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Free Front 1837 London to Dunse. Free mark crown inside double rim (evening) dated MAY 30 1837 (type 1A/11 £15). Signed Hugh Hume-Campbell -
1810 outer Newbattle to Edinburgh, with "Dalkeith PPO 396" CDS in black and red circular arr mark dated SEP 8 1810 codes RA. Black ms "2" postage rate. Letter is from William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian re coal. Nice piece -
Entire 1841 Dunfermline to Leith with Dunfermline single rim CDS in red dated 1 JAN 1841, arrival mark in red dated JAN 2 1841 codes Z M, and Leith arrival mark in red dated JAN 2 1841. Letter regarding the debt issues of a glazier named Robert Watson, who wants to avoid his estate being sold to pay off a small percentage of his debts -
Entire 1816 London to Wolverhampton with double rim free mark in red dated 17 MAY 1816, and signed by the MP bottom left. Backstamped by 3 figures double rim datestamp in black dated MY 17 816. Signed G Brooke-Pechell, George Brooke-Pechell, MP for Brighton -
Piece 1827 Edinburgh to Queensferry with postage rate 4 and "PAID AT EDIN" CDS in red dated JUN 1 1827. Also has 2 wax seal, a large ornate red seal (wording visible says "Scottish Widows" (insurance)) partially covered by a new black wax seal. Reverse of document appears to be a piece of a post mortem declaration by the coroner/surgeon with some rather gruesome questions - "Have you any suspicion of organic affection of the lungs, heart or other organs?" -
Outer 1850 Glasgow to Ardrossan (stamp removed). Backstamped by Glasgow octagonal receivers mark in red dated SEP 21 1850 code ▲, plus boxed "QUEEN STREET" 2 line in black, and Ardrossan boxed arrival mark in blue dated SE 21 1850. Interesting and rare markings -
Entire 1848 London to Beverly with double rim PAID stamp dated JA 15 1848 in red and partial "St John St" 2 line mark in black. Backstamped by Beverly double rim receivers mark in blue dated JAN 16 1848 -
Entire 1827 London to Aberdeen North Britain, with "½" boxed surcharge, backed by double rim receivers mark dated JU 10 1827, and single rim paid mark in red dated JU 13 1827 -
Entire 1835 Reading to London (Palladium Life Insurance) with postage rate 7 on front, backed by double rim receivers mark in red dated 28AP1835 code B and Reading single rim CDS dated AP27 1835. Letter is a proposal to insure the life of Henry Hobbs, 102 Broad St Reading -
Entire 1829 London to Margate with postage rate "8" on front, backstamped by datestamp type 1/10 dated MY 18 829 code J -
Outer 1790 London to Nottingham with postage rate 5 on face. Backstamped by double circle DD/MM/YY datestamp dated MR 29 90 (type 1/6 £12)
