. Stamp-collector's magazine. ss-like ; thereis little worthy of positive admiration in thetout ensemble, but nothing deserving of re-proach. South Australia.—We here present ourreaders with an engraving of the pro-visional teupence referredto in last months maga-zine. As will be seen, itis the well-known oldninepence reprinted onthe old stai-watermarkedpaper, dentele a la roulette,and differing only in thecolour, which is an orange-red of a very positive tone, and in the wordsten pence, printed on the face of the stampin blue ink in the manner represented. Turkey, Local Post.—We have received
. Stamp-collector's magazine. ss-like ; thereis little worthy of positive admiration in thetout ensemble, but nothing deserving of re-proach. South Australia.—We here present ourreaders with an engraving of the pro-visional teupence referredto in last months maga-zine. As will be seen, itis the well-known oldninepence reprinted onthe old stai-watermarkedpaper, dentele a la roulette,and differing only in thecolour, which is an orange-red of a very positive tone, and in the wordsten pence, printed on the face of the stampin blue ink in the manner represented. Turkey, Local Post.—We have receivedfrom our correspondent in Constantinopleproofs of the blue, green, and pink localstamps, unperforated; as also copies of theugly service mixte, a rep-resentation of which willbe found in the are all alike, exceptin the amount of the taxeinterieure, which runs 10paras, 20 paras, 1 piastre,and 2 piastres. The two lower values areprinted in black ink on rose and yellowpaper, respectively. The 1 piastre is printed. POSTE LOCALE. Service Mixte. Taxe ixt. I | Taxe Int. I — 110 total. I I in red, and the 2 piastres in blue ink onwhite paper. By means of these stamps,the local post collects the unpaid postage onthe Egyptian letters which it delivers, andits own charge for delivery. English Locals.—-The stamp, of which weappend an illustration, explains itself. Itscolour is green on white, and its design is,perhaps, the mosttasty of any of therailway labels. Thosewho collect these hy-brids will, therefore,find it a welcome ad-dition. A Frenchjournal,in chroniclingthis stamp from hear-say, makes a ludicrousmistake as to its ori-gin. Understandingby the Great Easternunaware that that FWyyWyW^ GREAT EASTEW
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