Show PROPER USE OF STAMPS AND redemption or OF SPOILED ENVELOPES I 1 some patrons of the mail service have felt that stamps cut from an embossed stamped envelope and pasted on another envelope should be accepted for postage for their information sec PaTa paragraph graph 4 of the postal laws and regulations is herewith quoted mutilated or defaced postage stamps fractional parts of stamps stamps cut from embossed stamped envelopes shall not be accepted or counted in prepayment of postage however it if the envelope having an embossed stamp carries no print ing and is mutilated or if it is spoiled in addressing it need not be regarded as wasted its stamp sta mp value may be redeemed by turning it in at the post office on this point I 1 quote see sec of paragraph 3 of the postal laws anu ana regulations unserviceable and spoiled stamped envelopes in a substantially whole condition without a printed return card or address thereon and postal cards without printing thereon may be redeemed in postage stamps or other stamped paper at the postage value only of the stamped envelopes and 75 of the face value only of the postal cards postmaster wool industry the irrl ir rl goods industry is |