Royal Philatelic Society (Great Britain) · London : The Royal Philatelic Society · leaf 219
is year of office, nothing appears to have been preserved on postal subjects. I have, however, been fortunate enough to be able to purchase an impression in silver of the medal, mentioned on page 18 of the above-mentioned work, from which the head was taken for the first postage stamps. It was… … The notice to postmasters given on page xxi of the Introduction calls for remark. It is the one dated 25 April, 1840, headed "To all Postmasters and sub-Postmasters," and commences : " It has been decided that Postage stamps are to be brought into use forthwith, and as it will be necessary that…
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