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1762 Entire to Liverpool. Addressed to "Mr Antrobus Surgeon, Chapel St, Liverpool". Clean and crisp Bishop Mark "2/NO" type 1/4 (£40), post paid 2 on front. An aged cover with some tears and aging, but translation on reverse adds a social interest -
1734 Entire Essex Buildings to Marlborough. Addressed to "Mr William Hawkes Attorny at Law, Marlborough Wilts". 2 post paid on front and indistinct "03/SE" Bishop Mark type 1/4 (£40). Letter regarding entitlements or allocation on a deceased estate. Nice item -
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 -
Free Cover (undated) with "FREE" in circle in red (type 1/2 £50) and faint Bishop Mark on reverse (type 1/4 £40). Addressed to Mr Browne, Chappell Town nr Sheffield. Repaired but still visibly a fine early piece -
Free Front 1838 Dublin to Manchester, addressed to Lt Col Whittaker, 4th Dragoon Guards, Manchester. Irish Free mark crown inside in red Code A afternoon (type 1A/41 £50) -
Free front 1838 Dublin to London dated Jan 25 1838. Irish Free Mark crown inside in red dated JAN 25 1838 code E evening below year (type 1A/41 £50) and London Free Mark dated JA 29 1838 (type 1A/11 £15). Fresh and clean -
Free front 1838 London to Dunse, addressed to Lady Monson, Dunse Castle dated FEB 26 1838. Single rim with Maltese Cross below year (type 1A/13 £75). Signed Clarendon, George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon -
Entire 1842 Northampton to Ashby St Ledgers with 1d red imperf 3½ margins tied by black MX cancel. Backstamped by Northampton double rim CDS dated MR 8 1842 -
Entire 1847 Edinburgh to Greenock with 1d red imperf letters MJ nice 4 margin example tied by 4-5-4 barred numeral handstamp 131 of Edinburgh, backstamped by double arc Greenock CDS dated AP-3-1847 in blue, and Edinburgh datestamp of same date. Nice item with interesting contents re payments for an estate.
