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Auction: 18038 - Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History
Lot: 3064

Autographs
Newspapers
1840 "The Morning Chronicle", a group of issues with articles or notices relating to the post

25 February including page 1, columns 1, 2 and 3 advertisements regarding "Her Majesty's Mails by Steam to Vigo...", envelopes for the Uniform Penny Postage and a lost letter.

30 June including on page 1, column 1 advertisements for "Her Majesty's Mails by Steam to Vigo....", page 2, colums 2 offering "Post Office adhesive stamps, in any quantity ...", etc.

9 July including page 1, column 1, advertisements for Her Majesty's Mails by Steam to Vigo ...", "Post office adhesive stamps, in any quantity, twelve for 1/1d. ..."

18 July including page 1, column 4, advertisement "Post Office adhesive stamps in any quantity twelve for 1/1d. ...",

9 September including page 1, column 1 a notice "General Post Office 2 September "Notice to the Public ... Alterations, &, in the Rates of Postage, &, have taken place ..." mentioning Members of Parliament's privileges, Soldiers and Sailors letters, signed W.L. Maberly.

16 December including page 1, column 3, a notice "Fifty Pounds Reward. - Whereas, Samuel Lloyd, late a clerk in the Post Office of Ashburton ... has absconded on a charge of Felony. " signed W.L. Maberly

22 December including page 1, column 2 "Caution. - The letters addressed to the Bank of Manchester having this morning been delivered by one of the clerks at the Post Office to some individual not authorised to receive them, the Public are hereby cautioned against receiving from strangers any Notes or Bills, as the letters probably contained remittances..........", column 3 advertisement for the "Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company".

23 December including page 1, column 3 "Caution. - The letters addressed to the Bank of Manchester having this morning been delivered by one of the clerks at the Post Office to some individual not authorised to receive them, the Public are hereby cautioned against receiving from strangers any Notes or Bills, as the letters probably contained remittances ..."

24 December including page 1, column 2 "Caution. - The letters addressed to the Bank of Manchester having this morning been delivered by one of the clerks at the Post Office to some individual not authorised to receive them, the Public are hereby cautioned against receiving from strangers any Notes or Bills, as the letters probably contained remittances ..."

Each paper is folded into quarters and with red 1d. Newspaper Tax handstamp; all are fine. Also includes numerous other world news items. (9 papers)

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£320