The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-15
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"where did We get that quantity Of
stamps in the window7 Why. II IL only
sample Of what We have inside" q stamp deal
or said. Look here" opening . large case
closely packed with stamps and at these"
displaying . pile OF albums moro or less filled.
I'll tell you where We got them. We buy
them from every civilized country In the
world. Only this morning we got In guam
tity OF rare belgian stamps. which cost us three
thousand dollars. We have agents and cor
respondents In the capitals OF every country.
who arc always on the lookout for anything
rare In our line. Besides we purchase large
quantities from small collectors In the United
States. many Of whom mako a fair living nos
ing about importing houses and begging the
stamps from foreign letters"
DO you have many customers
Il should say We do. Besides the large num-
Dor OF retail dealers throughout tho United
Statos to whom We sell We have valuable Gus
toners in the army OF stamp collectors which
has sprung up OF late You would be surprised
at the number Of persons absorbed in the
boy pastime 1t has become the serious occu-
patton OF thousands Of persons tho most OF
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avidity with which they scrupe together these
staps and the large pr Ssr thsy
double lock, and q others who even
Stamp solicctlns i the most aSrns Of hob
hes. There gre = 500 diflerent stamps known.
many IA" ' a PERSONS RI yearly inccms, < leading
banker whose residence is in Madison avenue.
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lady. il valued Ut t25.O00. could name. several
more, varying IN value from $4,000 down to
What Inducements have they to cxpcnd
such large sums in intrinsically worthless ar
Well some are enthusiasts, and they col,
loot stamps from pure love OF the rare and
rar,0 Is and y worEs ~ art OILERS
and believe they compose tho larger class.
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pictures, and they buy them up for the same
reason that keen Wall street man buys up
turns. From two to live years viii III double the
value Of nearly every ono Of these stamps. and
when they invest largely In the article" -.
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enue stamps which pass out OF use in July.
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mense prices: We sold matchbox stamp yes
What collections have been sold at notably
There was one sold in London in 1876 for
$4,000. Another sold in Paris last fall for 40. 900
collections This may surprise you. but re-
mombcr that some Of these little stamps sell
| for more than 5000. There Ia one of the old
local stamps Issued by the Brattleb3ro, ":
for less than 500 We have many others OF
equal value. The stamps which are most in
| demand and bring the highest prices are the
| provisional stamps issued from 1874 to 1916 by
| the P0stmasters of Baltimore, st. Louis and
Brattleboro. Here. is the Baltimore stamp-s
simile of the autograph Of James Buchanan.
| The st. Louis stamp displays the arms Of the
State OF Missouri. with ST. Louis and the
| large mineral Of value above. and p. .: be-
Ths consists sn 81 !ns
ground Of vertical lines. with Brattleboro
above and p O., Ct the sides. Any OF these
1T is said" the reporter remarked. that
many rare stamps have their birthplace in
stamp factories In Chicago and other enter
THAT is not true. Stamp counterfeiting has
been entirely broken up in the United States
since We overturned one Of the concerns in
Philadelphia in 1876. and had the proprietor
sentenced to State prison for twenty wears
ports. and can no more be deceived by counter.
ieit stamps than the bank teller by counterfeit
when md where did this mania for STAMP
:" 1t may be said to have originated In Lon
don In 1862. when Mount Brown. ESQ.,. pub
lished the first list OF postage stamps. DR.. j
f. Gray OF the British Museum followed with
similar md more complete work In tho same
year. These works were widely read. excited
come stamp collectors. The mania went on in
creasin2 until at present can safely say thert
are more than u million persons seriously dc
voted to collecting stamps