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if 10(' _lJlf\ _lui 1\"i1linll' 10 toml'Cte wilh Ihtl t1olll('ttlt ..OIl(\l'10lll 011 Ihe Itali.u mar· kl't .n,l 10 I"." Ibtl luflalt'li l'ri«'8 for .11.... rJlT't"r ltl'lIl. ,,"ill Itt' unl ('ud all in fro- .tralion. i. a 'er.... illierelltiug a"d Jllltlldhl' firM fur lhto !tut andl'T II... 1'1' ....111 l'UudiliolL •• "e 0111,. ...Id.. to Ji .p ••y HlN to KO M!oi.. " hlto ii, 8- «"I'l .. b(oa _ ...k('t _Ilf''' lite .... r aaod hi williag t.o "'Ilf'n I il lib a .Hor. it ......... ad ... iMble 10 ..-ail IlIIIiI ..OIOdirio!q ..ill "&"1(1". n.e pbilalelie t. II"" .. a. "L,o .... to nar a1l"J" frIMM tltf' fidd 1«._ it ..... '- .. IhoI'crDalllr l"r...."lr'll"' lor .ble It.lia. nu- <lMlI "Ilh "Jlf""Plion or tllf' III't'-StJllllP I"'riod-tbal IlOf'r __ Id oalr 8", _pl",""t_,- f ... '''I' anI"r. XXXV. NETHEllAHDS n... Io;'nl(d._ .r I .\-,.'Juor....u--XN- ""1a1M! n. IIOf' INI .r il i.lla ... ilaata-. __ .f , -I1rr _trial .f W 1m t: •..,.... ","",piG ... ter- ril"",," ."_1 , ......, ..riroI 01. IIw Rbi_. )ba,. -.I _Idr. Sortlo f...- t_ . I ..... .... bonk-n flf ,......... ,,,.•• i'li "D.bt:r of blaa.1 i. tliw d"lt. or Ille mu- .... )f<I..U ... ,",U .. a ('bi••f 1a1Mb. t.IIoe .'';'1&11 bb.. I •• i. thor 1I"r1.... To 1__ tit.. rll.. ... dli .....l ..........1 OD Belgium. 10 11fC' _I ".. thfo (k'nlUllI t'ollfeo.lf'n.tiooo. nanlt·l, 11M' KlnRd-. or lIauon'l' ill lite aortherll I .. rt 1111,1 lhl.' Kiugdo.. Itt ['ruMb (fUliu.. I'ro,h!<'e AA,I ['rO"i_ of WHI- 1, ... lIa, hi Ihe IIUlllb til 1'"11. III 1866. IlAIIO'"(" "WI 11t"\'1l1t11' I·r_i:l.u_ The Gt'rlll#u l'oufl"I",allon Irllll.fonlletl inlo tbfo :-':ottl> lkrlllAlI ill Il'I\ii Illld i"l., tIlt' (:"rlllall t:IIII,il? iu 1'11"1. The Art" ot lilt N.. ·I!l(>rla"fl, a littl<: mol' tban 1:!.GlIO IIIIIUlrt' lUil,' ... It ...111 dil·ill .....1 into tlt"'1'11 I'"" h .. :t'l'. I1l1lUt'l,-frOIl1 1I0rih to ...lalltl, Orunlnw.'ll, I)rtlillhe, 0 ..· ('rijllM.·I, lltrl'l1i1I, Gehle,· Inud, 7,ulol.llo11lllld, Zet'lnnd, Xuort!·llrltblIlLt /lud 1.lmhuq:, '1'1l1' IJOllUl/lliulJ Wlill n!.lout In 01.')3 lind ill 18119.- Tho ""I,!tIlI, 71<" JlflUH(I ('Il (lta\"""hagc) hn'l I" I,m:t /I l'OI'ulnli"'l1 "r ""."1' 80,000 aut! I" UIUIl ot IIhout OO,l}(}O. The I:lrgelll .. A, ... rndllll1, had 248,000 iuliltbiialltil in l/lli3 a"d :!03,OOO in 18611. Th" JJa.'o"" of IIIl! Net.herlaudJl it Ii long 0" .... In art,. tim('ll. th" lerrilor,. "Ill ill- hlbit('d hy O..nllJllI tritN-o, maialy Cal- " /l1·i/lll. lIn.1 th", }'rlllnll •• Till' hill- I... lilliI'Ll .. Ilh tIl<.' IIt'mllll in'u_i... " of the l{'rritOQ·. "h;.. k OeJllUI I" 6i 11.('. ullOl"r .Iutilill ('11 r. Th... I.. nilor:r t'llIlU' lIudt·r gon·rnur..J!II' III 11 B. (' •• wall UUI in..0'1".... 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TIlUi Willi IUl'l lI.v II rule of IlliJitllrr h." tl ...HIIlIllIRh, whi.. h ""IU' r"'.Ilfllt hy Will,'1Il or Onrujl' willi Itlt nrmr r.'<'rlli",,1 ;11 (;(,lIlUlllJ. 1It'I'(lj'J11 of tllfhl· iUJI, tlu, WO\'Ill('('>I turmh'l: \116 II.H·r Nl,'tI1· .'rln",l" J:lltlrlt'<1 111t,1. Indl'l... n",'nr III Il\ill lind rll",.I;IIII .....1 th"IUII('I\"C!. 1111 II rl'l'ul.l1l.. , Th" 11"lou or 111rN'lIt, l,y wllirh lilt' \,1'0\ illeCII '''(On! tOllfrdl'rlltf'(l. nUlIllu...1 in tf)ue ror Ino.... Ihall 1"'0 bUlldrt'd Y('JI.rll. ,\ (''lullril of Slall' "U Iltll ruliat;: butl!. bUI tilt' ftlll rralioll .... fi,..l11 tlltbrl' 100JIII 0 ... 0'. la HiSI, MERCURY STAMP JOURNAl.

