H. Wangelin.—See Round Table, December 17, 1895. The cent you describe is worth 5c.
M. H. Horn.—It is a Hungarian stamp, worth 1c.
British.—The coin is Portuguese, not Spanish. The English coins are not collected in this country.
W. J. Kerris.—Your stamp is a counterfeit. No rule in stamp-collecting is more rigid than that not to buy rare stamps of any one except of responsible dealers, unless you are an expert, and are acquainted with both the counterfeits and the genuine stamps.
M. H. Stiles.—The 2-cent U. S. stamps are printed in sheets of 400 stamps, four "panes" of 100 each. On the outside margins, between the panes, are "guide lines," showing where to cut the sheet apart.
H. Haspers.—1. Any one can buy or sell stamps without a license. 2. Most collectors now keep all the shades of the current U. S. stamps. 3. English stamps are usually printed in sheets of 240 stamps. Some collectors make up entire sheets, but that is unusual. 4. Pomeroy, Boyd, etc., are U. S. local express stamps, all used before 1882. 5. Wuher, Corea, etc., are not worth collecting. 6. Escuelas are school-tax stamps.
H. Moorhead.—It is a token, not a coin, and has no particular value.
G. E. J.—The cents can be bought at a dealer's for 5 or 10 cents each. The $3 gold piece has no premium, as it is one of the common dates.
Hall King.—All collectors avoid cut postal-cards, and most collectors refuse the Seebacks, unnecessary issues condemned by the S.S.S.S., and many will not collect surcharges, but this last is a matter of choice only.
A. G. S.—The 5c. piece without the word "cents" is quoted by dealers at 10c. The 1834 cent, small letters, is worth 50c., the other two varieties of 1834 are 10c. each. All the other dates mentioned can be bought at about 5c. each.
F. Buttman.—Dealers ask 50c. each for the Columbian quarter.
E. Stramberg and L. McHugh.—No premium.
J. O'Neal.—U. S. $3 gold pieces no premium. 1809 half-cent is worth 10c.
Mrs. Park Child.—See Round Table, December 17, 1895, for value of coins.
N. Martin.—Address the Dorchester, Massachusetts, Stamp Exchange direct. I do not know any more definite address.
Amy Rogers.—The 5c. Playing Cards, U.S. Revenue, are sold by dealers at 50c. each.
J. Sugden.—The 3c. U.S., 1869, is worth 2c. The 7c. U.S. with Stanton's portrait is worth 30c.
H. Marsh.—The 5c. nickel without "Cents" is very common.
Mary H. Hartman.—We do not buy or sell either coins or stamps. The coins and stamps quoted in the Handy Book are the prices asked by dealers. Age has nothing to do with value. For instance, the 1804 dollar would be cheap if bought by a collector for $500, whereas a 1798 dollar would be dear at $3. Old foreign coins, as a rule, are worth their weight in metal only.
L. G. Varney.—The English coin is worth face only. For value of cents and half-cents, U.S., see Round Table, December 17, 1895.
A. L. Poisson.—The three-cornered Cape of Good Hope shilling is worth $2.50 if with good margins, etc.
F. R. Sabine.—The stamp is the U.S. 3c., 1851 issue, worth 2c. The original color was red, but it has oxydized.
Correspondent, Barrie.—The stamps are not very valuable. They would answer very well for exchange purposes with any of your friends who are collecting.
Adele B. Cramer.—It is impossible to identify the stamps from your description. I should advise you to purchase a stamp catalogue from a dealer.
C. H. Treat.—For list of U. S. coins see Round Table, December 17, 1895, and January 14, 1896.
H. W. Knight.—See answer to C. H. Treat.
H. Bernedelo.—No! Dealers sell it at 5c.
J. Radburn.—The guinea is worth $5. It is not rare.
F. French.—The revenues are worth 1 cent each. The 3-cent postage due, buff, is worth 5 cents.
C. Armstrong, Pre-emption, Illinois, desires to exchange stamps.
M. S. Mayer.—Honduras, Nicaragua, Salvador, Costa Rica, etc., use Seebeck stamps.
Conner, Florida.—No name signed to letter. I would advise you to buy a stamp catalogue.
P. F. Lisk.—List of U. S. coins from 1 cent to 20 cents will be found in the Round Table dated December 17, 1895. The dollar gold pieces are sold by dealers at $1.50 each.
A. Hall.—Fashion plays a great part in the value of stamps. Just at present the fashion is for old West Indian and British North American colonials. Consequently the rarities are advancing in price very rapidly.
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