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Her Majesty's Mails
·
William Lewins
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13.
The
Post-Office
stamped
envelopes
(which
may
be
obtained
singly,
in
part
packets,
or
entire
packets,
of
two
or
three
sizes,
and
embossed
with
either
penny
or
twopenny
stamps)
are
in
every
way
the
most
secure;
and
if
the
paper
were
of
better
quality,
would
be
quite
as
economical,
as
if
the
ordinary
envelope
and
the
ordinary
stamp
were
used.
All
risk
of
the
stamps
becoming
detached
is,
of
course,
avoided
by
the
use
of
stamped
envelopes.
14.
In
place
of
affixing
penny
postage-stamps
according
to
the
weight
of
a
letter,
however
heavy
it
may
be,
application
might
be
made
for
twopenny,
fourpenny,
sixpenny,
or
shilling
labels,
as
the
case
may
be.
15.
In
affixing
stamps,
care
should
be
had
lest
by
excess
of
moisture
all
the
gum
be
washed
off.[188]
The
practice
of
dipping
the
stamp
in
water
is
objectionable,
except
some
absorbent
be
used
immediately
to
remove
any
unnecessary
moisture.
It
will
be
found
to
be
a
good
plan
to
wet
slightly
the
gummed
side
of
the
stamp,
and
also
the
right-hand
corner
of
the
envelope,
and
then
to
keep
the
finger
gently
on
the
stamp
until
it
is
firmly
fixed.
Highly
glazed
envelopes
should
be
avoided.
16.
Letters
about
which
any
doubt
exists
should
be
carefully
weighed
before
posting.
If
the
Post-Office
weight
be
exceeded
to
the
smallest
extent,
even
to
the
turning
of
the
scale,
a
letter
becomes
liable
to,
and
is
charged
higher
postage--viz.
the
difference
in
double
or
unpaid
postage.
So
trained
has
the
post-office
clerk
become
of
late
years
by
a
recent
system
of
surcharges,
that
few
letters
can
now
pass
with
an
insufficient
number
of
stamps
affixed.
To
provide
against
errors
in
scales,
&c.
it
would
be
well
in
all
cases
to
allow
a
little
margin,
or
ask
that
the
letter
be
weighed
in
the
post-office
scales.
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