H. L. Watson, Paris.—It is probably a fraud. The only Jones Express known in America bears Washington's portrait, and is printed on pink paper.
A. E. Barrow.—No coins enclosed. I cannot say what dealers will pay for stamps. That depends on scarcity, condition, and quantity. An unsevered pair of any scarce stamp is always worth more than two single stamps of the same kind. The Columbus and 1853 dollars can both be bought from dealers at a slight advance.
D. E. Porter.—The coin is a Connecticut cent dated 1787. Dealers catalogue it at 15c.
J. T. Delano.—What dealers pay for coins we do not know. You can buy the 1832 half-dollar in good condition for 75c., the 1853 quarter for 35c., the 1864 two-cent copper for 10c.
F. S. Bidwell, Jun.—No premium on the shilling.
E. B. Tripp.—Dealers quote the 1857 and 1858 cents at 5c. each, 1822 half-dollar at 75c., silver three-cent pieces at 10c.
C. Martin.—Levant stamps are used for local purposes, and for prepayment of postage on letters to the home countries.
Philatus.