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SHREWSBURY COURT SUMMONS WITH 1d BLACK HAVING "CLERK OF THE PEACE & JUSTICE/SALOP" CACHET INSIDE; 1 Jan. 1841 EL (some dusting and wrinkling) from Shrewsbury to Ironbridge with 1d Black (JB just 4m; tiny scuff at top right) tied by a messy orange-red MX but also having a very fine black "SHREWSBURY/D" cds nicely placed on the top flap. The contents are a mostly printed Summons to attend Court on 5 Jan. 1841 on behalf of the prosecution, and they have a faint strike of a 2-ring armorial "CLERK OF THE PEACE & JUSTICE/SALOP" cachet at top left. Very rare example of a Jury Summons with a 1d Black. [Illustrated in BPPP, pp.312/3.]Cross Reference: SHROPSHIRE, 1840 1d BLACKS
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