Engraving and Repair of Seals and Plates

Engraving and Repair of Seals and Plates

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  • January 22 0182 (Creation)

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Mess Perkins Bacon & Vetch

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Royal Philatelic Society London

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193 Seal ou Wood For Congraving of. Casting 3 Hereotypes from " Do thes €2.10.0 " 10.6 of Six weeks from the date of receiving the find order would be required for the executives; the seal and about 2 weeks there after for the wood ents Aftereotypes. The long raver would advise that the seal should be u raved on Silver in prefercuse Chumate 1 ли eug to Steel - in consequence of the as a steel seal whilts he engraved. Bishops of Jamaica and which his for the fordship took out with her to his davéexe some years back, has been lately sent to hims for repair (being very much laten rust) and which would not have been up with it had been engraved an миккалу Ч if is is the first vistance. Selver Sir, very respectfully humble savants мужал что его He Pinakard Eagle My lord, your hev BBP 69 Steet Street weakened before being hardened from the the Plates if it wear most of 194 - not all are in such a state that they ought to be destroyed ved and rep. lace do by new ouls which benig hardened befores prisiting would last. any year m Aur Mt. Baevre has examined the Dies – alb of whiits (with the exception of the flat revelan dies for the body the body or story of the Bills, which have been altered suice they west made) will enewer agario. We would therefore most respectfully recommend that не Bill Plates - flat secular die be made which shall corresponds with the present Boxchequer Bills & that a new set of be made fover the dies & hardened before using. Your fordship will observe that haveing the original a whole eet of plate is exceedingly dies, the east trifling & that these refore we cannot be actuated by pecumiary motives, but by the public good is recomending We could. a new set. prepare the new flat teircular dio that ow to the tex Cexchequer Bill Plates upon Steel and hardened, in twenty five days foven which we received an order- & if the we would have the to 1000 *#100 which sun cio Ce at January 22 182 Your Lordship will probably neollect that when we first had the honor preparing the Plates for the Exchequer Supply Bills you ordered many thousand impres pruited from them by which they were considerably work, before hardening, as you. A Flat fordship anticipated alterations is the stor of the Bills which afterwards took place. Whew the present plan was шатинов ture of you Lordship ordered them hardened, suve which шиль they have taken many маму impressives and being and our che charge tive pressed - would lie 4. ов much the largest numbers ready for printing Eightiers days, follows vix; as you H. a flat original Die containing the centre ? the bottous five for all the Exchequer Bills (21. 01.0 a circular die for the lower part of ? billy the waiting for all the bitte 17. 17.01 2 Steel Plates for Fronts of Exchequer Bills fort 1000 239%. £6.6.1 thousand кол uuch 2 so Backs - De 407. 4.11.11 £49.3.0

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  • English

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Summary: The letter discusses the engraving of seals on silver or steel, repair of a bishop's seal from Jamaica, and recommendations for making new hardened dies and plates for Exchequer Bills. It emphasizes the public good over pecuniary motives and outlines timelines and costs for the work.

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Date: January 22 182

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