Collecting
In philatelic circles, these stamps are generally classed as cinderella issues.
Examples of early Victorian railway letter fee stamps, and later, are to be seen in the National Philatelic Collection in London. On the first day of the FR’s reintroduced Railway Letter Service, a railway letter, enclosing sheets of the stamps, was dispatched to H.M. The Queen. A reply was later received, stating that The Queen has been graciously pleased to accept the stamps for inclusion in the Royal Philatelic Collection.
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