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Page 1: Ji Ilf''' - Frajola Philatelist's Site - Home Page,,11'1 lUlli ulllh·t .'rt·lIrh l,ro'l'OcfOrlllt'. In L~UG. ~lIlj(lI

if 10(' I~ _lJlf\ _lui 1\"i1linll' 10 toml'Cte wilhIhtl t1olll('ttlt ..OIl(\l'10lll 011 Ihe Itali.u mar·kl't .n,l 10 I"." Ibtl luflalt'li l'ri«'8 aJIk~ for.11.... rJlT't"r ltl'lIl. ,,"ill Itt' unl ('ud all in fro­.tralion. ~.I.I i. a 'er.... illierelltiug a"dJllltlldhl' firM fur lhto f'Ol~lor. !tut andl'TII... 1'1'....111 l'UudiliolL••"e~ 0111,. ...Id.. toJi .p ••y HlN to KO M!oi.." hlto ii, 8­«"I'l ..b(oa _ ...k('t _Ilf''' lite ....r aaod hiwilliag t.o "'Ilf'n I il lib a d..-.ak~ .Hor.Ol",,,,,~ it ......... ad ...iMble 10 ..-ail IlIIIiI..OIOdirio!q ..ill "&"1(1". n.e pbilalelie t.

II"" ..a. "L,o .... ad_~ to nar a1l"J"frIMM tltf' fidd 1«._ it ..... '- ..IhoI'crDalllr l"r...."lr'll"' lor .ble It.lia. nu­<lMlI "Ilh I~ "Jlf""Plion or tllf' III't'-StJllllPI"'riod-tbal IlOf'r __Id oalr 8", d~

_pl",""t_,- f ... '''I' anI"r.XXXV. NETHEllAHDS

n... Io;'nl(d._ .r I .\-,.'Juor....u--XN-""1a1M! n. IIOf' INI ~ .r il i.lla...ilaata-. __ .f , -I1rr _trial .f

W 1m t:•..,.... ","",piG ...~ ter­ril"",," ."_1 ,......, ..riroI 01. IIw ri~

Rbi_. )ba,. -.I _Idr. ~ Sortlof...- t_ . I..... ....~ bonk-nflf ,.........,,,.••i'li • "D.bt:r of b~blaa.1 i. tliw d"lt. or Ille mu- .... )f<I..U

