na ti o n a l Da uk . 66 2=3o/o Discount --liREECE J ."i~ lli , I I, :!I , r,1, IOI , :101and2;jl. ·IOI ,. .... . " uO I. .. " l dr .. Pr ice p l' r set. ..~. JO ... Price .10 . l .) J.SSli , imp. se t ofG " p e rf. se l o f 3 .. l S.~O . set of -1.. ... 1 ~ ~1 1 , im p. or perf. se t o f 5 .... .. . P P.s ta ~e ex tra in a ll case s , Hampden Stamp Co., .10 I Pay Cash for Omahas . . 10 .05 l e , pe r JOO .. .. .......... ~ .15 I lOc, per 100.. .. ...... Sl.Uo .05 I 50c, each........ .~5 .05 2c, pe 1 JOU . le, pe r JOO 1.05 I Sl.00 each..... .50 .05 5c, per 100 .. .. ....... .... 1.05 I 2.00 each ..... ...... ... LUU Sc, per 100 ............... 1.05 1 :llusl be perfect co p ie s . S m a ll lots of lO a u d u p w ard s acce pted. MASS. GRANBY, 18\18 -!0c .... .. .. .... ................ .... .. ........,· 05 :-iOc..... . . . ...... . ............ . .................... 20 JS!l!l l SH!J 1:-i!l!l J:-i!J9 japa n , 3 ,·a t'... .. .. .. ..... .... .. ... .. .... V irg in Is la nds, 3 \'a r.. .. .... .. ...... Crete, 2 va r.... ............ .. .......... . Sa n Ma rin o , 2 var................ .. .. The Above 10 ' ir;•ii:1i•1 l~Mi@ 03 20 18 l-l 06 Stamps soc Post paid. S BROOKLYN. N. Y. To se nd for m y a ppro va l books , w bicb are the nea tes t o n the m a rket a nd conta in U. S. pos tage, r ev enues , m atch and m ed icin e a nd a fine li ne o f Foreign s ta mps nt 50 91- di sco unt. As I m ake a ~pec i alty of lhe approval t rade almost a ll m y s ta mps go to m a k e up th ese book s . A sa ti sfactory b us iness refere nce required from partie s no t known to m e . I buy stamps fo r cas b . \Vhat ca n yo u offer ? f\ARSHALL OLSON, Cold water, 1Hich. o DISCOUNT o n a ll m y a pprova l books. Write m e with r efere nc e for a s e le ct io n. Try my packets. ~·'i Foreig n sta mps for ~ c. ·'> 0 mixer] U . S. nn <l Fo re ig n for I Oc . Address Q HERBERT F. ROLLINS, 217 Park Place, (tollectoru Wlanteb Revenues $ 1.00 .... .. ...... .. .. . .. ... ...... .. ... .... . .. The Three for 25c. St:11d 111 t: '.!;) cen ts (s ih·e r ) and I will s<.: 11 ll yo n In· ret urn 111 rii l a11 app 1·0,·n l selec ti o 11 of stamps fro1 i'1 whi c h y o u m a y t a k e 75c ca t a log u e , ·a t11 e. l\ l y reg ul ar d is c o 1111t is 5(};C and t o g e t th e extra H:i ~: ~r; y o u mu s t send cas h with your r equ es t for a sel e c ti o n . JAMES L. LONG, P. 0. Box 246, Ji opkinsville, Ky. 6-18 Erie St., S. E., 1lf i nncapolis , Niw1 . PORTO RICO, l. :! , :s, 5 m il esimas : l, :!, 3, 5, U, ~' 10, J.) ,:W , -! U and LiO cent a Yos. 15 good s pec1me 11 s . U11 - J ~i'·' · 11 se tl, p e rfora t e d 0 11 a ll fo11r s icles. F a irly w e ll ce ule r e d a 11 d g 11mmed,Sl.50 . l\o di scou ul o n lot >'. EDWAHP tHAHK£l, 808 fLATBUSH·m . ! BHOO~lYH , H.Y , �Cash Paid For Confederate Money. - S-1000 "Tee n a11d b 1:1ck i:-;s 11t:d i\ Tay J ~ lj l , ~8 t o S l:l.00 500 :" " " " " " 2 to 2.r,o iiO l to 2.00 1Uc to .50 100 \ Vas hiu g t o n 11.'! Y Lohmeyer's JO l o J:). 00 JOO JO C. S . A. Fl og" !Oc l o .25 5 i\I o 11 o t1 \T ier " JOc to :1.UO ;-)u Cnrs runnin g Sept. J::iU I . l Oc t o :LOO :ma F e 111a l es l Gc t o . .25 :!O F e111 n t e and G lobe " J. 00 to :!.00 JO IVl r. Oldha m :l5c t o LOO JU Fe m :-t le a nd Eagle " :!;jc t o ·J.00 .') In d in u Pri u cess J .00 t o -J .00 :l Eagle 50c to 1.20 Droke u bank b ill s bo u g h t al le to JOc e :ich . U.S. Frac tional u otes 8c to S L. 2.5 each. I.oak 11p your ol d paper mon ey and se 11 d to m e . Postal Card Albums (Co pyri g ht , :lla y 12, l 'V2 ) Th y 0 11\ y A lh 11 111 es p ec iall y d es ig-1 u.:d fur th e p r oper p r esen ·nt io 11 and di s p la y of - - POS T A L CARDS - - No. I. 50 Bri stol Board S h ee b in fo llli u g ca se .. . ... .......... . . ...... ;idJU !':o . :!. :jO Ta g--J3o ard S h ee t s in . ... .s:; .:jU fo ldin g- case ... .. . I Address, I A. LOHMEYEH, 922 N. Gilmor St., R . L. DEITRICK , VIRGINIA. LORRAINE, - JUST ISSU ED- Th e 1: ift h J·;dit io 11 uf BALTIMORE, M A RY 1,AN D. Back Numbers Wanted. 00 YOU NEED \Ve d esire to secu r e a lilll itecl 11un1bcr plate fo r yo ur m agaz in e ; or c u l s of copies of the fo ll ow in g iss ue s o f the . of s ta mps o r h a l fto n es of a n y V. P . and w ill p ay the prices a lta cbecl . subj ec t for illustrating p urposes ? Vol. I , No. l.. . .. lOc Vol. I , No. 9 ..... ..0c Vol. I, No. 2 . .... l Oc Vol. I, No. 10 .. ... 3c Vol. I , No. 3 ....... 3c Vo l. I , No: 11.. .. A c H e m ak es c u ts by all th e m od- Vol. I , No. 4 .. ..... Sc V ol. I , No. J 2 . . ... 3c e rn process es at m odera te cos t . Vol. I , No. 5 .. ... ..He Vol. II, No . J. . ...5c S k e t ches gratis u po n reque st. Vol. I, No. G.. ... .Ac Vo l. II, No. 2 ..... 5c Vol. I, No . 8 ... ... Ac Vol. II, No . 4 . .... 5c Cash. w ith o rde r. Add re ss A. h a ndsome co v er desig n an d WRITE TO .DIETZ- A ll cop ies lllus t be in good co nditi o n. AUG. DIETZ, Edi to r The Va. P!Jil. , 900. W. Glay=st., .Richmond, Va. The British Stamp Directory, A co mp r e h e n s ive Li st of Britis h Coll ectors w it h Ad d r e s ses \·e rifi e d 11 p-to-da t e. 101 png-es n11d o\·e r ;{000 n ::1111 e s n. 11 d nddres r.:es o f Hri l is h Coll ec t o r s {No Dea le rs ). l'r ice one shilling (:!:jc). pos t f n..: e . THE PHILATE LIC PUBLISHING CO. , F entham Rd, Ha ndsworth, Birming ham, E n g . Pu b li shers o f " Th e l'hib tel ic Chr o ni cle'' a 11 d '' Th e Ach- e r t ise r ." sa tn ple copy of hot h fre e 0 11 VA. PHIL. PUB. CO., ,.Richmond, Va. Box 6, 1\1 ·Ur ph J ' S Hotel RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. :\ l o~ t ce 11 trnlly loc;1t c d for h11si 11 ess, s i .~li t sec i11 g­ :i11 cl p l ea ~rnr e. appl i ca ti on . J O I I K :l l U l<l' l! Y, l'IW l'tU E T O t<. AGENTS WANTED IF YOU WANT TO KEEP TRACK •. . o f Cn. 11nd :1 's ever c h a1 1g i11 g- pos t a l (?) e m is- To sell ru bu e r faces; wi ll m a ke you s io ns, s 11 bsc ri he lo 4c=-n-~ ·-~---la u gh until you cry; cra,.v anrl colll ic; U:J)e !111ontreal !Pbilateli s t fri ghtfu l a n d la u g h able; sobe r a nd trag- Ca n ada's br ig ht , 11 p· t o-date p ap e r. A ll lht.· latc...:s t ic; ch a n g in g fro111 0 11 e to a 11 oth e r in a n .. ... . rel ia hie n e w s .. :-; 11 1>sc r i p t io 11 o n ly 2:, ce nts a yea r . iu stn nt ; sa mple b y mail , postpa id, !Oc . .-\d s p :1y o th e r s, lh L'y wi tl p:1y yo u . t.Oc a 11 in c h . THE ErllL N. KIEFFER CO . , Rl ' J HJ !,P! I C . B AC ! ! , Box 246, [:311] A llegheny, Pa. .I . H. CHILSON, Co lkc.t o r. de,ire' exc h a11ge w ith c o ll e c tors ll rn·· ing- 2000 v a ri e l ie s. coll e cts posl - c~1 nl s, e 11tirt>s , fo r e ign re,·e1111es a 11d s t a m ps 0 11 o ri g- i11 ::t l co\·en.-. tiUH \·irgi11i ~1 ::-it'., S101·x C 1TY. l ow A, l·. S. A . tic p . p. n n d \·. I'. J ye ar... imp. " " Offe r ap pli es to re n ewal s a ls u. " FRAN KL I N STEARNS , :l l gr. ::\ l <~:-..· TRE t\ L , C ,\:\' 1\11 1\ . CONFEDERATES ON COYER. J h ave ~1 l i111 it e tl 11111 11 he r uf dnpli cate Co 11fcd c r · a t es, 0 11 co,·<.:r. lo di :--po!--e of. n 111 0 11 g th e m !Oc r eds a 11d bl u e:-- (:'\ l adi :--0 11 J."lt)l .' li~) 1 t,c nree 11 and bl u e~ ( u ~ :· i s JS1 iJ .(j:l ) , :!c gree 11 a11C l I OLbc 11 g r aYed GRAND PREMIUMS . :,c exp r ess ft ll S,\;-.;f;t·1;-.; i-:T :-; T . .. ~ :,!.) ~ IJ t1\· 1s , l ~ h ·I :):j Rj chtn o :id . \ ·;1. 900 w. ) A ddress , AUG. Clay, St a . A . DIE;TZ, _Richmond , Y!I. �BACK NUMBrnS a"" SAMPlf GOPlfS We g iv e a copy of of OERLAM'S INTE R NATIONAL Ph ilate lic Collectors e Directory, rnf VIRGINIAPHll~HllSl Co11 ta i11in g o,·er U500 acl<lresses of ACTIVE CO L L E CTORS :rn<l rl Y ear's S ubscription t o TH E VIRGINIA PH ILATELIST Can be obta ined of the publis h ers on th e fo l··· ..... lowi ng t erm s . .. \'u~: I , ~.o. -~·· O u t o.~pri 11 t ~.: ·I. . " ,-,, .. . ~ ·. ;; , J'osta ge :i t j Vol. .. l, ~?· so 10 ..ii0 1u I ....... $0.2:) I ~·· :R~ 11.. . .2r, I ~.. .1r, . \"ol. I I , .o,·, I .. ~o. ·· !h e 1:ale of l cent pe r c opy 40 .10 1.. .... ... ~. I'OR OC\' T,V .~II 111 11 st 1,; nc- c o m p:111 y o r d e r s to 1· h ack trnm hers tu se c ure imm ediat e :i ll e 11t io 11 , o t he rwi :.:e s 11ch orders w ill be fill e d o n l y o n reg nl :u m ailing- dn,·s. CENT S. Th e p 11hlis h e r's p ri ce for thi s c\irectorv :1l o 11c is liU ...:. l<.eg btnt Li o n Sc ex tra. · 1 J•us i live l y HO HACK NU:'\1 HEl<S ·~e 11 t :1S sn m pl e co pi es i11 fut u re. A ll s 1'1c h req u e.:.:.ts w ill he fi ll ed w i t~ 1 .c 11rre 11 t 11 11mhe r 0 11 11 c x l s 11 cceed i 11 g r egul ar THE VI RGINI A PHILATELIC P UB. CO. , P. 0 . Uox ti, RlCHi\101\ D, \"A. , U.S. A. m a1J111 g dn y. \\"e will hind co mplet e fi le of THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST , for o u r s 11hsc rih e r s :1t 7;Jc p e r \' Ol11me. T h ey s h o uld he mail e <l us F l. A T accom p n 11 ie d hy t h e a m ount , and na m e an d addre ss of se n d e r. THE VIRGINIA PHILATEllG PU3l!SHINGGrnPANY, Fra nkli n Stearns , E "DITOH. l'H RV l l<1; 1N tA S ~c -Tre:is., 1'1111 .t\ T K l.I S T P . 0. Box G, IUCH :VIO:-:D. VA. , U.S. A. The Virginia Philatelist, Virginia IN A:'\ t ER ICA , To;..;el h e r with !1 11 Y o f t h e fo ll ow in g :\t ngaz i n e s/o r o n e year , fur l il t: p rier:- op pos i te it s nam e : L o 11 e S t ar Stat e l' h il. :!t•::: N . V. l' h i laleli s t :·n c ll e rald E xc h a 11 ge ;:Uc l•:n~ rg r ee 11 ~tn t e l' hil. :ir1c Th e T r i -::\ I o nthl y :\to11trea t Phi l. l 'e rfu r:it or 'f ex a 11 Phi la t e lis t l' h il a te l ic \\' est Coll ec t or -l ;""1c . Farms FOR SALE. THE I L\XDS0::\1 E S T :\IAG AZ IXE ;:oc :mi..: :lr1c :!:X No . J In Kin g \\"11li:im Co, Vn mi le~ fr o m nu\ wa y . Nnn g nble 1 n·e 1 Yi ttlll e fr o m h o 11 se, with !) fee t drnft. Three nnd a hnl f h o 11 1·s clri\'e from Ri c h m o 11 c.l ,Va 2<J()I.) :lcres sa nd y k1a111 land abo ut 1800 acres cl e:lred, r est o ri g in al vro wlh tilnher . A rt esi a n w e ll a t h o u se. E x t e u s i n:~ m n r t bed s 1111 de rli e whol e far m . ?\'o. 2. In Nn tt o w:i v Co., \ Tn . !!!17 nc 1·es, ·1 m ik~ !'ro 111 r n ilway . Acinpted t o ce rc :i l s, g-r: 1sses n 11d e ..-ped :l1 1y toba cco. F i ne br ick 111 :i 11 s io11. "Sta1111Js," Englan d, 64 c. The Virg in ia Ph ilatelist :rnd Scott 's .')'lth Cata log u e . o r ;)\.lth wh e n o ut, p ost-paid , GO ce nt s. No. :t. £11 Louisa Co. 1 '.·:i. . ti 111 iles fr o 111 C:. S.: 0. J.:. . J.:. . 1780 a cre~. e x:ccll e 11 l w h eat a n d lob:ic1.:o l a 11d . Goo<l t un l>e r S m rdler fon n s fo r s al e in ot h e r parts ot t h e St <ll e. L'o. Ii. Fit r\:-.:KI. I X' STEARi'S, B 11 :-:. :'\l g r I'. 0 . Bu:-;: ti, R1 chm o 11Cl. \'a . U.S . A . EXCHANGE. I wi ll exch a 11 g·e !1 cop i es of I h e rar e st t ; . S . Po:-:l a l . 'l' h e IL bl ack o f IX/ {1 011 t h e· · walt'rmark e<l" p;1pe r of th e IX7:' iss 11 e. 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I oo .->()c l !!.(MI TEK:\IS :-lfi g he...;t bidder takes the ...;t:u n ps wi th o u l n• .:ern_~ price ..... ~11c1..·1·..;..;,f11l hidd1•r...; will lw notified n nrl o n rect.'ipt of n111u1111t of lll ei r hid..;,, ... tamp ... will Ju.: fqn\-.1rd~~ I w 1t hn11t dd: t\ Add :.!'-· ex lra fo r po ... ta~e rm a ll h1cl .. a m 1Ju11ti 11 !.!' t o le-..; th111 .;u...II ..,t:1 111p ... a1t· ""t ...;· 1ti-..f11.:tnn-, the\ 111.1 , he r clnrnecl within:~ <h_\. .., from thdr receipt :111<1 a 111ou11 t of.., 11 c h hid-. w1\ I he it.fun !1 I.· · Bids will be rece ive d until June 20th, 1899. Refer hy pennission to th e Bit<;incs~ '.\Tanager a ncl E ditor o f ll1t• Vi1g 111 ;, 1 / >;, / !a Id,,·/ . 1 ·' H<>x l ! >(l . Nid111w11d' s ( !11( 1• !'ila111j> .l!ndu111/ ' HIC II :VJ(), ' )) , '\'llx < ; I ~J,..\.. ~ . \.. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." 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Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 10 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistJun1899 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4080/VAPhilatelistMay1899.pdf 3dbff7c6e7a0f451fd5dcebd6cf9f8a0 PDF Text Text Vol. II. MAY, 1899. No. 9. THt Vllf<ilNIA DH LAT[LIST ~ontcnts: I ;etlid1 Kesskr . . 1--.ditollals IS.i- hli Hinh ll.I . 1 Fe.1ther . h4 1 -.;.1-.~ 1 -.~1 ll lack-1,i~t 1-.!1 '.'\ot"' . 1\IH J'he Esse11t1a! ot 1!11 1•1:. l'l11l 1tch Th< :\larkcl . fh e l'<htage ::-:.1:1111p' o f .J.1p:rn l!1;{-H1 4 L' uru 111llll ll~at1011~ l'l·>· l!lt.- l!lj 1·1~ Suulht•rn 1'1111 \,, 11 l\l!•·::IHI \'1rg1111.1 l'h1! \,s'11 :!Oii Rt'\ l C\\ , ·~ti! :.!II.: ~--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - �Tii i·: V JJ{{; J >: I ..\ l'lll l..-\TE LJ :-;T. BACK NUMBERS \Ve give a copy of OERLA M ' S I NTER NATIO N AL SAMPlE COPIES a nd Philate lic rnf VIRGINIA PHllAHllSl I Can be obtained of the publis hers on th e fol......... low ing t erms ...... I Vo ~ ; I , r::o . ~·Out print Vol. I , !'o. 8 ... ... .. so.20 or -, " a. " .. .. so.10 :: .50 .IO cl, P<;>s1t.1 vely n o ,·I I .08 " v........ :; 10... .. ... .o~ 11.. ... ... .2:) 5. " " 12.. . .20 ;; ~. .25 Vo l. II , !\o. 1.... .. .. .20 '· .05 ,, " 2. . .. . 15 Posta ge a l th e r a t e of 1 ce nt p e r co py 111 11 s t ncco111pany ordet~s for back t!um bers to sec u re h nm ediate a tte nti o n , otheny1.se s 11 ch orders w ill be fill ed ?? l Y 011 r eg u lar ma11lu g d ays, " BACK NU)IBEH:S sent a s sa ntpl e CO_P1es in futur e . A l l s uch req u ef-'t s w ill be fill ed w1t~1_curreut n umbe r on nex t s ucceedin g reg ul ar m a 1l1n g day. \Ve w ill bind comple 1 e file of Coll ectors = Dire cto r y, Co n ta inin g OYer H-50() a d dresses of A CTIV E COLL E CTO R S As adv e r t ised in thi s m agaz in e and Year's Subscripti(l11 to THE VIRGINI A PHIL ATE LIST FO R ONLV j SI X TY =F I VE CEN TS. Th e p 11 h l is h e r's price for t h is dir ect o ry :1 lo 11 e , w h ich we ltn\' ee x:1 111 i11 e dn 11rl fo 11 11d : 1s:id\' e rt i ~ e d . i ~ UOc , so se11 d In 11 s a n d ge t bo th i l and t hi s m ag-a · z111e for o u e y e ar fo r 11 e :ir l v t h e price o f o n e . Re· lll it in c urre ncy . 111111 sed -:le s t :1111 p s rn · by I ' . O. onler. 1<. eg i ~ trnti o 11 ~c ex tr;1. THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUB . CO., I' . 0. Box u, THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST, , for our s L~bscribers at 75c per \'Olt11n e. 1hey sh o uld be ma iled u s FL A T acco m pa n ied by th e a1 nount , and nam e rtnd address of se nd e r. THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUBLISHINGCOMPANY Franklin Stearns, Sec-Trea s., ED I TOR T H EV I HG I N TA ' PH 1 1.ATRLI S T P.O. Box 6, RICHMOND . VA . , U . S. A. The Virginia Philate!ist, THE H ANDSOMEST :\ I AGA ZI~E IN AMERI CA, T oge th er wi th a n y o f th ~ followir~g :\la gaz i 11 es, fur 011e yea r , for th e p n ce opposite ils na m e: L,0 11 e Sta i- Sta t e P hil. 2:)~ :\1 o ntre;i. l Phil. N . Y. P hil ate lis t 80c H e r a ld Exchan ge HOc E\·e r g ree n S ta te Phil. 2fJc 'rh e ' l' r i - ~ I o uthly l'erfurntor T exa n P hil a tel is t Phil a te li c \\' e:; t Collec t o r XOc XOc :l:')c :l5c ~:) c. "Stamps , " England, 64c. The Virginia Philatelis t a n d Scott 's 51-lth C:-ttalogue, or .)!Jth w h e n out, pos t-pa id , 60 cents . FR A:\' KLI:s S TF. A R i'S, Bus . :vr g 1 Rl ch111011d. \ -a . U .S. A. I-'. 0. I3o x IJ, EXCH ANG E . I will exch a u ge b c o pies o f th e rares t Ll. S. 1-'0S· tal. Th e l e b lack of 1 ti7;~ 0 11 th e· · wa t e rmark e d " p~qJe r o f t h e 1 87~ iss ue. Aga in s t eq n a l cnt:ilog u e va lue o f sta mp s, 11 0 s tamp h oweve r t o cn talog ue l e~~~t ~,~~~~- to\\"i\1 excli n 11 ge o n e o r n il 0. VIRC I NIA J-'ark -ave . . RI C l·J:\10 1' D , VA . t; . S. A. FOR SALE. No . 1. !11 Kit1 g \ Vi ll iam Co., Va. -1 mi les fro m r::ii \wn y. :Knvigable ri,· e r Yi tnil e fr o m h o use, wi t h U fee t draft. T h r ee and a ll nlf h o 11 1·s dri\·e fro n t R i c hmo 11 d, Va 2000 a c 1-es s a n dy 1Pn 111 land nbo 11l 1800 ncre s c lenred , re~t o r ig i u n l PTO\, · t!J timbe r. Art e s i n 11 \\"el l nt h o 11 ~e. E x t t n :-; i q ;· tna rl be ds 11 1Hl e rl ie who l e fr1n 11 . No . 2 . !11 ~n tt ow;1y Co .. \ rn. !JU7 ac r es, ·I 111iles fr o m ra il w;;i y . Adap t e d to ce r e :i l s, gTn sses n 11 d es p e ci~1 l1 y t o l >n cco. Fi n e !wi ck mn11 s io 11. No. :·3. £11 L o ui sa Co. , Va. ti m il e s fr o m C. & 0. R.R. 17tl0 acres. exce l le 11 t w h e a t a1 1d t o h:i c cu 1::1 11d. Good timber No. -J I11 F J11 va 11 n a Co., Vn. C. &. 0. R. R. n111 s t h ro u g h fn nn. d e p ot a t bnr 11 :111 d St enr n s post office 100 ya rd s fr o m h o 11 se, a 111n g 11ifi ce 11t l ·I i·oo m brick 111 Hn s i o 11. Fa r m co nta i n s I JS/ a<..T es, of wh ic h 2t)H acres n r e celeh ral e <l Jam e ~ Ri ve r low J!ro11 11 d s. \'i e w fr o ll1 h o u se 111 ng11 i fi ce 11t. Ab 11 11d a 11 L o ri g in ;1\ ~ 1-uw th ti m bt:.' r. l· iu e gr n i 11 , g1·a ~ s . t o lxicco and s t ock fa rm. No. 5 . Adj o i11 i11g th e aho,·e . -t:->li ncres he;-; t 11pb11 d i11 F l11 \'a11na Co ., \'a. Spl e n di d c rops o f c e r e:tl s. g r nsses a nd lohal.:CO. I\"o. U. S m n l le r f<lri u s for sal e i11 o tlt e r pa r t s o l th e S tat e. A l l o f t h ese pla nta t io n s are a mpl y s 11 ppl ie d w ith fr es h r 11 1111 111 g \\":tt e r, sc h oo l . c l1 1.1 1-c h, po~ I o ffit.:e n11d r ai h·oa cl fn c i l it i es and n r e he 111 g c 11 1t 1va t e cl !Jv t il e owne r s. Pri ce."' r easo 11 ahl e n 11 d t e rm s s~1Li ~ fa ctury . No l a nd :-; exc h :111 ~ed. F or . parti c u lar s add r ess th e ow n e r s : FRAN KLI N STEAR!'\S , II P. 0. Box li. JOHN PAALZOW, IU I ~ FA RM S rn !\ l l tl1 S tree t , RICH\H1 '.'i l l , \'.~ .. LS . A . J �Voe . II. - ~o. RICHMOND, VA., MAY, 1899. !'l. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --"---'-CC Board of Trustees of the "So u ther n." ~HE s u.ccess a u d ~)rosperil y of a _phil a:e li c associatio'.1 depe n ds, I. dare say, so lel y u po n the se lection of 111 en of mte l11 ge n ce, e nthu sias m, 111teg nty and "nm " for its co rps o f office rs. A nd trul y the South e rn as a body b as s h ow n its ap prec ia tion a n d good se n se in re-elec tin g the two ge ntlem en "·hose lik e n ess es it is our pleas ure to pres e nt thi s m o n th . E mil Ge rl ic h a nd R ober t Kess l er of New Braunfe ls , Texas, the effi c ient Board of Trus te es of th e b oo min g Sou th e rn Phi late li c Assoc ia ti o n. Inseparable as t h ey a re in their capac ity as officer~ and in th e b o nd s of frieucl s hip, we prese nt th e m h e re. And thu s togeth e r wou ld we welcome them in Rich moml thi s fa ll. It is n eed less to atte mpt na rrat i,·e of t h e ir wo rk --il is the hi story of the prog ress of o ur Assoc iali o u . :\ bri ef o utlin e is a ll our limited s pace pe rn1its. ~r Emil Gerlich. The ge ntlem a n lo th e Jefti sE milG e rlich. Born in Germ a n y in 1875 , wi t h hi s paren ts he ca m e lo A meric a in early yo uth ,a t yp ical loya l Ger111 a nAm e ric a n. Mr. Gerlic h , S r. is e n gageLl in the bl a cks1 n ithing a 11cl wh ee lwri g h t b us iness , a n (] E 111il h as fo ll owed thi s ca llin g . He begau coll ecliug in 1890-gen era l co llectiug, but aba ud o n ing thi s h e n ow d e \7 0 te s his e n e rgy lo s p e cializiug in l: nilecl S tates stamps. M r. Ge rli ch was o n e of th e o rgau izers of lit e T exas Philate lic Assoc iat iou. a nd wa s e lected tr eas u rer iu 1896 , w hi ch office of trust he s till h olds, h ay ing been t w ice re-el ected. At lit e Atla nti c C il\· Co u ve n tion o f th e S. P. A. h e was e lected A ucti o n Manager, lml subs eq ue ntl y res ig u ed , for wa nt of lim e l o g i,·e lo th e work. At th e Sa n A nto ni o Co u ve nli on in 1897 h e was elected mem ber of the Boanl of Trus tees; r e-elec ted twi ce h e s till holds lbis position in lb e S . P.A . He is a ssoc iate ed itor of th e Lon e Siar State Ph ilatelist, conl·:ibulo r to onr co lumn s , and m embe r of t h e S. of P . , P . S. of A . , Colu111 b ia u, Te xas, Vi rg i11i aa11<l So uth e rn Philate li c Associa tion s . Robert Kessler. The ge ntl e m a n l o t he righ t is Robert Kessler. Bor n i11 New Braunfels , T exas, i11 ]877, !J e is n ow i11 hi s ~3 cl Ye a r. i\Ir. Kessler bega n col lecting sta m ps ~in 18!.Jl, m ak ing a spec in lty of the iss u es of the U 11 i led Sta l es. Afte r several y ea rs th ese we re sol d a n d h e is UO\\" e ngnged in co111p le tiu g bis co lle ct ion of R e ,·enues , ch osing this pop ular branc h of P bilal e iy a s hi s spec ia lty . His labors, lik e th ose of h is frie nd a nrl CO·\\"Ork er, iu Leha l f of th e Sout h e rn P hil atelic Associat ion. a re l oo well kn ow n lo li e dwelt upou here. H e wa s elected lo th e pos it io n be 11 ow h ol d s at th e Sa n An tonio Co n ve 11 tio 11 of t he Sout h e rn Philatel ic Associa ti on i11 l 8!l7. S u bseq u e 11lly h e was twi ce reelecle cl al the c on,·enli o 11s of our Associa ti o 11 , wh ic h is the m ost flallerino- edcle 11 c c of the tru st a 11cl estee m of G..,is fe llow m e 111be rs. W e look lo Ke ssle r and Ge rli ch to co ntinu e th e ir s u cccss f: :l labors, and we are co n fide n t t h at no 11 e c o ul d "fi ll t he bi ll " b e tte r than o ~ir modern D a 111 o n and P yt hi a s. Drwrz. �TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 18.S O FF ICIAL 0R GA=-' OF THE V I RGINIA P H IL A TELIC ASSOCIATJO:-.:. AND T HE SOU T HERN PHII:,ATELIC A SSOC L\. TIOK. PUBL ISHED )I ONTFI LY BY TH E VIRG D IIA PHILATE LIC PUBLISHfNG Offi ce, 13 N . E leYenth St., Co., A UG. DI E TZ , EDITOR . !JOO w. Clay St., Sta ti on A, Ric hm o nd , \"a. FRANKL IN STb:ARNS, B u s in ess l\ Ia 11 nge r , P. 0. Box 6, Ri chmou d, Va . J O I-I N PAALZOW , RE V IEW E D IT O R , 1018 Park AYe nue , R i ch111 o u d, Va. SUBSCRIPTIONS . U 11 i l ed Slates, C a u ada ::1nd I\1ex i co , per ye;1s, ;iOc . .-\ ll o th er Co un tries iu th e U . P. U., per rear, ·10c . ADVERTISING. o l\Ios . 6 ~lo s . One Tuch, .50. . s l.2') . s 2.25 . Two Iu ch es, .no. 2.2;3 . 'J.00 . Half-ColLllllll , l.50 . ·LOO . 7.00 . O ne Colu11111 1 . 2. 75 . 7.00 . . J2.50. 1 Mo. SPACE. .s Oue Page, . 5.00 . 12.50 . . 2~ . 50 l Year. . S ·LOO 7.00 . 12.50 . 22.50 . ·JO.OU Copy s h o u ld r each u s by lh e 15th of t h e precedin g in outh to in su re in serti o n . To chauge s taudi n g ads, copy 111u st be i n by 20Lh th e. \ ye wi ll _e xc.hatt ge oue or tw o copies wi th p h ilnte hc p 11 bl 1cnt 1on s . AU THOR I ZED A GEN T S : FOR C HIC AGO: A. c. T R ASK , 8748 !, aS a l le St. F OR CANAD A : j:-.l O. I--: ow AR n s , 58 R i vard St. Bo x ii7U , :\I o 11 lreal . FOR NEW Y O RK: P A RKE ADVE RT J S I :-;G A G EN C Y, IG~JG ~ l adi sot1 .'\.\' e . Enle 1~ed. a t lh e Pos t Office a t Ri chmoud, Va ., for lra 11 sn11ss10 11 throu g h th e m a i l s a t Second -clnss ra te s , Sept., 1897 . RICI-D1 0 :-ID , V A ., :\ TAY , JSUU. A Grand Exhibit of Confederate S tamps at the S . P . A . Conven tio n. FRO :YI var iou s qua rt ers h ave com e , a lm ost s imulta neously, s ugges l ions for a u ex hibi t of the sta mps-loca l a nd g eueral-of th e Confede rate Sla tes dur- in g lhe Co u venl10n of the Sou thern P hil a telic Assoc ia li o11, lo be h e lcl at Ri ch mond , Vi rg ini a, Sep l e1 nb er :Z l , :2:2, a nd 23 , 1899. The idea is, un do u b t ed ly a m os t excellent o ne , a n d lhe add itiona l inte res t lent t h e Conve nti on by s uch a n ex hi b it is incalc ulable a t this lim e . \Ve • e u l ure to assert llrnt u o o n e collect o r in th e So uth has ev e r s eeu every Confederate s ta m p of t h e loca l a u cl ge neral issu es, a nd ye t it is a fact tha t a m o ng t he 111em bers of the vario us p hil a teli c asso ciations of th e So u t h a co111p !cte collectiou of these m os t in t e restin g s ta m ps mi g ht be ga th ered a u d a r ra nge d for ex hibition whe n the " So ulh e ru " convenes in R ichm oud thi s fa ll. It is n eedless t o cl well o u the bc nc fi ls t o be deri ved fro111 s uc h a d is p lay-o r to speak of th e p leasure it w ill afford the vis itin g members-all thi s is loo obvious. Besides , s u ch a coll ec ti o n of th e ra rest sta m ps of o ur cou n try wou ld m a rk thi s as the mos t uni q ue a nd iu s lrn c li,-e Con Yenli o u ever h eld in A 111 e ri ca . Th e fea sibi lity of the p rojec t is ass ured. Rich m o nd a lone ca u ~pr o d u ce ev ery ku o wn (a nd a few uu k no wu ) ,·arietics of t ll e ge n eral iss ue , uot lo s p ea k o f t h e m ag ni ficent a rra y of lo ca ls. But there a re th e collect io ns of Pres itl e nl F en tou, of K noxvill e , Te nu .; R . S. Ne lso n, of Bi rm in g h a m , A. la. ; H . E. Deats, F l e mi11 g to11 , N. ] .; Mess rs. Da ug hly a nd Craig, Aug usta, Ga . ; N . P . Strause, H e nderson, N . C . ; A ld ri c b a nd Brad ley, of T exas, a ud m a u y o thers , whi c h , i f ex h ibited, would cove r a lm os t eve ry num be r in the ca talog u e. At th e last m e et in g of the V irg ini a Phi la teli c Assoc ia t io n, M r. Fran klin Stearns s uggested thi s e x hibit to tll e me m bers of th a t Associa ti o n. It was received w ith the g rea tes t e nth us iasm, a nd t h e V irg inia Assoc ia ti o n has clecid e<l t o provid e in s uran ce t o a ll e x hibitors aga in st loss, theft, o r fire, whil e t h eir �THE VIRGINIA PHILi\TELIST. treas ur es a re dis played in ourcity.-(See V irg iuia Philate li c Associa tion minutes ) . Effor ts a re bei ng m ade by th e Arrauge ment Comm ittee of lhe V . P. A . , to se cure lh e use of oue o f Richmou cl 's famous mu seurns for thi s ex hibit, audit is quite probable tlle y will b e s ucc essful. The call n ow g oes forth to coll e cto rs o f lhe So uth a nd to a ll rn e mb ers of lhe S . P . A., to add to Lhis gra n d ex hibit of ll:e postal emiss ions of lhe Coufe dera l e States a nd l o c o mmuuica le w it h llle commit tee appo inted by the Vi rg in ia Assoc ia li J n, a t a n earl y d a le. The Franklin Loca l. Th e AmcricanJottrnal o.f Philately in ils April number, chronicl es under d ue r eserve the Frank lin , N. C., local recently illustrated a nd de scribed 111 ou r columns. The A.J. of P. co mment s as fo ll o \\'s : " Th e sln m p hns e \·e r y appearan ce o f be i n g g-c n · 11i11 e 1 b 11l we:u ·e so m e w h at p u zz le d h y lh e d:i.te a s it cn 11 'ca r cely be ISLi l (*Ja 11 . 1, which w o 11! d pla ce it three ino ulhs b e fo r e th e b e g- in nin g- o f th e Cid I \ Va r, n o r s h o u ld it h e l:-102, as l>y lhat ti111 e th e r eg ula r sta m p s of th e Co n fed c r n cy " ·e. r e i 11 g-e 11 · end u se." Tiu: A . .f. of P. is corre ct as to t h e improba bility of a n 186 1 dale, and undoubtedly it \\'as January 1862. The quota t io n ab ov e infers t h a t locals w e re n o lo nge r used as late a s 18GJ. T o offs e t t!Ji s im p ression \\' e wo ul d s tale l!J at there are in lh e co ll ec ti o n s of M r. Frank lin S tearns , nncl Mr. \V111. :Mo s e r bol h o f Ri chm ond, Va ., s pec im e ns of t h e Pete rsburg locals clea rl y pos llllark e d F cb r 1tary, 1862 (l\1 osc r 's), a n d J a1111 ary 1862 (Stea rn s ' ) . Consiclerillg t ba l Pele rsb u rg \\'as nea rer lhc so urc e of s u pply o f lh e reg nlrir issue , t ha n Fra nklill , N . C., it is not a t a ll improbable lb at th es e locals were u sed eve n later than Februa ry, 186:2. l* J•: xpla ua lo r y in serl of m y ow 11. ->: 1J ] Do:-< "l' miss o ur Jun e number 1 186 Viva! Calman. TH E editor of Th e A111erica11 Jounrn l oj Philately (April ) m a kes t!J e fo ll owing interestiu g sta t e meu t in commenting on tll e Newspaper a n d Period ic al r eprints. with sp ec ia l reference to a rece n t ed it orial in The Jlfetropolitau : " Befo 1·e t h e e nd of F eb ru ar y we wer e iu pos sess io n of the e x:t.c t li s t of th e qnaut it ies re1uai 11i11 g 0 11 haud w h e u the is su t: of th es e ~e t s wa s dec id ed u pon. but nl th at tim e we '\Yere n o t nl liber ty t o ma k e n se o f the fi g ures . They ha ,-e s in ce bee n pu b lbhed , mid h ence w e u o l o n ger h esi tRt e to r e ,·e n l th e i11fonnallo11 whi ch w e t h e u r eceiY ed. The r e wa s a s ufficient s t ock of a ll \'al11 e !-" fr o 111 Jc to S2. but th e r e wa s n o t a s ufficient quan ti t y of :t s ingl e o n e of th e hi g h e r \'alues , th e B11re :i11 o f 1-·: n g rn\' i n g au d Pr in ti n g h a\· in g o nl y th e ro lt O\\·in g s t ock t o h o ld at the di s pos iti o n o r th e P ost O ffic e De p a rt m e ut : 155 5 ... .. . JJ ,640 lO .. ...... 8,780 20. ,-,o ..JG ,245 .. ....... 7,GS.o IOU. 111 ord e1 t o 111 :i. k e up th e fifty -th o u s nnd se t s re · q u ire d, :t lt o f th ese Y:llu es w e r e r e pr in ted a n d th e major it y o r th e se ts sold to co llect o r s will or 1.:o urse, c ont a in r e pr ints o f nll th e fi\·e Yn lu es m e nti o n ed , whil e .a ll the set s sold w it h th e excepti o n o r 155 will co11tni 11 r e pr int s o r the S5 s t a m p i 11 ~ t end o f o . ig in n l s . It is a m et th :i.t the G o Ye J"ll · rn e nl h:i.s m ade S250,000 ou t o f th e t 1·a 11 sacti o n a nd th a t 111 :u1 y coll ectors lun·e b ee n Ina de h app y by th e p o~ses :;i o n o f n set o f s u c h l:eau ti ful s t n m ps a t so lo w n p ri ce . 1r, h o w e \·e 1·, th ese r es ul t s ai·e t o exc us e th e a c ti o n o f 0 1ir G0 Ye n11nc::11t , th e r e i :-" 11 0 1·en so 11 w h y it s h o u ld n o t go g e n e rn ll y int o til e p ic tor in l b u s iu e~s n 11d sell p r e tty p ic t11 res of n il ki n d"', in set s , a t n fixe d s 11 11t. 1' s Perhaps Bro . Cal rn a n could t e ll ns an inte r es tin g li llle ta le abou t h ow U ncle S a m \\'as " p u t o u lo " l!Ji s s c!Je m e , a nd by w h o11t . And as \\'e are n o t a pl lo "pul a u you e ou to a good thin g" \\"illt o n t a certa in " in c o ns icl era ti o u \\'h e re of," a little li g ht a lo ug t hi s lin e -fi g ures, for in s la ll ee ,- \\'Ottlcl iucre ase th e int e r est . ,,.o WE · co lik e l o ku o w \\'belher fri e m1 Brods lone s cl the t y pe for th e last u umbe r of T he f'hilalelic IVl'sl a11d Ca 111 er a l\'ez1•s . �187 TH E V IRGIN I A P HIL AT E LIST. A Serious Charge . "Eastern" - " Bulletin." As A Ru L E o ur con tem p o ra rics across the pond a re over-ca utio us in g ivin g publicit y to dubious transactions of stamp deal ers . S tamps of Rushden , En g land, h as \Jeen au exceptio n to this rule fr o m the fi rst. Heygate b as th e pro,·erbial p l uck of a Ya nkee , and h e appea rs to b e one of the craft wh o can't be " d owned " . \ Ve a dm ire him a nd li is pa pe r for it . B ut 1n hi s M a rch n u m be r he g ives publicity to a m a tte r of q ui te a se ri o u s n a ture . It appears t li a t our Ca nadian fri e nd a nd patro n l\i r. \V. K e lsey Hall , for wa rded a letter, 0 11 M ay l SDS, lo Messrs. Hilck"es & Co ., Ltd., 6-1 Cheapsicle, Loudon , in which he enclosccl 8~ 1. 3 0, ordering some of lhe new iss ue of _ ew Ze&land stam ps . And it further a ppears tha t , though the check \\·as dul y re ce ived a nd c as h ed b y Mess rs. H. & Co., they pa id n o further attention t o a ll lette rs of e uqui ry, nor did lhey fi ll t h e o rde r. \Ve a wa it, \\'illi so m e iutcres t further de,·e lop: n en l s iu Lile case , especiall y as Hey ga te li as gi \·e n adcl itio n?.l pu!Jl ic i ly Lo t h e m a lle r Hy iss uin g a nnm ·no t h poster fo r the article. \ VE LEA RN fro m our Bos to n c o rre spo uclent tli at 'T!t e E aster 1t P!tilatelist is to be rn e rge cl int o 'T!te Pltilatelic Bullet in o n lVfay 1s t, closin g, as il d o es, the ca reer of one of Arne ri ca 's oldes t s ta 111 p p ublica ti o ns . Th e Easter1t \\'as o n e o f o ur bes t p hil a t eli c m on llilies, espec ia ll y un der Pink ham, wh o possesse cl lli al ra re fa culty of selec t ing fo r !Ji s co-la bo rers s uch wri t ers as would s uc ceed in placin g h is pape r o il a hi g h pla n e o f ex celle n c e - an(l kee p in g it th e r e . \Ve h ope , ill the new uni o u , Lh a l lh e olcl fe a ture s will be reta in ccl - t lt e 1ia 111 c goes for na ug ht, the contents a lo ne ca n cl:iim and re tain lhe okl pre sti ge o f the A Tip to Can a dian s . :.VIR . FRED PRATT, of Kaz u baz ua ( we' d like to be bur ied in t h at place), Canacla, write s us as fo ll ows : " I not ice iu yo ur February uu 1111Je r th a t so lll e (Ca nadian s) do not know h ow to gel rid of lli e ir 3c Canadian sta mps. There is a poster in every postoflice in Ca nada, say in g the 3c sta mps w ill lJ e ta ken i u exc h a nge fo r lo we r ,·a lu es at face." \V E WERE g lad to g re et o u r re\·iew editor, Mr. J olin P aalzo w las t m o n t h , while Oil a brief y isi t h ome. O ur r eade rs wi ll aga in find his depa r tmen t in th is number. M r. Paalzow h as re t urn ed lo New Yo rk . J:.' aster1t. T o Lll is end \\'C tc ncl e r our !Jes t wi s h es. Another Commemorati ve . R OUMA"1JA \\' ill iss u e a co 1nn1 e 111 orati ve s la n1 p (says t h e P!tila/elic 11/ontlily) u po u th e occas io n of lh e declicalion of its n ew pos ta l b ui ldi ng in Buch a re s t. Th is s larn p will be three tin1 es l he ordiua ry s ize ; ils cl es ig n will be o f the Byza nti ne s ty le, tile center repre sen ti ng t h e facade of t h e ue w buildi ng, fl a nk ed hy Byzantine column s . Alio\'e wi ll be a meda lli on portra it of Kiu g Carol , a l e ith e r s id e o f it LL1e e m b le m s of Lil e Pos ta l a nd T e leg rap h se r vices . Th e die was cu t by t il e Rou 1na 11ia 11 e ng ra ,·er, Papese n , at Paris .-St a mps . O b , well; it 's a ll r ig ht as lo ng as o ul y o n e sta m p will be iss u ed , a nd not th e wh ole lita n y fro 111 ba ll i l o piast e r . Nu~IllER 1 of 'Tlt e Alt .rl ro1mrt P!tila !elist (Jos. P . Plourd, Bosto n, Mass . ) pre- se nts a ve ry c re ditable a ppea ra nce. The con Len ls a r e ju st w ha t th e ti tl e in dicates. SLlB3CR !B E lo th e V. P . �THE VIRG I N I A PHILATELIST. 188 ''The Stamp Exchan g e.'' To Our Foreign Subscribers. As WP. arc abo ut to c lo!' e ou r form s we r ece i ve th e initi a l numb er o f Th e S t a111p E:rcha11ge , publ ished and edilerl by Ra lpll \V . Tucker , Bos ton, M ass . O ur re views fo r lb e m o uth are c losed , a u d lack of space at thi s b our pre clu des th e merile cl n1 e nlion we wou ld g i ve it lle re . To be brief th e n : It is o n e of th e fine s t initial numb ers o f a n y p hilateli c m onth l y e ,·c r issu ed in lll e U nit ed S tal es . Furl h er c o mm e nt is 1.11 rn ec cssa ry. TH E E DITOR of TH E VIRGINIA PHr LATE r, rsT wi ll , a t a ll lim es, take pleasure in supply in g o ur foreig n su bscribers wi th t h e c urrent iss ue of U nited Sta le s s t a mp s , e 11Y e lo p es , wrappe rs and postca rcls, at face va lu e , p l us r egistra ti o n fe e - J 3 c per~ ounc e , oc add ition a l fore\·ery Y, o un ce o\·e r weigltt.-Remit by Int ~r­ n at io n al Postal l\I o ney Onl er, and nrl dr ess t o lit e E di t o r. Ex it, Levant Post. "The Gatling Uun ." As A Rur, E wc tlo not re vie w n o n-phila telic exc h a n g e s , bu t a1ln1ir'1li o n fo r cPs u s t o m a ke '1U e xcepti o n in the case o f Th e Cal/111g C1111 , edited b y W alt e r Hurt , of C l e~·e l aml , O. It is n o t a ~ la mp p u b li ca ti o n ; hut , l o s ize it u p in p hil ate li c pnrl a n ce, it is a " m ac hin e" <l esig ncd to effec tuall y " cnn c e l co uu( erfe ils" of e very" de n o minati o n. " Hu r t h as " p utnp ed le nd" prom isc uo us l y fro m hi s Cnu, a n d it appea rs so me we ll -a im ed s h o ts st ru c k polit ica l beehi ves , a nd now l11c y ' ,·e "got i t in " for til e plucky ed itor. The result of his tri a l w ill probab l y s e ttl e, o u ce for nll tim e, the vn litlity of o ur boasted claim of th e " freedom of t h e A m c ri ca u p r ess . " Eve ry first-cln ss u ewscl ea le r h n1ullc s 'rf1 c (,"a/ling (; 1111. -G el a copy. \ Vh:,t Has Become Of"Kern' s" p oe tical e m ptio n s? Ki ss in ge r ' s h alf-t o ne a nd s ig na ture ? W illi a ms & Co. 's ads in th e phi lnl e li c press ? "F . P . 's" a rticles pi l fe red from en cy cloped ias? Thos e " fo rt y p age s " o f m a tte r t h e Philatelic Advocate h arl " le fl o,·er" from it s X -m as n umbe r ? S e11js ' / l!llstrirlcs B rief111 a rkenJ011r11a/ s la tes that t h e Porte bas directed a n ot e to the reprc sG nta ti Yes of tlte Po\\"ers reque st in g tlt e aboliti on of tlt e ir postal s ta ti ons i n Turkey, inas much as lb e ori g in a l permit fo r their e s tablishm.e nt \ms gran t ed o nl y as a n expe riment. Th e P o \\"ers a rc expect e fl lo make s tre n uo u s oppos it io n to th is order, in Yiew o f th e ineffici e ncy of lit e nntive sy s tem. It is said th e S ulta n issued this no t e u pou lhe i u s t igal io u of E mperor \Vil! ia 1.11, aurl that th e m a il s of tile e mpire will be e nt ru s t ed to Germ a n officia ls unrl e r n Turki s h t i tl e. Th is c h a n g e \\" i II be g enera ll y we le o m crl by E uro pea ns, in s urin g, ns it \\"Oulrl , lll e g reate st poss ib le sa fety lo th e Turkis h p os t. Come Again, Bro. Osgood . BRO . OSGOOD rec e ntly r cc e i yed from a d e funct i u Tran s-S ty x . \Ve bette r. " \Ve rece i ved fr o m Ca n a da this week ! print e d a lett e r sta m p -c o ll c c f.or " g o hint o n e a s ig n of l i fe AT LAST Ca nad a h as a phi la te li c w ee kl y t ll at bi rl s fa ir t o beco m e a rea l g o od t hin g . T/J c S tamp Neporlcr is a rle c ifl e<l s u c c e ss. �189 TH E V IRGIN I A P HI LATELIST . " Bird s of a Feath e r- . " PRESU MING tha t few wi ll see t h e o ri g inal, a n d d e sirin g to be m ag na nimous , we cli p the fo ll o wi ng wa il fro m the i n iti al nu mber of Tlte J1lic!tig an P lti!atelist , publish ed by J no . C . Bra ssin g t o n , with C. A. Gurn ey as edito r. t.; :\JL"S Tl,Y. I w:t s s u rpris ed to see in th e :.\ fa rc h num ber of T ll E V ! H G I NI A PH IL A TELIST n w h o l e co l11 m u o f 11 o thiu a b u t s l a nde r of on e w h o m I t hi 11 k i s a n h o n es t ::.:i. ud u p ri g h t n1 a 11 , t1 1:J. t i s \ V. C: ll~ il ey , p u bli s h e r of th e " Stnr ." Co ld w a te r , :'\llcl 11 ga 11. I h n ve kn o w n i\1 r. Bai ley fo r fi,·e y e :i rs n n d m y den lin gs w i th h im hn ve been al w nys ex nct . I wro te :\I 1·. B a il ey in r eg :i.rd t o th e sa m e :i. 11 d re ce h ·ed thi s re p l y : "Th e s ta mps cla im e d hy R . r, . D e itr ick to he \Vi th r efe re u ce l o th e fi na l sente nce o f t h e le tte r c r ed ited to \V. C. Ba iley, we a re a u t h orized to sta t e t h a t M r. R. L. D e it ri ck is p repa r ed to ex hi bit th e count erfe it sta11 1ps a nd a ll le t te rs re cei ved fro m t h e p a r t y i n Colrl wa t e r. The y wi ll a lso b e ex hi bited a t lh e Com·eutio u . \ Ve defame lh e clrnrac te r of 11 0 m a n u nj us tl y ; a nd we te nde r 0 11r colum ns t o B::iile y fo r a sta temen t in r e bu tta l. T h e o pportu n ity is s t ill h is . B11t we have se t fo r o u rselves t h is m otto : T o wr ite fo r Ri g h t- n o t :\li g h t. A n d fo r "·Ji :i l w e w rit e- we ll - w e'l l fi g il t . T lrnt 's a ll we wish to say j ns t n o w. co 1111te r fe it (Co nfed er n t e l oc als ) w e r e ca t nl og 11 ecl by a good phibte l is t w h o m r pn id for do in g th e w o rk . I h ad n o re a son to th in k th e m fak es, ue il h e r di d I war ra nt th e m ge 11 11 i t1 e: I 111 e 1·e ly se nt t h e t11 to thi s in nn D e it r ick nt h is req 11 e sl aud to ld h im wh at h e c 0 11 l<I h a,·e th e m fo r. I f h e t h o ug ht the m fakes , h e Ji nd 11 o thiu g to d o h ut to re t11 rn th e m , th o ug h I s upposed th e m good. F ro m a b u s i u ess s ta n d po in t it m a t t e n~ lit tl e lo 111e, as I have 1.111os t o f m y s toct.:: closed o u t, l n1l i t h u r ts m y pride to h a ve [I IJ 1111 p rin cip led stran ge r :lt l nck me wit h o ut ca use . T h a t 's rich-i s n ' t it ? T h o ug h thi s s pec imen of n en·e app ea red o n th e "ed ito ria l" pages of th e JY/. P. we find o n ly Brass in g to n' s writ ing s iu ev idence th e re , h e nc e rn11 s t c r er1i t t h e a rti cle to him. Bu t fo r the co n1 ing of hi s pape r , aud th e a p peara nce o f th at a rti cle , a g rat is write-u p a lo ng with S ta eb le r u nder o ur Bla c k L is t wou ld h a \"e g re e ted bi111 thi s m o n t h . In i ts stead we w ill atte nd to hi s case r ig ht h e r e . It is n eed less t o publ ish 0 1w cla i111 s aga inst Brassin g to n in t h ese column s whe n so m a ny o f our estee m ed c o nt em poraries h a ve g ive n h im a nd hi s me thod s a d ese n •ed raki ng w it h in t il e pas t few m o n t h s . We a re satis fi ed Brassiug to n is s uffic ie n tl y po pu la r (?)witho ut o ur assis ta n ce . H is a ds ca rry t h eir ow n wa rn ing . S uch is thi s self-a ppo inted cln mpi o n of J ust ice, H o nor, a nrl In t eg ri ty !W e a re won t to j ud g e a m a n by his associates .-\Ve feel so rry fo r th e edi tor o f t h e JI!. P. , a nd Ba iley 's case is wea k e u ed by t h is a rticle . Black Lis t. THO UGH wil h 111 u c h rel u c t a u c e , we a re fo rc ed , i11 just ic e t o o ur cons t itue n ts a nd t o ourseh ·es , t o print, fr o m ti m e to t ime , a list of na m es o f s u ch p e rso ns or c on c er ns lV b ose na : u ra l procliviti es o r bus iness m e th ods are o f a dub io u s na tu re . O n e o f t h e pa r ti es to wh o m we wo ul d ca ll th e at t e n t io u o f o u r es t ee m ed co n te mp ora ri es a nd o ur re aders in t hi s numbe r is L. M . S ta eb le r, for m e rly m a nage r o f t h e J ohn s to wn S ta m p & P ublis hin g Co. , uo w d ea l in g in s ta mp s a n d publish in g Til e R eve11 11e Philatelist in Sac o , Ma ine. His ads h a \·e ap pea red iu l\rn of o u r co u te 111 p ora ri es , un d er di ffe r ent address es- D rawer J . iu o ne, a nd Box ] .) (j i n th e o th e r. This pa r ty placed a n ad w ith u s so111 e lime ago . His fi rs t pay m e nts we r e slow fo r t hc o mi ng, uu t il fin all y t h e v ceas ed e n tir ely . C\T um e ro us le t te rs ~e ma in ed u nn oti ced . A r ec e n t reg is tererl co 1n mun ica ti o11 wa rnin g him of t h e con sequences of fur th e r d elay broug h t yag ue promises whi c h were n ot red ee m ed a l t h e ir m a t u r ity . \ Ve a re prepa r ed t o fu rni s h s u pp lem e nta ry e viue nces 111 co n firm a li o n o f o ur s ta te 1n e 11 t s. �TH E V I RGINIA PHILATELIST. 190 Probably a n 8c Surcharge for Porto Rico. flore Postal Issues For Cuba. I T SEEl\IS as if Cuba intends lo h a\'e a good ly s u pply of s ta m ps, a lso em·e lopes. Specia l D e li Ye ry stamp s will be th e u ex t inn ovation in C u ba . In ac c orda n ce wi th th e reco mm e nd a ti o n of D ir ec to r of Posts R a thb o ne, the Pos t Office Depa rtm e nt will send in a few 1bys 10,000 Special DeliHry s t a mps ,s urc h a rged in red ,lhe words"Cuba T e u Ce ntavo cle Pesos". It is beli e~· ecl that a spec ia l d e li >ery::ser d ce in Cu ba wi ll be o f g reat be n e fit, a nd as soon as the sta mps are recei,·crl a sys te m will be ina ug u rate d in H a>ana, a nd i f s u ccessful th ere it will be ex t ended to the principal ci ti es throu g hout th e isla nd. C u ba is a lso goi ng l o ha\·e e nYelop es of s pe c ia l des igns wit h b ead of Colum b u s, o f the two a nd fiye ce ul a Yos, h o lh s ize No. 5-Era . Brought to Justice . GRANBY, MASS . , Marc h 28 , '99. MR . FRANKLIN STEARNS, DEAR S IR :- \Ve w r ite to in form yo u that a no th e r approval sh eet fraud has bee n brought lo justice , i\Iorris M. Parker of Redlands, Ca l. \V e se ut him so rn e s tamps o n approv::d so m e ti m e ago, a nd rec e iviug n o reply, wrote him about t he matte r. \Ve rece iYed the fo ll owi ug reply from the Pos t m aster at Redl a nds . R AYL. BARTLETT, M GR . HAl\IPDE:-< STA'.11 1' Co., SI RS :-Yc1ur pos tal add re ssed to Morris M . Parker, bas bee n turned ove r to M. H. F lint , P. 0. Inspec tor, Los A nge les , Cal. , as Mr. Par ker is in th e b a ud s of l b c law for us in g the m ai ls for fraudu l e nt p urp oses. Yours tru ly, H. W. Ar.r,i.:N, P. i\'L WA'l'Cll for o ur bi g J un e nnm he r . WE CLI P the fo llow in g n o te from Filate!1c Facts and Fallacies, for March: " From a good correspond e n t who h ns hi ~ h endq uar ters i n \\·a s hiu gto u, we j us t recefrtd w o rd thnl there w ill be nn 8c s 11 rchnrge for Porto Ri co. Also th nt tl1ere will be ei th er n s el of postage dues specia ll y ma de for l'orlo Rico, or u ~:it e d S ta le s postage cl u e s t:imps wil l lie ~ 11r · d 1a 1·gul for thi s isla nd. " Orig inal s at Knox v Hle. l\'IR . H. F E<'ITON , preside nt of th e S. P. A. writes H S from Knoxvi ll e, th at a ll the Newspape r a nd Pe riodical s ta mp s 0 11 sa le at the KuoxYill e postoflice, wi th th e e xception of the $5. 00 rn lu e, are origina ls, the la tte r bein g t he o nly r e prin t in the sets. A few se t s \H!re s till on h aucl a t t h e l i lll e of his wr itin g . Proudfoot' s Price List. \ VF. H AVE rece iYed Mr. \V. C. Proud foo t 's price li st of u uu se<l sta mps of Briti sh Coloni es. T h e most sa ti sfac tory business tran sac ti o ns extending ove r t wo yea rs , warraut us in reco mm e udi ng l\'Ir. Pro udfoot to ou r r eaders. Hi s ad will be founcl in eve ry iss ue of this m agazine. THE perforatio n of s ta m ps 1rns first co mm enced in E ng lan d in 1853, fo r r e ceipt aml draft stamp, a nd for postagesta m ps in 185.J.. Prior" l o that period stamps were separat ed by means of scissors, or a knife, or similar means; and in so m e cases th ose who required m any resorted lo t h e u se of a rou le tte , a kind of cog-wh ee l furnish ed wi th s m all cutters , m akin g ·a se ries of C\lls betwee n the s ta lllps.-Exrlrnnge. R EAD \V e ntle li u \V ebe r 's ad . He bas so methi ng interes tin g to say abo ut "O m a h as." Yo u w ill finll him re li able . �T HE V IRG I N I A PH I LATELIST . 191 The Essentia l of Philately . ~ \." ~HE THI;: ED ITOR. faci li ty with whi_c h ra r e pos tage s tamps n1ay be 11111tated h as e,·er b e en an irres is t ibl e te m pta tion to the un scrupu lo us ex per t wit h a ll the mod ern method s of e ugraYin g a t h is comma nd , a nd t h ou g h t ime a u d aga in t h es e ma lefac tors h ave been brou g h t to jus tice , t h ough their cl ese rv ed pun is h m e n t h as be e n seve re , t h e cl e l nge o f sp urio u s s ta mps o u Phil ate ly's m a rl tod ay is ev ide nce c o ncl ns i,·e th a t l h c n e fario us occu pa t ion con ti 11 n es, y e s , anrl th a t i t is on the increase . Apparen tl y t h ere is n o solu t io n of t h e · proble m : -" How shal l we ri d P hil at el y of he r grea t es t foe?" I say, apparently , be ca us e I am con viuc e d t h a t t hu s far we h av e disp layed poor st ra tegy in l b e cam pa ig n. \Ve have spe ul our efforts in a c ha rge o n the euemy's well-forlifiecl ce n ter, l ea ,. i ng 011r Oa u k s a ml rese r ves exposed to hi s scat hin g fi re . \Ve ha,·c ta ken h is recloubl - hnt we count n o l lh c s la in . Th at is en ig m a ti c-this is lh e case as it stand s : I-Ve kill !he co 1111ter/eiler, and co11 t i1111e t o b11y the ro1111/er/e1ts . So fa r lhe diagnos is.-Now for t!Je rem edy . On s e veral occasions I have bee n in tp ressed rnos l forc ibly with llJ e be li ef that w ith a ll lb e stml y in g of our stamps, w it h a ll the hair-sp litting ",·ari eties" we profess to di scover, we neglect, to a n unpardonable deg ree, t he study of ll! a l most potent factor in the s ci ence of Philal el y-Pr111Ling .-Pr intiu g in its various m odes as appli ed lo the prorluct io11 o f postag e stamps. It is th e study-til e thoro11gh st uclyof "th e Art Preservative" alone l hat enables t il e Ph ila t e list to beco m e a u exp ert. It is his knowledge of the princ iples of printing-typograph ic, li lho~r graphi c , wood-, copper-, a ncl s l e e l-pla te ,,;h ic h e n dows h im wi tll t hat fac u lty lo d e te rm i ne (a nd t hat wit h " n tos t positive c er ta in ty"), a t a g la n c e , wheth e r til e s pec ime n presen t ed was produced by a process o th er th a n th e o n e empl oy ecl iu pr in t in g t h e bona-.Jide art ic le . It is not m y i u le u l io n to l ea<l th e rearl e r iu to a pr in t in g, lith ograpll i 11g, or e ngrav ing p la n t, a tt e m p tin g t o expla in t h e te c hni ca lities of each process, and lea.- i11 g but a rng u e o r be\\'i lde ri11 g im p r essio n of lhiu gs, lb e kn owl edg e of \\'h ic h will co m e to h im a lo n e by practi ca l a ppli ca ti o n. It is rnthe r m y d es ire l o \\'a ru aga in s t c ]e,·erly exec u tecl co unt e r feits, and lo ath- ise a lo ng t h e lin es o f wh n t I con s ider Ongra n t neg lect iu th e study of P h ilat e ly . I ha .-e de\'oted some ntle 11 tio 11 to the sta m ps of th e Co nfell e rn l e S ta l es of A m erica. I4et us take the s e for an exampl e . Spurious Confe cl erat e sta m ps n re m uc lt iu evide nce. Th ey a re l o be fo un (l 011 l h c sh ee ts of r eputable dea l e rs (n ncl I d o ubt n ot that th ese ge ntl e m e n a re - we ll , I 'll say, in cz•cry case-ig nora u l of l it e true nature of llle art icle) , as \\'ell as adorn in g lhc pages o f m a n y a n exper t 's a lbu m . It is l it e Co n fe<lcrate Lo ca l espec ia ll y t hat lt as i·eccivcd t ile grea t est at t e nt io n fro m the co unt erfe it er. \ Ve sh ou ld no t be s urprised a t t hi s , from the fact t hat lh e mod e rn I rocesses of photo-e ng rav in g, with t h e ir wide ra nge of poss ibilit ies, lla\'e r educer] lo a minim u m t h e d ifficulties fo rm e rly expe ri e nc ed in a ttempt ing to imi tate lll cse s tamps, wh e n wood, Ii tho' , or t yp e were th e o nl y arn ilable age nts. It h as be e n 1n y ai w to sec u re p h otograp h s a ud counte rfeits o f m a ny Co n fe rlera te Loca ls (a ml h e re I wish t o ack n owledge my ind eb tecln ess t o IU y fri e nd s R . S . ::\Telso n of Birmingham, Ala . , Miss A m y L. Swift, Whitma n , Mass . , N. P . Stra use of H e nderso n , N . C., Ro y Il . �19'.l THE VIRGINI A PHILi\TELIST . Brad ley o f \Vac o, Te xas, \Vlll. S. F . P ierce o f Camden, 1 . J., a nd o l!J e rs , fo r favors a lon g thi s liu e ) ; l!J ese I stu dy lo their minutes t d eta il. Es pecia ll y do I s trive to lea rn b y w h iclt p r ocess of priu ling t!Jey were produc ed. This o uc e d et e rmined , the fac ts a re indeli b ly impresse d upou m y lllemory fo r futur e r efe rence. I have a lwa y s c o n sid e red color of seco ndary im p orta nce in es la blisbin g lh e identity o f a sla 1np. Process of p r i11Li11g a nd exec ut ion of design a re the safe g uide s in e\·e ry in st a n ce . Co lo r, by l it e a c tio n o f d1 el1li ca ls , li g!Jt and o lh c r a ge n ts , is s ubje c t lo cha ng e ; <l es ig n antl m elhocl of printi ng , n eve r. Th e r e 1nay I.Jc but s lig ht di ffercuce in lhe ap peara nc e of a \\' OOd -cut a ucl a lith ographi c pr in t ; lh e re m a y I.Jc less in s led a nd copper plale ; a nd t!Jere m a y l.J e s lill less iu a t y pe-s et a n d a zinc-etc hin g p rint ; but !h er e is a d ilfer cucc , u eve rll1 clcss, a nd it is l!Je s lu d y of lh e prin ci p les of Priuli ug th a t will e \· e 11l 11 a ll y m ake o n e proficie 11 t iu d e l ec lin g lh esc d i ffe r e n ces w ith the g rea te st <l eg rec o f c c rla in l,· as loug as tbc pa p e r s h o ws a r c 111 n ~1 n l of t b e fad ed de sig n. I s h a ll rese n ·c fo r a fu t ure d isse rta t io n th e p oin ls of d is tin c t io n o f lit e va ri o11s close ly allied processes ; b ul lo re ve rt lo 111 y them e , I a m co n vince d l h a t lit e 0 11l y practicable pln 11 o f cam pa ig 11 in o ur fig ht aga i11 s t c ouute rfc ite rs a ncl cou 11 le r fe il s is , Lo study Pri11Li11g ; l o m a k e o urse h ·cs p ro fi c ie nt in d el e cliu g c ounle r fe ils , a nd, a voidiu g lb e 111 , lhus prac ti ca ll y e x le rm inal i11 g th e co un ter fe iters by c losing lit e m a rls lo th e ir p rod u c ts. ONE o f lit e bea uti es o f s la m p co llec t in g is lh at th e r e is so m et h in g in it for c \·e ry b od y a n d t h e diffe rent c h a nn els of s lucl y a re co untle ss . E ith e r s ex , ohl aml yo u n g a lik e ca n fi n d it u se ful as a p as li11 1e o r b u sin ess .- T/i c Stamp Ne- po r ter . AT Bog e r t S:. Durb in Co . 's l 2 bl Au ct io n sa le , lh e fo ll ow i11 g pri c e s we re r c nl ize cl o n so111 e d es irable Re \·e nu e s : R E VE N E S. Jst , 2cl , 3cl iss ue s a ml 1875 -78 , ve ry fin e lot , l e to $ 10, u e[,rly a ll rli ffe reu t, ( ];)0 ), 8-3 .20; 1 lo l 5c , with d u p lic a te (55) , $2; 20c lo $ 1, wi t h cl u p li ca l es (55), $1. 60; 3c P lay in g Cn rd , pe r fora t ed ( I ) , $2 .50 ; $1 in cl urlin g ::IIor lgage a u d P rol>a l e of Will , pe r k•ratc cl ( 10) , $2.0 0 ; SJ.30 t o $5, in cl u d in g ,· 1. uO a nd $ l. !JO ( 10) , $3.10 ; $ 1. 30 l o $20, iu c lu d in g 'l. 60, $1. 90, $3 .50 , $ JU, Ch ::i r le r P a rty , Co u ,·eya u c e , M o rtga ge (2-1 ), ,·..i. 10 ; $2 to .;5 (6), $ 1.00 ; $10 ConYe ya n ce, Charte r Part y , l\Iorlgag e , P ro ba te of \\"i ll, $20 Co u\·eya n ce , p e r fo rale <l (-5 j, $2.50 ; $ l P assa g e Ti cke t, p e rfo ra t ed ( 1) , $2.C\O; $ 15 i\Io rtg age , pe r forat ed ( 1) , :j:2. 80; $25 l\Io r tga ge, per fora led ( 1) , $ 1.80; $25 :\Iortg a g e , (d a m aged ) , $50 (2), $ ~ . 1 0; $50 C . S . I. R., pe r fora t ed (1), $2.10; Imp e rforn le , le Exp re ss, 2c Ila u k Ch ec k, Ce rt ific at e , E xp ress , 3c T el e g rnp h , .)c Cerli fi cal c , Exp ress , ln laucl Ex c h a 11g c , lOc Bill of L ad iu g , Ce r t ificate , In la nd E xc han g e, 15c lnla n cl Ex ch ange , :'.Oc J n la 11cl a n d F or e igu Exc h. ~ l-1 ).$ l.7 U; le Exp ress, 2c Ba n k Ch ec k, Ce r t ifi cate , E x press, :le Tel e g ra p h , .')c Ce r ti ficat e , E x press, I n la nd Exc h a n g e , !Uc Bi ll of L adi ng , l 5c I n la u d E xc h a n ge, :'.Uc lul a ud al!ll F ore ig n E xc bau g e, four s lightl y d a n1a g cd ( 1i> ) , $ 1. 60 ; le E xp ress (d a m a g e d ), 2c Ba 11k Ch e c k , GOc, $ 1 Lease, S l. 5ll , $20 Co11vcyn n c c (G) , $ 1. .30 ; ;.!.:,c fl o l!(l. Cer t ifica t e, I u s u ra n c e . Protes t. 4Ll c J 11 lal!ll E x ch a n g e (:'.), l\rn cla 111a g ed (G). $ 1. 00; :'.-) c Ho1l(] , Ce rl ifirn l c, I11 s 11 ra 11 c e , L ife In s ura n ('.c , P o,,·cr :of Atlorn e ,· . \\'a rc l1o use IZ ecc ipl , l'ro l c st , 30c F o r e ig n E xc h a 11 gc, .J(l c Iul a11cl Exc h a n g e i_ n) , $ 1. liO. �THE VIRGINIA PHlLATELIST. 193 Th:! Postage Stamps of Japan. V IRI D I ~. [.AC US VI. 1 8 77-J u ~rn 1879. Up ri g ht rectangle (~·5x2:! mm . ) , conbining a large c olored ova l bounded h y tll'O white lines ou ts ide a nd o n e on the in side; in thi s ova l in whi te 0 11 colA18 ored ground Japan ese in s criptions; above "Tai N i ppo n t e'i K ok u ju-beu", below valu e, at th e le ft ac r es c e nt, a t th e ri g h t a flower; w ith in th e o n tl on white grou nd above a s un , be low o :i its ray s lw o branches and a rosette; in the cor ners above o n ri bbo ns , to tlle left LVIPER I:\L POST, to tli e ri g l.it JAPANESE POST ; in tlle lowe r co rners circles with numeral s of va lue , betll'e eu t h e m 0 11 a curve d tablet SEN ; typ og raplled in color 011 whi te wove pape r, p erfo ra ted var io us ly (se e b e lo w). 65 . 15 se n green. c. J u::-<E 66. UCi a . I ig hl g r ee 11. ti5b. ye ll ow ish g ree n. ~Osen tiUa . 67 . 6!). \'i ol el. 4.') se n ca r111 in \:. liSa . r ose . 50 sen ca ru 1i11 c. 6!.l:t . ro .i e . S COT T T YPE A l 5. 71. 70. 3 s en oran ge. 70a . ye ll ow. S ::une d es ign as be fo re , bul co lo rs c b a u ge d; 111 1pressio 11, pa per a n d perfora ti on as be fore . 1 se n m a roo?i. 7 1a. - .) The 15 s en was iss ued J uue :.rn, 1877, lhe 20 s e n , 80 s e n and 45 se n A ugus t 18, 1877, lhe 50 s eu J uu e 80 , 18 79. TlJ e 50 s en h as s ta rs in llle ova l in i; la ce of the c rescent a nd Oo wer. d . J UNE l!;79. Supple m e nta ry Y<.d uc , d esig n sim il a r t o th e :! s en, ty pographed in co lo r on whi le p a per, perfora t ed vario us ly (see belo w} . Al!; I s s u 1·: 1870 No v1·:M1JER. <l a r k blue.:. 30 sen li lac . li7a. 6S . blue. Tbis completes the set; it wa s iss ued Jnne 30, 1879. Thes e sta 111ps a re pr inte d 011 a n o rdin a ry while wire -wove J11achin c pap e r , o f which J a pan is n ow producin g its own s u pply . The printing is e,·ide ntl y typography, a lth o ug h I h ave seen t ll e sta tement by European a u thoritie s th at this iss ue is lithograp hed. Th e 50 se n is printed in a niline in k and acco rdin g ly shows m a n y s h ades .-A llh oug h J a p a n used im proved m e th ods of 111 a :.iufact ur e hen c eforwa rd , the perforation is as irreg u lar as fo rm erly. In g e neral the sta 11 1ps of thi s issue aml th e fo ll o wing ones u p to 1888 s h o w a fai rl y wide perforat io n, u s ua ll y 9 o r 9J , b u t tll e g uage varies: 10, lO J, 1 1, l q, U , U J arc of frequ e nt o~c urr e ncc , bo'.h s in g ly a nd c om pound, wilh ~ ut a n y app ::tr e nt sys te111 . It can eas il y b e see n lb at a u enumeratio n is well-ni g h h ope less; lhe spec ia lis t co uld fi ll m a n y p.1gzs wit h th ese vagar ies of th e perfora tin g 111ac hiue. - In 188S th e g uag e became 111 u c h n a rrowe r, varying from 1 2~ ( less co :n1 11 on ) , 18, 13J a nd J-1 to l.JJ . Tlle se t was hardl y co mplete before a lteratio n s in colo rs bega n lo lie m ad e. '•· red h r o w 11 . ~ s en v io let. Ila . <la rk vi o! d . 7:lb. l ila c. Issu 1·: 18S:!. Sain e tlesi g us a s lJe fore, but co lors c h a nged aga in ; 1111pressio n, p ::1 per a n Ll p e rfora ti o n as b e fore. 1 se n gree n. s corr TYPE A l·5. 73. / .'kt da rk g reen , '.l sen carmine. 7.J. I-la rose. 75. 5 s en blue. 7:ja , ult ra m ariue . �THE VIRG I NIA PHILATELIST. T hese sta mps were also pr inted in a nilin e ink a nd cnn be found in many s hades o f lh e colo rs g i n~ n. Note wb a l is said before about th e closer perforation introduced in 1838. A compl e te set can bem arl e oflbisrlale\Yi l h the na rrow pe r fora ti on, but I will not li s t th e m here uu<ler separate u111u be rs. A ll th e values of lllis set s ti ll issued hnYe heen pri nlcu in m ore fugitive colo rs of late yea rs; a co mpl e te se t ca n li e marle in th ese al so, wi th numerou s n triti es of s h acle. In 1888 oth e r Yaln es were c ha n ge<! tn color a 111l so m e \·nlu es arlded. SCOTT TYPE A li'i . ISSUE 1838 . Sa 111 c d esigus ns be fo re for th e -L 8, 10, J::i, 20 a n rl ;)Q s cn ,bu l colo rs c h a nger!: l wo n ew d es igns; fo r th e 25 se n: upri g ht recl a ugle , in i l n broad c ircle of color, in th e ce u te r a rosc lle arn1 lwo bran ch es belo w it ; 0 11 the c irc le in whil e letters aboY e J a pan ese ins c rip t io n (To be co11 ti1111ed .) [ :--:oT E. - Si n ce writi n g wh :il W:1spr i11t e d i1! !'\ O. So r thi s lll :l:,!:t Z ill e in r cg-:i.rd lo th e" S:i11- K o" co unt e rfeits I h :t \·e ru11 :-ic1·oss so m e ac\c\ iti o 11 :il i11 fo rm n ti o11 \\-h k h I g i ,·e h c rc with. - 0 11 pn ges Iii:! a nd 2 1-1, \"0111111e \'II , of " :\l e k eel' :-: \\" eek ly st:unp Ne w s " :\l css rs. ll nskdl o f Nngnsn ki , n n d J lopk in s of S t. J ,0 11i s, d esc1·ihe so m e ,·ar ie lies not 111 e 11ti o 11 ed h y m e . I11 :ulcl iti o 11 to t h ose g ive n i11 m y li st i.\ lr. l l nske ll g i\·es the fo ll ow i11 g with th e "Snn -K o " 111 n r k: :W sen 11rn11ve [Ko. l X o r thi s li st ], :m se n grny [:Kos . 1·1 <111 d 2t1l, !-'..! !'e 11 hr ow 11 l :\" os.tl, 17 nlld2:q, I se ll hl11c ! Kos. IO, IK n n d2·l J, :l !'ie ll ye ll o w l Kos. I:\ :l l a nd 2lij, IO se n g ree n \ Nos . 12 n 11d :lO J, U se n \· io let-lwow n [No . :lSl, ·I se n gTee 11 [:\fo. -IUj, Use 11 o r n n ge LNos. ·llln n d ·li J, J se n hro wn i ::\o. ;j J I, G se n g r ee n I :'\ o. f1t1 J. I l e also 111 e 11ti o 11 s CO llnl e rre i t s or th e fo ll ow in g \\'ITlt Ol"T thi s m :1xk: :l se 11 ve n nil io 11 \ X os. II nnd J!I J, ·1 se n rnse l::\os. !Ll , 22 Oll <l 27 J, ·I se ll g ree 11 l :\ o. ~ :jJ. :m se n purp le [No. r10 ], L se n brow n l ~o . :) I ],;) se 11 gree n !No. r,;,1, I::! se n carmin e ! Xo. ·IO I, 15 se n liln c LNo. ·111 . -1:1 se n carmin e I Ko. ·l:.! J. I !-ie n hrow 11 JNo . G:q , 2U se 11 Ii loc JNos. 1:1 "'"' :IU J. :!Ose n grny J No. at J, 12 se11 cn r111i1H: I Ko . ·IOJ, ·l:j sea c o nn in e 194 \ Ko. ·l:l ], im se n purp leLNo. GO]-h11t 1111ro rt1111 ne tly h e d esc ri bes th e m in no wise .- i.\'l r. l-I opk i11s m e nt io 11s th e fo llowi11 g p l at e num bers r eprese nt ed o n \·:i. ri o 11 s "Sa n Ko" l abel:;: ;~se n s l n t e l Ko. -IHl p l:i.t e 1 lw hi c h p l:i.te wn s pr int ed i11 i:now x o n ly, Ko. ~2 J , -1 sen g r ee n [Ko. -l:l·l pln t e J , ii ~e n om n ge l:\ o. ~l ;j, p i n le H , 10 se n h ln e !Ko. -!S J p l nte ·I. 12 se n r ose jcn rmi11 e, Ko. ·IO ] pbte 1 , lf1 sen li lnc jKo. -11 } pl nte I , 20 se n cn.n 11i11 e f :\" o . ·til l p lnte S, -15 se n c:u 111i11 e !.Ko. '12 ] pln.t e I, :m se n Yio le t Jp ur p le, !'\o. GOJ 11 0 plnte n um ber 0 11 th e cou nt e rfe it , w h e r ea.s th e o ri g i11 :i ls n r e num bered :l, Ho r ·1.- Th e re nre s t ill ot h ers: fo r i11 s tn11 ce I hn\·e .J:? se n bro wn [ ~ o. H:l j p l:ite 2, X se n s ln.te I 1\o. ·l ~ l pla te 2, ·I sen rose I Ko . :;:,] p i n l e 1, (i se n do lcl-hrow 11 I :\"o. H!JI p l n l e l ·I. Th e!-ie ''Sa n -K o· forger ies e\· id e 11 tty e mn 11 n te fro m \·arious sotll"ct:...;. For i 11 ~ ta11 ce 1 h n\·e th t· :-:o se n grny [ Nos. 1·1 n 11d :!t1 \ 0 11 white n 11d yellowi~h p:iper, bo th differin g· g rc..: nlly i11 d etn il: t h e :!O ~e 11 liln c I Ko. :)'/ j ben rin gt h t: " S:i 11 -K o ·· mnrk n o t in th e ce nt e r , :i s d esc ri bed i11 :\"o . 8 1 lml to th e right of th e lea\·es a t th e ho tl o 111 of th e circle. :\ T o~ t of t h ese :i re littl e m ns t e rpl eces or imit nti o n . T h e la rge 1111mher of typ e- Yari e ti es o f th e or ig i11 n ls m ::ikes it nlmost im possible t o g i\·e w ritt e n clesc ri p t io n s or th e <liiTe1·e 11 ces lie tw ec n th e m a n d th eco 1111te rre its : th e p:i. pe r lik ew ise i ~ of littl e u se in dete rminin g t h e m . n.s 11nth·e p:ipe r m :icle by the sa m e process n:-; of y ore is e n s il y o bt n i11 e <l: nrn l forged c:i. 11 celnti o 11 s 1u•al1y :1pplied m ake th e co1111t e rfe it s we ll ·11igli i11di s li11 g 11 isi 1nble e x cept t o th e tr ni n ed eye or 1111d er h1 g ll e 11l :i. r ge m e11t. :\Ir. ll :iskell desc l"ibes n u o th cr c h :i.racte1· u secl 0 11 s u c h i111itnti o 11 stnmps. ll looks l ik e thi s: n 11 d m e:i. n s "co 1111 le r fe i t " . H e <!o e:-0 n o t say whn t \·a l11 es nre ro u;;,d with this : so fa r I h n'\·e 0 11l y t h e Ii ~e n violet -brown JKo. x..;; J p lnte l ·I , th e ::o se n p1 11"pl e j No . 50 ] plnt e n11m her ill eg i hle. a n d th e I se n h\ 11 c !No!-i. 10, 1.-.;, :i.11d :!1. l >:o d o u bt th ere :in.: o th e r s .-At 'T ll OR . \ J<:RH :\TA. - 111 th e Apr il i11 sl:i \111 e nt lltb nrtic le occ urred :i. typog;rapliical etT or, which " · ~ <le;-;ire t o correct: :\" o . 5U s11ot·1.n J<EAD .. ;-, 1< 1x " i11 s t e :i.cl of":) se n " . -1'·: 01Ton. l or ·• T he Perfora tor'' Changes Hands . \V1·: ARE i11 fo rm c<l by i\Ir. J. \V. S to we ll th::it h e h as disposed of hi s in terest in The Per/urntor, lo his co-par tn er-M r . C. \ V. K iss in ge r. formerly p rop ri e t o r of th e I'e1111sy. \ Vatch for th e h nlf ton c. �THE VJRGINIA PHILATELIST. 19-5 New Y Ork Correspondence. L E~NQD . @P HE to11e of th e s:in p 111 arkel is ex!!' cell eut, accorrl ii w lo trarle par1'1. nce, a 11 a a ll dealers report thi ngs boomi ng . The dem :rncl calls for all classes a11d kind s of s ta lll ps, a nd lucky is lh e cl_e ale r who can supp ly the ever increas in g rleu 1ancl for Sout h and Ce n l r:1 1 American stamps . Th e st:1n 1ps of C::lll ada, Bra~il, U ruguay, P a raguay, Arge n tine Republic anrl Peru find :1 re:1<ly m arket, notwithstanrl ing lhe depression caused by tll e low prices quot er] b_,. a defun ct South Am er ica n firm of sw indlers, wh ose operations were rec e ntly la id b:1rc. Speculators a r e 011 th e ::ilert, :1nd il is rather_a task to gel a lin e ou whalsta111ps are be111g bought up , a lllwu gh i t is prell y c e rtaiu that lh e 1~.\ c e nt green of lhe JS.59issue a nd the 1i•. ceul blu e of t he 1858 issue of Ca nada ;re nurkecl sl:1111 ps with future poss ibilities. Tb e sta mps of Canada, as a whole, ha,·e a n exceedingly bright future, and wel l may colleclors of s uch stamps fi ud c::iuse for re joicing. The Brook ly u I nstitute n umb e r of · J1Tekeel's lVeek!y Stamp N e7VS wa s something magnifice nt, containiug as it <lid sixteen large size pages a 1Hl co,·er, lite !al ter embelished with a full - page cut of the " East and North Facad es of the Brooklyn)n stilute of A rl s a nd Sciences . " Til e conteuts were well selec lerl , de c idedl y iuteresti ng, an rl exceedi ngly i11slructive, and well editetl by :\Ir . Se,·ern. Truly Philately is ::i sc ien ce-\\' ith suc h a representative . The first exhibitio n of postage aULl revenue stamps, under lhe direction of the Secliou on Plliblely of Lit e Brook ly11 I nstit u te of Arls and Sc iences, was a llu ge s u ccess . Th e att en dance was un us ua ll y large, and it is o nl y r eg re tted th a l a Lab wa s n ot kep t 011 th e d a il y attendance. The sc h ool chil dren we re th e re in force, a nd it is cer ta in th at m a n y ha\·e bee n i11 itiated into o u r p op ul a r sc'.cnce. Tb e ge!lls o n exhi b it io n d e li g ht ed Jrnn drerls o f t h oroug h b reds, a n d m a n y of th e goorl thin gs s h ow n w ere a sure cure for sore eyes. Sollie o f Lil e m os t no te wor tlt Y ex hi b its were Lit e U nite d Sta l es re,·eu~tc s ]) ,· l\fr. Clare 11 ce H . Eagle of t hi s city. Aw.ircled t il e Bronze Medal i11 Graap 13. Am o ng th e good thin gs im perforated I especi:1ll y u o led w::is a h or izo nta l sl ri p of fifte e n UOc Iula 11 d Excha nge; a st r ip of fou r 50c Fore ig n Excha 11 ge ; ::i vert ical pair of of th e $200.00 first iss ue; a block of four :;i20.00 firsl iss ue; :1llll two strips of two and fo ur respecti,·ely of lh e sa m e sta mp s, a ll in Lit e fin es t possib le ca 11 celed comlil io n. Th e Match a nd i\Iedicin e sta m ps of Mr. J. \V . George were rea ll y so m e l11in g fi 11 e, bein g award ed a Gold M eda l, lite m osl expen s ive 111 etlal do ;;a ted. The m ost hi g hl y priced ex ilibit was th e proper ty o f l\Ir. Edga r )lellon-Cn ilerl States a nd Briti s ll North A!lleric::i n s ta m ps. One frnme ::ilone was S:1i <l to catalogue ::it fj,·e tho usa n<l 'dollars. Awarder! a Bro n ze l\Ierl al for dealer. T he sta m ps of Great Brita in , by Alexa 11 rler H ol la 11d , Jr., was a ll but con1plele. Amoug Lh e goocl Lh iugs were thr ee reco ns lrnctell plates of t h e one penny red , lwo pence blue, ancl the o ne penny blac k. A copy of Lhe la lle r s la mp rece ntl y so ld at a Boslon a uctiou for :); l. ~0 agai nst a C:1ta log ue quo tatio n of Le n c e nts. Recent Yisitors to the Metropolis were ;\fr. Dunkh orst of \Vasil ingto n, D . C .. Mr. R. C. Bach of Montrea l , Ca nacla,who slates e 111phalically ( ! !) Lh a l his Brit is h Gu iana sta mps are ge nui11 e , no l wilh sta nding hi s own edi toria ls in t h e !1!011lrea! J'liilalelist Lo Lit e co11lrary. Mr. �THE VIRGIN I A P HILATELIST. , r I, ' 196 !he h spea ks h opef ully of t h e stam p out- soo n to be " the things" , bu t a t the look in Canada , a nd was much s u rp ri sed above sale the p r ices re ali zed o n the a t lit e b usiness rev ival iu thi s city . e U\·elopes mi g ht h ave been termed •a Mr. \Villia m ·Eva n s of \ Vesttow n , N.e w sla ug hter, in fact th ey were ne arly give n York, was a no ther visitor. This gen tl eaway, going in m a n y cases for less tha u m a n un earthed , se,·eral yea rs ago, lh e face . T h e . foll owiug a re a few of th e then un know n Ches t er , Ne~1· Yo rk locals prices realized a t th e sale: Newspaper, a nd clea rl y eslab li sh e~l th e ir ge1minel S65 5c blue bord er, unused , $S.60; Exness. ec utive le fine (pen ca nc eled ) , $3.00; Th e third and las t insta lm e nt of th e same lOc used excell ent, $4. 75 ; Justice list of cheap stalllps m ost in de lll a nd by 30c, pe r fect copy, used , $6 .25 ; le S ta te , co nlineutal rl ealers co nlinu es as fo ll o ws : s u perb , unu sed, "l.iO ; 30c State, per\,,i ne e nsb nd, 1890, ~ d , ld , burel e , l d, c urfect, u11t1 secl, :$3.38; 90c, used , fi ue, $6. 13 ; set of State co rn plete, u sed an<l re nt ~cl. Ro ulll a ni a, l 87G, 15b, 1879, !Ob, 1887, Sb, 18S9, Sb, :)b, curreut .)Ob, unused , bro ug ht, $20. 00; Sl.00 Proprie R ussia, 18G5, l Ok, 1S75, l Ok, 1S90, 3k. tary, u n nsed, s up e rb, $53 .50. Fo rei g n : Se r via , l SS l , a uy . Sha ng ha i, ~c, l e PosIlah alll a J: l , unu sed , $3. i 5; Ba rbados. 18S2 .) sh , S3. 00; Gt. Britain, lei black, tage Due , ~c, le. Sierra L eone , Y,d aud l d. South Australi a, perf. 10, l rl, 2d, Gel. pair, i 5c; R h odesia 5sh , unused, '2.50; Spaiu, 1807, 1:2c , c urre nt , 2c \ Var T ax, U ru guay , 1S51 1 peso, $1. 40, a nd 1 peso, 187~, lOc, 1897 , .)c g ree n , .jc black. 1S9i sold for :$1.55. Current se ts of unused British Coloni es brou g h t good Cuba, 18S8 to 189S, 3111 , 41ll , Sm , a n y used. S traits Se l llemenls, cu rprices. Tb e iic rnlue of the num eral series of r e nt , Sc . ',1·itzerln ml , 1867, 40c, 1881, Ca nada, r each ed lh e Hu b late last 15, 50c, lf , P ostage D u e, 1878, le, 2c. lllOnth. This com p le t es the set up to l Oc . Tas m a nia, }l,Ll , l rl , ~d . U u ite<l S la tes, It is now rumored that a u entire n ew !SGS, 3c g rill , 1883 , -le gree n. V ictori a, iss u e is be in g talked of; which will inlSS•:i, Id . clude th e ne\\' Yalues ~a nd 7c a nd th e ~c Boston Scraps. carmin e . sincerely h ope th a t th e re port is not well fo un ded, as we have quite e n oug h of Ca nada's new issu es of late. The m arriage of l wo of the Bay State 's A r. r. h atl(l s report that sta111p busin ess is p hila telic journals is :11rnou n ced fo r May. o u th e in crease a t lh e Hub, in fact seYeral say it was neye r be tte r tha n at t h e Th e Eastern Philatelist whi ch h as l ong e i;j oyecl lhe d isl in ctiou of be ing the olrlp resent lillle. Po r n early a week all th e rlea lers i n Boston ll'ere entirely out of est paper de1·oted to sta mp s in America, albullls, catalogues a nd other phil a t elic is to [consoli date wilh lhe Philatelic s u pplies , the <l e m anrl fo r t h e afo r esaid Bnlletin. :i'l'Iessrs . B. L. Drew & Co., of heiug so grea t. Bosto n , the p reseut ow n ers, in for m u s Last m onth (Apr il ) we h ad a fin e tll'o lhat, ou account of the ir la rgely increasn ig hts' a uclio u sale of mi scellaneo us lo ls in g app rova l trade, togeth er w ith the of s ta mps a nd a g real rn ri ety of sla mpt ime wh ich they are calle d up on lo devo t e lo their e ,·e r pop ul ar auc tion erl (e ntir e ) e n vel opes . sales, which a re now being h eld twice Il h as been q uot er! by seYeral parties of m onthly, they find it impossible to bear late llrnt e nti re e u1·e lopes were fa st the burden of publ is hin g th e Eastern, he co min g fa shi o n a hl e, a]](\ were i ndeecl, �197 THE V IRGINI A PHILA T E LIST. a nd keeping it u p to its pres ent lli g h sta nd a rd , and ha ve tllerefore J ecicled t o transfer it to the N aumk eag Stamp & Pul:>lishin g Co., of Sale m, Mass., for future developme u t. The la ller firm w isll lo h ave it s tated tlrnt the E . P ., which h as found a warm spo t in th e h ea rlsof u early all Ar neri cri n p hilat e l is ts , as well as many ab roacl , wi ll loose its id e ntity in nrime o nl y, a nd l!Jat it is tb e ir in tent io n , i f poss ible, to e\·e u be tt e r it in t he eyes o f the phi late li c \\' Orl1l. The h o ne y m oo n will begi n wi L!J th e Jun e n u mb er of the Philatelic 1311/letil.'. Canadian Notes . BY R. G. WIDDICO:\I R F. . IN THE las t num be r of TH F. V IR G I NIA PHILATET,IST a ppea red a n illustrati o n of Ca nada's rece nt surcharged e n velop e, 2c on 3c. I h a ve a num ber of the old iss u e 3c en velope wit h this s urch a rge, as we ll as the last issu e . I ca n see no reaso n w h y th ese s h o ul d be cons irl erecl ve ry rare, as a u y one lla vi ug t !J e env elopes ca n band th e m to bi s pos tm as ter a nd have them se ut to Otlawa for s urcharg in g , a nd will recei ve a one ce nt s ta m p fo r each, to make up the d i fferenc e in th e ir pos tal ya]ue . T o the variety collec tor , thes e envelopes would be " just Lh e thing. " On som e of those I have l!Jc su rc harge ap pears in th e c enter while o n others it a lm os t run s off tile s tamp. Ca nada now bas a weekly phi la tel ic m agazine whi ch th e pub lis her says h as come t o stay . Th e Sta11tp R eporter, formerly a mon tll ly , e dited by Mr. ( ;eo . Bracll ey, n ow app ea rs eac h week. N o doubt a ll coll ecto rs a re awa r e of th e rarity of the 2c p urple Ca nada e n ve lop e . 'vV hil e it may seem s tran ge to so m e ll wt a stamp in u se s uch a sh or t lim e ago , is worth wh a t it is, it mu st b e rem e m be r er! th a t very few we re p rin ted in t ir e firs t pl ac e, a ml still less were sold to the pub- lie . They h ad co 1n e a nd go ne be fore collectors w e re !J a rell y a li ve to lh e fact, a nd co n seq ue utl y ve ry few pe rso n s we re fortunate e u oug h to sec ure th e 111. It is s ta ted on goorl a utho rity tha t there are st ill a uumb e r of th ese in th e h a nd s of the Ottawa pos ta l a uth ori tie s, but tlrnt is so s m a ll tlt a t it \\'i ll n ot affect th e m a rk e t in a ny way. Th e re !Jas b ee n som e talk of the G o,·e rnlll e ut repr intin g the se e nve lopes, b u t worrl from O ttawa says the y will not be re p rinted. Of co urse t h ese "pos iti ve " s ta t e ments front th e I' os t Office De pa rtm e nt do n ot al\\'ays turn o u t t o be true and coll ectors a n cl rl E'a le rs a li k e w ill h a\'e to jmlg e a littl e fo r th c 111s el ves . It is ex peeled tha t lb c 7 ceu t s ta 111 p fo r postage a n rl reg is trati o n w il l s h o rtl y appear, but it is state d t hat the -! c e n t s tamp, whi ch will be used for rlo u ble postag e, wi ll nol be iss u erl for so111 e lim e, i f a t all. As p la t e numb e r co lle c to rs ap pea r t o be qu i te num e ro us at prese n t, it ma v no t be a was te of space to g i,·e a list ~f the pla te numb e rs that have nppea recl in th e present Ca nad ian s ta rn ps . Tire iis t is a s fo ll ows: N UMERAL rssu r·: . 1 ce nt number] . 11u111 bers l, ~,x. ~. 1 ~· ~: 1111 n1b ers 1, 2. 11u a1bers 1, 2 1 3, 4. .5 r; 8 10 " nu rnberl. nu m ')e r I. nulll be r 1. nulll ber ] . " IM PERIAL PENNV POS'l' AG F. S 'J' Ai\fP . :3 ce n t 11u111b ers J , 2, 8. T b e lave nde r sbarl e a ppea r er! \\'il lr p~ at e J o nl y. ~O \\' th a t t ir e s umm e r is aga in dra\\'iu g n ea r it is expec ted tha t lb e stamp b usi n ess \\'ill drop off so m e wha t. It a ppea rs to 111 e th a t t rarle has not bee n \'e ry bris k in Ca uada thi s pas t seaso n , exceptin g probab ly in c urrent iss nes , a ud a few o ther sta m p s. �TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. English Ite m s. ll\.' \\', F . TR1£GO. Till~ R oya l Mail Stearn er "Labrador", of the Dom inion lin e, was wrecked on i\ Ia rc h ] st, so uth of the Hebrides, a nd the m ail s Imel to be aba ndoned. Howc,·e r , seve n bags came as h ore , including oue from Mont real lo Londond e rry, o ne fr om Ca nada to London , and one fro m St. Joh ns , N. B., to Scotla nd. TL! c I'o>t Offices are abo u t to sta rt a te lephone sys tem in London. A s u b sc ription of .£3 pe r yea r wil l be charged a nd also a small fee for each 111 essage . L ice nses will be iss ued to towns of 50,000 inhabita nts p ermitti ng th em to s ta rt a te lephon e system . Hitherto tile Nation al Te lepboue Co., have had a mon opoly. Sir Juliu s Voge l , K . C. lVI. G., died at hi s resid e nce, near Loudo n , on Marcil Ulh. He was a t one time Postmaste r Ge n eral of New Zealand , and establislled tllc m a il sen·ice between lhat place a nd San Francisco. Tlle Gove rnor of Ma lla b as a 1111o u11c ed that Malta will join t h e Penny Pos tage sch e m e on April 1st. M r. H e nnike r Hea ton recei vecl the fre edom of th e c it y of Canterbury on i\larch 23rd. Th e certifica te of freedom was e ncl osed in a s ilv e r-mo un ted casket of oak from Ca nterbu ry Ca tll eclra l. On th e li <l , Mercury, sealed upon lb e wo rld , h oli ls a lell er bea rin g a penu y sla 111p. S ir Spcuce r \Valpole, K. C. n. , h as rct irecl fr om th e Secretaryship of th e Post Offi ce , whi ch he ll eld siu ce 1893 . He is the eldest so n of lh e R ig ht I-Io u orablc Spe ucc: r Horat io \\Tai p.ol e , a nd wa s bo rn in 1839. Tile D ,ii/y Jl !ait pub lishes th e fo lh)win g :--" Getters we re posted iu London o n February 15th a nd lGth for til e Cape V erde I sla nds, a nd presu m ab ly we re forwa rded by the R. i\l. S. S. "Tha mes," wh ich sailed 011 Februa ry 17lll a nd HS reac hed St. Vinc e nt on l\farcll ~Glh. The m ails were s u pposed to llave been l a nd ~d th e re ; but · six d ~1ys subsequeutly hundre;ls of lette rs were wash ed ashore o n the b each a t Pe rn ambuco, 1800 miles beyo nd tlleir proper destination. They were picked up by tile natives, who fo rtnu at el y offe red the m to some Englisllmen of the Ca ble Company, who h anded tllem o,·er to the Brazilian pos tal authoritie s ''. Tile J1Ionthly Circ11lar says tlla t tile color of tlle current ~p is to be sho rtl y ch a nged from red t o g ree n . Tile follow in g cha nges iu postal rates wil l co m e into opera ti o n o n Apri l 1st: Reg iste red l etters to India may be ins ured under tll e us ual cond itio ns up to £ 120; New South Wal es (parcels) up to £ 50 ; lhe postage on parcels for Bernmda will be for a pa rcel wei g hin g not o~• er 3 lbs. , l sh ; o \·er 3 lbs. ,but not over, 7 lbs., 2sh; oYcr 7 llJs., but n ot ove r 11 llis., Ssll. Received. Price-i isl of Postage Stamps, from Spa , N. Y. \\1111. S . Verbec k , Ball sto n \ Vri te fo r o ne. Au ctio n Ca ta log ues of Boge rt & Durbin Co . 's sales. \'ery fi n e s tuff llandlecl by thi s firm. Auc t io n Ca ta log ue of j udson N. Burto n 's 4:2cl sale (:\1ad iso u , N. Y. ) Write for one . Barga in L isl of s la m ps from Ame ric an Collectors Compa ny, 87 Nassa u street, New York. Four New Stamps For Germany. TH E G ern1an Post -Office intends iss uing s ta mps of lite values of 30ancl 80pfg. , and :2 a ncl 5 m a rk s.-P. j. oj G. E . S end you r ad i n ti111e for our June n11mber! �199 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. ~oijrnrnN PttllAlHIG A~~oarnno~. Pres ide ul-H .Fe11to n ,P .O .Box8,K11ox,·ill e 1 T e 1111. Vice-Presideut.-Aug. Die t z, Box U, Richmond,Ya. Sec'y-Treas.-\V . C. l.O\\Ty , Hill s bo 1·0 , Texa s . Iut'l. Seci-eb.r y- D . E. Hazen, Th o u o t os:i.ssn., 1:1:i.. Sa les Sup t. -Cl1a s. \Va ri11g , Ilo x 202, K 11 ox v' e, ·1·e1 111 Librarian-Chas. P. Gnlyou , Kn oxvi ll e, Tenn. Counterfeit Detector-F. Noyes , A li ce, Texas. Tru s tees-H. Feutou, Ch a innnn Ex-Officio, Kn o:-.:. Yille , T e nn. , Emil Gerl ic h a nd Rohen K es!"'ler, New Bra un fe ls , Texa s . Officia l Orgau-THE V IRCIKIA PHILATELI S T. President's Address. S o1tther1t Philatelic Association. T o TJI E l\ I E:\ rllERS OF THE s. r. A . I.el the good wo r k go on . Twelve ne w m e m b e rs las t mouth a n d nin e .app li c at io n s for m e m be r s hi p. \Vho sa id th e S. i:S". A . was dend ? \\.ell I s h ould sa y n ot . I wi11 ask y o u a ll t o g h·e th e Co nstitution n n d B y ·Lttws yo ur careful co u s id e ralio11 a s s oo n n.s they are p ub1i s h ed a n d I kn ow th e Co mmitte e w ill appre cia t e a u y s 11 gges ti o u s that m :-ty be se nt them as t h e i11le uti o 11 is t o m a ke t h e m a s 11 enr p e rfec t as pos s ible , m cetiu g :ill p r ob:-tble r eq ui re· m e n ls . \\.hil e it is a littl e e n.rl y 111 th e d n. y to t n lk Co n· ve11Li o u, I wi s h to sa y th at ns I h ::n· e b ee n i11fo n11· ed that Sep t e m ber 2ls t , 2'.lud a n d '.l;)rd will su it a num be r of th e m embers and thn.t t h e month o f Septe mber is o ne of th e m os t pl easaut, I hn \·e fixed th ose dn ys. I s hall u o t p 11 h lis h th e Call fo r t he Con,.·e uli o u fo r so me time t o co m e h 11t , i11 offi · c inll y , we ca n work th e matte r tt;J wi th a v ie w to h av iu g th e l a rges t p llil :i te1i c a lte ll(.l a 11 ce o f n n y Soc iet y . I al so as k th e att e nt io n of th e 111 e1 11 hc r ~ t o tli e noti ce o f th e Tr11 s tces a s t o th e 111qx1id d 11es, :i nd will respec tfull y a s k a ll wh o hav e 11 o l ye t d o11 e so , to r e mit by th e d a t e n a m ed, l\t:i y 10th. so tlwt t h ey wi ll uot be dropp e d fr o m th e r o ll s . T hi!-:i is a m ost impor taut m a tt e r n u d ~ 1! 0 11l d u o t be O\· e r · loo k e d. Yo 11 rs for th e S. P. :\. . , 11. F E:-: T o:--:, l'r e ~ i d e 11t. Secre ta ry 's Report. Jr1!1 IJ o ll , Ir:i. C., S prin g \':i ll e y , \\ "i~. Wolff, H e nry , Ri c hf"i e ld, N. ]. lu l ~ l cC lm e, \V. II. , Way11esville , K. C . 1Ll~ Objected t o. ltiij Il:ittis tc, Alexa nd er, Por t :i. 11 Pri 11 cc, 11 :- dti . J (jQ APPLICA'l"IOKS. S c odllc , E a rl, ;.}.j ~O Deilrhon1·s 1. 1 Chicago, Ill. A g e l o, Stm!e11l. Refa., 11. l' c 11l o 11 , A. C. 'J'ra s k , \V. C. I .awry . :\I yers , A lber t J ., ;) / ~8 J.n Sa ll e-st., Chi cago , Ill. Age J8, S:iles111a11. 1.:.ef.-;., II. F e 11t o 11 , A . C. 'J'r;i. s k, Geo. i\t c Kn y. ::\I c Ka y, Geo., Hl:!I L n. Sal lc · s t. , Chi ca g o , Il l. Age 17 , ~ ! n il C le rk. Hefs , I! . Fc11lo 11. A. C. 'J'rnsk, A . R. C h n 111 be rl :i i11. Sp ri11ge 1, \ Vhil de 11, J r., So 11th Cn:<: k, N. C. Age 2:{ , C le rk, R efs., U. B. Sawye r, \\". C . 1.ow1·y , I,. B. T11t hill . I.ewis . D:t\' id, [>:{{j 8/t h -s t., C hi c:t g o, Jll. A ~· e lfi , S t11d e 11l. R efs., I L 1·e 11to 11 , A. C. 'fra !ik. Geo . :\IcKay. Bru ce, G u y J., 2:·H B:tn1t:y·st . , \ \' a11k es ha, \Vi s. Age 13, :'\ln chi11i :-.l. Refs., \V . C . J. ow n · R oy 13. B r ~1dl ey, }•:mil Ge r l ich . . ' C11 1li11 g , \\". H., l.ock Box ·J.JU, \ Vn 11k esha , \ Vb. Ag-e OU, Loco m o ti \·e F irem:i.11. R ef~ . . \V . c. Lowry, Roy B. Bradley, E mil Ge rl ic h . Ke 1.111 n rd , H. C., B ir111i11 g h :i. m, A. In . Age '27, Stc 11 og r np li e r and T ypew rit e r. Ref.-; I I . Fe 11t o 11 , Ch ar les \ Vn l'i n g , R. S . Ne ls o n :. , S11 tt 011 , Geo . D., Box UU , R ic h11.1 0 11 d, Va . Age 1r,, S t11 de 11t. Re fs., j:i s. J. S utt o n , F. S t e:iru s , IV. C. l.owry . l 'el e i·so 11 , J:t!lleS II. , ~10 E. JUL h ·s t., N. Y. C it y. A f,!e a3, Sli1 t11p De aler. l\ l e m iJe r E . s. P. s. aud S. o f P. Spe c ialt y , m iu o r \"ilri c ti cs . Re fs., \\·111. A . :\I c IJ0 1111 e ll, A . H e rhs l , F . St ean1 !i. S 111 it h , \V. R., 7J S l•: . ::\ Ia n ;l! all ·st ., Ri c hrn o 11 d , \ "a . Age ~!) , Book·kee p e r. Spec ia ll y u . s. aud Co n fe d e r at es . l< e fs . , Aug us t J:; ie t z , \V. c . Lo wr y, F . Stea rn s . C H ANGES I N ADDRES S . j. c. Clwppe ll fr o m 7\ Iaco 11 l o f'e r k i11 s \'illt.::: , ~ Ii s!--. ] . ~ l. C h ap pell " " " " \V. C. I,o wry lro m Ab il e n e t o llill sbo1·0, T ex. RES I GN A TIO N RECEIVED. He n Ru ssel l, Ch n rl o tt es\· iJl e , \":i. S e \·era l m e m hc rs h a ,·e 11 ol paid th e ir 18!1[1 d n L·s as ye l. J'le:i.se Rc m'il lit e amo unt of sn 111 e ( ~(le) b e fore l\ I. Y 10, o r yo u will be dro pped fro m membe rs hip i11 Lll e S oc ie ty . Respcc t fulJv \\·. C. I.o wn,., Sec:.;.rca s. Ni,;w MEMBER S . 155 \Ve be r, \ Ve 11deliu,!JO-J J·:agle-st., IluffaJ. ), >: . Y. 15U Uea ts, H. E ., Fle 111i11 g to11 , N. ] . J57 A ll e m o u g, j. E. , Sale m , \· n . J .) 8 W ec ke1t, Ser g t. J .C. , l 5 J ~ E. B roa d -s t. R ic h m o nd , Ya. Constitution Committee. Your Co mmi ll cc \\'ill c nd ~a\· o r t o pre:,e nl a i·ep o rl ill J1111 e. 'J°ll E Co ) "lJTT E E. �THE VIRGIN I A PHILATELIST. Report of Sales Supt. On hand Inst r e porl,l\lnr. ll ,iGbook s \' nl11 e.S ll 88.-l5 Rece i\' ed s in ce!) books , ,·n l11 e. 80.&7 ~ow in circ ul ntion 85 b ooks , va lue .......... Sl:lGU.02 H rn ·e n ot r e tire d n 11 y thi s m o nth ns nll book s th at c:l m e in w ere goo<l e11 0 11 Rh to go o ut ng:·ti11 . I11 s 11rn11c e fund SX8. i 0. C H AS. \\'A H:l:'\ G. S. P. A. Prizes. Vmm~rn P~ll~nuc AssocrnnoN '.\ l AJ . ]:<o. F . M A \' ER, Pres ide nt. DR. l\I ARK \V. PEYSER, Vice Preside n t. \Vl\r. s. AHERN, Sec'y-Treas. J o n ~ P AALZO \\" , 101 8 P:i.rk Ave. I Ri chm ond Va . , Sa les i\Ta u a ge r. C. F. \V . l\ foSER, Cou nte rfeit De tect or. Official Orgn 11 : T o THE m em ber of th e S . P.A . w h o sec u res th e larges t 1111111b e r o f n ew m e m bers fo r th e Assoc i:ilio n be twee n Dece mbe r 1 18!l8,n 11 d th e firs t d:iy 200 TH E VIRG l~I A PHILAT E LI ST. As_.; oci:i. ti o n m eets 0 11the 10th of e\·ery m outh, a t S o' cl ock p . m., nt ta N. E leven th St.. R ichmond , Virg ini a. o f th e JS!J!) CO ll \'Cllli o n , THE V IRGI N I A P llIL l\- w ill g h·e as n pri ze th e s um o f t- I0.00. Th e m e m be r sec urin g th e n e x t lnrgest num be r of n e w m e mbe r s be twee 11 dnt es 11 nm ed w ill r ecc i\·e n RI CHMOND, V A ., Apr. IO , 1899 . To tli e illember s of t!te V. P. A. : bo urnJ copy of\"o l. II. o f th e \ '. P. Th e twe n ty -firs t m eetin g of o u r o r gn n iz:it ion co n ,·e u ed nt it!-' r oom s o u th e abo,·e da te. Th e P res id e nt w as in th e c h a ir a n d th e :i.tte n dn n ce wa s good; cotn ·e n t io n e uth us ias tn r e ig ne d s u prem e a n d this ga th er in g is l ike ly to r un i nt o his t o ry as th e "co mrnit tee- m a kiu g m eetin g ." It 's time fo r ge tting rendy n nd 't'.·e're doin g it ri g ht. :\Ir. Stearn s s t:i.ted th :i. t nll o ut-of-t o w u m e m bers hnd ~ig ni fiecl thei r ,,·illiug n ess t o e nte r th e s. P .A . :i.11(1 m :i.de n. tn o ti o n fo r th e form a t io n of n co mmitt ee to m ake s uch ch a nges in our co11 s li t11ti o 11 n l th e co n,·ettti o n ns w o uld m a k e it con · fo nn able t o th at o f th e S. P . A. i\l otion adop ted . 1\l r. Stenr u s th e n branch ed th e mos t inte r estin g s ubj ect o f th e e\•e pin g , n u 1::.: xhibiti o11 of th e P ost nl E mi ssio ns of th e Sou th e ru Confed e rn cy t o be h eld d u r in g th e g r ent S . P . A . 111eet a n d to be un de r th e n usp ices of th e V. P . A. Th e s ugg-e!-'ti o n w:i s immedia te ly adopted :i. tt d th e secr e ta r y was ord e r ed lo r eq uest thro ug h t h ese m inutes o f" m e m ber s of th e S. P.A. th e loa n for th e occasio t1 ofnn ythiu g w h ate ,·e r r a r e of Confede rate p ost nl iss u es. T h e Y. P.A. to h nve th e m prope rl y di s p layed i11 a s u itab le pince, to h :i.,·e th e 1n i11 s 111·e<1 ngai n st loss by fi r e o r t h eft nn d t o ass um e paym e nt for sn id i n s ura n ce. The sa m e a u t h o r f11 rt h e r nt o\·ed t h e appo int m e nt of n committee t o wa it o u tr 11 s tees of \ "n le ntin e l\I11 se11111 0 1· som e oth e r s u it:i.ble p lace n n cl e 11 de~1sor to secu re sp:i.ce fo r t h e nbove e xhi b it. The 1not io n wn s adop ted n n d I\l r. S t ear n ~ wns a ppo inted a committee of o n e. i\l r. Dietz s u ggest ed t h e ap poinlme nt of a ~~e­ cep ti o n Com mittee t o con s ist of five a n d len.n n g i t opti o nal \Yith the Preside nt t o in creaHe t h e 1111m ber if it beco m es n ecessa r y; it bei n g t h e d11t y of sn m e comm ittee t o t ake e nti re ch a r ge o f th e e nte rtn inm e11l o f our v i s itor~, to m eet a ll trni n s , t o secure h o te l rntes~ a nd to acq ua int t h e m seh ·es w ith n il feat u r es h ke ly to add t o th e com for t o r p leasure o f co n ve n t ion g uest s while i11 0 11r c it y . Sa ru e w:i.s u11 a 11im o11 s \y adopted an d Messrs. Di etz , S ten ni s, l\l oser, \Veck e r t nn d Ch risti a n were r eq uested to act. T he app licatio n of l\lr. :i\t ass ie Noltin g w :i.s by som e mi s u11 derstn. 11d i11 g mispla ced n t th e last 111eeli11 g-; beca 11 se o f w hi ch th e rul es were uow s uspe n ded n 11 d t h e ge ntle m n u elected to m e m bers hip. . No further b 11 s i11 ess being docketed the m eet111 g was nrlj o 11n1 ed. Respect full y s u bmitt ed, \ V. s. AHERN , Secre t ory. TEL IS T . Th e conditi o n s o f th is co ntes t nre th nt en ch m e mbe r sh n ll req 11 esl lh e Secre l nry o flh e S . P.A. l o lis l lhe 3.pplicn li o u s sec ured by him :rnd k eep :i r ecord o f lh e s:i m e , nu d lh e Secr e lar y's r epor t s h :i. 11 cl ele rmiu e th e wi nne r s o f th e pr izes . Ko m e m b e r is eli g ib le t o thi s co ntest 1111l ess h e h :i.s sec ured n n d h :i.cl :i.rlmitt ed to m e m ber s hip :i. l le:i.!"t ;j 11 e w m e m bers. 'l'h i:-; contest is 11 o t ope n to office rs o f th e Assoc inti o 11 . T11 E \ " 1n. {: 1!"\JA P 1111.AT E 1.1 c P u m . 1s 111 :-><: Co. Another. L. P . Ir EAn , F ult o u , K y., w ill g- i,·e o ne ye:i. r' s s 111>scri p li o u to nn y t wo m o nth ly m ng nz 111es t o n n y perso n :-;ec11ri11 g- three n e w m e mbe r s t o S. P . A . ; res ult t o be d ec ided b y Secr e tary's r epo rt. T o th e per so n sec urin g t he seco nd l:i. r ges t 1111111 he r o f n e w 1ne m bers b y Co11,·e11ti o 11 tim e, \l"i ll g- h·e ~l.00 in c:i.sh. Th is o ffe r is in co uj1111 cti o n w ith th at of th e Yirg ini a P hil nteli c P u b li shin g Co. , nn d basecl up o n s am e r11l es. :\I o n ey t o be pn ic\ nt Co 1n·e ntio 11. Ne ith er o ffe r to nppl y to dir ecto r s o r p u bl 1sh ers o f papers-as l con s ider th ey h n,·c th e ndvn ut nge o f r eg ul nr m e m be rs. Yet Another. I will prese nl FR E E t o e,·er y coll ect o r n pply ing to m e fo r n u appl ica ti o n bl n nk fo r th e So1i lh e n 1 Phil:i.te li c Associn li o u a nd e 11 clos i11 g ;~;j ce nts for JS!)!) du es n 11 d 2 ce nts ex trn fo r r ep ly p ostage , a n 111111 sed copy of th e T wo Ce nt Ora n ge I'\ew fo 1m dla 11 d ( I S~8 iss ue) s t a m p , which is n ow obsole te. l h a,·e j 11 s t 2:j cop ies to d is tri but e i n this m n 1111cr. w,r. A . :1rc no"""u., lli-lli :\l nd i ~o n - nve., N. \" .C it y. �201 THE VIRGINfA PHILATELIST. BY JOH N PA A L ZO \\". A ll f' ublish ei·s :i r e r eq uested t o se nd o ne co p y d i r ect t o th e R ev i e w 1·:d i to 1·. :1l :" a . JOI S l'a d . :. A\'e. , Ri chmo n d , Vn. 1 li. S. A . T he foll ow i11 g h:H·e been r ece i,·cd : \ "uJ.. !\o. A ll A r o 1111d Phi l ntelist , 1-•: . Uos to 11 , :\I : 1 ~ ... . A llegh en y Phil a teli st , A ll egh en y, P.1. A m b it i o u 1 Chi cago, Ill. R:-i y St a te P hil a teli st , l\I el r o:-;e IIi g-hk1 n .J...; , !\Tnssach u se tts , \\" e e kl y P hil. E ra, Portl:in d , :\Ie . , J:). J,o uc Stnr Sl a te Ph ila teli st, \ Vaca, ·r e x as, :\1 e k eel 's \ Veek l y Stn m p !'\ e w ~. .I -J. J. I. ·I. 2. ·I. I. 2S-2!}. 7. 7-.S . S t. I.0 11 is , ~·T i sso u r i , JH . I B JU. N ew York P h il :i.t e Ji s l , Kew Y o 1·k G. P hil a t e li c lWo nthl y a nd \\' o rl d . l'\ e w Y urk :t.j. a ud P h ila d e lphi a I. Post a l Cnrd Report er , D:-tll i 11 1ore, :\I d, I. ·I. 1. St amp ic A n 1eri c:i, S ta mp T ri btt xe, H a rrim :111 1 'J'e 11n . S tn mp T alk , Ka u sas Cit y , Ka n . I. I. ·I. J. J I. u. F R O :\ r CAN ADA. Mo n trea l P hil a te lis t , l\IT 0 11trea l , Cn 11 . Phi la te li c Ad vocate, Be rlin , On t. P hil ate lic R e vi e \v , Berl in O n t. Sta m p Repo r ter , S t. Cn l11ri11 es, 0 11 t. Ll. ·l. 5. I. ~:{ . S ta m ps, R u shdeu , E ng . ~. Gen er:i l A u ze ig er f 11r P hi l ateli e , Ir e 111 e r n / w . C en n aa ri 17. Brie f1n ark e uh a udl e r, Ber l i u , G er m a n y, :) . :;. :l . F RO:'\ r A BR OA D . F ri ed l's Br iefmnrken Offe rten blntt , \ 'ie 11 11 a , 1. A 11s tria , ;J, A ustrnli a n Phil atel is t , S~ d11 e y, :'\. S . \\'. F ro m E ast Bos ton , Mass. com es a new candida te fo r~ philatelic s up po rt. T he All Aro 1111d Ph ilatelist which, if it wil l fulfi l the prom i:; es m a de in its introductory w ill make a g oof! pa per, a nd a Ya lua ble llel p to the a ll a round c olle c to r , fo r il prop oses to ha ve d e pa rlmeuts ou R e \•e nu es, E ntire s, both e nv e lo pes and can] s , Pla te N umbers , Phila te li c Lite ra ture, e l c. so th a t e yery on e , no 111 a ll e r which bra u c h of o ur h obb y h e prefers , wii I fitHl s o111e t hin g to interest h im. \ V e wi s h the n e w- co mer s ucc ess a nd a lo ng life. :~ 01. JO. ·I. 7. A L SO: Wo ls ieffer's Ca tal ogue o f A u c ~ i o 11 Sa le, Ap r il :l!I. Bartel 's Seco nd Ca tal o g ue of S ta m ped J-<; 11 \·e lope!-i et c. T HE e d itor in fo rm s m e tba l corn pla inl s h ave reach ed h im lha t papers se n t fo r revi ew h ave n ot r ec e ived a ll y no ti ce in th es e co lu mns . To a vo id a rec urr ence of s uch a n oversig h t it is n e c essa ry lh a t a ll papers i nt en d ed fo r r e ,·iew b e se nt jO H N PAA LZO ll", d ire c t to , 101 8 P a rk Ave uu e, H.ic hrn o ucl, Va. 1 he ri lle_n·heny Ph ilatelist fo r Ma rch , o pe ns with " E x c ha ng in g S la 111 ps vVith Fo r e ig ue rs , " a nd a fte r vi e win g lh e s ub j ec t fr om e ·: e ry po in t, c o nclud es b y a d Yis iu g its read e rs to let th e forei g ners a lone a nd s tick to America. Th e writ e r' s ex perience h as bee n rather different, he has be en a ble to add a g reat ma n y choice specim e n s to hi s coll ection throu g h e xchan g in g in forei g n co u ntrie s, a nd has , ,~· itb a very few ex ce p ti o ns found hi s excha ug e r e la tion s pleasa n t. Am o ng th e " Comm e nt s " is o ne which i ~ ralhcr. 111is leacling , a nd we quole it in full wi th the co rrec ti o ns tha t s hould be m ade : " Tb e g rea t work o n E ug lis h a<lb es i,·e s ta 111ps is rapi d ly em e rg in g fr o tll th e pr ess . Th e book will be sold at :2.J s , (a bo ut 48c) (thi s s h o uld b e " a bout s ix d olla rs " ) lo th e p u bli c a nd a t 1·5s (a bo ut HOc ) (lhat sh o ul d be abo u t lh ree doll a rs a ud se ve nty -fi ve ce nts ) t o th e m e mbers of t ll e P h ila t eli c Soc ie ty of Lo ndo u ." A very fu ll c h ro n ic le of u e w iss ues is in thi s nu mber. B artel's S econd Cv111pletc Catalog 11e of l ". S . Sta mped E 11ve!opes , Wrapp er s, L etter S heets and Posta l Cards h as be e u r ece ived a nd is in deed a valuab le help to th e coll e c tor of U . S. E ntir es , a branch o f P hil a te ly wh ic h is ve ry fa sc in a tin g whe u o nc e th orou g hl y e nt e red u po n. 'l' he r e ca n be no qu est io n t hal thi s Ca ta- �THE VIRGINI A PHILATELIST. 202 logue is a n improvement u pon the 1s t uoun ces that it has purchased 1 he Texan iss ue, in giving better illustrations of Philatelist and wil l fill all advertising sh apes , wmk. , etc. Th e o nl y fa ult , if contracts a nd subscriptions to that paper. fault it be , \\"e can find with it , is the lotal aba ndonm ent of nami ng th e differIu The New Y ork P !tilatelist, Ve ritas ent sizes a nd ou ly g ivin g the Govern proposes to show u p " Some Philatelic m e nt num be rs for them. After ha viu g Ab uses " and starts in with the Periodibecome u sed to the nam es as give n in cals , a nd we for our part fully agree with the 1st Catal0g u e it is h ard to lea rn th e him in wh at he says about them. Still different sizes by numbers and as the just like the r est of the collectors w e wid th of the pag e h as bee n increas- " ·ould ha ve those vacant spaces in our ccl a n extra co lumn g ivin g the for albu ms co\·ered a nd pay l-ncle Sam five m e r designatio n a nd in a second one tile dollars for the privil ege. M r. Cornell's Governmen t number \\"ould ilav e sim" Old Times" speaks of stamp collectplified m a tt ers Yery mu ch for the aYernge ing and s tamp dealers of thirty years colle ctor. That t il e collecting of E ntir es ngo. Au article copied from th e H o110h as very mucil in creased sin ce tile first lttltt Star tell s of an attempt to corner catalogue was issued some years ago, is t h e new two cents rose, , or rath er pink. q uit e clear to a ny obsen·ant stamp col New Issu es by Mr. Chapman, Notes from lector, so we fee l s ure th at this seco nd various centers , a nd a description of the ed iti on will me et with a nmch larger Brookly n Ex hi bition make up th e r es t sale than lhe fi rst and that tile t ime is of this popular paper. n ot fa r dista nt when th e yea rly ca talogue of Eu ti res will be looked for as a n xio usTile Plnlatelic J1fontlt!y aud World iuly as that of lhe Standard for ad he sives . forms us that a t least one comm e morative s tamp iss u e has n ot been a brilliant Though n ot s trictl y a philateli c jours u ccess from a busiuess standpoint. The nal, A111bitio11, Chicago's Little Magacolonial authorities of G ren ada a n nounce zin e, contain s a very readable a rticle on th a t of l11e 500,000 stamp s printed less the "Progress of Phila tely " which is th a n h alf h ave been sold up to the preswritten by Mr. L. To wuse ud Reckard. e nt ti me. R a th er bad, when it had been The ed itor m a k es a good play upon th e th ou g ht th e whol e i ssu e would have name o f hi s pa per. Did you eve r know been gobbled up by dealers in less tha n a n y person m a king a s u ccess iu li fe wh o n o time. U nd er "New Issues" the fol lacked A111bitio11 ? Subscribe at once lo win g is found : for this m agazi n e and ge t a few ins pira"United States.-A cli e ut of Mr. Letio us. 111aire cla ims to h a \·e disco\·ered th e Th e L aue Star State Fhilatelist briu gs sec ret mark of t he Continental Ba nk the P hil ate lic Notes from lhe Official Note Co., on t h e 30c black . He says the Repo rts of the Postmaster-Gen e ral of sh ad in g be low the la bel containin g the word s "Thirty -Cents" exte nds a lmost the Confederate Stales to a close, a nd th e whole le ng th of the labe l, wili le in e very collecto;- who is interested iu the th ose printed by the National Bank Note s tamps of the Confederacy o ug ht to k ee p Co. there is very little shadin g close to the the pape rs which contained the se inters hield conta ining figure s of value. We es tin g uo les, h a ndy for r e ference , for ila \"e uot h ad time to look into this carethe y h ave in th e m in conrl e nsed form , a lot of valu able infor mation. It also an - fu ll y, but il m ay be importa nt news." �w.: c . PROUDFOOT , MEMBER I. P. U. NO. P . 0 . BO X 11, K I N GSTO W N, B R ITI S H 233, ST . V 1NCE~T . W E S T IND I ES . Bn l1 :1 m :i.s. I , 2;.~ . ·I n 11 d (id a nd l s ... .. ... pe r se t S li~ !:'I. )/.!. I. 2 ~ . -1. U, S n11d JUd ii Re rmudn , Y::; . 1, 2. :! ~~ . ;{, .J. Ud nnd l s... 7:j G r e n:1 d:l, ,!.0 , 1, 2 .Y:; . X, {j n n d 8d :111d Is.. Ti S l I.u c ia, X. 1, 1,!..~ . :), ·I a n d Gd and J:-; .. l i!l G :1111 b in , X. l , 2, :lX.X. ·I :l n d lid n 11 d I ~ J;~ IlriU.sh C 11ia11 n , Pid ure Ser ies. I , :l, 5, JU n ml 15d..... ... -I ~ G r e n :id a, :l ~ d Co mm e m o r:lli\·e ... Uli Trinidad, :ld " 0:) Tri ni cln d, 1 ~ . I , 2}~ . ·I, r. a 11d Gd :1 11 d l s .. pe t ~e t 7:) Turksis .. X. l ,:! ~ , -J , :J:l 11 dUda u<l l s. 7;{ I.eewnrd I s , ~~ . I , :l !.-'~ . ·I, (j n 11d i d n n<l l s 17 j a. m :li cn , X. I , 1 ,2X. :) , ·I nn d Ud a11 cl l s 75 Bi-. G 11 in n a , 11 ::! , ·I , 5, ti, 8, 12 :i 11 d :!-l e... 7r• Hr. 1I o 11d11 n1 s , 1, 2 , :), Ii, IO , 12 :tt1d 2-k .. 78 j =i. m n icn 2s, e ac h ;)5c . Oarbados , 2s lid ench ... li7 B:-t h :-1m ns, .'f 1 i11 idnd. I.e ewnrd l sln 11 ds, S L. Lu c ia n nd j:lm:i. icn, [is , each .. . ...... 1 Hi) St L11 c in n 1ul Trinidad !Os enc h ............. . ... . ..1 li'l Bnhamn s a n d .U " ... ...[; 12 Th e fol low i11 g- S t. V in ce n t s t n m ps sold at face va l u e; for :t n y q 11:i.11tily : }fd g- ree 11 , ~Xd bl11 e, 2X d b l ack n 11d blu e , 8d llln ck n 11d Ji lac,·ld ye ll o w , ric1 b r ow n , Ud tiln c , n nd ;j J lake. 18!)l) is s u e , X d lila c nml g ree n , Id l il ac nnd c a r mi n e , 2 X d l ila c :-incl bl u e , Xtl li lac a nd g ree n . ·Id lil:lc n n cl o r a n ge , Gd lila c n nd b lac k, Gd ltla c :-111< 1 bro w n , IJ gree n a n d car min e and 5 / gre e n :i 11 d b l11 e . . P ost O ffi c e o rders pnyablc K I NCS T O \V i'\, St. Y 111 ce 11t. Gree n h:tcks :tc ce pte cl. Ca!"h " · ith o r d e r o nl y . 1'\o n o t ice t:tk e 11 of s t a mp s se nt fu r e xc11a 11 ge. Ad d ress :l. S :tiJo \·e. Bn r bn d o s , BU:lr:SitAMP.6 I5ELU:,...!! EXCHAN6E • ~ 5 Er' D·f2~l1 .ST· Or· P_,\Cl\Er6-A,.,; D f'>;•.-i>.G;<t;ol.S· t!" ·-5 1,.,C.LE. 5T).\"l'!>:'I P.S. Tm::l;AR,<if)TSTocl\ Of U.S. RtVtNUE5 JM THE UM ITEI:> 6TATE~ W. C -+ 'Ul. Combination ~ Adv. & Sub. Rates of P ROUDFOOT , $. 1Re\1'S. 70 Varieties for $1. 00 . THE STAMP TRIBUNE , A fi n e s t.:trl fo r :1 coll ecti o n of r e \·e 1111cs. 111 • c1 11<!es s pec im e n s o f a ll iss ue s, im perf. , p e 1·f., Jc H a rrim a n, T e nn. t o S2 .00 ,·:it u es, 2 11 d , a rd , 4t h . Gth a 11 d Gt1 1 i s~ 11 e s 1871 n1 1d 1878 J' r op ri e tnrj es , 1HH8 Prods io n :ib, ) ~ A :'\ D o f th e ' R e 111 e m bc r th e :\t :-u 11 e " se ries, n 111..1 '\1 1.00 l tiUS , D oc11m e 11la r y . THE V IRGI NIA PHILATELIST , The b es l_ \·al11 e fo r lh e m o n ey eve r g ive 1i. l •:\·e r v R ic hm ond, Va . s t a mp a p 1 c k. c~l copy, so m e 111111 sed, n11d a ll i i i pe rfe c t co11d 1l 1011. S ub:-,cripti o 11 l o b o th j o ur11nl s o n e yen r .... .. .. S .XO Th e purc ha ser o f e ve r y 5 lh packet will rece ive g ra ti s a ;) c red, Pro pri e l n r y , cat a l og11 e d n t 1.:)0 .U.4 Unkr en rl y a s th e 11 11 111 bcr of pn c kets is limit e d : F o re ig n Co u ul r ies in U . P. U ... . 1 Adve rliseme11ts in b o lh J o nn rnl s n l lhe foll o w in g rates. STRI C TL Y CAS H , Q L. A RTEH.LY -- I ~ I l in c h .... . 1 iu ches ... . X col 11 11111 .. I col1111111 ... I p tlge .. 111 0 . ......s1.:i, .70 -, ... .. ... 2.00 ... .. ~ .00 ... .. i .UO :~mo s . $ I. HO :J.00 i;.uo !1 .00 W .00 APPROVAL SHEETS . h n 11t1Jit1 g011r approv a l s h ee ls n 11 d r e milti11 g m ore lh ni 1 a t :-t tim e . Th e di sco 1111l i s ;j~ , :-t 11C.l co ,· e ~ ·s. :-tll ki n ds, r e ,._ e 11 11 es , pos t ~1 ge , mat c h n 11 c\ m ecl1c 111 e. A good re fe 1·e 11 ce w ill b rin g yo u o ur clesc rip t h ·e c irc 11l:-tr .a11d ~goo d sel ec ti on 011 app~·ov:tl hy l'l' t11r11 m a il . S ta te class o f st:imps d es ired. \\· c :ire g iv in g fi u e pre111i11111s t o :t ll A D\. 1\ NCE.-- G m os. :l.UO s 5.0U !I .OU IH .00 3U.OU 'n:'oo U.00 15.00 :JO.OU ii0 .00 2:) c e nt ~ -- ~\!)~ -- - - A d d re ss- - FRANKLIN STEARNS, RICHMOND, VA . �MAIL AUCTION WITHOUT RE S E RVE. Azo res , 1su1.r,r I wil l sell the followi ng sta m ps to t h e hi g h est bidders on May 2.5 tJ..1. Sta m ps a re iu goorl cond itio n a nd will b e sold with ou t resen·e, a nd may be r etu rn ed if ..... .... . ~ JO not as repres ented . 10 to20r, se t o r ·L Braz. ii, l8r10, !JO re is bl:lck 18 .. ~ I, JS I~:ii: 1~1\~i:........ :::: ::: .·: ::~ ~ ... .. .. . 1878 XO r e 1:-; lnk e " ' .~00 1e 1:-s g1 ee n nncl 0 1a 11 ge " i>OO re is hist r e ........... .............. ... . J S~S 700 r e is do le t < H;uo ' iOO r e is browu* ......... .. .. . " I i"itl·l 700 r e i s 111 a 11 ve aucl bh1 c k Ce \'10 11 ou ~L:rvice, 18!15, He': ~.. ,, ,, :'jc';: ............ .. . 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Ko. 17, u sed.... .. ....... .. .... .... BX:!-. So ut h Au s tral in . No. 5tl, u sed fiue .... .Hr1 X-1 :)p T ohn g'n, Ko . 2, fi n e.. ....... .. 2 · '.~0 H5 .Jp ·rurk s Js la nd s .:\o. ·Hi . fin e .. "' "'. ?· ii:88 0 0 S e nd bids to S . E. MEDFORD, 435 N. 41st Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1899- 190 0 ! 1899- 1900 ! OS 07 ,, OHER EXCEEDINGLY REDUCED TOALL OUR CLIENTSOF U.S. ~u Or ienta l Stamps all Differe n t and Used , 0,, F RKS. Ox l ·10 20 H1il g:1r i:l) ... ...... .... .. ...... :20 E gyp t ... i11 c'd i11 g im p . s t a mps l 01 H7 Greece .. . ) ....... .. ..... ....... l ( a ,-e :11Hl gre~ 11. 07 11 25 111 2;j l.e \·a nt toRkes or) .. .. ... 2 10 r>Oc c Ji,·e n nd car 111 111 e . .;: l 0:, IO :\l o u t e u eg r o ......... "\ . l ~U-I . :-k 0 11 H2c r o se, u sed o r trl :!t1 Persia ( lS'iO·'!H ) ..... ~ i11 c l11di11 g ... 8 Sc bl ue .. .. . · .. ..... ........ . o~ :lV R o 11m a 11i a .. ..... ..... 1 im p.st a m ps L " r,c lirow n ..... . Ll o~ 7,; Turkey 1KU5-'U7 .. .. . J ... " He ro se .. ... .. 5 'l'h essa l Hl (sets u sed ). 5 Be low ;jUc pos t a ge ex tr a . T r y o ur GO·, nppro\'a l ~ I C)p1 11<.:. ,C 1h' lt m, J apnu,i\T01occo 2 XU O il tl'.2 C \' Cl"lllllt 0 11 ......... .... .. . l e « ree n --··· .. ............ . CT . .~ 50 7;) 50 75 a fiO 0 o 10 40 50 El gg 0 v.J µ. c<::1 tn A ll 2Gli Pi eces , Free l{eg 1s ted ...... ...... Ou ly frks . 25.00-$5.00. MAC RI D I FR ERES ~ h ee :s. 1, 3, tatavlali, Con s t a nt i nop l e. r.; . B.- We accept th e exch a uge of a ll sta mps of W . SELLSC HOPP &. CO., U B Sto ck t on St. , San Francisco, Ca l . 0 11 r se n di n g o n th e c la im of th e receiYer. G r ea t chaise of ra rit y, a l a price defyi u g a ll c oucur ~ reuce . lll a n co-l is ls desired. �Note My price -list for u:oed Omaha Stamps. per 10 ... s .0.5 l e g ree n .. .O:l 2c ro se .... .20 -Jc 01·auge .. .HG rlc 1Jlu e ... ............ .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .•••. .50 ~c mage u ta ... ....... .. ............. . .·JO lOc violet ............. ... .. .. .. ..... . ... . ... .. . -J. 00 50c sage green .. . ...... ........ ... . 10.00 Sl black ... .. ... . ....... .. W.00 S2 orauge brow u .. .. ... ... . per lOOS ,:-)0 .1 5 i.1r1 2.:30 -LOO B.00 HAWAII PROVISIONALS. RememiJ er, th ese ne\·er wi ll IJe cheape r. l Sc d ull r ose, 11t111 se d, o. g ., fi n e . . .S .XO " '1 " .ILJ :>Oc reel, U. S. POST AGE DUES . 3c i·ed hr o ,,·11 , u1111 sed , o nl y .. ... 5c '' '' '' :lOc 50c cl:irel BOc 11sed Be ye ll ow hr o wn .1 Am still b uy ing Omaha stamps es pec5c '' ially high denominations for cash . H ave lOc ac b r0\\'11 already an enormous stock, but lik e lOc Oliver Twist "I want some m ore" . 80c 50c Send them on approval wilh your lowest Be r ed hro w11 5c cash price . Four's and Fi ve's es pecially IOc wanted. All kinds of s tamp,; on approv- BOc Do yo u wa 11L al against references . Li g h tly ca u celecl . PA. I~ 10 75 l 10 7!l OS 0-1 50 A 11 ytlii11g n o t CHICAGO, ILL. JOHN H. LOWE, TORONTO, CAN . 10 9 HUR ON S T. , 66 2=3o/o Discount A FEW GENERAL COLLECTIO NS OF l ,000 VA RIETI ES OR MORE. Choice lots o f United Stntes Dt.•p :i rtm e nt s rtll d Sen d m e 2;} ce n ts (s ih·er) a nd I w il l se 11 d yo 11 b y r e tur11 m a il a u a pp r ov:il selectio n o f s t[l 111 ps fr o m w hi c h · yo u tn:l y t ake 75c cn. t a log ue ,·;d11 e . l\ l y reg ul ar di sco11 11t is 50~: an d to get th e ex tra l fi~ : i'ft'. yo 11 mu s t send cnsh w ith yo 111· req u es t fo r a selecti o n . gen era l issues . Ch o ice lots of Uuiled S tates H. e\· e1111 es, pc r forn ted. Cho ice lo ts o f U n ites Stntes Re"e 1111 es. pnrt n11d im perforated, iu pairs , block:-; a n d s t r ips. Ch oice lo ts o f E u ropea 11 stamps. Cho ice l o t s o f A u s tralian sta m ps. Choice lo ts of Cauadn s la mps. C h oice lots of South A m e rican s ta m ps . Choice lots o f Br it is l: Colo ni nls. A nd w h olesa l e m i xt 11res a nd se ts o f cne;;1p st amps. ~e11d i11 g I Pay Cash for Omahas: . .... .. . l.i I lOc , per JOU.... --- ..S l. Oii le, pe r 100.... 2c, per JOU.. ~c, per 100.. DC, p er 100.... Sc, per 100.. .O:j t 50c, eac h .... I .Qi; I , l.00 each .. l.Oij I ~. 00 ea ch .. 1.0,j I l\ l 11st be perfect cop i es. 11 pwanls accepted. COLLECTORS INVESTMENT CO., .2:) _,-,a I. OU Sm n ll lots o f 10 and HERBERT F. ROLLINS, 217 Park Place, BROOKLYN, N. Y . Th e British S ta mp Directory, A co m prelt e 11 s ive Add r ess f, i ~ t of Dr iti s h Coll ec to rs wi th Adchesses \' Cri fied 11p-l o-cJnte, LO:l pages ::t 11d o,·er HODO 11nm es a ud add resces o f Bt.:ili sh Coll ector s ( No Den ie r s )_ Pr ice one shi lli ng (25c), pos t free. THE PHILATELIC PUBLISHING CO., 164 6 Madiso n Ave . , Fentham ~d, Pub li s h e r ~ NEW YOR K CITY. °':; of fn!r s tamps rn c l11 d in g- Br. Co lo 11 . 1es, Ne wfo 1mdl:111(l , Ca uad a lmpe rml, Price o nl y IOc post paid. Whol esa le l is t free. 'Wle want to purcbnae Box 3. 75 G2 100 VARIETIES UNITED STATES 1895 Soc orange , Sc. $1.00 blacl( 28c. Always state full part icula r s before sta mps. uo o~ BUFFALO, N. Y . 2-19 Cllerry-ave., H . K. MOYER, EASTON, .. 1 E. Albrecht & Co., "\VENDELIN \---VEBEH, Perfect cop ies . ;,o 2r, H 11 few o f th ese . sa tis factor y can be r et 11r11 ed . 904 Eagle St., ...... $1 Handsworth , Birmingham, Eng. o f " Th e l'hi la te li c Chro 11i cle" and " Th e Ach· e ni se r ,1 ' sn1 11p le copy of bo th free 0 11 ap pli ca t io n . �HELL I• A F E'V N E W IS S UE S . All 1111 u s ed mi n t s l:i.tc . . ....... ... .. ~ 70 R h ode s ia, ! SUS, }G , I . 3, ·1, 6, Sp. R h odes i a , I 8UU, J c! , lid aud Jsh ... A RE YOU A STA fl P CO LL ECTOR? If so you wa ut m y new 188!) price li st a 11 rl thi s g raud barg aiu wbich cou sisls o f 100 Y:1r. F o r e ig n S l n m p s , c:i.t . SI .CO. 1000 Bes t H in ges. 15 13la n k A pp ro ,·al S h ee ts . All fo r 25c S ilver a n d 2c Stamp. NOT E.-Packets con ta i n m ap sta m ps a nd a ll late issues of Ca nada a nd oth er good s ta m ps . No t rash , a nd m o ne y w ill be refnn ded i f desired. Will a lso accept yo ur go od d nplicntes in exc ha ng e fo r m y fi n e sh e ets of Cauad ia u R eve nues. 41 9 CAN A D A. Canada 3 c Letter Ca.rel, Surcharge d 2c in Black. ::!c o u 3c fi rst issu e .... . .. .. .. .. .."· .I O ~c 0 11 Re " Ma pl e l ea f" ........ . 08 CUBA ON U . S. CARDS . le de peso, ~c de peso , th e s et. .... .. .. $ 08 P OST AGE EXTRA. M A RYJ~ AN D. Cash Paid For Confederate Money. S IOOO g r e e n n n d h n ck iss ue d i\l:l y ;;oo 100 ,;o " " .. " 1 ~G l, " - -GREE CE ISU!i, II , 21 , 01, IOI, ~01 and 251. " 401 ,. " UDI ... J..,r ice pe r s e t ... $0.1 0 .. . Price . IO .15 ! ctr.. lSSG , im p . 8e l of G .10 " p e r f. se t of a......... . .... .. JSSO, set o f L. 18!1 1, imp . o r pe rf. se t o f 5 . ... .05 .05 .05 .10 "8 GRAN B Y, MASS. DO YOU WANT TO SA VE to $ 12.00 YOUR M ONEY? ! O to 1,; .00 2 to z.,;o l t o 2.00 100 \\"a8 h i11 gt o 11 J i,1,l y !Uc t o .50 JO C. S. A. F l:l gIOc l o .'.l:) 5 I\ t o 11 o u \Ti e 1· .I Oc t o :~. 00 :JU C:l r s r unni n g- Sep t. !."iii! . IOc t o :l.00 203 Fe m al e s J.) c to .25 ~O Fe 111 a le a n d G lobe " 1.00 to 2.UO 10 i\'I L Old h a n 1 15c l o l. 00 JU Fe m a le n11 d Ha g·le '.l•l c t o .J .00 :i Ind in n P ri11 ce ~s l.00 to -1.00 :l E :1g le . . .. ... :)()c to 1. '.l5 ' Bro ke n bn n k hill s bo 11 g h t nl le l o IOc e:i ch . u. s. Fn1ct io 11 a l n o tes Sc t o S l.'.lFi each . I ~oo k 11 p y o u r o ld p:l pe r m o n ey a n d se ud t o m e . R . L. DE ITR I CK , LORRAINE , FOR SAL E! Hampde n Stam p 'Co., 922 N . Gil m e r S t., 1 Coll ec_t o 1·, c!e>'i re" ex ch... ·· ······ ··· ··· ······· ········ · n n ge wit h col lec tors h a vi n g- 2000 vari e t ies. coll ec ts pos t-cards , e n tire s , fo i·c ig u rev e u u es :l tld Sl :l mps o u o ri g iu a l cove r s . G03 \·ir g in in S t., S i o u x C IT Y, I O WA, U . S. A. Pns t:lge e x tra in :tl l cn sef.' , A . LOHMEYER, BALTIMOR E , ST . LOU IS. 1110. J. H . CHILSON , SO UTH -S T ., LONDON , C. E . HUSSMAN, R ooms 420 - 2 1 F u llerton Bl d g , A . F . W ICKS, {i;J ll ril is h Gu inn a, ! SUS, le, 2c , 5c. ...... ........ ... . 15 C ~ pe o f G~ od H ~pe , l ~ps , op ,·i o let i:ose ... .. JU ·Jp pn le o h ve .. .... I~ T o n ga . ISD7. 2d bis t r e a nd black ..... ........... US G reund n , 18\JS , 2}6: ult ra m a i-i u e (J u b ilee) ......... JO Tri n idad , JSUS. 2p g r a y l il ac a u d y e l lo w b r ' u. . O!l Go ld Coas t . 18DS. )!.:; , J , 3, 6d.......... ... . .... ... ..... ... w Ba r b nd os , IS!J7, l f. ~-G . J p . .. . . .. . . 0!) " " 2)-G b lne ..... .... .. ... ... OS G i b r n lt ar, ! SUS, .X. n n d l p.... . .. ..... .. . .... Ufi " " ~ ):..:;. ·J a n d 6p. .... ..... ....... ... . ..... . 45 Por to R ico 0 11 U . S. , 1, 2. 5 , lOc co m p le te ...."".. ... 27 C u ba o n U . S ., 1, 2, 2 ~, a, 5, 10 co m plete.. ...... . aiJ All o f n bove s t a mps :n c j us t as r eceive d fr o m P. 0. A bea uti fu l se lec ti o n. Cns h m u s t be se n t wit h o r de r . lf \·o u r o r de r ri m o u uts t o less th a n [iQ cen l f' plea se se u d 2c s t n m p fo r p os t age. 1'gi \·e nn 11 11ur.;ed s ta m p a nd m y p ri ce li s l " F ree," " Free." Se n d fo r oue. V IRGINIA . D ixie Liq u ogr n p h w ill sn \' e y o u m a n y doll a r s n o w s pe nt for pri 11ti11 g-a ud o n l y c o ~t yo u 50c. \ Vit h i t y o u ca n p r e pn 1·e yo u r o wn P ri ce L is t s , Circ ul n r s, Appro \·a l S h ee ts, 1.e tt e r H eads , et c . Ca n k ee p c o p y o f e ve ry le tte r y o 11 se n d o ut, whi c h is ve ry i m po r t n ut . A ne w m e t h od, s im p le a u cl i n e xpe 11 s i \' e, a u y chi ld cn n o pe r a te sa m e . l\1 a k es fro m 50 t o 100 co p ies fro m o n e i m p r e ss io n. A li ttl e treas ure to e \' e ry c u e . Reg u l a r pr ice S l. 00 b 11 l a m offe rin g r ece ip t a n d full in str uct io u s for 0 11 ly 50c- tmt if y o u prefe r I will se n d r ead y fo r 11 se fo r S l.00 ch arges pn id . :\Ton ey ch ee rfu 11 y r e· fnn d e d i f n o t pe r fecll y sa ti s fi ed. Do n ' t le t t hi s o ppo r t u uil y pa s s o r y o u w i ll r egr e t it. I fu r ni sh ink free \nt h s ntne. S ta mps ca ta log ue d a t "2.00 ta k e n. Write fo1 ci rc u la r . A ddress, E. C. DICKE Y, Knoxvil!e, Tenn. �$6.oo FOR $1. 7 5 ! r Cash We wa nl lo h n y s tnntps a n d co llec ti o u s and ~~~~~~~~~~ Our fa m o us "No u e S u ch " pack et co nt a inin g 400 va r ieties of s ta mps fo nn :i.11 v art s o f th e wo rld iucludiug 1n a uy U . S . a ud a g rea t num be r o f choi ce aucl r a r e s t :un ps. This packet a l o n e is wor th man y tim es its pr ice, Sl.75 , b ut in orde r t o introd u ce it w e o ffe r th e fo ll ow ing p re1uimus . P u rch a se r o f fi rs t p ac k e t w ill r ece iYe a sta m p c at a l ogu e d at S:l. Eve r y fi fth purch aser will r~ce i v e a s tam p c a t a log u e d a l 50c. Ord er a t o uce . Se ut pos tfree, o n rece ipt o f pdce, $1.75 . Address For Des irabl e s lamps :lre willin g- t o pa y li b e ral prices. Se nd 0 11 yo u r Stamps A t o n ce, good F o rei g n o r U.S . The ca sh is r ead y . TROJAN STAMP CO., TROY. OHIO. BUCKEYE STAMP CO., Troy, Ohio. Lock BO¥ 492 , R E F E REX C E : Firs t Na ti o nal Ilauk. Fine Foreign Cheap! FREE FREE FREE : 11 o )'. ~i, 18:p,2~cb'i! ~~~~:·.·.·. : :: : ·:.':.".: : ·. ::·. ~·.·:. :: :·:. ·····.S 2c Canada Map Stamp unused " ' .·~;1 :·k l il ac.......... . ...... tic o ran ge 1 .07 . I~ * " 18!J:2 , 2 0 11 8c.. ... . ... ... .. .. .... .. .. . FREE TO ALL ,;'N icnn1. g 11a 1878 r o ul. 1·25c se t 5. . .. *j ap:i. 11 , JS!JU, 2 , 2, 5 , 5s, se t ·J.. ...... .. .... .... .. Sending for my Approval Sheets at *Pe r s ia . J882, lOfr. b uff, r ed aud bl ac k... ::' Phili.t?piue 1.~ · · 10 on ~c, I~ o . 1zG .... .. 501, commission a nd enclos Jr Oil UC, N o. 1 18 ...... " " le on ~ ·l-8 No . JSO. ........ . .. ing 2c s tamp to pay " l Gc O U 2r N o. 270... .. .... * " l e O U 20c O U 2:)() m No . 801... postage . Address *J o h ore lb!Jli, l , ~ . a, ·l , 5, Uc, se t G... .. Li st Free . ::=Tobago , H:i!JU , Jsh e rro r, ve r y fin e ... ....... ... S TA M P BROKER .2:) .07 .85 J. ;jO .22 2.HG *.M ea n s 11 um;ed . A ll s tam ps iu fin e co uclition. Ca s h w ith 0 1·d e r b y P. 0 . m o n ey o r de r. Selec · li o n s o n a pprova l a t f>Ui: fo r good r e fere n ce. A. J. BI Cl<EL, GOS HEN, .OU _. '2_·'; 90 .20 .li:l MARSHALL OLSON, IN DIANA. 6.;8 Er ie St . , S. E . , J1!in neapo!is, JI / in n. United S t ates Two 12c 15c 2c 8c 6c 1851, used ....... .$2 2-5 1868, " 50 1870 , g rill..... . ... J .5 $1 00 2.5 08 03 02 75 90c 1871. ........ . . . . . . .. l 50 B5 1870 , " 1869 . ..... ... ... ..... 7.5 TH E LOT $ 2.25 . 2 ~c Proprietary Part Rouletted Pa ir. ..... ...... . 25c Ouly a few disco,·ered. w i sh thetn. Fi n e ly ce11 lered.. ::JOc Send i11 at o n ce if yo u jf tlffl?JmJICol dwater, M i c h. 50 D ISCOUN T o n a ll m y rr\ a pp roval b oo k s . \ Vril e V me w it h r efe r e nce for a selection. Try m y packets . 25 For eign sta m ps for :,!c . .so mi xed U . S . a nd F o re ig n for lOc. Add r ess JAMES L. LONG, P. O. Box 246, Ho pkinsv ill e , Ky . Splendid Packets Packet 150 var. British Colonials, co n le in i11 g Ba r ba doH, IlriL is h G 11i a 11n, C a1wcla, a u d Ne w So uth \ Va les jubil ee, etc. , n S ll:l]l at. . . ....... $2.00 Packet 40 var. Canadian Reven ues, p re tt y , pop ular , a nd cll ea p, 0 11l y. ,,S;) Ca u a dn 1\'I :ipl e Leaf Set, co m p le te, o ul y .HO Ca n ada e 11 \·e lope, 2c O U ac, o n ly . 12 :vt y a pp r ova l s h ee ts at 50 ~: disco u n t are Trade \ Vinn e r s. Try 'em. W. KELSEY HALL, 286 Simcoe St., Peterboro , Ont., Can. Do You Want 1 1 ~~;~; n;:,:~. c~e~e~;~\ i!~: : i n a cnse, a Tra\'e le r F o 11ula i11 Pe n (gold p o int ), a .1-' l11 s h P h o t o Al b um, a F o ur· Black Slag Ha 11 cl le \Vo sle 11 h o1tn K ni fe, a l\'fee r · ,c1t a 11111 Pipe o r Ciga r H o lde r , or a h a n dso m e Dib le absolute ly • Se11 d 5 cents t o VIRGINIA NOVELTY CO., 18 W. Broad St., Richmond , Va., (J. T . A nde r son , J r .. P res., A ng. D iet z, Sec'y n u d Treas.) a nd gt'~ l fu ll par ti c ul a r s . Free? �l TH E VIRGINI A PHILAT E LIST . Back Numbers Wanted. · DO YOU NEED We d esire to secure a limited numb e r o f copies of the fo llow in g iss ues of the V. P. a nd will p ay th e prices a tta ched. Vol. Vol. Vol. Vol. Vo l. Vo l. Vo l. I, I, I, I, I, I, I, No. No. No. No. No . No. No . l.. .. . lOc 2 .. ... lOc 3 ....... 3c 4 .. .. ... Sc 5 .. ..... :k G. . ... ..4c 8 .. .... .4c V o l. Vol. Vol. Vol. V ol. Vo l. V ol. I , No. 9 .. ..... 3c I , N o . 10 . . ... 3c I , N o . 11. . .. ..J c I, No . J2 . . ... 3c II , No. l. . . .. 5c II , N o. 2 . . ... 5c II , N o. 4 . ... .5c A h a nd som e c o ver des ig n a nd pl a te for your magazin e; or c u ts of sta mps or h a lfto n es of a n y s ubj ec t fo r illus tra ting purposes, WRITE TO DIETZH e m a k es cu ts by a ll tll e w o de rn processes at m od era te c o s t. S k e tc hes grati s u po n r equ es t. Cash with ord er. Add r ess A ll c op ies mus t be iu g ood couditio n. AUG. DIETZ, Ed ito r Th e Va. P h il., VA. PHIL. PUB. CO., Richmond. Va. Box 6, Richmond, Va. 900 W. Clay=st., TRADE WINNERS. CUBA & PORTO RICO. ... ... ...... S XO Cn n :i.<la , m :-iple le a f se t, co m p le te .. 15 " e 1n· e \op es . 2c o n Be.. .. ..... . . 50 a ll d i ffe re n t s tmu ps fr o m th e :-'e is l:111ds fo r 25 o nl y $ 1.27. l.ett e r Ca r d, 2c 0 11 3c 2c p 11 r p le e 11 Ye lope. . .. . . .. .... 75 The ir p r e se n t ca t a log11 e \·a l ue is OYe r S-L75 a u <l R e \'e 11u es . -10 va r s . , pret t y pop ul n r th e y are s u r e t o rise . Se n d y o u r ord e 1· to d ay . a n d c h e ap , o nl y .. ....... . ....... .. . 85 ::\ l y U05'f d i ~ c o tmt s h ee t s . T r y 'e m . HAWKEYE STAMP CO., W KELSEY HALL. 286 Simcoe St., Peterboro, Ont. ~1 urphy's HoteL RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. :\l os t ce n l rn.ll y lo ca te d fo r b 11 s i11 ess, s igllt see iu g :i. ud pl e as111·e . J O H N :\I U R PHY, P l<OPH IE TOH . 116 E. Grand =ave., Des Moines, la. THREE SNAPS. .....s ~u U. S . I. R. 2c im·e rted. P . 0. Sta te .. . . .... ...... I 25 U . S. 1805, 110 w m k ., $ 1.00 " .. . Net h e r la nd s , 1 g ul d !SUS.. .. .... ....... . Ui> Free-011r auc t io t: c:i. t a l og u es a n d pr ice li s t s a n d 0 11 e sa m p l e copy o f th e Enst e r n P hil atP li :-> t . th e o l d est s t a m p p npt: r i n A m e ri ca . B. L. DRE W & CO., 23 Court St., Room 219, Boston,fla ss. YOU WANT TO KEEP TRACK . . . o f Ca n a d a 's e \' e r c h n n g i n g p os tn l (? ) e mi s :-.: iu 11 s , s 11 b sc ri b e t o , . = - - - - - The Big Three !-- Three pe n ce St. J o hn , J8.j7 ;, s u e , Scott ' s c at a l og u e p 1·ire Sl.50, 2c :'\1rip s t n 111 p of Ca 11 :ui a, 1 89~ iss u e 1111 u -;e<l , l\l u n t Sco ti a, fi n.· Ce llt 18tiO ·tH iss u e. c:i. t a log u e pri ce X5 ce nts, m y p ri ce for th e l h r ee Sl.00 , p ost free. 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Bicke l, s t a m p b ro k er, Gosh e n. I11di :l 11:i . Vo n wi ll ge t n yea r 's s u bsc r ipti o n w ith a 30 P . S .- 0 11 l y o n e each of th e ab o n : so ord er cp 1ick . w o r d exc h a n g e n o t ice fr e e w hi c h wi l l r ea ch s t a m p culle d o r s and d e a le r s i n a ll p art s o f t h e To Sell or E x cha n ge fo r St a mps. C lu h e. Spe cial r a te .-; t o d e al e 1·s . S t a m p s 0 11 a p C o n J. p ! e t e V o l u n J.es 1 , p r o va l at [J(Y,t t ak e n in p ay 111 e 11 t fo r sla n d i n g a d s. G \\·e it :1. t ria l. (u n bou nd ), IF ltlJe rmontreal IPIJilatelist THE ALL-ROUND STAMP ADVERTISER , 717 St. Andre St., Montreal, Ca n. - - - - - - - - - -- - FOR SA L E! The Cover Pla:es o f Volume I. of Tli c 1 irp,-iuia Pliilatelist . T!ie Vi1gi1tia PliiLatelist, a s well a s se \·e ra l o cl d 1111 m be r s o f sa m e \·o l um e. e x ce p t i n g ~ os . 2. -l a n d B. A d dress AU G DIET Z , \IOU \\'. Cl ay, S t n. A .. Rl l' l-1 :'\TO:X D . \ 'A. l, Se n d fo 1·" 1r ia l lo t of Cn11 li e adapt ed to a n y 111 a gaz i11 e . "' 111 y n pprt 1\•al s h eet ... A pJ>h· to F ranklin Stearn s, l\u siu•·s, )l 'g'r, at r,ur; c u m .. a nd \·0 11 w i ll lie pk·1se:-d . ·D i re c t o ry . oC \"a S tc1 mp Cui°lt.·c l1, r :-. ·· F 1<EE l o e: 1chappl 1c a 11 i . I'. 0 . Bon Ii, R I C H l\IO N D , V A. I Li '-'I lree . H.B . V es ey , ;"1:! Yo r k Pl., >.0 1·/ulk , \·a. APPROVAL SHEETS �TH E VIRGINIA PHILATE LIST. UNITED STATES R E VENU E S W h ich will be Found Very Chea p , Con s id e r in g th e ir Qual it y . tat. !'rice. 5c t; . S. 18-17, o r ig in a l co ,.·e r . .. . ... .. S . ~U He U.S. ll:l55-(j0, ou t er l iu e, o'g. c .. _i);j :l)c Bo11d .... . ... ... . .. .. ........ . ...... .. . ..... .. . IO :Le Express, Imperf. ....... :le Cer t ifi cate " ... :l:">c Power of A ll y., Im perf..... 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SLI G HTLY le :!.c 0c ;c Uc .\_.1cc 0 )\~ tat. \'rice. )\y \'rice. :l .OU P r ol>n t e of \ Vill .. . ... ... ... .. S I. DO ~ .;o 1 .UO Co11 Yey at1 ce . . . .l :j .01i $'2.00 '.\•l o rt }!·; 1g-e .. . .. .. .20 . IO .OX :l. ;JO I11 la11 d E xc han ge. ;; Ul l 1\ l :111i les t . . ..... .. . .. . ... . .... . H.UO C h arie r J' :ir t ,· ... . r, tlll . • :!.[1 .·.C1 :F1 G.00 Co n veya n ce ... .. ......... •. ... ... .:!ti .211 1 :\Iurt_u::i g·e . l.1 •11 .·IU :dlll :\ l ;1111 le:-' l. . . .... .. .... :!.. ;)U .JO I 10.0U I ro h:1 l•-· of \\'Iii, . .. . . 1 1111 .liO 10 nu C h :1 1·t e r P a r ty ...... . I 011 .OS :W.00 Co n ,·e \·a nl'e. H JU ,.-1{} f)c :!. 11d i-..;..;1\e ... . HJ .05 :!.Oc " .'2f1 .01 ; :\Oc 1.110 .10 ~ J. ()0 1 ' ... . . .•. . .. .. .•. .. .. . . J.~ .:\0 .;.{0 i 50 .; o 2.00 " .7.J .XO :! J-10 " .&ll . l2 :\.OU ~.00 .0-1 5.00 " . ..... .. .... .... . I. OU .O·I :) c :ird issue .. .llJ .O·l ROc " .-Ill .10 ~ l. 00 .Ill .Ufi 2 .00 . 'j;) .O:l :l.50 .UU .7.) H.UO " .... ~.OD .:~f1 r1.00 ........ ... ..... .. . I. OU . 10 le J·r opr ietary, JS71 - 7:) .. . .10 .0-1 2c " " . IU .US :1c .t i( I r ub bed a t t op .. .... . .. ....... . ..... . l2.UO :y.uo .0·1 . 10 . 10 . llJ .ox .-10 !.OU ..w _;11 _,u ( J.j . 10 .;o .Oli . 12 .:m .:!O _:,u ..\II .1\.1 ! ti IH .:\U .'!/) ··,;I) '0 01 .U·I .'.lU ·I. SU TERM S : =-Cash wit h o rrle r. All o rde rs fo r a m o un ts un d e r 50 ce n ts mu st 111 cl u rle J cents fo r postag e , or th ey will b e h e l1l until pos tage is se n t. Satisfaction guara ut eed, or m o n ey ref und ed , if sta mp s a re r et u r nee\ within " lays fro m their re ce i pt. Re fer by per 111ission to t h e Busi n e ss Ma nag e r a nd Ed itor o f T!i e Virg/llia 0 Philatelist . HENl~Y SCI-IOTr-r , ( " N.ic/11nond's Only Stamp .1/erc!ta11L " ) B ox l 8U, W. i C H M OND , V Il-X G I N l A, U .~. A. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." 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Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 9 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistMay1899 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4079/VAPhilatelistApr1899.pdf f320adcb41080e95f6387b904260239f PDF Text Text APRIL, Vol. II. 189~. No. 8. i,rl'\tlktlh:\: ll' ht -t ' I I Jll I I" ,.1ti7-lti"' ' lfil t 1, } rn JI , n1-171.1;_: c '-,\ "ot II 17 l-171 ~ .. • 7.., I l " ht I t 1 .... , !'."l ' "" �Stamps. 1 1 ~~~ ~ontbl2 The Only On e Of Its Kind ! JP l)il atelic 3-onrnal. Th e Tri-Monthl y Collecto r is publisb e11 the .'l rd , l :.lth a nd ~ 3d, of eac h m o nth, to :24 pacres a nd costs :-{Ge p e r \ear , . ,"":J • issues . If you h a \·e not y e t seen n co py, se1ul fo r a spec- on n n e u at once. A ckn o wl edged as o ne of the b e st s ta m p pa p ers publis h ed . A splend id mediu 111 for l :Z advert isetne uts. Gi\·e it a t1 ial Dea le1 s n 11 d CoI- , 3 6 l e ctors. SUBSCRIPTI ON, w ith the \" tR G J(': J A PHILAT E LI ST , the two papers f or 12 m o n t h s, post f1 e e 2s 7rl. Address to t he Publi s h e r. f . 'JL 1be'2ga te, 1Rn51Jtlen, 1R. s. @ .. JSnglantl. \ V,1.th V a Pl11l ,bo tl~o 11 e)ea1, JSpnpet<.; S l n m p Ilun t 111 ~ · .s ~ ~ '" Se n d for sa m p l e copy, or better sti ll , 10c for th e n e x t 10 issues. Publisher DODGE, NEW OXFORD, PENN:\. . S end ro Ce nt s for a Si x Month' s Trial ONE OF THE HANDSOMEST, I s t h e Philatelic Bulletin a m onthl y Subs cription to the Lone '~ Star * State::: Philatelist, WACO, T EXAS . As n u I11 du ceme 11t to S u h scsibewe will all o w \"Oil n aO-word E xchau ge No tice FREE. ::\·t e ntio 11 " Th e H a nd so m est Sta m p Pnper in 1 A 111 e ricn. ' Can You Read English ? THE ST.-D I P co r. 1. r: CT OR ' S H A i'DBOO K is fu r yo 11. \" 0 11 clo 11 't k11 o w as tnu c h nbout th e tec hni ca l t e rm s u sed in JJhilnte ly as y o 11 w o 11l d l ike t o k n ow . Th is l ittl e pnmphlet is j11sl the thin g t o h e lp y o u o ut. P ri ce, p ap e r ~r, c : cloth, ilOc. C . \V . E:.I S Sf NG T':R, IX llOl'th F.Ie\·e nth s tree t, Re:i d in g, l 'n . Keep Your .Measley Postal Card ;~ :, ,";1~ ic~~;:"~f' ~1::, EVERGREEN STATE PHILATELIST. 1 1 o r bette r h n\·e it 0 11 tri a l t wo m o nth s fr ee . Th e Ev e rgree n repre-.e n ts p hi la t ely fo r th e P ac ific :\'ort h west a n d yo 11 '\\· ill l i!.. e it a t 20 ce 11ls p e r year; o r , w it h t h e \" irg in ia P hil atf> list, 2-j ce n t s . R. W. FRENCH , Pub .. Hartland, Washington . TH I S IS FOR YOU' sta m p journa l t h at yo u cn 1111 o t ge t a lo n g withou t , a u d s t i ll be up-to-date. It c o nt a iu s t h e ads of al l live d eal ers . It w ill be fo1111d t o be g e 11 e 1·ally d iffe 1·e 11t fro111 a n y other stamp paper. Subscr ip t io n 25c per ye a r. Sa m p le copy FR El:<: . :\le11t io 11 t h e \"IHGI N IA PHILAI'ELI S T . NAUMKEAG STAMP & PUB. CO .• SALEM, MASS •• U. S. A. Th e i n c r e a sed de m and for F o re ig n Stamp:-> pron:~ th e fa c t t hat the HERALD EXCHANGE with it s g 1·ea t f o r e ig-11 co 1111 ect io 11 s is at th e fro nt . On ly Ge r111 a n- A 111 e ri ca11 Ad-i\ Ie rli 11111 i n th e \Vor ld upe r h i\lo n lh ly . e 1: 0 1· nd_ rates etc., addre ss ubs crip ti o n ~ii c . r M. Ta usig , !I E . 108 lh · s t. . n m p le c opy fret:. <;)>: e w Yurk, I". \' . Li . S. A. The H e rnl rl Ex c h . <1 11d \"a. P h il. , U11 e Ve a r XO cl!-.. \Vrite T AlJSJG fm· cil'. A n t. S o 11 \·. Cnnl Soc ie t y. S. Filate lic Facts an d Fallacies. Repres e 11 tati\·e S t a m p j o 11nrn l o f th e Co a s t. Ofte 11 Q uo t e d -A l w;iy s <Jrig i 11a l. :\' o w in th e Sixth Yea r o f its P11bl ic a ti o 11 . S U B SC Rll'TIOX '.l:-, :.,: A YE A H. . Sa m p le Copy a n d ;")Q-J>ag-e Price· L is t Fre e. W . Sell sch opp & Co ., •OH Stoc kton S ~ ree t , San Ft-; lll c isco. l' :d. It's Strictly Up-to-date & It's Never Late n -I E N F\1· YORK l'l-lll .A T l•: 1.1 sr. A r e yo 11 a m embe r o f t h e P . S. of A .- th t: lar ~· es t S ociety of yo uu g coll eClo r s i n th e't wo r ld ? J f n o t, se n d yo u r n a m e t o th e tiecr e t ary, a nd ge t a n ap p lica ti ou b la n k ::i nd a copy o f th e Offi cia l Org an. t h e J.jt11 of eac h 111 0 11th. S11hsc rip t io11 :l5c pe r Ye:tr. Sa m p le Cop~· F r e t: Ll 11 excell ed Ach·ei-t i!-. i11 g- :\ Te di11m. C . W. K I SSINGER, Sec'y, The New York Ph ilatelist, --- - - Ji-: :"l' . El e \·e nth -st . . - -1 KJ_,: A I>I >:C, P A . ' I~ J·: a s~l l lth Street ALL DIFFERENT s t a 11 1 p~. inc l11 d i11 g gc..o<l 1111u sed set.s, BntI ~I~ C o lo11 1a b, u11 - !4{ i~u b li s h e d 011 l'\" J·:\\" \'llRK C IT Y Advertise-Subscribe- Read - The Philatelic W est a n d Ca m er a News, Box 60, Superior, Neb. 011\y m :i t,!az i ne, uf tlt e k illd, n orth uf ::\l o . a 11 d bl'tH'ee11 ::\ l bs. and the :\ Its. L arges t fi e ld of. a ll. !\"uw g-o i 11 g 0 11 ;-1t h yea r . La rges t m o 11 t h ly , i11 one year's s u h sc riplio u to "The Ca u a- s ize. C irc11latio11, a n d op·r :i 11 of l<l r g-es t Sodet \· diau PhilateHc Review ,1 1 publi s h ed t w ice a m o nth w e!'-'t of :\Iiss. A d s. pay Z th e 1·s. \Vi i ~· 11 o t yo 1I. For25c. 1 000P e r fect ll in ges a u d''C . 1J . \V .' ' :l5~. D o llnrforo 11 e ( 1 1 ) fo u r th µng-e , with L:Opy . I f ~·0 11 11u.:11 ti o 11 \ '. i~ . IO c pe r year w ith o n e t1o l a:c.:.· F INDLAY I. WEAV E R , Pub s., fr ee i11 ex. colu11111 . Ci \'es il l n ~lra ti o 11 uf ~o m1·· le a d in g co l lec l o r o f ;\. A. e:-tc h 111 0 11th . S: 1111 pll' B e rlin , Ont ., Can . . c o 1" - F n-e. B ox 494, us~d Cuba . o ld Canada, l rtl\':1. tl COre. etc . , Price 2 0 cents . The ;:i. b o \'e p a cket and �THE vlR-GINIA PHIL:'ATELlsf, Vor.. II. RICH l\'I OND , VA., APRIL , 1899. THOMAS CHRISTIAN. ~o. H. of tile So ut!J fo r Con federa te postal e1uissions , a ud 'twas he wh o first discovered the JOc U niontown , A la., th e \ ~E prese u t, this mont11'. the features \':I~ o f a ge ntl e man which, we dare "Payne " Dan v ille envelop·e, a nd the say, a re as fa miliar t o Richmond ge nuiu e G reeu ville, A la., C. S. A. lo ca ls . s ta mp collectors as tile Post Office itse lf ; His collectiou conta in s abou t -,WOO and, should perchauce some stranger in stamps, a m o ng th em-bes ides m a n y of our city e nq uire a t U n cle Sam's stampthe rare r sta mps iss u ed pre,·ious to 18 70 - a re a number of treasures. rarel y me t s hop for th e na m e a nd whereabouts of a s tamp collecto r , there's little with iu the fa m o us collections th at co ntain over 10,000 vai~ ietie s . do ubt b·.i.t that o ur congenial cfficials, from Postmaster Knight clown t o H e estima tes the ca ta log ue value of the Special Delivery boys, wo uld answer bis s tamps a t sometbiug over $~,500 . in chorus : '' Tom ChrisMr. Christian is a bout tian , 1418 Main S treet. " as well ve rsed in tile llisThe subject of thi s ent o ry of most Confederate via ble philatelic popularilo cals, as a n y man in tlJ e ty was born in Richmond , co nn try, a nd it is a treat Va., in 1845, and, by the ind eed to h ea r him relate way, he cons iders this IJis ex periences with c ity as good a place as prominent s ta mp m e n at a n y to be born in. our m ee tin gs; and bi s H e was edu ca ted 111 ri c h store of info1:m.atio n Richmond, a nd h as tra\'see m s inex ha ustible. e led exte n s ive ly ove r th e O n the ge neral issue of e ntire co u n try east of the Coufederates Mr. Chri sMississippi. ti a n is o ur undi sputed THOS. CHRISTIAN. From 1 86~ to 1867 he a u t h ority,and he possesses was engage d in the h a rd about as la rge a u assor t ware bu s in ess; removing ment a ucl as comple te a to Detroit, he was with Berry Bros., the collection of odd ities a nd var ie ti es of varnish m a nu fact ur ers, from 1867 to 18/I. thi s series as a n y mem \Je r of t he V irgi Returning to Richmond in 18 71 he nia Phila t el ic Assoc ia ti on . sta rted in b us in ess for him self. Our friend i ~ at p r ese n t e ngaged iu the His phila t eli c pu rs uits bega u ia 1872, photographic s u ppli es bu si ness, bes ides a nd continued ac tive ly till JH/ii , duriug h oldin g au age ncy for o n e of t h e m ost which tim e h e acc umula t ed a m ag nifipopular b icyc les. ce n t lo t o f rare stamps. Since 18 75 be M r. Christian h as pro1 11 isecl us. fo r a has added co m para tivel y little to his colfu t ure uum\Jer, an accouut of t h e find ing lection , thou gh he is as e nthu siastic o\·er of some rare" local s. " s ta mps to-day as he was ti.Jen. But you s h al l a ll m eet l\lr. Ch ri sti a n a t Mr. C hri s ti a n is a ge n era l coll ec tor , o ur granfl Coll\·e ntion th is fa ll. wi th that uatura l p r efere n ce of we ' un ~ DIETZ. �TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 166 OFF IC I A L 0 RGAX OF TR E V1RGI~IA PHILATELIC ASSOC I ATIO:X . AND TH E SOUTHERN PHU,ATELIC ASSOC!AT!OK. P U BL ISHED :\IONTI-ILY BY TH E VIRGI:-IL\. PHIT.ATELIC P UBLISH I NG Co., Office , 18 N . Eleventh St. , AUG. DIETZ, ED ITOR. UOO W. Clay St., Station A, Richtnoml , \"a. FRANKLIN S T EARNS, B u s in e ss i\1311ag-er. P . 0 . Box 6, Richtuoud , Va. J O HN PAAI.ZO\V, RE VI E\\' E D IT OU. 1018 Park Aven ue, Rich m ond , Va. ' SUBSCRIPTIONS. Un it ed Sta tes, Canad a and 1\'fexico per ve a r, 80c . All oth er Countrie s in th e U. P. U.,'per )1 ear , ·We. SP AC E. O ne In ch , . . Tv..-o Inches , . Ha lf-Columu , . O ue Col mun , . Ou e Pa g e, . ADVERTISING. 3 Mos . G ~la s . I YeaL $ .50 . . $ 1.25 . 2.25. . $ ·1.00 .90 . <J.00 . 2.25 . 7.00 J. 50 . 7.00 . 12.50 'i.00. 2. 75 . 7.00 . 12.50 . 22.50 5.00 . 12.50 . 21.50 . ·JO.OU I Mo. .s Copy s h o u ld r e ach n s by th e 15th o f th e pre ced · in g tnouth to in s ure insertion. T o c h a n g e s ta nd ing ads, copy n1u st be iu by 20th the . We w ill exch an g e ou e or two co p ies w i th ph il :t· tel ic p 11 bl ica tiou s . ----- AUTHORIZED AG ENTS: FOR CHICA GO : A . C. TRASK , 3748 I,a Salle SL. FOR C ANA D A : j :-l'O . ED \ \ ":\ R D S 1 .jl:) Ri Yard St. llo x 07U, :\ l o 11 treal . f•'o n N E\V Y O RK: PARKE ...\D \" ERTJ S IN G AGE N C Y, 16-:l: G:\1 a di sO II A\·e . E nte red at the Pos t Office at Ri chm o ud, Va ., fo r tra ns mi ss ion th rou g h lhe m a ils a t Seco 11 d·cla ss rn tes. Sept., I 807. R!CHM01' 1J . V A . • A PRii., 18 \J!). " Federation" Again. SI NCE th e ca ll for Federatio n of U.1e State associa ti ons of the South appea red in ou r Ma rch iss ue qu it e a number of en c ouragi ng letters haYe reac h ed u s from promin e nt phila te lists bot h S o ulh a11d Nort!t-all full or ard e nt ,.eal-full of ch ee rful readiuess to enlis t in the ca us e . It is very gratify in g to n o te suc h vita lity in Philatel y of the S.:rn th-it l.Jctoke11s success ! A gra nd As soc ia tio n of U nite d Southern Philatel y will l.Je form e d. It virtuall v exists. - There is t o-day m o re ge nuine enthusia stu in Southern s ocieties, than th e numerica ll y g reater philatelic associa ti o ns o f the North e ver kn ew in their pa lmi es t days. The cause of thi s lies in the fact that th e re is less of" phila telic politics" and " ring rul e '' a rnong us. There arc no " s na ps ," no sinecures to win in th e "So uthern "-the offices enta il la bor, and the o nl y rewa rd for faithful service li es in the trus t a nd es teem of our brother members. T o foster Philately and frat e rnity-no t cli que a nd gai n-i s o ur a im. Will you not j o in us ? You of the North a nd yo u o f th e South-all true philatelists are welcome to our ranks . Long ago flowers have overg rown a nd e ffaced "Mason a nd Dixon 's Line. " Therefore , "fall io, " a nd- " O n to Richm o nd ! " Practical Enthusiasm. TH E P res id ent o f th e S . P. A., Mr. Harry Fe nton, of Knoxvill e , Tenn . , h as bee n distributing quite a numb e r of "Favo rite" Albu111s with a view to inducing i ntelligent boys to collect s ta mp s. He is sowin g th e s e ed . A11d uow Bro. L. P. Head, of Fulto11, Ky., is offe rin g a num be r of add ition a l prizes to S . P. A. memb e rs who sec ure n e ll" r ec ruits t o our ra11k s-rig ht be lti11r! Bro . F e nlo n with a rea p e r, as it \\"ere . " L et the good work go on," says Bro. V erbeck, and if it de pe nds on hi s pusiiing- it 's g oi?:g ! \V Jf, r, you not join the S. P. A.? I �THE VIRGINIA PHILAT EL IST. 167 Chasing The Dollar. No Re v iew This flonth. IT 'S reall y amusing to watch tile a ntic s of some publisher s when th e vision o f a dollar looms up o n th e gray horizon of the ir hopes, a nd the capers they cut a nd the inducemcnts th ey offer for that " M iste r W'illiam " whe n they th in k the o the r fe ll ows ca n 't see them. Several letters from publish ers re ceutly se nt us by a well-known dealer, who wanted our " very lo west net page adrates," afforded us an insigh t in to the methods of some of o ur coutemporaries. \Ne didn ' t get this dea ler's ad; but we brought forth a bundle o f le tters from o ur friends \ Villia ms & Co., sa t our frail self u pon th e m, ejected the office catfor we wanted solitude-a nd began to think a few li n es of thunk. \Ne arrived a t the conclusion tha t a dolla r was a mighty big thing ; bigger, in fact, th an prin ciple a nd truth to some people; a ud we forthwith borrowed a doll ar from a credul ous frieud, ju st to fondl e it· -for an iudefin ite time. And now we a r e te mpted to offer a s uggestio n to our deal e r frieuds: Do n't pay a n y a ttention t o th e scale of a d rates, but send lll e p u blisher a doll ar , a nd t e ll him to " run yo u iu" for a full page ad-best position-and l o gi,·e you a" puff. " You' ll see it in hi s ne xt iss ue. Y ou will - that 's ri ght- but don't ask the publishe r how many others ever see hi s pa per-h ow many paid 11/J su bscribers he h as; li e do esn't care to discu ss lhal po int a u y more tha n our friend Bac h cares lo talk of Bri ti sh G ui a na stamps. Y ou've gott e n a " ch eap " ad-no tloubt o' th a t; yon' re st ud yin g eco nom y, yes . H e's g ot y our do'.lar, Wha t a cinch! That's a ll. \ VE regre t the neces sity o f annou n cing the nou-app earance of o ur "Re\·iew " this month. Our Mr. Paalzow is a t the bedside of a \·e ry clear friend in New York, who is e xtre mely ill, a ud lb e a tte nda nt se ve re menta l strain h as m a de it im possible for him to g iv e his depa rtme n t that thorough at tenti o n for which it is noted. Upon hi s req ue st we offe r thi s e xpla na tion a nd apology. The depa rtment will be res ume LI ne:.:l month . \V AT CH for our May uumber. Count Us In. THE fo ll o wi11 g timely editorial ap p eared in the February L one Star State P!ii!atelist: FRA UD S. A re cent ed itorial in one of o u r rnl uerl co11 tempora ri es sha rp! y c ri ticizin g the unbu s iu csslik e method s in yogue a mon g the phil a t elic world me e t s with our h ear t)' a pp roval. * ·" * \ Vhi le th e re m a rk s a r e very a ppropria te, we go tlle pub lish e r one fa rth e r aud say that th e publishers of lhe phila t e lic journals s hould fon 11 a co mbin ation a nd de m and cash in acJ,·a n ce for a dvertis in g . It wo uld not be unreaso nab le lo ask this , a nd as for a say in g to a n y p u bl isher , one b as on ly to look a t th e average lis t of acc o unts o ffe re d fo r sale in a lm ost e ve ry publicati o n. Who will join us in this work ? Con ul ns in , Brother Bradley . Errata. \ VE desire lo correc t a n error whi c h occurred in th e notic e rega rd in g the n e w ::!c rose of H a wa ii , on page 1-ID o f o u r Marc h numb e r. The las t p arag raph should read: " l\'o new d esigns h a Ye beeu pre pared thus far. " �TH E VIR G INIA PHLLATELJST. 168 "Et tu- Ma lta?" A Graceful Tribute. McGraw , N . Y. , M a rc h Hi , ' 99. To .A ug. Diet::, a11d t he others o.I t he j)fa 11 agem e11t a.I TH J:: V IR GI NIA PH I J, AT ELIST . D EAR SIRS: If I m ay be a ll o wed lo t e ll de r to yo u a ll m y th a n k s a nd g ratifi ca ti o n fo r th e iul e res liu g co uteuts a ud th e bea utiful ty pographica l a ppeara nc e of each month 's VIR GI NIA PHH.ATELIST , I m os t !J ca rtil y a nd since rel y do so . Yo u a re s o pa in sta kin g in p la cin g ll othing but th e best for o ur ed ifi ca tion a nd d e lecta ti o n , a nd if we s hould not say o n e word in commenda tion , \\'e c erta inly s h o uld lack true courtesy th a t y ou r labor co mm a nds. I ca n and d o wi sh yo n th e s uc c ess th a t res ults from th e hig h es t e ffo rt so s pl e ndi d ly placed in TH E VIRGINIA PH IT, ATELIST. MA UD CHA RLOT TE BIN G HA~L ( ;racias, senorit a! Those Newspaper and Stamps. Periodical \VE LEAR N from Th e 1l!elita P h ilatclfr Chron icle and Advertiser t h a t fo ur n ew s ta m ps h ~; v e be en add e d t o th e c urre nt Maltes e set , of lhe foll o win g va lnes and c olors : 4~ d., se pi a : ;)d ., bri c k re d ; ~s h . . Gd., oli ve g ray; lOs h., d a rk blue . Juclg iu g fro m th e d es ig ns a ud Ya lucs o f thes e newco m e rs the wh ole j ob s:t1·o rs o f th e s pecula ti ve . H e re' s the cata log ue of thi s hi s to ri c pic ture "allery: Th e .J d . ; a Go w boa t Hlld e r f ull saii. The 5d. ; a n a nc ieut g all ey o f the Kni g hts of Ma lta . The 2sh. 6d . ; Malta represented hy a felll a le fi g ure . The lOsh. ; The s hi pw reck of S t. Paul ou the coast o f Ma lta . \ Vh y n o t m ak e it o ne m o re , a ;;d , a lld pnt it o n a Maltes e ca t, c olor g ra y Attention S. P. A. TH E a tteuti o n o f S . P. A . 111e111be rs w h o a r e in a rrea rs with lh e ir clues , j ~ ca lle d to th e noti c e o f the Boa rd o f Di r ectors printed und e r the Asso ciati o n head in g iu lhi s uumb e r. I F REPO RTS fr o m va ri o us so urce s m a y be credited , the Newspa p e r a nd P e ri od ica l s ta m ps p la c ed on sale by o ur Pos to ffice Depa rtment a t $5 pe r s e t, a re g o ing lik e " hot ta m a l es , " a n d U ncle Sam is ne t tin g a nea t lit tle s u m by lh e d ea !. Of co u rse , it 's -a m a ller of opi ni o n , a nd we ' re a ll e ntitl e d to one o f ou r ow ll ; b u t w h e n we once pers uad e o urs el ves t o colle c t lab e ls tha t wer e n e ve r inte nded to nor eve r d id posta l d 1tty, we s h a ll b eg in w ith t o ba c co lags, t o m a to -ca ll a nd c ig a r-bo x labels. Vl/E m a y e xpec t , ill th e nea r futur e, to se e th e fa lll ilia r fe a t ures o f Kin g Osca r o il the Swed is h s ta m ps s upe r~ edcd b y th ose of bi s so n G us ta f, in wh ose f~ rn r the old k iu g has a bd ica te d . A \"ERY te m pt ing a rray of e x ce ll e ll t ba rgai ns in st a mp s is prese n ted o n o ur ad ve r t ise ment pages this mont h. It is to y our inte r est to rea rl e ve ry a d . ATTE N'! ION is ca ll ed l o lli e club b in g ra tes of TH E VIR GINIA PH ILA 'l'AL IST fo r arhcr ti se m i:- n ts and subscripti ons. · \ Vi.,; h a1·e r e ce ived the 5 c e 11tiu1 cs s ta m p o f Fra nc e , prin t ed in elllera ld g ree n . Tiu : (id of New So u t h \Va les has appea re d iu the ne w co lor , orn uge. �THE VIRG I NI A PHJLA'l'ELI ST . Hi9 Canada's First Surcharge. \VF. ARE ind ebted to Mr. Rudo lph C. Bach , o f Montreal , for our firs t copy of Ca nada's surch a rg ed e n velope. \Ve illustrate the type e m ployerl. The su1-. ch arge is in black on th e .'le reel , rec e n tly withdrawn fro m sale o n account of th e c ha ng e in inl a nd rates. \ Ve t ru st the French Ca nadia n s will no t kick o n its illegib ili ty ( ! ). e The Two Dies of the New Two Cents Envelope. \ V1'; prese nt pnrt ia l illus t ra ti o ns of the two r1ies o f the two ce u ts red en ve1ope. Th e differe n ces in D1"' A· Di E B. th e r1esig ns a r e so num erous a ud so m a rk ed lhat a g la n ce s houl d suffic e to distin g ui sh th e u u e from the o th er. Howe,·e r , n minut e descrip ti o n m ay interes t m any of o ur readers. \Ve mu s t h encefort h class them Die A a nd Die l3 . Die A is of th e fir st printing; D ie l3 re prese nts the re-e ng raved issu e. Th e firs t printin g, we judge, b irls fa ir t o beco me q uite a g ood thing. In s ize Die A is a trifl e sm a il e r t h a n D ie B, both in d ep th a nd w idth . There a re but 39 points o n th e se rrated lin e surrounding th e profil e of \Vashin g t o u (we su ppose th a t 's wh o it 's int e n cler1 to re prese nt ) , ou D ie A, whil e there a r e 4 1 on t h e sa m e li n e o f D ie l3. The base of the bus t in Di e A p o ints lo the first po int of lhe se rrated lin e, w hil e iu Die l3 it poin ts to the second. (See illu s tra ti o n \. Th e r e a r e a num ber of min or d i ffere nces in th e l\YO dies, an e nnm ernt io n.of whi c h is unu ecessnry, as t h e abo ,·e \\' ill snffice in d e t e nniu in g D ie A a ud D ie B. D ie A has a lso ap p ea re d o n l h e l 8!l-l W:l l e n nark ed paper-- the o lrl No. rn ~c white. Tiie /-ferald E xchange (Ge r111 a 11 A 111 e r ican) a u cl THE VIRG I N[..\ Pl'ITJ,A TF.UST one yea r for 30c . THE new sel of Cuba s tnm ps is no l ex pected to be o ut for at leas t t hr e e 111 o nlh s. - /lfetropolitan. More Hawaiian Color Changes. 11/ekeel' s /,f/eekl.y s tates lh a t t h e colo rs of th e le a n d ;)c H a \\'a ii a us h a,·e a lso bee n ch a ngecl. Th e colors nre no\\· l e g r ee n 2c ca rmine 5c blue'. Probably so m e more c h a nges will take pla ce as l h e c urre n t lOc is prinl e<l in green , a nd both t h e l 2c a m! ~.'i c :i re printec1 in b lu e. That " Vaster " Stamp . MR. MuLOCK'~ vaster s ta m p lh a u h a s bee n s till co ntinu es to be iss ue d by t he departm e nt. As th e sta m p is llate<l " Xm as , 1898 , " it a ppea rs to us th at its ·life h as be en e lo nga t ed beyond a ll re aso n .. People a re ti r erl sa livati ng s uch a b ig n r ea of mo un tains, lakes, r iv ers a nd ocea ns, anc1 Canad ia n s ·a re begi nn ing lo iea rn t h a t a fter a ll th is h o lding of ,·aster empires tha n h as beeu h as i ts drawbacks wh e n it co mes to th e s tickin g po int. If it we re o nl y Great Brita in ::i nd not Ca nada, th a t h eld bo th th es e vas tne sses, eve rybody in t hi s pa ri sh , at leas t , won ld be overjoyed. \Ve wo uld be be tter pleased lo si m p ly o wn a vaster P. 1\1 . G. t ha n h as been a nd leave th ese Japanese h an dk e rchi efs w it h vas t quotation s t o E ng land, wh e re th ey properly belo ng. Th e .flesherton ,-/d1 •anre (O n tnr io . ) �170 TH E VIRGINfA~PHlLATEUST. LEE MONUMENT . UNvmu:n MA Y 31st , J89U. �TH E V I RGINIA PHILAT E LIST. Glimpses of Richmond , Va. 171 tiful Yiew of the J a mesa n d sta ud beside the pyra11 mid whi ch was place d th e re i n 1869 in h o nor of 1:2.000 n·h o fell und er th e " Sta rs ~ VE R Y true V irg ini a n ~ is a hero-worshipper, and Ba rs." It is built of a nd iu th e ca pital of rough gra nit e a nd is very the Old Do lll ini on o n e m ay impressive. T he Virgi ni a fi nd m a uy e \· iclences of the cre e per c lilll bed 90 feel lo appre ci a ti o n aml !oye whi ch festoo n th e a pex. You li ve in th e h ea rts of her p eowould wi s h lo s tay in the pl e for the lh o nsamls wh o cool of the sh ado ws, b u t h a ,·e la id d o wn their 11\·es feel that th e fli g ht of lim e m ay (l e priY e you of a sig ht for th e g lo ry of th eir be - '--. --· love d S tate a nd th e p rin ciof Le e, in bro n ze, whi c h M e rci e desi g n ed Ill P a ri s , a nd which p les which upheld it. Th e 1n o num e n ts s prin gs fro m a n or na m en ta l gran ite base of R ic hm o nd rest o n a so il ha ll o wed by - th e work of th e F rench a rchitect hi s tory a nd by trarliti on s whi c h we h o ld cl ea r becau se th ey seem a part of t h e ,·ery l'ujo t . Thi s s ta tue is the ce ntral figure a ir we brea the, a nd a u y d ay t h e l rnYe ler in the space known as ' ' L ee Circle '', from when ce ,by wa lkin g a sh or t distance , would be richl y re pa id by t aki ng a we come t o " Howitzer Pl a c e ", a nd g lim pse of th e gra n ite a nd bron ze \Vhich catch a s ig ht of a grace ful pedes ta l s urin voluutari ly reca ll th e daun tl ess h e r oism m ounte d by a ca un ouee r in bron ze. of th e Sou thern wa rri ors wh o would plac ed th e re in h o nor of t h e three s hrink a t n othin g b ut dis ho no r , a nd w h o co mpa ni es o f the Rich m on d H ow it zers have left behind them a tra't k ' of lirrh t . . ' ~ t lrnt to day g mld s the m o nu !u e nts ,,>hi ch "-110 pa rticipa t ed in every en gag ement from Be thel to th e e nd. tell the s t ory of our g ratit t;de a n d ~h eir Som e d ist a nc e fron1 thi s a rti st ic fi g ure devoti ou. a nd in th e c e ntral portion of t h e city is In a s ummer a ft e rn oo n· go to " Holly t he " Capitol Square ", which h o lds th e wood ," t h at mo st picturesq u e o f So u ths tatue of J ackson, a nd at the fe et of thi s ern ceme te ri es, whi ch co m m a nd s a beaug enius a nd h e ro n1·e in sc r ibed -, th e m e m ora ble " ·ords of Bee , " Looi> ! t h ere is J ackso n , s la ncliOg like a s to ne -wa ll ! " a nd o ur hea rt p nts its own mu s ic to th a t bea uti fu l poem b.,. Ma rva1el P r esto n which bas , as a refra i11 , lh e dyin g word s o f tb e m a n wh ose 111 e 111 o ry we c h erish, " L e t us pass 0 \ e r th e r iY er .a nd rest ' nea t h th e sbacle o f tb e tr ees ' ·. L eav in g t h e we st er n porti o u o f tbe c ity, a r ide of a few minu t es bri ngs ns to '' L ibby Hill '' , wh e re, crow n7 �TH E V IRGINIA PH lLATELIS'l'. 172 ingthesu111111itand do·minating the landsca pe for miles aro un d , rises th e bron ze Soldiers' and Sa ilors ' monument-a n imita tion of Pompey's pi lla r, s urmou nted b y a Confederat e infantryman, (the des ig n of Ri chm on d 's ar ti st, Prof. \N . L. S hepparcl), wi th t he n ve r belo w, a nd the whol e c ity o n its ri g ht. Mo untin g the steps w hi c h s u pport the column , one sees a panoa m a of g r ee n , stretching o n a nd on until it touche s th e hori zo n , wh ere th e da rk profi l es of th eclistan l tree s are se en aga ins t a back ground of sk y whi ch the se tting su n h as turned to gold. There is a stillness abo ut the scene that m a kes o n e' forge t th e hours ge ntl y slippin g b y, a nd time , instead of fl y in g, seems t o hove r. vVe look a bo ve us, a nd a re conscious of a fee ling which is so111ethin g akin t o the altitude of the soldi e r wh o sta nd s tb e re .-vVe lea n aga inst th e column - it is the hear t of the So uth . MONTE R F.Y. MAIN ENTRANCF. ·r o H o LT,Y \\"OOn CEi\Tr•:TER V. Join the So uthern Ph ilatelic Association and Come to Richmond! �THE V IR GINIA PHILATELIST. The Fos tage Stamps of Japan. -55. 55:i. . LAC US · vIR ! D IS. v. 1875 i\IAR CH. Sa me design as l h c iss u e o f Au g ust 187:Z ; no p late 11u1nbe rs ; sa m e p a per a nd pe rfo ra tio n a s t h e issue ju s t pre,- io u s. .) I . l s en br o wn. 5:!. -J se n g r ee n. ISSUE A2 :) :!a. blu e g;ree n . Il is n ot qui le clea r wh y lh ese \\'ere p rint ed fr o m th e o ld pl a l es ; p oss ibl y b y a n overs ig ht or p e rhaps lh c o ld p late s were u s ed in a n ernerg e11 cy . Their issu e was ev id e n tly s mall, fo r th ey a re quite scarce. T h e d a le o f iss u e is g i,·c11 approx im a tel y , a s il is c e rta in t h al lhc y we re p rint ed after lhe iss u e o f Feb ru a ry , 18 7-5 . In t he fall of lhc sa m e year and t he s prin g of 187(; l wo o f lhe okl ,·a lnes were re-e ng raver] ::m d a n e w va lu e acltl ecl lo lh e list. Is su 1·: l 815-I G. Fo r the J a nd :! se n sa m e de s ig n as i11 t!Je iss ue o f Au g u st 1871, b ul lh e two bran c he s a t Lh c ir in te r;cc l io 11 a rc h e ld Loge th e1· by a d o ubl e .loop, Al3 lbe ends b a ng in g cl o wn b e lwee n the s t e m s : fo r lh e ,3 se n d es ig n s i1nil a r to lh a t of th e last (i se n . b ut with l h e in sc ri pt io1 1s a lt e re d: t!J e p lac e o c cup ied b y t h e p la l c nu111AlG b c r 0 11 lh e (j se n is li lied li y l hr ec sm a ll c irc les : lhe cc 11le r 1s n ea rl y fi ll er] by fo ur b ran c hes ; s ize :!-b :11 mm. E ngra ,·in g , impress ion p a p e r a nd perfo rn li o n sa m e a s in l!J e last issu es. .->3. 1 s en b row n (lrl/G ). f>;{a. 5-L 5·1a . pa le br owu. :l s en yell o w (:\n g u sl ]8/ .j ) , pale ye ll o \\' . 55h. J Jn -~ 5 s en g re en (Marc h 1870). p a le g reen . y e ll o wi ~ h g ree n. T he plate s oi these thre e rnl u es s h ow -10 varie t ies a lso; n o te some poi n ts of differen c e: 1 se n : The I etteri ng ,·arie s . :! sen : Sa m e. :; s en : 5 S E)! so met im e s t a ll , so 111 el i111 c s lo \\' a nd wide: lh e 3 c ircles in lh e lo wer pa rt o f th e rib li o n va ry in p os it io n. 0 f a ll these iss u e s t h e re are u un1 e rou~ co un te rfeils. I m e nt io n o nl y a fe\\' of lb e m. Tb e 4 s en rose (N o . 35 i:1 lh is l ist ) is of ten c ounte r fe i ted i> y ca refully pe r fora liu g lh e s ta mp c u t from the corres p o ndin g e\1\· el ope o f 1873, w hi c h h a s ab out a t e 11lh th e ,-a lu e of the a dh e si,·e. The fo rg ery can be known by the hex ag on iu cl os ing th e plate num b e r , i11 s l ead o f a r ecfa11g!e as in lhe a dhes iv e. Tb e ~ s en e rro r (No. Oa ) ca n eas ily be produ cer\ by sk ill full y eras in g lbe lw o Jil li e s t ro kes. Th e fo ll o win g forge ri es b e lo n g lo lh e "Sa n-Ko" set ab o\'e n oticed: ~ se n g ray (N o . .J;) ) , ~ s e n bro"·n (N o . X2) . 1 se n vermi li o n (Nos. ll a 11cl Hl ), -! se u ros e (N os. 16, ~:2 a n d 27), 4 se n g reen (No . -3:! ), 1 se n brown (K o . 4-1 ) . JO !'e ll gre en (::\' o . Xii ) , :!O se n lil ac (C\'o. Bl ) , HO se n gray (:\lo . ;;s ) , 10 s e n b lue ( No . -! H), 10 se n ca n11 ine ( No . -4 9), iW se n purple ( No . 00 ). A ll t h es e s how six J a pan ese ch aract e rs i11 lh c c e nte r ins tead of f ou r as in lh e g e nuin e, t i.J e t wo extra c h arac t e rs bei ng l!J e "Sa n -K o" d esc ri bed before . Tl.J c .5 se u g ree n ( ::\ o . -55) also s !J o w ~ six c h a racte rs at th e top in s l ea d of j c ur , lh e ' ' Sa n -Ko" be in g p la cer] a l li te l e fl of tb e i11 sc ri pl io 11. T he ori g in a ls of t h e () s e n ,-io let b ro\\'n a nd th e G s en o ra n ge s h o\\' l o lh c left of t h e ce nt e r r ose t te l he se l\\'o c h a rc le rs : The con n ter fe ils h a ,.e r e p laced th e m by th e " f) a n -K o " c h a rac t ers . Th e 1:2 s e u ca rmin e. 15 se n lil a c a nd 45 se n ca r- �T H E V IRG I N I A PHIL AT E LI ST. 174 111i 11e (Nos . -10, -H and .J 2) bear t h e se l wo charac te rs as fo ll ows : 12 se n to left a n d ri g h t of t h e bi rd's h ead; 1:; se n in t h e i nn e r c ircle un de r th e u ppe r i nsc ri ptio n of va lu e 15 · SEN; .J.:i se n to th e left a n d r ight of t h e rock on ~1- hi c ll t h e b ird is s itting. Th ese three sta m ps as we ll as tlle ~ se n , :2 sen , 1 sen, 10 se n gre e n a n d hlue, :20 sen carm in e and 30 se n purp le na med abo1·e can also be d isting ui s h ed by the larg e rosette h aving so m e times l.J , so m e t im es 15 div is ions, i nsleacl o f Hi as in t h e o ri g in a l. T h is test wi ll n ot a nswe r fo r the 4 se n rose, ..J. se u g ree n. ~ O se u lilac, ao sen gray, a s they s h ow J G <1i vis io n s. - T wo co un terfe i ts of th e ] ~ a n d 45 se n ( "1 os. -lO and -l:2) i 11 111 y possession are p r in ted on y ellow ish pape r in s tead of the p ure while of the origi u a ls ; the lette ri n g is ve ry p oo1· and the perforation res e m bles a roulette . \Vi th the issue of 187GJapa n aband o n e d its old m e thods of manufacture and aclop terl m ode rn proc esses of re prod ucti on . Th e re a re therefore no type varieti es in th e follow i ng iss u es. a. I ss n: l 87G-79. M.-1.RCH 17. JH/ (i. U pri g ht r ec ta ngle ( ~ ~ x m11 1. ) co11tai11iug a large colored ova l, t o uch ing the border of th e sta111 p a ncl hou ncle d by two while lines; o u thi s A14 ova l above in Japanese characters " Tai· N ipp o n tei K o ku ju be n" (pos tage stamp of th e e lllpi re of J apa n ) , below LVIPF.RIALJAPA>i" ESE P OST. both i n while 0 11 colore d Al5 grounrl ; withi n the 01·a l abo1·e a roset t e, in the cenler a so li d circ le of co lor conta ining t h e J ap:i n cse de sig n a tion of va l ue in wh ite le tte rs , be low t hree l eaves, all o n a g ro und of d o ls of color , ex c ept in t h e .j sen, where lh e space is filled by arabesciues. Th e cor~.') n e rs co n ta in th e 1·a l ne iu E ng li sh : in w hi te o n a 1in ed g ro und o n t h e .) s e n. in co:or in ci rcles o u the 1 se n , in squ a re s on th e ~ se u , in w hi te 1n c olo reL1 c irc le<; 0 11 the .J se n ; typograph ed i n co lo r o n w hit e wo1·e pape r , pe r forated Ya ri o us ly (see be low ). ·50. .) se n g ray. r,11a. 57 . 58. •:ifl. sl :l l e-gi·ay. 1 se n b la c k . ~ se n o li 1·e-brow 11. .j se n g ree n . 5!1a. ;)!th. i)! k. b. gra y ish gree n . blu ish g r ee n . pale green. J U NE, 1 8 7 6 - ::\0VE~ lll U~, ]1:-i /7. Sa 111 c ge n e ra ~ d es ig n , bu t in th e ova l a rose tt e in th e ce n te r , a sta r above a u d bra n c h es 011 e ither sid e; t b e oval is whil e a n d co n la iu s Japa A l7 n ese i nsc ri p ti o ns in color : abo1·e "Tai· )lippon te·i K oku j ube n , " be low va l u e ; it is s u rrou nded by a <lo u b le recta ng le co n ta inin g in whi te o n co lo r Eng li sh in scr i pt io ns : abo1·c J A PAN P.:?E EMPIRE, at ri g h t a n d left POS °l', be low 1·a lu e; t he corn e rs co n tai n t h e ya ]u e; in t h e spa nd re ls va ri ous c nilJl e rn s of trnnspo r tatio n : 0 11 the .5 se n a wiu ge<l wheel, 0 11 th e 6 s e n a pro pe ll er, o n the I) se n the sa 111 e fro 111 t h e s ide , 011 th e J () s~ 11 h o rses h o e and wh ip, 0 11 t he ] ~ se n a balloo n ; typogra phcd in co lor o n wh ite \\·o 1·e p a p e r. p e rfora ti;d 1·a rio usly (sec be low). !iO. 5 se n uro\\· 11. tiOa. t;Oh. Li l . Ol a. !il l>. Ii~ . li:!n . tiS. o::n. ii.J. tiln. reel hrow 11. pal e brow n . () se 11 orangc. hrow 11 -ye ll ow. ochre-ye ll o w. H se n puc e . dol <::t -h r 0\\·11. 10 se n h l n e. l ig hl hl11e . I~ s en rose . li Kh l ro,e. T h e .5 se n was iss ued Juue ~::::, l :-i il i . t h e se n, 10 s e n a nd 1:2 se n Ju n e :2fl, ! Hi /, t he 8 se n in N01·e rnli e r , 1877 . (i ( To be Coll ti1111 cd.) �]7.j THE V IR GIN IA PHILA 'l'ELIST. The Truth Abo ut Foreign Exchang in g HERHERT !R EY WATTS . ~ FRED. W. BU RT 'S a rticle, "E,·en Excha n gi n g ," in tll e :March num ber of TH E V IR GI1'f..\ P11rr.AT E r. 1ST , does a great inju stice l o co ll ectors in oth er la nds. Il is true t bnt t h e re ca n b e fo un d m a n y p hil a teli c fraud s o n " t'o lh er side of Lil e po nd ,'' but nnrt 's a rticle g i,·es t he im press io n lhnl a ll pe rso n s wh o ache rt isc to do suc h exc h a n g iu g arc fa kes . I h a\'c h arl experie n ce with m :111 y people in t h e ,·e r y co unt ries t h at l\Ir. Burl name s, a nd lhe ,·ery best exch a n g ers th e wll ole \Yo rld af ford s are lo be fou n d in H olla ncl a n d Belg ium. Th e m a in trouble with U nited Stales co ll ec to r..; is tllat th ey a re npt t o semi slan tps lh al are as c o mtnon iu foreign co un t ri es as at h o m e . D o not se nrl c h ea p !-<lamps a n d expec t rnrc oucs back. S tamps d o not n eed Lo be hi gll p ri ced to be rle sirnblc. Ce rtain sta mps ca ta log u ed iiOc eac h will brin g rn ore in exch ange th a n o llt e rs cata logu er! a t S:.!.00. Use so m e judg 111 e nt in se nd in g o u t yo ur s ta m ps aurl r e m e m b e r lb a t "as you m eas u re out to ot h ers it s h all b e m easn rc<l hack t o yo n. '' O ur fri e n d s pea k s of llr e d e,; ire by fo re ig n colle ctors Lo r ece i\' e llt e "rare '' ·. S. sta mps in exc ll a u ge for lowe r pricetl fore ign. Did il n e\' e r occm lo yo u t h a t m a n y fore ig n stalllps a re \\·or th m o re in t h e country wh e re iss u ed th a n abroa d? Now h ere in all t h e world arc o u r stamps as ,·alu ahle as at h o me, a nd the reaso n is lh al p hil a l e li ~ls arc ven· apt lo spec ia li ze in the iss u es of lhei.r n at i,·e la n d. Thus a s la 111p cataloguer! by Scotl a l lOc m ay b e wort h ;.!.jc iu the cou ntry of its iss u e . A u in sta n ce of this is t h e "ore brown, l HG.5, of Swede n, ca talog u ed at 2c by S co tl ::in d worlb in Swecl e n ;)c . 11.. : f ' l\ R. A uy ou e wh o selects llis foreign corres ponde n ts \\' it!J care , then seu cls them good sta m ps aurl accords th e m h o n orab le treatm e n t w ill rn r ely lt::ive ca u se to corn pla i:; . T h :t\"e my self carried o n excha u ges w ith an Afgha n wh o co ul d r ead u o English, and we excha n ged s ta m ps fo r O\' e r lwo yea r s \\' ilhout e ither un dersta ndin g a \1·orcl t h e other \\' rote, a nd a faire r a ntl m or e h o n es t m a n I n e ,·e r d eall wit h. Don ' t cry clown fo reig n exchan g ing s intply b eca use you ca n 't lra cl e current U. ~ . for obsol e te fore ig n , as man,· lry lo cl o. A Good F ind. T 1-1 1·: o ld h a ir tr unk s a re c recliterl w i th " num ber of" fi nds" but in lit is case it \\'HS n ot a tru n k but a drawe r t h at was th e h olclcr of \\'bat you an d l , dear r eacler, wonlrl like to lay h a nd on, a l leas t once. But wh at 11·as it ? you as k. \Ve ll "it" was on ly ~ l ::;;as lJ\'ill es i u s h aclcs. rangin g fro m lig h t carmin e lltrough ll re reel ;; a nd browns down lo a ,·e ry <la rk brown, al n1osl b lack -brown, one absolutely perfect Rh enlow n , a n d a Memph is en\' e lope . Th ey "·e re fo un d by a boy who \\'::t.S loo king O\"C r his g randf:<th er's pape rs a nd h e tells m e t h at b e o nly look er] in on e drawe r a nd there ::t.re eig h t or Len more hcsirl es ot h er re ce ptacles to follow. BR!TO.'< . Personal. 01\'l:o.:e lo rec e nt prolraclcd illness, n1uch o f 111y co rr es ponden ce has been un a nswered. \\"ill a ll my patro n s w h o h a\'e se n t me onlers from wh ich th e y Jrn,·e r ecei~·ecl n o replies kindl y wril e me an d recc i,-e prou1pl con1pl ia nce ? Respectfully, R. H. Bt'KCH, Micltll eto wn, Co n11. JOI Hi g h S t., �176 THE VIRGINIA PHILATE LI ST. \ ~ELL, by the tim e tlt is is in p rin t, 1 \IV t he great s tamp exltibitiou in t h e bo roug h of B;ookl y n , will be a thin g of the past. Th e exbilJition ca u ' t be an y thing but s u ccess ful , a nd h opes a re entertained that the promoters will make it a n a nn u a l affai r , to be loo ked forward to. The atte nda n ce will in a ll proba bility be much larger th a n t h e m ost sa nguine expecta t ion s . \Vh at re sul ts wii l fo ll ow th is ex hib ition is merel y a matter of conjecture, b ut o ne thing is certa i u , no h a rm but rnucb good will be a ccomplish ed. If th e seed s sow n fa ll o n g ood g round (a nd Brook lyn earth is sa id lo b e as good as t h e best) pe rh a p s t h e d ea lers' c offers wi ll be s peedil y filled t o o ver-flow in g. Co m e to thin k of i t wb,· n o t hold a s ta mp e x hi b iti o n do\\"/1 in ~Id Richm o nrl t he com i n g fa ll ,-wh e u tlt e So uthe rn P h ilate li c Ass o ci atio n hol ds fo rth its ann ua i conventi o u. Ri c h1J1 o nd a n d t h e s urroundin g country ca n boa s t o f m a n y fi ne a nd va l uab le 'co l!e c ti o u s, and a n e x h ib ition o f thi s k in d wou lrl not lack fo r m a t e ria l. In thi s mann e r m a ny phil a teli c t reasur es ca n t hu s h e s ho wn t o a ll prese n t with o ut a ny care less b a nd · li ng, wh ic h latt er proc ess wears on t h e p a ti e n ce of t h e fo rt u na t e o\\" n er. So m e a ttemp t was m ade to h a~· e a n ex hibiti o n in New Yo rk last su mm e r durin g the co nv ent ions, b u t t h e Jack of s u ppo rt d is c ouraged t h e few p rojecto rs, a nd -yo u ca n g uess t he rest . P erh aps o ur S o uthern b rethren a re m o r e e n e rge ti c an d ca n o vercome a ll obs ta cles, an d n o t let a f e w d raw back s d ishea rte n th e m. Th e V irg ini a Phila t e li c Associ a ti o n ou g ht to b e able to arra u g e so 111 e thi11g p rese n ta ble in this lin e. Much co111n1e11t h as been caus ed by th e r epc rts fro m ,·arious s o u rces 0 11 the g r eat demand fo r periodical a nd n e ws p a p e r sta m p re m a inde rs and a lthoug h the la rge nnmber of s e ts placed o n sa le in this b o ro ug h was bou g h t up withi n sev euty two hours , i t does n ot follow that co llect o rs we re the o n ly bu y ers, or that the lin e of wa itiu g purchasers wa s composN1 o f co ll ec to rs . If we ca n judge from the a rticl e in Tlt e i1fetropolitan P/1ilrr/clist sp e culators see m to h a,·e go tle u most of tlt e sets. Not con t e n t with b uy in g up the quant ity i n th is c ity , t he y ru s hed t o Brookly n, and t h e nearby c iti e s in N e w Jers ey, with th e evide nt idea in Yi e \\" of freez in g o ut collectors, anrl la ter aski u ~ exorbita ut prices for a set of u on d escript label s . Q u ot in g from Tlte J)fetropolitan , "* '" ~· Th e ru sh a t Brirlgeport was soo u over; the first two co llecto rs at th e wi ndow look th e entire lot, a n d this has bee n tlt e expe ri e n ce of a ll other citi es we h ave h ea rd fro nt u p lo date. The sta mps we re larg el y bou g ht by n o npbi la telic s pe c ul ato r s ·:+ ·::· 7:· " . • " F rom th e \ Vasbin g to n lette r of l\Iarch Uth, "'\Ve we re fo r t un a te e n o u g h to h ave as la rge a s up p ly as a uy ot h er c ity in th e co unt ry , bu t today o ne New Yo rk pa rt,· s e c ured 1000 se ts . Anoth e r :;; 1000 cl raft is no\\" <Jn !Ja nel a n d wi ll probab ly be a tten d ed t o tom orro\\". " " .,. ·::· 7:· ·:+ Th e c lim ax was rea ch e d toda y by the receipt of a ca b leg ra m order in g 1000 s ets , from Ge rm a ny. " A no th e r ex tra c t read s ' ' J,a rge qu a ntiti es will be boug ht up b}'. s p ec ul a tors wh o a r e m os tl y n ot a t a ll inte rested in philately . " It is r ea so n . a bl y s ure th a t spec ul a tors will h a ,·e th e up pe r h a nd o f lite m a r k e t e re the limi t is reac h e d a nd t lJ e "unfortun a te " collectors who d es ire but on e s e t will h a Ye lo p ay the p iper, or wait until th e b ubbl e is prick ed -as is us ua lly the case in p hil a te li c spe c ul a ti o n . When th e e x c ite - ., ,. �I l r r 'I'HE V IRGINIA PI-iILA.TE LIS T . 111ent h as aba ted , collectors will th e n rea li ze h o\\" m a tters sta nd a nd r efuse t o bow to the dictum s of th e sp ec nl a to rsif lhey h aYe gu mpti o n enou g h t o do so. M ind , I do n ot speak di sparagin g ly of the sp ecula tor , but I \\"ish to obliterate lhe impression th a t th e excessive demand for these rem a in de rs is caused by tb e r1 e m a nd from in d ividu a l collectors, wh o want one se t and not a hundred . Tli e exce rpts q uot ed certa iul y bea r o ut m y o p11110n. I note tli a t lli e A 111erica11 .fonr11al oj Pliilately com es o ut stro ng ngain st th e m a nd Mr. Ca l111a n sa ys that so m e of th e va lu es a re notliiu g m ore th an reprin ts 111ade b y the Go ,·ernmeut ex pressly fo r this occasio n. 'Ne ll , it 's !J a rd to defin e wh a t co nslilutes a Gove rnm e nt repr int a nd a Gove rum e nt r e m a inder-o n e_ is a bo ut as goorl to dis co u rage as t he ot her. So V irgin Isla uds was th e fir st Briti sh colon y to c u t l oo ~ e fr o m t lie L eewa rd Isla nd s co n fecl e 1alio u. Of co urse. it was nml erstood, tb e firs t act to e xecute, \\" US to pr epa r e a haudso m e se t of postal stati o ne ry . S tran ge, t h e De la Rue des ig n was n ot adpo t ed , b ut , perhaps th e pos tm as te r kuo\\"s a thin g or t\\" o, a nd will " i ve u s a se ri es of s urpri ses in t h e near f uture . The fi rs t illustra tion of the n-ew s tamps appea red iu the Marc h num ber of the A .). of P. T h ere a r e e ig ht cl e n ominnti o us fro 111 ~ peun y ye llow g ree n lo .) shillin gs d a rk blu e. Ha ve n ' t hea rd as ye t wh et h er tlii s colon y iute nds to conform witli th e " pen u y postage" ag ree m e nt. By t h e wa ,-, I h ear som e o n e say ing tha t in a ll probab ility th e 21 p e nu y deno min at ion wo uld sho rtl y beco m e obsol e te , as th e sea-go in g rat e h ad bee n r e<lu ced to tn·o pe n ce . Thi s is a n e rror- the latter rate ap pl ies o nl y to Engla nd a nd her colo ni es, that h ave mutu a ll y agreed to su c h a reductio n ; t o a ll o th e r co unt rie s t h e ra t e r e m a ins as fo rtn e rh-, a nd altbong h a t wo p e uc e w ill be iss-ued , th e 21 pe nce will 1-- ·'' n o t be d isco ntinned. It is a lso rumored th a t the s eve n pence s ta mp o f thes e col o ni es will proba bly b e com e obs ol ete. S hould V irgin I s la nds enter the aboYe a rrangement tha t value would be a des irabl e sta mp to possess . The initial uum ber of Stawps, although fulfi llin g a ll pro mises m ade , as r ega rds co n tents, is not, judging from t his nuinbe r, " th e fines t illu strate d journa l for coll e ctors issued in a n y la nd ,'' as the publishers claim. The seco nd ins ta lm ent from t.b e lis t published last m outh is continu ed as fol lows : Tuuis, 1888, 1 a nd 2c, current :2.5 a nd 1·5C; Post ag e Due, le. Germ a n y I8GS roul., 2g r. , i.lk . ; 1869, 3 k , p erf ; official l gr. ; 1872 , la rg e shie ld .\-, :)gr. Bava ri a , 1870 , lk r. Saxony , 1863, a n y. \Vurtem b u rg, current, 2 and 25 p f. G ib ra ltar, .)c . G rea t Brita in , 1858-6.J , :2d blue; 1870, 0cl; 1880, ld Ve netia n reel; 1884, 2~d; cnr reut 5., a nd ls ; I. R . offic ia l :\ cl , l d. Leva n t 40p. G re ece , Brussels pri u t, 2-1 ; Postage D ue 2-1. G uate m a la, 188G,.:)c (sm a ll 5) . H awa ii , J894, le. Haiti , any . Du t ch Indi es, 1874 , 25c . Ita ly, Segnatasse , 20c; Officia l 5c , 1-1 ; E ri t r ea le, 2c. Japan, 50s brown , Silver \ Veddi ng 2c . J ama ica, current, 2d, 2~d . Lux e mburg, c urre ut , 1, 5c, S. P. 1882. l e, c urrent l e. Malta, ,j d , ld. Mauriti us, 1 on 2..:, c u rre nt 2c . Mex ico, '8-!, 5c, 188-) , 2c , i.lc, 188G . 5c bl n e, lOc lilac , c u rre n t l e official reel, brow n , c ur re nt, any. i\[onaco , 188-5, 1. 2c, 189.1, 2c . Mo nt en egro, a ny. New South \Vales. current , 2d , 2,j d. New Zeala ud , any , ~' 1, 2d, Ins u ra nce 0, 1, :2d. Norway, 1863 , 4s , cur re n t 50a . Swed e n, L ose n l a, official -!a , gray ·5a. 2a . Persia, 188,), 5ch , 1889 5c, 1894, 2c. Peru , 187-!, l, 5, l. Oc. Bermu dez, a n y, l.89G, 1. 2, 5, lOc, 1897, 1, 2, -5c, 189-! , 2c. Portugal, 1870, 80 r, 1880, 2-5r, 1882, 50r, 1885, 25r, 1892, 15r ,189-! Dou Henry 5, l Or, 1895, 20r, Newspaper 2Y, r. Th e contin ua tion of this lis t will appea r in tbe nex t issu e. �178 TH E \ . rR G I N IA PHILATEU ST. Just as I a m al.Jo u t to close m ,. co rrespondence for t h is m o nth , I ; ece ive a bulky au ction ca ta logu e from th e J. W. Scott Stamp Co . , list in g Mr. J. V . Painter's collec tion. The sale will occur a t the Collectors' Club and \\"ill la ke s ix ni g hts to comple te. l\1a rch :27th, 2St lt a n d 29 th , and 3rd, -I th a l](] .') lit of Ap ril. Th e sal e comp ri ses just :2.G:ZG lols a n rl is one of th e la rg es t sales held iu years. · A bea utiful full page h a lf-tone of so me of th e " treasures " i nc lu rl es a 011 e pe nn y Post Office, Mauritiu s. A fi ne copy of Britis h G ui a na -I ce n ts 18.)G . U uu sed c opies of S t. Vince n t, Scott's Nos .,;;;,:-{-!, and 3 1, t h e latte r ve ry fi u e . Fra nce and h er colon ies tak e up 150 num be rs . Crea t Brita in about j" Q num be r -, a nd Un ited S ta t es th e firs t one hundred lols. St. Lucia is well rep rese n ted wit h 2-1 ttu mbers a n d St. Vince nt ·with 36 . S witzerla nd con tain s a ve ri table list of good thiugs , whi c h are di ,-ided in to -! ;l lots . To desc ri be eve ry thi ng \\" Ottl d re quire t oo much space . I t hi n k a priced catalog ue o f thi s sale \1·oulrl be a h ru trl y refere n c e book . Boston Scraps. BEAN EA T E R . The n ewspaper and pe ri orli cal stan tps were placer] o n sale h ere on th e tn orning of Feb. 2.) . It was r eported that -1 ,000 sets we re Boston 's share, an d they were con sumed withi u t\\"O weeks' t int e. Oth er first-class pos t offices i11 our vicinity re ported sales as be iu g large , a nd present ind icatio ns see m to slt ow t hal th e >lamps \';i ll n ot las t two mont h s t h rougho ut t h e U. S . \Vher e are those fellows l lt al p re dicted that th ere would be a la rge supply to destroy a t the e n rl of lite year, A g ilt-edge a uctio n sale will be h Pld by the New Engla ud Stamp Co . o n th e eve nin gs of April 24 aml :2."i. Thi s fi rm has n ot held a pre,·ious sale for three y ea rs, \\"h ic h was re m arkable fro m t h e fact th at th e s tat n ps o ffe red brou g lt t 01·e r 90 p e r ce n t of catalog ue quotat io ns . B. L. Drew a nd Co. 's. a11 ct to11 sale of gi lt-ed ge sta m ps loo k place F e l.J rn ary 27 a nd :28 . The fo ll o win g a r e so m e of th e prices rea l ized: i)c r ed );cw I-Jaye n r ep rint , $ 1:2. 10 ; lOc J. -17 ne w, $ 11.70 ; .)c . 18-55 . bt· ick red, ne w, ca talogued as :t "cre ttt of p11res l ray se ren e ," sold fo r :;;:;S. 1-5; 90c 180:) nc1~·, $ 1:-{ .70; State D ep:1rt111 e nl $ ~.0 0 b roug ht $ 1:2.00; $:20 sol d fo r :;;:~ -i.00 ; Peri od icals, 1S7;j iss11 c . S-l c tl e n o ttt iuali on sold for $8.:,o; DGc, $( i .~.;: su, :$G.2•3 ; sn, $7.75; :3 1:2, 88. 10; $nn. $ 1 L..iO; $-IH, $ 1.i.OO; $GO . $ ~:> . :i ll: iic At h e ns , Ga. , Co n fe derate loca l, s up crl1 copy o n or ig ina l co ve r b ro ug ht $:-~(J . :j(J : B aton H.. ouge , La . , :)c nnu secl fo r $;-;:-:.no: P ete rs bnrg, Va., :3c for $ 11./.5 ; Ila rbadoes , 1878, l d o n h a lf of :3sh , 11u111be r G:2. bro ug ht $~8 .:2 .) ; Briti s h Coluttt b ia, $1.00 , ! SGS, perf 1 ~ ~. for 17./.); Bri t ish H o nd11ras, 1834, Gr! m int stat e .$ 11..50; l s h sa m e iss ue, $ ll .2-:i; Br iti sh Prolccloralc, l SSS, :2sh Gd, mint , fo r $ 10.:26; .)sit same iss u e, $ 12.7.) ; Bue nos Ay r es:) peso g r ee n , fi n e, 1111usecl, $ 18. 7:3 ; Co ngo, posta l packe t sla mp , num be r 5 1, ttti n t , .,"G.00; ni ttn bc r .)-! used, $10.00 ; Lagos , 1880, :2sh t;ci u 11 .• used, $:> 1. 00; -isb sa me iss ue , sa m e conrl itio n, $R l. OO; [a uriliu s, nutnl>e r 10, used, :;:2') .2:j; nutnb e r l I, used, $10.00; SL. \" it tc e nl, 1 Ott half o f Gt!, pai r , $6:2. 00; Spai u, 1s:,;: , J c l1rouzc , u nu serl , $ / ..)0; Sw iss, Z uri ch, -Ir, 1·ct·Lical lin es , $G.1.00; Two S ici li es, ~ :rnrl number W , $ 10.00 a n cl \ Vurte 111berg, 70k, $ 10.00. Th e s tamps tlt a l b rought the tttosl 0 11 au ave ra ge 11·ere the :\cw Sout h \Va les S iclu e,· V iews : some brought as lti g b as 80 p c.r c e ut of catalogue rnlitc. Th e first eve ning's sale brought .j li pe r cc n tofcata logue i>ul llte seco nd d ropper] dow n to s li g h t,· o,·e r .J.O per ce n t. The Cuba n 2c de peso surc harg ed s ta 111 p has made its appeara nce h e r e . It is qu ite appare n t, fro nt l it e looks. th at the �TH E V IR G IN I A P HIL AT ELIST. sa m e pl a t e that was used in s u rc harg in g th e :!1c d e p eso, ~ms used 0 11 this sta m p al so . a ft e r c u ltiu g o u t tbe fra cti o n . Th e lales t ne \\"S at th e H u b fro m Ne ll"fo un d la nd is th a t all th e d ies , pla tes , elc. o f lh e 1SG6 to 1896 iss u es of s la m ps , " ·h ic h we r e in the p ossess ion of t h e :\ 11 1e r ica 11 Ba u k Kot e Co. of Ne \\" Yo rk , h a ,·e bee n dest roye d. T h e p lates inc lud e t h e Ge p in k , ] ~c b row n , J:lc o ra ng e , :!-Jc blu e a nd lOc bl ack. R e prin ts of th es e sta m ps h cre:lft c r will be a u im poss ibih ty, aml ~ e wfo u11 d l a 11 cl will sl:lncl 011 :1 fir m e r bas is th c re b,· . Canad ian Notes . U\" R . C . W IDD I CO~ IUI ·: . Th e :!c re d Ca na da e m· elope m ade its a p peara nce a bout tbe midlll e o f F ebru ar y . It is t h e sa m e in des ig n as t h e purple o n e whi c h was recallell. l\Ir. F . I \ Vca •;c r !Jas c h a n u-ecl th e 11a11 1e uf his Ca11adia11 Phila telic /Vcc!.:ly l o th e Ca11adia11 Philatc!ir N cz•ic;o, a nd w ill p ub lis h il fo rt 11ig hll y inst ead of weck h · as h e r etofore . IL m ay see m ra t h er early to so11 1c , b u t 11 c,·e rth e less t he committee arc a lready a l \\·ork mak in g arra 11 g c 111 e 11 ts for t he -Ith a 1111u:l l co 11 ,·c11t ion of th e D omi 11 io11 Ph ila t e li c :\s!;oc ial io11, ll" h ich will be h e ld T h e y i11te 111l in 'l' oro u to t h is s111u 111er. to lea\' e no sto ne un t u rned to m a k e it a reco rd-breake r i11 poi nt o f a ttcmlan cc a nd h elpf ulness . T h e C:111 adiau l'h il atc li c Press Cl u b, wh ic h h as li ce 1i ta lked abo 11 l so mu c h of la lc . is al lasl a real ity. :\ 11 e lec ti o n will h e h e ld s h or ll y . l\Ir. F. I. \\Tc: l\-er, of 13c rl i 11 . 0 11 ta r io, is Sec reta ry j>ro /em . Til e :!c purple e 11 \'e lope (erro r ) is sell ing at fro m :_! .) lo /.) cents e:l c h at prese n t. Q u it e a 11u 11IiJc r of h ig h rnluc j ub ile es were 0 11 SJ lc al th e Toro11 to, Onta r io, 179 pos t-office rece u tly . The 20c o f th is issu e was o n b a ud a t the o ffi ce h ere (St. Ca tb a riu es) a s llort t ime a go. Th e re is a b ig de m a nd for the Im pe ria l P e n n y P os tag e s ta mps iu u s ed cou d i tiou . A u y..,.·!J ere fro m 25c to $ 1. 00 per 100 is offer ed fo r th e m . T h e la ve uder is sold at m uch hi g h er tha 11 th ese fi g u r es . If it is r eall y t ru e t hat the firm of \Vil1ia m s & Co. , of L ima , Peru , are fra u ds , a few Ca nad ia ns w ill be los ers too. I may consider m yse lf luck y th a t I was n ' t ta k e n in by th e m , as the y wrote m e t o se ncl o n to th e m starnps o n approval a t se~·era l d i ffe r e n t tim es. T h ey wa n t e d so methi ng rare - i f I r e m emb e r r ig ht fu ll s h eets of ~ c a nd Sc jub ilees were especiall y desi r ed. It s eem s s tran g e l lt a t so me one did not "ge t on " t o th ese fe llows befor e, as the y h av e been advert isi ng fo r qu ite a fe w months past. Bu t n ow that i t is do ne , is t h e r e no way to ge t a t t h e m , a n d b r ing t h em to j ustic e? Ca nad ian ph ilat elic j ourn al is m appa re n tl y is n ot p rosp erin g as it was s ome ti m e ago . F rom abo u t e ig ht magaz in es, we a rc n o w red uced to fo ur , o ne of th ese b e in g a fort n igh tly. Ver y lit tle is h ea rd o f t h e uew Ca uad i ~ n p h ilateli c soc ie ty jus t u o w. F rien d Bach and the !1!011/r eal P!tilatclist ap pear to be pretty much th e " wh ol e thi ng," b u t I h ope that the int e res t wil l soon sp rea d . i\I r. Charles Ba iley , th e we ll-known ll caler a nd c olle ctor, a nd preside nt of t h e Do mi u io u P h il a telic Associatio n , h as been 011 t h e s ick list fo r some ti m e past, IJ 11 t is now o n t h e roa<l t o recove ry . Al exa nd e r Gu nn , the post m ast er a t K i11 gsto 11 , O nta r io is c a rry in g o n a se rie s o f tests rega rd in g stea m shi p lines ca rry ing ma il m at te r, to de te rmiu ~ whi c h g ive; t h e best results. It is sta ted t hat S t. Cath a r in es, O u ta r io, a nd R ic h111 011 d , Q ueb ec, w ill be iu the fie ld fo r n ext co n >e nti o n sea t of th e D . r. A. �180 TH E V IR G I N I A PHILAT E LIS T . Englis h Items. BY W . F . TREGO. Th e red uction of colo ni a l pos tag e ra t es to a p e nn y largely in creased th e l et te r d ispat ches. The first m ai l t o Canada was larger by 50 pe r ce n t., a nd t h ose to East I nd ia a nd H ong Kon g, etc., a nd to th e \ Vest Indies by 30 per ce n t. T h e fi rst mai l from Cana da also was 50 per ce nt. larger. It is sa id tha t in !1umerabl e le t t e rs were pos t ed to t h e C nited States, iYia u rit ius, Sia m , e tc ., bea rin g o n ly a penny s ta mp . Th e Quee n li as accep t ed a s il ve r p e nn y from M r. He nnik e r H eato n as a m e m e n to of t h e I. P. P . The a u tlior ities are co ns ideri ng th e question of sellin g postcards at face value, wliich was do n e from 1870 to April , 1872, but m\'ing to co m pla ints from t h e man u facturers the price was rais ed to ~{ p for one , l .J{ p fo r two , etc. The Daily J1f ail pub lish es the follo wing strange h is tory of a postca rd : "On Oct. 20th a card was posted in Italy addressed t o a m e m ber of one of th e la rges t fir m s in the North of Lon do n , and was only r e ce i ved on Saturday last (Ja u. 8th ) , i n a m ost s t ra ng e lll a nn er. On u npack ing a case of oranges fro lll Spa in, whi ch h ad been purchased w ith m a n y ot hers by the huyer of tbe firm's fruit department al the wha rf, the card in qu est o n was d isco\·e red amo ng a lot of ot her miscell aneous pa pe r,; , whic h had bee n used for the purp os e of pack in g t he sa id oranges securel y . " The pos tcard in question was sent lo th e Daily ,)fail offices, with th e abo\'e n o te from its recipi e n t. Post-offices ha\'e !Jee 11 e~ La iJl i ~ h ed al Fashocla , a n d Sollie oth e r pl aces in th <.: So ud a n . Th e Lieule na nt- G o\·e rn o r of Bu r ma is re co m mend ing the e"sta blis hlll en l of a pos ta l ser vice between Burllla a nrl Tali fa , in Yu nn a n , Western Chi na. The sen·ic e wo ul d be ca rried o u t by "dak- r unn e rs," m e n wh o run , t wo toge lil e r , ca rry in g th e m ai l-bags on th e ir h eads, a nd eq uipped wit h a spea r with b e ll s a ttac h ed . Th e rou te is di ~· i der1 into stages of te n mil es , ,,-hic h t h e ru n n ers co\·e r in abou t a n h o ur a nd a h al f. !\Ir. Lew in Hil l , C. B., assi s ta n t sec r eta ry a t the G . P. O. re tired o n Ja nu a ry 10t h . afte r 4c) ye ar s' se n ·ice. H e is nephew of S ir Row la nd H ill a nd th e las t of th e Hi ll falll ily con n ected witlJ th e Post Office. A t t h e sale by i\less rs . Ve n tolll Bul l & Co., of t h e col le c tion of th e late Mr. G il be rt Lockye r t h e fo ll o wing pri ces were r eal ized :- Bri t ish Colu mbia , 2 ~p irnp e rforate , a pa ir, :ii'.llO ; Nev is, l sb. o n bl ui s h , u n used, $20 ; d itto , 6p li t h ., unu sed :j;30.60; d it to 6p green, u nused $~ l. 85 ; V irgin I s les, Gp rose, un used, ~2 1. 2-5; Ba rbados, ~ p g ree n , co lll p . perf., un used , $15. 60; ditto , lp on ha lf 5sh , rose reel , $28 .70 ; St. V in ce n t, -Ip on l s h , ve r m ilion, $37.50; d itto , wmk. s ta r , 5sil , rose , un u sed , $58 . 70; Britis h Hond u ras , pe r f. 12L 3c o n 3p, brown, SZ-5 . Th e tota l a m o un t rt•a li sed e "e eedecl £ 1000 ($5000. ) The Pltllatelic J)fo11tlzly says th a t a n Aust r ia n M e rc u ry of 18-56, sca rle t, was so ld recently IJy a Berli n d ea le r to a co lle ctor in L o ud o n for a bou t £:220 (!); l 100. ) Tlie sta m p was o n th e ori g ina l newsp a pe r in perfect cond il io n , with wide m a rgi ns. O u February 1s t. til e fees for p ri vale pos t ing-b o"es , 11·bich h ith e rto ha\·e bee n a vail a bl e only fo r la rge business fir m s, etc., will he reduce d to a sca le e nabli ng t h e ordinary h o use h old e r lo ava il 1I i 111 _ se lf of t h e ho" . T h is \1·ill be a n e» p eri111c11l , confi n ed lo tile L ondo n d istr ict. Th e numb er of letters de li vered in th <.: Briti slJ Is les d ur ing ldst (postal) y ear wa s :! ,OJ :2,il00,000 ; of postca rd s :,rno,,IQO,OUO ; o f book-packets /:.!7 ,300 ,000 ; a m ! newspapers 150,!J00,000. Th e a\· e ra g e 11t1111b c r of letters per h ea d of t he po pu latio n was 50. �TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 181 ~o~rnrnN Pml~nuc AssocrnrioN. :.\( AJ. J :\ 0. F. :\I A YE R' P resi dent. DR. :.\( AR1': \V. PEYSER , V i ce Pr es ide nt. \V::'\r. A UE R:'\, Sec'y- T ren s. s. ]01·1:'\ PAALZO\\" , 101 8 P:uk A\·e .. R ic hm o 11<l Y:i.. , Snles :.\Ian nge r. C . F. \V. :.\loSER , Cou nt e rfe it De t ec t o r. O fficial Organ: 'l'll E \TIRGI:\"I.·\ PH I LATE LI ST . .-\ :-;..;ociatio u ineets o u th e lOLh of e\·e r y m o n th , a t S o"clock p. 111 ., at];) N. E le ,·e nlh St., Richmo nd , Yi rg i nin. RICHJIIO:"I D, 1• res id e 11 t-!·I .Fe nto u , P. 0 .BoxS, Kuoxdll e, T e nu . Yice ·Pres ide ut.-A u g . Die t ;r., Box li, Richmond ,Vn. Sec 'y.Treas.-\\". C. L ow r y, Abilen e, T exas. Int ' l. Secretnry-U . E. Hn ;r.en , T'h ouotosnssa, Fl n. Sn Jes S n p t .-Ch as. \Vnrin g, Box 292, K u ox,·' e ,T e 11 11 J,ihral'inn -C h ns. P . Galyo n , Knox\"ill e, T e nn. Co uut er fe il D etector- F., Koyes, Alice , T exas. Tn1 s l ees- H. F e n l o u, Ch :-t irm a 11 Ex-Officio , Kt1 0~:. Yille , T eu n . , E mil Ge rlic h a n d R o h e n K e:-;:-;. lei-, ).Te w Bra uu fel s , T ex:-ts . Officbl Org-:-t n - TH E YI RG I ~ TA PHI L :\TE l.J S T. V A. , Jl [ar. 10, 1899 . Preside nt's Address . 'l iJ t!tc Jl fe111ber s of t!tc V. P . A .: The t we nti e th m ee lin g was call ed to o rd e r on th e a bove date iu th e Associali o u 's room s a t 8.30 P. M. P r esicle nt J. F. M aye r presided nncl the a t te ndance was unu sually h rge . T h e sec r eta ry was u n able to be prese n t l ill la te in th e evening a n d the P resident ap pointed i\~ r. R . ]. Redfo rd to act p r o tew . Mr. Die tz expla in ed the d elay in the 1leli ve ry of thi s mouth' s PHif,A'l'E[,IST by sla liu g th at th e press of it s p rinte rs h ad m e t with a mi sh ap whi ch caused m a ny cl ay 's dela y. M essrs. Maye r a nd Dietz gayc short but e n thu sias ti c a nd ,·ery interes tin g lalks o n the comin g co u ve nli ou. Th e m ag nifi ce nt ge n e ra l collection of Maj or Mayer \\"as inspected \\"ith mu ch pleas ure . Sta m p exch a ng in g fo llo wed a nd th e 111ecliug wh ic h was a m ost enjoy:,bl e o n e was ad j o urn ed a t 10.HO P. M . R espec l full y s ubmitte d, \V. s. AHERN , Sec' y , per R l\ DFORD . \ :\'OTE .-0 11 acco 1111t o f th e l n te a p pea r n u ce of 'l'llE \"J H.l~ 1 :-:1:\ l'111L ATEL 1S r for :\larc h it wn s impos:->ihl c t o h a\·c respo n ses per posta l fro m o ut· o f. t o wn m c m he r s ill r egard lo Lh e p r opos iti on of :\tr. S l cn n1 :-> at th e Feb ru ary m ee tin g.. S 11 bse· q 11 c 11U y n 1111111 he r of rep li es h n ,·e l'O m e t o h n ncl 1111 n 11i111 0 11 ~ in fa,·o r or th e proposed n ffi l in t io 11 w ith th e S o 11th cr 11 P hil a t eli c Associati o n . Ii. is expect e d thnt all ,·o tc:-> w ill h e i n th e h a 11 cl:-> of th e Secretary o n or befo re th e 10th o f l\ pri l. - l•: n1 Tn R. j S outhern P!tilate!ic A ssociation. Bl.! OT H ER :'\I E '.\fBER S: Ou r Ass oc i:i tion is rap idly :id,·a u c in g . K in e· t ee n :-tpplic:-t ti o n s for m e m bersh ip i u t w o m o nth ~ i:--, I b e li eYe, th e record :111d if \ Ve co ul d o n ly k ee p 11p t hi s 1·n tc w e s hould be able t o s h ow 200 m e m h e n ; Oil th e li s t b y u e xt C011\·e u t io 11 . The id ea of m a kin g 0 111· Assoc ia ti o n a F eden1ti o u o f So 11th ern Phil a t e lic Soci e t ies-is s teadily g r ow iu g. A m ove m e ut is :-t lready o u foot t o or· g au i ze S t a t e soc iet ies i11 Tennessee n ud K e n tu cky wi th a Yiew t o nffi l i:itiou \Y it h th e S. P . A. n nd i f each S t a t e ·wo ul d d o li ke wi se what a u :i.ccessio u of s trength it wou ld 111ea 11 for us. I th erefore r espectfull y s u ggest th at th e m e m bers i11 e:-tch S t:-tte o r ga ni ze, el ec t officer=--a u d d o wh:it th ey ca n in f urth e ran ce of 0 affili a t ion. " I beli e,·e it w o u ld be bes t fo r th ese S late 0 1· loc:il societies to o r ga n i;r.e o n a 11 n i form b as is rt nd J will appoi nt :\l essr s . August Diet;r., \V. S . A h er n rt n <l Roy D. Bradley :1 co mmi t tee l o dr:ift. :i "Con s tituti o n a n d B.r·L aws ·• whi c h ca n be p 11h· li s h ecl i n th e official orgn n for yo u r :-t pp r o ,·nt ur s 11 g-ges ti ous. O ur S:-t les S 11 per i11 teude 11t repo rt s good sa l e~ i11 his d ep:ut 1n e n t b ut wo11ld like m ore nam es 0 11 his li s t to re ce h ·e c irc u its. A n y o n e wis hi ng l o pa rti cipate in th e b e n efits of th e depart m e nt w il l p le nse n ot i fy :\Ir. \V Rr in g. :\ posta l ca rd ,,·i ll a n swe r th e p urpose . \\"e :-tre und e r obliga ti o n s to the p lii l:ttel icpres!'-' frir favo r nble 111 e 11ti o 11, m ore espec inl ly th e \" irg i. 11i a Phil3te lis t , I.o n e St a te P h il:i t e li st :-t 11 d ·1·1i e Sta m p T rib 1111 e. : Th e p hi lateli c 011lloo k was ne,·er more fa ,·orno le a wl u uless t h e cn t a log n es s p o il th e 111 a rk et h y forc in g prices l oo hi g h o ur h obby is o u t h e e,·e of a n era of' p r osper it y. Th e boys are m ore ac ti,· e than th ey h a,·e bee n fo r se,·era. 1 yea.rs pn.:-ot a n d th e m ore ndvancecl collect or:-: s h o uld n ever a ll ow :i.11 oppo r t 1111i ty to c 11 co 11rnge Lh e j 11 n~ 11il c:-: t o pass wit h o ut n~c og· 11iti o 11. Y o a rs for th e s. P.A. , H . FENTON, Pres . �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 182 Secretary's Report. N E W M E MB E RS. l.J i3 Dic k ey , Euge n e Cabell, Kn ox ville, 'l'e H1 1. 144 Ve r beck, \V1·n, l\L, B:>x 8 11 , Ba ll s t o 11 Sp:l, K. Y . 1-J.5 Jones , '\V. Ashby, H0 4 \ V. Fra nklin -s t. , Ri c hn1ond. Va. 1-lfJ Butler, Bas il G ., l ~lYl F loyd- a\·e.,Rich111 0 11 d, \'a. H7 l\>ln.y e r, l\ I a j .ju o . F. ,1 212 E. :\l a in -st .. " H S Chris ti a n, Thos., 1:·H9 F loyd- a ve., 149 Mos er , C. F . W ., JU S. 1s t-s t., 150 R e ill y , Jr., D a ni e l J ., 2'"21)() l·:a s te rn Parkw :i·y, Broo klyn, N. Y . J::il Spott , V . E:. A., ~O G N. lilh-s l ., Ri c h111 0 11<1 , \':t . J:j2 S chott , H e nry, Bo x lnO , 1 5~ N olti n g, R. ~L. 18 N . Bea c h-st ., 15·1 S helto n , W. P., 11 S o . ~ rd-st., APPLICATIO NS. \Ve n delin \Ve b er , a ge 38 , !104 E a g le -s l. , Buffa l o ,!" . Y . O r ga ni s t a nd Choir DH"ec t o r. 1\ l e mhe r· A . P. A. N o. ·11 2, P. S . o f A. No . HSI. Refs., Au g . Die t z , \ V. C. L o wry, F. S t ea rn.: . H. E . De ats , .age 2.':i, Fl e min g t o n, N. ]. F ann e r. Specia lty U. S. a ud C. S . .\ .; m e m ber IO as· s ocia tions . Re fs., \V. C. Lo wry, F. S tea r n s. Au g . Die t z. ]. R . A lle moug, age 2!J , S a le m , Va. A lto rn ey :it I.aw . Me 111 be r v. P .A . R e fs. , \ V. C . L OW· r y, A. Die tz, F . Stea rns . Ser g t. J. C. ;\Veck e rt , age ~~ . l ii l2 r;. ll roa d- s l ., Ric h 1nou d . Va. Attorney a t Law . R e fs., F . Ste arns, A u g . Die t z, \V. C. Lowr y . *Ira C. Holt, S priu g Va ll ey, \V b. Age IU, Clerk. Refs. , \Va lte r C . Lo wry, Ca r l A. \ Vil tham , ]. H . F ese tnaier. *H e nry W a lff, Richfield , N . J. Age 15, S tud e nt. Refs. , 'Vtn . I\1'e irose, \ V. P e t e r s on , \ V. C. Low r y. it. \V. I I . lVlcClure, Wa y nes v ill e, N . C. Age 38, M inin g Fore n1 a n a nd :.v1 ech a 11i c . Re f-.., H. F e nton , R . L . Alle n , W . C. Lowr y. R. L. De itrick , L o r ra ine, Va. Te legraph e r. R ef~ .. Roy B. B rad ley, W. C. L ow r y, A n g. Die t z. A lexa nder Bat t is t e , Po rt au P riu ce, H a iti. Age 59 , Cle rgy tu a n , U. S. Deputy Co n s u l. R e fs., R. S. Nelso n , E d ga r Turbu sh, J o s . j . Oi sce. Those n1 a rk ed '1: d es ire to pa rti c ipa t e i n th e Sal es D e p a rtme nt . R ES I GNA TIO NS AC D E PT E D. ] . S. Ross, I\1o u c t o u , N. B. , Ca n ada. I. . S . Millard , Sa nta A uu a, T ex:-is. A lfre d E. Col e, Pl a in field, N . J. R. W . H e u s iu ger, Sa n A nto n io , T e x as. CHANG E S I N A D DR ESS. from 1417 W. L e ig h -st. t o J:;o; IV. Cl ay.st ., R ichnt o:{d , Va. \V . R u ssell Br ow n fro nt \V i1111 ipeg-, i\J a n ., t o Po d Arthu r , C nt ., Can . R. J . Redfo rd Treasurer's Report. R EC EI P TS. B:ilan ce. .... J<. ece h ·ecl fro m m e :nhe r s .. .... S l - 1.t)~ 7.0[1 T o tnl.. ... ... .. .. . E XP EN Ol'r l! R ES . "" ...... $ 1.10 F eh. 1 T o" \". P ." fo r F eb .. . S~ J .;-1/ ~ I. l !l ......... .... ..S:!0 .·17 Ba la n ce 0 11 J1a11<1. Res pec tfull y S 11h111itted , \V. C. L OW RY, Sec. -Trca s. Report of Sales Supt. 0 11 h n rnl l:l s t repo rt , Fe b. !l , H7 h oo k s ..... .. .:9 J:!tili.U!t :!:l:! ..-.:11 Rece i\·e d si11 ce, H b ooks. ~! 1 1 ..f.I Re li ;.ed, 2•> boo k s .. ... . Fro m w hi c h ha ve bee n sold ... No w in c irc ulati o n 7(.i boo k s , \ ·:i. l11 e ..... . . In s ura n ce fund ..... Sa l e.:; fr o! ti b oo k s r e t ir e d ~!J 1 : : p e r ce ut. C H AR I .E S \V :\R I:-:: ( :. Board of Trustees Report. \ V E wER E g r e:ttl y pleased t o see th ereso!11ti o 11 p assed at th e la!'- t m ee li!1 g o f t h e V i r g i11i n Phila t e li c Associ a ti o n i11 th e ) 'l a r c h 1111111 ber o f T11 E V I RG I N IA PHIL A T E LI S T . Bo th o f \I S are m e m be r s o f th e V . P . A. a l so a nd we h e arti ly e nd o r se t h e m o tion . " 111 11ui o n t h ere is s tre n g th, " and t o u se th e w o rd s of o ur fri e nd Die t z, " le t 's co nfe d e r a te " and form o n e grea t soc ie t y, kn o w11 a s th e So uthern Phil a t e li c Assoc ia ti o n . \ Ve h a\'e t o r e port th a t o n e p a rt y , l\ Ir. R . C. Bach, of i\ 10 11· t real , Can. , h as bee n obj ected to a s a m e m ber o f th e s. P .A . a n d \Ye a r e at p r ese nt i11\'es ti ga t111 g th e m a tt e r a nd w ill be a ble to repo rt m o r e defi nit e l y soo n . All o f wh ic h b r e~µec t f111l y s 11 b 111 itt e <I . Yo urs fratt::r 11 a lly, Jo: :u11. (~ER LI C J- 1 , R OBER T K ES~ L EH. Board o f ·rn1 s less S. I' . A. S. P. A. Members Take Notice! \VE h e r ew ith agn i11 ca ll th e nll e 11 t io 11 o f :i.1 1 m e m be r s wh o h a,·e n o t p a id t h e ir d11 es yet, t o this m a tte 1· a n d we h ope th a t :i ll th ose w h o h an: n o t ye t pa id , '-v iii d o so at o n ce. Th e SelTe hl n ··rrens ure r is h e r eby r espectfu ll y i11 s tr ucte d ·t o dr o pa ll m e m hers w l1 0 h ~n·e n o t p n id th e ir d1J es J)\· May rnth . · Yo urs fr n t e r11 a l ly, RO BER T K ESS L EH, BoCJrd of 'l'!'ll s tecs S . I'. A. �TH E VIRG INIA PHILA..TELIST. 183 S . P. A. Prizes. Two New Monthlies. T o Tll E m e m ber o f th e S. P. A. w h o sec ures th e l:i.rgest 1111m ber of n e w m e m ber s for th e Assoc i:1ti o 11 betwee n Dece mbe r I 18!lS,:l ncl th e firs t d:i. y Two n ew p hil a t e lic monthlies are a uno un cecl to a ppea r in the n ear f utur e, a nd, i f we may judge from the ex tens ive preparations m ade, they wi ll be of the first o rder. L . P. H ead , of Fulton, Ky., will la unch Tile 11fississippi V alley Philatelist, a nd Ralph \V. Tucker, of Boston, M ass. , will publish The Stamp E xclia11ge. " Th ~ 111 ore th e merrier. " o f th e l SUU C o 11ve 11t i o 11 , TII E \"JRCJ:"'I A PHI LA - will g·in: as ::l prize th e s um o f S-10.00. Th e m e mher sec urin g lh e n ext b.rges t n11111he r of 11 ew m e m ber s be tw ee n elat es n a m ed will r cce i,·e a TELIST h o 1111d copy of Vo l. II. of th e \". 1' . Th e co 11 di ti o 11 s o f Lili;-; co nt es t :i. r e th a t ea ch m e mber sh:lll r eq u est th e Secre l:i.ry of th e S . P. A. t o lis t th e [lpplicatio11 :-' ~ec 11re d him and keep a r ecord o f th e s:un e, :u1d th e Secre tar y's r eport :-;h :i. 11 dete rmin e th e winn e r s o f th e pri zes. !\o m e mhe r is e li g ibl e to thi s co nt es t nnlc s~ h e h :ls :-;ec11 rcd :l ll d h :ul :i.d milt ecl t o m e m bership nl lca!'-l t, n e w 111e m ber s. Thi s cooles t is n o t ope n t o offi. ..:er~ of the Assoc iati o n. T11 E \"11u :1NIA P1111. A TELTC Plrn 1.1 s 111 :'\t: Co. hY Another. I, . }' . II EAJ>, F11llo ll 1 K y . , will g i,·e o ne year':-: s 11 liscr ipli o 11 to :i. 1! y two m o nthl y lll :lgazi n es to an y persou sec11ri11 ,!. !" thre e n ew m e m ber!" to S. P. .-\.; r c:- 11 1t to he de c id ed hy Secretnry's r epo rt . T o th e p e rso n sec u ring- the seco n d l:lrgest 11u111 · he r of u e\\' m c m he rs hy Co 11ve 11ti o11 tim e , w ill ~ iv c ~ 2.00 i11 c:1sh . Thi s offe r is in co nj u11 ct io 11 with th:i.t of th e Yirgi11i:l P hil n teli c P11 bli slli11 g Lo .. :i.nd b:lsetl u po n s:i. m e rules. i\ Io 11 cy t o he paid at Co 11ve 11ti o11 . Kei t her offer to n ppl y to d i· rec to r s o r p 11 bl 1s h er s of p:i.pe1·s-a s 1 con s ider th ey h rl\·e th e :ldvn nta ge of r eg ul a r m e m bers. Virgin Islands. Th e A111erim11 Jo11nia l of Philately ill ust rates th e n ew \"irg in I sla nd s sta mps. Th ere a re e ig ht va lu es, as follows : ,Vz rl g ree u , lei red , ~ Yz d ultram a rine, ·kl brown , 6tl purple, i d dark «ree n 1s h orau ge, 5slt in d igo . .-, J ud~iu g fro m th e illu strati o n th e rl es ig n is q ui te pre t ty. The ce ntra l figue re prese uts th e V irgi n with lil y s urro un ded by what t h e P. .f. of C . B . is p leased to t erm, a u "eccles ias tical frame," with th e na m e above, a nd th e n 1lue and POSTAGE a nd R EVENUE bel o w. The 11!011treal J'liilatelist a nd TH E \'me rNrA P 1-1rr, A'l'EUS'l' , ou e yea r fo r 30c. "Journal Phi latelique " - Brazil. A co~ri\IUN I CA T ION from S. P a ul o, Brazil , informs us tha t the publi catioa of lite Jo11r11al P l!ilateliq1f.e was te mpo ra ril y su sp e nded o n account of the death o f i\Irs . Cop enhagen , wife o f the publis her. \Ve wi sh to ex press our condolen ce with our es te emed co11frer e in bis b erea ,-ement. Postage Stamp Swindlers. CI,E\" ER P.'.IR WHO HA VE DEFRAUDED HERI.IN ilIERCHANTS ARE THO UGHT TO HAVE; STARTED FOR Al\IERICA . BERLIN ' i\farch 20. - The R eic!tsa11zeiger to day warns the pub lic aga inst two posta l stamp swind le rs . The pape r says tha t warra nts have been iss u ed fo r t h e arrest of the men , ,,·h o are known to lh e pub li c resp e ctively as George von H ag en a ud George von D ubraka. T he form er cla ims to ha il from Ri o J a ne iro a ud t he latter purpor ts to be a n eug in eer fro m Alg iers. T h e poli c e records sh ow tha t their sw ind li ng operations h av e n ot been confined to Germany. Th ey h ave sold bogus p ostal stam ps of a ll lan d s b y t he th o usa nds , a nd a fte r d efrauding a number of merch a nts in Berliu t h ey ha ,·e left h ere , a nd it is believer! h a ~· e go n e to Ameri ca un cle r assum e<l na111 es .-Toro11to /Vorld. �F R OM DO YOU WAN T TO SA VE YOUR MON E Y? D i xie L iq u og n tp h w ill sa \" e yo u m n 11 y <lo ll a r s u ow s pe n t for p rintin g-a nd o n ly cost . yo u _f>Oc. \Vith it y o u ca n pre p are yo ur o wu P n ce L is t s, Circu la r s, Ap pro \·a l S h ee ts , Le t ter H eads, etc . Can k eep copy o f e\·e r y le tt e r yo n se n d_o ul , w hi c h is very ii n p o r t a nt. A u ew m eth od, si m p l e a nd in expe n ~_; i ve, a u y c h ild ca n opt:ra t e sa m e. i'\ Iakes fro m 50 to 100 cop ies fro m o n e im p r ess io n. A lit tl e t reas u re l o e \·er y o n e . Reg ul ar pr ice S I .OU bu t a m o ffe r i n g r ece ipt a nd fu ll in s tru c ti o n !-' fo r o n ly 50c- b ut if yo u p r efe r I wi ll se n d r ea d y fo r u se fo r Sl. 00 c h a r ges pa id . :M o n ey c h eerfu ll y r efun ded i f n o t p er fectl y satisfied . Do n 't le t t h is op po rtuni ty pass or yo u w ill regret it. J furni s h in k free wi th sa m e . Sta m ps ca ta log11ed a t ~:.!.00 t nke n . \\Trite fo1 circul a r . Address, J:l u sec.l Cn rcls fro m Ca n ada, Cape C . H., Cey l o 11 ,~ liili, Cos t a R ica a nd Cyp ru s . Cata l oo-11e n d11 e 78c ..... .. ...... .... .. for $ A:). 12 11 secl D;n m a r k , D ut ch I n d ies, Egy pt a n d Fin la u d . Ca t. va l ue 77c .. .. .. fo r B 2::. lO 111111 sed C u ba. A l p h o n so X lll. Ca t alogue va lu e 78c .. .. . . fo 1 C ·IV. JO 11n11sed do u ble cnnls fr o m G 11 a t e m hla, H a w ai i , Jl o nd1 ira~, Ho n g Ko n g , e t c . C:i t. ,.a l 11 e S L 2;j ,. ... . ... . ... . . . .. . . for A tHl () L ot h e r packets, a lm ost g i\'t:ll away. A 11 p r e p a id with O m a ha Sta m ps. 922 N Gilmor St. , Cash Paid For Confederate Money. $1000 g r ee n a nd b' nck issu ed May 1861, SS l o Sl 2.00 500 " " " " " 10 to 15.0U 100 2 t o 2.50 l~ 2.00 100 Washin g t o n Jt,t ~y •• lUc t o .50 JO C. S. A. Flag " JOc t o .25 5 l\1 ono u v rier " l Oc to 3.00 ;)U Ca r s ru n n i u g Sept. 1861 ... .. l Oc t o 2.00 20 3 Fe1ha les " 15c t o .2:3 20 Fem a le a n d Globe " l.00 to 2.00 JO M r. Ol d h a m 2uc t o J.00 JU Female a n d Eag-le '' 2.5c t o ·L OO G Ind ian P r incess l. 00 to -J .00 2 Eagle " . . .. ... .... 50c l o J. 25 Broke n ba n k b ill s bo u g ht a t le to IOc ench. U .S. Fracti ona l not es 8c to $ 1.25 each . L ook up your old p ape1· m o n ey a u d se ud t o m e. w R . L. DEITRICK , Beg i nne r s' i=>ackets . .-\ -L "flnyt~1 ~~~.e1c~i~1::~ign Ch~~~ " " !.s .uo 2c bl u e......... .Uli " ;{c lilnc.. .. .07 .. 5c orauge .............. . .. ..... . 1 ~': " JS!l2, 2 o n ac ....... ';'~ ica rngua 1870 r o u t. J-25c set G. .:l:J *Japa u , JS!JU, 2, 2, G, 5s . se t ·I.... .20 *Pers ia. 1882, lOfr. b u ff, red aud black.. .:l5 ~' Ph il ipp i n e Is . , 10 o n 2c, !~o. J7U .......... .1>2 " " l r o u 5c, Ko. 178 .2:) " le on :l ·1-8 No. JSO.... ... .07 l6c ou 2r No . 270 .... ... . ... . ... ... .85 " le ou 20c ou 250 m No . ;JOL. .. 1.;;u • J o h o r e JSBU. l , :l, H, 'J, 5, Ge, set G.. .22 >:: I'obago, JS!JU, J s b e n·o1·, very fin e. 2.~:) *l\1ea n s un u sed. A ll s tamps i u fi n e co n d i tion. Ca.sh w ith order by P. 0. m o n e y o r d e r . Selections 0 11 a ppro va l a t .::rt.Y,t for good r efere 11 ce. 00 MAR S HALL O L SO N, 66 2=3% Discount Se ucl m e 20 cen t s (s i l ver) a u d I w il l se 11 d yo u b~; r e t u rn nrni l a n appro ,·:i J sele cti o n ofstn m ps fro m wh ich yo u m ay tn k e i :jc cata logue va lu e. :\I y r eg ul ar d isco unt is uix: nncl t o get th e e xtra W?(irt yo u tn u st se n d cash w it h yo u r re q ues t fo r a sele cti o n . I Pay Cash for Om ah as . le, per 100.. ..S .lii j l Oc, per IOU ............ ~ 1.u :; 2c, p e r 100 . .Of> I 50c. each.. . .2:j ·k, p er 100. .. l .O::i I $1.00 each .:-10 5c , p er 100. .. .. . . . .. .. 1.05 I 2.UU each .. . l. Ull Sc, per 100 .. .. ......... . l. 05 I M us t be pe rfect cop ie s . 8 111 n ll lots o f IO a nd 11 pwa rd s acce pted. I Cash For \ \·e w ant to b11y sta m ps a 11 d collect io 11 s a 11 cl Des i rn. h le s t am p s are wi l l in g to pay lihe rnl p r ices. St: nd 0 11 y o 111· Stamps At o n ce , goo(l F o r c ig-11 o r U. S. Th e cnsh is re:i.dy. TROJAN STAMP CO. , TROY, OHIO . 6-18 Erie St ., S. E. , JV!inneapo!is, Jlli1111. FOR SALE! AROU N D THE WORLD for 2 5 cents . of 85 Baltimore, Md . H. EFEHENCE: F ir s t Natio11 a l na11k. P lat es 55 HERBERT F . ROLLINS , VIRGINIA. 217 Par k Place, BROOKLYN , N . Y . * * The Cov er 35 30 A. LOHlVI EYElX. , E . C. D IC K E Y, Kn oxv ille, Te nn . LO RRAINE, l~f rosrnl CHRD RfPORHR NO.3 V olume I. of Th e Virginia Philatelist. Can be adapted to a ny m agaz in e. Apply to Franklin S t earns, Bu siness ll 'g'r, P. o. Box G, R I C H MOND, VA. Yo 11 w ill get n yea r' s s 11 bscrip t io11 w ill! a HO word exch a 11 ge u otice free whi c h w i ll r eac h :-; t;1 111 p co ll ec tors :ind d ea le r s in all pn1·ts o f th e Globe. Specia l r at es to d ea lers. Sta m p s on ap pro\'al a t 5(},t ta.k e n in pay m e nt for s ta 11 di ?:g- ads. c; i,·e it a tr ia l. THE ALL-ROUND STAMP ADVERTISER, 717 St. Andre St., Montreal , Ca n. �W. C . PROUDFOOT, u. NO. 233 , P . 0. BOX 11, KINGSTOWN, ST . VINCENT . MEMBER I. . BRITISH nahamas . I .~).<:; .~ P. liii~~m~msm~~i!!2mmamQJ WEST INDIES . aml Gd a nd Is ......... p e r se t Barbad os, 1.J, }G . 1, 2,!.f . -J, G 8 :111d JUd " Ue n11 11 da, X. l ,:l, 2 ~ , 0, 4 . Gd and l s ... Gre11adn, ~ ~ . I , :l~ , ii, G and Sd a n d l s .. St Lucia ·, X , J / :l):!. 3 , ·J and Gd a ud J~.. Ca mbia , ~ . 1, 2, ~.!tG .8. -J a 11d Ud a nd .ts B1·i t ish C 11 ia 11 a, PiCture Seri es , 1 , 2, ;) 1 IU a ucl 15cl. .. ....... .. .. .. ... .... ... Crc 11ad:i, :l ~ d Com m e 1nornti\" e .. . ...... .. ... ... . .. ~ fill I 77 7.5 /7 t.m 7:) -I ~ O(i 'i_'r i11idad 2d '' O.:J Trinidad; 1 ~. I , 2}~ . ·I, r; and Gd ;;~·d·i~:.~1~;:~~·t · f;) T u rks Is .. ~ - J, '.2 %, -J, 0 aucl 6d nud Js . " 1u l. C"ew nrd l s,~~. I , 2,!--~ , -1, ti and 7d a n d J s 77 Ja m a i ca, ~ . J , 2,:!% . 0. -J and Ucl aucl Js 75 Br . C 11i ann, 1, :!, ~1 . 5, U. 8. J:l aud 2-k... 75 Br. l·l o 11d11ras, 1, 2, 5, ti, 10, l 2 a ud 2·1c.. 7;) _J a 111 ai ca 2s, each 55c. Bnrba dos, 2s Ud eacli... . U7 Bahamas, T1 i nidad. Leeward Islnuds, St. l.11 c 1a a n d J a m aica , Us , eac h ........ ! &3 St Lucia a n d Ti-i11id ad 10s each.. ....... .1 li2 Ba h ama s nud " .t.: l " ........ .... 5 l~ Th e fo llowi11g St. \"in cc ut sta mps sol d a t face value; fo r a n y q 11 a11tity: X<l gree n, 2X d blue, 2 ;.~d black n11d blu e, iJd black n11d li lnc ,-Id yellow, t1d brown, lid lil ac, and 5 / lakc . 18U:l iss u e, ).'Gd lilac and g-ree n. Id lil ac nnd cn r miue, 1 ).~ d lilnc aud blue , Ocl lil ac a n d greeu, ·Jd l ilac aud onrnge , 5d lilnc a nd black, Gd h.l ac aud Ju-ow11, 1/ g ree n a n d ca rmine and 5/ g reeu aud lil1 1e. P os t Office o rd e r s payable KIN G STO\VN, St. \"i11ce 11t. Creenhn cks a cce pted . Cas h w ith o rd e r o ul y. Ko uotice tak e n of s tamps sent for cxchau ge. Add r ess as nbo\·e. w. c In- PROUDFOOT, 2 .J SEH D · F2R,· Ll5TOF·P-;\ C~!:T6"f\/S D -· f'l:.ntG)"li'-'· lf' ·~ J,.,GUC .ST~MP..S, ~ :t:~~T'. !~~~~~~U5 _ r.n_n.n_rv-v>~ 'Ul. $. 1Re'1's. + Combination ~ Adv. 70 Varieties for $1.00. & Sub. Rates of THE STAMP TRIBUNE, A· fiu e s tart for a coll ection of r evenues. Jn · dudes s pec im e n s of a ll iss ues, imperf., pe rf. , Jc t o ~2. 00 \· a l11 es, '2 ud , 3rd , -.Ith , 5th a nd ti th iss u es, H~i l n n rl 1~78 Proprietaries, 1808 Prov is iona ls, of th e' ' Re mem be r th e Ma rn e " ser ies, a u d $ 1.00 JSUS, Docum e utn ry. Th e best va lu e fo r th e m o n ey e\·e r g i\·e1i. E \·ery !"t a mp n picked co p y, so m e 111111 sed , and a ll in pe rfect condition. T h e p 11 rc h aser of e\·e ry 5th packet- w ill r ece h·e g-rat 1s a ;jc red, Proprieta r y, ca t a logued a t $1.50. Ord e r e nrly as th e 1111m ber of p ac kets is limited . S u b~c ripti o n to both j o 11ru nls one yea r ........ $ .30 Foreign Countri es i n U. P. U...... .54 APPROVAL SHEETS. Ach"ertise m e nts in bot,.11 journals at th e fo llowiu g rat es. STRICTLY CASH, QUARTERLY Harrim a n, T e nn . 181 AND THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST, Richmond, Va. - - J N AD \ . .ANCE .- \V e are g i ,·i11g fiue p r e mi11m s to a ll lt n n d lin g app r o\·al s h e ets a n d re milti11 g more t h an ce n ts at a ti m e. The disco u nt is 5(},": , a nd co\·er s a ll k iud s , re \·· c 1111es , postage, m a t ch a nd rn ed ic iu e. A good reference w i ll bring yo u o ur d esc ripli\·e ci r c u lar a nd a good selec t1 011 o n approva l b y re t urn m ai l. St'n te cln s s o f stn m ps d es ire<l. 0 11r :!;) l iuch .... 2 iuc h es % colum u l columu. l p age. J m o. . ... $ .70 1.8.5 .. .... 2.00 ..... 4.00 ..... ;,oo a m os. $ I. GO 3.00 5 .00 n.oo ia.oo - 0 m os. $ 8.00 5.00 !1.00 l year. $ 1a.oo ao.oo --~~~-- --Address - - FRANKLIN STEARNS, RICHMOND , VA , 5.00 D.00 15.00 30.00 50.00 �\Ve g ive a copy of . DERLAM ' S INTERNATIONAL \ Philatelic = Collectors = Directory, Coutaiui ng OYe r 9500 addresses of ACTIVE COLLECTORS I As advert ised iu thi s m agaziu e aucl can be obtained of the publishers on the fo l-1 BACK NUMBERS SAMPU GOPl[S a nd of 1HE VIRGINIA PHllAHUS1 A Y ear's Subscription to ..... lowing t erms .. .. \'ol. I , Ko. l , O nt o fpr i ut I \ 'ol. " " ? " " " a' ........SQ. IO " .,: I , No . " .50 " :: ¥: ... . FOR ONT,V .08 1 .08 !!..... 10.... 5, . .10 1 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST s.. ... SO .~,j SIXTY =FIVE CENTS. -~" 'J'h e pu bl ish e r 's pri ce for th is direc t ~ry alo n e , :~8 w hi ch w e h a\·e ex am i11 ed and fo 11 t1cl as ndn:rti sed. isUOc ,so se nd to 11s n 11cl gel bo th it and t hi s nrn g-a ~ 15 ziu e for o ue year for 11 cnrly th e price o f o n e. R e~ 11.. lL :~~ 1 Yol.}I , ~? · ~:· P osta ge at the rate of l cent pe r copy 11111 s t _acco mpa n y order s for back uttm ber s to sec11r<:; 1m 111edia te a t te nti o u, oth erw ise s u c h orders will be filled o nly on r egu lar m a ilin g days . mit i11 c 11r re 11cy , 111111 sed :Le s t a m ps or b y I '. 0. ord e r. Regis tr atio n 8c ex tr:i. . Positivel y uo BACK :"'UMBERS sent. as s am p l e co pies in futur e . A ll s u c h r eq u est s w~ll be filled w ith c urr eut uum ber 0 11 n ex t s u cceed 111 g r eg ular 1u a iliu g da y . \Ve will b in d c o 111ple l e fi le of P . 0. Box G, THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUB. CO., R IC l·D I O:>: IJ, \'.-\. , lJ. S . A. THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST, fo r our s ubscri bers at 75c pe1· \" Olume . 1"h ey s h o uld be in a iled u s FLAT acco m pan ied by the a 111ouut , a nd n a m e aud address of sen d e r. THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIG PUBLISHING GOMPANY, Franklin Stearns, Sec-Treas ., Pu11. A T R L 1s T P.O . Box 6, RICHMOND , VA. , U. S. A. VIRGINI A The Virginia Philatelist, TH E HANDSO.:\TEST :\l..\GAZ I:\'E [ :\" A.:\ lE R I CA, T ogeth er wi l h a n y of th~ follo w i 1~g ~ 1 agaz i11 es,for o u e yea r , for lhe pnce opposi te Its n:i.m e : L o ne Star State P hil. '.!:Jc ~- Y. P hil atelist ~Oc J-re r a ld Exch ange XUc Eve r gree n State P hil. :blc Th e Tri-l\I o u t hl y :\ fo 11 t r eal Pil i I. ::oc P erfo r :i. t or :me T exa n Philnteli :-tt P hil ate li c \:Ve st Collector ·J.jc. :l;Jc :l:)c "Stamps," England, 64c. The Virginia Philatelist and Sco tt 's 58th Catalog u e, or 59th whe u o ut , post-paid, ()0 cents. F RA:'."'KLII": STEARNS, H u~. :.\ i gr., P. 0. Box(), L<.1ch111 0 11d , \"a., U.S. A. EXCHANGE. I wi ll excli a n ge :) cop ies of th e rarest l-. S. 1 ~0~· ­ lal. Th e le h lack of 1X75 0 11 th e " waler m arked " paper o f the 11:)7:) iss11 e. A~ai n s l eq 11 a l ca ta log·11 e \-al ue o f sla m ps , 11 0 stamp h owever to ca ta log ue le~s thau :lOc. \\'ill exchn 11 g-e 0 11 e or a ll r,. Make offer to JOH N PAALZOW , 1018 Park-a,·e., JUC H ~10ND, \',\.. {; . FARMS FOR SALE . p,-o. l. 111 Kin g \Vi ll iam Co., Va. ·l mil es from railway. :'\a\'igable r i ,·e r 1(i mil e from h o u se, wit h U feet d ra ft. Th ree a nd a. lial f h ours cfriYe fro m R ichm o 11d ,\"a. 2:j00 nc r es sand y loa m la n d abo11t LSOU acr es cleared, Tt."S t o ri g i n a l u r owt1 1 timb er. Artes ia n we ll at h o 11 sc . l·: xl e n s h· e m ar l beds un derlie who le far m. · No . 2. In Na tt oway Co., \" a . UU7 acres, ·I mil es fro nt railw ~ y. Adap ted l o cer ea ls, gTasses a 11 cl espec ia l1 y toba cco. Fin e br ick 111a 11 s io 11. r\o . H. In Lo ui sa Co., \"a. (i mil es fr o m C. & u . R. R. 111)0 a cres, excelle11t w h e~1 t a 11d tobacco l a 11LI. Good t1111 ber . ~o. ·I. 111 Fltn·a n11 a Co., Va. C . & 0. R. I<. . n 111 s thro u g h fa rm , de p ot at ba rn a nd S tear n s pos t office I~ ya rd s fro m Ji o use, a 11ir1 g-11ifice 11l J-1 room b n ck m a 11 s io 11. Fnn11 co 11t.a i11 s lJ ,"'\ 7 n cres, o f w hi ch 2?i;{ a cres are celeb r at e d J am es J{ i\·e r lo w g r o 1111cl s . \"i e·w fr o 111 h o nse rn ng11 ifi ce ut. Al>1 111 dn 11t o i-i g i11a l g r owth limbe r . 1:irn.: g-ra i11 , gr:i.:-:s, t ohacco a nd s tock fan n . Ko . 5. Adjoi 11i11 g th e nlio\·e, -Fili nc r es best 11 pla 11d in F lt1 \·a1111a Co., \i a. Sple ndid cro ps o fcere:i. l s, g ra sses a11d t obacco. !\o. Ii. S m nll e r fa rm s for sa le i11 ot h e r parts o l lh e State. A ll o f th ese p la11 latio 11 s nre a m p l y s u pplied wit h fres h ru11uin g wa te r , sch oo l , c hurc h , posl office a 11 <l railro ad fac ilili es a nd a r c be in g c 111ti ~ \-a t ed h y til e 0 \\'11 e r s. Pri ces r enso 11 ahl e :i.11d te r m_s sa ti :-:fac to r y. I'\o la nds exch :i 11 ged . For p::irt1 c 11 lars ad dress th e o wuer:-: I'RA'.'IK l.l N STEAR1'S, j s. A. 1 1:; P. 0. Uox Ii, 1" . lll h S l ree l , RI C H MON D,\ ',\ . u. s. A. �o DISCOUNT on a ll my HOLLAND! a pproval books . \.Yrite me with refereuce for a HOLLAND! HOLLAND! selec tion. Try m y packets. 25 Foreig n sta m ps for 2c . 50 mixed u. s. a n d ForThe scarce issues of this country. eign for lOc . Add ress JAMES L. LONG, Nur tadell ose Stuecke komm e n zu cliescu Pre isen zum Versancl. Hopkinsv ille, Ky. P. 0. Box 246, 50 THREE SNAPS. Net h e.t;lauds 18f¥3 ~~bro,~·~ lilac ... .... .. .... . ...... Stl. 05 U.S . I. R. 2c iu ve rted, P. 0. S tate .. .......... .. .. .... $ 20 U.S. 1805 , no w mk ., Sl.00 " ..... .... ...... ... l 25 Net h e rbud s , l g uld 1808...... ... .... .. ...... .. ... ...... .. ti5 Free-Our nucti o t: cnta log ues a n d p ri ce li sts and o ne sa m ple copy of th e i~:as t e rn P hil ateli s t , th e o ldest s t :-i m p paper in A 111e rica. B . L. DR.EW & CO., 23 Court St. , R.oom 219, Boston,flass. U. S. Columbia ns le to lOc fine used 12c Cuba, 1891, 5c n ew ... ..... .. .. .. .. ... . ...... 4c 189Ci, :)c " ... . .. .• . ... . ..... .. . . . .. • . 3c " lOc " . .. .... ......... .. .. ... ... . 6c Last t h ree for lOc a nd 2c for postage. St a m ps on Approval 50(< disc. Send Reference. S. E. l'v1edfo r d, 435 N . 4rs t St. , Philadelphia , Pa . IF YOU WANT TO KEEP TRACK •. • of Cnuada's eve r c h a n g in g pos ta l (? ) e ntis s iou s, s u bscri be to L== =·"'·----~ ~IJe Montreal lPIJilatelist Cana d a ' s b r ig ht , up-t o-dat e p a pe r. A ll th e lates t .. .... r e li a ble u ews .... S u bscription o nl y 25 ce n ts n ye ar. .-\ <l s pay o t h e r s, th ey wi ll pay yo u . 50c nu in ch. R U DOLPH C. BAC!f, -~-. SA:-;Gc 1:-;ET ST . , ~ I O NTREAL, CAN A DA . CANADA'S SURCHARGE. Oc l·: n ve lo pe , s urcharged 2c, · 11n 11 sed or mail e d <lirect for '25c . Se nd for m y fi n e books at 5~~ ­ A ll th e varie ti is of th e l tn pe rial, etc. I :i.lso ha,·e so m e sple n d id book s o f Fore ig n Reve u11 es at lowest 11 e t prices. E\T ll if yo u do n ' t coil e d th e m se n d fo r a book and see t h e 1n ost attra c tiv e s ta mps o ut. Re fe r e n ces Req ui r ed. Th e,· con t a in s t a mps seldo n1 seen. Rudolph C. Bach, 4 51 Sangu inet St .. Montreal, Can. .-:::.beet o f 100 unu se d So uth Ame ri ca n !:l ;;;J s t a m p s, cata log ued at $2.00, post fre e to any add 1ess iu th e Uuit e d S tates, Canada o r )ll cxico for ?.I " " lg?l~~~~.~'.e~~::::::::: ::: :::::: j~ 180 1-U4, l g ! lilac. ...... .. ................. IS?.O· 50c (doppel~'! rb i g) ... . . .. . .. . . .. l g ld ... .......... ISU HH, 2'2~ da rk g re eu ..... ....... .. 1894, 2"2~ yello w vee n. .. ..... ... ... News paper s ta mp le blaek (rare) .18 .Oti .25 .03 .O~ .25 Orders under 25c 111 nst be ace om paniecl by return postage otherwise sa me will uot pe executed. i\1y Approval D e pa rtment is run in " up-to-elate" style . I b uy sta mps outright and also sell on com mission. To off set the impression some dishonest deal ers may h av e m ade on y ou will state tha t I ca n g ive you as reference s (if you w ish to do business with me ) some prominent and tru stworthy person in almost every city of the U ni o n. Wendelin Weber, l3'1~tfalo, 90-1 Eagle St., N. Y . The Big Three !--Three pe u ce S t. J o hn , 1857 is s u e, Scott 's cata logue price Sl.50, 2c Ma p stamp of Ca n ad a , ISUS iss u e u n u sed , Nova Scot ia, fi ve ce ut 18{;0-tH. iss u e, catalog u e price 35 cents, in y p ri ce for t h e three Sl.00, pos t fre e . O ther Barga in s. 10 0-aod sta n1ps catalog ue Ya lu e 50 cents m y price l 0 ce nts. l cent Pos t O ffice Dept., uuu !::ied 20 cent s . 2c , 12 cents . tic , 15 ce nts. 2c Treasury Dep 1 t unu sed 18 cents. IOc Treas ury Dep' t un u sed 75 cents . 15c T r easu r y Dep't u sed 15 cents . 5c b rowu 18·17 I ss ue ·JO cents. Coiu p le t e set of Russia n s 17 ,·a r . 'vi th and wi t h o ut bo lt 20 ce nts. Robi e1s Ye!::it Pock e.t Ca ta logu e 10 ce nt. F in e approva l s h ee t sa l 505t co n i. \ Va nt li s t filled. Address A. J. Bickel, s t aiup b roker , G os h e n, Indiana. P. S.-Onl y o n e eac h of lh e above so order qu ick. Corr1p l ete Volumes I , (unb o und ): T/1 e Virginia P !tilatelist, 35 CENTS . O n e a n d tw o ce n t u n u sed s t a mp s of U.S . aud as w ell ns s eve ra l odd num ber s of satu e volutue. !:: ce nt s tamps o f Ca na da t a k e n i11 pay m e nt sa m e e xceptin g N o s . 2, ·I and 8. Add r ess :ts cnsh . AUG . DIETZ , Spec inl No ti cc - J' o~tnge to o th e r co 1111tri es five cc uts extra. Ad d r ess a ll o rders to WM. A. flcDONNELL, New York City. UNITED STATES 1895 Soc o r ange , sc. $ 1.00 black 28c. Per fec t co pies. Lig htl y ca uce lecl. H K. MOYER, EASTON, PA . \JOO W. Clay, S ta. A., - - - - -- - - - - - -- -· J. H. CHILSON, R I C HM ON D , VA. Collec_to r , d esires exch ··· ·· ·· ·· ····· ······ ··· ·· ··· ···· ··· nnge with collector s h a ,·i11 g 2000 va ri e ties. collec ts p ost-cards, entires , fo r~ i.gn. .re ':e ~u e~ a u? s ta1ups ou orig in a l cover s. 603 \ • trg 111ia S t. , SIO U X C ITY , l ow A, u. s. A . - -- -- - - - - - - - - l Seud fo1· a tri a l lot of • tn y approva l s h ee t s a t 50%c0111., a ud you will be plea sed. "D irec t ory of Vn. S t an1p Collect o r s" F REE to each applica n t. Lis t free. H.B . Vesey, 52 Yo rk P l. , No rfolk , Va. APPROVAL SHEETS �UNUSED COLUMBIAN IC, SC ENVELOPE, ENTIRE - Two Reason Why Following Stamps are first class investm en ts. l st.-'fh cy were in 11 se h ut a Sh ort tim e 2nd.-Yery few were 11 sed . N . Borneo, JS05, ·le s u rc h . o n SJ , used fiue ..... ~0.05 Porto Pico, l SUJ , ·ln1 blue, n ew.. ..... . .O'.l Barbados;, prOY . e nYelope . .!, :.! 0 11 l d , tJ C\\·... .08 Chefoo, 18!)6 1 Xe wrapper. 11 e\\·. .O'.l :\J y Specialty is Appronll S h eets,{.)_ S . at ·l0a11d Foreign at 5~ co11 1miss io n. On these s h eets are o nly good, sal abl e sta m ps, m a rk ed nt , a u d be· 25c. A SET. ... ~u.:'o l H!H , HOc l.J11e , Used , Cat. 7:j c ... Th e two lol s .. /iU \ Ve h ave just bo ug ht a fiue lot of ?.I e t1iu m United States th a t Ca ta log ue fro m lOc to $1.00 a nd th a t a re 0 11 a bout eve ry o ne 's want li s t. If yo u wa nt so111e se nd quickly as t h ey go like h ot cakes. low cab1 l og11 e Ya l11 e. J do ;,w t gi\·e pr izes as :-tll 1n y stan1ps a 1·e sold :1S low as b poss ible, t h u s, in s t ead of you recei\·in g s h ee ts pri ced at abo 11t ii0%- aho\·e ca t a l og wit h a s ta m p wort h 5c fo r a prize, yo 11 get s h eets in n r ked HELO\\' ca t a log. a l 50~~ co m ., h u t no prize . l s h o uld he l wppy t o h ea r fro m y o n. RICHARD H. BUNCE, 107 Hig h Street, Middletown, C t. Colwa.ter, l\'lich. 1899- 1900 ! HOW IS THIS y 1899- 1900 ! Off ER EXCEEDINGl REDUCED TO FOR A ST ARTER AND IOC. - ? mOUR Cl!ENTS oru. S. Oriental Stamps all Different and Use d, F'R KS, CT. Arge ntine, 'U2, :: Xe Ko . in 8e l. to 1 peso. 1' ri ce. . .... I l $ .·JO l~ .2tj .16 :: ~~~~fg~ · · · ·· ·· ....... Austr ia, •no-01, lkr t o 50kr .. 11 Ro liva, ' !J-J, l e t o lOOc. ~anad~,- ·s~. g~. Xe to lOc. . K C11ba, rn-00........ . .... ... . .... 1-1 C r t:ece ' UO, O l ymp ia n Games, u n u sed 1 1 to 60 !. ....... . .. . Ca p e: of Good Hope, Trinu g ul ar, -Jp .. U) Constantinople. DO YOU NEED A handsome cove r d es ig n a nd p late fo r you r mag azin e; o r c ut s of ~tamps _or ha l fto nes of any s u bj ect fo ril lustra t111 g p urposes> Pri ce per set ... SO. JO ...... Pri ce JO · I' 1 i lwRITE TO DIETZ- 1 H e 111 akes c uts by a ll t he rn o de rn process es at moderate cos t. Sketches grat is u po u reque st. Cash wi th order. Add r ess .00 I .Ou .o.:; P C'st:ige ex tr:i in all c :i~es, Hampden Stamp Co., = o 00 !. o ur se n d in g o u th e clai rn o f t h e receive r. Gre:-1t clt o ise of rari ty, at a price defying all co 11 c 11rre11ce. Ma n co-li st s d es i red . --GREECE GRANBY, ojO . I\. B.-\Ve acce pt th e exchn 11 ge of all s ta m ps o f FOR SALE! ~OJ , .... . liOI. .. ldr. .. J. '1-\fi , i m p. set ofG . " perf. set of H.. 1880, set of -i ... ........ . A ••.•..• 18n l, imp. o r perf. set of ii .... ~ .~~ :\Io_1~_te11 e~__ro • ••• •• ;'-!Pet s ta ( l ~1G- 1 0-J) ... .. ( ~ncl 11 d1 11 g ... 3 1, 3, tatavlali, New Castle, Ind, " " ~ ~!l!.~i-J~'~:~~~';f ::~!': s_t_a rn p_s ~~ . JO =~ !~ounrnnta.;.: · ;· :.:···· 1 1111p .s t:1.mps ~ OU ~ .00 "' 1 urke y l SGu· 91 ..... J ..... ...... ....... o 10 El 5 Thess:l li:i. (sets u sed). ........... ... 5 40 !i .r1u 2-1 Cypn 1 ~.(; ih' l tar,Japau,M orocco 2 50 rn .:L5 A ll :l:jfi Pi eces, Free Reg isted ..... . . ..... O nl y frk s . :b:i.00-$5.00 . MACRI DI FR ER ES The Enterprise ·stamp Co., lS!Jli , l l 1 21, 51, 101, 201 a ud 2iil. -~ J _. . L·I .:,o Postag e ex tra. Lock Box 114, [)U :W Butgn l"i a) ......... ........... . ............ J a I AUG. DIETZ, Ed itor Th e va. Plii L , MASS. 9 00 W . Clay =st., Richmond, Va. Something for Nothing. 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( " N.id111w11 d 's 011/J- ,')/a111j; .1!t·rdl(!11/ ·• ) Hox Hl l ) . l-xl C HM 0 :"-1 1) , "\' l lx C~ l~ l A.. ~ .A . �ates •.. ,,,. e .J '\ :-it Al l A r~ I " tcr 11111 ' t • l I:. rR \ I I I.. l' '" 1 I !• l' ... 11 ll, ~ o.• lit . . I' \I ~! '' I T \f ' ' ! 1 C. E. HUSSMAN, ..po 21 I "ullcrto1 Bml Im}; . 1~\issouri. St. L.oui.;, 1 '. (I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 8 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistApr1899 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4078/VAPhilatelistMar1899.pdf 298d9ee1f2ba5d65c8cdc16079bf80d9 PDF Text Text Vol. II. MARCH, 1899. No. 7. VI lilNIA P ILATELIST <.ron tcnts : . 1 -1~ l-l::- t -1-1- I..J ;) .. 1-li; ] .)-1 1r,:; �The Only One Of Its Kind ! 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P u b li s h e d 0 11 th e l t> t h o f e :tc h 111 0 11th . S 11 h sc l'i pti o11 :l.lc pe r Ye ar. Sa m p le Co p y J." n: <.: L'n e x c el le d Ad ,·e r Lis i n g :\ l edi 11 111 . A r e y o u :t 111 e 111 h e r uf th e I '. S . o f A .- lli e l rt q..!·1·:-> t S u ci e l y o f yo 1111 g- c o ll ect o r ;-; i11 th u \ \·0 1·ld ? If 11 111 , ~ e 11 d y o n r 11 a 111 e t o til e :-;cLT c l : 11·y , :1 1u \ g-c l :i 11 :111 · p li c :t ti o 11 li1 :1 11 k an d :i co p y o f til e <>ITi c i:il O r g :i 11 . T he New Yo rk Philate lis t. C. W. KISSINGER, Sec'y , IOU E :t ~ I l l l t h Sl r cet . Adv er tise- Sa bscri be- Rea d- If h e Philat elic W est a nd Ca mera New s, Box 60 , Superi or , Neb. Onl y 111 a g-:i zi 11 e , o f t h e k i 11tl , 11 o rth of .\l o. arn l h<.: tw ee n :\1i:-;s. a11d th e :\It s . J.:uges t fie ld o f ~ Ii i. .)." ow g-o i n g 0 11 t,l h y e n r. L a r gest 111 0 11t hl y, i 11 s b.e. C i r1..· 1tl nt io 11 , a nd o r g an o f lar g est Suciely west o t _Mi s... Ad s. p:i. y o th en•. \V h y n o t y o 11 . IJ11 l l:1r fo r o n e l 1 1) f o un h pa g-e , w it h co p y . I f wi th 0 11 e 11 o l1 c: e ~: 0 11 ~11 e 11l i o 11 \ ' . J·. lOc p e r yea r fn:e 111 e .x , c u l 111 111 1. C i n~ ;-; i l l 11 s tr at i o 11 uf so 1111~ le a d i11 g co ll e c t o r o f !\. A . e a c h 111 0 11 t h . S n11 1p le Co p y Fret:' . R I·:.-\ l>l :" <;, I'\. I ()c - J Oc- 1Uc- I Oc -I Oc- I Oc - 1 ()c - I Ut ·. The Texan Philatelist t ria l fo r TE ~ C E N T S . Th is offer :-i:1111 pl e cu p y fn~e. m e 11ti o 11 l li e Yiq.: i 11 ia l'h i l n te li ~ t w e w il l a ll o w \'l) ll fn: e 11 :-:e o f ex1..·h :1 11 z e c o J1111111 O ll t" \'C ~ll'. A tl drc:Ss t il e p 11 lil k :i t i u 11 at Abil e n e , T exas. S 11 h s c r i pti o 11 wi t h \'ii·.~· i 1 1i :1 Pililate l i :-> t '!.:, c P 11 t :-;. One .\ ·e: 11 · 0 11 11 0 1 g o o d aft er j :111 11:11·y 1:-: t. I f ~·o 1 1 I Uc- I Oc -- 1Oc --- 1Uc - I Oc - 1Oc- 1Oc - I Uc _ �l THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIS1-". SEPTEMBER, 1898, TO AUGUST, 1899. RICHMOND, VA., U. S. A. : THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC P UBLISlll NG OOMI'AN'i 1899. __ __ _ ] �CONJ""" E N TS. All Hail, Phllatelia (Poem) . . . . . Cover No. 1 Ancient Shield, That Sam e . . . . . · . 210 Anni versary Stamp, Our. 1 Anniversary , Our. . . . . . . . . . :l Australian News . 109, 136, 215 Balley, w. c . . . . . . . . 146, BeautUul Testimonial , A Beware or this Fra ud . . Black List . · 1S9, 230, Bra dley, Royal Bennett . . . . • . Brassington, John c . . Bost9n Bits . 26, 46, 66, 85, 110, 132, 157, 178, 214, 238, 257. 189 20 H6 231 30 18\J 1Y6 Can ada's '•Penny Postage" St amp . . 102, 169 Can aclian Notes . . . 27, 47, 65, 86, 1us, 133, 158, 179 1~17, 216, 238, 257. Hi storical Refere n ce L ist of U. S. R e1·enn es All . . . . . . 228 Hungary . . . . . . 225 Illustr ating, Stamp Japan The Pos tage Stamps of .. 7;, 100, .. 173, JH3, il i , ~85 . 21 1~7, Kessle r, Robert . Knotts, J. n . . Kohn, Aug ustu s 151 184 121 Ul L a di es, 'l'he . . . Less Ink- Please . . . Leva nt Post, Ex it t h e L1J·e Kelly Did . . Lo~als, Co nfede rate . . . . . . -12, 4fl, 79, 129, Local Soci ety as a Be ne factor to Pllilate iy , '!'Ile . 155 ~~~~e : 98 fl5 80 1 2~fl Canadian Comment . . . . . . . 109, 16H •. Can adia n "Maple Lear" I ssue, The Future 2~3 Of tlle. . . 130 Ceylon . . . . ·. : : . . . . . :!28 McDonnell, Wm. A. 30 " Chain Letter," Miss Grilfin•s. 1'14 Ma~a.... . 1 ~~~ Ch asm g the Dollar 167 · Ma rke t , The . . . . . . . . . . o3, 81, 114, l.l~ Chapma n, Henry A.. : : : · · 247 ~'Li ss Grilil n 's Phila t eli c S nowba ll . . . . <JO, !~4 Christian, Thos. . . . . . . . . . 165 ery Local, A :;iii Chronicle . . . . . . . . . 11, 88 · Montgom My Heaso n (Poem)· . ClrcumnaVigator, A 43 Mobile, Ala ., Locals 255 Collect German Colonui.18 . . . . . . . . !J6 Colonies, U. s 209 232 Ne lso n, R . s . . . • . 142 Columblans Destroyed . · · · · · .. : : . . 236 New Discoveri es . . . ~8 Confedera te Stamps . 5, 42, 49, 79, 129, 228, 229,. 233 New I ssues for Peru . . . . . · · ~.·, 8 Covention Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 211 Newfoundla nd . . . . 59, !J , Co-Workers, Our . 8 1 4 . . . . . . . . 29 Ne wspaper a nd Periodi cal 8tamp s, 8ale or . 150 Counterfeit Confederat es . . . . . . . 146 168, 186, mo. Crete, The New Stamp fo r. • . . 126 New York Corresp ondence 2-l, 45, o4, 83 , 106 Cuba, American St a mps for: . . . . 8\J 132, 156, 176, 195, 214, 2.37, 256. ' ) Cuba. . . . . 98, 124, 126, 15,0, 190, 209, 232, 252 Notes . . . •J, 41, 76, 125, 169, mo, 208, 231, 251, J5~ Defeat that was a Victory, A . . . . . . • 40 O'Connell a n Essay, I s th e . . 113 Departure, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Omaha I ssue, Qu a ntities or . 13tl Destruction or Plates of Newfoundla nd Omahas , Last or t he . . . . . 123 Stamps . . . · · . . . . . . . . 154 Originals a t KnoxVllle, T enn mo Our Annive rsary S tamp . . . 1 Easy Country for Begi nners .. . . . . . . . 225 Our Anr1lve rsary . . . . . . . • . . . . Editorials. . 2, 39, 56, 73, 9·!, 122, 14~, 166, 185, 204 our Co-Worke rs . . . . . . . 227, 248. teli c Societies a nd a r e th ey a SucEdna's Album (Poem) . . • . . . . . . . 246 . Our Phila cess . . . . U2 English ltenrs . . . . 4 , 67, 86, 110, 1a.1, 180, 198 Errata. . . . . . . . . . . • . . •. .• • 167 Patterson, I. E . . . . . . r~ E ssentJ.Ul of Philately, The . 191 Paraguay. . . . . . . . Even Exch a nge . . . . 153 P a r aguay, Tll e Stamps or Exchanging Stamps • . . . 105 ~~nJon, H . . . . . . . . . . . 93 • m , A Good . . . . . . . . Foreign E xch a nging, The Truth about. Four New Stamps for Germany . . . . • . . Franklin, N C., Local Envelope . • 129, 145, Gerlich, Emil . . . . . ..•. Uerman Colonials, Collect . . . Ger many, New Sta mps for . 198, 250, Gibb, Archie G. Gibbons• 1899 Cataiogu·e : : • • • Grand Work, A . . . . Grievan ces · · · · . .. Gr1111n, J . G. . . . . . . Grimn •s Philatelic 's:i10.w ball Miss . . 40, Gua m . . . . ' • . •• 175 175 198 186 Hand-_Sta mps, Confederate . . . . 42, 228, Hawaii . . . 1611, Heavily Canceled Stamps, 8ociety for the s u ppreslon of . . . . Hllkes, R. & co . . . . 187, History of Confederate Stamps, A . . . . . . 2a3 20!! 184 96 252 31 !J9 217 205 29 144 20!! 60 230 2211 lg : : : : : : : : : . : Peyser, M. w ., M. D . . Philatelic Exh ibition . . . . . . Philippi ne Postal Matte rs . . . 131, Plat es Newfound land Stamp s Destroyed Philatelic Snowball, Miss Griffin' s 40, Ph ilatelic Societies an d a r e t h ey a Su ccess Porto Rico Provision a ls . . . . 150, l!lO, Post age Stamps of J a pan, The. 77, 1uo, 1•7, _ 113, ma, 212, 235 • 72 130 209 154 144 62 232 151 Pos t al Card Society or America. . . 24fl Postal Card Society of America , R eports . 259 Reminiscences or a Confederate Stamp Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, R equest, A . • . . . . . . . . Revenues, U. S . . . . . . 58, 71, 99, 209, 217, Review . 33, 51, 68, 89, 115, 139, 161, 201, 218, 212, Requlescat in Pace . . . . . . . . . . . . Refer ence List or U. s . Revenues, An Historical . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Richmond Dealer, A . . . . . . . . . . . . Ri ch mond, Va., Glimpses or . . . . 148, Romagna . . • • . . . . . . • . . . . . • 250 75 223 263 95 223 145 171 225 �Houmania . . Hussht in Chin a ,.. , 187 Virgi nia Philatelic Association . Virginia 's Soliloqu y, Tile (Poem) 75 209 203 55 250 49 Waring, Charles . . . . . . . . 226 War-Tax Stamps, Our . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Willia ms & Co .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 146 207 Safe .. . . . . . San Domingo .. Schott, Hen ry . l<l5, Scott, fl. C., Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seebeck, NichOlas F . . . . . . . . . . . . Selma, Ala., P1:q,;isional Envelope, The Sm ith, W . I~ . . . Snowba ll, Miss Gri1Un's Philatelic . . . . 40, Soldi ers' Letters . . . . . . . . · Sou ve nir, An S. P. A . . . . . 205, 228, Sou thern P hilatelic Association . . . 57, South ern P hilatelic Association, Reports . . 38 144 12 249 9i iO 87, 11 2, 137, 160, 18 1, l!JU, 221, 2-JO. Society for t he Su ppression of Heavily Canceled Stamps . . . . . Souvenir Card Fad . . Stanley Gibbons' 1899 C:atalogue. . Stamps or Paraguay, Tile . . Stamp Illu stratrng . . . . . . . . . Stam p Hunt, My. . . Stearns, Frank lin, Sr . . . . Stamps or J apa n . 77, 100, 127, 151, 1n , 193, 212 Stowell-No ble . . . . . Stray Notes on Confederates . . . . . . . Sw ind lers, Postage Stamp . . . . St . Vincent . . . . . . . . . . 76, Tasmania P in-perforated . . 1 • . Texas Correspondence . . . . 'l'exas Philateli c Con vention , T he. Trego, William F . . Tri o of Circ u mn avig ators, A Turks I slands U nique Provisionals S. Colonies . . . U. s. HI. H." on 4c. Postage. • 60 71 99 13 21 28 58 235 !!2 79 183 149 125 25 ~06 229 59 99 209 209 71 Vi rg inia Philatel!c Association Reports . 8, 70 87, 111 , 138, 159, 181, 200, 220, 239, 258. 9 23 ILLUSTRATIO NS. Our Annh' ersary Stamp . F r ank Baptist . . . Richmond, Va., in 1865 .. Stamp or Mou r ning, The . . . Virg inia Phila telic Association , A Group of the . . . ... ..... . . our Sinctum Sanctu m . . . . . Stamp Illustrating, Methods of . . . . Our Co-Workers .. w. n. 8mit b . . . . . c e ntederate Locals and Ha nel-Sta mps Selma, Ala., Local Envelope . . . . . . R. c. Scott, Jr . , . . . . . . . M. w. Peyser, M. D. . P ostage Stamps or Japan · 7;,' 100; 127, i5i, 193, 212, 235. H. Fenton . . . .. Newfounclla ncl 2c. Stamp . Ca.naetian "Map " Stamp . J . n. K notts . . . .. T he New Stamp for Cr ete . T h e Surch ar ge for Cuba. . .. The Fra nk lin, N. C., Local Envelope H. s. Nelson . . . . . . 147, ~~~~~~ ~t ~f~c~grsc1, :'~· : Tllos. Ch ristian . . . T wo Dies U.S. 2c. E n velope . Canada 's First Surch arge . Emil Gerlich a nd Robert Kelsler Henry Schott . Ch a rles Wa ring Henry A. Cliapm a n 7 8 9 10 22 29 38 42 49 55 73 173 93 !lS 102 121 126 126 12\l 142 170 149 "165 169 16Y 184 203 226 247 �. L �TtlE VIR-GINIA PHIL:'ATELIST VOL. II. RICHMO ND, VA., MA RCH , 1899. R. S. NELSON . No. 7. of tlte State and other promin e n t m e n , be we nt from town to tow n throug lt Alabam a. For on e collection of old le tters ~ T affo r.d s us a n ex:c epti~tial pl e~s ur e to ~ prese nt our readers with the likeness he paid $900.00 , a nd for a no th er $1000.00 0f a r ara avisof Philately-a" Stamp -he re a nd tlt e re h e was s ucc essful in seHunter "-and th e b rief outlin e of a cacuring rare Confederate locals, and from re er as remarkable as that of a n y coll eca description of the two photos of som e of these g e m s se nt us o ur readtor in this country. It is Mr. R . S . Ne lso n , of Birmingham , e rs can fo rm a n idea of bis treas ures. The fi r st sho ws two U ni ontowu s, a pair Ala., and thou g h fo r som e time we ha ve Macons (Scott's A2) , a pair Athen s, one enj oyed a most pleasant correspo ndence , l\faco u (Scott' s Al ), an d a s trip of four iic it required a coup d' etat, as it we re , t o break dow n the ba rriers of bis m odes ty Mobiles, a ll o. c. This collection, e x:and secure the permission clusi ve of the Mob il e str ip, to print this sketch. As he sold for $1100.00. The second is a s till greater a result we a re indebted tre asu re : Mobiles, Nasbto hi s esteerned m oth e r for the facts presented, v ill es, New Orlea ns , Ath ens, Grove Hills a n d and they ca m e to us in a Macons( s ing les an d pa irs) , le tter th at we s hall e ve r prize for its beauty aud besides a st rip of five 2c refinement , a nd the teng reen , a nd a strip o.f six derness of a m o th er tell10 cents outer !i11 e Co n fe d in g of" her boy." era tes ( rare c olor). The last Robert Sidney Nelso n 11 a med a lone sold for $100. is no w in his 37th yea r. It wou ld require more Born in G reen s boro , Ala., spa ce th a n is at ou r d isR. S. NELSON . he is a descendent of Col. posa l to tell of his sta mps Robert B. Wall er, a n old -we reserve th at pl easVirginia ge ntl e m a n of th e ure for ano th e r a rti cle. hi g hest t ype- a n e minent la wyer, a His present collection conta ins about literati, a nd fond o f co llectin g c urios o f 3800 Co nfed e ra t e general issu es ; iiOOO all sorts. "comm on " U .S. stamps from '-17 to '69: It was but natu ra l that our fri e nd 300 fo reig n , besides Mob ile , Me mphi s, s ho uld inh er it hi s t ra it , and eve ntu a ll y NashYill e. C nionto wn , 5c purpl e Athen s , become a follower of P hila t elia. a nd m a n y othe r locals. It was in 1894, while lookin g o\·e r co tMr. N e lso n is a cotton pl a n te r. sta mp to n cla ims and other paper s of the estate, bun te r and deal er. He is a u e n th u s ias that h e was first attracted to the oldt ic colle ctor "· ith a n id eal conc e pt io n of lookin g stam ps and th eir bea utiful colors. th e te rm . Th e South e rn a n d ilt e A. P. In the fa ll of '9.J h e leas ed out hisplanA. m a y be as proud to c la im h im o n th e ir ta ti on and started ou t " sta mp-huntin g. " rolls as t h e wr it e r is to es teem him hi s Bea ring crede nti als from th e Gove rn or fr ie nd. DIETZ. �., THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 143 OFF IC I AL ORGAN OF TH E VJRGI:-;JA PH I LATEL IC 4'\SSOC I A TI O:" . A:-;" D TH E SOUTHERC\ PHILATELIC ASSOC !AT!Ol'\. PUBL ISHED MONTHLY UY TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIC P UBLISHING Co., Office , 13 N. Eleven th St., AUG. DIETZ, EDI TOR . UOO \V. Clay St., Station A , Ri ch m ond, Va. FR ANK LI N S T EARNS, Bu s iness :\Ia11a g-c r . P. 0. Box 6 , Richtuoud , \'a. JOHN PAALZOW ,'REVIE\V ED ITOR, 1018 Park AYe uuc, Richtuoucl, Va. SUBSCRIPTIONS. Uuited S ta tes, Ca na da-and 1\1exi co, per year, 80c . All o th e r Countries in th e U. P . U., per year, ·JO c. ADVERTISING. 1 Mo. 8 Mos. 6 Mos . . S .50 . . s 1.2.5 . . s 2.25 . . .no . 2.25 . . ·1 .00 . . 1.50 . 4.00 . . 7.00 . One Col umn , . 2.75 .. 7.00 . . 12.50 . Que Page , . . . 5.00 .. 12.50 . . 22.50 . SPACE. One Inch, . Two Inches, H a lf-Colum u , 1 Ye ar. •J.00 7.00 . 12.50 . 2'2.bO . 40.00 .s Copy shou Id reach us by th e 15th of th e p r eced T o ch ange staucl i n g ads, copy iuu st be in by 20th th e . \Ve wi ll exch a n ge one or two cop ies with phil atel ic p ublication s. i11 g m outh to in s ure i nsertion . AUTHORIZED AGENTS: FOR CH!C ;\ GO: A. c. TRAS K, 8748 LaSalle St. FOR CANAD A: J:-.: o . l~ DWARDS, 58 Riva rd St. rlox 07D, l\ Io nt rca l . F OR NE \ V YORK : PARKE AD\'ERTJSING AGENCY, 16·JG :\lfad iso uA vc. En tered a t the Post Office at Rich1n o nd , Va .. for transmission through the 1nails a t Second -cl::iss rates, Sept., 1897. - - - - - -- RICH~·I OND, VA., ~ ! ARC H , 1809. Federation. CONVDICED that the tim e is m ost a u sp icious, and persuaded that we vo ice t h e sentiments of So uthern P hi lately, we ,·e nture a n a ppeal fo r Federati o n of So uthern S tate Soc ieties . The growing interest in our scien ce throu g hout our section, th e advent a nd prosp erity of several State associa li o us in localities never heretofore repres entecl in Philatelia' s council, the success of Southern stamp publications, a nd, a bo,·e a ll, the m a rk ed revival of interest in tllc p osta l issues of the Confederacy , a re factors t h at se em to indica te to u s of th e Sou th thi s course- leading a t once · to succ ess and pre -eminen ce in th e world of Philately. The lead in g collectors of th e SoutlI arc un a nimous in their s11pport of this proposed movem e nt. Royal Bennett Bradley , the tal e nted edi tor of Th e L one Star State Philatelist , E mil Ge rlich and Robert Ke ssler , of T ex as ; L. P. _H ead, ' of ·Kentucky, a n d many other prom inent colle ctors will l end their support to the cause. The P resident of the Soutl!ern Phil atelic Associa tion , in his address to tha t society- printed in this numbe r- expresses all we would say in the m a tter'. \Ve in vite a11d r ely o n th'e stron g support of t h at excellent n ew-comer from Tennessee , Tlte Sta1J1.p Trib1111e. Lev and Verbeck are enthusiastic philatelists, and their influence w ill be felt i n Tennessee and b eyond. K e ntuck y was always near whereYer V irgi ni a led .-Will she not now join her forc es in forming a federation of Sou th. ern S tate associa tions ? There is n a ug ht to sacrifi ce and much to gain. The su ggested plan is b riefly this: South ern State asso cia t io ns are to rally a round th e leading a nd s t ro nges t assoc ia ti o n of o ur sec ti o n-the "Southe rn; " t he y ar e to apply en ccrpore for admi ssion as Branches of t h at orga ni zation-re tai nin g t heir individuality as regards their Const itu ti o n a nd Ja,-.·s , their m eet i11 gs an d Sta te co uve n tio n s, and their elections of S ta l e �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. IH officers ; th ey are to assume the position of sove reig n societies, united under a common head-sha rin g the advantag es of a superb sales department, h av ing access to a most complete phila telic library, and availing themselves of the man y o th er benefits to be derived. The phila te lic press of the South is invited to a n op en discussion of thi s question. The So uthern Philatelic Association will conve ne in Richm o nd, Va., this fa ll -sh all we then see th e rea li zatio n of lilat ch e rished dream of Soulliern Philately-A FEDERATION OF SO lTT!-!ERN PHILATELIC SOCIETIES? RICHMO'°'D was comple te ly c ul off from the world from Saturday, Fe bruary 12th , to Thursday, February 16th . A terrific sn ow-storm , the like of whi ch has not be en seen since 185i , covered our city with a dense . coat of white , blocking all traffic. Ali business was suspended a nd the last · mail reachi1 w ' b o ur city a rri ved on Sunda)• mornin g . Fro m 3 to 8 fe e t of sno w is a rare s ig ht in our Southland, a nd we h ave been spe nding several in volun ta ry holid01ys nursin g o u r fire and looki ng O\·e r o ur stamps. fliss Griffin's "Chain Letter." The "Greater United States" Stamp. As WE promised our readers ~ dditional information in regard to the ".chain le tter " of Miss G riffin, o f Sydn_ey, N. S. \V., we are n o w in a position to present fa cts. We m ay be pardon ed for quot ing a n extract from a letter jus t rec eived fr om i\Iiss Griffin: "The papers in different pa rts of th e world spoke dispa raginly o f the e ffo rt - branding it a fra ud. I thi11k it is because th ey do n o t un d erstand. How surprised they would be if they ktiew th at it was s uch a success, a nd that thereby I ilav e been enabled to ha nd over to th e Committee o f the Hospital £64. Tile firs t a m o un t, £ 48, was g iven more tha ti a y ea r ago , a nd but r ecentl y the other£ 16. Of course th e gove rnm ent g ives pound fo r p ound e ndowment , so tha t I think the Hos pital h as be e 1~ benefited by the '' chain letter. '' «· ·:<- ··" Though abuse was hea ped upo n rne I receiYed mu ch kin d ness also. "· * * " The abo\·e are the fa cts in th e case that ilas ag itated some of our conte mporarie s ac ross th e pond. Now, isn ' t it abo ut tim e so m eo ne offered a u apology? A s soo'°' a s we get throug h ' ' chastisi 11 g," a nn ex in g and expandi ng, a nd cross the bridge th at lead s t o military ism a nd imperialism, we 'll sugges t a d es ig n for a new se rie s o f sta m ps for th e "Grea ter · n iterl Stales," bearin g a profile of Samu el us I. , suc cessor to "U ncle Sa m , " E mperor o f the Greate r U . S., Kin g of Hawaii , Cuba , Po rto Rico a nd the Philippines, a nd H e ir Presumpti ve to th e re st of th e earth . Snow=Bound. Th e L one Star S tate Philatelist a nd TH E VI RGINIA PH IL ATELIST, o ne yea r fo r 2.5c. Bach's Canard. W E LEARN from a n edi torial in 11/e1.;eel's U/ eek!y t h at the two Brit ish G uiana rar itie s purchased by o ur Canad ia n friend and illustra ted in th e JII011treal Ph ilatelist , are but poo rly exec uted co un terfeits. \ Ve trust (provided Bach wasu' t try i11 g to pla y a big j oke on us ) th at the suggest ive dash wi th whi ch h e leaves us g uessi ng wilat he paid for tile pair, did n o t run u p in to the dollar va lu es . '' 'Twas eve r thu s,'' e tc . �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 14-5 Attention, Members of the V. P. A. A Richmond Dealer. T HE specia l a ttention of m e mbers 0f th e Virg inia Philatelic Associa tion is directed to the proceedings of the la st m e eting of tha t a ssociation , printeci elsewhere i n this numb e r, a nd a promp t r es ponse p er postal is requested . The ques tio n at issue is o ne o f in1po rta nce to every mem b er a nd the g reat b ene fit to be de rived fr om the p r o posed a ffili at ion should be born e iu mind wh e n vo tin g upon this proposition . VIE DES IR E to ca ll a t t ention to a new patron of our columns - Mr. H e nry Schott-Richmo nd 's fi r st s ta mp d ealer. Mr. Schott h as a ccum ulate:cl a magnifi ce nt sto ck of Re venues, better class U . S. a nd Confede rates , both on a nd o ff co ver, which h e is o ffe ring a t fa ir prices. It is his intention to culti vate principa ll y a m ail-o rder bu s iness. · Our p a tron is we ll known to a ll Ri chmond collecto rs, a nd we wo ul d bes pea k for him a g enerous sha re o f our read e rs ' patron ag e. MR. J. G . G RIF FIN , of Sydn ey , N. S . V\T. , informs u s that u p to the tirne of p osting his lette r , J a n . 16, 1:55 p. 111. (d eparture of the Van cou ve r m a il ) th e N ew South Wales ~d, qd, a nd 6d , (?) i n their n ew colors, promi s ~d fo r J anua ry 1, h ad n ot be en p lace d on sale , a lthoug h the p os tal a u t h o rities aga in pos itivel y p ro mised the m fo r that day . WE' LL p ay $25.00 cash fo r a surch arg ed Cuba n in the ty pe illust ra ted in T!ie H er ald Exchange . Try y our g lass es aga in, Brother Ta us ig . It's on the Market. T HE Fra n k lin , N. C. local en ve lope described a nd iilustrated iu o ur Februa ry numb er h as brought to o u r office num ero us enq uiries a nd offers. 'We are a u t h o r ized by t h c ow n er to s ta te tha t t h e sta m p wi ll proba b ly be p laced on t h e m a rk et a t a n early elate . 1:-i A LL probab ili ty, as soo n as th e Spanish Cor tes ra tifi es the oth er end of th e "Yanko-Spank o" t reaty , we m ay expec t a set of U.S . stamps s urch arged for our new $20, 000,000 " whi le elephant". SUBSCRIBE to th e V. I'. Let's " Capitalize" It. SOM E tim e ago a n esteemed co nt e mpora ry ind ulg ed in a disc ussion a nent the q uestion w h ether "Phila tel y " sho uld be spelled w ith a ca pital P or no t. We think since our" h obby " has b een eleva ted to a "sc ie nc e" it sh o uld be '' cap'd 11 • This is no ch alleng e fo r a discuss ion · nor need an y chro nic " co mp ' " " puli \Ve bs ter" on u s , for in thi s cas e we' ll differ w ith " th e oracle . " .MR. GEO. J . CARl"ER h as m ad e a n e w d e parture in phila telic adve rtis in g in the shape of ads fro m spec iall y eng rav ed plates .- While his goods a nd bus iness me t h ods a r e hi s b es t ads , n o d ou b t t h is n e w d ress w ill sti ll further increas e hi s pa t ro nag e . AND NOW the r e ar e kicks o n tb e Ca:iadia n P enn y Pos tage stamp. Poor S ir M ul ock-your pa trio tism h as m ade yo u the target of much unju st criticism. 'WE PRESENT in th is number th e seq ue l to "Exch angin g Stamps . " " Eve n Exch a ng e " is fro m t h e pen o f Mr. F red. W . Burt , of Cha rgi n Fa ll s, O . �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. federate 1862 5c blue is a r auk co1mterj eit-printed fro m a poorl y executed wood- cut. The three " locals" sent o n app rova l consist of th e E. c blu e Mobile, the 2c (?) Columbia, S. C., a nd th e 5c blue Charle ston, S . C., a nd they are catalog ued in his" price-list" at.$2.00, $3. 00, and $3 .00 respectivel y. All three ! re rauk co unterfeits- fairly well executed in wood a11d t ype, a un from the dull colors u sed in their printin g, prese n t an . " aged " a ppearance , which, to som e extent, is calcula ted t o quie t the possible su spicions of the coll ec tor buying hi s _fi;s't Confederate locals. Mr. D ei t rick is as well p os ted on th e iss ues o f th e Confecleracy as an y m a n in V irg inia, a nd thi s o ne tim e . Baile y "struck a snag.,, Beware o f \V . C. Bailey, Cold wa ter, Mich.,· a nd hi s "List No. 2," head ed in '. bold letters " Closin g O ut ! " Beware of This Fraud. OUR attention h as been callecl to a case of more than ordinary importa nce by our fri end, Mr. R. L. Deitrick, of J.,orraine, Va., who h as submitted for our inspec tion the corresponden ce and s ta mps received from \V. C. Bailey, business m an ager of Th e Co-l dwater Star , Coldw;ter, Mich. It is onr determination to spare no effort iu hnntin g down th e phila telic fraurl and counterfeiter-to puni.sh him in the pil}o ry of the philatelic press, aun to ! ~ad in th e war of exterm inatio u of the e.ntire brood. ' .This case has a ttrac ted o nr special _at1 tention on : accou nt of the Confedei;ate , ~tamps ,vhich figure yery prominently the rein a nd \Vith the consent of Mr. Deit~ick , wh~ assu mes all r <:;sponsibilit y in the m atter, we narrate the case, printing a letter from C. Bailey . . O ur fr~end r ec ei ved a four-pag e p r icelist ~f sfali1ps · from· th e . party in Coldwater; Mich., in' which he sta tes . l;f _is c,Josin g o ut hi s sta111p business an.d off$~S to sell bette'r class stamps "at "011e:(o11rt/t, catalogue price, ai1d in J]ian y cases eve,u lre ss. 11 · · ... ; Among his " bargains" were ~he followi ng s.t a.mps; 18i2-10c brown , unus~d.15c . ; 1862, 5cblue Co nfederate, l 5c . These .two stamps were orderer\ by Mr. Deitrick on February 1, 1899. · Be.J o,,; follows ' the letter re ce ived ·: 0 0 w: · : ,CO LDW ATER, l\'t1 c 1-1 . : Febr11ary ·J, ! SHU. "R. f.. J?E ITR ICK , L ORRA IN E, VA. "DEAR SIR :-Yours at h :l. 11d. , H er ew ith I en · close l he stamps o rd e 1·ed; as the 5c Co ufede rnte is u o t pe rfect ( it is the o nl y 0 11 e I h nve ) I e n cl ose a few o the rs to m a k e it ri g ht , ·th o ug h the JOc is al o ne w orth th e 00 ce uts, as it catnlog 11 es 50 cents . In nccordauce w ith yo ur req uest 1 hand yo u th e three Coufederate loca ls on appron1 1. Jf sati sfacto ry . yon m ay h ave the th ree for S:j. Please le t m e hear front you by return m a i I. "\·cry trul y , H \ V. c. BAILBY. " As far as the lOc brown 18i 2 is co nce rner1,· it m ay be ge nuine ; but th e Co n- 146 . I h etl r til y approve of thi s n otic e. R. L. DEITRICK . . t •''.. ... ' Williams & Co. So THAT "South Sea Bubble " h as " b usted " In spirit we' seem to hea r a cho ru s of . \Va ils from '' Gree nl a nd's icy mounta in s to India's coral stra nd " and h orizontall y too.-Oh , well; let 's " no tch it on the pailin'," a nd ' add" \V illi a m~ & Co . " t o the lis t of' our "experiences." Personal. 'liV ILL o ur subscriber wh o ordered a Scott 's catalogue in February kindl y drop us a postal ? Th e Scott Co. cann ot fi ll the o rder for two m on th s a nd we \\" ish to return to the gentlema n hi s money. VIRG I N IA PH I LA'l'ELIC PUB. CO. �147 THE VIRGINIA PHJLATELIST. u �THE~VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 14 statue of · W ashington, from which the bust adorning our 2c stamp was ta ken. The Sen ate chamber in thi s building was us ed during the Ch·il War b y the Confederate H ou s e of Repres en ta ti yes. The Land Office conta in s the oldest State r econl s in America , b e ing continuou s from 1620. Th e S tate Library conta in s STATE C r\l'IT OL B U IL D!i'\G . 40,000 volume s . Glim;:ises of Richmond, Va. Pe rhaps the most magnificient equ es tri a n s tatue in the world ado rn s the ~ ~ view o f the a pproa chin g Co nventi o n g rounds of Capitol Sq u a re -that of Wash~ of the Southern Philatelic Assoc ia in gto n , by Crawford, with th e s ix fig ures tion in Ri c hm o nd, Virginia, this fall, of Pa trick Henry , Thom as Jefferso n , TI·lE VIR GINIA PHILATELIST tak es pleasG eorge Mason, Th 03 . Nel so n , Jr., J ohn ure in presenting a series of illus tratiou s Ma rsh a ll a nd Amlrew Lewis grn np ecl b e embrac ing m a n y of the points of interes t low. S ta tues of H e nry Clay a nd ' ·S t o n e in "the Q ueen Cit y of the South. " wa ll" J ack son a re nea r by. To the visitor, th e old cap ita l city of Nea r by a lso is old St. Paul 's c hurc h the Confederacy presents a most .Pleas in g where Preside nt Davis a nd Ge uera l L ee a ppea ranc e . Its c entral fea ture is th e worshipped . dignified Cap it ol building, upon the brow of the highland which slopes downwa rd thence to the sw ift river , covered with n wide expanse of commercial · /\ . st ree ts a nd private buildings. . ,, .. ·.