Tho philatelist is nothing A if heisnotaggressive, more (Ji.kvkii particularly is this the Doiuii:. case with those stamp
demons, whoso ambition ftir exceeds the capacity of their pockets. The ordinary life insurance agent is generally credited with unbounded cheek, but the .stamp ■collector ran give him points, Japanese stamps are a rarity, but a .Swiss lad bit upon a happy method of gaining his ends. Last November he penned a boyish letter to Marshal Yamugata, congratulating him upon the splendid victories achieved by the Japanese soldiers, and winding up with a request for "a few litre Japanese stamps." In due course the boy received a reply from the Marshal thanking him for his kindly sentiments towards the Japanese, and the Marshal did not forget the stamps, as the boy is now the proud possessor of a complete collection of •Jiipnuti.se stamps, some of which are of great rarity.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5023, 11 May 1895, Page 2
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148Untitled Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5023, 11 May 1895, Page 2
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