18 SEPTEMBER 1936, Page 20

THE NEW STAMPS

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] Sin,—I would like to know if it is correct for the new stamps to have the King's head facing left? -Ihave a recollection that the first design for the King Edward VII stamps also faced left and that they were withdrawn very soon because it with the custom for coins and therefore also for stamps that each reign should alternate.—Yours faithfully, 49 Marlboro' Road, Donnybrook, Dublin.

F. M. SALMON.