· The bea utiful gl·e en "Square" <' is the g lory of th e city: The·"' · new State Library ri s es to ' the east of the Ca pitol , a n d b ehin d it is the co s t~ j. ly new City Hall .' The cornerstone fo r th e State Capitol of Virginia was la id in 1785 . In the rotuuda stands Houdon 's �14 ) THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. magnifi c ent structure of granite, and just aro und the corner is the office of THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. From the dome of the Capitol the ey e commands a splendid view of the sc en es of many conflicts, and the graurl rh·er, winding along throug h green fields on its way to the sea. Our illustrations present g limpses of this spot, inviting you, as it we re, to rest beneath the sh adow of the trees, -a nd t o twilight :drea m s of the "Old South" while the su n sets ove r the " New." Drrnz. \Ve are indebted t o the J L. Hill Pri t1ti11 g Co., Ri chm o n d, V:-i., for th e k in d 1o:u1 of th e e11gr:1.V · i ngs illustrating ~h i s sk e tch. New Colors for the Hawaiians. As WE go to press a communication from our H awa ii a n correspondent, uucler ela te of February 9, inform s us of the probable change in col~rs of the current issu e of" our first Co_l~n y," to co nfo rm to the require men ts of the U. P . U. Our friend sends. us copies of th e 2c stamp, which now appears in a beai1tiful br.ig ht r ose, instead of brown as h eretofore. The n ew de~igns !Jave been prepared thus far. Hussman's B:ir_g ains. C. E. HUSSMAN displays in thi s number a whole page of the finest bargains in U . S. Reven ue s. Our own transactious with M r. Hussm a n , ex tendin g over som e time, warrant us in commenclj.ng him to the read e rs of TH E VIRGINI A." PHlLATF.LIST. TRY an ad in THE VIRGTNlA PHILATELIST. It wi ll pay you. T!te Te,1:an Philatelist a nd TH E Vrn GINlA PH!L ATEr, rsT o ne y ear fo r 2-5c . The New St. Vincents. \ VF. HAVE received from Mr. \V . C. Proudfoot, of Kingstown, St. Vincent, the ne\~ series of s tam ps issuer! b y that colony. The set consists of nin e v~lues, of the Leeward Island typ e, as follows : X tl. lll :1 U\'e :111d green. l<l . 2X d. re<l. blue . ~- ~iR. ·id. 5d. tic.I. ora 11 ge. lsh. 5s h . hlnck. brown. gree n red. blue. Watermarked Crown CA, perf. 14. Mulock's Latest Device. RUSH FOR THE ALTE RED THR EE CENT EMBOSSED ENVELOPES . OTTAWA, Feb. 19.· ·-The PostmasterGeneral has hit upon a n o ther device for ' ' raisin g the wrnd.'' Surcharged stamps are regarded as of g reat value by collectors, especiall y if lh e number so a ltered is but limited. Mr. Mulock had a munber of env!'!lopes with a three-cent stamp embossed upon them ou hand w!Jeu the rece nt reduction ·in ·p ostage was m ad e. He h as had them changed into two-c e nt s tamps by placing a. big figur e 2 on the Q ueen 's h earl. Th e re s ult is a big rush for thi s envelope, a nd an augmented revenu e.- !Vfail and Empire . T!te Per.forator and TH E VIRGINIA PHTT,A'l'ELIST, one y ear for 30c. �TH E VllZ G JN JA PHI LA TELI S T. Sale of Newspaper and Stamps. Periodical PO ST O FFIC E D E P.-\R l' hl l~N T, Ass' T P. lVI. G EN' r. , D . C. , F e b. <J, 1899. Announ ce ment is hereby m ad e t h at, in corn pli a nce with numero u s r eq u ests m a de to the P os tm aster- Ge neral b y co llectors a n d others, enoug h o f lh e n e ws pa per a nd peri odi cal sta mp s la tel y iu us e by pos tm ast e rs to m ak e u p 50,000 co mplete sets h av e b e en re se r ve d b y th e D e pa rtment for sa le , a nd th a t on a n d af t e r lh e l -5 th iu s ta u t th ey m ay be har1 o f p os tn iasters a t first -class pos t o ffi ces , o r upon a pplica tion lo l h e Thirrl Ass istant P os tn ~a s t e r- Ge ne ra l , al t h e ra l e o f five do ll a rs a s et- the set con s is ti ng of on e ea c h o f th e follo w in g t wel v e de n o min a tion s : On e, t wo ,five , t·e n , tw enty -fi ve, a nd fi fty ce nts , a nd l wo fi\·e, l e n , t wenty , fift y , a nd o n e hundred dol lars . Wh e n ap pli ca ti o n s a re m a de by m a il, lhe m o n ey to p ay fo r th e s ta mps mu s t acco m pa n y t h e o rde r , w ith ten cents addi t io n a l to pay for pos tage a nd regis try fee o n th e r eturn pac k e t. Not l ess tlJ a u a full s et w ill in a n y case be sold ; b u t as m a ny m o re w b o le sets as m a y be wa nt ed ca n b e b o ug ht. ' Vheu t wo sets o r m or e ar e des ired , a n y or a ll of the severa l d e n o min a ti o n s m ay be h a d in a n un seve red c o ndi t io n, tha t is to say , in s lrips n o t exceed in g te n s ta mps eac h , o r in b loc k s of fo ur o r m o r e. Tb e D epart m e nt , h o weve r , ca nn ot req uire pos l111 nste rs lo seg rega t e, fo r t h e acco mm od a ti o n o f purc h ase rs , m a rg ina l str ips of s ta mp s bea rin g p late num be rs ; n or ca n a n y g uara n tee b e g i,·e n tb a t th e sta tn ps s h a ll b e p e rfe c tly "ce nte rer1. " It m us l a lso b e unde rs tood t h a t t h e sla m ps a re 11 o l good fo r p os tag e , a nd t h a t a ft e r t h e ir p urc h as e th ey ca n11 o t be red ee m ed o r e x c ha n g ed for oth ers by th e Go,· ernm eul. Tlt c sa le o f lh ese s la m ps will co11 t inu e up lo t l.t c 3 1s t of D ece u1b e r n ex t , u u !ess lh e stoc k i,s soo n e r di s posed of; bu t n o OF F I C !' Of THIRD WA S HIN G TON , I .jQ 111 o r e t h a n th e -~0 , 00 0 sets \\'ill b e s olcl, a n d n o m o re w il l lterea fl e r b e printed. In fac t , the \\'Orki ng p la tes fro nt w hi c h t h e s la m ps \\'e re p rint ed will sh o rt! y b e d es tro yed. Th e n e \\'spap er a n d p eri od ica i s ta 111 p s of a fo rm e r iss u e - o f \\' h ich frag 111 e n la r y lo ts !ta 'e bee n re turn ee! lo th e Dep a rtn1 e nt by p os t 1n as le rs- will n ot be sold, but , tog eth e r \\'ilb t h e s toc k of tlJ·e las t iss u e re t u rned in ex c ess of th e 50,000 re s er ved se ls . wil l a ll b e d estroy ed . J O H :\T A . ME RRITT , Th irr1 Ass ' t P. M . Ge tt ' !. Porto Rico Provis iona ls . T1-1 i,; E r a \ \'aS fi rs t to p r in t. th e fo ll ow i ng fr o ttt i ts \ Vas hin g to n co rresp on r1e n t : \V.\S H TKGTO:-< , D. C ., Feb. l Glh. Th e P os t111 a sl<.:r-G ene ra i lJa s se nt t oday to t h e B u rea u o f P rinliu g a u d E ngraving , d ir ec litt g th e m t c. s urch arge th e fol lo \\' in g s ta mps fo r P or to Ri co : 1,000 ,000 .. . .. ... .. ..... .. . 1-e cn t . :2,000,000 .... .. . .. ... .. .... ~- ce n t. 500, UOO.. .. .. . .. . . .... ii-c e nt. -~ 00 , 000 . . .. JO -c e tt l. Cuba 2c. de Peso . Th e C u ba :!c cl e pes o su rc h a rg cr1 0 11 :!c lJ. S . lt as tttad e i ts ap p earance . ll is qu ile e \· ide 11l f ro m i t s loo k s t h a t t h e sa m e pl a te t lt at was used to s u rcha rge lh e :!Y, c rl e peso b a s bee n u s ed to su r c h arge th is s la m p o nl y cu t ti n g ou l th e fra c l io 11. - Era . S 1·: 1' lh e p ri c es pa id fo r Co n fed e ra t e 111 o uc y b y R. L . D e itr ick . Hi s a rl is 011 a no t h e r p>1 g e . '/li e h'<•crgu•c 11 S la t e I 'ltila tel ist a n d T1-11 ·: V1RG J :-IL·\ PHfT, A'l'El.l S'l' , o ne yeH r fo r ;!.)c . �TH E V IRGINIA PHILAT E LI S T. Even Exchange. ll\" FR E D\\". B UR T. E lieeu a co n s t '.l nt read e r of the j HAV leadin g sta mp m agaz in es of lilis co u11 try for the la;t t!Jree yc:trs, a nrl h ::t\'C n e \·er read of b ut tw o s la 111p co ll ecto rs, wh o exch a nged with fo re ig n co ll ecto rs and thought th ey h :ul re ce i \· e d \·:d u e se nt. :viy own exp e ri e n ces in this lin e h a \·c b ee n invaluab le to m e , t eac hin g m e th at "a ll th in gs a re n o t what t h ey see ttt to be, " a n rl t h a t "fai r prom ises" usua ll y m ea n ve ry poor s la m ps These offe rs of '·E ve n Ex cha n ge'' 111 arl e by for e ig 11 stam p collec tors , so und \'en· fa ir, but the n e t r es ult of t he tra n sac ti~rn te ll s lite s co ry. :.vry first experience in thi s litt e was w ith a co ll ecto r of Dublitt, Ire lanrl , a nd hi s offer rear! as follows: " Att y o n e semling good sta mps wi ll recei,-~ in exc h a nge e quirnlent i11 ra re E ngli sh and :\ew Zea land.'' The stamps I se nt hint were a ll U n it ed States a dhes iv es, c-1taloguerl from ii c lo ~O c, a ll good, salab l e cop ies . I req u esterl o f m y D ublin correspo nd e nt sta m ps of England a nd :\ ew Zea la nd, s u ch ns m y coll ect ion re quire Ll, ask in g for uotltin g that catalog n erl hi g h e r tit a n t h e lot se nt h im. Iu j ust two we e k s I re c eiH:d th e e xc h a n ge lot, a nd such a lot! My co rre spon1le n t s:.id in h is lette r t h a t !Je would be pleased to m e et a ll m y wants . In the packet of sta mps se 11l 111 e t h e r e was ju st o n e poor, lo n ely sta m p th a t I h ad ask ed for, a nd a s it m ay b e of inter · est to the reader to know what \Vas se nt m e, I w ill 51.y t h at 0 11 e of lit e sta 111ps se nt was the two shillin gs "Dog-tax" r eve nue sla·11p of E ng la nd. Thi s sta mp was priced lo m e at l oc. A n o ther stamp i11 th e lot was the D oc um e nt or reve nue stn mp of r. ren t Britain, used i11 Ir e la nd . This wa s price d to 111 e al 8c . These lwo sta mps a re n e ither re ccg 11i zerl by Scott or G ibbo ns, all(! I wasadv iserl hy a frien rl lo ke e p both s ta mps as c uri os. i\I y co rres p o n ll e 11t of Dublin a lso se 11l four of the 188 1 liln c re rl of Great B ritain, whi c h h e sa id catalogued 2-5c eac h , a tt rl which cata log u ed l Oc in Scott's. Th e halnnc e of th e lot was 111ad e up of co1n111 o n E ng lis h, Be lg ian , a n rl Ne w South \Va les s ta rnps, so111e of the m so to rn a nd d a m aged th at th ey we re of 11 0 earthly va lu e to a ny coll ec tor. A fter se ndin g 111 e thi s lot of sta m ps, he as k c cl 111e lo se n d bim in my next th e fo ll o win g s tamps: F ull se t o f Ex ecutive a n rl \Va r d ep:i rt111e11l ; Period ica l , 1 l o lOc, u s ed; set of c urrent iss u e U nited States, unu sed; Co lumbi a n se t u se d and unu sed ; think of il I The Ex ecuti,·e se t nl o tt e catalog ues $-39 .:'iO. i\I y n ext exp eri e n ce wa s w it h n Frenchm a n ; t h e o nl y 0 11 e out of all I h ave h ad rl ea li11 gs with wh o se n t me jus t what h e :1greed to do in hi s offer of ex change . Th e iiii \·a ri elies of France and Coloui es whi ch h e fo rward erl m e were \·c ry ui cP , a nrl I wo uld h a\· e b ee n on ly l oo g lad to h ave co ntinu ed exclrn n ge r e lations with hi111 , o nl y fo r th e reaso n llt al h e wa nted al l th e rariti es of whi c h thi s great la nd ca n boas t. H e askerl for full sets o f th e fo ll owing issu es : U ni le cl States p os tage, 18-15 , 'G.l , ' G9, ' 70, ' 71. A ll of o u r depa r t m e nts, re ve nu es a nd t e legrap h sla 111ps . It wou ld h ave lake tt a good fa rm lo b u y a ll the s tamp ; Il e wa nt erl 111 lit e n e xt exc h a nge . Do t h ese fo r e ig n co ll ec tors lh ink lh a l we h we o ur p ockets full o f the !JOc s tamps of '() J a 11 rl 'G!) a ucl ' 71 ? To say n ot llin g of the se ela t es , th ere are m a n y la rge co ll ectio ns i11 this country whi c h rlo n ot co 11 ta i11 h alf th e va rieti es thi s co llector wanted. Be lg i11n1 was th e co untry th at ne x t �THE VIRGINIA PHILATEL IST. cla imed m y a ttention. The co llector th e re e vid en tly h a d forgo tten that the sta mps of Ita ly, Austria a nd France were no t the s ta mps o f Be lg ium , Congo a nd Holl a nd, wh ich we re the c o untries whos e s tamps be had offered to exchange . Tlle sta mps rece ived fron1 this man wo uld compare very we ll wit h Continentals, wh ic h a re sold in U1i s co untry a t 15c a thousa nd, a nd he was very a nxiou s that I s h ou'ld send him sheets o f U nited S ~a tes sta mps that wo uld c a ta logue from 20c to $4.00 eac h for our next exch a ng e . A co ll ec t or of Holland was the u ext Yeuture , aud he was a good double for th e m a n of Be lg ium. The sta m p world needs wlrnt the m erca ntile worl rl h as-its Bradstreet and Dun . If we , a s coll ectors , wou ld look up t h es<~ m en , who a re so a n x ious to m ake s tamp exch a nges, aud know what their sta ndin g was , we c ou ld go at it with the assura n ce t ha t th e r e was so m e h op e of g e ttiu g wha t \\' HS promised. I \\'On iel li ke to hea r from s tamp collect ors wh o !Ja,·e m a de fo rei g n e xc han g es, as to th eir expe r ie uces a long this line . Newfoundland Items. Sr NC E th e recent des tru ction o f the plates of the 186!) iss ue , Newfou udlaud s ta m ps a r e p ut upon a firm bas is, a nd we need uol fear r e prints when in ves ti ng in a n y o f thi s se ri es . O\\' in g lo the Imperia l Pen n y Pos tage and th e co nseque n t fa llin g off in t h e sa le of .Jc sta m ps , the prese nt s toc k o f Ca bots bi rls fair to last a t leas t an o ther two m o nth s . Th e postal a uthoriti es wi ll n o t iss ue the n ew 5c Duke o f Yo rk , until all o ld ones a re di s posed of. Th e Tr i-!lfv n t hly Collector a nd THE V 1RGINrA PI-TI CAI'ET,IST for o ne y ear- 48 pap ers - fo r o nl y 45c. J.54 All Plates of the 18 66 Issue New. foundland Destroyed. O UR Newfoundland corresponden t sends us the fo ll owing clippin g from Tlte R oyal Gazette of J an u ary 31, 1899: A :HER I CA N B AN K NOTE C O M PAN Y , NEW Y O RK , J. jau. 23 , 1899. ALEXA~DER R O BIN SON , ESQ ., C O L O ='"I A L SECRETARY, ST. J O HN ' S , N F LO . DE A R SIR,- \Ve du ly r ece h·ed y our c o1u municalio 11 , d a t e d th e 2":1l h o f Dece mbe r of last year, dire cliu g u s to d esti·o y th e dtes of all th e obs olete iss ues of P os tnge Sta mps 111ad e fo r th e G o ve r nm e nt of Ne w fo 11nclla11cl; a n d i nforming u s that iVl essr s. Bo w rin g nud Arc hi ba ld, of thi s City , will be prese nt a t s uch destru c tion on b e h a lf o r th e C o lony. In ncconl a nce \Yith th e ab o ,·e in s tructi o n s , ou t h e 16th in s t a n t , l\1r . Charles Bowri n g, a 111embe r o f th e fir m a b o ,·e m e ntion e d , v is i te d o ur esta hli sh tn e nt, n nd iu h i s pr e~e n ce th ere w e r e d estroy e d the fo ll o win g I p late 100 12c l plate l!O Jc l "' 100 J ;)c I "!OO !c I JOO 2~c l " l00 2c U o ri g in a l di es of :i.b o\·e l !00 ~c s t a ntps . I " l00 5c 5 r o lls coutai u ingsam e l 100 Uc I " 100 lOc \Vlti c h co mpri ses l h e entire _cpw.11tit y of plnt<:s , d ies and r o ll s e n g r a Ye d b y tl11 s C o mp a ~ y o r i ts prede cessor s fo r N ewfo1111cll a nd , e x ceptin g o nl y th ose o f th e c 11 rre nt iss u e o f Pos tage S ta 111 ps . . \Ve e ncl ose h e r e \vith a duplic a t e o f t h e certi fi- cate m ad e upo n thnt occn s io 11 . Tru s t in g t h n t this w ill be sa ti sfac to r y, w e a r e ve r y r espectfull y, Yo ur obed ie ut S e rvnnt, T. H. FR EE CAN D. SEC RET.·\RY AX D :VJ A :-.;'A GE R . l U U l'LIC A T E. \ A :\t E i U CA~ Il A!'\ K NO T E C Oi\ I P A:\\" . J a nu a r y JU, lS!J9. ll is h e r e b y ce rtifi ed th a t , i n ac:::o rd a n ce w ~ l~ ~ in st r11 ct io u s d a t ed th e :lHh o f Dece m be r , 18\li"i, fr o m J. A l e~a:Hle r Rob in so n , 1~:sq. , Co l o n~ a l Secr e l:try o f Ne w fo un d la nd , th e re h a \' e t l11s ~la y b ee n des lroyed, in o ur p r ese n ce, th e fo ll ? w111 tr pl a tes , di e"> a nd r o ll s used in t h e p r e para t1 0 11 of Posta ge S tamp s fo r Ne wfo undland, v t:z.:1 p late LI O le I plate JOO 12c I " I00 Ic I " J00 l Xe I !00 2c I IOU 2 ~ c I 100 3c u o ri g i11 a ld iesof:ibo\·e I IOO .Jc sta m ps J JOO Uc 5 r o ll s co nt a inin g l 100 IUc sa m e. \Vhi c h co mpri ses th e e 11ti1·e cp1 n 11t it y of p lat~s . d ies :i n cl r o lb e 11 g r:ived by tl11 s co mp:111 y o r t l =-' pre decess o r s for 1"\e\\· fo 11 11 d la 11 d, exce ptin g 0 11\ y th ose o f t li e c urre nt iss u e of P osta ge S t a m ps. For l3ow i-i11 g a nd A r c hib a ld , NE\V Y OR K , CHA S. W. BOW R! NC . :\I E:\ I BE R OF FIR:\£ . 1:o r :\ 111 e 1·ic n11 Ba n k :'\ a t e Co m pa n y , J he J\!tw Yo r k Philatelist a nd TH E VIR C I NIA PH I T,ATECI S"L' , on e y ea r fo r 30c. T . 1-r . FRE ELAN D SE C R E T A R Y A;o.; u :\l :\N.-\C:Elt �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 155 " Like Kelly Did." .-\. PHILATELIC NOVELETT E; . BV L. H. BENTON. ~R. KELLY, editor and pub lis her a'-Jf' ~ of the Cosmopolitan Sta111p .Jour11al, sat at his desk in hi s private office op eni ng hi s morning mail. Th e first letter h e open s causes 111111 to ej a c ulate " 'Wha l a scoop!" Let us look over his sho ulder and see wh a t it is tha t causes the excitement: TDrllRET O~, Fe b. 8, 180!J . Cosmopolitan/ I won't do a thing b ut m ake m y contemporaries jealous. " The next issue of the Cosmopolitan Stamp Journal came out ahead of time, with g lari ng head lines. CO U N TERFEI T REVEN UES Boen EXPERT FORGER S E NDS So11m TO EDI'.COR KEI,LY OF TH E COSMO- 1 POLITAN. Deteclh·es Put Ott Sce 11l, But r:or ge r C:i nu ot he F o m?d.- Descripti o n of Dn11 ge r o us Co1111te rfe ils in Thi s I ss ue o f th e Cos mopo litn11. i\ I R . S. LI DE KELLY , l ·tO J A M E S ST . , G OTHA:">f\" ILL E, N . \". , D EA R S in : In yo 11r estee m ed jo11n1 :i. l yo u so m e tim e s in ce pu b lis h e d n u article o n" Ca n S urc h:i.rged Stnmps be S u ccessfull y Cou n t e rfe ited ? " and in w hid1 y ou m a inta iued that th ey co n Id n o t. You p re t e nd to be an e x pe rt in niatte r s philate lic , but. s ir , yo u a r e a wa y off on thi s p arti c ul a r b ran ch of th e b usin ess. The in ajority of s urch a r ged s t a mps CAN be s u ccessfull y co uut erfe it ed , a nd I ' ll \'enture to s a y th a t a t lea s t ou e qu a rter o f th e m A R E, an rl I kn ow o f se \·e r a l so-call ed" fam o us'' coll ecti o n s th a t abo 1111 d in th e m. But th e o w11 e r s do n o t kn o w it. E ve n if th ey s u s pec ted it th ey co u ld n o t p o s ith·e ly p r ove th e m spuri o us ; n o r cn. 11 th ey pro ve th e m ge uni ue ! P e rh aps yon ns k h o w I ku o w. !'\e\'er mind; th a t ' s m y b us in ess. Co mm o n -sen se ough t to te a ch y ou that com 111 0 1.1 s t a m ps s urcharged in com m on t ype are dea d- ea sy to imitate . You so-ca lled " ex pe rts" :u-e co ntinu a ll y ·•pa ss in g ' ' upo11 s 11rch arg ed s ta m p s . but yo ur '' de cision s i i d o n o t amo1111t to n 1·ow o f pin s w ith th e h e a ds o ff. Yo ur o pi 11 io us tl o u o t p r o,·e an y t hin g o u e wa y o r th e o th e r . J a m n o t ta l ki n g thro u g h m y h a t , a n d y o u ku o w it. Kind ly e xa min e e n closed s urc harged s tamps , :ind I'll ,·en ture to say that y o n ca n n o t te ll th e m fro m o ri g in a ls . It's a pre t ty good j ob. Yo u m ay be s m a rt, b u t I d e fy y o n t o fi u d a n y d iscrepa n cy i u c : l l tn e ct io n w ith th e e n c lo sed. ju s t exa m i n e th e m clo e y and th e n go ch a se yo 11 n;e lf a r o u n d th e bl ock se\·e r a l lim es. Yo urs trul y, Y. O U ARE IT . ~o wonder M r. K e ll y was exc ited. " 'Nell , no w, th a t 's a h ot letter, but I g uess Mr. Oua re it is ri g ht. Our ' count e r fe it rletec tin g ' is o nl y a bl u ff an y way , bu t we h a ,·e to kee p it up lo please t h e people ," a nd h e la ug hed li g htl y . "But, e xpe rt or no expe rt , I'll go Mr. Oua re it J ne be tt e r and find s om e littl e diffe ren c e so me wh e re, I know. H e wo n ' t think h e is so s wi ft after a ll wh e n I 've don e wi l h h im . O h , hu t wll a t a scoop for Lil e A d a u ge r o 11 s co u nte rfeit of th e 0 11 e-ce 11t s 11r· clw.rg ed re \"e n11 e h a s bee n m a d e k n o w n . It is :1 mos t im porta nt di s c ov er y~ Th e 111:i.i11 p o ints o f diffe re nce be tw ee n th ese nnd th e orig- in a l o r ge nuine s urch arg es m ny be s11mm e<l up as f<Jllo ws: In th e ge nu ine , th e le tt e r s a r e prin ted iu du ll r ed a n d are e ig ht a nd t h r ee-q uarters millime te rs in h e ig ht, w hil e in th e co unte rfe i t th e le tt e r s " I. R ." a r e e ig ht and se ve11 -e ig ht s millime ters hi g h , a n d arc prin ted in a d ullis h r ed . Th e p eri o d s after 11 J. " aud •· H..' ' are s li g htl y o val in th e ge u11iu e , w hile i11 th e co1111 · te rfe il th ey n r e e llipti ca l. Th ese are th e mnin p o ints of d iffere 11 ce . O f course o th e r min or di ffere n ces e xi st , at1d t h ese wi ll be g- i n .·11 i11 <le ~ tail in o ur 11 ex t iss ue . A few days later it wa s lea rn er] th a t Mr. Ke ll y, th e phila t el ic e xper l was s ick a bed . The cause of it was a postal he r e cei,·ed, or rath e r wh a t it sa id ou it. Here it is , verbat im: DE A R K E LLY Th e jok e wo r ked be tt e r th n n I th o u g ht it w o uld . Oh , b n t yo11 are easy !- for a s urcliarge e xpert. Tho se UANn E u.ous co i; : n · E RF E I T S a r e p a rt o f a bl oc k I p urch ased o f' yo u se ,·e r a l w ee k :> a go, nnd an: th e r en l s t ra ig h t g-oo cl s - 1111l ess yo u d id a mi g ht y s 11 ccess ful job al co 11nte rfe ili11 g y o11 r self ! Gooc.I ci g ars a re e ig ht d o llars :i. box up w h e 1·e I lh·e ! Yo urs ad m i r in g ly , :!: ~: The pos ta l- ca rrl wa s s ig ned b y a well known philateli s t, famed fo r hi s practica l jokes . Aud someborly la ug h ed - " li ke Kell y <lid. " ~ I �TH£ VIRGINIA PHIL ATEUST. " Phila teli c petitions to the Governmen t do not seem to be particularly su ccessful. It m ay be, howe ver, that the officers in ~harge of Uncle Sam 's affa irs will hear u s if we onl y cry out l oud e n oug ll. So we welcome the action which has bee n taken LT~ NNOD. t wo of the leadi ng N e w York societies ATTE · m pe titi o ning the Gove rnment t o sell at 1 · R.s philateli c are st tll o u th e boo m, a nd deal ers report business face \'alue to th e general public news? a per ~tamps a nd pos tage cl u e stamps. . 50 % be ttertha n th e corresponding There is no reason tha t a n ord ina ry man pe n od las t y ea r. There is a dea rtll of s ta m ps priced at from t we nty-five c ents ca n see why the Governme nt should not do as th e New York collectors s uggest. to a doll a r, a nd the de m a nd is increasin g ~ut , t hen , there a re a good m a ny thin gs da il y . T11e chi ef topic of co nversa ti o n about town is t!J e recent dec is io n of 111 t he conduct of th e G O\·ernment which th e Go ,·ernu 1ent regarc1 'i'u "' a t h e 1J e \\'S- a n ordinary m a n can ' t see through and a bad precede nt m ay in this case prove paper a nd periodica l sta mps. As I ha\'e se nt the publishe rs of thi s paper a print- stron ge r than co mmon sense.'' T h ose ed. ~a m p hl e t, w!Jich th ey will in all prob- a re the words of Rev .John Luther Kilbon. Turning to matters more local , I will ab ility have pub lisl1 ecl el se where, it is unnecessa ry to !Jave the enti re communi - co mm e nc e by mentioning that this city c~ ti o n in clu d ed w it h m y corr espo ndenc e . will s h ortly have the h o nor of being the birtll-place of another monthly p hil a-F ifty tho usa nd s ets a re by u o m ea ns a telic publica tion un der the brief a nd s m a ll n umber a nd lite Go vernm e nt wi ll , at th e encl of th e \'ea r fiml tha t re 111 aincl - comm onplac e na me of Stamps. According to the words of the publisher so meers a t fi v~ doll a rs- per set , a re a n O\·erthin g elaborate is expected , but if t his ra~ecl a r~tcl e , as m a n y col lec to rs wil l proposed mon thly ca n approac h the exlh111k tw ice before proc urin cr" s uc h a h:trcellence of TH E VIRGIN IA PHILATELIST , ga in " (?) M r. J . W. Sco tt 7n the J1felroin regard to con te nts and a pper1ra nce , p o!itan sta tes th at o ne New York firm th e m agaz iue will certai nly lrnve a n ex has a lready rece ived ord ers fo r o n e hunceedin g ly brig ht future. dred a nd fift ee n sets a t $5.50 eac h, si111 p ly Mr. E . T. Pa rker writes occasio na ll y fro 111 the cas na ! m e nti o n tha t th ey wo uld to the JJ!etr opo!itan fro m Cuba abo u t s uppl y collectors, a nd probab ly nearly m atte rs pe r ta in ing to s ta mps. He is a ll th e la rge dea l ers ha ve r ece ived simi th oroug hly e uj oy in g him self, but is alla r req u es ts in p ropo rti ona te nu 111 bers. ways kept on the jump-yello w fev e r is Tltis, o/ course, is no indication o/ a11y He see m s t o benejit to til e trade. ·:+ <+ ·~ ., ., From lit e co ntag eo us, yo u kn o w. haYe kept hi s we a th e r-eye open for pla te a bove I co nstru e th a t coll ec tors a re t h e nurnbe rs, a nd o ther phi la te li c inc id e n on ly imli,·id ua ls lo profi t u ll(]er thi s ru lta ls. Mr. E . B. Power, representin g J. i ng, a nd dealers derive 11 o thi11 g-a 11 d , probab ly a loss iu o th e r lin es. Ou r Bos- C. Morge n tha u S:. Co., m ade o nl y a sh or l s tay in Cu ba. ton fri e nd s mu s t fe el much c hag rinecl a t The P hila te li c Ex h ibiti o n to be ll e l d th e ir utte r defea t , a nd their in ab ilit y to in Brookl y n cluriu g th e latte r ha lf o f th e pre ve n t t h e Go vern m eut fr o m actin g as month of Ma rc h (18th to iHst., ) prom ises it <l id. Fo r th e ir be n efi l I 111i g l1t q uo te to be a dec ided s uc cess a nti loca l co ll ecan edit or ia l th a t app<! r1recl in th e Bos/011 - - -- - - - - - - - - Stamp B oo/.; for Jnl y 1895: J.56 ?Y --- �157 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. tors and dealers expec t a large tllrong of visitors dail y. New York d ealers ha\·e e x erted the msel ves to procure the ne cessar y niaterial t o m a ke th e "show" a drawin g card to n on-cc,l lecting person s. Many pri zes are offered , inclu ding nine s ilver medals. The exhibition is b e lrl under the auspices of the S ec ti o n o n P hilate ly of the Brooklyn Inst itute o f Ar ts a nd S ciences , 17-! Montague Street, Brooklyn, N . Y . As th e Methodi st pr ea cher says , "All a re welcomed." Since th e appearance of t h e list of "speculation" stamps a fe w m o nth s ago, in THE VIRGINIA PHILATE L IST I have rece ived communica ti o n s from vario u s d ealers a nd coll ectors call i ng attention to certain s tamps whic h I fai l ed to menti o n which i n their opinion they con sid ered ''good thin g s,'' to purchase . As the ori gi na l list was procured after much pe rs istent questio nin g, a nd I m ay adtl, inconve nie nce, it is only n atu ral tha t some decided s naps sh o ul d b e cons piciou s b y their abse nce. D ea lers "across the p o nd," are the la rges t purchas ers of c heap a nd low priced s tamps, a nd in m any insta nce s they lo ok for nothin g but th e m os t common tru ck; of course, the p ri ce th ey pay is ano ther thin g . Th e folJo wi ng lis t was se nt m e hy a n Engli sh corres ponde nt , w hi c h , I be lieve was clipped from so me E ng li sh con temporary: Argentine Republic 1889-90, ac; 1890-9 1, 5c; A u s tria 186 1, lOk.; 1890, l .5k.; 189 1, 20k.; Newspape r , Mercury, lilac , unperf., A u stri a, Ita ly , 1850 , 4.iic ; 1883, 10s.; 1888, lpi. Hun ga r y. 1881 . 20k.; 1887, lf. Belgium , 187-5, 2 ·5 c.; 1884 2-'ic., -5 0c.; 1893, 2c . , 5c . ; 1894 A nt we rp .Sc . , lO c.; Pa rce l Pos t lf. Boli v ia , 189-5, th ick p a per, J , 2 , •3 , lOc . Brazil , 1890. :We., 189 ~ , -50c. Postage Du e, 1890, 20, 100 , :200r. B. Honduras, le . on l d . Bu lgari a, P ost age Due, -'is. Ca n ada Map le L eayes (excep t 3c. ) Ch ili , 1877 , Jc. D e n mark, 18.58, 4s . . roul. 4s.; 1870, ~s . D o mini ca n Republic , 1886, 1, :2, -5c . , 189-5, 1, 2, .) c . France, 1876, :20c. Postage D u e, 5c . b lue. French Co lonies, 1877, a n y . I wi ll co ntinue t!Jis li st in s ucceed in g is sues o f this pape r , until c o mpleted, a nd any o th er tips, I m ay be for tun a te e·n ou g h to secu re . Boston Scraps. B J;; AN E AT J;; R. TH E s ta mp bus in ess here is u o1\· at its bes t, a nd a ll deal ers a re k e pt busy from ea rl y m orn to la te at night. There h as b e en a g rea t de m a nd for the C uba n prov is ion a l sta m ps , a n d rlealers h ave fouml some difficu lty in g ettin g enough to supp ly o rders as fas t as rece ived. Do n ot thi n k th a t I mean by thi s state m e nt t!J at they a re a t a ll li a ble to be sca rce , for s uch is n ot the cas e , for la rge s uppli es will b e p laced o u the market, but orders h ave come in to s uch a a ex t ent t h a t dea le r s' stocks h a \·e become exha usted as fast as r ece ived. O n e deal e r a lo ne, a t prese n t h a s orders book e d fur over 200 sets , and b e is now patie ntl y awa itin g a u in\·oice w hi ch h e says h as bee n onlered fo r the past wee k. Th e ilc cle110111ina ti o n was r ecei\·ecl the last of Janua r y and it is now sa id that th e 2ic de peso is o b sole t e, b e ing replac ed by t h e cor rect stamp t h e 2c d e peso. The 2~c de peso b rin gs 5c p er copy u n u s ed h e re , h u t in ot h e r pl aces th e prices for thi s value ra n ge from 15 to 25c p er s ta mp , whi ch c e rta in ly seems a n o turageous price when it is k n own that 2 ,000,000 of the stamp s w e re thu s s urcharg ell. T h e n e w Ge U .S. rece ntl y m ade its a ppearan ce h e re , P la t e No . ·'i54, color, 1nageuta. It is doubtless u o t ge nerall y kn o wn tha t t h e dies for th e n e w U.S. e n velopes were m ade iu Boston. The e 11 gra \'er s ta tes l b a t b e h as lb us far turn ed o u t th e l , ~ . 4 anrl •)ce nt rleno111ina ti on s . �THE VIRGINIA PHIL/\TELIST. The Colouial Stamp Co. , held its fir st a u ction sale a l th e ir rooms 34.)a 'Washin gton St. , 011 Saturday a fternoon January 14th. It co nsisted of 15 lots which \\'e re cli sposed of iu less than a n hour , a nd the av erage prices realized were in rleed ve ry low. Th e B. L. Dre w Co., helrl their 30th sa le 011 Monday, J a n. ilOth. The prices rea li zed on this sale were also ve ry low . Th e foll o wing are a few of the prices reali ze<l : $1. 00, $2.00, O ma ha , u sed, fin e sold for $2.60. These sta mps a re e vi1lently "gocd s tuff " when t his price ca u be rea li zed upou the m. Csed copies of th e wa term ark ed 189°5 n ews pa per s ta mp, whi c h a r e a bout to be plac ed on the m a rket at e;.5 .00 per co mpl ete set 1111 11sed , bro ug ht the follow in g pri ces : S:l0.00 sold for $ 1. 00; $:?0.00 n ext went for$1. 60; $ 100.00 brou g ht $3.00 ; 2-lc State, used, fine $4. / .j: a n elega nt pa ir of imperf. $20.00 Conveya nc e broug ht $3.00; $5. 00 Revenue s m c ha rg ed on '5. 00 Periodica l , unused, o. « ., sold fo r $4 .93; 2c I. R . inverts reali zecl 19c eac h ; Canada Sc blue reg ister 111111 sed fine $1.30; G rea t Britain 18-lO ld black o n C0 \7er $1. 25 , cat . value 1oc ; 18!:.l l , 1£ beautiful u sed co py, ..;l.00 ; H a waii , .I SSH 50c unu sed fine $:2. 15 : $1.00 used $:"l. 50. Ha ve yo u no t iced th a t th e :Zc Ca nada purple now comes in a dec ided plum . All sh o uld s ecure this s ta mp as soo n as poss ible , as it is to be c ha urred s h ortl y to c:-t rmin e. 0 Canadian Notes. BV R . G . \\' I DDJCOi\THE . Mr. Ma tth ew R. K ni g ht has at las t give n up, a nd has sold out th e Pltilatelic 11lesse11ger to the pub lish ers of the Pltilatelic .-1d uocate. Th e H a 11tillo n , O nta ri o, sta mp c lub rece ntl y elec le tl office rs for lh e e.u suin g ye·w as fo ll ows : l'r e~ irl e n t-D r. E. (;, ] .j8 Ki ttson; V ice-Pr esident-F. Robinson ; Sec. -Treas .- A. H. Ward ; Librarian Chas. Ap pl ega th; S ec. Iufor. BureauJ as . Slater; A uc tion Ma n. -R. S . Mason. Th e death of Mr. F . Wha tley, Jr. , a Toro nto coll ector , occurred o n D ecember 26 th, l S!JS , aged 22 yea rs. Deceased was a n a rde nt sta mp collector a nd deal er , a nd a memb e r of th e Dominion P hila teli c Association . I s tated in m y last month 's not es tha t th e ne w 2c p urple en velope would be changed to red, t o comply with the requirements of the Postal U ni o n . I understaud thes e h ave now app ea red , thoug h I ha ~· e n ot ye t seen the m . The purple envelope is som ething that p rom ise s t o become ra re , as but few we re iss u e rl, a nd whe n it became k no wn rbat there would be a c ha nge, a ge ner:otl rush was m ad e for them , with the result tha t th ey ca n now o nl y be h ad from deale rs, wh o a re holdin g them a t a pretty hig h pri c e. It is expec ted tha t tw o more Ca nad ian s ta mps, of -l e and le de no mina tion s, wi ll s hortl y appea r , the former for dou ble postage, a nd the l e for regis tra ti o n. Mr. vV. A. Beatty, a St. Catlta rines, O nta rio, dealer , \\'asa re ce n t purch as er of fo ur barrels of s ta mp s. The Ca nad ian g oyerumeut h as rlecid ecl to re dee m th e il cent s ta mps in th e b a nds of the public , a nd h as notified Pos tm as te rs to tha t effect. The res ult is that large numb e rs o f th ese sta mps a re bein g receiyecl , which in cl ud e t he " m aple leaf" a nd " nume ra l " iss ues, a nrl e ven the old Sc sta mp i n us e p revi o us to t h e Jubi le es. There a re several sh ades in th e 1mperial Peu uy Postage sta mp. The first on e (la\'e nder ) seem s to be q ui te scarce. I h ave n 't y et see n th e n ew monthl y a nn ouuc ed to appear from T oro nt o. What 's u p? It is sairl tha t a n e \\' paper- th e OH/a: rio Philatelic W eekly- will soo n m'a kc its appeara nce fr o m H a milton. On t. �TH E VIRGINIA PI-HLATEL IST . 159 The Postal Note syst em which was in troduced here so m e time age, to faci lit:ite the t ra nsmi ssio n of sm a ll s um s throug h the mails, is provin g a great s uccess, and h as , to qu ite an exten t , done away with the practice o f se udiu g st:1111 ps in rem ittin g. The Imperia l Penny Postage stamp sh ows p late numbers 1 and 2. Nu m ber 1 a ppears on the fi rst issue (la ve nde r ) a nd number 2 on th e las t prod uction. I underst a nd that ab out 2.s,OOO o f the p tuple 2c e nvelope s h ad been pri nt ed when th e order came to change the color to red. O nl y 500 were rece i\·e1\ at til e S t. Ca tha rin es' office. The stamp business see m s t o be very good at present. The demand for present issu es of Can ad ia n s ta m ps s till co n tinu es without any sig ns of a bati ng, larg e orders c oming from Ameri ca n firms quite freq e ntl y . The 2c cent purple, wll icll is now changed t o red, prom ises to become quite scarce. The c o lor of the 3c s ta m p wi ll a lso be c ha nged. VIRGINIA PHllAlHIG ASSOGIAHON. 1 ::\ [ AJ. ]NO. F . ::\!AYER , P r esi de n t. DR. l\I ARK \V . PE YS ER , Vice Pr es id e11t. \VM. s. AHERN , Sec' y.Treas . JOH N PAALZOW, 1018 P:i.rk f\\'C. , Ri chm o 11tl , V a . , Sa les l\'I n uager. C. F . \V. 1\1 oSE R , Counterfe it D e tec t or. O fficinl Orga n: T H E V I R C Jl\"TA PJ-IIL A TEJ. I S T . Associ:tti o n 111ee t s o n the 10th o f e,·ery m o nth . :i. L 8 o 'clock p. Ill., at JO N . El e ,·e 11l h St .. Ri chmond , \"irg ini a. RICHMOND , VA., F eb.10, 1899 . To the jJ!fem bers of the V. P. A .: Tile eighte enth meetiu g of t h e V irg inia Philate li c Asso ciation was called to ord e r b y th e preside nt , M a j. Jno. F. M a yer. In tile abse n ce of the secretary Mr. Aug . Die t z was app o inte r] s ecreta ry pro f em . Mi nutes of pre vi o us m eeti ng read and approved. The app li ca ti o n o f M r. j . A. De \·in c, prop osed at o ur last i11eeting , was vo t er] on , an d th e app lica ut un:rnim o usly e lc c te<l t o members hip. T h e eve n t of th e e ,·e nin g was the proposi ti o n offered by Mr. Fra nklin Stea rn s, tha t tile Yirg ini a P hil ate li c Assoc ia ti o n . as a body, appl y to th e So uth e rn P hilatelic Ass ociation for ad mi ssio n lo in e n1 bership , a nd t o be k n ow n as " The Virgi n ia Philatelic Associat ion, Brnuc h No . 1 of the Sou thern P llil a teli c Associa· tion." T he m ot ion furth e rm o re e m bor\ies th e fo: lowin g- conditio ns : I. Th a t th e V . P. A. re tai n its individualit y as a sov e rei g n State assoc i:ot ti o n , governed by its presen t cons tituti o n a nd la ws; e lecti ng its ow n officers, h oldi ng its regul a r m ou t hl y m ee tin g s , and a nnu a l co n ve n tio ns; ::!. That the proposer] affi li a ti on with til e S . P.A. be upon the bas is a nd p rin c ipl es of sove rei gn S ta tes feclera t ed un de r a co mmon h ead . After a th orough discuss io n , i11 whi ch a ll see m ed in favo r of th e m ove m e nt , i t was d ec id ed to submit the que s ti on to the m embers, and to request of each a prompt response per postal, u po n re ce ip t o f t h is numbe r , express in g t heir opin ions a nd castin g t h eir \"Ole for or aga inst tll e propos iti on. M r. S tea rn s, in s peak in g o n h is m o t io n la id s tress o n th e fac t th a t thi s in o \·e wou ld enta il b u t a n a dditio na l ex pe nse of ten ce nts per y ear fo r m e m bers h ip in bot h assoc ia ti o ns , in r et urn fo r whi c h members wou lr\ parta ke of a ll ad va u tages o f botlt assoc i:it ions-in c lu ding til e excellent Sa les Department o f t h e "Southern ," a nd su bscripti o n to T1-m V I R G I N I A PH! l,AT E LIST. Th e re be in g n o furtll e r b usin ess be fo re t h e Assoc inti o n the me e tin g adjourn e1\. :\ u G. Dunz, S ec'y /Ji'O ! e111. �TH E VIR GI NI A PHILAT E LI ST . 160 EX I' Jo; N !>IT U R E S. Ja 11 . I. T o Roy Il. Il rad ley for cop ic,; o f th ~ Oct. I .. S . S. P .. .. ..... .. .. .... ... .. .. .... ......... .. . ~J. W Ja 11. JO. T o" \ ". P. " fo r J a n ... .US l' r esid e nl-H . F e11lo 11 , P .0 . Bo x S, Ku ox d lle, T c nt1. \· ice-P1:eside 11t.- .-\11 g . Die t z, Bo x ti, Ri c hm o 11 d ,\ "a . Sec'y-T r eas.- \V. C. I.a w r y, A bil e n e , T exa s . In t' l. Secre t:uy- IJ . E . H a ze n , T h o u o to s:issa , Fl a . Sa les Stt p l. -Ch :ts. \Vn r in g, Dox :W:l ,K n ox \·'e, T e n n . I. ib r n ri :i. 11 -C h a s. P . G a l yo n , K 11 0 x \•ille, T e n n . Co unt er fe il De tec t o r - F . N oyes, A l ice, T e xas . Tr11 s tees- II. Fe n to n , Ch a i r m a n Ex- Officio K n o x d lle, T e nn ., i:;mil Ge r l ich :t u d Ro be·1'.t K e:;·sle r , Ne w Bra.1 111 fels , 'f exas. O ffi c ial O r ga n - TH E \' JRGI NI A P H I LA T EL I S T . President's Address. ::\l E :'.\IH E R S : Yo u n o d o u b t rea d w ith 'p leas ure th e r e po rt i1 1 o ur officia l o r ga n o f t h e p r oceed iu g s a t t he mee t in g o f t h e \"irg iui a P hil a te l ic Associ a ti o n w h e n it wa s u11 a 11im o11 s ly d ecided t h a l it wo uld Ile to t he a rh-a n ta ge o f i ts m e rube r s th :it th e v s h o uld j o i n 0 11r Soc ie t y a n d I k n o w y o u w ill w e ico m e t h e m. Fi ft ee n appl icatio n s h a ve n lread y hee n fil ed a 11 <1 \ ·i rg i.1ia w ill be i n line for t h e ha 1111 er 1111l ess th e ot he r S lates r ise to th e occns io 11 and se n d in n ew r ec ruit s a lso . i f th e cap itn l o f ench So u l h e r u S t n te orga ni zed a loca l So dc:t y w h ic h co u ld h o ld it s m ee ti u gsa ud <l o mi ssi o n ar y w o r k in its ow n ue ig h bo rh o od, a nd th e n a ffil ia te wi th th e S . P . A. 1 h o w m 11 c h it w o 11 lr\ m ea n fo r P hi la te ly in t h e So u t h . The m e m be r :-; co ul d n o t o n ly e uj o y t h e p le a s u res o f a loca l so::: ie t y, b ul t h eyco uld a lso a\·a il t he m selves o f t h e bene fit sof th e Ir r _;':'r orga 11i ;i:a ti o n . I sh a ll he p ka secl l o h ear fro m Phil a te l is ts w l1 0 th i nk th ey co ul d o r ga ni ze a loc:i l ::;oc ic t y wit h th ese e nds i 11 de w. I h :ix e t we 11 ty" Fa\·o rit e " a l b um s , w hi ch I s h a ll be plenscd to sen d o ur m e m be r s 0 11 r ece ip t o f ;'k: to p a y pos tage. I h a ve g h ·e 11 a w ay q u it e a 1111111 be r m ysel f to beg i11 11 e rs :111d fin d it a good p l;1 11 to hi n ge a fe w s i a m p s in th e r i g h t p laces l:11t bes11re 11 o l t o fi ll in a ll t h e ch eap 0 11 es, le t t h e y1..111ugste r h :is e th e p leas u re o f fi n d i n g so m e of hi s o w 11 sped m e n s. ,:\l"o w d o n ' l a ll spea k n t o n ce. Yo un; for th e S. P .A. H . FE XTOX' )'res. Treas ure r 's Report. R l':C E IPT S . Ba la 11 ce .. ..... . J~ ece i n .• d fro m m e m her s T o tal.. 0 11 T ota l. . ..... ....... ... .. h a u rl ..... 2.17 .. ....... ......... SH .52 Th e fre ig h t 0 11 t h e S . P . .-\. . 1i br a r \I fro m Ke w O r l ea 11 ~ to Kn ox d ll e , 'I'e 1L11. , a m o 1111 1iu g t o S l. O~ . w a s pai d hy L ibrar ia n C. P. G a ly o n , w h o h a s d o n a ted th e a m o u ut o f th e b ill to th e Socie tv. r 11 be h a l f o f th e m e m be rs o f th e s a m e , w e l~ e reby te n d er to l\ I r. G a lyo n th e th a n k s o f th e So uth e r 11 Phi la tel ic ..\.ssocia ti on fo r th e co u rt esy s h ow n . Respect full ~: s 11 b111itt ed , \ V. C. l. O \\"RY , Treas. Secretary's Report . .Si}/{ f ft er n P h ilatelic A ssociat i o11 . B l~O T ll E R Un la n ce ... .. 1 2.0~ .. ... ... .... IU.(;I) C\' E W M E MB E R S. i ::ti* Ubjecte J. to. l H"i \ \.ill ia m s, 0. 1-£ ., B-5 E . lith -!:5 t. , X. Y. C i t , ·. J ~8 A h e rn , \V . S., 11 2 E . Ilro ad- st., R ic h m oi;d ,\ ' a . !OU Redfo rd. R . J .. Ul7 W. Le ig h -st. , " " H O K n o tts, J . H ., JVQ.'l W . ~l a in . s t H J Scott , J r ., H . C., ·!03 r::. Gra ce-~;. , l-i2 Ke r us , F . r. ., Bo x 2U!J , * The a bo,·e case is n o w i n t h e !t a u.l s of l il t: ·r ru s tee.;. A P P l. I C ATIO NS. JJ ick ey, E 11g-e 11 e Cabell . Kn oxv i ll e, T en n . Age :W , Dn1ggis t. Re fs. , C. P. G a 1y o u , Ch as. I, . :\ I cN utt . H . i:.·e11t o11 . \ 'e r beok , \V 111 . ~ !. , Bo x Sll , Ba ll s to u Spa , N. \' . A ge :lO . La w Stud e n t. R ef.-; .. s. P . Lev , J . \ V . \ ·erbe ck , \ V . C. I.a wry . J o ne ..;. \ V . A sh by, GO J \ V. FT:i. n k liu -st.. Ri ch 1u o 11<l , Y a. A ge Bl.i, Ca pit a list. Refs. , Aug. Di et ?:, I·'. Stea r n s, \V . C. I. a w r y. Baller, Ba s il G., 1 ~01 Fl oyd-a ,·e., Ri chm o nd , Ya. S t u de n t. Re fs., A. \\-. Il 11 tl e r, Fra n k lin S ten ni s, A n g 11 st Die t z. :\ l nye r , 1\ ta j . Ju o . F .. l:l l2 E.' :\Ia i n -st. , R ich m o u d, \ 'a. Age 10, Age nt O ld Dom in io n S . S . Co. H.efs. , A n g. Die t z, F . S tea r u s , \ V. C. Lowr y. Chr bt ia u , T h o m as, l :llU Fl oy d -aYe., Ri chm o u d. Y a. :\te r ch a 11t. R e fs ., A 11 ,g us t Diet z, F . Stear n s, \ V. C. I. a wr y. :\l ose r , C. F . \ \ '. , ! Li S. 1s t -st., R ic hm o n d, \ ·a. Age 07, Je w e ler. Refs., A ug. Dietz, F . Stea ru s, \ V. C. Lo wry. Re ill y, Jr .. Da n iel J ., ~~GO Easte rn Par k wa y, Brook ly n , X. \' . Age !!I , Assista nt Bookkee pe r. Ref,., Roy B. Bra dl ey, \V . C. l .o'"'r y, Ch ns. L. :\ Ic!\ utt . \ ' . KA. S p o tt ,~O l i !\. Mh -sl ., R ichm a n d , \ 'a. Age .J.I, j e we le r . ~ l e m \Je r \·. P . A. R e f!-' ., F . Stc:trn s, A 11 g-. Dietz, \\ .. C. 1.o wn·. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 161 H ~ 11ry Sch o tt, .ilox HJU , LZi chm o 11d , \·a . :\~e :')0. Sta m p :\fe rch a ut. Re fs., F. Stearn:-;, .-\ 11 g. D iet z, \V . C. 1_.ow ry. R. ~I. :v10Iti11g, 18 ~ - Beach -st. , R kh m o nd , Ya. Age 26, S u pt. A r ch itect 11ral Iro n \\" o rks. H.e fs., F. S tea ru s, A u g . Di et z , \ V. C. Lo wry . \V. P . Shelton , Jl S. Ord -s t. , Richmo n d, \·a. Ag<:: :.!."', Ba uk er. l\ l e m be r V. P.A.: Ge ne ral Co llec to r. Re fs., F . Stea r n s, Aug. Dietz , \\'. C. · 1.owry. R ES I GNATIO:-<S REC E I VE D. ]. S . R o:;s, l\ Io 11 c t o u , N. B. , Cn. 11. I.. S. ::\ I ili a rd, Santa A nn a , T exa~. A l fred E. Col e, Pl a iu fi eld, !\". ] . E. \ V. He us i11 ge r, Sa n A11to ni o 1 T~ xa:-;. BY JOH"1 PAA J,ZO \\". :\.11 T' ub l is h e r s are r eq ue:.; tecl t o ~end 0 11 c copy direct l o th e Re\' iew E dil o 1-, at :\ o. !U IS Pa 1·k A\·e., R ich111 0 11d , \ ·a ., Li . S. A. \Vlt e th e r it is 0 11 a c :::o 1111t o f th e bli zz ard o r so m e o th e r c a 11 :-.e th e fa c t re 111 ai 11 s, that o nl y a ,·e1·y l imit ed 1111111 her o f o nr E xc hanges ha \·c r each ed u s in t im e t o he i11cl11 ded in thi s 111 0 11th ·~ rcdew , \Yh ich closes 0 11 Fe h r11 ary 2 ~d . Th e fo ll o wi11 g o nl y were n .· ce in.:cl : RESIGN A TIONS ACCEPTED. joh 11 \V . Edwnrds, H11 g 11e n ot, Ga. RESI G "1ATIONS \ VI'fHDRAWN. H. A. Chap m a n, R oc k y Hill , Co1111. V o1.. :-.·" · CHANGES I N ADDR l':SS. C . Berh o l z from Lill ey t o O n a l aska , A rk . A.C .Tta s k fr o n1 0 72\J t o 8 H'S I.".l S.d lP ·St. ,C l:i cagu, Ill. L . P. Head (ra m H ic km a n , Ky . , lo F ult o n , K y. Respectfu ll y, \ VA LT ER C. LowR Y, Sc:::'y . Report of Sales Supt. \Vcekly P hil. E ra, P or t1 a 11 d , :\le ., Ji). :W. J·'.nstern Philate li s t , Bost o u , i\ l a ss. :!:!. ti . I l era ld E xchan ge, K e w Yo rk , r,. Ii . I.0 11 e Star Sla t e Phi lateli st , \Vac u, 'l' l"xa~ , 7. :) . :\J e ke e l ' s \Veekl y S t a.1n p Kew s , S t. t. 0 11 is. :\lisso u ri, 1:;, :{ ·I iJ. :\1i c hi ga n Ph il. \Ve e k ly, Ith aca, :\Ji ch I. 1-:1. Ne w Yo rk P hila t e li st, Kew Yor k r,. ·I. f'e rfora t o r , Fe d e r a ls burg, :\·t d. :!. ~. FR O '.\f CANAO i\. 0 11 h a n d las t re p o r l ·12 boo k s, valu e ... . ... ... S;j~i. U:i Receh·ed s iu ce, UH boo k s , va lu e.. !).=Jf>. ·I:! l<elired 18 books, va lue.. . ......... .. ... :!iJU.Bti Fro m w hi c h h a,·e hee n sold ...... .... . XU. I S ~ow iu circ11l al io11 87 h ooks, \'a l11 e . .......... l:!Uti.O!I I11 s 11 r a u ce fun d... ............... ... ;t.).US l wi sh t o l h a nk th ose m e m be rs w h o 1·epl ie d t o m y ca ll fo r U .S. s t a mps. All circ 11i t s ( t e n n ow 0 11 lJ a1e 111 0\' i u g a l o 11 g0 11 ti ·n e a n d I h ave n o cl a i m s aga in s t m e m bers. CH AH L ES \VA RI N<~. Sales S u pt. s. P . A . S. P. A. Prizes. Tu THE m e mb e r o f th e S. l' . ...\. . wh o !-'ecures the larges t nu m ber c f u ew m e m be r s fu1· lh e Associ;., ti o n betwe e n Dece m ber 1 l 8Q,'...;,a 11 d th e firs t day of t h e 18U!) Co 11 ,·e 11ti o 11 . THE \" 11H;1x 1A P 11 1LA TELIST w ill g i\'e as a prize th e s11 111 o f SJ0.00. T he m e mbe r sec urin g th e n ex t larg es t 1111 1n be 1· o f n ew m e mb er~ be t w ee n dat es n a m e d wi ll r ece h ·e a bo 11 11 d c opy of \ "ol. J I . o f th e \ ". P . Th e co nditi o n ~ o f thi :-; co ut e s L are t h a t enc h m e m be r !:!h a ll req 11 esl th e Sec r eta r y u ft h e S. P.A. t o lis t th e <lpplicatio n s !'ec ure d hy h im a n d k e e p a record o f th e sa m e. a ud th e Sec reta r y's repo rt :-;h al l detcnnine th e wi11 11 ers of t h e p ri zes. X o 111 P111be r i~ e ig ihll• t o thi s co n tes t 111.1 le ss h e h as sc·c 11red a n d had a d mitt ed t o m e m he r ~ hip rt l. l e a~! :·1 n e w 111 e 1 11 her~. Thi s co nt e s t is n o t ope n t o o ffi . c<: r s o f t11 e Ass oc ia ti o n . THE \ · 1 1H~ 1 N IA PHI L A T EL I C r1 · uu s 1JJ S(; Co . A ll A r o 111.1d S ta m p Alk e rt1 ser , :\ l o 11lrea l. :\Jo ntren l Phil ate li s t , :!\l o n treal , Ca 11 . Philateli c :\l es:-;c n ger , Ho iest o ,,·11, !'-:. IL :l. J. s H. H. ..H il . H. FR 0'.\1 AHH.O:\IJ . Brie f111n rke 11h a 11 dl e r , Berlin , Ger m a n y, Of Th e /,f/eek/y Pltilatelir Era o nl y on e co py h as reach ed u s, th e 011 e of F e b 'y 11 th , which co 11 ta i11 s co py of l h e O fficial C ircular regard in g lh e sa le of the periodica l sta mps, fi fty t h ousa nd se ts a t fiv t: doll a rs p e r set ; a pretty good pri ce for twel ve labe ls whi c h neither have n o r a rc e ve r ex pected to do pos ta l d uly for the v are u e rnonelized , a nd as s uch ;ea ll y n o't wor th m o re th a n lh e p a p e r the y a re print ed o u. H o wev er , we co lle cto rs w ill as usua l ru sh i11 a 11cl i11 1-es t o ur m o n ey iu them. In the Ca 11 atli a n N otes is th e good s uggesl iou lhal the govc rnm e ul s trike off a few m ore l h ousa11d of lh e purp le J c e nv e lop es lo g i1·e 1·h e public a c h a n ce lo hn y l h e111. 1 /i r Easter11 P ltilatelis/ 1n ils F e brua ry num ber co n ta in s a co 11 li11u a tio11 of " A n Afri ca n Am b rotype" in whi ch th e �THE VIR(}IN CA · PHILATE LIST. rl iffe re nt issue s of Na tal ar e enumerated. The su rc ha rg~ s _o n th ese stan1ps fro m 1869 a re so m e times bewild erin g to almost a·n y but a specialist; so an y li ght thrown'· upon this subj ec;t is of in terest to th e g eqeral coll ector. The S upplementary ·Ca talogue compiled by M r. G. L. S miley whi ch contain s th ~ issu es no t no ted in a nd appearin g sin ce the suppl e ment · to the 58th S ta nd ard was issued· contains t wo pages o f clos.el y printed -m a tter a nd represents a bout 180 sta mps . issued si nce Octobe r 31st . It is ha rdJ y to be wo nd ered at that the ge neral collector g e_ts tired , when new issues p our in o n hi'tn a t the ra te o f nearly a tho usa nd a yea r . In . th e H erald E xchange we fi nd a letter conta in ing the suggestion that it (the H. E . ), and p resum.a bly o ther papers also, set asid e each m onth certain space to conta in notic es of parties wh o are not sq uare in t h eir dea lin g s and th e sug gest io n se ems to be a \"e ry good o ne. It is to h ead t h e colu m n •· E rro rs a nd O m mi ssio ns '' a nd th e no ti ces to read a bout as fo ll o ws : ' ' J. S . of All ento wn , Pa. , lias sh ee ts fo r t wo 111 0 11 ths pas t a nd ad vertise rs ca n g et n o reply. (2000. ) " Fo r sale , acco u nt a m o untin g to $10 hy J ohn J olies o f Chicago , Ill. (2001. ) " G . F. J. , \Vo rceste r, Mass . , got s ta m ps o n ap prova l so m e ti me ag o, a nd r eturn s were irreg ul ar ; m ay m ea n subs ti t uti on . (2002.) '·Som e li m e ago I s e nt 5(J ce nts fo r p ack e t o f stam ps to G. F ., Albany , N . Y. , an d I ca n not g et ei ther the s ta m ps or m y m o n ey bac k. (2003.) " Tile party s en rl in g y o u a co m pla int sll ould e ncl ose a sm all fe e o r stam ped &ncl address ed en velope . " At the e ncl of each n otice you cou ld a ffi x a num ber and fro m ini ti als a nd na m e of p lac e g ive n , oth ers wh o h ave been \" ic timi zecl would r ecogni ze th e 162 par ty, a nd could wri te yo u a nd h a ve h is le t ter fo r warded to th e party ad v er tisi ng. " It see m s to m e that in th is way a dealer havin g the e vid ence a nd corres-poden ce of o th er dealers wou ld h ave n o diffi cul ty in m ak in g the swi ndler co m e to term s. " Let the dea lers a nd coll ectors agita te th is m att er and le t u s try and weer1 ou t th e bla ck she e p . · Til e L o11e S ta r State P!tilatelist is s ti ll a li ttl e b ehind . T h e December n u m ber being t h e only one to ha nd to da te. It con tains a co nt inuatio n of t h e notes from th e official r eports of th e Postm as terGe ueral of th e Con federa te Sta t es by Mr. Askew and also a n a rt icl e r eprinte d from t h e Plz ilatelic Jou rnal o.f Great Britain wh ich goes ver y de e ply in to t he subj ect o f t he 10 c ents 1863 o f the Con fe d erate Stal es. F r om thi s it wo uld a ppear t hat t h e " Ten " cen ts was e ng ra ved a nd iss ued before th e"lO '' c en ts was macl e ,a nd n ot being liked by th e a u t h o riti es a new di e was ordered a nd th e " 10",in nu merals. The d em and fo r sta m ps llo we\"e r ~m s so g rea t that bo th p late s we re u sed fo r pri ntin g bu t in t h e process of t ransfer t h e d ie of the "Ten Cents" wa s broke n a nd becam e u seless, h e nc e th e rarity o f t ll is sta m p. T il e d iffe rences in th e two types of t h e nu m e ral sta mp a re fu ll y e xplain ed a nd all in a ll th is a rticle is s u re to be a g r ea t h elp to a ll wh o m ake a s pecialty of th e iss ues of th e Co nfede racy. 11/ekeel's Weekly Stamp JVews fo r F eb ru ary ~ n d, co n ta ins a re prod uc ti on of t h e sh ee t of te n s ta mp s pri n ted a nd used a s prov ision als a t Coa m o, Por to R ico, with a n acco unt o f Mr. J. 1\1 . And re in1 of New York of t h e in ves t iga t io ns m ade by him in di ffe r ent pa r ts of Porto Rico to sati sfy h imself a nd th e stamp coll ect in g fra ter11 ity abo ut t h is iss u e . He wrot e to t h e May or o f Coam o a nd a num be r of fri e nd s �168 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. a nd collectors in Porto Rico a nd fro m the answers received g ives hi s opinion on the stamp in question as follows: "My conclusion is that the Coa mo pro vis ion a l s ta mp was issued for legitima te purposes a nd se rved such purposes as an e merg ency stamp. I believe, the refore, that it is entitled to some consideration a t the hands of collectors , not only a s an emerge ncy iss ue , but as a n inte resting hi s t orical relic. '' The same numb er contains a le tt e r written by Mr. C . H. Mekeel to Major General 'Wilson who was in ch a rg e of the American force s at Coamo, a nd Ge neral Wilson's a ns we r, which se em s to confirm the conclusions a rri ved a t by lVI r. Andreini. 'What m ake s us fe el bad abou t this m att er is tha t the ~Veekly says there a re only 2.58 specimens avai lable for collectors to g et hold of, a nd we a r e th e refore afraid tha t our album w ill fore,· e r contain a n aching voi 1 wh e re thes e stamps ought to be. Numbers 1 a nd 2 of Th e J1!ichiga11 Philatelic 11/eeldy h ave reac hed us, but as N o. 2 is dated Janua r y l Gth, a nd naturall y there should h ave bee n a t least four numbers more b y thi s time, th ey h ave not come to h a nd , a nd we mu st fe a r that the bli zza rd which swe pt the Ja nel has been t oo mu ch fo r the JJ ! . P. /.f/. , even if in the "Review" in th e first n umbe r the editor admonishes Mr. Cornell " to k eep his eye o n the g un and he will see the !Jfic!tig an Plt ilatelist which is here t o ri val , t o compe te a nd perhaps to lead, but at a n y rate to stay." Ne ither number 1 or 2 conta in a uy philateli c news tha t wou ld se t the world afi re . We are sorry t o see from Th e l' l ew Y ork P!iilatelist that Mr. H e rbst has been ill, and tru s t that ere n ow he is res tored to health. The ass ocia te editor h as in th is num ber a plea for poetry, phil a teli c poetry, a nd g ives a pretty g oocl parod y on the " R av en " in which he scores th e "sample copy fiell(ls," whom Mr. Herbst h as previously haul ed over the coa ls , but not in poetical effusio n s exac tl y. Well everyone to their likin g, for our pa rt we 'd just as soo n take o ur phila t eli c j o urn als without the add ition of poetry a nd h ope that the trumpet call for th e assembling of the poets, " ;hich he says was so{rnded in a recent issu e of th e VIRGINIA PHILA'£ELI~T , will fall upon ears that h ea r not. " T he' Per(orator ope ns with a portrait aud short biographi cal s ketc h ~ f Mr. Jmlson N . Burton of Madison, N. Y. Miss Swift's " The Dawn of th e P os tal Service in Mass'1chuselts" is very interes tin g, and being written from o ld records a nd papers, it d oes ;;ot jus t re peat the sta tis ti cs found in a first-class e ncyclopedi a . Diel other States beg in a lik e se r vice , before the postal ~yst e m was handed over to the Federal a uthorities, or sta nd s Massachu se tts alone in thi s? We think Mr. McFall errs wh e n in hi s list of the Confede rate iss ues, whi ch · he recommends the general co ll ec tor to o btain, h e includes the le orange the da te of which he g ives as 186-1 . This sta111p was never iss ue d by the go\'ernment and t her efo re surely h as n o m ore shading th :i. n a ny o ther essay . By th e word issued we mean tha t th e s ta mp no doubt was prepared for the C. S., but non e were ever sold to th e public and conseq uentl y n o n e were used. It ought n o t be classed with the o ther s ta mps of th e Confederacy. P e rforati o ns , notes fro m .different p a rts of the U , S . a nd Canada as well as the re ports of different s ta mp associati o ns m a k e as us ua l a n interesting number. 1 li e All R o1111d Stmnp Advertiser conta ins ad l'erti se 111 e nts of r! ea lers aucl col- �THE VIRGINIA PHILl\TE LIST . lec to rs in all pa rts of the world and a ny collector who seeks for exchange r elati o ns in foreign countries would do well to subscribe for this paper. Th e Philatelic Messenger closes its career with the present number, h av ing trau sferred its subscription list to th e P!tilate/ic Advocate, published iu Berlin, O nt. The reason assigned for the demise o f the 11'/esseng er is that the ~ditor canuot find the time to attend to it properly and as everything that is worth doing a t all is worth doin g well, the cle~s­ ion to give it up is perhaps a wi se 01!e . \Ve sh all miss it from our exchange table but fe el assured that the Advocate will full y sati sfy the form er subscribers of the JV!essenger. The J a nuary number of Th e iJfo ntreal Philatelist is a g ood deal more of a philatelic journal thau its Christmas edition was , aud is iu fact h ead a nd sh o ulders abov e that number. It sta rts o ut with the annouucemeut of a great fiud aud th e subsequ e ut purchase of sam e by Mr. R . C. Bach. The find was the 2 ce nts o f first issue of British Guian a on the orig inal cover which was purchased on Dec . 19th. , a nd four copies o f 8 cents g reen , 2 sing les a nd a pair also o n th e o riginal , were purchased on th e 21st D ece m b er a nd the end is not yet. \ Ve can o nl y h o pe th a t Mr. Bach was sure o f wha t h e was b uy ing a nd h as n ot fall e n th e victim of some clev er sharper who is leading him o n until fin ally it comes out that the s tamps were " Made in G erm a ny ." The leadin g a rticle "The Model S ta mp Collector " is well written a n<l t rea ts its subject well. About the Imp erial stamp o f Ca nada it h as thi s to say: " No wond er 'we hold a vas ter E mpi re tha u h as b eeu. ' On som e sta mps we h ave aun ex ed ab out h a lf of th P. United S ta tes . The British I sles are in France while th e F alklan<l Isla nd s ha ve m oved 164 to som e p art of S outh Am erica. " Speaking of this sta mp it is well to add tha t the different sh ades in which the Ocean is printed s eem to be almost without number a nd the specialist will h ave a hard time to secure th em all. The E verg r een State P hilatelist comes as usual, brig h t a nd newsy . Its sh o rt notes a ud co mments are interes ting a nd contain informa tion in condens ed form . The P!tilatelic ll fessenger contains in its December number Mr. McDonnell 's contributio n ou "Phila teli c S ocieties" aud in thi s instalment sp eak s about the rela tions of local to S tate a nd national societies a ud also e xplains why so m an y local societies in s m aller town s are decided failures. The 1Jfesse11g er is rather sm all in size this month , eig ht pages instea<l o f the usual tweh·e . Th e claim of The Philatelic A dvocate tha t its J anu ary num ber is the la rg est ever issued by an y Ca nadia n sta mp jou rnal, s eem s well g round ed when tha t number coutains sixty pages and cover . There was a nother Ca nadian pa per which advertis ed that its X mas uum ber woul d conta in 60 p ages , but alas , the paddin g gave out a nd o nl y 32 pages sa w the light of clay, so of cou rse t h e Advocate's cla im m ust be allowed . But it is n ot o nl y in q uan t ity tha t the A dvocate e xc els b ut also in the q uality of its m a ny a nd varie<l articles, and it is hard to s elect a nd say wh ich is th e best of t h em fo r witho ut e xceptio n they a re g ood . If eve ry r eYi e we r will turn clo wn th e corner of t h e page whi ch co nta ins Mr. McDo nn ell 's conceptio1i of wha t a r en ew ed ito r sh ould o r sh ould not do , a nd profit by r eadin g over th at a rticle ca re full y, th e clay m ay com e wh e n M r. McDo nnell 's hopes fo r onl y such r ev ie ws as will win p rai se, may be r eali zed . �DO YOU WANT T O SA VE YOUR MONEY? Dixie Liq u ogra ph wi ll s~1se yo u m :u1y doll ars u ow spent for pr in t iu g-a u d o u ly cost you 50c . 'W i t h it yo u ca n p r epare yo u r ow n Price Li s t s, C irc u l ars, Approva l S h eets, Le tt er Head s, ~tc . Can k eep copy of every l e t ter yo u se n d out , w h tc h is very i mpo rt a n t. A n ew m e th od, s im p le a n d i nex p e n s i n~. a n y c hil d ca n ope r a t e s a m e. l\·Iakes frotn 50 t o 100 copies fr o nt o n e i m pressi o n . A li ttl e treas u re to eve r y one. Reg ul a r p i-i ce Sl.00 b llt a m offe rin g r eceipt a n d f u ll in st ru ct io n s fdr c.tonfeberate Stamps . .. ... $.HO 18(.il , :jc b111 e , 0 11 e ntire cove r .. .20 " 5c g r ee n , .1 5 JSU0 , P ai r Ge b lu e 11 . 15 5c p a le l>l ue .l ii " JOc g ree n is h b l 11 e .OH " !Oc b lu e ..... .. ...... .. .... .. ...... ..... ... .. .... . o ul y 50c - b ut i f yo u p refer I w ill se n d r eady f o r .Z,:i l Uc da rk blue, A 7 ... .. ..... . u se for $1.00 c h a r ges pa id. l\ I o n ey c h eerfull y r e fun ded if n o t pe r fec tl y s a ti s fied . Do n ' t let t h is . ~O " JOc n 11tk y blu e, A 7 .. .... . opportu nit y pass or yo u w i ll regret it. 1 f u r ni s h ink free w1 th sa m e . St a m ps ca t a logued :-i t $2.00 t a k e n. \Vr i te fo1 circu lar. Addre:-5s, R. L. DEITRICK, E . C. DIC KEY , Kn oxv ille , Tenn . VIRGINIA. LOR RA.I.NE , Cash Paid For Confederate Money. f aANADA'S IRST ~URCHARGf _ __...t> SIOOO gree11 3. 11 d )) 1 nck iss ued i\l ny JSUl , ~8 to S: l2.00 500 " " " " " 10 t o J5.00 100 2 t o 2 ..10 l SUU, E u ve.l'?pe( .2c b h1 ck o n 8c r ed, l80S, e n00 I ~ 2~ t i r e , m iut. ... ; ··: i"," .... .... .. .. ... ...... ..... .. S .XO JOO Washin g to n J1,1!y " IOc t o .50 18U9, 2c p ur pleen \·elope, e nt ir e , mint , sca r ce J. 00 10 C . S. A. F l ag !Oc to .25 .ao 5 i\·Io n o u vr ier lOc to K. 00 18!JS 1 iu ap le lea f iss ue , cotn plete. .:,o Ca r s runnin g Sep t. 18iil . JOc to 2.00 Pack et ·10 va ri d ies Ca u n di a u Re\·e 11e us, t h e 20 11 Fem a les 15c to .25 B E S T o nl y .... .. . .&:i 20 Fem a l e a n d G l obe " l .00 t o 2. 00 10 M r. Ol d h a m 2iic to J. 00 H nll's St a n d nrd Cat a logue C ~ n nd i an Re \· .'s .. . I ~ JU Feinal e a n d Eagl e •· 2;J c to 4.00 5 India n P rin cess J.00 to -I.OU F in e Appr oval Sheet s at 50 pe r cent. 2 Eagle ...... .. 50c t o 1. 25 - - T ry 'e m.-Brok e n ba n k b ill s bo u g h t at le t o IOc ea c h . U.S. Fraction a l u ote s Sc to S l.25 enCh. Look up yo ur old pnper in ouey a u d se u d t o m e . ' "\V. K ~lsey HaH , R . L . DEITRIC K , L ORR AINE, · P etdbor o, VIRGINIA. Fine Fore ign Ch e ap! * Hay ti , lSHl , l e v io l et.. ..... . ............ S .05 * " " 2c b l u e .OG " Oc lil ac.. .07 * " 180•9 , ~c or~ u ge .1 ~ - on 3c .. ... ........ . v * N icarag11 3 1878 ro ut. 1-25c se t 5.. .:2.5 *Japa u , 1896, 2,2, 5, 5s . se t L .... ..... ... .... .20 * Pe r s i a . 1882, lOfr. b u ff, red a ud black. .2ii * P h ilippi u e I s ., JO o n 2c, .r~o. 176 .02 ·• ' ' J r on 5c, N o. 178 .25 Jc o u ~ ·l-8 No . ISO... .07 16c OU 21· N 0. 270 ... _ .85 " le OU 20c O U 2ii0m No . 30 1.. ... 1.50 *J o h ore l SUfi, l , 2, a, ·l , 5, 6c, s e t G .. .. ............ . ~~ '!= Tobago, 1896 , l sh erro r , ver y fine. .. .... 2 iN * i\'leans u nu sed. A ll s t a m ps in fine co u cl iti o u . Cnsh w it h order by P. 0. ino 11 ey orde r . Se lecli o u s o u 3.ppr o vnl at 50~~ f01· g ood r efe r ence. 0 1 1Revenue (tollectors. A wa n t-l is t o f U . S. Revenues (D o c um e n ta ry , Proprietary ,' M a tch, Medi c in e, etc . , a nd includin g the · present wa r is- " s ues, c ompiled b y Osca r J a nnasch , w ill be o ut N ove mbe r 10th. L is t wi ll co nt a in m a n y uncata log ued var i ~ ti es a nd will be up to ela t e . A - valu ab le work fo r :oi ll reve uue collectors. Price 10c post paid. Ad dress a ll o rcle; s t o ROY B. BRADL EY, P u b., Waco, Texas. MAR S HAL L OLSO N , 660 Erie St ., S . E ., i11inneapolis, Jl{i1111. T in Stock . .. . FOR SALE ~ 25 va l'. o f s tam ps cata log in g I The ----_fro m 60c to $ 1.00. O nl y 15c . - - \V e s o ld five to o n e pe r s o 11 .- ilOO varie t ie s free to fi r s t o n e re m itt in g $5.00 from our sheets p r iced r t c ata log ue or less a n d iiO~ iall o w ed. Ame r ican .Stamp Co., Ne w Cast le, Penn a . 01itario , · ( a u. Cover P lates of Volume I. of Th e V irginia P!tilatelist. Ca n be adapted t o a n y m aga ziu e. Apply to Franklin Stearn s , Business M'g'r, P. 0 . Box G, RI CH M OND ·, V A . " �OUR APR\ L DEPARTMENT. 7 Is th e best iu t h e wo rl d. \Ve~excel i n p r01uptu ess in se udi ug yo u \v h a t yo u especia ll y ca n fo r , and in ou r lo w prices. O ur l\Ja il Or de r Depa rtm e nt is ju s t as pro m p t. a nd o ur No . 10 List ' co nt n iu s n et pri ces o f U.S. Post age nq d Reveu nes/f e legrap h s, etc.; 800 set s a nd pack ets, 'hl}? u'm s , s u ppl ies, etc., e tc. !iic Colum b ia n : 9 cts. Compl e te set'Ceut rn l A m er ica n Stea tuship Com pa n y_, cata log11e 70c, 15c. For 5o Cents we w ill m a il yo 11 th e· Impe ri a l Pos tage S ta m p A l b mn, b r o u g h t f ull y u p to date o f p u blica ti o n . P r ovides spaces for..3500 sta mps. Th e best a nd -c h ea p est a l b 1t'111 for n begi nu e r , and 150 va ri e ti es o f s ta m p s , in cl u d ing 1SU8 U.- S. ·Re,·e· nue s ta m ps, 18US Cu ba, 1808 Can ada.• l S!JS V:i.sco d e Gn ma, 18U8 So uclau , e tc. , etc. This i s~ a r are cha n ce , nn d is to e u co ur ag~ n ew collector s . E \·er y o ld collec to r s h o ul d b u y o n e o r in ore fo r s o m e yo un g fri e n d . .T wo qhle r s sen t i11 by o n e ' pers o u w ill g ive 2000 good. hin ges . .T he foll ow ing are h a r d t o obta i n a ltho ug h low priced . U.S . Re g is te red Seal... . . .. ..... ..S .12 Chefoo, ~c wrappe r, n ew. ...... .02 l3a h a m as,·1ssz , ld : ... .. ... .... ... ... .. ....... .. .... .. . .... .. .lU Cu ba, 1 89~ . 2}6c n ew, s urcharge o n 2c U.S .. .. . .OS Chin a, 1807 , % c s urch a r ge, ue·w ... ...... ........... . .02 Fal k la n d I s la n d, 1892, ).<; p. uew.... ...... ..... ...... .Oo T.abu au , JS!JG, Jc Ju b ii ee , new , scarce.. .. .... .. ... .03 ii~ ~~~J~.f7aJt0cRb~~~~~~~-~: .~..~-~~-..::::: :: ::: :.'.":: :::: :::::: 2:~ " 1861 12c black . .. .... ........ .. .... .22 F in e npp r oya t sh ee ts a t 50~ . Sen d refere n ce for a good s electio n . Sheet s a r e m ade up of g ood . sa.:eable s tamps. R.. H. BUNCE, 1ltlf£1~1 ·n·ornw~nR, Mm~. 66 2=Jo/o Discount Sen d m e 2.5 cen ts (si h·er ) a 11 d,.I .w ilt se n d yo u by r etu r n tu a il a u ap prova l selectt o u o f s tatups fr.o m w hi ch yo u m ay ta k e 75'c c:Hn,log ue valu e : · l\ Iy r eg ul a r d isco un t ·is 50$~ a u d t o ge t th e extr:i. lG Y:;~ yo u 111 u st send cash wi t h yo u r req ues t for a selecti o n . I Pay Cash le , per 100 .. . ... .. ... ... $ .15 m 107 \\"e wa nt to b uy stamps aucl collec t io n s a 11 d 1 For Des irable s ta m ps are wi lliu g to pay li be ra l prices . Seud ou yo ur Stamps per 100 ........ .... .Sl.U5 !~: !~:::::: :::: : _ d~ i~~]~e~~fo::: ·: ::::::::::: l:~ Sc , p er 100.. .. .. .... ..... ) .05 1 ill us t be perfect cop ies. 11 pwa r ds a ccepted . niddietown , Ct. .Hig h St., Cash fdi- Omahas. I lOc, c .Navy, use_d _is _a rare stamp, I hav e two copies at· $s.50 each. At o n ce, good For e ign or U.S . The cash is rea d y. TROJAN STAMP CO., S m a ll lot s of 10 a u d TROY, OHIO. HER BERT F . ROLLINS, 217 Park Place, BRQOKLYN 0 N. Y. R E l:"ERE:\'C E : FROM lHf Posrnl CARD Rf PORHR NO. 3 Be g in.ne r s' Packet s. F ir s t N a t ion a l Ba nk. FOR S ALE ! U. S . Cat. Ya l ue. Our p . ' '18 68 , 2c black , g rilled 12x l4 - - $40.00 $10. 00 1 ~u8; le b lue, g r il led rnx ll 1. 25 .uo 12 u •ed Ca r ds fro m Ca u ada , Capc G. H ., !SGS, le bl ll e, gr ill ed Ox l3... 1.00 .·J5 Cey lo u ,C hi li ,Cost a Rica a n d Cypr us. ) l.m, Jc bu ff.... . .75 .::>5 Ca ta log ue m ine 78c ... . :: ... .... ..... . for $ 35 8 A 5. 12 used De 111u ark , D ut ch Indies, Egypt .":J87U, In t e ri or Dept., lOc venu... . 1.50 .UO a nd Fiul a u d. Cat. va l ue 77c ...... for . 3 0 2c Cert i fica te. .... ... .................... ... .60 .25 13 2~. LO nu used Cu ba. Al pho u so X III. Ca taTo t h e first person b u ying fro m th is ad . we will log ue va lue 7Sc ...... .. ... .. .. . ....,.. ...... fo.r 55 gh·e a year's s u bscr ipt ion ·to on e of Ca n ada' s best C ·HI . 10 11 u u sed do u b le cnrds fro m G u ate m nl a, H awai i , I-ro u d u rit s', iI-Io n g Kon g, s ta mp papers . . "'i1111er' s u a m e g i\·e u next month. e tc. Cat. va lu e Sl.25 ............. ... .... fo r 85 A nd Li l ut h e r packe ts, a lm ost g i\'e n awny. All prepaid w it h Oma h a Sta m p s." .-\ ·I. Ham pde n Stamp Co. , A . L OHl'v1EYER , 922 N Gilmor St., Baltimore , Md. AROUND THE WORLD for 25 cents. Yo u w ill get a year 1 s s u bsc ri p~io11 \\'. ith a HO wo r d exch a u ge n o ti ce free ·w hi c h w ill reach s t a mp collectors a n d dea lers i n a ll p a d s of th e G lobe . Special ra tes to dea lers. Stamps_ o:i app r oval at 50% take n i n pay m e nt for s la n d 1 ?~ g ads. G i ve it a tr ia l. THE ALL-ROUND STAMP ADVERTISER, 717 St. Andre St., Montreal, Ca n. GR A N B Y, m I . ... BAR.G A INS ~ M A SS. I N U. S. DEPTS . ... l e Na vy u sed ... .. .. $1. 00 ! Uc P. 0. •· l.00 l '.lc " n1111 sed. . .75 J5c " .H7 '.l~ c 1l0c .7~ " . -1~ !JUc " 1.1 2 Re m it by m o n ey o rd er or reg iste red le tte r. c. r. s. s•u, W. A . WILL EY . 265 Water S t. , Bri dgeport , Ct. �W. C. PROUDFOOT, MEMBER I. p, U. NO . 233, P. 0 . BOX 11, KINGSTOWN, BR I TISH ST . V1NCENT . WEST INDIES. Ba h a m as. I 2X , ·l an d Gd a u d l s ........ . per set S ti:> Barbados, ~{ . X. 1, 2% . 4, 6 1 ·8 a nd lOd " 77 Bennuda, X. 1,-2, 2 Y-:;, 8, 4. lid au d l s... " 75 G r e n ada, X, 1, 2};:; , a, t.i and ~d aud ls.. St L u c ia ,)-(;, 1, 2);,l , 3, 4 aud Ud a nd ls.. li!J Gamb ia , )-(; , 1, 2 , 2)-(; ,ll, 'laud Ud a nd ls 78 Britis h G ui a n a, P icture Series , 1, 2, 5, 10 aud 15d.... ..................... . . ~ re nada, 2~d Co 111111 e!~ 1 ora t ive .. ............ I nntd ad , 2d ..... . .. .. .... ......... Tri nid a d ,~. 1, 2}~ , ,.,. ()(i 75 7H 77 75 .Turksls .. .!0 ,l,2~ , 4,5andtklandl s. " Leeward Is, X. J, 2}'~ 1 -J , 6 a ud 7d and l s · Jn_n1 ~ i ~a, X. 1.,2,.~XJ il: ·J.,an~ Gd a~td l s Bt. G u ia na , 1, -, '1, D, U, S, l k and 24c... 75 Br . Honduras, 1, 2, 5, ti, JO , 12 a ud 2·Jc.. 7a j ai n a ica 2s, each 55c. Barbados, 2s lid each ... U7 Bahatuas , Ti iuid ad, I...eeward Islands, St. Lucia a nd J a tu aica, 5s, each ......... 1 .~J St Lucia and Trinidad !Os each ................... ... 2 U:l Bahamas a u d " £ 1 ' 1 • • ••• • •• • • •• •• • ••• ••••• 5 I:! The fo ll owing St. Vinceut sta m ps sold at face value '; for any q uantity : }fd g r een , Id ca rmine , 2X d blue, 2X d b lack a n d b lue, &l b l ack and lil ac. 1d ye llO \Y , 5d brown, Ud lilac, 1/ ve nuitiou aud 5 / lak e. 18U!J issue, X d li lac and green . l<l lil ac and car1uiu e, 2X d lilac a nd blue , 3d lil ac a nd green, ·J<l lil ac aucf orange, 5d lil ac a n d black, 6d ftl ac a nd bro\vu, I / g reen and car miue a n d 5/ gn:eu a n d blu e. Post Office orders payable KINGSTOWN , St. Vincent. G r eenhack s accep te d. Cash with order on ly. No notice ta ken o f s ta mps sent fo r exchau ge . Add r ess as a bove. ·BU:.Y.stA.MR~ SELLX-'1..!! EXCHMHjE -t, 5 and Gd a nd l s .. per set -n Ob • 5 E!'i 0-F!lllll.!.T· <>F·P-,.\Cl\ET6-AJS D B'A"R.Gf'•l'l-" · •f'( ·~ 1r«:.Lo:. 5T)!<MP.!> . THtl;A~(j[)T STOCI\ Of U.S. RtVtNUES IN TttE UNIUI:> 6T,ATE~ W. C PROUDFOOT, + Combination ~Adv. 7f1 & Sub. Rates of THE ST AMP TRIBUNE , Harriman, Tenn. AND THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST, Richmond, Va. Sub!)cr iptio u to bo th j o urn a ls oue yea1 ... .. ... .S .::m Fo1·eig u Countries in U . P. U ... .. ... ...... ..... .... . .5.J Ad,·erti se1u e nts i n both j o nru a ls at th e fo llowing r a tes. STR I CTLY C AS H , Q UAR TERLY - - I N AO\'ANCE.-- 1 m o. l inc h . .. in ch es . ~ col11n1u l -column .. J page .. ~ .. .. .s: .70 l. 8'j 2.00 a mos . $ J. 60 8. 00 5.00 ·1.00 U.00 7.00 lti.00 ti mos. ~ 3.00 5.00 !l. 00 l year. $ 5.00 9.00 15.00 lo.OU ~0.00 ao.oo 50.00 ~ .\J.-\. ~. ~ ."e" '~~. 70 Varieties for $1. 00. A fiue s t art for a collectiou of r e ,·e 1111 es . lu · eludes specim eu s of a ll issues , imperf ., perf. , Jc to $2 .00 rn lu es, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th issues\ 1871 and 1878 Prnprietar ies, 18D8 Prodsion a ls, 18 o f th e "Re111ember th e I\1ntue" seri es, aud $-1.00 1898, Documeutary . T h e best valu e fo rthetuone y e\·er g i ven. E Yery st a in p a p icked copy, some un used, nud a ll in perfect condition. Th e purch ase r of every 5th packet will re ceh·e gra tis a 5c red , Proprietary, catalogued at Sl.50. Order ea rly as th e u111nber of packet s is limited. AP PROV AL SHEETS. \V e are g iviug fiue pre mium s t o a ll h a u d lin g o ur app r oval s h eets a nd r e mitting tu o r e th a n :l.5 cen t s at a lime. T h e disco unt i s~' aud covers a ll kiuds, r e\·· e uu es, postage, tnatch a nd tn ed iciue. A good refe rence will bring you our d escripti ve circular a nd a good selection on approva l by re· t ur n mail. State cl ass of stamps des ired. --~~~-- --A ddress -- FRANKLIN STEARNS, RICH MON D , VA . lHf MICHIGAN SlAMP COMPANY, 176 Selden A v e ., DETROIT, MICH. �I ~~\@~~~~~~~~~ 2}1?·cen ~~e1~ ·ct1edp~s ~.~~~-~~~,~ c~1~~e~:so .. ... ..S JO e p e:so ..... .... 07 10 ce n t d e p eso. ..... 18 5 3 cent d e peso... .. .... ... OG All un u sed , Co tnp lete set as a bo\·e . BSc . Can ~ da ~' I, ~,· 3" 5 . G a n d Sc ,_M a p le Lea f...... .. 14 .x,, 1, - , <>, ti a n d Sc, N u m e ra l... .. ..... . ... 07 " 1, 2 a nd 3c Jubil ee.. .. ....... .... ....... .. .. .... 03 i> va r},eties I m~~eria l , ~·~ a p , .u nused.... . 15 3 used.... .. ... ... JO 1 Detro it Sou ve n ir Ca rds, bea u tifu l rh·er, Bdle Is le , a u d s treet v iews, ph o t ograph e d i n colors , pe r set o f 8. 20c. P o s t age 2c on a bo\·e order s. A ll le tt ers ma ile d w ilh M a p or .}6c s ta n1ps a t y our op ti o u. l\'Io u ey back i f y ou are n o t sa t isfied. I P e nins ular Sta mp Co., 918 F our t h Ave .. DETROIT, MICH. WANTED. -Old Co i n s, Confe d e rate Money, S tmn ps, Cur ios 1 2·1 p age Buy in g Li st . lOc sil Ye r o r s t ~uu ~s tak e n . A MERIC ~S STAMP & CUR IO Co . 1 BOD L a m a r-st. , An1e nc11 s , Ga. l WE NO LONGER SUPPLY SEEDS TO DEALERS. PURCH A SE FROM US DIRECT• . Everyth ing F<f~E Garden ------ .Something for Nothing. I n . o rde r to iucrea se t h e 1n e n1ber ship o f th e p r ogressi\·e South ern Ph il a te li c Asso ci a ti o u , I w i ll p r e se u t free to e very collecto r appl y ing t o ine fo r a n applica tio n bl a nk, a ud e nclos ing rep l y p ost age , a n nu u sed copy of t h e Two Ceut Or a u ge Newfo uudl a u d (l SDS iss ue) st a mp , w h ich is n o w obso le te. I h a\-e j u s t thirty co pies to d is tribute i u this n ia uu er. A ddress "Everythin g for t h e· G arden" is t h e 't itle of our C ata log ue for r.S99, and it reall y is n 190·pnge book, 9 x II inches, containing over 700 engravin gs noel 6 superb colored plates WM. A. rl'DO NNELL, of Seeds a nd P la nts. And a s a ll are draw n N. Y. City . from nat ure,we s how, as in .a look in g-g lass , i 6 4 6 M adis on Ave., t he best of t he old a nd t he la tes t of t he new. tt c1 1 . · 1 11 To t race a d ve rti s ing , a nd g ive our C ata - CANADIAN REVfNUES ~~~h;'i'.i ~e f~~ ~~m· 1~,~~;i~~·1 ~~ logue th e la rg est possible cl is tr_ibuti on, we F i n e e xch a n ge fo r ~n a tch ~ nd m ed ic ine a u_d u sed ma k e th e follow 1no- unu sua ll y li bera l offe r: O m a h as. Ca u ada <lei, Bea ~ e 1 , fo 1 4 each 4 , "· 8, lOc .: :, E very E mpt y E nveRope Coun t s as Cas h. I Om a h as, good u sed co pies. Pete r boro , Ou ta ri o, Ca n a d a. \ V. K e lsey H a l l, 7.1 ~b ee t o f 100 unuse d So uth A m eri ca n !:l ~ s t a m ps, cata log ued a t ~2. 00 , p ost To every one w ho w ill st ate wh ere t hi s ad· fr t o a u y add ress in th e U11i ted S t a tes, Ca u ada ve rt isement w :is see n, a nd w h o encl oses us oree:\Iex ico fo r 10 cents (in sta mps), w e w ill ma il t he C ata 35 CENTS . ln gue,a nda lsose ncl, fre e of chnrge ,our fa mous O n e a u d t wo cent u u11 sed st a mps o f U. S. a nd f,O· cent " Empire State" Collection of Seeds , ~~ ce u t s t a m ps of Ca n a d a t a k e n in p ay1u e ut sa m e conta in in g 011 c pac ket eac h of New Large- as cash. l Not ice-Post age to o th e r couutries fi\·e flowe ri ng Sweet Peas, New Butterfl y ce Specia uts extra . P ; 1 1~ sy , Nc:w J ubil ee Asters, New Go lden Ad d r ess a ll o r de r s t o !( ,~s ~ Ceierv , New York Lettu ce, a nd Pu nderos :i T omato, in a red envelope, WM. A. rlcDONNELL, w hi ch, wh ': ! c::i pt icd a nd return ee! , w ill be accepted c ~ 2'.i·cca t cash pay ment on a ny 164 6 Madi so n =ave., New Yor k City. order of '.,; ') '.)Js s cl cctccl from C a talog ue to varieties of s ta n1 ps, Ne w fo uu cl la u d, th e a mount of S 1. oo nnd uriw ard . Bri ti s h Col o nies, l\l ex ico, A r ge nt iu e, 10 0 F i u la u d , e tc., o n l y f) ceu ts , post free . \V h o l e~a l e p ri ce lis t free . JOHN H . LOWE, 109 Hu ro n S t . , Toronto, Ca n . UNIT ED ST ATE S 1895 s oc ora ng e, Sc. $1.00 black 28c . Per fcd copie!"-'. ] ,i g h tl y ca u celed. H K . MO Y ER , EASTO N, PA . �United States Revenues Are us uall y offered at lo w prices, but when s tamps arc extra fi ne , a_s all in fo llowin g li st , they arc worth a trifle more . S til l I offer mi ne at low rates. AL L ARE EXTR A F l "IE . Cat. P :\I y . PI Cat. P. :\ f y P . Playing Cards le red........ S:l 50 SI 20 Ch arte r f':11 t y X 00 g t ee11 . . . . 2.j l:! ().', P r oprietary a n d Ex press Jc r ed . ..... . JO 2 for O~ I nl a nd Excha 11 ge 2. jQ (s h ades) ........ 10 Bank Check 2c blue a nd Oia n ge . ... 0'2 2 for OJ " " 3 50 h l11 e .. .. .. .. . .... . 2 00 8.5 Certifi cate 2c ora u ge UO 27 Chnrter Pai·t y 5.00 rt>d...... .. .. 2:) 12 r-:xpress 2c blue aud ora n ge..... rn 2 fo r Uli Co n veya n ce S5.UU red...... .. ... .... .... ~O on 1~ t ay in g Card s 2c blu e. ... ·10 17 Ma n ifest 5.00 red ..... ........ .... . ... .. , ... ..... . ~ 00 i1 P lay in g Cards 2c o r a n ge ... I '2~> liO l\•Iort gage 5.00 r ed .... ....... ...... ... ..... ....... l 00 .JI Propr ie ta 1·y 2c blne. .. .... u:s Prolxtte o f W ill 5.00 red ....... ........ .. ...... l OU -17 Forei g n Exch a n ge 8c g ree u ..... O,'{ 0-1 Charter Pa·r l y 10.UO g r ee n ..... ..... .. ..... .. ! 00 .J7 P r oprietary Oc green l:! 05 Co n\·e ya nce 10.00 g r ee n .. . .. !l 50 21 T elegram i3c g r ee n ~;) 15 :\1orl g nge 10.00 g ree u .... . ........ .. ... ...... ... 1 50 78 P lay in g ca rd s ·Jc v io let.. . .. 10 00 .JS Proba te of \Vi ll 10.00 gree11 . . .. .. .. ..... 1 ()() '17 Agreement 5c 1·ed..... .... 0-1 0-2 :\·! o rtga ge 15 00 blue... ....... . .. ... 7 50 a /;) Ex press 5c r e d. OS 0;) Co 1n·eya 11 ce :lU .00 o r a nf{e ... . .... . 2 ()() Hi Forf'ign Exch . a nd Ind . Exch . r,c red .. Oli 2 fo r O~ U.S. I. R. 5U.00 gree u .. :.. .. . .. ·1 UO l !17 P layi u g Card sf>cred. . !,'·,uo :,'.~,' SECOND ISSUE. Foreign Excha n ge 10c bl ue .. I11la1.1d Exch a n ge 15c a n d 20c.... Oti :l fm· 03 25c and ;jQc b lu e a 11d black .. .. 05 ~for O:! 15 07 Baud a nd Certifica te 25c r ed. ll 05 S~:88 b!.ne a~~d bla ck .... .. 75 06 Eu tn· of Good s 25c red 08 0-J a.OU " ....... ......... ........... ~ 00 ilU L ife insurance 25c red...... ... .. ao 15 OO .. Protest 25c red...... .. ... .. .. .. ~.-j 17 5 " ···· · ··· ········ · · ····· ··· · .! 00 .J ~ 10 00 ... 3 .=)Q U7 \Varehouse Receipt 25c red ....... 7,5 o"") I • Inland Exch a n ge oOc, s hades.. 10 05 THIRD ISSUE. '' " ·lOc brown ... 07 Od .Jc blnck and brown .............. .... ! ;;0 70 Foreign Exchange 50c bl ue. .. tiO 2.j 5c ora n ge...... ..... .. ........... ..... 10 o~ Life In s urance 50c blue... .. JO 05 tic ... ... ... ... ... ......... . ! 50 70 :\Io rtgage 50c blu e"... ....... ...... ... ... .. 05 Oi S l.UO '' 0-1 Or igiual Process... ........ . ... .. ...• 02 01 XI Passage Ticket 50c b lue.. lil 07 2!1 P r oba te of W ill 50c blue.. . ... ! 00 ·JO .J7 Suret y Bo n d 50c b lu e....... 10 0-4 1808 SE RIES. Co n veya n ce ~ l. 00 r ed... 20 0!) I 11l a nd E x ch a 11 ge 1. 00 red 0'2 0 1 *Doc 11111 e 11tnry ~~c o ra1.1 ge ..... ....... ... .... . 05 Life In s ura n ce l.00 red.............. .. 25 12 " k g r. I. R . block le tt e r s 01 :\l a nifest LUO red X.i ·I I le g r., 2c red , 1a r ge " o~ Proba te of \Vi.II l.00 red. . . ..... 1 i ;'j 17 2r>c pu rpl e b r o wu . ...... . ox I 11 land Exchange 1.50 b lu e 20 O! l $1.00 g-ree 11 . 07 Co11 '"eya11ce 1.00 1·ed.. .. . 1r, 07 ::::le I. R . i11\'e rt e d, ceutered l!I :\•Io rt gage 1 00 r ed ... ..... . 10 Q:I *S5. 00 N . & P., s u r ch a r ged I. R., s trip Probate of W ill i.oo r ed. . ............ 1 00 .J7 of* three. P late No. 1:17, scarce ..... l!J 75 01 ~: ~8 : : m~t::::·:_:. ···::::::::::::::.l ~~ I h ave a spec ia l se ries of book s of U.S. Reveu nes to Sellll ou approva l wllcn cJmm erc ial or ba n k re ferences are sent. I s h o uld be gl ad to llave a t rial order. If you are not iute re slec\ in abo \·e o ffers please write and le t 111 e know wlla t will in terest yo n . Yo nrs Ve ry Trul y C. E . HUSS/VIA N, 420=21 Fullert on Bu ildi ng. St. Loui3, P. S.- I offe r unu ~e d s lamps F"ree with m y price lis t. Missouri. Pleas e send for oue. �ANGLO-AMERICAN PACKET. I h nve p 11l 11 p t111 s pncket fot :1d re1 t1 s 11 u?· putpose-. 0 111\ , n n d it -. a lt e n ch· ln t ge 'a le \0 11 c h e:-; fOI· p o pnl nt it \· · It co nt ain s 2:J ,-aridic:-' of its l~xc e fJt i O ri a · 1l y Fi t~e 1 ~,~-~.~V BARGAIN~'. .. . $ .IO ·· · ··· · · . . ..... .;{;-, · · · · · . JU Compl et e se t o f R11 ~ ....w~1 :-., 17_,-;:i.1 ···;· ····· ·· ········ .~U 1 IOOJi11 e stnmps . 11 0 l. ~- . c_nt; ::-2. 0!.,... ... .. .......... , ;JO , .-.c hi n ""· ~c J:SU!l iss u c:. · u ini e, ca t. "Oc w:~ 1~~~er{ /~~ ~'~:~. sh~~~~rn1t·1~'~i~ a';1t~i;~!~t~~~!e~; ~;~~ 1 s tamps, i11 c l11t!i11 g- 111111 sed lJ e p ar t1:; e 11l s, 111111 sed 1>11 e:-;, 111111 sed Cn ri::1 dn j11hi\ ee~. Ne w Hr1111swick , Tri11i dn d, o ld J :1 mni cn, n ncl a 1111111be r of o th e r good st;:i, m ps, cat:-i log11 e d :l l IOc en ch a nd und e r. J·:,·e1·y p ack e t i ~ g11 ~n:i. 11l cecl t o catn l og-11 e o\·e r S I , and t u ,g- i '"'· p e rfec t sa ti sfnc ti o 11. Yo 11r 111 0 11 ey k i ck i f yo 11 w:111t it. l'ri ce n o:-: tpni d. i11c111di11 g :1 co p y o r th e" D ir ec to 1·y o f \·irgi11 ia I i1il a t c l i:-; t s ' ' ONLY 22c. :\ s t n 111p w o rth ·IOc FREE . t u e \· ery ;it h p urc ha se r. Fine s h ee t s :i t r,o.-r. i 0 I HARRY B. VESEY, 52 York Place, ( l '.S.ofA. ) NORFOLK, VA. 1 1 1 i A. J. BICKEL, Stamp Broker, Goshen, Ind . .... ...-,.,--.,.-. _ ...-. ,...,..... .-. ..-.....-....-. .-...-.,--...-..0 .,...._,.....,...,.. .,....,....,... ... .,..,..,. ~ ... ~ ... ~ STAMPS ON APPROVAL. ; P r ice ...; J:e low Sco tt' s Ca tnJ oa11 0 e. ' :i 11d o n e . .· h :i. l f co m1111 ss 10 11 a ll O\\ e d. WM . P. BROWN . , II Park Row , New York City. ~ ~ 0~~~~0 ;~~h~~~~i" POOR STAMPS H"vc Sl"Mrs Y O U-=----ll i\ \ · 1·: :-:o PI. ACE o:-: OUR S l! EI ·: T ;;:. PRO·B~~~~! . I fyo1~ ore tired of wa sl i11g- li111 eo11 lr~sh se 11 1l 1 n[ n ,, S h all he g-la d t o :-;en d y 0 11111 y App ro\·Book s O il rcCe ipt u f tw o :-;: iti sfaC l OI' _\' r ek re 11 ces. 111 y J>rh.:es are nghl. A g-ts . wa111 ccl. ,,... ... : 11 , ; ~l\:s1: 1111ps:i rc r ighla11d I f~r ~1 -~nal_ l?}. of o '.1}· approv~_l _s_h ee l~ ~l ; 1( ¥~ .co m . ..il, ~ \\ C \\ ,ltlt . I :--OO d :1:._ e lll Ill C \t:I )" l O\\ 11 . 111d :-; Ch oo !. IR.VINGSTAMPCO. If" •' - R. Hamilton, 54J S. Duke-st ., York. Pa. ; 12621 No. 44th Ave., Chicago, IH_. '~~~~"'~ . Dl'~l6,...5'F'!!RSTAMPMA6AZll'll'.:L~V l::-R": ~(3 J\!I urphy's Hotel RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. :\los t ce 11t rn ll y l oca t e d for h11 s i11 ess. s i .~ llt seei 11 ~ u rnl pl ea s ure. TllH V ll{l. l i';' I A .J O ll N :\ ll i RP llY , UEO. H. UR.UNDY, i' lll l. 1\Tl-<'.l. I S T Pl<O l' J{ IF. T O J<. Bloor St., East, WANTED. O nl y !."!I·" Xmn :-;, l11t "er inl 11 !'ed :l..: st:i m ns. .1ho 11t s i x tll t H1s: 111d \\' at1t e d. l'l e :-.:-;e s •ate \ owe~r c a~li pri ct:s, :1111 w illin g t o p ny .-1Ut.: l o liU . = a th u 11 s- :\ l np le t. e a\' es, K 11m e ral s, in se ls o r hy th e h1111 d ied . Im pe ri a l 2c J. an~· 11 d e r or B111 c·· , 0 11 e, t e 11, o r 11 :0 . All u sed or un u sed . I. ct m e k.11 0 \\' wh a t 1 and . yu 11 wa 111. ..\ ddi·es:->, GEO. C. HARTU NG, Chicago, Ill. 1 TORONTO, UlS CO U N T on a ll 111 \ · ap prova l lJO.o k s. \\'rit"e V Ill e with rcler c n ce for a se lec ti o n . Try lll Y p:1 c k e1s . :2.-, Foreig n s t a 111ps fo r :!c . .'JO llli xed U.S. a ttd For· c ig tt fnr Ille. Addr ess .JAM ES L. LONG, 5 0 IT WILL TAl<E THE CAKE! n P. 0. Box 246, 0 11r mi d -w int er specin l 1111mher . o ut Ja nu a r y will co 11t n i11 so m e sp le :;tl id a r ti cles of i111 er· :!~t h , est. 11 e \\· c..kp a1 ·tm e 11t s, e t c . \\" e lrn ,·e t.: h :111 g-e d p o l ic_ , ., j 11-.:t see th e impro,·e 111 e 11t. :-:i11hscr ihe !1 uw a nd he s ure Log-e l th i.,. 1111 11 1h er . 0 11 1_,. :.n ..: a ~·e:1r. wit h \ "i rg i11 ia l · hilat e li s t ::o..: . MONTREAL PHILATELIST, Montrea l. Ca n ada. Hopkin s ville , Ky. HAVE A FEW LEFT. 451 Sangu inet Stree t, 'ITHREE SNAPS. ' I Li. S. I . I~. ~L i 11\·e1·1ed. l '. n. S lnt c-. .... .... . ..... .. s :!O ~ ~·~· C:1 11 :1 d :1 , J 11 h i :e-C', 11ew . .:::- ~ I l ". s . JS!);->, 11 0 wmk .. SI .OU .. ..... . ... ..... I 1:1 :! I \'nr.ieli e:-- '.':on\': 1y, 11~ e d .. · L; l'\e t li e 1·ln 11d s, l g-11ld I X!l:-i. . ... ti:-1 :!O J)c: 111 11 ;1d.: " . I:.. . · . . . . ,. . .· . . .. . Sl ' llll' l"' 0 11 n p pin,·al ~it .-1 0~· dbCOll lll 110 111 Ii -a Fre f -'1 111 n 11 c t 1oi. cn l n l 0g.11 es .11 1d 11i ce 1 1~t s 1c l 1 n11d11 1H..: "':t 111 p l e cup ,· of th e 1-. 1.... t e 111 l li1l.Ltc·J i-..t , 1 111 11 lll .... Jllllc:-. :i .., i P· im p1;, lh e ultk·:-.t .... 1:1111 pp:q)e1 111 A Tll t' lh':i I S . !:'. JIJJ, JJFO ND , ·13.i /\ .OJ/It .;1(/ .<.,/. , J'/11/arlelp!tia, 1'<1. B. L. DR.EW & CO., 23 Court St., Room 2 19, Boston,rlass. �Better Class U. S. Revenues ~ AT 6096 DISCOUN T. -s§C\ To Introd u ce My s elf to th e P ;1ila t::li c P u blic I Prcs:!:it, Below, a List of Des irable .. . U N ITED ST AT E S REVENUES Which w ill be Fo un d Very Ch eap, Co n sider lng rat. !'rice. c;xpres~. Im per f . . ·:le Cert i fi ca t e " .. .. 2-'lc Power of A tt y., l m p e r f .. :le 1. :)0 I nla nd Exch . ~O o " " ~l y .:;o .~O . ~U .2:) 7.60 ~Oc Port Perf. fiOc M o r l gnge :ilk Co 1n·ev~111ce (jO..:: I hla n d Excha n ge " l e Tdegrap h .... .... . :le Cert ificate . b l u e .. . He Proprietary. ~c " fi e 111 land Exch a n ge ..... . .GU .20 5.00 Co11 v eyn 11 ce. .·IO 5.00 :\l o r t g::1ge -~;'") .JU .UO .US .JZ .7iJ L UO :l-k \.Vare h ou se Receipt. ........ .. ....... . .7::> .~~~ F0t;~ ig11 Exc11;'! 11 ge::·. :·.::::::·. : :::~·.:: :nc L ife l11 s 11rn11 ce ...... .. . . ~o HO..: Jnl a 11 cl Excha n ge .. ....... . 50c S 11re ty Bon d .. .. . ;JOc Life I n s u ra n ce ............ ..... ... . . . . 10 . 10 ;j(Jc r .ease .. ... ..... ...... .... . ... . UOc 111 l n n d Exe ha n ge .. .... . i Oc F oreign F.x ch n11ge • I. Prob"te of W il l. J . i\ Tn u i fes t. ...... . l . Life I11 s ur a 11 ce ....... .... . . . .•.. J. r.ease ........... ... .......... ... . J. 50 I 11l a n d Excha n ge . .. . 2.00 Probate of \l 'i l,V.~ .. . . :LOO Co11\·e y n 11 ce . .JU .50 . I r> .IZ 1. 7;) -~;i .:zr, .JO .20 1.00 , J,:; 'i .Ol.i .lU HO l'ricr. )ly l'ri tc. .20 . JO .1-? Ji .20 s .08 .lll .JO . 10 . 10 .o .~ I .OU AU r,_QO :v1 n nifes t. ................ . ....... ... . ... 2.50 10.0U P r obo t e of W1 l l, ..... .. .. . 1. 00 10.00 Ch ar t e r Port y.... .. .. .. ... . I. OU 1. 00 6g I ~8 gg G 1.00 , J,:; .21 Qual jty . Ca l. Price. j S . J'.l ~2. 00 l\Tor tg-nge .. . I:! 2.;JO 111\ n n d Exc h n n ge . . 12 :-{.00 Ma 11i fe:;t ... . ... .. a:0~ ~:SZ Clm 1e 1;,Por t y. .. ...... .. .. ... 1.110 1.50 .20 ~h e i r I r~~~'. ~e~v : 5c 2n d i ssu e 20c ~Oc . .. ... · · ~ g~ 1 01 " " . . .. . .. ••• .. ..... .... . ... .. •.... 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HENl~Y SCH O T 'l--, ( " Rid11uond's 011/y S ta111p /11e1d1a11 t " ) Box 100, H . i CHMON D , V I H G I N I A. U.S. A. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." 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Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 7 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistMar1899 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4077/VAPhilatelistFeb1899.pdf 8cf66a3c969f5e447b00f4c4ee655aba PDF Text Text Yo!. II. FEBRUARY, 1899. No. 6 crontents : J. H . Knolls . . . . 121 Ecl it o ri a l . . . 122- 1:2X- 1:24 :'\oles . . . . . . J 2.)- 1:2G The Post:igc S t:irnp s~ of Japan . . 1 :21 -1:28 A R:irc Local D isco vered . . . . 1:29 -1':() Phi late li c Ex hi b iti on . HO The F uture of the Cn n a<lian " :\Iap leLeaf" I ssue 130- 13 1 P h il i ppi n e Postal :\'.Tatte rs lHl Com Ill unicntions 132- 133 -1C\4-13.)-lX G Qua nti ties of Omah a lssuel3ll So uth ern Phil. Ass' n . 1H7- 18S \·irg inia Phil. Ass'n . . 138 Rev ie ws . . . 139-140-14 1 Ad ,·crtiscm en ts . �The Only One Of Its Kind ·! '' ~tamps. ~~~~ !l~ont!Jl)2 The Tri-Monthly Collector is published o n the 3rd , 13 th a nd 23d, of each month, 12 to :24 pages a nd costs H6c p e r y ea r, 36 issues. \ Vith \"a. Ph il., bo th one y ear , ·JS papers ........ S ~1 5 " Sta mp J-lu11tin g ... ········ ·- ····· · 75 Send for sam ple co py, or better st ill , lOc for the nex t 10 iss ues. PENNA. PRIZE CONTEST Kaw ruuning in th e IDIJilatelic :fJ3nlletin . IPIJilatelic :Journal. If you ha ve n ot ye t see11 n copy, se nd for a s p ec1111e u at o n ce . Ack u ow leclged a s 0 11 e of t h e b es t s t a m p papers p u b l is h ed. A sp le n d id m ed ium for adve r t ise m e nts. G ive i t a trial De al e rs n 11cl Collec t o rs. SGBSC RIPTI ON, w ith the P11 1r.A- \"1R G IZ"IA T ELIST, th e two pnpers for 12 1nouth s , po ..;t free ~ ... 7d. A ddress t o th e Puh1i s h e r, jf. 'JL. Publisher DODGE, NEW O X FORD, " 1be\?gate, 1Rnsbt>en, 1R. 5. @., JEnolanD. Send ro C en t s for a Si x Month 's Tri :i.,I Subscription to the Lone * Star * State ::: Philatelist, WACO, TEXAS. Sl O t o be g i ve n away to E ACH \ \ "INN E R. Drop 1 1 s a pos ta.1 fo r a. sa tn ple copy nnd len ru parti c ul ars. NAU MKE AG STA~1P & PUB ., CO. , Box 09, Publis h e r s, SAL EM . :\'TASS. A s n u Induce m ent to S u b sc ribe w e wi ll all ow y o n a 00-word Exc h a n ge No t ic e FK EE . :\Te 11lio 11 " The Ha11cl so n1es t Sta mp Pape1· i tt A m e ri ca. i i Th e in creased dema nd for Fore ign S t a m ps proves th e fact th at th e Can You Read HERALD EXCHANGE with it s g rea t fo r e ig 11 co 1111 ectio 11 s is nt t h e fr o nt. O nl y Genna 11 -A111eric<i 11 A d-M ed ium in th e \V o r ld u 1.):r~. M~ ull.~~Y · 0 F o r ad i:a tes e l,c., n ~ld r:ss n bsct 1pt 10 11 - ·>C. TM . Ta u s1g , 0 F.. 108th-st. , a m p le copy fr ee . ~!\' ew Yo r k , N . Y. U.S . A. Th e H era ld E xc h . ;, u d Vn. Phil. , O ne Vea 1- ;)0 Cl !-i . \ \"rite T AUS 1G for cir. A m. S o u v . Ca nl Society . S Filatelic Facts SUBSCR I PT I ON 2f12 A YEA IL Sa m p l e Copy and :)0-Page Pri ce -L is t Free. W. Sellschopp & Co ., 10·" Stock t o n Sa n F rn 11 c isoo, Ca l. S ~reel , It'sStrictlyUp-to-date & It's NeverLate THE NEW YOR K P l!IJ, AT El,IST. Pub l ished 0 11 t he l;jt h of ench m o uth. S ubscri pt io n :l;jc pe r Yenr . Sa m p le Copy Frt'e l"nexcel led Ad\'er ti s iu g I\ Ied iu11 1. The New Yo rk Philatel ist , NEW \"ORK C ITY. IOli En s t 1llth Street Never Before Keep Your Measley Postal Card :;;.':,1.~~~ yc~~~);v~f': 1~ EVERGREEN STATE PHILATELIST. ·~· h e o r be tt e r h a\" e it 0 11 tri a l t wo m o nth s free. E\·ergr ee n repre ... e 11ts p h ilate ly for t h e Paci - fi c Nortlnv es t ri n d yo 11 w il l li !~ e it nt 20 ce 11 ts p t.: r yea r ; or , w ith th e Virgi ni a 1-'hilat ~ li s l, 26 ce ut :-; . R, W . FRENCH, Pub., Ha rtland, Washington. THI S IS FOR YOU 1 A r eyo11 am et n bc r of th e P . S . o f A. - th e largest S ociety o f yo un g- coll eC'to r ;o; in tl w woi-Jd? If n o t, se 11d yo ur nam e t o th e S ec reta r y, :i n d get au ap pl ica t io 11 b la n k a 11 J a copy of th e O ffic i.11 O rg. 111. C. W. KISSINGER, Sec'y, 18 :-<. E le,·e 11th · s l. , I Oc- lOc-lUc- JOc ~Oc- lOc - lUc - lO c. Ha s a Publication li ke 1~hilatelic I<.end in g , 1-'n. Fallacies. and R e p r esenta tive Sta m p J o 11nial of the Coas t. Ofte 11 Q u oted-A l ways Original. 1\"ow in t h t Sixth Year of its P11bl icat io11. English ? THE S 'l' A ~ IP C O LI .ECTOR'S H AN LJ BOOK is fo r yo u. Yo u do n ' t know a s tnu c h :-tbo ut th e tec hni cal t e nn s u sed itt Ph il ate ly a s you wo uld lik e to k n o w . 'i' hi s litt le pa m p h le t is ju s t th e thin g to h elp yo u 0 11L P ri ce, pnpe r :!r,~ ; clol h , 50c. C. W. K ISS I NGE R, IS 11 o rl11 El eve n th s tree t, \rulest been offered a t roe p e r yea r. S ample Copy F r ee . BOX 11 6, S UPERIOR , N EBR . The Texan Philatelist O n e \·ear 0 11 trial fo r TE ~ C J-.:N T S. 'J'lli s offe r n o t good ;ift i: r j :1111 1:i1·y bt. Sample copy free . I fyo11 m e 11lio 11 th e \·irgi 11i a J'hilnt e li s t we wi ll :ll lo w , -0 11 fr ee 11 :-:e o f ex 1.. · ha11 gc co l1111111 0 11 e \·ear. AdclreS~ til e pu h l i cn t i o 11 n t Abil ene, Texas.~ S 11li ...;cr i ptio11 with \"irg i11i a 1-'h il nte l i:-; t 2:) ce nt s. 1Oc- 1Oc -- 1Oc -· I Oc- 1Oc- 1Uc- I Uc- I Uc . �1 TtlE VIR.GINIA PMICATELIST ? VOL. II. RICHMOND, VA., FEBRUARY , 1899. ----- J. H. KNOTTS. No . G. Mr. Knotts is a ge neral collector, thoug h , like all of us , h e has a preference for s pecial countries. In hi s case "(~NCE a collector-always a c,o llec~ tor " is a true maxim, especially these are the U nited States, Confederate when applied to the " old States and South America, e x c epting " S eebeck countries ." timers," and particula rly adapted t o the s ubject of our sketcll this month. Di vers Among llis better forei g n stamps a rc a rea so ns m ay cause a lagging of inte rest numb e r of genuine Berg edorf's, used. for a time-but onl y for a time- for These be secured from our frien d Mr. "once a collector-always a collector." john Paalzow, hims elf a native of BergeSuch an" old timer" it is o ur pleasu re dorf . His Confederate g eneral issues are to prese nt in the percomplete, including son of Mr. J. H . nearly every kuowu Knotts, member No . shade and variety, 011 33 of the Virginia Phila nd off cover, used and a telic Associati o n. unu sed. A111ong these J. H. Knotts was a lOc and a 20c per/oborn in Ri c hmond , rated, post111a rked 011 Va., August 3, 1865 . original co vers. Attending tll e public He is now ai111ing t o schools of thi s city, h e co mplete his colleccompleted his education of the iss ue s o f tion in Maryland. Canada andN ewfou'ud His philatelic career la nd a nd has some go0<l began in 1874, and llis s t amps to excha nge first stamp was the for s ucll as hi s collecJ. H. KNOTTS. s mall ~cl.Great Britain, ti o n yet req uires. · \\'hich littl e souvenir, Mr. Knotts is ~ 11th o ugh of 110 va lue , is gage d in the jobbing still cherished in hi s grocery line, aud docollection. in g a ll o urisllin g btisiSlow, indeed , was hi s progress , until ness at llll E . Cary Street. in 1874, a n E nglish lady friend , returnHe is Past Archou in the Heptasop !Js ; in g to E ng land, sent him a nice collecoffic e r in th e Jr. O . U . A. l\i . ; member of tion of several llundred stamps, lendin g I. O. 0 . F., a nd of Good T e m p lars. He a stro ng impe tu s to hi.s a rdor , a nd formse rved four yea rs in the volunteer ca Ya lry ing the nucleus of his present fine coll ecof Virginia as m e mbe r of th~ Stuart tion of some 4,500 varieties. H orse G uards, T roop "A, " and, th e This present consisted cbiell:y of o ld writer remembers, though tile chevrCJns \\'ere te ndered him , he preferred to se rYe British Colonials, which, to-day, woukl represent a snu g little sum if co n ve 1tef1 on as " hi g ll private in the rear ranks. " DIETZ. into cash. �THE VIRG INI A PHILATEL IST. .\.· O FFICIAL O _RG AX O F "THE -~·r, \· 1R G l~IA PHILATEL IC AS SC? C I A TI O N . . AND TH E r !;ou'r Hl!R'.'I PHI°f,_.' \.TET, I C _A;;so CIAT IO N. P UU LISHE D M ON THLY HY TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUBLISHING Co., Offi ce, 13 N. El e,·euth St. , AUG. DIETZ , ED ITOR. UOO \V . Cl ay St., Statiou A, Richm ond , \ ":i. FIZ AN KLI N STEAR NS, Ilusiuess ~ f nna ge r . P. O. Box G, Rici1 1n oud , Vn . JOHN PAALZO \V, RE\"IE\\' ED ITOI< ' 1018 P a rk A ,·e u uc=, Richm o nd , V a . SUBSCRIPTIONS. United St a tes, Ca n a da :t ud l\'fexico , µe r year , OOc . A 11 oth er Co untries in the U . P . U ., per year, ~Oc . ADVERTISING. 1 Mo. 8 Mos. SPACE. .s .50 . .90. Half-Col nmu , . l.50 . One Inch , . Two Inches, O u e Columu , (j ~ros. .s 2.i5 . Que Page , .. . 5.00 . 1 Year. 1.25 . . s 2.25 . . s 4.00 2.25 . 4.00 . 7.00 ~.00 . 7.00 . 12.50 7.00 . 12.50 . 2"2.50 12.50 . 22.50 . 40.00 Copy should 1·each us by the 15th of th e preced- in g 1uo uth t o in sure iu ~e rti o u . To ch a n ge stnudi ng a ds , copy 111u st be iu by 20th the. 'Ve will exch a nge o ne or tw o cop ies with philnte l ic pn blicatiou s . ----- AUTHORIZED AGE:'.'i TS: FOR CHIC AGO: A. c. TRAS K, 87-18 LaSnll e St. F OR CANAD A: ]='-" O. H o"· A RD S, 58 Riva rd St. Bo x ;J7!J , i\f o 1~Lre a 1. FOR NE\V Y ORK..: PARK EAD\"E RTr SING AGENCY, IO~U ~ I a di so 1i A,·e . ~d at th e Pos t Offi ce a t Riehnto ud , Va .. fo r l ra u s m issio u th ro ug h th e m a il s a t Second-cl ass r:i. te s , S e pt ., 1897. ·· · RICHMON D, VA ., FE BRUAR Y-, 1899. A Candid Statement. VI/Ii. ARE not g iven to the p rac ti ce o f deYoti ng the g reate r po rti o n of space in o ur pu bl ica tion to t h e laudin g of its virt u es as a n a dver ti sin g m ed ium, a nd lrcn cca fe w ca nd id s ta tements a lon g this l in e will no t be a mi ss. I n preparing TH li. VIRG I N IA PH!f, ATELTS'l' we h av e s tri ven , pri m aril y, Lo publish a sta111p 111ag az i ne- on e repl e te with m atte r the best within o ur p rovi n ce to secure. \ Ve feel su re of our efforts' ca rry in g their ow n interpreta li o n-ulti. mately finding their merited r e ward . \ Ve :were equa ll y confident of securi ng t he patronage of the dealer as soon:a·s b e-wou ld see hi s· in te r est in our columns. · O ur earnest endea\·ors have been s ig - . na ll y s ucc es.s ful. \ Vith0 ut · r el>orti ng Lo the " blowing of our own horri " to a n y . great extent, ot h e rs bm·e kindl y don e this for us, a nd quite a li bera l sh a re o f patro na g e b as fa llen to o ur lot. And yet, we are in clined to Lir e beli e f . lhat the sp h ere of o ur publication presen ts a great mart for tbe reputable dea ler wh o , as yet, h as not bee n represente d in o ur columns-that the South , especially, promis es a rich h an·est to him who would till her philatelic soi l. THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST is lbe representative stamp publication of thi s s ec tio1{. \ Ve assert this a d\"isellly. As ide from th e fact th at o ur maga zine is the officia l organ of the two leacling associations of the South , our subsc ri ption lis t extends far be yond tile ;:o n fincs of tbe mem bership of these org aiti za lions -beyond the section we re presentthrou g h out th e length and !Jrea cltl t of th e U11 ite d States . Amo ng ou r a dv e rti sers m ay be fou nd so me of tb e lea din g dea lers ·o f · this co u ntry , a nd thei r con tinued pa.tronag e a rg ues mo st forc ibly fo r the merits o f TH E VIRGINIA PHILATF. I,IST. \Vbile we in vite y o u lo o u r c o lu1n11 s to a sh are o f t h e s ta m p bus in ess of lit e S o u lb - we a re, a t a !l limes, prepa r ed l o sub mit o ur m e thods to yo ur c los es t scru t in y a nd t h e Yirtues of our publica tio n as au advertis ing m edi um to y our m osl th orou g h in vest iga t ion . Correspo n cl e nce a nd e nquire s a re sol ic ited. l ,e t us hea r fro m yo u. �TH E VIR G INI A PHILAT E LIST. Well Said, Mr. Severn. Last of the Omahas. A ~I ONG the m a n y we ll -thou g ht a nd brie fl y-put points on ad ve rti sing tha t M r. C. E. Severn is g iYin g th e readers o f 11lekeel's J,Veekly, we fin d th e followin g : T HE p rinting o f th e " O m a h a " se ri es of U . S. co mmem orati ve st a mps bas b ee n d isco ntinued . l 4S pla tes are said t o h ave be en in use for the s eries , o f which o nl y one pla t e each was used for th e 50c, $1.00 a nd $2.00 va lu es. Some of the p la tes la tel y p r epa r ed we re ne ye r used . " :\Iedium s th a t ~1re a s uccess th e m seh·es are th e oues th at ca n m a k e th e :-llh·e rtis in g that th e y carry, s11 ccessf111. " 'N e ha ye r ead a rticles ou ach ·e rt is ing of m a n y pages' len g th th a t c on ta ine d less sound , co n11n o u-se nse truth tha n th is sh ort paragrapll . Paste it on yo ur desk, friend d ealer, a nd write " C. E . Severn " un de r it in red ink. TH E Boston Stamp B ook , o ne o f th e best p hila t eli c m o n t hlies in t h is country has s us p e nd ed · p u blica t io n. T he Eastern Philatelist will fill its unexpired s ubli st , besides r et a inin g m a n y m e m b ers of its a bl e s ta ff, as well as in a ug u rat e seve ral minor cha ng es for the be tter. \Ve a r e g rie ved to lea rn o f thi s ev ent -til e world of p hila tely was b r ig hter fo r tl1 e t ime of its ex iste nc e a nd its pu blish e r m ay look bac k u po n a mi ss io n ,,· ell accomplishe d. \Ve a re co nfi d en t th e. co m bin ed ta lent o f both publica t io ns. ca n prod uc e in the new uni o n on e maga zin e par e.rce!le11ce. THER E are m a n y , m a n y ba rga ins am o ng th e ads o f tlli s iss u e-yo u can not afford to overlook a s in g le one . R ead e'ery ad -e ve n the ~ in c h a ucl in ch ;1.ds co nt a in so m ethin g fo r so m eo ne. It' s interes ti ng r ead in g - try it. BEGINN ING with o u r M a rc h issu e we s ha ll p rese n t so m e Yie ws of R ic hm o nd , V irg in ia, th e Co n ven ti o n Sea t o f th e So utll ern P hila t e li c Assoc ia ti on thi s fa ll . s upplem e n t ed by bri ef d esc ripti o ns. \~T e wa nt a la rge a tt enda n c e at t h is "!"ea t So uthe rn co n ve n t ion a nd g ua ra nte e ~warm So u th e rn welcom e and h osp ila lit '" to e very S . P . A. m e1nbe r. ·\\"ill you no t jo iu 11s <i nd r;o m e ? TH E ASSOCI A T E ED ITO R o f 'l he J\'e;(' Y ork P!tilatelist s uggests m ore fli g ht s o n P egas us b y phila t e li c write rs. O il , let 's please d o n't ! T h e t im es ar e too p rosa ic a nd poe try h as beco m e so cowrn o n si u ce it rhy m es (ge n era ll y t h a t 's its o nl y m e rit ), tha t we h ave e nd ured menta l a g o ni es a nd g ri pi n gs of c on sc ience oft a nd aga in be c a us e , r e ce ntl y , we h ea rlle ssly burde n ed th e old, de crep it s te ed with a McC le ll a n a nd c urb b it a nd fo rc ed him t o bea r us to lhos e e th e r eal hei g hts wh e re Walt \Vhitm a u was wo n t t o hie h im se lf, t o b re a th e p urer a ir a ud - as In g ers oll said-ta ke mu c h of the 1n11d of thi s ea rth u p wi th ilim . Iu li e u th ereof le t 's w rite p rose- ab out s ta mps-for sta111p p u bli ca t io ns . SPE AKI NG of philate lic p o elry- rc c c n tly a u e ffns io u c o ns is tin g o f s ix t ee n s pas 111 s (m or"e or less ) was s e nt us wi th t h e pr ic e se t a t $1. 50. (C h ea'p a t ha lf pri c e . ) F o r th e e Je ,·at io n of our , ea d e rs we gi 1·c o ne) pas til fro m m e m o ry , ta kin g the lib ert y of i nte rspersing a fe w r e m ark s , \\" ilh a p o log ies to th e a u th or: " I love rn y s tm11 ps " ( A ll r ig ht , so n , m a rr y 'e 111 . l " ::'\ot fo r th eir l.J ea ut y "' 1\V h at are th ey - Seebecks n 11 d C..: n 11 n d i :1 11 ~ ?1 " Bu t 'ca use lh ey 'Ye d id " {Did. th ey ?- \Ve ll , w e d e c la re ~ , · "Some spec ia l d u t y . " (So h a s a '' 11iat'ri 111 0 11ia l l oco m oli ve'I w e pus'.-.e:-: .. . 1 I n d e fe r e n c e to tll e fee lings o f o ur readers we 'll des is t. But e \·e ry lit n e \\"e ge t a lh iug li k e t h a t ''" e b it e o u rselv es in thre e plac es . �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 12-l An Error. UNFORTUNATEr.v a slight error occurecl in the second instalment of "The Postag e Stamps of Japan" in our January number. The last cut on page 101, " A6 " (with syllabic character, should be " A 2" the same as on page 100 . YE EDI'l'OR of Tile Philatelic Advocate tells us he has forty (? ) pages more of reading matter which he was unable to get into his big Xmas number. It would be too bad to discard so much good matter (already iu type too ), and we expect to find the " forty pages " in the January issue. \VrTH its Decembe r numbe r Sta111.p s o f Rushcleu , R. S. 0., England completes V ol. II. Characterized by a spirit of clash and enterprise that cannot fail to elicit the admiration a nd a pproval of every stamp collector, Stamps , by darin g to venture alon g new p aths h e retofore scrupulously a voided by our English conte mporaries h as inaug ura ted a new era in British phila telic literature. \ V e are confident V9) . III will surpass ( if lha t be possible ) its predecessors, a nd be a ll -- a nd more-than its publishe r promises for it. GEO. J. CART ER h as not onl y ga ined prowine nce by his liberal ad vertising, b ut chiefl y by the fine ba rga ins he offers . H av e yo u ever tried him ? Do so now. THE spec ia l a ttention of a uthorities 0 11 Con fe <lerale loca ls is called to the illust ratio ns a nd description of the Franklin local en.velope, appearin g iu this nuwb e r, a nd t heir opinions on the subject a re inv ited. A 3c. Surcharged for Cuba. LATER advises frou1 \Vashiugton announce the surcharging of our currenUk for use iu Cuba in addition to the values published last month. PHII,ATJ;: LY iu Kentucky is said to be very active of la te, a nd a State org ani zation has been form ecl . Good for "Ole K a iutuck " !-Now come in and join the Southern Philatelic Association, brethren. Reta in y our individuality as a State organization , but becom e a bra11clt of the representa tive Associa tion of the South. - Follow "Ole Virginuy. " MR . R. G. \VI DDICOl\IBE, our regular Canadian correspondent, contributes an interesting and timely paper on The Future of the Can adiau ''Maple Leaf ' ' Issue. H uss111AN'S ad's are strewn about prom· iscuousl y in this number, and each one is a jewel-a ba rgain: The New 2c Red Envelope. Vl/ E HAVE i.Jeen shown a co py o f th e ne w U. S. 2c reel ell\·elope . The design of the die is s i111ilar lo tile (now obsolete ) 2c g reen. The mos t marked differen ces be in g a slight protraction of the oval iu width ; a greate r se paration of th e lines fo rmin g the " baud "-thus de creasin g the s pace which hea rs a reduced profile of \.Vashiugton. \Vatermarke<l U SP o D '!l9- th e P o D crossing the U S. Altogether the effect is p leas ing, th e work is good , aud we predict the ~c r ed will find favor with th e public. Stamps, En g la nd 's u p-lo-date s ta mp monthl y , and THE VIR GI NIA PHrr.A h! LIST one y ea r for 2sh. 7ll.-or 65c. �THE VIRGINIA PHILl\TELIST. 125 Tasmania Pin Perforated. Sale of an Envelope Company. SPR INGFlET,D , MASS.' J a n. l H. -The Plimpton-Morgan e nv elope co mbina ti o n, which h as th e contract for makin g the gove rnm e nt sta mp ed envelopes for the next four years, h as solcl ont to a n e w concern-the Hartforrl Ma nufacturin g Co mpany. 1'he old company mus t remain in existence until the contract with th e g overnment h as been carri ecl out, bnt the plant h as been sold to th e n e w compa ny , a11<l is to be occ upi ec1 h y the olcl co mpa ny as a tenant. The n e w co mpa ny is capitalizecl at $HOO,OOO a nd does a busi ness of m o re than !ji.'i00,000 a year. The new company is in the ha ncls of men who are promiueutly associa tecl with the U nited S ta t es Envelope Co mpa11 y .- Cm111nerci11/ Advertiser. TH E post office department is no w s urc ha rgi ng post;il ca rds for Cuha, both le a nd 2c on es. They re ce ivec1 th e ca rcl s in s h ee ts nncnt a nd they a re being :mrcha rged h e re in thi s city by the Na ti o nal Capital P ubli shin g Company. - Era . Th e Pe1j orator (co mbin ed with t h e J>c1111sy ) a ncl thi s m aga zi ne , o ne yea r , fo r o nl y HOc. A goocl combin ation. in deecl. UNCT.E Sa m printed a few postage stamps d uri ng 1898. The total number of a ll de nomin a ti o ns a m ounted to il ,500, 000,000; of this number ~ ,.:i00 , 000,000 we re of the 2c de no min atio n . - E r a. A r.ET'l'l•:R to o ur soldiers in Cu ba re q uir es o nl y 2c. p9stage , whil e oth e r letterR require ;)c. per h alf o un ce . Mrss AM\' L. SWIFT, a n a uthority vn Tasm a nia stamps, refe rring t o an a rticle which appearec1 in our J a nu a ry number . writes : " I notic e in the J a nua ry VrR GINL\ PH lLA TELIST that a N . J . collector re ports h avi ng found a pair of l d Tasmani:i, 18il , pin pcr.forated. T as mani a is my delight, a nd h as long bee n accord ed m y best a ttention, so perhaps it will be of interest to state tha t the pin perforateci have heeu noti.ted som e time , althou g h I clo not belie,·e they ha ve ye t been chronicled . I have o ne in m y collection , anrl mentio ned it in an Eastern Phi/ale/is! a rticle but in aclverte ntl y gave it the colonial desigµation of ' punchecl ' or ' rough' perforA.tion ins t ead o f 'pin. ' " WE wo u r,D call th e a ttenti o n of a ll collectors interes ted in Con feel era t e sta mps, to Mr. Deitrick 's arl in thi s nnmbe r. Mr. D. has a la rg e s to ck of these s tamps, a nd o ur friencl s \\'ill find his prices Yery lo w. LIST of s tamps fnrni shecl fo r Cuba is as follows : ls t shi pment , le, 1,000,000; 2Jc, 2,000,000; 5c . 4,000,000 ; l Oc, 400,000. 2d shipm ent, 2c , ] ,000,000. :-lei shipment , 2c, 3, 000 ,000; i\c , 4,000, - 000. - Era. IT rs not probable that the Cu ban surc harg e will be very scarce-a ncl th ere ne ed be n o " rush to th e barga in co un ter. " THE l Oc . Cu ban surcha rge, we su ppose wo uld be the best to i nvest a few do ll a rs in, a s a less 11umber of thi s Yalue were printed than of the o thers. MR . G. J. CARTER, is \\' llh u s agai n with hi s page of barga in s . Rear] them -a url w ri te to h im . �12() ~ TH E V IR G I N IA PH l LATELIST. ._, The New, Stamp for Crete. The Surcharge for Cuba. @L I PPING from t he L ondon lll11s~ !rated J\Tews of J a n. 1; l,S!Ji:l, \\' e pres ent below tlJe t1e\V s't~ tnp prepar ed at ·A th ens for use 0 11 t h ~ ishirnl of_ Crete. 0 Th e value is te n parades, or q ua rte r pi astre . The new starnp was inlroclucerl o n Prince George' s (of G ree ce ) a rriya ) o n the island . . Thou g h t he inscription is Gree k , a nd reads " Turkish Pos t " th e n ew principality is sem i-indep e ndent-un de r the n omin al s u zera inty of th e Sultan of Turkey. The placiug of lb e Greek prince as governor over Crete by th e Powers , is sa id to haYe bee n clone upon the instigatio n of t h e Cza r, whom "Sail or Geo rge " once saved from th e blade of the assasi n b y fe llin g him a la " John L.," a nd getti ng a dose of t he steel in his own a na tomy, a nd no w N ichol as ca rves for him a new S ta le a nd in turn for us-a new stamp. ' ' ' The" Penny Postage" in a New Color. NOT unli ke lhe \\'a ters of lh e:Atla ntic , t h e c o lo rs of the " \\'ater" o n tlie new Ca nadia n "Penn y Postage" stamps p res ent ,·aried hu es. \ Vbeu the sk ies a re cl ear , the .. ocean appea rs a crystalc lea r blu e -g ree n - thu s was Ca nad a 's nen· s tamp in its r ece nt infan cy . \.Vbeu a storm gathers the lnte c h a ng es rapidly to a very .dark slate, a ud th e n , it wou ld seem, to black. - The P e nn y Postage has ne a rl y re a ched the s late color stagen ow look out for the typhoo n ! CUBA iVIR. \ Vi\I. S . A.HERN wn s t he fi rs t Richmond collector lo sec ur e a speci men of th c n ew surch a rged U.S. sta m ps 5'c. fo r Cuba . de '.PESO . We illust rate a reduced .fac-simile of llie s urc h arge. The type userl is either T.,o ng Prim er, or IO-p o in t "Cla re ndon " wh ile our illustration app ea rs in Bre,·ie ror 8-point " Chrendon" from which the read er can ga in a co rrect irl ea of th e s ty le of type e mpl oy ed. Canada's Reduced Letter Rates. WF. are indeb.ted to Mr. C has. App legath, Hamilton, Ont., for the prompt noti ce of Canada's reducer! inland postage ra te, w hi c h appeared in o ur N e\\' Year's number. Later adv ices state t h at the ra t e of postage to the Un ited S ta tes h as lik ew ise been redu ced to two cents. WF. wo u r. n ca ll at te ntion to the m a n y fine bargains offered b y a new patro n of our colurnns Mr. J. C. Brassington, H a rt , Mich. A care ful perusal o f his a d s. will not fa il to prove profitable to e very collec tor. Thos e Cuban Surch '.lrges . As STATED last we e k there a rc 11 0 -le de p eso s tamps, as ch roui cle cl in Jlfekeel's /Veekly. The thre e cents sta m ps recently s e n t to th e isla nd a re s urcha rged 3c de peso a nd not 2.Yz c d e peso. It appears to be t h e inte ntion o f the Director o f Posts lo sell o ut th e ent ire s upply of 2~c s ta mps a t th e rate o f 2c eac h , before plac ing any of llie 2c or Xe s ta m p ~ 0 11 sal e. - Jlfetropol 1 tan P!tilatel isl. R F.AD Mr. J ohn Paalzow's li beral offe r to postal ca r.-! coll ectors. A ver it\\ b l c " sn&p " is o.ffe recl . • �TH E VIRGINI A PHILATELI ST. · T he Postage Stamps of Japan. T.A cr · s \ ' IRIJ1I S . I sc 11 : ~sen : 11ennili••11l I () se n : :!fl sen : HO se 11: 2 sen: 11ellow1 -1 sen : III. SEN h ea,·y or li g ht leltcri11 g: th e le ft branch sometim es tou ch es t h e upp er rose tte; tbe rli sta11c e of the l.Jran che s fro m the i1111er co r11er ornaments \"a ri es . There wer e uin e pla t es of this va l 11e -3fi0 varieties. The le tterin g of th e upper tablet va ries, a lso t he s ize o f the litlle scrolls at ri g ht a nd left. Th e re we re three pla tes o f thi s value -120 varieti es. The hair of the rlrago ns ' ta ils shows m a rk ed 'l"ariatious; the upper S is often s mall e r th a n th e EN . Only o ne plate. The figure 2 is so m e ti 111 es strai g ht , so 111 et im es1mi s-s hape11 ; the center lettering sbo11·s rn rieties. O nl y o ne plate. The ends of the tablets at lef t a nd right are sometimes ro und , so metimes s harp co rnered. O nly o ne plate. The branches s how 'lllnch n1riety. Thre e pl ates of thi s \7a lnc - ] 20 rnrie ti es . The E ng lis h- letteri11g varies in thickn ess; th e S is oft e n inve1ted S ; the left l.Jranch so m e times to uch es lit e rose tte ; the ste m s (co n sistin g of two lin es ) so me t im es e ncl sq uarely. so m etim es o n t h e b ias. There we re seve n pl a tes of thi s va l11 e-2SO rnri e ti es. The r e m a rk s m ade al.Joye as to th e la ck of syste m in pe rfo ra ti on a pply h e re a lso. The ruliu g ga 11ge for thi s.issu e:i s l q ,:the othe rs g ive n above occ uriu g less fre quenlly . The I a nd 2 se n we re iss uer! in Aug ust, 181:! ; lh e J'5 , 10, 20, and BO se n in Oclo- 12i he r of th e same year ;'-the 2 se n y e ll o w nnd the 4 sen in '.Ap1:il , i 8t3. Following the exa mpl e of Grea t Britain the J a panes e Go1·eri1 "i'n e ut introrluce<l s pecial mark s for the de sig na ti o n of each plate emplo ye d in printing s ta m ps by Decree ~ o . 9o of the De part m e nt of Communications dated 18i4. Th e first sta mps w ith the new m a rks were iss n e<l in J a nu a ry, 1814, lh e las t in February. JS7i); t h e decre e was definitely revoked in J81(j, Th e co n t rol-mark s a re tak e n fro m th e J a panese sy llabic a lphabe t . lt co ntai ns 48 ch arac ters, b ut o n the ad h esives only 23 are e mployed . I g i ve th e ir pronun c iati o n , r eferrin g to them l.Jy th e num be rs give n them in Scott 's catalog ue , th a t b e in g eas il y accessible. 1 2 3 -I ,3 li I 8 9 IO 11 12 I. }{O. J-1:1. v; H :'\i. H o. H e. T o. Ch i. Ri. K u. Rll. 0. 1ii 16 11 18 rn 20 2 1 22 20 \ Va. Ka. Y o. T o. R e. Jo. '1':;11. I'\e. K n. Rn. :\111 . As they are en graY ec1 so 1n ic r oscopically , so m e of th e m a re so metim es h arr1 to di s tingu is h . Kos. 8 and 21 a nd Nos. JO and 16 are eas il y mistak e n for each o th e r , also Nos. 13 a nd 19. I SSUE 1874. L"pright re cta ng le (22x2ii i:1u1. ); OYa l ribh c n , interla ced below a nd a la rge buckle towards t h e right ; o n the ri bbo n above anti below va ln e in :C: ng lis h ; "in A7 the ce n ter rose tt e a nd at its sides J apa n ese insc ri pt io n '. " Ju-benKit-l e" (postage s tamp ) ; i n t h e ribb o n a t th e sid es valu e in J apa n ese; a n ou t er recta ng u.lar fra m e of a t hi ck a nd a thi 11 line, spa ndre ls fil\ecl with o rna m e nts: plate num be r (sy ll ab ic c h arac ter) to th e left of the b u ck le a nd l.Jelow it; 11·0011 engraving, colored im press ion, white pa pe r, p erforat erl 11. 11 ~. 12. J ::lJ, perha ps o th ers . 28. 6 se n violet brow n. This was iss ued in J a nu a ry. JH7-I . It was iss u ed a t first o u the thin la id pape r �128 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. of th e predous issue ; plate numbers .I , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ; ", 8, 9, 10, 11 , 12 are found oil thi s thin paper. · Same des ig ll as · before , ·1 ·ll.1 - !""' but pl ate numbers adder!; on th e 2 sen in a s m all rect::t ngl e a t t h e intersecti on of th e branches ; on the 20 . se n belo w a nd. to the le ft of A~ '! the left -ha nd leaf at tl:e bottom f f the circle; o n the 30 se n in :rn ova l at tl)e intersec tion of the bran ch es; sa111 e im pressio n , etc. , as before . ~9 . 2 sen y ellow. · 2!1:1. o range y ell o w . :m. 20 sen lil ac. XU:i. . r ed v io l et. 30 sen gray. These were issued in Februar y, 187.J , ou the sam e thin la id paper as the G se n (No. 17). As the new wove pa p er came into use abo ut the encl of the sa m e month ,~ thes e stamps h ad a very limiter! li fe a nci are accordingly scarce. Of th e :! sen there are found on t his pape r plate numbe rs 1 a nd Hi (how this hi g h num ber ca m e to be printecj. o n this early p a per, l am at a loss to ex plain ) ; of the 20 se n plate numbers 1, 2, 3 ; of the 30 se n pla te number 1. The 6 sen is also chronicled on thin WO Z'e paper; (s ee wh at is said a bove in rega rd to the imisibilit y of laid lin es. ) This stamp was also printed 40 to the sh eet, as wer e the 2, 20 a nd 30 se n. T ype vari eties are especiall y pro minen t as follows: G se n : Orna ments in the s pa nd rel s vary ; there ar e diffe rences in the positio n of th e two lower strokes of th e J a pane se figure of rn lue ; th e E of SEN is thick or t h in. :20 sen : .Observe th e lower part of the S in SEN. :'10 sen : The ends of th e ta blets at le ft at~d right are sometimes round , so;11etimes sha r p-cornerecl ; noti ce also the upper 3. Of course th ere a re 40 varie ti es for each plate used , so that a s ta mp u s er! in 2!l pla tes wou ld exhibit 920 varie ties . Sa m e desig n as before , but SCOTT'S plate-numbers aclcl erl ; oil th e T YPE }, I all(] 4 se n in a rec tau g le at ..1.IJ the in te rsec ti o n of the bran ch es, ou th e 10 se n without frame un rler the ta ils of th e drn g-o n~ , o n the 2 , 20 fill(] 30 sen ns Jw fore; ~H ill e impre~s iOJJ , e tc., as he fore . il l. :! se n : The s tars in the cor ners h av e six or seven rays ; the tablets at the left am! ri g ht a nd the two strokes of the J apanese fi g ure of valu e vary in length. ~ X:!n. H3. se n brown . pale bro w n . 1 sen b lne . >!:In. H4. pnl e hl11 e. 2 sen ye ll o w. 4 se n rose. ;{;) , a.--m. c la re l. 06 . 10 sen g reen . :m:i. . :~ oh . hl11i s h g ree n. yell o wish grce11 . 20 sen lilac. HI . i~ 7n. m a uve. 30 sen g ray. 39. 9 se n violet-brown . The di stinguishi ng feat ure of thi s set is the i11t rorl uctiou of a thi ck wo ,·e p a per . grea tl y differing from ally for mer paper. On thi s paper th e fo ll owing plate-num be rs are fo uml : O f th e ~ se n plates 1 aurl ~ : of the 1 se n plates 1, ::l, 3, 4, 5, G, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; of th e 2 se n p la tes l , :!, 3. .J , 5, H, i , 8, 9, 10, 11 , 12, l ::l, 14, 1-5 , lG. II , 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23; of th e 4 se n plate .I ; of th e 10 se n pla tes 1, 2, 3; of the 20 se n pla tes 4 a nd 5 (I find p lates 1 , 2, n chronicled as o n thi s paper, but h aye n ot see n them ) : of the ::JO sen p la te l ; or the ti se n plates 9, 10, 11 , 13, l.J , 1-5, 16. li, 18 (pla te 12 was not employed ; plates 20 a nd 2 1 h ave also bee n chronicle<l, hu t probab ly in error. ) HS. ( To be Continued. ) �THE V IR GIN IA PHILATELIST. A Rare Local Discovered. !J V TJ-m E DITOR. i::;))LGH T into the midst of a n a nim ated discus sio n on the clai111s of.cerla i11 Co nfederate loca l euv e lopcs, now indul ged in b y prominent phila telic wri ters both North a nd So uth , co m es a ne w aspirant for re cog niti o n. It is th e Fra uklin , No rth Carolina , loca l envelope , a c rud e illustralio n of ll'!Jich is here presented: (~ This s ta m p was se nt t o R c b111 o nd by a well -kn o wn colle c t or of No rtli Carolin a, and purc h ased by a ge nll e rn a n of this c it y . A thorough search i11to its L!istory has bee n ins titut ed, the r es ult of whi ch will su bs equ e ntl y appear in th ese colu11111 s. In the m ea ntim e a minu te d esc ripti ou of l hi s e n\·elope will interest our readers par tic ularl y those whose m ea ns per111il l h e 111 lo in d ul ge in lhi s spec ialty . It is s in g ularly s trange t!J a t t!J e 11ery ev idence soug h t for m ost Co nfed e rate loca l e u velopes , a nd upon wh ic h see 111 s to depend lli e ir fale, should be i11d11 bit- ably impressed upon th e / are oj tltis l ·i"a uklin local en velope, co ufinn eLl. as it were, by tb e ca n celin g pos tmark of th e Nort h Caroliui a p :ist-offi c e. Th e re is abs olu le ly no roo m i or do u bt reg a rd in g t h e m eth od o/ use of thi s envelop e . T!Je sla 111p is type-set a nd pr inted o n a pri ut in g press - l!J e im press io n s h o win g that clea rn ess a nd C\'e nn ess of inkin g which clisting ui s!J es n press-pr i11t fro1n a hand-stam p priut, Crude though t lie lypography m ay ap pear to th e prin te r of today, at the li11J e o f its issue it ·.-.-as quite a n effort-eYidently th e work of a c o mp os it o r wilh an arti s ti c bend ; and , c o ns iderin g tli e limited s tock of ly pe sty les a nd bra ss rules at the priuler's c:imma nd, n early forty years ago, I m a y jus tl y a sse rt lh a t the Fra nklin s ta mp is o n e of lh e m ost a rti s ti c type-set proYisiouals ex tan t . The e m ·el ope up o n w hich lh e i111prc ss io u is made is of b uff wo\·e paper. The slarn p design co nsists of a sq uare fram e s ize 1 in. x 1 in. a nd set up \\'ill! printera' brass ru le sim ila r to thi s ( ................... -). \Villr in llris fram e a re l \\'O c irc les, likewis e formed of rul e of th e ' 'wa\-y" pa tteru ,similar to thi s( W ithin this doubl e circle appear lhc words, L . F . SILE R , P. M. at !lie to p, a nd FRANKLIN, N . C. belO\Y. Th e c e n ter contains th e wo rds PAID a n r1 ii, divided by a dash. The \Yh o lc is priuted iu poor quality blu e ink iu lh c ri g ht-li a nd upper corn er. The ca ncel a ti on , whi cll we a lso illu stra lc is tlle usual ha nd-s tamp , in black , bea rin g the words FRANKLI >I N C and" J a n 21 ",[the la tter \ITillen \Yi t h pe n a nd iuk. The c n t:re en\·e !ope is in a co 111 pa ra ti\· e ly good sta te of preserva t io n, a n<l [ I S the pa r ly to whom it was a ddressed i ~ s till liv in g, further fa ct s r eg a rd in g th e melh od of its iss ue will proba bly he o hla in ecl in ll :e nea r future . In th e m a tter of Co n fede ra le local c n v ~ l opc s , it seem s to be ge ne rall y co n - �THE VIRGINIA PHILAT E LIST. 130 ceded by antl10riti es tha t the re quisite fact to establish U1e claim of a local en\·elope to recog nition, c011sists in the p roof tha t s uc!J en velo pe \\'as h e ld in stock. b y the postmaster, r eady printed, a nd sold to the public on demand. This Fran klin envelope bear;; upo n its face th e most conclusi ve evide nce of thi s fac t-it bein g printed aud not !tandstamped, and there is no reaso nab le arg um e nt that ca n be advauced aga in s t t!Jis e\' icle n c e . Tile Texan P!tilatelist, a nd G L ~ L~ TH E V LR- for o nl y 2::Jc fo r twelve m o nth ;; . Philate li c Exh ibition . BROO KLV:-< 1:-<STITUTE OF ARTS A:-<D SCIENCES . As WE go to press we receive a !Ja ndsome prospectus from t h :: above institutio n, set tin g fo rth the details of a n ex!Jibiti o n of stam p3 b y the S e ction on Philately (incorporated as one o f its Depa rtmen ts s inc e the recog nition of Philately as a scien ce by t!Ji s school ). vVe regr et e xc eed ing ly o ur inab ility to pri nt, th is m o nt!J, a paper which acco111p :111ied thi s p ros pec tus , ent itled " Phila tely as a Scieuce "-one of th e ablest e ver written on th e subj ect. A c li pp i ng from th e p rospectus will interest our readers : " Th e Sectio n 011 Phil a le iy of lh e B roo ~~ly11 lu s tilute ot .:\.i-ts aucl Scie 11 ces h as d ec ide d to inv ite P hil a te li sts tojo lll w ilh it i n co m :n e m oratiu g th e recognitio n , hy th e In stitnle, of Phi la te l y as n Science, by giv i 11 g an exhi b ili o a of P ostage a 11 d Reve ulte Stamps, inc:11d ing adh esh·e .; a nd e11\·elope stam ps, po st ca rds nnd repr in t s, a nd t o tl rnt e u d offer:-; for co m pe ti ti ou vn.r i ous m eda l s tl 11 d awards. Th e exhi bi Lion will be for m n. ll y ope 11 ed :\larch l.~ lh , 1899, at 8 p. m ., a nd will b e ope n free lo th e p ublic Sundays, fr om 2 p. 111 . 11nt il (i p. 11 L , an d wee k -d ays fro 111 10 n.. m . to JO p . m . from Su nd ay, i\ Im·ch HJLh , t o Frid ay, :\la r ch 1-H st iu cl ush·e, at th e Art Roo m s of t he Urook l y 11 I 11 sti t11 te of A rts au d Scien ces, .17 1 :\Io11lag-11 e f-; t ree t , Drook l y 11 1 I'\ew Yo rk .· ' The Fu ture of the Canadian "Maple Leaf" Iss ue. BY R. G. ~H OUGH \VIDD!CO~ll.11·: . a great d ea l is h ea rd ab out these sta mps to-day , o n a ccount o f th e ir popularity, as yet I h a\·e s eeu n o article with the a bove h ead in g , a nd I ta k e th e liberty of iuitia tin g it. W h ile l mi g ht a lso say so m ethin g regarding the "· numeral" issu e, which is jus t n ow coming into use, I will u o t, but confine m y a rticle to m y s ubj e ct as cl os ely a s possible . As eve ryo ne kn ows, these s t:11 11ps were in use but a short time, a nd it is perfectly reasoirnble to belie ve that in a ve ry s h o rt time eve ry de nomin a ti o n iss u ed will be g ood stock, es pecially th e hi g !Jer va lues. Ev en no w ,thou g b they cau scarcely be ye t called obsolete, for there is 11 0 value that cannot be sec ured at some p ostoffice, the dem a nd for then1 is ve r y g rea t - in fact it mi g ht be sa id to be eve u g reater tha n the supply. N o Canadian iss ue h as ever been so much so ug ht afte r as thes e ; in deed m ore dealers are iuquiring for the se tha n were for Jubil ees . Nor is the d ema nd coufiued to deale rs o nl y, fo r persons who a re in th e truest s ense of lite wo rd o ul y c ollecto rs, m a k e e very effort to secure as g rea t a number as is possibl e. Every d ea lers iu Ca nada, a nd fr om prese nt in d icatio ns, la rge numb e rs in th e C nited States, G reat Brita in , a nd o the r foreigu count ries , bel iev e in the fo t u re of thi s short-li\·ed issue . Tue dem a nd is not confined to a n y o u e va lue as it is with so me sta mps , b ut o n the co nt ra ry, a ll va lu es are d es ired. Of course, it is natural fo r a ll to be d es irous of ge ttin g th e scarce va lu es, uuder whi ch h ead we mi g ht put th e 6c a nd lOc stamps. These two seem t o be Ye ry seldo m used , a n cl con sequ e ntl y ve ry difficult to sec ure . N e x t co m e th ose \·a lu es whi ch a rc so m ewha t ofte n e r used, whi c h we mi g ht ca ll ~ �THE VIRGINIA PHILA.TELIST. good, viz.: the L 2, 5 and 8 cent s tamps. Thi s allows bnt the 1 a nd 3 cent stamps to be ca lled co mmon , thou g h at the prices they ::t!'e bringing at prese nt, the y ca n h a rdl y be called rea ll y common. To giv e a so m ewh at better idea of what these sta mp s a re really worth, I annex below a lis t of the hig h est a nd low est pri ces for what I h aYe known thes e sta mps to h a ve sold, which is as fo llows: p er 100 $ 20 $ 75 ~ ce nt , 2.5 12 1 2 ,., 5 (i 20 04J 75 2 2 50 5 75 .. ;.) 00 6 40 20 00 00 00 25 8 10 It will be noticed that th e re is qnile a differen c e in the quotations of the differe nt denominations , thou g h a t pre se nt, I b e lieve th e la tter figures to be, in nearly eve ry ins ta n ce ,abo ut co rrect. They m ay see m hi g h to some, b nt it shows just h ow the se stamps a re goin g, and I b e! ieve they a re a goorl thing. In conclusion, I wo uld ad vise ev ery collecto r l o get at leas t one se t, for the y are d esti n erl t o beco m e quite sca rce. Jc AND 2c posta l cartis h 1v e b ee n s urcl1:1rged Cuba le a nd 2c de peso respecti ve ly, fo r use o n the is la nd , b y a private firm o f printer~ in thi s city.-J. J1f. Rar- ];.)] Philippine Postal Matters. TH E FOLLOWDIG letter, re ce ived from Assistant S upt. R. M. S., Frank W. Va ille , a t t!Je Manila Military P os ta l Station , in respo n se to en q uiries, will proba bl y interest our readers. lVIANir, A, P. I., 12, 17, '98. Aug. Diet:::, E sq ., DEAR SIR :-- In reply to your favor of October 31st, I will sta te . l s t.-There a re two sta ti o ns now estab lish ed in the Philippines , No. 1 a l Manila a nd No. 2 at Cav ite, across th e bay. 2nd. -;-As y et we h av e b ad onl y denominations up to lOc, b ut th e re is urge nt n eed for th e la rger d e n om in a,ti ons up to $1.00, o n account of As ia tic au d European business. 3rd.-Stamps a re u ot surcharged. R eg ular iss u es used the same as at hom e. 4t h,-Onl y U . S. postage is rec ogni zed as va li d on m a tters o ri g in atin g h ere. ny specia l agree ment ""ith the Spa ni s h gove rn or at Iloilo, I r ecogniz e Phili pp in e s tamp s on m atters rece iv ed fro m prov in ces still un de r control o f Spain o r Spanish forces, a n d I etters se nt from Manila by me wit ll U . S . postage, nre deli ve red in these provinces, without adrliti o n a l postage, being collecl~cl. Ve ry tr ul y, FRA!\K \V , VA rr.r.P: , Asst. S upt. R. l\'T. S, tels, i11 !lfetropohlan Pltilatelist. \ VE HA V J;; been s h ow n several spec im e ns of the cu rren t U. S. 2c s ta 111 p.; printed in a s h ade of re d ,·e ry n ea r ,·e rJll ii iou . THO US.·\ NDS o f coll ec tors will !J e ra ld wi th j oy th e dec is ion of the P. O. Department in rega rd to the P e riodical sta mps. It h as b e e n p ract icall y rleci<lNl to se ll th e co1npl e tc se t a t ,·0. - !lfetro- polita11. The L one Star Stale Pliilatclist :111<1 tw o re prese ntative Sout h ern st:lmp p n b li cali o ns fo r noc p e r yea r. T1-n : V !RCaNrA P1·Tl LATE!. l ST - l h e You ' r,r, fi n d Hussm nn 'sad s rlistrilrnt ed ::imon g the ot h e r goorl ones in thi ~ nmnber. Seek tlt e1n - cni:h o u e \1·ill bcn n e w s urpri se . �132 TIIE VIRGINIA P HILATELIST. CQMMUNIC.2\T/Q!YS ---.::.~\84\::Y .- # .. . . New York Corresp ondence. 'I AM happy to -i nform th e readers of VIR c I '.'Ir A Pi-rrr,ATF.L 151· th at b u sin ess h as iuipro vecl to suc h_ an extent that d ealers are in a state o f Joy fulness. On e dea le r tell s llle h e h as clone more b usiness t h e first two \\'eeks of 1899 , ll ian wt"t\ . a n y correspo n d"in ,, CT tilll , 11n . ~ t h.e las t two yea rs. ·while pres e n t tn his o ffice I witn ess ed sale s a g greg ati ng ove r twe nty dollars n e t. T he sal e of a l bu 111 s is unprecedented , and the ca ll for th e chea p est alhuin doe s n ot by a n y m ean s predominate. Ma n y collector s h ave be e n ta u g ht a lesson tha t it 1s b es t to p urch as e a g ood strou ~l y boun d a nrl dura bl e a lbum with numero u s surplu s (bl a nk ) pages in the back , t h a n to bu y t h e unbo und book (b oa rd c ove rs ). The de111 aud for the United Sta te s R e ve n ues (Ci,·il W a r iss ues ) s ti ll cont inu es b ri sk , th e ode\ va lues of t h e s ec o nd a nd third iss ue s h~l\-in g the mos t ca ll for; there is a lso a perce ptible d e m a nd for ea rl y Braz il s ta mps . " Th e re 'll com e a lim e so m e day ," "·hen you w il l reg ret l h e c h a n c es n ow o ff e red t o p roc ure ea rl y iss u es o f So u t h A m e ri ca n s ta m ps a t ex tre m ely low pr ice s , a ncl whi c!J a re g i,·e 11 now o nl y a passin g g la u ce . Omah a s ta mps in ca ncel ed co ndit io u a re rap idl y a d,·an c in g in p ri c e. The e ig ht-c e nt den 0 111 iu a ti o n is n o w qu o ted a t fro m three t o three d oll ar$ a nc'l fift y c ents a h u nfl re d fo urs fiv e s a nd l e n s fe tch a b o ut t h e s~me fi~ures , fro m a dollar to a d oll a r a nd a h a lf a hun d red. The pr ic e paid for the tw o3 is s lig h tly lo we r. but th e pri ce o u t h e o :i e; h :is arh-a n c erl as h ig h as twe nt y ce n ts a hun d red. Th e E u ropea n d ern a n rl is t re m e nd o us, a llfl ~ THE 0 dea lers fiurl il im possible to fill sta ucliu g orders. Dea le rs are sh ort o n sets from o n e ce nt to ten ce u ts , a n d it is n o t u11l i k e l y that th e pri ce 0 11 t h ese will be raise d con s idera bl y i 1! t h e co urse of a few we eks. The d e m a nd for St'.luley G ibbous' 1800 Ca talogn e is steadi ly increa si ng , the de 111 a 11d bein g occas io n ed by the abse n c e of Scott 's •)3th ed ition d nriu g the prop e r se:iso11. Th e pri c es are sa id to b e lowe red to a c e r tain exle 11 t , i11 so111 e casesYery low; we can 11Jw judge wlnt course de aler$ a nd collec to rs w ill pnrs u e in a llowin g a nrl reque .>ti11g di sco un ts fro111 t h ese pri ces . Stamp; tln t 11 0 discount ca n be a ll ow e d 011, will ins tantly represe nt what 11re co ns irl e re rl to b e worth catalo.,.ue quotat ion s. Then t h e S ~ ott Co., wh~ 11 preparing for the m:ik-e -u p o~· the 5 ) th ed it ion, can h a ve s o me b:is1s t o work ou , taking t h ese p r ic e.s a s a crite ri o1 ~. A deal e r who h as g a i ne d some pro1111 n e 11 c e la tel y , a u cl wh o prides h im s elf on the s u p~rb c o nd itio n :incl th e large va n ety of hi s s tock of sta mp s is Mr. G . ]. Carte r, of Brno!dyn , N. \.". His re c e nt purchase o f $ LO,OOO, w.:i rt h of U ni l c cl S t:ite s Reve nue s ta mps is th e ta lk of the town . iVfr. C:i rte r is com 111e n d erl u po11 hi s fores ig h t in p-.1 rc ln s i11 g a class o f s la m p; , whi ch h av e b ee n a ciru g ~n l h ~ m a rke t for so :11 e tim e ; wh erea s Jn Sl a t t h e p re se nt 111 0 111 e 11t a 11 o li ce:1b lc rl e 111 a 111 l fo r the .> e st:11np,; h a; app ~ :ir e d ; lh e n ew re ve11n es of U i;cl c Sa n1' s ca n ea s il y a c c ount fo r t h is r c 11 ~wc cl a c ti,·il _,- i11 thic: clirec li o n. B l3ton S;r.ip.;. B Y Lll ·; .-1. N -l\A Tl•: R. Tim: di s p os iti o n of t he P e ri odi cal rc 111a i11cl e r,; , b y llte p os ta l o ffi c ia ls h as b e en a promin e n t s u bj ec t for co n ve rsa tio n by rl e:1 1crs awl c oll e c lo r..; cluring the pa~l �THE VI RGIN I A P HI LAT ELI S T . m o nth a t the Hub . As n ear as ca n be ascertai ned by perso nal in quiry, t h e large r dea le rs are b i tterly o ppos ed to t h e m oveme n t. Mr. A . W . Ba tc h e lde r of t h e N e w Engla nd S ta mp Co., tbiuks i t a s t upendous m is ta ke, a nd ass erts that the depa rtment b ad bette r use the w h ol e " bun c h " fo r fu e l. :Mr. F. P. Brown, a lso says " burn t h em. " Mr. C . F. Rothfu c h s considers i t a weaken i ng of ou r gov er n 111 e ut t o p la ce t h e m u pon t he mark et for d is posa l for Jess than face, u nl ess eac h stamp Lie s u rcharged "Specim e n ." He a lso thi n k s t h at t h e g ove rn me nt pros pect of a sa le of JOO.OOrJ se ts in o n e yea r , a t $5 .00 pe r se t. is ,·cry s ligh t, a n d tru s ts t h at our govc r11111c11l will 11 ot clescen rl to t h e pove rty stricken lev el o f se llin g a $ 187. lJ3set of sta m ps for $·5.00, a di s count of abo u t 9 7 per r:ent. Messrs . B. L. Dre w ,'<.: Co., seem lo think tha t" Uncle Sa m is n obody's foo l ," and t h a t a ll th e s tamps ,,·ill be marke d " .Specimen", i f a deci s ion to d is pos e of t h em is reac h ed, ot h e rwise we m a y ex p ect to sec a fl oo d of t h e $5 deno111 iua t io n , surcha rg ed a n d u se d as r e,·e n ucs iu fra ud of t h e gove rnm e nt. T l1is, I th ink , is a po i nt that h as tbu s fa r been o \· e r look ed, anrl s h o u lrl h ave mu c h b ea rin g upo n the fi n a l decis io n . It is wit h si n ce re reg re t, that I h ave to a n n o nn c c t h e suspe n sion of t!Jc Roston Stamp JJook . It is s lated upon good authority th'.1t the publi cat io n h as b ee n rnn, durin g t h e p as t y ea r , a l a d ec ided loss to its publi sh e r, nnrl was at last comp e ll ed t o y ie ld to th e i n e ,·ita b le . :t he 1:·11stcr11 Philr.telist h a s b e en c h os e n to fil l o u t t:1e !isl of unex pired s ubsc r ipti o ns. Thi s foc t m ay lessen the g r ief to so n1 e exte n t. Th e Cn na d ia11 " m ap" stamp h as a ppeared in n o less tha n t hr e sh adi ngs o f th e water portion . Tb c first p rintin g \ pl ale I ) wn s :1 lf1ye ncl e r , t h e seco ml li g h t 133 b l ue and th e las t li g h t "robin's egg b lue " T h e first priut brings 10 c e u ts per copy at prese nt . Bostou ha s r ece n tly r ece i ved a large s u pply of th e 2c Newfo u nd la n d in car mi ne. Th e re h a~ e viden tl y been a great d e mand in Ne wfoundl a n d , a n1011g specu la tors, fo r the :2c orange, a ucl th ey h ave a l l be e n sold. They a re selli ng he r e nt $3 .00 p e r sh e et of 100. T h e new U. S. 15 ce nt s tamp b as bee u on sa le at so m e o f t he sm all offi ces for a n umb er of wee ks p ast . Th e m a in o ffi ce recei,· ed them bu t recently. Plat e N o . 264, 15c ol i ve . Canadian Notes . B Y R. G . \\"IDDI CO l\IB E . IT rs repo rted that one of our Ca11ad£a11 P hilatelic /Veekly's-th e Toronto va riety -has joined lh e s ilent m a j ority . Tb e Can ad ia n sta mps with num era l in th e corners h a,·e all a pp eared, with the e xc ep tio n of the i5 cent. Suddenly , th o ugh I cannot say a l to ge th er u n e xpe c tedly, came the n ews fro m t h e l'ost Office De p Hr t 111 e nt o n the las t clay of December. t h at o n a nd afte r J a nu ary 1st , 1899 , t h e lett er ra t e to Can a da anrl the U nited States, w h ich bad a ll a long bee n X ce nts, wo uld be re du ced to 2 ce nts. Thi s c h auge is h a i le d with de l ig ht by busi ness men a nd others wh o h ave a large co rr espo nd e n ce, a nd is one tha t h as bee n ra th er looked fo r for some t i m e past. Tbe n e w :2 cent Ca n a d ia n e nvel o pe h as mad e its appeara nc e, a nd will n o dou b t b e u sed q uit e e xte ns ively now, o n acco un t of the red u ct io n in post a l ra t es . . It is t h e sa m e i n d es ig n as t he new X cent e n ve lo pe " ·h ich was r ece n ll y placed on sa le . is purple in colo r, and p r inted 011 a good qual ity of pa per. A prob lc 111 that is 11 o w co n fro 11 ti11g m a ny p eop le. a nd o n e wh ic h see lll s �THE VIR G I N IA PHII,AT E LT ST. ra th er d ifficult t o solve is " h o w to d ispose o f the la rge quantity of 3 cent stamps on h a n d ." As I und e rs ta nd it , the Governm e nt will n ot excha ng e them fo r lowe r values, a nd no one would ca re to put a 3 ce nt sta mp o n their lette rs when the rate is o nly ·2 cents. How the ques t io n will b e se ttled r e m a ins to be seen . There h as be en a la rg e in crease o f mail m a tte r s ince the n ew rate went into e ffect. U pwa rds of 2000 le tters bea rin g the ne w Imperia l Penn y Postage sta mp we r e despa tched from th e T oronto pos t office on Monday D ec. 26 th , 1898. L a rge numbers of letters we re also se nt fro m o th e r cit ies a nd tow ns to the vari o us British Colo ni es wh o a r e within th e scope of th e n ew ra te. Th e P hilatelic Advocate for J a nua n · has 60 pages a nd c o ver , whi c h is th ~ la rgest pa pe r I h av e see n fr o m Ca nada fo r so m e ti me-if e ve r. It is a nn o un ced tha t M r. W. A .Lyd ia tt , of T oronto, will s h ortl y pu blish a mon thly to ta k e th e place o f th e ciefunct Cauadian Plz i lat elic 11/eekly. It s e e m s t o m e it 's abo ut tim e thi s ge ntl e man was t r yin g hi s h a nd at som e thin g else b esid es ph ila te li c pu bli shin g. A T o ron to coll ecto r says tha t h e beli ev es the re a re ove r 5000 pe rso ns dire c tly o r indirec tly interes ted in colle cting sta m ps in th at c itv . Th at is a bo ut 1-40 of th e pop ul atio n ~ I have n't th e least doub t th at th e sa m e co uld be sa id of m a n y othe r c ities am! towns in Ca nada . Th e fi rst few hun dred of t he n ew :le e n velopes we r e prin ted in purr, Je, b u t, in defe r ence to th e ge n eral agre e m e n t amo n g t h e na ti ons be lo ng in g t o t h e Postal Unio n , t h e iss ue is now bei11 g 3truck off in reel. The e n ve lope is e nti r e ly the work of t h e P rintin g Bnr ea u . Th e purple e n velope wil l no w be a sca rce articl e . English Items. B Y W. F . TR EGO. I HA \'E r e ceived a copy of the pros p ectus of the forthcomin g Ma nche ster Phila te lic Exhibition. Th e E xhi b iti o u w ill h e h e ld in th e City Art Gallery, a nd will be o pen to the public fo r a w eek. Th e foll owiu g sc heme o f compe titi o11 has been a d o pted b y the c o m rn it tee : Class l. -S pecial coll ec t io11 s o f Pos t al A dh es iYe:-> C l :i~s Cl :iss Cla s s Cl:i.ss Cl:i.ss of Great Brit a in. If.-Spec ia t co ll ec ti o 11 s of Posta l Adhes iYes o f va ri o 11 s countries o r co m b in a ti o n s o f co 1111tries. III.-Co11 ect io n s (s mall ) o f r a r e s ta mps . l\ ' . - l~ e n e 1-:i. l Coll ect io 11 s of l'ost:i l A dh esi ves, with or w ith o u t e u velo pes, postcards, e tc., in a l b um s o r ,·ol11111es. V.-Coll ec ti o 11 s o f e ntire c nYe lo pes and \Vrappen;. V I. - Co ll ec ti o 11 s of e ntire postca rds a11cl l ett er ca r Us. C la ss \" £!. -Ex hi b it s by s ta mp e n g nl.\·ers and ru:i.11u fac t11rers o f postage an d te k grn ph sta m ps. Class V III. - Phil a te 1i c li te rat ure a nd wor k s. C l ass IX .- Al b ttm s, e tc. Cl:i.ss X. - Accessor ies a nd phil a te li c a ppli a n ces for th e 11 se of co ll ec to rs . C l:i. ss X L- Speci al :i. r rm 1g-cm e 11ts o f s t a m p~ , s tam ps 0 11 0r ii i11 n l le tt er s h eets a nti e n ve l o pes, pr oofs, essays, and objects or i nte rest ill co 1111 ec ti o 11 w ith p hila te ly nu cl th<.::: po stal serYice ( i11 cl udi11 g e 11 gra v i 11 gs). N umero us m eda ls a re o f'fe recl fo r th e bes t e. -hi bit in each of th e a uove c lasses, but it is imposs ible to g ive a ll th e d e ta il s h e re ; r ead e rs ha d bes t writ e fo r pr o~­ p e c tu ses, which ca n be oh ta i11 ed o f th e Hon. Sec. Mr. G . F r ed . H . G ibso n, Phila te li c Ex hi b it ion Co mmi t t ee Roo m s . 2, Coope r St., lVIa u c h es ter, E ng la 11d . At a r ece nt sa le by Mess rs . Vcnto n1 Bull & Coo pe r , th e foll ow in g pri ces we re r eali ze d (p ri ces co nve rted into cl oll a rs at 4s h to t he doll a r ) :- G ibraltar , first iss u e, unused , .:22. 00. ; co ll ect io n of P o rtu ga l $200.00. ; Spa in , Mad rid , 3 c uarlos, unused :Si0. 00 . ; Cey lo n , Js h !I p g ree n , i111 perforqt e, .'' I / .,) fl .; clilto, p e rf. $ Hi. I ~ - ; �{ I TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. India Service , 2 a nn as, unused, $12. 75. ; ditto 4 a unas, unused, $2 1.87 . ; ditto 8 a nn as, unu sed , $65.00.; Guine, first iss ue 25 r rose $2o.2?i.; Canada lOp blue, unused , $32.50.; U nited States, 1851, 5c brown, unu sed $30.00.; flitto 1853, 90c blue , a n unused pair, $32.50.; d itto 1868, !lOc u 11 us ed, with g rill e, $~1. 25. ; Baha mas -lp no waterm a rk, ros e , unu sed , $ 14.37.; Cuba, a n unused collec tion, $23 . 75.; Dominica11 Republic, lrl , black on g reen $ 14.00.; Nev is, l sh blue -g ree n, unused, $14. 37.; S t. Lucia, b lack a nd ora n ge , lsh unu sed, $ 18.'i-.5.; St. V in ce nt, rose, lsh , unused, $ 14. 37.; Trinid ad, litho, lp blue, o n card, $25 .00. ; Q u eens la nd, 2p blue , im perforate, $ 14. 37. The collection of the la te Grand D L1ke Alexis Mich aelo,·itch o f Ru ssia was sold 0 11 D ece m ber 1-l, th e hi g h est prices realized be in g Mosc ow e n velopes 1845-6, fi ve k opecs, r ed, used a nd e ntire , £21 ; a nother £'2:!. . The official n otice o f Imp eria l P e nn y Postage was iss ued on December 20, a nd th e Treasury warra nt for sa me appeared in th e L o11do11 Gazette of Dece mb er 23 . Th e freedom of Ca nterbury is to be co n fe rred o n Mr. J . He nnik e r H ea t o n , a uth or o f the sche1ne , anrl M . P . for tha t c ity. O ne lrnn dred a nd twenty se ven silver penni es are lo be stru ck b y th e Roya l M int a nrl presen t ed to th e 127 :YI . P . 's w h o voter! fo r th e motion which provir\ed fo r Imperi a l P e nn y Postage . Ca pe Colon y is un a ble to j o in at prese nt , owin g to abse nce of agree m e nt with th e h o me go,·e rum e n t rega rdin g t h e ocean m a il co n trac t. Christm as w as a r ecord a t t h e Post Office . Ove r 1 \ 111 ill ion p a rcel s p assed t hrou g h th e Chi e f So rtin g -Office in Lo ndon durin g th e wee k, 1650 ex tra veh icles h a d to b e hired b)" th e a uth orities to co n ve,· til em to th e va ri o us su b -offices, e tc . - A m o n gst t h e ex tra ve hi cles hir er! at Bir1ning h a n1 was a n und ert aker's n 111 . but thi s was witildrawn afte r being u sed a lictie while. At Liverpool £ 16,000 was pa id for postage durrng tile week, be ing double the ordinary amo unt. New York is sa id to have seut ove r a record m a il , including 20, 000 registe r ed packets . Th e F rencil Official Gazette of De c ember 23 publishes a decre e red ucin g t h e postage on p 3. rc els se nt fro m France , Corsica, a nd Alg eri a lo Ca n ada, Newfoundl a nd , Bahamas, Br. W. Iu d ies, (not including J a m aica), tile Falkla nd Is la nd s a nd vario us British Colonies. The C a::ette of December 2) p u blish es a se ri es of decrees promulgatin g th e U ni versa l Posta l Conve ntio n of W ashin g ton anrl vario us oth er co n ve nti o ns sigu erl at Washington. O n a nd a fter J a nuary 1st the tran smissio n of l ette rs a nd valu ab les, declared at the pos t-office, is a u th orized betwee u Fra n ce a ud h e r co l ou i e~ o n the o ne s ide and G t . Britain on the other. Tile worth of s u ch va lu ab les m u st n ot exceerl 3000 fra ncs. A phil a te li c exhibition was h e ld at Birmin g h a m o n D ece n1b er 7, 8 a nd 9t il . Th e ~ p new s wrappers a r e n ow iss u efl with o ut th e instruct ion . Mr. P earson Hill , o nl y so u of th e late S ir R owla n d Hill , d ied in Lo nd o n o n Dec embe r 13th , at the age of 65 . He in ,·e ntecl a n im proverne nt in the a pp aratus for exch a ngi n g rn a il bags a t s tatio n s at w hi cil m a il tra in s do n o t s top, and a lso a m ach ine for postmarki n g l ette rs . At til e e nd of 1858 o r beginnin g of 18.)9 h e was se n t to Ma uri t iu s to re-organ ize t h e post a l serv ice o f tha t co lony. Oerlam's Phi/ate/fr Diredo ry (th e b es t ever published iu A m e rica) a ud TH E VIRGINIA PH lLATELIST fo r o nl y (j;'j ce nts. Tl1is Directo ry so ld for $ 1.00 n few m o nths agn. �TH E V IRG I N I A P HI L AT E L IS T. Austra lia n Le tte r. IT WAS o nly q u i t e r e ce n t l y tha t the Gd r ed o f N e w South Wales was c h an ge d to a delica te g ree n tint . Th is was do n e -t o avo id c o nfus io n with t h e l d red . N o w, it h as bee n dec ided to aga in ch a n g e the color of the 6d t o orange , a n d the fres h stam p s w ill be iss u ed ab out the m id dl e o f J an u a ry. As I t hink you kn ow th a t the ~cl is to be c h a n g ed to g re en , a nd the :2~ d to blu e, I n eed not d ilate u po n the UJ . I fa n cy a ll t h e g ree n Gel stam ps will bec om e o f val u e , for th ey h a ve not b ee n in use for a n y lengt h of ti m e , a lth o ug h u po n e nqu iry a t t h e G en eral Post Offi ce I was told a good m s n y h ad bee n issued . Regardin g t h e n ew s ta m ps fro m you r s ide , th ose of us w ho h ave see n th e fisca l w i th the ill -fa t ed " Ma ine " u po n it a re much touc lJ ed by th e beauty of th e d esign a n d e xecu tion , a n d b y th e m e m o ries it i nd u ces. Fo r yo u know we a re h e r e a ltogeth e r o n y o u r side, "bro th ers all" -especia ll y bro the rs w it h you i n yo ur fig h t in g fo r r ig ht , fre edo m a nd ju st ice! T h e large O m aha issue is not mu ch adi:-i i red. I l ike t h em, but so m e p eop le have n ot h es itated to ca ll them " j o. m-pot labe ls." Wha t im puden ce ! T he n ew Ca nadia n issue is, o n th e o th e r hand ,·ery muc h appreciated . For my ow u part I thi nk it is the bes t re prese nt at io n of t h e Q u een I h a ,·e ever seen o n a s ta mp of rece n t iss ue . It does u ot co m e u p t o t h e old Q u ee n s land e ng raved s ta mps as a work of art, b u t it is n ot far shor t of i t. \ Ve sh al l never aga i n, I f ea r , h ave as good slau1 ps as the old ones . I obse rve in "Len nod' s" letter fro m ::\e-;v York i n you r N0Ye111be r n ui nber a reference lo the New .:>outh \Vales large square rose o n e s hi ll i ng sta m p (~o . iU of Scott). I h a ,·c 111ade e nqui ries frou; cle:tle rs in Syc11:ey '1. n d fi n d t h at Scott's pric e is rather u nder tlJe r eta il price h ere . I mention tlJis as you r esleenicd correspondent seemed to cons ider that L !:)cotl' s was a low p r ice fo r s u c h " uca ut ifu l exa m p l e o f t h e en grave r 's a rt an d s u ch a n earl y s ta mp as No. 70 . It is , h ow ev er, j us t p ossi b le t lJ a t Le nn ocl 's s ta mp is p c r f. U a n d n o t 12,V,, 13 . The fir s t n a m e d is wo rth 10 s h ill in gs, or sa y S2.50. L e nn od a lso p o i n ts o ut tha t N o. 1 1:2 (Sco tt) N. S . W . l sh illin g s b row n- v io : e t , K angaroo is a goo d "specul a ti o 1_1 " .( u ot s p e ctil a t i,·e !) s ta n1p. P oss ibl y 1t is a t thre e c e n ts b u t th e re is 1JO do u bt \\"h a le ver a b o ut ~o . U S, to w hi c h h e a lso r e fe rs , 5sh. Yi o~c t at .'JOc. u sed . H e co u ld n o t b u y t lJ a t sta 111 p i n Syd n ey fo r t _ll e m o n ey n o w . It is o u t of iss nc a nd wil l , wi th o u t cl o n ht, be cala log u ccl a t a d o ll a r a t leas r i n th e n e w ed i t io n of Scot t 's to b e pub lish ed abo ut t h e mi1\Jk of n ex l year. L e t me c o n c l u rl e th ese p oo r n otes w ith the b es t co m p li111 e n ls o f th e se'1.so n to y our nu m e ro u s , in c r P'1.s i u g l y n um e ro us , r ead ers a u d to y o u r V r RG IX! A P HILA T ELIST staff. J. G . G RII' F IN. The H erald Exclza11gc-t h e on ly Ge rm a n -A m e r ica n s t a 111 p p:t p e r in t h e U. S . a nd TH E VIRG INIA PH if,AT EUST bo t h fo r o n e yea r fo r 80 c c n ts . Quantities of Om!!ha Issue. FROl\I a n au th or it ative so u rce w e h a v c rece i ve cl fig u re s g ivin g t h e e~~ac t n u 111 be rs of th e sta111 ps delivere d by th e Bu re a u of E u graY in g a n d P rin t i ng t o l h e Pos l Office D epa r tm en t: 1 ce 11 t , :! Ct: ill:-' , ;) K I ll r10 J dollo1·, :2 dollnrs, 70 ,>10-1,200 1m ,1,;:1.:1uu ·l ,!l l K,:lllU 7.G!J0,780 :2,U:2X,!l00 ·l ,ti:l-l .HliO :j>!O . !.~U :>U,7!10 ,-,fi .OKU :2.)~ ) .r1:-,i;, 7!lU - Post U(/i(C. �TH E VIRGINI A PHILATEI,JST. l're:-;i<le nt- 11 . F enton , P.O.Box8, K11 oxs ill e, · r e 1111. \"i ce· Preside 11t.-A 11 g . Di e t ;.-; , Box Ii , R i chm o u d,\"n. Sec'y-Trens.- \V . C. I.aw ry , Abite11 e, Texns. J11t'l. Secre t:iry- lJ . J-•:. Hazen, Th o n o tos:lssn, Fla . Sales S u pt. - Ch :i.s. \Vari ng,IJox 2U;),K n OX\''e, T e 1111 . J.i hrnr in n-C h ns. P. Ga l yon , Kn ox,·ille, T e 1111. Co1111terfe il Detcctor-F . 1'\'oyes, A li ce. Texas. Tn 1s tees- H. F e nton , Ch n irm n n Ex-O ffici o, K n ox\'ill e, T e 1111 . 1 J•: mil Gerlich a11d RoberL K essler, i'\e n· Urn 11 11 fe\s, T exas. OfTida l Or g-a 11 - T11E \"IR GI:" I A P 11 11. ATE t.1 sT. President's Add r ess. So11/!tcr11 P!tilatel1c A ssociation. IlROTH P. R iYir£MJJERS :-Ano ther y ear h as ope ned and I a m p leased to Sa)' llrnt the indi catio ns are stro ng t ha t ou r Assoc ia ti o n 'viii s how a hea ltll y g ro\Ytll befo re it c loses . I ha \·e rec e ived several lette rs app ro vin g of th e c ha nge in O ffici a l Orga n a nd yo u will ad mit tllat TH E VIRG INIA PHIT,ATET.IST is t he " quee u of t h e lll o n tbli es," a nd a lways out on lim e . Un fo rtun a tel y la gr ippe ha s been b u ~y thi s lll Onth an <l laid Yiolent ha nd s o n severa l of o ur officers, a nd it. is lll o re th a n li ke ly t h a t so m e of th e m wi ll n ol lJe able to get t h e ir m o nthl y reports in 0 11 l ime. The Exc ha nge Deparl m e u t is in full sw in g a nd as o ne of o u r 1ne mb c rs is disposi ng o f a collec ti on \\"Ort h .; 10011 t h ro ug h th e De pa rtmeut , i t is a n excelle n t oppo rtu ni ty for m embers to obtai n "OOrl spec imens, suc h in deed as are se l~Olll fo un r.l on the books of a s m all soc iet y, at a r easo uabl e cost. Stir u p your p hil ate lic friend s a nd indu ce t h e m to j oi n us , a nd _if yo u a re no l re ce iYing c irc ui ts u o tify t h e Exc ha ng e S u pe rint e n1l e n t a t o n ce . All philate li c au thoriti es agre e that the bo tto m of th e m a rket has bee n reac he d a nd t h e tenrle ncy every\\"here is clecicledly up \\"arcl. Th ere is a la rger demau <l a 1ul helter p ri c es fu r al l ki 11tls of stam ps. Perso na ll y , I t hink that c o lle c tors will d e vo te them se lves to a fow couu tri es, ea ch m aking hi s o wu selectiou a nd spec ia li zin g th ere in and th e result will be be nefici a l lo tll e c ra ft. A ge nera l coll ector , unl ess he h as unlim ited cap ital , vi ews witb dismay lh e prospect of e\·er accumulatin g a full coll ection of a ll t h e co untri es on lll e globe, and e\·e ntu a ll y d e cides that h e wou ld prefe r h av ing a fa irly rep rese nta tive coll ection o f a fe w co un tries th a n a numb er of blan k pages in bi s album. I grea tl y app reciate lll e h onor d o ne m e by o ur wo rthy vice-preside n t arnl h ope to m a k e th e pe rs onal acq ua in ta n ce of eve ry o n e of o ur m e m bers wh o ,·i s il Eas t T e nn essee. H. FENTO:\', Pres . Secretary's Repo r t. NEW iVIEi\I BERS. i:;:; \ \". 11. Brn ce, H a rtfo rd , Conn. IHI Ch:ts. :'\.D u Bose , 701 .K. ;) th -'-· t., \\':i co , T e xn~. 1:it1 J. P . l f~wnrd, cnre Chri st ie Brow n & C o. , ·rnr o11lo, O n tnri o, Crt1 1. APP LI CATIONS . \\' illi :ims , 0. I f. , ;);j E. 17lh-:.-t., K. \'.Ci ty. A g-e :l!I, St c n ogrnp her . Refs., \ \ 'm . A . :\TcD0 11 11 ell , \\'. C . Lowry , R . B. Br :-td le y . .-\ ll C' rn , \\". S. , I I :! r-:. Br ond-:;;t., R k lim o 11d, \":i. Age 2H , Ad . w r iler. R e f..... , A 11 g 11 !-'l lli e t z Frank1i11 St e:i. r11 s. Redfo r d , R. J. , 1-117 \\· . L e ig h -s t. , Ri chm o 11d. \ ·:i . A ge 2 ;) . C lei-k . R ef:;., A11g11st Di e t z . Fr:-i11k li 11 St ea rn s. K11 0 Lts. j. IL. , l !I():) \\-. ~ 1 ~ii 1H•t., Ri chm o nd , Y :l . Age .:)-1, !\ l er cha11 t. 1:r:1n kli11 S ten r11 s. l ~ ef~ . • A 11 g11 st D ie t z, Sco tt, Jr ., \V. C., ·IOX J·:. G r ace-s t. , R ich11 10 11d , \' n . .-\ ge X7, Sec.- T r ens. E . \\- . Co. R e f!-' . , .-\11 f!' 11s l Di e t z , Fr:i. 11kli11 Stea n 1s. Kt.T 11 ~, F. L ., H o x :WU, Ri c h111 0 11d. Yn . Ag-e -l:l . Occ 11 pn l io 11 , j o unial ir..; t. H. e rs., 1:. St c:"lr n~ . .-\ .Di e tz n11d \\· . C . l ,owry. RESIGNA'l'fONS RF. Cl•: Jn·:n . j oh11 \\".Edwa rd s, ll11 g 11 e11ot , Gn . 11 . A. Chnp11rn11 1 R ock y Hi ll , C o11 11 . FINANCES . REC F:IP1'S. Bala nce ...... ..... . ... ... .. ... ..... ...... ..... . $8J l-I R e rc i,· e1 l fro m 111 e 111bcrs .. . ..... . .... . ... :.!.~O T o la! ....... ...... .. .. . .. ... .$ 10.74. �138 TH E V IRG INI A PHIL AT E LIS T. EXPEND IT URES. Dec. 15 to S ec. p ostag e .......... .. .... .. $ 1. 27 Dec. 6 ptg ball ots, p rox ies, en vs., e tc. 1.50 Dec. 7 VIRGINIA. P HIL. fo r D ec ..... 1.1 I Dec. to R . B. Bradley fo r copies of off. orga n for Jul y, Aug., S e p t .. 3.1 2 VIRGINrn rttllRHl\G ~ ssomRllON. :.\l.\ j . j); O. F. :\ l.-\YER , Preside nt. \' ice P r e:-> itle11t. DR. :.\ f ARK \ V . l' EYSER, \VM. s. A H ERN , Sec' y -T r eas. JOH ); PAALZO\V , 1018 Park j\\·e ., R ich m on cl, \ ·a . , Sales i.\ l nuager . T o tal .. ........ .. ... ..... . .... .$7.00 Bala nce o n ha nd .. .. .. . .. ........ ....... .. .. $3 . 74 c. F. \V . :\[ oSEH., Coun te rfe i t De tect or. Offi ::: i:\ 1 Dues for 1899 a re n ow payable . Be s ure that you se ud yours in t o t h e S e c re tary a t o nce. Dues a re 2-'ic . R espectf ull y , WALTER C . L OW RY, Sec-Treas. Ab ilene, T exas, 1-10, 1899. Repor t of Board of Trustees . In r e ply to th e r e p or t of the Li brari a n publish ed in last issue , in whi ch h e claims tha t th e Board of Trus t ees are mis take n in clai ming lhat th e S. P. A . 1ib rary was in hi s possessio n seve n weeks befor c it was reported t o them , we rnus t say lbat the y wer e 11ot m is taken , as will be seen by a pos ta l whi ch is p u blis l:crl 11 er ew i llL Under da l e of Octobe r 3 l st h e wrote to t h e above o f t h e un de rsi g n ed as foll ows: " Rece i \·ed t h e S. P . A Library from :.\li ss Steele :-iho11 t Sept. 10t h . It was a n on:rs ig hl 0 11 m y part ot 11 otify i11 g yon sooner . (S ig n ed ) C. P. GA 1.Y01'. T lrns it wi ll be s e e n t hat it w as in hi s possessio n about 7 week s before it was repo rted to us. Prom ptn ess is a great factor in ou r ph ilateli c soc ie t ies a nd w e h o pe t h a t some o f o ur office rs will be a littl e more prompt in the fu tu re . Atte ntion is h e rew ith aga in called to t h e prom pt pay m ent of cl u es. All th ose wh o h ave not pa id t h eir clues by March 15th will he dropped fro m m e m be rshi p li s t. Yours for th e S. P. A. E MIL GERI,ICH, RoBJ;;RT KESS T,ER, Board of Trustees. Oq!.1 11 : T'llC: V 1Rr. t :S I A P il l I. ATE.LIST . :\.c;;s:>ci a tion 111ee b; 0 11 t h e LOt h of e\·ery m o n t h , :it S o'clock p. m ., nl t:{ N. E l e,·e n l h S l. . Richm ond , V irg in ia. RI CHMOND, VA., Jan. JO, 1899 . Yo the Jl/ewbers of th e //. P . A .: T HE RE was a goodl y atte nd a nc e a t th e li t h m e eting of the V . P . A. Th e P reside nt bein g abs ent Co rp ' ! \¥ e cke rt took tlle ch ai r and ca ll ed the m eeli ng to o rde r ~ t 8.30 o' clock . The rou tin e bus in ess was s pi r ited ly dispos ed of. Th e a pplica tio n o f Mr. ] . A. D ev ine was r ece ived w ith M essrs. S t earns a n cl D ietz as r efere nc es, a nd Mr. Geo . A . ' H a rtun g \ DS un a n im o usly e le c t ed . Mr. Die tz gav e m a n y w e ig h ty r eso ns in s u pport o f his m ot io n t o th e e ffect th at th e Virg in ia P h ilateli c Assoc ia ti o n adv ises its mem be rs to j o in the South e rn P hil a teli c Assoc iatio n before th e R ic hm o n rl conve nti o n. Th e m o t io n was u11 a 11imou sly car ri ed ancl m a n y p res e n t fil lc<I ou t a p p licat i o n ~. . T h e d isc uss ion of c urre n t sta m p topi cs fo llowed 'till lh e a d j o urnm e n t nt JO .:~O . Respect fnll y s u bm itt ed, \ V . S. AHERN, S e c re ta ry· 'j ''1 ,, e n111l J':verg ree11 S tate E"t1'/atdisl '' t hi s m agaz in e fo r 2-5c pe r year. T HE sale of t h e ne w C u ban stam ps h as . g p h enom en a J' nea r! )' fi v<:. be e n so m e lhm . thou sand sets h ave bee n c1.ts' l}os· ed of 111 t h e U nite d States dur in g th e pas t l e n 1l ays .- Jl fet r opol ita11. �TH E VIR G INIA PHILATE LI ST. HY J OH :-< PAAL ZOW . :\ 11 l '11 bli sh crs :i re req uested l o seu d o n e copy d irec t to th e Re \'i ew Ed itor, a t No. 10 18 Pa rk :\\·c., R ichmo nd , \ ·a. , U.S. A . Revi ew closes ou Ja nuar y 17th 1 l .S9H. Th e fo ll o wiu g- pnpers were rece ived : v o r. . Ko. ·I. I. All egha11 y Phila te li s t Allegh a 11 y 1 Pa. ·I. J·:a stcr11 l 'hil nte li st , Bosl o u. l\l nss. Week ly Phil. E ra , P ortland , :we., JO. \.I . J-o:,·c rg ree u S tate Phil. , Hn rtl a nd , \ Vash . 2. J. I11lcrn nti o 11 a l Phila te li s t , S t. Joseph , l\lo. !I. I. l,0 11 c Stnr Sta le Phil a telis t , \ V aca, Texas, 1. ·I. :\Ickeel 's \Veek! Y Sta n1p Ne ws, St. T,o u i~. :\I iss o uri , 18. 1-2. :\t e tropol ita u , Phila te list , Ne w Yo rk, 10. lG-17. l'htl ate lic Bu llet in , Salem, :\l ass. :! . ·I. Phil ateli c \Ves t and Ca m ern Ne ws , Superior, Kebra s k a, ~ . 2. Ruck y ~ l o uut a iu Sta mp, Kew Ox ford , P:i . ·J. J. I. "l'r i :l! o nthl y Collector, New Oxford , Pa. St :un p Tri b 11 ue , 1-Iarrim a n , T ennessee, Y outh 's R ealm , Boston , :\la ss. FR O:\[ CANADA . P hil nt.cl ic ?\ I es:;e uge r. Hoiestow 11 , K. B. Phil a teli c A d voca te, Ber1iu , O n t . ·I. ... ti. ~- 1. I. 12. :t J. J-' RO:'.\ r A B ROAD. :!. 12. Sta m p:;, R 11sh de u , E ugl a n d, Phil. ] 0 11r11 al of G't Br. , Sa li sb11rri J•:ug. ~- UG. Phil a telic A lm nu:i.c. Bo11n1emo 11th , Eug. Iltu stri r tes Bri e fm a1·ke11 Jonn rn l ,T.ei pz i g, Germ a n y, :.!5. :l·I. I .' ~\ n n o n ce Ph il nt el iqne, Geue,·:i., Switz er l'd . -1 . ·l:i I.a R evue Postri. le, Ceueva, S w i tz erland, 1. l:l. Re,· 11 e Ph il nteliq ue Fran ca ise, A m ien s, Fr. \J. \Ji . :\ l o n it e11 r Ph i la teli que , Ga nd , Ti el g i11111 , '.l. 11. JI F r :i. ncobol l o, :\Ii l n n o, Italy, G. 7:i. I.a Ca rt a l i nn Posta l e Illust r nta ,:\1il an o, ll a l y :\ I el it n P hil n. Ch ro ui cl e a 11 d Adv. I\'l a lt a , I. I:!. H.e,·is ta d e tn. Socicdnd Fil ntel ic;-1 1 H11e11 os Ayres, A l"}(enti ne , ·I. 10. A11 :;tra l in 11 l 'hil :-t teli st , Sydney,)\. S. \\'. :1. ·I. The ::--iew Ye ar' s uu mbe r of JlfekeeL's Weekly Stamp N ews is indeed a h a ndsom ely go lten up o ne, not o nl y as far as l he co,·er is co nce rn ed bul a lso iu regard to t h e co n lc uls. Mr. Severn 's a rl icle o n Stam ped Pape r ope ns a s nbje<; t whi ch t9 the write r has lo ug s ince seemed Lo call for.more a ttenti o n Lb a u h as bee u g iYe n it a nd he h as for some time laid as ide at least such olde r :.pecimens of it as came into hi s hands. Mr. S evern speaks of the two- ce nt sta mped p a per which was used most co mmo nly for checks. It was a lso used larg el y fo r r eceipts . Firms using m auy of them havin g th e sta m p impressed o n both no te a nd letter she ets, and banks a ud ba nkers h ad them o n sheets ackno wledg in g remitta n ces. A use to which this impress ion is put at prese n t , 8Ud of which the wri t er has seen no mention so far, is up on the seat o r berth check g iven b y the P ullman Car conducto rs. The whol e ti ck e t bears the two -cent sta mp impressio n and whe n tor n into of course ca nce ls the stamp very effecti vely. The same num be r contains the "Cou nterfe it Presentm e nts ' ' of the publish er , editors and correspond e nts and short biog ra phical sketches o f some of them . The ad vertise ments are larg e and Ya ried and go to show that different deale rs value their wa res quite d iff ere nt , o ne s ta mp ad vertis ed by four men varies iu the adve rtised price from SS.00 to $ 13, whil e its catalog ue value is g ive n at $17. 50. · Th e /,Veekly in its J a nua ry 12th num ber g ives cu ts a nd descriptions of the prov isio nal Coa m o, Pu erto Rico, sta mp iss ued un d er a utho rity of the m ayor a nd council o f th at tow n. Th ere are four ty p es of thi s prod uctio n an d as bu t few we re issu ed a nd perh aps fe wer used they 111ay b ecom e q ui te a rarity if lis ted in t he " Standard " Ca talogu e. The PliiLatelir /,Vest has added to its n:ime a nd also to its size, if the p rese nt nu mb er is to b e a cr iter ion for futur e issues . It h as added " a11d Camera 1'lews" to its t it le a nd de >otes a mu ch la rge r space t ha n for m erly to t he "camera fiem.ls ." \ Vhi le its stamp news doe> not co n tai n a n yth iu g startlin g, i t is �140 TH E VIRGIN I A PHILATELIST . a ll readab le. In "Collecliu g Thiu rrs" the au th or ca lls u po n pareuls to fos ter in t heir children t h e in born te ndencies t o " collect ," be it eve n in ea rli es t in fancy only peb bles . This t ra it o n ce deve loped will stay wilh llle c llil d for l ife a n d he of us e to him in rnau y ways. Not be ing interes t ed iu p h otogra ph y, tbe 1Hiter ca n not re vie11· tile co ntent s of lhat part of the m agazi ne . 1 li e Philatelic Bulletin co ni es in h o liday Ll r ess as a Xmas num ber in deed, bea rin g date of issue Dece m ber :2-5, 18!l8 . \Ve a re g lad lo see lh a t th is pape r h as bee n gra nted seco nd cl ass m atter ra t es at last. No doubt " ev erlast in g ly kecprn g at it" did it. "S tanda rd Prices" is its lead in g article a nd in it t he ove rp ri ced co talog ue co me s i n for its sh a re of attention. Whi le we li ope for it, we fea r we will ne1·e r see a ca tal og ue whi ch w ill quote stri c tl y net prices. Ed it o ri a l ~, Notes, Lette rs fro m various po ints m a k e up lli e ba la nc e of t li is inle rcs lin g n uUiber. of it te lls tli at h e consu lte d t en d i ffer e n t catalogues to arr ive a t lh e co nclu s io n. Non-collect in g fri e nds oflen nsk lli e qu es tion, wlii ch is lh e rarest s ta mp in e x iste n c e , a nd ll"hil e perlJaps nin e colle cto rs out of eve ry ten wo ul d na m e tile P os tOflice Mauritius t h ey would be puzzled to whi c h sta mps lo a ll"a rd th e palm of being the ne xt rarest. In lhis li s t lhc ~cl Maur it ius e ither used o r unuse rl is g iven firs t rank; the l d of sa me ne x l , and th e n the 1856 Brilisli G ui a na bla c k 011 red; ; tlie H a wa ii JS.5 1, lwo ce nls blnc , used, and so o n. O nl y lwo l.i. S. s tarnps n re in tliis list, th e fi1·e do ll ars S la te in unu s ed co n rli t io11 occ u py in g lhc fo rtieth p lace a nd used t h e fifty-seye 11 th, lh e lcn dollar S ta le e ith e r used or unused occup ies th e ei g h ty-eig hth -p lace. l\"iue s ta m ps of British Guia na are a rn o ug tb e lis t , seve n o f Ceylo n ,seY e n a lso o f th e o ld Swit ze rl a nd. Tbe a u•:l10r cla im s th a t h e s pen t a great dea l of tim e co mpariu gca ta log u es a nd t ha t th e list as h e g iv es it is absolut ely co rrect. The fllustriert es Brze.f111arken .fc11r11al The Chri stmas number of Tlie 11/ dita Pllilatelic Chronicle and Advertiser co m pletes the first year of its ex is te nc e a nd from its size and libera l ac1'·e r~ i si1 irr b patronage we sh o u ld think tli e pape r b as prospered. It beg in s in thi s number an article on " The Stamps o f Mal ta " ll"hich see m s lo cstalJli sh t h e fact th at ~b e firs l haH-p e nny sta mp was n ot put lllto usc unl1l l 86J. Th e re lat ive rarit1· of lha t iss ue on eit her wh ile or bl u eisi1 pape r is also dis c ussed, a nd we sec th at Scnf's Catalogue q uotes t h e m as th e aut i.Ior t h in k s lh ey s h o ul d Li e qu o t ed , viz : th e one o n bl ui sh four limes the 1·alu e of the one 01 1 while. Ed ito rials Correspo ndence and a good m:1n y aclve r'. t i;e m e n ts fi ll t h e rest of thi s inte res tin g IJUlJlbCr. Iu L rr Nevue Pos/ale is a li s t of the llJO ra re s t s tamps i11 e x is t c n \:t; ap d l11c:'\\.lllil>r L co nta in s a n acco unt o f the co nvicti on of a sta m p deale r in Berlin for a t te mp ted fraud in lryin g to d ispos e o f sta mps wit h forged ca n celation s. Part of t h ese ca ncelal ions co u ld be so p la iul ys een llia t it is a woude 1· nn y o n e sh ould eve n at tempt to ma rk et s uclt wares. This dea le r was warn erl by th e Int e rn at io na l S la m p Dea lers' Associatio n to s top offe rin g the se s tarnp s a nd " h e n lt e pe rs isted iu do in g so h e wa s h roug lJ t iuto court o n seve n d ifferent cha rges of atte rn pt to defra u d. fn s ix case3 lhe les lim o n y ll"as n o t s uffic ient to c01wi cl, but in th e se venth case th e acc use d was fo uu d gu ilty a n d sentenced lo pay e ith er, a fine o f seve nty fi1·e d o ll a rs or go lo ja il fo r sixty days . If a ll a l lempls lo defra utl 111 et wilh s uch ju stice lh e re woul rl soo n be few er rascals arn o ng dealers a nd collec tors. T h e .Rf .fo11r11rrl whi c h , b y the way, c loses 'inlh lh1s n u111ber th e llveu ty-fi ft h �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. year of its existence, reports also upon the strength of investigations in Moritzhurg that the 5sh Na tal stamp waterm ark ed Cr. C. A. is not in existance, all the speci m e 11s i11 the possessio11 of the main postoffice of the colon y being wm. Cr. C. C. a 11d the recollections of the P. i\L were that he h ad never seen the stamp with Cr. C. A. The You tit's Rea/111, though not stric tly speaki ng a philatelic publication, contains a good man y stamp advertisemen ts riml ri lso good reacling for small boys rind girls as well as those of larger growt h. At the low price of 3.5 ce nts for a year 's subscrip t ion it ougllt to be in the hands of every hoy or gi rl who is fo11cl of readi ng. The Tri-11!011tltly Collector (we wondet· who will get off the old " gag" about the " trv " ) co mes from New Oxford , Pri. , bei1;g a consolida tion of Th e Colum- bian Philatelist, Th e A111erica11 Co!!ertor ri 11d Th e Narky J1101111tain Stai11p. The first num ber co me s in a rather smrill size ancl contain s ](l pages but !Vlr. Dodg e exp lai11s why t he three pape rs were m erged into one. He says he has not h ad any assistance in his office since th e death ;f llis little da ughter in November, a nd working until the sm a ll h ours e very ni ght, brough t o u nervous prostration , ancl wh e n feeling well euough to sii: a t h is clesk once more with a n imm e nse ri m ount of corresponde nce in fro nt of him, and three m onthl y magaz in es lat e in issue, eac h witll its o wu book-keepi11 g, he d e termiued to simplify m a tters to the e xte11t of comb inin g tlle three issues in one. Even thou g ll la te ''"e hope Mr. Dodge wi ll accept the express ion of o ur s y mpathy in hi s g reat sorrow. Th e ~ ta111p Tribu ne is the JJam e of a new m o nthly issued at Harri ma n , T e nn ., by S. P. I~ev, as Publisher a ml Editor. ancl .wm. M. \ ' erbeck, of Ballston Spa, N. Y. as Associate Editor. The pa per is 141 neatly gotten up, printed on good paper and contains more than the ordinary amount of philatelic arti cles for a firs t number, and we are glad to see the editor show his pluck by announci n g that " The Stamp Tribmie has come to stay, a nd to stay at, or at least very neai; the very top of the ladder. " \Ve wish tlle paper s uccess a nd hope tha t it, like others jn the So uth will gather a ll the stamplore it can about the issues of ou r part icular section during the rlays of the Confederacy . One of the "Odcls irnd Ends" related by Stamps or rat h er " Spmats . " as h e calls himself, is rather am usin g and sounds as if some one \\'as juggling with truth to a certain extent. To find among a lot of U. S . stamps se nt in by a boy for exclla nge, five rarities like i':c rose embossed all O\·er, 15c black · l l xl3, '15 6c d ull pink ribbed, 'I0-11 lOc brown Na ti onal print , '/.5 lOc brown 1ibbecl paper, is of course possible , but harclly proba ble . If the writer had be en co n· tent to let it go a t the first two mention ed it might have passed , but a ll th e others.- -Try again brothe r, a nd bette r luck ne xt time . In its Nove m b er numbe r Th e ·l.011 e S tar S ta te P hilatelist continues the " Pllila teli c Notes from the O ffici al reports of t h e Pos tm as ter- Ge n e ral of the Confede rate S ta tes . " In this in s talm e nt an insig ht is g i,·en into the tro u bles th e Departm e nt hacl to e nco unter to g et a s upply of stamps a ll(\ t h e d elays which occ urred until a so urce of suppl y coul d be open ecl up wllich would co m e anywhere near fillin g til e demand. In its Tex as notes it tells of a fi nd by som e s m all boys o f seye ra l hundre cl sheets of t e n a nd t wenty cents Confede rate sta mps in tll e place n sed as P. 0. iu Co nfede rate cla y s in N ew Rrannfels, and adds th a t they, not kJJ o win g their mine , cli sposed of them for a so ng. Wonder if there we re riny " t e n 's " a mon g th e lo t ? �BACK NUMBmS ""ti SAMPl[ GOPlfS We giv e a copy of DERLAM'S INTERNATIONAL Philatelic Collectors = Directory, Conta inin g O\·er !:l.500 add resses of ACTIVE COLLECTORS I As advertised in tlli s m agaz in e a nd of 1 1Hf VIRGINIA PHllAHllSl can be obtai~e-~i°or:i~~ pt:~~~~e~s on the \·o~; I, ~o. ,J ,0 11t o.~print 1 \ 'o l " a'. " I ,~ ? · ~:. _:~ :SO:~ ---- SO. IO 10.. .50 4, fol-1 11.. . .OS .:!5 .:!O _ .10 " 12.. ~· .2:! \" o l.}J , ~? - }····· '· .Ou I 2.. . .!,> P ost age a t th e r a te o f l ce nt pe r copy mu s t _a cco mpa n y o rd e rs for back num ber s to sec u1·e 1111m edi a te a tte nti o n , o th e rw ise s u ch o rd ers wi ll be fi ll ed ou l y o n r egular m a ilin g clays . ~. .29 :: Positively n o HAC K r>:UMBERS ~e n t as s:i. m p l e co pies in futur e. A ll s u ch req u e~ t s w~ll he fill ed wit h c urre nt 1111m bt::r 0 11 n ex t s 11 cceed1t1g r eg-11l ar m ::i ilin g day. \Ve w ill bind c o m p lete fil e of A Y ear's Subscription to THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST FO R ONLY SIXTY =FIVE CENTS. T h e puhli s h e r 's pr ice for this d irec t o r y n lo 11 e, w hi c h w e h a\'eexn miueda n d fo 1111 d asnd\'er tised. isGOc,so se n d t o u s n nd ge t both it n t H.l this 111a g-a · zi11 e for o u e year for n ea r ly th e pr ice o f 0 11 e. l< e· mit i11 c 11rre u cy, un u sed 2c st :1111p ~ or h y I' . <). ord e r. Reg is tratio n Sc e x t rn . THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC Pull. CO., P. 0 . Box G, THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST, fo r our s u hsc ri be r s a t 7.5c p er \' Olum e . Th ey s h o uld be m a il ed u s FLAT acco mpanie d hy th e a ln o unt, a n d n a m e a ud addre~s of sende r. THE VIRGINIA PHllATELIC PUBLISHING COMPANY, Franklin Stearns, Sec-Treas ., P. 0. Box 6, RICHMOND , VA., U . S . A. The Virginia Philatelist, !'Hll.ATF. Ll S T VIRCINIA FARMS FOR SALE. No. L 111 K in g \.Villin m Co., Va . ·I mi les fr o m r ai l wa y . N av ig abl e 1·i\·er ~".! mi l e fr o m h o u se, T HE l-I ANDSO::H EST :\1 ACA Z l'.'i"E wit h !) fee t draft. Th ree a n d a h a l f h o urs cfri\'e from Ri c hm o u d,V:1. 2500 acres sa n d y l o n111 la ncl Ii" AiHER I C.-\, abo ut 1800 ac res cl ea n::d , l't>!-i l or ig- in a l p- r ow t li 'l'oO'et h e r w ilh a n y of lh e fo ll ow i n g l\1agazi 11 es,for ti m be r . A rt esia n we ll at h o u se. E xte n ~ i\· e o n e yea r , for th e pr i Cf! oppos ite its ll:l m e: m ar l beds nnd e rli e w h o le fan n. Lo ne Star State P hil. 2,;J:: :\I o 11trea l Phil. ::02 No . 2. lu Na tl o w av Co . , \ "a . \JU7 a cres, ·I mil e~ fr o m railw ~y . Ada pt ed t o ce r ea ls, grasses a ll(! N. Y. Philate l is t BOc l'erfora tor ::Oc especia l1 y t obacco. F in e hr ic k m a n s io n . H erald Exch a n ge HUc T exa n Ph il ate li :-;t 'l:Jc E,·e r g r ee n S t a t e Phil. :blc P hil ateli c ~Vest :l;)c No . ~. 111 Lo ui sa Co . , \'a. Ii mil es fr o m C. & 0. R. R . 17SO acres, excell e 11 L w ll ea t n 11d toba cco Th e Tri -Mo nt hl y Coll ec tor -luc. l a 11 d . Goo d lrnt her . No . ·I. In F 111 n in11 a Co., \ ·n. C. & 0 . R. R. "Stamps," England, 64c. n111 s thro u g h fo rm , dep o t at h ar11 a n d S tea r TJ s pos t o ffi ce JOO y nrds fr o m h o u se, a n rng ni fi ce 11l l ·I roo m brick m a 11 s io 11 . 1:a r111 co n ta in s U K/ The Virginia Philatelist a cres, o f w h ic h 2-~H a c res are celeb r a t e d J a m e~ n n rl Sco tt' s 58th Catalog u e, or 59 th wll e n Rh·er low g r o 1111 <ls. \·iew fro m h o 11 se 11rn g11ifl · o ut , p ost-paid , GO ce nt s. ce n~ . Ab 1111 da 11 L o r iginal g r ow th tim ber. Fin <: g rn111 , g r ass, tobacco a nd s t ock far m . No. 5. A djo in i 11 ~ th e aho\·c , ·171ti acres b es t 11pla11d i11 F l11 vn n11 a Co. , \"a. Sple n d id c rop s o r ce r ea ls, F RAXKl.I='" STEARl'S, Bu s. :v1g 1 g rasses a n d toba cco . 1' . 0. B ox G, R 1ch m o 11 d, Y a . . U.S. A . !'\o. Ii. Sma ll e r far m s for s ale i11 o th e 1· p arts o f th e Sta te. A ll o f t h ese pla nt a ti o n s a 1·e a mpl y su pp l i ed EXCHANGE. wit h fresh ~·1 11111 i 11g ~v~ t.e r, sc h ool, c hu rch , post 5 5 office a n d r ailroa d fac1 h t 1es a n d a r e bein g c 111ti · w!l.}1~x1~\~;~~~ o~~~+5 o~; ~:~: ~~~;;e\,~;a~k~~~; vated b y th e ow ne r s. Pri ces reriso n nb le a11<1 paper o f the 1870 iss u e . Aga in s t eq ua l cata lo g ue t e r m s sa ti sfac t o r y. !\"o la 11 ds exc hn11 g-ed . Fo r va lu e of sta tn ps , no s tamp h oweve1· to ca t a log11 e par ti c 11\ m·s nd dress th e ow u e r s less tha n 50c. \ Vill excha n ge o n e or n il r1. !)fak e offe r to FRANKUN S TE ARKS, I';:> taf. JOHN PAALZOW, R ! C HM 0"1 JJ , VA .. ti . S . A. P. 0. B ox J:: N. 11 t h St r ee t , (j , R I C H~ ! OK D. VA .. U. S. A . �J OHN c. BRASSINGTON Philatelic Publisher a nd Dealer, fllCHIG ANo HART, Ki11c1l y let m e ha ve y ou r ATTE NTI ON for a fe \\" mi n u tes , as I \\"a n t l o t e ll you a fe w fa cts a bo u t m yself. I n ~act I wa nt to tell y ou w hat a g rea t m a n I a 111, but I wa n t to tell yo u a lso wha t a la rge · tock of Pos tage S ta m ps ha 1·e a nd th a t I also sell ch eaper tha n a11 y d ea le r of a11 y im p or ta nc e . If y o u d o11 ' l belie \·e wha t I sa y look ove r t he ba rga ins I o ffer th is mo n t h . I ca 11 sell at fro 111 2.5 lo 7-'5 /!- o ff Sco t ts n nrl th e n m a k e a profit. RE /1 EMBER=-= l d o not loose an y 111 o uey o n a n y s ta m p I sell. :r I h a ve the st ocks of thr ee pro min en t M ichi ga n d eale r.>, a nd I t hink I ca n ha ck a n y s ta teme nt I ha ve ev er 111 ad e. I m ak e a s pecia lty of fillin g \Ya n t li sts of a ll co unt r ies. My s pecia lty be in g U.S. Postag e a nd Re\·enu es, Ca na d a, P e ru , Mex ic o , J a pa n , N ew fo und lan cl , H a wa ii , H ay ti , e tc. I f you fi nd no thi ng m e11 li o11 erl he re l ha t i 11 teresls yo n WRIT E FOR __ CA S H WITH ORD E R F O R TERlMS I -BELOW . ~ -IT. A NY THI NG O F FE R E D I ca nn o t se nd a n y o f t hes e on a pp rontl lo a ny body, bn l I \\" ill fi ll yo ur \\"a n t Iis l p rod d in g it is o~·e·r $5 .00. I o ffe r th e fo ll o \\"i ng s la111 ps a t th ese c h eap pri c es .: 40 ' l8 6!) 90c , un us ed , block o f -l ........$125 00 00 90c " . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 00 .50 90c str ip of:;. ... ..... 75 00 -JO 1893 COLU/1B IAN S . Un used. 05 .JO t ~ l 00 fi 11e 2 00 S5 ' 2:00: " ·:::: :: :::: :·.::::::::::: :::: ::: ::::: 2 2.-; 00 i s.00, .. .... .. ....... ...... ..... ..... ... . 3 ~,) HOc, .. . .. ... .. ..... .... ......... } 50 -J. 00 , . . ...... ... .. .. .... . ....... .. . .. .. . 4 ~.=) !lOc , goorl ..... ... . .. .. ..... .. .... .. ·5 00 ii .00, .. . ... .... . . ..... .... . ... . ... . ... . . .5 ~.') fi n e .......... .... ......... . ... (.i 00 noc, If a uy of th e a bo ve pro Ye un sa ti sfa c tory t h ey ca 11 be r e l urn ed a nd full a m o un t \\" ill be ret urn ed , p ro vid ing yon noti fy me X day s a fte r r ec e ipt. I a lso h a ve a la rg e as.; ort 111 e11 t of Ca nadi a n r e ve n u es. Selec t io n se n t 0 11 app ro rn l. G iv e r efere n ce. GIV E ME A TR IAL. 18-17 ;:Jc , used .... .. ..... . ... .... ... ... .... .... $ . ... .. . ... ........... . .. ..... . ... 2 lOc , . ... .. . .. . .. ... .. .... ... . ... . .. .. JHGS le , 18(i9 le , .. ... .... ...... .. .... ......... ... 6c, ··· ···· ··· ·· ··· ···· ·· ··· ·· ······ l Oc , .. ... .... · ... · ···· · .. ... ....... .. l 2c .... .. . .... . . .... . . . .... .. .. .. .. . ~4 c'. fi n e ... ... ..... ... . ... ... .. .... 3 I Yo u rs Ye ry Trnl y , JOH N C. BRASS IN CTON . �H a ve Yo u Se e n Stanley Gibbons' 1899 CAT. PART I. Prices hn,·e bee11 ra ised 011 n few s ta m ps OJ tl y. Probably yo u are l acki n g t he \' ~ ry o_t1 es, t oo. F o r lu n :i.tel y I ha ve one or two co pi es o f encl1 of th ese in s tock w h ich vo u h n. d helter proc ure u o w , be for e yo 11 ' ll fa ce Scoit 's. REGARDING MY APPROVAL DEPT. Jf vo 11 d es ire n select io n 0 11 approvn l nt P: i~: T pnces 0 1· nt :JO to HO'.~ di sco uut , r e m e m ber m y s tock is la rge and I a m rendy to ser\'e y o 11 . Coad r e fe re n ce 111 d ispe ns ab\ e. ll n\'e yo u ~ u y good c1 11 pli cntes yo 11 wi:-;h to sell ? \Vi l t h11 y t h e m ou tri g ht o r sell th e m _ for y_o 11 o n WE NO LONGER SUPPLY DEALERS. <.:0 111111issio 11 w hi ch is 111 <i i11l\' m y lm s 111ess Ill th e s tamp -lin e. - SEEDS TO PURCHASE FROM US DIRECT. WENDELIN WEBER, 904 EAGLE STREET, BUFFALO, Everything F<?~E Garden "E ve rythin g for th e Garde n" is th e t itl e our C ata logue for 1899, a nd it really is NEW YORK. of a 190•page book, 9 x 11 inches, containing over WANTED .-Ol cl Co in s, Co nfed e rol e ~1o n ey, Stmnps, C uri os, 2-J p :1ge B11yi11 g Lis t. JOc s il\'er 0 1· stn mps tnk e u . AMERIC US STAMP & CUR I O Co., BOO Lamar- s t. , Americ us, Ga. I HR Yf Rf RIf ND IN Y~RR~ P. WE VAS CHUMPS TOGEDDER. HE IS A ST A :M P CO LLECTOR , . . . . . . . . . SO AM I. I offer G varieties u sed fore ig t1 pos tal ca rd s in good co nditi o n for Jijc o r J2 for •IUc. IH;J2 C~~,l~il~v:i~ f~}~ e~~Vf~I~~o~~ pS (foreign ) Oil orig-iA ll iu good co 11 d1 ti o 11 aud so m e of th ese s tamps a r e good o nes. Look . through the ad\'ert is in g page s o f yo u r s tan1p J OU ru ah; a n d see h ow m a n y adver ti sem e nts o f ca1·ds and sta 1n ps 0 11 origin a l CO\'e r s yo u fi nd. This is th e co min g fad, ge t i n line. A ·Ix -I p h o t o of i pages of m y p ost a l ca r d a lb11 m show in g h ow m y coll ec t i o 11 o f ca r ds is 111 01 111 ted , wi th . e\'er y order for ca r ds. A Ca t1ad a 2c Ch r is tm as s ta mp l :NUS l·:D free wit h eve r y orde r for \Y hi ch 1·e111itt a 11 ce is m ade by Exp r ess order or P. 0 . order. AD DR ESS, T. H. CHILSON, 700 engravings and 6 superb colored plates of Seeds a nd Plants. And as a ll are draw n fr om na ture, we s how , as in a loo kin g-gl ass, t he bes t ·of t he old a nd th e la tes t of the new. To trace a dve rt is in g , a nd give our C ata log ue t he largest possible distribution, we make th e fo llow ing unus ua ll y libera l offer: Every Empty Envelope Counts as Cash. T o every 011e w ho \viii s tate where t his adve rti se ment w :ts see n, a nd w ho encloses us 10 cents (in sta mps), we w ill ma il the Catalog ue,a nda lsosend, fre e of charge,o ur famo us 50·ce nt "Empire State" Collection of Seeds, conta inin g one pac ket eac h of New La rgeflow eri11 g Sweet Peas, New Butterfly Pansy , New Ju bil ee Asters , New Go lden l'< nse Celery, New York Lettuce, a nd Pnnderosa ·101:uto , in a red envelope, w hi ch , wh ,., r •:1 pti ed a nd return ed , w ill be acce pted m: a 2S·cc nt cash payment on a ny ord er of .good·.; s·:lcc tcd from Cata logue to th e a mou nt of lf. 1.00 ;ind upwa rd . PtittilliNDtilsoN&fo. 35~37C~RTL.ANOTSiMw : . . . ~nK \ 603 VI RGI NIA ST .. SIOUX CITY, IOWA, U.S. A . ~~~~f©l~~~ �lll. $. 1Rev's. HUNGRY 70 Varieties for $1.00. A fin e s t a rt fo r a coll ecti o u o f r e ,·enu es . 1n clucle s s p ecim e n s of a ll iss ues , itupe rf. , pe rf., l e t~, ~2 .00 ,.~l•,• es. 211d_, 3rd_. ~t h . ,~t!1 ~ 11d Gth iss ues, J:-;, t au.cl l 1S18 Pro pne ta n es , Hi.)IS I r ov 1s1o n a ls, 18 o f th e ·Re m e m be r th e Ma rn e 11 seri es, a n d Sl.00 l o?~ · Docu111 e 11ta r y . . . lit e best \'a lne fo rt h e m o11 ey e \·er g 1ven . E.\·er y :-: t a mp a pi c k e d co p y, s o m e 1111 u sed, a nd a ll in p e rfe c t co n d it io n. Th e p u r ch a ser o f e \·er y 5t h packet w ill r ece h ·e g n,lts a 5c r ed , Pro pri eta r y, ca t a logued a t S: l.50. Onl e r ea rl y a s th e 11111nbe r o f pac k e ts is limited . . APPROVAL SHEETS . For Business. The G r e at es t o f a ll . . . Holiday Packets. NO T E -Th e co nte nts a nd price- 125 VARIETIES 125. Ch eapes t Chri s tm as Packet E,·er Sold Price 35c. Post 3c e xtra. ' Ifo Aundtn o nNew g th e c o nt e nt s of thi s g r ea t p a cke t will be fo 11u d la 11d }f c n ew a ucl o ld iss u e, 8c; Ca n ada, 5c Reg . a nd 5c Beave r, Jubilee 1-2-ik , l\la ple Leaf sa m e ; Ca nada Pos t Card 1s t iss u e e ntire : a va r. Turkey : 10 \·ar. Aus Lria ; 6 A r g e n tin e : 5 Braz il ; 6 C uba : -l Chili: i3 Ec ua dor ; 3 Dutch Ind ies ; 5 Iudi a ; 5 Qn eeu sl a u d ; JO A us trali a : 15 \·:tr. o ld U.S . pre \· io us to 1885; 10 va r. r a r e C::l u ad a Rev., cat. GOc ; U. S. " ' a r S ta mps ; a ud a g r ea t m a u y o th er g o o d s ta 1nps. Also \V e ar e g i\'iu g fin e pre mium s t o a ll ha n dlin g o ur a ppro\·a t s h eets a ud r e mittin g m o r e than ;l:j cents a t a tim e . G iv en Free With Every Packet 'l'h c di sco uu t is D~ . a nd co \· er s a ll k i ne.ls, r e \·l j apan , l Ita l ia n , 1 ol d ludia u a nd l 1·:t r e E n g·c 11 11es , post nge, mntch a nd m ed ici ne . A g-ood r e fe r e n ce w ill bri11 g yo u o ur d escri p ti \·e lish Pos t Cards , a ll e n tire a nd w orth 20c. O r de r ci n ::11l n r :i n d a good sele cl 10n 0 11 :i. p p r ovn l by re - q uick . P ri ce o ul y ;>5c, p o s tage 8c e x tra. l prepay n l~ o rd e r s with ~ c s ta 111ps. Ca u a d ia u co1lecturn m a il. Stn te cl a ss o f s t n m ps des ired . to r s will p le a se r e turn th e co m p lime n t . -- ~~~-- Good Agents Wanted. :vl y s ta mps se n q uick ; th e m . 20 p age price Ilist free. For e ig u e x c h a u ge des ired. H a pp y New Yea r to a l l. try THf MICHIGAN STAMP COMPANY, 176 S eld e n A ve ., DETROIT, MICH . CANADIAN REVfNUES A. F. WICKS 1 LONDON 1 CANADA. 1 Q Q '·aBrriit eistihesCoofl o nies s t a m ps , Ne wfonndl a nd , , e tc ., !J ceuts . p r e tt y , ch ea p and pop u l_a r, i11 e xchau ge for yo u r d u p h ca tes. Fin e e x ch a 11 g e fo r .n w. t~ h a n d m ed ic ine a t~d 11 sed \Vh o l e~nle p ri ce li s t free . O m a h a s. Ca nnd a Sci , Bea\·e r , for ·I each •J, 0, S, lOc O m n lrn s, g ood u sed co pi es. W. K e lsey H a ll. / JOHN H. LOWE, Pc lerhoro , O nt a ri o, Ca n a d a. 109 Huron St., Toronto, Can. 66 2=Jo/o Discount FOR SALE! Se n d 111 e 2;) ce nt s (s ih ·e r ) a n d I w ill se n d y o u by re turn mail an npp i·ontl select io n of s t a m p s fr o m w hi c h yo u m ny ta k e 7fic ca. t n lo g ue vnl ue . M y rcg11lnr di sco 1111 t is 50~: a n d to g e t th e e x trn W~ : {t yo u 11111.st sen d cash wit h yo 11 r r eq 11 es t fo,r a se lecti o n. · Ca t. p. O u r p . *i\lex ico l h87 , lOcsca rl e t , p e rf. li , .. .. .. u o t ,R'i ve n 85c *i\'l ex ico H :i.b ilita d o l SS ~. l Oc g r ee 11 .. ... .. .75c a;)c " Spa in 1857, 4c rose ... . ... .... ..... .. .. ... Goe 25c :1· n ritis h G ui a n a l · !J, s u rch a r ged, 2c m a u ve a n d bl a ck ....... ..... ....... ... .... A5c 20c Briti s h T . Ilo rn eo l ' 7 , 50c d o le t ... . .. .. .. .:t)c J:jc :;'Cos ta Ri ca 188U, l p blu e.. .... . ... . 20c lOc Jo;c11 ado r Le tter Ca r ll u sed for P ostage 5c bl ue (r ose ).... ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .. . .... .. 20c lOc *S h a n g h ai 1888 , ,JO cas h b la c k ...... .. .. ..... 20c JOc The e ig ht Sta m p s fo r $1.50. I Pa y Cash for Omahas . le , pe r 100 ...$ . ] !) I !Oc, per 100 ... . .. ....Sl.Uii p er IOU .0.) I 50c , ea ch .... . . .25 .•iO -le , pe r 100.. l.O;"i I Sl.00 ea ch ... . 5c, per 100.... 1.05 I ~ . UO e ~ c h 1.UU Sc, pe r 100. .... . l. °'j I l\lu st he pe rfec t cop ies. S m a ll lo t s of IU a n d 11 pwards a ccep t ed. ~ c, HERBERT 217 Park Place, F . ROLLINS , BROOKLYN , N. Y. FOR SALE! The Cover Plates of Volum e I. of 'Th e V irginia P!tilalelisl . Can be ad a p t ed to a n y 111 ag azi u e . Ap ply to Franklin Stearns, llusin rss \l'g'r, P. o. Bo x 6, R I CH MOND, VA . Hampden Stamp Co., MASS. GRANBY, (R ay L. Bartl e tt , P res. :t n cl l\I g r .) - - - - - - -- - -- - - -- - - - A COLLECTION o f 4000VARIETIES for s al e . Ca tal og ue \'a l11 e $ 1600. 0 \ Vill sell a s a \"\•h o le o r w ill fi ll w ::rnt ~ i s t s a t 6CY,t und e r ca t a logu e . Co rres po ud e u ce :;ol ic1ted. J. H. KNOTTS, l!J03 W . lVIa iu S t ., R ICH MOND , VA. �~ OflET HI N G $ I HHVf SlHMrs ~:-fce;~e;~~~1~;fJ~.~-1_1 _:...'~~1-~~ 1 ~ - ~~:~.1~--~-J- ~?-~ : ,;,. , , 10 R. Ha milton, 543 . ... ...... 1 , a !000 a ll d i ffe r e ut , ca ta log ue Ya l ue O\'CI' o:lii.UO . . 9 ~! y pri ce, pos1pa 1cl ... .. ..... ..... ... . . ... ... U - u A ll st a m ps i11 abo \· e packets :J. r e picked :-'pecim e n s a u cl g uarn u teed . Th e y DO NOT coutn i 11 c u t card s or reve u ues. :wy 1808-D Price I. is l is 'e ut free . c E. HUSSMAN , r.oom s 1~0-21 Fu\le rto11 \JIJI!., ST. LOUIS, MO P . S .-Cn ll a n d see m e w h e n i 11 t ow n. WM. A . fl ' DO NN EL L , N. Y. City . 1646 Mad i s on Ave. , Pa . , IL ETTER s H E ET - -- - 2C - - 18'>') l ~ l i! I H 18 7;) " J XS~ " '' " " JKi!I J8SS l ~llS - - Un used ... . ...... .. . ... ..... .. . $ 1.;;!! U. S . ::c, Somet hi n g fo r Not hing. In orde r t o in crea se t h e 1n e m bers h ip o f th e p r og1·essh·e South ern Phil a t el ic A ssocia ti o 11 , I will p r ese nt free t o every collector app ly iu g to me fo r a n app li ca t io n b lank , a n d e u closill g rep l y post age, a n un used co p y of t h e T wo Ce n t Onu 1ge ~ ew fo u u dl a u d (1898 issue) s t a m p, w h ich is n o w obsole te. I h a\·e j u s t thi r t y cop ies t o d is tri b ut e i n thi s m a un e r. Add r ess s. Duke-st . , York. 4',..~~~~~ ~Ir ~ilre~~e1?.~~~~.~;1~·g·, ,~· ;.; I;.~ ~;~,:· ~io:oi ~~ I M y p ri ce , pos t pa id. . y 0 PROBABLY u ~ WANT I S h a ll lie g la d t o se ud yon m y A ppro,·- · a l Bo ok s o u r ece ipt o f tw o sa t is fa c tory ; re fe1·e 11 ces . ~ I y s ta m ps n r e r ig ht a n d m yp r icesare r ig h t. Agts .wa ut ed . ; ..,- VARIETY PACKETS. J j U all d iffe r e nt , ca t a logu e n 1l 11 e o\·e r SJ. ;j Q. :v1y p rice , pos t paid ..... .. ... .... J,:; 200 al\'Il ly ~lt ffereup ostpa t, ca taid.. log..... 11 e ..... price p riLe, ... .. OYer . 2.50. 2:j 800 a ll d i ffe r e nt, ca ta log ue n li11 e on:r $ 1. UU. 500 i r;; ·Established 1896 .~il. L• , \ \ he n I ad ,·erti se I g u ara nt ee sa l isfoc l io u . \Vh a t ca u I d o fo r you? 1000 1ui x e d s t a m ps, O\-er- SO ,-nr ie t ies, s uit fl. bl e fo r ch ea p pack e t s o r s h eel s . F i n e lot, 1000 p ostpa id .... ... ... ...... ... ... ..... ... .... .S 21! 1000 h in g h es 10c, 8000 25c, post paid 1 ICO ~~ ~- i ~~~~~"-~~ FOR EVERYBODY. 11.~e d .. Jc , Jc, 11n u sed .. 11 ~e d . . .... ......... ... . . . ,, iiUc !Uc, :le , ii i.:, II u1t 11 ~e d .. J:ic o r a n ge, 111 111 sed .. .. . -le, u se d ....... . .. .. IOc O m a h :~ .. ~o r,uc...... ·2:2 15 c .. .. .. (Jl i JOc ...... ••••• • • • • Hk , r e-c n g nn· cd , 04 .. . CHt. 2c ..... S 0 1 " J;jc . . 07 50c...... S2 OU 0·1 20 ;,o i">c .•. .• . U:! ·le. . 02 The Lot fo r $ 1.25 Post l 'a id. GOlOWHHR, MICH. A Gold Mine Cn 11 ' t h o ld n ca n d le l o t h e ex t ra o rd in a r y o ppo r tun i ty o ffered p r ospec ti ve b u ye r s t o n c l11 n ll y p 111·d rn se s ta m p s a t th e i r o w n fi g- u r es . To l a k e :-td,·:-i 11 t:i ge o f t hi s l i be ra l o ffe r , it is c 11l y 11 ec e s~ m·~ · to proc 11 re m y ci r c 11 l n r , et c .. ri n d a ct a cco r d i11 g l y . Sa m e t o be h :t d grat is . A ddress . WM. A. McDONNELL, .Collect.. Confederates! 1646 Madison-ave., N. Y. City. The Most Rar e a n d In te restin g S ta mps of our Coun try . To L1 1 l YOl' I s' • ·11 l \ vt ~e n c n 2c p ink for onl y IO ce n t s . I cn 11 s upp ly a 11 y Co 11 fed erate stamp of th e Ge n e r al l!-if: 11 e , aud~ h aYe a few good locals . 11rn 11 y t ·. S. n n d R~\·~~ ':'i~:' ~~~1feclen1te M011 ey, e t c., etc. 1 1 R . L. DEITRICK , Lor r aine, Vir2" ini a . <..J R efcre 11 ce : Editor n11d B u s. '.\ t gr. T11 E \'.'\ . P it 1L . NI u rph y's Hotel RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. :\fost ce 11trnll y located for b11 s i 11 ess , s i,!.fhl sl.'e i 11 ~ nud pleasure . JOll N ~JURP I-I Y, l.'I<O\'R!C.TOIL SCARCE FOREIGN STAMPS CHEAP. ''' t i 1111 :-;ed : n il o lh en; l i g hll y c an ce l ed /:{, Hai- h ados, ;-:; p 0 11 ·Ip ... . :m , H ayt i , :l Oil X:: , hl n e . .... . ..... ... . .. ... .... . s lJ! I :i:~o . U,"\ ,;::\o . XO, H a w a ii , l e \' iole t...... ..... .. . . l :l ..:: ;.;as . 8 a11d !J , G 1b r :i lt n r , :) and l Oc. . J:l 'i' !'\o. Jti , C ib r a lla r , IUc 0 11 Ip r ose .. . .. Ill ~r-: o. I~, c:! b r a lla 1·, ~c 0 11 v io le t. .. 1r, ·N o. 18, C.t br::i lt ri r , _;Jc 0 11 2X p b lu e . . ... . . J ;j =:; l'o. J J;j, P h il ipp i n e I s la nd s ,-Jc g r ee 11.... . ..... . :lr1 =;= r-.:o. l:j5, P o rt o Ri co, 1111 b r o w n , s 11 r. JHU8· !J.. 10 llN o. L)Ue, P er u , :We oran ge. Co 111111 e m. ... . .. :C1 *i'o. J:JIJb, Pe ru, :JOc b l u e, Co m m e m o r a ti \·c .J ,"' * I\"o. ·II , S ierrn. Leo 11 e , li p r e d -v io le t. . .. :!t1 ~o. t1H, Q 11 ee 11 ~ J n 11 d , '.lp b lu e... .... .. ... ... OX l:'o . J:l:i. So l1 t h Afr icn 11 Re p ., :Jsh dark b lu e ... :l;-, :S-o. 1·1-1, So u t h Afr icn 11 Re p . , ti p bl u e.. ... .... ... II *No. HI . Cos ta R ica . I peso. hl u e... . . .... .. JU ~o. 1 :1 ~, l! r ag1rny, f Uc bI ::ick a n d g r ee n . 10 No . .~b. J:,c u ado r , <Jc 0 11 nU.: m a ro o n . . ... ......... . 07 :'\ um be r s t o th e left are acco r d i 11 0- t o 58th edi t io n cata log11 e. l 8!)X.!J J' 1·ice Li s t F re~. . I '.'·i \1... g- ~'~e 0 11 e eac h of th e above 19 p ic k e d copt ~s lor~2 . 1:J. i\ Io 11 ey o r d e r o r 1111 11 sed s ta1 11 p s . ;;: :'\o. tp C. E . HUSSMAN , Roo m s ·l:lO-·l:l l F 11 1l e rt o 11 Bld g., S t. L OU IS, l\ I U. P. S.-- Ca ll on m,e w h en i n to w n. �. 0 l~r Po~m ~~ R;omR No. ~ ' ~.:·_r. r;~;n~~;:~_f~ .; J3egin ners' Packets. Cards from Cauada, Cape G . H., Ceylo n ,\2hili ,Costa Rica and Cyprus. Cata log ue va lu e 7Sc ... .... ...... ..... . fo r $ At). 12 u sed De 11m a rk , Dutch Iu d ies, Egy pt and Fin lnud . Ca t. ,·alue for B '23. IO unu sed C u ba. A lp h onso XIII. Catalo~ue va lu e 1 for c -1\1. 10 1111~1 sed ~lo u b 1 e ~~ ;-d~··r;.~;;~·c·;;:·t·l~-mala , Ha wa ii , Houdura s, H a u g K o n g , e tc. Cat. ,·a Jue ..,1.2.:; .................... foi:· A nd HI ot h er packets, n lm ost g in~ 11 awny . .~ II prepaid w ith Onrn h 3 S ta mps . ..-\ ·I. 12 "-'- ii{ 11 !:ed iic ...... -sc 35 ~- JO ;:::: 85 'Hf ~~: ;ti; 55 "-" t :! ±fi ~-!: ":;; S500 S lOO S-50 S50 SJOU Ca ttle a t Brnok , " ...... 10.00 Trai11 of Cars a t Depot" 2.00 ''--· Three Negroes in Field" 2.2.5 ~ Two Females, " 1.25 T ra iu Cars, " 1.00 SO M a nou v ier. . ..... 1.50 !!:!: S~8$fod~~g2~lck aucl gree n , 1 802:?3ee::~ t:: ~ .. ·• · $500 C. S. A. F lag, iss ued 186.J... ......... .10 ij:ji SlOO S50 S2 Sl " per 100 2.00 11- · S20 SlO S5 a n d 50c pe r 100 .50 ~. ' ~·._.:. :, Broken Bauk Bill bo u g ht at le to 5c each . rH Send l Oc for 20 page selling l bt . a R. L. Deitrick, Lorraine, Va. A. LOI-Hv1EYEE, 922 N Gllmor St., Baltimore, Md. sc U. S. l~.i\_l~E. 1851 Issue A s trip of~ U. S., 1870 90c, u sed , embossed, fair I s a r a rit y iu fine co ucl iti o 11. I lul\·e three ve:·v ...:o nditi o 11, one s ta mp s lig htl y ui ckedonl y .$16.50. fine nsed 0 11 es a t $8.75 EACH. No.~6 iii I dent o nly :11 stamps th at I kuow a nd g trnra ntee 58th cntn log ue. · to he ge nuin e , I nJl ow 50~: off o n m y app 1·ova l s h eet~, o nl y good s tn1nps, whi ch contain o ver t1000 va ri e ti es. E n close 2c with yo ur n pplica ti o n fo r s h ee ts aud I w ill se ud yo u e ither the Soud an ISUS Im 11 ew o r th e .Jc Docume ntary, u sed. Ko . ~a in 5Sth catalagne. Pe fectl y cente red, U.S. Jarge Reg is tered Sea l.. ............................ S J2 Yery bng·ht. O nl y $29.50. Try aud get one el se18US Doc. Re,·e 11u e, -I nnd 10c , u sed ................. : 08 whe re a t th is p rice. O m a h a 1 , 2, ·I, _5 , lOc... ...... ....... ............. ..... 12 5c Yellow '61 Unused o. g. I want to buy 11 sed 180.S r e ,·cuttes·, a lso any j ob l o t of good s t antps. C. E. HUSSMAN, RICHARD H. BUNCE, Fullerton Building, Io;- Hi gh St. , ?IIiddletown, Conn. 7th and Pine Sts., St. LOUIS, MO. U . S. Revenues Cheap. Cash ---- \\· e waut to buv lec ti o11 s n 11d s tamp ~ a u d co l - · For Des irAble s t:i.mps are w illin g t o pn y li be ral JH·i ces. Se n d 0 11 yo u r Stamps J:~~ At o n ce, g-ood F ore ign o r U. S. Th e cash is ready. TROJAN STAMP CO., TR.OY, OHIO. REFERE:":CE: PERF. 2c Certificate , bl ue ....................... ............. ... .S .40 2c Pla y in g Cal'ds, blu e...... ........ .. ...... ... ...... .. .20 :le Proprie t ary , o r a nge ........ ..... ... .... ...... ... .. . l.00 :We Fore ign Exch a n ge . ... ............... .. .. .... .. .50 ~c L ife In s urance ........ ... .. .. . .1 5 25c Protest.... . .J5 :l5c \Vareh ouse Rece i pt............. .......... .i.t") Id I\Iauifest....... ........ .... ......... .'10 J d Probate o f W ill.. .... .. .......... .. .. .......... .. .... _; ;; J." irst Natio n a l For e i.!fH Ex~!1 a 11 g-e '. '.'.'.'.".".'.'.:'.'. '.'.'.'.' " " :~ 2d Probate of W ill .......... .. ..... .... .50 8.50 Inland E xch a nge..... ........... ...... 1. 00 5d blac k a n d red Ord iss ue·.. .50 All sta 111ps iu good couclit io u. Cash w ith order by P. 0. Money orde r . Selec ti o n s OU app r o \·al a t 50:,; for good r eference. U.S. a nd fo r e ign s tamps bo u g ht. MARSHALL OLSON, IJ:111k:. IT WILL TAl<E THE CAl<E ! Our mi d· \\' i11te1· !"pecia l num ber, 0 11t j a 1111 a r y :Z.J th , will co nta in so m e sp leudid a rticl es of iu ter - es t, u e w departments, e t- c. \Ve h ave chn n ged p o li cy , ju s t see the impro ,·em e nt. Suh~c ri be u ow a 11 d he s u re Lo get t hi s uum be r. Onl y 25c a yea r. with \'irgi n ia i~hil ate li ~ t :JOc. 66u Erie St., S. E ., J}fiimeapotis, llfiiw. -I will Sell, or Exchange for Stamps, a few Corr1p l ete Volun-:i.es I , (unbound ), Tlie r"irgiuia P!tilatelist, as well as se ,·er a 1 odd uu m be r s of sa m e \'Olu m e . exce pting: Kos. 2, --l aucl 8. Address AUG. DIETZ , MONTREAL PHILATELIST, Montreal 1 Cnuacja. \OJ_\\ '. Clay , S ta. A., 451 Sau gulnet Stree t, �THREE FINE SETS. DO YOU NEED a t a bout one-third cata logue· price . A h a nd some cover d esign am! plate for y our magazine ; or c uts o f sta mps ·Or halftones of an y subj ect for illus tratin g purposes? HONDURAS UNUSED. 1891 issue, 1, 2, ii, 10, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 75c and 1 peso, complete , ca talog ue price 69c. , my price 25c. 1891 _issu~e , 2 , 5, 19 pe~os, co mplete, ca t , pnce, 10c, m y pnce 20c. I WRITE TO DIETZ - Labuan Jubilee Issue. 1896, used, 2c, 3 , 5c , Ge, Sc . ............. $ t5 The three sets as a bove for. ... ..... .... .. 70 Money order or unu sed sta mps . 1898-9 Price List Free . Ca ll a nd see me when in town. l:oo1ns 120-~I C. E. HUSSMAN, Ful le1ton Buildi 11g. St. Louis, Mo. H e m a k es cuts by all tile m od e rn processes a t moderate c ost. S k e tches grat is upon reques t. Cash with o rder. Address AUG. DIETZ, Ed ito r The Va . Phil., W. Clay - st., Richmond. Va. 900 DIS COU NT on a ll mv a pproval b ooks . Write me with reference fo_r a s electio n. Try m y p a ckets . 2-5 Foreig n stamps for :Le. 50 mi x ed U . S. and F o rei g n for lOc. Address JAMES L. LONG, 5 1Re\Jenue ctollectors. Q % A wa nt-list o f U . S . Re venu es ( D ocumentary , Proprieta r y, l\'Iatch , Medicine, etc . , an d including the present wa r iss ues, compiled b y Oscar J a nnasch, will Hopkinsville, Ky. be out Nove mbe r 10th . List will con- P. 0. Box 246, ta in m a n y unca talogued va rieti es a nd will THREE SNAPS. be up to date. A valua ble wo rk fo r iill U. S . LR . 2c in \"e rted , P . o. State .... . .. .. ..... ...... S :W r e ve nue collecto:;:s . U.S. JSU5 , n o w111k ., S: l. 00 " ... ... .. ...... .. ... 1 '.l:j Net h e rl a n ds, I g ul d 18U8.. ...... ....... .. ....... .... ... .. . 65 Price 10c post paid. Free-O ur a 11 c ti o1: cata logu es a nd p ri ce li s t:-o a nd o n e sa 111 p le co p y of th e E a s te ru P hil a te li s t , th e o ldes t sUunp paptr in A m c ri cn.. Address all orders to ROY B. BRADLEY, Pub., Waco, Texas. B. L. DREW & CO., 23 Court St., Room 219, Boston,liass. ANGLO-AMERICAN PACKET. HAVE A FEW LEFT. 1 1 ~\,~~i ~~~~t J~~~~.~~· , ~l~;d·.·................. :.-:: ::~::: ::.-::: ::::::s 1~ 20 " D e u 111ark " .... .. .. .... .. .... .... ........... 12 S t a in ps o n .a p prova l a t 50c d isco un t fro m I ist prices. Cash pa id for s ta n1 ps. I h a Ye p ut 11 p thi s pn.c k e t fo r ad \•e rli s i1lg- p ll r · p oses o nl y , a n d it s a l1·ea<ly large !;al e vo tt c h e~ fu r its po p11 \ar it v. 1t colll.a in s :lfi va r iet ies of Exc e pt i ona ll y Fi ne S. E . MED FORD, ./35 /\'ortli 41st St., Ph iladelp !iia , F a . s t a tn ps, in cl tt rl iu g u u u sed Dcpn r tme nls , 11111 1~t· 4..l D ues, uu'u sed Ca n ada ju b il ees , New Br un s w ick , 'J' r i11 idad 1 o ld J a m aica, a nd n 1111111 ber o f ot h er good s ta mps , cata log u ed at l Oc each a 1u.l 111 1<.ler. ,E\·e r y packet is g 11 a r a 11l eed to ca ta log ue ove r SI , a n d to g i ve per fec t sa ti sfac ti o u . Y o u r 111 0 11 e~.­ T o eve rybody se n d in g for a copy of m y P ri ce back i f you wa nt it . Price pos t pn. i<l, itt c lt1d i11 g- a iui a P i1il n tc li s t s " r.is t I w ill seud free of charge An Unused copy of th e" Direct OJ·y of V irg 1 Stam·p. i\i!y pr ice list is f ull o f t e m pt in g o ffers ONLY 22c. A s ta m p wo rth JOc 1:." R EE, t o e\·e r y 5 th p 11rc h aHer. F ine s h ee t s a t 5D' .':. ancit<!s i t h as bee u decided th at the 'U7 ·08 ed i tio n o f Scott ' s Ca ta logue wi ll r e u rniu c u1Te 11t d urin g HARRY B. VESEY, '!JH ·}}U rn y pr ices w ilt s t nud th e s;H11 e i n 'U7 1ist 52 York Place, (P. s. of A. ) NORFOLK, v A. 11 11 ti l f u r th er n otice. AN UNUSED STAMP FREE!!! C. E . H uss1Tian , R ooms 4z0-421 Fullerton Bldg., St. Louis , Mo. -- - --- A pproval Sheets . . . You ha\"e pe rh aps l l'ied 11 rn 11 y, b u t got disI h a Ye good 0 11 es al .5 (}-: dbcouut a n rl so h c 1l a ti ia l fro m yo 11 If n o t kuowu to. m e , kind ly r e fe t 11 s t o som e tell a b 1e party \1·11te for approval s heets a t 50'.; d isc' t to g 11 stecJ.. wi t h t h e trash s e n t \"OU. JO H N . c. WE BU ___ y__ s TAM p s · And at Collectiong fo r Cas h. W h a t c a n you offer u s ? Co. BRAss r NGT oN, STANDARD STAMP I NCORI'ORATED. Hart , M ic h. 1'NtcHor.soN l'LAcE, ST. I.OVIS, MO, . I �2fi;j HAT,SEY STREET , TIROOKT.YN, N. \: . :-Has it ever occurred to yo u tha t the mos t s u ccessful bus iness m e n a re th ose w h o advertise mos t ex ten s ivel y ? a nd co ntinuou sly ! ! Now to do thi s ta kes mon ey, a nd wh e re does this money come from? Out of yoiw pockets dear reader- yes o ut of your pockets. U nl ess th e a dvertiser sells his stamps h e ca nnot continue to a dvertis e-he nce if he do es advertise he must be sellin g his stamps. A nd its pre tty good policy to bu y where th e majority buy. I want to do bu siness with you. I ca n sell yo u as low or lower tha n a ny dea ler in th e U. S . vVh y not see w h a t I can offer yo u. Se nd for a selection on approva l. If I don't pl ease yo u se nd th e m b ack. But I will.' a nd do more business with y ou. The pac ke ts mentio ned below have brought m e over 200 orders since J a nuary 1st. Th e .)9 11lig ht serve as an introdu c tion. vVhy n o t o rd e r one or more . DEAR R EA D E R GEORGE J. CARTER, 265 Halsey Street, Brooklyn, ~ew York, U.S. A. NO TWO STAMPS ALIKE IN THESE COflBINED PACKETS. "A." 1.fl. 5. ·1Re\1enues, 25 IDaneties. Thb packet co ntain s 2.j e ntire l y cli ffl:! r e n t U.S. Reve nu e ..;, firs t i ss u e pe rfont.ted, a n d i11C'1u de~ m a n y r are s tam ps , n. m o n g ot h e rs l e Prop ri eta 1·y, 2c Exp r ess b lu e, a n d 2c O r-an ge, a: Foreign r:)>,;:. c h ange, De Express. 5.: Fore ig n Exc h a n g-e, 10.: : Fore ig n Exc h a n ge: (cqta log 11 e val ue UOc.,) 6c Inl a nd Ex c h a 11 ge 1 I:') ~ a nd 2U.: In la u d l·;xc h a n ge, th e w h ole lo t cata log uin g ove r $ LUO, pr ice 50 ce nt s . 265 Halsey Street, GEORGE J. CARTER, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. A. "B." 1.11. 5. ·1Re\Jenues, 20 IDarieties. Thi s p ac k e t is e ulirel y diffe rent fro m packe t HA," a nd co n ta in s 20 r r11·e va ri e ti es, o ld iss u es,perf. U .S. Reve nues in cl udin g a n1 o n g oth e r s :1c T elegraph , .J c Inl a n d Excha ng-e,.k Proprietary, :l5: Uo nd , OUc Inland E xchange, '10c I11lanLI .Exch a n ge, 50: Life I1H;; 11ra 11 ce, Pa:isage Ti cket a n d S ure t y Bond, 70..: Fo re ig n E xc h a n ge, S:LOOCo n veya nce, etc. E\·e r y s tam p is g11a1·a nteed a p e r fect spec i111 e 11 a nd t ocat•ll og-e O\· er ~ J. 80 . 1-' ri ce (jQ ce n ts. 265 Halsey Street, GEOIWE J. CARTER., Brooklyn, New York, U. S. A. "C." Thi e; p acke t co nta in s 18 e ntirely d iffe re n t var ie ti es o f U.S. Re\·e nu e:.;, per furated , rl iff1.:re 11t from th ose co ut ai u ecl in p acke h · ·A n n n d "B ," am o u~· o th ers S I .OJ v a l u es ofC0 11 vey:111 cc, Fore ig n Ex c h a n ge and r. ea::;e , S L. 60 Fo re ig n Exc h a n ge . S~.OU .:w o n gage , :le, IO c, ~;) ::, and .~O c seco n d iss11 e h l u e and hl nck, e tc . Cnta log11e valu e UO c , p r ice 80 cen ts. 265 Hals e y Street, GEORGE J. CARTER, Brooklyn, KO T E -Pnckets" A ," "n" a11cl "C 11 co11 ta i11 S 1.r,o. 1 ~ l'i ce fo r th e sei-i es " L. X.i. r,s New York, U. S. A. Ynriet ies of o ld iss11 e R eve nu e=->, cata log uin g "D." '.Bil tlJe tmo r!O ©\?er. 100 IDarieties. Djibo11t i , {So mali Coa s t ) So 11 cln 11 , L ab11a 11 . No rth Bor n eo , llri t i.-;h Bec hu a n ala nd , H e l igo l:i. n d, Cn m nroo u s,_Go ld Coast, Po nu gue.!ie In d ia, i\ I oz:i m b iq u e , Curacao lS everal ,·an e tie ..;) Porto Rico, Ma ca 11 , Augo la, C h i n a, B ul gar ia , T1111 or, Le vant, D :tu ish \V e..; t In di es , R e uni on, :\1 ayotte, Co 11 go, i\1 oro cco, S t. Th o m as, Sa n dw ich Is lnu d;-;, M art ini q u e, e lc., m osll y unu sed, a m ag 11i fice u t packet ofodct and ben 11 tif11l s t a mp s from :-1tra 11 ge l and;-;, a regHla r !> ict ure ga ll ery an d excee. lingl y inte resrin g, pn ce SI .OU . 265 Halse y Street, GEORGE J. CARTER, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. A. " K." 5n IDari eti e.3 ·mrt r.; 1.fls;eO 5 camp s. 5.:> ue nts. I11 c l11 d m g Antigua, o ld U tr b :11.l os, 131 i t is h Uec h ua n ala u d . Bri tis h G 11 ia 11 a, Ca m eroonc,;, seve ra l ohsolcle Cn n naas, Co 11 go, C u ba, .J va ri e t ie..; o f L ur ncao, Ua11i :-1h \Vest I11 dies, J>jib o uti , E c u ador, Eu-ypt, <~ o l d Coast , l; u adelo 11 pe. H awai i , j a m <t ic 1 , '.\ l a I t a, '.\ l ar tini que, '.\ Ia u r i tius, .\I ex ico , Newfo uu d la u d, J e r ak, P e r sia, Ke 11 11 ion, St. l,ucia , S t. \ "i 11 ce 11t , Str a its Seltlem e 11t:; , 'l' ra Esvaa l , l ·r 11 g 11 ay, \" e ~ 1 ez11ela, \'ic tor in , \Ve ..; ter 11 r\11 st ra li a, elc . ! 'rice ;JU ce 11t:-i. I expec t LO 111 ake 111a 11 y reg·1 1l:1r c..: u sto m e rs thr ough thi s p:ic;..: e t. 265 Halsey Stree~, GEOR'iE J. CARTER, Brooklyn, New York, U. S . A . �FREE! S AMPLE COPY. S END FOR ONE . Whole N9 41 . J "' 2~'--~~~~-'-~-4 Mekeel's Weekly Stam p News h as beeu pt1 bl is hecl te~ ul n rl y e ,·ery week since Jn 11 uary I , lSUI. It is de \·oted exd us i,·e iy t o th e interest o f Stamp Collect or s , a nd p11 h li s he..; t!J ebC"...; t p hilateli c i11fo rmatio11 obta inab le ; a lso k eeping its r e:id er s well s u p p lied with th e s t a m p 11 ew..; of th e d ay The pa per is of great h elp to th e ncti ve co ll ecto r, au d n n ngree:i blc co m p n11i o 11 t o a u y hody wh o Jrn s lrnc.l the -.l ig htest in te re"t in f; tamp col lectin g . J,atei.; t n ews fro m th e I:i. r rre- ci t ies, i11d 11 d i11g- London. New York, Boston, Chicago a nd Washington . I'uJ,Ji s h erl hv I. A. MEKEEL. E di ted " " C. E . SEVERN <1 11 d S. B. HOPKINS. Abo\'e is a n illu st rn t i o 1~ of o nr New Year's Number, n cop)' o f whi ch w ill J·e tt<:ut FREE, toget her w ith o ue of our 1e~ ul a r iss ues, 11 po11 r eq uest. Se11 d ,~o u r 11:1111e Ull d a tl d re$S o u :t post~! card. S 11 hscri pti o n pri ce . 50 cents a year (l ess t hn.11 Jc a copy \. I. A. MEK E E L , 1•11blis her . s. w. Cor. !Jth nml l. ucnst, ST. LOUIS, MO . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 6 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistFeb1899 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4076/VAPhilatelistJan1899.pdf 927af990e464450778042e9f54b921cd PDF Text Text Vol. II. JANU ARY, !899. No. 5 (Lon tents : Fc 11~011 '!I. ) . . . !1-l -!1.-J-!lii-! 17 . . . !l'i-!lll The P ost age :-;t:1111ps of J a pa n ]IHl- 1111 Ca 1t acl:i's " Penny P o :-;t:1 g c " :-;ta111p . . lll:..' .\n A 1111ua1 lli s cre p a ncv ](l:l -111~ Exch ,lllg ing :->tm11ps . Ju.-, C o rr c ~p o rnlcnc c lOti-JOl-10810!1-110-111 \ · irg inia l'hil. :\ ss' n . . 111 :-;u uth e rn Phil. .\ ss' 1L l l:..'-11: : h t he O'Co nnell a 11 Essa y . 'l'hc i\Jark c t . - - - _ . 11 :: 11 I l{ c ,·ie \\" ' 11 .-1- l ll i- 117 - 11 .' i- l l !ll:.'ll .\ d ,·en i ~c 1 11e n b �Jf ot U)h y tJf,1°ZZ up ){cur Uo 50 'J:) rJp artmrJ11/~:;;? A c 0 mp a ri so n of prices g i\·e n b e lo w w ill g ive y o u a n idea h o w low I a m s e lli n g s ta mps i n fi ne co n d iti o n. M o n e y r efuml ed if I fai l t o p lease y o u . -:" I n d icat es 11nus ecl. A ll o th <'! rs li g htl y ca n c e l ed. 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'.~g~ b r o\\' 11 , u sed ............ . .. . ... .... .. .. ; .;; 1 ·~.,,·~'!.~ 1 .~O ,__, O cc 1 e d ..brow n , ,_·, _·~ ~~'i 2 00 17 " l8!ll -:! JOc c l n i et , o . ~ . . l·I JSOl-X 00c..: 11sed o·) ::<i :·m J- ~ oc .. o. g .. 1 1 -_i II i J...::n:, ............ · .· .·. . ·.......... . Xe d ee p cl are t , 1p•ed UU I l H%:mc .. :! 'l. 1. 17 10 Ill Ul 01 01 " " " ~~ .. '4 :) 10 40 ~o 11 ;u !l5 01 25 If yo u rlo n 't see w h <1t yo u wa n t in above l is t , se n d 111 e y ou r wa n t li st, w i t h co111111 e rc1a l o r ba n k r efe r e n ces . Ve r y fin e s e lecti o n of U . S . a n d F o r e ig n o n ap prova l at ;')() j'I d 1sco1111 t. ff yo u o rd e r less t ha n .')()c f'ro m t h is arl s e nd 2c s ta m p fo r postage. Pr ic e 1ist free . C. E. H U SSrIAN, 4320 St. Louis, w. BELLE PLACE, flissouri. �TME VIR-GIN IA DH IL:'ATELIST VOL. II. RICHMOND, VA., JAN UAR Y, 1899. H. FENTON. No . 5 ago but la id l.!i s collection of sume 1800 Yari e tie s a sid e for many yea rs . F o rtunate ly be ne ve r sold it and when h e ~ S a New Year's gree tin g lo th e crossed th e pond it came with him a nd a ~ members of the So uthern Philatelic Assoc iation-aye, t o Phil achance v iew of another collecti o n in tel y at la rg e-we ta k e prid e in prese n t189 l cau sed hin; to aga in b e come a wor in g a bri e f sketch a nd liize n ess of th e shipp e r a t th e s hrine of Philatelia , a n d a mos t ardent disc iple be h as been . H e gentle man upon whom ou r leading Southern associ a tion h as se e n fit lo b e tri ed ge n era l co lle ctin g for a time , a ccustow for the seco nd term th e l• o n o r of mulated so me 4000 Ya rielies, when he presid e ncy. And w e ll WHS th e c h o ice . fo un d "the wo rld too la rge " a nd decidAll too. limited, ined lo c o ll ect only d eed, is th e space a t United States , Great Brita in a nd . British our disposal-all too Colonies adhe s ives brief, perforc e, mu st and U nited Sta les be this sketch of an entires. active, s uc cessfu l life Hi s Gr rn t Bri ta in s -of th e yea rs devot e d a re in oE e of to Philately in th e L'E st ran g e Ewen's South, and lo lh e rich pl at e number album s fruits of these lah o i;s in her cau se. a nd make a ve r y rcTo those who haYe spe ct a l.Jl e showin g, had lhe pkasure o f p~ge aft e r pa ge being me e tin g Mr. F e nlo n comp·le l ely filled , in iu KnoxYille, or th ose fact th e collection of H. FENTON. who h ave been L!i s pla te num be rs is co mfa ithful co-wo rkers in p le te wi th the e xc e p · the s. P. A . , thi s lion of a few of ll.! e hutnbl e tribut e of 111 y hi g h es t pr iced s ta m ps a d111irali o 11 will se e n1 which are bey o n d lh e quite super flu o us. reac h o f coll e ctors w ith out p l e lh or ic But to th e g rea te r m a j o rit y of m y poc k e t books . H e lrn s 1.J u t li ttle us e fo r th e la tt e r is 1.Jrelhren of tlie "South e rn," who look s n c ~ unless in a u s ed co ncli lion c o n s id e rforwa rd to me e ting Mr. F e nto n i11 R ic h in g that a s ta nip is o n ly a hi crh p ri ced cnmond thi s fa ll, a few remarks ntay prov e g ra,·i n g un ti l it h as p e rfor m ed i ts d ut y of inte res t . of fra nkin g c\ le tter. Our presiLl e nt , H e nr y Fenlon, wh o is H e is a hrn y s g lad lo meet a bro th er now in bis secoud y ea r of office is a n p hil at eli st :rn r\ ta lk " sla ntps" a n d h o pes E ng li shman but h as been in th is cou nt ry t h a t tl.! e c ra f t ·will n o t fa il t o g ive him R so:ue twelve yea rs a nd is n ow local nH1 1! ca ll wh c u i n Eas t T e nn. t h o u g h he will ag er for l\f es s . R. G . Dunn & Co . H e n o t promis e t h e m a n y s n a p s . DI ETZ. firs t comm enc ed cc ll ecting thirty ye a rs 'iJ:.I / �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 94 OFF I CIAL OR GAN OF TH E V IRG INIA PIIILATELIC ASSOCIAT ION . AN D TH E SOUTHER::-! PHU,ATE I., IC ASSOC IATIO N. PUBL ISHED MONTHLY DY THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUDLISHI::-IG Co., Office, 13 N. E leYenth St., AUG. DIETZ, EDITOR. UOO w. Cl ay St., Stat io n A, R ichm o n d, Va. FR.-\NKL IN STEAR N S, llu s iu ess I\ Ia na gt'r, P . 0 . Box G, R i chn1o ud, Va. JOH::-! PAA LZOW, REV IEW ED ITOR ' 1018 Park Aveu ue, Ri c 1uoud 1 Vn. SUBSCR I PTIONS. U 11iL ed Stat es, Ca nada and 1\fexi co , pe r year, 30c . A ll o th e r Countries iu the U. P. U . , per yt::ar, ·JUc. ADVERTIS I NG. 1 Mo . 3 :\J os. G ~l os . l Yea r. O ne Iu ch , . . S .50 . . S 1. 2'3 . 2.z;; .. Two Iuches, . . .no . . 2 25 . ·J.00 . 7.00 Half-Column, . 1.50 . 4.00 . 7.00 . 12.50 O ne Column , . 2.75 . 7.00 . 12.50 . 2"2.50 One P a ge, . . . 5.00 . . 12.50 . 21.50 . ·JU.OU SPACE. .s s mo Copy s h o u ld reach us by th e 18th of th e preced in g tu outh to insure in sertion. T o ch a nge s tnncliu g ads , copy m us t be in by th e 15 th. \ Ve w ill exch a nge o n e or two cop ies wi th phil ate lic p u blica tion s. - -- - - philatelic ac ti vity -fit fore runn e rs of a n ew year th a t daw ns u po n us quite a usp ic io usly. Itre 111 a in s fo nt s to s upp ort a nd carry o n wa rd thi s tid e of philatelic e nt 'J. us ias m . Twen ty years ago a" sta m p col le ctor" wa s a n obj ec t of p il y -- ·1wn co111pos 111e11tis. To- clay Crawford Ca pen lec tures o n sta m ps before a n intelli gent a ud ience a t lhe Brooklyn Ins titute , a nd Phila te ly is r e cognized as a science. Th e boy of twenty yea rs ago "collected" in secre t, fe a ring the ri dic ule p e rhaps punishm e n t-of pa rent or tutor; --to-clay the world ca t ers to the wants of p hil a te lis ts. Pro n1inen t pedagogu es of Germ a n y h ave r ecogni zed the virtu es of stamp-colleclin o- as a mos t va luab le adjunct to sch ool train ing. The s ta m p-coll ectin g boys of twenty years ago are to-clay the bright li g h ts of th e sciences a nd arts.-From the hovel to th e t h rone Phibte ly h as won her way . H as th e wl10l e world become intoxica t ed-en chanted with Phi la teli a? It would s eem so. vVith thi s past lo encourage, let u,; look into lit e bri g ht futur e- g ivin g o ur best effor ts ·to th e cause-lh at we m ay raise our sc ie nce to lhe hi g hes t pl a ne . - AUTHORIZED c\GENTS: FOR CHICAGO: A. c. T RASK, 37~ 8 I. nSa l!e St. Thanks , Friends, Thanks! R!Cl-!i\10:\"D , VA., JANUARY, 18U9. =-'----Happy New Year! 'vVE de sire to t ha nk l h e m a ny friend s o f TH E V I RG INIA Pt-JIT,A'l'ET.IST for t h e uumerous Christ mas a nd New Year g r eeti ngs re c e ived. Whil e indivi d ua l r ep li es a r e a ll but im possible , we ta ke thi s m ea ns of express in g o ur a ppreciation. FRANKLIN STEAR NS, Bu s. Mg r. AUG . Dn.,; Tz, E d itor. I ::-i CROSS IN G the thre sh old of 1899, TH E VIRG IN IA P HI!., ATELIST ex te n ds it<; hest wish es for a H a ppy an d Prospe rous New Year . The closin g months of 1898 mu s t be noted as m ark in g an epoch of ren ewed TH~: RE NEVE R were better barg ain s offe red a buying coll ec tor tha n a pp ea r in th is number. Our ow n expe ri e nce with our aclverlisers warra nt the hig hes t r ecommend a tio11. FOR CANADA: j:x o. EDWARDS, 58 Rivard St. Box :J70 , !\Io ut real. FOR NEW YORK: PAR KE ADVERTISING AGENCY , l Ol(j :\1:tdi so n AYe. E nte red at th e Post Office nt Richm o nd, Va .. fo r t r a n smission throu g h th e m a il:; at Seco 11 d·class rates, Sept . , 1897. �95 TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. The Ladies. " Requiescat in - Pace" (?) ONE lives t•l lea rn . But we d id no t think we could colle c t stamps for so,1u e twe nty odd y ea rs, right in lhisc ity too, and re m a in ignorant of th e fac t th at th e re were many lad y sta m p coll ec t ors in Richmoncl-an cl we n ow suppose, m a n y more in Vi rg ini a. \ Ve are wise r a nd g ladder lo-clay; a nd whil e the la ws of the Virgin ia P hil ate li c Assoc ia ti on, not unli ke l!Je K ora n , debar th e fa ir sex from o ur p!Jilateli c "'Wa lha ll a," we would s ugg est that th e lad ies for m a n asso ciation o f the ir o wn-or a n a u x ilia ry -so as lo be represented when the S. P . A. d e lega tes visit us with their lad ies in th e fa ll of this yea r. I N OUR Christmas numl >e r we took occasio n to express ourselves on th e U nited States of Ce n tral America. vV!Jile tha t nu tn ber was in press, a nd too la te for a lteration , we lea rned of the t oo early d e mi s e of thi s " U ni o n ." \'Vail e we are not a t a ll surpri sed at th is turn of e vents, we deeply reg ret t wo results that n ow fo ll ow: Eac ll Sta te will c on tinue, as before, to d e lu g e u s w ith sta mps, a nd- t h e cha nc es of our friend Seebeck's fattenin g off U. S. of C. A. "gove rnmental p a p " a re Yery slim-ve ry siim- - . \VE DESIRE to corre ct a n e rro r which occurred in our Chris tru as number : In a nnouncing the withdrawa l of th e cu rrent St. Vincent stamp s our pr inte r m ade us say " current iss ue wi ll r e rn a in o n sale until De ce mber 1899 , et c. " It s hould read: Dece mber 1893. OUR FR IENDS h ave been very ki11d t o us in se ndin g u s Ca nada's n ew s la rn p, O ur thank s a re du e Mr. R. G . \ Vichlico lll be, St. Ca thar iu es, Ont. , and tll e Na umk eag Sta rnp a nd P u blishi ng Co., Sale m, Mass. , for spec im e ns of thi s s la m p . \VE HAVE be en in form ed that, in a;J probab ilit y, Mr. J o h n P aa lzo w's s uggesti o n fo r a Postal Mo ne y -Ord e r Canl, will be adopte d by th e Depart m e n t w i lb s lig ht a lte ratio ns . The a rti cle fir$t appea r ed 111 TH E VIR GINIA Prnr.ATELIS'l' . FROl\1 lh e qu a lity of th e E x cha uge books se nt o ut by Bro . War ing it appea rs to be a good thing to be a in 1n bcr of the S . P. A. W ill yo u not j oin u ·? vVE HAVE bee n fortun ate in sec urin g the sen·ices of tha t eminent Ca nad ia n phila telist Mr. R . G . \Viddicombe, of St. Ca tharines, Out., formerly · publisher of The Ontario Philatelist, who will con t ribute monthly the n e ws phil a te lic from across th e border. CANADA h as t wo p h ila t elic wce!.:licsoue e mana tin g from Berlin , Ont., th e other from Toronto, Ca n . Bo th publi she rs claim first r ig ht to the titl e of " 7 !te Cauadiau P!tilatelic /Veekly," an I the y' re sp illin g lots of a crimonious ink ove-r space fit fo r be tter m~tter. T HE FIRST illustration of Cana d a's "Penn y Postage " stamp appea re d in 11Iekeel's 11/eekly, b u t ye a rti st h as eith e r caug h t th e A ng lo-Aruerica n fr iendship fever or is a Briton him se lf, fo r , bes ides ind icating man y E u ropea n a nd Africa n co untri es as Bri tish possess io n s h e lt as shown nea rl y all of Nor th Au1 e ri ca (in cluding our O\\" n S tates) as unde r tlt C' British c rown. \Ve hav 2n ' t co m e lo that yet, fr ie11< l. HA PPY NE\\" YEAR, Stowell 1 Mr. a nd :\ l rs. �THE VIRGIN I A PHILATELIST. !)6 f\r. and Mrs. W.R. Lecky . Collect German Colonials! WE acknowledge receipt of a n an nouncement of th e nuptia ls of Miss Ella D. \Vooclroof and Mr. Wm. Rals ton Leck y, which were celebrated at L y n chburg, Va., o n Dec . 5th , 1898 . Mr. Lecky is a prominent young busin ess man of Richmond, a n d a stamp col le ctor, and we trus t be will now fi nd it possible to take upon him self the addition a l r es ponsibi Ii ties of 111 em be rs hip in the V. P.A . Accept our best wishes. STA~iPS of th e Ge rm a n Colonies are said to be gainin g in favo r, espec iall y in Ei1gla nd. In th e Fathe rland t h ey h ave a ll mys been rega rded wi lb a sort of prefere n ce ,- and German colleclorswbether from pure pat ri ot ism, or foreseein g the future demand-have been s teadil y ga thering these surcharges from East Africa, Togo , Kameru n , New G uin ea, South \Vest Afric8, Mars h a ll Islands, China, etc. Germany is in th e colon izing b u si ne ss iu. ea rnest-a goodly slice of China will probably fa ll to her s h a re, .aud possibly a set of Colonial s ta m ps ·wi ll so m e clay ap pear. Witha l , it is good po li cy to sec ur e, if possible, regularly postmarked sets of her Colonies. Til e Eastern Pliilatelist-presum .'.luly commenting on a recent e d itoria l o f o urs -prints the following vague enigma: "So m eone thinks so m eon e is m:i.ki11 g I. R. s urc h arges, because lh e 2c is fa l1in g in pri ce . The san1e som eone 1night think th e sa rn e so m eone is pr iutin g th e le w hich i sln o t. Anyo u ek u ows thnt rt n yo n e wo uld fi n d i t difficult to imita te th e c lea r im pressi ou from U nc'.e Sa m 's powerful power presses.' ' It is but another evidence how littl e posted so me writers a re o n s ubjects perta inin g to stamp printin g . " U ncl e S a m's powe rful po we r presses" c a n in no wise produce a clea rer o r sharper s urcharge impress ions than a n y ordina ry j ob or hand press-and U nc le Sam's p resses do not differ from an y oth e r pr inte r 's perfe cted presses . A permit to go throu g h Uncle Sam's pr intin g pla n t, w it h a n intelli g ent printe r g uid e would great ly be n efit th e write r of the quoted paragraph, and dispe l s uch illus ions. MR . LILL\."S re c ent suggestio n in the E ra to print th e n ew U . S. en velopes in the U. P. U . colors (to correspond with our adhes ives) see m s to have me t w ith the approval of the Department, fo r it is s la ted defi ni te ly that thi s course w ill be pursued. vVe also glean from the E vergreen State Philateli st that the effigi es of \ Vashi ngto n , Franklin, Li nco ln a nd Grant w ill grac e the new se t. THE Per/orator, in its" Perfora ti o ns" tells u s that , "accord in g to The Evergreen State Ph ilatelist, Lewis Robie has received a necktie fr om a lady in Oregon for which she w ish es in exchange a copy of 'Stamp Hunting , ' "and judges from th at that tim es a re ha rd in Oregon. \Ve are s orry that n eith e r of our con temporaries s tate of what m ate rial thi s necktie is made, a nd so we express tb e bop~ that it ic n ot of J1f,mila hemp , half inch in diamete r, s ix feet long , w ith a noose at tb e e nd; for we wa nt Bro. Robie amon g u s fo r a long ti me to come, t eachin g us ho w to " hu stle " for stamps, reve nu es a nd o thers-yes, mos ti y others, o f th e lon g , g ree n var iety, with d e nomin a tions well up. O UR popu la r vice-pres ident, Dr. Mark \V. Peyso r , h as been re-elected for th e fourth t e rn1 s e cr eta ry of the Ric hm ond Acade 111 y o f Medicine and Surgery . THH FIRST lOc U . S . in the n e w co:or -brown, was se11 t us by Mr. C. E . Hu ssm a n , St. L o ui s , Mo. �I_ THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 97 Will You Join Us? Drop Us a Postal. WILL YOU n o t j o in th e Southern Phila telic Associ a tion ?-Wh e th e r residin g North or South, h onest, eu thu sia.stic philatelists are welcome to our ra uk s . Come with us , and co me to the Richmond conveution.-Get a tast e of Southern hospita lity .-Forget your bus iness cares for a few d ays a nd " talk st amps" with us. Will y ou join ? vVE wour.D r e qu est e ve ry r eader of thi s New Y ea r numb e r of THE VIRGINIA PHIL ATELIST to drop u s a post al , s tati n g hi s or her s pecia lty in sla mps-\\"hetb e r prefe rrin g U . S., Confederates , Briti sh Colonies , So uth Am e rica n, European or ge neral collecting. Acid to th is you r full nam e a nd add ress. \ Ve \\"a nt to post onr dea ler fri e nd s ou w hat to se nd yo u . O UR FRIENDS John J. Bunce a nd Jno. We ck ert were m e mbers of th e 2d V irg inia Regiment, 111 u s tered out of s ervice last month. Mr. Bunc e h as accep ted a lucrati v e position in P a tterson, N. J., but will not give up sta mps nor sever hi s rela tions with the V. P. A., and h as assured u s that he will attend our grand meet. We know Bro. Bunce w ill succee d wherever h e goes, a nd o ur b est wi she s g o with him . As A R ULE non-phil a te lic e xch a n ges a re n ot re viewed in o ur publica tion , bu t we are forced from a dmi ra ti o n , to m a k e a n exception in on e in sta n ce. Nos. 1 and 2of Vo l. I of A111bitio11 , accompa uied b y a copy of Tlic C11y!er Sn11, both e dited by Clyd e A ll e n Di c kin so n, a nd b a iling fr om Chicago , lie befo re usexamples o f en e rg y, vim and p lu ckideals also of typograp h y and press\l·ork. It will s u c ceed. It mu s t ! POSTA L ca rd co ll ec tors sh o uld take ad va ntage of Mr. Paalzow's excha nge offe r. A rare opportunity is pres en ted to secure quite a" g ood thin g ," as Mr. P . h as been lucky in findin g a number of the ra r est U . S. postals. WE DES IR E to ca ll espec ia l c.tteuti o n to th e fine barga in s offered in th e h a lfpage ad of the D omin io n Stamp Co., of Montreal, Ca nada. Collectors of Brit ish North Am e rica n issu es will be s ure t o find s om e bargai n s. \V E HAVE " booked" Bro. Seibert o f the 1Vor/olk Dispatch fo r a n add1 ess at our Convention , a n d unless the years that intervened "sin ce yo n a n d I were boy s , John" h ave left thei r im press a nd serv ed to d a mp e n th e a rdor of th at spirit tha t often roused to a hi g h p itc h of e nthus iasm "th~ boys" of lo ng ago, we may a nti cipate a rar e pleas ure at the meet. MR . IR VI NG E . P AT TERSON ou r fo rm er Canad ia u correspond ent , will probab ly return to D e troit th is rn o n th . \Ve' re so rry t o lose Patterson--sorry h e didn 't loca te III our c it y instead o f lVfax M eadows . vVE HAVE receiv erl from Mr. H . n. Ves ey, Norfolk, Va., a copy of the Directory o.f Virginia Pltilatelists. It sh ould b e in the h a ud s of eve ry dea le r. Price o nl y 10 cents. W E ARE forced, mu ch to o ur regret , to d e fe r , iu defi n a tely, a continuation o f "The R e miui scenc es of a Confederate Stamp Printer,' ' owi ng t o the ser iou s illn ess of o ur friend Mr. Frank Baptis t. J orn the So uth e rn P hil a teli c Assoc ia ti o n n ow! Se ud for a n a pplic ~. ti o n bla nk. �98 THE VIRGIN IA PHILATE LIST. American Stamps for Cub:i. Newfoundland. OUR Newfoumlland co rres pondent uncler date of Dec. 8 , '93, in forms us as fo ll ows: The 2c ora n ge is just o ut. The P . O. a u t horiti es a r e issuin g some of lh e "2c fish " until Christmas clay, when lh e n ew color 2c will be placed on sale. This color is not quite as orde r ed, viz : ca rmin e ; but ra ther a deep salm on reel, i f you can co nce ive s uch a col o r. New Issues of Peru Unpaid. MESSRS. \ V'ILl.IAMS & Co., p hil atelis ts, Casilla 939, Lim a, Peru , se nd u s lhe follow in g an n ouncem ent of new iss u e Peruvian U n paid :stamps, wrappers an d postcards: Unpaid. - 5 soles, li ght g ree n ; 10 soles, lilac. Wrappers.-lc g reen , old type. Postcarcls.-lc viol et, 2c reel, 3c gree nish gray , 4c brown. The ca rds bear each a v iew. Th e r e are 40 varie ties in all. New Discoveries. MR. \NM . S. F. PIERCE, Cam den, N. J., writes u s of discove rin g a pair Tas m a ni a ld, 1871, pin perforated. A lso a n unse,·ered pair 2J Queensland, o ne wa termarked with large, broad pointed star, th e other with a small, s h a rp pointed sta r. A Limited Number to b e flarked "Cuba,'' with Value in Spanish Currency. \V ASH I NGTO:-<, Dec. 17.-Tbe Bureau of Engravin g a u d l'rintin g will begin 0 11 Monday t o turu out post:ige s ta mps for te mp ora ry use in Cub". Th e n ew sta m ps a re o ur ow n one, tw o, five a n d ten cent sta mp s . Across the faces will be printed the word" Cuba" in black ink, with lhe amount in pesos nea r th e lowe r ed ge. T h e latte r will b e sma ll but su ffici e ntl y d is tin c t to pre vent mistakes. The g ree n o n e -ce nt s ta mps wi ll b e know n as" le de peso," a nd 1·ecl twos as "2Y, c de p eso," the ulu e fiv es as "5cde p eso , " a nd lhe brown te us as ' ' lOc de peso. '' The Bureau of E ngrav in g a nd P r intin g is no w a t wo rk prepariug desi g n s for the permanent sta mp s. One sta mp will conta in a represe n taliou o f a cane mill, with a cane fie ld in the r ear. For a u o th e r denomination the subject will ue "Commerce." The des ig n wi ll show a full-ri gged clipper ship on tlie ·water, a nd in a ppearance the s tamp w ill be s imilar lo th e 12-cent iss u e of 1839, one of the m os t a ttractive s tnmp s ever u se d by thi s Gove rnm en t. The ra te of let ter postage in Cuba, 5 cents for h a l f a n oun ce, w ill u ot be chan ged fo r t h e p res eut. Acti ng P ostni aster-Ge n era l H eath to day received th e following ca bl egra m from Ma j or-Ge n. Gree u e , at Havana : "M ili tary post office established a nd ready fo r b u sin es3. Can h anci le a ll th e mail fo r the troops iu the prov in ces o f H ava na a nd P in::ir de l Rio, a n d when the Spa ni s h evac ua te Ma ta nzas ca n h a ndle eve rythi ng east as far as th e terminu s o f t h e railroarl at S.1 nta Clnra. "-N. Y. World. Sr·: 1·: Mckeel's page ad . �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Stanley Gibbons Ltd. 1899 Catalogue. As WE are a bout to close o ur forms we recei ve fron1 Messrs. S ta nl ey G ibb o n s, Ltd., 391 Stran<1, London, E ng la nd, P ar t I. of the ir 1899 catalog u e, comprising the s ta rn ps of the Briti sh E mpire. Price, pos t free 2 / 3. Lack of space a nd lime p recl udes a thorough rev iew of G r ea t Brita in 's s ta m1ard cata logu e ; s till eveu a hurri ed perusa l of its co nte nts is sufficie nt t o co nvin ce o n e of its m e rits -not to spea k of the m a ny i•nprm ·e m e n ts m ade over form e r iss u es . We ca nnot r e fra in from briefl y a llu d in g to t wo it e m s in th e " Introd u c ti o n " whi ch t.tru ck u s m os t favorab ly : "A s pecinl fe n lttre in •P:i.rl I. is th e f111l n 11 d com p l e te i1111 s trntio 11 o f th e stnm ps o f Gren t Ilrila in , which, un de r the 11 ew reg 11l a ti o n s 1 w e :i.re n ow nb1e to u se for th e first tim e for 111 3. ll Y yen r s. R e fe rriu g t o the prices , Stanley G ibb o ns , Ltd., s tate : Messr s. 11 Th e im por t:l. nt fea ture o f the PRI CES h:i s re ce i ved our m ost careful alte 11 ti o 11 , :lnd we full y be li e ve th nt the p resent cata log ue re fl ects the curren t m arket vn l11 es as we go to press . . . The stamps are pri ced exceed in g ly low, a nd th e illustration s , t h ough we do n ot a ppro v e of th e h a lf-tone process ge n erall y employed iu thi s catalogu e (we think etchin gs on z inc wo uld be fa r pre fe rabl e in m ost cases) a re qui te we ll do ne . But, we reserve th e p ri v il ege of f urther co mm e nt on thi s excell e nt wor k in a later number. Turks Islands In It. OUR co rrespondent in Turks I sland s writes u s as fo ll ows: " In m y l e tt e r dated Sept. 12, I info rmed yo u that , i11 rega rd to t h e a tti tude of o ur pos t office to wa rd t h e re ce nt Penn y Postal propositio n , the impress ion o f the Post m as ter was, th at it would n ot be ad opted h e re ; s in ce wh ich , h oweve r , th e a u t h o riti es h av e a nn o unc ed their 99 d e cisio n t o ag ree to the reduc ed letter rate . The ch a n ge is t o take effect on m\d after Ch r is tm as clay. There seems to b e e ver y likelihood that the 2cl s ta mp wi ll be issued, but tha t t h e 2.Vzd w ill be c o ntinued fo r u se in connectio n with such countries as h ave n o t entered into th e P e nn y Postage Syste m ." Revenue Varieties. To t he Editor VIRGIN IA PHILA.TELTS T . D EAR SIR : - As th e Dr. K . & Co., proYisional propr ietar y sta mp; are bei ng cons ider.'lbly talked of , it m ay in te re-; t so m e o f your rearl e rs if I t e ll th e m of so m e of t h e varieti es I h av e fo un d in th e limited n um ber of stamps th a t h a Ye come un de r m y n ot ic e. 1 cent. Small I. R. 7-7-93. (Th e ty p e was mi xed a nd the second 7 is printed i n h eavy t ype. ) 2 cent. L~ rge I. R. No perior1 af ter C o. 3 cent. Large I. R. I h ave see n severa l in ver ted surch a rge and th ey a r e a ll i mperfora ted o n th e east s id e. No period af ter Co . Small I. R. 7-6· D3 . Th e ta il of t h e 7 is cut off, probabl y due to u se of an imp erfect type b ut I h ave seen se veral copies, a ll showing exactl y t h e sarn e impe r fec ti o n . As I h ave said I h ~ve on ly h ad a few spec im e ns before m e, so tha t it is p r obab le th at a n y one w ith a full se t of ~ il the ela t es wi ll find o n ca reful exa m iu at io u a large uum ber of var ieti es (so called) . You r s Ye ry trul y, BRITON. CANADA'~ Dom est ic Pos ta l rat e was r e duced from 3c to 2c o n New Yea rs day . The ~c stam p w ill be r eel, and 3c abo li s h ed . Regis tra ti on s ta mp 7c , ;, nd a 4c s ta mp a r e in preparatio n. I. P . S . 2c is n ow bein g pri n ter1 w i t h g ree n bac k gro und . �THE VIRGIN IA PHIL ATELIST . IOO ' The Postage Stamps of Japan. L A C U S V IR I D IS. II. S to the perforation, J a pan b as been 'P \\ sin g ul a rl y un su ccessful in ge ttin g a n y kind of syste m into it. It w ould a lmost see m as th o ugh the perf orating m achin e h ad been re-set for each ba tc h to be perforated , n ot a lone in thi s iss ue, b ut in a ll fo ll owin g ones. Of N os . 6 and 7 th e re are r e prin ts , m ade for g overnment purposes; they do n o t occur in th e ord in a ry cha nnels of sta mp trade . Of these t wo issu es th e re a re some hi g hl y da ngerous forg eries . T h e Gre ek borde r u sua ll y furni shes th e bes t clu es for their d etection; compa re for instanc e th ese tw o ( 111 u ch enl arg en of cours e ) : N o tic e the corner ornament a nd the one next aboY e it. Of course the se a re not m a th e m a tica ll y e xact , but onl y i n ten ded to g i ve a u idea of the diffe re nce s. The ta ils o f the d ra;;o ns are too s m all a nd t hin in. the forge rie s a nd t h e in scription s a re too th in a nd indistinct. Of th e 5 se n th e r e is a fo rge r y which ca n be di st in g ui s hed b y the abse nc e o f tlle drag on 's te n tacle , which in th e g enuin e crosses the up pe r claw o f the lef t-ha nd d rago n. In cou uterfe its o f the perfo r.tted iss u e t h e pe r fora ti o n is usuall y d efec ti ve, m ore lik e a pin p e r fora ti o n. The J apa n ese gove rnment pe rmi ts th e m an u fac t u re a n d sale of cou n terfe i ts of its obsolete sta m ps , p ro vided t h ey bear th e c h a rac ters "San -K o "-Jae· si11tiie. Cou nter fe its o f th e la ter iss ues with tlli s m a rk w ill be n oti ced in th eir p lace . Those of tll ese firs t t wo iss u es bea r th ese characte rs in minu te size, ab :.i ut Y, mm. squ a re, above the inscripti o n of valu e , also p rin ted iu black, "San" to th e ri g h t , ~ " Ko " on the le ft. The sta mps of corre spo udin g colors seem lo have bee n printed from the same plates, so that th e tests here g ive n an s we r for both sets . Of the brow n stamps the counterfe its sho w long s in g le h a irs in the t ai ls of th e drago ns, instead of rounded b u sh y tail s ; the ce nte r of the dra go ns' backs is bare in the orig inals, but covered with fine ha ir in the co unterfe its. The blitc counte rfeits can b e told by the lower claw of the le ft drago n , whicll is d e ficient in the lowest t oe . Th e h ead of -f. ~ tlle le ft drag o n in tlle Guwnm r.....,ur. r ed cou nte rfe its is t oo flat. The green forge ries can b est be di st ing uished b y their de e p green colo r as compared w ith th e bluish or yellowi sh gree n of the origi1i'--113. The counterfe it p~rforated s ta mp3 of this issu e ll:ive t oo much m arg in betwe en the impression a nd the perforation . In thi s place it m ay not be a miss t o g ive th e na m es of the figures of ya lu e occuring on J a pan ese stamps. In the latter part o f J872Japan i ntro duc ed En g lish characters into the design of h e r sta mps, presumabl y to fac ilitate postal in tercou rse with foreign countries . I SS UE 18i2-i4 . 7liN"-il'!ll:T;ll!~ I. A. 1872 A UGUS T 'l'O QC'!' . U pri g ht recta ngle (19 ~ x 22 mm. ); in th e centre a t the t o p a rosette, divided into 16 pa rts , below thi s at the s ides t wo bra n ches, Chrysan th em um at right , A2 Pa ulowni a a t l eft , crossing th e ir s t e m s belo w , b etween them iuscri pt ion in J a pa ne se ch a ra cters: "JubenKit-te " (pos tage stamp j. Surro un di ng these a double rectan g ula r frame wi th ros ettes in t h e co rners ; within this fra m e table ts contain ing at th e sides th e �I THE V I RGINIA PHILATELIST. indica liou of mine in Japa uese characters , a t lop and holtom iu E ng lis h chara cters a ud AraLic figures . \Vo od engravin g, co lored in1pre ssion, wh ite paper, va ri o us perforations: 9Y,, 11 , l! }, I2 , 12:}, p oss ibly others . X se n brown . Error .x; se 11 brow n I !-::e ll blu e. n. ullrn111 a ri11e 2 se n ve rm ilio n . a. rosy vermi l io n . II. S imilar dcs ig 11 , hu t large r (23 x~ -i n1111. ) , th e two branch es re placed b y II , two dra g ons, press iuns, e tc ., F-at 11 e AS ye ll ow i:-.h gree: i. b . bl 11 i sh gree n. c. dn rk blu e f.•Tee 11 . S imi lar rles ig n, h u t large r (2-5x28 llllll. ) , \he branch es re pl ac ed h y a n o rn a 111e 11 la l ci rcl e w iLh tbre e Pau lo wnia lea Ye -; below; sa m e i11q •re ;sio 11. e tc., :.1s be fore. ttll<il==mi.,,.Ill. A4 !l. 10. 11. J:!. )/.'.; se n I " 2 H IO " 11 . ~se n 18. JU. I " 2 " :!Osen li l:1 c (de!-" ig 11 :1 teU hy ,· .. rio11 s :l ut '. 1 01-il i e~ a s vi o:el, t11 :-t1n·c.p 11 i-ule ) VERY THIN V./OVE PAPER. brown . rn. 20 seu lil ~c. b lu e. H . oO " g-ray . Ye nui l i o u. 15. 2 " ye ll o w . g r ee:.:.. lU . .J " rose. b. c. 1111 - as hC'ftlr C' . IO :;e 11 gree t1 . ll. iss u e the old, thi n , h a nd-mad e paper was repla ced by thin , machine-ma de pape r , hea vier cotton la id pa per, a firm fibrou s cotton paper, and fin all y mode1 n wove p a pe r. These d istinctions are bette r slrnwu than described a nd the gradation s a re s lig ht, so th at it is often 11011e too easy to place a specimen under a n y o n e of these varie t ies. a. b. br ick r ed. 101 THIN L AID 20. brown . :! I. bl ue. ,·erm i1 io 11. 22. X se n brow u. ~ 5. BO '' 11 2 " .J " )ellow. ro ~e . THI C K WO VE PAP ER. 2G. 2 sen ,·el low . blu e. 27 . ..J " ..rose. 2J. 2 1. l PAPER. 10 sen gree n . gr:ty . Th is lat te r pa per is the sam e as tha t us ed for tb e next iss ue, th e one with sy llabi c plate -n u mbers; it d iffers not only in thickness, but als o i 11 l exlure from tile thiu wove pap er designa ted a bove as a. Th e :l se n Yermilion was c h a nged to ye ll o w before lhe ad op ti o n of this ma ch ine-pap er, su th a t it is n ot fo u nd on l h e latte r ; the 10 a nd ~O se n probab ly we r e in less demand a nd th e s u p pl y of thes e t wo C• ll the thin laid a nd W0\ C pape r lasted until n e w s uppli es we re p r in te d fro m the a lter ed plates . Th e error of the~ se n is in the lef t-h a nd J apa uese numeral , whe re the two di agoua l s t rok es a re mi ssi ng . Thi s error oc c urs in lh e third sla m p fro m :l bOYe of the sev en ti: ,·e rt ica l ro,,. o n the third plat e of th :s va lu e . All th e plates of this iss ue show 40 var ieties . Th e type -,·a ri eties a re parti c u b rl y p ro min ent as ii: dic:ik <l iu th e foll o win g : se n: the distanc es of t he J :ipa n c:>se !etteri ng in the centre Ya r y; th e s'.e m s of t h e tw o bra n c h es so 111 c-tim es consist of o nl y o ne Jim', so 111 eti 111 es · of tw o. Th e re \\·e re thr ee pla t es of t h is Ya lu e- 1:.:0 variet ies. 7 I\·. S i111ilar d esign , hut la rge r (27x3 11n11i. ), :il the sid es branc h es, lit e wh ole d csig u su rro uncl ed l•y a G reek horrl c r ; O'a 1n e i111 pressio n s, e t c .. as h cf11n ·. A5 ;.;o ~e 11 ~ r ny. B. 18i 3. APR IL. D es ig n s i111i la r l o l\ o ;. 0, 10 a 11 r[ 11 : SH 'll C in1prc' s io11 s, e tc., as befo r e . ·I sen r ose. A6 :-i. p: l .: r oe. 2 se 11 ye ll ow (c: 1.111 ;.:. c o f co!o 1. ) ri. 01·:1 11 ge ye ll ow. Ha\' i11 g e num erated th e va lues co m posin g th is iss ue, I will n ow e11u111erate th e va ri e tie s of pap e r o n which lh ey occ ur. Beg inu iug with th is - - (To be Continued.) �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 102 Canada's " Penny Postage" Stamµ. BY TH E EDITOR. :~ R. RUDOLPH \I~ ~ c. BACH, editor of Th e J11ontreal Philatelist fa rnr- ed us with the first specimen of Canada' s " Penn y Postag e" sramp, illustrate d below. Th e de5ign is quite uuique. A we ll execute d m a p of the world on "Mercat o r' s Projection" occ upies t he greater part of the s pace, with a ll British possessions printed in solid red. CANA DA and POSTAGE in well formed " Gothic" l etters appear at th e top ou eith er side of the suspended British crown, from which extends a spray of oak a nd maple, sy m bolical of the union of Ca nada a nd th e m otherl a nd . Below the map , in the Antarctic Ocea n, a ppea r the word s XMAS, 1898. In th e lowe r corners the val u e, 2c , a nd a pa nel bea rin g t his quotati o n from a Ca na dian p ::iet " \Ve H o ld a V aste r E mpire than H as Been." The stamp is tri-colo red : Black, red an d a blue tint, which di sti1:guishes aqna from terra jirma . Considering the limited la titude a ll o wed th e a rtis t for ornam e nta t ion , the d e s ig n is a success-we ll ba la n ced, uniqu e , pleasing to the eye, a nd t h e workm a ns h ip is g ood . All c red it to Mr. Mulocb, (be g pan] o n, S ir Willi a m Muloch ), who i ~ said to be the o ri gina tor of the desig n. But th e re 's o n e thin g we, as loyal "U nite d Statese rs ," m ost empha ti call y p rotes t aga in st. O n the sta mp we have !Jcfure us Carmela lrns e n croached a bout 45 111 iles ( we w ill n o t ki ck o n a few fe et more or less) on our territory . vVe care little how " red" Brittania "pai nts " the rest of th e earth (and, b y tlle wa y, th e hue is quite s uggestive of her cou r s e in the" D:irk Co utiuent "),but the thin g g ro ws serious when we're concerned. Of a ll our laws there's one we enforce m ost rigidl y: "Keep off the · Grass." But to the des igu.--\V"e think the earth presented in two hemisph eres would h ave bee n a n improvement, besides a llowin g the artist greater scope for design. Auel again, the "Me rca tor 's Proj e ction" map is m isleading: " It re pres en ts the earth's surface expanded as it would have to b e to coincide with the interior surface of a hollow cylinder, enve loping the g lobe and touching it at eve"ry point of the eq uator," and hence Canada appea rs distorted and exagge rated in a rea . However, it's Can ada 's best effortand ther 2 are none, so far, to co111 pa re with it. We congratulate y ou , S ir Mulo ch ! Our Paper's Pull. MR. B UN CE advertised for a copy of Vol. I. No. 1 of o ur publica tion 1n the De cember uu111be r. \Vi tbin tltree days twenty-jive cards a nd le tt e rs h ad been re ce ived offering copies a t prices ra ng in g from liic to $1.00. One of our reade rs forwa rded a copy gratis-for which Mr. Bunce is ver y grat e ful. Sttppose yon try a1l ad. O UR OLD friend and former Ma n cheste r, Va ., stamp dealer, Mr. R. H a milton, h as located in Yo rk, P a . , 5 -13 So. Duke St. Onr dea lin gs with Mr. H. h ave a lways been mos t pl easa nt , a nd we comm end hi111 to our readers. Tlte Per.forator and THF. VIRGINIA PHILATELIST-two o f the "leade rs" for oue y ea r a t t he price of one. -See our co mbin a ti o n offers. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 103 0 A n Annual Discrepancy . Wi\I. A. M'DO~N~: LL . ~ T a casua l g la n ce, to the ordinary collector, the pric es of cance le d curre nt sta mp s of the world ar e uuiform, o r in oth er wo rds, priced on a basis of equalizatio n, but an extended research, will g r ea tl y d imini sh su c h opinions as formed. A t the ins ta nce o f a few fe ll ow collecto rs w ho were h av in g au a nim a ted discussion i u re ference to the m any discrepancie s lo be founrl in the S la nd ard Catalog ue. I was tempt ed, after mu ch p ers uasion , to p e n a few lin es .in rega rd l o th e m ost import:rnl o f th ese fb grn nt mistakes ; Lll e o ne se lec led , whi c h \\'e ag reed to un a nimously, was th e a nnua l discre pancy of pricin g t h e canceled sta mps (if current ) of other countries much lo\\'e r th a n th e same s la m ps of th is country. Th e presumption m ade, that the rec eipts of the Uni te d S ta tes Pos t Office D e partment, a rc mu ch g rea te r thau a n y o ther co untry, is rega rd ed as ge nuin e; E ng la nd ca n with ease c la im seco nd pla ce; th e r efore, it is se lf-evident tila t the s ta mps of this count ry s h o uld be 111 u ch mor e c irc ul a ted or p u rc hased to a la rge r ex t e nt tha n a n y ot h er country's, a nd tha t tlli s country 's stamps s h ou ld be fo und in th e ca n celed co ndi lion un quest ionably rn o rc uurn e rous. \Vhcn I 111 e nli o 1.1 E ng land , or n1 ore p roper G r eat Brita in, it s h ou ld be un ders tood lo impl y E ug la nd , Ir elaurl, Scotland all(\ \Va les, exclu s i,·e o f all :Cri li slt Colon ie s. In small er co untri es , or iudep emle n cies , wh e re th e c ivilized a n d Lu -in css portiou of the p op ul ati o n is co111pa ra t ively sma ll, t he sale of sta m ps i$ lim ited, tll at is , st:imiJS canceled at th e Post Office, (a nd n ot purchased in a n unused s tate, s im p ly for c oll ectio n s). In co mpa1iso u, th e stat n ps sh oul d certaiul y be m or e d ifficul t to proc ure in )p ~ canceled condition, prov ided the slam p is priced be low fa ce va lu e in the ca ta logue . Before co ntinuiu g, I desire it to be understood, tha t thi.s a rticle is writteu iu b ehalf of the canceled s ta mp onl y . My opinion is that the current s ta mps of t he U nited Stated are price d e ntirely too hi g h . This w ay see m a rather ha s ty conclusiou to adopt, but a n exten s ive a nd careful st ud y of th is s ubj e ct w ill, in a ll probability, ins tantly cause tile in vestiga tor to a pproac h the sa me termina tion , which be for lll ally r ega rde d as presumable. T o illus t rat e 111 y vers ion a nd to pro,·c 111 y assert ion , co ns u It t he cata log u e p ri ce of the on e dollar (b lack ) stamp, curre11t issu e, U nit ed S ta tes , for in sta nce . '\Ne disco ve r it is fig ured lo be wor th six ty cents; n ow co nc e ntrate your a lte11ti o n on til e pages uf Ca pe of Good Hope , look ca refully u nti l yo u n o te the fiv e shillin gs oran ge, waterm a rked anch or. You a re we ll aware the face value is ju st abo ut $ l. 25 , but- th e stam p· is priced a t be rn s ig nificaut fig ure of tw e nty -fi ve c e uts; h ard ly l oo good lo be true . Pe rus e furthe r, note th e price a nue xed to the fi,,e shillings o f the 189G issue ,- a paltry twelve c ents, a n in co u tes tab le d iscrepau cy . Suell instances as these a r e innum e rab le, a nd the menti o n of a few uotewor tily disc repa ncie s , wi ll be s uffi c ie n t t o thorou g hl y exp la in the CO ]](]u c i\ e ness of m y obj e ct. T o proceed , with a few m ore coutpariso n s : Great Britai n , one po un d gree n , w hi ch c ata log ues a t $1. 