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rll.. :\"Il~rb...dli t~ .....l ..........1 OD Belgium. 1011fC' _I ".. thfo (k'nlUllI t'ollfeo.lf'n.tiooo.nanlt·l, 11M' KlnRd-. or lIauon'l' ill liteaortherll I..rt 1111,1 lhl.' Kiugdo.. Itt ['ruMb(fUliu.. I'ro,h!<'e AA,I ['rO"i_ of WHI­1,...lIa, hi Ihe IIUlllb til 1'"11. III 1866.IlAIIO'"(" "WI 11t"\'1l1t11' I·r_i:l.u_ The Gt'rlll#ul'oufl"I",allon WII~ Irllll.fonlletl inlo tbfo:-':ottl> lkrlllAlI l',,"r.~I,,·mti<m ill Il'I\ii Illldi"l., tIlt' (:"rlllall t:IIII,il? iu 1'11"1. The Art"ot lilt N..·I!l(>rla"fl, lrlt~ a littl<: mol' tban1:!.GlIO IIIIIUlrt' lUil,'... It ...111 dil·ill .....1 intotlt"'1'11 I'"" h..:t'l'. I1l1lUt'l,-frOIl1 1I0rih to~(Ill1h-~'rll...lalltl, Orunlnw.'ll, I)rtlillhe, 0 ..·('rijllM.·I, ~oor.l·lIo11uud, lltrl'l1i1I, Gehle,·Inud, 7,ulol.llo11lllld, Zet'lnnd, Xuort!·llrltblIlLt/lud 1.lmhuq:, '1'1l1' IJOllUl/lliulJ Wlill n!.lout;l~Ou,nno In 01.')3 lind :1;;~O,iIOO ill 18119.­Tho ""I,!tIlI, 71<" JlflUH(I ('Il (lta\"""hagc)hn'l I" I,m:t /I l'OI'ulnli"'l1 "r ""."1' 80,000aut! I" UIUIl ot IIhout OO,l}(}O. The I:lrgelll.. lt~'. A,...rndllll1, had 248,000 iuliltbiialltilin l/lli3 a"d :!03,OOO in 18611.

Th" JJa.'o"" of IIIl! Net.herlaudJl it Ii long0".... In art,. tim('ll. th" lerrilor,. "Ill ill­hlbit('d hy O..nllJllI tritN-o, maialy ~ Cal-

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a Go l1MlIII C"-II at tril ...... ~.rtfll ta Iftlll'"ttlit' 11.'ITi1..ry. 10 tbP I.JIth ",lIllIr,. lboo,

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:11 111111 till,,' "lao, ill..hadl't1 }ol'lli". a 1 t1,,'Xetll(rlaml, 1ll'T1' L1l1ih'll I.. I:Ha III ,hi",!rno:ll ellll,il'1", rul"'l hy (1tl1l'1r.. \. Hut al.though il ""~ o.i"illall, llOlllIlar. lIQOlI fl...·l·iug ugniusl Ihl' ~1'.lli~h rult,> bt:ot'allUI wioll'­~1'.I'I"I, lind until" tilt' 1... t1enhip ot WIlltllllof Ornnj.., II tit·,.... tlllllfllliti"n WaM orl/au·ir,,,,I. TIlUi Willi IUl'l lI.v II rule of IlliJitllrrlI'~!,Oli.lll" h." tl...• HIIlIllIRh, whi..h ""IU' r"'.Ilfllthy Will,'1Il or Onrujl' willi Itlt nrmr r.'<'rlli",,1;11 (;(,lIlUlllJ. '\ft~'r 1It'I'(lj'J11 ~"f'4IrI of tllfhl·iUJI, tlu, WO\'Ill('('>I turmh'l: \116 II.H·r Nl,'tI1·.'rln",l" J:lltlrlt'<1 111t,1. Indl'l...n",'nr III Il\illlind rll",.I;IIII .....1 th"IUII('I\"C!. 1111 II rl'l'ul.l1l.. ,Th" 11"lou or 111rN'lIt, l,y wllirh lilt' \,1'0\

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..."'" ill 0111..,. ..... ti,..·al'" w.. re ~.i""" aatl11.<- :'\Nl..-rt....I. bo'l':lIlI'" cu'"' of tke k'1ldial-:... \-.1 I..... " or the t~ , ..,.jill,: tbtl.....kool. IallJ'rialC~ bo·t..-- tbe 1toQe .f Or­••Jo' ....1 ....r:r I.r· b Itt 11K­....."Ir! ...!kt' t~ in"_ of d~ia'" Tko", ... f(MIlm i ti~ .-ltbts. Ikit;. riai.-" ..I to n. Tal _-flkt ... la two ....1'1I ..il11 ~laad (I~~

.... JIIG:i I. I'" n.I.... ... _.y 1'( dleit""Maial I __ ... Ole C'OIoay,.f ~l'lI' :'\.I~t..J.. ,,"111 iu ..apiLllI S_,\ 1<'1'<1 ~ ,......-.. S_ Y.nh.~ t_ flnl•. I. Itj:;~. tllor 11_ oJ Ono.je...... 1lI:~. I. fall I'"""" ..-..e. ~o.lIfta I U1 t_ .1:'••.......- (~lltai.-,::-.-aI) of

