Ca 1854 The English & Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company Stamp

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Ca 1854 The English & Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company Stamp
The English & Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company c 1854
It is claimed that the Magnetic company issued its first "Frank Stamp" for messages in 1853. It is more likely that they appeared sometime in 1854 or 55, as there is no notice of them given in their published works of 1854. There were five denominations identical in design and size, except for the value and ink color: 1s 0d in black, 1s 6d in lilac, 2s 6d in blue, 4s 0d in pale red and 5s 0d in green, all on white stock. The green 5s 0d stamp covered, appropriately, a twenty word message to Ireland. The stamps were "signed" in facsimile by the secretary E B (Edward Brailsford) Bright, and overprinted in black with control numbers. They were not perforated.
They were made by Mawdesley & Company, lithographers, of 2 Castle Street, Liverpool.
See photos for condition details. Old staple holes
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