. Stamp-collector's magazine. rv-\/1 r\ March 1, 1866.] THE STAMP-COLLECTORS MAGAZINE. 43. of artistic taste and still from the art-city,supposing it to emanate, as we believe is thecase, from a Munich engraver. The royalarms occupy the centre, above which isbayern, and below the word kreuzer. Figureof value in each corner, and remaining spaceelegantly, but not too closely filled in withornamentation. The impression being inrelief, adds materially to the beauty of thestamp. We have just had the pleasure ofseeing some proofs and essays of this beau-tiful stamp from Dr. De Volpis magnificentcoll
. Stamp-collector's magazine. rv-\/1 r\ March 1, 1866.] THE STAMP-COLLECTORS MAGAZINE. 43. of artistic taste and still from the art-city,supposing it to emanate, as we believe is thecase, from a Munich engraver. The royalarms occupy the centre, above which isbayern, and below the word kreuzer. Figureof value in each corner, and remaining spaceelegantly, but not too closely filled in withornamentation. The impression being inrelief, adds materially to the beauty of thestamp. We have just had the pleasure ofseeing some proofs and essays of this beau-tiful stamp from Dr. De Volpis magnificentcollection, which has now passed into Englishpossession, and should judge that a set ofthese forthcoming Bavarians will be welcomeadditions to philatelists albums. Egypt.—-This engraving will rescue fromoblivion one of the seve-ral rejected essays forthat country. It wouldbe difficult to judge by asimple comparison of thecut with the admittedstamp, whether the latterwere woithy the palm ofvictory. By comparing the two representa-tions, we think the one before us decidedlythe superior, bu
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