THE SALE OF STAMPS
— ❖ WITHDRAW AL OF COMMISSION • The sale of postage stamps by booksellers and stationers is a practice pt W gears’ standing in Auckland but th custom is likely to• come to an end as the result of a recent official decision. q'ivh tlio Hci’ttld* . * Hitherto shopkeepers who bare sold stamps have been granted a small commtX, which, just -vers handhng charges. This commission will not be rniid as from to-morrow. P Leading Auckland booksellers and stationers indicate that this withdrawal of commission will mean that they will no undertake to stock stamps in the futuie The sale of stamps will thus lie limited to post offices, which, it is pointed out, will entail considerable inconvenience to the public, who will only be able to secure stamps during limited hours. Ihe greatest trouble will lie experienced by suburban and country residents, whose nearest post offices are open for the sale of stamps from 9 a.m- to 5 p.m. daily.
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Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 56, 30 November 1921, Page 3
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161THE SALE OF STAMPS Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 56, 30 November 1921, Page 3
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