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In New York, too, is located the famous GimbelsStamp Department. This is somewhat of a miracle ofmerchandising for the very nature of the stamp businessdoes not lend itself particularly well to department-storemethods. However, under the direction of Jacques Minkus,Gimbels Stamp Department has become one of the largeground-floor features of the store and is one of the best-known sources of supply for stamps and albums knownto American philatelists. The number of collectors whovisit this department runs into hundreds of thousands

During one of frequent exhibits in Gimbel's stamp depart-ment, Mr. Bertil Renborg (left), first postmaster of theUnited Nations, and Mr. Jacques Minkus (right), managerof the stamp department, examine a preview of the firstUnited Nations stamps.

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