A Swindle in Stamps.
o [Per Press Association] Melbourne, This Day. The Age states a grave scandal has been discovered in connection with the Postal Department. Certain stamps were withdrawn from use some time ago and those remaining in existence rose to a premium. A sheet nominally worth £9 sold for _"40 and afterwards sheets were offered freely at a much lower rate, and an enquiry showed certain officers of the Postal Department bad been trafficking in these stamps. Two have been suspended and au enquiry is now proceeding.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 64, 12 September 1896, Page 2
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89A Swindle in Stamps. Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 64, 12 September 1896, Page 2
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