Third Issue.
| $20.00 | $17.50 |
Sixth Issue—Proprietary.
| Violet P. | Green P. | |
| 10c. | $10 | $2.50 |
| 50c. | 20 | 25.00 |
| $1 | 100 | 150.00 |
| $5 (not priced.) |
| 1878 Issue. | Silk P. | Wmk. | Roul'td |
| 5c. | $4 | $3 | $50 |
| 10c. | 15 |
On October 1, the Washington Post-office had the following Columbian stamps on sale:
| $2 Columbians, 3002 |
| $4 Columbians, 3437 |
| $5 Columbians, 4581 |
As the same stamps have been offered by dealers and brokers in New York at various discounts (up to twenty-five per cent.) from face value, it is hardly possible that these values will command a premium for many years to come.
A new issue of Tonga stamps will be ready early in November. The set consists of values from 1/2d. to 5s.
The larger post-offices have received vast quantities of the letter-sheets (now discontinued), Columbian 1c., 2c., and 5c. envelopes, 2c. 1890 adhesives, and a lot of odds and ends.