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THE

POSTAGE STAMPS.

WEEKLY NOTES FOR COLLECTORS.

THE FIRST POSTCARDS IN HONG KONG.

SPECIALLY SURCHARGED

STAMPS:

[BY W.S.]

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As an outcome of the Convention of Paris in 1978, it became obliga. tory for all Postal Union countries to issue postcards, and although this fact may seen of little, if any importance to general collectors it is most certainly of importance to the specialist in, the stamps of Hong Kong

The First Postcards,

On April 1879. this Colony placed on sale its arst postcarda. They were not in the condition as now sold, with the stamps printed on them, but with provisional a hesives affixed. To this fact is at-

Proposed Decimal Serios, Returning to our old friend, Mr. Lister I feel it would be an. omission difficult to explain if men- tion was not made of a pot desire which he was anxious to put into effect, but which lack of opportunity prevented for a number of years, to introduce into the postage stamps of this Colony a decimal series.

Ideas and pet desires are all very

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well as long as the welfare of the Undersigned have received community is their Arat considera- tion, but to introduce a system for the sole purpose of making an easy job easier cannot be expected to meet with approval.,, It must not be forgotton that under the Treaty of Borne accounts had been simplified to such an extent as to make it ap- pear that the accountant's job was already a sinecure, and to bring in a decirani series énn suggest nothing other than a further simplification of the accounts. I am prepared to submit that simplification was the governing feature, and that it was not brought in at the expense of the community but that the public reaped the benefit. Furthermore, most, if not all, of the schemes in- troduced by the Post Office Authori- ties were influenced by a keen sense of responsibility and obligation to the public, although it has been in- dubitably proved that such thought- ful consideration was not recipro- cated. For instance, suppose cir. cumstances were such that the same desire, existed to-day, which might well exist, is it not possible and more surely probable that we would be paying 10 cents instead of eight and 5 cents instead of three, if of course such rates came within the limits as laid down by the said Treaty !

tached the importance mentioned above. The postal rate on post- cards for transmission through the United Kingdom vid Brindisi was 5 cents, and the rate through the United Kingdom by any other In 1880 Mr. Lister's opportunity route, or to any other Union coun- cane for partly effecting the change try by any route, was 3 cents. so long desired, which resulted in at To meet a temporary, issue, in-number of very interesting sur troduced under the impression that charges. These will be dealt with their use would be unpopular and. next week. consequently go into disuse very scon, recourse was had by surcharg ing a number of the 16 cents yellow and the 18 cents lilae stamps, cents and cents respectively with thick heavy type, and affixing them to printed postcards before placing them on sale.

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Postcard Stamps Not Sold

When Northern Slesvig was re- united with Denmark in 1920, that" country issued three special postage stamps to commemorate the event. The lowest value, the 10 öre, of this series is particularly interesting, since, as it contains a picture of the famous castle of Kronborg,

Elsinore. It is bere that the tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark," is supposed to have been laid: A special room in Kronborg Castle, is now shown to visitors as being the one in which Shakespeare and his company.of actors are supposed to have given a command performance of "Hamlet" before the King of Denmark This room, however, could not have been the actual one, for the present castle was not built until some time after Shakes peare's death. Inside the "play room is a fire statue of the Bard of Avon..

Separately. Present-day conditions will, of course, suggest that such an obser vance need not be adhered to, since it is quite possible that the stamps could be obtained at the Post Office and affixed to the cards by any body. Knowledge of the regula tions in force at the time of their issue enables me to state that these

Probably the largest permanent stamps were not obtainable through statue in the world is the figure of the windows of the Post Office in Liberty, on Redloe's Island, in New. any other way than as already York Harbour. The United States statud. It was pot permissible in has shown us this memorial on ber 1979 to affix a stamp to a piece of 13 cents stamps, first issue in 1823. CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S cardboard. of stipulated size and But the best postage-stamp picture"

thickness, insert the words "Carte of this giant bronze is on the issue LOCAL NEWS.

Postale," and post it with an as- of Uruguay of 1919, commemorative surance that it would reach its of the establishment of peace after addressed destination. Such a con- the Great War. The Liberty statue, dition was an afterthought and or, to give it its full title." Liberty subsequent privilege.

Enlightening the World," is the I would hastan to explain that crowning life-work of the famous it is far from my intention to French sculptor, Bartholdi. It was belittle or undervalue the said completed in 1879, and erected on stamps if detached from the post-its present site in 1863. It was cards, but to point out the desir- given to the United States by the ability of having them in their proper state of such an opportunity people attained their century of in- French nation when the American to acquire them is afforded, and dependence. The figure of Liberty that should such a stamp come your

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get a move on He bad realised that it was time somebody said those things in public.

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statue.

"I have everything to commend

is 37 feet higher up, making a total me to the leaders of the party ox-way in the described condition, "do itself is 114 feet high, and the lamp cept bypocrisy, I have everything rot remove it from its proper place height of 151 feet. The upraised to gain by being docile and quiet. merely for the purpose of making torch is lit at night by electricity, I am not sorry for what I have it suitable to fill a gap in your and there is a staircase inside the done; I would do it again. I am album. not going to apologise. I apolo- gised to the Speaker because I was told he took it as a personal insult, and I had no wish to insult him. He is a man as impartial as any one can be and as dignified, but if I am asked to apologise to the dignity of the House of Commons I shall certainly refuse.".

