British Empire - Day 6

1841 (February 12th) Folded lettersheet sent from Dublin to London showing an oval black "IMPERIAL HOTEL / POST PAID / DUBLIN" (DF No.96B) and franked 1d black plate 7, good even margins, tied by a Maltese Cross, an attractive usage of the Hotel Post Paid mkg.

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One of the earliest Hotel handstamps recorded for Ireland.

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Note: The Post Office made concessions to hotels, issuing them with their own Paid handstamps. Hotels provided residents with a service whereby they prepaid postage on their mail and the hotel applied the designated distinctive Post Paid hanstamp.