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Auction: 13011 - The Collector's Series sale
Lot: 2782

Great Britain
Postal History
Newspapers
"The Times" 24 July 24 1839, a feature on page 3, "Penny Postage", details of a petition to the House of Lords signed by the mayor and upwards of 12,500 of the merchants of the City of London..."; "The Times" 31 October 1839, a short article on page 5, under the heading "Penny Postage", "More than 2000 proposals from parties competing for the supply of stamps, by a superior method, to be used in the collection of postage, are now lying before the Lords of the Treasury". Fine condition (2)

Sold for
£240