STAMP SPECULATIONS
Sir,—As a collector of stamps in a small way I would like to know whether the | Government's idea of issuing the new set of stamps was to commemorate the gathering of the various Chambers of Commerce, or to provide a means of speculation to stamp dealers and others with sufficient capital to buy up the complete stocks of the larger demoninations, i.e., 2jd, 4d and 6d, from day to day upon arrival. Personally I called at the post office every day upon which the stamps were on sale and sometimes sent a messenger immediately after the arrival of the' Limited to he met with the same response, "All sold out." The only "satisfaction 1 could get was to be on hand early next morning and get in the queue, but this is not nlways convenient. I have been informed from a reliable source that one man alone bought £3OO worth of this issue. I would suggest that a new issue be printed and rationed out, say. in the proportion of not more than three complete sets to each person, and this to be continued for another two weeks. Also, that sets to be sent to the suburban post offices to give the school children in the various suburbs a chance to at least get one complete set. A. Biggs.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22544, 8 October 1936, Page 15
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221STAMP SPECULATIONS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22544, 8 October 1936, Page 15
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