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Auction: 16010 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1050

Great Britain
Postal History
The Inventor of the Postage Stamp. The Great Debate Between the Sons of Rowland Hill and James Chalmers
1879 (4 Dec.) a seven page reply on paper with "50 Belsize Park N.W." from Pearson Hill, in which, although civil, Hill calls Chalmers a "Controversial Correspondent"! He refers him to the 9th. Report of the Commissioners of Post Office Enquiry in 1837, stating that his father distinctly proposes and described the "Adhesive Label". He further goes on to point out that there are two books about to be published, a biography of Sir Rowland Hill and a History of the Penny Postage. Hill states that this should suffice to satisfy anyone with an interest in the subject; The reply folded and with some minor age staining, pages 4 and 5 attached by archival tape. Photo

literature:
Illustrated on page 24 of "Chalmers versus Hill" by Anthony Wicks

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