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APPENDIX.
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POSTAGE STAMPS, ENVELOPES, &c.
For sale to the public — all the different postage stamps in use ; enve-
lopes with embossed halfpenny, penny, and twopence-halfpenny postage
stamps ; registered letter envelopes ; newspaper wrappers with impressed
halfpenny and penny postage stamps ; Letter Cards ; Inland and
Foreign Post Cards. Postage Stamps, which are available for the pre-
payment of Telegrams, are of the respective values of ^d, id, i^d, 2d,
2^d, 3d, 4d, 4^d, 5d, 6d, 9d, iod, is, 2s 6d, 5s, 10s, and £1.
The Embossed Envelopes bearing a halfpenny stamp are of two
sizes, viz., "Commercial" and "Foolscap" size. The prices are as
follows
" Co
mmerciaL"
<,i Foolscap."
1, . |d.
6, . 3id. j 1,
. |d.
6,
• 3fd.
2, . lid.
7, . 4 d. 2,
. lid.
7,
. 4id-
3, • i|d.
8, • 4id. 3,
. 2d.
8,
. 5 d.
4, • 2jd.
9, • 5d- 4,
. 2id.
9,
. 5*d.
5, • 2fd-
10, . 5id. 1 5,
• 3d-
10,
6d.
The Embossed Envelopes bearing a
?enny stamp are of three sorts.
viz., A, 4! by 3 11-16 ins. (white), C
Si by 3 ins. (white), and a
cheaper envelope (white) called "Commercial." The prices are as
follows : —
A (white).
C (white).
1, . i^d.
5, . os 5£d.
1,
. ii-d.
6, •
os 6^d.
2, . 2|d.
IO, . OS I id.
2,
. 2£d.
8, .
os 8|d.
3, • 3id.
20, . is iod.
3,
• 3£d-
12, .
is id.
4, . 4^d.
4,
• 4id.
24, .
2S 2d.
Commercial Envelope (White) : —
I, lid. | 3, 3£d. 5,
5|d. 20,
is 9d.
2, 2jd. | 4. 4jd. _ 10,
ioid. | 240,
21s.
The Embossed Envelope bearing a
twopenny-halfpenny stamp are
of two sizes, L. 5^- by 3 1-16 in. and M.
Sk by 4^ in. The
Drices are
as follows : —
"L " size.
" M " size.
1, . 2|d. 6, . is 4d.
1,
2|d. | 6, .
is 4id.
2, . 5id.
7, . is 6fd.
2,
5^d.
7, •
is 7d.
3, • Sd
8, . is 9£d.
3,
8id.
8, .
is 9|d.
4, . iofd. | 9, . 2s od.
4,
nd.
9, •
2s o|d.
5, . IS l|d.
IO, . 2S 2^d.
5,
. is i^d.
10, .
2s 3d.
£1 2s id per parcel of 100.
^1 2s 6d per parcel of 100.
By the use of envelopes bearing embossed stamps the risk of adhesive
stamps becoming detached may be avoided.
Registered Letter Envelopes, for foreign as well as inland letters,
bearing a twopenny stamp embossed on the flap for the payment of the
registration fee, are of five sizes, and are sold at the following
prices : —
Size. Price.
F.— 5i ins. by 3! ins. . . I 2|d each, or
/ 2s 2^d per packet of 12.
\ 2fd each, or
/ 2s 7d per packet of 12.
\ 3d each, or
[ 2s iod per packet of 12.
G. — 6 ins. by 3! ins.
H.— 8 ins. by 5 ins.
H2. — 9 ins. by 4 ins.
K. — 11^ ins. by 6 in: