3rd October 1854. IR to Perkins Bacon

INLAND RE-VENUE ;

SOMERSET HOUSE,

3 October, 1854.

GENTLEMEN,

Referring to your communication of the 25th ultimo transmitting two impressions from the new die for the one penny postage stamps which you have prepared, I have to inform you that the Board are decidedly of opinion that the Die in question is objectionable, the impression of it being so very unlike the stamps now in use.

They therefore think that another effort should be made to produce a Die which

would give an impression as nearly similar to the present one as possible.

I am, &c., &c.,

[Signed] THOMAS KEOGH.

MESSRS. PERKINS, BACON & Co.

Source: Bacon Vol 2, p105.

Comment: They didn't beat around the bush, did they.

AP March 2015