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6 .7 DOMESTIC P O L IT IC S AND POSTAL SERl/ICES 7893-7907

7907 MAIL FRAUDSTE ARRESTED

PaI oa to 1902 the PO would not buy back Postal An
InduAtAy gAew up baAed on buytng up Apoltt unuAed coating, & them.
LoulA Smith In Chicago c.1899 AubAtltuted lodged A poitt oneA & IncAeaAed hlA
pAo^lt. Coating made o A g e A y detection d l^ lc u lt & deAtAuctlon uAe o& moAt caAdA
eliminated the evidence. PO InApectoA JameA E. StuaAt became AuAplclouA & aAked Smith to
explain the AouAce o£ the vaAt numbeA o£ caAdA he waA having coated { a month In
1901 by one ^ l A m alone). Smith con^eAAed & wa aAAeAted; a AeaAch Aevealed ^oAged ptateA
& 50,000 counteA^elt caAdA. TAlal, conviction & two yeaAA ImpAlAonment followed In 1902.

FORGERy
'No berihb on l
Plate 2
Sot between 'S'
(FoAgeA abed 4

Fongebu Identified by abbence oh berihb at bottom oh ’£’ l oh STATES.
_ I n t e n n a t i o n a 1m/c cancel die 2c, CHICAGO/, ILL/ 1901. AUG 22.
(E) C eriihicatebtateb it ii a POSTAL FORGERy accepted t pabbed the

Genuine PoAtal CaAd f o acompaAlAon. Both Aent by THE CO. Chicago,

American m/c cancel, Flag Type B-74 die 11, CHICAGO/ 1899/ ILL. NOV 5.
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