International Junior Postage Stamp Album 1919 EDITION Ready for Distribution about July First Provides for a representative collection of the postage stamps of the World, including spaces for 18,000 varieties from the earliest issues up to the time of publication, with separate descriptions of the varieties usually found in most collections and numerous blank spaces for such rare stamps as may be acquired. Includes such newly created European countries as Czecho-Slovakia, Jugo-Slavia, Esthonia, Latvia, etc. Suitable spaces are provided for the 19th Century Series of Portraits of Rulers of the World Merchant Flags of the Nations Coats of Arms of the World velop Labrador. By what right the United States would issue a charter to develop a British possession was not explained. We doubt that "The Labrador Company" ever existed except in the imagination of the man who concocted the stamps. We may add that the writer of the above mentioned letter stated that the stamps could not be purchased from the company but only from himself. (2). The color of your French stamp. has probably been changed by some atmospheric condition. Many stamps printed in orange or red are very sensitive to gases and readily turn brown or almost black. N. W. J. H.-I have a 1d Antigua, red, perf. 15, postmarked A 02. According to your catalogue this should be watermarked with a star but instead it shows a double lined "O S" with part of a frame line, placed vertically. Can you tell me anything about this? The sheets of star watermarked paper had a border of five straight lines. In this border the word "Postage," in double-lined capitals, appeared at the middle of the top and bottom and twice at each side. If a sheet of this paper was misplaced in the printing press the border lines and "Postage" would show on some of the stamps. This is doubtless the explanation of the letters on your stamp. W. A. C.-What does the word "Mandats" mean, and what use were these stamps put to? question refers to stamps of Holland issued in 1884 and listed in Yvert & Tellier's catalog. The word "Mandat," when used in connection with commercial matters, means draft, check, money order, etc. The Netherlands stamps to which you refer are money order stamps. They represent a fee for the money order but do not pay postage, for which reason they are not listed in our catalogue. Approval Department Notes The following regular approval books have been recently re-made and will be submitted on approval to our customers. If you are interested in any of these countries, we advise an immediate request, as these books are extremely popular. Our new, 1920, Approval List is now ready and will be sent upon request. "Ne Plus Ultra" Approval Cards Made by Philatelists-for Philatelists The tremendous popularity accorded "Ne Plus Ultra" Stock Price per 12. $ .25, postage 5 cents extra 2.00, postage 20 cents extra ing; but to a people of militaristic inclination, a people with whom the United States of America is still technically at war, a people which, having pledged to fulfill stipulated terms, are living up to those terms to-day only to the extent to which they are being compelled to do so and not because they honor their own given word. "Hun" was synonymously used with "German" throughout the war; the two words were interchangeable, the former characterizing the latter as he lived and fought and believed. I concede, however, that how he lived, and the manner in which he fought, and what he believed, should not be permitted to reflect in any measure at all upon the GermanAmericans in this country who were loyal to the wonderful flag that bears the stars and the stripes. And inasmuch, also, as it is not the fault of Germany to-day, but the weakness of the American system of politics, which has delayed the formal dawn of Peace, I solemnly covenant herewith not to use the term "Hun" again in my writings in Scott's "Monthly Journal."-K. B. S.) |