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III ... ri""f ........ lUI' f",tullf"IlI of tl,,' n:pub­lir dl.,lIlil~l. IOhirh Itil 10 Ib" IO!I$ of mltlll,,,IIIUil" I" 1;f,0, Wlilem ,~ or O,..ujeIK'ol'ltllll' ~ol ..rllor. I.ut Ill.' l'Ould not IItO"lit... d<'O'lilit' uf th,' rl'.,uhll... J)lIriug tit<­~lIloul'~lUk W"I1I. tl .. , c:'oulltr." 'fIaa o\,'rrtlllI>:r 0 .'rl'l,t'11 IIrll.lY ill li9... aud WiUem Yfit'll III t:uj::huIII. TIl<' Uot#\-i8.ll U<'-I.ublic

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dvilag tJtco ..'-Ir d:uIIe "'" prriaoLAs f. tlIe ,....., 11...", .f tM ~. tJor..

badJt. aItfoad.:r tI... R,,_ bd i-.t• rovW ~,bIat I .... _I;r- t .... It,,,.........1 _il 1A.t.n. IW -O&N. I. tilWaaoJ _ .uaatrriN ha,l l,ri...t .. -"'#o:'n fftC'tho-ir .ail. 10111 tl_.... lill •• ,.ulol­.....il "l'tTWot-. Only ill lile I,;Lb ft'IIUU" lli.1lbe fin-t I,.. of "~h ...r ...~ t-0I1)C! \W,hie, :after Ihl' T.... bll1il,. Witl u~l':."iao.~1

til(' fit'llt tnuIMuul:mutal llllIil ,out". rr"...H~u_hI 'U '-it'llll;l. It _b\! ttarri<.,J "n11uffidal lIIaii .1 (i ....'. I.ut l·oTI.l' in 11,(' Itltl,....utur.~. 'Ifl('r t·,..ud_ III' T..i. bad 100"OUIl! InlllC'riall (1t:· ...•...1 l'U11It.aa,t..,. Iht JOe, ..-io:e "'u not uol." t'X11'l1tied 1(1 l,rinlO UllIil,

Itut tltt' fawit:r of T••" altMl orGltn;.IIt"1

f~I'r hilt wllil'lI ~rrletl 1111111 IU the IIL.I"1t<llrt>ll ,outl'~. In thill 1' ..... ulIuml 15611.'raMi! mall routCtl I\'('re "'1.MII_betl 011 ~hl'

lerritor.I' of the N"lherhllltlll, Pllrl11 rOOl­I",tillg wilh tho lurAI IIUlil lIt'r"le~ or the~ilif':!l olld lIlerC'llRl1t~. Only III th(' 18th 1'('11lllr)' (li,1 Ih(' aO\l'rlllIl('1I1 ,oilo the flU,1\ tIl-r­,·k.· in its OWll hlllllll, h.1' rr"Rtinll II G,·IO­rn.1 l'o~t orri"" in Ii Ill. J\ut the 1"OIlIli"1!'U!t~ t1Hil'l'lI were l'olllulUed ontil tllo NilI"ul,'Ouie llC'riod. Tile t·r('lIl'b••'I(Or till'! budO(.'Cul,ieti the ~ctherhllld,•• roorglllli:U'l1 tin!IJlliltal trire autl trt'llt{'t:1 a new IlO!Itlil ur­pulsatioll oftt'r the nlodel ot Ihe J-t.1"'I'r\'"i~ in }'ra\Rt. Aftll'r lilt' do..urall of

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:-.'''l'vll'Oll. I1U' IImil !I('niro WIIS lignin takenUIH 1,." lh,' rurlll gu\'erll"'~llt nud reorg3T1'hwtl illd'·I""lIll~lIll."; Ihe Tauill 110llt otrieell1\,..... nul Il('rmllt('ll tv rCUllen. T ....o kind. of

1,0~tIll ''lllabli.lJllluent, .....re ere:at('ll, POlltOH1I-t'Il (POIItliftntoo",lI) AIIII Letter Col·ki:'liuJC A~elll"il"ll (lIulpkaulooren), the \.:Itterl'I'1l.ldi"lt vnl, l1mlled .emee. A completen" .... I_tal taw llef","le e{f..eti..e Oil Sep.leluh.~r I, I '!,;o, beillK illlltrameul.:al abo iDII..• i..~Ila,I«' of tbe fil1lt pMlal ItawlH· .\nd of pooIl.1 rout~ eO"fered the C'OOllt,,!,altd frOIll I 9 oa, wbea ta.e fint railm:Jdwu illt""I~...I. IlI:I.il w.. alao c.aIT~ bylloto railroa,1 Irai.... Tn"'elling pc.t o(f~••'1'0' I.Mialted IIW! latei', 011 !be "};][.Ilt'dili.. )loerdrkM• ..arryiag the "ip mailfrollII Alllyt''l' to R..nudam ill , _lhe MSf....rl..d iofI Rh~rwq;" frem.\am.tTlIsN .. the PraMl.. bordeI" (.itb

