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1877 MAIL SHREWSBURY TO CHIRBURY, SALOP RE-DIRECTED TO NEWTOWN WITH 'C07' 3HOS NUMERAL OF CHIRBURY. Envelope, small fault at top, from Shrewsbury to Chirbury, Salop with 1d pl.193 (SG43) lettered AI tied good strike 'SHREWSBURY/708' duplex JY 24 77, re-directed to Newtown with 1d pl.192 (SG43) lettered TF tied fine strike of the scarce 'C07' 3HOS numeral of Chirbury. On reverse 'ABBEY FOREGATE/SHREWSBURY' and 'CHIRBURY' date stamps. (Ref 131701).