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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 -
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 1849 Edinburgh local post with 1d red imperf letter ID 4 margin example tied by barred numeral cancel 131 of Edinburgh. Local transit mark in red dated JUN-29-1849. Stamp is from a worn plate, as no right frame line. Nice item -
Entire 1853 Dunse to local Edinburgh Solicitors Davidson & Syme, with 1d red imperf 2½ margins ted by barred numeral 122 of Dunse, with DUNSE twin arc CDS in red and Edinburgh arrival CDS dated AUG-24-1853. Contents re credit note owed to their client. Nice item -
Outer 1852 Dumbarton to Edinburgh, with 1d imperf on blued paper 2½ margins tied by barred numeral handstamp 110 of Dumbarton, backstamped by boxed DUMBARTON NO-30-1852 and Edinburgh arrival CDS for DE-01-1852. Nice item -
One Penny pink embossed silk thread envelope from Crieff to Edinburgh, with 4-5-4 barred numeral "84" of Crieff, Crieff CDS on back dated JU-15-1856, and Edinburgh arrival stamp dated JN-16-1856 in red. Brightmore's "Postal Stationery of Great Britain" lists this one as No. 3 issued 1850, as it contains the pink seal device on back flap Very nice item -
Entire 1806 Ayr to Glasgow, with town stamp "AIR" in red (used 1805 to 1807), and manuscript postage rate "6". Nice item, cat £40 -
OHMS 1798 addressed to Thomas Prothero Esq, Usk. With treble circle double rim free mark type 1A/7 dated OC-12-98. Noted "G C Office" (General Counsel?) in bottom left and signed C Godly. Interesting item, cat £100 -
Free Front 1818 Bognor to Messrs Sturt & May, London, but not sent as free so has "To Pay 1d Only" single line boxed in red, and "Chichester Penny Post" 2 line in black type 3/23. Signed HJ Shepherd, Henry John Shepherd MP for Shaftesbury Nice item, cat £90 -
Free Front London to Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells not actioned as a free letter. With Richmond single rim CDS in black, "To Pay 2d Only" boxed mark, and "2" charge mark. SG cat £85 Signed Cowley -
Free front sent from Meynooth to Dublin, dated Dec 31st 1839 Addressed to Miss Caroline Hamilton, 37 Dominick St, Dublin Markings Ref (Stanley Gibbons 9th Ed) - Irish Free Mark dated JA-1-1840 with "F" 1A/41, p7, value doubled as 1840 date (£100) Signed by "Leinster" Augustus Frederick FITZGERALD, 3rd Duke of Leinster (1791-1874) 1831-74 - Lord Lieutenant of Leinster 1804-74 - Duke of Leinster Augustus Fitzgerald was Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland (Freemasons) from 1813 to 1874, and was also Lord High Constable of Ireland for the coronations of William IV and Queen Victoria Maynooth is the location of the Duke of Leinster's ancestral home -
Free front sent from Northwich to Chorlton, dated Jan 20th 1833 Addressed to Thomas Tarleton Esq, Chorlton Lodge, near Malpas Markings Ref (JT Whitney 7th Ed) – “Chester Penny Post” Boxed 2 line in black, 3/25 (BB), p32 (cat £30) Signed by “Delamere” Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere (1811-1887) Additional titles 1840-41 – MP for Denbighshire 1841-47 – MP for Montgomery 1855-87 – Member of the House of Lords -
London 2012 min sheet - history of London 1908. Limited edition 9574 of 10000. Issue price GBP14.95 -
Home Leave ticket issued to Cpl RE Ambler from 2nd Field SQN AIF to Surrey Hills Victoria for a period of 24 days leave. Added to base in pencil "NOT issued with food coupons". On reverse it says issued 1 Mar 1944, "You are warned to report to Trantit Section Camp Pell at 0800 hours 28 Mar 1944. A fascinating piece of social history! -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 156, cancelled by Manchester 498 cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 130, cancelled by Coventry 223 cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 135, cancelled by London EC cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 140, cancelled by Liverpool Exchange 466 cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 122, cancelled by 71 London EC cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 104, cancelled by Falmouth 290 cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 129, cancelled by a London EC cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 72, cancelled by Manchester 498 cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 142, cancelled by Glasgow 159 dated AU 31 71. Fine and fresh -
1802 entire Dover to Margate with "3" manuscript surcharge and Dover 72 mileage mark (type 3/20 £20) -
1813 entire Edinburgh to Oxford with red octagonal "NOV 10 1813" codes WA, "1/2" surcharge and tall "Add ½" boxed in black. -
1814 entire Selkirk to Dunbar with red octagonal "JUL 6 1814" codes WM, and Selkirk mileage mark boxed in black -
1813 entire Edinburgh to Dunbar with red octagonal "DEC 18 1813" codes WA, and tall "Add ½" boxed in black -
Entire 1811 North Berwick to Haddington, with indistinct Haddington mark on front, backstamped by North Berwick SO CDS in black. Can't find any reference to this mark in my literature -
Outer 1796 to East Malting with postage rate "4/-" and 2 digit year double rim datestamp in black dated JY 30 96 -
Entire 1824 Sherborne to North Petherton with postage rate 7 on front, backed by Sherborne 119 2 line mileage mark type 3/21 £20. Fine -
Repaired outer 1900 to Dover with 1d Lilac die II tied by British Army South Africa double circle code * (type 15/11 £25) dated FE 16 00. Backstamped by Dover Station Office dated 6PM MR 9 00 -
Entire 1845 Tain to Edinburgh with 1d red imperf 2½ margins tied by Tain 320 machine cancel. Backstamped by Tain double rim CDS dated MR 9 1845 and Edinburgh arrival mark in red dated MAR 10 45 codes G N -
Outer 1883 Musselburgh to Cumnock with 1881 Penny Lilac die II (16 dots) tied by Musselburgh duplex handstamp number 263 with 2 thick bars with inner ends of both bars shaed to circle ring dated NO 26 83 code C. Backstamped Cumnock NO 27 83 code A in small thimble type. Fresh item with some nice cancels -
Piece only (no address) 1857 with 1d red Star (TL corner cut away) tied by horizontal oval with "16" in diamond (Chigwell Victoria St) HO London thimble datestamp OC-12-1857 in blue (evening duty) and Edinburgh arrival stamp. A real shame the user cut away the address portion of the cover, as it is interesting usage
