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Auction: 25017 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5064A

Great Britain
Postal History
1840 (2 May), newspaper "The Standard", one page 1, an article "The new Post Office Stamps (From the Morning Post)", with scathing comments regarding the Mulready postal stationery ("We think - quite in confidence, mind! that there is scarcely an artist, except Mr. Mulready, who would have ventured to put his name to it") and the Postage stamps ("a patch of German Corn Plaster"); minor staining but fascinating and a remarkable account

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Estimate
£150 to £200