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Great Britain, 1782 Kidder, Minister to Beminster, Dorsetshire, folded letter with manuscript "Pd 4d" rating, reverse with light large "Kidder, Minister" handstamp, with letter written in short-hand form (form of phonography), Very Fine.Estimate $100 - 150.
This is a form of Shelton's system (in 1626, later re-issued as Tachygraphy) which was very popular and was in use for many years. Samuel Pepys and Isaac Newton used it extensively.
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Realized: $100