"If there is no way of salvation for the people then I do not want LIVELY AND DEFIANT REPLY. to sit in a House of gas and hum

Double · Surcharge. bug," Mr. Beckett azid, "Why

Under the new contract with the don't I leave the Labour party Why because the fact that the lea-

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Mr. H. Snell, providing at meeting of the Parliamentary Lab- ders do not carry out the policy

Navigation Company, which came into operation, so far as this our party at the House of Com of the party does not mean that the policy is wrong. I remain a

Colony was concerned, on Decem- mong last month, reported that the member of the party for the same

ber 17, 1879, the route via Brindisi appears to have been, no longer Consultative Committee "of the reason that I joined it. Why don't

I uphold and bow to the dignity He was going back to the House. resorted to, with the result that party had passed 'the following re-

of the House of Commons? If the Every effort would be made on his the 5 cents provisional on post- eard had no further use. The few solution and had commurricated it House paid one-thousandth part own side and the Opposition to to the National Exccutive of the of the attention to its duty that humiliate him He had nothing to cards remaining on hand with the party and to Mr. J. Beckett, Lab-it pays to its dignity there would gain in refusing to apologise. cents stamps affixed, which must be no more ruly member of the "But I am going to fight out this have been a very small number, House of Commons than the mem- issue," declared Mr. Beckett. "I were therefore again surcharged THREE over the figure 5 in big The Consultative Committee here- ber for Peckham. They have lost have my back against the wall, and by places upon its records its their dignity; I did not take it you, my constituents, are the wall block letters, making them service away from them. I have sat in I have my back against. If you able for the 3 cents route. It should strong disapproval of the action the Hause hour after hour. silent pass a resolution not to I will not be noted that the 5 cents provision of Mr. John Beckett, whose con without raising any protest in go on fighting while I am your al served its purpose for only eight duct in removing the mace from shame and torture, listening to the member but I will stop being your and a half months, the total num the table of the House of Con- same speech, on unemployment on. member at the earliest opportun ber sold during tha: period being mong brought discredit upon the at least thirty occasions. I think ity. Help me to face tiris out, and 1721,

The 3 cents postcards continued Parliamentary Labour party and it is written by the same secretary. if we get an example to-day we

in use for a number of years, and as there is no information available FILL YOUR FOUNTAIN PEN constituted a gross affront. to Par. Why listen for hours to the same will have the weaker spirits follow- liament, and it was decided to re- century-old abominable drivel ing us in the House of Commons.".

regarding the date of issue of the port the matter to the National: am supposed to be a dialoyed mens-

Vote of Confidence."

postcards with the stamps printed: Executive of the Labour party.ber of the Labour party. Why? I

A vote

of confidence in Mr. on them, I am unable to give even Further, it is the opinion of this have sat there night after night Beckett was moved from the hall an approximate idea of the number Committee that the action of Mr. looking after the interests of those

and carried with cheers.

of the 3 cents on 16 cents or the Beckett calls for an apology to the who elected me when the loyal mem

"THREE on 5 cents on 38: cents House of Commons, and decidesberg have gone home to bed.”.

provisionals sold, but for what it that he be so informed..S

At 74 years of age, Mr. George is worth the following information William Howard, who retired from is given. On Macrh 1, 1880, post- "What is the Parliamentary Lab-medical practice five years ago, has cards for local use with the 1 cent ed was carried by 90 after a dis-our party Let us analyse it. had his right hand amputated fol- stamp printed on them were Intro- cusion in which there was some cri- They have been very frank about lowing devoted, work as a radio- duced, and as the 3 cents postcards ticism of the procedure which theme, why should I not be frank granber. He is the latest martyr were still in use I think it might Consultative Committee had adopt-abou them. First they have eighty to X-ray work. He is in a nursing with a degree of safety be assumed seven occupying offices of profit home at Tunbridge Wells. He has that these disa took on from this The case of ex-Police Inspector under the Crown; then twenty-been suffering for some time from date; if not before, the same con- Syme-18-200mm the matur Tine Berliamentary Secretaries the effects of his rezark Dedition. Accepting, then," March 1, Mr. Clynos, the Home Secretary, the people who open the door votion to auto author in hethe due de congre foar recounted the history of the case, Next about twenty sweating at the and explained the offer he had top line for promoion, afraid to mads in an effort to obtain a set cough in ease MacDonald beard tlement of a long-standing trouble. about it and scratched their names The chairman closed the discussion off the list for the next vacancy with the suggestion that a further Was it a wonder that there were attempt be made to get the Home rebel, in the party who would make Secretary's offer accepted..

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Afraid to Gough."

sulted in injury to his hand. M Howard was interested in X-ray work in the early days, when num bars of experiments had to be car ried out, and for more than 20 years was honorary radiographer to the Tungbridge Wells General Hos rital.

the provisional to the proper and regular 3 cents postcards. I sid able to definitely state that the number of postcards with the pro- visional adhesives affixed sold to the public was 4,058, which of course included the two kinds of cents provisionale referred to above.

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