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Volume I

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I/1A Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (1st page)
I/2 Letter from Rowland Hill
I/2/2 Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (2nd page)
I/2/3 Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (3rd page)
I/2/4 Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (4th page)
I/2/5 Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (5th page)
I/2/6 Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (6th page)
I/2/7 Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (7th page)
I/2/8 Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (8th page)
I/2/9 Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (9th page)
I/2/10 Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (10th page)
I/2/11 Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (11th page)
I/2/12 Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (12th page)
I/2/13 Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (13th page)
I/2/14 Draft letter from Rowland Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer containing final plan for penny postage (14th page)
I/5 Essays for the adhesive stamp by James Chalmers
I/6 Envelope which contained essays for the adhesive stamp by James Chalmers
I/7 Reprints of essays for the adhesive stamp by James Chalmers
I/8 Essay for the lettersheet by John Dickinson: 1d ochre
I/9 Essay for the lettersheet by John Dickinson: 2d green
I/10 Printed essay for a 1d envelope in black by Charles Whiting, with an accompanying letter from Rowland Hill
I/11 Printed essay for a 1d envelope in pale brown-red by Charles Whiting, signed by Rowland Hill
I/12 Printed essay for a 1d envelope in green by Charles Whiting
I/14 Reprints of 1839 Treasury Competition essays for adhesive stamps by Bogardus and Coffin
I/15 1839 Treasury Competition essays submitted by James Chalmers
I/16 1839 Treasury Competition essay submitted by J C Dalwig
I/17 1839 Treasury Competition essay submitted by George Dickinson on an envelope
I/18 1839 Treasury Competition essays submitted by George Dickinson
I/19 1839 Treasury Competition essay, signed and submitted by Robert W Sievier and another attributed to Sievier or Charles Whiting
I/20 1839 Treasury Competition essay submitted by Robert W Sievier embossed on a printed page
I/21 1839 Treasury Competition essays submitted by Charles Whiting, with reprints
I/22 1839 Treasury Competition essay submitted by Charles Whiting, endorsed by Rowland Hill
I/23 1839 Treasury Competition essay submitted by Charles Whiting, with reprints
I/24 Reprints of 1839 Treasury Competition essays submitted by Charles Whiting on a decorative sheet
I/25 1839 Treasury Competition essay submitted by Charles Whiting inscribed 'For protection against forgery'
I/26 Embossed 1839 Treasury Competition essays submitted by Charles Whiting
I/27 1839 Treasury Competition essay, author unknown
I/28 1839 Treasury Competition essays, author unknown
I/29 1839 Treasury Competition essay submitted by John W Parker
I/30 1839 Treasury Competition essay submitted by Charles Whiting
I/31 Reprint of 1839 Treasury Competition essay submitted by James Wyld
I/32 1839 Treasury Competition essay, author unknown
I/33 1839 Treasury Competition essay, author unknown
I/34 1839 Treasury Competition essay, author unknown
I/35 1839 Treasury Competition essay, author unknown
I/36 1839 Treasury Competition essay, author unknown
I/37 Essay for the adhesive stamp submitted after 1839 by Myers and Co, another essay, author unknown and an embossed head of Minerva
I/38 Essays based on the Wyon head intended for stamped paper submitted after 1839 by Charles Whiting
I/39 Letter from Charles Whiting to Rowland Hill enclosing essay for the embossed stamp submitted after 1839
I/40 Essay for the embossed stamp submitted after 1839 by Charles Whiting
I/41A Essays submitted after 1839 by Charles Whiting printed on Harwood's envelopes
I/41B Essays submitted after 1839 by Charles Whiting printed on Harwood's envelopes
I/42 Embossed essays submitted after 1839 by Charles Whiting, with reprints
I/43 Embossed essay submitted after 1839 by William Wyon with transcript of a letter from Rowland Hill
I/44 Photographs of embossed essays submitted after 1839 by William Wyon
I/45 Essays for lettersheets submitted after 1839 by J Baraclough and J W Buchanan
I/46 Samples of engraving produced by Perkins, Bacon and Petch
I/47 Samples of engraving produced by Perkins, Bacon and Petch
I/1 Frontispiece

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