Show ILLEGAL SALES 9F RARE STAMPS TO BE INVESTIGATED Postoffice Department Pushing Push-ing i the Matter SPECIMENS S8LD DEALERS Were Given to Officials as a Matter of Courtesy Inspectors Endeavoring to Find Out How the Specimens Reached the Various Dealers Washington Nov 15Thc 1 FostofHc department is pressing the investigation investiga-tion of published allegations that mute < jostase stamps have illegally found their Avay from the department to stamp speculators PouloHice Inspector Fornes formerly DirectorGeneral of Posts of Cuba and the Fourth Assistant PostmasterGen era 1ts chief assistant in the postal Investigation In-vestigation and Inspector VIlllams arc in charge of the stamp investigation They have not only gone through tht records of the department but have examined ex-amined a number of persons In the department de-partment and In the Bureau of Engraving Engrav-ing and Printing which prints the stamps have examined phllatests Including In-cluding a prominent dealer In his city with a view to ascertaining the Identity of persons who have sold stumps to the rdcalurn In those articles 7i has boon the practice o the offiu for a numbe r I of years to distribute anong department officials and other I prominent persons specimen stamp distinctly 50 marked as to prevent their I use as postage IXB an oftlclal courtesy and it is known that a large number of I these stamps have found their way into the hands oC the dealers The Inspectors are endeavoring to find out who sold them to the dealers Tin I week Investigation may be concluded this |