The Great Fire of London started in
the early hours of Sunday 2 Sept 1666: a fire breaks out in
bakery of Thomas Farriner in Pudding Lane, London, and over the next few days it spreads through the
close-packed wooden houses in the city.
Royal Mail marks the 350th anniversary with a set of 6 stamps in comic-strip style.
In addition to two first class stamps, there are pairs of £1.05 and £1.52 stamps. You can see them all and read more about the event and the design on our new webpage here.
Exchequer Subpoena for an arrear of Assessed Taxes, 1839, authorised by a
W.L. Maberly handstamp
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The printed entire below was sent free to Chard in March 1839, to T.E.
Clarke, Solicitor, to serve on William Chick. It was authorised by a black
"W.L. ...
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