| Show story of a postage stamp in tins the year IS 51 a 12 32 penny black bajc canadian postage tase stamp wan printed by the Govern mehi at Ot ottawa tait the public did not regard this somber I 1 issue with alth faor so few were issued one tie rt of these stamps was sent to the hamilton Posto ince it wis ua sold iolj to an old gentleman it w ho said it WAS waa a shrine shame to t print the queens picture on art a stamp thil that inight ile be handled liAnd ld by profane hands handa Ten bendily dily the man put it ft on a parcel sending it to a a felti in fit the united states alec if in the itaster basket it lay for marty many a n lay day till an eirand boy folina it and quickly transferred it it to his album Ile ing of citing a good collation colle tion atilt and its devor lint abating he go sold ehni lo 10 c a dex dehr Ir TIT the now liew owner on to in ol at tile th CataIn que found that ahat hat ho ila ilai had I 1 I for MIS aas nth ja 5 tally this stamp slipped into it a 25 cent pt picket eket and pont to a dealer residing in ili canil I 1 am II 11 flon inn whon when the latter opened the packet I 1 acu t lie 11 e was ives asto to find such A valuable valuably e stamp and being hanht hon leat Ht wrote hl his a friend to inform him in of f what had bad lat boned offering him birn 1200 for it the offer afia Is accepted ah and d the th stamp again ol chanced langej harida by if this time tile iho stamp had bad increased in value ard not nol a tw fw came from a distance to look at the treasure one lay day an englith En clith noble nobleman ninn who through it a canadian friend ud lind hard beard of the slump offered 1500 holcli oner after war waa accepted the english ln ellah lord falling fallin ff in love with an heiress hoir es s and a till ashing to gain the th favor of her brother him with the stamp as a tok token ellof of MR cs lavill here in ill its ita new still and Is home tt it tamo cume 0 to o A sad end for one day ill mald by mis mastako tako adept the stamp ellich hart had accidentally fallen nut of the album into the fire in an all instant tile the stamp which thousand to halt had heard of and longed for went up ud ila amk to ill ahr brodd brod blue icky leav ina 1119 not a traca tra behling the outlook |
