Reaching a bit further back in time, in January 1877, the change of the inspector's mark from a Crowned Letter to a Letter surmounted by a Star was due to a petition / request by the British Government to the Belgian authorities to prevent the Belgian Inspector's Mark from being confused with the London Proof Marks. So the proof facilities actually worked a bit closer than one would think?


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