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Perforation Gauge[43]
The Commemorative Letter Balance designed by Mr. S. King, of Bath (1840). A monument "which may be possessed by every family in the United Kingdom"[72]
Mr. King's Letter Balance had a tripod base, as in the uppermost figure, thus affording three tablets on which the associations of J. Palmer, Rowland Hill, and Queen Victoria with postal reform are recorded[73]
A Facsimile of the Address Side of a Penny Post Letter in 1686, showing the "Peny Post Payd" mark instituted by Dockwra and continued by the Government authorities[83]
Facsimile of the Contents of the Penny Post Letter of 1686[84]
The Official Notification of December 3, 1818, relating to the use of the Sardinian Letter Sheets. Described in the records of the Schroeder collection as "the oldest official notification of any country in the world relating to postage-stamps"[86]
(Continuation from previous page.) The models show the devices for the three denominations: 15, 25, and 50 centesimi respectively[87]
Proof of the Mulready Envelope, signed by Rowland Hill. (From the "Peacock" Papers)[111]
Gauge for Arranging Stamps in a Blank Album[144]
Autograph Letter from Rowland Hill to John Dickinson, the paper-maker, asking for six or eight sheets of the silk-thread paper for trial impressions of the adhesive stamps[164]
Original Sketch for the "Canoe" Type of Fiji Stamps[169]
A Postal Memento of New Zealand's "Universal Penny Postage," January 1, 1901[190]
The First Postage Stamp of the present reign, together with the Post Office notice concerning its issue on November 4, 1910[193]
The Official Notice of the Issue of the New Stamps of Great Britain for the reign of King George V.[195]