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Old August 14th 09, 05:38 AM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Audenshaw
birthplace of the author of "Dan Dare" and the singer "Simply Red"
http://cjoint.com/data/iogKaDa14c.htm

Is this meter showing 1d?



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Old August 14th 09, 06:31 AM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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On Aug 14, 12:38*am, "rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au
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Audenshaw
birthplace of the author of "Dan Dare" *and the singer "Simply Red"http://cjoint.com/data/iogKaDa14c.htm

Is this meter showing 1d?




yes
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Old August 14th 09, 09:09 PM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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In a recent message Blair wrote:

On Aug 14, 12:38*am, "rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au
wrote:
Audenshaw
birthplace of the author of "Dan Dare" *and the singer "Simply Red"http://cjoint.com/data/iogKaDa14c.htm

Is this meter showing 1d?




yes


More specifically, no shillings and 1 penny (pre-decimal notation)

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Old August 14th 09, 11:31 PM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Yes, thanks Tony,
did they ever have pound values from the meter?
rodney


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In a recent message Blair wrote:

On Aug 14, 12:38 am, "rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au
wrote:
Audenshaw
birthplace of the author of "Dan Dare" and the singer "Simply
Red"http://cjoint.com/data/iogKaDa14c.htm

Is this meter showing 1d?




yes


More specifically, no shillings and 1 penny (pre-decimal notation)

--
Tony Clayton
Coins of the UK :
http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk
Sent using RISCOS on an Acorn Strong Arm RiscPC
... Never attribute to malice that which may be explained by stupidity.



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Old August 17th 09, 09:03 PM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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In a recent message "rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au wrote:

Yes, thanks Tony,
did they ever have pound values from the meter?


I suspect they went up to 19/11 (+ the odd halfpenny)

A whole pound was a lot of postage in them days....
As I recall one Valentine's day my wife bought me a one pound stamp
(which I still have), which was a twentieth of my weekly income at a time
when money was tight.


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