CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923 — Page 24

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MINUTES.

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of

7.5.23.

MINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN

ON THIS SIDE.

ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

OROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,

THE DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

G/1149.

AND THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE: -

TELEGRAMS. "CROWN, LONDON,"

TELEPHONE. 7780 VICTORIA.

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Sir,

26th April,

1923.

I have the honour to report that we have received

indents from the Governments of Hong Kong and Straits Settle-

menta for supplies of postage due labels or stamps. These

labels, which are the means of collecting underpaid postage

are we believe for official use only, and we do not propose

to retain any for sale to dealers as in the case of ordinary

postage stamps, though we gather from an enquiry made of the

Post Office that, as a result of pressure from philatelists,

the Imperial Government has made special arrangements by which

sets of the labels used in this country can be supplied to

applicants from the General Post Office in London only. They

are unobtainable elsewhere,

2.

We are not clear that as these labels are not

ordinary postage stamps the Secretary of State's approval is

necessary before a new design can be used, but we shall be glad

of the Secretary of State's ruling in the matter.

3.

The design for the Hong Kong label is enclosed (in

original for return), that for Straite Settlements is similar

to the design in use in British Honduras, Gold Coast and Grenada, specimens of which are in the Colonial Office

collection.

The Under Secretary of State,

b.

Colonial office.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

Any Lambert

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