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1810 MAIL CLEOBURY NORTH, SHROPS TO CHEADLE WITH 'BRIDGNORTH/148' MILEAGE MARK (SH65) MARKED 'X' DENOTING CROSS POST. Letter from Cleobury North dated Nov 24 1810 to 'Mr Brandon, Atty of Clerk to the Comss. of the T'pike Roads, Cheadle, Staffordshire' charged '6' and on front good strike 'BRIDGNORTH/148' mileage mark type 29 (SH65) in black. At upper left manuscript 'X' denoting cross post, ie letter to travel via local roads and not via London. (Ref 131651).