20. Ca n a U nit ed States stam p tha t il as a face Ya lue e q ui,·elent to five d ollars, ue po:ntcd o u t tha t was or is catalogu ed as low? Obser ve the pr ices quoted for tlt e fi ,· c sh ill ings a n d ten shilli11 gs sta m ps ,, f 1lie 188.f iss n e, - le n and tl\'e nl y- fi,· e cc11h res pec ti yely . Ca n yo u cli,co,·c r a u y U ni ted Sta t es postage s tamps, of a11y �104 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. issue of such eq ui vale nce that catalogues thrice these prices ? Still a nother surprise. Behold! the prices conceded to be jus t , attached to the Commem orative iss ue of th e stamps of New South \.Vales . Don't fail to carefull y sc rutinize the prices of the 1 shillin g browu , brow n violet , li g ht brown, cocoa brown, or any other sh ad e cousidered correct or proper to s uit the most fas tidi ous. The ca t alog ue quota tion on this stamp is u o t a penny more th a n three cents. I s it possible tha t thi s s tam p is reall y so common as to be valued a t this in concei va ble figure? Wh y , our curre nt fifteen centstampsare priced at the same fi gu re (three cents) but the face val u e is fo rty per ce nt. less- a lm ost h a lf. Ag ain, direct yo ur gaze upon the pages of New South \ Vales ; the fi\·e shilling3 d e no m ination ; color violet ; a nd a v e ry handsome stamp, (a n acq uainta nce nicknarues it the geog raphi cal stamp) particularl y th e we ll selected des ig n. It is we ll understood, tha t wh e n the iss u ance of a n y sta mp is decla red ob ~ o lete , or in oth e r words , the disconti nua nc e of a s tamp for postal duties; the market value of s uch stamps is expected to inc rease ; the s uppl y is p ermane ntl y s top ped and the J e rn a nd is iucessa utly g row ing la rg er. In m y opinion , the fi ve s hillings sta mp is p ri ced enti r el y too le> w, for t wo reas ons. The first: no U ni te d Sta t es s tamp, of a ny iss ue o r deu o rnin :?.tion can eq uall y be compa red to thi s sta mp , the catalog ue valua tion b e in g only fi fty ce nts ; a nd m y s econd reaso n is tha t th e s ta m p is obsolete, a nd h as b ee n so for ove r a yea r. T o co ntinu e in thi s ph:ise g ro ws a bit m o no t o n o us , ther efore I will des is t with a few wor ds o f ex p lana t ion. I could1fi ll innummera bl e pages o f su ch di scre pa n cies a n d c omp a risons, but wha t lJ as b een ci ted, I belie ve w ill s er ve as a fitt in g i llu st ratio n. If the prices on U n ited S ta les sta m ps were to act as a s ta nda rd of judging , or in other word s, a criterion, th e n it is n eedless lo s tate th a t many o th e r s ta mps are d ecidedly under-priced. In writin g thi s article, the a uthor wishes it to be clea rly und e rstood that no a tt e mpt is m ade to es ta bl ish the market va lue of a n y stamp. His only object was to point out certa in discrepa ncies , which came U!1der bis observation , a ft e r a ca reful a nd informa l inquiry into lhe m a tter, preceded b y undi sp uted argum e nts. It is essential lilat the prices of current ca nceled stamps, should be und ev ia tin g th e wo rld over ; tak in g under consideration , til e approximate a mount of m a il transactions carried · on ; th e number of s ta mps of eac h de nomination iss ued, a nJ the total busiuC'SS population-if same is procurable . The U nited Stales s ta mps should certainl y be m ore co rn n1 o n than th e stamps of a n y one o the1' co untry , if we can re ly upon Post Office y early reports, b ut a ccordin g to m y comparisons, the y are certa inly .overestimated o r th e few foreign s tam ps noted a re <lecidedly underrated, a nd there are m a n y such instances which th e lack o f space prevents menti o n of. It's in the" Weekly." T HE SEVf£R E sen te nc e i 111 posed 0 11 Woll e, lh e s ta mp fra ud, sh ould be a wa rnin g to all c h aracte rs inclinin g to li ke purs uits . ·we were offered a full report of til e tr ial, but l earning that lllfekeel's Weekly would p u blis h a s ten og ra phic r eport of th e pro ceedin gs , a nd knowing th a t e very collector reads the Weekly we decid ed to decline the offe r. a li ve m agazine in CanadaIt a nd thi s for o nl y 30c . W a uUhem? TH E RE 'S Th e Montreal Pltilatelist. �I TH E V IRGI N I A PHILATELIST. Exchanging Stamps. BY THE E DITOR. .,r~REQUENTLY, iu glauc in g over philatelic publications, we read ad vertiseme u ls of collectors who <les ire exch a nge on the basis of Scott, S enf, or Stanl ey Gibbo ns. It appears l o be the most simple a nd practicabl e mode of securing from foreign colle ctors s tamps of th eir countries in excha nge for our duplicates. In m a ny cases it has bee n the mea ns of adding good a nd rare s ta mps to our coliections without actu al expe nd it ure of cash, 'Sa ye the postage fees. The practice is a good o ue, I dare say, a nd from m y own experien ce, covering a period of many yea rs, I ca n h eartily commend it. But, as all other thin gs of like nature , fo rei g n exchange h as its pros a nd co11sits glad s urprises, and its sad d isappo in tm e nts. Disappointments, t h ough , hav e been rare occurrences in m y experience, a nd I h av e found m y foreign correspondents, almost to a m a n , gentle me n , a nd th eir transactious not aloue mark ed by h ones ty b ut by great courtesy, li berality a nd ge nerosity . . But it is of th e disa ppointments I wo uld write-how they occu r , and h ow they m ay be avoided. We a re disappointed in rcce 1vrng a selection of common, poorly centered, torn , or h eavily canceled sta mps in exch ange for a clean, good selectio n we sent, from which, we are lacon ically informed , so-a nd- so much h as been retained. Th e bes t poli cy wo nlcl be. to "grin a nd bear it," and make a mental not e of it. Frequenlly o ne is tempted to resort to a "scor chin g letter". Don't do that. \ ¥ hil e the U. P. U. un co nscio usly conr~ - 105 veys yo ur irate effusion a t the ra te of five cents pe r g ush-th e re's no satisfaction in it to you. Fa;· b etter hi e thyself to some secluded nich e aud-kick thyself sevc:.rel y -lhrice. Caramba / But t he re 's a w·ay o f providing aga in st th ese disappo intments , which , perh aps , yon sometimes bring to others. E xcha nging is 11 ot buyi ng , and wh e ree ver th ere is a ri s k , a certai n degree of fa ith and co nfide n ce is a prerequisite. Fi rst, exchange want li s ts and state wh a t you h m·e to offe r. Do not 111isrepr ese11t your stamps· -tb e party a t the "other e nd " ma y be jus t as well - if no t better-ve rsed in stamp lore th a n you a re. Provide , tha t , unless stan1ps are as represen te d, n o dea l. If everything appears sa tisfac tory lo yo u, send on your sta mps. Regis/er them; a nd 1t will not acc ru e to your l as~ if you include o ue or twp "com plimentary sta m ps'' . List yo ur s tamps ac corcliu g to the ca talogue agreed upon , mid s tate that fac t a t the top of yo ur she e t. If your firs t tran saction has bee n sa ti sfactory, r epeat it ; se nd better class stamps; a lways try lo do yo ur best- to s h ow your co nfi den c·e. In n ea rl y every case you will touch a respo nsive chord. Real s la mp collecto rs a r e ge ntl e m c nremember that. Obli ge your corresponde nt in e yery w::i y you can. If he w a nts th e curre nt iss u e of your country, unused, and se nd s the cash, or its equirnlent, in pay m e n t , secure the m fo r him, we ll cc:n l ercd, good specimens; a nd do not cllarge him "10 % over face " -it looks so "sma ll " -don ' t do that. You ma y "·ish the same favor in return some day . These a re th e rul es that shou ld gove rn yo u-w ith these rules I have but in one instance met w ith disappointm e nt. C. E . H USSMAN has remoYed to Rooms 420 and 421 F ull e rton Buildin g, 7th and Pine Stree ts, St. Lou is, Mo. �106 THE VIRGIN I A PH IL ATELIST. d a rk pnrple col orer! rnriety ; the s ta111 p a ppears now in deep blu e, and it is CQ~MUNICJ.\T/Qty,s rum ore d th at a p~rmanent iss ue wi ll appear shortl y, th e presen t be in g so rt of a j ubil ee iss u e. New York Correspondence. The a rticle on the s tamps o f J apau co mm e nc ed in th e December numbe r of the VIRGI:'-1 IA PHILAT Ef. IST is bot h tilll e L ENNQD . ly and interes ting. At th e present u10m e n t, th e m a rke t is so flooded with num~TAMP a ffair s "·ere ra th er quiet the @Y fe w weeks ,precedi ng Christmas , erous forgeries and.facsim iles of Japa nese the call b e in g for albums, ca ta - s ta mps, tha t a n exlnus tiv e treati se d e:i ling with th is subj ect is a lo ng felt wa nt , a lo gues, pack e ts, et crctera . ew i ss ue ~ sell rapidly, prefereuc e bei ng g i\•cn to and will act as a godse nd to m a :i y r1 iscouraged colle c tors. British Colonials iu th e unu sed condition. Th e flood 0 f 11 e w sta mps fro m ou r \Vltile co n ve rs in g with a fe llow coll ect or , o ur conve rsat io n dr ifted t oward the n ortherl y n e ighbor is ge ttin g ra th C'r monotonous . The latest, the tricol o red cleve r idea of iss uing co loreLl nt a ps with "Map" stamp , is a fa ilure , from a n a r tisthe a lbums. He (li 1ce u1 yse lf), n o t pos tic point. In m y opinio n ( wou lr1 con - sess io g o n e of the n ew-fang l ed affa irs, s ide r it more proper to h aYe th e "water" a nd not h av in g a n y iut e ution o f tran sin bla ck or just pl a iu whi te a nd the ferri ng bis collec ti o n Lo s uch a n alb um , "ali e n " countri es in l ig ht bl ue. From a s uggested that the publishe rs o f the casual g lance, one wo ul d think t he blu e standard cata logu e could do n ot hin g 1)e tcolor de sig nates the la nd. Accord in g to tc r th a n issc:e a se t of co lored m aps, in th e 11/etropolitan Philatelist, " we haYe reduced size with the 59 lh ed iti on. The further in fonnation th a t the co lors of ·add it io nal cost (if there was a n y) he co nthis stamp are t o be cha nged, a nd th a t it s idered wo u ld be c h e erfully paid, (say; will be pri nted her eafter in blac k , r ed a bout ten ce nts), a n rl the in co u veniencc a nd g r ee n . \V e a re a lso informed of an abated and th e sta ndin g a nd perm :wen t error in the map whic h will necessi tate iu fo rmati o u ga in ed , wou ld be s uitabl e ne w plates." com pensa ti o n for the s m a ll o utl ay . I The supplemen t to the 5S Lh edition of h ea rtil y e nd orse these views in toto. th e Standard Catalog u e appea red t h e Large In su ra nce a nd Trus t Compan ies latter pa r t of ove m 'Je r , at ten ce n ts a find m uc h cause for complaint at t!J e a bcopy. Some one is eo 1111ng mon ey . se n ce o f re ve nu e sta mps of hi ghe r deO n e pec ulia r d iscrepa ncy I no te , is that nom inatio ns t h a u fifty doll a r5. A few all the specu lative e mi ss ions are included wee ks ago a corpora tion fil ed a mortgage , under regula r iss ues, a nd som e a re p ri ced. th e tax on whic!J required five th o usa nd This is a severe blow to the S. S . S. S . do ll a rs. lt beca1ne nece ssa ry to affix o n e In add itio n to the two n ew s izes of hun d reLl fift y- do llar s ta m ps . S uc h inperforations on 2~ pence New South sta nces a re rare, I.Jut neverthe less U ucl e Wales stam ps, credited to me in the .3am, o r th e prope r a utll oriti es, sh o ul d Metropol-itan P!tilatelist, I ha ve di sco>- always be able to ta ke ca re of s uch e merered the fo ll ow in g, i n over two hundred ge ncies, and n ot compel o ur s taid b u sicopi es, v iz: 12 x l H, 12x ll , ll ~x 1 2. Pre- · n ess men o f reli g ious inclina ti o ns, to v io u sly n o ted 12x ! 2, l l qx l 1 in Decem become bl:isphe m ers t e mp orarily, t o th e ber 10th ! JI!. P. These re marks apply to deli g ht o f tlie office boy, a nd pe rlll a n e n t �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELI ST. insa nity of the " b el y t yp e writeris t. " At a sale , held re cen tly in London , En g la nd, t he fo llowin g are som e of the prices obt'lin ed: Spain.-Madrid , 1852, two r ea les, ora ng e, $ 100.00 ($200.00 ) ; 1852, two rea l es , red , abo u t $55.00 ($ 125 ) ; 1853, t wo rea les , scarlet , about $45.00 (:J;i0.00 ); L agos, 10 s llilling , b ro wn Yiolet , in mint s ta te, ab out $55.1.'0 ($ 100.00 ) ; N ewfoundland, 6 ~ pence, scarl e t ve rmilio n, n o g um , ab o ut $57.00 ($30.00 ); Ne vis, six pence , g ree n $2·5.00 ($ :i5.00) ; a nd a two penc e bro wn o n red of the firs t issu e o f Wes te rn Aus tralia rea li zed ab out $27.00 ($50.00). Fig ures iu pa re nth es is were a dded b y yo urs trul y a nd des ig na te 5Sth ca ta log ue q uo tation s. A ll s ta111ps we re unu s ed. Philate li c exlli b iti o ns a r e little th oug ht of in this coun t ry , but in E u rope s uc h e x hibition s a re h e ld y ea rly in the la rg e r c1t1es. Th e Ma nchest e r (E ng land ) Phila telic Societ y will hold a n Inte rna ti o na l Phila t elic Ex hibi t io n n ex t Jul y ; a lso p repa ration s a r e a l m ost com ple ted fo r th e la rg es t phila teli c ex hibi t ion e ver co nte m pla ted . Th e la tt e r w ill be h eld in P a ri s while th e " \Vo rld' s Fair " is in prog re ss. The d a te selected fo r th e g rand ope nin g is Aug ust , 1900- t wen ty months h e nce. " St. V ince nt Cro w n Ag e nts in te nd to dis co ntinue the iss u a n ce of a ll st a m ps of the prese nt type a nd ad op t th e D e la Rue de s ig n ," is a ph rase I' ve h ea rd a t leas t-well, ueve r 111 incl h ow m a u y tim es , e nou g h to sa ti sfy th e m os t lrn ng ry pass ion for se nsa tiona l " ue ws. " I' ve becom e so ha rcle u ed tha t littl e thi ng s of s uch a na ture, a re casua ll y pe r ns ecl , b ut wh e n I note<l that the news ca m e dir ect fro m S t. Vinc e nt , I was qu ick to tak e t h e hin t to fill up m y unused , which I d id , a t ab out 25 % o ve r fa ce . Anot her colon y tha t has h ad to b ea r th e bru nt o f 111 uc h s pecula tio n as to the s u pp osed ch a nges of its sta mps , is Turk 's I sla nds. The r u mored cha ng e , whi ch was uni ye rsall y 107 acc ep : ed as a uth e u tic about th ree y ea rs ago , ca used a gen era l scrambl e for th'.! ~e stamps, b u t the ch a nge ne ve r came , a lthoug h th e s ta mps t h a t a ppea r ed la ter 011, were call ed by m a n y as r e-i ss u es , (as it is seems tha t s om e c h a nge wa s c on te m plated) ; t he colors wer e a d a rk er s llacl e , poo r ink b ein g us ed; the g um is of the " cra c knel " so rt ; ca reless h a nd lin g is a pt to d e3 troy the s ta m p for collection pur p::>Ses . Th e on ~ shillin ovalue is ca talogu ed a nd price d in 5Stl1 cat alog u e. As I say, so1n e ch a ng e was c e r ta inl y m ed ita ted as th e fo ur p e n ce lila c a nd bln e a nd t h e fi ve pe n c e g re e n a ud carmiu e of 1S9 1 9 3 iss ue . D 2 la R u e desig n would indicat e. Wh y th e o th e r va lu es we re n e ve r br;:m gh t o u t in th is ty pe I a m un a bl e to com pre h e nd . Th e fi ve pe n ce de nomin a t io n was u nd e rs tood to d ispose of til e six pe nc e , the re for e th e spQ cula ti o n in thi s sta mp. Deal e rs p rocured large stoc ks a nd th e la te R e ary Gre mm e l h eld o ne of th e la rges t in t h e wo rld , bu t s i n e~ t h e in for m at io n b as bee n ob bi ned , that 110 otlle r cll:i. ng cs we re t o be m ade, dea lers w ere eage r t o unl oad. i\!Ia n y o f the s ta m ps were o n the rna r ket u p to a yea r ago, b ut si nce th e Scott Co. ln s ca talogc1ed th e Cl n e sll illin g iu t wo sh ad es, d ea lers ha ve cu r tai led t h e ir s ell ing prices, or refus e to sell th e s ix pe uc e, o r a n y of t h e ot h er re-issued sta m ps, u n ti l i t has be e n dec id ed wha t the ca la log ue m akers in tend to d o wi th tll es e s had es . At t h e pres e nt m om e u t it is ru m o re d tha t thi s c;ilo n y int e uds t o r ed uc e th e sea-go ing ra t e of p os tag e to two p en c e ; it wi ll t h e u be c o m e n ecessa ry t o iss ue a s ta mp of t hat cl e no :u iua tio n. It w ay p oss ibly s trik e til e fa ncy of th e C row n Ag e n ts, to acl opt t h e c h a ng e t lrnt was c on templa ted s cYer a l years ago, a nd iss u e t h e e ntire set in th e sa m e d::!s ig n as th e 4 a nd 5 pen ce. It wo ul d b e ex c e ed ing ly im prope r t o cl ose m y l e tt er w ith o u t wi sh ing m y r ead e rs a H a ppy New Y ea r. �THE VIRGI NIA PHILATELIST. 108 Canadian Notes . BY R . G. WIDDICOMB E. ON ACCOUNT of the reg ular correspondent of this paper h aving remov ed t o Virginia, the publish ers b ave reques ted me to act as Cana di a n contributor. I will endeavor to keep the r eaders of TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST posted on matters p hila telic in Canada . The new "Penny Postage" rate we n t into effect on Christ m as Day. The first letters sent to England bea ring the new stam? were from the G ov ernor General to Her Ma j esty the Q ueen, a ud from the Postm as ter- Ge n e ral of Canada t o the Pos tmas ter-G e neral of E ng land. In like manner the firs t le tter from E ng land posted on Christmas was from the Queen of England to the G overnor-General and the administrators of all colonies who a re in tll e ocean pos tage scheme. Of cou rse , a ll such lette rs are in ordinary cases franked a nd free, but the pay in g by s ta mp was adopted for these particular le tte rs in · order to commemorate the ina ug u ratiou of " Penny Pos tage " o n both sides of th e A tla nt ic. All tbese commemoration l etters were posted at midnight on the 24th . The following is a n offic ia l list of th e places, other tha n Great Brita in , to which letters can be sent fo r two cents o n anC. after Christmas Day :-Aden , Bahamas, British Central Africa, Britis h East Africa, British India, Cey lo n, Cy prus, Falk land I sla nd s, Fiji, Ga m bia, Gibraltar, Gold Coast , Hong Kong , Lagos , L eeward I s lauds, Nata l , Newfound la nd , N iger Coast Protectorate , St. Helena, Seyche lles, S ierra Leone , S traits Settle men ts, Trinidad, T obago, Turk's Islands, Uganda, and Windward Isla nds . But th e Cana dian farmer, who very seldom, if eve r h as occasion to se nd a le tter to th es e far-off lands, whe n h e wants to comm u nicate with any one in a nea r-by town, must pay thr ee cents. \Vhat se nse is there in such a discrim inatio n against Canadian s ? \ Vh y s ll ou lcl we pay two cents for a lo ng distance, a nd three cent s for a s h o rt o ne ? Mr. R . S. Mason , oue of Hamilton' s well-k nown "stamp fiends" h as openerl u p a stamp office clow n town, a nd with th e la rg e numbe r of col lecto rs th a t H a milto n h as, shou ld doa good b u s iness. It is rumored tb ata number o f Torou to capita lists of p hi late lic p e rs uas io11 ma y publi sh a sta 111pic m o nthl y a la VIRGlNIA P1-nr,AT ELIST. If it reaches that l eve l , it won 't b e far from the lin e of perfection. Th e las t o! th e " m ap le leaf" iss ucstb e 10 c e nt value-has now given way t o the " nume ral" iss ue. It is a rath er difficult ·n a tter to tel l wbeu th e higher denomination s will appear, as there seems to be a considerable s uppl y of the old stamps o n b a nd. P late Number 3 of th e 1 cent g ree n " num eral " issue ha s just m ade its ap p eara nce . Tb e pos t-office s in m a uy Canad ia n ci ties still bm·e the 20 and 50 ce nt jubilees o n sale. Th e Allegheny Pl11latehst says :"Canada is sa id to h a rbor one, a n a rti s ti c ge nius, wh o, b y a chemica l process, con verts the colo r of th e 2 c e nt Navy Department from blu e to gree n , thu s m a kin g a counte rfe i t of th e rare e rror." Nmv, I'm lookin g for news. \Vho is he ? \Vh y n ot brin g him before th e postal authorities, t ha t h e may be , if th e above item be tru e , co mpelled to cease hi s nefar ious practices. Canadian justice is , as a ru le, speedy and s ure . The Ph ilatelic llfessenger is m a king a braYe attempt to catch up with Father Tim e, but as yet Mr. Knight h as not pro ved him self equal t o tll e occasion. �TH E VIRGINIA PHIL 8..TE LIST. Our Australian Letter. SYDNE Y , N . S. W., A USTR .-\ I. U. Aue. D IETZ, Riclti11011 d t' 11. M Y DEA R . \. I \. ( ~JR . DI ETZ : Th e mai l las t ni g!Jt broug il t yo ur w o11der/ ul au11i ve rsa ry 11L1111bcr fo r S epte mb er last, aml I haste n to \\" r ite a nd tha n k yo u fo r it a nd to e xp ress m y ad mi ra ti o n for e\·ery thi11 g iu it. Th e " get up " is ad mi rab le, til e r cad i11g m a tt e r a nd illustra ti o ns a re excelle nt , t he pape r , th e pri11tiu g, e ve n th e ve ry adve rli se111e11 ts stamp it as be i11 g a c/1e.fd' a·11 vr e. Pray ac ce p t m y h ea rt iest co ngra tul a ti ons and compl im e nts. Th e Sydn ey P hil ate li c Clu b h eld a q ua rt e rly m ect iu g abo ut th e mi dd le of last m o11lh , the p r es ide n t, S urg eo11 Coloue l \Villia ms, bei ng in the · cha ir, wh e n Mr. H imm elh och e x h ibited som e pla tes of ' ew So ul h \Val es la ure at es a nd Mr. Montgo meri e H amilt on sh o\\" ed som e o ld V ic toria reg istra tio n ra riti es . Mr. A. F . Basse t-Hull , the old es t a nd'b est of Austra li a n ph ila teli sts, lrns in ve11tecl a m ovab le fra m e fo r ex hibiti11 g stam ps at m e etin g s a ud tli e clu b \\"e re de li g h ted \Y ilh its i11 ge nuity . I s upp ose ) ou ha ve s een a ll the \"a rie ti es o f t he Ne w Zealand n ew issue and ba,·e ad mired th en1. Th e vie ws a re reall y ve ry good a nd th e aspec t of 111uclI of New Zea la11d li fe a nd sce nery is fait lIfull y rl e pi ct ecl. At th e sam e t im e wh e n these s ta m ps, a ucl m a ny ot h ers of lik e c harac t er fro m o lh e r co un t ri es, a re compa red witil so me o f the earli er e xa m ples o f phil a te li c work th e res ult is d isa ppo int in g . W h en d ea li ng with th is s ubj ec t , so me lim e ba ck , a master o f our cra ft \\"ro le: ' ' H ow g ra nd ly t hose d ig n ified st ee l e ngra ,·ings held t he ir gra ce fu l positi o ns iu o ur a l bu rn , a nd oh ! how pi tifull y ch eap th e sur fa ce priu ts looked be nea th lli e m ! W h e n will a noth e r Hum p h rey crea t e aga iu such 111 aslc r pi ec es as lh e St. V in- 109 c e u ts, the squ are N e w So uth \V'.tles, t!Je fi rst Quee usla ncls a nd a ll th ose o th e r class icall y s impl e a nd emiue ntl y b ea utiful Bri t ish Colonia ls ?" I h a\"e see u cop ies of th e 4cl yell ow a nd 2} cl r eel of Q u ee nsla nd alt ered ·so tha t lhe fi g ures -lei a nd 21cl a p pear in all fo ur corne rs. Th e stamps are also in " Ca m eo," so fa r as lh e Qu ee n 's h ead is co uc ern ed . I do n ' t lhiu k m uc lI of t!Jem. Of cours e Australia n phila telis ts look forwa rd to th e consumma li on of Australia n Federa ti on as a n o pp ortuni ty, uniqu e in til e ,,·oriel 's hist ory, fo r th e p urpos e of issuin g a 11 ew set o f pos tage s ta mps . Fo r , unlik e Ca uacla, we sh a ll sta rt p erfe c tl y fo rm ed i n to a ua t io n. Ther e wi ll be n o Ne wfoundland to d ist urb til e ro un d ed contours of the pe rfect Aus tra lia n Comm 01r.-,,ea lth . Le t us h ope that som e real e ffor t will b e m ad e to pu t fo rth a tru ly charac teris ti c se t of pos tag e sta m ps, en graved d es ig ns of the p e opl e 's hi s tory and aspi rations! Can adian· Comment. T 11·0 \\"eek lies fo r a cou ntry t he s ize of Ca nada is doi ng ,-e ry we ll , too '\"ell to las t , in fa ct. S in ce th e in trocl uc tiou . of th e c h ea p p os tal n otes in Ca nad a o n e o f th e g rea t cl isadva utag cs o f t h e m a il orde r b usiness has bee n swept a \\"ay . Th ere is a la w in th e Do m in ion mak ing it a cr im in al o ff ense lo bli y sla m ps from a nyo ne but a legall y a uthori zed sta mp ve udor , a nd such li ceu ses a re very h ard to ob ta in . S o th at p eople do ing a m a il ord er bus ines ran a ce rtai n r is k iu d ispos in g of sur plus sta m ps. T hi :; will 11ow be d on e a way with as u ine -ten t hs of t h e peo pl e will us e th e new p os ta l notes. Th e d es ig n o f th e n ew s la mp fo r lh c I m peria l Penn y Pos tage is to our m iu d , a fa r be t te r on e lha n a ny in use d urin g t h e pnst few yea rs. I. L . P . �110 THE V IRGIN I A P HIL AT E LIST . Boston Bits. B Y B O ST O)! I.'1.)1 . I di sli ke t o disap po in t a nyo ne, mu cli less th e r eade rs of the VIR G!)! IA P HILA· TELIST ; bu t t h is mouth I a m a fraid I sh all h av e to, for th e m a rk ed co py of B. L . D r e w & Co 's a u c ti o n catalog u e , con ~ ta inin g th e p ri ces reali zed a t th e ir sale of N ovembe r 30th has been mi sla id a nd is utte rl y lost. I ca n assure y o u , o ne a nd all, tha t t his is as 111m.: h o f a disa ppo intm en t to m e as it is to you , a 11d if it does n ot l ead m e to tak e m y life , it w ill be b ecause I am watch ed. If I was blessed wi th th e m e m ory of some p hil a t elis ts, (wh o h ave th e wh ole of Sco tt 's ca ta logue dow n b y h ea rt ) I s ho uld not min d it so much , b u t, as i t is, I ca n on ly reca ll th e fac t t ha t th e colle ction offe red, wh ich a p p ear ed t o be t h e ce u tre o f in te r est, a nd which ca talog ued som ewhe re in tli e n e ig hborh ood of $1,400 , was fin all y k n ocked down a t $316 .00. On a u ave rag e the Colu m b ia n R ep u blic sta mps offe red , o f which t h e r e was a fi n e lo t , broug h t a bo ut 40 % of ca talogue , one of which w ent for 20c over ca talogu e quota t io n . It bro ug ht :;>3. ~0 and was li sted a t $3 .00. The wh ol esal e lots o f reve nu es, ( . S .) b roug h t fro m 25 to 30 % of catalog ue a nd on t h e ·whole I shou ld t h ink tha t th e sale was a " ho wling su cc ess . " Amon g t h e ne w issues t o ap pear th is m o n th a t th e Hub , was th e n.ew, 6d, 2s h 6d and I Os h N ige r Coast. Th ey a re ve ry a ttractive stamp s, es p ecially the la t te r , which is printed in a brig ht purple color , a nd a h a ndsom e r s tamp bas n ot sh ow n up iu so m e tim e . Ot he r ne w issu es , a re the lOc Ca nad ia n, " ·ith nu m e rals i n lowe r corne rs; 2c Impe ri al P osta~e stamps, pr in t ed i n t h r ee colo rs a nd very h a ndsome , a nd three valu es of th e new issu e from British S outh Afr ica , being th e l d ca rmi n e, 6d ma ll\·e, a nd 1s h in l ig ht oli ve brow n . Scott 's new s up ple m en t a ry catalog u e , is on de ck , li stin g . all n ew iss u es up to Oct ober 15, 1898. It is bei n g eage rl y sought for , a nd a la rge sale is ass ur ed. Rob ie's much-ta lked-o f a nu ad ve rtised " Sta mp Huntin g ," h as also be e n rece ived, a ud is m ee tin g with a pprova l o n all sid eo; . Th e rus li for the n ew r e ve11 u es, h as so m e wha t a ba t ed, p resum ably on ac co un t of th e la rg e qu a nti ties wh ic h a re bein g used. The re is s till a good de m a nd fo r th e thre e hi g h valu es o f Om a has used , t h e oth e r yalu es a re t o be h ad iu large qua nti t ies . Th e ne w Int ern a t io na l p ostage s t a mp albu m fo r 1899 , see ms t o b e a d ec ided im p ro ve m e u t o ver all for m e r edi t io ns , as la rg e sales, whi ch it is a lready h a vin g , wo ul d ind icate. All th e n e w U . S. r evenues for 1898 are in cl uded iu th is \"olu m e , a nd a noth er improve m e n t is the bla nk pages lef t for Afg ha ni s ta n a nd the native In dia n States , for who ca r es to see page a fte r pag e of bla n k pag es , as o n e t urn s t he l ea ves of hi s or h er alb um ? Eng lish Items . B Y W . F. TREGO. 0)1 DECE:lrn ER 1s t a Pa rcel Post ser vice to th e T e rritor ies o f th e R oyal N iger Co mpa n y, co mmo nl y k n ow n as N ige r ia, ca m e in to ope rat io n . T he Gove rnm e n ts of Fra nce a ud G rea t Bri tain h av e concl uded a u ag ree m e nt , by whic h pa rcels cau be de li ve r ed a t the add resses of r ece ive rs in ei th e r co untry d uty pa id , prov ided that s u ffic ie nt fu nds have be e n depos ited i:ly th e se nde rs. Arra nge m e nts h ave b een m ade by th e Ca nadia n Go vernm e n t by wh ich s ta mp s o f th e Do m inio u , valu es fr om h alf to fift y c en ts; can b e obt ained a t t he Office of t h e H ig h Co m m issio n er , 17 V ic to ri a St. , Lo ndo n , S. W. Acco rd in g to th e D aily J1fail th e Pos t �TI-IE VIRGINIA PHIL ATELIST. O~ce offic ials h av e de c ided not to iss ue an y so u \·e uir of the institution of "Irnp <>rial Penn y Postag e ," as it wo uld ~e r ve no u seful pu rp ose, a nd the d istrib tition of til e sta m ps lo. the var ious post-offices \\"Ould involve an enormous a m ou nt of ex tra work.-[Tha nk g racious !-Eo. Sir J. H e nniker Heaton, M. P ., t o whom we a re indebt ed for thi s sclle m e, has reaso n to believe tha t the Australian colonies wi ll j o in, h e hav ing receiv ed a u offic ial s tatement from the Postm as terGenern l of Q uee nsland lo the effect tl.Jat thi s c olo n y will do so. A Philateli c E xhibition , lo whic h H. R. H . the Duk e of Yo rk has give n hi s pa tro n ngc, will be h eld at Manc h ester next y ear. Jt will be ope ned on Jun e 29 th , and will rem a iu ope n for a week. I shall be ab le to g ive furt h er pa rti c ula rs next month . Railway l e tt ~ r-fee sta mps a re attractin g co nsid erabl e a tte nti on amo ngs t collectors at prese nt. Although the y onl y came iuto use iu 1891 several va ri e tie s a re alm os t un obta in ab le , lh e rnihrn ys wlli ch iss ued them h av in g bee n a m algamated \\"ith othe r large r compau ies. J a nuary 10th is th e 5Dtll a nniversary of the introd uction o f penn y postage. A pair ·o f Maurit ius l d r ed, o n or ig in a l wrapper, whi ch were discovered in a Bombay office, a re be in g offered fo r sale a t the price o f £ :2000. Messrs . S tanley G ib bo us , LtJ. wis!J to Jraw th e atte nti on of collectors of F r e nc h sta mps to a d a ng erous forgery of the 1 franc, orange, (Second l.:epub li c) whic h is b e in g pl aced o n th e nnrk et. The color has bee n ve ry suc cess full y imita ted, hut th e paper is thicker and coa rser tha n th a t of th e o ri g iu a L a nd is m ore gray in to ne . A copy o f the Id "Govt. Parcels" with the s urch a rge in ver ted h as bee n discove red. TR V a n ad in F e b ru a ry 111 :\I AJ. J:-; o. F. :\l.-\ YER, Presi cle ut. DR. !\1I ARK \V. PEYSER, Vice Presiden t. \Vru. s. A H ERX, Sec ' y-Treas. ]OH:"i PAALZO \ V, 1018 P:i.rk Ave ., R:c·nuon :l Va . , Sa les 1\'la11age1·. C. F. \V. i\ IoSER , Counterfeit De tec t o r. O:Ti.::i:l.1 O r.~1u: ·r 11 s V1Rr. T:-.;'I.-\ PHILATELIST. :\..;s : :> c hti o n m ee ls oa th e lO lh o f every m o nth , :i. l S o'clock p. m. , at l ;) N. E le \·e nlh St. , R ichmond , Y irgini a . RICHMO:s'D, VA., D ec. I O, 1898. To th e Jllembcrs of the V. P .A.: The six teenth mee tin g o f th e Assoc i:iti o n occ urred o u Saturday and thi s, togeth e r wit h the abse nce from town of several m e mb ers, was re sp onsiqle fo r lhe a tte nda n ce, wh ich was not la rge. Dr. M . W. Pe ys er presided a nd Mr. R. J. Redford a cted as sec retary. Mes srs. E mil Gerlich a nd Robert Kessler were un a nilll ously ele cted to memb e rship. Appli cation for m emb ersh ip: Geo . C. H a rtnng , Ch icago, Iii. Age 2 l , Occupati o n Clerk and F lorist, Specialties U . S. a nd B. C. R efe rence s, Richard H a lm Chica go, Franklin Stearns, V irgiuia'. M r. Dietz gay e so me interestin g points , a nd there was a genera l and a nima ted c1 iscuss ion as to the bes t means of e nte rta1mu g o ur co nYenti on of '99. The ev enin g's business being concluded the m ee tin g wa' adjo urned . Respectfull y submitted , R. J. REDFORD, S e c. p ro tem . Th e A m erica11 Journal o.f Pltilately c hroni cles the following U. S . in the ne w colurs : JOc lig ht brown. J 5c o li ve g re en. Wate rmarked U. S. P. S., perforated 1 ~. You ca nnot afford to overlook lhe ba rga in s in lVIekeel 's pa g e ad. �THE V IRG INI A PHILAT E LIST. 11 2 So~rnrnN PHll~nuc ~~~ocrn110N. H. FENTON. rresiden t. A UG . DIETZ, Vice-P1·eside 11 t. \V . C . L O\VR v, Sec'y-T reas., Ab i le n e, T ex:i s . C H A R L ES \ VAH. I >: G, Sa l e s S u p e r inte n d eu t. IJ. E . H AZEN, I11 ten w t i o 11 a l Secr e tnr y . C H A RLES P. GAL YON, l. i b r rir i n 11 . F . NOYES, Co un t e rfe i t Detect o r. E l\ IIL GERL I CH, R o nER T K ESS L E R , lloa rd of Tru stees . TH E VtRGIXIA P 1.i ILATE L 1ST , O ffi cia l O r g~ut. Secretary's Report. NEW M EMBERS . l :!U S. P. Lev , P . 0 . Box G5, H a r rim:-in, T en n . 127 Jle uj . Coh e n , lG-l E . JOU th -st ., K e w Yo r k Cit y. 128 Heze k ia h \ 1,?ee d, 38 S umm e r -st ,S t n m ford,C o 1111 . 12!) F. G. B la' u de lh , Y um a, Ar iz. WO \Valter R m11111 e l l 1 Sa n Anto ni o , T ex ns. 131 L. P . H ead , H ick m a n , K y . 102 W. Me lrnse, R ich fi e ld , N. ] . APP LICA T IONS. Bruce , W. H ., Ha n fo r d, Con n. Age i!B, No tar y P u bl ic . R e fs. , Ch as. 'Nar in g , F:dw. Cook, Wa lter C. Lo w r y. Du Bose, C h a s . N . , 701 N . 5th -s t. , \Vnco, T exRs. Age 14. Office boy . Re fs ., M. B. Dad s, J r.. Ri c h ard S. Rod ge r s, Ro y B. Brad ley . H oward, J .P. , car e Chr is t ie Br ow:., & Co., T o ro 11 · l o , Ont. Ca n . Age JG , Clerk. Re fs., H . Feu to u , \Vn1. l\'I yers, \V. C. Lowry. 13:i ch , Rudol ph C., 45 1 Sa n g u : u et-st. , Moutrea l, Ca n ada . Age 20, Stan 1p D ealer a u d publisher Montreal P h ilatel is t. Re f;-;., F. Stea r ns, A u g . Di e t z , \V. C. L ow r y. CHANGES OF ADDRESS. J. H. Conley from Lakela nd to Ta m pa, F la. r,e\vis Horue r from Madi s 01n· ille to Montgo m e r y , Texas. W. R u ssell Bro w n from Po r t A r th ur. O ut. , l o Bo x JDS, \V i nuipeg, Mauito ba . CORRECTIO!' I N AD DRE SS. J o h n H . l\'I 11e l ler, 2 12 E. tl3rd- s t. , Ch ica g o, Ill. FINANCES . Balance .. .... .. .... .. . .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. ... ... . ... ·7. 69 Recei ved from m embe rs ..... .. . .. . .85 Balanc e......... ... .. ........ .. . .. .$ 8.54 R espectfull y, WALTER C. LOWR Y , S ec-T reas. Librarian's Report. I w ish to submit lhe followin g report: In ca talog uin g and arran g in g a library I find it rather a ha rd task a n d o ne tha t co n surne s a g rea t dea l of lim e . Up to the prese nt I h av e a rran g ed papers ·whi ch "ere d onated by Fento n, Boyd , Warin g a nd m ys elf a nd a po rtion of tile old K . P . S . library , from which I il ave go tte n til e fo ll owing complete yol:umes and file s. A m e ri c:i. 11 Collec t o r II Amer.P hil. !\1ngn zi 'e III Bay Stn t e P hilate li st I Ca u . P hil. Magaz in e III Colum b ia n P hiln.te li s t I, II , I II , I V, \' E ver g r ee n S l a te Phil. Ill, VI, VII, V III Easter n P hil a t e li st X I V, XV,XV I, XV Il, XIX,XX F ilate lic F :tcts :t n d Fa lla d es V H o nie \ Vo r ker (o ld seri es) I Ho m e '\Vork e r (ne w seri es) III , I V , V H e ra ldExch a n geI, II ,I II I11t en1a ti on a l Phil I V-V I S t a m p I , II K e utuc k y Phil a telis t I T e u uessse P hil a t e lis t I Me k eel 's \\' eekl y V, V I , VII , VIII , I X, X , X I N. Y . P hil a t e lis t I , II O nw.h a P hil I,IJ ,lll ,I V ,V Post Office V II, VIII P hil C:l lifo rnin11 I , lII " Em VIII , I X Fac t ~ " " I P u ck I Advoca te I, II , III I\.1esse n ge r II L itera ture I " Penn. P hil. VI, VIII Rec r ea t io n E ch o I, II Rocky lWo uul ' u S t a mp I Sta m p ,'l'h e (N . Y .) II , Ill So uth e rn P hil v. VI Spy G lass I S l a mpm a n I, II Tra n s-Miss . S t:un p I It is m y inte nti on to g iye a n in stallme nt of com ple te volumes in each su cce eding iss u e of th e o ffici al organ until t he wh ole li brary is catalog ued. Also, I sh all g ive a partial wa nt list in next iss ue . H ave rece ntl y re cei ved do natio ns fr o m H . Fe to u , Chas. Warin g a ud R . S . N elso n . I h ave re ceived a box o f pap ers fro m M iss S teel e o f N ew Orlea n s, a p orti on of th e S . P . A. li bra ry , m ost of which were in had cond ition , whi ch I will a tt end to lat er o n. I think th ere is so m e mi sta k e on the part of th e Board o f Tru stees cl aiming th a t I had th e pap ers whi ch Miss Steel e shipped m e in m y p ossession seven we eks before reportin g sa m e t o them . I d o not k now th e exact da te th ey were shi pped m e, but it was thre e o r four �THE VIRGINIA PHIL ATELIST. wee k s after I \ms notified of their shipmen t b efo re I rec ei ved them, and after I d id recei ve the m I did not open them for some four or fi ve clays af te r which I notified the Board of Trustees. I hope a ll the members w ill do wh a t t h ey can towards assisting me in makin g our lib rary a good one. Yours for the good of the S . P. A. CH AS. P. GALYON, Libraria n . SALES DEPARTMENT._ SOUTHERN PH ILATELIC ASSOCIATIO:\'. Chas. Waring, Supt. of Sales, Box :292, KNO XVI LLE, T ENN. Report of Sales Supt., S. P. A. 83 books ou hand at las t r epor t , Ocl. JS..... .;;:.183.-JO 2·J books receh·ed s iuce In. s t report ... ..... ... ... 253.07 15 book s returned , \·alue (from w hich h rw e s old ;>4D.18) .... ... .. ..... .... ... ... ...... .. ......... lDD .H ·12 books now i u circ ul ati ou , n tl ue ....... . .. ... 537.03 Insurance fund.. ...... .. ... . ... . .... .............. . 20.1 3 Membe rs who h ave dupli ca tes of U. S. a nd Re ve nues and Spanish Coloni es will rlo well to send the m in n ow. I ca nn ot s u pply th e demand for this grade . U nused British Col s. of recent d ate a re a lso in d e mand and of the se there a re many ne w issues. Yours trul y, CHARLES vVARI:\' G. Two Pretty Publications. "Ti-m N e brask a Phi lateli c Bl ne Book" (\Vm. B. H op; o n , pub lish e r, Oma h a .Price !Oc ) is a n ea t, well-prin ted d ir ec tory of over 1100 N ebraska coll ec tors . It sh o uld be in the h ands of eve ry dea le r a u d publis h er. " B URTON 'S Auctio n Cata log u e " (J ud so n N . Bu rto n , Madison, N. Y.-g ratis. ) comes to us in a h olid ay dress, a nd co ntains, besides a good list of sta m ps , a frontispiece with a h a l f-ton e of Mr. Bmtou and hi s co111pli111 ents of t h e seaso n . 113 Is the O'Connell an Essay? -~ OME discu ssion h as been going o n in transatla nti c conte mporaries as to whethe r the famou s O'Connell stamp of New Brunswick ca n correct ly be call ed a rea l postage s tam p , or only a n essay. The hi.story of this st a mp can be briefly rep ea ted. In 1851 th e Hou. Charle s Co nnell (o r O'Connell?) was m ade Postm aste r Ge n eral of New.Bru n sw ick. Act in g in his official capaci ty he orde red a su pply of s tamps fro m the Ame rica n Bank Note Company, from des ig n s which h e hims elf prepared . The le with a s team e ng ine , his own portrait on the 3c, that of the Q ue e n on the lOc, a nd a stea m boa t on th e 1 2~c, a n d th e Prince 's portrait ou the lie . A bout lhe t im e of the a rr ival of these stamps from the Bank Note Company , Mr. O'Connell gave a banquet, a n d in th e cours e of the e ven ing each of the 200 g u ests was prese nte d with a copy of the 5c bearing their host's portra i t. Some of thes e were used next d ay , a n d du ly pa sec! through the m ails. Howeve r a political o pponent set to work to m a ke the appearance o f this sig n of th e Postmaste r Gen e ral 's selfe steelll th e occasio n for a di s turbance. A m ass meetin g was C'1 ll ecl, and O'Connell was req u ested to res ign. Upon his r e sign a tio n th e obn o xiou s s ta m p was d e stroy ed . \Ve fail t o uud e rstand why t h ere can be two opin io ns 0 11 th e matte r , for if the s ta u1p did duly for pos tag e, a nd was a uthori zed b y he who wa s the proper a u thority at th e ti m e , it must h ave been a lega l iss u e . A writer in th e £1tter1tat io1t a! P!til atelist says, " I h ave tho roughly iny es tigate d tb e s u bj ect and h :we a rrived at the decision that u ol a sing le specimen was ever u sed for posta ge ," but we think h e is wron g . Used copies tha t cou ld be well a utll e ntica te d h a ve bee n h ea rd o f and a re to be found i11 m a n y old colle tions.-Sta11tps. @ �114 THE V IR G INI A P HILATEL I ST . TH E s tamp w ai ke t is exceed iugl y acfr,e . The season is in full blast . P r ices reali zed a re above th e ave ra ge . W itha l th is heal thful state arg ues well for t!Je cond it ion of p h ila t e iy in ou r co u n t ry . Th e fo ll owing cxtraCl:s from a r ece11 t a uClio n sale of Mess rs . Boge rt & Durbin Co., w ill in lerest ou r readers . UNITED STATES .-Prov id e n c c 5c , 1111u sed, $3. 20: 1847 lOc , ni ce co p y , $2.50 ; 1347 5, l Oc , $ 1. 60; 1847 lOc , used o n o rig ina l co ve r , $ 1.60; 135 1 3c , un use d , o. g., 70c ; 1301 lOc, un u sed, o. g., Ye r y s carce, :1'5.00; 1851 l Oc , an unu sed o. g . pai r , ve ry fine, ra re, $13.00; 18-5 1 1, ~c (:2), 10, 12c, 1857 l Oc (new ), Ea g le and Franklin Carriers, SL 70; 185 1 1, 3, 10, 12c , a s tri p of lhree , l Oc (fi nej , Eagle and Frankli n Ca rr iers , $2.20; 18-37 l e , reprint of 1875, u nu sed , fine , $2.00; 1857 3 c, o u ter line, unused , o. g., off center, but fi n e example of th e o ut er line, $3 .00 ; 1857 5c, no proj ectio ns , au used, no perfs. a t le ft, fi n e color, $2.00; 13- 7 5c, no projectio n s, one sli g!Jtly damaged, $1. 10; 1857 5c , witlJ a nd w itbou t pro jections, fo rm e r sli g htl y da m age d , SI .50 ; 1360 2-lc gray -l ilac, unu sed , o. g ., $3 .50; 1860 2-lc, fi ne used copy , reel ca nce latiou, $ 1.80 ; 1860 2-k , fi 11 e use d copy, blue cancelatio u, Sl.90; 13()0 30c , un u s e j, o. g ., sli g htl y off ce nl e r , $3.00; F6) 30c, pen ca ncel ed , s li g hll y da m aged, $2 .10; JSUO DOc , unused , o. g., fi ne, $18.00; 1857- 60 le ( :Z ). 'k (2). .S, JO, l :Z . 2-lc (damaged ), $ 1. 00 ; l 'l6 1 3c pi nk, nsed ou or igi na l cov e r , :ii:LiO ; JSCH 5c ye ll o w, no p erfs. a t t op or bottom, used wi lh a lOc on pie c e of ori g iu al co,·er, Ye ry des irable , :1'4.'2-) ; l 8(j J 5c choc<>hl e , un u sed, o . g., off cen ter , ~4 i:O; 1861 le (3 ). 2c (2), 3c (4 ) , lO c ( ~ ), al l unn sccl , so 111 e o. g., SOc ; 1868 , 0x 13 , le (poor) , 2c, :Jc \2), 10, 12, 15 , 90c (bad ly off ce nt e r}, $2.10; 1861 le (2), 2c (2) , 3c (-l }, 5c (2 s h ad es ), 10, 12, 15 , 24c (2 s h ades), 30c , des irable lot, $2.00; 1869 12c, unu sed, o . g ., ni ce co p y, $2. 60 ; 1869 2-k , off cen ter , b u t fi n e c o lor, $2 .70; 1869 30c, b r ig ht colo r , $ 1..50 ; 1869 30c, good cop y , $1.50; 1868 30c, very li ghtly ca u c e lecl, $2. 00; 18()9 90c, d es irab le copy, $ 9.~-5; 1869 90c, rat!Jer h ea Yil y canceled, $ 7.50; 186'.J 1, 2c(2),3c(2), 6, 10, 12, 15c, $ 1.50; 186!.l l , 2c (2), 3c (2 ), 6, l Oc (:2, 1clam .), 1:2 , 15c, s; l. 50 ; 1869 l , 2c (H} , 3c (3) , 6c ( p oor). 10, 12, l 5c (2), $ l. 50 ; 1363 le, rei,suc Vl80 , o. g., $ !. LO; 1869 2c, rci,;s u e, o. g., ni c e copy, '3.00; 1868 2c, we ll ce nt ere d, $1.20; 1869 i:l c, re issu e, fi ne colo r , s li g htly ca uceled; 1869 Ge, reissue, off ce nt e r , $3 .80; 18G9 JOc , r ei ssu e , fine co lor, $·1.90 ; 1369 12c , 1·e iss u e, uice copy, $3 .90; JSU9 re iss u e 15c , beau tifnl copy , $5 .00; 1868, re issu e 2-lc, s ple udi1l cop y , $.) .00 ; 1869 , re iss u e 30c , m ag ni ficent copy, $0 00; 1869, r G: issu e 90c , fine colo r , $ 12 ..50; 1870 Jc , un used, bad ly off ce nt e r , gr ill , lOc; 1370 Ge , off center , scarce, g ril l, $ 1. 00 ; 1890 12c, u nu sed , o . g., n ot go od color , b u t sca rc e , $ l. 90; 1870 7, 12, 30, DOc, 1838 DOc, S l. 20; 1890 7, 12, 30 , 90c , 1888 ~Oc, $ l. 20; 1870, ano l!J er s imi lar Jot , $ 1. 30; 1870 24 c , u n used , o. g ., wi de 111 nrg i n a t left, $·LOO; 1870 :2-k, 50c ; 1870 ~-l e , fi n e copy, 90c; 1870 2-k, 60c; 189.'{ $ 1, fine copy, $ 1.. 70 ; l 8 70-9il, i n c luding :2-lc, (6 7) som e dup li ca tes , 60c; Un paid brow n , c la r et and 189-l co m p lete except 5c, $ 1.60; P e r iodi ca ls , 1875 2,!c, o ff ce n te r , 50c; Ag riculture, 1873 le , o . g ., fi ne , $2.00; Ag ri c ult u re , 1873 2, 3, 6c, a ll o. g., $ 1.00; Agricu lt u re, 1873 2, 3, 6 , 15c, a ll o. g., fine, $3 .00 ; Agr ic ulture , 1873 ! Oc, un nsecl, o. g., o n e pe r f. h as a 111 iu u t e in k s pot, $il.(10; Agr ic ultur e , 12c , unu sed , o. g., we ll ce n tered, $6.00; Ag ri c nlture , 1 8 7 :~ l ~c. a fine unu sed o. o-. pa ir , ... I. GO: Agr icn ltmc, l373 l 2c, n ice co p y, $2.-50; Ag 1·ic u lt11re, 187.1 2-lc, un used, o. g . , $.}.00. �) TH E V IRG IN I A P HIL ATELI ST . BY J OHN P AA L ZOW . A ll P u b lish ers are requested to se 11 d one copy d i rect to th e Rev ie\v E di tor, :l t No. 1018 Park Ave., R i cln uou d, Va., U.S. A . Our re vi ew c loses Dece m ber 2·1th , 1898. The foll o wing pnpers were rece ived si nce o ur : a s t lis t: VO L. No . A 1l egh a 11 y P hila tel ist , Alleghnn y, Pn. Bost on Sta mp llook, Boston, I\l nss . 3. ·L 6. U. Colum bia n P hil nte l! st, New Oxford , Pn. 5. U. Easlen1 P hil ate li s t , Boslo u , l\'Inss. 22. 8 . Evergreen State P hil., Ha rtl aud, \:V::i s h . JO . 58. F il a te l ic Facts & Fa ll acies, Sau Fra n cis co, 7. 2. Weekl y P hil. F.rn , Portlan d, Me., 13. 7·8·10·11 . Hern ld Exch a n ge, New York , 5. -J. Iu l e ru a ti o ual P hil ate li s t , S t. Joseph 1 l\ Io. 8. ·.I. Metropoli tan l\Iagazi ue, Oma ha, Ne b. 2. 12. I.on e S tar Sta l e P h ila te li st, \ Vaco 'fexns, 7. 8. l\'I ekeel's \ Veek l y S ta m p News, St. L ou is, !\1isso 11 r i , 12. 21-20. Me t ropolita n , Phi late list, New Yor k , 10. .11. ;J. 3 New Yor k Ph il atel is t, New York 2. n. Perfor a t or, Federal sb11 rg, Md. 8. l. Phil a te lic \Vest , Super io r, Nebra skn, I. 3. Pos ta l Card Reporte r , Ila ltim ore, Md . 8 . U:2. Pos t Office, New York, I. l. Sta m p Ta l k, Ka n sas C it y, l\I o . l. l. \V iscousi n P h ilatelis t , De Pere , \Vi s . a. X. T cxau P h ila te li st, Abe l i ue , Texns. jn n nsch \ Vn n t L i st of U . S. Re\'. Sta m ps. Burton & B u r tou s 180\J Cata l ogne of Post1 age a u d Rev . Stamps. Bogert & D ur b ins JJ S A uc ti o n S:tle I .bl fo r Ja n ua r y 7, 'UfJ. j ttdso u N. Durt ous -Jls l .\. uct io u Sale Li st 11 5 Ill ustrir tes Br iefm a rken j o urn nl ,I.e i pz ig, Germ any, 25. 21. Br iefmarkeu -Hreud le r , Ch ar lo t te u b11rg, Germ a uy, 3. 6-i. Revue Postale, Geueva, Sw i tzer l a n d, l. 10 . Le 'fimbrophi le Gau lois, l\'Ioyeniu ou tier Fr. 3. 23. Revi sta Posta l , Bueuos Ay res, I. 4. Fi latelia Romaua, Berlad , Ro um a uin, l. 2. Mel ita Ph ila. Ch rn nicle a n d Adv. Ma lta, l. 11. In T!i.e A!!eglz any Pltilatelist, P hil A. Telis t g ives h is views abo u t e xch a ng in g s tam ps, a nd whil e o f cou rs e man y of th e ev ils urged again s t s ta m p e xchan g e ~ a re tru e, s till t h ey do a vas t a mo un t o f good a lso. Th e advic e g ive n at lh e e ncl of th e a r t icl e rather s u gg ests the id ea tha t the writer is a dea ler and sh ows th a t t h e va ri ou s s ta m p exchanges have proved t h orn s in th e d ea lers' s ides. The notes a nd ed ito ri a ls a r e interes tin g . In Th e Boston Stamp Book t h e third a nd last instal me nt o f Stamps \Vorth F ull Cata logue is g ive n , but in this case i t is made u p of l ists s en t to M r . Wyli e by dealers in d iffe r e n t p a r ts of the country a nd as ta k e n from th e Eas t, t h e \Vest a nd Ca nada g ives t h e views of people in th e d i ffe r ent sectio ns. -Fro m the c ri t icism s we se e i n diffe ren t p ape rs, we t hin k :\fr. Wy li e ll as stirred u p q ui te a h ornets n est wilh hi s a r t icles. T h e list of n ew issues g i ves the m in a com pact fo rm a u cl as i t covers a period of three mon ths is a g r eat h elp as a re fe r ence sheet. fo r Ja nu ary 7, '00. FRO:\ l CANADA . Th e A l l A r ou nd Stiimp Ad\·e r t ise r, 1\10 11 - t1·ea l , Ca 11 adn, C:l 11 ad i a 11 Phil a tel i c \ \ "eekly, Toronto , Cau. Berlin , O n t. l 'hi\ a teli c A d voca te, Berlin , Out. l\ l o 11trea l P hil a teli st, l\ l o 11t rea l , Ca n . Phil ate lic ~ l es~e 11 ge r, Hoiestow 11 , N . D. Sta m p Reporter, St. Ca t hanues , Ont. 2. cl. I. l. ii. D. 5-U l. X. I. FROM A BROAD. l' hi l. Chron icle aud Ad. Ilirm i 11g-h am, E 11 g. S. 2. Sta m ps , Rush den , E 11 gl a11d, J-I.1-lash worl h' s f r ice Li ~ l. I\ I:i 11 cil ester, J.: 11g l:l 11d, A us lraliau I'hiln te li s t 1 Syduey, N . S. \V . 5. 2. 11. s. Tile Eastern I'ltilatelist presents lo u s t h e Mode l S ta mp Deale r. We do n ot agree with Mr. Kennedy in say ing that if th e r e were no sta m p dealers coll ecting wou ld be " h apha za rd a nd un satisfactory . " T he older coll ec tors rem e mber we ll th e cla y when th e re were n o clef!Jers and w he u stamp collecting was n ot stamp buying, aucl I fo r one ca n assure M r. K. t ha t i1 1 those d ay s it was n ot i m poss ibl e to procure a pre tty fu ll coll ect ion by m e r ely swappi ng chipli cr,tes �116 THE V I RG I N I A PH IL AT E LIST . a m o n g c oll ectors . As for tile en j oy m ent d e rived from collecting in th at way, I think i t was far great e r tbai1 i t is t oday w here n early every sta m p a dd ed to o n e's colle c t ion represen ts so m uch cash . B u t th e ti me s h a ve chan ge d; we h a ve th e deal ers with u s a n d so of cou rsG on e ca n only w ish to h ave th em a ll "models " ju st as we wish for a ll h o n est coll ectors. Mr. K's de scrip t io n of wh at h e co n sid e rs a mode l dea ler is v e ry gvod u ntil h e says "be mu s t be a n earn est pro m ote r of t il e we lfa re of bi s loca l society" a n d ad d s tha t Ile sho ul d n ot be ob stru s ive at t h e mee tin gs, es pec ia ll y w ith e n dea vors to sel l. U n t il h e d isco ve rs th is parago n for u s " good m any s tam p soc ie ti es may with profit copy t h e by-laws of the Virgin ia P hi la te lic Assoc i a tio n , exclud in g dealers from me 111 he rship . In T!te P!tilate!ic W est tbe Re,·. H. Wendt co ntin ues hi s hi story of t h e stamps of Schlesw ig -Holstein. The a u thor in des cri bi n g th e sta m ps espec ia lly at t he e nd o f t h e prese n t a rtic le wh e r e h e en u merates the stamps issu ed in l StH. for H ols t ein , ought, we think, have expla i n ed wh y th ere were diffe re nt Ya lua tions ex pressed u po n on e stamp. Jf w e r emember ri g ht it was clo n e becau'e of t h e d iffe rent coin s in circ ul ati on in tile co untry at th a t t im e . Th e re passed current in both DL' c hi es a s well a s in t h e ad jace nt countr ie s a va r iet y o f m on ies s uch as t h e H a m b urg a nd Liibeck schillin g with i ts multip le s of 4 a nd 8 sch illin g p iec es and the rare r l , 2, a nd 8 mark pieces . The P ru ss ia n Th a ler a ls o p ass ed c ur1 eu t b e in g equal to 40 sc hillings and th e Da nis h Ri g sba n kda le r equal lo 96 Dani sh ski llin gs o r 30 schi llin g s couran t , a small er Danish coin nz : th e lG skilling piece equ al to ii schillin gs cou ran t, be ing very com mon. S o w h e n tllese stam ps were issued th e sa m e >a lu e was ex pre ss ed u pon th e m wh ic h h ad re p rese nt e d the s in g le rnte for p repaid lett e rs un de r th e Da ni sh r eg£111e v iz: 4 sk illin g R igs M ii nze eq ual t o 1.)4 sch ill ings co u rant. Tbe seco n d sta m p for Holste in was a lso to be userl in Laue n b urg h e n ce th e l~ sch ill ing L a n d es Mii n ze wh ic h wa s the offic ia l de s ig n atio n of th e currenc y of t h at D u c h y . It looks to u s if t h e a uth or wo ul d exp lai u th es e t h ings it wo ul d add v e r y m ri teriHll y lo t he va lue of b is i nteres ti ng art ic le. Mr. Lowe's exp la n atio n of th e so-ca I 1erl Co nn ell Essay of New Brun sw ick s hows h o w th is stamp came to be pri 11 tcd a nd h ow a fe w c o pies we re posta ll y u se(l. In an u nus ed co ndi ti o n it is re prese n ter! in at leas t two co llectio n s in Ric hm o n d. Til e f'llila telic 811/lctin fi ni s h e s i n t hi s n umbe r its art ic le o n "C u ba Lib r e . " I n its "Ad vice" a list of stamps is g i,·en whi c h th e "o ne \\" h o k n ows" ~a ys are a g ood in vest m ent; pre dic tin g tha t t h ey n ev e r will be pr iced lowe r. H e n a m es 1c orange docu m e n ta ry, l ,!{ plu m, 17-( /mrp!e, le I. R. s u rch arge in b lock or s111all t y p e , 1 a nd 2..: I. !{. i ll\·e rted , ~ 5.CO News pap e r s urch a rg ed Docume nta1·y and nearly a ll th e H a \\"a ii an Isla ncb' s tam ps in c lu d in g t h e o ffi c ial ~ ct. H e a lso co ns ide rs th at a n y of th e So u th a n d Ce n tral America n s t"lllJ1S posta lly used a r e good th in gs . I n th e " No te s of In t e r est" we see t h e U . S. cred ite d w ith be ing th e s e co n d in t h e ra n k of h av i ng posta l fac il ities for th e publ ic w it h o nl y Sw itz erl a nd abead . Th e latter ha s a P os toffice for eve ry 8-J.j in ha hi la nts ; th e U . S. a close se co nd wi th o ne for eve ry 88 7. Th e n G e rman y fo r e ve ry 1::1 76. G reat Britai n fo r e ,·ery 1918 a nd F ra n ce fo r e\·e r y 478'.l. Til e T exa11 Fl11/11telist comes in a larger sh a pe Lii a n u sua l and pro n1i ses fo r its Dec e m be r 11 u I1 1hc r ;\!} pHges in s ide of cov e r all() a circ u lati o n of 5000 . A g ood thin g ro r ad ve rti s ers. �THE VIRGINIA PHILl\.TELIST. F ilateltc ! •acts and Fallacies c onti n ues in its present issue Ca uses a nd Reasons, which impart in co nd e nsed fo rm m a n y tliin gs r eall y worlli kno win g aud 1t is surpri sin g to find h ow compa rative ly few collectors know much about tlie countri es wli ose stamps th ey collect. \Ve h ope tha t Mr. Ludwig wi ll c on tinu e his article throu g h the whole of the catalog . Th e numb ers of the s ta mps issued fo r the former Si;a ui sh Colonies of th e dif fereut values of tile 1898 to 18DD se t is given as follows : I mi'. esima z 8 :'i 1 cc 11ta,·o 2 a u U 8 JU 15 20 ·10 fiO 80 I peso 2 pesos Cubn. Puert o Ri co. Ph i: i pp in es. 1,000,000 800 ,000 !100 ,000 800 ,000 liOO,OOU 700,000 [1()0,000 ·100,000 ·100,000 u0,000 HO,UOO &0 ,000 ! ,OU0,000 ·100,000 G00,000 I ,000,000 aoo,uoo 500,000 '00 ,000 ·100,000 500,000 1,000.000 a,000,000 .1,000,000 20.000 20,000 20,000 aoo,ooo 200.000 200,000 I ,U00,000 · ·JUU ,UUO 100 ,000 150,00U I OU ,000 500,1100 200 ,000 100,000 100,000 150,000 IUU ,000 J00 ,000 200,000 100 ,000 100,000 80 ,000 ·JU ,000 U0,000 U0,000 aU,C-OJ 50,000 ·10,000 20,000 ·J0,000 20,000 J0,000 50,000 J0,000 5,000 20,000 It wi ll be easy to estima te the comparative philate lic valu e of til e diffe rent l 1 enomin at ions, and it 1s quite e\·ident th at som e of the m, es pecially tile 4m a nd 4c, a nd a few of th e hi g her ou es, w ill soo n become e x ceed in g ly scarce; in fact the y are so a lread y , provided o f co u rs e, t hat th e Spanish Go vernment does n ot print a seco nd a nd more li beral s uppl y. \.V1TH its December num be r .Amen can journal o.f Philately 7h e com pletes Vol. XI. The subsc ription to thi s lead ing Am e ri can philatelic publica tion is but 50 ce n ts . E ve ry advan ced coll ector shou ld have it. 11 i Th e H erald E xchange tel ls o f the sa le of a u Au stria n Newspa p e r stamp of the Mercury h ead variety which sold rece ntly in London for o ver o ne thou s and dol la rs. It realized tlrat p rice b e ca us e it was on th e orig inal newspaper and had, through being pa cked away, re ta in ed its c olor fresh a nd beautiful. Not a bad fi nd for the person wh o disco vered it. The L one ,\tar State Philatelist fo r October c o ntinues the notes t aken from the reports of P ostm aster-G e n eral R eaga n to tlie Pres ident of the Confede ra te Sta t e5. Th es e notes each c oll ector inte r ested in th e iss ues of the Confederac y sh ould presen·e for f utu re reference, for m a ny po in ts that were not clea r before , becom e so wh e n reading thes e note s . This iss ue co nta ins the cut o f a sta mp of Emory , Va . wh ich the then pos tm aster M r. I. C. Fowler say s h e carved himself a nd of wh ich several sheets were printed . As fa r as we know not one of thes e spec imen s has bee n p r esen·ed , a t least we ha ve n o t ll ea rd of a s in g le one chro ni cled a n y where and sh o uld one turn up it would be a rarity ind e ed . W e see iu J1fekeel 's /1/eekly S ta11tp J\Tews tha t th er e is lo be a se t o f su rch a rged st amps fo r use iu Cu ba a nd tha t the curreat le g re e n , ~c reel , ;3c blue a nd lOc brown a re to be su rcha rged "Cuba " and th e va lu e in c e n t . d e peso .-These sta mps a re h owe Yer o nl y to be in temporary us e , a nd for a perm a nent set , va rious des ig ns are und e r c o ns ide rati o n b y th e depa rtment . The ne w e n ve lope co n trac t a lso goes into e ffect o u J a nu a ry 1st a nd hereaft er we s h a ll be e na bled to purch as e sta mp ed en ve lopes e ve n ch ea pe r th an no w . Tlie N ew Fork Pltilatelist c onta ins among its a d ve r tisements the ca ta logu e of a uni q u e co llec tion o f West Indi a n �118 TH E V IRGINI A PHlLATELIST. stamps and it looks like a pity for a colle ction as co m pl e t e as this see m s lo he, to be b roke n up and d ispe rsed to th e fo ur corners of the earth , for to th e c ollector wh o accum ula tes sta mp s for the pleasure the y give him , a nd n ot as a m o n ey-mak in g scl1c1n e , it looks almost like a sac ril ege to take one s tamp a\\"a y from what be h as trea sured up in hi s collection, mu ch less to break u p t he wh o le . In th e f'er/o rator Miss Swift has a very i11te r es t ing a rti c le ou " Imperial Posta ge , N e w a ncl O ld ," a 11d g ives a n acco unt o f th e firs t pe1111y pos t establis hed iu England which howeye r o nl y took in Londou aucl was inaugurate d in lGSO. The pion e e r in thi s lin e mu st have bee n an enterprising man for be es tablished from 400 to 500 rece iving offices a nd boxes in I,ondon a 11d m a d e frorn four to ten delive ries per da y iu th e city and its s uburbs. Surely in e \·en o ur d ay there are not man y more deliveries m ade than that. first issues o f sta m p papers a few yea r s aero . \Ve a lso w is h thi s paper s uccess , . a ml a "'ucl h ope that it m ay i11crease i11 s ize grow to be o ne of the suppo rts of o ur h obby. The 7 cxan PM!ate!ist h as o n it s cover the "\Vhat-is-it" climbing lit e tree o n the 15 centimes s ta m p of th ~ Co ngo Free S ta te. Its contents includ e "Not es ou R e ce nt Re\" e nu es " a lso au ar ticle o n" Sta mps a nd Geograp h y" in wh ich t h e s ta m ps are menti o ne d which c onta in p icto ri a l sce n es portraying the geogra ph y of var io us countries s uc h as t he I sthmu s of Pa na ma , t h e Pyramids of E gy p t , and so for th . It see m s to be a ve ry questionabl e thing for a r ep utab le journal like the 11!011treal P!ti!atelist to ad mit to its columns au ad verti se m eut off e riu g forger ies no t eve n und e r th e threa db are gu ise of" reprints" but as "imitation s " i . e. forg e ri es pure a n d s im p le. To ad mit suc h au ad a t a tim e when th e wh ole fraternity tri es to get rid of th e The P ostal Card R eporter for Decem black sh eep in th e fold see m s to u s ber g ives a thorou g h desc ripti o n of th e d o u bly wro ng a nd the o nl y redee min g Congo Fre e State a nd a lso of its issue of fea ture o f the wh ole thi ng is, t hat th e Posta l Ca rd s. The bala nce of th e editor d id no t t ra nsla t e the ad bnt gave R ep orter is taken up with a dve rti se - it i~ the tongue in which it was w ritte n. men ts of ca rds b y Mr. Lohmeye r which The Chris trirns num be r did n ot contai11 is o f cours e permissa bl e as the Postal the GO pa g es it was advertised to h ave Card Reporter is sent free t o a ll who but ca me in 32 pag es a nd cover. Philaa ppl y for it. telic n ews is rather scarce in thi s uumb e r fo r wh ile the de scr ip t io n of S t. H e len a A very neat pa pe r com es to us thi s is g ood but to pass over th e s urcha rges mouth from K a nsas City under lite of the sla m ps of a co untry which for years used o nl y one pla t e and m a d e h er name of S tawp T alk. It is well go tt e n up and hand some ly prin t ed a ncl we wi sh oth er va lues by surch a rging this pla te , it su ccess. w ith t h e re m a rk tha t " s urcharges a re a nuisance anyway " does h a rdl y s h ow much philatelic a rdor or r esearch. Th e Another ne w ca ndida te for phila t e lic s u ccess is the f,Vfsco11sin Pl1i!atelist fi sc.:. ls of th e old Nat i\·e Duchies are d escr ib ed and t h e re is also a p iece of fic ti o n which issued its first num be r in Nove min " t h e Roma nce of a 2 pence Ca nada . " ber. It a lso is well printed ou g oorl p aper, a ve ry marked i 111 prove men t oyer The pape r conta ins beside its Englis h �THE VIRGINIA PHIL&.TELIST. tex t a Ge nn:rn page, a French page a nd a funn y page. W e mig ht s uggest th at if m o re padding is ne ed ed there could still be added a Spani sh page a ud a Puzzle page a nd as the first pu zzle \\'e offe r tbe question: vVh y was th e murd e rer d es cribed in the abov e roma nce neve r brought to justice and who bea rd th ose beauti ful conversa ti o ns whi ch ender! in the murder ? In Th e Philatelic 111esse11gcr Mr. McDo nn e ll g ives his vie\\'s on Phil ateli c Socie ties, a nd h e is ri g ht \\'heu h e urges collectors to combine a nd for m soc iet ies. There are man y fo ll owe rs of our hobby who a r e ve ry r e tiriu g a nd rlo not le t eve n their friend s know that th ey coll ec t sta mps , to suc h to be e nabled to m eet k1ndrecl sp irits a nd talk s tamps is a j oy and recrea tion from which tlley would be debarred b ut for th e local socie ty. In bis " Mo nthl y Chat" th e publisher ex presses bis views about th e real a nd fictiti ous rnlu es of the late Canadian issues a nd backs up bis judgment b y o ffe rs to e ith er bny or sell a l th e prices he qu o te s as a just valuation. U nder the "Postm an's Kuock " in The Ph ilatelic Chronicle and Advertiser (Birmi ng ham, E ngland ) we find tl iat tb e new Go\'e rn or of Ne\\' Zea lan d is an ardent p hil a teli st. This beiu g the case we hop e he will keep th e present issue in use fo r a lo ng lime aud eve n cause a new Pd ili o n of the 2~d error, so that t h e re 1aay be e nough of them a nd to spa re for a ll collectors.-Th e same paper wa rn s aga inst a set of 60 variet ies of forgeries wllicb have just bee n iss u ed in a n e(lition of 5000 se ts. Too bad that til e different stamps a r e n ot euumeraterl. W E A RE please d to uole that our es te emed co nt e mp orary-The Philatelic B1tlleti11 has bee n gra nt Gtl seco nd-cl ass mailin g ralcs. - Descr\'Nl 'e m lo:.1g ago. 11 9 Bnrton & B11rto11s J899 Catalog1te o.f Postage and R eve1t1te S tamps is a n ea tly prepa red list offerin g m a ny des irable s tam p s at very reasonable figures and pa rties inte rested would do well to send to Lake Ge neva, Michigan, for it. Bogert & D11rbi11s n5tlt A ttction Sale Catalogue c onta ins the offers of 530 lots to be sold on J a nu ary 7th a t their office in New York. Two Ca11adian Pltilatelic Weeklies one from Berlin , Onta rio, a nd the othe r from Toronto, Ca nada. \;\lhi ch is which ? a utl h ow are we to distiuguish them. S urely nam es for pape rs are n ot so scarce in Canada th a t t wo papers h ave t o bear t il e same. Bolh however seem to be good, but as \\'eeklies h ave not the size in which the monthlies a ppear. Tile Philatelic Advocate continues to be a very readable p aper indeed . It imparts a good deal of philatelic inform ation in its sh ort n o tes a n d a rti cles a nd its advertising columns h av e always m a n y good things t o offer. Jan11asch /VaJ:t L ist of U. S. Revenue Sta11lps is a nea tl y got ten up li st of the Reve nu e stamps issued b y lh e U . S., includin g th e "Rem ember the Mai ne " series. It is sold fo r te n ce n ls by Roy Il . Bradley, Waco, T exas, and is fully '\\·or th th e a m ount of money asked for it. I n Th e Rocky JIIouiztain ::_ta111p, Mr. Cox calls upo n someo n ~ among colle ctors or d ea lers lo get u p a ca talogue of "Errors , Oddities , M in or Varie ties a nd Uncatalogued Vari e ties." No dou bt s uch a pr ice l ist would be of great help to many, for there is h a rdly a stamp collector who h as not somethin g in either o ne of the abo\'e na111 ecl classes a nd of wh ic h h e wo uhl li ke t o know al least approx i- �120 THE VIRGI ' IA PHILATE LIST . m ately the valu e . To s pea k of onl y one instance in which at leas t " Oddities" are enum e rated a nd priced in foreign catalogues are the envelope stamps of different countries cut out a nd u sed as adhesi ves, a s for inst ance tliose o f Russia which are b y Sen f's ca ta log ue quoted at riglit r especta ble fi g ures. Our pos tal authorities do nnt p e rmit th e u se of en velope s tamps cut out, still once in a while one will slip through unnoticed, and if falling into th e hand s o f a sta mp colle ctor is prized hi g hly . The g reater part of the Stamp is taken up by an a nnouncement aucl pri ce lis t of William s & Co. of Lim a , P e ru. This enterprising firm mus t surely be nukin g ba rrels of mon ey out of the stamp busin ess to judge from the elaborate ad ve rtisin g they do, uot onl y in all the pa pers in this ~o untry but abroad just as well , and in se eing this the thoug ht will co me : Is thi s another South Sea Bubble tha t will some day burs t a nd leave nothing behind to tell of its e x is te nce. Howe ver, a t least the va rious philatelic publi shers must feel safe or else the y would not inse rt th ese large a ds so fre ely . Th e note s on Prussia n stamps by the sa m e parties are interesting ·readin g. Stamps is th e British Journal which speaks out in no uncertain tones about phila telic fraud s, n o t being a fra id lo call a spade a spade, and when we r ead lhe first article in its S e ptembe r numb e r we wondered what will be Stamps' co mm e nt whe n finding o ut th a t th e person m e ntioned there has been e le c ted an o ffi c er of one of the prominent phila te li c societies of the U.S. The thou g ht th a t came into our mind was the old pro verb a bout se tting a certain kind of man to catch one of his kind, but politics in societies are ralher qu ee r thin gs. The ab o ve i s h o wever not th e only party placeJ up o n the black-list, but " there are others " unfortun a tel y for th e unwa ry , and S tamps d ese rves g reat credit in sh o win g them up. The " Helpin g Hints for the Risin g Generation of Phila telis ts " c o nta ins g ood advice, and if followe d , will sa ve the no vi ce fro m lo3s and a nn oyance. In the Reve nue De p a rtm e nt the catalog ue of the revenue sta mps of Cey lon is coutinnecl. Both Numbers 5 a nd 6 of the J1fontrea / P ,l ilatelist are keepin g u p to th e s tand- In the Philatel ic Advocate, Obse rver tells " H o w Some Collectors Collect, " speaking of tho se wh o try t o ge t alon g w ithout a ny sta mp lit:.:rat ure, thinkin g the small am o unt spent for two or three g ood p a p e rs a was te of mone y , a nd points ont how often such coll ectors loose a g reat deal more b y n ot b e in g posted on c u rrent events in s ta m pdom , besid es losin g the pleasure deri ved fro m read in g about thin g s pertainin g t o o ur hob by . Pith y Phila t elic Poi n t s c o nta in " Say in gs and Articles o f N oted Vlriters Carefull y Co ndensed " a nd a re w ell selec ted . a rd Mr. Bach h as s et him self for hi s pa per. The la tt er nu1n be r co nta ins thre e cuts o ( revenue s tamps from the S o uth Africa n Republic, Ma uritius , a n d of th e India n S ta te Bera r. A good d eal of spac e is d e voted in the J1f . P. t o Re ve nue3 a nd they ce r ta in! y dese r ve 111 u ch la rge r r ecog ui ti on than th ey ordina rly re ce ive. Too man y co ll ectors e xcl ude re ve nu es an d while of co nrse th e re is no acco unting fo r tas te , s till it s e ~ ms to ns th a t th e y loose a great dea l of pl eas ur e in n o t , a t lea st, collec tin g th e re venue s ta m ps o f the ir o wn country . Th e G e rm a n pag e of thi s num b er h as diminish ed to t wo p a ra graphs, one of whi ch promises G erma n read e rs ei g ht or ten pag es in th e Chri st m as N umb e r. Th e P er/orator a nd TH E VIRGIN IA PHILATELIST, both for o ne yea r for 30 c ents . N ewsy a nd in s tructi ve . M EKEEL'S ad of ba rga ins will be found on in side back CO\'e r - read it. �HUNGRY """"=---For Business. The G rea t est of a ll Holiday Packets. Th e properl y o f n w ell-kn o wn Cnn ad ia u coll ecto r, hn s been p lnced wi t h m e fo r imm ed inte dispos:ll. G h ·e m e your o r der s with o ut d eln y :i ud proc ure th e cren m o f th e collecti o n . Pnck ets (yo u will m ore t h :lu gel yo ur m o uey's wo rth ] m ade 11 µ e 11tire 1y fro nt t his sple ndi d collec ti o n n t fro nt 25 ce nt s t o S5.00. Send 25 cents, 50 ce uts , ... LOO o r ~5 .00 a n d secure o ue or lu o r e o f th ese g ren t hn r gn i11 s. Herew ith I :id ve r tise n few set s. Each s t n mp is cn t ntog ued a t 111o re t hn n t w ice of w h a t I ask n m\ w ill (li ke a ll p acke ts ordered fro m t h i s coll ec ti o n ) p os iti ve ly co utn iu (nccordiu g t o p ri ce o f set or packet ) fro m 3 t o S ra ri e ti es o l Can a d a Ma p le Leaf, Ju b ilee, e tc. If yo n th en are s till 1111 s n tis fi ed w ith yo ur p11rch nse I stand w illi11 g t o ret urn yo ur m o n ey . \ Vill an y dea le r o n th e g lobe eq u n l this? 1\·Iy re li nbilityn n d h on est y is we ll kn ow u thro u g h o ut th e S ta tes, yet if I n m n s tr a n ge r l o yo u a ud yo u h n"e a u y d o u b ts r ega rdiu g 1n y e x t r nord in n ry offe rs wr ite t o t he ed ito r o f this pnper. N OTE-The c:oute uts a ud price- 125 VARIETIES 125. Che n.pest Chris turn s Pack e t Eve r Sold Price 35c. Give n Free With Every Packet 1. J npn u , l Ita lia n , 1 o~ cl Iu d ia u n n cl l r a r e E n g lt sh P os t Cnr ds, a ll e n tire a ud "ivorth 20c. O rde r qui ck . Price o ul y &Sc, p ost age Be extra . I prepay n ll o rde r s with %c s t:un ps. Ca n a d ia u collecto r s 'vill pl ease return th e co mpli1ue ut . Good Agents Wanted. l\Jy s ta m ps sell q uick ; try th e 111 ., 20 page p ri ce lis t free . F01eigu exch a n ge d esired. H a p py Ne w Yea r t o a l l. 5 ~:';e~:~i'1~e \~~µ;;,i;ii·~···fl~~~fr:~~~;~:- :- :-: .: _:_: ::::·:· :::::_:_:::: ~ Aus tri a, 30 vn r. .. .... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. .. .. ... .. . ... ....... .. Bnde u , U va r ......... . ....... .......... . ..... ...... Bah m11ns , ;) var. ......... .. ........... ... ... .... ........... .. . llnrllnd os, ·I Yar ...... ..... ......... ... .... ........ .... .... ..... Uritish G ui n n a, tl \·a.r.... ........ ... ...... ......... ... .... .. " H o nd uras , 4 vnr .. ..... .......... . ... Ca n ndn jubilee , X to 50 iucltts h ·e .. .. .. . l " l\ l n pl e lea ves co1u p le te...... Cey lo n.G rn r . . .. .... ..... .. ... ... a .. . .. . .... A. F. WICKS, LONDON, CANADA. 18 21 07 07 60 2".l 75 i i i i •15 l ·I ::::l gg Ro n m a n ia 20 ,.a ;.· .... . ......... .. . J : .... .. . .".".".:: :::· ·IO 75 E~~~i~~.~-~·'.:i;;~~.:i +,j,J~t~'..s~ll' ~:;~t~s :::::::::: i ~ .. \~1 est e rn A tt ~tra l ta, ~ rnr ...... .. ..... .... .. . ... ... ... .. \ e 11 ez 11 eln 1 HJ' <1 1 . . ......... . .............. . ... . .. .. .. . o~ ·Jo 1 g~in '. ·~~gt't;c~t~'.s.1 ~~e~/ii~i~t~: ~~·;;~~i~c1 ·· ·. ~~ O rd e r s 11111s'. be acco m pa ni ed by cash am! con ta i11 re tur n postn.ge. I d1S pose of coll ect io ns for colleclo 1oa t a s 111 a ll co111111issio n . Ca n I be of serv ice to yn 11 ? LIN W...,, BEJ> W. ENDE •.r ' , n ' ·" • 904 EAGLE STREET, BUFFALO, A. P. A . No . 412. N 52 • Bl ock o f 4 ... 15 c 54. Block o f 4 ... IOC G r e nada , 8 '""' ... ..... .... ....... ....... . 8G :{,~~~T! ,K 5·:~,·,11 va r. .. .... .. .. ........ . . .. J a 111 a ica , 10 va r. .......... .... .. ........ . . ..... 1 50 20 ~l a lla, 0 ''"r............ ......... ... ..... .. ... ..... .... ~ l ex i co, 50 var. .. . ... ......... . . .. ...... .. a 00 Newfo u11 d ln. u d , J5 Yn.r.. ..... .. ....... ... ... .. . ... .... .... . 50 ~1~~1~~-~~~~~,;~~~11~1~~~1 s~n~-~ 1~·a tes .. 'lf.\ewfounNanb :fl3loclH3. 1 :~ O. N 66 O. • Bl o ck of .4 ... 35c 70 B 1oc k o f 4 .. . 20c 64 . Bl ock of 4 ... 3oc i i i i 71. Bl ock of 4 ... 25c ALLiO, G. i ~"-~~ ~ ~"-~ 72. Block of 4 ... 18c 7 3. Block of 1 on 3 e very p ossibl e co111bina tion. Block o f 4 ... 22 c 7 4. Block of 4 .. . 25c i P ostage e xtra orde rs un de r 0 11 25c. s ·~~~~· A . G . G I BB, NEW YORK P. S. of A. Ko. 881. ! i ·~~~~· g~;~,i;, ~-~ 5·~~·,:::. ····················· .......................... ~~ 1 Post, 3c extra.. A ru o u g t h e con te n ts 'of this g r ea t pack et will be fo un d Ne w fo uu d la nd }fc n ew a ud o ld iss ue , & ; Cmrn.d a , 5c Reg. a u d 5c Beaver, Ju b il ee 1-2-Sc , 'i \Ia pl e L en f sa m e; Ca n ada Post Card 1s t iss ue e_11tire_; 3 va r. T u rk ey ; 10 va r . A us tria: 6 Argeut111 e: n 13rn z il: 6 Cu ba : 4 Chili ; 3 Ecuad o r : 8 Dutch Indies ; 5 I nd ia: 5 Q uee n slan d; 10 A us tra lia : 15 va r. o ld U. S . p r ev io us to 1885; 10 vn r. r n r e Ca nada Rev. , ca t. GOc : U.S. W a r S ta mps: a u d a g r ea t nrnu y o th er good stam ps. Also 96 Day-st., Ro xbury, Mass . �f=OR S A LE! 66 2=3o/o Discount Ca t. p . O u r p. *:\'Tex ic o 1887 , lOcscarl e t , pe r f. G, .. .. .. u o t g i ve n i.J:)c *l\1exico 1-I a b ili tado 188'.l , ! Oc g r een .. ..... .75c ~?c *Sp a in 1857 , ·le rose ...... ..... .... .... ... ... ... .. .. .60c - vC *Briti s h G ui a :1a 188!) , s urc h a r ged , 2c ln auve and b l:lc k ..... .. .... . ... .. ...... .. .. -J:)c 20c Briti s h N . Bo rn eo 1887 , 50c vi o le t ..... .... ..:>=>c l:'k ''Costa Rica 1889, J p b l ue... .... ... .. ... .W e !Oc Ec u a d o r Le t ter Cnnl u sed for P ostage 5c b l u e ( rose). .. .. . .... .. .......... 20c lOc *S h a n g h a i 1888, 10 ca s h b lncl< ... ...... .... .. 2Uc lOc The e ig ht St a m ps for SI.50. S e n d m e 2:J ce 11ts (s il ve r ) a n d I w ill se u d yo 11 by r e tu r u 1nail nu :i pprovn l selec ti o n o f s l n m ps fr o m w hich yo u m n y Lak e i 5c cat <l log11 e vn lu e. 1\ I y r eg ul ar d isco 1111t is 5~ n11 ci t o ge t th e ex tra l li;Y:11j( y o u 111 u s t se n d cns h w ith y o ur r e q u e s t fo r a se lec ti o n . Hampden Stamp Co., M ASS . GRANBY, (R ay L. Ba r t! e tt, P r es. a n d ~! gr. ) ~O ~ You B u y Sta mps 011 Appro rn l .. . If so, w e ca n s u p pl y yo u wi l b g ood U .S. o n bo ok s o r s h ee t s, a t 25 , 50 a n d 75 % com mi ss io n . S e nd a a r e fe r e nce a nd see wb a t we h a ve for y o u . \;l/hy n ot s u bscr ibe to M ichi gan 's o n ly sta m p journ al ? 25c p e r y ea r. 50 fi n e stamps ·fre e to each su bscribe r. ?• W . M. W a te r bury , Box 20, I L!iaca , M ich, B RA NCH O FF I C E : Co l usa, Illin o is, I Pay Cash for Omah as . le , per 100 .... ...... .....$ .Ji; I JOc , pe r JOU . ... ...... . SI. Ou 2c, per JUU.... ... . ....... .05 I iiOc. e n ch.. ... ... . ... .:!i; ·le, p e r 100 ...... ... ...... l.Ou 1 $1.00 e a c h .. ... .. .::;o 5c , p e r 100 .... .. .. ...... . 1.U5 I :!.UU ea ch .... .... . .... .. l.UU 8c, per 100... ...... ... ... Lili I Mu s t be p erfect copie s . S m a ll lo t s o f IO :i nd u p w nrds n ccepted. H E RBERT F . ROLLINS , 217 P ark Pl a c e, B ROO K LY N, N . Y . Cash \ Ve wa 11 l to b u y s t a m p s a nd col· lec t io n s a n d For De; ir n bl e s t a m p s n r e wi lling t o pa.y li be r a l price s. S e nd 0 11 y o u r Stamps A t o n ce , good Forei g n o r U . S . Th e cnsh is r ea d y . TROJAN STAMP CO., TROY, OHIO. E l mer Smith, Mana ger. R E FER ENC E : F ir s t Na ti o n a l Ba n k. GOllfGlORS UIRfGTORY ' ~ co • 00 Co ut a inin .!! 1w m es n 11d ad dresses of O\·er 9500 a c t i\'e s t n m p col lec t o r s in a ll pnr t s of th e world . Th e he~ t a u d c h eapes t way t o m ake good exc h a 11 ge, is to e x cl w n ge d i rect wit h coll ecto r s i11 th ose co 11 11 t ries fro 1n w hi ch yo u d es ire to obtn i 11 s tamps, t h1 s cau o nl y be d o n e w ith th e a id of. ... .... ... ...... . Der lam's Internationa l Di r ectory . J-' rice 60c , post f:ee. Reg is te re d 8c e xt r a . n u scd Rtamps l ake 11 in pny m e nt. A . C. DER LAM , 621 N. Bra mhall Ave., J er sey City , N. J . Young Coll ecto rs I c:ite!· e~recially t o lh i!-' cln~s. n11d h ~l\·e a ni ce li n e o f !-'h ee t c: r. l :>0'.r off. for t h e yo u n g colkci o r ef-'recin llv . r ~ h n ll ht: p lerp ed t o ~e 11d yo u a ~e . ec ti o.11 . i r yo u e 11 clo~e r e f:-i. 1Re\Jenue <tollectors. A wa nt-li s t o f U. S. Rev e n ues (D o cumenta ry , Propri e ta ry, M a tc h , Medic in e . et c ., a nd inc lu d in g th e p res e n t wa r issu es , co mpi led by Osca r J a n na sch, wi ll be out N ove 11 1bc r 10th. Li st wi ll co nta in m a n y un cata log ued va ri e ti es a nd wi ll be up to ela t e . A rn ln a ble wo r k for fil l re ve n u e coll ec t o;-s . Pr ice 10c p o st pa id . A<lclress a ll o rd e rs to ROY B. B R A DLE Y, Pub . , Waco, Texas . "Th e Postage Stamps of Canad a. " a n i ll u s trated h is to r y n n d ca t a l og u e of Cn 11 n d n n u d U. N. A. sta m ps 11 ow appe :i ri11 g- i11 t h e . C a nad ia n P hi la t e l ic Wee kl y i s t h e best n 11 d 111 \."is l va l11 ahle a rt icle 0 11 lh e!-:e s ta m ps e\·er p 11 hl i:-:; h e1 1. Se n d i11 yo11 r s ubsc ri p· 110 11 al o n ce ~1 1 al St'C 11re t h is a r t icle co m p le t e . S u bscripti o P ~:) .: pt' r yea r. Sa mp le Cop y Free . H A RR Y B. VE SEY , Not e th e a rid re f'~ . ADI AN PHILATELIC W EEKLY, Norfo lk, Va . 2 Yor CAN kville Auenu e. Tor onto, Ca n . 52 York Place, �L ........ THEY ARE HERE .. ·1 DO YOU NEE D THE 1899 ALBUMS. A l nq~·e n um ber of our first lot are sold b y ncl\"n 11 ce orders, but we h a\"e plenty to ~ hip nt 011cP. ·1 h ey nre bea uti es n.ud we are more thn.n plensed. I NTERNATIONAL . No. l , 13o u ud in bonrds, h n lfcloth ... .. ........... .. Sl .50 No. 2, Bou n d iu cloth, g il t ........ ...... ............... 2.50 Nu. 8 , Bom1 cl in cloth, g ilt , ext r n pnges ...... ... 3.50 Two \"O l unms SG.00, SlO OU, Sl7.00 and ~25.00. NATIONAL, for U.S. and Colonies. No . I , Bound iu full clot h.. ... . 1.50 No . 2, Bo und i11 full cloth , g ilt. . .............. ...... 2.00 No. 8. Bo 1111 d in full cloth, g ilt, h eavier pnpe r 2.50 ~J. 50 a11d S l5.00 for Morocco. All delivered in good order in a u y pn. r t of the United S tates or Cnnada. A h a nd some co v~ r des ig n and plate for you r m agaz in e; or cuts of s tarn ps or halftones of a u y subj ec t fo r illus trating purposes? WRITE TO DIETZH e 111 akes cuts by a ll th e mode rn processes a t n1oderate cos t. Sketches gra tis upon re quc~t. Cash with order. Address AUG. DIETZ, Ed itor The Va. Phil., W. Clay.st., Richmond, Va. 900 ..::i i-;~:i:f~~ l~ JJl;~~~~i.; ~ ::-;._rJ.~i~J:J l;i: ~Tlii:Ll .i;it-;~I~~~~ ~ fi~ Cash Paid for Confederate Notes. :l·u SIOOO ::::! S500 :!.!! SJOO s.:10 1 :~}'. S50 SIOO :t?! :t!i :\j; ;,~..h. $5 $100 $20 $500 ~ ~1 16 pages, illustrated, w hi ch was an uoun ced to appea 1· Bu s t of Cnlhonu, issued l SGL ... oS.25 IJ;t Cnltle nl Brook, " ...... L0.00 ,... two m o uth s ago , is . . Train of Cnrs at D e pot" ...... 2.00 t ··· T h ree Negroes iu Field" ...... 2.25 !,:,, __ Two Femnles , " ...... 1. 25 T1·ain Cars, " ..... . J. 00 ;t:: l\ I nuou\'ier, ...... l.50 j;:~: Il is fnll of i nterest in g Pos ta l Card Ne ws, co nand $50 bl nc:k aud g reen, ISG2-68ea .05 !·,:, ,:.,! ta i ui11 g, a1.n ong oth er item s, a nan a tiv e of th e SlO Sil $2 St " ea.02 C. S . A. F lag, iss ue d l SGL. ......... .10 !::t r ecent dtsco \" ery of so tne un catalogued INDIA :._!. SlOU . "" per 100 2.00 $20 S50 $10 S2 S5 SI n11Cl 50c per 100 .50 i,_.~:,i·:_ .,1 :' ·-:. Broken Bank Bill bought at J c to 5c ench. Se n d lOc for 20 pn ge sel liu g list. , .. Now Rrnov. SER V ICE CARDS. Drop m e a en. rel and I w ill m a il y ou a copy free. :ti A . LOHMEYER, R. L. Deitrick, Lorraine, Va. :: :· Balti·more, Md. i!~' 9__ 2_2 _N __G_il_m __o_r _s_t_._.- - - - - - - - - -·-::~·: :~::~;-r. i1~~-ri~~ :-1;:r:~~t r: ~-:·;-~~~ : : :.: : ::~:.;·:i ~~Ltr~1 · :!=!: .... U . S. Revenues Cheap. ---- MINOR VARIETIES PERF . 2c Certific::tte, blu e ... .. ........... ..................... $ .40 2c Playin g Cn.rds, blue .. ... .. .. ...... .... .20 2c P ropri e tnry, o ran ge .......... . .. ....... ..... 1.00 20c Foreig n Exchange... .......... .... .. .50 25c Life Ju su rau ce. ···· ············· .15 25c Protest ............ ········· ·· ····· .... ... .. .15 25c \Vnreho11 se Receipt.. ... ...... ....... .afi a re fouud by th e sco re J J ~l ~:~~~~~'~r-\\·iii·.:: · ... ····· in m y lo ts of 100 on e cent postag e, s ur- 1.30 Foreig n Exclt:ln ge DO Probate .. of \Vtl\.. .._ ... . .............. .. c 1ia rgec1 " I . I''-· " nu d a 11 I as·l·. . . .is· 49 .:..C per· I.2cl 100 post fre e. T h e s talllj)S a rc neatl)' B,50 Inl a nd 1-:x clin ~1 1-'e :·:·:···· ucl bla ck n u d 1 eel vi cl iss ue- :~~ .55 .iO .50 .. .. . .. .. . ...... .. LOO .50 li ed in buud les of lUO ; nice clean cop ies. All s tamps in g-ood con,d it io n. Cash with orde r To d ea le rs I offe r a 1000 fo r "'3 00 s uppl y ~Y P. 0 . <\Iou ey onler. Select1011 s o n approval at Y · ' uo:r for good refe1ence . · S. nud fore ig n sta m ps is li1nited; early orders wi ll be g i,·en bo ugh t. MARSHALL OLSON, pre ference. 660 Erie St. , S. E., ll'linueapo!is, ll'fi1m . An y de1101ni11 a ti o u of "uited Stntes or Ca rmela unu sed postage stam ps of th e lOc or under take n in pay 111eut at full focc va lu e . Addres s a ll orders to WM. A. McDONNELL, 1646 Madison-ave., N. Y. City. WE-- BUY STAMPS And o ld Coll ections for Cash. \\"h:1t can you offer u s? STANDARD STAMP J NCORPORATE D. 4 N I CIJOLSON PLACE, Co. ST. LOUIS, MO. �SPECIAL ! I w ill Sell, or Exchan g e fo r St amps , a few C o n.-ip l e t e V o l u n.-ies I , U .S. 1898 2c I. R. in ve rte d . .. ....... .. $ .20 (unb ound ), ~c ora n ge... ....... ... ..... .. .. .. 05 T!ie Virginia P!tilatelist, B reakin g up a $25;000 co lle ctio n. Se n d as we ll as se,·era l od d 11 11 111be rs o f sa 111e vol um e , wa nt lis t. exceptin g Nos. 2 ·l a n d S. Add r ess B . L. DREW&. CO., A UG. DIETZ , 1 23 Court St. , Room 219, Boston,f1ass. !JOO \V. Cl a y, S t a . A . , DIS C OUN T o n a ll m y a p p ro val b ook s. Write m e w it h refer e n ce for a selectio n . Try m y packe ts . 25 F or e ig n s ta mps fo r 2c . 50 mi xe d U.S. and F ore ig n fo r l Oc. A d d r ess J A MES L. LONG, P. 0 . Bo x 2 4 6 , Hopkin sv ille , K y . 5 Q o/o If y ou w ish t o b u y s t a mps a t 1 lis t price, send fo r a selecti o n w ith R efs . - I pay cash for s tamps. Perfect b inges a r e t h e bes t! lUOO l Oc I ;{000 25c I Post irce. S. E . 111EDFORD, P !tiladelp!tia, Pa . 435 A ortlz 4 1st St . , C HI L I, P e r ou et BOLIVI E. Je desire entrer e u rel a tions d' ech anges a vec collecliou u eurs serieux d e tau s p nys e n tim hrespos te . J' o ffre taus Jes tin1bres du C hi l i ( 1852 n 1898) , d u Perou e t de Bolh·ie. Base: Scott '08 e t Se11 fs. Addresse : I H~Vf srnMPS and -,Y:,i c nrn.pl e lea f, bo th 1111u F"ed , f o r ;jc. 20c J u b ilee, ul1u f:ed, 23c. Xe m:ip le le:i f, e;1ch 2c ; p ;iir :3c ; block of -1, 5c, a ll unu s ed. Uc m :iple Je nf, 1m u sed , 7c. 30 ,· a 1- : U. S . Ke ,-. 15c. l ' o ~ t :ig,e Oc 01 1 a ll orde r s . A hove o r de r s 11 1::-i il e d w ith ~c Xma s, Xe n1a ple lea f a n d ~c ' ' 11u111e r a l " s t a m ps. PEN I NSULAR STAMP CO . , 918 Fonr t h Ave ., DETROI T , MICH . Stam ps~~Approval VA. y 0 u r=,_____ PROBABLY WANT S h a l l be g l:-t cl to ~e u d yo u m y A pp r ov;i l Book s o u rece i p t o f t wo sn t is fac t o r y refe r e n ces. 1\'T y stn m ps nre r ig ht a ud 111 y p ri ces a r e r ig-It t. R. HAM llTON, 543 S. _D ulce S t., YORK, Pa. EX CH A N G E. I w ill exc h n 11 ge 5 copies or t h e r arest U. S . r os!al. Th e l e b lnck of 1875 0 11 t h e .. wa t er ma r k ed" pa 1:;er of th e 1873 iss u e . Aga in s t e q ua l ca t a l og u e val u e o f s t n m ps, 11 0 stn n1 p h owe,·er t o c:ita log- ut.: le ss th au UOc. ' Vill exc h :11 1g e o u e o r a ll 5. l\l ake offer: to JO H N PAA L ZOW , 1018 P n r k -n,·e . . R I C HM ON D. VA. , l i. S ..'\ . 1\1 urph y' s Ho tel. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. I\Tor-: t ce nt n 1\ly located for b u s iu ess , a u d p l easu re. E NRIQU E de l a Fuente . C1silla No 3'7, LIMACHE. Republica de Chil e. J OHN CA NAD I AN 2c XMAS MAP STAMP R I C H MOND, Jl!i» Esta blished 1896 . ~(<{1 s i .~ h l st:e'. 11 g ~ I URPHY. PI<OPHIETOR. i fl~~~ ~..,. : i 60 ~ I?r!~C~{~~~ ST AMPS-<- bv o ur n e w n lau fo r coll ecto r s . Or we " ;ill gh·e fin e exc h a n g e for y o ur d 11 plica tes. SEND FO R C I RCUL t\RS. ,A "' Northwestern Sta mp Co ., F r eeport . Ill. """~~~~ -. A Pleased Customer \Vr il es :- ''Yo ur s h eets are t h e fi n es t :i. 11 cl cl e a11 I h a v e a large sto ck o f g oo<l stamps e:>l I hn,·eever see n. 'I Sencl refe re u cea n dl r y'e m o n approva l a t 40 a nd 50 ?( di scount. at 50(c- d isco 11 11t. A fi 11 e l i n e of J11 bil ee a m1 Co m Address with ~ ta mp m e m o nt te iss u es, n o velti es , Cn n adiau Revs., e lc. George C. Hartung, 162 9 Barry A ·ue. , W . K ELSEY HALL , Cliicag o, Ill. PET ER BORO , ONT. , CA N . CAN ADIAN REVENUES p1ett y , ch eap a n d pop n l.a r , ill e x cha n ge for y o ur d 11 p l1 ca tes. I T WILL TAKE THE CAK E ! Fi n e excli nn ge for m:-.t c h a n d m edici n e aud u sed Our mid . w int e r specia l 1111111 he r. 0 11 l j n nu r. r y Om a h as. Cn 11 acl:-. :-id , 13en\·er, for ·1 e:ich ·1,5, 8 , JOc 25Lh , will co 11tn i11 so m e sple ndi d ri ri icl es of inl e r - O n whn s, g (lorl 11 ~e <l c o p i e8. \V . Ke lsey H al l, e~t. n ew deprl rt m t>11f ~ . e t c . \'-.'e 11 :1\'e ch :l n gecl Pe t e rbo r o , 011t:l r io. Ca11 a dn. ·~--~----~ p ol icy, j us l see th e i111p 1·0,·e m e 11 t. S 11hsc ri he n ow an d b e s u r e to g·et lhi s 11 11111 he r. On l y 2.j ..: a yea r . WANT ED .- Ohl Co in s , Co n fed e rn le M o n ey. wi th Y irg i11ia J- h ilalel i ~ t :m..: . S t a mps, C11ri o.s, :l-1 pn ge Bu y in g Li st. JOc s il ve r o r st n m pf' t n k e 11. A i\'f1~ 1u co s STAMP & MONTREAL PHILATELIST, C l ' R l O Co., BOD Lamnr-s t. , Amer ic u s , Ga . 451 Sang uinet Street, Montrea l , Ca n ada. �L FREE ! SAMPLE COPY. SEND FOR ONE. MfK[[[~ Wf[KlY ~UM~ NfW~ 5. 1899. Whole N9 418. M ekeel ' s Week l y S tam p News h '1s h Pe 11 p n h li !'h e d 1·eg- u l a rl v en•1T w eek si n ce J nn1rnr y l , 18D l. It is den lt-ed excl11 sh·eJy to th e int e rest o f Stamp Co ll ectors'Y n 11 <l p 11bli s h es the best p hil ate li ci 11 for m · 110 11 oh t i:i in ab k : n l ~o k eep rn g its r ea d ers ,,·ell s u pplie d with th e s l n m p ne w s o f th e· dny Th e parer i..: nf~ r ea t ll e lp t o th e :;:icti ve co ll ec t or, :lud a n ilf!Teea hl c co m pa ni o n t o a11 \·hody w h o h ~~ h a d th e i nt erest in s ta mp coll ec ti 11 1!. Late" t n ews fro m th e l nnre citi es, i 11 d u<li11 g London. New Yo rk, Boston, Ch i ca go n 11cl Washingto n . P11 b li , h ecl h" I. A . MEKEEL. E d i ted by C. E . SEVERN :111 d S. B.. HOPKINS. A h 'lYe is a n ill 11 s tr n ti o 11 o f 0 11r New Year's Number, a copy of w h ich wi ll ,. . ~ :-t·11t FREE, t ogt.~ t h er with o n e o f 0 11r r eQ'n l"r iss 1H~ ~. upo 11 n~q u e ;..l. Se n d yo 11r n a m e a 11 d fl d dres~<>n a p u:-- tal c[lrd. S 11hscri p ti o 11 µri ce. 50 cen ts a year lle:-;s th a n le n co p y ). EEL, l 11l •l i l ier S. \ \ ·. Cor.!l 11t and 1.ornst, S T. LO U I S , M O . : 1 ~JiQ ht e .-t �AN D WITH SOME MIGHTY BIG BARGAINS , TOO , BET YOUR BOOTS ON THAT. JUST READ THIS AND SEE ! Herc \\'e .Are> "D< J1 11i n i o n ·· l 'ac k e r s . ~u. 1. - 1:) it: t i t" ...; of Br i l i....; h X or l\ 1 A 111 e ri c1. t1 l' u stat!'e St:1 m p :-;, irn: l 11t1 i 11 g .'.\'c..· H· fu 1111 dla 11 d, Co m p ld e ~ u i.:. uy: d I i 1..·t 11 r e C aller ~· . ol d i:---u e .... t' l l' ., C :t11 :1d a . ::\ rapk l e:l f h i~ h ,-:t1 11 es, JS:)!I 1:--.s11 e:-:;, 1c ~ 1 rn l .j .,; H.c~i ... le r e d l 111 per i;d P e 1111y l' u:-. l :1ge, e ll.: . A Cr: 111d Packt: L. J' r ke :!.-,:: . \ \ "o rth d o 11h .c . X o . ~ - :'\" ew fo 111nll:111c1 . 10 ,·:iri e l h.: s 1 i11c111 d i11 ~ ran: le C:i n11 i 11 e ) . J' ri ce :!O~ . :\o. ::. - 11}{) \fix e d Ca11 :1d :1 :i n d :'\ e wfu 11 11 d! :111d i 11 c l11diug J11 h il e t:. Ca h u t , R e~ i :--t e r, ::\f ap k k:i r , J :~.-i! I h~ 1 1 e. t: l (.'. F i n e fo r t.: x c hall l.!'ill g- . l'r i i...·c: 7.)c. -- ~- lt. - 1·:,-c r y p :i.t: k c t 1.. ' 0nt!l.ins a t le as t .-10 ~' t: w F o 1111dl:i 11 d ~ta mp s .-.: \' nr ic t iL·s w ell :1....;:--.ortcd. - \·: 11 - - Now Here are Some Se ts that Ca n 't be Beat. - :, l't.·111 S e t~ , -7 ,·a rk-tics Sp n i11 . Ii ,·ari e t ies J apa 11. ·I X L' ' ' · ru 11 11 cl l a 11 d . I Ca 11 acl~ :\ I:t p l c: L e af. IO C..:l·11t St'IS. -·" \ ";1 1i (' t1e .- :--. 011til .-\ frH.:a 11 u 11 h ., Iii \'at i <..:li t.:-.. .-\11 ~ l r : tl 1 a o n ly. JO , ·a r it"l iL' .., .\:-- i:1 0 11 l y. I ll \"al it: ti c::-- S 1H1 th .-\m er ic:i 0 11 iy. Th t_•s e !1r e g'ra 11 d \'a i1 1t_·. \Ve Un~· Stamps. S 11 r e : \\' c han:: a n ice ~t or e . and d o a hrg c r e t ail trnde . \ \ ' l.' 11ct:d s ta lll p s u fa ll k i11 d s. \ \ 'e w ill hn y fu r c~ :-h. 0 1· t:: xd1 :-11 1g e, or wi ll :-;di r a 1e s t:l m p s 0 11 c o 111111 is !-- i On : :.\ l o 11 l r e;.d' s lead in g p h ila t e ll:-.l s a rt:" 01 1r p a t r u 11 ' :-, a u d t h e rt! are m any co ll ectu1s i 11 :'\ l u n t r e a l. ' l ' op 11 la ti o 11 :Jlti. 000. L"!l7. J What Have You to Offer? Hing·es ! Hing·e s ! Hing·es ! l ' r o t e c t ~ -n nr ... t a mp s :-11Hi 11...:1.: ;!t> ud hin ge-.. . T hi..· \· CO"! 11 0 m ore L1 1:u 1 in fer io r gTn d c..::-; . t·~ e · · Uo· 111 i11i (rn ., lli11gc -. Ill.: pc:r IO;JO. ril e~· :1 n .: ~h -; o l11tely l it ·.: h c..: .. t. l> u n ' t fu1 g-L'. l t h :it :'ihm t n : a l Ji a<.; a lin~· 11p · l o - dnk :-. la 111 p paper--T 11 F :\ Io:"Tl<( E .\L 1•111 1..-\ T EJ. 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Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 5 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistJan1899 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4075/VAPhilatelistDec1898.pdf b6dbbce5b0325c90001ecea31fd334d8 PDF Text Text Vol. II. DECEMBER, 1898. No. 4 N s r ing Ci ,·il \Var . . . I H Strn y Kole s o n Co n fed era tes . . . . . I~ •· l.,ess lnk - l'l ease" . . SU The Ma rk e t . . . . 81-8:? Co m muuicatio us Eil-8-1-8.'l-Sfi Sou th e rn Ph il. Ass' n . . Si V irg inia Pil i!. 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TEr.1 :-: T , I h as th e w ide s l ci r c 11l:itio n , b 11t, w h e n yo u c an 1 :ls 7, f. h ave th e fo u r m o nthl y p u bl ic..i ti o 11 s for o n e ye ar fo r o u ly Half a Dollar yo u ca n judge for yo ur sel f. J11 st see th e fu u yo u ge t. Ad dress , I J. F . DODGE, P u b . . :-; e w o xfo rd, Pa . 1Rll5f)()en, 1R. S. Judicious Selection ~ f Ach· ~ rti :..; i11 g :\t.;~l _im,1 ~ s l~ 1 s1 1re De:t.le r : S u ccess . A n :-td\ t 111 11-11·. f' HtI. A Tl ·.I. TC Il OLLET I ); t'-'It Eq u nl s t h e De :-:t ") r e :i p s • m n n ·e lo 11 s r es ult s. \\" e r ea c h t he b11 .v i11 g class. A s k o ur :u h ·ert i5ers a b o u t it . NAI.; ~1 KEAG S T A ~! P B o x fl!). Th ~ P u bl is h e rs , The Texan Philat e list I fy o 11 111 e 11ti o 11 th e V it·g i11 ia Phil ate li ~ t S Facts and Fallacies. Re prese nt a ti ve S t a mp j o u n 1n l o f t h e C oa st. O fle n Qu o t ed - A l ways Or ig i1rn l. N ow i n th e S i x th Ye a r o f i ts P 11h l icat io 11 . S U B SCH. I P T JO ;.: :l;j c A Yt-:AH. . S a mpl e Co p y an d 5U - P ng~ P .- ii..:e · L is t F ree. W . Sellschopp & Co., ,QS St ockton s :reet, Sa n Fn1 11 cisi:o , C:d . It' sStrictly Up-to-date & It's Never Late T HE :-IE\V YO R K Pl-flf,A T E US I'. Puh '. i '"lh e rl 0 11 the 15t h o f e :ic h 111 0 11 1h . S u bsc rip t io n 2-1.; pe r Y e ar . S n m pl e Co p y F ree U n e xce ll ed Adver ti !" i n g- :\ Jed i u m. T h e New Yor k Philate list, JOG Ea sL I 11 th Stree t . N EW YOR K C IT Y. Neve r Before H as a Pu blic a ti on li ke l~bilatelic 1!.'Ulest b ee n offe re d a t r o c per y e ar. Sampl e C o py F r ee . BO X 11 6 , SUPERIOR , NEBR . w e \\· ill all ow y o tt free ll "e o f e .x d1a n g-e co \ 1111111 0 11 e )'t'rt l'. A<lth e :..;s th e p u b k at io n :i t Abilene, Texas. Sul>:..; c 1·ipli o 11 w ith Vi r g ini a l.. h i ln t e l i:-: t 2.; ce n t:-: . lOc-1 Oc -1.0c-·lOc-· l Oc - 1Oc- 1()c- 1Oc . Send IO Cents for a Si x M onth' s Tri a l Sub s cription HERALD EXCHANGE up e 1b l\ I o 11 t h\ y 0 F o r :id t al e ~ e t c, :i dd re ..... ttbsc11p t1011 25c TM Ta usi g , 9 E. ION h -s t . a mpl e co p y fr e e . ~:\l e w York, N. \' . lJ . ~ -A. Th ~ H~1:a l d Ex c h. r. n ~ Va . P h ,il. . O n e Yea1: HO_ c t ..: . \ Vn te 1 A OSIG fo r c t r. A m . ~ O il\'. Ca r d :-i o~ 1 e t \·. JSnglanD. O n e ,·en r o n trial fo r TJ:.<:'1 CEl'\ T S . Thi s o ffe r n o t goo rl aft e r Janu a r y } ...; t. Sn.mpl e c o py fr ee . & P U B . , CO. , SA Lr·: :\t, :\J..\SC:,. w 1t h 1Lsgrea t for e 1g 11 co 1111 ectr o11 s ha lth e f10 11L Onl y Ge1 m a n -A ru e <1ca 11 .-\d- ~1 ed1t1111111 th e \\° o r Id @., I Oc- IOc- 1.Uc- IOc -I.Oc- I Oc - ! Oc-1.0c. i n c re ased d e m a u d fo r Fore ig-n S t a m ps pron::-: th e fac t th a t th e Filatelic jf, 'JLI , 1b e\2gfl t C, I to th e L one ·'· t .··. Ph'I ·:- St ar ·'· + St ae t ate 1·tst, WACO TEX AS t • As m 1 I11d11 c e m e 11t t o S 11 bsc 11be \\ e \\ 111 :d lo \\ ~ 0 11 a HO-word J... x ch a n g-c No ti ce F H. E E . l\ I e nti o 11 " Th e 1-I a n d so m e !-'l S t a m p P rtp e r i11 A m e ri c n .1' Can You Read English? TH E S T A M P C OL L EC T O R ' S H A.'( UB OOK is fo 1· yo 11 . Y o u d o n ' t kn ow a s 11111 c lt alJ011 l th e.:: cech11 ical t e nn s u s e d in l' li i ht e ly a s yo u wo 11ld li k e t o kn ow . Thi s litL le p am p h\ f' t i:-' j 11 s t the..· t lii11 g t o h e: p y o u 0 11L. Price . p ap e1· ~:) c : cl o t11 , r10c. C . \\".I( IS S I NG J-1: 1{ , IS n o r t h J-t:l e \' c 11 t h s t r ee t , l<e:idin g- , 1·n. Keep Your Measley Postal Card 0 11 Un11les,; ' sa1 p le 'cop ywa o f1J tLh e n [VrnGnEEN QlAlE · PHllAltllSl . rn II () il 0 11 t ria l t wo m o nth f' fn :e. ·rh e E\ e r g re e n r e p 1·e -e 11t s p hi \:;1t e iy for th e P a c ifi c !'\ o rth w es L :i n d yu 11 wi l l li! .. e il n t :W ce nt s pt.: r yea r: c 1·, wi th th e Virg i 11 in Phil a t PJi s t . 20 ce nt :-:. 0 1· li e lt t: r h ave I~;~~c~~ :;;· -;~t;n;~:~ington. ,· 0 11 a m e m be r o f th e P . S. o f A. - th e ln n :rest I..SeocAre ie t )' of yo 1111 g co ll eClo r s i11 th a worl d ? Jf i1 u t , nd nam e l o t h e S ec r·etnry, a n d ge t nu aµ~' 1rn r p lka l iu 11 blan k a n d a co p y o f t h e Official O r g-~u i. C. W. KIS S INGER, Sec'y , Jo •: .-\ I>I i\' C , P :\ . �TtlE VIR-GIN IA PH ICATELIST Voe. II. RICHMOND, VA., D ECEMBER , 1893. MARK W. PEYSER, M. 0. ),~RINCE No. 4. ture of r esponsiul e offices in the medical fac ulty of o ur city. H e is chairm a n of t he Editori al Committee of the Adjunct Faculty of the Uui ve rs ity College of Medicine; Lecturer 011 Physiology and De m o nstrator of C hemi stry iu th e sa me sch oo l; Secr e ta ry of Riclunond Academy of Medicine a nd S urge ry ; a mem bcr of tll e Committee of th e Medical Society of V irg inia a nd last-but n ot least-one of the m ost popular o fficers of the Virginia Phila telic Associa tion a nd the di scoverer of lhe Phil a telic bacilli, those little ge rm s that so frequently a ttack ourdiYersionary membranes and do not become erad icated from our syste m s eve n when the y have caused us to go throu g h a ll the va ri o us and intricate p h ase s of tli e n ow well-known Pliil ateli·· a nd peasant, sc ie ntist a ud arlisau, youug aud old, a ll, all worship at the shrine of Philatelia-all seek a ud find di ve rsion , recreation aud pleasure iu our interesting pursuit-in our new s cience. The Virginia Phila t elic Association takes pride in numberin g a m o ng its members m a u y men in the professional walks of life, a nd , thi s month , it is our plea~ ­ ure to prese nt a follower of iEsc ulapiu s , Dr. Mark W. Peyser, Vice-President of our Association - a most confirmed d eYotcc. Dr. P eys er was born in Washin g tou , D . C. , July 8, 1870 , rem ov in g \ to Petersburg, Va. , h e was educat ed at the High School of that c1tis. city . He next a ttendM. W . PEYSER, M. I· The Doctor bega u ed the Uni ve rsit y of "phil a leli c is in g" lo ng Virginia, ta kin g th e before he e ve r th ou g h t degree of Doctor of o f \\Titiug a precripMedicine in 1890, before a lta iui11 g bi s li ou, 111 fa ct , q uit e tw e ulieth year. ea rl y ,-a t th e ag e of lii. His first " g reat Coming to Rich111 o nd , ·h e \\'as appointfiml " was a st ri p o f ten 1847 "tc us ," ed Jnu ior Res id eut Physician to lh e R ea nd th e re co ll e Cl: iou of th a t " fi ud" is trea t fo r th e S ick , a 11 d shortl y afte r ward s y et to him "swee t as rem e m bered ki sses Senior Res ide nt Physician. o f t h e d ead , " espec iall y so s ince a ll sa Ye In 1891 Dr. Pe ys er res ig 11 erl his pos i- 011c-a nucleu s- a r e g on e. t io11 at th e Retrea t , hun g o u t his ow n Colleg e st ud ies interrupte <l his p hil ashin g le a nd h as sin ce a tta ined g reat sucte li c purs uits for a while , lrnt he has cess in hi s practice, which speaks well no w r esul!l eLl coll ect i11 g-g c n era l colle c tfo r his skill a nd de\'olio n lo hi s profesin g- \Yith th at sa me qui e t d e le rmina ti o n sion , as well as th e m au y m a rk s o f rlisso eY ideut in h is professiona l wo rk. LiuCl. iou couferrecl upon hi p\ in l\l e n>tLo ng li v ~ o ur p o pul ar V. ~P. \ Di1.t r 4. ~ l �73 THE VIRGINIA PHIL ATELIST. Rall y, Southern Collectors! OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE VIRGIN'L-1 PHILATELIC ASSOCrATIO:-;". A.ND THE SOUTHERN PHILATELIC AS30CIA T!ON" . P U BLISHED :\!ONTHLY BY TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUBLISHING Co., Office, 13 N. EleYe11th St., AUG. DIETZ, EDITOR. UOO W. Clay St., Station A, Rich111 011cl, Va. FRANKLIN STEARNS, Business i\ Ia na ger, P. 0. Box 6 1 Rich1noud, Va. JOHN PAALZOW, RE VIEW EDITOR. 1018 Pa rk AYenuc:, Riciu o ud , Va. SUBSCRIPTIONS. United States, Ca nada and i\1exico , per ye:i.r, 30c. ..\11 other Countries in the U. P. U., per y t::i.r, ·10c. ADVERTISING. SPACE. One Inch , . Two Inch es, . Half-Co lumn , G ~"l as. 1 Year. 1 Mo. 3 Mos. . S .50 . . s 1.2~ . . s 2.25 .. s ·J.00 2.2.5 . 4.00 . 7.00 . .90 . 4.00 . 7.00 . 12.50 . 1.50 . One Column, . 2.75 . One Page, . . . 5.00 . 7.00 . 12.50 . 12.50 . 21.50 . 21.50 40.00 Copy should reach ns by the 18th of th e pre:e<I· in g month to in s ure in sertion . To cha nge s tandin g a d s , copy 1uus t be in by the 15 th . \V e will exch a ng e oue or two copies with phil n· tel ic publications. AUTHORIZED '\.GENTS: FOR CHIC AGO: A. C. TRASK, 37·18 LaSa l:e St. A COPY of this lllttllber of TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST will be se nt lo eve ry coll ec tor in the South . It comes to you with a g reeting and a n app eal. Representing Phi la tely of our section, and still not "section a l " in its tenor; championin g a ll in stampdom lhat is dear to u s of th e South , TH E V IRGINIA PHILATELIST g reets yo u as yo ur m agazi ne. Yours wh e rein to present your views; yours wherein to promulgate such kn owledge philatelic a s you ha ve become possessed of by obse rvation or throug h personal r es earch, offe ring it as a Southe rn contribution t o Phi latelia. Philately of our sectio u , though un ostentatious, is excee dingly active, far more so than we ar e credited for. \Ve must unite. Philately of tltc South must not be a u echoless soundher voice 111ust ri se and revibrate abO\·e the din in th e Con g ress of American Philately. The ap peal comes to you.' Join a Southern associa tion ! Join the Southe rn Philatelic Association, th e Texas or tll e Virginia, a nd concentrate your best energies on the cause, so that when we m ee t in our bea utiful historic c ity in 'f)9 the::-.ltend<mce w ill be an evidence of th e s trength of Phi la tely of the South. FOR CAN' ADA: ]NO . EDWARDS, 58 Rivard St. Box 370, illoutreal. - - ' . \ t ERR\' CHRIST'.\ t:\5 . - - FOR N EW YORK : PARKE ADVERTISING AGENCY, l GW j\•JadisouAve. E ntered a t the Post Office at Richmo11c1 1 Va., for trausn1ission th rough the m a ils at Second·cla.ss rates, Sept., 1807. RICHMOND, VA., DJ,; C J•; ~rnER, 1808. Merry Christmas ! FO R tl1e second time TH E VIRGI NIA PHILATELIST gre ets its fri e nds witlJ the compl iments of the season, " ·is hin g yo u one and a ll a Merry Chri s tm as, a nd, as our n ex t v is it will be in '99, we will add A H APPY NEW YEA R ! I F THE success of th e '99 Convention of t h e S. P . A. depe nd s in a measure up on the m e mbers o f th e V. P.A., th e n it is assured. Engu lfed by the maelstrom of entlnts iasm at our last m e eting , even non-philatel ists present subscribed l ib:!rally to the fund for e nterta ining the delegates. 'Rah ! for Richmond ! - - HAPP\' l\'E\\" \'E r\ R . - - HAVE yo n see n G eo. L. Ca rter's ad? �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. A Christmas Suggestion. A Departure. P ERSU AD ED tliat tlie s e aSO ll is o p po rtune, y e editor Ye ntnre s a fe w Christma s s ugg estions . There is notllin g to a ff ord a s ta mp collector-y oun g o r old-m ore ge nuin e pleasure tha n a Chris tm as -g ift cons is tin g o f sta mps or a n album-there is n o thin g more a ppropriate , es pecia ll y a t th is sea son se t a p art fo r dis trib utin g toke n s of o ur Joye or es teem . \Ve would , therefo r e, call yo uratt e uti o u to th e a d ve rtisements a pp earin g in this numbe r. They a re g enuine ba rga iusCliristmas bargains ; a nd w e fe e l tli e most fas tidi o us \\"ill fi nd so m ethin g among them to snit their fa ncy a u d purs e. If you h av e no phila teli c frien d-\\"h y treat yo nrseif to a fe\\· s tamps or a n a lbum-a little extravag a n c;e is pa rd on a ble on Christmas. S IN CE th e a11' e nt of TH E V IR Gll\I.-1. PHIL ATELIST-and in it:; capac ity as offic ial orga n o f the V irgini a Philatelic Asso cia tion , it h as b ee n our c u stom to pre s en t , ea ch m o nth , the p ort ra it a nd a brief sketcll o f a m e m be r of th e V. P. A. Now th a t the h on o r of offi c ia l o rga nship o f the So uthern Phila t elic Ass ocia ti o n h as b e en c onfe rred up o n u s , \\·e s h a ll, b eg innit! g with J a nua ry, present , a lte rn at el y , m e mb e rs o f the S. P.A. a nd th e V. P . A . We trust thi ~ w ill me e t with the approYa l o f our fri e nds a nd further th e \\" e lfa r e of b oth Assoc iatio :1s. - - : 0 . l ERR Y C l:IRI ST:\IA S . - - \VE h a ve secured a Ya luablc m a uuscript on " The Postage S tam ps o f J apan," and present the firs t ins talm e nt in this number. Tlle su bj e ct is th orou g hl y trea ted b y the a uthor , wh o h a s b ee u af fo rded ra re opp ortunities fo r g a inin g va lua ble, a uthentic iu fo rm a t io n. This , coupled with hi s person a l r es ea rches , a nd illus trated with co rre c t engra \· ing ; , will m ak e " Th e His t or y o f th e Sta mps o f J apa n" a valu ab le ad d it io n t o sta m p lo re . - - H AP PY KEW YEA R .- - - - H A PP Y :\E\\. Y E A H . - - TH E a d vent or e xit of a S outh A m e r ica n Repub lic is nothin g sta rtling . Th e troubles the re - lik e thei r ne w issues o f st a mps-neve r cease . For q ua rrelin g the p rov erb ia l " Kilkeun y cats" a re a s ide-show in c om p ar ison. But th e re 's s omethi ng uew on the S outhern h ori zon now -som e thin g o f lllore tha n u sua l importa nce , a nd it p romises to a ttract a more tha n p ass in g int e re s t in th e w o rld o f Phila tel y . Sal vador , N icarag u a a n d H on d u ras- i f re p orts m a y b e cre d it ed-h a v e r ea ll y d e c ided to co nsoli da t e perm a nentl y, a nd g o in t o the go \·e rnin g b u s in e ss un de r t !J e sty le a nd titl e of " The U ni te d St ~.t es of C e nt ral A m e ri ca" (.'\ge nts \Va nted . ) \Ve \\"O uld su gg es t M r. Se eb e c k as p ost m aste r-g e n eral; o r at least, S talll p P rin t e r t o t h e U . S . o f C . A. WH EW ! but h as n't y e edito r o f th e Pacific J1f ag a::i11 c g ot his " da nd e r " up ! He let g o s om e v ery " unlad y like " re m a rks, and we ' re lookin g forwa rd to V o l. I No . 5 , wh !ch , we e xp ec t , will co nta in the fun era l n o ti c e o f tha t " h u m a n p a ras it e ," wh o d a red to a g itate " \ ,a \\'g ie " thusly . - - MERRY C l-I RlS Tl\I AS . - - - - .\ 1 E RR Y C l l R I S T \ l :\ S T o EV ERY c oll ec to r p o.;ses.; in:; a s in gl e Co nfe J era t e stamp t he " St ray ~ otes. " by o ur fri e ud Ro y B . Br"d ley , editor o f t h e L one Star State Pltilateli.1 !., app ea ri ng in thi s nu m b e r ,w ill prov e o f int e res t. W h a t say y e c rit ics? - - U A l' P Y f\"E\\ ' Y E AH..- - - . �75 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. A Request. Safe ! vVE must aga in request lh at all business communications be addressed to our business manage r, Mr. Franklin S tearn s, P. O. Box 6; and all manuscript as well as other communicatio ns inte nded for the editor, be directed to Mr. Ang . Di e tz, 900 vV. Clay St., S tation A . A complia nce wi th this request wi ll in sur e prop e r a tte ntion. Publishers of phila teli c lite rature a re a lso reg n ested to direct a co py of their publica ti o n to our Review Ed itor , Mr. John Paal zow, 1018 Park Ave., Ri chmond , Va. , as well as two copies to our office, othe rw ise th oy will not be included in our R ev ie w. MR . w . c. PROUDFOOT, of Ki ngsto n , S t. Vi ncent , desire s to express his gra titude for the many kind enquiries res pecting hi s sa fet y, recei ved from America n phila telists. Mr. Proudfoot and his fam il y esca ped injury in the re ce nt t e rriffi c s tonn which de vasta ted part of th e I sland. The on ly loss s ust ained was o n his propert y, to til e extent of abou t £200 t o £300. OUR s u bscribers wi ll notice a new patron a mong our advertisers this month, Mr. Geo .]. Carter. He tried a s mall ad with us las t month which paid him so well tha t h e ta kes two p1ges iu this num!Je r. \Vatch n ext m011th too. He offers y o u the g rea test va riety of !Jarga ins, and it wo uld see m good policy to giv e him a trial. MR. R. S. NE LSO)l" , of Birm ing lia m, Ala . , se nt u s the firs t co py of th e U.S. ·kin the ne w color. Also t wo co pies o f th e 1 centavo Hond uras (1896) in d is tin ct s h ades of blu e : o ne a d ull blu e, th e o th e r a bl u e-black. As these stamps a r e lith ographed s uch d iffere nc es a re lik e ly to occ ur. This s eri es is n ot ca ta logu ed! M r. Ne lso n a nnounce> plat e No. 44 1 iu I. R . DID yo u read Huss man' s ad? h ave a vag ll e n otion th a t sorne one ta m pe ring w ith th e in ver ted I. R.'s. The qua nti t y o n th e market looks suspi· "WE i~ C!OUS . SEE B. L. DR E",V'S ad li ead ed " S pecial " BY TH E way , see Medford"s ad . YE ed ito r of T lte Pltilatelic Advocate , of Berlin , Ont. , expres3es his s urpri se at the fac t that our Canaclign correspo ndent resides this side of the line , concludin g that "new;; from s uch a source mu s t of necessity be seco nd-hand. If any event of importance takes place in Toronto or Montreal i t wou'ld be some time before it co uld ge t t o the U. S. and from the re it would have to be se nt to Virg inia. " Well, friend St3rnam a n , we've ma113ged t o get th e C3nad ia n n ew;; " reel -ho t " thus fa r-y ea, iu 111 03 t ins tances, before y ou go t it yourse lf. Besides, whil e we do not know ho w lon6 it ta kes news to t rave l from Toronto t o the U . S . , we've " h earn tell" o f a t elegra ph string run from the U nit ed States into th e wi lds of Vi rgin ia , a nd i f a n y soul-s tirring eve n ts tak e plac e up t here, Pa tt e rson wou ld !Je ve ry lik ely to catch them, for, beiu g a trave li ng sales m an, h e was con s tantl y in y our country , k e ep in g in touch with t h e lead in g phil a teli c li g hts th e reof , and he could g et to the U . S. e ncl o f tlia t s tr in g a t a ny tim e . A nd th e n , by the way,th ey did l et Virg inia into tli e Un ited Stales aga in somewh e re back in th e s ix ti esm a ke a menta l n o te of th a t o ld m a n a nd do n 't ag ita t e y ourself. \~e wi ll ge~ all Ca nadian ne ws first-ha nd . ]As. I,. LO '."iG h as fine s tamps a l 50 % . �i6 THE VIRGINIA PHILA.TELIST. Will Appear Later. News Fr;om St. Vincent. l\IR. PROU DFOO'.).' of Kin gs ton, St . Vin cent , s ends us th e follo w in g e xtract from the Gazette of Oct. 27, 1898, ·which confirms our former predic tion relative to the stamps of St. V incent : "Ou Janu a ry 1, 1899, a new issue of the stamps of thi s Colon y will be m ade. Current iss ue s will rem ain on sale until December 31, 1899, afte r whi ch da te the y wi ll become obsolete .'' \Ve s uppo3e the ne w rl es ig n will be of the De la Rue pattern, a nd we m ay bid farewell to a se t of the most bea utiful sta mps e ve r iss ued. LACK of space, a nd a suppl y of matter of more interes t , forces u s to defer for a nother mouth the publica tiou of the second instalment of our " R e mini scences of a Confede ra t e Sta m p Printer." R EA D ALT. the each one . arl s. Somethin g m O UR R ev iew Editor, Mr. Paalzow , is again in Ne w Y o rk on pro fession al business. H e still finds tim e to pcrus-:: th e columns of o ur coutem po rarie s g l ea nin g for our R e ,·ie w. TR Y the D . J . " H o ne s t P ack e t. " Reill y ~ t r. n : p Co . 's \VE wis h to thank Mr. \ V111. K e rmeen, Jr., \Vate rlo o , En g la nd , for copi es of HA VE y ou see n Huss m a n 's ad ?-It 's that wh ole page- n e ve r \Yere be tter thiu gs o ffe red fo r the h oli tiay s. I N his ne wsy notes t o th e Era , Mr. Ba rtel s writes from \ Vashin g ton : "The fo llo win g plate No3. have b ee n printecl in th e n e w colors : .Jc. Nos. -1 60 to -163. 4c. 530 " 5::13 . 5c. 389 " 392. 5c . 407 " 410. Ge. .'J.)4 . lOc . 302, 303, 30.J an rl 30'i. " TH E VIRGIN IA PHILATELIST fo r a ye:-t r is as good a Chri s tm as g ift as a n y. See Combina ti on R ates. IT is o nly a q ues ti o n of lim e wh e u t h e last Britis h Colo nies s till issuin g coppe r a nd s teel plate printed s tam ps will wh eel iuto line a nd :-ido pt the D e la Ru e pa tt e rn s. Th e form e r will th e n be good stock for t rn de. the uew (?) ~cl \Ha ppe r of Gre:> t Britain . On closes t exa min a tion we ca n find n o diffe r e nce in thi s a nd th e 1878-92 issu e (Scott 's 805 'iV2), e ither in th e size , desig n, color, or p a p e r. 'Nill Mr. K. kind ly enlig hten u s further ? H. Il . VESEY o f Norfulk , Virg inia , soli cits y our patron ag e . He' s ::i V . P. A . D rop Ves ey a line. IT will be w ell t o ke e p a n eye on th e 3 a nd 5c Ca n adi a ns . \Vhe n th e' " P e nn y P os tage" goes i i:to e ff ec t th e re will p robably be some c ha n g es i n color. ~. LOHM EYER 'S postal ca rd alb11111 will m ak e a fi n e Chri stmas g ift. S ee arl. NO TE th e ela te of e xp ira t i on of yo ur s u bsc ripti o n o n yo ur e n velope, a nd d o n ot fa il to r e n ew. Yo u ca n 't a ffo rd to miss a s in g le num be r. All s ubscrip ti o ns in Ya ri a bl y co mm e nc e wi t h t h e current numb e r. Back uun1bers will n o t be sent to co1:n111 e n cc subsc ript io n s. �THE V IRGINIA PHILATELIST. 71 The Postage Stam ps of Japan. LA RC US VIR l DIS. ~HE s tamp; of t h e Island Ki n ~cl o m ~ of Japa n o ffer o n e of t h e most a ttracti ve fields for th e collector wh o studies his stamps and is not co nte nt to stick each sta mp in to the space kin d ly provided b y th e pub! ish e rs of hi s a lb um and to think no mor e a bout it. Tile student of s ta mp s is s u re to be re ward eel b y the issues of J apa n , with t h e ir var iat ions of design, of pape r, o f plates, of pe rfora ti o n, a nd he m ay eve n h ope to a tta in reasonable complet e n ess in th is fi e ld , for tll e re are h a rdly a n y excess i>e raritie s here t o discourag e the coll ec tor b y th e ir un at ta in ab ilit~ · . The fo ll owing sk etch a ims to g ive a fa irly comp r eh e ns i ve li s t of t hese interestin g s ta mps w ith expla na tory not es o n va riou s poi n ts p ossibl y pu zzlin g t o the begi nner. I s h o ul d be gra tifi ed if it would serve to wi n a n e w adherent for th ese a ttrac ti ve sta m ps,rath er nege cted as the y are by the g en era l run o f coll ectors . J apa n e ntered t he ranks of s tamp-i s · s uin g countr ies in Ap ril , 1871. Th e initial issue compris es fo u r va lu es of ide n t ical d es ig ns . I SSUE 1871-7:2. A. 1871 APRU,. Smal l s ta mps of sq ua re d e sign , 2~ 111 nt. sq uare ; ln th e ce nt e r two co n ve ntio11al dragon s. th e ir ta il s cross iug each ot h e r at the bottom ; Al a round the dragons a line of loops, d o ubl e at lop a nd bottom, si ng le at the s ides ; a rouud t h ese a G ree k bord e r ; the wh ole desig n s urrou nded by an inner fi ne a nd a n o ute r h eavy lin e of color. Insc ription in black betw een the drago ns in . J a pa nese c h aracters : At th e top "S en "-copper , in th e c e nter fig ures o f value , be low "Mons"-nan.e of the coin. Wood e ng rav ing, colored im p r ess ion o n w hi te laid paper, im pe r forat e . 1. 48 mon s , brown. Ia. p a le brown. Jb. very deep browu. Jc. reddish brow n . 2. 100 mons, blue. 2a. deep blu e . 3. 200 mons, ve rmili o n'. an. o ra nge red. 4. 500 mons, gre e n. 'fa. bl u i sh g ree n . 4b. g ree n ish dar!.: bl ue. ·Jc. ol i\·e green . Va riou s catalogues dis tin g ui s h two comple te sets of this iss ue : o n wove a nd l aid paper. The di s tin c tion is not justified, a lth ough spec im e ns are found s howing no t race of th e laid lines, for a t the time th ere was n o n a ti ve wove paper in Japa n. The paper was large ly m ad e by s mall pri\·ate man u factu rers a nd entirely by h a nd in forms with a bottom of thiu bamboo s trips, which produced the laid lines . The mate ri al of the pape r c onsis ts of fibrous pla nt s t ems ; it was no t chopp ed or g round, b ut mere ly softe n.eel a nd m as hed, hen ce its g rea t s tren g th in the direc ti o n of th e cellular tissue . As th e texture is yery por o us a nd n o sizi ng was us erl, t h e pa per \ \°aS unfit for writin g with pe ns. O n e s ide of the paper is s mooth, not by m ea ns of cal e nderi n g, but by bein g brush ed u po n a smooth d ry in g s urface . All nat ive J rqn nese pape r of thi s earl y d a le sho ws a fa in t yellowish tin ge, as n o blea c h es were used. It is important to remember the laid q ua lity of the pape r, as very good co un t erfe its exi st on European tissue paper of wove tex ture. This paper w ill n ot tea r in a s trai g ht line , whi le th e nat i ve paper on ac co unt of it s pe c u liar m a nu fac ture w ill a l ways tear in a s trai g h t line. These s ta m ps a re pri n t ed in s heets o f 40, ei g h t stamps in eac h h orizo nta l row a nd fi ve in ea ch vert ical row. Th e s ize o f the s h e e t is about 13Gx l 85 m m.; the s tamps a re d istan t 2-3 mm. ; th e s ize of t h e p la te is a bout 106xl69 mm . Each s ta lllp is e ngraved separately u pon l h e woode n pla le, h e nce 1here are 40 t ypes �TH E V IR GINI A PHI LA..TEL IST. of ea ch s tam p-80 of t!Je 48 m ons , o \ which t wo pla t es we re m a d e. T h e differe n ces a re mi croscopic ; th e y a r e fo u nd m os t eas il y in th e d rago ns aud iu t il e i nscription. Iu J a pa n ese no ta t io u th e fig u res a re p e c u lia rly a rra uge d. All fig u res wri tte 11 above t h e fi g u res 10 o r 100 a re multi pli ed b y t h e la tte r , a ll fi g ures writte n below 10 or 100 a re simply added. T hus th e va lues of t hi s iss u e a re exp resse d as foll ows: · @+ + I0 = 4xl0+8= 46MOliS. I\ a B -=-.i 9 : 2x 100 ~ 200 MONS. 100 = 100 MONS. .li 5 SI00= 5XI00 =500MOHS. I n 1872 th e c u rre n cy w.1s c h a nged a ud a c cord in g ly d iffere nt va lu es o f st a m ps be came ne c essa ry . 100 t:·1 ons we re .eq ua l t o l se n, so that iu the n e w iss ue t he sa m e values were merely ex presse d i n a h igh e r uui t. W ith th is issue pe r fo ra t io n a lso was in troduced . B. 1872 M ARCH. S a m e d es ig n as be fo re , bu t va l ue ind ica ted iu d i ff e re n t ch a ra c te rs : fi g ure a bov e," S en" belo w. Sa m e im press io n a nd paper, pe r forat ed ll , .l q ancl 12. 5. ~ s eu hro wn. :)n . d ark brO\\"t l. Uh . r ed br0\\·1 1. :j c . gray ish bl :i.ck. G. l se n bl ue . tia . pa le b l ue. 7. 2 s en ver mi ii o n. 7n. pal e Yen11 ilio11. 8. 5 s e n g r ee n . X:t. blu ish gree n . Sh . ye ll ow gn::e 11 . Th ::! re m a rk s m ad e above as lo pape r a pply to t hi s iss u e a lso; th e pa p e r is a lways la irl , but so m e t im es t h e la id l in es cann ot be d is t in g uis h ed o n so s m '.l.11 a pi ec e of it. Th e th ic k n ess a lso va ri es c ons ide rabl y , s o t h a t se ts ca n be m ade o n t hi n ne r a nd thi ck e r p l1n r. T h ese variat io ns are un inte nti o na l a n d a r e accou nted fo r by t h e p r imit ive process o f m a nu fac t u re . 78 T he p la tes we re a r ra ng ed l ike th ose of the preced in g issu e . For ea c h val u e a n e w p late was m a d e; in a dd iti o n th e pla t e of -!8 m o ns was employ ed fo r prin tin g th e } s e n a nd t h e p la te of 100 m o ns for pri n t i ng t h e l s e n ; bes ide s th es e a th ird plate was m a de for the ~ se n . The re a re accord in g ly 120 va r ieties of t h e~ sen, 80 of t h e 1 s e n a n d 40 ea ch of t h e 2 a nd .5 s en . ( T o be r ontt:11 ued . ) R EME'-'IBER th at \\·e rea ch eYC~ r y co ll ecto r of a n y promi ne nce in t h e So u the rn S tates , a n rl in the N or th to:>, as for tha t. R e m e m be r t h at w e ar e th e offi c ia l o rga n of tb e S. P . A. a nd V . r . A . Soldier' s Letters Durin g Civil W ar. R EADING t he a rt icle 0 11 " S olclie rs L ett e rs,, in TH E V IR.GI'.'< I ..\. PHILAT ELIST, I w ish to adrl t h at it \\·as n o t a n un c ommon t hin g t o s e e soldie r 's l etters d u ri ng t h e Civil '\.Var with th e l eg e n d " Due 5 c ts , " a n d late r o n " D u e l 0 cts." I h a ve se ye ral s p ec im en s o n h a nd n ow a n d s e n rl yo u o n e fo r in spe ct io n . M y fat h e r was a Pos t m as te;· d u rin g t he t ry ing clays o f th e Co nfed e racy a n d I reme m be r ofte n s ee.i ug s ol d ie rs• ." letters p assing throug h t h e o ffi ce with t h e postag e m a rk ed " D ue" on th em . So metim es the p oo r fe ll o w 's wife wo u ld n o t h ay e t he fiv e or ten c e nts w it h \\·hich t o pay t h e p ostage a nd get her l et te r o ut o f th e offi c e . M y fat her could n o t bea r t o see t h em g o away w ith o ut th e lo nged-for letter fr o m th e lo ve d o ne, a nd so b e wou lrl pay t ile p ostage him se l f anrl g ive t h e m th e l e tt e r. So::1etim es t b ey were abl e to r e pay h i m , b u t o ften n o t. J .M . B. \ VE have b e en sh ow n a c o p y of the U . S . 4c i n th e ne w colo r- it is ve ry nea r th at of t h e c urr e n t Ge red b row n . . �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. i9 Stray Notes On Confedrates. ROY B. BRADLEY. ~HE Mad ison local , once admitted t o thepagesofthestandard catalogue, was issued by S. J. Berry, wh o su cceeded John L. Miller a few days after th e ord in a n ce of secessio n (January I, 1861) was pass ed. The lo-cal \\'as issued without any offic ia l sa n Cl:ion from ei th e r the Uni ted Stales or Confederate Gove rnm ents, as ] ohn H. Reagan was n ot ap pointed Postmaster Ge n eral until March 6, 186 1, while th e Confederate Government did not assume charge of t h e posta l system until Jun e 1, 1861. Th e stamp was typograpbed and cons ist ed of tlle inscrip ti o n 3 CNETS, surrounded by a borde r a bout f; of an inch wide. They were prin ted in gold o n blue. While speaking of stamps being issued without competent a u thority, the readers of t his pape r w ill probabl y be s:1rpris ed to l earn that 1t0 antltority was give n Confederate postmasters to issue sta mps, as the ex-Postmaster G e neral of th e Co nfederate States, iu a le tter to m e says : ~ " No attt!iority was conferred officially on tlte postmasters to issue stamps . Suclt stainps as were iss ned by tltem was don e entirely on tlteir OWlf responsibility." This places all the Confedera te loca ls iu almost the sa m e c lass of sta mps as the ea rl y pc..stmasters' stamps, such as the New York, Brattleboro0 New H ave n , Providence, Baltimore, a nd sim il ar is sues. Regarding t h e ea rl y p ost maste rs ' stamps, Mr. John K. Tiffany, in his excellent work on Un ited States stamps, says : " The y had n o official sa n Cl ion \\'hateve r, because n o official h ad a n y a uthorit y to sac1:iou tllem. It was a mere arrangeme nt betwee n th e indiv idual postmaster and the public for their mutu a l accom m odat ion . " The Selma, Ala., envel o p e illustrated in a rece nt issue of THF. VIRGINIA PHIL- ATELIST b ea rs the inscription "Paid 5," w ith the postmaster's n a rn e, " \.Y m. H. Eagar," above. Mr. He n ry L. Cal man says tha t he would not "con s id e r them worthy of co ll ection, as on the face of them they bea r no m arks which would n o t relega le th e m to the class of postmark s,'' etc. \.I/ ill Mr. Calnnn ki ndl y inform u s of the differe nce b et wee n the Selma envelope described above, a n d t h e Ralt im ore p:>stmaster's enve lop ~ which bears the in sc ription "Jam es M. Buchauan Pa id 5" -exaCl:ly the same as the Selm a, with the except ion of th e d ifferent names of postmasters. \Vhy should u ot the B:illimore e n ve lope b e relegat ed to the class of "Paid .' )'s" q s ed during tlnt epo ch ? It m ay be th at we are exceedingly du ll of compreh e nsion, but we fail to see a n y difference be tween t h e two envelopes. Mr. C. E . Severn, in re v iew in g m y article o n " Co n feclen~te Loca ls a ud Hand-Stamps," which appeared iu th e Octob er VIRGIN I A PI·IIL A'l'EUS'r m akes the state m e nt that "Mr. Brarl ley co mm e nds th e Con feel era te " Paid 5 , " etc., e m·elopes a nd urges their claims to be r ths in the catalogue.'' I cl re\\' a dividing lin e betwe en t he t wo cl asses (loca ls a nd h a ncl sta mps) which Mr. Seve rn seems to h ave overlook ed . The point ta keu was t h a t th e "Paid 5" e\1\·elopes that were sold over the counter in th e reg ular m a nner s houl d be collected and catalogu ed. For tlle e n ve lopes that were stamped w ith "Paid .S ," th a t we re stamped after being m ai led, I m ade no such cla im. Mr. Seve rn doe s not state his views, b ut says : " It will lake much perse yera nce 011 th e part of th e part irn ns o f th ese cove rs to break do\\'n the ca tal ogue barr iers, b ut if they finall y s ucceed in forc in g general recogniti on , no o ne wi ll begrudge them the v icto ry . " I wo uld like to see Mr. Severn t e ll the �TH E V IRGINIA PHILAT E LIST . 80 broug h t a bo ut , n ot b y th e pos ta l departm e n t, as so me cl a i 111, b ut b y tlJ e ca n c e lin g cle rks th roughou t th e world . Th is indi v id ua l s ee m s t o h a ve th e irlea iu hi s bead tha t it is llis d uty t o utt e rl y di sfi g ure th e s ta mp be yon d a ll re c og ni tio n , a nd m a n y s tri ps o f stamps h ave c o me into m y possess io n tha t llave be e n s truck with th e c a ncelin g s ta m p from fo ur to e ig ht ti mes-thus n o t o nly ru in ing the sta mps from a colle c to r' s standpoin t, but re presen t in g a was te o f tim e a nd energy . Th e e m p loy e es in th e p ost ofEi c es in t he city o f Cin c inn a t i ar e n o t ed fo r t hi s kin d ''Less Ink-Please.'' of \\'Ork , as m a n y s pec im e ns a mo ng m y d u p lica t es w ill sh ow . Th e ca nc elin g B Y F . \\", B . cle rk evide ntly s triYes to de ,·elop g rea t m u scula r po\\' e rs- a nd does it to th e ~H E lleavi ly c a n cele d pos ta g e s ta m p g reat di sg ust o f t h e s ta m p coll e cti ng fra ~ -tile g rea t drawback t J s ta m p te rnity . collectin g -\\· c r~e !Jy far tha n tb e N o w tlJ e que st io n is, h ow this sta te of Seebeck , for yo u ca n lea ,.e th a t s e ve r ely a ffa irs ca n be r e t: 1edi ed. a lone, a nd collec t in o ther fie lds; wors e Of \\'h at us e is it to a p pea l lo t h e rn rious p os tm aste rs ? Used s la m ps to tha n tile specllla t ive iss ues , fo r y o\\ ca n t h e grea t m ass o f tlJ es e me·n a r e o nl y so a void th e m a nd s till ha ve a ch a nc e to much r u bb ish- waste pape r , a n d to my gratify yo ur d es ires for co ll e ct in g goorl , way o f looki ng o n it , th e coll ectors of h o nest s tam ps. t hi s o r a u y o t h er coun tr y will n ev e r But th e ll ea vi ly ca nc el ed stam ps : you e xpe ri e n ce a n y relie f fr om t hi s t rou ble run a ga ins t th e m e ~· e 1")· wh e re , a nd no until the y unit ed ly work fo r t h e place c o untry on the fa ce o f the g-loh e bu t in g , i u a ll o f our P os t O ffice s, 111en w ho wh a t sp o ils ven· m a n y o f t h e ir best ar e sta11tp co//rctors t h em sel ves- m e n s ta m ps for t h e s ta m p c o ll e ct o r~ . wh o a re in sy m pa thy wit h our de sires in A c olle c to r h as sa id tlrn t th e sl:11n ps o f this m a tter. H o w cou ld a m a n wh o is a fo re ig n co untri es were ca nce le d 111 uch t rue sta m p co ll ec tor e \·er bay e th e h ea rt li g h te r tha n o ur u ...s. S ure ly h e 1nus l to spoil " ·!Jo ie strips a nd block s o f t h e h a ve h a d a ve ry li111 it e<l exp e ri e nce in hi g h e r val n e sta mps ? H e \\'Oul d look at colle c tin g the s ta 111 ps o f E ng la ml , Be lt he ques t io n from a n as llle t ic and a rt is g ium a nd H olla nd . I n 111 y e xpe ri e n ce as a co ll e c tor I ha ve ex c ha ng er! s ta n1 ps ti c poin t o f ,·i e w , a nd \\'Ou ld u nd e rsta nd in lots o f 100 to 300-a nd ab ou to11c-t1Jird t ha t a stam p c a nc eled ac ros s o n e c or ner o f a ll th e sta m ps re ce ive d fro m E uropea n \\'aS s u ffi c ien tl y de s lroye rl fo r a ll pos ta l colle ctors llm·e bee n of 11 0 m l ue o n p urpos es, a nd t ha t a11 y ad di ti o 11 ul 111 k \\' as a ccoun t of h ea vy ca n ce la t ion. It h as to n o p urp ose. been ne x t t o im possib le to sec u re so m e If all th e p h ila te l ic soc ie t ies n o w in of the valu es o f E ng la nd a nd Relgium in e x iste n ce " e re lo m ak e a un it ed e ff ur t good co nditi on o n acco u nt of t h e ir b e in g t o get tlJ e ir coll ec tin g frien d; ap po int e d d e fac ed b y tbe canc elatio n . as p ostm as ters \\' e wo u lrl see " g r<' Ht It see111s t o me th e tro u ble h as <11.I been c ha nge fo r th e b e t ter , readers wha t h e tbiuk s abo u t the Co nfederate lo cals a ud h a nd s tam ps . I kno w he is well able lo rl o so. F our em·e lopes wer e issu ed b y Wm . Priestle y , th e postm ast er at Ca nto n , M iss., in 18Gl. Th e firs t on e was im pro vi sed from a n old ca nc elin g s ta m p , bu t the o thers " ·e re of di ffe rent rlesi g ns. The four t y p es a re illust ra ted in th e P ltilatelic j onr 11al o.f A m er ica for Jtln e, 1891, but it was n eye r d e finit e ly se ttl ed as t o their m od e of \\ Se . VI RG I N I A ' S �81 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Ar the 109th Auetion Sale of the Bo gert and Durbin Co., quite a num ber of desirable s ta mps sold at comparatiyely good prices. The total a m ou nt rea lize d at thi s a uction was $1217. 35. A fe\\" e xtraets fro m tlleir catalog ue u rny inte res t our readers. UN ITE D STAT ES STAi\IPS. 18 !1 5, lOc, 135 1-55 1, 3 , JO, 12c , used, (6j, $2.25; 1847-60, (19 ) , $2.60; 184 7 5c, 1851 3c, 1851 1, 8 , 10, 12, unca nceled, (6), $2.10; 185 1 1, 3, 10, 12c , used, (4), $1. 50; 1857 le, fu ll orna m en t, le broken a rc, 3c (2 var. j 5, 10, 12c , t wo d a maged, (7 ) $1.70 ; 1857 1, 3 , 5, 10, 12c, last t\\"O slightly damaged, (5), $ l.00 ; 1857 3c , oute r lin e , un severed pair, badly perf ., unused , (2) , 5)3.50; 1857 5c red- brow n , used , (1), $2.85; 1857 lOc yell ow-g ree n, unused, (1) , $3 .80 ; 1857 lOc , various s hades, used, ( 11 ) , S L. 6.); 186D 24c, very sl ightly dam a ged, u sed , ( l ) , $ 1.10 ; 186D 24.c, unused, ( 1) , $2.50; 186D 30c, used , fine, (1) , $4.00; 1860 30c , u n used, ( 1) , $3.00 ; 1860 9Dc, unused , (1), :il lD.OD; 1857 l e , r epr int , unused, sca rce, (1), Sl.10 ; 186 1 le (4), 2, 3 , 10, 12, 2-lc , unu sed, (9) , $1. 80; 18611 , 2, 3 , 5 (2), JO , 12, 15, 2-1 , 30, 90c , two u nused , (11 ), $2. 10; 186 1 5c re d-brown, used, (1), $1. 10; 1861 5c brow n , unused, (1) , $ 1.00 ; 1861 le, laid pa per, used, ( l ) , $3 .0D ; 1863 le , gr ill ed, u n sever ed str ip of 3 , us ed on e n v. , (3) , S L.OD ; 1868 l , 2, 3, 10 (2) , 12, l5c , on e da maged , used, (7), $1.00 ; l 8US 2, 3, 10, U , Eic, g rill ed , us ed, (5), .) .'J c ; 1838 2c , grill 12 x l4 , u sed, (1), 75c; 1863 2c, g r ill l 2xl4, u nu sed , (1), $2.00 ; 186S 2c, g rill ll x l 3, 2c, grill 9 x l 3, unseve re d pa ir, unu sed , (3j , '3 1. 05 ; l 86S 3c, g r ill 13xl6, use d , (1) , Sl. 20; 1868 3c, gri ll 12x 14 , u sed , (1) , 50c; 186S 1·5c , g rill 9x 18, un- u ,;ed, evenly c entered , very fine, ( 1) , $7.50; 1868 2.J.c, g rill ed , used , (1), $2.-50 ; ! SSS 3Dc, g rilled , e\·eul y centered, u sed, (1) , $2.00; 1868 90c, g rilled, u sed, eve nly c en te red , (1), $5 .00; 1863-90, used, (2l ) , $1. 50; 1869 l , 2 (3) , 3 , l 2c, last is badl y perforate d, two u sed. (6), $2.20 ; 1869 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 12, 15, 2.J, 30c, used, (9), $-1. 90; 1869 1, l Oc, used o n ori g in a l envelope , (2), 65c; 1869 JOc, unused, (l ), :ii2.00 ; 1869 !JOc , b lac k a nd dull carmin e, used, ( 1), $'.i.00; 186!) 90c, b la ck a nd br ig llt carmi n e, e\·e nl y centered, used, extra fiue , (1) , $ 15.25; 186!) 2c, r e print, u nused, (1), $2.00; 1869 6c, reprint, used, (1 ) , $3 .0D ; 1869 15c, 1·eprint, used , fine, (1 ) , $4.25; 18() 9 2-1.c, re print , used , fin e , ( 1), $.5. lD; 1869 2-1.c, rep riut , unu se d , fi n e , (1) , $1.10 ; 1870-37, very good lo t , (27 ), $ l.10 ; 1870, grilled, l e, u sed, e venly ce ntered, fine, (1), $ 1. 60; 1870, g rille d , lO c, u sed , (l ), $3.00; 1870, g rilled, 90c, used , (1), $3. 10 ; 1870, g rilled, 3c, used, 11 0 g rill, le (clippe d ), 3 , 6, 7c, 18i 3 le, 1879 I (3 ) , 2, 3, l 5c, unu sed , (12), $2. 75 ; 1870, no g rill, 2, 3c, unu sed, (2 ), $1.00 ; 1810, uo g rill , 6c carmin e, unu sed, ( 1) , $1. 25; 1870 , no g rill, 7c, e \·en ly ce nt ered , unuse d, ( 1), &;2.50 ; 1810 24c, used, s had es , (7), $.J.00; 1870 l e, u nu sed, (1), :;;2.75; 1879- 93 , unu sed , (15), 15c ; 1819- 95, in clu di ng 90c purpl e , ~) De ora ng e , 30 a nd 50c Col umb ia n, (6.J), SI.70; 1890 l , 2c lak e and ca rmin e, H, 4 , .) , 6, 8 , 10, 15, 30, 90c, unu sed, (12 ), $2.10 ; 1893 1, 2, 3 , .J , 5, G, 8 , 10, 15 , 30, .'JOc unu s ed, (12), $3 .2-5; 1893 1-5 , 30c, $1, last is d a maged, used, (3) , 80c; 1893 $2, unused, sli g htl y d a mage d , (1) , $1.75; 1893 :;;3 , u n used, fin e, (1), $2. 75; 1893 $:2 , 3'3, unu sed, (2), !3-1.75 ; 1893 $4, unu sed, (1), SX.70; 1893 $5, unu sed , (1) , $-1.70 ; 1894- 8 l, lO c , used , le (two va ri eties), :le (two va ri e ties ) , 3, .J , 5, 6, 8 , 15, 50c , $1, unused, (14 ), SJ.8.5; 1895 '5, u sed , (1), $1.60; Spe cial delivery a ud unpaid, in cluding 189-1 , unus ed , 30 a nd 50c, !25 ), $1.05. �·rHE VIRGINIA PHILA.1'ELIS1', FOREI GN STA}'IP S . Aug ola , Ang ra, Anti g ua, unu sed, [23], SOc ; A nj oua n , 1, 2, 4, 5 , 10, 15, 20 , 2.j, 30, 40, 50, /.5c, 1fr, unused , fin e, [L3], $1. 00; An ti g ua, 1863 lei, 1873 Gel, 1813-9 1, Gel, 1882-.5 ~. l , 2L 4cl , JSSG l , 2Y,, 4d , us ecl , [ll] , $2.00; Arge ntin e, goocl lot, [Tl], $2.30; Corri e ntes bla ck on blu e, 1mse \·e recl te te -bech e pa ir, unus ed, [ 2], $ 1.10 ; Corr ientes , black o n rose, unuse d, u nscve red tete-bech e pai r , [2], $ 1. 20; Au str ia , 186 L lOkr, b row u , unu sed, [ L], $1.00 ; Austri a, 18G L 15kr , blue , unu sed, [L] , $ !.1 0; Au st ria, 1850 1, 2, Gkr , o n ribbed paper, used, [3] , $2.00 ; Au stri a, Lomba rd y, [5-l], $1 i ii; Aus tria , L o m bard y, 15, RO, -1·5c, ribbed pape r , used, [3] , $ 1. 00 ; Bah a m as, Baden, Bergecl0rf, Austria, Azore s, [63], $ !. 20; Barbado s, ] sh black, large sta r, unu sed , [ l] , $(LOO; Barbados, 1811 ~cl. pe rf. l 1:'1 0 , u seci, fi ne , [L], $1.00; Barba dos, 1811 -Id, pe r f. llx1 5, used, sca rce, [l] , :;;2. 00 ; Barbados, 1818 He!, unu sed, o. g., fin e, [ l], $ 1.75 ; Barba d os, 1874 Gd , unu sed, o. g., fin e, [1 ] , $1. 00; Barbaclo~, 187·l Gel, bloc k of four , unu sed, fine , o. g., [-1] , $:!.O:J; Barbados, 187-1 ]sh, u n used, u11 seve recl pa ir, [~]. $2.,iO; Ba rbados, inc lu d in g 1892 co Utplete , [22], $2.20; Barbados, 1835 -Id , brown, block of four, unu sed, fine, [·I], 55e ; B:irbaclos , 1 89~ .\cl to :2,; h Gil , co mple te , um1sed, fi ne , [!J], $1. GO ; Barbados , 1897 .\cl to:Lsh Gel, unu sed , fine, [!J] , $ 1. GO; Bavaria, Belg ium , BoliYia, Bos n ia , [65], 70c; Belg ium a nd Cape of Good Hope, good lot, [50], ··i.oo; Bermuda, includin g unused l s ll g r ee n a n d .! sh broll' n , [ 12], 85c; Boli yia , 18G7 lOOc g re e n , used , sca rce , [l ], ,·3.00; Boli Yia , 186 1- 91, g ood lot, [44], $1. GO; Bra zil , 18,1-1 - 98, in c lu ding unpaid a nd j o urn a l s ta m ps , [59], $1. 60; Braz il , 1878- 93, good lot , [39], $ 1. 35 ; Br itis h Bechu a na la nd, ~cl [G ,·a r.J, Id [4 var.], 2cl [2 var.], R, -1 , Gd , l sh , unused, fi ne, [ l G] , $ 1. GO; Briti sh Bec hu a na la nd, 1892--1 ld [2 va r.], ~cl [2 va r. ],-! , Gel, l s h , British Central Africa, British 82 Guiana, British H o nd urns, Rhodesia , Bruns wick , [33] , Sl. 60; British Bechu a na la nd, 2sh , unused, o. g .. fine, [l ], 90c ; British Bec hu anala nd , 2sh Gd, un::sed, fin e, o . g., [ 1], Sl.00 ; Briti sh Bechua n a la nd , .')sh , un used, o . g., fine, [l] , S2.00 ; British Be ch ua la ucl, ! Osh , uu usecl , o . g., fi11e , [1] , S-1.20; British Central Africa , first iss u e, 1, 2d, th ick a nd thi n paper, -I d thick a nd thi_n pape r , (ic] clnrk blue, 8d, l sh , unu s ed , fi ne , [8], $1.4.'); Bri ti sh Ce nt ral Afr ica, first iss u e, 2sh , unused. fine , [ I], 80c; British Central Africa, first iss ue, 2sh Gd , unu sed, fine , [ l ], 90c; Br iti sh Central Africa , fir s t iss u e, 3s11 , unu sed , fine, [1] , Sl. 00; British Ce ntra l Africa , fir s t issue , -ls h , unu secl , fi n e , [ 1] , -·1. 35; Britis h Ce ntral Afri ca, fi rs t issue , 5sh , unu sed. fi n e, [ 1], S I .iO ; British Ce n tral Afr ica . first iss u e, lOs h , un used , fiu e , [ 1] , $3 ..50 ; Briti sh Central Africa, first issue , l d o n :!cl, u nused, fi n e,[ !], !i) l. 00; British Ce n tral Afr ica, 1895, no wmk . 1, 2, -1, Gd, \\'ntk cl; l , -1 , Gd, unused, fiu e, [7], S I. GO ; British Ce ntra l Africa, 189.'i, 3sh, used , [1] , Sl. 30 ;· Britis h Cen t ra l Afr ic a, 1895, wate rm arked 5sh , unused , e ve nl y centered, fi ne, scarce, [1], $~. 75; Briti sh Ce ntral Africa, 1896 1, :Z, -1, 6rl, l s h , 2sh a nd 6cl , 3, -lsh , "Speci m e n " [8], Sl. 00; Br iti sh Centr_a l. Africa, -ls!J, unu sed , fi n e, [ 1], $ 1. 70; Briti sh So uth Afr ica, first iss ue , 10 pounds, penm a rkecl , fi n e , [ 1], Sl0. :25; F inland, 1892 i r , unu sed, fi n e, sca rc e , [ I ) "'5.00 ; Gibralta r , seco nd iss u e, l sh , u sed, fine, [ l ]. $-l.75; H a nO\·er, lOgr o-ree n , use d, scarce. [ I] , $7.25 ; Montse:-rat, 2Jd browu, 188-! l d , perf. 12, un used , [:!] , 5;5.2·5; Ne\1· So uth \ Vales, 1850 3cl o n ye ll ow ish paper, u sed, [1 ], $5.60; Ne\\" Zea land, 18G2, pelur e pa p e r . :?cl lave nde r , p e rf., us ed, [ 1], SG.00 ; Q uee ns la nd , 1875 10s h brown, use<l, sca rce, [ I ] $·5.75 ; Switze rland, 1850 lOr black a ucl reel 011 ye ll O\\' , with fra me aro un d cross, [l], ,8.25; Virgi n I s lands, 1867 l s b , double frarne, unu se d, fi n e,[ ! ], $16.00 ,. �TI:IE VIRGINIA PHILATELT8T. 83 e,Q~~UNIC.AT/Q/YS --...~~. >" New York Correspondence. L ENNOD· ~GA I N o ur uns uspec tin g dealers h ave been swi ncUed -bY t h e fa lse ch eck ru se. It see m s st ra nge t hat this city s h o ul d be th e Mecca for a ll sorts of stamp crooks, a nd it is also s tra 11ge that the "w ide-awak e " d ea ler is ge ne rall y t he o n e t o be fir st defra ud ed. Th e latest acquisit io n to ou r " Rog ues Gall ery " is a g entlema nl y look in g a nd we ll spoke 11 personage, wh o is th oroug lll y ve rsed in m a tters p hilat eli c . Th e sta mp s he s u cce eded iu g etti ng were t he most desirable cl ass , such as 90c Justice , t h e dollar values " States," the hi g lle r va lues of.Ne wspa per a nd P e riod ical stanq; s a nd so forth. T lte J11fetropolita11 Pltila telist for Novembe r 12th gave a good d esc ription of th e m e t h ods p layed by th e latest sw in d le r . On October 3 1 th e 0 111 aha Ex ili bitio n closed , aml acco rd in g to reports a la rge surpl us rema in~d, whic h is to be divid ed pro r ata among th e stock h olders. In a clai ly paper today (Novem be r 19) I uote th at" t h e T rans-M ississippi and Intern atioual Exposition, which paicl its subscribers dollar for do ll a r this yea r, is to be r epeated 11ext y ear, b ut o n a m ore elaborate scale." Does th is m ea n anoth er set of stamps (O ma ha) for 1899 ? or will the present set be repri n ted o r re-issued? Perhaps extensive holders of "O mahas ," wil l now proce ed to unl oad. Philateli c lite rat ure , is no w prese r ved to a larger e xte nt than ever befo re . The e fforts of Mr. Dea ts t o place co n tributious of phila teli c li terature , or th e lib raries of the A. P. A., a nd seve ral local societies , in a public lib rary , so that a ll city coll ec t ors ca n have free access to it 'Pi is comme11dable . Th e comiug sale of philatelic li terature, belo11g in g t o Jo5eph J. Casey, by the J. W . Scott Sta mp Co., a t public a u ctio n , w ill indeed be a rare trea t to th ose inte rested. It is said the cost to biud each voh1111 e was so methin g i 11 th e nei g h borh ood of four dollar5. Th is collec tio11 has a special charm for 111 e, as a t one time, M r. Casey, was m y t eache r, i11 Gra mrn a r School No. 89, abo u t eight or nin e y ears ago. He th e 11 t a ug ht Class A. Grade 1, b ut a y ea r la t er was pro m oted to prin c ipal-the hi g hes t positio n. I mus t co mpl ete the li st of "speculnti o n sta mp 3," co:n 111 e11 ced in Septe m ber numbe r, thi s bein g th e fo urth a ud las t instalment. Peru, 3 1 a ml 32 ; so me m o nth s ago , Nos. 28 to 30, we re being qu ietl y bo u g ht up, but sin ce a firm in Li m a, Peru, is adve r t ising them , for a small frac tion of ca talog u e q uo tatio us , t h e bubble h as burst, wit h a loss fin a 11 c iall y to the h olders. Phi li pp i11 e Isla11ds. T he late war h as \Joo m ed these s tamps out of propo rtio11 to thei r r eal value , with a ve ry fe w exce ptions. Nos . 30, 3 1, 32 ; the en tire 1872 iss u e; N os . -17 , a nd .so, an rl JGS a re good t h iu gs to lay as id e. Portugal. A good old co untry t o specialize i11. A II c h eap va rieties fro m 1853 to 1866. Nos. 35 a nd 38; also 47, 5 1, 52, 5G, GS , 92, 8'.l, 87, and 88 . Pruss ia . Nos. l , 2, 2a; the e11tire 18.)G-59 issue: the entire 1861-65 issue , a 11d all of th e 1867 iss ue. Pru ssia n s ta mps iu comparison are g reatly u11derpriced , a nd the European dem a nd is la rge ly i11 excess of the A mer ica n d e m a nd ; thi s places spec ul a to rs o n their g ua rd. Quee nsland. Fo r th e number of va rieties of typ<~, color , wat e rm ark, pape r a nd perforatio n , Queen sla nds eas ily ta k es firs t p lace. Spec ul a tors are takiu g arl va utage of thi s, a nd the nnm ber o f sta m ps b e i11 g quiet ly la id as id e fo r futur e �THE VIRG INIA PHILATELIST. pnrposes, are innumerable. Alth ough I persist in q uestio nin g th ese spec ulators, I was not s u ccessful in di scovering wha t 1 in q uir ed for. I kn ow for a certa inty, tba t a nu 111 ber of " ba rd to get " stamps are beiug p urchased rig ht and left, but I a m un ab le a t the pres ent m oment to m e nti on what pa rtic ul a r stamps th ey a re. I will later , in a ll probability , be g ratified with t b e grea tly des ired in for ma ti o n. Till then , it is onl y a m a tter of co nj ect ure. Roum a uia. Nos. 56, 58 , 60, 61, a nd 62; n o better stuff cou ld be obta ined at c urr ent prices. Some of th ese starn ps we re in issue less tha n two years, a nd th e U ba ni 111 a uve, is found in more shades th a n one. Ru ssia . A sta mp ve ry few of us cau boas t of is No. B. Russia is a rich field for the minor rnr iety fi e nd , a nd for thi s one reaso n, Are the s tamps favorites with spe culato rs. No . .30 is n 't a bad sta mp a t a ll , altho ug h it is said to be yet curre nt. Rn ss ia n offices in L eva nt a re s uch go od thing s th a t s p ec ul a to rs a re much chag rin ed in tl! e ir futil e a ttempts to procure Any cons idera ble nu111be r of th ese eh1s l \· e stain ps. St. C1 1ri sto p ·1c r. No. 7. Th e remar., s a pplied to O ueeu sla ncl are e qua ll y ap plicable to St. Hele ua a nd S t. Vincent. Sa xony. All th e cheap va ri e ti es of th e 1851, 1855 a nd l Hlil issues. Salll e r e mark s ca n be a lso a ppli ed to Schleswig a nd H olste in, incl e pe url e ntl y . S om e of the best st u ff ob tain ah le . Servia, Nos. 12, 15 a nd rn. South Afri ca n Repub li c . 1 e rre d when I state d th at Quee nsla nd takes firs t place in th e lin e of min or variet ies. Thi s h o no r ri g htl y b elongs to Sou th Afr ica n R epub li c. So uth Australi a . Nos. 21 ; b y the wa y, t hi s a nd the fo nr pe nce stamp of th e same iss u e, a re exact im itatious of th e o ne, two a ncl fi ve cents Nova Scotia sta mps. No . 20, 29, 31, 49, 52, 53, -5'3, 59, 65, 69, 7 l, 72, 7-1, 7-5, 76, 77 , 88. Spain. The stau1ps of thi s country h ave r eceived a trc111endous boo m , front n o other reaso n th an th e late war. The first s ta m p Spain ever issued ( 1850) is to-clay priced at eight cents, and it was on ly in iss ue fifte e n month s , be ing supe rseder! in 1801 by n nother stamp of an entirel y different design. Nos. 1, 2, n, lO, 11 , l-5:t, 16, l 7a , 21, 2 i , 28, 30 , 3 1, 33a, 37, 4G, 72, 80, 86, 91, 107 , 109, ll2, 115, 11 6. All c h eap varieties from 1870 to 1876 isst1 e, is a va ri ab le list of b :irg-1ins , a nd s p ecula tors a re ever o n the a l ert for suc h stu ff. No. 2)0 ts a good one a lso. S urin am. All cheap vari eties are in large cle manci on the Continent , and it is need less to say , th a t n ot a great m a n y of thes e s ta mps ca n b e found in thi s co untry of an y imp ortanc e . Tlle en ti re 1893 iss u e will soon become ob;olete; th e 12.l{c bas a bri g ht future. · Swe•len. Like all old E uropea n countri es, th e earl y issu ed s ta m ps a re in la rg e dem a nd by the specu lator,;. s .u c h stall; ps as No s. 2, 5, 6, LO , 1-1, 1-5, 16, 17, 18 , a11J 20, a re th e b '.l rdest t o pro c ure ; buy Nos. 17 and 20 , whe n yo u g e t the cha nce. Switzerla nd. Sa m e rem a rks as applie d to Swed e n , as regards ea rl y iss ues . T as ma ni a . (Va n Di e m e n' s L a nd ) Nos . 18, 2 1, 2-1, 49, 53, la snap ) , 72, 86, (another sna p ), 9 1, a nd 93. Trinidad . No s. 91, 92 , 93 a nd 95. H ave y ou t he la tter sta mp in your colle ct io u ? Turk ey . Variet ies t o burn: e n tirel y too num e ro us to ru ention, but ne ,·er tbe l ess a p e rceptible demand . Tusca ny. Tll e re1n a rk s in regard t o old Europea n , a re a pplicable to thi s country also. Two S ic ili es . Ditto. Urug uay. Nos. 23, 3 ! a ucl 2S. The 183G issue, c o n tains m ore varie ti es, (d oze ns n ot cata logued) tha n any one othe r issue of a n y sta m ps in th e world, �TH E VJRG I N I A PH ILAT E LI ST . except pe rhaps Peru. Nos. 78, 80, SJ . 82, 83, 8-! , 83, 100, 103, 102, 107 a nd 111. Venezue la. Al l c h ea p early issues befor.'! 1833. The rou letted issue ( IS33) is also i n grea t demand. Victor ia . Nos . 2\, 26, (a snap ). ~2 , 3!3, all chea p sta m ps a ft er 186 1 to 1873 . Nos . 15 -i aud 155 . \Vestern Australia. Nos. 1, 42, 4 -1. a n d m a n y of t h e chea per s tam p ; . \ Viirtte mh e rg. T h e re m a rks in r eg a rd to old Eu ropea n s ta mp s a p p ly h ere a ls o. For th os e wh o h a ve n ot r ead prev io us in stalm e n ts of t h ese notes , I w ish to say t h a t th ese rem arks apply to t h e ca n ce led sta m p unl ess otherw ise s ta t e d . Be fo r e closin g m y Jette r t h is m o n th I m ust me nt io n that M r. J o hn Paa lzow of Ri ch m ond, Va. a n d M r. J. P. C h a m be rs of I nd ianapolis, In d . a r e in th e ci ty at p r esent wr iting . THERE'S n o mo r e appropriate p res e n t at Christ m as th a n a y ea r 's su bsc ri ptio n to THE VIRGINIA P HIL ATE LIST. Rea d ·also o ur Comb inatio n offers: T wo of t h e fin est m agaz ines al th e price o.f one. Bos ton Bits . BY HOSTO NfJ_:>; . I H AVE no a uctio n re port l o offer the read e rs of TH E V I RGINIA PHlL ATEl.IST for th is m ont h , as no sa le h as yet talze n place si n ce the ope nin g one. N0v . 3'1Lh is the ne xt date o n the list, wh e n H. L . Drew & Co . h o ld th e ir second sa le of thi:; se aso n. It in cl u cles a fine collectio n of Columb ian Republi c stamps and a la rge n umber of U . S . r evenues a t w h olesa le a nd otherwise . You r hu mb le se rvant h as this sa le down o n hi s list of attractions, and w ill endeavo r n ext m o nth to e nlight e n th e V . P . reade rs with so m e of t h e prices r eali zed. B_,. the wav, a u ct ion sa les for th e com- L in g seaso n see m to be s i<ie- l racked , as it we re, a u d Mess rs. Drew & Co . appea r to be t he onl y o n es in th e fie l<l :is fa r as Boston is co n ce r n ed, n or !Jaye "'e e \·e n th e p rom is e o f :i n y ot he rs fro m o th e r so urces . T h e prices, as a g e n e ral rul e, h av e bee n ve ry lo\\-, a n d consideri n g th e c h a n c es o f adva nci ng prospe rit y, it is m y op ini on th a t coll ec to rs sh o ul d n o t look in th e leas t u pon c urre n t a u ct io n rea liza ti o ns as the m arke t Ya lne of s ta m ps, fo r it is a we ll k n ow n fa c t am ong o nr flca le rs tha t t h e o u t look fo r a "boo m" in th e sta mp trafle wa s n eve r bri g ht e r tha n at pres e u t. Bos to n d ea l e rs, a t thi s fl a te. co n sider t h e 011e f( ttlden s ta 1n p,;, r ec e nt ly is'\ n ed by Ho lla nd, as a goud t hin g . as it is r u m ored th a t th e re i; to be a c h a n ge . Th e flurry is all ca u s ed b y a n it e m to t h e e ffe ct t h at th e yo nn g Q ue e n is so m ew h at va in a nd tha t s h e co 11 s idc red t h a t t h e pr~s e nt ph otog raph of h ers el f, wh ic h appea rs upon eac h s ta m p , does n ot r e prese n t h er in t h e yo u thful deg ree desired . At p rese nt we are .a ll at sea as r egards th e va lu e of th e sta m p, a nd mos t dea lers h ave n o n e ·fo r sa l e a t a n y p ri ce. Th e 30c du e s ta mp on wa te rm a rk e d pap er , w hi c h is re p orted to h ave bee n in u s e a t \Vashin g to n as ea rl y as last i\I a y. h as o n ly re ce ntl y sh ow n up i 11 B0s to 11 . Ou r local offices h:we j us t r ece ived a co n s ignmen t. It looks as i f thi s stn111 p migh t be d es irab le. as it h as b ee n late ly q u o ted tha t th e e n t ire ser ies of J u e sla mp s are to b e di sco nt inued. If s u c h be t h e case, t h e sta m p h ns a br ig h t fu ture, as on ly a s m a ll n u mber s h a ll h a \· e b e e n us ed. The 4 a nd 6c 189.') t ype C . S . b a,·e "Ppeared h e re in t h e ir n ew co lors. T h e fou r cent o ne is t h e co lor of th e for m e r S I X. Th e re se em s to be n o li1nit to the sup p ly of the ~c I. R. inve rte tl s ur c h a rge . Th ey are n ow re ta il ing h ere for ~Oc e:.ic h, s in g ly , in pairs o r in b lock,.. �TH E V IR GIN I A PHIL AT EL IST. 1 1 En glish Items. Canadian Notes. JlV \V , F . '!'RF.C O . B Y !R V ! ='IC l.\ . PATTERSON. I T \\"as repor led in so m e o f th e d a ily pape rs last 111 onth th at tile wh ole na ti ona l coll ec ti on of s la 111 ps h ad bee n st ole n , fro m lh e H otel des Pas t es in Pa ri s. This coll ec ti o n was sa id t o be wor tll £20, 000 or £~0,000. A fi r m of S tra nd sta 111p d en iers h::t\' in g m ade in q uiri es o fli c ia ll y in Pa ri s, fo un d th a t the re was u o t r uth i11 th e re port , it bein g mer ely a "can- Du ..u.r-:Rs say tha t sin c e th e n ew se ri es o f U. S. Reve nu es we re iss ued , t rade in Ca nad ia n R e \·e nu es h as become sla ck. Ra tes of postage o n n ews papers a re again st ir rin g u p tro ubl e. U nd e r th e new reg ul a ti ons n ewspa p ers t ha t are publ is b ed not o ft e ne r th a n o nce a wee k esca p e postage within a c erta in rad ius, whil e a da il y , a se mi- week ly , or a triweek ly mus t pay a fixed rate . This is g la ring ly unju st a nd a ll pa pers sh ould be m ad e t o pay in p ropo rti o n to t h e number of cop ies m ai led or rat h e r th e weigh t of th e m . Th e Postm as ter Ge nera l h as d ecided to p e rmit a ll s tea m s hip com pa nies t o carry m ail to Brita in, pro vid ed tha t th ey becom e li able fo r th eir safe de li ,·e ry in . E ng la nd, th at no compe nsa tio n be ask ed a nd t hat the ma il m atter be addressed by s uch stea m ers . Th e positi on of Chi ef Postoflice Iu spe cto r bas bee n a bo lish ed a nd th e presen t occ u pa nt , l\!Ir. Swee t na m , placed o n th e retired list. D urin g th e p r ese nt cold weath er m a n y hith e rto n eglected coll ec tions a re be ing bro ug ht o u t. A la rge num be r of L a brador dogs h ave been p urch as ed by lhe Pos tofl:ice Depa rtm e nt , fo r u e in th e Y u kon d istri ct in carry in g th e mai l. Iu th e las t nu mber of the Philatelic Advocate th e ed itor has inserted a list by Prov ince s a nd States of the number of cop ies of t h e Advocate se n t o u t . T hi s is a good id ea a nd h elps th e dealer to ge t h is cu~to m ers from the places h e wis h es them from. \Ve u ndersta nd that in Canada's n e w soc ie ty th e co nse rva t ive ele m e nt will ha \' e control , and offi ce seekers \\" ill be g i\7en the cold sh ou lder. A soc iety rn n on t hi s basis is not bu ilt 11p so fast b u t arfl. 1 ' l I Sn Th e Ge rm a n Gove rnment a uth oriti es li a,·e r ece ntl y co nfi sca ted seve ral tho nsa nfls of p ic tur e post cards a nd Ii n ed th e p ubli sh ers of th e sa me b eca us e they rep rod u ced vie ws of o ne of the ga tes o f Pose n, a stron g ly fo rtifi ed pla c e clos e to th e R nss ia n fronti e r , and th e refo re " bet ray ed mili tary sec re ts. " F ur the r raids a r e be in g m ade a nd ca rd s bea rin g vie ws of Spa nd a u, Cob le ntz, Madgeb urg , a nd all ga r rison to wn s , a re be in g se ized . Eve ry pe rso n o fferin g th e m for sale is fi n ed 3 rn a rks. Th e Gov ernm e n t of Indi a h as d ecided to j oin in th e sc h e m e of Im peria l Pe nn y Postage, wh ic h co m es in to op era ti on o n Dece mb e r 2-5. Th e Australia n coloni es a re th e oul y po rti o n of th e E m p ir e t o sta nd o ut . The Philatelists' Snpplem ent to t h e Baz aar of Nove mb e r 9th co nt a ins a n illu sln1ted a rti cle o n th e Matc h S ta m ps of t h e U . S. A. M ilita ry t elegraph sta m ps fo r use in lit e So uda n ha ,·e bee n issued. W ITHOUT a do u bt one of th e fin est p h ila t e li c p ub li catio ns is The Philatelic J oun:al of Judia, p u bli sh ed by t h e P hilate lic Soc iety of Ind ia, a nd printed at Ca lc ut ta, fo r 111 e 1n be r,; o nl y. KELSEY HALT, is c nslo1n ers. noted for pleas in g �TH E vrn.\.INfA PHfLATELIST. 87 the grow th is mu ch m ore lik ely to b e p ermane nt. The a bove not es will be th e last Can a di a n n otes I will pen , at leas t for so me tim e , as by the tim e thi s paper r each es the reade rs I will be in the Old D o m in ion , the home of true Sou th ern h ospita lity a nd cou rtesy, a nd th e h om e of T HF. VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. The gentle m a n w ho will condu ct this corresp ond ence in future is far bette r qua lified to fill the post tha n I am , a nd when you see a n yth in g from hi s pen yo u ca n depend o n its a uth e ntici ty. Preside nt. A G. DIETZ, V ice-P r e s ide ut. \V. C. LOWRY, Secre tary-T reasurer . C H ARLES \VARI~G, Sa le s S u per inte nd e nt. IJ. E. H A ZEN, Internati onnl Secretary . H . FENTON , Gn l Yo u n ot i fied u s lh nt h e h as n:ce ived il fro1~1 l\liss Del p hin e Steele of Kew Orle:rn s, La., in accord a n ce w ith o ur in s tru ct io n s. 0 11 r th n n ks ~ire h e r e with ex tend ed t o :\Ji s s S teele for so pro m p ll y comply in g- with 0 11 r r eq u es t a11d fo r h e r l nk i11 g s u c h good c:nr e of lh e I.i b r :U'y w hil e it wn s iu h e r po s~ es~io 11 . A ll of wh ic h is respec tfu ll y s u b mitted . Yours for the S. P . A., E :i.I IL GE RL IC H , R O BE!< T KE SSLER XEW Rll A U NFE J. S, I Bonni o f 'J'n 1s lees S. P .A. T EXAS, Nov. 12t li ,18!Jf\. S . P. A. Prize. To the memb e r of lh e S. P. A. whosec ures the larges t num be r of n ew members for th e Association fro 111 Dece mb e r 1st 1898 t o th e first fl fly of th e 'lHl Convention, TH E V IR GLNLA PHILAT Er<rST will g ive as a p ri ze the s um o f $ 10. No mem be r eligibl e unl ess be h as sec ure< ! 5 o r more recruits . This not open to officers o f th e Assoc iati o n. Work for the prize . Li bra ri a n. F. KOV ES, Co unt erfe i t De tec t o r. CHAH.LE S P. G A L YO:O.:, Boan.I of EMIL G ERLI C H, ROBERT K ESSLER Tru stees. ' THE YIRGIXIA P!·lll.ATELIST , Official Orga 11 . Important Notice . Dues fo r 1899 a re n ow payable a n d we hope that there will be n o del in que nt members. All m e m be rs w h o will n o t pay their d ues promptly will be droppe d from the membership list a nd we h ope that th is wi ll n ot be n ecessa ry a nd t hat all m e mbe rs w ill p ay promp tly. 'A'is hing all the members a Merry C h ri s ti n a ~ anrl a H a ppy New Year , we re m a in, Vo u rs fo r th e S . P.A., E ~rrL GER r<rc 1-1 . ROB E RT K E SS I.I<:R, Boa rd of Trn stees . Report of Board of Trustees S. P. A. AT last , ofter h av iug th e S. l ' . A . Li br<l r y in h is p ossess io n for about se\·e n weeks . Mr. Ch a rl es P. :.\J AJ. J ~o. F. :.\l AYER, Pres ide nt. DR. :.\ I ARK \V. PEY:-:iER, V ice f'r e:-; ide11t. \Vi\T . s. A H ER=" i Sec' y-T r en s . j O H:'-l' PAALZO\\', 1018 Park Ave., Richmo n d, V:-t., Sa les :.\In 11 nge L c . F. \V. :.\l osER, Co .111terfe it De tec t o r . Offic i n l Org an: T11 E V 1R •i r:-.; 1A P111r~ATEL 1 s r. _.\ -;s:>cilt io11 inee ts on th e 10 th of e \·cry mo nth , n t S o 'cl oc k p. 1u. , at l;) N . El e \· e nth St.. Ri c hmond , \'irg i11i n. R r C H M0"1D, VA . , Nov. IO, 1898. To t lte Jlfem bers of tlt e //. P. A .: TH E fifte e nth m e et in g of t h e Assoc iat io 11 was h e ld o n the abO\·e d a te with its V ice-Presid e nt Dr. Ma rk Peyse r in th e c h a ir. Th e u s ua l roulin e busi n ess was quite i11te r es ti11 g ly di s posed o f. M r . R. J. Redford wa s una 11i1n o us ly e lecled to mem be rshi p, a ml appli catio ns were re- �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. ceived from M ess rs . Rober t Kessler a11 d E mil Ge rli ch , both prom in e nt phila te lists of Ne w Bra unfel s, Te xas. Afte r which Mr. Dietz m ade th e a nnoun c e ment already published in t he Nove m ber PHir,ATET. IST: o f the inteut io n of th e Southern P hil ate lic Ass oc ia ti on to holrl its next couvention in Richm oud iu 1899; of its sele c ti on of THE VIRGINIA PHILATET,IST as its offici a l organ, a nd of the election of th e speaker t o the po3i ti on of Vice-President. Th ese sta te ments, with so me e labora ti ou in Mr. Dietz's us u a l h appy s ty le , crea t ed a s ta t e of e nthusias m of th e mos t in te 11se a nd fervid kind . A reso lu t io n was ado pted by aecla m a tiou, exte11ding t h e h earty greet i11 g of th e V irginia P hil ate li c Ass:ic iat ion to th e Southern P htla telic A.sso · c iatiou with a n in vita tion to all m e mb ers of th e la tter Asso cia ti o u , where \·er, resicl eut, to a ttend t he Richm o nd co nve n tion of '99. A \Va ys a ud Means Committe e, to look after the entertainm e nt of th e <lelegat e s to th e fort h co min g conve uti o n was s u ggested , a n d a pape r draw n up to whi c h e\·e ryo ue prese11t , i11cludin g so m e n o 11-phila te lic friend s , im 111 ed ia te ly s ubsc ribed the m s elves in a m onuts agg regatin g n early $ 100.00. Th e utm ost d e terminatio n was ev iucecl to m ake R icllmond's first p hilate li c con ve nti o n a m ost empha ti c s u ccess a nd mu ch pleas ure wa s e xpress ed, that so goorl a s tar t h ad heen m ade. Me mb ers prese nt : Dr. Peys e r , Mess rs. Stea rn s , Mose r , Scott , Redfo rd , Aurlerso u, Ah e rn , and Die t z. Me etin g ad j ourn ed 10.80 p. 111 . Respectfull y s ubmitted , W. S . A.HF.RN, Sec'y. OUR New Yea r number will be a nother record -brea ker. It will r each e ve ry So uthern coll ecto r. Do you care fo r South e rn trad e? Do yo u ca r e to reach eve ry m e m be r of t h e S. P . A. a nd th e V . P. A.? 'N e ll , co me into our columns . SS W e cl ip from Th e Pltilatel ir Jllfonthly and /Vorld a selec tion of new iss ue s chron icl e d : BEI.GIU :\L - The 50c with S 11 11cl ty lab el is n o~v g ray. COOK 'S ISL •\ NDS .-The color5 of these s ta mps a re 2d , brown ; Gel, v iol et , ann ls h ca rmine . \Va termark ed N z a nd s ta r. Perf. 11. GIBRALTAR.-S ta mps h ave been issu e d with valu es in E n g lish currency. Sa m e cl es ig11 as those of 1880. The .)/,cl, l cl, and 2~d b e in g alm ost identical in color. T he 2rl is brow n with value in blue ; 4cl oran g e a n d gre en ; Gd purple a nd ca rmin e; l sh p a le brown and carmine. HONDUR AS .-A new 20c orange Locom o ti\·e type . I ND IA. -On account of ch a nge in postage ra te on newspaper i11 effe ct Oc t. l , a s uppl y of .l a nn a s tamps h ave be en orcle red in E ng la nd of the desig n a nd color of tile 9 pies sta m p. In the mea ntime th e } g reen h as bee n su rcharge d " .l " in black 15mm . hig h. ]OHORE.-Hig h rn lu es h a\·e be~ n iss u ed of tll e curr e nt d es ig n , $2 lil ac a nd ca rm ine; $3 lilac a nd blu e ; $4 lilac au cl brown ; $5 lilac a n d ora nge . MoRo cco.-Sta m ps for use betwee n T a nge r a nd El Kea r h::i ve been issu ed w ith a s t eamer in center. 5c g re e n , lOc rose, 20c oli ve , ~5c blue, 40c red, 50c violet , 1 pese ta bis tre a nd 2p gray -black . ROU:\IA NIA.- There is a n e w valu e,40b g r ee n. Gli;i % SOUNDS im possib le- but it's what H e rbe rt F. R olli11s offers.-The ad will tell th e res t. F OR U . S. Rri\"E:'\l"ES a nd fine ap prornl s h eets, read the ad of th e Michi g an S la rnp Co . �89 THE V IRGI N IA PHILATELIST. FRO~r ABROA D . :\dve r t i ~er, BY JOH:'< PA A T.ZO\\' , A ll Publis hers are requested t o se nd 0 11 e cop y di rec t to the Rev ie w Editor , nl ::sio. IOI S P a rk Ave . , Richm ond, Va., U . S. A . Our Review c loses 011 Nove m ber :lUth. <+ As in the pre vious month tl!e ec.litorin- chief has issued his orders " boil it d ow n " a nd a lthoug h we k ept th e p ot boiling a nd th o ug ht we had cut everything ve ry short, still th e editori al scisso rs clipped our notes last m o uth a goo d deal a nd we ha ve bee n compelled thi s month to leave ou t a good many j o urn a ls wh ose c<;>1,1tents -s urel y desen·e menti o n a nd which i.l/e are sorr v to omit. Still we hav~ to'.~ db-;n~t,for ~vha t th e edito1·-inchief says goes. T he foll ow ing p 11 b~ic:t ti o 11 s ha ,·e been receh·ed: VO L. :\ 0 . Amer ican Collecto r, .Ke w Ox ford, Pn. Boston Sta m p Book, Boston, ::\ I ass. iJ . :2. ·L :J. Evergreen State Phil. , Hartlaucl , \\·n s h. JO. :j7 . Week l y Ph il. Era , Portln11cl , :\'l e . , 18. ·J-fj . Fi latelic Fa c ts & Fallacies, S[l.11 Frn 11 ci sco, 7. I. H e rald E xch a n ge, New York , :J. 2 .:;. Iu te ru a ti o n a l Phil ateli s t , S t . Josep h , i\ l o. S. H. Lone Sta r State Phil ateli st , \ Vaco, T exas, i . 1. :M ekee l's \Veekl y S ta m p Kews , S t. T. o ui s, :VIisso uri , 12. Ji-20. :vr etropolita n , Phil a telist, 1\ew Y ork , 10. 7. Ne w York Phil atelis t, Kew Y ork :). 1-2. Pe rfora tor, Federa lsb urg, :vrc!. 2. H. P hil atelic Bu11eti u , Sal e m , Mass. 1. 1. P hil. .-Ionthl y & World , Philade lp hi a, rn. 2~ . 11. P hil atel ic \ Vest, S uper io r, Kebn1 s k~1 . 7. ':} Rocky l\!Io uutai n Stamp, .Kew Oxfo rd , Pa. Ii. l. Te x a n Phil a tel i st , Abeline, T exas. !J. 1 Yo uth 's Rea l m , Bo ston , ::\1ass. ·I. JO . FRO !\•[ CA NADA . Bo ys' Ow n Ph il ateli st, Berl i n , O nt. Ca n ad ia n Coll ec tor, 2. I. :-J -.J. J. Ca u adia u P h ilateli c \V eekl y , T or onto, Ca n . 1. 1. Berlin, O nt. I) Phi latelic Advo ca te. l3erli11 , O ut. ii. Phi latelic i\Tes~enger, Hoiestow 11 , r'\ . 13. ~. H-!J. I* We pl e~d g uilt y, but necessi ty ofllim es co mpels that whi ch w e do rel 11 ct:-111tl y .- Ho . J Bir111i11 g h n111 , E ng . .5. 91-H2. J'hil. Ch ro nicle and A d . Bi r m ingham , E ng . 8 . P . j. G . B. Adverti se r, Sa lisbury, E n g . 8. S ta m ps, R 11 shde11 1 E ngl a nd , 2. E<lw. Coopers Co. 's Pri ce Li st , l.011d o 11 ,l<;ug. C. Hamilton Smith & Co. Price Li st," " Au tv erpin. A nt werp , Bel g ium , 2. Ren ie Phil:lte li q ue Frn 11 cn ise , Pa ri s , Fr'11 ce !I. I.e Timbrophil e G n ul o i s, l\ Joye 1.1111 0 11 ti er" X. I. ' Au n once P hil at e l iq 11e, Ge11 eY a , S witze rl'd. ·I. Jl Fn:rn cobo ll o, ::\Jil:i.110, Ita ly, ti. I. 2:J. JO. J-L !):"j. 2~. -1·1. -;;-;. Filatelic I'acts and Fallacies which ente rs w ith the prese nt num be r upo u its se ve nth y ear m ay we ll poiut w ith pride to th e re cord of th e past. It h as a pp eared r eg ul a rly , with o ut eve r mi ss in g a s in g le m o nth, a nd with o ut e ver c ro wd in g t wo m ont hs into o ue . Trul y so m ethin g to be proud of. Th e con te nts of thi s numb er arc va ri ed a ud interes ting, and in "Ca uses a nd R easons" u eg un in th is nu111 be r a good dea l of info rm ation is g iven n ot onl y to th e y ou ng colle ctor bu t also to so me who a re older iu th e ca use . Alth o ug h a lit t le be hin d t im e the S~p ­ tember number of Tlte L one Star State Pliilatelist is full y u p to its usual hi g h standa rd. The n ell'ly d iscove red Selm a, Alaba n1 a p ro\· isio nal ell\·elo pe is aga in d isc ussed , and tak in g it a ll in all , ll'e think that Mr. Bradley ha s t h e bes t of the a rg uments so fa r , a nd if h e ca u g e t the party o f wh o m hi s for111 e r a rti cle spok e , wh o is positi,·e that these e m -el opes \\'ere sta.11tped , s 1~t;R ed and sold 01'{'}' lite co1111ter as stamped en velopes , to mak e an affidav it to t ha t effec t , then , in o ur opin io n , th e co m pilers o f the so-call ed "Standa rd" ca talog u e could h a rdl y re fu se to list t he m ns a ge nuin e Co n fed era ~e Lo cal. Ev e n th oug h "a rfidm· its of pos tmaste rs a nd their n u111 erous rel at i\·es as to th e u se o f ce rta in s tamps anrl certa in ell\·elopes d urin g th e pe ri od o f t h e Confederacy , are as p len tiful as m osq ui toes 0 11 the New J ersey coas t , a nd about as mu ch va lu e is attac h ed to the o ne as to �TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. •, Lh e oth er by phi latelists who have bee u throu g h the mill for mauy years."S lu rs like the above, however, should uot deter our So uthern j ourn als and collec tors fro m procuring affidav its upo u all disputed points rel ating to the different iss ue s o f th e Confederacy, both ge neral a nd local, "·henever poss ible to do so, a nd so establish .facts for th e future to judge a nd pass its ,·erdict upon. Selfinterest ofte n blinds the eyes of co nte mpo raries \Yhere posterity will see plainer. The le tte r of Hon. J ohn H. Reagan , Postm aster Ge neral of t he Con federa t e S ta tes m akes it plain under what authority postm aste rs issued Locals , a nd \\'e copy tha t part of th e lette r in full. "2nd. No a uthori ty was conferred officially o n the postmasters to issue stamps. Such stamps as were issued by them was clon e entirely on their own responsi bility. My proclam atio n assuming control of the postal service in the Confede ra te States expressl y states th at ' until supplies of postage stamps and s tam p ed en,·elopes are procured for the prepay ment of postage within th e Confederate States a ll postag e mus t be pa id in money u nde r th e pro visio ns of the firs t sectio n of a n act approved March l s t 18Gl. ' Soon after the orga ni zatio n of the Co nfederate S lates Govern ment , lbe coin of th e cou ntry began to disap pear, to a great e xtent, from ci rc ulat io n . This r e nd ered Lh e pay m ent of postage difficult in the absen ce of s tam ps and as Co n federa te State Treasury no tes in certain sum s \\'ere m ade by law rece ivab le in pa y111e ut of postage, a nd as it could not be r easo nab ly expected th at postm asters sh ould furnis h coin in change of lhe m o n account of its scarc ity (a nd a lso o n accou nt of t h e differen ce in rnlue) I staled in the report r efe rred to, that it was necessa ry 'to leave it to t h e postmaste rs and p e rso ns pay ing pos tage to arrange be l\\'ee n Lh e 1nseh·es the m a nne r in wh ich th ese not es m ay b e used . ' 90 U nd er this condition occurred · the issuance of local sta mps aucl stamped e nvelopes by quite a numb er of the Confedera te postmas ters. " Here we !Jaye from first ha nd the explanation why postmasters were permitted to issue the Locals. It will be well for every collector of the issu es of th e Confederate States' stamps to preser\'e Lh e copies of T!ie L one Star State P hilatelist which conta in the Notes Mr. As~ e w h as made from the official rep orts of Hon. John H. Reagan d ming hi s term of office as P . M. General. To h ave Lh ese in a h a ndy form w ill be of untold benefit to the future stude nt of the sta mps issued South of Mason-Dixon 's Line during Lite la te unpleasa ntness , a nd all h onor to all southern journals which lik e Th e Lone Star State Philatelist use their best endeavors to preserve for the future the statements of such as were there a t the time and who know whereof they speak. It was indeed a great pleasnre to the \\'riter to meet a short time since the ed itor of the New Y ork Ph ilatelist , Mr. He rbst, a nd to spe nd in his pleasant ho m e a few hours talkin g sta mps, which subject doe s never seem to tire him or for that m atter ne ither the writer. U n for tunately fo r M r. Herbst lhe "exch a ng in g" was all o ne-sided, fo r while h e m ade us accept a goodly number of b is d uplica tes v.·e co uld not make r eturn s not hav in g a ny stamps about u s . However we trust th at a t so me f utnre tim e \\'e ca n r epay M r. H. 's liberality in part. The ope nin g art icle of Octobe r numbe r of th e f\Tew York Philatelist by Mr. J. F. Farr ell o n " \Vau ted-A n I mpr ovem ent In Our Literature " is a we ll \\'ritteu one and points ou t very plai nly the ne ed of r e form in the management of a great num ber of philat elic publica tions. If each journal would try to brin g a t leas t one well \Hitten a rticle on a pbilat~ li c ~1.ihject , o ne in whi ch the �91 THE V I RGINIA P HJL ATEL IST. wri ter " knows" of \1·hat he speaks and then puts it into r eadable shape , that a t l::~ast "l"l"O uld be ·the begi nnin g of a n improvement. To i mpart in correct inform ation is worse than to keep sile n t, so u nless a writer k n o"l"l"s that he is ri g ht he better not go a h ead and sca tter erro r broadcast o\·e r the la nd , for to beli e 1·e the s' a ~ ements rn ade by man y of th e s heets, t he y must be s catt e red in profu sion over the whol e face of the globe. In "A T ryi ng Yea r " Mr. Cha pm a n speaks a bout th e m a n y new issues ; m a ny of th em unnec essa ry , whi ch 1898 ha s brou g ht for th «nd whic h h a ve m o re lo do " ·ith d ri ving coll ector s into speciali zin g, than an y th ing els e. It ta kes indeed a lon g purs e lo keep u p with a ll the n e w issues. The November num be r open s with a reminiscence of " Thirty Yea rs Ag o " and recall s vividly to th e wr it er th e d a y whe n stamp collecti 11 g was compa ratively young and esteem e d onl y a ll o wable in schoolboys. Yes , New Gra nad a , M o nte Vid e o a11d Lu zon a re well rerueru bered. and why not. The first s ta mp s of th e now U nited States of Colombia bea r ll.J e in 3crip li o n New Grana da up to 186 1 when it c ha nges into l.i . S. o f Colo mbi a, an d the sa me with the firs t s ta m ps o f Uru g uay whi c h on ly bore lll e in sc ri p t io n M o nte Vid e o unti l 186.J , so th e yo un g c ollec tor o f tl.J a t da y , wh o was a ve ry lite ral p e rso n a n y way , p lac ed th os e s ta mps into hi s u la n k book 11ilh jns t the 11 a m e s of th e c ou n try wl.J ic h iss u ed l he 1n writte n above fo r in th e la t e fi ft ies a nd ea rl y s ix ti es th e p r in ted s la m p a lbum was fe w a n<l fa r bet wee n. O th e r articl es of in te rest a r e o u " C . S. Col oni es all(! Th ei r S ta m ps " by C. H. \V. a nd "Ha nd s ome S ta m p s" by H. A . Chap 111 a n . In th e "Notes Fro m th e P in es " ~1· e find th at someo n e is la yi ng him se l f li ab le lo a $ 200 .00 fi ne b y us in g th e 2 ce nl s orange Ba n k Ch ec k s ta m p 011 a n o te a nr1 a: rn t h e propr ieta ry s ta m ps of Lh e 1818 issue on gum etc. T lle Re\-enue officers must be ve ry lenie nt u p in Miclligan to let such cha nc es slip th e m, perhaps the y are huntin g for larger ga me in the sha p~ of moonshine distilleries in the pines. \V e co py the fo ll owing fro m 11lekect' s W eekly S tamp N ews: "Th e fo llowi ng lett e r has been receiYed from th e Third As3istant Postmaster Ge n era l b y on e of o ur readers: 'The De pa rtm e nt bas no t yet dec ided to sell th e n ewspape r a nd periodical pos tage sta mps se nt h e re by postmasters. It is li kely , h oweve r , that this will be rlone in a month or two. O n the 10th of J a nu a ry ne xt, \Yhen a new coutract goes into o p eration , l he departme nt will proba bly iss ue th e 1 ,' 2, a nd 5 cent st am ped en velopes with em bossed stamps o f g ree n , reel a ud dark blue , respecti\'cl y, the co lors correspo ndin g to thos e of th e sa m e cle nom iu a tious of th e ad h esiye s lamps. " We a re g lad lo see th at th e l//eckly m a ke s aga i n a spe cia l f ea t nre of the chroni cl e of new iss ues. The !'er/o r ato r a rnou g a number of o ther g ood thin gs l.J as "A Col lector's Li s t " in wh ic h the a uth o r Mr. B. G . M ' Fa ll g i,·es wh a t h e co nsiders Lhe tru e ya]ue o f C . S. Sta mps. H e do es, wlu1 t u nque s l io na b ly a ll ca ta logu eers wi ll li a Ye t o d o in th e n ea r future , q uo te p ri ces for p erfe ct a nd seco nd class sta rn p s in both use d a nd unu sed , a nd the ex pl a na tion s he g i\· es of wha t c o ust itules a pe rfect and a lso a se co nd c lass s pe c iu1 e11 a re we ll deli11 ecl a nd reaso na ble. H e omits in hi s l i ~ t s t h e 1nin o1- va ri e t ies a nd quotes on ly th e rn lu a ti o n of t h e straight iss ue. It :ippea rs to us t ha t thi s lis l is a \·e ry con s e r va ti ve o n e :ind o ne wh ic h ea c h co ll ecto r ~ h ou ld have for re fe rence in bu y i ng a nd e xc ha ngi ng . It is t o h e co ntinu ed in th e next iss u e. �92 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. The A1tstralian P!t ilatclist begins its fi fth y ear with th e current number under a new manag e m e nt, Mr. Oscar Schul ze having become its publisher a nd proprietor, a n d we hope the pa p e r m ay con tinue to prosper a ud gain fo r its ow ue r a good ly numb e r o f shec kel s (h ope the "printer's de vil " will no t see his cha uce on that wo rd and subs ti tu te a n a for th e c). To publish a paper which is no t g otte n up as a house orga n requires a good d eal of "sand, " but M r. Schul ze 's phila teli c patrons are ever quick to s ee the adva ntage they ha ve in ad verti sin g in s uch a paper tha t it is onl y a q u esti on of time au rl "eve rlas tin g ly keepiu g a t it" tha t success is bound to co me a nd with it a suitable remun e ration fo r the la b or. From t!Ji s number we see tha t th e J a p a nese forg er, of whom we s poke iu las t month' s re ,·iew , h as bee n co uvi c ted a nd sentenced to 12 months ' impri so nment at h a rd la bor a nd also orde red to r efund all m o nies rece ived fo r th e stamps h e h ad altered . His wife , as be in g un de r hi s influence , was di scha rged. s. SPECIAL! Stowell-Noble. TH E V IRGIN IA PHILATELIST has the honor of a nuo.unc1n g the coming nuptials of Miss Bla nche · Noble, Ed itor-in-Chief o f our es t ee m ed co nte m po rary , 1 he Per.forator, a nd M r. J. \ V. Stowell , proprietor o f the sa me p u blica ti o n , which will be celeb ra t ed o u Decembe r :l2, 1898, 3 o' clock p . 111 . , a t F ede ral sburg lVI. E. Churc h , F ed eralsb urg , Mel. Ph ilnte l in, stre w th y roses All alo ng th e i r pa th in !i fe Th ey o f th ine: do th o u wntch o 'e r th e m , Shie ld th e m fro m a ll ill n ml s trife ; Shed th y g lo ry uow upo n the m As to pl edge th e ir tro th th ey uen rH11 s h ! A n ech o, wa ft in g to yo u , Brin g s a far \ "irgiui a ch eer ! D. I F YO U a re inte rest ed in th e s ta mps of the Con fecle racy , yo u sho uld not miss a numb e r of Th e L one Star S tate Pltilatelisl. 7 !te L one Star a u d T HE VIRGINIA PEII LA TELIST, bo th , fo r on e year for 30 ce nt s. The sta mps of Parag uay, Uuru - r. R. in ve rt ed .. .. .. ..... . $ .20 g uay aud H awaiian Islands , boug ht ~c ora n g e ... ........ ..... .... .... 05 sold a nd ex ch a n rrecl b y Brea~in g up a $:l·5,000 coll ec ti on . Se nd W A "' DONNELL wa n t lts t. J M. . MC 1 B. L. DREW & co., 1646 M d" N y U. 1898 2c 23 Court St., Room 219, Boston,flass. a ISO!l-aVe., . . ""t ,,J y. I WANT D I S COUN T 0 11 all m y a pp rova l books . Wri te me wit h r efe re nc e fo r a Vol. I No. 1 of the V IR G INIA s election . T ry m y pac k e ts. 2-5 Foreign PHILAT E LI ST . Who ca n sup · s ta mps for 2c. 50 mi xed U. S . a nd Fo r- ply it a nd at wh at price? ei g n for lOc . Address 1 J O H N J BU NCE JAMES L. LONG, I · I , . P. 0. Box 246, Hopkinsville, Ky. Box 3:l, RI CHMO ND , VA. 5 0 n V If you wish to buy sta mps a t ~ list price , send for a selection with Refa. - I pay cash for sta mps . P e rfec t hin g es a re the bes t! 1000 lOc I ;;QOO 25c I Post fre e. S. E. i ll/EDFORD, 135 l\'ort!t 41s! SI., CH ILI, Perou et BOLIVIE. Je ctes ire entre r e u r e lations d 'ech a uges a,·e c collec t io1111e u r s seri e nx de t ous pay s e n t im b1'esposte. J1 offre to 11 s Jes ti m bres du Ch ili (1852 a IH08). d u Pe ro11 e t de Bo!i,· ie . Base: Sco tt 'US et Seufs . Acl clresse: ENRIQUE de la Fuente. Republica de Chile. Pliilade!p!t ia , Pa . Casilla No 37, LIMACHE, �A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF :tl ]Qear's West Indian Sta1nps Subscription jfree Without an equal in U . S . To I h ave jus t r eceive d fro 1~1 a co r r es po n d e nt , l o n _g r e s ideut in th e \Ves t I ud 1e s , t h e 111 o st co 111 p 1e t e co llec ti o n o f \ Ves t Indi a I s l a n d s t a m p s eve r o ffe red fo r sa le , co nta in in g e ve r y s t a m p o f lla d~a d_o s price d by Scott or. G ibbo u s a n d m a n y ,·;i n e t1 es n o t q u o ted i nclu d in g Xe o n .Jp b1:0 ,~· n b o th r ed a nd b la c k s u rch a rge a n d bot h vnn c ll es o f Ip 0 11 5 sh illing s , s in gle a u d p ~ irs , e t c. either th e GEO. J. cARTER, 265 Halsey St. , BROOKLYN. N. Y., l PH.ILAT E L I C BU LLET IN , To a u y on e o r der i n g s t a m p s frg m m ,Y a ck e r li sem e uts o r l is t s be fo re j n u u a r y l vt h , 18!J!J, t o va l u e o f Sl.00. \ Vrit e fo r l is t o f pa c k ~ l s , a ll n ew a n d u p-to -d a te. I _h a ' ·.e a l m ~st a 11 y t1~ 111 g .yo u _c~ n ask fo r an d ba r g:1111 s 1t1 n il lin es. Select10 n s se n t 0 11 ap p rova l. A nti g ua, Do n1i u ica , l\1sm t se r r a t , S t. Lu cia , St. V in cen t (i u cludi u g two vs u u u :;t:;d o . g .) a.J m ost co1n p Je t e i n n1a g nifi cen t co 11 d 1t1 0 11 , a n d 11 ~ a ll v a r ie ties of s h ades, w ater m a k s, a n d pe rfo r a t ion s . This coll ecti o n is fo r s ale e n tire , but o ffe r s ar.e s o lici t ed fr o n1 collec t o r s des iri n g ce r ta in s p ec 1111e u s a n d if t h ese a in o uu t to sufficie nt t o w ar r n n t il th e collecti o n s will be b r o k en up. . . Th e r e a r c a ls o a nutu b e r o f s tnmps 0 11 o ri g 1.n a l cove r s. T he colle c ti o n 1n a y b e see n b~ appo in tine u t , an d cata log u es a n d b la n k s ob t a 111 ed fr o m th e 1111 der s ig n e cl. ! PERFORAT OR, I V IRGIN I A P HI LAT E LIST , i H E RAL D E X CHAN GE, I NEW YORK P HI LAT E LIST , I h ave seven1l t h o 11 s a n cl ca tal og11i11 g fro m 2c t o s:; e ach , w h ic h, w il h a Iilt l ~ ca re, c? u ld ~J e m a d~ excelh::nt s t a mps fo1 t r~ d tn}{. P ri ce Jue per - ~0wh il e th e y l a s t-a t tin s p ri ce l h ey are a b a r g a rn . Dama ged Stamps. I . ll a \' e bro k e n up :1 la rge 1111 m h e r 1 o f col lecli o 11 s r ece 11U y a 11d 111 0 1111[ed t h e u. s. e n \'e lopes i u b oo k s 111 r o t a ti o n n s th ey appe n i· i n nl hum s -so m e ':·e ry co m 111 0 11 , so 1~1 e ve r y sca r ce, n u d n Jn r e p r o p or t 10 11 un u sed. I w ill se n d t h ese Oil a pp r0\" :1 1 n t UO;l di SCO lltl l. Envelopes. I <Beo. 3. (tarter, u. s. A . 26 5 'iHnl5e)2 St. ' :f6rool~l)211 , 1H . )J1. I 265 Halsey Street, BROOKLYN, N. Y., U.S. A . ~o Dec. 1, 18 98. Stamp (tollectors: I d esire t o ca11 y o u r a tte nti o n t o m y v:-tr io :1 s n um be r o f A1n e ri ca 11 Phi la t e l ic i\l aga z i n es . :l c1\· e rt i ;e m ~ 11 ts :i ppe.i r in g thi s m o nt h i n a la r ge I o~er a l a rge. vn r iety o f p : 1 c ke t ~ w h ic h , ( w il h th ~ ex ~e p li o 11 of 111 ix l urc ;) cl J 11 ">l co: 1ln i ·1 l :\'O s ta 111 ps a h k e , a n d s 1.u g le sta m p s a t p n ces so low as t o p u t all cata l og :1c pr i c~s i11 th eslt 1 d e, as I pri ce t n y s t a n1ps on a b a s is o f cos t. T o a u ~o u e o rd e rin g fr o m m y I is.t s <;>r nd\·ert i ..; e m ~ nt s b e fo re j a 11 :13 r y J.J, 18!).I , st a m ps l o ft lll 0 1~11 L o f Sl.00 , I w ill prese n t a yea r 's s 11 bsc n ot 10 11 to TH E V I RG l :\' I A PHILA T EL I S T , ·cw Vu rk P hi late lt .;t, H e r a ld E x ch an g e o r P e rfo r a l o r -or, i f t h ey i n te r es t yo u , CA Letter Shee t p os tmarke d b e t w e en 1820 a n d 1840 , a n d u sed b efore p ostage sta tn ps w e re intro d u ced i nto t h is co: 111t rr. iu g o f bein g a rarit y . T h e y nrc.: n n o \·e: t y t o .:;ny n o lh - I h ave a nrn. g u ifi ce 1.1t series o f .sh eeLs a n d n s k t h e prid lege o f st: 11di11 g yo1 1 o n e o r 111 0 1·e 0 11 ap prova l - nu 1y I d o so? D 1sco u1.1ts, wit h fe w excep ti o n s , 50$: ; in so .n c c:ises (jO~r . . I h a ve a s t ock of E nt i re En ve lo p es i 11 mint co nd iti o u , odd i t ies i n d o 11!J\ e pe r fo ra ti o n s . 111lr a n1a r:1n e R eve n u es,, pa i rs a r~ d b l oc ~ s o f s t a m p s , s t a mps 0 11 cove r s, i11 fac t a l m osl n11 y lh i 11 g yo 11 c n. 11 n sk fo r 1u th e s t a m p h u e-wh ic h I w ill se 11 cl o u ap prova l a t \·e r y low p r ices. \.Vh e n fi ll i n g o r der s I e nd eavo r , as far as poss i!Jle, t o e u clo5e sa m e i n ob . ;o le l e e 11t i r e e1l\·e lo pe , o r p r e pa y pos tage iu o ld iss u e o r od d v:l lue s tam ps. I.et 111e se n d yo u a selec ti o n 0 11 app r ova l-or at le:ist se n d fo r m y l is ts of b:'u -,g:i i n s. Geo. J. Carter. �goc I{tbe most :.f13eautiful 1 ss9 ·t · t I rr . ct , t "-10 111111 . I I coo s n m p en a_or::.-ue •1 ... sec anc .., _ ~ sed, IS perh ap_s pricer} at as n ear its nct·1!3 l va lu e ~ s ~.BY st~ m p tu th e :5Sth <:: Ca t a l o~L~c. FrnC:: .u se~l : pe....1 m e 11 s oft e n .s ell. fro m ... t.J t o ~.I / .vO~lJlll cl 1 ou s. I lrnxe a fe\v cop ies 1n a ll sorts of co 11 cltt1011!"-' some as low a s $8 , n better copy a t SIO , and fine S12.50. Of all A m erica n s tamps- T h e 15c of th e iss ue of 1SG9 printed i n two colors 11 Th . La 11 cli11g of Co lun.;b 11 s ," are catalogued at S:2eac h~ . I h a,·e tnad e thi s series in y specialty for In a n y 1 ,·ea rs . I offer a few fi n e copies at o n e dolla1· each . . GEO. J. CAR.TER, Geo . J. CHter, 2 65 Halsey St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 265 Halsey St.,Brooklyn,N. Y.,U.S.A. Tl · 11 ~ FREE.~ I Send 2c for postage aud will send $ 5.00 Provisional Surcharge. you free with li sts and printed m a t- The Best Investment I in ne w War ReYc 11u es is the my 1 offer n few splendid cop ies at ter a $2. 25 Each. I roe Documentary Stamp GEORGE J. CARTER, GEO. J.GARTER, 265 HALSfY ST., BROOKLYN, N.Y.,U.U 1265 Ha lse:~st., :r , r ·f [ c:: v., u. s. A. RED--uc E ntI ) of Goods. ULAC- 30c Foreig n Exchange. I BROWN-40c " BLUE-50c Passa.!,_.!e Ticke t. 1 ORANGE-60c Inla nd Exc ha nge. · GREEN-70c Fore ig n " [ SET OF 6 FINE SPECIMENS 25c. .,, . l.lenu l ti ~1.rnce JJ l 11 ers . ;;:1 Forei g n r·:x clton ge. S2 50 I nl and E xclt onge . 1 Mortgage. 3.00 ~fa ni fest. 2 Con \"ey:i u ce. se t of :'i Fine Spec im e n s 30c. GEO . J. CARTER, 10;) Halsey St., .. BROOKLYN, N. Free. IJROOK l ,YN, N Y., U.S. A . 1 GEO. J. CARTER, 265 HALSEY-ST., BROOKLYN, N. Y. COMPARE THESE PRICES WITH CATA LOGUE . . .......... .......... . ........... ~ ..... ..... . Re publi c Fre n ch Co n go G reat Uritai11 * o. g ... . Me xico ..... . Mexico ........ .... .. .. .. .. . * ·I N iger Coa s t Protec t o r :ite . . ................ . 105 P e r 11 ...... ...... ... . ... ... ........ . "105 * 50 ::: 22 '': ·HJ *277 *:l78 Chi le.. ...... ~o l omb i an GEORGE J. CARTER, ~O / '\lS Portu ga l........ .. . ............ $ 30 ':'2·1 Tobago.. .... ...... .. .. .... .. .. .. ........ .. .. ..... .... . 3:) / ':'GO Spai n.. 07 270 Spai1 1.. ........... .. ... ... ... .. ......... .. [ ~6 3~~ t1~1~ :~~I ·S·t~-t~~ .................... . ~ 5 . .......... ! 00 JtiG Un ited Sta tes. 265 Halsey Stree t, Brooklyn, New York, U. S. A. New War Revenues 1898. X. X lo ran ge) 20 10 !~ : . .. .. ... ... . .... ..... ..... 15 / XI Un ited Slates. 05 20 1U I , 2, a, ·l , 5, 10 (2 sltndes),i5. JO, W, Jst I ssue X evenues. ., 80 a11d S l Uoc11m e 11t:uy . p 1·icc UOc. ''.~ . 1.;. )i-;, :),..; , I , 1 ~ { 1 11 . 1p lu m, 1 :1i . ~. 2X . 8)~, . ·I a n d Uc Prop1·ie- 1 ta r y , pl'ice ·IOc. ~c Doc., :l colo r s, pair, Uc. I S l. 80 Or:iuge .......... ..... t: 60 l JiO J3Jt, e... JO ~-~'g 0~:i;n·e .. .... .. .......... ...... ··· ~g 10 et.. 1Uc Do c., ~ colors, pr. , 5c SX IJoc um e n t n r y ...... :10.: :-.u 1 00 ·IOc Doc. , .. ... ... ... ....... . !Oc J)< allC! X:Vi Pl'Op ...... !Oo [ B.50 !Jl ue ......... ... ······ XOc Doc. , .... ... ...... ..... J5c 11 .1·, both colors .. ...... 5c I A l,!. TIJ F, .-\ BO \ .E ;ri .25. ~ I !Joc 11m e ntary .. .. .... ~ clS5 P l'01·. Doc u ' try . ,o n _ GEO J CARTER ~ I Doc., JOc ; bl ' k of ·I 2uc I Newspaper, rare ... $2.2:J ·- . · · t Geoi-ge J. cart e r , ~W5 Hn lsey st., Brook ly n , N. Y. 9_()u H a lsey-s t., Ifroo kl y n , K. Y., U.S. A. " B 111ertca " "<!olonfes." A re nll y sp le ndid mi xt11re of South n nd Ce nt ra l A l a r g e s tock of E 11 g li s h Col on ial s e n ab les rn e A m e rican co nntdes, u ea rl y all u sed, including t o off~ 1: a sp len c_lid mixture of a ll th e follow i ug Arge ntin e H.ep 11 blic , Br::i.zi l , Bo li v ia , Br iti sh G ui - co 11utn es, A 11 t 1g 11 :i. Barbados, Be rn1uda, Br. a n a, C hil e, Colom b inn Rep ubli c, Costa Ri cn . r-:c- Bech 11 n u a lo 11 d , Ur.1'\orth Bon: e o, ~ape of Good n nclor, Fre 11c h G 11ia11 a, G unte m:ila, H o nduras, H ope, Ceyl o u. _Fa lkl a ud_ I s l a nd s~ G 1bn1 .l tar, G old Mex ico, N ica ra g u a, P:inam a, P.1rngu ay , {jr u- C_o~ s t, H o n g h .oug , Iu dia, J a n~a 1 ca , 1\'falta , Ma 11 g 11ay1 Ve 11 ez 11e la, etc., etc. nt111 s, Na t al. Newfo 1111d la n d , New Sou th \ Valest 1 11 T hi s mixture mu s t uot be co 11 fo 11 11decl w it h th e ~~~~e 1 ;;:a!~ .~ft sQ1 L~ee~ i sl ~J.11 %' St._~-_incent , S ~~·a.its 1 1 pnc_kets a d ve rti se~ by som e ~l en l ers w hi ch con s is t ; clad '1' 11 ;. k~~ I ~ l·a ;;~ 1 nz~Cto~- i ~g~; ~ a 1~ "~a t1 . \~ 11 of ~eeheck ' s, r ep nnl s, re m a rn de r s 1 etc . e tc., ~tc. A m ou e y ;1rn ker fo~· tr~~1 f 11 ~. a ::~ ~e~~: A sple ndi d m ixture for trad ing, etc. e rs . JOO, liOc . 1000, 5 ;JO 1 P ri ce , 50c per 100; 1000, ,·4.50. GEO. J. CARTER., 265 Halsey f.t.,Brooklyn,N. Y ., U.S. A. <Beo. 3. <.tarter, ~65 JJ3roo T1l}]ll , H a lsey-s t., mew Worf~. �Special A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FREE! Until Dece m ber 2;j tJ1 I offer 500 va ri e ti es fore igu stamps, no t o rn or dnmnged o n es, ~2 . 25 postfree. 1000 Yarieties for~ i gn s tnm p s, a ll p ick.ed co pies, S7.00 post free. To eve r y o ne b u y ing one or th e~e packets, "vho w ill send 50c for postage, we will g- i\·e a uew a lbuu1 whose r eg ul ar p ri ce is Sl..:JO. Th is w ill be sen t by exp r ess, i f des ired . If you <l o 11 1 t w:-111t it fo r yo urself, ge t i t fo r so m e fri e nd a n d add n no th er to o ur h obby. Lohmeyer's Postal Card Album No. 2 · for $J. I5. I REG U L AR PRICE ~X.,jO. K e t w ill pre v[l il ngn iu aft e rthnt da t e . JPosta l aa r{) "!Reporter !:e nt free fo r th e ns ki11g. Hampden Stamp Co., GRANBY, MASS. 922 Cash FR EE~~ \Ve wa nt to b u y st:-i m ps :-i ncl colJectio11 s :-ind To Son~ of P!Jilateli a m e m be rs, a chance to di s pose of your dupli cates or colle ction , or a cha nce to prac ti ca ll y buy s tam ps at yo ur own price. My c irc ulars, etc. , explain a ll. F ree o n app li ca tion. Add ress For De,;intbl e sl:i m p s :1re wilii11 g t o p:-i y li ber:l l pri ces . Se nd 0 11 yo ur Stamps At o nce, g ood F o r e ig 11 or U. S . Th e cnsh is r ead y . WM. A. MCDONNELL, ( A uct i o n M ' g" r S. of P. ) 1646 Madison-ave . , TROJAN STAMP CO., N . Y CITY. TROY, OHIO. P . S.-If y o n are n o t a m e m be r , o l t h e S. o f P. , be tter j o in no w , a u d s h a r e iu it s be n e fi t s . I f11r11· ish app li ca lio u blan ks. u . s. Revenues A. LOHMEYER, N. Gilmor St., Baltimore, Md. REFEREX CE: F irst Na li o n a l ll:1.11k. ORIGINAL Cheap. COVERS. --PERF. CONFEDERATE STATES. 2c Certifi ca te, blu e..................... ..... . .. S AO 2c P la y in g Card s , blu e .20 No . 96 lOc rose ...... . ...... Ca t. $4.00 ,· 2 .40 2c Proprietary, o n 111 ge .. l 00 N 103- 10 c !Tll·1k·y bl ue ... C a t . -I. 00 4 9Q ~Oc Fore ig u Excha n g e .. ... ........... . ..... :50 I I o. .~ 25c Ufe In s u rnuce........ .15 No . 89 b e g re e n .................. . two .80-.48 25c Protes t. .......... ... ............... . .15 No . 98 5c blue . .. .... .... . .. ....... " .30-.1 8 ~~~;il~~~;s~.l~ece ipt.. .... ............ le I. R. s m a ll.. ......... .... .... ... . .. .. ... .. .05 ld Prnba te of Will...... .. :, 0 :l ora n ge.... ... .. . ............ ... ... .... . . ..... .10 L~8 Fore i,7 n J'; x ~ !1 au ge ... ... . : ~& Prob. old sh ade......... .. ........... .. . .. .O.S 2d Prnbate of W ill. ....... ... .. .. . . .50 of each ............................ .... .. ... ·· .50 X.50 Inl a n d E xchan ge .. l.00 Bargain s e ve ry day of every kind of 5d black and r e d 3 rd iss ue·... .50 s ta mp . 1897 a lbum s $ 1.00, 1899 a lbum s A ll sta mps in g ood co n diti o u. Ca sh with o rd e 1· $1.50 to $ 2-5. Th e larg est lin e of s ta mp s, by P . 0 . l'vi o n e y orde r. Selec ti o n s OU a pprova l a t Jb l · f c· 50)< for goo d 1·efe1·e nce . u . s. a n d fore ig n s tamps a um s am suppli es w es t o N . Y . Hy . 18 2.lct ,} o MARSHALL OLSON, 660 Erie St., S. E. , J1!fi1meapotls, bo u g h t. !Vfinn. 1lft"~~,.,I COLDWATER, A~IZJ fllCHIGAN. "Try the Honest Packet" ""~~~~'JI Co ntains 2.5 va rie ti es of d esia bl e U . S. P ostage s lam ps (no r e vs. ) catalog ued fro1 n l e to S:"l.00 e a ch - Price 85c pos t free . Re mit b y P . 0. Mo ney Ord e r. Order o n S tation E. S tamps n o t acce p ted . : 6o<fo Discount THE D. ]. REILLY STAMP CO., 22UO E aste rn Park w a y, 13H OO KLY N, N . Y. i -+O N HIGH G R A D E STA~ I PS +- $ .ii b y 0 11 r u e w p lan for co ll ecto rs. O r w e ..,. w ill g i ve fin e e x ch a n ge fo r yo u r d 11pli - , Ca tes . S EN D FO R C I R CU L A RS. , Northwes tern Stamp Co., Freeport. Ill. , '~~~~-- �cran't '"' me '"' meat. l:tlliclt' s jfamous Stamp JPncliets. For English Stan1ps ON CASH ORDERS OF Ssh, A COMPLETE SET OF 2 ).-f BLUE 18 80 GIVEN . .. .. ... ..... S 10 AWAY GRATIS. SPECIAL TERMS 2[, ,, ..... .. .. ···········. 20 80 ...... ... ... ............. ..... ..... ......... .. 30 FOR LARGE QUANTITIES. ·IO ... .... .............................. .. ...... .. 80 12. 100. 20 Ca n a d a post , iuc Beaver...... .. ..... ..... .... ... 15 185.J, ~d bluf:! htrge c1·ow11 perfl6 ......... 2l.(6 2.J/ JO Foreign pos t ca rd s. ......... .. .......... .. ... .. 15 do s m a ll do do ; ......... 6d 5 £2 do s m a ll do 14.. .. ..... l /G 1,2/ ~ v~r. 1~~~-y l~.~~.~-_. ~g -do la t ge do IL ....... 8d 2 6/ ~ " U.S. \Vn r s tnmp s .. ......... .... ....... .... ... 05 1807 , :Id a u bl ue m ed iu111 ga rt e r ........... 5/ .J8/ l:l 11 Cu ba...... ... ...... .. ...... ... 15 do s m a ll ga rte r. .. .. ..... .. 2/6 18/ 1000 Pe rfec t Hi nges... ....... ..... ....... ..... ........ ... .. . 10 ..J.d o n white la r ge ga rl e r. .. ......... 2d 2{ U/ 25 Fine Approva l S h ee ts. ........... JO do m ed iun1 ga r ter ..... .. 2/6 2'J/ £7 15 var. So. a n d Ce ntra l A m edca .. IO tid v io let 11 0 le tters . ............. ....... Hd 2/ 12,' ;~o .. .. " ...... .......... 20 l / g r ee n do ........ ...... .. ..... 5d 4/ Jub il ee se t s~ to 00 1862, ~cl r ed s m a ll le tters ...... .. .... 2d l /ti 6/ New Brun swick Law S tnn1ps comple te .. ........ .2 50 fid \"i o lel do ...... ... .. ...... ... . 2d 2/ 12/ Rriti sh Col 11111b ia " '' ........... 2 00 18G5-Gn, :>ti piuk , 5, 6, 7 s. D, 10 ... ...... ... 2d 2/ tl / 50 var. F ore ig n stamps. 05 .Jc) r ed 7, 8, D, I 6, ll , 12 .... .. ..... . 2d 2/ Ii/ 100 ·• good.. ............. ......... .. ......... ... ...... IO Gd d o let, 5, (;, Si u.. .... ...... .. ... ... 3d 2/ n / 100 " ,· e r y fi ne .... ... .... .. .... 15 1s ; :) . Sd p ink 11 , 12, 1-l , 5, 16, 17, 18 .. ... 2d i 1 Ii/ ~00 " ............ .... .. .......... .... . ....... ..... ... .. ·JO Gd g r ey 10, l ·l, 15 a ud JG .... ...... .... od 2/ JO/ 2.Yf ro se compl ete set : .... 7/ UOs Post ng-e o n a ll o r d e rs 3c e xlr:i.. Ca n ada Ins t two 1875, 1880, 2)-G blue co ru p lete se t. ................. l s Us 30s iss ues a sst. I , 2 and oc (25c pe r lOOj. Good Agents Com plele plates for sa le ch eap. E n g l is h s l a mp s Wanted. Fiu est nppro\·a l books at 5~. Wick's ne w price li s t, ch ea p est i11 A m erica, FREE: . I wilh fore ig u pos tm a rk s old F r e ucl1 stamps whole · se ll lh e fin es t 25c , 50c a ud ~ l.00 a lbu m s in A ru e i-i- sale prices. Cash with order. Lette rs reg is te 1·ed . ca. \ Vrit e for pnrlic ul a r s . O ld r a r e Cau. s tamps No e xch a n ge . Refere n ce: 'Mr. ' "· Brown Salb' iu s tock. \Vrile for p ri ces . Large s tock of Ca u . bury, Eugla u d. Re\·. Seut ou approYa l. Fore ig u Exchauge de15 va r. Can. Rev......... ... . . . . ..: .·.· . . . ..'.'.'.'.'::::.'..'.'.":.".'.".' ".' ".·. 500 .......................... .......... ::::2 A. F. WICKS, 372 Horton Street, London , Can . H. TEBBITT, 92, Avenue de Neuilly , Neuilly -sur-Seine, France. - -- · - - - - - - - · - - - - - - -- 'Jl=liohest ]()rices fl)aib jfor @ma ha Stamps. l c ......... . ....... .$ 2c..... .......... . .. 4c .. ... .. ... ..... ... 5c. .. ... ............ l 8c . .. . . . . .. .... . . ... 1 I Oc. .. ... ... . .. . . . ... 1 .soc..... .. ..... .. .... 25 $1.00 . ... ... .. .. ... .... 50 2. 00 . ... .... .. ..... ... 100 15 04 90 00 00 00 00 00 00 ALL ST AMPS T O BE IN DITION . If you m ake a specialty of clean, well= centered sta m ps (lightly cancelled whe n used), rem e m ber tha t in this condition deale rs fix t heir prices accordin g ly, cat. va lu e or prese nt hig h discounts notwiths ta nding. At present I ca n supply man y U. S. a nd Fore ign a t the libera l discount of 40 % , s uch as: 1, 10, 15 a nd 30c Navy; 7, 24 a nd 90c T reasnry; I , 7 and lOc p er 100 State ; l '.l and 90c Post Office; 1 and 12c " Ju stice , in above m e ntioned condition. T o a n y collecto r wh o is not so fastidious rega rdin g conditio n , I wi ll sell the rare 9c Newspaper, catalogued a t $15, for th e low price of $3.50, also the $2, 1894 issu e no watermark, unused for $2.15. R e m emb er I a m r ead y any day of the we e k t o bu y, sell a nd exchange all kind s FIN E CON- of s ta m ps. \Vri te me if y ou wa nt to sell your M . & M . Always pleased to m a ke ne w acqua inta n ces. Scott Stamp & Coin Co - - Limited - - 18 East 23d St., SPECIAL NOTICE New York City. I PROfllSE HONEST DEALING. I h aYe s ta m ps t o burn, but as I do n ' t I ik e the s m ell of s m oke, I sell them cheaply instead. Write me. WENDELIN W EBER , Buffalo, New York . P. S. of A. No . 881. �E X CHANGE desired with coll ec to 1!-' h:.d ng :l500 va ri e ti es. Also about 700 pos t al c:trds, m:t11 y r a re a n d des ira bl e s~; eci m e n s, l o exchange for s tamps. HER~l..\:-1 \V. BOERS. ~~ U ~l op l e s t., Detro ·· . Mi ch .. U. S. A. GANADIAN REVENUES pretty, cheap a1;-d - pop ular, in exchauge for yo ur duplicates. Fine exchan ge for m a tch a n d m edi ci11 e aud used Otnahas. Ca n ada Od, Bea Yer , for :I each ~1 . :), 8, lOc On1ahas, good u sed copies . \ V. K e lsey 1-Ia l l, reterboro, On tar io, Ca1rndn. Rubber Stamps to exchange f01:---U. :-). Pos tage aud ~evenu e s tamps, Ca n ada, 1'e wfo 11nd ln1 1d, Hawa ii, P o rto Rico , C11ba ,Phili pp i11 e I s l:lucl s :i nd a ll Britis h Colonies . I a ls o h a\·e s o m e des irable U.S. a nd Fore ig u s t a m ps t o exch a 11 gc. \V . A. CARR , u For es t-s t. , Rochester. K. Y. 'Ul. $. 1Re"'s. 70 Varieties for $1.00. A fin e s ta rt for a collection of r e ,·enu es . 111 · el udes s peci m e n s of all iss u es , im pe rf., perf., l e to S:2 00 Yal 11 es, 2nd, 3 rd, ·H h, 5th nud tilh iss ue8 \ 187l and Jti78 Proprieta l'ies, 1808 ProY is io n a ls , Hi o f lh e " Remem ber the l\la1ue " se ri es, and S l.00 JS!JS, Docume ntary . The best va l ue for the mon ey ever gh·e n . EYery s t a 1up a picked copy 1 some uu u sed, aud a ll iu i: erfect couditiou. T he pu rch aser of e ..-ery 5th packet will receh·e gratis a 5c red , Proprieta ry , catalogued a t SI.DO. O rder ea rl y as the number of packets is limit ed. APPR OVAL SHEETS . 'Ve are gidng fiue premiu tn s t o all h a 11 d ling our app ro\·a t s h ee t s aud r e mittin g m o r e tlwn :lb cents at a tim.e. The discount is 50 ~ , and co\·ers a ll kinds , re\·e uu es, po s t ~ge, 111atch aud medicin e . . A good r e fe rence will bring yo u our descript i,·e ci rc ul a r a nd a g ood selection on app r ov:il b y return mail. Sta te cla ss of s ta mps des ired. -- ~~~-- WE BUY STAMPS Aud o ld Collecti o n s fo r Cash . Wh~t INCOR PORATED. 4 N ICHO LSON PLAt: E, ST. GOT THEl\'l? DETROIT, M IC H. Co. LOUIS, I\.'1 0. NO. GET THEM u. S. 1808 (0 111oh" ) 1- UOc , set o f7. .. . ...... .. ~O.iiO U.S . 18D3 (Co lumb us ) l -50c, set of !!.. .... ...... .. 1.00 Delgi11m, 1 Uli-7, 5, 10, JO :ill three with coupo 11 .0.j Bo livio, 1807, 5 , IO, 20c, ln rge s ize u sed (o ) ....... Iii Cri. 11:i cb Jubil ee, I , 2, a,•), 11 8ed th e fo m . . .JO " 180 1 1 leaves, X l o 8c ( 7). . . 12 flul gm· i:1, 180li j11 b il ee , ~e l of ·I........ . J'.l Ec uad o r, ISOU J 11 b il ee, se t of 7. . . ...... ... ...... ...... .;")0 Greece, l SOli O ly mp. Ga m es, ll to 151· , !-'et o f \l .X.') Guote 111 a la , 1 G. 50, 75, 100 , 150, 200c (5) .. ...... . 1.75 Hawaii Re publi c, 1 ~0 -J comple te (u) .. . . ...... ... .. .50 Hawaii, 180li, Officia l , compl e te (ti )* ........... ... 1.75 Kew South \ Va les . unpai d~. ·!d (5) cat. 5!Jc..... :l;l Portuga l , 1805, !J different............. .... .. ... .. ...... . .OS " " SO, 150 a ud 200, the three... ...... .25 Portug ue>e Iudies , JSUS. l X r to It (i.i)* ...... ...... .12 l\Iacao a ud Ti111 01". 1898 , ?f- ·I a Yis (6)'. .. .......... . 12 A n g o la, 1808, 2X-25 r e is (U )* .. .... ..... .... .. ......... .12 All other Colouies fro nt C<lpe \"erde to Zambes i th e sa m e . Ton gn, 18U7. );(. l , 2d (beonti esil)*. ... . 12 Trin idad, 18DS: Jubilee 2cl•. ............ .. . .US S:i.moa , lSfl.->. 2~ 0 11 l s cnnui 11 e* ..... ... . .. .. . . ..... .12 Sal vad o r, 1805, postal pnck et s tamps , heauti fu l co mpl e te se t, din 111 0 11 cl s h n.ped (5 ) *. .... . .·IO Sal\·nclor, JS07 , pos ta g·e, comp let e (12 )*. .. .. .-:10 ·• " postoge du e , " I ~) * ... . .-JO " " officia l " ( 121*.. ,.JO e 1t\·etopes (5)*. ....... . l:J wn1.ppers (·lJ*.. .. .... .. . !:.! A ll o th er Secbeek ndli es ives per co mpl e te se t ...JO W . SELLSCHOPP & CO., TH[ N:IGHIGAN STAMP COMPANY, q6 S elden Ave., can yo u offer u s? STANDARD STAMP 1 18 Stockton St ., San Francisco, C al. s tra la s ia n pos lage s tam ps, :i. 11 DON'T READ THIS! 11t, i11 clu d i11 g 0. s. n nd 5 <l.0 Se eAu if"ree \Vrite yo ur n a 111e a 11<1 :i.dd n ·s s on :i. pos - 8X nd a n y co11ntry's 1111u se<l s ta mps to JJ tal card a n d s e nd it to E. E. Pnrker, diff~ r ­ O B SOL ETE , fo r Be::n·e1- Dam, \Vis., a nd it will he in se rt e d free o f } . G. GRIFFIN, 350 George St ., Equitable Bldg, c harge i n th e I11le r11 a ti o 11 a l S t ri. m p c o ll ectors Di Syd n ey, N. S. W., Australia. 1·ector y. I BUY STAMPS l'O R CAS H OR EX C H Ai'.'\GE. Send m e yo 11r d 11 p1i ca tes . Re lere n ce : J·'.d it o r T11 c: V IR G I N I A P 111 r.ATEJ.IST. E. E . PAR.KER., B:!aver Dam, \Vis. GEORGE M. WEST, Bookseller.Stationer, Engraver, Printer. and Binder. STAMP AND KODAC ALBUMS, 834 E. 11ain St. , Richmond, Va. Murphy's Hote l. RICH MOND, VIRGINIA. :\ Jo.st centrn \l y lo ca te d for ba s i ues s 1 sight seei n g :111 d p !ea:-.111c . JOIJK 'IURP H Y, P ROPR IET OR. �NEED 66 2=Jo/o Discount oo vou A handsome cover d esign and pla te for your maga zine; o r cuts of sta mps or halftones of .an y s ubj ect for illustrating purposes? Se n d m e 2:1 ce u t s (sil ver) a nd I w ilt se nd yo u by r e turn m a il a n app r ova l selecti o n o f s t:un ps fro m w hich yo n m ay ta k e 75c cata logue Ya lue . l\ Iy reg ul a r d isco u n t is 5~ a_n d t o get th e ex tra Hi %~ yo u mu s t se n d cash \nth yo ur re qu est fo r a ~e l ect i o n . WRITE TO DIETZ- I Pay Cash for Omahas. le , pe t' 100 .. ...... .. S 15 I !Oc, pe r 100 H e makes cuts by a ll the mode rn process es at moderate cos t. Ske tches gratis upon r eques t. Cash with order. Address ....... . Sl. 05 ~~: f,~:: }gg:::::::::::: : 1.&g 1~?"ooe:~~1~:: : ::.:.:::: :~S iic, pe t' 100 .. ...... .. .... . 1.05 ~.00 each .. .... ......... L OO J 8c , pe r 100.... ... 1. 051 Mu s t be perfect cop ies . S m a ll lot s o f 10 n ud 11p w nrcl s accepted . AUG. DIETZ, Editor The Va. Phil., HER BERT F. ROLLINS, 217 Park Place, BROOKLYN, N. Y. 900 ~~"~.R~~;!i_[~~.-~~-~~~~ 1·eading Richmond, Va. W. Clay-st., 1Re\'enue '-tollectore. ·rh e / G e 1m a 11-A 111e 1ica n 111 0 11thl y . T.a1 gest f01e 1g 11 A wa nt-lis t of U . S Revenues (Docuc 11 c l1l n t1 0 11. S ubsc n pt1011 " 1th V I RG TN rA P HIL - , . • .. ", c L1 s r ao cell ts a )ear mentary , Propneta ry, Ma tch, Medtcm e . 'l'hil'ty wo n! exch a n ge n o ti ce i n E n g l ish OI' etc., a nd includin cr th e present wa r isGe rm a u free . Add r ess t he . • su es , compiled b/ ' Osca r J a nna sch, will Montreal Phtlatehst, be out Nove mbe r 10th. Lis t will conSanguinet Street, Montreal, Can. tain m a n y uncatalogued varieties and will be up to date. A valuable work for fill reve nue collector-s. Wl'iles :-"Yo ur sh eetsa r e th e fin est a ndcl ea uPrice 10c post paid. 451 A nrleased CnstomeI' e.'.il I h a Ye e \·er seen. " Seud r efere u ce a u d try 'e m a t 50;: d isco unt . A fi n e lin e of ju b il ee a n d Co mm e m o ra te iss ue s , 11 0,·elties , Ca u ad in u Re,·s . 1 e tc. Address a ll orders to ROY B. BRADLEY, Pub., W . KELSEY HALL, Waco, Texas. PETERBORO, ONT .. CAN. Special Packets STAflPS ON APPROVAL. Pric es mu ch below Sco tt 's Ca talogue . 50% Com mi ssion a ll owed . Wm. P. Brown, 109 Nassau st., N.Y. City. ~ Ko . JO Co u ta i u s 50 vn ri eti es .... .. . ... ...... .. ... ... . $ . lO 11 I\i 0 , ;) '' 25 . .. . . . . . . . , . •• • • •• • •• • • • • . , .25 No . ·1 :l.5 .. ...... . .... ... ....... ... . .25 No . 8 !ii .... . .. ... ... ..... 25 No . 12 10 .15 UN IT E D S TA T ES . 18\)3 UOc Col u m b ia n m1u sed o. g .. .... ..... ..... ... .$ .58 GOlUGTORS omrnTORY ' ~ 00 00 • Co n t ni t1i ug- n a m es a t1 d ad rlresses of o ve r U;JOO act ive s ta m p coll ector s in n ll p a rt s of t h e \Yo r ld . T h e be~l ·a lld cheapes t wa y to make good exch auge , is to exch a n g e direct " ·i th coll ectol's in t h ose co u nt r ies_· fro m w hi ch yo u d es ire to ob ta in s t a m p s , t1 11 s c~ u ou l y be do ue w ith th e a id o r. ............... ........... .. .... . Derlam's Int ernational Directory . Price tiOc, pos t f":" ee . Reg istered Sc extra . U nu sed sta m ps t ake n i u pay m e n t . - BOc - " .... .......... ... ... .10 ........ ... ... ....... 2.70 ..... .............. . . 15 -l ~ ~ l SOJ 30c black nuu sed o. g .................... ..... .... Postage 2c ext r a. .45 IBox .. W. M. \VA TERBURY, 20, _ __ · _ __ Ithaca, M1clugan. Bppro\Jal $beets _.:1> W hi ch exc ell a nd und ersell, a t 50%. L e t m e h av e a re fere n ce w ith your r eq u est for sh ee ts. I h ave a p r ice list whi ch may in te r es t yo u ; it' s fr ee . A. C. DERLAM, Jersey City , N. J. S, 2 Yo rk 621 N. Bramha ll Ave. , " $2 JOc H. B. V E SEY, Norfolk, Va. P ~ace 1 �We g ive a copy of DERLAM'S INTERNATIONAL Philatelic = Collectors = Directory, Containin g O\'er !:J500 addresses of ACTIVE COLLECTORS Can be obtained of the publishers on the folAs a d vertised in this maga zine a nd ........ .lowing terms ... BACK NUMBrnS SAMPU COPl[S a nd of 1Hf VIRGINIA P~llttlHISl Vo l r . N o I , O ut o fpriut .. .. ? " .. " .. 4, 5, . " " ii'. .. . .. IVol SO 10 50 10 .. I , Ko .. " " .. :: ::::::...... 6g I " " .. I A Y ear's Subscription to 8 .. .... .S0.25 n .08 lU .OS II.. . . 2~ 12..... .20 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST FOR O N L Y SIXTY =FIVE CENTS. L. . ~'. Vo1.y . :i~ P ost age a t th e r a t e of l cent p e r c o p y mu s t a cco mpan y o r de r s fo r back n um be r s t o sec ure im- . m ediat e att e nti o n , o th e r w i ~ e s u c h o rd ers wi ll be fill ed o ul y o n r eg u l ar m a il i n g days. Pos iti \·el y n o BAC K NU M B E HS ~ e 11t as s:1111 p'.e copies in futur e . A ll s uch r e q u es ts w ill be fi11 ed ~~ ~~ni~·~-~~1~~ uu1u be r o n n ext s u cceed iu g r eg u lar 1:?· T h e publis h e r 's pr ice fo r thi s directo ry ri1 0 11 e . w hi c h w e h ave e x n111i11 ednnd fo un d a s ad vc rli sed i ~()Oc, so se n d t o 1t s aud g e t bot h it a n d thi s m n g-n~ z1~1e fo r o n e year fo r n e:wly th e p r ice of o ne. Renut 111 c un:e u cy .. 111111 sed 2c s t a mps or by P. 0 . o rd e r. R eg 1s trat10u Sc e xtra . THE VIRGINIA PHILATELI C PUB . CO . • P. 0 . Bo x 6 , R IC HM ON D , VA., u . s. A . \·\ 'e w i11 bind co m pl e t e fi le o f THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST, fo r ou r s u b sc ri be r s a t 75c pe r Yol um e . Th ey s h o uld be inailed u s F L A T acco n1 pa n ied by t h e a n1 o unt , a nd n ame a n d a d dres of se n de r. THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUBLISHING COMPANY, Franklin Stearns, Sec-Treas. P. O. Box 6 , RICHMOND , VA ., l>1:~16Nl:R. E DIT O R U.S. A . I> THB V I HGI N IA r;..~6~\11'.R. RICH~QNl>.VA . PHILAT R LI S T The Virgi n ia Philatelist, TH E H A ND SO M ES T l\ l AGAZ I NE I N AMER I C A, VIRCINIA T oge th e r w ith an y of t h e fo ll ow in g :i\l ag:i zi11 es, fo r o u e yea r , fo r lh e p ri cf! oppos i te ils unm e: L o n e S t a r S t a t e P hil. N . Y. P hi la t e lis t H e 1-n ld Exc h a n ge E \·e r g 1·ee u S t a t e P hil. 2;jc ~ J o 11 tre a l illlc OUc T e xa n P hi la t e l is t 20c Phil a t e l ic \\' est P hi l. Pe r fo r :u or ROc XOc '.Cc '.lt c '! "Stamps , " England, 64c. GRAND COMBINATION Of HRS! 'T HE V p IRG I N IA HIL AT E Ll ST O ne Year \\' il h e ith e r T he Col um b ia n P hil a l e l is t , 'J' h e A m e r icn n Coll ecto r , or Th e H. ocky 1Vro u11 tai u S t a m p , 28c. TH E V I R G I !\I A P H IL A T E Ll S T and e ith e r t w o, :·me T H E V I RG I N I A PHI L A T E LI S T n11d a ll t hree, :iOc T H E V I R G I N I A P HIL A T E LI S T a n d Scoll's 58Lh Cata lo g u e, or 5!ll h w h e n o u t , p os t-p n id , UOc. B11 s . M g r . , R ic h m o nd , Ya. , u . s . A . FR A'.': KLI :-: S TE AR;\.S, P. O . Ilo x G, E XCH A NGE. 1 w il l exclrnnge 5 co p iesof lh e rarest L' . S . r osl a l. T h e l e h l ~ ck of 1875 o n t h e '· w ::1t e r 111 a r k ed ,, pa per o f th e 1870 iss u e. A g::t i 11 s l eq 11 a l c::i la log n e v::1 l11 e o f s t a mps , 11 0 st a m p h owe \·e r- t o c~1ta l og- 11 e le s"i th n u ;,oc . \ Vi ii e xch an g e o ne 0 1· a ll .5. M nke offe r to R I C H :v! Ol\ D , VA., U.S. A. FOR SALE . N o. 1. !11 Ki n g \ Villia m Co., Va . 'J miles fro111 r a il way . Nav iga b l e river Yi: 111ile frotu hou s e, wilh V feet dra ft. Three aud a half h o urs d rh-e fro m R ichm o n d ,Va . 2500 a cr es san d y lo atu land a bo u t 1800 a c r es cle are d , r es t o ri g innl t!r ow lh tintb er. A rt es ia u w e ll a t hou se. Exten s i ve m nrl be d s un de rli e w h o le far m . No . 2. In Na tt o wa y Co .. Va . UU7 a c r es, ·1 tni les fr o m 1·a il w~y. Ad a pted t o c;:e rea l s , g~·a sses a nd e spec i:i. li y t obacco . 1:.- in e bric k nrn 11 s 10 1i. No. 0. In Lo ui sa Co . , Va . G m il es from C. & 0. R . R. 1780 ac r es , e xce ll e nt w h e .1t a nd t o bacco la n d . G ood tlmbe r . N o . 11. I n F lu va nu a Co, Va C. & 0 R R ru n s th ro u g h fa rm , d e po t a t ba rn and S tea rn s pos t o ffi ce 100 y a r ds fr o m h o use , a m a g 111fi ce 11t l-J r oo m b r ick m a n s io n . Fa rin co n t a in s 11 81 acres , of w hi c h 25.:l ac re s a r e celeb ra t ed J a m e s Ri ve r low gro un d s . V ie w fr o m h o u s e in ag nifiCe ll~ . Ab 11n da 11 t o ri g in a l g r o wth timbe r . Fin e g n 1111 , gr a ~s. tobacco n ud stock fo rm . No . 5. Ad jo i11i11 g- th e a bo ve, 4 :)() acres bes t 11 p la 11 d i 11 F l11 va rurn Co . , Va . Sple ndi d c r o p s o f ce re a ls , g r ;."t sses an d toba cco. N ~ . ~.St ;:~.a ll er fa rm s fo r sa l e iu o th e r pa rts o f I 11 ~ 11 o f th e se p ln11 ta li o n s a r e :im p ly s uppli ed wit h fresh ru1111 i11 g wa t e r , sc h ool , cla.1rc h , p o~t o ffi ce a n d n1 il r ond foci lili es a n d are b e ing c 111t1 v:i t e d lJy th e o w n e r s . P ri ces r e:is o n a bl e and l e rm s sat i ~ fri c l or y . N o l:i 11 ds e x c h a n g ed . F o r pa rLi c 11i ars ncld r ess th e ow n e r s F RAN KLI N S T EAR N S , JOH N P AA LZO W , 1018 P a r k -a ve ., FARMS lil N . 11t h S tree t, P . 0 . Box fl , R I C HM ON D. V A. U . S . A. �vVILLIAlVIS & CO., PHILATELISTS , Casilla 989. fOR l~f ~HHR ~. Lima, Peru. ~. AN ° ~o~HUrR~n 8lAMP~ Or , in fac t, rea lly choice rare and medium stamps fro m a n y co untry , we ha ve loca l customers who will pay enough above prices tha t rule in the States, to ma ke it well worth yonr while to send them t o us (on ap proval) . \Ve are no m ean huyers ours~lves when the rig ht class is sent; we h ave plenty of ready money a nd yo n can depend o n a prompt market with us if you have the patience to wait th e 2 mouths required for the round trip. If yo u want exc han ges from Peru and the adjacent countries, send along any c hoice stamps, togeth er with your want li st, and ·we w ill a llow . yo u double value in our sta :nps for those w e select from yo nrs; only perfec t copies too. We h;-ive a n imme nse s tock which mnst be cleared t o a llow more time for o ur co mmission sales. \Ve have a splendid assort- ment of FALKLAND I SL A NDS stamps which we exch ange even. Before writting us , by all means send to Publisher Dodge, New Oxford, Pa., and req nest him to send yo u o ur 12 page book of partic ulars: it 's full of infor ma tion of considerable VALUE TO EVERY COLLECTOR- IT 1S FREE. v\1illiams & Co., the Lin1a Philatelists. 0 11 Lond o n 11 Bnzaar ' Re fere11(:e R egister, a n d 111leru n ti o11 :i l St a m p lJeal er s Associ:-itio n Berlin , (No. ! SU. ) Sta mp Dea l ers Protec ti ve Assoc ia tion , (!\o. Ht) 11te rn a t iorn=tle r Ph il a te li ste u - Vere in , Dresden , (No. 1911. ) A n1e rica n Ph ila te 1ic Associ a tio n. Tute rua ti o u u1 P hil a tel ic Uni on. Soci ~ t e Franca ise de Tim brolog1e. Iute nrntio na l Ph il nte l. Ra rit x te n Clu b, 'M unic h. :\l e m ller~ of Do mini on Phil:"tte li c .-\ssoda ti o n . Amer ica n Stmnp Hxc lrnn ge, Bosto n . S ociedad F ila te l h::a A rge ntina . Oesterreich er Phi latelbteu Cl ub, Yie una . Copenh agen P hi la telic Clu b . De utsch e r P h i1a te li s te n-Verban d, Gossnit z . Soc ieta F il ate li ca Iuterunz io u nle , Rorne . So uth ern Phil ate li c Associa tion. Ph il a teli c Sous of Am erica. etc .. e tc �U)liy J]ot qt,·1Z Z U 5° 0 A co m pari so n of p ri ce$ g i,·e n be lo w \\' i ll . ~i\"C'. ~·o n a n idea h o w lo w I a 111 selli ng s tam ps i n fi n e co ndi ti o n . i\l u n ey refun d ed 1t l la II lo p lease y o u. * In d ica tes unu sed . A ll o th e rs lig ht ly ca n c ele d . ~Ag-r i c ~ ~ lture ~~yell.?'\·,'!-. g ··· ··· ··· ··· ··:: . .. ·· ·· ~:l ~~ 1 ; 1 ·0~1.. 0fTice : x~ hl~.f'k, o .~· ... . ....... . .. ... . . iic :.'U .. . . ...... ... .. ... . ... lie IOc l:l.c I ;Jc :l.-tc HUc ':: 1•:xec11li ve le car m in e " ::~ " :le " ' :k u ~ecl 1 3~ o;, g *I11t e ri o r le \·e n n ilio n, " '~ :le " :-X: fie o: .g 1Uc 1'.!c 11 !--cd l OC o. g . 2-lc u sed ~ ol :!c '' Uc lo ' " " '""""' " " fl() ( ,j • .,,,,.,.,.,,.,, . .... .. .. . ... " purple, o. g .. Joi.: .. 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Jo tl U 2 .. .. .... a ... .... . ~:::~:-:.::~: .. . .. 7c 1 IUOIJ u sed 11 ~e<l 1 0~ l ~c I :~ 110 ~~a \·y l~~d tra m nr in e o. g... *' ' 2c " " " I I !;() ' 1·1c :i. ~;~ 1;:, 1 u sed 3Uc "' l!= * " JO ............. .. .. ....... (j.,: 12c It1c * ·· j~ o,._g ;Jc blubh p ll rple, o. g ... $ !J(I ·IO f,:! •· I " • just ice le pllrple, o. g " '' ::11c UOc * :.; t ale le <lit r k gTee11 1 o. g. :!l.'. .. " ............. .... .... . :l. :;t, j :-tc I i s li t g r een , o . g ..... .•.......... :l. a:, .t: Oc •· l -1 7:) I * / 1.: d it r k g-rc e 11 , o. g ... J .................. ..J / ;j *" JOc l1 g-lt tg-rel:l l ,O . g .. I :~ :-iu !Ui..: da r k gn.:-c 11, 11 :--c d .. :l :: ~~ : '. 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BELLE PLACE, St. Louis, rlissourL � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 4 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistDec1898 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4074/VAPhilatelistNov1898.pdf ba2aaa6128e457e2bfd6b935efd74fa2 PDF Text Text Vol. II. NOVEMBER, 1898. No. 3 A s <rontentB: He u ry C hatard Scoll, Jr., .).) Ed itor ial . . . ."ifi-.)1-.-,s .-\ Tr io of Circ u mnav iga tors . . . . . .)~J Society for the Suppression of Heavily Canceled Stamps fiO Kolin Behind the Rars . Iii <>ur Philatelic Societies and are They a S11t·cess . . . . . . fl:! 'The Market . . . . . fl:; :::-.< . Y. Corrcspo1ulence. fi~ Canadian Notes. li''i Boston Bits • . . tili Eng-lish Items . . !ii Re\'iew . . . liS-ti!I Southern Phil. .\ss'u. 70 Virginia Phil. .-\ss'n . 70 :->umlries. . . . . ii Arh·erl is em en ts. ( �. ' $tamps. ' ' It is n 't Nice. I11 s uch a p11hlicatio11 PHI LATELIST ) t o ~ay :l s t h is \ T HE il~ontf) l }2 Th e C o lumb ia n Phi late lis t Th e Rocky M o u nt a in Stamp is the Pre tti est: o r t h a t Th e Am er ic a n C oll e ct or lrns th e w ide:"l c irc 11l <1tio11. h 11 t, wh e n , -0 11 ca n h rn·e the fu 11r m o nthl y p 11 hl i c nt i o 11 s fo1· 0 11 e y<.:nr xew S l .HSC Ril-'TIO~. oxro.-.i, Pa. of Advertis in g· :\ Jed ill m s ln ~m r e De :-i l ers Su c cess. A n :uh·' t i11 ' 1'1 1 E IJ1111. A T F.L I C B U LL ET!>: \ ' 'Jl Eq 11 a ls th e Uesl" ) n~ aps m arv e l o u s res ult s. \Y e rc::1c h th e \J u v iug class .. .-\sk Olll' ad\·erti:-;ers aho 11 t (t. XAL"~·I KEAG S T A ~ll' ,,· ith the \"1 R<:I:'\ I A 1' 111 1..-\- A dd re:--s to t h e P11 h l is il e1·, .jf. 'll. 1be\?gate, Judicious Selection • sp e c- TEL I ST , th e tw o papers for 11 m o 11t!J s, pos t fn.:e '.!:-;Id. H a lf a Do llar J. F. DODGE , l'u u . , ;i 1111 e 11 al Oll C<:' . •-\~k n ow l edge d as 0 11 e o l" Lil e h<:st st:i mp papL' r s p1 1h l i .. .:. h ed . A :-ople 11 clid 111 e di1 1m fo 1· :tth· e rt i:-:e 111 e11 t s. C i ,·e it a t1·inl Ue akr s :inti Co l l ec t or:-;. yo 11 ca n judge for yo u rs e lL J u s t see til e f1111 yo u get. Addre'' · !P bil a t_c lic Jo urn a l. rf yo u h :-1,-e n ot yet see n a copy, se 11d for is the Be st p 11 hlished: n or th at foi-o nl ;- ~~-Q.- \'!RCl:\"IA 1Rnsbtlen, ·1rt 5 . @., J£ nol antl . .LOc-lOc- l Uc- IOc -IOc- IOc- l Oc- J Oc . The Te xa n Phil a t e list O n e ,·en t· 0 11 u-i a l fo r T E>: C E I\' T ~- T h is offer n ot iood :ift e r ja111w1·y l st. Sa m p le copy fre e. J fyo 11 m e 11t io n t h e Vi rg inia P hi l nt t:li s t we w i ll nll o w yo 1i free u se o f excha11 f!"e co lt111111 o n e y e ar. Ad d r e ss th e pnhlicat io n n t Abilene, Te xas . S 11hscr ipli o 11 w i t h \ "irg i n ia l'hi l ntdi :-; t :!:-, t.:e nt s . & PvH., CO ., _'_' 1_t1_,1_i s_·1_ 1e_r _" ·_ _ _ sA _ 1 ._ 1 -:_ ~ 1_. ~_r_ A_ ss..: ] Oc- 1Uc - 1 Uc·-·lOc- 1 Oc - 1Oc - 1Oc- 1Uc. T n e i11crec1se d Ue;;~ ~ 1f~fto~~ 1;:~1~~ i;11 Stamps proves Send 10 C en t s for a S ix Mo n th' s T ri a l S u b s crip t ion t o t h e B o x !Ht , 1 1 H E R ALD E XC H AN GE w i 11 1 i 1s gre a t ro1·e ig- 11 co 1111 ec1i o11s is a 1 th e r.-0 111. <> uh <; e 1 111a n -•.\111 e 1 1 ~a 11 -\d-~!ecl 111111111 tl1 e \V o 1 ld 11pe1h :\I on thh e1o r :i<l rate..., e t c . n<l <.11 e ... ..., 11bsc11pt10 11 ~.J c T f¥'.I T a usig , q . l '. IO~t h - st , S •• ;:1mple copvf1 ee . '6J~ e \\ \ 0 1k,!'\ VU _ SA t h e H e ialcl 1. :-.: c ll rin d \ ::i 1-'ll il 01 1e \ t"<1 1 .C.:O c t"" \\'1 n e l' A l· ~in fo 1 c11 A m s o 11 v Ca id ~oc i e t y Filatelic I Lone ''' Sta r * State::: Ph ilatelist, W Facts \V. Sellschopp & Co . , s ~ ree t . S a n F ra n c isco , C:-d. It's Strictly Up-to-date & It's Never Late H as a Publicat ion lik e - l ' ap e1 Virginia Philatelist, 1:-; A:'l l E H.I <..' :\, I. 0 11 e Sl:'u State !'hi\. :!:1c :\Iu11trea l Phi l . ~- \' . l' h ilat e li!-.l Hill'.' J·e r furn 1or Jl era ld J•::-.:ch n 11 i{e ::oc T e xa 11 J'hil a l e li s t 1·:n:rg1 e e 11 S tat e l 'hi l:iteli:-. t :Lr1c. "Stmnps," E ngland, 64c. GRA ND COMB INA TI ON OHrn s ! THI •: \°JRC l :\'L·\ < )11 (.' PHlf. A TEl , I ST \' e;ff wi th e ith e r Th e C o l11 111hi a 11 l' \Jil :1t e li"t, '!' h t: A 11 a .· 1· i1..·:i 11 CO ll Pct o r, o r Til e Ruck y :'\ Iu 11 11t:ii11 St a m p, :l."'ic . T11i-: \'11< c 1:-;1 ,.\ P11 1L A T EL I ST :111d eilhe r two il)bilatelic \Mee t b e en offered a t roe per year . S a mple Copy Free. BO X 11 6, SUPERIOR , N E BR . 111 - ·r oge ll1 e 1· \ \· it11 a n y of t h e fo ll o win g :\ I:-.gazi11es , fu r 0 11 e y e a r , for Lil e pric1-: opposi te its 11 a1i1e : X I •:\\' Y ll l<K C I TY. Never Before · T 11E II A ::.; JJ SOi\IEST :\I AC: .-\ZIXE 'L'HE x 1-:w YOl<K l'llll, .\TE l .IS T. The New York Philatelist. CO TEXAS , • Jr a ~~!~~>/:~~~-; ~ 1 S l a 111 p :\l e 11t 10 11 "T h e P1 1hli s h ed 0 11 th e J;J t h o f e a c h m o n th. S 11 hsc 1·i pt i o 11 ;:!.)c pe r Y t: ar. Sam p l e Co py Free l~ 11 ex~e ll e d A U,·erll.:-' i11 g- :\I e di11m. JOii l ·'. ~ ~t lll t h Str('e t . A As an I11 d1 1ce m e 11t t o S11hsc1 1be w e \\ Iii :i ll O\\ yu 11 :i H0\ \01dJ..;xc h a 11 ~t.:i\"o t1 ce l · R E I ------ -- -and . Fallacies. The R e pn:-s e 11t a ti,·e Stamp jn u nial of th e C0 <'1st. Ofle 11 Q11ot e, l-:\ l\\·:1y s Ol"igi11al. :--:ow i11 tl1 e Si x t Ii Ye a1· of its 1'11bli c atio 11 . S t ·Hs c 1<1P -r1 0~ ~;J c A Yt-: A H. S a m p le Co py a n d t1U- P :-1ge J'ri ce -1,i:-:; l Free . 10S Stoc kt o n I T H E \'1u.<: 1x 1A l'JllL A TELIST a11d nil three , ' 'J' 11 E \"Jl{f;J);I A l 'lllL:\Tt-:LIST ;111 d ::qc .-1~lc S c 11tl 's r1.'°'t h Calalt·.t:.·11 e, u r r1!ll11 wh e n 0 11l , pust -pa id 1 lillc . 1: n A:-.: i-;:1. 1:-: S T J-: A R :'\S, H u s . :\ l g-1· . , I ;~~· I ·:: l'. \'l_·11tli -:-.t , I '. c >. Hu:-.: Ii, \ J\.1 c h11101 Hl , \"a. �MEVIR-GINIA PHICATELIST VO L. II. R I CHM OND, VA . , NOVE :\'IBER, 1898. HENRY CHATARD SCOTT, JR. Ko. 3 . Abo u t four years ago b e ai.Ja n do n ed lh e h obby, d isposing of th e greater pa r t o f hi s p hil a te lic treasure rs . ~ MOKG lh e first to respo n d wh e n 'P~ th e call to Vi rg in ia c o ll ectors to T h e ach e nt of t h e V irgi nia P h ila te li c fo rm a S ta l e assoc ia ti o n appear ed Assoc iati on was jus t in lim e to rec la im hi m to th e fo ld . iu TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST; a n d a mon g the lll Ost s ta un ".b s upporte rs of P'reY iously, M r. Scott h ad be e n a ge nera l coll e c tor, b u t be h as n ow, i n beg ino u r soc ie ty sin ce its orga ni zat io n , is t h e nin g a n e\\' , dec ided lo spe c ializ e iu U n ige nll e m a n a ske t ch of wh om it is our ted S lates, Co n fed era t es, a nd Brit ish pl eas ure t o p r ese nt to ou r readers thi s Nor th Am e rica n lll Ollth. issues. Henr y C h a t a r d Pe r so n a 11 y, o ur Sco tt , Jr. , is a nat ive fri e n d is one of th e of Ma ry la nd . Bo ru m ost a m iable g ent le in " Th e City of Moum e n -q ui e t a n d u n as11111eu ts ," a t th e ou ts umi ng , e ver ready to b rea k of th e \\·ar, o n s h are b is dupl icatesOc t. 5th , lSG l , m a n y eve r read y to foster scen es a nd incid e n ts th e we l fare a n d in terof the la tt e r pa rt o f es t of ou r Assoc ia ti o n t h a t s ti rrin g period -atte nd i11g a ll of its we re Yivid ly imp r essm ee t s--h e h as won at ed upo n hi s m e m o ry . once th e esteem o f A t th e close of · t h e e \·e ry member. w :w, in 1865, t he fa m 1-1. C. SCOTT . J P.. il y re 1noved to V irIt is a s i ng u lar fact g ini a, wh ere he re tha t Mr. S cott h old s ce ived a th o rou g h m e m be r sh ip in no o t h e r order or soc iel ,. tra111111 g i 11 p r i ,·a t e s~l\·e t h e Virginia Phi lsc h ools , fi lli n g him t o fi ll th e r es p on s ible pC'~ ili o n s h e h as alelic Associ a tio n . He , howe yer , some s in ce h e ld . yea rs ago, served in the Virgiuia State Fo r fif te e n years M r. Scott wa s i.Jook - · mili t ia, in Co!llpa ny F, 1st R eg iment kee p e r fo r t h e Ric hm ond Pape r Com Vol u n te e r Infa n'try, s ecuri ng h is 1.ton orpan y , a n d h e is 11 0 \v act in g secreta ry able Lli sc u a rg e a t th e e xpi r"tio n of bi s t r eas u re r of the Everett \Nacld ey Comt e nn . pa n y , one of th e larg est s tat io n e ry, It is also s iugu lar that c \·e ry "Sco t t" I h a ,·e e ,·e r rn e l w ith is a s ta mp coll e c tor- p rin t in g, p n b li shiu g a nd e leclroty pei n g g reat Scott! It m u st "run iu t h e fa m ily . " es tab lis hm e nts of th e South . T hu s is Henry C. Scott. Jr., a represe nMr. Scott wa s s tri cke n w it h '' s la1llp la liYe m e mb e r of the m ost " liYe" p l.til afeye r" iu t h e early s event ies-and ba s teli c Association in. t h e South. DIET Z . acc umulat e d q ui te a la rge co ll e ction. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 56 Or.F I C!AL OR GA); OF THE VIRGI:-.:IA PIIILATEL I C AS S OCIA T IO:". AND THE so u n -rERN PHH,ATE ! ,IC AS3 0C ! A T I01'. P U BL IS HE D MONTHLY BY T H E V IR GIN IA P HIL.\TELIC P UIJ LISHI:-<G Co. , Office, 13 :-<". E!e,·e uth St. , AUG. DIETZ, EDITOR. 000 W. Cl:.iy St., Stati on A, Rich m o nd, Vn. FR.AXKLIN ST EAR NS , Jn ., Bu s in ess :i\Ia nager , P.O . B ox 6, Riclu u o u d, Va . J O H'< PAA T, ZOW, REVIEW EOITOR, lOLS P a rk AYeuue, Ricmoud, Ya. SUBSCRIPTIONS. Uuitetl Stntes, Canada a ud l\'lexico, per year, 30c . A ll other Countr ies in the U. P. U., per ytar , 4Uc. ADVERTISING. 8 :11 os . (j ~I o s . 1 Yea r. One Ia c:h, . S .50 . . S 1.25 .. S 2.25 .. S '1.00 ·r wo I nches, . .90 . 2.25 . 4.00 . 7.00 H a lf-Co lumn . 1.50 . . 4.00 . 7.00 . 12.50 O ne Colurun ' . 2.75 . . 7.00 . 12.50 . 2~.50 One Pag e , . '. . 5.00 . . 12.50 . 2~.50 . 40. 00 SPACE. 1 ill o . Stamp trade i3 good, if we m ay judge from the cheerful letters of o ur advertisers , and all indicat ion s point lo a still better bllsiness as the season adva nc es. No w is the tim e for the go-ahead dealer to invest a few dollars in judici o us advertising. In calling d ttention to our publica tion we point with pride to its prestige iu the S outh-and th e North too , as for tha t matter-and to its record for th e last fiftee n m outh s. vVe feel assured th at an ad placed in its columns will pro ve rem un erat ive to yo 11. "Bluff~ " are n o more a bait for th e intellig ent dealer; h e wants facts , and be expects r esults when placing hi s a d. Our subscription books are opeu to your inspection, as well as nlllnerous letters of sa tisfac ti o n and praise from our largest advert is er.>. \Ve invite your investigation. Consider this -a nd , if you were n ot with us a t our " Anni versary cake cutting,'' we invite yo u to our '' Christmastree. '' Copy s hould_ r e a cll u s by _th e liH!t o f t h e preced in g mouth t o in sure 1n_f;ert1 0 11. ~ o ch a nge sta udi11g a ds , copy 111u st be 1n by th e l v th. Vv"e w ill exchauge on e or t'w o copies ·w ith p hi la- Fri end Dealer-How's This? te li c p nbli ca tiou s . - - - - AUT H ORI ZED AGE:'>TS : FOR CHICA GO : A. C. TRASK, 374 8 LaSalle St. l" O R C A XA D A: ] "'o . EowA RDS, 58 Ri vard St. !lox 370 , F OR KEW Y O RK: ~ I o utrea l. P A RKE ADV ERTIS1N G AGE NC Y , 16-JG l\1ad i so U A\·e. Enter ed a t th e Post Offi ce a t Ri chm o 11d , Va., for t ra ns tni ss ion thro ug h th e uiaib at S eco n d ·class ra te3, Sept., 1807 . Rrcr-D10:-<"D, VA., K OVEYIBIZR , 1 80~. A Grand Christmas Number. 0"1 D ecembe r 5th we w ill m ail th e Christm as Number of T HE V I RGIN IA PH rr.AT ELIST. We inteucl mak in g thi s a no tiler " r eel-le tter" iss u e of our publi· cation-a com pa u ion to our "Anni vcrsary . ' ' \;v' r THIN the p as t month we h ave addressed a u umb er of our advertise rs requesting a s elec ti o n of their stamps ou a pprornl. \ ;v'itho ut a n ex ception the lo ts sent us were of a hi g h o rder a nd we sold a nd purchas ed quite a bill from th e m . It is thu s we strive lo co-operate with o ur pa trons to o u r mutu a l interest . O ur adverti se rs a re in vited to send u s be tter grad e sel ectio ns o n approva l (enclosi 11g return registration _Jee) which we wi ll lak e pleasure Ill exhibitin g to ou r local collectors at our monthl y m eetin gs . \;v'e want yo ur pat ro nag e, a n d we will g i \"C~ you ou rs . No w' s tile time to advertise! �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. The Southern Philatelic Association and Richmond, Va., in 1899. AT the Fo urth A nnua l Convention of the Southern P b il a telic Assoc ia ti o n , h e ld a t Knoxville, T e nn., (o f which a full re p ort will°be fo und on a no th e r page) T HE VI RGINIA PHILATE LIST w a~ elected offic ial org an o f that lead in g Southern assoc ia ti on, a nd Richmond, Virginia, selected as the Conve nti o n Sea t for 1899. Coming unexp ec tedly as it does, thi s g rea t h onor confe rred u pon our city and our publication, fills us wit h pride a nd gratitude; a nd, in ide nti fying ourselves with the $. P. A., we sh a ll exert ev ery e ff ort to foster the \\'e lfare of the Association-to rally arou nd i ts g uidon c\·e ry collector residin g in the South , so th a t wh e n we meet in the histo ric Capit'.ll of the Confe deracy in 1899 the So uth e rn Phila telic Association s ha ll be num ericall y an d in v ital ity th e stro ngest Acsocia t1011 iu America. TH E VIRGIN! !'.. PHILATE:LIC Pun. Co. 0 Thank You, Gentlemen. To THE M EMBE RS OF THE S . P . A. Ce11t!cm e11: I n accepting t h e hon or you 11'.l vc co u fcrrcd in elec ting m e Vice -Pres irle n t of o ur gra nd Assoc iat io n , I beg you to r ec eive t!J e express ion of m y m os t si n ce r e gra titu de, l o whi ch I add t h e ass u rnnc e t hat I s ha ll exe rt e\·e ry effort lo m e ri t t hi s d ist in c tion, to the nl timate success of th e Southern Ph ila teli c A$sociation . Ge ntl em e n, I tha u k you. AUG. DIETZ, Vice -Pres . S . P.A . v.:E wo ul d earnestly r eq ues t onr fr ie nds \\' hen re mitting small amo unts in unu sed postage s tamps, to place them bet7,•ee11 zvaxed paper-th us pre\·e11 ting th e m fro m ad h erin g t o th e letter o r e n velope , as h as frequ e ntly be e n th e ca se of la l e . I 5i "Sample Copy " Fi !! nds . WE adverti~c to send a free sa m ple copy of TH E VIRG I:'<I..\. PHILATELIST to a n y c o lle ctor u pon req uest. vVe do this chee r full y. Bu t w h e n a p ar ty write s u s a posta l card for a " sa m p ie copy " six s ucc ess i\· e m on th s , a nd th e n asks fo r the back 1111mbe1-s , th e thin g grows monotonou s . We h ave co: upl ied w ith s u c h a r eq u est pa ti e ntl y-jus t to see h ow lo ug th e thin g would go 0 11. It is a case of consumm a te "gall " par excelle11ce, aud if the p a rty w ill seud u s hi s fi le we will t o p the j ob by binding tb e m for him gratis. Reque sts for sampl e copies w ill h e reafte r be fi ll ed \\'ith ·the current num ber. Back n umbe rs 10 cents. Second requ es t mus t co n tai n 2c stamp. Third r eq u est goes to our-\\·aste basket. Good Idea-Push it Along ! I N th e 1:. ra of October 1, F. A . Lill y s u ggests that t he new U. S. em·elopes (for wh ich a fou r years' contract is to be let) be printed in the colo rs of th e c urr en t ad h esi• es, conforming wi th the la w s of the Postal -nion- the le in gr een , 2c i n red. a nd the 5c in blue. Smaller die s a r e also suggested. The entire a rticle, we dare say, \\·ill m ee t \\'i th t h e appro\·al of every co ll ector; it is t im e ly-it is good. Th e diffe r e n ce in th e cost o f ink. which is also considered by Mr. L., will be counterbalanced by t h e re duced cost of the n e\\' e n\·elopes. E\'ery stamp pub licnti n and e\·c 1·y co ll ec tor s h o ul d ta k e up th e id ea a nd "pus h it alo ng." And none could exert mor e in Anence than the E ra . THE" Remini sce n s es o f a Cc n federatc Stamp Printer " \\·ill be c o ntinued in our Chris tm a s n u mber. �58 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. A Suggestion to Germany. rtore U. S. Revenues. I N looki ng o ver our s ta m ps we a r e stru ck by the facl that G erm a ny ha s neve r indu lg ed in a co mm e m orat ive issue of a ny sort . She missed h e r o ne opportu nity in 1896-U1e twe n t y -fi fth a nniversary of the E mpire. G erma n y-the Em p ire-b as never h o nored h e r rulers by p lacing the m upon h e r sta mps . Ever the Imperia l E ag lea p la i u unostenta t io us d esig n. H ow a ppropria te it wou ld be-whe ne ve r th e old g e neral, who s11cce edcd von S teph a n , se es fit to g ive u s a new se r ies - to p la ce upon them the g reat tri o of the Empire, \Vill ian1 I , Bism a rck and Moltk e . On the other ,·alues might a ppear, Fred erick III ("Un ser Frit z " ), \ Vill ia m II, a nd " G e rm a ni a , " the N ati o nal monument on the N iederwald everlookin g the his tori c Rhin e. S uch d esig ns , in 011r h11111 ble o pinion, p rinted in t wo col ors, w o ~ild be qnile att ra c t i ve . The s uggesti o n is grati s, an d if h is E xcellency the b a ttle-sca rred vele ra n pos tm as ter-ge n e ral is too busy we' ll sk e tch him u p a few des ig ns al ong th is line. I~ add itio n to the lis t of U. S. Revenues, published las t moutll , we ar e infor med by Mr. E. N. K iefer, Pittsburgh, Pa., tha t th e fo llo win g denominations have be en placed on sale: l ,% c 1nedium bl u e; 3;)-.( c g ray ,40c and SOc (colors of la tter not g i,·en), a ll Proprietary. T1-U::RE were n ev er b e tle r barga in s o ffe r ed lh e buy iu g colleclo r tll a n those appea rin g in 011 r co lum ns thi s m o nlh . T h e re is as mu ch of inte re st in our ads as t h e r e is in o ur re adi ng 11J a lle 1·. FRANKLIN STEA RN S, SR. DI ED OCTOBER 3, 1898 in Johns Hopkins Hospital, in the Cit y o f Baltimore, Md ., in the fifty-first year of his age, FRANKLIN STEARNS, SR. WE notice with reg re t a lagg in g of interest in The von Ste phen Memorial F und, inaugurated by T HE VIRGJNIA PHILATEJ, IST in its initial number. The a m ou nt collected thus fa r woulcl m ake a poor showin g a s a g ift from Philately of Am e rica. L e t u s try aga in . We w ill beg in now. S e e that you r na me appea rs in o ur ne x t num be r. \ VE wo uld call tbe atte nti o n of o ur subscribers to th e fact that we sh all print an Excha nge a nd \.\Ta nt column monthly. Collectors des irin g exchange ca u in se rt their ad at th e n o m i nal rate o f Yz c p er word nonpa re il. M inimum lOc . IT'S so me tim e since we published our las t" Guard of Honor." \Ve're prepa ring a new rn us te r-roll n o w, a nd several parties m ay ex pec t a co mplim e n ta ry s k e tch gra ti s. WE a re a l ways d es irous of s ec urin g o rigina l, reada ble a nd instructive p hil atelic m a nuscript, especially suc h as is based o n individual research, and w e pay lib eraliy for sa me. \.Ve request, th a t in preparin g s uch M S S. , n o complimentary re ference to o ur publicatio n be m ade in t h e bod y of the m a tter. WE a re glad to l earn of M r . Stone's reco very, a nd to find him ag ai n at hi s post as Revie w Editor of the Era. H e certainl y h ad a n a ble " s ub " in Mr. Hall. \ �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELl8T. A Trio of Circumnavigators . nv FTERBE RT IR EY \\".-\TTS. IN t h e i nte r estiu g Oct obe r issu e of th e beautiful V IR GINIA one "A rmiuiu s" tell s o f a le tt e r h e h as which c1rc umn a viga t erl th e g lobe. · His lette r we n t arouud b y t h e kindl y assis ta nc e of fri e n ds at th e va rious e xchan g e o ffic es, ·a n rl th e re fo re h a rd ly d es en·es th e title h e applies to it- " an old ta r. " "A rminiu s ," w h at thi n k ye o f a t ri o of le tte rs which alone h a ve v is ite rl th e g rea test c iti es of the n ew an d o ld w o rld s and re turned afte r h a,·ing e u c ircled t h e g lo be, a nd bea rin g o n th e ir veteran faces th e scars of m a n y a c o nfli ct with unfee ling pos ta l offi c ia ls? No friendl y h a uds w e r e s tretched o u t to r e direc t th emfrom th e time I dropped th e m iut o th e le tter-box until I recei ved tlfr m b~ck as v e terau s u o h a n d sa ye th a t of post-o ffice o ffici a ls e ve r tou c h ed th e m , a nd th ese sa m e offic ia ls had n o idea tha t th ey we r e ass is tin g in the ve nture o f s endi11 g a le tte r arou n d the ~\·ori el . The trio , eac h cl ad in a uice n e w e n velope (I di rl n o l u se lin e n ) aud b ea rin g o ne of U ncl e S a m' s Co lum b ia u s (fi,·e cent) were d rop p ed into t he let te r-box a t the Big F o ur depo t in thi s city, Oc tober 15, 1896, a nd five minutes la t e r a ·posta l cl e rk swun g lightl y out of the m a il ca r o n the Southweste r n L imi t e d , ope n ed the lette r box, a nd the tri o was o ff. Tum b e r on e was addr esse d as foll ows : "He rbe rt Irey \Va tts , Yokoh a m a, J apa n. vi a Sa u F ra n cisco.'' A ud in th e corn e r was written : " If n o t ca lled fo r p lease forwa rd to Co nsta ntin op le, Turke y , if n o t th e re deli ve red p lease r e turn to Box - , \.Vinches t e r, In d ia na, U . S . A . " Thi s lette r reached Sa n Fra n c isc o o n t h e 19th of Octo be r an d was a t o n ce d isp a t c h ed for J a pa n . It r e m a ined a t Yok oha m a for o n e m o n t h a nd n ot be ing called fo r , n eedle ss to say, wa fo rwa rrl ed ~ I 59 t o Co n s ta n tin o ple , go ing b y way of S u ez Cana l. The re it r e m a ined fo 1· tw o month s, a n d was t hen m a rk e d "]\'on R ec!a11te. R eto11r." It t h e n sta rted o n t he hom e-s tretch. It p assed th ro u g h Lo ndo n a n d the re r ece i,·eci lhe q u a int red p ostm a rk , t y pi ca l of t h e w o rld 's M e trop o li s . It was t h e n fo r \\"ar cier1 to Ne \\" Yo rk , h e re a lso rece i vin g a post m a rk. It was t h e n , by som e mi stake, se nt lo the \Vashin gto n cl ear! lett e r offic e , b ut i t was n o t d ead b y a go od rl ea l , so it was se n t o n to \.Vin c h e ste r , a rri ,· in g h e r e May Xl st, 1897. N u m h e r l wo was s i lll il a rl y add ressed, e x c ept firs t lo Con s ta ntin o pl e a nd t h e n to Yok o h a m a. It a rri ve d h o m e. v ia Sa n Fra nci sco, t wo wee k s la t er th a n num ber o ne. It b ear;; t hir teen p ost m a rks a nd numb er o ne h ad tw el ve . N um b er t hree was s en t off o n a Io n g c h ase to T e he ra n, P ers ia, a n d thenc e t o S t. P e tersb urg, Ru ss ia . It was s p ec ia ll y m ark er] to go via Sa n Fra n cisco, in o rd e r lo in sure its n o t leav in g a n d ret urnin g b y th e sa m e port. It did n o t r e t u rn t ill No ve m be r 11 , 1897. I h av e these l e tte rs i 11 m y possessio n a nd th ey a re r ead y a t a ll t im es w ith th e ir pos tma rks a n d t ra>e l-sta i necl envel opes to te ll a s il e n t s tory of t h e ir l rnve ls a nd ad v en lu res by la n d and sea. N e wfou11dla11d 's Lates t. Ot;R co rr es po n dent in S t. John 's New fo un cl laucl, in form s u s tbat th e colo r of the n ew :2c ora n ge w il l be c h a n ged 10 car1ni11e, as soo n as th e stock no\\" on h a url is ex h a u st ed - probably by lh e e n d of Tove m be r. Th e n ew 5c will appea r wi t h t h e n ew year. T h e Cabo t s e t is s t ill on sale a t t h e P os to ffice; a lso til e" p r e-Cab ot," w hi c h la tte r se t co nta ins th e 3c brown, o n \Vhich th e forgeil s u r c h a rges w ere pri n te d . �GO THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Society for the Suppression of Heavi = ly =Canceled Stamps. A. G . GIBB. ~HE grea t A . P.A. Con vention of '98 is now a thin g of the pas t , and doubtl ess those wh o were fortunate enou g h to be present l..iave returned to their h o mes with renewed interes t in s tamp-collectin g , a nd hosts of new " w rinkles " in th e ir hea d<;-not 011 them, 1e t u s ho pe. M an y of the philate lic light> from th e four qua rte rs of the l ni o n h ave forega the red; have t ra 11sm ilted thei r iueas lo e ach o th er , a nd everyone p resent at that gath e rin g of the cla ns must h ave realizer! ho w g ood it was " to be tllere ! " Unqestion ably, con ventions of t his kind are good. Here, coll ec tor3 hav e an opportunity of see in g man y r~rities; of comp:tring c olle c tion 3, a nd of meetin g with m e n th ey l11 ve co rr esponde d with, p e rha ps for years, but neYcr llad the opp :irtu nity of m eetin g until n ow. Then from a d ealer's poi ut of view it is good, as it bri ngs th em m ore iu touch with coll ecto rs ; it g ives an im p etus t o trade ; crea te s ne w friend shi p3, and ofte n r ou ses inte rest in a hi th er :o n eglec ted country's iss ue of stamps . Be ing one of the un fortu u:tt e3 who h :id to rem a in at h o me, I ha ve re:id wit h interest, the ne c ess ui ly limited rl etai ls o f " bu>i1t-ss done," a n cl h:\\·e no doubt th a t much good w ill r esult. S till I a m disap p o inted. There i · one sub j ec t that I hoped to h ave see n di scussed , as soo ne r or la ter it mu st be . As yo n m ay h ave su r .11i:;ed from th e h ead in g of thi s a rt icle, I refe r lo t h e di sfig ur eme n t of stam ps by n1mecessar ity heavy cancelatio11. "Svc ry dea le r a nd coll ector kn ows h ow ofte n valuabl e stamps a r e so fri g htfull y defac e d as to r e nder t h e m co mpa rat ively worthless, and mu st <leplore t lnt such a con dition ~r of thin gs should ex is t, a nd has beeu tolerated so long w ithout so me protest. M a n y pos ta l clerks see m to ta ke a fi e ndish deli g ht in destroy m g stamps , es pecia ll y the high v.1lues, aud it h as often o::c nred to me (as n o doabt it has toothers) th a t it mi g ht be p ossibl e to , a t least , lesse n the evil. The ques tion is, ca n tllis obn o xiou s cus tom be changed. I think it can. As to ho w t h e ch a nge ma y be effected co uld sca rcel y be gone into thoroughl y in the shor t space at m y disposal , b ut I would briefl y mak e the following suggest io ns , with the h o pe th a t som e abler p e n tha n 111 ine wi ll take lhe question u p, a m'! in duce d ealers a nd co ll e ctors a ll over the world t o agita te in a m a tter that conc e nn everyo ne w'.1:i t"lke 3 a n inte re st in stamp colle cting. T aking New Yo rk as lh ~ grand center of the m ovem e nt , I woald s ugges t that a so cie ty , composed of every d ealer aud coll ec to r in th e c ity should b e formed fo r th e S nppress io n o.f H eavily -canceled S tamps . A sec re tary shou ld be appointed (a ud th e office would be no s inecure ) wh ose d uty wou ld be lo iss ue circula r le tte rs to th e leadi ng dea lers a nd collectors in every c ity of importa nc e throughout the wo rld , asking th e m to co-opera te with the parent soc iety in formin g branches in their respect i ve cities . He sh o ul<l a lso iss ue c ircul a rs to pu blis hers of phila teli c j ourn a ls eve rywh e re , askin g them to us e th e " powe r of th e press" in exte nding th e wo rk of the soc ie ty. In a s hort tim e, by th ese s im ple methods every" sta m p m a n" wou ld h av e a n oppo rtuni ty of ente rin g thi s orga ni zatio n and co ntributin g hi s ~ h a re o f labo r to the o ne gra nd obj e ct. 'vVhe n these bra nches are form ed, deputation s from each s h ould wa it on the var ious postm as te rs a nd e x plain the objec t of th e society. They shoulrl emp ha thize the fac t, t!t at tile re ven ues de- rived .from t!te Postal departm ents are, �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. to a great e:xte11t , due to the stamp-collecting "hobby," and for thi s one reaso n (a nd man y others that mi g ht be advanced) that s lam p collectors h ave a big cla im o n their respec ti ve govern 111 e n ts , and tha t so m e co nsideration shoul d be g ive n to this reaso n::tble req ues t . As to \\'ha t form of cance latio n s ta mp sbonld be ado pted , would o f course be a m a tter for eac h country to decide fo r itself, but, the soc iety might sugges t the " fl ag-c:rn cell ation, " s uch as is no w in use in th e U . S. a nd Ca nada . It' s both effective a nd n ea t. As far as the expenses of rnnuin g the Society a re concerned a m e mb e rship fee wo uld have to be ch a rged, but thi s ne ed no t be large, as, if the officers of the various branches did their duty , e ve ry dealer a nd a la rge proportion of collectors would join the Society , a nd the a m o unt collected, even wilh a 25c fe e , ·w ould a moun t up to a co nsiderable s um . Now Mr. Editor, I' ve sta rted lli'e "hall a'rollin g "-wh o 1s go in g to h e lp it a lon g? Kohn Behind the Bars. MR . w. P. STANTON, of Detroit, Mich., kindly se nds us t\\'o newspaper clippings , which wi ll interest those wh o read "An o ther Fraud at La 1·ge " in o ur Augu s t number. Th e follow in g is from th e De troit Tribn11 e of Oct. 11 , 1898: RARE STA:l·! PS . T ll EY C O T ( ~ L'S KOi-I N I Nf O TR OU lll.E . G us tn,·11 s K o hn, a rr eslecl Sa turd:i y , 0 11 th e charg e of us in g th e Ut1 itecl Sla tes m a il s for ill egn l p ur p oses, was bro u g ht b e fore U.S. Circ u it Co u rt Commiss ioner Johu G r :n ·es ye st e rdny. H e e n tered a pl e a of not gu illy . His e xami n a ti o n wns p ostp o11 ed for 011e week , a nd hi s bnil fix ed a t ~500. It is c hnrged lh:it Ko h n a n d lwo o:· t h r ee o lh e r p e r s on s lrn,·c co uspire<l t o d e frn11d h o u ses d e alin g in ca n celed stamps . Th e schem e w as e x - I Gl plained h y THE V 1R G I~IA PH ILAT E LI ST for Aug u s t, which printe d o n e o f Kahn ' s l e tt e r~ ordering s tainps . It charge.; th a t K oh n wou ld s e nd for pri ce lis t s of s t a m p s, and th e n in co ur ~e o f tin1 e , order a s m a ll l ot. The.se we r e sen t b y r egister ed l e tter and h e w o u ld s ig n the rece ipts . L a ter le tt ers of inq ui r y t o him w e re unan swe r ed. The Det r o it address g i ven wa s X33 l\'Iic h ig an a\·e1n1e. l\I a u y co m pl a int s have b e en recei\·ed at the Detro i l P o.stoffi ce fron1 P hil a delphi a :i nd Cincinn a ti co n cer uiu g him duri n g th e pa st few 111 ou th s . The other clipp ing is f rolll th e Detroit Free Press, and prE'se n ts a n excellent account of th e sch e1 11e a n d appre h ensio n of Kohn. Lack of space prevents our r e printin g the e ntir e art icl e , b ut we prese nt extrac ts th e r efro m : G 11 stav 11s Kohn, who wa.s a r re~ ted Sa. tu rday aft e r n o o n b y D e p ut y United S lntes l\ Ia r sh a l Cash P. T a y lo r 0 11 th e c har ge o f 111 ak i n g an ill eg al u se of t h e tn a il s, was a rrai g n ed b efore Comm issi o u er Gra ,·es y es terd ay m o rni n g nn d, a fter pleading not g ui lt y, w a s h e ld in ~UOO b n il t o appear n e xt :v1ouday fo r exnmin a t ion. It is s tnted that Kohn h ns for s om e tim e co rrespo n ded with s tamp d ea l e r~. as k ing fi rst fo r qu o t a tiou s o f pri ces a n d say ing t h a t h e wis h ed t o purc h a£e . After r e .::e idn g qn o t n ti o u s , i t is a lleged , h e w as in th e h ;:i b it Of orde r ing ;i C]ll:J. ll tity o f St d m ps to be s e nt to a ce rta in a ddre ss o n 1\l i chi ga n nve nu e, a ls o giv in g n refPr e n ce o u l\ Ii c hi g a u nve uu e , n11d it afterwa rd s de ,·eloped that his addres s a u d th a t of h is r e fe re 11ce we re the sa me. It is alleged th a t h e sec ured goods from a 11um be1- o f deal e rs, a 11 of t h e m s ent b y regi s tered le tt e 1·, but th a t 11 0 pn y 111e 11t w ns m a d e for a u y o f th e m . Fin a ll y a co m p lain t wn s nu 1d e t o th e p ostoffi.ce a u th o riti es b y th e Qu ee n Cit y Sta m p Co. , of Cincinu n ti , aud s t e p s w ere t a k e u t o ca t c h K o hu. Co n s id e rabl e di ffic ult y w as e x pe ri e n ced a s he wn f; a l'iv·ny s r eported t o b e o ut wh e n th e le tte r c nrri e r c a lled a t hi s Mi c hi ga n ave nu e nd d r ess to d e li ve r n r eg is t e r ed le tt e r. So m et i m es th e lette r w as u o t left nt th e aclclress, b ut a m ess nge was, t e lling K o hn t o ca ll a t th e posto ffi ce for th e le tt e r . H e fail ed t o d o s o iu e ve r y i11 s tauce . Fi n a lly o u Sa turd a y I.;ep uty l\l a r s h al Tn y lo r foll o w ed th e le tt e r c:nri e r t o th e pl nce where Kohn"s le tters w e r e d e lh·er ed and as u s u ::t l h e wa s o u t , but the d ep 11 t y \Ynite d a r o un d until h is m a n a ppea r ed a n d th e n nrrest ed h im. I T IS t he "sticki n g Lo i t" t il a t brin gs r es ults in adverti s in g. Try it in our grea t Ch ris tma s 11 um her. �62 TH E VIRG I N IA PHILATELIST. Our Philatelic Societies, and Are They a Success. BY Ei\I !L ~ Gf~R T, J C H. QUESTI ON ofte n :isked is, "are 'if/~ ou r philate lic soc iet ies a s u ccess?" To thi s Im ust say tlla t t h ey are o nl y a part ial success. They a r e a s u cc ess as far as adrn ncing P h ilately a nd g ood fellowsh ip among its members is co nce rn ed , bnt wh e n t h e financial co nd iti o n is con s ide red they a re far from be in g a s u ccess . Of co urse, by no t b ein g a financ ial success I do not mea n t o say they mu st be o n t h e plan · of our ba nk s t o be a s u cces3 , b ut n owadays m 'Jst o f o ur soc ieties are i n debt. To begi n w ith , the re arc t oo m a ny so· c ieties. Say, for i nsta nce, witll a State soc iety in each St:ite , a nrl three natio nal societies , Phil a tely wo uld be amply provided in the -. S. One of these natio nal soc ieties should be for tile o lder colle c tors, a nd t h e other two fo r th e yo un g e r class of collectors. An oth e r t hin g of ,· ita l i111p orla11ce to t ll e wel fa re of o ur socie t ies is th e p ro mpt payme nt of dues. The s ucc ess of a n y soci ety de pends u pon til e pro m p t pa yment of due s, and will• few e r soc ieties I beli eve th at membe rs wou ld ta k e m ore interes t in th eir welfa re a nd woul d pay tll eir du es more promptl y . I know of parties w h oare mem be r~of at l easta doze n societies and wl.J e n it co m es to pay in g d ues , if th ey do n ot remit lo th e secretary of all soc ieties of whi ch t hey a re members, th ey a re apt to forg e l so m e of th e m a nd thus the y are in a rr ea rs fo r d ues with o ut kn ow ing it. T h e due s in n10st of them a re too low to run th e 111 s uccessfull y, a nd clues sh o uld not, und e r a n y circumstances, be less than 50c. With this amo unt I believe a socie ty can be run successfull y, wh il e no w, with du es at 2.jc, as is the case w ith th e m a j ority of o ur socie tie s, m ost l) f t h e m .a re in debt. I liav c lately seen tlle nam es o f parti es published iu som e of our societies wlio h acl paicl th eir dues several yea r3 in :-tdvan ce . · I do n ot a pprove of th i's, anrl IJ eli eYe if dues a r e paid promptl y , there is no ne ed o f p ay ing several yea rs in a rl va n ce . I r ece ntl y saw th e s ta temen t of a writer who cl we lt 0 11 th e subj ec t of pay in g dues se veral yea rs in advance . He says th at it was q u ite ev id e nt tlla t th e collection o f du es s e,·e ral y ears in a dva nce will rob the fu ture yea rs of the inco :n e whi c h is s n pp o3ecl to be r eq uired to me et c urre nt e x penses, and th a t it was uu so1111d policy to do so . I hea rtil y agre e with him , a nd h o n esll y believe t ha t i f the mem b e r~ will p:ty their d u es pro m pll y there is no need of payin g s everal yea rs in advan ce. D elinquent me m bers sll oukl a lso n o t h e carr ied a lo ng at th e e xpe nse of th e other 111e 111be rs l onge r tha n two montlls. Th e E:-:;:c ha nge Departrn e nt I co nsid er the mos t im porta n t depa r tment in ou r societies . Th e E xc ba ngeo r Sales S uperi nte nd ent, as h e is m ore properly called , sh ould be elec ted e very t wo yea rs , as thi s will g ive him m ore time to ge t thi s depa rtm e nt in shap e a nd h e ca n co nseque ntl y g ive better serv ice. As tile case now is, eve ry ti me he has hi s departm e nt in workin g orde r the r e is a u ew election a nd very likel y a new m a n will ta k e lii s place . Th e office rs s h ou ld be li ve a nd progressi ,·e m e n, wh o s houlrl be \\ illing t o wo rk in the inte res t of t h e socie t y a n d th ey shoul d u ot in du lge in p ol itics, so frequ e nt nowadays. Al l o ffice rs h a ndlin g the sec uri t ies of the socie t y, n o m a tt er h ow re liab le tl.t e y are, sh o ul d be ·.: nd er a s ubs ta nt ial bo nd. Thi s will a id a g rea t dea l toward encouragin g th e m to be prom pl in th e ir tran sac tion s. Prom ptu ess is th e ma in facto r in our societies .a nd unl ess office rs a nd members a re m ore prom pt our soc ieti es wi ll neve r be a co mpl ete s u ccess . �THE vrn.Gl~J..\. TH E fa ll auction seaso u is in full blast, but stamps see m to sell quite low. \Ve print so me of the prices reali zed at Bogert & Dt~~!) in Co.·~ 108th a uction sale held October 1. The tota l a 111 ou 11t realized a t this sale was $i 24.30. UN IT ED S TAT ES .-New York 5c, cut close, used, $ 1.00 ; Providence 5c, unused , $1.80 ; Frauklin Carrier reprint , Eagle Carrier, used a nd unu sed, $ l.OO; 1847, 5, l Oc, used, $ 1. 50; 185 1, 3c, unused , 1, 10, 12c, used, $ 1.10 ; 1851, 1, 3, 10, l:lc (proof ), 185i, 1, 3, 1:2c, used, 50c; 185i, l e ( ~ ). 3c (2 var.), 10, 12c, two unused, 70c ; 1860, 2-lc , used, $2.10 : 1860, 30c , unused , $3 .50 ; 1860, 30c, l enmarkecl, $2.80; 1860 , 90c, unu sed . e ve nly ce nte red, scarce, $11.00 ; 1861 , 1, 2, 3c (2) , 10, 12, 15, 24, 30, 90c, last is specimen, used, $2.50; 186 1, le (2), 3, 5, 10, 12, 15, 2-k (2), 30, 90c, us ed :ii i. SO ; 1868, l , 2c (2), 3c (2), 10, 12, 1-3, 30c, three damaged, $ 1.10 ; 1868 , 90c, u sed, $.5.00; 1868, 2c , g rill 12x l 4, unused, o. g., rar e, $2.00; 1868, 3c, gri ll 12xl4, used, 90c; 1868, 3c, g rill 13xl 6, a slight ni ck at bottom, u sed, 95c; 1868, 1, 2c (3), 3c (2), 10, J2c (2), 15c (:2), used, $ 1. 50; 1868, 30c, used , $1.20; 186!J, 1, 2c (2), 6, 10, 12, 15, 24, 30c, used , two dam aged, $3.00; 18o!J, 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 12, l5c (2), 30c, 18i 5, reprint, le, $3.60 ; 1869, 1-:ic, unused, n o d ia mond, $:2.UO; 1870, with ~rill, le (2), 2, 3c (2), 6c, $1.80; 18i0, g rilled, 90c, u sed. $2.50; J8i0-73, uea rlv complete, $ 1.70 ; 1879, le (2) , 2, 3, 5, 6, lOc (3), 15c (2), 30, 90c , thre e unused , $1. 30; 1875, ribbed paper , 1, 2, 3, 15:, u sed , $1.10 ; 1879, 2, 5c, 1882-83, 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, lOc, unused, $ 1.00; 188i , 1, 2, 3, -!, 5, 30c, unused , 70c ; 18!JO, 1, :2 , 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 30, 90c, 2c lak e, unu sed, $2.00 ; 1893, I l'lllLA.T E Ll:-IT. 63 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 30, 50c, unused, $1.40 ; 1893 , le to $1.00, the last is used , $2.60 ; 1898 , $2, unused, $1.90 ; 1893, $3, unuserl , :!'2.60; 1893, H. unused , $3.10; 1893, $5, unused , $4.20; 1894, 1, 2c (two var.), 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 50c, unused , no wa term a r k, SJ .10 ; 1894, ~ J , no watermark, unu sed , :iil. 40; 189.3, le (two var.), 2c (thre e va r. •, ,;, -1, (), 6, S, ·'"' 10, 15c, 50c , 1898 , 1, 5c, u1111sef(~$ i.OO; 1895, $5, us ed , $1.50 ; 186 1, 8c pink, used , 85c; Periodical, 186-5, 5c, 1819-85, l, 2, 3 , -!. lOc, 1895, l , 2, 5, lOc, o ne used, $2.10 ; Periodical, 1879, 24c , unused , o. g., !i-l. 00; Periodical, 1895, 1, 2, 5, 10, 2-5, 50c, canceled with a sm all hol e, $2.10 ; Periodical, 1895, $2, canc eled wi th a sma ll hole , $1.50 ; Periodical, 18!)5, $ 10, ca nc el eel with small holes, $3.00; P eriod ical, 18!J5, $20 , canceled with small holes, $4.00; Pe riodical , $ 10 3, ca nceled w ith hol e, $5. 10; Interior complete , with d u p licates , fiv e used, $1.80; Jus ti ce, l , 3, 6, l~c. used, $ 1.53; Ju stic e, l, 3, 6, 10, 12c, las t is damaged, one used, a;a.50; Post Otlice, l , 2, 3, Ge (2) , 12, 15, 2-!, 30, 90c. sea ls a nd reg is tered sta m p, $2.00 ; Navy, 1, ~- 3, 6, JO, 12, 15, 30, !JOc, u sed, $7.00; Pos t Office, 1, :.l, 3, 6, 10, 12, 15, 24, 30, 90c, u sed , :1'2. 70; Post Obitum , unus"!d $1.10 ; State, 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 12, 15, 30, th e Jc is specim en. thr ee unused, $6. 00; State, le proof, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 12c, used, $4.30 ; State, 30c, used, $2.25; Sta te , $2, nea tl y mencl erl , userl, $3.60; Treas ury , complete, two damaged, $1.20; Treasury 1, 2, 3, 6, i , 10, 12, 15, 30, 90c, one damag ed, $ 1.50; \ Var co mplete, used, $ 1.10 ; \ Var compl ete, unused, $1. i O. REVENUES.-1898 " I. R." inverted OU le , unused, 40c ; 18!)8 " I. R." in verted on 2c, unused, 40c; 18!)8 "I. R." inverted on 2c, block of four, unu sed, $ 1.40. FOREIGN STAMPS. -British Bechuanaland, 1886, ~. 1, 2d, 1887, ~ . 1, 3d, 1888-9. ~. 1, 2d, 1S92-4 , 1, 21 [3 var.], 4, 6d, lsh, 1897,} [2 var. ] , one use d, $2. 