Ogden Daily Standard | 1893-03-05 | Page 7 | Cut Rate on Postage Stamps

cut rate on att mix postage stamps anro commodity there are dealers in chicago who sell them just a grocer sella eggs they aro delivered neatly in envelopes each of which contains stamps the greatest care is taken by the dealer in counting because he wishes to annoy his customers as little possible the scale of prices hae a well marked range of fluctuation today perhaps a dollars worth of stamps sells at 89 cents and tomorrow the price drops to 08 if the supply in the dealers hands becomer large the price is decreased the dealer must make a handsome profet in order to pay for tho expense of counting and delivery ordinarily ho can buy in bulk at about 97 to 83 cents on the dollar ills commission be calls it varies therefore from 1 to IX per cent most of the stamps come from casters publishers of weekly papers another is found the manufacturers of patented articles and puzzles the advertisers find it impossible to use all the stamps which they receive when the accumulations have become very great some dealer offers them 07 cents on the dollar for the lot and the sale is promptly closed chicago news record