. Stamp-collector's magazine. st mail from Shanghai having broughta one candareen blue, identical in designwith the others of the series. Trinidad.—We have just received speci-mens of the four values of this island. Thehues are decidedly, in the three higherdenominations, and partially in the lowest,changed from those of the preceding shilling shows a much lighter mauve,the groundwork being, whether intentionallyor accidentally we cannot tell, mottled in apeculiar way. The sixpenny is of a grass inlieu of an emerald green; the fourpenny alight violet-lilac; and the penny less deep inti
. Stamp-collector's magazine. st mail from Shanghai having broughta one candareen blue, identical in designwith the others of the series. Trinidad.—We have just received speci-mens of the four values of this island. Thehues are decidedly, in the three higherdenominations, and partially in the lowest,changed from those of the preceding shilling shows a much lighter mauve,the groundwork being, whether intentionallyor accidentally we cannot tell, mottled in apeculiar way. The sixpenny is of a grass inlieu of an emerald green; the fourpenny alight violet-lilac; and the penny less deep intint than heretofore. British Columbia.—In our number forlast October, was figured and described theexpected new representative for this to the surprise of collectors, whenthe real Simon Pure made its debut, it doesnot quite respond to description. Theactual issue is certainly one of the mostoriginal and elegant specimens of postagestamp device we possess. On comparisonwith our October engraving, several dis-. crepancies will be observable. Neithercrown nor cipher trenches on the oval, as inthe case of the essay from which our cut wasdesigned. British Columbia postage occu-pies the upper and major portion of theband, separated from the value by a coupleof double crosses ; whereas our cut showsBritish Columbia on the left, and postagethreepence on the right. Neither are thecrown nor the heraldic flowers preciselyidentical; in fact, they may be pronouncedas decidedly improved. The ornamentationof the spandrels is, moreover, sensibly ame-liorated in consequence of a slight roundingof the angles. Spain.—Annexed is a representation of anofficial stamp of a novelcharacter; it is used by themembers of the Cortes, or Congress of Deputies, tofrank letters written bythem in the house, and whichare collected and taken tothe post each evening duringthe sessions. It is impressedin black ink. Bahamas. — Our last importation fromthese islands, a few days since, brought th
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