GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-LB-1011002-101102-0153

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• 27 June 1847 (Creation)

Royal Philatelic Society London

273 Sir N Mob. Heeffreet 27hJune 18477 We have now the honor thanding faez our approval, the drawny for the 10 thithet prepared agreeably to the instructions werecunes the from zou in Uzay & the 5 Kits & according toting received on the 18th Just & which webensung meet your approbation, the auly yesterday received atheet off the Vaper of the small size for these two hots &although we have made the drawings exactly the size of the sketches senten they prove to be rather too close a fit, this can however be remedied by geduling the size ton very slight extent when Engraving the late On an examination of the drawing of the 10 Kites & you will see that we propose to Engrave the Hory Athelrote in the Centre upon Darger doellent a fround worth Angry small writing compos of the name of the Banks many times repeated Pwith the 132 insolite tetter across thelung of the Note as pointed out in the firth of thetwe finstructions named above. We have also av The Stippuss in your shitch alluded tour thula but propose to keep the Auns about their present sigh as that will allow a small white space besture thun the writing which will be an evidgubatio ше in the appearance Matote, me also think ther Size of the bespotte If the Aruns bears a ver a very good portion to the rest of the note but can easily make Ja sazzer if you defire it Metus Know-before- the Euspraving. Inpreparing the drawing form 5 Kits & Comm the wehave been guided by the intructions inthe teller received on the 18th Maths by leaving. Blindnumber Vby varying the borders, She weng Thy The denomination at the bottone, & Shelinn one 274 Imaurents, but we have left the blind. butuchave in the other drawing at presenting Strony point of dissimilarity between are esse that the one may not be mistabung not be mistaken for the other Schregard to printing theProtes, we had been led to funderstand that Whotes were to be upon a sheet, had they been to we though have printed 8, or halfathut at a time buhatin are printed together, can be sent togan undivided butwerpret to find that 10 froz tis thetheet. are on the thut. Jer we cannot prejut de 10 abonce, neither Can we divide them into 5. Bernakel aplate fle–it will leave a slip of 41 behind which will not answer if we mare aptate of 44 it will tabre 2 peers from the Sheet Pleque 2 Notes behind and although by cutting the Naper into fine ping we could print it by plates of Quotes each, 2 pere is this material obfection to such a course that we cannot afford to print so few at a time althe price we have named to you, the twould might have had Quire or less Mots beither would have answered our purpose - As it is not Us hours since we knew the Size Plates must be, it will not be possible rosetthe scous ready by the 1. Auguſt but if the drawing are at once approved Bothat our. porking we can commence working we can fine you a Supply by the 1th September next. are sorry to say that the first Drawing for 5 Retes & which we dest that returns us again some time before either of the others arrinch had considerable work upon it before we knew itwas changed for a smaller sigl.

• English

Summary: The sender discusses the approval of drawings for 10 and 5 Kites notes, noting slight size adjustments needed and engraving details. They mention printing constraints and expected supply timing.

From: Mob. Heeffreet

Date: 27 June 1847

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