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Auction: 5011 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 786

Great Britain 1858 (30 July) letter insert with embossed ´post office´ imprint at top and signed by Rowland Hill, addressed to Lord Chandos (Chairman of the London and North Western Railway) the content refers to ´the proposed acceleration of the Night Mails to and from the North´; light folds. A rare and most interesting document relating to the carriage of the post by rail. Photo for part Estimate £ 250-300

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