£400 - £500
1840 (Nov. 27) Printed "Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the safe delivery of the Queen, and the happy birth of a Princess, to be used at Morning and Evening Service in all churches and chapels throughout England and Wales on Sunday 29th November", the attached wording of the prayer and thanksgiving now removed, posted from Halifax to The Revd Officiating Minister of Stainland Church, franked by 1d black IK plate 2 with good to large margins tied by a red Maltese Cross, Halifax backstamp. Very fine, an unusual printed letter concerning the birth of Queen Victoria's first child. Photo on Page 6.
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