Great Britain.—The 2½d. stamp is printed in blue, and the 2s. changes from blue to red-brown.
Montserrat.—New stamps of 2½d., red-brown, and 4d., blue; and postal card of 1½d., red-brown.
Nevis.—New stamps of 2½d., red-brown, and 4d., blue; and postal card of 1½d., red-brown.
Peru.—A new series of stamps is in preparation, but for the present the authorities surcharge the current stamp with the words, "Union Postale Universelle" and "Plata," in an oval. The 1c. changes its color to green, the 2c. to carmine, and the 20c. is suppressed.
Roumelia.—This province of Turkey begins its stamp history with a postal card of the value of 10 paras, as expressed on the face, but in reality of 15 paras, at which it is sold.
BUTTERFLIES AND BEES.
Butterflies are merry things,
Gayly painted are their wings,
And they never carry stings.
Bees are grave and busy things,
Gold their jackets, brown their wings,
And they always carry stings.
Yet—isn't it extremely funny?—
Bees, not butterflies, make honey.