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but within a year of taking office he was accused of abuses. In reply, he mentions the improvements he instigated including the stamping of letters, on 2 August 1661. He served in the position until April 1663 at which time he gave up the remainder of his lease to
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The original London Bishop Mark, first used 19 April 1661 The earliest known examples of use are in the Public
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were introduced which ranged in size from 14 to 20 mm. The layout of these was also changed, with the month appearing at the base. This type remained in use until 1787, when it was replaced by the double circle type.
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A stamp is invented that is putt upon every letter shewing the day of the moneth that every letter comes to the office, so that no Letter
Carryer may dare detayne a letter from post to post; which before was
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gave him the monopoly to carry letters within the kingdom. His appointment was to start on 25 June 1660, but was delayed until 29 September when the
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was received by the post and to ensure that the dispatch of letters would not be delayed. These were the world's first handstruck postage stamps
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and this continued in use until 1713. In 1713, larger
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