The following was first published in The MetropoIitan Philatelist (April, 1896).

Through the courtesy of the Staten Island Philatelic Society we are enabled to publish the official decree, authorizing the issue of the new stamps surcharged with the portrait bust of General Morales Bermúdez. We reprint the original Spanish as furnished, and follow with our translation.

TIMBRES POSTALES.

LIMA, Octubre 23 de 1894.

Vista la exposición precedente del Director General de Correos, en la que dá cuenta: de que está agotarse, la existencia de timbres poatales en actual circulación; de que, en cumplimento de la resolucion suprema de 23 de Enero del año en curso, ha mandado habilitar más de dos millares de timbres retirados ce circulación, con un valor representativo de ciento cinenta y tres mil cuatrocientos cuarenta y nueve soles, y de que ha enviado á cada una de las officinas de la Unión Postal Universal, cinco colecciones de esa especie valorada, de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el articulo XXXIII, párrafo 2, inciso 2º del Reglamento de Orden y Detalle, sancionado por el Congreso Postal de Vienna; y

Considerando:

Que es indispensable que la Dirección de Correos disponga de la cantidad de formas de franqueo necesaria para las exigencias del consumo; y que, habiéndose cumplido las prescripciones de la Unión Postal, reapecto de las timbres resellados con el busto del General Morales Bermúdez, no hay inconveniente para emitir estos:

Autorízase á la Direción de Correos, para que ponga en circulación los timbres mencionados, sin que esta medida importe el retiro de los que están en so actualmente, los que continuarán expendiédose hasta que queden agotados.

Regístrese. – Rúbrica, de S. E. – Chacaltuna.

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LIMA, Peru, Oct. 23, 1894.

In view of the exposition made by the Post Director General in which he announces that the supply of postal stamps now in circulation is nearly exhausted : that in compliance with the Supreme Resolution of 23d of January of the present year he has ordered the habilitation of more than 2000 (likely an error, meaning 2,000,000), with a representative value of 153,449 soles, and that he has sent to each one of the offices of the Universal Postal Union five collections of such revalued kind in accordance with the prescriptions of article 33, paragraph 2, section 2 of the Regulation of Order and Detail sanctioned by the Vienna Postal Congress, and-

Considering that it is indispensable for the Post Direction General to determine the prepaying postage necessary for the demand of consumption, and-

Considering that the requirements of the Postal Union have been complied with, regarding the surcharged stamps with the bust of General Morales Bermúdez, all obstacles for their issue are removed – It is resolved : that the Post Direction General put in circulation the above mentioned stamps, without implying by this Resolution the withdrawal of those now in use, which sale is to be continued until they are exhausted.

Be it registered –
Signature of His Excellency, CHACALTANA.