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iue exiraoi irom me Jbcening Syesterday ’• issue show* what has been the resultbian lUmpi in t^e United Slates. All the lower denominations of the enormous issue are bought up and the higher are rapidly being exhausted. There has been a craze for these stamps whioh has been world wide. Already large prices are being paid for used specimen^. The Government have made a very large profit from their sale, ajnd as many have been unused they will not require to render equivalent service for their value. The same tjhing will happen here. There are a very large number of oolleotorsthaexperience is second person you n or a forager for onnumerous oonnexio issue, we have nosuit in profit to thv r*‘ « - *' flw A 'A..* a 1 * ■ • ‘ ' raViJamaica almostn Jamaica—oureveryt is a philatelistand these have abroad. The would re-Butloubt,revenue.we would view the matter from thelarger standpointtive act on the parThe fourth centenar of the Island shouldsome notioe being unders a commemora* of the oolony. of the diseoveryot paab without ken of it, andconstitution itoar present would be meet thatGovernment should occasion. The proposalfrom the public; let take it up and carrcountry, we are confident, ..... _rprove, and none will (hen be able to say that we are ignorant of the history of our country Qr indifferent tothe recurrence of memorable datea.both people andmbine on thehaa come he Governmentit out. Thewill ap
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Kingston Daily Gleaner
Kingston, Kingston, JM
Sat, Apr 14, 1894
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