Contemporary Opinions re the Pictorial Issue 1899-1912

[Ross Ewington]

I recently stumbled across this published letter to the editor of The Mercury regarding the Pictorial stamps ....

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Now we can search digitised copies of Tasmanian newspapers using TROVE http://trove.nla.gov.au/
see if you can find some contemporary views about the stamp issue (there were many I believe) and post them here!

[Ross Ewington]

Here are some letters to the editor and a report in The Mercury, all from late December 1899 ... just after the 1d and 2d values were issued.

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This last excerpt was published as part of the 'Epitome of News' section on Wednesday, 20th December 1899

[Ross Ewington]

...and another

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