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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 423

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stamp of this seriesof which we wish to say a few words. It is the five-shilling stamp. Its face value is so high that it is be-yond the reach of many beginners, but it is very inter-esting. It bears the following inscription: Jamaica,Isle of Wood and Water. In the central design is agrove of… … it is not. It is the constellation of Aquarius, the Water-carrier. The god Pan represents wood. Thus we haveThe Isle of Wood and Water. SUNKEN TREASURE The Editor imagines that the boys of to-day play verymuch the same games that he played in his youth.Bows and arrows and tomahawks and Indians are…

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