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GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-GEN-100008-169
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Letter regarding unequal shrinking of postage stamp sheets
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- Feby 14th 1874 (Creation)
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1 page
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English
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Summary: Letter from Perkins Bacon & Co to F. B. Carnett of Inland Revenue discussing the issue of unequal shrinking of postage stamp sheets during copper plate printing, the challenges it presents compared to surface printing, and the belief that the problem is due to the composition of the paper rather than something within their control.