A Book for Containing Stamps and Keeping a Record of the Value of and Purposes for which the Stamps are Used.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 10th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Book for Containing Stamps and Keeping a Record of the Value
of and Purposes for which the Stamps are Used.
I, ANCELL AUGUSTUS COXE of 14, St. Marks Terrace, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds
in the County of Yorkshire, Cashier do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
A book, formed ruled or otherwise suitably adapted so as to constitute a check
on the using of postage stamps in offices, warehouses and other places.
My invention is intended to assure correct stamp accounts, additions, etc., by
giving a clear indication, in the book, of the purpose, and in the case of postage-
the destination, or other particulars, showing for what correspondence or other
matter, the stamps have been used, and to do so in such a clear manner that theft,
fraud, or errors, are apparent at sight.
This can be done in the following method, which amongst others, substantially
the same, I claim.
The page of the book is preferably ruled or dotted, under suitable bead.ngs, with
date, cash or other columns, the remainder of the page being divided up into spaces
of the same size as postage stamps with a good margin at side or elsewhere as
convenient. A sheet of stamps (preferably 120) is then laid directly over the
spaced part and fastened down to the page by its gummed margin to the corre-
sponding margin in the book, or by any other suitable means; the stamps of course
lying loosely & directly over ruled or dotted spaces corresponding in size. The
value of the sheet of stamps being inserted in cash column.
When using the stamps, the purposes, names, or other particulars for which the
stamps are required, are written in the spaces brought to view by removal of the
stamps used, and if they are taken progressively in straight lines, or rowe, or other
methodical order and dating arranged the quantity and purpose for which they are
used each day is seen at a glance.
It is also obvious that any stamps used for an unauthorized purpose must leave
a blank space, or that space must be filled in with fictitious names, purposes, or
particulars. In the former case the theft or error is at once apparent, and in the
latter case it is made equally so by reference to summary, (hereinafter described),
which the supervisor is in the habit of initialling.
The book can be divided into sections for stamps of the value of td., 1d., 1d., 2d.,
2d., & 3d., or into any other sections as convenient. A few pages, preferably at
the end, to be reserved, suitably and differently ruled or dotted, as a summary or
record of the number of stamps, of each respective value, used for postage or other
means; this record being kept up daily or as convenient, and the entries checked
by supervisor and initialled.
This being done any discrepancy is at once discovered, either if error, or if
unauthorized letters are being posted, or a less quantity going to post than stamps
have been taken for from other parts of the book.
I do not confine myself to sheets of 120 stamps as either a greater or less quantity
may be used on each page and the book suitably bound, ruled and dotted for such
greater or less quantity.
Dated this 12th day of May 1893.

page_text: A Book for Containing Stamps and Keeping a Record of the Value
of and Purposes for which the Stamps are Used.
"
I, ANCELL AUGUSTUS COXE, of 5 Kingston Grove, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds,
in the County of Yorkshire, Cashier, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to that class of book used for the keeping of a record of
the purposes for which stamps are used.
My invention consists of an improved method of keeping this record, such method
being calculated to assure correct stamp accounts, additions, etc., by giving a clear
iudication in the book, of the purpose, (and in the case of postage-the destination)
or other particulars, showing for what correspondence or other matter the stamps
have been used, and also making apparent at sight any fraudulent entry, error or
purloining of stamps, and I do this in the following manner:
In addition to part of the page of the book being ruled or otherwise laid out
under suitable headings with date, cash or other columns, I divide the remainder of
the page into a number of ruled, dotted or otherwise marked spaces of area and
shape corresponding to the area and shape of a postage stamp, and leave a good
margin at the side or elsewhere of the quantity of spaces, as desired.
A sheet of stamps (preferably 120) is then laid directly over the spaced part,
each stamp over its own shape, and the margin of the said sheet is gummed down
to the margin purposely provided for same and referred to in previous paragraph.
The stamps of course although lying over the spaces do not adhere thereto, but
are held in their places by the gummed margin of the sheet as stated, or by other
suitable means that will readily admit of one or any quantity of stamps being taken,
such as small paper fasteners inserted through the page of the book and the
perforations in the sheet of stamps.
I do not confine myself to sheets of 120 stamps, as either a greater or less quantity
may be used on each page, and the book suitably arranged for such greater or less
quantity.
When using the stamps, the purposes, names or other particulars for which the
stamps are required are written in the spaces brought to view by the removal of
the stamps taken, and if they are taken progressively in straight lines or rows, or
other methodical order, and dating arranged, the quantity and purpose for which
they are taken each day is seen at a glance.
It is also obvious that the removal of any stamp immediately brings to light a
blank space, and if taken for an unauthorized purpose that space has either to be
left blank or to be filled in with false names, purposes or particulars. If left blank
the theft or error is at once apparent, and if false particulars be filled in, it is
immediately discovered by reference to summary at end of book (hereinafter
referred to) which the supervisor is in the habit of initialling.
The book can be divided into sections for stamps of the value of d., 1d., 1d.,
2d., 24u., and 3d., or into any other sections as convenient. A few pages, preferably
at the end, to be reserved, suitably and differently ruled or dotted as a summary or
record of the number of stamps, of each respective value, used for postage or other
mee us; this record being kept up daily or as convenient; and the entries checked
by supervisor and initialled.
This being done any discrepancy is at once discovered, either if error, or if
unauthorized letters are being posted, or a less quantity going to post than stamps
have been taken for from other parts of the book.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In books used for keeping a record of the purposes for which stamps are used,
the method of dividing a desired portion of the pages into ruled, dotted, or other-
wise marked spaces of area and shape corresponding to the area and shape of a
postage stamp, and laying a sheet of any convenient quantity of stamps over the
Jike quantity of spaces, each stamp being over its own shape for the purpose of
permitting a record to be made of the use of same. The stamps are held in the
required position by the gummed margin or other known means which I do not
claim.
2. The improved method and book as a whole substantially as described.
Dated this 7th day of February 1894.
ANCELL AUGUSTUS COXE.