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Show i Want a Special Star.p. , Tbe poatofTlco dciartment la con- atantly lu recf-lit of reiiesta for the 1 Ifepue tif a miHirt liig siamp fur tino ' on black-pdg-Hl stiiiloi ery. I'orsona In all grailea of life bhmti that there la ! , an harmony or appropi latei.esa In an i euvvluiie with a nluck ol( and a red 1 ilainp In Die corner and Ihoy bog the neparliiiett to lioniu a black stamp. The depaitment has glveu much con-tiloiatlrn con-tiloiatlrn lo tho subject, but baa been '. tinablo to comply with the roquesta on . ancount of tho rulea of the unlvuraal , natal union, which proscribe that our , lowest value stamp shall be green; that the stamp used for domt-atio use shall bo red and tie atnmp carrying foicUu tnall fj c.-: t nhntl he blue. In view of thee ro i li'iiiina It haa not uppcurcil p. i MiliU. in meet tho requirements require-ments for a mour:.! n stamp, aa the il.'paiiuKiu Ao. t i,i. t -l.-.-iu It advisable lo print a siu'iip lu red and also In black. However, the micci-nllon has Leen made thnt ti n .1 cent atnmp, now l-rintcd In rui pi-', n f; lit he Issued In black, so that ponoc desiring lo use a black slump ufin their mourning envoi. ipo mliihl do r) oy paying the ndilitUinal cent. T ie il"p irliuenl may tcko up thl- sin i; 'ji; n later and act upon II. |