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1725 entire London to Hereford with "7" surcharge on front, and very clear 25 MA Bishop Mark (type 1/4 £40). Nice contents regarding legal matters and an upcoming hearing. -
1728 entire Exeter to Launceston. Addressed to Mr Samuel Lyne, Attorney at Law in Launceston". Single line EXETER town mark type 3/5 (£40). Letter about issuing warrants and estate matters, as well as a complaint about postal services in their area! -
1802 entire Dover to Margate with "3" manuscript surcharge and Dover 72 mileage mark (type 3/20 £20) -
Entire 1806 Ayr to Glasgow, with town stamp "AIR" in red (used 1805 to 1807), and manuscript postage rate "6". Nice item, cat £40 -
1813 entire Edinburgh to Dunbar with red octagonal "DEC 18 1813" codes WA, and tall "Add ½" boxed in black -
1813 entire Edinburgh to Dunbar with red circular "JAN 6 1813" codes BA. -
1813 entire Edinburgh to Oxford with red octagonal "NOV 10 1813" codes WA, "1/2" surcharge and tall "Add ½" boxed in black. -
1814 entire Selkirk to Dunbar with red octagonal "JUL 6 1814" codes WM, and Selkirk mileage mark boxed in black -
1824 Entire to Edinburgh. Contains double rim double circle datestamp, "2/2" in red and "½" Scottish coach surcharge. Contents translated on reverse, letter regarding Lord Melville, First Lord of the Admiralty -
1836 entire Cheltenham to Edinburgh. "1/2" surcharge on front, plus "Add ½" 2 line in red -
1842 letter to the East India Company enquiring of the whereabout of a soldier, Patrick Cassidy. The applicant filled in a pre-printed questionnaire. Notes on the questionnaire indicate that the soldier had died 8 years previous, and that the wages of the deceased had already been paid out to Mary Daly nee Cassidy. A wonderful and valuable piece of history -
4 outers from Wolverhampton to London, with postage rate 6 on front, backstamped by Wolverhampton CDS in blue and red London arrival stamp. Covers all addressed to Bray & Warren Solicitors, Great Russell St, London. See also CSC-000360 for a cover to the same address Nice set of covers -
Cover 1802 to London then redirected to Cheshire. Front has "P PAYE PARIS" in red, plus double rim datestamp dated SE 30 802 code A. Backstamped by single circle Foreign Office datestamp in black (inward) dated SE 29 1802 (type 1/37 £35) -
1728 letter to Newcastle upon Tyne, with super clear Bishop Mark "2 AP" on reverse. Type 1/4 £40 -
Entire 1776 York to Ferrybridge with postage rate 1 crossed out and 2 added, backstamped by single line "FERRYBRIDGE" town mark (type 3/5 £60). Addressed to Sir William Lowther, who was 1st Baronet of Little Preston (1707-1788). Fascinating contents too - "As to the hill ros, I don't know whever Mr Butler wood bea grebell to part with it or not" -
Entire 1795 Perth to Edinburgh then redirected to Dundee with manuscript postage rate "9", then an additional postage rate of "1/6". Backstamped by Perth circular town mark in red type 4/56, and Bishop Mark type 4/4 in red dated "NO/10". Nice item -
Entire 1798 London local post with manuscript 1 on front and partial Foreign Office double circle stamp in red (outward)code 62. Fabulous contents regarding a purchase of land from Lord Glasgow -
Entire 1803 Bath to London, with BATH single line town mark in black (type 3/5 £50) and manuscript postage rate "7". Backstamped by arrival mark in red dated FEB 13 1803 code E. Cover is soiled -
Entire 1807 Tewkesbury to Ledbury, with TEWKSBURY town mark with mileage (type 3/20 £20). Contents regarding payment of rents due to the Lord of Ledbury Manor (Underdown) -
Entire 1811 North Berwick to Haddington, with indistinct Haddington mark on front, backstamped by North Berwick SO CDS in black. Can't find any reference to this mark in my literature -
Entire 1824 Sherborne to North Petherton with postage rate 7 on front, backed by Sherborne 119 2 line mileage mark type 3/21 £20. Fine
