Description
1657 PROCLAMATION 'AN ACT FOR THE SETLING OF THE POSTAGE OF ENGLAND'. A fine example, minor imperfections of the 1657 proclamation following the 1656 Act which confirmed the rights of the 'Postmaster General' to carry letters as a monopoly and also gave details as to how Foreign incoming letters should be handled etc. A very rare and important original document. (Ref 136462).
