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• 13th January 167 (Creation)

Royal Philatelic Society London

239 Sur ondon. Hofer Hecksheet 13th January 167 We beg to acknowledge receipt fen Letter of the 11th Syst Received last evening, athing - formation whether, fatwhat price, turing thould b willing to supply the Government of the Cape of Good Hope with Stamps ready in every respe for use valso the black hole used by Bothmado bite Boshnater for Stampung upon the Stamps in order to obliter them - And also what would be the probable Cott fasteel Mate of the nature of that used by us for (Post Office) Stamps but with sufficient differmer in respect to design to make it perfectly Colonia of the value of two or more pence, instead of one penny. au hr reply we have the honor tother Ju that we should be happy to prepare drawings. designs such as shall be approved of tentoup such approved design upon a Stel die thardin its, then transfer at upon e Areplar Steel dur harden that, and from thence Euprque afolio Hul Pate containing 240 Pottage Labels of the lif of those prepare for the Home Sovernment of anyone Amount, tharden thesame so that it properly printed it will throw of Seventy thous Good Sheets Papers Rx Cach – for the Sum of Thre Bundred Juneas ше маш Rib it withed that we thould, furnish the other, articles our charge would be For a Pair of Folio Watermarked Paper Moulds Containing albatermark 240 times repeated p the Shut Twenty Dainers. This could when made would last quang years, 240 For Vapur fatough character forin Mez above Jestem Millings for team of 500 perfect Sheets Two Shillings For Szündung per 100 hunts on 24,000 Hampe de Withingt Sammich deny mumber Mates wanted after M Mefirst, we could put at One Hundred Sumend w afour principal expense & which would be heavy will be incurred in producing the first ptate X very Should Stamps of more than one Rate be required the first plate of each Rate would be more than any following ones, butourefact charge forthose Cannot behmen without knowing were whether each Amount cotohave an entirely different design &whether the alteration will murug be in the Amount; in the latter case none of these plates would be much more than the price we have named above for Mates after thefirst supply of que single denomination wist One Hundred Juineas. we are now. In reply to your first enquiry whier taking second, we have lo state that we do supply our ours Government with. Tovernment with everything Complete; – except the Paper Most Master's Maternité for a very low sunn per thousand Labels, because Although the profit is so small astobe scarcely pur -Ceptible in 302 100,000, it still amounts to something like a remuneration ownich to the immmende emmbers required & the economy of thepinch the same with Constantly in operation; but as we must get paid

• English

Summary: Acknowledgement of receipt of a letter regarding the supply of stamps for the Government of the Cape of Good Hope. Discussion includes designs, materials, costs, and production details for stamps and related equipment.

Date: 13th January 167

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