10; British Bechuanaland, 'S7, 2~ unu sed, o. g ., 8-'ic . �THI:: nRGl:\'L\ PHILATELIST. and two dollar stamps fetc h rea1i ily seve nty cents a nd $ 1.2.5 respectively. While conversiug with a nnmber of fellow collectors in a tte ndanc e a t the late conventions , our t alk natura ll y turned to the co mparat ive rarity or sca rcity New York Correspondence. of certain stamps. One stamp in particul a r , I noted, was agreed, by t!Je majorLE:-<:-;oo. it y present, to be a valuable acq ui s ition , to any collection, th at is , if th e s tamp ~HE_ monthly publication-Stamps , was not represented there in. The stamp ~r which was issued in behalf of th e referred t o is Scott's nnmb er 70, New juvenile collec tor, has been purSouth \:Va les, one shilling, rose , which is chased by the publishers o f Yvutli 's Catalogued at just twent y-five cents in Realm of Boston, Mass. The pas>'ing of canceled condition . this monthly, will s urelv be fe lt liy its H ave you o ne ? man y followers, in fact it will be a saci In m y arti cle o n the s ta mps of Parablow to the younger elemen t in ph il ately g uay in the Sept. VIRGINIA PHILATELunless the present owner,;, c· in a il u w IST, I stat ed that tile fo ur cent brown more space in th eir j ourn a l , ncla tin g tn 1884 issue, was a stamp un<lerva lued. I ou r hobby, that will •i nterest t h e ir newlynote in tbe October "big number " acquired ph il ateli c subscriber,; . of J1Iekeel's /Vukly, th a t a writer, posMen of sci e ntific researc h have at sesses the sam e vie w, in regard to thi s last recog ni zed phila te!I· a<; n s cie nce by stamp. H e a lso mentions that the lOc members of a Brooklyi; institution. Tli e gre en of th e 1879 issue is a desirable Long Island Phila telic Society ca .. c la i1n sta mp . 111 compari son, I believe th e 4c the credit of taki ng th e in troductory browu to be the better of the two; that ste ps , in the ri g ht direction. Other is just 111y o pi ni on. societies of a local 1rnture, in diffe rent \•V ith tlti~ number I li ope to compkte c ities, slioulcl follow suit. t hi s list of" specula tion " stamps; don ' t \ '/bile examinin g so 111 e 1 \ c e nt proprietary stamps, I was 111 uch surpriser! t o under a ny c irc um sta nces think I 111ea11 clisco,·er. tw o di st in ct ,·ari e ties of ro upec ul a ti ,·e stamps, for sucli trash is lette . T li e firs t , the ordinary lo ng fa rth e~t fru11 1 my mind . In a lph abet ica l d ash es; and th e ~ e c o nd wh ich appears o rder, I \\·ill proce ed . t h us : - - - ,~ - .~ , in st earl of perfectl y Ha y ti : :'\ o,; . 3, S, !:l , ~ ;l, ;;.1, HH a nd -10. s traigh t da shes ; each indent having a Good s tn fl. decided cun·ed appearance , a nd someJ amaica: :\us. 17 , 18 , :W, aud ~l , (last what cl oser to- geth e r. two . u sed o r unu~ e d ) a nd :t i. Ca na d a ma p le (four ) issue is k e epin g Luxemburg : Nos. 1, ~ . 8, Hi. and a pa c e with th e Om a ha sta mps. many oth e rs , especial ly those issued beThe dem a nd a nd t h e prices quoted fore LHSO. a re unprec ed e nte d. The latest prices :\1 a mitiu s : No s. 37 , 48 , 50 a nd 52. for so m e of the va lues are: Ca nada, six N e therlands. All ea rl y issues before cent $3 .50 ; eight cents $2.75 a nd ten 1869, a nd the 1891 issue to elate (189G). cents, from s ix to e ig ht dolla rs a h un.'\ n ew issue expected ho urly . dred . . Om a has, four ce nts, $1.25 ; eight New Fouudlaud, No . 60 shades galore. cents, $2.50 ; 10 cents, $1.25 in on e hunNew South Wales, Nos. 112 a nd 118. dred lots . F if ty cents denomination T hi s la tter sta mp is a snap at foll catalogue. fetche s thirty c ents, and the on e doll a r �TH E VIRG I N IA No rway . A ll ea rl y iss ues befor e 1883, ex ce p t the very c o mm o n . I s e e it is impossible t o com p le te the list thi s month, hut n e xt m o nth ID ec elll be r ) w ill fini sh it 11 p . More nn o 1i. Canadian Not es . BY CANADIAN. EDWARD LY0NS , la t e ca r eta k er of t h e Berlin P os t O ffi ce , was conv ic t ed of stealin g r eg is te red letters a u d se nte n c ed t o two y e:1 rs in the P rov in c ia l p e nite nti ary . It is safe t o pred ict a la rg e att e ndanc e of Cn u ad ia n colle c tors a t t h e 1899 co nve nti o ns o f th e various pllila teli c s ocie ti es. D e tro it is c o nve nient to O ntar io c oll ecto rs a nd m a n y wi ll fo r tile fi rs t tim e a tte n d the c o n ve n ti on s o f th e larg e societies . A frien d of th e write rs , wh o h as be e n in th e Cu ban ca mpa ig n, rece ntl y se nt m e a letter. Th e r e was n o sta m p on t h e letter b ut this in scripti on : ''U ncle Sam, pl ease se nd lh is t hro ug h . \V lien yo u p ay m e, I '11 p ay y ou . " But I h ad to pay t wo ce nts just t h e sa m e. U ndu e d ecoration s on th e add ress side of m a ny o f lh e p ri va t e pos t ca rds h a ve ca used lh e m to be th rown o ut. Th e law as lo t h e spa ce for a d d r ess e tc. is ve ry r igid in t hi s res pec t . Ca nafla' s fi ve philatelic payers a re in a n appa re ntl y p rospero us con d it io n a nd it is b y fa r th e best p hil ate li c pre ~~ re pr ese n tati on th at we h ave bar! for SO lll e tim e. T h e no n-i ssu a n ce of the l 'lGHcata log u e fo r th e pres e nt is h ai lecl w ilh ge n era l sa ti s fact io n b y Ca na d ia n coll ec tors. By th e tim e th e ca talogu e com es out n ext s umm e r or ea rly fall , va lu es w ill h a ve a dju st ed th e m sel ves in a g r ea t d egree a nd th e p ri c es can be m afk to co mply 1 P H IL !\TE LI~T . 65 w ith the law of supply :111d d e 111~11 id . Th e n ew Newfo un d la n cl s tam ps are ver v favora b ly coll1 n1 e 11ted o n . The P os t -O ffi ce D epa r tm e n t will 11< >t b u y stamp s a n y n1 o n~ a n d h nve . >i cl vi sed a ll n e wspapt>rs to s ug gest tha t ~ m n !I r e mit ta n ces be m a d e, in fu1 u re, by the 11 ew posta l n o tes instead of in u n use d st:im 1•s fl-~ h ereto fo re . T h e effe c t of th is wi ll be to g rea tl y in c r eas e t h e sa le of t h e po, tal n o tes a n d 11 e t th e gov ernm e nt a sn u g s um from th is sa le . Th e r e -numberin g a nrl d ro ppi n g o f d ea•l wood in th e D. P. A. is a st ep forward . It is u o c red it t o a n y soc iety t o lrnve a large num be r o f m e m ber s w ith abou t t we nty· five p er ce nt. p a id up. Th e r es ult of th e ~pec i a l D . P . A. el ect io n is to be r eg re tted , as it is th e last m o ve to wa rd s e ffect u al! y S ta rn a mam zin g th e D . P . A. A nd at th a t tb e t o ta l vote po ll ed was less tha n o n e -t hird of t h e paidup m e m bers. lVIr. Mu irli ea d wa ~ t he orga ni ze r a u d fi rst m e m be r of t h e D. P. A; a u d h as, e\·e n in its d arkes t days , sto od by it steadfas tl y a n d loy a ll y . Ta kin g a s a u e x a m pl e t h e ac ti o n of the fr ee-s il ve r fac ti on of th e De m o cra ti c p ar ty in th e las t U . S . p r es id e 11ti a l ca mpa ig u , we ca n see lhat · w h e.n o n e fact io n p ers is ts in ove rridin g a ll opposit io n , cl is · a ste r is t h e in ev ita b le r es ul t. \ Ve wi sh w e c o 11 ld predict s u ccess fo r Mr. F in dla y \Veav er's n e w venture th e Boy's Own Pliilatelist as a we e k ly :rnd the Canadian Collector as a qu a rt e r ly . \ V e d o not h es itate lo say th ~ta we e k ly with a s ub script io n rnt e o f l Oct s. a y ea r a nd an a d vertising ra te o f 2.5 c e nts p e r in ch ca n n ever be m a d e to pay . A u d in a qu arterl y til e iss u es a re s o fa 1· npa r t that th e r ead in g public h as n o thin g b ut a t e m p o rar y in te res t in it. \Vh y u ot conc ent rate your e n e rg ies in o n e g ood pa p er abso r b ing , if p oss ibl e, a coupl e of oth er Ca nadia n mon t hl ies? " I n unio n et c. " Th e assi g nm e nt m ade b y the wellkn o \Yn tr:we lin g cl eale r, i\'Ir. C. A. Ne ed - �THE ' VIH:Gl~IA: PH1LATELIS1'. b a 111, was ve ry s udd en aud a g reat surprise to his m a n y frie11ds. Those who h ave know11 Mr. Needham will remember we! 1 th e old v..d i ~ e i 11 which he often carried th o·.1s,111tL< of dollar~· worth of stamps . I :'< DUR A :'<CE V IL E . G. K o! l!1, the Detroit stamp thief under a rr. .: !'.it. Som e lime ago th e V IR Gil\L-1. PHILATELIST co utained'. au account of the abo\·e person's .opera tion s, and 110 doubt the readers wi ll IJe glad to know that the evasive gen tlema n will swindle no more stamp-deale rs-a t leas t for some yea rs. Si nce Kohn left Detroit the Inspe c tor J. J. Lannour and Mr. Irving E. Pa tterson have been working on the case a nd Mr. Patterson finally located him in Chicago . He returned to Detroit, Saturday, October 8th, a nd was promptly arrested by Deputy United Sta tes Marshall, Cash P. Tay lor and locked up at th e county jail. Taylor bad never see n the man before but recognized him a t once from a -description of him given by Mr. Patter,5on. He was arra ig ned Monday , O c tober 10th a nd llis examination s se t for tll e ]7th. A full acco unt of the case will be furnished for readers of TH E VIRGI NIA PHI LA TEf,IST. At the a un ual meetin g of firs t-class postmas ters recently held in Detroit, Mr. John Paalzow's sche me for postoffice orders for s mall amounts was discussed a nd favorab ly co mmented on by man y of tue P. M.'s. Its adop tion will probabl y be only a matter of time. Monday, October 17th.-Gus tav us Kohn was brought up before U. S . Commi ssioner Graves for exa mination o n the charge of using the mails for fraudulent purposes. Kohn was defended by Ric h- ard Cudner and ' Adam Bloom. Irving E. Patterson was sworn and testified as to Kohn h aving admitted receiving the stamps and not returning them, also to other facts. 3evere cross examination failed t o shak e the tes timony. Howard Beck tes tified that Kohn h ad told him that he was but the tool of a man named Koehliug. All the correspondence in tJ,-1e case '~vhich Mr. Patterson had gath~r­ ed was submitted, a nd case adjourned until Tuesday. Tuesday, Kohn took the stand, a nd failing to shake Patte rson' s testimo n y was bound over to a wa it tlle ac tion of the Grand Jury , Nove mb er 15. Bail $500. Boston Bits. BY BOSTONIAN. O n Monday, October 10th, the first Stamp Auction Sale of the season took place ; it was held by R. L. Drew & Co. The proprietors say tha t they consider it was a grand success. The following a re so m e of th e prices reali zed : The combination lot of Foreign and Revenue s ta mps ave raged abo ut 20 % of catalogue. This was e xceedi ng ly ch ea p as most of the sta mps were iu good co ndition ; U.S. 1856-60, 30c lightly canceled, brought $3 .00; 90c fine, used , $12.50; 1861, 90c used, $2.05 ; $3. 00 Columbian unused fine, $2.50; 24c Ju s ti ce, uuus~d, o. g.: $7.25 ; set of State , mostly unu sed, $22.50; Reve nu es-$25 Mortgage, $1.75; Second Issue-$1.30 brought $2.50 ; $1. 90 , $2.00 ; $3 .50, $2. 75; Co11:.federate , 1862 , 1oc, used, $ 1.75; Foreign--Bavaria, 1849, 6k, broken ci rcle, $1.00; Brazil 1843, 90 reis , ex tra fine, $8.50; Can ad~ Jubile e, unused QC to $1.00, $2.40. A complete set was ca talogued but was withdrawn , on account o f lack of appreciation. A Cape of Good Hope 4cl tri a ngl e. \ �TH E VIR GINIA PHILl\TE LIST . unu sed , cata log ued at $ 1. 50 sold for $ Ul0 ; H awa ii , 1893, 12c r ed , surch arg e , unu sed, $2.80; N e wfo und la nd . le Cabot. 1.00, unused , i n s h eet, $2.50 ; 2c , sh e et of 100, $3.00 ; surcharg ed le o n 3c , 5 used copies, we n t for $1. 25 ; ty pe 2, used copy, 65c; a c oll ec ti on o f U . S. a u d Forei g n , said t o n um be r 2,935 va ri eties, sold fo r $50; th e e3tim :i. ted catalog ue value was bet wee n $3-5~ a n d $·Li0. A coll ec t ion of pla te n u m be rs , 83G varieti es , fac e va lu e :ji-50.40, catalogu e rn ln e $11 i , broug b t $GO. M r. Sto n e o f Co nco rcl , N . H ., M r. McKea r in o f H oosick F alls , N . Y ., a nti Mr. Sey bold o f · Syrac use , N. Y. , liav e b ee n rece nt vis itors to th e H ub. W hi le here , lh e la tte r g e ntlem a n e xli ibited m a ny of li is rare p hil ate li c ge m s , a nd we re mu c h app reciated by t li ose wlfo saw them. T h ey com pri sed , prin cipall y, stamps o n orig in al cove rs, a nd the co nd iti o n of m os t o f t h em w.ts s u p~ r b t o ~ay t h e leas t. The past fe w we ek s hav e s how n a m arke d im prove m e n t in ti.le sta mp busin ess a t lh e H u b . Th e n e w r eve uu es a r e still in de ma nd, as a re a lso !b e hi g h va lu es of tli e Om a ha s ta m ps. By tlie way, lh e $:L OO Olll aba is a t pr ese nt un obta inab le a t a ny of the office s in thi s vicini ty , a nd it looks as i f ma ny colle cto rs were goin g to be left o n t his de no 1n in a ti o n . Th e new )/,, 2 a ll''! Ge Ca nada , witlI num e ra ls in lo we r co rn er~. hav e be e n re ce i,·ed h ere , a nd th e g e neral opini on is, th a t lh e y are a decided improve m ent ove r t he m a ple lea f issu e. L OO K o u t fo r o ur Chris t mas 11u111be r. If you a r e a coll ecto r yo u ca n 't a ffo rd to mi ss it : if \'O U a re a dea ler yo u ca n ' t a fford to iet th e op portun ity pass of di sp lay in g y o ur b es t bargains fo r th e h ol icl ay t rad e. Co py mu st reach o ur offi ce bejoi'e t!t e 20t!t of J\'v11em ber , t o ins u r e inse rti o n. I oi E nglish I te m s. BY W. F . T REG O On the firs t of Octobe r the sta mp s of Gi b raltar bea rin g valu es in Spanish coinag e beca m e obsole te , a ser ies bearin g th e va lu es in British co in age bein g issu ed o n t ha t da te . P ri or t o 1886 th e s ta m ps iu u se a t G ibralta r we re tile ordi na ry British st:i.111 ps , \Vhi cil we re ca nc eled wi th a "G . " In tha t y ea r th e sla m p s of Be rmuda (J pe nn y to ] s h illin g ), t h e r eg istr:i.t ion e nvel ope of Ba rbad os, a n d th e ne ws-wrapp e r o f Nat al \\·ere snrc ha rged " Gibra ltar.,, Jn 1887 a se ri es of se ve u , b ea riu g val ues in Britisil coinage were iss u ed ; t h ese w er e s urch a rged w ith Spa ni sh valu es in Aug us t, 1889, a ud in N o ve m be r , '89, a s e t bea rin g valu es in Spanish was issu ed , to which three rnlu es we r e ad ded i u '95. O n Jun e 1st , t h is y ea r, these , with th e exce pti o n o f th e 75 c e nlim os a nd 5 pese tas , we re s u rcha rged " Morocco Ag e ncies , " fo r nse in British pos t-o ffi ces in Morocco . T h e co ll ec ti ou of Bri tislI som ·en ir post cards does no t a ppear t o r eceive the sa me fa vor abroad as tli a t of for eign ca rds. One r easo n is said t o b e tha t th e Br itish ca rds a re not la rg e e n oug h to fit the s paces in t li e Co nt in e ntal a lbum s. I n P a ri s , a t prese n t , t h e re is a craze for colIectiu g t h ese ca rds, and a t V ie nn a a j ou rna l has ~. ppe a re cl in t h e inte r es ts of collec tors , call ed t he 11/ustrirte P ost- karte. Messrs. ta nley G ibbons , b a ye bee n in for m ed by th e P ostmas te1·-G e11 eral o f Brit ish Ce n trnl A fri ca t hat , o win g t o a t h e ft of s ta m ps, th e s upply t o coll ec tors ab road w ill he d isco n tinued, an d t h e s ta m ps onl y sold for pos tal u ses i n t li e cl is t ri c t . R EAD o nr co m b in a t ion o ffe rs . 1n agaz i11 es fo r tlt e price of o n e . Two �., 63 THE VIRG I NIA P HI LATELIST. BY JOH:"! PAALZ O\\". A ll Publ i.:ih e rs a re req ue::;ted t o se ud 0 11 e co py direct to the Rev iew Ed it o r , [lt No . lO LS P a rk AYe . , R i ch 1uond 1 Va., U.S. A . Ou r Revi ew c:oses o n October 20dl. Rece i ved the fo ll o win g journals: \'o L . l'\O . Allegh an y Philate: i ;t, Allegha n y, l 'a. :-: . ·L :J. -1 5. E astern Bosto n , :v1a ss :2:L 1. Everg r ee n S ta te Phil. 1 H a rtl and, \ \Tash. 10. 5U. \Veekl y P hil. Era, Portla n d, :\re., 12. 5 1. JO. J-:-:. F il atel ic F act::; & Fa ll acies, Sa n Franc isco, li. 12. Hera l d Excha 11ge, Ne w Yo r k, G. 1·2. Iute rnat i o n al Phi l a tel ist, S t. Joseph , l\ I o. 8. 2. l\1ekee l 's \ Veek l y S ta mp Ke\vs , St. T.011i s, !11issour i , 12. J3. JG. :M e tropol ita n, P hil a tel i st , :l'\ew Y o r k , 10. :2 VG. New E n g land P hil. , Ja m a ica I bin s, l\Iass. J. 2. Nat i ona l P hil atel is t , Hu111 boklt , K a nsas . J. 3. (i. New York P h ilate li s t , Kew York -1. ~. P hil a telic Bulletiu, Sa le m, Mass . l. Phil. Month l y & World , N. \". & Ph il. z.i. 10. 2. 7. Perfo ra tor , Federa l sb urg, ~'I d. T e x a n P hi latelist , Abe li11 e, T exns . U. J. -1. IO. Yo uth 's Re alm , Boston , I\'Iass. Colu111 b i n u " r..;ew Ox ford, P a . FRO !\'! C ANA DA. :\1ontreal P hil a te list, ~W o utr e:i. l , Ca u. l. 5 G. Ontar i o " St. Cathar in es, Cnn . 2 . ;'j _ P hila telic A d vcca te, Berlin , On t. FROM ABROAD. 2. n. S tam ps, Ru sh den , Englaud, Philatelic J ournal of Great Bri ta in , Snli~· bury, E n g l a n d, 8 . !):~ . Philatel ic Chro ui cle-Adver li se r, I3ir111i11 ghan1, E ng . 1. 12. Revue Posta l , Geneva, S \v it zerla 11d. l. !J. L' Au nouce Phi la teliq ue, Gene\·a , Sw it ze tTd . -L -rn. L 'Echodela Ti mbro l ogie,A niien s, Fr 'ce . J2. 1 0~ . Rev ue P h ilatelique Francaise , Par is Fr'ce D. !J:-I-U-1 D e r Briefrnarken h ::e udler, Berli n , G cr m a n y B. U. 1' h e A u s tralian Phil. , Sydney, N. S. \V . r,. The Cotumbiall P!ti!atefist fo r Aug us t o-ives Mr. S . A . D. Cox's ex perience in ~oll ectin g stamps o n th e o ri g in a l co \· e r. There is n o doub t t ha t sta mps sh ow up very prettil y w h e n so kept a nd a lth o ug h agai n s t their being coll ec te d th a t way it ca n be urged th a t they are loo bulky ,s till t hei r bea u t iful a p i:;eara nce g iyes their possessor much pl eas ure . The wr it e r of thi s re view h as bee n c o ll ec tin g th e m in th a t way o n a s m a ll sca le for so m e yea r.<, a nd find s much pl eas ure in th e pursuit. In o ne th ing h owe Ye r I ca nu ot a g re e w ith Mr. Cox, a nd t h a t is that forei g n posta l cle rks ca ncel stamps lig hte r than in this c ountry. True th ey don ' t try to des troy th e entire d esig n w it h ink as it seems to be the pl easure o f the o n es wh o cance l th e s ta mps espec ia ly o n pack ages in this co uu t ry still in m ost in s ta n ces fo re ig u sta mps a re pre tt y well obliterated- as a n exa mple the sta m ps o f Great Brita iu. It seem s 1·eally hard to get- h old of a li g htl y canceled s pec im en fro m th a t co untry . The a rti cle o n "The Ge nuineness of Imp e r fora tes," g ives a good 1u a n y hints to g ui de th e less e xp e rie n ced on es. The September numbe r of th e sam e j ourn a l has a n a ccount of Prince Edward I s la nd a nd its s tamps , g iving the numbe r of th e r e m a in d e rs of bo th th e pence a nd cents issu es o f that cou ntry whi c h were sold a fter the I sla nd entered the c o nf ederatio n . There we r e o n ha nd then l ,61J _ 100 s t a mps havin g a fac e valu e of $91,06 2 a nd were sold t o a g e:itl e man in Cha rl otte town for $1100. This acc ounts for the co mparative c h eap ness o f so me of lb u uu sed spe cime ns. Used th es e s lauip: a re "·orth a good de al of mone y so th a t h ere aga in the forger h as fo un d a fruitfu l fie ld to try his in g e nuity in providin n fa lse ca nc ela t ion s. "' i/1 e J.::aste1 n Philatelist co ni es thi s mo nth from Bosto n un d e r th e ed itors h· . Ip of Mr. Ed m un cl L. S mil ~y wh o a lso furni sh es a plea for the P hll a te li c Mo nth! as aga inst th e P h ila t el ic Week]}' in '\ h " y ' V lC]i h e defines yery wel l the re lat iou the t , . . ] \\O 11 pu ) 1Cat10n )ea r to o ne a nother a . • , 11 ( 1 lf e\·ery m on t h ly wd l t ry t o li ve up to the sta ndard Mr. S mil ey se ts him se lf for t1 Easter// Plti!ate!ist there will su re ] , b ie . . ) ea g rea t im p rovem e nt 1n a good many of th e \ �THE VIRGINIA PHILA.TEI:IST. m ontllli es now published. T he ehrou icle . of New I ss u es is complete a nd the Edito ria l Ch at is s u c h as one wo:i ld expec t from M r. Srnile y's pen. We w ish th e Eastern Philatelist th e foll m easure of s u cce <;s it flesen·es . Fita telic J·lrcts and Fallacies prints a pape r read befo re the Pa c ifi c P hil a telic Society by W. S e llschopp o u the Bogus Ar:~ 1 y Frank wh ich lrnd 1113.de it s ap pea ra nce o n t h e Pac ific coast a nd co n cern in g whi c h t h e re was q ui te a good deal of dis c ussio n when it was fi rs t ch ronicled. Tlle label itself is very pretty, bein g sirni liar in d es ig n to t h e 30 centsta1 n p of the 18G9 issue, but from th e proo fs gi Yen by Mr. Sel lsc h opp it mu st h :.ive Ind its o ri g in in th e ferti le brai n o f a stamp-fak ir, for read ing be t ween the li n es, on e 111us tco me to the conclus ion tha t thi s is not the first bog us product which h as bee n foi st ed u po n the stamp collecto r,; by th e sa m e pa rty . Mr. S. is surely e nt itl ed to th e th a nk s o f th e who le st,rn 1p collec tin g frate rnity for pro bi ng th is nialter t o th e bottom and expos in g th e s pur iou s ch a racte r of thi s lab el faked to e uri c h its o riginato r al t h e exp e use of coll ec tors . Jlfek eel's /Vcekly Sta mp N ez •s, a l ways good re a clin g~ is es p ecia ll y good in the issue of O ct. 211 th . M i xeu in am ong a g oodl y number of orig in al a rti cles a 1e some of g rea t inte rest re printed fro m forei g n p e ri odicals a ud whiclI are o f much be ne fit to th o.,e co llecto rs wllo do n ot take a n y fore ig n pap ers. Amon g tll ese art ic les is one o n th e Indi a n "Postal F iscal s " whi ch we re exte nsively fo rged in Imlia in 187::! a ucl o f whi ch la rg e am ounts were sole] a nd used Gefo re the fo rg e rie s were det ected and th e perpetrators of t h e fra ud se nt to priso n fo r te rm s vary ing fro: n 2 to IO y ears . From th e il/011tltly ) 01t r 11at th e tri al o f Herm a n Deck e r o f H a nover , the we ll ku o wn Ge'rm a n s tamp e x per t , is 69 c opied a nd it seems strange fro m the e vidence given in the trial that the ac cused got off wit h s u ch a li g ht s e ntence as fo ur we eks ' impriso nm e nt. D ecker was charged with s u bs tit utin g s ta mps o f a lower grade a nd in so m e insta n ces of eve n forg e r ies for g e nuine s tamps a mong the lots s ent hi m for his e xp e r t opinio n . One of the cou n ts of the indictm e nt clnrged h im with tryin g to steal one st'.tmp fr o m th e book of a vis itingdeale r, pla cing a s ta mp rn lu ed a t $7. 50 among th e lot purchased by him, witho ut m :i.king a n y menti o n of that fact. The cha rg es in m os t insta n ces were proven a nd the accl\3ed couv ict ed. A descrip tion of th e printing of sta mps o n checks, drafts , &c., which h as be e n g iven out by t h e go ve rnm e nt t o concerns in diffe rent p:trts of th e country is ve ry intere s ti n g . The co u n tin g a nd ve rifying of the count being a n en ormou s task , for every single impressi on h as to be a ccounted for as of co urse eac h o f them is worth two cent3 to Uncle S a m. Th e illustrat~dchronicle of new iss ue s is very c o mpl e te . Th e P.i. ilatelicjou r nat of C r e,zt Britain tra nslates a n d r e prin ts from th e Post <uert!t:::eiclie11 a special li s t of the s ta m ?S of France , goin g in to the m in utest deta il in wo rkm a ns h ip a nd colo r sh ades , and to th ose wh o sp eci:il ize in th e sta mps of tha t co untry , mu s t be of g rea t h elp. It als o wa rn s aga in s t a n e wl y di scovere d forg ery o f the rare \Vi.irt e m berg 70 k re u ze r st a tn ? and g i,·es th e t h re e prin c ipa l poi u ts of diffe ren ce, whi c h we c op y . 1. Tlle s ta rs in the corners a r e l ess clear and are la rg er th 3. n tho3e in th e originals . 2. There is uo insc ri pti o n in t h e sc ro ll nu der th e coat-o f-a rm s . Th e wo rds F urchtlos uucl Treu ca n b e easil y r ead in th e or iginals. 3 . The lll Ollth of th e s tag is o;ie n iu th e orig in als, wh e r e3.s it is closed in th e forge ri es. A very fu ll li; t of ne w issues a nd v:irieties is a lso in thi s iss ue . (Continued ne.i-l 111111tber . ) �70 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. SouTHERN PHILATELIC ~ssocIATION ~H E Fourlh Annu a l Con venlion called for Oct. 18 Lh , 1898, was h eld a t Kno xv ille ; Tenn ., hut owing to the fac t tha t th e O ffici al Orgau for S e ptember co nta inin g the Presid e nt' s Call was not iu th e han ds of the members until after theappo iuted el ate, th e atte nda nce was s m a ll , hut fe w m em be rs resi ding outsid e of Kn ox ville bein g prese nt. C. B. Tompkins , Cilas . Ducl o u x a ml F . W . Co nin g we re ap p o in ter\ Co mmittee o n Crede ntia ls. The Reports of the vari o us officers we re read au<l a ppro ved , tha t o f the Sa k s S up e rinte nde nt s h o win g: Num b er of Book s re ceived fo r circulation .... .. .. . ......... .. l G;j Value of same . .. . .. ... . ... .. .. ... ... $259G .8H .N umber of Book s retired . .... . ][l2 Value of sa me ..... .... ..... . .... .. 2 1J:l.4 ~ S ales from Books retired ... . . .. 27.) .09 o n circ uit .. ... 2-5. 84 Tota l Sales. .. . ... .. ... $~0 0. 93 Ins u ra n ce Fund ...... .. .. .. .. .... .. $20.GO Libraria n reports 5,000 pieces on b a nd a nd a bout 75 complete volumes a nd fil es . He p romises t o furni sh eac l.l m e m be r w ith a printed lis t in a sl.l o r t tim e, a nd asks th e m e mb e rs to d o na t e t h eir d uplica t es. It m ay be menti o n ed tha t th e la rg es t pa rt of the li bra ry ca m e fro m th e Kn oxv ille P hila teli c Socie ty whe n it beca m e Bra n cll No. 1 of th e S . P . A. The Trust e es re port a full se tllem e nt o f all cases placed in t h e ir ba n ds, wit h th e e xc e p ti on of th e old clai m s aga in st ex-S upt. A. M. R a res hi de, of H o ust o u, Te xas, wh o is now w it h the V olunteer A rm y a nd wh o sl.lows no d ispositio n to m a ke good hi s d efici e n cy. The foll ow ing office rs we r e el ec t ed fo r the comin g yea r : H. F enlo n, Preside n t. A ug. Dietz, V ice-P r es ide n t. ~ \ V . C. Lowry, S ec-Treas. Chas. Warin g, Sales-Supt. D . E . Haze n, Intern a tion al Se c' y. C . P. Gal y on, L ibrarian. F. Noyes, Counterfeit Detector. TH E V IRGINIA PHIT, ATF. LIST, O ffi c i:i 1 Organ. Con ventio n S eat for 1S:.J9, VA. Rr c 1·1~10xn , :\IAJ . ] No . F . :\'f A Y ER, Pres id e nt. U R. Z\'l t\R K \ V . PEYSER, Vi ce Pr es icl c 11t. \ V :-.r. S . A 1-t ER N 1 Sec'y-Trens . jO l-t N PAA LZ O\ V, 101 8 P n rk A Ye . , Ri chm o nd V a . , Sal es M a n nger. _·. ' 0 C. F. \V . MoSE R 1 Counterfe i t Del ecl o r . Offi :: ia l Org:i.11: T HE VtROI :-l' I .\ P H I L .\TELI ST . A ssoc i a ti o n 1n eets o n lh e 10th o f e\·ery m o nth , ill S o'clock p . 111 . , a t J ~ N. F;Je,·e nlh S t. R i chm o n d, V irg ini n. ' RI C H MO ND , VA ., Oct. 18 , i 8 8. 9 To the J11ew bcr s o.f the V. P. A .: !11 the a bse u ce of the ac ting Presid ent t h e fourteeth m eeting of the V . P. A. was called to orde r by Mr. Thos. Chris ti a n . Mem bers in a ttenda nc e as foll o ws: Thos . Chris tian, F ra nklin S tea rn s , H. C. S co tt Jr. , V./. P . Shelton, C. F. V./ . Moser, Dr'. Ma rk W . P eyse r, Rol.Jt. J . Rcclforrl vV. S . Ab e ru a nd A ug. Dietz. ' * This be in g th e, p os tponed , a nnua l mee tin g of the Associatio n, the electiou of o ffi ce rs fo r th e e ns uin g y ea r was the e Ye nt of th e e ve nin g, a nd ge ntl e rrie n were chose n as fo llo ws fo r the re specti ve places: Pres. , Ma j. J . F. Maye r. Vi ce-Pres ., Dr. Ma rk W . Peyser ;· E x~ cha nge Mg r., Mr. Jno. Paa lzow ; Count e rfe it D e te c to r, Mr. C . F. W. Mose r. ;3ec'y-Treas urer, \V . S . Ah ern. Mu cl; enthusias m prernilecl aud the ba llots, witho ut e xc eption, we re by a ccla mation. Th e a pplica ti on for1 m e mbership of �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Mr. Robt. T. Redford was received , with Messrs. Stea rns a nd Dietz as refe renc es . Tl10se p re se nt were the n favored by Aug . Dietz w ith an excellent talk on Confederate stamps, settin g fo rth the stre ng th of the Associ ation in thi s particular lin e and the advisa bility of boomi ug thi s g rea t Southern Philatelic strong point-afte r which, there be in g no further business the meeting ad journ ed . Respectfully submitted , w. s. AHERN , Sec' y . :·: 111 a letter r e c e in~ d fr o m Mr. ~W c D 0 1111 e l1 h e re qu es ts th e withdrawa l o f hi s name for th e offi ce o f Co 1111t erfeit D etec tor in. fa vor o f 1\ lr. ::\I oser. ~ Ir. F rn11kli11 Stenrus, Jr. , li ke wise wi thdre w from th e cnnd idn cy fo r S ec'y -Trea s . owi ng to the pressure of oth er bus iuess. . (The£e fact s i u exp lnuat io n.-SEC' Y. ) News From Peru. ·w illia ms & Co., philatelis ts , Casill a 989, Lima, Peru, have favored u s with a specime n of the n ew 1 centa1·0 sta mp , whi ch is now printed in e me rald g ree n. They also state that on Septe mber 19th orders were placed in Ne w York fo r a s uppl y of 50,000 each of 5 and 10 soles sta m ps . Th ese wi ll soon be placed o n sale . MESSRS. Who Can Tell us flore About It? !\'IR. HOW A RD LA R UE H UN'l'l-:R wri tes ns from Norwa lk , Co nn .: " I h ave before 111 e a copy of lhe i:l c purple 1894 U . S . postag e s ta mp s u rch arged I. R. in Rom a n l etters 6 mn1. hi g h . It cam e from N ew York o n medic in e . I saw it o n the o ri g in a l paper a nd it is uucl oubted ly ge nuin e ." 'vVe have not see n thi s de nom in a tion chronicled by an y o f our es te e·ue:l coutem poraries. \Vho ca n tel i us m ore a bout il ? IF YO U hav e never ad ve rt ised iu o ur columns-tTy " on ce for lu ck " in our big Christmas number. fl 71 Received. ''vVe have rece ived Messrs. Puttick and Simpson 's (London) Au ction Catalogue of th eir sale of th e fine collection of rare British, Foreig n colonial stamps, the properly of F . D'A. Vincent, Esq. Many of the gems of t hi s collec tion a re illustrated in a n h alf-tone supplem ent. \ Ve are await in g wi th no little interest the result of thi s sale, whic h took place October 18, 19 and 20. Catalog ue o f Tu d so n N . Bu rton' s Thirty -Ni n th Au ction Sale , Mad ison , N . Y . \ V. C. Proud foot's ne w price-list of unused Briti sh Colo nies s tamps, Kingstowu , St. Vince nt. Souvenir Card Fad. THE fad of Souvenir-card colle cting (wh ich, by th e way , is fast gaining adherents in o ur co un t ry) will receive a great impetus b y th e E mperor of Germ a ny's trip to the Ori ent. \Ve are inform ed such som·e nir cards in great var iety aud of every co n ceivab le appropriate desig n a re o n sale in all sh ops in German y . The o ne predominating bears a vie w of the " Ch urch of the Redeemer" (E rloserkirclt e) at Jerusal em , whi ch W illiam II wi ll dedicate. Tlt e J11dr op olitan P !tilatelist in its issue of September 17th g ives a number of portra its a nd biographies of prominent collectors a nd d ealers on the Pacific Slope a nd a go od deal of in forma tion about Phila tely on that s ide of the Rockies . The colllm e n t made by a non-collecting fr ie nd of th e wri ter a nd one who h as always m ad e fun o f our hobby on seeing this iss u e of t h e J1!fetr op olitan was, " \ Veil th a t is t h e best looki ng lot of cra nks I ever saw." This number contains large advertisem ents of Sau F ran cisco dea lers , which especiall y those who a re interested in Hawaiia n stamps wo uld d o well to st ud y , fo r some barga ins a re o ff ered.-Paalzow . �l\1u r phy's Hotel 66 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. 1\1 o~t cen tra ll y locate d for U u si u ess~ a nd ple as ure. 2=3o/o Discou nt Se nd m e 2ii ce ut s (s ih·er) and. r w ill se n d y o u b y r e t 11 ru m a il au approv nl ~e lec t 10 11 o f s ta mps fro m whk h you m ny ta ke 7Uc ca t a l og11 e v:i lu e . l\ l y r eg u lar disco u nt is 50tf' m id. to get th e extra IU:;,::~ y ou mu st se n d c rt s h w ith yo ur r eq u est for a selectio n . s ig htsee in g J O H N M U RPHY , PR OPRIETOR . I Pay Cash for Omahas . . . ..... ~ .l <'i I ! Oc, 1:er lOU. .. le, pe r 100 ... .. . 2c , per JOO A u st rala s iau post<l ge st <1 m p s, nll differ- k , p er 100 e nt , includ i n g 0. S. nud onsoL ETE 1 for 5c, p e r I OU .. 8c, pe r JUO.. Se nd a n y co untry's unu sed s t a m ps to i\'l ust be pe r fect GRIFFIN, 350 George St., Equitable Bldg, t1 p\\'ards ncccptecl. 50 8~d . ] . G. Si.U5 .05 I 60c . each. .25 J .\J,j I ~ l 00 e ac h .... 50 1.05 I ~.UU ea c h ..... l. UU 1.05 I co p ie s . S m a ll lo t s of IO ~ ucl Sydney, N. S. W., Australia. Refere11 ce : Editor TH E HERBERT F. ROLLINS, BROOKLYN, N. Y . V I RGIKIA P H ILATELI S T. 217 Park Place, USED OMAHAS DON'T READ THIS ! -tf't•ee \Vri te yo ur n a m e ::i. ud ::i. d d r ess 0 11 a p os- S et J , 2, '.I, 5, S rw d JOc fo r 15c. JJ tal cnrd a n d se nd it to E . E. Parker, S :: ud 10c s ih·e r a nd ;J : s t:i111p s . Hea ver Dnn1, \Vi s ., a 11 d i t w ill he i u se rt e d free o f charge i n th e Internati o n a l S t::nup collectors D iFi n e approva l s hee ts Gl1rr . Do y o u \\':1 11l t o sell re ct ory. I B UY ST A I\ I PS FOR CASH O L<. EX- your co lle ction o f dup l ica tes? \Vdt e m e . CHANGE . Send m e yo ur du pl ica t es. B. F. JONES, E. E. PARKER, 60% 60 % STArlPS Keep Your Measley Postal Card REFERENCE w. c. HARDY, Srnn PHllAHllST. ~""~~,1~ yc~~,:'~r'~1:'e [vrnamN ON APPROVAL GO OD Chicago, Ill . Beaver Dam, Wis. 165 Washington St., o r better h ave it o u t ri a l t·wo 111 011th s free. Th e Eve r gTee u r epre -.. e nts p hil a t e ly for th e Pac ific Nor th\Y est a nd yo 11 w ill lil.:e i t at 20 cents pe r yea r; c-:·, with th e Virg ini a Philate lis t, 25 cen t s. REQUIRED. SALE~!, R. VIR G I N I A. w. FRENCH, GEORGE M. WEST, Pub., Hartland, Washington. Good and Cheap. 20 vari e t ies D e 11111ark . ... .. ............. .... . ..... ....... .. J7c Bookseller, Stationer, Engraver, Printer~ and Binder. '.l-1 varie ti es No rwa y ... ...... ............ .. ........ .... ....... 20c T h e tw o lot s fo r :we post free, cash wil h 0 1d e r . Se nd m e yo ur \\'rtut l ist fo r U.S. Depn rt111 e 11t~ . S t n m ps 0 11 a p proval 501 . Ca s h paid fo r s tamps . STAMP AND KODAC ALBUMS, s . E. Richmond, Va. 435 N. 4ls t St., r.~EDFORD, 834 E. flain St., Philadelphia, Pa. The stamps of Para gu ay , U urug u ay and Hawaii a n I sla nds, bou g ht sold and exch a nged by WM. A. McDONNELL, 1646 Madison-ave., EDIT OR N. Y. City. THI S I S FOR YOU! A r e yo u a m em he r o f th e P. s. of A .- lh e 1" 1·gpst Soc ie t y of yo11n g called.or s in th Q wo r ld? J f n o t , yo ur n a m e to tlie Secr et ary , and ge t <ln a p p1 ica ti o u blank and a copy of th e Offici;;i.l Orga 11 . C . W . KIS S l l'\G ER, Sec 'y , R EA DI !\G, ~ l>l:.!>il!iNl'.R. Pr;_~@~\ff:R,. 1 : ~~~=:· 60 1 1 i . ·"·1 - 1 ~e n d 18 "' · EleYe nt!J. , t ., THP.\ ' IHG I N I A : _o/l CV ) .", IOITC!s,_ cc~RUA DnEt ." 'l'A'. •.:J .\ r"s·~ r · !iv ou r ne w Di a n fo r coll ec to r s. O r w e \Vill g i\'e fi 11 e e xch a n ge for yo u r d tt p lica tes. SE!\" D F OR CIRCU LARS . i , Northweste rn Stamp Co., Freeport. Ill. , P.~ . "'~~~~ ~ ~ �VIRGINIA DEALERS . FOR FARMS SALE . No . l. In King ' Villi an1 Co., Va . -J 1ui les fro m r a ilw ny . N avi ga bl e ri ver ~ tnil e from hou se w ith D fee t d r aft. Three a nd a h a lf h o urs driv~ from H.ichmond,Va . 2500 ac r es sa 11d y 1lonm lnnd about 1800 a cres c leared, r est o ri g iual t.Y r o wth timber. Ar tes ian w e ll nt hou ~e. Extt:u s ive mnrl beds underlie w h o le fa rm. No . 2. Iu. Nnttoway Co . , Ya. DD7 acre;; , ·I mil es fro m rail way. Adapted to cerea ls, g ra sses nud e sp ec inl1 y toba cco. Fiue brick ma11 s io u . No. 0. In Lo ui sa Co. , Vn . G mil es fr o111 C. & O . R.H.. 1780 acres , excelle nt wh ea t nud t oba cco lnnd. G ood t1111be r . No . ·L In Fl u vanna Co., Vn. C . & 0. R.R. r uu s thro u g h farm, d e p ot at barn rt1H.l Sic trn s pos t office 100 yn rd s fro m h o use , a magnifi ce nt 1·1 r oo m brick 111 a n s io11. Far m conta in s 11 ~ 7 acres, o f whi ch 253 acres nre cele brate d j rnn es River low gi:o nnds. View fr om hou se m ng ui fice ut. Ab 1111dn11t or ig iu a l grow th tim be r. Fiu e g rnin, g r ass, t obacco n ud s toc k fa rm. No . 5. Adjo i11it1 g- th e nho\·e, ·150 a cr es bes t 11 pl:111d in Fl11 va 1111 a Co., Va. Spleudid crops of ce r e:i. ls , g rri sses a nd t obacco. l\o . G. Sma ll er farm s for snle iu ot h er pa r ts o f th e Stnte . A ll of th ese plantn ti o us nre a m p ly s u p pli ed \1.' ith fres h runui11 g- water, sch ool, c hu rch, pos t office and rnilroa d faci lities a nd are bein g cultivated by th e owners. P ri ces r enso nabl e and te rm s sa ti s factor y. N o l a u ds e x ch rrnge d. Fo r pnrtic ulnrs add ress t h e ow u crs ' Ve call y •.)ur a tten tiou to th e following combina tioil advertisin g rates just ente red into by 7 lte J11fontreal Pltilatelist a nd TH E VIRGINIA PHILATE LIST. Your a ds. will be published in both papers a t the rates quoted be low-tha t is , in two lead ing p apers at a cost onl y slightly in a dva nc e of one. H ERE TH EY ARE. I m o. 1 iuch .................... .S 70 1 i 11 ch es. l 35 !-{. COilllllll.. . . . .. . 2 00 I -colt1m11.. . ..... . 'J 00 I pnge. .. . .. ........... 7 00 lll OS . 3 00 5 00 iJ 00 JG 00 Franklin Stearns, Jr., Unused. Origina l G um . Ce ntered . Pairs and Blocks at Same Rates. O th e r up-to -ela te ba r ga in s i 1_1 s lack . Sen d m e yo ur wa nt l ist w ith co mm e rcia l refere n ces and r ece ive a sele r:ti o u o f th em ou approva l. Price Li s t free., Vic pre miu m s t a m p gi Ye n w ith cn ch orde r o f S l.00 ne t or over. C. E. ,HUSSnAN, • 4320 W. Belle. St. Louis, Mo. ~5 00 9 00 15 00 30 00 50 00 P.O. Box 6, RICHMOND , VA., U.S. A. ------- ------------- UY AM S l\.od old Collections for Cas h. \ Vb:i t ca n you offe r u s? STANDARD STAMP 4 \Vh e u I ach-e rti se, I g uar a ut ce sa ti sfnct io: t , or m o n ey r e f1111d e d. l year ~ec-Treas., HUSSMAN'S OFFERS. TWO CENT INVERTED SURCHARGE. ;>3 00 5 00 9 00 16 00 ilO 00 A DDRESS, Kew O rl e:ius Confed e rnt e P 1·ovis i o u n ls. 70, 5c bro\\' 11 o n b111e, o u or ig iunl ... ...... .... . ...$1.70 :::u . S. Doc11me 11lnry, Y.; c ora 11 ge , centered.. .05 *U. S. Prop ri e tary, 1' :1'c s late. \'i o le t, cente red . . 07 =i= ~ewfo 11 nd l a11 d , 1808 , ?6c . l e, Be , n e w iss ue... .0!1 ';'N ige r Co a st. 18!J2 , ;~ . J , 2 , 2/f, 5p, mi n t s tate .!JO *2-t Pliilippi11 e . 1863 , JOc ca rmin e . ................. 1. 7:) Po1'.to Rico, ISS l -00, 11 va ri e ties, 27c. .... . 12 ~=u 1111 se d, o th e r s u sed . Pos tage ex tr:i . I G m os. $ 1 60 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUBLISHING COMPANY, P . 0. Box 6, RICl-DI0"1D, VA ., U. S . A. 3 Th ese co m bi n n ti o1: r ates a re ava il able o nl y in t h e e\·e ut that cnsh in fn11 p ay 1u e11t acco m pa ni es copy . This is iro n cl a d. FRAN KLI N STEARK S, lil N. llth St reet , ' ATTENTION! IXCORPO R:lTED. KICHOL SO"' PLACE, ST. Co. LOUIS, MO. LES ABEILLES. (Revue .f11ter11ationale) Organe de L'ACAOl\llE 0[ l'A\TllEON , de la COR ln:s ro~omE CLrn; du CO~GRES l'Al\IS 1900. O tl\Te 1111 GRAND CO N COURS. Tau s ce u x q ui save nt ecr i1·e, dess iu e r, pho t ogr ap hi e1·, e tc., e tc., pe 11 Ye u t y pn rt iciper. No m b r e u x prix especes , m edailles . diplomes. E n o n tre t a u s ce u x sa n s except io n qui pa r ti c iperont ace co11co 11rs a ur o ut dro it a 11u d o u de Pri m e pour un ::tgt·a u di sse m e ut (gnt n d e ur n a turel) de le u r p o r trait. E n voyez specime u de tra,·aux a\·ec tim bre po ur l a repoase a C . S H AW, I r. rue Blanch-e , - -- - -PARIS , France. 94 , S .-T ou t jo u rna l q ui reprod u ira cette aun o u ce a u ra d roit a uu e de lUeme Ya leur d a u s le n o tre . - -- \ I). Ex·Panth eo n , clirecte m , T. CLEMEN T. �For English Stamps l[ ~1nic1~·~a~~~l:}3!:an~e~t~c,~ets. ON CASH ORDERS OF Ssh, A COM1 ~~!~ ~~TA~~~~ ~;~~1 1~0:i~~~ l?"" var.-. Ca n. ~ev....... .... ... ....... ....... .... .. ...... ... $ .JO ....... ... ........... ······· ........ ... ...... _u FOR LARGE QUANTITIES. l. SO " .. . ...... ........ ......... . ...... ........... .. 30 RU 2}/ ·JO ..... .... .. ..... ...... ........ ... ........ ... ... 20 Ca n ada p o~ t , in c Bea,·er ..... .. .... .... ... £2 10 Fore ig n pos t ca rd ~. .. . . .. .. ..... ... ..... .. ....... .. ..... a.5 va r. U.S. pos t.. .... .. ................. . .. ... .... ..... G/ 50 " n ia u y rare .......... ....... ......... ....... .... ...... .. U " U.S. War s tam ps. ........... ... ... .. ... .... ..... 12 ' 1 C u ba.. ..... .... .... ......... ..................... . 1000 Perfect Hin ges......... .. ..... ..... . .. .... ..... ....... . G/ 2.5 Fi n e Approval Shee ts..... . ........ ... £7 15 var. So . a 11 d Ct:nt ra l A m e rica.... ......... .. .... .. I '" 185-l, ~J blu~ large crnw n pe rflG_. ........ ~/6 do s m a ll do d o , ......... (;d o do s mall do IL ....... 1/6 12/ do l a rge do l.J.. . .. .. .. ~ :I 2 / 1857 , :Id o u blue tu ed iu111 ga rter ........... ;)/ 4,..:. 1 do sma ll garter. ........... 2/G JS/ .Jd on white large ,garte r ............ 2d 2f do med i um gn rter ..... .. 2/G 24 / Gd violet n o le t te r s . ..... ...... ... ...... :~d 2/ I/ gree n do ................ .... . 5d 4/ 1862, ·Id red sma ll letters ...... .............. 2d I /U G/ Gd violet do ...... .... 2d 2 / 12/ 18ti.5-Q! l 1 3d p ink, 5, U, 7 8. !) 1 10. . .... . :ld 2( HJ ·l ei red 7 , 8, I 6, I l , 12 . .......... :id 2 / U/ Gd ~ i o l et, 5, U, 8, !!... ... ....... .... ~cl 2/ 12/ lH7>1, ;Jd p i nk 11 , 12, 1·1, J,j_ W, 17 , JS ... 2d 2 / U/ ·-- , ~d grey 13, J.J, 15 a ncl rn.... .. .. _'.;k l ,2 / .JU / l Orn , -1 X r ose co111pl e te sel : ··· ··· ··· ······ / / UOs l880, 2}f b lu e complete se t. ............... l s 0...; HO~ Co mp lete p l a tes for sale ch eap. 1': 11 g lis h stn 111p s 'vith foreign p ost n1 nrk sold Frenc h s t a mps who le· ~a le p r ices. Cas h wit h o r der. 1.etltr s r eg is t e r ed . No exch ange . Refe r en ce : l\ l r. " ' · Drow n , Sa lisbury , E u g la u d . _, 30 H. TEBBITT, .. .. " 100 " 100 " 200" good ... ... ....... ... .... . \"ery fi u e.. .... . ........ ... .. .... ... 15 15 20 -10 05 15 JO 10 10 .......... ........ ... . 2U ju b il ee sets ),f t o iiOc ................ ...... .... ... 2 New Bnm sw ick I.aw Sta mps co mpl e te .......... .:l Br itis h Colum bia .. .. .. ....... ..:l 50 \'at". Fore ig n s t a m ps . n. 00 50 OU Of, JO Jr, ·10 P o tage 0 11 all 0 1de t s Be ex lt a Ca nn dn last tw o 1 ss u e sas~t J , :land l:k (2;Jc pe t JOOt Good A gents Wanted . F in est npp r ov::i. l books at 5~. Wick's , n ew p ri ce li s t , c h enpes t in A m e rica, 1: REb:. _ l sell the fi n est 2Gc, GOc a n d Sl.00 nthu m ~ i11 A m e rica . \ Vril e for pnrticulnrs . Ol d r:ue Cau. stamps iu s t ock . " ' ril e for p ri ces . Large s t ock o f Ca n. Rev. Se nt o u nppro,·a l. Foreig n E xc hn 11 g:e de· s ired. 92, Avenue de Neuilly , Neuilly=sur-Seine, " 12. 100. A. F . "\iV I CKS , France. 372 H orton Stree t, SPECIAL NOTICE Lundo n , Can . 11=1 i(l best Jf)rices If y ou m ake a specialty of clean, well = centered stam ps (lightly cancelled wh e n ]f)fl ib used ), remember tha t in thi s condition if' ,~ J ~t deale rs fix their p rices acco rd in g ly , ca t. JJ ~nut )fl ~ value or prese n t hi g h d iscounts notwiths tanding. At present I can supply m a n y L..;:=- - -- o-- ---=-= ·, U . S. a nd Fore ign at t h e li beral discount of 40 % , such as: 1, 10, 15 a nd 80c Navy; l e ..... .. ... ........ $ J..'i p er 100 7, 24 and 90c Treasury; l, 7 a nd lOc 2c... ... ...... ... .. . 0-l '' State ; l ~ and 90c Post Office ; 1 a nd J 2c -le.. ... ..... ... ..... 90 Justice, in above m e ntion e d conditiou. iic ..... .. .. . ........ l 00 To a n y collecto r who is n ot so fastid ious He...... ........ .... l 00 rega rding c ondit ion, I will se ll th e rnre I JOc ..... ... . .. .. .. ... I 00 \Jc Newspaper , cata log u ed a t !iil-5, fo r th e ' ·'iOc ...... .. . . ... ..... 2.S 00 low price of 83.50 , also the $2, 189-l iss ue :i' l. 00 .... .. ... ...... ... 50 00 no watermark, unused fo r $2.1 5. 2.00 ............ ..... 100 00 Rem e mber I a m r eady any day of th e week t o buy, se ll a ud exc ha nge a ll kiud s ALL ST Al\l PS TO BE I N l'INE CON of s ta m ps. \ '!ri te me if yo u wa n t to sell yo ur M. & _M. Always p lease d to m ake DITION. new a cquarnla nce s. I PROfllSE HONEST DEALING. 'I I h ave s tamps to burn, but as I don't lik e the sm e ll of s mok e , I sell them p & cheaply iu stead . Wnte me. j or a1nps. S cott S ta1n WENDELIN WEBER 782 Eagle=st., A. P.A. No. 412. Buffalo, Ne~ York. P. S. o r A. Xo. ~81. I J Coin Co - - Limited - - 18 East 23d St.1 'I \, New York City. �vVILLIAMS & C O ., PHILATELISTS , Lirr-ia, l=>erL1. Casi ll a 989. rOR l~r BHHR ~. s. ° co~HDrRAH srAMP~ AN O r , i11 f:i c t, rea ll y ch oic e ra re a nd med ium sta mps fro m a ny co n11try, we lnl\·e lo ca l c nsto 1ne rs 11·li o will pay enoug h above prices th a t rnle in th e S t a l 'o'S tu 11 iake it well worth yo nr whil e to send th e m to us ( o n approval). \il,"e a re no m ea n bu vers ours~lve s w he n the right c lass is sent ; we ha ve plt' 11t y of rear!:-· 111 u:iey a nd yo n ca n depend o n a prompt mar ke t with t is if nrn h:w e l.l e patience to wa it th e ~ m o nths req uired fo r the round trip. If yo u want ex c ha nges from Peru a nd the a dj ace nt countri es , sen d a long a ny c hoice s ta mps , together with yo ur want list, and we will a ll ow yo n double va lue in our stam ps fo r those we select fro m yo urs; only pe rfe c t copies too. 'vVe lrn ve a n imm ense s t ock which must be cleared to a ll ow m ore time for our co mmiss io n sa les . 'vVe have a sple ndid assort - m e nt of FALKLAND I SLANDS sta m ps w hi ch we e xch a nge even . Before writting us, by a ll m ea ns send to Publi sher Dodge, Ne w Oxford , Pa., a nd request him to se nd yo n o ur 1~ pa ge book of partic ul ars: it 's foll of info r mat io n of c onsiderable \ .AL U E TO EVERY COLT. ECTOR1'l' 'S FIH:Jo:. vVillian1s & Co., the Lin1a-Philatelists. 011 1. 0 11 <1 0 11 " Bn zn n r '' R e f er e n ce J<eg i sLer , n n d :\I e m h er s o t Ju lt.'r 11 :i ti o n :d St :i. m p l >e a ler~ A s-=oc iati o 11 Be l'li11 , (Ku . P-lti. I S t n 111 p lle:lle rs P r o lect h·e Assoc i:i. ti o n , {Xo . 1 :~ . ) Dresd e n , 11 1er 11 :lti o u n le r l' hil :i t. t:l is te 11 - \ ·e re i11 , 1='0 . !!Ill. ) A m e i· i c~i n l'li i\11. tc l ic Associn t io 11. Tn te rii :i. ti o n nl P hil ~1lt l k L·11 io11 . s oci ,.. te F n 111 c:i. ise d e 'l'im h r o log-1e In k rn:iti o 11 a l J' h il a tc l. R a ril :l'L t 11 Cl u b , :'d11 11 k h. I A U o 111i11i o 11 Phi ln t el i c A ssoc i nt i o n. A m e r ica n S t a m p l..;x:ch a 11 ge, Bost o n. S ocie d a d F ib. t e li c:-t A r g-t' 11 li11 a . Oes tc rrek h c r l ' h ila te li s t e n C lu b , Y ie n nn. Cope nh age n P h ila tel ic Cl u b . I lle utsch er Phi l:i. kli s te n-\"e r lm nd , G o:-;:-; 1Ji t z . S o t.:ict a Fi ln t.e l icn In te n ia z io n a le, Ro m e . So 11t h e r 11 P h il a te li c As:--oc ia ti o n . Ph ila te li c So u!-i of Am e r ic a , e t c . , e t c . �Cash JUST OUT. \\"e w :int to h 11\· ~ t: 1 111 p~ :111d t.·o l - lt:diu11s a 11d A BOON TO PHILATELISTS. • For Inter nati onal Phila telic Coll ector s Dir ect or y De--irahle stamps :ire willi11g- l1 J pny li beral pri'-=es. St= n d un yu 11 r Stamps cot1tni11::-; o\·er U:j(JU :tddre:-'..,e s o f :1 Ct i•: e c o l? e i..1v1:... in :tll p::1 rt sof th e w o rld. America, Europe, Asia, Africa :md Australin. .:\lany addre sse s ha\' C n ott.'S aci1 le<l m e 11 t io11 in g th e spe cin l li e :-. 1.:ol lt..-cted :ind lh :: l::u1g ua;_!c in whkh c o rre :...po nd e m ..: c i:-. a11~w e red . Al once, good Fon:ig11 o r l T. The cash i!-' n:ad r . ~­ TROJAN STAMP CO., List of ahhren:i t io ns in Eugl ish, Genna 11 :i. 111 1 rre nch. Every Coll e t.::tor n11d De:iler sho nl <l h :.i n :: a copy . Price tiO..:.:: p o st free. Kegi s t e ret1 ~c extra . · ...-:1y 111 e 11t in 111011ey orde r, u r 111111:-.ed :le l· . S. postage sta m ps, f u ll g-11111. j:!4.I TROY, OHIO. REFERE="CE: First ).;'atio1rnl Ba 11k. $ 20.00 for $1.50. A, C . OERLArl, 62lc Br a mha ll - ave., J ersey Ci t y , N. ] . , U.S.A. We gi ,·e a copy of DERLAM ' S INTERNATIONAL Philatelic (x o CO:-IT!:-< E '.'ITAI.S ) WHOSE CAT- As arlvertiserl in this nwgazin c and rl rear's .\1ibsrriplit>11 lo THE Vll{GINIA PHILATELIST ALOGCE VAL,UE IS OVER $:20.00, FOR ONI,Y $1..:.0. If you have hought o n e packel se nd for another. It will he different frot n the first. Your money back if you want it. Hampden Stamp Co., MASSAC H CSETTS . DO AT FOR ONI.\' SIXTY mFIV E C ENT S. Th e p11hlish e r's price fo r this din:dnry n lnne . whi c h w e havt:e xa111i11 ed amI found a!-iacln~ rti:...t: t\ , isHOc,..,o se11d to us and get h o lh it n nd thi:-. maga zine fo r o n e y e 1r fo1· n e arly th e pl'iet: uf u11 e . l<l'mit in c11rre11cy , u1111 st: d :!c ~tamp s ur h y I' . fl. onler. Registr:it ion Sc e xt r:1 . THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUB. CO., P. <> . l<I C IDIO;>;ll, \'.-\ . Box ti, Specia You_.c. BUY Collectors - Directory , Cu11 t a111 i ng o\'er !:f;)O(J a<lrlresses of ACTIVE COLL E CTOR S A PACKET OF IOOU MIXED STAMPS AUCTION ? If you do, I he g to inform you, lhal as An c ti o n Manager of Sons of Philat e li a, I hold bimensual sa les , which a re puhlishc1l in t h e ' · American Co llector. " Il <'o ,;ls n othin g to hi1l. Se n d fo r ci rc ulars , biddi ng blanks ,elc., Loh111eyer's Postal Card Album No. 2 for $J.•5· In;c; l"l . A I< l 'l<ll'J•; ~:: J~ I . X e t will p r e \· ai l a J,!a i 11 a fk 1· that d a lt:. !Postnl Cnrti ·1Rcportcr !-e nl free for th e a :--k in g-. lt) WM . A . MCDONNELL , ( :\ 111.~ li o n \1 'g-' r S . o f I' . ) 1646 Mad ison - av e., N . Y . CITY . Can You Read English? A. LOHM E Y E R , 9 2 2 N . Gilmor S t . , Baltimo re , Mll . TRANS-MISSISSIPPI S~AMP S. 'fllE ST ..L \ll' l' OI.I. El' 'l'OK 'S l! A ); l> BOO K ;, Fo r 011 Jy ti:jc , o r it.Jo.; e q11i q ll e 11t ii ~\ 111:-:c·d s t ;unps for yo u . You do n ' t k now as mu c h nho ut tla~ 1ed111icnl t er m s n ~<l i 11 Ph ilatt.·h· :is \' Ull w u n1d 0 f ::111 y co u11try, I w ill se nd , prepa ~ and · egi..;.t erect with 'l'r:1 11 s ).Ji ssi ssip p i ~rn rn 1 ,s , Jc t o l n1! 11 c:..., like t u k u ow. T hi s 1itll e pn mpi1Je t is ·j 11 s t lh t.· :!Od ifft' n:' 11t t -. S . l' lll i rt.·:-; 1 pust a 1 can.ls :u 1d hla mpl•tl t h i n g to h elp yo u n ut. l' ri c(·, p Hp t.* r :!·i t: ; c lo th , e 11n: lu 1.cs. ,-~le. C. \\'. K ISS J::-o;c; 1·:1< , IS 11 u l"lh J<:lt \' e ll l h s tr~e \ , JOH N P A A U ! OW, U.ea di11g- , J•a. JUIS l'a r k -:l\'t•.. l<l l' IL\111:\ll , \ ". \ , 1· . S . A. 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 3 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistNov1898 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4073/VAPhilatelistOct1898.pdf 663dbcce0f7a2766da4f46c99b5869e2 PDF Text Text OCTOBER, 1e98. \'ol. II. No. 2 THt Vlll<ilNIA DHllAT[LIST <rontcnte: \ Vm. R . Smith . . . . '~ 'l Editor ial . . . . :->9- 40 l'iotes . . . . . . . .j [ Cu11 fr<lernte Local~ n. 11<1 H a n el-S tamps . . 4:! A C irC"unt navigalo r . . 4H . Y. C1>rrrspo11c\e11ce . Boston Bits . . . . . Ca nadia n Notrs . . . Eng li sh Items . . . . Th e Selm a, Ala., Prov is- <J.) 4i 47 48 i o na l E m ·e lope . . 4.9 Rev:ew . . . . . . .5 1 Ad ,·c1·ti scme11 ts. ~- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- ----~-~-- - - �It is n't Nice. !11 s u c h :l ptt h li c:i ti o n PHI LA T E L I S T ) t o say :1 5 '' t hi s ( THE V I RG l N I A · .Monti)!)? lPbilatelic :tounrn!. The Columbi a n Phil a teli s t i s th e Best p u b l ished ; n o r thnt The Rocky Mountain Stamp is th e P re tti es t; o r th n t Th e Am eri c a n Coil e ctor If yo u hn \'e n o t y e t s ee n n co py, se ucl fo r n s p ec1m e 11 n t o n ce . Ack t1 0 \\'l ed ged ns 0 11 e o f t h e b e s l s ta m p p apc1·s p ub:i :-; h e d. A s p le 11cl id m e d ium fo 1· a d ve rti s e m e nt s . Gi,·e it n ll"i:d De ni e r s n n d Collect o r s. S U BSCR I P TION , w ith th e V1n. G I N I A P111L 1\th e t w o p;1.pe r s fo r 12 111 o uth s 1 p os t fr e e Address t o t h e P 11 b li s h e r, T E LIST, 2s 7<l. l1 :i. s th e w idest circ 11l a tion, but, wh e n v o 11 c a n ha v e th e fu11r m o nthl y p11hl i c:lt i o 11 s f o r One y e:u foro 11 h • Half a Dollar y o u ca n jud g e fo r yo u r sel f. jus t see th e f11 11 yo u g e t. Ac lo l res s , J. F . DODGE; Pub. , New O x fo rd , Pn. o f Ad ve rti s in g M ed i u m s I n s ure Dealers S11 ccess . A n a ck 1 t in TH E PHIL A T E LI C ll U LLETI N ( "It F.q n a l s th e B es t 11 ) r eaps m :lrve lo 11 s _f e:mlt s . \Ve r e ach th e b 11 y- Ask o ur ach ·erti se r s a b o ut it. ing cl a s3. S T A~ I P NAU :llKEAG Ilox HU, & P U B. , CO . , l-'.11 b l i :-:h er s, SA LE :\ I , l\ I A SS . Th e im.: rea sed Ue man d fo r 1: u n .: ig- 11 th e fad t h at th e S t a mp ~ pr o \' e ~ HERALD E X CHANGE w it h il s grea t fo r e ig n co u 11ecti o 11 s i:-: at t h e fro nt. O nl y Ger m a n -A m e ri cn u Ad -!Vl ecli11111 iu th e \ Vo rld u p er b i\10 11thl v. 0 For :1 cl n1 t e ~ et c . , ::i dd rcss 11h ..:cr i , t i o 11 ~ .-> .: . TflI. T <t u~ig, !I E. I OSt ll -s t., a m p le co py free. ~L\i e w Vork, N . V . U. S . A . Til e l l er a ld E xch . rd td Vn . Phil . , 0 11 e Ven r ;;o e l s . '\'r ite T Aus 1<.; fo r c ir. A m. So u \· . Card Soc iet y . S Filatelic Facts and Fallacies. R e p r ese ntat ive Stamp Jnun rn l o f t h e Co:-ist. O ft e n Q 11 o t e d- A l wn y s Ori g in a l. N ow in th e Six th Y enr o f i t s P11 b li crt li o n. St rn s c x1 PT I O N 2.5c A Y E A R . S:-i m pl € Co py n 11 c.l •:JD-Page Pr ice -Li s t F ree . W. Sellschopp & Co., 108 S.lock l o 11 S: r eel, S :t 11 Frn 11 c isco , C ~tl . TI I F. NF. IV YO R K PH IL, AT F. l.IST . P u b li sh ed 0 11 th'e 15th of e a c h m o nth. S 11 h scri pt io n :li)c p e r Vea r. Sa m p le Cop y Fre e U11 e x cell e U A<l verti !" i n g ::.\1ecli um. The N ew York Phi latelist . Neve r Before H as a Public2.tion like IPbilatelic 'Umeat b ee n offe red a t rnc p e r y e ar. S a mpl e C opy F re e . BOX 11 6 , SUPERIOR, NEBR. 10 s. ©., :Enolant>. C e nt s for a Si x Month' s Tri a l Subs cripti o n to the Lone * Star * State ::: Philatelist, WACO, TEXAS. A? I11d11 cem e 11 t t o S 11lisc rihe w e will a l l o w yo n a :iO-w o nl 1~: xc ha11 gc No t ice F RE E. M e nti o n "Th e 1-I <i n d so m es l S ta111p P n pcr in A 1n e r icn. 1 ' :in ~Oc - 10c - 10c-10c. The Texan Philatelist l0c-10c-1Uc- 10c O n e ye ar 0 11 tr ia l fo r TE); C E N T S . Thi s o ffe r n o t goo rl nfte r jn1111nry 1s t. S a11 1p lc co p y free . Jf yo 11 111e 11ti o n th e V irg in ia Ph iln t eli s t we w ill ;'l. ll ow y o u fr ee 11 s e o f e x dw n g-e col11m11 o n e ye nr. Ad dress th e p11 bl icat ion a l Abil en e, Texas. S 11bs c ripti o 11 with V irg in ia 1• Ju la t e li s t ~5 ce nts . 10c- 10c- 10c -·10c- l0c- I Oc.:- lOc- 1 Oc. The Virginia Philatelist, T H E H AN D SOMES T l\ J ,\ OJ\7. I NE I N A!\·TE RI CA, T o g e th e r with n11 y o f th e fo ll ow in g Mn g :i z in es, fc r o n e ye:u-, fo r th e It'sStrictlyUp-to-date & It's Never Late IOU E as t 111 t it S t reet . 1Rttsbt>en, 1R. Send Judicious Selection • jf. 'J!. 1bC\?(l<lte, p r ic ~ I.o n e S l n r S t n t e P hil. 2:j c N . Y . l'hilnt e li s l l ~lc 1-Ie r:tld Hxc h a 11 g-e HUc o ppos ite its 11nm e : M o 11tren l Phi l. l'e r fo rat o r T e x :-i11 Phil:-tle li s l "Stamps," England, 64c. GRAND CO MBINATION Of HRS! T I-TH V IR G I N I A Pl-IIL A'l' r<; r, J S "l' O n e Ve n r wi t h e i t h e r Th e: Col11 m h iA11 f' l1il a l e li s t , Th e A m e r ic n 11 Collr :t or, o r Th e R o cky l\·t u u11t [li 11 S t a m p , :l~ . :. TH E \'J H. C I N I A P H I L A T EL I ~ T n 11 d e ilh t·r t wo , i~! l c TH E V 1Rn1 N I A P 11 1L A T EL I S T :i n d a ll th n: c , i"10c TH E \·1H. G I N TA P HI LA T EL I ST a nd S c o tt · ~ [i.' th C:-i t nl cg u e , o r :)!I t h w h e n o u t , pos t -1;a id , liUc. F H AN K T.I N S T EAH. l\SJ ;: .K. r.: 1e ,·e 11lJH... t. , JR., P. 0 . nox Ii, B11 s . 1\ t g-r ., H.1 c h111 0 11d , \'n. l �TME VIR,GINIA PHICATELIST VOL . ll. -- ------ RICHMO N D , VA.; OCTOB E R, 1898. W l\'1. R. 51\'l.ITH. \~E resum e, with lbis number, o ur c u s lo111 o f pres enting brief bi og raphi ca l s k e tc h es of m e m bers of o u r Assoc ia ti o n, a nd s urel y a m o re cle,·o t ed d isc iple o f P hil a te li a co ul d u ot haYe bee n sele Clecl tha n the s ubj eCl o f o ur illus lrali o n \ Mr. Wm. R. S mith: " Will " S mith , as he is fam ilia rl y call ed b y hi s assoc ia tes, \ms_ born i n R ichrn o nd , Va . , A pril 9th, l SUl, the re fo re n ow in hi s 37th year a nd the h ead of a s m a ll hu t interest in g fa mil y . H e re c e ived a th oro ugh educa ti o n at so m e of o ur best sciJ oo ls, fini shin g hi s ,co urs e at t he Ri ch . m o nd Coll ege . Durin g hi s b usin ess ' career h e has be e u co nn ee'1ed with so m e WM. R . of the lead in g h o uses in tiJis c it y a nd is n o w e ngaged wit h th e la rg es t ship pe r o f ra il road t ies iu th e So u liJ. He is a ls o i11te restecl in se ,·e ra l other enterpri ses. " \¥ ill " S lllith is lh e pupnl a r sec re tary o f th e P hotogra ph e rs' Society of R ic h111oml - hirn sel f q uite a u e xp e rt in t h is a rt . T h oug h a ve ry b usy m a n, :\lr. S mi t h ca n a lways find a few m o m e n ts to spa re t o" ta lk s ta mps." Jus t twel ve yea rs :oigo hi s p h ila te li c ca ree r bega n, a nd a ltho ug h the re b a ye bee n seasons wh e n th e coll e c t ion was t e rn poraril y la id asi de, yieldin g· to o ther \':)~ No. 2. business p r ess ur es, there h as n ey e r bee n a lime wh e n a ll in terest was lost. No m a tt er b ow b usy, th a t n wg ic word " s ta mps" w ill driYe a way a ll bu s in ess ca res with !Jim a n d th e spa rkle in bi s eye bespea ks th e d e li g h t o f the tru e slam p colleClo r. For a lo ng ti m e " vVilJ " wa s a ge n era l colle c'l:o r, and hi s a lbu m s h o wed m a ny countries we ll ni g h com pleted . Several years ago, h o~·cve r , h e aband o ned g e nera l coll eCl i ng an d u ow d e Yo les hi s entire e n e rg ies to compl eting hi s U . S. pos tage a nd rey e nu cs a nd bis Confederates. The la tte r a r e, natu ra ll y, hi s e,pecial fav orit es, a 11 d n o t a s in g le ,·arie ty of ll!e ge n e ral is s u e is ~·a n t in g-i t is com pl e le . In U . S . h e possesses n ea rl y a ll th e o ld e r iss ues, as " ·eJl as a SMITH. nun.b e r of Co n fede r at e locals . Hi s rev en u es especia ll y a r e ad mir ed b y a ll. "W ili " S m ith is 0 11 e of the mos t congen ia l fe ll o ws in ou r Assoc iati o n a n d h is" Jilli e book of d upli cates" is e ver "a t t h e mercy " of a less for tun a te broth e r p hil -- n cve r weighin g a sacrifi c e whe n t!JL1 s h e ca n lead ot h e rs lo s h a r e th e pleasure s tamp coll eCli ng afford s him - li e has e nrl e a r efl him self to us a ll. " ' Vi ll " is o n e o f th e " o ld · schoo l " spec ies- th ose wh o a re th e back bone of ou r h ohb,·- ~·o ul cl th at the re we re more of hi s type - " wid e m a rg in s· a nd grill ed a ll O\·er." D 1ETZ. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATE LIST. 39 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TRE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC ASSOC I A TION . PUil LlSFI ED MONTHLY BY THE VIRGINIA PHILATE LIC P UBLISHING Co., Office, 13 N. Eleventh St., 900 \V. AUG. DIE'TZ, E DITOR. Clay St. , Stat ion A, Ri chm ond, Va. FRANKLIN STEARNS, JR ., Du s iuess 1V1ana ;;e r, P. 0 . Dox 6, Rich n1 011d , Vn. JOHN PAA LZOW, REVIEW ED ITOR , 1018 Park Ave uue , Ricmoud, Va. SUBSCR IPTIONS. U nited S t a tes, Canada and ~fexico, per yen r, 30c. All oth er Co untries in th e U. P. U., per y t:ar, 40c. ADVERTISING. SPACE. 1 Mo. 3 Mos. G Mos. 1 Year. One Inch, . . S .50 . . s l. 2ii . . s 2.2-5 .. s 4.00 Two Inch es, . . .DO . 2.25 . 4.00 . 7.00 Half-Column, . 1.50 . 4.00 . 7.00 . 12.50 One Col u1nu , 2.75 . 7.00 . J2.50 . 22.50 One Page, . . . 5.00 . 12.50 . 22.50 . 40.00 Copy shoul d reach us b y th e li!th of the precedi u g mouth t o i nsu r e in sertion. T o ch auge s ta n ding ads, copy 1uust be iu the 15th. \Ve w ill exch ange one or two cop ies with ph it:i. telic publicat ions. "\Vhen the leaves begin to fall " the mind na turally revert~ to the old lovesthe a ir is pregnant with philatelic bacilli and m·icrobes . It is the "stamp-fever season " -a nd that fever is contageous. It is the har ves t time for the phila telic · phys icia n-the dealer. It is h e who must mitigate the painscure he ca nnot-u eed uot. The sphere of TH E VIRGINIA PHILA'TI, LIS'l' is such a fever s mitten di s tricta rich fi eld for the ph ysicia ns . It is the seasou to b egi u p la cing your advertise men ts -aud t!tis seaso n prom is es to be bes t in uia ny years. E nou g h. Now for business, gentlemen. Our Thanks. L ACK of time, unfortunatel y , precludes an individual reply to the numerou s kind letters elicited by our " Anniversary" num ber. To all th ese-fro m our friends -we would speak our deepest gra titude, aud in doin g so, assure them that their e vid e nces of good will a nd a pprecia tiou s h all inspire us to still more improve THr~ VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. - - -- - AUTHORIZED AGENTS : FOR CHICAGO. ] No. A. C. TRASK, 3748 LaSalle St. FOR CANADA. EDWARDS, 58 Rivard St. , Dox 370, Mo utrea l. FOR NEW YORK. P A RKE ADV ER Tl SI NG AG ENC y I l G·JG Mad iso n A ve. E ntered at t h e Post Office at Richmoud, Va., for tra n s n1issiou through the n ta il s at Secoud -class rn tes, Sept., 18U7. RICHM OND, VA., OCTOBER, 18DI'. Now For Business. \VITH the return of Autumn the activity in ph ila teli c circles beg in s. The boys are coming h ome from th e wa r , the com·e nlions a nd th e s umm er outin gs, brimful of e nthu s ii!SJlJ,-It is rig ht that it s hould be so, NOTWITHSTANDING the man y assurances of o ur friends to the co ntrary, we are somewh a t d isa ppointed in our "Anniversary" number. Especiall y in our selec tion of colors for th e cove r. \Ve ho pe future numb e rs wi ll sho w a n improvement. VvE d esire to correc t a n e rror- which , by th e way, several of our esteemed co ntemporaries h ave also m ad e, i . e. the identity of the lad y whose liken ess graces the new 3c. Newfoundla nd. Our Mr. A. G. Gibb informs u s tha t it is the Princess o.f 11/ales, a nd 11ot th e Duchess of York. We trus t }I. R . a. wi)l pardo n m;. �THE VIRGINIA PHILA.T:B;LIST. 40 A Defeat That Was a Victory. "Miss Griffin's Philatelic Snowball." \V E WERE induced , som e tim e ago, t o eu'ter TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST in the race fo r o ffici a l orga nship of the E. s ._ P. S . a t their Con ve ntion in New York City Ias't Aug ust. The m a tter was placed in the ha nd s of o ur New Y o rk c!targc d' affizires , M r. vVm . A. McDonnell, with carte-bla11che lo proceed with the cam paig n. · N o w, fo r the firs t time, we read lhe proceedings o f the Conventio:i i n T!t e N ew Yo rk Ph ilatelist, a nd the te no r of this record h as a tendency t o refle ct discreditabl y on o ur represe ntative as well as on our publication. V./e a re a lso informed tha t certain passages of the ..proce edings w ere su p press ed a nd elimina ted , to suit the occasio n, so to speak. . W e a re cha rmed by the fir s t menti o n of our publica tion-it is us hered in with a propositio n to " t!trow it out " - q ui t e ethi cal, we da re sa y. Then Mr. McDonnell is s cored s eve rely for solicitin g s upport for ot~r publica tion, and in the next breath, as 1t were, h e is tend ered a vote of thank s by a cclam a ti o11 for excellent services-very tou c hin g , ind eed. \Ve also learn tha t o f 67 p rox ies a nd votes 39 were cas t fo r TH E V IRG I~ IA PHILATELIST. To these frien ds (unfortuna tely we ca n not lea rn their na m es ) we ten d er our tha nk>. We los t by some coup d' etat, of whi c h we s h all end eavor to learn m o re-jus t fo r o ur own p eac e of mind. O ur s entime nts towa rd T he l\'e zv Y ork P ltilatclist and friend H e rb st a rc too well kn o wn to be q ues tio n ed here ; neith e r will this defea t e ff ect TH E VIRGIN IA PHILATELIST in th e least d eg re e; but , we do r e b el a t lhe trea tment offered our r eprese n ta ti ve--a nd, in d irec1:1y, o u rselv es, a n d a full di sclos ure of th e m odu s operandi of tha t ball o t, from a n y ~0 11rc e , w ill b e a pprecia te(l. T!t e Stamp Colleflo r' s F ortn ig!ttly fur Aug ust 20, prints a u articl e under the above titl e , in which one of the noblest and mos t disinteres t ed ac1:s of cha rity is stig mati zed as a "swin d le. " \ Ve are a cq ua inted with the desig n a nd its a uthor. \Vc sa wit in its incipien cy,a nd and we h a ve been advi sed of its g rowth . Miss G riffin is the da ug h t er of our di stin g uished c orres pondent in Sy dney, Mr. J. G. Griffin , a . ketch of who m we presented in our" Anni versary Number," a nd a y oun g lad y of rare r efinement and personal charm . Her socia l position in Sydney , as well as lhat of he r father , should alone preclude e ve ry doubt as t o the purel y phila nthro pic o bj ect of her scheme. Howeve r , the facts in the m a tte r a re th ese : Miss G ri ffi n , by mea ns of a socallcd " cha in-l e tter " proposed t o collect a million u sed sta mps . Th ese s tamps we re ass ured a read y purc has er a t a fi g ure wllich, wi t h the Colouia l g o vernment's endow ment in such ca ses , woul<l be sufficient to build a children 's wa 1-d for the small h os pital of St. G eo rge 's , nea r S ydney. The project h as g ro wn t o a wo nderfu l m ag nitude, a nd th e g oal is in sig h t . Now, a t this late day, o n e L a boch e r e, assails in the rud est t e rm s a cause too pure an d loft y fo r his ow n com prehe nsion , an d , wilh no ev ide n ce to s u bsta ntia te his asse rli o us , fo rg e ts tha t his venomous Ela nd e rs a r e aim E'd a t a wo m a n. \.V e a re awa r e o f th e rn a 1.1 y "sw in d les" tha t h a ve be en pe rpetra ted o u g uilel ess p eopl e by this sa m e meth od o f " c ha inletters,' ' bnt thi s cas e is a u exc e p tio na ll y worth y one- vo uch ed for by a na m e t ha t is h o n or ed in t h e Colon y , a nd it is in d eed un fo rtun a te t ha t a p ub li ca ti o n of s uch hi o-h orde r as t h e Furtnightly pe rmi tted thi~ a rticl e to e n t e r its coln111n~. �.u THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST . Our "War Tax Stamps." I N A le t te r jus t received fro m our corr espo ndent in Turk',; Islands, we a re informed tha t hi s Colon y will, in all proba bility not e nter th e Penny Postage movement, to ta k e e ffe ct in En g land and th e m a jority of her co lonies nex t y ear ; but th at m ost like ly th e sin g le le tte r rate will be red uced from :2Yz d. to 2d., a nd a 2d . s ta mp be issued t o s up e rsede th e 2Yzd. H e a lso calls o ur atte ntion to the fa ct that the S cott Co . do not chronicle a Turk' s Isl a nds R egist ration envelop e in their catalog ue- a nd tha t there is o ne on sale. W E are told the 59th edition of the Stand ard Ca talog ue will not be issued this year. Now is the time for those quill-pushers w ho kn ow "just h o w the ca talog ue sh o uld be go tt en up" t 0 te nde r their services a nd advice to the compilers . For our p a rt we're perfec tl y willin g to lea ve it in th e h a nds of th e " old force " - we' r e only h o pin g they 'll come down a fe w pegs o n the price of a ' 69 90c.That' s a ll we need just now. I N REPLY t o nume ro us r equest s for back num be rs of T HE VI RGINIA PHIL ATE LIST we reg ret to s ta t e tha t copies of Nos. 1, 2 a nd 11 a re o ut of print, a nd but a few doze n of eac h o f the s u bsequ e nt n um be rs a re o n h a nd. MR. RoB"r S . NE LSON, of Birmingha m Ala . , in s endin g us bea utiful block s of t he n e w reve nues , call s o ur a ttentio n t o two very d istin c t shades in th e l t c . Proprie tar y, as we ll as in the tc. of th e sa me se ri es. The d iffe r e nc e is ve ry m a rked. We w ish t o th e. n k M r. Ne lso n fo r this in formation a nd t h e h a nd so m e bloc k s. Our pretty, s ugges tive Revenues seem to be g reat favorites with the collector speciali zin g in thi s branch of philately, and their a ppea ra nce has , undo ubtedl y, lent a new s timula nt to Re venue colleCl:iug. Quite a la rge variety of values aud colors m a ke up the set, and otllers are looked for. A few c hanges in colo r have already been made a nd it is advi sabl e to · secure the entire set of the lower value s now , inas much as th e cost is nominal. T o da te the following_values and colors have bcGn chronicled : Documentary series: ~ c o ra ng e a nd ~ c g ray-brown ; le pale blue ; 2c ros e ; 3c ultrama rine; 4c pa le rose; 5c lilac ; lOc dark brown ; 25c purple-brown ; 50c violet ; $1 yellow-green ; $2 lil ac ; $3 brown ; $5 red ; $10 black, and $50 brown. Proprietary s eries : ~ c green ; .l c brown ; ;~ c ora11ge ; ~c ultramarin e ; Jc dark green ; i+c da rk purple and l {-c in brown violet ; 2c violet brown ; 2 ~ c la ke ; 4c purple ; and 5c brown . The desi g n for the dollar va lues of the Docume ntary series ha ve a vi g nette of Commerce similar to the $50 News paper and Periodical sta mp, instead of the battl e-ship which a ppea rs on th e rest of the se ries both Documeu tary and Proprietary . They a re all rouletted a 11cl waterm a rk ed " U . S. I. R . " Now is the time to place your a d for the comin g seaso n. Try TH E VIRGIN IA PHIL ATELIST-it reac h es more bu y i11 g collectors than a ny phila telic monthly in Am e rica . A SELECTIO N o f sta mps valued a t so me $-!0.00 were sto le n from a Richm o nd collector las t m o nth. Thoug h our police a re at work o n the caRe no cin e has as ye t, bee n foun d. · �'fHE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. • Confederate;Locals and Hand - Stamps. ROV B. BR ADLEY . -, :..11 fr>1uD) .~ \.:_ ./ ··~; :iT .oc A LS AND II ANO-S T AMPS . ~H E s ta mps of tile Con federate S ta tes of A merica lla~e Jou ? been neg lected by the wnte rs m our phil a telic journals , an d I a m pleased to s ee th e VIRG I N IA P H IT.AT E I. IS T o;ie nin g its columns a ud urg ing th e collecto rs of the S outhern Sta tes to co ntribute lheir quota of in for nn tion. It !~ as been m y wish for some tim e to wnte do wn m y views on these interes ting s ta m ps, a nd ta kiug ad va ntage o f a fe w minutes' idl e time I will e nd eavor to occ up y a fe w columns o f th e V. P .'s spJ ce . ~ *Th e nbove illu s trnti o us prese nt redu ced fa c sim iles of som e of th e st1bj eL'ts o f l\:Jr . Urnd ley 's nrli cl e . Th e posta l cau celnli o ns, w hi ch a re n o t iu cltid ed on th e c ut , ~1p pe~ r on th e l e ft side o f th e e rn •elo pes ns fo ll o w s : N o . !.- " G r ove llill , A l ~ . A u g. 10." N o. 2.-" T nll ncl ego, A ~ . Jul. U.'; ,, N o. 8.-" A berd ee n , M 1ss. Ja n . 20. No . ·:I. - " G reen sb or o ugh , A l_:t. ~ ~t g;, 17. '' No . ii.-" No rfolk , Va . A n g . I , I SUl. Th e ca nce la tio u s tam p is, in every in sta nce, uuli ke th e fra nk stn 1110; a nd iu th e case o f No . -1 1 th e 11a 111e is spelled G ree nsUor ough o n th e cnnce l ati on st n111 p, and Greensbor o on th e fra n k sta m p. Th e fi g ure " G '' on N o . 1 i s w ritten w ith peu ~uul ink, w hite th e 11 Pa id " is h nnd s lnmped .- 1-•: o.l 42 The sta m ps issued by lhe Co n federate Sta tes d uring th e y ea rs from 1861 t o 1S65 , h a ve always h ad a p eculia r c harm for me. Iss ued, as they were , durin g th e most s tirrin g per iod in o ur hi story, th ey a re , as a n a tu ral res ult of the di sorde red cond itio n in to which lhe p ost a l syst e m of th e S outhern S ta te s was tl1ro w11 immedia tel y after lhe secession, of various desig ns . H ere w e h a >e a n e ngraved ad hesive s ta mp; This one is "set ~ip " from ordina ry printers ' m a t e rial-or ·w e h a ve a pro vi sio nal e n velo pe im p rovised from a ca n celin g sta m p . Or it m ay b e , perha ps , tha t o nl y the " 5 " or ,·, 10 " is s ta mped or printed , as lhe case m ay be , a nd the local pos tm as ter s ig ns his n a m e above the s ta mp ed valu e , or e ve n o nl y his initials . All of m y readers ca n see by g la ncin g t!Jroug h th e pa g es of the curr e nt catalogue , the s t ra ig hts to whi c h the postm as ters w ere pus hed a t the b eg innin g of the Ci vil wa r, co nsistin g of m a n y d istin c t desig ns , accordin g t o the r esources of the in d iv id ual p os tm as te r , it becom es a ppa rent to e ven the uniniti at ed t h a t it is so mewha t o f a diffi c ult probl em t o lay cl own a di vid ing lin e between a pro vi sio na 1 en velope a n d a n ordi nary h a n d-3ta m p. I note in a recent a rticle by Mr. \.Vec ke rt Oil " So m e U nca talog ued Co nfede rat e L ocals , " in which a ppea r a fe w illus l rati o ns of h a nd-s ta m ps us ed a t Richm o nd , etc., tha t M r. \V . jum ps a t concl usio ns ra th e r h astil y , wh e n cla imipg th ese h a rnl-s ta m ps t o be prov isio nal e n vel op cs. Il is a co uc edecl fac t, th a t to a ce rta i 11 e xte n t, t h e c h a rac t e r of t h ese e u ve lo pes is d ete rmin ed by th e m a nn e r in wh ic h th ey a re used. By thi s I m ea n if th e e n velope is s ta mp ed , s ig ned , a nd sold ove r th e c ou nte r in t h e regula r way , a nd a fte rwa rds co miu g back th rou g h th e r eg ul a r cha nn els o f b u , in ess to b e ca ncel ed . as in th e cas e of p ostage sta m ps a n rl s ta m peu e n velopes - t his wo ul d b e a leg itima t e pro vis io n'.11 e n velope. 0:.1 t h e �43 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. other h and, if the en velopes are sta mped after being recei ved a t the post office they would be class ed nccorchng to thi s rul i ng , as "han d sta mps, " h avin g no phila telic valu e. I b elieve this is the logical a nd correct di viding line be tween these t wo cb.sses. But I fail to see the reason for refusing admitta n c e to the catalog ues of the " P aid 5 " en velopes tha t did postal duty iu the reg ular mann er. I s it to be supposed tha t under the pressing de man ds in the o pening m o nth s of the war, the postm as ter 's inability to h ave sta mps p r inted, tha t the public would su b mit q uietly to being de pri ved of their m a iling fac ilities? Does it not s ta nd to reason tin t the p os tm as te r would ado pt som e temporary means of o vercoming the cli ffi culty - i. e., fra nking en velop es w ith " Paid 5," a nd perha ps s ig nin g them, sellin g th e m over the c o un t er ? I am co nvinced this was clone in some insta nces, .__ becau se of a d iff eren c e in color o f the inks . used in th e " Pa id 5 " a nd th e r eg ular ca nc ebtion. S h o ul d n ot the so-,i::alled "han d sta mps," co nsistin g o f the " Paid 5" o r ' 'Paid 10 '' as th e cas e m ay be, sold over lite co1mter be ca ta log u ed_as prov isio nal en velopes? I cla im tha t th ey sh ould be. Others h av e claim ed t he sa me b ut the o'nly r esults t h erefrom are perhaps a n ote o r two in JWek eel's /,Veekly o r so m e oth e r pap er sa yi ng th e wri te r p robabl y h as made a " fin d." Is n ot th e above claim a r easona ble o n e? Look at th e r ece ntl y discov ered E m ory, Va., locals. Two of th ese we re d iscovered . Th ey m erely co nsis ted of a "Paid 5 " sta mp ed on lite margius of some old shee ts of U . S. s tamps. Amo ng the lo t 'has a n en ve lope fro m E m ory , Va., stam ped " P aid 5." T he sta mp " Paid 5 " was used o n t h e m arg ins of old stamps i n the ins tan ce of tbe two adhesives aud o n an envelope in a noth er, ye t the " Paid 5" on th e m a rgin s of the s ta mps is an adhesive loca l, while the same sta mpin g on the en velope is m erely a b a nd-sta mp. I cla im tha t if the Emory en velo pe was sold o ver the counte r, a nd used in the regular m ann e r, tha t it is just as 1nuch entitled to recog nitio n as the a bove adhesi ve. A nd wh y not ? I wo uld be very much pleased to see so1n e of o ur leadin g writers take up th e m a tte r in so me of our pa pers , discussin g the subject fro m the vario us v iew p oints, fre e from ridi c nl e a nd a buse. Wh o will sta rt th e ball a -rollin g. A Circumnavigator. BY ARM I N I US. ~H E R E is a peculiar fasc iu a tiou iu listen ing to th e yarn s of a u old ta r. Tiley aro use in one a lon g iu g fo r tltt sea a nd the s ig hts o f splendor in the countri es beyon d- a nd th e na r ra ti v e slleds a h alo of ad ventu re aroun cl the s peaker that w ill linger lon g afte r sunse t. Many of m y sta mps-and o f y oursare such "yarn-s pinning ta rs . " There a re few collectors ind eed wh o ca nn ot ex hibit o n e th a t h as its own hi s to ry, a nd I dare say, in m a ny insta nces, the "sp inning" o f its "yarn " h as b een th e mea ns of enlistin g the a tte nti o n a 111l interest of a non-coll ec to r in o ur sci e n ce, re sultin g, fin all y, in a complete co n ve rtio n to o ur h obby . Amo ng th e "yarn- spinuing ta rs" in m y ow n coll ection is a Circumnaviga to r of th e Globe , a n old sun-burnt, wea th e rbeate n seafa rer, wh o co uld t ell of m a n y adventures : of the fa r Au t ipod es , o f th e blue Mecliterra nea n , of s unn y Italy a ncl old Albion, but , alas , h e is mute , a n d n aug ht but the m ark s of ca nc ela tion o n ~r �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. bis body g ive eviden ce of bis long journey ::iround the world. It is a letter-this old tar-and I treasure it from the fact that it is the onl y one of six despa tch ed, at various times, that ever r e turned with its mission completed. Briefl y, its itinerary is as follows: The letter " ·as posted at Richmond, Va . , Aug. 19, 1894, crossing the United Slates , all(l via Sa n Francisco , the Pacific Oceau, arriving at Sydney, N . S. \V., Australia, o u J a nuary 7, 1895. Redirected and le ft Sy dney, Janu ary 11, via Indian Ocean, Gulf of Ade n, Red Sea , Medite rraneau Sea , Brindisi-Naples (Italy), arriving a t Loudon Feby . rn, 1895. Forwarded to Dead Letter Office, London , and from there returnefl to m e, cross ing the Atlantic and arrivin g at Richmond, March 16, 1895-thu s circumn avigating the g lobe in four months less thre e clays , including all dela ys en r onte. I h:ive s ee n but two similar letlersone in the p oss ession of Mr. E <l gar Nelto n, the well-known phila telist, the other exhibitefl by a colkcto r iu th e E thn clogical Builflin g at the Great F a ir a t Chi cago. These a wak e ned a desire in me to p oss ess an " Around-the-vVo rld Letter." At the tim e I was uot a ware of the fact th at the s ending of su ch " letters " is prohibited by th e postal la ws of G rea t Britain and her Col o nies and, th at wheu found iu th e m a ils their career is promptly broug ht to a n eucl; no r of the m any other obsta cles to b e o verco :n e . M y first attemp ts repose somewhere in a fore ign dead letter offi ce ; but, Ull(launted, I determined to suc ceed, a nd ac co rdin g ly se t to work sch e n!ing out a pla n to " g et around" the laws on thi s p articular subject, inas much as I could not " get a round" Her·Majesty 's posession s ly ing in my route . As a nc ~ e ssa ry precaution I directed reg istered letters to m y correspoi1dents re sidin g in the various co untri es throu g h 4-1 which my"letter was to pass , notifying them a month in advance of its coming, with a list of the route and other pa rticulars, and requesli::ig them to send to the uext upon the list of the letter's sta tions. The " letter" itself was but a liuenlined envelope (one best suited to stand the wear a nd tear ) dire cted to myself, in care of the correspondent at the first s tation. I franked thi s letter w ith an Sc. Columbian (though 5c. \\'aS all th at was necessar y) . My correspond ents were instructe d upon receipt of the letter lo return it (readdressed to myself in care of the next party en the list) to th e po&tm aster with the requ est to "forward." Additional postage was not ne cessary . E verything work ed s moothl y and 'thi s letter returned to me, bea ring all postmarks a nd dates as c virlence s of its journey . Encourag ed by this s uccess, ! attempted to repea t th e e x p erim e nt, this time chosiug a different route a nd providing for m o re sta ti o ns . I also d esired the lette r to be re-fra nk ed in each couutry with its r especti ve s ta mps . Proceeding as before , I n o tifi ed m y fri e nds of its adven t a nd requ ested them to r egister· the lette r a t eac h sta tion. This le tter left Richmond o n Aug u st 11 , 1896 , an cl to th e prese nt el ate h as n ot return ed. Invoices fr o m H a wa ii, A ustrali a and Inclia told of.its safe a rrival and re-forwarclin g , but fro m there a ll t races of th e letter a re lost. Subs equent a ttem ps to " run th e block ade" h a ve been equall y futil e , th o ug h every obs tacle fo rmerly encountered was taken into co nsiderati o n a nd pro vided for. 'Will not some brother collecto r indu ce o ne of hi s "old tars " to" spin us a ya rn? " O UR r eview edito r , Mr. P aalzow is o n a business trip in N e w York City . �THE VJRGINIA PHILATELIS1'. 4.5 - -. .~181/"-". New York Correspondence. By ~HE LENKOD. 1398 Pliilat clic couveution s h ave passed into his to ry · Out of the fo ur llleets the Am erica n Philate lic Associa ti on no~ onl v h ad the largest a ttenda nce (s ixty-tl;ree ) , but was conducted a n d a rranged in the m os t sa tisfac'1ory m a nn er. Th e eute rta inm e uts offered we re la rge ly at t ended, n.ot on ly b y the del egates, but by th e ir lady fri e nds and acq u:i i utances, wll o w e re a lways we lcot11ecl, a ucl every 0 ue enjoyed themsel ves to their h eart's co nte nt. The Ph ilate lic So ns of America m e et was very poorly a tt e nded for a society of s uch stren g th. The o nl.y expla nat ion Mr. Ki ssin ger cou ld advance the writ e r was that h e e xpe ct ed ma ny of t h e A. P. A . members to s tay ove r for t h e P. S. of A . meet, but s uc h was uot the case. Th is was a perfec'11y correct v iew to take, but no excuse ca n be offe red for t he absence of t h e m a uy c ity (and vicinity ) membe rs . Th e So ns o f Pbi la t elia a nd the E m p ire State Ph ilatelic Soc iety' s convent io ns were held at Mill e r 's H o tel ; bolh societ ies occup y ing lh e sa u1 e roo1l1, a nd h o lding their lll eeliu gs a llernalely. The a ltenda u ce wa s sa ti sfactory, anrl eac h sessio n prog ress ed pleasa u t ly, good w ill preva ili ng throu g h o u t. The de feat of the VIRGINIA P H IL ATELIST as offic ia l j o urn a l of the E mp ire Sta te Ph ila telic Society was one n o te-wo r lhy event. This paper re cei ved t hirty -eig h t vo t es to twentynine for the N. Y. Plulatelisl, but the co nstituti o n framed a t t h e co n veu ti o u , preve nted t h e a w::ircl b e in g m ade, as a ~ two- thirds vo te of lhose p rese nt was uecessa ry to elect lh e official j ou rn a l. At the co nclu sio n of a ll bus iucss , a ba u q u e t was s er ved at T e rrace Garde n , a nd th e m embers ended th e first a unu a l convention in a mos t qui e t (?) aud j oyo us m a nn er. T be A. P. A., P . S. of A., a ud the S. of P., w ill co u vcue a l Detroit , M ich., in 189::>, a nd the E. S . P . S . in N ew York City agai n . The Na ti o nal P hil a t eli c Socie ty di d not h o ld a n y meetin g, a ltl10ug~ I unu erstood th:tt it was th e intent io n t o do so. \~ h e re, o h! wh e re a re a ll the eig hteen ce nts, Labuau , of th e 1892 iss ue comin g from ? This is the "erro r " stamp, the inscrip t io n on th e lower left h a !~ cl s ide readi ng "postal" ins te ad of " postage ." In t lt e Feb ruary uu111 be r of TH E VIRG INIA PHII.A T I~ LI ST, I wrote, " that a block of fo ur sold for $1. 15 " a t Bogert & Durbiu 's 9Jth sale. T oday I n ot ice they (t he s ta m ps) a re advert ised as lo w as ?line cents. Now, as tile face Ya lue is eq ui vale n t t o JO 4-5 cen ts o f U uited S ta tes m oney, i t is m igh ty s tra nge t ha t s u ch a s la m p ca n be pnrch asecl below face value , a nd th e dea le r to 111 a ke a rea sonable profit besides. T hi s s ta mp is a good thing to l eave seve r e ly a lo ne . On e of tlt e quee rest ya ri e ti es sh ow n m e r ecently , wa s what th e own er call erl a "broken plate va ri e ty . " It was a pair of 5 "s of t lt e firsl issue of Ch ili. T h e u pper le ft corner of th e seco nd sta m p (;·ig h t ba ud o n e ), a p ie ce of tlt e plate, a bout th re e- eigh ts of a n in c h squ a r e was act ua ll y Lruke n off. Th e p iece wa s so cl um s il y re- set, th a t lit e bonie r of th e pi ece i sl~ 111illinte te rs hi g he r tha n lit e re st of th e s ta lll p p rope r. The appea ra n ce of the sta m p is d ecided ly odd, and the fo rlnn a t e owue r h olds thi s variety at a hi g h fi g urP.; h e a lso cla i1n s that h e cl oes no t k now of a not h e r s n clt p a ir in ex is t e nce. �TH E VIRG INI A PHI LAT E LIST. A contimiali o n of the list of s tamps tha t a re being p urc hased on th e q ui et, by o ur sh ifty on es, is prese nted he.rewith. It is impossible t o m a k e a complete list , as t he stam ps in d em a nd by the s pec ul a tors Yary , and o ne m o uth it is thi s s ta mp , ne x t m o nth t ha t sta mp, therefore I rl esire it un de rs tood, tlla t I d on ' t cl aim t ha t th ese lists a r e entirel y co mpl ete. Columbian R e pu bli c, 1865 issu e 5c , lOc . Ma ny varieti es n o t yet cata log ued . Cy prus, 188u , 1d g re e1·1, Die A. Da ni sh Wes t Iu cl ies, 1873- 96, vario us valu es. Ma n y va r ie ties of pa per. De nm a rk, 1851, Nos . 2 lo 7 in cl usivel y , 10, 11 a ud 13. Dutch ! Bel ies, Nos. 17, 22, 32 to 39. A n e w iss u e is e x p eeled a t a ny m om ent. Fa lkl a nd h la nds , N o." 9. Finl a nd , No. 83 , 98 aml 11 0. Fra n ce , all ea rly iss u es , p r iced a t t e n ce nts a nd unde r. L a rge d ema nd . Ma n y un catalog ued va ri e ti es. Gold Coas t , 2 shilliB gs bro wn. G rea t Bri ta in , 1883-84 , o n e p ound, brown-violet. G reece , all ea rl y iss u es. N um e ro us va r ieti es . Th e re are e no ug h a lread y ca talog ued, but "there are oth e rs." H a nover , Nos. 1 a n d 2. H a"1Vaiia n I sla nds, Nos. 35 , 44 a nd 50 ; a nd ]8!)-1 issu e , es peciall y t h e 12 ce nt s valu e . All s tamps qu o ted a re in use<l co n rl iti ou . Co ntinu ed n e x t m on th . Boston Bits. HY BOSTON I AN . Th e s ta m p busin ess h e re is s teadil y im prov in g , n ow th a t th e season se ts in. O lrl iss u es of U. S . Reve nu es , just a t prese nt see m t o be c01 nm a mli ng m uch a tt e nti on , a n<l rleale rs re port t lla t t h ey a re rec eivin g m ore orde rs tll a n th e y h a ve fo r so me ti me pas t. M r. StoJJ e o f Concord, N. H. h as bee n visitin g t h e city rl urin g th e past m o nth a nrl acco rd in g Lo hi s id ea, (mid h e o ug ht 46 to kn ow ) the s urclrnrg crl $5 Documeuta ry sta mp, is o ne o f t h e co min g s tam ps . He reports a g ood de m a nd for t h e m here , a nd else wh ere. The Colo nial Sta m p Co., of t hi s city , h as purc hased t h e e ntire stoc k o f u nused c urre nt iss ue whi c h h as b e en impor ted by M r. E. A. S t e ve n s. T he de m a nd fo r u sed Ca nada 's , (m aple lea f iss ue l. is at p resent e x ceedi ng th e s u pp ly , by abo ut dou b le ; in fa ct so me of t h e hi g h er valn es are almost un obtai nab le , th e lOc de nomin a ti on being n ota bly so. T he foll owi ng fa ces h a ve b e e n n oticed a bo ut t h e Hu b re cently: J. A. Wainwright, No rt ha m p to n, Mass. , C. F.Bri<lge , Alba n y, N . Y ., A. E . Tutt le of the Bog ert & D Prbi n Co. , P hilad elphia , a nd H. F . Dunkho rst of Washington , D. C. Th e Y, c ora11ge Doc umen tar y is a t pres ent q u oted at $'1. 00 per she e t , a nd in so me cases, e ve n hig h er figu res th a n that. I see t ha t se ve ral New Y o rk d ealers a re ad vertising th e m a t Sc each. They h ave certainl y tu rned ou t to b e a g ood invest m e n t , for t h e ir fort un a t e possesso rs . R ece n t ly it h as been d iscovered tha t th e $5 news paper sta m p sur charged for re ve nu e is p rin ted two di ff er e n t ways. O ne s urch a rge r eads from t h e b ottom to the top of th e s tamp a nd in th e o the r fro m top to bot t o m. On e of t hese two rnu st t h e re fo re be i11 ve rt etl , b u t t h e questio n is, whi ch is whi ch ? At th e p rese n t writi ng none of t h e Bosto n deale rs fe el tha t th e ir p h ila t eli c knowl edg e is suffi..:ient to al low t h e m t o decide th is a ll im po rta nt qu estion . Nearly all th e sta mps of t h is de nomi na tion t h a t h ave bee n sold i n t h e Hub , read fro m to p t o botto m . B. L. Dre w & Co. h a ve p u rch ased the old l!. astern P!tilatelist from ed it or Pinkh a m o f Ne wm a rk et , N . H ., a nd it is s la ted tha t Mr. S 1n iley is to be editor. 'I'he size of t h e paper is to b e r ed uce d . �47 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Canadian Notes. BY C ANAD IAN. Mr. Mulock m e t with an en thus iastic receptio n since hi s r eturn to Ca nada, but not more enthusiast ic than he deserved. He we nt as Canada 's rep rese ntative in conn ection with the Imperia l Penny Postage, a nd p e rformed hi s pa rt well in a n ac'l: that agai n places Canada in a prominent position be fore the worlrl. Th e re is no d o ubt but that the P enny P ostage scheme w ill be a succ ess, e ven supposing that there shou ld be a slight loss of re ve nue , which ther e is no danger of i f it is properl y managed. Th e A ng lo-Saxon ra ce are the firs t as correspondents, which is a n ackn owled ged sign of a hi g h sta te of c ivili za tion , a nd the increased intercourse, whi ch will inevitably t ake place with a ch ea p postal rate, will m o re than cou nt er-ba la nce a n y poss ible loss of r eve nu e, in o n e rlepa rtment, b y bringing about a n in cr ease of t rade. Mr. Mu lock says th e re will he a diminution in reyenue to th e postoffic e d ep a rtm e nt of $50,000, if th ere s houlrl be no in c rease in t h e a m ou nt of mail m at ter sent, b u t there will be a n imme nse in c rease, a nd w ith a fa st m a il se rv ice t he increase w ill be still g reater , in fact the fas ter the serv ic e the g r eate r the in crease. The E lrler Dempter Stearnship Co . o ffe r to ca rry the m a il for noth in g, which tho ug h a mag na nimou s offer . a nd macl e in a busi ness way, it wo ul d in our o pinion be fa lse economy to acce pt ; for a fas t m a il ser v ic e is ess e ntial to the fu ture rle\·e lop m ent of t h e country . Because a T oronto wh olesa le hous e wanted its le tt e rs d e li vered o n La bor Day t he Toro n to pos to ffic e d id not 'o bse r ve this Do 111ini o11 h ol irh1y t hi s year. Busin ess is ve r y slack a nfl cleale rs rl o no t see m to h ·t ,.e t he e ne rgy or th e !llon ey to a d ve1tise. If a stamp b us in ess is k e pt up during the s umm er m o nths the dealer mu st adve rti se fr e el y-in good pap.ers of course- a nd the soo ne r Canadian dealers awa ke to this fac'l: the be tte r it will be for the m . Speculation in Newfound land s ta mp s is still at its h eig ht. Th e D . P. A. ca nnot long exist if its 1nemb e rs indu lge in th e pe tty wa rfare upon each other, t ha t they are uow wag ing. Many of the rece ntly e le cted officers think more of th e ir own p e rs o na l interes ts involver! tha n of th e interests of the socie ty which they were el e cte d t o wa tch ove r. Many Ca nad ia n c oll ecr ors are u sin g th e pa trioti c e l1\·elopes, w ith Union Jack a ud Stars a nd Strip es crosse d, in th e ir correspondence. Good irlea t oo. Th e ne w pos tal no tes a re in u se a t all offices a nd a re me e tin g with ge nera l appro val. The n o tes a r e th e same s ize as bank notes a nd are issu e<l for certain a mounts only. Th ey a r e a chea p a nrl safe m ea ns o f sending s mall re 1nitta n ces through the m ai l, but are n o t nego tiable in th e Unite d States . Th e h ig hest denomin a tion of th e n otes is $;) , anrl th e cos t of se nd ing that a m o unt down to $2.EiO is .3 c e nts; from 82.50 t o 50c is 2 ce nts , a nd fr om 40c to 20c is 1 cent. The rlepos it in th e Postoffice Sa vi ngs Bank h ave in c rea sed during the pas t year n ot withsta ndin g a ll asse rti o ns to th e contrary . Th e Customs De partm e nt is r e fusin g to accept Jubil ee s ta mps in pay m e n t of rl 11 ty . \Vi th Ocrober w ill en rl the accepta n ce at th e Cus to ms Departm e nt of any s ta 111 ps fo r duty . IT is said t ha t Li e ut. Pol o, of th e M" ri a T e r esa, h ad a ya lua ble sta mp coll ec tion rlestroy ed with that ill fate d ves,;e l. U ncl e Sa m a lso put to soak a coll e c tion of nea rl y 2500 postage s tamp s, m a ny of th em ex tre me ly rare, a nd the prop e rt y of Micls h i p111a n Morr is, o f th e Vizcay a .- E vergreen ::itatc PM!atelist . �r r I l TH E V IRGINI A PHILAT E LIST. English Items. T h e a nnual r e p ort of the P ostmas terG en.eral fo r th e year e nding Ma rch 31s t las t, co ntains so m e c urious fac ts . More t ha n half a million s terlin g (£593,947) was fou nd hy th e postal a uth oriti es in uu deli verecl le tters whi ch were ope ned in t he Ret urn er! Le t.te r Offic e . As m a n y as 38,860 let t ers we re p osted w ith out add r esses, a nd unaclclressed parcels rose from 8,649 in the y ea r 1896-97 to 12, 143 las t year. . More th a n 7, 000,000 l e t te rs a nd11l,620,3 74 book packets cuuld no t be delivered to th e perso ns fo r whom th ey w e re int e necl ; thi s is ascri b ed ma in ly to circula rs b ein g Sl! n t o ut to addresses fo un d in o ld d irec tor ies. The Gove rnm e nt of India hav e ta k e n th e prelimin ary step t owards th e introd uctio n of Ocea n Penn y Postage. Th e rate for inla nd letters is to be red uced to o n e a nn a fo r o n e a ucl a h alf tolas, whi c h is slig htly m or e tha n one o u nce. This r edu c ti on is to com e into o p era tio n o n Oc tober 1. Th e sale of H ospital S ta mps h av in g pro \·ed s u ch a s u ccess last yea r , it has bee n <lecid ed by th e committee of the P ri nce of Wales Hos pital F un d to issu e a n ew se t fo r 1898. T h e n ew issue will co nsis t of fo ur s ta mps eac h hav in g a d ist inc t d es ig n, \1·ith a face va lu e of l s, 2 /6, 5s a nd JOs respectiyeJy . Th e l s s tam p w ill be prin ted in r eel , t h e 2 /6 s ta m p in b lu e, th e 5 / in da rk g ree n , a nd t he 10 / in a lig hte r shade of th e sa m e color. T h e d es ig n , whi ch h as bee n selected by .t h e P rin ce of \Vales, in cl udes a Yig n ette of t h e figure of Cha ri ty , th e won1s "Prin ce of \.Vale's Hospital F u11 d," w ith th e elate 1898 in th e t op righ t-hand corner, aud a fac-s imilie of th e P ri nce's signat ure a t t h e bo t tom of each . In th e cas e of the 2 /6 sta m p th e j1e11r-de-l1s wi ll take t h e p lace of t h e ·prince of Wa les' feath ers w h ic h are iu trorlu ced into t he rlcs ign of 48 th e others. T h e mos t ex pe ns ive s ta m p will a lso display an orna m e ntal border contain ing . th e rose , s ha m rock, thistle, a nd le ek. Th e work of prod u c tio n h as again bee n und erta ke n by Messrs. D e la R u e & Co. , a nd th e s ta m ps w ill be issu ed on S e p teu1 ber 20. The p resent iss ue will consis t only of 340,000 sta m ps . SUCH s p ec ia l , "seCtional" (if we m ay sty le t h em thu s) iss u es as Mekeel's " New Yo r k" boom ed ition a nd Scott 's " Pacific S lo pe " numbe r, un do u b t ed ly prove of in calculab le b en efit- no t a lo n e to the seCtions so co mm e m ora ted, b u t to p liilately at la rg e. \.Ve admire a nd hea rtily e ndo rse suc h en terpri se a nd vim , especiall y as we can a pprecia te th e labor conn eCtecl th e rew ith , a nd t h e fra t ernity can no t b u t b e- a> th ey are-ind ebted to these " hu s tl ers" in phila tely's ca use. WE ARE in deb ted t o Mr. G eo . S . Dave n p or t of T oro nto, On ta ri o, for srx~ c i mens of the '' ne \v '' 11 e \v Canad ian ~- c and 2c ; also th e n e w Ca nad ia n fo r eig n pos t-ca rd. -This p ost-card is ve ry pretty-steelp late prin ti ng . The sta m p is th e m aple leaf ty p e. 'iVill that be c ha nged to the fig ur e-of-va lu e t ype? Ou.R fri e nd W' m. S . Ah ern, who has been spe ndi ng a t e n -clays' vacation in the m a rsh es of the J ames on a sora-hu n t , has ret urned lade n with game a nd t he prove rbial '' fish-s tori es . '' He did not run across a n y philateli c ga m e t h ough. CORP ORALS \.Veckert and Bu nce of the 2cl Regim e nt arriverl with the ir respect iye co m mands in o ur c ity, \vhere th e " 2d " wi ll be q uartered unti l m ustered out of se rvice. \Ve are glad to aga in greet ou r brother p hil 's after t h eir long absen ce. �49 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. The Selma, Alabama, Provisional Envelope. ROY B. BRADLEY. ~ Ti s indeec~ seld.0111 .in this day a nd tin.1e ~ th a t a philatelist 1s the fortunate discoverer of a n unca talog ued provisional envelope of the Confederate States of America. Speaking bri e fl y , Mr. R. S. Nelson, a stamp hunter a nd philatelist of .Birmin g ham, Alaba ma , bas di scovered fou r specimens of a n unca ta log ue rl provisional en velope , issued b y the postmaster at Selma, Ala., in 1861-Mr. W'illia m H. Eagar. Mr. Nelson has s ent us the four e nvelopes for examination, tog ether with state m e nts a nd other facts reganling t heir issua nce. W/e illustrate one of th e spec i1n e ns above: The provisiona l envelope illus lrater1 above is on white or whitish paper. Three of the spe cimens a re on white, the remainin g one o n o ra ng e. Two of the specimens on white a re unused, One of th e u s ed ones is addressed as in the illustration ; the one on orange to " Miss M. Gertie Goodwin, care vV. W. Goodwin, Macon, Mis s. "-the other two to "Noel Pitts, Co lurnbi a ua , Shelby County, Miss." and '' Mrs. M. E. CC1noley, Selma, Ala.,'' respec tive ly. Mr. Wm. H. Eagar was a ppointed postmaster in 1860, but owing to th e outbreak of the Civil wa r , a nd the confusion r esultin g therefrom, h e did not r e ceive hi s a ppointment until May, 1 86~ . Mr. Eagar's daughter, Mrs. Turn e r Saunrlers. h as found his appo intment by PresidC'nt Davis, which we reprorluce , as it m ay be o f interes t. rfP1&fn - ... -~- .6. • .1- r""--wv- f..>'-' ·· ~ irt . :~ �TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELI8T. JEFFERSON DA VlS, PRESI DENT OF TH E CONFEDERATE ST.'\'l'ES OF Ai\IERICA, TO AL T, WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS, GRE ETING: KNOW Y E , T hat repos iu gs pec ia l trust a nc1 confide nce in th e Int egrity, Ab ility a nd P un c tua lity of \Vm . H . E agar, I Have Nominated, a nd by and with the ad vice an d co nsent of th e Se na te, Do App oint him Postmaster at Selm a , Dallas Co . , Ala ., and do :rnthorize a nd empowe r h im to c reate a nrl fulfil the duties of th a t Office, acc o rdin g to L a w; a nd t o have a nrl h old t h e said Offi c e with all the powers, p ri vileg es , a nd e m olumen ts to the sa m e ri ght of apperta inin g unto him , tll e sa icl W m . H. Eaga r, subj ect to the provis io ns of the Co ns titu tio n a ud th e I4a ws of t he Co n federate Sta l es. In testim on y wh ereof, I have caused th ese J4etters to be made Pa tent, a nd th e s eal of t he Confe derate States to be hereun to affixed . Gi ve n nuder m y hand, at the ci ty o f Ric hm ond , th e 23rrl clay o f May ,...._,.___ in the yea r 0f o nr Lord one thous SEAr, a nd e irrh t hundred a nd s ixty-two. 0 By the Pres id e nt: J E FFERSO N D .-\. VI S . J .P. BENJAMIN, Sec ._of State . Mr. Ne lso n is so me what of .a" s tamp hunte r, " a nd ha s m ade man y a ni ce "fi nd ,'' a 111 ong \vhi c h \Vere U ni on to wn, Ala., Ath e ns , Ga., Ma c:rn , Grove H ill , Mobile , N as Liville, New Orle an s, etc. E ach of hi s Selmas was di scov e red in different local iti es at d iffe re n t ti1nes . Mr. vVm. H . Ea ga r is now r1eceased , bu t hi s t wo c h ildre n, \V111 . H. Eagar , Jr. , a nrl M rs . 'l'u rn e r Sa und e rs , a re no w li ving in Tennesse e , a nd th ey s late tha t their fa th e r p r e pa red a n un11Jer o f e m ·elo pes with t h e "Paid 5," s ig n ed t h e m w ith hi s s ig na tur e an rl sol<! th e m over the co unte r. W hil e in ves ti gat in g t he hi s tory o f th e Selm a e n vel opes , Mr. i'l'elso n ha d the good fortun e to m ak e the acq ua inta nc e of a Mr. L y man , of the fi rm o f L y m a n & Store, bo ok and s ta ti o n e ry tleale rs o f llirn 1i ug ha m , Ala . Mr. Ly ma n s tates th at h e res id e<! in S elm a rl urin g the war, 50 a nd tlla t he c ond ucted a book st ore there for some twenty-five years. He a lso sta ted that he distin c.tl y remembers Mr. Eagar s ta m p ing , s ig ning a nd s ellin g the provisional e nve lopes over th e co unte r. As to th e ge nuin e ness of the signa ture , we have secure d the following affidavit from t he son and d a u g ht er of Mr. Eagar. T HE STATE OF T ENNESSEE, l H.UIILTON CO UNT Y. j Personally cam e before m e , J. P. Hosk ins, a Nota ry Public in a nd for sa id State a ud county, \ Vm . H . E agar, Jr. a nd Mrs. Turner Saunders, who o n oath say tha t t hey are the children of \ ;\/111 . H. Eaga r Sr. a nd that said \V'm . H. E agar, Sr., was the post m aster at Selm a , Ala ba ma, from the y ear 1860 to th e year 1865 a nd dnri11g tha t time in ch a rge of the postoffice a t t ha t place, a nd t ha t he is now dead. Affiants further sta te that the signatures of t h e said \V'lll . H. E agar S r ., whic h a re e ndorsed o n two en ve lopes n ow sho\\· n u s, one directed to : "Mrs . J . F. Conoley , Montg omery , Ala," and postmarked : "Selma , Dec. 5, Ala.," an n indistinctly s tamped: "Paid 5 " just under tlie name of sa id Eagar , a nd the other directed to: "Miss M. Gertie Goodwin , ca re of \ V. \V. Goodwi n , Macon, M iss. ," a nd post m a rked : "Selm a, 20, Ala . , P a id 5," just u nd er the n a m e o f said Eaga r , are both ge nuine. ,...._,__ lVIRS. SA UNDERS . SEA I, \\l i\f. H. EAGAR . '-v-' Sworu to a n d s ubsc ribed before m e thi ~ th e 30th clay of June, 1898. J. P . H OS K!:<I S, Nota r y Publi c . At tlle recent c o nv e uti o n of the Tex as Phila telic Asso cia tion, I s ubmitted a p h otog raph o f on e o f tbe S elma enve l · opes , a u d th e mem b ers present were uu.anim o ns in th e op ini on that it was a leg itima te pro vis io na l e n velope o f the Co n fe r\ e ra te S la t es . I s e nt two spec im e ns to Mr. F . No y es, who sta te s : " The Selm a s ta mps are quit e in t e res ting . If Lil ey h ave b e en s old ' ove r the counter' th ey are ce rta inly leg itim a te provis iona l e m ·elo p es. " -· l 011e S tar State P!ti/atelist. �51 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. BY JOHN PAALZOW. All Publish ers are reques ted t o send o n e copy direc t to the Review Ed itor , a t No. 1018 Pnrk Ave., Ric111nond, Va . , U.S . A. Our Re view closes on September 2.'jth . Received the foll ow ing journ atS : VOL. NO . American Collector, New Oxford, Pa. 5. 1. New E n gla nd Phil., Jamaica Plain s, Mass. I. 2. Weekly P hil atelic Era, Portland , :11e., 12. ·18-50 Eve rgreeu State Phil. , Hnrtlnnd, \Va s h. 10. 5!>. Interna ti o n a l Philatelist , St. J oseph , ~Jo . S. 1. 2. !) . Int erpolilan l\·Tagazi n c, O m a ha, Neb. 7. 1. Lone Star S tate Ph il a telis t, \Vnco , Te x. l\tekee l's \Veekl y S ta nt p News, St. Louis, 12. !J-l I. !\1issouri , Metropolitan, Phil a teli s t, New Yo rk , u. 2"2-2-l-21i. 2-1. :J. Phil a te li c :11 on thl y a nd World. Ph ila. 7. I. Phila te li c \ Vest , Superior , Nebr. Phila te lic Bull etin, Snl.e111, Ma ss. 1 Youth 's Rea lm, Boston l\1ass ., H era ld F,xch :i. nge, Ne w York, I. 4. G. FROi\·I CANADA. Philatelic Ad vocaf~·::Berlin, 0 11L. Philatelic :\'fesseng e r, Ilo ies.l ow 11 . N. B. l'' n. I. ;). x. :l. 8. FRO:\I ABROr\D. 8. 2. Philatel ic J ourn a l of Grea t Brilain, Sa li s· 8. ui. bury, E n gla n d , Le Titnbrophile Gaulo is !\l oyen ma nlie r France. 2. 22 . Der Ilrie fm arke11ha ndl e r 1 Ile rlin, Germ a 11 y 8. 4. The Australi :i. n P hil. , Syd n ey , N. S. \V . 4. 12. Stam ps, Ru sh<lcn, E11 gl a 11cl , In The America11 Collectoi' M r. S . A. D. Cox speaks of " The Fasc in a t ion o f S earchin g for S tamps" a nd tells well what it is th at m akes the devotee of P bila telia care not into which p laces he dives, if th ere is t h e re motest chance to find something tha t will increa se his collection and give him some d upli ca tes to exchan g e for wha t b e has no t in his collecti on . Th e mora l c ou rage, of which the auth or speaks as being a n ecessity to the successful stamp -bunter mu st be of a very pronounced quantity, fo r h ow ofte n h as the hu nter to put up with ridi cul e and scorn when he approaches a m a n or w@man e ither, wh om h e thinks can aid him in his search or give him permissio n to look o ver old le tte rs. How often is he looked upon as a specim en of mild lunatic and h as to h ear rem a rks th a t people would not make if they did not slig htl y doubt hi s sa nity. -But we a ll are wi lling lo put up with thi s if in the end our search is r e warded with those treasures we look for so eagerly . And y et again, how cheerfull y we resign ourselves if the hunt is unsuccessful and h ope for better lu ck next time which, howe ver, lik e to-rnorr~w , m a; never come . Stamps has au editorial oil "The Off Season " whi ch is timel y a nd which we copy in toto. "There is nothin g more na tural tha n tha t at this season of th e year, wh en th e exc ursion age nt stalks a broad , and the sun a nd th e sea-side Hotel proprietor form dark p lots to entice us from our busy rlesks a nd duties , we should for a little while n eglect our h obl.Jies and to wu a muse m ents un til the newer attractio ns a re stal e a nd spe nt. Ye t every y ear so soo n as this feel in g becomes apparent, o ur pllila telic j ournals, or at all events, tha t major proportion of them th at are the offi cial orga ns of th e ir proprie tors sta tnp business , rise up iu sh ock ed rlisp leasure, wrotll that we sllould be so fickle aud inco nsta nt to o ur ll obby. The tenor of th e ir iudi g n'.l nt rem'.lrks is evenl y consisteut a nd n eve r va ri es fro m y ea r to y ea r. '!he only n o ticea bl e varie ty is tha t some a re more heav il y postma rked with pess imis ti c forebodings tha n th e re st. A tran s-Atla nti c coll te mporary has been enquiring of vairous dealers fo e ir opinions as to the st'.l te o f thin gs in the trade over there, a nd thou g h the reports, wh ich of co urse were writt en for publication, are not b ad, th ere is a u underc urrent of wistful lo ng in g for the fa ll, in • �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. every o ue of them . The war of course is blamed for the dullness, and one ge ntleman optimisticall y remark s ' wheu Spaiu is properl y whipped I confidentl y look for a g reat revival in the stamp business.' Another co nsid ers that the Fourth of July h olidays a re responsible for the slackness, while a third vag uely speaks of tile ge ne ral commercia l depression. Lookin g at this from a collector's stanclpoint it seem > a bsurd that o ur friends in the trade should so wilfully close the ir eyes to the inevitable fact tha t we must put as ide our albums at holiday tirnes, a nd tha t the strou ges t enthu sias m cannot, to speak figurativel y , withstand the h e1t that is now prevalent. They should remem ber that sta mps are not our uecessities, th ey a re onl y our delights, a nd at a seaso u when rival eujoyme nts ta ke us out of our llomes iu the evenings we ca nnot follow our hobby so closely. Besides it is well, we think , for philately th at we do for a few week s in the y ear tak e a little r es t fro m the som e what close stud y our sta mps require, for it is certaiu our eutbu3ias m will afterwanls return greatly str eng thene d anrl in vigora ted aft er its littl e h oliday ." The notes in T!te L one Star State Philatelist ou Con fe de ra tes are always readabl e and th ey a rc a theme to whi ch o ur journals so uth of Mason a ud Dixon' s line sh ould g i\7e their bes t endeavors for to the So uthern collector the y are mos t interesting, a nd the time is ge tting u ea rer every clay wheu it will be almost impossible to prove if a uy n ew discoveries a re entitled to rec ognition or u o t, fo r the men who served in the Post Offices of the Confederacy are by this time old and as they and their i mm eel ia te cl esceuclen ts die it beco'lleS h arder a nd !lard er to establish facts wllich in their lifetim e they could prove by a ffid av its. So all h .:rnor to th ose of o ur So uthern j ourn als 52 who devote to Confederates _a g reat· part of their space a nd attention. Th e new cover design is a very appropriate one for a representative Southern Stamp Journal, but if we might suggest an impro ve ment, we think the cover would show so very much better if it was printed on calendered pa per. The Anstrqlian P!tilatetist of July 25 contains a very interesting accQunt of the clever way in which certa in stamps of New South Wales were provided with forged waterm arks a nd so their value increas ed from next to nothing to quite a ha ndsome fi gure . The story in brief is as follo ws : Early in April Mr. Freel H age n of Syd ney purchased seven stamps of tile imperforate "Diade m " iss ue wh ich was iu use in the Colony from 1854 to 1862. The stamps bore errors of watermarks, the 2d stamp wm. 8, the 3cl stamp wm. 2. Mr. H ag en sent four of the sta mps to London, one of ea ch kind to Mr. C. J. Philipps a nd Mr. Perkitt. After se ndin g these sta mps Mr. H agen's suspicions were aroused by hearing tlla t other copies of th ese ra re stamps were be in g offered for sale and h e at once wrote hi s London correspondents to return th e stamps as he had fe ar that the stamps were faked. Before the letter of recall reach ecl London however one of the lXt rties remitted to Mr. H agen the m o ney fo r the sta mps se nt, showing that these well kn ow n a utll o rities h ad accepted them as ge nuine. Mr. H age n tried to have the P. 0. a uthorities take hold of the m atter, but a fter co1isideriug the m atter niue weeks, he was inforrned that if Ile thoug h t he had been fak ed to proceed aga inst the p arties who sold him th e stamp~. Mr. H. had, durin g the time the P. 0. a uthorities were m aking thei r in vestiga ti on, pnt a detective to work, so when th e go vernment would not take h old of th e m atter, he ·was prepa red to lodge c0111plaiut against the sellers of th e �53 TH E VIRGINIA PHIL AT E LIST. stamps and to h a ve th em a rres ted . The p a rty who sold the sta m ps t o M r. H age n was a youn g m a rried wo ma n wh o with h er hu sband, a J a pa nese e ngra \·er was ch arged w ith forg in g th e s tam ps . Th e way in which thi s was do ne sh ows co nsiderable i ng en u ity a nd it was so well ex ecuted tha t eve n e x perts we re de ceived. Th e s ta mps we re g e nuin e , b ut h ad be en trimm ed cl own as fin e if n ot fin e r th a n "13l'e Prussia n sla m ps o n so-call ed g oldbea ter 's s kin. T o t his t wo lay ers o f pa pe r we r e a ttached , bo th cove r in g th e entire s ta mp. Both pap e rs a r e ve ry white a n d exceedi ng ly thin , o ne a ppea ring thinner tha n the o the r, bo th simila r to fine J a pa nese ri c e pa pe r. Th e thinnes t is a ttached t o th e s ta mp a nd the wm. is eithe r imp ressed o r cu t o ut. T he seco nd pap er is placed o ver t he lot . Th e m ucilag e used in fast e nin g the pa pers t ogethe r mus t have been ve ry s tron g t o wi ths ta nd the boiling as a pplied in E ng la nd a nd the soa kin g g ive n in S idn ey fo r t hree hours a n d th e n placing in bo iling water. This wou ld not se pa rate t hem a n d M r. H. was una ble t o re mov e the lay e r3 of pa pe r i ntact. H o we ve r it p ro ved bo w the fra ud was perpe t ra t ed.-vV e ca n only h ope tha t t h e s ente nc e in thi s cas e w ill be as se ver e as in t he case rece n tly i n N e w York i n whi ch the s ell e r of faked H orsema n carrie rs rece ivefl on e yea r in th e pe n ite ntia ry. Ev ide ntl_y t h e t e xt-books o f ge ograph y in som e sec ti o n s of Fran ce a re n ot u p to elate for h o w else could L e T i111brop!tite C aulois call th e Tra ns-M ississip pi s ta m ps as issued a t' 01tasion de l' esp osition d ' Ornalw. Su r ely t h e W est wi ll 11'.l ve to assert it self a n d see to it t h a t its la rge cities at least , b'!come be tte r k now n i n some of the ba ck d is tri cts of fo r e ig n coun tri es. \ Vbil e th e m a nag e rs o f th e Omaha ex posi ti on w e re abo ut it, t hey oug h t to h ave in s i ~ted o n ha vi ng t h e ir c ity mentio ner! on t he s ta mps fo r as we unde rs ta nd i t, th e sc h e m e was o ri g ina ll y gotte n up to ad ve rt is e th e Ex posi ti o n , a nd h ow ca n it do t ha t if th e " reat City of Om a ha is not e ve n menti o n ed· on the lab els . Wi th the Aug us t issu e Tlt e Ph ilatelic Bntletin cl oses its Volume I. and a n no un ces tha t it h as p a rc h as ed 'Fit e T en nessee Pltilatelist a ud H om e /F orker. \Vhile we will mi ss th e la t ter fro m o ur e x cha ng e ta bl e , s till we ca nn o t help but think tha t it is bet te r to h a ve ins t ead .of a g rea t numbe r of weak pape rs , a sm alle r num be r of rea ll y g ood pap ers a nd s u c h ca n o nl y be m ad e thro c1g h a goo d s u bscripti on list an d liberal adv ertis ing pa t ronag e. \Ve wi sh th e Pltilatel ic Bl/.Lletin th e succ ess it des er ves . Tile n u m b e r of Aug us t 2ith of Th e Weekly Pliitatelic E r a co nta ius a full account o r th e thirtee nth a nnu al con ve ntion of th e A. P. A . Th e nu m b e r o f Septemb e r 10 r ep r ints fro m th e A11ter ica n J onr nal o.I Pltilately tb e a un ou n cc m e nt o f th e S cot t S ta mp & Co in Co. not to p u blish the S ta nda rd Ca talog ue thi s yea r: b ut to postpo n e its iss L1 e tin S pring or Su mm e r of 1899, ho p in g tha t by tha t tim e co nd itio ns i n t h e trade will be s u c h as to a ll ow a tru e r a nd s ta ble r basis of va lu es to be quo t ed . No doub t fro m th e ir sta ndpo in t t h e S co tt S ta m p & Coin Co . a re rig ht, fo r t h ey kn ow full we ll tha t if t h ey issu ed a Ca ta log ue t hi s fa ll they wou lu h a ve to fo llo w in th e foo lst e ps of t h e ir Ge rm a n coll eag u es a ud hav e t o 1nake a sweepi ng r ed uctio n iu t h e g rea t est nurn be r of sb mps , a n d as th ey ad ve rt ise t ha t t h ey sell t h eir s tamps a t Ca talog ue price this wo uld of ·course mea n a s e ri o us loss t o th e m . O n th e o th e r ha nd is it jus t to co ll ec lo rs t o k e e p as t h e Sta nda rd Ca t alog ue o ne of s u c h infl a ted values, tha t ni n e-te n t hs of th e d ea lers wo ul d lie willin g to sell a t fr o m �THE VIRGINIA PHILA.TELIST. 54 50 to 75 % di scount fro111 s u ch prices. Tile Philatelic Jonrna l o.f Great Br£t\Ne think a nyway tha t th e ~ta11dard ain g ives in its August iss ue thi s valua ble should not contain prices at which a advic e to the new collector. \Ne quote: certain firm is willing to sell th e ir s tock, "V ery li ttle h as been said of late but should be m ad e u p of prices such as about the Ne w Collecto r but we a re glad hav e been obta ined a t auctio n sales and to notice tha t m o re a nd more our advice a t whicl;i ,the bulk of the trade are willing is ta k e n \\' ith r egard to the collec ting of to sell. It would be on ly when s uch a new issues a nd s ta rt with current st amps state of a ffa irs ha s be en reached that instead of running after old issues which such slurs will be im possibl e as a write r in too man y cases will leave bla nks in in Town Topics casts in a rece nt number the collections, which perhaps ma y in di sc ussing the A. P. A. Conve nti on never be filled. h eld in New York ,iu \\·hi c h s tarnpdeale rs . The present ti1n e has neve r been suraud collec tors are call ed so rn e unpleasa nt passed in thi s r espect, new issues n ecesna111es, a nd the hobb y derided . There sita ted by changes or 0ther postal reis,however, a gra in of truth in th e ex t ravquiremeuts co m e o ut in s u ch rapid sucagant statem e nt h e m ak es , as follows: cession, that even from a monetary point " Anybody who has mon e y to was te ca n of view the profit on a moderate e xpentest the stamp idiocy very easi ly . Go to d iture of current rates must be e normous. a dealer a nd purchase a $1,000.00 coll ecOur publishers h ave a t present stocks of tion, then tak e it to ano th er dealer-or sta mps , which only arrived when they indeed th e sa m e one, a nd see wha t h e we re already out of issue at their respecwill offe r for it-$600 at the mos t." It ti ve o ffice s. St. Lucia 2d.; New South is, h owever easier t o find fau lt tha u to Wales 2d .; Cuba and P orto Rico ; Cansuggest a re m edy. Would it not be a ada ; G uatem ala, n ot to m e ntion a h ost gra nd thing to h ave a n assoc ia tion like of oth e rs, offer a fa ir fie ld in this respect, th e A. P. A. a ppoint at its a nnual cona nd we ca n only advis e our readers not vention a committee composed of repreto hesita te , b ut to fill the spaces while there is ti me. The prices for s u ch sentative men,who ,throug h their experistamps a re bound to go up , and the r ee nce , would b e enabled to make the prices of stamps a n ywhere near their valu e, fore do no t delay a u d buy at to-day's prices . The adv ice g ive n is s urely good. a nd wh y should not a ca talogue so go tten There a re m a ny s ta mps now current up a nd priced be accepted by collectors which in the course o f hum a n events are as S ta nda rd rather tha n the price-lis t of a bound to c h a nge soon , n o tabl y among corpora ti on. - I t is on Iy throug h ag ita ti o n them th e s ta mps of the British E mpire, tha t reform s are accomplished, so le t u s for whi le we trust th a t the Queen m ay be stir things up, a nd perhaps so me day s pared for m a ny y ears, s till it is n ot imthe re m ay be a S ta uda rd Catalogu e s nre possible that e re lo ug the portrait of the e noug h . -The above h ad been writt e n Prince of \ Vales will adorn the English when J11ekeet's Weekly S tamp N ews of a nd Colo ni al stamps. Speakin g of ColoSe ptember 15th ca me to h and . Iu it we ni al , brings to mind a short squib in the find : The A. P . A. could indulge in no sa me numbe r of P. J. C . B . "Great di sg rander am! more u se ful work tha n in covery by t h e Timbrop!tite Poiterin N o. preparing or ass isting in t h e compila tio n 40, page 74 , to b e exact as to the place : C. of a trul y priced ca ta log ue. If s uch a A. the wa ter m a rk on the British Colonitas k were well beg un , th e r ek ind led als m ea n s "Colossal Age n cy." \Ve e nthusias m of m e mbe1s mi g ht ca rr)· it sh o uld consider the writer a"colossal ass. " to s uccessfu l co mpl e ti o n. ~ �JUST OUT. OMAHAS! A BOON TO PHILATELISTS. International Philatelic Collectors Directory WE ARE PAYING LIBER AL CASH conta in s over U500 a ddre sses of acti ve coll ectors iu a ll parts o f th e wo~· ld. A m erica, E urope, As ia, Afr ica a n d A u s tralia.. l\IJany add~·e ss es have notes a dded 1nentio11i11g lhe specialties coll_ec ted and th e l ang ua ge in w hi c h correspoudeuce 1s a nswered . Lis t of abbrev i a tion s in E n g lis h, Ge rman a nd French. EYery Collector and Dealer shoul<l h ~we PRICES FOR USED OMAHA S T AMPS IN ANY QUANTIT Y. SMALL LOTS ACCEPT E D. i> /il~ 0 $1.CO pos t fre e . Registe1·ed Sc ex tra. Payn1e nt iu tuouey order , or u nu se tl 2c U . S. postage s t a mps , full gu m. [29 a TROJAN STAMP CO, TROY, OHIO. A. C. DERLAn, 62lc Bramhall-ave., Jersey City, N. J ., U.S. A. Reference , First Na ti o n :l l Da nk . Cash \ Ve wa nt lo buy sta mps and colleclious a nd For $20.00 (NO CONTINENTALS) If yo u have bought o n e packet se nd for another. It will be different from the first. Your 111011ey back if y ou want it. TROY, OHIO. R EFERENCE: First Na ti ona l Bank. THIS IS FOR YOU ! Are yo u a men1ber of t h e P. S. of A.-t h e lnrgcst Society o f yo un g coll eCtors i n t h f1 wor ld? If not, se nd yo ur n aine t o t h e Secreta r y, a n d ~e t an a pplication b l ank and a cop y o f th e Officia l Orga n . C. W. KISSINGER, Sec'y, 18 N. E:e ventb -st., Can YOU R E:ADI!\G, PA. Read English ? THE STA MP COLLE CTOR' S HA N DBOOK is for yo u. Yo u don ' t kn o w a s 111uch a bo ut t h e technica l t e rn1s used i u P hil ate ly a s you would li ke to know . This littl e pa m phl e t is ju st t h e thi n g to help y ou o u t. Price, p a p e r Z.5c ; clot h, 50c. C. W. K I SS INGER, 18 uorl h E le ve nth s tree t , Rea d in g , Pa. colors of the war Revenu es are bein g changed, some o! the present issue will be scarce soon. I will send an €ntire set 20 distinct varieties X, 1, 2, Jr 4, S, 10, 2S , Soc and $1.00 Docum entary. Ji, !-:\, %, y. % JI, l Y., 2, 2x , 4 and Sc Proprietar y , for '70c ir y ou will permit me to send yo u selections on approval. Xe Documentary , orange, unused. rare .. .. $ 10 ~3 .oo •• 40 $3. 00 .. ········· ····· ····· ···· ······ ········ . '7S All the above for $1. 80 money order. (>EO.,J .CARrER, 265 Halsey -st .,Br9okl:}'n.N .Y. THE WHOSE CAT- ALOGUE V ALUE I S OVER $20.00, FOR ONLY $ 1.lO. Stamps TROJAN STAMP CO., $1.50. A PACKET OF 1000 MIXED STAMPS Desirable s t amps are w illin g to pay li bera l prices . Send 0 11 yo ur A t once, ~ood For eig n o r U .S. T h e cash 1s r eady. for Hampden Stamp Co., G RANDBY, MASSACH USETTS. ---- - · - - -- You---9 Buv AT AUCTION ? DO If yo u clo, I beg to in form you, that as Au c ti on Manage r of So n s o f P hil atc li a , I hold bimensua l sales, wh ic h a r e pub lis hed in the "Ameri ca n Collec t or. " It costs not hin g to bid. Se nd for circula rs , biclui ng bl a uk s ,etc., to WM. A. MCDONNELL, (A u ct io n M' g' 1· S. o f P.) 1646 Madison-ave., N. Y . CITY. If you wa nt to make MONEY BUY YOUR STAMPS FROM CARI ON P. o. Box 2457, SAN FRANCISCO, �The sta mps of Paraguay, UuruMurphy's Hotel · / sold g ua y a nd Hawaiian Islands, boug ht and exchanged by ~ RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. 1\1os t centra ll y located for bus iness, sights eeing a n d p leas ure. JOHN 11-! UR PH Y, PROPRIETOR . ----·---A .u s t_raln s i ~n postage stamps, all ~i lfe r- 5 0 Se ent, 1nc111chu g 0. S . aud OBSOLETE, for nd a n y co untry's unu sed s ta m ps to 8~d . ]. G. GRIFFIN, 350 George St., Equitable Bldg, Sydney, N. s. W., Australia. H.efc re n ce: E:d ito r THE VIRGI NIA PHILA T ELIST . DON'T READ THIS! WM. A. McDONNELL, 1646 Madison-ave., N. Y. City. I BUY STAMPS. ~~~i~¥~~AVE YOU GOT? I SELL STAMPS • li\yho ny onnotappro s e n d for a_ se1ecva l at <..>0%. A. c. Trask, 87-18 La Salle Street., Chi cag o , Ill. " From California." E ight <liffere nt 1;1in era l curios fo~ncl \Vrite y o u r n ame au? a.ddr~ss o n n pos- in the S ierra Neva da M ts . for o ne dime jft ta l card a n<l send 1t to E. E. Parker , Dea ve r Dnin, \Vi s. , a nd it will b e in serte d free of a nd a 2c stam p to help pay postage. ·ee charg e i n the l11tenrntio11al Sta1np coll ec t ors Directory. I BUY STAMPS FOR CASH OR EXCHANGE. Send me your cl upl icafes . John B. Gardella, Jr., Newtown, El Dorado ;C~.. E. E. PAR.KER., Now I s Your Chance 60% Beaver Dam, Wis. STAnPs 60 % ON APPROVAL GOOD REFERENC E w. c. HARDY, REQUIRED. SALl':M , Calif. To get good stamps o~ a pprO\·al at 50 to G~ discount off li s t prices by s ending good refere nce . I want to buy s tamps, w h at can y? u offer. S. E. flEDFOR.D, 485 Nort h <Jlst -st., PH ILADELPHIA , PA. VIR GINIA. GEORGE .M. WEST, Bookseller.Stationer, Engraver, Printer, and Binder. .(• An y current issu es , unused , s upp li ed c!teap . S t. V in cen t at fac e valu e. \ VRI'l'E ME FOR PRICES, ...... IT WILL PAY YOU!. ... ... .... . ~""' "'~~O~".~ STAMP AND KODAC ALBUMS, 834 E. flain St., Richmond, Va. BRITISH - WEST - INDIES! .~ bC:~IC.Nt:R. R.tcu.4t2~1>.VA- <:::....._<tanaba 1898~ Complete Set of Ma ple Leaf Postal Cards and Letter Cards. l e g ree11. l e ca r mine . lxl c b Jack . 2c red , (o bs o lete). 2c da rk blu e , I ,. C. Jc b lnck. 2c g r eeu . i.{c ca rmille. A \·ery ::t ttr acti \·e Se t. W . C. PROUDFOOT, Box 11. Kinl!stown, St. Vincent, Br. W. Indies. Post paid with 4c Oma ha Stamps . , . 2'7 cents. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI STAMPS. ••The Postal Card Reporter,'' For oul y G5c, o r its eq uh·a le ut in. un u sed st~ n1 p s ....... .. No. 3 .... of an y co 11nl r y , I will se nd , pre pa id a ud r egis te re d w ith Trau s - 1\l i ss i s~ ippi s ta mps , l e t o lOc va lues . wi ll be r eady son1etime in Octobe r. 20 diffe re nt U. S. e utires , p ost a l ca r d s and s ta m pa s k i n g . Add1·ess, e d e n ve lo p es. JOHN PAALZOW, F ree fo r th e A . Lohrneye r , RI CIH lON D, VA., U . S. A. n2 N. Glhnor St,, B!il timore, M4. �DEALERS! VIR G INIA H E R E TH EY AR E. l i nc h es . 76 colu1n n .. L colun11i.. l pa g e ...... .. . SA L E . rn K in g \ V i l li a m Co . , V n . -J mil es fro m ra il wn y . Nav ig able r i\· e r .!.--:1 mil e fro m h o 11_s e , vVe ca ll your attenti o n to th e fo llowin g combination a dvertis in g ra tes jus t ente red into b y 7 he J11011treai Philatelist a nd T HE V IR G I N I A PHIL A T E LIS T . Y o u r ads . wi ll b e publish ed in bo th pa pers a t th e rates quoted bel o w- tha t is, iu two lea din g p a pers a t a c os t o nly s li g htl y in a dva nce of one. I mo. ... ... $ 70 1 35 2 00 4 00 7 00 F OR No. 1. ATTENTION! I in ch . FARM S a m os . (j S L 60 8 00 ii OU iJ OU JU OU m os. l year ~0 OU i) 00 !l 00 16 ()() HU 00 S::; 00 0 00 15 00 :JO 00 50 uo T h ese co m bi u ati o 1! ra t es a r e n v;:1. il ab le o nl y i n th e e Ye u t th a t cash in fu ll p a y m e nt acco m p :i.11 ies c op y . This i s iro u cl a d . AD D RESS, w ith !J fee t drnfl. Th ree a nd a ll :llfh o ur s drl\'e fr o m R ic h 1.u o 11 d, Vn . 2500 a c r es sa n d y 10 :1111 la 11d a b o ut 1800 acres cl ea r ed, n~ :-; t or ig inal !'r o w th t imbe r. A rt esia n w t:l l at h o u se . r•:x t e 11 s h ·e tnarl beds 1111 d e rli e w h o le fa rm . ro. 2. In N o.tto wa v Co . , \ ·a . UU7 a c ie ...; , ·I m iles fr o m 1·a i1 way. Adapt e d to cere al s , ~ ra ~se~ a11 d espec hl1 y t o b acc o . Fi11 e h1·ic k 111 a 11 s iu 11 . N o . B. 111 f.0 11 is o. Co., \ ·a . ti mi les fr o m C. & 0 . R . R . J780 a cres. e xce lle n t w h e a t o. n <l t oba cco la n d . Good tim b e r. No. ·L Jn Fl11 va 1111 a Co . , Va . C . & 0 . R. R . nnts thro u g h farm , d e p o t a t bar n and S tea rn s p ost office 100 y ard s fr o m h o 11 se, a 111 a g 11i fi ce 11t l ·J r o o m br ic k m a 11 s io 11 . F ar m c o 11ta i11 s 11 87 a c res , o f w hi c h 2;j;1 acres a rc ce lcb nlt e d J a m es Riv e r lo w g-ro 1111d s . V ie w fr o 111 h o u se m ~1 g 11i fi · ce ut . Ab 1111da11l o ri g in a l g- r o w th tim be r . Fin e g r a i11 1 g r n:-;s, loba cco a n d s lack fa rm . No . 5 . A dj o i11i11 g- th e a b ove, -l;jtj ~ 1 cr es best upl a 11d iu F l 11 va1111a Co., Va . Sple n d id o ·op s o f ce re a ls, g ra sses a 11 d to h acco. No. U. S m a ll e r fa rm s fo 1· s a le i n o th e r pa rt s of t h e State . A ll of th ese p la 11 la ti o 11 s are a m p ly s u ppl ie d w ith fresh n 111uiu g wa t e r , sch o o l , c h11r c h , p o ~ l office a nd ra ilro a d fa cili ti es a u d are b e in g c 11ltt· va t cd by th e O\vners . P r ices r e a so n ab le a t1 d t e r m s s a ti s fact o r y. No la u d s e x c h a n ged. F c 1· pa rt icu la r s a d d r ess th e o wu c r s THE VIRGINIA PHllATELIG PUBLISHING COMPANY, Franklin Stearns, Jr., Sec- Treas., P. 0. Box 6-, RICH M ON D , VA. , U. S . A. rn FRANKL I N S T E A R1' S, a nd FR A N KI. I N STEA R N S , J R. , P. 0 . Bo x G, N. ll ll 1 S lree t , R I C l-l l\ I ON D, \I ,\ , U .S . A. LJP=T0=0ATE STAMPS OMAHA STAMP S F R EE! At very L ow Prices. All St1mps a re T o e ve r y ;Jt h 1; urc! H1Fe r o f m y "O m a h a Pn cke l " o f 1000 va d e t ies o f se l e~ l e d fo r e ig n s t a m p s I w ill - - Unu s ed in P. 0. Sta t e. - Newfo un d l and Cabo l s, 1, 2, 0, 4, 5 a u d 6c ... .. ..S .85 - 1897 P r o ,.. is io ua 1, l e o u 8c typ e I. .. ... .. ... .50 - 18117 " le 0 11 Be t y pe l! . ... ..... ... .. . 1.1 0 - 18!J7 le 0 11 3c t y p e III scarce .. 5.7:j - 18DH, Jc ca rm i n e a n d Zc o rau ge, o bs ole te .08 - l SDS , 11 e w issl! e, X , l aud 3c.. .. .............. ... .08 S ie r rn Leo n e, 1 884 -D~ . 8p ye ll ow .... .10 - LHS·l -92 , 4p b is tre. .... ..... .... .... ...... .l ~ - 1805 , 6p r ed v :o !e t.. .. .. .25 - 1 8!J~ . ~ co tt ~ o . ?!-i· o u p sca 1~ce . . .. . .. .60 - 1801 . S cott No . u!J , - /2 0 11 'P sea 1ce.. . ...... .nr) N ige r Coast , 1802, )/,, 1, 2, 2)/, , 5p 1ist U2.. .no - 1893, l s h b lack , scarce .. .. l.00 - 1894, )/,, 1. 2, 2)/, , 5p a u cl l s h ..... ...... . .75 G ibrn l t a r. l 881i , 1'o . 8 a n d il , X a n d l p . 11 - 181;9, !Oco n l p rn se .. ..... ..... ... ... .... .. .OD - 188!1 , 2:)c 0 11 o u 2p b r ow 11 v io le t.. . . .. .. .2.j - J S.~fJ, 25c o n 2).'6p hl u e..... ...... ... .. ... .. .. . l :j ~a m b i a, IH87- D, Y, , I , 2. 2).<:;, ~.·I , up, ! s h .115 Tu 1-k s I s l a n ds, 1P87-U, l , tip, !sh. ,r,5 - l tl~J.J -.5 , .J p a n d 5 p . .. .. . .. ... ..... . ... .. . .. . .. . .. .:!:j All P . 0 . s t a t e . Blocks .J sa m e r a te . 111 0. k e n s p ecia ll y o f wa nt li s t s . I wa n t yo urF. P o~ t age :! c ex t r a o u o rd e r s ks:; t h a n 6 0 ~ . Pl'i ce l is t free . *0 f C . E. HUSSMAN, 4320 W . B elle Pla ce, .' t . L onis , Jlfo. I CAN "EXC H ANl.E GO OD AN D CO MM ON S T AM P S BY 100 OR 1000. 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Ow ing to th e wa nt of tim e I a1n n11xi o 11 s t o d ispose o f m y s t ock a ud a m try ing th is m ea n s o fa s s ist a u ce . Look th e a bo ve li st over nn d co n s id e r VO lll' h id. All orde rs u nde1· 50c n1us t be acco mpa 1-1i ~d b y r e turn p o s l a g e . A ll s u ccessful bi d d e r s will be n oti fi ed a 11d upo n r ece i pt o f mo n ey yo u r o r d e r will be fo rwa rd ed pr o mptl y. ALLAN Box 773, MAC NAUGHTON, St. Catharines, CANADA . WILLIAMS & CO., PHILATELISTS Casilla 989. Lima, Peru. Adv::tnced Co ll ecto rs (1 ) . \ Vh olesa le a n d Re tai l D ea le r s in South A m e rica n S ta n1 ps (clea rin g n. £1200 s t ock ), i11 clu d i11 g A splendid a ssortm e nt fro.1 11 Fa lkl n nd I s ln 11 d s . P hil a t eli c P u b li s h e r s . Sole Age n t s a n d Co rrespo u d e nts in Pe ru fo r 80 P hil n le li c i\1a g a z i11 e s . P h ila t elic Com mi ss io n A g e nts (u n eq u a ll ed r eco r d fo r s a les , i. e ., £. 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S ~ 1-fJ'\.\J" CK , l Oi R ue d e l a Lo 1s t it u lio :i , A n ve r ri, Be .g 111 .11. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." 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Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 2 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistOct1898 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4072/VAPhilatelistSep1898.pdf 8f657dc7747eee98aba263659d344852 PDF Text Text Vol. II. SEPTEMBER, 1898. No. 1. THt VllfGINIA PHILAT[LIST �i i i THE GENERAL~!:!~~~,~~;:,~~~~:u,, , i !~I=::~~'-~~y~~~"'~'i ! i i $ i~ i i i S S HAVING REARRANGED MY ENTIRE STOCK I DESIRE TO BUILD UP A LARGE APPROVAL BOOK AND WANT=LIST TRADE. 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O t h e t s are m ee t th e wa n t s o f t h e m ost a d vn 11 cecl co ll ec t o 1s at fi g u r es m ost t e n so n :ible, co n s 1s t e 11 t w i t h l h t: g t a d e o f sl:i m p s I c :i 11 y i1 1 s toc k I a 11 1 c o 11 sta 11tl y p 111 ch a s 111 g c o ll ec t 10 11 s a n <l ca n fi JI ; DESIR.ABLE FOREIGN. " I11 d 1cntes 111111 .-..e d, n il o t h e 1 :".l " Hr B c c hu :111 a la 11 d I S~7, " X l 1 g h tl ~ c 1 11 c c le d lll )' p 111 •• . •• . •• ~ IHU:! ··I, l s h g ree n .. .2 * J."l!H , :.! p bi..;t r e . ... .... * Dr. Ce n t. A fri cri '!lS. J p 0 11 :1..;h gree n.. ::: n r. Col um b ia P-IUti . :;p h lu e ... ....... . ..... . :;'Hr. G 11i a 11 :i 18."l:l, S I g-r ee11 a n d b la c k . A Ca 11 ad n 1:;,:; 1, lip v io le t , lai d p :1p e r. .. .. .G == " R eg is t e r ed. 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Th e 111ter11 :1ti o n n l S t :-1111p E xch n n ge-d o u ble va lued a ll owe d . On T,o n d o 11 '' Ha zn:i. r ' ' Re fe re n ce R egis t e r , n u cl n 1e m b e r s o f J11t e r11 a li o11 n l S t a mp Oe:lle rs As --oc frtt io n , Ue rli 11 , j D o min io n P hil n te li c Associa t io n. (Ko. ISG.l I A m e r ica u S t a m p Exc h a n ge, Bos to n. St a m p Dea le rs P ro t ect h· e As:-;oci n ti o n , {1'o. l ~. ) I Sociedad Fi la t e l icn A r g e 11ti11 n . 111t e n1 n ti u 11 a l P h i ln t e l is t e 11 - \ "e r e i 11 , l Jr esde n , Oester ri c h e r P hil n l e ti s t e n C lu b, Y ie nn a . ( t\o. HH l. 1 Co p e 11h nge 11 P hil a t e li c C lu b. A m e r ica n l ' h iln t e li c Associ:i ti o 11 . 1 l) e 11 t sc h c r P hi l a t e l i s t e 11-Ve r hn 11d . C oss11 i t z. I 11 tc r 11 :1 ti o n n l Phil ate li c U 11 iu 11 . Soc iet a 1: iln l e t icn ln te ru nz io n a le, }{ 0 111 1.:. S o..: ie te F r. 111 cn i ~ e d e T i 111 1J r o log 1c . Su uth c.:r n P h il ate li c A ss o c ia t i o n . J 11 ll: r 11 n t io 11 n l l' h iln 1e le 11 Rant e lc 11 C l11h, ::\ I1111i c h . P h i lateli c :-io u s of A m e r ica , e t c . , e tc . I I J t··_i; ~ O u r i11 ess , will l :l pnged Book le t , co11 t n i11i 11 g pr ice l b t a n d a ll p a rt ic u lars n ecessary for n pro spe r o u s h 11 s t o i n trod u ce 11 s, a n d will i 11te r es t yo u. It is free :in cl c:-i n h e o bta in e d fro 111 !'e r n~ J. F . IJ O DC· E . Ne w Ox ford , Pn., U . S . .-\. ::\I.-\ TTHE\\' R . K N I G l-l 'J' , 0:-t k H ill , Chnrl o l.t e C o., K e w Br un s wi c k , C nn adn. S ::\IYTII & co., I Ca m pbell R o. id. Il o~co nt be, Ho urn e 1n o 11 t h , E 11 g- ln 11d . C IIR . S:\UER L A ND, 1-l e m e r , i . \ V. , Ge rm n u y . Y \ · 1-.; 1-<.T 0.: T EJ , J,11". R, Cn l eri e clu Co mm e rce HI , .-\ 111 i e 11s, Fra n ce . ·r . SC H ENCK, .1 07 R u e de la Co n s lilut io n. A. 11 ,·ers , Be lg- i11m . '' It is n 't Nice. Stamps. '' ~~~ 111 s u ch fl M n t l.l l}1 1P1Jil11 t e lic 3 011rn 11 l. I f y o 11 ha n : 11 o l y e t see 11 :i co p y. se n d ro 1· n spec1111 c 11 :it 0 11 cc. Ac k 11 o wl e d g:ed ns o n e of th e h cs l s t; 1m p p:tpt..T S p 11 !Jl i ;; h ed. A sp le ndi d lll l' <i i11 m for :1dYe r l i ~e 1 11 e 11 t ~. C i \'l· it :i tri fll I >enlt:rs ;111 d Col lec t o r s. Sl "B SCR.1 1.'T IO:'\, wit h t h e \"1nc1:-.: 1 A l 'lllL ATEJ. 1:--iT, t h e tw o p :1per:-:. fo r J:l m o n t h s, post fr ee ~ ~ I d. Addre ss to til e l 'n h l bher. 1R us()be n , 1R. $. ©., J£nola nb. Judiciou s Selection o f AdY e rlisi n g- ::\ l e d i 11111 ~ J 11 s ure l lea le r:-: Su ccess. A ll nch·' t in T llE l ' llIL A TEL I C • L o LI . ETL'\' l "lt I ·:q u a ls the He:-; t ' ' ) r cnp:-: Jn an·eJ0 11 s 1e :-; 11 lt 8 . \\"c reac h t h e b 11 y- i11 g d:is:-:.. Ask 0 11r a <lve rti ..;er~ :1 l>o 11t it. :->.'\l":\l K l ·:A1; S 'l' A,11 ' IX l' l ' H., Cll . , S.·\I Y 'I , '1 .-\ SS. Hox !l!I , l'ulilishers. a p 11 hlica t io 11 ns th is ! T HE \ " 1 H.tiI~I.-\ l'l-lf LA T E I. IS T ) lu ~:1_\' Th e Colu m bi a n Phil a t e li st is t h e lks t pn hl i~ il ed; 11 0 1· l hat !_ne R o<:_k y _~_':'._~~a i 1~~ai:n p i~ t h e 1-' re t tiest : o r th nt T he Am e r ic a n C o ll ec t or \J :-1s th e w id est circ u ln ti o n . b11l. wh e 11 you ca n 1 il :l\'e t he fu 11 r 111 0 11t!Jl y p11hllca tiu 11 s for u 11 e yenr foi-0 11 1\· H c;lf a D o llar yo 11 cn 11 j u dge for y o 11r ~ df. j 11st :- ec th e f 1111 yo u g·et. Atldres ...;, J . F . DODGE, l' u h" S e nd C en t s fo r a Si x M o nth' s T r ial S ub s c r ip ti on t o th e 10 Lon e ''' S ta r '~ :\' e \\"" nxford, l'n. S t ate ::: P hil atelist, WACO, TEX AS. As :i n 11u i11ce m c.:·11t Lo S11 h s c rilJe ,,-e w ill n ll ow \·011 :i :~O - w o rd Ex c hang<.: :\' o ti ce F H. EE . ::\ le 11ti o 11 ··Th e ll n 1Hbom est ;o; rnrnp P:1pe1· in .\ 111 e rh.::1. " �FREE! ij, S. PfRIODIGAl SIAMPS. JSU5 iss ue, wink. l e, 2c, 5c, JOc, 25c, a nd 50c. To the FIRST and ever)' TENTH sendin g 111e 15c for one ye3rs' s ubsc r i pt io n to Canada 's Lead i n g Sta m p Pape r , ltbe !IDontreal lPbilatelist, \\'ill r eceh-e FREE a u H11H sed Xe Jubi lee Stnmp . But y o u m u ~t 111 e n t io n th e \ ·1n 1:1NlA P H ILAT EL I ST . This offer is goo d thi s mout h o nl y, se n d at o n ce. Th e :\'I ontreal Philn te lis t i s recog ni zed ns Ca nada 's fo r e m ost paper. I f y o u want a paper th nt br in gs !'\ews, a n d rt emr-; o f I :\ T E R E :;T , s ubsc ri be to the i\I. P. Set of 6 Values for $ 1,25, A ll of the abo ve are iu fin e condition . I I h ave n fe ·w set s w hich a r e ~t ot as fi n e ns a.liO\'t" . a ud a r e p e rfo rate rl al th 1·ee s id e~ o nl y, w h ic h I <iffe r for $1.00 FOR THE SET OF 6 n il U, S, STAMPS , AT FROM 50 TO 83 VALUES. 111 rn sed. wit h foll o n g- 11w l ~ um PER CENT DISCOUNT from S t:lndard Cn lal ogue pr ice:;. ;).S th Ca t. i\Iy pr ice . pri ce. No. ~ 'l. no ~u .io H 1 8 ~1. Be r ed ... ... ...... .. . ~ Ult Oc 1111 ~e \"ered pa ir ...... . -II 1; ()(J Revenue Collectors! :;c bl o ck o f fo ur ....... . -II ;{ 7:'1 1 .j u 1H;J7 Uc b r ow n .. . ~o \\"e an: r u nning a Re \·e 1111 e Ue p a rtm e nt o f t;U HO 10-1 J:-ili'.l '. :le b la c k ..... ..... .. ... . ge:it interest in t h e :'\I. P. ~ IJU '.le b l ock o f f o u r. .. IU~ A yea r s} s u b scri p t io n fo1· 100 used Om a h as. x , .-) l 8ffi' It: hl u e, e mbossed .. l~- 1 Owiug t o th e ~uc ces..; o l thi s offer, nck e rtised i11 20 OU . le b lock o r fonr .. . ..... . 1~- 1 T11 E \ "I RG IST A P111r. A T E LI ST Inst m o n th. I lrnve I OU 1:;1 1 d ec id ed to co ntin u e it f111 o th e r m o nth . Su bscribe I ·"ba, l~ 1~f~~t '~~· r~·,·, ·1 i:i OU :it o n ce . h owe\·e r , its y a m · In s t c h ~111 ce :it t rH: a I IBl I :!•"'1 J.'570 , l e 11 ILra111a 1·i 11 e ... .... .. ma .''t";:t r, :i n cl se nd fo r a 10 110 I!)~ le bl oc k o r fo nl 51) Free S a m ple Copy . I Ut• :;c g ree 11 ... ...... . -I OU rn:) He blo c k o f f O HI and ju s t noti ce h ow \\"~ h ave ·I 00 lffi' ic Ye rmiliu 11 'l. f ) Improved The Montre a l Philate li s t. :!"iO 1 ~7ft. I.Jc r ed orn n ge . . . .. .. . I :,u :!70 1:""1c bl ock of fo ur . .. .... . 1 Oil I UU :!"Ii OUc bl ack . .. .. ,, 00 :!72 XOc bl o ck of fo 11r .. ... j'."') 'l' 2!J;j J ''2, Uc r ose ·I Oil [>!)[, lie bl ock o f foui-. . ... . . . - - - -0.- - -A NO HEH.. YEAR'S subscription to The MON- :LH7 IUc hrow 11 . ... .......... ... TR EA 14 PHILATEL I ST, Canada's bes t s ta m p pa per. fo r the fol lowUSE D U . S . JOO 0111ah a 's, a u y va lu e. :~-1 e i th er -le o r .jc. :!5 Sc or Hie. I iiO c . ~5 Special !JeJi,·e n ·_ JOO assorted Posta ge Dues. X-5 Colu 1u b ia n s asso rt e d . ~o I o r :!c. -W l ". S. J8fl0- J8f!.') !)c S h e rman. :L!1}' :!U!J 10c til nck .)!l;j Stat e Jc g-r ee n A II I .~· (.5c . J() ..... .jU f> UU i •lU .. .. ... . .... .. ... X •10 · 510 Ex ec11ti \·e lk ca rmine ... . ll:lli (;:!Li Ulj,"' IOKfi Ju"- I 1 0~8 Tteas ury, k ye l l o \v bru w 11 .. .... .. X T n:ns ury , hluck of fo u r . .. . . ...... . Jnt e 1 io r , 10..: verm ii iu 11. . \Sifl. :le bla ck 1-'er i od i c n l :k b lack Periodi c nl 7•J -l e b l n c k i ' e ri o d i c<i l : 3:~ ;'JO U11 ~~cb11~~\.~~i· ~~\ 1,~,~~ 1. ... -· 1 10.11 ; !00!1 ,; g1~ 1;cJc 1-ed Periodica l. .. . I\ k b la ck Pe r iodical. ... . 12c ca nni11 e l' e ri odic;d ... llU 2r, I .jO ~-l e carm in e I eriodica l !Olil :-,u 60 ;{:"", <le !> lac k I- eriod 1ca l Ill>\!• IOtiO HOc. ·.> ;jU IOc ye ll ow brow n I 50 FOREIGN ST An PS, USED. iiOc. ~11 :-; tri-111 ;) l .00. ik> ii vi;1 :!-:i mi xed Depa rtment st-i mps. w ill exc h ange a llll11t ed amou nt of :td\·ertising space fo r s t a1 11ps to fill np ul\· stock. Send li st of what vo u h ave a1icl what yo u wan t for it. - SPECIAL TO DEALERS. l l a\ 111g m a de..· s pc.::c 1n I .11 1 a11 ge m e 11t :-, '' 1th T 11 E I vnri e t ie!-' ..... S lJ-1 1L ·1 l\· c • • • •• I ::~,~~'i{' : :: ::::: Brit bh G t1i ana .. Bul gar ia ... . . Ca n ada...... t~~~fo?ifCood H ope C h-il i.. C l1i11 a .. "!.:"1 .. \'~: or, ,-, Oi ~~ :. . .. .... . I~ tt:s"~i~t s;{ e tC j{h rn. a· 1 1 •0 JO . _1·; 1 ca .-J .. r; 1'!1 · . T e t m:-. Ca!-ih \\1th 0 1dc1. 2c ex ll a w i th . o n.lc: 1·s u nde r .JOc . l "uu sed s ta m ps_ n o t acceµ te. 1111 p~ 1y 1 .... . I ,{.J · ···•OU · m e nt . 1-' l en~c re mit hy hi ll ~ o r P . n . :\l n 11 e~· Cash with copy. Uiffe n: 11 t ..::upy CH I\ he sen t fo r o i·de r. the tw o :l{IS l< a Les fo r larger sp;-ice : lll<l 1..·0 11 lraCl n111.:.· ... free 0 11 applicat ion. ·\ddn».;;s, \" 1R c:1;..;1 1\ l-'llIL A l' EI I ST, l \\ 1l l 11 1sert adYe1 11se- 111<"11l" 111 l1o th the \ I o 11t1 e <d a nd \ ' 11 g 1111 a " l'h1 late l1 ~tc; · a t n 1ed 11 ced ta""Lte as fo l l o \\"' ~ ~ ~ 1~11 c h.once .. . . . . .... ,'~' l h1 ec.::}t11H::.·.. ·· ·~ .I. 110 .;:: - • • c 11 e pu 11 > RUDOLPH C. BACH , -I 51 Sangu i:i et=st., ° CC 0 1 111 1)t a n 11 1Xl c. F. Rothfuchs, Mo ntrea l, Can. 66 Huntin g ton -a ve., Uosto n, Mass. �EVIR-GINIA DHICAT VOL. II. RICHMOND, VA., SEPTEMBER, 1898. Our A nni versary Stamp. Fri e ud s, oth e r s, stra11 g ers, lhi11k u ot th at w e speak , we m er e1y bnbbl ei yet but h en r us ou t ; we will be brie f-im part to nll the fact lh nt thi s most ~ :icred day w e so 11,·enir in ju st CO!l 1m e m ora ti o 11 of o ur b irth. S ince 'ti s but m eet , 11 t1 d practi c'd o ft , tlwt th ose wh ose life possessed a n ho 11r o f g reat e \'e nt sho uld h o no r it it1 fi t memori al 0 11 ench recurrin g dat e . Cr;))EADIN G goyernme nls, lo co mmemorale so me notabl e e \· e nl in tlle ir political, in d ustr ia l or traditi onal llistory, have iu recen t years prepared special pictoria lly s y mb ol ica l postage s tamps s uitab le l o l it e occasion , more or less to t:he ch a gri n o f our cla n. The roundin g of th e firs t volum e of Tiu: VIR GINIA PHif,A'fE r.151' marks s tlch an epoch in its hi story and, fo llowin g th e above 111 en ti onecl pr ececlen ls, we h a ve det er mined to c o 1J1memorale in a s i111ila r ma n n er. \ \i hil e phila telists in g e nera l a ud th e S .S. S .S . in pa rt ic ul a r , a re opposed to s pecial, specu la tive a nd u nn e cessary e mi ss ion s of pos tage sta 111 ps, we tru st our little ''Jul>ilees" wi ll esca pe the ban of tll a t au g ust body in as mu ch as th ey a r e dec id ed ly a nd e m p lrn ti ca ll y 11 ot a s pec u lat ive iss u e , intended to re pleuis h o ur d e pl e t ed c o ff e rs (by the way , w e k ee p o ur few s ll e k e ls i u a wood e u bag) but th ey a rc merel y a g r ee tin g to phi la tely-a lov e tribut e to th e sc ie n ce , wi t h no aspira ti ons to a ::. pa ce in S co tt's, S e u f' s o r S ta nl ey G ibbons ' . But lo t h e e 'e n t \\"C c e leb ra te : iu ,\ ug us t, l SBI, thr ee e n lh us ias l ic co llecto rs of Ric hm oud , Va . , put th e ir h ea d s toge th e r e No. 1. - ---=---·---·-to co nc oct a scllem e by " ·hich to unite V irgi ni a collectors into a State Assoc iation and publish a p llil a te li c mo ntlll y . Th e three we r e Mess. Fran klin L . Kerns, Franklin Stearns , Jr. , a n d Aug us t Dietz . No ti me was wasted . A prospectus wa s iss u ed, in vitatio ns extended to V irg inia collectors, a nd in Sep t embe r of tha t y ear appeared the iuitia l uumb er of THE VIRGI N IA PHILATELIST. S imulta u eo usly \\as he ld th e fir s t meeting of The Virginia P llil a t e li c Asso~ iatio n , a n organi zation effected aud officers e lected. The rn e tco ri c prog ress of both Assoc ia t io n a n cl official journ a l is phi la telic hi s tory , and t o-day the projectors of the sc h e m e m ay with p ri de look br. ck u pon a m ission we ll acco m p lish ed . Iu Novembe r , 1897 , Mr. Kern s , y ieldi ng to the press ure of o ther duties, severed his co nn ec ti on with The V irgi n ia Phila te l ic P u blishing Compa n y , uuder wh ic h style th e prese nt 111anag e111ent con tinu es to pub li sh th e Asso c ia tio u 's officia l orga u . It b e fit..; not \1·e ll to over- in dulg e in ego ti s ti c fl ig hts, ye t th e man y un sol icited tokeu s o f 11 pprec ia ti on a nd express io ns of p ra ise bes to wed upo n our p hil a t e lic p e ri od ical iu til e pas t lw ch e 1u o11lhs co uld no t but, as th ey h a\·c , a fforded us a g reat m eas ure o f pl eas urable prid e, h e nc e , iu les li m o n y o f o ur a pprec iation , to these friends , a nd lo p hil a te ly in g enera l ,d o " ·e d ed ica te this , o nr Anniversa ry ~ o uY e ni r ~l a mp , \1· hi c h bea rs the lik e n esses of our b u ~ in e s s m a nage r a nd ed i to r . TH E YIRG I :-< I A P H IL..\ T E I.JC P UB . Co .. R ichm o ud , Ya . �4 THE V I RGIN I A PH I LATELI ST. vVI TH thi s numb e r M r. Joh n Paalzow ass u m es cha rg e of the Rev ie w Depa rtm e nt of TH E V IRGI NIA PHIL ATI~L IST , a nd publishers a re aga in r eques ted to send one co p y o f their p u bl icati ons ad d r essed t o h im a t 1018 Pa rk Av enu e, Richmond , Va . The thorou g h n ess wit h which thi s e m in e nt p hil a te list co nd uc ts t h is depa r tm e nt sh o uld m a ke it a s ource of mu c h valuab le imfo rmali o11 lo coll e ctor s. \ 'VE wou ld aga in call a ttention t o ou r o ffer t o b ind Vol. I. of TH E V IR GINIA PHILATELIST fo r our su bscrib ers a t the nomin a l cos t of 75 ceu ts .-'J:' he t wel ve numb e rs s ho uld b e s e n t u s j!at, a cco mp a nied b y the a m oun t, a nd nam e a nd :id d ress o f s ender. AN ex ceptio na ll y fi ne a rray o f ba rga in s for the c oll ec tor will be fou nd i n th e advertis emen ts of this our A n ni versar y n u mbe r. Upo n o ur sugg es t io n specia l o ffe rs h ave bee n m ade by ou r patron s thi s m ont!J , a nd we trus t t h e r eturn:; fro m th e ir adve rt iseme n ts w ill d e monstra te th e "p ull ing q ua liti es " of T HE V I RG INIA PH IT, ATEU ST a nd ins ure it t heir va lued pa t ro nage t h roug h out Vol. II. \VE HAVE printed-a n extra la rge e dition of th is n um be r a n d a r e se n di ng th e m to many n ew co ll ectors wh o b:ive never before received a coi; y of T HE VIRG I NIA PHILAT ELIST. Th a t t hi s will prove of great be n efit to our advert ise rs goes wit hout say ing. \.Ve have selected 1,000 na m es fro m D er/am 's P!ti!ate!ic Directory , besides our regul a r s u bscr ibers . \Ve shall continue to do t h is. Th e wide -awake dea ler wi ll find i t to h is a d va ntage lo be repre sented in Xo. 2. TH E F A ITHFUT, few wh o brave rl the wind a nd ra in s howers to a tte nd the Aug us t meeting of the V irg inia Philatelic Association on th e ni g h t of th e 10th b ad the pleas u re of me e t in g a n o ther of th eir "fighting members . " J ust as Corporal \ Vecke r t , who h ad been ordered ba ck t o Ca mp Cu ba Libre, was bidding fa re we ll to the boys, a b r on zed Vi rg in ia volu nteer s tood a t" sal ute" i n the do orway-Joh n B un ce, o f th e 2nd Reg t. Va. Vols. -S ecuriu g a t we nty da ys ' fu rlo ug h, li ke a t rue ph i! ' reported a t o uce to h eadq ua r t e rs . John h as bee u enjoy i:; g the bes t of hea lth a nd e n t erta in ed th e boys 'till la te wit h tales of ca 111 p l ife , h ard-ta ck a ud b a rd d r ills . ] US T as we a re abou t to close o ur form s w e a re g re e ted w ith ro. 1. Vol. VIL of T ile L one Star State Pltilatelist . T ruly fr ie nd Brad ley h as b eg u n hi s n ew y ea r a usp ici o us ly , a nd n o S o uth ern c ollector s h o u ld be with ou t Th e L one Star . \Ve ex te nd o u r wa rmest c o ng ra tula t io ns . \.VE ARE ind ebted to our fri e nd M r . Archie G . G ib b , fo r merl y of 1S t. J ohn s , for a spec imen o f th e n ew 3c . r e wfoundJand , ora nge . Tb e D uchess o f York is the lad y who h as bee n h on ored in h av ing her port ra it o n the de no min at io n th a t h as th e la rges t c irc u la tion. Mr. G ib b a lso writ es t ha t t h e in fa n t so n of th e D u ke a n d D uc h ess o f York wi ll a ppear o n th e ~c . va lue wh ich will p robab ly be o n sale thi s rnou t l! . Tile 5c is t o appea r abo u t the firs t o f n ext year. TH E VIRG I NIA PHI LATELIST a nd T he Per/orator (co m bined with Penusy) fo r o n e yea r , on ly 30 ce n ts- th e ha nd som est and th e most 11ewsy. �TH E V IR GIN I A P HII.A T ELIST. Reminiscences of a Confederate Stamp Printer. BY AUG . DI E T Z. ~ Jll UST a t ll1is tim e , whil e a re virnl of iu te res t iu th e sta mp s of the Co nfed eracy is m a nifes tin g itself, a nd em in e n t phila teli c st ud e n ts h e r e a n d abroad a r e devotin g th eir a t te nti 0n t o th e s u bj ect, it is to be ex pec t ed t hat we of th e South co utribut e our mi te t o thi s liisto ry of tb e Co n federate s ta m ps. But it is n ot to a lllinute trea ti se of nn y s p ec ial s ta mp of th a t hi st ori c series I sh all devote this sk etch ; it is ra th er lo th e r e minisce n c es of a v etera n of th e "la t e unpleasantn ess," \\"h o , d u rin g tha t s torm y p e riod, was det ail ed to R ichm o nd o print s ta mps; a ucl , I da re say, th e p hila te lis t se ekin g soluti o ns of d isput ed po in ts, or add ili0 na l fac ts, m ay be di sappointed; h ow e ve r - "" e sh all see . Pe rch a n ce so n1e of ns !J ave, a t o n e l ime, passed a n ight in the co untryF R A NK iu so m e mite - bellit11t So utheru pla n ter's m a nsio n: U nd er the very cou c h up on wh ich we slep t was sto r ed away a m o ulc1 y ha ir t runk, co ntain ing war tim e l ette rs fra nk ed with Co n federa t e locals r eprese nt ing a m a rk e t va lu e in excess o~ th a t n eed ed to ra ise t h e ru o rtgage 0 11 th e fa nn -and we slept on, p eac e full y, un consc io us of th eir prox in!i ty-perh apswh o k nows?- Th e parable is far f e tc h ed-ye t q uit e a p p li ca bl e in this instance . For years I work ed beside th e m a n wh o priuted Con federate sta m ps. F irs t as hi s app r e n t ice, t h e n as bis e m ploye, a nd n ow , p r oud t o poss ess bi s friend· ;>hip , I ded ica t e t hi s sketc h to him as an ([2J 5 hum ble evide n ce of m y admi ra ti o n a nd estee m . T houg h a n ac ti ve s ta mp coll ector thro ug h all those y ea rs I was n ot awar e of th e p a rt h e h ad take n in th e his tory of th e Confederate s ta mp , a nd sl ept , as it we re, u nco nsciou s of the treasure wit hin m y g rasp . By me re clrn u ce , a re m a rk in con versation, I ga in ed th is in fo rma ti on . In te nd in g to secu re fo r p hila t e ly s uch facts as m y fr ie nd co uld r ecall, I a rra nged fo r a n int e rvie w, a nd spe n t a m ost pl easa nt eve nin g, li st e ni ng t o th e re min isce nces of a Co n federa t e stamp p rin ter. F RA N K BAPTIST. B A P T IST. Fra nk Ba p tist was born in R ic h mo nd, Va . , S ept. Ith , 184.J. A t th e earl y age of elev e n y ea rs he was a ppre nti ced t o th e p rinti ng trad e , se r ving in ihe J) ispatc/1 (t o t his clay R ichmond 's leadin g da ily) " j ob roo m. " T h e prop r ie tors a t th at l ime we r e Messrs. Cowa rcl in & H a mm e rsley; J a mes H . Love was for em a n of l he p la nt. Iu lh ose days th e ' ' d ev il '' V\1 as a ''gen- eral " a p pr enti ce- init ia ted in to th e m ys t e ri es of bo th case a nd press . That h e dese r ved th e t itle in o th er r es p ects I a m not p re pa red to asse rt ; h o weve r , i n Ma r ch , 185:.], fu ll of en th usiasm , a nd foll ow iu g t h e ex a m p le of so m a n y of hi s co mpani ous , b e vol unt eered to s erve in th e Co n federa te S tates a rm y, a nd e nl ist~d i 11 Park e r 's L ight Ar t ill ery. Seve n mont h s ins t ruction at " Ca m p Lee" served to prepare onr youn g a r t ille ry m an for t h e front. H e was wi t h hi s ba ttery a t Sto ny R un in the Seve n Days F ig h t aro un d Ric hm ond. Ve ry shor tl y afler th is , i n lhe su m mer of '62, be was d e tai led by th e D epa rtment to r eport l o Arc h er & Daly, wh o h ad �6 TH E V IRGINI A PHILATELIST. been award ed th e co u tract fo r printin g stamps aml had p urch ased a press from h is o ld office, th e Dispatch. He lrn.rl bee n recommenderl to work it-being perfectly fa mili ar with it a nd its capab ilities. Arch er & Da ly's oflic c was t h en s itu ate<! o n tit <'! sout h side of l\Iain , b etwee n l-l t h a nrl 15th s tr e ets, ove r a sto re . \Vhe n our " deta il " rep o rt ed for cl u ty he fo un rl hi s o lrl fri·e nil th e " 'l ed ium " \Vas h ingto n h a nd-press, a 11<l a n electrot ype pla t e o f -l.00 sta 111 ps. s uhrli virlerl in lo fo ur sq ua res of 100 eac h - (llt e five ce nt b lue of 186:2. ) Two press 111 e n were th e re o n hi s a rr iva l , o n e Mr. McQueen, a Sco lclun a n ,a nd the other Mr. Dona ldso n , of New York. These two ge n t le rn eu a ud o ur yo un g friend constituted lll e "team " th a t manipulated tlle Washington haud-press when Archer & Da ly first printed Confedera te sta rn ps, a nd thi s old press was the ou ly one in the es tab lis hment a t that ti rue . The plates, as we a ll kuo w, were brought from Engla nd, and li kewise the pa per for the starr1ps, which ran the bl ockade pa cked sec ure ly in boxes lin ed w ith tin-foil. Some of th e ink used in printin g also dodg erl the blockade b ut the grea t er portion Ar ch e r & Daly's press m e n manufactured t hemselves , g rindin g the raw materia ls in a paint Ill i i I. The speed of tlie press was from 1,000 to 1, 200 sheets, of 4UO stamps each, per day. This small output Mr. Baptist accounts for in the fact th at the pla tes being of very fine workmanshi p a nd the ink ofttimes of very bad", " washin g o u t " was frequent ly n ecessa ry to keep them from " fill ing u p ." An incident may be r e la ted whi ch will acco unt for the marked difference in the appearance of some of the five cent blu es : O n his arri va l at Arc her & D a ly's Mr. Baptist found the two press- men Don ald so u and McQ n ee n tax in g their g enius to its utmost to make the n ew p la t es "print clear." They tried parchment- the y tri ed linen as a tympau for th e press. Ne ithe r wo uld r e nder the desirable result , a nd a ll pro ofs submitted to t he D epa rtm e nt were rej ected as unsatisfac tory . The co n trac t was in j eo pard y . Our youn g soldier watched t h e m pHt ie ntl y not da rin g u o r ca rin g lo i 11 lerf e re in t he labors of hi s se:: io rs ; bnt whe n at le ngth both " g ave it np, " h e ve n t nr crl a lilllid r equest for penuiss ion to t ry a ha nd o n hi s old press, an rl to prepare a lympa n s ui ta ble for it , a ft er a n1 eth od bng h t him lJy a Mr. Forbes, fro11 1 Harper's, New Yo rk, w ith whom Mr. B:tptist once worked at th e Dispatch . This was r ead il y asse nted to , a nd our fr iend req uested Mr. McQ ue en lo s tretc h a sati1t t y m pa n o u th e press, wi lh hard "packing" behind, a nd to" b uild up ," o r l eve l, th e plate of stamps from the bot to m, to sec ure a squar e i m press io n . This bein g do n e, the firs t proof showed. the effic ie ncy of th e y oung pressman. It was s u bmitted to t h e Depa rtment a nd a ccepted a t once. Th e sta tnp printing went on lust ily , Mr. Baptist a lterna t ely m a nipul atin g t h e press a nd "rollin g up " the form. In this la tter capacity h e possessed a pec uli a r "k nack"-tak in g es pec ia l pride iu g iving the form a perfect inkin g . Shortly afte r ward Arclier & Daly remov ed to the corner of Ninth and Ma in streets , the present s ite of o u r Cha mber o f Commerce, then Boscher's H a ll. Here, in the fa ll o f '62, they began steel pla t e printing. The s ta ff of a rtists cons isted of Mr. H a lpin, a New Yorker (ata sala ry of $8.00 per h our) , his sp ecia lty being v igne tt e en grav in g ; M r. Arch e r , whose salary was th e same, e xc elled in l e tterin g, occasionally executing som e vignette wo rk ; !IIr. Q uinlin , who was a lso a fine letterer ; a nd Da ly wlio s u p pl ied the capita l a nd sec ured th e sta mp, �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 7 Ri ch1 uo t1 d Post Office n11d Mniu Street in JE'G5 after th e E\·acua ti o u. J. L. H ill Printery Co ., 1~ichmo 11 d 1 \':-t. Cut from "G ilid e to Richmoud, " kindl y l on 11 ed by a nd la ter 011 , other gove rnrn en t contracts . Th e three first-na med artis ts engraved all the s teel-p la te sta mps printed by the firm. Tbe tran sfe r press was • built by a M r. J asper H all, a m ac hinist of Richmond, after plans furni sh ed by Mr. Arch e r. S h ortl y a fte r mo vin g into t h e n ew plant M r. G. A. Babcock, a New Yo rk Bank No t e Co . steel plate printer, a nd a s tron g south ern sy mpa thi ze r, ca m e l o Richmond to enl ist in the Co nfedera t e service. Passin g Arc h er & Daly's h e was s ur pr ised to find a Steel-pla t e Stam p Printery in R ich m o nd a nd on e nterin g was p e rsuaded to r e main. And so fo r so me t im e h e condu c ted th e pla nt uutil it was in p erfect workin g order, a nd tbeu resig ned to j o in Mosby 's famous co mmand. Up on hi s depa rture, Mr. Bapti st was g iven c ha rge of th e e ntire press departm e nt whicll had th e n in daily operation thirty steel-pl a t e presses, a boy and g irl to each , besid es eight girls a nd a lady fo r ema n employed g ummin g andperforatiug stamps. Th e re was 011e perforatin g machine only- worked by a treadle, and sh eets were fed to it sin g ly, to preve nt th e pi n h oles from clogging with g u m. Th e perforating ma chine was q uit e p ri m iti ve, the boles p unch ed bein g little bet ter t han the p un ctu r es of a needle. In the fa ll of 'G-l orders we r e re ceived to r emove the plan t to Colum bia, S. C. Eva ns & Cogswell 's pri n tery was it3 destin ation, and l\'lr. Baptist was i n ch arge of th e outfit dur in g t hi s period. He s ucceeded in ge ttin g the plant in workin g order in Columbia, rem aining with it seven week s, when his furlou g h expired. Not caring to await ils r enewal , b e retu rn ed to hi s command, servi ng with i t throughout the remainder of the \Nar, a nd was on a forage for the battali on wh e n I~ee s urrendered a t Appomalcx . �8 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Hearing, upon his return, th a t the e:id had come, he surrendered t o Capt. Pfeiffer, of Pennsylvania, at Liberty, (uow Bedford City) Va. After peace had been con cluded Mr. Baptist returned to Richmond and found em ploy men t successive ly on Th e Dispatch, Evening Jonrual, a nd The E11 q1tirer. L a ter he en gaged in busi ness '\ith Messrs. Andrews a ud Cl emm itt , un der the title of Andrews, Baptist & Clem mitt-the w ell-k nown "A. B. & C." a rtpriulers of the South. Th e firm underwe nt several changes, Andrews & Baptist, Andre';';s, Baptist & Marquess, a nd th e n Bautist & Saunders. L atterl y Mr. Baptist h as entirel y withclrawn from the p a rtnership. 'fhus briefly h av e I related tll e reniiuisce nces of a Confedera te s ta mp printer. Limit of space, in thi s number, bas precluded deta ils-these I sh all reserve for a future a rticle. Quite a numbei· of Archer & Daly 's as w ell as H oy e r & Lud wig's fo rm er em ployes re sid e in thi s ci ty , aud I s!lall , in compa n y with m y friend, Mr. Baptist, call 011 th em, securin g as m a n y adcl iti o nal facts a nd data rel ativ e to these interesti ng sta mps as I can, a ud present them to philately as a u hum ble co ntributi o n fro m a South e rn Stamp Collec tor. The Stamp of rtournin g. FRA::\'KL I ::\" L . K E R:S- S, Pres ident. :\IAJ . Jx o . F . :\!AYER , Yice Presid e nt. FRANKLIN STE A RN S , JR. , Se c 1 y-Tren s. ] OH:-l' P.·\ALZ OW , 101 8 Park Ave., Richmond, Va. , Snl es :\Innnger. C. F. \V . i\l os En, Co unterfe i t De tect o r. O ffic ial Orga n : Tll E V1RG I :SIA PJIILATELIST. .-\ ssocia ti o 11 m eets o u the 10th of e very i11 0 11lh , :ll ~ o ' cl o ck p. m. , nl 13 N . Ele,·e nth Sl., R ichm ond , V i rg ini a . RICHMOND, VA., Aug . 11, 1898. To t!te JJ!fembers o.f th e V . P . A.: I herewith s ubmit m y report of 12th monthl y meeting of o ur Assoc ia tion . Members present :-Messrs. John Paal zow , Aug. Dietz, Corp!. J . C. Wecket, J. J . Bunce, Dr. lVI. W . Peyser, H. C. Scott Jr., C. F. W. Mcser, J. H. Knolls, Maj. Ju o. F. Maye r, V. E. A. Spott , W. H. Bosc!Je11, 'vV . S . Ah e rn a nd F . Stearns Jr. No 111inalio11s for office rs t o be elect ed a t th e annual me e tin g September 10th 1898 beiu g in orde r, th e fo ll owi ng gen tl em e n were duly 110111iuatec1 for th e r es pecti ve offices. For Preside nt , Maj. Juo. F. Maye r; V ice-P resid e nt , Dr. Mark . \Ill. Peyser; Secre tary-Treas ur er, Franklin Steams Jr.; Exch a nge Ma n ager, John Paalzow , a nd Co unterfeit Detector,Messrs.C. F . vV. Moser, Richm o nd, Va. , a nd \Vm. A .McDonn ell , New Yo rk . There being no further business the m eeti ng ad j o urn ed- to a "D utc h lunch" th e e ve nin g be in g a wa rm o u e . Respectfull y s u b mitte d, FRA NKU N STEAR NS JR . S ec-T r eas. ~ vVe ill us trate the u ew Span ish " wa rta x stam p" issued Jul y 1. It is printed in somb r e bl ac k -an elll-. b lem of mourning. This stamp of 5c . is re quired, in addit io n to th e r eg ul ar postage, on all (}om es tic mai l matt e r. Vor,u~rn I of T1-n: VIRGINIA PHIT,Aha ndsomely bo und, prese nts a bea utiful appeara nc e. vV!Jy n o t h ave your twel ve num bers preserved thus? Se nd them to us with 75 ce nts a n rl se e h ow th ey w ill p lease you . 'l' E LI~T �9 TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 2 :; (j I IO II I:! . ] •) I C.:. F. \\'.'.\!U S ER . ~ J O ll N l' A /\ f. Z O \\· . 3 \\".I I. H OS~ l l E:'\'. ·I .-\t:Cl'S T DI ET Z . :) FIL·\ !'- h:LIZ\' !., KEH. N S. (j F H. :\:'\KLI:'\ S TE AHNS, JR. 7 \'. E . ..\ . Sl'OTT . S J. II. h::"'IO TT S . !) ji\'O . L' . \\' LCK I ~ HT. :'.\ I AJ . jl\°O. F. l\ TA \"ER . ]l Tll OS . CHRIST I A:'\" . J:l CH AS. I'. IJ A\'l~". . J0 II E :'\ R\" C . "CO J T, JH . JQ The Virg inia Philatelic As sociation. (r£;0. DDI SON b as sa id th at a clnb is "a 'iP i nat u ra l aml n ec essa ry offshoot of 111 e a 's gregari ous a nd soc ial tt ntur e" a ud D r. J ohn so 11 cl cfi 11 es s n c h a n orga ni za ti on as a n "asse mbly of good fe ll ows m eet in g un der c e rtai n con cliti ous." H e rc it m ay b e added t h a t a l imited soda lity is a baud iu g of person s enterta iuiu g s im ilar ideas 011 011 e r.e rta i11 sn bj e ct a nd its coi la t cral br:iuch e' and , throug h lo\·e thereof, uniting fo r its foster ing· and the mutn a l e n tertai n me n t d e ri\·ed fro m th e exchange of th onghl s p erta inin g th e reto . Jn org ani zat io ns h a Yin g as th eir objecl i\·e the fosteri ng of co n crete s u bjec ts, a prime featu re of th e ir existe n ce is t he collection a nd P'·esen·atiou of t!J ese s u bjects a nd, when th e ir ow n e rshi p is incli\·idual rathe r thau coll ect i 1· e, the in te r- exchange of speci men s for mut ual a dva n ce lll eut towa rds completion of the se Yera l colle c tio n s. Such , t ll eoretically, a re the m a ny p hil ateli c societies scattered t hrou g h o u t th e wo rlcl , but, un fo rtnn ately, their practical ope ratio n has often been sub\·erlctl to other uud less uoble p urp oses . There is , ho\1·e \·er, o n e s u ch assoc ia tion th at yet bolds s l r iclly to the moli1· es th at ll11Licrlay its o rgan iza l io 11 a nn perverts not th e ety1nolog icnl defi ni tion of th e de:;c ri p ti1·e w ord iu its titl e, s u pp os ed lo h a Ye bee n dcriYerl from the lwo G reek \\·ords p!iilos-1ovin g, a ud lclos-u ta x; hence , p!iilalclir, pertaini n g t o the lo\·e of laxes or stamps, t h e latte r being regarded as symbo lica l o f ta xe s o r tolls p a id. Nor lns th ere yet entered into t hi s asso c ia- �r. 10 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELI8T. tio u tl;le discorda nt element of " polithe Ri chm ond m em bers our monthly tlcs 11 th a t bas d iverted from thei r proper meeti ngs h av e ever been a so urce of a im s man y sim ilar societies a nd changed pri de a nd profita ble excha nge a nd these them into m ere ins tn1ments for the a tthey eage rly attend in anticipation of thin 111ent o f petty noto ri ety . Strikin g ly a pleasa nt evening, e ver characteri zed 1\·as this fr eerlo :n illus trated in th e r eby th e most co ng enia l social a nd phila(·e11t 110111inatio ns for officers to se r ve t he teli c intercourse . O ur o ut-of-tow n s.c<:o ncl yea r of th e Assoc ia tio n 's exis tence m e m bers hav e fo u nd the excha ng e dewh en tilere wa-; no ticeable a co m m e udapa rtment a m os t e xc ell e nt 111ed ium for lil y co ur teous di si nclina ti •Jn to r ece ive purchasin g aud d isposin g of dup l ica tes, 11 0 111 i11 a ti o11 s ove r t b e prese n t i11 c u111sin ce th e depa rtm ent 's rules a r e stri c tly e u force d a nd th e Assoc ia tion 11u111bers lie11 b. ..\ga in , th ere has 11 ot ye t bee n a m o ng its m e mb ers m a ny 111os t li b eral repo r ted a s i11 g ic act of d is honesty in bu ye rs wh o, in turn, hav e exc elle11t <:~ n11 ec li u ll wi th th e exc ha nge dcparlsta m ps lo sell or to exc ha ng e. :nen t, which has li ce11 concl uctcll and Acco mpa ny o f whi ch the in g thi s sh o rt rul es 11 :-t ve sk etch is a been obse r vefl p h o tograph of in a hi g hl y sa ta few of the isfacto ry manRichmond n er-all book s m em bers ta kof s ta mp s b aven in fro11t of ing b ee n th e o ffic e of pro m ptly fo rth eir o ffi cial w a rd e d by orga n , whil e each r eci p ie11t ano the r ill uslo th e nex t t ra tio n sh o ws mem be r o n th e interio r t he lis t a nd a ll with the staff acco unts setof T HE VI Rt led w itho ut GINIA P HILA· u n n ecessary oUR SINCTUM SANCTUM. TELIS"£. In thi s de lay. T his is Th e Virginia P!tilatelic Asso- room are held th e m o nthly m eetings o f ciation wh ic h is jus t ente ri ng upon th e th e Associatio n 's local memb ers an d betw e en them a nd the staff of " o ur 111ag3 second year of its exis tence, hav in g zin e , 11 as it is call ed by all, th ere e x is ts b e e n organ ized by a mere ha nd ful of t h e g r ea test harm ony. Lon g m ay they enthu s ias ts at th e instance of th e p ropr ieboth live to foste r a nd adva nce t he printors of TH E V I RGINIA P HILATELIST Oil c ipl es of philate ly a nd g uard it agains t F~ i day, September 3rd, 1897, a nd its fi rst tha t sord id n ess wh ich is ever kn ocking 111on th ly m eetin g h e ld on the eleventh at its doors a nd threate n in g the d estrucof t h e- fo ll owing m onth. A lthough ou r ti o n n ot o nl y of the di sinterest ed love roll of mem bers is not a large o n e, a more ·enth us ias t ic n umber of phila t elists lavish ed upo n it, but of th e a lluring a n d hav e n ever y et assoc iated for th e adva n ceeduca ti onal passti m e itself. me n t of th e scie nc e, n o r a more ge n erVive la magazine! V ive I' A ssociation! o us a n d cu lt ured body ~ f gen tl eme n . Ta f, STEARNS, JR, �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 11 lish 2s 6d stamps, and are in Copper-plate print , wmk. Crown C C perforated 14 ~. Half a crown, 2s 6d, dark blue. Five shillings, brown red. ANGRA, FUNCHAL, HOR'l'A, and PONTA DELGADA have issued sta mps as follows: 65 Reis slate blue on gray white} Name l 15 " red brown on rose a nd 130 " brown on buff va lue 180 " slate violet on lila c in blk. Printed on colored paper, perf. 4~. BRITISH BECHUANA T,A ND.-An additional provisional stamp h as been iss ued here. The 3 pence stamp of Great Britain is surcharged BECHUANAT,AND P rotectorate. 3 pence brown on yello w, black surcharge wmk. Crown, perf. 14. BRITISH Gurn.NA. -The Post O(jicc chronicles the following iss ue of Jubile e stamps announced to appea r a yea r ag o. wmk. Crown CC (? ~ perf. H. le carmine and black. 2c blue and brown. 5c brown and g reen. lOc red and slate. 15c blue a nd terra cotta. The le, 5c a nd 15c have a view of Mount Rovaima, the 2c and lOc a view of K aieteur Falls. GIBRAT,TAR.-For use of t he British offices in Morocco the whole set of G ibraltar stamps h ave been s uch argecl in black. MOROCCO AGENCIES.-A new issu e of .Gibralta r with a return l o th e valu e in E nglish currency is looked for at a n early day. DANISH \VEST INDI ES .- Tlle five ce nt value of thi s country comes now witll perforation 13. FALKT,A ND I SLANDS .-The ha ndsome stamps of this Colony h ave been increased by two hig h values. Tiley are of nearly the same shape as the E ug - HAITI.-A new series has made its ap- ~ pearance here. The design is altered, a lthou g h the palm tree, liberty cap and g un s still form the leading features of th e stamp, the border surrounding these has been altered. 1 cent ultram arine. 7 cent gray. 3 dark lilac. 20 " orange. GOLD COAST.-The De la Rue .p:;ittern s tamps have been issued here for the lower values. Stamps are tri-colored wmk. Crown C. A. perf. 14. ~cl lilac, na me a nd value upon lined grou nd, gree n. lcl lilac , n ame a nd value upon lined ground, carmine. 2~cl lilac, n ame and va lue upon line<! ground, blue. 3d lilac , name a nd va lue up on white ground, yellow. 6cl lilac , na me and value upon white ground , violet. .lsll green, nam e and value upon lined ground, black. 2sb g reen, name a nd value upon lined ground , carmine. MAURlTIUS .-Here the supply of 4 cent sta mps had become exhausted so a recourse bad to be h ad to surcharg ing. 480,000 s ta mp s were trea ted as follows : 4 cents black o n l 6 cents brown 50,000 4 '' 18c lilac and g r. 300,000 4 " 25 cents olive 80,000 4 " 50 orange 50,000 There were a lso surc h arged 160,000 envelopes. 4 cents black on 18 cents blue 80,000 4 " 36 brown 80,000 The wrappers a lso were surcharged n mu ber, however, not given. 4 cents black on 3 cents green. .1 �12 TH E VIRGIN I A PHILATELIST. NIGE R COAS'f PROTE:CTORATE.-Three ne w values h ave been issued h e re . Copper-plate print, w m k. Crown CA perf. 15 irreg ula rl y . S ix pence yell ow brown . Two shilli ng a n d six pence bro w n oli ve. T e n shillin gs da rk violet. PoRTUGA r,. -The dep r ecia tion of the currency h as broug h t about n e w postal tar iffs, to co n fo rm to which , n ew va lue stamps we r e need ed. Th e n ew sta mp s iss u ed are like t he 189:) series pr in ted in colors upon colored pap e r perforated IU. - 65 Rei s sla t e bl ue o n gray white . 11-'i brick re1l ou rose . 130 gray brown o n bu ff . 180 sla te v iolet on li g ht l ilac. Ro u~rAXlfl.. - Th e postage due ?ta m ps h av e a ppea red witll the curre n t wat e rmark PR perforaterl 13. 2 ba ni , emerakl. 30 bani, e n1 e ralcl. 5 50 JO Sold iers' Letters . \ ~HE 1 th e Post Office Depa rtm e nt issued the order that letters from soldi e rs could be se n t unpa id a ud th e s in gle fee of t wo ce nts collected at th e point of rl es tin a tion no doubt mos t peopl e th ought tha t thi s was an e ntir ely new thin g . To s how th a t this is not the case I will tell of a letter wh ich came into m y possession o nl y a short tim e ago. Looki ng over a lot of Confederate le tte rs i n t h e h ope to fi nd some good sta m ps I found that some one els e had preceded me a nd torn every sta mp off tile letters. W hil e e xa minin g them, however, c losely to see if so me stray specimen llli gb t not have r e m ai n ed, m y attent io n was a ttracted by a lett er whi ch bore no sig n of eve r ha vin g had a s tamp on i t and which bore tile l egend " Due 10 " . The letter was written by a '\':)~ priva te of Letcher 's Ba ttery, eY idently fro m the Fe rg uso n Hos pital at J.,yn cllburg, dated Oct. 26, '63, a ud postma rke d o n the ou ts id e L y n ch burg, Oc t. 27, (n o year in the ela ting s ta mp , the yea r appea rin g as a das h. ) Besides t h e address tile letter bas wr itten o n top of the address s id e " Soldiers Letter " a nd in lowe r le ft ha m! corne r lhe name of lh e wri ter, hi s ra n k a nd co 1nma nd a re sta mp ed upon it near the dat ing s tam p D ue 10. W hil e accord iug to th e o ld pro,·erb, o n e swall ow rl oes n o t rn a k e a s umm e r, a n inqu iry amo ng · fe ll o w coll e ctors h ere h as fai led lo b rin g to li g ht " n ol h c r su c h s pecime n , st ill I am led t o beli e,·e t h at lite Co nfederale P . O . Dept., r ecog ni zin g, like lhe U . S. De pt. n ow, lh e in ahil ity of sold iers lo proc ur e sta mps in ca m p a ud o u t h e m a rch, allowed them to s e nd lette rs uupa id, coll ec tin g l h e p os tage nl lh e p lace of dc s ti11 a li o11 . Hu 111au ualure is t h e sa me t h rou g h a ll lhe ages . In this l e lle1· wrilte u in (;errna n n ea rl y;).) years ago , lh e wr ile1· n ot ha\· in g h eard fro nt l!Je "g irl h e le ft beh iud bin1 " wri tes to a u1u l ua l frie n d i mplorin g h i1n lo lcl h in t kn ow by retCJrn tna il h ow s h e is a ucl w hil e h e t ri es l o hi de bis desire t o h ea r abou t h e r , by callin g il "curi os ity to k n ow" th e re see m s to IJ e we ig htier g round s fo r hi s a n xiety a nd o n e ca nn ot h elp but spec ulate in one 's mind, as to \\'hether be eve r came bac k a nd after pea ce was dec la red lll a rri ed h e r fo r who1 n h e e nqu ired or wbelb e rh e s h ed hi s blootl for his country a nd hi s P a uliu e consolecl b e rsel f i n the affect ion s o f anoth e r. J OHN PAALZO\\". CORPORAr, \ Vecker t h as been o rder ed t o r eport lo lli s command at Ca m p C uba Libre a ucl left o ur c ity S uud ay , A ug . 18 . \ Vecke rl as well as Bunce ex press their disappoin tment al th e prospec t of s erving in th e a rm y of occ upat io u ins tead of see in g ac ti ve se rvice at th e front. �THE VIRGINIA PHIL&TELIST. The Stamps of Paraguay. BY Will. A. i\ICDONNELL. (~F the many n eglected yet interestiug stamps of the South Ameri can republics, none ~ h ou ld appea l more stro ng ly to the philatelist than those of Paraguay, on account .of the cleanliness of that country's e 1.11issio11s . U nlike other republics to the south of us, the government of Paraguay has uot lowered i ls cl igni ty by resorting to iss ues of spec ulative stamps lo replenish its depleted treasury, although the puJ.,lie finance s a re ha bitually in that distressing cou11ilio11. Surcharged stamps issued in rece nt years h ave more or less been tainted with the sp eculative stigma, althou g h, of course, thi s is not universally applicable, yet it is only too true that a greater proportion of them have had for their emiss ions no other object tlrnn tile raising of revenue fro m g ullible phi latelists, and thei r existence is from no necess ity or dema nd from purely postal duty . It is tru e that some of the earlier Parag uaya n stamps were surcharged, but in each insta nce their creation was du e to some leg itim at e condition whi ch m oved the offic ia ls to their emission, th e first being necess ita ted b y a change of curre ncy,a m1 ,at a later period,a delay in the receipt of a new se t of s tamps fro m th e engravers compelled the aul h o rili<~ S lo provisionally surc harge the o ld val ucs o n h a nd . Spec ul a ti o n was n ot rife at this period a nd the clea rl y establis h ed fact of the l eg itiniale m ot iv es underl y in g these e mi ss ious place th em in llle fr0nt rank s of provis io nals a nd eligible lo a pl ace in a n y genera l collec tor's a lbum. Followin g I ho pe to prese nt an inslruct i ve ye t co nc ise hi s tory of a ll Paraguaya n sta mps aud o ther interes liu g data lil e r elo pe rta inin g . !~ 13 Paraguay first began to issue sta mps in t he early part of 1870and the entire iss ue comprised just three varieties, each o f a differe nt denomination. The currency at that lime was in Reales ( lrea l equi vale nt to 71c in United States m o ney ) as is shown on the stamps. They are i111perforate a nd the co lors are as foll o ws : 1 real, rose ; 2 reales, blue, and 3 rea les, black. The workm a nship is good and the pa per white wove. I h av e see n a few copies which appear as if o n ye ll ow paper,-probably age has so tu rued them , as no authentic iuformalion is ol.Jtaiuable showiug that the stamps were printed on oliler thau white paper. Tbe 1 real is scarce r in the canceled condition, but the other values are just as hard to procure, either can celed or unca nceled. Stamps on original covers are rarities. About five years later the adoption of "centavos" am! " pesos " as the nationa l currency necess itated a correspondin g change on the stamps. The 2 real es a nd 3 rea les were surcharged with a large "5." Th ere are two distinct sizes of thi s s urcharge, the larger being 15} m. hi g h a nd the smaller 10 ~ 111. The surcharges are known to exist in either black or blue. U ntil r ece ntly many claimed th a t the 1 rea l was a lso overprinted and thi s slam p wa s eyen recognized a t that time by catalogu e rs a nd acco rd in , l o their estimatio n was worth less th a n the o th e rs. J, a l er it was lean1ed that thi s s urch arge was ne ve r a uth orized and th erefore was fraudulent. This m ay account for the lesse r Yalue a tta ched lo this fake, a lth ough its s puriousness wa · unku 0\\ 11 at that t ime. Latterly the s la lll p has beeu <lroppcd frolll th e cata log ues aml at prese nt very few a re met with in th e ope u market, no hon es t deale r da rin g lo handle them, a lthoug h m a n y an oid collection s till contai ns such a s la n1p. Th e 2 r ea ls a nd 3 reals a re a lso fo und with su rch arge in ver t ed au d s id e ways , but thes e cau be t otall y ig u ored by th e �14 TH E VIRG INIA PHILATE LIST. g eneral c olle c to r , a lth oug h th ey we r e m ad e unint e n t io nally . These are local s urc h ::irges a nd printi ng in th a t era was no t by a n y mea ns what it is t oday. In th e mean tim e n ew stam ps we r e r e ce ived, t h e desig n be iu g so m ewh a t s imil a r lo lhe p r ev ious issu e. The bo rd e r s urro un d in g lli e li on in lite ce nter is p erfe c tl y sq ua re . In th e backgro un d a ppea r lh e rays of lh e s un , whi c h a r e abs e nt in l h e p reced in g types. Th e s ta m ps a re pe r fora te d ] ~~ a nd t wo \·aln es co mpr ise lh e set. It was di scove red wh e n t h e s tamps we re fi ni sh ed lhat a n erro r ex is t ed th ereo n- th e va lu e be in g in t he old cu rre nc y, t hu s: 5 r e is ora nge, a nd l 0 re is brow n . Tli ese stamps were imme dia te ly s n pe rse <l ed by tw o new s tamps of th e ri g ht valu e . Th e c olors wer e a lso c h a nged, a p p ear ing as fo ll ows: 5c brown and l Oc g ree n . There bas a lways ex is ted so m e do u bt in rega rd to lb e iss ua n c e of t h e l Oc va lue a t tbe sa m e time as tb e 5c sta m p. Som e fix tbe el a t e 1881, oth e rs, 1879. T h e !a lt e r is u ndo u b t ed ly t be co rr ec t da t e, as i t wo ul d be an imposs ibility fo r t h e p u bli c to dep e nd o n one stamp for pos ta l d uty, a nd th e n , aga in, it woul d see m strange lba t o nl y th e 5c s tamp was iss u ed , whe n a l Oc was origi na ll y i nte nded to lJe iss u ed a t th e sa m e t irn e, as lh e errors 5 r e is a nd 10 re is wo ul d ind ica te . T h e five a nd l e n reis were r epr inted to so me e x t e n t a nd p la tes were 110t, as fi rs t s 11 pposed, de stroyed. The repri nts a r e perforated 11 }. The au th e n tic ity of lit e or ig inals h as n o t as y et been eslabl is b cJ. Ma n y a uth o r iti es c la im no n e of tb e or ig in a ls were sold, lh a t whe n th e error was di scovered, before th e s ta rn ps were p ut o n sal e, th e entire iss ue was dest royed, th e r e fore , such s ta 111 ps as were sold were s imp ly reprints , a nd , as s uc h, are cons idered by m a n y worth less tra s h , to be ex c l uded from th e ca ta logue . O th ers c la im t hat t h e wh o le o ri gi na l iss ue was sold in lml k , as remainders, and no t des troyed s inc e th ey a r e pe r fora t ed 1 2~, wh e reas the re prints are p erfora t ed l q . The la tte r cla im , Ill the w rite r 's o pinio n , see m s to be co rre c t. Ac cord in g to lhe s ta nda rd ca ta log u e th ese t wo stamps , (5 R. a nd 10 R. ) , are pri ced a t e ig ht cen ls each. This a lo n e is e no ug h p roo f lo s h ow lh at th e sta mps a r e r e m a in de rs . T wo r e is eq ua l 15 ce nts of U nite d S ta t es m o n ey a nd thr ee r c is, 22,)/, c e n ts . Th e stam ps are !is l ed a t 8 c ents eac h , w hi c h fo rc es us lo th e co n e! us io n lh a t th e sta m ps mus t s ure ly be r em a in de rs o r lh ey uever co uld be sold a t Jess th a n lh e face va lu e . F urth e rm o r e, th e s ta m ps a r e no t p ri ced in canceled co nd iti o n , a nd ne ver w ill be, as n ot one sing le copy w as a ll owed to b e used fo r pos ta g e. T h e two s ta m ps ca ta log ued a r e s impl y r e m a ind ers of a n u nc irc ul a ted iss ue . Th e 5 a nd 10 ce nta vos a re a lso sa id lo exis t in a u im pe r fora te co nd itio n, b ut as ye t I h ave failed to see a n unseve r ed pa ir. Abo ut t wo yea rs lat e r, in 1881, lhr ee ne w va lu es we re arlclccl t o thi s s et , lh e d esig n be iu g so m ew ha t s imila r l o th e fi rs t iss u e (1870) exce pt lh e n ew va lu e in th e n e w c urre n cy . T b e de n o min at io ns a nd colors a re as fo ll ows : l e blu e, 2c ve r111il 10u , or rose, a nd 4c b rown ; vari o us perfo ra t io ns fr o m 12 lo 1-J. Th e -J ce n tavos is q uit e a sca rce s la 111p a ud n o t a t a ll as co mm o n as lh e ca ta log u e q u o ta ti o ns wo ul d iu cl icale . So rn c l i111 e la te r th e s u pply of th e l au d 2 ce 11t:1vos beca m e ex h a us t ed a nd a n ew su pply was i m m ed ia t ely orde re d . I n th e m ea ntim e it became n ecessa ry t o iss u e tw o n ew surc h a rges , t h e re ur a iu de rs of th e 10c g ree n 1879 iss u e bein g lh e s la m ps selec t ed for th e p urp ose, m a kin g th e face valu e eq u i\"alenl l o 1 c e n tavo a nd ~ ce ntavos , l h e sta m ps be in g s u rch a rged w ilh la rge nu mera ls in b lack. T h e sca r c ity of th es e s tamps is well k n ow n , lh ey h a vin g been o n sa le b u t a s h ort t ime. W h e n the lon g d elayed s u pply a t last a rrived, t he s e s urc ha rg ed sta mp s were �TH E V IRG INIA PHIL &T E LIS T. d is pe nsed wi th , d estr oyed a nd n ot sold as re m a in ders, e tc . , as m os t go ve rn m e nts wo uld do to-day . In 188-! Parag uay was a dmitt ed to t!Je Pos ta l Un io n a nd lik e mos t a ll t!J e So ulll Ame r ica n s ta mps, t!J at iusc ri p l io n a pp ea r ed upo n Il e r s ta mps . T!Je t!J e n p r ese nt iss u e co ul d no t be a lte red to co n fo rm w ith thi s vog ue , so a n ew iss ue was d e c ided up on. Th e sa m e old troubl e p rev e n ted th e Go ve rnm en t fro m r ec ei vin g th e n e w s ta m ps as p rom pt! y as e x pec t ed. Th e 1 ce n tavo aga in beca m e e x h a us t ed, b ut no o th e r s ta m p was a va ila ble for the s urc h arg ing . T he s u pp ly of a ll va lu es of lbe c u rr e ut iss ue we re at low wa te r m a rk , a nd it was a u i 111 poss ibi lity t o us e a n y o f th e m , as th e l imite d q ua n t ity ava ila ble wou ld las t b u t thr ee days if th ey w e re s urch a rg ed. F in a ll y there was u n ear th ed in lh e pos t-office a ba tc h of t il e l r eal ltii O issu e a nrl l ll ese s ta m ps we r e s e lect ed . Th e s ta m p was ov er- printed with a la rg e" 1 " in black. No 0t h e r s nrcb a rg e a ppea rs 0 11 th e sta m p a nd l o a ll app eara nces s t ill h as a face va lu e of o n e real lit e p r int ers n egle c t in g lo ca n cel "rea l" a n d in its p lace put "ce nt a vo. " N e ve r th e less, t his s ta m p passed as 1 " c e n tavo." As 11 0 correc tio us we r e dee m ed a d visab le b y the a uth o riti es , w e ca nn o t t e nn t hi s au e rror in lh e c o rr ect s e nse o f lh e T h is is a uo tll e r ins ta nc e wh e re \ \'O rel . th e Para g na) a n offic ia ls di d no t sloop l o spec ul a t e iu t h e ir co1111lry 's s ta m ps. This s urch a rg e h e lpe d l h e p h ilate lic fra l e rn ily l o so m e e x l e n t by g elling rid o f lh e re m ai nd e rs o f t h e fi1 s t iss ue o f l rea l s ta m ps a nd g ivin g proo f th a t no ne o f t h es e sla m ps ca n be ex p ee l ed l o be "fou nd " b y some eu l e rp r is iug s ta m p ll eale r in lh e fu tu re. T h e n e w iss u e a t las t arr ived , th e d e s ig n b e iu g so m ew ha t unl ik e form e r t y pes . T il e printing is n o t s uc h as co ul d be call ed pe r fec t : e ith e r t he iu k was l oo l ll ic k o r the paper too t hi n , 15 some h ow or oth er the s ta m ps llave a blurred a ppearance. O nl y th ree s ta mp s com pr is e l ll is iss u e , as fo ll ows : le g re e n , 2c r ed a n d 5c blue, a ll p e r fora t ed 1 2~ . Th e 5c is sa id to ex is t as ca rm iner ed , perfo ra t ed 15. A few y ea rs late r the necess ity for hi g he r valu es beca m e appa r e n t. As th e offic ia ls dec id ed to add four ne w cle no111i na ti o ns , a n e u t ir e n ew set \";as co ns idered d es irabl e. T he s ta m ps appeared in 1887; seven rn lu es, as fo ll ows : l e g re e n , ~c c a r min e , 5c b lu e , 7c c b oco la l e, o r bro \\'n , l Oc lil a c or v io let, 1-5c ora nge , and :We pink . The s ta m ps are p erfora t ed fro m 11 ~ lo 13. I n th e fo r ego in g I h a\·e g i.ven t il e l e a nd l Oc s ta m ps in l wo sh a des as th e r.e is a d iffe r ence o f op in ion exis ti ng a m o ng some a u lll orit ies . T he 15 ce ntavos of 1889 iss u e isas o m cwlmt d o ub t fu l stam p . W h e n s urcha rg ed "official " it is us ed for th a t p urp ose o nl y , b ut t he s ta mp in q u.es t io n was not s u rc ha rged a nd was used fo r o rcl iuary mai l m a tt er. Probably by error th is s tamp was p u t in c ir c ula t io n, as la t er e ve uls wo ul d ind icate. A des ire of t he p opu la ti o n l o Ila Ye til e "p ict ures" of th e ir presid culs a nd great me n· a ppea r on t h e s ta m ps ·1rns g ratifi ed i n 1 8 9~ h y t!J e issu a uce of an e nt irel y u ew se t, of a n ea t a nd pre tt y de s ig n , in lb e c en t e r o f eac ll app ea i-i ng lb e b ea d o f o n e o f t he ir cl ist iu g ui sb ed citi zens . O rig in a ll y th is iss ue co1upris ed ei g h t cl e no min a t ious as fo ll o \\'S : le g ray , :!c y e ll ow, 5c Yi ole l , l Oc Yiole t-b lu e (wil h ll ol e), H e bro\\'n , :We carm in e a ucl 30c li g ht gree n . Th e l Oc violet-b l ue was, un til 1897, iss u ed p u nc h ed with a c irc ula r h o le in o rde r lo pre Ye ul its b e ing fraudu la ntl y s u rch a rg ed . T !te su r c h a rge r efe rred lo abm·c was a j u lJilee s ta m p issu ed o n t h e l ~llt of Octobe r , 189:.1,, to ce lebra t e th e 400t h a nn ive rsary o f t h e di sco very of A m e rica I y Colum b us . Til e s u rc h a rge was c ircu hir in s hape, co nta ini ng th e fo ll o \\'in g inscr ip ti o u : " 1 -19 ~" a l tile t o p , " 1 89 ~ " a l �16 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. the bottom and " 12 de Octobre " in the centre between the two dates. I have seen copies canceled on orig inal cover with fake surcharg e in1pressed with an ordinary rubberstamp,the color of the ink used being a deep shade of violet, could be correctly ca lled purple. This coullterfeit ca n easily be dis tin g uished from the original by the blurred appear::m ce of the entire surcharg e. In 1893, one yea r la ter , four higher yaJues were add ed to the the11 present, 1892 issue , the ty pe of the 188i issue bein g used for the purpose. The denominations and colors are as follows : 40c dark or sla te-blue, GOc yellow, 80c ligllt blue and 1 peso olive or brown-g reen. The year 1895 sa w tlle birtll of a new surcharg e: 5c Oil 7c chocolate, of tlle 1887 t y pe. The stamp was issued ill sucll a large quantity it will never become scarce. 111 1896 the error 011 the le g ray was corrected from plural to sing ul ar , makin g the stamp appear 1 "centa vo '' instead of ' ' centavos. ' ' Apropos of this correction, I m ay recall the specul a tion th a t occurred i11 1892 whe11 our s peculating friends discovered this error, 1 "ce ntavos ." The stamps were boug ht ri g ht a nd left , in fa ct all the loos e canc eled copies were ill the ha nds of specula tors within thirty days fro m the first a p p eara nc e of the iss ue. They were posi ti ve tlle s ta mps wo ul d be withdrawn a nd th e erro r co rre cted , hut s uch was n o t th e case. E ither the p ost-offic e offic ia ls of Parag uay wish ed to d efea t th e Lles ig ns of th ese sp eculato rs or they w e r e ig nora nt o f th e ex is te uce of such a n e rro r. The s ta m p was iss ued as firs t p rint e<l until 1890, four lo ng years . The las t iss ue of Pa rag uaya n s ta mps a ppea red i n 18!J7, a lt h o ug h th e s ta u1p cann ot b e s tric tl y te r m ed a 11 ew iss ue . It is th e JOc violet of 1 89~ iss u e m in us th e circ ul ar h ole . This co m plE' tes th e r eg ul ar a d h cs i ves . \Ve wi ll n ow ta k e up the o ffi cials, they beiug a very inle res tiu g set of stamps, th e ea rl y iss ues liaviu g designs of tlleir owu, entirely different from the postal adhesives. Outside of tlle very firs t issue, the i111perforates, the sla 111ps are witllin the rea cll of all ; as oul y one stamp is priced a bove one dollar. As in the sta mps of all countries, th e re a re a few mi nor va rieties , such a s " inverted surcharg es," " p eriod after officiel " etc. , b u t no phila teli st is co111pelled to add them to his coll ec tiou. The d esig ns proper o f the first and second issu es are iclenlical, but th e difference s lie in the colors, the type used for the surcharge ''official " a nd in the first issue bei11g imperforate a11d the s econd perforated. The first issue, 1886, is compos ed of seven deuominati o us as follows : le orang e, 2c violet, 7c green , 1Oc brown or maroon, 15c blue, a nd 20c carmine. All the stamps have wavy lines printed in orange on the re\·erse. Thes e lines a re called by many " control marks." The type used for the surcharg es a re of three va rieties, as foll o ws: lon g thick capitals on the le., script on the 2c aml short thick capitals on the balance of the set. Naturally tlles e s ta 111ps are scarce, IJ a viu g Leen current less than a yea r. The second iss ue, 1887, were, as s taled , in the same d es ig ns as firs t issue, but without the wa vy lines on lbe revers e and were perfo rated 11 J, the surcharg e beiug in bla ck. Se\·en Ya lues co111pris c the s et, the co lo rs aud denomiuatiou s b ein g as fo llows: l e blue-green or g re en, 2c ca rmin e or red, 5c blue, 7c o range, l.Oc u1aroo n or d e ep carmin e , 15c brown a lJ(l 20c !Jlne. The s urcharg e is one s ty le o f type : l o ng thin capital s . In 1890 the do ubtful sta mp of the 1889 issue of th e r eg ular a dhes ives was d o uble s urch a rg ed , fi rs t as "o fi c ia l " a nd th e n with a num e ra l. Th e re a re fo ur s ta mps o f thi s iss u e , n a m ely: i111pe r fo ra t e, 3c ou 1.5c vi ole t, 5c o n 15c r ed-brown, a n d p e rfora ted 11 .)i , l <;; o µ ~ 5 c r ed-viol et Qt �TH E VIR G I N I A PHIL AT E LIS T . lak e a ud 2c o n l •'ic r ed-Y iolet or lak e. Iu som e ins ta n ces I g ive two colo rs; t hi s is ca us ed by a di ff eren ce o f opinio n en te rta ined by so me a uth o riti es . All th e fo llo win g o ffi c ials a re r eg ul a r ad hes ives s urch a rged fo r official p urposes. Iu th e la t ter part o f th e sa m e year, 1890, the r eg ul ar s ta m ps o f t h e J8Si issu e we re ove r-p rinted " o ffic ial " in m ed ium-s ized heavy-face d cap itals. The e 1~ tire s et of s even va in es as foll o ws :-] c g re en , 2c ca rmin e, 5c blu e, i c brow n , 10c lil nc o r violet, J;)c o ra ng e a n d 20c p ink. Th ese we re s urcha rg ed with violet or bla ck ink , e xcep t the 7c valu e . It is cla imed th a t th e i c does n o t e ve n ex ist with th e vi ole t s urcharg e . I fu rther lea rn th a t the 50c g ray was a lso surch argeu in blac k a nd t ha t th e entire se t u p to a nrl includin g th e 20c p ink , h as be en see n ov er- p rin t ed in blue . In 1892 th ese sta m ps app ea r ed , in clu din g the s eve n c e ntavo s, s urch arged rliago na ll y w ith sh ort thin capitals in black, the 50c, g ray in clu ded , 111ak in g a to ta l of eig ht d e n omin a ti ons in thi s iss ue. Th is com ple tes th e officia l e m iss io ns . Several times d urin g th e past t wo years i t h as b ee n r um ored th a t a n e w se t of o ffi c ia l sta m ps we r e iu pre pa ra ti o n bu t each ti111 e th ey h ave be en declared fa lse, as th e Parag uay a n pos toffice offic ia ls o n eac h occasion de ni ed h a vin g g ive n the m a tt er a th ou g ht. (Se eb eck, wh er e art th ou! ) O n th e e u velopes a nd wrappers I w ill n ot dwe ll long , j ust m e nti o n th a t bu t fo ur en ve lopes we r e iss u er] , o n e be in g a Ju bilee surch a rg e, a nrl o nly o ne w rnpp er. I n the fo rego in g a rti cle I h ave, to t he b es t of m y a b il ity , expla in ed a nrl d es c ri bed th e e nt ire pos ta l em ission s of Parag uay, add in g a 11 y n ec essa ry co1111n e nt I rle em ed in ter es tin g . T h e m arket va lu e o f thi s co unt ry' s s ta m ps rlo no t b y a uy m ea us ave rag e hi g h . I will g ive a fe w s ta ti st ics or a verag es to p rove m y Ji a ssert io n. E x clud in g min or va ri et ies, sh ades, e tc. , we h a ve a tota l of46 reg ul a r ad h es ives a ud 33 officia l sta mp s th a t a r e p ri ced by th e 58th S tan dard Catalog u e . F irst ta k e t h e reg uln r ad h esi ves : th e hi g hes t priced s ta mp is $.5.00. The re a r e just eig h t p ri ced a t $1.50 a n d u pwa rds a nd th e ba la n ce, 38, ar e p r iced a t $1.00 a nd un de r. Th e total averag e fo r th e eutire 4G sta m ps is abo ut G8c pe r s ta m p a nd fo r t h os e pric ed a t $1.00 a n d und er , 38, th e avera ge p ri c e for each s tam p is 011 ly a s m a ll fra c t io 11 ove r 28c per pi ece. Now tak e th e officials . O f t h e 33 iss u ed , o nl y se ven a r e p ri c ed abo ve a doll a r. Th e total a vera g e fo r th e 33 s ta m ps is a bo ut 65~ c e 11ts each a nd th e a verage , fo r th e 26 s ta nq:,s p r iced a t , 1. 00 a ud un der i3 abo u t 26,\ c ents each. These a vera g es a r e based o n cata logu e q u ota t io ns, b u t it is und ers tood th a t m a n y of th ese sta m ps ca n be p urch ased from Ya ri o us dea le rs a t a di sco unt o f a t least 25 % ; th e r efo r e th e average would be just so mu ch l ess in prop or t ion . I n 1896 a s eries of t wo sta m ps were issu ed by private p art ies, be in g a t elegraph sta m p s urch arg ed w ith a c ircl e co nta in i11g the wo rds "Correos " (pos tag e) a 11d "Ce n tavos" also a la rge o p e n " 5," as fo ll ows: 5c o u 2c br o wn a 1id 5c o n 4c yell ow. Th e s ta m ps are b lack li ted a u d p u t dow u as fra ud ul en t , wh ic h t h ey jus tly deserve . I h ave se e n a few copi es b u t do n o t b el iev e th e s ta m ps were e x te nsively p rin ted. T h e a uth o r o f th is arti cle is 11 e itb er a dea ler no r a s pecul ato r , b ut a pbi n o rd ina ry collector who s t ud ies h is s ta m p s a nd wh o wi sh es to d iss em ina te to th e p hil a teli c p ub li c a ny in for m a ti o n h e m ay t h er eby g ai 11 . H e co ns iders t h e s ta mps of Parag uay n eg lected a 11d as a u a lm os t com plete coll ec t io n ca u b e p urch ased fo r a s m a ll outlay of m o ney , h e advi ses a ll g enuin e c oll edors to ta ke t im e by t h e fo relock a 11 d pu rch aseth esesta m ps w hil e th ey a r f> ch eap. �18 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Paraguay. BY F R ANK Ll N ST E ARNS , JR. ~ N in s ig nifica nt b lot .u p ou the s u:- 'P \ fa c e of the g lob.e lt es the Cons '.1tuti o na l Republtc o f P a ra g uay 111 the bas in o f the Pa rana -Pa rag uay system, m a rsh y a lo ng p a rts o f tlt e ri ver co urs es a n d reachin g its hig h es t ele va tion of :2:WO fe et a t t h e inte ri o r wa tersh ed tha t cli vid es the tri b utaries o f th e above na med ri ve rs . I n s ig nifi cant n o t so mu ch in a r ea , whi c h is 91 ,970 squ a re mil es , about t h a t of th e S ta te of Wy omin g, it y et presents a d ep lo rabl e e xa m p le o f a c o u11try o f g reat natural res courc es s t ee ped in the s tag na ti o n of i11di g ence a nd illiteracy r esultin g from mi sgo verument by selfi sh a ud domine eri11 g a mb iti o n tha t inflicted u po n i t a u in d e b t edn ess ex c e edin g 2.J5 tl' illi o n s o f doll a rs , a s um fa r m o r e tha n repr es entin g t h e t otal va lu e o f pro perty , rea l a u d perso na l , a nd drove t o s la ug hter in foo li s h wa rs o f att e m p t er] c o nques t s u c h g rea t numb e rs of m e u th a t th e fem a le p o pul a ti o 11 n o w rep rese nts abo ut t wo thi rcls of the tota l , es timated to b e ] ,:i37 ,4 39. 'fh e na t u ral r eso urces o f P arag uay a re a l m os t e n t ir e! y ag ri c ultu ra l, a l th o u g h t here is so me mi11 era l wea lth in i ts c oppe r , li111 e, salt a n d m a r bles. Th e r e a r c 111 o r e t h an GO va ri e ti es of in r1 u s tri al Li111 be r ,iu cl uding th e lapac h o a utl q u eb ra ch o , whose clura liili ty is so we ll ev id e n ced by t h e r e m a rk a bl e sta l e o f p reservati o n o f t h e 'Noorlwo rk of th e ea rl y J es uit c hu rc h es . Th e re are fi ft ee n p l:111ts fro 111 whi c h dyes a r e sec ur c1l a u<l h a lf as man y fu r11i s h exce ll e nt fib res, a m o n g th e m th e carag ua tay; fro m whi c h is m a uu fa ct ur erl th e bea uti ful ila n1l u t y o r s pid e rwe lJ la c e th a t rl ecoralcs the na ti ve be ll es. Suc h t rop ica l fruit t rees as Lh e c ocoa pa l m , ora n ge a n d ba n a ua flo uri s h so l uxu ri antly tha t t h ei r fr u its h ave a m e r e ly nomin a l va lu e, a nd tb e m a t e furni shes the couutry with a 111 os t sta ple exp o rt , Parag uayan tea , e xte n s i v el y u sed throug hout South A merica aml proclucecl almost e xclus ively in th e country from whi ch its uam e is cleri ved. T ob a cco is a lso a n importa nt prod u c t, es peciall y a s it finds a n ex ten s ive h o m e m a rket, bein g s moked co nliuu o n sly by the w h o le po p ulati o n, includin g wom e n au cl c hildren . S uga r ca ne is th o roug hl y" adapted to the soil and clim a t e, but is g rown o nl y for mnuufac ture into rum and syrups, all refined s uga r for f1o mes tic c o n s umpti o n lieiu g impo rle<l, c hiefl y fro m Braz il. The peo ple wear exclus i v el y cott o n goml s whi c h a re importecl fro m E ng land urnler a 40 % duty, alth o u g h the plant is iudi g eneous a nd g ro ws s pontane o u sl y. Ca ttl e ra isin g is b e comin g a p ro mineut iudus try , a lth o ug h it receive d a s e ver e check in the wa r with the allies , uea rl y a ll the s toc k h a vin g b e en then d es troyecl. Good fe rtil e fa nn i ng la ml s a re cheap, O h ! very c hea p, Lb e p ri ces a t pri va te sa les ran g in g fro nt 18 to 28 ce nts p e r acr e, thou g h the Gove rnment lands a re rated at fr o m $ LOO to $ 1. 11 per ac re. The fertilit y o f th e la rnl is s u c h th a t under a careful a nd imlus tri o us syst e m o f m a nage ment pros p e rity c o uld n o t be driv e n a way , y et in flolen ce and ig n o ran ce a re n ow cas tiu g as id e op p o rtuniti es o f w ea lth - or h c.. ldin g t.h e 111 in tru s t , ' ti s h oped , fo r lit e c o nlc111 pora ri es o f so m e n ea r futur e r eg im e th at s h a ll b e n ot b liud tn Lhe w elfa re o f its c harge o r th e euli g ht e niu g afl va utnges o f a li b eral fr e e edu ca ti o na l sys t e m that ex is ts n o t a lo n e o n the s tatut es. In a ll Lh e r e publi c th e re is but o n e ra il roacl a nd th a t oul y 50 mil es in le n g th a 1lll in operatio n o ul y fo ur da ys in a wee k. Th e r e is o n e t e leg raph line , also o f .so mil es le n gt h. Th e inh a bita nts o f P a rng u ay a re m os tly h a l f-breefls b ased 0 11 Lit e o ri g in a l G u a ra ui s lac k , a ncl a r e a peace ful, s impl e peopl e, mu c h g i ve n to love of fl o w e rs �TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. a ud fetes aud trystiug-pla ces too, if we m ay judge from the sta t is ti cal in for m a ti o n that of a ll t he b irths o nl y 3 per ce ut a re leg itim a te. vVh a t a pa radise for th e fr ee-l ov e idealis t! This dep lorable co ndi ti o u is cl ue to the precept a ud example of Dr. Frau c ia wh o n ever m arried b u t left several illegi tima te chilcl re u. O n the other h a nd, criminal offences are comparatively of rare occ urr e u ce a nd thei r fr eq uen cy is cons ta ntl y a ba tin g . As is so ofteu c ha rac teristic of artless people, the h alf-breed Parag uaya1:s a re possesserl of iu dom itab le c ourage, which they so signall y ex hibited iu th e di sas trou s wars of L opez IT, as well as in the rn auy con fli cts to which they and th ei r abori g inal contemporaries were forced iu defence of th e despotis m of t he Jes uits, by wh o m they were controlled. The preseut govern m e nt of Parag uay is, as sta ted, a constitutional r epub li°c-. Th e term o f office of the preside nt a nd v ic e-pres ide nt is as in th e United States a nd a n iu cn mbent is in e li g ible for re-el ection until eigh t y ears fro m bis retirement ha ve elapsed . The leg is la ti ve bouics co nsist of a Sena le a nd Cha m ber of Deputies, both elected clirec ll y by the peop le . There a re five Govern m e n t departm er.Ls a nd a s upreme court p r es ided over by t hree salar ierl judges. ELlu cation is s u pposed Lo be co m pnlso ry, bu t tli e 178 sc h ools are poo rl y atte nd ed . Th e sla ud in g nr m y n o min a ll y 11un1be rs a bout 2,000 m e n n nrl the navy co ns ists of one s m a ll s len m cr o f 4~0 Lons . The country possesses hut o n e public l ib ra1·y, contnining on ly 300(1 vo lumes. T rade is so m ewh at o n th e in c rease a nd as a maller of cu ri osity it m ay be m e nti o n ed that in 1881 there were exported 20,000, 000 c igars va lu er] each abou t a n e ig hth of a ce n t. The tota l a nnua l re\·e n ne is abonl ,'4,000,000 aud th e ua lion a l expenses exceed r eceipts about a qua rt e r of a milli on rlolla rs . One o f th e ea ili est se ltl e rs of Paraguay 19 was Sebastia n Cabot, who, in 1528, built th e fo r t call ed Santo Espir itu. As u nc io n the p r esent capita l, was fo un ded in 1537 by Juan de Ayolas. The uame Paraguay was at one time applied n ot on ly to the country betweeu the Parag uay aucl Parana rivers a nd tha t n orth-east of th e Pilcomayo, th e present bound a ries of th e republic , but also to U ru g uay a nd large parts of Brazil a nd the A rge ntin e Republic. Paraguay p rope r was u o t sepam l ed from the o ther prov in ces uutil abo ut SO years aft er th e fo un ding of its capita l. T h.e hi story of th e co uutry to th e begiunin g of th e 19t h c eutnry is assocrn t ed m a inly with the s tru ggle betweeu th e Spa ni s h and Portu guese ;or territor ia l expausio n a nd th e caree r of the J estii ls who fo rm ed a nd mainta ined fo r qu ite a while a despoti s m based ou t h e r e ligious s u bj ectio n iu whi ch th ey h e lrl the na tives. Th is despotism was a n tii gon istic to th e Gove rnm e nt _a t As un c io n a n d with it the Jesu its h ad m a n y wars. They we re fi na ll y rlefeaterl about the 111icld le of th e 18th ceu lury by th e combi u ed armies o f Spa in a nd Portugal in a war which g rew o ut 0f th e ir r esista n ce Lo the cess io n by Spain lo Portuga l of several dis tri c ts which th ey co nsiderer] theirs by ri g ht of religio ns" reduct ion." Though thi s territori a l lrenty wi th Po rtu gal was revoked by Spa iu iu J 761, th e J esu its neve r recoverer! Uieir prestige n nd we r e fi na ll y expellc rl Lh e co untry 1 in 1767. Paraguay declared its ind epe ude nc e of Spai n in I 11 a nd after fo ur years of tentative gover nment , the s upre m e power was se ized by D r . J osc Ga~p:ir RoLlr ig u cz Fraucia wh ose rlf:s potis 111 , a bsolu te as it was , ex isted to hi s cl ea lh iu 1 8 ~0. The reins of go \·c rnmenl ll.iC'n passetl into the hanrls of t h e Doc tor 's ucphew, Carlos A nton ia Lope z, " ·ho was s u cceecled in 186:.l by hi s so n, Francisco Sola no Lopez, wh ose foo lish a m bitio 1 for conq u es t a lm ost tota lly desl1:oy ed the �20 THE VIRGINIA PHIGATELIST. Paraguqyan na tionality and plunged the country into a five years war with Brazil, U ru g uay anll Argentina that ended in his complete defeat and death at the battle of Aquidabau, March 1, 18i0. The allies n ow exercised a quasi protectorate over the defeated country a nd a new constitution was ado pt ed a nd a president, J ove llanos , a ppointed , the Brazilian army of occupation not beiug withdrawn until 18 76, since which lime Paraguay is supposed t o h ave gove rned h e rself. Pitiable indeed is a country whose very na tion al exis tence ye t depends upon the balance of power existing bet wee n its jea lo us nei g h bors when its natural resources s houl d raise it to the position of an honored rival. Blessed by n a ture w ith a mos t fertile soil-smiled upo n by a ki nd ly t e mp era ture-endowed w ith a mple water courses by pre-historic earth formation-free as any from dreaded plagues, save th ose res ultin g from s h orte ned diet , it s h o uld produce enough for itself a nd to spare, that by e x ports to foreign climes the wealth of others might be at t rac ted lo its confines as by a m ag net , throu g h which, if ri g htl y app lied, its people, without fear of losin g s ig ht of th e foremost, coul d raise tlleir h eads a nd point w ith pride to their posit io n in the o n wa rd m arch of e nlightened progress-n ow stridiug sid e by side , h and iu h a nd , with the m os t a rl va n ced- n o s ti gma of illiteracy , or, wors e sti ll , sp uri o us offspri ng cursed by clouded o ri g in , to render v uln erable th eir h ear ts to the rude j ests a nd cru el s ueers of the inco nsid erate, or dampen the a rdo r of th eir ri g ht eo us a mbiti on or check t h e ir n oble ca reer by consciousne ss of th e ir damning truth. \VILL you n ot favor us by m e nti o uin g TH B; VIRG INJA PI-!l l,ATELIST wh e n a ns we r in g the advert iseme uls ? Don't fo rge t it. A Beautiful Testimonial. TH E VIRGINIA Pl-II LAT EL I ST. JIN the month of September, 1897, \Yas la unch ed upon the waves o f lim e, THE . VIRGINIA PI-IIl.,ATEUST, and sin ce that dale, it has s tead il y in creased in a rti s tic beauty, and has been s upplied w ith the ch o icest of rend in g m a tter, while its m a nag e rs h a ve increased its circulation, until ' it r eac hes hunclrecls of collectors. · A ud n ow it sta nds o n the brink of a n o th e r year, spa rklin g with b ea uty, the brig ht es t "yearlin g" of them all. Its m a nag ers m ay look over its past life, and jus tl y fe el proud of their labo rs and exclaim, '· E ureka ," for they have, by the aid of th ei r man y subscribers a nd numero us dealers, who h ave pa troni zed its columns so faithfully, m ad e it th e " Ge m of Philately." Many States of the U nion ma y boast of several philatelic magaz iues, while V irg inia o f ouly one, but lhnt one, "The Q ueen of All " a nd the "Prirle of America" a nd V irg inians an<l America ns i11 ge ne ra l , s h o uld a ud do feel proud that the y h ave a t leas t one philat eli c m agazine, whi c h deserves its title. Too mucll cannot be said for thi s no ble paper and its noble cau se . A g lance a t it will pro ve a ll I have said iu its favor. I s incerely h o pe th a t the day will soo n co me when this beautiful m agaz ine will find its way into every philatelist's h o m e . in thi s g reat worltl , a nd shall be patronized by e ve ry up-t o-date dealer in the U nit ed Sta tes. Vi ve la VIRGINIA Pr-ur,ATr·:r,rsT. \V. C. H ARDY . ~ Tr-IE VIRGIN IA PHII,ATEtrST a nd Th e Lo11e :::itar :::itate Pltilatelist th e l wo representali ve pape rs o f the So uth, a nd r ejlc hiu g the m os t So uth e rn coll ec t o rs one year for 30 cents. �TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Stamp Illustrating. A Few Practical Hints by a Practical En · graver. ~HE p hil atelic s t::dent is a close obse r ver of det a il. The study of s ta m ps eugeuders this fac ulty , wh ic h , wheu di li ge ntly pursued , atta ins to a hi gh s t ate of perfectiou. In rev iewin g the p ubli cations devo t ed t o philate ly one will freque ntl y u ote ins ta nc es wh e re sta m p illns t ratiu g h as bee n a ttempted, tha t t he result has proved a dismal failure, a nd far fro m prese nt ing a faithful reproduction of the ch ose n s ubje c t . U ndoubtedly th e cause of thi s t rou ble m ay be fo und in th e fact that, in m ost ins ta nces , p u blishers are not a cquainted with th e vari ous m odern p r ocesses of en grav in g a t their com m a nd, a 11d particul arly w hiclt of these meth ods w ill render the best res ults when a pplied to the cliff ere u t s tamps. S till this d oes not justi fy th ese sh or tco min gs, which are n ot alone mi sleading to l he s eeker after pllila telic lore, but produce, in g eneral, a detr im e ntal effect, " nd unl ess we will ernploy the m eth ods of t oday, sta111 p illustrating ll ad better be abandoned. " Th e proo f o f th e puddiu g is in t h e ea ti ng." I s ha ll th e re fo re e uumerate several cases com in g under m y observati o n quite r ecently, a n d then a ttempt to descr ibe, bri e fl y, th e differe ut processes of e ngravin g , s u ppl e men lin g illu strati o ns, aml to ass ig n to th e m s uch class of sla m ps as m ay be tr eat ed by e·a c h most "' l Ya n lageousl y . The Newfoumlla ml s urcharges h ave bee n illu strated iu n ea rl y every Ame rican as \\'ell as fore ig n phila telic publ icatiou with m ore or less acc u racy-i n m os t cases w ith less. In two insta nces whi c h I c lea rl y have in 111111(] , th e print e r (with wh o m n ecessit y o ft proves to be ~ 21 the mother of i n ve nti o n ) n ot h aving the corres ponding " face " of ty pe in hi s outfit, s ubs tituted the "nex t nea rest to it ," a nd today, I suppose , so me readers of those papers are on the "still hunt " for t ha t particula r type. The false impression l eft iu s uch cases is difficult to efface. The m os t fa ilures occur when a tte mp ts are m ade t o illus trate the stamp proper. Some publishers employ (incred ita ble as it m ay seem ) th e ou t- of-date method of wood- e ng raving, ge ue rall y resu lting in th e m ost distorted presenta tion of a fine s ubject, a nd oftimes in veritable c:urica tures. Especiall y h as thi s been th e case with illustrations of the new Canad ian and Newfoun d la nd issues. Some of th em baffie all descriptio n , a u d d id n o t the ac company in g meager information enli g hten the reader to a ce r tai n ex tent , the cuts s urely never would h av e done so. Som e were cr ud ely executed in wood; o th ers reprod u ced fro m free -ha nd pena nd-iuk draw in gs, and iu e very ins ta nce signa ll y fa iling to j ustl y interpret these fa ir subjects. FOUR METHODS OF IT, T,USTRATING . There are fo ur meth ods adap ted to illus tratin g a l etter-p r ess printed pub li cation: 1. T ype-set fo rm . 2. Wood-cut. 3. 4. Z in c etchin g-or line e ngrav in g. Half-tone. Of these b u t two- zi nc e tchin g a n d h alf-ton e-should be cm p loyed. E ithe r one o r t h e oth er of these t wo is adapted to the r e prod uction of a11y s u bjec t, be it a type-se t , wood-cut-lith ograp h ed or e n graved stamp . I sh all treat th e meth orls separately , _s h owing h o w , wh e n , a n d where each process is best adapted lo the subj ect. �22 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. TYPE-SET FORl\1. The utility of type a 11 d pri utcr 's rnle fo r illustratin g purposes is limited to s urc harges a 11 d ea rONE CENT 1y pro visionals which ONE CENT were origi na lly type-se t. Iu reproducing , in s u ch ONE CENT cases, the greatest care TYPE-SET. s h ould be take n lo confor m s tric t ly to th e "face" of letter used o n th e o ri g in a l. The wo rds or letters s h o ul d be s paced idcuticall y wi th th e s pac ing of th e s u bject, a nd h ere , as in no othe r case th e tim e -honored p rinte r 's rule is imperative: "Fol low copy." If a broken, inverter! , o r t ra usposed l ette r occ urs in the" copy," break, inve rt , or t ra uspose the type to confo rm to it. Do not atten1 pt t o correct-you are illus tratin g- " fo ll ow copy." If you cannot sec ure th e same typ e , do 110t s11bstit11te a11 ot/Jer-prefer 11 ot to illus t ra te at a ll. P hi late ly will th a uk you fr r it. .a .. ·o;mim-=-· ,·~··· WOOD CUTS . ZI NC ETCHJNGS, OR J.INE ENGRAVINGS . Tllis p ro cess see m s to be the m ost favored for s ta m p illustratin g, be in g to a grea t exte nt purely m ec hauica l aud c h emical. The subject is transfe rrecl by m ea us of ZINC ETC HI NG photography to a prepa red shee t of zi n c. The des ig n thu s tra nsferr ed is u e ulrali zed, i. e. "fortified ," as it were, lo resist th e des tru cti ve ac ids. The p late is tbeu e1J1ersed in a tray of a cids. Thes e acids "bi te" away th e zinc surrou nclin g th e " fo rti fier]'' desigu, to a:certai u requi s ite dep th , leavin g, as a res ult , t he s u bject in relief -raised. Imperfectio ns a r e removed by m ea ns of a grav er, a nd, fiu a ll y, t h e p late is mounted o n a wood base, co rrespo ndiu g in h e ig h t, after be ing 1J1 ou nterl , to type. The fact, th a t by m ea ns o f this process th e slig htest details of th e subj ect 11Jay be prese r vctl with pe r fect accuracy, as well as e nlarge ments or rccluct io ns t o auy des ired climens io ns sec ure r] , co n11n e 11ds it at o nce as o u e of the bes t m et h ods to be employed in stamp illu s- \;v'ood-cu ls are prod 11 cerl by e ngrav iu g a design ou prepared , h a rd wood, type hi gh, by mea ns o f tools trat in g. s imila r to thos e used in e uZ iu c e tchin g, th e refore , is best adapted woon CU T. grav iu g on meta ls . As for to s ubjects in " lin e ," no 11Jatter h ow a ll let t er-press pr inti ng the s ubj ect Ill us t s ha rp these lin es be , so lo ng as th ey a r e be i n reli ef, i. e. the desigu le ft wh il e al l c lea r a rnl rlis tinct , a utl a white backsu rroundin g wood is r e m over! . T h e g rou ud is vis ibl e between lh e 1J1. grade of work being e nt irely rlep e11rl e nt T h e re a re a few exupon the skill of the a rti san, th e r es ult cept io ns th at do not is m o r e or less sa ti sfac to ry . The fact p e rmit of tr ea l11J eul remains tha t elaborate des ig ns ca nn ot hy thi s p rocess, sucl1 receive just trea tm e nt in wood, a nd the ns th e car li e1· s tamps process is prac ti ca ll y lin1iled to s nch of B:1rbados ,Triui clad, stamps as th e late iss u es of Ga mbi a, New Mauritius, and th e South wa les .2,Yz' rl Jubil ee , a nd a numb er c urreut St. V ince nt. of the so-ca li ed De la Ru e s ty les. Stee l RE D l!AW N . Yet eve n th ese m ay a nd coppe r-pl a t e printed st:rn1ps, as wel l be sa ti sfacto rily preas lithographed iss ues s hould no t be atpa red if th e s ta m ps are first e nlarger] by tempted in wood . mea ns o f photog raph y, a" blu e-p rint " Dl �TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. prepared, a nd then "traced" by the a rtis t in black wa ter-proof India ink. A fter "fad iu g" th e blue-print th e draw in g is agai n r ed u ced to th e n orm a l s ize a nd prepared ns be fo re describ ed . HA T,F- 'l'ONE. Half-to11e illust ratin g is the m ost costly of the four proc esses, but vns tl y s uperior iu n 11umber of cases, iu fact preferable, a 11d if prope rl y printed th e effe c t is m ost pleasing, ll A LF - T O N E . for th e h a lf-to ne is t h e printer's s ubs titut e for photog rap h y in illus trati11 g . Espec ia ll y in ins ta n ces where cancella ti o ns 0 11 s ta mp s a re to be s ho wn , g rillin g , embossi11g, or where two-colored s tamps are t o be reproduced sh owi n g to som e exte nt the di ffere 11t colors by a varia ti o n o f shade a nd li g ht in the print. Tbe h nlf-to n e p rocess is ndapted t o s u c h s uhj e c ls as are furni shed by the ea rlier Ba rbar1os , Trini dad, S t. Vince nt, Nova Sco ti a, in s h o rt , every sta mp too c los e -lin ed for th e z i11 c- e tc hi11 g process c a n be sa ti sfac toril y re pror1nced iu h a l ftone. S ta mps t o b e tr ea ted by this process s h o ul rl be m o unt ed o u d ull bl a ck ca rd s, a nd lo obta in th e bes t r es ul ts enlarged in th e e ng ravin g - -th e m o re so, th e b e tt e r th e res ult. OTHER REQUTS IT E S. F inall y , the c hief requ1 s 1tes are , gooL1 p:tper, g oor1 ink, goorl press es , a u rl a co mpe leu t pressman, fo r wi t h him rests th e fa t e of au e n grav in g . 'Woori c uts print best; ziu c-e tc hiu gs requ ir e little i nk but li g ht, eve n impress ion, while the h a l f-to u e require s artis ti c tr ea tm e nt at hi s h an rls . It reqi:ires more iu k t h a n the z iu c ~ e t c hiu g , it re quires ::t har d, e ve n pac k in g o u the cy linde r or 23 job press a nd it requires patience a n d s kill in the " m a ke-ready " to "bring out" the hi g hli g hts a nd darken or grade the sh ades . ·with these " pointers" s tamp illustratin g is commended to every phila telic publica ti on as the most valu able adjunct to the ndvancement of "stamp sc ien ce." AUG. DIETZ. The VIRGINIA'S Soliloquy. A n As tero id th nt nutumn dn te, \Vh e 11 firs t I Ii fe essaye d : A timid c hild th nt s h111111 ed th e fa te Of c riti cs' fusilade; A fri e ndl ess wnif in thi s co ld w o rld, I wn ud r'd o 'er th e lnnd A nd so ug ht kin d hearts th a t, w h en unfu rled, \ Vo11ld le nd a h e lpiu g- h a nd . I kuow n o t w h y n o r l o w h at e nd , It is for th e m so sn y , Ve t mm1 y <l o th e ir h ands e xte nd Ou this, m y n a tn l da y. I pro mi sed mu ch , I 11111 s t con fess ; Perh aps I've n o t k e pt a ll , A nd ye t, pe rch a n ce, m y o ut ward dress 1\'Tny'\·e snved m e fro 1n a fa ll. B 11t o ut wnrd fo n11 nnd fa s h io n 's cl o th s The min d d o n o t nppens e , H e nce pl n n s that m nde I n111 s t d i spo ~ e At o n ce , m y fri e n d s to please. Th ey le ni e ntl y m y erro r s bore, For w hic h l 've g rntit ude, So duly now to th e m be fo re A selfi sh nttitucle . A llh o 11 g h n s in g le y enr , 'ti s tr 11 e , Is ~ill thnt I h a \·e k n o wn, Ye t in thnl time 11 \ •e rnml>l e d th ro ug h Thi s w o rld fr o m h u t to th ro n e . To m a n y o th e rs of m y k in d, \Vho li ve w ith wea l or w oes 1 I s oci a l v is its pay and fincl Thnt th e y :i re fr ie nd s,-n ot foes . !\! y fu ture thu s see m s br ig h t n nd cl ea r , I tru s t 'tw ill so re 111niu A 11 d thnt th e e nd o f thi s ne w yenr \Vill pro m p t the sa m e re fra in . A n d th o ug h I feel th e b11rde 11 \'n s t , Thnt d ut y d o th im pose , Ve t will I s tri ve to m e n d t h e past G i\'e conscien ce swee t repose. F . S . , Jtt. �24 THE VIRGINIA PHILATEUST. C.QMMUNIC.2ff/Q/YS - ... ~,_,.,,. New York Correspondence. I.EN NOD. \~ E 'vVS o f a I~a ture was rather sca rce the· past 111 0 11 th , therefore m y notes are so 111 ewha t llleage r. There is a n o ti ceable in crease in th e adhe rents of Un it ed S ta te5 Revenue sta mps; the new r even ues are accounta bl e for thi s boolll . Deal e rs fin<l sales in c reas in g for thi s stock , a nd one dealer in pa rticular , inte nrl s in th e future to devote the g rea ter part of hi s trad e to revenues. We also notic~ man y ne w f;1ce s around the stamp s h ops, a ncl it is safe to vent ure that a large m aj ority of th ese collectors joined our ra nks tbrou«h the courtesy of our liberal gove rumeu~ in iss uin g s uch beautiful a nd h andsoi:ie revenue a nd Oma ha Expos ition s tamps . The latter we re origina ll y to be printed in two differe nt colors for each va lu e, but w he n it became a pparent that it woul rl b e itnpossible to adhere to thi s idea , a local collector wrote to the Post Office Authorities , a nd s uggested , that for each va lu e a differe nt colored paper be empl oyed; the s ta mps, would then appea r, as if printed in two colors. The ru sh of work a t th e Bureau of E ng raving a nd Printing, prevented thi s s uggestion bein g tried, as th e officials h ad in the m ea ntim e made co mplete arrange m e nts for printin g t h e s ta lll ps in o ne colo r ; diffe r ent for each de nom inat ion. Turning ou r a ttention aga iu to th e new re ve nue s ta mps , we mu st no t forget to s tat e tha t the minor variety collector is hav in g hi s ba ud s full in cl iscovei-ing new varie ties on these s ta lllps . H e re a re a few: two sizes of s urc h nrge; in- !P ~ verted su rcharge ; reversed s urch a rge ; numerous s hades ; i111perforated O il o ne or more sides ; no pe ri orls a fter I. R., a lld m a n y more too numerous to menti on. Before I drop revenues, I must mention th a t th ere is a dearth of the old issues part perforated a nd pin perfora ted in blocks a nd strips. This a lso applies to Match and Medici Ile s tamps in si111il a r conditions. Other stamps in demand, but ra ther sca rce, a re the one ceut red Newfou ntllnll<I alld tell cellt Canarla, with maple leaves ill all fou1 corne rs. As th ese llotes a r e written several rlays bi:fo r e an y of the conventions, I a111 unable to rep ort the proceedings, but full re po rt will probably be fo und e lsew h e r e in THE VIR G INIA PHII,ATE!,TST; but th e re a re m ally minor occurrellces that w ill happe n, which will ll t:;ve r be chronicled, or m e ntion ed, in the phi latelic press ; for installce , each m e 111be r attending the E mpire State Philatelic Society 's firs t a nnual m e et will be prese lltecl with a ha ndsome a nd cxpensi ve badge ; this is rea ll y a bea utiful sou ve nir a rnl certainly to be ap prec ia ted by th e fortunate recipients. Th e members' ba<lges' will be blue alld th e officers' reel. Th e Sons of Phila telia , by the way , ask fifteen ce nts for their co nv e n tio ll badges . As the U .S.goverll men tin tern ls to k e ep o r a nn ex the Hawa iian Isla nrls, Cu ba , Porto Rico, a lld p oss ibl y the Philippine I sla nds , publish e rs of philatelic a lld ot her peri odicals whi c h have ob ta in ed seco nrl class ra t es, can ll ow r erlu ce their s ubscription prices to th ese islands , the sa m e as the domestic ra tes . This ought to boo n1 philatel y in th ese new t e rritories as man y specimen cop ies of th e different philatelic m agazi n es ca n be rn ail ed a t a s m a ll frac tioll of the for m er cos t. Th e re a re more ph il a telic spec ua ltors in thi s city tha n oue co nlrl real ly imag in e. Th e writer co mill g in contnct with m a ny of th en 1 iu th e co urse o f busin ess, is apt to lea rn of m any sta mp s �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. lb a t a re "sly l y" being boug ht u p. A few I mention !Jere, b nt n ext mouth I wi ll submit a 11n1c!J larger list, if it can be procured. Bavaria, No. 61, lll ree pfe nni g, g r ee n. No. 58, two m a rks, ora nge. Belgi um, No.'s 12, 13 and 14 , ten, twenty a nd forty ce ntimes ; No. 5i, thirty-five centimes. (Th ere are found m any varie ties on this sta mp ). Nos. il, 7~ a nd i 3. Brussels Exhibi ti on, five and ten centimes, (two shades of tile la tter. ) Briti sh Ce ntra l Africa, Nos. 4 1 lo ·15 in cl usively. Crown and CA (very desirab le). Ca nada , No . 23, five cents (Beave r). No. 65, five cents . No. 78, 10 cents. Nos. 8'.l to 85, in clusive . No. 88, two cen ts Jubil e e. No. 209, envelope t wo cents . Cape of Good Hope, No. 5, four pence (triangle ). Chili, Nos. 12, 13 and H many varieties, both in engraving and watermark, are fo un d of these sta m ps. They are ralhcrsca·rce, especially lh e len ceulavos blue, as a ny dea ler will inform yo u . Notes From the Lone Star State. ROY B. BRADI,EY. \ \/ell, for a wonder, lhe writer had au outing last n1 o ulh. I ra n clown to Auslin a ud New Brauufels, and saw qui le a uu 1n ber of th e" boys.' ' In Austin I h ad tli e pleas ure of m e eti ng E . D. True and H. A. Herzog, \\'horn I founLl lo be earnest, active phil a tel ists. After s layin g lli cre a few clays I look tlie train to New Bra unfel s ("Ge r111au y ," th e porler ca lle<l it ), and spent a coupl e of ve ry pleasant clays enjoying lhe hospitali ty of m y friend E mil Ge rli ch . W ell , \\"C went fishing on Sa turday. Nothi ng Yery remark ab le about lioal, but lh ere was in ll1e s ize of our" ca tch.'' 'v\/e caughtbut I'll refra in, as I do not wish to give I_ 2.5 you reason to doubt my veraci ty . Bob Kessler acco mpanied us on o ur fishing excuroiou, a nd-my, but he's loaded with the proverbial "fish story." The L one .C)tar State Philatelist will be greatly improved commencing with tile Aug ust iss u e. Prin ted on tll.e finest of -a n tique book paper, from new type, it will be typographically perfect. Several new c u ts will adorn the cover aucl inside, tlie work of m y frieucl Dietz ·; while su ch contr i b u ~ors as l\Iiss Amy L. Sw ift, E1.nil G erlich, August Dietz, H. Fenton , Frederic Noyes, E . R. Alclrich, G. A. Hunt, a nd myself will eudeavcr to fill its columns with choice readin g m a tter on stamps. Tile standa rd of excell ence wi ll be placed hi g!J, b ut we hope to attaiu it. I no te in lVfekeel's 11/eekly Stamp N ews that Wm. S. Osgood, a philatelist of Massachuset ts is now located at Sabine Pass, wh ile M . C. Spears, formerly of Ke ntuck y, is .also located at Dallas. Gen tl eme n , we will be pleased to enroll you a mon g lhe members of th e Sou thern a ud Texas Pll ilatelic Associa ti o ns. I would like very 111 uch to see th e A111 ericanJ011r11af o.f P!tifately pay more a ttention to llle sta111 ps of the Confedera te States . As yet, no reference to them appears in tb e " Catalogue for ALlva uc cd Colleclors ," ·now appeari ng in that niagaz ine. I pres um e they wi ll be in cluded among th e latter part of the "H istory of the Posbge Stamps of th e United States," n ow a ppea ring iu m ontllly instalments. By the way, th e Scott Co., write m e t h a t it will be several m o nlhs ere lhe "Advanced Cata logue " is completed . Stamp news is quite sca rce lhi> monlh. I've bee n scratc h in g my cranium for lialf a n h o ur trying to think of more " news,'' b n t it's n o go, so my readers will not be a ffiictecl with any more notes lhis month, for wh ich lhey oug ht lo be grateful. �26 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Bosto n Bits . BY BOSTO NIAN . Your humble ser va nt h as been reques ted to put forth his bes t e ffort thi s month , in honor of the g rea t Ann iversary Number of THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. And a lthoug h he wou ld sta te tha t he h as complied with thi s wis h , it do es not say much fo r hi s a bi lity , as h e does not pose for a l iterary m a n to a n y g rea t extent. But bes t is bes t , and th a t is a ll tha t is e x pected from a n y one. As rega rds s ta mp trad e in ge nera l , Bos ton is at prese nt co nva lescen t, aud the fa ll trade is a lready beg inning to show itself a t this early elate. Thus far we have had a v ery s h ort dull season , if s uch it could be called at a ll. Our society meru be rs a re a ll busy pa cking "duds" for the co n ventions which will tak e place the la tt er p a rt of August, in New York City, and it is need less to s tate tha t th e Hu b will be well represented . The New E ng land Philatelic Assoc ia tio n will h o ld their a nnu a l convention a t Manchester, N . H. Thi s is schedul ed to come off a lso ill August, a nd t he trustees have prepa red a ve ry a ttractive prog ra mme. The session will be h e ld a t the new hotel on L a ke Massabes ic, which abo unds in magnifice nt scenery . It is rum o red here th a t Newfo uu cl la nd h as jus t iss ued a n ew ~c,3ca u d5cs l a u1p . A n invoice of th ese de nomin a ti ous is expected a t a n y d a le , as th e P os l111 asterGe 11 e ra l in for m s Oll e we ll -known firm that they ha ve a lready bee n s hi pped. Now Lh a t the ~c d oc umen ta ry reve nu e h as been cha nged in colo r from y ellow to s la t e , th ere has been a g r eal ru s h for the fo rmer, wh ic h eas il y retai ls a t abo ut 3c. I have been told o n good a ut hori ty, that thi 3 is onl y t h e beginning of seve ral ch anges, and th a t eventuall y th e whole issue is to appear in a perfo rnted s ta te instead of roulettetl. If thi s be the cas e the stamps in us e now will be g ood things to in ves t a little money in. The post-offices in th e vic iuily of th e Hub, ha ve been deeided ly sho rt of certa in val ues of the O ma ha s tamps, (do ubtless on a ccount of Lhe Bureau printin g enormous quantities of Lhe new war ta x stamps) a nd one of Boston's d ea lers wa s oblig ed to pay a fanc y pri ce for so n1 e, with wh ic h to fill his orders. It is now appa re nt Lha t o ur c ity will see fewer aucti o n sales n ex l fa ll, tb a n in yea rs pas t. O ne of th e firms that do c o ns iderable in Lh is lin e , state Lh at Lh ey ca nnot promise o n e, a nd severa l ot he rs inform me Lha t Lh ey will d o deeide dly less in a uctio ns th a n u sua l. For the past t wo weeks there h as been a g rea t dem a nd here for lhe m a p le lea f set of Canada. Several denomin a ti o ns of this series a re now obso lete , and cann o t be obtained a t many of Lhe pos toffices in Lhe Dominion. Edward L. Smiley of Mi lford, M ass . is spe ndi ng hi s vaca ti o n a t S un apee , H. Mr. E rnes t M. Ca rpent e r of t he New E ng la nd S ta mp Co. h as return ed from hi s trip to Lh e \.Yest, afte r a u abse nce of a bout four week s . Mr. Ernes t L. Fa rrin, ass is tant a l Mr. F. P. Brown's office, is a t Nor tl.i Woodstock N . H., fo r tEn days. ' Seve ra l se ts of used Ne wspa p e r sta mps c han g ed ha lJlls a l the Hub this we ek a t from $.'>ii to $00 p e r se t. Th is s eems to be c h eap for th ese mu c h so ug ht- for s ta 111ps, a nd every indi cation p oi nts Lo a n ea rl y rise iu pr ice. N'. ---------THI~ VIR G I N IA P 1-1rr,A TEr, 1s T, The Cu- !1tm bir11t Pluiatelist, Tlte Ainerican Cu!/edor, a nd Tlt e R ocky IJ/011 ntain Sta 111p a ll for one yea r for o nl y 50 ce nts . Yo u ca n't affo rd to mi ss a ll of th ese gra nd co mbin a tio ns so se nd iu yo ur s ubscriptions fo r o n e or 111 ore of th e m. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Canadian Notes. BY CANADIAN . Some dis_::itisfaction is e xpressed at tile choice of the Philatelic Advocate as tile o fficial organ of tile D. P. A. as it is ueli eved lllat a better choice could h ave been made. However th e re is a difference o f op iui on on that point a nd til e Advocate bas the advautage of lhe differe nce. Now tllat til e Cauadian s tamps ha ve numerals in the corners in stead of the m a ple leaves th e re is a wild scra mbl e for the sta m ps of the !alter design aud it is sa fe t o predict a good adva nce in prices in the near future. Tlte Onta r io Philatelist is ty pograp hicall y, TH E VIRGINIA PHIL ATELIST of Canada. Friend \.Vidclicombe turns out a very nea tl y printed pap er filled \\'ith readable matter. \ Ve ll a ven't se en the sta mp paper tlla t \\'as lo a ppea r fro m Hamilton , Outario, and will be 1110re inclined to believe tllat it is a rea lity whe n we see Vo l. I N o. l. The number in alteudance at the D. P. A. Couventiou was very good a nd s hows the g rea t interest take n in our on ly national philatelic society . Th e by-law passed at the conve nti o n , requirin g a ll office rs lo hav e bee n members of th e socie ty for a t least six m o nth s, is a good one and wi ll h ave the effect of keepin g many office-seekers out. Although the agita ti o u fo r th e release of John R. Hooper is still kept up we are u o t inclined to believe that his se nten ce will !J e s h o rtened as the gove rnment ha s evidently p assed its opinion on th e case . The new Auglo-S;;txon private postcards are becomi ng very popula r a nd m a n y merc ha nts a re u si ng them to increase trade. How m a n y 6c Jubil ees h ave you? They a re a good thin g to h ave. W a n led: By Wm. Mulock a good pre- I_ 27 text on which to i.s sue a new set of sla m ps. Sealed proposals will be received by lhe above ge ntl ema n . S in ce the London conference decided upon pen ny postage the government of Canada will a t once put into operation the !Jill passed recentl y reducing postage from 3 lo ::! els. 011 first-cl ass m a tter. A uew iss ue is now in order to commem orate the ch a nge . The prompt ac ti o n of the D. P. A. trustees in expelling a member found g uilty of larcen cy by co n fession, is to be corn mended. No twith sta ndin g the a pparently good showi ng made by the Domiuion Phila telic Assoc ia tion we b elie,·e that th e society as it is u o w cond uct_ed is out little more than a n adjunct to the official organ. The two-cent postage rate to a ll parts of Canada a nd Great Britain will become operative on and ft fler November 1s t, 1898. Tllis is a great stride in the ri g ht dircctiou. TH E VIRGINIA PH1LA'l'l;; LIS1' and Tile J1fontreat Fltilatelist-lhe two " h a ndso 111est" o f the U. S. a nd Canada, one yea r for 30 ce nts. I'd like to meet the galoot in th e Milw:rnkee r. O. who evidently cancels the letters with hi s fee t , a 11 d probably uses a shovel to put iuk o n . He spoilt a strip of three 11ice 8 ce nt Omaha stamps, the first I go t. - J1fontrcal Philatelist. It is held that uuder the n ew U. S. \\'ar tax la w , a doctor's ce rtificate of a patieul's (1eath mu st bear a te n ceut stamp. This is fo ll owi ng a man a lon g way .-11/ontrcal Pltilatetist. Gre nada h as gone sta m p jobbiug too. A 3d. Jubil ee s ta mp is o ut to commemora t e Columbus' la ud ing. Poor Kit, you' ve got to do for a p rete xt o nce m ore .-ll fo11treal Philatelist. �28 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. fly Stamp Hunt. suggested that the paper sho uld be stripped off the walls, and uew paper BY A. G. GIBB. hun g, and said she would send up the servant gi rl to do the stripping. On m y · ~EN in a ll ages have bee n hunters, returu from bus iness about 10 o'clock ~ ~ ~ a nd the desire to secure certain t!Jat ni g ht, my wife informed rue t!Jat objects seems to be iuherent to on strippi ng the 1x1per off oue of th e the human race. rooms, the g irl had disclosed a hole in From the clays of Esa u (of Biblical the wall, stuffed with all sorts of "rubfame ) up to the present time , men h ave bish," and a mon gst it were a lot of old letters and uewspapers. been " on the hunt" for so methin g or other. Greatly interested, I called iu th e g irl , Studeuts of Scott's works ( I do uot rea nd asked her if she h ad noticed any fer to Scott of phila telic fame , but to sta mps amougst th e papers , a ud she rethe one and onl y " G rea t Scott "-Sir plied there were " lots G>f them, " but s he \ ¥a lter) must remember h ow the old did not thiuk they were a uy good, as ant iquarian used to spend his days huntthey !tad been alt 1esed ! ing a mon gst the tombstones for inscripAs it was too la te to do a uy thiu g that tions. nig ht, I went to bed, determined to be And in our own time:; we find m a n y up "bright and early" in the 111 oruiu•·r people who "collect thin gs . " Some colThat night I had a drea111, or ra ther ~ lect old china, statuary, pictures or series of dreams. All night loug , visions coins, others gather the flora and faun a of phila telic wealth appeared before 111 from the face of nature, while still others delighted eyes ; and I fairly reveled i~ (a nd wha t a mighty arm y th ey a re ! ) are the early issues of Newfoundla nd. There hunters of stamps! were lsh. scarlet vermilions, browu 5's . All howe ver, purs ue their game with vermilion "star 3's," a nd other gcws.' the same commendable a rdor, a nd the In New Brunswick there were several more trouble they e x perie nce in secur' ' Counels, ' 'a nd m a ny other rare B.N.A. 's. ing a "find," the more th ey glory iu it, \ ¥bat a feas t I had! But alas !-Wakand va lue it. in g up early, I dressed !rnrri edly, a ull A s hort account of a memorable s tamp ·managed to reac h the liouse j ~:st as the hun t I recenU y h ad, may be of interes t ca rpe nters came along. to the many readers o f thi s wo nderful On eutering I at o uc c repa ired to th e An niversary number of the popular roo m and found the fl oor covered with VIRGIN IA N . ( V ivat F/oreat !) scra ps of wall paper, o ld ucwspapers, etc. The sce n e of m y huut was iu Ne wFrom the mess I fished out a few Canafo undland, where I h ad r esided for a ~1.ian ~Jos ta ls, but u ~thi u g of a uy value. number o f years, a nd where, as m ay be Iurn1u g 111y a llculwn then lo th e" h o le s u pposed, there is a good field for the in lb e wa ll" I off coa t, a ud se t to wo rk p hila telic sport. F irst I pulled o ut a big bunille o f I had Leen co111111issioncd Ly a lad y n ewspapers with "uary a slanip " 011 friend abroad lo employ a carpe nt er to them. Then I ca me ac ross a few lllore do cer ta in repa irs to a dwelling-house in p os t cards- A 111 erica n a nd Ca nad ian. which ~ h e was in terested. Th e h o us e Sca ttered a 111 o ngs t th e rubbi sh were a h ad bee n un occ upi ed fo r so m e tim e, numb e r of the co mm o n l a nd 2c u . s., a nd considerabl e re pa irs Imel lo be cl o n e. of ' 79 and mu c h lo m y di sg us t, 11ot a solAmong o th er im prove ments, rn y wife itary N. F. i1t tlte whole jolly lot/ 0 �29 'fHE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. OUR CO =WORKERS. A COMPLDIEN'l'ARY SKETCH TO TH E STAFF-ASSISTANTS OF TH E VIRGINIA PHII,ATELIST. BY AUG . DIETZ. !I N CELEBRATING our An ui versary we deem it tbe most pleasan t duty to present brief sketch es of our fait hful co-la borers, to wb o 111 , in a g r ea t m eas ure, we a ttri bute the s uccess of Ti-rn VIRGI ::-<~ IA PI-IIL A'l'l\T, TST . U ntirin g iu their efforts lo co n Lribu t e, 111 0 11thl y, th e n e \\·s philatelic - be it in the spa rklin g 11 0 Les fro111 Ne w Y or k, Ilosto u , Texas, Ca nada , Ne w f o u u dland , a nd th e far A nti podes; o r in the 111 e ri torious a rticles 0 11 ph ilatelic s ul>j ccts whic h h ave appea rer1 111 o ur colu111us from Lime to tim e, the y lrnve certainly wo n for th emselves a place of h o nor in o ur Anni,ersa ry number. J . (~. GRLFL' lN, AUSTRAT,I A. Undoubt ed ly our r eader s ha \"e perused wi th g rea t inte r es t th e u o t es from fa r Aus tralia contributed from tim e to tim e by Mr. J. G. G riffin of Syd n ey, New Sou t h Wales. A bnef sketch of this eminent philatelist a nd ge ntl e m a n will lend a n ew charm to his future phi late li c le tters: Mr. G ri ffi n was bo rn at Richm o nd, a s uburb of Melbourne, _in Victoria, Australia, Ma rch 4, 1846. At the early age of 10 he \\-as se nt, in company with his brother (w ho is now general manager of the Nitrate R ail way and Mines at Iquique, Peru), in a bark of 600 tons , all the way from V ic toria to London, Engla nd, to be ed u cated. At the age of 15 he was ar ticled as a Civil Engineer on the G r eat Weste rn R ailway in England. At tb e age of 19 he was sent as Ass is ta n t E ng ineer to Turkey in Europe a nd ass isted in bui ldin g the railwa ys from Varna, ou the Black Sea , to R u schuk, on t h e Danube; and th e nce from G uirgevo to Bukarest, the capital of Moldau - Wallachia. He was in Bukarest durin g the Revoluti on, when Prince Cou za \\'as" ousted " and the present Kin g brought in " . Befo re ret urn i n g to E ng la nd h e spe nt two yea rs on the Continent , v isiti ng V ie nn a, Pa ris, etc. Then bidd in g Alb io n fa r ewell , h e returned to bi s n ati ve Aus tralia . H e re his career b as bee n chequered a nd successful. He h as been e mployed as rai lway engineer a nd govermu e nt s urveyor; be has taken grea t interest in public affa irs , a nd was once M qyor of Manly (th e c hief m a rine suburb of Sy<ln ey ) , and is now for the third time ::VIayor of Hurstville. He is a J. P. for the Colony, a nd is now con t estin g a sea t in th e F r e e Trade interes t for th e Parlia ment of N ew So uth ·wales. 1 ' �30 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Mr. Griffin is · a keen philatel ist and rej oices in old Australians. His collection numbers so me 6, 000 choice stamps as well as a large num b er of entires. Possessing most of the varieties of the r are "Sydney V iews" a n d the other Austral ian Colon ia ls , Mr. Griffin desires to complete hi s collection of U . S. a nd Confederates, an d but few a re ye t wa nting, which be hopes to secure in e xcha nge. Mr. Griffin is a member of the Sydn ey Philatelic Society, a Mason a nd a prominent writer for the press of bis city. Vie a re proud of his fri e n dship , gra te ful for the interest be ta kes in our p ub lication, a nd feel confide nt bis kindness will ga in fo r him m a n y ad mirers amo ng philatelists in our country. ROYAL BENNETT BRADLEY, TEXAS . Phila tel y of America-a nd beyo nd o ur borders -needs _n o introductio n to thi s eminen t and e n thus iast ic la borer in its ca u s e . His pu blication, Tile L o1le Star C:J tate Pililatelist, ha3 ca rri ed bis fa m e far a nd n ear and Tl1 e L o11e Star h as become a h o usehold word to stamprnen of the South and W est. R oyal Bennett Bradley is a n ative of Indiana, a descendant of V irgi ni a ns. He b as resided in T exas s in ce bis e ig hth yea r. His first experie n ce in publishing a stamp paper was the weekl y L o11e Sta r State Pltilatelist. This appear ed uninterruptedl y for 77 iss u es. It was t h en s us pended for several 111oulhs on acco unt of ill hea lth , d urin g whic h time the "sub "-list was filled by Mr. Lowry's paper, Til e T exau Pil ilalelist. In August, 189G, the L one Star again appeared, as a mouthly. In Septernpter was ad ded , by pu rchase, T/i e Dixie Philatelist. Mr. Bradley is a ve rsa til e write r for the press, being business manag er of Tile People's Forum, owned a nd edi ted by bis fath er. He possess es a coll ection of about 4,000 varieties of better class stamps free from Seebecks and like rubbish, as well as another of entires. He h as h eld various offices in the different phila telic societies; was among the organizers of the An ti-Seebeck Society tha t blaz ed the way for the "Four S's." ; was s ecretary -treasurer of the S . P. A . and reorga nized that society; is VicePresident of the Texas Association, al so holding memb ership in 7 or 8 other societies. But it is in Tile L one Star State P !tilatelist we come to a pprecia te the t rue merit of the man-one of the pioneers of phila tely in the South a nd Wes t. Ranking with the best monthlies of our country, its success must be a ttributed to the earnest la bors of a sincere e nthusi as ti c stamp-collec tor, and t l ' . . 1e a b 1hty to understa nd a nd cater to th e needs of collectors. No trivial subjects find reception in its columns-sterl · ·1 1" . . 1ng p 111 ate 1c a rt1cl~s -:nstructi ve to the see ker a ft er p hila telic lore, greet the reader from m o nth to month , a nd serve to endear the L one Star to its 1 constituency . a rge Mr. Bradley is a reg ular cont ·b n utor to our columns and bis notes fro m the Lone Star State · have won for 11 1·1 • 11 new laure ls 111 the Old Dominio n . WM . A . llfAC DONNE CT,. A n o th er p hil a telist a nd write . . . . . . 1 1eqmr111g -no mtrocl uct1o u to s ta mpdo . 111 , is our New Yo rk correspo nde nt Mr \ V ' • , 111 A MacDon nell, whose monthl y · · 1etters . repl ete with news a nd valuabl e " . .' ,, h pointers , ave prove n not only inte t· . . ~ I~ b u ~ rnstruct1 ve ~nd beneficial to the co ector wh o stnves to keep ab the times. reast of 1 Mr. MacDonne!l has contributed his n o tes to TH E VIRGINIA Pi-rrr . · · . .Al'Ef.I ST Smee its m fa ncy. Represented in N h h f . o. ] ' e as never ai led to supply the cream �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. of the news every month , and his valuable services are again enlisted for the coming year. Wm. A. MacDonnell was born in New York City, Nov. 1, 1875. He a ttended the public and private schools of tha t city, graduating with high honors at the a ge of 16 ; excelli'Ug espec ia lly in freeha nd drawin g , arithmetic and algebra. His intention to enter Colleg e was fru strated by a trouble with his ey esight , which compelled him to discontinue srndies of a n y kind. In 18!)1 h e commenced collecti11g sta mps , occup y iu g bis man y leisure hours in their s tud y . Thrice be sold his collection, but two years ago began anew, devotin g especial alte11 ti on to the stamps of U ru g uay, Paraguay and the Hawaiia n Isla nds . His excellent article on the Sta mps of Paraguay , appea ring in this numbe r, is a n evidence of !tow he collects stamps, a nd studies them. Mr. MacDonnell is au extens ive writer, and contributes notes to man y of the leading phi l a t~lic publications. He is a member of the P. S . of A . , S. P.A. , D . P. A., N. P.A . , C. P. S., auction manager of S. of P . ; and secreta ry treasurer of E. S. P. S., as well as mem ber No. 49 of the . Virginia Phila telic Association. Mr. MacDouuell is a sta unch friend o f TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST, a nd b as exerted every influence to ra is e it to its present pos ition. V\le feel unde r man y obliga tions to our faithful " Len nod. " IRVIN G E. PATTERSON. The g e ntlem a n who contributes the interestin g notes to our columns from " across the border " is Mr. Irvin g E. Patterscn, and , like Bradley a nd M ac Donnell, is well known to philatel y . Mr. P a tters on was born in 1878 a t W yandotte , Mich. He bega n collecting in 1891 a nd la ter on beca me a d ea le r·. 31 Uninterrupted has been his devotion to our science-{;. S. ~nd Canada being his specialties. He was one of the organizers of t he Michiga n Philatelic Association in 1895, holdin g the responsible offices of secretary-treasurer a nd cha irman of trustees thereof. He was al so a cha rter-member of the L . A . P. , its first librarian and, la ter on , its s ecre ta ry . . Mr. Patterson , a m o ng his m a n y offices , filled that of li b rarian of the P eninsula Phila telic Club o f Detroit , and is a m e mber of all the prom inen l societies . In 1895 he re moved to Guelpli , Ontario , resi g ning a ll offi c es he then held in philate lic s ocieti es. Shortly after his arriva l in Ca nada, he was elected secreta ry-treasurer of the D. P. A . , a nd Cana dian vice-president of the L.A. P. He s ucceeded in raising the D. P. A. from a s ociety of three pa id-up members to its present s tren g th a nd prominence. Mr. P a tterso n was a ca ndida te for Interna tio na l s ecreta ry of the P. S. of A ., and but for the c umul ~ ti v e ballot would ha ve been elected by a la rge m ajority . Mr. Green , a pres idential c a ndidate , ·winnin g b y a cumulative ba llot. In June, 1897, M r. Pa tterson removed to Detroit where h e n o w res ides , but he keeps p os t ed on Ca nad ia n sta mp matters as w ell as an y m a n a cross the bord er. P a tterson is a pro lific writer for th e phila telic p r ess , a nd w e a re fortunate in securing his ser vic es for the coming y ear. A careful s tudent of s ta mps, his notes a re ever brimful o f m a tte r to interest lhe c ollector. ARCH IE G. GIBB , NEWFOUNDLAN D. From time t o time phila teli c articles h av e a ppea red in o ur c olumns from the pen o f l\'Ir. Archi e G . G ibb, formerl y of �32 THE VIRGIN IA PHILATEUST. St. Johns, Newfound land, now of Roxia lity. A staunch frieud of ou r UJtlgabury, iVIass. Prominent among th e m zine , "·e a r e fort111rnte i11 <?11listin g hi s were the articles on the Newfound la nd p.c11 in o ur ca us e. Surcharges a nd \Vest Iudi a n Fake Fiscals . OUR HOSTOX COR l{ESPOXll l•: :'i'l'. Mr. Gibb i ; an enthus ias ti c s ta1np collector, s tudies hi s treas ur es and Oil r \ V e re.~ r e L ex ceedi ng ly uur i11 ab iJiLy Lo reader may look forwa rd t o so111c interp rcse 11t th e lik e 11 c"s a 11d s k e tc h of our esting s ketches from hi s pen d urin g th e Bo. to 11 co rres pondc11t , \\' ho, e 111 0 11t!Jly coming yea r. le tte rs have eo11 tai11 c d s" 1111 1c.: h of i11t e rMr. Gibb is a nativ e of Sco tland . He csl to o ur re;1dc.:1 s a1 1d \\'ho has kept ns was born at Dollar on the• · cl ea r-\\'indposted th roug ho ut the y ear 0 11 th e prices in g Devon " at the foot of th e " h eal lJ e rr ea lized al th e au c ti o 11 s; d cs i11 Uos to 11 . covered Ochils ," and about 7 1J1 i lcs fr1)n 1 0 11:· frie nd seen1s lo !Ja \·e " " u 11co nqu e rthe historic field of Ra nu o ckuuru . Reable a11ti pa lh y lo faci ng a ca1 11 c ra , s till, ceiving a thorou g h education at the \\'e 111ay yet i11d11 cc hi111 lo d o so . ln Aca demy of Dollar, he wao; aft e r\\'a rds t h e 111 ea 11 li111e hi s IJJ"ig h t 11 otes fro n1 · • the app renticed to a dry-goods 111ereha nt. Hub " \\'i ii speak fu r hi s ability as a philIn 1877 he sailed for Ne\\'fou11dland. In atelic \\'rit e r. 1886 he opened a large ge n ts' fu rni s h ing a nd clothing hou se. ·wh e n t he g r eat fire took place,-July 189'.,l, whi c h \\'E ARE ind e bted to illr. Geo. S . Davdevasta ted about three- fo urth s of the enport, of To ronto , O nta rio, for a specientire city of St. John's, Mr. G ibbs' m e n of the n ew o u e ce nt en velope of Ca nada . plac e of b us iness was des troyed. T wo months la ter he loca ted in Bos ton, Mass. , Tile s ta n1 p is print ed in o live g re eu. engagin g first in the dry -good s , th e u in t!J e d es ig n is iden t ica l with the uew oc'. the mu s ic business. Another re moval to envelope wi l11 the e x ception of the Newfoundland preceeded his fin a l se ttling Q ue en's bea d , w!Jich in thi s stamp is the \\'e ll-kn o\\' n yo uthful profile. in Boston, wh e re h e inte nds to r e main, perm a n e ntl y . . H ow rea dily a fainlesigu 111ay be s poilt Mr. Gibb beg an c olle cting st~rn1 ps as a 1s s h o wn 111 llus se n es, in th e placi ug of boy in S cotland , but sold out be fore t h e word "Canada , " and wh y t!Ji s was leav in g s chool. The re were many clone we cauuot unders ta nd, unless Cans ta mps in the old colleclion Ile wo u ld ada inte nds loa nin g th e or ig inal die prize to-d ay. After yea rs h e bega n ( minus the word " Ca nada") t o SO!lle of anew-savin g a ll th e Newfou ndla!l(]S t h e ot!J er Britis h Colo nies . "b:conoin y is til e road, elc." that came h is way.