HERTFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARY PAY SHEET

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This was recently found behind books in the UK - I had forgotten it - my first thoughts were that Leigh would enjoy looking at the details.

You do not find documents of this nature on the open market - usually they are consigned to archives. The details show the entire complement of men at the St. Albans Division - from Sergeants down. However, the Chief Constable and most of the officers' seem to have signed for it being correct. The wages paid seem pitifully 'thin' by today's standards - but in fact, many families were raised on this amount and police status put them in lower middle class.

Because I have had to separate the sections to make the details legible, it does mean rather a lot of posts - however, the various headings make interesting reading.

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Mervyn,

Very nice post.

What were the stamps for?

Ed

[Mervyn Mitton]

Signing over a stamp with the King's head made it an official receipt. They used to print special stamps for this purpose at one time. The value of the stamp acted as a tax.

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Amazing that these things find their way out of official hands, but then in the past forces have quite happily thrown away or burned such records I suppose. Great stuff & a goldmine to collectors of the relevant orce & period.

Does Badger know about this?