arities they can get, and the trend of the prices
is always upward, not down.

It is reported that nearly all of the Columbian stamps on sale at
Washington have been disposed of, only a few values being left. It is a
last opportunity to get those much prized stamps at face value as the
prices will rapidly rise after they are sold out.

The eight-cent stamp with ornaments in the corner has been issued, thus
completing the set. The color is darker than the previous stamp.

The Grand-Duke Alexis Michaelivitch of Russia, who died in March, was an
ardent stamp collector, and although only nineteen years of age, had
already done much for the pursuit through his writings. He had planned
many greater things to do for philately, but these the stamp world will
lose through his early death.

When the new issue of Mexico was placed on sale, a band of music was
engaged for the occasion, and after the Postmaster-General had opened
the post-office window, the stamps were sold to the strains of music.

E. C. TATNALL.--Lithographed stamps are printed from stones, while
all the United States, and majority of other stamps are printed
from steel plates. In lithographic printing the lines are coarser
and the surface smooth, while steel-plate printing shows fine
lines and perfectly clean surface. The 1870-2 issue of France is
lithographed.

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[Illustration: HIRES' Rootbeer]

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A 25 cent package makes 5 gallons.

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Avoid substitutes; accept genuine only, with buff wrapper and yellow
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Postage Stamps, &c.

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=STAMPS!= =300= fine mixed Victoria, Cape of G. H., India, Japan, etc.,
with fine Stamp Album, only =10c.= New 80