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1844 FRONT 'OHMS' LONDON TO BEAUMARIS, ANGLESEY ON REVERSE PRINTED DETAILS DATED 8TH JANUARY 1840 RE ABOLITION OF FREE FRANKING. Front of 'OHMS' letter London to 'The Town Clark, Beaumaris', 160 x 68 mm with fine strike London 'PAID' date stamp 21 MY 1844. Despite its posting in 1844 on reverse fascinating insight into the loss of free franking due to the 1840 Postal Reforms. On reverse printed text 'dated 8th Jnauary 1840... as the privilge of Franking and of receiving Letters free has been abolished by the New Post Office Regulations... the omission of pre-payments will subject the Letters to double postage, ... you should pre-pay all Letters directed to them'. Fine item relating to Postal Reform. (Ref 145258).
