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1889. THE ROYAL MAIL, ITS CURIOSITIES & ROMANCE.
1889. THE ROYAL MAIL, ITS CURIOSITIES & ROMANCE, BY J. WILSON HYDE. LONDON, SIMPKIN, MARSHALL and Co, 1889. Third edition. Original. red cloth, 306pps. With illustrations. Some foxing on end pieces, spine and board bumps, but otherwise a very clean tight copy. Material covered includes mail packets, travelling post offices, pigeon post, sorters & circulation, robberies, etc.
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