The stamp-collector's review and monthly advertiser . ble,though they are not nearly a six-teenth of an inch in length. In thegenuine the figure 5 on the left hand,has the top stroke quite straight andsquare; whilst in the forgery it isnot at all long, and is curved at theend. The dots are differently placedin the false one, but they would betoo difficult to describe; there aremore dots in the real one than in theforgery. This No. II. forgery isprinted in three ways:—1. As above,and passing for the dark green On light green paper, and passingfor a 5 c. light green. 3. On whitepaper, i
The stamp-collector's review and monthly advertiser . ble,though they are not nearly a six-teenth of an inch in length. In thegenuine the figure 5 on the left hand,has the top stroke quite straight andsquare; whilst in the forgery it isnot at all long, and is curved at theend. The dots are differently placedin the false one, but they would betoo difficult to describe; there aremore dots in the real one than in theforgery. This No. II. forgery isprinted in three ways:—1. As above,and passing for the dark green On light green paper, and passingfor a 5 c. light green. 3. On whitepaper, in green ink, and passing forthe 5 c. Cantonal green on description of the 5 c. green onwhite will be found on page 21,No. 3, of this Magazine. My opinionthat the 10 c. Geneva Cantonal andLocal, is a complete fiction, has notaltered in the slightest, and I havenever had any reason to think other-wise. STAMPS LATELY ISSUED, ANDRARE VARIETIES. We now present our readers withan engraving of the new envelopestamp issued by the Northern States. of America, value 2 cents—it isprinted in black. We also engrave the new adhesiveStamp of Nova Scotia, value 2 cents,printed in mauve on white, as will
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