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GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-LB-101031-55
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Letter regarding postage plate rejection and gauge accuracy
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- Feby 4 1853 (Creation)
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1 page
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English
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Summary: This page contains a letter dated February 4, 1853, from London, discussing the rejection of two postage plates due to issues with accurate perforation. The letter mentions Mr Peacock and details the discovery of inaccuracies in the gauges used for transferring heads on the plates. It also states that a new, more accurate gauge will be made by Holtzapffel and Co.
