. St. Nicholas [serial]. Liechtenstein ? It is a smallcountry, covaring about sixty-five square miles, bounded bythe River Rhine, Austria, andSwitzerland, and having apopulation of approximately10,000. Its first stamp issueis in proportion to the sizeof the country—only threestamps, 5, 10, and 25 heller(equal to about 1, 2, and 5cents), so that all who readthis page may easily acquirea complete collection of thestamps of Liechtenstein. Almost everything inLiechtenstein shows the influence of Austria, and soit is but natural that these new stamps should re-semble the Austrian issue. They bear,
. St. Nicholas [serial]. Liechtenstein ? It is a smallcountry, covaring about sixty-five square miles, bounded bythe River Rhine, Austria, andSwitzerland, and having apopulation of approximately10,000. Its first stamp issueis in proportion to the sizeof the country—only threestamps, 5, 10, and 25 heller(equal to about 1, 2, and 5cents), so that all who readthis page may easily acquirea complete collection of thestamps of Liechtenstein. Almost everything inLiechtenstein shows the influence of Austria, and soit is but natural that these new stamps should re-semble the Austrian issue. They bear, however, theportrait of Prince Johann II, and in the upper rightcorner the arms of the principality. Hitherto thiscountry used Austrian stamps, which will not neces-sarily be superseded by the local issue. Either setcan be used. Another little country, Monaco, gives us a newissue of stamps. By the way, this name is pro-nounced Mon-a-co, and not Mo-na-co, as one some-times hears it. Here the currency is centimes, show-. ing the French influence. We have also a new lib-erty set from Nicaragua. This is the work ofWaterlow & Sons, and is an attractive-looking stamp,
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