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GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-GEN-100023-34
Title
Request for Tender for Telegraph Stamp Engraving and Printing
Date(s)
- 25 October 1860 (Creation)
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2 pages
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English
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Summary: A letter from The Electric & International Telegraph Company requesting a tender for the engraving, printing, and supply of telegraph stamps. The stamps are to be engraved on hardened steel rollers, transferred to steel plates, printed on tinted paper of different colors for various values, consecutively numbered, perforated, and designed to prevent forgery. The letter specifies the required text and dimensions for the stamp and mentions that the stamp will only be valid for messages on the company's printed forms. The letter is addressed to Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co., Fleet Street.