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GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-INT-110046-1155-1
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Letter regarding discrepancy in Turkish stamp shipment
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Summary: This letter from the Inland Revenue at Somerset House, dated 23 December 1865, addresses a discrepancy in a parcel of Turkish stamps. The parcel, invoiced as containing 700 sheets, was found to contain 800 sheets. The error was not detected until after the sheets had been perforated.
