. Stamp-collector's magazine. respecting this curiosity,we cannot do better than quote the letter ofthe Fenian postal secretary to the partyfrom Avhence we received it. It runs thus:— New York, Dec. 8, M. Hunter, Esq., Dear Sir,In answer to your inquiries of the 3rd instant, I begleave to state that three designs for postal stamps have beensubmitted to our department. The designs are upon values are three, ten, and twenty-four cents; thetwenty-four cent has been printed in green and lilac asproofs, and the three and ten are printed in green and your earnest request,
. Stamp-collector's magazine. respecting this curiosity,we cannot do better than quote the letter ofthe Fenian postal secretary to the partyfrom Avhence we received it. It runs thus:— New York, Dec. 8, M. Hunter, Esq., Dear Sir,In answer to your inquiries of the 3rd instant, I begleave to state that three designs for postal stamps have beensubmitted to our department. The designs are upon values are three, ten, and twenty-four cents; thetwenty-four cent has been printed in green and lilac asproofs, and the three and ten are printed in green and your earnest request, I send you specimens of thetwenty-four cent stamp, the only one attainable at my information will prove satisfactory,I remain, yours respectfully, JAMES W. McADAMS. Turkey.—-We have just received speci-mens of a new stamp for general appearance it differs considerablyfrom its elder brethren. It bears theMoslem emblems in a vertically-lined circle,Avhich is inclosed in a square frame with. Feb. 1, 1866.] THE STAMP-COLLECTORS MAGAZINE. 25 diverging rays above and below. Aninscription in Turkish in the upper marginsignifies paras, and another on the rightposte locale, and the legend is repeatedin French on the opposite sides. Thenumeral of value, 5, is placed in the lowercorners, and the Turkish equivalent in theupper. We learn from Le Timbrophilethat, by a recent firman of the Sultan, theexclusive right was conferred on M. Liannos(a gentleman of Greek origin), to establishand carry on for the next six years a localpost for facilitating correspondence betweenthe inhabitants of Constantinople and thesuburban districts. He commenced businesson the 13th ult.; and issued the stampabove referred to, 5 paras blue, for thepurpose of prepaying the postage of jour-nals, together with two other values,20 paras green, and 40 paras (1 piastre)rose. These stamps were engraved in thiscountry, are printed in black ink on colouredpaper, dentelated, and, we sh
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