HC Deb 11 April 1910 vol 16 c1039W
Mr. MARSHALL HALL

asked the Postmaster-General why 2s. is charged for 1s. 11½d. worth of stamps, especially having regard to the fact that the book in which the stamps are sold contains advertisements which are presumably paid for by the advertisers?

Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL

The cost of printing the books of stamps is considerable; and, if the books were sold at the face value of the stamps, a loss would result, the revenue derived from advertisements being insufficient to cover the cost of printing.