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Indicium 3s 4d - ‘Registered Letter’
Contract Standard Specimen - Size G
The legal contract between the Post Office and
McCorquodale & Co Ltd required samples of
all finished envelopes to be approved by both
parties.
The letter indicates that the new 3s 4d
registered envelopes were issued on 12 May
1967, although none are recorded until the
following month.
The embossed stamp is overprinted SPECIMEN
(Samuel & Huggins Type PS21).
Ex McCorquodale & Co Ltd archive