-Bnt a las ,-t1 1ese treasures fe ll a prey to th e great c o nfl a gration. O ur Colu111bians reawak e ned Tiu·: new Se nf Ca ta log ue fo r ] 8~8- '!)!) his interest in stamps and now hi s collecis announced lo l; e o u t of press. tion- thou g h sma ll , conta in s some :J,000 choice stamps . Mr. Gibb is a Mason, be in g a llle 111he r O uR atherl isers a re offe rin g, in tllis of Lodge Task er , No. 4.54-a versatile num ber, Solli e of th e bes t ba rga in s th at writer, 11 mu s ica l ge ni us and one of th ~ ever a ppea red in our colu !llu s, and our most inte r estin g corr espondents, hi s fri e nd s s ll o ul d n"l fa il lo <ll'a il th e m letters spark li ng with wit and c o ng enselves o f thes e opportu n ities . �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. BY JOI-IN PAALZO W. A ll Publi s h e rs :ire requ e.skd l o se 11d on e co py direct to th e R ev iew Editor, nt No . JUI S P :i r k A \·e. , Rich m o 11 d, \"n. , U.S . A. O ur Revi e w cl oses 0 11 A ug ust 2.jt h . Th e fo ll owi ng p 11 bl icati o 11 s hn,·e co m e to hn11d d11riu g th e p:isl m onth : V OL. K o . A m er ican Collecto r, Ne w Oxford , Pn. ·I. ti. Bosto n Sta m p Book, IJos ton, Mn ss. Col11111 bin 11 P hil nteli st, Ke w Oxford , Pn. r•:a steru P hil :lt el i st , K e w M a rk et, !\ . 1-1. ·L D. 5. ~ I. a. n. I11te nia ti o 11 nl Phila teli s t , St. Joseph , l\ Io. 8. l. L.0 11 e S tn r Sl:lle Phil :i.teli st, \V:l co, T e x. :\I e lropo litn. 11 , N ew Y o rk, h. H. N ew York P h i Inte l is l, N e w Yo rk, P e r fo r :ltor, F ed e r n l sb u rg, l\l d., P hil nte li c Du ll eti 11 , Sa l em, :\'l ass., Phil a tdic B 111l etin, Sa le m , :vra ss. 1 Post:i l Card Bull e tiu , S prin g fi e ld , Mas s . Week ly P hil n l e lic F.rn , Po1·t! n 11<1 , :I l e. , V o u l h 's R eal m , Iloston l\!nss., 'l'Pxa n P hil nt el i st, A bi le ne, T e xn s, n. 18-2 1 5. ·I. ti . 2. I. II. I. 12. 5. 5. 12. ·ll -·lti ·I. 8. Ii. :\t ek eel 's \Ve ek l y St:i m p K e w s, St. J.0 11 is, ! ~. :\Iisso uri , Post Offi ce , N e w Yo rk, ll e rn l d 1~: x c h a11ge , Ne w York , 1'c 1111 syh ·a 11i a P hil at eli st , Rendi :.:g-, Pa., :1!Jli ·8U:J 8. S!J. II. ll. 1-1 . :{, F R O:"I I CA N A D A. :\ I o ntren l Phi l:ltel i st, 7\ Tontrenl , Cn 11 . <>ntari o Philat el ist , S t. Cnth nrin es , U11l. Philate li c Ad vocat e, Ilcrli11, O n t. Phi l:i. teli c :\ t e ;-;s ~ 11 ge r , B o ie st ow 11 . !'\ . B. I. 1. ·l. Ll. ;"). ~. 1. .. FR O M A BR OA D. 2. j o r n a l P h il:lte li co, St. Pau l o , Braz i l , l'ililaleli c j oun1:tl o f G r en t Brit n i11 , Sa li sbury , En g lnnd , '· S. 01. '2. Stamp s, R 11 shde 11, E 11 g l a11d , Se n f' s 111 .Ufma r k e n j o ur11n l , L c ipz ig,Ger. 2 :). 1·1-lii H. I. R ev ue P ostn l e, Ge t1 e \'fl , S wit ze rla11d , (;~ . ).·Jo 11thl y A d,·ert i se r, L o11cl o 11 1 En g . , '· T h e A m erica7t Collector has a very good a rti cle e n t itl ed "The P hil ateli c Scarecrow," g iving a portrait of the coll ector who is afra id to b u y , to se ll or to exchange , for fe a r of getting the 1vorst of his ba t-ga in. That su ch men exis t in eve ry co111muBity is on ly too true , the y rea ll y do 111 o re h a rm to o ur h o bby than 33 low p r ices a n d th e la rg e discounts from catalogue prices. -In his "Chats on Confedera tes " M r. Corbaley s peaks of the issues of 1863. -He mentions the 10 cents b lu e with line between the s tamp s, but does n ot m ent ion that the 20 cents green wns simi la rl y treated. Copies of whicll a r e h owever ex ceedin g ly ra re ; the write r h a ving never see n more tha n o n e specim e n. Tlte L one Star State P!tilatelist op e ns witll a n articl e o n U nderpriced Medicine sta mps whi c h we ha ve seen copie d in other papers and which is certa inly of interest to those collectors, who include ivfatch and Medicines in their Reven ues. The a uthor m akes a very good plea, why they sl10uld be more va luab le.-Filled with good read in g from beginning to e nd Th e L one Star State Philatelist is one of the most welcome of our visitors . Th e L one S ta r .State Pltilatelist for A ug us t , Vol. VII, No . 1, chronicles and illustrates th e n ewly discovered Selma, A la . , loca l iss u ed by Wm. H. Eagan. Tllis stamp , s ustained as it is by affidavit s of two c hildren of the late Mr. Eagan, is undoubtedl y a gen uine confederate loca l a nd n early ta kes rank w ith the E mory V a ., recentl y discovered b y Mr. N . P. Stra use o f Henderson , N. C., and described a nd illus trated in a re cent numbe r of TI-IE VIRG !NI A PHILATF. LIS1'. The c r edit for the d is co ve ry of the Selm a is d u e M r . R. S . N e lso n of Birmingh am, A la . The L one S tar S tate Philatelist des erves credit for s ecurin g the absolute ev idE.nce of the true n a t ure of this provis io na l E n velope which undoubtedly shows that they we r e s ig ned by Mr. Eag an a nd s ta mp ed ' ' Paid 5 ' ' a n d sold over t h e co un try in t h at cond ition. A n ew depart ur e in s ta mp -dea lin g was made b y the J. \ V. Sc0tt Co., in their a dve rti se ment in the Jlletr op olitan givin g a lis t of 178 s tamps n a mi n g a sellin g • �34 THE VIRGINIA P HILATELIST. and buying price for eac h , lim iti ng h owever the number of a n y o ne s tampwhic!J they wou ld purchase at the price namer! to 200. This test of the market was open for t wo weeks only a n d resulted as ca n be see n from t hi s tabula t ed lis t: Nutnbe r o f d iffere11t s t a mps offered Value of stn rn ps o ffered Total num ber of s ta m ps ~o ~ <l Nun:1ber of diffe re t1 t s tnmps s o~ U JG~. o-lli2.U l. ~ . X -W. 12':!. Value of st a mps sold Num be r o f st a 111ps bo ug ht Nu m ber o f diffe re nt s t a m ps bo ug ht ~5·17 .U!l . Value o f st a mps bought S-IGH.-1 5. -l ,:2 l t1. 51i. Percenta g e be t w ee n bu y i11 g a nd sell ing pri ce 20'.P Cos t of adve rtiseiu e nt S:-t0. 00 pa id fo r th ose the Scott Co. boug ht was abou t ] le and of those sold by th e m a bo ut 25c, which average wo uld indi cate th at n o t m a n y hi g h priced s la m ps cha nged hands.-Tilen aga iu i f thi s expe ri meut was made to det<->ruiine the r elatiY e sellin g and buyi11g demand it won lrl demo ns t rate th at there were more sell ers t h an buyers , there be i11 g nearly 2000 stamps more boug ht th a n sold. For this fact h owever, the sca rcity of m o ney m ay accou n t. To r eview in the sho rt space allotted The repor t th en contiuu es: in a m o n thl y m aga zin e , four numbers of The abov e statement do es not s!Jow a ll s uch a j ou rn a l as ll'fek ee/s /Vcek/y Stamp the business that migh t have be en don e .News is almos t a n i111p oss ibility for as as we h ad to r etu rn n ea rly o n e buudred ever th e pages of th e weekly are filled dol la rs beca u se the sta mps b ad bee n a ll with iu for m atio n which every coll ec to r sold . Then agai u, we limited t h e bu y s!Jould have a nd the ve ry bes t advice the ing to 200 specime ns of any o n e s tamp, wri te r can g i ve to his fe llo w collectors is a n d of n ineteen s ta mps we boug ht the to do as he has do11e for years, subscribe full limit a n d returned oth e rs . Ma n y to the /Veekly, the cost of s u bscrip ti o n stam p s h ad to be returned as th e specibe in g as nothing co m pared to the benemens se nt were not up to the standa rd . fits a nd i11 for matio n r eceiv ed from a Several times it happened that afte r a n ca r efu l perusal of i ls well filled pages old stock was sold o ut , t wo letters wo ul d every week . come by same mail, o n e ordering t h e stam p and the other supplying it. \l./e had more U . S. sta mps offe red than Iu the Aug ust number of Th e Eastern foreign, perhaps because th e time was Pllilatelist the publisher a nn o unc es th a t not sufficient for foreign deal e rs to com the pa per has been sold to Mess. B. L . pete. Next time w e prepa r e a lis t of D rew & Co., of Boston , l\'fass., wh o wi ll this sort more time will be a ll owed, so hereafter co nduct th e p a per upon imthat our fore ig n friend s can rea p som e of proved lin es. We are g lad to s ee tha t the benefits of this sty le of t ra din g . the "oldest stamp ma ga zine in Am erThe list embraced 29 countries a nd sellica" w ill rem a in still i1r the " rin g" ing prices ran from th r e e cents to fifty eve n though it is moved to th e ' 'huh.'' dollaYs wit h corresponding b uy ing prices of from two cents to fifty -five dolla rs. It must be borne in mind tha t the sell i11 g Tl! ~ Pltilatelic J1fesse11ger , co min g prices were iu nea rl y every in sta nce at from its n ew home in Boies towu , N . B. , least 50 % off ca talogue; the buyi ng is st ill a little behind in its appeara uce prices therefore naturall y fro m 60 to 70 % it h a vin g go t ten now as far as its Jun ~ off Ca talogue , showing again th a t in number. However it promises to h ave order to do busin ess deal ers h av e to g o Jul y and Au g us t fo ll ow in quick succesaway below ca talog ue at leas t in the lowsio n and then proposes to keep up with er priced stamps. The av erag e price t he procession regu larly . �TH E V IRG I N I A PHILATE LIS T . 35 Th e A ug us t 20 th m11n be r of th e in g . \ Ve onl y regr et t ha t we are n o t in 11fet rop o!it a 11 conta ins th e p rograrnm e poss ess ion of on e of th e o th e r thre e h alf fo r th e thirtee n t h a nnu al co n vention of d oll ars of th e Confederacy wh ose wherethe Am e r ir::a n P hil a t eli c Association , a nd abo uts a re unkn o wn. P erha ps o ne of as fa r as th e a rn us em e nts laid clown in it, th ese days som e s ta mp coll ector w ill it \\·as ce rta in ly a n e njo ya bl e a ffai r. · se nd u s one to pay fo r his s u bscri p ti o n D urin g th e session of t h e A. P. A.. , t h e to T H E VIR G INI A PHI L ATE L IST. J1fetrop olitan p rin ted a da il y record of th e proc eed in gs e n t irely a t its o wn e x pe nse a n rl to rn a ke it e ntir ely fr ee it d id S en.f's J llustr ir tes Briejma r k e11 J o11rn o t e\'e n cha rge fo r ad ve rti se rnents in 11 a l wa rn s ag a in s t aga in a p pea riu g fo rg th e rla il y 1H1m be rs. S u rel y s u ch zea l eries of hi g h val u e State D e pa r t m e nt s ta rnps . T he p rin t ing of them is g enus h o u ld h a ve bee n r e wa r ded by electin g lh e J1fet r op olilr11t th e o ffi c ial o rgau of th e ine , as th ey a r e m a nu fact ured o ut of A. P.A . T hi s sa m e uu1n be r of Au g ::st ca rdboard proofs . T h e pa p e r h as bee n ~ 0th co 11la ins a pi ctur e g a ll e ry o f 15 we ll m o is te ned a nd th e n s pli t clow n to be of kn o wn P hilat eli sts with s h ort IJiog raphi - · th e r equire<l t hi ckn ess a nd g umm ed a n rl cal s k e lc b es o f sa rn e. O n e of t h ese pe rfo ra t ed. It is i n th e p erforatio n t h a t m a k es us ~.s k a q u es ti on . T h e s k etch o ne ca n first detec t th e forge ri es, fo r t h e we r efe r , t o is t hi s : g e nuin e a re pe rfora t ed 12 wh il e th ese "C . vV. K issin g er, of R ead in g is are o nly 11 ~. Th e n again the paper has th e irre press ible r eprese utat i ve of tb e n ot the sa m e fee li ng to th e t o uch as the y ounge r ele m e ut in th e A. P . A. It g en uin e s tam ps , bein g m or e like wool e n certa iul y is n ot hi s fa u lt if a ny be ui g h t ecl clot h. If h o we , e r , a do u bt still r e m a ins , sta m p coll e c to r b as fa iled to h ear of Cli f- aud il m ig ht eas il y be so, another t es t fo rd \ Vas h ing to n a nd t h e P e1111 sy, a nd would show that one h as only a proof, t h ere a r e n ot m a n y wh o fa il ed to read of a nd th a t is, to mois ten t h e s ta m p . The his m a rriag e, whil e futur e e vents w ill paper h as r erua inecl l ike blotting pa p er doubtl ess be ch ro nicl ed . ' '-So fa r th e a ud le ts th e m o is t ure th ro ug h at once. J11etropo!ila11. Th e qu es t iou we wa n t to T he r eco rd of n e w issu es s ho ws a m o ng ask is: D o com in g eve u ts cast th e ir o t·b ers pictures of the two very h a udsome s h adows befo re? s ta mps issued by the F a lk la nd Islands of th e rnlu e of 2sh Gd a nd 5sh r espectively . Used s pec im ens of th es e two stam ps Th e adv ice g ive u by th e P er.fora /o r in its leadin g a rti cle o n P hil ateli c H elps is m ay be e x p ected to rank amo ng th e rar ities. certainly o n e th a t sh o ul d b e h e eded by a N ige r Coas t h as al so ad d ed to her iss u e g reat m a n y coll ec tors who imag in e t be cos t of s u bscrip t io n to ou e or more g ood sta mps o f the value of Gel , 2sh Gd , a n d p hila t eli c p u bli ca tions as a u expe nse IOs h , s im ila r in design to those of the las t e m issiou. whi c h th ey ca nn o t afford . H ow ofte n ca n a yea r's s u bscri p t io n be saved by S e n f's , t h e s tanda rd Germa n Ca ta log n e bu y in g so m e of th e m a ny ba rgain s for 1898 b as ju. t bee n issued , a nd in it a adv ertised by e nter p ri sing dea lers . T he n s lep i n the ri g ht d irection h as b e e n aga in forg e ri es a r e told a bout a nd th e ta k e n , viz : a r educt io n in the prices o f coll ec to r wa rn ed not to in ves t h is m oney ov er 8000 s ta mps . If ou r own Ca talog u e in s u ch wor thl ess st u ff. T h e s tory of a m ake rs will fo ll o w in th e fo ots t eps of th e Ger m a ns, w e m ay h ope in th e futur e Fa m o us So uth e rn Coin cop ied fro m th e New Y o rk T rib 1111e is interes tin g readto h ea r less of cliscoun ts of GO a nd 75 %. �36 TH E V I RGIN I A PHILAT E LIST . A Deal ers ' S pecial or Midsu mm er Trade th e t wo ce nt S la te p la tes llad bee n fo un d Boom er is w h a t the P!tilatelic Bullet in a nd a n e w s u pply prin ted fr o m th em , so calls i ts Jul y nu mbe r , a nd it sh o ul d n o t t llose p r inted in g re en from th e N a vy belie its n a me fo r som e o f th e ads in it plat e we r e destroy ed excep t a fe w sh ee ts do certa inl y offer ba rg a ins a nd o ug ht to saved as a c uriosity a nd th es e a re th e boom t rade. T h e M istake of P ubl ish ers . g en uin e er ror n ow in ex ista n ce . is well writte n a nd poin ts ou t some o f M r. Bach a nno un ces in t!J is n um b e r th e r ocks u pon whic h so ma uy s ta m p tha t h e h as cha ng ed h is prin te rs and th e pa p ers h a v e stma ded . Co nsol idated i mproved look of th e m agazi ne shows with th e B u llcti?t is n ow tll e Califon1ia tha t b e m ade a good selec ti o n . V\! e a r e S tamp , wh ic h h a s been p nrc!Jased by t h e satisfied th a t contin u in g to im prove as B11llet i n , t h e owne r of t h e Cali/ on1ia th e lllfo11treal P!tilatelist h as, from i ts Stamp havi ng h eeded h is country 's call fi rs t n u m ber to elat e, M r. Bach 's cla i m to a n d go u e to M'.1nil a . No dou bt he is h a ving the best s tamp pape r iu Ca n ad a n ow speciali zing t!J a t country a nd st ud y- w ill be fu ll y sus tain ed. T h e G erm an in g the nu mb erl ess s urch a rges. pa r t of th e m agaz in e is q ui te a f eatur e a nd sh o ul d gain him m a ny s u bsc ri be rs Im peria l P e n ny P ostage is th e fi rst o n th e o th er side of t h e " fr og-po nd . " th em e o f S ta mps fo r Jul y . vVe ca n only d e vo utly w ish t hat such a m oYem en t m ay be s p eedily ina ug urated bet wee n G rea t Britai n a nd h er colo ni es If one reads the fi g u r es g i ve n in th e (except A ust ralia) a nd if foun d s uccess- R evue Postale of th e num be rs issu ed a nd ful the r e, tha t i t m ay be ext ended to t!J e a c t ua ll y sold of th e " firs t iss u e of U ni versal Pos tal Un ion, for i t woul d th e n Molda via o n e ca n eas il y un ders ta nd th a t do away wi th t h e so-called uecessity to th ey are rari t ies o f t h e first o rde r . In issue pos tag e s tamps o f as hi g h a va lu e a ll th ere were o nl y 24,000 o f t h e fo ur as $5.00. va lu es priulecl , dis lri b11tefl ns fo ll ows : F ashi on in sta m ps .is t r ea ted in a ve ry of th e 27 paras G,000. e x h aus tive m a nner, and t h e collectors 54 10,000. a dvised to improve their collect io ns i1; 81 2,000 . th ose cou n t ries whi ch are at pres ent u n108 G,000. fa shi ona ble a n d t herefore not un nec es24,000. sarily infla ted in p r ice . T h e sta m ps were on ly in use three a nd S tamps is a n i n terestin g paper to r ead a h alf mon t hs wh e n su ppla nted by a n ew a n d is well wor th its s ubscr ip tio n p r ic e series a nd when w ith draw n t h er e r eto a n y collec to r . m a in ed in t h e P . 0. u nsold : of th e ~ 7 p a ras 2, 32:5 . T he 111£011treal Phi latelist l eads off 5-1 5, 244 . w ith a d isc u ssio n of the so-called t wo 81 1,307. c e n t Navy E rror a nd m akes out a very 108 3 ,432. good case t h a t it shou ld really be called which sh ows lh a l of th e rar es t of t h e m , a State E rror. It cl a im s that the set o f t h e 81 p aras , o nly 693 were sold. How t wo cen t Sta te p la tes were m islaid a nd m a n y of th em were saved a nd how m a n y as two cent State stamps were n eeded , destro y ed ? It is h ard to t ell , b ut t h e th e t wo cent N avy p lates were used, the num b er see ms to be exceeding ly s m a ll , s tamps however bein g printed in th e and it is no wonder t h a t s pec im e ns a r e c olor of the Sta le se t. In th e m ea n ti me valu ed at from :j)600 to $700. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Th e P!tilatelzc J ournal o.f Great Britain contains a full report of the Interna tional Philatelic Exhibition held a t Utrecht. Iu reading the description of the different exhibits one ca nnot help but be impressed with the idea of wha t a wide field most countries show for the s pecialist. \Ve see mentioned among others an exhibit of the stamps of Buenos Ay res comprisin g over 600 specimens and being valued at 20,000 florins. The Ca talog ue quotes 23 numbers, but those of course du not include all the minor varieties , in which the specialist delights. Very interesting to read is a translati o n of the first ordinance of Louis XI., King of France, establishing the Postoffices in France. This edict bea rs date of 19 June, 1464. It is too sad to think wha t the French missed in 1864 in not issuing a commemorative series. Under the head of Forgeries it calls attention to the 1867 iss ue 6c stamp of Virg in Islands. The best point for the d e tection is the irreg ula r perfora tion of the forg eries, whereas the originals are perforated regularl y 12 or 15. Th e .Australia n P hilatelist for Jul y 25 th, Vol. I V , No. 12, clips from tile B r isba ne Courier, a n account of an Aust ralia n P os tmas ter's Sta mp iss u ed a t Bowen bv a I\'Ir. Day , its postm as ter. This sta 1~ 1p was iss ued p ro visionally p e nd in g th e a rrival by s tea mer of a fre sh suppl y a nd was made of sm all squa res of pa p er with the Postmas t er 's na m e writte n a cross th e m. Howe ver, n ot one of th ese s tamp s h as ever been seen. The iss ue is supposed to h av e b ee n in the six ti es. S e ve ral p ag es of thi s m agaz ine a re devoted to th e 2d. and 3d. N. S . W ., im pe rforated d iadem fra uds a nd the a nn o un c em ent is m ade t!J at Mr. F red H az en has dispos ed of hi s inter es ts in th e p eriodical to Mr. Osca r Schul ze, of 113 Pit t St ., Sydne y , N . S. \V . 37 In Th e Columbian Philatelist the leading article trea ts of "Curiosities in U. S . Revenues and other items" which sets forth many minor varieties in color, e tc., of the first issue of U . S . Revenues, perforated, and will well repay careful reading and s ubsequent looking over duplica tes to s ee if a ny of the varieties are to be found there. U. S. Revenues a re certa i.n ly very pretty s tamps and it is a wonder why so m a ny collectors exclude them from the p ages of their albums . Th e Ph i la telic Bu llet in has as a leading article in its Aug ust number a very interesting and concise historical sketch of the H a waiian Isla nds, recently annex ed to the United Sta tes . Such articles as these are not a t a ll foreign to philatel y, inasmuch ·as they greatly assist a collector in the study of his stamps and shed much lig ht on their ra ison d' etre, besides a ffordin g a n instructive yet pleasing diversion. It is to be hoped tha t their frequent publication will be encourag ed . Tlz e Ontario Plzilatelist h as in its H amilton N ot es a wa rnin g from Mr. Marris against a pa rty in Italy , viz., E. Oneglia , Piazza bittoria E manuele No. 14 T orin o. It s eems th a t in a reg istered letter rec e ived by M r. M. from the Italta n was a co11 sig nmen t of stamps for e x cha ng e fo r Ca nadia n s tamps . \ Vhen e xamined it turned out tha t all the stamps sent were counterfe its , a nd to sav e other coll ec tors from bein g duped by simila r stuff a list o f th ose sent is g iven: Ca pe of Good Hope, T y pe Al. lp rose. " 4p blue. U nit ed S ta t es, 90 ce nts blue. Ionian I sl a nds , T y pe Al. _oran g e. Spain , T y pe Al 3. brown a n d rose. Brazil , Ty p e A l. 90r. black . " A.2. 30r. " " A3. 90r. �Special Notice Jgou bon't finb these in ever\? collection. J - - -- -0--- -- -----0----- I f yo u m a k e a spec ialty of CLEAN, WEL L CEN T ERED sta m ps (L I GH TL Y CANCELLE D w h en u sed ), remem ber th at in th is coucl iti ou dea lers fixlthe ir prices accord iu gly, cnt . va l 11 e or prese nt hi g h d isco unts uotwith s lauding . A t presen t I can s uppl y 111a 11 y U. S . n nd Foreign a t th e liberal cl isco u 11 t of ·105( , s u ch as: J , JO, 15 and 30c Na vy ; 7, ~-J au d !JOc Trens ury: 1, 7 a 11 d lOc State; 12 a nd !JOc Pos t Office; I a nd 12c Ju sti ce, in ABOVE i\IENTI ONEU CONUITION. To a n y co11ector who is uot so fast i d io u s reg:'.l.rd ing co n ditio n, I will sell th e rare Uc Newspaper, catalogued a t Sl5.00, for th e low price of "3 .50, a lso the S2. 00 1804 issue !\O \\/ ATE IOI ARK, U!\USE:D for S2.15. Re1n e n 1ber I a m r eady a n y d ny of t he week l o b u y, sell a nd exch a n ge nll kinds of stnmps . \Vri te 1ne if yo u w a n t to sell yo ur :'\r. & l\l. Always plea sed to m ake uew acq11 ::iintn 11 ces. I PROfllSE HONEST DEALING. I have sta mps t o BURN, but as I don ' t li k e th e s m e ll of s moke , I SELL th e m CHEAP l ,Y instead. Write 1ue U. s. 18-11 , IOc .. . .. ...... ...... . ............ . . . ..... Sl !JO " l l;oj l , 11c a littl e close a t t op. l 00 r e,·e nu e 2nd iss ue, , ;).:jO............ . :~ 00 " 3rd '' l e fine.... ...... ............. S:l 1878, 5c b lack , si l k p ... ....... .. .... .. l 50 "d J2c 1: o s t officedep. o . g . fin e ............ .... .. :_1aBa en, 18'0 1, Okr11 1111sel1, o.g .................... .. . . 10 Barbados , 187·1-l ' 1.ap .. ................... ........ ....... . 1 2.) Britis h G11i a n a 1.1tiSV-!Jl, OGc 11nn sed......... . ...... 8:3 Bru u s wi ck , 185t.i·57 1 ~ : 1 sgr .. . ..... . . ......... . .... . . .. .. .. l 75 Canada, 18u8, 11).<;c blu e, o. g-. ............ 15 Cey lo u , l ' 7, lr J2c. ........ .. .............. ... ~5 Gold Coa s t, l 8!1 , IO,;h................. .. .. .. ... ..... .... li5 Hnwn ii a 11 l s l:u 1d s, l ~U l ,:l c blnck bl u e 111111 sed off ce ut e r ch eap nt. ... . ................ 7:) :-lewfo nn dland, 18uU, JOc ... .. ... .. . ... ........ ... .. 7,-, 11 l t>7G, 2c... .. .. . . . . .. .... .. . ... .. ... 7;, N0\'3 Scothi., !."\fiQ.(il, 5c fine o. g .. :3 00 Hols te in, I SIJ l -U5, ~s g r een ..... ... .. F:r1 :1:ob~ go ,.18/!J· SO, Hp, CC ............ ........ .... .~ 1.c, Iu 1 . . . s b la 11 d s , 188 1, ·1p fille..... ....... .. ) 00 u. S . l8G2-Uti, 2k ,·ertica l pair fine .. ..... .......... . l 00 Only 0 11 e o f e:tch for sn le . If you wanl n 11 y seud a pos ta l c~1 rd firs t , if not so ld I wi ll n o t ify yo u, aud yo u r m o u ey back if you w au t it. " " WENDERLIN WEBER , 782 Eagle-st., A . P.A. No . 412. Buffalo , P. S. of A . No. 881. - - - - - -- - - -- - -- - S. E . MEDFORD, Ne w York. - ·135 Nort h ·lis t S treet, Philadelphia, Pennsy l va n ia. --- - OMAHAS! 1Aewfounblanb 113Iocl~s. -~~ WE ARE PA YING LIBERAL CAS H PRI CES FOR USED OMAHA STAMPS IN ANY QUANTITY. SMALL LOTS ACCEPTED . TROJAN STAMP CO, Ii ..,,.........,,,. No. 52. No. 66 . ) ' Block of -1 ... $ 15 <. Block of -1 ... $ 35 ,·, 70. 54Block of -I ... 10 Block of 4 ... ~o 64. Bloc k of -l ... 30 71. Block of -1 ... :!.) I ALL 0. G. TR.OY, OHIO. Reference , First Nationnl Bank. Can You Read English? THE STA i\IP COLI.ECTOR'S lf AX JJB OOK is ro r yo u. You d o n 't k n ow flS m11 c lt aho11t th e t echtti cH l t e rm s u sed in P hi b1tdy a s yo u wo 11\ d lik e to know. Thi s little pamphlet is just ti1l' thing to h elp you out. lJri ce, paper ~5c; cloth, 50c. C . \\/. KISSIX GEI{, JK n or th J-;k\'en l h ~treet, Read in g, Pn. Our read ers will ~onf<' r a f a\·or IJY m e ntioning The Virg- in ia Philalelis t wh · ·n writing to our advertl~ers. 72. Block of -I ..:;; 18 73, ' Block of -I . . :!:! 74. Block of -I . . :!.) Block of .l ou H e,·e ry p oss ible co m i1i11atio 11 . Postage extra o n o rders uu cl e r 2.sc. A . G. c;. J I-3 8, 96 D ay-»t., Ro x bury, M ass . �~an't ~ 111:.ilich' 5 DEALERS . :f13e ~ :f13eat. jfa mo us Stamp !Pac nets . 15 var. Can . Rev ... .. ........ . ... .. ....... ........... .. ..... ... S 'liJ .. " ... ...... .. ... ..... .............. ....... ....... XO ... ....... .. .. ..... ... ..... .... ............... ·10 ..... .. .. .. ... ... ..... .... .... ... ........ ...... 20 Ca nada post, i n c Beaver .. .. :. .... . .. .. ..... ......... 10 Foreign post cards......... .. .... ...... ....... ...... .. ... 8.5 var. U.S . post .. .... . ........................ ......... .. 50 " 1n any ra r e. ........... ....... .. ........ ....... ......... U " U.S . \Var s ta n1 ps. .......... .... .... ....... . ..... . l~ ' ' Cuba.................... .... .... ........ ..... ... ... ...... 1000 Perfect Hi n ges.. .... .. ..................... ........ .... . 2.5 Fi n e Approva l Sheets.... .. ........ ....... .. ... ....... 15 va r . So. a n d Cen tra l Ame ri ca.. .... ... ..... ..... ... 80 " .. " .. ... ... ..... ... ... ... J u bi lee sets% l o 50c ...... .. ........ ............... .......... 2 N~_'". _Brunswic~ Law,?ta 1n ps co 1~~pl ete ..... ... .. .~ Bt 1t1 s h Col u m bia ......... ... 50 var. For eign s ta m p s. .... .... ............ 100 ·• good .... ..................... .... ...... ....... 100 " very fiue............. .. ....... ... ......... WO" . ..... .. . .......... .. ... ... ............ ... ......... .. .. .. 10 20 00 ATTENTI ON! \11/e call you r att en tion to the fo ll owing so c om bi nation advertisi ng rates just en t e r15 ed in t o by 7 !te J1!fontreai P lzileatelist a n d 15 20 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Y our ads. ·JO wi ll be p u b lish ed in both pa p ers at t he 05 15 10 JO 10 20 00 50 00 05 10 rates q u oted below- t h a t is, in two l eading papers at a cost on ly slightly in advan ce of on e. HERE THEY ARE. l 1uo. . .... ..,,. 70 l in ch . 15 l inches ......... ... ....... 1 35 ·10 Postage 0 11 all orders 3c extra. Ca n ada last two issues nsst. 1, ~ nncl 3c (25c pe r 100). Good Age nts W a nte d. Fi n es t approvn l books at 5Q%. Wick's n ew price li s t . ch eapes t i n America, FR l~ E . I sell l h e fi n es t 25c, 50c a ud Sl.00 a lbum s in An1erica. \\' ri te for pnrticulars. O ld rare Can. s t a u1ps in s tock . \Vrite for prices. Large s tock of Cau. R ev . Sent on appro val. Fore ig n J•:x:ch nnge des ire d . X coltt n \ u l coh11 uu.. 1 p age.. .. ...... .. 2 00 -1 00 . .... .. i 00 a mos. ti lUOS. l year SI 60 3 00 5 00 S3 00 5 00 S5 00 9 00 16 00 16 00 30 00 l 5 00 30 00 50 00 n oo n oo Th ese cou1bi natiou r a tes a re avai lable on ly iu t h e eYeut that cas h i n fu ll pay n1eut accompanies copy. T h is is iron clad. ADDRESS, A. F . ·v vrcKs , THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUBLISHING COMPANY, Fra n k in Stearns, Jr., Sec-Treas., London , Ca n. 372 Horton Stre et, ' P . 0. Box 6, R I CH MOND, VA. , U.S. A. 'iHigbeet }Prices ]pail> jfor ©maba Stamps. le . ........ . .. ...... $ 2c .. .... ... ........ . 4c .... ... . ......... . 5c . ....... . .. ..... .. 1 Sc .............. .. . . 1 lOc ............. ... .. 1 50c ... .... ....... .. .. 25 $1.00 .. . .. .. ... ........ 50 2.00 .... .............. 100 15 per 100 0-l 90 00 00 00 00 00 00 ALL STAMPS TO BE IN FINE CONDITION . s CO t t S t am P & Col•n Co --Lim i ted -- 18 East 23d St. I New York City. VIRCI N I A FAR M S FOR SALE . No . 1. In Kin g \ Vill ian1 Co . , Va. 4 tuiles front railway . Nav ig able rive r ~-~ u1ile fron1 h o u se, with D feet d rnft. Three and a h a lf h ours dr ive fro rn Richtuond,Va. 2500 ac r es sand y 1l oan1 la ud about 1800 ac1·es !cleared , 1rest o r ig in a l l!r ow th timbe r. A rt esian we ll a t ho us e . F.x te n s ive Inarl beds u n derlie whole fann. No . 2. ln Knttoway Co., \" a . 007 acres, .J 111il es from railw:-.1 y. Adapted to cereals, g r asses a ud especi:i. li y t obacco. Fine br ick 1ua n s ion. No . 8 . I n Loui sa Co., Va . G mil es fro1u C. & o. R. R . 1780 acres, exce ll e nt w heat a nd tobacco lau d . Good t i1u be r. No. ·L In F luva nn a Co. , Va. C. & 0. R. R. run s thro u .gh fa nn , d e pot at barn a n d Stea rns p ost office 100 ya rd s fro nt h ouse, a iuag nifice ut 1-1 r oo m b ri ck tn a n s io n. Fann co u ta iu s 1187 acres, o f whi ch 253 ac res a r e celebr ated Jmn es Ri\·e r low gro un ds. Vie\V fron1 h o u se urn g ui ficent. Ab un da nt origin a l grow th timbe r. F in e gr a iu, gr ass, t obacco a nd s t <?ck fa r nL · No . 5. Adjoiniu g- th e abo\·e, ..JtJ6 ac1·es best u p la nd in Flu van n a Co., Va . Sple udid o·o ps of cerea ls , grasses a n d to bacco . No. U. S m a lle r fa nns for sa le in o th e r parts of t h e St a te . All of th ese planta ti ous are a 1upl y s uppli ed \-v ith fresh ~· unuin g ~~? t:e r, sch ool , cln~r ch , po~t office a u d ra1.h-o a d fac 111t1 es a n d a r e be ing cu l bvated by th e owne r s . Prices reasonabl e a nd term s sa ti sfactory. No la ud s exch a n ged . For \ pa rti c ul a r s a ddress th e owne r s I FRANI~LI~ s:EARN_S. and FRANKLIN S fEAR NS , JR., 13 N . 11 th S treet, P. o~~~~:i·OND. \" A. , u . s. A. �for $20.00 $1.50. $pecial ·nl otice~-+- A PACKET OF 1000 MI X E D STAMPS WHOSE CATALOGUE VALUE I S OVER $20.00, FOR ONLY $ UO. (NO CONTINENTALS) TO DEALERS. l nm d e~ irou s o f co m p le t i n g m v s p ec ial coll ecti o 11 of t h e s t n111 ps o f Ur 11 g 1w y , P;1rn g 11ay a nd th e Hawaiiau J s l :i nd ~ . I wi ll p a y c a s h for r1 11 y I c n11 u ~e . b ut p ric e:; mu s t be r ock -b o tt o m . \\.ill a lso take mi x ed wh o lesn le l o ts. If yo u h av e bought o ne pa cke t send for another. It will be differen t from TO COLLECTORS. the first. Y ou r mone y back if y ou wa n t I d esire e x ch :i 11ge with co ll ec to n; it. s t n mps o f · n 1g 11n y , P :ir;1g u ay a 11 d Hampden Stamp Co., p osses!-' i11 g J-l :iwn i ia 11 I s lnuds . r cn n o ff1n good U. S. and Brit is h Co loni es in e x ch a n ge . MASSACH US E TTS. GR ANDBY, W ~ r. A. i\I'D ON N E LL, N EW YO RK CIT Y. We g ive a copy of DERLAM'S INTERNATIONAL Philatelic Collectors a Directory, J. H. HOUSTON, Containing over 9500 add r ess of ACTIVE COLLECTORS 205 Penn Ave., N. W., As advertised in this maga zine a nd A Y ear's Subscription to tli e WASHINGTON, D. C. VIRGINIA PHILATELIST F OR ONLY ONE DOLLAR $1.00 D e p a rtm e nt s t a m ps in se t s o r s iu g ly a s wi s hed. T h e puhlis h er 's pdce fo r th is directory a lo u e, P~ckets of 100 s ta tup s a t Sl a p a ck e t. E n ve lo pt!.s which we h ave exa 1ni n ed a n d fo un d a sad\·e rti sed , 1Sv3 t o JSUS c ut s qn are . Sr,ec ia l rn les for e ut ire Re \·enu es 1800 to 1 8ll~. ·. S. 1851 t o is SI , s o s e nd tons a nd ge t bo th it a ucl thi s m aga - e 1n·el o pes . z ine fo r o n e y ear for th e p ri ce o f o n e. Re mil in 1808 in cludi n g- Wa r , Trea s ., l'. 0 . a n d In l. De p ts. curre ncy, u n used 2c s t a mps o r by P. 0. o rd e r. F oreig n s ta mps o l th e w o rl d. S p eci? I rates fo r Pe ri od ica l se ts JH7il Jc lo StiO, JH75 Jc l o SIOO. J.oReg is tra ti o n Sc ex tra . c~ I U .. S . ~ nd Co.11 fe d e r a l e s ta mps, A ut ograph s THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUB., CO., aud Ht s t o n c:i l rd 1cs bo 11 g ltt, sold n 11 d exc h a u g ed . R I C H~ I OK D , \"A . P . 0 . Box 6, \Va ut e d , Co nfede rnt e s tamps in la r ge 0 1· s mall quantiti es fo r c a s h o r exc h a n ge . $1.00 10c-10c-1Uc-10c -10c- 10c- l0c- 10c . CHEAP , DESIRABLE SETS. The Texan Philatelist O n e year o n tri a l for T EN C EN TS. Th is o ffe r not g ood a fte r J a nu a r y l st. S am ple copy free. If yo u m enti o n th e V irg in ia P hil a t e li s t we w ill a llo w yo u free use o f exch a n ue col11 m11 0 11 e yea r. Add r ess th e publi ca ti o n al Abilen e, Texas. S u bscripti o n w ith Y irgi ni a P liil a t e li s t 25 ce nt s. ... ... s .50 10c- 10c- 10c-·10c- J Oc- lOc.:- J Oc- 1 Oc. L a h11a 11 JX!1 1, 7 v n r. co 111ple t e ... . Bo li \'in l t:l:J·l, 7 ,·:n . co mpl e t e ..... . . . J-l o 11d11rn-; JH!lO- !I:{, J ~ var .... . .. ...... ... ... .. .. . J311 lg aria 18SH, ;o; var . co m ple t e . . Bos11in 187!1 , !I \·:1r. " A u s tri a 1H!JO.!l l , 11 vn r . J3e lg iu111, P :i r ce l Post. Ii \·:1r. co m R le te Ita ly, Yi Ct:o r E 11 a 11111 e l ,J:1 " It'sStrictlyUp-to-date It'sNeverLate '' o ff. s 11rcl wrge, K '' Q ueen s la nd, J,'S1-!H . 8 H.0 11m a 11i a. JX!J I , co m p lete ....... . .. .. .. .. . . . ..... . & TH E NE W YORK P HI! , AT E !,JST . Pu blis h ed o u the 15th of each m o nth. S u bscri pt i on 2.5c pe r Year. Sampl e Copy Free Un excell e d Ad \·erti si n g i\ Ied ium . The New York Philatelist, JOG East ll llh S tree t . N E W \"O RK C l'J' \". I NCOR f O ~T E D. 4 NICHOLSON PLACE, .JO . 10 . I~ .U .z:, . IU .10 . .. ..... .. . .. .•.. . ~o ...... ..... .. . . . 10 .:?.) *Ge r m a n y, Thurn n 11 d T nx i:-i , 10 \·a 1 * Bul ga r ia, 111_1 p:li d , ~ \·:1 1.. .... ..... ..... . .10 * i\ l e a 11 s 111111 sed . l pay p os t a ge . Cn sh w it\1 o rd e L Se n d r efe 1·e 11 c c fo r n p pro,·a l se leCl io 11 o f good s tam ps . " 1,;o.; , " T11 11 1s, 1- ·JUc, 7 vnr .. ........ ...... *Se n ·ia , JSH J , Ii " co m plete... 2 17 P :ir k l'l ~ce, HR(H)KL\" !\" , K . Y. T H I S I S FOR YOU! A nd old CollectionE for Cash. Wha t ca n y ou oflec u s? .1U HERBERT F. ROLLINS, WE STAM STANDARD STAMP .'2/> . 1.-1 .:C1 A re yo u ::t m e m be r o f th e P. S. of A .- tli e l a r ge~ t Soc ie t y of yo 1111R coll ecto r:-- i n th e wor l<l? I f u o t , ,·o ur 1rnm e lo tl 1e ~ e c r e l a n· . a n d gel a u a pplica t1 011 h l ::t n k a n d 01 c11p,· o f th e O ffi c itt l 01 ga n . ~: eud Co. :OT. LOUIS, MO, C. W . KISS INGER, S ec' y , R r·:AD l :\C , P A. �Th e i !l l.Tea:-:t:d <le ma 11d fu r Fun.: ig- 11 :-:ita 111 p:-:. pn> n.:~ th e fa c t th a t th e C HEAPER THAN SALT HERALD EXCHANGE U. S. Revs ., P e rf. Ca t. My Price le T elegra p h .... .. ...... ............... ... ...$ .20 S .OS w ith its g r ea t fo r e ig u cou nec t io n s i s at th e fr o ut. :!c Pla y in g Ca rd , hlne........... ... ... .. . .·JO .J G O u ly Ge rm a u- A1u e ri ca n Ad- I\'l e di11 m in th e \V orld 2c J•Ja y in g C:i rd, o r :111ge . .. . ... ... .. ... J.25 De T elegr a ph . ............ . ... .. . . .H5 ·le Pro pri e tary ... ... ..... ... ....... ...... .. . Ui ;j c Propr ie tary. . .... :) c Pl ay in g Ca rd.. 1.,-,u . .... ... .. . . .. . .!10 Uc I11la11d E xchan gt= . .. l:i c F o re ig n Exc h a n g-l:.. :!r1 c Pro test... .. ..... ... ...... .15 .10 .X:"', :lt1c \ :Vn r eh o 11se Receip t. . . • r1 .50 . 1·1 .OG S up.erb M o nthl y . nbscri p tio n 25c. 0 F o r Ad r a tes e tc., add r ess TM. Tansig , 9 E. 108th -s t. . a m p le copy free . ~ Ne w Yo rk, K. Y. U. S . A . .GO Th e H ern.Id E xch. o nd Va . P h il. , O n e Year XO c t :-; . .UU \\"r ite T AuS 1G fo r ci r . :\ m . So 11\·. Canl Soc i e t ~· . .IO .$0 12 Filatelic Facts and Fallacies. .2.:j :jO::: :\t o r tgag-e . . ... ... ..... ... . .05 .02 Re prese ntntive S ta m p journ a l of th e Coas t. Ofteu Quo ted - A l w a ys O ri g in a l. Now in th e S I P o w e r o f A lt o r11 e \ .OH .03 S ixth Yea r of it s Publica t i on. I Li fe I11 s 11ran ce .. .2..:; .10 SUBSC RI P TI O N 25C A YEA R. I P . o f IV.. .. .... .. . ... . 1.75 .70 Sa m pl e Co p y a n d 50-Page Pri ce -L is t Free. 1<'!7 1- :j -l e P r o pr ie la ry .lU .OU :!c H ead o f Li bert y, Ro ul e tt e d. .. . .i10 .20 W. Sellschopp & Co., S t[lmps 0 11 npp r o\·a t a t tiO:C di :-: . Re f:-; . re q u ired. Sa n Francisi...:o. CH I. WALLER C. HARDY, Salem, Va. 1J '!Desire lExcbange JUST OUT. A BOON TO PHILATELISTS. - ----0----- In ternational Philatelic Collec tors Directory I Have Be tter Class Confects-on n11cl o lf co,·- ~ r - a lso Baltiml.re carrier 1851 "on e sent" \ 5cotl' !-' :-\o. 801 ), ns we ll ns for c ig-n , t o exclw.11 ge . :1 ,:r re a t \·:-tr ie t y o f I W a nt Well-center ed cop y of l ~ tiil IJClc : JSY1· 1iO, 12c , ~ · le , :w..: ; l ~U l !l( lc ; l Sli:! lt1c; n s we ll ns :1 11 be tt e r cl n ss cop p e r p ln t e Briti !'h Co ls . \Vrit e, s t a t i n g- wh a t v ou h :ive n nd n· lrn.t y o u w n 11t . e 11cl os i11 g s t a mp for r e pl y . AUG . DIETZ, 900 E d. Va. Phil., w . Clay , Sta. A, VIRGINIA. RICHMOND . Cash I co ntn i11 s OYe r !):)()() Ad d r esses o f act i \·e coll ec t o r s in n ll pn rt s o f th e w orld . A m er ica, En r ope, A sin. Afr ica a n d A u s tr a l ia. l\ol a n v a dd res~es h n\"t u o res a d ded 1ne nti o ni11 g th e s P e cia lti e:;; col lec t ed nn d th e la n g ua ge in w h ic h co rrespoude n ce is a n S\\' e r ed . Lis t o f abbrevia tiou s in E n g lis h , Ge nn a u a n d F r e n c h . E\·e r y Colle ctor n nd D ea le r s hould h ave n copy. 1'ri ce $ 1.00 po~ t free . Regis t e r e d Sc e xtra. Pa y m e nt i n 111 0 11 ey o r de r. or un u sed 2c ( ; , S. p ost age s t a m ps , full g um . 1 2~1 A. C. DERLAn, 62lc Br am h a ll-ave. , Jersey City, N . J., U.S. A. PLATE NUMBERS want t u h11\· :-'La 111p;o; \\ 'e ledi o 11 :-. :1 11d :i. 11<1 and 1 2c I. R. STAMPS. G<•o<l asso rtm e nt a t .! Oc p e r s t r ip. l ){ c purple , ·k eac h . Postage ext ra on o rd e rs unn e r 1l0 c . l.'O I· · For l >e:-. irald e s t :1111µ :-. a n: w il l i11 g: l o lihen-11 p rice ... . :-;e n d 0 11 y u 111· p a~· L . K . AKDE R SOX. Th e :\l e r c h ant.s &. Fa rm ers Da nk. Stamps SP.-\ RTANBURG, S . C . A l 1J1 1ce , g-oo cl Fo r l' ig n or 1". :-:.. Th i- c<ish i:-' re:-t tl\·. TROJAN STAMP CO., TROY, REF E H.E :'\'C I·: : OH~O. :-io udn 11, :{ \·n r. . ... . . . ... . . ... . . .. .. .. . . ... ..... . S .~ U J non 11 , J ~ U~ . .J · f:e n , ·l+ ·I se n ................ ..... .. ... .15 Phil ipp in es. I ~~". :-l nu .. .l:! Or::t 11 g·t" F . S .. l ~fl~. ~~ +!~. l + Jcl. .:20 Post paid \\'it h O n rn h a Sta 111 p~. A LOHflEYER, F i r :-:.t :'\ ati o 11 :i.l Ha u k . Q22 N. O il mor S tr e et , If yo u wan t to m ake MONEY BUY YOUR STAMPS FROM C AR I ON P. 0 . Box 2457, SAN FRANC ISCO , tlALTIMOR E. no. CANAD AS F o ur :\•l :1p l · l. eHVt'S e11,·t:1 o i;e i:--:-. u f' pos1:1g-t' ~ t a 111 p~ () ti part !?. I. :!, H, tl, ci :11u l Sc, I FIV~nad?;t~~~omp:n~,CH • ~-··••lllllR•lllll••lll!ll••••~ 1.-)!t2.Jo h 11 ~t n.·ct. ~l 1 .,H 1~.c . C .-\>: .-\ I> .\. �NI urphy' s I-Iotel GEORGE M . WEST, Booksell er.Stationer, Engraver, Printer, and Binder. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. l\ Iost ce11trn ll y Ioc:itcd fo r ST AM P AN D KO DA C ALBUMS, 8 3 4 E . flain St . . h u si 11 e~s , si~!"l 1t sec it 1 g :i n d p le :-t s 11 re . Ric h mon d , Va . J O I-I !'\ :\Il 'R Pl-IY. l 'RO l' IU E TOI< . - -- - - - - - ----- -- - - · - - - - NEW SOUTH WALES JUBILEE STAMPS! -+- ...\ s wel l as all .11. 11 st ral :isi[l 11 Sta m p s + + offe red in exch n 11 ge for o l d l: . S . -t- BRITI S H - W E S T - INDIE S! A n y c urr e n t issu es , unu sed, s upp l ied rh eap . St. V iu ce nt a t face \'a lu e . \ VR !T E 1VI1 ·: FOR PRICES . .. . . .. IT W I L L P AY YOC!. .. .. . . Box ll. Kin irstow n , St. Vince nt , Br. W . In dies . TRANS-MISSISSIPPI STAM PS. Co mm o n an d tor n st :i m ps r e::;pect f11 l l )· d ecli n ed . R e re r e 11ce: -t- + 1:-:d itor '1'11 1-: Y 1nl: 1:-.; 1.-\ 1' 1111.A TELJ S T. D O N'T F or o nly U;j c, o r i ts c.:::q u i nlle n t i11 11 1111 secl :-.tn 111 ps ofn 11 :-• co u n try , I will se n d. prepa id and r egis t eI"e el \\' it hT rat1 ~- :\l i ssi!-'~ i pp i s t :--t 111p s, l e l o 10c:\·a \11 e s. :W d i ffe ren t l -. S. e ntires , p os t:i.l c::i rds and s t :i. m p ed e n ve l opes. Illft•ee s. R EAD THIS! \\ ' r ite yo u r n a m e :i 11 d :1d d re ss 0 11 a p osta l c Hr d a n d s e n d i L l o I-: . I·: . l' ar ke r. Jk:1ve r D:i 111 , \ \"is ., a 11 d it will })(' i11 se r l l: d rrcc or c harg-t:: i11 t h e l 11ler 11 :1lio11n l S t a 111 p co lk c tor :-0 l> i r ec t o ry . l 1n : Y S "l' :\:\ Il 'S F UR CA:-) 11 (> !{EXC H A:O-:'C E. Se u d "' e yo 11 r d11 p1icote.- . I JOH N PAALZOW, R t C I L\ I O :O-:D , \'..\. i-. Co 11 fec.le r a t c :-;. ] . G. GRIFFI N, 350 George St. , Equit a bl e Bld g , Syd n ey, N. S. W., Au s tra lia. W . C . PROUDFOOT , 10 JR Pn1·k-a\'e . . :1 11<1 -t ·t · A. E . E. PARK E R , B ::!aver Dam, Wi s . i ~~~~~..,. $~ 60 ~, l?i:~C~~!'!.~qA~IPSj , J>y o u r n e"- p l a n ror co ll eClo r s. 0 1- w e \\;i ll g- i n.:' fi n e exch :u 1ge fo r yo 111" c.l11pli c::i t es. SEXll r:oH. C I R C ULARS. ; Northwes t ern Sta mp Co., Free port . Ill. ... , ~~~~~~ Xow Is Yonr Chan ce PJ IJl. A T F. L I S T ---- 1~ he ' l' o gt:l g ooc l s t ;1 111 ps 0 11 npp r o , ·n l at r10 to Iii.Yi Ui~cou11 t off li s t p ri ces by se nding- g-ood r e rert:.·nc<.: . l w ant 10 h 11 y st:i. 111 p:-.. wlwt ca n yo n Offl:r . T ll E 1' 1111 .AIH·: J.J•HJ A, !' A. - - - - - - -- Never Before 011e yl'ar , f or lhL' p ri c 1~ oppo~itl: it s 11:i 111l' : l. u 11 e S t ar S t at e P h i l. '2.t,c ~. \" . l' h i latel is t :ml· Jkr:lid J·'.xc-h n 11 !.!e ::oc b ee n offered a t roe per ye a r. Sample C opy Fr ee . ::Oc :Ilk: :Ci1..· GRA ND CO MBI NAllO N OHER S! TII E S U P ER I OR , NEBR . 60 % O N APPROVAL ( ~()() ]) :\ I o 11 tren l P h i l. l 'e 1·fu r:itor ·rex:111 l ' \J il:ltdi-..t " S t amps, " E n g l a nd, 6 4c. lPhilatelic 'UU'lest STAflPS :\ l :\ 1 ~.\ZJ;.;;E 1:-0: .-\:'\! Ei{ l 1..:.\, Ha s a Public a tion like 6oo/o H t\;.;; 1 1~ I J:\ JEST T og-e t h er \\· ith :111y o r t h e fo llowi 11 g- :\ l ag-: 1z i 1u::-0. fo1 · S. E . flEDFORD , B OX 11 6. Vi r ginia Phi la t elist , P H il ,..\T l·: 1. 1S'J' Yc::1r wit h c ith l'r \'rn r;J N I A < 111 e Ti 1t: Co\11111hi n 11 J'h il n t e l is t , Th e A 111 cr ica11 C o lll' c - · t o r, o r T h e Roc ky :\ Io 1111t a i 11 S l :u 11 p, ~."'i1..·. e ither tw u. T 11 1·. \" IJ{ 4, J:'\"IA l ' Ill LAT ELI ST a11d :ti! tilrec, Tl!E \ "1 R 1;1 ;.;;1A l-' 111 1. ,\ T E LIS T :1 11d \"11u~J:""I A 1 ' 1 1 1 1. A T J ~ LI S T n 11cl Senti'~ =-1:-il h C:1tnlcg-1:e, (ff :1\l i! 1 " li e11 o u t, po ~t - p:i itl . lil k. T111-. R I•:F ERI ·: :--: C l·: W. C. HARDY, I '. < J. Ho .x Ii. I< 1c h 111011 d , \ ·:1. �fi7"'r·"\1<'1 ~, N'l<'"'l - ~·-1"(<'"'> ~--~c::::,~~ili'"':'l {~ ~~~ li~11'llil~t~\·";,1."1'' ~ \ ' ,, ' [ -~ ~ Bb\Janceb <rollectors. rj ~1 ~~ k~ ~,;; f. ~ I desire e xc hange of duplicates with ad vanced collec tors . ~ E; r:~ f"1 a nd freq uently have fin e s ta mps of this kind 011 ha nd . Corresp:mclence S '.) li ·~ ite :l from all res pons ible collec tors. ~:;j . \ V here excha nge cannot b e effec ted I am prep:ued to purch ase for ':°'l cash specimens ne eded in m y collection. ~ t~ t~ ~ crn~T:.~;. ~!.~~Y.~!':!"T HENDERSON, N. C., U. S. A. References :-Va . Phil. Pub. Co., an1 H!uderson, N. C. Banks. ~ ~;_1 ~ t~Ai~,~~mw.~~-~ i~~~~ :~:""\..:i _,).:J~u\5.:J·A~\.J.J { ......JG'Uv·~..:J':J,~~};:J.. ~a. ~~J ~.\_ ~·J,)v~·:.ll'~W ..1)~~ .. m~ ......:i\~~·A.:~~--'~~:-......J ~;~~~~;a~~~~@ .I .\ ,j ~~~:fU~i1~:ii ~ tJ }.:j ~ (" RE M OVA L t"~ O ur P ari s Offic e has rem over! to _2_0_n_1_ e __L"'e"'g"e mlre a n d offe rs to suppl y t h e c urre nt sta m ps of F ren c h Col o ni es , unu sed . at t ll e fo ll owin g p ri ces w hi c h a re c h ea p e r t h a n th ose o f a n y wh o lesale dea le r. t,~-; . . A ll ] " " " " N O TI C E. He n i 11 l >1eg-o S 11 :ire 7. ~,;; t F r e n ch G 11 i 11 ea ~e \\· C ~d e c1 0 11i a Fre 11 ch Ind in :Kossi Be t~~ ..:...> - s; J. •, Fre n ch Co n g-o I' r e n c h C 11i a 11 a F re n ch O ce a 11i cn T h e r e a r e rn sta m ps fo r eac h co lo n y h e re in 11a 1n e rl. Th e va lu es a r e 1, ~ . 4 ..'; , l ), J.5, :.!O, :2 .), :-;Q, 40 , .SQ , 7-5c, 1 fr. 1'h ey w ill b e s u p pli ed at In <lo-Chin a ""~ U Y- l\·on · C o ast :\t:id·:i g-:i sca r M a rtin q ne ~ I avott e St. i\ l a r ie i\ l adag':lSC:lr (ji'j St. P ie n e f- .U . L CASES , ~~ ~J • •-1 ~ L1 9 o CENTS R e 1111i o 11 Fre nch So 11 dn11 C re :i t Comoro c; 11 acle lo 11 p e t~ i ~~ ~'l Confederate States Locals on Original Covers, t] { ' ~ fcj ~ Thou g h a ge neral collec tor , I ma k e a specialty of i:!J , •• • ~Ii q 11 e: o 11 ~;1 i!,..-1 t."j~ 4 ~;;J "') :J ~·r5 ~,,~ .... 1 4 PER COMPL E T E SET OF 13 STAMPS ~"~ Arid IO ce n ts fo r postage a n d reg istra ti o n to yo ur o!·de r w hi c h mu s t 111 be se n t prepa irl by l' . 0 . Mo n ey Orde r or Be1 11k Notes to "''> 29 ~l!~ Se n e ga l CEORCE CARION, ___!:: ECEN DRE, PARIS. N. B.- T o acco 111 oclate o ur A m e ri ca n trade p rep:Ii d o rders w ill be fi ll e d 1 witl~~t. e~~~~l~~g~sAb~l~ ~, P . 0. Box 2 4 57, S a n F ranci s co. 4 f~ ~~--~' ~ ~;~ ~ ~ ~.;:'!-~~~~~~~.~~~~~~~ '.' -: ....,..;~~,~·~,_,.:;\):ws · ... -: ...,.')\1~-....>\'-~ ... , . ..3 c..........~ ~ );;:J..,-,\, ~w->\Jv'~ '-.:i\J ....i·~. ; 1...,.:i\,1:o...i ...... ':,_,.1\.t .,1·.,,.\ ; 1J...'t~:.... 1 ......>\.1:;.11+1"";,_,.:;U -.,1.....;....J......>W~~ ......>\ ,~· �! Rn11o i1nc e111e11t Good Forei~p at 75% Discount. Compri s in g cla ss of stamps u s uall y sold at 5o y, di scount. A I. Foreign /a t soo/o Discount. Embracin g su ch sta mps as Briti sh Co l onial s and o th e1· firs t class fo r ei g n. ' U. S. and Departments. 66o/o Discount. U. S. Revenues. 66 2=396 D.i scount. Mexicans. 8oo/o Discount. Unti l furth er n o t ice we will sell stamp s o n A PPRO VA L at ab ove LI BE R AL DI SCOUNTS. No cas h deposi t r equi r ed; but parties unkn o wn t o u s are kindl y r eq u este d to send u s r ef er en ce. Ord er at o n ce. Sati sfacti on Guar = a n teed. Ad dress, ~ ·TR~JA~ S~AMP ~~­ -r~2Y.Ottft()o , ~EFERHf<t.:fir.51 ~co\tiol\AI Bal\K. J:l/E i · ' ·4~t1.~~~lib~~cm . ~~~1lt/!!ct)~fj-;; . i I I I '" � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistSep1898 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4071/VAPhilatelistAug1898.pdf 485dccc08229dca0a19c6b06ea1b28c6 PDF Text Text THE V. l~GINIA P lt'ATELIS :..w~~~ AMl.?NTl1l)'.MAuA71Nt DrV!?T!"Drnmr ~~f.~ s:;.-:.;;-~~i.;g;J INTERE~TS Of' DMll,_.\TELY IN VIR.CilNIA ~:;:-6FJ~ "I i i �The Virginia Philatelist, TH E H ANDSOMEST MAGAZINE I N AMER I CA , T oge t he r w ith :my o f th f! fo!lowin~ :r-.·r:i.rrn.zi n cs , fo r one yea r, for the:: Pi 11.:...: opp os i Lc its na me : , ,., •. S t a teP hi 1 .'flr N. \. n .. 1~ :1.::1:-: ' l \: Tinme \ .V o rk e2:)1.: C .d t. n .i:l St::i. mp . . :l.J..: Lr •t1f' =~ n ge H er a.Id r.. ;...c •. 30c GRAND COMBINATION OFFERS ! THE VI RG I N IA PHTL • TELIST One Year w i•h tither T/Lt: Columbian Pltt!atPlist, 'Thi? Amer ican Collector n r 7 h e Nuckv ./1101mt ain S t amp , 28c. T HE V I RG I ~IA 1-IILATELlST a nd either tw o , 3D c TH E v11~G I N I ' P I-TILAT E L l ~ T and a\l 1hre e. 50c THI! VmGIN IA P H ILAT ELI ST a nrl S cott's 58th Cat:tlng ue, µo s t- 1•a iJ , 60c. FR;\r-.:r.;:u-.: S TE ARN S, J R. , Ru s. !\1' g 'r, ~3 N . El c •:e ·.t h St. . l' O !fox 6 . R ichmon d , Va ., U. S, A. Never Bdore .. • I-las a p u blication li ke 1Pbilatelic 'Umest I n s uch a Publicat i o n as thi :-; (THE Pm LLTELIST) to say V1:~1:1;-..: 1 , THE COLUMB IAN PHILATELI ' ·r is th e Bes t published; nor th a t THE ROCK Y MO UN T A IN ST ,, ~1 1' is th e Pretti es t; or th at THE AMER I CAN COLL E("T <' I< has th e Widest C ircula t io fl , hu t, when~ n· 1 ca •, ii • ,-e th e fou r monthl y publications fo r 011c) c:ar for c 1Jly l~a lf' a Doll ar. you can jud ge fo r v o urs elf. Ju st see t:.e fun you i::e t. Ad dr ess, J. F. DODGE, P u :>r, N ew O xfo r •' , Pa . The in cr eas ed demand for Foreign S t a mps proves th e fact th a t th e HERALD EX~:HANGE with it s great fore ign conn ec tion s is at the front. Only G ennan- A m erican Ad-1l1ediwn t"n t h e World. u perb 1\l ontf\ly . ~ For a d rat es e ~c.. ~trl dr . ub s cr i ptio 11 1 2~k. "°" M. TAUSIG , 9 E . 108:h S t 1 ample c opyfree. ~ NewYork,N. Y. U.S.A. Th e H erald Exch . and Va . 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An a .; v• t in TH E PHILAT E LIC r: u L LHT I N fu It Equ::i. ls th e Bes t " ) r ea p s ~c:. ~ ~ \' t.: !0 1 s r es u lt s . We r ea ch t ! · e bu ying t\ ~ k 0 u r advertisers a t. 1 u t H .. . . das : o . NAuMKEAG :.: T AMP Box 99. & PUBLI S HI N G f~ u b : i sh er s , Co., S ALEM , MAss. S . nd 10 Ce n ts fo r o. Six Month s ' Tria l Subsc ripti on t o th e Lone"Star ~ State " Philat~list. WACO. T EXAS. As a n In d uce m en t tn Subsc ri he, we wiE :il lo\v Yo u a 30-word Ex c h ;. nJ!f> N0 ti cc F~E E. Men I in n·· T h " lI .::. n d .; om e !> t S :a1 :1;"'> P p r in Am c ri c ::i. " ~ 1 1 nsc R r PTtON, 25c . A YEAR. Th e Texan Philatelist r 11 e y«:>:ir 0 11 lri:i. l fo 1· T E !\" CEl" T ~. 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Publi s h e d o n th e 15th o f each m nn t h S ubscrip t inn 2!"°H'. p t- r Year. So::ttTlple C• p y Fref'. U 1 .ex c ~1 \ ed A< ! ve- rti ~ing Mt.·dium. 'l'HE NE'\-Y YORK PHILA'l'ELJST, IC6 las t lllt h Street, NEW YOR K C'":'. �I TtlE VIRGINIA DHICATELIST Vor, . I. RICHMOND, VA., AUGUST , l SDS. --- - -- -------- J.E. ALLEMONG. ~ HE No. 12. But, as was th e case witli m a ny of u s , " Th e re came a time " when th e fev e r abated, a u d the co llecti o n was g iven to a y o uu g frieml; ye t Virg iuia Philate lic Assoc iat io n may well pride itself up o u a rnemlJe rship composed o f ge nuin e " Yo u ma y Ln..:ak yo11 ma y s hatle r lh e va s t:: if yo u w ill, "dyed-iu-lhe-wool " sta mp collcclorsll11 t the ~ ct: nl of lh e rose wi ll l i11 g-er th c:1e s t il l" coll ectors who a re better versed in s la m p lor e than in philatelic po li tics- who and so it was with Mr. All e m o ug . In a lm ost lo a m a n coll e ct s lam ps for the 1807 h e purchased from a fri e u d a lot of pleasure lhey affo rd , anll n ol for th"- valso m e six hundred va ri e ti es. This reue the y may represent. v ived the old love for s ta w ps tha t had And it is jus t s uch lain do rm a nt for foL•ra u e nthus ias ti c collectee n years, a nd now leclor \\" C have chose n the interest in his colfor lh e su l.Jjcct o f o ur lecti on, a nd llJe pleassketch this m onlh ,Mr. ure derived fro m lh e J. E. All e1 n on g , al lorpursuit is s uch lha l h e u ey and coun se ll or al wo ul d n o t part wilh it la w, of Sa lem , Va. aga in for any considMr. A llem o n g was e ra tion. It n um bers born a t 13riclgewalcr, abo ut 4,000, exclusive Va. , iu the y ear JSGD. of 111 in o r varieties. It He studied law at co ntain s a g ood lin e the \iVashingtou a nd of U. S . ge ne ra l iss u es. r~e e U n iYe rs ily, sesA few Departm e uls s ions lSSS aud 188U- ' DO w ill soon comp lete un der Professo r C. A. th at branch. The Graves a nd th e late New Or lea us a nd R a n<1 olph Tucker. L y n c hburg 1 o ca 1 s J . E· ALLEMONG. In 18SU h e localed s h ow up nicely a nd in Sale m , V a ., a n ti ha s th e Co nfeds are coms in ce b ee n successf ull y e ng a g el1 i 11 the plete , wi t h a n ex c ep ti o na ll y fine T E N. practice of law. A1n o 11 g th e l.J c tt cr class fore ig n s in hi s O ur es t c e ru ed fr ie nd is som ew h a t of a collecli o u arc the tria n g ul a r Ca pes , old mu s ica l g enius, a nti a 11u1nb e r of Ce y lo n aud a ln1 os l all th e Ce ntra l mid hi s c o mposit ions were s o favorl.Jly reS outh A n1crican issues. ce ived th at s econd ecli tio u s h ave be en Th o ug h n o l a s pecialis t, Mr. A ll e111 0 11 g 1ssned so m e tim e s in ce. tak es prid e in his Revenu es a n d is d e terFa r back lo boy h ood' s da ys ela t es bis min ed to complete thi s d e partment. s la m p-coll cC'li ug ca r e er. A t th e age o f Amon g th es e m ay be n1euti o n ed lh e 3c tw el ve h e poss e sse d a coll ecti o n of so m e a nd -l e p la yi u g ca rd in ex ceptiona ll y fine merit-es pec ia ll y a g ood lin e of Con fed s . condition . DI E TZ. ~ �222 TH E V IR G I N I A PH I LA T ELIST. 0FF1CIA L OR GA N OF TfIE VIRGINIA PH I LATELIC ASSOC I AT ION. P U ilLlSHED l\I ONT ll LY BY TH E V JRGlN I A P HILA'tB LI C PUUL ISH l NG CO., Office , I::; N . E leve 11lh St., AUG. DIBTZ, EDITOI<. 000 W . C by S l. , S l a li on A, l{ic h 11 1o u d , Va. FR ANK LI N S'l'.E AH.NS, Ju.. , llu s i uc ss Ma 11 ag·cr , P. 0. Ilo x U, l.:. i ch111 on <l , Va. S UBSCR I PTION S. U n ited S late s, Ca u ada ~u cl 1\'fexico, p e r year, :JOc. A ll o th er Cou u tries iu til e U. P . U., p er year, ·JUc . ADVERTISI N G . l l\'Io. SPACE. O ue In c h , T wo Iu ch e s , $ .50. .DO l.50 . H a l f-Co l 11m11 , O n e Co1t 1mu , ~.75 Que Page, 5.UO 8 ~1 os . s 1.25 2.:l5 . ·1.00 7.00 12.50 . ~'l o s . U s 1 Yea r. 2.25 . . $ ·J.00 HJO. 7.00 . l:!.50. ~2. 50 7.00 12. :j O '.l°2J)O ·JU.OU Copy sh o ul d reach u s by lite J;)th o f t h e preced i n g 1u o ull 1 l o i11 s11 r e i 11 sert i o 11 . To cha 11 g e sta 11 <l - iug a <l s, co p y m ust be i11 th e 15 t h. \Ve wi ll excha ng e o n e o r tw o cop ies with ph ila t elic p ubl i cat i ou s. - - -- - A UTIIORIZE D :\.GEN TS: F'OR C H I CAGO . A . C. 'f RASK, 87·18 La Sa ll e S t. Tli c s u ccess w lii c h lias crow n e d o u r wo rk li as s u rpass e d e ve u o ur u1os l saug ui11 e cxpe c la li o 11 s, a uLl , lbis s u ccess , we fee l , is d u e Lo o ur fri e u ds- pal ro n a ud s ubsc rib e r-wh o h ave so gc 11 c ro u sly ove rloo k ed t lJc slJ ortco m in g s of o ur e arl y e ffo rts , a nd hy LlJ eir a ll vi ce , b ear ly c o-opera ti o n a u ll Lr u st lJ[ive s liu1ulalc d u s t o s lri ve o u ward a n Ll u p wa rd . It is 111 c ct , at th e c los e o f o u r firs t volum e, lh a t w e e x pre ss o u r g ra l ilud e l o a ll th os e wlJ o h av e so ass is t ell u s , a 111l lo t ru s t iu a cou liu a n c e of th e ir pa lro na g c a llll good w ill , a ss u riu g lhcUl lb a l w e s lJ a ll exe rt o ur ev ery e ffo r t to p lace TH E V IRGINI A P III LA TECIST amo u g lb e fi rs t of Ame ri ca11 sta u1 p publ ica li o u s. Nu m ber 1, of Vol um e II. , to whi c li we woul d agai u ca ll alte nti ou, w ill be a u e xce ptionall y fin e iss u e . \ Ve h ave dec ided lo p r epa r e a 11 ew des ig n for l h c cover whi c h w e tru s t w ill irn p rove its appeara n ce . Bes ides t h e sta n da rd fea t ures , we s h a ll.' .. iu lh e co miu g yea r , mak e s uch add 1l10 11 s aud im prove m e nts as we d ee m warra u tell. Th e a tt ~ nli o u of deal e rs is d irec ted lo this A uu1 ve rsary 11uu1b c r ; a u cl th e iiup or ta u ce of b e in g rcprese n l ed th erei n w ith a d is play of t heir bes t ba rg a iu s is agaiu comm e n ded t o th e ir c011s iLl era tio u . FOR CANADA. ] NO . Euw A RDS, 58 1<-ivard St. , Bo x ;)7!J , ::\1outreal . FOR NEW YORK. PARKE ADVERTI S I NG A c ENCY, J(j l(j :vradi so 11 r-\ \·e . E11ter ed a t th e Post Office a t Richm o nd , Va ., for tn:111 ti mi ssiou throu g h the 111a i ls at Seco n d -cla ss rates, Se pt. , 18!J7. l{[Cl! MOND, VA., AUG US T, rnu8. ---·- "Number 12. " TH E V1RGI NIA P 1ucA1'1 ·:r.1sT, willt Lhi s 11u111ber, con cludes its fi rs t vol ume, a nd , inasmuch as this occas io n presen ts itse lf for th e firs l time , we t ru s t we may be p a rd oned for indulgiug in a brief retrospection . TH E cd il·o r of t1_1e E ra ca lls a tleu ti ou l o th e fac t lli a t q u1l e a n u 111 b e r of Au ie rica 11 a s well as fo r e ig n p u blicali o u s c ull fro m its colu 11 111 s wit h o u t g ivin t; d u e c r ed it to t he source of th e ir in fornia ti o u. O n r esteem ed co u t e rn pora ry 's r e u ia r k s 011 th e s ubject a r c ti m e ly, aud we h ea rt ily e n dorse lh cm in tvto. \ V!i ct lJ e r i t is 1lue to ig u orn u cc of th e prim a ry princ i ples of j o urn a li s ti c co u r t esy, or wh e th er th e 0 111iss i0 11 of credit is iu t e u l ioual, it is a u ac l d ese r ving th e se verest cc u s ure. \ Ve wo u ld s ugge s t, a s a re med y, lh c removal o f s u c h pu bli ca t ions from l h <; cxc h a uge l ist. �r TI-IE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. The Great Meet in New York. FOuR of the lead iu g A 111eri can philate lic societies- the Awe ri ca u Ph ilatelic Assoc ia tion, E mpire Sta le Philatelic Associa tiou, Philatelic Sous of Ame rica , a nd the So ns of Ph ila le lia-wi ll h ol<l their a nuua l conveutio us iu the city of N e w York cluriu g the present mouth. Iu all probability this will be the larges t g athering o f repre senta tive philatelis ts ever held iu t!Jis couulry a ml the occasion, viewed in til e proper li g ht, is o ne of g reat s ig 11ili ca 11 ce. Rcprese nliu g as they do, au intcllige ul class o f citi ze ns, whose 11umbcr is l eg io u, the delegates ca n , as ide fro111 their routine bus iness, accomplis h a vast a m ouu t of good-results that would a ccrue to the direct benefit of th e folio\\'· ers of Philatclia, a ud to the co u n try at larg e. Several i111 po rtant prob lem s confront America n pllilalel y to -clay, and \\' C feel coufident if thes e fo ur leadin g frat e rniti es unit e th e ir efforts the y cau attain th e sol uti o ns: Bri ti sh p hi latelists h ave s ucceeded in securiug officia l permiss io n to illus t ra te the sta mps of G r ea t Britain. Co ncerted a ctio n of our four g rea t soc ieties , we ice! ass ure d, cou l<l ga in fo r u s thi s sa me privileg e . A Mone y -Order Postal Card , as s ug ges ted by Mr. John Paa lzo w in th e Jul y 11um bcr of T i m VIRGINIA P IIILATE !,IST, s h ou ld be broug ht lo th e att e nti o n o f th e fo ur Associa ti o ns. Its e ud orsa ti o n b y th e m wo ul<l l>c of g rea t itnporlance-as its adopliou by our gove rnm e n t \\'Oul cl be of in calculabl e l>e u cfit lo the dea ler anrl coll e ctor-as well as lo th e co untry al la rge . As iLl e fr o m th e sele ctio n of in te lli ge nt a nd e nerge tic ge ntl e m en to fill th e va riou s offices of t ru s l- wh icll ins ures th e we lfare of au cissociatio n of sb u1 p collecto rs- loo m uch can not be said of ~23 the importance of e l ec tin g for th e o fficial orga u , a publication of acknowled ged merit-one tha t will labor !u th e interes t of the soc iety, 011e that will ga tller lo its rauks new recruits and prove unt iriug iu its efforts to raise it to tile piuacle of s uccess--this, b y all ruca us, is of tlle g reates t im porta nce . A " live " officia l org an is the recruitin g office r of lite Ar m y of l'hilatelia. ·with tllis we g reet the membe rs o f the four associatio n s , aurl tru s t l!J e i r labors will result iu a vas t a 111 o uut o f g ood to o ur h obby , and th a t their great meet will be frau g ht with m uc!J pleas ure a nd profit. Frederick Noyes for Treasurer! A PHILATELIC association officere d by ex perienced , entllusias tic and respec te d s ta mp collectors must s urel y prosper. Another factor tha t goes a great way toward thi s desired en cl is a represeu ta· ti o n of every section of our country, as fa r as pract icable, iu its corps o f o ffic e rs . Throu g h o ut tll e Southern States the m e mbers o f t lle A. P. A. seem unit ed in d es irin g lll e e lec t ion o f Frederick Noyes to the office of Treas urer of tllis lead in g American asso ciation of sta mp coll ecto rs . Voicing the se ntiment of o ur sec ti on we ca nn o t too stro ng ly urge u pon tll c members to e ndo rse Mr. Noyes fo r thi s posi t io n o f trust, feeling confident that it could n ot be placed in better !lands. Rall y, Sou t!Je rn m e mb ers ! Support F r eder ick Noyes for T r easure r of th e A111ericau P!J ilate li c Association. Do NOT fail t o seu l in yo ur s u bsc rip tio u lo b egi n with No . 1 , Vol. I I. There wi ll be no ba ck numbers on !la ud. MR . D EAI..ER-Do u ' t fa il t o !Jave yo ur bargain s in Vol. II , No. 1. �22'1 THE VIRG INI A PHILATELIST. The E. S. P. S. Official Organship. ~HE publishers of THE VIRGINIA PHILA'l'ELrs·r take pleasure in callill g lhe a tte ntion of a ll members of the Empire State Pltilatetic Soci ety to the fact lha t th e ir m aga zin e is a Candidate for the offic ia l orgauship of their soc iety and we hereby 111 os t respectfull y s o li c it th e vo les of all members . \ Ve h ave o ffere<l lhe socie ty our magaz ine ou lll Os t liberal lerm s aud we intend, in lhe e ve n t of o ur elcLCJ: io n , l o be nd every eu e rgy lo th e a clva nce m c ut o f the socie ty's iutercs ls a nd m elllbe rship. vVe are publishing a m a gaz iuc which in typog raphical appeara uce we fee l confident far exceeds a n y p hil a t elic m agaz in e p ubli sh ed in A m erica aml we s ha ll lake g reat pains to so lead, reg ardless of h ow g r eat may be th e improvement in that direc'1ion of olhcr maga zines . The c o n lculs of our publica tion have always bee n far above the a verag e. O ur a rticl es ha ve b e e n C]U o led and reprouuccd a t h o m e a nd abroa d. O ur regular 111 0 11 llil y corr es pon<le n ts a rc a ll 1nen wh ose na tlleS are h o us e h o ld in lhe philatelic world a nd whos e n o t es ever co nta in the la t es t a ud mos t intercs lill g s ta mp news . Ou r editoria ls a rc alway s up to d a le , bri g h t and fr e e fr o m pe llin css. Di ..·uily is o ur g uidou . \Ive s tri ve s olely t o ~clva u c e the iul e r es ls of p hilatel y a nd i ns ure lo it lh e di g uily o f a Scie nc e , so ri c hl y d es er ved. vVe h a ve a d o ptetl the li be ra l po li c y of pu rc ll as in g for casll s uch c r cc' ilalJlc p hila t e li c uianu.;c ri pls as a re p r ese 11 l e d lo us-o ur c o lumns l hro ug h o ul V olum e I, c o111p le l e d w ith llus uumbe r, tes tify lo ils s u cc ess . vVe endea vor t o s ec ure the ea rli es t p ossib le infon11 a t io11 of n e w iss u es a ll cl if poss ibl e , il lust rate t h e m , tha t o ur reade rs m ay h av e defi n i te a nd satisfac to ry inforrn a liou a l a n early h o u r. ~r T o s um up, we a rc s tn vm g to make TH E v IRGl NIA PHILATE r. IST lhe h a ndso mes t , bri g htest , most uewsy aud eutertailling A m e rican pape r devoted t o stamps. vVe s lrn ll spa re 110 p a iu s o r mouey to r eac h this encl a nd we will do a ll iu o ur power to furth e r the interests of lhc E . S. P. S . if we a re s o fortunate as lo h ave o ur m a g az in e c hose u lbe offic ia l orga n o f that soc ie t y. vVe aga in mos t rcs peCl. full y sol ic it the vo les of its members . Tim V1RGINJA l'HIL A'l'Er.1s'l' Pun. Co. vV1'1'1-c n o further inte rest in lh e cas e th an a desire l o see fair play, a n cl to afford one of ou r esteemed a dvertisers th e oppo rtunity of vindica ti o u, we h ave t e nd ered the use of o ur columns to th e Trojan S ta 111 p Co., wh o were publis h ed in No . 1 o f Til e llfi cftigan Plt i/,1telist' s "Black Lis t." We are pro111ptcd lo thi s ac ti o n by th e fact lb a t the p u b lisile rs of the 11!. P. refused lhe T roja n S tamp Co., lbe p ri vil eg e of a s lale mcul ill re buttal. T HE VIRGI NIA P Hlf,A'l'ELlS'l' is ever r eady to d efend its patrons , a nd its columns arc ever open to lh e m wh e r eiu th ey m ay present tlteir s ide of the q u es ti o n . Th e a tt e nti on of our readers is d ir ec ted t o their s tatement printed clsewere. \ VE '!'A KE pl eas ure in g reet in g phi la t e ly o f Ca 1Jada wilh n full repo rt of the Conve n tion o f the D . P. A . , accompauiecl b y a g rou p of the de leg a tes in a lleud a uce. We were fort una te in s ecurin g the se rv ic es of M r. Chas. S . App l eg a lh of H a millo n, O nta ri o, th e Convcali ou S eat, who furnished us this co rnplele r e po rt of th e proceedings . Lo ng liv e the D . P . A. 'vVHY ca n ' t a m agaz ine celebr a te its a nni versa ry w ilh a - -- - ? But wa it ' till you s ee N o . 1 of Vol. II. �THE VIRGINIA PH IL ATEL I ST. Volume I. 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"Vou 'r, r, be sor ry w h e n yo u se e it," No. 1, of Vol um e II, bea ts them a ll a n d yo n u o t in it - a nd yo ur feelin g: awful '' blu e." Two Errors in the New Revenues. Two e rro rs in th e n ew s urch a rged 2c U. S . r eve nu es bave bee u d iscove r ed t hu s for. T h e o ne is a comma in s t ead of a p e riod afte r th e I of I. R. ; the o ther I. R. in verted . 225 Mr. Paalzow-Review Editor. BEGINNING with No .) of Vol. II, M r. John Paa lzow will co n duct th e Rev iew Departm e nt of THr·: VIRGINIA PHILATEUS'l' , and o ur es teemed co n tempora ri es are requested to direct au add iti o n a l copy of their publicat io ns to him, at 101 8 P a rk Ave., besides t wo copies to o u r office. Mr. P aalzow ne eds no furth e r intro<luction to ou r readers-bis past contribut io n s to our column s prove him a phila t e lic s tuden t emin e ntl y fitted for the task. The lines a long which Mr. P aalzow will conduct o ur Review Depart m e n t will prove mos l ben e fici a l to tb e coll ec tor a nd s tudent-i g n orin g s uch as co ntaiu u a u g ht of in terest, he wi ll reYiew a ll a rti c les of p hil a teli c m e rit , discussing the s ubj ec ts briefly; a nd presenl iu g the s u bsta n ce in th e m os t pala tabl e m a nner. \Ve co ns ider o u rse l\"es fortun a te in sec urin g hi s s en·ices. Mr. Dealer- This Will Interest You. "Tnr-; adve rtis e m e nt whi c h I h ad in yo ur pape r bro u g ht m e a la rge mail and u ame s of m a n y g ood coll ecto rs . Iu faCl I h :n·e bee n ove rwhelm ed w ith lett ers a n d post cards, a n d so well sat is fied wi th th e res ult tlrnt I ha~· e decided to g i ve your paper (Tll r·: VA. Pnrr, . ) a n J-page free a d in m y book." (S ig n ed ) A . c. DERLAM Just Out I Now is the Time I Dr,; Rr,AM'S Inte rn at io na l P hilat e li c Colle cto r 's Dire c tory, couta inin g over 9,500 add resse s of act i,·e s tamp coll ectors th e world over is jus t o ut of press. Nex t to a ca ta log u e lh iJ; r1 ir ect o r y s h o uld be in tb e h anc1s of eve ry coll e ctor a n d dea le r. - See ad . A VAR IF.D asso r tment of good l:a rg ain s a re o ffer ed iu t h e a che rti s eme nts of thi s number. O nr p a trons are s tri ving lo boom b u s in ess wit h e xcept io n a lly l ow prices, a nd n ow is the time to bu y . Patroni ze tb ern and say you saw th e ir ad in TH E VIR GINIA PH ILATE LIST. �226 THE V IR GIN I A PHILATEUST. D. P. A. CONVENTION. The Third Annual Meet a Great Success . AN EASY VIC TOR Y FOR TH E" ADVOCATE TICK ET. " F. i\1.R o bi 11 sc 11 , I f:-1 111 ill o 11 ,0 11t. Ch :1s. Bili lcy , K:1 11 ka 1111 a , \Vb. R . S. :\1:i. so 11 , Tf a 111il t o 11 , 0 11 t. \V. A . I_,yd iall, 'l,'oro 11t o , C:111. \V. 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Cnt h a ri11 es 0 11 Fr id :-1y :i li o 11 l H :i . m. It b e in g co mp osed of I ,. S. G 1·a lw.rn o f Mer rit.o n an d \V. A. Bea tt y a n d G eo . Dr:idlcy of S t. Cn th:irin c s. Abo ut :i s s oot th ese ge11tl em c 11 h :i<l b cg- 11 11 to m :ik c thc:i cq n :i: i ~ ~ :i 11 ce of th e l oc:i l 111em hc1·s :in o th e r . . . t 1 c o m p osed o f C. ,V . Slnn1 :i.~n:i n F ;1~ \;)' :l~T i vcd , \V. A. S t nr 11 :i. 111 n11, o f Bc 1·Ji n , ; 11 d · J ~h c; \e r :i11 <1 0 :i.11d c. n. 'Vo nlc n of T o ro nt o . Sh ort! I ll r'· .1 · W e . , . . . j :1. Le i w:ircl t11 e 111 c rn~ ie 1 s \\.Cl e :i g 1~c: :iht y s 111-pr i scd :i. t m cc ti11 rr 0:·1ce n g :11 11 Lh c 1_1· o lcl fn c 11 d :\'I r . Ch :irl es Bn i l cy of k:tukn1 111 n, \V i se .. co 11 n te rre il d etect o r o f th e A s so c i:iti o 11 . A bo ut el c \·e11 o 'cl o ck .w h en n goodl y 1111111 hc r o f <_l el eg-:l.t es h:i.d. g-nth e r c d to geU1 c 1· , i\11'. F. !H. Roh 11 1so11 ex- pre:.;.; 1<} ~ 11l ~f t h e_ fl :u n ilton Stn m p Clu b o pe n ed th c C0 1n c 11t 1o t1 hy n n npp1·o print~:i.ddl' .: o f w e lco 111 e o11 hc h:i.lf o f th c lo cal in e- 111 1le 1·s css ~ r 11 r e p l y to thi s l\1L Ch :i. s . J_b i l c:y g~n-c n s h ~ ;. dr ess o n heh :i l f of t h e Y1siti 11 g m e inhers • ~cl1 m emher s th e n 1111 :i 11i111 0 11 s ly e lec ted l\·T1. · · . he l . I · lln1lcy , C t:l.ll'lll:lll :i11< Mr. N . I\fnt cli cs o f J S ecy . pro te m . o f t h e Co:!i vc nti o n . Tn inil t o 11 1 TJ1 e Ch :iir1 11 n 11 th e n 1·cn rl :i co n g r:l.tu l nt o r , sn g-e fr o m lh c Pres id e nt A. M I\fi .. > m c s·r ' . '" 1i cnd of ll n· l · 1 :1 X, w h o w :l s 1111 :1hle t o he prcse 1 · . n ' 111 r e pl y t o �227 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. w hi ch it w:is m oved :-tnd seco nd e d th :i t th e Sccrc· l :lry writ e :\fr. :\f11irhc:-td 1 th:i11ki11 g him for hi s i nt c rcs t i11 g- I e ll e r :111d s 1q::~·g-es t 1011 s. Th e first r c:i l m:ittcr of bu sin ess w:i s t h :it Or r e- i1J s l:i ti11 g- :\tr. T. 1·:. P:itt c 1·so 11 of J)e tro il, w h o h:i s 11 0 1 hcc n co 11 s i d e1·cd :-. m e mber s in ce th e Co 11Ye 11 ti o 11 h eld :it T o r o nto in IS!l(i, A ft e t· co 11 s id c rahl e d i sc 11 ss io11 it w:-i s r c~o h· c<l , 11po 11 m o t i o 11 of i\'l css r s. \Vid<li co mhc :-111tl fh:-.h:i m th n t i\ Ir. P:ill c r ~o n he r c i11 s l:-1t cd 11po 11 p:ly m e n l of du es i11 full t o cl :lle. A ft e r thi s m:itt cr wns di s pc n sccl w ith lh c m cc ti11 g:11ljo11n1cd 11ntil 2 p. m. Th e :1 ft c r: 100 11 s ess io n w:i s c:it:c.l t o o rd er s h 0 r t ly :ift c r ~ o'c l o c k :ind t h e 111 c 111 hcrs f: 1c ~ d th e c:im cr:i nrnl h :u l :1 Co11 \·c nti o 11 G r o 11 p t nk c n . 'J'h C ll CX t it e m Of J rn s ill CS ~ W:1S lh :t t Of :111 o fTtc i:1l c 111hlcm hc i n t{ d ec ided u poll . !\1r . 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Abo 11l !l o'clock t h e m ee tin g w:i. s agn in C:'l. ll e d t o o rd e r nt?c.l :i.11 n 11 c li o 11 s :1.lc cond11 c t e<l hy l\ Jr. \Vid rli co m he w:i. s prgcc cd cd wit h . Fi fly tw o lo t s w ere offered fo r snl e. n 11 rl :-;o m e o f th e pri ces 1·c:i. li zcc.l wc1·c a s foll o w s :- Cn n :i<b. J8US, Sc I:iid p r.per 0 11 or igi11n l covc1·, c:il:i log-11c d :it S:"i.UO , w:i. ~ solcl nl f10c. l "ni tc d St :i l c~ . IS7:'j , :k h lu e , u sed, r ei:-0s 11 c. 11 0 gT ill, c:i.t:i.log11 c cl " JG. OU , \"Cry good copy with e x cept io 11 of:-; m n ll co rn er 111 i:-;s i11 g-. !Ii _gh e:-1 t hid ~c . .t\ fine lihrn 1·r of :iho ul 1"00 d iffe r e nt phil:lt e li c p 11 h li c:i li o 11 s w n i; solcl n l :t Q:) . A :-;h ef' t of I OU Xe C:i n :id:i J u h il cc 1111 11 scd wn s o ffe red :it SS.OU , o r lwo ! ~ shee t s n t s-1.uu C:'! Ch. A l t h e co11 c l 11 s io n o f th e s al e refreshm e n ts were :ig-n in sen·e<l. l ·: ve 11 i 11 ;z scssio 11 :idj o11 r11 e d :i.ho 11 t 10.no. SECOND DAY. Til e m or nin g- sess io n wn s o p e n ed :i.ho 11t !I o'clock , hut O\\'i n g- t o th e o ppress h ·c h en t 11 o b11 s i n css of i111po rt n 11 cc w ns tr:i n s :i. c te <l . Th e m o n 1i11 e; Wil S s p e nt p ri11 cip:1 ll y in e x:i.111.i11i11 g- th e m n g 11i fice 11 t coll c c ti o 11 o f\\ ". 11 . T\J11rs l o n , o f Fl es h er t o n, nntnrio . Th e nft e r11 0011 ~ess i o 11 \\':1 S t n k e 11 11 p in h ear i11 g- �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 228 th e r e p o rts of th e ,·:-triou s o ffi cer s, which we re :lS fol lows : -The Secr e t a r y r eported Ul u ew J11 e n1 hers a.d1 n1tte d d urin g th e ye:-ir. T wo r es ig n :i.t i o n s we 1·e r ece i ve<l. T wo dea th s . Th e A u ct io n iWn n:i ge r r e p ort ed :1 pe r ce nt:i ge fro1n th e three s::t. les of $ 1.HG. Pos l nge e tc. , .J.Jc. B:'lktn ce o u h :i ncl D2c. The Cou nt e rfe it D e tecto r r e ported h :1d 11 g cx~11nin ed 7 s t:in1ps o nl y, d urin g th e yc:tr. A c h:i.rge of fr:i. ud w:is l:t id h y o n e m e m ber ~ gai n s t :111 0 lh e r. Il11l :i s n e ithe r were pnid u p, tl~ e mntl e r w:ts droppe d. Upo n m otion n vo te of th :i.nk s \1.r:'l s te nd e r ed th e r e tirin g o ffi cer s. As n 11\lm bcr o f the m e m bers w e nt h o m e S:1.t 11 rdn y nfte rn oo n , t h e eve nin g sess io n wn s m n<le in forma l b y n111 s ic, s peech es n n cl :i. j o ll y tim e. " Snap S hots . " T h e fo ll ow in g i11e mbe r s r e mnit1 e d o\·e1· S und ay a n d t ook i n th e City :-C. TI:1il cy, \V. A. S L:1 nrn 1n ::i n , R. G. \Viddico m h e, C . H . :i\l orde n , \V . A. L yd in l t, nnd G. \ V. Starnn m n 11 . Th e fo ll ow in g- m e mbe r s :i. tt c n dccl th e Co n n :11 li o n: C. Boi ley . \V. JT . D:1\'C11 po rl. F·: . A. i\ Jnrris. R . G. \ Viddi co m be . G. \V. S t:i.rn n m:-111 . Ceo. 11md le;-. L . S. Cr:l h :1 11 L \V. A. S l:1n1 :11nn11 . w. A. n e oll y. J o li n H . T. owe. P. I. \Vc:1ser. \V . i\. f,ydi:i tt. \V . 11. Gr:i. 11t. \ V. 1£. T h 11rs l o 11 . A . Grig-g. J os. II . S lo l eL ] . \Vo t ers. Dr. E .G . Kitt so n . I.. Robi n !"O ll . I I. T e rrybe n ·y. N. 1\J:l t c h es. P. . A. i\lit e h c ll . C. n. Mord e n . R . S. Kn ox. F. :\T. R o hin so11 . A . Ir. Word . C. I\. Nee dll n m . R. S . i\J :l RO l l. \Vnlter i\ l c:\ l :1 h o 11 . C. S. Appl cgo lll. ANOTHER FRAUD AT LARGE . Ci . KOHN , O F D E TROIT , H AS I.P.F'.L' FOR PARTS UNKNOWN . - U . \Vi lh th e th ermo m e t e r hu ggi n g th e ce ntury m :u k, lhe close prox imit y of nn " Ice c ren m pnrlo r ," wns n bl ess in g ind eed . A num be r of t h e m e m be r s co uld n o t be fo und w h en th e p h oto w:i s :ibo11l l o be lnke n , so th ey w e r e kfl o u t. O n e of th e m e 111 he 1-s t ook n num ber of s n a p shot s of th e m ee t. Th e C-J11ve11ti o n w:is h eld !rail. in th e M :1ccn l-:ees ' T h e Governm en t co 111111 c m or:1 l ed th e Co1n·e 11t io n b y puttin g th e n ew s pe ci:i l d e li very st :i m p s o.n sn k o n Ju l y l s l. Se\·e1·nl o f th e rl elcg-ntes were so fo.,·ornbl y im pressed w ith th e cit y t h n t th ey :ire se ri o u s ly co 11 t e mp ln t in g 11t :1k i11 g n p e rm n 11 e 11t IOC:1 ti o 11 h ere. so T oro11t o w i 11 cl:i. im th e c r owd f o 1· I k!)!J. W~' ll cill he l h e r e. \Vhnt's th e 111 a lte 1· wit h St. C:i. th :n i n es f or IOOU ? The P hil:lt e li c Aclvocn t.c Li c k et lrnd :1 w:i. Jk -over, everyo n e o f i t s C:1 11di d:1 t es e lected, b 11t o n e, J. JI. S in te r , of TI ::i milto 11 . P.nil ey cn m e th e for ll1 est t o t h e m ee t. Th e J r. S. C. k n ows h ow to n 111 n co 11 ve 11t io 11 ! ! ! W . JT . T h urs t o n, of Fl es h e rt o n . w h eeled t o th e 1nee t. Geo. S I nnt:1m:1n r e :t (l a good p:i. p er 0 11 Ad,·c r t isin g o n Sa lu rd::iy a rt e r11 0011 . S. POS'fAr, AU T!-IORrT!ES ARE AF'l'r.;R Hrnr. A n o th er fra ud h as been uuearthecl and G . K o hn of 3H3 1Vl ichig n11 Ave ., Detrnil , h as rlisa p pea re cl wi th a few h u 11dr:!d d o llars wo1·th o f stmnps b e lo n g in g t o va r iou s dealers . Fro m April 20th lo 2Cilh Koh n w ro t e numerou s lelt<O'rs to rl ealcrs s oli citi ng s tamps 0 11 approva l. T h e lette r g iv en below bein g a copy of o n e s ent ou t by him: "It is m y intenti o n t o bu y so m e s tamps fro m yo n if the rep01·t is tru e t h at you a re sa ti sfied with s m all p rofits. "If thi s b e so , I won ld se lect y our firm to co mpl e te so me o f m y s ets. At th e snm e tim e, yo u mi g ht h ave b ou g ht so m e s tamps ve ry c h eap, whil e you p a id fu ll pri ce for o thers . Jn o th e r words you nr e s11 ppos i11 g ly in th e pos iti on to sell so m e s tamps below 50 % off cntalog ue , whil e yon mu s l charge m ore for o th e rs. " Th e re fore, n ot be in g nt pres e nt in t h e pos it io n lo co n1pl c t e a ll m y s ets , I a m go in g to co1 11pl c l e on ly lhat pn rt of �~I THE V IRGIN1A PH IL ATE LIST. them that I s hall feel in d u ced t o accordiu g to )•Our p ric es. "For thi s reason I wa nt you to affix yo ur lowest ne t cash price to each stamp. I have over -IOOO va rities a nd don't pa y o ut m o n ey for a ny thing t h at belon gs into the class of so-ca ll ed trn s il , nor lhnt is uot in s trictly fine co ndi t io n. " This mi g ht not b e the on ly deal betwe e n yo u a nd m e a nd I wa nt to impress upo n yo ur mind to ta ke care a nd trea t me ri g ht es peciall y as 1 am more than an a \·erage co nsum e r , se llin g frequentl y to yo ung coll e ctors wh e ne ve r they ge t t heir s al a ri es. " I h ope that these points w ill lea d to a 111 utu a l und e rs ta ndin g a nd t h at the y will n ot m ake you think I a m askin g too mu c h. If you s h o uld be nfrnid of m a kin g a few % profits too littl e pleas e say so, if n o t , s end m e jus t a se lection of old, 'ra re U . S.' Yo n rs R es p., G . l( OHN." In so m e of t h e letters Kohn gave n o referen ce, in others h e gav e the R i va l Dry Goods Hou se , 6t h a nd Michi ga n Ave. Tlie above is a s m a ll dry good s a nd notion store kept by a p e rso n u a 1n ed !. Raz e k. It was in a room back of thi s store tha t K olm had hi s offi c e. Th e proprietor of th e s tore, Raz e k, would say littl e r ega rdin g K olm IJut by p e rsis te n t queslio niu g I a t las t ga th e r ed a few p o ints of inform atio n. He h as ku o wn K o hn fo r Se \·eral yea rs b ut rlo n o t think he eve r b a r! g rea t co nfid e n ce in him. T hin ks h e is in c lin ed to be" foxy". He h as r ece i ved no rent fro m Ko hn for tlle use of the room occ upi ed b y th e lat t e r ns a n office. Ko hn c la im ed to b e a Merchn n ts' & i\1a nn facln r ers ' Age nt , but th e o nly r ea l bu s in ess h e d id was Ge n era l Life Insura nce a n rl s e llin g goods for the Ri\·al Dry <; oorls Sto re in s m a ll tow ns th ro ug h o ut the State. In so m e o f his le tte rs Kohn gave th e Ri val Dry Goods Hou se as refere n ce , iu o th e rs h e gave n o n e. The fo ll owin g is a copy of the repl y received by one of th e dealers w ho wrote to his reference: " D EAR SIR: "We a re in rece ipt of y ours of the 22d in st. askin g us whet h er in ou r opin io n Mr. G. Kohn is reliab le a nd of good sta ndin g . "\\l e know him s ince several years a nd mu st say tllat a ll o ur dea lin gs h ave beeu to both s ides satisfactor y. He paid fo r whatever h e contra c ted for. ' 'Y o urs truly , " The Ri val D ry Goorls H o u se. " Koh n sec ured stamp s fro m m a ny dea lers in qua ntiti es va lu ed at from 8 10 to $00. The s ta mps were m os tl y se nt by regis te r ed mail and the receipt shows hi s h and -wr itin g. Th e time for returnin g the s ta mps s lip ped by a n d no stamps or mon ey was returned to th e dea lers . In response to letters of inquiry a nd dem a nds for the return of the stamps Kohn repli ed tha t he h a d se nt the sta mps o ut 011 a ppro va l to frieucls of h is a n d expected them back sh o rtl y "· h e n he would return those un sold ~i n cl pay for t h ose kept. But after waiting a su ita bl e time a nd rec ei v in g n o reply several dea le rs wr o t e to me r eq ues tin g in for m a ti o n in r egard to Kohn. I was um1 bl e lo fi n d him in o n se veral occasions b ut succeeded in seei n g l!im o ne Sat urdny evening . K o hn was a lar med at the t urn affa irs h a d ta k e n a n d pro mi sed to call o n m e iu a co u p le of days a n d r eturn t h e s ta mps as he wo uld ha ve them bn c k b y t h a t ti m e. As I h ad 11 0 p ape rs or au thority to ac t then I cou ld do n oth ing in th e m at t e r. Kohn left the c ity t h e n ext da y and ~lp to t h e pres e n t time b as n ot return ed. Fresh co m pl a ints a re comi n g in to 111e s in ce a nd fro m ap p ea ra n ces KoLln's op erat io n s ex t e nd ed ove r a la rg e a r ea . I haY e selec t ed a case fr om th e num ero u s o n es se n t. AR< ;u s. �280 THE VIRG I N I A PH IL AT ELIST. C.Q~~UNIC.2\T/QNS -~ ·-l'8ir~. '..I· New York Correspondence. I.EN N OD . ~ RRA.NG·E MENTS ar.e a lm ost co m- 'if/ \\ p l eted for welcom in g a nd entertaini n g the v isi tors at th e coming p h ila telic s oc iety conventions to be held th e latter p a rt of August in this c ity. \¥he n each societ w ill convene bas already been decide~ upon , a nd I gi.ve here the loca tion a n d date of each m eet. America n Phi la telic Association a t the Collector's Cl ub, 3.51 Fourth A.ven u e. Committtee o n a rrangemen •s , J ohn N. Luff, R. R . Bogert, P. F . Bruner. A ug us t 23, 24 and 2.5 . Ph il atelic S ons of America at Grand U nion Hotel , 42nd Street a nd Pa rk A.venu e, oppos ite G rand Central Depot. Committee on a rra n g em e nts , \N'm. A.. D o nnell, A. Herbs t. Au g us t 2.5, 26 a nd 27. E mpire S ta te P hil atelic Soc ietv a t M ill er 's Hotel , Wes t 2Gth Stre et,- b etw een F if th and Sixth Av enues . Committe e o n a rra n g em e nts , vVm. A. McMc D onne ll , A.. H e rbst a nrl J. F. F a rre ll. A u g u s t 29 a n rl :~ o . So n s of P h il a telia a t sa m e pl a ce . Co n:mittee o n a rra n ge m e nts, A H e rbs t , 0. H . W illi a m s a nd W . A. McDonn e ll. August 29, 30 a nd 01. T o att e nd a ll tb e m e ets , a n rl e nj oy ,·ourself oth e r w ise . it will occupy fron1 ten clays lo two wee k s . Of c o urse in t hi s sma ll s p ace of ti 111 e it i:; imposs ib le to see a ll the pla c es o f interest a nrl a m us em e n t in a nd a ro und G rea ter N ew York, bu t wi t h ca r e ful a nd int e ll ig ent "gu irl es," pe rh a ps m ost of th e a ttenrbnts ca n b e gra ti fied -;-;· ith the m os t i111po rta n t p laces an rl obj ects o f in te r est. As y et but few can cl irlat es h ave he en nominated. I n otice M r. F r ede ri c k Noyes of A. lice , T exas, is try in g fo r Trea s urer of the Ame ri can Ph il a t e lic Assoc iation, and be h as stro n g h opes of g ettin g t h e re. It's a s h a m e that the So u th is n ot r eprese nt ed o n the Board of Offi cers. The n ea res t approach be in g Mr. E . Doeblin w h o resides in Pittsb urg , Pa. , nothin g belo w Dixie lin e ca n be n ot iced, and some of us New Yorkers h ave enough bra in s a nd fairness to obj ect to p lac in g a ll of the office rs in one loca lity. W e a dmit that thi s c ity all(] Bos ton h o ld s four representative on the Board of Dir ectors o u t of a to ta l of nine , a nd five ap p o inti ve office rs o ut of a tota l of nin e a lso. This is entirel y too m a n y, a n d il looks like discriminatin g aga inst oth er parts of the country . To bunch the offi ce rs in New York City and the New England Stat es is not jus t , a nd n ot of America n principles. I a m n o t booming a n y ca nrlidate , but HS th e V I RGINIA PH I LATEUST thoroughly r epres e nts the South , I consider a protest app ear in g in thes e column s fa r more r eac hin g th a n if the same protes t appeared in a n oth er philatelic publica tio n . By the way , it may n ot prove am iss t h at the VIRGI N IA PHIT,AT ELIST is nom in atecl for t h e offic ia l orga n sh ip of th e E mpire S tate Phil Hte lic Society . The terms offe r ed a re lower tha n is p a id to t h e present p u b lis h e rs of th e official j ourna l , N ew !'ork Pl! ilatel isl. Dea le rs are sh ort o n onece nlre rl N ewfou n dla n d s . vV h en th e rumor be ca m e curre n t a n d la ter was verifi e d that t h e s ta mps are be in g issued in g re e n , th ere was g r eat hu st lin g o n lhe part of b o th th e co llecto r a n rl t h e s p ec ul a to r to bu y a ll th e copies obtai n abl e, a n rl ·; 11 m a n y in s tanc es lbc p r ices p a id we r e fi ve n. n rl s ix ce nts ~1 c opy ; use r] a n d ori g in nl co vers a r e ju s t as sca rc e , and from th e prese nt outlook t h e sta mp will fe tc h hi g h er pri ces tha n th e o ne a nd two ce nt "Cab o ls" ev er a t ta in ed. �THE V IR G INIA PHILA T EL IST. I f. L C u ba n , Por to R ico a n d P hili pp in e Isla u d sta m ps are s till in great de m a nd. JVfa n y of th e m edium priced stamps a r e un ob ta in ab le a t c urre ut cata log ue q u otati on s. A good s ta mp to h o ld o n to, a n d to purc h ase if yo u h ave t h e c h a n ce, is t h e o n e p eseta brow n of t h e lSi'i issu e of Cuba; a n o th er good o n e, alth ough p ri ced a t fi ,·e c ents , is th e h a lf rea l p la ta gree u on rns e , JSG4 iss u e. O ur new Reve nu es a re p roc la i m ed by a ll as bea ut ies . It is ueed less to go into d e ta il and desc ri be t h ese sta mp s, but th e de m a n d fo r th e lowe r Ya lu es cf t h e doc um e nt s ta m ps ex h a uste d t h e s u pp ly th e first few day s of th e ir sa les , a u d s urc h arg in g t h e reg ul ar o n e a nd two ce n t pos tage s tn1n ps was reso r ted Lo. Th e s u rch a rge is co m posed of two la rge capi tn l letters, th us, I. R ., n in e millim eters hi g h , in b lu e o n t h e two ce n t, and in r ed o n th e o u e ce nt. Accord in g to th e J1felropo!itan Philatelist t h e s u rch a rge o n t h e o n e cent is a lso fo u nd 6J mill im ete rs hi gh. T h e sta m ps wi th t h is s urc h a rg e im pr in t ed th e r eo n a re n ot ava ilab le for pos tage , a lth o u g h accord in g to th e face of t h e sta m p it is a p os tage a n d r eve nu e s ta mp , h ut wh at th e p roper a uth o rities sny we 111 us t ab ide by. So m e of th e extensi,•e u se rs o f th ese s ta m ps a re comp la inm g t h a t too few den o m inat io n s are iss ued , and so m e · la rge i ns u ra n ce co m pa ni es came to t h e In tern a l R eve n u e office wit h t h e suggestio n , t ha t t h e D ocu 1n e n ta ry sta mps s h oulcl i n c lu tl e s u c h values as -10 ce nts, 8G ce n ts, $8, ::>20 a n d :i>-10 . The reaso n give n fo r suggesti n g su ch d e nom in atio ns w::i s t h at o n e in s ura n ce co1 n pa n y in iss ui ng a policy , was co m p e ll ed to affix s ix t ee n $ 10 sta m ps ; t h e in s u ra n ce co m pa n y co n s ide r t h is a nui sa n ce as t h e s ta m ps occ u p y too m u c h space and CO\' e r a g oorl part o f th e rea di n g m at ter , \\' h ic h we k n ow is m ost important o u ius urnnce po lic ies! n e for e c los in g ll ! V le t ter t hi s lllO!lth we m ust congr::itu late ourseh·es tlrnt . s u ch a sw ind le\· as Fran k Pea rson h as bee n tak en fro m o u r m idst. Th is par ty v icti mi zed s u ch we ll kn own dea lers as J. W. Scott, .M r. D ieschb org a nd th e S c o tt S ta rn p & Coin Co., o n fa k e P hil ade lphi a Loca l:;. Th e party was a rrest ed a n d o n F riday, J u ly 8, h e "·as co n vic t e d, a n d o n Mo n day , Jul y 11, \\'as se n te n ced fo r o n e year 's i mpris o n me n t. Bos ton Bits. B\' BOSTONIAN. At p r ese n t , it cann ot be de ni ed t h a t th e co n d i t io n of s ta mp t rad e at th e "H u b " is d es ided ly s lac k. Th e r e is w ith o u t do u bt a dema n d for certai n lin es ; s u c h as Spanish Colon ies and t h e sta m ps of Bri t ish Africa, w hi ch , by t h e way, a r e selli ng at or n ear cata log ue q u otations, but busi n ess as a w h o le n eed s a sti rr ing u p. G e o . L. T oppa n , t h e pop ula r aucti o n repor te r of t h e Boston Stamp Book, ha s r es ig n ed , m uch to t h e r egr e t fo r P h ilate lia's fo ll owers. Th e ad mini s t rat io u t ick e t for t h e A. P . A. bears th e name of E rn est M. Carpe n te r , of t h e New E n g land S tamp Co., in the p la ce of R ev. J oh n L u ther K il bon, as Mr. Ki llion ~· o l u n ta ri l y retires from the boa rd. Mr. Carpe nter , wi ll no dou b t m a ke a ve~y sat isfac to ry offic ia l a nd will p robably b e elected. The new iss ue of postage stamps of Ga m bia, we re thi s m o nt h rece i,·ed in Boston. In appeara nce t hey a re the sa m e a s th e n e\\· S t. He lena s tamps. Ta ke n as a wh ole, t h ey li ave a ra ther c h eap appea ra n ce . The sa le for th e Ne w Zea la nd stamps st ill h olds good, whi c h shows t h a t the average co ll ector of today , is in sea rch of t h e stamp wi th th e a ttrn c tiYe d es ig n , s u c h a s t h is set certn inh· a fford s . �TH E V IRGIN I A PHIL AT E LIST. ~32 Chas . 'vV. Cutter of N a h a nt , form a ll y o f Ca m b ri dg e, h as r es ig ned fr o m th e A . P . A . a nd will imm e di a tel y p rocee d to the fro nt t o fi g ht fo r U ncl e Sa m . T wo new phi la telic j ourn als h ave rec eutly put in a n appea r a nc e in the Bay S tate , a nd d em a nd a s h a r e of o ur p a tronage, th ey a re th e ~ \ -ew ~·ngland Pl! ilatehst, which h a il s from J am a ica Plaius, M ass., J . M. Cha ndl e r , publis her, a nd th e Bay Slate P hilatelist, o f Melros e, Mass., Herb ert G ile , publis her. In a r ecent in voice of N ew S outh \Val es s ta mps, the 6p a ppea rs in a 1;ew s h a de , g r e en. Proba bl y a perma n e ut ch a u ge. The le New foundl a n d h as a lso a p p ea rer] here , pr inted in g r ee n, a ud the le ca rmin e a re fin d in g rea d y purc ha se rs at ;)c eac h , a nd w ill no doubt brin g eve n m or e in a short space of t illl e . No n e of o ur d eale rs se e m to h a ve a ve ry la rg e s to ck of th e l 's o r 2's which hav e a lso adva nc ed , as it is rum o red tha t th ey a r e about to be cha n ger] iu co lor too. It is rum ored th a t th e r e m a ind e rs o f th e old e mbossed Ga mbi a sta mp s h av e bee n d est roy ed. \Voulcl t h at a ll rem a inde rs, met s uch a fate, in s t ead of bein g sold at auct io u to t h e hi g h es t b id d e r. Texas No t es. ROY B . B RA DJ~E \' . \Vell , it aga in becomes m y d ut y to b eg parrlon of t h e reade rs of T H E \ ' r RGIN f A P H ILATE LIST fo r th e o mi ss io n o f m y n otes in las t nu111 ber. Th ey w e r e d ul y writt e n a nd ma il ed, but fo r some unknown reason th ey a rr i veil too la t e fo r i 11 sertio11 . I see t h e e el i to r of t h e V. P. g al th e n a mes a n d n u 111 be rs of t h e g ro up of Texas Phi latelic Assoc iation m e m bers ,;o m ewh a t mixerl in t h e Jul y iss u e . Th e " mug " o n t h e r ig h t of t h e m idcll e row be longs to 111e, whe r e~1s m y n a m e was 111o verl up a couple of n u :.: 1be rs a n rl t h e likeness of m y good loo kin g friellfl , Robt. K essl er, was ass ig n ed t o me. Bob is reported to h av e gaze d up o n th e g roup a nd e xcl a ime d , "My! \\·h a t a libel! " Say, y ou Virg in ia ph il ateli s ts . w h y d o n ' t y ou join our So uth e rn Philatel ic Asso ci a tion ? O f c o urse y ou h ave a S ta t e soci e ty , but wh y not supp o rt a n rl a ssi s t t h e S. P. A. ? The clues a re lo w a nd e v ery depa rtment is iu firs t-c lass wo rk in g order. A ll fin a nci nl offic e rs a llfl th e Supt. of Sales nre u n der bo nd , and we wa n t yo ur c o lllpa n io ns hip. Our next a nnu a l c o u ve nti o u wil l be h e ld a t Kn oxvi lle , Tenn ., so m e tim e iu O ctober , and we wo uld be p leased to h ave y o u with u s. A cand idate fo r th e Boa n'\ of Direc t ors of the A meri ca n P hi la teli c Assoc ia ti o n is bein g pushed forwa rd by a few Texas collectors-Fred e rick N o yes, of Al ice, Te xas. Mr. Noyes is a n old -time co llec to r , b eg iuniu g in th e GO's, a nrl is o ue of th e best p os t ed sta 111 p m e n in th e U nit ed S ta tes . I ea rn es tl y u rge e ve ry A . P. A . m em be r to c o n side r we ll th e ca n d id ates, a n d ab ove a ll , do n ot o m i t Mr. Noyes ' na me w h e n fillin g o ut y o ur ba ll o t . Yo u w ill ue ver r eg r e t. I was a imin g to t e ll yo u so m e thin g m ore- but I see Di e t z reachin g fo r hi s " blu e pencil ," so I g u ess I 'd be t ter rin g o ff fo r t hi s tim e . Canadia n Note s. B\' CANAD I AN . So m e of th e provis io n s of t h e n ew lnw fo r th e cli sposa l of ins u fT1c ie ntl y p r epaid a n rl un call ed fo r m a tt e r a r e as fo ll o ws : U n ca ll erl- fo r n cwspn p e rs w ill li e de stroyed . D ea d let t e rs w ill b e h a ncllecl at seve n offi ces in s t enrl of o a e , as a l prese nt . J3 erli11 , t h e h o 111 e of t·h e P hilatel ir _. /rf'i.10rale, was t h e sce n e of a n i 111 po1·ta 11 tar- �233 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. res l b s l week. .Ma n y reg is l ered Jetlers had bce 1.1 stole n a nd b y mea ns of a decoy letter E1lward L y nes the j a nito r was arr cs letl. His co nvi c ti o n is a certainly as he had the markccl mo1.1cy contained iu the le1.ter, in his pocket al th e time of hi s arrest. Canada m ay ha ve penn y postage to :111y p a rt of the Briti s h E mpire ye t , as vV. A . Mulock's pb 11 s arc bein g v ery favorab ly consirlcrcd a t th e Pos tal Con ference n ow b e in g ltcld in Lornlon, Eng. Office of the Trojan Stamp Company, Troy, Ohio. TRO Y, OHIO, July 7, 1898. V mr.1 NTA PHIL ATr·: r.1 c P u n. Co.' Riclm1 011d, V rt., DT<: AR SrRS :- \ Ve thank you for tlJ e s hort n olice in Jul y number of your paper conce rnin g ou r trouble with lh e 1Hic!1 igan P !tilatehst . It is so mclimcs un fo rtunat e for phihtel y tha t rlcr,lcrs h ave a n y thin g l o do with philatelic pnblicnlions . Ou r wh ole trouble co ns is ts in a dispulc with o ne \Vnlcrbury , of Ith aca , Mich. , (w h o publi shes the Jlfich igan F'ltilatc!ist), as to wheth er o r n o t we sh o ul d h a,· c rcg is l c re1l a certa in l cllcr returnin g s tamps lo him. In u one of hi s letters written about lhis rlispu lc docs he cl a im lhal we rctninc<l his s ta mps, as we furni s h c1l him positive proof lh nt we rn a ilcrl a lett e r contni11i11 g them. Spac e will no t admit o f a full s lalcm c n t of Lite facts c o n slilutin g om d i ffere n ces . S uffice it to say , th a t we m ailed a IC\l tcr t o Mr. \Va t e rbury returnin g s tamps , wh ic h le Lt er was n ot r eg is tered a rnl M r. \ Va tcrbury says he did not r e cei ve it. vVaivin g th e ques lion of wheth e r we did ri g ht or w ro n g in th e m at te r of m a ilin g with o ut reg is te rin g, w e cont e nrl that Mr. \ Va t c rb nry is no t wa rrcl1lt cd in rw;hin g into pri1.1t , to black lis t u s, as thos e w ho woul rl " ral her s teal lhau pay." A n lionornble g entlema n w itnessed ns mail the le tter c o nta inin g the s tamps, a precaution we :tlways take wit h certa in p a rti 'e s. Mr. \Va tcrbury knew thes e facts, and with thi s knowledge , ou th e 8th cl ay of Jnn e, 1898, wrote our a ttorney that, if \\·e did uot pay for the stamps which he says were lost in t ransit, th a t w e wou ld be pnbli shccl iu th e ll!fich iga11 Ph i la telist, ancl n o space would be a ll O\\"ecl u s to explain. S ubseq uentl y h e did s o adYerlisc us , as noticed by yon . H e ccrlainh· knew his s tatement was lib e lous or w h y wo uld h e w rit e previous t o the pnbli ca li ou , that we wou ld n ot b e a ll owed t o a nswer? He was u sing hi s pub li catio n to extort fr o m u s th at whi ch he was u o t e ntitl ed to, as under the circum stances we wer e not obi iged to reg is t e r the return lette r. \Ve kn ow th a t we arc ri g ht in our contention, but r eg ret that philatelic publicatiou s , so metimes, :trc n o t for the g ood of o ur h obby . \V e ha ve never had an y trouble but thi s a nd owe 110 one for stamps, bnt in focl, h ave the c:tsh Lo b u y q na nli t ies of them. T1 iank in g you for the courtesy of yon r coh111111s ·w e re111ai11 , Ve ry trul y yours, TROJAN STAMP CC'., Lo u rs A . ZrnGF.NFT<: r.nrm, .Mg r . Nr·: w Fo uNn LA Nn. - \ Ve Jrnvc r ecciY ed fro m Archie G. Gibb, Esq., fo rm ~rl y of S t. J o hn ' s, New Fo1111dlflncl, a copy of the ·n ew l e g re en . FR TT<:ND Ra ch of Th e 111011treal P hilatelist sc nl n s a lin e fro11 1 S t. Albans, V t. g recli n g us from " U. S . so il " n nd a nn o uncin g th e " picking up " of s eve ra l "good thin gs" p hi la t e li c. Bach keep s hi s wea ther eye nll arou nd this country , and is n ot slow t o m o unt hi s wh eel a n d s p111 up l o Alask~1 s h o nl rl the y h app e n lo g et o ut a surch a rge th ere. �234 TH E VIRGIN I A PHILAT E LIST. .".. Tu-,tfl.!, S t amps , published b y F . L. He yg:-ite , Ru s bd e n , R. S. 0., E n g la n d, is t h e m ost go-ah e:-icl philateli c publi cat io n that comes to u s from :-ib ro:-irl. Aside from lhe fact th at it br in gs upto-dat e a rticles of s terli ng wo rlh in each number , its ed itor is a n earnest labo rer for th e wel fare o f o ur h o b by. Mr. Hcygal e h :-is id eas of hi s o wu , a nd is n o t a fra id t o voice th e m at lh c prope r l im e. Sta1J1ps appea rs to b e :1 pi o n e er for Good Gove rnment a nd Reform i n Britis h S ta 111 p Societi es. Recentl y i t in a u g ura l cil n c ru snrl e aga in s t the ill s of se ,·eral of th ese soc ie ti es, fea rl essly ex pos in g th e mi sd eeds of their exchange man:-ig ers. Th is bro ug ht down u pon M r. Hey.;ate t h e wra lh of the · edito r of T!t e F!t i la/elic Cliro11iclc and A dvertiser of B irmin g h am , E ug la nrl, who, in s tead of a tlempli n g to d e fen d lbes e offic ia ls, saw fit lo in du lg e iu a tirnrl e o f cy nica l ab u s e interspersed w ith occ::isio n a l t hr eats o f s ui t fo r li bel , etc . ~ dently lbe s h o ts of Stamps struck li o me. We a dmire th e n e r ve of o ur e s teemed Briti sh co nte mpora ry . G ive 'e 111 :-in o tlt cr b road-side, Hcyga tc ! a nd- " R e m e mbe r t h e ' lVIa inc .' ' ' Se n f's Jllustriertes Brie.fmarken J o11rnal, Ge rm a n y 's lead in g pliilalel ic nwgazine, co nta ins a u abu ucl n u c c of i1.1t e1·cstin g ne ws for th e collec tor. Prom its notes we g lea n tha t the New So uth \Va les Jubil ee s eries h as been re- e n graver! on steel- th e or igi na l c uts lrnv i11 g been o n wood, w hich c h a ng e, n :-i tumll y, w ill res ult in s up e rior s ta m ps. Th ey cred it t h e A. /'Ii . wit h th e inform a ti o n lh a t th e 1, 2, :ZJrl. a llf1 [}s h . of th e 1888-89 iss ue w ill n ot he :wa il a lJl e for postage in tlie Co lo ny a ft e r t h e las t of Tune . A n ollJcr in tere s ti n g u o te :-ippca rs in the numb er befo re u s. It refers t o th e \.Vcs len1 A u s trali a prov is io n a l s urc h arge h a lf penn y g ree n ove r red o n th e th1·ce pe n ce brown , wa lcnn a rk Crown CC. As 750 s pec imen s of c\·ery new iss u e mu s t be se n t to the hc:-iclqu:-irlcrs of l lt c U · P. U · '. at Bcru e,S wilzc rland , lhc p os la i auth onl1es of vV .A. fo un <l lhcy h :-iil illl l rlll wa t e rm a r ked C C, whi c h nc ccssi lalc il :1 s urc h :t r!!in [' of a<11l1.l1· o tt nnl ll tr ee pen ce " • , ' sta mps walc nn::irk c cl C row n CA. Abo ut 120 o f these we re issuNl t o lhc publi c. Tiile" E r a of. Ju n e 2.5, 11r in ts lite f 0 11 o w. tn g is l of inlcrcs linrr ne ~,· ~ f· . . h 10 111 1t s \V:-i.s b1n:t~,'~ , c orrcs p o nd c 11t , Mr.]. 1vr". B:11. l c ls . . I .he m ost i m p o r la n t n c ws . thi s week is 111 rcg:-i rd to ·so ·n · . · C c 11:-\ll <"r cs in lite_ colors of the re ,,, "lt l:-ir iss . ue. ..., ·e Th b lue D C w:is found to be too cat l ·k a n d h as . n ow be en pnn l erl in a very mu 1 1. ...,. ' ·. •, c 1 10 11t c 1 5 1rn d e . 1-1e 1 Dcpa rlm e n l 1ms fi n a ll v co me lo lh c conc lus io n t h nt ll 4 . , " ie c i s t oo d a .rk of co lo r. for ru-acti c ·:-ii p111.poses , a n d lh ts s la 111 p w t!! h e n cefo rth 1,c , . pnutetl i 11 ll!e red-b rown colo r of lhc G . . · . , . C , \V 111 C h Will ncccss1t:-itc .1 clt a 11 g c 111 l hi s cl . . . . , _ · eno nnnn ti o n a lso. Tb c I Oc wil l be pri t .1 . ' . . n c c 111 a t1 e 11tt rcl y n ew 111 k ow in g to ll ' . ' i e o ne cent 11e1n g th e sa me color hut we w . . . . ' . ·e t c n u ab l c to :-isce1la111 m o re defi ni te in fon ll al i o n thi s po in t. " 0 11 :"l Tii e 011 /ano l 'li ilatc!ist is the .· .. nea tes t p 1111 tcrl 111agaz 111 c ll1:1l rc:-ichcs· lts I)!Olllp . l ly, m o11lh ly, from Ca n a cln.-Th e ] . . n ly n11111hcr co11ta 111 s a n a rticl e o n lh c " I-I"1. tori cal :-incl P os la lic ]\fallers of t h e l o 111a . su I s la nd s . " h y F. l' . . \ Vhil e it covers its lt llc , th ere ts 11 ~ l111n g 11 cw in it - n iu1 from a pa r c11lh e l1 cal phrns c i n Ge 1111 . : 111 ::i11 l1 ot h er " lnn dmarks " we n 1·c I I . . . ' " ec lo IJelte vc th e m lt cle ts copi e d -·er '· / · . ' urr 11 11/ fro m a Germ a n puh l1cn ti o 11 , ti· e a 1·1n cr 01 t h e sa m e s niJjecl. '' 1 The r epor t of th e Dom ini o n P l . 1• t . . . . 11 a e li c Couve nl1 011 111thi s 1111mber is fa 1· I · • r Y good. �235 THE VIRGIN I A PHIL AT E LIST. Au s lrnli a 's repres e nta tive sta m p maga7. i ne- Th e A ust ralian Philalelist h as pa i<l us a cnll, a nd b rin gs quite nil nrray of news phil a teli c fro m the fa r Antipodes. Und e r the title of "Dou b tful Diade m s" we rend o f a nu mber of th e 2rl. a n rl 3d. N. S . \V. rlindem typ e, w ith rnre errors in wntermark bei ng offe r ed fo r sale in Sycln c y . " The firs t to nppcar were several us crl cop ies of the 2r\, wa t e rmark ~( hith e r to o nl y o ne s pecimen was kn ow n lo ex is t ), nm1 the :ic\. both us crl nn cl unus crl with \\·at c nn a r k 2." Ln l c r on n nnmher o f s imilar ra rities (? J nppch r crl n 11 t h e sce ne. This g re w too h o t for o ur Sycln cy fri c ncl s n111l . th ey se t a bout nl o n ce lo itffcst iga l c the matter. \ Ve nrc looki ng forwn r cl to dc,·e lopmcnls wh ic h t he //11st r alian Fhilalclist hopes lo publi s h n ext m on th . l3esi<ks the s oc iety re po rts tllerc arc s cYcral ,·c ry inte res tin g nrliclcs, promine nt n m on g them " Phi la telic Notes o n i\1::-icno , " in wh ich Mr. J . H. P a rry cntcrln in s us with n clcsc ripl iou o f thi s Port ug u ese Co lo n y -of la te p hilatelic prominenc e (?) on ac count of its Vasco d a Ga m a se ries. Mr. Pnrry, in re in lin g hi s expe riences nl th e Macao pos t office writes: " In t h is place , nml in fact all th e P ortu g uese Colo n ies, th ey arc conti nua lly h a Yin g new iss u es, or s urc h nrg in g old o u cs, a n d t h ey work th e s tamps purely as a matte r o f bus in ess nnrl for a ll it is worth ." (Th ere arc o thcrs. - En. ) Th e A11 slralia11 l'hilalclisl is cclitccl by A. F. Ilnsse t I-~u ll , Esq. Fu r th er comment is unne cessa ry. \Ve s lal ccl before that Th e I'h ilatelir 111011thly a11d / f/orld coulcl prin t m o r e p h ilatelic ne ws in three pages lh n tt so m e pnpc rs in thirty a n ci th e Jul y number is a n o ther cvicl e n ce of thi s fac t. Am o ng th e item s 011 its firs t t wo pa g es \YC read: ll uil ecl Sta l es pcr io1lical s ta mps w ill no t be 11s c<l a fl er Ju 1y I s t , 1898. Il is re po r t c c.l lha l 8 ,000,000 of th e Jc pos tag e stamps hav e beeu s urch a rg e d I. R ., for use as reve nu es . Th e fo ll o win g is th e qua n tity o f Thessn ly sta mps prin l ec.l: IOp., 4 13,400; 20p . , 4.l:i,400 ; 1 pi., iH 3 ,400 ; 2pi., 313,400; fipi., 300,000. The p la tes h av e been destroy ed . Th e h nud so111 cs t ne w-com e r it h as been on r pl eas ure lo g ree t for n lo ng lime is The /Vesteru Ph ilalclist , frou1 H umbo!rl , Kan sns, S . A. D . Co x , p u blish er. T h.c cove r is a rti s ti c . The coulcuts , t h o ug h· c hi efly written b y Mr. Cox h imscl f nr c of th e hi g hest orde r , a nll give nss urnn c c o f more good thin gs t o co m e. Typog rnp hi call y the /.//. I'. see k s its peer-bein g ns ncn t a nd clcnn as n t)'pcspccimcn hook of lntcs t s t y les. Coll e c t ors s h o ul rl n ot fail lo send for a copya nd to s ub scribe. Mr. Cox is confide nt th a t he cau m ak e the 11/. P. worth thirty cents of a n y one' s m o ney , fo r the fi rs t yea r at leas t. And we think h e ca n . \ ye h a Ye _rcce i,·ecl th e fo ll owing p11 b li ca tions cl unn g th e past m o nth : 1\111 cr ic:i11 j o 11r11:i.l of Phi l. , ( N. Y . C ity, N. Y . ) R ocky .i\I o 1111 tn in S t:unp , ( Nc '\v Oxfonl, P :i .) A n1 cdc:u 1 Co llec to r t {New Oxford, P :i.) Er:l, ( P orll :i ncl , :\ l e.J Mclro p o li ta 11 , (N. Y. Cit y, N. Y . ) :\I e k eel 's \V eekl y , (Sl. L o ui s, .M o . ) Post Office , ( New York City, N. Y.) P hila telic B u 1J e ti 11 , ( Sn lc 111, i\I n ss.) Dos l o n S tn 111 p noo k, ( Bo sto 11 , l\I ass .) L o n e S l :ir S L n ~ c Ph_i l :'l te li st, ( \ Vaca, 'J'exns) . Ne w York l ' h 1bte l1 st , (New York Ci t y, N . Y .) E :i.!'il er n l'hil :l t el if't, {Ne w M :irkct, N. II. ) P cnn sy, ( Rc:i.di n g-, Pn.) W es te rn Philatelist, ( ll 111 nhold, K n n .) J11t en1 :i. ti o n :l l f'h i l :i. tcli c Mo 11thl y :1. 1Hl \V o r ld, I lern l<l 1·:xch nn g-e , (:'>/. \'.City , . ' . Y .) F il ::t tclic F nt:l s :1ntl Fn ll nci es , ( Sn 11 Fr:i. nci ~co Cal i fo nli :i ) . ' FROM CAK l'\ DA : ) 'l o n trc:l l P hil a tel is t. Onl:i.ri o Phil:i te li s t. P hilnlcli c :\1 e ~ s cng-cr , (O:i.k Hi ll, N. TI .) FROM A HROAn: A 11 sll-:1.li:1 11 Phi l :l l c l ist, ( Syc1 11 cr. N . S. \\'.) l'hil nlcli c C h1·o n icl c :i. 11 d At h-cr ti se r, ( Bin11in g-h:l m , En g-lnnd ) . · Phil:ltcli c Jo ur n n.1, (Snlish ury, F. 11 ~ . ) L :i. H.cn1e J'oslal , {C en c \·n, Sw itzer l :i. 11 cl ). 11\u s tl"i er lcs ll r icfmnrkc n j o unrnl , ( Le ip z ig-, Gcnn nn y ). "S t n m p s," ( R 11 sh clc11, I•:n g l :i n d ). . t n 111ey G ib ho 11 s ~ t o11 thl y J o 111' 11 :1. l 1 ( L o nd o n ). L n Voz c\cl F il:-itcl i st a A 111 e r i cn 110 , ( R osario de S:int:i. F e, R. A. ) Me lit n P hil. C hr o ni cle aml A<h·e rli ser, (Mn \t nl. \ Ve h nve :-t lso r ece ived: \\'ols ic ffer 's Cn t nl og 11e of A u cti o n Sn\c , jnl y HU ih . (Ch icn go). �TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST . 236 VllRGINR PHllRHUG ASSOGIRTION. FRANKLI N L. KERNS, Presi d e nt. IVIAJ. ] NO. F. MAYER, Vice Pres ide nt. FRAN KLI N STEARNS, J R ., Sec'y-Tre:ts. J OHN PAALZO\V , 1018 Pnrk AYe. , R i c11111011d , V::i., Sa l es I\fnnage r. C . F . \V. MOSER, Co unte rfe it Det ec t o r . Offic i a l Organ: Tn E V 1Rr.INI A PH I LAT E LI ST. fro m his father, o ur honorary UJ ember, Mr. Franz Paalzow , for mer p ost m aste r o f Bergedorf a nd th e office r w h o iss u ed the sta m ps. They were in a n exce ll ent co nd iti on a nd vvere much ad mired, an d t h eir haviu g been a ttach e d b y Mr. Paal zow, Sr. to IJis l etter, a nd so menti o n e d th erein , proves their ge nuiuen ess. Res pectfull y s u b m itted, FRANKI, I N S T'EARNS, J R. Sec'y-Tre as., V. P. A . A. ssoc inti o n n1 eet s on th e 10th of ever y 111 o nth , n t S o' clock p. 111., al 13 N. E l eve11lh St ., R i ch111 0 11d , V irg in ia . RI CHMON:O, VA., July ff, I 898. To the J}femb ers o.f the V . P. A .: I her eby s ubmit m y report of th e el eve nth monthl y m eetin g of our associa tion, which was presided over by o ur figh tin g member, Corpl. J o11n C. \Veckert, of Compa n y B ., 4 th Va. Reg. , U .S. V ., w ho was in the city on recruiting duty . Members prese nt :- Drs. John Paalzow a nd M. vV. Peyser, Messrs. Chas. P. \¥. Moser, J . H. Knotts , Willi a m S . Ahe rn , Franklin S tearn s, Jr., and Aug u s t Di etz . Moved b y Fra nklin S tea rn s , Jr., a n<l secoded by Dr. Paalzow that the C ity members of the Assoc iation meet at the office of THE VIRGIN I A PIUI, ATE I.IST, Jul y 23 rd a t 4 p. m ., to be photographed for illustration in th e offic ia l organ . Mot ion unanimou sly carrie d. Moved by Aug. Dietz a n d seco nd erl by W. S. A h ern that the V irg in ia Plli la t e li c Assoc iation endorse th e Mo n ey-Order Post a l Card s u gge s t ed b y Mr. J o hn P aa lzow and fully described a n d illus t rated in the Ju ly numb er of THE VIRGINIA PHIT,A'l'EL I ST, a nd th a t t11 e members ex e rt every influ e nce to h ave the s u ggestion a dopted by the postal a uth or ities. Motion unan imous l y carri ed. Mr. J o hn Paalzow then exhibited to the membe r s a co mpl ete se t of Bergeclorf loca ls, cons is tin g of th e Yzsc h. , lsch., 1 ~sc h ., 3sch ., aucl 4sch . , r eceived THF.R E a re 1nore collec t o rs w h o co lle ct s tamp s from Jove of the pastime th an m a ny pess imis tica ll y incl in ed peop l e are wi llin g to a dmit. At least fifty per cent. of the tota l num b er o f collectors wo ul d sti ll collect if the idea of money va lu e in sta mps was do ne away w ith. They collect because it g ives them p l easure, and it is in th ese th a t p hil a tel y's stren g t11 li es. -Thc 1Vestern Pltilatclist . ADULT stamp collectors are, as a rul e, ge ntlemen of culture an <l men of ed u cati o n. The y are quiet, un ob tru sive , a n<l know how to behave th e m s elves und er a n y a nd a ll c irc um sta n ces. Yo un g coll ectors a re a lways the bri g ht es t o f boys, a nd, in mos t c ases, w ill be well u p to th e head when t h e process io n sta rts.- 'l h e J,Vestern P!tiLateList. Black List. Mr. R. I,. Deitrick, of J.,orrnin e, Va . , a ssum es r espo u s i bility for warnin g d ea le r s a nd coll ectors against th e fo ll ow in g p e rso n s who h ave r eques t ed and 1·ece i ved valuab l e s ta mps fr o m him an<l pers is t e ntl y forget t o pay fo r th e m : R. \ V. Mercer, Mercer C uri o S hop , Cinciun a ti, O. Ney Mickles, So u th Bend , Incl. \ Ve wou ld again wa rn o ur fr iends aga ins t J o hn C um e n os, o f A th e n s , G reece, a ud .3amu e l W. Ca rt er of Britis h G ui a n a-both are fraud s . �r FRE E! U. S. PfRIODIGRl SlRMPS. 1805 iss ue , le, ~c. 5c , lOc, 2::Jc 1 We and ~2 .00 . To the Fl RST and everl' S e t of 7 Valu es fo r $ J ,OO , All of t h e a bove are in fiu e coudition. Ub e .Montreal lPbila telist. will r ece ive FREE n.11 u u u sed Xe j ubil ee S t ~unp. Bttt yo u 1111.1 st iue u ti o u th e VIR G I N IA PHILA- U. S. SlAMPrn fN VHOPfS TELIST. Th is o ffer is g ood this iu o ut h ouly, se nd a t USED, CUT SQUARE. o n ce . T h e Mo 11 trea l Phi late lis t i::; r ecoguized a s Ca u - U n de r th e h ea din g of l s ts a r e m y pr ices f o 1· e n ve lo p es iu g'OOd co 11di l io u with l nq:~t: 111[lrg- in s ; 1111d e r l h •-: h e adi n g o f ~1H.ls wil h s mal l marg in s o r h e <J.vi ly canceled , u n d e r f>.."\ lh a r e th e 58th cataJog-11e pn ces. Dy co 111pariso 11 yo u wi ll find m y ada 's fore mos t p:ipeL If yo u wn 11 t a pape r thnt br i n gs News, a nd H e in s o f I N T .ER EST, s ubscribe t o th e M. P. Revenue Co llect ors I prices are fr o u1 " mo;; " rno.1 " J:\05 1008 211 d 5Slh J ::;l 25 $ Ji $ us j [j . ... . 2 fiO l 2fi 8 ... ... ·JO uu 20 oo 10 00 .JOU .J.. . .. . .. 1~ oo u oo 5.. ..... ....... .... 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IHI() J::;;M l >ll 1 " ilc rn~ \Ve :ire nm 11 i11 g- a R~ ve uu e Departin e ut of gea t i n teres t iu the l\1. P . A years' s u bscripti o n fo r 100 u s ed O nia h a s. t o 93 per cent. Discount. ;5 0 NU. " " 0 11 ~:-, 45 1 San g u iit et S t ., 08 40 M ONT REAL, C AN . G 00 Ol 1 50 1 :!;-, l OU OS O·I YEAR'S s ubscr iption to The MONTREAL PHILATELIST, Canada 's bes t s ta mp paper, for the following USED U .S. I ;;o A u uo 100 Omaha's, any va lu e . 35 either ,le 01: 5c. 25 Sc or lOc . l 50c. 35 Specia l Del ivery. 100 asso rted Postage Dues . 35 Col u m bia ns assorted . No 1 or 2c. 40 U. S. l S!J0-1895 Sc Sherm a n. 10 15c. 5 30c. 2 50c. il5 ().] Ul 2:) J5 7~ l5 XO 50 Ol 20 H5 50 25 lU ~ RU DOLPH C. BACH, Pub., 08 Ul a:. I UNUSED , CUT SQUARE. l:!n7 1870 :le O il om ng-e. ·JO J.JJ U 187·1 !JUc 0 11 white .. .... .......... 2 50 l l -J20 · ~ 5c '1 f10 l ·J.10 ' ' lOc 0 11 a mber. f">O J.i!J.I I SOH ·le O il w h ite. . . 80 152U J H.~U IOc o n o. b uff [)O .1 5.'lO " lUc o u l 5UO 1887 .Jc o. bnff.. .. 2fi JGG<t " fie " 2.5 J5U!J " ·l e on b1u e. .. ..... 25 JG7U " r.c " .............. ... 2r; 1582 " •Jc o n a m b. mani la ... 25 N umbers nt 1e fl r efr r l o iJSth Ed it io n ou blne. ...... 50 JO 25 :lO 20 JO 25 25 n 12 J2 12 l :l OS o:-: US 0.'{ 10 Ca t alog. Ter m s : Cash wit h o rd e r , 2c ex tr a with o r ders u u der &Oc . Uuu sed s tam ps 11 ot acce pted it 1 p ayr e mit b y bills or P . 0. lVIoue y F. Rothfuchs, 66 Hun tingto n -ave., "·i.oo. i 25 111 ixed D e partment sl'lm ps. l f1 wi ll exchange a limited a mount of 15 adve rti sin g space for s ta mps to fill up 07 W 111 y s toc k . Send lis t of what yo u have 20 a ncl "wha t you wa nt for it. 08 l .1 2 111 e11 t. l'leasc Orde i-. c. TENTH sendin g m e 15c fo r oue years' s ubscriptio n t o Cau a da' s Lead i u g Sta1up Paper , Boston , Mass. RUDOLPH C. BACH, 4 51 San g u inet-st., Mo n treal, Can. Now Is Your Chance To ge t good st a 111 ps o n ap proYa l a t 50 to GCY,t. disco unt off li s t prices b y seu q iu g good refe r e n ce. I wa ut t o buy s l a 1ups 1 w h a t ca u yo u offer. S. E. rlEDFORD, ·ltlu North H s t-s t. , PHILADELPHIA , PA . �Extraordinary. U NCLE S AM 1::;; H as nev e r issued ne a t er o r m ore d e s irable s tam ps th a n fo llowi n g: cat. 111 y .20 ;: :: Co lu11,1.hi ;:i u s, l 5c, u sed. .. .OS .Hi XOc:, u sed ... .·IO ( n : r y fin e) :2.50 l. ;)0 ::: ~-.~·- ·;~,~~.~~~~~\~~-~;~ti·, ~~e~:r:: . :~X .=Jc p l ay. ca rd s, pe r f. .!JO .:x; t•~•• . 1-J $~ . u sed ,...., ~;~; -~ · :lfic pro l esl , p e rf.. :T~ : ~~~ .05 §:l~OOv~--e~~~~ -1~~~.:.~_1:: :6~ ·- -- ~ A s h ed o f 50 unu s ed UNITE D STATES STA MPS, g·1.1 ar a 11ke d l o b e r eg 11l ;l 1· gov:: :: e r 11 1n e n t is:-> u e. N O n:· p1·i 11 b, r e- iss u es o r re u 1a i11 :: :; d e r s a 11 tl s u c h cla ss u f sla 111 p s . Th ey are N U\\" :;:;: CU I < H.E N T ;i. u d NOT O H S UL E TE. Th e s l:11 11 ps are i u p e r frd c o 11 d i1i o u a 11 d li a ve :::::: 0 1· ig- i11 :-ll g- u11 i. ! .'o r :1 ~ h ee l o f ;JU, a ll I a s k i s th ~ ;:::: s 11 1a ll S lll ll O f p i-i ce ::~: : :3~ 1~~~ l HJ 1-1:..> -l e p ro p. g r. a nd b l k . .. . .. . - - 2 5 ce nts --- . l:J .OG 1· -· · :2c ex t ra 0 11 o r d e r s 1111 d e r 25c. S tam ps u p o n ::::: p u s t p a id . :;::::: a p p ro v a l a t ()~ d i sco un t. G ood r t: fs . r e - ::...:: ;:::: qu ire d. Coll ecli o 11 s wn nt e d . ;;::: W m. A. Mc Donnell, :;;;::;.:=·;~~~~~=~:~~=~~r~::~:f~~-~~;~=;;~:-: ~;·:f-~; JAPANfSE POSTAGf AT W HOLfSAlL Cash iu a dva u ce. P os t e x ll·a. No e xc i1:111 g"e . 5 r , l s, C.s , o r lOs . .. .. .... .. .. ...... . ... HJU S JO .. 1000 $ liU 2s o r 15s. . o::i " .J ;-:J <> sea ······ ····· · ······· · .... . ... ... ......... .JO •· ~1' -oo '" -Js o r :l5. .. ....... .. ........ l G.. :-: se u ... . :!:Os. .. .... ... .... ... ... .:JO.-:>. ..... ... ... 1 ye n .. ... .. .. ... .... . ..... ....... . .. . " 18?;1 ju l~! lce ~~ : .. . .. . ... . .. " 18!JU so u ven irs, 2, 2 , 5 a ud 5s.. . 187G l s b l ack '" " 2s ol i ve or -Js g r ee n . .. 187!) l s r11 a r oo 11 or 2s \· io l et. . . C a r ds a va r . ass t<l. . .... . . .. ....... 3 W .. 80 ... GO .. J UO..JUUO SG OU G5 .. ·• ·1 00 liO. . 8 liO tiO .. " 1 U5 Kowtso o S hokwai & C o . , K an 1ez unii c h o No.:.>, K a nd a, Mexican Stamps. I l\I ex ico i s a i\•I os l I n t e r esti n g Co u u t r y "it.1 1-'ll ila t e l y. Colle c to r s wi s hi n g t o gel o ld a n d ).!e ll ui u e s t n n1 p s , add re ss , T okyo . EDUARDO lYI. VARGAS, I gg } !0~ 1 00t s 100 s e ts S8 J apn 11. P . 0 . Box 34 , Ira pu a t o , Gto ., M E X I CO . Ill u s trat e <l Pr ice-lis t iu E u g-Ji s h , FREE. A ll order s are u e l c a s h . No Ex ch a u ges. Pay 1n e nl 111 :-iy be 111 a<l e b y dr:-trt , tn o u ey o rd e r. t;! l c. , 0 11 New Yo r k, u nu s e d A1n e r ica 11 s la 111 ps tak. 1u fo r s iu n l l n1u o 11u t s . R a t es of pos t age t o l\1ex ico are s am e as i n U . S. OMA AS! BUSINfSS rn BOOMING! It c o u l d u ot be oth e n v is e, t h e w oude r f 111 \'a l u e , 1.;:\·e u i n 1n yOc P .n<;:ke ts , a n d fi 11 e q u a li t y o f s t am p s n o t u s u n 1l y p u t i u c h eap packets, D1·aws fo r t h uu soli c ited t es t in1o ui als fr o 111 a ll. T h e 20 pa ge price lis t is free ! SUMMER BARGA IN ~ W E A R E P A Y I NG LIB E R A L C ASH P RIC E S F O R USE D OMA H A S TAMPS I N A NY QUAN TI T Y. S M A LL LO T S ACC E PT E D . 100 \':1L fo r e ig n s ta i n p s ~O ill auk s h ee t s 1000 P e r fect Jii u g-es TROJAN STAMP CO, ONI.,Y 30 CEN T S PO S Tl' A J JJ . P ac k e t co n ta i ns Ge Can. B ea ve 1·, 18.J!l i ssu e X e wl ou 11 d la n d, Ca u ad;i. ju h 1ke a n d I"'ew iss u e, c: Lc. A . F . WI CI<.S , 3 7 2 Horton S t ree t , N . Y . Ci t y . 164 6 Madison A v e ., i):j .. a C a s h w i t h ;ill o r der s. TROY, OHIO. R e fe re n c e , "Fi r s t Nn ti o 11 ;i. I Ua n k. Londo n , Can. T H E H I STORY OF J A ! 'ANE'.~J,: l' US T i n J apn;1 ese :1. nd En g-l is h , I vo l. ~Opp co 11 tai11 i11 g -IO fa c~ i1n il e . a t e11ti 1·es , ohso le l e , all d abo :ZG illu sUa t io 11 s o ft lt e c 11 1:re 11 t s larn ps .. c:-trd s and e ll \S. 1'Th i s book ex p l :i. 111 s all t h e k 111 d s of J ;tpnue! e st:i. 111ps, e t c ., th e i1· co l o r, v:i.. l ues , datesa 11d reasoes ofth1..- ir iss u e a nd di s 111i ss io 11 :-:. A ll lli e s tamps :-ind e 11tires obso le t e ;i. r e pri11 1e l i11 th e ir ;.;a 111e d e !iig 11 s a 11ri colors a s l ll e o ri g- i11 .a ls . T il ey nwk e a co111 p le t e s et of t il e J a pan esL: s t ;:tt np f-:. . P rice ~ L OO pO!-:il fr ee . K. W A D A , ),!o. 7-J, Ua1ubach o, l-Io 11 jo, T OK.YO , JAPAN. A n d o ld Coll ectioa s for Cash . Wha t c a n y o u offe r u s? S T ANDARD STAMP 4 I NCORPORAT E D . N 1c;H OLSON P L A CE, :;T. Co. LOUI S, MO~ �, 71.,-ne ~rint ~ tbis~J. L. HILL PRINTING ~ co., Publishers, Printers and lHJaga31ne!~ Engravers. PUDLISH1';RSOF ~ \1 ir~i11ia, North Carolina a11d Gcoprja 0 'ilt is a jfair Specimen of our 1!'1.tlori{. V9-ll-1 3N .12ll1 St., Directories. , I/ 1w~· 1~,i;,ti~-':{;~,i;,~111w~;,1;~;,n,_~;,n,_~;,n,_~;,1 ~ RICH~10ND, V A. 'lJ!!JJ~l/;;§fjr/i;;fff!~~·~l;;Jf!!~l;;Jf!!l:/fJJt~ POST~kRos. CUBA LIBRE ' 7ti '.L:)c lil11 e, cat. fJ{)c ' 7 ~1 :!.Ji_: c .11 111 . " ... 1 OU ',"\U JU~ l.ik e " OOc . ~ 2U I '80 J.Jc C:l l C:l t. JUc Can You Read :!U :!;J I A. LOHflEYER, lh iug- l o h e l p yo u o ul. 11urphy's Htoel. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. ~ l os t ce ntrally local ed ____ t echni c al tc.:::n n s u sed in Philate l y as yo u w o uld ltk e to know. Thi s lillk p:intphkt is just th e fo1· b u s iuess, s ight seein g- ~ I ~N MUR PHY.:___1_' 1~·1~ Price, pa per 2Gc; clo th, ;JOc. C. \V. K J SS I NGJ-•: i~. 18 u ort h E lt:vc nlh s tn:et , l-!. e adit1 g, l 'a. BA L'l'1:\1 0RE. :\IIJ. and plr::i s u n::. English? Tll E S T A!\11' CO LLECT OR'S H ANDUOOK 1s f o t yo u. You Uo u'l kn ow as much a bo ut th e $ 80 50 JOxJOc lk .c:-it. ilUc :!U 15:-.: I Uc c a1 " W e 1 II A \ "L•; A LI. ISSU J ·:S I N S TOCK -- I O rde r s hy Mail Receive o ur Prnmpt A lle 11ti o u. I GEORGE M. WEST, Bookseller, Stationer, Engraver, Printer, and Binder. STAMP AND KODAC ALBUMS I834 E . flain St.. ' Richmond, Va. NfEW"~O'~e~~.,~~L-~.~-t~~,~~~~~~,s.~~~-MfPS! IBR!~: ~1- ~1-re1~ :.1~:.~1 ~s!c~ ~ !~ s ! p li ed St. Vmcent at face t o ffered"' exc h a 1Jge for o ld U. Co nred e raks. Co mm o n and s t;: 1111ps res p ect f ull y dec li11 e d. c!tca/> . \ V.R " E Mr "O and l o rn I va ue ._ \ · J. G. GRIFFIN, 350 George St., Equitable Bldg, Sydney, N. S. W., LI ' '.. I• R p ·· RIC ES, ... .. . II WILL PAY YOU !...... . W. C. PROUDFOOT, Australia. Box 11. Kini?"stown, St. Vincent , Br. W. Indies . R e fe r e ll(:e: Ed it or 1'11 1:: VIH G I NIA P111LATELIST. U. S. REV. 80% 3-enhino :fl3inbo :fBooho. 80% 25 U. S. Revenues , Catalogue \1[1!11-1 A nd Hla 11 k St nmp A lb um s, a n<l t eh iu cb ab leColl eCt1011 s ,\1th g 1e[l t esl c a1e. T o p1 ese1ve yu 111 l\1ag'[(Z lll f.~, ha ve t h e m bo un d E s l 1111 at es fo1 B1ud1 11 g- o f e\ e1 y <l esc11pl10 11 d 1ee1f11ll y ~ i n::1 1. L l[ J H.t' KINS (:::; 11 ccess o1 t o j e nk111 .s & \Va lth al l), Nos . .S- 10 N ·rwe lfth Sli ee t , R1 c h111 0 11d , \' a . - - - - - - - - - - -- DON'T READ THIS! ••ee \Vrite yo u r n a m e [( Jill 0 11 a posjlf " tal card a nd sen d i l lo J-·:. P arker, Heaver 1Ja 111 , \ Vis. , a 11 d i t will he i11 ser te d free o f ac l <ln_.:~ss l::<; . c h arge i11 t h e J11ter11 a t io 11 a l S t a m p collec t o r s lJi- 1·ecto r y . 1 B UY S T A ~! PS 1:0 R CASll 0 1{ liX Cil AN C J·;. Sen d iu e yo ur <l 11p1i c~1 t es. E . E . PARK ER , Beaver Dam, Wis. I I value $s.oo for $1.00. HAMPDEN STAMP CO., Granby, Mass . TRANS-MISSISSIPPI STAMPS. 1_:or o nl y G5c, or its cq 11i,-ale 11t in u1111 secl s la11 1ps of any co unt ry, I will se u cl, pn:.> p a id nu d r eg is t ere d wi th T1 · a 11 s-IVIi ss i s~ i pp i s t n m p s, l e to lOcva l u es, :W differe nt U.S . c utircs, pos tal ca rd s a n d s t a1upt d e n vdupes. JOHN PAALZOW , �]'he Greatest Bargains Ever Offered. " OUR EXCELSIOR MIXTURE." $25 .00 FOR $2.0G . O ur " \Vo11der f 11l 1\ Ii x t11re'' a tt a in ed a s.il e of nearl y three 111il li o 11 s in a llltl ek.:>s tha ~ 1 ;J 111 0 11th s. Ju r espo n se l o :'.l d e 111a nd for a 11ii x tun~ o f a Uellt:r q ualit y, w e have pn: pared a new 111 ;x t11 n.: which we sell und e r lite abo \·e 1ia11 1e . 'fhe 111 ixl11re is a ll tlw.l lh e 11;"1111 e implies and is fr ee ~1·0111 n:: p1· i11t s, ~0 111111 0 11 co 11ti 11 e 11 l :tl :-: o r dani::1 ged :-; t a mp s . Th e mi x t11 rc cu 11l:ti11 s :1 11 excd le 11l v ~1n <.: l y a 11 d cu 111 pn ~es li u Lll u s e d a nd 1111 11 sc.:d s t .a mp s fr o m all q11art e 1·s o f lit e J..!l ulJe . \V e.: g 11ara11 lt:e eve1·y pack e t tu cal:dog-11 c al ka st $:t5.0U :111d ye t se ll Lil e iu ixture al Lil e remarkably low pr ice...: o f $2.06 p e r Thousa nd, P ostpaid. OUR "lUIN'.r STATE" MIX'fUUE. $ so .OD FOR $ s.r4. I s a 111 a.g11ifi ce 11t 111i x t11re of u11u sed s l a mp s fr o m a ll five co 11 li11 c 11ls. l O:\·e r y 1000 cu 11la i11 s fru111 l :tf> t o :lOO var ie ti es a nd is ~ uar:t n kt:d t o cala lug- ove r S.50.00. Th l: packe lcoulai u s ahso l11ld y 11 0 re prin ts o r da m aged s t a m ps aud w ill be: fo 1111Ll a \' e r y profitable it1\'t'Sl111c11l. Supply is limikd t u ~OO packet s and w h e u these an:: sold u o w o r e c01u be had. Sc.: ut Uy n ;:g- is lered 111:1i l p os tp ai d for .$5 . 14 per thons;:. nd. "OUR P ATl{IOTS' MIXTUl{E." \V e ha ve rece ntl y p urc h ased fron t :i. l arge paper s t ock <.lt::ale t- 11 e arl y a h alf a milli o n finel y mi xeJ U.S. pos t age a nd re\·e uu e s t a mp s . These we t·e sec11 n::d at n \'ery low price a nd ns is our c 11 s t u 111 we g- i \'e 11 o ur pa trous th e ad\':111tn g-e of a uy harg-ni n s th at we 111a y :-;ecnre. 'l' h e 111i x t111·e co 11la in s iss u es of l.S5 L l o dat e, pos ta ge <l11e , specia l d e lin:: r y , a nd a g-ood vari e t y o f s q11are c ut l:ll\'elopes . Al10 11L '.lU p e r ce nt. of th e 111 ix l11re is 111 :i d e u p of reve nu es . \V e g-11 ara11tee e \· e r y th o u s a nd l o c o 11tai11 :it ka s l lUO varie ti es, a11d yet sell th e mi x ture at th e r e m n rkabl y l o\v pri ce o f $ 1.0 6 per tho u sa nd, postp"1id. BARER'S PEU.~. . ECT STAMP STOCK BOOK Is d es i ~ 11 ed e xp1-essl ~ t o e u nhle s l :11 11p col kclo r s ~ 11 d tle:ll ers t o keep .th e ir s t oc;: k o f d11pli c:i t es i11 :1 cou\·e 111e 11t fo rm, w1tl 1o ul th e 11 se o f hin ges. Jl i s th e 0 11 l y pra c l1 c:i.l 111 ex p e 11s n ·e s t ock book 0 11 th e 111 arke ~ , i ~ bou11d in s tro n g m a 11illa , and o f .:ou\' e ui e 1.1l s ize f o r l h e p ock.e l. Owing- t o ils triflin g cos t th e m a J Onl y o f coll ec t o r s a 11d d ea le rs IJuy il i11 q11a11t1ly :i nd d e \'ol e a se parate b oo k l o each co 1111try. Pnce 2.fic each , or ~2 pe1· doze u postpaid. Unlt::r a sa mpl e boo k. It will please yo 11 . {rrJe jfiscal anl> '-teleorapb Stamps ot 113ritisb 111. t\merica. in r ecogni t io n of a ge n e r:il d e rn a n d fo r n hi.£!h-cl .1 ss and reliabl e ill11 s tr:1l e d w ork 0 11 t h ese pop u · ~ ar a n d i11teres~ i11 g- s l:-im ps , we :in.: : g l ad t o be able t o :i1111_0 111 ~ct;= th at th e above: iiam t.:U b ook is 11 ow 11.1 p 1·ess an d will bt: r eady for d di \·ery 0 11 o r before J111.1e l:J , 1 8!J~. . . Th e work is h y a ll odds th e m ost co m plete a n d rd1abl e th a t ha s ye l appe:11:t' ~l. be 111 g co mp1lc~l b y 0 11 e \Vho ha s for yea r s 111atle a ca reful s tu dy o f th e re\·1;::1111e s la111ps of th e Unl 1s h l\'o rtl 1 A m e ri ca n Colo11 ies. IT I S ILL USTR AT ED THRO UG H OU T WITH TH E FINEST l'HOTO G l{APHI C REPROD UCTIONS OF J\LL THE VARIO US T YPES AND IS THE ONLY COMPLETE ILL USTR ATE D CATALOGUE ON TH E M A RK E T. F u r th er, t h e pri ces q1J oted ru 1· th e var io u s v arid ies n n~ n ut a d eale r 's qu o t a ti o 11 s w h ich 1·cq 11ire to be d isco u11l ed fr o m 10 t o !IU per ce n t. in orde r t o det e rmin e th e acl11 :-il c.:a s h v : tl11 e o f th e s ta m p . The prices affixed ha\'e been arrived :il thru11g-h a c~H l:f11l s tud y of th e available s uppl y and til e an.: r · age cas h (11ol cata l og u e ) quolat io 11 s of th e trade. Til e work is t y pogTaµhi c: dly perfect and ill \'iew ur it s g"t: ll e r a l ex..::cll1.: 11 cea 11 d low pr ice i l s li o 11ld Ue in tli t: ltarnb of i.;\·ery d ea l ~1 - a 11d co11 t:c.: tor . Th e ed iti o n is I i 111 i lt:<l l o o n e Lll o 11 s a 111J 1111111 ben:1l copies :i11t.I w ill h e se n t tu a 11 y pn rt o f lit e wOl·Jd for TWEN.TY-FIVE CENTS POSTPAID . Ul'dcrs 111;i ybe h ookcd uuwand tll cwul'k w ill be fo n vardt:d 1m1u ed ia lt. ly o u p 111Jli ca ti o 11 . Price Lists Free. Write F or Them. - - - -- 0 - - - - - JOHNSTOWN STAMP AND PUBLISHING CO ., 3 and 4 Thomas Building, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. �1 POST CARD A Co11tni11in g y our a (](lress, w ill b rin g you o ur 8- pag e boo kl et , whi c h co n tai n s pa rti c u lars of O~R INHRNAllO NAl srnM PHC~ANm a bsolut e ly t h e HEST b u rea u for se lli ng a till exc h a n g in g sta 111 ps. Do uhl e valu e in exc h a nge. Pros p ect u s (a nd ncl v' t 'g ra t es) o f th e Peru v ia n Catalo g , w hi ch w ill descr ibe a nrl illu s t ra t e 700 v;1r iet ies, a n d co nta in a h ost o f va l uab le iu fo rma ti o 11 . Clea rance p rice li st- pri c es very n ea r COST-sh ow in g h ow 100 % profit ca n easi.ly be m ade quarte rl y, a lso , severn l unu s u a lly lib e,ral offe rs to co ll ectors, deal e rs , s p ec u laturs :-: n (l :i ge nts . A p le n ty of p e r t in e nt a n d int e res ti n g in fo rm a ti o n . , We w ill n ot be u nd e rso ld o n t h e r e m a ind e rs o r any Pe ru v ia n stamps (or t h ose o f Ec uarlor, Boli v ia a n d C h il e) a nd t h is l ist w ill s ave y ou money if you co n le tn p lnte pu rc h as in g-or if yo u w is h to o b ta in top n o tc h p r ices fo r your sta m ps . <tollectors ! ID eale rs ! ! tPnblisbers ! ! ! Age n ts wa nt er! to address a n d m a il th is list to a ll act i,·e dea l ers a n d coll ecto rs i n th e ir loca li t ies . Na me n um be r r equ ir ed a n d apply at o n ce . \ Ve pay li bera ll y fo r t h oro ug h se r vices . .(j@'-"We wan t to b u y ra r e stamps a n d collec ti ons a nd ca n pay rea lly g oo d pr ices; offe rs soli c ite(l. vVILLIANIS & CO., Coll ect ors, D ea lers a n d P hil a t e lic P ub lis hers . C e:1 silla 989. Li1--ria, l=>eru . won will profit b\2 business witb us. �.11 IDesire lE:tcbange DEALERS ----~---- ATTENTION ! I Have Better Class Confeds-011 nn<I off co,·er -a lso Balti.mcre carrier 1851 "one sen t" ( Scott' s ~ o. 80~) 1 as well 3.S n grea t ,·n ri el y of forei g u , t o exch :t n ge. · I Want Well-centered copy of 18fi9 90c; 185560, 12c, :l~ c. 80c: 1861 OOc; J8G2 Jf>e; ns we ll ns nil better class copperplate Britis h Col s . \Vrile, ta t iug wh a t you lun·e nnd what you wan t, enclosing s ta mp for repl y. AUG. DIETZ, \Ve ca ll yo ur attention to the fo ll owi n g com b inat ion advertising rates just e nt e red iuto by 1he11/ontreai Phileatelist a nd T HE VIRGINIA P l-IILATE r.rsT . Yo n rar1s. will be publ i bed in both papers a t the rates quoted below-that is, in two leac\in g p ap e rs at a cost o n ly slighlly in acl_n111ce of o n e . Ed. Va. Phil. , 900 W . Clay, Sta. A, R ICHMO~D, VIRG INIA . HERE TH E \' ARE. Cash \ Vt: wnn t t o huy st:1mps n n d co l - lec t ions :ual For IJes i rniJle ~t : un p s are willing t o pn.y li be rn. 1 pricei;. Se 11 d 0 11 yo ur I m o. I in ch ..... $ Ill I i tR:ll es ... .. .. .... . . . ..... I a.r, ! .. col u11111 .•..... . ..... .. :l on l -col 11m11 ..... .. .... .. ... . ·I 00 :: m os. H m os . I yea r ~ .. OU sr, ou SI liO -;~ 00 !I fKl H 00 I I page ...... ...... ... .. .... 7 00 Stam ps A l o n ce, good F o rei g n o r t· . S . Th e cn:h i~ r endy . r, oo n oo !I()() JU()() Ii i ()fl ;{fl()() 1r, IHI HO m ;;u 11(1 Th ese co m hi 1rn ti01 : r:-.lt:s are a\·a ilahk 0 11lv \11 the e \·ent" t h a t c:i.~h in f11l1 pa\"1n e 11 t acc omp a.nit>~ copy. T h is is iro n clad. · A 1> DK 1-:ss , T ROJAN STAMP CO., THE VIRGIN!n PHllAlELIG PUBLISHING GOMPANY. TROY, OHIO. Franklin Stearns, Jr., Sec-T reas ., RE it ERE:'\CE: Fi r:-;t !\ a li u nnl Ba 11k. P. O. Box G, RICI-f:\lO N D , \ "A., U.S. A. Ja panese Stamps. DO 'T FORGET per ! 10 100 12 SI 00 "i :)0 f · 06 60 4 nu to send 25c o r t h e Sou th e rn Phila te li c JU I OU 7 5U Directory to b e published so m e t im e i11 ~U October.- 1500 n ames of collec tors. Lim ~ ob•ervatory w~~:i,;:~;:.·.-.'.. '...".".".':::::: ~ ,} ~ ited a dv ertis in g . Rntes on applica tion. y IX1.l Ill?~ 7.'i.· all diffe~ent. .................... 40 ~~)Ill 00 R E ILLY & Jl'NUTT PUB. CO. , b blue, th111 wO\·e p ............ I 00 1 ,;o S K · 11 T J .. :!_-; ,-erm. " " .... ... .. ... ;;o .1 ou 615 Henley treet, nox:v1 e, enn. I 1,.,74 i;.; violet " laid p.... ... ....... I ~'O R 1-<2 ME N'l I:. E~ W. ! 4 l '!J6 so11 ve11 irs complete ... ....... ... .$ 2 1"~4 jubilee .. J:l current _ ~ offi. cial,;;ealed 1 , "·············· ········· I I I IX77 l;s orn u ge........... ......... .... . ... 1.·, Co rea 1SH5 complete.......... .... ... . '.bj 2-ou ~amoa c.'!!Tt'llt com plete .. .... .... .. ~~ :; 1j() . C11111:1 IAA: > complete. .................. _o ·I " IX!I~ all ditf.... ... ..... ......... 10 '" Jap:-rn p lnte uum her~. rare H nwnii, Ch inn <:tc., :K)i, 11111 ier ~cott. 10,0UU ia pnn cu111111011s 1'1 va r. ;:'l .:l<i. post extra. Tla 11k 11 otes accept ed. ~ JUST OUT . :: "!'· A BOO TO PH IL AT E LISTS . International Phila te lic Collectors Dir ectory co 11t ~ li11s U\el" H.-i()() addrc:"i""t: "' of :I Cl i\'t:' CtJJlec tun·• i » n il p:irt s uf th ~ "orld . .\1ne 1ica . 1·: nrnpe, A> ia. 't:S:::::::::l~=:::l::IZIIOl:al£~CE=~···ll:;Ji!~ \ A frk a a nd A 11s t rali :1. :\ln11 y add 1 t,.;~c-; lt :t\"t.' I n o les cH ltl ecl m e 11ti o11 i11 g t h e ...,l>C l·i tlt ics cullt-dc:d n 11 d l he h111g-11agt in w h ich co1Te :-.po11 cle U1.:e i ~ ::1 11 - MOR I, Azabu, Toky o, Japa n . 1 If you w ant to make MONEY BUY YOUR STAMPS FROM CARI ON P . 0. Box 2457, SAN FRANCIS C O, -' swerect. L ist of ahhrtdn ti on~ in E11g-lif-th, Ce rm :1 11 a n d E very Collect or and l>ealer s h ou l d h an! n t.:op\·. J•riCe S l.00 po!--l free. H.egb tered Xe c:x tr a. Panucnt in m u 11ey o r dt:r. or u1111 ~d °.!l: l ·. S . post:·· ~~ ~l : 1m p!"I, lull g11 111 . 1 l·re11ch . I A. C. DER LAn, 62lc Bramhall-ave. , J ersey City, N . J., u. S. A. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 12 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistAug1898 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4070/VAPhilatelistJul1898.pdf 517882add6f1f599fe8e14bab20ab5e1 PDF Text Text QG NIA IST ~"'~'-'@ A ~WNTl1LY~AuAIINEDrV~TLDWTnr ~~~ ~.~~Ea INTERE.SiT5 or Pnll.-ATELY IN YIQ.C1INIA ~~"'\!~ "I i i �It is n't Nice ... The Virginia Philatelist, THE H ANDSOMEST MAGAZI NE I N AI\.lERICA, T oge the r with ;'\ TIY o f th e follow in::; Mag azin e s , fo r one y ea r, fo r the Price oppos it e it s name : In s u ch a Publication as thi s (THE PH IL a".rELI ST) to say THE C O L UMBIAN PH ILATEL I ST L oneStarSt 2t e Phil. ~ !le Home Worker . 25c N. Y. Pb il a teli <l . ~Oc C al:fornia S tamp . . 25c H e r al d Exc 11::t.nge •• 30c is the Best p u blished; nor th a t GRAND .COMBINATION OFFERS ! is th e Pretti est; or th a t THE VIRGINIA PHIL ~ TELIST One Vear w ith t ith er The Columbian pfL ,fat elist, Th e American Collector nr 7 !te Nuck v Moun t ain Stamp , 2Sc . THE V I RG I~IA HILATE LI S T and either two, 3 Dc TH E VrnGIN I , Pf-IILAT l·: LIST anll all thre e. 50c T HE V I RG INIA PHILATELI S T a nd S\.'.ott's 58 th Cat a. In.h ue , post-pa id, 60c. Ru s . l'vt 'g'r, F RANKLIS ST E ARNS . J R. , 13 N . El e vc· .th St ., l' 0 Ric hm o nd, Va ., U . S. A . U.Jx 6 . THE A ~ I ERICAN COLL EC TOR h as th e Widest C ircul a ti on , but, wh e n you ca 11 li :l vc the fo ur monthl y public at io n s fo r 011e year f o r c u ly • Half" a Dollar. you canjutl ,e-e for vourself. Just see u1e fun yo u get. Add ress , J . F. DODG E , P u b' r, New Oxford , Pa. HERALD EX<::UANGE Has a publication li ke with it s grea t for e i g n conri ec t ion s is a t th e front, lPbilateiic 'U'West b een offere i a t roe per year. Sa m ple Co ;iy . Free. SUP0'."110"1. NE"3''L T HIS IS FOR YOU ! r· . Are y o u a member o f th e THE Ro cKv MouNTA I N STAMP T h e increase d dem a nd for Fore ign S t amps proves the fac t t ha t th e Never Before . . • BOX 11 6 , S o f A .-1h e larges t Societ y of J OUng- 1·0 Ilrcto r s i11 th e w o rld? If not, ~e nd yonr name t u th e Se cr etary, and get :.ln application IJla nk an d a copy uf th e Official O r g an. c. w. Kr ss: :-.:G ER, Sec' y , 1 8 N E ·even th St Rcad:n;:, Pa. Only G erman-Americ an Ad-Medium £n tlu World. uperb M o ntnl y. t, For ad r a t es etc.. :i<l dr. ubscriptio11, 2~ c . <> M. TAUSIG, 9 E IOS· h S t , amp le co py free. ~ New Yo r k, N . Y. U. S. A. The Herald Exch. a nd V a . P hil., One Y ear 30 cts. Write TAUSIG fo r circular J\m. Souv e ni r C ard S1 °Ci• t\'. S Filatelic Facts and Fallaci es , Reprt'se flt l t h·e Sta mp j ou rn a l oft h 1: C · a ~ t . O ~ t e n Quot ed-Alwa)S Ori g in a ' . N w ~. 1 die Si x th Year of it s Puh "ic .i. lion . Sunscn1PTION, 2 5c A YEAR . . S a mple Copy and 50-Page P1 ice -List Free .. W. SELLSCHOPP & Co., 108 Stockton Street, San Francisco, C 2.l. Judicious Selecrion ... nr Ad ve r t is ing 1'1ediums In s ure Dealer s S1 1 c n~ ss . An a rl v ' t in TH E PHILAT E LIC 1-.~U LLET I N (ti m -~ ! \'t lo ·i s It Eq u ~ ls th e B e ~ t " ) r e aps res ults . W e reach t !: e buy in g class. Ask o u r a d ver t ise rs a i.,v ut it. .. . N AU MKEAG S T AMP Box 99. & P UB LI S HI N G 1-'ub: ishcr s. C o. , SALEM , f\1A SS. S • nd 10 C en ts for" S ix Mont h s ' Tri a l Subscript io n to the Lone *Star ~ State *Philatelist. 11\."ACO, T EX AS . As a n Indu ce m en t tn Subsc ri he. we wi ll <'! llow You a 30-wo rd Excha n ge N o ti ce F REE . Menti o n·· T h~ H a nd s ome s t S t am;1 V1 1 ~c 1 :-.;- 1 t P .~ Jl ' r i n A m e ric a ." -. WANTED !-Cuilectors lll all C c l 111lri t"~ . Fe n d yo 111· Ka m e :ind Ad dres~o n :i P cs1·n 1 Cn rd fo r l11 ~:er ti o n i n t h e Pbilat elic Coll ectors' Address Li s t . ?-1e nl i o 11 ,;\·h a t Speci:i 1ti es yc_ 11 n r e co ll ccti11 g-, :1 11 d l " ,, 1· :1 1" l . :111 g 11 ng-e yo n rece t\·e :i n d n 11 sw c r Co r · r es p 0 1:de 11ce, ~ lld if Co l lec l cT o r eenle r. 6~.Y:; Jl. C. DERLJlM n1·r 111 hill A\ e.' Jl ·. HS I •.Y CJ" j \" ' N. ] .• l". S. i\ . Tl-IE The Lea d ing P h il a 1e l i ~ f' ape r of the S o uth! Fr ee S on~µl e Copy. r-:r o "'"To R. r.-< ER. 1v1 E S u hs c 1iplio·1 15c . a Y ert r. Ad v e r : isi 11 g Ra tes , 50c a u inch . :I-<r:r.. e> :::--.::."-l llc..:, 'T"~:a.-.:a.r:i.. J\ddrt ~ s . P 0. Eo x ~5, K1 , 1..~ xv i ll 1..· , Tt· 111 e~~ee . It's StrictlyUptoDat e .,~ It's ~ e ver Late! THE i"EW YORK PH ILATELIST. '1en cl &l.-50 fo r our P ac k et of 11 00 mi x ed S tamps, Catnlogn e cl a t .:20 00. YO U R MO NF. Y R ACK Ir You WA":'< 'l' IT. HAMPDEN STAMP C0. 1 Gr~nby 1 Mm. Published 011 t h e 15th of each m n11 th . Subsc ri p t ion 25c . p er Vea r. S ~ tn p\e Cr PY FrcP. U11ex c1:lled A< !VC'rtisi n g M c.: dlum . THE NEW YORK PH I LATELIST, 106 East lllth Street , NEW YORI{ ~·~~ �V OL . I. RI CHM ON D , V A . , J ULY , 1898. Corp. JOHN C. WECKERT, U . S. V. N o . 11. Voln nteer , the fi rs t a nd on ly m aga zin e publish ed in th e inte res t of lhc V irgi nia milita r y , wlli c h was a c r ed it to th e ow n ~ T the ca ll for volunteers to se r ve in ';J:'l ~ th e wa r with S pa iu for the li b e ra- e r- himself a n e nthu s iastic militi a m a n . Owin g to its interfe rin g with his law ti o u of C uba th e W a lker L ig ht s tu d ies , M r. W eckert s uspe nded publi caG ua rds w e re a mon g the firs t to r esp o nd. t io n o n co m p le tio n o f its seco nd volu me . The se ntiment o f thi ~; Co mpa n y was His s la m p-coUe ctin g ca r e er b ega n in Yo ic ed in Deca tur 's word s : " M y c oun1891, a nd in 15!)4 he so ld o ut m ost o f hi s try . -In h e r iute rcourse wi th nat io ns , s ta m ps , r ese r vin g o uly hi s U. S ., Coum ay s he a lways be iu th e ri g ht. fed',;, a nd a fe w favorite fo r e ig n . Then - But rig ht o r wron g - m y c ouna sp ell o f p h ila t e li c try ! " And promii nacti vity foll ow ed, nent a m o ng the memwhi ch , in tu n 1, was b e rs of this compa n y tra nsform ed t o th e was the subj e ct o f o ur g r ea t es t ac ti vity 0 11 s ketc h- o ne o f " th e th e fo rmin g of th e fig hting membe rs" of V irg inia P hila teli c Asthe Virg ini a P hila te li c soc iation , a n d n ow hi s Asso cia ti o n - Corpora l coll ec ti o n num b ers John C. Weck e r t , U . over i>OO va ri eties U. S . Voluntee rs , n ow S. a nd Confed's , n o t Co mpa n y B, 2d Reg includ ing m in or ya riime n t, X II. Arm y e l i es a n d odd iti es . It Corps , und er c o 111is espec ia ll y strong iu 111 a nd o f Maj .-G e n. U . S. e u velopes a nd F it zhu g h J.ee, a t pr esr eve nu es . Ca pe o f e nt s ta ti o n ed a t J ac kGood Hop e, H a wa ii , so n ville, F la . and J a pa n a re hi s faJ o hn is a V irg ini a n CORP. J . C. WECKE RT, U. S. V . vori te fore ig us, and h e by birth , a nd is no w poss esses th e " prettiin hi s t we nt y-s eco nd yea r. He was ed uca ted in t he p ri vate es t " T EN Co n fed in lh e c ity, a nd th a l wa s fo u nd with in a " t u r n ed" e n ve lo pe , s c h ools a nd ac acl e m ies of Ri c h111 o nd a nd f ran ked wi th a colllnt o n lOc . No rfolk , a nd a t t h e be g iunin g o f th e J ohn C. \ Ve c ke r t is lll Clll ber N o. 31 of wa r was a law s tu de n t a t R ic hm o nd Colth e V. P . A . ; Co rpo ra l a nd S e c r e ta ry o f lege. Re fu s in g the c lla n ce o f a co m 111 isCo . B , 2ud R egt . U . S . V . ; P e prcs cn ta s io n in th e reg ula r a rm y , Co r pora l \ Vec ktive to th e Sta t e Co u uc il of Virg ini a Jr. ert prefe rred to s e r ve w it h his com pa n y , 0. U. A . M.; Cou nc il or Pe e rless Co u nc il , a nd th us we n t w ith t b e 111 to th e fro n t. D . o f I ,.; ed ito r W illiams Law AssociaI n 1892 h e p u blish ed T he Coller/ors' t ion of R ich111ond Collrgc ; a nd was R esPress , devo t ed to sta m ps a nd c u rios. ide nt V .-P. S . of P . for 1893. DIETZ. In 1896 h e la unch ed Tl1e Virgin ia �TH E VJRGINIA PHILATE LIST. ::02 OFFICIA L ORGAN OF TEIE V I RG I N IA PHILATEL I C ASSOC I AT ION. PUBLISHED I\IONTl-ILY BY TIIE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUBLISHING Co. , Office, 13 N. Eleveulh St., AUG. DIETZ, ED tT OIL 900 W . Clay S t. , Stali o u A, Ri chm o n d , Va. FRANK LIN STEARNS, JR., B11 s it1 es s i\ l a t1 n ~Jc r , P. 0. Box 6, R ichm o n d, Va. SUBSCRIPTIONS. U ni ted States, Ca u ada ~ ud l\•I e x i co, per yea r , XOc. A ll o th er Cou ntries iu th e U . P. U. , per yc:ar, ·W e. ADVERTISING. a Mos . G ~ l os . 1 Yea r. l Mo. 1.2-5 .. 2.25 . . S ·LOO .50 . O ne In c h , . 7.00 2.25 . ·LOO . T·wo Inches , . .90. 12.50 ·1.00 . 7.00 . Half-Colu111u, . 1.50 . 7.00 . 12.50 .. 2"2.bO 2.75 . Q u e Col umn, 12.50 . 2~.50 . . 40.00 Que P age, . . . 5.00. SPACE. .s s Copy s h ould reach u s by lh e !Blh o f l it e preced· To ch a 11 gc sta udi ng ads , copy mu st be in the 15th. 'Ve \vill excha nge one or two copies wilh phi latelic p ubli cat io us . iu g 1u o uth to insure in ser t io11. AU THORIZED .'I.GEN TS: FOR CAN ADA. ] NO. l~ DW A RDS, 58 Rivard St., Ilo x 37!J, i\! 0 11 trca l. FOR NE\V YORK. PA RKE A DV E RTIS I N G AGE:-..' C Y, WW :.\! a <l i so11Ave. Eule red at th e Post Office al Ri ch m ond, \In ., for trans n1iss io 11 th ro ug h th e m a il s at Seco nd -cl ass rate s, Se pt., 18D7. RICI-D!O ND, VA., J UI,Y, Tile wa r, whic h fo r the pas t Ill onth s has been th e all-abso rlJin g t opic in o ur co un t ry , will , for a tim e , a t least amo ng phila telists, m ake way forth e "O ma h as " until the n ovelty of the s ubject wears o ut-'ere whic h date we hope to h ave a u olher g rea t victory of o ur a rm s t o c hronicl e a nd a n ew des ig n to prepare for oth er U. S. Colonials. But a t prese nt we a r e ad mirin g the ue w stamps . Our opini o n goes for little; but we t hink th e m very a rti stic- in fact we think them supe ri or to t h e Columbi a ns in gra ce of des ig u a nd exec uti on of de ta il. Especi all y t ile Sc s ta mp , whi c h is a masterp iece, a nd will bear the fa me of o ur g rea t Am e ri ca n a rt is t Fred erick Remiugtou to the r e m otes t co rn ers o f the earth. \Ve s in cerely h ope the "croak er,;" wi ll reco ncile thew selves to o ur beautiful stamps-th ey wi ll be in demand by fore ig n collectors a nd furni s h good m a te ri al to offe r iu exch a u ge. This number of TH E VIRGINIA PHU,A1'EI,IS1' is m a il ed to a ll o ur foreig n subsc ri bers frank ed with "Omahas" as a greetin g. OUR a ttentiou b as been d irec ted t o a se ri ous e rror wh ic h occ urred iu o u r May number. Ju describing a n un ca tal og ucd error of the offi c ia l s~a m ps of Luxe mburg we printed, by mistake, "Belg ium" instead of Luxemburg- . Vole desi re t o co rrec t t il e m a tter h e reby . ! SD '. ''The Omahas.'' THEY a re here ! Despite that protest " in the na m e of Am e ri ca n phi la te ly"(?) r ega rdl ess of the terribl e 1tkasc of th e S. S. S . S., the Omah a se ri es, issued to commemorate the Trans-M iss issippi Expos ition a t Omaha , Nebrask a , h as bee u p laced on sale t hroughout t he U nit ed Sta tes ; and , we fee l s u re, will a ct as a grea t s t imulus to p hila tely . ANOTHER tim ely a rticle , by o u r "fightin g m e m be r " Corporal \ Veckert app ea rs in tili s num ber un der the t itl e of "Som e U nca ta log ued Confederate Locals." \Ve a re la borin g a long these lin es, a nd invite a discussion of t hi s s u bj ect by So uthern colle ctors . IN writin g to you r frieud s a broad be sure to use the O m a h as; in writi11~ to ye editor do likewise. �TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Not . a " Boom " Issue. Wrn-r the September number T HE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST will beg in Volume IL T!I o ug h somewhat "previous," we desire to an nounce to o ur friends t!I a t in No. 1 of Vol. II. we in ten d prese ntin g t!Ie finest uumber of a n y philatelic m agaz ine issu ed in America- or a:; ywhertt else-as for that m a tter. It will 11ot be a " boom " number; it wi ll uot be a desperate a tte mpt to o utdo ourselves a nd then fo llowed by a colla pse -b ut wit!I No. 1, Vol. II. we sh all ina ug urate so me new fea tures-we shall keep t!Iem up until-we find somethin g better to offer; we sh all s trh·e m o r e and more to attain tha t goal set for o ur p u blica tio n : "an ideal philatelic m agazi ne. " It is n ec essa ry to this encl that we h av e the !Iearty co-operation a n d s upport of coll ec tor and dea le r. No. 1 of Vol. II of TH E VI RGINI A PHH,ATELIST will u ot be cast aside . 'v\T e a re conficlen t of this. The collector will treasure it , a nd our friend, th e dealer , will find it to his advautage to be represe nt ed in it with a display of his best ba rga ins.-That "b ut~ ton being pressed," we'll a ttend to the rest. PERSONA L tra nsactions jus tify us in recommendin g Mr. Huss ma n to a ll b uyin g collectors-espec iall y s uch as m ake a s pecia lty of clean, well-centered , better class s ta m ps. Huss ma n sells s u c!I - a ud hi s prices are r ig h t . -See his ad . S i;; Rrous "kicks" !Ia vin g bee n regis tered by a pro miu e nt 1philatelis t o n acco unt of o ur ass ig nin g" our Fitz" to the one cent stamp of the Colonial se ries s uggested last m on t!I , we h as ten to rectify the m a tter by a mendin g said s uggestion to the effec t t h a t , if the p lates a r e a lready made:this s ta mp be s urc h a rged "One Dolla r." 203 Let's Have Reform. \VHAT a success so me "philatelic " writ ers wou ld prove as co ntributors to a c h a tt e rb ox or a fa rm a nd poult ry j o u rnal ! At least as s u c h th ey could display th ei r grea ter fa mili a rity w ith t!Ie subj ec ts trea ted . It is unpa rdon a ble iu th e publis h er of a p hilateli c m agaziue to induce a person to contribute "philatelic" notes to its columns , wh o knows little m ore about s ta m ps th a n h e does about Sa usc rit or C!Iod claic; \l"lI O h as n e ver been a real collector !Iimself ; and, wh o wo uld not be a ble to loca t e a fore ig n s tamp if he saw one. On the o th e r h a n d it se em s iucompreh eus ible t!Iat su c h sc ribes li ve o n under the illusio n that their" No t es" a re being read and admired. How conceit can so fa r mas ter them, as to make th em oblivious to the fac t that they a r e but an objec t of pity a nd ridicule, we cannot und ersta nd. S uch vagaries ra r ely eve r appear in the phila telic press a broad, whil e here with us t!Ie rule seem s to be: " a n ythin g to fi ll the colu mns." \ VE are fo rtunate i n securin g the m an usc ript of an excelle nt art icle, e nti tled "U nited States Postal Money-Orde r Ca rds" by o ur frien d , M r. John Paalzow of Bergeclo r f Locals fame. \ Ve can n ot too s tro ng ly imp r ess th e value a nd practicability of Mr. Paalzow 's idea , a nd ca ll u pon the p hila telic press of America to pro mul gate same a nd to brin g the m atte r to the at ten ti o n of our postal a uthoriti es, fo r s urely n o g r ea t er boon cuu lcl be bestowed on o ur i ulancl co mrn corce than the realiza t ion of th is idea of a Postal Mo n ey-O rder Card, besides add in g a sn ug s um to t h e revenue of th e De par tm ent, a ncl reducing to a minim u m the la bors fl ncl a nn oya nces of p os t-offi ce officials . �204 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. The Omaha Exposition a nd our new s ta m ps a re a nother ev idence o f the grea tn ess of o ur country . E ngaged in war, abroad o ur arm s are add ing fr esh la urel s to" Old Glory," while here a t h o m e, iu o ur Grea t \.Vest we are exhibiting to the world o ur ac hie ve m ents in the peaceful ar ts . Scarce half a century has worked miracles iu th a t far \Vest- th e perseve rance of the da untless AugloSaxon-his prog ressive ideas-his intrepid spirit h ave transformed a savage wilderness into the ga rden spot of America. On the other h and Spain with h er boasted past h as tra n sform ed Iler possessio ns from El Dorados into deserts o f carnage and woe. Therefore, let us be p roud of a nd freely use our new sta mps-the exponents of the g reat advanci ng \.Ves t. MgssRs. WILLIAMS & Co., of Lima, Peru, have some thin g in te restin g in th is numb er. A perusal of their ad will disclose this fact. TH AT the Te xas Phi la telic Associa ti on is a c redit to o ur sc ience a nd to its n at ive State will be forcib ly im pressed by a g la nce at the convention g ro up on ano th e r page . \Vhil e s uch ge ntlem e n combine to foster o ur h obby we n eed n ot fea r fo r " the future of Philately . " W e a re ind e bted to Roy B. Bradley Es ~1 -, editor of Tile L o Ile Star State Pltilatetist , for the k ind loa n of the cut. WICKS is still there too. And he has a g rea t assortment of des irable thin gs phila telic. If y ou h ave n 't d.t!alt with b im b~fo r ~~ try him now , In flemoriam. A beautiful sight, an ensign bright; The Om a has , m y dear. Their motto "RISE , " they adver tise Our country far and nea r. The Unio n Great has met its fat:e; O The S 's four, 1n y love . It suffered pain, it lived in vain. It swee tl y rests above.-F. St, J R. T1·rn J OHNSl'OWN Co., a re s till at t1" e old s ta nd . Don't fail to read their ad,there 's so methin g for everyone in it every month . CORPOR AL \VECKE;RT, whose liken ess we prese nt this m ont h, has been ordered back to Richmond o n recruiting serv ice. His stay with us is indefinite , as he is anxious to ge t back to " the boys" a t "Camp Cuba Libre." He reports o ur brother m ember John J . Bunce in best of health a nd-tha t "rations a re a ll rigllt now-bea n soup a nd bacon, a nd then bean soup aga in.-" Our ne w " \Var-Tax Stamps" boom Revenues . will TH E Omahas were placed o n sale at the Richmond pos t-office, a t n oo n o u June lith. The h ighest va lu e o n sale a t present is the 50c sta m p . \Vri te Waller C. H a rdy o f Sale m , Va . Prices a ll right. ANO TH E:R ch a ng e in tile two hi g h est values of th e been m ade in the " tw elfth $1 sta m p will be prin ted in $2 in !ig-ltt brown. color o f Om a h as h o ur " : black an d the h as th e the S . E . Medford, Philade lp hia offer~ ~'ou a c hance . Write hi m, ' �TH E VIRGINIA PHIL A.T E U S T. United States Postal Money -Order Cards. A MU C H NEEDED 1 NNOVA 'l'l 0N . nv ~UR. I NG J OHN P AA T, ZOW. lh e wa r of JSGL-IS65 :111d lhe yea rs fo llow ing , until lh e !a l e se ve uli es , ther e was in u se iu thi s conutry fracti o nal p a p e r c urre ncy o f diffe re ut de uo miu a ti o ns s u ch as 50c pi eces, 2-'i e ls, 15 cts, IO c ts , a nd in t h e earli e r yea rs a lso 5 a nd 3-ce nt pi eces in pa pe r , whi ch la tte r two h oweve r soo n gav e wa y to lhe ni ckel f) a n d 3-ce ut p ieces. \ ¥ h e u iu th ose days a uy o n e wa n ted to r e mit a n odd a m o unt by m a il it was poss ible to do lbis in t h e s mall pa per mo u ies, wh ich , wh e n enclosed in a l ett e r , passed sa fely th roug h lh e ma ils . 'vVhen lit e r es um p t io n of spec ie pa yments ca m e abo ut, a nd th e issu e of sil v er frac tio na l curre ncy soo n cl rove the paper frac ti onal o ut o f existe nc e . Th e u eed o f a m ed ium l o t ra ns mit a nd r emi t sum s in frac ti o ns o f a do lla r was recog ni r, ed by lh e P os t-Office _ D epa r tm e nt, whi ch soug ht t o all ev ia t e lb e d em a nd thro ug h the Postal No tes, w hi c h were issued at m a n y offic es , but n o t by a ny m eans a t a m aj or ity of the PostO ffi ces in th e Un ited S tates. The m a n a t th e co uutry c ross-roads wh o wants t o se url 50 cents to a con cern in th e c ity b uys postage s ta m ps a ud e ncl oses th e m i n b is l ette r . H e fo rgets h oweYe r to p lace th e g um m ed side o n nu o iled pa pe r , a nd so \\·h e n th ey reac h th e city ho use o ne-half of t h e m a re stu ck tog e the r a ud ca use th e c ily m a n n o t o nl y th e loss of a g ooLl dea l of va lu abl e t im e in try in g to g e t them apa r t, b ut a lso ca us e him t o sa y ce rta in words whi ch wou lcl m a k e th e r eco rd in g a ng el c los e bis ea rs in a hurry . In cou cerns do in g a la rg e m ail o rder bus iness wh e r e th e a m ount o f s ta m ps ~ 205 rece ived is very grea t , th e r e is , in n earl y a ll of th e m , a cer tain a m o un t s et aside to all ow fo r sta mps r ece ived in s u c h s ha pe as t o be unava ilable for us e as p ostage. Th e n to reali ze th e cas h fo r a ll th ese sta m ps th e firm h as to m a ke a sac rifi c e of fro m 1 l o 5 %, a nd t h ough "lb i s see m s ve ry s m all , i t counts u p i n th e co urse of a y ear . The p ostal n o tes h ave b ee n do ne a way w ith a nd n o w o nl y the m o ney -orde r b us in ess r e m a in s , b ut o ft e n th e re is m a coun ty o nl y o n e of th ese offices. Th e m ouey -o rde r sys t e m wh ich n ow p r eva ils in t h is co un try is a rath er comp li ca t ed p i ece of m achin ery, a nd t o ob tai n a ll onl e r o ue h as t o fill o u t a u applicatio n in w nl111 g. This, to p eople wh o h a n d le th ei r pe n s i n offic e a nd store a ll clay lo ng , loo k s l ike very li tt le troubl e, b ut to o ur co usin in th e coun t ry wh o is m ore fa mi lia r w ith th e h oe ha nd le t h a n a pen h old e r , t his in i tse lf p ro ves a b ugb ear w h e n h e wants t o fe nrl a s m a ll a m oun t. T h e n aga in, as sa id befor e , o nl y a limited nu mbe r of Pos t-offi c es a r e m o n ey o rder offices so t h a t to ob ta i n s uc h a n o rder th e fa r m er h as to g o perh a ps IO or 15 mil es in lh e m ore spa rely s ettled pa rts of th e country . Th e Express co m panies, e v er read y to draw p a tronag e a n d b usi n ess lo lh e m s el ves, iss ue m oney -orders , a nd t h rou g h th ei r effor ts l o m a ke th ei r o rders a co n ve ni e n ce t o th e p u bli c, mu s t h a ve c u t very se ri o usly i n to th e rev e nu es th e gov er nm e n t o ug h t to derive fro m th e tra nsmi ssio n of m o n ey . 'vVh y ca u no t th e g overnment come l o th e re lief o f l h e p eopl e by iss uin g a Pos tal IVIo n ey-Orcle r Ca rel fo r s um s o f l ess tha n o u e dolla r, sorn e lhi ng a ft e r th e pa tt ern g i ve u below? If fa rme r J o n es in Brownsto wn wis hes to se nd to J ohn S m ith & Co . in New York fif ty ce n ts for th eir va la ble p u bli ca ti o n o f "Ho w t o get ric h in five y ea rs by raisin g poult ry, " h e wo ul d s im p ly p u r- �I!_ J \I ·~~ ,,, - Pl (") ~ (") e; 0 ~ (1) 0 Pl ...., ·~~ ~B~~l.riutell-'\l!J ~ rn~r ~W 1.wj, Alt · rn 7 ,~~ .~1 JIJtil 1u1ti, I~ ~ ), .!w· ,_ " -~· ~. o NE Do11AR. · · ~ ,,, (") (1) ~ -"' 'O .- ~ ,.. I Postmaster at ........ )1 c..w... \:~~) UJ;j-0-,._/c ......... ...............·...=~·~·! I· pay-to addres~ee of tltis cai·d the sum of ~ ~ ·- ;i: 0 =- o~ ,... c: ~ -= = c: c: 0 <:> ~ ~ -" ·-"" "" ...," .C: U ) ".... "'. """E C. ~..:: "' . '"'u."" " u -"'~ 0 :c c Q - =~ .... V') .:..c/5 ...,. <t · I I • Spa ce for (") . .., 3 ~ -· Ul - .; 'O 0 0 J::!j g; 6 < ,..,. iii' 9l @ ~ .., Pl I ~ n I=" ~ (1) w!iic!t amouut is placed on tliis card iu 'stamps. .;. . . ...... . . . .... . ....... .. . . . ...... ... ............ . 1 •••••. .• .... 7 ... Q.,_e_ g.., :1 0 -p....,,... c;;,. E.-W... ~ 0,...., z ;i.. "Cl ::r1 H t-< ;i.. >-l m ~ t-< ...... ~: '"""' ;-l ~ ~ 0 UJ ' ~~ ..... .... .. ........ x 0 en · ~­ Ja-ll~ JJWL;_~ ~ !l_!J/j H H .., en / >-l ::r1 Ul t:l .. .. : ...................... : .. . . .... 1 Stamps . ·' .... p..,..,. f:...~t'f" .......................................... ......cen ts, / .Q O> :a....0 ..,Plp.. w103TAGE f HAN 1::5 - iii' 91-0-,._t 91--: 0 .., J s p 'O Ul p.. - x. ~ ~ ... . ... . .. . ..... .. . ........................ ... .... . . . .. 0 - -::::. 0 - p (1) :::: ,..,. - er 5. - -· Pl -...., n P.. " ' '~ �l'HE VIRGINIA PHILA.l'ELIST. of it, aud the transaction, as far as he is co11 c erJJ ed, is 0\7er. The operation saves him the necessi ty of buyiug a sheet of pa per and a u e uvelo pc, which again to the city m an is a m e re baga telle, but to the farmer who buys ,them by til e s in g le sllect a nd si ng le e11vel o p e, this sav in g represents two c c11ts . The postmaster at Brownstown would ca11cel th e sta m ps affixed to th e card; the postmaste r at New York , up on prese ntat ion and surre 11de r of the card I ' would pay j ohn S mith & Co. 50 ceuts, a 11cl i11 hi s accouuts with the Department turn iu the card as a v ~uche r for 50 cents paid out. The P. 0. Department now carries cards for on~ ceut, so by m ak in g th e cost of this card two ce uts the government "\\'Otild ge t o ne ce nt extra o n every card carried, which would su rel y pay for the trouble of couutiug and verify in g the canceled cards a nd the number of e xtra stainps used. The amount bein g lirnited to s um s of less than o ne do lla r , would m ake it possible to let c\-e u the s malles t offices in the couutry rede em cards,_for it is not often that such s mall amounts a re se nt from th e c ity to th e country. In exceptio na l cases thi s m ay be so; but it would h ard ly see m probable that- cards o f greate r va lue would come to a sm all office th an the 1·eceipts of the office would 're present. No rece ipt sh ou ld be required; th e card itself, with cancclerl sta mps a ttached and plainly postmarked with t he mailin g a nd afso the rece ivin g point, o ug ht l o be pri111 a .facia ev itl e u ce , a nd no card sh o uld be payable at au y ot h e r place than at the office a t which th e addresse o f th e card re ce ives hi s m a il. The pattern card illustrated h ere with g ives a u idea of wha t such a card would look li ke . The size is th e sa m e as th e l:uge ca rd of the 1892 issue. It re qu ires thi s s ize to all ow th e space r eserved 011 th e ri g ht ha nd fo r th e placing of th e 207 stamps viz: space for thre"e rows of four stamps each. Every post-office iu the couutry keeps IOcts. stamps so that with the sr,a ce reser ved for 12 stamps, the space ought to be s ufficient to place e noug h value ou the card to make the amount up to the prescribed limit, but where one card would be used to remit 99 cents , one hundred would be used l o remit 2ii or 50 ceuts. It s eeu1s to me that thi s plan is so sim ple and so prac ticab le th at auyone would be cou vi uc ed of its benefits, and o_n the other h a nd I ca nu ot see wherin there c~n be any loss to the Department by its use. If the card went throu g h the m a il w ith the s ta mps unca ncel ed, theu of course it woul d offer a te mpta tio n to steal the stamps, but as they a re c an1 celed a nd th e a m o unt of the card only p ayable to the addressee at the office where add r essee li ves, there would be no inducement for its beiug lost in tran s it. Publishe1s of th e S,Jlla ller papers wo uld certainly be benefi ted by i t, a s now rem ittances have to be m ade iu sta mps whil e a postal m o n ey-order card, redee m able at the P. O., would g ive them "the cash for which we a ll s ig h. " The country postmaster wo uld no doubt h a il thi s sc h e me w ith clelig llt, for it would g ive him the be n efit of the s ta mps canceled at bis office , th e a m o unt o f caucelatiou forming th e basis of hi s salary. I h ope the ph ilatelic p ress w ill take u p this matter a nd by g ivin g t l\is a rticl e publicity start a di scu ssion of the pro' s a ud co11 's of tb e sch e m c, and I h ope so111 e one will be able to s ug g est im provements up ou m y idea. The las t row 0 11 som e shee ts of the current 15c of Fra n ce h as bee n fou nd n ot pe1·foratcrl. - I '!t i/. Clwo11. a11d A d v . R. F. Albrech t Co. 's stock of stamps h a ve been bought by the A m e ri ca n Col lector's Com pa ny . �210 T HE V I RG I N I A PH I LA T ELI ST. It is rum ored h e r e, t h a t G r e n ada is to h av.e a 2 ~ d commem o rati ve s t a mp which w ill a p pear fro m that place d uring th e ea rly par t of Aug us t. It is said th a t 500,000 co p i es w ill be struck off. T h e L iberty S ta mp Co., G eo. F lagg , m a nager, a r e a t p resent runn ing q uite a un iq u e ad in o ne o f our w e e kli es. ·It r un s som e th in g aft e r this fas hi o n " Go n e t o \Var, \ Vill Res u m e Busin ess Afte r we H a ve L icked Spa in . " L e t us h op e t ha t t hey will n ot h ave o ccas io n to run t h is ad lon g . Deale rs in t h e Hu b a re in d ig na nt ov e r th e fa ct tha t a c ertai n pa r ty in Canad a is e nd eavorin g to m ake i t out tha t n earl y a ll t h e N ewfoun d la n d P rov is io na l s tarnps th a t wer e recei ved he r e a r e cou nt er fe its . Hi ~ r eason fo r so do ing, is th a t h e has been i n c om muni catio n with th e P. M . at St. J oh ns, a nd h as learn ed th a t on ly a few copies we re sold to d ea lers. If this be th e case, i t is quit e a p pa r e nt th a t th e p os tm as te r at thi s pla ce, is ·n ot fuli y a war e of a ll pro c eed ings i n hi s s urro u ndi ngs ; fo r our d ea le rs bo ug h t a g r ea t m a n y e nti re sh e ets fro m that ve ry pos to ffice, a nd we p ride o u rselves th a t we a re qu ite comp etent to t e ll wh eth e r w e a re handling cou n te r fe its or th e ori g ina ls . Canadian Notes. BY CANAD I AN . \Vhen eve r pos ta l m a t te rs a r e to uch ed on in th e Domi nion P a rli a men t th e co ns e r va t ive l ead e rs im m ed iate ly ask what a uthority o f law "I , W ill ia m M ul o ck " h ad fo r b is fa m o us Imp er ia l postal procla m a t ion . M r. Mu lock has bee n roas terl again a nd aga in on h is un fo rt un ate ;x peri meut. Ca nad ia n d eal ers a r e b eg innin g to fee l th e effe cts of the s u mm e r a n rl r e po rt a d ec id ed droppin g off in bus in ess . Th e ne w posta l b ill has passed its sec- o ud r eadin g in t h e H o use aurl w ill prob ab ly be c o m e a law in a s h ort tim e . Th e redu ction i n p os tage fro m thr ee t o tw o cen ts wo uld mea n a ·loss o f $650, 000 a yea r , but i t is h o p ed th a t thi s co ul d b e soon m ade u p by t h e increased a m o unt of m ail. Th e a m ount of n ewspape rs ca rried fre e h as in c r eased 77 pe r ce nt. d uring th e last e ig h t y ea rs a nd is n ow nea rl y fo ur tim es as g rea t as th e a m o unt of l ett ers ca r r ied. A tax of ~ c p e r po un d o n n ewspa p e rs wo uld n e t $82,000 yea rl y, most o f whi c h wo ul rl be pa ir] by th e da ily pa pe rs . A p ro minent Ca nadi a n pa per m a ke s the fo llow ing co mm e n t r.e th e above bi ll : " Ne wspa p e rs a re e ither legiti 111 a t e commercia l enterp ri ses or ba bi es o f leg isla tors, a nd wh e n t h e la tt e r is th e case the ir da ds s h o uld rock th e c radd lc.'' Atten d t he D . P . A . co n ve nti o n a t H a milton, Jul y 1 a nrl 2d . Th e ti cket tha t t h e m a j o rity of O ntar io Ph ila t e lis ts a r e s u pport ing iu t h e D . P . A. ca m pa ig n is as fo ll o ws. P res id e nt, A. M . M uirhead. V ice P res ide nt , C. S. Ap plcg a t!J . U. S. V. P ., Chas. Ba iley . S ec. Treas., R . G . W iclclicom be . Count. De t. , F . J . Ga rra ty . Aue . Mg r ., Norm a n Ma t c h es. At ty . , J . A. Wa in wrig h t. Li bra ri a n , W . B. G ra n t. T rustees, J . W. H ic k s, J. Ga tes , R. S . Mas on. Offi c ia l Org a n , Ontario Philatelist. In future dea d l ette rs wi ll , in add it io n totb e Ca p ita l , b e d is trib u t ed fro m V ictori a , \V' in n ip eg a nd H a li fa x . • \V'e a re g lad to s e e th a t Ca na da is to !Jav e a-s pec ia l d e live ry s e rv ice. H e re tofo r e th e la ck of t hi s has ca used mu c h m oney to go in to th e ba n ds o f t h e t e le g rap h co mpa nies tha t wo uld otlLe r wise have go ne into t h e P os ta l De pa rt m e nt. True th ere is no t a fo rt un e in it fo r t h e D epa rtm e nt but it io a g rea t a cco n1u1 orbti o n to th e p u bli c. �TH E V I RG I N IA PH I LA T ELI S T . S y rac use, N. Y., Not es. J11r. Editor :-Coming h ome a ft e r a u a rduou s d ay of wo rry I fo u ud m y cop y T h ere a r e m a u y col lectors h e re , a n d of TH E V I RGI NIA PHILATELIST o n m y s o m e cla y t h ey w ill ge t tog et h er. If d es k , a n d a fter s u ppe r th o u g h t t o forg et Lhey d o, Sy rac use wi ll h a ve a fl o u ris h a ll abo ut t he e x c i te me n t of w a r in a i ng sta m p c lu b . peru sa l of i ts p ag es . H e reto fore it h as Bro k e n a n d odd fo n ts o f ty pe play a n a lways be e n s o c o nge n ia l to me , th at I i mpor ta nt p a r t i n s tam p c oll ec tin g . Inex pected too m u c h t hi s t i me. For the s t ea d of be in g ca ll ed a " va rie ty," a s ta mp firs t thing a fter t h e u s ua l biog raph ica l w i th broke n le tters sh ou ld h a ve n o p ag e was an a rti cl e h ead ed "The \Va r " prem iu m o n it. A ll ty pe brea k s very - t h e very thi ng I h ad e xpec te d to fo re a s il y. g e t ; bu t; as I n e \·er sk i p a s ing l e th in g T h ere is o n e coll ec tor in S y racu s e w h o i n t h e V A. P HI L. , I bega n to rea d it, a u cl several years ag o traded two fa n cy c h ick Mr. Ed itor, wh e n I sa w t h e two s ug g ese ns fo r n s m a ll sta mp c oll ec ti o n . Retio ns for Colo ni a l s tamps, m y hea rt boi lce n tly in lo okin g ove r t h ese s ta m p s h e ed with i n me. H o w cou ld y o u , who fo un d s ev era l ve ry u ice, rare on es. T h e ca lls h i m self a Virg i ni a n , e ver do s u c h a c h ick e n s h ave u o t bee n h ea rd fro m . th in g; p u t F itz , o ur owu Fitz , i n fac t It is be lie v ed that t h e lo cal pos t-office lhe on ly Fitz (i f y o u b e li eve i n wh a t we d a ily rea d i n a ll g ood Vi rg i n ia p a p e rs, ca n c la im t h e d is t in ctio n of be in g th e las t to s ell the g re e n ce n t s ta m ps . They e specia ll y the D ispatch ), o n just one ce n t 's worth o f p os tage s ta mps wh ile y o u h a ve been o n sa le h e re on ly two weeks p u t Dew ey so h ig h aboYe him, yea, e \·e u -0 r so. Jive t im es as m uc h ! O p e n a s ta mp pape r o n a rai l way ca r Mr. E ditor , I s tro ng ly do ubt y o u r loy a nd yo u w ill fiu d a coll e c to r be h i n d y o u. a lt y to V irg in ia a nd h e r illustr io u s so11. T r y it. No w if you wer e p u bli s hin g a p a pe r i n O u r o w n J o h n F. Sey bold we n t to Verm o nt, I co ul d uu d ers ta n d s uch di s1 ' ew Yor k City re ce ntly w it h a few g e m s c r i n1 i nnt io u , bu t fo r o n e t o t h e m a n o r i n h is i n s ide p ocket. J o h n said h e fe l t bon1 t o p la c e th e s t ran g er above our rath e r q u eer i n so m e se cti o n s of t h e h o m e fo lks, s ir , t h is w ill n ev e r do ! to wn a n d c o ugra tu la ted hi m se lf tha t fe w M a ke a m en ds at o nce a n d d o n ot l et perso n s k n e w his ge m s we r e wort h a fe w y our d es ig ns go a n y fu rthe r u nless yo u th o usa n d d olla rs. ML S e y bo lrl h a s c h a ng e t he o n e cent into at leas t on e d ol87,000 s ta mps . lar, for wh o e ver h ea rd o f a V irg i n ia n Is Scott 's 59 th go i ng to pric e t ra din g l ead in g th e bot/om o f a l is t ? s ta m p s? two va rie ties, red a n d g re en. H e ed m y ad \7ice a nd c h a n ge it qu ickly E very d ay t h e loca l stam p c lerk s a re " fo r i f a ll you r co nsti t u ency i n Va. , r ise ns k ed: " H av e t h e n ew O m a h a 's -co m e up i n m ass a ud say " s top m y paper " in y e t ?" you w ou ld t h e u f ee l that it is a te r r i ble T hr Easler 11 P/i i/a/elist h as ~t pri ze t h iu g to tr ifl e with the pa tri otis m of a n o u tra g ed p eop le . YIRGINIAK. p roo f-read in g c oi~te s t. I fo u11<l l I erro rs in 0 p a g es, a nd t h e n de ci ded t h at li fe is [ \ \ "e :i re ..:o n tri l e. \\"e h ave re nt our p nnn e11 t s , too sh o r t to c o ntinu e look in g fo r e rro rs. :111 d :1s YL' " Sl:i. m pm a u '' s:lys , ,,-e nr e "gn sh i 11 g o u r h :-i ir :i 11 d tcnr i11 g 0 11 r tcet h , b ut , h n : .r•, ur e k a ~ T h e S n ·; 1C· 11 s c p o,; l-olTi cc h :is A 1n e r ica n Th e ~ ll !'!g'l'~ l ed le C11 ha l. ihr e wi ll appea r su rflags o \·e r :d i Lil e s , ;11 11 p \1·i11 rlo w,;. d1 :ug-cd U.X J-·: JJ0 1.l.. A H.. -J..; n 1TOR. J AB E t ' I ~ Wo e is "We." f. EV [. 1 ' �•, - - I I 212 TH E V IR G I N IA PHILATELIST. AN IDEAL PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION. Convention Group. - Texas Philatelic Association, April 23, 1898, Braunfels, Texas. ~HE Texfls P hil ate li c Associa tion o n e o f t h e stro n gest Sta te fra t er'. nities of s ta mp coll ectors south , h e ir! its S e cond A nnu a l Convention at ::\Tew Braunfels , Tex a s , o n Ap ril 23 , 1898. A g ood t ime g e n erall y was en j oyed by th e memb e rs in attendnnc e a m! t h e h ospita lity of th e broth e r " p hil s" of New Bra un fe ls is be co ming fa 111ous .- The Assoc iation boa s ts of 36 m e mbers , and if th e a lJoye a r e " samples" n o Assoc ia tion in thi s country h as a better founda ti o n to build u po n , for trul y a fi n e r r e prese ntat i\·e bod y of men c o ul d n o t be g rouped. Mos t of t h e g entl e men a re , undoubtedl y , fa mili a r to Am e ri ca n c o ll e ct ors , y et ~· e desire to i ntroduc e th e m , se p e rat ely to o u r r ead e rs ; limit o f s pace , to our ~ New regr e t, permits lrnt the m e nti o n of th e i1n :-n nes: No . 1 is Dr. J . F . Toberman o f New Braunfe ls; 2, Mr. \~1 111. C le m e n s , Jr. , New Braunfels; 3, Hon. S . V . Pf e uffer ; 4, Mr. W. N. Barton, Austin; 5, Mr. Osca r J a nn asch , Waco; fl, Prof. N e hlms , New Braunfels; I , Mr. Chas. Roemer; 8 , Mr. U . S. Pfe uffe r ( " 1-ler ::: licli e G/11eck w 1111 srl1 e " ) 9, Mr. E mil Gerli c l' ; 10, M r. N . G . Ask ew , A u stin ; 13 , Mr. E clward W. Heu sin g er; 14 , Roy B. Bradley , E sq ., E di tor L o11c S tar S ta l e l'liilatclist; 15, Mr. Ne lson M a ckey, Jr .; Hi, M r. Robert Ke ssle r ; Ii , Mr. Ot to Heilig; 18, Mr. Julius J e nny; a nd No. 19 , Mr. F eli x Klappenha c h. Lo n g li ve th e T exas Philateli c Ass oc iat io n l Da:Tz. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Some Uncatalogued Confederate ca ls. Lo ~ nv J OHN c. WF.CKER1'. ~HE s ta mped euvelopes of so me of the Confederate Post-oflicesare, to m y mind , in eve ry particular, m o1·e collectibl e thmi the s ta mps of many o f tlle " 6x9" co untries fo und iu the catalogue. It is said in opposition to these, tha t they a re so numero us a nd varied tllat no 1is t of them can be m ade. I ha ve uot found it so. Som e years ago I became possessed of the war correspoud e nce of Mr. J ohn I, . Gill, of the Petersburg Artill e ry . I h ave p a rt ed with so me of these lette rs, a nd th e followiug are about one-half of the ori g inal uumb er. F rom his s tat ion at Norfolk, Mr. G ill wrote to bis wife as follows, u sin g U.S., 3c 1856 ad hesi ves: April 22, 25 ; May 4, 10; A ug. 9, 28; which lelter by the way, bears a Confederate fl ag iu colors. Usi ng No rfolk s ta mp ed envelopes he wrote as follows: Jul y 9, 22; Aug . 17. Mrs. G ill wrote from Petersburg as follo ws : Juuc 23 ; Jnly 24 ; Ang. 30; Se pt. 19. All in the y ear 1861. ~r PAJD 5c::. (l'et e r·h •r g) ( Ki chmond ) 85 ( Norrol k .) The Norfolk s tamp is blne. Th e Pe t ersb urg is gree ni sh hlne. Not in g the above dates, it w ill be se en that th e U.S. Sc stamps were used p ri or t o a nd co ncu rre ntl y wi th th e sta m ped e u velopes. Vvh y th ese 3c s tamps were u sed I am un ab le t o say. They were certainly use(l fo r th e pay1neut of pos tage, because on n o n e o f th e m is ri n y 'stamp of 2 13 value ; only the postmark appearin g on the envelope. It was c ustomary in those clays to stamp the a mount of p ostage paid upon th e en ve lope, bnt it was a part of the postmark, and n ot a separate:stamp. The Petersburg post m a rk contains "5·cents," but the Norfolk contains n o Yalne whatever. Th e desig ns a nd colors in eacll case are uniform as above described, the o nly variatious beiug in the color of th e en ve lop es. The rate -of pos tage h av in g been three cents , it is e vident that when five ce nts was adopted, these d ies were m ade fo r the p urpose o f p ayi ug postage. This proposit10u is s tren g th e ned by the fact tha t the firs t of tlle Petersburgs aboYe described has "3 cents" in the p ostmark, wh ile the circle of the others h as beeu broke n in order to i ns ert "5 cents. " All of the postmarks of both Norfolk a nd Petersburg a r e sta mped, not one being written. I h ave , from a differeut co rrespo nd e nce, Richmoucl envelopes bearing, in additio n to the r egul a r s ta m ped postmark, this sta mped i n black: "PAlD 5 Cts." These a re certa inly local s ta mps, a nd as s uch a r e e ntitled to re cogniti on. They a r e certai!1ly m ore desirab le th a n m a n y of the surc harges (?) om itting a le tter, inverting a lette r , e tc. , whi ch a re no m o re tha u fakes , ye t fiud a place up o n the derilers' approval shee t a nd in th e "sacred" pages of the ca ta log ue. South Am e r ica n iss u es see m to be ou the "boom" in Eugland i f we m ay judge from ri n ed itorial in Th e P/11/atelic Chronicle and Advertiser.- " T o a la rge exch a nge club , a So uth An1 erican dealer se nt a bi<I sh ecl o f sta mps valu ed a t b ut 50 or60po1111rl ~a 11d, outofthese so m e nin ety per cc!il we r e take n ." Where does th e good work of th e migllty S. S. S . S. co m e iu ? Seebeck is h av in g a ri c h h a r vest- if s u c h is the case in E ng la nd . �214 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. In his most excellent.se rial " The Postag e Stamps of the United States," Mr. Luff, in the June numb e r of Th e A m erican J ournal o.f Philately, describes, among others , the 5c issue of 1882, and s tates positively that there existed but one die for this value, whereas, heretofore , t wo varieties h av e been catalogued -one with diagonal and horizontal lines in the background of the o val (T y pe I. ) a nd the other w ith horizontal lines o nl y (T ype II.). \Ve quote Mr. Luff 's s tatement, with which he fin ally di s mi sses the s ubject: "\Vhile well awa re th at there was but one die for this value, the author was, a t one time, led to acc ept the two varieties, on the theory that they represe nted plates m ad e from t wo tran sfers, one of which was not sufficiently de ep to bring out the finer lines .,, * * When the diagonal lines are mi ssing 011 a stamp it is merely because the ink has been remo ved from them by too much pressure in wipin g the plate a nd by th e operation being performed len gth wise of the lines instead of ac ross them. It is probable also tha t wearin g of the plate affec ts the appearance of the lines. " \Vhile we do not feel competent, ge nera ll y, to e nter into a philatelic discussion w ith such a u a cknow ledged ex pert, we must take issue with him on this subject -especiall y o n the t echnical points of hi s sta tement and the the ori es advanced. We possess t wo beautiful, cl ea r copies o f th ese "bones of co ntest." One shows the h ori zo ntal lines onl y , th e other the h orizontal a nd diagonal. To our mind and eye th e va riety clea rl y e x is ts. Supposing (a nd it is possible) th at too much p r essu r e in wiping l e ng th wise of the lines, ins tead of across them, had removerl th e ink-wb y did u o t this sa m e " wipe " rem ove the ink fr o m rrll the fine hues r1111ui11g- parallel to th ese "wiped-out" lines .' t They are s ttt!_k into the pla te a t the same a ng le , so as to d etain the ink when w iped crosswise.-Ilut such was uot the case. To a practical e ngraver Mr. L 's argument will not h o ld good.-ll m ay convince the lay m a n, but a n ac tual t es t wo uld ne ver confirm it. The other theory of ' ' wear '' : Su pposin g a certain a mount of wear did occur to the pla tes-is it probable that this wear should occ ur a t that particula r locality on all the s ta mps -and, by the way, in the mos t " protected" (by the surrounding high-lig hts) pa rt of th e des ig n ?-We think not. Virtually the a uthor 's statements a ttribute the cause of thi s "variety" t o ca reless ness (if we m ay term it thus) on th e pa rt of the ope rator. \Vh y should so mau y "ca relessly exec uted" stamps be turned ou t when the difference was so glaring? Finally, while we still believe, and that mos t firml y, in the existence of two disti11ct types, we wo uld s uggest a possible ca use for tlie additi o n of th e diago na l lines : In the s tamp with the "crossha tch" lines the background is darkened a nd the effigy ap p ears brig hter-m o re in relief-while in the horizontal-lineo nl y s ta mp the design appears " fl at." Tl!ese lines m ay have been arlcl ed to secure thi s effect. The May number o f Th e L o11e Star State P!i.ilatelisl devotes co ns id e rable space to th e seco ntl a nnu al conve nti o n of the T exas Philatelic Assoc iat io n. In· hi s "llllpressions by the \Vay," Mr. Bradley bas som e thin g ni ce to sav of every m e mber in at tendance at New Braunfels, a half-to ne g roup of wh o m accompanies tliis numb er as a s upplement. An excellent art icle, " How to Determine Canceled S tamps" a lso appea rs in this i~ s ue. After describing the var io us m odes of obliterating pos tal a nd peu caucelatious, the author g i\'es the following �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. recipe for detecti ng :stamps tlrns trea ted: "If you have a s uspicions sta m p, and want to find out whether it h as been used o r n o t , photograph it. If the postmark b as been obliterated the color of the stamp will not m a ke a n y impression o n the plate, while the black traces of the post m a rk will appear w ith g r eat clearness. Eve n when th e stan1 p b as been well washed or cleaned, a ud n o t race of the obliteration can be see n by t he nakerl eye o r through the microscope, the p h otograph will s h ow very cl early the two concentric circles of th e stamp, the date and even the locality. This does n ot in any way injure the sta mp. " Sixtee n pages bri m fu l of stamp matter m akes thi s a "red l ett er" issu e . Eac h s ucce eding number of T!i e JY!on treal Philatelist seems to bean improvement on the las t. M r. Bach is su r ely placing bis Ge rm a n-Am erica n p u b! ication in the lead of Canadia n phi la t elic papers. The a ler tn ess of t h e ed itor in securing all Canadia u a ud Newfoundbnd p hilateli c news " red-h ot" bids fair lo m a ke hi s m agaz iue a favor ite a m ong collectors this side of the Do minio u , a nd we s h ould n ot be surprised to h ear of i ts . election as officia l organ of a Ca nadian phila te li c soc iety- n o n e coulcl be of m ore se rvi ce to a li ve society tha n thi s m o nthly run by a" live " editor. Vol. I. No. 1. of Tli e J1fic!tigan 1'!11iate!ist, publ is h ed by Mich igan S ta m p & Publ ishing Co., Ithaca, M ic h ., has bee n r ece ived. It is quite a c r ed itable firs t num ber, b ut w e are sorry to see un de r the bearl " Black List " th e n a me of t h e T rojau Stam p Co., of Troy, Ohi o. With this firm we b ave h ad the mos t p l easa nt relations a nd ca nn o t b ut fee l th a t betwee n t h e Mic hi ga n p u blis h ers a nd tbis firm th e r e mu s t have a ri se n so n1 e un fo rtun ate misunrlerslandin g wh ic h we tru s t w ill be speed il y rec tifi ed. 215 Upward and o n ward seems t o be the course of Tlie Pliilatelic Bulletin. Its May number contains an articl e entitled "United States Stamps a n d American History." by J . L. R., wh ic h is quite interesting. The author rev iews the entire series of portraits which ha\"e appeared on the s ta mps of ou r country, presentin g a brief sketch of each historic chara cter. Ye ed itor tells u s that Bost on b as practicall y concluded he r a u ctio n season, and the "Looker-O n 's" suapshots a re al ways good. Tile P/Jilatelz'c TVest is still illus tratin g its cover with Expositio n views and fillin g th e sixtee n pages betwee n it with choice r ead in g for the ad h erents of o u r h obby. \Ve acknowledge receipt of the followiug ph ilatelic p u blica ti o ns: A 1J1erica1t Jo1trna! o.f Philately, Era, J/!fetropolita11, Pemtsy, Lone Star State, P!tilatelic Bulletin, 1-Ierald Exc/Jange, P!tilatelic W est, Eastern Philatelist , Per.fora tor, N ew Y oi-k Pliilatelist , Stamp Collectors' Fig ar o, Reve1me P!tilatclist, Sta11tP Collectors Ca::ette, P!tilaeelic Facts, 'Tennessee a1td Hom e IVorker, P!ti!atelic L iterature, J1ficliig an P!t£/atclist, P/Jilatelic 'fl font/J/y and lVorld, A m erica1t Philatelic J\Tews , Bay State Philatelist, Stampma1t, a ud B oston Sta mp Book . Fro m abroall: S ta1tley Gibbons' J1lontltly J onr1tal, " Stamps," Pliilate!ic Jo1trnai , L a R evue P ostal, L e J1fonite11r P!tilate!iq11e, JJ/elita P liila!e!ic C!tronid e and .rldz>crtiser, J ornal Pliilatelico and Tlie P!tilatclic Jo11r11a/. Fro m Ca nada : J1fontrea/ Pliilatdist, f'/11latelic A d vocate , Ontario Philatelist, Boys' Ow n P hi/ate/is: .. vVe h aye also rc;:c! ·:cd Sta nl ey Gibbou's wholesale pri c;: l i~t s ; P . V. Karai va noff's price-list from Sophia, B ulgaria; E. T. Park e r's price-lis t , a nd Wo lsieffer's a nd Boge rt & Durbiu 's auct io n sal es catalogues. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 216 A Philatelic Earthquake. BY FRANKT,IN :STEARNS, JR . L. KERN S, .P r es ide nt. l\1AJ . j No . F . 1\'lAY ER, Vice P resid ent. FRANKLI N F RANKL I N S TEA R?-:S, j R., Sec'y-Treas. J OH N PA A LZO\V , 101 8 P:-t rk A\'e., Ricll111 0 11d, Va. , Sa l e~ l\l n 11 ager. C . F. \V. l\tosr-:R, Counter fe it Detector. O ffi cia l Orgn n: Tll E V 1RC INIA P 111 LATE I.I S T. Associ:1 li o 11 111 eel s 0 11 th e 10t h of ever y m on th , nl S o ' clock p. 111. , al IX N . E1 eve11lh Sl., Richm ond, V irg inia. VA.,Jnu c ro , 1898 . T o the JJl!e111 bers o/ the V. P. // .: I ha ve the hon or of hereb y s ubmilliu g m y repor t of the teulh m o nthl y meetin g of our Association ,our efficieut E xchau ge Mauager, Mr. J olrn Paalzow, beiu g in lhe chair. Members prese nt: Messrs. C. F. vV. Moser, \ V. S. Ahern, J . H. Knotts , John Paalzow, Aug us t D ietz, R. J.,. Deitrick, Franklin Stearn s , Jr., a nd Dr. Mark W . Peyser. Mr. John Th o mp son Bro wn , ag e 3i, farmer a nd ge n eral col lector, (U . S . prefe rre<l, ) add ress, Brierfield P. 0., Bedford Co., Va., a nd en dorsed hy Franklin Stearns , Jr., a nd Henry \V. \Vood, was un a nimou sly elected to membership. P rinted proof of the constituti o n was the n read , a nd as corrcclecl_ordered lo be p rint ed in pa mphlet fo rm . Tb.is th e sec retar y h as b a<l do ne a nd befo re thi s r eport a ppears in print , co pi es of th e cons tituti on w ill h ave beeu fo rwarded lo all members. Mr. Aug ust Dietz was lhen appo inted a comm ittee of o ne to m ake arrangem e nts for a picnic ~.ud a ll clay ou ti ng and direc ted l o report a l a call ed m ee tin u of ,the Association to be h eld June 2 ~~h , 8 p . m ., at No . 13 :N. E leve nth St. Respec tfull y s ubmitt ed, RIClli\IO ND, FRANKLIN S T EARNS , J R., Sec'y-Treas., V . P. A. The Phi li ppine key t o the Chinese Sea, And vast empire b eyo nd , Will soo n h ave passed ;-be lost a l las t To lite hau g hty Spauish Do n . In eastern isles will march our files Of men from towns and field s; 'Til! Brita in g reat s cuds m e n of slale T o lrad e th e Less'r Antill es. The Antilliau g em now clasps the hem Of Freedom's robe o f white. Port' Rico fair, wilh its perfumed air, Will be S pa ni sh but a uii:?;h l. Ou r soldiers brave, who fear uo g rave, Will follow the galla nt Lee , ' Till from Spa u ish greed •aml cruei creed These isla nds shall be free. The muralled rar.e h as n ow to fac e The question of the clay, Co rea s m all 'ere lo ng wi ll fall T o Russia's Czar a pre y . Theirpow ' rs t o ' ha nee, Ru ss ia# France, And other g reat empires, For Chiua ;vi ll fi g ht with maiu and mi g ht Till the Mongol rei g n expires. Houolulu , Ca nada too, May with us wish to be; And n ea r u s-lo !- is Mex ico T o jo iu a la nd so free. E'e n g reat Brazil, a nd o lb e rs s lill, May so m e day lake a n oti o n , To h elp exte ud o ur e111pire from The Andes lo lh e ocean. All thi s may be-Philatel y Will ga in by others' loss; For reason stales th a t a li e n plal es Ato u e for Spanish dross . Th oug h Seebeck trash goes with the crash Stamps med ium and rare Will take their place, a nd we will face Coutentment ev e ry wh er e . �The " New " New Canadians. b een m ad e o n th e pla t e, prominent a mon g th e m a linin g of pa rt o f tile o va l \~E a r e in deb t ed t o M r. R udo lp h C. ba nd s urro undin g th e heac1 of t h e Q u ee n , ·~~ Bach , ed itor Tltc 11'1011/real PM/a - wlli c h o n th e fo rmer pla t es was solid . te/isl, fo r til e firs t specime ns of Tile " ue w" ne w s ta mps from a n a rth e " new " ne w Ca nadia n le g reen. tis tic p o int o f vi ew is a d ec ided-failure. The m a ple leaves in th e lower co rn e rs h av e been s u bs tituted by o blon g pa nel s b ea rin g llle fig ure 1, as p e r illus~ Til e P l!ilatelic J1'fontl! ly and 1-Vorld ca n ~ill p ri n t m ore pllil a teli c n ews in three pages trati o n. Vario us otller min or cha nges h ave j tha n so m e pap ers in tllirty . CANADA JUBILEES. "-'C···zm""' --A1·e :i.gai11 becoming Yery po pul ar a n d pri ce~ a r e :1ck a 11 ci ug r ap id ly . For a s ho rl t im e we w ill sell %c for o nl y ·J8c, u11 seve red pa ir o nl y SI.J O. Block of fo u r S2.2b. I c o r a n ge ... ..... ...... .... $ Q2 5c bl 11 e .... ......... .... .. $ OS I N~ ~~~-~~~\·;;~·::.-.-.- : : ::: ::::: g~ ~~ [~~f~l);:::~:~::::::::: ~g WE BUY I STAMPS WAR PACKETS. P- od oid Coll e<:ti o n s for C:is l.J. O ur pac k e t No . 0 1 co 11 ta in s JOO var. s u p e rb \ \i un t ca n y o u o ff e r u s? sta m ps fr o m Spa in a n d h e r colo ni es, i11 c1 11d it1 g STAND!\R D STAMP C u b a , P hili pp i11 es a nd Por t o Ri co. \ \T ill c:i. t. I NCO Rl"'ORAT ED . abo ut &LOO. P n ce o nl y Sl.75. ST. LOUI S . MO. Packe t No. 50 co 11 ta i ns ~O v:u. fin e s ta m p s fro m 4 NI Cl:IOL SOX P LACE) C u ba a n d Po r to Rico . A Bo 11 a 11 zn. P ri ce o nl y ·JOc. THEY'RE AFTER nE ! Pack e t No . ;jQ co nt a in s 125 Ya r . fi n e sta mps, F o r m y u ew price lis t a i:d we ll th ey tn ighl each fro nt a d iffe r e11 l cou11t r y iu clttd in g Ha wa i t· be. Eve ry coll ector s h o uld h a ,·e a cop y. It a n Is l'ds, P erf' ia, Sh a n g h a i, e tc . Pr ice on ly 08c. con la iu s a fin e l ine of s la n1 p pack e ts fro m Ord e r s less lhan 75c ~ h o ul tl be acco mpa ni ed by 5c 11 p lo $35.00 seu t free . r el11r11 p ostage . A ll th e above s ta m ps a r e itn · Canadian Revenues. I f interested in t h ese bea um e u se barg a in s a u d are s u re lo beco m e ra re. t iful r a r e s tamps do n ' t b uy until you see m y NOVA SCOTIA STAMP CO . p ri ces. Ex change desired. l a m prepared to SHERBROOKE, NOVA SCOTIA . acce pt fo r excha uge a n y kin d o f Fore ig n s t a m ps, U. S. excepted . Co m m o n wa nted in lo ts of 1000 11p. Ra re s t a mps a lso wa nted . A. F. W I CKS, I.ou do 11 , O ut nrio , Cnu. · Co. ~-·····--·· ----- If you w a nt to make MONEY BUY YOUR STAMPS FROM , , o Bo~•~~.~ !?.~•sco T l! E HI S T O RY O F J APANESE POS T. in ja p;-u1 ese a n d E ng li s h , l YO I. S8pp cout:l i11i11 g •JO facs imil e, Bl e ntires , obsole te, a n d a lso :W illu s· t r a ti o n s o f th e c 111Te n t s t3 m ps. ca rd.-.. <l n d e t1\·s. T hi s boo k e xpla i n s nll th e ki nd s of J apa n ese EU I TOH T l-I B V J RGIN IA P HI LATELI S T :f13tnba 1Sooha. A u d Bl a n k S ta m p Alb um s, a nd r eb inds Valu nbl e Coll ect io n s w it h greatest ca r e. To prese rve yo u r l\l n g a z in{.s , h n\"e t h e m bo un d. E s tim ates fo r Bind ing o f e ve r y d esc r iption chee r full y g h-e u . L. H. j J:.;N K l N"S (s uccess o r l o J e n kin s & \Va ltl rnll) , Nos. t'i -10 N . Twe l ft h Street, Richm o n d, V a. DON'T READ THIS! if"t•e e \Vrile you r nn m e :i.nd address on a p ost a t c;i rd aud send it to E . E . Parker. s tn m p s e lc. lh e ir color, va lu es , dales n 11 d r easo 11 5. JJ '- . . 1 1 o f t h e i r iss11 e a n d d is missio n s. All t he st a m ps a n d e n tires obsole le nre pr in ted i11 th e ir sa m e d e· s igns a11d colors as t h e o ri g i11 a ls. Th ey 1.nake n co m p le te set o f t h e J a pa nese s ta m ps. P ri ce $ 1. 00 pos t free. K. \ VADA , No . 7·l . Ba m bac:h o 1 Ho uj o, TOKYO , J AP AN . Deaver D:mt , \V is . , a n d i t w ill he i nse rte d free of ch a r ge in th e I11lern a ti o 11 a l Sl;i n1p coll ecto r s Di rectory. I BUY STA MPS F O R CAS H OR EX C H ANG E. Se nd me yo ur d 11 p1 ica tes . E. E. PAR.K E R, Beaver Dam, W is. �AND NOW, Stamps in Exceptionally Fine Condition Are my Specialty and Money Refunded by Return flail if Not Satisfactory. * Iudica tes Un used ca t. p 58th ed. Nos. cat. p m y p 5.Sth ed. Nos. .... s u~ 1870-1 Nat io n a l pri nt, w ilh o 11t e rnb oss tn g . 002 1883 , ·Jc blu e g r ee n .. . OS 103 le ultra m ari n e .......... ... .............. ~ 15 S 07 1 ::: 80~ 1887 2c g ree n, o. g .. . 15 * HH 2c red brown o. g .... ...... ..... .... . ... ~OU DO ii: HO-I " He ve rmili o n o . '-' ··· ·············· 195 llc gree n,... ... .. ... ......... ..... or; 02 * HO:j " J c ultramarin e , o. g ...... ..... . us 05 196 6c carmin e ... ~O 10 :1oi; 1 ~8.~ ·le scarl e t.. ..... ........ .... .... . 50 107 7c \" Crtnilion... fiU 2!1 * ao7 " Ve indi go , 0 . g . t ype I. .. 11 1)0 UIS JOc brow n .. ...... .. .. ....... ............ ·10 10 =:: HOS " Ik " " 11. ..... . 100 l:lc dull v iolet...... ........ . ..... .. .. 50 :N * orn1 " HOc o r a 11 g-e brow n , o. g . ..... . Sf) ~O'l 2·Jc purpl e .. ... ... .... 2 00 !10 aIO " UOc purpl e ..... ...... ..... ....... . 1 25 203 HOc full bla ck. .... ,10 20 !.~!J Q .X Iss ue, Used. ~0.J UOc ca r111 i n e .... .... 50 7ij 1 I, 2, 8, ·I ,f> ,li, ~ , 10, l::i,llO,!JOc co m ... l ,!,J·I 1:-578 Co nt111 e ut a l p1·iut. ,., H:l l 15c i11 d ig-o , o . g OI 20!) 2c da rk brow n , o. g .... ........ .... .. :jO 70 ;1: ~tl:l:~Oc bln ck , o. g ..... .... .. .... ._, fJU 00 * 2 10 ;)c g r ee n , o . g ... ... 7:) :{;j * 8:l3 UOe o ran ge, o . g ... ..... ... .... . 2 1 :~ (jc du 11 pin\.;. JO 05 18UX Col11111 b ia n Jss 11c . :l l . J 7c o r a n ge ve rmili o u GO :lU . l , 2, 3, ~1 ._r>., fi, 8, ~O : 15, HOc co m . 9~ * 1 1.::; l Oc b r ow n o . g ...... 3 00 l .J:J ''' 1,2 ,8,.J ,u ,h,8 , LO , l :J , dO, o . ;s. co m. 1 v 1 :ll7 l :lc b lack violet.. ... ........ .. ... fJO 2·1 I * ll !O GOc s late bl11 e, o . ~ ............. ..... . . . f.J my p ~ Ol <H I §'i~ 1ry7a,i:c\~~-1;;~~:~~~~-~~~~1.~~~ ..1~ ..... 2.5 g~ 2·Jti " 7 5c b lu e o. g .... ... 1 1 U6:1 \ ; ~ g 5~ gg ~~~~~,~1 \·e~.~ u5 • 8..J d .. .. .. . 2 00 1 2d1~ i6~. 2G~, ~~~2~: ~t~tl a~td ** 20.3 Oc green o. g ...... ... .. . 26..J .5c b lu e o . g ...... .. ...... . 0 .f '. 01 ous 1 0~per. -.1 0 GO g ···:· .. . '. ·:. 07 U·I Ol 2·1 2.J ·lO (i2 .1;, ~o .JO l uu ~ ri 0 00 yellow g 1ee 11, o g . . . . . B GO ;: B·W LOO 1ose ca 1 min e, o. g . . ·J 50 817 5 ·': ·00 No \Va ;jQ 02 J7 · 7·1 : h]SO.ris~-\1~: :"!8 .I c p:.1 I e it 0 II tern~~~-~ · r : manne o. g .. ....... ... 2~ r:~ OG o:~ .'.~r.';~ }od'~~·;,;~e-· ,"'~:.·,;;: ·::::: :::::: :: :::·::.".'.'." r.~ 00 8~ 26'3 6c p iuk . ........ ... . o:; m, , .:.'.' 2(-)6 JOc b r ow n, Na ti o n a l p late . 0·1 ·~ ,, 00 11 k 0 2G7 lOc " Contine nt a l •· o1 0:) \ · ,)!,.) " · ' ac o. ,, ............ ..... ....... .... 1 1 * 27u 15c 1ed oran ge, o. g .. . DO :; 272 30c full b la cl.:: · ·· ·· l:i ~' U npa id f.e lte r S tam ps. 27<! DOc carmine .......... l (;0 :iO " 1 2 1 ~ 187!1 , 30c b row n, o. g ... ..... .......... 1882 Re -en g r aved \ *1'.l l·I " 50L brow n , o. g ........ .. 287 5c b r ow 11, o . g r>O '.l..J :i:l:tm " i:iOc r ed bro wn , o . g . .. .. 2!12, 2V<l, l and oc. .... 02 0 1 12'.l l " 50c " .. ....... .. 2U-5 Uc r ose ....... JO Oil l :!:l7 l H!ll ·X, XOc bri g-h t c lare t.. . ... * 2!)7 l Oc b r ow n , o . g .... 50 20 * 12:.:!8 " :jOc " o g .. 200 lOc blacK b 1·ow 11 ..... ...... ........... .. :l;j 12 j *12-JX JSU·I, HOc d ee p cl nre t, o g .. 300 188.3, 2c orange brow u , o . g. .... ... OS O·I 12.J.1 " 50c " ... .. 82 page Lis t se 11l free fo r th e a s kin g wit h n 1-0c b lu e Co nfed e rat e 111111 '-ie:l. A n y st a mp in :lhove nd se n t o n appro va l 011 rece ip t of satis fac to r y co mm t: r cia l o r e n ce . Remem be r t h e addre ss, ' ~~~ ~:~~ ~1~ ~k ~::~~ 1~ : ~.·g:: : : ::.'. '.".'.'.'.'.'.' : ~ 88 l W 8 00 i. 2 l 2 fiO :JO 7U l ·10 70 l 20 :!;j 00 7r, l 50 50 !JU H7 70 bank 1·e f e 1·- C. E. Hu s s rn .an., 4320 W . Belle Place, ST. LOUIS, MO. CUBA LIBRE! POST A L CARDS . I '78 :l.!Jc b lue, cat.flOc .. S 2:) '80 15c c<u. ca t .'~Oc: ... 80 '70 25c ca rm . " $ 1.00. 50 10x !Oo lk. cat. ~Oc 20 '80 lOc l ak e " :10c .. . . 20 15x 15c car ' ' -:10 ..: 2:J I H AV E ALI, I SSUES I N S TOCK. A. LOHflEYER, H22 N . G ilm or·s t., llA l ,'l'l MORE, ~'ID. Murph y's I-Iotel. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. :l\Jos t ce n tra ll y loca ted fo r b us in ess, s ig ht see in g a nd pl eas ure. J O H N M URP ll Y, P ROPR I ETOR . Can You Read English? TH E S "l' A~ ! P CO LL E:C T O R ' S H AND n OO K is for yo u. Yo u d o n ' t k now a s much abo ut th e tec hni cal te rm s 11 secl i11 Phi late ly a s yo u wo uld lik e t o k n o w. Thi s litt le pamphl e t is j11 s t t lJ e thi ng to h elp yo u o ut. Pri ce , pa pe 1· 2:Jc; c lo th, 50c . C. \V. KI SS l NC l~:R, 18 n o rth .Ele ve nth str ee t , Re ;1di11 g , P:i . GEORGE M. WEST, Bookseller.Stationer, Engraver, Printer, and Binder. STAMP AND KODAC ALBUMS, 834 E. flain St .. Richmond, Va. �i;:;====-~........----------------iiiiiiiiiiCiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiii----------~~--~~ 71+/n ~\iV\, this IJ. L. HILL PRINTING co., ~rint , e ffiaga31ne! ~ ~ Publis hers, Printers and Engravers. P UB LISH E R S © 'ilt is a ;!fair Specimen of our 1!\.rtorlt. ~9-11-13 N. 12lll S t., f~R O~f OOll.~R< . Directories. 100~~~,Y,~~~~~ ,._1,. ~~~.~/,f~~~~ ~ ~~~~~1§,j@·~~~~~~ OF 1·irgi11ia, Nort h Carol 111a a11d Georgia RICH i\ION D, VA. I Orders h y Ma il Recei,·e our Prompt At leutio u. /Mexican Stamps. l !\[ex ico is a l\ l ost Iute resti ugCou utry in P h ilately. We will seud yon the 15c orange Collectors w ish i u g to ge t o ld and gen uin e sta n1 ps, address, J 879 unused , lOc brown 1SS2 unused a nd the :30c orange brown lSSS unEDUARDO M. VARGAS, used. They a re all original g um P. 0. B ox 34, Irapuato, Gto. , MEXICO . a ud catalogue $3.85. Pnless fo r spec ial reason, only one sent to a Illu s tra ted Price-lis t iu E ng li s h , F R EE:. c usto mer. Blocks of four a t sa me All o rde r s are u e t cash . No E:xch a n ges. rate . Send in yo ur want lists. Pa y m e nt ma y be iuade b y draft, m o n ey o rd e r, GOlDW~HR. MIG~. Japanese Stamps. per l JO JOO -I ISUG so 11ve 11irs co m p lete ... ... .......$ 12 ;:1 00 S7 50 2 l ~D·I jubil ee " Ou 50 .J 00 18 c urre nt lG 1 00 7 50 J offic ial sealed 1>'85...... ......... ... ... .. 80 l " JS8U..... ...... ............ 30 l 80 ~ o hse rvat ory wrappe r s .. 2:3 2 ()() Ii 1872 7:i al l d iffere nt. ... ... .... ·IO ;J 00 IS 00 l l ~i8 b b lu e, t hin wove p .. .. .... .. .. l 00 7 50 11 1 " 2s \·en n . " • •• • •• • •• • • • 50 •l 00 1 JS7·1 us ,·i o let " l a id p . ............ . l 20 l 18i7 Us on1uge.... .... .... ...... .. .... ..... 15 ·I Cor ea J;-.)!J5 c'o m pletc........ ... .... ... . 25 2 00 !) Sn1aoa c urre n t com p le te.. .... .. .. .. OS 0 :JO X C hi aa 18S5 comple te ....... ..... ....... 20 4 ·' J i;\ IS a ll cl iff..... ............ .. ... 10 10 J apa n plate 1111111he r s , ra .1e Hawa ii , Chi na, e tc. , XOfc- 1111d e r Scott. 10,000 f:lpa n com m o ns U \·n r. ~-J. 25, pos t ex tra. Bn nk n o tes accep ted. T. MORI, 0 11 New York , unu sed A m e rica n sl atnps tnk.- in for s m a ll a m o unts . Rates o f pos ta ge to Mexico are sa m e as iu U . S. HAVE YOU~ An y unused 2, ·1, G, S, JO , 15, ;JO or 50 ce nt o r doll a r va lues of 1111u secl Colu1u b ia n s to exch a nge? lfso~ I will t:ike a u y number, s ingle or by the s heet , aud g ive i11 exch a n ge, accord ing to Scott ' s 58th Catalogue , fine United States, postage, de· partmcuts, r eve nu es, unpaid lette r , s pecial de· li \'t:ry and pe r io ·l ical st a nt p s . A lso so m e fiu e Bri tis h Colo n ies. Adcl r·ess Wm. A. McDonnell, Madison Ave., Azabu, Tokyo, Japan. I 16 4 6 N. Y. City. - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - BRITISH ·WEST· INDIES! A n y c urrent iss ues, uuu sed, s uppli ed clicap . S t. Viucent at face valu e . \!/Rll'E ME FOR PRICES, . ... . IT WILL PAY YOU !. . ... .. W. C. PROUDFOOT, Box 11. Kiu l?'s town, St. Vincent, Br. W. Indies. 8096 et c. , U. S. REV. CANADA th e leadi n g Germa n -An1crica u l\Iouthl y. Largest fo re ig n circ 11latio u . S ubsc ri p ti o n 25c a yea r. BO word exch a u ge n ot ice i n E ng li sh o r Ger m a u Free. E\·ery 5th s u bscriber receives ...... ...... a s ta m p ca t. 75 ceuts FREE . l\! ONT R!";AL PH ILATELIST. -1;)1 Sa 11 g u in e t St., l\1ou tt·ea l , Ca u . The l\ L P. & th e Vir. P. both 1 yea r fo r 30 ce nts . 1\10NTREAL IN PHIL ATELIST, 8096 NEW SOUTH WALES JUBILEE STAMPS! 25 U. S. Re venu es, Catalogue va I ue $ 5.00 for $ 1.00. HAMPDEN ST AM p CO '' Gra ri THE BEST THE by, Mass, + + + + As "sell as a ll A u stralasia n Sta m ps offered iu exc h a n ge for o l d u . s. a ucl Co u federates . Comm ou a nd t orn s tam ps r esp ectfull y decliu ed. + + + + IJ. G. GRIFFIN, 350 George St., Equita ble Bld g, Sy dney, N. S. W., Austra lia. Refe re uce : Ed itor TH E V 1R G l 1'L~ PHILATEL I ST. �: T·he Greatest Bargains Ever Offered. " OUR EXCELSIOR MIXTURE." $25.00 FOR $2.06 - our 11 \V o uder ful Mixt 11 re" a tt a in ed a !-'.1 le of n early th ree mi lli o n s in :t l iltl e less t h '.lll 0 1 11 0 11 t~ 1 s. In r espon se to a d e m a nd for a mi x tu re o f a be tt e r qua l ity, we ha vie p r epared a u ew m : x ture wl u c h w e sell uud e r th e above n a m e. . The 1ni x ture is a ll th at t h e n a m e i m plies n nd is free ~rom 1·e pri11t s , ~o m111 0 11 co11t1 11 e 11 l a ls or dan1a ged s ta m p s . T h e mi x t ure 1cot1tain s a n excelle 11 t van e ty and co m pri ses bo t h u sed a 11_c~ 1111 11 sed s taru ps fro m ~ 11 q 11 nrlers o f th e g-lobe . \Ve g uarantee e\·e r y pa ck e t to cata log'11 e. al ten .st S:2a.OO a n d ye t sell t h e mixture at th e re 111arka b ly low pri ce of $ 2 . 06 per Th ousand, Pos tpa id. O UR " MINT STAT E " MIX'£URE. $so.co F OR $ s .14. l s a m ag nifi ce ut n li x ture o f 1111m;ed stam ps fro m nll fi ve co n ti11 e 11ts . En:ry IOOO co n tai n s fro m _125 t o :!00 va ri e ties a n d is g n:u anteed t o cata ton- o\·er N0.00. T h e packet conta i ns abso lu te ly 11 0 r ep rin ts or d a m aged s ta m p s a 11 d wi ll be fo1111d a ve::'y p1·ofitable iu:·esl m e 11 t. _S upnl y i;; lim ited to200 p:i.c k e t!i and when th ese are sold n o m o r e cau be h ad. Sent by r eg is te red rn:i.1! postp!. ld fo r $5 . 14 per thou- s&nd. "OUR PAT RI OT S' MIXT URE." • \ Ve h ave rece ntl y p urchased from a large paper s tock dea ler n ea rl y a. h a lf a mil~io u fin e ly mixed U. S. postage a nd r eve uu e s laln ps. These were sec ured at n very lo w p ri ce a ud as IS o ur cu s l Olll w e give~ ou r pa trons th e ad\·autage: of a n y barga in s l h a t we may secure. Th e mi xture contains iss ues of 1851 to da te, p o!?ta ge d~1e , specia l delivery , and a good va r iety of s quare c ut e nvelopes .. A bo ut 20 per ce nt . of th e n11xt u r e IS niade up of r eve n ues. \Ve g uara ntee every t h o u sa nd t o co11ta 111 nt le a s t 100 va r ie t ies, aud ye t sell th e mixture a t t h e r e markably low pri ce of $1.0 6 per thousa nd, postpa id. BAKER'S PERFECT S T AMP S TO CK B OOK I s des i g:n ed expressl y to e n ab le s ta m p collectors a nd d ea lers to k eep th e ir s t ock o f dupli ca tes i n a co n veu 1eut form, without th e u se of hi 1fges. ll is t he o n 1y pract1ca 1 iuexpe11 s i ve s leek boo k 0 11 t h e !u arke~, i~ bo un d iu s trong Inanilla, a u d o f co uv e 11ie nt s ize fo 1· lhe pocket. O wiu g l o its tr iflin g cost d1 e m aton t y of coll ectors a nd dealers buy it in q ua ntit y and devote a sepa r:i.te boo k t o each co un try . Pnce 2uc each , or S2 pe r doze n pos t pa id. Ord e r a sa mple book. It w ill plea se you. U'.b e Jfiscal ant> U'.elegrapb $tamps of :Jl3ritisb m. :america. Iu rt.;coguiti?11 of :1 ge n era l de m a nd fo r a hi g h -class and reliable illu s t1·a ted work 0 11 lh ese. p o p11 - ~ ar and 111teres_t111 g s t n m ps, w e a1·e g lad to be ab le to am 10 11 11 ce th a t th e abo\·e U :l. lll ed book is n ow 1u P.r~ss a nd w_1 ll be r eady for del i very o n o r before June 15, J8U8. . . lhe work 1s by a ll odds th e m ost co m plete and 1·el iable th a t h as yel appea r ed , be 111 g co m p i led by o n e ·w h o h as for years m ade a careful s tud y of th e re\·enue s t a mp8 of th e Briti s h No1·th A m e ri can Colo ni es. IT IS ILL USTR AT ED THRO UG HO UT WITH TH E F INEST PHO'I'OGRAPH I C R E PROD UCTIONS OF ALL TH E VARIOUS T YPES AND l S THE ONLY COMPLETE ILL USTR AT ED CATALOGUE ON TH E M AR KE T. F11r~ h er, th e prices quo ted for lh e vnr io 11 s vari eti es are 11 ol a dea~e r 's q uo lali o n s w hi ch req u i r e ~ ~be ~1scot111 tecl fr o m IU to UO per cent. in o rd e 1· to d elt:r111i 11 e th e ac lu a l cash \":t l 11 e o flh e :-oln mp . I h e pnces affixed h ave been n r ri\·e<l at thro u g h a c:i. ref1il s tudy o f th e a\·ailable s 11 pply a nd t he avert1ge cash (n o t ca ta log ue ) quo tati o n s of th e trad e . . T h e work is t y p ogr:iphi cn ll y per feel n 11d in view or ils g·e m .: rn l exce ll c 11 ce n 11 d low p ri ce il sh o 11 \U he 111 th e h a 11 cb of every d ea le r a 11 d coll ector. The ed iti o n is limiled to 0 11 e th o 11sa n d 1111111 berc<l cop it:s and w ill be !-;e11l l o :i11 y part of t h e wor ld fo 1· TWEN.TY - FIVE CENTS POSTPAID . Order s ma y he boo k ed 11 ow and th e w o r k w i ll be forwarded 1111m edi a t c: ly o n p11bli ca ti o 11 . P r ice Lists F ree. JOHNSTOWN 3 and 4 Thomas Building, STA~IP W rite For The m . AND PUBLISHING CO., Johnstown, Pennsylvania. �POST CARD Co ntainin g yo ur a ddres s , wi ll b rin g yo u o ur 8- p:tge boo kl e t, "· hi d 1 co n ta in s pa rtic u b rs of o~R 1 NnR~~noN~l srnMP HG~~NGt a bsolut e ly t h e B EST burea u forse lliu g a n d ex cha u g iu g sta m ps . D o nhl c \·a lu e in exc h a nge. Pros pectus (a ll(\ ad y ' t 'g rnt es) o f th e Peru v ian Catalog , whi c h \\' ill rlescri be a nd illn ~ Lra tc IUO vari e ties , a nrl co 11t nin a h os t o f va \n [l hl e in fo nn at io n. Cl e arance p rice li s t - pri ces ,·e ry uca r COST- sh ow in g h ow l00 % profi t c: tn eas il y he m :tcle q ua rte rl y , a lso, seve ra l unu s u a lly li be ral offers to c oll ecto rs, d ea l e r~ , specul a lurs a n d ng c n ts . A p le ut y of pe r ti n e n t a nd int e re s t ing info rm a t io n . We will not be un de rso!cl o n th e r e m a in ders o r any Peruvian stamps (or t h os e of E cuad or , ll o \i,7ia a u d Chil e ) and thi s list w ill save y ou m on ey if y o u c o nt c 1n p lal c p urc h ns i11 g -or if y o u w is h to obta in top n otc h p ri c es for yo u r st:un ps . <.rollecton:; ! IDealers ! ! U~mblisbe rs ! ! ! Ag en ts wa nt e d to a tlcl rcss a n d m a il t hi s lis t to a ll a c t i,·c rlea le rs aml coll e ct o rs i n th e ir lo ca li t ies . Na m e num be r r equir ed a nd a p p ly at o u ce . Vie p a y lib era ll y fo r t h oroug h s erv ic es. lit'tir \Ve want to buy ra r e sta mps a n d coll ecti o n s a ucl ca n pay r ea ll y good p r ices ; offe rs s o li c ited. vVILLIA lVIS & CO, Coll ect ors, D ealers a n d P h il a t eli c Publis he rs . Casi l l e:t 989 . I. . i r1J.a , Peru. ll)ou will profit b\2 business witl) u~ . �B~SINf SS rn BOOMl~G f Cash . \Ve wa nt t o b u y s ta 1n ps a nd col · lections a n d For It co uld n ot be o th erw is e, th e w o nd er fu\ Ya lt:Je, e ven in n1 y Uc p ac k e ts, a n d fi n e q u a l ity of slan t p s uo t u s u a ll y p u t iu c h eap p a cket s. D rnws fo1~ u , un sol icited t est im o u ials fro m a ll. D e :;irabl e sta1nps :-ne w illin g t o pay li bera l pr ices . Sen d o n yo u r The 20 page pri ce list is fr ee ! Stamps SUMMER At once , good Fore ign or U.S. The c ash is r eady . JOO \·a r. fore ig n s l n m p~ :W Bla 11 k s h ee t s 1000 P e rfect Hi n ges ON I, Y 80 CE1' T S POST P A ID . Pack e t co nt ai n s 5c Cn 11. llea ver , 185H is s u e Ne"' fou 11d ln 11d , C:111 ~1 da j11 h 1lee a nd New iss u e, etc . TROJAN STAMP CO., TROY, OHIO. REFERE~CE : BARGAIN ~ A . F . VVICKS, F i r s t Nationa l Bn n k . Lond on, Ca.n . 372 H orton Stree t , 11 IDesire JExcbange WfNOHIN wrnrn. 782 Eagle St . , Buffalo, N . Y , ~~~~~~ ~~~~- I Have Better Class Con fe ds- 0 11 nml off co,·· er-also Balti m.,re carrier 1851 "on e s en t" {Scott ' s No . 804 ), as w e ll as a grea t var ie l y of for e ig u , t o exch a n ge . I Wan t W ell-center ed copy of ! SHU !JOc : ! Soi>· GO , 12c, 2·lc, :JOc; 1861 EOc ; l 8G1 15c ; as well as a ll be tt e r class copperplate Br itish Cols . \\~r it e , s t a ting wha t yo u h a\·e a n d wha t yo u wau t , e n clo s in g sta n1p for r e ply . AUG. DIETZ, E d . Va. Phil., 90 0 W. Cla y, Sta . A , RICH MOND, V IRGINI A. .::.I ;;;~~~:IT;;:r,:~;;:~ t"~ tH=~ ; ! ; ; ;·; ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~:! ;~; : :~-; ~ ~-1 !: UNCLE SAM H as n ever issu ed ne a t e r or 111 ore :: i: Ch o ic e sta m ps of a n y co u nt ry o n aJJpro1·a L R equ ests m inus good r efe re n c.es will rem a in uuhecded . W a n t er! imm ediately posta ll y u s~rl stamps of CU BA , P O RTO R fCO n n rl t he P HILIP P IN ES. \\Till p ay $2.00 cash fo r e1·e ry 5c Stn te a n d . l.5-5 fo r every 6c State if we ll ce u t e red, o. g ., and in th e correct D ark Green Sh ade . JAPANm POSTAGf Al WHOlfSAlL Cash i n advan ce . P os t e xtra . No exc h n n ge,.. 10 de si rable s t am ps th an following: :~~ ' ~~· 0\<· 1 ·~:· . .': .. . ca.~_.0 m }.- p i.· vo ~:1e ~--~~ a.1 ".,..ee011~ ·;;:J·.: .. ·; :; Colun;,h i a ns , 15c u sed ........ u . ;;;: 0 ~·.'." 1 f: ~ ... ·--·· ·:..:: .~ :'. .: : :: : ~Oc . u sed .............. AO · .18 S2 .u sed (very fiue ) 2.? 0 1))0 c. S . A. vc g r ee n O U e nt. COY. . ... .20 t.;. S . r e \·s. , 3c te legr aph , perf... . a.; .H ~play . ca rd s, pe rf. .HO ,;).::, 2oc prote~t, perf...... ·.XO . l ..J :l:Jc w ' r e h ' se r e . pe r f ,7;j . XO ~ I 00 P . of A ............. 08 . O~ 1871-7:) ·le prop. gr . a nd b lk ....... . Jr, .OG 2c extra 011 orders under 2.X. Stamps u po n nppr O'\"a l a t IJ<X discount. Cood refs . r e · quired . Coll ectio n s wan ted. ~:· " _ .:.o WALTER C. HARDY , Sa l em . Va . ..... 100 ~ 10 ... 1000" lj() " 08 .. ·15 .JO .. 2 7 ;) lfi I 00 8 se n ........... ... .......... . . 20s ... . . ,. - 50:; ... .. ..... . " :: :: J ,- ~ 11 ................. :::: 189-1jut;~l ee :...~s.~ .. ·.·•·.·.· ·•··· .. ···· ··•··· " ,. ;• ·~ .... ~ umG so11ve ni n; , 2 , 2 , G a nd 5s ... .. . :~:: 18/li l s black ........ .. " ::·:: ·• 2s o li ve o r ·Is gret n .. . :; :: 181!) l s 11wroot 1 o r 2s Yio le t.. .. :: :: Ca rd !" :-t Yar. a~s td . . .............. . ·· ·· ;{:)., fj;) ;: : IT, r 4.:: ; : : :~ : ~ ~~ ~~:: ~~~;:~:~: :; ·: ; ; ;;:;=, ~~: ~: :! : ~~ ·~ :. ! : ; ~; ;::: . TRANS-MISSISSIPPI STAMPS. ~o ~ ;)0 . .. !JO l IOU S"" l s H 00 I S·I iif5 JOO ~e t H S8 I O<J .. I ~°'l..M00 · h'l .. . llO fiO .. · • 1 UU 50.. I Uf> Kowtsoo Shokwa i &. Co ., Knm ez 11 111icho :'\o . a, Knndn , N ow Is Yo nr Chance For Ont y {).5c , or its eq 11i ntle11t in. m111 sed s t~mps T o _get good s tumps o u nppr on1l n t r1Q to l)Qi1 of a n y co nut ry, l w ill .se n.cl , prepaid a nd r eg1st e 1·- disco1111t o ff 1is l pr ices hy 8e11di11 g g ood re fere n ~e. ecl with Tn111s-:\lissis!-.1pp 1 stamps , l e t o IOc n1 l ues , J want t o bu y ~tamps , wha t ca n yo n o ffer. :lO diffe 1·ent t·. S. ent ires post a l card s u nd s t n mp1 ed e m·elopes. JOH N PA A LZO W , JO I ~ Park ·:l\·e .. R ! C IL\10:-ID. l 'A., LT . S . A . S . E. rlEOFORO, .f:I.-> :\ Or th ~! S l ·S l ., P il l I. A DE L P H I A, J>A . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 11 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistJul1898 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4069/VAPhilatelistJun1898.pdf e7463b2947f3e25eb6ed544128fcce5b PDF Text Text v ®:W~~ AMQNTl1LY~AGA71NEDl'.V!?TLDT!?TnE ·~~~ ~-~~_@ INTERESTS or Dnlli\TELY IN VIQGINIA ~~ii!,-'(!~ �The Virginia Philatelist, T HI:! HA N DSOi\'IEST MAGAZI N E J N A M EKICA, In s u ch a Publication as T o ge the r w it h ;my o f 1he followin g" ·"h i::razi n es , fo r on e ye a r, fo r the Price opp os ite it s nam e ; Lnne --tar State Phil. :'fie N . Y. Philateli~t GRAND Home V\'orker 2:)c Cal·[11rnia S t amp . . 25t.: .. 30c ~Oc Ex c ~ ~ nge Her::t.ld C O M B ir~ A T m N It is n't Nice .. OFFERS! PHILA 'rELIST) THE V IRGJ'\l'I \ Cat il ' ~ ue, p o~ t- 1• <1.id, FRA. N K LJ:--: S T F. AR NS. ·~ N . Elt.: vc= ·. tb 5 1.. I' 0 JR .. Js x 6. GOc. Qu s. M' g- 'r, R id1111 o n cJ , V.i . , U . S. A . TH E ROCKY MOUNTA I N <;TAMP i s th e P r ettiest; or th a t THE AMr:RJC A N CoLLFrTnR has th e Wi<le~t t ' ircul11t •n11 1 h ut, when~ ntt Cd ' · h \·e th e fo ur mo11 th ly publications fo r one) c:ar for c 111 y Hns a ;>u b lic.ation Hk:e IDbilatelic 'Umest Ju ~ ~ se e t:.e fu n yo u g e t. Address , J. F. DODGE, Pu '> 'r, New Oxfonl , P a . S b ee n offere j at r 'Jc per year S a mple Co ,Jy Fre ~ .. ... Filatelic Facts and Fallacies, THIS IS FOR YOU Are y ou a member of the f'. S . ' f A . -1 h ~ l a r ges t Society of :young- • c ilr ct o r s i n th~ w o rld ? Jf not , ~e n d y our name t1 . th e ~ e <..:­ r c:"ta r:· . and gc-·t un ;:tp p li ca tion 11'. ank an d a c o py ( ,f th e Offi ci a l 1 r gn n . C . \V . K I S.SI!~­ E eventh St :1-1a:c a ll o llar . you ca njuc.l ge fo r \ o urs t' lf. The i nc r eas ed dt::mand fo r Fon -ign S t am p s proves the fact th a t til e HF.R.ALD EX <:HANGF: w;t h its l!Y<~;.i t fo .. e ig n com t-ctin11--- is a l the fr o nt. Unly Ge nnan -~111erfr a n A d-Mediu>11 1·n t h e 1-Vo rld . up t>rh M1111trtl y . ~ For ad r a t es ei. r_. •.· d<lr . uhscrip ti .. 11 1 2~· : .-<> M. TAUSIG, 9 E WS 11 St , amplc c0py fr ce. ~ NewY .. rk,N Y.U . S.A, Th e Herald Exch and Va. Pin'/., 011~ Y ear 30 ct s. W r 1 tcTAU ~IG for circu la r Am . S ~ 1uvr 11i r Ca, ,1 5 . .1.,. i t'·· Never JB,_fore . . • C ER . S ec ' y , 1 8 N F.c a ct:n .~"' . l ' :t . Rt:;_, rt S"" ' t ti \'e St a m p J o urn a l of t h ·· C aq O ." kn U uott'd - Al\va' s 011gii1a'. N w i. 1 die Sixth Vedr of its Pu b;ica tion. S t •nscRIPT JON, 25c A VEAR. . Sample Copy and 50-Page p , 1c . -List Free . . W . S E LLs c1rnPP & Co .. 108 S tockton Stree t, Sa11 Fn.ncisco, C 21. Judicious Selt chon ... · r J\ rl ve rti s h 1g D·Jed i ums In s ure Dea le r s S •ir .,. ._~ . An a .-fv' t in THE PHILAT E L IC · L' L L• ·"T I "'l 1• 1 I t Equ >l ls th e Be c;. t ") r ea p s !r. ~ · · · d o s rt- s uit s. W e re rt ch t '· e buying cl as ~. A~ k v u .- a d ve1tis ers aL..l. ut it. .. . NA u :viKEAG S T A M P Ilox 99 . & P UB LI S H I N G 1-'u b!i suci :, , Co ., S AL E:M , M ASS . - - - - -- - - - - - -- - -- - - - - S . n d 1 0 C e nts fo r !1 S i x Mon t h s ' Tria l S u b scri p ti o n to th e Lone Star ~ state -er Phil at~Ii st. i:r W A CO, T EXAS . A s a n Indu cPm e nt t 0 S ubs cri \-. e , we will a lJ ow Yo u a 30-word Ex cli <:1 n ~e N tJ t ice F t< E E . Menti o n · ' T he E v ~ry H ;i n d<> om c ~ t S1amp P .q1• r i n Am e ri ca . " S t a m p C " ll e rt nr Sbn 11 1d \\" .. it t: U s a fo r S a mpl e C o p y v i P os t ~: I Tlw National Stamp Collector. \\- t: !~ u r, S e ll a n d V1i.: 1 : t :'\ 1 ~ THE C O LU MBIA N PHILATEl.l"f HILATE LI ST and t::ilhe r two, 39c T HE Vlf~ G I N I P1-1IL AT 1·: LI~T a11ll all thr ~f' . 50c 'l'I-J ~ Vll<G INJA PHIL..l.TELIST a nrl S, o tt's 5 8 th (Tat i s th e Be s t publishe<l ; nor th a t THE VIRGINIA PHIL 'TELIST 0•1e Vea r w i.h t.ither Tlt r Columhm,-, Ph •latPlist, 'Tiu' Amn·ican Collr clor ' • 1 /ti' N. ,ckv N!oun t n.in Stamp , 2Sc . th i ~ to s ay F xcbai:ge S tam ps . FR.Eb~! S E N D . FOR.A.SAMrLE. C G P Y.O F.THE C"LTFORNIA STAJ\1P- Subsc ript :o11 ::!5 ..: . p e r Ye a r. F REE. Ad. r ates 50c. an L e h CALIFORNI \STAMP, 2()77 T " ·e nt ) -fir s t St., S A N FR AN <: Js co. CALIP, Tr-iE The Lea ding P hila1eli c P ape r of the S outh! Free S a mµle C o py. r-=r 0 ::v1 E W 0 :R. I-< ER. Aclver:isi 11g Rat t" s , 50c a u in ch. Su hsc 1ip tio·1 15c . a Y e;.ir . I..oC ~ e> ::o-c. '1'" -i 1 1 E::, '°"r E:: 1-:i:. ~ ­ A<lrl1• !- S P 0. Rox '.!5, K 1,1.". xvi ! h, Tt-111 f!"S ~ ee . It's ~tri ctl yUptoDa tr""' It's Xrvrr Late ! THE l" EW Y O RK P HIL A TELIST. Pu bli s h e d o n th e 15th of each m onth . S u bs cr ip tion 2 Fic. p i- r Y ea r. S::.i mple Cr p y FreP , U1 1eXCt'lle d A1 1 vc- rlif:in g M t. dium . NA T:O :\'A L . STAM P. E XCHANGE, 3964 M agazi ne S t., NE W ORL E A NS , L A. THE NEW Y ORK PHILA T E LIST, 106 Eas t lllth Stre et, NEW YOR K G1T': �THE VIRGINIA PHICATEllST VOL. I . RICHMOND , VA., J UNE, 1898. C. F. W. MOSER. No. 10. are his favorite s tud y a nd lb e number n ecessa ry to comple te his c oll ec tio n o f fl T is our pleas ur e, this mouth , lo pre- a ll the known va r ie ti es is small, aud, I h o pe, wi ll soo n" come his :w ay . " ~ se nt a sk etch of o ne of the mos t deserv in g 111 e mbers of lhe Vi rg inia Mr. Mose r is lh e n e ve r-cli sp ul ed a u th o rity a t our meetings o n a ll matters Philatelic Assoc ia t io n, Mr. Chas. F. W. Moser , o ur ob li g in g a nd m os t effic ient pertaining to s ta mps. Ever ready t o oblige lh e members and to r e n der his cou n t e rfeit-de le ctor. C. F. ·\ I./. Mose r is a Germ an. Born in opi nio11 g ratis, h e h as e mlearecl hiw se lf t o u s a ll. the hi s t oric city of Breslau, in l!J e P rus His U. S . Postage and Revenue coll ecs ia n Provi n c e of Siles ia , 011 Ne w Year 's t ion contains over day, 18G l ; in lhe fa ll ------3000 var ieties . His of th e sa m e yea r his colleclion of U. S. en p a r e 11t s came to A m e ri ca. velopes is m agn ificen t \ Mr. Mose r is a j ewa nd !J is stock of cl ueler a nd engraver, ex p li ca t es very large. cellin g espec ia lly in Mr. Moser has travI lhe !a lt e r branch of eled quite ex l e usive ly hi s profess ion , a11d it in fo rm er years , as is this a rti stic ta s te , salesmau for a l ead in g New York j ewelry bred b y hi s ca llin g h ouse, a 11d is wellt!Ja t has fl eve lo p ed k110w11 to"m a n y of the the stamp expe rt. pro miu e nt s tamp men He began coll ec tin g of llle m elropol is . H e in the earl y seve nt ies is 11 ow with th e Now- g e ne ral coll ecli nglan Co. , of this cily, but afte r a s h ort w hil e C. F . W. MOSER. o n e of our leading aba ndoned the h obby, o nl y t o begin a u ew in je\velry 110uses. W hil e res idi n g i n l SU:.l, lh e n co n fi nin g hi111self to U. S ., B ri t ish Colonials a nd C harlottes ,·ill e for a lim e, Mr. Mos er Co nfederates-au<! h e re aga in m o re es was a 111 e mber o f lh e 1YI011ticello Gu a rd s , pecia ll y to unu sed U. S. Truly u ot a Virgi ni a V olun teers. He is m ember No. 17 of the Virg ini a Philatel ic Associm or e co mple te coll ection of o ur co u natio n , and wa s un a n im ously e lected lo try 's s tamps , iu mint state, co ul d b e fou nd iu V irg inia. the office h e h olds th e r ein , an office whi ch none coul d fi ll wi th more com Recently I en j oy ed th e rare treat of petence as h e is a m ost a l,J e jud g e of viewin g hi s treas u res, tas te fnlly mounted s tamps a n d, iu s h or t , " lite rig ht rn un iu a cos tly a l b um of his own des ig nin g , and t h e re beh e ld a n array of s ta mps difiu th e ri g h t p la c e. ' ' H e is a lso a Maso n , a nd c 11j oy s dese rvfic ult to descr ib e. S in g l es , pa irs , b lock s , a n d strips of the best U . S . and in mint ed pop ula ri ty. D!ETZ state. M r. Moser coll ects va ri eties-they / -- I /1 \ �THE VIRGINL'I. PHILATELIST. 182 OFF IC I A L ORGAN' OF THE V I RG I N I A PH IL A TELIC ASSOC I ATION. PUB LI S HE D MONT HL Y llY TlI E VIRGI N IA PHIT<ATELIC PUBLISHING Office , 13 N. E leve uth St., Co. , And the s imila r scnes for Cuba, too, we venture to assert, will be s ilort lived . For when our clliva lrous Fitz ta kes a h a nd in the reg ul a tion of affairs clown tilere in tile lin go of o ur d usk y fe ll owciti zen, "suppen 's gw ine h appe n . " In viE. w of these eve nts-pas t a nd future-we woul d offer these as a s ug gesti on for til e new Un ited States Colonial s ta mps : AUG. DIE TZ, ED IT O R. GOO W . Clay S t. , S tali o u A , l{ ic h111 0 11 d, Va. FRAN KL I N STE:ARNS, J R ., Bu s iness Manage r, P . 0. Ilox C.i, Richtno u tl, Va . SUBSCRIPTIONS. U 11 ilecl S l ates, Cn 11 n.da :"I nd I\il e x i co , pe r yea r, 30c. A ll o th e r Co u11lries iu the U . P. U. , per yc.:ar, ·lUc . ADVERTISING . 1 Mo. SPACE. O ne In ch , . Two Inc h es, . Half-Co lumn, .s .50 . .!JO . 1.50 . O ne Columu, 2. 70 . One Page , .. 5.00. a l\I os. ti Mos. l Year. . . $ 2.25 . . s ·1.00 7.00 ·J.00. 2 2.5 . 12.50 7.00. ·1.00. 2-2.&0 12.W . 7.00 . •JU.00 l :l.50 . 2i .5o . . s 1.2.'> Copy s h o ul d r each u s h y lit e 18th o f lh e precedin g m o nth to in s ure i11 se rli o 11. T o cllau g e s taudi ng: :-1ds, copy m ust be iu lli e 15Llt. \V e w ill exch n 11 ge o n e or two cop i es w ith p hil a- telic p ublica li o us. ----- AU THORIZED .-.GENTS: FOR CAN A D A . ] N O . l~:owARDS, 58 H. i va r<l St. Uo x 07U, Monl r ea l. FOR NEW YORK. PARKE A U V EllT I S I N G A GENCY, J_(jl(j i\1I ad iso n Ave. :En t e r ed at th e Post Office at Ri chm o nd, Va.,for t r a n smi ssion thro u g h th e m a il s at Se co nd -cla ss r a tes , Sept. , 18U7. R I C H M ON D , VA., J UN J·:, 1SU8. The War. R EAR ADM IRA L D EW J>Y b as bcg uu wr itiu g some pag es of hi stor y w ill! hi s 5 a nd 8-inch pieces at Ma nil a . S in ce t ha t" wr itin g," we a r e inclin ed to believe, Alpho uso IJ asn 't been ab le t o ge t a noth e r s uppl y of t he rec_e ntl y iss u ed Phili ppine seri es to that Colon y . Perh a ps th ere 's n o g reat demand th ere fo r t he m now. There's nolhin g abo ut lhe des ig n to claim ori g inality-we s ketch ed them while wa itin g for ord e rs to ta ke c ha rge of the first division of tile invadin g army . \ Ve h av e a s imila r desi g n ready for Admiral Sampson, a nd a re on ! y wa ilin g fo r him to take bis c h o ice of so me of lbc few rern a iuin g S pa ni sh possess ions . AMONG our friend s a nd Ricbll!oncl m e mbers o f th e Virginia P hil a te li c Association to leave with lh e Vi 1·ginia military for Cuba a re Corporal J ohn c. \.Veck e rt a nd Jolln J. Bunc e. Assoc iation with them has endeared the m l o us all, and we fe e l sad to see th e m go, but they a re Virg iui a ns , of th at sa n1 e s toc k, who , in for rn er days, wilen th ey d rew lhe sword lh ey threw away lh e scabbard . They will again " blaz e lh e way" for a L ee to viclor v . God gra nt lhern a ll a lriumplrn nt retur~ . AND som e one e lse has a li t ll c "sc rap" o n ha nd, if we m ay judge fro m th e co rres po nde nce printed in th e Era of Ma . . y 14t!J . Bol I 1 parties Ill the cont rovers ap pea r to h ave th e ir war-pa in t on, a n~ are jus t in tha t state of feelin g requis ite to e nlis t with th e U. S . Vol unte ers. " O u tch !--Who 's hit?" �TH E VIRG INI A PHILATE LIST . 188 The Omaha Series. Now'.s the Time. A t las t we h ave somethin g de finit e re tile O m a h a s eri es . Th ey w ill c on sis t o f ni ne valu es, sin g le c olors , s ize o f e n gra vin g s ab o ut ~ in ch w ide b y 1 ~ in c h lon g, a s foll ows: No w 's the Li1n e to b u y s ta m ps a u d fi ll y our vaca nt spaces. Tile b es t a re selliu g a t 50 off, a nd lh e bes t are b e in g offered by o ur a dve rti s ers. Ju st r ead th e ir ads thi s m o uth. \.Ve are coll ectors, a nd adv ise fro m pe rso ua l e xperi e 11 c e . l e" Marq uett e 0 11 th e M ississ ip p i ," da rk g ree n. 2c" Farmiu g in th e \ Ves t ," co p per-red . ·Jc" I11 d ia u Huuti11 g Buffa lo ," o ra 11 ge. 5c " F1·e m o nl o n Ro cky Mo 11ulai11s ," d ark blu e. Sc '' Troops G ua rding T1·a i11, " dark lil ac. l Oc .. I-Iarcbhi ps of E:m ig ra ti o 11 ," s la te . GOc 11 \Ves tcru l\ Ii11iu g Pros peclo r/ 1 o live. Sl. 00" \ V ester 11 Catll e in Sto rm, " lig h t l:Tow 11. $'.! .OU" l\ I issi ss ipp i River Bri dge ," sapphire bl 11 1.::. R eceivaule for pos tag e in d efinitely . AN int e r es tin g article a n e nt W es t Ind ia n F iscal s , in r eply to " \.V e st I11 d ia 11 Fa ke F is ca ls " b y G ilchris t iu our Ap ril num b er a pp ea rs o u a not her page. W e a r e ideb t ed t o V. G urd ji , Esq., of R och es te r, N. Y ., fo r thi s in fo rma t io n . lVI r. G urd ji h as t rav eled Lllrou g h the I sla nds s e veral ti mes a ucl writ es fro 111 e x perien ce". W E r ea ll y b eli eve U n cle Sa 111 is a u g ry w ith S pai n . R ecentl y w e w e r e p rese n ted w ith a u e n vel ope, by a fri e nd in \.Vashin g to 11 , d irected to a party iu H avana. Th e l et ter " d idn ' t we nt, " bu t was k iu d ly re turu cu to th e writ e r w it h a lab e l g umm ed across its face bea riu g thi s insc ri p ti o n : " Des pa tch l o Spa in o r Spa ni sh Colo ui c:; prohibit ed 0 11 acco un t of wa r. " How courl eous in U ncl e Sa m t o s l ill c o ns ide r C uba a Span i.slt c o lou y. -B ut th e s la 111 p was ca n ce led a ll ri g h t. Joe F. Beard. P hila te ly o f A m e ri ca s us ta iu s a s eve re loss in lh e dea th o f J oe F. Bea rd, th e p opula r sec re ta ry o f th e A m e r ican P hi la t eli c Assoc ia t io n , w hi ch occ urred on Ma y 6th , a t 8:15 a. m . O ur s inc eres t sy mpa thy is w ith th e b e r eaved fa m ily . AND n ow lh e discuss io n ov er Lh e n e w 5c b lu e is g alore . S ome lik e it-som e do n ot. Some think th e color jus t s uitabl e to th e s ta m p , so me jus t d iffe r in t heir op ini o ns . W e ll, it's printed in b lu e, a nd yo u m ay a s we ll ge t u s ed to i t. \ Ve re o ur s ta mps orn a men t ed w ith fi llil oo b irds, wa u g cloodles , e tc ., lik e unto s o m e fro m Lh e a ntipod es , a n d p rinted in sea s ic k g ree n a nd va ri o us sh ades of whi te we mig ht h a ve so m e room fo r d isc u ss io n , Lut, in thi s cas e-" come o ff." \ VE'R E harborin g a bad feelin g agains t th e D e la Ru e people . We d o n o t lik e t h e ir cles ig u s o f s ta m ps. Iu fact we d o n ot like Lh e L e e wa rd Is la nds ty p e for a ce nt. A u el n ow Ga m bia , too , w ith h e r brig h t color ed pre tty sta m ps-pla in b ut p r et ty- h as bee n co m p ell eel to foll ow s uit in th a t lin e. It's too bad . A ll th e ea rl y bea u t iful Bri t ish Colo nia ls are retreat iu g b e fo r e th is parvcn1t sta m p wilh n o cla im to a rt n o r beauty . B u t its c h ea p- a u d J ohu Bull 's iu fo r s hilliu g's a n d p e n ce. " S'l'R AINE D relatio ns" appea r to e x is t betwee n s o m e o f o ur es tee m ed con t e m p o rar ies , a nd a few s tray s llots h a ve a lr eafl y be en e x c h a n ged . We ' re n o l "i n " fo r t h a t sor t o f doi n gs- it's dec idedl y u11 p hil a te li c , atul bes id es tha t t h e r ead e r of a sta m p pape r d o cs n o t ca re a s n a p fo r th e fe ud s of t h e pu b lis h e r n or lo rea d a n a irin g o f hi s o r h e r " fee lin gs . " - We d e s ire to say th a t we s h a ll r e 111 a i11 s tri c tl y ne utral- fo r th e p r ese nt. F ig h t yo u r littl e fi g h t-it h e l ps fi ll y o ur pap e r-b u t fi g ht it fa i r , or e lse we' ll tak e a h a nd in it , a n d t ell ' ' w h o bl ew u p til e ' Main e '. • �18-1 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. VIRGINIA PHllAHUG ~ SSOGIHllON. FH.ANKL I N L. KEH.NS, l:'res idc11t. MAJ.JNO. F. MA\"EH, Vicel-'resi ch.: nt. Tlie color of tlie uew ~tl New Zea la ud is no t that required by tlie agree111eu t of the last Postal Cougress. Th e Era clips tli e following from tlie Bostoit 1-Ierald: "WASHINGTON , D. C., May 10, 1898. -Tlie specia l stamps t o c o mmemorate the Trans-Mississippi exposilion w ill be of s in g le c olors. Th is was decided upon a t tlie PostofTice Department today, in 1ie u of tlie s yste n1 of black ceu ters wi tlt colo red borde rs, whi c h was first proposed.'' In the same iss u e unrl er" \.Vusliin gto u No tes," the Era is iufor111 ec1 b y its correspoudent, that the Oma ha stamps woul d be priuted in two co lors, aml that the plates fo r th e 1, 2 a nd •l ceu t denomin ations have been co111pl etetl. Who is ri g ht ? S tau le y Gibbo ns a nnouuce that th e pla u for turnin g S tanley G ibbons, Ltd., a private co m p:wy , into Stan ley GilJbo ns, Ltd ., a public company, lias fai led from la ck of s u ffic ie nt s ubscr ipti o us. All a mounts s ubs cri b ed liave been returued. "BOOM edit ions" freq ue ntl y preceed a " bus t " - and cutti ng of rates iu cli ca t es tli a t U1e r e's "somethiu g ro t teu in Denm a rk. " \.Vith both" s p lurts " a p ubli she r g e n erall y " c uts hi s own throat." T ile JJ/ ontreal Pltita telist is respo ns ible for the s ta tem e nt tha t th e n ew 3 and 5c N e wfoundland s tamps may soon be e x pected. F ri e nd Ba ch go t the inform a t io n fi rst. Th e fi rs t U.S. Colonia l sta mps s hould be printe d o n Ma nila paper. FRANK LI N STE :\ H.NS, JR. , Sec'y-Tre a s. JOHN PAALZ.U \ V, 101 8 Pnrk Ave. , Ri cli111 0 11d , Va ., Saks i\I au a g t'r. c. F. \.Y. MOSEll, Co 11 11 l erfeit D etedor. O fficial Oq.~ all: 'l'llE VIRC I N I A P llIL.ATE LI ST. Associ ati u 11 111 ee l s 0 11 th e 10tl1 o f every m o nth , al :; o 'clock p. m. , at 18 N . E l eveu tl1 St., H.ichmon<l, V irg ini a . RICH MOND, V A. , JJfay lo tile 11/cmbers o/ tile JI, 1898 . V. P .A .: I h ave tlie honor of h ereby submittiug m y repo rt of the nintli m o.nthl y 111 ~e ti11 g o f our Assoc ia tion, our V ice Pres1Jeut, Ma j . Juo. F . Mayer, presiding. . Members prese nt: Messrs. Aug. Dietz, Henry C. Scolt, Jr., Jno. F . Mayer, 'vV. S . Ahern, John Paalzow, C. F. \I./. Moser, F . Stearns, Jr. Minutes o f las t mectiu g were read a nd approved. The Secretary was directed to have printed 150 copies of th e Constituti o n of the Association, the cost not to exceed tbe s um of $3.00. The following appli ca nts were then un a nin10us ly elec te d memb e rs of t h e ~s ­ soc iation : Mr. E. K. V ieto r, to bacco nist, Richmoud, Va., and Dr. 'vVm. J . S. S tewar t , Chi e f rneclical officer U. S. Marine Hospital Service, s tatio n ed .at Viney.arcl Haveu, Mass. 'l' be followmg application is now o n file : Mr. J ohn Thompson Brow u , ag e 37, occupation farmer, uiember A. P. S. No. 1210, Brierfi eld , Bedfo rd Co., Va. Respectfully s ubmitted , FRANKLIN STEARNS , J R., Sec'y-Tr eas., V. P. A. WE: pres ent in this number a m ost iu teres tin g hi s tori cal sketch of Barbados. Th e charming style of th e author-like a breath of po esy from a tropical climewi ll have th e daal tendency of ins tructin g as we ll as endea rin g th e sla m ps of Ba rba dos to lh e coll ec tor. �I _ _ THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Barbados. B\' " MON'l'ER EV." ~ 0 the collector o f Rritish Colonial s la m ps, a ud espccinll y th ose of th e Rritish \Ves t Inr1 ics, there nre few m ore inte res tin g th nn the stam ps of Barbados. Fro m th e ea rl y copper-pla te issues to the present De Jn R u e pa tt erns they pre s .~ nt quite n stml y in Ph ila tely . But as ide from this the s tory of Ba rbatl os is o ne of fascinating inter es t. 'wep t b y the blue wn tcrs of the Ca rribeau S ca,-ricl1 in its orn a mentat ion of tnmarind, nrnn go a nd p imento t rccsbeautiful in its ta n g led tm ce ry o f t ra ilin g v ines ; tbc island o f Ba rbados presents itself tocb y as a m ouument to nn hi s t ori c pnst; nnd m a n y of the makers of its h istory are restin g benea th its sod- their g raves caressed by its p ere nni a l bloo m . Though num be red a m ong the l esser Anti ll es, " it does not fo rm a link in th e c h a in ," but is separated from them by a trongb m ore th a n 1300 fath om s deep. The cxnct elate of th e d iscovery of th e islnnrl is unknown, but in th e year 1600 it was in d ica ted o n th e ch arts , a nd the name nppears to have or ig in a ted w ith the Portu g uese, who call ed it "Los Barbados" (or "th e bearded" ) from the tr ees whi c h fr in g ed pa rt of its coast. I n forma ti on it is d issimilnr to th e o th e r is lan d s, a nd consists of n corallin e mass , "restin g u p o n a trach y ti c con e," a nd it appears to have been fort n cd b y s n cccss i ve u pheavals, which th rcw t h e is la nd into a series o f r ecedin g terraces, each borrle r ed by cliffs , f:rntas ti cal I y irrcg n lar, except wh e re the y h a \'e s n cc u mb crl t o th e e rosion of trop ica l fl oods . Of th e 106,240 acres of larnl wh ich b old tog eth er t hi s hi s toric littl e is lnnd, th e unprecedented number of 100,000 a re under c ulti vntion , nnd so thrifty was its appenm nce rlu ri ng th e tim e wh en it was worked by th e Irish co nt ract Jn.bore rs , \,1 1' 185 a nd Indiar.s taken fro m th e m a inland , a nd so cl os el y wns it a lli ed i n some of it s customs t o the country whi c h cla im ed it ns her own, tha t the inh nhit:rnts called 'it "I4ittle E nglnu d . " The Cnpital, Bridg etown , (together with its s u burbs ) shelte rs about ~ of th e entire populati o n , a nd is rathe r prosaic in appcnrance, but th e charm in g little town of F ontabcllc , whi c h is the chosen residenc e of th e E u ropea n t rnrlcrs, is a strikin g e xamp le of the p ictu r esqu e ; a nrl from its h ous es th e vi n es h a n g in t ro pical luxuri a n ce. Barbados enj oys more pol iti cal p riYili g es than a n y o ther of the E ng lish I sla nd s-and is th e residence of th e )Gove rn or Ge neral of the British \Vin dward I s lands, wh o , with a leg isla ti ve council of 9 m e mb ers, is e lecte d by the Crown . The Gove rnor is co mm a nder of the naval force5 in \Ves t Indi a n waters, and Barbados is th e h eadqua r t ers of the European troops. It is a lso t h e see of a Bishop, a n d is the s it e of s c veml li berall y e ndowed univers iti es , a m ong which is the well known Coclrin g t on College,havin g a revenue of £3 ,000 a y ear. But it is n ot the literary importa n cen or politi ca l prom in e n ce- n o r co mm e rc ia l prosperity of Barbados, I think , wh ich warrants any g reat cons ideration ; but t h a t whi ch en titl es it to a ni ch e in the temple of t h e unforg otte n , is its a bs olute ly unique p as t, th e monum e nts o f wh ich stnn d fo rt h as spectres of the lo ng ago. Not o ne o f its e lcYcn p nris hes has been robbed o f its traditi o na ry interest , a nd th e olrl ca therl rals o f St. Michaels a n rl Chris t Ch u rch , p :ulic ula d y, a r e towers nroun d whi ch old leg e nd s cl us ter- le g e nds wh ich whi sper aboYe th e soun d o f th e wi nd a n d th e sea; wh il e on e church a t least, tha t of St. J o hn , has shaclowed the tomb of royalty. F ae-s imil es o f so m e of the m o n nmc nta l inscription s o n th e tombs in th e c hu rc hes aucl b ury in g �186 TH E V I R G INIA PHILAT E L IST. g rou nds, have been p res er ved a n d possess th a t pec uli a r cha rm wh ich see m s to h e a di stin g uis hin g ch aracteris ti c of B::i. rbados . I ha ve selec t ed a few o f the i:n os t int eres tin g o f these r e p rodu c tion s ; m a n y of th e o rig inals bein g plac ed by t he fa m i1ies [::ind desc en d ents o f the Cavaliers, wh o so u g ht r efug e o n th e isla nd d urin g th e time o f tbe Co mm o n we::i.lth - th a t r evolutio n a ry a nd t r y in g p e ri od of h is t o r y , \Vh e n E ng lanrl w::i.s in th e iro n g rasp o f Cro m well. Ja m es Ay ns w o rth .. . o b. , 7th M:irch, 17'.tJ. (No l e :- A y 11 s w o rlh o f S mith il I '!" JI nll , T.:i 11 cnsl1 i 1·e .) \ V illi :1111 B r ia n t . F.sq ., :i n d IW:iy, hi s w i fe , a n:i ti \•e o f thi s islnnd. After nn exem pl nr y d isch:1rge of ye dom est ic \·i rtn es, w ith tem per :i n d w ith h en1th , by d il igen ce w ith p r ospe r i t y, d11 rin g n m ost te n der 11 ui o 11 o f fi fty -eig h t ye ar s, wer e by den th sepa ra ted -I 111 0 11 l h s a nd ll da ys o n l y, s h e d y ing Nov . G, l7f1G, e tc . U nder t h b st on e l yes t h e bod y o f K :i lheri n e , l a te w i fe o f j oh11 Ro k ehy , 1\1er ch:1 11 l ; D a n n 11 d Coh e iri s o f Ch r i stoph er T h om pson, l:i te o f thi s pari sh 1 Ge n t. , and Knlh e rine , hi s w ife ,w h o de pnrle d t h is l ife ye JGLh o f Apr il , l tifiu, in ye l!)l h y r . o f h e r a ge. N ot a f ew of lbe fa m il y · vau lls , wh ic h we re co mmon at th is t ime , hav e bee n t h e prey o f t hi eves a nd va nd::i.ls , but in a qu ie t r ecess on th e ed g e of I-Iack l es to n e's Cli ff , in l be parish o f S t. J o hn , on e ma y fi nd t ha t p ic t uresque m a usole um of th e Colepe ppe r fa mil y; a nd o n thi s spo t , which com m a n ds o n e o f the m os t bea utifu l views of th e s ea , o n e 's vision is o nly c ircu m sc ribed by t h e fa r off h orizo n li ne, wh ic h se em in g ly divid es the opa l an d az ure a nd g old of th e s un s et, fr om t he s ea , w ith its wa ves a nd its foa m ::i nd its song . It was the c ustom a m o ng th e fa mili es of the better class , t o in te r th e ir dead in leaden coffin s, cased iu c ed::i. r a nd urnhog any. In ::i. coffi n of t hi s kin d they fo un d , on th e th ird of May, 184-1, the bod y of t h e l::i.s t o f t h e Palaeolog i ; a nd it w::i.s t o him I re fe rred wh e n I m ade me n t io n o f t h e royalty wh ic h sl ept ::i. mi dst lh e hi s to r ic p ile o f old S t. J ohn 's ca th edrnl , whi c h w::i.s m ::i.de a rn in in 1831 by that sco urg e of B::i.rbados, th e h urri ca ne. Th e noted fa mil y of wh o m Theodoric Palaeolog us was lh e last li viu g rep r ese nta ti ve, c::i.u n o t fa il l o b e of absorb iu g interest to a ny o ne - has h e n eve r so s m a ll a likin g fo r th e hi s tory of th e g r e::i. t. Th eodo re of P es::i.ro was th e son of Ca mill o- so n of Prospe rso n o f Th eodor e -so n of J o h n-son of Th om as, y o un ges t bro th e r of Const::i. ntin e X III , lh e las t r eig niu g so ve reig n o f th e Byznnline E m pire. Aft er e u onn ons vi c issitudes , thi s p rin ce , in th e y ear 1628, set foot 0 11 E ng lish soil , nncl w::i. s rece ived w ith g re ::i. t d em ons t rat ion s by th e celeb rat ed D u ke of Bu c kin g h::i.111 . A t t hi s lim e, h e was m a r r ied t o E udoxia Comn e n::i. , by wh om h e h::i.d ::i. d::i. ug ht e r, T h eodora , bo rn at Sc io in 1604. W h ile res id in g in E ng la nd , Th eodo r e Pa la eolog us had, ::i. m o ug o th e r c hil d re n , Ferd ina nd , whom we fi ud es tab lis h ed in Ba rbados in or ab ou t t h e y ea r JGG3 . Beco min g p roprie to r of a m ag ni fice nt esta te, li v111 g a li fe of lu x ury - y e t c urbin g t h e c hara c t e ris ti c res tl ess n ess o f his race, a nd directin g his e n e rg ies iu a clrn nn el which p roved profi ta ble both t o him s elf a nd his fe ll ow couut ry m e u, Fe rdin a n d Pala eolog us sh owed him se lf a wo rt h y m e m ber of th e ra ce fro m whi c h h e s prn ug . Dea th ca m e lo him in 1678 , a u d ::i. century a nd ::i. half l::ite r h is coffi n wa s �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. discovered in the orgnn loft of St. John's -in the position ndopted by the Greek Church-a pos ition which is said to be the reverse of o thers . His coffin was opened a nd found imbedded in quicklime-proving th a t lie died in the faith of hi s ow n church. Tims when we g la n ce nt th e s ta mps of Barbados, we will n o t, I think , regnrd them ns mere philatelic fancies, n or, goin g t o the other extreme, think of them in a pnrely commercial lig ht-nor , ye t ngain, see in each a unit which plays its pnrt in the co111plction of o nr colle ction; but inter111in g led with a ll thi s, the im aginnti o n will g iv e us , perhaps, a so und as of ' ·faint far sens," a nd we will fa ncy the screa m of th e s ea g ull s , th e perfume of fl owe rs, o r the jin g lin g swo rds of th e gay Cava liers. I ncknow l ed.~e m y ind chtedne ss to M r. T.nw- r e n ce Archer, fro 111 w h ose bo ok o f 111 0 1111m e 11t :i l inscripti o n s l took th e lilJe rt y of m :i.k. i11 g sel ecti on s. The Newfoundland Forge ries . - ,. ONE CENT ONE CENT (Orig ina l. ) - (Co unter fe it.) In addi tio n to the information r e the New fo un d l:rnd S urc h arges, in this num be r, we illustrat e nbove th e ori g inal as we ll as th e co unt e rf e it s urcha rg e. Th e ink of th e or igi u nl is g lossy , de e p black; of t he co unte rfe it , dull, gray -black. The space betwe en the words ON 1•: CENT a nd the low e r bar in the o ri g in a l 111 ensures 2t mm. ; in th e co unt e rfeit it m easures 4~ mm. S ubscr ib e t o a ud aflve rti ;e in TH E VIRGINIA P HIT,ATEUST- It is lite collecto rs ' a ud dealers' friend. 1S7 ' Some Inside Facts. I N a recent iss u e we ca ll ed atte ntion t o the numero us counterfeit Newfoundl a nd s urc harg es a fl oat. \Ve h ave in vestigate d the m a tte r thorough!y a n d take pleasure in presenting, in this number, the results of our efforts . O ur Newfoundland correspondent bas kindly sent us a detailed acco unt of the rare red a nd red-a nd-bl ack Newfoundla nd s urclrnrges , of which recentl y forgeries h ave appeared on the m a rket. In se ndiu g us this inform ation on r es te e med fri e nd enclosed a spec im e n of th e reclaud-black for our inspection, it being o ne fron1 the original sh ee t , secu red by him a t the tim e, a nd no w in his possessio n. \Ve quote fro m lhe lette r : "As far as I can lea rn , all lh e origina ls were printed o n th e lilac-gray, or lil acs la te shafles of th e 3c , and ! h ave see n none on the brownish s hnde , which is th e sh ade of the forg eries. "As r egards th e r eel s urc harge , th e first s heet of 5 '.l(a nd a very bad !y centere d she e t it was) was s urch a rged in r ed, b u t as tha t color did n o t see m l o s how u p well, it was decided to try black, which , coming o ut m o re clearly t han th e red , was fi na lly adopted. " There a re onl y eight of Type I. antl t wo of T ype II. of th e r eel snrc ha rge ; of t h e red-and-black lbere a r e thirty-two of Type I. , six of type II., a nd t wo of Type III. Tit is is positive.'' Ou r correspondent s uppl e m ents th e forego in g with a bit of in form a tion r egard ing the forger ies, whi ch, a t thi s time of our in vestigatio n iuto a susp ic io us case, we deem unwise to p u b lis h , b u t s ha ll do so probably in o ur next. vVe acknowl ed g e r ecei pt of the foll owing publications, whi ch a rri ved too la t e for review. L e llfo11itc11r I'lii!atelique from Belgium and Tiu R ez1e1111.e P k ilatelist fro m John stow n , Pa. Both are ve ry fine iss u es. �183 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. CQMMUN IC.AT/QIY.S -,,.~~-"-"" New York Correspondence. nv I--tENNOD· ~HE Periodical stamp cont'.oversy, ~Y has been decided for the tune bein g , ·in favor o f Mr. Scott. Although there is much rejoicin g a 111011 g th e adh erents of phihtely, we must not overlook the fact th at the Gov erument, cnn appeal to a hi g her court, anrl p oss ibl y a d ecis ion 111i g bt be renrlered just the opp osi te of the lo wer court, in that case, Mr. Scott's first decision would all be for naught. But from the ev ide nce, it sho ws that the Government did a t one time authorize the sale of tiie disputed sta mps in question, a nd it was also sho wn , that dealers invested ve ry heavil y in them. This wa s a death blow to the Gov ernment, wh ose o nl y claim, was that the stamps were gove rnment property, a nd it was unl awfu l for perso ns to h av e sa m e in th e ir possession, a nd the s ta mps so found co uld be co nfi scated without warnin g. This is th e Gove rnment 's case in a nut sh el l, a nd a n y disinterested person wou ld come to the sam e conclusion as Judge Lacombe rlid. If the Gove rn· ment decides t o app eal within sixty days , the n the decision just rend e red, must forego action, until th e entire controversy is e nded in Mr. Sco tt 's favo r. United States Revenue s are s till selling at a bi g di scount , but som etim es a dealer w ill und e rc ut bis n eighb or' s figures to hi s ow n sorro w . Recently a well known city deale r was sellin g the fo ur ce nt playing carrls fo r <·3.00. In a week he s old every o ne h e ha d or co uld getjust twel ve . Two days la t er h e r eceived a want list from a Pacifi c Coast dealer, wh o wanted t e n four ce nt playing carrls revenues , to be sent imm ediate ly, and th e price offered was five dollars each for perfect sp ecimen s. Now, our city dea ler wished he had a third leg with which to kick himself. Here was an o ffer of fifty dollars for ten stamps , at what h e solrl last week for thirty. His fellow-dealers pitied him, but the best they could do for him was six to seven doll a rs per s ta mp according to condition. This is one instance where a-dealer tries to outdo another, but in the e nd is the lose r . There is no use ta lkin g , but a good a nd desirable stamp will a lways brin g its pric e , uo m a tter where it hail s from. A collector ge nerally knows a good stamp wheu he sees it, a nd four cents playing cards r ev euu es, arc not picked up every day. Among beginners an d so m e average collectors who do not study their stamp s, some confusion is caused by their inability to di scern the difference between the firs t and seconrl iss ues of Tunis . This is a very popular country with our risin g g eneration ; as in most cases the colors of both iss ues are similar, mi s takes in putting the stamps in their proper places a rc a co mm on occurrence . At a casual glance, the two types, s h ow ve ry little differen ce; but on a close r exa minati o n, you will di scover fo ur imporla n t points of difference , as follows: a-The" star" arnl" cresce nt, " above lhc coat of arms d oes not t ouch the latt e r, ·whereas in T y pe '.l it docs. b-The numeral" 1 " is thin aml ha s n o base; in ty pe 2 the numeral is thi ck and has a broad base. c- The space at th e lower part of th e sta m p, co nta inin g the in sc ripti o n, "R ege uce" and "De Tunis," ha s a backgro und composed of th in hori zo ntal lines, whereas in Type 2 tb c back-ground is plain. d-Und e r this insc ription we find on T y pe 1, thin hori zonta l liues, but in the same space on Type 2 appears th e na m e 0f the en g raver , in ve ry s m a ll cnpita ls . �THE V IR G INIA PHILATEL I S T. Th ese a re the chief diffe r ences, alt hou g h m a n y min or on es exist. Th ese ca n a ll be see n with the na ked eye, a microsco pe is unnecessar y . S tud y yo ur sta mps a nd uo 1nista kes will occur. The J)felr opohtan P!tilatelist fro m aH a ppeara nces is a success. The ed itor of the /Veekly Ph ilatelic Era, is apt to v iew this advancement with a tin g e of j calousy .· From the tenor of Mr. J ewe tt 's editoria ls, it see ms be is o n the a nxious sea t. Possibly be be li eves th at the 111. P. b as des ig ns on the A. P. A. officia l journ a lship for 1899. In th at case, Mr. Jewett has som e reaso n to worry. Seve n hunclred m e mbers a t twenty -five ce nts each, is so m ethin g to fi g ht for. The Era is alright a n y way. Boston Bits . HY ROSTONTAN. Th e s ta mp bus iness at the Hub, a t prese nt see m s to be unu s ua lly good, a nd dealers in genera l pred ict a boo m in t he fall. It see 111 s s ince Dewey's g reat v icto ry at Ma nil a, that colle ctors h ave gain ed co nfiden ce, a nd the m a rket is awa kening fro m its 1,, JJ. The n ews of the s udden 1lea th o f J oe Beard of Muscatine, Iowa, was r ece i vecl h e re as a sever e blow , for it n ot o nl y ta kes on e of ou r best-known phil ate lis ts, but a worth y ma n in every oth er walk of of li fe, as well. H e is one of the few th at is bo un d to be mi ssed fo r m a n y yea rs to come. A. W. Batc h elder of th e New E ng la n d Sta mp Co ., spe nt thre e clays of las t month in Nell" York City, a nd it is n e e rll ess to s tate tlrnt a grea t e r p ort io n of hi s Lim e was passer\ at t h e fam o us Co ll ec tor's Club , whe r e it is said , b e di s posed of a numb e r of fine s ta mps. Busin ess a nd pleas ure co mbin ed, o ne of the traits that m a k e th e s uccessfu l b us iness m a n. Re v. John Luth er K 1l bon of th e Ros/011 1H9 Sta mp Book , h as bee n confin ed to his home at N ewton , Mass., wi th a u a ttack of la grippe. It is h op ed how ever, that he will soon be a m o ng us aga in . Il is stated ou good a uthority , in Boston, th a t the plan s for printin g the T ra ns-Mississippi s ta mps have been cha ng ed , a nd in stead of being printed in two-colors , as was fi rs t propose d, they will app ear in one o nly. This is indeed a disappoi ntm e nt to coll ec tors of the beautiful, for what can be prettier th a n s ta mp s struck off iu two colors . But as rega rd s th ese stamps, the government see ms to be having its owu sweet way, a nd the pa rt collectors a re pl ay in g, is ''grin a nd bea r it. '' Au imp orta ti o n of the n e w s ta mps from New Zeala nd shows several errors in the :Z~d denomination, a nd thos e received direct from _New Zea land (so m e fi rrns ha ve been s uppli ed from London office of _the Colony ) s h ow a difference of s ha de in severa l cas es. At prese nt there a r e indications of a grea t m a n y va ri e ti es of these very handsome sta mps. Since Dewey 's Yictory, dealers in Boston, and probabl y e lse where , h ave fou nd it imposs ibl e to fill the rap idl y a ccumula tin g orders fo r the stamps of S pa in and h e r Colonies (?) espec iall y t he P hilipp in e I sla nds a nd Cub8. Most dealers h av e what m ay be called a good s tock, a n d as a ge nera l rule, t h ese s ta mps a r e b ri ngin g good prices. The llfetropolita11 Philatelist as a weekly, see m s to be h av in g qu ite a run at the Hub , a nd a Bosto n Boom Edi tion is n ow in preparatio n . The May me e tin g of the Bosto n P hil at e li c Soc iety promi ses to be a brillia nt affa ir. Willard 0. W y li e wi ll g ive a sh ort ta lk on" S ide Li g hts o f a Europeau Trip " a nd Mr. F.P .Richardso n, of Salem will also contribute to th e e nt erta inment, after which, refresh ments will be served to all present. �l ::J IJ TH E V lH. G l N l A l:'rilLATl:U, l ::>T. Canadian Comment. BY CANADIAN. The rnnch ta lked of Newfo u ml l:rnd s urcha rge is ~ett in g exceerlin g ly t hr ea dba re a n d Era subscri bers h ave h ad a n a llepa ti c dose of the express ion of few fa cts and m a uy opin io n a n d theorie . Ph ila telic socie ti es iu T CJro n to m eet with little success a n d we ha ve yet to see a n acti ve soc iety Ji ve fo r a n y le ng th of time. S ur ely the fa ult m ust be with the phila teli s ts in Canada 's met ropolis . \ Ve a re glad to note th e r e-e n trance to the fi e ld of philateli c j ou rn a li sm of o ur fr iend Al ex. M uirh ead. Si n ce the demise of t h e H alifax F /11"/atelic !11ag a::iu e we h ave see n l ittle of Alex . 's writin g and it is pleasi n g to see th a t he has lost no n e of hi s s tra ig ht- fo rwa rd s ty le of writin g. T h e advertisement of a n unu sed p a ir of th e " Seve n cent rn ri e ty of Ca nada's first iss u e of Bi ll s ta m ps, " proves that thes e s tamps are not quite a s scarce a s was s uppos ed a s we n o w k n ow o f fi1·e copies . Mr. H . A . Peters, we ll kn o wn as a fo rm er D. P. A. m e m ber a nd o n e of th e fou n d e rs of the soc iety, h as r etired from the p hi la tel ic rank s. Mr. P e ters tells ns tha t rhi s is cine sole ly to la ck of tim e a nd th a t h e hopes to res um e c o llect in g s o m e time in th e futu r e . Th e li qu id a tor of th e Farm er's Loa n Co . , ha s acc epter! Pos t Mas te r G e neral Mul oc k 's offer of $200,000 for a releas e from a ll r es p o n s ib il ity in th e a bove comp a n y a nd t h e ente rpr is in g P. i\IL is at lib e rt y to evo h7e s o 111 e ne w sc h e m e as rlrill iant "s hi s three ce n t letter rate to u r eat Britai n. By t h e way the co nse r va t i1·e 111e111li e rs of P a rli a m e n t h a ve badg,,. r ecl Mr. Iu lo ck 0 11 a ll occas io ns a b o ut th e e ig hty orl rl d o ll a rs th e gm·e rn111 e 11t paid for c"- tra postage o n l etters depos it ed with o nl y a three ce nt sta mp th ereon . Vie a r e g lad to note t h at the Pliilatelir J)fesse11ger h as at last obta ined s econ dclass rates. The num be r of col lecto1:-rlealers b as been exceptionally la rge in Canada this y ear a n d s h ows t h at Ph il ately is adva n c in g a ll th rough the co un try. \Ve wou ld u rge upon all D . P.A. m e lllbe rs th e n ecess ity of a tt e 11 di 11 g th e a nnu a l conve n1:io n tu he held in H a lli ilton abo ut Jul y 1st . Ha mil to n is o ne of th e pretties t cities in th e Domin io n a ml th e loca l collectors will see t h at a ll wh o attencl h a ve a pleasa nt t irne. T h e b ill for two-ce 11 t postage h as u ot ye t been acted 0 11 in th e House o f Pa rlia m e nt. Canadia n c oll ectors are u11 a 11i111 ous in wislti ng its adop ti on. Mr. F. Bopp, fo rm e rl y G e rma n v ic e co ns ul at Chi cago, a 11 cl a n en thL1 s ias ti c co ll ec tor , h as bee n appoi nted co ns ul at Mo ntrea l. JVIr. Bo pp will u11d o ubt edl y do 111uc h to pro1110te p h ilately i11 Montr ea l. Notes From the Lon e Star State. HY R O\" B. BR.