New-York tribune., 1907-08-04

knowledge of International currency, but
gets to know the faces of the different N,
ereigns which daily pass through his hands
exchange for other sOvereiSns. Mathematics
a mild exercise of the faculties compared
that necessary TO remember the different das,
markings rates and prices which the young eo
Iector must know in order not 10 be deceived
dealers. in fact studying the map Of Manchur,
and following the late war IN the Far East Va
quiet diversion compared to the mefnorzing :
the almost unpronOCnceable proper names neees
sary To the collector who takes in stamps Of a
countries Aside from the stamps which Be,
names spelled with two KS or 70 ever
vowel or which bear characters more close,
resembling flute music than wrItIn= there
the more readable but equally intrIe-te varieo
A plain bit of gummed paper hardly lig enOGg
to cover the thumbnaL yet with a value a
tached 10 it that would furnish an epartmer
in an uptown fat. is described 'l.runswks
Perct Us gros. black on green. unused and fl.
with fun gum: with expert committee @uaran
tee" If this one Cf thousands @f -iptor
fails to impress the layman. there Is t-e "Grea
Britain. Ia. red plate 11G unperf- "~ate, tt
Cardiff penny, a superb block ~ from
corner of sheet. showing plate SO : -.= r.ptiou
in Mint state. unique" THIS IS a-.e sample
Of the language ~ stamp Collecting v. mus,
be mastered = cl- collector iu order nat hsl
may know whlc he Is getting fn trade OPP pur-I
chase. and no matter how ITsiEur1c III the
value of the stamp. its description isn.- -ssanei
a word on that account
Discerning the false f-e-. -.a t--4. the oe1s
from the genuine. taEsr l-aIg trained eye
and among expert collectors this sense becomes
as Keen and a. aPprecis-- as that of an s-ti5t
in 1udgine; au old rnaste-. Tn fact. stamp al7.
artistic value as Wei as financial value a.
some. of the engraving on These minute bits
paner is a study in itself The dies made
stamps like those issued by th. Government p
The time Of the Columbian Ez .elion or ev
those issued in connection .-h Jhe present @
position at jamestown. Consumed an amount
money surprisingly Iar-. ta aim ,ha has lit.
or no realization of vtat Ir costs "a -Gt the
bits of revenue into eir. -A-t-o-- In the beuc
ing Of caIors on some stamps there is r
beauty. the well set clean .It outlines 0f Kin
and statesmen speakius .uquenty Of the =
REQUIRED 20 get these out and there have be-
many costly plates deStrrsed by over-particul
potentates because the likeness struck of tends
to cause detraction rather than add attractil--
10 their features In a ease like this when -
few of these stamps were placed in circuiatiot
before the plates were destroyed me value
the stamI, that hs~ tlG- GOT "a a.--a-y ia r-ase
immensely and If only Z. very s-E @.r a-" ciEt
etlIation high prices aye paid fer aa- .f -hs-.
few which are pIa.ed ou M. mar--t Such q
rise. as this has been worked by d.rf -.lt -.r
err.rnents from kline q. r.rsa a- means ~ r.-lS
ing money though The issue &c "a L'-- Day
stamp is not as valuable as IS tlr Issue " .
stamp mad at EARLIER day
STAMP collecting had 5c- beginning ir Ens-
land. and It's popularity really began IN 1860
when several schooIboy- attracted attention O
the stamps which they had managed ta collect
from different nations This aroused The IN
t.rest of schooIbcys generally and Of "a iew
older folks ae well and The desire g. form col
Iections grew with the popular US Of S-arlPs
which prior to that dat- We're very little In Tn
With the demand for stamps for cole. IONS
came an accor,Iiu, increase IN price far them
and as soon a. the civilized world found Ut
that a value waS being attached o. cancelled a.
we'll as uncanCelIed stamps collecting d.. -,1t
general In 1875 Sir Daniel Cooper sold his c'i-
lection in London for S1J.o0e. and h. n This ~
was followed by Others. each r~---si-ir- Y
amount public interest grew accordingly. Il
was discovered that the Post Office Ha-r.- Is
had almost gone cut of existence. anil e-r-
sold from the collection Of Or. 4 Leg-a-. f1l
s. soc Then follow ved the sale of Che .-r,y
stamps ~ British Guiana. later sale g { Tied
States envelope stamps in New York brought