The Archive · 1939

Stamp Pilfering

'A Suggested Remedy Fogard (0 the latest habit among coolies 0 pilfer stamps from letters sent (o be posted, particularly air mail owing to their" higher stamp charge, may T suggest a simple medy?

Why not have the Postal Administration arrange to receive outgoing lotters duly stamped by chit book. Of course this Is only for those who desire it, Each letter and the amount of the postage to be recorded in the chit book which the postal clerk will stamp to show its. cor Feetness, In this way the public Will feel more reassured, as his chit book will indicate there had been no tampering with the stamps, The extra time and labour involved could be overcome by a small charge fof, say, one or two cents for each loiter thus posted, We will sco a quick exit of this bothersome evil,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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