The Philatelist: An Illustrated Magazine for Stamp Collectors, Volume 101876 - Stamp collecting |
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Page 12 - ... shall be deemed guilty of felony, and on conviction thereof shall be confined in the State penitentiary for...
Page 9 - Astraea, or Justice, in niche curved at the top, holding in her right hand the balance and resting with her left on a shield bearing the United States coat of arms. The figure is full robed, mailed, and girdled as to the upper part, and helmeted. Surmounting the helmet is an eagle with outstretched wings. Figures representing values on shields in upper corners; values also in sunken letters below, richly ornamented. Inscriptions on sides and at top in shaded capitals on lined ground. Color, pink.
Page 127 - The following is a copy of the address of a letter which also reached Liverpool, the names of persons and places being here omitted. " This letter is for Mrs. M. , she lives in some part of Liverpool. From her father John , a tailor from ; he would be thankful to some postmaster in Liverpool if he would find her out.
Page 10 - Figure representing Commerce, in full garments, in curved niche. She holds in her left hand the caduceus, the winged rod of Mercury ; in her right, a miniature ship. Figures of value in upper corners and in ornamented capitals below. Inscriptions, also in ornamented capitals, on sides and above. Color, dull red.
Page 10 - Hebe, the Goddess of Youth, partly draped, in curved niche. The right hand holds a cup, which she is offering to the eagle, around whose neck is thrown her left arm. Figures of value on shields in upper corners, the word "Postage" between; value also in letters below in curved ornaments.
Page 127 - During the previous year the net earnings applicable to the payment of interest upon the capital raised for the purchase of the telegraphs were 109,000?. The increase in the net earnings is therefore 34,147?. MISCELLANEOUS. — If the work of and business of the Post Office in 1875 be described on the principle of average, the following results are shown : — The post carried 31 letters for every man, woman, and child in the United Kingdom ; or, in detail, 35 each in England and Wales, 26 in Scotland,...
Page 9 - Vignette of Ceres, Goddess of Agriculture, in curved niche. She holds in her left hand an ear of corn ; her right, holding a wreath, rests against the hip. The figure faces to the front, and is clad in full, flowing robes. "US postage...
Page 15 - In the chief office in London two gold watches were found, each enclosed in an unregistered book-packet, addressed to New Zealand ; the leaves of the books having been cut so as to admit of the watches being enclosed. The packets were sent to the Returned Letter Office, whence information was forwarded to the addresses, there being nothing to show who were the senders...
Page 15 - In 1790, it was mentioned as an extraordinary fact that Manchester paid in postages £11,000, being a larger amount than any other provincial town.
Page 10 - ... hand she holds a stylus ; in the left a tablet. Figures of value in upper corners, surrounded by curved ornaments. Inscriptions in white shaded letters on side, and above in dark letters on lined ground. Color, light blue. Nine-dollar. — Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom, full robed, in curved niche. The left hand is placed across her breast, holding a portion of her toga ; the right is grasping a spear. Figures of value in upper corners. Inscriptions on sides in shaded italics, and above in small...