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• 11th January 1848 (Creation)

Royal Philatelic Society London

307 N Sir, your a Holaz Week Spreet 11th January 1848 My reply to the enquiriesunde by Centr this morning we byty say that The should be happy to finish the Burke Chegue upon Mesore Coutts & Sumilar to those in the boots sent you a short time baclr atthe polleurs followns prices wish For Engranich, Naper, Minting & Reams of 4,800 Cheques complete 70 Munibering Meam 184800 Chung 20%. n Bindich Beiber of 200 met 100 30 under 50. 3d Vird C Ret each and we assure you that the forgoing gives us but a Small Profit. theare, for, very respectfully Your hun ble John Varthieson Rez 3 Dear Sir, Capperplate o Hee 12 January 18178. we woul the understand you with un to pine an Estimates of the price at which lydent or Cut the Idliesive Portage Label Haw thro' all the divisions in the Sheets, Four Rozet providrich the necessary Machinery, due finding room for it & paying forthe labor of cutting and al Expense of Keeping the Machinery in Older, in se ball other expenses. 308 we praying and the bet to day in festly, that allonge we do not wish hotove neither dome desire tomaten aprofit by this part of your begrüness, butitioning of Possible tomatre a Correct Estimate of the Cost of a new operation before it has been tried or even Machinery by which it is tobe prepared has been seen bef us. As it was at first represented by the Inventor we conceive text Fifty Pounds pur Annum would cover the expense difore person of Common Capacity is found sufficienty to cut all which are required then we still thin High fun would satisfy ny butive belei was diventor afterwardy uden of the quantity uz The thought & Machines would be necessary idea of persons necessary to employ & the number which Could be cut per hour may prove incorrect din this Case £50. would certainly not pay the expense Would it not be better to be what Can be done first, I then if we fix what is conceive too high a price, (which can hardly be the case, when you can judge of the expense as well asive, expense only which we lode to) you Wee are take the Machinery to Somerset House without Any insurg to the Comm!es or ourselves лии can We are in freak doubt whether one hand outing kwhether boys or Men will be required to work the Machines & then again the Machine- may be substantially made so as to wante searéch Only repairs, they may be very distally made B Grequire many repairs, under there cireum- "Hances, how can a price befized without four having far more delift Man would cover in haride

• English

Summary: John Varthieson Rez replies regarding the finishing of Burke Cheques similar to those previously sent, providing pricing details for engraving, numbering, and binding with a small profit margin.

To: Sir

From: John Varthieson Rez

Date: 11th January 1848

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