POSTAGE STAMPS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 187, 21 June 1862, Page 5

POSTAGE STAMPS.

■■" i Tb'the Editor of'tM Daily TrsiES.'. .' SiR, —WJill you permit me'to.ma-ke one or. two sug r^ ■ gestipns to-the Postal authorities.ljcre, through the medium jof your "columns." '■ - ""■- ''■' "'""' '■" , .EirstJy.—To^liave a' 3d. Stfimptmade".before-"the' next.'.'Bniliah Mail: ~f. .Most-of'.the a'ates "via. Mar- - geilles," require it,- jind it is abswd, .to - say •nofchftig o the ioss^f time to"affix- four.-stamps to; a; 'small en--velope (itearly-covering it) to-;pay.ls.'9d -^ - '-- Secondly.r^TJie stamps should be..perfombed,.'tlie whole o§ the.stamiJS \ised in. on.c year/covild be.iper-: foratedi^ij.say a.week, and^as, the there ,is ~a.rma"r rchine inithe'city; 1 -feel sure that our 'worthy post-'. . master will lose no time in adopting it. Lastly!.—Licensees for the sale of postage -stamps' "■ sliould bWcompelled 'to Tcefp'ainO'derate"^uppry of;" tliem oii fhaad.--At-present the-Postmaster'must ' be awari thatinanyoniy. buy fiotn hancVto mouth, as the saying-is j and-tire notice that they sell-stamps Js often a delusioniand a spare—the idea, of, a'-purchaser being kejpcwaiting: whilst the. shopkeeper -sends for* ■ Japbahd'p worth ,tojthe J^pstQffice.;..,.. .....J. •.., Having, to use abou^ £10 worth, a ;• month, the' . adoption; of the.' foregoing suggestions- would oblige (v/ith no;do'uK, many.others) ■ • ; ■'. "" _' , '; ■; : _. ■ j '■■ I,.'"' Your obdt..Seryfc v . >; - ': ! '..'•'. ■-, -,: ..... ..." , QoßßssiiEAD.;. ■