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• 6th June 1844 (Creation)

Royal Philatelic Society London

4:37. and which we could fumush Plates & printing at 201. per thousand forthe additional worte We have work sent you a specimen back, applied to afive pound plate, which would be a pozer för any are to forge, & we could give equal, security for all the denominations used by the Bank We know no other plan equal to this, and as for have increased very much flate, atleast, in this them Magh hove four plates are amougth Country them) we dy thick it advisable to adopt the backing of the notes with the usual mode of printing We are, gentlemen, very respectfull Mest Smith Elder Blo Svi, in Your benmple Servants 438. the province of the Connectioners but having been in circulation are not contemplated in the act of Parliament as a proper subject for allowanc As far as our experience goes, and in What ben pretty extensive, we never knew a case in which allowance has been made, on notes after having been used. There is a peculiarity your call, as an Act of Parliament stopped From poing them, thequers however is whether the Compressioners will notloote atthe Act regulating the allowances s'imply & detergene that whatever their wishes might be, they have no power under the act to grant the application. the are, Sir, very respectfully London 6th June 1844 Thomas Andersone Ex Your favor of the Que quist is duly dung to hand, acting our opinion of the probability renewed application, to the Commissioners of Mamps as they are now called) for the return o Safes (or to the Commissioners zohland Revenue as 4 16000 paid for Stamp Duty on Guinea notes, which had been, in circulation though but a short period when their further use was prohibited by Acti Parliament. We should be rejoiced to assist you in any way, in the recovery of this, large sum of money, and if you wish will be the Medrium Bang application you may with to unable to recover back the same, and were it a case left to the discretion, with a of the Commissioners, we should. should say, least well worth trying, but if we mistake not, these notes are not excepted cases, nor withing The very V Your humble Serv (National Bank of Scotland) Sir, Hoty Hort Breel 1th June 1849 In answer to your inquire asto that we the price at which we could furnish Plates suitable for Printing the Nostage Stamps of the Austrian Sovern- -ement, we have now the pleasure Astating Meative thould be happy to prepare drawings and. and designs buch as shall be approved of bengrave such approved design upon a stud die Thurden that From there exprave a folis Steel State containing 2010 Hostage Labels of the size of those we non prefizerl for thei Government of any and amount Hardenblusann Printed it will throw off leven So that if properly. Thousand good Sheets of Wealt, for the sum of

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Summary: Thomas Anderson writes regarding the recovery of stamp duty paid on Guinea notes that were in circulation but later prohibited by an Act of Parliament. He offers assistance in recovering the sum and discusses the legal limitations involved.

From: Thomas Anderson

Date: 6th June 1844

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