1740-1837 Letters and Post Office Notices concerning the tra...

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1740-1837 Letters and Post Office Notices concerning the transmission of banknotes by post, including 1740 letter posted to London acknowledging the receipt of two halves of two banknotes; letters originally posted with banknotes enclosed comprising 1811 letters posted from Edinburgh to Banff or Liverpool to Lancaster, 1825 letter from Grahamestown to Edinburgh sent privately by mail guard, and 1832 letter from Norwich to Perkins Bacon & Co ordering banknotes and cheques with samples enclosed, posted in the London 2d Post; 1790 Post Office Notices from newspapers illustrating how notes should be cut in half and the two halves posted separately (2); 1792 notice from a newspaper advising money up to five guineas may be exchanged for a Post Office order; 1804 G.P.O Notice concerning a missing letter to Lymington which contained banknotes; 1824 Act allowing the G.P.O to receive packets of banknotes for conveyance to provincial banks; and 1837 Post Office Notice advising a printed letter of advice must be included when Postmaster's remit cut banknotes to the G.P.O. An interesting lot, written up on pages. (11).