New-York tribune., 1880-01-15

say they take every reasonable precautlOn against
purchasing from Young boys and dishonest persons
Treasurer Bogers defacations are believed TO date
nearly to his election Treasurer of the Produce
Exchange. C.. c. Fallen. boolkeeper of the late
Frank Leslie, is charged with dishonesty
POSTAGE STAMP rILFERING
A PRACTICAL PREVENTIVE SUGGESTED BY A
B,yKER-TALKs WITH DEALERS IN POSTAGE
STAMPS.
To prevent the pifering of stamps by mer-
chants clerks, remedy suggested yesterday by
prompent banker. who had suffered loss In that way
lie proposed that the Government grant the right 10
perforae the stamps with the names or initials OF per
sons and houses whose business compelled the use OF
large quantities of stamps The perfOration, which
could be made very and delicate would not i1jure
the stamp he claimed. and at the same time would he
certain indication to any one to whom they might DC
offered for sale that they had been stolen Under exist
ing regulations the stamps would be cancelled Dv PRINT
ing on the face OF the stamps the or initials Of
the persons using them. But the names couId
be perforated without injurng the stamps or In
any way leading 80 fraud. In fact, tho perforaton
would tend to prevent the Illegal washing OF stamps
once used The banker declared that he would pay will
lngy 500 a year for the privilege.
1t detectives that the greatest obstacle IN
the way OF breaking up these petty robOeries Is the
indifference Of the merchants themselves Detective
Riddle. who has bren the means OF discovering many
thefts Of stamps, said that he had asked merchants
many times TO mako complaint against the buyers OF
the stolen stamps but they had refused to take any ac
ton Dealers rarely ask questions of those who bring
them stamps but Is claimed that the detection OF
stolen stamps would be simple matter If the buying OF
them should be made \ dangerous business The placing
OF private mark would lead quickly to tangible PROOF
against the buyers merchants would mako an ehor 10
destroy the business OF dealing IN stolen stamps Ihe
impossbilty under ordinary circumstances OF Identity.
ing The stamps made the buying OF them comP"r"-
lively safe business.
CONVERSATIONS WITH DEALERS.
4 TRIrUNE reporter vistod several OF the firms who
buy postage stamps yesterday IN order to learn any
discrimination was made between different persons who
came TO them to sell stamps. The universal answer
was that they tried TO discourage small sales, and
bought only OF those they thought to be honest j. A.
Sweeney of the firm OF j. A. W. H. Sweeney, at Nassau
and Ann-sts said: Our stamp clerk tries 10 dscrimi-
nate between those who have come honestly by thelf
stamps and those who have not Our rate Of discount
ON postage stamps /, from to per cent II person
Offers sell stamps at discount OF 10 or 20 per cent
f. reason tuG immediate suspcion, Ihe stamps tnal
buy come chiefly from publishing houses news-I9pef
offices and similar nrus, to which stamps Iustcnd OF
no.rv are sent by letter Stamps convenient Tor
mailing that vast quantities arc sent to New
York from all parts oi the country Inc
nrms whom they are sent have 10 get rid OF
them IN some way. We honght stamps valued al 93oO
recently newspaper TO which tbey had Deen sent
III Ayneut for subscriptions. When the Government
fixed the salary ~ some po,mlsteIS accordnE 10 tne
came to Ncw York aui We had charge 10 per cent
discount 10 avoid beng swanptd by stamps once
billiard arm seat 500 m stamps which they had
AGrr talking with Mr. Sweeney the reporter bought
100 1 cent stamps ana went To Taylor CO.'S No. 10
sell some stamps here" was asked Of the
- Ye.." ne replied. AMI called man from the ltto
back room where several men W w. g1ihe,Su , o., .r
How much discount Is chaFstdI asAeo tue reporter
80 What have Won y
"a hundred oues.'
Ten per cent then,"
"Can' you eve me more 4" asked tho reporter
\, t,f's The rate" and go c.nis were received 10
the stamps. No questions ~ To- whore or no" the stamps
were obtained were asked hy thc buyer
D,vd n Anthony. of No. 90 Wiuam-st.. said that so
far as De could make hs business was perfectly
Irguua'p one. lIn never knowingly bought stamps
ron, ,cr.o,- who had stolen them Ills chief custom
cr, were publishing houses nld similar irms which re-
ceytd nrrr quantities 0f stamps tn payment Tor goods
JIc never BON, i stamps OF boys or suspicious persons
liz CHARGED discount Of or per cent. Tho blame,
he thought the uf hcfts reported IN lHE IkiB
i~St rr.tei with tie employers who tempted those
r, mon, and any pcdlrr. or Others who might chance
10 come thor ofcc- by leaving stamps eIpose'i
While Mr. Anthony was talking young, well-drcssed
man entered aud asked II be- cpud get some tw0ccut
stamps m exchange for some envelopes WIN thr'rnt
stamps on them Tor a small discount. You wouldn't
tell q ike that that ne ~ thiei
aud stole those envelope" sad Nh Aut1ohy, when
somewhat hastily eft the ONCE The only thing one
can do 8. to send MIN away II boy brings in stamps
require Au 10 get "A r' quest from his employer be-
A. the once Of Randall & Co., Nc. 81 souh-st the
rate of scouut wns said 10 De " 10 or l. pr cent
d" DO you buy small quantiiic' oi 7tamlfi
''Ycs." replied the man in charge.
"DOyOn bny many Oi Ooysf
"sonictme,." was tue reply. lie said that he al
way. TO discriminate between honest aud dshon-
In a letter TO The TRIBUNE Messrs. j. A, & W. II
Sweeney cnim ihat thcy have ncteF n21Snt s,@mp. |
when II possible 10 discriiuiuuc hriWcrn honest
sellers and thlcycs. Thcy clm also tat they refuse
often TO buy amAl quantities OF STAMPS une,' lne per.
sons offering them give The address oi the h"uSe thcy
represent IN many cases thcy require, they say. "a
written uoto from the principal before buying the |
stamps.