THE PRINCE OF WALES'S HOSPITAL FUND "CHARITY STAMP."
[To THE EDITOR OF THZ S1ECTATOR:] SIR,—May I be allowed to add my suggestion to that in the the Spectator of February 13th as to the "Charity Stamp": Have sheets of postage-stamps printed on cardboard and supplied to all the post-offices for, say, a month previous to the annual collection. They would have, as you propose, the word " CHARITY " printed boldly on them, and their value, id., 2d., or Is., as may be decided upon. They would have to. be of a distinctive colour, say yfdlow or red. The cardboard would prevent them being easily lost, and the colour froim being mixed with others. The tune of the postmistress and working man would be thus :—Working man: Want "Charity Stamp."—Postmistress : How many? Supplies them, punches a round hole in them for future collection and prevention from selling again. Workman drops it into the box and all is done. An arrangement might be made by which the General Post Office paid for them by weight instead of number.—I.
am, Sir, &c., G. M. H.
[To THE EDITOR Or TEM " SPECTATOZ."] SIR,—Your suggestion as to the Post Office assisting in the above appears to me admirable, and the only thing that strikes me is as follows. Would it be possible that the shilling or half-crown stamp sold by the Post Office or postmen coald be in the form of a small postcard ready addressed, so that the subscriber would simply have to drop it in the nearest post- box ? This would do away with all trouble in addressing envelope, &c. Did you mean that the envelope should be stamped ? If not, a special envelope would be required.-1 am, Sir, &c., ALFRED G. FOSTER-BARHAM
Marycourt, Bridgwater, February 13th.
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