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Auction: 14022 - Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal history
Lot: 69

Great Britain
Postal History
1839 (Oct. 20) four page entire letter from W.J. Curtiss, a Civil Engineer of Blackfriars Road, London, addressed to the Secretary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, referring to a tragic accident on the line, when a child was killed, because the train could not brake in time, and then explaining, in some detail, a new system of applying brakes to the train. With manuscript Mifsent to and double ring "stockton" c.d.s (31.10), unclear framed red handstamp alongside, on reverse London d.s. (29.10) and intact black seal; light and unobtrusive vertical filing folds, fine and a letter of considerable historical interest especially for the Railway enthusiast. Photo

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Estimate
£150 to £200