New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
Il STAMP MENAGERIE.
Bare animals, Birds and Fishes That
DELIGHT the Child Collectors.


mails" said an enthusiastic philatelIst, "attract
little attention from the ordinary observer, but
when one becomes interested and has the time the
study of them becomes both entertaining and In
structive. Portraits of rulers. present and past.
seem to adorn the larger number Of stamps of diff
ferent countries. with some exceptions. On many
Of the stamps are shown lofty mountains, large
lakes and beautiful waterfalls others show scene
from the country while others have pictures Of
animals These last make a very interesting colec-
ton for young people. few of these stamps we
will try to get together. and call the collection
nenagerie. In starting to get our menagerie to-
gether to for exhibition purposes. we go back
to 1851, Canada, where we capture beaver
which was the first animL pictured on postage
stamp, printed in red. the denomination being
three cents This the only animal we were
able to find there We then proceed to NeWfound-
land and in 1866 find two deep dwellers to help
us to form our menagerie. They are the seal and
the Goldfish. The seal, pictured. Is curious
creature. for after close examination 1t IS found
that 1t has claws. like tiger. This stamp Is now
a rare one. In 1880 the island government, becom-
ing tired of seeing this oddly formed fish. had it
re-engraved with fippers. In 1887 we find the head
Of the Newfoundland cog printed on the one-half
cent stamp.
Returning 10 the United States in 1869 that
useful animal the horse, is found printed on the
two-cent stamp in brown, and in the Omaha issue
later on we find two aninals-the bull and
the buffalo
"In the Oriental Hemisphere find the OBJ
tects of search more numerous ana just as
strange In China procure fish and sea
gull. and that famous and curious animal, the
dragon
skipping across the Indian Ocean to the Dark
Continent, IN the Congo Free State we are sue
cessfu in capturing that largest of all animals, the
elephant which is shown on the one-franc stamp.
with a savage trying to spear it Liberia also fur
nishes large amphibian the hippopotamus.
seen as he is coming out of the water. which is
shown the two-cent stamp in two colors bstre
nd Az Wa looking
for additions to menagerie, find on the
stamps of Nyassa the spotted giraffe. with his long
neck, which he finds useful in feeding from the
tops Of the tall trees In Egypt we run across that
useful friend Of man in crossing the deserts the
camel, which is shown all the stamps Of the
Soudan. We also capture in the wilderness OF
French Congo that fierce and treacherous catlike
beast the tiger, shown the cheap issues OF its
postage stamps
Travelling eastward again to the Austral Seas.
in North Borneo, more successful than in
any other country, for here find four to add to
our collection. That magnificent animal, the deer,
with his head erect, looking for danger when he
hears the rustic cf the bushes the hunter ap-
proaches; also that proudest OF all birds, with its
fine feathers. the peacock An aninal found lurk-
ing IN the swamps and rivers is the crocodile
Last but the most amusing and popular with the
children collectors, is the monkey, with Its funny
tricks and antics These are all found different
stamps OF this far away country.
The next place 10 attract our attention Tor spec-
mems is New South wales where we ma one AMI AMI
I nal and birds which found IN no Other
I part Of the world. The kangaroo is shown on the
shilling stamp standing in upright position,
and the two birds the emu and the Tyre. These
three form very valuable addition to me-
nagere. a short distance further, and find our
selves in Zealand, where we capture that sa-
cred hula bird, which add to our feathered de-
| partYnent. The picture OF the creature known as
| the duckbiL part bird and part animal. shown on
some of the stamps Of Tasmania, adds another
very interesting specimen TO our growing collec-
| ton from the South Seas and the black swan, as
IL giides gracefully the water, with its long,
arched neck and glitterng plumage. is contributed
The small island Of Seychelles shows US a tur-
| tie crawling slowly along. with its neck out
stretched.
From Peru our agents send us two llamas. an
| animal which is found TO be very useful in noun
famous regions in that southern country In Guate-
! mala a Quezal. a bird that will not live in cap
| tivity, is produced the stamps of the Guate-
! malans as emblem Of freedom.
! ''On of the stamps issued by Persia we hnd
| the king OF wild beasts, the lion. shown in a
reclining position. Tuscany also shows q lion on
| its early issues.
In the Colonabta Republic We discover on its
| stamps that noble bird. the bald eagle, which is
! also shown on stamps Of the French colonies.
! "On the latest issue Of Cuban stamps we hnd the
OK working its daily toll. pulling the plough in
the fields.
while we have not succeeded in capturing all Of
the wild animals, think we have enough TO
start our exhibition until we go on another hunt
| for these interesting stamps" remarked the col
! lector, smiling.