·\Df,Jo:\". \Veil , the secou cl a 1111ua l co11 ve 11tion of the Texas Phila t e lic Asso c iatio n is 11ow a matter of hi s to ry. Y e scrib e was iu atte n rla11ce a nd e nj oyed t h e m ee tin g i11 a s u per la ti ve d egr e e. Th e res ult of e lect io n was as fo ll ows : Pres ide nt , Otto Sta erke r. Vice-Pr es idents, H. G . As kew a nd R oy B. Brad le y . Secr e ta ry , Ed ward vV. Heu s ing er. Treasure r , F,1 11 il G e rli c h. Supe rin tend e nt, Ari. Ri c ht er. T ru stees, N e l t , Ma ck ey a ndJ oh11 G . R o til. Th e rep o rt o f th e secreta ry sh o we d a 11 i11 crease in lll e mbership of n ea rl y 50 p er c ent. duri ng th e pas t yea r. The co n ve n ti on w ill h e he ld in Aust in 11 ex l y ear , �TH E V IRGINI A PHILATELIST. I l :in<! the Lo11c .Stnr State P!tilatelist was co n ti n ued as offic ia l j o urnal by a n a lm ost u11 ani1 11 o us vote . I b ad t he pleasure of a p leasant ca ll t h e ot!Je r day from Mr. H. G. A~kew, o n e of tile n ew iy -cl ccted vic e-pres iclenls of o ur Assoc iatio n. Mr. Aske w h ad bis coll ecti on with him and we spent severa l e nj oyab le h o urs "swappin' d upl icates." i\Ir. Oscar J a nn asc h , of \Vaco , is compilin g a u a lbum fo r U ni ted Sta tes s tamps . E,;pec ia l atte nt ion w ill be paid to t h e Ma le h a nd Merli c ine stamps of lhe U.S. a m! spaces wi ll be prov ided fo r all th e va rieti e,; of pa p er a nd wa t er m a rk. Mr. Ja1111asc h iu vites corresponde n ce a n d s u ggesti o ns front parties i u teres ted. A 111 ove u1~11t ov er the State is n ot iced , viz., a t e nd e n cy to patronize h o m e d ea le rs wh e rever poss ib le. T his is o nl y right a nd proper as it will se rv e to build u p the p hil a teli c in te rests of th e State in a u indirec t manner. As a ge n era l rnle, with a few except io ns, the rlea lers over th e S tate rlo n o t patro ni ze t h e Sta te papern, a nd if sairl p a pers were depe nd ent u pon loca l s u pport it wo ul d n o t be many m oon s e re th e ir " toes wo ul d be tur11ed lo th e d a is ies.'' O n the ot h er h a ncl a fe w pa rti es a t t h e Stri t e co 11 ve 11 tio n d es ired th e d isco n t i1111a n ce o f th e c usto m of e lecti11 g" journa l as offic ia l orga n fo r o ur Stale assoc iation, a nd t h e iss ua n ce of a u " O ffi c ial Bu ll etin." \Ve are g lad to s ta t e, h owever , that the rollertors of t h e State, wh o h a ve n o se lfish int erests to prom ot e t h ereby , r ef user! by a n a lm ost un a nim ous vote to e nd o rs e t h e above pla n . E s p ec ia l atte nti o n is di r ected to so rn e un parale ll ed barga ins i11 desirabi e '· ta 111ps, a dY e rti s ed 111 t hi s num be r. \Va r s ee m s to h a ,·e t h e eff e ct of "br in g in g t h em out. " A nd , wh e n y ou a ns we re th e ads - b e kine! e n o ug h to say th a t yo n sa w it in '!' Hg V rRGINTA Pit rLATET,TST. 191 \.Vest Indian Fiscals. BY V. GU R DJI. ~ N refereuce to th e a rti c le by" Gi lc hri s t " iu the Ap ril nu mber of TH E V IRGINIA PHILATELIST, I would say tha t a grea t m a n y of the Briti; h Wes t Indies sta mps h av e been cance led by pen from the vi llages a:;d sugar p la n tatio n ,; w ithin the I sla nds wh ere there a re n o regu lar postoffices. An official-pol ic em a n or constable-who takes iu c harge all letters h a nded him , in ste ad of us in g th e regula r ca n cel in g s ta m p, he s impl y dates t·bem , u s ing first the da t e, the m onth a n d th e n the year, thus: 16, 7, 72, ca rryin g or se ndin g these le tte rs to th e cap itol of th e Is la n d , wh en th ey a r e so metim es r e-can c eled with lb e regu la r cancelin g sta mp before being forwan le rl. I h ave q uite a num ber of s u ch sta mps in m y collecti on with th e tow u n a m e a bbrev iated, date. and a lso date a u d r eg is try ca ncellation. All stam ps so C ·lllce led are rath e r " Co lo nia l " ur circula r, w ith th e tow n na m e , or date , o r bot h o n th e sa m e sta mp . I ha ,·e Domi n ica pro visio na ls o n le tters in pai rs a nd blocks with town name a ll(\ date , a nel the Capita l post-office canc e ll at io n 0 11 t h e ba c k . I h ave bee n throu g h th e Is la uds freque ntl y , and fou nd a ll pos tm asters (geuerall y n eg roes ) \Te ry co urt eous , and as to t h e ir in a b ili ty to wr ite o r r ea d, I did not fi n d t h e m so . So m e Britis h \ Vest In d ies s ta 111 ps are c a nce led with a u o b long or recta n g u la r sta m p, beari n g th e le tters C Ba nd elate , \\'hi ch are used o n drafts of th e Colonia l Bank with bra nches a ll through th e \~T est Indi es , except in g Montserrat, N e vis, Virg in Islands a nd T obago. a T!t e J1!011 t real Philatelist (th e b est Ge rm a n-Am e rican p a per) and the V . P., both for 0 11 e y {'a r .for 0 11/y 30 ce nts . �TH.E V lKG l N l A P HILATEJ_, l::>T. Provisional Due Stamps . HY JOHN Pi\ALZO\V . ~H E q u es ti o n is o f late quite o ften as k e d " in th e diff e r e nt Phila t e li c J o urn a ls" a r e provis io n a l due sta mps fi t obj e cts fo r a c oll ector t o in clml e in hi s collec t io n. Th e a n sw ers given m os t fre qu e n tly b y t h e ed itors a r e t hat s u c h s ta mps should be exclud ed as o f n o valu e b ecau s e so h a rd to d is tin g ui sh from t h e r egul a r postage s ta nq:,s. I ca n agr ee with t h e p a r t ies wh o so dec id e o nly wh e n s u c h sta m ps h ave been r em oved fro m th e ori g inal cover , for th e n it w oul d b e very h a rd ind e ed to di s ting ui sh bet we en s ta mps s o used a nd th ose used to r eg ularly p ay pos tage . But wh e n t he s ta mps a re le ft on th e ori g in a l e n ve lope bea rin g a ll t h e m a rk s necessa ry t o s h ow th >tt th ey were lecr itim ate ly u sed as prov is io n a l d u e stam ps th e n I ca nn o t see wh y th ey s houl d n o t fo rm a ve ry in terestin g pa 1t o f a n y coll ec ti o n . T ha t lh e two ce n ts ca rmin e, a nd I s u ppose th e one cent b lu e o r g reen n ow, a r e so m et imes used fo r s uc h p u r p oses is a n in d ispu tab le fact, fo r eve n h1 rge pos t offices lik e th e o n e in our c ity a ll ow them s elv es sotnetimes to ru n ou t of clu e sta mps a n d hav<> tc r esort to t h e p rov is io na l use o f t h e two c e nts carmi ne. T h e la tte r pa rt of September of last yea r I was lookin g over a large pil e of waste pape r in o n e o f t h e pa p er s t ock warehou ses a n d a m o ng t h e lo t was a batch of paper wh ich h ad bee n ga th e red from some of t h e b usiness houses. My attention was a rrested by a n e n ve lope bearin g th e lege n d "Due ~ " and instead of t h e two-two ce n ts du e s ta m ps whi c h s h oulcl h ave been affixed to t h e en ve lo p e , there were on i t two two c e uls ca rmin e regul a r posta ge sta mps ca n ce l eel h owever in the way in wh ich a ll th e d u e s ta mps a re ca n c eled in t h e ma in postoffice he re, viz. w it h e ith e r t h e e n d o f a ~ cork 01· a rag ti ed o n tlte e n d of a s ti c k a nd by t lte us e o f a reddi s h b rown ink. I passed thi s en velope by, bu t wh e n a little while la te r I cam e a cross a s econd one m a rk ed " du e 2c" a nd b ea rin g th e two c ents ca rmine , I thou g ht ther e mus t h av e b e en a scarc ity o f d ue s ta mps in t h e p os t office a nd la id th e en velop es as ide. F urth e r sea rch re vea led four m or e cov ers a ll bea rin g t he t wo ce nts ca rmin e ca n ce led as clue s t a mps a re h e re . I looked a t the da tes o n the bac k o f the envel o p es a nd fo und th a t th e a rri va l of the le t t ers h er e ra n ged from Se ptembe r ::ll st to Septe mb e r 23 rd, 1897. Now here w e re s ix differ e nt co ve rs addressed to fi ve differe nt firm s :rnd a ll with the t wo ce nts ca rmin e in pl ace of th e reg ul a r du es. To sa ti s fy m yse lf a b out the m a tt e r , I m a d e e n q uiry a nd fo und t h at th e post o ffi ce was out of du e s ta m ps aml h ad to resor t to t he use of the t wo ce nts ca rmine to coll ect th e p ostag e du e. No w w h y sh o uld th es e s ta mps u ot h e co ll ec ted an d b e r eall y q uite a c uri osi ty in th e ir way? Ce rta inl y it mi g ht n o t oc c ur o n ce in fi ye yea rs th at a n offi ce lik e Ri c hmon d wo ukl b e entirely ba re o f l wo ce nts d ue s o r for th at m a tter of on e c ent a lso,for s urel y if they h ad b ee n on h a nd th e P. O.,c lerk s would h ave used th e n1. I s up pose th e p ost o ffi ce a uth oriti es in \;\/ashin gto n wo ul d n ot ca re t o se e thi s p rac ti ce adop ted ge n e rall y as th a t would d e fea t t h e purp ose for w h ic b th e du e sta rn ps we re iss ued a n d so, o f co urse, th e re wo nl cl nev e r be offi cia l sa n ctio n fo r th e use of p rovi s io n a ls, bu t n ecess ity kn ows n o la w, so wh e n p ost offices a r e bar e of d u e s ta m ps th ey will aga in reso rt t o th e ex p ed ie nt o f CO M ve rt i ng th e r eg ul a r p os tage s la m ps into prov is io n a l d ues . Hu ss m a n 'sad o n o u r bac k cove r is o u e you ca n not a ffo rd to ove rl ook . M r. Hu ss rn a n m a k es a s p ec ia lty of sta mps in exce pti on a ll y fi ne concliti o n . �193 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. No. l of the rcccn tly a nnounced JJfontrcal Philatelist has promptl y put iu its a ppearance , a nd is a credit to our friend, Mr. Rudolph C. Bach , wh ose brigh t co unten ance g re ets us from the firs t page. Mr. Bach is publishin g a Gcrman Am c ri ca n paper in the 111. P.-a very good feature, by the way-a nd especiall y do we arl111irc th e correct hig h German , so rarely fo und in o th er similar publications in this country . We wish a nd predict for the JJf. I'. n successful future. The icndin g wcekl y- 7!1c JJfetropohtan f'h ilatclist seems to be makin g g reat s trides to s uccess- well deserved s uccess. In the May 14 iss ue Mr. Scot.t pres ents quite a num ber of illustrated sketches of prominent collectors, a nd while readin g them, the idea suggested itself to u s, to preserve tlrnt particular copy for the next occasio n wh e n so me non-philatelis t a pplierl the term o f" crank" to our followers . Then to prese n t him o r her with it and ask whether the intellig ent faces ther~iu conveyed a n im press ion warrnnl in g th e app lication of t!Jat te rm. The Ph ilatelic JJ1011thly a11d R1tllet in , bes ides chroniclin g eve ry-or nearly every new issu e, t e lls us lhnt th ey h ave r ecc1:tly bee n s h ow n a new frank iss u ed b y the Alnska Pnc ifi c Express Co. It is printed on t h e 2c U.S . envelope a nd sold at JOc eac h . It ca rrries letters fro m lh e Pacific Const lo Alaska. They hav e see n the British Bechuannlnud ~ cl r ed with in ve rted su r charge. T h e I'em1sy for May co ntnin s a number of inte r es tin g s lwrt a rticl cs . RayW. S teven s, wr iti ng nml er lhc titl e of "Mi nor Varieti es" belie ves thes e va ri e tie s of walenn nrk s, sec ret mnrk s, perfo- rntious, etc., ar.e a mon g the g reates t hindrances to philately; di scourag in g the y oung a nd sometim es the adva nced collector. The only fault we h ave to find w ith thi s a rticle is, th ere' s not e11011g-/1 o.f it. No doubt Mr. Steveus could abl y discuss the topic in all its phases, in lhe interest of the old-time collector of "one of a kind." In the May Post Otfice W. A. McDonnell h as prepared au a rticle on " The Measurement of Match a nd Medicine Sta mps" s upplemented with hi s ideas for a u album for thes e odd shaped " bits of p a pe r, " wh ich is , trul y , n task, des ervin g the gratitude of a ll collectors of th ese interesting s tamps. In his a rt icl e Mr. McD. has prepared and revised a lis t o f all Match a nd Medici:Jc s ta mps, g ivin g the dimens ions in mill imeters , a ud every read er of P ost Office should prese r ve it for futur e r efe rence. R ECEVED: Awerfran Journal o.f Plt ilatcly, JJfetropolitan Ph ilatelist, Era, Post O(fice , Col?t11tb ian , Evergreen State Philatelist , Philatelic Bnlfcti11, Easten1 Pliilatelist , Alleglta11y, Stamps, P!tilalelic /,Vest, Pe1111sy, Pltilatelic Jlfo11t!tly a11d U/orfd, J unior Collector, P er/orator, attd P!t ilatelic Facts . From a b road: Sta11ley Gibbous Ph ila telicJ01t r1tal o.fCreat Britain, "Stamps,'' I'lt ilatelic Jo11rirnl, JJ1elita l 'Mlatclic Chronicle and Advertiser, D er Brie.f11tarke11!tae11dler, L'A1111011re l'hilateliqne. Fro m Canada: JJfontrcal Plt ilatelist , Ontario Ph ilatelist. Sundries: Illn strated New Y ork llfonthly , ) '011tlt 's Realm, Catholic .f<riend. Wa lter H a rd y of Sale m, Va., will sell you sorne d es irab le s tamps chea p. Drop him a lin e .- See his" Unck Sn m " ad. ll will pa y yo n to rea d all the ads in thi s m o nth 's iss u e. You 'll p rofit b y it. �194 THE VIR G INIA PHILATE LIST. Nr-:w ZEA I,AND. -An error of th e n ew 2!p bas been discovered. The firs t s heels of this valu e printed had the name of tlle lak e spelled" W akilipu ." Ou bein g discovered th is e rror was corrected. \Ve glean the following from our exchan ges: BRITISH CENTR AL AFRICA.-Provisiona l stamps. Current 3sh s urc harged in red "ONE PENNY" iu two lines. BRITISH HO NDU RAS. - Current des ig n 2-5c red-brown a nd g r ee n ; pos t card Jc g reen on buff. BUNDI.-Fresh printing of lh e 4a , with value above in s tead of below. E merald g reen . CH ILE.-Sc veral values of a new sel o f postage due sla m ps. Design consists of circle in center wilh lin ed ground , bearing figure of value ; " Correos de Chile" o n ba nd above ; star in u ppe r corn e rs , and "Multa " at bo ttom . Values : 2, 4, G, 8, 10 a nd 20 ce ntavos, a ll carmine. HA vTr.-Tbe 20c ora nge has been s urc ha rged in r eel, "2" with " DEUX" abov e in curve, a nd" CENT " be low a lso in curve . The new series for thi s cou n try h av e a rri ved fro m Pari s, a n d d i ffcr from th e late issue in havin g th e inscription be low in two lin es, lh e word " Ce nt" above in a c urve, and the fi g ures of value iu circles instead o f squa res. The valn es a rnl quantities a re as fo llo ws: le blue, 20,000 ; le r ose , 500,000, 3c vio let, 20,000; 5c g reen, 440,000; 7c gray, 10,000; 20c ye ll ow, 10,000. H ONG KONG .-Prov isional s tamp. doll a r on 96c gray, black s urch a rge. MAD EIR A.-Th e Vasco de Gama commemorati ve se t h as a ppearecl a nd co ns ists of: 2} r e is , blu e-green ; 5r verm ilio n ; lOr v iole t ; 2.:Jr g r ee n ; 50r blue ; 7fir brown-violet ; lOOr brown ; J50r bis tre. P AH ANG. -Pro vision a ls. Current Perak s urcharged '' Pa bang.'' lOc lil ac a nti ora ng!' ; 2-5c gr een and carmine ; 50c g ree n a nd black . P ERA K.-A 2.)c o f current type h:1s been issue<l. PORTUGUF.Sr·: AFRICA. - Vasco de G a111 a series for lhis Colony, c orres po11cli 11 g in va lues a nd colors to the Madeira set. PoR'ru Gur-:sr-: lNm n;s.- Tbe Vasco de Ga ma set h as been iss ued for thi s Colon y wi th va lu es in reis and ta nga. Bolivian Forgeries . ~o ll cctors nrc warnerl nga ius t counterfeit:; <;>f th e_ Eagle _18G7 iss ue s lam ps of Boh v1a whi ch hav in g bee n obtained by lh e ph?tograpbic_process are vc1')1da1:;:-er01ts 11111 tattou s, be m g exact re prod uc li o 11 s of th e ge nuin e . They can be dete cted by : Tr·m PAPER: which is much too white nnrl looks too u ew .for s nc h o lrl s ta mps. TH E Cor,ORS: which a re different and ge nera ll y too lig ht, th e 5c is plum inst ead of violet; lOc is li g ht brown i11 stead of brown ; 50c is l e m o11 ins t ead of ye ll ow · 50c is li g h t blue iustead of blu e or d a rk blue; lOUcis li g bt g r e en ins tead of g re e n· lOOc is g ree ni s h blne ins tead of blu e. ' THE ENGRAV ING: w hich is a lso much d iffere nt; lh e ge uuin es were deeply e ngraved o n copper plates a ud are showin g an h eavy set-off which the co unterfeits have n ot b ut a re so we.II m ade th a t they see m lo have it if you do no t examin e them i11 the proper li g ht. · These coun te_rfe its a re to be fou11rl unuserl a nd used with pe n ca nce lla ti o ns a nd d ifferent postma rks, llle co mm o ues t be111g a u oblo ng red on e. We a r e iutl ebted for til e above to Mr. Georges Ca ri o n , P hil a t eli c expert, San Fraucisco, Cal. �TI-IE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Postal Issues of the Confederate States of America. nv WM . D. REEn. Third Papcr.-The E11g ra vcd S ta111ps. rah"' H E awakcued \nlercs t in the issues of Lh c Confcrlcrale Slates of Am erica is ve ry plcasi ng to Lh ose who ha ve paid 1x11·Licular attent io n a nd dcvotcrl co ns iderable sl 11 rl y to th es e stamps . Too little ge n eral a tt e nt io n has been give n to the subjec t. Too m any are apt lo turn ove r Lh e half fi lled s h eet of th e Confedera te go ve rn111e11t issu es wilh a des ultory g laucc. Too m a n y philate li c wr iters a nd criti cs a rc acc us to m ed to term phi la teli c in ves ti g11 tion o u this subj ect , old a nd uuiutcres lin g . In 1888, in a pape r u pon the " Gove rn111 e nt Postal I ssues of the Confcdcrncy ," Mn j o r E. B. Eva us sta led th at these sta m ps h nd " received from philatelists ns Jilli e nllc n lion , perh aps as Lh os c of a n y Slate in the world. " This s tn l c m c n t wns q uilc co rrect nml is very largely t ru e today . But I a m gratified Lo find thnt Len years h as c ha ng ed the as pect of philatelic s t ud y ; llrnt the press of th e South has e nte r er] u pon n career o f prac ti ca l effic iency a ml in Lha t r e vi\7 nl has taken np the thoron g h in ves ti gati o n of the Post al Issues of t h e Co n fed erate Sta tes of A 1n e ri ca. In th e present seri es of papers we n ow com e to a di scuss ion of th e e ng raved s tamp . Thiss ta mp is rl oubl y in le r es lin g beca us e o f Lhe co u1'.s c o f e ve nts , co n te m p ora ry w ilh ils issu e . T!1e las t pa per that bad bee n se n t by E ng la nd t o the Co nfederate Governm e nt was captured by a Ya nkee blockad er. This wns c h iefl y bank -no te p np e r. It was la ter utili zed by t h e U ni ted Sta tes Gove rn111eut in p riulin gs pcc i1n e ns of its pos tal c urrency. Acco rllin g ly a ll Lhe pa pe r utili zed fo r th e e ng raved s la1nps was s e c ured from New ~I' 195 York or m au u fa ctured iu a Gm•erumeut mill n ea r Columbia, S. C. The firm of Archer & Dal y was formed for the m a nufacture of the u e w engrave d s ta mp of th e Confederate Government. The bust of Davis o n th e ten ceut blue is a fine ly executed e ngravin g from a pho tog raph taken for th e p urpose. Tile die was made by Mr. Arcller. Th e new s tamp appenr ed in J a nunry 1863. A seco nd die wns execnted by a noth e r e ng raver of the firm, a n im provem e nt on the first, a nd we have Lbe more com 111011 lOc bl ue . Both plates we re used conjoin tly , but tile die of the T E N was ea rly injured in the process of tran sfer and fin a ll y a bandoned. W e have l Oc BLUE, DIE A; lOc BLU E DIE B, a nd t h e JOc BI,UE wit h out e r line. Th e JOc bl u e, witll lin e arou nd a ntedates Die B. Specimens of thi s s ta mp elate as early as Ap 1·il, 18G3. I rlivir\e tile die differences of these sb mps as follows : Die A, s ho wi ng Oaw, a divi s ion of t il e bea rd a nrl a lesse n ed fillin g of Lh e h ollows iu t h e o uter ed g es aboul Lil e s croll work . Die B, no flaw, u o division of th e beard a nd a grcntcr atte ntio n g ive n to the o u te r eclg es of th e sc roll work. We find til e paper of th ese s tnmps to be of t wo vnriclics of tex ture . Pure bl u e , bluish g re e n and g re e ni sh blu e a r e Lil e p re va lent shaLleS of t hes e sta m ps , e x is Lin g on bo tll the thick nud t he tlliu paper. I h nve al s o se e n rare s harlcs in rlu ll blue nnd chalky blue on thi c k p n p e r. The bluis ll g re en on Lhc tlli c k pa p er is a very rare s hade. Do u ot ex pect to read il y find a ll o f thes e s ha des s in ce so m e o f them nre ns rare as the T E N . Th e 2c rose was iss ued in th e m icldle o f Lh e y enr JSGB. Th e small d ema nd was s upplied by few printiu gs a nd there is hut a s lig ht ran ge o f c olo r. I g ive th e d a t e , 18G-l, t o Lh e 20c g r e e n . This s ta mp pres e nts m ~ n y int e r es tin g sh ad e \·a r ie t ies. �196 TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. The contract of A rch er & Daly exp ired the wo rds " Confe <lerate S ta l es" i~ in 1864. T h is contract was not ren ewed broken immediately above th e firs t " T " and the p r int ing of the stam ps th a t were in " S tates ." In Die B thi s line is a lm ost used during la ter days of lhe Confederacy a lways unb roken . The defect in th e was done by Keating & Ball , o f Colum-. completed eu grav in g of the early issue b ia, S. C. of this stamp was realized by the P os t The ques ti on of perforatio n furni shes · Office Departme nt b ut the dcmn nd a n eligible item of philatelic interest a n d nec essitated nu inimedia te s uppl y aml discuss ion. There were never a n y offithe stamp ful fi lled its p urp ose until a cia l perforated issu es of th e Confederate better could be m ade. S tat es . S heets of each va ln e were perI a m in debted to a co-worker in th e forated by th e Confederate Post Office broad philatelic fie ld of th e Postal I ss u es Department as a n expe rim e nt. The maof th e Con federa t e States fo r th e fo ll owc hin e u s ed was worke1 l b y h a n d. It was ing table of compara ti ve rarity of used slow a nd un wie ldy. Th e South was nt copies of th e Confedera te iss ues, with war. Time was vital. Therefore th e which I w ill co nclude: unperforated sta mp rem a in ed in us e a nd 1. l Oc b lu e , eu graved, pcrf. the few perforated specimens were ex2. lOc blue , e ngrav ed, o ut er lin e. hibited as c uriosi ti es in the deparlm e n La l ~2c g reen, lithograp hed. hea dquarte rs. \\Then the offices at Ric h4. T EN c blu e , e n graved. mond were vacated a nd lhe Governm ent 5. lOc r ed lith ograp h ed . fled southwar d, th e m :ij ority o f th ese fi. 2c rose, e n g rav ed . perforated specim en s were lost. Speci7. 20c g reen, en g raved. men s of the lOc blue h ad h ow ever pre8. lOc b lue , li th ographed, D ie A. v iou sly bee n se nt as cu r iosities to th e 9. lOc b lue, lith ograp h ed , Die B. heads of th e various departments of t h e 10. 5c blue, li thographed. Confederate Government a nd from th ese 11. 5c gre en , lithograph ed. p erforated sheets we re eventua ll y usc<l 12. 5c b lu e, lypogra ph cd, local pri n t. for postage . Amon g ot h er s imilar phil13. 5c blue, typograph cd, London atelic curiosities are to be classed the pri vatel y roul etted a nd p e r forated sta mps . 14 . lOc hluc, en g ravecl. I wish to again refer to the inverted A The End. in th e lOc b lu e lith og raphed s ta mp t o whi ch friend Dietz takes exce ption in OuR frie ncl , M r . P aalzow , co n tr ibu tes lhe January issu e of the VIRGIN I A PHJJ.to th is number an o th e r of hi s trul y p hil A'rELIS'r. In the peculia rity referred to a telic treat ises- e lec t ing as hi s s u b j ec t the " A" of" STATES" is not a n " A" th e Provision al Due Stamps of the U ni le d a t all but a n inve rted "V " a nd is found Sta tes. in all the specimens of lhe first iss ue , lOc blue li thographed. I h ave classed A . F. Wicks says in hi s nd , "B us in ess this s tamp as D ie A . As I h ave previousis Boo miu g ." H ow coulcl it be ot h e rly said Die B shows a n a tt e mpt to correct w ise w ith \.Vi c k s, wh eu h e b as s u ch dethe typograph ical error in the first iss u e. s irable s ta mps to se ll.-Read th e ad. Another distinguishing fea ture of th e early a nd later issues of lhis stamp has The Troja n Sta m p Co. wa nt to buy a ided me in formi n g a n opi ni o n upo n s ta 111 ps. Th e cns h is rearl y. Sec th ei r the existence of the two d ies. Thus, in Die A th e c ur vin g lin e above a d. �TH E V IRG INI A PH ILATELIST. 197 Latest Australian Notes. BY O ur Boston correspondeut furnishes us lhe following : The 26 th (aud last sale of the seas o u ) of B. L. Drew & Co., was h eld at E lk 's Hall on the evenings of Tuesday a nd Weducsday, Ap ril 26th a ncl 27th. It was co ns id e rell a s uccess a nd prices in g eneral we re good . I will g ive a few of the prices which g ood copies bro ug ht. 3c p in k 1861, very fin e , sold for $2. 75 ; 5c ye ll ow , used , fi ne, for $4.00; 30c unused, fi u c ly centered, b rough t $1.00 ; Ge 1869, very fine unused copy for $1.GO; 90c carmin e unu sed o. g . , American print, fo r $2.25 ; 7c Co utin ental unu sed $2. 75 ; 2.5 copies 1890, 30c unused o. g ., sold for 25c each; unused se t Agriculture sold fo r $ 14.50; 6c Executive for $7.00 ; lOc Exec ut ive for $-!. 20; 90c Justice, used, fin e , for $15.00; 90c State, unused, fo r $7. 50; usccl, "·4.2'3; 300 va r. plate uumbcrs 1894 , fo r , '45.00. Fore ig n : Auliqua ! s h fo r $3 .00 ; Ba!ta11tas, unnsed, o. g ., fi ne , $2 .121· ; British Central Afri ca 4 s iL 011 5 s h. for $2.75; Britis h Eas t Afri ca , un usecl , 1 s h . fo r $3.38; Ceylon 1872, 6-!c unuscd, $-LOO ; Ga mbia sta mps bro ug ht fro m 30 to 50 per c e n t over fac e , uearl y a ll o f th es e we r e r ece ntly curreut; a collcclion of U. S. Revenus, g ood condili o11 , said to catalogue al $()5.00, brou g ht $10.25. GEORGE M. WEST, Bookseller.Stationer, Engraver, Printer, and Binder. STAMP AND KODAC ALBUMS, 834 E. flain St .. ~ Richmond, Va. ~rint J. G. GR I FFIN. ~HE new s ta mps of New Zealaud h ave h ad an enormous run in tha t Colony, a nd I don ' t ku ow how mauy th ousa nd pouuds worth were sold 011 the first day of issue. They were des ig n ed a ucl p rinted in London, representing views of New Zealand sceuery for the most part, alth o ug h I suppose the effigy of Her Ma jesty will appear upon some of them. If th ey equa l the new Ca uacl ia u issu e th ey will be a success. I clon 't know of a n y modern sta mp to equal the las t that has reached us from Canada. Two color ch a nges iu curre nt Australiau sta mps a re to be noted. The New South Wales Gel is to be a ltered from rosine-macld er to Viricline-green, in other words, from piuk to g r ee n, as its present color too closely resembles the curreut N . S. W. o u e penny. This altera tion is to come iu to forc e May 1, 1898. The seco nd change is that of the Western Australia n slate -g r ey ~cl (swan ) s tamp to orange-yellow. It has frequently been mi staken for th e dull-green ~cl stamp, h enc e th e p roposed change , which will be ma de wh en next tile Colou y inde nts a fr esil su ppl y . ~ N OTE.-\Ve regrd t h e n ecessit y of nbb r e v iati11 g th ese int erestin g n otes o n a cco uut of th e ir late n1-riva l a s w e a r c nbou t to clos e o ur form s . -Edit o r. Murphy's Hotel, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. :\ fast ce n tra ll y locate d for bu s iuess, s ig htsee iu g a nd p leas ure . J OHN M URPHY , P R OPRIETOR. tbis~J. L. HILL PRINTING e ffiaga3ine! ~ co., :~~~:~:;:: Prin~~~=L~::ERS 'ilt is n jfnir Specim en of our 'l!lllorll. ~9-ll-l3 N .1 2th St. , OF \ii·gin in, North Carol ina and Georgia ~~--i~n~-"11~~~~~"1ll..o.i~icl'1fu-.~~o.i~o.i~~~1 ~ R rCH ilION D, VA . 1~'l>JJ!l!i;;§!}l~"1JJl./i;J/J!~lii;§µJeyJ;~eyJ;eyJ; I Ord er s h y M a il Re cei ve Directories. -o ur P rom p l A tle uti o u . �Dealers 1000 mi x ture U . S. a nd foreig n to sell at le to 50c each , - $2 .00. le Mixture pe r 2c " " 3c 5c 113ool~s. Jen fl ins $ .30 .35 .!JO I. GO 1000 100 100 100 A n d Bl:: 111k S tnmp A lbum s , a nd r e b in ds V:i l11nbl e Coll eCl io 11 s w ith g re:i.tes t cn 1e. T o prese n ·e y o ur M~q..(nzincs, han:- th e m b o un d. Esti m ates fo r Binding o f e n .· r y d escripti o n cl1 ee r f111l y g ive n . L. I-I. jl•: N KI N S (s11 cccsso r t o J e n ki n s & \ Va llhall ), Nos. 8-10 N . Twe lfth S t ree t , Ri c hm o nd , Va. DON'T READ THIS! e Lal\ Vrikcard a nd se lllln ndi t t o E . E . l'ar pk eos-r. jfl'e· l. )' O lli° ll:Jlll e ;HJdn·ss O lla Bea \·e r Da m , \Vi s ., :111d it wi ll lie in se rt e d fr t:e o f c h aq~·e in t h e l11 lt:r11 at io 11:1\ Sta mp co llec t o rs JJi reclory . I BUY S'l'AML'S FOR CA S I! OR EXCHANG C:. Se 11cl m e yo 11r d11plicaks . World 's Fa ir Postal Cards , Columbia ns, adhes ives or envelopes offered in exch a nge for all denomBeaver Dam, Wis. in a tions of the U. S. and the Con- E. E. PARKER, federate States. Can You Read English? A ll collectors who se nd me 100 T HE S'l'A i\ I P c o u , r·:CTO R ' S ll A NlJL! OO K is to 1000 postage sta mps, cards or for yo 11. Yo 11 d o n ' t k n o w as mu c h abo 11t the e nvelopes of their country will re- t e ch11i c3 l t e r 111 s u sed i11 l'hilalel y as yo u would e to k n o w . This l it tl e pa m p hlet is j11 s l th e ceive in exchange equal number lik thin g to h e lp y o u 0 11t. P r ice, pape r 2•)t:; cl o th , and value of the s tamps of the 50c. C. \ V. K I SS I N GER, l.S n orth J·;lt.: vc 11th s lrecl , R e ;i.din g , l'a. U .S. Library of phila telic papers, dat""~~~~ ing back to 1085 fo r sale by piece 60 or lot . Send want list. W. D. REED, Albany, N. Y. 7 Leonard Place, Age ul far th e So uth A m e ri ca 11 l'llilate li s t. TH EY'RE AFT ER nE ! F o r m y n e w p r ice lis t :11:d w e ll th ey m ighl be . Every coll ect o r s h o ulJ. h a ve a co p y . It co n t a in s a fin e lin e o f s ta m p pa c k e t s fr o m 5c up t o $;);)00se11l free. Ca nadian Reve nues. I f inte re s t e d i11 these hea 11 · l if11l 1·a re s l ::i. 111 ps d o n ' t b 11 y 11 11t il y o 11 see m y p ri ces. Exchange desired. I a m prepare d t o acce pt fo r exchan ge a n y k i11 d or F o reig-11 sta m p s , U. S. e xcep te d . Co 111111 0 11 wa 11t ed in lo t s of 1000 up. R a r e stamp s [t Jso wa 11t ed . A. I". \ VI C K S, J. 0 11d o 11 , O nta ri o , Ca 11 . Virgi.nia = Farn1s FOR SALE. Aa clr e ss O wn e r fo r P a rti c ul a rs. F RANKLIN STEARNS, Jr., No . ] :{ N . E l eve n t h St., R ic h111 0 11cl, Va. i ~~ ?i~~C~{~~~.\TAi\ IPSt bv o ur n e w pla n fo1· coll ectors . , c ales . , Northwestern Stamp Co., Freeport, Ill. 922 N. Gilmor St., M e xico is a i\ I osl I11 t e res ti11 g C 0 1111tr y i11 Philatel y. Coll ecto rs w is hi n g t o gd o ld and 11 i11 e s t a 111 p s, address , }.!·c 11 - EDUARDO M. VARGAS, P . 0 . Box 3.J , lrapu a t o, Gto . , MEXICO . Il\11 s lrakd l ' ricc -l b t in Hn ~ li ~ h . 1: 1.:.t:: 1·:. A ll o rd ers a rc.: 11 cl ca s h . No E x c1 1a n g-es. J'a y 111 c 11L mn y b e mad e h y drafl, 111 u 11ey o rd e r, e t c ., 0 11 N~w Yo rk , 111111 sc d A 111crka11 s l :.i 111ps tak iu fo1· s mall n 111 0 1111Ls . Rates o f vost a g'C l o Mex ico ;i r e 2 BALTIMORE, MD. - d Mexican Stamps. N O\V l<E A DV . S I"-: K T FR FE J' Ql{ AS KI KG. ff VO Li m e 11 ti o 11 t h e V 11H:1:-.: 1 ~\ P HI L A T E LI S T a n d €- 11 cln" ~ ..1 :l" ~ l n 111p 1 wil l se nd yo u a h a 11 d so m e u11u s,ed t 'os t:i l Ca rel wit h i t . A . LOliM EY ER , FOR C I R CU L A l<S. ""~~~~~ U: lJe !Posta l cra ri) "!Reporter NO. O r we.:: ,,;ill g: i ve fi11 e exc h a n ge f o r y our d upli SE N IJ ! ... E D IT OR TH BV I RG I N l t\ PH I L A TH LI ST S:l lll C a s in u . s. )< �HAVE YOU~ Any unused 2, .J, G, S, JO, 15, ao or 50 cent o r clol1 ar Ynl ues of unused Colum b iaus toexcha 11 ge? lfso~ WfNDHIN wrnrn, 85 Emslie St., Buffalo, N. Y. DE .-\ L ER I N U . S. AND FOREIGN STAMPS S I NCE ff85. -A . P.A . 'J5il, P. S. o f A. ~ l. CHOICE sta mps on appr ova l at ·J0-5<Y.i di"c. I w ill t ake a n y 1tumbe r 1 s i11 g le or by th e r--ll cet , an d g ive in exch a n ge, according to Scott's 58th Ca ta log ue , fin e United Sta tes , p os ta ge, <lepar t111 c11 l s. revenues , un pa id le tt e r, specia l d elin:: 1·y aud pe ri odica l st amp s. A l so som e fiue Bri tis h Colo nies. A ddress Wm. A. McDonnell, N. Y. City. Requ ests MINUS good reference 1111h eed ed . will remain P . E d~ya rd Is ., l ~S, pai.~ o f ~p on .~over. ... .... $1 !0 3p ........ . 10 " " s trip of four il p o n cover l 50 pair o f2p 11 o t on cove r.. (j() Pern , Scott 152- IGO, except 15G, cat. 87 v. f ...... 16 No rwa y, ..JO a n d -12, ca t. 2.S v. [ .... .. .... ... ... .. ... ... H l{ o 11mauia, Ul -!JS, except 07, cn.t. .J8 v, f.... ... ... %) U. S . Xe r ed e n tire and uew Ceuteu nial v . f.. . 25 " UOc u ew, A m e ri ca n print v. [.......... ....... . 0 00 O rde r s un d er 50 cents, 2c fo r pos tage. ~-~i:;::~~~:~:;~:~~:~:~~,;::~~l~! We will se nd you the 15c orange :S desirable stamps than followin g : lB ~:::i cat. tn y price:il I S79 unused, lOc brown 1SS2 unused :::: Colt111.i}•i:lu s, 4:.. G, Sc , unused ....$ - ~> S . 2'~ ~ l oc, used ............. __Q .OS ·-·1 a nd the 30c orange brown l SSS nn1 usecl . They are all . original gum a nd catalogue $3.05 . Fnless for '.:.:~ ;;:.. . used (\,el y fi u e) ""·50 1.00 =~ JS!J·J, 50c o r[l11 g-e, no w mk . u sed AO .1 5 hj spec ial reason, only one sent to a J:::! P.? . e 11t. e ~1v .~co n le m ou 1111u s'd . :- .10 'Y.05 t~ c ustomer. Blocks of four a t sa me i:::! Ly n ch b m g,oc blu e,o u e ut. e u v. tl.5.00 ~.00 lb' !~~ 2cextrn 0 11 o r de r s u11d e r 25c. S tam ps u po u ~ ra te. Send in your want lists. i!::! npprova l ~ t (~ . cli :;couut. Good r efs. r e- q ~8,~: ::~,i~':.~:~_:~ ~:::::: ,,:~~ - itmnl COlDW~HR. MIG~. !:::! cp nred. ' :t.~ ~ _ .i i::i Collecl1ou s wa nt ed. WALTER C. HARDY, ;i::i Salem, Va. ·~;=~~:;;;;:~:;;~~~~~~~t;-:f-+~:;~~~~~~~~;;:~:;=~=~..;-::~ir~: BRITISH ·WEST - INDIES! DEPARTMENT Stamps for Sale or A n y c urrent issu es, unu sed , s upp li ed cheap . St. V in cent a t face valu e. \.VR l1'E Mg FOR PRICES, ..... . IT WILL PAY YOU !....... E xchange. Foreig n Stamps, Revenu es, Envelopes 50 % Discount from 5Sth Ca talogue j:>nces. Confederates bou ght or exchanged for Departments . W. C . PROUDFOOT, Box ll. Kin irstown, St. Vincent, Br. W. Indies. 8096 U. S. REV. 8096 25 U. S . Rev enues, Catalogue value $s .oo for $1.00. HAMPDEN STAMI;> CO., Granby, Mass. Stanaps on Approval al ·JO ~o 60~ d iscO u 11t fro m lis t price . Good r e ferM e n ce r ecp1.red. O n e set of 8G d ilTe re 11t U. S. State fla g s to a ll w h o b u y :l5c worth n el. Cash pa id fo r odd lots a n d coll ec ti o 11 s . S. E . f\EDFORD, 435 North 4lst-st ., Phil a delphia, P a. 205 ] . H. HOUSTOf, Penn. A ve., N .W . Wash ington, D . C . THE BEST IN CANADA 0 'L'll E MONTREAL l ' lll LATELl ST, t11e lead i 11 g 0e rm a 11-A n1 c ri ca H Mo nthl y. l.at-gest fo re icr11 Ctrc 11l nti o u. S 11 hscr ip ti o 11 25c a year. ao w o~·d e xclt a n g-e n o tice in E n g li sh o r Germa u F 1·ee. Every 5th s ubscnher r ece ives .. ... . ...... a s t a mp ca t. 75 cents FREE .' MONTREAf, PJ-III,A T E I ,I S T , -JGL Sn 11 g 11i11e t St., .M o utreal , Cau. Th e l\'T. P . &. th e V ii-. P . b o t h I yea r for 80 ceuts . f NEW SOUTH WALES JUBILEE STAMPS! f A s w e ll as a ll A ustn11as ia 11 Sta m ps · offe red in excha n g e for o ld U. S. a n d Confe d era t es . Common and to r n s ta m ps respectfull y clecliu ed. J. G. GRIFFIN, 350 George St., Equitable Bld g, Sy dney, N. S. W., Au,tralia. H.efere uce: Ed itor TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. �OUR SUPERIOR MIXTURE S. These 1nixtures are wit h out ex:cepli o u t h e l>e:;l ever off~ r eJ at th e prk~ .;, whi ch in e very i11 s tancc 'vii i be fo uud ve r y lo w. N ot les s t h a 11 l O or 100 o Cn n y mixture w ill be s up plied . 1000 of an y 111i x l111·e wi ll he s o ld al U tim es th e 100 ra te . Ord e r s of le s s thau $1 are n :sp-.ctfull y declin t: d . \Ve pre pay th e pus l a g-e o r th e freight. * sig ui fi es uuu sed. P e r 10 P e r JOO Per I 0 !"er JOO s:~ :lf1 *A n go la ,.;1 yari ~1li es , w e l}.• iu i xed ... .. ...$ 1 ~ S L UO Ic:la,11 d, ~ 11 ~ J ~r a sso, rl ~l.I ·· : ·· :: ···:·~:······ · $ :l5 JU * A 11 0Ta u ... ... . . 1..., lUU ll.ll), Ob so ldeo11l ), '\ell.1 sso1Lt.::d .... . 11 au * A 11fo 11 ~ 11 , ~ e ,·e 11l y a sso1:!etl.. lQ G~ :: o ffici :_d , CT ss~rlt:d ................. ...... . ~ I A r rre ut111 e n1cld. l-'1·ov., fin e ly ... A u~ lralia.'10 varieties , fi 11 d y 111ixe d .. A u s tri a, 1851 t o dat e , fin el y a ~so rted .. ·Iv ().j oe A u s tri a n J.evaut, assor ted ...... ...... ...... A zo r es, nssol'l e d, iucluding- jubilee ... Il:1rbndoes . 1882-U:l, "ve il a sso rt ~d.. . . . .. . IO Bava ria , 18-4!.l-UO, w e ll 1uixed ......... Orl Bo li v ia fin e ly inixed... .. ..... ..... ..... ...... JU llos 11 :1, ~l sso rted ......... ....... ..... .... .. ... ... . JO l3d g i11111 " ....... .. .. .. . ....... . .. ... . . ... .. 05 " p o s t a l pa ck e t, w e ll 1n ixed ... 10 Braz il fi ut::l y asso rted... ........ ....... ... 05 •· ' n ew!o:i pape r , well asso r ted .. JO I3 ntis h G uiana, -J var., w e ll m i.xed . JO O;j 7f> UO J :j (ii) .J :) 7;) U!j a~ 80 75 25 10 UO 1U O:> OU ~~j ~O U~ u:; 75 2 :bj 5:) 75 J ;) ·IU l OU U.) .JO J ;) l 00 00 JO lU . .. L!::J~~~:~~~lent , %'.~.~'.~~~~- ~~~ *N 1cnrn g 11a, fin e ly nssorted, 1-2Uc .... .. N orway , fi n ely nssorted, i 11 cl11 d in gp rovbio 11 al.. ... ....... ..... ...... O rnn g-e Free S tat e , w ell a ss o rted .... ... . P :u-a g ua y , w e ll a ssorted ... .... .. .... .. ... .. . l'e 1·a k, w ell nsso rt ed.. .... .. 1'e r s in , 7 va ri e ti es, m ixed ... P e ru , w e ll mix ed , i11cl11di11 g prov. " r e ,·cn u es , a ss o rt ed ... ..... . Phillippi ne Is les , fi ne ly mix ed ... ....... . l'o rl o Ri co w e ll a ssor ted ..... ...... .. .. .... l-'o rt 11 g :1l , fin e ly a sso rted ... .. ..... ... . ...... " ex tra fin e mi x . so m e p11n ch <l Portug uese I11 <li c.::s, w c::ll a sso rtc::d Q 11ee 11 s \a 11 d , r, va ri e ti es , a s so rted.. .... . Ro 11111::111ia , fi11 t:ly nsso rll:d .... Ru ss ia, fin ely nsso r ted *Sa h ·a d o r , fi 11 dy a sso rlt' rl.. :-;~ ) 15 10 :l5 JU lU J.e<:ward Is lands , a s surled .... ... . ... ... ... L11xe mb11rg-,we ll asso rted ..... ....... ..... . i\Ia lt rt, a sso rt e d .. .... ..... .. ..... . .. .M a 11 r iti11 s 1 :l a nd :le, nsso rkcl . ... .. ..... .. i\I e xico , fi 11 dy a sstd . , ma 11 y 111111 se<.l... " o ffi cia l , a sso rt ed. ... ..... .. ... N atal, a ssorted ......... ......... ........... .... .. Ne wfo 1111 dla11 d, w e ll a sso rt e d ..... .... ... I'\e w So uth \ Va les , a ssorled ... ... .... .... . N e w Zealn11d , nssort Pd .... .... ......... ... ... / ;J Ov U5 JU o bs ole t e , 7 vnr., fin e ly 1111xed c urre nt , 5 var . , mi x ed ..... .. .... r egist e red, 4 vnr . , mixe d. .... e u vs., O 2 var., mi xed..... ... .. card s , fin e ly u1ix ed, iu cl ud iu g 11uused............ .... . . . law, we ll a ssorted .. .... ... ... .... Cape , ~ to .Jcl . , 5 va r. , a sso rted .... ..... Ch ili , w e ll ::i>•so rt ed . .... ...... .. .. .. ... ..... . Cey lo 11, 2to l 5cassorted ........... .......... *Clli11 a, p r ov. , ·1 vn r ., e,·e nl y a sstd .. ... Cu l11m b ~ a 11 Re p ubli c, we ll a ~so rted . . . Cos t a l{ tca , lO va r. , finel y m 1xe<l ... * '' .J vm_-., we ll ass o rt ed.. ... offi c 1nl , D va r. , nss o rted C u bn, we ll a ss o rted .... ..... ...... .. ~" r e ve n u e , fi ne ly a sso rt ed Cyprus , nsso rte d. ..... ......... ... .. JJecca11 , ns;;ort ecl...... ....... . .... .... 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Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 10 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistJun1898 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4068/VAPhilatelistMay1898.pdf d7416c9220ec56fc7867f9f8aa75b597 PDF Text Text .. 11 I T \l NA ST ~~~$,~ AMl?NTnLY~AGAZINEDLV~Tl:'.DT~rnr ~~~ ~-~~~ I NTElll'.~T5 or Dttlf,tffr'.LY IN VIQGINIA ~~(!~ • �T he Virg in ia Philat el st , It is n't Nice .. T HI:!: H ANDSOJ\.lF:S T MAG AZIKE I N AME. K l CA 1 T oget he r wit h ;rny o f the fol l o w i n g- ?Vfo g a z in es . fo r the P 1tee o ppos it e it s n a m e : L o n e ~ t a r S t a te Ph il. N . Y. Ph ilateli et ~ fl c fo r o n e y e a r, Hn m e \A: o rk e r C a l·f,,rniaS ta mp ~Oc 25c . 25c H er::l.l tl Ex c ~ ;:i. n g e •. 30c GRAND COMBINATION OFFERS ! T HE VIRGINIA P H I L ' TELIST One Vear w i. h t it he r 'The Columb1 a 11 Ph1 !atdist , 'Tiu Amprican Collrcto r n1 7 lu• N .•ck v Mou n t ain S t a m p , ~S c . T HB V I RG I ~ I ~ 1-I I L AT E L I S T a nd ~ 1 t he rtw o , 3!Jc T H E V 1HG I N I , PH I LA'l" E LI :,..; T a r111 a ll th r ee . 50c T H E VIRGI NIA PH ILd..T E Ll ST Cat ;i lnc u e , a nd p o s t - !·•-d ~ I , 60c . s , ott ' s 58th F RANK LI N STEA R N S . J R. , Ru s . M ' g ' r , !3 ~- El cve· th Si. . P 0 LS 11 x 6 . R ichm o nd , V a . , U. S . A. Never Bdor e . H a s a p u b lication like ®f-?e. ® mc:thc:t l®fyilc:t t elist b een o ffe r e d a t 1 0c . p er Jt t: a r . ~ AM PLE C O P Y F R EE. THE OMAH A PHILATELlST, 2004 Wirt St' Omaba, Neb. TH IS IS FOR YO U ! A r e y o u a membe r of t h e f '. S <' f A.- t h P. l a r ges t Soci e t y o f :young ' o IJ r cto r s in t h e wo rld ? If not, ~e nd y o ur 11 a 1ne t u tli t: S ecr etar y , a n d g rt a n a p p li ca t i o n IJ la nk an d a c o py u f th e Ofllcia l c ir gnn . c. W . KI ~ Sl :\ ­ CER . S ec ' y , 1 8 N E e v en th St Re n d 'n ;: , P n . In s u ch a Pu b licat i o n as t bi :-:. (T HE V 1i. 1; 1., 1,, PB IL"-TEL I ST) t o say TH E C O LU MB I AN PH I L AT E L I' T is th e Bes t p u b lis h e tl ; n or th a t THE ROC KY M O UN T A I N S T ,\ MP is t h e Pretti es t; o r th a t TH E AMF IUC A N CO LL FrT"'. h as t h e W iri est C irc ul a t ion , but, w h e n~ o u c a ·. h \·e th e fo u r mo11thl y publica t io ns fo r one y ear fo1 t ; 1, ,y Ha l f' a Dollar . you ca n ju<l g e fo r \•o urs elf. Ju st see t!1e fun y o u get. Ad d ress, J . F . DODGE , P u h' r , N ew O x fon ~ , P a . T h e in c r eased d e m a nd for F o re ig n S t a m ps prov e s t h e fac t t ha t th e H F.R A JL llJI JEX(;HAN G IE w ith its l! 1 e:::i t fo· t- i g n c on 1.e c ti o 11 .;, is at t he fr o n t . Only G ennan-N m ert'can A d -Med i1m1 i.'n. t h e 14/o r ld. U P t"r h M 41 11t rt ly . ~ F o r a d r a te s etc ;-irl dr. u b sc ri p 1i .. 11 , 2:s.: . + M. TAUSIG , 9 E W S h St , am ple c o py fr ee. ~ New Yo r k, N Y. U. S. A. Th e Her~ld Erch a nd V a . P lu'l. , O n e Y ea r 30 c t s. W r ae TA U ~ IG fo r ci rcula r A m. S u u v c 1d r C a r li s . · l i t ,·. S F ilatelic F a cts and Fall a cies, Re j1rt SP • t •li\' e S ta m p J o urn a l o f th " C h ~ l Q uo t1: d - A lw a' s 01 1g i na1. N w j ,, S ix th Yed. r of i ts P 11 b ' ic d. tio n . '-. 1 0 kn l l 1t BSCR I PT ! ON , 25c A Y EA R . S a mp le Copy an d 50- Pa ge p, ic e-Lis t Free .. W . S EL Lsc HoPP & C o .. 108 S tock ton Stn: e t, S a :1 Fra n cisco, C a l J udicio us Selt: Cl:ioi;i ... n f A d ve rt is h ig :Med ium s I n s ure D eale r s S n c··t:"ss . An a :i v ' t in T HE PHI L A T E LIC K u L L K T I N ("It Eq u '1 ls the Be !'t " ) re aps m=!~ \·t: lo · s r e ~ u l t s . W e r e a c h t •· e b uy in g <.: lass . As k o u ,. a d ve rtisers a Lu ut it. .. . NA U M KE A G S T AM P Box 99. & P UB LI S H I N G 1-' u blis ne rs , Co ., S AL EM , MASS . S . nd 1 0 C e nts fo r" S ix Mont h s ' Tria l S ub s c r ipti o n to t he Lone tr Star tr State tr Philatelist. w Aco: T E XAS . A s a n I n d u cem ent t n Subs c ri he , we w ill a ll O\"•' Yo u a 30-word E xch a n ge N r:> ti ce F REE . SEN D. F O R.A.S AMP L E . C O P Y . O F . T HE C .<\ LTFO RNI A S T A MP- F RE E. Su bscript io1 1 ~5 1.: . p e r Ye a r. Ad . r a t es 50c. a n i ic h C A LI FO R N I \ STAMP. S A N FRANC I S C O, 2ff/7 T v.· e n t ~ -fir st St., C A LIP' . 'Tl-IE Th e L ead in g P h i!ateli1· Pa p e r o f th e S outh I F re e S o m pie C o py . I-'I 0 lVl E ~T 0 R. l-'C E 15c. a v e .. r. A <lv e r :isi n gl<a t t s, 50 e :rn inch. S u bsc1 iµ t io R. I M e n t i on·· T he Jlan d .,, omc s t S : am; 1 P .1p•· r in A m e r ic a " :I< ri<=>:::-<.""" • 1 1<-.! :- ....r e:~~ ­ J\ rld : · ~ s P U . t ·o x '..:!J . K ·· xv i'!., T1 1. 1 e~!'ee . Eve r y S ta m µ C< •llect n r Shnu Jd \.\'rit<.: U s a Pr s t .i fo r S a mp le C o py u l It's ~ t r: ct l y UptoDatr"'' It's K1'vcr Late! TlH National Stamp Collector. T H E 1' EIV YORK P HIL A T E LI ST. 1 . , . e E u ) , Sell and Fx c han g e Stam p s Pu blis he d 0 11 t h e 15th of each m 11 nt h . Subscri p u o n 2 fir . p f r Yea r . S ~ m ple C r p y Fret" . U1 1eX Ct' l led A. r'v cn i ~ i n g M ediu m . NAT! O'.'IA L. ST AMP . EXCHANGE, 39G4 Ma gaz in e St. , N E W OR L E A NS , LA . THE NKW Y OHK P H ILA TELIS T , 10 6 t.a st ll lt h Str eet, NE W YOR K l:' T ~ J �THE VIR-GINIA DHICATEL1$T VOL. I. RICHMOND , VA., MAY, 1393. N o. 9. Rifles of that city, w hich compa n y ca rri e d off first honors at eac h a nnua l encampmen t at Selma , Ala . .(l(5JOLLOWING our c ustom of presentHis stamp career bega n abo ut the It ">,:/ ing to our r eaders, monthly , the y ear 18i 5. He h ad acc umul ated q uit e a li k e ness a nd brie f biog raphical fine collection bu t on hi s r e m ova l to Alaske tc h of a member of the V irgin ia P hilbama the album was misplaced , and not atelic Associat ion · we take p l easure in t ill quite rece ntl y did it a ga in turn up , adorn in g ou r May num ber with that of alas- shorn of mos t of its treasures . Uni ts h a ndsomest member Mr. Edwa rd P. daunt ed , tho' , be bega n a n ew , and toda y L y ons , Jr., one of the grea tes t e ntlrnhas r epla ced nearl y a ll his lost treasures. s ias ts o n s tamps in our city . Lyons rememb e rs E dwa rd P . L y ons , well the clays when too, is a Virg inian . Con fe derates and ConHe was born in Petersfederate Locals were b urg som e 3i y ears quite comrnon stamps , ago . S u bs equentl y rem ov in g to Richai1cl th o ug h he was a collector then he a tm o n d, " N eel" g radua ted from Ri c hmond tached no Yalue to tl! e m a t a ll -stamps Hi g h School at the earl y age of 15. which today command fabu lo us prices . Mr. Lyons tra v eled His prcse:nt coll ecfor vV. T. H a ncock , tobacconi st of · Ric hti on is a ve ry fi n e one, mond, and P. 13. a nd recentl y when I Grav el ey of Da n ville, put th e casual q uerie s Va . a n d h as seen qu it e as to its size, a nd which a bit of our co untry . s ta mps he p r eferred, He is now wit h The h e prompt ly replied: EDWARD P . LYONS , JR. Mutual G uar a nt ee '' Size 9xl0 1 ; prefer I_ - ----- Buildi ng a nd L oa n Asni ce , clea n specimens, socia ti o n of R ic hm ond, Va . from 50 l o £0.% off ca talog u e . " ( !) But , a s :1 fac t , it co nta in s be twee n 3,000 As a member of the volu nteer m ilitia, Li e u t. L y ons look s ba ck u p o n ::1. ca reer a nd 4,000 s tam ps. U . S ., Co nfed e rates an d Brit ish Co lo ni al arc hi s pre fe re nc es , of whi c h h e m ay fee l jus tly p rou rl. E nt110·;1g l! h e d o es u o t s p ec iali ze . ~;rin g Co. ~°" , Firs t Rcg' t V a . Vol s . as Kee p in g well p os ted 0 11 m a tters s ta m p marker " rn ! 8i7, he served 14 years , ic , Mr. J,. co n t ributes n otes lo se \·e ral res ig nin g as Firs t Li e uten a u t of th at lead ing philatel ic nngaz ines , inte rsp erscrack orga ni zat io n. He was the b eslin g th e phil a t el ic with occas io nal clashe s clrillecl pri \7a te in the ranks , a nd ex cluclq f o ri gi 11:il w it. H e h as n e ver missed a ecl. fro m pa rt ic ipatin g in co mp e titi ve m ee tin g of o ur Assoc ia ti o n , a nd is o n e of dnlls a ft e r h oldin g the dri ll p ri ze fo r t h e m ost a rd e nt \Yo rk e rs in th e ca use of thre e consecutive years . R e mo vin g t o Flore nce, Ala. , he orge. ni zecl the \ <\/ h e eler phil a tely. DIE'rZ . EDWARD P. LYONS, JR. I �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 166 0FPIC I A L ORG A N OF THE V I RG INIA PHILATELIC A SSOC I A TI ON . PUBLI S H ED MONT HLY DY THE VIRG I N IA PHILAl 'ELIC P UBLISHING Office, 13 N. Eleveuth St., Co. , A ·G . DIETZ , EDIT OR . UOO W . Cla y St., Sta ti o u A, Ri ch mo n d, V3. FRAN KLI N S T EARNS , J R., Bus iu ess ~ ( 3 1 w ge r , P . 0 . Box 6, Ricl11u ond , Vn. SUBSCRIPTIONS. U nited States, C a nada ::i.nd 'Mexico, per y e :u· , aOc. A ll o th e r Co untries in th e U. P. U., pe r y e ar , .JOc. ADVERTISING. 8 Mos . G ~1 os. 1 Yea:-. 1 Mo. . s .50. . s 1.2.5 . . s 2.25 .. s ·1.00 O n e In ch , 2.25 . ·LOO . 7.00 .no . T\'v-o Inches, . ~.00 . 7.00 . 12.50 J·Ia lf-Col u1nn 1 1.50 . 7.0J . 12.50 . 22.50 2.75 . O ne Col un.tu , 12.50 . 21.50 . 10.00 5.00 . On e Page 1 • • ' Var's influence will be fe lt i n the ranks of Ph il a telia . Man y a n al bum w ill be closed; m a n y a brother " Phi l. " follow the flag, a nd--we hope-carry it victo rio usly to where the new C u ba n iss ue is on sale- securiug th e co!nplete se t as a troph y in Havana. The Spa ni ards wi ll h ave n o further u s e for t hem. To th ose of o ur fri e nds wh o go we wi sh bo1t voyage, a nd A 11/ 1-Viedersclw .' I F neither the unfor tun a te Cuban re(011ce11trados or th e blowing up of th e " Maine " furni sh es a s ufficient cas1ts belli, h ere is one: Vie adv erti sed S p a i n quite extensively o n o u r Colum b ia n stamps . S h e owes a b ig ad. bill. \ Ve've g oin g to coll ec t it. - That's a ll. S PACE. Copy s h o uld reach u s by th e !D th of the prececliu g m on t h t o in sure i rn;ertio 11 . To ch a nge stand- in g ads, copy tuu s t be i n the 15 th. ~Ve \vill exch ange one or t wo copies w ith phil ate lic publica ti o n s . A UTHORI ZED .'I.GEN T S : FOR CANADA. J~o . l::: owARDS, 58 Rivard St . Box 37U, l\l o utreal. i::oR N E W PARK E ADVERTISIKG IT will be g ratifyin g to coll ectors to learn the de cision rendered in th e Pe riodical Stamp Case. vVe quote fr on1 Post O!Jice: On F riday, Apri l 15th, Judge L aco mbe , in the Un ited Sta tes Court, decided the cel ebrated "Periodica l case" aga inst the governmen t , a nd in favor of the colle ctors. This m ay not be th e e ncl , as \\·e unders ta nd the gove rnment wi ll a ppeal t h e case. YORK . AGENCY, l GH.i :\I ad is o u Ave. E ntered a t the Post Office at Ri chmoucl, Va .. for tra n s missio u through th e 111a il s at S eco nd·class rates , Sept., 1807. R I CHMNOD, VA., illAY, l SDS. War! The s tra in ed rel a ti ons betwee n th e U ni ted S ta tes a nd Spain h av e c ulminated in wa r. Aga in after man y y ears o f peace t h e tocs in calls to arms ! There is lit tle do ub t as to tile re sult of this conflict: "The Pearl of th e A nti ll es" will soon be "Cuba Lib1'e." May a las tin g p ea ce a nd I?rospe rity soon fo llow .. As we are about to cl ose o ur fo rm s we rece ive a "wedding a nn o un ce ment: " Tlte 1-Iom e Work er to Tlte T ennessee Pltilate!ist, w hi ch event must h av e ta k e n pl ace so m etim e be t ween M a rc h a nd April. Tlte Ten11essee Plii!ate!ist may e x cla im ," Veni, Vidi , Vici.'" a nd friend Dodge h as let a n o ther opportunity dod ge him. ' Ve ll , success to the n ew couple ! \ Ve r eg ret tha t Miss Sw ift, w ho co nducts the reYiew depa rtm e nt for the n ew couple, find s fa ult with o ur v iews r e the Oma ha series. It's bad policy to differ w ith th e ladies-but-in this in sta nc e we must stick to ou r co n victions and " po ut i.t. ouL" �TH E VIRG INI A PHILAT E LIST. Under the Ban. U n de r da t e o f F eb rua r y 22 (lhe birthd ay of our immorta l \ Vas hin g to n , by the way) , the S.S. S.S. (" Sore S ta mp S p e cula tors ' Socie ty,' ' b ra nch S ta nl ey G ibbo ns , Ltd.) issu e > a circ ul a r (us u a l st e reoty p e for m ) agains t o ur O m a b a s eries. \ Ve a r e pros tra te. '\:Vo e is u s . '\:V e feel like we've b een ca ug h t pilfering j a m. The blow stru ck u s lik e a cy clo n e a n d be nt o ur p ride to a n a n g l e o f fo rty -fo ur d eg r e es in the s h a d e - yes ; b ut th e s ta m ps a re here , n everthel ess , a n d the r es urrecti o n of the S.S. S . S. (entir ely un call ed-for) a n d its ukase-w ill , like a ll its prev io us promul ga tio ns , a mount to n o thin g a t a ll witll th e frate rnity. N OT o nl y h ave the stam ps o f Briti sh Bechua na la n d ce as ed t o be u sed , b ut a corresp onde nt writes tha t th e c o untry h as losl its e x iste n c e a nd is now par t a n d pa rcel o f Cape of Good H. ope .- P ltilatel- £c JVfontltly . That mean s on e " h ope" l ess fo r H olla nd a nd mor e " Cap e " fo r G re a t Br itain. ATTEN TION is dire c ted to i\ir. Bach' s a d vertis ement in this num ber in whi c h h e is pre pared to r e fun d th e a m o un t rec ei ved t o s u c h o f hi s p a tro!1s wh o p u rchased Newfound land s urc h a rg es of him, o n re turn of th e s tam p s. Mr. Bach was v ictimi ze d b y forge rs, a nd o n learnin g th e tru t h is pro m p t l o m a k e a m e nd s . '\:Ve c a n no t too h ig hly e ncl os e Mr. Ba c h 's actio ns in t his m atter a nd co mm e nd him to t h e pa t rona g e o f o u r r eade rs. I T is q uit e probabl e th a t we sh a ll see a n oth er cha ng e in th e Ca na d ia n s ta mps . Th e F r e n ch s p eak ing inh a bita n ts , i t is said, com pla in of t h e valu es b ein g in E ng lish on ly . T he m a ple l ea ,·es i n t h e lowe r c orn e rs m a y m a ke roo m for n u m era ls of ·rnlu e. " N ow d o n ' t every body r us h a t once t o t he b a rg a in cou n t e r. " 167 Notice. N otice is h e r eby g ive n llia t , on a nd after M a y 1s t , 1898 , o ur c o m b i n a ti o n ra t es of s ub scrip tio n t o Tli e F er/orator a n d Pltilatelic Facts w ill b e r e vok ed. S ubscriptions rec e i ve d p ri or t o th a t dat e for T li e P cr.forator a nd T HE V IRGIN I A P HILATELIST will b e fill ed fo r th e full term . T li e Philatelic J ou r nal o/ C nat Brit ain p r ints a li t tl e talc of th e turnin g u p o f a P o st O ffice M a u r it ius on entir e envelop e a m o n g so me old pape rs recently fo und in tha t Colo n y . \ Ve' r e sorry for the possessors of the o ther kn ow n Ma uritius es , fo r , a ccord in g to the uniq u e rul e o f va lua tion b y Craw fo rd Ca p en, th e ir valu e h as d rop p ed co ns id e rably b y t h e bobbing up of th is newcomer. \ Veil , we s till hold our block of s ix a t th e o ld figure. vVE wo ul d call a tten tio n t he the s tat em e nts by Mr. J ohn Paa lzow in reply to the a rti cle in Sta11!ey Gibbons' J1!fo11tlily J ournal, a nn ou n c e d to appea r in t hi s nu111ber. \ Ve tr us t thi s s ta t e ment w ill fin a ll y re lega te t h e con tes t ed Be rgedorfs t o t heir pro per p lace, a nd are a n x io u s t o kn ow wh at l\'I o ns . l\IIoen s h as t o say in re p ly . T he P hilatel ic J o11rual o.f Great B r it ai1t sa ys lha t l he I nd ia n Gov ern ment h as be e n defra uded of n ea rly 1,000,000 r u pees , b y s ta m ps . m ea n s o f fo rg ed 1 ru pee F ORGE RIE S o f th e 5c blu e la rg e U . S . Ne,,·spapc r s ta mps a r e sa id t o ex is t, a n d lh a t t h e wo rk th er eo n is s o exce lle n t tha t few e x pe r ts ::i r e abl e lo dete ct t he co un te r fe it. T h e o n ly d i ffere n ce is tha t th e co un terfe it is a mill im ete r o r two to o sh ort . T HR EE o f th e fi ne s t Am e ric a n p h ila te li c pub li ca ti on s to re a ch us las t m ont h \Ye rc t h e Pli ilatelic E11!!eti n , l h e R ocky 1lfo11 11 tain S !a11tp, a nd t h e !l'ew r ork P !tilatelist . �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 168 Vma1Nrn An Uncatalogued Error. Among a lot of stamps recently r ecei ~· eel from a prominent dealer North we purchased a Belgian 1876 1 cent. urowu , surcharged OFFICIEL t hus: OFFICIEL [Catalogued.) as fo u nd in Scott 's 58til, page 028, n 1 A3. Tilere is a n error in tile surcilarge on the stamp we purcil::ised. In the word " Officiel" the second I oec uriu g is a figure 1 of the same style of type lhus: OFFIClEL [E rror- not catalogaetl.J We do not find this error catalogued. Russia is now preparing a new iss ue of all the stamps at prese nt in circulation in that empire, with the addition of a sta mp of 6 kopeks.-Stanley Gibbons' Jlfontllly Journal. The va r iety of t he 5 ce nt "B~::iver" Canada, cousists of a doable lin e a round lhe oval just outside the words "Canad:i Po3tage." The common v:iriety h:is o nl y a single line.-fnternationat I !tit- atefist. It was Mr. A. G. Gibb of St. Joh11s, ewfound l:ind, who first di scovered tha t the surch arged stamps, \\·ilich were pu rchased by Mr. Albu and others , were counterfeit . Some ve ry desirab le ba rga ins are offered by our ad ve rtise rs this month . It will mean a sa\' ing in d ollars a nd cents for you to write to them , ancl, by the \\'ay, do not forget to say : " I saw your ad. in TH E VIRGI ::-<"L.\. PHIL.-\'l'ET.IST. " Place your order with the Cuban Jun ta now for a set of Cttban l., ibre s tamps. Pmrnrnm ~ ssocrnnoN. FRANKLIX L. KERN S, Presi<leut. l\ f AJ. ]xo. F . l\ I AYER, Vice P r es ide nt. f"'R.·\NKLIN STEARNS, JR., Se::'y- Tre:ts. Jo nx PAALZO\V, 101 8 P::u-k A\·e., Richm o ud, Vn., S:tles :\Inungel". C . F. \ V . l\Iosr::n., Counterfeit Detcclor. Offici:-tl Org:i.u: TH E V1RGI:'\I.\ PHIL.,\TELI ST. Assoc i:1.lio11 m eets 011 the 10th o f every in o nth, nl S o'clock p. 111., at lB N. I~ l eveu th St., R ichm ond, Virg iui:-t. RICHMO=-<D, VA., April II, 1898. The e ig hth month ly meeting was h eld at regu lar p lace of meeting. Mr. J o h u Pa::ilzow pres id in g in abse nce of the president. The minutes of the last meetin g were approved. The follow in g members were present: Messrs. J oh n Paalzow, Mose r, Dietz, L yo ns, Spott, Scott, Ahe!·n and \Vecke r t. The na me of Mr. 0 t to Frank :was proposed for me1n bc rs hi p a n d was un an imously elected. A Jetter was r ead from the Circle Phi latelic of Ncviers, se nding greet ings a n d good wishes to the soc iety , which was received ;vith p leasure, and th e Secretary wa s ins tructed to ack nowledge receipt of same a nd express the tl1a nk:; of the soc iety. The Secretary-Treasurer bei ng absent til e question of the pri n ting of the Constit ution and By-Laws wa s laid over until next meeting. No other busi n ess appeariu g the me et ing adjo urn ed. H. C. SCOT'!', JR., Acti ng Sec'y . North America, Friend. Tii e Jlfelita P lti!atehc Cltronic!e and Advertiser is a fe w millimeters off in its geography. It prints: " T HE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST is one of the best pape rs in South Ame rica a nd we highl y recommend it to all pllilale lists ." ev~rthele ss, thanks, �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. The Stamps of Bergedorf. I!Y JOH N l'AAL Z O\V. ~N theJanuary number of Sta11ley Cibbo11s' 11fo11thly Journal there is an article which questions the veracity of th~ statements made by me in the December llUlllber of T HE VIRGINIA PI-lIT, ATELIST. 'What "·as written of the Bergedorf issue is jus t as I remembered them, a nd I must confess, tint when I wrote th e article for TH E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST , I did not eve n know that Mr. Moens had ever written a treatise on the stamps of Bergedorf. Since th en I had the opportunity to see this trea tise a nd in it the le tter referred to by Staniey Gibbons' Journal, a nd s till I cannot see what there is in it to alter a nythi ng I h ave said in m y arti cl e. Mr. Moen_; firs t g i ves th e official notice emanating from the adm inistrati on of Bergedorf o n O ct. 17th, 1831, in regard to the issuing of postage stamps 011 th e 1st of November fo llo w in g, a nd tllis official docum e nt does n ot mention any but the five stamps : :\-sch. b lack 011 blue. 1 sch. black 011 white. q . sch. bbck ou y e llow. 3 sch. b lue on rose. 4 sc h. blac k o n brown. Anyo ne who kn o w; the a ttention which is paid in G erm a n official publicatio!1s to the minutes t d e ta il cou cern in g the m atter spok e n of in such publications will un der,; ta n d tl11t if it h ad e ve r been intend ed to use an y of the proofs of th e ~- sc h. black o n lilac a nd 0 sc h. bl a ck on red thi s offici ctl a1111 o un cc 111 en t wo uld h ave 1nentioned that fact. Mr. Moens s1y s him self this document wou ld pla inly establish th e fact lh1t th e two stamp,; in question are o nl y ess::iys if it were u ot for a letter from the p os tmas ter who issued lh e stamps in 1861, and lo m a ke the matter as plain as poss ible , I sh::ill g ive ll 169 the letter as found in Mr. Moens' treatise together with Mr. Moens' comment thereon , and the English tr.:in slation of both: "Pour l 'etniss io n des tim bre3 nu cie ns d e X s ch . lilas e t 3sch . n o ir sur ro se ,q ni a va ie ut e te en1i3 n titre d 'es 3a i , il n'a pas ete fa i t de publication offici e lle, par l a rai s :>u qu e c e3 t i 111bre 3 eta ient , de.5tines a etre chau ge3, leur.;; cJ:.i~e : 1r 3 etaut diffici les a re co un a itre a In lt11ni e 1-e . L e 3 p o urparlers et ciebats y relnt i f.:i ont to:1j o:..1r.:; ete e ch nnges d irec t1ue11t et de v ive v oix e a tre l 'a utor it e supe r ie: u re et in oi, cc q :ti f.tit q11' :iu c~ 111 n cte offici e l qui y nit ran po i't tL! s:> it a tro n ve r. L:l pre mi e re 1n oti on q ~1 i ni t e te Llite pour 1' in tro :lu c ti o n d e,; tim ~re ,; p :H le , d1te d e lS J9, g ra ce n in o 11 initi a tive ." Ce tte le ttre e s t bi e a la pre a\·e que le3 d e ii x timbres e n question n 'out e te em is qu'en n tte uJ nut l 'exe: ution d u n :m ve:i.u tirn g~ . L:t 111 :>rt d e ces timl.>i·es e ta it d e:i:lce av:111t le :1r a p p:-iriti o u: d e In, un n v i .; o ffid e l qui u e le.; m e:1ti o nn e m e m e p:is.T RAX S L A TI O X . " For th e is; :ie o f th e.; e nn : ie ut s t:i. m ;Js o f~ ;c:1. lib c nud B s :h. b~ ac k o u ro 3e, \Yhi ch \Ve re is .rn e ..l in th e 1nttt re of n p ro.:>f (o r e:53:1 Y) ed i tio n, th e re h as be en n o o fficial pu b li ca tion, f.Jr th e re aso n that th e3e st :i.m ~3 w ~re d e.5t in e 1 tn be ch aug e J , th e ir col or s be in g diffi cult to distin g ui s h by lan1 p l i g~ 1t . Th e co ufe re nce3 an:l d e :,:t te:; re la ti ve th ~reto h :l \"e nl w:-tys been e xchanged iu pe rso n and ve r b~ ll y betw ee n the s upe i-i o r auth o r i ty a ucl n1yself, \vhi ch is th e reas o n that no offi c ial net b ~::i rin g o u th e s u bj ect ca u be fouud . Th e fir5t 111ot io 11 that ..v.1 s nu d e fo r t:1~ i :1:r . :> d :1:t i o: 1 of tlt ~ st a :u _J.:; d 1 t ~ ; fr .> .11 l S ~>J . t:1:in ~;:: ; to 111 y initi a tion. " Th is let te r is s nre · y th e proo fth :i.t t: 1e t ,\.rn s tn1u ;J3 in qu esti o n w e re o nl y i:;s 11e J whil e :-twnil in g th e exec uti o n o f th e u e w ecl iti o n. Th e dea th o f these s tamps wa s d e cide d u po n be for e th e ir nppe:i rc:i ce , th11 s th ey w e re 11 eve r ln e n ti o n ed offi ci a ll y . Th e orig ina l of thi s le tter to Mr. Moen s was written in G erm a n, n o d o ubt, and tran slated in to Fren ch. E very trausla lor knows how diffi cuit it is to g ive in a tran sla tion just the ri g ht shade of mea ning express ed in th e orig in1l, a ud I a m n ot afra id to asse rt, that i f the G e rman text of the Je tter wa s produced, it wou ld be fouud that i t does n ot convey the mea uiug that th ese two stamps were issned in the se ns e o f a po3tal emission, �170 THE VIRGINIA PHILA..TELIST. but that the mean ing was that they h ad been made as proofs, essays, experiments or what ever else you may call them, but never issued as stamps to do postal duty. Then taking lVIr. lVIoens comment tha t this letter would indicate that these two stamps were only issued pro visionally until the new printing could be obtained . The s~ cond p art of the letter its elf refutes this assumption. It says plainly that the negotiations, etc. , were a l ways carried on personally a nd verbally by the postmaster and the a uthorities . ·who were these authorities who h ad to pass upon the question, but the Visitation of \\'hich my former art icle spoke a nd which came to Bergedorf every summer, if memory serves me right in Jul y, but certai nl y not la ter than Augi.tst. Now if these debates etc., were always carried on viva voce and t h e conclusio n a rrived a t wh ile the Visitation remained there one week in Bergedorf, does it stand to reason that from that time forward until the first of November following, wheu, a cc ordi ng to official annou ucement the stamps were first iss ued , there sh ould not h ave beeu time enough to prepare the two stamps along with the oth er three in the colors intended? The s ton es were ready engraved, so nothin g rema ined to be done but the printing: so there co uld certa inl y not have been the sli g htest necessity to us e the proof sheets as pro vision al stamps. I think it wi ll strik e auy unbiased reade r that this letter was evidently written in answe r to a letter of enq uiry inge nously worded by some one who had knowledge of t he proofs of th e ~s ch. and 3 sch. in differeut colors th an those in wh ich the tru e sta mps were issued. Tha t lVIr. lVIoens h ad tha t knowledge I h :i. ve explained in my prev10us art icle and that havin g gotten hold of all the proofs he would naturally be inclined to h av e them officially recognized and as such made of so me valu e. An omission on Mr. Moens ' part is to give the date on which thi s letter was written a nd also does he fail to state whether this is the whole of the letter or if it has given him further private information. One must almost incline to the latter belief for how else can lVIr. lVIoens in his work give the emissions of Bergedorf as he does, namely: Issue of November 1st, 186 1:l- sch. black on lilac, 1 sch. black on white, 1~ sch. black on yellow, 3 sch. black on winered, 4 sc h. black on brown ; and then : I ssue of November 10th , 1851:l sch. black on blue, 3 sch. blue on rose, thus goi ng entirely agai ns t the official announcem e nt of the administration of Oct. 17th , 1861. Though young a t the time I was a n ardent slamp collector and in and out of the post-office every day, times without number; as in those days the p os t-offi ce was not a building entirely given over to official u ses, but was conducted in two rooms on the ground-floor of the buildin g which the postmaster occupied with hi s family. I assert again that not one of those disputed ~sc h . lilac and 3 sell. black on reel ever did postal duty, for if it h acl , I a m su r e I would have seen it. The question may be asked, why sho uld I h ave only m ade this sta tement after a lapse of nea rly forty y ears.-The answe r is a simple one . Iu 1863 I gave up stamp collecting, and it has o nl y been in very recent yea rs that I h ave take n it up again a nd it was when the Editor of TH E VIRGINIA PHILA'l'ELIST asked Ille to write m y recollections of th e issue of the stamps of Bergedorf, th at I h ave told in writing wh a t I know about that m at ter. \Vhen, h owever, in the years that h ave passed, I have come in contact with stamp collectors, I h ave always told them the same thin g and warned th e m not to purch ase those rarities (?) a t fancy p ric es. �T H E V I RG I NI A PHILAT ELIST . I su bmitted m y ar ticl e to my fath er for his op iu io n , a nd h is a nswe r was, t h at h e th o ug h t I co uld vo nch for every statcmeut I had m ade . If furthe r proof of th e c orrec tn ess of my state m euts was neec'led, I co nld refer to r esearches m ade by German philatelists, who evide ntl y h av e fouud out that tho;e two stamps are n o thi ng b u t proofs. Sen fs, in the ir catalog ue of 1892 quote t h em as stamps, a nd give a .va!uation for u n used aucl used specimeus. Seu fs, iu t h eir catalogue for 1897 calls them" Proof impressions which were not issu ed ," and as s u ch it is about t im e that o u r ca talog n e and a lbu m makers save the space wh ich the me n tio n of tl.Jese essays takes up in t h eir publications. In Vin:l ication o f Ca ri o n. \ Ve, the u ndersi g ned phi la telists, feelin g th a t: a great injustice has been clone to Mr. Georges Carion, of San Fra u cisco , by th e large publicity g iven the fa lse statem en ts of th e Societe Fra11 caisc de Timbrologie, firs t publish ed in t h e R evue Pltliatcliq11c Francaise, d o n ow sole m nly protes t aga ins t and condemn the miserab le act iou of the sa id Soc iety, a nd req u est a ll honest p h ila te li c pa pe rs to g ive the largest pu blicity to th is protes ta t ion . l\1essr s. * Gre_; vrel, * \V . j . C r ock er , * \V. :\L Crocke r , * * * \ Vi llcox , Zobel , * :\Ia nt1el , K ordt , K l i11 ger, Sy l\·ester, * K c:c n ig, * I. 11 chs inge r, \ Vebe r, * :\In.kin s, Ilurkh nnlt , H o lli s . Dniss. *Cowan, Grau ll ey, * H e nd e rso n , I.o w e,* Gree 11 e ba u111 1 Lachn sse, Ghlclde 11 , Jr. 1 nll of Cn l i fo rnin. R ev . K etn er, Pn., R e\·. Ki11 el1 1 \ Vi.;;., * R ev. To upin , Yt. , l\ l essrs. Lo wry , Te x., * Ilrad ley , Tex ., * Fe ulo u, 'l'e1111., * \ Vn ri ug, Te nn ., Ki e fe r, Pa., "' Ki ssin ge r, Pa., R e\·. \V. A. Ca rve r , Pa ., 1\'l essr s. D odge, PH ., Brei lh barth , O re., Hoch , O r e., *Shi nkl e , N. j ., * Seibel , 1\I o., * Bullnrd, I\Io. , l<:dwnrds, l\J o. , *Beard sley , M o ., L ebon, l\ Inss., * Th o111 as, La., *G ree n , K y ., * Phi11u ey 1 K n. 11, * Ilesche r, K ri. u., * Ke ll og, Ia ., \:\•att s, l nd., ll o 11 sl o u , D . C., 1-l nyward, Col. ,=:= Dnvis, Col. * Ind icates 111 e mbe 1·:; o f lhe A m eri ca n Phila tel ic Ass oc ia lio u , 171 " Guard of Honor. " STEE R CLEAR OF THESE. Samu el Vv. Car ter, Georgetown, British Guiana. J ohn Co u menos, Ath ens, Gree c e. G. vV. Robine t te, Flag Pond, V a . G . E . Montgom ery, Alliance , Nebr. Fi rst o u our this mon th's mu s ter roll appears the S uri na m Stamp Association, of Paramaribo, Surinam . Some time ago, in the halcyon day s of o u r credul ous i nfancy as publishers , we accepted a n ad from t h is con cern (?) \ Ve n ow possess evidence t h at t h ese par t ies are crook s and request all p h ila tel ic publica tion s to add t h em to th eir "black lis t. " Mr. Sam u el '\l\T. Hug hes, of Ho\\·e ,Neb., s en ds us t he follow ing lis t of approval sheet th i eves , su bstitu te s, e tc . fo r whi ch he assu mes ali responsibility : J. A . Mass ey, Pensacola , F la.; S. E. Moore, Moor efield , Ark.; Frank Coombs, St. Joh ns , N. B. , Ca nada; N. E. L:'!ne, Hickm an , K y.; a nd Irvin g S. Betze r , Dav id City , Nebr. A n esl eeme-:1 correspondent , Mr. P. de n O u ter , Jr., of Rotterdam, Holland , furni sh es proof tha t one A nton i no de Campos Serra, of Estado de Sao Paulo, L imeira, Brazil, is a fra ud. H e requ ests select io ns of good stamps ou approval a nd ou r eceipt forget s the difference between "mine" a nd " th ine." Se no r Anton ino is a crook. Our este emed contempora ry The Philatelic B11/leti11 chro n icles t h e fo llo win g "beets" for whi ch iVIr. G. A. Hunt, man age r R u u1ford S la mp Co., \Vob u rn, Mass., assumes r es pon sib ility: H. E. Lapp, Rochester, N. Y . ; Sara D. J o n es, North Bay, Ont., Cauada; and 'vV. S. Preston , 'vVin ch este r , Ind. Mr. Georges Cario n , of San Francisco, warns aga ins t dealin g \Yith o ne \ V. N. Beggs, G20 Hth St., Denver, Colo. , who is hold ing a lo t of sta mps amountiuo- to $27.00 ne t since Nove mb er 1895 , and ref uses t o return same. �172 THE VIRGINIA PHILf\.TELIST. CQl'11'1UN IC.AT/QIY.S ~~-~,..~.:r New York Correspondence. BY L EN NOD· ~ NTERESTING lccal news is rather ~ scarce the past month, but n everthe- l ess business is as o-ood as ever, and apt to remain so for :orne time, if the threatened war between the United States a nd Spain fails to materialize. T!te JV!elropotilan pftitatelist, as a weekly, has appeared, and the first number speaks for itself; 2-l pages, half of which contain advertisements, a nd the balance up-to-date reading matter. According to the chronicle I learn that the Canadian postag e stamps will be altered so that numerals will appea r in the lower corners ; the French speaking popula tion making the objections which necessitates such a change . No date has as yet been fixed when thi s cbange will take effect. The New York E!era!d for March 10, illustrated the two ne w Spanish Patriotic stamps (no government emissions), giving one a faint idea of what these stamps, to raise war funds look like. In another New York dail; I saw a n item which stated that the prescu t issue of Spanish stamps (boy's head ) is very popular, not alon e with pliilatelists, but with all classes of citizens . The canceled stamps are largely used for decorating purposes, and the Spanish stamp mercha nts sell thousa nds of these caucelecl stamps da il y. Of course the fad will die out soo ner or later , but the dealers a re mak ing the best of it w bile tbe demand holds good. The Harlem Stamp Club will shorlly be orga nized for philatelists in the upper part of thi s city ; the society will have a club room o r rooms and will meet prob- ably weekly or t"·ice a month ; a permanent meeting place is being selected and the organizers hope to h ave every thing ship-shape in a few weeks. This club will probably be Branch No. 1 of the Empire State Philatelic Society . March and April mouths appear to be moving months with stamp dealers, instead of the time honored May 1 (legal moving da y) . Broadway seems to be the particular street where our popular dealers will hand ·o ut their price-lists on waiters of gold (?) that saver of a brass foundry. Three dealers have l e ft tbe depths of Nassau street for more commodious offices on Broad way . A well known philatelist, M. Philip la Renotierc, of Paris, is the ze:llous guardian of a st.amp acknowledged by all collectors to be absolutely uniqu e. This stamp was issued in 1856 by the Postal Department of British Guiana, and for a great man y y ears has n ot left the hands of its present owner. No actual price cau be named in estim a ting the value of thi s s tamp, which originally could have been bought for one cent, as its rea l worth will not be kuown until collectors come to bid for it iu the event of a sale. M. La Renotiere is exceedingly jealou s of hi s possession. Looking to its prtse rva tion, he guards it carefully, rarely sliowing it. Occasionally, when there is a gathering of distinguished collectors he a llows the stamp to be ex hibited, bu t always refuses obstinately to consider a n y propositions for its purchase . The stamp is Scott's T yp e A4 one cent black on reel paper, but no price is attached to sa me. A large number of Prince Edward I slands on original (?) envelopes , fake canceled, turned up here a few weeks ago; the whole of the 1872 issue (except 3c rose ) and also the thre e pence blue of the 1865 issue. Tbere was noticed among th e lot several bisected sta mps; the G cent black and 12 cent m:luve being the m ost prornin ent. Collectors a re warned �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. I l I 1 to exercise gr ea t care in purchasing thi s class of 5ta m ps , a nd it is best to purchas e them only from reliable dealers, and if possible ge t a written g uarantee w ith each piece. Boston Bits. BY B OSTO N IA N . At present there s eem s to be a merry bout between the Boston Corres pondent o f one of o ur leading we eklies and a prominent New Y ork Sta te sta mp dealer, as r egards , how dealers in ge neral are so plentiously supplied with the N ewfoundland Provisional surcharg es. Each one t::ikes the other to task a nd a li vel y cou.tradiction of sta tements ensue . Your humble se r vant does n ot p retend to know the whereabouts of this a pparent leak, a nd tl.links also that the two aforesa id ge ntlem e n, a re far fr om sol vin g the m ys tery , b ut then , their numerous th eories are interestin g , to read, a nd sh ow, to some ex tent, how far imag inat ion can tak e the hum a n mind . The s ta n1p trad e a t the Hub is gen e rall y fo ir a nd the fo llo win g sta mps se em to command th e forem os t attenti on: Match and M edicine , British Afri ca n and unus ed E uropean. Reyenucs a re a t pres ent d eadwood u po n dealers h a nds, th at is , with th e e xc e p ti on of Ca nad ian Re venues , whi ch are still h av in g th eir run . Several Bos ton d ealers are m e m be rs o f th e S tat e M ili t ia, a nd i f wa r sh oul d b reak o u t, as it n ow t hrea ten s, it w ill m ak e a se rio us iu roacl in the s ta mp fi rms o f thi s city, as it do ubtless will else wh ere. F reel H. P ittma n & Co . , o n e of Bosto n 's well k n o wn fi rm s, h ave g ive n up their local office at 235 Washin gto:.i St . , a nd h av e rem o ved to Su m er vi lle , Mass ., wh ere the y were loca ted previo us to cou1in g to the I-In b . 173 The ne w 5 cent blue U . S. sta mps h av e put in th eir a ppearance at th e Boston Pos t Office . It is said they were fi rst pla ced on sale Thursday, Ma rch 17th. It is now rum ored tha t the 15c stam p will h av e to be changed o u a ccoun t of color; but I doubt if it occurs b efore th e new governm ent contrac t is p la ced fo r ne x t four yea rs . One of the local s ta m p firm s is a t prese nt busy u po n a n ew blank sta m p al bu m, which will s oou a p pea r u pon th e m ark et. Sample pages are no w circula ti on, a nd i t it w ill b e issu ed in di ff erent styl es of b ind in g, a nd it is said that th e price is to be very l ow, conside riug th e stock, wh ic h is to be first class in e ve ry r esp ect. There is s till so me tal k of a ca talogue b eing pub lish ed in Boston in th e c omi ng fa ll, hut wheth er it w ill m ate ri ali ze o r n ot it is h ard to tell , b u t I h a>e no doubt tha t a book of this n ature c ould be made to be a success , a n d th e prese u t sc h eme should n ot be aba ndon ed . D eal ers r e p or t the boy trade as be in g the m os t b r isk for years, a nd many of th e yo uths a r e disp osin g of la rg e num be rs of the chea p e r g rad e of stamps . Th is course of thiu gs is indeed e n cou rag in g, a nd too much p a ins ca n not be tak e n in supply in g th e dema nds of o ur ri si ng phila telis ts . A t a r ece ut a u c t io n sale Lh e famous Ne wfo und la nd surch a rge, unu sed, bro ug ht o nl y 30c pe r copy . T llis see m s to be rath er a low p ri ce for a stamp whi ch is cla imed to be so des irable. H oweve r , auc ti on prices s h ould by 110 m ea us rul e th e prices, as th ey ar e indeed fi c kl e. \ Vith in t h e last few <lays a n impor tati on o f Gam bia stamps h::ivc bee n r e cc i•·ed. T L1is is by no m ea ns alarming n e\\·s, but w hat I wish to get a t is t lla t t h ese s tamps sh ow a new sh ad e of the 1 penny , wh ich is a decided pink, a n rl as these a re evid e ntly th e last printing of th e current issu e, th ey may tu r n out to be g ood thiu gs. �174 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Canadian Notes. BY CA:-<"ADIAN. The Hamiltou Philatelic Soc iety is progressing finel y and will uudoubtedl y have a very pleasan t time in s tore for the D. P. A. members wh o attend th e annna l con ve n t i on. Hamilton is centrally locate d and if the date for the con ven ti on is \\"ell c h ose n we can see no reason wh y fift y members should n ot be present. vVe h ear nothin g at all of the excha nge department, of tile D. P. A. S tir it up, Mr. M uirh ead, stir it u p . A correspondent of the r£era!d E :r:c!zang e wonders why stamps redeemed by the gover n ment are destroy ed instead of bei ng sen t out aga iu a nd thus save a nea t sum for the Depa rtment. The reason for destroy ing th e stamps must be a pparent to u early every o ne . The stamps very seldo m co;ue in f ull sheets , a nd it would not do for lhe government to b eg in the practi ce of s e ndiu g out stamps otherwis e tlun in foll sh e ets as thefts wou ld b e far m or e easy and numerous. In a recent s ess ion of tile Do:uiniou P a rliament, Sir Charles Tupper wa rmly condemued the lack of proper p os tal fa cilities on the lin e of th e Cro w's Nest R ail way . The s er vice alon g th is lin e w ill pro ba bly b e im p ro ved in th e near future. A large 11u111 b er o f the s ma ller Ontari o post offices h av e b e en b urg la r ize d rl uri ng th e p as t few m on t h s a udit is und ers tood tha t th e d e partm e n t has d e t ec ti ves e ugag ecl in fe r»e ti ng ou t t h e g uilty part ies, as nearl y all th e robbe r ies a re beli e ved t o h av e b ee n th e work of o n e ga ng . The Li be ral go vernn1ent is e vid entl y feelin g t il e necess ity o f ra is ing m ore mon ey as tll ey h ave d ec ide d to reduce th e ra te o f interes t, a llow ed o n m o ney d e p os ited iu th e p ostal sa vin gs banks from 3 to 2~ %. Many protests are l!eard on all sides as it is chiefly the poorer classes that deposit their savin gs in tllese banks a nd who wi ll feel the loss more keenly tha u would the depositors in other banks. Enumeration we e k i3 past a nd the Postmaster Ge neral' s report for the yea r shows 18S new offices established a nd 100 unnecessary offices abolished, or a net gain of SS offices. The deficit for the year was $586,539. The estima ted number of letters carried in the t we lve months was 123,850,000 ; postcards 23, 14.0,000 ; registered letters 3,500,500: free letters 5,.'iOI ,000 ; :1ewspapers, periodicals, book packets , samples, etc. 22,915,000. Tile quantity of m a il m a tter posted iu Ontario far exceeds a ll other Provinces put together. Similarly Torouto occupies the premier position of a ll Cauadian cities, the number of letters, ca rds, a nd n ewspa p e rs delivered in Toronto d urin g the year being 2 l, 403,2'l 5 as compared with 12,50 1, 531 in Montreal, 3 ,824,785 in Quebec, 3,67 1,917 in Ottawa, 3 ,569,8133 in Hamilton , 2,708,970 in Loudou , 2,072 ,000 in Winnipeg, a nd 1,477, 454 in Kingatou. The number of dro? or city lett ers delivered in Toronto was 3 ,SGl ,94,l, so that Toronto people, if M r. Clark 's advocacy of a one-cent city-letter-rate h ad been adopted, would h ave Sa\·ed n ea rl y $40,000 this year. Amoug the c nr io3i tie s whicll came in to the dead lette r offi ce were birds eggs, bloomers , fa ls e teeth , we dd in g ca k e, etc. The Hou. vVrn. Mulo c: k, Postm aster Ge n eral , h as introduced a bill to ame nd the Post-office Act. The rn ore i111 porta n t provisions of the bill are, briefly sta led , a s fo llows : The admi ssion fr e e of Canada p ostage, b o:iks desig n ed for th e u se of the blind. Th e establisllment of a uumber o f })!a ns from wh ich dead l e tt e rs m ay ·be returned t o the se nders. At prese nt all s u ch letter~ go to Ottawa. J \ �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. r 1 On all letters trans mitted by post within Canada, weigh ing not o ver one oz., t wo cents, a bove one oz ., proportionatel y. On and after Janu ary 1st, ' 99, ne11"spapers and periodicals, heretofore carried free, shall be charged .\- of a cent a pou nd and afte r July 1st, ' 9::! , one-half cent a pound . Au exception to the above rule is m ade in favor of new5pa pers carried not more than ten miles froru place of publica tion, which wi ll be carried free . In support of his bi ll Mr. Mulock sh owed th a t 1G,55i ,490 pounds of n ewspapers and p eriodicals were carried free during 1897. The Conservatives opposed the bill a nd nothin g d e finite bas been doue w ith it yet. Notes From the Lone Star State. Texas at the N ew Braunfels convention. I hope to see h armony and good-fellowship preva il. I a m glad to s ee the VIRGINIA PHILA·rELIST devoting a large amount of space to the stamp3 of the Confederate Stat es . Recently there appeared an illustration of the two Emory , Va. , locals, and also an euvelope with a hand-s ta mp " P aid 5. " It is rather difficult for us to draw the line between hand-slam ps and provi sional envelopes . I suppose the above would be called a hand-stamp. ·would it b e a h and-s ta mp if the na me of the postm aster were written or pri n ted a bove o r across the "Pa id 5?" I would like some iuforma t io n on this poiut. The Mutual Stamp Exchange. AS B UR Y P A RK, ROY Il. IlRADLEY . I r Those of the m a ny readers of the VIR GINIA PHILATELIST who looked for m y n otes last month we re d isappointed in not findin g th em . They were written but owing to the change of date by which. all cop y must be received, they arrived too late for publicatiou. I hope to be on ti m e iu the future . 'Waco is com ing to the fro nt as a stamp centre . Quite a number of collec tors have called upon me , and Mr. Oscar Jannasch is in fa vor of organiz in g a local society iu th e near future . The id ea is a good on e , a nd will d o a g rea t deal to encourage the local collecto rs. If the society is organi zed it will probably be as a branch of the rapidl y growin g S outh ern Phi latelic Ass ociati on . Tlte Texan Plz i!atelist is now Lh e officia l j ourn al of the P hilatelic Literature Society . Bro. L owry intends to enlarg e aud g rea tl y improve his pa p er in th e near future. Indica tions now point to the largest a ttendance of s tamp men ever held i n 175 NEW J E RSE Y . R EPORT FOR MO N'l'H ENDING APRII, 10, 1898. The foll ow ing m embers h ave been admitted: 23 Edga r Sherru an. 24 Stanley L . Coe . 25 R. A. Bendall. 213 J. D . Sornborg er. '.1.i H . H. Bog ue , A. B. MO N TH 'S F I GU R ES. Va lue of s tamps in circula tioa last rep ort. .. . .... . .... ....... .... $1381 21 S tamps disposed o f. ........ $356 52 S ta m ps return ed ..... .... ... 323 01 Books retir ed las t mon t h ... .. ..... .. G/9 58 1 GS Book s rece i,·ed las t ru onlb ........ 685 10 To ta l in c ircul nti o u ... . ... . ....... $GSG 78 Blank books to b old 100 s tam ps are furnished by tile E xcl!a uge, 3 fo r lOc. N ew c ircula rs, g iving full part iculars, se n t fre e upon a pplica ti o n. H . B. BARTHOLOMEW, Jlfan ager. �176 TH E V IRGI N IA PHI LATELIS T . A t R . C. Ba ch 's firs t m a il a u c tion sale , cl osed Marc h 30, .t h e fo ll owing we r e som e of th e p ri c es reali zed: U . S. T reas ury 7c , m int , Sl. 25; Arg e 11ti 11 e R ep ubli c 186-1, 15c, l Oc , 5c, perforated , u s ed , S2.00 ; Priu ce Ed wa rd I s la nds le, u sed , .'l. 90; N etherlan ds 1867 50c go ld a nd 1872 2g, 50c , 40c ; S tock lrnlm , 2 Ya ri eti es , u sed, 75c ; Ca nada, n ew , 5 a nd Sc 25 assort ed, 40c; 2000 Can ada , old iss ues 1, 2, 3c, $2.00 ; l s et Ju bilee co mp l e te, u sed, $ 15.00. T o ta l a nd rea li zed SD0.0-1 ; n u m be r o f bids -103 ; n u m ber of bi ds ca nc eled , 1. ; to tal a m o unt o f b ids O\"e r $300.00. MR . B ACH'S L ETTE R . " A very satis.factory r cs1t!t. " T !tis sale was advertised 0 1\TL Y i?t TH E VI R G I N I A PHILA T E LIST, a11d speak s well .for its p ower s as a1t advert isi ng m edi 1tm ." " R . C. B ACH . " l Oc , bot h s izes of g r ill , fift e en used copies w it h shades , $1. 00; 1868 30c , used , Sl. 60; 1868 90c u sed, $9. 00 ; 1869 1, 2, 3, 6c (2) , 10, 12, 15, 2-1, 30c , us ed, $4.00; 1869 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 12, 15c, u sed, $1.10 ; 1860 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 12, 15, 24, 30c, us ed , las t h as n o pe rfora tio ns on one side , two oth ers rl a mag ed, $3. 50 ; 1869 12c , un used, off center $1.00; 1839 90c , used , h as h ad perfora~ t ion s added a t bo t tom , $7.00. Fore ig n.-Hawa ii , 1865, le blue 1853 5c , un us ed , $1.00; H a wai i, 1864 2~, Yer~ mi lion , u sed , $2.60; H a wa ii, 1864 Jc vi ol e t, unused, $2. 00 ; H a wa ii, 1S6'.i.-S9, le (3 va r. ) , 2c (4 va r. ) , 5c da rk blu e, 6c , lOc bro wu, lOc bla ck , provisional le viole t, 2c brown, 2c reel , 25c , two of ea ch a nd a s in g le cop y of th e lOc verm ili o n of 1886, u n used , $2. 00; H a wa ii 1864-86, le (3 rn r. ) , 2c r eel , Ge g ree u ' block of fou r of ea ch unu sed , 2c 'viol e~ (4), 2c bro wn (4) , 2c vermil ion (4) , 5e dark bl ue (2), lOc brown (3) , lOc black (2) us ed , P ro visio nal G ov t. le (3) , 2c (3), 5c , 23c , $230. ; H awa ii, 1864-71, le (4) , 2c (4), 5c (3 ), Ge (3) , 2c browu (3) , le b lue (3) , 2c r eel (4) , le g r ee n (4), 2c v iolet (4 ), JOc bro wn (2,) lOc black (2), Pro,, is ion a l Go vt. le (3 ) , 2c (3 ) , 5 , 25c , twenty-six u sed , $2.10. Boger t & Durbin 's 99lh sale occ urre d April 2, a ucl t h e r es u lt was q u ite sa tisfactory. The total a m oun t r ea lized A t the 98 th Sa le some prices real iz ed was $1021.15, a nd q ui te a lot of desira ble were as fo ll o ws : U . S . Mail, l e ros e sta m ps sold at t h e fo ll ow in g prices : us ed , c ut squar e ($12), $5.00; N evr York, U . S.-New York 5c, u sed , o n o ri g in nl en velope , g ood m a rg in s 0 11 thr ee s id es , 3c o n b lu e g la zed pa pe r, us ed ($17.50), $3.00; New York ,5c blac k used ($8; ,$4.10; $5.00; Providence 5c , u nu sed, n o pe ri od a fter ce uts , large ma rg in s , fi n e, $3 .00 ; Ph ilad el phia Ca rrier , " U . S . P . 0. - p r epa icl , -O n e Ce nt-D espatch ," r eel on 1857 1, 3 (3) , 10 (4) , 12, 2-!c, used, s 2.10 : w hit e e n velope , entire , very fi ne i mpres1857 l Oc, twe l ve co pies, \"ariou s sh ades , s iou , exceed iu g ly scarce, S60.00 ; Provi$1.50; 1860 90c , u nu sed b ut n o t fr es h looking and h as bee n r egu m m ecl , S5.00 ; d e n c e 5c, n o p er iod a fter c ents , un used ($6.50), $4.00 ; Ba lt im o re Ca rrier, hors e1861-3 ] , 2, 3, 5, 10, 12, J.'i, 24, 30, 90c , us ed , $1.75; 1861 5c y ell o w-b ro wn, used, m a n le bla ck , used , fin e ($5) , $2.25 ; Bal$2.30; 1861 12c , six used copi es , 80c; ti more Ca rri er , 1 se nt black, used , fiue 1868 1, 2, 3, 10, 12 (2), ] 5c (2), u sed , (. "15.00), :l'9.00 ; F ra nk lin Ca rr ier repri n t ' $1. 50 ; 1868 1 (da m agell ) , 2, 3, 10 (2), 12, Eagle ca rr ier used , 18-17 5c proof, 60c '. 15c , u s ed , 60e; 1868 1, 2, 3 , 10, 12, 18-17 5c , uu s e vcred pair, use d o n orig ina i 15c used, 50e ; 1868 2c, u sed , t wenty- l e t te r, sca r ce , "1.2.5; 1847 5c , lOc , u sed t wo copi es, a fe w da m ag ed, 60c ; JF68 ($4.75) , $2.65. 0 11 �THE VIRGIN I A PHILAT E LIST. Iu au evil hour we p erused the pages o f Pltilatelic Facts, the February 11umber of wh ich has just reached u s. \\Tere such a thing possible as mingliug the substa nces of CerYa nte's "Dou Q ui xote" wi th " Paul a nd Virginia," add in g a generous proportion of E mile Zola's "Na ua " et a ls ., a nd di shin g thi s co n cocti o n up as "phil a telic " reading, theu we sh ould fi nd it in Plli!atclic Facts . O ur first impression was that it e m a nated from a Ktn<lergarten, a nd tb at the nurs e had forgotten to revi se the MSS. Then agai n we wondered whether the indulge nt p a rent's spell of patience h ~d n o t r eacllcd tile utmost te nsiou limit, culmiu at iu g iu a local application of t h e s hin g le to these yo uthful Don juans . Paper, t h ough, is patieut and type wi ll n o t re volt, eveu in this case of ab use. Hacl we t h e space to spare we wo ul d quote a " re view" of the J1'fotlter's Joitr1rnl, verbatim, as it a ppears i n thi s publication (?) . S u ffice it th oug h to g ive au e xtract: " 'vVe say, tha nk Goel t hat tll erc ARE so me wllo h av e the comm on se use to break over t h e pare u tia l traces, and asse rt t h e ir natural ri g hts as free -bo rn A m e rica ns? The clay when youn g 111en a ucl wo men of front 18 to ~ l were treated as ch ilclreu of from 8 to 11 is, fortunate ly, p assed, a nd u nl ess th e" damful e " ideas of th e 'over zealo us' P uri ta ns agaiu become in vog u e, tha t day wiil n ever re tu ru -". Th is is a sample . I n o ur S ta te p ad ded cell s are p ro vided fo r s uc h uu fortuuate q u ill p ush ers; but to top the climax thi s wlliniu g swain atbcks, in the r udest m a nn er, a lady wh ose literary ac hie vcme u ts aud nat ura l tale n ts place h e r so far above hi s level th at "a hundred years after etern ity wo uld n ot su ffice to inculcate e uo ng h P,reeqing iu to his aqd\ed l~cad" to m ake 177 him preseutable , even if, as a n esteemed con te mp ora ry o n ce put it, "a S uez Ca nal pile dri ver was u sed in the inculcating process . " Fi nall y, we are p leased to u o te from a n a un ou n ceme nt that it is go in g t o the "grea t m ajor ity " a nd hence Pltilatelic Facts w ill be re lieved of m akin g an apology for ex istence. T!1e / 11ternatio11al 1-'ltilatelzst for Ma rch-April is a g rea t big numb e r, contaiuing a Portrait Ga llery of well-worn plates. U nd er th e title " Which Shall we Coll ec t, Uf>ecl or U nused?" Chas . E. S haw, s::il es s u pe rint e ndent S. of P . ably c ll::rn1pious u sed but n ot abused s ta mps; J os . S. Davis , sec re tary Colorado Phila telic Socie ty stands up for u sed stamps; E. R . A ldrich, pres iden t P. S. of A . does n ot beli eve in confiniugoneself to either; whil e Oney K. Cars tarphen , ex -president P . S. A. prefers well cente r ed, li g h t ly canceled spec imens. E::ich of thes e well ku owu philatelists sabs tantiates hi s v iews with s u ch good a rg um e nt tha t \Ve mu st say, gen tl eme n yo u are each rig ht. Tile first number of Vol. I X of Tile 11/etropolitaJt 1-'!ti!atelist, as a weekly , h as p u t in i ts appe::iran ce ; and merits th e hi g hest praise. Preserving all th e good fea tures of the fo rm er mo11tlt!y, th ere h ave been add ed m a ny n ew bra nches , w hi ch wi ll , un rl oubtedly, gain for it m a uy new friend s. Our best wishes for th e s uccess of A a er ica's crack philateli c week ly ! Tl1e Plti!atclic B11/!etin fo r March is h eaded " Boom Ed ition;" t he cover n ea tly executed iu tw o colors e nclosing twelve pages of iu terest in g trul y philateli c m atte r. The leadi ng a rticle deals with til e Postage Stamps of Colombia, by F. P., aud \1-i ll be conlin u ecl. U nder " S1np Shots" the" Looker-on " seems to h ave rc conc il ed h im self to t h e Omaha �178 THE V IRG I N I A P HILAT E LIST . stamps . No t es fro m ' ari ou~ ce°:t er~, Revie ws, a Black-List , a n d cn sp ed1 tonals , co m b in e to m ak e a "boOln " nu m be r , eve n were t h a t n ot printed o n th e co ver . T he firs t nuru b er of T he Tennessee P hila telist paid us a call las t mo n th . It h ails from K n oxvill e , a u cl Ben M . Ca rp enter is edi tor , w ith Chas . L. McN utt as b usin ess m an ag er . For the fi rst n um be r i t m akes a ve ry cr editabl e sh o w ing. " P hi la t ely in E urope,, is the l eadi n g a rt icle, in w~ i ch t h e a u th or tell s o f some g r ea t collec t10n s abroad . "Pos tal D a tes " a nd " Items of I n t erest" co n tain ru a ny int eres tin g statemen ts . Y e editor asks" wh a t do yon t hi nk of this s tran g_e r- T/te 1:emiessee P hilatelist ·"" " Thm k you r e all ri crht "Fall in !" a n d la b or i n th e in leres~ of phila tely "way clow n in T ennessee i,, T !te B oston Stamp B ook for April contains a n article b y G eo rg e Max imillia n en titled "Abbreviat ions o n Pos tag e Stamp s ." Our estee m ed co n tempo rary was , undou b tedly, not aware of th e fac t tha t t_hi s p a p er is identical with the o ne app ea ring in a former number of TH E VIRGINrA PHILATELIST-merely r e-writ te n, a nd not only th at, b u t several g ross erro rs occ ur where the a u th or (?) a t te m pted t ran sla tio n. John Brooke , R ajah of Sarawak, wo uld kick o n hi s n a me be ing mispell ed; t h e Gr eeks , d e fe a ted as the y a re, wo uld offer obj ec ti o ns to the H ellenic useci by Max im ill ia n , a nd the m a un er in w hich th e Ge rnn n ab brev ia t io ns a re g iven a nd t ra nsla ted wo uld s urely p lace him un de r th e ba n . But th er e is o th er, good m at ter in t h is asthetic publica tion from th e Hu b. Philatelic /Vest, Easter 1t Ph ilatelist , Lone S tar S tate Philatelist , Post O[fice , R ocky 11fo1mtain Sta111p , Omaha Phila telist . P !tilatelic R eview, A m er ican Collector, Filatelic Facts an d Fa llacies, Philatelic 11/ ont!ily a11d /Vo r ld, J\few Y or k P hilatelist, Jn1tior Collector , Ph ilatelic Facts ,Alleg!tany Philatelist , Texan P!tilatelist , 1-l er ald Exchange , S ta11Lp A d vertiser, E verg r een S tate P hilatelist , f1tter 1tational Philatelist , S tamp11tan , B oston Sta111p B ook, Stamp Collector's F igaro . From Ca nada : 01tta rio Philatel ist, S tamp R eporter, P/11latelic Advocate. F ro m Abroad: S ta11tps, E ng la nd ; 11/elita Philatelic C!tronicte and A dvertiser , Malta ; Stanley C ibbo1ts' 111ontltly J onntal , En g lan d; f l F r ancobollo . Ital y ; L e Timbrop!tile Caulois , Fra nce; L ' E ch o dn Collectionne1w, F ra n c e ; Rev ue P!t ilateliqne, F ra nce ; L ' A 1t1tonce P !titatelique, Switze rla nd . We h av e also received: Wh ol esal e a nd Re ta il price-lis t of the s tam ps of Swed en fro m H erma n L indbe rg , l\folmo, Swede n '. Bogert & Dnrb in 's l Ol s t Auct ion Ca ta~ logue; vVolsie ffe rs Ca talog ue fo r A u ctio n Sale, Apr il 2d; Yo n t!t's R eal11t a nd Catlt- olic Friend. Th e Per/orator sligh ted us last lll o n t h -did n ' t sh ow u p . H ow ' bo u t it ? The Yon Stephan Memorial Fund. DONATIO NS. Frit z \ V ilt , Va .. ............ . .. . . .... . .. . ..... .2c Co l 1111i b i n it E noch Ta y lo r ' \Ta lk er, 1:-'a. , ... _,JOc ~ pe~~a l De liv~ry : Pa g-e Pa pe r P eopl e, .. .... ....... ._c P 1op 1 ~ e t nr y, u sed . lWc;>ses ~3 . Page , ....... .. . .. ....... Ac 1-' r o pn etar y, u sed. :M i ss L i ske R ou ke m n , H olln u <l , Assortm e 11t o f s ta m ps used n 11 d u n used P. de n Outer, J r., H oll a nd , · · Ass~r tm e n_t of st a mps used an d un used. ~e n B. Ila ldw 1n , Oh 10, .. .... .. Lo t o f s und ry G~o . E. Ma r x, N. J., ........ .L ot of Gern rn.n s ta m ps . s ta tn ps . 1 vVe acknowl edge r ece ip t of th e fo llo\\·in g p u blica t io ns : Tennessee Ph ilatelist, /'li ilatelic B11!letin, 11!/e tropolitan J'h ilatelist, E ra , ~~~1 ~~si\·~~i ~~~~1~ \~~~~'. ·.:·.·.·. ·. ·. ~ ~-- ·. ~~·.::: ·.·.·.-.~·. ~·.·. ·. ·.·. ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~: i\lt ss .M ollie An de rson, Va . ,. .. ....... . .... ... 2c c urre nt . \\'e des ire to express o nr especia l th a nks to o ur fo re ig n fr ie nds , :v1iss Ro uk e m a a nd :M r. de n Oute r, 0 f Rotterrl am , H oll a nd , for th e ir ve ry genero us donatio ns to the Fuucl . �Cash U:be IPosta I <!a rb ·1Reporter NO. \ Ve want t o bu y s lamps :l t1 d collec ti o n s and R EA DY 'L\. Y 1. I f y o u tn e n t io n th e VIR G IN I A P HIL A T ELIS T nu cl en cl o:;:e n 2c s ta mp I w ill s e n d yo 11 a lw.u d so m e 11 u 11 sed P ost nl Ca rd w ith it. For D es i rab le s tam ps a re \vi lliu g t o pa v libe r a l pr ic es. Se nd o n yo ur A. LOHMEYER, 922 N. Gilmor St., Stamps A t once, g o o d Fore ig n or U . S . Th e ca s h is r e a d y . Cat. price $8.00-My pl'ice $2. 75 TROY, OHIO. R emit with money order , check o r bills a nd money refund ed if s ta m ps are not satisfa ctory . Only a few left. R EF ER E:\'C E : J.' i r s t Ka li o n a l Ilan k . Going· at Half Catalogue! , P n 1ssia, 1&30-55, win k. La u r e l , \Vre a t h . 11n 11 se J . , .J pfg ye ll ow green, c .1t.. ... .... $~ OCJ ti pfg Ye rmilio 11 , ca t. .. .... .. ..... 2.00 bf::;,· c~1~.' .'~.':·::.: : ::·.: ::". i:g<6 ll pa le yell ow , cat.. .. .. S.00 \\T rit e n t o u ce . I·Ia.ve onl y o u e o f e acli. FREDER IC FOREHAND, Box 398, Worcester, flass. A. P . A . $23-D. P. S . 103-P. S . of A. H. BANNISTER, 200)/o E. Main st. , Richmond .Va, WfNDWN wrnrn, 85 Emslie St., $2 Buffalo, N . Y. Choice s ta mps of a uy country on approva l a t 40-50 % discount. Requ es ts minus go od referen c es will remain unh e eded. P . E . I sla nds, 1868, p air 4p ou cov ...$1.10 " " " 3p " . 70 s tr ip 4 3p " 1.50 pa ir 2p.... .. .. ...... .60 Peru, Scott 152-156, 4 var. ...... .. ... .. . .15 " 8 cott 157- 160, 4 var.. .. ... .. .. . .. . .0-1 No r way , S co tt 42... . ... .. .... ...... .. . ... .. .1 0 R oum a nia , Scott 216, Ca t . $ .OS... ... .02 U . S . No . 38 , Ca t. $3. 00 .... .. . .. .... .. 1. 25 53, 15.00 . .. .. .. .. ... .. . 6.00 57, .50. ... . .. .. ... .. . .18 88, .45 . ... .. ... . .. ... .20 134 , 1. 25 ...... . ... .... . .55 156, . 10. ..... .. .... ... .38 365 , 5. 00 ...... .. ...... . 2.00 532, 2.50 .. .... ... ... ... 1. 25 630, 1. 50. ..... .. . . .. ... .75 609, gra n d , cat. $3 .50, ra re 2.20 O rde rs und er 50 ce nts 2c fo r p ostage . Alway s willin g to refun d yo ur m on ey i n case yo ur a re not e ntirely sa tisfi ed with y our p urchase. Owing to ex t ra ordi na ry la rg e sales fr om rn y ap proval book s I a m obliged to repl enish w y s tock imm ed ia tely. Medium a nd hig h p ri ced sta m ps w1lh yo ur l owes t cash p rice sol icited . R e m emb er addr ess : 85 Emslie St., Buffalo N. Y. BALTIMORE, MD. 3c Playing Cards TROJAN STAMP CO., ~ s il}~yr. 2 SF.N T FRF.F. FOR A S K I NG . for 30 cents n n cl 2 cen ts e xt r a fo r pos tnge . I wi ll s e ud a sh eet o f o n e h und red (100) unused So n t h A m e r ica u S ta m p s Ca ta logued nt ~ 2. 00 for 3~ c p ost pa id . Ca sh w ith ord e r . W ~ r. .-\. 1\l c DO K NELL, lG·l G 'l a d iso n .-\.Ye., $1.50 NE W Y O RK C I TY. for lo cents nnd 2 ce n ts e xtra fo r p ost age . I w ill s e IJ cl a s h ee t of 50 un used \:Vest I ndia I s la n d S ta n 1ps g l1 a r :111teed to catal og ue :lt Sl. 50 fo r 12 ceuts post p:-ticl . Cnsh with o rd e r. \ V2\1. A . l& ~ G :\ I c D O :'\'" ~E l,. I..,, i\'I nd iscm Axe., NE \ \ ' Y O RK CITY. TH E Y'RE AFTE R f\ E ! F or m y u e w p ri ce lis t rn:d \\·ell t h ey m ig h l be . E ,·er y collector s h o uld h ave a copy . It co ul a i u s n fi ne l i ne of s la m p p:t ck. e ts fr o m 5c 11 p to S35.00 sent free . Canadian Re v e nnes . If i nte t·est ecl in th ese bea u tifu l rnre stn m ps do n ' t b u y 11 11 li l y o u see 1n y pri ces. E x chang e d esired. I a m p r epa red t o rt ccept f01· exch rt 11 g-e n ny k in d o f For e ig n s la n1ps. U.S. exce pted . Comm o n w a nted in lo ts of 1000 11 p . Rn re s t a m ps n lso w n ut e d. A . F. \ VI C K S Lo nd o u , Onta ri o , Ca. 11. 1 Best Sta mps- Best Condition- Best Prices. Ag ri c n lt lffe! Oc_?"e l low, ca t :.. 25c .......... .... ... .. .... $ . l ~ St . H e le n a, Sc ,.10le t , ca t. 9- .JC.. .. . .. .l v Bra zil, '9·1, 500r blne, ca t. 15c... .06 P o rt o Ri ce, 1 !J3, 3c d a r k: g r ee n o n o r ig ina l coyer, ca t . ..,2.25.. 1.00 J a m a ica . set of 3.. ... . ... .... ... .......... .. .05 Sa ! ~ i o a , ' 77- 1 82. set o f 8, u ew ............. .. ....... .. ... .J2 Ce n tral Am eri ca n Slea 1nsh ip Co ., 1886, 5 va r. co1npl ete. .... . .. .... .... ..... .~O P ostage ex t r a 0 11 a ll o rd e r s u ude r 50:::. c. J. C A RVF,R , Box 27, BUC K I XG H Al\.I , P EN N A . �JOHNSTOWN STAMP AND PUBLISHING CO., PENNSY L VAN I A . JOHNSTOWN . No . 15. Co utn i11 s 25 v:u ie lies o f U . S. re\·e ut:e THE BEST INTRODUCTION s t ~un p s catalog u e d over DO ce nts. P ri ce 25 cents. A b u s iuess 1u a n cn n offe r is p leased c us tom ers. No . &5. Co ntn iu s 85 va ri e ties o f p ostnge s ta m ps fron 1 A s ia includi n g Ceylo n , P e r s ia, India a 11U. \\·e g i..-e a fe w u n s o lici ted te s ti n toui a ls ;;elected at S traits Settl e m e n ts. Price 25 cen ts . ra.uclon1 froru th e 1n a u y we r eCe l\"e : No . BG. Co nta ins GOvnrit."' Lies of As in, inclu d in g Packet to h a nd . It is a fine o u e for th e n1 oney. l\1:tcno Perak, Chin a , Cey lo u, Cashm ee r , P 11tliFeb. 15. 1808. G RANV ILL E DEAI, , n ll a , P ~ rs ia, H o l ka r , Cha m bn, e l c . l:'J ri ce Sl. 00. Cal h o un Fit l b, S. C . No . B7. Co11tni11 s GO va ri et ie s o f pos t nge s lam ps fr otu Ocean ica i11 ch1diu g Haw n ii , F ij i , \Vest e rn I h n,·e ju s t recei,·ed yo ur comb in a ti o n o ffe r Ko . A u s tra lia a nd Ln b u a u . P ri ce Sl.00. 1 n 11cl n 111 ,·e1·y we ll p leased with it. Ko . 38. Con tai n s JOU va r ie li es of postage Feb . JI , 1808 . Frnnk J-l. i\J ARS I-l , stamps fro 111 Asia a u d Afr icn o nl y, i11 cl11 cli 11 g In G 1·ee 11 ~b u rg 1 a, d ia , o ld a nd n e w , Sh nnglrni, Ca pe of Good H ope, N ata l pro\"i s i o n ~il . S i e n·ri Leon e, T r n rn:;,·nn l, Tunis T he ~ ta m ps on.!c1ecl received . A n1 very m uch n u cl l\ Io r occo . P ri ce SI .75. plea sed wit h th e m . FR AN K E. SWANSON, No. D!). Lo uta in s 200 vn ri e li es of s tn m ps fr o m Feb. 1 , 1808. A urn rn, Neb. As ia a ud Afr ic:i o nl y , includin g i n ndditi o u t o th ose in No. 88 S ia m, Cougo Free S l:i le , Snraw:i k, \Ve Jt 3,·e ju s t r ece h ·ecl t he s t n m p s o rd~ red nncl Br iti s h East Afr ica, Briti s h Bech11a 11 a ln ud , F a ridc:iun o t beg in t o s:iy h ow plea sed we are w ith t he m . k o t, Deccn n , Stra i ts Settl e 111c 11t s , An gola, 'l" im or, W. A . J ORG 1';:NSEN & Co., Fren ch l\rJ:idn gascar , Portu g ue se Cou go, Egy p ti a n !\ewilr k, N . J. Oct. l. 1807. Sou dn 11 , Obock , Gen n n n Ea s t Africa, Zul11lond ::111d Liberin. A u uutt s unll y fine p:i.cket. Pr ice I re ceh·ed th e s t a n1 ps ordered n 11 d was g r ea tl y $ j.OO. plensed w ith th e m. They are the best I 11:1. ,.e evei· No . •JO. Co n tnius 70 sta m ps fro11 1 A fri c:i. i 11 c lu d1·ece i,·ed fro m auy fir m. W. A. 1-I O\V E I.....L , J R., i11 g :Mozn1u biql! e , S t . H e le n a, E ritrea, Co n go Oct 28 , 1807. H a miltou, Ca ua da . Free Stat e, nud Sou th A frica n R e publtc. P ri ce Sl.00. \Ve co u s ideryou r bla nk npp r ova l book s th e bes t No . 41. Contai ns 100 varieti es c f post :i.ge o n til e in a 1·ke t. BO H N STAiVI P Co.. s tamps fro nt th e \\<"est Indi a I s la n d s in clud ing S t. Oct. 27, 1807. Pitt s b u r g, P a . Vin cent , G r e u a d a , Leewnrd Isl::mds , Cu r acao Do• n1i11ican Rep ubli c, e tc. Price Sl.25. Plea s e send m e p a cket 1'\o. 5 I wns mu ch No . ·12. Co 11la i11 s 15 va ri e ties o f Sou t h A m e ripl ea se.d ":!t~1 t he .la s t t~acke.~ p~irch:i. sed ft o m ~·ou. ca n p ostngestnin ps i11cl 11 di11 g Ur ug u ay ,A rge ntin e , Dec. 18, 1~ 01 . S . G . SJ-I US l ER, J en nne lle , 1 n. Drn z il , and Chili. P 1·ice JO cents . - - - J No. 48. Co11lai11s 85 vnde t ies o f So 11th A m c riI h ax e ju s t r ece h:ed th e ~000 s ta m ps; th ey wen~ c:i. 11 pos tn ge s tamps iu c ludin g Br iti s h G u iana tl_1e ~~st .r e\·e r 1·e:en~ed ~0.1 s o .s n. 1 nl~ a n_ :1 1_u o m~t. , llo li via . P e r u r11.1? Ve11e7. 11 e la . . P 1:ice 25 ce 11ts.. ' h vel)ll_11ng I i.rn\ e i ecen ed r1. o m ~0 111 . fi1 m It.t s l\"o. 44. Co ntat!l S 100_ v~ne li e=? o f postnge l~ee n fi t s t-crl:::! ss. A. l . B .. 110\VAH.!J, sta mps fro m soutn A m enca 111 cl u<l 1n gColt11nbia n Sept. 1 ' 1SD1 . St. J o hn , N. n. Rep u blic , Bogot:i ]ic uador , ~; urin a 111 il lld Para - ---g n ay: ·P ri ce 1.00. COMBINAT IO N O FFER No. 1. Ko. -J5. Co nta in s35vari e t.! es o f pos.t age.sta m ps fr o m A u s trnl:i. s 1a 1n cl 11 d 1u g Sn m on, V1cto rw Kew Th~ stamps o ffe red i11 this lo t :ue al l of g ood Ze nla 11 d a :..1 d D ut ch Indies. 1-'rice 2:j cen ts. ' q ua li ty a nd excelle n t fo r exclrn n g ing, or w i ll for m No . 4U. Co nt :i i11 s~5 ,·a ri c ties o f A fri c:i. 11 pos t:i. ae n ni ce s tock. fo r :;i 11 y o n e d esiring t o s tart i11 th e I s tn m l)s in cludi n g I vo ry co:i s t, r. 01·e 11 co, I\Inrql! e)·, f" la m p bu s iness t 11 n s ma ll wny . Co n go a nd N:i.tal. P ri ce 2:J ce 11 ts. 200 s t n m ps to sell nl l e ench .... ...... ............... ..... 2.00 No . ·H . Co ntnin s BUvn ri e t ies o fpos tn gestnmps 7:j s tam ps t osell :i. t2ceach ....... . l.50 fro m Cu ha, Porto R ico, a n d th eP hilipi11 c Js la 11 ds. 20 sta 111 ps to sell a t :·~c ench .. .... .UO P ri ce 2:3 cen ts . JO s ta m ps t o sell nt 5c each .... ... ........ .50 No. ·18. Co 11tn i11 s30 ,·a ri e t ics of pos tnge s t:i.mps 2.) asso rted u1111 sed s ta mps, cata log11ecl nt .... . .liO fro m j apa n , Chin ese Trea t y Po rts, a nd th e Na ti ve 1:! bl n nk ap p r ova l s heets.. .... .O:j Iu cl in n Stat es. Pri ce 2:3 ce nt ~ . Ye n i"s s u bscripti o n t o T h e H.e ,·en ue Ph il. .25 No. 4!J. Co n tai n s 15 vn r ie ti esCe ntr:i.1 A 111 e r icn n pos tage sta m ps i11clucli11 g l lo ncl ura s, Cos ta Ri c:i. T o t a l r et a il \·a lue .. .. ..SG.50 a ud G 11 a te mn la. P ri ce l :J cent s. No . 50 . <;o n tilit 1s 75 vari e ti es of J? os taf{'e s ta m ps Our price, posta ge prepa id , ~ l.0 4 . fro m I\ lex 1co aud Ce n tra l A mencn 1t1 cl udi11 g REA D Y MA DE APPROVAL BOO K S . G 11 :i 11 acas te, H o nd 11r:is , Sn l vad or , Pn11 a m :i., N ica\\"e h n \·e 0 11 h a nd a q11 n 11 l it y o f r ea d y- m a de np- ra g u ~t .~G u ate m ril_n., e~c . .Pr ice t:: l. 00. . p r oval b ooks , . .·Jii c h we wil l s e ll at a p ri ce w h ic h No . t>L. Co 11~ a 111 s .-O d1ffe re 11 l , ~ t ex~~r.111 pos~a g-e will e na hle th e p urch ase r t o r et a il nt a l! n ncls o m e s ta m ps 111 cl11 d 1T1 g tss nes o f 18(;.J , 18U8, offic ia l:; , profi t. Each hoo k co11ta i11 s UU pe rfect speci m ens etc: J~r i ce 25 ce 11.t s . _ .. . . of l ·. s. a nd fo r eigon s t:i. m ps , p ri ced a ccord i ng t o 1\o. :,2: Co 11~ r1111 s vO cltffe re 1~t ::\1 ex 1cn n ,POst:i g e t h e :).~ Lh ed iti o n o f s cotL 1 s ca la log ne, and we w ill s tamps iuclu clt11 g m a n ~' o ld 1ss 11 es , offic ial s :i.n<l s u p pl y sa m e a l t he fo lluwi 11 g pri ces . p o!=lagc pre - Porte d e !\f ar. A ba rga 111 :i.t Sl. 00. 1 S E N D p a id: _ F OR CO M P LE T E PRI CE LIS T _ Book sca tillog ued :i. t S l .~: i oro,·er. .... ........... .S ·~Q I If r eq ues ted we w ill s e 11dTh e R eve 11 11 e P h ' l l 1Books cn ta log11 ed nt :l :,CJ o r o ve r ... . · · ....... ..J.'l , is t for o n e ye a r free to :i.11 yo n e o rde ri11 g Boo~s cata l o~n cd a t ·LOO 01 : 0 ':~ 1~ .... .. ... . ...... ~ . on l n 111 0 1111t o f .., J or o \·er fro m th is adve rli se m e n~ . te !looks catalo~ned at JO.OU 91 O\C I ........ .. .. .. ... .~ .OU I __ · - - - -aO h0o k s catn logucd :i t .., !:!:1.00 o r O\' e1·.... ..... .. :l0.00 T he books a r c free fr o m rnhhi s h a n d co 11ta in 11 0 Best Blan k Approval Books JSC pe r ril~;'i'~~s ca tal og ued at less l h a n ~c. A lna l so - 1 Dozen: $1 per 100, postpaid . I I I I t :\f I - - 1 �80% U. S. REV . 80% DID YOU EVER 25 U. S. Revenues, Catalog ue va lue $ s . oo for $ 1.00. SEE ONE? A GRILLED U. S . Postal Card . HA MPDEN STAMP CO., Gra n by, Ma s s . \ Ve h a ,·e ju s t s e c 11re ct a s m a ll lo t o f th e Un.5 is s u e a n d wi ll se u d o n e p o:::t fr e e fo r S :!c s t a m ps. The y cn t a lo g u e 50c iu th e 57 th. A ll C oJJectors \\ "h o p11t"c11 : 1 :"': ~ l le 0 11 0c s urc h arge d Ke w· fo 1111 dl a11 d sla m :..; fro m m e , nre h e r e by n o ti fied t11 : t :1 m u 1111 l JX1id 1"0 1· th em wi l1 Il l·: R H l'C:-.: D EU l :\' C AS H O R O TH ER S T .-\ '.\ 11 S . I h rt \'e j 11 s l h en r d fr o m th e P o~ 1 m :1 st e r :-i t SL j o hn s, w h o s::l ys th ey nre foq!e ri es. Rd t ll" ll nt o nce . R. C. BA CH, -l:i l S :11 1g' 1ti11 e t St. , :\ f o :-.;TH.EA L , C A~ . - - - - - - - -- -- Can You Read English? Tll E ST A ~l l ' CO l , l ,ECT O R' S I-I A .K DBOO K i s fo 1- yo u. \" 0 11 d o n ' t k11 o w a s mu c h :tbo ut th e t<:c h 11 k :-t l t e r m s 11 ~e d i n Phil a t e ly ns yo 11 w o u ld ! Ba : to k n o w . Th is l1 n le p a 111 p h le l i..; j 11 !-'t th e t h in g to he lp yo u ou l. P1·i ce , p rq e r 2:)c ; c1 0 Lh 1 :iOc. C . \ V . K ISS f NG E R . 18 u o rt h E le ,·e 11th s tree t , Re ad i ng- , f'::t. i - -100 0 Ag e nt s . -~u r n e w n..ppr o \·a J p re m ium sch e m e is m ee ti n g \\'Ith gre at s u cce ss , :i n d m a n y a ppli ca ti o n s lw,·e [tJre a dy co m e , b 11 t, li ke O Ji,·e r T w i s t. w e a r e s till c n -:u g fo r m o re . 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The Mich igan Stamp Co., ~~~ '?- 60 $ ~, l?i(~~C(~{~l~"\ TA~IPSt hv pl n 11 fo1 co ll ec101s Or w e l! " e fi n e e x c h ·111 g-e fot )O ii! d11 pl 1- 0 111 \\t ll 11 e " ~:l~·;in~-;::~~~~o~~a~1~c~~:~ '~~eeport, Ill. : -' - - ~~~~.,. M ex ucan. Stamps. '.\ k x ic o i:-' a. '.\ l o s t Inte restin g Co 11 11 t r y in P h il a t e ly. Co ll e c t o r s wi =--h i11 g Lo ge t o ld a n d ue 11 11i11 e s t a m ps , a d d r ess , EDUARDO M. VARGAS 1 P. 0 . Box 3-l, l ra pu .•to , Gto ., MEXICO. Il\11 s t n1 t e d Pri ce- l is t in E n g li s h , F RF: E. A.11 o rck r s are n e t cash . :\' o Ex c han ges. l 'ay 111 e 11t m a y he m a d e h y dn1 ft , m o n ey o rd er, e tc .. 0 11 X e w Yo r k, 11111 1sed A m e r ica n s ta m ps tak · i11 io r s m ~d l a 111 0 1111ts . Ra ks o f poSt at.te t o :\ Te x ico :u e sa m e :i s in L· . S . BR ITIS H - WE ST - IN D IES! A llY c urr e n t iss u es, u11u se<l , s up- p li ed r li ea/J. \·a lu e . \ VR S L V i n c e nt a l fac e I TE M i·: F O R P R I CES , .. .. . IT \\'IL L P AY YOU! .... . . . W. C. PROUDFOOT, Box 11 . Kin gstow n , St. Vincent, Br. W. Indies. 176 Selden A venue, MICHIGAN. DETROIT, 11 L1 r phy 's Hotel RICHMO ND, VIRGINIA. :\l os t ce 11 t 1·:ill y locn ted for b u s iu e s s, s ig h t s ee in g a n d p le as n r e . J O H N 1\I URP HY, P RO P R I E T O R . GEORG E M. WEST, Bookseller, Stationer, E n~raver, Printer, and Binder. STAMP AND KODAC AL BUMS , Richmond , Va. 909 E . 11ain St .. - - - - - - - - - - -- NE WSOUTH WALES JU BILEE STAMPS! + 1 + As w e ll a -; n i l A. 11 s trn ln:-: in u Sta m p s offe r e d iu exc h :u1g·e fo r o ld U . S. a 11 d C o n f~ ,.lera t c.; . Co mm o n a n d t o n 1 s t a 111 ps r e s p e c tf11\ ly decl i 11e cl. + + + + J . G. GRIFFIN, 350 Geo r g e St., Equitable Bldg, Sy dney , N. S. W ., A u s tra lia . 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WANTED !- Collectors 111 a 11 C o11 11tn e~. se ud \·0 1ir :"a m e n ud Addre ss 0 11 a l'v s t a l Ca rd ·ro r I n~t: r ti o 11 iu th e Kich111011cl.~·a. Philatelic Collectors ' Address List . :\l e 11ti o 11 w h a t ~p e cia l1i e s yo u a r e col lec tin g- , :i nd in wha t I.a n g u ::i g es yo n r e c e ive 11 11<1 n 11 s wt'r Corr e spo nd e n ce , a 11d i f Co ll e cto r o r V e nt e r . A . C. DER L AM . u ~' , ll r a lllhill A \"e. , J ER SI(Y C ITY,::>:. j . l '. S. A . If you want to make M ONEY NOTICE TO DEALER S & COLLECTORS The International Stamp Exchan ge . .. Affo n ls a s pl e ll di d menn ~ fm · "'Cl1i11g- a nrl e x c hauging h e lter c las.o.; ~ tnmp :-.0 11 th e m os t : Hh·:1 11 tngeo 11 s t r: r 111 s. \Vr ite fo r p:i ni c 11l;1r~ . t h ty w ill inte 1e ..;t y o u . \\' e wn ut th e 11 a 111e o f e n : r y ;1L11n: d e a le r a 11d co ll eClor , to pl ace u 11 o ur 111a1li11g h~ L. Offe rs a nd prke li :-;.t s o f ...,catce -..t amp:-;. n :q tte..., t t:d WILLIA M S & CO., BUY YOUR ST AMPS FROM l'uhlish e r sof J•t r 11vi a 11 ~ pecin ti ~ t:-. ' A lh11111 a nd Ca t a log1a: . lka d q 11arter-. fo 1· i ' LTll v i a 11 S t ·1111p:-. . CAR ION P . 0. Box 2457, T u p n::--1.:' I \ e Hs i tm n te .. for IJi 11di11 g o f e \·ery d e ~c r i pt iu11 c h e e rf11lly g" i\·e11 I.. II. jJ-<:N KINS {S ll CCe :-.:--0 1 l U je11kit1s & \\'al t hall ), :'\'oi.,. S 1U ?\ . T wt.~ lfth S t iL'd , Casilla 989, Lima, Peru, S out h A mer ica . SAN FRANCISCO. ~ h u rl ti111t...· c111lv , \\l' offt~r fo 1 c1sh ( i1:i1 1\.. 11ol t:~ ) i11 a d v .i 11 c.:e , -Jc" l·r 11 1• p 1t.•·1, " 1111 11 :--e d. t : \ U\' . Ji'\!)/ ) (II :-' J )'t' l" 100 . For a ... ~~~~ ..,. ~$ ENLIST IN THE ARM Y Of s tamp coll e cto rs , w ho are se nd- ; good places fo r cas h. WALL ER c. HAR DY, • SA L E M, ........ ~~~'"""' VA . ~ ~ c. r,c, 111111 ..,cd , $ DON'T ing for my high -grade a pproval I boo ks and s he e ts, upon w hi ch I give ~ 60 ' , d is counts from Scott 's 58th Cat. ; , Collc:ct io n s purchased at ; ; r,o le , i"fr•r.oe JJ «: :! ..-)0 Jlt: t ~-, :-.t.· t :--. . R EAD TH IS! \\ .r ih.- )'O ll r Jiil Jii l" ~ llld ad c\ 1 ·.->-> 1111 :t ] H i.., ~ t n l c 1rd a n d :-.t: 11d it t o J·. . 1'; . I :1rk e 1. He HY<:r I>:i m . \.\"i.... , :t 11r1 it w il l ht• u i-.c.:r lt' d fr ee o l c har g't: i n t h t· I11t e;:r n :1t io 11 a l S t a 11q1 cu ll ec l o r ... IJi · ; r e~ t o r y. .. C II :\ ' , 1.-;11H, l~ I Bl \ ' S T .Ul l '" J-(l[{ C..\S ll ~t.·11 d m t· yo 11 1· d llJJI ica tt· .... J·:. E. E. PARKER, ()j{ I·:X Beaver Dam, W is . I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 9 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistMay1898 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4067/VAPhilatelistApr1898.pdf 010a715ae456b12b9d5be3bd72d92136 PDF Text Text A ~':~S~~ AW2NTt1LY ~AC1AZIN[ DC'.V!?Tf.'.DWl nr or Dml,..\TELY l~i VI (JI N s.,-~..-:;i · INTEQl'.~TS ~~-~"~ ?[§.~,.,~ ·~ �T he Virgin ia Phila telis t, T H E H AN O S O i\IEST M AGAZ I N"E J N A i\l EK I C A , T o ge t h e r w it h :rn y o f the fo ll owin iz ;\ ! ~ga z i n e s , fo r o n e y ea r, fo r th e P1 1t: .: oppos it e i t s nam e : L one --t ar St a te P h i l. : !le I-lt> m e 'Ao" o r k e r 2;)c N Y. Ph ila ttl i, t ~ Ile C a l f,. rnia Stamp . _ 2.'k H e r ~ ld Ex c·-i ~ n gc: . . 30c G R~ND COMBINATmri OFFERS ! T HE V I R G I N I A PHIL , TF. LIST Yea r w i. h t it he r 77tP Colum h1a ,,, Ph·latrlt'st , 'Thr A m,,,.,.£ca n Collrcto1· 1• 'l /u• f.',,ck v ft lo1m t ain Stamp, 2Sc . QT1e TH E V r R GI~I \ T HE V 11.: G I N J H IL A T E L IST and t: .th e! tW O , 39c PHI L A T • ·: L l ~ T a n 11 a '1l t hn·t- . 50c TH E V Hl:Gl ~ I A P H ILdTF LJ ST an d s ~ o tt ' s 5 8 th Ca t t1 .,i: ue: , µ os 1- 1·a i.1 , GOc. F RA l"K L 1-..: S T r .ARN S . JR . , 'R u s . M ' g 'r , · -:; N . El t:v.: t h '.'-J · . I' 0 B •X 6 , R it.: h m o nd , V a ., U. 5. A . Never Be for~ It is n 't Nice .. In such a Publicat i on a s thi;-; (THt:: V1 :.: 1; 1x 1 . PHILATELI ST) to s a y TH E COLUMBIAN PHILATELI C·r is th e Bes t p ub lis h e d; n or that T HE ROCKY MOUNTAIN STA ~IP is th e Pretti est t or t ha t THE AM.l" >< I C J\ N C OL LFrT 0 '-' h as t h e Wides t Ci r cu la t io n, h u t , w h e n ~ on c ... -. h ' e t h e fo u r mo11thly publica tio ns fo r one) ~ar for c 11 1y H al f' a ll>o lla r y ou canjuUj!e for ' ours· If. B ... tt e r ma J.;:e it fi ve a dJ ing t he On ly O r ig• n al P n -foralor. 0 · !y 65 C1'. for the 60 coµ1es. Ju s t s e e tlie fun you g e t. Address , J . F . DODGE, Pu '> 'r, Ne w O xfo r d , Pa. "'v Th e incre ased d emanrl for For ~ ign Stamps proves t h e fac t th a t the ... :U:F.R ALD Has a publicati on lik e ®fye ®r-r-K1h<!l ~fyi l <!lte li st been offered at 10c . p e r yea r. S A MPLE C OPY P HE E . TlIE OMHIA PHILATELIST, 2004 Wirt St ' Omaha, Neb. T HIS IS FOR YOU -! A r e y ou a membe r o f tbe P . S n f A.-t b e larges t S o ciet y o f y oung l'O Jlrctors in t h e wo r ld ? If not, .!=e nd y o ur n a me t o the Secre t a ry , a nd g et ~ n a p p licat i o n bla n k a nd a c o p y u f t he Offi ci a l () r g an. C. W. K I SS l :--1C ER . Sec 'y , 1 8 N E e v e n t h S t Rca d :n;:: , P a . S Tile H erald Exch. a nd Va . Phil., One Y ear 30 els. Writo TAUSIG for circula r A 11 . S u uv e 1iir C a ras, ,, i · l \'. F ilatelic Facts a nd Fallacies , Reprt'S e nt-:t t ive S t a mp jou r na l a-f t h e C •·a s t . O fte n Quott d - Alw a) s O rig in a l. N •w i ll l he Sixt h Yea r of it s Pu b :ic . t ion . S 1·nsc RrPT JON, 25c A YEAR. . Sampl e Co py an d 50-Pa ge P1 ice-Lis t Free . . W . SELLscHorr & Co .. 108 Stockton Stre e t, S a n F r a ncis co, C 21. FR.EE! J udiciou s Selc c:l:ion ... + nf Adve rti s ing !\:Tedi ums In s ll r e D ealers Snc· · t." s~. A n a .i v ' t in TH E PH I LA T E L IC ~; U LL F. TIN t '' I t E qu::i.ls t h e Bec; t 11 ) re aps m ~! n : lo s r es u lt s. W e r eac h t t:e b uy in g t:lass . A ~k o u r ad v ertis e r s a LA.1 Ut it. . . . NAUM KEA G S T AM P Box 99. & PU DLI S HI N G C o . 1 1-'u blis hcrs , SALE:M , M ASS. S. n d 1 0 C en ts fo r o. S ix M onth s ' T ri a l Subs cri p ti o n t o the Lone ~ Star ~ state ~ Philatrlist. WACO . T EX AS . As a n Ind ucem ent tn Subscri he, we will a llo w You a 30~w orcl Exch on~ e tJ ti ce F ,.;E E. Men t i•) n ·• Th" I·land s omc~I S:am;1 P .1p· r i n Amc ri c:i " E X~HA NGF. with its g r t' a l fore ig n cor11 e c t io u s is a t th e fr ont. Ouly G erman- ,,.1merican A d-M ediu 111 in th e ltf/orld. u perb M o nt /\ ly. ~ For a d ra te s ei..c . ;1 rl dr. ubsc r i pt iu 11 1 25•:. <e> M. TAUSIG, 9 E 1(18· h S t , a rn p ltco py free. ~ New Yo rk, N . Y. U.S. A. SEN D.FOR . A.SA MP L E . C O PY. O F .THE CA LIFORNIA STAMP-FREE. Subs cript io 11 25c. per Yea r . Ad. rat es 50c. an L eh CA LI FO R NI .\ S T AMP. SAN FR AN CI S CO , 2<.177 T we nty-first S t ., T C ALIP , T--'I E The Leadi n g P hilatelic P a p er of t he South! F ree S•m pl e C opy . :H:OlVlE W OR :I<ER S u bsc 1iptio ·1 15c. a Yeil. r. A clver: is in gk a tes , 50c a u inc h . ~ ri c:>~-v il lc:=: , ~e:r:a.ri . A dd r• ~s P O. l-~ o x ~5 , K ·,l' xvil ll , T t· I111 e~ ~ee . Eve r y St.:imp C r•ll cctnr Sbn11 1d \ \"-i~e Us a Pr s t:.l fo r Sampli: Co p \ , ., It's Strictly Upt:i Datr .r It's Kever Late! Tht National Stamp Collector. THE l' E W YORK P HIL A T E LI S T. · ··i.: 1: 11 \ , sen an d F x c ha:.ge S tam p s . Subscri p t io 11 2fir. p f- r Ye a r . S ::t mp le C r p y F reP. U 11e XCt"llec1 A '~v 1.:nis in g M 1.:diu m. 1 NA T ! O~~AL . STAMP . EXCHANG E , 3g&4. Magazi11e St., NF.w OR L E A NS, L A. Pu b li she d o u th e 15th of each m o nt h . TilE NEW Y OnK PHIL ATELIST, 106 East ll it h St re et , NE W YORK l}•T': �_.THE VIR-GINIA PHll:ATELIST , I VOL. I. ' - ? ' , ' _RICHMOND, VA.,, AP_RIL , 1898 .. WILLIAM PENICK SHELTON. ' No. 8. just!); fee l proud.- - Upward of .J,000 choice. specimens ·eTldt admiration from all w_!:lo b~~e- th;~: p,lea.sure of ins pecting bis album trea stire'r s .· . - . -. . . . . Mr. Sh.e lton is -~·- ge u~ral collector , and a collector· for i'>Ieasure onl y . He is a "reference book" on British Colonial s and the s tamps of Oce~1i ica in particular, which, by the \\'ay,.are llis favorites, and the s ubjects of bis . -pbil ~telic devotion and s tudy. Auel, l ruy, a finer array of these beautiful stamps in a s{ngle collection could not . l~e ·found iu our city . W' biJe lbes e arc his s1)ecial. bobby it ·11mst 1iot .be "i1ife rrecl lbal th e · others are neglec.t ecl. His collection u. s. ,. _::i. 11d C_o nfeclerntcs will ~MONG . ti~ ~ members of the flourishin g Virginia Philatelic Association there is not a more enth usias tic discipl~· of Philatelia, not a more c01;genial sp irit tha n Mr. William Penick Shelt~n, au .excellent like.ness of \Vhom TH E VIRGIN(>\. P1h ~ ..\TET4 rs·r ta kes pride and pleasui·e·!n ·i)reseiiti11g to its reaciers thi s month. P en.i ck 's li elton, as we famili:irl y cail him, is a Vfrg iuiai] . . He was born in. Halifax county, l\farch 12, 1871 and is now in his .· twenty-e ig.llth y car: He recei vecl· a th or- · ough education in tbe public sch ools of Richmond, Davis School of N. C., Richmond Col). - ~~ P? SS . l~lUStcr ., as lege, and Uni vci·sity .we ll .as·hi s g rea t Y~r ic­ of Virgini a. . Bc~ i clcs ty :of Sonlh aucl ·censtanding hi g h in hi s tral Am ericaus. studies, as friend One of the firs t to WILLIAM PENICK SHELTON . Stearns , his class mate inlist in lhe ·v];·giuia at the la tter instituP hilatelic Association , ti on, inform s me , 4c bis enthusiasm and excelled, es peciall y; ii1 athletics . . reg11lar attenda1rc e at its me e tin gs-, h ave · IVI~-. S&eiton holil~ ~a fin~ ' po-~ iti o u" ' iu added a goodly sh 1'f re ~o its prog ress , as well as made ·birincgenernl favorite. one of our l ~adit1 g riati:Ks,'in fact h e has Penick is always -w illing to " talk been iu the ba nkin g business since hi s s tamps," and may ne ver-be ca ng lit-witbtwenty -firs t '.y ea r in Yarious ca pacities, out bis " little . book" of duplica tes"." with the excepti9n of a brief period with a rai lroad compa ny". · Ever r eady to sha1:e :ii.ls ''.surp lus" 'Yilh the less fortui.i ate; eve.r \c:a.d y to purchase His stamp-collectin g caree1: l.iega n wella good stamp, he is trul y on e of th a t nigb eightee n years ago, wh e n a schoolscarce species of "sta mp coll ectors" boy of 10. With that persistence a nd de s tin ed to e11th11se olhers ·to · tlie p e rfid elity cha racteristi c of · ·him, h e h as petuatio n of ou r most in te r esti.ng b obby . ne ver forsaken our in teresting ·hobby , S uch is " Member No. 42," one of th e but durin g these years b as accumulated most popula r of the V . P. A. DIE'f Z. a collection of s ta mps of whic h b e m ay 'iJ:Y ~ 0 or I I I of �TH E V IRG I N I A PHILA.TELIST. 1-1 6 O FFICIAL 0R G:-\ X OF THE \·1RGI ::\ IA PHILATELIC A SSOC I A T I O X . PU BLI S HED !H O NTII LY HY T ll E V I RGINIA PHU,ATELIC P UBUSHING Co. , Offi ce, 10 N . E le Yenth S t., AUG. DIETZ, E D IT O R. 000 W. Clcty S t., S t at io n A , R ichm o n d , \ "a. FR AN KLIN STE A RNS , J R. , llu s i11 ess 1\Iana ger, P. 0 . Ilox U, Ri ch m o11d , \ ·n . SUBSCRIPTION S. U uited S la tes, Cn n a da :llHl lV! cx i co , pe r ye ar, DOc. A ll o ther C o untries in th e U . P. U . , pe r y t:ar , ·1Uc. ADVERTISING. ;; :\l os. L l\ ro . SP A CE . . $ .50. One Inch , .no . Two In ch es, . l-[a l f- Co lu m11, UiO O ne Column , "l.7;j . Ou e Page , .. il.UO . . s J.Z,j (j :.\ I os . l . . ;, 2.25 . . 1 .25 . ·LOO . 7.UO . 11.50 . ·l.00 . 7.00 . 12.50. U. 50 . Yea ~· . mo 7.00 12.50 :12.~0 ·JU.00 Cop y sh o uld r each u s by lit e l ;) Lh o f th e prececl- iu g 1n o n th to in sure in serti on. T o ch a nge st:-i ndiu g ads , co p y 111u st be i 11 th e 15th . We w ilt exch a nge on e o r tw o cop ie:; w ilh phi l:-t te lic pu bli cations . h ave rec e ived so 111 ealtc uti o n in th e vario us philateli c p ubli cations, it is true , b ut tllere still rern ains a ri ch field for th e plough-sha re of phil a telic researc h. Confedera t e L o cals, especia ll y- fro m t he facts, n o t alone of their sca rcity a nd 111arket value , bu t short-li ved as was th e ir ca reer a nd peculiarly int erestin g as were the c ircumstances to which they owe their existence-deserve more a ttentiou tha n has h eretofore bee n accorded them. It is the d 11ty of Southern collecters, while ye t they cau, to ga th er the facts a nd statistics rel a tin g to these llistoric s ta mp s and to bequea th to future phi lately a true histo ry of the Confederate Loca ls . iYian y of o ur ve t erau coll ec to rs are familiar with t h e exigencies tha t lerl to their issue, a nd they sh o uld n o t with holcl from th e s tnd e n t the ku owl edge they possess . TH E v IR GINIA P HILA'l'Er. IS'l', clcs i ring to a tta in thi s encl t o the benefit of philaately, calls upon the "old -ti m e rs" t o s urre nder their vas t treasures of information on thi s s u bj ect, a nd to pl ace at l h c shrine of Phi la teli a these, th e choicest offerings from the So uth . AU THORIZED .'I.G EN T S : F O R C ANA D.-\. ] N O . E D \VAR DS, 58 R iY:t rd St . n ox 37U, Mou l r ea 1. FO R NE W Y ORK . P AR KE A D V E RTlS l NC AC E ~ CY , 161G :\ Ta di sonA \·e . J:.: ntered at th e P ost Offi ce a t R ich m o ucl, Va., for t ra 11s u 1iss io n th ro ug h t he m a il s a t Se co 11d ·cl ~u;s r ates, Se pt., 1807. RICHMOND, VA . , A P R IL , ! SUS. Confederate Locals . S INCE th e appeara nce of TH1·: VIR Gl NP I-I IL A'l'EUS'l', a nd the p romi n euce we h av e accorded th e p os tal e miss ions of th e Confede rate S ta tes of A m e rica , we h a ve recei ve d l e t te rs fro m bo th No rth and S o uth h ea rti ly enclo rsiu g o ur cours e a nd l e ndin g n ew ins pi ra ti o n fo r continu ed efforts a lon g th ese lin es. The gen eral iss u es of th e Confed e racy IA H AVE yo u ever tried th e T roj nu S ta mp Co., of Tro y , Ohio? They a re offerin g so me g enuine bargains t hi s rn o nth. Reliable h ouse . ·w rite ' cm. TH E concludiug c hapte r of "Tue \ Va r Stamps of Ge rm a ny , " h y our lVIr. F rankl in S tea rn s, Jr. , appea rs in this number. There is little to be told r egardin g th ese s ta mps beyond s uc h iu for m ation as e ve ry ca ta log u e g ives, and the intention of our a u t h o r was to n a rrate th e ca us es n ecess ita ti11g th is e m iss io n and the reby aro use th e interes t a mon g o ur r eade rs th at thes e sta mp s m e r it. \\lr<: NDELIN W EBER, the o ld r elia ble, is offering yo u so m e s ta mps thi s month at pr ices to suit your purse . �THE VIRGINIA PHILATE LIST. 1-17 A Record Breaker. And th is fro m Editor of " Sta mps," E ng lan d: ON Ma rch 14th twent y -o ne new p a iclup s ubscribe rs were e nrolled on the books of THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. A s in g l e clay's record to be proud of, a nd an add itional encouragement t o place our publication in th e front n nks of Am e ri ca n philatelic litera ture . ' ' \ Ve have recei vcd a copy of T H E V lRGINIA PHILATELIST which though No. 5, is e ntirely new to u s. If the iss u e before u s is a type o f its reg ul ar t urn o u t it is certai11 ly a u sefu l m aga zin e a n d one t h a t will app eal to English readers more forcibly tha n the average A m erica n publication, as its editor see m s t o k e ep cl ea r of the perso na l a nd local tittl e-tattle that is the fa ilin g of so m a n y of its co n te m poraries over there. \~T e read w i th m ore than ordinary interes t au article on the 'Wa r Sta mps of Germa ny' by Mr. Franklin S t earns , Jr. It is a cleve r r eview of the e\·e uts that l ed to the issue of th e i\lsace-Lorra iue sta11 1ps . ·:-:- -:..~ -::- -::The article ·:+ "' <+ g ives tone to th e wh ole E . E . PARK ER, of Beaver Da 111, m akes a r eq ues t of you. Favor him with complia nce . "GH,CJ-IRIST" contributes for this number a n article on'' \ Vest India n Fake F iscals." The fiuishecl s ty le of th e a uthor-a talented so n of proud " Caledonia s ter n and wild " -a nd the sou nd adv ice g ive n 011 the s 11bj e c t wi ll a lone comme nd it to our read ers . LOHM E Yr~ R , th e postal-card man, is the father of this branch of philately in Am erica . He offe rs so me exc ellent bargains this month. See his ad. "Dame Rumor h a th it tha t in the future the U. S . govern ment w ill consult Mr. Frankl in Stearns, of Richmond , Va., whene ve r des igns for ue w iss ues are wanted. " "H. M." in E. S. P. Go t about a n inch acl space for thi s effort, ch , "H . lVI.?" H EN RY P. D.-1.Y , o f Peoria , IS ad ve rtising some bargains this month. Perha p s so m e of y o ur wa n ts a r e a mon g t h e m. O UR fri e nd Mr. Paalzo w ha s jus t r et urn ed from hi s professional t r ip to F lorida , as \Ye go to press. He h as sig nified his in tention .to prepa r e, for o ur next numb e r , his final sta te m e nt in the Be rg edorf-Locals m att e r , in reply l o t h e ar ticl e in Sta nle y G ibbous ' !l fo11t!tly J o11 r 11al. n 1agaz i11 e -:-:- * -:.;. .'' "GOOD ONES CH B AP" heads a n ad in t hi s number yo n s h o uld r ead carefully . VIRG INIA collectors a n d dealers a re r equested to se n d t h e ir na mes a n d adre s ses for the Virginia Philatelic Directo r y, which will be prepared in the n ear future. Th ey a r e a l so r equested to add n ames a nd addresses of a il Virg ini a collectors and dealer5 kno\\·n t ') them . THE J o hn stow n ad will be fo un d in th e same o ld pla ce. Br-i\IONTHLY ins pection of th e "G uard o f Honor " in n e xt m o nth 's number. S e ud i:1 yo ur rep o rts , wi th proper a tte sts , in tim e. A . F. \ Vrcr.::s is o fferin g a n u11pa rallcled ba rga in. H a ve yo u rea d hi s ads? AND t h e h owl ~111 d ki c k :lgaiu st th e 01 na h a s ta111ps co ntinu es-so d ocs t h e work o n the p lates a t th e B ur ea u o f Engravin g a nd Printi ng at \ \'asbin g to 11. �THE VIRGINIA PH I LB.TELIST. 1-1 8 The Oesterreic!tischc Breifmarke11::citn11g describes th e quite common countcrfei ts of Iouia n I slands slam ps. For the benefi t of our reade rs we trn usla te from the a rticle. The color of the co unterfeit is de ceiv ing-the stamp see ms to h ave Lee n subject to exposure; design a nd in scriptions appear , at a gla uce, to b e correct but a close scrutiny will deve lop the fo ll owing d i ffe r ences: The eucl of the ga rt er is sh ad ed whi le lhe ge nuin e is not ; th e e ncl of the h a ir cue is halfway between ueck and 0\ a l, and perpe ndicular to th e right bot tom of bust 011 th e original; on the counterfeit the cue is nearer the neck , and consequ entl y diagonal to the boUo m of bust. The lips arc parted in the orig inal, but closed in the counterfe it. The chiu is sha rp iu the co unterfeit, ornl in the ge uuine sta mp. Both l ette rs K sh ow a dec ided va riat io u from those iu l h e origin al. In the cou nt erfe it both ba rs of t h e K beg in at th e h orizo n ta l hea vy bar; thu s: K. Iu the ge uu ine s tamp th e right ba nd hea vy down stroke sta rts from the u ppe r thin ba r, th us : K. 7 THE Michi gan Stamp Co. has somet hin g in lc r cnlin g lo say lo our renders 0 11 the ba ck cover page of t hi s nm11ber. Malta , we g l ea n from the !lfelita Philatel ic Cliro11icle a11d Ad vertiser, is to h a ve three n ew s tamps in the near future , o f the fo ll owi ng values : 4~d., :3sh. 6d. , a nd lOsh. The colors are not g iv e n. NEED a n y De pa rtm e u ts chea p? Write Chas . A. Townsend, Akro n , Ohio. It is rum o red Urnt quit e a 11111nb cr of sp u r io us Newfo uu dlaud s urcha rges a re bein g offered fo r sale , so me h av in g found their way into Ric hm o nd collecli o11s. Investiga ti o ns are being rnade , a ud sh ould th e r es ul t pro\·e t h e suspicion true, th ere w ill be so m e sc usa liona l disclosures in t h e ucar fut ure. AND there 's lh c Sta rr S ta mp Co., of Coldwa ter, Mich., offerin g yon $3.iVi worth for o ne do ll a r. But sec fo r you rself. ·' \ Ve do no t s ee lh c need o f an ' Ideal P hila teli c Ma gazi n e' as lo ng as we h ave TH E VIRG INIA P Hn,A'l'Ef,lS'l' lo in fo rm , instru Cl a nd e nli g h teu th e p hilat eli c portion of the brai u. "-Pli ilatelic E 11/letin . vVH ER1~· s there a collec tor who d oes n ' t kuow Scott? vVell, become be tter acquai nted by r eadi ng IJis at! . The Pltilatclic Cottrier has gouc to lh e g reat majority, hav in g issued b ut o ne n umb er. I F you 're begi nnin g; if yo u 've begu u ; if yo u 're adva nc ed in collecting, E . J. Kirby s till has so methin g yon n eed . ANJJ don ' t forge t "Li1uls ey- thc Excha nge Man." H is acl w ill interest yo u . It is s lated th at Ge rman y is lo add a 2 pfe nni g s ta m p to its c urrent se ri es. Advices just r eceived from S tanley, Falkland I slands, sta te t hat th er e is a rum o r of a change to occ ur in the s ta m ps of th is Colony iu the n ea r fu t ure. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. West Indian Fake Fiscals. UY GII.CHRI ST. -~TAMP-COLLECTING, w hich al oue time was c hieHy iudulgecl iu by sch ool-boys, a u cl a few so-call ed "crauks,'' is n ow oue of th e favo rite h obbies of thousa nds of devoted e nthu siasts in a ll parts of the ku ow n wo rl d. There is a fascination abo ut the tin y squares of "gum lab els " that ca n scarce ly be equaled by a n y other colle cting fad; a nd the larger a collection o ne acc umula tes, th e more eag er h e becomes to complete " jus t another tho usaucl." Such being the case, it is scarcly to be wouclered a t , th at d ish o n es t peop le recog ui zin g h o•;-; the cra ze h as spread, see opportuuies o f exercisiu g their mi sd irected talents ; a nd man y are the expedie nts resorted to b y these frauds to victimi ze the unwa ry philatelist. O ne of the s imples t of thes e meth ods is in the m a nu fact urin g of imitations of some of the ra rer and hi g h-priced s tamps, a nd passiug them off as ge nuin e . \Ve re they t o confine their operat ions to the m e re counterfeiting of well-kn ow u sta mps, that arc eas ily detected, no g reat h a rm would be clo ne ; but whe n th ey employ their talents in count erfe i t in g wate rma rk s , pe r fora ti un s a ucl postal ca ncell ations, o n e requires to k eep a s h a rp look out in p urc has in g s ta m ps. Ju Lhis articl e, I propose givi ug a br i f accou n t of a n e xpcric u ce I la t e ly lrncl w ith so m e \Ves t India n sta mp3, th a t m ay be a warn in g t o b eg inu e rs, aucl oth ers who do n ot take th e troubl e to study each s tamp, t h ey a dd to th eir coll e c tion. A shor t time ago, I r e ce ived from a party "dowu So uth " a sheet coutai uin g a numbe r of stamps, chi efly of the Leeward Isla nd s. Amonst them were severa l , purporting to be postally-used revenu es. Of these I selected two; one a ld Nev is (Scott's 25) ca ta logued at $3.50, @JI 149 a n d a S t. Kitts (S cott's 25) va lued at :ji3 .00 , both of which appeared · to h ave a gen uine cancellation. Showing th e m t o a phila telic friend, ho w e ver, he, after exam inin g tliem through a glass expressed his doubts as t o the ge nuin e ness of th e concellations. O n sc rutim z m g th em carefull y throu g h the g lass , I could disti:!ctl y see pen m a rks be!tiud the postal cancellation o n the Nev is, a n d o n t h e S t. Kitts, a pu rp lisli ca n cell a ti on evideutly done by a rubber s ta mp. T o make" assura nce do u bly su r e,'' I m a ile d th e s ta mps t o a friend in New York (a well-known sta mp expert ) asking his op inion of th e m. Th e reply was that t hey were und o ubtedly .fakes. Both s tamps, lie said, h ad ev iden tly been :firs t used as :fiscals , a nd aft e r wa rds" cancelled to order" at the Pos to ffice . He furth er in for med m e that there were ga n gs of boys in the \Vest I ndies, who mad e m oney by " washiu g " :fiscals, and then getti ng thern smuggled through the Post office, afterwa rds sellin g t hem t o g uil el ess collec t ors on tlie ori g inal coYer, as genui n e postal fi scals . Realizing th a t I h ad bee n vict imi zecl,I at once w rote to the pa rty frorn w h om I h ad th e sta mps, informing h im of t h e deveiopmeuts rega rding h is so-ca lled postall y -used fisca ls. .In justice to h im, I must say, h e r eplied promp tly, returnin g th e s tamps I had se n t in exch a nge , rep ud ia tin g a ll knowled ge of the tr u e hnrnel r of hif\ f\ tni 11 pf\. His explauation of th e do u bl e cancellation was, that in th e \Ves t Indian vi l lages th e post m aster h ad no cancellation sta mps, a nd gen e ra lly used pen can c ella ti o ns, n ot of any partic u lar des ig n , bnl a n y kiud of a 1n ark, it might be initials, or a cross, or, i n fact , any thin g that came i nto their h eads, a nd when the l e t ter s reach the Capitol th e sta m ps ~,·ere again ca n celed, w ith the r egu la r ca n cellation m ark. To prove his asser ti o n , h e sent me an �150 THE V I RGINIA PHI LATELIST. entire e nvelope , mailed in one of the villages, and showing the two cancellations. In reply ing to him, I pointed out to him , that while his explana tion might apply to r egular postals , it did not explain wh y postally-used fiscals shou ld show the purple mark s of a rubber stamp (which is n ever used in a postoffice. ) I also called his attention to the fact that o n the double-canceled stamps he sent m e, that the reg ul ar postal cancellation was al most iuvariabiy plauted rig!zt on top of the former cancellatio n , so as to obliterate it as 111 uch as possible. In a subsequent l etter from m y New York friend, he says that it is altog ether un likely that the explanation of the double-cancellation is correct, as, taking Nevis as a n exampl e, it is on! y an island of some 6000 inhabitants, and even if th ere are village postoffices (which is doubtfu l ) that the postmasters would in all probility be colored people who were un able to write. On the sa me sheet from which I sel ected the sta mps , was a nice specimen of the Ip Montserrat fi scal (ca taloguedat $25.00) but th is stamp h ad also a suspicious look , as , besides the well-known \ Ves t India n can cell a tion was a round post (?) mark of Mo ntse rrat. In returnin g th e s h eet, I called the ow ners a ttention to this sta mp , suggesting that the round ca nc ellation mi g ht b e a" bank" o r " depa rtment " cancella tion . Before closin g thi s article , I must, in fa irness , say that th e p arty from whom I had the stamps, a ppeared to be innoce ut of an y inten tio n to palm off bogus s ta mps on m e, as h e says in hi s letter th a t be bough t the sta mps as genuine, and alth o ug h h e was awa re of t h e do uble-cance llat io ns, h ad bee n assured by p os tmasters iu the islands, th a t (as already mentio n ed ) t he one was a" vi llage cancellation . " Pe rhaps som e read er of T1-rn: v J RG IN I A PHif, ATEJ, IS'r ca n throw m o re li g h t o n th e s ubje c . VIRGINIA rml~1HIG ~SSOGl~llON. FRAN KLI N I~. K E RNS, P r eside ut. 1"1AJ. ] NO. F. l\'!AYER, Vice Presi<le ut. FRAN KLI N STEA RNS , JR., Sec'y -Trea s . JOH N PAALZO\\', 1018 Pa rk AYe . , Richmond, Vn. , Sa l es l\Iannger . C. F . \V. l\1oSER, Co unte rfe it Delec l o r. Officia l Org-nu: TH E VIRGINIA PH I L ATEL I S T. Associ:ltio n m eets 0 11 th e lOlh of every m o nth, S o' clock p. 111., at la N. E leve nth St., R ichmond , Virg ini a . ~t RtCH MOND , VA., J1{arch 1 2 , 1898. To t!te JV!embers of th e V. P. .A.: I herewith submit to you my report of the se venth monthly meetin g of our Association. Memb ers present : Messrs. J. H. Knotts , A ug. Dietz, \ V. P . Shelton, C. F. ·w. Moser, John C. \ Veckert, E . P. Lyons, Jr., Thos. Ch r istian, Henry C. Scott, Jr., Jno. F. Mayer, \V. S. Ah ern and Franklin Stearns , Jr., also Messrs . Edward Mercer and Fritz Will as guests. Meeting presided over by Maj . Jn o. F . Maye r. The following new members were then elected: Mess rs . Robt. J. Farrer, age 53, farm er, Orange C. H ., V a . and J . E. Allemon g , ag e 28, a tt' y a t la w, Salen1, Va . Inpursuanceoftheconstitutiou newl y adopted, the nomina ti on a nd election of a v ice-president was then proceeded with, which resulted in the nomina tion a nd un a nim o"s election of Maj . Jn o. F. Mayer. There being no further business before the meeting, it was then decla r ed ad journed but the members r e mained until a late hour, ind ul g ing in j okes, s ta mp gossip a nd swapping. Re spectfu ll y submitted, FRANKT,IN STr;ARNS, JR . Se creta ry - 'fre n.s11rc r V . P.A. THE STANDARD STAi\IP Co. h as ch ose n a good title. "Standa nl " goods, "Standa rd" prices , a nd a "Stanclai·d " co nce rn . �r THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. The War Stamps of Germany. BY FRANKLIN STEARNS, JR. II. the pages of ·E uropea n his tory must be boldly inscribed , as lhc ca use of the Franco-Prussian war, Fre nch envy of Prussian prestige a nd the totteri ng condition of Imperial France . Jealous of Prussia's succe ss agains t th e Danes, fearing the res ul ts of her triumph over Austria a nd the South Ge rm a n States, Napoleon needed but a pretext for wa r to humble hi s dan ge rous nei ghbor and strengthen hi s falling e mpire by diversion of the public mind frorn the debauchery of his profligate co urt, lhc rotten core of the Gallic appl e of s tate . 'I'he pretext was not wanting. Th e re h ad been a lon g series of disturba nces in Spai n , and the people, h avi ng ba ni sh ed the ir Quee n, were look ing for another sovereig n . To Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, a cousin to \~T illi a m I. of Prussia, they offered the Spanish crown. To hi s acce ptance Napoleon immediately objcctecl both tbrou gh his r eprese ntative in Be rlin and to the Gc rnnn Ambassador in Paris. T o avert war, I,c opold at o nce renounced a ll intention of accep tin g the Spani s h tender, but thi s was not to Napoleon 's tas te , a s uccessfu l trial of stre ng th wilh P russia a n d tbe extension of his boundari es to t h e R h in e alone would rc-cstabli sb bis l11 ronc on the basis of 1 85 ~, so war there mu s t be. Benede tti , tile F ren ch rcprese n ta ti vc, m eetin g iu the public promenade the Prussian K in g , who was taking the waters at E m s, demanded of him a p ledge llrnt under no c irc um sta nces sh o ul d Leopold of Hohenzollern accep t the crowu of Spain. King\Villiamnotcondcsce nd in g to a nswer a dema nd so 111ade and in s uch a p lace, France decla r ed th a t she had been insulted throug h h e r a m bassall or and wa r was a t o nc e declared. (~N IV 151 The n " ·as seen !he effects of !he m agnificent German military syste m and the Lacouian patriotism of lhe Teutons. Those in foreig n la nds renounced e,-ery perso nal interest and hurri ed to the defence of their country, m a n y abando ned fore1·er high positions of trust and profit. Th ose at home, who were of thereserYes , abandon ed e\·ery ci vil yocal ion and on the appoi u tcd clay reported at the arsenal of their district. U nc outh , m1gainly, uumiJitary seemed the peasant in his citizen's garb, but in the dark blue of the Prussian unifor m be \YaS e very inch a soldier and his man y battles and arduous marches in the campaig n that followed s howed him possessed of unfalterin g devotion to duty a nd wc Uni g h unl imi ted powers of endurance. The German ach·ance at the commencement of host ilities was charac t erize d by a pe rfe ct s tat e of rcacl iu ess aucl strict co n fo rmity to carefully pre-arran ged p lans, and a u apparent, thoug h onl y a pparent, slowness in m obili za tion, h ence, the French, who had rus hed into the war, alth ough quite unready for it, gained a slig h t v ictory over au inferior forc e of Germans at Saarbrii ck o n August 3, 1870, which was n ot fo ll owed up , as probably mig ht h a'l"e been done, owin g, uud oubtcclly, to the ir ar;u y not being in a cond ition l o adva n ce into a n enemy's cou ntry. H oweve r, a s it was, their occ upa tion of Saarb riick was onl y temporary, for fo ur r1a ys afte r was fought tli e severe ba ttle of Sp ich eru , m a ny Ger m ans h avi ng l.h c n reached th e front, m a n y more only a rri v in g during th e progress of the battle. Many a \Vestphalian lost hi s li fe that day in th e stubborn but va in altc 111pt lo s torm the Spich eru Berg, whi c h in p laces could o nl y be s ur111 o u11lec1 with scalin g ladders , hut doggedly, s tu bbo rnl y, c h aracte ris t ical ly, Lhey held the gro un d they h ad ga ined, sheltering Lhcmsell·es behind the projecti n g rock s 0 11 Lbc precipitous hill- �152 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. side, till the French were fin ally driven from the heights after terrible fighting in repeated charg es of freshly arrived Germans up a less precipitous side of the Berg. Now commenced in earn est the German iu vasion of France. Battle after battle followed each other in rapid succession. On Au g ust 14 was fought that of Courcelles , or Borny as m any call it, by which the G ermans frustrat ed the pla n of Bazaine , th e commander of the French " Army of the Rhin e ," to form a junction with lVIcMahon, with whom was Napoleon himself. In this ba ttle th e G erman loss was between 2000 a nd 3000 men, and over 4000 French were taken prisoners . Their total loss , as in all the battles of this war, is unknow:::. V ionville on the 16th of Aug ust was one of the most stubborn a nd bloody ba ttles of the war. There c an be imputed no iucquality of personal bra very on this day. It was simpl y a question of endurance and the sturdy Teutons h ad the better of it, thoug h of 80,000 of their troops engaged, 18,000 were rendered !tors de combat. It was in thi s ba ttle that Bredow' s 12th Brigade, co1npos ed of three reg iments , the 7th Cuirassiers , 14th U hlans and 13th Drag oons , m ade the fa m o us charge against a French ba ttery that at least equaled t he fa m o us ch arge of th e Li g ht Brigad e a t Balakl ava . N ex t , o n th e 18th of Aug ust, was fo ug ht th e s trategic ba ttle o f G rav elotte , from which th e Fre n ch "Arm y of the R hine" was fo rced to r e tire on M etz, where it was immed iately s urrounded by th e a rmi es o f P rin c e F re deri ck Charl e3 a11 d S te in me tz to which it was surrendered a fter a pro tract ed siege, t h e m o noton y o f whi ch was only relie ved by frequent futil e sallies of the Fre nch. The da te of the cap itulation of Metz is October 23, 1870 a nd with it were surren dered valuable muniti o ns of wa r and 173, 000 men . Aft er the battl e o f Grav el o tte, th e whole of the German force s , except the two armies· besieg in g Metz, marched to meet the French under McMahon and Napoleon, whom they defeated in the famous battle near Sedan, September 1, 1870. McMahon was severely wounded and the Emperor surrendered with a bout 70,000 men . The terms of ca pitula tion were ag reed upon the next clay and signed in the dining h all of the Cha teau Bellevue. This ended the career of Louis Na poleon a nd would hav e e nded the war , had not the pla ns of the Prussian King, who desired to this tim e o nly the abdica tion of Nap oleon, been frustrated by the ac tion of the new French Provisional Government, which forced a continuance of the war which ended so disastrously in the complete defeat of the French , the fall of their ca pital a nd the loss of the rich Rhenish prov inces , Alsace and Lorraine, which h av e ever and will in all probability continue to b e a serious bone of contention between F ran ce a nd German y and a perpetual menace to the p eace of Europe a nd the world. It was never the intention in this articl e to describe the "\Var Starnps of G erm a ny " or to g ive the history of their des ig ning a nd en g ravin g- · tha t is left to the future in vestiga tion s of philatelists more ad vancecl than the author, but simpl y to g ive a short his torical sketch of those eve nts which thre w unde r th e control o f Ge r111 a ny n ia ny fa ir provinces of Fra uce an d led to this provisioual issue for us e in th e territo ry occupied by th e victori ous G erma n arm y , all of whi ch was returned to the F rench R epublic exce pt tile t wo R h e ni sh provin ces fro m which thes e sta mps de ri ve th e ir na m e . The E11 d . 1,000 sta mp s for $1. 5G ! S ee the Hampd e n Sta mp Co. 's ad. �r TFIE VIRGINIA PHI LAT E LIST. (%\.,~~Q~~UN 10 \ TJQ!Y,s] -- \::: .~~~c"\o::.:..'. - ..... New York Cor respondence. BY LENNOD · "d l NDOUB 'fEDLY m a n y collecto rs imag ine that fro m the present o utl ook the s ta mp business is a t a standstill , hut I am pleas ed to in fo rm them th a t s uch is not the case . Business is ve ry good conside r ing the times , an<l s t ead ily in c reasin g as tlle weeks go quickly by. Many a re tlle calls for South Americaus, especially Brazi l , Chili , U ru g u ay a nd Paraguay stamps. The dem a nd for unused British Colonies con tinues and the sa m e cau be said of United S ta tes Match, Medicine a nd Play in g Ca rd s ta mps. Canadian R e venu es find very li t tl e favo r here , b u t perhaps la te r we will ge t th e feve r, a nd m a ke up for los t tim e, b y pay in g double for the stamps. Mi-. J. W. Sco tt h as decid ed to iss ue th e Jl fctropohta 11 Ph ilatelist h er ea ft e r as a weekl y . \ Vhether thi s c h a n ge p roves a s u ccess remains to be se en . The Phila telic Courier U1enti oned in m y co rres p o n rlc nce last m o nth , ll as disco ntinu ed pu bl ica ti o u aft e r iss uin g b ut o u e numb er. vVh eth er we ca n ca ll thi s a n unnecessary or a spec ul at ive iss u e , is h a rd to define, b ut we' ll pass it, l0 le t so m e fnt •ire ge n en1tio n take h old of il. Th e o nl y other n ew wrinkle in th e philatelic publishi1icr line , is the prop osed iss u e o f a h and-b~ok of the Em pire Slate P hil a te li c Socie ty . It is a ll foo lis hn ess to publis h t h e co ns tituti o n .of a 11 y soc iety in t h e officia l journal, a nd a se para te vo lun11 1 conta inin g suc ll a nd ot h er in for m at ion p e r ta inin g to the socie ty is mu c h more prefe rab le . Th e c h a n ces a r e lh at s u ch a book fo r the E. 1 ~.V 15 3 S. P. S. could be successfully published, i f the rig ht parties t,a ke hold. From a pri vate so u rce I lea rn tha t the first few hund red s h e ets of one a nd two cent Columbia n s were printed on ribbe d paper. Although thi s is quite a few s ta mps to be issu ed on thi s quality of p ap er, they are n ot at a ll co mm o n at prese nt. Being th e va lues mos t w:,ed for the prepayment of postag e , nearly a ll we r e sold to the public \\'ho kn ew n othin g of the ir philatelic valu e. A trave lliu g philatelist was lu cky euougb to pick u p a b lock of forty c op ies a ta Southern post office,an d a few o ther copies were found in various p a rts of the couutry, but noue in s u ffici e ut quantities to count for much. Cancelled copies are a scare article a lso , a nd a re very se ldom met with. Dea lers take extra preca uti o n to detect the s oca ll ed " c o unt e r thieves." This class of phi lat elists (a lthou g h n ot entitled to thi s distinction ) are m os t feared by dealers. Their m e th ods are s imple , but nevertheless they m a n age to p ly lhis dishon est business, w ithout a s h adow of susp1c10n. Th ey watch the opport·unily an d ge nerall y ca ll on the dealer, wh e n o ther c u s tomers are present, or they either tra ve l in p a irs . The "counter thi ef" exp la in s h e wishes t o purchase stamps from a u a lbum (all dealers h ave s uch ge ne rall y called coll ection s ) a ud se lects a few sta mp s fro m the fi rs t few pages. H e sc rutini zes eac h page of tlle a l bum, until a whole p ag e is reach ed, conta inin g a hi g h pri ced o r a specia ll y desi red stamp. H e turns the p age ove r q ui ck ly, but l e ts his left b and rest und e rn ea th , and co ntinues to turu over th e pages, until th e dealer's a ttentio n is des ir ed by th e otb e r customers prese nt , but t h is is the opportunity this t hi ef was wa itin g for, a n d qui ck e r tha n yo u ca n wink , be w it h draws hi s left h an d from un der th e pages , and with the ri g h t h a nd doses the book; "·bil e doi n g the la tter he reac h es \\'i l h his left hand (in whic h the co\·eted s la 111ps is h e hl ) for hi s wallet i!! t he in - �154 THE VIRGINIA PHILATE LI ST. s ide pocket of his under coat. The stamp is clropped in t he pocket a nd the wallet taken out, asking the dealer a t the sa m e ti me the amount of his indebtedness , (gen erally about fifty cents ) p ays for sa m e, a nd departs to play the same trick o n so m e oth e r dealer. The cha nces are th e t h eft is n ever discovered, of course n ea rl y a ll deale rs h ave a clerk , but h e (or s he ) ge nerall y h a ve other employ ment, hing in g stamps, making up packets , e tc. The dea ler is in despair, when four or five collectors a re exa minin g hi s books at o ne t ime. A lthoug h the stamps ta ken are not rarities, as a ll such a re ne v er hin g ed in t h ese albums, ne ve rthel ess these a lbums contain m a u y a desirab le stamp, a nd th e d ealer 's y ea rly loss from this sourc e is no sm a ll s un:1. A couple of yea rs ago , two boys we re detected workin g thi s ga m e, one deale r losi u g a beautiful unused cop y of the 90c Navy Department. vVhatever became of these boy s , a nd w hether they were ever prosecuted , I am un able to say . Boston Bits. BY BOSTON IAN. TH E editor of y our paper inform s me tha t the a u c ti o n sa le r eports in past n otes h ave been very a cce pta b le, and a s much as I s h o uld li ke to g ive th e rea ders of THE VIRGINI A PI-IILATET, IST as lon g lis t of prices rea li zed a t t h e Hub this mouth , it is impossible for m e to do so, in as much a s no sa les h ave taken place s in ce m y las t let t er. T h e n e x t sal e to take pl a c e h e re is to be held by B. L. Drew & Co ., on t he eve nin g of March :23rd a n d it is lis te d as th e ir 2-lth . I m ay say that :vir. Drew appears to h ave th e m on op oly on a u ct ion sa les thi s yea r, as ab ou t a ll tha t we h a ve been favo r ed w ith , h ave be e n unde r the a uspices of thi s co mpa ny , a nd with out thern Boston would h ave ind e ed beeu minu s. L as t season we were favored by severa l fine sal es by the New E ng la n d Stamp Co. and vVoodward, but thi s year, these firm s seem to have kept in the background as rega rds t h ese kiuds of sa l es, for wh a t reaso n I know n ot , unless there is m or e in t h eir increas in g reta il trade. Mr. A. vV. Batchelder o f the New Engla nd Stamp Co ., has returned from hi s recent tour of the States. He s u cceeded in plac in g a goodly numb e r of rare stamps on thi s trip ,and h e express es hims elf as thorou g hl y sa ti sfi ed, and h as n ot hin g b u t words of praise concernin g hi s trea tment at the h a nds o f coll ec to rs throughout the S tates visited. Mr. G ardner R . K e nned y la te with Fra nk P. Brown, Boston, intends to r e tire from the sta mp b u s iness ac ti vel y, thoug h not from phila tel_ic thin gs enti r ely . He is a t present s ituated iu Worc ester , Mass. a nd w ill doubt less tak e up so m e lin e of loca l bus in ess. Bost o 11 loses in Mr. Ken n edy, o ne of its mos t popular philatelists , as well as a wr it er of n o small reputatio n . At present the s tamps of British African colonies, seem to find rea d y sal e at the Hub, a nd they a ppear to be being "boomed " for a ll th ey a re worth. Rhodesia a nd Zulula nd are coming in for the " g lad h ;:i nd ." The de m a nd for th e surcharged Newfou ndl a nds see m s to h ave som ewh a t a bated. \.\T h a t see m s strange to m e is tha t a ll dea le rs h ere see m t o be we ll s upplied an<l every wee k sees m or e s h eets co m e in to th e Hu b, a nd it is sa id that a business fi rm in St . J ohn s offers to f urui s h th e m to d ea le rs by the s h e ets at a fa n cy pri c e. W illard 0 . Wy li e, is n ow bus in ess manager of the B oston S!a1!lp B ook . M r. Kilbon fouml it n ecessary to m a k e thi s c han g e to be r e li eved of so m e of hi s num erous b us in ess car es , as th e stra in wa s fas t te llin g o n him. M r. W y li e ha s �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. had considerable experieuce iu j ou rn a lis t ic work, a nd in the future we sh a ll not fear for the co n teu ts of t h e B oston Stai11p Book. Canadian Notes. BY C A NADIAN . If the proposed dollar values of t.hc ne w Ca nadia n issue do m ateria li ze it will be because t b ere is a legitirnate use for them. It is altoge th e r probable that iu the n ear futur e ne wspa pers will be compelled to pay pos tage on t h eir subscriptio n li sts as we ll as sample cop ies and as there are i1 0 newspa pe r sta mps iss ued in Ca na da , the d oll ar va lues would s uppl y the deficiency. A great m auy dealers see m to be gettin g into lin e o u Ca nadian revenues as m ay be s e e n by looki ng a t th e advert isern e n ts in a n y of ou r phila telic papers . Mr. Edga r Nelto n has returned to t h e U nited States after a two m ouths' tour throu g h Canada. Mr. Ne lto u 's m ag nifice nt co ll ection was exhited in variou5 places a nd attrac t ed much atte nti on, bein g favorab ly commeuted on by man y of the lea ding papers of Ca nada. Mr.' Ne lton visited \Vi nni peg, Montrea l, Toro nto, Lond o n , Berlin, Gu elph a ud other places while in th e Domin ion and le ft a very fav orable impress ion wit h a ll whom he ca m e in conta ct with. M r. C. N. Rob e rtson of Ottawa h as bra nc h ed o ut asa fu ll-fl ed g ed s ta mp d ealer. Mr. Rob e rtson has a stock that is cq nnll ecl b y few i n Ca nada a nrl s houl rl do a go od busin ess. \.Ye lrnve rece ived some very uni qu e Canadian p os tcards witl1 a d 011 pa rt of fac e . \Ve beli ev e this a good s tep a nd will lea d to a large iucreas e in the amou n t o f ca rds user!. Ca nadian Pla te N umbers have but few 155 seekers and we have often wondered why more philatelists did not coll ect them. They are not popular but by buy in g now we may save a g rea t deal over those who wa it until th ey become fashionable. L. M. Staebler's latest paper, Tlte R evenne Philatelist, is a good one and recalls to our memory the time when friend Sta ebler was publishi ng th e old Canadian Philatelist and Th e Canadian Philatelic /Verkly . Aud, by the way, the la tter paper was, in our h urn ble est ima tion, the best w ith one exce ption, that h as ever been publish ed . Now that t h e philatelists of the m other co untry may illustrate their stamps by c uts in a lbums, etc . , it is tim e that Ca nad ian Philatelists were commencing to a g ita te a long th e same lines . vVe think that a large number of personal letters to M. P.'s who are of the grit persuasion mi ght accomplish something in this direction. If the proposed Ca nadia n revP.nue a lbum is issued it wi ll supply a lon g fe lt want, proviciing it is a good one. vVe know of a ny a mount of collectors -..vho a re pasting their Canadian revenues in the back of their a lbums and wis hin g t hey bad a good Reveuue a lbum for them. Mr. Mu lock, Ca na da 's e n terprising Postm aster G eneral , is la rgel y iu vol ved in the re c e nt failure of the F a rm e rs Loa n Co., and has offered '"200,000, for a r e lease from a ll the Co mpa n y's obligations . Th e P !tilatelic Jlfessenger is h av in g a hare\ fi g ht for second class rates. As Mr. Kn ig ht was en g ag ed in t h e sta mp bus in ess up to a sh ort t im e a g o the d e partm e nt d o ubtl ess regard thi s as suffic ient g rounds for refus in g second class rate s lo thi s publica ti o n. TR Y th e \Ves t e rn S ta mp Co.'s ap proYa l sh ee ts-a nd tell th e m wh e r e you saw t heir ad. �155 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. What Stamps Bring At London Auc a tion Sales. l\~E ·~~ clip from the Stawp Auction R eporter (L oudon ), some prices rea lized on desirable stamps at recen t a ucti ons held in London. F or the conveni e nce of our America n readers we h ave converted the English prices into d oll ars a nd ce nts per the following tab le: £ 1, $5.00 ; 1 s hilling, 2.'i cents ; a nd 1 penny , 2 ce nts. Sale of Messrs. Veutum , Bull & Cooper, J a nuary 14, 1898: Ba h a mas, 6d . gray lilac , no wmk ., fine $ :~. 75 ; l rl. sca rlet C. A.* , fine, $7 .50 ; Barbados, 5sh. rose , sli g ht tea r $6.50 ; British G uia na, 1860, 12c lil ac, mint state '20.62 ; 1863 , 6c blue, mint state $16.2.J; 1876 , 96c drab , mint sta te , $15. 7.5; th e sa m e, fine, $6.00; Canada. 6d . pa le lil ac, fine , $5.00; 7~d . g r.e en, $9.50 ; the same , fa ir, $6.50; JOd. b lu e, very fin e, but small hole , thick pape r , $4.2·5; the sa me , thin pa p e r , fi ne , $4.00 ; Yz d. rose , perf. , g ood colo r, $.5 .00; N e wfoundla nd , 4d . c.:a rmine ve nnillion, very fine color, $'33 .12; 2d. oran ge ,·e rmilli o u, s li g htl y o x id ize d, ,; B..50 ; 4d. orange vermilli o n, ve ry fin e , '11.87; New So uth Wales (Syd n ey) 2d. blue , pla te 1, t ea r , medium, ·8 .00 ; N o va Sco tia , 6d. li g ht g r e e n a nd ha lf od. used tog e ther o n piece, fair , Sf:i.50; St. Vi11cent Js h . c la ret, mint sta te, $18. 12; ~ d . in red o n ha lf 6d. light gr ee n , $[i.OO; lei. in red on ha lf 6d. d e ep g re e n , f:i 11 e, $17.50; 6d . pa le g r e en, C A 12, mint pa ir , $14. 37 ; 2 ~d . on 4d. brown, 111int block o f fo ur , $23.2·5 ; 5d. on -I d. brown, mint block o f s ix , $7 ..50; l.i nited States : New York le ye llow 0 11 cover, small 111 a rg ins, pen a nd pe n c il ' ca ncel., $ 10..'iO, e w Yo rk Jc blac k 0 11 ros e, o n coyer, small marg i11 s , ink ca ncel., $ 7.50; Carrier sta mp, b lue 011 pi n k , $3 .50; 18G9 90c, fine, $8 .50; Ju stice 90c, ink ca n cel. , $33. 75. Sale of Messrs. Che,·eley & Co., January 15, 1898: British Colum b ia, 1 dol., mint sta t e. two perf's off at bottom, . '12.50; Britis h G ui a na, 1882, le magenta, s heet of twel ve, good specimens, $ 7 .50; Colombia 1862, 20c r ed, $16.87; Ga m bia, l s h. g reeu, mint state $8 .50 ; Gibraltar , l peseta bistre, block of t we lve, mint state , $9.50; H e lig o la nd, ~sh., ro uletted ·>:· $1.50; Hong Kong, 5 doll. o n 10 do ll ., brown on red, 011 cover,. '3 .75; Liiebeck , I sch. orange 7.· part g um , $5.00; New South Wales, 1860, 5sh. purple, $6.25 ; Russia, 3 .Yz roubles, first type, w ithou t thunderbolts, fi11e, $3.25; United States, 186 1, 5c mustard , s li g ht c re ase , $3.~.5; 1869, 30c ·X· , good specimen, $5.50; J.8.5.5, 5c red browu , fine color, $:-:LOO. Sa le of Mr. W. I-Iadlow, J a nuary 17th, 1898: Barbados, ~cl. g r een * , '7.50; Cape of Good Hope, "Woodblock" .J cl. li g ht bl u e, $(l.00; Dominica, Bel. ora nge C A, mint block of four with plate No., $6 ..'iO; G reat Britain, Mu lready cove r , 2c1 . blue, used, $G.00; Unit ed States, 18CHJ , 15c $3. 7,5 ; 18 55, 30c * $2 ..50; 2 dollar Colum bian, mint state block of four, S7.:j0; JS.SI .'jc red brown, "3.00. Sa le of Mess rs. Putti ck & S impso n , J a nuary 18th , 1898 : Ionian Isl a nds, (ld. ) blue, miut s h eet of l:W. $6:3.00; ( ~cl. ) ca r111ine, simi lar s he et , $30.00 ; Luxemburg , 1st issue, Jsgr. rose , min t , $5.50; Mauritius , 2rl. d a r k blu e , Post paid , deep co lor , $:).J.00 ; Switze rla nd ( Bas ie ) ~1 rap., 011 ent ir e, tin y tea r , br ig ht co lors , $2.'i .00; (Ge n ev a ) ri ght half of double sta mp , $ 12.i'i O; (Neucha te l) .5c, s uperb , on entire , $17 ..)0. S a le of Me ,s rs. Pu t t ic k & S im p;on, J a nu a ry 19, 1898 : G r e nada, 2~ d. cla re t , min t pa ir, $03./.5; St . V in ce nt , .'is h la ke, wmk . s tar. . ·10.00. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. At Bogert & Durbin Co. 's 9ith Auction Sale of Postage Stamps, the following prices were realized o n some d esirable sta rups: United States, 1847 l Oc, cancelled in red $1.75; 1851 le vertical strip of three, unu sed , not fin e , 50c; 1855 lOc unused , 80c; 1857 le reprint , rare, $1.00; another $1.00; 5c r ed brown , unused , $2.30; 5c a nrl 12c, $1.30; 1861 le (3 sh ades unused,) 3c (3, one unu sed), 5c (2), lOc (4, two unused), 12c, 24c (2) , 30c, 90c, all toge ther, $5 .80 ; 3c laid paper, scarc e, $2.10; 1861 5c unu sed ,$1.05; 5c unused yell ow brown, two very s mall ink spo ts, had been re-p erforated at bottom, $3.10; 90c, $1.50 . 1868 30c, $2. 10; 30c, uo perfora tions a t left , 60c; 90c torn , $4. 00 ; 1869 15c diamond, unused, $2.50; 15c no d iamond , used $1.50; 24c, $3 .00; 1873 7c unused , fine color, $2.10; 1870, 12c, 90c ; 24c unu sed, 90c; 1890 90c , strip of ten, with plate num ber and imprint, unused, $10.00. A.griculture , le unu sed, orig inal g um , $2.50 ; 12c uuused, orig inal g um, $6.25; 15c unused , ori g in al g um, $2.50; 24c unu sed , origi nal g um, $2.50; 30c unu sed, orig inal g um, $2. 75. "Post Obit um," fine, unused , $2.60. E m·elopes, 1853, K die, buff, cut, 50c . Foreig n stamps : Barbados, 1878 3cl , unused block of fo ur, $4.75; 1873 5sh , $10.25; a lo t of 148 Bavaria, Belg ium , Brazil a nd Boli via (30 unused), $2.10 ; Cape of Good Hope , 1853 Gd v iol et , unused $2.50; 1863 l sh emerald, 1.60 ; 1861 4cl woodblock, $5.00 ; 1868 4d 0 11 Gel unused, $2.00; 1878 ld o n Gd, unu se u, ra re , $il. OO; Grea t Britain 1882 5 pounds, fine, $8.1 0 ; Hawai i, " H awa iian Postage," bo th sides, 5c unu sed, $3 .00; "Hawaiian Pos ta g e " a t l eft, le black o n white , "I nt erisland "at left 1, 2c blue on white, unu sed, thre e s tamps, $4.25 ; lOc blac k, 15c r ed brown, unused , $2.00; 50c u sed, 'ff2.50 ; Newfou ndla nd 1857, 4d orange, used , $10.00 ; 1871 le, 187G 5c unused, $1.20; 1868 5c black, unused, $3.:25; 157 1897 le on 3c, unu sed block of four , 82. 00 (which ty p e ?-Ed.) The total amount r eali zed at this sale was $1,090.10. T HE V IR GIN IA PHI LATELIST and 7 l!e Only Per/orator, the two h a ndso m es t philatelic magazines extant, w ill be mailed you for one y ear for o nl y 30 cents. If you a re a n a cti v e collector y ou ca nno t afford to be without them. They a re u p-to-date-an d will keep th e m oss from g rmving on yo ur stam ps. Acrostiche. A S ir Rowla nd Hill le createur du Tim b re Pos te S aint a to i, Ro wland, salut a ta m e m oire, lllusttre parrni tous, t u recueilli s la gloire. Regarde l ' uni vers, adoptan t t o n proj et , Realiser to n r evc ct le rendre parfa it ! On te dec erue, m ort, des h o nn eurs rua g nifiques : W cs t111iu stcr l e co nse r ve en scs arceaux anti ques, Lo nd res a voulu vo ir to n p ortrait se dresse r Au deda ns de scs murs po ur te reco mp ense r. No us salouns a ins i ta crea ti o n sublim e : D 'a utres, pins fort qu e m oi , rn a n ia n t 111i eu x la rime, Hab ilc meut , d irout lcs rcsultats fa 111c11 x. lei , j c pa rl e a u n om des timbre urs s1 u om breux : L ' un te dirn Me r ci car ii y vo it l ' ulilc , L 'a utre, car ii y trou ve tm plaisir bien facile! ! ! B ULL lVIEN SUEL. �153 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. The Februa r y number of "Stamps " was the first to reach us this month from E ngland. The number before us is as good as its worthy predecessors . Grant R. Fra ncis continues hi s interestin g a rticle entitled "Phila tel y as an Investment." H e re lates inslanceswhich pro ve the "soundness " of stamps as au in vest ment , among them lbe purchase, in 1891, by :Mr. T. I-I . Thompso n , n ow of Kilburn, of the rem a inders of stamps and pos tcards of Anti g ua , Dominica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Chris topller a nd Virgin Islands, whic h h ad been supers eded the previou s yea r by lhe present b i-colored issue of the LeewardI slauds . The fa ce value of these s tamps was £ 4,788. Eveu at tll a t tim e tllese s tamps were catalogued close upon £30,000. W ith the fore sig ht of a born speculator Mr. Thom pso n saw prospects o f a ve ry la rge profit. He decided to allow a good margin o n lh e s ta mps, a nd m ad e an offer of £ .5,SOO. His tender was accepted by the Cro wn Agents . . . Mr. Thompson jus tly points o ut that from the very fact that he cou~d afford to treat his purchase l ess as a n in vestwent than a sp ec1tlation , his m a rg in of profit h as cons iderably su ff ered, and p rices to-day are not nearly so hi g h as otherwise wo uld !J ave b e en th e case h ad he lield the stamps. Though a profita ble investment as it was , i t would h ave bee u so to a g reater degree h ad h e n ot been obli ged to reali ze a la rg e propo rti on of hi s cap ital very soo n a fter co 111 p l eti tt g lh e purchase . An es p ec iall y commendab le fe a ture in this fin de siecle publ ication is t li e departmeut h eaded " ' Sta mps ' Juni or, I-IelpiugI-Iints for th e Ri s in g Ge n era ti o n of Philateli sts," in fact ".')ta111ps " fro111 over t~ cove r is b ri 111 fu l of phi !a le! ic lo re . , c Th e America11 J ournal oJ Philately fo r March comes to us willl 48 p ag es and cover-a volume of p hil a telic lo re iu itself. There 's a u iuteres tin g art icl e h eaded " N ewfouudla11d Ite m s ," which s h ows up this Colou y of rece n t philatelic pronlincu ce in qu ite a bad li ght. It is stated tlJat during the process of changing from one issue to another Newfo un dla nd see m s to have indulg ed in a li ttle philatelic speculati ng . It app ears th ey bad o n ha nd a considerable quantity of all but the lower values o'f t!Je issue which preceded the Cabots, and in order to make them more salable tht y hit u pon the scheme of r epriutin g a sufficient number oft. 1 aud 2c. stamps to 111akc up complete sets from /,. to 2-!c., tile stamps theu to be dispose~l of in sets ou ly . It is stated th at 100,000 of each of these three values were priuted a nd tlJe s tamp s are now offered for sale in se ts. The difference betweeu the reprints a nd those iss ued iu 188i and 1890 is scarce ly pe rce ptible, cousisting iu a sli gh t d ifference iu the texture of the paper aucl likewise in the sh ade ,iu which pa rticular,howcver, they are said to match some former printings. Another article, entitled "Phila telic Pos tage Stamps" by Lewis H. Bento n, illustrated, amused us very much. B ut we wonder what th ose cronies, who kick o n everything not entirel y " phil a telics ci en lific" w ill say to this humorous sa tirical essay . Eve n editor Calman s eem s l o apprecia te a subject in a li g hter \·e i11 n ow and th e n . D1;; RLA i\l wants yo ur na m e a nd address. - U t tl e trouble. Drop !tint a pos tal. I-I . J. L AW AI,T, can furni sh yo u anythin g iu U.S. sta111ps. Gooil r efe re nce w ill b rin g th e111 o n approva l. �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. The New Y ork Pltilatelist for February brings q uite an array of excelle nt arti cles. George M'Kearin de fends the Standard Catalogue under the titl e "Minor Vari eties." It is a bly wri tten a nd good a rg ument. \ Vebs ter writes o n "Revenues and Postage Stam ps," a nd " Mack" uuder the ll eadin g of "The 1'empter" warns against tll e first step of the app r0\7al sheet fraud.-Altoget h er a creditable issue. 'T he 11!011treal Philatelist is an no nn ced to appear from that city, un der lh e managem ent of Mr. Rudolph C. Bach, a prominent philatel ist nud until rese ull y a den i er in s ta mps. \Ve are conficleu t Mr. Bach w ill make a success of this venture a nd lender ou r best wi shes lo that cud. 159 R eporter. Fro111 Austria : Ocsterreic!tisc!te Briefmarkel/.:::eit1mg. From Brazi l : Jo rnal P ltilatelico . From Mexico : El J1!011itor Fi!atelico . .t<rom Italy: "It Fra11cobo!lo." From Belgi um : Le P!tilateliste. In addition: Catalogue of Albrecht 's 44th Auction Sale Mar. 29 a i1d 30th ., 7 li e J ersey man, H . E. Deats, publish er; \ Valter Scott's 12th Auction Sale Catalog ue, March 23rd . As we go to press we receive the fo llowi ng: Texan Pltilatelist, Pltilatelic Facts, .American Collector, Filatelic Facts and Fallacies , P!tilatc!1c R eview, Lone Star State Pltilatelist , Boston Sta111p Book, 7 ennessee P!tilalelist, Vol. I. , No. 1, a nd Stamp R ep orter, Canada. The Mutual Stamp Exchange. \Ve h ave re ceived a nea t price l ist of Unite d Sta tes Postage a nd Reven ue stamps fro m lhe J. T. Starr Stamp Co. , of Cold wa ter, Mich. Tile prices are net, and wh at is more they r epresent as near th e aClunl va lue of the stamps as is poss ib le to do. This firm is too well a nd favorab ly kn own to need further co m1n ent. A writt en req u est wi ll fetc h a copy-do n 't m iss it. ASBURY PARK , NEW J ERSEY. REPORT FOR lVION'l'H ENDING MARCH 10, 18()8. T h e' fo ll owin g members have been admi tted : 17 W . E. Bo ug lito u. 20 vV. B . Ha rtman. 18 E . J. Kirby. 21 D . H. E a ton. 19 A. H~rrmann . .C::l H. E. Heath. MONTH 'S F I GU R ES . Va lu e of stamps ia circu latio n \ Ve acknowledge rece ipt of the fo llowlas t report. ... ...... ........ ...... $5G:J ~?) in g p ubli cations duri ng the m onlb. Th e Pcr/omtor, Philatelic JJ11lleti11 , Stam ps disposed of. .. 20i H Era, J-!0111 e /Vorker ; 1Vew Y ork Phila- Stamps return ed ...... 33G 08 telist, E vergrccl/. State Ph ilatelist, .Alle- • Books re tir ed last m o nth ............ 5.J.3 52 .r::"l1c11y Pltilatclisl, Co 11l11 mbian Philatc!;st, Stawp Collector's Figaro, Rody llfo1t11ta in Stawp, Ph ilatelic ///est, J1fetropolitan Philatelist, Stampma11, Pe1111sy :111c1 1-fer ald Excliangc. From Canada : Boys Oii'll Pliilalclist, P/i ilatelir .Advo cate and Philatelic J1fesscnger. Prom France: JJ11llcli11 1lfcns1tcl. Fro m E ng land: "Stamps" a nd Stamp ,-711 clio11 18 78 Book s rec eived last m onth ... .. ..... G62 4.8 Total in c irculatio n ...... ..... ... .$681 21 Bla uk books to h old 100 starnps are furn ished by the Exch a uge, 3 fo r lOc . New c irculars 1 giv in g full particulars, se n t free u po n applica ti o n . H.B. Il :\R'l'ITOI,Ol\n ;w, 11!1111agrr. �160 THE V IRGINIA PHILATELIST . PERSIA.-Adhesivc stamp perforated lkr ultra m a rine. 1 2~xi2 The ne w U . S . 5 cent blue has put in its appearance. T!te American J ournal of Philately chronicles , among others: BAVARIA.-\oVrapper, s ize 52x350 mm., 3 pfg. brown on ye ll ow. CANADA.-Postal card. a nd bla ck. CHINA. -Ad hesi ve sta mp . 50c dark green, error. le carmiue PHIT,LIPINE IST,ANDS. - Ad besi ve stamps. Perforated 14 . Regular iss u e : lm, 2m, 3m, 4m au d 5m , ora n ge brown; le black; 2c da rk b lue g r ee n ; 3 dark brown; 4c orange; 5c carmin e , Ge dark blue; Sc ·gray brown; lOc ve nn ilion ; 15c sla te gree n ; 20c m aroon ; 40c dark lilac; 60c black ; SOc red brown; Ip y ellow gree n ; 2p sla te b lu e. Provisional issue l5c ou 15c carmine, b lack surcharge, in verted ; 20c ou 20c brown, blue s urcharge, inverted ; 20c o u 20c v iole t brown, black surcharge, in ve rted ; 15c on 15c r ed brown, blue s urc harge . Per fora ted 11 ~ , PANAMA. -Registration stamp . Prov is iou al issue, p e rforated 12, l.Oc orange, black surcharge. GAMBIA .-A n ew set in tile Seyc!Jelles ty pe . \oVaterrnarkecl Crown a nd CA. Perforated 14. Adhes ive: ~ p g ray gree n ; ] p carmine ; 2p brown orang e , value in blue lilac; 2~p ultram a rine; 3p reel lilac; 4p brown; Gp ol ive g ree n , va lue in carmine; l sh b lu e lilac, value in g reen . SAMOA .- Aclhesive stamp. Pe r fora ted 11. \Vater mark ecl N. Z . and Star: Gp m aroo n. SARAWAK .- Aclb es ive s tamp . P e rforated 14, 16c gray g re en and ora n g e . New Publisher for The Perforator. Mr. H. A. Chap m a n h as cl ispos ecl of Th e Per/orato r to J. W. Stowell , Fede r- HO NG KoNG .-Provis ional iss ue. Adh esi ves. \Vatermarkecl Crow n CC . $1 on $2 li g ht green ; $1 on 96c slate . alsburg, Md., who wi ll p u b lish it begi n ni ng with th e Apri l u u1n ber. Mr. Ch apman will still couduct so m e depa r tmeut of the paper. Tbc l ead in g fe a t u re of th e Per/or ator is tb a t it will b e ecl ite 1l by a lady m ak in g it m ore of a lady's paper tba u ever. H UNGA RV.-Aclbesi,·e sta m ps, perfora ted: 2kr red violet and black ; 3kr g re en and black . MR. N . OHilIA N, a s tamp dea ler of St. Johns, N. F., is the latest to s tart for K londyke a m o ng the s ta m p cranks. �S tandard $tamp J u corporated 1~~}~t~lr~tock ,;;25,000. H. i,;sTABL1 s11Eo 1885. WE DEAL ======-==-- FLACHSK AMM, Co.· No. 4 Nicholson Place, Ma nager . ST. LOUIS, MO. I.n .all k inds of S ta mps a n d Album s a t r easonabl e p rices , a nd solic it correspo udenc e from all earnest coll ec tors . .. ... .. . . . .... . . . .. ... . . WE OFFER A SPLENDID COLLECTION O f :Lfl9 ,·ari c lies o f GOO D s tam ps ( 11 0 rep rir~~s o r r u bb is h o f an y kind ), includin g m an y sca rce a nd d e · s irahle s t a mps , s uch a s Icel a u cl, Hawa 11 , Ja pn. 11 1 P e r u l SUG, U ru g u ay ) Col o mbi a Ve nez ue la Ch ili. J a ma ica, Ga mbia , Sie rra I.eo ue , Ilrn z il 1850 , Greece (Oly tnp ian Ga m es)' Turkey ' 1802, V icto ri a e n ve lo pes , U. S . 1851 up t o d ate, inclu d ing I n te ri o r, TreaS ury, \ Vn r , P ost O ffi ce D epartm en t s, aud m a n y o t h ers. T h i s l o t with n No . 3 Album, l OOpages , Fu ll Cloth, G il t , Re ta il i 5c e nch. F o r On l y $ 1. 00 Post F ree. OUR NEW PRICE- LIST o f GO pages is F R EE , q uotes L OW pri ces o u Uni ted S ta tes s ta m ps , over 100 DIFFBREN T S T AN D AR D PACK E T S, Etc. APPROVAL SHEET DEPARTMENT.- W e a re pre pared to se nd o ut to respons ible par t ies spleud id 1o ls o f A p p r oval S h ee t s at 50~ d isco uu l. Re fe re n ces fr o nt s t rau ge r s r e qu ir e d . EVERY BOOK SE LLER AND STATIONER o f p ro min e n ce iu th e Un ited S ta tes a nd Cn u ada sell s As k yo u r Ne wsdeale r fo r th e m . RARE STAMPS, li s ted at fro111 Sl.00 each , u pward t o $100.00 :rnd ove r. \ Ve freq ue n tl y co m e i nl o p ossess io n o f rarities th rou g h a cquis iti o n o f o ld collecti o n s, a nd sol ici t c o 1-r e~ po u cle u ce fr o nt ndva u ce<l co llectors. ST AN D A RD P A CK E T S AN D s:c: Ts. W E BUY STAMPS and old collectio us , for w hich we PAY LIBERAL PRICES. STANDARD STAJIP CO., ST. LOUIS, JllSSOURI. NOTICE ! NOTICE ! W e beg to annou nce that we will p ublish No. 1 of t he l\'[o ntr eal P hilatelist on April 15th l SDS. S ubscription 25c per a nnum to Ca nada and U . S . ; other countries 40c. Sample copy free . T o t h e 1st a nd ever y 25th subscription received in answer to this ad ver tise ment we will give FRE E 9 rare postage stamps, catalog u ed over $1. 50 . The only condition is)bat yon mention TH E VIR G INIA PHILATE LIST. A DVERTISI NG. A dvertisements wi ll be received till April Sth 1898 . Rates 1 inch 40c , 2 inch es 75 c , } colu mn $1. 25 , column $2 .25 , 1 page $±.00. Send for co ntract blank . To the 1 st and every 25th ad received we will also g ive FREE a rare post age stamp catalogued over $1. 50 . A ddress RUDOLPH C . BACH, Sec 'y The Mo utr eal P hi la telic P u b. Co. , 4 5 1 San g uinet Street , MONTREAL, CAN . \ �GOOD ONES CHEAP . • U ~ 1S. 1tuR:iid 1.,.3 c Y ~ !ow b r~ w11, u.~ w ... ... .. .... .. . UC lOc '' " " ····· · ·• · · · ···· " IS .38 .02 \ \Tn r le ... ...... .. ........... ........ .... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. . '' " fly Specialty . 22 .28 ~c .... .... .. ..... ... ....... .... .. ...... .. .. ..... .. ... . ~PPRO~~l S~f HS . Ol Ge... . .... ... .. ......... ...... .......... ....... ...... . .02 '' 12c ...... ...... .. ... ... ............. ... .... ..... ..... . . 12 R e Yenue 1 :le Express ... ........ ....... ... ........ . .Oi.I 1 S i~ ~:-~1~g~ a;-~i· i~~·,;~:.-:: ::::: :::::::::: .O .0:{ B. & 0 . T e1egrnph 1. 5, IOc ... . . . ... .... . .... .. . .. ...... . .05 Speci nl Packe t No. :lU, J:l5 , ...11". , c:i t ove r $5 .... . 1.00 u ,, Fiue appro ,·al s h eet s sent ngn in s t good r e fe re n ce. Stn mp ca t. 20c fr ee l o a ppli cil n t s . I a lso b uy s ta mps . Box 191, Of ~. S. srnMPS . - -0 - - I PAUL CLINE, At 50 pe r cent. Dis count I se nd o u t books whic h c o n ta in a very good g rade of U. S . S tamps. All kinds . Tippecanoe City, Ohio. At Net Prices I se nd o ut so me very fine s ta m ps which ra u g e fro m 25 pe r ct. 85 Emslie St., to 75 per ct. d isco unt. Brooklyn, N . Y. wrnornN wrnrn, DE A L E R TN U. S . AND F O R E I G N S T A !\l l'S S I N C E 1 8~5 - A . P. A . P. S . o f A . 881. Want Lists Filled at Reasonable Prices. CH 01 CE s ta m ps o u npp ro,·nl nt ·J0-50~ d isc. R e qu ests MI::-> US g o o d r e fe r e nce s will r e m a iu uuh eed ed. Se nd for tria l s e le c ti o n a nd be co n vi need. Do u 't fo rg e t to s e ud a Re fer ence. ·Joo, P. E d w~td I s., 1~~8 , pa i~·. o f :J p o u ~.o\·er .... ..... Sl Hp ......... s tri p of fo ur 3p 0 11 cove r l p :i ir o f 2p 11 o t o u co,·er... P e ru, Scott 152-lGO, e x ce p t 151i, ca t. 87 v. f. .. Nnr way, ·10 a ud .:J 2, ca t. 2') \' . f..... .. . 20 10 50 UO JU 1·1 H.J. LAWALL, Penna. Bloomsburg, 1 ~~~~- B~1_~·~d ~~;t~~~ ~~~~!~1te~~ ·~~~;t;~1 ~i~;i ·~;.'"f::: ~~ " DOc n e \V, A m e ri c a n p rint V. [ ... ... .... .. ...... Ord e rs unde r 50 ce uts, 2c for pos tage . --1898-99- U . S. 9oc 1879 a 00 FINE , U NU SED MINT S 'l'AT E . - NEW l·SS UE OF POSTAL CARDS. ONLY $J .50. CUB A , 8 va rieties, compl ete ............ . .40c PO RTO R rco, 8 va ri e ties , com ple te ... . .40c P ERU , 1898 , 9 " " . .... 65c On Approval Against Reference GOOD FOREIGN S cott's £898 P ostal Card Catalogue , full y illus trat ed .... ... ... . . .. .. .. ..... . .. 25c 7 5 Per Cent Discount! ALL POS T PAID . ST AMPS A N D COLLE CTIO NS BO UGHT FOR CASH . A. LOHMEYER, 922 N. Gilmor S t .• BALTIMORE, MD. TROJAN STAMP CO., TAKE NOTE OF THE FACT TROY, Th at we h a ve t h e n i ces t npp r o \'n l sh eets i11 t h e U. S . a~ 50~ off Scott 's 58L1 1 ca la log 11c . \Ve w a u t g cod age nts i n e ve r y tow n a n d ci t y l o sell s ta m ps fo r u s . Se nd n good r e fe re n ce fo r a t ri a l s e lect io n . RE FER E :\CE: B:i.11k, WEBOY- WESTERN S TA /1P CO., ·JS7 S. Sa n ga m o n S t. , OHIO. Firs t l\'a ti o 11 nl C l IJ CAGO, 11 , f ,. STAMPS Trava 11 core 2c, cn t . J:!c. .. ac :\_I ~x ico, :'~ :j 9c , ca~. J,Oc.. . ... ........... . .... . Z}~c :b 1auce, ·J!J2vc,cn t. Xc.... ........ .. ....... . 2c And o ld Co llecti o n s fo r Cash. 1< 0 11m a 11i a, un pa id , :lh hro w11 1 ca t. Sc. :le Win t can y o u o ffe r u s ? 1 P a t ia l::t , L::H, .. :!a a nd J n, ca t. Oc. .. . . .. IJ<,c STANDARD STAMP :.Vl n r li n iq ue, ' !)~ !Oc, ctt l. <J c. ...... ..... .. . .. fc l NC OH.PO H.AT E O. n i- ili s h r.ern u t, ·IO p, ca l. 4c. .. ..... . ..... ... . .. . l e ST. LOUI S , MO. Decca n ~:.!a, c:i t. :le ..... ... .......... ...... .... .... Jc 4 N!C II OL SO" l'I. ACE , 1 a n d m a n y ot h e rs n t ; Sco lt 's 'i)S p ri ces. l 'ost :i g c Our r e a ch "l r s w ill c onfe r a fav o r by ext r n. F or li st. send o ne ce 11l st :1111p t o m e ntionin g Th e ·v irg in i a Phil ateli s t wh e n Henry P . Day,--Peori a, Ill. w ri t i ng to o ur a dv erti sers. Co. I �Df AHRS ANO GOllfelORS ! T l-I E p1·ese11t i\ I:irket Price of the Jc , 2c, 8c a nd. Ge \ Va r D e p:irt m e ut, u nu sed, i~ 20c, but 111 ord e r to te.-;; t th e pulliu g qualities of thi s pap e r as :i n :1d\·ertis i11 g n1 e d i11m , I w ill send th e nboYe fo ur st amps to auy address, together w ith Send $1.50 fo r our Packet of 1000 mixed Stamps, catalog ued at $20.00. 6 Varieties of Mex ico Revenu e, each 0 11e o fn diffe rent iss ue , aucl ·worth nt least 25c, For Only 10 Cents (S il ve r ), and a l e s tamp fo r p os tage . YOUR MONEY BACK I F You WANT IT. HAMPDEN STAMP CO., Granby, Mass. CHAS. A. TOWNSEND, Lock Box 164, Akron, 0. Can You Read English? WANTED !-Collectors 111 n11 Co untri es , se nd yo ur Na m e nnd Add ress a Postnl Carel fo 1· I11 scr ti o11 in th e 011 TH E ST.-U\IP COLI,EC T O R' S H Al\ DllOOK is for yo u . Yo u d o u ' t kn o w :is 111u c h ab o ut t h e t echni ca l term s u sed iu I 1 h il ately as yo u w o 11ld ~ l e 11 lio11 whnt Specialt ies yo u nre coll ectiu g, nnc.l l ik e to know. This li ttl e pamphl e t is ju st the 111 w h at I. n u g 11n ges yo11 r ece ive nnd answer Co rthin g to h el p yo11 out. Price, pa pe 1· 25c ; clo th , res po11dc11 ce , nnd if Collector or D e[l ler. 50c. C. \V. K I SSI NGER, IS north F:J eve nth s tree t, A. C. DERLAM, G2,X llra milill A ,·e., JERS EY CITY, N . ]., U. S. A . Rendi ng, l'n. . Phil« telic Collector s' Address List. Special Offer: i ii~"~.'" cn n.~da R~"~.1111 es , ~8~: , f A Ge Canndiau jubilee s tamp with e\·ery order. A. F. WICKS, 372 Horton St., London, Ont. 60% Discount tON HIGH GRADE STA~ IP Si· b y 0 11r n ew pl a n for coJJeClors. O r w e wi ll g i ,·e fine exch a n ge for yo ur clupliCates. SE~D F OR CIRCULARS. t> Northwestern Stamp Co., Freeport, Ill. - cs..,~~~~~ Old = Collections = Bought. BRITISH - WE ST - INDIES! To compl ete our coll ections we are prepared to purchase, FOR CASH , good obsol ete s la m ps. Any current issues , uuused, su pplied cheap . St. Vi u cent at face valu e . WRITE Mn FOR PRICES, ... .. .tT WILL PAY YOU! .. .... . DIETZ & STEARNS, W. C. PROUDFOOT, P. 0. Box 6, Box 11, Kingstown, St. Vincent, Br. W. Indies . Virginia i ~~~~~~ STILL THEY COME Scor es of letters :ind po s t ~cn rd s:tre bein g r ece ived e \·ery da y a s king for m y New Price -I,i ~t. It is :l <l audy ! n11d co 11tn i11s th e finest line of Pnckcts, etc., bol h i11 Cn n ad ian l~ev e nu csa nd Fore ig- n eve r offered coll ect01·s , a n d at pr ices to Sil it eve1~r bod y . Richmond, Va., U.S. A. Farms PnH~uel ic M icroscop~e· Espec ia ll y ndnpted to exam in a tions of s tamps, perforat ions, e ngravin g, te xture of paper, etc. Brass mounting, ad ju s tabl e for foc u s. Sp ec ial le nses magnifying 100 areas. Price On e Dollar, pos tpaid. FOR SALE. Add re ss Owner for Particulars. FRANKLIN STEAR.NS, Jr. , EMPIRE SUPPLY CO., P . 0. BOX 73 4 . No. 13 N. E leventh S t., Richmond, Va. ROCHESTER, N. Y. DON'T READ THIS! if"i·ee JJ \Vrit e your nam e a n~ nddr~ss 0 11 n posta l card n nd se nd it t o }•,. E . Park e r , Dn 111, \ Vis., a11d it will he in serte d free o f charge i11 th e Jn tenw.tio n a l Sta mp coll ect ors Di r ecto ry . I B UY ST A ~! PS F OR CAS H OR l\XC H ANCH. Scud m e yo1n- d 11 p1icales . Eut T O I< E . E. nrn v rnGt N t A Ii. Be~n· e r PA~KER., Beaver Dam, Wis . ~:e. I PH I LATRLI S T Afgl1a1~~~~~~~,~~~~?~!~}~,~~~~~11gefor I · ' ' . British West Ind., Canada and Newfoundland. St a mps priced ·1111der l~ cts. r e fu sed. U nused Sets w ill be accepted . 111 United Sta les o nl y those priced ~1t 2U cts ., n nd 11pw[lrd, r eceh·ed. l{E G TS TE R ALL L ET TERS. L. L. BRITTO, Karachi , India, Asia. . )~ l>IE:~lqjA/IE:R. "'- '1#'7 .,...,, i;..-10~"'.IE~ · R.iCHMQNl>.VA. The--Only Perforator. lG to 20 P ages a n d CO\·er. 25c a Ye a r. \Yilh TH E YIRGI:KfA P HILAT E Lf S T , 3o c a Yea r . 'fhe Two l-Ia11 clsom est :P h il ale lic J o urn a ls. Acld r es,.., The Perforator, Box 123J, H nr l ford, Cou u. �JOHNSTOWN STAMP A N D PUBLIS HING CO ., PENNSYLVAN I A. JOHNSTOWN ._ No . 15. Co nta i n s 25 va ri e ties o f U. S. r e ve n ue s t a m ps cat a logued o \·e r !)0 ce n ts . Pr ice 25 ce nts . No. O:J. Co n t a i n s ll;j va ri e t ies o f p osla gestn m ps fro11 1 As ia i n cl ud i n g Ceyl o n , P e r s ia , 111<.lia a u <l Stra it s Set tle m e nts . P ri ce 25 ce n ts . No. SU. Co utai u s GO\'ar ielies of As ia , i 11cl1 1d ing n rncao, Per a k, Ch i n a, Ceylo n , C:J. sh m ce r, P uttia l1 a, Pe r s ia , 1-I o l k a r, ·Ch a m b a , etc : Price ..i l.00. No. 37. Co nta in s GO var ie t ies o f postnge s tm n ps fr o u.i Oce au ica i n clud in g - 1-l a w a ii , Fij i, \ Ves ter n Aus tra li a a n d La b uan. Pri ce Sl.00. No. 38. Co nt a i n s JOO va. ri e t ies o f p os ta ~e s tan1p s fr o 111 As ia a nd A fr ica o n ly , i u clt1d i11 g I n d ia , o ld a n d n e w , Sh a 11 g lrn i 1 Ca pe o f Good H o pe , N ata l pro Yis i o u a l , Sie r r :t I.eoue , T r a u sva n l, T u n is and l\1o r occo . P r ice ~ l. 75 . No. 8U. Co ut a i n s 200 \':t r ie ti es o f s ta m ps fro m As ia ::i n d Afr ica o nl y , i t1 c1 11d i11 g i u n cldit io n to th ose in No . BS S iam , Co n go F r ee S ta te , Sarn w~ k , Brit is h Ea s t Africn, Briti s h Bech ua 11 a l:111d , F n n dk o t Dicc~l n Str a it s Sett le 1ne 11ts , A n gola , T im a r, F r e: 1ch l\1ad 'a gasca r, P o rt u g uese Co n g o , Egy pti:tn.. So ud :l n , Obock , G e r m a n E a s t A fri cn, Z ul u l a ~1 d ~ !t el Li beri a . A n u11 us 11al1 y fi ne p nc k e t . Pnce T H E BEST I NTRODUCTION A b w; iuess 111 n 11 cn n o ffe r is plc:tscd c us t o m e r s. \\·c g iYe a fe w 1111s o li c itcd tesli 111 011ia ls .s ele cte d al r ~m do m fr o1u th e 111a 11 y w e r e ce ive : P a cket to ha 11d . It is a fin e o uc for th e m o n ey. Fe ll. Iii. ltiU8. G RANV ll,I.H BEAL , Cn. lh o n u Fa ll s , S . C . I h a ve j ust recc iYec~1~0 111 bi 11a li on o ffe r No. l and nm ve r y well p lea sed w it h it. . Fell. IL , l tiUS. F r an k H . MA RS H , G re.e 11 s b urg l'a, Th e s ta m ps o rdered r~ce h·etl . J\ 111 Ye ry 11111 cl! p lea sed w ith th t: 111. FR A N K Jo:. S \ VA N S ON , Feb . 1, 1SU8. A u r o ra , Ne b. \ \le ·lrn ve _j us t rece i ~d t h e s tnmps ord ~1-cd a n d cn 11 11 ot beg rn t o say h o w ple:l s"e d w e a re w1t1_1 t he m . \V. A . J O RG liN S E N & Co. , Oct. I. l 07. Ne w a r k , N . J. I receh·ed t h e s l a 111 ps o rdered a11 d wn s g Tc n ll y No . .JO. Co nta i u s 70 s t:un p s fro 111 A fr ica i11 clt1<.l - plea sed w il h th e m . T h ey arc th e bes t I h a ve eY c r i n g l\I ozn ru biq ue , St. I-Ie le 11 n , Eritrea , Co n go r ece h·ed fro m a 11 y fir m . \ V. A . JI O \ Vl·: L L, J R ., F re e S t a t e, a n d So 11th A fri ca n Rep u blt c. Price Oct 28 , 1807. Il ~ 1 u i lto 11 , Ca n ada. S:l.00. . No. -JJ . Co nta in s 100 Yn ri et ie s o f p o s t nge \ Ve co n s ide r yo u r bl:-t n k npproYn l book s th e bes t s t a n1 ps fro nt th e \Vest I n di a I s lands i n cl ud i n g S t. o n th e m a rk e t . DO H N S T A I\l P Co ., V i n ce nt G r e n a <la, -L e ewn r d I s la nds , Curncno D o- Oct . 27, J8U7. Pitts b1ffg, Pn . n 1i ui ca 1; Re publi c, e tc . Pri ce $1.2.5. No . ·12. Co nta i n s 15 \" a r ie ti es o f So11 lh A m e r i· P le:-t se se nd . m e p:-t c k e t No. ;, . I was mu ch cau p osta gestan1ps i nc1 11 d i11 g Ur 11g 11 ny 1 Ar ge 11 t i11e 1 p leased w it h th e la s t pa ck et p11rch nsed fro m _y o 11 . Br :ir. i l , a n d Chili. P r ice 10 ce u ls . Dec. l il, l ~U7. S. G. S JI US T J<;R, j e n 1111c tl e , Pn. No. tJ ;). Co ut a in s a5 va ri e ti es o f So 11 t h A111 e ri ca 11 p ostage s ta 1n p s iuc1 11 d i11 g ~r ili ~h G 11 ia 11a , I have ju s t r e ce h·cd t he JOOO s ta m p s : t h ey w e 1·c Bo l iv ia P e r u a n d Ve ne z ue la. P n ce 2u ce n ts . t he bes t Le ve r rece i,·e d fo r so s m n ll a n a m o irn t. No . .J.J. Co nta i n s 100 va ri eti es o f pos t age Eve ry thi ng l h ~w e r ece h·ed fro m yo u r fir m ha s s ta. ni ps fro 1u So uth A rn e ri ca i11 c1 11<li11 g Col 11 m b iau bee n firs l·class. A . T. D. H O \ VARU , R e p u bli c, Bogota , Ec u a d o r , S 11 r i?rn111 nnd P a r a - Se pt. 18, 1807. S t. J o h n, N . B. .-ru a y . P ri ce Si.OU. - - - --r:. No . .J:). 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W IT H TH E V IR G I N I A PH I LA T E Ll 5T , In s uch a Publica ti o n a s thi s (TH E Vrn GINIA PHIL ATE LI ST) t o s ay 3oc. a Vear . Th e: T wo Ha u d~ o m c:::-. t THE C O L UMB I A N PHILAT E LIST P hi l. J ou rna ls . A DD HES'.:i, The P~r for at or , Box 1234. Hartfo rd , Conn. is the P retti est ; or that THIS IS FOR YOU! THE A M KKIC A N COLL E CTOR Are y o u a me mbe r o f t he P . S . o f A.-tbe la r g est Socie t y o f y o u ng c o ll ec t o r s in the worl d ? I f n o t , send your name t o th e Sec~ ret a r y, a n d get a n a p p li cati o n bl a nk a nd a co p y of th e Offi cia l Orga n . C. W . KH;S I NGER , Sec' y, 1 8 N . E leventh St . R e a d i n g , Pa. Judicious Seleetion ... o f Adv e rtis ing Me diums Ins ure D ealers S ucc ess. An adv' t in TH E P H ILA T E LI C HU LLE TI N ("It E qua ls th e Bes t " ) r e aps marvelo us res ults . We rea ch th e buyi ng clas s. A sk o ur ad v ei tisers a bo ut it. ... ~ ~ ~ NAUM K EAG STAM P Box 9 9 . & P U B LI S HI N G Co., Pu blis hers , SALEM , M ASS. ~··-··-··-··-··-·••411 ' Publi s h ed Every nonth ' !Philatelic x·Facts. i "'° ·l has th e Wi dest Circ ul a t io n, but, when yo u ca u h a ve the fo ur m o 11thly p u blica1ion s for 011e ) e a r for onl y HalC a Donar y o u can j ud g:e for yourself. B etter m a k e it fi ve by a ddin g th e O nly Origi na l Pe rfora tor. O nly 65 el s. for th e 60 copi es. jus t see the [un you g e t. Ad d i ess , J. F. DODGE, Pu h' r, New O x ford, P a . T h e increa s ed de m a nd for F or e ign S ta m ps proves th e fact th a t the HERALD EXCHANGE wi th it s grea t for e ig n com e cti o n s is at the fr o nt. On ly G erm a u - A m en ·can. A d -Medium i n til e W orld , upe rb Monthly . ~ For ad rat es etc . a ddr . ubs cripti o u, 25c . <> M. TAUS!G, 9 E . I 081h S t , a mple co pyfree . ~ N e wYo r k ,N Y.U.S. A. The Herald Exch a n d V a . P h.il. 1 On e Y ea r 30 cts. WrneTAUSIG fur ci 1c ul a r A m . Souve1drC a rd S u ciety. S Filatelic Facts and Fallacies, Represer1t at ive S tam p journ a l of th e Coast. Ofte n Q uo ted - Always O ri g in a l. N ow i11 Lh e Sixth Year o f its Publi catio n. SUBSCR I PT ION , l!5C. A YEAR . I. . Sample Co p y a nd 50-Page P11 ce-Lis t Free . . W. SELLSCHOPP & C o .. 108 Stockton S treet, Sau Fra nci s co, Cal. Lone Star i'x State Philatelist. S E ND. FO R.A . S AMP L E. CO PY.OF. TH E Sample for Sta mp. Riverside, Cali f ~···-··-··-··~··-··~ -, - is th e Bes t p ublis he d; nor th a t THK ROC K Y M O UNTAIN STAMP Si:nd 10 Ce nts fo r a S ix M onth s ' Tric.l S u b s c ripti o n to th e i'l i'l ABIL E N E , T EXAS. As a n In d ucemen t t o Subscribe, we w ill a llow You a 30-w ord Exch a nge N otice FR EE. Ment ion" The Hand s ome s t Stamp P a p er in A m e ri ca." Every Sta m p Collect or S h o ul d W r ite Us a Posta l fo r S a mple Copy of The National Stamp Collector. v.·e Buy, Sell an d E x ch a ng e S tamps. FR.EE! C A LIFORNIA STAMP- F RE E . S ubs cri pt io n 25c . p e r Year. Ad. rat es 50c. an ia c h C ALI FORNIA STAMP, S AN FRANC ISCO , C ALIP. 2977 T we nty-fi rst S t., 'T'r'IE Th e Lea di ng P hilat elic Pa per of the S outh ! Free Sample C o py . :E-iOJVIE WOR.I-<: ER. Subsc ri pti o n 15c. a Vee r . Advertis in g · Ra tes 1 50c . a n in c h. NAT I ONA L .. S T AMP . E X CHANG E , 3964 M aga z in e St ., N EW O RLE ANS, L A. Addrt- !-S, P O. Box 25, K noxville, T e nness ee. LE TIMBROPHILE GAULOIS. It's StrictlyUptoDate# Jt's Never Late! J;< r:i_e> ::-.::'7" :i lle:, ' I ' e::r:i:r:i. - M O N THLY . T H E N E W YORK PHIL AT E LI S T . O ffi cial O rga n· o f the Societ e-P!tilati:lique de l' E st . 30c. ( Int. P os t O r de r> pe r a nn u m . F or Sa m ple Copy a nd Ad vert isi ng R ates . A d d ress Mada m e E. F E R. RV, Dire c t ri c e , 26 hi s. rue Sad i-Carn o t , 26 b is Subscri pti o n 25 c. p er Ye ar. S•mpl e C opy F rtt'. U11 e x c e ll ed Ad v ert i!=>in g- M edi u m. M a 1zeville-1es- Nan c y , F r an ce. Pu bli s hed on th e 15th o f eac h month THE NEW Y OillC PHIL A'l.'ELI ST, 106 East llllh Stre et, NEW YORK CJIY. �THE VIR-GINIA PHICATELIST VOL. I. RICHl\IO:N'D, YA., l\IARCH , 1SD8. N. P. STRAUSE. Ko. 7. H1'1u ri.'·"111r1' of his philateli c pursuits- a. r e vi viLI or t h e old fo ndn ess fo r sta mpsSa seq uel to the artic le and illusw hi c h bids fair to e ndure. Mr. Strau se is a ge n e ral coll ecto r, and t rati o n o f th e E m o ry locals which o ne o f t h ose who treasur e their stam ps _...:, app ea red in the February numb er "!'. o f '.l'Jm VrHGlNIA PnrLATEr,rsT, we a lo ne for th e pl eas ure t h ey a ff onl ; fo r h e h:1s 11 1'/'C/' sold il s /m1171. But he is a lway s prese n t tl1e affabl e feat ures o f th eir t'ortunate o wn er , Mr. Nat ha,n P. Str:1use, o [ r eady to exc h a uge hi s duplic:1tes fo r a ny t hing y e t w a ntin g in hi s mag nific e n t co lH end erso n, No r t h Ca r olin a . lect ion, co nta ining over 10,000 varieties . N . P. Strause is '1 so n of t h e Old Dom'.l'he duplic ate Emory 1 n1 on . Bo rn in Rich- - - -1 is t h e fir st sta mp h e m o nd, Ma rc h 15, l 866, o ffers for sale, and th is h e received a thol'Ough m er ely fr o m t h e fact edu catio n at t h e wellt h at its valu e places it kn own classical sc h ool s a bove a ny sta m p that of Pl'Ofessors Sq uir e co u ld b e off e red him and Beach. in e xch a n ge . At the d e:Lf.h of hi s I shall reser ve fo r t h e fa t h e r, in 1879, h e enfuture, the pl ea ur e of te red th e m ercantil e describing som e of t h e bu s in ess, a nd fl'Om this t reasu r es in hi s posseshe cl rif ted in to t h e to s io n, sufll ce it now to ba,cco lin e in Danvill e, e num erate a fe w of hi s Y11., fin a ll y , in 1889 , loConf e d e r at e locals: catin g in H ende rso n, 2 Ath e n s, 3 Ch a rl esto n, N . C.:., e ng;cgecl in t h e 51\iobil e, SNewOrl ean s sa m e pursuit. I a nd 8 P e tersburgs, b eBack to sc hool -drtys N. P. STR A USE . I_ s ides 1 J\nox v ill e a nd 1 dates hi s sta m p coll ect tlal e m, just a dd ed. in g ca,ree r,bu t pressure l\fr. S trnu se·s conge ni a l d ispos it ion h a s of bus in ess in later y ea rs for ced him to wun fo r him clese 1·,·ed popularit~· . H e is :t put asid e hi s sta m p s, and fo r t en yea rs memb er of t h e A. P. A . No. 124li , P. S . ol' t h <' philateli c fever lay d or m a n t .. . . . A . 844, a nd Y. P . A . 'l'I . H e is a prn miOn e drty, o n go in g to t h e tobacco sa les n e n tl\Iason co nn ected with th e follow in g in Henderso n, l\lr . S trn use pickPd up brnn c h es , H e nd erso n J,od gP, F. & A. M., frnm t h e s t reet a batch o f Co n fed e n1 te 229 ; H en d e rso n Chrtpte r R. A . l\l. 54; D e s ta mps- used and unu sed. Thi s eve n t, l\iolai Com mand e ry, IC T . 11, Oxfo r d , N . naturnll y , a ro used t h e old loves, a nd enC.; Acea 'l'e m p le, A. A. 0. :;\T , l\l. S , Ri c hq uiri es brought o u t t h e fact tha,t g-rn ndm o nd Va. ; a n d K. o f P. 85, H e n d e rso n, c hil drn n o f t h e w;1r-tim e postmistress ;ts wrll as p res id en t o f th e H em l e rso n h;td q uit e a riua n tity o l' t h ese t reas ures . 'l'ele ph o ne Co m p;t ny. l> rnTz . From t hi s s in g ul ar ucc urre ncr. elates t h e I �128 'l'HE vmGCN IA PI-HLATELTS'r . " The Guard oi Honor.'' rBE That Boston Cancellation. THE \'IR GINIA PnrLATELIST has rec e ived seve ral co mmuni cations in regard to t he lette r -press cancellation on th e stamps frankin g J'lw } l1ulh->' C0111prwiu11 1898 cale nd a r. Mr. H. E . Dea ts, th e prnm in ent phil at elist of Fl e mingto n, N. J, writes : "'rh e ·c ancellation h as been in u se fot· t hree years. Th e s ta mps a re p rin ted (ca nc elledi i n sh ee ts of on e hundred on ~Ln ord inary printin g press at t he Bos ton pos tofli ce ." Mr. Jose ph H . Beatti e, libra r ia n of th e E S. P. S, w ri tes from W a rwick, N . Y.: "These s tamps are cancell ed in s heets und er t h e s upe rvision o f a post-office offici a l. 'rhis is cl o ne to save t im e in m a ilin g. Besi d es th e 2c., th e le. h as b ee n ca nc ell ed in t h e sam e m a n ne r." J'!te ENt prints a commun icat ion from Mr. W. Morton Webb , of Onta ri o, in which t he ne w Can ad ian P ri vate PostCarcl is d escribed as fo ll ows : "It re se mbl es th e new iss ue of ca rd s but th e word s "Can ada P os t Carel" a re repl aced b y th e firm 's na m e (o f a dry goods house in T oron to), while th e directions read : 'Th e space below is rese rv ed for addr ess on ly .' Th e s tamp is the same as on th e ne w card except that th e color is rose r eel i nstead of g ree n. 'l' he inscrip t ions on Ge rm ~ n stamps a re s upposed to be in L at in.- .Phit. ·w est. No, fri e nds; th ere 's no suppos i tion abo ut it . Th e in scri pt ions are Ge rm a n. R~if'hspost is Re a lmpost, or bette r, E mp ire-Post. The in sc ri ptions on all German stamps, obsol e te and p rese nt issu es, a re in Ge rm a n . abov e ti t ie is borrowed fr om ]i'ilatelic Ji'act, and }i'allrcd e, (or th is occasion . In th e foll ow ing we sh a ll rev ie w a po r t ion o( th e rank and fil e (rn.nk an d vil e) of th is "Gu a rd ." awa rdi ng s uc h cl is Li nctions as t he ir conduct h as m eri ted. .Altl'Jltion to J[u.,fer I Samuelu s W. C<ut er. Brit is h Gu ia na. (No res ponse ) 'l'his wor t hy in fo r ms his cred itors (b y pi-oxy) that he is d eadh enc e ca nno t "settle up. " Th e Carte r who placed an ad with us, we reg re t to say is not d ettcl, <Lncl we in te nd to make t he oxyge n a nd h y d rog en o f Geol'ge town sa vo l' of brim sto ne be for e we pe rm i t him to 1·er1uiesmt in pru·e. John Uou me nos, Ath e ns, G reec e. 1\Ir . Otto Franc k, P ittsburg , Pa, . a nd oth ers, lodge co m plaints o f h ;w in g had " q uee r " experi ences with th is H e ll e ne - a kind e r ph il ate li c" gold brick ,; c:ise . P ity t he 'r urk s clind ' t perfo rate his anatomy or impress several L evant s ur cha rges, per s;ibe r, on his cra nium be for e w e got hi s ad. Sti ll it's t im e for a ·· qu rt/re ., thrnst from t hese quarte rs, to warn oL hers. G. ·w. R obinette , F lag Pond , Va. "Is a fraud," says 1\Ir. A. F. Be rlin assoc irLLe editor o r The A1·1·!urulogi, t, wh o had d e fe nded t hi s "crook" for seve ra l yea rsdul'in g all o[ whi c h tim e he practiced hi s ne fari ous busin ess . \Ve' re so rry w e ca ni ed his ad, :tncl hope none o[ o ut· fri e nd s fe ll into Flag Pond. G. E. Mon tgom ery, All ianc e, N eb. 'r h e w ell known ph il ate li c writer Erwin L . Fi sch er writes us that "Gu a rd " Mo n tgo mery is a "swindl e r," on e of thos e who s u ff e r fr om kl epto m a ni a in th e prese nc e of othe r peo pl e' s s t a mps. But e nough for t hi s mon t h. ·we h ave quite a squ a d to prepare for in spec tion in the near futur e a nd ar e just now engaged in an in vest igation of t h e m eri ts of several of th e candi da tes for notori ety. �'l'lIE VIRG INIA PHILATELlS'l'. Postal Iss ~es of the Confederate States of America. BY W)L D . HEED. 'ecund P aper. - 1'/ie 1'.11p ograpl! l'Cl S tamp s. ENJAlVII N FI CKLIN sL:tn ds for em ost in th e a nnal s of t h e Con fe d;;,?' e ra te Post-OIIic e as a bloc kad eru n ne r. 'l'h e a d ventures of thi s d a rin g gove rnm e n t age nt wo uld fi ll a vo l u m e u po n th e sto ry of th e Co n fcd e rncy. I t w as F ic k li n wh o sent th e fir st ty pograph ed s ta m ps to t h e Confed era te gove rnm en t throu g h th e block ad e. H e :urnn ged th e contrnct for th ese s ta mps wi t h Mess rs . 'l' h o ma s d e la l~u c & Co., o f I.1ond o11. 'l'hi s con t ract call ed for s tamps o f th e o ne and fiv e ce nt d eno minati o ns. About thi s t im e th e Con fe d erate g ov ernm en t c h a nge d its posta l r :ttes. As a r es ul t t h e one ce n t o ran ge stam p was n eve r used . 'l'h e Fil' E CENT, printed in blu e, w as used a s e:LI·l y as May , I SG2. I a m un a bl e to state d efi ni tely a t wh1it d ate t h ese s ta m ps rnn t h e blockad e. So m e author it ies p lac e it as ea rl y its 1861. I do no t think t h ey co uld h a 'l" c reac h ed R ichm o nd be fo re Ma rch 1, 1862. Th e Lon do n printed fi ve ce nts bl ue possess a wid e ran ge o f s h ad es. 'l'he pape r is fin e, thin, a nd hi g hl y g laz ed. No t so th e local impressi o ns, whi c h a re p rinted o n a th ick pa pe r w i t h a rou g h surfa ce. '!'h eir impress ions a r e not as fin e a s th ose from En glan d . One process o f determ in in g wh et h er y o ur fi ve ce n t blne Ly pog raph ed stamps ar c of th e L o nd o n o r local print, is to imm erse t h e sta,mp in w11rm wa,ter, a nd th e n d ry in t h e sun. If t h e g um r e m a in s o n th e b1Lc k 1111d if t h e st:Lm p , aJter dry in g , present.s a wrink led appea n111 ce, yo u ha.ve a L ondon ty pog raph ed stamp. Th e sa m e process leaves no r esidu e of g um on 129 th e b11c ks of t h e loc:Ll prin te d s t:11nps. 'l'o wa rds t h e mi ddl e of 1SG2. th e ri sk a nd ofte n th e loss of' st:imp co ns ig nm ents fro m Mess rs De ht Ru e & Co., thro ug h t h e bl oclrnd e, beca m e so g retLt t lrnt t h e Co n f e cl e r <Lt c P ost-O ffi ce D e pa r t m en t boug h t o u Lri g h t t h r. pl:ites o f t h e st:tm ps a nd s u ccess full y t rn nsp or ted t h e m to th e ir sca t o f go,·e rnm ent. 'l' h is clrnnge of base d ates t h e di ffe r e n ce bet wee n th e L ondon a nd the loca l p ri n ts. F1·om thi s t im e no in te 1Tu pt:on too k p la ce in t h e issue o f t h e s ta mps frn m t h e Gene rnl P os t Otli ce. 'l' h e n ew e mi ss ion appe1Hecl ;Lbou t Oc to ber 25, 1SG2 . L a te in t h e next ye:1r t h e rate of p ostage wa.s r:tised , :in d t h erefo re m ~LD Y of t h e local prin ted fil"e cen t blue w ill b e fo und in p:Lirs o n t h e ori g in al enve lop es. 'l'his ri se in pos tage was, in par t, t h e oc cas io n of th e " ·=>. urnha rg ed " stam ps. A li t h ograp hi c t ra nsfe r from t h e d es ig n of t h e fi ve cen t w:ts m 1Lde ; t h e wo rd FIV E w as er a eel a nd '"r EN " s u bst i t u ted . Each 'l' EN on t h e di lfo t·ent sta mps of t h e phtte is not st ri ctly uni fo 1·m w it.h e ,·ery other An ot h er :tcl:tpt:it io n w as t h e ten ce n t c:trmin e. Th e letLers of th e wor d T EN h ere di fl'e 1· wi th t h e lette rs of t h e wo rd CEN'l'S. T h ey :Lr c sh or Lc r, m or e i rreg uhLr. a nd h ea ,·ier. Th e ge 1rnin cn ss o f thi s h t te r st:Lmp is do ub t ful. Ot h e r " sur ch :Hges" o f thi s kin d lrnve :ippear ed th at a r c un do ubted ly o f frn ucl ule nt o ri .,. in. Th e fi 1rn nc ia l sl a t u8 o f th e Co n fc lleracy w :ts at a ,·cry lo w e bb a t t hi s t im e, a, ml t h e b:tck s o f t h ese sta m ps we r e ofLe n used for aLh er t ising p urposes. Som e o f th esP littl e ach erli s in g m ed iu ms <Lre Of g reat, i11 tc rest, rtLl'ity , lLlld value . '''In the September number of THE \"IR GINIA attention was ca ll ed to this " sur11 PHILAT E LIST charged TEN CENTS , a mon g th e s tamps e numera~ ted as·· Fa kes." We have seen thonsauds of the F I VE CEN TS, used and on cover, but never a T EN in t hat state - E n. �130 'fllffi VIRG lNIA PHILATELIST. New York Correspondence. BY LE":'i:'iQD . HE Past m ont h was rn:ide not:ib le by m any import:int occ urr ences [ a ncl t r a nsact ions. Th e fr:it e rn1 ty ¥"J I wa s s hoc k ed by t h e u ne xp ec tec d eat h of i\I r . G. R . Calrn:i n ol' t h e Scott S ta m p & Co in Co wh ic h sad eve n t occurred on Janu a r; 2.5t h . A l thc ug h no t enjoyi ng t h e bes t o f h e:tlth at t im es, hi s ailm e nt wa s not o f a ch :iracte r to be co nsid e red se ri ous. ~ll' . CaJrn an was sti ll young, be in g but 38 ye:irs o f age. H e m a naged t h e Scott Co 's e n t i re sales trad e. Mess rs. lllo rge nthau & Co. ha ve purch ase d fr o m th e esta te o f t h e late H e nry G r emm <' I t he J:itte r's " e n t ire" stoc k :incl fixtur es a nc\ t h e m o nthl y p hil ate li c publi cat io n Pu.,t Qf/iN. Al t h o ug h th e term s r e main a sec ret, Dam e Rum o r h as it t hM th e stoc k was l'ull y wo rth $ 15, 000.00. A prom in e nt coll ecto r to ld yo ur co 1Tespo ncl e nt that th e price w:ts nea re1· fif tee n hu ndred c\oJJ a rs. H e f ur ther said t h at t h e large r pa rt o f' Mr. G re mm e l's unu sed B ri t is h Colo nial s we re placed in a safe deposit va ul t by him se l f, bu t as yet no o ne h as locn,tec\ t h ese v;iu lts. 'fhe publi cat ion of Po"'t Qfjfre is not suc h a piiyin g ve n t ur e as m a ny wo uld th in k, th e1·e for e I b eli eve th e latte r fig ure ($1,500.00) quoted is lik ely t h e co rr ec t o ne. 'l'h e w ri te r h as, du rin g t h e past ye<U', h a ncll ec\ about 10,000 co pi es o f cancell ed ora nge S pec ia l Deli very sta mps, nncl o ut of th e e n t ire lot h:is fo uIJcl but t hr ee cop ies o n 1·ibbecl pape 1'. Thi s in stan ce g ives o ne a n id ea o f t h e sca r c i ty of t h is sta mp in s u ch a con di t io n. I h ave a lso see n cop ies of th e Ge. Inl a nd Exch a nge Un i ted States R eve nu e, a nd a 2c. Columbian, bo t h on r ibb ed lJape r. Th e ne w sta mp p:ipe i-, prnm isc d so m e tim e s i.nce , lt as at last ma te ri a li zed. It is a l'onr-pa ge s heet, und c1· t h e nam e o r Pliilalflir· Co111·ipr ; but co n l 1ti n i ng ,·e ry li ttle pe rta inin g lo st:imps, :tncl fl'O m what I g lea n, t h e sole purpose of t h e issu:rn cc o f sa me is Lo act as olli c i;d 0 1·gan ro r a n int er 1Mti o nal exc hange :ind fo r co ll ecto rs who speciali ze in so n vc n i 1· and ill i: stratecl post-ca rds. 'l'h e p i· ese nt yea l' will probrtb ly wi tn L'S S more spec ul11 t i·ve o r unn ecess:u y iss ues t han in J'o 1· m e 1· years . O u ts id e of o u1· ow n pl'Oposc d Omaha e mi ss io ns, t h is yea r 's cl'Op o r ce n ten ni a l cc lcbrnl ion s incl ud es o bsc r v:iti o ns o r t h e fo ur hundredth anniv c1·sari eso[ Vasco d e G1tma's cli SCO \'Cl'.)' or t h e way to In dia., by way o r Cape o f Goo d H ope, a t Li sbon, P o 1·tug1d, in :Jiay; of t he b ttl'llin g o f S:cv1rnarol:i at Flore nce, ltnly, also in May ; ;wd t h e birth of H olbein, at r.hse l, Swi tze rland. l\lontpell ier wi 11 cel e br ate t h e h u nd reel t h b irthd ay o f th e phil osop h e r A ug us te Co m te; :in cl at P1ir is trmt of l\lich e lc t, t h e hi sto rian. A ve ry in te res tin g \' :u icty is th e 25c. blue Belg ium , Scott's numb er 62-a, "no bal l to5 in u pper le ft -hand co rn e r.'' 'l'h e vari ety is m os t pro no un ced a nd is ea s il y not iced, t hat is, if yo u kn o w w ha t th e vari ety looks li ke. Th is vari e ty appe;u s bu t once o n eac h sh eet o f o ne hundred sta mps. It is cnsy to clcsc l'ib e, viz: t h e 5 o n th e rn re va ri ety is thu s , 5; ;me! o n th e co mm o n va ri e ty t llll s, 5; t h e ball at the lowe r e nd of t he fiv e bein g consp ic uo us by its a bsencc in th e ral'i ty. 'f h i ~ sta mp is p ri ced by Sta nl ey G ib bo ns at 5 s hillin gs ($ 1. 25). A pair -o n e o f cn,c h nu ie ty - co m m a ncl s :t It ig h e r p l'i ce t h;in se parate spec im e ns. 'fh c Emp ire State P hiJ; iteli c Soc iPty h as m ade wond er ful p rog ress. A fe w promin en t m emb e rs h ave co n te mpla ted p ubli s hin g a n illu st rate d lrnncl-book, co nta inin g cons t itu t ion. l:iws, bi ograph ies, et c., but t h e sc h e m e is not y et per fecte d . �THF. VllW l N I A PHILATELIS'l'. Boston Bits. B Y BOS'I'ONJAN. Mn. A. vV. BATCIIELDEH, of t h e New En g land S l:tmp Co. , sta l' t ed Februal'y I on hi s t l'i p ac l'oss t h e cont in e n t, cal'l'y in g wi th him a lin e o f t h e m os t c h oice ·and va lu a.bh' stam ps o n t h e m:tl'k et. H e is sch ed ul ed to s top at :Lil t h e p i·in c ipal c it.ies be twee n he r e :tnd S:Ln Frnn c isco. and co ll ec tors s ho uld not fa il to m a k e in qu iri rs :Ls Lo wh et h e r t h e ir c ity li es in his p at h , as it w ill doubt.less b e to th e m :t c h:tncc of :L lil' e t im e. A nd it cos ts yo u not hin g- Lo loo k , i f yo u d o no t c:Lre to bu y. I t is sa id t lrnt G:L rdn e r R. K e nn ed y, lately in t h e e m y loy m e n t o f F ran k P. J3 1'o wn, is :tbo u t Lo srn,r t in th e st:t m p bu s in ess on hi s o wn hoo k , makin g \Vo rccstcr, l\l:tss. , hi s h e:tclqua1·te rs. De:Ll e rs a re st ill on t h e qu ie t hunt for unu sed co pi es of o ur lO c. oran ge sp cc iald e liv ery s tamp. bu t I h:LV e it rrnm goo d aut hol'ity t lrnt t h ey al' e be in g e xported in large quan t iti es to num c l'o us Eur ope:tn c iti es. :L11cl it wo ul d see m that. th e co rn er o n t h ese sta m ps w:LS b e in g m:td e in t h:it direct ion in ste:Ld o f' in thi s co unt.1·y, as prP1·io usly s tat ed: h o we1·c l', t h ey ha ve a good t.:Ls k be l'OL'e th e m, :Ls n ea r ly i>00, 000 cop ies a1·e in ex is te nce. T he s tuc k o r F. H . Pinklrnm ·s G rnn itc St:Lte St:t mp Co was so ld in t lli s c ity a t au c ti on 1·ccP 11 tly , and no w it is ru mo l' ed t hat h e is :tbnin tn d is pose of h is l:trge and 1·:L1 n:tbl e pri 1·ate coll ect io n in th e sa m e m:tn ne 1· and thro ug h t h e sa m e fil'm , B. L . Dl'c w & 'u. Hosto n cl e:Li e1·s :Lncl co ll ec tors, as a l'Lll e, n n i Le in d c• nou nc i 11 g th e 'l'rnn s-11 1iss iss i ppi Expos iti o n sl:L m ps, :L IHl s l ate tha t t h e l'e will be no un ce rl :t in so u nd in t h e dir ect ion of t h e I-fob ll'h e n t h ese lab e ls a re "blac k-lis ted " by th e so c ie ty " ·it h t h e ID< Lll )' S"s. '.L'h e ru rmin g o r a t:o ll ec tors ' c lub, mod elell :t rter th e o ne in New York c i ty , 131 is now a m o ng th e possib ili t ies, :Lile! it is e vid en t that s u c h a pro ce edin g co uld not fa il to be a s uccess in t he Hub, a s in a mdiu s o f te n mil es dwell m a ny p ro mi n e n t a nd we ll- to-do coll e c t.ors. 'l'he c ur rnnt l e. g l'ee11 U. S. sta mp h as no t, as yet be e n pl:Lcc cl on sa le at t h e local post-o f"li ce, b u t i L is s:Li cl t,lrnt t h e~- are e xpect.e el a t :Lny t im e. 'l' h e new P e ru stamps h :LVe bee n re ce h ·ed h e re, aml co ns ist of th ree cl enomi D:Lt io ns. l. :l, a nd 5c. T h e 1 :Lnd 2c . a r e o r th e s h :Lpe o f' O lli' Columbian s tamps, :Llld th r y :tre all printed by the A m r. ri ca n B:Llll' N o te Co. , o r New Y o rk c it.y . Th ese s t:t m p s, a lLh oug h fii" L int e nd ed fo r a com mcm orat i 1·e se t , a re to b e used fo r :u1 inde finit e p c ri oLl. '·Good t hin g:.· · Texas Notes. l3Y ,\BA SSI. Tim seco nd annu a l conl' e nti o n of th e T e xas Ph it:Ll e li c J\ sso ci:Lti on w ill m ee t :"Lt N e w B rnu111'els on Apr il 20. On th e ne xt ll:L.v ( Sullll:L~·) a p ic ni c will be g h ·e n in ho no r ot: th e Yis ito i·s by th e r es ill e nt m e rn \)l' rs. 'J'/11• L onr Star 8t r1/1• Philrtir'lf.,./ h as r cm o1·etl i'l'l)m Ab il e ne Lo 120 Frnnk li n St., \Vaco. i\Ir. B 1·adl ey will co n t inu e th e p u bl ic:L ti on. :Lml i m pru1·c it g l'eat ly . Es p ec i:LI alte 11 ti on w ill be µ- i1·c n to th e st:t m ps o f' th e Co nrccl c rnt c SL<Ltes . l\ lr. Bl':Ldl ey IS o r t h e op in ion that th ey cl ese r1·e m ore ~L t t e nt ion r1·o m t he p hil:Ltcli c press. Th e comin g e lec t ion o f th e 'l' . P. J\. pl'Om ises to be onf' of i nt c rcst. :;-.; u m e ro ns t ic.:k c ts :t re be in g s t a l Nl. and some o ne ll'ill be di sappLlin t cd n e xt ,\ p1·i l. J\ I t'. J\ . C. T ow nse nd . f'n rm c r ly o r \ Yashinglo n, D. C: .. b u t no w located at Culorndo , 'l'c x .. 1·epo r ls :L g rnw i1 1g tra ck. l\fr. T o ll'n se nll s ti II h :Ls an o l'li c.: e in \ Y:ts hi ng to n. �132 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. fact that t he soci et,y is rnn ch ie tly by Ontario coll ec tol's. vV e th ink th :tt t h e best way wo uld b e to l'eo rga ni ze the D. P . A. as an Ontario Phii<tte lic Assoc itttio n , thu s re nd prin g it m ore compa ct, twd d oin g ttwa y with a ll in ter1rnl di ssen t ion s. Rob ie 's new Canadian Revenu e Catalog ue bid s f;Lir Lo be t h e best y et p l:Lc ed on th e mal'k et. I t may be inte resti ng to read ers Lo know t h ttt th e pr ices on l\btch and l\Ied ic in e s lam ps in Scott' s 5St.h w e l'e co m p il ed by l\Ir. Rob ie. Th e paper u sed for p ri n Lin g t h e Jubi lee Canadian Notes. post-c:u·ds we ig h ed Lwen 1.y -l'o ur to ns, :wcl, st retc h ed in a n unb rnke n lin e wo u ld e xllY CAXADIAN . te nd e ig h t mil es by tw e nty -e ig h t :wd a hal f in c hes wid e . IL prnduced se ,·e nty Can adian trnd e is ,·e ry ScLLi s [,Lctory. cLnd mil li on posL-c:ud s. d eal ers see m lo be doin g a good busin ess. Th e i<Lst qua r te rl y s u ppl e m e nt to t h e Th e ag ita ti on for o ne-ce n t posl:Lge in Canadia n Postal G uic.\ e co ntain s th e folT oro n to s lill continu es. 'Ve th ink Lh<Lt low in g p:Lrag rnph: (4. ) Sedit io us matt er. two ce nt s 1s p e i·rec tl y re:Lso nabl e, :u1d I t is ge nerall y und e rstood LlmL p rin ted t hat a far be lLe r r edu c ti o n wo uld be t hat m atter of an indece n t or imm oral c lt:u·of first-c l;Lss m a ll e r to t wo cents. If acte r is not :LI lo wed trans mi ss ion t hro ugh newspape rs w e re c harged <ts they Me in Lhe m a il s, bu L i L is co ns ide red prnpe r to t h e U. S .. t he redu ct io n co ul d be m ad e m e nt.io n t h at th e law a lso prohibits th e ve 1·y eas il y. ci rc u lat io n of "'sed iti o us " rn:LLLe r, or 'l'h e new law. cdl o win g ach er t isem ent s m<Ltt er tendin g to exc ite res ista n ce to on t h e fa ce o f pos ta l cards, is stinin g la,wf ul autho ri ty and es tab li sh ed gove rna dn' r t isP rs ur. a, nd so me uniqu e and rn e n t. In any case o f d o ub t as to th e pretty ads <L re being t urn ed o u t. t reatm en L of m atte r whi c h may app ear 1' hr Pldlrc trtir- Jfrs.,1:-ll[f"I" h cLS bee n no t ito be o [ thi s c hara cte r, post m :Lste rs mu st fi ed by t h e pos t-office d e pa rtm e nl, t h at cons ul t th e dt> p<Ll'tm e nL. th ey c:w no t be pe 1·rn i LLerl to i 11 ust rate IL w i 11 Lh us be see n Lh:LL th e p:H:Lgrnph th e ir cat<d og ue o r Ca nad ia n stamps w ith bein g c il'c ub ted in t h e Am e l'i c:rn pl'ess cuts. \'Ve h a,·e bcf' n exp ec tin g thi s. cLS to Lh e e ffec t th at ne w in st rn ctio ns lrnv e it is co n t ra ry to Ca nadia n law to mak e b ee n issued by th e Ca1rndi :w go,·ei·nm enl; c ut s o f Ca n ad ian . ta mps. to Lh e pos LmasLe i·s o n t h e rn:LL Le r a 1·e The ])om in io n Phi lat e li c Asso c iat io n uLtPrl y unl'onnd ed. see ms Lo be co n t inua lly in hot WcL Le r. No new in stru c tion s ha,·e bee n iss u<' tl , o nl y cL t tent io n h as bee n c:Lll ed lo t h e At pr ese n t I h e res u lt o f Lil e st ru gg le !'o r th e '!JS Co n vent ill n ha s left m ;L ny di s- ex ist in g lcLW. TL was d ee m C'd w ise 1· tll a uth o i·ize t h e se ndin g ll f Lloubtfnl matsatisfi ed o nr·s in tlt e n lll ks. and frnm ters lo th e de pa1·Lm e nL. cLL it w:Ls thought prese nt i nd ic <L t io ns we :tre led to bPli e ,·e th e ave ra µ·e r llst m:Ls tc r was <t b!'ttc i· t lrnt Ll1 e I) P . ,\. w ili no t li ve Lo a g l'ee n judge Oi' imm o ra l mcLtte l' t h :Ln h e WOHid old a.ge. As :L 1rn ti o na l society th e D. P . b e o r sed iti o us. A. ha s not been a su ccess. ow in g to t he Th e Alamo Stamp Co. are so plen.sed wi t h t h e r es ult s of th e ir busin ess of th e pa st ye<L r tlrnt they are t ry in g to o rga nize and incorpornte a brge fi rm , with num ero us prnm in e n t coll ec LOrs as sha,reh old ers. As l\Ir. Ha,u sin ge r ge ner a ll y m <L k es a, s uc cess of h is ente rpri ses, we m ay look upon success a s cer t.L in . I tru st that Lh e many re<id ers of t h is elite publi c<Ltion, T HE Yrrw 1~ r A PHILATELIST , will watch m y no tes eac h m on t h fr c m t he L one Star State . �'rHE VI RGINIA PHILATELIST. The Hand-Stamps of Guadalajara. lff ERWIN L . FISCilER. N t h e ye a,rs I SG7-'GS a wa r of ~·rebe l­ li on 1~• as in prog ress in 111exico, w hiuh res u!Led in th e fi nal v ictory of t h e ~· R ep ublicans ove r the Monarchists :rnu Lh e cst:Lblis h m e nt o f t h e R ep u bli c of Me xico. Duri ng t his time t h e Repub li can p:irty h eld t h e r ~ i ns a nd were in possess ion of t h e cily o f Guadalajara. T hi s led t hem to iss ue an ind epende n t se ri es of stamps, which we re pi-in te d by m eans of a c i rcul:L r lui nd -stn,mp, in black ink, a nd i nsc ribed, ·'Frrtnco <:n Gur1dr1lajai·a ," wi t h va lu e a nd year of iss u:rnce in cente r. Th ey w er e p r inted on white, g ree n, vari ous shad es o f b lue , amb er, rose and li lac pap<' I". Th e d i fferent kinds of paper us ed we re : wove, q u adrill e, oblon g qu a dri ll e, laid batonne and la id . Th epc r forat io n o n so m e of t h ese stamps is simil a r to saw-tooth p e r forrttio n . n GENERAL DESCR I PT I ON. ISSUE OF 18U7. --! REAL , on white wov e p:Lpc r , is t h e ra r es t of the set. a nd is someti m es fou nd with the above-m e nt ioned $aw -t oot h pe rforat ion. I llEAL is pr inted o n w hi te, d:nk b lu e, grayish bl u e, rose, b lue :wd g r ee n pa p e r ; th ey all app e:Lr o n wo ,·c pape r, wi Lh th e e xcept ion of Lh e bl ue, wh ich is ob longquadrill P, and the w h ite is found o n bot h worn :wd ob lo ng qu:Lclri ll e pape r ; those on the blu is h , dark blu e an d whit e wo ve pape r, :rnd t h e o ne on blue ob long quadri ll e paper ar c fo u nd p e rfora te d. 2 REALS w e re pl"int ed o n d:L rk blue, gre e n, rose :Lnd white wov e p<Lp e 1·; on irrcc n and rose quadr ille; on gT ec n <Lile! r ose hL ill f,,1t u11111•, and o n g r ee n and rose la id paper. '''In t h is Re beUi on tbe Hepubli can s of Mex ico and those who favored tbe forming of a Republic were o pposed by Fran.cc, wh o had gained possession of ,11ex1 coand desired to estab lish n mo1111rchy. '!'hi s lead to wur, resul ti11g in Hepublicnn vi ctory. 133 4 REALS we re p ri nte d on bl u ish , rose a nd whi te wove pa per ; o n bl u e and white q u ad rill e; on bluis h and wh ite la id baton11 e, and on rose la id paper. 1 PEs o.- T h e re :Lre seven Yari e t ies of t h is sta mp, nn,m ely : on lilac, lilac-rose n,nd p urp le wove paper ; on lil ac a nd rose quadrill e, a nd on lilac a nd rose la id ualo1111e paper. A ll may be found p e r fora te d except the rose wov e <Lnd t h e rose qun,dr ill e lXLp e 1· \"ar ieties. I ssuE OF I SGS.-'rhe d es igns of t h is iss ue a r e lh e sa m e as th e JSG7, w ith the e xceptio n of th e y ea r, wh ic h is clrnnged to lSGS. 1 REAL o n g ree n <L nd l ihLC In.id ualunne paper. 2 R EA LS o n Ii !:LC <LBd rose wo,·e paper, and on I il ac quadr ille pttpe r. A ll excep t Lhe 1 R ea,! lilac a re founcl in th e pe r fort ed stat e. As <t o-e neral rul e all of th ese st;im ps b ri no· <>~od l)ric es wh e n offered fo r s;i, le, 0"' and m a,ny minor y;i,ri et ies exist. And thi s fr om Ca nada 's leadiog phil:L teli c m:Lgaz i ne : An e xc ell e n t pape r in eve ry w<LY is TnEVmo INrAPTII LA'rELJST. Its conte nt s ha\· e bee n abo ,·e the average from Lhe sta rt., fiv e months ago, <Lnd in ty pographic;d appe :Lrance it beats th e m :LI L -Tl1e Pl1i{atelic J[e.,senger . 'l' h e n ew C:Ln ad ia n stamps :u·e n e:Lt, a ml the co lors arn w e ll c h ose n . B ut post m aste rs compl<Lin th at so m e o f t h e co lo rs a r e t oo d a rk , so that it is d ifficul t at ni g h t to te ll wh e t h e r th e s tamps h ;L \·e bee n canc e ll ed. 'l' h ey compla in , t oo, of th e :L bse nce o f fi g ui·es o f ndu e. 'l'h is n ecess ita tes a c lose loo k at so m e of th e sf :Lm ps to cli sco ,·e r lh e d c no m i na t ion . Th e g um is :ibomin a b le- 'il 1t'ilt nut ~tick _ - Th e Pliilr1teli1· _l fi:ss rnger . H, EAD o ur Com bi naliun Offe r - t wo ph ilale l ic pape i·s a t t he p r ie e o r o ne. See a d. �·134 '.rHE V IRGIN IA PHIL ATF:LIST. 1 In t h e R ev iews of St::wley Gibbo ns ' Jli unthly J our na l fo r J::i.nu ::i.ry , appe::i. rs a. r e.rnme of i\I r . J ohn P aalzow's a r t ic le in our D ece mb e r VIRGINIA PnILATELIS'l' on t h e stamps o f B e rged o rf , st::i.ti ng: " '.rh e art ic le c o n ta in s som e state m e n ts whi c h, if cor r ect, mu st settle onc e fo r all th e str1f u8 of the two ra ri t i es - th e ~ sch. o n lilac ::i.n cl t h e 3 sc h. on n d - by pro v in g t h e m to b e onl y essays o r pro o fs, in color s t h at we re n ot a d opted . ;:. * -X· In i\Io ns. i\Ioe ns' hi s t ory of t h e sta m ps of Be rge d orf there app ea r s how eve r , a let ter, st::i.te d to have b e e n writ te n by t h e P os tmaste r him se lf, in which h e says: 'Fo r th e iss u e of t h e old sta mps. ~sc h . lil ac , and 3 sc h . b lac k o n rose, 1cl1ir·h luul been i~s uecl ris rui e.l'perimm t, no offic ia l not ice was p ubl is h e d , b e c:wse it. was i nte nd ed that t h ese stam ps s h ould be chang ed , th e ir colo rs b e ing d ifficu l t to d is t. in gu ish b y can dl e li g h t. ' \ Ve mu s t le ave fath er a nd so n to d ec id e w hi c h st.o ry is co r rect. " T hi s mat te r bid s fa ir to become in t e resti ng , esp e c ia ll y to t h ose wh o possess . t h ese ra ri t ies ( we do not ' , ::i.nd i t is qu it e probab le t h at th e ·• B e rg e clo rf- q u est ion " wi ll be fin a ll y se ttl ed i n th e n ea r fu t. ur e. Our fri e nd Mr. P ::i.:i lzow , th e a uth o r of th e a r t ic le, is ::i. t t hi s writin g ab se nt fr om o ur c i ty on a p r ofess ional t l'i p t o Fl o rida, and is ex p ec t ed to re l. urn in a, fo r t ni g h t. \ Ve s hall th e n pr in t hi s fu r th e r state m e n ts . It m a y be m e n t. ion ecl h e re, that o u 1· a u th or For w a,rd ecl a. copy o f th is u rticl e t.o hi s fath r 1·. t h e fo rm e r P ostm >Ls te r of Be rge cl o rf , nir. Prnnz Paalzow , wi t h t h e requ es t to rev ise sam e ca rcl' ull y a nd t o co rre ct •tnY p oss ibl e m isstate m e nts In th e r ep ly r e ce i \·ed his t m o nth, _V r . Fm nz P rwbn r mdorsecl fhP r1r f i l'/,e in toto, co n.firmin g fl'Pl'.IJ .,f11//'111P11 f ll! Prdn cont rl'inPd. In the F ebnrnry P e1ji1raf(I)', wh ic h, by the way, is p a1' e.1·1·elle11ce, the estee m ed R evi ew Ed itor r equests u s "to m a k e m a tte rs a lit t le pla in e r" as to whom is clu e t h e h ono r o f " ori g in ating" the postal ca rd, H e inrich von Steph a n o r Dr. Emman u el H e rmann , ::i.s c la im ed b y 'J'li e .1Jmprfran Cullecl o1'. \Ve offe r th e foll ow in g fac ts in s uppo r t of ou r cla im : In 1SG5 vo n Steph:rn s ugges t e d t o t h e postal del egates, t h e n a ssembl e d a t Carl sruh e, (Bad e n) , hi s id ea o f ~L postal ca rd , bu t is was re,i e ctecl as b e in g" to o bold." In 18G9 Dr. H e rm a nn µ ropose cl the sa m e to hi s (th e Austr ia n ) gove rnm e n t., a nd · it w as a d opt.eel. It is c ht irn ed t.hat Dr. H e rmann Im el 11 0 k nowl ed g e o ( van .Ste ph:tn ' s plan wh en h e propose d th e postal card, bu t t.h ::i.t t h e id ea. w as lik ewise "or ig in a l " wi t h him. Admitt in,g this pos.•ibilit,11, w e sti ll c l::i.im the la.Ul' e ls for th e pr im oge nial (wh e re's Vc l'i t::i.s ?) id ea, a nd t h e re for e \ 'Oil St.e p h a n was t.h e "o ri g i 1rnto r, " o f t h e postal ca r el. I n t.h e Et Pl'[Jl'Pe n 8 111/e Ph ilatelist for February t wo pages a r e clevot.ccl t o a c riti c is m o f ours el ves n.ncl o ur pub li cation by B er r M o- - b eg pa rd o n ! - b y "Veritas." \Vit.h :d it is fa ir e r a nd less pr ej ud ice d th:w we had reaso n to expect fr o m Lhi s c ri t ic' s cy ni c:t l pe n. \ Ve h av e li ttle to s ay to it a ll , s av e t h at it is r efr eshin g, ::i.t t im es, t.o breat. h e t. h e pu r r , c ri s p ai r (t h o11 g h a b it c hillin g' nf c 1·it.i c is m afte 1· be ing s urr ound ed b y t.h e s tiflin g, pe r fum ed at.m osp h e rc o f fl a tte r y. \ Ye 'll c 1.-oss s n.be r s w it.h "\' e ritas " on anoth e r occ:i si o n; h e re w e s ee no rr1R11 R OP/Ii . O ne o f t h e n eat es t o f' ne wcom e rs is NPllVP Philitfdist, from Jo hn s to wn, Pa . In conte nts and g e nc rnl ap pear a n ce it is amo ng t h e bes t . B es ides th e fin e re p rod uctio ns o r s ta m ps, its ill ustrnt.ions w ill comp ri se a se ri es of v ie ws fr o m t h e dark d ays of t h e Johnstown cal:imi ty . '/'!t t• H �'l' HE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. .l J J'l1 e !,on e 8 trn· Strite Pldlr1teli.<l'8 J :tn trn ry numb er m e riLs s p ecia l m ention. E nla rged to 16 pa ges a nd co ve r, brimful of in s trn c tive , purely p hil ate lic rrrnt te r n.nd n eat p1·in Lin g, c omb in e to p lac e it in lin e with th e lead in g ph il a teli c pub li cat ions. Mr . E . F,, W eave r is t h e subj ec t. of th e jlJLl s LrnLio n and bi og rap h y o n t h e first p age , fo ll owed by press r e vi ews a n d an · -o t h e r o f A. D S c h oc h' s well-wri t te n a r ticl es e n ti tled, '' D e:t li ng in Stamps" \Ye a re to ld " s t amp deal e rs buy at ab out on e-h a l f th e ir se ll in g p rice ; so met.im es m o re , so m e tim es Jess ·::· -::· «· in r ea li ty , h owe ve r. t.h e e xpen ses o f se llin g a re so ·p reat th ~Lt t he ne t profit is on ly r ea so nab le." Ve no 's •·Facts fo1· P hi l:tteli c L ea rn e rs" m a k e a p age of stamp-J o re w o rth a y ear' s s ubsc rip t io n a lone .. G. A Hunt' s " Philateli c Ph il osc ph y" co nta in s so m e g ood t hi ngs , a nd - in sh ort, f ri e nd Brad ley is lo b e co ng ratul ate d. 'l'/11• .·lm1•ri1·rt11 Uull1•cl11 r for .T:tnun1·y h as a n exce ll e n t :u t ic le by C ha 0 • E .T e nn ey, e n Li Li ed "A Co m rn o n-Se nse Ca t;a log ue . " T h e a uth o r s tates t h a t th e " po we r g i ve n to th e pr es e n t Sta ndard Cht:li og ne by ~o ll c c to r s . it at p rese n t is a b u s i ng , a nd is a ss umin g a di cta to rial rn :inn e r b ecomin g :t ty ran t " A Comm o n- S e nse Ca t :d og u e, pri c in g s ta m ps at t h e ir act u a l w or t h, as a d vocated by t hi s w ri te r, is by n o m ean s a /1'11/r1 )furgrrn11 . IL wo uld r equire cap i ta l - a good bit o f i t - a nd mu c h labo 1·, bu t. i t. is not. a n i 111p"-'"ibilil,1/. 'l'h at i t wo nlcl pl'O d1 1ce <L "pt1'-<l11" c h a ng e fr o m t h e Sta nd a rd Lo th e Co mm o n- Se nse, w e se ri o us ly d o ub t, c 1·e n we re t h e firs t edi t io ns cl is Lributcll ff/"l/li-< . And t h e n :1g-a in i t mi g ht 1,urn o u t to b e m erely a cas e o f o ne '' ty ran t" us nr p in g th e t h ro ne of a n o th e 1·. 1'11e Pl1ifl//l'lir "Jl'i>.,f. \'ol. V., No. l, h as m a d e i ts 1·ea ppeanw ce fr o m Superi o r, Ne b. , und e 1· th e ab le man age m e n t o f fri e nd l3 rod s to ne wi t h F reel. B. W oo ls to n as edito r. I ts cov er prese n t s a bi 1· cl 's-ey e v iew o f th e Om a h a Ex pos iti on . and in hi s bri e f "bow " to philately, Thlr. \Yools t.o n promi ses no m or e than w e ar e co nfid e n t h e is abl e to d o : " tell som e t hin g abo u t s t.amps and mak e t h e p a per a. s u ccess." O ur b es t wi s h es to t hat e ncl . • 'l' h e fo ll ow in g publ icati o ns h a 1·e b ee n rec ei ved durin g th e p ast month: Th e P liilrttl'lit l Ve-<1. L on e 8 ta·1· 8 tr1te Pltilatd ist. P ,,1;fumtor. JJ0111 e 1Vi1rker. R aem1 e P kilritdis l. E l'frf/l't'l' /7 State P !lilrt fflisl. I'liilatdir B ulle/in , ]i''ila tl'li1· F 11 cfs an d Falla1·if8. J'he 8ta111p111 rm . Era , J11 tern 11tionr1l Sta mp, Er1st1•r11 Pl1 ila ll'lisl . J unior Collfdur . Jl ff tropulitan P hilritPlist . J'h e A mNfran C11/ln ·t01·. Jierrlld B.rchr111gr, Pltila tl'lir J!u 11 //1llf and ·wvrld, R orklf .Jl fu11 n lai11 Stamp . H oRton Sta mp R on1.·. Jfontlil.IJ B ullt-lin rf the P osta l Card 8ucief.1/ of .·lmerica . 1Y r1tion r1l Stamp C'oll1•rlur. P 1•n nsylra11ia Philrtlelisl. J'lte J 'e.m n P !dlrtleltsl , a nd E r1st1•r11 .Pllilatl'list . Prom C:1n a cl a : B o.11-'· 01rn P liilatdi-<I, 8tm11p R 1•purft'I', P lii/rlldit J l1's-<P11ger, Rr/1rr1nl-<. Pldl11tl'lic P ress- U s!. a nd 7'//1' Pliilr1td i1· .AdroNt/e. Fro m 1\ b road : .1111'11r1l P hilrtll'lirn . B raz il ; J/i-li/11 P lt iU.1it'lic C'l11·11 11frit' and A d tt•r fisl'r. Ma lta; L1• J fu 11 ite111· P liilr1teliq111'. Belg ium ; ·';'-;fr1111p-<. " E ng land ; S d 11ft'iZ1't Bl'i1:f111rt l'k t'llZl'it u ng. S wit zc i·l:tnd ; St11 nlt'if Uiblm11 s· Jii111 thy .fuur11 11 l, E ng land; J,1' /fol frtin !It's A 1111011 C1'" T i111/Jl'11lugiqW's, E<>y p t. S und1·i es : Jforsl'ls. ) (111 //i" s Hml111 . l/11/!w/[1· F ri1'11d. \Ve a c kD ow lecl g-e rece ipt o t' a co py o f th e R e po r t o f t h e Cul le c 1o rs · C lu b o f N ew Y or k . fu r 1807 ; a lso of t h C' Annual R epo i·t o r th e A m e ri c:L n Sta m p Exc h a ng e . \V e h:tY e re c e i ve d Th e Starr S L:imp Co . ' s Cat a log u e o f Ca n a di a n R eYe n u e S ta mps , w e ll w o r t h it s p1·ice, lO c . ; a lso B un c e ·s D e:1le r ' Add ress Boo k. 10c .; a nd M e k ee l's Pri cc - L i ~ t fo r 180i- 98. �136 THE VIRGI N IA PHI L ATELIST. REC.-\ PIT U LATIO N. 'TH E V 11:G IN IA PHILATEL I ~T. U R Bos ton co rrespond e n t furni sh es u s w it h Lh e fo ll ow in g pl' ices, r e<Llize cl :tt th e :w cL ion sales h e ld in Lh at c ity d mi ng l;h c pasL m onth . At B . L . Dre w 's s:t le, h e ld J a n n:uy 19, <t St. L o u is 5c. b 1·o u " h t. ili lll. 00, 11 l Oc . $77 50; I -17 l Oc., fi n e, used , $3.00; ! Sil l l e., type I I. , unu sed, bloc k o r s ix, so ld f'o r $33.00 : 185 1 5c ., use d , ve ry fi n e, $8.25; 1SG!J !JOc., Lh l'Ce copi es, used , fin e. $ 12 13 eac h ; 2-!c J us t ice , unu sed , o. g., $ 12 13. 30c., $1-1.00, !JOc., $27. 7.'); !lOc. Sk1te, fin e, $7 50. R e ,·e nues: 200 D olh11·s, fil'SL iss ue, so ld fo r $ 12 00; rn D oli:L1·s. second iss ue, b ro ught$!) 00; 25 D oi hus , w e nt fo r $ 11. GO; and <L 50c. Prnp l'i et a ry fetc h ed $ 1,) .00. A t 13. L . Dre w' s s:Ll e on J a n rn1ry :3 1, <L comp lete set Co lu mb ia 11 s. u nu se d , sold for $ W.4S, a nd a s ing le cop y o f t h e $1 stamp b ro ug h L ," 2 -10. A co m p le l c se t o r P ost Otfice, unu se d , went l'o r $-1.00, w hi l e a use d seL, fi ne, brn ug h L $2. 10. A 2-!c. Tr ea s ury , u se d . so ld fo r $ 1 !JO : 15c StaLe, fin e, $i.10. C11n adia n Ju b il ee, Yzc. to$ l , broug ht $3. 00 : N e w fo un d la n d s ur ch arges so ld fo r 75c., 11 nd a ba rre l o f' 1,000,000 m ix ed s Lam ps b ro ug h L $20.00. MR . R u dol p h C. B<H;h , -J51 S.1ng uin eL st ree t, Mo n trea l, C1111achL . a nn oun ces h is first m <t il <L u ct iu n S<L le in o u1· co lumns t hi s rno nl h , li s t in g q ui t e <L num bc r o l' d es irn b le sta mps. Th e re is no rPse 1· ,·e, a nd st<un ps wi ll go lo th e h ig h est b idd e l' . IVE h <L\"l: j usL rcce i ,·ell c:Lt:Llog uPs f' ro m R . F. 1\ lbl'cc lH & Co, a1111o u11 c ing- a sa le l'or Mar c h :2!J-:l0, a nd l' rnm Hoge n & Du1·b in Co. l'o r <L salr to bP t1e lcl iVl<Lr c h l!Jth . l\1 URPUY'S 1-l o it•I is t h e 01"1(' to sto p aL in W c h mo nd . Must cc> 11tm lly loc<Ll ed. in its initinl n um- ber, proposed th e proj ec t of erec ti ng- a m onum ent to th e lute H E I NH I Cl-I VON STE PH AN, foun de r (l f the Uni versa l Pos tel Union , nnd ori gina tor of t he po~ ta l cnrd. To thi s e nd phil nte li s ts eve r y wh ere a re i uv ited to d11n nte to the V ON ~ TEPHA N !\I E~I O· HI A L F UND One Unu secl lam.JJ of th eir 1·esp ect ive cou.ntry' s iss lle. accompan:ied by the autouraph s ign a - Such do n1ui o11 s will be c reclited in th e>e colum ns ; th e st nm ps sold nt a ucti on , a nd ture of the don ol". t 11e proceeds, al 11ng wi t 11 th e autograph s mounted in 1tn 11 l bum fo r warder! to th e p rop ~ r aut horities for th e purpose abo ve sta•ed . 1'.o. DO:-> \ TIONS. J . 0. Prescott, Ohio . st ri p o f three 1c. c urrent " 'illiams & Co .. Pe ru,. . . fou r l e. ''Franqueo" ~ l e l v ill e Rod erm ond N. Y.. . 2c Period ical E m e>t IV. Jacobs. Cahf. . . . 5c. Columbian Tom H. Cau dwell . <"n nad n,. four Xc. c urrent Mutu a l Stnm p Exc bnnge , :\ . J. t h ree t5c. or., med R. J . Furrer . \"a. . . . . ~ c . curre nt Alfred Macf.trlnn, Eng la nd , vnr. curreut, totnl 7X d A Generous Offer. WA SHING TO N, D . C., F'l'i.i'.IJ 15, 1898. FR AN KLI N STEA RNS, JR ., R if"/1111u11 d, Yrt. : D EAR S IR: Fin ll fo ll ow ing a d . whi c h I wi s h in se rLed in ne xt iss u e. \ ¥ ill g i\'e 10 p e r ·c en t. grnss l'eL urn s frn m t hi s :Ld. in good st:tm ps to I. h e Yo n Step h 11 n i\ l e m o1·i:Ll Fun d , w hi c h [ co ns id e r 11 no ble c;wse, :tml T n E VIR GINIA P n rL ATEI, JST d ese 1·,·cs mu c h prn ise . H AMB L Y BECJ\ 50!) E St . X . W , W as h ing- Lo n , D . C . Th e <Lbo,·e ge ne rous otfo 1· is e x cee d in g ly grnti f'y i11 g . 11 11 LI Tiu; Vm Gt'.'i rA P 1rrL ATEL1s T fee ls lhaL i f it 11cco mp li slw cl no othe r good t h :L n th e pe l'p e tu11tio n in hl'on ze 0 1· g'l"lLll iLe (J r t h e m e m or,\· Of' th e fo 11 n del' O[ t h e U 11i ,·e 1·s;Ll P os ta l Un io n , it s lrnll noL h a,·c li1·rd i11 ,·,Lin IL s in ce l'e ly t rn sts its 1·cade 1·s w ill also f'lll' Lh e l' t hi s ca use by d o1rnt io ns a nd by p u1·c has ii1 g: li be rn ll y of M r Beel< . w hose a d <Lppca rs i11 t h is iss u e . �'l'HE VIRGIN IA PH ILA 'l'ELIS'l'. 137 "There Are Others-" J'lie Editor of " Tlte E et1Ster n Pldtatelt'., t " on the Omrtlw E .11Jo1Sition S tamps. Pmm.- W e are ind ebted to i\Ie~ s r s . Wi lli am s & Co., Casi ll a348, Lima, P eru, for th e fol lowing inform at io n. Th e adh es ives are he re illu stra ted . "In a dd i t,i o n to th e three new stamps, le. blu e, 2c. brown, a nd 5c pink, of whi ch 1,000,000 of e:1C h wer e iss ued, th er e " ·e re issu ed o n Dece m be r 31, 1897, nin e ne w pos tal ca rd s a s fo ll o ws : l e. g ree n, le . r ed, 2c .ora nge , 2c . b lu e, 2c.x2c. blue, 3c. redbro wn , 3c .x3c . r ed-b ro wn , 4c. bl a ck , an d 4c. x4c . bl a ck . A ll th e nin e v:tr ietics wit.Ji t h e exce ptio n of th e 3c. an d 4c. ca rd s (4) a re s urch a rged o n t h e old ·5c. bl a ck. A ll th e stam ps a nd pos ta l ca rd s o f r ece nt iss u es a re st ill av ail a,bl e." WE do no t se e an y n eed o( m a kin g suc h :1 g rea t fu ss over t h e proposed Om a h a Ex pos it ion stam ps a s m a ny p hil:t telists (mos tl y de:tl ers) are d oin g. It is so m e wh a t differen t in t h e C<tse o f a g rea t go vernm e nt lik e th e U ni te d St:1tes iss uin g such <i seto f sta mps t h:111 fo r som e ins ig nifl c:1n t littl e co untry to iss ue co mm c mom l i,·c s ta m ps wi th t h e sole object in vi ew o r in creas in g th e postal r eceip ts. In t h e form er insUtn ce t h e stam ps a re gotte n o u t wi t h th e prin c ip:tl obj ect, of adn:? rti s in g th e ex pos it io n. :Lncl as th ey w ill al ways be good fo r pos tage th ey c:L nnot st ri ctly be c:Lil ed a speu uhLt h·e issue . Those phila te li sts wh o do not w:rn t to r ecog ni ze t,h e m c:t n let t hem al one, :wd for eig n coll ec tors c:w boycot t th em wi t h out, an y injury to t he fee lings o f A m e rican coll ecto rs. F or our p :1r t;, we t hink thi s set o r stamps will be :1 good t hin g (or st:i.mp coll ec tin g in t h e Un ited S t Mes, as it will inte rest, a g rea t m a ny peop le in th e purs ui t, :we! boo m phil ate ly . Th ere is no do ub t th at stamp coll ect in g (w e do not s:Ly phil :Ltely ) is o n t h e wan e in t hi s co un t r,,·, a nd we o ug h t to be g l<Ld of <L nythin g t h:Lt w ill Le nd to cr eate new collec lors. a 11cl Lhi s is w h at w e s in cere ly b eli e,·e t he Onrn h a iss ue wil l do. ' Ve ar c g lad to see Urnt l\fr . .T. IV. ScoLt., th e "' F:Lth e r o [ Phi lately" in Am eri ca, t:Lk es th e S<L m c vi ew of t,hi s s ubj ect, :w d no d oub t, t h e re ue t, hous:L ncl s of o lhe rs who enl c rLa in s im il:LI' ide:Ls. \Ve be li eve t he spec ul a l i\"(' fe \·e r h :LS clo ne 111 0l'e h a rm IO phi i:Ltely t h:w iLll t h e eo m m e m o rat, i ,·es e ,·er iss u ed, :u1cl a, c rn sacl e ag:L in : t fict it io us ,·,du es wo uld llo m ol'C good i l1 <Lll a ll t hi s ho w l aga inst Om :Llrn sta mps .T he Basli'r 11 P liilrt ldisl . F cb rna ry, JS!)S. ·· 'l '/111111'.-.: · Jl'f' ·.-.: · t'lt 1 nlimt'11f ..... ··-En.\' . P . �138 THE VIRGIN I A PHILATEL I ST. Th0 Mutual $tamp Exchaog0, Virginia Philatelic Association AsnmlY PAUK. NEw JEn sEY. REP ORT ENDING FEmrnARY lOTrr, 1898. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 'rhe follow i ng m e mb e rs have been admiLted: F . B. Stedm a n. 9. R ev. J. hl . Frost, S. E. M edfo rd, 10. A. W. Barrett, Chas . Tho mpso n , 11 . G eo F . Th o mpson H . B.Bartholomew, 12. G. ·w. P eppe r , D. Pick . 13. Mrs. L. C. A ldrich , E.W. Christ i n e, 14. F. N. C hase, I:I. A. J\l il ls , 15. O r e n Root, F . D. Randall,~LD .1 6. C . A. Me r r il l. FrGURES. Val u e of sta mps rec e ived, V a l u e r et ir e d, . . . . . T otal in c irculation, . . . $%8.51 . 405. 25 . $5G2.25 B lank books to h old JO(I sta mps are f u r ni s h e d by the Ex c han ge , 3 for 10 ce nts. Ne w cir c ul;trs, g ivin g fuE particu la rs, se nt fr ee upo n app li ca ti o n . H. B. BAHT110L0)1EW . Jlf rmrtger . F OR book s. s tation e ry and :dbum s g o t o G eo rge l\1. \V est, 83-J E:1st ~fa i n St. MR. Franklin Stearn s, Jr. , whi le in \Vash in g to n las t WC' e k. was s h ow n by Mr. B:Ll'l Pls o r t h al c ity, two l-bw;Liian S lll'c lm rges no t c:ttalog u e d b y ScoLL. 'rh e y a re th e JO c . bro wn (Sco u ·s Ko. 68), s mc lrn r g· e d in 1wl. :wd t h e 12c. bla c k (Srnll 's No. w ilh cl o ubl e s u1·c h;u·ge . i n r r rl. G2. H. J . LA WA T, L is m;tk inp: ;L s pc ci<Ll t.v or appl'O\"<LI s h ee ts o [ U. S. - Try hilll. 'l'H E g 1·i II i 11 g o n U . S. s lamp.s \Y<LS g e n e1·ally i lllpt' C'SsNl upo n Lh e fa ce o f' t h e s talllp. A fe w at firs t , h owe \·e 1·, we r e g rill eLl rro lll the back. - 1:0111' S tru· St. P hil. A . F . \YrcKS, L o nd o n , On t , offe rs <L ge nuin e ba rga in thi s m o nth. - \Vl'ite ' illl. FRA NKLIN L . KEH. NS, Presiden t. FRA NK i.IN STE:\ R!' S, J H. 1 8ec'y.'J' rea~ . JOHN l 1 A A1.zo w, Sal es ~ l n.nn~er. C. F. \\·. MoSER, Cou nterfeit Detecter. Officio.1 Organ: THE VIHGI~IA PHIJ.ATELIST . Associati on tn cets on lh e 10th of eve ry m onth, nt 8 o"clock p. m. at 13 N. EJe,·enth St. , Richmond, \ · irgi11i n. RIC IHIOND, YA 'fi'fil7"1l({1'!/ 10, 1898. T o the !llein/Jers of the V P. A. : I h e r e w it h s ubllli t to :'"U ll Ill .)' I'e port o r t h e s ixth mon t hl y m ee tin g or 01.11· Assoc i:t Lio11 , h e ld 011 :cbo\'P elate . M e mbe l's pl'esc 11 1.: i\l ess l's . \ Vill i:tm S . Ah e rn , J . C'. K no lls, E. P. Lyo ns, JI' ., C . F. IV. Mose r. 'L'holllas C hl'i sL i< t11 , l\faj . Jno. F . i\faye 1", \V. P . Sh e lto n, J o hn C. \V ee k e l' t, H e nry C. S cot t, .fr ., :tncl l<' rnnkl in S t.earn s, J1·.. a lso i\fr. G eo l'ge S u lto n , a s g u es t. Ma j o l' .Tu hn F . i\faye r pI' csid e Ll . Mi nutes o f la s t m ee t i ng- w c 1·p !'Cad a nd :tpp 1·0\·ecl. 'l'h c ro l low in g ge n t le m e 11 WC' 1·e e lec te d m e mb c !'s o f' th e Assoc i:tti o n : Mess l's. V'-l. J\. l\'lcDonn e ll , J(;.l(i i\fadi snn J\Y e. , r e w Yol'k c ity, :tntl .T os 0. Pn:!seul t. Sti K e nLu e ky St. , C le \· c iallll, Oh io. 'l'II e f'o ll ow ing :tppli c: tt io 11s ;u·0 no w o n fi le : M cs~ l' s. :1. K A ll t• m o11g·. <Lttorn cyat- htw. ::;;Li e m . Ya ., e 11 d n 1·sc Ll by l" m n k li n Ste:u·ns, Jr., A 11 gus l Di t> I z :cllll C has . E. 'J'lllll pk i ll S ; 1{, ,J. J<':L l"l'C' I', i":u·m e r. lh:lllge C H . . \'a. , c ndo1·spd by 1lw posl m:ts te l', Mr. 'rhus C:t 1'l t1 1·. Fm11k l in ti 1e:t 1·n s ..fr . a nd Au g us t Di C' IY.: Olin l" rnnk. ma c hi ni s t, tit<Ll io 11 D, P i lt s lJ1 1rg. P: t . . c nd o 1·se cl by Augu st Di t• lz , I-'l':U1k! i11 :-i t l':t 1· ns . Jr. :rncl A. n. P la lz . P iu s b 11 rg. Pa . Th e Co ns ti tuti o n Comm ilt0e 1·cpo r le d Llrnt i t. lw d prl' jmrvtl t li r Co 11 st ilut io n, htws, by-l:rn·s, l'lll es and 1·eg uh•I ion s . 'rh c S<LlllC' w e re rea d , by sec I i"n. a nll, with �' L'I-rn YLRGINIA PI:TILA'l'EL lS'l'. se \·e nd :•m e 11dm e 111 s m:•Lle, we re o rde r e d to be sc: n L to prin t,e r :u1cl :• proM o f S«m e s ubmit te ll ro r rp\·is io n :•L t h e ne x t m eetin g o [ Lh e J\ sso c i:•ti o n. l\far c h 10, JSflS. 0 1i m o ti o n t h e m ee Li11 g adj o lll'n ecl , :•nd lltl'I".'/ Su ulltl'l"n s t ri, mp "sw a ppin g " was inclul ge d , in unt il qu i Le !:•Le . R esp ect f'u ll y s ubm.it t e d , FRA N KLIN S T E AR N S, J~ . , Secre ta ry-Treasu re r V. P. A . r'ollwtur shuuldjoin t!w Virginin P kilatdir- .-1.ssuc' n / .·l ddr ess J!r. Stearns. tamp Co. ta dard Incorporated Cap:t al S :ock, $25,000. PA I D U P. H. Manager. E S T AB L! S l-IE D 18 8 5 . W E D E A.L ========= FLACHSKAMM, No. 4 Nichol s on Place, ST. LOUIS , MO. In all ki nds of Stamps and Albums at reaso nab le prices, and so licit correspo nden ce from a ll earnest collectors. WE OFFER A SPLENDID COLLECTION Of 250 v a r ie ti es of GO O D S tamps (n o r ep rints or rubbi s h o f an y k ind), includin g man y scarce a nd des ira b :e s tamp s , s u c h a s lc e·a 11 d , Hawaii, jap an. P e ru 1806, U ru g ua y , Colomb ia, Ven ez uela , C hil i, J am a ica , G amb ia, Sie n a L eon e , Braz il 1850, Gree c e (O lym pia n Gam es). Turk e y 1892, V icLO r ia e n ve lo pe ~ , U .S. 1851 up to d a te, includin g Int e rior, Tre asurv , 'Var, Post Offi ce Depar tments, a nd man y o thers. This Jo t w ith a No . 3 Albtun, 1u0 P AGES , FULL CLOTH, GILT ! R E T A IL 7 5 C E NTS E AC H, For Only $x.oo Post Free. OUR N E " ' PRIC E - LIST of 60 page s is FREE, quo t es LOW prices on U n ited States stamp s , ov er 100 DIFFERENT STA N DARD PACKETS, Etc. APPHOV AL SIIEET D E P A UTMENT.-We a re pre pa red to s end out to r espons ible parties sple nd id lot s of Approv a l Shee ts a t 50 per ct. discount . References from s tran g ers required . EVERY BOOKS ELLE R AND S TATIO.N"Eli of prominen ce in the United Sta tes and Can a da se ll s STAND ARD P ACKET S AN D SETS. As k your N ewsdealer for them . RARE STA J\iPS , li sted at from St each, u pward to $ JOO and ove r . We frequently come into possession of rarit ies throu g h ~ cqu isition or old collections , ~" solici t corres pond . from advanced collectors. 'VE BOY STAJ\Il'Sa 11 q Old Collection s , for whic h we PAY LIBER A L PUI C E S . STANDARD STAMP CO., ST. LOUIS, MO., U. ~ .A. Mexican Stamps. Mexico is a Mos t lnteres tin g Co unt ry in Philately. Collectors wishing to g e t old and genuin e s ta mps, a ddress, EDUARDO M. VARGAS , P.O. llox 3 '1 , Jrapuato , Gto., J\iEXJCO . Illus trated Pri ce-list in Eng li sh, FREE. Ail ord er s are a t net cas h. No Exchau gc:s. Payments may l e m a de b y draft, money· order, e tc, on New York, unused America n s tamps taken ior small amounts . Rates of Pos t age to M e xico are same as in U. S . of Philatelic Papers dating back to 1885, to be sold at once, by piece or lot. VI/ rite for Lists. 7 Leonard Place. William t>. Reed , �MY SPECIALTY , Scott's Standard Catalogue 58TH EDITION, . . IS . . . Approval Sbeets of U.S. Stamps. Appeared .on N oven1ber 24th. PRICE, 58 CENTS, POST-FREE. --~ -- At 50 per cent. Di scount I send out books which contain a very good grade of U. S. stamps. A ll kinds . No coll ector can afford to be wi th ou t it, as it contains many new features, a nd most of the prices ha ve been rearranged, many going dow:1, a nd o th ers being advanced. 'At Net Pric es I send o ut some very fine AUCTION SALES. stamps which ra nge from 25 per ct. to 75 p er c t di scount. Want Lists Filled at Reasonable Prices. .Send for tri al selection and be convinced. Don't forget to se nd a Reference. H.J. LAWALL, BLOOMSBURG, Beginning in January, we shall , during the coming season, se ll a mag ni ficent lot of stamps a t auc ti on , comprbin g collecti ons and parts of coll ections. and including many of the rarest U. S . Rev. stamps. Catalog ues o.f all our Sales w ill be sent .free to all w ho w ill send us th eir uames and addresses lo be added to our present mailing list. Scott Stamp & Coin Co., Ld., PENNSYLVANIA. . • . Hav e You Trie d My . . . POSTAL CARD APPROVAL SVSTEJU? I f not, s e nd stamp for circul a r g ivin g conditions and explan a tion . It is a de cided succe 5s and w111 intere st yo u . A , LOHlUEVER, 92 2 N . Gi :mor St., B A LTI M ORE, Mo. S cott's Post al Card Cata logue, 25c. RARE OCCASION ! 104 Oriental Stampsf or ,!lit only. All Exclusi vely Differ e nt a nd Good Situation. Of Turkey , old, from 1865, '67, '69, '71,'76, '94 5pi. and unpaid letter s tamps, Eas tern Roume li a (in cl. 5pa.), P e rsia (lions, suns, s hah s ), Monteuegro (incl. unpaid ) , Greece, old , fror11: 1862-'75, _incl. unpai~; ~os ­ ni a , Servia . C ypru s, .C luna , Fore ign Offic esrn 1 ~r· key , English •. Aust nan, French, Ru ss ian , Itahan Levant, Impn.me Ma lbou a. St a mps fo r newspapers of Tu r key 189 1, '93, '9J, and Olympian Games 1-40, Bulga ria Pr. " Bo r is. 1 ' Post-free and reg. w ith 10, 20. IJ.<J' p. German Le va nt. To be retu rned if you are not sat isfied. MACR.IDI FR.EKES , DE AL E RS J N OR I E N TAL POSTAG E STAMPS ONLY, I and 3 Tatavlali , CONSTANTINOPLE , Turkey. S ATISFACTION GUARA N TE E D. 18 E. 23d St ., NEW YORK , New York. y S e nd your uam~ a nd a ddress o n a • post al card , &nd it will be in s erted in th e Internatio na l S ta mp Coll eCLors ' D irec tory FREE ~ ~ FRE E OF C HA RGE . c::===: ~ U. 5>. and Pe reign Stamps en Apprmral at from 20 to 5()% commi ssion . Refere nce required. All kind s of S ta mps b oug ht for Cas h. S e nd for Free Ca talo}! Ue of s ta mps and pa ckets . £, E. PAR.l~ER, Beaver Dant, Wis. ALBUMS. . $ .30 The Favorite, for U. S ., only . . .25 The Imperial, U S and F orei g n .40 The Imperi al, cloth bound . The Internation a l . . . . . 1.00 The Inte ru a tion a l, with s p aces for wate r· marks , surc harges, etc ., etc., for . . . . . 1.50 CANADA REVENUE CATALOGUE. The best ye t, edited by a large Canada Revenue dea ler and expe rt in Canada; 10c. ea ch or 6 for 40c. With eve ry purcha s e of $ 1.00 worth of Canada R e ve nues we g ive one free. 1898 U. S. le. green, just received, unused . 2c. R e fe ren ce: EDITO R , TH E VA. PHIL . STARR STAMP CO. Coldwater, Mich. • • . KI N DLY M E NTION . . . . . . KINDLY MENTION • . . THE * VIRG I N IA ' PHILATELIST, when writing to our advertisers. THE ... VIRGINIA * PI-II L ATELIST, when wri ting to o ur advertisers . Specialty: Turkey and Persia old stamps and rarities �Dea lerinU . S.andForeign Stamps since 1885 Should he de lighted to h ear from a ll subsc ri bers to TH E V I RG l NIA PH ILATEL I ST, who have not correspon ded wi th m e h eretofore. WENDELIN WEBER T'YO LEADING MAGAZINES A T THE PRICE OF ISENDSTAMPSONAPPROVAL upon good bank or mercanti le references. '''U. S. No 1515, unus. entir. cat. $5 .00, my pr. $ .7? :::u. S. N o . 1728, 11 " '' 5 00, '' .7o =:'U.S. State le. 11 o . g. beauty, 3.50 , " 2.20 *N. F. Cabot iss ue complete . . 3.75 . 2.50 N. F. n ew iss. le . & 2c. togetherot1 part cover, , \) Orders un der 75c. 2c. for postage. Before acceptin g any re mit tance I wa nt the p ur~ chaser to be e nti rt- ly sati sfied with his p urch fl se. You will a l w:lys find me s tri ctl y hon est an d th erefore I solicit a part o f your patronage. A. P.A. 453.) ( P.S.ofA. 881. WENDELIN WEBER, 85 Emsli e S t., BuFl'ALO , N. Y. OJ\"'E ! The Virginia Philatel1st, THE HA NDSOM E ST MAGAZINE IN AMERICA, T ogether wit h a n y of the following- M ai;razines, for one y c :lr, fo r th e Price oppos it e its nam e ; The Perforator . . . 30c N . Y. Philatelist . . 30c H erald Exchang-e .. 30c Lone S tar State Home Worker • Ca lifornia Stamp Philat e li c Facts . Philate list , 25c. . 25c . 25c . 