Attractive commercial banking cover from J. Henry Schröder & Co, London, dated 24 JA 1924, franked with an early red 2½d meter franking ‘GREAT BRITAIN POSTAGE PAID’. Sent to Schaaffhausen’scher Bankverein A.G., Emmerich, Germany.

Clear London machine cancel EC3 and printed firm’s name at lower left. Excellent example of early 1920s banking correspondence between London and Germany using a preprinted meter impression.

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