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Auction: 16027 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1785

Great Britain
The Inventor of the Postage Stamp. The Great Debate Between the Sons of Rowland Hill and James Chalmers
1890 (4 Dec.) two page letter headed "Sandringham Norfolk", from Francis Knolly to Pearson Hill, Knolly thanks Hill for sending the Prince of Wales a copy the "Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the History of Penny Postage" and includes "I am directed by his Royal Highness to add that it affords him great pleasure to accept a book which records the services of one who did so much to promote the prosperity of his country and the happiness and convenience of its inhabitants"; A fine letter which must have greatly pleased Pearson Hill. With the original envelope franked 1d. Photo

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