Over 21,500.000 of New Zealand penny Coronation stamps remained unsold, when the stamps were withdrawn from circulation at the end of December, and they will have to be destroyed. The number of stamps sold between coronation Day, May 12, and the end of the year was 42,099.661, us follows: —Penny issue, 38,455,554; twopence-halfpenny issue, 1,564.946; sixpenny issue, 2,079,611. Numbers of stamps printed were: Penny 60,000,000; 2J.d, 2,000,000; 6d, 3,000,000. —Press Assn.
For best values in Exercise Books, Drawing Books, Pencils, Pens, Eras ers, Rulers, Writing Pads, Scribbling Blocks, Inks, and all School Lines go to B. Dixon’s, Ltd,, Booksellers, Tainui Street. —Advt.
I Had a Strange Warning —Baudelaire. Most of us are warned when we are in for a cold by tightness of the throat, sneezing, or shivering feeling. All the wise ones take heed and take Baxter’s Lung Preserver immediately. Colds are always with us, fortunately so is good old “Baxter’s,” that reliable remedy so pleasant to take and so quickly beneficial. 1/6, 2/6, 4/6 everywhere.—Advt. Use BAK-O-MALT in your baking to tempt jaded appetites, and feed tired nerves. Imparts delightful malt flavour—Advt
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Greymouth Evening Star, 11 February 1938, Page 2
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