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CIRCULAR.
Sir,
Downing Street,
26th May, 1897.
With reference to my Circular despatch of 29th September last, I have the honour to inform you that it has been brought to my notice that offers have been made to purchase from Colonial Governments the spare specimens of postage stamps, post cards, etc., received by them from the International Bureau of the Postal Union, and that deeming it advisable that a general rule should be laid down on this point, I have been in communication with the General Post Office.
2. The distribution of such stamps throughout the Union is intended for purposes of reference and record, and I consider that Colonial Post Offices should adopt in regard to all such questions the sound policy adopted by the Imperial Post Office, and should discourage philatelic dealings on the part of a Department, which exists primarily for the conveyance and delivery of correspondence, and issues postage stamps only as a convenient mode of obtaining payment beforehand for the services rendered.
3. The sale therefore of the specimens in question should be prohibited.
4. If the Government of your Colony does not wish to keep the spare specimens in its possession, they can be sent to the General Post Office, London, where they would be of use to meet official applications for specimen postage stamps.
The Officer Administering
the Government of
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