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Outer 1855 Norwich to Derby with 1d red Star tied by sideways duplex cancel of Norwich 575 dated DE 22 1855. Backstamped by DERBY CDS dated DE 24 55, plus ROCKLAND double rim CDS in bluish ink. Rockland appears to be the sending post office, but has then been forwarded to Norwich to be cancelled. Interesting piece, some of the writing on the outside of the envelope seems to refer to parties in a deceased estate -
Outer 1877 London to Queens Villas Windsor, with 1d red Star plate 185 letter DL tied by London W duplex cancel W56 of Isleworth. Backstamped by Windsor arrival mark in black dated JA 8 77 code D. The Queens Villas were leased from Queen Victoria by employees of the Castle and Estate -
Outer 1874 Edinburgh local post with 1d red Star plate 152 letter CG tied by 3-3 machine cancel Edinburgh 131 with dotted line CDS dated OC 20 74 codes 14 Y -
Outer 1874 Chorley to Manchester with 2 x ½d bantams plate 4 letters GL and plate 6 letters HU tied by Chorley 198 duplex cancel dated 19 JA 74. Backstamped by Manchester CDS dated 20 JA 74 codes UI. Interesting and unusual to see 2 different plates used on the same letter -
Entire 1873 Cambridge local post with ½d bantam plate 4 letters OK tied by Cambridge 158 duplex cancel dated NO 3 73. Contents is a promotional leaflet for the Cambridge University Temperance Union, who are looking for members either as abstainers or non-abstainers! -
Outer 1870 Bangor local post with 2 x ½d bantams plate 3 letters PO QO, tied by Bangor 47 duplex cancel -
Outer 1846 Cheadle to Beverly with 1d red imperf 3.5 margins tied by Cheadle 175 duplex type 7/14. Backstamped by Cheadle 31 AU 46, Hull double rim CDS dated SE 1 46 code D and Beverly single rim CDS dated SE 1 46 -
Outer 1845 Staines to Hereford with 1d red imperf on blued paper 3.75 margins tied by Staines 741 numerical mark. Backstamped by Staines double rim CDS dated DE 17 1845, Hereford double rim CDS dated DE 18 1845, and also by arrival mark in red dated DE 18 1845 codes GT -
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 -
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 1842 Westerleigh to Gloucester with part black MX cancel on front (stamp removed!), backstamped by Chippenham double rim CDS dated JY 30 1842, Gloucester double rim dated JY 31 1842 code B and undated Chipping Sodbury CDS (type 3/14 £20). Fascinating letter to the resident physician at a Lunatic Asylum, enquiring on behalf of the husband of a patient there. -
Entire 1833 Manchester to Rochdale with "PAID AT MANCHESTER" red CDS (type 3/29 £20) and manuscript postage rate "4", backstamped by Manchester CDS dated MY 10 1833. Addressed to the Agent for the Rochdale Company
