The morning call., 1893-11-19

known as the "Connell" stamp of New
Brunswick. During the year 1861 he supply
of scent Stamps OF that province became
exhausted, and new design was ordered
by the Postmaster General of the colony.
His patriotism was. however, completely
swallowed up in his own self-imp0rtance,
and, instead OF having portrait OF the
Queen or some member of the royal FAM
ily as part of the design OF the newly
ordered stamp, as had been the custom
previously, he had his own likeness dis
played. This stamp was issued to the
public, but only for few days, for as soon
as his superiors learned oil its issuance 1t
was suppressed. Specimens OF this stamp
readily bring from 500 10 500.
curious bit of phiIatelic history is con-
nected with series of stamps that were
printed for the Rajah Of Srdang, one of
The Indian States, but which were never
issued for public use. A certain stamp
dealer was making tour Oh the orient Ior
the purpose of laying ID ock OF stamps
of the different countries he VISITED. LII
the course of his travels he became ac-
auainted with the Rajah OF Sedang and
naturally he led the conversation to the
subject of poStage-stampS. On learning
that his princely acquaintance nad not YET
resorted to the device of issuing postage
stamps to increase his revenue, ne sug-
gested to him plan by which both would
be made richer at the expense OF phlia-
telists. The Rajah readily fell IN with the
scheme, which was as follows: The In
dian pOtentate was TO have printed anu
issue series of pOstage-stamps ostensiDly
for use within his domain in which there had
previously been not the slightest at empt
at postal service; the sta mp-deaier was
then to purchase large quantity OF them
for sale 10 other dealers and collectors.
Pending their manufacture the ruler OF
the Sedangese made trip to Englan and
on the return voyage met with fatal
anf q w rn a "A
delivered Co the successor OF the unfOrtu-
nate Rajab. bat were never used for pos
tai purposes. A quantity or them, how
ever, fell into the hands of the speculative
dealer who suggested their Issue. but
when they were placed un the market their
history was traced and made public, and
The stamps consequently were branded as
purely speculative issues and as unit for
preservation by collectors.
An almost similar instance to the above
is the chapter of history connected with
the attempt to establish postal service in
Corea. the hermit kingdom.
The postofice at Seoul. the capital, was
opened only on the day preceding the
tragic emeute in that city of 1884 AS is
well known, the outbreak was an unsuc-
cessful attempt On the part of one of the
DO Iitical parties and the resident Japanese
TO overthrow the existing Government.
Five denominations of stamps had been
and 100 mon. 1.-THE time of the outbreak
only the first two values had arrived, but
all the mail matter upon which they had
presumably been used was destroyed by
fire with the pOstOffice. AS the opening of
the new postal service was the date fixed
by the conspirators for the outbreak, the
natives are said 10 hold that progressive
project in great superstItious dread, On
which account the renewal of the postal
service scheme has not since been at
tempted. None of the %. 30 ana 100 mon
stamps having ever been USED, they are
not considered nearly as desirable by COL
lectors as the two lower denominations,
some sheets Of which fell into the hands
of natives and are yet occasionally offered
for sale.
But the ne plus ultra of stamps
are the two first issues made by
Nautilus during The year 1S47. These are
the Id orange and the % blue. A pair of
these recently passed into the hands of
the largest stamp-dealerS in the world. To-
Gated in London. the price paid Ueng $3.50.
S1700 each. This is by far the highest
price YET paid for any stamp. TIE rn,er-
prisng dealer who bought them has had
photographs made of them, which are sold
for Is, or % cents. the pair.
Owing To the rapidly increasing number
of stamps and the consequent expense at
rached to striving for complete collection
an agitation has sprung up for an intprna-
ton al postage stamp. Such stamp it is
argued, would be found extremely useful