A. H. GREEN.--The English shilling is worth face only. I hope you will enjoy the next 892 numbers of the ROUND TABLE as much as you have the 892 numbers already published. F. MIKELSKY.--Apply to any dealer for onion-skin hinges. They cost 15c. per 1000. J. A. HALL.--The U. S. charge 8c. for registering a letter, and if such letter is lost while in the hands of the post-office officials the U. S. will not recoup the loss. In Europe the various governments make allowance on letters lost by them. For instance, in England, by paying 4c. in addition to the ordinary postage, the sender of a letter lost in transmission can collect from the government $25. By paying 6c. in addition to the postage, an allowance of $50 is made if the letter is lost. Each 2c. in addition increases the amount $25. J. H. OTRIEH.--Russian locals are collected by a very few persons in this country. One of these collectors tells me that some of the rare Russian locals command as much as $100 and more. The common varieties, however, have very little value. F. M.--I cannot give addresses in this column. Write to any of the dealers who advertise in the ROUND TABLE. S. HELLER.--You can buy 1000 different stamps in a packet for $10, or 1500 for $25. I do not know of any larger packets, but think one with 2000 stamps would cost at least $50 or $60. B. STOW.--The Mr. Frederick Hill who has jast died at the age of ninety-four was a brother of Rowland Hill. He was connected with the London post-office for many years, and was pensioned in the year 1876. A. W. SPENCER.--The Alsace-Lorraine stamps were used by the German post-offices in France during the war of 1870. The earliest dated stamp known is September 6, 1870. E. F. HERRE.--The only rare small cent is the 1856 flying eagle. All the others are very common. The 1817 penny is worth 20c. E. M. GEARHART.--The Olympian stamps can be bought of any dealer at double face value, unused, and at 1c to 25c. each, according to denomination if used. There are so many varieties of the Confederate stamps that I cannot give any more definite answer, until after examination. As millions of complete sheets were in the Southern post-offices at the time the civil war ended, they are very common with the exception of a few varieties. Neither the watermarked or the unwatermarked U. S. stamps of the present issue will ever be rare or even scarce, with the possible exception of the dollar stamps. The late issues of the U. S. envelopes are distinguished by the water-mark and the shape. PHILATUS. [Illustration: Ivory Soap] No other soap is found in so many homes. THE PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. CIN'TI. Some Popular Books * * * * * "Harper's Round Table" for 1896