The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17

800 BIN April. IL. .iss. shovins : train Of can: With
ton Of December i, iss;, With two negroes in a
Gsid, and q 800 bin Of February il, 1884 with bust
OF Stoncwali jackson.
The rares, Of your bills Is the ten dollar demon
nation OF September ,, 1891. which is quoted In
one dealers catalogue at o. when In good CON
dition. $3.50 In hne. The other notes are quoted
as follows: Fifty cent, OF both issues, 10 cents
each: nve Collar Of December 2, 1859. 20 cents; nve
dollar of 1854, 10 cents: twenty dollar OF 1884. 10
cents: ffty dollar OF 1888. 20 cents; OF 1894. is cents.
500 Of 1881. u cents: $500 of 1894. 80 cents. These
prices are those quoted for bills in nne condition.
STAMPS.
]. /, t. Albany, n: Y;-As a boy shortly ay,s stSI
a considerable number OF the many varieties then
available. Many retain the post and oancelhng
never he'd any good reason to doubt their entire
genuineness. ON several occasions. having Oh.
i Sefv ;Se t ea.al s"Susess i have offered them Tor sale.
but have been invariably refused BY dealers. The
i nSosrsn, Snde SsnTaHh 'o Of taEuossee' stamps Srips' leads me
to ask you what the trouble Is.
There docs not seem to be any question OF the
genuineness Of your stamps hut rather a lack OF
desire on the part OF the dealer to buy. The prices
quoted always are the catalogue prices OF the stand.
ard dealer. and represent the fgure az which he
will sell. not the amount he will give. II Is often
the case that while certain issues arc held at @ high
DTemIum Bill tnCTC 10 " OIL hiiiieoioNN eih
for them and this fact may explain your failure
to sell.
rea y a. 10 s Inc ss SSure on the vioiet st.mp Of witch
! wrote the other day; ~ Is $3.50 IN den9mlnaiion.
; a isss. q x K q sss s'e cotton Of george %ashington's
head are the words INLAND EXCHANGE and below
1nss state what is the value OF the stamp:
II has a Rrsat range Of value. In imperforated
condition 1t Is catalogued at $50. IL perforated IL
is valued al IL cents on old paper and 30 Genus on
silk paper. These prices are those which the
dealer demands for the stamps. not what he oners.
II has been the custom OF late years In the Cont
mental countries TO offer rare varieties at auction,
better prices being supposed TO be obtained that
way.
10. c., New York have the following stamps:
what are they WORTH The following arc all In
s cSsnae. s.eent Insurance., soceut inland exchange,
eo.cent inland exchange, eo,cent, inland eSchangS'
IS s cent power Of attorney, 81 power Of attorney,
Al charter party. and SIS mortgage; 1-ccnt Ea!on'
iSsp |, "a. A%f r I e. I t ". match sSm Stamps, iaae cent Internal
Revenue, and Hembold's two-cent blue ana TOUR
cent black stamps. -
selling prices, the presumption being the the stamps
are al, perforated, imperforated specimen oeing
uorth more: Il cents. 8, 10, Is, o, 20. IS, 4 8 ana 10
cents. The SIS stamp Is quoted at SIS when I'M
perforated and at ~ on old paper. or the match
stamps the hrst Is quoted at s cents on suK ana a
cents on mink paper. the fusee at 10 cents on suk
naper. the Newton al 20 cents on old paper, the X.
e, A w.. when watermarked, at -. The last two
are lake colored instead OF violet, as oescr1oed oy
the correspondent. The 2-cent Revenue Is orange
instead OF red, as described. and Is quoted AT from
one cent on old paper to u wnen pat y ~.
Hemoold's stamps are quoted at 40 cents TOT 'ne
nrst and 81 cents for the second on silk paper. DOM
hc,nv quoted at 81. 50 on pink paper. Send oetaiieo
description OF &C. s. A." stamp.