. Stamp-collector's magazine. March 1, 1866.] THE STAMP-COLLECTORS MAGAZINE. 41. —Our first cut repre-sents the highest value9^^^S^£^^1^ of the new issue for that^K^i^^^^^^^Q-1 country, replacing thedisused shilling. Theportrait of Her Majestywill be readilyrecognisedas a fac-simile of thaton the unrivalled NovaScotia stamps, proving=^5 their coming from theatelier of the AmericanBank Note Company. The difference inframework, and other belongings, will benoticed on comparison of our cut with agreen, scarlet, or black Nova Scotia. Westill think the latter bear the palm, and beingt
. Stamp-collector's magazine. March 1, 1866.] THE STAMP-COLLECTORS MAGAZINE. 41. —Our first cut repre-sents the highest value9^^^S^£^^1^ of the new issue for that^K^i^^^^^^^Q-1 country, replacing thedisused shilling. Theportrait of Her Majestywill be readilyrecognisedas a fac-simile of thaton the unrivalled NovaScotia stamps, proving=^5 their coming from theatelier of the AmericanBank Note Company. The difference inframework, and other belongings, will benoticed on comparison of our cut with agreen, scarlet, or black Nova Scotia. Westill think the latter bear the palm, and beingthe ne plus ultra of stamps, could not be im-proved upon. The Newfoundland, thougha very handsome stamp, seems a trifle over-loaded with decoration, and we shouldimagine it rather too large for convenienceon an ordinary-sized letter. The colour isblue, and we cannot trace any colony in question appears to haveadopted the New$1 Brunswick facon cleh /aire by having a dis-tinct device for everyi< denomination. In thespecimen here repre-sented, which was de-scr
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