Lot 1068
1068
Three page printed report of the Public Meeting on Postage held at Manchester on 18 April 1839, concerning the effect of the current postal tariffs on business and the public in the Manchester area. Also a single printed sheet headed "DEPUTATION TO LORD MELBOURNE FOR URGING THE ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM PENNY POSTAGE" concerning representations made by the City of London Uniform Penny Postage Committee, dated 3 May 1839; both printed by Whiting in black on wove paper (245x338 mm.); minor perimeter faults

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Three page printed report of the Public Meeting on Postage held at Manchester on 18 April 1839, concerning the effect of the current postal tariffs on business and the public in the Manchester area. Also a single printed sheet headed "DEPUTATION TO LORD MELBOURNE FOR URGING THE ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM PENNY POSTAGE" concerning representations made by the City of London Uniform Penny Postage Committee, dated 3 May 1839; both printed by Whiting in black on wove paper (245x338 mm.); minor perimeter faults