Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-11
INNOCENT STAMP RATE
Due on July The FIRST
All Postoffices Now Are Busy
Getting Rid OF 3cent
Postage Stamp
RED ONES WILL BE SCARCE


All postofIlecs are preparing g an
MY the brakes to The dizzy night 81
tho wartime cost 81 liyihg
They are getting stocked ~ with
1.cent and cent stamps aud are TRY,
ing to get rid III All their s-cens
stamps On Jaly / the country goes
back To prewar postage rates and fhc
FIRST step Iii illc return y normal cco.
monte conditions IL Realised.
Letters once more MiIl be sent Ia
any part OF the country or coi0nies
for 2cents for each ounce or fraction
thereof and postal cards will cost oEiiy
{ cent This reduction ~ rates. how
ever, Will not affect the cost IL stamp.
ed envelopes They will cost slightly
more than before.
VIII AlEecl Rasiaess Man
The reason for this. Il was explain.
ed BY the postmaster II iliat. hi hi
newing It's contract Ell stamped en.
yelopes and paper wrappers, the Post,
Office department had 10 pay q higher
price 10 the CONTRACTORS This lhcyaAse
due to the higher cOat IT naferisa
and labor. viii be charged 10 the rub
Ike. On course. hut ii will only AFFECT
fhe hlisiness man 10 any extent be.
cause he only buys and uses tlle wrap.
pera and stamped envelopes IN great
quaatisy
IA recent bull tin received ~ t'le lo
cal poAtolfiee urges listers III these ar*
ticIes "a buy large au8ltitles npg
when they can gef thrm ii the I'D
prices by placing orders now they
will not only reap The benefit Of Tie
promna lower rife, lint viii BE assured
Of an adequate supply
AccoriiiItg 81 HE bulletin the con
tractors rot beliind Hi their reserve
stocks during the war and the neces.
sity to buy materials ii tlle present
high prices and make up for this
shortage has resulted In tho increased
price of stamped envelopes and wTtp
pcrs The contractors have i sliilcsciit
supply nov.
F6N 2-Cent stamps
bat the loeal postofIloe officials arc
not % sure of the supply OF 2.cont
stamps They are very scarce Id Wash.
ington now. ind there Ii no hope III an
Immediate increase III tire quantity
available for postoalces Of the conil-
try. The last Congress. which closed
Its session IN such a hurry and failed
To pass number az important nppro
prlati0n bills. Is blamed for this CON
dition
Tho p0stofIlce department found III
SELF nnsble TO continue the printing
Of a-ccnt stamps in quantity sniiteicrt
for the big demand after July !, ylsen
tho letter postage goes back to
cent stamps HI quantity sufficient for
tiic big demand after july 4 wltcn the
letter postage gees hack 80 2 cents
But they are using all the resources
lit hand to meet the situation and
enough stamps will he ready fer The
first Tow weeks. anyway After that
appropriations from the present Cons
gress will probably be available,
Use Yom g.Cenaers
The postmaster il very mitch pleased
10 10 the agency through which the
high cost III Iiylng viii receive iss
ilrst knockout locally lie advises
that prople usc lil, all their purple s.
esntera before tlie new rate eoes fito
effect becs.use they viii find lhsal on
their hands with no use FOR hasn. Hs
said people usually put i little more
postage on their letters than ieees