sed on the 2-1/2d. in 1875, and the "Orb" on
the same stamp five years later. The "Maltese Cross" was used on the
10s. and L1 in 1878. This completes the water-marks on English Stamps,
with the exception of 1/2d. stamp, which was printed on sheets marked
"half-penny."

J. HALL.--All U. S. stamps since 1857 should have been perforated.
Any unperforated U.S. stamps since then are the results of
accident, and should not be catalogued. They are "freaks." Proofs
are not perforated, and can be distinguished from stamps by their
having been printed on card-board or India paper.

A. P.--I should like to follow your suggestion and give a list of
all the new issues if space permitted.

A. LORDELL.--There are three varieties of the current 2c. U. S.
with the triangle more or less different, Types I., II., and III.

B. K. H.--I strongly advise you not to buy the Chinese local
stamps. They are simply philatelic trash, and will probably be
worth less money ten years from now than they cost to-day. Buy
good stamps from a responsible dealer. As a rule the higher the
value the more likely to increase in the future. This applies to
all but the first-class rarities now worth from $50 apiece upward.

W. F. BROWN.--No addresses of dealers can be given in this column.
I believe the dealers have a full supply of all the Columbian
stamps, except the $1 and $2, which are sold for $7 and $4
respectively. There is no 7c. Columbian stamp.

M. S. C.--The coin dealers sell the 1803 cent for 10 cents. The
English coins mentioned are all common.

L. V. BLISS.--Thanks for your suggestion. I would adopt the same
at once, but the postal laws do not permit the printing of any
illustration of a U.S. stamp, or even part of such and the absence
of illustrations would make such articles uninteresting and very
difficult to understand.

H. CROSSMAN.--England 1840 1d. black, 2d. blue.

RAY B. BAKER.--The Cape of Good Hope, 1861, 1d. red is worth 60
cents, the wood-black, $15, the wood-black error, same issue,
$250. The 1/2d, 1871 is sold for 6 cents. $1, $2, and $5
Columbian, $7, $4, $5.50 respectively.

O. A. P.--It is not a coin, and is worth nothing.

HELEN O. KAUPER.--The 90c. orange, 1890, is sold by dealers for
$1.50 unused, 75 cents used. The coins are worth face value only.