THE BAD LANGUAGE OF STAMPS.
V "Some people seem to have queer idea ? regarding tho proper position of stamps on a letter/' said a elerk in a London post office recently, discussing matte: % in connection with the Philatelic Congress in JJa-,ichester. "The proper place, oi course, is tue upper right-hand corner, for the reason that almost all stamping is done by a machine, which touches only the upper right coiner. . , '■l have seen letters come into our office with four stamps-one in each corner. Some have a fancy for putting stamps on the back instead of the fron ™np, «nd arranged into a comical kamusing to the S enfrs\ut 1 t\.omespreUv.ai ( o,,US Z off. ?vm.%vould come to the conpost ottice.j , led latiguage of ■££&w«» d "^ ttfta . language of misplaced stamps.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 69, 17 April 1909, Page 3
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130THE BAD LANGUAGE OF STAMPS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 69, 17 April 1909, Page 3
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