The famous "Stock Exchange" Forgery of the One Shilling green stamp
of Great Britain.--A Genuine "Plate 6."--One specimen was used on
October 31, 1872, and the other on June 13 of the next year. The
enlargements betray trifling differences in the details of the
design, as compared with the genuine stamp above 245
The unique envelope of Annapolis (Maryland, U.S.A.) in Lord
Crawford's collection of stamps of the United States 279
Part sheet (175 stamps) of the ordinary One Penny black stamp
of Great Britain, 1840. (From the collection of the Earl of
Crawford, K.T.) 283
Nearly a complete sheet (219 stamps out of 240) of the highly
valued One Penny black "V R" stamp, intended for official use.
(From the collection of the Earl of Crawford, K.T.) 285
Part sheet (lacking but six horizontal rows) of the scarce Two
Pence blue stamp "without white lines" issued in Great Britain,
1840. (From the collection of the Earl of Crawford, K.T.) 287
The unique block of the "double Geneva" stamp, the rarest of the
Swiss "Cantonals." (Formerly in the "Avery" Collection, now in
the possession of Henry J. Duveen, Esq.) 291
Part sheet of the scarce 5c. "Large Eagle" stamp of Geneva, showing
the marginal inscription at the top. (From the collection of
Henry J. Duveen, Esq.) 293
A Page of the 5 cents. and 13 cents. Hawaiian "Missionary" stamps.
(From the "Crocker" Collection) 297
Hawaiian Islands, 1851. The 5 cents "Missionary" stamp on original
envelope. (From the "Crocker" Collection) 299
A Page from the King's historic collection of the stamps of Great
Britain, showing the method of "writing up" 307
The three copies of the unissued 2d. "Tyrian-plum" stamp of Great
Britain, in the collection of H.M. the King. The one on the
envelope is the only specimen known to have passed through the
post 309
Design for the King Edward One Penny stamp, approved and initialled
by His late Majesty. (From the collection of H.M. King George V.) 313
The companion design to that on page 313, and showing the correct
pose of the head, but in a different frame which was not adopted.
(From the collection of H.M. the King) 315
A Page of the One Penny "Post Paid" stamps of Mauritius. (In the
collection of H.M. the King) 319
The Two Pence "Post Paid" stamp of Mauritius. Unique block showing
the error (the first stamp in the illustration), lettered "PENOE"
for "PENCE". (In the collection of H.M. the King) 323
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