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'Raifway Station Postmarks

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Currently the World's earliest recorded railway station cancel
used as a receiver on an entire written from London on 1 ih

March 1842. The letter arrived at its destination; Gloucester

Station where the dated double arc GLOUCESTER/STATION
dated 18th march 1842 with index A below the year slug was
struck. This mark was proofed on the 2?1h January 1842

Known period of use: 18.3 .1842 to 23 .2.184 7