University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-29
SOME POSTAGE
STAMP VALUES

and Cuba have recently had a decided
influence on the stamp values. owing to
the fact that collectors have found odd
ISSUES among these stamps. Many new
prices will be placed in the 1909 catalOe
for the first time. Among these are the
stamps OF Puerto Principe. the chief OF
these rarities being the orange-brown
stamp surcharged '3 cents on Cuban
stamp of the denomination of three
milesimas. This stamp has been err
roneously quoted by some of the foreign
catalogs at $50. although recently a
specimen sold for SS1. and is now cat
alleged in this country at 500. The new
quotation on the used three -milesimas
orange brown stamp OF the same issue.
with the '3 cents" surchar.ed. but with
the letters on the surcharge upside
down, is worth today $15. The five
cent surchargc on the unused one mile
-ima Orange-brown stamp is now cat
alleged for 1909 at $40. and the same
stamp which has been used for postage
holds to the same value as the unused.
OF the Puerto Principe blue green
stamps. with the black surcharge. very
few We're quoted in the catalog for l9os.
but the book for 1909 will show many
new prices far above the previOuly
quoted ones. Among these the used
five-cent surchargcd on the two mile
>imaS blue-green stamp is quoted at
S,5. and the five-cent on the four mile
simas blue-grc,n stamp Is quoted at
Sl00: the three-cent surcharged on the
one -milcSima blue green stamp is listed
at $50: the threc-cent on twO-milesimas
blue-"reen at $40. and the same stamp
showing the misspelled surcharged
cents" for cents" has by its rarity
been boosted to $40.
Many errors We're made in the print
ing of the canal zone stamps. all of which
are valued highly. The price of the
used five-cent blue stamp. with the in
spelled ''Panaam." is placed at
$40 in the new catalog. Another stamp
of the same kind. but with a final A
raised, is to bring S25. and third with
a bar at the bottom is valued at the
same price.
The greatest attraction to the collec-
tor of the surcharged Cuban and canal
zone stamps is their very recent issue,
and careful watch of correspondence Of
ten enables a collector nowadays to pick
up rare specimen of these makeshift
stamps which happens to be floating
lrOund.
The recent changes that have been
made in the value of the Philippine
stamps are marked. The one real slate
,lue stamp of 1854, showing the mis-
spelled word ''COrros." is now recorded
With value of $50 unused and S15 for
he used ones. The five-cent pale ver-
nilion stamp of 1855 is now listed at
'65 unused and S27 used. Another error |
tamp is the eight cent on the 100 |
nilesimas carmine stamp of 1879. with
he inscription "Coreros.' This stamp |
: listed at So used and SIS unused. |
The Philippine stamps of isis issue.
With the surcharge inverted. are now
uotcd at good prices. The 2O-cent on
tamp is listed at so. either used or
nused. the two-cent on "a eight-cent
ltramarine inverted surcharge stamp
t $40, and the lO-cent on twO-cent
armine inverted at $3.50. unused.
Quite number of substantial in
reases have taken place in the value of
ertain Chinese stamps. The unused
hree cent red stamp of the 1877 issue,
18th s. surcharged in black. advanced
rom S25 to $40 OF the Chinese 1881
sue. the l6-cent green stamp surcharg-
4 "3 Cand" (candareens) is now placed
the catalog at S15, unused. The
ght cent gray-blue stamp snrcharged
Cand' is likewise valuable. having
Gently been cataloged at $50 in either
ne used or unused condition. The Chi
pse l2-cent light brown stamp. with Il
and' surcharged of the 1877 issue. is
riced at S75 unused and S65 used. A
,rietv of the Chinese recent issue of
,93. five cents in denomination. blue
nd black in color. with the black in
ription inverted. when unused is val
ID at $50. q
That man is prone to error is shown
, the many mistakes made in the en-
aving of plates and the printing of
amps. 1t would seem an utter impOs-
bilty for so many slips to happen a
here a work is checked and proofed by
great number of persons. and it only
'es to prove the old saying that the
an who never makes a mistake does
It eXist.-Scientific American.
Black: I say. old man. how would Y
III like to buy my motor car? h