30c EXCHANGE WITH LINDSEY, The Exchange Man GRAND COMBINATION OFFERS ! I am now enjoying a v e ry fine and increasing busin ess with collectors and dealers in t he Un ited States and Canada ; have neve r tri ed to impor s tamps to any g r eat amo unt, but am n ow going to es tab lis h exc hange r ela tions in every stamp issuing country as soon as possible . ' Viii be ple::i.sed to r ecd ve lots o f good fo r e ign from all countries. Do not send a lot of common, trashy sta mps , hut m edium grades, wor th 41. a nd up. Will send you good TJ. S. or Fore ig n sta mps as you desire of equal value. Register a ll sort s and fully prep1y th em , I will do same. Address, L. V. LIND SEY, Lock Box 788 , GREENE , N.Y., U.S .A. Central Steam Ship Co., comp!.. cat. a t 70c fo r 18c. SN A.P SHOTS. Canada Jubilee, 1 2 , 3, 5 . . n ew,$ .15, u sed, S .10 11 " % to fJO • • " 2. 10 1 " 2 .10 ~ to $1 3.25, 3.25 1897, ~ t o 50 . . l.oO, .60 New Issue, ~ to Sc. .30. .06 2c. Re~. vermi l., 50, " 12.00, 5.00 Newfoundland (Cabot) 1-15, 1 00. PORT HOPE STAMP CO., Port Hop e. Canada. DEALERS AND COLLECTORS! Send $1.50 for our Pac ket of 1,001) mixed Stamps, catal og ued a t $20.00. YouR MON EY BACK IF You \VANT IT HAMPDEN STAMP CO., Granby, Mass. WANTED !-Collectors In All Countries, s end your Name and Address on a Postal Card for Insertion In the Philatelic Collectors' Address List. Menlion what Specialties you a re collecting, and in wh ich Languages you rec e ive a nd answer Correspon ,dence, and II Coll ec tor or Dealer. A. C. DERLAM, 621 7:0 Bramhall Av enue, JERSEY CITY, N. J., U.S. A. THE VIRGINIA PHILATELlST One Year wilh either The Columbia.ii Philatelist, The Amen·can Collecto1' o r 11u Rocky Mount ain Stamp , 28c . THE VIRG I N I A PHILATELIST and either two, 39c TEIE VIRGIN!.\ P H I LATELI S T and all three,. 50c THE VIRGIN I A PHILATELIST a nd all three, togeth er with Tlze P e1':fora t o,., 65c. The Fi ve Magaz ines a nd S cott's 58th Catalogue, post -p&id , $1.10 THE VIRGINIA. PHILAT ELIST and Scott's 58th Cata logue, post-pa id , 60c . FRANKLIN S T EARNS , JR . , 13 N. E leventh St. , P . 0 . Ilox 6, Bus. M'g' r, R ichm ond, Va., U.S. A RARE PORTUGUESE I ND IES, Afg hans and Native States offered in exchange for British West Indie s, Canada a nd Newfoundl a nd . Stamps priced under 12 C"lS. r efu sed. Unused S ets will h e accep ted . In Uni ted St•tes only those priced a t 25 ct~., a nd up wa rd, received. REGISTER .ALL LETTERS. L. L. BRITTO, Karachi, India, Asia. HE present Market Price of tb e le., 2c., 3c. and 6c. WJ.r D epa1-tm ent, 11 nused, is 20 c t s. 1 b ut in order t o 1est the pulling quali ties of this paper as an adver tis ing medium, I w ill send the above four sta mps to any add ress, together with T G Varieties of' :Mexico Revenue, each o ne a different issue , and worth a t leas t 25cts ., For Only 10 Cents (Silver), and a le. s tamp for postage. CHAS. A. TOWNSEND. Loc k Box 164, Akron. Ohi o. CAN YOU READ ENGLISH? THEl STAMP COLLElCT'OR'S HANDBOOK Is for you. You don't know as much about t h e technical terms used in Philately as Y'OU would lilrn to know. This little pamphlet is just the thing to help yo.u out. Price, paper 25c.; cloth, 50c., -c. W. K1ss 1NGEH, 18 north Eleventh stree t , Reading, P a. �. . . NO TI C E TO . . • Unused COLUMBIANS Wanted! DE A LE R S ~W<2 COLLE C TORS ! I give fine United States Postag e , Departme nts, Revenues, a nd Envelopes, U npaid Le tte r a nd Perio d ical ~tamps, in Exchange fo r Affords a s plend id me ans for selli ng a nd ex cha ng · in g bett er c lass s tam ps, 0 11 t he m o5 t a d va nta g eo us t erms . W r ite fo r ra f i icul a rs , they wi ll inte r est you. The International Stamp Exchange UuusedCt·lnmbiansof the4-6-8-1 5-3 oand5Oc. V a lu es Onl y . A n y Qu antity T a k en - S in gle or by t he Sheet. If you don' t \V a nt U . S., I give F in e B ritis h C o lonies . WM . A . McDO NN E LL, 1646 Mad iso n Ave., - NE W YOR K C .TY. - New Sou th Wales Jubi lee Stamps ! i 1 fl '"l As we ll as a ll A u s tr a las ia n S t an1ps offe r ed in Exch a n ge fo r Old U . S. and Co n fede r ates. ll.!b.., C o 1n m o n a n d ~) ~ to r n s t amps r espect full y de clin ed . J. G. GRIFFIN , 3 5 0 Georg e St.. Equitab le Buil di ng . SY DNEY, N. S. W., AUS TR ALIA . Re ~ eren ce : Ed i t o r T H E V I HGIN I A PH I LAT E LI ST . W e w a nt th e tl fl me o f every ac t ive Dea ler and Coll ec tor to p lace o n "U r mai lir g l is t. O ffe ~ s a nct Pri ce· lis ts o f ~ ca r c e s ta mps 1 eq u este d. ' V ILLIA!II S & C O ,, Publis he r s o f Per u v ia n Soecia lists' Album a nd Ca ta log ue. H cad q ua1 te r s for Pe ru via n S ta m ps, Ca si ll a 348 , LI MA, P ERU , So . Ame ri ca. F o r a sh o1t tim e on ly, w e offe r fo r cash (ban k no tes) in adv~ n c e , le . "Franqueo/' unu ser', (Nov . 18U7} @ S l .5U per 101'. l e ., 2c., 5c .• u nused , 18!:18, a ~2 . 5 0 pe r 25 sets. VIRGINIA FARMS P.OR .SALS. Add ress O vv n er f'o r p ar ti cu l ars . FRAN KLI N S T EARNS, Jr., N o . 13 N . Eleventh St., Ri c hmond , Va . Fo1• $1. 00 Cash W .A.. N11.' T H ES E ? \V e send by r e turn r egiste r ed ma il a set o f (iood 2-Jc. T r e a~ . D , pt. . used , good , cancell ed . $2.75 1:25 7c . " unu s ed . 5c. P lay i 1 g Card s , good spec im e n . . .32 25 Va r ie ti es U.S. Rev., 1s t a nd 2d iss u e .27 105 a ll di ffe r e11t F o r e ig 11, e tc. , ' 12 " ' ill sw ap wi th you ffl r anv du pli cates cat . St. CO o r o ve r, ·• t vr n ''u p for o ur Fore ig 11. Pii ce·l is t fr ee. E. J. KIRBY & CO .. Ma rs ha ll , Mich . Su r in a m a nd Curagao PO S T AGE S T A MP S. H as t en! the s tock is s m all a nd w ill n ot last Jon g· TH E SURINAM ST AM PS AS SOCIA TION , PARA.MARIB0 1 SUR I NAM. MURPHY'S HOTEL, GEORGE M. WEST RICHMOND, VA. Bookseller, Stationer, Engraver, Printer, and Binder. lllost centr a ll y located fo r b u s iness, s ig htseeing an d p leasure. ,TORN MURPHY, PnoPr<rnTon . 8 34 E. Main Street, Richmond, Va., U.S. A. $20.00 for $ l.50. ~en~in~ 2>in6l~ R>oo~,e> Send $1.50 for our Packe t of l ,000 m ixed S ta mps, cata log ued at ~ 2 0 .0 0. STAMP AND KODAC ALBUMS. A nrl lll au k !;tamp A ll.Ju m s. a nd r e bincl s V a lu ab le Coll ections w ith g r eat est cure. T o pre: ser ve yo ur M agaz in es. h a,ve t lJ e m bo und. HAMP DEN STAMP CO., Gr a nby, Mass . Estim ates fo r B indin g o f ever.v cl escr ip t io n ch ee r fu ll y g ive n. L. H JEN Kl NS (s u ccess n r to J e nkin s & \ Valth n ll }, Nos. 8-1 0 N. Tw e lfth Str eet, H ic h m l• nd , Vtt. HAWAIIAN " CINCHES. " Newfoundland x Provisional, 18il- 6c . gre• n . . . . . . lOc. 1882- 5c. bl ue . . . . . . . 04c. 189 l- 2c. v io let . . . . 02c. 1893- lc. gree n, s urch a r ge , 02c . 1893- 5c . blue . . . . . . . 07c. All used and good speci mens. On ly 25c. P.os tfree. HAMB LY BEC K. 509 E S t. N. W . Was h ingto n , D . C. 1 cent on 3 cents, s la t e , Yo uR MoNEY B ACK IF You W ANT IT. RED SUR.CHAR.GE . This ex tre me ly rare s t a mp to ex cha nge fo r best offer in e ithe r r a r e s ta mps , my choice from s heets, or in assor ted d eale r' s s la ck . R. C. BACH , 45 1Sa ngui ne! St , MONTREAL , Ca nada �E. F. GAMBS' PAGE. No Nicer Gift for Yourself, or Friends, than any of the Following United States Stamps: (·"·Unused. Balance Used.) 1868, 1869, le 9x l 3 le b uff . 2c brown . * " 3c blue 6c blue lOc orange 12c g reen 15c brown a nd blue 24c purple and g reen . 30c blue a nd carmine . 90c black and carmine 1870-71 7c vermi llion 12c violet . 24c purple. " 30c black . 90c carmine -:~ 18 7 9, 30c black . " 90c carm ine ·»1870, 90c National . ·:+ " 90c American *1875, 5c b lue . . S .60 ; ·:<·1883, 2c red-brow n .35 ' .. " .18 «·1887, .50 -::- " AO ~ " 4c 2c 3c 4c dark green pale gree n . vermillion . carmine . s .04 .07 .04 .OS .07 .40 1.10 .40 1.75 .40 2.00 3.00 1.50 2.10 3. 00 4 .00 5.00 2 75 .60 1.25 2.25 5.50 :!~ ; . l~,90, ~~~ ~~~~~~rown l .OO 3.50 2.00 12. 00 .30 . 25 1.00 .20 .70 1.00 .50 8.00 3.75 1. 00 " 90c orange -::·1893, le to 50c . " 50c slate-blue $1.00 salmon ·..- " SL 00 " $2.00 mineral-red ·..· " ·2. 00 -r. " ,"3.00 green . ·· " ~ " $4.00 carmine $5.00 black . S4. 00 carmi ne ·:+1894, 50c orange -:c " $1.00 b lack .. " $2.00 b lue . ·· " $5. 00 green R emit by P. 0. Order or Ch eck. M o ney ch eerfully refunded for al stamps unsatisfactory. Remember, I ca rry a full assortm ent, a nd if you do not see what you want, ask for it. A ny U. S . stamps, whether Postage, Departm ent , D ocum ent, Match or Medi cin e stamps, .. : gen erally furnished a t . .. Fifty Per Cent. Discount off Catalogue When in Stock. WA NT LISTS SOLICITED. AGE NTS W A NTED. F£ne Approval Books or Sheets at Fzfty P er Cent. or Commercial Reference. Send Ban k B. P. GAMBS, P. 0. Box 2631. San Francisco, Cal. �Some Interesting Offers .. . Made wi th the object of ind ucing every reader of Tr-IE VIR GIN I A PHILAT E LIST , who has never dealt with us, to forwa rd a trial-o rder and be con vi nced tha t we not only supply the b es t g oods a t the lowest p rices, but that we g ive the promp test serv ice possible. T he S tamps in the follo wing Packets a nd Sets a re all good specim e ns, free from rep rints a nd da maged sta mps. vVe will cheerfull y r efun d money if the same are not as represe nted. 100 Varieties Selected Unused Stamps, catalogued over $6, postpaid for . $1.00 60 Varieties Mexican Revenue Stamps , catalogued over $5 , postpaid for • $ 1.00 40 Varieties Canadian Revenue Stamps , catalogued over $4.50, postpaid for . $1.00 75 Varieties British Colonial Stamps, catalogued over $3.25 , postpaid for. . $1.00 50 Varieties U. S. Revenue Stamps, catalogued over $5.50 , postpaid for • . • $1.00 75 Varieties South American Stamp s, catalogued over $4 . postpaid for . . .• $1.00 35 Varieties U. S. Envelope Stamps, catalogued over $3 , postpaid for . . . . $1.00 35 Varieties Briti sh North American Postage , catalogu ed over $3.25, postp . for $1.00 425 Varietie s Postage Stamps from all Parts of the World, postpaid for . . . $1.00 50 Varieties Mexican Postage Stamps, catalogued over $3.50 ; postpaid for . $1. 00 150 Va •ieti es Revenue Stamps from all parts of the World , postpaid for. . $1.00 60 Variet ies of Stamps from Asia, catalogued over $3. 50 , postpaid for. . $1.00 60 Varieties of Stamps from Oceanica, catalogued over $3, postp aid tor . $ 1.00 70 Vari et ies of Stamps from Afric a, catalogu ed over $3, postpaid for . . . $1.00 Th e 14 Super b Packets, catalogued over Sixty Dollars, postpaid and re"istered $1ioo ! SP E C I .A..L C>FF":E:R.. If yo u me nti on this paper when ordering a ny of the above we wi ll send yo u, FREE, T !te R evenitl! P hilatelist for a wh ole year. Co uld anythin g b e fai re r ? OUR PR I CE-LIST IS FREE FOR THE ASKING . JOHNSTOWN STAMP & PUBLISHING CO., Ant iquarie s and Gen eral P u bli s h ers , 3 and 4 Thom as Building, JOHNSTOWN , PA., U.S. A . �1st Mail Auction Sale . . . H ELD BY . . • Rudolph C. Bach, Montreal, Can., Co nsistin g of Choice S tamps, b o th U . S . and Foreign, to be s old to the hig hest bidder. N o R eserve. N o. in · L o t. l 2 - - Navy, 15c. used, good . . . . . . . . l 3 - - l nttrior, 1, :t, 10, 15c .. a JI un us. exc. lOc. 4 4 - - S ta t e , 7c. g ood , hut h ea vily ca nc ellt. d, l Lot No. l *U. S. Trea s ury , l e. fin e copy. • l 5 - -Justice, 3c. used , fi ne . . . l fi *Newfoundl and, 1866, 24c., very fine. 1 7 - - 1866 12c., pa le rose, fine . . . .. . 8 Argentin e Repub., 1864, 5, 10, l5c, pe rf. fin e, 3 9 Lagos 18i4 Id . unused, Gd. us•d . CC, fine , 2 JO Orang'e Fr e~ St., 3d 011 4d Scott's 20-_21. fi ne , 2 HAT our Manual _ fo r 1898 is la rger th a n eve r we k now. Thnt it w ill be found more in t erestin g th a n us ua l w e believ e, beca use of th e ma ny new a nd n ovel fe atures w ith w hi ch it m ay fa irl y be s a id to bri s tle. It is n ot a _mere cata logue, but a book of 200 pages, s ize 9x 11 in ches. It conta in s over 500 en grav in gs, m ost ly n_e w ; th ese a re s upplemented by s ix full s 1zed co lored p la t es of t h e ch oicest n ove l· ti es of th e sea so n , a ll bo und in a co ver th a t is bo th pl ea si ng a nd or ig in a l. It costs u s 30 ce nts each t o p_l a ce a copy in yo ur h a nd_s , but t o g ive it th e w idest poss ible d1 s tnbut1 on we w ill send thi s m ag n ificent m a nua l T FREE 11 12 13 14 18 16 M a da1ra , 1876, 50r v e1y fine:: ; 1880; 2or g ray , 2 Icel a nd Scott's N o.1 unu s ., N o!'. 13-14 us ed , ;i Swed en', Stock holm , S co tt's 101 102, us . fi ne , 2 P rinc e Ed,vard I ~ land . le o ra nj.?e , use d 1 ''Gambi a, 1880, ~ d an d ld , v•TYfi ne · · · 2 Neth erl 'ds, '67,50c1rnld , '72, 2g50c Ted-bl. fi ne 2 17 Cypru s, 1880. ~ d used . . . . . · "" · 18 S ierra L eo rn:•, 'liJ, Sco tt 5 v . fine, and .6, l sh . 2 rn *Guatamala. JS7H, }~ . 2, 4r. lp .. ;. . ·. · · · · ~ 20 Hamhurg, '59. 2H ec1. '61, Yz, 1, 4 1s.v101.used 21 Mex ico. e ag le, Hs64 , 1, 2, 4r fine, . · · ·_ · :: 3 22 Maurit. , A1gent.,CapeG .H.,Egypt, Lago.,catal. $4.3o 5 23 Ca nada J ubil ee le. used, .. . .. · · · · 50 24 - - - - 2c •I • • . • • • . • .50 75 - - 3c ' ' •. • •. · · • 100 26 1897. New i•sue, le green used . JOO 27 -2c mau v e " . 100 2R Sc ca rmine: : • 1 0~ 29 5 & Be ass. . 2<> 30 1870-'90. 1, 2 , 3c, tied up per JOO . 2,000 3 1 Q uebec , Ass ura nce, 50c g r een, r a r e, . . · . 1 New fo undl a nd , P r0 vision a l , l e o n 3c . . • · :~s Phi la te lic Pape1 s 1 covere d a nd un co ve r ed, . 11 31 " covered onl y-good ones, 35 C a nada Jubil ee, complet e, Xe t o ~5, used •. 32 1 50 50 16 TER MS.-Bid so mu ch per LOT. T o a ll w h o w ill send I 0 cents (in st a mps) to cover postage. T o custo mers w h o Successful b id de rs will be notifi e d M a rch bought of us direct in either '96 or '97 30th , 1898, and w ill b e ex p e cted it will be sent free without application, TO REM IT AT ON CE. before J a nua ry r 5. Don't Bid Unless You Mean Business. OUR "souvenir'' seen conaction w ill a lso be s ent w ith out ch a rge to a ll a pp lica nts s end in g ro cent s for t h e C a t· a log ue w h o w il 1 sta te w here th ey s a\\ thi s a dverti se ment. Postal Card Applications R.eceive No Attention. ':' M eans u nused , a ll oth ers used . Sta mps g u a rante e d to be a s represente d . Mo n ey refun d e d if n o t sa ti sfac to ry. S END BIDS EARLY. Address , Rudolph C. Bach, 45 1 S an g uinet St., MONT REAL, C ANADA. P. S.- My 2d Sale will be held April 30th , 1898. Parti es wish ing to dispose of coll ect10ns ot loose s ta m ps s ho ul d write fo r terms . �WE PRINT THIS MAGAZINE! J. L. HILL PRINTIN G COMPANY, Publishers, Print ers and . . Engravers. PUDLJSJ-1 E RS OP' JS A FAI R SPE CIM EN OF OUR WORK. 9-11-13 N . 12TH ST., ~~~~~~ ~ RICHMOND , VA. l'f --- AT GO TO S O PER CT DI S CO UNT. . . . . . . . . 30c c Propnetary . . . . . . . . . . . . 50c Foreign E:<change, imper/orate . VOc 0 <>Qc · Passag e Ticket . . . . . . . . . O!lc Many others same ra te. var ieties Documen t and Proprietary Reve nu es , 15 a ll issues (catalogued $2.39), 50 cen ts . Set 4 unuse d Porto Rico free . We want t,000 AGENTS to h a ndle 0 ur sta mps at 5()% commission. We g ive p r izes for a ll sales of 25c. or over . W rite for partic ula rs, enclosing 2c. s ta mp an d giving reference, and we wi ll submi t selection on approval, and a lso present yo u wit h a set of Four Unused Porto Rico Stamps Free. 'l'ne lV!ichigan Stamp G0.175 sernen I l , __ ~ l .. . I shall be glad to submit t& yo u (on recei p tofsatisfactmyreferences) my Approval aooks wh ich are a pleasure to look over, and 5 a tisfactory to purchas e lrom. Ve ry trul y yours, ~ ~ R. HAlUILTO~; , ~ r ~~Box 10: .... . _,_v- MA~1.,::~~ .... • • Kl~ONDIKE" Packet is be~t v alue for :>~ our money in m a rket to-day. Con ta ins 50 variet i es in fine condition, o f U. S. Docum. Rev packets now on ha nd conta in 2c. Pl ay i11 g Ca rd s , t'roprie1ary and Certificate, both colors . Ot her btarnl'.!s as good . . Price , $ t . o0 postfree. Mon ey ack 1f you wan t r t. H. C, CROWELL, So2 Mohawk Buildin g, Pe nce, Catal og ued 35 ce nts, and 2 5 Va rieties Ca na dian Postage Stamps, in clud ing l e. ruse, and 5c. Beaver J85!J issue; a lso 1868 issue, Canada Ju b il ee le., 2c., 3c. a nd 5c., som e unused: Can adian 2c. a nd 5c. reg istered, a lso high valu es of present issue and new i ss u e ~ ' 1, 2 a nd 3c. , etc., 3 old iss ues Newfound land , New Brunsw ick a ll un · u sed; e ntir e envelope and Newsba nd , a firs t issue Can adian Postcar d cat. a t lOc., and new iss ue unused. This grand offer Only 5 0 Cents t he L ot, Av. Dtlit,Mich. Reader: A C a nada 3 Postage paid in %c . stamps. Ge t my New Price· Li st-i t 's a dandy-F REE . ~~vvv vvv"'""1 ~ wen, hardly What 1• Never?• ever has such a Genuine Bargain been offered before ! 5c · Playi ng Card s . . I DIRECTORIES. Or_d ers by Mail Receive o u r Prompt Attention . FI NE COPIES OF FINE REVENUES gc: VA., N. C" AND GEORG I A CLE VE LAN D , OHIO . W E BUY S TAMPS A. F. WICKS, 372 Horton St., London, Ont. BRITISH; WEST + IN DIES Any current iss ues, unused, supplied cheap. St. Vi ncent at face va lue \l\f RJTE ME FOR PR I CES , IT W ILL PAY YOU! .. .. W. C. PRO UDFOOT, P. 0. Box II. KinQ s town, St. Vincent, Br. West Indies. STILL THEY fJOllIE Scores of let1ers and nost·ca1ds a re being received every d ay asl.:mg for m y New Price-Lis t. It is a cta11dy ! anrl con tain s th e fin est lin e of Packets, etc .• bnth in CANADIAN REVE NUES and For eig n eve r offered cul lectors, a nd at prices to sui t e verybody . Special Off er: ~~ var!~t 1 es C~ n . Rev.~n u es , ~g~: A 5c. Cann d1:a.nJ11bilee stamp with every nrder . Aodr: A.H. W I C KS , 372Horton St .. London,Ont. And old Collections fo r Cash. What can you offer us? STANDAINCORPORATED. RD STAMP 4 N<CBOLSON PLACE, Co. ST. LOUIS, MO. Our r ead e r s wi ll confe r a favor by mentionin g The Virginia Philate lis t wh e n Writing to o ur adve rtise rs . P HILATR LI ST Ou r r e ad e r $ w ill confe r a ravor by m e nti oning Th e Virginia Ph il ateli s t when w ritin g to ou1· adve rti sers. ( � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 7 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistMar1898 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4065/VAPhilatelistFeb1898.pdf 3dd0ebe8018cf26448964513b886cb91 PDF Text Text ���������������������������� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 6 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistFeb1898 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4064/VAPhilatelistJan1898.pdf 8548882acf460b8c05454bbfc54e580d PDF Text Text / T:t1E VIQGINIA .J~ Pt11t'ATELIST t ~~~ AMQNTtllY ~AGA11NI". DrY!?TrDT!?Tn['. ~~'@. . ~~ INTEJU'. ST5 or Dnll/\H'. LY IN VIR.C.INIA ~~"'\;J~ �l SELLING OFF! SELLING OFF! Great Bargains in British Guiana and West Indian Postage Stamps! All Stamps Advertised are GUARANTEED GENUINE ORIGINALS, in . PERFECT and GOOD CONDITION. I . B R ITISH GUI AN A 1800- 4 cents orange (us ed ) . . . " - - 8. cents green - -.12 cents blue - -.Pa ir of 4 cent s on envelope 1851-:- J cent magen ta . - - 4 cents blue . 1856- 1 cent red . -. -. 4 cents mar;e nta 1862..:.... 1 cent pink . - -'-(!) 2 cents yellow - -(2) 2 cents yellow 1 - - -(8) 2 cents yellow - -(1) 4 cents blue - - (2) 4 cents blue - -(3) 4 cen t• blue 1853- 1 cent red - - 4 cents bl ue . 1860- 1 cent pink or red . - - 1 cent brown • - - 1 cent black - - 2 cents o ran ge l e. o n le . official of 1863, per 10 1876, 10 . l e. on 4c. 10 . 1876, le. OD 6c. 1876, 10 . 2c.on Sc. 10. 187l!, 2c.on 2c. 10 le. on 48c. rose of . . 1863, 10 . 2c. on 96c. bistre of. 1876 le. on 96c. (new) of . 1876, " 10 . I O. le. on 48c. officia I of I876, 1876, 4. 2c. on l2c. 1876, " 10. 2c. OD 12c. 1876, . each : 2c. o n 24c. 1863, per 10 • 2c. on 24c. 1876, 10 . 2c. on 24c. ..... .. ' .. .. ... . . 5190 65 80 400 20 25 480 I 20 20 15 00 00 00 ()() 00 00 00 ()() 00 00 10 ()() 25 ()() ,25 00 30 00 40 ()() 4 50 3 25 4 00 5 ()() 5 3 7 10 4 3 2 l 4 7 2 3 25 25 00 75 ()() 00 25 75 00 25 00 50 25 00 17 50 2 50 A NTI GUA . 1863-ld. lil ac rose - ·- -6d. green . . s 1 00 .. 50 DAR.D A DOS. (Blue Paper. ) 1852-td. green . - -ld . blue . - -4d. ro d .. 1 25 1 liO 2 50 (White Paper. ) - .- fd . g reen -.Jd . blue . - -4d.red . .. .. 1 25 50 8 II() .. (W a termark? Star. ) 1871-73-J;d. g reen, - - - - ld . b lue • - - -3d. claret - - - -4d. red . - - - 6d. vermillion Id. on r ight half of 5/- pink I d . on left hal f of Ii/· pink 8 00 12 1 50 4 00 1 25 40 00 5000 N EV IS . (Grayish Paper.) 1861-ld . rose Ja ke - -6d . lilac gray . . . 4 00 7 ()() .. .. (Watermark , Crown C ·C.) 1879- ld. violet . - - 2t d. brown 1 II() 5 00 (Water mark, Crown CA.) 1882- 83- t d. green, per 10 . - - - Id violet 10 . - - 2t d . brown . ' - - - 4d . blue . - - -6d . green 2 50 10 00 3 25 s 00 17 50 .. .. .. .. Order Early and Secure t h es e G-enuine B argains ! Remit by P. 0 . O rde r, Draft, or A merican Gold Coi n . Stamps acce pted for small amounts only. O rders under $1.00 declined. $ 10.00 and over, post free and registered. I Desired with Collectors and Dealers. Wanted t? Purchase for ~as~ , S elections o f F oreign Stamps on Sheets or Pa~kets, fro m So uth •nd Central Amenca , Europe, Asia, Afnca, Canada . United Stat es Mexico AustrallR, Englis h, , French, Dutch, Spani s h and .Po~tug u ~se Colonies. Wanted Especially; United States Postag-:. Envelopes, Reven ues, Penod 1cals , Departments, Columblans (le. t o S:I), Special Delivery, Canada J nb!lee, etc, Addres s all comm unications to . -1 S7=tMVEL W. C7=tRTER; WHOL!J:S ALE AND RETAI L STAMP DEALER, IOI Regent Street, GEORGHTQWN, BRITISH GUIANA. 1 �THE Vl~GIN IA PHICATELIST VOL. I. RICHMOND, V A., JANUARY , 1898 . No. 5. FRANKLIN L. KERNS. fir st induced him to b eg in coll ectin g . Earl y in hi s philatelic ca r ee r be had t h e unu s u al goo d fortune t o purchase for a S a New Yea r 's G reeti ng Lo THE trifie a n ex c eption a ll y fin e abandoned V11w1NIA PnrLATELIC AssocrAcoll e c t ion of r a r e old s tamps, and this 'l'ION, we pr ese nt a n e x cellent windfall has m a d e hi s coll ection o n e of h a lf- to ne of Mr. F rn nklin L. Lh e m os t attractive in th e State , thou g h K e rr.s, t h e Presicle n t thereof. hi·s numb e r of va ri e ti es do es not much Born in Geo rgetow n, P:.t. , Ap ril 28, 1856, e xc ee d 4,000. His coll ect ion of South J\ir. K e rn s is now in his forty-second yea r, A m eric an ttnd Mexican sta mps i ~ e xbut an :.tcL ive life di stin g ui s h ed b y unceedin g ly fin e. Of th e U. S. ad h esives failing d evot ion t.o his m a n y duti es ·h as a nd revenues h e can n ot yet robb e d bi s ind ee d boas t , but hi s co u n t e n a n c e of i Ls g r eat est prid e is his youthful e xpression o r magnific e nt acc um ustole n from his h ea rt th a t ge niality which so lat ion of ConfederaLes. Of th ese eve ry concei vdi st in c tly c hanwte ri z es hi s assoc iat ion a bl e variety of the gene ral iss ues adorns hi s with hi s m t~ny friend s . well - a rran ge d pages, Mr. K erns at a n ea rl y a nd in a ddi t io n h e p osage m oved Lo Virg ini a , ;111d on startin g o ut in sesses so m e fin e locals, li fe h e c hose prin t in g a lso many phila te lic as hi s vocat io n. Hi s curios, which r eco unt pr ese nt ex h a u st ive in silent e loq u e n ce t h e knowl edge of the bu s ihard s hip s of t h at ness is a n ev id e nc e o [ sto rm y p eriod . A m on g th e a ss iduity with hi s ad h es ives are two which h e acqui red th e whi c h a r e oclcli ties. FRANKLIN L. KERNS. m as t er y of its va ri o us _I Th ey are si milar to t h e branches. In 1874 h e '-=- -======-- -----"0:.' 1861-62 TEN CENT de' b ecame assoc ia ted w it h t h e Ricl, mond Christian Advocate, a nd hi s p os it io n now o n Lhat pape r is one o r greltt res pon s ibility In his offic ia l ca pacity o f secreta ry a nd t r e:tsure r of th e Ros ebuds, Mr. K e rn s is probab ly o ne of t h e m ost w id e ly kn own ofV irg ini ttns. 'l'h ese offices e n ta il mu c h fo r e ig n CO L'l'espo nd e n ce, an d it was th e att r active ness o f t h e man y bea utiful st.n, mps Llrnt [rank ed hi s clrt il y m ~til that nom in aLio n , but in color are brown. Be in g o n the or ig inal cove r a nd hav in g bee n prese n Led by the o ri g in a l h o lde r , a pe rson a.I fri e nd, t h e ir ge nuin eness is in co n testab le . .M r. K e rns was one of the fo und e rs of TrrE VIRGINIA PnrLATELIS'l', but fi ndin g it im poss ibl e to d e voLe mu ch o f hi s val u ab le t im e t o t h e ne w e nterpr ise , h e volun ta ril y ,V- it hclr ew fr o m the partners hi p. F . S., JR. �78 'l'lIE VIRGINIA PHILATELIS'l'. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE VIRGIN I A P H ILATELIC ASSOCIATION. PUDLlSI-IED :MONTH LY DY THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUBLISHING Co. , O ffice, 13 N . Eleventh St., AUG. DIET Z, EDITOR. 900 W. Cl ay St., Stat ion A, R ichmond, Va . FRANKLIN STEARNS, ]R., Business Manager; P. 0. Box 6, Ri c hmond, Va. SUBS CR.IPTIONS. United States, Ca nada a nd Mex ico, per year, 30c. All other Countries in the U. P. U., per year, 10c. ADVERTISING. S PA C E . 1 Mo. One Inch, . Two Inche s, . Half-Column, . One Column, . . One Page, .• • 3 Mos. 6 Mos. $ .50. . $ 1.25. . $ 2.25 • . 90 . 2.2.5. 4.00. 1.50. 4 00. 7.UO . 2.75 . . 7.00 . . 12.50 .• 5.00 . . 12.50 .• 22.50 . • 1 Year. . s 4.00 7.00 12.50 22 .50 40.00 Copy s hould rea ch us by th e 15th of the preceding month to ins ure in sertion. To c hange s tandin g ads, copy m ust be in by the 20th. W e will exchange one o r two copies with phila· telic publica tions . A uthori zed Agent for Canada : ]No . ED WARDS, 58 Ri vard St., Bo x 379, Montreal. E ntered a t the Post Office at Richmond, Va., for trans miss io n throug h the mails a t S ec ond~cl as s strnctive, purely phil atelic m atte r, calc nl a ted to a id in th e in te lli ge nt purs ui t of philately ; ancl, by offe rin g s u c h induc em e nts as will place it w i t hin t h e r each of each a nd eve ry a dh e rent of Philate li a. Cognizant of t h ese fac ts , t h e ma,n age m e nt of THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST, in order to exte nd its sp h er e of usef uln ess, h as decided to offe r thi s m agaz in e for one year, with e ith er T he P e1'fo1·ato1', 1'1te New York Pltilcttelist, 1'1te H ome W01·7cer, or Tlte Oalifo1'nia S tamp , at t he actual subscr ipti on price o f on e. (See rates o n insid e back cover.) N ew departm e n ts conduci ve to th e progress of phil ately will be ad d ed durin g th e yea r, as well a,s ge ne r a l improvem e nts mad e, as circumstances may r eq uir e. Ge ne rous co nte m poraries h ave ap pli ed to Olli' public at ion the f'l attering distinction of b e ing " tlte handsomest stamp nwgazine in 1Vort1t Americct. " It sh a ll ·be our a im in 1898 to m e rit t hi s a nd t h e add ition a l tit le fo r our m rLgaz in e of b ein g " tlte best. " To t his end we solici t t h e co-ope ration of our fr ie nd s a nd p at ron s , wi s h i nz for them, on e a nd a ll, A HAPPY AND PROSPERO US NEW Y EAR ! rates , Sept., 1897 . R I CHMOND, VA., JANUARY , 1 898. The Outlook for 1898. An exceed in gly e nc o u ragin g aspect, from a phil ate li c p oin t of v iew, gree ts the advent of the ne w yea r. Advices fr om th e lead in g stamp ce nters tell of in c r eased act iv i ty a m on g collectors as well as dealers : t hu s the seaso n bids fai r to becom e th e best e xper ie nc ed in m a ny years. The mission ass ig n ed t h e p hil ate li c press is to stimula te and foster t his e nthusiasm for our m ost fas cin at in g scie nce, b y p rese ntin g w ell-selected , in- T HE m a nage m ent of THE Vn w rNIA PHILATELIST will estee m i t a favo r to be in formed of a ny fraud ul e nt transa.ct io ns of fo re ig n d eale rs. It is proposed to k eep t hi s publi catio n clear- as far as possi ble- of a d ve r tise m e n ts of parti es of d oubtful r epute. Sn c h information, substantiated b y proofs, will p lace t h e offe nd e r on t h e Blac k L ist and ClHtse the advertise m e nt to be r e m oved . Cla im s p lace d with our manag e m e n t will, if practica ble, a nd if th e a m ount justifies th e act io n, be prosec u ted t hrou "' h t h e prope r legal channels, or repo 1~ts obta in ed from our co untry's consu ls ab road . �THE VIRGIN IA PHIL ATELIST. WE ca nn ot refr[tin from expressing ourselves on a subject which came und e1· our observ[ttion last mo n th . Amo ng our exc ha nges we found a publi cation co nta inin g a n exact reproduct ion of [l, n engrav ing carried in ou r own m[tgazi ne, d esigned a nd eng rav ed exp ressly fo r Trr E VIRGINIA PmLA'l'ELIS'l' . " 'e th ought it unn ecessa ry to protec t ou r c u ts by copyr igh t, [t nd hav e no obj ecti ons [tt all to th eir bein g reproduced, but when it co mes to dupli catin g th e cu ts and tlten crwefnlly w tting away om· imprint, in a mi n attempt at hidin g th e act, why, t he case savors very much of plag ia ri s m. Wh at a pity our sec ret ma r k was not kn own. A stroke o f th e grarnr would have d est royed a ll identi ty. W E have rece ntly h ea rd a number of co mpl a in ts fr om coll ecto rs who h ave had valu able sta mps removed from enve lopes ad d ressed to t hem whil e in transit through the mails. Several days ago a Ri chm ond coll ecto r received :i number of letters from N ewfo undland, fr:wk ed wi t h t he late sur ch aro-ed stamps. Nea1·ly eve ry one had b~e n to rn off-seve ral being deliberately mutilated when th e vandals found they could no t be " p eeled off." l s there no red ress for t his? ANO'l'H En phil<ito-historical a r ticle on the S_ta mps of Alsace-Lor raine appears in t hi s numb er from th e p en of t he [l, Uthor of " '!.' he Coup cl ' Etat" and "Th e Nat ur[tl His to ry of Stamps," Mr. Frank lin Stea rn s, Jr. JUDGING from all reports, th e Ge rma ns h:ive es tablish ed th emselves permane ntly at Kiao -tschou, in Chin a; a n~, as. it is not Hohenzo ll ern p oli cy to rel1n qu1 sh territory once acq uired, we may expect, in t h e near fut ure nn acld i Lion al se ri es of surcharged German Colon ials. 79 Tirn atte n tion of th e memb ers of t h e Virginin Phil ateli c Associ at ion is direc ted to t he announcement of the Sales l'! I anager, Mr. John P aalzow, printed t;nde r th e Association report in t his number. This d epa rtm ent is now thoroughly prepared for ope rati on, a nd m embers a re in vited to avai l the mselves.of i ts ser vice . Th e rul es governing the t r:.nsactions are publish ed , and Mr. P aalzow requests that t h ey b e p rese r ved fo r futur e • referenc e. WE present in t hi s numb er t he fir st inst;tlment of "Postal Issues of the Co nfedera te States of America," by ·wm. D. R eed. Th e author 's researc h regarding facts and data has been a t horough on e, and we t ru st the a r tic le will hav e t he dual te ndency of instrnct ion as well as end ea rin g th ese his to ric sta mps to eve ry collecto r. Wrra T's t he m atter with No rfo lk ? Are ou r friends contemplating sending ou r Assoc iat ion a New Yea r' s greeti ng in th e shape of a batc h of appli cations for m embersh ip ? Wh at d id we hear fri end Se iber t say ? TrrE exte ns ive, syste m atical ad ver t ising of the Sta nd ard Stamp Co m pany, whi ch we no tic e in all our exc han ges, shoul d ret urn t hi s repu table concern a ri ch h a r vest duri ng t h e prese nt boom seaso n. vVE [l, t'e pl eased to note nn in creased interest in postal ca rd collecting m a nifest ing i tse lf in t.hi s co untry . Our fri ends on th e ot h er side of t he pond have paid m ore attention to thi s less ex pens ive branch of philately. BLA.CK LIST. J . W. Crawford , proprieto r Crawford 's Antiqu ar ia n Book-Store a nd d ealer in postage sta mps. 702 Ma in street, L y n chburg , Va. �80 THE VIRGINIA PHILA'I'ELIST. Five Types of the N. F Surcharges. Th e Socie t y for t h e Suppress ion of Speculative Stamps . p opularly known as the S.S. S. S., h as bee n e n tir ely reorganized. Th e su bsc rip t i0n -fee has been redu ce d to 2s. Gel . (60 ce n ts) pe r annum, a nd the Special Commi ttee of t h e Philatelic Society , London, h as b ee n e n t ru ste d with the work of co nsid e rin g all unn ecessa ry and spec ul a ti ve iss u es. A c ircul ar h as bee n publish ed unde r date of Nove m\J e r, 1897, in which th e Canada Jubil ee set, Newfoundland Cabot iss ue, New So u t h Wal es Hospita l sta mps, Victor ia, Hospital s tamps , L ee ward I sla nd s "Centenary," Mauritius (propose d Jubil ee issu e), U ru g u ay "Paz" iss ue, and th e a nnoun ced "comm emorat i ve" Briti sh So uth Afr ica n s t amps , nre co nd e mn ed as specu lat i ve, an d in publishin g th e a bove op ini o n, th e S. S. S. S. reco mm e nds coll ec tors to re fu se to purch as e t h em. Th e obj ect io ns to t h e Oly mpian Games stamps, prev iously publish ed by t h e Society, no longe r apply , as t hi s se ri es h as becom e a p erman e n t iss ue. A New Set of U. S. Commemorative Stamps! A se ri es of postage sta mps in comm e m ora tio n of th e Tran s-Mississ ippi Expos iti on to be held at Omah a next summ er will be iss ued by th e P ost-Office Departm e nt. 'l' h e d es ig ns a nd colo rs h ave not ye t be e n d ete rmin ed , but t h e d e nomi nat io ns wi ll be 1 ce n t, 5 cent, 10 ce n t, and $1. T he iss ue of th e p resent se ri es of sta m ps wil l rwt be s uspe nd ed, as was the case with t h e Columbi a n desig ns, but t h e ne w ser ies w ill be fur n ished on d em a nd. - .New Yoi·k Pape?'. n N a lette r ju st rece iv ed fr om a prom: in en t sta mp colle cto r of St. J o hn s, NewJ'o uncllancl , · we were furni sh ed ~,- so me ve ry in te rest ing in l'orma t ion rega rdin g t h ese sur c h a rged One Ce nt o n 3c. m:i.u ve, of the 1890-'95 issue of New· fou ncll an cl; two types of which we re c hrnni clecl in our Dece mbe r numb e r. 'l' he tol<Ll iss ue of t he sur clrnrges is a littl e ove r 39,000. E<tch s heet of fifty contain s t hree va ri et ies o f type. Of T ype f. th e re we re printed a bout 31,000; of 'I'y pe lf., 6,400, a nd o f T y pe JIL. o nl y 1,600. 'I'h e cle rk super in tend in g the s ut" c ha rg in g was not :iware o [ a v:i.ri e ty of ty pes until hi s at te n t io n was call ed to the fact by our co rres pond en t. Besides these three now well-known types, there are two additional vai·ieties, which bid fa ir to rank with t h e "Post-offi ce " Maur itiuses (?) : O ne is a r al s urcharge , of which th e re were but JO p rinted ; t h e oth e r is a double sui·clwrge, blaelc and i·ed, of whi c h t h e re we re only 85 or 40 pri ate.cl. B re' r Chapm a n, of The Pe1f orato1", bids !'air to becom e a seco nd Darwin. For som e t im e h e h ~t~ bee n :i,dve rti s in g-, amon g t h e stamps of hi s famou s " Qu intet Packet, " o ne as fo ll o ws: " Co ngo , 1896, 15 ce nt im es u1fonlcey c limbin g a t ree ). " In hi s Dece mbe r Peifomtor that mo nk ey h as go ne th ro ug h a ll t h e stages of co nt inuou s d evelopm e nt a nd " s urv i val of t h e fitt est," an d is now advertised as "Man climbin g a tree ." As it is t h e sam e sta mp, the same "climber," :wd th e same t ree, h e re's a c h a nce for ou r co nge ni al fri e nd to go clown to pos te ri ty i f h e w ill :just expla in wh e re that "l ink " is. II' h e ca nn ot, pe rh aps th ose "fe ll e rs " und e r t h e tree, wh o see m to be w:Ltc hin g eve nts ve ry close ly , saw i t drop. Co m e now, Bre 't· Chap man, te ll us ; we' ll k ee p it in t h e fam il y. l �THF- VIRGlNIA PHILA'l'ELIS'l': T h e Wa r Sta mps of Germa ny<.• FRANE:LIN ST EATINS, JH. ·~~(I TH t h e e xception of th e s tamps I,/~ of Lh e So uthern Co nfede r acy, !-!! n o postal e missi o n s urpasses in hi sto ri c in te r est or is more s u ggest i ve of impo rt a nt political a. nd mili t:u·y eve n ts tha.n th e so-c all e d "Alsace a nd Lorrain e" :tn mps iss u ed by th e Ge rm a n authoriti es for u se in th ose pa.r ts of France oc cupi e d by t h e m durin g t h e Franco-P r u ssia n w a r of 1870-71, which te rmin ated , at Seda n , the·ca ree r ol' Loui s Napo leo n, wh ose e arly life and m e teo ri c a n cl a mbitious prog ress fr o m t h e prison of Ham to the Im p e r i al Palace wasclesc ri be d in the a rti c les o n th e s h o r t - liv e cl sta mps o ( th e Nap oleo ni c R e public , p ubli s h ed in Lh c Novembe r a n cl D e ce rn b e r numbe rs of 'l'n E V1no1i-;1A PnrLA'!'ELI ST und e r t h e titl e , "Tile Cou11 cl' JJ:t at of D ecember 2 , 1851." H o we ve r in te r estin g and a b so rbin g t h e eve n ts which led to th is special e mi ss io n of stamps by o n e gove rnm e nt fo r u se in th e te rri to ry th e n b elo nging to a. not h e r, a preced e n t I b e li e ve ns yet un fo ll o wecl, lack o f s pace prec lncl es eve n :1 s li g h t d eg ree o ( prolixity a nd L mu st be bri e f, but b e for e d esc ribin g t h e causes o f th e w a r a nd th e war i t.se lf, it wo uld be w ell, a s a k ey t o th e co mpl ete and unp aral le ll ed suc cess of t h e G e rm an a rm s and diplom acy, to g i ve so m e s h o r t acco un t of th e t hree m e n wh o fi g ur ed most con- 81 s picuou s ly in this .li'is toric a n cl, to Fra n ce , fat;d wa r ; who dir ecte d all th e ruov e m e nts-poli t ic a l, diplomatic, and military-and whose ste rlin g q u a liti es stood forth in e ffu lge nt contra.s t wi t h Lh e t h e 11' d eca.yecl cha r acte r o f Napo leon Ill, d eb:rn c h ecl by th e e xcess es of his prol1i ga te cvurt and urge d to prec ipitat ion by th ecl eeply r ooted Ge rman-hate r, th e Em-· press Euge ni e . First, in rank, W<LS \Villi am L. Kin g o f Pruss ia and, la.Le r, Empe ro r of Ger m any .. H e w as the seco nd son o f Fred e ri c k \V illi a m If, Kin g of Prn ss i<L, an<.I Lo ui sa, a p rin cess of M ec kle nbur g- -St r e li t ;1,, and wa s born in. Be rlin , March 22, 1797 ,' Lh e nam e give n him b e in g · \ V il h e lm Fri e cl , rich Ludwi g. At ~ an early a ge h e e n ~ t e r ecl th e a rmy and ,f&; too k p a r t in the ·~ lat e r Nap o leo ni c wars. At t h e age of tw e n ty -on e h e was mad e a ma.j o rg e n e r a l, a nd on Jun e 11, 1829, was m a rri ed to Augu sta, of Sax e -l'Ve imar . At th e t im e of th e r e ,·o lu tion of 18-l8 h e wa s t h e best ha ted man in Ge rmany , t h e p eo ple b eli e ving him to b e a vehement supporte r o f a n abso luti st and r eact iona ry poli cy . So in te nse w a.s t hi s hatred t ha t i t w ftS co n s ide r ed n ecessa ry fo r him Lo leave t h e Kin gdo m, a nd o n t h e King' s so en t re atin g him h e w e n t to En g land, wh e r e h e form ed m a n y in t ima te p e 1·sonal r e la.t io ns with promin e n t m e n o f that coun t ry . R et urnin g from t his e xil e, whi ch W<ts of s h o rt duration, h e took active part in military ope rati o ns a nd hi s ad vanc e m e nt was rnpid, b e in g finally m ade �'l'Rfi: vma IN TA l'it!id-marsh a l in 185<±. 011 v cLo be r 7, 1808 he ass um ed the rege ncy, th e King, ·his bJoth e r, h avi ng bee n t1ttacked wi t h dis ease of th e brain, and o n the latte r' s d ea th without heirs, o n Janu a ry 2, 1861, William succeeded to the throne. Th e brilli an t achieve m e nts or hi s army in th e Austr ian wa r, which l!l' C W o u t of the Sch lesw ig- - H olste in q uest ion, or r nt h e r which was used as :1 pre text fo r Austrian ex pul sion by Bismarck, h :1d th e effect of changing t11 c po pul a1· opini o n of the Kin g , co nvin c in g t he peopl e that hi s aims ha.cl not bee n so unwi se, and th e ir hatred was t urn ed intn ve nera tio n, exalting .him th e rea ft er to a pos iti on in th e ir h ea rts pate rnal r:1the t· than r egal, so th at, on th e o u tbreak of th e Fran co-Pruss ia n war, ::Lil Germany ralli ed around hi s sta nd ard . Willi am was proclaim ed e mperor of United Germany durin g the se ige of Pari s. J a n ua r y 1, l Sil, :ctt hi s h eadq ua rters in the p a lace o f Ve rsailles, an d th erea ft e r th e affairs o f the Empire were almost e nt irely plac ed in the h a nds of Bismarck. The first Ge rman Empero r, who in hi s youth was cot·diall y and intensely h ated by all the Ge rm a n p eopl e, di ed Dece mb er 3, 1888, reve red ·by a ll as a fath er; loved as on e o f the found ers o f th e first natfon of E urope ; worshipped as the b enefac to r of hi s peopl e. Infe ri o r in inte l'lect to B is m a rck, h e possessed great insight into human c h a racte r a nd w o rth , and on e of th e gr eates t prai ses that ca n be accorded him is hi s ea rl y recogn it ion of th e gen iu s of two of th e greatest m en o[ m ode rn Europe, Bi s marck a nd Mo! tke , a n:l the implicit trn st h e co n sta n t ly placed in t h ei r abi li t ies and loyalty. His d a ily life was characteriz ed by manlin ess a nd a bsolu te upt·i ght ness, an d like a ll g reat m en, by perfect simplicity. He w as succeed ed on th e thron e by his son, Frederick ·wrniam, the "Unser F ritz " of the soldi ers , the idol of the a, PHlL ,\'l' li: Ll R'l'. Pr 1..-;., ia.n <L L'm y , who lived o nl y a fe w month s, leavin g th e impe ri a l th ro ll e in th e possess io n o r th e prese n t yo u t hful Em peror. N ext in L':ink, but first ill wo r t h , is Prince VOil Bism;.1 rck-Sc h6 nhau se n, t il e m a n ol' "Blood and Iro n ." Bo rn at Sc ho n liausen A p ri 1 1, 18 15. a nd cd u c:-Ltecl at Gott-in ge n, Berliu , and G rc il'swald, h e firs t c hose th e army as hi s profess io n in life, but suc h mental capac ity as his q ui c kl y soa red <LboY e the limi ts o f the rest ri cted mili t:1ry fi eld, and in 18'17 h e en te red po li tical Ii Fe, becoming s u ccessively m e mbe r o f the Ge ne rn l Di e t, embrissado r to Au st ri <L, Ru ss ia, and France, a nd in 1862JMi ni sterof t he King 's House a nd Fore ig n Affa irs in Prnss i;1 H e was crea te d a Co unt in 1865 . and in 1871 , lrn vin g ac hi eved the g re;1tes t aim nf' hi s lil'e, th e corona t io n of hi s Kin g as 1•: 111pernr of U ni ted Germ;iny, he bec;Lme Chancell o r cf t h e Empil'e, which of-lice h e r etain ed until 1890, retir in g in t hat y ear on ac cou nt of the no nco in c id e nce of hi s views w it h t hose of Vl illi a m IL Nev er h as t h e world seen a greate r ex ampl e of t h e intell ectual g i;rnt or'' m o re complete re vo lu t ion of public op ini o n . No m a n was more unpop ul a 1" none m or e lu1t ed t h an h e in hi s e<i rl ier career. His every a im, hi s eve 1·y po li cy was \' iolentl y and stubbo rnl y opposed . His eve ry ac tion te nded but to intensify t h e 11ntagonism :ct nd co nd e mnat ion of hi s peop le. Hi s every act c ri t ic isecl, hi s eve ry motiv e scrutinized by t he Ge rm an people, h e was un derstood by \Jut two an d-th e irs was a n i mp li c it co nfid ence . His King-, w·illiam I, was o ne- t h e ot h er, 1\foltke. T ogeth er in perfect harmony d id th ese three s hape fo r good t h e d est in y o f th e T e u to ni c ra.ce. T o this t ri o, A ust ri a in t h e Confederation was a t h orn in th e Germ a ni c s id e . The ch ief a im s of Bism arc k' s active life were- First. 'l'o ej ect Aust ria from the Ge rm a n Con fed eration, clea rly fore- �THE VUW ! NI A PHILA'l'ELIST. scei ng Lh at, (, ho ug h esL rnnge m e n t wou ld ne cessa ril y a nd im m ediate ly fo ll ow , H wo uld b e o nl y temporary, a nd ere n t ua lly s he mu st b eco me U11i ted Ge 1·m any 's perm :111 e n t a ll y-n oL o nl y to e.iect h e r, but to re le"'ate h e r Lo :1 posit ion in t h e East, t h at s h e mi g h t ne,·e 1· r et urn to co n test hi s be lo ve d Pru ss ia's lead e rship of th e Ge rm a n St:Ltcs. His se co nd g reat a im , hi s g reatest, hi s cl ear ly c he rish ed aim, was to firmly bind a ll Ge rm a ny in lastin g po li t ical uni ty u nde1· t he le ncl e rs h i p o f Prnss i:t, b es towin g upon t lrnt kin gdo m t. h e royal prerog:tt ive as un cu r ta il cd as c ir c um sta nces wo uld allow, \\'hi c h co ndi tio n co uld nev e r h ave ex isted in a u ni ty in c ludin g the no n - Ge rm an sy m pat hi sing Aust ri a ns, who would hav e ev e r fou g h t for s u prem · acy in t h e co nfed e r at io n . fn th e li g ht of history we know how wC' ll Bis m:Lrck :LCt;Omplish ecl hi s d esires, so we ll in d ee d , t h at from be in g th e b est hated man in a ll t h e Fathe rl a nd , h e is now b eloved by eve ry Ge rm :tn-h o no r ed by th e world :LS t h e g ran d es t , most tOW· ~ rin g st:Ltes m tLn o r t h e nge ; t h e prese r ver )f E u rnpea n peac e, thoug h assu red by war ; th e amalg:una tc r of a grn.nd C hrist ia n emp ire, the foremost in Europe, w hi ch h e h as phLced on t h e u pward ro ad to pe rf ec tion. Hellmuth K a rl Be rnhart vo n Moltk e, one of th e m ost re marlrnbl e m e n of th e nin et.ec nth ce ntury, w as born at P:u·c him . M eckle n bu rg , October 26, 1800. H e at one ti m e se r ved in t he Dan i ~ h army, but at a n early d:Lte e ntered that of Prnss ia aml stead il y rose in hi s p 1·0l'l'. s ion, be in g in 1859, a.ft e r ac hi ev in g promot. io n afte r p romotion , appoi n ted c hi ef of th e St:df o f t, he C rown P1· in c e Frederick. A lthoug h l'lloltke was eve r labor io us in t h e acq uisition of a ll knowledge p e rta inin g to mi li t a ry af· fairs, it is a notic e:tbl e fact that his achieveme n ts did not beg in to att rac t t h e eye of t h e world u nt il he was old in 83 year s, b e in g s ix ty-five be fore the w o rld r ecog ni zed it had <tnoth e r Napo leo n. Eve r slow, ca u t ious , a nd ca re ful in form · in g his pla ns, follo win g s tric t ly his favor · ite maxim, .Erst wrl ,qen, clann wagen 1 fir st weig h, th e n ventur e) , bi s e xecution was bold- a lm ost r ec.k less. A lways cttlm, qu iet, :tnd s il e nt, grnve a nd stern. noth· in.g seem ed to di st urb his equ ilibrium, a nd even in the mid st of battle , at the mom e nts of the g r ea t es t cr is is in the greMest war, hesat u pon hi s great black horse and calml y surveyed , telescope in hand, as if h e we re bu t a st:ii.ue, the mo ve m e nts a nd co ndu ct of hi s troops . L ik e most great m en hi s habits of life we re extre m ely simple, a nd pa rti cul:t rly fr ee from all ostentation. H e was a n expe r t at ch ess and whist, the latte r of whi c h g:,mes h e rnrely miss ed playing afte r dinn e r, e Ye n wh e n at th e seat of \\ra. r. One of the m ost i:-1·oli fic wr iters of hi s day, with a sty le that is g raphic and ht · con ic, h e would lrn ve ga in ed di stin ct io n as ttn author had not hi s military s uccesses a lm ost e n t ire ly ecl ipsed hi s lite· rnry ab iliti es 'l'his dua l comb in at io n uf tal e nts s uggests a mark e d compnrisou to Ca•sa r, but with tt difl'e re nce- Ca'sar wrote o f him se lf- Moltk e, of oth e rs a nd t h eir wor k s . On h is d eath , Apr il 24, 189 1, h e le ft be hind a nam e tlrnt will eve r b e a sy no· nym of a ll t h at eons ti t u t es t h e id eal comm:tndPr- th e pe rfect m:w, be lov ed by c iv ili a ns , wo rs hi pped by his s old ie 1·s , who reve re11 t ly ca ll ed him t h eir " Fath e r l\Io l tk e. " 'l'o these three m e n, t he grandest tri o of the a ge, wo rkin g toge t he r in th e pe rfect h armo n y of mutual co n fid e n ce a nd estee m, w e r e due the complete s ucc ess of Ge rm an a rm s, th e bri lli ant t rium ph of Ge rm an d iplomacy , a nd the gra nd consoli datio n of th e Ge rman States, which I wi:l now e ndeavor to reco unt. [ To be Continued.] �84 'J_'BE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST . Stanley Gibbons' Monthly Jounwl for Octobe r, which arr ived too late for r ev iew in ou r Dece mber numb e r, co ntains b es id es its gen ernl sterling philate li c' m atte r, an a rti cle o n "Th e Coc h i nchin~L Curiositi es of Mr. Cari o n, " co n t inu ed from Volum e VIL Th e auth or briefiy rev iews t h e cnse, quotin g the res u!Ls of t h e in vesL igat io ns by th e Socii'te FrM1raise de Timl!i·ologie, ob ta i necl upo n th e hi g h est o nici a l a,uthor ity, as follows: "Th e state m en Ls mad e by t h e postmtLsters (of the two places in Coch inchin e) httcl re ference Lo stamps not bearin g th e sur c h a rge d ' Coc hinchin e,' " 1L11cl that "the offic e in Uoch in c hin e has neve r s ur ch a rged an y U npn icl L e tter Stamps wiLh t he na m e of that co lony. " Th e attac k on th e Sa n Fran c isco d ealer is ver y seYer e. An a rLi cle on " Th e Su rc harge ' Y± ' of Cu ba," al so appears in t hi s numb e r. Vario us exp l:urnti o ns o r th e m ea nin g o f thi s surc h a rge lrnve b ee n p u t, forwa rd in t h e past, but this a rticl e see ms , in a ll prnbab ili ty, to g ive th e co rr ecL on e, name ly: Y ± tra nsla te e! , m ea. ns "and t." a n add it ion of ± real , not to t he va lu e o f t he st:Lmp upon wh ich th e s ur c h a rge was impressed, b u t Lo t he o rd in a ry rate of pos tage. In its Nov emb e t· numb er, ju st to h and , the edito r of th e J oiwnal r eco rd s "A N ice LiLLle Fi nd" m ade rece ntly . A nea rl y e n t ire sh ee t (less two sta mps) of t h e one shilli ng t ri an g ul a r emcntlcl .qreen C>Lpe of Good H ope ha s t urn ed u p, and is in th e possess ion of a fri e nd of Lh e editor. Co ns id e rin g t h at th e total number of sh eets o f t h e e m e ra ld g ree n s upplied t h e Colo ny in 1863 was 158, we rath er thi n k this "find" a good thing to have in Lh e family. "Old Sol," i . e., Tile P erforator, for Dece rn ber, came to h:l11d prom pt ly (n eve r did ot h erwi se), and B r 'e r Glrnpm a n h as been exc eedin gly kind to ti s. 'rh:111ks , :1w ful! y . B r' ers Chapman a nd Ch apso n. ·w e feit so inlfat-b eg p:u do n ! cl:Lted-whil e reading th e " sto ri es of o ur bea utiful yo un g lives," t h at in o ur exc item e nt we kick ed ove r o ur buck et of ink , tlw reby for e Ye r a nd ete rn :tll y clisfig tll'in g t h e co un te nan ce o ( Ab ra ham Lin coln on a d oze n o r m o re e ntir e sheets ol' 18G9 90 c ents, o. g ., we h a d !:Lying arou nd in o ur /:Jinc tmn, Sctnctum , San l'torimn. \\' e h:we o rd e r ed · 2,000 cop ies o f thi s numb e r which we s h a ll fram e in g il t ttnd se nd them to all th e rulin g h eads of this a nd the oth er wo rlcl- a ncl we h: we fram ed 13re' rs C hapman in o ur h ear ts-im pe rfo ra te. 1'lte Omaha Philatelist fo r Dece mb e r , fr o m N e braslrn, is ad voca ting W estc 1·i1 secess ion . Be calm, ye o r th e East, 'ti s o nl y philatelic sec essio n fr o m th e P. S. of A. 'li he id ea se em s to Jrnv e st ru ck <L res ponsi ve cho rd in th e h ea rts of collecto rs w es t o f Lh e Miss iss ip pi. ·w e wo ul d r eg re t see in g t hi s stro ng o rgan izat ion di vided, bu t if it b e to th e inter es t of t he 'Neste rn m e mbers, wh y , we, as a ne uLr a l pow Pr, say , g rind your to m a h a wk and put o n your pa in t; but if mat te rs ca n be amic:Lbly a dju sted by rLrb itrn,tion o r " a ny o th e r old way," do it, r em e mb e rin g " in U ni o n t h e re 's- " we ll, a lot o[ th in gs . As we we re r e ferees in the late unpl easantness betwe en Pres ide nt Paul Kr(i ge r and H er B ri ttanie Maj es ty , re t h e Jam eso n R a id , as well as stake-ho ld e rs in t h e J ap:u1C hina m atc h , we wo uld be pl en.s ecl to te nd er o ur se r vices in this case for soa ncl-so much pe r serve, 1'he Rocky Mountriin S tamp for Nove mb er, appea rs fo r the fir st tim e fr om i ts new h om e, Jew Oxford, P a., u nde r �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. t h e man age m e nt o f th e ph e nom e nal t 1·iun e edito r, .l. F. Dod ge, <Lnd is up to t he hi g h St<w chLrd of iLs p red e cesso r<, full o f s p icy i te m s p h il:Lte lic. and t h e u s u:tl n0tes fr o m stamp centers. In h is Canadian Kates" Wa.ld o " still h a rps on th e Ca.nadian Jub il ees; F. C. Hammond co ntribu tes a n a.rti c le o n " Co nfed e rn te States Sta mps," wh ic h " we d own So u t h. , w ill read w ith speci :d in te res t. 'J.'h e re is Loo li tt le :Ltte nti on paill th ese so uve n irs o f a h isto r ic period. 'l'h e re :Ll'e bu t fe w nu·i et ies, cump:Lrntive ly spea k ing-, an<l, by th e w a.y, they ar e one o f th e ve ry best inv es tm e nts. 1'/ie J!inne 1Vo1·1cm', w ith i ts c h :tpte 1· JV. o f "A l{um:L n;e o f Phil :Lte ly,•· by "13. L . .l .," put in its :1ppe:Lrance for DPce mb e 1·. Grego r y is s u re ly h aving a tim e o f it. 'l'h e seco nd insta lm e n t of "Postalic Hi s to ry o f t h e N :Ltive Indi a n State Char ldi :ui" appea rs , and will be co ntinu ed. 'l'h e J :L nu a ry numb e r will beg in \ "o lum e \'. Our co ng rn t uhLti ons, ll l r. F e nto n . 'l'he Phi l:Lte lic P 1·e:s R evi e ws o f th is magazin e a re a fin e fe;tture '!'his d e par t m e nt is co nducted by Mi ss :Swift, with :t commendab le fe arl ess imp:L l'tial i L,V. _f, c 1'imbropltifo Ga11lois (Frnn ce) for Octob e r, ill usL rnt es th e new 2 bolh«Lres s tamp o f Bulivi:L, th e seL o f T o nga. a nd th e 2~ a nna Z<tnzibar s ur c h a rg ed . L e 1'. G. is a philate lo-hnm oro us p ubli cati o n, co mbinin g , h app il y , Fun with "Fi l:Ltely." 'l':Lik abo u t yo ur " F il:Lteli c Fi ctio n," but T!t e .llerrtlcl JJJ.ccltrtnge Lops th e c lim ax in i ls Dece mb e r numbe r, and we " bit," oh, h ow we did bite! 13ut we e nj oye d IL hu g-c ly - imm c nsc ly ! 1lerr 1'ausig.d11s w m· gut gemadtt. D onner wetter.1 \'Ve kn o w t h e read e rs of 1'/i,e H, E. h ove e njoy ed " Co u n Le 1·Fe i le rs Brnugh t to J ustice . " 85 Th e Nov embe r numb e r of 1'lte Eastm·n Philatelist, styled "Holid ay Numb e r," is as good as its t itl e, if good thin gs a re sy nomin ous with holid ays. 'J.' he lead in g a r t ic le on "Som e Ge rm:rn Ca nc e ll:Lti o ns," b y Gordon C. Corbaley, is but anoth e r evi d e nc e of t he a nth or 's thorough famil iarity with th e subjects o n whic h h e writes . Hobart C l ~Hk contributes " H ow Lo Improv e a Co ll e ction o f P ostage Sta mps ," an a1·tic le eve ry old -t im e r will e n.i oy . Jt is in str uctiv e, e nco urag ing , a nd, w it hal, fit for <t h olicl:Ly numbe r. L oui s G. Qnacke nbush writes o n "Philate lic Adve 1·ti s ing- "; and the seco nd in stalm e nt of "A F e w Expe ri e nc es of a 3t:Lmp D ea le r A broad," by Franklin E . Smith, was es pecially e nj oy ed by us, n a rrnti ng, as it d oes, the e xpe ri e n c es of a j o urn ey a lo ng a route we h~tv e foll owed ourse lves som e yea rs ago, in t he "Y:Lte rl a. nd " Apropos, w e would lik e to as k Mr. Sm it h, while in Frnnkfurt-o n-th e-l\la in , was h e so e n grnsse d in "skLmps" as to neg- lect c ross in g t h e old l\lain b r id ge a. nd sa mplin g th e f:t m ous "Apfel1cPi11 " o f S a c h se nhau se n °-at le ast , h e di d not m e n Li o n th e fact . " Prosit .1 " No. 2 of Th e Oalifo1'1iia otainp has put in its appea ranc e. •· i\lon aco a nd I ts Stamps," by ·w e bste r, is th e lefiding ~trti c l e , and t hou g h b r ie f, is quite inte res ting. 'J.'h is s m a ll es t ind epe nd e n t cou n Lry in t h e world, wi Lh &n a rea. of a.bout s ix sq uare mil es and 12,000 popul:tt io n, iss ued its fir s t se t of sta mp s in 1885. Th e a uthor adv ises coll e cto rs to secure the compl ete s e Ls, obt<t in abl e at s mall cost at prese nt, fo r th e re are on ly fiv e s tamps, fo ui· ad hes iv es and o ne e nve lope, catalogu e i ng above o ne d ollar. 'l'h e f"ol iow in g pages of No. 2 a r e of just s uc h mat te r as Lowe and McDo nn e ll ca n pre pare, a nd w e predict s u ccess for Th e C. &. �86 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELTS'r. Filatelic F acts an cl F allacies (Sellsc h opp, Sa n Francisco ,) for N ove mb er is brimful o f in te r estin g m at ter. Karl Ludwi g wri tes on "A Seri ous Dange r t o Philateli a ," in which h e trac es th e e ffe ct of ne w sta mps- es peci ally of specula ti ve emmissions- o n SlLl,mp-collec t in g in g ener[],J. H e sta tes ve ry t r uly , th a t new sl'ts o f especi a ll y beaut iful sta.mps from far a way co untri es h a ve a te nd ency to a rouse new enthus ias m in t he beginn er, and a c t as a r ec r u itin g age ncy to our rank s . Th e d a ng e l' li es, says K. L., 'not in th e new iss ue, bu t in t he findin g out th a t it was not created for ge nuin e p os tal r eq uirem em s, but simpl y to fl eece the unwary a nd untuto red b eginn e r. iUr. K . L. asserts t ha t all t h e soc ieti es in th e wo rld co mbin ed ca nn ot preve nt such iss ues, but tlte.1J can make tltem a failure. A nd if o ne of th ese iss ues p roves a failure, ot hers contempl at, in g a lik e e xperim en t will m ost likely :Lbandon t.h e idea . A sch e m e to fos te r p hil ately has b een co ncoc te d by th e leadin g Sa n Fra nci sco dealers, by which t h ey will furni sh N ew to n Broth ers 250,000 s tamps irrnti s, to be di st,ributed with t he ir crum s ac com pa ni ed by t h e ad v e l'ti se;;, e nt~ o f th e do nors. H ow 's th at fo r ·w es te rn g rit ? 'l' he late H en ry G re mm el 's Post-QUice a ppea l's fo r rov em ber, with Cra wfol'd Ca pen as editor. W e wi sh t hi s well- a nd fa vo ra bl y kn own p ubli ca t ion :tco nt inu ati o n of s uccess und er the uew-b u t a bl e -m a nage ment. 'rh e wee kl y E ?·ct co m es to h a nd prom ptly, full of prim e q ua li ty o f philaLeli c m a tte r. In its Pl'ess R eview f1at te rin g m e nt io n is m a d e o f th e a rtic le in o ur Decem ber numb er o n t h e Be rge d orf Locals by our pop ul ar Sal es Ma nager, Mr. P a>tlzow. "Th e R ecrud esce nc e o [ Philateli c Li te ra ture , " by "Vcritas, " beg un in Tlte N ew Y 01·k Pltilatelist fo r No vcmb e l', with so m e promi se of m eri t , h as t urn ed o ut to b e n o t.bin g bu t a tirad e of abu se , oi less bene fit to philately t han th e "philateli c fic t io n of ~t we ll-kn o wn So u t hern paper, " se lected th e es p eci a l ta rge t o f t his rud e :Ut:tc k. ' .\fhil e w e h 1Lve our own vi e ws as to th e " use " of ficti o n in sta mp p ubli ca ti o ns, we ve nture t h e Ll,SSerti on t h at it has d o ne m o r e to ward recruitin g th e rnn ks o[ p hil at ely th a n a ll t h e ''l earn ed" essays o f "Ve l'itas " put togeth er. 'rhi s e ffu s io n, ii' r ead at a ll by a tru e s ta mp coll ecto r, will create a l'celing of di sg ust at t h e ex te it to whi c h t he auth or h as p ermi tted him se lf tn drift into this little-reli s h ed st rain. Happ ily it is con cluded a nd will m a k e t·oo m for matter of real phil a telic valu e in thi s ne:tt publica t io n. 7'/te L one S tar S tate P!tilritelist fo r No ve m bcr has a n in te res ting arti c le by "F. P . , " e ntitl ed "Hi s tori c :d a nd Postal Statistics Abo u t th e N e w H e brid es." Th e N ew H e brid es ar c a ne utral gro up of Isl a nd s und e r En g li sh :i nd Fl'ench sove reig nty in th e Pacifi c Ocean. 'l'h e New H e brid es Co mpany, fo und ed in 1887, fonv a rds m :Lil m :1tte r a nd h:ts iss ued s ta mps fo 1· t hi s se r vice, co nsi stin g of 1 pe nn y , lil ac a nd blac k, and 2 p ence, brown and blu e. Th ey a re prin te d o n t wo colo rs o f h eavy vellum p a pe r ; surro undin g rt v ie w of t h e c ity· of P o rt V il<t, H. I., is a lo ng scroll bearin g t h e in sc ripti o n, " Aust ral as ia nN ew H ebrid es Co mpany , Limi te d"; a bov e and belo w th e wo1·Lls "Por t Vil a , " and th e le t te rs o f va lu e. Mr . Bradl ey r elates hi s "Impress ions b y th e W ay " o f hi s Nas h v ill e trip, w hich h e see m s to h :t ve e nj oyed ; a nd A. D. Sc h oc h co ntri b u te s a n ar ray o f "Facts fo r Phila t,elic L ea rn ers. " A l tog eth er a good num be r . �'I'HE vrnGJNJA PB.lLATELlS'I. 1'1tc I nte1'Tuttional Stmnp for N ovcm b cr, co ntltins scve rnl exc ell ent a rLicl es. Co rba.ly co ntributes Lh e co n ti n uaLi on of hi s "The 1801 Iss ue," in which h e c hronicl es th e st:tmps of August 14, 1861 (NaLional l3a nk NoLc Co mpany print)- Prcmieres G1·a'l: m ·es - ·as fo ll ows : Ou ve ry Lhin, britLl e, wove paper; pcrfornt ccl 12; l e ., incli g~ ; 2c., brown-red; 5c. , brnwu ; lOc., dark ye ll ow·grnc n; 12c., grny-blac k; 24c., viol et; 30c., rcdurnnge; !lOc., dull-blu e. A well-wr itten :uticle by E. R Aldrich, o n "P ru ss ia n EnYc lop es," and anoth c 1· by L. 'I'ownscnd H. ec kard, "An ent Co un te rfe its," coupl ed wi t h cr isp edi to ri:tl s, numerou s adve r t iscm enLs, and neat pr in ting, go towa nl making an Al publicati o n. Editor Dodge's fin e publi cat. ion, J'!t c Oolnmbian Pkilatcl'ist fo r November . conta in s, among Lhe ge neral rnn of sLerlin g m :tttc r, an article by "'!'h e Ohio Observer," fr om which w e re produc e an extract, in te 1·esLin g to coll ec lo rs ge nenilly. pn r ticu larly Lo Lhose havin g co rr espond e nce abro:Ld. IL gives the approxim ate time of mail tra.nsit from New York to impo r ta nt places of (.h e wo rld , as foll o ws : Amste t·d:Lm, JO clays 6 ho urs ; Bah amas, 3 days 15 ho urs ; Barbacloes, 14 days 3 ho urs; Berlin . 10 d[tys 2 hours; Bermuda, 2 d ays 20 h o urs; Bremen, 9 clays 16 h o urs ; Bri sb:t nc (via ' Fri sco) , 35 days; B1· iLish Columbi a , S chys; B rn sscls, 10 clays ; Cairn, 25 days 11 h ours; C:tlc utt<L. 40 d:ty s 11 ho urs; Cape '!'o wn , 28 cl ays 11 h o urs ; Co ngo, 52 clays; Co ns Ln,nL in opl e, 14 clays. W e have r ece ived a P ri c e-Li st of U ni ted St:ites and for eig n st<i mps from C. E. IIuss m:tn, St. L o ui s, Mo. 'I'h e prices, from a c urso ry g lan ce, seem 0. K. 81 The fo ll owing p hila tel ic p ubVi cft tion s hav e <tlso bee n rece ived: 1'he Pltilcttelic Messenger, 3t. Steph en, l\ . B., for Nov ember ; 1'1ze .Internati()1ia.l Philatelist for Novembe r, St. Jose ph, :Mo. ; T!te P!tilatelic Advocate for Deccmbe 1', fr om Berlin, Onta ri o : Th e Stampman fo r December, fr om Pueblo, Col.; T!te Stamp R eporter fo r No,·ember, from Onta ri o, Canacl:L; Th e B oston Stamp B ook l'o r November; Philatelic Mo nthly mul 1Vo1·lcl fo r D cce m b c r ; Scott Stamp Co mpan y's January, l S!lS, Pri ce List; 'l'lt e E vm·gr een State Ph ilatelist for D ece mb er, from Th e Dn,l! es, Ore. 1'1te Ontm·io Philatelic Directory (second edi t ion), compiled <tnd publi sh ed b y R. G. \Vi dcl icombe. St. Catharin es, Ont., Ca n. Price, 15 cents. Neat, and comple te. 1'1te Stamp Collector's llct11 clbook, by Chas. VV. Egan and Cliffo rd W. Ki ssinge r, R e:tcling, Pa A Le xico n of T e rms n, nd Practical Hin ts to Philateli sts. 'l' his 1mbli m1tio n is to b e hi ghl y r ecomm end ed to all classes of st:w1p co ilcctors. \Ve IHL\'e rcce ivell t h e P ostal Ca·l'li R_ep orte1', published by ,\, L ohm eye r, 022 no r t h Gilm o r street, Baltim o re , Mel. I t is a n ecessity fo r a ll card coll ectors. \Ye h av e r eceiv ed from l\ir. Rud olph C. Bach , o r Montr ea l, Canada, a sample packet of hi s mix ell sta mps. Th e sam p le se nt is well worth t h e pric e a skecl15 ce nts. H e <tlso fav o red us wi Lh cop ies of th e new C;tn <id ian 2c . and Ge , forwhi c h we te nd er him our thanks. ''Uh ~" groa.ned Mr. L a nd s n1 a,n, on hi s fir st se<i t rip, as h e lcrin ed over t h e mil in a v:Lin e ffort to t urn him se lf ins ide out. " Th e re goes my' Inte ri or D cp:Lrtme n t ! '" - R ocky Mou ntain Strtmp. �ss 'l'H E VIRGINI A PH I L AT E LIST. (,Q ~MU N IC.2\T/Qry,s -.., · ~-~/.::::.-· New York Correspondence. By LE NNOD. US I NESS sh ow s :1 ma r k ed in c !'e::i.se si nee t h e a p pear a n ce of 5 t h Catalog ne. Th e d e m and fo r fo r e ig n st, ill co n t inu es, a nd the m ajo ri ty {) [ deale !'s find i t imposs ibl e to k eep stocks o f sta. m ps p r ice d tLt 15 cents a nd u p wa r ds . 'rh e re is a lso a la rge cl m a n cl fo r B ri Lis h East A fT ica sLn m ps, inc l u cl i ng a ll s ur ch a r ges. In ca. nce llecl co nd it io n es p eciall y cl es ined . U n used B l'i t ish A fri ca n Colo ni es, a nd, in facL, a ll B ri t is h Colon ies that h ave n ot as yet a d opted t h e D e l a Ru e d es io-n a r e be in g p ur -c h asecl in large q u an~i t l es <tt from 15 to 20 pe r ce n t . ove r fac e. rr 11 ese latte r ·l> ta mps c::i, n st ill be p u rc h as ed at t h e post-omces of t h e respect i ve co un t ri es . cr h e d is h on es ty of so m e offic ia ls co n u ected w it h t h e post o ffi ces l1 as led m any to pul' c h ase t h e ir sta m ps from d eale r·s, fi nd in o- in th e e ncl t h a t it i s ~u ch c h eape r~ an d b et te r spec im e n s jJ I'OCU !' flbl e. 'l'h e wr ite r, seve r a1 yea rs ilgo , h ad a n occasio n to se nd fiv e cloll a l's to Tobago for so m e s ta m ps. 'N h e n the tamps w e re r ece iv ed ove r two clolla!'s ' :wort,h we re m issi ng. Be ing u nab le to -o btai n any sat isfact,io n , I came lo th e con cl u s io n t h at i L was m u c h c h eap e r to 1)urchase at h om e t h a n d irect fr om t h e post-offices . · Th e a n cLio n stile h e ld at t h e Coll ecto rs ' C lu b \ Vedn esclay e ve n in g, D ece m be r 161, h , was a hu ge s u ccess in e ve !'y r es p ect. Th e sal e was co mposed o f t h e bette r cl ass of sLa m ps , tLnd 111 m a ny insta nces hi g h p ric es we l' e obtain ed . 'r h e ·most n o Lab le was $11 6 .00 fo r a $2.00 State D epa r t m e nt. M l'. C. N . Bow e n, o r Prov ide n ce , was Lh e pu r c h ase !'. A W $10.00 a nd $20.00 Stat•! D e p a r Lm en t sold fo r $56. 00 n. ncl 45. 00 r espect ive ly . In B ri Li s h Colo n ies a bea u t i fu l r.o p y o f Lh e o n e s hil li ngornn ge Ne wfo uncli a nd fo und a r ead y purc h a se r a t $89.50 ; a o n e s hil l in g sca rl e t, o f Lh e sa m e co un Lry feLc h ecl $70.00. M r. W m. A . S mi Lh, Jr. , a sLoc k bro ke r o f Lh is c iLy , w as t h e purc h ase r o f Lh e latte !' sta m p. l\Ir . H e nry A . C h ap m a n, o f H a r t fo rd , Co nn . , w as in Lo wn a few cl ay s. H e h a d hi s m ag n i fi c e n t co llectio n o f b loc k s a nd sL l'i ps w i Lh h i m , t hi s b e i ng his spec ia lty . I t is hi s e n deavo r n o w to co ll ec t sLa m ps o nl y in s h eeLs . \ Ve h ope h e s u cceed s . Th e S Lam p E x hibi t io n sc h e m e spo k e n o f in Lh ese noLes lasL m o n t h is m eet in g wi Lh a pproval o n a ll s id es. ?\Jr '.l'l'll jill io has r e c e i n~ d co mmuni cat io ns fro m several w e ll-kn o wn phil a teli sts, wh o wr ite t h at t h ey <tpprove o f h is s uggest ions tL ncl will co ope ra Le wiLh M r. 'l' rn j i lli o. Ev1·ry coll ecto r a n d d eale r s h o u ld m a k e i t hi s cl uLy Lh a t Lh e p roj ec t is s u ccessf ul. No do u bt pl e n ty o f h elp co u ld b e sec u1·ed, b u L cash is t h e m a in obj ect t h e Ex h ib iLio n d epe nd s upon. L e t u s h o p e t ha t by n e x t m o n th so m e cl e fi ni Le s teps lrn ve bee n La k c n to pu t t h e p ro pose d E xhib i Li o n o n a fi l' m b as is. Y o ur co rres po nd e n t was e xaminin g so m e c h ea p ni tecl St:LLes r;ta mps, wh e n hi s ey e spi ed :Ll e. 1n·emiere _qrctvun. 'rh c co py w as a goo d spec im e n b u t noL exL ral ig h Lly ca ncel led . Th e d Psc r ip Lio n i n t h e catalog u e is raL h e r· m ea ge r . 'l'h e e ngrnv in g o f t h e e n t i re s ta mp is mu c h p oo r er Lh a n t h e co mm o n var·ie Ly . '.rh e pe r iod a fte r U in U . S P ostage, is a lm ost cl ia m o n cl -slrn pecl in stead o f b e in g p e rfectly ro nn cl . T h e l'e a r e o Lh e r min o r d ef ects, b u t w h a t I m e nLi o ned ca n b e di sce rn ed wi t h t h e n a k ed eye . It w o uld b e a waste of t i m e a nd space to cl esc ri b e eac h de fect o r d i ffe re nce . Sco t L's 58L h Cat<tlog ue w as p ut o n �-- -- 'l'BE VlRGTN !A PHILATELIST. s;d e Nov e mb e r ~ ~th . Th e a n11 0 11n ce m e nL of it s app earnnc e h;s be e n hera ld ed t h rnu g ho 11 t th e wol"id e re tliis. At a ·Cas ua l g lan ce I noti ce t ha t no pric es ar e pu t on th e hi g h ,·,du es o r P e ri od ical stamps. F ro m a foot-n o te I learn tlrnt ·until th e d ec is io n o f the pe ndin g suit in s LiL11tecl by th e U ni ted States Govl'r nm e nt for th e co nfi sca ti o n of P e ri odical st:Lmps, we s hall be comp ell ed LO dec lin e all o rd e rs fo r t h e m . 'l'his is a. p1·etty h o w-do-you-do; w e alw:LJS thoug h t t h at th is Cat:t log ue co11 L1Li ned th e marKet pri ce o f sta mps, no t wh at the Scott Co mpany di ctat es . 'l'h e s how-case of C h . l\Iorea.n , o n Nassa u s t ree t, wa s 1.Jrnk c n open a nd an e nt.i re s hee t or O ll i' hu11 drnd :Zc. Ncwfo undl:wd (Cabot is, uc) stamps w e re sto le n . 1\o c lu e to th e id e n t ity of t he .burgl:us has a s y e t bee n di scove red. lL li'. Alb rec h t& Co. h ave re m oved to Duan e street. Th ry wi ll in th e fu t ure d evo te :t large p:L I't o f t h c i1· tim e to th e sa le and m:1n11factn1·e of so uv e nir c:uds. Tl wi r . Lamp bu s in ess will st ill be conti n ued as he rcto fo1· c. Boston Bits. B Y J30 STOl\IA N . S inc e t h e appcarnnce o r th e n ew ·Ca nadian Jc. b lack stamp, t h e re h as .b ee n a p- 1·c:L t d Pm:incl for th e ~ c . uf 1890 iss ue. Th ey a rc br in g- in g fiv e ce n ts ea<; h at th e Hub, :Lile! altho11g l1 there we 1·e t housands o r th e m s tru<;k o ff wh e n c ur·r e n t, and it is sa id t lrnt th e re arc l'll Ou p- h in 1.he cl ea. lers' s tocks to s uppl y t h e d em a nd fur y ea rs to co m e, t h e av e rnge .co ll ector c :inn ot res ist t h e temptat ion t.o l:ty a fe w cop ies :Ls icl c fo r futul' e use . At <L rece n L :iu ct ion sa :e h cl'c, he ld by t h e Co lo ni al Sta mp Compa ny. each pcl'-son p rese n t was hand ed i copy o f t. h e n e w ~c . Canada s t:imp, hin ged on a ca 1·d and p I'int ed with th e 1l' co mplim e nts, a ll of w h ic h was e nclosed in an - - - - -- - 89 on io n- s kin pape r e nn: lop e . l t was not a costly gift, btH i t mad e a good imp ress ion upo n those prese nt.. 'l'h e Ne wfou nd land Provi s io na ls h ave al'rived i n Boston and a 1·e n ow se lling fo l' 50 a nd 75 ce 11t s each, bnt t h1' re is a b eli e f that t h ese p I'i ces w ill d ro p in a fe w w ee ks, so man y co ll ecto rs :ere "holcli ng off." as i L we re ; but so m e of t.h c kn o wing ones say t h ey a rc a good th in g at th e pres e n t. pI' i<; e. H o weve r, t. im e w ill t.e ll. 'l'h e sto ck of t h e Grnnit.c Stat.c Stamp Compa ny is to be so ld :L t au ct io n in the ea rl y pal't o f Dece mb e r by t h e B. L. Drew Compan y . . ~lr. P i nk h a m, t.he man age!' , inform s u s that h e reaf te r h e will d evote hi s e n t i l"C :iI tent. io n lo hi s SL11mp publ ic:iL io n, J'lt e Eastern P ltilatel-ist . Th e local ph ila te li c societies ha vP. cle cid ccl that h e rea fte l'. each m cet i ng will in c lud e :en c nLe l' t:Linm c n t., rn th e ma nne l' of r ead i ng . papc l'S o n int e l'est in g topics in t h e stamp lin e etc. 'l'hi s mov e, which in d ee d is a n exc ell e n t one, h as b ee n agl'ced u po n with t h e ex p ectation o r arou s in g a greate r inLCI'PS L at o ur phil:ttcli c m ee ts, and e:tc h soc ie ty h as appo in ted an e nte l'ta in m e nt co mmit tee . l\l r. Georg e M. Frnm e, e x-Exchan ge Supe rin tendent of t h e N. E. P.A., h as so ld hi s stoc k · in-t.rnd e Lo th e C hase Broth e rs, o f Ha,·e rhill. Mass . l\1r. Frnm e ha s bee n :ippointccl t.o o fliciat. e as t reasure r o f t.h e Sons o f Phibt Le li a , t h c l'c fo r c t h is c li;111 [!"e. I t is c une n t tlrnL t h e B a nk of Mo ntrea l has s ucc eed ed i n co rn e rin g th e le . d e no minatio n o f t h e· N e wfound land Jubil ee stamps. 'l' hi s will und o u btedly ca use a n imm ediat e ri se i n Lh c pri ce of th e sta m p. iwcl it. is no w re po rted that. 2, 3, :wd 4c. v:Liu es are also ex hau sted ; bu t as t. h e 8 . ~ - S . S. have con el e m necl t h e co mpl ete iss u e a s w ell a s th e Jubil ee stamps o r Camtcla , we n eed h ~Lv e 11 0 fea r o f an y rapid ri ses in these "l ab els." �90 'rHE VIRGINIA PHIJ,ATELIS'r. E have received priced catalogu es of \\'olsi e ffer' s a uc t ion s;1le ol' rar e sUt m ps, h eld on N o,·embe 1· 27th , Great No r thern Hotel Clu b Roo ms, Chi c:tgo; a nd of Bogert &; Durbin Co. 's Nin e ty-third Auct ion Sale of Stamps. h eld o n Dece mber 11th, Tribune Bui ldin g, N ew York. Th e tota l amo unt rea-l ized at Lhe Wo lsi eff er sale was $ 1,!129.35; th a t of Lh e Bon-ert &; Durbin s:tl e. $ 1,11 5 85. \V e print p ri ces real ized o n so me specim ens which wi ll in te r es t our r eatl e rs: \VOLSIEFF EH'S S"\LE. Th e total amount real ized un ph il atelic literntur e includ ed in t hi s sale) was $41.05. Omi tt in g entire U.S. Envelopes, i\Ja tc h and Medicin e stitmps d is posed o f at th is sale, som e o f th e unu sed as well as used U.S. adh es ives sold as fo llows : UNU.' ED. Pro vide nce lOc , no g um , oth erwi se fin e copy (ca t . $40.00), $15.00. 1855-'UO 90c ., blu e, o. g ., pel'f. to uch d es ig n >t t ri g ht and bot to m (cat. $27 .50), $ 11. 05. OfTi c ially Seal ed " P os t Obi Lum, " no gum , $ l 30. Just ice, 24c . (s li g h t ly off ce n te r ), p;irt gum (ca t. $20.00 ), $10 00. Ju s t ice, 30c ., full g um (ca t. $25. 00), $ 11 50. USED S'l'A.llPS. 1851- ':)6, 5c., brow n, w id e marg in s on three sid es , bu t c ut to des ig n a t le ft (ca t . $13.50). $6 75. 1855-'60, 5c ., 1·ed-bro wn, ve ry ri c h colo r (cat. $7.00), $3 45. 186 1, 5c., ye ll ow, o n part cove r, sh o win g post-mark (ca t. $8. 50), $4.00. 1861, 90c ., blu e, well-c e nte red but sli g ht ly creased (c<tt. $4.00, $ 1. 55. 1867, 3c ., rose, no t exactly ce nte red, ve ry st rong g rill i ca t $8 00), $2.90. 1867, 24c., lilac, fin e (cat. $6.00) , $3 .00. 1869, 15c. , " no d iamond, " vel'y fa.ir copy (cat. $4.50), $3.05. 1869, 30c. (cat. $3.50), $ i.85. 1869, 90c., evenl y cent ered , but to rn ;1tbottom (cat. $20.00) , $8.00. BOGEJl'r & DUflBIN' S SALE. N ew York, 1845 , 5c., black, ve rLi c;Ll unse vered pair, $6 .00. Providence, l 811G, 5c. , black, unused, fin e, $3.00. E:tg le Ca rri er, o ri g in a l, fin e bloc !~ o f six, o. g. , $1.60. 1847, 5c., pai r, used, o n co ve r, $1.00. 185 1, 12c. , p;1i r on pi ec e of cove r, $2.00 . 1860, 90c. , m:trgin:LI stamp , mre , $ Ll.00. 1861, August, lOc., fine copy, rar P., $4.<!5. 1861, PerfecLly-c e n te red, magnific e nt, unu sed, o. g . copy , 5c., y ellow, diffic ult to dupli ca te at th e caL:d ogu e p ri ce ($50 00 ), sold at $2!) 00 . 1861, R e issu e, 30 c., b rown -o ran ge, unused, magnific e nt copy, a little close at ri gh t (cat. $50.00), sold :tt $23.00. 1861, B.e iss ue , \lOc ., beaut il'ul unus ed copy , ri ch colo r \c a t . $50.00), $25.25 . 1869, 1, 2 (2), 3, 10, 12, 30c., th e 1 and 30c. o ff ce nte r, '7 stamps, $ii.IO. 1869, 24c., eve nly-c e nte red, fin e copy , $3.20. 1880, 12c ., reiss ue or 1R73, bl a cki sh p u rpl e, unused, ve ry rare, off ce n ter as ge neral ru n o f th ese stamps (ca t. $50.00), $25.50. 1880, 24c., unu sed, re iss ue ol' 1873, dark vio let, li tLl e off cente r, very sca rc e (c a,t. $50.00 ), $26. 50. CONFEDEHA'l'.E STA'l'ES.-1 863, 2c ., g ree n, unu sed, o g ., finP. un se ver ed p:Lir, sca rce, $ 1. 10. FOH EIGN.- l3:trb <Ld oes, 1873, 1 sh., pink, unu sed, o. g ., very scarce, $ 1,! .75. Brnnswi c k, • 1853, 1 s ilb. g r., unu sed (cat. $ 18.00), $1.50. Cey lon , 1857, 9d., imp., li g h tly cancell ed (cat. $20.00), $ 11. 00. �TI-IE VIllGIN IA PHI LA'r ELIS'r. CANADA. -\Ve ha ve r ece ived copies of the N e w Ca nada 2c ., 5c., a nd 6c . sLa m pss:t m e d esig n as ~c. illu strn.Led in our Dece mb er numbe r. 2c . purple. 5c. blue. Ge. brnwn. l'l'e are ind e bted to Mr. A. No r to n Bu ell , B ro c kvill e, Ontario, for a vcwiet/I o f th e n ew iss ue H alf Ce n t black , illu st rn.Lecl last m o nth. Th e fr a m e is :tbout l-S6 inch small e r ve 1· t icall y , t hou g h in width it co rr espo nd s to th e first. Th e g um o n this ne w sta mp is white, a nd in gc nernl appearn n ce t h e sta mp is li g h te r, which m :ty b e clu e to t h e inkin !r o f t h e plate. '!'hi s is c lea ry a di stinct. ~a ri etv and m :1y be c hro nic led :ts T ype IL "' NEWFOUNDLAND -We ar e ind eb ted to Mr. A.G. Gibb , of S t. Johns, l'o r a s pec im en o f typ e III. of' th e s ur c h:H" ed One Ce nt o n Sc., whi ch we illu strate~ ONE CENT Type II L of the surcharge. (Another s imilar rule cancels the values at top.) In add itio n w e c hro nicl e : One Cent o n Sc . mau ve, T ype ( ?) in reel. On e Ce n t o n Sc. mauve 'l'ypc ( ") in 1-ecl and black. 91 VrcTOHIA.- 'vV e ha ve rece ived from Mr. R. E : Johns, of Victoria, and Mr. J. G . Grirlfo, o f New South Wal Ps , specim ens of th e n ew perm a 11 e n L iss ue Tht·P.e ll a lrpe nce green , h ere illu strated. RECAPITULATION . '.l'HE VrnG INIA l'mI.ATEI,IST, in its initial number, proposed tbe project of erecting a monument to t h e late HEI NRICH VON STEPHAN, founder of the Uni versa l Postal Union, and originator of th e postal card. To this end philatelis.t s everywhe re are invited to donate to the VON STEPHAN MEM ORI A L FUND One Unused Stam1i of their respective country' s issue, accompcin:ied by the autograph signa- t11re of the don or. Such donations will be credited in these colnmns ; the stamps sold at auction, and t toe proceeds, along witl1 the antographs m om;it.e d in a n album. forward ed to the proper a11thont1es for the purpose above stated .-ED. DONATIONS. A. Herbst, New York city . bloc k 4 Barbados I fa r Philip B Campbell, Va .. _ . _ . . . pair l e. d ue Th om as Burnett, Pa. _ . , . . lCc. Spec. Delivery lllorg-an Buffington, Pa.. _ . . . . • . . 5c. current Fred. W. Burt, Ohio . _ . . . _ . . . . . 2c. \.Y a r Frank A. Kiff, Pa .. le. Col., 3c. green, 2c. current H erbert Gile , Jr., lllnss . . . block of four Cuba, 81 IV. S. Ahern, Va . . . . . . . _ . _ 2c . Columbian E. E. Bower, Ill. . . . _ _ . . . _pa ir 2c. current G. E. Muller, Ill. . . __ . . _ • . pai r 2c. cu rrent Joseph H. Beattie _ . _ . _ . .. J c. Du e obsole te Wm. A. McDonnell, '76 Centennial entire e nvelope. Chas. D. Lowe , Cal. . . . _ . pair 2c . Dne curren t Harry Bannister, Va .. Newfoundland '90-% cent Lucy Gray Anderson, Va. _ . . . . . . 2c. current Frieda Meredith Dietz. Va . . . . . . . 2c. current Norma Elise Dietz, Vn. . . . . . . 2c. current Henry H a rrison Hall, Con n . . . . . 4C. Columbian Wm Hadford Hughes, England. three ld. current Fritz Will , Va. . _. _ . _ _ _ 15c. current Miss Lizzie Ware , Va. _ • _ . 2c. current Dyce Anderson, Va . . _ . . 2c. current Miss Cora Th om as , Va . _ . 2c. current Miss Hattie Thomas, Va. . 2c. current One of liany _ \V e h ave a lso r eceived t h e new permane nt l e. :tnd 2c., illu s t n1 ted above: le. r ed, 2c . or ange. Virginia Pld lrc telic P 1ib. Go .: Gentl em en,- - I plll'p o~e tftk in g tw o in ch es fo r t h rec m o n t hs. as m y fir st " a d" in your pap PI', which app ea red in t h e D ecemb e r numb e r o f 'rnE \'m GTN l A PnILA'I'J<:LIST, has p a id me e.ct1·em ely we ll. Your~ trul y, R . c. BA C' Il . 1lfu nt1·eal, Gan. �THE VIRGT N fA PHILATELIS'r. Virgin_ia Philat0\ic .Association li'RA~KLI N L. KERN S, Presid e n t. Sec'y-Tremh FRANK LI N STE~\R.KS 1 JR, Jon:--; P .AALZOW, Sales i\lanager. C. F . W. MOSER, Counte rfeit Detecter. Official Orga n : THE Vrrw 1:-<r A PHILATELI ST. meets on th e 10th of every mon th, nt 8 o"clock p. m .. at 13 :-<. Eleventl1 St., A s~ ociation Ric h mond, V irginia. R rcrnroND, YA, December JO, 1897 . F'ello w-J1Je1nbers nf the V . P . A . : I h e re with s ubmi t Lo yo u m y re port th e fourt h monthl y m eet in g ol' o ur A ssoc iat ion : i\I e rnb ers p rese n t : Mess rs. E. P. Lyons, Jr., J o h n Pa:tlzow, 0. F. Vv . J\I ose r, Aug l>i eLz, 'fhorn as Oh ri st ian, J . J. BL1n ce , i\Ia,ior .fohn F . i\I ;tye r, V\T . S. Ahe rn, an d F . Stea rn s, J r . Al so i\I ess rs. F. B. J:i co bs. I van Step h e ns, a nd J o hn T. A nd e rso n. Jr., as g u es ts. i\lajo r John F'. Maye r pres id ed in <tb-se n ce o f presid e nt, l\l r. K e l'll s. Messrs. Di etz and L yo ns , of th e const itution a l com mi tte e appo inted by t h e Secre t a. ry to draw u p a const i LUt io n a nd by -J;1ws fo r th e Assoc iatio n, repo r ted i n fa vo r of adopt in g t h e rul es of th e Sydn ey Phil <tte lic C lub of N. S . W. S:-t id rul es w e t"<? !'cad to m eee in g and e >tch c lause di sc ussed, and n ecess<1 r y co r1·ectiGns m ade. 'l'he co m mittee wus th e n i ns t ru cted to pr ep>t re consLituL iun and p t' Pse n t s::t m e at m ee t in g o r Assoc ia t io n on .fanu:t l'y IO , 1898 . The fo ll ow in g app lica n ts we l' e the n e lec t ed m e mb e rs o f t h e Assoc iat io n: l\l ess rs . F'. Boyki n .Ltcobs, J. H. Kn ot ts , a nd Dr. H e n1·y F'rne hlin g , a ll o f Ric hmond, V a. Th e fo ll ow in g appl ic::tt io n is now o n fi le : M r. J. C. Hag<t n, 718 wes t Ma in st reet . Richmond . Va., e ndorse d by lllr. F'. B. J acobs and Majo1· John F'. M<tye r . Mov ed by M r. Di e tz a nd seco nd ed by Mr. L yo ns, that no bond be r eq uir ed of -o [ t h e Sa.Jes l\Ian ::tger. l\lotion ca rri ed unanimous ly. 'l'h e t h :inks o l' I he Associat ion w e 1·e tel'1cle red i\lr. Aug. Di etz l'o r the h :111dso rn e lrnnd-pai n Le d cove 1· o n a co py of t h e De cembe r nu mb e r of 'l'nE VIH O ! l\IA PHILATEL IST, exec u ted by him l'r ee of cost fo r prese n tat io n by t he Assoc iation to Mr. Fra n z P::talzow, o ur h o no rnr y m e m b er in Bc rge d o rl', Ge rman y . B es id es :t s ui ta bl e in sc rip t io n in Ge rman, s:t icl co ve r wa s illumin :ttccl with a bea utiful painting of t h e :trm s o r Bergedorf. M r . Dietz a lso offe red to furni s h t h e Assoc i:tt ion at cost a ll :tpprnv ed b oo k s n ee d ed in its S:tles Departm e nt . O lre r acc epte d . Moved by M 1· . C hr ist i:t n a nd sPco nd ed by M r. Pa:t lzow , t h:tt t h e Asso c iat ion purchase a nnu a ll y t h e Cata log u es of Scott, Sen f, and St<wley G ib bo ns . i\lo t ion ca rri ed. 'fh e rn be in g n o furt h e 1· b u s in ess, m eet in g adjou rn ed, a n d stamp-tmcl in g was indul ged in fo r :t coup le o r hou rs. F'HANKLIN S T EAHNS, J !! , Secretnry-Treasurer V. P.A. R IC1UIOND, \'A , D ecembe1· 17, 18 .'17. 7'o the Memb ers of the V. P. A . : 'l'h e S:tl es Departm e n t of o ur Assoc iation is now I'l•ad y fo1· opemL io n. 'fh e rul f's gove rnin g the sa m e :tre p1·in ted b e low. Pl ease info rm t h e S: tl es llfa n ag e 1· ii' yo u w;t n t to b e placed u pon t h e li st to re ce ive se lectio ns, a ncl a lso sL:tte wh:tt k in d of sta m ps yo u p rel'c r to rece iv e , w het h e r U . S . 1unused o r used), Riev e nu es, Hritish Co lo ni a ls, 01· fur e i" n so t ha t those shee ts m ay be se nt ~~o~ w hi c h conta in stamps m ost in te rest ing to yo u . As o u1· Associ:tlio n is co mpos ed o J' active co ll ectors, good 1·e s u1Ls may b e ex p ected ul' sheets conta ining good stamps at r easo nabl e pr ices, and it is ea rn est ly d es ir ed that e;tc h m e m be r will pa rti c i-' �'l'Hr<; VIRGIN IA PHlL A'l'E LIS'r . p nte in Lhe use o f' th e Sales DeparLmen t by se ndin g in s h ee ts of s l<tmps and r ece ivin g se lec Lio ns. Members are requ es ted t,o co mmuni. cn. Lc wi Lh Sales :Mana ge r n ~t h e ir earli es t co nv e ni ence. J OTIN PAAI. ZOW, Snlcs l\Jnnager, 1018 Pllrk A venue. Do not soil the sh eets. u se a blotter. It is cl esirnble to kee p th e stamps of t h e United Sl ates, Heveuues, nnd B ritis h Coloni als on separ ate sh eets, as 1Lauy collectors make a special ty of them . ~ ! e mbe rs ar~ req uired to fo rward post-carrt (at sn.m e time of m ailin g ~ h ee ts to par ~y follow in g them on th e circu it1 to th e Sales Man ager. ~ Ir . JKO . PAALZow, 101 8 Park a venue Ri chm ond , Va., us foll ows: Circuit No. - . Book No. - -. Value, - l:h1\·e taken from above book, - - - Stamps. valu e. S -. a ud h ave forwarded book to-day to - - - - . RULES. Blank sh eets for the use of th e Exchange Dep!trtme ut will be furui shed by th e Supermtendeut at 15 cent s" dozen. All pl1per must be remo ved from the stamps before placing t hem on the s heets, ex cept wh en it is clesimble to show post· ma rk , etc. Cata logue n11 mbers, notes or description of any stam p m ay be written in th e sp11ce provid ed for th e st amp a tlC! 11ot on the edges or th e sh eet. The net price of eac h stamp mus t be p lainl y m ar ked in t he space provided below th e s ta11:ps. It ts no t 11 ecessn ry th a t a ll spaces sh0nl d be lili ed. All s tumps must be securel y pl aced 011 the sh ee ts with hi11 ges. Stamp:- mus t not overla p f~'im~n ot h er nor sha ll the pri ce be covered by .l\IcmlJers hav in g s heets ready for c irc ulnli ou s hould se nd them , prepaid, to the Su perintend e nt, w h o w ill ma ke th em into book a nd place th em in c irculati on with as litlle delay as possible. It is advisable for each member to send 11t least th ree sheets at one time. A c ircuit sha ll consist of e ight members. 'l'he l ast on the list sha ll re tu rn to th e Su peri ntend ent, who will c i1eck those sold and start on anot h er ci rcuit. T hi s w ill conti11ne as long as the re appears a re11sonable chan ce o f d isposi11g or n11 y of the sto mps remain ing on th e sheets. Enc h me mber on receivi ng- nn ex clrnnge lot shnll s lamp or plt1 in 1y write, in ink, his 11 ame in all spuces lrom which he remo ves stam1Js ; he shall torwnrd to th e Superinte nd en t n sttitement of the va lue of stamps re1no ved from en.c h book in th e lot 11nd state elate of receipt and or fo rwa rd in g to n ext in the circuit. He shall a lso write 1mm e, d a te. a ncl amount. on the accou nt sheet at the bac k or euc h boo k. Sh ould blank s paces be fo und unaccoun ted fo r i t is the m em ber's d uty to noti fy tbe one preceding him and adjnst the matte r with him . Failure lo do this will r e11 cler the last member w eceding acco untable fo r th e amount. !embe rs will be ullowecl to keep lots three clays; ii' kepL longer th nu three days a fi ne of ten cents IL clay will be imposed . 'J'bis rul e will b e rig id ly en fo rced. . In rorw>Lrding lot s prepay m e11 t must be mad e m a ll caseH. E xc h au~e l ots will be sen t to a ll m embers re questing th em until the Superintend en t is notifierl to ce!Lse sendin g th em. All m e mbe rs are at li bbert)• to pl ace stamps in exch a nge wh ether t hey rece ive lots or not. Stateme nts of accoun t wi ll be rendered mon thly a nd must he settled within ten cla\'S. Settlem en t will be m ade w ith own ers at the ea rli est possi bl e date therea fter . the Snperin tendent deductin g tO per cen t commi ssion. Th e fnct of n member having sheets in circulation does not exempt bim from paying for stamps removed from s heets, when statement is rendered . Due credit will be g iven ancl se ttl em ent made when bi s sh eets have completed a circuit. Date, - - -, 180-. (Signed) - - - - -. Commemorative Issues. 0 we a re Lo hav e anot h er co mm e m orali ve iss ue, t hi s on th e ~ occas io n o r th e 'rrnn s-Miss iss ippi Expos1t1o n, to be h eld this y ear at Omaha, Nebrns kn,, at w hi c h , by t h e way , it is hoped t h e re will be a c red i tab le p hil ate li c exhib it io n, a nd will b e, if t h e prese nt cfl'ot'Ls of t hose m ost in Le rested am to be co nside red in a ny se nse. a n indi cation. W e a.re fa r fro m d ec ry in g th ese special e mi ssions- in fact, we h e;trtil y advocate t h em, i f i sued i n th e prnpe t· sp iri t of e nli g h tm e nt a nd fr ee fr om t h e pe rni c io us ul tra-spec ul n,t ivc feat ures Lha,t so s ig na ll y and trnnscen cl c n t ly c h arac teri;,,ed t h e r ece n t Ca nadi a n Jubil ees. New iss u es of stamps, espec ial ly i f bea,utiful in des ig n, are o ft e n t,h e m e:t ns of re-rtwa k eni ng in t h e r an ks of philately that wanin g e nt,Jrn s i<tsm w hich so fre q ue n lly ove r takes e \' e n a few of its m ost ard ent d evotees, (, h ere by in stillin g into th e ir h ea r t.s new love fo r t h e t in y bi t.s , new in te r est, ne w e ne rgy, in s uring th e per pe Lu<tLton o f o u1· m ost fasci nat in g a nd , to Lh e t ru e phi 1<1te l is t, m ost insl rn c ti ve o f m e n Lal cl i ve rs io ns. F u r Lh erm ol'C, Gov e rn m en L d es igne rs sh ould a lw ays grnsp t h e t r ue spil'i t. of th e eom m e moni t,i o n, as wa s so <Lp Lly d o ne w iLh ou r Colum b ia n se ri es a nd th e rece n t Ne wfoun dla nd Cabot issu e, th e form er d epictin g wit hou t e xcept ion hi s- " �94 'rH F; v rn.GIN IA P HILAT E LIS'r. tori c tLi sce nes reca llin g th e g r and d iscove ry. t he b t te r (w it h t h e e xce ptio n o f th e o ne c e 1~t d eno min a.t io o, o n w hi c h ap pea red t h e e tfi gy o f t h e E ng li sh Q uee n) p rese n t in g por Lrni ts and hi s to ri· c :tl sce nes a ssoc i:tted w i t h t h e d isco \·e ry o f t h e Tsb nd , a nd a c tu a l and a ll ego ri cal des ig ns re p rese n t in g t h e eesou rces a n d a ttrnct io ns o f t h e Colo ny. [ n v iew o f' t h ese des irnd r es ul ts o f a p rope rl y -e mi tted se ri es o f co m m e mo ra t i ve sta m ps, we wo ul d s uggest to A m e rica n p hi la.tcli s Ls t ha.t t ilf',)' urge t h e im· por ta ncc of a. se ri es fo r t he prnposed ne w iss ue t h a t will be be:wt ifu l and i11 st rn ct ive in d es ig n , act u a l o r a llego ri c;il, a nd th a t w i II no t lJ e iss uecl w ith a ny o f t h e d isg ust i11 g ly l~c tty sp ec ul a t i ve fea tu res t h a t lrnv e led p hilat eli sts eve ry w h e rt> t.o so u na nim o usly d e no un ce s u c h sta m ps a s Ca nad a re cen tl y i mposed upo n t h e phil a telic wo rld . As Lo t h e va ri o us d es ig ns, we h er ew i Lh p rese n L o ur s ugges t io ns, a nd t rn st t h a t o ur v:tr io us phil ateli c assoc ia ti o ns will urge th e impo t·ta nce o f so m e s uc h i nst ru c t ive illu s t ra t io ns : F irst, let t h e re not be ig no 1·ed t h e h onored ca llin g of agr ic ul t ur e , t h e b ulwa rk o f a nat ion' s g r ea t ness , t h e l:is t in g r eso ur ce of t h e W est, bu t le t us h ave i n g ree n o n t h e fi rst d e no min at ion a v iew o f a \Veste rn pas t ur e g raz ed by a h e rd o f a no ted b reed. On t h e two-ce nt s tam p , w h at m o r e be fi tt in g d es ig n, in copper-l'ed , t h:tn a p or t r a it o f th e Am eri ca n In d ia n , t h e e rstwh il e nom ad of t h e W es tern p la in s - not t h e fa n ci fu l d e p ic t io n of t h e "pe nn y " wa r r io1', but t h e po r trn.it o f a no ted c hi e f, t h a t t h e re m ight be h and ed d ow n to p h ila t eli c poster ity a fa it h fu l rep r ese ntat io n of o ur a bori g in a l fat ed to a not fa r di sta nt exti nct io n. 'r h e thr ee -cent sta m p mi ght w ell d ep ic t in somb re hu e the mi nes of t h e rnck y W es t, w h ose w ea lt h fir st m :i.d e fo r th e wo rld ro11d s ov er t he t!' a c kless pl:Lin s a n d in c iden t:t ll y o pe ned to c iv ili zat io n :tn e m p ire y et unkn o wn. Let t h e fi ve-ce n t d e no mina t io n, whi c h mu st be blu e, recall t lrnt soc ia l co nd iti o n not kn o wn else w h ere in th e wo rl d a nd now fa ted tu fo rm lXLr t o f t he hi sto ri c past- scenes fr om t h e life o r th e A m eri ca n co wboy, w ho wa s t he skirmi s h lin e u r a d V:LllCin g c iv ili zat io n. S ur ely hi s m e m o ry is wo r t hy of p e r pe t u:tt io n, l'o r it wa s hi s rec kl ess bravery th <Lt bo r e fo r }'ea rs t h e sh oc k o f b :tr baric co n ta c t a nd s hi e lded so fai t h full y t h e vang u<t rcl o f less e nd urin g e nli g h te nm e n t. 'rh e te n- ce n t skL m p mi g h t well se r ve to illu st rn te o ne o f t h e m:1ny valmtb le ·w es te rn reso ur ces , t h e lumbe r in te rests o r t h e N Or t h , t he \'aSt w heat fi e lds o f t h e pla in s, o r t h e frui t c ul t ure o l' t h o Pac ifi c Co& st, no r mi g h t t h e re be ov erlook ed t h e sal mo n indu st ry of t h e far No r t h wes t ; b u t wh<tte ve r des ig n is selected , le t it be att ra c t ive in app earn n ce . No m o re fi tt in g illu stra t io n co uld a pp ea r o n t h e on e do llar d e nomin at io n t h a n a. n a ll egor ic<LI re prese n ta t io n in g old o r t lrnt "\Ves t wa rd , Ho I " p eri od o f A m e ri ca n d eve lop m e n t, w he n, w it h hi s ca n vas-co ve red "pra iri e-sc hoo ne r, " loaded wi t h fa mil y a n d be loicg in gs , t h e e mi g ra n t le ft hi s Easte rn h o m e to seek di scom fo r t a nd t h e " A lm ig h ty Doll a r. " Th ese d es ig ns see m to us e mi ne n t ly app rop ri a te - ce r ta inl y t h ey wo ul d b e bea u t iful a nd in s t ru ct ive an d a ptly co mm e m o rat i ve of t hose h is to l'l c feat ur es of t h e ea rl y d evelo p m e n t of o ur vas t w es te r n te rri to ry , wh ose p r ese n t reso ur ces w ill b e so am p ly l'e p r ese n ted at t h e co min g expos it io n. l\1ay t h e a u t h or it ies at Was hi ngto n iss u e an eq u all y o r m ore in t e res tin g a nd i nst rn ctive seri es . F . S., J n. Stam p collecti ng wi t h o u t a st[t m p p ape r is like sa ilin g w ith o u t a co mp ass. See o ur o ff e r- top ad , inside co ve r pagetwo lead i ng m on t hli es at the p1·ice of on e. �'l' H E YIRG IN IA PHIL AT E LIST. Postal Issues of the Confederate States of America. BY \\"M . D. l!b:ED. F'ii·st P a7ier -The Lithogn1phed 8tamp8. HE :Lo i·}· of Lh e g rcaL st ru gg le ol' t he South ern Co nf'edPr:Lcy h as n o w passed in to hi sto ry. As l<' rce m :rn says: "Hi.sto ry is past p oli t ics n. nd poliLi cs :L re pr ese n t hi sto ry ." 'l'o t he philateli st, ho weve r, hi sto ry is to ld by past pos t:tl iss ues, and sta mps a 1·c prese n t hi sto ry . In common with many Am erican phil ate li s ts, l fir s t st u d ied t h e h isto ry of Lh e Co nf'edc m cy in t h e Civ il ·war by bcco min·!!: n.cq u:1inted with i ts postal iss ues. 'l' hi s st ud y a nd my sub. equ e n t research as a n e nLhusias tic coll ec tor o f t.h e Co nfcd c rnte s ta mps is m y o nl y excuse for t h is :tl'ticl e. 'fh e firs I; Con fedc:rntc Co ng ress, assembl ed a.t l\Io n tgo m cry, A la ba m:1, F e bruary, 1861, at o nce e n Lc red i11 tu nego tiat io ns wi t h a Ne w Yo rk bank note co mpany fo r t h e s u pply of :ill sta mps, bonds, and b;rn k notes fo r th e new go ve rnm e.nt. 'l'h c fir st bombn.rdin g gu n d irec Led o n F ort Sumte r p 1·ec ip iLate ly s lrn tte red t h e co mm e rcial t ra nsac ti o ns of the N ew York co mpa ny with the Co n fed erncy . a nd the co m imny's r cprese n Lative hurri ed back to t h e No r t h ern m et ropoli s. U ltim n.tc ly, t h e Co n fed era te Gove rnm en t, by a co n t ract wi th l\lr. J oel \\' bi te, o f New Y o rk , rece ived a la rge s u pply of paper a nd en velopes ac ross the Co nfe d c rnte Jin es i n K en t u c ky . 'Thi s s upply of p ape r was tak en to R ichm·ond wh en t h e scat o f gove rnm en t was re mo ve d t h i t h cr, upon M<ty 20, 18G l , a nd was u sed in the m a nufact ure of a ll t he Ji t hogrnp h ed stamps a nd so m e of Lh e en graved · st<imps. 'rhe ink was sec ured in t h e Nort h, <ind was smu gg led ove r t h e lin es at Bal t im or e. 95 L ate r on , blockad e runn ers s kirt ed t h e coast un t il <t ch a n ce ope nin g p ermi tted a n un ob. e rv ed landing in a So uLh e rn po r t. O ne o f' t h e b loc k a d e runn ers was ca ptured by a Nort h ~ rn capta i n a nd th e mat eri rLl s fo r th e So uth e rn presses w er e co nfisca ted. Th e s uppli es wer e t h e refor e rece ived at ve ry ir n•gu lar in te n ·a ls. Th e fir s t 1ns ta lm enL of m ate ri al h av in g bee n r ece ived at th e seat of the new gove rnm en t in Ri c hm ond , th e lith og rap hin g of t h e fi rst iss ue of postage sta mps bega n. 'l' h e work 'vas ex · ec u ted by H oye r & L udwi g , of Rich m o nd, Ya. 'l'h c iss ues w ere as fo ll ows: 5c. , g ree n , Octobe r 18, 186 l .; lOc., dark blu e, Dece mber 1, 186 1.; 2c., g ree n, Ja nu a ry 1, 18G2; 5c., blu e, Mar c h 1, 1862; lOc., rose, Apr ill , 1862 ; lOc , blu e (reiss ue), A ug ust l , 1862. 'l'h e firs t· postage sta m ps of t h e Co nfed erate S tates of A m e riC lL we r e eage rl y b o ught u p. It h as a lways been t h e policy of t h e U ni ted States to p lac e u po n its sta mps, coins, a nd bill s th e effig ies of h er past g r ea t men . But t h e n ew Co n fed eracy rej ected t hi s poli cy a nd fi tt in gly r ep r ese nted u po n its fi r. t s Lamp iLs fi rst statesm a n a nd Presid en t. T he 5c . g ree n, th er efo re, bears the portrn it o f J e fferson Dav is. Th er e a r e rt vast numb er of sh ad es o f thi s stamp. T h e exec u t io n is p oo r. F o r exampl e, notice the irreg ul a ri ty o f "OK ," a nd t h e" D" in th e word " CONl~EDERA'l'E. " 'l'h e portra it on t h e l Oc. blu e is a n absurd represe n tat ion of J a m es Madiso n, of V irg inia, Pres ide n t of the U ni ted States fro m 1809 to 1817. A t.ypogrnp hi cal e r ror a ppea rs in th e " in ve rsio n of t h e "A" in " STA'rEs." * We have examined a number of th e blue IOc. re ferred t o, but have u ot been able to locate a spec imen showin g the ·i?ivert<d. A.-Ed. [To be Continiwcl.] �Standard $tamp IncofJ)oratea aapilal stock, $25,ooo PAID UP. ESTABLISHED H. FLACHSKAMM, 1885. MANAGER, Co. No. 4 Nicholson Place,. ST. LOUIS, MO. " ' E OF1''ER SOlUE GOOD PACiiE'l'S AS 1-'0J,J,OWS: No. 10.-Price 25 Cents. lU Sch., valued at 3 and 10 cts each, a lso envelopes , rare TurK' ey, Monaco, Finland, and Roumania. Contains 25 differe nt stamps from SOUTH and CENTRAL AMERICA ONLY, many rare , such as Salvador, Chile, old and new Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, V enezuela, Peru, United States of Colombia, Arg entine Republic, etc., etc. No. 328 .-Price $1.00. U. S.-Contains 5fl Unite d Sta tes stamris, all dif· ferent, including JS.5 1, 1857, 1861, 18G8, 1869, 1870, 1872, and 1890 issues, man y rare, including a few good e nvelope stamps; also 1893 Columbus iss ue, and D epartment s tamps. A v ery good co llection. No. 11.-Price 25 Cents. Contains 25 different stamps from the WEST INDIAN ISLANDS ONLY, such as Grenada, Republic of Dominica, Bermuda, Trinidad. Barbados, etc . includin g many good valu es and unused stamps. No. 331.-Price $1.00. U. S .-Contain s 20 a ll different stamps of the U. S. Departm ents, including Treasury, Post Office , No. 12.-Price 25 Cents. Contains 25 different stamps from AF R I CA ONLY, such as Transvaal, Mauritius, C a pe of Good Hope, Natal, Orange Free State, Sie rra Leon e Angola, old iss u es of Egypt , etc. No. 13.-Price 25 Cents. Con tains 30 RARE EUROPEAN stamps, a ll different, only from the following countries: Bosnia, Bulgaria, Gre ece, old and new issues; fine Portugal, Sweden (official s only} , Gibr a ltar, Roman States, old Bavaria, Hamburg (obsolete) 1866 issue1)"1 and 1 W ar, Agriculture, Interior Department, etc. Some unused and rar e. A fine STANDARD ALBUM , No. 3, 100 pages , full cloth, gilt , FREE with every order of ~ 1.00 or o v er. Our new 60pp . Price Lis t is FREE a nd quote s. ove r JOO diffe rent STA N DARD PACKETS. We have a large stock of ALL KINDS of stamps and sell them chea p . Of course we BUY STAMPS and old collections . Write us to-day. STANDARD STAMP CO., ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. PREMIUMS! PROFITS! GAINS FOR FOR FOR FOR ,.,.>PPJSWAJ(((C<<<< F ebruary I , 1 8~8 , I will gi ve away three premiums to partie s who buy most of sta mps from me up to that date . I st Premium, Scott's Internation a l Stamp Album No. 2, Price, $3.00. 2d Premium , Scott' s lnt e rnationat Stamp Album No . 1, Price, $1.50 . 3d Premium, Scott's International Stamp Album No . 11 , Price, $1.00 . And after that d at e I w ill g ive othe r Premium s . On M ay 1, 1898, I will gi ve a w a y as an extra g r a nd premium, one S et of Columbian Stamps, unused, from I cent up to $5.00 to a ny party who has b o ug ht mos t sta mp s from me, from n ow up to th a t dat e . Briti s h C oloni es, South and C e ntra l Ameri ca Mexico , rare E uropeans, et c., a r e on my approva i sheet s a t 50%discount. I have U. S. Adhesives, D epartm ents , R evenu es etc., n e arl y complete , a t 3a}1 to 50~ dis count. ' Please send W A NT LISTS of U. S . stamps a nd I w ill send same on a pprova l to r esp ons ible p a rties. S cott 's Album s a nd Cata logues a t publis hers' price s. Also good prices pa id for U .S. and Br. Coloni es THE THE TH1': ALL COLLECTORS, MERCHANTS, SPECULATORS, THE WORLD ! My Packe t "GREECE," containing Scott 's Nos. 8, 9, 10 ll, 12, 13 , H, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 41, 46, 49, 50, 5 1, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 62r 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 77a, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 94, 98, 99, 100, IOL, 102, 103, 10'1, 105, 107, 108, lOCJ. OLYMPIAN G AMl!S : l, 2, 5, 10, 20, 2.J , 40, 60 lt p ., I dr. U NP AID: 1875 -1, 2, 5 , JO, 40, 70, 80, 90 lep.: 1878 - 1, 2, 5, JO, 20, 40, 60 !e p. That is. to s ay, UO best, rare , clean, authentic, all different stamps o f Greece of a va lu e more than $12.00, for ~2.00 ONLY. A PROFIT AND A PRESENT: The fi rs t 20 buyers will rece ive the l lep. s tamp of 1891-92, perf. 1372, value d a t $ 3.00, free. STILL ANOTHER! Th e firs t 5 buyers w ill r ece ive th e error of 80 Jep. 1862-75 with orange ck ijfre on back, valued at $2 .00, fre e . Answe r by r e turn m a il. Payment in Banknote s·· JOHN N. COUMENOS, Mem. S. of P . and other Societies. EURIPIDES ST., ATHENS, GREECE. If you are in the ba nd wag on, please let me kn o w. 53 JOHN ARBTIN, DesMoines, la. To th~ Journals.-The publi cation inserting. tlus ad. twice will rece ive this exce llent packet by return mail. �Unused COLUMBIANS Wanted l I give fine United States Postage, Departments, Revenues, and Envelopes, Unpaid Letter and Periodical Stamps, in Exchange for Unused Colmnbians of the 4-6-8-15-3 oand 5Oc. V a lues Onl y . Any Quantit y Take n-Single or by the Sheet. If yo u don't \V a nt U.S., I give Fine British Colonies. WM. A. McDONNELL, 1646 Madison Ave., - NEW YORK CITY. New South Wales Jubilee Stamps! . ~~e':eeJI ~s ~l~ ;h~J~~l~~~a~ 1~t~'.'~~ lb. ~ J .A..lW:.A..IC.A... 1871-1d . v enuillion, used . . . . •. 25c ., ca t. 40c - -6d. lilac, R ere cen ce , Ed ;toc THE VIRG I N I A PHILATELI S T . For $1. 00 (Jash We send b y return reg istered mail a set of Good Surinam and Curagao . . . . . . lO c. , ' · l2c VIRGIN I A FARMS W a nd Confederates. Common and torn s t a mps res pectfu lly declined . • J. G. GRIFFIN, 350 George St .. Equitable Building. SYDNEY, N. S. W., AUSTRALIA. " - - ls h. brown . . . . . . lOc. , 11 15c - -3d. g re en, perf. slightly cut . . IOc., " 25c Set of 8, incl. 4d , 6d, and l sh., a ll good specimens, for only . . . • . . 40c., " 82c Packet No. 2, 15 var . B. N. A., for only 20c. , " 75c A Fine Mixture of Canada and N ewfoundland, including man y Jubilee and man y scarce stamps, good for lc.-lOc. sheets, I now offer as follows : Per 10, 15c; per 50, 40c.; per 100, 60c.; per 500, S2.50 Every 500 guaranteed to contain at least JOOjubileestamps, a lso 100 Newfoundland . 2 jubil e e Stamps free to all sending for m y fin e app roval sheets at 50~ . I Pay All Postage With the New Issue ?f·Ct. Stamp s. RUDOLPH C . BACH, 451 S a ng uinet Street, MONTREAL, CANADA. ?QR SALB. Addr ess Owner for particul ars . FRANKLIN STEARNS, Jr., No. 13 N. Eleventh St., Richmond, Va. IfyourCo_llectiondo~s not contam 4,000 van;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;- e ties, you will miss one STAM PS THE SURINAM STAMPS ASSOCIATION, of the greatest opportunities of a life-tim e if you don't try our A PPROVAL SHEETS at 50 % discount. REFEREN CES RE QU IR E D. PARA.MARIB0 1 SURINAM. Badger State Stamp Co., Beaver Dam, Wis. POSTAGE STAMPS. Hasten! th e s tock is small a nd will not last lon g . MURPHY'S HOTEL, GEORGE M. WEST RICHMOND, VA. Bookseller, Stationer, Engraver, Printer, and Binder. Mo s t ce n t r a ll y lo cated for bu s iness , Rig htsecin g and p leas ure. •TOEI N MU RPHY, P n oPRIE'l' OR. 909 E. Main Street, Richmond, Va., U.S. A. A HOLIDAY PRESENT! An Unu sed Can ada Jubile e Stamp Fr ee t o eve ryon e wh o sen ds for a selec tion of our sta mp s on a pproval. 50~ on a ll Foreig n ; 33 }1~ on a ll U.S . P lease enclose refe r ence and s ta te size of coll ection . Sco tt 's 58th and a ni ce pre mium for 54c. post-p a id. Collections a nd odd lots of s ta mps wa nted for Cas h .-W r ite to-d ay. YOUNGBERG 116 E. Grand Av e., & JENNINGS , D n:s MOIN ES , Io w A. STAMPS! WE BUY TH EM FOR CASH. WH AT H AvE YOU To 0 1;:FE R ? Bad[er State Stamp Co. Beaver Dam.Wis. STAMP AND KODAC ALBUMS. ~enfcin~ g,in6!.~ g,oofc~ Anfl B l a nk 8t a mp A lbum s . and r ebind s Valuable Collectio n s w ith g r eat es t ca r e . To preserYe y o ur M ag;azin es , h ave t he 1n bound. E s tim a t es for B inding of eve r y d escrip t i on ch e e rfull y g iv e n_ L . H . JENKINS (s n ccess0 r to .Je nkin s & W a lthall), Nos. 8 -1 0 N . Twelfth Street, llic hr:n c>nd , V a . MY AM Q m El Q PINI' Approval Books a re a PLEASU R!i: to kok over, a nd PROF I T AB LE lo p urch ase from. Used a nd Unu se d . pr iced from .!> '1' r .!> 1 cent to $1.00 each*** DIS l:OUNT of 5 0 per ct, allo ·n· ed ! RE FE RE NC E R EQUIRE D for Approva l Books. P ACh: E TS for B " GINNF':RS : 25 variet ies fr om ~5 count ries for lO.:., p ost-paid . V. P.A . No.11. R. HA MIL TON , Box 10, Manc heste r. Va . �A. APPROVA L SHRETS Our 50~ S h e e ts con tain the finest var i~ e ty of stamps ever sent out on app roval at t his discount. Our Net Book s contain an excellent line of s tamps, p riced at from 10 to 75 ~ below ca talogue. We in vit e colJ ectors to g iv e these book s a trial. 1 - -+- - rn What a Customer Says: New Boston, Mich ., Oct. 2, 97. T!te Queen Ci ty S ta mp Co . : Gents :- Your favor w ith net book of stamps rec 1d. The lo w prices at w hich the s tamp s are marked makes them as fine a barg ain a s I ever g-ot, consider ing t he s upe rior grade of the sta mps . Yours truly, Eow. P ALMER. ~ u 0:: 0.. :::: 0 ....) tj l.J c > l""' ;::j :< - - +- - I 1/ Cl 0 0 1 II We Guara nt ee Satisfaction and Solicit a Tria l. References Positi ve ly Required. J Address. THE QUEEN CITY STAMP CO ., Box 232, Cincinnati, Oh io. II TRY THEM. -- The fostaJ Card Repovrer P UB LI S HED JN THE INTEREST O F POSTAL CARD COLL E C TORS AND MAILE D F R EI-: UPO N A P P LIC A TION TO THE P Uil LISH E R 922 North Gilmor St. A. Lohn-ieyer, Baltitt1ore, Md. FREE Send your name and a ddress on a pos t•! card, and it wil l be in serted in the Internation a l S tamp ColJe ctors' Directory ~ F RE E OF CHARG E. ~ - U. S. and PareignStarnps anll.pprmral a t from 20 to 50$~ commission . Reference req u ired. All kin ds of S tamps bought for Cash . Send for Free Catalogue of s tamps a nd packets . E;. E;. PARKER,BeaverDan1,Wis. Business Proposal •• We want you r trade. To get it we propose to offer, U. S. 18i ii 30 c. , blu e a nd ca r m in e, unused, in fine c ond iti on, fo r onl y $ 10. Scott li sts it at $22.50. WE HA V E BUT THRE E I N S TOCK . Mo ne y refund ed if s old before your ord e r re ac hes us. Do You Buy Stamps on Approval? S e nd us th e nam e of co untry o r co untries you a re d esirou s of spe c i ~ ll z ia g in, a nd e nc los e a g ood re fe re nce o r a d epos it , a nd we will surpri se you . THE A111EltlCAN STAMP & PUB . CO., Gomnlete Confession from a Great Grimi~al Is about as hard to get as thi s confession is from m e, but, The End Ju s tifie s th e Means. Several years ago I suffered a fracture of the s pine, which caulsed comp le te paralys is of my lower limbs , by a slight pressure of the broken bone upon the spinal cord. Ha ve r ecently learned that this ca n be remo ved by a very d e licate operation . But th is costs money, and as I h ave none, I must make it. Con sequently I have accum ul a t · d a s tock of ov er fi ve million st a mps from church es, etc . • a nd am trying to sell thenl , as w e ll a s makin g all I c a n in handling your stamps too. Will you help me ? Th en give m e a share of you r b usin ess. I hereby re fer you to the Mayor or Postmaster of this place, if you doubt th e above. . . . Whil e they la st, I offe r. , • 100 Va ri eties U. S • . . . . . 75c . 50 Vari eties U. S . . , • . . 25c. 1,000 Mixed U.S . . • . . •. 15c. All pos t-p a id. I also Send Stamps o~ Approva l at 331:; and 50;, com. an d 16 Good Foreign FREE lo all app lyi ng for same wi th A No . 1 Ref. or Ca sh Depo si t . GIVE ME A TRIAL, ANO YOU WILL STAY WITH ME! BUY OR EXCHANGE .-! will buy y our duplica te s o r e xch .an y I ha ve for o thers . Tryme th at way once . SMALL DEALERS .- Send fur a wholesal e Jot on a p · proval. Refe r e nce or d eposit r e quired. SIDE LINE.- W ill d o your printing a nd charge you a v ery little, and if you a re" bro ke.' ' I wi ll take my pay in sta mps . Send for es ti ma tes. Samples: Env., good q ualit y , Sl. 50per1,000 ; Linen N ote Heads , $2 per 1,000; Stateme nts , Sl.75 per 1,000; Circu lars, 3x4, 100 word s , lOc. p e r 100. CHAS E. WILLIAMS, PALMYRA , WISCONSIN. 25 Cent; Specials. 25 varieties Me x ico, only .... .... .. ..... S .25 Entire sheet JOO unused ca t. $3 only .25 200 all differe nt , a fine packet....... .25 l.2UO mixed Foreign ... .... .... .. . ... ... .25 35 all different U. S ." .. . .. ..... . . ... ... .. .25 Any one purchas in g three of the above p a ckets is entitled to a one year's s ubsc ription to the OMAHA PHILATELIST Free . Order Soon, Supply Limited, EnPIRE STAnP CO., Malone, N. Y. MATCH· AND· MEDICINE. 10 Varieti es !'o r 15 Cen t s . We have added a good many new customers for Ma tch a nd Medi cin e the las t fe w da ys. The main r ea son is w e ha ve the stock and w e selJ a t right di s · counts. CANADA REVE N UES. Our Stock was neve r s o LA RGE and well assorted . 6 81 h Cata logu e h a s reac hed us . Send for one, 58 cents pos t-pa id. WANT LISTS. Send u s your wa nt list and yo u will be s u rpris e d how m a nv of your wa nt s we can s upply . TIME IS MO N E Ya ndal e tterfroman y Eastern city g e ts h ere in about 22 hours a nd we can send y ou your orders so }'OU will h a ve them in t wo days from the time you send o rders . s. A. STARR STAMP C·O,, Coldwater, Mich. . . . K IN DLY M E NTIO N . . • . . . KI N DLY MENTION . . . THE ~ VIR GIN IA ' PHILAT E LIST, when writing to our advertisers. TI-IE ~· VIR G INIA $ PHILATELIST, when wri ting to our advertisers. 15 -17-19 A rc h Street, LACO NI A, N . H ., U. �E. F. GAMBS' PAGE. No Nicer Gift for Yourself, or Friends, than any of the Following United States Stan1ps: (<:·Unused. Balance Us ed. ) 1868, 1869, .$ le 9x l 3 le buff . " ., 2c brown. 3c blue Ge blue lOc ora nge 12c g ree n 15c bro wn a nd blue 24c p urple a nd g reen . 30c blue a nd carmine . 90c black a nd carmin e 1870-71 7c ve rmillion 12c viol e t 24 c p urpl e . 30c b lack . " 90c ca rmine ""1879, 30c bl ac k . " 90c carmine <+1870, 90c Nationa l . -:;- " 90c America n ·"1875, 5c blue . -:-;: .60 ~ ·:•1883, .35 'I << ' ' .18 q337, _50 ·· " ·· " .40 ·x· " .4 5 <+1890, · 45 " 1.00 ·:+J893, 3.50 2. 00 12. 00 ·"'- " .30 ·::· " 2c red-brown 4c d ark green 2c 3c 4c 30c 90c 90c pa le g ree n . vermillion . ca rmine puce -brown orang e orange le to 50c . 50c s la te -blue $1. 00 salmon $1. 00 " $2.00 mineral-red :l .00 3.00 1. 50 2. 10 3.00 4.00 5.00 2 75 60 1.25 2.25 5. 50 S2. oo $3.00 g ree n . . 25 1.00 w .20 .70 1. 00 .50 8.00 3.75 $4.00 ca rn1i ne $5.00 black . $4.00 carmine ·*1894, 50c orange * " $1. 00 black ·..· " $2. 00 blue. 1.00 ·:'° " " . $ .04 .07 .04 .08 .07 .40 1.10 .40 1. 75 .40 -:• " * " $5.00 g reen R emit by P. 0. Order or Ch eck. Money cheerfully refu nd ed for all sta mps unsa tisfactory. R em emb er, I carry a full assortm ent, and if y ou d o not see wh a t yo u want, ask fo r it. A ny U . S. stam ps, wh ether Postage, D epartm ent, D ocum ent, Ma tch or Medicin e s tam ps, . .. g enerally furni sh ed a t .. . Fifty Per Cent. Discount off Catalogue When in Stock. WANT LISTS SOLICITED. AGEN TS vV ANTED. Fz'ne App roval Books or S heets at Fz/ty P er Cent. or Commercial R eference. E. P. P . .0. Box 2 63t. S end Ban k G .AMBS, San F ran c i sc o, Cal . �~N ·!· ~D':J..~NCE ·!·S HEET FROM OUR 1897a'98 CATALOGUE, NOW IN COURSE OF PREPARATION. No. 1. OUR LEADER. Contains 425 selected varieties of postage s tamp s from all parts of the world, including Bulgaria Provisional, Trinidad, China scarce Provisional, New Brunswick, Egypt, Angra, etc. This is undoubtedly the best packet ever offered at the price, which is but $1.00. No . 2. Contains 200 varieties of selected postage stamps from all parts of the world, including Japan, Natal, South African Republic obs olete, Peru. Cuba, Portugu ese Cong-o, Philipine Isles, etc. Splendid value. Price 35 Cents . N o . 3 . Contains JOOv a rieties of selected postage stamps from all parts of the g lobe, including Mexic<' , New Zealand, Victoria . Rus sia, Cape of Good Hope, e tc. Price 10 Cents. No . 4 . Contains 150 varieti es of selected posta ge stamps si milar to those in thepreceedi ngpacket by includin g Bulgaria, Turkey , Japan, New South Wales, China 1897, etc. A b a r ga in at 20 Cents. No. 5 . Contains 250 varieties of selected post· age sta mps from many differe nt countries, including Si a m, Bra zil, Cape of Good Hope , Laurenza Marquez. Newfo und !and. Price 50 Cents. No. 6 . Contains 300 1 varieties of selected postage s t amps fro m all • four corners," including Hort a , Natal, Portuguese Indies, Briti s h No1th Borneo. Puttial!a State official. A line packet. Price 75 Cents . No . 7. Contains 500 different postage stamps from a ll parts of the world, including un used Barhadoes new issue, Mauriti us, Canada Jubi lee set of 3 varieties, Holkar, Per~ia, Tunis, etc. A gen uine ba rgain. Price only $2 .00. N o. S . Contains 750 varieties of selected posta g e stamps including manv scarce varieties among which we may mention, S traits Settlements 1887 unused P rovision al, Nova Scotia, New Br un s wick, Prince Edwa rd Island, Confederate S tates, Pruss ia, Tuscany , Bogota, Iceland . elc. Unexcelled value at the price, wh ich is but $4.75. N o. fl . THE CHEAP ES T PACKET EVER OFFERED . Contain s 1,000 varieties of selected postage s tamps from almost every quarter of th e globe including many really scarce stamps and complete sets. among which a re u. s. N avy, S tate, Ag riculture, Interior, War and P. O. Departments, Two Sicilie~, Zululand, Br iti ~ h South Africa, Uruguay, Bolivar, Bolivia a fine set, Zambesi, Confederate States 5c g reen on original letter, Mozambique Company, Perak Hayti , Cyprus, Guate mala Provision:tl, Cape of Good Hope triangular, etc. Guaranteed as repr esented in eveiy detail; as we h old a la1ge stock of the varieties compos ing the packe t , we are e nabl e d to g ive exceptional value a nd stil l offer th e packet at the merely nominal price of $ 10 .00, u pon receipt of w hich it will be sent registered in a lOc Columbian e nvelope. If you desire a pleasa nt s urprise this packet will fulfil your utmost ex pectations . N o. 10. Containsl.500diffe r e ntpostagestamps catalog ue d ove r s ixty do llars. Its contents comprise nearly ever y stamp issuing country of the world including man y scarc e s ta mps tha t are sel dom o ffe r ed in packets. Price $20.00 post-paid by reg is tered mail. No. 11. Contains 2,000selected pos tage stamps of a superior qualit y, including many complete s ets and scarce stam ps, a packet which if bought from sheets would cost in the neighborh ood of ~HOO, but we will send it post-p•id and registered to any address upon receipt of $35 .00. No. 15 . Contains 25 var ieties of U.S. Reve nue stamps, catalogued over 60 els. Price 25 Cents . No. l(L Contains 50 varieties U. S. Revenue stamps, catalogued at nearly ~3 . 00. P rice $1.00. No . 17. Contains JOO selected var ieties of U .S . Revenue and Proprietary stamps, catalogued at over $25.00. Price $10.00. No . 18. Containing 35 va ri eti es u. S. Tele· graph stamps. A nice lot. Price $1 .00. No. 10 . Contains 35 varieties u. s. Postage stamps, including Offici a lly S ealed and Depart· ments. Price 15 Cents. No . 20. Contains JOO va ri eties of u. s. stamps, Postage, Special Delivery, En velope, Unpaid f...et · ter, Departments , Entire Card s , Locals. Offict":llY Sealed, Revenues. and Telegraph s . .\ g tnume bargain, 75 Cents. No . 21. Con tains 100 va r ieties TJ. s. Postage stamps, catalogued at over SL0.00, includin g a used $5.00 stamp of th e prestnt issue. Pr ice $5.00. No . 22 . Contains 100 varieties of British Colonial Postage stamps, including Cape of Good Hope triangular, z ulu'and, Mauri ti us, Gibraltar, Borne.a, St. V incent, Weste rn Aus trali a obsolete, old Bntish Guiana, etc., e tc. Price $1.5 0. No. 23. Contains 25 var ieti es of British Colonial Postage stamps, includingJ•maica, Trinidad, Cey Ion, and Tasmania. Price 10 Cents. · · h No . 24 . Contain s 25 choice varieties of Bnt is Coloni a l Postage s t amps, each from a different Colony, including L eewarcl Island s , Go!d Coast, Hong Ko ng, etc. P ri ce 2 5 Cents . ti No. 25 . Contain s 25 va ri eties of Brilish No_r 1 Ameri can Postage an cl Revenu e stamps, incluc;Img New Brunswick, Newfoun dl and, CanadaJu.btlee, and a scar ce e ntire postcard of th e first iss ue. Price 20 Cents. No . 2G . Contains 50 va ri eties of British No rth American Post age and Rev e nue s tamps, including Prince Edward I sland , New Brunswick, Can ada 1859 and 1868, etc., e tc. Price Sl.00 . No. 27 . Contains 10 varieties of C a nadian Revenu e stamps, in cluding F . F . and Ontari_o Law stamps. Cheap a nd attractive . Price 10 Cents . No . 28. Conta ins 50 varieti s of Briti s h North American Pos tage s tam ps, catalogued at over S50, including Canada ::x!;, 3 1 6, a nd lOd ., British Columbia, Newfounrlland pe nce issu es. A d ecided bargain at $30.00. N o. 2() . Contains 25 vari eties of British North American Postage s t amps, catalog ue d atover S2.00, incl udin g Canada p e nce issue, Princ e Edward lsland, and Newfoundland Jubilee. Price $1.25 · N o . 30. Contains J5 varieties of Mexican Revenue stamps, each of a differe nt iss ue . Price 1 2 Cents . No. 31. Contains 25 var ie ti es of Foreign Rev · enue s ta mps , includin g P e ru, France a nd India . Price 15 Cents . No. 32 . Contains 50 varieti es of Foreign Reveuue stamps, including Germany, Ceylon, S trai t s Settlements. and M a uritius . An unus~ally good packet. Pri ce 25 Ce nts . Any of the Above S ent Post-paid Upon Receipt of Price. LIST FR EE. JOHNSTOWN STAllll'P & PUBLISHING CO ., 3 AN D 4 TH O MAS BUILDING , JOHNSTOWN , PENNSYLVANIA. �The Virginia Philatelist, TH E HA NDSOM EST MAGA ZINE J N AMER I CA , Toge th er with a n y of t he fo ll owin g Magn zi nes , fo r on e ye ar, fo r th e Pri ce oppos ite it s nam e: The Perforator . . . SOc Hnm e Wo rker . . . 25c N . Y. Phil a telist . . 30c C a lifo rn ia S t a mp . . 25c F RANKLIN S TEA RNS, J R. . Bus . M 'g'r , I 13 N . El even th St., P.. O . Bo x 6 , Richm o nd, Va., U.S. A. THE ONLY -PERFORATOR AND TH E V IR GI NIA PHILATELIST, The T w o H a nd som es t Ph ilatelic Journals in the U n ited S ta tes, toge ther for ~- 3 0 C E NTS A YEAR. ~ A ddress, The Perfora tor, Box 1234, Hartford, Conn. .@iif"Add 5c . if you wish to enter Word Contest. ""Ul!l It'sStrictlyUpto Date; It's Never Late! :.J.here is Another ... THE NEW Y ORK PHILA T E LIST, B u t tlie wE EKLY ERA is tlze Publis hed on th e 15 th of each month. BEST all-ronnd Stamp Perio_dical jntblished in A m erica. It is g rowing in popularity and size at a steady g ait, and ifyou are not at present a subscriber y ozt oug lit to . . . Send foT Free Sa m. pln~ S ubsc r iption 25c. p er Ye a r. Sample Copy Fret'. Uuexcelled Ad ve rt ising M e d ium . The Ne w York Philatelis t , A . H ERBST, E d. and Pub. 106 E a st lllth S t., New York City . Filatelic Facts and Fallacies, ... at once. After you have been a subscr iber a f ew 'weeks yon' ll wonder how yon ever collected without it. Representat ive S tamp Journal of the Coas t. Often Q uoted- Alw ays Origin a l. Now in th e._ S ix t h Ye a r of its Publica tion. SUBSCRIPTION, 2 5c. A YEAR , Addre•sTHE WEEKLY PHILATELIC ERA, . S a mple Copy a n d 50-Page PJic e-Lis t Free • . W . S E LLSCHOPP & C o ., 108 Stoc kto n S treet, San Francis co, Cal. 502-5 06 Cong ress St., P ORTLA N D , M AIN E . THIS IS FOR YOU! • y ou a Are m t mbe r of th e P . S . o f A .-the larges t So ciety o f yo un g <·ollec t o r s i n 't h e world ? If n o t, se n d y our n a me t o the Secreta r y, an d g et an appli ca tion b l a n k a n d a copy of the O ffici a l O r gan . C W . KI SSI NGER, S ec'y, 1 8 N Elev e n th S t . Re a di n g , P a of Adve rt ising Mediums In su r e Dea lers S uccess. An ad v't in TH E PH I LAT E LI C HU LLE TlN ("It E q uals th e Best " ) reap s m a rve lo us res ults. W e r ea ch t he b uy in g class. As k our a d ve1 tisers abou t it. . . . N A U MKE AG ST AMP Box 99. & P UB LI S H I N G Co. , Pu blish ers , S AL EM, M Ass. NOTICE ! READ THE F OLLOWING. 1 Yea r 's S ub . to Cali fo rn ia S ta m p , S .25 1 Ye ar' " Sub . to Pe r fo r ator . . . . .20 S cott' s 58th C a ta logue . .58 1 Exc h a n g e Ad . . • . . . .10 1 In c h Ad S pace . . . . . . . ~ Tota l . . Sl.53 All the abov e fo r On e Doll a r 1$ 1) M . 0 o r curren cy. Without 1-in . a d space , 65c. M. O . : n o s t a m 1>s . CHAS D. Low&, 2977 21s t S t., S an Fra ncisco, C al. The H~rn, lrl E x r:han(fe . SUPE RB MONT HLY. Rub scr ip t ion , 2'i c Sampl e cop y fre e . Ad Vl>r--tfAin g ra t~s : 1/2 In c h, 20c. : 1 In c h . ~5c; 2 l n ch • s~c . ; 3 m • h e •. ~5., ; t " o lum 'n. S3; X p fte:e , $4 50 : 1 p Olf" [ 28,V, fn c ll e SS 75. !:iill-.PRrNTINH 1s oun SP ECI ALTY. 0 f 25c pe r y ea r . 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THEl STAMP COLLECT O R ' S H A NDBOOK Is f o r yo u . You d o n ' t kno w as mu c h a bout th e t e c h n i cal te r m s u sed in Phil a t e ly .. a s y o u wo ul d like to kn ow. This litt le p a mph le t is jus t the thing t o h e l p you o u t. Price , p ape r 25c. ; c loth , 50c., C. W . K 1ss 1NG l!R, 18 n o r t h E l e ven-t h , s t r eet, R ead1n g , Pa. \ �PRI NT THIS J. L. MAGAZINE! 1;J 9 -11-1 3 IT IS A FAIR SPECIMEN OF OUR WORK. porcnase ! S;ale! Excban.oe ! --- AT 60 TO SO PE R C T DI S COU NT. COLLE CTOR S ? Ge. Playing Card s . . . . • . . . • . . 30c 5c. Proprieta ry . . . . . . . . • . . 50c 50c. F ore ig n E x c ha ng e, impe rfora te • 60c 50c. Passag e T icket . • • . . . . . . 09c Many oth ers sa m e ra te. 45 va r ieties Document and Propri eta ry Revenues, a ll issues {catalog ue d 52.39) , 50 cen ts. Set 4 un used Po rto Rico fr e e. Wewa nt l , OOOAG E N TSto h a n d le o ur s ta mps a t 50% com m is s ion . We_ g ive p rizes fo r a ll sales ol 25 c o r over. Wnte fo r pa 1tic ula rs, enclosing 2c. s t~~p a nd ~ i ving rdereuce , and we w ill su b mit se1t.cllon o n aµpro va l, a nd also prese rl;t ynu w ith a !"iet o f Four U n used Porto Rico S tamps Fre e . I . ' If Y o u d esire t o co mp le te Yo ur Coli ec tio n o f I I GEORGES PROTONENTIS, The-Michigan Stamp Co.176 SeldenAv. Detroit, Mich. Half Cash and Half Exchange! BRITISH + WEST + INDIE:S An y coll ect ion o f stamps can be ben efi ted b y our Approval !looks of United Sta tes a n d Foreig n a t 50fo o ff fo r cas h , or 33}6~ off Any c urrent iss ues, unused , s up p lied clleap. S t. V incent a t face va lue. \ \T R IT E ME F O R PRICES , .. . . IT W I LL P A Y YOU ! lor H ALF C ASH H ALF AN D E XC H ANGE • REMEM BE R ! T H IS I S ALL WE ASK . Sma ll profi ts~ q uick re tu rns make a large bus in ess W. C. PROUDFOOT. - THE RETURN MAIL STAMP CO., I P. D ubuqu e . Iowa . •IT!ft1lllllliij!iillTl11JITTllTTITIJ!liil·ll ii1fiiiJl~· !TTJliI1 111fl'lt!Tl11 !111'1!T11 1• 11 11Mfil r. rrrr.1 1 il l ... . t (. • "· ' Sta mp s o f G r eece, th e I. evan t e , &c . , p Jeasc mak e me a P a ck e t o f G o o d Sta m ps D f y o ur O"' n o r o f d iffe re nt c ou nt ries . . I G I VE . . . 1 00 to 1,000 Sta mps o f G r ee ce, P e r s i!l-, th e L ev a nte a n d ivl o ate n egr o i n E x ch a n~e for l 0 0 t o 1,00 0 g o o d s t a mp s, r PR EF' E R sele c ti on s t o be s en t on s h eet s p r iced a t cat a log u e. S ta mps va lued les s th an 5 c ~ rt l s de· cl in ed . I n E x c h ange I J?iveall th e O rie n ta l R'3- r ities a t catalogue p r ices . Pa ckets Re g is t ere d. Cof11 mo n Sta mps Refu s ed. F irs t-c laS< Re fe re nces . Direclei11· du E N-A VANT journal ll eb doma~a ire, ATHENS CREECE. ~ I ~ WI . ' : .. .t S cores of Jet te r s a nd pos t· c ards a re be ing r e ceived e v e r y d ay a sk 111 g fo r m v Ne w _P rice-L is t. It i s a d a nd y ! a n d conta in s th e fi nes t lm e o f P a ckets , etc . , both in CANADIA N REVENUE S and F o r e ig n eve r o ffe red c o ll ec to r s , a n d a t p ri ces to s u it e verybt>dy. ff To a ll ap plyi ng for my Ap pro va l Book s a nd 11 ~ S he et s o t Stamps at 33}3 t o 611%di s c't , a n d t o purc has t:: a t Jeast 25 e ls. wor th. He Su r e an d g ive Goo n R EFE.REN CE . W a g re ei ng t- o. Box 11 , Kinq sto wn, St. Vin ce nt, Br. We st Indi es . S T ILLTHEYCOllI :E 3 Unused Stamps Free ! J ~ ~ ~ suecial Offer: ~2 H. c. CROWELL, 502 Mohawk Bldg, Cleveland, 0. WE BUY I STAMPS I .. ------ DIRECTOr(11;;S . Or ders by l\1a il R eceive our Prompt Attei:\ t i o n. FINE COPIES OF FINE REVENUES I ----- RICH MO N D , VA. ~~~~~~ I HI LL f r<JN T IN G C O fv\p A NY, Publishers, Printers anct En g ravers . l'UOLI S M El~ s o ~ VA. , N c .. A N O Q.g; Qn G r A N. l l!TFT S T-. var},e t1es c.~ " · Rev.~ n u es, ~g~: A s c. Ca nndianJubi!ee stamp wit It every nrde'I' . Add r: A.H. WICKS , 372 Hort on St .. London , Ont. ., And o ld Coll ection s fo r Cas h . Wha t ca n y o u offe r u s? STANDARD · STAMP l N CORPO RA T E D. 4 C o. ST. LOUIS , M O. T w o o f\ t h e L ead in g P hi late lic fo11rn a lR nt t h e c o st o f o n e D o n ' t m i s s t h is o p p o r tun ity . S ee V A. P HJL. a rl (fi r s t ) o n i n s id e hac k c o ,·er Nxceo L SON PLA CE, • j .... I'__ " _'L_A _.,_R. _c_,,_.-1_·- - - -- -- - -- - - O u r r ead . . r. \Vilt co nfeT a r avo r by m e n ti o n in g Th e V irg ini a P h il ateli s t wt, n w r i t i n g to ou r a dve rti ser s. ' / . 't � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 5 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistJan1898 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4063/VAPhilatelistDec1897.pdf 9b2cdfcc82e8e5b99da4c07c216cfea5 PDF Text Text EV ~GINIA IL:ATEL ST ~~~ A M~NTt1LY ~A<iAZINr Dl:Y!?TrDWTnr '/ ~~'w. ~-~~ INTEJU'. ~TS or Pnll,.:\H'. LY IN VIQ(JINIA ~~'if.w!il ·' .. ~ .. �I ./ I I Great Bargains in British Guianaand West IndianPostage Stamps! All S tamps Advertised a.re GUARANTEED GENUINE ORIGINALS, i n PERFECT a nd G OOD CONDITION . -- B R I T I SH G U I A N A • 1850- 4 cenfs orange ( us ed} . - - 8 cents green - -12 ce nts blue - -Pair of 4 cents on e nvelope 1851- 1 ce n t magen ta . - - 4 ce nts blue • . 1856- 1 cent r ed . - - 4 cen ts m ag:e nta 1862- 1 ce n t p ink . - -(1) 2 cents yellow - -(2) 2 cents y ellow - -(3) 2 cents y ell ow - -(I} 4 cents blue - - (2) 4 cen t s blue - -(3) 4 cents blue 1853- 1 cent r e d - - 4 cents blue . 1860- 1 cent pi nk or red . - - 1 cen t brow n - - I cent bla ck - - 2 cents orange le. on le . o ffi cial o f 1863, per 10 le. o n 4c. 1876, " J O . 1876, le. on 6c. I O. 2c. on Sc. 1876, 10. 2c.on 2c . I 876, " 10 . le. on 48c. rose of . . 1863, " 10 . 2c. on 96c. bist re of. 1876. " 10 . le. on 96c. (new ) of . 1876, 10 . le. on 48c. official o f 1876, 10 . 2c. o n 12c . 1876, 4. 1876, " 10 . 2c . o n I 2c. 1876, . each . 2c. o n 24c. Zc . on 24c. 1863, p e r 10 . 2c. on 24c. 1876, " 10 . ... r .... . . Sl90 65 80 400 20 25 480 I20 20 15 JO 25 25 30 40 4 3 4 5 5 3 7 IO oo 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 • 00 00 . 00 00 00 50 25 00 00 25. 25 00 75 00 00 4 2.5 3 2 1 4 7 2 3 17 2 75 00 25 00 50 25 00 50 50 A NTI G U A . 1863-ld. lil a c rose - -6d . g r een . .5 1 06 50 "" BA RB A DOS. ( Blue P a p e r.) 1 25 1 50 2 50 1 85 2-~ d. g re en - -l d . b lue. - -4d . r ed (White Pa p e r .} 1 25 50 8 50 - td .green - -ld . blu e . - - 4d . r e d (W a te rm a rk, Star.} I 871-73-:,d. green, - - - ld . blue . - - -3d. cl a r e t - · - - 4 d . re d . - - 6d . v ermillion Id. on ri g h t half of 5/- p ink l d . o n le ft h a lf of 5/ - pink 3 00 12 1 50 4 00 1 25 40 00 50 00 NEVIS. (G rayis h Pa p er.) 1861- l d . ros e Jake - - Gd. lil a c g ra y 4 00 7 00 (Wa termar k , Crown C C.) I879..'..ld . v iole t - - ,2t d · brow n (W a te rm a rk , C r ow n C A.} 1882- 83-td . g reen , per 10 . - - ld viol et 10 . ---2~ d . b rown . - - - - 4d . blu e -6d . g reen \ I I 50 5 00 .. 2 50 1000 3 25 3 00 17 50 Orel.er Early ancl. Secu re these G enuine Bargains! R emit by P. 0. O rde r, ·Draft, or A me ri can G old Co in . Sta mps accepted for ' small amo unts orily. Orders un der $1.00 d e clined. $10.00 and over, post free a nd registe red . D esired wi tb Co llecto rs and D e alers. W a n ted to P urchas e fo r Cash, Sel ections of Foreign S t a mps on Sheets or Pa r.kets , from S outh and Ce ntra1 Americat..E urope, Asia, Afr ica , Canada, United States Mexi co Au s tral ia , E n g lish , Fren c h, D ut ch , S pan ish a n d .t'ort ug u es e Colonjes . W anted E s pecially! U nited S tates Postage, En v elopes , Revenu es, Pe ri odicals, D e p a rtme nts, Columbian s (le. to $5), S pecial D eliv ery, Cana da Ju bilee, e tc. Add res s a ll commun ica t ions t o 1 SH'MVEL W. C HRT ER, WHO L E S A L E AND R ETA I L S T A MP DEA L E R , IOI Regent S treet, GEOlt.GET OWN , BRITISH GUIANA. J �THE VIR-GINIA PHICATELIST VOL . I. RICHMOND, VA., DECEMBER, 1897. JOHN PAALZOW. No. 4. h e now fol lows with em i nent success ; possessin g the b est r e fe renc es of th e HERE is perh aps nothing to afford h eads of the medical professio n in Rich I~ a stamp c.:ill ec tor "dyed in t he mond . H e is located at 1018 Pa.rk ave nue. • ~( wool" k ee ner pleasure than to Mr . Paalzow bega n collecting stamps as ~ m eet wi th a kindr ed sp iri t - talk a school-boy in Berg-edorf, an d had acc us ta mps and inspec t two bulky volumes mul ated, as far back a s 1863, a collection well fi lled with magnific ent and valua bl e of some 2,000 var ieties , wh ich at that s pec im ens; to b e e ntertained m eanwhil e tim e w as consid er ed nea rl y complete. by one of t h e " old sc hool speci es " -n ot Thi s h e sold for $200. IL wa.s sugges ted to a "philateli st " -but a stamp collectoi', Mr . Paalzow th at this collection would be whose ve r y name is wo r t h a fabu lous sum li nk ed w ith the history to -d ay h ad h e but kep t of one of t h e ra res t posit; bu t he still b eli eves tal e mi ssions of the h e acte d wisely in sellco n t in ent. It is Mr. in g th en, " for, " sa id .T ohn P aal zow , wh ose h e, "in common w i th Ii keness ad orn s t hi s a ll Ger m an sc h ool-boy page of our Chri st mas coll ecto rs of t h at tim e, numb er, and who se a ll my stamps w ere ably- written phila t elotrimmecl to shape!'' hi sto r ical a r ticle o n This sale caused a n t he stamps o f Bergeintermi ss ion of many dorf w ill add a nother y ears in hi s stamp capage to stamp lore. reer, un t il qu it.e r ece ntJohn Paalzow · w as ly , through th e e n t huborn in Be rgedorf, Ge rsiasm of his ch il d ren, man y, October 28, lfi49. whom h e w as a id in g in R ece ivin g a t horoug h t he ir phi latelic purJOHN PAALZOW. sc hooli ng in his na t ive s uits, h e aga in b ecam e c ity h e w;ts apprentic a d evotee at ·Phil aed to a m erchant, which profess ion h e te li a's s hrin e, fo un d in g a noth er collec fo ll owed until, in 1867, when a t t h e age ti o n, whi ch now co nta ins some 5,000 of 18, h e ca m e to Am eri ca, res iding first c hoice vari e ti es. Mr. P aalzow emphain P enn sylvan ia, t h en co ming to Vir- sizes th e fa.ct th at h e is not a "spec ialg ini a, wh ere-wi th a n intermission of ist," bu t " a m ost dete rmin ed general some years spent in North Carolin a-h e coll ecto r." h as since resided . Mr. Paal zo w was elected Sales Ma n age r vV hil e in P hil adelphia M r. P aab:ow of the Virg inia Phil ateli c Assoc iation, st udi ed Massage und er the chi e f Maswh-ich respon sible pos it ion hi s thorou gh se ur of th e celebra t ed Dr. S. W eir Mitchknowledge of sta mps quali fies him to fill ell , Mr . P ennin gto n, which profession most effi cientl y. DIETZ . �54 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST: OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC ASSOCIA.TION. PUBLISHE D MON THLY BY TU E VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUBLISHING Co., Office, 13 N. Eleventh St., AUG. DIETZ, EDITOR. 900 W. Clay St., Station A, Richmond, Va. FRANKLIN STEARNS, ]R., Business Manager, P. 0 . Box 6, Richmond, Va. SU~SCRJ;PTIOJSS. United States, Can ada and Mexico per year 30c All other_Countri es in · the U. P. per year; 40c: u.; ADVERT.ISING. SPAC E. One Inch , Two Inches, Half-Column, One Column, One Page, • 1 Mo. . $ .50 . • . 90 . . . 1.50. • • 2.75. • • 5.00 . 3 Mos . 6 Mos. 1 Year. . $ 1.25 . . $ 2.25 . . S 4.00 . 2.25 . 4.00. • 7.00 . 4.00. . 7.UO . • 12.50 . 7.00 .• 12.50 • • 22 .50 . 12.50 . • 22.50 . . 40.00 Copy s~ould r~ach u.s by the 15th of the preceding month to m s ure m sert1on . To change standiogads, copy must be in by the 20th. We will exchange one or two copies with-phila · telic publica tions. Authorized Agent for Canada: ] No. EDWARDS, 58 Riva rd St., Box 379, Montreal. and patrons, a sugges ti o n, a t t-h is seaso n, m ay not be in ovportun e. " Ye Merri e Y ul etid e" is th e tim e for exch a ng e o f those tok e ns w hich ev inc e our love or fri ends hip for our fellowbein gs. ·what co uld be m o re a ppropriate-wh a t m ore a pprec iate d by a de a r fri end, a so n, o r a dau g ht e r, wh o is enthu s ias t ic o n s ta mps, th n n th e g if t of an album, a pack e t o f sta m ps, o r so me long-cove ted set o r s in g le sp ecim en, or a si.1bsc ri p Li o n to 'fn E VI RGINIA PmLATEI,IST ·1 J ewels a nd t l'inkets a re as na ug ht, in th e sig ht of a n a,rd e nt worshipe r a t P hil atc lh.i 's al ta rs , in comp a ri son Lu th e p'ossess ion o f ne w sta m ps to a dd to th e old coll ec tion . 'fh e columns of 'fn E VrnG IN[A Pnu, _,\_'l'ELI ST prese nt, thi s m o nth, t h e m ost va ri ed a nd excell e nt opportuniti es for sa ti sfa c torily di spos in g of th e qu es tion "Wh a t shall I tell Old Sa n ta Cl a us t~ brin g m y boy ? " W e ha ve h a,d p erson a l d ealin gs with th e grea ter numbe r o f o ur adve r t ise rs , a nd ca n reco mm e nd th e m to o ur read e rs fot· integ ri ty, a nd g ivin g wha t th ey a dve r t ise. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va. , for transmission throug h the ma·ils at Second-class rates. Sept., 1897. We d esire to be k ept inform ed o f th e ;ippea ran ce of ne w iss ues of s t a mps o f fo reig n coun t ri es, as w ell as o f any RICHMOND, VA., DECEMBER, 189 7. ch a nges in col or o f c urrent sta mps , _s ur- ..c hal'.ge:o;, or ot he r phil tite li c di scoveri es, rlerry Cf-lristmas ! a nd off er a one yea r 's s ubsc ripti on to T HE Vn;wrnrA Pa:rL ATE LIST extends Trrn VIRGINIA PHIL ATELIST for s uch into its readers, th e world over, its hes.t fo rm at ion, a nd t wo· unu sed cop ies of th e w ish es fo r stamp, well- ce nt ere.d , if promptl y se nt us, and g iving as de ta il ed a n acco un t of A MERRY CHRISTMAS ! t h e s tamps (su ch as v<ilu es, colo rs , d a te W h ile o ur dupli cates of 13c. Hawa ii a nd "Pos t Offic e " Ma uri t ius are insu ffi - of iss ue, e tc.) as it i_s poss ibl e to ob ta in. c ient in numb er to " go ' round," a nd a t in -whistl e is "th e one thin g needful" to fill our own cup of Christm as joy ; ye t , g rate ful for th e kin d reception ac-· co rd.ed our publi cation fa r and near, and eve r a le r t to th e inte rests qf o ur fri e nds On receipt of fr om fi ve to te n w ellce ntered, unu sed ·se ts o f a ny nezo issue of pos tage stam ps of P ostal U nion co unt ri es, we will remit pro mptl y by re tu nn m a il, t h e a mo un t cove rin g face va lue op J �THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. the stamps a nd postage, in nddition to which we will give one year 's s ubsc ription to Tim VmGINIA PmLATEr,rsT, and one inch ad. space for one month . vVe shall be pleased to offer our services in this line to our foreign contempor;aries. ·w e ha ve a.rrn.nged with prominent stamp auctioneers to prese nt our ren.ders with bri e f nccount.s of sal es and prices realized, a nd feel confid ent this new feature will b e appr ecia.ted by t he bu ying coll ec tors. The a rticle by Ilir . John P aalww, on th e Bergedorf Locals, announc ed last m onth, appears in this numb er, and will prove a valuabl e a ddition to phila· t elic literature. Our Australian correspondent, Mr. J. G. Griffin, of th e Syd ney Phil atelic Club, co ntribu tes th e first of a se ri es of inst ructi ng n.s well as ent erta ining lette rs , :tnd w e would urge u po n our State Assoc iation to consid er t he e xch::w ge system s ugges ted . ~~~~~~~~ Mr. and Mrs. H enry A. Chapman celeb1'11 tcd t he thirti eth n nniv ersary of th Pir m a nia!;·e on th e 4th of las t m onth , on whi c h occas ion eve ry m ember o f the · fa mil y tlonatcd. liberally to t h t> Von Stephan Fund. Com munica t ions relative to th e busin ess d epartm e nt of t hi s m agaz in e shou ld . be ad dressed to t he bu s in ess·managcr, l\fr. Frnnklin Stea rn s, Jr.; those inte nd ed for the editori al d epartment to Ilir. Au g . Di e tz. 'l'h e \' on Ste ph a n Fund is steitd il y in· c rc:ts ing in popula.rity, clue to th e efforts of a number of e nt hu siastic <Ldm irers o f th e g reat Postmaste r-G e ne rnl. rn a late r numb er we sh all prese n t a g roup of the most promir. e nt work e rs in thi s noble ca use. 55 In a personal letter direc ted to us Mr. Carion takes occasion to express his appreci at ion of the position taken by TnE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST re the Cochiuchine controversy, and furnishes us with additional facts and information which, in compliance with our expressed readiness to place our columns at the disposal of either party to the case, and for the s<tke of justice and fair play, we present to our r ead ers in another column . Mr. Carion enclosed for our inspection · the compl ete set of these con tested Coc hiuchine stamps, as w ell as those of Ste. Marie d e Madagascar. From these sh ee ts we purchased several specimens of the "Cochinchine " contested stamps, and to arrive at th e truth in the matter, have forwarded one o f these stamps to the Postmaster at Bacli eu a nd requested him to inform us wh e~h e r or no t this is a genuine officially surcharged "Cochinchin e " stamp of his Colony. Ou rece ipt of his repl y , we shall publish both hi s a nd our communications in full. It Has Come! vVe ac kn owl edge rece ipt of a copy ol' Scott's 5Sth Stauclnrd Catalogue 9.S ·we are abo u t to close our fo rm s, which fact precludes a n extensive rev ie w of t h e work. In gene ra l style, a rra nge m e n t , a nd size i t is in k ee ping wi th its pred ecessors, though th e p rin t in g and cover of th e 58th are a n improve m ent. We suppose th e compil ers a re s till "figg erin "at the va lu e of th e Y,, 6 and Sc . Ca na d a .Jubilees. W ell , n ext to th e stamps th e m selves, e~e ry collec tor need s "Scott' s," and, g reat Scott! it 's a good thing to h aYe in th e family. Prepare yo ur a d in tim e fo r our g reat New Y ear's Number. �5G THE VIRGIN I A PHILATELIST. A Stamp Display for 1898. BY ERWIN FISC HER. ~ OUR Mr. E. F . Gamb's Singapore Col'l'eSpondent states that Sungei Ujo ng an d N en-ri Sem bilan with seven other sm all er St:~es, w e1'e lately amalgamated and pl ace d un de r th e ru le o f one office r (the Briti sh Res ident) , whil e befo re each State had its own offi ce rs. All th ese a rc now called b y th e na m e of Neg ri Se mbila n, and th e stamps in use a re the 1, 2, a nd 5 ce n ts old issue a nd 3 cen t of th e new-E1·a. Th e l ast re m a tn tn g local p ost o f th e Chin ese Em p ire, th a t of Sh a ngh a i, has, i t is stated , b ee n dis co ntinu ed. Th e pe rm a nent stamps of Chin a are t he on ly ones now in use .-Philatel'ic Jlfonthly. A collecto r who b as r es id ed in this c ity (Prov id ence, R. I.) for many years, is author ity fo r t he statem ent t h a.t one of t h e clerk s of t he Prn v iden ce post-offic e in th e fo rt ies said, t h at to th e best of his kn owled ge and beli e f, not a sin gle Prn v id ence local was sold at t hi s office. 'l'hi s is interes tin g in v ie w of t he fa c t th a t ca n · celed Providen ce stamps on th e cove r a re not infrequ e ntly offernd.- E1·ri . T. L. Green. Mr . 'r. L. Green, r ecently elec ted to the office of E xc h a n ge Superinten d ent of th e P . S. of A., sudd enl y pnssed fr om our midst at his h ome in Mt. Oli vet, Ky ., on November 8t h . Hi s m ala dy was he a r t -di sease . H e w tis a justly p op ul a r c it ize n, and b is sudd en d emi se w ill be a bl ow to Philate ly. Hi s fam ily has the sym pa th y of a ll coll ectors, rtnd especiall y of the m embers of the P. S . of A.-Enwrn FISCITER . month s have p asse d s in ce t h e Philatelic Exhibition was b el? ~t London. It was a grand ex h1b1t, ~ and well patronized by Europeans, althoug h several coll ectors from th e United States attended. The next la1·gc Stamp Exhibit to be h eld in Europe will be at the Paris World's Fair, in 1900. The Un i ted States neve r h as yet Imel a worth y Philatelic Exhibit a nd i t is time for us to com e toge th e r and pbn such an ex hibition for 1898. New York bein g the convention city for thre e soc ie ties in 1898, it is most probable that that c ity should be chose n for th e eve n t , which could be h eld in th e club room s of a loc a l soci ety of t h at city. These thre e soc ieti es will iit least draw 200 outside collectors to the ci ty , a nd w ith about 400 active collectors of New York, t he ex hibit cou ld m ost ass uredly b e m ad e a g-rnnd succ ess . L et the d ealers of th e coun t ry join in t hi s cause und le nd t h eir :Li d by e xhibiting th eir goods and varieti es, a ppoint co mmit tees to encoura ge their m emb e rs to e xhibit coll ections; le t t h e p ublishe rs tak e up th e subj ec t in t heir publications, and furth er , let each soc ie ty make a r eprese ntat ive display . Thi s would b e a g ra nd exhibi t , <wd if eve ry coll ector will do his part, it will easily eclipse the re ce nt show at L ond on. J~J ll.' We call t he attention o f our pat ron s to th e fact that our fo rm s close promptly on th e dates s tated in our editorial h eadin g, and copy for ch <wge in ad ve rti se m e nts reac hin g us la ter t h a n th e 20th ca n not be prov ided for. 'rh e new perman e nt 1 ce nt an d 2 ce n t o f Newfou ndlan d ar e pro bab ly in use by thi s tim e. �THE VIRGIN I A PHILATELIST. The Bergedorf Locals. 57 c ity is sole possessor of th e town a nd its s urroundin g territory. The gove rnm ent 13Y JOHN PAALZOW . of t h e so-acq uir ed possession of t h e two Hansa-towns was first a joint te nure ; MONG the many States of Ge rm a ny t he n a rota tion in office , first H a mburg t hat d isco n t inu ed the issue of in- being in control, th e n Lt:ibec k, for fL di v idu;il stamps wh e n, in 1868, pe ri od of fo ur ye a rs each , until fin a ll y it t h e Korth Germ a n Posta l l nion was m od i fl ed to t h e effect th at a gove rwas est ab li sh ed a nd a seri es of g-enernl nor, wh o h ad c h a rge of al l affa irs, was j oin t ly appoin ted . stamps for al l was p ut in to use, ther e are 'l' he Senates o f Lt:ibec k a nd Ham bu1·g few whose emi ssions have app rec iated se n t a d e p u tat ion a nnu a ll y fo r a wee k 's in value as th ose of Bergedorf. I t is "v isi ta ti on " to llergenat ural th a tthisshould be so, pa rticuhirly u sed dorf, whi c h d ep uta t io n specime ns, for, f r om th e n revised a ll m atters p ertarning to public th e size of the plac e eve n during t he s i x affa irs, h eard com yea rs o f t:h e ex iste nce p la in ts, etc . Thi s for m of th ese stamps, com of government co n tin np<Lrn t i ve ly fe w, espeed un ti l th e c ession to cially of t he hi g her d cHamburg by Lu beck nomin otions . co u 1 d of a ll its inte rests in h nv e been used. Be rgedo rf. Befor e go in g in to t he In t he "o 1 d Ge r histor y of these stam ps man y ," at t he begin it may be of in teres t to n inv, a nd even in t h e rel:ith so m ething about first quarter of th e t he tow n o f Be rgedo rf p resen t century, t he itse ll', whi ch, among postal faciliti es were t he ma ny Ge rm a n P ri nrath e r meager a nd : > I c ipal it ies , occupied t he a p rimitive ch a racte r uniqu e posit ion of bein g as we rega rd the m with FRANZ PAAI ZO \V, th e j oin t prope rty of our fin de s'iecle eyes. H on. Jllembcr Virginia Philatelic . lss'n. th e two Free Cit ies, Lii'l' he P rin ces of 'l'hurn beck and Hamburg . 'l'h e ea rli est hi s- a nd Taxis ha d h eld for seve ral centuri es tor ical menti on of t he ex iste nce o f t hi s t he p ri vil ege of carry in g the Impe tfal little to wn is in 1166. wh en, in a treaty m a ils a nd th ey h a.cl attempted to esta bof peace betwe en th e Bishopri cs of Hamli s h, in 1788, a post-office in Bergedo rf, burg a nd Ratz eburg, Bergedor f is co nbut th e auth ori ties did not approve of i t sid ered. In 1420 t h e Han sa-tow ns, L iiand so t he offi ce was closed. Fifty yea rs beck and H a mburg, decla red war upon _ late1·, in 1838, <LD arrangemen t w<ts m<id e t he Duke of Saxony, wh o t he n ow ned with Prnss ia to es ta bl ish a n office in Berged orf, and after ft sho r t but d ecis ive Be rgedorf, a nd it was th e n t ha t my cam1xi ig n, took possession of the castle fat her, Frn n:t. Paalww, was sen t by th e and tow n, rct:1ini ng jo in t possess ion of P ost maste r Ge ne ral to be t h e firs t Pru sth e srt m e un t il 1867 w he n L t:ibeck ceded s ia n P os tmaste r in Bergedo rf. In 1846 P rn ssi:i gave <L six mont hs' not ice t h a t its in te res t to H :unburg, which hL tte r �58 'l'HE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. it would not longe r continue the office and at th e ex pirat ion of that time, on th e 31st of March, 1847, it was closed as a Pruss ia n a nd open ed the nex t day as a Lt'ibeck-Hamburger office with t he former Prussia n Pos tmaster at its h ead. Th e Senates of th e two citi es h;td long wav ered as to wh e th er it would be advisable to es tabli sh an offic e, fo r it was thought th a t th e cost would exceed th e reve nu es, s ince a t fi rst th e servic e o ( the post-office d id not exte nd beyo nd the limi ts of th e town of Bergedorf , but in t he ten years succ eeding the es tablishm ent of th e offic e, a carrier se rv ice to th e su rroundin g country wn.s in stituted and mail was etH"r ied reg ulal'l y one(!, a d ay throu g hou t th e whol e of the territory belon g ing to t he town and thro ugh part of that belon g in g to Hamburg indi v idually. As a matter of inte rest it may be m ention ed that the service extended a lmost to th e suburbs of Hamburg, and a lette r fr om H a m burg to the village nea rest that c i ty fi rst we nt by railroad to Bergedo rf and th e n by carri er to within te n minutes walk of th e corpo ra t e line of th e city of d eparture. At the " v isitation " o f 1860 th e qu est ion o f pos tage stamps fo r Bergedorf was d isc ussed and the postm aster was au t h oriz ed to ha ve spec im ens prepared a nd submit th em to th e next vis itat ion for a pproval and adoption. Th e s tamps w e re therefo r e ord e red a nd t he li t hog raph ic establi sh me n t of H e n · Fu c hs in Ha mbu rg e ng rav ed th e ston es for th e p roposed iss ue. Th ere ~v e r e fi ve d enomin a ti ons, comp ri s ing t h e values of }i, l, l ,Yz , 3 a nd 4 sc hillings, on e va lu e eac h fo r the respec tive postal c ha rge to th e differe nt co untri es in Germ a ny, fo r a t th at tim e no unifor m rate had been es ta bl ish ed. Be rgedo rf sta mps a re t he only ones ever iss ued o f w hi ch eac h d enomination is o f a differe nt s ize, beginnin g w ith a sm aller squa re for t he lowes t V<tlu e a nd in creasing in size as th e valu e increases. Other countri es have issued s m a ll e r size stamps for low valu es, for in stanc e B run 5wick and llfocklenburg, a nd in our day South Australia and V ic tori a; but no wh ere else do we find a wh ole se ri es treated as in Bergedorf. Th e d esign e ngraved upon them was half th e co:tt ofarms each of Lubeck a.nd H a mburg. Lubeck h aving for its e mbl em th e doubl e-he aded eagle of the H oly Roman or German Empire, which, up on its breast bore a shield with fis hin g- ne t, Lt'ibeck'sdestinctive m ar k . Hambul'g' s emblem is the familiar one of th e three towers, reprinted upon its stamps. So Bergedorf, being th eir j oint property, h ad one half of th e coat-of-a rms of each as its own, which, upon th e st:tmps, is surround ed by a circle of p ea rl s . 'l'h e letters in the union square of the stamps, L. H. P. A., stand for Lt'ibec k-Hamburger Post Amt. (Post-office). These stamps were printed in black upon colored paper :ts fo llows: t h e half sc hilling on light l'iletc . the one schilling on white, the OJ? e and one-h alf sch illin g on yellow, the th1·ee sc hillin gs on clm ·et and the four schillings on brown paper. Of this first printing th ere was m ;td e only one sheet each, and sampl es of th em were submitted to the" visitation." Th e writer, though th en on ly a la d just e ntering his "tee ns," re m emb e rs very w ell see ing t hem prepared for ~ ubm ission, a block of eith e r six or eig ht o f eac h kind on a large shee t of fool scap to s how how th ey would loo k wh e n pl ace d upon an envelope. ·when t h ese sta mps w ere presented to the visi t<ttion t h e con cl usic n was reached that t h e valu es of 1, 1.)4 and 4 schillings we re a ll right, but th e colors of th e oth er two d e nomination s we re ordered to b e chan ged, the ~ sch illin g on blite paper and th e 3 sc hillings blue· on 1·ose pape1· and in th ese colors th e se t was iss ued . L ong be for e th e samples were s ubmitted to t he �'l'HE VIRGINIA PHII, ATELIST. auth orit ies, Mr. l\fo ens, of Brussels, h av in g in so me w:Ly heard of th e poposed iss ue, requ ested m y fath er to send him so m e spec im ens. Thi s was don e, and wh en, a fte rw a rds, t he colors of th e ha lf a nd three sc hillin g starn ps were c h <tngecl, Mr. Uo ens as ked fo r the bal ance of th e sheets of th e first printing of th ese two stamps, which are not h i ng m ore or less t ha n spec im e ns or proofs, a nd ha vingobta in ecl possess ion of these two stamps, h e catalog ned th em in hi s li sts. On ac co unt of t hi s act ion o f Mr. Uoens t hey have bee n cata logn ed. as a real post<il iss ue, wh e n in r eali ty neve r one of th em did postal d u ty, a nd wh en it co m es to quotin g itsed spec im ens of th em, o ue m<ty at once set t hem clown as forgeri es, of whi ch, un fo r tu na tely , th ere are a numb e r on th e m a rk e t, a nd it is un safe to buye 1·e n used copi es of the real issu e unl ess they are on t he orig in a l cove r Wh en, in 1868, t hese s tamps, wi th nearl y all oth er individu a l State stamps we re withdr aw n fo r t h e stamps of th e. North German P ostal U ni on, Mr. Moens pll!'c hasccl the rem a ind ers a nd also th e ori g inal sto nes fr om whi ch th ey w ere pr inted, a nd si nce th en th e printin g h as gon e forwa rd m erril y a nd th e m a rk et is flood ed wi th r eprints, which arc certainl y not offi c ial, but due entir ely to p riv ate enterprise . 'l'he ca ncela ti on at Bc rged orf was d one wi t h a sqmtre brass stamp, sirnil a !' to th at o f Harn burg, ha vin g , as fa !' as I rem emb el', fo ur bars on it. Certa inl y I kn ow thn,t it was squ a re, for ofte n, in cancellin g wi th it, I· used it fi rst one way , th en ac ross ; in · tha,t way cancelin g th e stamp as wi th :t number of sm all sqmtr es. Th e lower vn,lues aught not to be so ra re, espec iall y th e h a lf-shilli ng, for th at was fo r a tim e th e rate of postn,ge to H a mburg, wi th which place naturally there was th e g !'eates t in te rco urse, and it was also used to a large e xte nt up on c irc ulars se n t out by th e 59 agents o f t he H a rn burg L otte r y in to Meck le nbu rg , wh ere the lotte ry was forbidden, t h e govern m en t ther e rnnnin g on e o f its ow n. Therefore th ese age n ts co uld not se nd t he ir c ircula rs throug h t he Meckle nburg post-office in Hamburg, as there t h ey would h ave bee n at onc e refu sed, but by se ndin g t hem fr om Berge clorf, a good m a ny escaped th e watchful eyes of Lh e a u tho ri t ies a nd reach ed t h eir d es tination. Th e onesc hillin g stctmps in th e first year s of its exi ste nce di d duty tu pay letters to H a mburg, to which place, h oweve r, t h e c h a rge w as lowered to a half-s hillin g in abo ut 1864. Th e one and a h a lf a nd th e t hree-sc hillin g we re used to prepay postage to Lau e nburg a nd Meck lenburg an d th e fo ur-sc hillin g wen t in to Pruss ia and t h e ot her co un ti·i es o f th e Ge rm a nAustri<111 Postal U ni on. What a dd s to t h e sca rc ity o f used spec im e ns is t he fact th at, while s tamps w e re sold , it was not obli gatory to put the m u pon th e lette rs, and prepaym en t of postage in mon ey wa s all owed a n d s imply mark ed as pa id upon the lette r s. I h ave in m y possession now th e h a lf sc hillin g stam ped en velope of Hamburg used in J3 erf;edo r f on a lette r to m e, with no ot h er s tamp on i t, a l th oug h t wel ve t im es its valu e was n ecessary, in additio n, to prepay t h e letter to t h e U ni ted SLtttes- t he bala nce was m e rely mark ed " paid." lf its prepay m e nt h ad bee n in two t hr ee -schillin g Bergeclorf 's a nd th ey neatly canc eled u po n the en vclope, the old expression of a thin g be ing w ort h its we ight in go ld wou ld not be a ppli cable, for the valu e of t h a t en velope woul d be above rubi es. 'rh e new U . S. postal ca rd s are be ing p rin te d by t he \ Vest Vi rg ini a P ape r Co ., Pi edm on t, \V. Va. 'rim co n t rac t calls fo r 50, 000, 000. Th e co n trac to r, Albert Dag g-et, w i 11 p rin t th e card s und er governm ent su per vision.-ERWIN Fr CH EH . �60 T HE VIRGIN I A PHILATELIST . of all but th e 24 a nd 30 ce n t va lues. Th e second iss ue a ppea red a bot: t a mon th a fte r the fir st. Th e stamps o f' set numb er on e a re t h e so-ca ll ed premier es g1·cwitres. T he International Stmnp fo r October, cttme to h a nd as we we re c los ing our fo rm s, and j ust a d ;1y to o late fo r rev iew in our Novem ber num be r. It is as ter l ing pu bli cation, an d co nta in s a selec t ion o f ch o ice ma t te r. T o b egin, t he re' s a w ell-w ri tte n art ic le by L_ 'r owns end R eck a rd, on th e "Coun te r feit 7 Grote B rem en ," in whi c h he d esc ribes in mi nu tes t d etai l t h e poin ts of distin ction ; The ge nuin e, h e w ri tes , is l it hog raphed on ora nge-t in ted yello w pa per ; a doub ler lin ed shi eld is in t h e ce nte r of t he s tamp i n w hi c h eig htee n ve rt ica l lin es a re d raw n. Th e co unte rfe it, Mr. R eckard sta tes, is lithog rap h ed on wove paper of a fad ed yell ow vari e ty, lac k in g th e b ri g htness of th e gen u in e , a nd t hei'e a re onl y fifteen lin es i nst ea<J o f e ig h tee n. Th is a lone would be suffic ient to e na b le one to d ete ct th e offe nd er, bu t t he au t h or h as given t h is sta mp a t horoug h stu dy a nd d esc ribed th e d iff erences to t he s m a ll est d e ta ils. "Th e 1861 Iss ue , " by Go rdon C. Co rb:1J y , d ealing wi t h th e wa r sta m1:s of t he U ni ted States, is a noth er art icle of m erit. Mr. Co r ba ly w r i tes, t hat at the break ing ou t of th e w a r large qu a n tit ies o f stam ps w ere on h a nd in So u t,h e rn post-offic es a nd the post m aste rs be in g no longe r res ponsi bl e to th e ::1U t hor i ties a t W as h ing to n, st ra ig h tway se n t t hese stamps N ort h , bein g valueless So u th , to be sold or used a t a p rofit. T h e Depar t me nt, a wa re o f th e poss ib ili t ies of fra ud o ffer ed , a dopted m eas ur es to de feat th is da nge r, by issui ng an e nt ire new set of stamps. Th e p repa rat ion of t h ese s tamps was en tru sted to t he Na t ional Ba nk N ote Co m pa ny , o f Ne w York. 'rh e s ta m ps a t fi rs t issu ed , (Au g ust 14th , 1861), we re rej ec te d b y t h e W as hin gto n offi c ials, a nd th e co ntracto rs req ui red to prnpa re new plates 1'/te Weekly Philatelic E rn fo r Octobe r 23, h a s fully com e u p to wh at it wa s a,d verti sed to be. Si xtee n w ell-fill ed p ages, a, nd i ts edition doubl ed. R efe n i ng to our a rti cle on the Mores net s ta m ps, Tlte Ei·n says : "Th ey are fak es pure a nd simple. There is no Mores net post-offi c e, but th e commun e is se rve d by t h e B elgi a n offic e a t Mo n tze n, a nd th e Ge rm a n office a t H erbersthal. Correspo nd ence is prepa id by ei ther Belg ia n or Ge rm a n stamps, accordin g to t he offi ce pa tronized." I nterest ing no tes fr om Sa,n Fran· c isco, W ashin gto n, Bos ton, N ew Y o rk , Pro vidence, Chicago a nd T oronto go to wa rd makin g a n exce p t io na ll y fin e num· ber. I n t he T oron to notes T !te E r a's correspondent acc us es 1'1te Pltilatel'ic B 'ulletin, of Salem, Mass., of "t he ra nk es t kind o f plag ia ri sm ." Wh ew ! Th e foll owi ng wee kl y numb e rs h ave com e to h a nd reg ula rl y. The Pllilatelic Messenger fr om S t. Ste ph· e n, N. 13., Ua n<td a, is a m ong th e best o f our Canadi a n exch a nges t hus fa r recei ved. Karl Kram er m a kes ttn a bl e attack on th e la rge di scounts offe red by dealers. The author m a k es a good po in t in su ggestin g to d ealers, " wh en poss ible, ad ve r tise w h a t oth ers d o not, a nd you will not need to c u t pri ces in o rde r to m ake sales ." The " Pennsy " fo r N ovembe r is full y up to th e hi g h st a nda rd se t for i tsel f a nd co nta in s a n ab le a rti cle on "S h ad e Collecting, " bes ides m a n y h a lf-to nes accom pa ni ed by bi og ra p hi es, a mong wh ic h we w ere pleased to fin d t h at o[ our Mr. Fra nk li n Stea rn s, Jr ., busin ess m anage r of 'r aE V IRGINIA P rr rLA'l'ELTS'L'. �TH E VIRGINI A PHILA'l'EL IST. A not her "Comm em ora ti ve Issue" to Chron icle ! Bre'r Cha p m a n 's Pe1f 01·ator . 'l' hi s fin e s ixtee n-p age N ove mber nu m ber is headed , " Comm em orat ive Iss ue" in honor of th e t hir t ie th a nn ive rsary o f Mr. <LDd Mrs. Chap m a n 's m arri age. A n e xcell en t ha lf-tone o r Miss Am y L. Swi ft a c compa ni ed b y a biog r ap h y of t his tale nted a nd ve rsatile phil a teli c a uth oress, ta kes t h e pla ce of honor in t h is numb er as th e o ne w h o h as done mu ch fo r t h e s uccess of T he P mf 01·ate·r . The nex t pic t ur e is a fa mil y gro u p, co nsisting of l\I r. a nd Mrs. Chapm a n , a nd W ilfred A., the ir son . Ha ppin ess is p ic tured on t he in telli g e n t faces of t h e g rou p. Limit o f space prevents a n ex ha us t ive 1·cv iew of t hi s fes ti ve n u mb er, still we wo ul d extend to B re'r Ch apma n a nd fam il y our m os t s in cere cong ra t ul a tio ns, ;rn d best wish es fo r long life of co nt inued usefu lness . a Th e B ak er's Falls StamJJ , Vol. I. , ro. l , pub li sh ed by th e Baker' s Falls Stamp and P ubli shing Co mpany , Sand y H ill, N. Y., is a new-co mer . The edi tor in hi s "ann ou nce men t " says: "th ere 's roo m fo r one m ore" - ( we 'v e hea rd t his sa m e rem a rk m ad e b y a t roll y-car con du ctor on a ra in y d ay) ; he a lso t ells us h is " in te n t ions a re to begin a t t h e fo ot of th e ladd er and cl im b u p. " All ri g h t, old m a n, b u t unl ess th ere's a p roo f-read er pu t on wh o ca n spell "ph ilaseli s t, " "siamp ," " simpa thy," e tc ., a la D a n 'W ebste r we fear our fri ends wi ll stay at "the bot tom ." 'l'lte New Yoi·lc Pltila telist fo 1· No vem be r is a ' ' ba ng--u p " iss u e. \ Ve were especi<tll y d elighted wi t h t he a rticle by ." Veri tas." Th e Columbian Philatelist fo r October h as j us t r eac hed us. L i.ck o f spa ce p revents a r ev iew of its var ied contents. 61 'l'lte P hilatelic A d-vacate fr om Be rl in, On tario, fo r N ove m b er is be fo re us. T h e Oc to ber n um ber a nn ou nc ed a " surpri se " in store fo r its r ead er s for No Ye m bcr, a nd i t co ns is ts of- well, we 'll let t h e editor spea k: " W e t hi nk th e fact th a t <t Ca n<td ia n j ou rn a l has a ppea red on t ime wi th tw el ve p ages a nd cove r is q u i te a su rpr ise. " Th <tt' s r ig h t, old m a n ; g uess th a t ot her fe ll ow will c rawl i nto a hole a nd pull t he hole in afte r h im now, or co m eo u t in ag r ee n coverth e p rop er h uc to exp ress his fee lin gs. 'l'lw Califor nia Starnp , fr om S<w Fra nc isco, is qu i te a nea t ne w-com e r. Chas. D . L owe is ed itor :i. nd p ropr ieto r, w ith t he w ell-k now n Wm . A. M cDonn ell as asso cia te a nd rev iew ed itor . In h is bow to t he p h il>tte lic pu blic, th e edi tor em p hasi zes the necessi ty o f a i·egitlarly issued ph ila teli c pa per on th e P a c ific Coas t a nd wi ll d evote hi s e nerg ies to th e m uc hneglec ted "average" a nd yo u ng collector. \Ve wi sh t h is new pape r mu c h s uccess. Tlt e Al etropolitcm Pltilat~lis t fo r N ove m ber is to ha nd. A n exce ptionall y nea t ly gotte n -up m agaz in e, w ith co n te n ts fa r a bove t he <tve rnge, It prese nts deta iled pa r ticu la rs rega rd in g t he new Vi ctori a "cha ri ty" s tam ps, a nd c hroni cles m a ny ne w iss ues. The S lctmpnwn h ;ts a s u m ed t he pos it ion o f offi c ial orga n o f th e Q. C. P . S., w i th i ts Nove mb er numbe r j ust rece ived . Th e soci ety is to be co ngrat ula ted on i ts w ise select ion. Th e H orne ·worker for Nove ml,ler, conta in s c h a p te r Ill. of " A R om a nce of Phi late ly," by :i\Iolli e Mo r r is ; the fir st i ns ta lm ent of the "Postali c Hi sto ry of th e N a ti ve Indian Sta te Oha rkh a r i ;" bes id es a qu a n t i ty of in te resting matter philate lic . �62 'l'llE VIRGINIA PHILATEJ,IS'l'. We a cknowledge r ece ip t of th e following philateli c publica ti o ns, etc. : E ve1·g1·een State Philatelist for N ovemb er ; F'ilatelic F acts ancl Fallacies for OcLob er; Th e T e.wn Philcttelist for N ovemb er ; The H er alcl E xchange for No vemb er ; The Omaha Philatelist for Xo vember ; The Philatelic Mon thly for N ove mb er; The Junior Oollecto1· for N o,·e mb e r · L 'Etoile Philatetique for October, (Italy); De1· B riefma1·kenli iinclle?', Berl in, (Ge rm a ny); Tlte Wave, Ald en, llfass. ; Th e You tlt's R ealm, Bosto n , Mass . ; Tlte 1V01·lcl' s FJ.~ ch ange, L ond on ; Th e L one Stm· S tate Pltilatelist for N ove mb er. W a lter Mo rl ey 's (Londo n, N .) interes tin g bookl et on Fisca l, T el egraph and P ostage S tam ps, illust rate d . J. T. Starr Sta m p Co.'s new pri ce li st o f U . S. S tamps. for 1897-'98. Wm. B radbury 's (Ipswi ch, En g .,) wholesal e price list of s tamps. R . F. Albrec h t" s Sp ec ia l Ca ta logue N o. 3. \ Ve ha ve rece ive d fr o m Mr. Rud olph 0 . Bac h, hi s " B. N . A . P ack et " a s ad ve t·· tised. It is w ell wo rth th e price. W e r eg r et t h at t h e Oc tob er numb er of S tanley Gibbons' Monthly Joiwnal (L ondo n), edi ted b y Ma j. E va ns, r ea ch ed us too late fo r r ev iew in thi s numb e r. An estee m ed co n Le m pora ry h as ' di scover ed " th at t h e fig ur e I in th e ri g ht u pper corn er of t h e Ca bot iss ue I- ce nt sta mp is r e versed, Lhu s -I, a nd " wou ld l ike to rec e ive fu r th e r in fo rm at io n in r eg ard s to t h is s La m p ." W e p res u m e t h e w ri te r t hink s t hi s a n e rr or on t h e p>u t o f th e eng rn ver, wh e n in fact i t is not. Th e a r t ist h as m erely tak e n t h e li b er ty of d ev iat i ng- from the ge n er al cus tom o f sh o w i ug t h e " to ng ue " of t h e fi g ure o n t h e le fl sid e, a nd to atta in "bal a nce " in hi s d es ig n h as placed t h e " to ng u e " o f th e oppos ite fig u re o n tb e opposi t e s id e .-No error Lh ere. RECAPlTUf,ATION. TH E VIBGIN IA PHILATELIST, in i ts initi11l number, proposed th e projec t of e recting a monum ent to the late l:IEINRICH VON STEPHAN, founder of the Universal Postal Union , and originator of the postal card . To tbis end philateli sts e verywhere HEINRICH VON STEPHAN. are invited to don ate t o th e VON STEPHAN M1rno· One Unused Stamp of their respec/'i·ve conn try' s issue, accorn71an'ied by the cmtograph signature of the donor. Su ch don a tio11s will be cred ited UI A J, F UN D in tb e>e columns ; tb e sta mps sold at auction, a nd t "e proceeds, alung wit t1 the autograph s mounted in an ulbum. fo rward ed t o the proper authoriti es for the pu rpose a bov e stated .-E n . DONATIONS. N. P. Strause, N. C . • . . • . . . four 2c . currer.t Mrs. Davison, V a . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c. current W . Ru ssel Brown, Can ., two lc.Jub. and Xe. cur'nt Earl E . Matter, Ga . . . . . . . . . . . 2c. curr ent H . A. Chapm~n , Conn., "Quintet Packet," val., 22C'. Georges Carion, Cal. . . . . . . . . . 3c. current Rudolph C. Bach, Canada . . . • . . . 5c. Juhilee L. H. Mutch, Me . . . . . . le. and 2c. Columbian H. A. Cha pman, Conn.. . . . . . . 5c. c urrent Mrs. Victorin e A. Chapman, Conn . . . 5c. current Wilfred A. Chapman, Conn . lOc. Special Delivery R . W. Jones , Va . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 2c. coin ] . T. Starr, Mich . . . . . . N ew issu e ~ c . Can ada Mi ss Lorette Davi son, V a . . . . . 2c. Columbian Mrs. Pey ton, Va . . . . . . . . . . . 2c . Columbian Mrs. Pollock, Va .. . . . . . two le . Columbians Miss Emily Palme r St earns, Va . . . . . . 5c. Coin Miss Roxie R. Wilkin son, V a . . . . . . . 5c. coin Miss Liha n T . Stearns , Va . . . . . . . . . 5c. coin W. H. Adam s, Va. . . . 3c. current E. H. Harris, Va. . . . . . . . . . 2c. current E. R. Melton, Va. · . . . . . . . . 2c. cuneot ]. P. Clayton, Va.. . • . . . . . . 2c. current R. L. Patters on, Va . . . . . . . . . . 2c , current R. S. Nelson, Ala. pair 3c. due and Xd. Leeward Is. R. S . N elson, Ala, s trip of 3c . current Special Delivery, Plate No. 257. Henry Meisel , Va .. . . . . . . . . . 2c. current Joseph H . Beattie, N. Y. le. unused obsol ete Due Martin Hayden, New York City, . . 6c. Columbian �THE VIRGIN IA PHILATELIST. ~"'THEr.-~ Coupd'Etat December 2 , 1 85 1. Bl' FRAN KLIN STE AR N S, JR, II. LTHOUG H Napoleo n allowed to escape him no occasion fo r assertin g t h at he was wi thou t furth er pe rsona l ambition, we now see, in th e li g ht of history, that his hopes were eve r for t he Emp ire. He was a . trn ng e President. H e s urrou nded himself wi th a ll th e se mbl a nc e of roya!Ly a much-strained consiste ncy p ermitted. H e endeavo red in eve ry poss ible m an ne r to eel uc ate and inure the people to the id ea of royal ty, t hat the con summ atio n of his plans might not p rove too abrupt a transfo rma tion. H is fr eq uent to u rs t hrough France more r ese mbl ed im· peri a.I progress t han preside nti al si m pl icity. H e waged a constant yet s il ent combat wi th th e Assembly, whos e .fea rs of his a mbi t ion h e all aye d with pacific m essages couch ed in words well c hosen to co nv ey t he im pression of a lo fty des ire to perpetuate t he R epublic a nd to advance hi s country under su ch a form of governm ent. Yet his speec h es were di rected to a c reation in the min d s of th e people of a distru st of the Assembl y, whi ch h e represe n ted as co nstan tiy opposin g hi s plans fo r th e a m eli orat ion of th eir condition, and they were <Ll so couc hed in phrases of diplom a tic subt le ty t h at graduall y p roduced a reconc ili a tion to t h e idea of a n Empire, n.nd direc ted t he publi c mind to regard him as its S<tv ior by evokin g souven irs o f the h eroes of France a nd artfully portray in g a compa ri so n favora ble to himself. In May, 1852, within a few days o f ea ch oth er, w ere to expire th e powers of t he Presid ent a nd t h e Nat ion al Ass em bly. P eople, espec ia ll y th e middl e and 63 lowP. r clas'ses, fear ed from this simultaneo us cessation of autho ri t y a r esu ltin g j eopa rd y of peace rul cond itions. This fear Napoleon a nd hi s partisa ns a r tfu ll y m a in tain ed a nd used to t h eir profit. Th e defeat in t he Assimbly by 351 votes to 347 of a p roposal to abrogate th e law of May 31, 1850, which h ad great ly 1:estri cted uniY ers al s uffrag e, still fur th er prejudiced .th e people aga inst t h at body and pl a ced in th e h ands of the Preside n t hi s b est card s. H ad t hi s popular proposa l bee n enacted a law, th e peopl e wou ld ha ve e nterta in ed con fidenc e in t h e Asse mbly, and the coup d' Etat wou ld haY e bee n i mposs ibl e. 1>1 Th e Asse mbl y w as a n as inin e body, divided in to .i eal ous fa c t ion s. It p layed right in to t h e Pres id e nt 's hands. Had it been truly republi cau, h ad it passed such popular republ ican m easures as were subm i t te d fo r its consideration, Napoleon 's pla ns could never h av e been cons u mma te d. It sig ned its o wn d ea thwarr a nt wh en, on NoYe mb er G, 1851, i t defeated a bi ll b y wh ich th e Presid en t of t he Assembly would have b ee n e mpowered to call on th e army and all a ut horiti es whose a id it might d ee m necessa ry. I t thus d ep ri ved itself of a ll effective m ea ns of res istence a nd left in Napo' eon's cont rol th e poten t mili tary orga ni zat ion. Th e coup cl' i tat was now rip e. rt was fix ed for N ove mb er 20 th, bu t , ow in g to T.ioui s' c h a ra cteri st ic irresoluti on b efor e a c ti on, it was p ostpon ed to th e 25th, th e n aga in to Dece mb e r 2d, a elate selec ted becau se i t w as a d oubl e a nniv ersa1·y; th a t of th e co ron<Lt ion o f Nap oleo n I. a nrl o f Au st e!'! itz. On Dece mber 1s t th e Asse mbly tranq uill y d eba te d w it ho ut fea r, Ii ttl e dre a m in g that i t was holdin g i ts las t session . During t he ni g ht of Dece mb er 1st th e d e ~r ees a nd procla m at ions to be posted through out P a ri s at d ay break th e nex t m orn ing were sen t to a printing-h ou se, �64 THE VIRGINI A PHILATELIST. the doors of which were closed a nd were ask ed to sanction th e powers asked g ua rded by a compan y of ge ndarm es to by the Presid ent for the welfare of prevent the ex it of the printers. By Fra nce by re-electing him. 2 A. M. December 2d all were printed, At 10 A. M. Napo leo n m o unted hi s a nd at 2:30 M. M.aupas, th e prefect of horse to present himself to the troops, police of the coitp cl' E tctt, summoned many t h ousand s of whom had s inc e the police commissioners, a nd h av in g mornin g b ee n occi.1py ing ltll the importold them a plot ha d bee n formed agtt inst tant steeets. Th ey gave him a warm the Presi d ent, ordered th e a rrest of sixreception. Th e National Guard, th e tee n re prese u tat i ves. At 6 :30 A. M.. they reli a nce of the Asse mbl y, was nowh e r e were all in M.ar,as prison , among th e m to be see n. 'l'bei r drn ms h a d bee n deGenerals Changarni er and Oavaignac, s t.roy ed to prevent so undin g t h e rolltwo of Napoleon 's ancall. The Assembly tagonists in the pres iheld seve ral m eetd enti al election. In i.ngs, and at one of the morning the Parith em , atte nd ed by sian s werP. s urpri sed 250 m emb ers, Loui s ' on reading o n th e depos iti o n w as cl c c reed", bu t th ey w ere w a lls the sev eral proa ll a rrested ttnd s pe nt cla m at ion s an cl the th e night at the bard ecree di ssul vin g the National Ass e m racks of the qu:i.i cl ' bl y a nd th e Council Orsa.y, being- re mov ed of State; r e-esta biisbin carriages next mornin g b etw ee n a in g uni ve rs a l s uffrage doubl e 1 in e o f solby abrogat in g th e law di ers to Maz:i.s a nd of May 01, 1850; conoth er pri so ns. 'W ith voki ng the people in t hem we n t t he last t h eir ge ner a l a sse mblies a nd establi shing h oJ?e of the Ass embly , which h ad sai d , the state of se ige ' · Il e will not dare" ; thro ug h out th e extent of th e fir st mili" No t one soldi er will m tt r ch ag«t in st th e tary division. EUGENIE MARIE DE :.ION'l'IJO. National Assembl y " ; A r esponsible head elected for te n yea rs; "'l'h e e n tire p eople m iniste rs d epending solely upon t he will a ri se in defence of the Law a nd executive power; a Council of State Constitution," a nd t h ey d id a ri se , but prepar ing laws a nd supporting th em in with sarcas m s a nd j ests at the di g nifi ed deb ate; a leg islative body d ebating and procession. Most of th e m emb e rs w ere, passi ng the law s, to beelec ted by uni ve rhoweve r, speedily released, bu t a few sal suffrage, without ballotin g for a li st; were treated quite severely, a nd Ge nea seco nd Assembly, composed of a ll the ral Cavaignac was m a rched olI to the illustrious men of t he countr y, as a fort ress of H:i.m a nd con fin ed in the bal a nci ng power, a g uard ia n of the chamber Napoleon !tad occ upi ed durin g funda m ental com pact a nd th e public his s ix yea.rs ' incarcerati on . lib erties, were the alluring p romi ses of On Decemb er 3d, the insurge nts b ethe proclamation to the p eople, a nd they gan to ga th er and ere ct ba rri cad es, but �TRR VIRGIN I A PHIL A'.l'ELIST. th ey wer e n ot m olested until 2 P. M., D ece mb er 4t h, wh en d espera te fig ht.in g e nsu ed for t hree hou rs, in w h ic h num· b ers of so ldie rs a nd c ivili a ns wer e kill ed and wound ed, many of th e lat te r inoffens ive spectato rs. A ll was ove r by 5 P . M. O n the next cl ay Pa.ri s was as se rene a s ever, but se rious disturba nces continued to break o u L in oL h e r po r t io ns of France fo r several clays, and t h eir rep r ess io n· was ter ribl e . •rrnn spo rt at ion to Alge ri a, banishm en t a nd i mpr iso nm e n t wer e th e p uni shm e nts of t h o us:L11cl s. 'r h e co up cl' itctt was a co mpl ete success. Th e pl ebiscite was h e ld Dece mb er 20 t h a nd 21st, and t h e people a lm ost unanimou sly sa nctio ned th e po wers asked by Napo leo n a nd re-elec ted him fo r :L te rm of te n years. 'l'h e Repub li c now exi sted on ly in na m e. L ou is ass um ed :ti! th e pomp of sove re ig nty , yet h e publi cly disclaim ed a ll :tmb itio n for the imperi al ti t le, bu t M. d e P ers ig ny, th e man who , wit h out Napoleo n 's knowl edge, h ad him electerl de pu ty in 1848, was no w aga in without Louis' knowl edge , Lo prec ipi ta te m at ters and hav e him acc laimed Emperor. Th e Pres id en t was a bo u t lo s tart on a tour o f th e South. De P e rsig ny gave se cret inst ructi o ns to prefec ts of departme n ts to h a ve him rece ived everyw h ere as Em peror, to na il him as Na pol eo n III· 'rh ese in st ru ctions were ca rri ed out to t he lette r, a nd ~apo l eo n· s to ur wa s <Lil imperi al tr ium ph . So g r eat, so ge ne·ral w ere t h ese enthusi n.st ic receptio ns th at t here w n.s now no roo m to do u bt t h at n ea rl y a li France d es ired t h e Empire, so a n election was ord ered a nd h eld Nov e mbe r 21st an d 22d , and N:tpo leon was p roc lai m ed E m pe ror D ec emb er 2d, 1852, t h at dn.te be in g t h er e by m ad e a quadru p le a nni ve!·sary . L ouis' e ffi gy now appea r ed o n the stamps of t h e " EMPIHE FRANC" and th ose of th e " REPUB. FHANC" e nde d th eir sh o r t-li\'ed exi ste n ce. On J an ua ry 29t h a nd 30th, 1853, ::\Ta- 65 poi eon was marri ed to Made m oisell e Eu ge ni e de Mo n t ij o, t h e Span ish Co mt esse de T e ba , who fig ured co nsp ic u o usly throu g h ou t the Second Empi re b oth soci<Lll y :t ncl politic a ll y, and mad e him a n exce ll en t wife, fo r h e had m a rri ed h er for love a lo ne, wi thout polit ical r easo ns. Sh e bore him one child , th e Prin ce I m p e ri a l, wh o in afte r yea rs m et h is cl eaL11 fig h Lin g bran ly aga in st the ?: ulu s . Th e Encl. Culled from the Non -Philatelic Press. Th e m ost rapid ad va nc e in t h e ,-alue o f a n y a rti cl e in philately has bee n in th e F rn nc h post-carLls issued in com m em orat io n of t h e Crn r' s ds i t to P a ri s. II' they h appe n to hav e b ee n t hroug h t h P. post on th e cl ay of hi s Majesty 's a rri va l in th e c ity, a nd are t h er efo re cance led with t he s tamp o f t hat date, that fac t is s uffici ent to e na bl e them to find ready purchas ers a t $ 1.00 eac h. H ad a nyo ne had a ny idea th er e wou ld b e s u ch an advan ce, h e mi ght h aYe add r essed S<ty five hundred post.cards to him sel f, t h e li ttle pil e o [ mi ss ives would t h e n h av e bee n worth $500.00.- London E.i· . So m e o f the d enomi n at io ns of t.h e r ece n t issue o f Ca nad ian .Jubil rc sta mp s see m to be rapidly beco mir. g v:Ll u;1bl c from a philatelist's sta nclpoi n t. 'l'h e Jc ., 6c. a nd Sc. sta mps appea r to be par t ic ul a rly in demand. A lot of 200 of t h e- 6c. stnmps c h anged hand s last ~1ig h t, at a do wn- town hot el, ;tt th e apparently a b smd figur e of $100. l\ot on ly was thi s t h e case, but t h e p u rc hase r ap pea red to t hink t h at h e h ad st ru ck a g-ood b a r gai n. - Jlfontre,it J:Jta1·. 25-CEN'l' H .-1.\YAII. A dole-ful look Queen Lil' bestows, On H ~t w a ii 's fi ll ed w ith Dole. �66 '11 HE VIRGINIA PHILATELI ST. CQMMUN IC.A T/QfY,:s · -"=-.;~~"· "'· Australian Notes. By J. G . GRI FFI N. .URI NG the- prese nt year a ll so rts a nd co ndi t ions of m en within the ' confines of the Br itish Empi re ~ have vied wi t h one ~tnoth e r in their d emon st ratio ns of loyalty to the Throne and institutions of the mother' htncl. No t to be outd one , we here in Sydney, N ew South \Na les, ha ve decided tn esta bli sh a Quee n 's Jubilee lliemoriill H ospital for th e reli e f of thos e who suf-, fer from pulm ona ry compl a in ts, to be kn ow n in fu t ure as the Consumptive H ospi tal. i w_e h ave a ve ry good practice in Aust ra li a rega rdin g all contributions and subscriptions toward charitable (apart fr om ecclES iast;ca l) in stit u t ions. For P.very pound s ub sc ribed the Gove mm ent g ives a noth er pound, conseq u e ntly the mon eys coll ec ted for this Jubil ee Con sumpti ve's H ospita l all ca rry a n equ al a mount fr om t h e coffers of t he State. On t he prese n t occasion, h owev e r, th is was not d ee m ed s uffi c ie nt, and th e N. S. W. Gov ernm ent d ec ided to g ive a ddit ional ass istance by iss uin g a co u plet of pos tage stamps, esp ec iall y des ign ed to fur the r t he es tablishm ent of t h e H osp i ta!. The fac e va lu es of t b ese stamps are on e sh illin g a nd two shillin gs si x penc e, a nd t hey wer e sold fo r ~ h e se s um s a t a ll pos t offices t hrou g h out th e Colony. B u t, for postage p ur poses, t he form er on ly fr a nk ed a lette r to t h e extent of ld., or t 1r less than its cos t; th e latte r might be u sed p o st~i ll y to t h e exte nt onl y of 21d., or th e sam e proport iont h e diffe re nc e , viz.: lld. in th e first and 2s. 3 ~ d. in the secon d case , was h a nd ed ove r to the Hos pi ta! b y th e Gove rnm ent.. On ly 10,000 of t he 2s . 6d . and 40,000 of the l s. stamps were iss ued. Th e former went quickly to a pre mium, n, nd as much as 1'7s. 6p. hn,s bee n paid for them, seven times their cost, while the lat ter h ave reached about doubl e t h e ir face value, bu t h a ve s ince d ec lin ed. '~hus the ve ry substtintial sum of £ 3,000 net, (afte r a ll owing for t h e postal charges), has bee n reali F.ed by t h e sale of these stamps, and h as been a ppropri n,tecl to the purpose refe rr ed to. In Victoria t he authoriti es h tLVe adopted a, somew lrnt s imilar course, bu t h ~ive not yet iss ued th eir stamps. Th at t hey will m a ke a s uccess of it goes without saying, for th e y' h ave already h ad ttpp li cations for ove r d oubl e the numb er of th e 2s . 6d., a nd for co ns id e ra bly more t han t he ls. lots. I h av e not see n the des ig ns selected for lL5e in Victor ia, but it is to be h ope d it will be b e tter tlrnn th ose a dopted in N. S . vV. Amongst philatelists th ey h av e been cn,ll•!d "Jam L abe ls," and th ey cert~ti nl y resi::m bl e such m ore t h an th ey do postage stamps. Fired by t he exa mpl e set by th e L ondon Exhibition, Mr. Basset -Hul l, the n, bl e pres ide n t of t h e Sydn ey Philateli c Club, h as decided to g et up a n e xhibition a mongs t th e m e mb ers of th e Club, of "Sydney V iews." He hopes to get toge th e r a thousand examples, a nd think s that numb e rs of th ese ra re stamps, now hid a way , will be b roug ht to li g ht wh e n his c irc ul a rs n, re se nt a broad. How w ould it do fo r yo ur V irg ini a, Associ a tion to open corr espo nd e nce with Mr. Basset-Hull, w ith a vi ew t.o es tablishin g exc han ge be tw ee n yo ur State Assoc iatio n a nd ou rs ? '11 he m e re m a tter o f di stanc e betwee n America and Australi a is no bar to c~uryi n g o n a profitable a nd ag reeabl e p hil ateli c exc h a nge. But I would state, ri g ht h e re, that it would be useless to sen d ordinary Ame·- �THE VIRGIN IA PHILATELIST. t ' ican stamps-w e h ave alr eady a n a bundanc e of th em. If, howeve r, rare U. S., Departm ents (especially of th e hi g her val nes) , genuine local s, used Confederates, and ea rly Ne w Bmnswick, Newfound la nd, and \¥est Indian stamps we re sent, good, ra re, old A ns trali a us would b e ~e nt in re turn. The prnctice o f collecting unu sed s Lamps is gaining g round in Australitt. On th e continent-especially inFrancecoll ectors re fu se unu sed specimens, fearin g forg eri es-which see ms ch ildish, wh en forge ri es C[Lll b e so readily detected nowadays. I slrnll hop e to ofte n se nd you Aust ra li an notes if your m emb ers a re in teres ted in Aust rali a n phil a tely. Boston Bits. lW no. TONIAN. 'fhe stamp busin ess in Boston is ve ry q ui et at present. Doubtl ess coll ec tors are wa iting for the new catalogue before they start in bu y in g very heavil y , but th e old saying is: "Th ere's always a calm befo re th e sto rm, " and deal ers in ge neral pred ict a busy season. 'fhe fir st auction sale took place Sept e mber 28th. I will q uote a few prices on s ta mps in good co nditi on: Navy 13c. uJJu sed o. g., wen t for $1.10; 15c., in sam e conditiou, broug ht $ l.60 ; a co mpl ete set of Ag ri c ulture unu sed o. g., sold for $15.05; 7c. State, unu sed o. g., sold for $1.60; $5.00 Columbi a n, used, brought $2 30 ; R eve nu es, 4c. Pl ay in g Ca rd, fin e copy, sold for $4.60. Mos t of th e fo reig n stamps offe red broug ht good pri ces, ~tnd on th e wh ole th ey see m ed to be in g reate r d em a nd than sta mps of our own g lor ious country. Dealers ar e on th e st ill hunt fo r our lOc . orange Spec inl Delive ry in a n unused state, a nd i t is cla im ed t h a t it will soon be a Ye ry d es irabl e stamp, as 67 unused copies are very scarce. Parties are a lso trying to corner the u sed oues. An auction by the Colonial Stamp Co. is book ed fo r N ove mb er 23d and B. L. Drew is to hav e sev era l later ou. ' Mr. Ernest B. H orn, of 11 Gre enwich Park, Boston, h as accepted th e posi t ioJJ as ed itor o f t he Pltilatelic Bulletin of Salem, Mass. As t his ge n tle ma n has a vari ed experi enc e iu phi late lic p ape rs and literature, th e P. B. will d oub t less show an improvement und er hi s ~uid ­ anc e . As my read ers a. re, without doubt, inte reste d in the market value of stamps , in prefe ra.nce to other notes, I sh a ll beg the editor of your paper for a spa ce to q ote a few prices reali zed at B. L . Drew & Co. 's auction sale, h eld on the eve ning of October 18th. Th e stamps m enti oned were I isted as fine copies. 1868, 90c., grilled , used, bri ght color, very fin e, brought $10.25 ; 1869, me., lig htly c11nc e l~ e d, bri g ht, very fine, sold for $13 50; unused $1.00 Col um bi a n sold for :)!2.40; Col um bi a JJ set complete unu sed $14.40; Justi ce, 309., u sed, fi ne, $8.50. Am ong the foreig n stamps I would m ention the 13c. H awa ii 1853, unu sed o. g., whi ch brough t $3 .50; co mplete set of N ewfoundland Ca.bot se ri es, $2. 94 ; Go ld Coast., 1894, 20s. P. 0 . sta te, $5 1.00; N ew South Wales, 1885, (Scott's, No. 24) P. 0. state, broug h t $2. 75 . T a ken as a wh ole, th e sale was co nsid er ed a s uccess, a l though hi g h prices we re few a nd far between . Doubtless, a.s the seaso n 11dva11ces, au cti on prices will hold better . .New York Correspondence. BY LEt\NOD. Th e long -loo ked -fo r r ev ival of business h as not as yet appea red. Tra d e is norm a l, a nd will rem a in so, until t h e n ~ w yea r. The appearance of 58 th Catalog ue is eage rly awaited Th e d e mand is �68 THE VfRGlNIA PHILATELIST. not n ea r as large as in fo rm e r years ; col l ectors a nd dealers a lik e a re ve ry much di ssa ti s fi ed with th e prices; bu t with a ll t h e g mmbling i t is im poss ib le to co llec t without th e stamp coll ec tors ' bibl e. lt is r ecogn ized as th e Stand a rd a nd no other Ca talog ue wi ll s uffi ce . 'rh e r age nt prese n t is coll ectin g U nited States R eve nu es in bl ocks and s t1·!ps. M r . E. T. Park er is th e prim e m ove r o f t his "fad," a nd h e possesses t h e fi nest lo t of r eve nu es in t lrnt co nchti o n that yo ur corres pond ent eve r h ad t h e p leas ure of see in g b efor e. 'l'o go in to detail a nd d escribe t hi s ma.g nifi ce nt collec tion would occupy mu c h valu ab le space in TnE VmGINIA PmLNrELJS;r. l\ir. Park er wi ll exhibit thi s coll ect ion at th e Collecto r 's Club a nd those fo r tunate e no ugh to be prese nt, can satisfy t hei!' cu r ios ity as to t he ma.g ni ficence of th is coll ectio n. Very fe w d ealers in t hi s c i ty hold a n y reven u es to speak of in pairs and blocks, and those who a re fort un ate enoug h to possess a ny, a re ve ry ind epe nd en t wi th th eir pr ices. Speak in g a b o u t st ri ps a nd bloc k s r emind s m e t lrnt an y kin d of U . S. or foreig n sta m ps, a re <t sca r c ity on the mark et, t h a t is, stamps that h ave bee n obsolete ten o r more years . Ve ry few a rc m et " '. ith , and in T~ urop e , es pec ia ll y F r ance, it is co ns id ered a ral'i ty to di scove r, 01· h ave in o ne 's possess io n, a block o r a strip of fo ur o r m o r e o f s uch stamps , a lth o ug h U . S . sta mps in thi s con di t io n a re not va lued as rar iti es in s trips, blocks are seldom m et with. A s ta m p ex hib itio n in 1898 is a n ass ured fact, if eve ry d ealer and coll ec tor follows the footsteps of M r. Frngilli o o f th e U nh·e rsal Stam p Co. 'l'his ge ntl ema n is endeavor in g to wo rk up so m e e nthu s iasm, a nd so fa r is m eetin g with most gratifying r es ults. Th e p roject as outl in ed by Mr. F ru g illi o, is to rni se a fund by pop ul a r s ub sc r iption, and with thi s fund to re nt roo ms to hold t he prop osed e xhibit, to furni shin g sa,id rooms, and a ll necessary ex penses for t h e co mfo r t of vis it o rs ; coll ec tors <tncl dealers w ill b e ask ed to Jo:i n strL mps, e tc., for exhibition purposes, and if al l res pond. as t h e fe w m en t ion ed, t h e "sh ow" w ill bP. a certa in ex pectati o n . 'l'h e obj ect in vi ew is to ·hold th e exhibition d urin g th e co n ve nt ions, whi c h wi ll be h eld in thi s c ity durin g th e s umm er of 1898. So far four soc ieties h:iv e selected t h is c ity fo r th e ir next co n vent io n seat, viz., Phila tel ic Sons of A m eri ca, So ns of Phil ate lia, a ncl th e E mpir e State Philat eli c Soc ie ty . L ocal soci e ti es m ay poss ibl y hold spec i<il m eetin gs. I for go t lo m e ntion that l\ir. 'l'rnjill io will , to g ive th e fund a sta rt , be at t he h ead o r th e subscripti o n li st. I r ece iv ed a cn 1·ios ity by m a il a few d ay s an-o ·it is not hin g but a postal card, bu-t t h ~ size of it s ur p ri sed m e. It was e xactly eleve n inch es long and se ve n in ches wid e. On th e fac e of t h e ca rd, th e i nsc rip t io n was as foll ows, in la rge capital let te rs: "Bu sin ess i\I en 's Mai l Card. " " U nited States of Am e ri ca, " "nothin n- but t he add r ess on th is s id e," a n d ·•cl ; not m ·ite o n th e ba ck of th is ca rd . Thi s lin e lre:1d with su rp ri se <ti1d t h e n it d a wn ed u pon m e th at t h e c;ucl was iss u ed by pr ivate pa. r t ies; wh at m a de m ~' suspic io n mo r e p os i Li ve, wa s t h at a one cent sta mp w as a ffi xed to th e upp er ri ght hand corn er, sho win g t h at t h e ca rd is unm a il able wit h out th e sta mp. Printin g app ea red o n back o f t h e ca. rel. U. S. 1355 12c. - "Am I as g reat a s yo u fathe r? " U . S . 1851 l 2c . - " No , so nn y , yo ur h a ir is too long. " U. S. 1855 12c.- " Oh , well, I'll get 'trimm ed. '" U .S. 18511 2c. - " Oh , no! 'l'hen you'll be 'Sam so n-i sed . ' " �THE VIR.Gl N CA PHILATELTS11 • '• C o c hin c h i n ~.'' Eclito1· 1'1te Virginia Philatelist : As yo u hav e b ee n kind e no ug h to ope n to m e t h e column s o f yo ur publicatio n and notwithstanding t h e proo fs Of t h e ge nuin eness o f thP s ur c ha rge d unpaid lette r sta mps of Coc hin c hin e, produced h e re about th1·ee ye:i rs ago, and again rece ntly , I will call th e attent io n o f t h e philate lic p ub lic to t h e fo ll owi ng points, whi c h I tr11st will b e a r eply to all quest io ns, a nd which e mbod y t hose points that see m to lrnYe b ee u overlooked : 1'Ju; post maste r at Bacli e u h as ac kn owledged th e s urch tirg c (Coc h inch in e) in hi s let ter of May l l, 1806, in w h ich h e has tak e n pain s to place t h e wo rd "Cochinchin c" in p a r enth esi s. Th e obj ect o f s ur c h a rg in g F re nch Co lo ni es' stam ps w ith th e Colon y's nam e was to cancel the use (or validity) of the stamps so s ur c h a rged, o r ove rpl'intcd, in :iny othe r Frenc h Oolb ny but t h e o ne o f whi c h t h ey so h ea r t h e name. Th e word ''surch:i1·ge " is very im prope rl y appli ed in s uch cases, as th ern is no orerclwrge, and t h e postm riste r a t B:ic li cu, wh o wus ce r ta inl y not a phi l ate li st, a n d not acq ua in ted with the philate lic te rm, " s urch :irge" h a.s u se d in hi s Je tte r o f a ckn o wledg e me nt th e proper wo rd, expl a ining itse lf. A ll t h e French Colo n ies' s tamps with th e cl i fl'er en t Colo ni es' n nm es h a \'e bee n ove r p rin ted acco rd ing to a mini ste l'i <LI ci rc ul a r o f 1891, r eq uest in g all post m tts · tcrs in the F renc h Colo ni es LO so ove r print a ll I'Cma i11d e rs o f postage rind unpaid le tte r sta mps, cards, etc., o n lrn nd in t h e ir post-o fli ces. It lrn ppe ns t.lrnt t h e St.e . U a. ri e ti e :llttdngasc:u stamps h e rewith sent a rc o n t h e same s h ee t wit.It tlt e Coc hin c hin e, which stamps h :ivc lik ewi se b ee n a. subj ect of di sc u ss ion. ·vVhti t lrns b ee n said fo r t h e Coc hin c hin e sta m ps is a pplicabl e to t he Ste. M:tri e d e Madagasca r stamps. 69 Th e co nt ent ion was, t ha t wh at I call a "s urc btL!'g e " is but a n old post m a rk o r ett nce ll n.t ion wi tho u t d a.te. At the elate at which the provision a l S te. Ma. r ie de Mtidagascar stamps w e1·e iss ued, and receh·ecl fr o m t.hi s Colony,' th e re was in the post-office of this Colony a postmark o r can ce lin g sta mp with elate, a nd in u se s in ce, at least, l\1a r ch, 1800, ;cs I ha. vc :rn unu sed Fre nc h Coloni es' stamp :!5 ce ntim es, bla.ck o n p ink, of the 188 1 iss ue, bea ring cancelat io n of I. hi s date. I h a ,·e also a s1 amp of 1 frnnc Diego S ua rez et Depe nd<inc es bearing sunllargc "S te. Mari e d e Madagasca1"" du ly ca nceled w ith th e post m a rk wi t h d b:te o f Ap ril 4, 1895 . Th e re was no discu ss io n abo u t t h e g enuin en ess o f t h e stamps o r surcharge , but o nl y a. conte n t ion as to by whi c h n a m e t h e blue ove1p1·int S te. M<Hic d e Mada g ascar s h oul d b e ca ll ed , "surc h a l'ge" or 11 ca uce 1J a. t io n." \ Vhat I ha,· e said befo r e r ega rdin g t h e purpose or th e sur c harge with I.h e n<Lm c of th e Colo n}', a b o u t th e Coc hin ch in e s hows t he wo rd is used to d es ig nate a n object ve1·y si milar. '!.'h e exact m ea nin g or t hi s ov e rprin t wi ll be: 'l'h is sta m p o f Di ego Sua rez c t D cpe ndanc rs which was to be 1·ece ived fo r pre paym ent o f postage in a ny and all parts o f Di ego Suarez a nd i t.s d e pend a nc ies, h:ts no w its use ea nceled in a ny o th e r pa r t of thi s gove rnm e nt . but i n Ste. l\fa ri e d e M:idagasea r (whi ch is no w seperale fro m th e gove rnm e n t ol' Di ego Suarez) or which count ry o r go,·e rnm cnt it uow bea rs th e nam e and wh e re i t ca n o nly be lttw fu lly u sed. S in ce rely yo urs, G EOH GES C AHIO~ . Sta m p co ll ect in g is in st ru ct ive as we ll a s profitab le. F as t.e r it in th e p ubli c sc h ools tind note t h e eJfect . l Vatcltfur vu r 1Ve1c )'em"s _Y.u111b er .' �70 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. Inte rior, 1-90c., 1, 2, 3, 6, 15c, unused, dupli cates, 12, $1.92. HE auction season opened with the sale of the Schmidt collect ion at th e Club House, 351 Fourth Aven ue, New York. Th e stamps we re cata log ued by the J . W . Sco tt Co., Ltd. , and sold well. 'rhe collection co n ta in ed no g reat rariti es, sti ll so m e of th e pri ces realized will inte res t our readers : New Yot·k 5c. , black, un s ign ed , sligh t ly damaged, $ 1.50. U. S. 184';, 5 and IOc., fin e, $2.20. ··1 U. S. 1851, 6c., re d- brown, unus ed, fin e and ve ry · rare, $20.00. U. S. 1857, 24c., slate, unu sed , fin e, $3.30. U S. 1857, 30c., orange, unu sed, fin e a nd ra re , $5.00. U. S. 1857, 90c., blu e, unu sed, fin e and rnre, $ 11.50. U. S. 18Gl, 5c. , yello l'r-brown, fine, $4.00. U.S. 1861, 15c. , bl ack , unu sed, o. g., fin e, $5. 10. U.S . 1861, 30c . and 90c., (latte r poor), $11 .00. U . S. 1869, 24c ., unu sed, o. g. , br ig h t specimen, rare, $ 13.75. U . S. 1869, 30c., fin e, $1.55. U .S. 1869, 90c. , nnused, o. g. , bri lli ant colo rs, ve ry rare, $27.00. U . S. 1872, Kat iona l, 12c ., purple, un used, o . g ., fine, $5.25 . U . S . 1872, N<ttion a l, 24c., purple, unused, o. g. (Ii ttl e oft' ce nte r) ra re $4.10. ' J U.S . 1872, 30c. , black, unused, o. g., fine, $3. 80. U . S . 1893, Columbian se ri es, 1-50c. , includi ng shad es an d env elopes all un used (face val ue . 1.84) 22 p ieces, $1. 80. Otlicially Sea led , " Po:t Obitum," unused, $1.05. Justic e, 1, 3 (2), unus ed, 6, 10, l:lc. , rare lot, 6, $4.20. Justice, 30c., purple , sli ght te:ir, e,·e nly ce n te red, ra.re, $8 .00. Justice, 90c., purple , !'ai r co py, ve ry rare, $ 11.00. Navy, 7c. , blue, fin e, rar e, $4.00 . Post Otlice, l-90c., 1, 2, 6, 12c. , unu sed, fin e set o f 10, $3.30. State , le., gree n, unused , fin e, $1.90. State, 24c., gree n, unu sed, fine, .'3 20. State, 30c., green, unuse d, fine, :M.25. State , 90c., g i·ee n, fin e copy, $5.00. 'l'reasury, l-90c. , complete, 2'1 c., has lost a corner, ll , $ l.76. \Var, l -90c., unused, fin e , $1.65. CoNFEDEil.ATE STATES. - Mo.b i I e, 2c . , black, sli g htl y damaged, but artisticall y repaired, very rare, $G.!'i0. Mobil e, 5c., blue , used on o ri g in a l cover, ve ry fin e. $3.10. P ete rsburg, 5c .. r ed, fin e, ra re, $4.00. General iss ues , 1861, 5c., lOc., unu sed and used, 1862, lOc ., rose; 1863, 2-20c., includin g 'l'EN ce nts, rnr e lot o[ Hi stamps, $3 36. Bergedorf, ~. l !l-, 3, 4s., all unu sed o ri g inals; 5, 50c. Bremen, 1855, 7k r. y ell ow, a very rare stamp in u sed condit ion, $·1.25. Canada, 1857, 7!d . g ree n, unu sed, full o. g ., eve n m a rg ins all ro und, a n abso lutely pe rfec t spec im e n of this rarity, $44.00. Ceylon , 185i, st:LI', 4d ., rose , clea r and good m a rg in s a ll rou nd, li g htl y cancell ed , a g reat r a rity, $45. 00. Ceylon, 18G ! , sta r Sd ., ye llow-brown, eve nly ce n te red , li g h tly cancelled, ~t very fin e spec im e n of t hi s rare a. nd d es i rable stamp, $14. 25. Parma, 1859, SOc. , ye ll ow, unu sed, fin e, ve ry rare, $9,00. �71 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. NIGER CoAST.-Ba lance of set waterm arked Crown CA. !\- penn y , g ree n; 2d. , carmin e ; 2~ d ., b lu e ; 5cl, p urpl e ; 1 shillin g, bl ack . C.~ NADA . - W e ha ve rece ived , a nd illust rn te t h e new C:rnadi a n h:Llf-ce ntstamp. l t is t h e and to M:r. o nl y v:tl'i e.J . C. Starr ty to han d of Cold watso far . W e e r, Mich . , :ue in debt for copies eel to l\fr. R o f t h i s C. Bac h o f sta mp. 'l' o r o nt o, From wh at w e can lea r 11 t he ot h ers are to be of like d es ig n w it h th e c ha nge in colors. C mr.r.-Postage clu e stam p. 100 ce ntavos, red o n ye llow. F 1rnNc rr MADAGASCAR. -1 ce n ti m e, b lack on blui s h, na me in red; 2c. brown on b u ff , name in blue; 4c. p urpl e on g ray, nam e in blu e ; 20c. red on gree n, na m e in blu e ; 30c. brown on buff, nam e in blu e ; 1 Fnwc, oli ve on g r ee nish, name in red . GEHMAl\Y.-vVe ha ve recei vecl fr om our co rres pondent, l\lr. Hugo Zeh a nd fr om l\fr. P. Dac h ert, Ge rm a ny, copies o[ th e ne w lette r sh eet, placed on sale Novemb e r 1st, 1807. It is p rin ted in red wi t h th e c ur rent 10 pfg. stamp in ri g h t u pper corne r , a nd Deutsc he R e ich spost Kar te nbri ef across th e top in Ge rm a n type . Tt is in te nd ed for inl and se rv ice o nl y. 'l'h crc is :tl so, we n.rn in fo rm ed, a 20 p fg. le tte r-sh eet, blu e, for U. P. U. se rv ice . LAB UAN.-North Bo rn eo s t:tmp · surc h a rge d for th is Colony ; 18c . blac k a ncl oli ve; 24c . black, blu e, :tnd li lac . Nonnr BonNE0.-18c. g ree n ; 24 c. blu e and btke. ONE CENT b la ck a nd ONE CENT Both types of the• u rchn rge. (Another similar rule cancels the valu es nt top.) N EWFOUNDLAND.-vVe illustrate t h e surc h a rge , l e. on 3c. issue of 1890-'95 . ONE' CENT black on 3c. mauv e . Th ere a re two ty pes o f thi s s urnh arge as above . QUEENSLA ND. -1 penny, figut·es in a ll four cor ners, s imi lar to 2c1., or a nge r eel. ST. VrncENT.-ln addit ion to t he two stamps of this Colony chroni c led in ou r Septe mb er No., t here h as bee n a no th er new issue. iss ues . In ' 'l'h e Three se ndin g us Penc e o n th is ne w On e P e11n y iss ue, 111 r. bl ac k on Ii Will iam .J. Durr a n t , lac, same o f Kin g sd es ign as pr e v i o n s tow n, says: "th ese stamps a re iwa il able for postage, though t hey were oste nsibly iss ued fo r fi scal purposes. Th e im po r t wa rra n ts which pass th roug h t he c usto ms require & 3c1 . s ta mp-h e nce t h is new iss u e. S wEDEN. -Color o f 30 i:i rn ch a nged to ye llow. Vm GINIA.-A n ex ce ption a ll y fine N e w Year 's Number of TnE VIR GINIA PnrLA'l'ELIST is to appea r in t h is State .Jan ua ry 1, 1898. Advertise rs should se nd copy be fore Dece mb er 20, to ins ure in se r t io n. �72 THE VIIl.GINIA PHIL A'l ' E LIST. Virginia Philatelic Association FRANKLIN L. KERNS, Pre<;:ident. FRANKLIN STE A..RN S, J R., Sec' y.Treas. JO HN PAALZOW, Sales Manage r. C. F. IV. MoSER, Cmnterfeit Detecter. Official Organ: THE VIllGlNIA P H ILATELIST. A ssoc ia tion m eets on th e lOLh of every month, at 8 o'c lock: p . m .. at 13 N. Eleventh St., Richmond. Virginia. Rrcrrn:O:'.'ID, YA, 1Yo i-ember JU, 1897 . }i'ellow-Members of the V . P. r1. : I h e re with sub mi t to yo u my r e po r t of t he t hird m ee ti ng of our Assoc iatio n. Me mb e rs prese nt : Mess rs. J. J. Bun ce, H. C. Scott, Jr., Aug. Dietz, Thomas Chri s tian. E . P . L y ons , Jr, J o hn P aalzow, W. P . Sh el t o n, and F. Stearns, Jt:. i\Ir . 'l'h omas C hri stian presided in abse nce of t h e pres id e nt, M t". F. L. K e rn s. Moved by Mr. Di e tz , a nd s econ d e d by Mr. S cott, t h a t t he s ph e re o f t h e V irg ini a Phil a teli c Assoc ia t io n be exte nded, and thttt h e reafte r i t s l1 a ll be g e ne r a l in i ts characte r a nd re c e ive as m e mb e rs a ll d es irabl e app li cants r es id e nt in th e nited Sta t es. Mo t io n ca1'l'i ed. Mov ed a nd se conde d by Messrs. Di e tz and Scott resp ect iv e ly, that Mr. Franz Paalzo w, of B e rg e do rf , Ge rm ~wy, postmas te r of t h at tow n w h e n its n ow I' tL re locals we re curre nt , and father of ou 1· e ffi c ien t e xc h ange manag e r, l\'Ir. What It 'Tis, Is It? WHY , IT'S OUR FALL SPECIALS! ~ -Pri ce~ Cat. Our. 4 Italy Offi cial, 2c , 20c, 30c , and 11 1 • 70c . . 30c 5 S axony 18G3, 3p , 3p, . . . . . . 14 c . . !Oc 5 Cuban, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14c . . 05c 3 E~ y pt, Official. circular, used . . l 5c . . IOc 5 Mexico, IH74-83 . . . . . . . . . 29c . . 15c 5 Uruguay . . . . . . . . . . . . 15c . . lOc Send for Oor Pri ce List, it's Free. SHA RON STAMP CO., Sha.r on, Pa. UN U SE D John P aalzow, be e le cte d ho nora ry m e mber of this Assoc iat ion. l\Iotion unanim o us ly and e n t hu s iast ic a lly ca rri ed. Th e secreta ry w;ts then in st ru cted to a pp oint a com mit tee Lo drn ft a constitution and by-hiws fo r th e A5s o c iat iun. Th e following app li c:ints we re th e n elected m em be rs : Rev. Dr. H a. rtl ey H. C<L rmi ch a, el, Ri c hm o lld , Va. ; Mr. W. S. Ahern, Ri c hmond, Va.; Mr. J o hn C. Se ibert, No r fo lk, \ 'a. ; Mr. Joseph !3rnndt, No rfolk , Va.; Mr. ~ P. Stra use, H e nd e rso n, N. C. Th e sple ndid colle ctions of Mess rs. Shelton and P<utlzow w e r e th e n ex hibited , an d afte r se,·e ra,l h ours of int e rest in g stamp goss ip and e xc han g ing uf duplic ates, the m eetin g w as ad j o urn ed . R espectf ull y sub mi tted. l~R:\NKLIN STEA H N::;, JH., Secr e t11ry-Trens urer V. P. A . .~ crrn 25 Cent; Specials. 25 varieties M ex ico , only ............... S 25 Entire s heet JOO unu sed cat. $3 only .25 200 all different, a fine packet....... .25 1.2UO mixed Foreign.. ..... . ... ..... .... .25 35 a ll different U. S...... .. .. ......... .25 Any one purch~sing three of the above packets is entitled to a one year's su bscription to the OMAHA Ord er Soon , Supply Limited . EnPIRE STAnP CO., Malone, N. Y. PHlLATF.LJST Free Ilibrrarcy . Free to Every Buyer, a 35c . U.S. Stamp. 7::, Diff~ren t Revenue stamps . . S .52 llllll ;) 11 bcr nm 9Jlit1UocfJ, b. l!J. 1Jlou c111uer jtntb !Jeitmbcnen ~e r\alltm(un!) ber VmGI~IA PruLA.TELlC ASSOCIATIO N, llltll''ile, nut ~ (ntrnn ber .l),'Q. ~ i e~ u. Sco tt, .i)errn i\' rmq 'j..\nal,101u , in :Serri ebori, ~e ntjcl) lnn b , ~.Hnter unferei3 fJCCf)rtCll ~lJ/i!5)fi ebC•) .i'_let't'll ~ OfJll '.l\llllf.JO!ll, (llliifJrenb be11c11 <nern1nlh111!J ber :Uer!Jeboqer :poft bie \eltenen ilriefmndcn 'oie\e0 £ iinbcfJem, 3ur ~tu s na6c !Jefnn!Jten ) ei nftimmi!J un'o mit ;Uef1 eiften111n ,\Hill {i;fJn·nmitri fi ebe rnuiifJ[!. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! 83.50 Inland Excha nge. . . . . . . . . . . .80 2:>c. Warehouse Rece ipt . . . . . . . . . . .25 50c. L ife In s urance, imp. . . . . . . . . . LOO 100 C anada Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Rare Matc h a nd Medicine, 50!'\ off. Postag-e 2c . ex tra. Will treat yo u well C H AS . K I NG, 105 East 10th St. , NEW YORK. 1Jrn113 lj.lnnf3otu, in mrrocllorf, <l:Orc11111itgficllc crtuiiOlt. of Philatelic Papers, datin g back to 1885, to be sold at once, by piece or lot. WRITE FOR LISTS . . . WILll.lI.R.fv'I O. REED, 7 Leonard Pl ace, ALBANV, N. Y. �Standard $tamp Inconorated PArn CapitaluP.Stock, $25,000 ESTABLISHED H. FLACHSKAMM, . 1885. MANAGER, Co. • No. 4 N1cholso11 Place, ST~ LOUIS, ltIO. " ' E OFJ:'ER SOl!IE GOOD PACKETS AS FOLLOWS: No. 10.-Price 25 Cents, Contains 25 different stamps from SOUTH and CENTRAL AMERICA ONLY, many rare, such as Salvador, Chile, old a nd new Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, United States of Colombia, Argentine Republic, etc., etc. No . 11.-Price 25 Cents. Contains 25 different stamps from the \VEST INDIAN ISLANDS ONLY, such as Grenada, Repub· lie of Dominica, Bermuda, Trinidad . Barbados, etc. including many good values a nd unused stamps. No. 12.-Price 25 Cents . Contains 25 different stamps from AF RI CA ONLY, s uch as Transvaal, Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Oran g e Free State, Sierra Leone Angola, old issues of Egypt, etc. No. 13.-Price 25 Cents. Contains 30 RARE EUROPEAN sta mps, all different, onlv from th e fo1lowing countries: Bosnia, Bulgaria , Greece. old a nd new issues; fine Portugal, Sweden (officials only j, Gibraltar, Roman States, old Bavaria, Hamburg (obsolete) 1866issuel}!l and ll{ Sch., valued at 3 and lOcts each , also envelopes rare Turkey, Monaco, Finland, and Roumania: ' No. 328.-Price $1.00. U. S.-Contains 50 United States starnns, all different, including 1851, 1857, 1861, 1868, 1869, 1870 1872. and 1890 issues, many rare, including a fe\~ good envelope stamps; also 1893 Columbu s is,ue, and Department s tamps. A very good co llection. No. 331.-Price $1.00. U. S .-Contain s 20 all different s tamps of the U. S . Departm ents, including Treasury, Post Office, War, Agriculture , Interior Depa1tment, etc. Some unused a nd rare. ·A fine STANDARD ALBUM, No. 3, 100 pages, full cloth, gilt, FREE with every order of ~ 1.00 or over. Our new 60pp. Price List is FREE a nd quotes over 100 different STAN DA RD PACKETS. We have a larg-e stock of ALL KINDS of stamps and sell them cheap. Of course we BUY STAMPS and old collections. Write us to-day. STAND ARD ST AMP CO., ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. PREMIUMS! PROFITS! GAINS FOR FOR FOR FOR F,.,P)DP)llPMllM!(((C<<'<''' F ebruary I, 18!'18, I w ill give away three premiums to partie s who bu y most of stamps from me up to that date. 1st Premium , Scott's Internation al Stamp Album No . 2. Price, $3 .00. 2d Premium, Scott 's Internation a l Stamp Album No . 1 , Price, S 1.50. 3d Premium, Scott's Inte rnational Stamp Album No. 11, Price, $1.00. And after that dale I will g ive other Premiums. On May 1, 1898, I will give away as a n extra grand p r emiu m, one Set o f Columbian Stamps , unused, from I cent up to $5 .00 to any party w ho has bou g ht most stamps from me, fr om now up to that dat e. British Colonies , South and Centr;i l America, M e xico, r a r e E uropeans, etc., are on my approval s h eets at 50~~ dis co unt. I haveU. S. Adhes ives, Departm e nt s , R eve nue s, e tc., nearl y complete, a t 3J}'.i to 50fo discount. Please send WANT LISTS ofU. S . stamps a nd I w ill send same on app ro val to responsible parties. Scott's Album s and Ca ta logues at publishers' p ri ces. Also good prices pa id for U.S. and Br. Coloni es . If yon are in the ba nd wagon. please let me know. JOHN ARBTIN, Des Moines, la. THE THE THJ<J ALL COLLECTORS, MERCHANTS, SPECULATORS, THE WORLD ! My Packet "Gl?.EECE," containing Scott 's 12, 13 , 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22. 23, 26, 27, 4G, •J 9 , 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58. 59, 62, 70, 71, 77a , 79. 80, S L. 8 2, 83, 84, 85, 92, 94 , 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, OLYMPIAN GA l\'IES: ] , 2,5, 10, 20, 25, UNPAID: 18i5 - l , 2, 5 , 10, 4tt, 70, 80, 90 leo. : 18i8 - 1 , 2, 5. JO, 20, 40, 60 lep. That is to say, !JO best, rare, cl ean, au thentic. ~1 1 d iffe r ent stamps of Greece ofa value more th an $12 .00 , for Nos. 8, 9, 10 11, 33, 3 •l, 35, 36, 4•l, 64. 65, 66, 67, 69, 86, S i, 88, 89, 90, ] 05, 107, 108, 109. 40, 60 lep., l dr. !f;2.00 ONLY. A PROFIT AND A PRESENT: The fi rst 20 buyers will receive the l lep. st a mp of 1891-92, perf. 13;,f, valued at $3.00, free. STILL ANOTHER! Th e first 5 b uyers wi ll r ecei ve the error of SO Jep. 1862-75 with orange clliffre on back , valued at $2. 00, free. Answer by return mail. Payment in Banknotes· JOHN N. COUMENOS, Mem. S . of P. and other Societi es . 53 EURIPIDES ST., ATH ENS , GREECE. 'l'o the .Tou .. nals .-Th e publi cat ion in sertin g thi s ad. twice will re ce ive this excellent packet by return m a il. �West. Indian Revenue Rmnainders ! The Most Profitable Way ... ~P>P>JPP>~ (444'4(4<1'44 to begin a ANTIGUA . Set of 8 varieti es, unused (2d, 4d, 6d, 2s, 3s, 4s, CC ; 3d , ls, CA), PR ICE, $1.00. NEVIS . 4d blue, C A . . . • • . • 6d g re en, CA . . . . . . . IUONTSERR.A T. Id rose, perf. 12.Yz . $ 1.25 . 1.50 Morl ey's New Edition ENGLISH Catalogue, Postage, Tel eg raphs , Revenues , Entires , Etc., (190 Pages), Pric e, 60 cents . 186 WEST GREEN ROAD , ENCLAND. Gold Medal for Reve n ue S tamps, Paris 1894. Silver Medal for Teleg. Stamps, London 1897. Good Stamps to Get. U.S. PROPRIETARY STAMPS . 1 c b la c k and g r een (on e ither paper),. . .. $ : c b l ac :( a nd g r ee n '' 3c b l a ck and g r e en 06 06 20 12 6 c b lac k a nd g r ee n ... .. . 7r-i 1 ~ 7 s, 5 c b la ck on s i l k p a per ... ... . .. ....... . 2 5 0 11 6c b l ue .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . 60 6c b l u e o n ~·a t e r1n a rk e d papl"r .. . 40 CHINA - 1 8 9 7 , 'h o n 3c .. .... ...... ....... . 02 " 1 o n 1. s m a ll s urchar g e . . 10 2 o n 2. '' .. 15 Sa m e, l a r ge s urch a rge .. ... . .. 04 4 o n 4-, s m a ll su rc h arg e .. 07 5 on 5 , " 08 8 on 6, .. 12 1 0 o n 9 , large s urch a r g e .. 15 1 0 o n 1 2, " .. 15 10 o n 1. '.l , s1n a ll s urch a r ge .. 20 3 0 on 2 4· , " .. 40 30 an 24, l a r g e s urch a rge .. 35 l 011 3 r e n . ... ... . ... . .. .. . .... . . 03 2on 3 r e d .... . .. . .... .. .. ... ... . 04 TONCA.- 1 88 6 . 6 d ye ll ow us e d or * .. . 40 " 18 9 2, 4 on ld *' ......... . . . .. .. .. . . 30 1 ' S d mau ye* .. .............. . 45 l R b r o w n * .. .......... . ... . 60 1 8 9 3 , 2 % on ~ d g re e n * r .!d sur. 2 :"'> •• ¥2 on l d b l ue. u s ed . .. . 10 S a m e . b lac k s urch 4 •. . 40 18 9 5 , 1 o n 2'h d r e d . .. .... .... . 25 u ? lh o n ~ l,iQ d r e d* ... . .. . . 50 O fficial, 8 d b lu e * . .. .............. . 2 00 " ls b lu e* ... .... . . ...... . . . 2 50 W. Sr.Jlschnpo & Co. 25 Varieties Foreig n, for$ .50 50 1. 25 2 .75 100 Drop me a card, a nd I " ' ill send y o u, free, a . . . <:op y of • . . "THE POSTAL CA RD RE PORTER, " A. LOHMEYER, 922 N . GILMOR BALTIMORE, HI GHE ST AWARDS . 4·C b lac k a nd g r ee n Vatdety Paekets ready early in No v c111bcr. WAI.tTE~ lVIO~IlEY, LONDON, is to invest" in I offer, post paid : . $1. 50 M orl ey's Catalogue of Re ve nu e Stamps of the British Colonies , Price, 60 cents . TOTTENHAM, Postal Card Collection 1 08 S 'l'OCKTON STREET, SAN F RA NC I SCO, CAL. ST., MARYLAND. BEGINNERS W ill do well to s end for my s h e e t s o f United States only, incl uding Po s ta ge , Revenues, Depa rtn1ents , En v elopes , e tc, a t from 2 5 to 33 1/:J ~ di s count . I am makin g a Special t y of furni s hin g s h eets of a ll common a nd m e di u111 s t a mp s lo r thi s cl ass , a nd A TRIA L I S ALL I A S K. T o m a k e it more i nte res tin g I '''ilI g ive FREE 10 RAltE FOREIGN S'I'AiUl' S, t o a ll a n s w e r in g thi s a d . ..... ... . Refe r e n ce o r c as h d e p os i t r e quired ....... . . ADVANC ED•C OLLECTORS 'vill do '"' ell to se nd n1 e their 'vant lists, .a s I a l w ays have so me rariti e s on h a nd. PAY CASH I . ... .for a ll kinds o f Unit ed Sta tes , or I will ..... EXCHANCE a n y t hing I ha v e fo r t hem. S e nd wh a t y ou ha v e o n a pproval a nd I \v iii 1n a k e y ou t h e h ig h e st offe r fur tbe1n. If th ere is any thin g vo u want in th e Phila t elic li n e •. or if :yo u f1 a v e a n y r a r e s tamps you v.ri s h me t o s e ll o n commission JUST LET ME K N OW. Address ' CHAS. E. WILLIA.MS, LOCK BOX 338 , l'AI,l!IYRA, WJ S <;ONSIN. �WE BUY STAMPS br~ICi!oj!> F'!RSTAMP MACiAZll'IE: C.2V ER5~ '3 And old Coll ections for Cas h. Wha t c a n you offer us? STANDARD STAMP 4 INCORPORATED. NICHOLSON PLACE, ST. Co. PHILATRLI S T LOUIS, MO. If your Collect ion does not conta in 4,000 varie ti ts, yo u will miss one of th e greates t op :Jortunities of a life-time f you don ' t try o ur A PPROVAL SHEETS at 50 % discount. REFERENCES RE QUIRED. Badger State Stamp Co. , Beaver Dam , Wis. STAMPS For Olcl Rtamps ancl Collections. SPECIAL PR;CES CANADA JUBILEES (B~~~'{~~~~n On Lots sent before Jan. 1st. TROJAN STAMP CO., TROY, OHIO. To and including the 5 0 c•• • _ . $ 3.50 Th e $1.00 St amp, each , . • • . . $ 1.50 H a lf Cash an d H a lf in Confedera t es a nd Briti s h Colonials , or U .S. cata log uin g over l Oc. each. Send St a mps a nd M vney w ith Ord e r. Dr. J. W. FO WLER , Di.zb"\.:u:ii.ze . ·t-r=::ID=- Iowa, U.S • .A. New South Wales Jubilee Stamps! - ~ A s well as a ll Austral asi a n Stamps offered in Exchan ge fo r Old U . S. and Confederates. Common a nd torn s t amps r espectfully declined . t VIRGINI A FARMS [, lJ ! J. G. GRIFFIN , 3 50 George St.. Equitable Building, SYDNEY, N. S. W., AUSTRALIA. Refe r e n ce : Edit o r T H E V ! RGT N IA PH IL A T ELIST . FOR SALE. Add reE< S Ovv-n. e r for p a rti c ular s . FRANKLIN STEAR NS, Jr., NEWFOUNDLAND STAMPS. No.13 N. Eleventh St., Richmond, Va. Cabot l ssu ~. complete se t (14) ..... $ 2 50 Fi ve Sets tor. .. . .. .... .. ..... ... ... ...... 12.00 Cahot I ss u e , 3 1 4, 5, 6, 8 , 10 (6) , ... .50 1880-87, X r.ed, * b la ck, 1 brown , 1 gree11, 2 or. , 3 blue, 3 s late (7 }, .25 Registration 5c. ex tra . R emi t by P . 0 . Order. N. B.-Postage t o N . F . is 5c. per % -oz. ARCH . G. GIBB. 297 Water Street, ST. JOHNS, N. F. Bookseller, Stationer, Engraver, Printer, and Binder. Fo1· $1. 00 Uash py return reg is tered mai l a set of Good Surinam and Curagao We send POSTA GE STAMPS. H a s t e n! th e s to ck is small a nd w ill not last long. THE SURINAM STAMPS ASSOCIATION , P ARAMARIBO, S UR I NAM . GEORGE M. WEST STAMP AND KODAC ALBUMS. 909 E. Main Street, Richmond, Va., U.S. A. ~en~i n~ s:&i n©l,Q) s:&oo~,Q) A.nrl B l a nk !:;tamp A l b um s . a nd r ebind s Valu able Coll ecti o n s " ' ith g r eates t ca r e . 'l"o p r eser ve y o ur Magazin es , l1av e t b e in PLAIN FIE LO ST Alll> P Send for Catalogue. It is Free. co., Plainfi eld , N, J. bo und. E st im a t es for Binding o f every d escription chee rfull y g i ven. L. fl . JE NKINS (s uccessn r to Jen k in s & W a lth a ll ) , Nos . 8- 10 N. 'l' w elfth Street , H ichm on cl , Va . Our r ead er s w ill confer a f avor by m entioning The Virginia Phila telis t w h en writing rto our a dvertiser s. Our r ea ders w ill confer a f avo r by m entioning T h e Virg ini a Phil a t e lis t wh en writing to our advertisers. FIRST MAIL AUGT ION SALE. �Extraordinary Wholesale Bargains I PerlO *U.S. Interior 2 a nd 6c ev. assort., 5 40 *U. S . Officially Sealed brown .. ..... 20 *U. S. Locals, finely assor ted, R ..... 15 U. S. 1869 , 3c, locomoti ve ............... JO U. S . 1&72, le, unpicked .............. ~ . 03 ~· ~i~;. ~c , un pic~ed ................ . 15 B· u: s: is~a: 2~: ~rtr~ct~-~~::::::::::: .::::: __ U. S. 1890. 4. 5, a nd lOc, assorted.... O~ U. S. 1890, Sc, Sherman.................. 20 U . S. 1S93, le, blue ........................ 05 U.S. l l':S93, 2c, vio let. . .. .......... ..... ... - U . S. I S9J, 1c, blue .. ... . .... .............. 25 TJ . S. 1?:>93 , Sc, magenta.................. 30 U. S. Due 1S91, Jc, claret............... 10 U.S. Due 1891, 2c, claret.... .. ...... ... 05 U .S. CoJ·umbian env, 2c, sq . cut..... 02 U.S. Euvs. sq. cu t, 20 var. assort ... - o~:v;~ue , .2c, orange .... .. ........ - * g , ... re1s bro wn,....... ..... . . .. 10 Angra 1897, 2Y.Z reis s late..... . ... .... . JO Argentine , w ell assorted . .. ......... ... 05 Austria, nice assortment. ........... ... . ~avaria, 5 varieti es, asso rted ..... ... Bergedorf, 5 var. evc:nly assor t.. .... JO Bel g ium, 1, 2, and IOc, assort. .... ... . - Brazil, well assort. ........ .. ............. 05 ~rit!sh Gu iana, le. slate ................ 10 r!t1sh Guiana, 2c, orange .. .......... 15 ~ntish Guiana, 2c, current..... . ...... 05 anada l 8.j9 , l e , pink........... . ........ 50 ~an ad a 1859 , 5c, vermil...... . ... ... .... 20 anada 1868, 7,;c, black ......... ... ..... 1 10 C anada 1868, le, red-brown ... .. ....... 1 10 8anada 1S68. 2c, green...... .. .. .... ... 60 Canada, Jc, yellow, ob;o!ete ....... .. . anada, 2c, green, '' Canada, 3c, red , 11 Canada, 5c, slate, 05 Canada, 6c, chocolate 10 Canad a, Sc, s late, " · ···· ..... JO Canada, Jubilee, Jc, yellow .. :::::::::: 15 ~anada, Ju bilee , 2c, g reen .. ... ........ 20 anada, Jubilee, 3c, rose ... ........... . IO Can ada, Registe r, 5c, gree n ........ ... IO Can ada, Register, 2c, carmine .. ... .. 1 00 Canada , card , firs t issue, le .... ........ 15 Canad a, F. F. Jaw, lOc, green ........ 10 Cape of Good Hope, 4d, blue ......... I\l Ceylon, 1 83 84, 4c. lilac-rose ......... 30 Ceylon, 2c , Prov. , Scott's No. 123. .. . 50 *C hina, l 89i, Prov . ,~ o n 3c ........... IO Colombi a n Reo ublic, asso rt e d ....... 05 *Coo federate States, 2c, rose .... ... .. 1 00 Entire s heet of 200 for ......... .. *Con feder ate Sta tes, lOc, blue .. ..... I5 *Congo (Por tugu ese) , 2}11 reis ..... .. .. 05 *Costa Rica, 1863, ~r. blue ... ....... .. 05 *Costa Rica, 18S9, l e , brown ........... 05 *Costa Rica, Ul89, JO c, red-brown ... 05 *Costa Rica, 1889, 20c, green .......... 05 *Costa Rica, 1889 , above 4 var. ass ., 05 !!A.;· Per 100 3 50 1 50 1 25 70 20 1 35 10 05 20 1 75 25 10 1 25 2 50 90 45 15 35 10 50 50 30 10 s IU 1 4 1 IO JO 5 75 JO 40 75 40 40 35 75 00 00 75 10 20 05 ·15 75 50 1 40 1 90 50 50 s 50 1 OJ 60 90 2 90 1 75 45 9 00 18 00 1 45 45 45 40 45 45 40 P er 10 *Costa Rica, Official, lc .... .. ..... .. ... .S 15 *Costa Rica, Officia l, 5c . .. .. ... ......... 15 20 *Costa Rica, Official. 20c . ............... Costa Rica, assor ted .... ... ... . . .. .... .. . 10 05 *Cuba, 1879, 25c, blue .................... Cuba, well assorted .. ... ......... ...... .. 05 Frauce, Reven ues, well assorted .... 05 *French Colon ies , finely assor t ed ... 05 *Funchal 1897 , 2~ reis ....... ... ........ IO Great Britain, Officia l % d, slate .. .... 40 Guate mal a, well assorted ... .......... .. J5 15 H awa ii 1882, 2c , rose ..... .. .. .. .. ...... . H awaii 1883, Jc, g ree n ..... .. ...... ...... 15 * H awa ii. "P. G." l e , g reen ............ 15 15 H awaii 189·1, 2c, brown . ....... ..... ..... 10 *Heligoland , finely asso rted, R ....... 10 India ( Port ug uese !, assor ted .......... 10 Indi.t 1865, ;v.a, blu e .......... .... ........ In dia, ~a , green .. .... .. ................ ... 03 Indi a , 6 varieties, assor Led ..... ....... Italy, assor ted .. .. ... .. .. .................. 20 Jamaica 1871, ld, blue . ..... .. .......... .. 15 Jam a ica 1871, 2d , ros e . ..... ....... .. ..... 05 Jama ica, fi nely assorted ..... ... . ..... . .. 10 Jamaica, Official, assor t e d .. ........... 03 japan, w e ll assorted ............ ... ... .. 05 Japan, Telegraph, assorted ... . ...... 05 *Mexico, Officiall y Sealed , brown . .. 05 Mexico. Official , olive ... ............ .... I5 Natal, 2d, ol ive ............. . ............. 10 *New Br un s wi ck,5c, g reen ............ 20 *New Brunswick. 2c, orange . ... .. .... 10 N ewfou ndl a nd, 3c , s la te .......... .. ... .. New Sou th W a les , 1 and 2d, asso rt . JO New South Wal es , other values ...... New Zeala nd 1873, 2d ....... ......... .. 10 New Zealand, 1 and 2d, current. ..... No va Sc'o tta, 5c, blue . ................... 1 60 JO Paitala . Official, assor ted ... ........... 10 *Pont a Delgada 1897, 2.Vz reis ....... .. 05 Porto Rico, we ll assort ed ... .... ....... 03 Queensland , 4 varie ti es , assor t ed . .. 03 * R:oman S tates, well assorted, R .. ... 02 Russia, well asson ed ...... .. . ............ JO *S hang hai , Xr., b lue and orange ..... I~ *.Shangha i. le, brown and blue ....... 05 South African Republic, assort ....... 03 Spain, assorted ... ..... ..... ...... .......... JO Soai n 18i4 , 1 P, g reen ........... ......... 03 Soain 187t, !Oc. blue ...................... Sweden, 10 a n<l 12 ore, assorted ..... 03 *Swi t zerla nd l 88 l, 2c, bister ....... .... *Sw itze rland 188 L, 5c, brown ......... . 03 03 *Switzerland, IOc, rose ... . 05 *Switze rl and 188 1, 20c , orange ........ 05 *Switzerlan d, 2='> c, g reen .... ............ *S witzerland 1881, 40c .................. . 05 JO Tunis, well assorted ..... .. ............... 10 * Turkey , Constan tinople 'G5, 5p ...... 03 *Venezuela , 5c , green ......... .... ....... 05 *Venezu ela, 25c, bro\vn ................. *Venezuela , 1 bol, carmine . ...... ... .. . 10 -- -- PerlOO 1 00 1 00 1 50 75 35 40 35 40 50 3 50 1 25 I. 10 1 10 1 40 1 00 75 75 90 10 15 10 1 50 1 25 45 50 15 30 45 40 1 25 1 00 1 95 75 10 75 60 10 15 00 7() 50 35 20 20 15 50 1 00 40 15 75 25 10 20 20 20 25 30 30 100 75 20 40 75 s Orders of less than $ 1.00 fro m above list a re respectfully d eclined. * Sig nifies unused. Postage free in U. S., Ca nada, and Mexico; to other countries 5 cts. should be added for every 100 stamps. Unused 2c. stam ps accepted in payment for orders of$5 .00 a nd unde r. Large a mounts remit by draft o r money order. Mention THE VIR GINIA P HILATELIST when you write. JOHHNSTOWN STAMP AND PUBLISHINC CO., AN f!QUARIANS AND GENERAL PUB LI S HERS , 3 and 4 Thomas Building, JOHNSTOWN, PA., U, S, A. - - - ... �! - Unused COLUMBIANS Wanted J· A Few Gerns I I give fine United States Postage, Departments, Revenues, and Envelopes, Unpaid Letter a nd Periodical Stamps, in Exch.a nge for U.S. 1 8 61, 5c. ye!low .. .... . ... ... ... $ 4 00 " 1 8 6 8 , 90c . blue ..... . .... .. ... . .. 7 .00 Baden 1864 . 3 0 kr. orange .. . .. ... 2.00 B r emen 1 8 55 3 l" r . blue . ..... ... .. . 2.25 " 1 861, 5 g r. rose .. ... .. ..... 2 .00 " 1861, lOgr. blk. percP en scie 6.00 C a n a d a 1 8 55, lOc blue, d efective 4.00 Nov a S cot , 6d yell-gr., cut close 3 .00 Switze rla nd , l 8 45 , 5 c d'k gre en 5.00 " Zurich, l Or b l ack .. 4 .50 1 Wiirt embe r g 185 1, 1 8 k v i o let . .. 3 25 " 1857, l Sk blue, outol. 3 .50 " 1 8 62, 18k orange, 1 . 25 Unused Colmnbians of the 4-6-8-15-3 oand 50c. \ V a lues Onl y. Any Qu a n tity Taken-Sin g le or by the Sheet. If yo u n on't wa nt U.S., I g ive Fine Britis h Colonies. WM. A. McDONNELL, 1646 Madison Ave., - NEW YORK .-_ __ G. WildetTtnuth, CITY. Box 29. , B zdthe WEEKLY ER A is t!ze BEST all-round Sta111p Periodical p ublished in America. It is g rowing in popztla1-ity and siz e. at a steady gait, and ifyou at·e not at present a s11bscriber yo11 ouglzt to . . . Send f m• Free Samples • at once. After y o11 have bee?i a subscriber a fe w weeks yo11' ll wonder how you ever collected withont it. AddressTHE WEEKLY PHILATELIC ERA, 502-506 Congress St., PORTLAND, MAINE . MURPHY'S HOTEL, RICHMOND, VA. Mo s t ce n t r a ll y lo cated fo r bu s iness, Rig hts eeing and p leasure . •TOH N MU RPHY. Pn OP RIBTo n. • PINii: Approval Books a rea PLEASU RE to look over, and PROFITABLE to purchase from. Q' m n 0 Q' Used a nd Unuse-d , p r ic ed from ..t>'l' l"i r ..t> I cent to $1.00 each* ** DISCOUNT Of' 50 per ct. ano,ved ! I REFERENCE R EQ UIRED for Approva l Books . PACKETS for B E G I NNERS: 25 va ri e ties froln :l5 countries for lOc., post- paid . V. P. A.. No. 11. R. HAMILTO N. Box 10. Ma nch ester. Va. MY M Half Cash and Half Exchange ! Any collection of s ta mps c a n he benefi ted by our Approva l Book s of United Sta tes a nd Forei g n a t 5 off fo r cas h , or 33%~ off for H ALF CA SH AN D H AUF E XC H ANGE . REMEMBER I THIS IS ALL WE ASK. Small profits~ qui ck r e turn s m a ke a la r ge bu siness THE RETURN MAIL STAMP CO., Dubuque. Iowa. SHEBOYGAN F ALLS, WI S. WANTED. The1"e is Another .•. I • A LL U SED COPIB S. I w ill l'!i v e C a nad a J ubi lee, 'Post aj?e and Reven u e it1 E xchang e for United Sta tes . For every S3.50 worth of Postag-e Due, Special Delivery. Columbians over 2c., 1890 -1894 Ge., Sc ., 15c. and ove r, or U. S .. Depa rtmen ts , and o1d Postage, I W1 1. L S E NO $5 WoR"I:H oF C A NADIAN ST AMPS. 15 varieties Fine u. N. A ., Including Newfo undland , Canada jubilee. &c., &c., · cat. ove r 75c., for only :zoc. post free. The Finest Shee ts in the Market at 50 per ct . S end for some. RUDOLPH C. BACH. 451 SA NGUrNET ST., MON TREAL, CANADA. I JlRY 11os t.age with the New Cana(Ja. Y.- cent S tan111s , issued Nov. JO. 1897 . This is for YOU! Are you a m•mber o f tb e P. S. ef A.-the l a r g e s t S o ci et y of young collect ors in the wo r ld ? If not, "end y our n a me t o the Secretar y, and g et a n a ppli cation b l a nk and a cop y of the Officia l O r g'an. C . W . KISSIN GER . S ecr e t a r y, 1 8 N orth Eleventh Street, R e adin g , P a . Wa.nted to Buy Confederate Locals !! Sta mp s on c over an d off. u s ed or unu s-e d. I es p eciall y d e~ ire Petersburg 5c . r e d, u se d o r u n u sed . Will p ay halfca t a l o,g u e pri ce fo r them. I al s o want 100 o r less 3c. carmin e . o. g. , 1 882, in block•; 1 869 24c . and 3 0c., unu sed . o. e. Parties h av i ng t h ese s ta mps write to m e , sta tin g 1ov.rest prices . Address , R. I.,, DEITRICK, • I..orra ine, Va, Th e H M• a l d E xr:h a 'l'l.Qe. S U P E R B MO NTHLY. Su b scription, 2i'i c . Ra mple copy free. A d ver tising r ates : V. inch, 2 0 c. : 1 in c h . %c; 2 in c h Ps . 65c.; 3 m r h ee. gse.; 1 column .~; Yz p ai?e, $4.£0: 1 pag [2872 inch e•l, $8 75 . ~ PnrN TL'i!f 16 OUR SPECIALT Y. We prin t ever .vthin g, fro m a sma ll Yis it lng card t o a 7-colu m n n ew p ELper. F irst-class work g u a r ante e d . Low pr ices. Add r ess a ll c om municatio n s to M. T AOS I G, MANAGER. 9 E. 1 08th Str eet, N e w Y o rk. \ �PRINT THIS WE MAGAZINE! IT IS A FAIR SP ECIMEN OF OUR WO RK. . ' .. ' ~~~~~~ J . L. 9 -11 -13 N. 1 2 T H ST., R IC H ~ IOND , V A . Unlike.the Elder Vandervilt, BRiTESH + WEST + INDIES Any current issues, unused , s u p p lied cheap. St. V incent at fa ce value. W R ITE ME FOR PR I CES, ... . IT W ILL PAY YO U! . . .. W . C. PROUDFOOT. P. 0 . Box II, Kin gstown, St. Vinc ent , Br. West Indi es. F OR A S ILVER DI ME we w ill ins e rt your nam e in our Agents' D irec to r y, whkl;l we send to stamp d ea l er s an d publ ishers a ll ove r the worl d, w ho se n d you a large number of ph i l ateli c m agazi n es , pri ce-li sts, cata l ogu es, etc. You r ece i ve a Big Phi l a t e li c :Mail We a l so send you, abso lute l y free, the ALLEGHENY PHILATELIS T for s ix m onths. S a mpl e copy for s t a m p . rurunm I Bale! BxcbanDe ! c~~ COLLE CTORS ! make me a Packet of Good Stamps of you r own or of different co untries. . .. I G IVE . . . "' 'd "' .. ...' , .100 to 1,000 Stamp_s_ of Greece, P ersia , the . Levante an d .Mon t en egro in Exchange / for 100 to 1,0 0 0 good stamps. . I PREFER selections to be sent on sheets, priced ' at catalogue. Stamps val ued less th an 5 cents de· cl ined . In Exchange I give all th e Orien tal Rarities Sco res of le tt ers a nd 11ost-ca1 ds a re bein g rece iv, d every day aski n g f~r my New Pri c e - List. It is a rlandv I a nd co nt::t. i ns th e fine~t lin e of P ack ets , etc . • hnth in CANADIA N REV ENUES and F or e ign ev•r offe red co11 ectors, a nd at prices to s u it eve r ybody. GEORGES PROTONENTIS, ' ATHENS . CREECE. You Read English? STILL THEY fJO if.IE at catalogu e prices. Packets Registered. Commun Stamps Refused . First-clas< Rderences. Directettr du E.V-,1 VANT j ottrnal ilebdomadaire, Box 75, Alloghony, P a . TH:E: STAMP COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK i s for yo u. You don ' t kn ow as much abou<t: lhe t ec hn i cal t e rm s u s d in Phi lat e ly as y o u wou l d lik e to know. Th is littl e pamp h l e t i s just the th i ng t o he l p you o u t. Pri ce, paper 25c.; c loth , 50c., C. W. K1ss11'<GER , 18 n orth E l e ven th s t r eet, R eading, Pa. • If You desire to cum plete Your Colfectio n of Stamps of Greece, the I.e v::totr , &c., p lease I V1Tginia, North Carolma ,. Georg1& D IR E CT ORI ES. Orders b y M a i l Receiv e o u r P rompt A ttenti on . who '.Once remark ed, ' ' D-n the public," we try to stand in with them. T hese prices shou ld help us in our good work : u. s. Oat. Pr. My Pr. u. s. Cat. Pr. llyPr. '69, 24c olfc., S 7.50 $3.tO *War SOc .......s .3.5 S .15 '72, 24c ........ 2 oo .93 *War 90c ..... . 1.50 .00 *'68, Jc9x13... 6,50 2.25 FOREl_GN . Execut. 12c .. 12.50 5.00 Can. lOc env. 4.00 1.50 T reas. 24c.... . 5.00 2.35 Denmark !Gs. State 7c .. . :.. .. 3.00 1.25 rouletted .. 7.00 2.25 State 15c.. .. ... 4.50 2.00 New F'l'd Is. J5.00 3 50 *War lOc, 12c, *Ceylon , 1883, orl5c ........ .30 .12 4or 8e ....... . .50 .18 *War 21c ...... .75 .25 *ftal.'74 of. 20c .20 .08 (*unused) These Prices a re for good copies. Y o ur Mo n e y B n cl~ i f Yo n " ' nnt 11. Can 't We Do Some Business- U a nd I ? GEORGE l!I . FRAi!IE, . ( Mem. A.P.A., S.of) P. U . Box G56. 38 Lindel St. , · P., P. S. of A., etc. HAVER HILL, MAss. ' H I LL PRINTI N G C O MPAN Y, Publishers, Print ers an d . . Eng ravers . PUB L lS H BRS OF I SDBGial Off Br: ~g var,i,et1es c.~" · Rev.~nues, ~g~ : A 5 c . Cau a dia nJubi /ee sta1JtP willt every nrde1·. Addr: A . H . WICK S , 3 7 2 Horton St .. Lond on, On t. THE NEW CATALOGUE STAMPS! w ill cpst' you ~8 cents by m a il , bttt in order to ·inc r ease· our subscript ion li st we w ill send -yo u a copy of Sco lt's 58th (1898) Cata1ogu e, give you a year's s ubscripW E BUY TH EI\'I FO R CASH. t ion to t he NEW YORK PHILATELIST a nd a thirty-word exch ange n ot ice; all WH AT H A\'E YOU TO OFFE R ? fo r 65' cents. •Money order.) Catalog ues mailed as soon as issu ecl . Ad dress TH E NEW YORK PlIILA'.l'ELTST, 106 east 1 111 .str eet, New Yo rk Cily . N. B.-Th e N . Y. Phllate1ist ls one or 0 11· r eH d t> r i; w i ll C' n n [ <> 1· a tavo r IJy t he papers that appear on time. Sa mpl e me n ti on in g Th e V irg·ini a Phil ate li s t wh e n copy free. · wr ·i t i n g to our adver ti se r s . Bad[er State Starno Co. Beaver Dam.Wis. ' I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 4 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1897 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistDec1897 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4062/VAPhilatelistNov1897.pdf 4ff376bd29fb76c9aec4b1ad5783344d PDF Text Text THEY G NIA P ·lrl .,AT:EL ST1:· £...W~'-'®}. A~QNTnLY~A<iAZ I N!'.DCVQT rDT!?Tnl: ~~~ ~~.~~E.l IMERC'.5'TS or Pnu,m :LY INVlllulNIA ~1.~·"W ' I' ~ �SELLIRG OFF! SELLIR·G OFF! Great Bargains in British Guiana and West Indian PostageStamps! All Stamps Adv ertised are GUARAN TEED GENUINE ORIGINALS, in PERFE CT a nd GOOD CONDITION. BRITISH GUIANA 1850 - 4 cents orang e (used) . - - s"cents g r e en - - 12 cents blue - .- -Pair of 4 cents on envelope 1851- 1 cent magen t a . - - 4 cents bl ue . 1856 - 1 cent red . - 4 cents maa::enta 1862- l cent pink . - -(! ) 2 cents yello w - -(2) 2 ce nts y ellow - - (3) 2 cents yellow . - ·- - (!) 4 cents blue - -(2) 4 c e nts blue - -\3) 4 cents blue 18:\3- l cent r ed. - - 4 c ents blu e . 1860- 1 cent pink or red . - - 1 cerit brown - - I cent black - - 2 c ents orang e l c . .o n le . o fficial of 1863, per 10 . l e. on 4c . 1876, JO. le. on 6c. 1876, 10. 2c. on Be. 1876, 10 . 2c. on 2c. 1876, " 10. le. on 48c . ros e o f . . 1863, " 10 2c. on 96c. b istre of . 1876 " 10. le. on 96c . (new ) o f . 1876, IO. le. on 48c. official of 1876, . 10 . 2c. o n 12c. 1876, " " 4. 2c. on 12c. 1876, 10. 2C. OD 2-ic. 1876, . each . 2c. on 24c. 1863, per 10 . 2c . o n 24c . 1876, " 10 . \. .. .. .. .... .. . $ 190 00 65 00 80 00 4(10 00 20 00 25 00 480 00 120 00 20 00 15 00 JO 00 25 00 25 00 30 00 40 00 4 50 3 25 4 00 5 00 25 5 3 7 10 4 3 2 l 4 7 2 3 17 2 25 00 75 00 00 25 75 00 25 00 50 25 00 50 50 ANTIGUA. 1863-ld . lil a c rose - - 6d . g r een . .s 1 00 50 BAH.DADOS. ( Bl ue Paper. ) 1852--;)d. g reen · . - -ld . blue. - -4d . rtd 1 25 l 50 2 50 (White Paper .) - -! d .green - - ld . bl ue. - -4d . r ed (Wate r mark, Sta r.) 1871- 73-l;d . g r e e n, - -ld . blue . - -- 3d . clare t ·4d.red . -6d . vermillion ld. on r ig ht h a lf of 5/ - pink ld . o n left half of IJ/ - pink l 25 1 50 8 50 3 00 12 l 50 4 00 1 25 40 00 50 00 NEVIS . (Grayis h P a per.) 1861- l d. ros e Ja ke - -Gd . lila c g ray . 4 00 7 00 (Wa t ermar k, Crown C C .) 1879- l d . v iolet . - -2;\d . b r own 1 50 5 00 (Water m ark, Crown C A.) 1882 - 83- ~ d . g r een, p e r 10 . - -- -ld . v io let " 10. -2t d. brown. - - - -4 d . blu e - - - -6d . g reen 2 10 3 3 17 50 00 25 00 50 Order Early anc;\ Secure these G-enuine B a rgains! Remit by P . 0 . Order, Draft, or Am e rica n Gold Co in . Stamps accepted for s ma ll amounts only. Orders unde r $1.00 declined . $ 10.00 a nd o ver, post fre e and reg istered . Desired wi.th Coll!'ctors a nd Dealers . W a nte d to Purc h ase fo r Ca s h, S e le ctio ns of Foreign Stamps on Sheets or Packets, fro m S o uth and Centra l Ameri ca, E urope, Asia, Afri ca , Can ada, UnitC'd.States, M e xico Australia,~nglis h , French , Dutch , Spa ni s h and P ort ug uese Colonies . 'Vante~ J;;s pec ially ! U n ited Stat es P os tage, En velopes, Keve nues, Periodicals , D ep a rtm ents , C olumbians (le. to $5), S peciai Deli v ery, C a nada Jubilee , e t c. A dd ress all commun ications to SHMVEL W. C~RTER, WHOLESAL E A ND R E T A IL STA M P D E ALER, I OI Regent Str e et , GEORGETOWN, BRITISH GUIANA. .. �TME VIR,GINIA-PHICATELIST VO L . I. RI CHi\IO:N D, VA ., N OVEM BE R , 1897 . V. E. A. SPOTT, MONG t h e R ic hmond fo ll ow e r s o f P hila t e li a, t h e r e a r e few m ore d e vote d to t h e ir sta m ps th a n th e s u b j e c t o f t hi s s k e t c h, J\ll r . V. E. A . Spo t t , p ro p'ri e to r o f t h e old fir m of \ V. A. Spo tt & S o n , j e w el e rs . Hi s ca ll in g m a y acco un t fo r thi s fo ndn ess o f s t:im p s , fo r h e is o n e o f t h e lead in g· e ngrav e rs of R ic hm o n d . V . E. A l b e r t SpoLL is :t n at ive o f R ich m o nd . H e w as b o rn Octo b e r 11 , 185+, a n d fi rs t b e /. g a n c oll e cti n g s t a m ps I t we n t y ye:u·s a g o. At t h ::i,t t i m e hi s c oll e ct io n w a s co n s id e r ed q ui t e v a lu a bl e , bu t, as h a s b ee n t h e case with m a n y " o ld t im e c o ll ec to rs , " t h e s ta m ps w e r e so ld fo r a t ri tl in g s um t o a g e n t le m a n w h ose c o ll e ct io n is n ow o n e of t h L· fi n es t in Vi rg in ia . So m e ye a rs a go J\Ir . E. A . Spott was t ak e n with a s e 1· i o u s r e la ps e o r p hil at e li c fe ve r , a n d fr o m t h e sy mp t o m s- t r y i n g s u ccess fu ll y t o" m a k e u p l'ol' los t t i m e ," hi s co ncl i t i o n is <1t hi g h tc m p e rn.t u l' e . J\lr . S p o t t is <.L ge n e r tt l c 0 lle cto r, :tn cl h as n o in c li n:c t io n s t o b e co m e a " s p e c ia list, " bu t h e is c o lle c tin g, as fn, r as p0s s i b lc , u 1. use cl s p ec i m e n s o n ly . H is coll e c tion , co n t a ini n g b etw ee n 2,000 :Ln cl 3,000 c h o ice s t a mp s , is a th in g o f be a uty . J\Lt ny o f h is D e p :tr t m e n ts a 1·e c o m p lc> t e , ::i, n d hi s co ll e ct io n o [ Co n· I I L_v. Ko . 3. fed e r ate s is ve ry fi ne. At p r ese n t h e is e n g a ge d i n m o u nt in g hi s m os t va lu ab le sta m ps, n nrl s u c h of whi c h h e h a s c o mp le t e se t s on c ar ds of u n i fo rm s i ze . Th " s tam p s ::i, r e ar ra n g e d in d es ig ns: c ove r e d w i t h <L t hin s h ee t o f is i ng lass, a p rin ~e d fr a m e n e ;Ltly cove r in g t h e w h ole . A sh o r t hi ng·e is atta c h e d t o t h e b o tto m o f ea c h s tam p', a, nd th e fr a m e b e in g l e f't o pe n at t h e 1:-ot t o m , i t m a.y b e r ead il y r e m ove d fo r i n sp e c t io n. Th es e s h ee t s p r e se n t a b ea u t iful ;i.p pea ra nce. R e c e n t ly J\Ir. Spot t s e c ur e d an e n t ire s h ee t \ of t h e co mm o n 10-cPn t, \ Co n fe d e rate s " p e r f o ra te d . " Thi s p e rf01»tti o n r ese m b l ed ro ul e tt in g rat h e r t h ::i, n p e rf o r a t io n , a n d w as e v id e n t I y e ff c c t e cl b y / m e an s of a se wi ng mac hin e o r r o ul e t t in g / w h ee l. T h ey w e r e t h P fi rst in s h e et ev e r s e en in t hi s c ity, a n d t ill' S POTT . p a rty f' r o m wh o m J\ l 1·_ S po t t s e c u r ed t h e m a co u n t ry m n, n wh o kn e w n o th in g o f t h <' v:Ll u e o l' s t a mp s - le ft n o roo m to r d o ub t as t o t h e ir ge nu in e ness . V. E. ,\ . Spo t t is o n e o f t h e o r g<in ize l's o f th e \ - i l' g ini :i P h ilat e li c A ss oc iat io n, ;rn d b y hi s zeal in t h e cn,u sc _ has incl u c e Ll a numb e r o f' ge n tl e m e n t o b e co m e m e m b e 1·s. ll e is a ge n e r:i I fa vo l'i t P :im o n g H,ic hm o n d col le c to l' s . :Llw n,ys re a ll y to " t a l k s ta m ps , " an d o n e o[ ih e m os t w h o le -so u le d, c o n g e n ia l g c u t le m e n as e \'C' I' s tu ck ::i, h in ge . I>. I �34 'l' HE YIRGINIA PHILATELIST. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE VIRGIN I A PHILAT ELIC ASSOCIATION. PUBLIS HED l\IOSTHLY HY TJJE VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUBLISHING Office, 13 N. Eleventh St. , Co., AUG. DIET Z, EDITOR. 900 W. Clay St., Station A, Richmond, Va. FRANKLIN STEARNS, JR., Business Manager, P. 0. Box 6, Richmond, Va. SUBSCRIPTIONS. United States, Canada and Mexi co, per year, 30c. All other Countries in the U. P. U., per yea r , 40c. ADVER.TIS ING. SPACE. 1 Mo. 3 Mos. 6 Mos. 1 Year. One Inch, . S .50 . . S 1.25 . . S 2.25 . . S 4.00 Two Inche s, . • .90. . 2.25. • 4.00. • 7.00 Half-Column, . . 1.50 . . 4 00. . 7.00 . . 12.50 One Column, . . 2.75 . . One Page, 7.00 . . 12.50 . . 22.50 . • • 5.00. . 12.50 .• 22.50 .• ~0 . 00 Copy should r each us hy the 15th of the preceding month to ins ure insertion . To change standing ads, copy mu st be in by the 20th. We will e xc hange one or two copies with phila· telic publications. Authorized Agent for Canada: jN"O. ED\VARDS, 58 Rivard St., Box 370, Montreal. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va .. for t ran s miss ion th rough the mails at Second-class rates . Sept., 1897. RlC IHlOND , VA., KOVEMBER, 1 897. A flatter of Business. Notw it hsta ndin g the dir e pI'ophesi es o ( many wise acr es fo l' a s h o l' t-li vecl ex is t e nc e o f TaE VmGINrA PmLA'l'ELIS'r, w e ar e s t ill h er e . But w e a r e no t h e r e fo r" th e fun of it " - though th e wor k is a pl e asa n t o ne - but w e a rc h ere fo r business, a nd s uch leg it im ate profits as a venture of this c lass m e rits. O ur a im is to r e present philately in Virginia, y e t this must not be const ru ed to impl y that th e c irculati o n of our magazin e is limite d to o ur native State, nor that w e do n ot look b eyo nd the boundari es of th e Old Dominion in st ri v in g to fos te r Philate lia 's inte rests. We do not claim an unreasonably large subscr iption li st- t hou gh ours is rapidly increas ing-but w e do claim to di st ribute 1, 500 copies of our publication to 1,500 stamp collecto rs and deal e rs in this c o untry and abroad. Th e philateli c dir ecto ri es of ou r States and many of foreign countr ies are at our se rvi ce , and w e exhaust e ve ry iss u e of THE VIR GINIA PIIILA'l'ELIST in mailing sample copi es to th ese addresses, besides those to our reg ular subscribers, leav ing us no b ac k numbers on h and. In short, the adv e rtise m e nts w e carry reach 1,500 co lle ctors throughout the world. l'V e s hall continue this m e thod of distributin g ind e fini te ly; we hav e increased the numbe r of our p <tges with this issue; w e shall continue to advance, and let Bellam y "look backwa rd." Now, to business . The busy season is before us. Do yo u wish to profit b y it ? Adve1·tise. But do so judiciously. \Ve would reg re t placin g a poo l' advertisement, ou e that w e a re confide nt will no t bring r eturns, from the mann e r of its make-up-on e that will not "catch." Th e re's a "knack" in <tdv e rtising. It is this: "Blood and thunder" ad ve rtise m e nts have seen thei r cl ay ; it's "afte rn oo n " for th is species now. But if yo u have a ba rga in to offer s t<t te it; g ive yo ur price, a nd pro mise o nly what you can g iv e. Say lit t le in y our adver t is e m e nt, but say tha t li ttle w e ll , and it will go a long w ay. If you ha ve uo bnrga in-n othing w o r th bu y ing or s elling to offe r, don't a dve rti se . You are wasting mon ey. i •Ve are ca ndid with yo u. \Ye would SP. e your inv es tm e nts prov e r emunerative. It wou ld b e to our mutual benefit . W e do not claim to issue the " on ly" magazin e in the country, but we a re publishing a fir s t-cl ass one, a nd shall k eep it up t o this s t a ndard. i iV e in vite �'l'HB VIRGINIA PHILA 'l'ELIS'l'. a co m par iso n at you r le is ur e, and a.re willin g to ab ide by yo ur judg m e n t. W e ha ve no thin g funh e r to say ; a ca ndid tal k will set yo u a-thinking. Are yo u in [o r dolla.rs an d c e n ts this season? ·wi t h u s both it is a ma tte r of busin ess. 35 of loyal ty to H er Maj es ty , your h o nored Sovere ign, but it was a spec ul a tion at t h e ex pe nse of patriotism . Like you rself, w e submi t ou 1· vi ews to eve ry fair-minded Am e ri ct111 for re.tlec tion . Th e at te n t ion of our r ead ers is called to t h e photo-e ngrav in g of Na po Ieon III., illustrat in g the ab ly -written philatelohi stor ical pa.pe r on the Oou p d ' Etat of 185 1, by l\fr. Franklin S t earns, Jr., the fi rst in stalm e n t of which appears in t h;s numb er. This e ngraving is a r e product io n of a n o ri g imd photograph in the possess ion of the a. u t h o r, which was presented to a m e mbe r of Mr. Stearn s ' family r es idin g in Paris [Lt t h at t im e. The co nclu s io n of this art ic le will ap pear in o u r Dece mbe r numb e r, illu s t r ated with a photo-e ngr:tving of t h e En_1press Eugen ie , wh ose r 6 le in- that dra m atic epoc h of F r e n ch history wa s a ve r y promin e nt one . Jn hi s " Notes" to t h e Easter n Philatelist for October, t h e Ca nad ia n correspo11dent takes us to task for our de rogato ry r em a rk s in ou r Octobe r n umb er r e t h e Ca nadi a. n Jubile es . Th e since ri ty a nd e nthu s ias m of o u1· estee m ed Canad ian fri e nd is worthy a b ette r cause, a. nd we ca n but·, ad mir e hi s loyalty and hi s m:111n e r of cham p ion ing t h ese sta mJ. s, yet we m ay be p:Lrdon ed in pointing o u t a few facts to o ut· cous in ac r oss t h e bord e r. It is t ru e t he United States es tabli s h ed a precedent fo r com m emorative stamps o n t his s id e o f t h e po nd, n.nd th e re is no obj ect ion to a bona fide emi ss ion of this kind as long as t h ey a re not "specu l'l' e hav e secu red for a conti nued lative. " se ri es of :uticles a nrnnusc ri p t e n titled B ut, friend, wh e n th is Gove rnm ent " C h ats on Co unterfe i ts," the fir st inissued t h e Col umbi a. n se r ies, i f yo u stalm ent of which w e pres e nt in t hi s wanted t h e l e. sta mp and co uldn 't numb er. 1''e s lrnll illusLrate t h ese art iaffo rd to bu y t h e $5.00 sta.m p, yo1t could cles as far as t h e n atu re of the co un ter get the l e. stamp , o r as m a n y as you defe it sta mps will per mi t of r e prnducti o n, s ired to p urch a.se, 01· of any of tlte other a nd a.r e confide n t o ur r ead ers w ill g lea n v al11es as lo ng as t h e s upply hist ed. lf some Ya! uabl e in format ion t h e re fr o m . yo u w er e e nthusia.stic a nd abl e to do so, yo u secured th e set. But to sec ur e t h e \Ye des ire to express ou r gratitude to Y,c. Ca n ad ian Jubil ee st:tmp, you must Miss Kat ie Do n L ea vy, ed itor of The b e a patriot to tlte e:ctent of tlte fac e va l·ite Oatlwlic J 111iencl, of Richmond, Va., for of the entfre set, a ll of t he same des ig D, t h e flatte rin g editorial comment on our by th e w ay, (beca.use it was c h eaper to publication . . Th er e are two t hin gs w e prepare t h em th us) . And b es ides a ll r eg r e t: Tha t :M iss Don L eavy found it t ha t , yo ur GoverDment [orc~d you to impossibl e to atte n d t h e conven t ion of lccep th e e ntire set wh e n once bo ug h t, authors, a nd-Lh at sh e is not a stampby am endin g h e r postal law to th e eff ec t collector ! that (contrary to pa.st u sa.ge) J1tbitees were not 1·ecleemable ! We wo ul d dir ect o ur readers ' atten tion to th e a dv erti se m ents carri ed in These a r e facts, fri e nd, a.nd th at iss u e this numb er , and to s u ggest that they - the fuDdam en ta.I principle th er eoftak e advan tage of the bargains offered . can n eve r be co n strned to imply a mark �36 'l'Hf;; vcrwrn CA PH([,A'l'ELfST. Advance, Philatelia ! Co mpl ia nc e with t he reso lu t ions adopt ed by the re prese nta t ives of the Pustal Union co un t ri es at th e l<ist P ostal U ni on Co ngress at vVashin gto n, to th e e ffect th •tt s uc h stam ps, t h e d e nom in at ions of whi c h are equ iva le nt to 5 ce nts ( rnte o f foreig n postage t.o •ti I U. P. U . co un t ri es), be printed in blu e, will ca use a cha nge in color in th e cu rr en t stamps o f th e foll owin g co un tr ies: Braz il , Ca nada, Q uee ns J;wd, <t nd V icto ri•t, a nd t hose o f a fe w So u t h a nd Ce ntrnl Am e ri ca n countr ies. 'l'h e m a_ior ity of for eig n stamps or va lu e equiva l e n t to 5 ce nts, a re no w p rin ted in blue. It 'is an nounc ed t h at t he d es ig n for t lrn new issue Fo r Ca nada h as been d ec id ed up on. 'l'h e ce nte r of the s tamp wi JI co n ta in <1 port rni t of the Queen tak e n at t he t im e o f t h e Jubil ee, approved and s ign ed by H e r M ajcst~· as t he best ex istin g lik e ness or h e r. Th e Ca nad ian nationrtl e mbl e m, t he m a pl e leaf, w ill ;1ppea 1· in t h e corn e rs. They wi ll be pr in ted at t h e Am eric a n Bank Note Comp a ny's p la nt in Ott.owa. A n inter estin g article on the posta~ ser v ices of Great Britain and the U nite d States appea rs in this number, from the pen of th e a uth or of "The Natu ra l History of Stamp!!." From reports o f d iffe re n t auct ion sales of stamps it would see m that U.S . Departm e nts a rc eith e r catalogued too hi g h 0 1· else a re in no g rea t d em a nd. Th ose Fre nch a re di sg ust in g ep icu res. Th ey a r e now d evo urin g Cario n. Sa.rawak joined t he U ni ve rsal P ostal U ni o n o n th e 1st of July. P hilatelJy is ndYau c iu g, a nd of th a t t her e is no do ub t. Spec ul ato rs, s peculat ive iss ues, cou n terfe it .·tamps, a nd counterfeite r.-, approva l s hee t frauds, nnd t he bad egg s of phi lately, so to spen l;:, most ce rta in ly do a great dea l or serious harm to o ur hobby (o r s ha ll I s ay scie uce?) , b n t all th e d isg usting parts of >'On-phi ln 1·e!i c sc he m es amt frn mls pu t toge! he r cl o not sto p the om Ya rd nm rch n ml prog re1<s o f' the '·Sc ien ce Phi lately "; b ut, o u the other ha ncl. t h e sc ie nce of pb il ate Ly often s top s t he o n wn rd march of t he s pecu lato r , co n n te r fe i ter, a ncl :i pp rova 1 s hee t fra ud. Photog rnphi c r epr ocl uctions of stam p s thrown on t il e scree n by th e ste reopticon lan te rn. s bowing- up in minute d etail the dil'l'ere nce be h ,·een t he gen uin e n.nd t he counte r fe it s tamp. the surcharge m eas ure, pcrforn t ion g n.u ge, '"at e r111:irl~ . d evelope r, mag-nif.yin g len s. cleox1cl1zer. color chart, :i ncl s pecia lism in stamps of ce rta in co uutTi es. m:ike It a m ost unprofital.Jle lrn s i11 e;:s to tinker wit"h stamps. l\fecliu m :incl rare stamps of nil countrie;: w ill still co mmancl l'n ir prices while ever y year sees ce r tain stamp~ go heyoncl r each , :i s fn r ns t he average col,lecto r 's poc ketbook is co n cern ed . A certain rare stn mp has b ee n added to th e s up erb coll ect ion of i\Ir. So-anc1so, filling up a Tncant s pa ce a nd g r eatl y adcling to t l1 e Yn lue of his collecti on. Then. who will say phil n.tely do es not advan ce? J. :m. Virgi ni ans, j oin your State Associat ion. Bu ild it up. B e a power in the p hil[!1:eli c world. Address l\fr. Frn.nkJin St·ea rn s, Jr., P. 0. Box 6, Ri chmond Yn .. for furth er info rmation. ' Subscr ib e n ow to "The Virginia PbtJnteli st, " t he fi nes t s ta mp paper in tbe Sou th . Se nd in your n a m e a nd address, and s tate wh eth er collector or d enier , for g-ratuitous inser tio n in the "Virg inia Philateli c Directory." Austria, is sa id to be iss uin g a new set of postage a ncl fiscal sta mps on the !st o f .Tan ua r y, 1898. �'l'll E VIRGI N I A P HIL,\TEL! ST . ~THEr.-~ Coup d'Etat · Decemb e r 2 , 1 8 51 . BY F R AN KLI N STE AHN S , JH . No lover of hi s sta mps. no t rn e phil a te list, ca n , w it ho u t e m o t io n , open hi s a lb um a t th e :ibove t wo s ta m ps. o r g a ze o n t h e fe<tt ures of Napoleo n rrr., cli sp lny i ng si m u l t nneo usly co nce n t rn,tio n a nd h a llu c i nati o n, d e te rmin a ti on a nd va c ill<t t io n, i ndi ffer en ce y e t :tn im at ion , indole nce a nd act ivi ty a nd e nergy wi t h m od er a t ion, a k ey to t h e ch aracter o f th e m a n wh o, fro m t h e P res id e nti a l e lect io n to Sed an , was t h e p rota goni s t in r evolu t iona ry Frn nc e a nd s tood o n t h e prosce nium of th e p oli t ica l wo rld. Betw een t h e el ates of iss uin g o f t h ese t wo s ta m ps occu n ecl o n e o f t h e m os t s ta r t li ng even ts o f Fre n c h hi s to ry, r ep lete w it h coups d 'etrit as a r e th e c hron ic les of thi s r estless p eople. J_,ouis N apoleo n , t h e ex ile, b a n ish ed fo r t h e revo lut io na ry a tt emp t of S t rnsbu rg, co ncl e m ned to per pet ua l im p ri so nm en t fo r t h a t of Bou log ne, t h e poli t ic a l essny ist o f Sw iLz e rl nncl , t h e m a n o f fas hi o n in E ng la nd ,. t h e st ud en t in t h e c<istl e o f Ha m , st<tr t led t h e c ivili zed wo rl d and c:tu secl th e P o wers o l' E uro pe to t rem bl e for fea r o f a Na,poleo ni c rnc u rren ce. So m et h i ng o f t hi s m a n : Born at Pa ri s Ap ril 20 . 