HEALTH STAMPS
Brisk First Day Sales Indications are for a new record in first day sales of health stamps in South Canterbury although the actual number purchased yesterday the opening of the 1945 campaign, will not be known until to-day when returns are received from schools throughout the district. , , , All post offices reported an unusually heavy demand for the two-colour Peter Pan stamps and 8000 first day covers were distributed in South Canterbury In Timaru the supply ran out eariv in the In the vestibule of the Timaru Post Office members of the W.W.S.A. were on duty from early morning and they were kept busy throughout the day. nh’latelists being eager to secure firs.dav covers which were hand-stamped by" postal officials. Stamps and envelopes were distributed to all schoolwhere sales were reported to be brisk. Mr R. J- Runciman. president of the South Canterbury Health Camp Association expressed satisfaction with the first dav sales, and appealed to the public to continue to u c e health stamps on all correspondence.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23320, 2 October 1945, Page 4
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170HEALTH STAMPS Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23320, 2 October 1945, Page 4
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