Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19
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ton of unused English stamps, including
plate numbers, is stated by Stanley CID
bonS to be not less than IS, 00O But few
such collections exist.
One of the common errors of the public
is that the V. r. black stamp is of fabulous
value. This is not the case. Used or I'M
used. it does not cost more than f12 los.
and it is really not postage stamp at all,
having been issued merely for official use.
although one or two got into circulation on
letters. much rarer stamp is the 1Soo-oI
deep and pale carmine 4d. on blue safety
paper. This in an unused condition fetches
f30 to f4O--London Mall.
Every stamp collector lives in the hope of
some day making "a great find and it is
wonderful how many such finds there are
even at this late day. 1t Is now over sixty
years since the first stamp was issued. and
it Is between forty and fifty years since
stamps were generally used.
SOME STAMP FINDS ON RECORD.
i. A collection of about 200 stamps in all
old torn and dirty book was handed to him
by a gentleman who had made the collec-
tion when he was a boy. About 115 of the
stamps had been badly damaged in the
handling, and by the glue which had been
used to aftiX the stamps to the leaves of
the blank book, and among them were
quite a number of good stamps, cataloSu-
ing today from 81 to SIS each. OF the re-
practically in mint condition, one was cata-
logued at $50. one at 50. three at $40 and
the balance at various prices down to 50.
4 liberal offer for the book was refused,
and the chances are that the gentleman
will begin another collection.
.. A collection of about $50 stamps In
shocking condition was shown to dealer.
Only one stamp in the entire book vas
worth anything to the dealer. who tried 10
buy the collection, but could not although
he offered to place fair price on it If the
owner would agree to sell at that price.
The dealer intended to offer 5000. but the
owner refused to place a price on his colleC-
ton or to agree to the dealers terms. Two
days later the dealer obtained the stamp
from another collector. who had purchased
the collection. for few dollars. The one
stamp in the collection was the Hawaiian
1851 issue of the sO-Caned missionary
stamps 1t was in beautiful condition. and
is now in the hands of a collector, who
paid very large price for it.
3. A large publishing house in New York
city received in payment of a small bill
portion of a sheet of United States 2-ccnt
1879 issue. and a large block of the 1873
3-Cert, together with a number Of the 1873
6-Cent and 10-cent stamps. They were all
in the same condition when originally
issued. over twenty years ago.
f. In looking over a lot of rubbish in The
attic. friend of the writer found an cid
collection which he had made in 1860, all IN
good, clean condition. The finder has now
two boys of his own. and one is an enthusi-
astic stamp collector.
= A gentleman in a shipping office found
a bundle of papers In reference to ship
ment from New York to Australia In 1851.
No envelopes were used by the writer, and
on the letters We're a fine lot of 12C. and
1Oc United States. and. still more valuable,
lot of Sydney views of New South Wales.