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Entire 1853 Edinburgh to Stratford with 1d red imperf letter KG with 4 good to large margins, tied by barred numeral cancel 131 of Edinburgh, and also Edinburgh CDS Sep-22 and London arrival mark dated Sep-23-1853. This letter has then been correctly sent to Stratford at the first attempt (see item CSC-000190)! Nice piece -
Outer 1857 Edinburgh to Carlisle with 1d red star letters GJ tied by duplex postmark "131" of Edinburgh with codes "W+", and Carlisle arrival backstamp dated NO-30-1857 in green. Nice clean piece -
Outer 1866 London to Leith with 1d red star pl74 letters OK tied by London S JU 20 66 duplex cancel, backstamped by Carlisle to Edinburgh TPO sorting CDS EDINr M Code 1 dated JU 21 66. Large size TPO cancel, see CSC-000205 for smaller variety -
Outer 1875 Edinburgh local post with 1d red star pl154 letter OD tied by Edinburgh 3-bar duplex cancel 131 dated MY 2 75 code 15X -
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 -
Outer 1879 Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh with 1d red star pl223 letter DJ tied by Kirkcaldy duplex handstamp 210 code C dated SP 13 79, backstamped by Edinburgh arrival mark, code 170 dated SP 13 79 -
Outer 1879 Edinburgh to Aberdour then Burntisland, with 1d red star pl 215 letters RD tied by Edinburgh duplex cancel 131 code 4N dated JU 12 79. Arrival backstamp Aberdour dated JU 13 79, then redirected to "Shore Road House" with a further backstamp of Burntisland dated JU 14 79. A nice piece with some lovely postmarks! -
Outer 1862 Falkirk to London with 1d red star letters JC tied by Falkirk duplex code C dated SE-24-62, and backstamped by London NW datestamp code J 12 in red dated SP 25 62. Neat item -
Entire 1846 Greenock to London with manuscript "2" in red, Boxed Greenock DE 8 1846 code E in blue, and London Tombstone "2 PAID DE 10 1846" in orange. Letter written in cross style to save on paper and postage costs -
Entire 1850 Stirling to Falkirk with 1d red imperf blued paper letters RC 2 margins tied by 4-5-4 barred numeral 308 handstamp of Stirling. Backstamped by boxed Falkirk datestamp in blue, double arc Stirling CDS, plus Edinburgh transit stamp, all dated 6th Feb 1850. Contents is a tax notice for an amount of £1-2sh. Nice item -
Outer 1880 Stirling to Dunmore with ½d Bantam plate 12 letters IB tied by number 308 duplex handstamp of Stirling, backstamped by Bannockburn CDS dated JY 27 80, code C -
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 1869 mourning envelope Troon to London with 1d red Star plate 118 letters OF tied by Troon 330 3-3-3 barred numeral handstamp. Backstamped by Troon CDS code D dated AU 13 69 and London EC arrival mark code 11 dated AU 19 69 in red. Nice fresh looking item -
Outer 1804 Kelty Bridge to Coldingham signed "Berwickshire", with Double circle date stamp in red dated OC 25 804 code A, and "Kelty Bridge" 2 line town mark in black (type 4/47, cat £75 alone). Nice item -
Outer 1840 to Canterbury with PAID stamp with Maltese Cross below dated AU 10 1840 in red. Signed E Stanley, who was afterwards known as Earl Derby, Prime Minister. Backstamp Canterbury single rim in black dated AU 11 1840. A very nice item -
Outer 1838 Warrington to Liverpool with "Warrington Penny Post 2 line in black (type 3/25, cat £65). Backstamped by Warrington 2 line CDS dated AU 16 1838 in black and Liverpool double arc CDS dated AU 17 1838 in red -
Free front 1817 Holkham to Litchfield, signed "Nugent". Stamped by HOLKHAM boxed mark in black (type 3/5, £60) -
Entire 1832 London to Stockton upon Tees, with boxed "TP Hampton" in black, "2" instructional mark and "2/2" postage rate. Backstamped by "NIGHT 7 JA 3 1832", and London receivers mark JA 3 1832 code L -
Entire 1825 Ham (London) to Bond St London, then redirected to Heriot Row Edinburgh. Lots of markings and transit marks and charges added to this one - Front has "TP Ham" 2 line boxed in red type 2/22 (£10), instructional marking "3" (type 2/33 £30), "½" Scotland coach travel surcharge, and manuscript postage rate "2/2". Backstamped by "12 NOON 12" double rim oval in red (type 2/9 £4), datestamp type 1/9 in black dated MY 13 1825 code L, and Edinburgh arrival mark dated MAY 18 1825 codes W E. Interesting contents too, Someone trying to solicit a meeting with Donald Horne for a W Wright before he travels to Scotland on a Steam Vessel, this meeting to take place at either his address at Pall Mall or the Countess of Dysart's Pall Mall residence (Ham House, where the letter was written, was the ancestral home of Louisa Tollemache, 7th Countess of Dysart). Fascinating piece with 2 letters, one from the writer trying to solicit the meeting, and an introduction from W Wright. -
Entire 1795 Perth to Edinburgh then redirected to Dundee with manuscript postage rate "9", then an additional postage rate of "1/6". Backstamped by Perth circular town mark in red type 4/56, and Bishop Mark type 4/4 in red dated "NO/10". Nice item -
Outer 1840 Inistiogue to Glasgow, backstamped by "INNISTIOGUE" town stamp type 5/102 (£40). Glasgow boxed arrival stamp in black dated 10 SE 1840, and upright diamond double frame in red dated SE 8 40, code IM -
Entire 1776 York to Ferrybridge with postage rate 1 crossed out and 2 added, backstamped by single line "FERRYBRIDGE" town mark (type 3/5 £60). Addressed to Sir William Lowther, who was 1st Baronet of Little Preston (1707-1788). Fascinating contents too - "As to the hill ros, I don't know whever Mr Butler wood bea grebell to part with it or not" -
Cover to Paris with 3/- postage rate in red and black stamped "RN.4". Backstamped by Foreign Office double circle in red (outward) code 97 (type 1/37 £35) and treble circle receivers mark centre code 28 plus an14 -
Cover 1802 to London then redirected to Cheshire. Front has "P PAYE PARIS" in red, plus double rim datestamp dated SE 30 802 code A. Backstamped by single circle Foreign Office datestamp in black (inward) dated SE 29 1802 (type 1/37 £35)
