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Postal history, including letters written by members of Britain's Royal Family in the 19th century, and a 125-year old letter flown by balloon from the besieged city of Paris will be an important ingredient of the collections displayed by a group of British stamp dealers at the Postage Stamp Mega Event in New York on November 2-5, 1995.
Some 20 leading specialist companies make up the group which has been organized by the Philatelic Traders Society with support from the United Kingdom Department of Trade & Industry.
The society's Derek Yardley says Britain continues to enjoy an international reputation as a leading provider of rare stamps and collections and, increasingly, postal history in the form of...