~..... I "111-''' liBes) i. 1....i6, aDd O. 1MMlIlIlla....,I.,be ~I~M, f.Am Rottenla.10 1I..r .... a.....'_Tf'ru.. ill 15;;9. ram1 - • a "il' 11_ fro. Ruttent:u. 10 Lo.dM...rrirol 1_ IIIlliI 10 .::nglaDd aDd _ 1JT1'I"­

....... _Jllr~ but fntlll tlMoll OIl -Ja IIIlliI

'Il1llI _I ,u. 1~lgiulJl (A.t...e'1'). Te~f'lIp.M'l"Ti,.. ........ illirodllrt'd ill 1s.:i2,

III I~. lbert' "'"f'rf' l~ PM 0ffiff_ &D·I.Ill; JAII,r Co""';", _-f!Jfffci.u ill OperatiOll;the If'Dglb of IIof> mail roll16 ..... 14,.'>0(1 kill.in I~;!, In Ibat"Mlt. a1m~l. HI milliOll do­1I...... 1W:- It·tlt·..... 1\""''' malk..l. whklo IlWDber badilK'rt'll'Ol'<1 10 ltIor.. llllill I;~-S million in. J5&4.l)urillJ:' thf' same I~rlod, the numbe:r oflell ..,. 10 fol't'l""1 coulltries t'.Ipallded frommorl! Ihllll ::!Y.. milli"u to o\"er ..~ IIlillioll.

I'll rl' """"' no Netherlands l~t ollie..,.fl. forr.". f<lil during the ell111ll.. stamp]lNiOol, or ,"ourII(', Ihe Nf.'lherllllld!l maill­tllill('l1 11l1ll! ortitCfl ill Iheir O\'ersea!l cololl­

ie~, 11m Ihl'y IIr{'\ out/lidl' 11'6 ""ol>e of Illi!!lUollogl'll]Jh, TilerI' were threo Prlluj"l1 lHJ~I.

1,1 IIflellcit,. Oil N,'lltl'rl:\tllhi te-rritor)", all inllur,h'r 10WI1I1, 1l1l1lwl)' Rllllcl'tdc in O\"erij8llelI't""I"rl', II~ 11'1'11 na l!Ql'rlll(lll(/ 1I11l1 fell/V,

l'''lh in l.illll)l"·1:: pro,·llItl'" Onlr 011 Ihe1',,"1:11 IIl;l'tll'J at \'NIIG nrc more detailed,llIlll 1II:IIIIIh1l·. II nlri'Mly 0l'll.'r:,tod l1urillgthe 1,"'·~lmul' 1'.~rIOiI "lid ....R~ dOliI'll 011.\llIr,·h 31. IS:;I. It ""III rt'OllCll''tl 011 .\lIgUlIt1,1'1;;;1, IM.'C:lIlIlC" IIOlIIt.1 IIgeol-y of !Jle Sorth(It>rm:ul ('ollr....l.. rntiol\ Oil .f:ulUlIry \, 18681111I1 of Ihe G..rUlnu t:mJllre ill IS'1. It

rl'lIllllmlil In "llf'rltioll untit April 30, IS'9.Il "1. a ao-t:ltlk-d border e.lt:hange ag!.!nt:)'

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whirl! hnlllllerl h'lh'r lIIuli ill lrllll~ll IIllL,H'J 1101. IIC""l't IIndl 11I1111. HUl b"CHU>!O lit"KI!Il,,'rl·ulll~ lit thni limo hlld uo j(Glern·

I""ut '1\111101'011 fur I'nrtcl 1><HI1, tbe \'eulo1_1:11 llge"t:r lIerellh.-'d l"ueeillulIl. :1lI,1 11111'"e, II!H.· ... 10 I'ruqla. Of Iho IKIlJtll1 lIij"nc1at .;ulil'.heo\l', it i, kno...n oul,. lhat it 1\"ll.lIt:l"",,-·d UII lkt-emllC!t 11, 1115(J; nil 0l'euilll!"ur r1, .. illlt 11:l1ft! IM'o'Di to l>tl IU'lIilahlf' rortllf' Illwnnou<l 1_1ll1 "K'lI0:'1, bUl it IUUlIt IJf'1"Orut't1 tbat it fuudiOllt'(t during the l'la>.sic l't:amll ptriod.

