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Auction: 18035 - Great Britain, Featuring fine Line Engraved and Surface Printed issues, Queen Elizabeth II Errors and Varieties, The Property of a Gentleman
Lot: 2005

Great Britain
Postal History
1800 (c.) A highly important 18 page manuscript draft of a paper, written by Sir Francis Freeling (1765-1836, Secretary of the General Post Office), suggesting increases in various postal rates in order to increase Post Office revenue - most of these increases were adopted by the post office in 1805. A unique document, which includes details of the Revenue raised (and therefore number of letters sent) for each band on Inland Postage, London 2d. Post, Foreign and Packet rates.

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Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000