SELLING & DEALING IN STAMPS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 89, 5 October 1911, Page 2

SELLING & DEALING IN STAMPS

lIK.W'V FINKS. ]'y Tr!c",raph Press Association. Auckland, Last Xi K ht. At the I'olirc Court, Frederick .loscph Newman was charged with selling and dealing in stamps without a license to ilo so.' The oll'ence was admitted. Defendant was a stamp collector, who became possessed of a lanre number of stamps i'r one pound to half crown. tletiiiifr hard up he disposed of a number which had not been defaced to two -talioners. Later the Stamp Commissioner had Mime of these stamps on documents „..|t to the Covcrnmcnt labora I ore. willi the result that it appeared that the original cancellation marks \ liU \ | „ removed with acids. Aceiisnl admitted selling, but denied tampering with the stamps. The magistrate imposed the maximum penally of CM' and cods. 11. L. Collediic. slationer. pleaded that he understood he was protected by his license, ami (hat he paid Xewman (he face yalue for the slumps, lie also was lined U-.il l and costs. The Crown Prosecutor stated that smother station, named Allen, was beint,' sued for .Cllilt for breach of his bond in connection with the same case. In I his case the application went before the Minister, and Ihe Commissioner had no option Iml to ask for the full penalty.