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Her Majesty's Mails
·
William Lewins
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Soon
after
the
introduction
of
postage-stamps,
stamped
envelopes
were
again
proposed.
This
time
the
proposition
was
a
very
simple
one,
only
consisting
of
the
usual
kind
of
stamp
embossed
on
the
right-hand
corner
of
a
common
envelope;
the
shape
to
be
oval,
round,
or
octagonal,
according
to
the
value
of
the
envelope.
For
the
envelopes
themselves,
a
peculiar
kind
of
paper
was
prepared
by
Mr.
Dickenson,
and
was
considered
on
all
hands
to
be
the
best
possible
preventive
of
forgery.
This
paper,
which
was
manufactured
with
lines
of
thread
or
silk
stretched
through
its
substance,
has
been
used
ever
since.
Russia,
in
adopting
the
stamped
envelope,
guards
against
forgery
by
means
of
a
large
water-mark
of
a
spread
eagle
running
over
the
envelope.
The
English
Stamp-Office
affords
every
facility
in
the
matter
of
stamped
paper
and
envelopes,
and
private
individuals
may
indulge
their
tastes
to
almost
any
extent.
The
officers
of
Inland
Revenue,
Somerset
House,
will
place
an
embossed
stamp
on
any
paper
or
envelope
taken
to
them,
equal
to
the
value
of
any
of
those
above
mentioned,
or
to
a
combination
of
any
of
them,
under
the
following
regulations:--
1st.
When
the
stamps
required
do
not
amount
to
10l.
worth
one
shilling
is
charged,
in
addition
to
the
postage
stamps,
for
each
distinct
size
of
paper.
2d.
When
the
stamps
amount
to
10l.
worth
no
fee
is
charged
if
one
size
of
paper
only
be
sent.
3d.
When
the
stamps
amount
to
20l.
worth,
no
fee
is
charged,
and
two
sizes
of
paper
are
allowed;
30l.
three
sizes
are
allowed;
40l.
four
sizes.
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