Following the lead of Europe and America, other countries have placed the portraits of their rulers on their stamps and from this custom we may gain some slight information on the subject of ethnography. Hayti, Tonga, Samoa, Siam, Liberia, Holkar, etc., have shown us types of other races than the Caucassian. One of the stamps of Congo is adorned by a couple of natives in local full dress which appears to be much on the order of that of the lady in the ballad who wore a wreath and a smile. Japan has placed on her stamps the portraits of two heroes of her late war with China. Guatemala has the head of an Indian woman. The stamps of British North Borneo have the arms of the company with two stalwart natives as supporters and a similar device is used by the British Central Africa Co. The stamps of Obock show a group of natives. The picture is entitled "the missionary at dinner with the native chiefs." For further particulars of the missionary enquire within. [Illustration: Stamp, "Congo", 5 francs] [Illustration: Stamp, "Emperial Japanese Post", 5 sen] [Illustration: Stamp, "Emperial Japanese Post", 5 sen] [Illustration: Stamp, "Guatemala", 1/2 real] [Illustration: Stamp, "British North Borneo", 50 cents] [Illustration: Stamp, "Brit. Central Africa", 2 s. & 6 p.] [Illustration: Stamp, "Republique Francaise Obock", 1 ct.] Another large group of stamps have numerals of value as their distinguishing feature. As examples of this we find, the early issues of Brazil and Hawaii, many stamps of Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark, etc., as well as the postage due stamps of many countries, including our own. [Illustration: Stamp, Brazil, "30"] [Illustration: Stamp, "Hawaiian Postage", 2 cents] [Illustration: Stamp, "Loesen", 1 ore] [Illustration: Stamp, "Nederland", 21/2 cent] [Illustration: Stamp, "Danmark", 5 ore] [Illustration: Stamp, Arabic] In other countries only inscriptions are used. This is especially the case with the Native States of India, in some of which as many as four languages are said to be employed on one stamp. These are interesting for their crude and curious designs but are not popular with collectors, probably because of our inability to read them. [Illustration: Stamp, Arabic] Afghanistan has varied the idea by placing on her stamps a tiger's head surrounded by a broad circle of inscriptions. Owing to the short comings of native art the tiger is more often droll than ferocious. The method of cancellation used in that country is crude but effective. It consists in cutting or tearing a piece out of the stamp. Needless to say, it is not popular with stamp collectors. [Illustration: Stamp, Arabic, Hindi]