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01
Oct
Mock string lines were applied by roller to registered letters at Liverpool in lieu of green string, which had been used until December 1877. Different rollers have been recorded used from 1878 until 1881...
26
Mar
This is a 1910 Tower of London, On His Majesty's Service (O.H.M.S) envelope, sent to Stowmarket, Suffolk. The Tower cachet is at the top right in violet ink, alongside the OFFICIAL PAID circular date...
10
Mar
On 9th September 1911 a daily Aerial Post service commenced between London and Windsor, in commemoration of the coronation of King George V. This service ran for a very limited period and only the...
03
Mar
Henry Archer was the inventor of the first postage stamp perforating machine, which he patented in 1848. He invented this to enable easier stamp separation. He cleverly trialed his invention in the House of Commons...
25
Feb
The 1st July 1875 saw the most radical postal reform for Universal Postal Rates going overseas and countries throughout the world gradually joined this reform, with Great Britain being among the first.
On the 1st...