Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 Part 13

_Contributor._

If you use this Good Will Mite, simply pin it to your letter, in order that it may be detached for filing. If the amount is given by more than one contributor, add blank for their names, but attach the added sheet firmly to the Mite, that it may not become detached and lost. Include a given name in each case, and write plainly, to avoid errors on the Honor Roll.

Want Corner.

John Frame, 926 Main Street, Stevens Point, Wis., wants to trade pressed flowers and to correspond about botany. G. Edward Harrison, room 708, Fidelity Building, Baltimore, is interested in amateur journalism and wants samples. Similar requests are made by Claude Reno, 399 Chew Street, Allentown, Pa., who wants to contribute essays and funny paragraphs; and by F. R. Pyne, 717 Grove Street, Elizabeth. N. J., who wants to join a Chapter that publishes a paper and that trades stamps.

Bert Segal sends money for a badge, but sends no address.

We should like to oblige Lantie V. Blum by telling the TABLE about his store, but cannot well do so. Josephine Moulton Shaw sends a diagram about the familiar bird-case and bird illusion. She also sends "Kink"

answers which are correct. She may write again.

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This Department is conducted in the interest of stamp collectors, and the Editor will be pleased to answer any question on the subject so far as possible. Correspondents should address Editor Stamp Department.

It is stated that Germany issued a special postal card to commemorate the birthday of Bismarck. Some think the cards were issued by private parties, as was the case of the Columbian cards issued at Chicago.

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The new stamps of Mexico were given to the public on April 2d, there being thirteen adhesives in the set, of which two are here ill.u.s.trated.

Four of the designs represent the different modes of carrying the mail in Mexico, and the other design shows the statue of Montezuma.

L. DORR.--The United States stamps of current issue break when folded, because the paper is brittle. The thirty-cent State Department stamp is sold at $4, the fifteen-cent Justice at $3.

JAMES EDMONDS.--The Confederate States 1862, ten cents, is sold at $3, the others have no value.

EDWARD TATNALL.--The Hartford die of the United States Centennial envelope has a double line under the word "Postage" The Philadelphia die shows only a single line.

S. H.--The set of Columbian postal cards is sold for about fifty cents.

E. P. TRIPP.--The blue Special Delivery stamp was brought out again after the orange color was retired from use. It is the same plate as formerly used, and is practically the same stamp as was issued before the orange color.

A. S. S.--The stamps used at the period of the celebrated "Stamp Act" were for the collection of revenue. The stamp dealers may be able to supply them, but it is hardly probable.

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