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• 27th February 1847 (Creation)

Royal Philatelic Society London

249 250 London 27th February 1847 The boxes mentioned in troues of the 20th erst arrived in safety with the contents sent office agre Hany Hampethem, until we heard from you on the We are respectfully Subject. ser; Your Six; "Your Good" deye to and we yesterday Sund rule the Blank Mr Mesander Booster deg toyour order – 2000 £20, 2000 £10. M00 £5tud forstamping, deducting the noual discounts (British Linen Company) £1..10. A fout from the Amount £125. Jut which they refused to allow, Hating as the reason that they had been written on & had been numbing and dated; Being in the constant habitshänden Motes in that have been Numbered by Machineg Thaving always received the usual discount we necutioned this fact and their reply was, s the Ho when printed did not deprivé discount but in the present instance Mendes being Numbered & dated with pen kink came under the denomination fwritten documents which are precluded from discount Mathave мо The requested to be allowed Colost at the act of Parliament under which discounts are allowed in order to see if we e evere legally depre of it, but was told there was was no such act Mu entirely an fill regulation, and was established me ant years ago, in order to mncourage the sale Stamps and Ewing the benefit for the trade and the trade out The Public had by degrees pot posses of the same priviledge but the original order of taflow discount on of any document or documents that had been written on, had never been dwind devide from, nor could they allow it in the pecent mitten under those eircumstances we thought it bestan ou Wheeet PR March 18247. favor of the Ultrutte quas duly Received, but the illness of owe Mr Bacon who Specially attends to your business which is get but little quitigated has prevented an earlier reply, the difference in the number of Modes delivered on the last occasion arose from the former being delivered on the 1616 & the latter The 25thulto the next delivery on the 5trust will Of course be apaine diminished by several bookes consequence of February have but 28 days whereas other mouthes Name 30831 days intheen Me have. unfortunate (alfar as refards the Naper Maker Fourselves) communi- -Collion to make, which you would have heard of sooner, had the health of po Bacon permitted out at the Paper Mill which deployed a great her On Wednesday morning the 10% hatto a fire brobe of the premises, including 90 Keams of youz Paper, The paper anoulds Dit was doubtless the fatigue Refposure occasioned by this misfortune, which brought on his illucgs, finding that we should in now au

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Summary: The letter discusses issues regarding discounts on stamped documents refused due to numbering and dating, clarifies the legal basis for such discounts, and reports a fire at the paper mill causing significant damage and affecting business operations.

Date: 27th February 1847

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