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GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-LB-101021-106
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Correspondence regarding suggestion for postage stamp sheet numbering
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- 23rd August 1855 (Creation)
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1 page
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English
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Summary: This page contains correspondence between Perkins Bacon & Co and Ormond Hill regarding a suggestion by Mr Bartlett to print numbers on sheets of postage stamps for public convenience. The letters discuss the practicality and cost of implementing the suggestion, with reference to the Stamp Office and locations in London and Kidderminster.
