The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-03 00:00:00

STAMP-OFFICE INTERFERENCE.

TO THE STOCK AND SHARE BROKERS OP
LIVERPOOL.

GENTLEMEN,
IHAD the honour of waiting on several of your pro-
fession a few days since, with the view of consulting
you as to the expediency of my keeping for sale Stamps
, for, the Transfer of Shares; . and finding I was likely to
rnea with every encouragement, as you would have greater
facilities for procuring Stamps, (both the Public Offices
being closed at Four o'clock daily, whereas my place of
business will be open till Seven p.m.,) I immediately en-
graved a transfer form, and on Wednesday last, the 21st,
commenced selling Stamps, varying in amount from 10s.
to £12.-
it is probably well known that, in the afternoon of that
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Church-yard would.-open- "future Siteni
in place of Four. —•
Had there been the least indication of such a change in
the regulation of a Public Office, to frustrate the success
of so individual, I would have paused before engaging in
the business. It beingsp possessing
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strong arm of a Government office, made to bear against
the humble exertions of private enterprise ; for, be it re 6
membered, there was an existing and acknowledged want
of a'commodation, and although it is now removed, I can-
not, without considerable loss, abandon the experiment;
and were I, there is a possibility of the Stamp-office again
doing me the honour of making a change, and closing, as
heretofore, at Four P.M.

I am determined, therefore, to give the experiment a
fair trial of twelve months, and should I be fortunate
enough to obtain your countenance, I will continue it
afterwards.

I earnestly beg you to bear in mind, that had I not en-
tered into this business, the Stamp-office would still be
closed at Four P.M., for it is beyond doubt the three
houis' additional accommodation was given owing to the
movement on my part.
I therefore confidently trust that you will consider me
in some degree entitled to your support, (for it is only in
the event of having a large and regular sale that the com-
mission will be- sufficient to reimburse mc,) and confer
upon me a share of your patronage for Stamps, thereby
allowing me to reap some reward for my trouble.
With this expectation, and to give you every confidence
in my exertions. I have arranged, that should my London
supply of Stamps at any time be found inadequate to the
demand, (a contingency I shall strive to guard against,)
others will be immediately procured from the Office in
Liverpool, and supplied to you at the same price, i.e., no
charge whatever being made beyond the Stamp.
There being an impression that Stamps purchased from
me cannot be so readily exchanged if spoiled. I beg to
assure you I have never beard of such a complaint being
made with regard to Bill Stamps, &c., of which I sell se-
veral hundreds , weekly ; and as all Stamps (those for
Newspapers only excepted) are purchased originally from
the Head Office in London, it would be contrary to the
kit that any preference should be shown to Stamps pro-
ured at the Stamp-office here over those of a Licensed
Dealer.
Should a difficulty of this kind occur, I would consider
it very obliging to be made acquainted with the facts.
• I am, Gentlemen,
Your respectful and obedient Servant,
GEORGE MICORQUODA.LE,
No. 38, CASTLE-STREET, (formerly of Orange-gourt.)
Liverpool 27th August, 1841.
N.B.—This notice would have been issued last week,
Out that I was unab e to open my new premises until this
morning.