Page 13, last line under Head 6, read: narrow for "norrow."
" 18, add to description of Var 2, Head XI: there is usually a flaw in the outer colored line opposite the lower left straight line near "C."
Page 31, Head XVIII, second line, after "eye-brow", read; some distance instead of: "a considerable distance."
" 35, No. 46 should read: "W 2 3 139 × 82."
" " " 47 " " "B 2 3 "
" 37, No. 89 and 90, under "Remarks", add: "Reprints on white and buff vertically laid paper."
" 38, No. 121 and 122, under "Remarks", cancel: "Reprints on white and buff vertically laid paper."
" 42, Variety 3, add: "distance from "E" to "C" is 3-1/2 mm."
" " The cut marked "7" should have its number changed to "9."
" 43, The cut marked "9" should have its number changed to "7."
" 52, No. 248, read: "V" instead of "H".
" " No. 270, dimensions should be: 180 × 260.
" 62, No. 327 and 327a are: Size 3.
" 85, No. 417, is gummed.
Transcriber's Notes
[HW:] contains handwritten errata notes, as listed above. Roman and Arabic numeral inconsistencies were retained. Minor punctuation errors and the following typos were corrected:
CONTENTS: Changed The 1853-55 Series from page 5 to 6.
Changed Addenda from page 105 to 104.
Page 3: Changed "humilation" to "humiliation".
(it is an humilation to American philatelists)
Page 3: Changed "unkown" to "unknown".
(timorous traveler to proceed into the unkown country)
Page 4: Deleted duplicate "the".
(spacings between the the letters)
Page 5: Changed "ascer" to "ascertained".
(easy manner, we have ascer [end of line] three important classes.)
Page 6: Changed "proceeed" to "proceed".
(and the manufacture will at once proceeed.)
Page 7: Changed "accordence" to "accordance".
(In accordence with the instructions of the United States Postal)
Page 7: Changed "pecular" to "peculiar".
(artists, had pecular ideas of the manly beauty)
Page 7: Deleted duplicate "the".
(expression runs the the gamut of meekness)
Page 8: Changed "aquaintance" to "acquaintance".
(Die 1 are concerned, a thorough knowledge of, or aquaintance)
Page 31: Deleted duplicate "the".
(Together with the the side-lock)
Page 40: Changed "realty" to "reality".
(new SIX and TEN CENTS. In realty the latter two appeared)
Page 44: Changed "broarder" to "broader".
(To give the philatelist a broarder hold on this issue)
Page 59: Changed "bu" to "but".
(the SIX CENTS is very similar to the last one, bu)
Page 64: Changed "uts" to "cuts".
(Class V.—Line falls outside of "W" and sometimes uts "O.")
Page 65: Changed "luckly" to "lucky".
(a rarity possessed only by a few luckly mortals.)
Page 68: Changed "contracter" to "contractor".
(the contracter for furnishing the Post Office Department)
Page 68: Changed "vareties" to "varieties".
(five letters which differ greatly in many vareties.)
Page 69: Changed "measurment(s)" to "measurement(s)".
(and the measurments are made as follows:)
(The student who employs these measurments)
(In case of doubt that single measurment is decisive.)
(the characteristic line measurment is mentioned)
Page 75: Deleted duplicate "of".
(top stroke of of "T" nearly touches "W.")
Page 77: Changed "manilla" to "manila".
(Buff Orange and Light Manilla.)
Page 78: Changed "deteoriation" to "deterioration".
(This is due to great deteoriation of the die.)
Page 82: Changed "beheind" to "behind".
(Bust point beheind "O.")
Page 82: Deleted duplicate "and".
("C" almost vertical and and close to point.)
Page 84: Under VAR. 13: Changed "041" to "401".
Page 103: Changed "discriptions" to "descriptions".
(replace the discriptions of these varieties)