.'or Ill" l'Uo:'l"*" of lbill _"OJ......I,h. ~r""'er _to., puUJd ''Il.leol in lhe Stlber·Ialll!~ ill 1V,9. It \Q:I. .~r! l<l fix tbljrarly ,Ialt bi...._ the btt'r i_ .ere

1000rtl.~ II«'d 10 a J'lf'I'"iod "lI.,b tallllOI berua.'Ii.If'rt"d ~f'(a, 'o:'~ .n~ ..off. Thf'fd'0IT,IIIi:< .0000gral~ ("-Ill ••Ir witb I.... en',etlIra d I_t'go: ..am,", of lbe .;\f'thr'r-

-"....T1Ic- C.rTta,.., of ,_ Sf't"r...h 'III'U 1he

(lllildrr (ltl. dit"idl'd iute 11111 C,..q (~),­

11M:- JDf'1rie 'JlITf"III ,.... -.I for dul.a.u•...1 ItMR"., I>.t lhe 1I"-"l'i.a1 old DIIt.."~ for I~ uit 'll't'ft kepi. n.. kilo­.-Ier " .. ealkd "'ijl~, IN kiJogranl (lfIOO/tram,) ""Iait"ll1r'nt .. Ibf' M1'lUU I", ."Orbwu dirid t illiO IU "'iI1I("tG", ~)r, l'Cluh..·W-I 10 1110 l:'tJIlI Tbco ""Il,""~ .~ill ,.....di.-idf'd 11110 HI "kl\HlrDM

, tacb t"lui,..k-ntto. dtkal:rllllll (HI CrAlllI). Tbto MIoodM {'On­lIi'1teol of III ''lrigTj ", Or 1\"bieb ...rh 'III';l.\I

t'<lu;"a!eol 10 OUf' graal.

TI", S!:'thl'rbllll, i ul'd Ihl'ir fiBt J'tu',"0" ,1:,,,.,., on JIlII."r, 1. 1851. So (ttber11("'1,,1 11<1l_in... alld 110 Il(lI;ul ~tllli(Jntry

"'l'fe iI!-"R,,1 durilll: tilt' e1lllll1it' lItamJl Ill'rlotl.,\1 lho l'r"....'''. 1'0111111 ,,1!J('Iui,.. in lilt'

Sellu'rl:lIId8, llOIIIu/(e ,,11l1l11'~, IlOuibly a1110l'lll!lal "1l"l'lop"~J .....('rl:l 11""-'11, bUI .....0 bur('110 illf(lrllllllion ..-h,'n Ihey ""ere ililrOl!ol'e<l..'rOI1l llll' t1"llil11l'lc 1IlIlll'rilll, Iltl're ill c\'i,,l('uel' Ihlll lH)lIlllg0 Iitl,mp" or I'rn,~ill "enl1I11.'{\ Ht, II(II'rIlIOII(\ ullll Vl'lIlo; rrom I!lulalll'r IlIltltnl 1I11"l1r)", tho 1181\ ot Ihe ~T:llll]l!l

nt Tlill Norlh (I"Ttl"", ('OlitClll'rlItloll, ISli810 HliO illlllll'>l. lUll! ur 1111' G.'ruulIl 1':lUpirc,lSi:! lU 1871 i"BLI(,~, I" lll~o TI'I·orded. Alllito rnl{'ll wcro 1mrll! lll],th IlIld often:llllonllt,..1 to udd rigur,.., 10'" nul! higll \'111,

II,>;! wer.. nl!eCMUry, 110 that }'.iK lUI well llll30g ,tallll" lire kllowl1 u~l Itt the \'(11110IlOIIlnl "gent". Wh"n Ulll'Il for IIOJIt4g0 Oil

4111Uf',f Ielle,., til" ..1411I1" "".,re "ffhl'll tothl'lII. Tiler w"no 1I0t Il4JICoI \1n l;arreb, but

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011 th .. Jtott",r~ nhkh 1,/1,] to 1I('",,,,ml,a,,,· eathI>lUrel mill .".('r~ h!llldrd "'hh til,' pareel toII,., ad!ln"IIICe. Sill1Ut"I"l'(jU~I,· I'ritb the ill­Irllllu('lioll ot till' JIl15 igur or the (Jermau.:"'I,i.... this l'n...e«lIre "Ali ..haDj:e«; no...IIAR'tl t:a_.r,L'i 1I"('R' IlM'tI on ....bi<'ll t~ IlMt:agl:'"laluI'" wt'rt' .Uisr L TIl llatffl c:::ud"w"re Aul t1c:linl'l:'d 1'1 lbot A,ld~ batn'lWIint>ol hi lbe laalUa of tb,· fIOftal IillC'n;rE'.Tb..~ _~ QUAil,. d'''''lro~td after :fC:n"nl1

."f'lIl'll. Thi.J: iII'lMIlJ 10 I... t~ r",_ that I ..

