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1840 FIRST DAY USAGE 10TH JANUARY UNIFORM PENNY POST BIRMINGHAM TO BRISTOL. Mourning wrapper, filing folds, from Birmingham to 'J Harford Esq, Small Street, Bristol', post paid '1' and on front light strike boxed 'PAID/AT/BIRMINGHAM' hand stamp in red (BM179). On reverse light strike 'BIRMINGHAM' date stamp JA 10 1840, letter clearly dated 'Jany 10th 1840' within. A very scarce provincial first day usage of the Uniform Penny Post. (Ref 139658).
