Show the stamp mania in persia the stamp mania exists among european residents at teheran no less than it does in europe and the reader may be surprised to learn that it is quite as dim diff cult to make a complete coni pleto collection ot of persian stamps at teheran as in lon london don the interest shown in the subject there is indicated by an incident that happened during tny my residence in persia A duel came near being fought on account of a rare persian stamp tho the quarrel was between a prominent member of one of tho the legations and a russian colonel both were on enthusiastic thusia collectors and tho the former accused the latter of stealing an excessively ces rare stamp from his album when looking it over the russian at once sent a challenge which was accepted with cru cm pres 4 the day was appointed and tho the houi hom when tho the stamp was suddenly lady who said it had been loaned to lier by the colonel simply to show it to tolar tol cr cud and she now hastened to r return it in n season to prevent bloodshed the explanation unsatisfactory as it might be was accepted and tho the duel was declared off S G W benjamin |