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Description 1859, forgery of 1-cent local Brady & Co., NY US postage stamp, imperforate (Red on unglazed yellow paper), Scott #22L1, Forgery D.
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Penny Post: 1: B. Franklin, as postmaster of Philadelphia started "the penny post;" letters which were not called for on the day the post arrived, were sent the next day by a postman for local delivery, who was paid one penny. 2: William Dockwra initiated this service in London in 1680, spread to Dublin in 1773 and Edinburgh in 1774. 3: 1848-51, Boston, Mass [1]

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