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NEWSPAPER MAIL DELIVERY PROBLEMS - P.O. CIRCULAR & HAND-WRITTEN LETTER; Small 8/9 Sept. 1847 printed Post Office apology slip with pair of different London cds's ref. the possible muddles of certain newspapers sent via the post due to their having "escaped from their covers in the Newspaper Office..."; plus 5 May 1849 EL from the London GPO to Aylesbury ref. newspapers that had been sent to "Port Philip" (Australia) with red crowned "PAID" cds endorsed "G.P.O." and "O.H.M.S." on the front. Rare pair. (2 covers) [The 1847 slip illust. in BPPP, p.131.] Cross Reference: NEWSPAPER MAIL, OFFICIAL MAIL, VICTORIA
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