Rare -Prepaid Letter dated 15.12.1841 with Alnwick Cancellation stamp**Early piece of Postal History

Rare -Prepaid Letter dated 15.12.1841 with Alnwick Cancellation stamp**Early piece of Postal History

Very Rare Piece to Find in any condition.

Some damage as shown and wax seal is missing.

On 13 February 1837, Sir Rowland Hill proposed to a government enquiry both the idea of a pre-paid stamp and a pre-paid envelope, a separate sheet folded to form an enclosure for carrying letters. Hill was given two-year contract to run the new system, and together with Henry Cole announced competition to design the new stamps. There were some 2,600 entries, but none was considered suitable; instead a rough design endorsed by Hill was chosen, featuring a easily recognisable profile the former Princess Victoria. Hill believed this would be difficult to forge. 

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