Manila paper, 35, 40 Mann, Mr. W. W., 302 Manuel, H.M. King, 325 Marianne Islands, 206 Marsden, Mr. J. N., 302 Marshall Islands, 206 Matrix, 27, 35, 50 Mauritius, 47, 187, 202, 207, 224-227, 269, 278, 281, 290, 301, 319-323, 329-332 Maury, M. A., 81 Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 61 _Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News_, 189 Mercantile Committee, The, 101 Mexico, 189, 203, 269, 305 Millbury, 181 Millimetre, 35 Million stamps fable, The, 116 Mill-sheet, 35 Mint, 35, 141 Mirabaud, M. Paul, 282, 301, 302 _Mirror of Parliament, The_, 98 Mixed perforations, 35 Modena, 240 Moëns, M. J. B., 117, 128, 278 Moldavia, 207, 234, 306, 329, 331 Montenegro, 306 _Monthly Advertiser, The_, 128 _Monthly Intelligencer and Controversialist, The_, 128 Montserrat, 204, 224 Morocco, 189 "Mounted" stamps, 36 Mounting stamps in albums, 137 Mounts, 137 Mozambique, 259 Mulready, Mr. William: envelopes and covers, 109-111, 159, 160, 165, 167, 175, 312 Nankivell, Mr. E. J., 302 Naples, 47, 118, 240, 249, 269, 271, 274 Natal, 202, 267, 311 Native-made paper, 36, 40 Nepal, 40 Netherlands, 61 Nevis, 204, 227, 311, 322, 326 New Brunswick, 176, 228, 266, 271 New Caledonia, 206 Newfoundland, 228, 329 New Hebrides, 206 New South Wales, 106, 123, 176, 207, 229, 254, 255, 272, 290, 311 Newspaper tax, 96 New Zealand, 35, 170, 190, 229, 271, 272 Nicaragua, 242 Nicholas, Mme., 121 Niger Coast Protectorate, 204, 230 Nissen, Mr. C., 9, 106, 251 Niue, 206 North, Mr. J. C., 168 Northern Nigeria, 204 Norway, 306 Nova Scotia, 228, 267, 271 _Nuncii et Cursores_, 62 Oates, Titus, 64 Obliterations, 36 Obsolete, 36, 47 Oceanic Settlements, 206 Oil Rivers Protectorate, 204 Oldenburg, 61, 233, 326 Original covers, stamps used on, 185 Original die, 36 Original gum, 36 Overprint, 36 Pacific Steam Navigation Co., 267 Packet-collections, 136 Pairs, 25, 36 Palmer, J., 73 Panama Canal Zone, 205 Panes of Stamps, 33, 39 Paper, 39-41 Papua, 170, 206 Paraphe, 41 Parker, Mr. J. W., 101 Parliament, Temporary letter-covers for Members of, 93, 109 Parma, 240 Patte, 28, 41 Paul, Mr. J. W., jun., 302 Pauwels, Mr. J., 302 Peacock papers, The, 111, 155, 175 Peckitt, Mr. W. H., 9, 156, 266, 321 Pellisson, M., 81 Pelure paper, 40, 41 Pemberton, Mr. E. L., 123, 127, 239, 242, 268, 272, 274 Pen-cancelled, 41 Penny post, first proposed, 64; in Edinburgh, 67; local penny posts, 67 Penny post of 1680, 4, 82-84 Penrhyn, 206 Perazzi, Signor, 112 Percé, perçage, 41, 42 Perforation, 24, 31, 32, 35, 42-44, 48, 139 Perforation-gauge, 43, 44 Perkins, Bacon & Co., 102, 106, 201, 228 Peroxide of hydrogen, The use of, 138 Persia, 24, 59 Peru, 31, 71, 189, 267, 271, 325 Petersburg, 326 _Petite Poste_, 80 _Philatelic Record, The_, 82, 88, 275 Philatelic Society, The Royal, 105, 123, 129, 131, 158, 160, 229, 272, 306, 322, 325 _Philatelical Journal, The_, 272 _Philatelist, The_, 305 Philately, Definition of, 7, 44, 127