S

Only nine letters horizontally, to each of the ten lines. It is to be
hoped that the Postmaster-General will have the paper made in such a way
that each and every stamp will have the same water-mark. Why not use
the letters U. S. on each stamp? They could be made 4 or 5 mm. high, and
be plainly seen. The New South Wales stamps, for instance, are marked
"N. S. W.," with a crown above. So far as I have seen, the present
water-mark appears on the following stamps: 1c. blue; 2c. red, on all
three types of the triangle; 8c. purple, and 10c. dark green.

A. CORT.--The dealers sell quarters of 1819 at 75c., dimes of
1838-39 at 20c. each. Age has nothing to do with the value of a
coin. You can buy some coins 2000 years old and over at 25c. each
at the dealers.

ALICE CALHOUN.--Impossible to answer your question as value
depends on what the stamps are. You can buy a packet of 1000
varieties of stamps from dealers for $15.

M. C. W.--Sold by dealers at 8c.

A. BALL.--The initials D. G. on coins mean "Deo Gratia," that is
"By the grace of God." Almost all mottoes and inscriptions on
coins are in Latin, and usually with many abbreviations.

H. B. CARING, Rochester, N.Y.--I have a letter for you which has
been returned from Rochester.

PHILATUS.

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