CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1740, 13 October 1917, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

USED POSTAGE STAMPS. 1 (To the Editor).Sir. —Will you permit me to make an appeal to your readers on behalf of the Board of Management of the Manurewa Children’s Home for used postage and revenue stamps. Many thousands of people can help on our ■work by this means without any monetary sacrifice, and with but little labour. We ask only that such persons as are willing to interest themselves in such a work as that w’hieh we are engaged shall save and collect from their friends all used stamps, of all countries and denominations (the higher denominations are of greater value) and send to me in large or small parcels at frequent intervals.’ For two or three years past a young man who was greatly impressed with our work has been assisting the funds by realising on all stamps which w r ere supplied to him; last year he handed us no less than £ls 10s Gd through this agency, and is anxious to do more for us. The stamps should be cut or torn off envelopes, wrappers, etc., not too close to the perforation, but in no case removed from the paper by soakage. Your readers may be interested to know that this Home has been in existence for twenty-four years, is at present caring for 60 children, and is supported entirely by voluntary contributions. It is without endowments or Government aid, and I shall be pleased to furnish information concerning it to anyone interested. —Yours, etc., THOS. E. WHIT TON, Secretary and Treasurer. P.O. Box 38G, Auckland.