. Stamp-collector's magazine. information has reached us respecting itsemployment. A similar stamp has, how-ever, been sent to M. Moens, of which weare able, by his courtesy, to present anengraving. It appears that it is used in thetown or district of borowitz, of which thename is inscribed in the upper part of thecircle enclosing the arms. In the lower partappear the words, postage stamp. The armsthemselves are probably those of the townnamed. The inscriptions and the groundsurrounding the arms are in red-brown, therest of the stamp in black; the whole being onwhite paper. Our Russian corresp
. Stamp-collector's magazine. information has reached us respecting itsemployment. A similar stamp has, how-ever, been sent to M. Moens, of which weare able, by his courtesy, to present anengraving. It appears that it is used in thetown or district of borowitz, of which thename is inscribed in the upper part of thecircle enclosing the arms. In the lower partappear the words, postage stamp. The armsthemselves are probably those of the townnamed. The inscriptions and the groundsurrounding the arms are in red-brown, therest of the stamp in black; the whole being onwhite paper. Our Russian correspondent, inalluding to the Bogorodsk local, says that he has seen several others used for otherplaces, and it would appear that the Boro-witz stamp is one amongst them. It remainsto be seen, assuming that these stamps aregenuine, whether they have been issued bylocal postmasters by authority, or are theemission of the central post-office. Theformer supposition is by far the moreprobable, and agrees with the informationgiven to
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