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• 24th May 1879 (Creation)

Royal Philatelic Society London

429. 430. Mest N and the expense of 100 would be greater, becauseche labour to the Winter would be proportionably greate from the additional number oftimes he wound have to wipe the plate & turn his press; Wooden and The reason why the State mutte abandoned when the engravings do not occupy The right position on it, is that it is entirely useles Mr. Meuron appears to be thüttring of the process für Burface printing such as Letter Press or Boer puinting, when he speabes of the possibility of moving the engraving to any other position outh Jifate Hto suell a process his views would be applicat But in the process of Copper plate printing, the lives are cut in a certain part of the engraved plate if that part happens to be the wrong place, the plate Can no longer be used, as our plates are necessarily in one piece the whole surface being perfectly smoch Where were no other insuperable difficulty in The way & M. M's plan falling out the engraved part framing it in another plate there are many the fact that the point where the twoptates joined would hold ink & show a ridge of color allround the engraving, would be sufficient to prove its im practicability. The are, Sutlemen, respectfully We Fiordet Meyer Dec Your obed Serpts Ordered J Hugh Samson – 24th May 1879 D 24 pieces of Printers Brown Canvas Iden. Gevattervou, 26th May 1849 Four faver 8f the Weinst was duly received thas been sent upto the signer of this letter who superintends our general business buthas been for some time des now forced to be absent by illness. We regret to find that both the Junehich & hummuch of your labels are complain De Oshould be most happy to do any thing in our power to remove your complaints, but we see not how it is lobe done. been First, you state that the composition putupon the labels is B such a disagreeable nature that it has made souf have been ill, we do not of people ill. they aenoment doubt, but that any one has ever- made ill by the composition which we use, impossible, it being nothing thing more not less than potatoe Starch & Gum arabie zyized together I which Could not harm any are. If for on au av ispurfeen indi when cold de warm, and the sons De Risagreeable smell who has superintended the postage department of our business from the commencement, has to moisten with his tongue, average, many thou queen's heads per day and probably as many 36 vigually as any persons in the Rugdon doing The sauce thace of time together, and he does all thi Nigth perfect impunity. In regard to the second. you have sent us tip certainly are viregister Cuff but we trust there are not many as bad as there The buth is, that itis a very diffient and expensive The labels objectia 429. 430. Mest N and the expense of 100 would be greater, becauseche labour to the Winter would be proportionably greate from the additional number oftimes he wound have to wipe the plate & turn his press; Wooden and The reason why the State mutte abandoned when the engravings do not occupy The right position on it, is that it is entirely useles Mr. Meuron appears to be thüttring of the process für Burface printing such as Letter Press or Boer puinting, when he speabes of the possibility of moving the engraving to any other position outh Jifate Hto suell a process his views would be applicat But in the process of Copper plate printing, the lives are cut in a certain part of the engraved plate if that part happens to be the wrong place, the plate Can no longer be used, as our plates are necessarily in one piece the whole surface being perfectly smoch Where were no other insuperable difficulty in The way & M. M's plan falling out the engraved part framing it in another plate there are many the fact that the point where the twoptates joined would hold ink & show a ridge of color allround the engraving, would be sufficient to prove its im practicability. The are, Sutlemen, respectfully We Fiordet Meyer Dec Your obed Serpts Ordered J Hugh Samson – 24th May 1879 D 24 pieces of Printers Brown Canvas Iden. Gevattervou, 26th May 1849 Four faver 8f the Weinst was duly received thas been sent upto the signer of this letter who superintends our general business buthas been for some time des now forced to be absent by illness. We regret to find that both the Junehich & hummuch of your labels are complain De Oshould be most happy to do any thing in our power to remove your complaints, but we see not how it is lobe done. been First, you state that the composition putupon the labels is B such a disagreeable nature that it has made souf have been ill, we do not of people ill. they aenoment doubt, but that any one has ever- made ill by the composition which we use, impossible, it being nothing thing more not less than potatoe Starch & Gum arabie zyized together I which Could not harm any are. If for on au av ispurfeen indi when cold de warm, and the sons De Risagreeable smell who has superintended the postage department of our business from the commencement, has to moisten with his tongue, average, many thou queen's heads per day and probably as many 36 vigually as any persons in the Rugdon doing The sauce thace of time together, and he does all thi Nigth perfect impunity. In regard to the second. you have sent us tip certainly are viregister Cuff but we trust there are not many as bad as there The buth is, that itis a very diffient and expensive The labels objectia

• English

Summary: Fiordet Meyer places an order for 24 pieces of Printers Brown Canvas, addressed to J Hugh Samson. The letter mentions the expense and impracticality of certain engraving processes.

From: Fiordet Meyer

Date: 24th May 1879

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