Show JOR bolt STAMP collectors mr 16 wanamaker tells how to in columbian souvenirs those who cit ca not afford to uny the stamps of higher denomination slay may obtain thern them from hank bank how can the stamp collecting girls i and boys of this country procure full sets of the new columbian postage stam stamps a tp for th thir 1 ir al albums tums repeated postmaster er Clea erat wanamaker thoughtfully v wre hea i ala a question estion on this point poin was put to him the other day by a new anew york press reporter lot me ine see said he of course can always be procured at any post office but obviously there are few of our young collectors who can afford f to buy them in that fashion inasmuch as an entire series would cost s sixteen lor dollars and twenty six cents F for most of them the only practical method will lie be to obtain the stamps already canceled that will be easy enough as far as the lower denominations are concerned but not so with the higher denominations but on what mail matter will those high cost stamps be used I 1 asked the high priced columbus stamps said the postmaster p acaster general those which represent t one two three four and div five dollars each will be largely in demand by bankers and brokers for mailing bonds and other securities to europe such valuables go in sealed packages at regular foreign letter rates which are five cents a half ounce at that rate a very vc ry moderate sized bundle will cost as much as five dollars for postage acro across the ocean in this manner a larges large part sart of the stamps of big denominations will go abroad american boys and girls will not get those for their albums Ilo however wever a great many of these high cost stamps will be used for mailing large packages cages at letter rates from place to place in this thi s country people often of ten send big parcels parcel a containing valuable things in that way at two centman cents an ounce sealed and regis i tereca I 1 darer say you know that you yon can transmit through the post anything you like no matter how bulky and heavy it is is so long as you pay letter rates on it though you cannot forward any package exceeding four pounds at the ordinary charges for merchandise young collectors must rely on getting gettin if the canceled stamps from parcels forwarded in this manner at letter rates that does docs not solve the pu puzzle z ale I 1 know mr wanamaker continued of I 1 course coarse big packages sent at two cents an ounce sealed and registered because their contents are valuable do not reach every merchant or profess professional iona man the bankers are arc most likely to 10 bet aget them and I 1 would recommend the i ai boya a awl and g sirls i ala who are anxious to procure the high priced columbus stamps to make friends with people at the banks with the view to securing posses sion of such coveted treasures treasurer A good natured cashier or teller would be very apt to find an opportunity to detach a few of the canceled stamps from bundles of securities once in awhile itis it is well worth trying because these curiosities are likely to go up considerably in value on account of the difficulty in obtaining them I 1 suppose that dealers in stamps will not sell them cheap |