IlijS isw.. of thor (;..,rD..n .~ftIpi~ be DOt

k.o,,", tAUC'f'IW .1 '-1'111", ahhougb ill .nl,r9":IhiJil~ it ..-;I.....11 II«' tll:'Te ..ntil thl"IIf>. lal al!:Nl<'" lllUI rln.ord (Ill .\I)ril 30, 1579_

W!H.·u l_t.I;" 8t 11I ~ iItroduted,IIot' P(»II"I Rtll,. '" ba,,'tl ou lL I_tallaw ..bith ha,1 ht....ulllt' f'(ff'f'li,'c 0" ~tem­

h"r I, IS:;lI. Tbt' dOWI'~li.. rat('ol ..ere IJ&Sedun l1i8t.1I0"(' a ..,1 w(·il:hl. 1~llc of liJ ~ra"""

""'i\l:1II III,i,1 fit' DI) 10 ~Okm.. JOe: from 30hi l!li)kul. A"d IlK u...rr 10I11tili. LctICI"ll orIIUDI,I.. ,,·.. ill:ht (30 f'r.ma) IllIioi double,froUl )II gl'1llllll to 511 "ram_ trilill', trom..,.. II:r.hl! it. 11111 II:nun" f(lur tilnes tilt' buiel..-.rtll~; ht....~r l<'Itf'''' ,.. i.1 IIU! basir ... terur I'lIrh ad<litiIln.1 :ill 11:"'-' On ~llt~mbcr

I, I --, I!w' I"'inl fAtf'ltolllf' ....:u Aholisbt'ol,IIn,1 thl' I.. ~il' rat. tor _11 lI'tlers t .....ellingA dio<1,mr" ot ~Ikn•. or ,,"N! Wn 11011'" Uk.I'riulf'<! )lall r l.. i,1 ~ tUf" ('arb 10 gnu...R"k;~tT1lliOll r .... II"', 1u,,1 tbe t~ (IK",t.n """",il'ti' .1,... 1I...._-T1It' run 10 (or~

roi"1 f'C'lllItrk-tt ...riM "'try _Deb, tht'y 1ff'nl

I..rtl~ bilt". ('<1lt'l'i.lI~ to O~ti rountrieo5,hUI t~~ ..trt' ('{'II.'JIAntl.,· rt'dorc.'d duringII,c ..1:1 if' ,tan'll (M'ri",1. To Ihe I~ghbor

1'000U'lIril"l, N'dU<',..1 ~t('r f_ ..,,"' in u"etnr bonlrr nlail, '0 1lf'II.:ium ~t""lillg ....;thItlc.o, tf! UIIIlO"{'r IIUtl I'm..... ('\'co ....illl .3l".Brgulllr m>ln 10 1:\I'll::iulll lind I.us('mhourg11lIid ::(ll" for I;; Il:rallll, tn Gl'rmany betweenII'" nnd :l{l(', t1"I,,'I,,[illll: fill the. dinam·l'.Tv ~'r:lIOCt1 /l"'[ ~:Ill.tlnlh[, 111(1 1J.111le 1)(l~t:ljl"C

,,'lIS '''';U;,,,,l1.'' l;lft, lU,d 7tl~, I,llr fron' \B,;~

'''I (,,,Iy :\11,. 411111 ·We. The Ili;:1I ride" ful'""\"'l!(':I" c"""Tri ..~ oft ('II I'l'n ..h('(\ ~C"cr:ll

jl"llilolctll,

Tlu.. l'rflJ'~i"" /'(MI"I "/I'ltrir" (III Stll,er­1:01l,le 'erril"r,. II el,te.1 IIllrt'elll 11ll,1 mOlleyleth'11I to I'ru$lia onl,< Auol th'Ugl'd the,IVlll('lltie I'ru~inu .att'll r()r thenl.

P,rpu.jlfl'.' of Ihe 1.... lnl (eH W:l.ii .otf)hliJl:lllor~ to. 1<'I"'r luai!. f'X"ellt for ther\1l:UJtratioo frE'. l'riuh~1 matt.'r 11"" a«<'P'"tl'(l only ')aid••\t dll'te Will DO $lUtu (or

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IIIllHlhl letlefll, II vcr., InrlI\! IJoerrl'IlI11RIl of11'1t.,1'll ..." .. It:IlI ""lmid; in l'IiJ~, ,,"lyI,jVJ% .. f lhtl Ihnll<'8tle Icllc'n lUnl ::U%I)t till' INtI·1"" to toreign toulltrl ... wer~

:oI'ul p.l.i,!. lu 186", tb_ 1ll:R'entag~ hl,,1illf'r('ll",-d 10 ~.'i% AIld 6,;';% .e-IIt--r.tIH~ll,

~f) 11Int tll,", I,Ult,Il'nI ot Ib.. <low tw, let·tl'nI '«"rt...till _~ ullp:lIi.1 nll,1 l/Wtnl!U,..i,1 hy lilt' n,llI~.