1808, t he so n o f L o ui s Bonap <trte, k in g of H oll a nd , a nd H o rtense Eu ge ni e de Beauharn a is, d a ug h ter of t he Emp ress J ose p hin e by h er fir s t h usba ncl , V isco u n t Alexa ndr e d e Beau h a rn a is, h e was both t h e ne ph e w n. ncl ste p-g rand so n o f N a poleo n I., w h ose m eteo 1·ic cn. reer o f gl o ry see ms eve r to h ave b ee n hi s i ns pi ratio n . W ith h is fami ly h e r es ided in Fra n ce duri ng t h e fir s t R es to r a t io n , b ut o n t he second was ba ni sh ed , r e ti ri ng to Sw itze r- 37 la nd, s1)e nclin g t h e n ext fif tee n y ears a t A re ne nbe rg a nd A ugsburg, at t h e la t ter o f w hi c h p laces h e was edu cated . Pri o r to 1830 h e attrncte cl no atte nt io n ou ts id e of hi s imm edi ate su 1Tou nclin o-s b u t in t h a t y ea r h e too k part i u t h e ;e~ volt ag-a ins t t h e rul e of t he P ope i n R om ag n a, w hi ch w n.s qu ell ed l> y Aus t ri an t rnops. R ecover in g frn m a n a ttac k o f fe ver in I ta ly , h e wen t to Fra nce wi t h hi s m o th e r, b ut r e m a in ed o nl v t welve cl ays, be in g ba ni sh ed Lo En gla nd , wh e nce b e r et urn ed a fte r a few wee k s to .A r en enb erg, wh er e h e p ubli sh ed seve ra l p oli t ica l pn.m p hl ets, fo r o ne o f whi c h h e was h o nored wi t h a cap ta in cy of a r t ill ery by t h e n. u t h o ri t ies of B e rn e. In 1832 t h e d ea t h of his c o usin , t h e Duke of R e ic h stadt, k no wn as Napo leo n II. , m ad e him pres um pt i ve h ead o f t h e hous e of Bo napa rte, :w d fi ll ed h is h ead wi t h t h e m a ny n.mb it io us sc h e m es for po we t· a nd re fo r m w hi c h i n hi te t' y ea rs w er e to a g reat ex te n t e ffected . On Oc to ber 28, 1836, h e enga ged in t h e 1:-l t rnsb u rg pl ot to ove r t h ro w t h e gov ernm e n t o f L oui s P hili ppe, a nd m e t w i t h P<H t i ~tl s u ccess, be ing we lco m ed by t h e Fo ur t h A r t. ill e ry R egim e n t bu t w~ts a rr es ted a nd i mpri son ed by t h e in fa nt ry , be in g s ubseq u e n t ly , w it h o u t tr ial , se u t by Lhe k in g Lo Am e ri ca . H e ve ry s h ort ly re turn ed frnm t h e U n ited S tates n. ncl wa s p r ese n t a t hi s m ot he r 's d ea t h O il Oc to be r :) , rn:n. A pa m phl e t o n t h e S t r as b u rg a ffa ir, p u b l is hed at h is in st iga ti on , led to a cl em ~t nd by t h e F re n c h Go ve rnm e nt fo r hi s exp ul sio n fro m Sw itz e rl :i. Llll, wh ic h w as r e fu sed . H o weve r, Lo av e r t imm in e n t F ra n co-H eln t ia n d iffi c u lt ies, h e vol u n ta r il y w it h cl rn w to E ng la,nd , wh e r e h e r e m a in ed tw o y ea rs, le<tcl in g a l ife of fa s hi o n. In 1840 h e m ad e hi s seco nd atte mpt to d e t hro n e L o ui s Ph ili ppe, la nd in g at .Bo u log ne wit h a b ou t fi fty co mp a nio ns . �38 'l'HE VIRGINIA PHIL ATELIS'l'. cendin g in p ower a nd g lo ry fo r m o re H ere h e m et with no se mbl a nce o f s uct h ttn a sco re o f y ears, no t withou t cess as a t S trasburg. N o one w elcom ed laudatio n, not with out c redit fo r t h e him, no on e joined hi s sta nd a rd, and within a fe w h ours afte r landin g, a ll of h!s m a ny im p rove m e n ts, the many a dvanc ements he institu te d for F ra nc e p a r ty we r e sh o t, drown ed in at te mptin g a nd th e Frenc h. Much o f the goo d h e to escape, or impri so ned . H e him self was co nd emn ed to perp e tu a l confin edid was und o ubtedl y from selfish a nd a mbitious m oti ves, to fo r t ify his exm ent in th e castle o f H a m, o n th e al ted p os it io n, ne ve rth eless it red o und ed Somm e . From t hi s pri so n, nJte r six in m a teri a l be ne fi ts to hi s co un t ry . y ea rs spe n t in st udyin g tt ncl in p ubli shGe ne ral Cav a ig na c in g essays on v ariou s w as t h e fa vorit e of t h e soci a l a nd eco nomic a l Asse mbl y . Had t h a t subj ec ts, h e esca ped, a ug us t bod y d ec r eed di sgu ised as a wo rkt h a t t h e e 1e c t i o n m a n wi t h a pl a nk ove r s h o uld b e by i tself, bi s sh o uld er, l\fa y 25, N<epo l eo n' s caree r 1846, a nd r eturn ed to wo uld h ave e n cl e cl. E ng la nd. Th e r es ul t was di ffe rTh e r evo luti o n of e nt; uni ve rsal s uf1848 h a vin g cost L oui s frag e was t h e m od e Phili p pe hi s t hro ne, selected, and its chi e f L o ui s N a poleon w ent a d vo cate , JU . d e LlLto P a ri s a nd offe red m a rti ne, th e fo und er his se r vices to t h e Proo f t h e Seco nd R e pubvision al Governm e n t, 1i c , th us p r e pared its but wits req u es te d do w nfall. to w i t hdr a w fr o m A n am endm ent to Fra nce , w hi ch h e cl id, ret urnin g to Lond on. t h e Co ns tituti o n was W hil e se r vi ng th er e of:fer ec!, to th e e ff ect as a spec ia l co ns t at h at " No m e mb er of ble ettr ly in t h e ye a t· t h e fa mili es which 18,18, h e w as elec ted CHA R LES LOUIS NAPO LEON B ONA PARTE. h a v e r e i g 11 e cl in a t P a ri s a nd in three De ptLr Lm en ts to t h e Fra n ce m a y b e ele cted Preside n t o r Assem b ly, bu t did not appea. r th ere in Vi ce-Pres id en t o f th e Rep ublic." N au n til Septemb er 26t h fo ll owin g. poleo n was presen t . Imm ediately h e O n th e 5th uf October, 1848, t h e q uesw as called upo n to di sclose hi s vie ws. t ion of t h e mode o f electin g t h e P res iH e a rose , asc e nded t h e tribun e, n. nd, dent o f t h e R e pu bli c ca m e up in th e wi t h w ell-affec ted dilfi c ul ty , much Nat io n a l Asse m bly . 'rbi s qu es ti on was stamm e rin g, and m a ny pa uses , utth e p ivot o n w'hi c h th e ca ree r o f L o ui s te recl t h e wo rd s which s tamp ed him a N[Lpoleo n t urn ed . 'r h eretofo r e h e h a d no ne nti ty a nd bro ug ht him imperial been c ut·sed b y di sm al fa ta li ty. E ve ry ro bes : ' 'I do n ot com e to speak aga ins t en te rpri se h ad bee n mi sera bl y wr ecked . t h e a m endm en t. Certa inly, I hn. ve b ee n H e was di sg r a ced, ridicu led, di sow ned . r eco mpe nsed suffici e ntl y in r eg[Linin g B ut s udde nl y , unac co unta bl y , fo rtun e m y ri g h ts as a c it ize n to lrnve no fura clopted him as h er favo rite, a nd h e was th e r a mbition. But it is in th e nam e of l a un ch ed - o n hi s a mbitious caree r, asth e thr ee hundr ed t hou sand electo rs �THE VI RGINIA PH I LATE LIS'l'. wh o h ave elec ted m e t h at I co m e to pro test aga in s t, a nd that I d is:tvo w t h e n um e of p rete nde r w hi c h peo ple are ;LI · ways t hrowi ng at my h ead ." 'l'he Asse m b ly la ug h ed at t hi s ex hi b it io n of m edio c ri t y ; t he s upporte r d isd a infu ll y w it hd r ew h is a m en d m en t, d ecla ri ng that t h e necess ity fo r it no longe r ex isted, a nd gave Na poleo n hi s t hrone, Lo u is no w h ad not hin g mo re t o d read ; peo ple no lo nge r t h oug h t h im clang e r· o us ; t hey wou ld a ll o w hi m to beco m e a can di date fo r t h e P res id e ncy. 'l' he elec· ti on began; it att racted th e ey e o f all Eurnpe. C:tva ign a c developed g reat st reng t h . H e would h ave bee n th e vi e· to r, bu t a n un fo resee n a n tagon ist a p · pea recl-a sh ad e- an o ppo ne nt f" rn m th e to mb. Cava ig nac was d e fPa led by :t n a m e. " N ap oleon I. m ad e N apo leon Ill., " and g a ve hi m over fi ve and tt h alf milli ons, o ut o f a li ttle m ore th a n seve n an d a h a lf mill io ns of votes . 'l'h e P r ince-P r es id en t was no w well on hi s a mbi t io us road ; hi s e ffi gy soo n appeared Oil t h e sta m ps of t h e " HE P UB. F HA NC ." a nd by ad op t in g th e po li cy ou t li ned by h is m oth er, o l' p u t ti ng in offi ce m en of t h e m os t o ppos in g fac t ions , a nd us in g e le m ents m ost a n t ipoda l, h e p re pa red th e way fo r his Coup d 'etat by cl es t rn c· Lio n o f a ll un ited oppos it io n . [ 1'o be Conclu dell. ] 'l'h e ch a ng in g o r colo r o f o u1· l e. a nd 5c . s tamps to grn e n a nd b lue r es pec t· i ve ly , wil l p ro bab ly necessitate lt ch a nge o f colo r o f t h e !Oc . a n d 15c ., as t h ey a re no w in g ree n a nd blue, u nl ess li g h te r sh ad es o f' t hese colo rs are a dop te d fo r t he n ew va r it ies. At lt r ecen t sale i n Bosto n a $.') Col u m · b ia n, used, in l?OOd co nd it io n, so ld fo r $2.30. A bl oc k o f fo 111· Ge. Ca n ada Jub i· lee sold fo r $3. 25. 39 R E CAPITU f,ATION. THE VIRGIN IA i'HILAT EL!ST, i n i ts i n itial numbe r, proposed t he project o f e recti ng- a m onu m ent to t h e late l:IEINR ICH VON STEPHAN, fo under of the Universa l Pos ta l Uni n, a n d orig inator of t h e postnl card. T o t his end pbilateli sts eve ry where H EI KfiI CH VON STE PHA N. nre in vited to don ate t o t h e VON STEPHAN l\.I E:\rOlll A L F UND 0 11e U11nsecl Stamp o.f th eir respective cou11lry's ·issu.e. accompanied by the anlograph signa· l nre of tlie d o11or. Suc h do n ations will be c red ited in th e>e co lu mn s; th e stamps sold nt nu c tion, a n d t 11 e proceeds, a1 ..ng wi t 11 th e autngrttph s mounted in 11n ,, \b um fo r warded to the proper au t horities for t h e purpose a bove st a •ed . li D. DONATIONS. W. G. Mahon e, Va . . . . three tc. curre nt issue. .Mrs . Ad a S Word , Va . . . . . Ge. current issue. Mrs. Adele Ad l<i ns, Va . . . . . . nc. c u rrent issu e. bliss Flore n ce L. Clar k, Engl and , 5c. curre nt issue Joh n R Calve r t Va. . . . . . . . . . 2C. coin. R oy Ch ild re y, Va. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c coin . Miss Iren e L Ba isey . Va. Ge. c u rrent issue. Miss C Virg inia H a lsey Va . 6c. c urrent issue . Basil G Butle r . Va . . ' . three 2c. curren t issue . J Arth ur Wainwrig ht, Mass. . . . . 4C red. Joel H Du Bose, Ga . .. . . . . i c. c m ren t issue . C. P . Davis Va. . . . . .. 5c. c u rrent issue. James W. Ge ntry. Va. . . . . . l Oc . c urre nt issu e. Emmet C. Gill , Va.. . . . . . . 5c c urre nt issue. Ch arles F . Mark ey . Va .. l e, a n d 3c. c urre nt issue. Will ard B. Dobbins, Ohio . . . 2c. c u rre!:'t issu e. E. Keesee , Va . . . . . . . ·. . . . . oc . c o~n. James If. Ston e, \ 'a. . . . . . . . . . . . 5c. com . Jo h n T . And e rson, Jr., Va . . . . . . . . 2c coin. V. E . A. Spott, Va . . . . . • . pair 5c. Col um l>ian. Ch a rl es A. Po hlig , Va .. . . . . . 2c Colum_b1an . W. O Twogood , .lia ss .. . . . . 2c. c urre nt issue . Miss ~!o llie Anderson Va . . . . . . . 2c. c u rrent. Miss Lelia Davison, Va . . . . . . . . 2c. current. Miss E va Bu r russ. Va .. . . . . . . . 2c . curren t . Miss Ca rrie Davison, Va . . . . . . . . 2c c urren t. Miss Louise Victoria Branch , Va . . . 2c. curre nt. Miss Rosina Wil helm ina Sch u mac her, Va. , 2c. c ur re n t. �40 'l'HE VIRGIN I A PHIL AT E LIST. "I shall learn ~ p\lnish some of these days, Just for that one swee t word's sa ke." Tlt e . H ome Woi·ker for Octo ber, with i ts secon d ins talm e n t of "A Romanc e o f Philate ly," is on time . A l bert H. H a ll is t h e aut h or of c h a pter II. of t hi s uniqu e romanc e, a nd we must say t h at we a re grow in g more and m or e in te res ted. Never mind a bout the itse of this "Prog re ss ive Fiction," q uestioned b y so m e ; we ag ree with yo u. "a, li tt le n o nsense now and t hen, " etc. Go a h ead w ith it. 'l'h e extr em ely tl at tering no tic e g ive n our publi cat ion fi ll s us wiLh . grat it ud e for o ur fr ie nds " 'w.ay down in T e nrws see." Limit of sp~ice pr·evP 11 ts a dP ta iled r ev iew of a ll t he irrrnes tin g matt e r co n tained in this numb e r. T lte P ltilatelic 1Jfontltly (Boge r t & llu rbin) for Uctobe r g i ves a brie f ili st•J ry of th e "Post Of-lic e " :Maurit iu s. taken from th e Stainv Collecto1" s F'o1·t11iyhtly, stat in g t h at o nl y b e twPe n t wo a. nu LIHee hundred of th ese extremely ra re s tamps wer e eve r used. A nothe r a r ticl e on th e L eipzig Postage Stam p Ex hibiti o n is interest irr g . This exhi bi t io n is sa id to h ave excell ed t h e rece n t London ex hibi tio n in valu e _a nd b ea u ty of d isplay. D r. Mutzen bach e r" s col lection led, be i ng t he most compl ete, a nd co ntainin g eve ry sta mp known exce pting the two "Post Office" Ma uri t ius and t h e 13c. Haw a ii. El Monitor Filatelico, edited by R eg in o Fa ri as , fr o m th e Ci ty of Mex ico, for August and Septembe r. h as pa id us its fi rst vis it. Sentirnos decfr que no ltenios entendido ni una palab?-a, as it is printed in Sprw ish ! But we will say with Whittie r ( i f we a re no t "off" o n th e a uth o r): At a ny rate, estiinado Seiior, t h ough we a r e not "well up " o n yo ur bea utiful la ngu age, w e shall b e p leased to welcome the Monito1·. The T e:van Pltitcitelist fo r Octob er contain s a lead in g art ic le o n "Inte rna t ional P ostal Se l' vice Statistics." In t hi s ar t icle t he a u t h or g ives t h e ori g in of th e word "pos tes," 0 1· pos t , in fo rmin g u s t lrnt Loui s XL esta blish ed in 1464, in France, a m essenge r se l' v ice, to \J e especially used fo l' fo!'wal'd in g offic ia l m a il. Th ese m esse nge l's o n h ol'seback were c:ill ed "postes, " and th e l'e t he w o r d Ol'i g in :ited . Th e !'e m a in de r of th e efg h t pages a nd cove r a l'e devoted to ge n e rnl phil ate lic ·m at ter. T he P e1for ato1· h r October is o n h:tnd as reg ul a l' as Old Sol. No w, now, NOW , B i" e r C ha p m:w ! You' r e g l' o win g to be <LS g l' e:Lt a favo l'i te with t h e l ad ies as yo u a re w ith us of the sL ro nge r sex! Twe lve solid pages a nd cov e r of soli d m:itter, bes id es th l' ee h a lf- ton es a nd b iograp hi es- those of M iss B in gham, a nd Messrs. 13e nton a nd Beringer. The P e1'{01·ato1· 1s a li ve jou rn a l; t h er e 's a li ve m a n runnin g i t- t h at's H e nry A . C h a pman, with a big C. The Philatelic Advowte fo r Octob e l', fr o m 13erlin . Ont.tu io, h as come to h an d. Our Ca na dian fri end s a re ete rnall y "sc rapp ing." Th e editor h as a fe ud o n h and w it h hi s con tern pora ry the Hatifci.r: Philatelic Magazin e, a nd h as come o ut in a gory-tinted cove r fo r th e occa.s ion . 'l'a k e o ur a d v ic e, old man , a nd "m ake up"; o r if yo u can't d o t h at t hin g , why-" flg h t, you a in't no kin"; but d o n 't te ll us a ll a bout i t-we h ave tro ubl es of o ur ow n. �'l'H E VIRGINIA PHILATELIST. 1'1te Pltitateli"c Bulletin fo r Septe mber contains t111 exc ell ent leading ttrt icl e, "'Vhy Some Stamps we 1·e I ss u ed," in whi c h 0 . A ll e n Hall gives th e reasons for cer ta in od d va lu es of stttmps for spec ial sen·ice. Th e iu ticl e sta te s t hat the U. S . ic. o f 1870 was d es igned fo r p os ttige to Ge rm :w y -7 cents be in g the a mou nt req uired o n lette 1·s Lu t h at co unt.ry. ' V iLhal th e e ig ht pages and cov e r contain matte r of interest to ph il<iteli sts. 1'/te Lone S ta1· J:Jtate Philatelist fo r Septe m b1, r ha s just put in its &ppear<i nce, and loo ks betLP r t han eve r. A ll ri g h t, old man ; didn 't m ea n ill by ou 1· re m a rk s last month. Don ' t know wh o yo u 're "whacking " a t in yo ur ed ito ri a l. N eith e1· cap fits us- th e ·' doubling numbe rs" nor t h e ·' c ut •i ng cl o wn size," as yo u' ll find wh en cou ntin g o ur r;ages th is tim e. Hope you ' ll ha ve :L goo d Lime at NashviJ:e. and te ll us all :Lbout it. The Ne1c York Pkilatelist ro r Oc to be r co nta in s a leadi ng a r t icle by 'Ver itas. •' o n "Th e Qu es t ion o f Disco unt s," in which th e aut h o r att1·ibu tes t h e blam e for th e ex ist in g hi g h rates of di sco unt :d lowcd by d eal e rs, to t h e catalogue rn a k e rs. 1'1te .New Yo1·k Philatelist begin s \'ol. III. with t hi s numb er. Acc e p t our cong r at ulations a nd wi s hes fo r a long li l'e of su c h;, ne:LL p ubli cat io n. 1'he l"oung Co/lect01·, of R ed Li o n, Pa., is a n eat e ig ht-page mtigaz ine with cover. The leadin g :1 rtic le o n "A P ostal ic C uri os ity in Formosa I sle, " is qu ite an in te rest ing one, te llin g of th e un s L; ccess ful attempts of th e Chinese to establi s h a postal se r vice ; wlH· r e and wh y th e Form osa sta mps we re p rin ted, an d th e! r car ee r. 'l'h e remainin g pagl:'s conta in much of in te res t to sta mp col lec to rs. 41 · Th e Columbictn P!tilatelist for S e ptemb er is a thirty -two page m agaz in e, full, y ea , brimfu l, o f up-to-date mat te r. Th e leadin g a r tic le is, " On the V<i lu e of En!!li sh St.amps, " ab ly writte n by Charl es E. J e nn ey. Nin e columns of extracts from Scott's 58th will b e apprec ia te d by i ts r ead ers. Editor Dodge is d e m onstni"ting t h e fac t tha t h e can run tw o o r more m agazin es a nd-run th e m well. 1'he P~n nsy lvania Pltilatelist fo r Oc to b er li es b e for e us. Th e "Pen nsy" is too well and favo 1·ably known to n ee d furth er co mm en t . Ch o ice articles from suc h promin en 1, philntelis ts as ·Withro w a nd Patte rso n a ppear in thi s numb e r, ext ra cts fr om Scott 's 58th, biog raphi es and h alf-to n es, and what -n ot-all. Ind eed ft fine m agaz in e ! L e Timbrovliile Gcmlois, from Ma l zevi Jl e-les·N ancy, France, fo r Se ptembe r, co n tains i ll ustrati ons of th e e n t ire C:ibot iss u e Newfo undl a nd. A n a nicl c in t his m agaz in e states that t h e largest registe red package on r ecord le ft N e w Y o rk !'o r Preto ria r ecen tly, the amount of postage o n which was t he mod est s um of $ 187. Th e H erald E.vclwnge for Octob e r, w ith its t e n pages, is a lways p rompt in a ]Jpea rin g. The Jiei·alcl E .vclwnge has t h e "pull" wi t h its Ge rm a n d epa r tm e nt ; an d we kn o w is app r ec ia ted by i ts many 'l'e u to n r ea<.le r$, for t h e m a t te r is c ri sp and ft breast o r t h e t i m es. 1'/te Boston Stamp Book fo r Octob er has cum e to ha nd. A m o ng its m any inter es ting a r ticles is o ne on th e "Cata log u e Pri ces in 1871." \V e q u ote a few o f in teres t to our reade rs: 5c . o f 1851, lOc. ; 24c., 20c . ; 80c ., 25c . ; 90c ., 75c _ 1869 : 90c., $ i. 25 . �42 THE YIRGTNTA PHILA'rELIST. Philatelic Curios. BY ARMINI US. HERE are few advanced ph il ate lists whose co ll ectio ns do not conta in so m e "stam pie curios," or oddit ies which, fo r va rious r easo ns, they prb:e very highl y . It is to a descript ion of som e of t h ese fr eaks that t hi s a r t icle is d e vote d . O mi tting t h e valuab le i nverted medallion stamps of t h e 1869 se ries, t h e re a r e ot h e r cur ios-l ess rar e-bu t treasured by the fort um,te owne r fo 1· the c i rc um stance, cau se , or epoch that p roduc e d them. 'rhey are "p hila te li c a bnormit ies," and qu ite a numb e r httv e come un d e r my observation, or h:tv e b ee n e mb od ied in m y co ll ectio n. To b eg in w ith o ur own sta m ps , ther e a re first the so-call ed " cilbinos," e n ve lopes w hi ch hav e rece ived th e impress ion of th e di e but not th e ink. 'l'h e oval of the sta mp. the . le tte ring a nd etligy ar e c learly v is ibl e e mbosse d on t h e blank pape r . I t is in t e resting to lea rn how t hi s o ve rsight (for s u ch it is) occur red. Un ite d StaLesstampe d e nve lopes ar e printed in sh ee ts-b e ing formed into shape by t h e e n ve lope m ac hine w hi c h c u ts , fo lds, and g ums th e e nve lope. Th ese albinos a re the r es ult of two sheets of pape r "st ick in g" toge t h e r , a nd th us " fed " Lo t he p rin ting press, unnot iced by t h e printe r. Th ey h:1Ve the n aga in evaded th e eye of t h e car e fu l workman a nd r each e d the e nvelope mac hin e in this co nditi o n, arid b ee n fo rmed into a n e nv e lope in double . 'l'h ey :ire genera ll y fo und witltin a prop e rl y pri uted e n ve lope, and c:t n only be sec ured by d es t roy ing the c o ver in g (o ute r) e nve lope. Th ey are ve r y rare , and during a p e ri od of fi ve years, in wh ich e mploy ees of various pr in t in g es t :tblishments h ave beeh on the loo kout fo r m e, I h av e bee n a ble to sec ure b ut four va ri e t ies. Aga in th e r e is ~• do ubl e stamp e nve lope - rarer t h an the albino- w h ere a sh eet has r e c e ive d, by :t see min gly impossible ove rsight, a d oub le impression. Of th is var ie ty I h ave been able to ob ta in but o ne, and this on e h as since go ne ast ray. Mispr in ts of two-color stamps are n ot so rar e. I do not mean inverterl p rin ts , bu t those fau lty in r eg iste r (i. e., where o ne co lo r design u oes not flt nic e ly in t h e ot her- th is is techn icall y t e rm ed "b:td r eg ister") , fo r in st~wc e , t h e pr ese nt stamps of Brn;r, il s h ow C<L r e less wo rkmanship in th is resp ect. a,nd a we ll · reg istered spec im e n is a rarity wi1·.h th is s e ri es. 'rh e re ar e also innum e rnbl e so-ca ll ed "e rro rs" in fore ig n stamps, but these do not co m e und e r th is h e:1d i ng, as t h ey are r ea ll y ne ither odd i t ies nor cu ri os. In enum e rating historic a l c uri os let us begin w i t h the stamps of t h e Co nfe d erate States. vVh at co ll ector wou ld not p rir. e a n e n ve lope b e ari ng both a Co nfe d erate and :i U nit ed States stamp 9 Peacefu ll y t h e e rstwh il e bitte r foes "stick " toge t h e r lik e brnt he rs to a common ca use - t il e e nve lope. Th ey are styled" F lag of 'rruce lette rs, " and h ave passed t h rough the lin es. Then the re are lette rs fr om Northern and So u the r n pr iso ns , sta mped "P ri s on e r 's f..ie tter , " callin g v ivid ly to mind the s u ffe rin gs of t h e unfortunates o l' o nr "l ate unpl easa n tn ess . " IVhttt m iss i vr.s did th ey not ctirry in t he ir cht rl' day th e unwritte n pages of ou r country's history . Confederate e n ve lopes t h e mse lves ttl'e c uri os . 'l'h e Southern private did not carry :i stock of sc e nte d a n d monogrnmed station e ry du rin g the latter pa r t of t h at dr eadfu l epo ch. 'l'h e e nv e lope conta ini ng t h e lette r from home was ing e niously rev e rsed a n d se rve d its purpose a second time. Young co ll ec tors espe c ially may 1•rofit b y th e adv ice to look �'fHE \"IR GfN fA PHILATELIST. f J. witltin every Co n fede ra te e1n·elope thry sec ure fo r th e ot h er stamp. l h a ve found a fin e 'l'EN by this precaution. Gu m was ve ry poor on som e of th e Co nfect':, a nd rrPqu ently th ey were attac h ed to th e e nv elope by m ea.ns of , oap or molasses. In on e in stan ce I h ave see n a Co nfed. seioecl to the e nv elope. Th e e nvelopes t h e ms elves prese nt a g reiit " var iety" of papers - some we r e m11d e o f wall-pape r, some o[ bro wn strawpaper, and others o f newspaper. 'l'o m Co nfederate m o ney w:Ls m end ed with unu sed stamps re prese n t in g a \':Llu e in excess of t hat of th e damag ed note. Un ited States sta mp ed e n ve'op es o n h a nd at th e brea king 011 t of th e war were covered with n C11 nfecle1·:tte stii mp , and th us served Lh ei r purpose . All t h ese a r e m er ely curi os, and :ire not e num era ted in a ny c>italog ue, still t hey possess :L c h a rm For th e intelli ge nt collecto r by virt ue o f the ir histori cal Ya lu e. In my next arti cle I s hall write o n m od ern c uri os :ind odditi es phil ate li c. A Postal Curio. i\Jr. H e nry Or th, o f 'Vash in gto n, D. C., ha s prese nted u s with quite a c uri os ity in the slrnpe of a l e. Un ited States p osta l card , poste d to him fr om P:tri s , Franc e. Th e postm ark s " P:Lris" "Ne w York-Pa.id All," and "W:is hin gton, D. c.," arn distin ctly imprinted t h e reo n. 'l'r ul y , th e F 1·ench pos t o ffici a ls ar e a n accorn mod a t in g set. Th e fo llo wing fi g ures g ive t he t,otal of t h e Jubil ee SL<L mps issu ed Fo r An ti g u a, St. Kitts , Ne vi s. Do mini ca . Mon t se n· at and Virgin Is l:Lnd s : 15,600 ~ cl. stti mps; 15,600 le!. ; 15,000 2~ d. ; 6,000 4d.; 3,480 6d ; 3, 480 id.; 1,800 l sh . ; 900 5s h., th e total va lu e of whi c h is £857.5. 0. 43 Virginia Philatelic Association FRA NKLIN L. l{ERN S, Pre~jdent. FRA NK LIN STEARNS, J R , Sec'y-'l'reas. JO HN l 'AALZOW. Sales l\la n a~e r . c. F. IL Mos ER, counterfeit Detecter. Olll c iul Orgun: THE VIRGll<IA PHILATELI ST. Assoc iution m eets on the 10th of every month, ut 8 o'c lock p. m. ut 13 ~ . !Cleventll St. , Hic bmond , Virgi nia Rr c IDIO ND , Y A , October 19, 1897. Ji'ellow-illembers nf the V. P. A .: I h e r ewith s ubmit to y ou my r e po l't o f th e seco nd reg ular m on th ly m ee ting of o ur Associati o n, h eld nt K o . l::> n o rth E leve n th st1·P-et. Me mb ers prese n t : l\Iess rs C F. \'\. Mose r, 'I' . P. S h el to n, Jn o. Paal zo w, E. P. Ly o ns, Jr .. H e nry C. Scott, Jr., Frnnklin Stearns, Jr., Au g ust Di et z, J. T. And erso n, Jr. , '!'hos. C hri st inn, a nd V. E. A . Spott. In th e absence o f th e pres ident , Mr . Franklin K e rn s, Mr. 'l'homas C hri stian pres id ed. It was m oved by Mr . Di et.z, and se co nd ed by Mr . Mos er, that Mr. Jno. PtLalzow b e elected S<1.les Man n.ger, and unanim o usly ca rri ed. A juvt'nil e exc h ange d e partm e 11t w as di sc ussed , but its creat ion d ee m ed to b e in advisab le. lllov ed and seconded that Mr . C. F. Vv. l'lloser be elec ted con n ter fe i t d e tectC' r ; election unanimous. It was furt he r d ecidPd t h at th e postage and r egistrat io n o f o ut- o f- to wn s tamps se nt to th e counte1·fcit d e tecter for exa minntion be paid both ways by th e ow ner o f t he sttimps. Af te 1· adjo urnin g, th e gentlemen indulg ed in "stamp ta lk ." Coll ections of several m r mb crs were sh ow n and admir ed, <tnd M r. C hri stian r ela ted a numbe r or exp eri ences whil e on th e stamp hunt. Mr. Paal zow h as promised :rn art icle o f great inte res t to coll ectors fo r o ur next numb e r. R es pectfully s ubmitted . FnA N KLIN STEARNS, .Jn .. Secretury-Trelisnrer V. P.A. �41 'f HF; VIRGrN fA PHlL A'l'ELISl'. Boston Bits. BY BOST ON I AN · I IE fi rst fa ll m eet in g o f t h e Boston Ph ilate li c Soc ieLY occ ur red 'l.' ue~da~' . Septe m be r 21st. Me m be rs we re out in s m a ll num be r, and t h e e n te r ta inm e n t t h at h ad bee n p ro m ise d a n d loo k eel for WfL r d to, cl id not, ta k e p lftCe , as several o f t h e pa r t ic i pa. to rs we re, by u nfo resee n c ir c um sta n ces, un ab le to be pr ese nt. A ve ry in te resti pg ptLpe r wa~ t·ead by Mr. K il bo a , t l~e pu b li s h e r of t h e Boston Stctmp Boo1.-, o n c e r ta i n St>L m ps of Ur 11 g u ay. llir. :Need h a m , a we !J- kno wu d ea le r o f Canada, was Pr 1tse nt. TL is state d t h at h e is th e possessor o f at least a tho usa n d of t h e ~ c . _C a n adia n J u b ilee sta m ps, and m any ey es w e re cast u p o n hi m d urin g t h e e ve n i ng , as h e is look e d upo n as o ne of the lu t.:ky o nes. D ea le rs r e po r t trade ftS p icking u p m ate ri a ll y. a n d look fo r fL prnspe rous yea t· . Seve ra l o f t h e m <H e on t h e ve rg e of a u ct io n sa les, an d t hin gs w ill soon b e hu m min g in t lrnt lin e . l s h a ll p robably be ab le to g ive t h e read e rs of TnE VrnGIN I A PmLATEUST prices that a re rea li zed at these sa les as t h e s easo n adva n c es. Th e advanc e shee ts of t h e ne w catalogue s ee m to cause s o m e d iscomfit u r e to coll e c tors who do not ta k e stock in shades a nd min or va ri et ies, a nd it see ms to m e that th ey a r e r at h e r ov e r -do i ng the th in g. T h e iss u e o f St. Vi n cent 2~d. blu e, and 5d. b ro w n , h ave made t h e ir ftp p earance in Bos to o, a nd now co ll ecto rs are o a th e st il l- h un t fo r th e 2 ~ a nd 5d. sur c ha rg ed b locks b e i ng espec ia ll y sought fo r. Ma ny o f t h e Bos lu n s pec ul ato rs a re di s<tppoi n te d i n Scn.t t 's 5S th pri ers. I n the Gamb i<t CC's. th e 4d . bro wn, whi c h w as s ure o f an a d van ce for un u se d copi es, is s imp ly le f t un p ri ced . 1\fr . ·Wil ey , Bosto n co rr espo nd e n t fo r t h e Colmnbictn P hilatelist. h as sta r ted in bu s in ess h e re u nde r t h e na m e o [ th e Ot is Sta mp Co m pa ny . New Yo rk Jottings. l3 Y J.ENNOD . Th e bu s in ess o u t loo k is rat h e r di sco u rag in g f ro m lL cl e<L le r 's sta ndpoin t. S<tles o l' ra re stttm ps are few, a nd t h e n at n. g rea t s:ic ri fle e to t h e ow n e rs. ' Vh a t I m e:Ln by ra r•! is sta m ps ca La ln!!" 11 e i ng at $:!ii0. ll0 tL ncl u p wtL rcl. Th e re Js q11 1te rt l ive ly t rad e ill med ium rnrP. sLtt mps pr iced aL $ 100.00 a nd u ndPr . but t h e sa les ca nn ot be co m pa red with t h ose of a yea r ago. Co llecto rs as ti !!eneral rul e do not care to go as d ePp ill LO t h l! ir pock ets as fo n n e 1· ly - t h Py pl'C l'e r pu1·c h as in g five $:!0 .00 sta m ps to o ne 1'11 r anoo 00. F rn m th e m ed ium c la ss co ll t•t:to rs t h e de m a nd !'o r sta m ps p 1·i ced bf' t wee n t we n ty CL' nts a nd fi ve d o lla rs co 111inu es u n a b a t. ed . O ne of t h e dBa le 1· . in N:1ssa u st r eet h<Ls a ve r y low s Lock ol' t h ese sta mp s, whi ch is a n unu sua l occ urre n ce. Deal e rs c la im t h at t h e C<Lt<LJog u e is respo ns ib le fo r t h e dul l t rad e . l\I r. F. W. Brad ley, of ·w as h ingto n , D . U. , " ·as i n to wn t hi s mo n t h. He is t h e pa r ty w ho p ur chased fo r two do llars t h e 12c. l 86 1, A1igust "v1·emier gravit1'e." Th e sta m p is a h a n dso m e sp ec ime n w it h th e exc e pt io n of a s m a ll p iec e mi ss in g fr o m th e uppe r ri i:r h t h and co rn e r. [ a m i n fo rm ed t h at hi s :ts kin g p ric e is $200.00 . T he secret;iry of t h e Ma nh atta n Ph ilate li c Soc ie ty (l oca i) h as m a il ed seYe ral hu nd red c irc ul a rs t o n o n-m e m be rs in vi ti n g th e m to v isit t h e r oo m s of �'l'HE VILW!Nfr\ PHIL AT EL IS T. t h e society in th e Coll ectors' Club Buildin g. i\1:1 ny r es ponses h ave bee n r ece i\'ecl, and Sec r Pta ry William s is w ell sati s fi ed with t h e r e t urn s. 'l' weh·e ne w m e mb e rs h:• ve bePn aclcl ecl ~inc e . and quite a num be r ha ve pro mi sed to beco me m e mb e rs lat<' r. On e o r O lli' well- k now n cl eal e 1·s h as di scove red :t ne w n 1rie 1y . '!'h e sta mp is t h e 15 bani r ed Roumania , 1869 iss u e. lt was purch ase d for 12 ce nts fro m a n A. P . A . sa les- boo k, is on laid p aper, and is not catalog ued by Scot t. I un d ersta nd t h at it has al ready b ee n solll fo r som et hin g lik e $ 15.00 but iL is imposs ibl e for m e to wr ify t h e statem e n t o f t h e pric e at th e prPse nt w!'ilin g . C:1talog ut>s ar cse n Lfu1· Geo. B.. Tu Ltles' ni nt h sal e to be h eld :1L t h f> Co ll•· ctors ' C lub 011 Nov e mbl'I' 3cl. in th e eve nin g. '!'h e s;d e co mpri ses 504 se parnte lots. Ocwb e r 12t h WtLS t h e :2'1Lh a11niversa 1·y of Ll1 e fo1·m111i o n o[ t h e N:1t iona l Philate li c Soc ie ty . Thi s orirn ni zat io n is the lead in g loc;LI soc ie ty. Its e x is te nce co mm e nc ed in t he ea r ly seve nti es :incl it was i n co r porn ted in 18! 1'.l. S i nee it s fo un da ti o n it h as h ad a m ost prospp 1·o us ca ree r, a nd a ll t h e mos t p ro min e n t co )_ lecto rs a re m e mb e 1·s. Iloge rL's auction ca t a log- u e t e rm ed t h e co rn e red va lu es of t h e Ct1naclia11 Jubil ee ~t11mp s t he "puzzl e o f th e sc ie ntifi c w o rld . "-w hat next ? Canadian Notes. Ga lt, O nta ri o, rece n t ly ran o u t of th r er;-ce n t sta mp,, a nd a p hi h1teli st fro m a neig hbo rin g town p ro ft tee! t he reby . H e procu red :1 six, c ut i t in t wo, and aflix ed half to e:ic h o r t wo le t-Le rs. Afte r co ns icl c rnble di sc uss io n th e le t te rs w e re a ll o wed Lo proceed a nd a rri ved at t heir d es t in:itio ns all righ t. Whil e th ese stamps h ave no rea l va lu e, th ey ar e uni q ue and v:t lu ab le for a n odd ity co llecLo r. 45 . Jus t what wi ll beco m e o f t he d o ll a r valu es o f th e Ju b il ee iss u e r e mainin g un sold is a clif-11cult ma t te r to de te rmin e . 'l'h e Go ,· e rn m e nt is in a s imil u precli cam c n t tn t h e m a n in " \V<tn g , " wi t h an e lep h a n t o n hi s h a nds. One of o ur co rr es po nd e n ts call s Muir · h ead "t he Dodg e of Ca11ad it111 li tern t ure." Co mplim e nt both wa ys. \Ye are gl'1cl Lo see that old Ca na di a n phi lat eli st, Staeb le r, act ively e ng-;Lgecl in t he st:t mp bn sin e's ;ig-ain . i\Ir. St;te bl e r h as probab ly m e t with m ore reve rses at t h e 'Jrn ncls of t he Canadian Pos t Ofli ce De p:utm e n t than an y ot h e r Canacl1;1 n publish e r, past o r p 1·ese n t , r1 ncl we t r ust th :it h e will be m o re fo rtu1rnte with U ncl e Sa m ut> l 's o ffi cia ls. Mr. John H.. H oppe r ha s bee n trn11s fe !'l·ecl fr o m SL. \'in cc n t d e Pau l's priso n in Qu e bec, to K in gs ton, Onta ri o, wh e re h e is now e ng age d in was hin g d is hes in t h e kitc he n Hopp e r bea rs hi s co n fin e men t well, and is probably buoyed up by hopl's ol' release at almost any tim e. Not h i ng m o re is h eard o f the once powe rful Ca 11aclia n Phi lat eli c Assoc ia t io n. It is too ba.cl t h at th e pro posed uni o n wit h t he D. P . A . fell throu g h. <ts s u ch a uni o 11 would ha ve bl e nd ed all ele m e nt s of Ca nadia n coll ec to rs. \\7 e beli eve that hncl t h e cl u es bP.e n pl ace d at 50 cents tL ncl Captai n \\iur te le e lec t ed pres id e nt of t h e proposed o r ga 11i zat i o 1~ i t w o u lrl hav e bee n a s u ccess fro m th e sta r t . P ri ces o n .Nova Scotitt r e m a i ncl e rs are st iffe nin g, ;wd th e clay of la rge d iscounts is fa,t pass in g away. I w ould adv ise yo ur read e rs Lo procure t1 s uppl y u f Ca nacli <t 11 stamp ed e n ve lopes be fo re th e n e w issue com es out, as th ey will be scMce 1· t lrn n you m ay th ink , ,·er y fe w be in g used. CANADIAN . Th e Canacli r111 P os t-Offic e Jl e pa r tm e nt h as d ec id ed to se ll t h e Jubil ee pl as te rs in se ts frn m tc. to 50c. �46 'rI-TE VllW!N fA PHILATELIS'l'. Chats on Counterfeits. BY ALAN R . FE llHALD . Ph ilateli sts cannot be too g uard ed or t oo particul ar in tll e exam ina tion of rare stamps for the detection of count erfeits, " "h ich , owin g to t he importance of Philately, are ve r y plentiful. and in t his se r ies of paper s I s hall endeavor to exp of'e s uch count el"feits as have pas eel th rou g h m y bands or may do so from tim e to time a nd find a fina l r esting place in th e co un terfeit album . ·wh ile co un te rfeit's of Houmani::t a r e not by a ny m ea n s m et \Yitb unfreque ntly, a co upl e of unus ua ll y clever specim en s w e re rece ntly s ubmit ted fo r my examination by a. collec tor who ba d purch ased th e m wi t h a. ve r y good gene ra l collection. '!'hey w e re th e ! Sb. rose of the ! SGS isi;,ue a ncl the !Ob. bLue of 1SG9. 'l'he most g lar ing d efect in t he lSb. co un te rfeit li es in th e color, whi ch is ve r y dull ancl has a t e ndency to a. salmon slrncl e , 'Y hil e in t he ,g-e i:lllin e it is c lear a nd tTu e. Th e outlin e of t he he:id is a li tt le un eYe n at t he ba: e a nd form s a s h:Hp ang le. but th e profile is well exeC' u ted a ncl diffe rs little f rom the orig ina L. .-1..not he r uot icea bl e point lie s in the co rn e:· o rnam ents, which co ns ist of a w ell-form ed X in white on a colo red .0 Toun cl. \Y ith inn er t r:i cings of color i n t he g-rn uin e, but wh ich is rep rese nt ed in Hi e counte rfe it by a poo rl y e xec ul·ecl c rn ss w ilh a cl ot in the ce nte r. Th e work is evid e ntly th a t of a. s kill ed art ist, ancl w hil e at tim es it s hows s ig ns of' carelessn ess, th e gen era l e ffect is ve r y good and d eceptive. The l Ob. is P\ e n a. bette r r eprese n ta tion t han t he 18. an d has ::t r e markabl y good color. The s hadin g of t he head is its w ea k point, being curl ed at the s ides arnl almo.·t s tra ig ht n t t he base. I a lso han:~ in m y posse:siou a fai rly goocl cou n te rfe it of t he 4b. of !SGS, p rin ted iu a bLue-g r een and on heavi er pa per t han t he orig inal. Sungei U jong 2 ce n ts ca rmin e, Stra its Settle m en ts. s urc harged fo r use in this State, ba s a. close resembla nce to t h e 1SS1-'S3 iss ue, No. 25 in Scott's 57t b catal ogue, bu t yet differs m aterially from it. in some points. The upp er s u rcharge m ea : ures J 21/:! m. a nd t he lo,ve r 15m. The letters a re th in a nd nea rl y three mi llime tres in heig ht aucl the impress ion so mewhat ro ugh . 'l'be Costa. Hica 1SG3 l p enu y orange is quite an old ol'feucl er, but, never theless , au inter esting o ne. Th e color tend s to a s ickl y yc!Low. 'l'b e per fo ratio n, ga uge 1211.!, is ra ther rou g h. 'l' be ornam ent·s a re mi ss ing in lowe r pa.rt of fram e. a.ncl t he ri g h t stem of t he le tter "U" in "U n" is s ligbtly smaller t han t he lef t and is very indi s tin ct. Th e St. Thomas ::incl Pr in ce Is lands 1SG9 Heprints, 1h r. g ree n n ucl 2r. reel, perf. 15, are f ouud " ·i t h a bog us ca.n ceLlat ion co ns i:ting of fo nr conce ntric rin gs. In a. collection r ece ntl y 11lll'Chase cl by me ' '" a s fou nd a c boice sclectiou of Germ a n li thograph:, i nclud ing a specimen of t he Cape of Goocl Hope 6d . g rey and l s . 1S53 tr i:rngul ar on white paper . 'l'lle Gel. p rese n ts t he better appearance of th e two, t he ba c kg round on t he J s. stn mp be in g poo rl y exec u ted. St. lfe le 11 a lid. hlue 1S5G, perf. 12, 1 s hillin g li ;. di t g ree n, :rncl 5 s hillings y ellow of' t·he 18G4 iss ue. Th e ~ anc e l­ lat io u ou th e Gel. a nd l s. co ns ists of s ma ll cla s hes, while t hat on t he 5s. is a bar cnn cellation. In my uext I s hall de sc rib e so m e ve r y cleve r fo rge ri es of t he Itali an States s tamps, a nd J'ee l cc r tn in t hat m y rend e rs wi ll be in te res terl. w e des ire to srcure an agent aucl co ntribu tor in e very Virg inia city and town . Add ress orn· Bu s in ess Mana ger, Mr . Franklin Stea rn s . .Tr. , P. 0 . Box 6, R ichm ond, Va. , fo r t·errn s. �'l'HE VIRG I N IA PHILATELIS'l'. British and United States Postal Services. TT!EI H OHIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT . BY STET. Undou bted ly the protoplast from which we r e evql>ecl t he modern perfected postal systems was the earliest use by gove rumeu ts of co uriers fo r the traus111 issiou of public dispatch es. We a re left in ignorance of the elate at wh ich these were fi rst licensed to carry private letters, but the fi rst r ecord of such a license hav ing been gran ted is by th e Spain and German Empi r e in April, 1544, and it is w ell known that in a few yea rs from th is elate the Counts of 'l' hurn a nd Taxi s wer e drawing a considerable revenue from their postal rights as hereclitasy postmasters of Spa in a nd the empire, wh icl1 co ntinued in their possession unt il January 28, 1867, ,,.hen, th r ough the instrum enta li ty of von Stephan, they were acq ui red by the crown of Pru ssia. 'l'he earliest evidence we h ave of the transmission of private ma il by public cour ie rs in Engla nd is in exi sting lett ers of the fiftee n th century, possibl y :i. few in th e fo urteenth. On _the continent the re had been establi sh ed as early a s the thirteenth century by some of the universities more or less crude systems of inland postal service, wh ich were kept up fo r many years, and man y of the European mercantile guild s establi s hed posts at a v ery ea rl y elate. All of these systems w ere, however, un der government control, and may b e considered to have been govern ment posts. The government of G reat Britain has ever been the most p r ogressive in an matters postal, a nd h ere we find the first r eco rd of a postmaster-general, who w:is Sir Brian T uke, appointed in 1533. The fi r st salary paid to a postmaster was a lso by Great Britain, consisting of "100 marks" and a ll "profits," granted to James, Lord S..ta nhope and h is son, Charles Stanhope, jointly. In 1619 was created th e office of "Postmaster-G eneral of England for Foreign P a rts," with th e two Matthew De l'Equester s, f ather and so n, enjoy- 47 ing th e emolumeuts. They, however , at a later date assigned the con cession, and the consignees, in the earl()" part of t h e seventeenth century, made a. contract with the Coun ts of Thum and Taxis for a bi-weekly ma il servi ce between Loudon and .Antwerp and BrusseLs, the transit to occupy tY»o days, there forme rly having been a weekl y service tlla.t consum ed four clays in t r ansit. The internal postal rates at t his time on a single letter wer e 2d. fo r a distance of 80 miles or less; b etween SO and 140 miles, 4d., and 6cl. for a ll distances over 140 miles . The rate to Scotland at th is t ime was 8cl. The scheme of a penny post was fi r st conceived about the miclclle of the seventeenth century by John Hi!L, a 1::1-wyer of Yo rk, who, in 1659, publ!s h ed t he d etails of his plans in a pamplllet called "A P.euuy Post." By tlle encl of the seventeenth century the postal service in Engla nd h ad become quite expeditious, it bein °· possible to r eceive in five clays a u a~swer to a letter sent to a point distant 300 m iles. i\Iunicipal s ub-stations were establi sh ed in London about this time there b eing seven in number, wi th several h undred boxes fo r the deposit of letter s, from which ther e were co1lections ever y bour, a lso ten daily deliveri es of mail. Taking into con s ideration tlle com parative smallness of London at that time, this was a creditable advancement in postal co nditions. Under the reig n of Queen Anne a ll the various English postal systems 11·ere co nsolidated, a nd continu ed under this ch a r ter untiL the r efor ms of Sir R owland Hill in 1838-'50. A few y ear s after the passage of th is consolidation act t h e cross-roads and rural posts were fa rm ed to Ralph Allen, who was Field ing's "Sq uire AJJ v.·orthy" in the classical "'l'om Jones," and this worthy reaped therefrom an ann ua l incom e of many thousa nd pounds. The mail coach was first u sed in Au g ust, 1784, and had to be protected from the num er.::i us hi gh way robbers by an arm ed g uard , which r eminds us somewhat of the conditions that existed on the western plains of Ameri ca b efore the building of the transco ntinen tal railways. The plan of the mail coach was conceived by one John �48 'l' HE \'fRGLN fA PHlL A. TELfST. Palme r , a theatri cal ma nage r, nnd fo r it h e ''.-as g ranted an annua l pens ion of £3,000, wi t h a n a d d itiona l s ulll of £50,000. To Ed i11bmg h, Sco tla ncl, lJelongs t ll e c r edit of t be first dea cl-letter office, w hi ch w r.s estab lis heLl iu 1784. i\l oclern w rite rs of love a nd ot·b er le tter s \YO u lcl I.J ave b een m uch a nn oyed h acl t h ey li ved in t be e ig !J te en th ce ntury , for letter s " ·ere q ui te fre" quent1y opened by postal cle r ks, a ncl an a ct of Queen An ne a u thori7.ed th is now um1sua l proceeding, provicl etl a special \\"ntTan t for e::i cb ove ui ug w a s obtained fr om a p ri n<.:i pa l Secr e ta ry of St:tte; b ut th is prov iso was g reatly ig nor ecl, a nd t he ope n in g of le tte rs becam e so freq uen t t ha t t here "·ns mu ch gene ra l protes t a nd so me :<g ita tion in Parli am ent ove r t he s ulJject, bu t no immc·cl iate r esults were ob tain e d thereby, nntl th e practice g racl unll y d ied out . To Sir Ro" ·lancl H ill are cl ue the g reatest r efonn s in t he pos t·nl service ol' Great Britain . Tbese \\·er e ina u c:11rated in 1837 by tli e p u bli cn ti on of T1is pamph let, '·Po;;t Office H efo rm," s ug gesti ng a u nifo r m rnt e oE pos tage of ld. for each % ounce and th e s a le by the post offi ce of stamped covers at a pri ce to include pos tage. wh ich woul cl t h us b e collected in advance. H is pla n s immed iately became popu la r , but w e re co n clernned by t he post~1 1 a u thorit ies. Howeve r, pu b li c pre><sure fi na ll y led to the passage on A u gu st 17, 183!:>, of the act en:tbli ng t h e T reasury to ca n y t he r efor ms into effect . S ir Rowland H ill s uperintencl ed them, and his first step was a r eel uction of the London d ist r ict postage to ld. a nd the gen er::i l in land rate to 4cl. the 1.fQ oun ce. This was fol lowed on .J an u ary 10, 1840, by th e un ifo r m penny rate throughout the kingdom . Th e po.·tage was to be prepaid, or double rates charged, and the fir s t postn.ge stamps \Yere introd uced t he foLlow ing May. The mon ey ord er d ivis ion of the post office was fi rst establi s hed i n 1792, as a sanctioned pri vat e enterprise, by three post office clerks u ncler the fi r m name of Stow & Company, w it h a capital of £3,000. The char ges were at the rate of Sd. pe r pound, out of w hich 3d. each w er e paid to th e r eceiving a nd paying postmaster s, and the oth er 2cl . a cc ru ed to t he Ji nn. On Dece111lJe r 6, 1838, t hi s vrivate ente rpri se wa s purclrnsecl by tlle go,·erm ue u t a ucl c:onv er tecl in to a u otli c ia l cleva r tm en t. The rate of co mmiss ion w as first fix ed at 1:;. Gel. fo t· s ums fr om £2 to £() a ucl Gel . on a ll sums of £2 a nd umle r. l n 1840 t hey w er e r edu ced to Gel. an d 3d . r esp ed iYely, aml late r still f ur t ll er r ed uced. ln 1877 t he posta l u ote w a s iss ued, pa y::i l> le at any post o lti ce " ·ithout p rev ious notice, a ncl of smn lL fixe cl clen om i ua t ions. Posta l s:n ings l>: 111ks w er e firs t s ugge:;ted in l::iGU l>y Cha rl e:; \\". Sy kes, an d t he s ugges tio1: \\·a s a pp roYecl by i\Ir. Gladstone; wh ose bi ll to establi s h t be sy s te m rece ive d roy a l asse nt i\l ay 17, 18Gl, a nd we nt i nto oper ation Sept e m be r l l.it h fo llo win g. 'l 'he telegrav h li nes \\·e re tra nsferred to t he Post O llice Depa r tment in 1876. The ea rl y posta l service in t h e U ni ted States wa s v e ry cn nle and r ates ·wer e ve ry llig h, b e ing p ropo rtio n ed according to d is ta nce. l n V irg ini a t h e system was by r e l:1ys, if one co ulcl s o t e rm it, as m a il w a s ca rried by one p la nte r to th e n ex t pln n t:tt iou null deli ver ed to it:; o" ·ue r , wh o, in h is t urn , ca rried it to t he n ext pln n t:Lt ion , and in 1G57 w e find a 1:1w req uirin g t ll e pla n te r s to do t hi s nnd er pe na lty of fo rfe it ing· a l10•Yf; head of tobacco fo r no n-com pli a n ce. l n 1 G72 a mo nt hly post from :New Yo r i' to Boston was establis hed by t he New Yo rk Gove rnme n t, w h ich , t h irty yea rs late r , was improved by a ch nnge to a fo r t n igh tly se rvice to Ke w E ng lnr;cl towns ; a nd so in nil the ot he r Coloni es. The fi rst improve men ts of t h e Ame ri ca n post::i l st- rv ice ,,.e r e i nn.u gurated by F rank li n, tlw l nst and b es t of the Colonial Postm a sters-Gen eral. Unde r h is ndmin i. ·tra t ion tlrn A merica u pos t offi ce p::iicl a lrnn d some r even ue to t he B r iti s h office, b ut aft er bi s d ismissa l by t h e B r it is h i\Iini ste r n ot on e p e n ny of reve nu e was r eceivecl f ro m t he Ame ri can office by th e home govern ment. On Jul y 20, 1.775, the Amer ican Con g res.s appo inted Frank lin to hi s old position , w hi ch h e r etained onl y a s hort t ime, bi s so n-in -law, Ri ch a rd Bache, b eing appo int ed in Nov ember , 1775, on Franklin 's going to F r a n ce as �'l'HE YJRGINJ A PHILATELI ST . 49 A mbass ador . Prior to 1851 the Post filled out for a ny s um under the rna:s:iOfiice wa s in a flouri s hin g condition, mum limi t. The governm en t aL ac quibut f rom 1851 t o 1882, thirty-on e years, sition of th e telegraph a nd t h e estabthere w ere annua l defic its, whi ch were lis hm e nt of pos tal s avin gs ba nks have a g reat burden on th e government, b ee n m uch a gita ted , bu t nothiQg as but proba bly proceeded from t h e natuyet ha s been accomplis hed, thou g h unrnl conditions of vas t extent of t errictoubtedly th ese will b e important to ry, n ecessitating e xpe ns ive t rans mis - c·hanges in the not v ery di s tant future. s ion of m a il ove r long rou t~'S. U ntil 18G3 ra tes of posta ge w er e U sed on Th e J unioi· Collecto1· fo r Sep te rn b er is distan ces mai L ha d to l.Je tra n s J1itted. a, '.l illipu t ia n m aga zin e, d eYoted, as i ts The ra tes in fo rce in 1840 w er e 3c. for ti t le impli es, to t he in te rests of yo un g :~oo m iles and un de r, a nd I Oc. for di scoll ecto rs, and p rese n ts s uc h m at te r as tan ces oYe r 300 miles. In 1851 th ey will fost e r t he lo ve fo r s1amps in th ose w e re relluced to 3c. fo r 3,000 mil e. and wh o s ha ll be t he p hila.t eli s ts of t h e uml er , and l Oc. fo r di stan ces over 3,000 futur e. miles. The n sc of th e ndb es ive stamps was firs t n u t bori zed by a c t of Con\V e ha\·e recC' ived a copy o f Gi1ide to g ress npproYed :.\Inrcb 3, 1847, and 11a yColo1·s of P ostage S tamps, wi t h sm a ll ment b y s tn mps wn s m a de compulsory Jun e l, 185G. In 1803 th e r a t e or pos t · a lbum attac h C' d, by Ch a.rl C'S Ste wa rt, St. P a ul , l\linn. EYery coll ector sh ould nge on first-cla ss mn ttcr 'vn s fix ed a1 h ave thi s boo k . Th e co n1 e nts a re th e 3c .. wi t hou t r ega rd to di s tnn ce, a nd res ul t o l' a th orou g h stud y of t h e s ubthis wa s, on Oct·ober 1, 1883, redu ced j ect. to 2c. 'l'he f rankin g pri vilege, which ha d The r eport of the s ecr etary -treas urer b een mu c ll abused , \\"a S aboli s hed in of th e Virg inia Philatelic Association J 873. and i10w onl y stri ctl y officia l will be found on anoth er page of this m atte r ca n b e frank ed, a nd t hat only number, and Virginia collectors will do und er t he officia l "penali ty" cover. well to r ead it a nd a dd ress J\lr. Stea rns Prior t o 18130 ouL.r wri tten n nd prin ted for furth er particul a rs. mat te r wa s tran s mitted; n ow everytltin g n ot c xceedir: g 4 pound s in w eig ht (ex cep t s ingle b ooks) is cani cd that is Be careful wh en purch as in g rare unn ot of a charac ter liable t o injure the perfora t e sp ecim en s wi t h close marmails or p os tal employes. 'l'h e raihva y mail servi ce "·as estab- g ins. J\la n y New Soutl:\ vVa les, Victoria, ns w ell ns r a re U nited States, are lis he d in 1804. and "·a s on e of t h e earbut trimm ed s tam ps, orig ina lly p er fo li es t ex pon en ts of a cla ssifie d civil serrated. vice. Th ere ex is ted in seve rnl cities an teri or to l 863 a sys te m of local d eli ve ry To protect your b est s tam p s, cov er b y ca rri e r!", ,,- bo collec t ed t her efor a th em w it h sheets of ising lass a bout :i,s f ee of fr om l e. t o 2c., pl a cin g on t he inch w id e r t h a n t h e stam p s, attachin g m a ii mn tter a " cani er ' s f't a rnp"; but th e m to t h e p age w ith na rrow strips of fr ee city deli ve ry w as n ot a uthori zed gumm ed pn per. by th e gov ernm ent until J\Iarch 3, 1863, a nd on Jul y 1st of t hnt y ear it went Subscribe now t o Virg inia's firs t int o operntion in fo r ty-nin e cit,ies, th er e stamp m agaz ine, " The Virginia Phi-· b ein g employed th er efor th e fir st y ear vVitbin Unite d Stat es and 685 en ni er s . 'l'be syst em of r eg-is tra - latelist ." Canada, 30 cents; for eign countri es, 40 ·tion 'vns not perfected unt il 1860, and cents. th e m oney order depa rtm ent was not es tablish ed until 1864. Pos tal notes When mountin g y our st a mps le t th e w er e fir st issued in September, 1883, crea se of t he hinge be a trifl e b eyond and are nu i m provem ent over those of the p erfora tion. You will soon note Great Britain, inasmuch as they h a ve not fixed denominations, but can be the adva nta ge. �'l' HE VIRGIN IA PHIL ATE L IS'l'. 50 VVe clip fr o m Boge r t & Durbin' s P hila- telic M onthly : BuNDI.-1 ru pee yell ow, on blue la id p ape r, E cuADOR.-Com m e m orn t ive iss ue : l e , g ree n ; 2c. , ora nge; 5c . , la k e; lOc ., bro wn ; 20c ., y ell ow; 50c , blue ; l s., bis t re; 5s , li lac , M AURITIUS.-] ru pee, gree n a nd bl ac k; 2.50 rupees, lil ac a, ncl ca,rmin e ; 5 rupees, gr ee n and blue, If imi ta ti o n is t h e s in ce r es t fl atte ry , th e n s urely w e fee l o ur se lves ove rw h elm ed with co mplim e n ts by t h e a m o un t of m a tte r clipp ed by 1'1tc P hilatelic B ulletin, of Sale m, M a ss. , from o ur Septe mb e r a, ncl Octo be r numb e rs. Its lettdin g edi to ri al is cli pped ve·r batim , as w ell ttS m os t of t h e oth e r ma tte r. Th a n k s, a wfull y . vVe mu st req ues t o f o ur p a tron s t h at t h ey se nd in cop y fo r c h a nges in t h e ir ad s acco rdin g to t h e tim e limi t , p ubli s h ed in o u1· ecli to ri;d column , to se c ure in se rti o n-we ca nn ot d elay publi ca ti o n w a iting fo r co py. NIGER COAST,-The fo ll ow in g additio na l valu es h ave ap pea red : ~ cl . , 2cl. , 21cl ., 5cl., a nd l s h. W a,te rm a rk CA . 'l' h e ne w " annu a, l ev il , " th e S cott cata log u e, will b e o u t t hi s m o n t h. A ll phila t eli sts s h o uld g r ee t it w it h " sca t t ! ca.t ." PE RU.-The c urr e nt 5c. h as a p pea red p rin te d in g r ee n . Th e Ca n a clitt n Jubil ee iss u e is p rnct ica,ll y e xh a us t ed ; t h e 3c. is still o n sal e INCORPOR ATED. canital StoLk $25.ooo.oo, P AID UP. ESTABLISHED 1885 , WE DEA_L H. FLACHSKAMM:, No. 4 Nicholson Place, MANAG E R, ST. LOUIS, MO. In all kinds of Stamps a nd Albums at reasonable prices, and solicit correspondence from all earnest collectors. . . • . . . "'°E OFFER. A SPLENDID COLLECTION Of 250 varie ties of GOOD Sta mps (no reprints or rubbi sh of any kind ), including man y scarce and desirable stamps. suc h as Ic eland, H awaii, japan , Peru 189G, Urug uay , Colombi a, Venezuela, Chili, ] a maica, Gambi a , Si erra Leone, Braz il 1850, Greece (Olympi an Games ), Tut ke y 1892, V ictoria envelopes , U , S , 185 l up to d a te, including Interior, Trea ~ury, War, Post O ffi ce Departme nts , and man y others. This lot with a No. 3 Albu:rn, 10 0 P AG E S , F U LL CLOTH, GILT, R E TAIL 75 CE N T S EACH , For Only $I.oo Post Free. OUR. NEW PR.ICE-LIST of 60 p ages is FREE, quotes LOW prices on United States stamps, ove r 100 DI F FERENT STA N DA R D PACKETS, Etc, APPROVAL SHEET DEPAR.TltIENT.-We are prepared t o send out to respon sible parties s plendid lots of Approval Sheets at 5()% discount. Reference s from stran g ers required. EVERY HOOKSELI.ER. AND STATIONER. of prominence in the United States and Cana da sells STANDARD PACKETS AND SETS , Ask your Newsdealer for them. RAKE STA MPS, lis~e d a t from $L OO ~a~h, upward to $100:00 and over, , We frequently come into posses sio n o f rant1es through acqu1s1t1on of old collect10ns, and sohc1t correspondence from adva nced collectors. WE BUY STAMPS and old collections , for which we PAY LIBERAL PRICES, STANDARD STAMP CO., ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. �WE BUY STAMPS And old Collections for Cash. What can you offer us? STANDARD STAMP INCORPORATED. 4 Co. ST. LOUIS, MO. NICHOLSON PLACE, CRAWFORD'S ANTIQUARIAN Boo~ For Old l'ltamps and Collections. SPECIAL PRICES 5tore, 702 Main Street, Lynchburg. Va., U.S. A. BUYS AND SELLS• • • O ld 11 nd Ra r e Boolrn , Pamphl et•. Co nfe rl- On Lots sent before Jan. 1st. e r ate News papers , Co in s, U. TROJAN STAMP CO., fe d e r ate lllon ey, St a mp s a nd Bo nd s. Auto p;raphs. H istorical En::;-r aYi n p;s. Wn.r R elics a nd Cm ·ios it ie• of a ll ki ncl•. HIGHE ST P TII CES po id for Con lPd e rate l>tamps u sed during the \V a r , on letter or e m ·elope. TROY, OHIO. WILL BUY ONE BOOK OR A THOUSAND. New South Wales Jubilee Stamps! • ~ As well ~s all Au•trala s ia n Sta mps offered m Exch a n ge for O!d U . S. a n d C o nfederates. Common a nd f, lib.. Hf- torn s tamp s r espec ttull y declin ed. ! J. G. GRIFFIN, 350 George St.. Equitable Building. SYDNEY , N. S. W., AUSTRALIA . Refe r ence : E <li tn r T HE VIH GI N I A P l-I JLATELI ST. ~. Rtamps , Co n- VIRGINIA FARMS FOR SALE. Addres s o~v n er :for p a 1·U0u l ars. FRANKLIN STEARNS, Jr., FREE lo every buye r, a 35c . U. S. Stamp . 75 different Revenue stamps . 52 cts. ~c. o ran ge Certifica te . . . '27 · · $3.50 Inl a nd Exc h a n ge . . 87 " 12c. 1 867, g rilled. . :1 0 " 24c. 1 86 1, lilac. . . . . . . 20 " J.00 C a n ada Re,·e1n1es. . . . . 52 " EVHR\'TH I NG SURE TO PLEASE V..7 ELL . CHAS. KING , - N e t~ er wood . near Pl ai nfield . N J. STAMPS STOLEN a re dea r in cumparbo n with th e stamps we are offerin g on ou r app r ova l s h eets a t 50 ~ d isco unt; an d to ge t you t o try t h em we- w ill give, abso lutel y 1-'•~ REE, a s ht~e t of 30 unu se d s t a mp s , cata log uin g at $ 1. 00, t o eve r yo ne applying for s h ee t s if good rtfercnce is g iYe n. E!mpire $tamp rrs, Malsne, N. Y. No.13 N. Eleventh St., Richmond, Va. GEORGE M. WEST Bookseller, Stationer, Engraver, Printer, and Binder. STAMP AND KODAC ALBUMS. 909 E. Main Street, Richmond, Va., U.S. A. ~en.~ i n.,Q) .2> i n.©!.,& .2> o o ~,& WILLARU B. DOBBINS, Barnesv ille::, Ohio. A n rl B la nk :Sta mp All.Jum 8 . a nd r eb iu cls Va lu a.b le Co ll l:"c t io n s wi th gTea.t es t ca re. . rro preserYe j"O Ur llla gaz in es, have t lt e 1n b o u nd . E8ti m o tes for B inding of eve ry d escrip t io n c h cel'full y gh· e n. L . H J E:N Kl NS (s u ccess" " to Jenk in s & vVa ltli a ll ), Nos. S-1 0 N. 'l' welfth Stl'eet, R ichmon d, Y a . Ou r r eader s will confe r a favo r by m e ntioning The Virginia Philatelist whe n writing to our adve r t ise r s. Our r eaders w ill confer a favo r by m e ntionin g Th e V irgi nia Philatelis t wh e n writing t o our advertisers. COLL1£CTOR.~ ! ! S end fur a sdt:cti o n o f s tamps o n approval at 50%commission. For a s hon time w e are goin g lo g ive a present to each new applica nt remittin g30c . Write No,,-, L ock Box 22. �l FBW of Our REGENT ADVERTISEMENTS May Intornst You. ~~ ONE le CENT SPECIALS. lele WHOLESALE BARGAINS N ew Bruns wick 5c g reen unused Mex ico O ffi cially Sealed brow n unused Canada Law lOc green ann yellow Spain 1874 lp green punched. Briti sh N o rth Borneo ~ c ros e unused Shan g h a i 1893 l/ 2c orange and blue Portu g u es e Ind its 1886 6 r e is green Canada 1892 8c slate Wes tern Australia 1890 2d gray Custa Rica 1889 2c sea g r ee n unus ed Uru g uav 1892 le g reen used Cons tantino pl e 1865 5p blue unus ed Zambes i 189,J 2 ~ reis brow n Portuguese Con g f'} 2 ~ reis brown Transv a al 1887 2d olive y ellow P ostage extra. Pac ket list free Superior hin g e s lOc per 1,000 pos t na id. Bla nk a pprova l s heet s onl y 40c per 100. le le le le le le }~ le le le le le }~ le le le le le le le le le le le le le le le le le le le le le le le JOHNSTOWN STAMP CO • le 3 & 4 Thomas B'ld 'g , JOHNSTOWN, PA. le le AUTOGRAPH LETTERS. We have a l arge s tock of th e m both common and r a re Q uotations furni s hed for stamp. W e solicit corres ponden c e w ith collectors. JOH N STOW N ST A MP CO.. John s town, Pa. TWO CENT SPECIALS. * Indicates unus e d . New Zealand In s. Dept., Mex ico Y. Puttia ll a or 2d O ffi cial , 1887, Y.a O fficial, 1887, 1a O ffi cial , l b92, Y.a 20 o r 25c s carlet Hawa ii J8g3, 1 o r 2..; *1892. le g reen 1894, l or 2c Turkey 1 8 9~. 11 P.G Cost a Rica *1889 20c sea g r ee n 1892, 2c ye llow O ffic ia l, I o r 5c Ca nada 11 2p pale brown Wuhu *X ce nt Cape of Good Hope 4d. 6d, or 1 s hilling Cuba * 1871, 50c g reen 11!59, 5c beav er Regi s te r , 2 or Sc Ju b il e e. c"rd le Sh a ngha i 1882, 1 o r :le Tim or British Gui a n a Sa n Ma rino * 189·1. ~c red Stra i ts Settl em ents l o r S c green * Le b rown an d blue * Postage Du e , l e *1894, 5 r ye llow Ceylon Re v e nu e , 5c bl u e Newfoundl a nd United Sta t es Ob ock J a ma ic a l e g r e en *:le b r own a n d g r een Wes te rn Au stra li a 1882-85, l or 2d 1891, D ue, l or 2c 1871, I o r. 2d 1685, ld ca rmi n e O ffic ia l, 2d g r ay Peru Ser vi a Bulga ria Ba rb ado es P erak Si a m Portugu ese I ndi es Holk a1· * E n velooe, 5c g r e e n *l o r 2s g r een * l e li lac an d g r e e n *l 89G, l p dull r e d * l S ~ t:>. 1 fa rt hi ng * l !:S l:S Y, l a * J892, X a nn a 1886, JX o r 4X r eis T wo ce nts eac h, or th e e n tire li s t o f 53 d es ira bl e s t amps fo r S L P ostage is 2c ex tra o n 'o rci e r s unG e r 50c. W e have a la rg e s to c k of a ll th e a bove, co nseq u e n tly n o s upp le men ta r y o rd e1s ne ed be sen t. J OH N STOWN STAM P C O ., 3 & 4 Tho m a s B ui ldin g , J OH NS TOW N, P A., U . S . A. *s ig ni fies unus ed . pe r JO per 100 Au s t ra lia, 5 Colon ies , ass orted . . $ 03 $ 15 Au stralia , '51-63, as ~ort e d . . • 05 40 * Arg entine, '92 , ~c blue . . . . 05 35 Bavari a, 3 to 50,Jf well ass orte d . 03 15 Belgium, 15 var. a ssorted . . . . 03 15 . 4 7;; Canada, '59, l e pink . . . . . . 50 Canada, ' G8, 3c red . . . . . . . 20 1 7!l C a nada, '63, le red-brown . . . . . 1 10 10 00 C a pe of Good Hope, 3 v a r . assort•d . O:l 15 C ev lon, Pro v. , S co1t's No. 12·1 • G5 6 00 Colombian Republic, we ll a ssorted . 10 GO *Cos ta Ri ca, 'G:3. % r blue . . . . . 05 45 Egypt, unpairl, 3 var., assorted. . JG l 40 Egypt, '92, Offi cial, brown . . . . 0 60 * Fren ch Colonies , fin e ly assorted . 05 •15 *Grt'ece, '96, 11 . . . . . . . . . . 05 40 H a waii. '75, 2c brown . . . 30 2 60 H a waii, '82 , 2c rose. . . . 15 1 IU Hawaii. '83 le green . . . 15 1 40 India, ' 65, %'blue . . . . 10 uo Jamaica , Otrici a l, assorted 10 50 J a maica , '80, Id lil a c . . . . . 03 15 Mexi co r evenu es finely ass orted 05 '1 5 Ora n g e Free State, assot ted . 10 60 1 21\ *Peru envelope, 5c square c ut . 15 Ji; Portuga l, w e ll assort ed . . . . 03 S paii1 1 ' 74, Jp g r e en . . . . . . 10 )~ S oain, w e ll ass orted . . . . . 03 Ve ne z uel a , 25c brow n . . : . . 05 40 P os tage e xtra on orders of less than 50c. Thi s lis t is entirel y changerl ea ch month. Wholesale Jo ts on approv a l to dealer s a g ainst fir s t-class c o mm~rrial r e feren·c es. .JOHNSTOWN S 'rAJllP CO, , 3 tot-: -1 'l'hornas JJnild ' ;:·, .Johusto,vn, Pa. THE REVENUE PHILATELIST. Q ua rt e rly; Subsc ripti o n, 25c per a nnum. Single Co py , lO c, none fre e. On e of the valuable fea tures of th e p 11bli cati o n is a complt te illus trat ed ori ce d catalog u e o f the Rev t" nu e St a m ps of the World, whi c h will appt:ar in in s ta lments until comple ted . Write us . JOHNSTOWN STAMP CO., 3 & 4 Thom as Building, JOHNSTOWN, PA. Fin e ly Jtli:'U'~~· ~~:'~'~~~~.!;;:>.m All Pn1•ts Only 2;; c e nt s 11 e r 1 , 000. 11ost f1· ee . 'I'r:J' a. Sn1n1>lc Pac l,a g c. J ohn stown Stam1> Co ., .John s town, Pa. N I NE TY -NINE Cl; N T S E TS U . ~. Pn s t age a nd Re ve nu e. JOO va r ieti es M ex ico P o ~ t a g e a nd Rt:'! ve n ue , 65 va ri eti es C a n a da Po s lage a n d Re ve nu e , 50 va rit>ti es G r e a t Brit a in a nd Co lo ni e s, 100 va • ieti es S 0 uth A m e r ic a n co untr ies , 65 v;u ie t ies S elect ed U n u s e d St a mps , 125 va r ie ti es S eve n se ts to one ad dress for $G. SA TI S FACTION G UA R AN T E E. D o r MO NE Y R E F UN DE D J ohnst ow n Sta mp Co., Joh n stow n, Pa . J:-O iu c ll l a. n l' A1 •1u •o,·a1 Hoot' s 25 c . 1• c r d oz -.~ 11 JH>st 1•aid . ~ np<"r~ o r I I in;.:.· ~ s J Oc . 1• e l' J.00 0 . S e n •I 10 1· o nr I .1s t. Jt w ill 1..,_,. . J oh u s • 0 \\' 11 S t a1111• l ' o. , .To h 11 s ton1 11 , P it ~ �,....,.;._,;._, ;._,;._,;._,~:.,;._,~;._,;._,;_, Unused COLOMBIANS Wanted! I FURNISI-: the amI give fine United States Postage, munition. You send !Jepartments, Revenues, and Envelopes, Unpaid Letter and Perime Thirty Cents in odical Stamps, in Exchange for stamps, and the load 4-6-8-15-30 anu 50c. will reach you by re- · Unused Colnmb!ansVaotluethes Only . turn mail in the shape An y Quantity Taken-Single or by the Sheet. of a Ccniplete Set of 1f yo u don't want U .S., I gi v e the beautiful ExhibiFine British Colonies. tion Cards of · WM. A. McDONNELL, GUATEMALA, lG~G Madison Ave., - NEW YORK CITY. worth sixty cents. PINK Approval Books area PLEASURE to look over, and 3 Single Cards. PROF! TAl!L.h. to purchase from. 2 Double Cards. Q m 1l M El Q" Used a nd Unuse-d, priced from .D ' l' l1 1 .D Icentto$1.00e a ch*** l Letter Card. DISCO UNT of 50 per ct. allo-..ved ! RE QU IR.h.D forApp1oval !looks. Face value, thirty-one KEl'EkENCE PACKETS fo r BEGINNERS: 25 vari e ties from :l5 countnes tor lOc., post-pa id. centavos. Every colV.P.A..No.11. R. HAMILTON, Box 10,Manc hester.Va . lector should haw a set. Be quick. The1"e i s Another ••. MY A. LOHMEYER, 922 N. Gilmor St. a BALTlilOR.E, MD. ~~~~~~~~~~~~-,.J THE HERALD EXCHANGE. SUPE R B i\.lON'l'HLY . Subscription , 2f.c. Samp le copy fr ee. A d ve rtl e ing r ates : 'h in ch , 20c.; 1 inch . H5c; 2 in ch es, 65c. ; 3 1nch es , Sl5tJ; 1 co lumn, $3; % p age, S4 50 ; l pnge [ 287-.] inches] , $8.75. ~- PnINTINU I S OUR SPEcr AL 'l' Y. ' ¥e print everything, fro m a small visiting car d to a 7-colu mn n e wspaper. First-class 'vork g u a r anteed . Low prices. Addres s a ll co mmuni catio n s to JII. TA OSIG, llIANAGEH, 9 E . 108th Stre et, .New Yori>. This is for YOU! Are you a m•mbe r o f the P . S. ef A.- the la r ges 't Society of yo un g collec t ors in the ' vo rld ? If n ot, 5:e n d yo ur name to the Secret a r y , a nd ge t an app li ca ti on bl a nk and a copy uf th e Official O r gan . C. W. K 18S INGER , Secret a ry, 1 8 North E leventh Street, Re a ding, Pa. B ut the HI EEKL Y ERA is tlze BEST all-round Stamp Periodical published in A merica. I tis growing in popularity and size at a steaay gait, and if you are not at present a subscribtr you oztgld to . . . Send fo1· Free Saniples ••• at once. After you have been a subscribtr a fe w weeks you'll wonder how yoit ever colltcted withou t it. AddressTHE WEEKLY PHILATELIC ERA, 502- 5 06 Cong res s St ., P O RTLAND, MAINE. MURPHY'S HOTEL, RICHMOND, VA. Mos t ce n t r a ll y locate d for bu siness, Rigb t s e e iug a nd pleas ure . .TOHN MURPHY, PnoPRffiTOR. Wanted to Buy Confederate Locals!! Headquarters for Confederate Relics! Sta mps on cover a nd off, used or unu sed. I especiall y de~ ire Pe t ersburg 5c. r ed, u sed or unused. 'Nill pay h a irc a t a l ogue price for them. I a lso \Va nt 100 or less 3c. carn1i ne . o. g ., 1 8 t:i 2;"i n b locks; 1 869 24c. and 30c., unu sed. o. g. P a rties h av ing t h ese !".tamps \Vrite t o m e, stati ng lo wes t prices. Address, R. L. DEITRICK, • Lorraine, Va. Such as Buttons , Buckles, Money , Flint-Lock P istols, Autographs, Stamps, Coins, &c. APPROVAL SHE;ETS of F ine F ore ig n a nd U. S Stamps a l ways on hand. confederate Relics Bought a t Good Prices. s. DU-VAL, 207 N. 5th St., Richmond, Va. �' J I ·WE MAGAZINE! J. L. PRINT THIS Publis hers, Printers and . . E ngravers. P UDLISHB R S OF 9-1 1-13 N. 1 2 T H ST. , IT IS A F AIR SPECIMEN OF OU~ WORK. R ICH MOND, V A. ~~~~~ u I AND BRITISH Should do Some Business t h is Wint er. A r en't these pr ices A N INDUCEMENT? (](I f. Jl[y. P rice. Price. s ,27 Na vy, l e., u.sed . . .... .. . .. .. . .. . ... . . ... . .. . .. .. .. J 50 70 W. Indies sta mps cheap-especiSt. Vin c ent. \ !\Trite m e for Prices. IT Wl LL PAY YOU ! W . C . PROUDFOOT. P. 0 . Box II, Kingsto wn, St . Vincen t, Br. West Indi es. I 28 2 50 4 50 2 23 1 50 l 25 1 25 2 00 Gl D9 FOR A SILVER DIME 73 w e w ill insert yo ur n a me in our Age nts ' D irectory, whi.Jh we send to stamp d ea lers and p ublis h e r s a ll over t h e w o r ld, who >S end yo u a la r ge n um b e r of philatelic m aga z in es, ·price- li s t s , cata log u es, e t c. You r ecei ve a B ig P h ila t eli c Ma il. We a ls o sexd you, a b sol ute ly fre e, t h e AL LEG H EJ'NY PHJLATJDL LST fo r six mon th s . Sa m p le copy f or s taim p. P. 0 . Box 75, A lleg h en y , P a. Gl Any thi ng n ot satis factory m aY be r eturu ed. Sbonhl be pleased to r ecei ve yo ur wa nt list, ns I ca.n q note you low prices. Member of A.P.A.,) ( S. ofP., E . P . S., etc. ,. ) ··~ ' . •• GEORGE M. FRAM E , G5G. 38 LlNDEL s·r., H A YE RHJLL, illASS. P . O. llOX pmn~!~!!~~0!~~ WEST + INDIES a lly 37 u nused .......... .......... .... ·i· I c a n supply any v a r ieties B ritish 00 State, 15c., u sed .... . ..... ... . ;.... ... . .. .. .. .. ..... ' Var, 90c., uuus ed ........ ... ...... .. .... .. .. . .... 20c. F oreig n Exc h a ng e, P e rf.. .. .. .... ...... 1.00 P roba t e of Will, P e rf.. .. .... .. ... . ..... . $3.00 'J'h ird I ssue, Perf........ .. ...... .. ....... DOc ., Virginia, North Carolina,. Georgia DIRECTORIES. Order s by Mail Receiv e our P romp t Attenti on. 1855-lOc. green, used .... .......... ............ S 50 1809- lc. or 12c., used.... ................. ..... 75 1872-24.<:., used................ .. .. ........ ...... . 2 00 Post Office, HILL PRINTIN G COMPANY, 1018 1 Can You Read English? yo u r O"\vn or o f differ e n t countries. . . . I G I VE • . . 1 00 t o 1 ,000 Stamps o f Greece, P ersia , t he Levante a nd Mon t enegro in· E x chan g e fo r 100 to 1 ,000 good s tamps. THEl STAlVIP COLLEJC TO<R'.S r rAND BOOK is f o'r y o u. You d on ' t k n ow as muc h a b ourt th e t e chnical •te rm s u s e d i n P hilately a s yo u w o u ld like to !mow. This li H le p a mphle t is jus t t h e thi ng t o h el p y-0,u out. Price, p a p e r 25c. ; c loth , 50c., ·C. W . K1ss1NG1.rn, 18 n orth E lev en t h str eet, R ead>ing, Pa. I PRE F E R selections to be sent on sbeels, pr iced a t cata log ue. Stamps va lued less th a n 5 cents de· cl in ed . I n Exchang e I g ive a ll !he O ri en tal Rarities a t catalogu e p rices . Pa ckets Rogistere d. Common S ta mps Refu sed . F irst-class Refe rences. Scores of lett ers and post· cards a re being received every day as king for my New Price-List. It is a If You d esire t o complete Your C ollection of Stamps of Gr eece, the I.eva n te, &c., please m a k e m e a P acket o f Goo d S tatn P• o f GEORGES PROTONENTIS, D irecteur du E N-A VA N T journal hebdomadaire, ATHENS. CREECE. THE NEW CATALOGUE w ill coS't you ;:g c e nts b y m a il, but in or d e r t o i'!l c r e ase -0'\Jr -subscrip t ion lis t w e w ill send yo u a capy of ·S c o ti ' s 58t h (1898) C a talogu e, g ive yo u a y ea r ' s s u.b sc rip<tion t o t h e NEW YOR K PHIL ATELIST amd '8 / <t h irty -wo rd exc h a'!lge n o1ice ; a ll f o r 65 ce'l1 t s . ( M o n ey ord e r.) C atalog u es maile d as soan ·a s issu e d. Addr e ss T<HEl NEJW YORK P'.HILA.'I"E IL ·l!S T , J06 e a s t 111 str eet , N e w Y o r k Ci t y . N . B .-The N . Y . P h ll a t e1'ist i s on e of t h e p a p·e r s th a t aippea.r o n ti m e. S a m p le c opy f r ee. ,. ; .., S TILL THEY (J01'IE .. d a ndy ! a nd co ntai ns the fine st line of Packets, etc. , both in CANADI AN REVE NUES and Foreign ever off'<red coll ectors, a nd at prices to su it everybody. SpBGiHJ Off Br: ~g var_i,eties c.~n. Rev.~n ues, ~g~: .!JfirA 5c. CauadiauJ.ub ilee stamp with every nrder . !ddr: A . H. WI C KS , 372 Horton St., London , Ont. "PHILATELIC FACTS." I. ·sued mon th ly . Subscript ion , 25c. pe1· y ea r. Contain · fr om 8 to 64 p ages a nd cover every is ·ue. Send a 2c. stam p for sample copie a nd a dverti sing ra tes t o "F AC'l'S" PUBJ,ISHI NG CO I I' ANY, Rivers ide Ca l. O u r r a l e r . w ill o n f e r a f a vo r by m e n t ion in g Th e V ir g in ia Ph ila t e li s t w h e n w ri t i n g to o ur a dv e r t iser s. . . I ., \ • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 3 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 1897 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistNov1897 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4061/VAPhilatelistOct1897.pdf 6e3911805350d197d7a68542260803b7 PDF Text Text ~<:>~~ AM2N1"LYl'.M<iAZINt DMHl>T2mr INTEQC,:,T~ or l>hll,t.Tl:LYlN VIQ.C.INIA I G:~~~ ~:.;"~"'(}.. �W~l~ F®l~L~V@llilc _'ifOO E ,Fil) l9tere3ti99 Stamp {DOl)tl/. ~Y· EIG HT TO T WJ;:LV l" l' AC:ES AND r.o Ym c "" Contvib tiited Alrtic l es , Ed i t oTia ls, R e v l'ews, etc. Twe n t y cen t s a year. S in g-l e COJYies, 3 cen >ts . For ad. r a t es, b'ack numb e r s, a n d sam ·p l e cop>ie s, a ddress Box 1234, Hartford, Conn . . PH IL A T R L I S';t- CRAWFORD'S ANTIQUARIAN WEB Boo~ S TAMP STANDARD S T AM P I N COR PORATED. 5to re, 702 Main Street, Lynchburg Ya., U. s. A. And old Collections for Cash. Wha t ca n y ou offer u s? . Co. ST . LOUIS, M O. 4N!C: B OLSON PLACE , EDITOR T H B V I RG I N JA I BUY S A N D SELLS • ,. • Ol d >i.nd Rare B o o k s, P a mp h l et.~ . Con fe <1 er a t e Newspap er s , Co in s , U . s. Stam ps, Co n fed e r a t e Mo ney , S t a m ps a nd Bo ncl8 . Au to g r a phs, H istorica l E n a,- 1·av in .a;F.:1 . War H.e li cs and Cn r iesi t i cq o f a ll kinrl s'. H1r.BEST P H I CES p a id fur Co nlPder a t e 8 tamp s u sed d urin g t h e 1Var , on Jetter o r en velope . WILL BUY ONE BOOK OR A THOUSAND. For Old ~tamps and Collection s. SPECIAL .PR ICES On Lots sent before Jan. 1st. ~ROJAN STAMP CO., TROY, OHIO. t 4J , SALE. Add re"'s O v.r n er :lor p a r ti c-u l a T' s . FRANKLIN STEARN S. Jr. , No. 13 Pl . E l eventh St., R i c hmond, Va. New South Wales Jub ilee Stamps l As w ell as a ll Au , t ral asia n Stam ps offered in Exch an g e fo r Old U . S . · , a n d C o nfedera tes. Commo n and ) to r n s t amps r e spect tull y decline d . · , J. G. GRIFFIN. 350 Georg e St.. Equitab le Buildin g, .\1 VIRC IA FARMS SYDNEY, N. S. W., AUSTRALIA . Ref e r e n ce : E d it o r TH E V I RGI N I A PH JLJ(T J! LJ ST . .GEORGE M. WEST Bookseller, Stationer, Engraver, Printer, and Binder. STAMP AN D KODAC ALBUMS. 909 E. Main Street, Richmond, Va., U.S. A. <SEN LJ 3 0 C E NT S FOR O NE YHAR ' S SUBSC RI PT ION TO ~en~in-0 s:&in01.-0 s:&oo~-0 THE VIRG INI" PHILATELIST, The L ead ing Stam p Ma g a z i ne Sou tb ! Sample C o py Frum . F r a n klin Stearns , J r., B ox 6, R k bm o nd , V a . A n <I B la n k ~:H a m p Al l.J u ms. and r el:Jiud s Va l u able Co 11 Pc1 io n s w ith great est ca.r e . 'r o prese r ve yo ur Mag·,.1zi nes , h a v e t b e 111 bo uncl. Est im a t eR fo r Bi n di n g o r ever .v d escrip t io n ch ee l'full .vg iv n . L . H. .iENK l NS (s uceess<> 1· t o .Jen k in s & Walt h a ll ) , Nos. 8-1 0 N . 'l' welrth SLr eet , H ic lun o n d, Va. Our rea d e rs wi ll .co nfe r a favo r by m e ntioning T h e Virg inia Phila t e lis t w h e n writing to our a dve r t isers . Our r eader s w ill co n f e r a ·r avo r l)y m e n t i oni ng Th e V i rgi nia P hil ateli s t w h en w rit ing to o u r adve r tisers. I • �THE VIR-GINIA PHIL:'ATELIST VoL. I. RICHMOND, VA., O CTOB ER, 1897. JOHN C. SEIBERT. "The Virginin. Philate list" pres en ts to its r eaclers i11 t hi s numb er t h e ex· celle nt portrait of au aavan ced collector, John C. Seib ert , treasure r of the :Norfolk (Va.) " Dispatch ." M r. Seib er t was I.Jorn in R ic!Jmonu in 1868. He is t be only so u of tile late Professor Carl Seib e rt, a prorniuen t architect and mus ica l ge uiu s . 'l' b e family r esid ed iu Hi cbmond until 1SS3, wben Professo r Seibert r emoved to Abiugdon , Va., to fihl the pos ition of Profes so r of Musi c at t ile Stonewall Jackson Institute. It 'vas bere tbat Jobn firs t b egau /' collectin g stamps. By ruere acciden t be came in possession of a n 1869 24c. inverted med a llion, and, b eing offered n fair s u cn for h is treas ure, i t se t him think ing t h at there w as someth ing in stam ps b esides t h e desire to accumulate a collection for admi r a tion and p as tim e. Thus the spark g rew , a nd soo n " ·e find him a n ard ent di sciple. J O HN C, Sce nting hidden treas ures . h e secur ed permission oE 1·11 e owner s of "'l 'h e Ab ingdon Vir_gini m1" (o n whose s tnff li e filled t ile e11vi able positio11 of "cl e\ il") to loo k over t h e ir olcl co n es pondencc. ·w e h a Ye no reco rd of it , but we b ehiev e on t hat cla y th e " d evil" clicl n ot h ea r th e d inner-bell. and clicl n ot "Yvas li u p" b efo r e " qui ttin g t ime ." IIow eYe r, h ere Il e secured the m agnificent lot of olcl U. S. acllles iv es, envelopes, a n cl Department·s formerly in bis fine collection. The d eath of Professor Seibert·, which occurred in 1885, bro u ght a sud- / . No. 2. d eu in te rrup t ion to l!i s stamp-collecting career. The fam ily return ed to Hiehmoncl, t h e stamps w er e laid aside. l'\ o'v a nd then some w er e sold, unt il of t he on ce fine collection few r cma inecl. At t hi s period, t hrou g h the enthus ia s u1 of t h e e ditor of "'l 'lle Virginia. P hil ateli st," b e once more pledged a ll egia n ce to Philateli a, collec ting bot h 1'o re i.c:n a ncl U . S. The b eauti f ul Co1um bia n iss u e ap1) earin.c:, lent new inspiration . In tbe fa ll of 1894 he r emovecl to No r fo lk, Ya . H ere h e d isposed of most of his fore ig n stamps, d evoting lJi s en t ire energy to U . S. and Confeder a tes. His D e p a r t m e n t s are n earl y compl ete, hi s U . S . and Conferl erateR nrP wa g nifice n t, h av ing a.bout 500 varieties U . S. a lon e. In 1896 h e, in cc; rnp:u1y with three influential cit izens of Korfolk, fo und ed "Th e No rfo lk D ispatch," an afternoon paper, of wlrn:h h e is at present trr a s urer. i\Ir. Seiber t i::; o n!' of " The Yirgini a. PlJ iSE IBERT . latelist's" most a cti\e s upporters, and rna.'· be d ep end ed u pon to i"nke a promin en t par t in ma r sh a lin g hi s f ellow -collectors into our State Associa. tion. H e is on e of t lJose youn.c: \ "irg iuians wh o b y 1.Jra iu and bra,...-11 nr e ma kin g f or t h e msel\es a marl~ in life. A. 11 eloq u en t f:j)C':l kPr , n prn 1ni u en t P~- ­ t hi a n . a.ncl a stann clJ fr iend, h e is, in s hor t; a n orn a m en t to Philately in Vil'gini a . i\Il'. Seibe r t is tbe Ko l'!'olik agent fo r "'l'b e Virginia. Philatelist." HMIX Z . �J.8 T fl E VIRGli'\I:\ PHILATELI ST. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE V IRGI N I A P H ILAT EL IC ASSOC I A TION, l' UBLI S llED l'll O:'oi'TJIJ,Y l:Y T ll E VIRGINIA PHILATELIC PUBLISHING Office, 13 N. E leventh St., Co., A U G. DIETZ, EDI TO R. 900 W. Clay St., Station A, Richmond, Va. FRANKLIN STEARNS, ]R., Business Manager, P . 0. Box 6, Richmond, V a. SUESC:R.IF'TION'S. United States, Canada an d Mexico, per year, 30c . All other Countries in the U. P. U . , per year, 40c . -----o .A:O"VER.TISIN'G. Mo. 3 Mos . G Mos. One Inch, . . . $ .50 . . $ 1.25 . . $ 2.25 Two Inches, . .90 . 2.25 . ·1 .00. Half-Column , . . 1.50. 4 00. . 7. UO • One Column 1 • • 2.75. 7.00 . . 12.50 . One Pag e, . . . 5. 00 . 12.50 . . 22.50 . SPACE. 1 1 Year . ~ 4.00 7.00 • 12.50 . 22 .50 . ·10.00 Copy s hou ld r e ach us by th e 15th of the preceding month to in s ure insertion. To c hange standingads, c opy mu st be in by the 20th . W e will ex c hange one or tw o copies w ith phil a t ~lic mo s t nrcl e u t di sc iple of Ph iln te lia aml nu a ccompli s h ed ge 11tJp111a11. 'l'he cli oiL:e of secn"ta 1·y-trL•a s m· er f ell o n :\fr. Fra nklin St·enrn ::; . .Tr., \\·ho i::; llevot iu g hi s e u t ire t·i111 e n1Hl e ne rg y to t·he work. B es ide;:; lw in g \\·e ll klJown throug ho u t Yi rgini n . lie is n t horough bus iness mnn . n sdwl:ir, :11Hl nn e uthus ial'ti c philateli s t'. llr. A. \Y encllingf'r wn ;;: selPf' l·cd for tl! e res po n s ible p o::; it·ion of sn les n1nua .!::·c1·. anll fl be l't'e r cho if' c cou ld n ot l!n ve been mncl c. nr. \\·f· ncllinge r is \\· cJJ k11 011·11 a11 1on .l!: Tii chrn o n!l a s w ell a s <ll1'·an ccd \ "irgi11ia colJectors . He is an a u t hority 0 11 st;1111ps, a nd a. g e ntle111a11 of experi e 11 c(\ 1'1.·ay eJ. :ind c11lture. \\"Hh th ese offi ce rs at t h e helm \\· e are co nfid e n t t he sc. cie t.r \\' ill enj ~ y a rapid n ncl prospero u s growth. publications. ------ Author ized Agent for Canada: 58 Rivard St. 1 Box 379, i\'[ontreal JNO, ED\VARDS, Entered at the Post Office a t Richmond, Va., for t rans miss io n throu g h the m a ils at Second -cl ass ra tes, Sept., 1897. lU C!H IUND , \'A ., UCT11llEH, 1807. Rally, Virginians, to Your Colors ! In o m· l'rus pectu ::;, a ::; w e ll :i s in our i uitinl nurnbe r, \\·e anIJ OllJJ L:e d tbat 011 e ol' til e primary obj ect s in publis hin g '"I'b e YiJ'gini:l. Philntel ist" \\·a s t o form into a Sta t e _\.s::;oe:i:i t io11 up>n 1rd of 700 collec t or s of Virgin in. Tb e m ost f' lt e.- ring r es pon se>: lrnve s in ce b een r ece iv ed. Th e Yirg ini a press hn s giv e n u .· li beral s upport, :incl th e r esnlt w ns fl m eetin g of r e presentative phila t elists of Tii cbrnoncl and th e forming of The Virginia Philateli c As s ociation . The choi ce of l\Ir. Franklin K ern s for pres id ent 'l\:l S a happy on e, a s in him th e Associntion po ssesses a Apropos of t he Georg0s Gnrion affair and t h e p n bLi c ity g ive n t he matter by th e ph ila.teli c press, \\' e n,re in clined to beli eve. af h.: t· care full,\· l'l'atli11 g t h e pros ~ncl co ns ol' t he ca s v. t ha t g r cnt- yen, 1neparabl c-in;ins ti ce is b e ing· 111t•i<·'1 io i\Ir. Ca.rio n. \\'e llnve no f mt·IJ e r in terest in t il e p r emi ses t hnn a d es ire to see ju s ti ce ancl fair p iny , a nd ·wh ile ph il a t ely or t he Pacific Coas t is warm ly c bampioni ng i\I r . Ca.rion's cause, s ome of our contempora.ri es :ue inclulo·iu ~ in \Yh olesa le Llefnmation. bn secl ., on° no other fa c ts than tho se r eported in the possession of a. Fre n ch philateli c soc iety. :\fr. C'n r io11 l1 n;;: \1011 0 a ll '\' il·hin llll111au k0n t o vin cli c;1t·e hi111 sel1f. 1'o ref u te 1h 0s0 chnrg·es . nrnl 0s 1';11ili : < h t h e g enni11 011 0s;;: of 1'11 e C'of' hin P hina s11rcha 1·gw l s1·amp s . s,\·or11 afri 1la vit s of pos t· offi ce oflk inls :incl 01' promin e nt m e mlw rs of th e .\.m e ri (':1 11 Philateli c .\. ssoc iatio n. :i s w ell :i s fo e s imil es of t h e co1Trs ponrl c nce 0xchn11.!::·ecl betw0e n :\Ir. Cnrion nnd th e Cochin Ch in a offi c ia ls . nre p1·ocln r·0d in s uppo1·t· of hi s rl r f'e n sr . Now'. s hnll 'Ye cr rrl it th e s worn s ta.t·e men ts of: p 1·om i ne n t n10111 b e r s of t h e r\m eri cnn P l1il atcli c A ssociation. or a possibly erron eou s r eport of: n. for e ig n socie t y-tlrnt' s th e fJU es tion. Unti l furth er rl ev elopm cnts our col- �Tl-JE VlR G I:-aA PHILATELIST. umn s al'e at th e di spos;LI o f phila te li sts, :i\fr. Ca rio11 , o r :iny 011e e l:se; bu t wba t w e waut to :see i:; jus ti ce and fair play. \\"ant of space preve nts tbe p111Jlisbi11g of e xtracts fr om l etters r eceive d daily f rom born e a nd abroad co m w e n ring on o ur ini tial uuwb e r. \\"itbout a di:;::;enting uote to mar the harmony , t lrny tender their co11gn1t ulati ou s and pr:iise-aucl tll e ii· :; ub::;cript io u :s. \V e fiutl in thi s o ur g re atest r e \\·ani, aud s h:ill stri >e to m e ri t it b y :1 Llll e rin g to our miss ion ancl giviug to o ur friends and patrons a stamp rn:1 g :1;1,iu e iu e ye ry seu::;e of t ll e word. A t tlrn meeting of t!Je Y irginia Pll ilate li c Assoc iat ion ' ·'l'll e Yirg inia Pbila.telis t " w as e lected ofli cia l organ, and henceforth the progress of t ll e Assoc iation may b e traced i n its colu mns. 'l'be management of ··Tile Virgi nia Pbilateli st" offer s specia l indu ce ments to members of our :S tate Association, and Vi r g ini a co llectors are urged to b ecome illcntified \v ith th eir State A sso c iation and r eap the advantages ac<.: rnin g t be r cfl'o m. 'l'he d e ruarn1 for c opies of '·Tl.J e Virg inia Pllilate list" ba s been so great that w e we r e co mp c1led to print a second e ditiou of o m· ini t ial numbe r , in order 1.o eo wply v.-itb r eq uests for sam e, t be first ed it ion h aving b ee u e ntirely exh a u sted . 111 tll e !Jr ese nt nrnub e r we lw \ 'C <1 0111Jl l'Ll 0 11 r Jfr,.;l Pt l i 1·io n. and ;< Ji:il l co n t inu e 10 Llo so. 'l'l1e lJc ueJit:; :1 c «r 11i11 ;..;- t" he re l'ro111 ,,·ill UL' oiJ \·iou ::; to 1111r ]1:1 IT Oll S . .\. li111it cd };l!ilion d e lu x e nl' 011r ini ti:il numb e r wa s JH'l'[J: ll'l'Ll :iml co pi es se 11t lo Emp e rnr \\"illi:1111 l r. of Ge rmnny; :\Intlnm e Yo n l"tep h n11 . ,,·irl o\Y 01' t he la te Po;.;t mn s l n-G<:' 11 <:'rn l or Gcrlllany; C hn lalonkorn. J\:in ::~.- ol' 8iam. nml the Dnke of York. h 0s i1l.es tile 1·c:::-u : Ia 1· c tl i t io n 1·0 pro m iu 011 1- c·oll e c t or s :ind <lcale r :; in til is connlTy and nln·o:irl. 19 in our initi a l nurulJ e r , ba s m e t \dth ge n e ral apvro>a l, auu !Jas b een e mbraced \\'itll s u c ll true pllilate lic e nthus iasm t ha t we ::; hall h e r eafte r Lle>ote :;epa rn t e ::;pace in o nr publi cation to t hi s fuud, r eco rding t h e progres:; made aml <.: r ecliti11 g all d onati o u ::; r ece iY e d to date. \\"e b a.ve r ecei Ye tl urnu e i·o u s responses to our r eq u est for s u ggestion s a s to t h e fo rmin g of a. :State Excllange for clnpLic a tes. \Ye g iY e in thi s number t!Je plan pre:;e n te d b y :\fr. Geor ge C. D iet ri c h, Sr., as the most s imple :rnLl practical. l\' e r eturn t h anks to ti.Jc " Dispatch," Ili chm oncl 's leading daily, for an eclitorial m e n t ion of o ur publication. 'J.' he '"D ispatch " is ever r eady to r e nd e r clue c r ed it to any e n terprise tend in g to bring Virginia to th e f ront. 'l'he r eport of the sec r etary-t r easurer of th e Vi r g inia P hilatelic Association w ill b e found on anoth e r page of this numb e r. and Virgin ia co llector s will do well to r ead it and a d d r ess Mr. Stem·ns fo r further particula r s. vVe d es ire to secure au a.ge n t and co ntributor in eve ry Vir 0 ·ini a ci ty and tovrn. A ddress our Busi~ ess l\fa{rn ger, l\Ir. Frankli n Ste arn s , .Jr., P. 0. Box 6, Richmond, Va., fo r t e rm s . Se nd iu your nam e and address. and state "IYh eth e r coll ector or d eni e r , fo r c:Tnt nit·o ns in;::(' r tio 11 i11 1ll e •'Yirgiu ia Phi ln te li c D irectory." .:\n: \YC' rlo n or a c·<·e pt ·1iac<'er antl c·o 11nlT.\' ]l!'Orln c·0 in p:1y 11 1C' 11 t fo r s nb>'<' J'ip l·ion>". C'nn·1- >·o n rak <:' np t hi11y (' (' II t;::? O rn · C'nn rHlinn eo 1Tes pon clen t f urni s he s a Inr.c:·e hatc· h o l' rna.t te r of in1·P1"es t 1·0 pilil:1teli:-:t.· i11 !h i,.; _i;::,.;11 e . It is 10 lH' hopNl 1"11nt C°:ll'i on , ,·ill be 1li ;::C'h rn.:::-0cl of til e c hn r;..:-<' of :-:nre ltarg in g-. The plan to e r c<'t a mo n um e nt 1·0 Dr. von Stephan . s n:::-·:::·csted ln- "'J'h e Yir_:: ' ini a. I'h ik1 1·e Ji st'" ·a ucl 1'u l(r . -~t fo rtll Th osl' C'o f' hin C' hinn " 1.'011! >" h e all hrl )nff. 0 ' seem to �20 THE \IIRG l:\I A P l llLATELl ST. Ther e is one thing about these Jubilee and Commemorat ive iss u es t hat strikes u s. They are d emonstration s of the fact t hat Pbilatelia, once d espised and ri diculed, b as now gained the r ecogn it ion of gove rnm ents, 'vho find in he r adher ents th e greatest so urce of r evenue (a fact , by the way, that w e n eed not be p r ou d of) . This, in t urn, esta blis h es another f act: Philateli a is still at that sta ge of her exi sten ce whe r e sh e may b e imposed upon w ith impunity. Con cer ted action, t h e refo r e, is "the on e t hin g n eedful" to res is t and r esent this impositio n b y " leading" governments. Our number is legion; '"e a r e powerful en ou gh. L et's make the start on Canada! It is r eported t hat th e colors of t h e current l e. and 5c. U. S. stamps a r e to b e changed . That of t he fo rm er will be g reen a n d the latter cl:ll'k blu e. Th e color of the 2c. stamp w ill no t , as has been stated by t he da ily p ress, b e clrn nged . The effigy of Sewar d will p r obably a p pear on the 5c. blue, a nd that of Gr a n t w ill be pln ced on som e othe r de nom inat ion. 'l'hese c han ges w ill go into effect by Janu a ry 1, 18()8. It is r eported t be Qu ee nslan cl Gov- ernm en t h as dec ided on a nd a.pp roved of th e fo llow ing a lt e mtions of stamps : 21,6d. d es ign of prese nt issu e t o be p rin te d in v iolet-brown ; 3d., sam e design as ld., figur es in eacb corner, to be prin ted in medium brown; 4cl ., sam e as 3cl ., color o ra nge y ell ow; 9d., sam e as 4cl., color green . H enry G r e mm el is dead! Phi lately mo urn s a faithful di scipl e. For n ear!Jy a score of years h e bas b ee n e ngaged in the stnmp an cl publi shin g business in New York . H e was the propri etor of th e w ell-known philatelic paper, "The Post Office." Our H awa iian correspondent is very busy h arvestin g bis crop of cofl'ee on ll is ex te nded plantation on Puna, but I.las fo un d time to f urni s h u s with s tamp n e\YS, announ cing tbe app ea ra nce of a new Hawaiian postal ca rd wliich is said to ex cel in beauty of de~ sign nny card extant. \Ye \YOnld d irect t he attention of to the choi ce se ts of stamps offei·cd by The Johr.s town Stamp Company in this number. In v iew of t he adva n ce s heets of Scott's 58th, ther e a r e many b:uga ins offered . The Johns to wn ad. will al!ways b e fo und in th e same place. Watch for it. c ~ ll ect ors :.\L F e rra ri , of Par is, France, is said to have t he fin est collection of pos ta ae stamps. It is w orth $1,250,000, a~d contains abo n t 250,000 s pecim ens . M. Fenari pays a secre t:iry $2,500 a year to k eep t he coll ection up to date. The nin e p enn y, straw-colored Quee n's h ead, wit h hai r-lin e, of 1862' is s nid t o be t he most va luable Ena~ lis h stamp. It wi!L bring between $12'5 and $150. Nicholn s, the p re~e nt Czar of Ru ssia inherited t he magnificent collection of hi s fn th er , Alexand er III., which was vn lued at $600,000. 'l' h ere a r e a bout fifty first-rate r ecognized stamp dea ling houses in London· t he re a re thousands of stamp dealer s '. 'l'he stamp collection left the Bi;tish Museum by th e late l\Ir. 'l'aplin ·was worth $280,000. The Duk e of York 's collection is valued at between $150,000 and $200,000. A set of th e fiv e B riti s h G ui ana first issu e, l.850, will bring $5,000. ' Mr. Rothschild's collection is valued at about $400,000. A pa ir of Pos t Offi ce Mnuritin s nre wortb $30,000. �THE V LR C I I\ IA l ' I-lILAT.ELLST. What the Abbreviations and Water= marks flean. 'l' he you ng collecto r-:111d r1 ui lt· ol'ten th e adva n ced , a s f or that 111:111 er-in s t mlying h is fo r eign sta mp s 11·ill find wany abbreviations a n cl watermarks, t he m ea nin g of which is unkn own to bi111. 'Ve g iv e a brie f e xp lanatio n of t h e g r eate r numb e r of those fo tiu d on fon•i g n stamps . The s tamps of B e rgeclorf h:ne th e lene rs L. H. P . A. · within the inne r :sq n:ire, th e 111 cnn ing of whi ch is ... Lueliec k-Hamb urg c r Post A.mt," o.r Lueb cc k-Hnmburg rost Ottk ·c . 'l'he s e c-0 11tl is s u e D e uurn r k b ear:; the fo ll o"·in g cle n omi nat·io u: 4 n. B . S., which m enus 4 H ig s b:rnk Sk illing . Late r s tamps h:lY e 0 11ly S. u r l:lk., Sk i!Liu gs hillin g . 'l'ile old er iss u e Gree k stnmps have a t til e top 1ilc WOl'cl:; EAA. l'PAi\Il\l., abl.n·e viati o u s of Hellenik o n G r a mmatosemon, Ol' Greek Lettcl'st:i i.np. The wate rmark V . H. o n Britis l1 stamps m eans Yi ctol'i:l. H egi nn. Q n ceu V ic to rin; t h e cl. 01· D. , m eanin g l>eu:1riu s, is ::rn nbbrevia tio u for peu ce o r p e nn y , while tile var io u s le tters in t h e co rn ers of many Briti s h s tamps hav e no rn ea nin '" whateve r. 'l'h e s nrcharg-c l. TI. OFFI C IAL is borue by s u ch British stamps :i s nrc u"ed in fl':rnkiu;: l ett"ers of Iulnucl H ev enn e Ofli c i:il bus in ess. The S. P . on t il e stamps of Luxe m b o urg is S e rvi ce P ubli c. or Publi c S ervi ce. T h e wa termark _A. . on t he J li1·e s tamps of i\Iod e na is t l1 e ini t ia l of Am ici, th e pnpe r-mnk er of the stamps of t h at co untry; and th e B. G. o n t h e n e w spape r st·nm p s of Mod e n a m ean s Boli o Gnze t·tc. rn'11·s11:1p e r s tamp. 'l'b e .abbrev iat io n .\fngya1· Kir. (Kiral yi) means Hoyn l J l 1111gn ri :m . The oldes t 1-3 Sg-r. of O ltl e nbnrg h as another vn lne, 4 Rc hw .. whi c h 111 en 11s Sclnnuen , 12 of' w h ie h w e n • ef) 11:1J to 1 si lher gros<; he n. O n t h e l ': 1rn1 a 1S:i7 i"s n e t he n h breviations DT'C. DT P.\ lDl A PIAC. E C O. n1·e at· t hl' top :ind 111,•an nn cnt i di Pa r ma , I' in et•u z:i t•( ·c·ete ra . Duchi es of Par ma. Pi:1<·• ·11 z:1. f't c . Tile sh1mps of Sc hl e;:; wi g-Ho l"t·l'in h n v e man~· ab· bre viat ion;:; . Th P N. H., of course , m en u s S<'i1 Jp;.: 11·ig·-J Jul" tein . The sq uare 21 stamps of th is co un try, Holstein iss ue, have to the l eft H. R Z . G. L .; at the top , POS'l'; to the ri ght, F. R M . H e r e t he p eriods (dots) a r e mis leading ; the wh ole r eads s imply " H e r zogli che Post F 1·eimarke," o r D u cal Pos t Stamp. On t h ese same stamps t h e va lue is a lso g i>e n 4 S. R l\I.-4 Skilling R ig s Mint, " ·ili c h m ean s 4 s hillin gs Government (Dan is h) Mint, o r 1~ s hillin g cou r ant, :i s iw in te ll in ceu ter. 'l' h e th ircl of this " e ri e;.: lins the Yalu e 1¥:! S . L. l\L , Y•·h ich rn e:111;:; 1 ~ s hillings LauenlJ urg l\Iint . The large white P in th e backgr o und is for rost. The old s h1mps of G e nen1. base J. H. ~. :1 ho,·e the arms and s urrounded by r:1.n;. 'L'his do es not mean " In h oc s igno. " lin t is t h e old :11J1Jl'e viat ion for .Tes\1;:;. lt is intended to r epres ent the C r M s . y e t t hi s symbol does not appear th e r eon . 'l'h e three L ire It. of Tusen 11,,· m en n s ::l Lire Itnlinue. o r 3 Itali an !ires. Th e fi rs t t \Y O se ri es of Egyptian stn 111ps . high e r vn lnes, h ave P. E. in co rne r>' . whi ch means I'ias tra Egizi:t n:1. or Egyptin n pias1Te. The C. 0. R. H . i11 t"lt e fo ur t·o1·11Ns of th e o ld er l<'e rn:111 rl o r,, s tn 111ps is )Jut :in abbreYi ntion of ('o n ·eos-Postnge . 'l'he V. R. o n til e ln rge :\ n ta I first issu e, as w ell a s t h e ::: nre h:11·ge cl of 'l'ran svaal, 1tte:111 . "nme n" t il e Englis h , Yi ctori a H eg·iu a. Q u ee n V ictoria. Th e fam ilia r 0. IL .\f. S. menns Ou H e r Majes ty's S e1Ti ce. 'l'lte C h. :: ml K. o u t h e P er s ian sh1111ps m e;1n Sc ha h i aml Kr:i.u. The ~lt:111g·hni L. P. 0. mean s Lo ca l Pos t Ottkt'. Til e t"irs t t w o is .·ues of Sa r awak have th e fo ll o\\· iu g initi n ls : F irs t i. ·su e. .T. H. H. R. ill the corn e rs. whi ch means Ja m es Brook e Hajn h (Pri n ce) of Sarawak ; second iss ue . 0 . B. R S., Cltarle s Hrnok e Ha ,inil of Sara"·nk . 'J'li e old er Fi.ii stamp s l)ore tlt e rnono_( !T:l 111 C. H., Cn ca mb nu H e x (K ing). 1'oll owerl Inter h.r tlte Y . R. e xpln ined !Jefol'C. Tlte olcl!' I' S~·dn e y stamps have Sig\ illum) i\·m·(a e) Camb (ri ne) Au s t(ralis). Ren! of A u str:i lian New Camb1ia. Tile extre wt' L.Y sca r ce old 1~ cent of Ha w a ii r ends H. I. & U . S. ro s tage , nml m ean s Ha" aiinn blnnd s and U uitl'fl Rtnt·es I'ostn.l!:e . 'J'h e w:it·er 11 1a rk s Q .. :\. 7.. :incl V. �22 TJI E \' IR G i l\" IA l'IJI L.-\TELL ST. m e an Que en s l::mc1. N e w Z e n l::i nc1 and Vi c torin, ::is is ,,-e LJ known. The ''"ate rnrn rk C. C . m e n ns C ro"·n Colony ; 0 . A. , C rown A g en1·s . E . U. d e Colornbi:i, or EE. U U . d e Colombi:i, is Estaclos U niclos cl e Colo111bia , 01· U nite rl Rtates of Co lombin , wh il e the E . S. of Antioqnin , T o lima, and th e othe r States of thi s It ep n bli c s ig nifies E st::iclo Sobe r::ino-Sover e igu St a te. Th e Co n·eos :\Ta lcs of t h ese s t a mp s is an nbbr·eyiatio n of Co l'reos N acio nales- );n t ior.nl r ostnge. Thi s s am e co untry hn s t he a bbrev-in t ion s A. and R. , th e fo r m e r f or Anotncl o. th e latte r for R e.ii stro . both m en nin g Jt e ,;.:i st er e c1 . Th e old e st s tnmp of Corri e nt es has t h e valu e U n R e::i l i'II(one cla ) 0(01·ri e n tes). 1 R en ! :\Io ney of Co ni e n1·es. Th e Spnn is h ·west Indi e.· nnd Ph ilr lipin e I s lanrl s hnYe R l. Plntn F .-H ca l P lata Fue 1.t e, \\"hi ch m e nu s tll e Ril v e r R eal. The olcl Cn n :i(li nn ;dnm11s hnve t \\·o vnlu es-n::inw l~-. t he c1. S t;:-. nnrl cl. C v .. w h ic h m ean s p e n ce s t e rl in.z nnrl 11e 11cr. c urre n cy. th e fo m1 c r b e in.z t he Bri t is l1. th e lntte r th e n at ive coin . C:- - - - floresnet. On furth e r r ese n l'c h r e in 1·iv0 to th e M o r es n e t st::imps of our \'i' n;; hin;.:ton corres po nrl e n t's co mmuni en tion. w'h ic·h appe::i r e cl in o m· In s t i;;sne. ''"P fincl in Oh::imbe r s' En c.rcl.o pe rlin . :.\Iorcsn Pt. a s mall n e ntrnl t e rritol'.v h e h,·pp11 B elg ium a nr1 Prn s;;: in . fi¥c mil es ;;ontlnY es t of A ix -1:1.-Ch n p PII e !A.a ch e n ). ~1 11 c1 cont a ining nbont ;;e y e n1-y nc 1·p;; _ 'J'h er c is in t hi s te rri to ry :i, v ill a ge of ~. 000 inh abHnn t;; . :.\Ioresu e t is nlso fo nnrl on t h e "Tim e;;" .-\.t ins !L ondon). pR ge ~ 1. T h is i1Jfor m :i t io n conform s in e¥ €'1'Y rl e tail to our co rres po nde nt's co m111n ;1i f' nt ion. a nd hi s qn e r.r ns to wh 0th e r tl1es e Mor es n e t ;; tnmp ;; n r e r e C'o g·niz pfl po;;t a lly h e.,·o n rl th e h o nnd:i ri Ps o f' t hi s n e u1T::i l t P 1T ito 1·~, is on e to in1·pr ps t: stamp c olk-'Ptors. Th eir' i nsf'1·iption , " P os t e Int e ri e rn "' !in1·e rior postnge l , would s e em to inc1i e:i t e a n Pgnt iv c- r e p ly. l'\o"IT". t h e q1ws ti on n ri sP;:. \'i' hn t n r e t h es e s tnmpR 9 If for inte l'-te nitorinl us e o n!~-. t h ey hn.ve m e r e ly n ;;pn r e of s ev e n t ~r n r r es o f Pir e ulntiou . <1r:111till .Z t h e m to b e lo c:i ls , wbnt m •rrl for thP hig·h e r v :i ln es? On th e o th e r h::incl. if t h e r e is 11 p os t:il se rvi ce estnbli s h ecl in t hi s lillipn 1"ian t e rr ito r y. incl e pe ncl e n t o f both Ge rmn ny n ncl Belgium , :ind if let t e r s 1'rnnke c1 with t he ne cessnry arnon n t of :.\IoresJ'.C t s 1·:imps w ill be cn 1Ti c d hy ro s t n I rn ion co1111triPs"·h:v, th e n "·e (l ee m 1"11 e :.\fore:-:n et s 1·nmp s t h e m os t iu te r c-s 1'i11,e: se ri es of t h e ContinP n t. Furth e r , if th ese :.\Ior es net s tamp s nre not r e cognize d p os tn ll~•- i f th ey nre hnt Ioc:i.J;; of' th e s n m e o r d e r :i s t h os e of mnn~· G e nnnn f' if·ic-s- \\·hi c h stamp s , t he G e nn:in o r B e lg-inn . nre u se rl in i\Iores net? Howe n ' r. h:IY C' rliJ·pd crl n rommnni c:it ion 1·0 fh C' poshnn;:te r of H e lm is r c q 1w s ti 11 .z i1l'f'orrnn1·io11 011 t lw se point;:, :irn1 will puhli~h r PsnH;; in om· n Pxt· lllllllhf' I'. - - - -01-- - - ,,.f' Hints to Collectors. N e1·0r c u 1· or tri111 ;; tnmps. N pv e1· 'Yn s h o ff t h C' o ri _;.:innl g n m. :\'e¥ r r pn ;;1·c :1 s t:11 11 p clo 1n1 ; :ilwn~· s u:-:e t h r hin ge. A ¥ o id h n •irllin .c: s tnmp s with t h e finge r;;: u;; e pi nc c- r .<. :\"e Y<' I' se p:i r:i1·e h lof' k s of rnre s tnrnp s, 1\"hrthC'r ll SNl or Ul111 SC(l . :\"p1·p1· r Pmoye n. 1·n 1·e s tnmp from its oric:in:i l coY C' r or e nYe lopr . if ~-on pos;;c~s it in t h nt· ;;f·ntc-, s n c h :is t h e s t::imp s of X P\\" 7,p:i J:i n rl. \'i'pstf' rn A u s trn li n . f'np P of' <ionrl Hopf' . Pnite (l R1·nt es nnrl Co n f Nl r rn tC's. hnt Pl' JlC'f' inll y th e " lrnlYe rl " ;;tnmp s of Briti s h N orth Am e ri en. nnrl ot l1P1· co nntri e;;. a s w e ll :is t h e "rprnrtC' rNl " s tnmp ;: of Brnn sw ir·k n1Hl :.\ff•(· kl e n h 11rg- Rr·hw f' rin. N e vC'l· mn ke rn n rk s or n o f·p;; on t h e h:i e k of yo 111· ;;tnmp ;; in ink . ::is H is li nlJl e to JWll<'fT:JIP f·h p p:ip c- 1-. nncl m ny n e ve r b e r e mov e d . Rte r l n n rl co ppe r -plI1tC' prin1·Pcl s fo m ps m:i_,. lw r·lPnn rrl \\"ith ~- :ll'm wntf' I'. R n t m o;; t otlwrs . i1w lt1 rli n .z 1"11C' ]11'C'l"C' ll 1· iss u e <1 r Pn1· R l'i t: iin :111<l R 1·if· i ~ h ('o lon if' s , :ne pr in tcr1 in s ol 11 h le color;:. R e c n r Pfnl in ,,-n;;hing 1"11 P111. B e r·nre fnl in p nrr hn s in.!!· orlcl c olors or shncl es. \Vi th rnrP e xr'Ppt ion;; to the r nl r ~-o n n rf' ;;pc nring 11 "fnk e." Do n ' t n hu;;e th C' R00lwck stnmps ; th e ~' nre ns e lig ibl e 1·0 ;: pnPe in ~- o u r nlhnm ns th P ( ':rnnrli:i n .T11hil e0s. �TH I:: VJ RG I::\l r\. P HT L\ T E LT ST. Tile p:is t 111 011r!J !J:1 s b ee u q ui et in st:11J1pi; iu o ur Srnre n s e l,.:ewllc r e. 'l'b e !Jo t s pe ll is st ill o n u s. nllCl co ll ector s :ire loo kin g fo n1·:1 r Ll to Scott's 5St11 wHh so m e :iuxiet-y, es pec inlly :i s to h o wl'. S. s t:im11 :-; will b e li s t·e tl . Som e p11blicnti o n;; h a \'C g iY e n ex.1T:i ds from th e :·1dY:lllce ,.:J1 e et,.:. a1Hl. from a pn ssin;:r .<!l:111 ce nt ,.:ou1 e ot' th e figur es g iv e n \\'L' d o not uot e :1 11 y g r e:it allvn ncc in pri ce in U. S. Of co urse, th e m o n ' Y:1 lu:1 b l0 sh1111vs will ;:ro up ; b u t. ;:re n 0rnll.v s pea king. \Y e ]1[1cl 0xi1ectecl :i. ;..!Tt1arcr ri ~c in prj ce :-; . A t :\[L'SS!':O:. Hnhl & Co.'f: (Ltcl. ) s ale in London. T'nite ll StaJe:-; s tamp s bro ngh t· rl! c fo lL< 111·i11 g prices : J ul\· l5t h.-18li0. set l c .-OOc. 110 g rill (proh :1h ly l'Ci>'Sll E' >') UUU>'l'<l o. g .. $G2.50. Ju ly 20-21st.-lSO::i, J c. ''imperfornte," pa.it• Ullll SCLl , $;:i. At Bogert & Purl.Jin'::; sa le in :'\e w Yo rk . A 11 :.n1 ;: t· J.J.t iI: T'ni tetl · ~t· :1 t·es-1 S1i!l :we.. u1111 se cl , $0; .Tust·icl'. J .J e .. uuu scll , $il.40 ; e n velo pe 187+. :2L" cli <' HJ 011 " ·hi h' . 111111,.:eil. $10; H1' \' e 111w. $200, i1111w rfor:lt e, $H .65 ; S:llllL'. pPrforate. $10, l:l'\'1 •u1 ie. seco nd i SS 11 C: !f2.I. ~8 . 0 Our Lon cl o n con·es1.io 111l e n t se lHls u s a. li st o f so 111 c sta mps ,.:ol.cl :it a lnte au c t io u. wi i lJ iiri t'L':> l' l' :J liz e t.l. ::is follows : 'iVurtP111lH' r .t.:-. 70kr.. ro::;c-lil ne. 1111 u sc cl 11:1i1". f8 : :;;t. C hri,.:toph0I'. Gel . oliV L'. un11 s0 fl bl oc k of 20. £40; J s h . lilnc (r:i.1·c). 1111usc1l lll ock of 4. £H-14s.; Vir;:rin lsl:inrl s . 1111. !rare) 111111sc Ll :;;lieet of 2fi, £21; Hn 11 0 ,·c 1". 10gT..P:reen . bloc k of 4, £11i: Rpni n . rn::;o. 10 r e nt s. g l'ee11 , bl.o<·k of+. £1 .>: 1.'>:57. 2 l'C:ll S. l'e Ll. pair. £4(i: Js .-.~. 2 l' P:l] S, l'P<l. pnir. £21 ; JS5::l, 2 1·cnl s. 1·0cl. p:iir. £12: II0ligol:1ncl. lJ.s h .. l'OSC :l ncl ;:!T<'l' ll. blo Pk o:f (i. £38; C np e of Goocl llop0. wood c ut-, hl. r e el , pnir. £20 : RL Yi11.-1•11L Gd . b l11 e, e ntire s h eet: ll>' l'fl. £30 : Br it is h G ui :rnn . 1852, J c. bl:ll'k 011 1m1g·0 111·:i. strip of' 4. £2G; Q1we11s lnml . fi r f't is,.:11 e. 2cl. lll11 e . pnir, £0-i'iR . : XPYi s. lit·ho -lcl. Ol':lll;Je. 1111· u sefl. £8-8s. ; (kl. ;:r r n ~·. tmus c cl. £10; lid. gT0eu, uuu secl, £G; L::i gos, 5s. blue, £5-7s .-liLl.; :\fa 11ritius, post-p::iicl, Jcl. r eel, £4-1Us . ; Britis !J G uinun , 1852, 4c. blue, f5; B11e u os Ayres, 3 p es os, g r een , £4-JOs .; B1·n:r.i l, :;eco u cl iss ue, GOO r e is, lJln c k , H -Ss. ~~~-- o,~~~~ CHRONICLE. \V e c lip tbe iulluwing fr o m Boge r t & Du1·Uin 's " PbilLLteli c Niontb ly": BUNDI.-la., r e d: 2a . , g ree n; -la ., g re e n; Sa., r e d. A ll o n 1Yhite laid paper. GREA'.r COMOR.0.-A seri e s -of sta m ps of t h e u s ual type is to be iss ued . >LI BEIRIA. - I nl a ncl postage sta mp , 3c. red o n a nett e d g roun d print e d in g re e n. MOR.OCC0 .-5c. v e rmilli oi.1; lOc. y e ll owg r een; 20c. blu e ; 25c . v i ole t; 50c. och re, 1 p ese t a, g r ay ; 2p. r ose. N:E}W SOUTH ··w ·A .LES.-T'h e 0 lcl 5 s h. wi·f h Got hi c letterin g, h ea d of Queen, h as b e e n r e issued. PAHANG. - 5c., lil ac ::1J1cl oli\' e y e ll ow. P OR TO R.ICO. -A set o f t"·o Ju b il ee stamps. ·va lu e 3c . d'e p eso, ca rn1in e a nd d eep blue. .SIERRA LEONE. - New va lu es of t h e current seri es, lhcl . . Ii1 a~ a nd g r e en; 4d . ~ lilac a nd carmin e ; Gd ., lil ac . S\'iTEJDEN. - T h e 30 ore is r e port e d in y e ll ow . TOKGA .-l/,cl., clarl' b lu e; lcl .. r eel and black; W . , b isl r e a n d bl ack; 21>(,cl . , blue a nd b lacl'; 3cl., e m e r a ld a nd bla c k ; 4d . , lil ac a n d g r een : 5d .. or ange a n d b la..c k ; Gel., verm illi on : 71hcl .. g r e en a nd bl a c k ; lOcl._, carmin e a nd bl ac k ; l s h ., brown an cl bl ac l~, 2s. 6d ., p u rp le ; 5s h. , o raJ1 ~e . r e el and b lacl" URUGUAY.-O lcl sta m .p s in n e w c o lors: l e., d q,rk blu e; ~c., 111 a u v e ; 5c., green. - -- - 0 "-'e cx.t·encl l1 e::i rt.r t 11:iuks to t ile fo llowing· Yirg iuin p n 11e r s fo r t!J e complim e nts p:iicl o m· i11iri:1l uumb·~ r : 'l'J1 e C ulp e p e r Exp on e nt. ~ o r folk Ha ily I'ilot. I:i c h111 on1l S1:i te. Hi c lnnoncl ni ~• pnt c b. :;;t-;1u 11to 11 S:it 111 ·cl:i~· Ind c pe ncle ni·. 'l'hl' ::\ol'f'o lk ])i s p:it C' h. T lw H<'ligi o n >< IJ c rnlcl. T h<' l:id1111 n11cl '.L'i 111 0,.:. - -- - o- -- V irg inian :o:. ,i o in ~ · o m· Stnte Associati o n. Bnilcl it np. B0 n. j)O\Ye l' in th e philr!f·e!i c w orld. .·\ clclress :\fr. Franklin Rt 0nrn s . .Tr .. P. 0. :Rox Ci. R 1c hm ond , Yn .. fo r i'11l'tll e r in fo rm:itio11. �24. THE VJRGIKTA J>HIL ATELT ST. Oxford 11 as the h o no r of claimiu o- t his estimable cit izen. A fin e h a lf-to~e of J. F. Dodge, ed itor or 'l'he Columbian Phila teli s t·, nppears on its first pa ge. "The Stampm'.ln. " b y :incl fo e \V. D. O sgood. Pueblo, Colo., for September and Octob er , h as b ee n r eceived . It is "mint state" in npp ea ran ce. '!'b e e ditor 's r etrosp ective a rti cle cann ot fnil to to u ch a r espon ·ive ch or d with o ld-time collectors, whil e bi s "O ri ginnl G um " colu mn is of t hnt stickin g nnd rwicking qunli ty ns will " \1·nrm t h e cock les of y e r h ear t. " Oo m e to see u s again; 'l·e' r e an old-f·im er o ur.·elf. "Th e Hom e \York e r" for Se ptelllber lies b ef or e u s. We t end er our s in cer e cong r at ulati on s on its fo ur th :rnniversar y. The fir st clrnpte1· of " Our Progressive Fictio n." a mos t uniqu e feat u_r e of this mn ga zi n e. le:n·es u s im patient for t h e co ntin11:1 ti on in th e Octob er numb er. H s eight pa ge. :i ncl cover n re b rimful of in ter <>;:: tin .g. matter. Rnv F en to n. ecl itot nml pnhli;::h e r. Kno~­ v ihle, 'l'enn. " The Halif'nx I'ltil:it·Pli c ;\f:i gn.z in e" for Septe mlw r is b efo re n s. U nass uming in app earan ce. it cont:nin s m or e crisp. pun.gent rnat-t<> r o'f ;;tp rlin~ worth to pbi !Jateli sts than " ·e have 'see n in stamp liter ature for n lon.g t ime . A. l\I. Muirhencl. editor. a s;::isted b y Eel. A. Whal<> n , ncco unts for th:it. Thn nk s: ca ll again. fri <> nd , or let's m:ike ri "stn ndi n.g· e ngn.gen ·f' Dt." "'Ill e P e r forato r ." Ffn r tfo rrl . Conn .. for S epte mbe r bas n1:tc1 P it;:: nppenrnu ce. It is a n eat. w ell -pri nted a ncl ecl itecl stamp nrn.ga 7.in e. A fin e h nlf-to n e of Mrs. D isselh o rst. a cPompn ni Pcl by a s ketch. nclorus its fir st pnge . Th e co nirnn ia l I-I e 111-y A. C ha pnrnn is eclif·or. nnd is s u cP<>eclin .l!· in m::tkin g '!'h e P er fo r ato 1· a '"<>lcornP .g n Pst w ith sf·:imp c ollecf·ors . " The .\.m e ri cn n C'o ll Pr·l·o r"' for. \ 11;:-u.· t has pni cl u s Hs fi rst en!!.. H. · ti t le h r arlin.!? r enrls: X e w Oxforcl . !\fd. ; its <>di· to rial h<>a rl in g . !'lew Oxl'ol'fl . P Pnn. W r wo nl cl b e pl P:lSPfl to kn o 11· \l"hi C" h X Pw "'!'h e Co Lumhinu Phi ln teli :.;l"' fo r Auis to hnnd. Thi s mn ga zine is, wi t hout a cloub t, o ne o1' th e b es t p hil a; ~1~c p u~ Lications or t hi s country . l\I c nty -e1ght pages nncl cover brimful of inte res tin .!::: mntte r. .T. F. Doclge, a cl ese rYecll y ]Jop11lar ph il ntelis t, is editor ::incl propri eto r. K e w Oxfo rcl , Pn. g t~ s t ' "l'h 0 B os f·on Rt·nm p Rook" for S epte mb <> r h ns paid o ur s in ctnm snn c tum snn c f·or! um its fir. ·t en!!. 'l'o say we are clPlig h t ed wou lcl b e 1rntting it too milrl. It is n. r efin ed. " fin d e s iecle" pnbli <'nt ion, n Pnt :incl tn s l·y t·y po.graphica lly. :incl conf·a in s m:iUe r of st·erlin g qn::ility from firs t to L::i s t. " Th e l-If'l'nl rl ExPlrnnµ:c" f o r RPptemb er ha s put in its npp enran ce. It has two inte r estin g arf:i <' les thi s month , "Stnmp R e pniring" :incl "Mail Service in G e rmn n ~ o nth"ll·rs t Afri cn ." b esides i1"S mnn:v erlit'o ri:il s nml its p:igp iu G erman. M. 'J'nns ig , NPw York, bus in ess m::in:i ,g er. '"J.'h f' \VPPkI.1· I'hilnf·e Li c Era" of Rept emb Pr 41'h h:i s co m 0 lo lrnn<l. R esides nnuoun c in g· th e rleath of l\fr. H e nry c:iremrn PI. it publi sh es exfTncts from Scott's flflvau ce sh eets. 'l'hi s fe nture w ill h <> mn <'h :ipprf'<'inf"Nl h~· Hs mnuy 1·e:irl e rR. " Th e A lleghn n :v Plti lnf"eli st" fo r August-. Emili N. J(i f' pe r . pnhli s h Pr . h as nrnrl P Hs nppe:irnn f'e . nfter nn iuterm isRion of' Sf' Yf' r.1 1 mont h s. It Po nta.ins qui tP :in n1Tny of r eflfl::th Jp mnttPr. a nd "·e t rn st its pnhli <'at ion will experi ence no int·P1T npti on in fnh ll'P. Bogf' rf· & Dnrhin 's " ']' he Philatelic hn s h eP n l'<'<'e ivecl. Besides h e ing a vPry h nndsonw stamp m ao·a0 zin e. it· Phro ni elf's a ;:?; rent nnmbe r o1' ll PW isRn rs f"l1i s rnonf·h. :\ Ionth l~"' "'l' lt r Lo 1w ~ t nr Rfaf·p I'ltilateJi ;:;t's" .Tul.v n11111hf' r ha. · eo m c to hnud. Is �25 THE \'IR C:ll'\I A Plc!U .ATEU:-;T . t lli s not n mi s takl'. :'\Ir. Brn1l ley ? lrs S e ptembe 1· in Virgi 11ia. S e nd ns yonl' Augu s t n111l Se pi·e 1111i1·r numbe r s nnrl w e" ll say ><o rn !'tbi 11g. Cntcb n p . olfl man , catc l1 np: w e 'll wait :l lo n g tinw for p eople w e lik e . "'l 'lte Eve r g r ee n State l'hila t eli st .. bas pnid us a cn ll. H is a worthy r ep r esentativ e of Pb ilateLy in the Pa cifi c Northw es t. B es id es its aHrn ctiv e cover, presen ting scenes from th e f:l r Northwes t , it contnins np-to-rlni·C' phila t elic matter. RECAPI'l'ULA'l'ION . THE VI HG I NIA PHILATELIST , in i ts initial num- be r, proposed the project of e recting a monument to the late H EINRICH \"O N STEPHAN , foun d er of the Universal Postal Union, and orig inator of the postal card. 'fo this e nd phi lateli st s e rn rywhe re "The Eas te rn PhilatPlist " fo 1· S Ppt e mb er com es to h nml just in tim P fol' r e vi ew . ViTant of sp:l l'P :it thi s hour limi ts ·what w e \\·onlrl s ny in prni sc of th is fin e publi can on. espe cially its lenfli ng arti clP. "Au Inte rnat imrn 1 Pn r n rt e." "Tile N e w York P hi In j·pii st"' for SPpt e mb e r is fo hn.nrl. f nLI o.f r Pnclable m a tter. a s n s ual. A fin e nri·iclP. e n titl ed "A i\locl el Protec ti ve A sRO<' i:l tion ." will ini"C'rest itR rnnn~· l'P:lfll'rs. HEINRICH V ON S TEPHA N . \Ve h nYl' l'l' <'P ivPcl " Th e Youth's R ea lm. " :i rnnp:nzin e for t h P h o nw c ircl.P. 'l'h is J1:1Jl f' t" fl P-voi·es two pnp:es to s i·:imp><. Boston: A. B nll:inl & Co. "Th P A ll -Am nn cl Stnmp .\tl vl'rti>< e r" fo1· A n g n><i". puhli><he rl :it St. Hyncinthe. Cn n nrln. hns p r ompt!.'- mnrl e its n ppen rn n ee. R. F . A lhr('<'h i"s l.<;\97 Pri ces. pock e t e rl ition, hns h l'Pn r l'cP ivl'd. A n s0f11! pocke t comp:inion . -- --~ o ---- 0 n e of Many. :'\1r. Stn ebler. 111 nna;:E' t' of Thi' .Tnhn st own Sta mp C ompnn~' . \\T ii·l's : " "'e a r e du ly in r ecf'ipt of yo nr fir;;i" is>:n e. and mus t congTatuln i·p you on t h l' g-ene ral app earnn ce of t h e pa1wr. 'l'lH• r esults of on r png-E' nrlv e rtis c 111 f' n t l1 av e b ee n hi ghly sati;;fn f' tory. " - ---o-- - - Snbse rilw n o w t·o '"l'h e Vil'.g ini a PhlJateli s t ," t h e fi11 t'Si° ><ialllp pn1wr in th e South. are invited to d o nate t o tb e VON STEPHAN MEMORIAL F UND One Unu sed Stam p of their resp ecti've country' s issue, aecoinpai1:ied /J y the a!ttograph signatl!re of the d onor. Su ch dona tions will be credited in these columns ; the s tamps sold at auction , and tb e proceeds, a long with the antog rnphs monnted in an album , forwarded to the proper authorities fo r the purpose above stated.-En . ]•U\'A'l'lt1.\':-:. Frodcr icJ..'. Pl1ili1 1s . . . ..... .. . . .... .. ... .. .. .. . . ...... .. 111k. Ru :;s ia. \\"il li um A . McD 0 1111cl1.. . . .......... .. .. pair Sc. Co l11rnl1ia 11 . 1''ra 11kli11 Stt.':1r11 s, Jr. .... .. ...... . ... ....... . 3n1., l'. S. ll lack . Frn11ldi1 1 I~ . l\ cr ns... .. ... . ... ... ........ . ...... sc. Colu111Uia 11 . A11 g u st ]Ji c t z . .... .. .... . ..... . ..... . .. ........... . ·l c. C'u l11 11 1hia11. KP. Lyo ns, .Jr. ... ............ .. . .. ... ...... .... .::c. r. S. p11rvk. He \' . 'V . .\ . Ca n ·c r .... .. .. . .... .... .. ... . ....... ... .... . . l llc ·., 1· o i11. Gf.o rg c ll. Sutto 11 .... . ........ ...... ... ......... .. .... .. . . . ~ c . , 1·u i1 1. \\' . J. Kimhro u i; h. ....... .... ... .... .... ...... :!• · Jll1 ·:.:t" n t iss ut.•. l lad s B u tf\ 1111 .. ... . .... . ... .... .. ... . .......... . . ~ c p r ese nt is:.: 11 1-. Clmrl o:; A. Zi1wk c . ... ... . . ........ . . .. ........ . 21·.1 1rcse 11l iSS ll l'. KB. Cle 111111i t1... ....... . .. .. . .... ...... . ..... 11-. p r t> ~ erit iss11 e . 11' . J. lllill' ltcll ... ...... . ................. . .... .. .. ~ L'.. 111·csc ut iss 11 c . Hc 11 ry ::;ci. ott. .......... .. .. ... .... . . .. ... .... ... 2t.·. 1•rcsc 11t iss t1t ·. :\I is,; L 111 ·.r I'. lluk e ...... ............. ......... ... .... .. 51-. 1 t.:t1 i11. 'Mi ss l •' l t.) fO ll t.:e .J. G rn l1 ttm . .. . . ... .... .. . .......... .. .. tw., 1·11i11 . A. Y. Slic lto u .. .... . ....... . ....... . .. . .... .... . .... . ~1 · . e 11Ye lo pc . ,J olin li', 1\Iuycr. .......... ...................... ·k . 1·11rre 11t i:;sn 1·. rndw nrd ' Viufn· i-. .......... . . . ....... . .. ...... . ...... ...... 21·. 1·oi11. D. l ~ r i .!!· g· .. ... ... .. ...................... . .. :le . 1·u i11. .\. L u1L111 1· }'"r ........ . .............. . .. ......... ~ c· . 11n·st.·1J t iss 111-. .J. ll . '1'11thi ll. ... .. ...... ...... ... ... ... .. ........ ~!". Jtl" t.'~t · llt iSfl l U; Ca.-1 lt .... ........ .. .. .. ... .......... ......... .. ...... ~ ' " pres 1· 11 t i :;!':l 11 c Mi ~ N a1111i l· �26 T!IE V IR G LN L\ PIUL\TE LI ST. Ove r t h e Border. From n. lln lll y p rinted a ud uuinte1:estin g :-;bee t t!Je " P IJil nteli c: .'..dv_oc at ~ · · hn s b eco111 e Ca n ncla's be:;t p lJ~l at el! c pape r. nncl ha s on e c 1Inr:i c re n :;t1c that should <:a u se i t to p r ospe r-pr om p t n ess in appear in " Th e % ce n t ca"'; ran Jub ilee stnm p s 1 · • ?O cc u ts cnn n ow b e p·Lill urc ha sed to i - . · eacl.1. Afte r thi s !I:t s b een c n t 1~1 two agn in co ll ecto r s \Yill [Ju y lll o r e tree ly . Evi d e n t !,, · t be r e i:-; a Je:1!;: in t h e k e ttle of t h e s p ec uJa to1<. ,, , . , 'l'he '"P hil at eli c.: Advocnl:e fo i .Sept e mbe r co n ta in ,.; nu a r t icle b y J?hn H egin a ld H oopei·. Thi !" is ~ h e fir s t a r ti cle Hoo pe r !la s ,,- ri ttc n fo_r :-<o u1 c tim e. Th e a r t icle in qu es tion is Ye 1:y e n te r tn in ing. :i ncl if Joh n R. ge ts 111 s a ntidp:ltecl pa nl on b e wi ll n o . ll o ul~t b e h eard froll! qui te o ft e n in p lJ1Late h c circles. :\fr. C lin rl es f;. Ap plcgn t l1. of II~ milton, Ontai·io. \Yill iss ue Yo !. l, ="' o. l, of a n ew phi lat eli c pape r in t he . n ear f ut ure. :\fr. . \ p pl egnOi ",.; p:111 c r \\· 1ll be d e Yoted soleJ_,. to B rHi s ll Co lo IJ w ls,_an cl w e a "·ai t wi t b int<>r e.· t 1hc ;i ppe nrnn ce oJ' t he initi a l nn111h er . . i\fr. C. A . X eeclham , of' II::un_1liton , lrns r e turn ed from a, bus in es:; t n p to t h e S~t ~ . . i\fr. Fincllny l. \Y C'aYe 1: hfl s r et Jr e~~ a s ed ito r of tl1 e " l'hila tel1 c Advocate! and 1\'ill in fut ure m a n:i .c:c t lJe On tm:i o P hil ate li c Co mpany. or B e rli n, Ontan o. Onnnda ha s li e r f ull q uotn. of s mnll d e nle 1·s t hi ::: )·ear, ancl t h ey see m to be cloi ng: a fa ir b u s in ess, too. Enc- IJ .rea r t he e xhibit ion of, t ~J in ;;;s pll il:ite li c at t he Imlus tr ial 1•.rur m 'l o ro nto b eco m es mo r e cowpl ~ te, ~ud in a s ho r t t im e ph i L::1 t· e J1 st~ . ~ 1..'1! li. tve a co rn e r i n tl1 is g ran d ex b_1h1t1 on that they ca n po in t to w ith prid e. Til e D. r . A.. h n,; s t:irf' erl t h e 11 ~11· ve::i r a t a f:t s t ga it·, ::i ncl h:1 s e.ver y 111· di r nti ou of s nrpa ss in g- n il pl'l' Vl OUS r ecord!" . ,. \Y e hnve li E>nnl from ~~·~.n-~.c~ uM11n~ collecto r s s in re t l1c I 11.-1 111 n. Phi l:i.telist" \\'flS iss uccl, nncl nil s veak of it in til e hi g hest t erm s . If the Cana d inn Govern m e n t cou ld h ave fo r esee n th e tli ::;g11s t t h e ir s p ec ula t h ·e i,.;:; 11e of st:1 111p:; cnu:;ell , it is 111·obable t ha t th ey \\"Oni el lJ a v e bee n lll Orc careful nbo ut i11 c n1Tin g tll e wrath of f'IJC great bocl y of pbil atehlsts . As it i,.;, co ll ec t·o r:; nre leav ing the Cn n n cli:1 n poste r s sc,·cr c ly nlon e an cl collecting· th e 11 o n-s11cc 11la t ive Jubil ee iss ue of N e w Fo11 ncll :111ll. T nc .. S h1111 p H0 vo r te r " hn s app ea r ed from St. Cath e rin e, 011tnrio. 1\ um b e1· o n e is n ot p e rl'ect h y n 11 y m ea n s, but "·e h o pe for b c tf°l' I' t hin .gi'< in t h e fi1t ure. :.\fp,.;,.;r:::. Hrn1ll<·.1· :111d (),.;\\·:1J<l nre t he pnhlish c r s. :\fr. L. !". G rn hn 111 in t·e 11 ll S to r eiss u e t·he ' ·0 11t·:1rio l'hilntr•li sl'." :i n cl t h e fir s t 1111mh<·1· will p1·oll:1h l,\· il« o ut· wh e n t hi s. r e:1 c h<'" yo11r l't'Hdt'I'"· ( 1A::\" c\]ll A1\ . - -- o -- - New Yo r k Jottings . BY L ENNOD. 'J.'h e Post Ofiiee ])ep:1rt·m e11 t is con1·ince cl th:1 t prn,.;pc rify is not on ly c01uin g. hut is a ct11 a ll y ll c 1·0 . Thi s is tln e to th e fig·111·es rm· t il e h11 si 11 es>: trnn s ndcrl Inst 111 n nt!I ll,,. t he t hi rty le:t lli11 .i:;o t!i ccs of 1h c T' 11i tell Sf': 1tl">:. a s t:it elll e n t ol' \\·fli l' h \\': IS i;;s n Nl 0 11 Septr<mll c r 10t h. Th <• i11 r· r e:1,.;e o1' hn s in c,.;s ove r . \.ng n ,.;t o r In s t· ycm · " ·a s S p e 1• ce nt. Th e s ig nific:111 f'e of' t hi ,; fa c t b e co rn c;; 111 01·e np;):11·e 11t· \\"h e n t il e figures fo r 1·he 01'1 1c 1· m onth s t-11i s y0nr a r e ::?: h·e 11. For .T:11111 r. 1-,1· t·Jic r e turn s s h ow n. <l cr-1·ca >:l' nl' 31/:, pe r ce nt. ; F e l1n1an· >:ho~1·ccl :i rl C'c·r«a se ol' 41/:, p e r cP n t. 11; ::\Inrc h th i11 gs t·on k a t nrn. nncl t h e l'l'C't> ipts im·r e:i >:Pcl 2 1-fi pe r ce n t. ove r th ose f or t·Jw r-01T0::: pomling· m o nth in 18011. .\ pril >: ho\\·ecl fi pe 1· ce n t. inc r cn:::C': :.\[:1 .1·. 7 Jl l' I' <'C' nt·. : .Tun e. 3 p er· ce nt .. ancl .T11 I.1-. :: 1w 1· cc nL B ut in i\. n ::?: nst h11 >: in C' ,.;S loo k fl ho n ml 1'1'0111 3 p e t; cN 1t. t·hc m n nt· ~· - ll 0l'n 1·C' 1·0 S p er r-e n t. H t lli s r:it0 ot· 111<·rc ns e k 0e ps up OJC' r-0 111i11;:- f'i >:(':tl :r<>ar \\·i ll s ho\\· n. h-0m e rnlo11 >: i11 r- r0:i>:e of hn >: in C's>: and r ece ip ts oYP I' Jn;:t ~ -<.,l r. :i nil t h e ll e pnr t m Pn t h eli cvl's 01nt 1'11i s is a h :i r orn e t·l' i· of th e hn >: iJH""" cn rnlit·inn s in t h e rnitcrl ~t:l tp:::, :\e \\· York l0:1rl s in t h e rcer· ipt s for ed �L 27 Till:: V fR G l.'\l A PH I L-\ TELT ST. Au g u st, h:Hiu g :):GG7.214 to Hs c r e cli t. Thi.· is an iu <: r e a se of $4G.20U ov e r tile m o u t h of A u g u st of Ia.·t year. o r S 2-3 p e r <: e n t. , be in g s l ig lJ tly ::i l.Jo\ e tll e nYe r n ;..:-e . Til e r e<:eipts of C il ic n go, tl1e seco utl 1~1 rgest oflk c. w e r e $-±u.::;. 7:1 8, ;m in c r e n:;e of $37,4U!.J. o i· OYe r 10 pc>r ce n t. Philntlc lphin. too k in :j'203,23:i. :1n i11 .. re n se o r $15,SlJ:l. Bn Him o r e macl e 1b e !Je ;:;t ,.: h o wi11.::!'. <:0 111pa rn t·iy e Jy . th e r ecc ipr;; in t· 1·ea >'iu g 1.Jy :f!l.887 to !)'73.U2S, :111 l11 c re :1 se of l :i1h p e r ce n t . On ly t11·0 <: iries .· h o wPd n. fle cr en.;;eHo c h es ter. ::\. Y ., ;:·o in;! do wn !)'2G7, a11tl Hi cl111 10ut1. Yn ., cl ec r cn s i11 p: $:i.47S, o r 14 p e r ('e n t. Broo klyn >' h O\\' Nl an inc r e a :-:e of :j;:l.2n-L o r 4 1-:i p 0 r ce n t ., th e r ec:e i11ts :1111 o u111'i11 g to $80.-111. A t thP 11re ,.: c u t ti111 e large 1Tn 11 ;:fc rs O[ C lllT l! ll< ".\' are lll• ill g :> hippC'tl to t ll f' '\"0;:1· nnrl f'ou lh hy lh c 11nri o 11:1l h:111k ;: of t·hi,.: :11111 o t·lit'r lnrge c it ic;:. _\ f e w " ·ee k s n .c:·n $ 100. nOO "·ort h \\' :I S ,.:e n t to p o int·;; in T ex n,.: nml _\J:1bam :1. It is Q'e n e r:1Jl1· .. 11,.;f·0111nrY 11 0 11· J'o r t h e bank:< ·to se nd 't he <· 111T0 n c·~· IJ~· " 111 n ii " (r e gi ;:;te r e d ), in f:tP n tl oJ'. hy ex 1H·p;:,;, n s h e r e tofo r e . a s t h e co;:t ii;; Je;:;s e Ye u nftcr pnying iD s uran cc c harg es. L nst \\'(•c k 1: 11·0 ii:1 c kn .c:·e;;. \\·if'11 p o,.:tnc:e t hC'l' t•o n agQ're g:1t ing $ 72. " ·e r e. e n t b:r r eg iste rc tl ~ le rte r p ost from the ::!'c 1wn1 l no,.; f· o tli c ·~. ~ In m y -jot tin gs Ins t m on t h I m e n t io ue cl t h :1t t h e !Jn >: in e ;:s of :\fr. (;re mm e l wn s for ;;a le . S in ce \Yritin g t h e aboY e I lJaY C le arn e d tha t :\Ir. H e nry G r emm e l di e d o u S epte n li e r l s t at hi s r c:;id e u cc. n t R u t h e rf'o nl . ::\. J .. nftc r a lo ng n ll(l t e tli o u s illn e s s. I n l>:o mn<l<' th c. ;; t·:1 te 111 c n t i'hn t· 111 0 n s kin;:· pri ce w n,:; $ 1.:iOO. \\·h c re a s i t :<h o ul d h nv e be e n $ l fi. 000. lJi ,.: m1n s('(l B riti s h f''Oloni Ps a lo n e 1·e pl't'><(' llt '1. ff,Ce Y:lill C Of $ 0111 Ct hin .l;' lik <' !j:.'(000. 'J.'h e " ::\"0\\' Y o rk Pl1i latC'ii:<t'° ll n:< COlllp lC'tf'tl it;: fii·;:;t y e nr of e x i>:tP n (·t• with t h <' :-:0 pte 111lw r nurnlw r. \\' hil'h nppc nre d 0 11 th e l:it·h i11 >:t:rn t. :\fr. IINh;;t is so le o\\· n 01· of' t h 0 p nh1i c :i tiu n . hnYi11 .::: bou.g hl· o ut hi s fo r11wr 11:ll'f·1u•r. 'J'll e nd Yn n ee s h 00 t;; of S c ott'>: en t n Iog n e \\· e r e o n t of t h e press nnd in aic hnncls of t lw puhli 0 on f' e pt·0 mb e r l;:;t. As a rnl e pri ces n r 0 r ath 0 r di:< co nrnging. Fift~· pe r 0e11t. of TJ nit01l Rtnt es hnY e 1l e f" r 0n;; 0t1 in pric e . nho11t 2:-i p er 0 ce u t. r e mnin t h e s am e, nn tl t h e bal1111cc 1~.::; p e r c·e nr.J ilaY e a c1Ya11 ced. ::\otnble d ee r en ::;c•s a re th e GOc. orange \1·:1t e rn1 n rk e tl. u ::;ed 7:-ic. to 40c., all d ol!:1 i· Y:lil1e ,.: o f Co lnmbinus . a ls o t he GOc . Y:lln e . ::io111e d e pnrtm e 11ts nucl r e Ye n1 ies han? tl ec n·n:< ed cons itl e r nbly. ~~~~ o~~~~ The Natural History of Stamps. JI. llnYinµ: give n >:o m e n cco nu t of th e .: ::r0nt .c:Tny knu g :1 roo. th e b est knowu 111 c 111hc 1· of t h e l.' amiI.1-, \Y e wihl 110\Y tnk e 11p a f0w ot h e r s p ecies, eon cludiug 1h c k:rngaroos in t hi s numbe r. It i:.; impos:<ihit' in a11 aniele a;: limit ed a s t hi:-: 11111 ,.; t h e to !Te nt :ill vari eties, l1P1w c onl.1· til e m o r e irupor tant \Yill h u 1ksc rih 2tl. payi11.g a tten 1'io u. hO\Y<' YC'I". to 1·h e g e 11 Prn 1 lln b i t s of t h e wh ole t':I Ill i l.1'. Th<' r etl k n n;.:·:1 roo (?II. r11 f 11 s) and th e :1ntilo pin e k:111 .c:·arno (:\I. n11til op inu s) u e x1· c-In im o ur atte n t io n. 'l' h ey are h ot h inhabitnnt's of rn c k~r di s tri ct s . T h e J'or m e r i s of n s l011cl e r lmi licl. \Yi th soft. rccl1li s l1 hair. it. mu7.zle b e in g ..0 111pl e t e l.1' 11:1k e d. Th e fn ee h a s li :::h tc r 111:11'kiu:::s :1ml is o rn ameute d \\:ith :L hi;)('];: ·;;trcn k . Its hnbi tnt i. So n1·h 01·11 :1 ml E:1l't0r11 A n ;;tl'a l in. Th ~ l ntt<'r i;:; 1'o mul in ::\'or tl1 e rn .-\.u s tra lin . i;: of mn >:;; i\·0 lrn il cl. nncl w e i.g·h s f r om 120 t o 170 p o nntl ,; Its hair is s h ort. ;;o m e ,,·hn t eo nr:::e n11cl rufo u s. Ha s 110 f m · on t h e 11 ncl c r pn r ts n ncl no f n.ce 1n :1 1·k ing-s. .·\uotl;Pr ln r.:.:0 Yn ri e t~- i1=; t h e wn Idar oo or Q 11N' n ;: Jn 1d. ::\e \\- So n t ll W a les, nrnl Ro u th A11 >: fra li n . wii'b lo ng d e n :::e fur of :i (li ng~-. g r eyish co lo r. LAR GE \'irA LLABIES. Th P n ext to c lni111 0 11r atte nti o u nre t h e "llrn:<h k :1 11 .g nro os," ;:mn ll e r a n d of Ji1 ·i gh t0 1· ('Ol o n: 01nn t h o;:e cl e;:;crih e cl :i h o Ye. Th 0>:0 inh n hi t th e . \n st ra li n n ··hn1:<h. "' 1' 1·0 111 wh il'i1 c h :irn et·e ri stic i >: t1 0riY 0rl rh ei 1· 11 :1m e. On e of t h e larg0,.;1· ;: p 0 .. i111<•11 :-: h the r e cl-n eck ecl \\':l ll nhY. \\·hi c· h so m e tim e s nttn in s t h e l e n gt h of r;5 m · 70 in c h es from tip of 11 o~e to Pncl o1' ta ii. It;: ha bi 1·::i t is K e " So11th 'Y n l0;:; ancl Yi e t o ri :i . ancl th 0r e i:-: n lso n ·mn ll 01· Y:lrif'f')- fo11 11d in Tn s 111 a ni n. Ot·h e r w e ll -k 110 \\·11 r e pre.·e uhi.- �28 Tl-IE VIR G I N !.~ t ives a re t h e black-tail ed wallaby from Ke w So uth \Vales, Yi ctoria, and Q ueen s land, Parry's wallaby, \Ybi clt inliabi ts the u;o untainons p ortion s of Quee n s land a nd Kew flo u th \Y a le.-, and rh e agile \Ya!Laby of :S-e w Guinea , Quee n s la nd and )l e "· So u th \V a les. the last m eu tiou ecl differin g fr om all the otlle rs in llav ing an uniform s andy color and a whi ~e striv e on its hips. SMA LL WALLABIES. Of th e s maller wa ll ab ies t h e b es t kn o\\·n is t he ··pad::i me lon: ' so m etimes m ea s uriu g, ex clus iv e of th e ta il, 25 or 2ti in ch es . Some other Yari eties are not la rge r t i.Jan :l. r abbit. A ll of t h e s mall wallabies are lig htly built, with nal;: ed muzzles, hind f e0t relatively s horte r than in other sp ecies, hen ce th ey ::i r e n ot s uc h allepts flt leaping. They are m ore \YiLl ely dist ributed than ot h e r m e mb er s of the fami ly, b eing fo und in seve ral of t h e Austra linu colonies, T asm ania. and Arn I s1'1ud . GENERAL HABI TS . A.s h er etofore stated , kangaroo s fl re e x clus ively vegetable fee tl e rs, ::ind flr e e:::pecially fo nd of t h e " kangaroo grass," a spec ies of s mall spike-grass . So m e of t h e s malle r \Yallabi es also f eed on roots . ALtho u;;h wh e n f eeding kang aroos occasioeall y mov e about on nil fo ur f eet, t h ey are v e ry a wkward in th is po.·itiou. and t he ir u s ual mod e is the uvri g bt one, b e ing a ss isted wh e n in t his attitude b y th e ir tails, t h e wllole ·f oot r estiu o- fl at on t h e gro uml, s quatting one might ca ll it ; but they fre q u entl y mak e a tripod of t he m ;:;elves, standing o u t h e ir ta ils aud tile tips of th e i1· t oes. th e reby obtn iniu;..;- a wid e sur vey of t h e co un try, wlli ch often affords tb em amp le o pportunity to e sl'ape a)Jpt·oach in g- clnnge r. 'J'he leaps of t·h e kangaroo in ru11n i11 g- are ol'te n yp r v g-ren t. t lrn t of tiH· :..:: rent ~r e Y Y:l t:iet.)'"= o fte n m C'nsuri ng a~ llllll' i1 n~,; t0 11 Y:.tnl ;::. 'J'hP.1· nre narnrally Yery ti111id, 'lllcl t h Pil' >'( 'll>'e>' of >' i)!ht. hP:iri ll "" 'lllll ;:;rn e lLin °· al'( ' YPr Y n cut e · 1·et '"~ ;,1~ run.ning. llk e t hP !;are, tl11-:y· d~ not" apv ea r to be a bl e to see nu obj ec t din·ctl y in front , tbis h e in g clue . p ossibll". to ,1 co n ce ntrnt ion 01' a ll t he ir Sf:11,.es on t ile clange r in t h P rear. Tl H•y ::ire ve r y fond of co111pauy. fllld for111Pr ly w e re o1't"en , iW l'll in druY l'8 PH !LATET.T ST. nu1ub erin;:;- as many as au hundred and fift·y, tllough advancing civilization bas uow much thinned the ir ran ks . Each drove !ms its 0 11"11 cli s tTid, fee din g and r :o!s ting grn und s, am! appareu tly m emb e rs of different co rn111u11iti es do not in te rmin g le . Th e ir f eedin g hours are early in th e morui11g;:; am! in the evenings, poss ibl y to so111e exte n t a t ni g ht. During t h e bot s uu1m e r clays th ey haunt damp, s hady localiti es, and in w in te1· seek thei r midday r es t on dry, sa nd y elevations, prese n ti ug a v e ry pre tty picture. so me pla.ying with ea ch oth e r, othe rs qui e tly nibbling s hrnbs a nd g ra ss or ba s kin g on th e ir sides half ::i s leep . \'\' he n t rav elin g , t h ey inv::i riaiJly have a le ad er , and it is imposs ible to div e rt a drov e from Its ch osen d irectio n. Th ey are u s ually Yc ry qni et and harml 0;:;:;. b n t in t he pairing· se.1so u t-11 e males fr equ e ntly e ng·age in y e r y fi e rce and d e te rnlin ed combat·s . In breedin g hn bits they nre somewha t irregnlar, 1"11 c pairi ng :-;0nson of th e great gTey kn ng a roos rn 11;.;ing from ,Jnnunry J s t t·o ~lar c l1 l:;t, sometimes occ urrin g withou t t hese limi t;:;, t h ou g h th e re is n o eYiclen ee of more t: han on e birth efl ch y ear. Onl y a s ingle young is produced at a ti m e, and t h at n fter a yeqr hri ef pe ri od of gestation, being at b irt~ h 11ot mu ch over nn inc h in length. It r e main s in th e pouc h ge n ernlly until it is abl e to run with its pnre nt. and ev e n t hen . " ·h e n t hreate n ed with clang e r, it willi dive ll encllon)! in to the p ou ch for prol"cc tion , tlw mot he r often, with s uq1ri s ing q ui ckn ess nncl a ccuracy. wit en :1 t full i<pce tl. pi cking it up nnd rnmmin)! it in to its pin ce of r ef uge, t h e pre tty li ttle fa ce nlways appea rin (!· ou ts id e . Th e 11101"11 er 's love fo r her y~ung· is v0 r~' grent. b u t often. wh en i1anl pressed. ;:;h e ba s h cen kn own to <"'al't it 01·erhonrcl to sa Ye lier ow n life. 'J'h e ~ o un g. or " .ioc.1·s." nre )!e n ernlly ahl e to Jpav e tlu·ir ll:trc nts an rl s hift fo1· th0111sc l\·es b y th e encl of 11f•cem- uer. ROCK-WALLABIES. 'l'h e r ock-walla hies , whi ch are m edium s ized, are cli s tin)!;ni s h ed from the t rue wa 1la bi es hy >:eve rn l ann torn ical diver gen ces not f!P f·0ss n1·y t o h e e nume rated he re . 'J'IH· In t"l.{Ps t of th e s ix s pec ies is known as thC' yC'llow-J'ooted �THE VIRGIN I A PHILATELIST. ro ck-,vnllnl.Jy, and is cl isti ug ui sh ed from tb e other s by its brillinnt colorings, es pec ia ll y th e a lt ernn ti ng brown and y ellow rings on its ta il. 'rhe f ur is long, s ilk y, a nd grey on the back, with a black s tripe running from betwee n the enrs hn Lf-1yny down its back. T he sides of its body have a white s tripe f1'01n elbow to bip. and the un de1· pnrts nre nlso wh it e. The re is a lso a pa tclJ of whi te on th e out side of t he kn ee, and th e lo-n·er po rti ons of tbe limbs nnd th e f eet :ll'e y ell ow. Interiornlly th e tni l is uni fo rml y yello,v, t he rin ..::-s not e nt irely circbing it. Its habit·nt is South Ax s trn li a . A uotb er s pecies is the common b rus h-1-nil!'d 1·ock-wnlln by fro m the eas te rn cl is1Ti cts of Aus trn li n, w ith mo r e s ubfln ed colori ng nno freq u ently attai nin g th e length of 30 inches from nose to r oot of ta ii , th e latter measuring nbout two fe et. '!.' he fo ur other f:p ecies are som e,vlrnt smaller and nil fr eq uent r ocky d i ~1Ti c ts . SPUR-TA.ILIDD WAL T,A B IIDS. The re ::ire three species of the spurtailed wnll>'lby, ::ind, w it h th e exception of t he lion , t h ey a r e t lJe only mammals havin g the tips of t hei r tnils furnish ed wi t h n. horny s pur, t h e u se of wh ich is unknown. 'l'bere nre also other di s ti ng uishin g nnatomi cnl characte ris1'i cs. All t hese va ri eties are somewhat s mall ::ind nre ver y grnceful. T he lnr..::-e. ·t is th e " nnil1-tnil ed" wa ll aby from North ern Austra lia , w hich is known by it.· ge nernl fawn- color and great le ngth of tn il, " -hi ch is l on~ er th an th e body. Th e other h"l·o species are th e "brid led" and " cr escent" wallabies, r espect ively. th e fo rm er in habiting Eas tern , :md t he latter, about t h e size of a rabbit, W est and Sou t h Au stralia . MINOR VARIETIES . Next com e tb e bare-walklbies, so designn t ed from the ir r esern blance in size nnd somewhat in nppearnnce to th e b a r e. Of th ese th er e nre also onLy thr ee spe!'ief<- tlH' common l! nr e-wa llnby of Son tll Au s tTnlin nml Ne'v Routh 'i'\"nl!'s. t he ru fon s hare-1\·nllaby of \'i e"t Aus tn11i a . :incl t he " spect::i cled " lrnrf'·\'\·n lln bv of th e uortbern pa r t o1' th e con1'ine1{t nncl t he adjacent isl:rnds . '!'hen come th e t hree varieties of 7 Dorca k::rngaroos tba t are tile conn ec ting lin k be t,Yee u t h e tru e kan garoos and the tree-kan.::-nroos. One of their chief di s tin g uis hing ferrtm es is the for w nrd proj ection of th e hair on th e nape of the n eck. Th e best known of the t hree sp ecies is Mull er 's kan garoo, whi ch is in color a uniform cho colate b ut whiti s h ou fro n t of hip., fo r ear ms'. and fe et. '!.' h e t r ee-kangaroos of Ne w Guinea nnd Queens la nd a r e n ext in ord er . 'l.'he;v de ri ve th eir nam e from th eir lrnb it of li vin a in trees tho u " h s trnnge to sn y, they nr e not v er y ·~c '. t ive cli mbe rs. '!.'here are four w ell-clefiu ed sp ecies of t he _g en ns. th e b la ck, and th e bro,, n tree-kangaroos, both of i\"ew Gui nen. th e Queensland tree-kan(rnroo :ind Dori a 's t ree-knngaroo of So uth e'a s t er n New G uin en, t he la tter di lf e ring fr om t ~1 e othe rn in having a fonYnrd project ion of tb e fur on th e bn ck . '!.' h e little band ed w a llaby of \\Test Au s tra lia s tnnds a lone in a !!enus of its own. It is nlso fo nnd on th e small adjacent islands, and its habits are somewlrnt s imi Lar to t h ose of the h are. Next is a second group or sub-fam il y known a s " potoroos, " or rat-kangaroos. none b eing large r than a rabbit. Of t h ese th er e are n in e sp ecies. divided into fo ur gen e ra, th e co111rn o11 rat-ka ng·:i roo be ing th e b est known r eprese ntati ve nnd t h e l:in::-es t in tb e fi r st of m e four gen era. It. is confin ed to Eastern Austr a li a and Ta s man ia. its length to root o~ tnil of teu b eing 15 inches. The brush-tailed kan g nr oo is ~he most w idely spr ead of the gro·np, mbabiting· n early a ll Australia. Th e lnrges t r e pr eF<entative of th e g roup is' 1"11e ru fo us rnt-lrnngnroo of Ne w South ·wa les. All of th e nin e sp ecies are no cturna l in th eir habits. ::ind f eed n ot only on leaves and g ra ss, but a lso on roots and bnlb s. which th ey scratch up wi th th eir f ore- paws. Th eir tail s are prehensibl e, a n d nre used in carrying g-rnss for t he c011 Rt rn!'tfo11 or tb f' ir ne.· t·R. w hi ch nr e rn:idf' in hollo,,-s in th e gTo nnd sp ecially dn g- for tb:it p ur pof:e. F innll y com es th e fi1"e-toecl k:in_g:a r oo of Qu een sland . whi ch is th e conn ectin.!! link betwee n t he rat-kanirnroos :incl t he phalanger s. It strikin gly r ef: em- �1 30 TI IE VJR G I .\' IA l'lflLATELI ST. t ies a la rge rat iu botb s i,,e and aption rate, :1::; w e ll :1 ::; a di ;;co uut of 10 p ea r::w ce, and is c lo t h ed iu c lo se, ru sty, p er ceur. 011 all rn e wl.J e r :s· :uhe rti:;eorange-grey f ur, th e 11ucl e r pa r t:; b e ing ll1 e nt:s !JI.need \\"ill1 tL1 e ir p:ipe r. hlghte r. 'l'lii s inte r es tin g li tt le :1uiw:il :Sevt·e n ilJ e r ht wa :s d e c.:ill ed up o n as cl wells on tl.1 e b o rde r ,; of s t r e a m s a ncl th e l.Jegin•1i11g uf eac h 1i sca l year. coast rauges. ancl is Yery ditti c ult to • ··TLe \"i r,;- i11i:1 l'hil:ite li:sr · 11·as l1es igb e s ee u, tl10ugh n ot Ye r y rare. Its nate ll tl1u oltic.:i:il o rg:iu uf tlie State habi ts a r e diurnal , f eetliu g o n iu s c c t s , .l..s:soc-iariun. w orm s, and r oo t:;. n l:;o palm-be ni es. lt w:i ::; d ec idet1 to hold r egu lar 'J'hey a re n ot 1.!Te g-:1 ri o n". s e ld o rn 111o r e muuthl.r nie et iu gs ou th e JUth ol' eac h t han two be in g fo und to<:·et be r. Th e ir m o n t h. :1 t t he bo ur o l' S o"c:luc k l'. :\I.; b1·eecliug seaso n is in t·h c r:1in y 111011th :s. s pec ial n1 ee tiugs :; ul.J;i eet to t·:ill of t h e from F e bruary to :'lfn y . :incl. unlik e l're:> ilil'llt. ::\ e xt reg u l:ir rn eetiu ..· Oea ll oth e r rn e mh c r" of t il e kn11garoo tob e 1· 11 rh . It "a:; J' u r t he r clt;"citleLl f ami ly. f·il ey sou .d im es iwoc1 u c:e t11·0 tl1:1 t:, in rhe eYe n t ol' t h e lUtb of t h e Youn:..:· a t a bir t h . m o uth 1":L lli11g 011 !-'uud:i.r. n1 ee tiug is • A s ·~t::i te cl abon•. t h h nrti cle f:iui"h es to t:ike pin ce tl1 e followiu g :.\lo1u.l:1.1· at ::;; l lll l! ll U lll" . t h e k angaroo s, aml in o ur n e xt 1ye The ques ti ou of an Ex c han ge De1Y ill di sc u ss t h e c las" iti c:H io n. c lrnra c p :u1·111 e 11 t 11·as cli scu .·sell , null it wa s te l"i stic:s. nnc1 h:il.Jits of ot h e r n atur:i l hi sto ry s u bj ec ts fo um1 il11i.·trn te cl on lkc id ed to estal.Jli s h rt c:1 s h "al e::; d e Au:tralian s t:i mp s . F . S ., Jr. lJ:l rt m e n t: l'or dupli ca tes-cle fi ui te pla n to be tl ec i<1e d upou aml pu bli:-; heLl late r . Fi Ye m e u1 l.J e rs w e r e cl ec id e cl upou to Repo rt of t he Secre tary=Treas urer of cons t i tu te a q uo nrn 1 fo r t he t rn n:saef io n of lrn s i n c" .·. the Virg inia P hilatel ic Associatio n. Tl1 e Sec ret:1ry w:1 s instr uc ted to iss u e a c:i 11 for :1 Ue n tla nce :1 t the n ext Hi c h11 1ond . \'a., ~eptt•111lJ c 1· G, 1.i...: ~17 . m ee ting, :'llond ny, Oc tober 11th, at 8 Fellow-Jiembers of til e 1-. 1'. ~ 1. : o'clock r. :\I. , at t il e o m ce of ··Th e Yirg iui:t Phi la tel is t. " No. 1 ~1 :\ or tb I h e r e \\·ith s u b mi t to yo u my fir s t r eEl e Ye nth st r eet, and ha s d o ne s o by u p o rt as S ec r eta ry-Tre ns ure r of our A ss pec ial noti ce h e re with publi s il e cl in soc ia tion. th e Octob e r iss ue of "The Yirg in ia P urs u ant to a ca ll iss ued by t ll e m a n I'llila teLi st." ac:e ment of ··T L1 e Yi rgiui a P hil ate li st," a ~numb e 1· of r e pr ese ntatiY e s t·arnp co lTh e Sec re ta r y-T re a s ure r \\·as f u rther i11 s fTu ctet1 to lwv e prinl e t1 s u iU1ble aple cto r s m et on Frid:i y, Septemb e r 3, pl icati on b lanks a ncl m emb e r s hip 1897, at No . 13 :North El e ve nth str eet, ca rd:;, t he fon11 e r o f whi c h tb e man·the offi ce of ··The Yirg iuia l'bila te li st," :i .:..:·t' 111 e nf· o f' the offi c i:i l 01·.c:n11 ol't'c r c cl to aud. afi l!l' 01·.c::i11 i/. i11g t li l' Yirg- inia di "f rilrnl <' t·o \" ir.c:i11i:1 •·•d lt·dors wi t h l'hilate li c . \ ,;:-;u<.: i:t tiu n . " ·it h :.\lnjor rhf'i r Ocfo lH•r 1111111iJf' r. 'l'll L' off< •r w:i,.; J u bn F. :'lfnye r :is p1·cs itlin g o lt icer , :I C("l'jlled :illd f]I<! JJ!:111J;,.; :1 11 11 (":ll'cl" t rn ns:icteLl 1·11 e fo ll o11·in;.:· bn"in ess : h:in; l>L•t•11 pri11f·L·11 ;i s din •<·fL•1l. Ou 111 ot iu 11, t il e fo LJ uw i11 g of"li<.: e r s Tile l'ollo11·i11g µ·e11tlP11H•11 wPre ]1l"C'S""'re e lec t ed hy :icf"larnntio n to serve Pnf·: :'lfess rs . .Jo i1u F . :'lf:i .rc·1-, Fr:i 11kli11 t il e fi r st fi sc:i l yea r- narnely: l\lr. L . l\L•rn s. Frn11 ldin !-' tPa rn ~ . .Tr .. \ ". E. F rank lin L. K e rn". Pres id e n t : :\Ir. .\. . i" po f"t ..John .T. H1111t· e. !-'yd11 P.1 · llu Franldin Ste nrn s, .Tr.. Secr e tar;rYnl. A n.c:·n f: f· l >il't/.. n 11d C' . F. 'iV. 'l' re:i s ure r: D I". . \.. \Y c ncl li11 .c:·er , l\l:inl\fo f:f' r. i"11!J F:c q ne nt-l.r th e fo ll myiup: nc:<• r of Sa les D c p:11·t111 C' nt. phil.ill• li>< ff: haYC' l' ith <•r .io i11 C'•l 111 e As· lt " ·a s cl ec itl e <i to :1 :-s C'f:R mc1ub e r s f:oc i:i f ion o r s i.:..:·11ifi f' d th Pir <l es ire to cl o CO ce n t s cluef: J'or e a c h Hs<":il year, irr ef:O nt nn e:nly cl:ite- nn111 pl1·: :.\Ie"sr s. s p ectiv e of ela te of e ntr:1n ce, p :i y abl e GPo r.c:e C. Diet ri c h. Sr. , \\' ill inm Gehrin advan ce, whi c h a 111 c un t includes one m:iun , "William F. Ho sc heu. E. E: . y e nr's s ub:cripti o n to "The Yirg in! a Yi cto r, .To lin I':i:i lrn\\·, .-\ s hb~- .To n es. Ph ilate li st, " t l1 e nrnn:ic:emeut of s::i1cl .T:inws II. Kott. \Y. I'. S helton. E. I' . m:igaz in e exte nclinp: to t h e rn e 111b ~ r s Lyo n s . .Tr. , H e nry C. Scott, Jr. , and of our .A ssoc iat ion a r e d uced s ub sc n p ~~~~ o~~~~ �31 THE v m G J:\lA P HILATELl ST. rrofcsso1· 'lwrl es F. :un ttc r, all of Hicllm oml, a nll :\fr. 1:. L . De it ri ck, of Lorrn in e, Ya . Til e adopt·iuJI of a Co ns tit ut ion a nd B y-Law:s \\·a:; p o:st p o11ell fo r a f uture m ee ting . There b eing n o f nrl·!Je r lrn s iuess, t h e m eeti11 g ndj o nrn ed. A.n ent hus i::i s t:i c in fo nnn.l m ee tin g fo ll °'Yed n n cl g e ne rnl1 p hil n t·eli c n e\\·s goss ip wa s imlul ged in lJy t h e g en tlern en. n esp cc t:fu ll .v s u lJmiU-ed , Fl:A.::\KLii\" S'l'EARN S, JTI ., Scc rc tai·y-Trens urer Y. r. A. - - - - - o - - -Supplementary Report. Sin ce t h e fo re;rn ing re por t wa s IJandc d t h e pulJli s hcrs of '"Tl1 e V irg in ifl P ldl:i.tclist" nnd set up in typ e by t h elll, I hn ve rccc i\·ecl a co mmuni cflii on from Dr. A . \Ve11dli n g0 r, stating that bis profess iou a l eu gnge me nts w er e s u ch ::i s t o r e nd e r i t ::ibsolu te ly im possible fo r him to a ccep t t h e p os ition of sales mn.nage r of t he V. P . A. 'l'lJi s clecli11a t ion \\·i ll b e r ece iv ed wi t h r eg ret b y :1 ll Jll em b e rs of t h e A ssocia t ion, a nd anoth er selection ,,- ill hflve to be made n t t he n ext m onthly m eeti n g , Octob er 11, 1S97, S o'clock r. :\I.. at t h e office of Tb e V irg inifl Ph il atel ic P ublis lJin,g Compn n~-, No. 13 North E lc\cntb s 1Tect, Hi chmond, Y:i. R esp ec tf ully s ub m itted , FRANKLI N S'l'EAHNS, JR., S ecr etar y -Treasurer V. P. A . O•- -- flr. Dietrich's Suggestion. " ·horn t h ey are to b e f o1·warcled att ::i clled. l •'or in stan ce, til e books are to go to i\Iess rs. Ko. 1, 2, 3, 4, a nd sa on. Ko. 1 r eceiv es tll e m, .·elect s his wan ts, fi ll s t he b lank spa ces with his nam e, se nd s the amount to tlJe sal es manager with statem ent, a nd forw a rd s stamps to No. 2, :incl so on. until t h e last K o. h as b een r eached or until the s h eet s :ire w ell p ick ed; then t hey a r e r eturned fina lly t o t h e sal es m a nager. S h ee ts a r e f' e n t s imulta n eo u sly to No. J. 2. 3, a nd 4, eac h N o. r etn iniug th em t hree dn 31s, th n s k eeping tlJ e select ion ,...-ell c ircu lated. \Yh eu a party 's .·tamps a re sold, the s nles mann ger mak es p rompt r et urns, r e t·n ining i"ay 10 per ce nt. co mmi ssion fo r hi s se1Tices. Thi s is, in my op inion, tlJ e s im p les t wny to di spose of our cluplicn tes a n cl secure ot11 e r st::i mps fo r th e m . A n exch nn g e o n a c::ish b::i s is. GEOH G E O. DIE'. rRICH, SR., i\Ie n1b er °':' i r g:ini a Phil ateli c ~J.\ss· n. 0---- V irginia Collectors ! Yo n :i r e co rclinlly i1ffitecl to fltt end t h e n ext r egul ar month ly m eeting of the Yirg inia Philateli c Asso cia t ion, to b e h eld ::\Ionda y, Octo b er 11, 1897, at S o' clock P. i\I. , at t h e office of "The Virginin P hil ateli f:t," Ko. 13 N orth E le\ eu t b s t r eet, R ichmond , Va. F ihl out the app li cation b lan k s sent yo u. aud , if yon cnn't com e in p er so n , sencl them by mai l, with 50c. clues, to til e Secreta ry. FR .\:'\KLI.\"" ~TE.-\TI:'\~ . .TTL P. 0 . Bo x 6, Ri chm ond, V a . 0 1 ·.'· N!or ·1--;i r9in irt /- /iil at clisf : 1 Exchn u ge ( T \\Titc fr om <'~I" i en ce) is only profHn hi e a t h o11 1e. wh ere t h e pn r t.1· :1 nd 1h e ;;1 amps ca n b e ;;een. Exc hn ng e 11·ill! pnrli e>< in othel' c iti es <>ntnil >: mu c h con t'f< POHclPn ce ancl li t tl e ::::i.tis f'n etion :is to r es nHs . I t hink t h ere s ltonld b e n o e x ch n ng e, bn t fl s ale s dep:u:i·me n t o l' I hP Sia te P hil :ii cli c Asso<' inti c. n . wi t l1 n. s a les m n nagP r. to whom all stn mp>: >:h onl cl h e >: enL n e:itly m ounted n ncl 11ri ced n t t h e lo1Tef:t fi gures t h e ow n e r is 1Yilling to sell tb em . Thef:e s h ould b e se n t to a seri es of collectors. by r eg·if:t e red mai l, with a consec utive List of nnm es of m e m b er s to ___ _ [ Innocence. S ta un ton , Y a . . !-;c·pte mlier +, 1 8! •7 . F.d'ilor ancl Sec"!! of I "frqinia P - : Gentl e m en:- \'i-c w oul cl like v e r ~' mu ch to s nh scrih c t·o Tonr valuable j ournnl. '" P hil a teli st." i.iut u ntura lly fe el fl cl eli c:1cy in do ing so m ctlJin ..l!" w e kn o1T ><o li ttle nho u t . Plea .·e se!ld u s tra n sln tion (:i n cl snmple copy) of afor e s aid titLc. :i ncl i f s ati s fa cto r y we will g-Jad h- >< e nd ou r nn m es . I f: it Democ ra ti c or Tiepubli ca n ? A lf:O send nam e of pHch e r nn d la s t s cor e . Yours, - - - - -- - �STANDARD PUBLICAT IONS. SINGLE ST AMPS. Cat. 1-'rii·e. * U. :::. ~:wy , :!·le. lilnc .......... ..... ........ .... S5 1)0 *U.S. \Var, 2·1c, red.................... ... ... ... j.) ~: ~: i~g~: ~X~: ~::~~~::::::::::::::::::::: :::::: ~~ Ottr Price. $100 ·liJ r.o 1 U.S. l Sijl, !JOc. l•ln c .......... ............ .. ... ... •l Utl U. ::5. 18(>1, l1Jc. Grl!c u. ... ........... ........... . l :'i ~j 2 !J;j 08 H: ~: ~~~~: :Jc. ;~~·-:.:~~tn1.~1-:~~:.::::::::::::::::::::: 1; ~; blu e.. .. .. .. .... ....... ......... ... U2 UL U.S. 18ti!J, 1jl) H U . ::;, l SG!J, 1jc , blnc ............. .... .. ........... 1 ~.J B: s:i~~~~,\:\c~ ~~~1~~-s~~:"i ·:.·. ·.:::::::::::::::: ;,;·; *U .S. Due, :~ut: . yellow brown .... .... ....... :.! .-1l1 *U.S. Due, i10c . yell ow l1 ro w11 ....•...•• ••••• :.! lJll U.S . Du e, :10<.: . re d brow 11 . .................... 1 OU * C. ti. Em·clupc, e ntfre, S1.:0tL's N u. 111 7.. _1 r, *l..i . S. Envcln pc, c11tirc 1 Seotrs No. ll ·lt i. :lfl *U . S. Em·clo pc, ent ire, .-·1·ott 's l l.G>~ ....... :! t111 *U . S. Envelope, e utirc, Si.:ou 's Nu. U G7.. 2f1 *U . ·• E u n: lopc, e ntire, Si:ott"s, No. l:!' l·I. l O<J ~· ~ · l{c ~·c un c, .:..,';· J.lu c, phL~· in g i.:ard:-.... ·I ~ U. S. R e ' c nu e, -..1c. c u try o l goods .. .. .... . O, U· S. Heve11nc 1 2.-,c. protest.......... . ......... t10 U.S. R cs c 11uc, :!1· . o ran ~c , 11rupric tary . .. . :1 O•J U. ~ · lleve n11 c 1 f"ifth i s.~ 11 e, :!c. l'tJUlcttcd.. j :J *U . ~. R cvc 11 uo1stanq icd c 1L c q11 c,~ c . o r:in g~ - U.S. R e \" c 1111c 1 t· u stoms, :!U. red ............. - _\rge ntin e, l ~fJ l , l pcso, tlcep IJl ue... ... ..... Gt• j.r gc ntin e, l~tl:!, l pcs•J, canni11 e .. .. ........ '.!!:; .Brazil, 1 87B-7 ~J,:~fl0 re is g ree n a11d ora nge.. ·l.O 13raz.il , l ~ !JO, l,UfJi l re is IJi stre ... . .............. 2:·1 13raiil, l >lUI, 100 reis !Jl11 e all(! red... ..... . 0:1 Cauada., ·1 ~f11 1 :id. red..... .. ......... ...... ..... :$!"1 Ca.nadn, l ;-l.J'i, ~<L pi uk ......... ......... ...... ·I· 00 C...:anada, i ;i;::,s, :1c1. red ........ .......... ... . ...... a GO Ca nadtt, 1 ~5H, l e. pink..... .. ..... .............. l:! Canada, l ~ .j~J, :;c. l'Crmilli"n....... .. ...... ... 01; Ca nada, l tit1(J, 10c. vi olet.... . .. . ...... . . .. .... t1tJ Cau a<la., 1EIUD , 17c. blue ........... ..... ..... .... 1. 00 Canada, 1 ~?1!J- G-I , :21.:. pink ... .. . ... .. .... . ...... 1 OIJ Ca nada, 1 ~GS, Xe. bla t;k .. .. .. .... .. .. . . .. ...... Ctrnad a, l "i~, le. red 1Jr o w11......... ... .. . ... Uanadu, l tititi, ~c. j.!recn ...... . . .. .............. Cn. na<la, ll'lli~, :sc. red. .... ......... . ............. C:10adu 1 1 ~ 7 2, Ge. 1Jruw 11....... ... . ........ .... . Canada, l ~ i iJ , ih: . oli\" C t; rcc 11 ...... .......... Canada , 187 7, fu ;. slate g ree n.. ........ .. ...... Ca nad a., 1 ~!3:! , 1jc. g ree ni ali g rey........... .. Cauada, 18t-!:!, tic. rid 1 hrnw n...... . . .. . ...... *Canada, 18U2, 10c. carmine.. ... ............. Ca nada, l 8!J:! 1 fi lk: . hl11 e. .................. .... .. Cnnadn, l 8D:!, ~,._ slate.. ........................ Ca nada, rc:;istcr, :!1·. orn nge .. .... .. ......... . Oanada, registe r, :!c. vc rmilli r, 11... ........... Cauadn , reg-ist e r, f1c. yell ow g ree n......... Cn.nnda, r ei-.-ist e r, r.e. ltlu c :;rce n.. ........... *Canada, reg is te r, Sc. IJluo ............... ...... Canada, 1877, :k . e 11 v. sq . cut. ... ........... . Canada, 18!1 1, ;.1L wo ,·e pa per, S'f· cut .. .. . Canad a , card, Sco tt's No. 401........... ... ... Ca nada, can.I , S1·ott's No. ·LO:! ......... .... .. .. *Canada., card, Scott's )io. ·1-0:J...... ......... Canada, i.:nrd , Sc·ott's Nu. 40.-1... ........ .. .. .. Canada, ca r d, Scott's, 40!J... ... ... . ....... .. ... C:u1a1la , curd , J11bil cc 1 l e ........ ............... "° :Jr, l :!fl I 110 1;Q 111 10 OU 10 ·IO 15 02 20 1 uo 2;j Ui"1 o:~ ;_Ki 1::. t& lG Ul 21:> 2 OU 05 02 :15 1 00 GG l:l ,0 u :~ 12 08 02 02 •iO •J;j 01 a;, 01 01 01 :JO Ofi tij 0~ Ol 02 lO 05 10 CH OJ O:l Or. 0 11 -- - 1 (12 j!j 02 l ()() 1)3 01 OS 01 02 02 00 tn 7:. 10 l t• 2.-. :!.j :.s 10 UO OU f10 10 00 :!U :~Q 00 00 00 10· 10 00 4 D~~~~~c~l: ;~~~·~ti~~;'.~~~.'.':.:·.·:::.°.°.".'.'.'.".'.' .".".".·.-.·:::::::::::::: ~ ~ 111· Gum l/s Premi um Uo i11 lii st. ....... ... ........... ..... ... . Th e Briti ~ h •ta mp Uircc to ry.... . ........................ Agassi z·:; Geo logil:al Sketch es, 2 ,·uls. .... ...... .. ..... ;$0 :; 00 li' icld Or ni th ology ( Coucs )..... . .. .............. .......... Ingc1:sull 's Dir1l s Nesti11 !!" · ·· · ············ ... .... ......... . . TJi e lleet lcs of ~cw E 1q.d a11c.1.... ..... .. ... .............. 1 2r. UO ~;.~;pJ:~~::~~:i~:.:~;1:'.~;~'.~~:;:;;:~::::::·:·:·:·:·:·::::::::::::::: i rn :i 00 20 2.p, OH O·l 2 50 O:l -O:J 04 12 l:Cc rri ck 1s Ru ssiau llural S ta 1111Js, d utli ......... ..... . S 2 Ad c uaw's R e ve nu e Sta111ps 01 th e U. $.. ............. l :Ewe n's Cat:l log u e o f E 11;.diHlt S tamJJS , t.t.:, pp...... Adam's Ca11nd ia11 Rc vc 1111 0 Ca t. rcd11~:cd tu.. ... .... H a ll' s Canadia n ll C\"C llll C Cata log ue............ .. ..... Tii e Stnudard Ha11dl iu0 k 0 11 Cu1mtc r fcit s..... ... .... 'l'ltc 8 tamp Cull ccto t.. s Co111pa11io n ........ . .. ... ....... . Scott·s &7 th Ca tal og u e, -;oo pp.. .......................... Iu tc rnatiuual Ca talui.:,u c, ·100 l'JI. :\CXIO ill.. ... ....... Scott"s Ca tnlug 11 c of Pape r :'ll u 11cy, 1:!& pp........... Scotf ti Coppe r an d Xkkcl Cu i us, 200 pp......... ..... Scl.•lt·s S ih·er autl Guhl lJuius, :!110 p(t.................. Scott:s J,re 111i11111 Coi n Lis t... . ... ..... ........... . . ..... . lnt e r11a.tiu11al All; 11m 1 1 S~1 -; editio n ...... ............. .. l l·\L\"orite U.S. AJl1ttrrl.................. ..................... Philateli c Maps uf th e \Vorld - ~e t of 7.............. Til e ~ta111ps o f )lcxi c·o, Collin and Cu lman......... 1 8ra 111peU E11,·cl11pcs uf !h e I". S. clot h ..... ...... ..... . r, C.11a l vg 11 <~ for A1 ba1 wcd Cu llet.:tvrs ............... .... ... l tJ Sta111ps ur B. N. A. Colu1dc.s, r edu cc tl tu............. l'crfura1 iu11 ;:11a;:c... ................ .... .... ..... .... ....... " ' i_ld l•' luw e r:; ul' Auw ri cn, !Jl colo red J•lat cs by Professor C:wJale......... ..................... .... ...... .. l~atou's F c r11 s of Nort h A 11 1c ri ca 1 co uta.ius 81 PA CKET:; 0~' :J rio COINS. X o. 1-1 0 va.r. Co ppe r Coins nnd 1ok c 11s . .... .... ... . tO ~o. 2 - 20 va r. Coppe r Coins aml t okens ........... .. GO )l o. :1-100 nt r. Co ppe r Coin:; au d tok c us .. ........ . . 2 r.o ~o . 4-200 var. Cup11c r Cu i us u11d toke ns ........... . 10 00 :N_o. f)-10 var. fo re ign :; il \" Cr coins ........ .......... .. . . 1 05 N_o. G- 10 var. An i.:1e11t H u man cu i11 s . . ............... . 1 o.; N o. 7-2.5 \"fll". Ca 11ai\i a 11 Cui us aml tok e ns ......... . 1 2:j No. 8- 20 v:Lr. Confede rate a wl Bn11k bi Us ......... . l ()() CU llIUS, ETC. :JO diffe re nt lal.Jcl ed 111iu e ral s.. ..... ......... ..... ... .. ... 1\loun ted 'l':uautnla~, l;ox cd... . ........... ... .. .... .. .... H orue1l tourl s 1 well 111011utc<l, IJox cd.. . ................ 1 00 Yu cca Pi11 9 ushious, 2)1? i11 ch iu diam et er.. ........ lndia luk ]jUJTOS Oil orfiu g:o WOOfl plaflll e ........ ... . \ll St l'aJia.11 g"llfl1 Cl 6 1 llll CHt,1 per li UZCll... . . . .. . . ........ 7r1. 76 :!O aQ t1() NEW S l"'l'S OF STAM PS. 1 ;j~~!~~~ 11~~~,'\ ~~;.i e~· i :.~~ '. ..'.".":.".".".'."." .' .' .'.'::::::::: ::: :: ~: ~::: *Philippiuc l sles, 1890 1 •J \'ari c ties . .......... . ... .... .. *Sa rdinia, re prin ts, G vari eties ....... .. ...... .......... .. Porto Ri co, 1 'Hli, ·1 vad eti cs .. . .. ........................ . *Germ an L ocitla, most ly rep rints, 100 var ..... .. ... . Bulgaria , 1882, l to riO ti ., n var ... ................. ..... . . Bulg aria, 188!:1, 10 var. com plete ... .... ................ . B elg ium S unday StnmpB, fi ,·aricti es ......... .... ... .. ~folivia., l 8!J'1, l to l OOc., 7 var. co mple te ........ .... . Ituly, F; mnuumel, l :~ ,·ar. co mpl ete ................... . J apuu, 1 !JG, 11 var. co 111pleto . .............. ...... ... . .. .. JO or. 05 o:.. 05 ,_1{) 20 2:; 05 25 j ~.. J:• OurCireu lan; ;1n• fn·e for th o a sking-. B e tter write us n o w. A t Lile sam e tim e state ·wha t brnnd1es nf •; u llec ting you a r eespeciallyin tercstc tl in . W e s uppl y e v eryth i ng fo r t h e co ll ectol'. JOHNSTOWN STAMP AND PUBLISHING COMPANY, ANTIQUARIANS AND GENERAL PUBLISHERS . 436 Somerset Street, JOHNSTOWN, PA. �r'-~~~~~~~~~~~~ I ADVERTISERS.--® f o.r e p lac.ing your adve rtisements ei thI FURNISH the am- . e rBe.for s in gl'e in ser tio n o r as p e r con, kind ly let m e q u ote y-0 u m y figures . munition. You send .It r act can sa.ve you fro m 10 · to 2-0 per cent . on a ll '"ads"' pl aced •t h r o u g h m e. I repreme Thirty Cents in sent a lm os.t e very ·m o111thl y s tamp p a p er pub li·s h ed in t h e East, a nd· I can g u n.ranstamps, and the load -tee yo u the best of t r eatme n t. will reach you by return mail in the shape PUBLISHERS.--® If yo u d esi re a n "ad amd su b" agen t I of a Complete Set of sa hdvise ou1d b e p leased no a c t as s u c h. K i ndl y a t once in regai:d to sam e. g ivi n g the beautiful Exhibi- diafao scoun ts, c oon.m issi ons, con cessio n , e t c., cOlp'ies -of p·a pers and a g e n ts, s.tation Cards of · tion er y , etc. , etc. wn. A. McDONNELL, GUATEMALA, 1646 Ma dison Ave., New York City. worth sixty cents. 3 Single Cards. THE HERALD EXCHANGE 2 Double Cards. SUPERB illON'l'HLY. 8 u b scri p t io n , 2 i'ic. S a m p le co p y free. A d v e rtl 8iµg r ates: ¥.. in ch . 1 Letter Card. ; 1 in ch. 2 in ch es. G5c. ; 3 inches. Face value, thirty-one 120c. co lumn, S3; Y, p age, $4.50; 1 page [ 28.X ln ch eA] , ';'5. \ Ve centavos. Every col- SS. p rint everything , fr o m a s m a ll v is iting car d lector should have a t o a n e ,vsp a p er. "'Ork g uara n teed. Low p r ices . A ddress a ll c om set. Be quick . m unication s to T ACTSIG, MANAGER, ~5c; !1 5t~ . ; ~- Pn rNTIN G 10 OUR 7 ~ c o lu m n SPECIALTY . , Fi r st ~c l ass ~1. A. LOHMEYER, 9 E. 1 08th Str eet, New York. '·f HE 922 N. Gilmor St. = BALTiflOR.E, MD. """""""""~IL..'."-""-"~"""'"""""'"":J MURPHY'S HOTEL~ RICHMOND, VA. Mo•t ce nt r a ll y lo cate<! for b u s in ess, sight- Ul)i'lue publi<:atiol). + + + THE REVENUE PHILATELIST. Thi s is for YOU! Are you a m • mber o f the P. S . e f A . -t he l a r gest Society of y o u ng c o 11ecto rs i n the world ? If n ot, s end y ou r name 1: 0 the Sec- , r eta ry, and get an applicat ion bl a n k a nd a copy o f t he Official Orga n . C. W . KISSI NGER , Secr e t a ry, 1 8 Nor t h Eleventh Str eet, Re a d i n g , P a . Lorraine, Va. P UBLISHED QUARTER L Y . S ub Acr ip tion, 25c. p er a nn um . 8 pecim en copy, lOc . A co mp let e ill ust r a t ed catalogue of the r even ue st.amps of the w o r ld is a p rom inent feature of t h e P ublicatio n . .J O H NS'l'OW N &TAMP VO., 436 So m er set St r eet, Johnstown. P a. LOhE STAR STATE PHILATELIST CON FED ERATE STAM PS. D ~ ITRI C K , Ad<lresA, P.O. Bo x 25. Kno x ville, T ennesAee . p .TORN MU RPHY , PROPillE'l'OR. R . L. HOME ,WORKER, Sub scr iption , 25 c . ayeur. " Advertisi ng r ates , 5 0 c . an i n ch. Knoxville, Tenn. seei ng and pleasure. Ath ens, Ga., o n origiual co ,·er- fi1ie copy.: ... ... .... $40 1861, 5c. green, on orig inal co ver. ....... .. ...... ... ... l SGl , 5c. bl ue, on original cover... .... .. ... . . ... . .. . .... l Oc. rose, 0 11 ori i;"iaa.l co \·cr- fi nc copy.... .... ... ..... 2 , 2c. red, o . g .. ... .... ....... ... .. ...... .. . .... . .. . .. .. .... ..... . Also U.S. 1801, 3c. pink unused, o. g ............ ...... 15 Can snpply n. ny 0 . S. A. bills and stamps. T h e leadi ng P bil a teli c P a per o f th e 8 o u th ! Free sample co py . ABILENE, T EXAS. 00 30 30 00 25 00 '-*- _THE REPRESENTATIVE MAGAZINE OF THE SOUTH. . - . -.-:.. . .. OFFICIAL JO URN A.L of T nE SOUTHERN PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION a nd 'l' BE TEXAS PH ILAT ELIC ASAOC!ATIO N. Send fo r samp le copy. lWY B. BRADLEY, Bdltor and Pub'r, Box H , Abi hm e , 'l'exaA. �WE J. L. H ILL PR INT ING C OMPANY, P INT THIS MAGAZINE! RICH MO ND, ~~~~~~ AND I Price. 185i>-10c. g reen, used ... .... ... . .. . ... ... ...... $ 50 1 869- l c. o r 12c., u•ed.. ... .... ... .. .. .... ..... . 7,; Price. 27 i:~:y, i~-,u~:~." ."."." .".".".' ." ." ." ::::·::::::::::::::::::: i gg DO 70 P ost Office, 90c., u uused ......... ............... 2 50 ~~~'91ic~:' ~~~~·~;i.::::::: :: : ::::::::::::::::::::: i ~3 may~. 75 DIFFERENT REVEN UE STAMPS, 52 CENTS. T h ese s tamps a r e s urpri s ing ly c h eaip, a n d h a ve g ive n tre m e n do u s sa ti s fac tioon. Send an d see ho w c h e ap I sell gooa s taim ps . I w a nt to b uy, a good c o ll ec t ion oC Uni te d S ta te s s ta.m ps . C HA R LE S KIN G , N e the r wood, n ear P la infi e ld , !\ . J . :17 l 23 23 1 20c. F ore i i:rn E..xchan ge, P e rf ... . . ... ... ,_ .. , 1 U ... 1.00 Proba te o f \V ill, Pe rf.. .. .. .. . .. .. . .... .. 1 25 $3.00 Thi rd I e:me, P erf. .... . ... . .. .. ..... ... ... ~ 00 Anythlng not satis factory MY LOSS- YOUR GAIN. ] [y . s VA. Virginia, North Carolina.. Goorgia DIR ECTORI ES. O rd~rs by M a il Receiv e o ur Prompt Attention Should do Some Bus ines s this Winter. Aren't thes e prices A N INDUCEMENT? C<.11. P UJ1LlSM BRS OF 9 -1 1 -1 3 N. 12T H S T ., IT I S A FAIR SPE CIMEN OF OUR WORK. u Publis hers , Printers and . . Engravers. -Ir 7:l Ul. Gl FOR A S ILVER DIME I w e w ill i n sert yo u r n a m e i n ou r A ge nts ' Direc to ry, wh i,:, h w e send to s tam·p d ea ler s a n d p u b lis h e r s a ll ove r th e world , DO I returned. Shoul<i be pleased to recei ve y o ur wnnt Iiat, as I can quote yo u low prices. G E ORGE M. FRAM E, Membe r of A.P.A., ) P. o. nox 65G. 3 L IND Er. S<r., ' ( S. ofP., E.P.S.,etc. H AVERH ILL, MASS. w ho 1send y ou a la rge numbe r of p h i - la teli c m aga z in e s, p r ic e-li s ts , cata lo g u e s . e t c. You r eceive a B ig P h ila t e li c 1\11a il. W e a ls o sen d yo u, a b s ol ute ly fre e , t h e - - - -- - - -- - - - -- - - - - - . . ALLE GHEJ'NY PHI LA'l'ELIST fo r s ix m o n t h s . Sa mp le c o p y for s t aim p. 0 75 P. · B ox • A ll egh e n y , Pa. LINDSEY--Tbe Exchange Man. Can You Read English? Dear Oollecto1·: You h a v e , no dornb t, r ead m y a dv e r t is e m e n ts 1n th e " W eek ly Sta m p N e ws ," "Eastern Phila t e li s t, " a n <l o t h e r pa pe r s . P e rh aps y ou h a v e som e g ood du plicates you wo uld be w illi ng to e xch an g e to in c r e ase your c ollection . I f s o, I w is h to say I h ave a fi n e, l a r ge stoc·k of U ni te d Sta t es ar.d J:<' orei g n S t a m ps. a nd do n o t h ing b u t <leal in S tam.p s . Th a t is m y onl y bus in e ss and it will c er ta inly b e a go od p la n t o Ie t m e kn ow w h a t yo u h ave i n U nited ·S tates amcl Foreign. tha t ca t a l ogu e l Oc. eac h a n d u p . I w ill b e g la d to mail y o u a copy ·of my la tes t Exc ha n ge C irc ul a r :; th a t t e ll a ll a bou t Lin d s·e y's Plam . Add r ess L . V. LI NDSE Y, Green e, N. Y . 0 I ! I Indian Arrow Points~ F OR S A.L.E ! FIVE CENTS APIECE AS THEY COME . CHOICE SPECIMENS , TEN CENTS: Adclrei;s, "ARROW l'OL.'i'To," care of 'J'11 E THE NEW CATALOGUE w i ll co ..t you i'S cents b y m a il. b u t in o r der to in cr ease o u r s ubs c r ip t ion lis t w e will s e nd yo u a c o p y of S c ott' s 58t h (1898) Catal og u e, give you a y ear 's s u bsc ri p t io n to t h e N E W "l;ORK PHILATELIST apd a thi r t y -word exc h a'll ge n otice ; a l l for 65 c ents. (Mon ey ord e r.) Cata logu es m alled as soon as iss u e d. Ad dress THE NEW YORK PHI L A TELIST, l06 e a s t 111 st r e e t , N e w Yo rk C i ty. . N. B .- The N . Y . P h il atelist i s on e of t h e p a p e rs that a.ippe ar on ti me. S a mp le c opy f r e e. T H:fl STA MP COLLIDC'I OR ' S HAN D BOOK Is for yo u. Yo u d on ' t k n ow as mu c h a b ou•t t h e t ech ni cal te r m s u sed in Ph ilate ly as yo u w o ul d like to k no w . '.rhis li tt le p a m phl e t is j ust t h e t hin g to h e lp yo u o ut. P ri c e, pa p e r 25c . ; cl o th , 50c., C. W. K ess en g e r , 18 n o r t h E le v e n t h s tree t , R ea di n g , P a . Vrnm NL\ , P Hfl.ATE J,TST, Ri c h mon d, V a. " PHILATELIC FACTS." I ssu ecl mout hl y . 1 p e r yea r . S11bscr iptiou, 25c. Co n ta i n s from S t o 64 p ages 11Jncl cover every iss ue. Sencl a 2c. co p i<;> >:; n ncl a dve rti s- ~ t n mp -fo r s a m p le ra t es to "PA ing'l' R" P UBLl SHJ I'IG CO i\IPA N Y, Hive rsicle. Cnl. Our r e a ch.~ r ·:-i ~v i ii co nfPl' :'I l'a vo r by m e n t ionin g 'J.'h e V ir g i n ia P hilat e lis t wh c·n w ri ting to ou r a dver ti se r s . • J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 2 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 1897 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistOct1897 https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/40/4060/VAPhilatelistSept1897.pdf 528c5a50c90234bcf3fac85e2fef1e3b PDF Text Text ®!:~~ A ~11.?NTnLY ~AGAZINI'. DMH'.ornrnr ~~~ ~-~~i~ INTERL.SITS or PMll,.ATELY IN VIR.CJINIA ~~~~ \ \ SECOND EDITION �/ I eo NASS.A.u ST. ~ ST AMPS ON APPROVAL.· - SE A.S ON, 1 89'::"'-• a s . - I n our Approval-sheet Circulars of last season we offered three premiums t o the largest buyers. After scrutinizing nearly 3,000 accoun.t s, we ascert ained that there was in some cases only a few cents' difference in the amounts bought by the various customers. W e have ther efore decided to distribute 10 more premiu ms, thus allotting a prize to the next t en na mes on th <l list. The following is the list of the prize winners : · 1. P . G. 'T ESSIER, (SOc. J ustice, us6d). 2. WM. C. H . D UENSI NG ($1.00 Colum/Jian , ttnused). 3 . T . A . HAYWARD (S et of Intf!1·!or Depm·tment, unufe<l). A SET OF CABOT-ISSUE NEWFOUNDLAND STAMPS TO : 4 . W M. N . RIDD ELL. 5 . G. FRED. RALPH. 6 . DR. R . R r:EHRE. 8 . EDW. S. S TEBBINS. 7 . F . M. FORB USH. CANADIAN mBILEE STAMPS, EIGHT DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS TO ! 9 . DUNCA N KAY. 10. WIL L I AM _.{. SMI TH, JR. 11. W ILLIA!tl .T. l lcQUA DJS. 12. E UGENE IJfEBL I N . 13. M. H. MIZENER. To afford a wider opportunity for all Collectors during the season 1897-'98 we offe r the following prizes : A. - 5 Prizes t o th e 5 Collectors who buy the largest amounts from our book s. . B. - 5 Prizes to the 5 Collectors under twenty-one yem·s who buy the largest amountR'from our books. C - 5 P rizes will be k nown as "Law and Order' premiums, and which will be given to 5 Collect ors who r eturn th e books always promptly within tile time limit of 10 days. Only Collectors who r eceived at least 10 consignments and bought over five dollars' worth during the seaso n will be El ntitled to participat e in this contest. Prizes, for class A and B will consist of 5 per cent of the amount bough,t , t o be tak en in stamps from our sheets. Prizes for class C will consist of 10 per cent of the amount bought, t o be tak en in stamps from our sheets. Our books, each containing 60 stan:1ps, have been r ear ranged, a nd are all ready t o be sent to ·applicants upon short notice. We do not send anything unsolicited, and would ther efore be pleased to hear from you. I~, r ~ ALlmll ~ lli & ~~~(?) 90 N a.s sa. 1....:1. Street, N e w York. / • �VOL . I. RICHMOND , VA., MR. JOHN F. MA YER . (If}, N p rnse n t i ng a s_e ri cs _o r portrait s " , . ofprnm 1n en tV 1rg 1n1 rtsLamp col\ ~~ ; lec L.o rs Lo ou r re:-td e·rs Trm Ym. -..P:·>· ' <.:y GT1'IA P nrr,ATEL IST cou ld mak e no bette r c ho ice to a dorn its ini- SEPTE~ I B ER, 1897 . No. 1. a l b um , a nd a 10-cc n t p e1'forated Con fe d e ra.L e o n th e o rig in a l co ve r, can ce lled, es tabl ish es b eyo nd a ll doub t th e e xi ste n ce of t hi s SC<Ll'Ce var iety. His B ri ti sh- X o r th A m e r ic :w , ~o uth A m c ric:t n, a nd obsolete E urop ean a r e exc e pti on a ll y fin e, in fa c t th is a ppli es ti a l num ber t h rt n by th e select io n o r Mr. J o hn F. 1\1:t_,· e1· ; ro r in hi Ill :U'e blend ed a ll t hose trait s which go to mak e t h e id eal coll ec to r- gc ni a.I it,,·, kin dn ess, and g e ne- to hi s e nt ire coll ec t io n. l\lr. l\fay e r is Ye ry fond of hi s s up e rb coll ec t ion, a. nd li k e m ost ve te r a n sta m p coll ec tors - who b eg a n b e fo re t h e wo rd r os ity, co mbin ed wit h coin ed - rea ll y lov es h is s ta mps for th e p leas ure " P h i I at e l i s t " th e inh erent qua li ti es was o f th e Old \ "i rg-i n ia. g e n- t h ey a ffo rd , and for t h e t lc m <tn. J o hn F . :\faye r, ag e nt o r th e Old Domini o n S team shi p Co m p:tny in JOHN Ric hm o nd , is a Virg ini· an by bi1·th. H e is an "o ld Co nfcd crn tc," ha,·in g se n ·e cl in t h e :trm y a s well as in th e Co nfed cnt te Qo ,·- m e mo ri es lin k ed wi t h t h e m . H e is one of t h at fa.st-d imini s hin g, old· sc h ool spec ies, wh ose t reas ures a r e no t fo r sa le, bu t wh ose n a tur a l F. MAYER. _I ki ndn r ss tow a r d th e nov ice in pa rti c ul a r, eve r prnmpts him to d ispe nse fr o m hi s vast store of s t::tmp lo re a nd d upl icates. e rnm en t D e p a rtm e n ts . !\Ir. May e r lrns bee n coll ectin _g sta mps for m o re t h a n tw e nty-fi ve yea rs H is co ll ec t io n co nta in s ove r 8,000 v:Lri ct ics, a nd is co ns id e re d o ne o r t h e fi nest in t h is St:tte . Th o ug h not a " s pec i:t li st," h e ta k es th e g reates t prid e in h is U ni ted Hi s dut ies are s uc h as to leave t h e t irele ss w o rk e r lit t l e Lim e to d e ,·ote to hi s s ta mps , bu t it d ocs not pre ,·e n t him fr o m kee p in g ab reast with a ll m atte rs p e rta inin g to Ph il a tely . S ta tes and Con fed e rate sta mp s, in whi c h is but re nd e rin g a g ra te ful t ri bu te to o ne l i ncs hi s coll ect io n is n ea rl y co m r le tc. of Yi rg i n irt 's m ost po pu la r a dh er e n ts of Philn t e lia. U- - . l\fan y ra rn L oca ls a d o rn t h e p ages of hi s Th e w r ite r , in prese n t in g th is sk e tc h, �2 THE VIRGINIA PHILATELIST . PUl! J, ISll ED MO~ T H LY UY 'l'HE V IR GI N IA PHI LATELI C P UB LISHI NG Office, 1 3 N . Eleventh St., Co. , FR ANKLIN L . KERNS, P1 e sid e 11 t. AUG. DIET Z , E DITOR . 900 W . Cla y St., Station A, R ich mond, Va. FRANK LI N S T EAR NS, }R ., Business M a nager , P. 0. Box 6, Richmond, Va. S U E S C E. IF'TIONS . United St a tes, Can ad a a nd Mex ico, per year, 30c. All other Countries in the U. P. U., per yea r , 40c . .A.D "'..TE E. T I S ING. S PA CE. 1 Mo. 3 Mos . 6 Mos . 1 Year. On e Inch, . . . S .50 . . $ 1.25 . . S 2.25 . . S 'J.00 Two Inch es, . . .90. . 2.2.>. . 4.00. 7.00 Half-Column, . . 1.50. . 4 00. . 7. UO • • 12.50 One Column, . . 2.75. . On e Page, 7 .00 . . 12.50 . . 22.50 . . . 5.00 . . 12.50 . . 22.50 . . 40.00 Copy shou ld r each us hy th e 15t h of the preceding month to in s ure in sertion. To change s tandmgad s, copy mu st be in by the 20t h . W e will e xc hange one or tw o copies with philat elic publi cat ions. - - - - -- Autho r ized Age nt for Canada: 58 R ivard St ., Box 379, Mont r eal. ] 1< 0. EDWARDS, H TU IDI Ol'D , YA ., SE PTE MBEJ:, l k ~ 7. Salutatory. In g reet in g t he aclb erents of Pililately wi th t he init"ial numbe r of '"l'he V irgi ni a Ph il:i te l iEt," " ·e d esire to presen t a b ri ef out liae of its mission. The p ri ma ry objects in pu blis hin g "The Yirgi n ia Pbilateli."t" are to form into an ,\ ssocia t ion up\\·ard of 700 stamp collecto rs of tbi s State; to g ive Yil'n- ini n he r fir~t r eprese ntati\e philatel i ~ m:i g::ndn e; to co mpi le and iss ne ::t co mp l ct~ :rncl r cli nb le Ll irecf"o ry of Virg in ia coll ec tors nnd cl ea le r.-, :incl to foste r t li e interests of Phi lately in g neral. Thi s is th e task t he irnblish er s of "Th e Virg inia Phi lat eli st" ha\e set f or t hem selves, null , wi t!J t he h ea r ty cooperation and des e r ved s uppo r t of e\ ery Virgiui::t collec tor, t h is end w ill be atta ined to the be nefit of a ll concerned . Neit he1· pain s or e xpense w ill be s pared to pla ce "The Yirgin ia P !Jil::ttelist" in th e fro n t ran ks of American philatelic publicat ion -, :ind to k eep it t bere by v irtu e o.f t hose :ith·ilrntes whi ch go to"·:1 rd making a. fi rst-class pnbli ca tio n- nca t ncss of app c>aran ce and qun lity, no t qua n ti ty, of s ubs tan ce. To t he novi ce "The \'il"ginia P h ilatelist" wi ll prove a n advise r and fri end; to t he a dvau cecl co llector a compa ni on a nd be nefacto r , ina s much a s it w ill ope n t o h im a w id e fi eld f or t h e excb:i nge and sa le of h is duplicates. 'l'o the dealer it w ill prese nt the s urest me:rn s of r ea chin g Virg inia collec tors. \V e sha ll atte mpt to voice the sentim ents of t he coll ecto r s of our native State, and arti cles, bri ef :i ncl to th e point, in th<: in ter est oe Ph ilately :ire soli cited fo r our col um n s. Perso nal cont rovers ies w ill find no pla ce in ou r publi ca tion . F r ank :i ncl fearless, a fri e nd to a II , in f ea r of non e, for the a cl van cem~n t of Ph ila te l1y, s ha ll be the slogan. I n concl us ion, 1Ye bespea k fo r "Tbc Virginia Phi latelist" t hat kind r ecep·· t ion w hi ch w e t rust its miss ion m erits. \Ye desire to t ba nk our friends for th e num erou s tok en s of good w ill, co ngratulations, and cheering communications elicited by our prospectus. Ou r mos t s nngnin e expectations ha\e bee n r enlizctl . l;'rom every co u nty in V iq:d nin , f rom nea 1"! y eve ry State i n t he U nion , from l\Iex ico, Cannd:i, Europ e, :i nd th e \Vest Ind ies, from fa r A ustrn li a, come cheering letters b idding s uccess t o 'l'be Virgin ia Pbi1ateli s t. �TllE V IR l :J J\ 1.-\ J>l-JlLATELl ST. Thank You, Gentlemen. "· c l ak e this op11urt1111ity or ret11ruiup: t·h:rnks to th e pa t r o ns of o ur iuil"i:1l 1111mbL' I'. wh o h:n·c s ilo"·u their co uficl c ncP in o ur publi c:ition to the exte n t of' pl:i ein g; :111 :l.clYert·isc1u e1.1 t wi1"!1 11 ><. \Y e npprL•e i:1te t hi s tile m ore Crom t·he l':i c t tha t >< pace wn s co u tr:i ctecl f oi· i11 c:ootl fa it h b efo r e a f' in:yle 11111111.Jer of' ~J'h e Yirginia Phil:1telist bad :1ppe:1 reel. lt i. · to o ur i 11 tercst to accept aULl prc-sc n t t·o 011r rc:1tlc r>< t he : 1 Lln~ r t i s c rn e n ts of' s uc h p:1 rt ics 11111~· wh ose r e pn te fo r i11t·e:: rit \- is 111H.: h:1ll e uc:eLl. :tntl \\·h en so :;e1·ri1ted to ll >< e o ur eYel'.\" e nLll':lYOl" t:o m:ik e 1lwir i1l\"P!'<t111 e11 t r ernm ie1·nt·i\·e. It h to 0 11r 11111 t n:iL in terest t o rl o t hi s. :111 tl " ·e s ha II exert om·,:c)Yc" t·o cl i><p l:iy 1111r p:1 t ron s' :lllYertisemeuts iu s 11<·h 111a11n C' r a11ll i11 s 11 cll prom inen t pos it·io nl'< n;:; to JH"O\·e m ost nttr:1 c t iYe. Dif'fe rin.:::· from th e p:rent rnnj ori t:.r of' stamp papers pnbli s hecl Ly stn mp clea lC'rs. in t ha t " ·e l1 aYC no :id s . of our ov.-u li :ihle to prO\·e cletrimenl·:iJ to t ile interes t-. of 0 11r p:t tro n s . " ·e fee l t hi s f:i c t :·1Jo ne . ·ho11l d co n v in ce advertisPrS of t he Ya l11 e of' nu :id . in "The Yir;..:·i11i:1 Phil:1t!'!.i sL .. 0 ·we :i re ::Tal·iliecl to not C' a r c YiYnl in Hi eh mo ucl · philateli c c irc- les. nec:1sio11 ed. we s 11ppoi"e, b~' ;;e n~ rnl .:::·0011 "'fin d:::'· within 1:!1 e pnl'<t 1'c"- 1no11th s. ;irnou.c: t he m fiYe or s ix PetC' rsllnrg ;iml two Lynchburg lor:1J s- with t w o except io ns. fine " PC'r i111 0n s- :i 111l o n th e ori gi nal co \-cr; q ni te :i m1111lJc r of th e Co nr dernte p:e 11e ral iss ue. :1m o ng- w l1i ch \\·ere sevcrnl . frip s of t hr JOc. r ose and 'l'E~ .·nrn ll b lue .Terr. Tl:1Yis. s in gle and •JU t he ori .c:innl roYe r: a lso. s ix bln ck h o rsem:iu ca1Tie1· sta mp s of both Y:ll'ie t ies on t h e ori g in:il ro Ye r. :\lost of t hP><e ""f' rf' fo nn d 11\- a l oca l ro ll ectol". Ot h e rs Wf'l"P SC' r 111·01i hv a lor;1J cl enlC'r. :lll rl fo 11111l rP:ill .1· ><: ilC' ·at gnrn1 p ri r 1' l'<. 'L'h<' tC'1Hl<'111·.\· tn l'< Jl f'!" iali ;1,e i11 n1 od p1·11 nwatiom: hn. · 11nt· f'><r·:ipe1l ph il,at eli s ts . rn t h e l:irgp :11Hl Yal11:ihlc ro llect"ion nf lW>< tagp st n111p ~ 011 cxhihiti ou in .Tnly n1Hl .\ np: nsL :it t b 0 R o ~·:iJ ln l'<t itnte of' r:·1int r rs in 11·:11'e1· Color :::. in L on rlo11 . t-11 r • ' ~t i111:i trrl Ynlur of' whi r h 3 " ·as £2;JO.OOO. ··:;pec ia lized"' collection s w el"e l"L' ganleLl a:s the chi ef feature. Tllis w:i s con s ille r cL1 by tlJe committee to b e t he m o::;t Yn ri ed an cl Ya luable collectio n of stamps, sde n t iti cal13- arranged, t!J:1 t ha s eYel" bee u bronglJt togetl1e1-, a nd mn~· be ta k en as a. fnir criterion of th e tlc-::: ire of motl ern pbi1atelists to LleYoi'c 1•:;pec ial ntt"c1.1 t io11 to th e stamp s of pa r_ri enl:u· co un t ri es or group s of eo un t ne><. There w er e 302 e nt ri es in riJi::; L'Xbi hi tiun. t he Duke of York lencli11p:. i11 :11hli t io11 to oth er stnrn p s, a eo mpl e rc collectio n of t h e stam ps of t h e D e la nu e se ri e:;, r ep r ese n ted by imperrorat e eopies from en cl! p late r egi><tcr etl . o n h C' iu g p u t to pre. ·s, in cluding rhc u e \1- lia .. v r cp:i r e1l rn:rn.r yenrs a_:rn. hni· aot yet iss u ed. \Y e prese n t in t hi s iss u e t h e first insta lm e nt of a s e <·i ~ s of a r ti cles written express ly fo r "T!J e Virginia J: hilateli st," o n t he " ::\aturn.l History of Stamps." These arti cles :i r e from the able p en of an arde n t phi lat elis t, :rn cl 'Yill n o cl o ub t prove exceed in g ly intercs t in .~ to t h e :::ta mp coll ec to r wh o really love h is s ta m p s , and who is ever r c:Jcly to cleriY e tb:it ecl u cation:iL b enefit from t h e m. w hi ch the ~- o ffe r. A not h er ar ti cle, h ead ed " _1... I-lobby, " :ippearinp: in t!Jis i. s u e, \Y i!l delight o u1· r ead e rs . It i. an able viulli cation of s u ch of u s ;is ri de so m e h obby. 'i~- e !Jaye ahY:iys h acl sympathy fo l' the man \YlJO had n o bobby wherewith to whi le a'i\·ay a long win ter nig-bt, and n..:rce wi th o ur a u t bu r in toto. 1yho su eceetls so \\"C' ll iu h is d efin it io n of ".-\.. Robby." • .Tu"t :i s w e :ire abou t to go to pres s a batc h of c hoi ce articles ph ilateli c r ea ch u s from om· Lonclou conesponcl<'n L Our r C'nd er s rn:iy anticipate a keen pl C':lO': ll l"l' in s tor e f'nr Th e m in onr 01·rn lwr 1111111he r . ··'J' h l' Yir:..r iui 'L P hila t el ist" sol icits "ll:.!":.!"P"t'ion'- · from collecto r s :is to tb t' he~i: plan o n 1YhiL-h to e;::tabli s h a S tntt' 0xch a n .::·r for d11pli cnte ;::. Th e mo~1· prn r t"i e:i l s C'h 0m 0s " -ill h e >:e lec ted ;incl pnhli ;:: h rrl . �.. 4 THE \l ll~ (; l'\I ,\ Since til e iss uin g of our Pros p ectu s , :-i ncl promptecl t!J er e by , sev e!'al promin ent collectol's of Ri clJm oncl hav e org:wizecl til e Vil'g inia St:.i te Philateli c Soc iety. Come, Yirg inia collector s, j oin yo ur owu State Soc iety ! ~Ir. F rn nklin S t·en rn s, Jr. , P. 0 ... B ox U, Iticbmond , Yn., is nctin g secr e trtl'.v pro te rn ., :rn cl nn.1· info nn::ition ll es ired r ela t in g to t h e Socie ty "·ill h e c l! eel'fully gi ve n, if addressed n s ::ibo v e. F ro m t he \\"fl Y Cub::i n s tamp s are ft oa t in g nbou t it F.ee rn s to u s t h e S pnnisb Gove rnm e nt must b e runnin g a n e nt ire p rin t -sh o p to s upp ly t h e w orl d <or so m e on e else is do in g it). n ncl _g et s e noug h pesos out of th e g uil eless Cu bn. s y m pn t bi zin g coll ec t·o r 1o en n y o n t h e s laug hte r bu s iness at ou r d oo r ". A f ew v ::i ri eti es, on t h e en t ire cov er, u sed, nre 1Yo1th d oubl e :in e n t ire se t unu sed, :is o ffer ed to-rl ny. 11·11 y ca n't 1Ye ge t tb e Ca nn cl inn .Tullilee 1hc. :rncl Ge. w ith o u t bnyin g tlt e ent ire se t, in c ludin ~ t he ~5 v n l'i e ty? 11' Th at is n't ba r e-fnc ed sp ec ul atio n , wh at is it? Su ch iss ues go f urt h er t oward putt ing 1"11e ch ill o n t h e nr clo r of yo un g coll ec tor s than nn y Seeb ec k s eve r cl icl. Ka il t h em as "s peculn t in >," n ncl leave t h em "se>er ely a l on e." Ju st fif ty yea rs a go, i n 18-±7, U n cle Sam iss u ed hi s first ge ne r:1l posta ge stam ps. \\' ill a ny n otice b e t a k en oJ' this f::ict by o ur gov ern men t , an d will we ge t t h e jubil ee issu e cr aze aga ia ? An d w hat a bo ut it . if 1Ye o-et I-Ia\\·aii ? \ Vil! w e h ave s m·ch.n rgecl Hawaii a n or r egul a l' U. S .. Ol' a n en t ire n e1Y "U. S . Colonia l" s et? Fro m ou r A u str a linn corres po nrl en t ·\\"e ha v e a specin1en of t l! e n ew 2 p enny Q u ee n ~ l aa cl. T h e fig ure 2 a pp enr s in a ll fo nr co rn e rs. G en el'al d esig n an cl color sa me a s prev iou s issu e. It w ill in ter es t Virg inin. coll ectors t o know t hn t th e bu s t of \\Tnsbing to n , l'IllJ..-\TEU ST. whi c l! atl o J"11 s 011r J>I"l'"<'I1t· i,.: ,; tie 2-cent s ta111p i,.: t:1k e 11 rrcl111 rill· l':1rn o n s s tn t u e of 11·a s hiup;t·o 11 li_1· J ro 11(1 0 n. in t h e C::t1>ito l n t Hi c l!111 0•11l. Thi,.: s t nt u e is s nill to b e tlJ e m ost f:ii1"11 1' 11l ·'co unt e rfe it prese ntm e nt" ' o f' tl1 c l·':i th e l' <•f our Co un t r y. Lat·cs t· nllYi C: t'" 1"1'0 111 0 111: li n "\1·:1iian co rres po nil e nt· tdl or .:.!:l' C:ll" :i ct iYity am o ng I-I:i11·aiinn ,.:f :1111p d eni er s . H e n ·1;nr1 r; a f e 11· Ii 1111>< o f fi r >:t i ;;s n e by a collec to r of IT011 olnln. and ;:;Ja tes t hat f' rnY1si o11al G0 Yc r11111 c 11t ,.; f:1111p ;: ::ire o n til e ri se. " 'e cl es il'e to SC'c m·e a11 :1_g·eu t au d co n t ri b ut·o r in e Ye r y Yir_g inia c ity n ml t o1Y11 . A ddress o nl' B11 s i11 cs;; i\f n na g e r. i\Ir. F rnnklin Stenrn s . .Tr .. f'. 0. B ox !I. Hi chm o ncl , Ya ., f o r t e rm s . \Ye \\·oulcl call af"te n t: io n t o t h e arlYe r1·i,::e m e n t of .T. G . (:} rifl"in , E s q ., of Sy dn ey. K . S. IY., prC'se ntin g n11 opp o r t nni t ~· tl1a t aLI o nr r C'all C'l'S i-; ho ul rl a v nil th e m se h 'es o f'. Sub sc rib e 11 0 11· t·o Yirg·inia 's fil'st s t·amp ma g nzin e . " Th e Vir_g ini n Phila teli i:;t." ll' ithin U ni te d S tntes nncl Cam1c1n , 30 cent·s; fo r C' i_g n co untri es, 40 ce n ts. O nr L ond o n co rres p oml e n t \"\TitC's of nun o rs of a n e nt·ire n e11· se ri es lo b e iss ued fo r G 1·en t B rHain. - - - -0 Grill vs. Embossing. I'hil a t"<:!li s t s h av e a t e nd en cy o r late to d o away with t llf' old fn mili n r 1enn , "grill. " n ncl to s ub s titut e th er ef •) r "emb.oss in _g-." Th er e is :1 g r en t cliffer en ce b et1Yeen t h e two. :i nd mi s u se of t b e t erm is mi slea d in g :ind co n fo 11ncling. A _gTill is nn y nurnl1er of s m :1ll p un ct ures presse <l int·o a stamp. s li_ghtl~7 lJren kin_g th e pnp e r. fo r tl1 e purpose or ab so rbin _g tl1 c can cellin _g ink. and t o gunnl n p;nin s t its b e in g e ffaced . Emb oss in _g is t h e rai s in g o f: a <l Ps ig u in r elie f for t h e 1rnrpol"e o f aclclin g to th e a ppea rnn ce of a s tamp. So m e U 11Hecl S ta t es :incl P 0ru v inn s t::im11s nre ' 'grihlecl": en rl y r o dn g n eF:e anrl U nited States e n v elo p es nre "embossed. " �TllE \°ll{ G l:'\IA l'HIL\TELI ST. Confederate Stamps. CunfClle rn tc ,;t:111111:; arc :;tc:tdily advaudug iu Y:il u e, arnl t h e fact that t h e r e is a grow ing lle111:1 nd for t h em s L! o ul cl intln c c Yir~ini a co ll edor.· es p e inll.r to exe rt t ll e 11 1::;elY cs towanl :<ec urin~ :1 :; 111:111,· n :; th e ,· can. ·vi r~ ini:t. is :~ store-ho n ::;c ol' w e nlt"lt in th is :1rtiel c; hut. :il:is! Yiq.~ ini rt co llec tors ll:t,,. too Ii 11 Je :1 tte n t i on to Co uf ed 0 r :i f c st: 1111p:; . . \ ge n t:; ol' ::\ o r t h Pr11 d e n lt•r:< a re :< cunrin g ou r co uu I ics, g:i ining a cce,,; s 1o pl:11 ·l'" whL"'C ro r ~·e ar:; ban• lain ,;f·ow ed :rn·ay t h l•:<e t r ea s ure:<. ::;e c: uring th e 111 in q11:111t·it iL•::; :1 t t h e lo w e :-; t pri (' C aml 1illlling rnatly s n le fur I h e 111 a t h o m e . \\" c ltaY c 111 et se,·e ral of' thC'se ;.:·C' ntl c 11 w11 ul' l:11·c r c t11n1i11g rro111 >' ll l' h :111 c x pl o if'. wlio l'Xliihit·l·tl :-;t·:1111p:-; :-;ec:urerl in our L·n 1111rie:; lo t.he Ynl11 e of >'l'\' C' l':ll t110 11 s :1111l tlollnrs. ror "·lii c li t lil'.' ' p:iitl . uo 1lo nll t, lc :-s 1h:111 :-;u ma ny 1.:t-> 11t:;. T c n -1·0 111· pin k :11111 l'll>'t'. dark :111tl Iigli tb lu e. :ts " ·l'l l n:-; t·ll e TB::\ :-;111:111 lllu e. iu :< h cPf>:, :-;tTips. :-;ingl e. :11111 o n t h e o ri gi nal l'U\' (' I'. 111 .1 11 _,. of t h L' la t·fe r f'rorn n. nll to p:i rt·ies q i' la t e " ·:11· f:1111e. Co111' Pdt•r:1 t1! ~ta ll ·:< :<t:1111p:< po:<:<ess :111 inft•rest lo flit• ll'llt' :-;t:11 11p eollL• d or :1:-; u o otl11•r :<l: 1111p:-; tlu. ~liur t- linc> ll :t s wa:-; their (•x ist·t'lll'l'. :ind f:ir fro 111 Ul'ing .:.::·:11uly. y et t li P r e ~<'l' lll ~ to 11 oYer n.lJo n t 1111' 111 rh c h:il o or t li e it· ;.:·lo ri o u s epoe li. End1 o n e is lii,;t·o r,,·: l':Il' h nn c SCl' ll lS to tl'll t h e lllllt C t :tl L' O[ th e "sl:ol'lll -Cl':ldl l'tl 11 :1 t·io n 1'11:1 t f ..tl' •: e:tl'll o n e >' l't• 111 s t u :< till c:1 rr.r " · it·ll it· :111 :ii r of ultl-f i 1111• ~011t I11 •r11 1.: lli \':t lry . :1 llll Pnt·h o nt• :<ho ultl ht• 1k:1r to 1•\'L' I',,. Yirgi11 i:1 - fo l' Y P r~· ~ 0 11tlll · 1·11 J>liil :irc li :-;L i"tart· out. t lll ·n. \' ir~in ian s. 1o :<t'c11re ~·o m· old Conl't•1lt- l':ll t;;:: ii' uot· f o r t ll e Ion• o r l h 0111. t ht· 11 for t h 1• pro1'il" that i:< in lht•n1. Hut >'l'l'lll'e 1llL'lll :11· :111,,· 1':11<' \\"lii] P ,\'Oii t :111. - - - -()-- - - Kind Words. ",\111 gl:11l yo 11 hn,·e 1;1k 011 1'lli :-; :-;t P]l . :i s I k1111\1· il " · ill h e ol' gr<!:lt in te rest t o Yir!,!"inin l'o lll• d o rs. J fo p e it "·iJ1 m ee t· " · ith ,; u el"C>'>'." - C':i1 Toll L. Spitle r . L urny . Y:i . " 111 :1 ck 11 owlt·!l .~· in g r C'<· l'i ]t f: of " ..\11110 1111('l' llll'll t nr '!'li e \ ' irg ini a l'liil:1 t·cl- is t , w o uld s:iy t lrnt I \\·is l! your >eu t u rc e Ye 1·y s u cccss." -Jo hu Eclwn.rcls , ;:;s HiY:ml :str eet, :'llo u t r ea l, Can ada . " \\"c are co uficl e nt t hi s first Yirg iui::t s t:imv m:1g:1zin e " 'ill m eet ' 'ith ::t h e:nty r c<.:eption nt the li:incl s of Virginia co ll e1.:to r s."-S:i t 11nlny ln Ll e p e nde nt. Stau uto n , Yn. " TIJi11 k ~· o ur c oYe r is YCry appro priat·c. I :s ince r ely h o rw ~·o u m:iy m a k e a :s 111.:ces::; of t h e 1ll:1 g:i :due ."-lrv in g E. Pa tt er>:o11. SO :\Ikh iga u aY e nu e, D et r o i t , :\Ii e ll. "L 11rn:-;t c:o n .t;" rnl 11l:1f e y o u o u y o ur .c:Ta ml fr on t is pi ctc, wl.l ic:h is ce rtaiu J~­ h a ud s o 111 e n ml :irt·is ti c ."-\Yrn. A . :'llc])0 1111c ll. lli4 li :\f:1tli so n a Yc nn e , K e w YoL"k. " [ " · ill u c g lnLl to s n b sc rilJ e to t h e ma'"nz in e . It " · ill l> c :1 grc:1t l1 e lp to t h e. phil:lte li ::: t·s of oll1 Y ir!,!"iui:i ."-11". E. i"aumlt•r:-; . ::\ or f olk . Y:1 . " S 11cc t•:-;,; to Ti1 p Yirgiu i:i Phi late li:-; t! Th e " ·h ole St·:it c ':-; h on or is :it st: 1k c ." - .Tohn C. S e ih l' r t. Tre a sure r ::\orl'olk l \ ' n. ) Di:-;pa 1·c11. ·· 1 " ·a,; dad 1·0 le:1ru t·hn t H i<.: l1111oncl i:-; goi11µ: · to h a Ye its 0 " ·11 pll il::iteli c ]l:l]ll' l'. " - 1:. ll:1111il lo 11 . nox ](), :\lnn c h estc r . Y:i. ·· [ \\' i:<h \ 'O il :ill >'lll' <'t'SS \\"it h Y 0 1il" Philnt" c li c ' 111n~· n z i11 e ." - .T. G . l;rHli11 , Eq11it·nhl 1• H11ii1li11 ).!'. ;; :;o (~t'Ol ' .!::'C st r ee t, f' y11110,,·, >: . S . IY . "\\'ill \' O il pl c n:-;(' ]lilt' Ill ,\. 11 :1111 e (] O \\' U for 011 P ;·n p,1· o( 1•:1 c l1 is;; u c of Th e Yirgi11i:1 l'liil:iit-•li s f'." - .foc . F. B 0nrd. >Ju s l':l t'i ll C'. ] O\\':l , .. \\·e wi:-;h \' Oil :< 11 r 1·0:-;s '"i th Tli e Yir;.:·inia P hil:i te.li :-;t·."- .T. :'IL R:irt·pJ_~ & ~o .. m;011:- PP llll>'~' ]\' :llli:l :I\'P!lll C. ' ' :i:slnngton . D. C. " \Y e 11 Cl'tl :1 .~· ootl P il il:1t0li c: ]l:lj)Cr ill \' ir~ini:i . l " ·i:-;h ~·oil t h e gn •nt0s t s u cC l' " ~-" -n. F. Ji ol11 !1':<. Lnrn~· . Yn . " :'l[:l \ ' \'Oil l1:1 Y(' g oo tl Slll'l'e>'S w itll i t ." - >°1 i :-;~ • \ 111 ~· L . Rw i l' t·. \\"hi trnau , :\!:I S>'. "\\·p \\'i:-;h \' <lll 1' Ye r.1· Sll C'l't ':<>' ."- T llE!' II0111c 1\' o rk e.r. l\:Ho x Yill P. T e nn . - -- -0 Re 11ll i11 y o nr 11 :1 nH' nntl n1ltlr L'""· :in cl' s f·:ite " · h ct h t' r l'n ll N· t o r 01· 1k:il e r. fo1· ~rntnif'ou;:; in :-; rtion i11 t h e " Yirg ini a l,hi ln te l ic D irec t ory ." �6 Till:: V I RG l ~ IA l' llll .. \Tl·: L.I ST. al so b e an improve m e n t on t h e presen t i ::;:<1H·. T lt e tar;..:e r of t he hYo will b e abo ut· o ne-fo mth o f' :in in c h uarrmv er t han th e prcse ut· c:1nl. t·he s mall e r 'viii b e :1 11 in <.:1 1 ll fllTO\\' Cl'. :11111 t ht'('C- [Olll'th s of :1 n in c h s ho rt e r. New South Wales Jubilee. Ire h ::n-e r ece iYecl from o ur Au s tra lian co r r es po n dent t ll e set of K e" · South \Yal.es .Jubi lee s t·amp s. ld .. r eel ; 2c1., b1ue; :incl 21hd., i11111eri:il p nrple . T h ese st::u nps w e r e pu t on ;;:il e .Jnu e :22d, and s up e rcecl e t he ltl.. Yi olet : 2rl.. b lu e; :incl 2 ~~ rl.. b lu e. of t l1 e WSS is s ue. Th e la s t 11 am etl 1"1H'C'\! 11·ill s till be cnne nt un t il th e e ml of' t h C> ]l!'!'s e n t year. Th e cl C>s i.::::ns o1' t he 1 :inr1 2ll . Canada. . \ set of s ixtee n 1lifferc111· ;; tn 111ps. co n1111 c 11101·at·iy e ol' t he s ix t iet h anui1·e r:<a r.1· of t h e Q n Pe 11·,.; r e ig-11 h a s b een iss ne ll. The 1l e 11 0111in:1 t ion s a 11tl 1111111 h e r:< or l':l l' h i><:< ll!-'ll :ll'l' "" f o llo ws: L(. ce nt ... .. .... ........ .. ... .... .. .... ... . .. ... .. .... ...... :~ cc ut ........ . ......... .. ... ........ ... ... .. .... .... .. . ... ... 20,0l 1t1,11(1(1 :, c out....... .. .. . ..... . ...... ... . ... . ... . . . ...... .... . . . .... . 1; ce nt.... 7C.0,000 7:\00n .~ CO LI 1 •• •• •• , ••• , •. , •.•. , ,, , .. •• , ••• , , ••• , .. . •.•• •.•• •• .•..••• , 2(11J,Q(l(J IOCP llt.. l [>O,Ot)O ·· ··• · · ····· · · · ···· ··· ·•• 10 t'C: llt ... .. . .. .. ... . .... ... .. ... . ... . . .. . ... . . 2!) t'Cll t.. . . .. . . . .. ....... .. .. .. . ······ • ···· ••• · · · :,1 1 i;e nt .. .... .... .. ... ... .. .. . ..... ..... . . .... .. .. ... ... 1 .... . .................. .... . . 'l'h e Pos1·-offi ce D epartm en t "·ill , M au ea rl y elate, issu P t\~·o n e"· 11ost:i l -cal'cls with t h e v ig n e He of J ol111 Quiu-cy Adams . Th e cnrrl s of thi s cl c pnl'tl.Jre \Yi !l ll e so m Pw h at s 111 a ll e r than t h ose no w iu u se, nu cl t h e d es ig n s w ill ]001000 JUO,(lfl(J 2:-,,0()( 1 2r1,0UO $-L.. ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . i t1,000 :.!t1,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . :!5.1100 ;::;.-1 New U. S. Postal Cards. lft0,000 St .... .. .... . ..... . ...... ... ... ..... . ... ... .. ... .... .... .. .... ::;:.$ ... ... ...... ........ ...... ....... .. ..... .... ... ....... .... .... are good, b u t t h e 2Y:,ll . is an c utir c <Iepartme i n ,;;t·a 111p rl cs i,!· 11i :\c:-. It is uuil]_n c aucl pre tty : it is si: rikin .:::: in d e s ign and co lor , :rncl is t h e first instn n ce <Jf mode rn ruTa Dg-em c n t of w or clin .:::: .ancl mode rn treat m e n t of cl es ig-n on a postage s t am p , ::mcl w e co nltl be;;t style it a " Brad le 1·" d es i::::n. e mborh"ing, a s it do es. :iii t ha t 1-lo ltln ess :it;tl g race of t h e f:lrnou s B rn cll e v a nd B eards ley po1>1·e r s . 'l'he mos't com me uclabl e f e:1t ure of thi s .T11bi lee f:et 'is th at t h e r e :ll'e b u t t lll'ee-t hc Jo \y es t val ues-within t l1 e r e:1 c h of e \·P ry (C llector an(] s hou ld b e sC> c ure rl li~· :Ill. ·1:,11,Q01 1 , -cont .. ... .. ....... .......... .. ... .. .... .... .... .. ............ s,000.0011 :l ceut ....... ... ...... .. ... ..... .... ... ... .. ... .... ...... ..... . :!/ 1\JO,OOO . .. ... . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . --\.II or t·IJ C>:<e s 1:1111 p:-< :11·1· o r 1li c ,,;:im e tl l's i .~ 11. pre:<P11ti11.:::· ]>O l'IT:i it·;,; Of 1"lie Qn ct>n in 1S:ri 111111 ] :-\!IT. t he on ly flif fe n·n ee in 1he :-<t n 111p" !i c in;..: i n tl11 • 1.:olnr:<. 'l'h C> J,,Sc. :1 1Hl lit.:. c n11 o nl y ]JC o li tn in e tl f ro n1 th1• 110,.;t o fli tP lJy p11r,.!J:1,.;i11g· tli e p!lt"ir.. ;::pt. w hi r- Ii . with :1 po:<ta l !':!I'll. of' ll'hi!'IJ T.ouu.11110 11·cr e i:<s 111•1!. ,1·ill 1·0,.;t :j' lli. :! 11/~. Th e p!:tl'e:< l'L'u 111 \\'hi!.:11 t hese sl: 1111p,.; lll'L' prin t ecl n r c to b e ckstT0 1·l'1l " " soo n :1 s 1' 1111 urnnh f' r in l'o l' c.:::·o i11 .:::: li:< t hn,.; l>e C> n is:< nc1l. Newfoundland . Co11 1111 c morn 1"ivc of t he rn1a· 11\l uLlreutll :i 1111i n~ 1 ·s :1r .r o f' t hl' di ,.;r·oy c•r.r of t he Js lnrnl o l' :'\ c 11"I'o1mtll:111tl. 1,,, . .l o lm C:i!Jol". n llll o l' t he ;; ix1k ih n11 11i\· e r ~:i r,r 111' t l K• Q 11 ee11 ·;:: r Pig11 . :1 :-<ct nt: stn mp s h as bee u issued co 111pri:<i11g t lw f oll o"· i u.:::: 111? 110 111 in n ti om; : 1. 2. :'l . -J. '" ii, S. 10, 1:!. 1 ~.. 2-t :-:o. ::.-.. n 11tl (iO c ts. St. Vincent. 0 11 .J uly ] :{. JSDT, t he C0Ye r11111 c nt: 01' t11 c I slnml of St. Yi11 ceu t iss n ecl two ue \\' s t:imp s . 2-Y,11. 1lh1P. antl 5d . bro\\· n. of t h e t y pe of t he lcl. ca rmin e. to s n pcrPcdc t he c n1T0n t s urc hnrp;ed 2\1:,ll . bla c k o n 1<1. hl11 0 aml Gel. bla c k o n li11. carmin e. �THE VIRGii'\ l r\ PHILATELIST. VON STEPHAN MEMORIAL FUND. A Debt of Gratitude Owed by the World of Philately. 'l'o co mmi t to po. ·te r ity a la s ting memori a l of tl.1e famo us character.· who mould ed h er histo ry is tl1e n ollle d u ty of a gra tef ul n a.ti.011. A nd w llen Germany, who witlliu t h e 11r0sent age h ns g iven to t il e world m en wh o rnncl e hi s tory, e rects monum e ut" s to t h e grPn t state. ·rn en nn rl wa rriors 01' il er "liloc. cl n ncl-iro n " e poch , s h e cann ot lrnt r ende r the deserYcd t ribut e to a man " ·11 0 so f::i it h f nll.r :rn cl \\·ell J)e r[orm ecl hi s part in th e maso nry of t hat nobl e st rncture-t·h e n e w C: crmnn Emp ir ewb ose s ph e r e of :i d io n exte1ul ell beyo n d t h e co nfin es of hi s fa th e rl:incl ; whose life-\\·ork J1:1 s proYe n a ll oo n t o c ivilizati on. and "·lw.·e m e 1110 1·.1· p!Ji lnteli s t·s es peciall..1·, t he " ·orl r1 ov e1·. h ave eYe ry ca use 1·0 ho nor :iml c heri s h . It is H e inri ch v on Rt0phan , lnt·e rostma st·e r-G e ner:il of th e Gc rn1a11 E m il i re. Before s nbmittin:::- to our rca<l c1·s t h e p la n t h at has s11 _!.!: _~est0cl itse lf to u ;::. " ·e \\' ill prese nt n bri ef ;:: kcte h of t il e man ::inrl hi : cn r rc r, f c0 li11 g· confi d en t it 1\·ill a\\·ak en t h e p ro per int·c r c;::t in e Ye ry sta mp coll 0ctor. Heinrich von Stephan. The late r os t·111 nst·N-Ge11 crnl " ·:1s h o rn in. S to lp. :i s rnn 1,1 town of l 'omcr:rnia . on th e I t h of Jnnnnr~-. 1801, th e so n ·of' a rn ec h:rni c. IT C' rc cc iY etl hi s ctlucatio n iu Stolp. g rr1Clnflti11;:: from t h e hi:::-h sch ool of t hat· pla c0. Enterin g· t iie postn l ;::cn ·ice hi >' e ner gy llrongh t to him rflpicl prom o t io n . ln 18GG h e wa,.; ca ll <"ll 1o t h e G en er::il Post-of1i ce in B e rlin . IlC' hn rl t hen a cq uired son1e fn1n c in 110sta l circles throug h his e;::sn >·s o n ;::ubjcct·;:: O[ 11:1t io nfli eco no nn· ns 11·rll as hi sto ri cfll. prnminc nt flmon:::- " ·hi ch is hi s w or k, " Hi sto ry ol' th e ·Pr us ,.;ian Pos t·." P r omoted to hi gher pos itions in 1858 :ind 18G3 h e attai netl th e hi g he;::t p lfl CPS in t he Prnss ian postfll ;::e1·yi ce in 18Gi3 nml 1SU9, mflnap:in .:::- at t hn t t im e m or e or 1ei:;s th e en t ire pos t·fl l ">·s tern of' t h e kingdom. Steph an " ·:is t he mni1i a ge n t in a cq uiring· fo r t h e cr o\\·n of Pru ssia th e post-ril l'igh t · of th e oltl T lmrn :1nd 7 'l'axi s r egime, t h ere by forever r emoving ti.lat last r emnant of tisca l 1•os1a l systems. 'J'lli s 1rns e ffec~ecl at Frr.. nkfmt-on-tll e-Main, January 28, JS61. Ap ril 26, 1870, he was nom inated Postmaster -Ge n er a l of t h e Nort h Ger man Conf'ecluation. i\laking :1 splendid r eco rd cluri n !2." t ll e F ranco-G erman war by til e es tabli,.;bm e nt of. an un surpassed fi eld posta l se r...-i ce, fonYnrcling d uring t he campa ign n ea rl y a h a lf milli o n letter s ::incl parcels to the al'mi e: inYflding Fra nce, h e at once gflinecl fam e. 'l' l! e w o nd e rf ul improvem en ts in t he postn l a nd te legra ph ser,·ices of Ge rmany , \1·1Ii ch he co mbin ecl, a r e ma inl.1· clue to him . U pward of ::!.000 u e11· 110st-office b uil ding:;. among th e m so m e of th e fi n est st ru ct ures in Gc rn1fln y , 11·er e e rected u nckr l!i s s u1w rYi s ion. But hi,; fo r emost a n rl :::-r e:1tef' t 11·Mk - o n e that wi ll entitl e lii;n to the hl g·!J est estee m in the r egflrcls of phil:lte li sts th C' w ol'l cl oYe l'. \\·as th e fo unding of. t·he P o.·t:1 I U ni on. ·:in a rrn n c:e m ent co nn ecti ng n cflrly a ll conntrirs ~.Jf t h e w o rld . ihc boon of in tenrnt io na l comm er ce. T he fir,.;t Post m:isi·e r-G en e rnl of t h e Gennfl n Empi r e wa s r epefl t·NlJiy 11is ti n .!2."n i ~h etl h .1 · \\' illiflm J. Th e t itLe of n ob ili iy IY:l>' conl'e rre<l o n hi m in 188G, a ntl in J SD:i th e r r igning Em1w1·or. lnlliarn II. , r:1i ;::ccl him t o th e rnuk of :\Ii n istcr. Yo u Ri·c phn n J1 a;:: _!.!·0 11 e to r 0f' t . Th e ti re l0>'s \\·ork cr. t h0 co nge nial. human e rn:in is n o m or e. On the ni .:;::Jit uf A pril S tll. flftc 1· a ,·pye r e illn e;::;::. I1e p:If:f:C <l fl\\'fly. le:1Y ill g i' hC' \\' Ori el to 111 0 11rn 011 c of h 0r g reat-est lH'nef'lC'to r <;. " Th e Yir.: !inia. Philfl te li ;::f · Y01it-nres to inang- nrflte a m 0Ycme11t in Yir ~:inin­ in Am e ri cn-n ncl to sngg-e;::t a ·mi 1ji1e jil:i n . 1Tn~t· i ng nm t ph i la t·el i;:ts eYer y wh e r e. :i ncl erli to r ;:: of phi l:1tPli c li ~~ l'a­ t nre. c;; p cc inll~-. 111 fl~- ta k e it cl]l :incl s ho1Y to 1'11 P \1·01'ld thflt fl QTC'at nat io n c:in h o no r nncl J'P ('oQ· ni ze t ;·n f' m erit in fl so n of n forei;:m - ~·et cl o:;:ely befri e nd ed n fl i ion. The Plan. L et eYcry phil:iteli st. t h e wo rl rl OYf' r , f'O ntribnte to fl f nml ;:t \'I Nl "T he vou Rte phan :\[e m o rial F n rni. " to1Y:i rcl s the plfl c in g- of fl s ni i·abl0 m on 1m1 0u t in the �8 TllE VJRGIKI:\ VII l LATELIST. "Fakes." city of B erlin , o t· an.r A.w eri can ci ty, OKE UKUSED S'L-DU? OF 'l'HE LO'iVES'l' DEKO:.\IINA'l'IO)I Oli' 1-IIS RESPEC'l'I VE COUl\TRY'S ISS1ff. The r esult w ou lcl be som et hin g w ond er fu l! A nd sm el J, afiet· r e::icl i 'lg- Yon Steph::in' s li f e ey ery trnc phila t 81i st w ill f eel incleb t ecl to t h e extent or th ·~ co ntribution. L et thi s 11·ork b e.gin :it on ce! l e t· publi sh er s of p llila teli c li t erature ;' c in h:rncl s to th i s encl ! L et t h e c11use iu . pi r e u s ni l. Rn ll.r, Yi1·.!.':inia phil nteli st s nncl sb o \\' to th e 11·o l'l tl t h at t h e sons of t h e Stn t e t hn t hn s g iven to t hi s co1111 fTv h er grentes t histori cn l chnrn c t ers. n1:e fir st to r eco,!.';nb:c g r entne,:;s eYe1-.1·11·1J el'e ! " The Y il'g ini n Phila t eli st" will r eceiY e su ch con t l'i hntion ;;;. n llCl 1·er111es t·;;; th e clono l's t o ern·lose on e unu secl l e . 01· ~ c . s tn m p nl o n _g 11·i t h t h eir nutogl'nph f<i_g·nat ure. CI'elli t 11·ill h e g i , en . th er efo r in t h e follo\\' in g issu e of ' 'Th e Yirgin i rt Phi l ntel i st. " nntl t h P n u to_grn pl1 s arranged i n nn a l b n111 proYi1lcrl t her efo r. :incl s uh s e qu e nfl~· f'onrn l'cl ed w ith t h e rnn onn t l'Pee h -e rl to t h e p r op er ::iuth ol'i tiPs in B el'lin- t h e n m oun t to b e npprnpri ated to t h e flllHl for a m onum en t , th e n n togTfl p h s to h e pre: entecl fl S th e fil'st g-i fts fro m fl fo l'e i;:m nntion. :incl pln ce cl in t h e fll'Ch i v es of t h e c i ty o[ Berlin . _\ . n. An Anecdote on von Stephan. A (']1 fl rnder i s t i c fl n eetlotP ol' vo n Stephnn is jn st no\\· lllflk in g- t h e round of C ernrn n pfl per s. It hnppPn ecl 11·!Jil e Yon f't eph fl n wn s nrn kin;:: n 1·0 111' of ins 1wc:t i o n of t h e p ost ::iml t el e;::mph otfi ces of G erm nn.r, tlrnt h e 11·fl s s tn n cli n .!.': 11 0n 1· t h e te l eg- rnph · nppnrnt 11 s in t h e post-c ft i ('(• ol' fl :-mfl JI to11·1J. '" h e n th e fo ll o11· in .~ nwssn;.:·e wfl s r eceived: " D eflt' C'omrn '1 c>. I h fl vP 1h e in fornrnt:i on t lifl t YO U Rt ep h n n i;: 0 11 lJis insp ec ti ng- to n r. f!llcl rnn y r en ch Yo m· stn t ion ;:ho r t l y. Prepfl r e for him ~thp f ell o w ;::0ts hi s nr.se into eYe1-.dhin;::." Von f'tPplrnn promptl y t rnn sm i tterl th e follo 11·in;:: l'ep l y: " Thnnk;:. :.\J ps. age too J,flte- -;]1 e' s hfld hi s 11 o;:e in i tSt ephnn." (T nh l f'nux flt ih e ot h er encl. ) Tb el'e b:n·e b een pres en t ell t o u s f o r ou r op ini on severfl l "ocl cliti es," whi c!J , nfter caref ul r esefl r ch in o n e cnse :rncl ex::uuinai i on in th e oi·!J e1-. 11· e mu st p u t down ::is ·•fa k es,'' :rncl 11·nrn oul' y oun g coll ec to r s flgn inst invC'st in _ g iu t h em. Th ey are a '·TE ~ " C E?\TS C o nfefl ernte .Teff. D!J Yi :;:; saIJ tP. d es i g n flS t h e Lo llrlOii ])l'i ll t FIYE. :111 cl flUOut t h e .-:i 111 e shade of pfl l e b lu e, t h ough wi t h a bit of >i o l et tin;.:c. Th el'e n eY el' wn s sn ch fl n i ss u e, n ncl t h ey n l' e mer el y pl'ini s from nu alter ed p l flfC. o r fln fl ll l'Ouncl fo l'gc n -. F11rtl1 01-. t·h c r e n r e so Cfl lled "s i1n ti'es" of i'l1 e C olum biflns. F o r in stnn ce. i·h 0l'c \\' flS s h o\\' n 11,.: a 4c. ''Fl eet of Co l11mb11 s" in li ght bro,Yn. a Ge. in " si c k " bl u c, fl nd fl l e . in ;::r een i sh blu e. T 1Ie 1· fll'e fl ll fnk c s. f!llcl '" er e c h :1 ngN l in co.I o r h~· t h e simpl e m e:in s of nppl ying l e 111 on j ui ce . ----o-·---W atermark Detecter. .\ ct nfll expel'im ent sh ow s t h flt b en:1.ine i :; t h e pro p er tl1in g to n se in rl et ec ti Ilg \\'fl te1·111 a l'!,s. lt n ot onl y rl i s(;OY er s t h e wfltc r ;n n rk , if t·l w r e i s o u e. b u t. 11·hflt: h of gT cflt impo1·tfl n ce, it does n ot, in th e : fl se of' nuused sp ecim e n s, injure th e Ol'i ;:: in fl l g um in nny wn 1· '" h ateYCL". Thi s. t h en , mu st be a Yel''.1· importnn t i te m to t lJ c c oll ec to r of rnr0 SJW<" im c ns. 'J'h0 s impl est m et h orl i,.; t o plfl cc t l1 e s tnmp. f fl ce dm1' n wflrcl, o n ;:0 1J1 c rlflrk fll't i cl e- fo r )l l'e f c r en ce . a pi CCP 01' Jnpflllll P1l tiIJ - th C' ll COflt OYel' J'r pc J\· wi t h th e !) 011 :1. im'. h1- m cnn s of rt ;:~i' t brnsh o r r fl w c oU-o n . flnd 1!1 e 11·nter111nrk will fl pp en r pl:1i 1ily. Th e h en ;.: ine \\' ill evn p orfli·e qn i c kl.1· :i n cl n ot in jn r c t h e s tnmp in t h e l r flst. - - - -0 From Our Exchanges. Th P l':l!'est rnit ecl Si':l t es l'ev enu e s t·:irnp i,.; t·l! p !f ~t l P r ohntP of \Yi!! i111PP."J'orn t c.- Th c Per fol'n tor. ·' B erm u clrt i s to hnYe fl n e\Y i ;:;: u e of tli e Lr e11·nnl I slan ds t·yiie. - T h e Hom e 11· •. 1 k er. :1 Brn7.i l. J 8fl-l-. 11·i1·1I invPrtP<l ce n t er , is lOlln1 er f eii-. - Th e P e l'fo rntol'. t �TIIE t l , i V ll~G l !\ T A ll Y LEN:\OIJ. ~r:i ;ing b1• c n n pi:o int·ecl to ~·ep re ,.:e nt· t hi s 1mpo l" tn nt t:l' ntc r of p!nlnt e ly . l tn k e th ese lll e n n s to in tTo<ln c c m~·scJ f un<lt' L" 1"11 e nbo y e n o m <l e pJuin c . I wiH e ncl e_:n-_01'. to pl cn;:: e nil. :incl t'.1 c most pe;:: s 11111 s h c of 111 v r e nde r s will _hav e ?O ;.:-r~-~lllds 1'0 1· obj ec ti o n s. I m 11 _h e lmpn1 t1nl to nil. o r f:i\·o r 111y o wn 111 te r e s!s· . ::'lly .i ott inc:,.: " · ill ll e or my ? " ·n 111f o rn1:ition or ·fro !ll goocl 111_1t!1or1t y. :ind I ca n T"Ou c h f'o r :inY wnt111 .c:s nml <' l' th e n hoy e h e n<ling. At th ~ Philate li c ::=ons of .\111 e ri r n Co rwe~tiou . h e lll rl'CC JJ1"1~- nt ..-\t"l:1n t i c Oit.'"- !\ c_w York wn s e lectNl th e n e x t· Co 1_1Ye nt 1o n D SDS) sen t. Q111nlrn. ~,· h o cl n1!ll e;1 th e s upp ort o1' th e C' ll t_rre ,,_cs 1·. mn;::t feel rath e r s o r e 0 y e r t in s d c l: e :11". "Kever g h·e np th e >: hip .'" 0 11rnhn : o p e n th e c nmpni.c: 11 ("?)fo r 1i'!1S. nn<l ~-o u mny po;::s illl ..,· e lec·t· O n1nh:1 for J.'-1!1!). Hnt t nk e one 1'n c t o r nntl c r eo n ;:irl c r a t ion . thnt th e r e n r l' pll'nt·y of n1 !'1nlwrs l"l's iclin g· in th e Rnst nn.<l th e SOTJ 'J'fI. 1f K C'\Y York should :i J,.:o 11 <' fo r t1mn t c e non_g·h to h e c lee t e rl rh<' n e xt eo nYe n tio n <1808) >< e nt or thP AmNirnn Phil ate li c A s>;oe int ion . " ·hi c h S oc iPty c 011ve n e s nt B o>< ton ou A ugn s t '.!-Hh. I pre rli d 1h e lnr c:N;t c:n1"1i0 rin g of ph ilat e li st·;:; thn t e~·e r 1i ,.:s pm l1lccl a 1· on e pin ce. in an~- part of 11i P " ·e;:; tNn ~1 e 111 i sp l~ e rc. ' I' ll(' E mpire Stn1 <' PI_1ilnte liC' So c re1-y Will h e n n o 1"1i e r Soc re 1y to h ol <l n <'OUYP nti o n in this c i t ~-. it h e in µ: ~h e fir s t· o f that p ro;:ql(' r o n s :irnl prm_ni sm g o rgn n iza ti o n . ".l°h i;:: Jn H er S oe r e t~· is in e xi ste n e e hn t n f e w months . :i11d hns n e nrJ,_,. on e hnrnlre <l n1 c n1h e rs. Th e cl:itc of co nYPnin c: h :is n ot y <'1· h l'P n <l Pc icl Pd np o n. hnt . T . lwli e Ye it " · ill h <' a rlny o r h,·o h e1'orP th e ot·J1 0 r n1 eet;:;. giYin;..:· Yi >< itinc: Phil nt·c li st·s p! Pnt·y oJ' tim e to :ltte ncl nil th<' m PPts. :iml IC'tJYin .c:_nll o w :i n pcs for· plt' :l "lll"<' n n rl s ights ee m g. Eve n without· th e .\ . l'. A . nw ct "\Y e e n n Jin H' ·n g·Jo ri o n s t ill! P. It i;:; the int" c ntion of thP S c ott Sh1111p nm! Co in C"'o111pn n~· to i,.: s n <' th e ;:sth l'HIL·\TEl.I ST. e clit"io u of t lw St:i•rLlanl C:1tn log11 e. c :1rli e r thi s y e nr t itan fo nn e rly . Th ey nun o uu ce th e nppe arnu ee of t h e e n r;ilogu e in :'\ o YC' rn !Jcr. nnd n:; the i· Tt h npue nre cl In .J:111u:1ry, \\· e c o n lcl 11 ml.il'nlly s ny t·IJ:1 t t w o cc1t"nl og u es ' \ere is ,.;11 Pd in J~!l"i. Th e n chn n<:e ~- J",e e t s or th e :iStlt " · ill :t]JJll': n· th e ln tter p:1rt of S e pt c m h Pr. I t " ·0 11! 11 h e morn pre l'c rn !Jle li c r e n ft"c r to is s n c th e c :it nlo µ:n e <l<ll"in;..:· tht• 111111 111 01 nl1,.:- .Tuly M" .-\.ug u st. Thi s w o ultl PnliY c n t rncl e to a m o r e lll:lrk etl e xt e n t tllnn 11,- n11Y ot h e r m e 1liu111. Husin e s;:; is :ihYn_,:,. good in t h e wi11te 1·. :11HI will r e mnin so. "·l1 e t h l'1· t h e c-:1 h1 I.o gu c is issu e d t h e n or <lnrin.c: th e s nll!I lll'I". A c h nn .c:e w o ul<l !Jc nil g·aiu nml n o loss . T h e IJ c rnlfl Exelin 11 .c:e !'o r .-\.u g n s t <:O lll]Jl e t es t il e scc o ml YOl11n1P of t l1n t p11 l>li cnt io 11 . :iml t"l1 e ti1·,.:t ~·en l' of its <'Xi s t·e n ee. Thi s pn\lli c nti o u <·OYe r s a fi e lcl e nl"il' P I~- if·,.: ow 11 . prin e ip:111.'· 1 lt e ( 11rl"l1 f' I" nclY:1n f" <"llf'llt of PX<·li:111g·e J' (' Jn t io n s l> e t \\·0e n clenl C' l':O: nn<I eo l.Iecto r s in nil pnJ" ts of tli e \\"O J"lcl. Tl 1e 0clit ori:il pnge is :1 1\y:i ~·s intNP><ti u .g· n1Hl :1 r P.c::ulnr f< •:1 t 11rc is ::\I:11: k 's H e 111 s of lnt·e r est. I h:lYP l0a rn 0tl thnt· H e nry (;rc rlllll f' i. ol' t hi,.; e i i ~-. w :1J1t:-; to ;;,e ll o nt· hi s 0 ntir0 ,.:to c k :1 1Hl µ:oo <l -\\·ill. indrnl in.c:: t li P n10Mhl.'· puhli<-:1 t io n . 111 P ··1 •o ;;: t· Otfi c-P .' . !Ii s n,.:J;in _;..:· pl'if·l· i,.: $ 1.:'iOO. If tli e ··I'ost Oni<·e "' hn s n,.: 111nn,· ,.: 11h:-;c rih 0 r :;; :i s ~[r. G l'e nimPL dni1 ns " r:'l.:iOOl. i t \\·0111 rl h e n pn~·in .;..:· illY<' >'t·n1 c•ut. ii' son 10 0 11p ol' o ur Jn r g·e tlt•:t krs \\·o nl<1 tn ke h o ld of' it. fo l' i;1,.:t :11H"<' . E. T . P:i1·J; e r. This ;..:·c nt"l 0111nn (] ops co n s itl 0r :1 hl 0 :l<lYPI"ti. ·in g. :1n rl it wo nl <l h <' 111 n n l'y in t l1 c· p oc k Pt fo r 1Ji111 to nm t h e p:l J1 <' I" 0 11 th P ,.::11 11!' prin l· ipk n,.: !:n·111111 c l <l OC'Sn 11011,.: p o rµ::111. Bo.:.::e rt· S: nnrhi11. t h e :i11el"io11 J1C'011Ie. int·c 11tl in 1"1111 O il :l ll :IYl' l":l .'-!"l' thrPe S:l ]('S :l lll Olltl1 t h f' (·Olllillg i"e:l SOJl. Snks h nn' n1t·,•: 1<l\· l> t'<' ll S<" h <'t1 n1 P<l fo r f': pptp111 h e r. O c· t·o l 1P r. n rnl ::\ <ff <'lll h e r. 'l"lt 0.' · nr 0 ll oo kin µ: c n 11 >' i.c:1111H' J1t s of ,.; t·n111p,.: ro 1· t·h p,.: p :i rul ot l1 0 r :o:n!Ps . (': 1ta log u es 1'n r th e fit-st ,.:n l.<' :ll"<' 11 0 ,,- in p1·e;:;:;;. On .T:111n:ll"\" 1. 1 1'!1~ . Broo kln1 nn rl t h e SlllTOlllllii11:.:· r·o1rntn· \\·ill· h p nnn 0xerl to :'\ p ,,- \ ·o rk cit ~-. :i nti " ·ill h e kn O.\Yn ns "G r 0:1t<' I" ::\ 0 ;,. York ."" Th e po s t-otti c·P :111t·!Joriti <'>' :1r0 :tli,· p to tl 1e· 0 �10 THE VJl.:.GIN J.\ l' ll!L..\ Tl·: l.I ST. 'Y:tnts of tile p o[Jul:1 c: e nud t he qu ick er d eliYe ry or rnn ii rn:1 tre r , and many improT"em e nt>< nre co nt e 111vl ate d. Tile mos t iruport:1nt is th e pm· 11111 nti c t ube .s y s t e m of mnil ll e li T" e r~-. I' neu wnti c tnb e:; are now be ing pl ncell uud er g round in tl.Ii :; c i t~-. nnd it i·· til e inte ntion t o cnrry tl! e tubes n c ro ss til e En s t riT"e r ('Yhi c h s c11arnte f: C\ c" · Yori,; fro m Broo kJ ., ·n) Yia B r oo klyn Brid ge .and tb e n und c rgro nucl to Broo kLy u ma in pos t- o tli cc. By til e nill of c om p ressed nir. >< 111nll iru11 cn r s s hoot t brongh t he s e t n b e;;; e y c ry two >< econrls, and a:; e:1 c h c:tr hns a c:1pn c ity or 0'.!U let te rs . 0Y01· 10.000 l0Hc rs :111 l1om· cn11 · t hu s b e d e ><pn t c h ecl. This s ~· s t em s n•es n n e nor111011f: nll101111t of tim e n m ! e xp en se. n n cl cl i><p c ll >< C:' " ·it h th e s low ·wa.gon d e liY ery . ~~~~o, ~~~~ Canadian Notes . H e r e n UC' r " .<' 11·iJI nd ns n· cn1lnr (·nrr espo nde nt: fo r 1·11 e ·· \ ·irginin. l'lli l:1tclist." nnrl " ·ill g in• t h e l:i.t·C'>'t n c 11·s in a n e 11·sy s ryi C'. Our <:Ollill1 e 11 t" " ·iii n 111·ay s b e fr ee :iml trnbin>' c•rl. :111c1 C:111 :1c1i a n r ead e r.· ll es irill.c:· t o COlTCf:Jlond >Yit b u s rnny :idd r ess 11 >< ill c:i r e ol' t l1 e e dito r of' this 111n .g :1 zi ll C'. \\-incl so r . Ou t :irio. eo llc e lo rs h:1 Ye p robn hl ~· :is >< Ill:1 ll :1 >'l oc·k of C:1n:1tlin11 jubiliee s 1:1Ill[IS :1 s :in.'· c: oll ee tors in ·Ca.n acl:1 . Th e D e t ro it cuntin::::e ll t c r os ><e d t h e ril·e r anLl cnrri c tl ofl' ·tl1 c Ynl nn ble o nes t h e 111 o r nin g t h C'.1· " ·e r e p l:1ec(l on s nl e . IrYin g E . Patte r s on. C' X-Scc rt> t·:1 r Y :111ll 'l' r e:isure r of t h 2 Domin io n I'h il.ate li c A.ss oc inti o n. !I ns r e n' OH•ll l'rn m . Cn e lpl1 . O ntn ri o. to SO :.\Ii c: lli g:111 nvC'111w. DPtro it. :.\Ii c: l1.. " · he r e h C' " ·ill r e:-;i<l c ill fu ture . Tl!e D om inion P l1il nl e li c .\ SSOC' i: 1tion s ·seco nd nu11un l C nn:11li:111 c ont C' lllJI 01':1 ri es nrny gi ve u s n li UIC' 11 t> w f' . 011 t"i clc o f c:imp:Ii .g n it e m ;::. in fnh n·P. \\.Hh t:IIL' e x ce ption of' Toront o nnrl Ha 111ii t·on. P hil nt e l.r i>' \·r·1 -.1· qui C' t t hrough o ut O n t·n ri o. :i 11 tl th e nv c n1g0 collee t o r SC'C' m s t o hn n~ f'o r "n k C'n hi s s t·a.rnps . l\Ir. \\' e ld o n. in :i 11 E n;:: t·e rn eon t0mpo rary. co n11C' mn s . \l e x . :.\L :.\foirhe ncl'R pa pe r for t h e co urse it h n f: tnk P11 <lm'ing t h e p:is t r·nmpni;:m. \\'e :ire p e rso na JI.'· nc q11:1 in tNl 11·it h :\fr. :.\ f11i rh0:1Cl ... :i nd kn o 11· him to be a t l10rough , 1J igllmiuc1 ec1 g e n t le man . wh o w o uld tell the t ru t h n t all costs :ind irres pe ctive of t he p:i rti es co nce rn ed. Brot he r ~Inir­ ll e acl may hav e hi t s o m e of t h e T oronto Clu b pretty hard dmiu;; t h e pas t c:ampn ig n. but " ·e ha ,.e n e Ye 1· s e en any ol' hi s c h:1rgC's p l'OH!ll to iH·! untru e . How 111:111.r of 011 r li t e ra t ure eol lc·cto r s ha YC >'Cc n a co py of t he .. C:rnaclian .-1..dve rt:h c r." puh li sl! ctl at B r:intfor cl , O n t:.n iu. in .fa n 11:1r.'-. 18Dfi '! T h e paper i>< un li stc1l. s o fa r :1 s 11·e k now. :i nd t he o ne nu111 hc r iss u e r! is Yer.1· r:1r e. f'o11w ol' t l1 c 'l'o ru11ro Ll:1ily vnp cr s e x pre ><>< : L wi>'ll t h:1 t thC' g0\· c r11m e nt rnn off ><u111c more 1h :1nll fie . .Jubil e e sh IUI J•>'. :11111 t-11 11>' tl1•t\•n t th e s peculat·o r s wlIO :1rc co r11 l' ri11g t·J11.::-c vn ln es. (;0Ye ni111 l' n t s :n c not· lJn ilt: t h :it wny , ho ,1·cY<'r. n n<l t·hc ch:111 ve s for a r e h s ne O[ . t hCSl' Y: Iill l'S :Ire l'X C:Cellin g ly !<111:1 l l. Th e JI PW pnp e r C' Xpl'C'tc1l [rom :-St. C'nt h e ri1H '. 0 11 h1 1·i o. !1:1>< 11ot pu t in :1 n n ppc:1 r:1 n C'l' yet. l 'n><><i bi.' · t il e wo11lrl-hl' p uhli !< hPl' S h :1 YC look e d !Je ro r e t-11l'.1· IC':1petl . C.\ :\.\lllAC\ . - - -- 0 Washington Letter . J:)li tor Th e l' irg1r1ia Ph llaft.li 1.:f : l h nd s e n t to u 1c so 111 e ,·c ry in te r es ting stnmps, whi c: h I iiaYC n o t Sl~e a l':·1alo,::;·ne cl , from a plnce in L JL'OJ•l~ t lrn t is s cldo111 )! l' nril of, th e ''' 1i..! u t r •1l D ist1·!ct of :'lln rr.·s nc t 011 t il e frou f·i·Jr of th e !thine l' rov in ce ot' J'r 11 s:; i:1 fl.i! Cl the R e ki:111 Provin ce o f L ic;:;e . .\l<Jl'('Sll e t i:; ti nde r t he j oin t ...:ov c rn1111 •nt •.t' (;U'111 n n.'· :irnl Belgin111. T lw Cod e -Napoil' O I~ i" in force 1herr . a 1u.I f h r Di s t~·i c l pn.Y s t:i x 1o IJotl.1 crnmtri c. ·. Th e s l nrnps s1•1it· 111 e, .,· 1ti lc not 0f til l' l.1cst work111n11 s ilip, a.re I'<J:ll. hnd 1i. o<les t. A nu11 1l' r n l "·i t1Ii 11 ni, c-i c: btpo in t e tl st·nr is in t il e Ce ntTC 01' e a ch >'1::1 1np. n n rl th e ;; 1:1 1· is f: 111Tu uncl e ll by :L c irc:lc• . . \ ll on• t li e l' in·ll- is :in in script-ion i 11 (; e rn 1n 11. a ntl b e lo"· is o ue in Fre11el 1. :1" nli g ht he s up posc1l r rom th e diin~ fo rn1 of goY e rnrn c n t. The s tamps *\Ve are ccrta iu tlii:0 is a Locn l of th e samo ord er of lo- c111T c at l: L• rm a n l1u ·al s, l 111t w e• 11: 1\·c l1ec n 1111al>le t o c at e a " ne utra l J)i sHk t ., o f 1'1n re:-: nct 1•11 r cli s ('osa l in thi s d ty.- 1':1n T11 n. 11 0 anv atl as a t · �TH E VI RGI:\'li\ P J-l lLA T E LT ST . i n my p osse ·s iou a r e 1 pfe u n ig, g r een; 2pf., b lu e ; 3pf., Yi olet; 4pf., orange; 5 p f., c h oco la te, n ud 50 pf., r e el. A ls o ~w e n velope, 20 pr., g r ay. T he pos tm a r k r e nds "Kelm is, i\1or es n et." It w o ul d see m t h at t h e r e s hould be v;1 Ju es iu te rn1 ed inJe t he 5 pl'. a ncl 50 vr. of t he acl hes iYes. \ Vh eth e r t hese sta rn ps h a Ye bee n use d fo r in t e rn nt ional posta ge or n ot. l h av e not b een ab le to fiucl o u t , ancl " ·oulcl be g lncl to kn o w m o r e a bou t t he m. HJALi\I AR O.Jit fE . (S iu t: c tli c a l 10 ,·o ll ns Uec· n pnt i nto ty pe we h nv c nn·othcr co m11 11n1icnt iou fnJlll uni' corrcspo ud c ut, dcsc ri Uiu ;; i11 dPtail th ese stnrnps. . \ IJo,·c t he tlo 11 1Jlc c ird o t he wonl iu g rcad:0: '' llc-l 111 i:.:c.r Vc r;;;: eh r:o:-.:-\n stalt. N e u' ra les Ge ld c t vo u 1\h1rc:.: 11 ct ; ' l;ulow : " Pos t<' l 11 tcricu r 1 'l'crrit oirc X c11 trc de :'l l orc:.: nct. ' 1 ln ;ultli ti o n the va l ue i~ giv e n •' r. _P n:~N 1t : . 11 .I u ri ;.d1 t a nd left 11ppcr cn rn crs .a ,,·iu gcd wheel ; lo wer co rn e rs, a p t1~ t h o r 11.-}: 111 Tl• H .l - - - - 0 The Natural History of Stamps. or n il po,.; t;1 g(' s tn 111 vs b ea rin g illu s1:rnt io11 ;:: 01' n11i111n1". n o ne can a fford g r c:i tc r i11 t·e rcs t t hnn The Ynr io u s A u s:t r n li;111 st·n 111p>< t1 1;1 t b ear p ict ures of 1he kn 11 µ.':I rOO. :l IHl it· is lJl"O ]IOSetl to {l c 1·ot e a sl' ri l'S o[ n rti c les to Zoolo.!:;'.1· n>< ta u !!!J t h.1· st·a 111p,.;. nncl in t hi s fi r st m; ln h e r t·o t he gTe a t p:rn y kn n p:ar oo in va r t·ic11l a 1·. i11 n,.;11 rn c h a >: it is t h e 1ii c t ur0 or t hi ,.; i11t Pr 0,.;ii11g a 11 i11 1n l thnt ~1 d or n ,.; th e ;:: t ;11 11ps of >:0 111 c or t h e A u ><t r :i Jinn ro lo ni L'><. It f; ('(' lll S h es(". ht'l'Ol'C' d C'SL·t•i \lill ,C:' t hi s pn rti c ul nr ><pel!i0;::. to .g iY e ,.;o m e nc· {·oun t of t h nt 1.: la,;,.; n l' n11i111 a 1" 1"o w hi c h t l1 e knn !!a roo h t>lo n g><. n,; th e Y<1 r io11 >< 11 1 e m b e 1 ·~ of ;r,oo l o~· it-;1! c lns><C'f' h:ivt• rn n n1· int·r r0,.;t·i11 g · c- hara cte ri st ic. i n L:O lll;ll Oll. Qf C'O U;'~C'. 1'1H' ka 11g·;1rOOf< b e· l o n g- t-o tlu· p: rf'at· c-1:1>< ><. :\I a rnm :Ilin ; bu t 1hi s c-ln><>< i;:: cl h ·iLl C'Cl in to two g re nt >< Uhdas>< e>: o r gT011p>:. aceo nlin g· to t he 1.:omJ>:l ra t·i\·r >: t·:i 1·0 o r <l c1·r ln prn ent" of' t h e yo u ng a t hi1· t h . Tho >:e or t-h e ft r >:t a nd h igh Pr >: u h-das>: a r r cn ll ecl I' l<1<.:rn t:i l, o r E u t he r ian ma111111 a l>:, s in ce t he ir YOUll C" a 1·e brough t in to t"l1e \\"Or]d i n :l ;11 or e. o r less hic:·h s ta t e of pcl"J'ec tion . T hi s h ig h clcgl'e.e i>: d ne to t he co nn ec1 io n l.JC't\\" er n t h r e irc11l nto l',V >< .v >: t e m s of t h e 1'oe t u >< :i ncl rna t e!'n a l pare n t, <lur in g t he g rcntcr po r t io n of t he in t e r u te ri ne l i f'r , by a 11 o rg·n n te l'm e tl t h e 11 p lacen ta, wbi cb a ll o\\·s :l lm os t a s comp lete oxyge n at io n of t h e 1.Jlood of t h e f oet u s a s of t il e p:l r ent. Wi t h t- h h s n b-cl::iss 1Ye ll aY e n oth ing to clo in t h is n r ticle, bu t will t urn to t he seco nd o r low e r ord er , call ed Imp la ce n tn Is or ::\Ietat b e ri ans. T h e ~'O tmg of t hi s Ru b -cla ss al'e bo n1 at a • e r y e a l'ly stnge of cl e Ye lopm e n t , and a r e in a n exceeLli ngly h e lplL'.·s conditio n , b eing· li t-t ie mo re t han liYin g birs of s l.I ::ipele>:s ness. D urin g t i.l e inte r -u t·e r iu e li fe of t he fo e tu s t h e r e is no p la ce n tn I co nn ect io n 1Je t\1·ee11 its b lood Ye >< sr ls :rn tl t hose of its pare n t : so oxyg e u a t io u is Ye r.1· i m pe rfec t. :i u cl a t Hs hir t h. in a Ye r y nI<l i1n e n tn ry fo r m, i t is trn n sre1Te Ll to t h e t ent s of its p:i.r e n t, to whi e h it tightl.1· nd h e rt •s for a J ou~ p e ri od. it>: lips, for t hi s pnrpo" e . b e ing J'o nn e tl into pe r fec t· ,.;ncki ng· orga n s. ln m ost c;1>:e>: t-11 e Yo1111 c- of t ll e I mp la ce n t al s a 1·e p rotect~tl ·in- fo lL1" of t h e >: ki n o n t he a bdomen of t h e t'e m nle. for m in g p o uc he s . in whi c h the t en t s are co11tn i11 cd . nn cl h e n ce t h e name ' "i\I ars npi n r· or ··ro n ch r <l m am m :i l"' npvli ecl to t hi s •a ri r ty of t he Im plnce ntn ls . It ii:: a s ing ul a 1· fa c t t ha t·, w ith t l! e exee p tio n of t h e pg·g·- I a ~· i n p: ma m ma ls . n lmost t h e e n t ir e ::\fa m ma li an fa m i J~· of A11 stTnli n is fo nn Nl of t h e ::\fa r >: u pial s, :i ncl t h :it t h r Y are 11 0\\·h e r e at t h e p r ese n t· cl ;1y fo ni1cl o u t>: id e of A u stra la>: ia. wit·h 1'11 e s in :::·Ie ;1 1Hl \\" C'll ·kn o 11·n e xce p tio n of tl; c opo>:>: n rn>< co nfin ed to A m ET ica. T b o n g- h th e y ou n .c- of tl! e ~I nr,; llp ia l s cLin.g fo r n 1011 .:::- ti 111 e to 1he te:it;; of t·h e pa r r n t-. t hey cl o not ext rn ct milk ti1· >< JH' id n c-. a>: d o 1h e l 'l n ce nt·n Js. hn t h ;i" Ye it l"; ri oll ica ll .1· i11 j ee t·ed into t h e ir >:to rn a <· h ;:. hY th e <"O n t ra c t io n of cr1·t n i 11 R]lPe i n 11 _,. · tl PYL'lop Prl rnusd es 0Ye rl \'i 11 c- the rna mm n n · !!.·l;lllcl of 1h e 1'e111:1i e. · t h e y o 11 :1g l>e iu.g· preYe11 t·ecl 1'1'0 111 c h oki n g- cl m·i n.c: t h i;:; prn ces1=; hy a >:p ec ia I a 1T:i 11 g·e 111 e n t· of t h e " ·in cl p ipe . w h ic h . tl n l'in g t h e p r ri ocl thnt t h e ~·0 1m g r Pm :Iin i n th e po u ch. 0x t e n rls nil t h e " ·n_,. up to 1h e hin d er a p eJ"t nre of t he no,;tril >:. t h e 11 1ilk flow in:::- on each s i<l e of 1hi s 111he "· it h on t cl n n c-e1· of >: tr;111 c:·11I at io n . \Y he n there is TIO ]O!l!!.'C l' a ;!\" n eeeRRitV fO I' t l1iS i nj ec t io n J:H.o<"e>:s .· t h e In n ·n·x is s h orte n e d b ~· n at 11r0. a llll h r e ath in g· :1ucl >: 1Yn ll 01l"i 11 c- a r e cn r r ie<l o n in t h e n s n al m a nn e r . T-TnY in g tk sc r ibCLl the p rin c i- �12 THE V I RG l :\' I A PH 1L.-\TE LI ST. pal c: haracteri stics ll i :; tin g uis!Jiug t il e :\larsu pial s f r o;n t il e I'Ia c:enr::i l s, to wl!i c:h fo rm er sub·c: l a ss b el on g the knngor oos, we will now g i1·e so m e a cco un t of t h e various chara c:te ri s ti cs of t h ose inter es tin g an ima l>'. \l·hi c h. by t h e way, cannot b e call ell typ ic:a l sp eeim en s of tl!e :.\In r sn p inl s, iua smn cl! a s they ha n~ b ee n s11ee i n II .1· m olliti erl for a 11eculinr moclt~ of pro;.rre:::si o n- l enping- t hi. · spec: inl 111otlifil-nti o n r e111 0Ying th e111 v ery fnr f r o m th e 1'.rpic; il :.\fa r snpinl s. t h o n ;~h t h e ~· o th erwi se p os:-; ess :11I essen t in I c: ha r n c terist ie;; of t h at typ e. Th e fore l eg-s of n il knn g-a r oos :ire v ery sh o r t :111tl f fe h l e. Irn t th e hind l eg-s a r e Yr ry Jon p: n ml power fu l. enn b l i ng- t h em to ta k e y p1·.1· gTent Jenp;;. T h e.1· n r e aII :1 Jso p nrel y Yeg-e t·ah l e f eN l er s nnd were th e rumin ant;; of t h eir h:ihi tn t b efo r e th e introrln c tion of tl om es ti c n11 i111al s. T he t':nnil y :.\In cropoclitln e. t o " ·hi c h n il k:rn .:::aroos nncl t h eir a lli e;;: h c l o ng-. i;;: tliYi<l C'tl in to 1111m er o 11 ;; g en er :1 . in t h e fi r ~t of " ·h ic h i s cl as;;:Nl th e g-r cn t kn 11 .g·n roo. th e sulijcc· t ol' t l1i s sk etc h . Til e fir:-;t gTc•nt g r :1.1· kn11garoo t o co n 1p 111Hh•1· 1'J1 p 11 oi it- e o'J' E11ropl':1n :-;cienti st:-; w:is n spec· i11 1011 kill ('(l h~· m emb er,; of Cnp t nin Coo l;";; nc·11· in 1110 nt t h e m onth of th e E1ul 0nYo m· riY er. in ::\ p 11· . 0 11 th IY:1J e,;. Thi s ;;ppr-i111 e11 w:1s Px nmitwrl n11tl r Ppn rt·e<l on hy Sir .TosP p h Bn nk ,;. :i 11 ntnrnlist. \\·ho wn s a rn Pnil w r of the exp erliti nn . Th e gT 0at knn .C!nroo is f n111ilin1·l ,\" l,11 0\Y ll h~· th <' col oni sts n s t h e ··hoo 111er .'" '·0J1l mnn. " 01· '"1'o r es t e1·.'" nrnl nn t nrnlists h nYe .: ::in' n i t th 0 11n111 e of · ·~cn ero prn l i<ln e g·ig-:i n l·r n "... Full -g r ow n sprc i 111 e 11 s at:1·a i11 t h e Jpn g-t h of' ll!i in c- h es fro 111 i'ip of n ose to tip of ta il. t l 1c l :itt'r r ro ns11m i11 p: :"2 in c- hes of t h nt nnrnher. nncl r en<·h t he \\"(' i .:::I1 t ol' 200 ponrnl i". Thi s s1wcirs i s of n .:::r n ce t'nl bni l cl. 1Y i l'l1 l'Oft hn ir. g-r :i yi l" h-hrn11·n nho1·0 nnrl n l mol"t wh i te o n t·h p nnrl0 r p:irt·;;: n 111l l cg·s. t h e m idrll c oi' t·h r mm:;d e !w ing l1 ni r .v h 0l'\\·ep 11 I' ll <' no:-;fT il ,;. It l in' s i n t l 1e o p en p l:1 in s. n 1ul i ,; t h e >'Onrr·e of' .:::ren t i"JlOl't to hnnt·r r s. \\·h o pn r :-;11 e i t with tl op:s n>: i s d on p " ·ith t·h e tl PP I' :rnd f ox in Europ e n :1<1 .\ m eri r-:1 . its 11 er t 11 e><s emi u enl'ly rp1:ilif',,·in .::: i t !'o r Tl 1e i"por tsmnn ·,; rn >" i·itli o 11 sn rss. n>' " ·('] ] :l>" i ts Yic· iom: :111 <1 po11·p r f nl ki r· k wi t·J1 its 11ind l P.!.!'S " ·1! " 11 :lf' l i:i .\·. ll'hi r· h it· dr l i n~rs \l"hile u::: i11· .. i t:; t:!i l l eg fo r suppo r t. :1:; nu adtli t i onnl F. S., .Jr. ~~~~ o~~~~ A Hobby. \T el.J ste r sn.r s that n h ol.J ll\· is any fn vo ri t e ob,i ed. 1-ll' a !so sn.1:·::; r h n t a !J~bby i s t hnt 11·hi clt a p er so 11 p ur:sue s \\·1t h zen l o r cl el i;;;il t . X o w , i t i s t l! e imeutio11 o f thi:s nrticl e to <l o m ore t h nn to cn ll atten t i on to t h e 111 en n in" Of t·h e \\"Ol'l] h ol.Jby, ;Jll(] i t i s t h e ea rn es"'t cl el' ire to iml it:nte th e fnd th :1t t h os e p er so 11 >" w h o haYe h obl.J i es-nnd t h e m ore nbnn cl n n t l :r t h r llett e> r - fi ll n mos t impo r tn n t p la c:e in this \Y Orl cl" s econ om y, h ot h from :in in t ell ec t nnl a s w ell n s a n1 o rn l stnml110iut. . ::\01~·~ to C? ll cc: t ~iostag-e stn111 11s i s t h e :1 .!.!Tea t 111:iu_,. P<' l'· l'O n s o t t h1 >' JH"P>"Pnt 1lny : it i,; n lm ost t h e n e1n •st ot t h e c oll ec t or s· h o b hi es . i n fad . t h e h n mlling ot 1h e 111 is s~ c:om·p 11i e11 t. :i t ~ l0 11 >':1 1 Hl p ostn ;..:·e stamp s enu b e pl :l<'Pll 111 n n em ·e Jo p e :111cl :-; ent a 11 .n 1·h er e IJ.r 111a ii t'o r a t ri ti e. A l.Jook t hn t c:1 11 h e c-:i rri l· cl i111tl er th e nr 111 w ill h o l d h untl r e<ls of t h o n s: 1n tls o1' them. This i s 11 ot to t h e sn 11 1e extent· t h e c: n se wi t h coi n s, m ednll', :HTo w-h c:icl s, fos s i l s, mi11 c rnl ::;. o l c c: hinn. r c-Ii cs. pi ct ures, b oo k s. etc .. ete. T h ey nre nil co mpn1:n t i1·eI.v m or e o r l es s hulk~- a n d ex 11en s1v e. co n sef]u enn.r l ess p o p 11 Iar . T h e r e fil"~ h ohhi rs i111111m ernhl c . Th e n bt1ve 111 c !1 t 1011l'cl do 11ot eo 111pi-;.se a hnnt1 1·r<l th IJ:l l' t. O n e llHlll r a 11 c: i cs t hi >: nuoth er t h nt: a i :cl t·h e 111 :111 wi t h ;.;_ h obby hn s fil l' g·e 11 Prnl ;;;1fis l'n 1.:t io n of knoll'i n g· t·hn t. 1! o t·11·ith ;:tn m lin g- hi s oft'e11 jnt·en;: e llel i.:.:bt wh Pn h e hn s n c qni r etl n11.rt·J1i n.c: l' e\\-, rnre or s tTnnc:e perhn p s th n t lll' h ns h ce u 10 11 .C! 8 e nr c b ~ ing- ·for. ni s J'el1 0 11·-1m 111 w ill n ll ow thnt hi s plPns 11n• i s hnnnit•:<s. Y Ps. ] pt it h e r ep e:it0tl OYL'l' :ind on·r n;.rni n. h n rm~ ess-.110 :~ p ec nln t· i~ ·n . n o g n111Iil i n ;.r. 11 0 1n toxwnt·1on. 11 01' !1111 .C! lll o r e t h:111 p l ea sure. sn t·i s1'nc t·i on. offl·n 1l cli;.rht , nn cl pl easnre n11d 1h•l i.c:·li t u l' ,; n (' IJ n pnre kin cl . Th e lll LJ;:t pnritnnil'nl )J Pr so n t hat ev er l' X i st·?1l. i r h e "· e1·e to \l":l tc h one r e1·urning h o111e ll'i t h a post·n;..:·e :-;tnm p or a ro i11 in hi s poc: k et .i11s t a c qu i r ed. :incl wa t c- h hi s hn]lJ•Y ex press i o n , nnd t h en. o n hi,; n rri vn l nt hi s !J o m e, t h e f eeli n g tha t h e p c>-ses .~es it", n 1ul a ga in , tav o n t ~ o bJec t of �t. l T l 11·: \' 11-tGli\" IA PHIL:-\TELT ST. " ·hen h e bn s q u:etly se ttl ed clo11·JJ, 11·atcll hi m exami n e oYer allCl over a;w in , prolJalJly wi t h a m ag JJ if yi JJ g g la ss. h is n ew t r eas u r e. a ud t h i;; treasure v ery lik ely not wort h a ni cke l. n n d a ll this p lea s u re a n d d e li g h t fro m a t hin g not 'Yo rth a n icke l. Yes . it is a fnct . nucl n il beca u se it is h i;; h obl.Jy, hi s favor ite o bj ec t-t he th in g· 11· hi ch he 'p u rs ue.· wit h de lig h t p u r e a s w ell a s It a r m less. The re is !:!Teat ness in h o bbi es a lso. T o w ha t do . tile~· lend? Coll ec tio n s b e·.-.·nn in a v en· s mn ll way r i;;e f r om ind iYiclna l to ~:ect i o n a l. ft-0111 that to nat iona l, and th e n to o::o llec l"io n ;:; of wo rl dwide imp o r ta n c~ and in calc-u lable va 1ue. fi Ii i n.[!; t ho ns a ml ;:; of r oo ms. s n ch a s t il e Pope';:; collec tion s in t l1 e Yaticn n Pn lnce at Hom e. l t is not pleas ure of th e pn r e;:;t ki n d o n I.r t h at com es to th e coll 'ct·o r . b n t t hose w ho :ire s tendy a n d p ers cv cr inp: ofte n mak e p:1·eat p:ain. It stands to rea .·o n that as st· an~ p;:; ::i n d co in s. et·c .. b ec mn e old t h e ~· h eco 111 e r a r cr and th e r efore m o r e 'n l u a bl e. A pi cture collect o r 's treasures 'Ye r e so lll by a n c1"io n a short time s i13ce. T h e ~· r eali zed o,-e r :):-1-00.000. Th ey h nd n II h ce u a cq n irecl dmin;::- the collecto r' s lifetime . ancl mo s t· J~- a t pr ices m nch Jess t h an t ho;:;e r eal ized. Coll ec tio n s of p o;:: tap:e ;:;t-:1111ps. co ins. et c .. are co n s t· aut-1~' 1.Jein!! ;:old f'o r Ja r p:e s nms. and a .· t h ey hnpp cn it s h a ll b e r ecord ed in t hese coln mn s : for. h o,Yever mn ch t h e e nth u siasti c collec tor u;a~· d e;::pi. e tllnt 11·h ich is so r did . h e finds it ex t r e m el ~· interes t'ing to learn t l1 e pri ces others pu t up on objec ts h e · mn ~- own or 1.Je in l'enrch of. In con clu s ion . tl:; ose who hnve hobb ie;:; are vn lnnbl e m eml.Jc rs o f l'ocie t:i-. T he nrts ,-.-o ulcl h e d enrl wi1"11 011t t h em . :rnd sc ien ce '"ouli1 harrl l.v hnv e work ed its '\\' flV int::> exist e n ce-nn~r . civili zatioD-'\\:ithont th e acq n is ito n · t eurl e n c ~· : '"on ld no!· have rai~ erl mnn nbove t h e t r oglodyte. G. \V. C. The Queen's Postage Stamps. 'J' h e r e ign of Qu ee n Yi <" toria i'pnns th e "·hol.e p e r iod s in ce th e introdu cti on of ch eap ]10l'ta.ge , n n cl th e ll l'e Of ~cl ­ ]J e;:: i, ·e ;:;tnmps for mn il p 11l"po;:;es. '1 h e Q n ee n ni'ce n cl ecl t h e t hr01_1 e in ~83 7 : nucl in thnt ven· ~-enr Sn· Ro " lnncl 13 Hi ll publi shed b is J':un o us pamphl e t on "Po::;t-otlk e H e fo rru ." 11·1l ic h ])l'e pn r ecl · t h e ' my f o r pen ny p os t·a ge. Adh esiYe s ta m p s for the pre paym ent of pos tage 11·et·e p n t o n sa le :\I n ~- l , 1840. A. Ieall in p: cla iJ , - n e w s pape r of t hat elate d escribed them co nte m pt uo u sL.1· a s '· I.Ji ts of s ti ck ing p la ster for clnbbing on t·o let te rs ." and S ir TI°'Yland Hi ll IJim self w as not s:rngu in e t h at t· h e~- 'Youlcl co m e into ge n ernL u se : ll n t t h e cle mn ncl fo r th e m ,~·a s so great that the presses of t h e P.tnmp Offi ce, tho ug-h th ey " ·01·k ecl n ig-ht nnd day. 11·er e n ot nble to s u pply th e m fast e no u;::-h . Ot he r co un t 1ie;; ;:;oo n a do p ted th e in n ovati o n- Brnzil and Zuri c h in 1843. G e neYa in 1844, nml th e rn.itecl Stntes in 1847. after se v er:i l c.: 1:·i ier loca l exp e rim en ts in K e'" Yo r k. ::;i. L oui s, a nrl elsew h er e. T h e rle Yicc pr in t ed n po n t h e first B ri t· i~ h ntl11e;;ive s t·nmp wa s t h e h ead of th e ~-o unp: Quee n in pi·ofil c. Britis h <'O n:-:ervnt·is m nnd British ! 0 ~·:1lty nre both 'Yell ill u,::tr:1 tecl in t lle fact t h at thi ::: sam e ~-outhful portrait is still til e fa Yorite rl eYi ce. The r e " 'fl!' n n ot ll c r nnd ,-e ry n H r acti v e v o r t rn it of th e Q u ee n. a fro nt , ·i e"-. wi t h a c1·o" ·n , 'Yhi cl! ,,-a s u secl o n Cnn :Hln :rn 1l ::\ova P. co tin s tamp s of 1851. ancl Inte r in s om e form 0 11 those of Kc\\· 7.ea ln ml. \':1n D iem c n 's Lnncl . t he Bn h:1 ma s . Q uee n l' l:1 nd. :1 nrl sev ern l ot h er Colo n ies . Bnt fo r so m e rea so n it 'Y:i s not co n ti nu ed in u se. :i n cl a ll t h e i~s u es c nt'l' Y i n.:~: it: nre n ow ob;:;ol2 te . Still nn oth e1: p ortrnit of th e ~·o u th ­ f nl Quee n. a f n ll-len gtl! figure. seated upon ::i thron e. il j)i'1e:11'<~ d up0 n 1ll e :;;tnmps of t J1 c Coi•• t': of '."ido ri :1 in 1802. anrl wn s r etn iuecl fo r :oeYe rn l yea r !'. l l ;::eem s not to bnve l :een a f a ~-orit e : :1t Jea1;t. it w as not u sed i n any of tb e otlle r colon ies. l\'o st-:1mp colle tor .:nn lo n;:r 1111r;:u e thn t: rliY c rs ion " ·itll o nt ue inp: 1111 1.r<>;:;srd wit·h th e ext pnt of :h e Hr iti s h p t:s "ess ionl'. n ncl t h e mnltit' ncl e :1 nd " '1 ri e ty of' t h r eo l0r rrl hi t!' of pnper prc;:;e n ti ng· t h e port-rn it of' th e Q n ee n: fo r , t h o n gh ;:;0mc of t h e Colonie!' hav e alW 'lY~ r e tn in erl cl i;::t·in ctiY e cl 0signs 01' t h e.ii· o"·n . Lik e the sh ip of Br itish G n inna or th e S\Ynn of \ Yestern .A. ni'trn l ia. most of th.!m h nve nrefcLT Pc1 thf! Q n ee n· s port r ait-.- Scot ti;:h -Am er icnn. �14 THE VIRGIN IA PH ILATELl ST. and ge ue rn l appea rn nee it is a c reel it to both publi s her and printer . \Ve trust i\Ir. Chnvmn n ha s e nJ oyecl his Y:1 Cil t ion t r ip, :l llll wi ll have b i:; li ttle sto ry to· te ll in the ~\.u g u s t m 11 11ber. "'l'he W eekl y P h ilate lic Er[!. " of Ju ly 31, 1897, is before us. Its ed itor Yery kincl ly [!eJrnowleclges t he receipt of our 1n·os1Ject us, "·b ich frow [I ll <l1l1er so urces, eli citecl ouly co mp lim ents ancl goocl "·is hes for th e s uccess of "The Virgi u ia Philatelist." Thi.· lJarti cnl a r ed ito r, ho"·ever , app ear. quite brotherly (?)-cloubts ou r '·iu tent i0ns" exp re. ·sed in th e pros pect us, aucl [lltogether, receiYes t he announ ceme nt of our fo rth co min g with delig htful "Yn icis m. It is ou r announ ced poli cy to fear uone, be fri encl ly to a ll. ancl to avo icl all per sona l controver s ies, he11 ce it is with regret w e f eel ca JI eel u11on to rese n t s uch unkind lin ess s ho wn us in our infancy. ·w e t ru st t hat the general appea ran ce of t hi s, o ur in itial number . w ill convince our Portfarnd co ntemporary that w e are n ot un lik e th e boa cons tri ctor-ca pable of : bou lderin <>· t he respou s ibilities of Ji fe fr om birth"' :rnd that in the f u tm e our r elations' wi ll be e ntirely ami cable. "Th e H era ld Ex c ba 11 ,ge" fo r A ugus t is a t hancl. Au ex ce pt·ionally fin e paper! Part of thi s publ ication is printed in Ge rman. wh ich is a m ost commendable feat ure, b ein g, as far as we know , t he only Ge rm a n-Ame ri ca n sta mp pape r in thi s co un tr y. Success to "'l' he H erald Excha nge !" "The Home \Y ork er" fo r Ju ly is to hand. U p-to-ela te, as a lways. Philateli c poetisiug is ger.ern ll y a fa ilure, but t he Hom e ·worke r has a good one in tbi: numb er: "A Costa Ri can," by " K eras." As w e are abo ut to go to press, No. 5 of "Th e H ome vVork e r" mnk es its app earan ce. Its e ig ht i1age.- :rncl cover are full of matter ol' inte res t to ph ilateli sts, a lso anot!J e r phi lato-poet ical effu sion by " K eras." The first philateli c exc!Ja nge to r each us was tbe Ju ly "Pe rfo rato r," publishe d by H enry A. Clrn 11m n 11. In co ntents Vo l. I, ~o . 3, of " I' h ilnte lic Literature" is [lt hnud. Full of 1·en clnbl e matte r from co ve r to cove r. \'i-e nc k11011·ledge rece ipt of E. F. G[l m bs' pri ce-li s t of sta m [Is, " Th e Ca l ifo rn ia Phil,'ltelis t." Steel-Plate, Lithog raphed and Ty pe= Printed Postage Stamps . The g rente r mnjor it:y of s t:n mp co llecto rs cann ot cli .'ti ug ni s h tbe t.lif'fe re nce b et ween , s tee l or COJJ11e r -p lar e print, li thograph ic p r int, and t y p eprint. It wi ll , t he re fore, b e of inte res t to many of our r encl e n ; to learn th e di st ing u is hin g fe n f u res ol' th e thr ee processes as [!pplicLl to th e 11l'inti11.::: of postage s tn 111 ps. \Te s hall b egi 11 wit h th e Copperpla te s tamps. 'l'l1 e impre;;s ion, that mos t s tamps a re printed fro m .steel-plate, is erroneous . Coppe r-11ln te, steel-faced b y th e galva n ic process. is in ge ne rnl use. b e ing better aLlnptecl t han s teel-fa c ic p lntes . Th e des ig n is e ithe r e ng ra vecl 011 t11c p late by ba nd , [I S v.·ns t he ca se 11·it!J th e obsole te Sydney .- tamps, or by m eans of th e pboto-m eclrnni ca l process, th e lntte1· b e ing in ge ne ra l u se to-dny whe re plate-printed stamps are issu ed. The g rooves cu t in to t he p lnte h.1· th e eng rn ve r a re fiLled " ·itb ink, tl 1e s heet is laid up on t he plate nucl s ulJj ectecl to ,g reat pre"sure. Th e ink is " lifte cl ou t" adh e ring to t he pnper, and appears " rai sed ." Such prints are easily di s tingui s hed by holding tl1 e s f:nmp ns lant to t he lig ht, " "IJi ch \Yill r cJ'l ect on 1'11 e ra i><ecl Lles i.:::n. lea Ying th e s urro unding· p111w r i11 sha llow. If onf• ha s a se ns iti ve to11el.I the rai sed prin t may b e r eaLl il.1· fe lt by pass ing the finger ove r th e fa ce of the sta mp. 'l'h e first iss ue of P russ ia will serv e [I S e xample. An ~· b egin ner can try this wi t h a cc urat e r esu1ts. The n ext cln ss of stnmps are those �TJ-JE \I JJZ G l !\ IA P HILATELIST. produced by th e Lithogrnphic process. The d esign is drawn 011 s tone, whi ch h ns t h e q unli ty of ab sorb ing oil and water. The des ig n is in oil , to whicll th e ink, app lietl b y ha rel leatlJ e r rollers , ad her es, tl 1e b lank pla ces, being fi rst dnmp e11 ed by 111 o ist cloth roll ers, do n ot " tn k e"' i nk. Th ese st am ps are perfec tly s moot h on t h e ir fa ce n s w elL as back. The tl es ig n. g:en ernlly spea king , la cks t h e s lt c1rp11 ess of t ile en graved plate, es pec ia lly n oti ced "·her e sharp Jin es occur in n1 c tlcsign . For exampl e sec t he fi rs t is ,.; u cs of B:icl cn and Oltl enlrnrg·. 'l' h e t hin! nnrl m ost gcncr:ll J.1· emplo_yed lWO C't' ss- h e iu.!.!: ch ea p es t- is tll e 'l'ype·priut·. in d uclin.g· 111 0Ynbl1e printers' ty11e, \\'OOtl t'n g ra\ill.!.!:S, st:0 rcot-ype a rnl elec t rot-ypc pl nt cs. lt is t he princ iple 15· of platp pri n t r eYersetl. 111 plate -prin t t h e design to b e 11rod u ced is cut in to. tlJe p late ; in tytJe-print t he d es b.:n to l.Je printed, is left r;1 is ccl nncl the l! lr,nk spa ces c u t out. J nk is appli 0d by menus of a ro ller t ou chin g .)n! y r:udi pa rt·s as a re le ft r :.i b;e tl, and cle11ositi u g. 110 ink in t h e groo Yes . Tlle print !u. nU tll r0e ca ses is produced b.r l 'l"·~:s ::rnr e ,. and \Yi tll t ile type-prints is r eadily tli s t ing uis lrnb le by lloltling th em a slant to th e ·light, when t h e e l'l'ec t '" 1JJ b e· j us t r e Ye rse from tliat of t he s ter> lp lat e, tile d esign remn.ining in s~~ arlo1Y , the 11·hite parts np penr in g r ni>:e cl. .-\ s. a. r es ul t of' t h e press ure iu p rin ting fr om typ e. n, sli gh t impress ion is u oti ceable on t he b:i ek of the se stflmps. For example f<ee t h e prese nt iss u e nf Ge rmany. $3.00 FOR 15c. THE HERALD EXCHANGE ANO TWO CENTS EXTRA FOR POST AGE. S UPERB i\ION'l'HLY . Sub scrip tion , 2:; c. S a mple cop y free . Adverti s ing r a t es : 'h in ch , 20c.; 1 iucb. 35c .; 2 in ch es, 65c . ; 3 111ches, !'l:J 1~: 1 co lumn, S3; ~ p ag e , ;;450; 1 pag e [ 2S~ in ch e 0 ] , SS .75. ~- Pm:<'l' I X<; IS O U R SP EC IALTY. " ' e print e veryt binp;, from a small Yi s iting ca 1·d t o a 7 -co lnmn n e w s p a per. Fi rs t-cla ss wo rk g uaranteed . L o w prices . Address a ll c om muni cat ion s to M. TAOSIG, )L\XA G E!t , 9 E. 108th S t r eet , :X ew York. I will se1Hl n, s h ee t o l' :100 \Ill us ecl "\Vest Incli e Islnn cl stn mps, cntn loguecl at $3.00, pos t fr ee, fo r 17c. Cns h witll a ll ord er . . Remit in l e. fl \\ Ll 2c. uuu s ccl s tamps . Ca n aclin n buyer s enu r e mit in .J ubil ee stamps, nn y va lu e. wn. A. McDONNELL, Hi46 l\Iaclison Ax e., ~ e w York City. il[ cmlicr uf th u P. :-'. of .\ ., :-'. of P., 8 . P .\ .: C. P. S., N . P. S. and :-:.cc re ta ry or E. ::;. P. S. JnJ- S ES JJ Fflh' J:/ .. I p. S /\ ,...:. . ~ (dl Uryique publi<:atiory. + + + THE REVENUE PHILATELIST. P U BLISHED QUAR'l'ER L Y . SubRcrip t ion, 25 c. per ann um. :-::;p eciln en copy , lOc . A COLllplete illu strated ca talog u e of t h e revenu1> s t amps o f t h e wo rld is a prnmin en t fen t u r e oi t b e Publi catio n . .J OHNSTOWN $'l'AillP CO., 436 Somerset S treet, Jolrn s t o w n . Pa. LONE STAR STATE PHILATELIST ABILENE, TEXAS. -*THE REPRESENTATIVE MAGAZINE OF THE SOOTH. -*- THE 'l' h L• lead in g l'b il at eli c P a pn of t h e F ree S en d fo l' smnp le copy. HOY B . BRADLEY, Ed it o r nnd l'11b'r, Hox I-I, A.bi le nr , 'l'exu s . L A TELIC ASSO C IAT IO N. ~on th ! co p y . HOME WORKER, S 111J scrip lio 11. :!5e. n y e a r. A ;lv e rt is in g ra t es . :-.oc . an in ch. Knoxville, Tenn. A UL11·c:-;s , P. 0. Box 25. K.uoxvill e, 'renn es8ee . MURPHY'S HOTEL, l\ICH MOND. \/A. l'Hu :-;t ce n t1·a1l ,Y lon.l tecl fo r seein g anfl p ·en snre. bu~iue s s, s igh t- .T O H:'\ M\'11PHY. PH O PHIETOH. 0 F F I CI AL JO UR::-1 AL of 'l'HE Su UT HEB1' Pn ll... ATBLH.: AS 8 0 CJA1' 10N a nd rruE 'l"EXA S P 111- ~ amp l e Our r ead e r s w ill c onfe r a fav or by In entioning 'Ph e Virginia Phil a t el is t wh en w ritin g t o our a dye rt is e r s . �CHOICE SE1'S OF STAMPS. No Set contai ns more than one Stamp of a kin d. All Stamps are in good cond itio n, and are guara nteed ge nuine. C olu mn of fig ures at left in dicates the num ber of varieties 111 t he Set. ':' Means un used. 111 i...; . ~ ~· s. 1sao, 1 to :{uc..................... ............ ...... s Ii - 10 10 UllJ):tid •. .. .... ···· · · • · •• ••·•• •• ••• •••••• • • ••••·•••••• •· · *:J - l 11 tc ri o r 1 2, :J a11d ~1 1 25 - 189 l, 1 to JOc. ... ..... ....... ........... . ........ ..... .. - 1894, 1 to l :jc .. .. ...... ........ .......... .. ............ ltJ liL.: ................................. Cll Yeio pes, cut S'[llare .... ....... ... ..... ... ... . .. . . l ?l - lut.:a l s, m ostl y rc pri11t s. ..... . .. ...... ..• . . . .. . .. . ~--· - rcYcun cs, h t, 2U and 3d issues ........ .......... ~-, 111atc li n.ud 111ccli c i11 c... . .. ...... . ...... ...... . ...... °.!.f, :\rge 11 t i11 c, Vari ou s iss ue::;. ..... .. .... ... . ... .. . .... .. * :.! A 11 guln , rw o diffe r e n t i:0::;: 11 c.s................ .. ... ...... :;11 A 11 str ia, JS;jj 1-n1 ...... .. . ... .. .. . .. ..... .. . ..... . .. .. . ... . l ti Ba \"aria,, hi-1 ~) - !Jll ...... .... ... . . . . ....... ... .... ... ... ...... ~O B c l,.:i11J11, incl u din g p o~ tal p:u.: k ct. ... . ............. * 2 B e11i 11.. . .... .. . . . .. . ......... .... . ..... . . .. . ..... . .. .. ... ... *.-, Be r:;cd orf, cu m p lc· t P :-: c t, rep rints ...... ....... ...... :!\/ Bra z il , vari o us b ucs... .. . ............... ............... 10 2:l - ~'.-:Si.:·~ i~::L~l~lj/t~~~t~~- ~-~ ~::::::::·.~:::::::·.-.:::::·.::~::: :::::: 2r1 ff• 1 HU ·IO U·I 2.-1 F1 10 11:: l\J 31J 2 .-, Bo li,·ia, c u 1Te u t a ud o h:-:oletc .... .. ...... . ...... .. ... ie Ill lU '. 1 B nl g ar ia. a sso rted iss ues ....... .... . .... ..... ...... ... ~~ ~l l{~g~~~~~ij{~-~~&~;)~ ~~I~ ;l~ ::~}fi~~:::::::::::: :::::: ~ i~'. l~GS -tj! I , ~' 1, 1., 2, 3 Ii anti 12Xt.: . ....... . .... . . l U!J l ."8:2-fl2_, X-. 1, :2, :::, :\ G, S, l o aml l fJc.. .. ...... 15 7!I - 1 1 ~; - :::1 8~ 7 , ],{_1; to :}:1. c~ 1_i ~p l c t c ·~·· · ····· · ····· · ··· .. ·· • J ~ ~!! :~ ..J. - 12 Ju .• - rcg 1s tra t1 n 11 1 2, 2. a , :J aur\ 8c.. .. ................. *C ll\'Clopc 1 1, 'l and :ic 1 c u t ~ qn :ll' c .. . ........... *ca l'd:", e ntire, 1S7l-fH ..... ... .. .... ......... ... . .. . ·llJ - r e \·c 1111cs. !'3 pl e mlid \" a lu e . .. ..... . .. .... .... ........ ::n - *r il.Jl.Jo u tbcal :0. .................. . .. . . ........ ......... ~ Ca J?~ uf J:oo ll ~ <1 p c. i11cl11din ;; tria11 g 11la r . .. .... , Ch 1l 1. \"a n ous 1ss11 cs ................. ...... ....... ... .... * :.! Ch cfi)O.. .. ..... ... ... .. . .. ... . ... .. ... ..... .. .. .. . .. .... ... ... 7 Colum bian R ep ubli c, 1883-!:t l... .. .. .... .. . .. ..... ... *:: Co nst n n1i11 o ple, C(•111pl c rc. . ....... .......... ... .. .. . . 1: ~ Cos ta. Hi ca , hi (i3 -~J:! , i11d wli11 ;; o fli c ia ls ... . . . .... .. •-111 Cuba , a. ,-c ry li11 c se t. .. ...... ........ . .. .. ..... ......... 7 D n t c b In d ies, 1S7U-! 12. ............... ..... . .... . ..... .. ~' * E c ua d o r, \"ario u s iss u es .. . ....... .. .. . . ..... . . ...... :, E gy pt. i11 cl wJiu g o fli c ia l. ... ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... :: - un paid ......... .. .... .... .... ...... ........ .. ... ........ . 7 F re nc h ll c1·cnu c, a µ:ood ect .. .... ... ,............... 2& *.Fre nc h Colo ni es, c UITCllt issu c 3... .............. ... l 1. G •·' IJIJ oo :::o 10 U·I· lo O:j 2 :) 1 OU "10 Jo Ob Olj 10 211 2 Gib rnlt.ir.... .. ........ .. ............. ... ... . ... . ............ O:l '2f1 G e rm an Em pire, iu cl. Thur n n nU Ta xi s . ........ Ji> 20 :111 Great B r it a i11 1 J S-n-n2 .. .......... .. ... .. ........ . .... . r, Greece, \"a ri o u s iss ues...... .. ... .. ....... .... .......... . 7 *Ham bu rg e 11,·clo pes. co111plctc 1 rep riuts ..... .... 8 H a.wai i, i11 cl udi11 g- " J1 ro \'. Gu\"t. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 *H cli gola nd, re p1·i nts, a IJca nt ifu l set. ...... .. . ... 12 H1111 ga ry, ir a:lu di n g l llorin.. . ............... .. ..... 05 10 2r1 25 JO J O l"ud ia, ia c l11 tli11 g o lli d a ls ........... . . ......... . . ..... . 7 I ndia H e VCUll l':-' 1 a bca11tif11 l :sc: t. . . ...... ... ..... ... . 2r,J1nl.r, l RG:i-!1 1....... . ...... .... .. ....... ........ .... .. .... . !J .Jarna ica , i11t.:l11 di u.z ulli1 ·ial :0 . . ......... ..... ... . . .. ... . ):i J:q •a11. ,·ariu11 s i S~ ll l·:..: ............... . .... . ..... . . . ...... . 4 - 'l'c lP,.: ra1 il 1......... .. . ... ..... ............ ... .. .. . ... . .. . ·I La l11 1a11, l S ~J · I , l it h ugT11 j1h cd 1 ~to ·1ol' ........ ... . .. 1:"1 i\ l o x h.:u JhJ5ta µ:e, i11d11 d in g o llidaJ:.i . .. ....... .. .. .. ;j1 1 l'l: H ! IHI CR, 11i:u 1y dill c ru11t is :-: 11 cs . .. . ...... . .. ... .. r, ~· nra l , a g-uu d :-: e t. ......... . . ........ . .. . ... . . ..... .. . ... .. 1r, ~ eri u•r laad s, Ylt ri Oll :i iSS ll CS .................... ... .. . * 2 ~-e \\· J3rnn S\\·ic k ....... ..... . ....... . ..... . ...... .....• . . . 7 N e w Sn ntli " ' a les, i11d11di1t t:' oflki a ls ..... .. . .. .. . 7 X e w z ~ alaud, in cl11di11 :; d l· 1•art1 nc nt s ... ......... . r, N ur\\":t.Y ... ................ . .... .... .. .... .... ........ . ...... . :j N o \"a Sco tiu , 1, 2, :\HI and 12;{1' ... .... .......... . . r, ~ic urn g-1111 , J!-;1i'. 1, I, 2, 5, 111 and :C1c . . .••• .. ••.... t1 J;fi t.: , 1. :L, :\ ILi atJ<l 2r,c. ..... .. .. .. ....... ........ .. 111 Xo rwa y , :L 11ke :01·! .. . . ..... .. ........... . ..... . ....... . . r, Parn :;uay, ·1 88 /· U ~ ..... . . . . ..... . .... ...... ........ . .. .. . Ii Pe ru , \"ar io us b sn cs, i1 wlnd i u .~ pru \· .... . . ..... . . rc \·co 11 r·s ... ... ......... . ... . ............. ......... . ..... . *HPhilipi 11 0 l s li·s, \"ario111 .-; b Sll Cti ..... .... ...... ........ . r1u l't1rl o Hku, a :; pl e 1.d i1l :;c t.. .. . ........ ............. ... . 7 J 1.1rtn g•1l, nni u 11 .-; i s~ u e:; .. ... . ... ....... .... .. . .. .. ... . 211 - :111 u l1:-:ul1·t c ...•... . ... . ... . .... ...... . . . .... .. . .. . ...... ·I P u 1t11 .!.!'t 1t.•se .lw lit- s ........... . ..... . .... ......... ....... . 7 t.[11 ce 11 :-: litu 1I ... . ................... . ..... ..... . .... .. . .... .. . ·1.1 U11 1nu11 S tate:-:, 11c rf. 1 i111pc rf , n• 1• r iu1 :-: ........... . 11tfl Hc ve 1111 c ~ ta111 1 ·~ . mau.r liiffe r e ut 1·0 11utri cs .... . ] I ]~ tJ llJll,\Jllll 1 \.ti llJ ll .. ] " :, I l e~ ••• • • • •••• . •• ,. •• .•. •••••• . 1: ~ H11:0:0 iu 1 au uttra'; li\" C sut . ..... . . . .. ... . . . . .. ...... . 1:! *Sa l \" ad o r, H i!J:\ 11n s url'lnt r g-cd, l e. t o Jp . . ... .. .. 1~ 1!-i!I:\ s11rc lia r),!cd, l e. tu L1•........... . ........ . . S ·1 s~ 1 :-,, 11 11 pait1 1 J c. t o 0Uc . ..... ....... ...... . .. ... . S *Sa111 oa , "lti i'7- '~ I, cu n11•lct c ...... ... ... .. . .. . . .. ..... . 1 ~ Se r\'ia , 1 S G ~ 1 - ' : Hi ...... . .... . .. .. . ... ... .. ........ . . .... .. ... . ti S4111th .\frkan R c p 11 hl k ....... . ........ . . .... ........ . fit) :-:l paiu, man y diffe r c ut io:0 11 es ........ .. ..... .... ... . .. l UiJ - a nia ;.rnifl 1.:c 11 t ~c t. ................... . .... ... .. ... .. ·I *S u ez, l 111 4oc. comp lete, r e prints ..• ....•. ••.. ••••. G Strait s Sc ttl e m c ut s ......... . ....... . .. .. .. ......... .. . .. . :j - *- *- ~'~ ~~~:~~~~ 1 1 ~~~~r~~i;i~::.·. ·::.' :.".'...'. .."." ."."."... '..".".".' ::.·.·.-.·.·::.·.-.·.·. ~: Jr1 Sw it zc rlau• l, a i.:•1111 1 se t .•••••••••.••.• •..••..•• .•••. •. • 10 *'l'liuni and 'l'axi:0, inclllllin i; &, 1n and :30 ..... . J:2 Turk ey , \'ari •111 s i:-::,IH'S ........ . . . .......... ... ........ . 12 Urn g n a.r, iu c l11tlin g: Jnliil ce ....... . ....... ..... ... . . S * Vc n e z11 c la , iudmli11 g s111·ch nr ):!e:-........... ... . .. G Vi do ria, incl udin g- '' 1•ur-: ta ,:;e du e" ........ . ..... . r, \Ve::t e r11 A11 s trnlia, 1S?'i2-':J::....... ..... ......... ..... . 12 \V11r1t-1t il •11r;..;-, i 1wl11d i11 ;.r o flicinl :: \\ "e <'fl JT .V nl·a rl .r 80 0 1]iffe r e nt se t s In s tn eJ.:. n 11 d . :-;hnl l bP pl euRl:' d t o f 11 r11i s ll riuotnti o n s 0 11 n n _vt bi11g y ou run ,v r e quire. L e tt e rR of inqui l'_r a nd on l L• J" :-; und e r £:".O c e nt s 111 11 s t co 11tn i u stamp fo r r e J) ly. If yo n w a n t »n y s tamp a t an y tim e , it wi ll pay you to wri t e ll!-!. If Wt• 111.l\· e not w h a t y u11 w a 11 t". w ill g·et it io r yo u a t. t b e lo w es t mark e t pr ice . A trinl solieite ll. Ci?-culan j'ree on request. JOHNSTOWN STAMP COMPANY, 436 Somerset Street, JOH NSTOW N, PA. �I r: I iJl~m; IP-~llBlf®lliJL~if@LliJ~ ' I ,Rl) ll)terest11)9 Stamp /TlOl)tl}ly. 0 EIG HT TO TWELVE PAGES AND COYE R. Th ree to five Con tributed A r ticles, Ed ito r ia ls , R eviews, S ocie t y Matt ers, e t c . Twe nty cents a year . Sing le co p ies, ~ cent s. F or ad . rates, back numbers a n d sample copies address BOX 18, Har tfo r d, Co nn . ~. · • And old Collections for Cash. Wha t can you offer us? STANDARD STAMP WCQRPORATED. 'NICH OLSO N PLACE, ST. Hea~~ U / Co. · LOUIS, MO. RICH~Q~b.VA.. Boo~ 5tore, 702 Main Street, Lynchburg, Va., u. s. A. BUYS AND SELLS + + + Old a nd Rare B o oks, P amp blets. Conferler ate Newspa pers, Coins, U. s. Stamps, Co nfeder a t e Mo n ey, Stamps a n d Bon ds , A u to g r a phs , Historica l E n g r avinp;s, Wa r Relles a nd C url Gsl t l e~ o f a ll k in ds . HIGHEST PRICES paid fo r Con!P.d er a t e Stam p s used during t h e \Var , on let ter or en velope. WILL BUY ONE BOOK OR A THOUSAND. VIRGINIA FARMS ~:l:! u~?t~~fii~i!: P OSTAGE STAMPS, 207 N.Flfth Street, ~ICHMOND , VA. s. I>U~'VAL, P r o p r i e t o r , B u ys nnd sells United Stat es a nd Con feder a t e STAMPS. P a ys from $5 to $100 a n d over fo r some varieties. Big prices p a id fo r h o t h k in ds. FOR SALE. Addr e ss 0-w-n e r for P "\r ticu l a r s . FRANKLIN STEARNS, Jr., No.13 N. Eleventh St., Richmond, Va. GEORGE M. WEST Bookseller, Stationer, Engraver, Printer, , and Binder. STAMP AND KODAC ALBUMS. Wm , P• BROWN \1 Box 1921. , NBW YORK CITY. t New South Wales Jubilee Stamps! 909E.lllainStreet,Richmond, Va.,U.S.A. Jen~in.& 2>in©l.& 2>00~.& Re ferenc e : Editor T HB V I RG I N I A PHIL ATBL I ST . A n d Blan k Stamp Albums . and r ebin ds Valu a ble Collection s w it h g r eat est car e. To p reserve yo ur Ma gazi nes, have them b o und . · Estim a t es fo r B ind ing of every descript ion ch eer fully g iven. L. H JENKINS (s nccess nr to J en k ins & Walthall ) , Nos. 8 -1 0 N. Twelfth S treet, Richmo n d, Va. O u r read e r s w ill confer a f a vor by m e ntioning T h e Virginia Ph ila t e li st w h e n writi n g t o ou r adve rtiser s. Ou r read e r s w ill confe r a f a vor by m e ntioni ng T h e V irg inia Philate li s t wh e n w riting to o u r adve rtise r s . ,.... I P H ILA THLIST CRAWFORD'S ANTIQUARIAN WE BUY STAM'P S •arte rs bt:~l6Nf'R. "J;-AOjO~VfiR. As well a s a ll Au s tralasia n Sta m ps offered i n Excha n ge for Old U. S. a nd C o nfederates. Comm o n and torn s tam ps r espectfully declined . :J , J. G. GRIFFIN, 360 George St.. Equitable Building, SYDNEY, N. S. W., AUSTRALIA. / �w J. L. PRINT THIS MAGAZINE! H ILL PR INTING COMPANY, Publishers, Printers and . . Engravers. PUD LI S HBRS O F '¢' 9 -11-1 3 N . 12TH ST. , IT IS A FAIR SPECIMEN OF OUR WORK. RICH MOND , VA. ~~~~~~ Virginia, NorLh Carohna ; Georgia DIRECTORIES - O r de r s by Mail RccciYe o ur Prompt A ttention. fawards' Pnilatelic Press List ana Aovertiser ~ VOL. 2. NO. 1. ~,: .SEPT., 1897, 0\ of P~ilatelic Su~~lies1 Terms Of Subscrl' ptt'o' n.• I SSUED -~' QUARTERLY 20 cent8 p r a 11num. whi c h p a y s fo r fo ur qn a r ter·)y i ·su "' ,a n d k e J)f3 yo ul' · o rr~·t n unH! n nd P o tt.Ll Ad. d r ess on our subscript io n boo k • . A -!0-wo r cl ad'Verti ><e m en t un de r t he h1'< l o ! W A. N'l'. ' ANO OFFEf!l" one inser t io n. includ ing subscl'iptio n. will be in ser ted for 5 0 c 11tH . or a nu nH c re rl in ser tions .' 1.00 . These offer • o nl y n p p ly to pnJd-np ~·e arly <' ub ·crib e rs . ,' u bscrib •rs ·hunl d p ro m ptly n t ify ~ h a puhli Sher whe n ~ha n g in g t.he ir a(] cl r e~. · ·s . Business Cards ' pInerclnrll ng n a m e, acli:lress a nd s p eci a l ty, w ill be in serted for :,;>J. .0 0 a nn um. Wants and Offers • 25 CE' DtS fo r 25 '\'O rti s a nd ;, cents for e,·er·y acl di t ion a l 0 · wo r d• o r p a l't h e 1· o f. A g r o up r fi g ures conu te as on u words. Sta mps, L!olna . Cu r ios, B ri c this hea(')i 11 g. 11~brac a n d Mi scell a neou · Ani clPB w ill be inclu (')ecl uncl cr General Displayed Advertisements 1 Will be In s r tcd a t t h e fo llowing cus h-in -11.dn1nce rates : Fo ur in crU o n s, $2 G.O O One Page, sin_gle in sertio n , $ .00. Two In se r t io n s , U fi.00. 1h •. .. .. -!.00. .. '7.00. '" 1 2. 00 6.5 0 ~ 2.0 . 3 .~0· 1/s 1 . 10 . 3 .00 1.00. t'ontin11 ons n1h·ertiRingpav•, nn rl t h e abo,-e rate$ s h o uld pl'ove a. uffi c;en't indu cem en t t o Lhe Wide-awake Colle ror ur .Deulex to opun u p t h e ·tam p ·uaso n o ! 1 . \J 7-'\J8 . Remittances b •m a de puyabie t<J For a111all amounts m• LY be m nde in unu RNl Sta m ps o f an y co untry. P. 0. Mon ey Orrl e r , Bank Dra fts a nd Ex tl rc'RR Mon ey O rcl e rs s ho ul d JOHN EDWARDS, Publisher, P. 0. Box 379, Montreal, Canedo. Canada Jubilee Stamps. •"• t . •• . •~':. •. ! . •••.••• . •. . • • .•••• • •••' •..•••.• $ 1G .22 The price of a full et. is as follows ... .... ... , ThrPe per cent Oo mi ~>;i o n .. ......... ......... .... .... ....... . .. . ........ .. - ... 4\l .. ..... ..... .... _....... ,........... ...... ...... 10 l'ostag<• tLn<l Bcgistration .. ........ .. . ... .. l)dfl Rtamps of this set Pnppll eu £Lt priceR eAc h : $HU l1 % - !l;;c., l -2c, 2 - :~c., r; -7c .. G -H.25 8 - $1.00, 10- 1 4-c ., 1 5 - 25c·. 2 - 2>:lc .• 50 - OOc. , $J. - ~l.!>(', *2 - $~ . tiO, $!~ - $ii S::i, $4- - H. l G $5 - , G.00. Jrnn, Eh PosTAI, CAllJJ. -20 ·. pN doz en, now. ,. ·• •· -l;jc., ·· ·· ti.·etl . ,N E W FOUN DLAND JUBILE ES,.--'·- Oomplete Set of 14 Varieties, for E • L • EE.A'"'C)D ..J::V ., P. o . . . ' ------ ' $2.80, registered. Bo:= 1~0. ~<>1-itreca1 , Car.a.a.cl.a, .4'iJ ·.N. R.-l!oe 1r Fo111i(l/mul o.-cler "'ill 1,<' .yen t cli>'ef't to 1m ym• . 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist Subject The topic of the resource postage stamp collecting Description An account of the resource The Virginia Philatelist was a monthly publication produced in Richmond by the Virginia Philatelic Association from 1897-1901 under editor August Dietz. In the first issue he stated that the purpose of The Virginia Philatelist was “to give Virginia her first representative philatelic magazine; to compile and issue a complete and reliable directory of Virginia collectors and dealers, and to foster the interests of Philately in general." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1899 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Philatelic Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Roanoke Public Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 1897 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource periodical Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VAPhilatelistSep1897