Specimens and Design Suggestions

Specimens and Design Suggestions

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Draft

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Date(s)

  • 25th July 1848 (Creation)

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Name of creator

Mess Perkins Bacon & Vetch

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Royal Philatelic Society London

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345 To be pacted in good deal Cases Crud with oiled Cloth Thron - pooped and containing. near as may be 50 Keams of the Labels Haproper quantity of the small tickets in each The Cases tobe marked M&C with a Counter Marte of the Mitial of the Province to which they are going (RJ. B, KP.) Noticetobe Sony fiven when heady when Stordet Meyer Des 8 Now the Place #03 wit to whom Invoices are to be delivent and who will settle the account, short 2/2%/ Dios. The Proportions of the Labels wanted for each Province vigsels 120000 Large Labels 10000 ball & do Biode paucie 3 Bahia 130,000 Large 2 80000 Ball de 70000 _harge des Vernambuco your Small 370,000 лосним As above, fall the Labels in den des Agreem As soon as the Wies are ready sending Colour for selection Dr July 1848 Sentlemen, 346 London Hobe Heat Wheel 25th Judy 18418. Iterably lothe promise made your виче Mr. Beckett hath evening we have herewith the pleasing Afsending you 37 Specimens Starions Bauturisticôtés for hour inspections or Beckett requested that comments Should accompany each speenmen, but as we arung be aware of your taste, although we could meet it when known, whatevez it might be, meheue after mature reflection thought it best to und gan aprarity out of any, or all, I which you candelier here & there whatever you please, or suggest entire new matter, koulcarming your wishes wishes we will umbody them in a drawing Vend Loun for apprend Rwhich can be further altered if desired. falcote In order however topine somvidea of alrote which we think would be secure, we have in a most hasty way as there has not been suffieine time to do it well, thetched the outlines Done for your inspection. You may like it as it is, or you may like parts sit, which could be combined with parts of some other of the Specimens sent, or you may libre a different one attogether. But on Ryowing your views we are confident are consuet them. We have had to employ an imaginary size forthe Note in this instance, but can easily adapt this drawing or any other to your exact size when kneur The Promissore part of the tere Phantothanebenn On Demand Spyomies to pay The Bearer Five Hounds value regiond Leeds 347. but we had no engrowing which would scrend and must have lost the Post by the attempt to draw it out for Canhowever as well judge of how the Notewoud You can We have put the Sygnatures. Forbeckett House instead feach name Separately, because it quismo, Rooms for security against forgery, but either mode canbe adopted Suryard to Bank Vide Paper Presume we can we canfilmish it allow inprice aspencer live ought to be able to do it better, butitis immatery tous whether we permiſh hornot Albatermarks, is asyou we give 348 Mr Balon who saw Mr Beckett would go down to Lecs at one day's notice; charging his actual expenses in case, nothing conces Afthebertiness & Making no charge should you favde us with your Orders. He could so if wanted on Friday Moning, on Saturday or on Monday Halate is ordered which wedeenz secure I you are ever forged, we will replace the isbul by notes from an entice new state to be approved byzan free of any charge whatever. Weare, Gentlelum, very respectfully Yourkumble Ar ita diglet additional devenit, though we can find the Beckett && (depende) you far. other more security without, than one else can with it) but a watermarked Vape will not wear solous as a plain one, the forger frequently does not trouble himself much about as Jour Leeds Our Chaye which is nearly orquid V bir as any in the Rade, is For Drauring the Steel Mate Rugranich, Banke Note Paper & thinking the Baute Moley every thing of the very best quality Not thousand Complete And if numbered by Machinery, аши 37 When the bank find their Vaper we deduct 187. furthousand from the above- In case of alvatermarked Paper being uced the first cost of the moulds is charged but no- difference is made in the price the paper. Mr Betrett suggested the advantages pruch to Lecès que are not inſenſible to the advanter of personally enacting suffections, hints & diffion rather than Rusting to anticipate ozonect thoug letter, and if it would give you any satisfaction c our (Seed) So beg Feet Preet 10th August 1848 We have prepared t have now the Plasture of forwarding the drawing forces Tobacco Labels, for four approval - That with the Sudian is intended for the largest size Label, andine have followed your instructions in copying the Original design although wetruth wehave very greatly improses it, and merely added aborder thereto, bet agreed between us, which willgive it much further security from imitation with one the large lace Pattern intended togo with this tabel is bent without the Lettering, for at the we can engrave the while letter upon it, itto very diffige to paint white letters of so small abige, wehaverh Sent drawings for the smaller sigl, wrapper because in would merely be a repetition of the same enalter but reduced in size – The drawing of the Brazilian Armi - ar

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  • English

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Summary: Letter sending 37 specimens for inspection with comments on design preferences and suggestions for alterations or new designs. Includes mention of an imaginary size used for a note and willingness to adapt drawings.

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To: Gentlemen

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Date: 25th July 1848

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