Lot 70214 – Postal Notices, Caution against send Valuable letters

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Lot 70214 – Postal Notices, Caution against send Valuable letters

Great Britain » Postal Notices
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
800 – 1’000 GBP
Auction date
Fri 18 Jun 2021 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

Postal Notices, G.P.O. October, 1856 Letters marked “Registered” not to be deposited in Letter Boxes, Caution against send Valuable letters printed in red and black (43x29cm) the final part of the notice reading “The Postmaster General takes this opportunity of again calling the attention of the public to the very baneful practice, which is still most extensively resorted to, of sending valuable Letters by the Post without having them registered, and he would urge that it is a moral duty to refrain from subjecting the officers of the Post Office to unnecessary temptation” endorsed ROWLAND HILL Secretary. a rare notice with colour printing.

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