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Auction: 5011 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 670

Crime and Punishment Prisons Kent 1799-1897, seven entire letters or envelopes relating to prisoners or prison matters, including printed Gaol ´return´ forms from Maidstone (giving details of prisoner numbers, offences committed, etc.), 1897 stationery envelope addressed from Kent Penitentiary to ´Bostal Hill School´ (Bostal later became known as ´Borstal´ – the prototype of young offenders institutions for decades afterwards), etc.; mostly fine. An interesting group Estimate £ 250-300

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