TENBURY WELLS 18th/19th CENTURY PRE-STAMP MAIL; Range on ann...

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£480

TENBURY WELLS 18th/19th CENTURY PRE-STAMP MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1721 EL to London with "TENBURY" h.s. - (type WO.749 - possibly the only recorded example) and London Bishop mark on rear, 1752 part-printed GPO London EL to Tenbury endorsed 'free' and signed by the Tenbury Postmaster Robert Caswell, 1789 EL to Ludlow with s/l "TENBURY" h.s. on front, 1793 EL to Bewdley with two strikes of the s/l "TENBURY" h.s. on front, initially rated 'pd 2' and re-rated 'pd 6' and other later examples. (31 covers) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, FREE MAIL, OFFICIAL MAIL, COFFEE HOUSES