Lot 20064 – CIRCULAR REGARDING THE FEARS OF PAPER-MAKERS BY TH

CIRCULAR REGARDING THE FEARS OF PAPER-MAKERS BY THE INTRODUCTION OF STAMPS 1839 Circular (not sent) entitled « The Fears of the Paper-Makers and Stationers About Collecting Postage by Means of Stamps Allayed », which goes on to succinctly quote Sir Rowland Hill’s plans for « These labels », talking about prevention of forgery, convenience of use including using multiple to send heavier letters, concerns over the labels dropping off, Post Office protocol for cancelling the stamp to prevent re-use, how many to be printed in a sheet and concluding with the advantages of stamps over cash payments incl. using them to pay small debts! An ideal item for the introduction of a penny black exhibition collection Estimate: € 2’000 – € 3’000