20 JULY 1951, Page 18

The New Stamps

Sac—It was a laudable gesture on the part of the Postmaster-General to revert back, after a lapse of many years, to the Universal Postal Union regulation colours for the stamps for printed matter, internal and foreign- letter postage. Is he aware, however, that no fewer than six current -denominations, if I am not mistaken, are at variance with U.P.U. regula- tions, by reason of their values being printed in words and tfot figures? I refer to the values from sevenpence to. one shilling inclusive.--Yours