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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 1860 Nairn to Glasgow with 1d Red Star letter EA tied by Nairn 264 4-5-4 barred hand stamp. Backstamped by Nairn double arc CDS Code G in blue dated JN 14 60 and Glasgow arrival stamp in black code 6W dated JN 15 60 -
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 -
Outer 1830 London to Aylesbury, with postage rate 9 in red (unpaid) and PAID 30 JUL 1830 in red. Backstamped by Borough in double rim box in black (type 1/26) -
Outer 1831 Stewarton to Edinburgh, with postage rate "8½". Backstamped by Stewarton boxed with mileage erased (code G, type 4/64 £12) and red arrival mark dated APR 17 1831 codes C M -
Entire 1828 Sevenoaks to Margate, with manuscript postage rate "6" crossed out and "8" added. Backstamped by SEVEN OAKS town mark with mileage (type 3/20 £15) and receivers mark double rim in red dated 22 MY 1828 code G -
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 1835 Thurso to Kirkwall, with manuscript postage rate "8½" on front. Backstamped by THURSO (type 4/63 £12) -
Outer 1840 Kingussie to Glasgow with (much to my annoyance!) stamp removed with what looks like remnants of a Red Maltese Cross, as well as KINGUSSIE town mark (type 4/64 £12). Backstamped by "GLASGOW 2 SP 1840 12 NOON" boxed in black and red receivers mark single rim dated SEP 1 1840 codes ▲ N. Would be super valuable with the stamp on it... -
Outer 1929 Cupar (Fife, Scotland) to Secundarabad India with KGV 6d/1d/½d postage rate and CUPAR CDS 11-AP-29, and backstamped by Secundarabad CDS dated 25-AP-1929. As can be seen from the accompanying info, flights from London to Karachi had only just opened up, so the additional days to get to Secundarabad shows the difficulties in getting postage out to southern India. Nice piece! -
Entire 1852 to Edinburgh with 1d red imperf cancelled by numerical cancel 131 of Edinburgh. Backstamped by Hanover Street boxed receivers mark and Edinburgh receival mark dated OCT 4 1852 codes Z E -
Entire 1853 to Edinburgh with 1d red imperf cancelled by numerical cancel 131 of Edinburgh. Backstamped by Hanover Street boxed receivers mark x 2 and Edinburgh receival mark dated DEC 16 1853 codes H +
