. Stamp-collector's magazine. •»_ ,-C^.XijE Nov. 1, 1866.] THE STAMP-COLLECTORS MAGAZINE. 169. C/uvij Vj ; \r^rj\ Belgium and Switzerland being reduced to30 centimes, a stamp of that value, if notabsolutely necessary, was thought requirement, on New Years day next,is proposed to be satisfied by the issue of alabel which, we conclude, will follow thetype of the current 2 c. and 4 c. ; its colourwill be brown. Another label, violet in hue,will bear the hitherto unrepresented highvalue of 5 francs, for foreign or heavy inlandpostage. East Indies —The provisional stamp figure
. Stamp-collector's magazine. •»_ ,-C^.XijE Nov. 1, 1866.] THE STAMP-COLLECTORS MAGAZINE. 169. C/uvij Vj ; \r^rj\ Belgium and Switzerland being reduced to30 centimes, a stamp of that value, if notabsolutely necessary, was thought requirement, on New Years day next,is proposed to be satisfied by the issue of alabel which, we conclude, will follow thetype of the current 2 c. and 4 c. ; its colourwill be brown. Another label, violet in hue,will bear the hitherto unrepresented highvalue of 5 francs, for foreign or heavy inlandpostage. East Indies —The provisional stamp figured in our October number, will, probably, give place to another of .yvrvrv/y-v-vr^-yig ^Jle same new Value, ill type similar to that heredepicted. De la Rue isas plainly written on itssurface as if that namewere visibly wish that certainlyexquisitely neat designerwere not so apparently prejudiced againstthe brilliant colours now in such generalvogue. Perhaps he fancies the hue wouldkill the design—we think quite the engraving sufficiently describes thestamp, co
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