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Auction: 8009 - Great Britain Stamps & Postal History
Lot: 1050

WGreat Britain Postal History Historical Documents 1840 (3 Oct.) letter from Henry Cole to Sir George Larpent Bart about a subscription of £50 raised by the editor or the Liverpool Mercury to be paid to Rowland Hill, the letter concludes, "I am happy to say the numbers of letters continue advancing, though not rapidly.". This is a copy of the letter, written in Cole´s hand, sent to Rowland Hill, with Hill´s pencil notation on the reverse. Photo Estimate £ 3,000-4,000

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