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Picture No 10542894
Date 1840
Description Penny Post established 1840
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Penny Post established 1840. You have heard of the Post? Well before there was any it cost you a shilling what now costs a penny. A little child buys a stamp in an all-purpose shop.
Source Illustration by Mary Francis Ames, words by Ernest Ames, in 'Really and Truly', circa 1900
Credit Mary Evans Picture Library
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