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CCFY.

you Jays

ob

Chines

Ale

Hon. Colonial Secretary,

C.O.

14088 378

I see no necessity for surcharging Hong Kong Stamps if it were done for Canton it would have to be done for all the Agencies - a certain amount of revenue would doubtless be raised from Stamp dealers and collectors but at present the Post Office pays and there is no need to raise revenue in this way. I am not in a position to speak as to the political side of the question but from a postal point of view I am strongly against surcharging. I own a set of the Russian Chinese Stamps and I doubt very much whether the surcharge "Kitai" in Russian which I imagine no Chinaman can read has any effect in bringing the presence and pretensions of the Russians to the knowledge of the people and authorities in China.

15th March, 1904.

(Sgd.) S. E. G. Koss, Acting Postmaster-General.

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CCFY. you Jays ob Chines Ale Hon. Colonial Secretary, C.O. 14088 378 I see no necessity for surcharging Hong Kong Stamps if it were done for Canton it would have to be done for all the Agencies - a certain amount of revenue would doubtless be raised from Stamp dealers and collectors but at present the Post Office pays and there is no need to raise revenue in this way. I am not in a position to speak as to the political side of the question but from a postal point of view I am strongly against surcharging. I own a set of the Russian Chinese Stamps and I doubt very much whether the surcharge "Kitai" in Russian which I imagine no Chinaman can read has any effect in bringing the presence and pretensions of the Russians to the knowledge of the people and authorities in China. 15th March, 1904. (Sgd.) S. E. G. Koss, Acting Postmaster-General.
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CCFY. you Jays ob Chines Ale Hon. Colonial Secretary, C.0. 14088 378 I see no necessity for surcharging hong kong Starps if it were done for Canton it would have to be done for all the Agencies - a certain amount of revenue would doubtless be raised from Stamp dealers and collectors but at present the Fost Office pays and there is no need to raise revenue in this way. I am not in a position to speak as to the political side of the question but from a postal point of view i am strongly against surcharging. I own a set of the Russian Chinese Stamps and I doubt very much whether the surcharge "Kitai" in hussian which I imagine no Chinaran can read has any effect in bringing the presence and pretensions of the hussians to the knowledge of the people and authorities in China. 15th. March, 1904. (Sa.) S. E. G. Koss, Acting Fostraster-General.
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CCFY.

you Jays

ob

Chines

Ale

Hon. Colonial Secretary,

C.0.

14088 378

I see no necessity for surcharging hong kong

Starps if it were done for Canton it would have to be done for

all the Agencies - a certain amount of revenue would doubtless

be raised from Stamp dealers and collectors but at present the

Fost Office pays and there is no need to raise revenue in this

way. I am not in a position to speak as to the political side

of the question but from a postal point of view i am strongly

against surcharging. I own a set of the Russian Chinese Stamps and

I doubt very much whether the surcharge "Kitai" in hussian which

I imagine no Chinaran can read has any effect in bringing the

presence and pretensions of the hussians to the knowledge of the

people and authorities in China.

15th. March, 1904.

(Sa.) S. E. G. Koss, Acting Fostraster-General.

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