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BIRMINGHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL PRINTED CIRCULAR WITH 1d BLACK; Large single-sheet 22(?) Aug. 1840 EL sent from Birmingham to "Green Bank House" with a good 1d Black (Plate 7, 4 good to wide margins; LC) cancelled by an orange-red MX (not tied but appears to belong); the contents are a detailed 15 Aug. 1840 printed advertisement for a series of charity concerts ("in aid of the General Hospital") listing the members of the orchestra, the patrons, the programmes, ticket prices (from 5s-0d to £1-1s-0d), etc. Unusually fine condition. [Illustrated, both sides, in BPPP, pp.337/8.]Cross Reference: WARWICKSHIRE - BIRMINGHAM, ADVERTISING COVERS
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