. Stamp-collector's magazine. d to its original tint; those we havejust received being precisely as before, butthe sixpenny is a vivid brick-red. Victoria.—A correspondent informs usthat the tenpenny stamp of this country haschanged its dingy-green for brownish-red. Confederate Locals.—Plaving enjoyedthe privilege of inspecting a choice privatecollection, containing several specimens ofpeculiar rarity, which we had never beforemet with, or even heard of, we give a descrip-tion of a triad of individuals. The first is asmall square ; double-lined border with cor-ners slightly roimded; black, typ
. Stamp-collector's magazine. d to its original tint; those we havejust received being precisely as before, butthe sixpenny is a vivid brick-red. Victoria.—A correspondent informs usthat the tenpenny stamp of this country haschanged its dingy-green for brownish-red. Confederate Locals.—Plaving enjoyedthe privilege of inspecting a choice privatecollection, containing several specimens ofpeculiar rarity, which we had never beforemet with, or even heard of, we give a descrip-tion of a triad of individuals. The first is asmall square ; double-lined border with cor-ners slightly roimded; black, type-printed,on light-green; inscription, POST OFFICE, FIVEcunts, macon, ga. A second is an uprightrectangle ; an ornamental pattern formed ofprinters bordering, same device as that ofthe so-called dotted ovals of blue provisionalBritish Guianas, combined in various ways,forms the groundwork of the stamp, whichis printed red on white; inscription, Peters-burg, VLRG1NIA, POST-OFFICE, 5 W. E. BaSS, P. third specimen is a. United States Local, circular, with veryrough black xylographed impression ongreenish paper. The device is a pigeon,with letter attached to its wing, flying tothe right over mountains. This is en-compassed by an inscription, overton &CO., letter express. We understand it wasa Philadelphian. Scotch: Local.—We are indebted to theattention of several correspondents for speci-mens of various indi-viduals of the now over-whelm ino- owms of rail-way and other localemanations, both Scotchand English, of whichone of the former is hererepresented, wdiich suf-ficiently tells its own tale,except that it exists bothperforated and otherwise, that the colour isred-brown, lithographed on white ; and thatit is accompanied by a yellow twopenny. English Railway Locals.—The NorthEastern Railway affords us an ugly set,printed black on poor paper and groundwork, 2j inches by If inches, isformed by waved diagonal lines with a nar-row border; a scroll above b
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