Sir Rowland Hill handwritten signed letter

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Sir Rowland Hill handwritten signed letterA handwritten & signed letter from Sir Rowland Hill, inventor of the postage stamp. Dated 1838, and relating to the development of the penny post Sir Rowland Hill (1795 1879) was an English postal reformer famous for his development of the penny post and invention of the world's first postage stamp, the penny black, in 1840. Hill's tranformation of the postal service in the UK soon spread around the world, and revolutionised global communication in

all with "NPM IMPRIMATUR" handstamps on reverse

but I care a date for him

as evidenced by his heading "Windsor" and the mention of the park in the content

and established Cuba as a Communist state

unusually underpaid at 2 shillings and not the correct rate of 2s3d that was in use from 1840 to 1863

In the case of letters carried by private ships

which is a little off-centre (as often seen)

Albert Einstein

A wonderful recent discovery and very scarce

surcharged ANCHAL/ SIX PIES Type 23

Snipped by a Royal Servant

Great Britain 1862 (15 Jan) 9d Bistre Plate 2 (Thick paper) SG76var