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Outer 1880 Stranraer to Dublin with 1880 1d Venetian Red letters LK tied by Stranraer 312 3-bar duplex cancel code A dated OC 9 80. Backstamp "H&K-PACT" dated OC 10 80, which is the stamp for the packet service by daily sea packet from Hollyhead to Kingston. Type 14/89 from SG Collect British Postmarks 9th Edition. A nice cover -
Outer 1883 Musselburgh to Cumnock with 1881 Penny Lilac die II (16 dots) tied by Musselburgh duplex handstamp number 263 with 2 thick bars with inner ends of both bars shaed to circle ring dated NO 26 83 code C. Backstamped Cumnock NO 27 83 code A in small thimble type. Fresh item with some nice cancels -
Outer Mourning envelope 1884 Kilmarnock to Hurlford with 1881 Penny Lilac die II, with Kilmarnock 2 bar duplex handstamp no 203, code E dated NO 6 84, with Hurlford backstamp code A dated same date -
Outer 1886 with 1d Lilac SG172 (Die II - 16 dots) Edinburgh local post with 2 strikes of EDINBURGH 131 CDS Code 10R dated MR 31 86. Uncommon to see 2 strikes like this. Nice cover
