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Ocean Penny Postage envelope

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Image of Ocean Penny Postage envelope


Campaigners for Ocean Penny Postage wanted the postage for overseas letters to be reduced to one penny for letters, just like it was in Britain. This propaganda envelope was sent in 1849.


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