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Tuesday, December 19, 1972

There is also a fixed duty of $5 on share transfers, all of which

under present arrangements must be taken to the Stamp Duty Office for stamping.

Income from this source for the financial year 1968/69 was 3600,000.

It rose to almost $3,200,000 in 1971/72 and for the first eight months of

the year 1972/73 to $5,900,000.

STAMPS INVALIDATED

The 1967 Lunar New Year commemorative stamp and the SEACOM Cable

Commemorative stamp, also issued in 1967, may not be used for the payment

of postage after December 31 this year.

"After

Announcing this today, a spokesman for the Post Office said:

December 31 and up to June 30 next year, these stampe may be exchanged for

postage stamps of the current issue on application to the Chief Postal

Accountant General Post Office, Pedder Street",

He added that no exchange could be made after June 30 next year.

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