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Description
The listing, High Value Old British Postage Square has ended.
Old British high denomination postal square from postage paid envelope for two pounds five shillings (over $5 in US money) from pre 1960's conversion to decimal system. The square is not cancelled but has old English letters apparently typed in upper left hand corner (see picture).
Questions & Comments
## 2 Pounds 5 Shillings was a lot of money back in those times. The commercial establishment buying these LARGE "mailing envelopes" FOR OFFICE USE would routinely mark them with their monograms to prevent ( or, try to prevent L-0-L ) pilferage. The process might be visualized as similar to "perforation on stamps" or closer home ( i mean, USA ) to "pre-cancel of stamps by USPS* "
* By the way, was it USPS back in the last century ? I never got around to studying THIS aspect although my USA album should already be the cause of considerable envy, thanks to benefactors like YOU.
Thank you for the added information on this item! It is a rather unusual item and gather due to cost original cost and uncancelled a nice item for a collection.