cover 1840 (26 May) entire letter from Charles Fenton Whiting at Beaufort House to Francis Baring, the letter requests the return of "a Box containing a Model of a Stamping Machine, which I submitted to the Lords of the Treasury.... as presenting an effectual method of preventing the same Stamps from being used twice, by uniting the process of printing and piercing at the same moment" , he then notes the shortcomings of the system in use by detailing an instance of one stamp that had been used three times and further illustrates this by affixing to the letter an example, from plate II lettered HL, which appears uncancelled and states "this very stamp was received by me on a letter, which the slightest chemical knowledge has again rendered fit for use" and proceeds to suggest, rather pointedly, that had his system for cancelling been accepted then these shortcomings would have been eradicated. In the last paragraph Whiting explains that he has taken the liberty of enclosing an example of his cancelling "coin" (not present in lot), partial impressions of which can be seen on the facing page, and which he states has met with the approval of Mr. Wyon; some folds or minor perimeter faults. A truly fascinating item. Photo for part
cover 1840 (26 May) entire letter from Charles Fenton Whiting at Beaufort House to Francis Baring, the letter requests the return of "a Box containing a Model of a Stamping Machine, which I submitted to the Lords of the Treasury.... as presenting an effectual method of preventing the same Stamps from being used twice, by uniting the process of printing and piercing at the same moment" , he then notes the shortcomings of the system in use by detailing an instance of one stamp that had been used three times and further illustrates this by affixing to the letter an example, from plate II lettered HL, which appears uncancelled and states "this very stamp was received by me on a letter, which the slightest chemical knowledge has again rendered fit for use" and proceeds to suggest, rather pointedly, that had his system for cancelling been accepted then these shortcomings would have been eradicated. In the last paragraph Whiting explains that he has taken the liberty of enclosing an example of his cancelling "coin" (not present in lot), partial impressions of which can be seen on the facing page, and which he states has met with the approval of Mr. Wyon; some folds or minor perimeter faults. A truly fascinating item. Photo for part
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