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GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-LB-101104-33
Title
Correspondence regarding postage stamp material and altered Hobart Town notes
Date(s)
- 25th June 1855; 27th June 1855 (Creation)
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1 page
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English
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Summary: This page contains two letters from 40 by Fleet Street, London, dated 25th and 27th June 1855. The first letter discusses the testing of postage stamp sheets prepared with French gum and issues with material supply and testing. The second letter examines altered Hobart Town £1 notes, noting defects in the alterations to £5 and £10 denominations and providing observations on how to distinguish genuine notes from altered ones.