T~ ..... of .,••,... 1I1In 01.>1; tor! o••11,__ i.1 Iottu'r DUlil. On _11 )etten, ..hirh ....f't' ..

1....1.,] .. t tilt' r-t oUke> nl::llil1llt l......meali. f':a.."'. tbot 1_lal tho,. ltad to .ffix 110ft~ta"'l'" f .., lbe ._nt of ,,"II hoI' ud rt'.

"i..~l. I'util I~~f' 31, )')6j, tiN', illIr:alinn ffOr W... 10 tw I'aid ill "a..'ih .,"1 II0t"';Ib 1I10BlI', tJ-1 u~pti(>Cll lire. kRO"••:Illbougll tb '! ....~ _pi,,,, tbt teJU1a.tioi •

I'A~II"'D1 of Ihe I~tal t_ for I)rintedlIIatler .lId u......II.I1'eMl wu to I... ",.d(O illI'1I11b, lind no Itaml' ......,... D5td on tll('JU illthe 1\(>II...,IIr ,,·t\·irr; Ilwn, wl"o' 110 10..,.I{'no",inationn of IlO:Itagc .talnllll u"til Jllnuary I. l~ij9, wh.'" ,b(' .1('"ollllnation. l1Cl«"<liar! (nr tbil kind or m:.il WCft! illtJ"Od~ed.

TIM.' d,.,o.'./fItoU _urd by tilt Xetbt:r·Inlld" t ..rn"'llOndal ....itb t~ nino for sillgk'..";ght tt".....IiC' Ictlt·flI. nr",fo~, lml:­thtff dl'uolaiWlliOllti ......~..I 011 Jallnr!I. IJl;;~, ....11II'1:- .... 10.. a ..,1 IK• •\Itl>oa~bOll ptr'mbf'r 1, )~ 11M! 1St: k1.1 r ,..to.....1.oCllioJ.rd, (bo 1.1._11 ...... I",",,"IIN-.f'CIlltialk'd (or _. oa !wad",r 1rtun ..dfor lI... il to toreigo rountrieL .'01' mu",lbaa fitt_ ....('1IT"J.. thl' th~ l1t'uo",iDnli...u'K('1'(' .."n.i,h·m.! auffkh..nl; only 011 Ortobel'1. l86j Wf'f(' tbtl'e additional onN ialrudUl'etl, nn",,'I~' ~Ir. ~~ A..d Sf'l(-, .. " wn­H'oi('ul.'C' (0. lilt' frllnJ..ing of hen ..itr leltefllaut! forrill:II Illlll!.

Thc .. In..;" IItAlIIl1II of the SctlH!rllUld~

,,'rrl' 1101 W:ifhdN'II''' \\"hl,1t .. II...W hallie "'ui"lrlllhll:t'd, 1,,,t 1UI1'f/ wp. The dlllwmillllliolls(If Ih... lIew ;.IIHUIl we.e put ",n l!f\1(, 0111.,' "fh'rthe ~t,....klt or th... torr"II\IOIIdi"lI: dl'f1omi'"I'1;1J1I IJf thll prll,-iOU$ ;ItllU" 1I,'tll "xhnush'{l./\nor,lilll; tv ,·Olltl·lUll",."r! n'l'url~, th ... 18tH1... ,U' WlItI I'ut 0" 1I:,11l "''' .\hy l:.l, JBIH(11k'), ,·"ri." ill Jul.... 18tH (51') fI'HI "uJ'U1u"rJ I, 11165 (151-). Of till' 1867 is~u ... ,rhe 51' ....1111 .ellortt'tll.1' i~u,'(1 ill I)t'l'f'mber181lj, the I~ i'l JIIIlU'H:- 1868 1I1lt! rhe I51'.in Jul:- J868. At fiul, thl' 0101 staw"" ..erenot dr.9.thZi'd elthu. au<l All ""...ie Xtlh­er..ndll alnUlI'" loIIIt I ..... ir validit,- for (Kl8t

.ge oul... oD Ortow 31, I5j8,

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