other · 1851
This notice details regulations for prepaid postage within the colony, requiring stamps to be affixed to letters and packets, with exceptions for redirected mail and mail from overseas, and outlines penalties for insufficient postage or stamp forgery.
And be it enacted, That from and after the first day of May now next, the postage upon all letters and packets, …
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Recorded in this notice
OfficialPostmaster General
OfficialInspector of Stamps
OfficialPostmaster
Locationthe said Colony
Locationthe Colony
Locationbeyond sea
Effective Datefirst day of May now next
Effective Datesaid first day of May now next
New South Wales Government Gazette, No. 24, 1851.
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