. Stamp-collector's magazine. e ci-devant Eastern Counties Railway, thechronicler goes on to inquire—Is it the GreatEastern which, after aiding for a time in theglorious work of laying the transatlanticcable, has been chartered by an Englishcompany for the carriage of circulars ? Wedo not wonder at our neighbours astonish-ment at the idea of the Great Eastern beingemployed to convey Brown, Jones, andRobinsons circulars by the ton, across thewater, for distribution amongst our esteemedfriends on the other side. Such an adver-tising millennium has not yet arrived. We give this month an engraving
. Stamp-collector's magazine. e ci-devant Eastern Counties Railway, thechronicler goes on to inquire—Is it the GreatEastern which, after aiding for a time in theglorious work of laying the transatlanticcable, has been chartered by an Englishcompany for the carriage of circulars ? Wedo not wonder at our neighbours astonish-ment at the idea of the Great Eastern beingemployed to convey Brown, Jones, andRobinsons circulars by the ton, across thewater, for distribution amongst our esteemedfriends on the other side. Such an adver-tising millennium has not yet arrived. We give this month an engraving of astamp fully described in our last newly-issued ar-ticle necessarily containsnotices of all classes ofstamps in any degreepostal; but we mustleave it to our readersindividual judgment todecide whether this andothers of the same na-ture are or are not ad-missible into their albums. Switzerland.—We understand that on the1st January next a 50 c. stamp, probablyfor English letters, will be issued ; and that. 1S6 THE STAMP-COLLECTORS MAGAZINE. [Dec. 1, 1866. the present 40 c., which has been placed Itorsde combathy the postal treaty between Switz-erland and France, whereby the single rateof postage on letters between those countriesis reduced to 30 c, will be withdrawn. Onthe same date, envelopes for the Republic,of the values 5 c. and 10c, are expected. Danubian Steam Navigation Company.—This company has emitted a 10 soldi lilacon white, in addition to the 17 soldi red,already chronicled, and the Dresden Express Co. completes its set oflarge rectangular stamps with a yellow |neu groschen. Romania.—We learn from Le Timbre-Poste that the 2 and 20 paras of the newissue are, at present, printed on paper of dulltints; the 2 paras being of a straw colour,and the 20 paras pale rose. This variationis not surprising in the emission of a countrysuch as Roumania. Extreme care is notlikely to be taken to print the stamps alwayson paper of one colour; and it may betha
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