THRIFTY SWISS. The Sw'ss Post- Office saves its old stamps, and recently offered 100,00.1 used copies of the curent high value Swiss stamps, 3f., 5f.. and 10f., for sale. Last year a similar offer to the philatelic trade was *nadc, and a substantial sum was realised. The three denominations aree offered at lOd per stamp in the second quality, or 2s »kl and Is Hd the set of three. The first quality stamps were only used on docket's, etc., which never left the Post Office; while the second kind were used in the mails. Tin- stamj)S n.re only sunplied to the Swiss dealers, hut British dealers can obtain thei from the Swiss* trade at a small ciim.-sTon over these prices.
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3222, 9 January 1917, Page 2
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