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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) -
Outer 1813 Liverpool to Leeds with postage rate "8" on front. Backstamped by Liverpool 206 CDS dated 8 MAY 1813 (type 3/22 £15) -
Outer 1861 Staines to Ledbury with 1d red Star tied by Staines 741 duplex cancel dated OC 28 61. Backstamped by London S CDS in red dated OC 28 61 code A2, and Ledbury arrival mark dated OC 29 61 code A -
First Flight letters 1937, sent on the occasion of the first flight between Aberdeen and Lerwick, Shetland Islands on 23/11/37. Letters sent in each direction, both with 1½d brown KGVI definitive. Nice pair of covers -
Postcard 1909 from Port Said to York with ½d KGV definitive tied by "PAQUEBOT" cancel. Postcard bought from JRE Hall Line, and has a PORT SAID CDS dated 14.1.09. Postcard also has 1d Charge Mark with Office no. 3 -
Registered envelope 2d Blue - Brightmore pg 47 type 19 (D6). Addressed to Post Office, Henley On Thames - To Be Called for, but not sent. Nice condition, as unsealed. Front of envelope has prices for inland registration £5 to £50. -
Blank registered letter 2d blue dated 14.9.81. Brightmore page 47 no. 7 type B size F. Tear in flap but super fresh condition -
Part registered outer KEVII 1d + 2d registration, with KEVII set 5d, 4d, 1d and ½d all tied by Skibbereen CDS dated OC 11 06 (one stamp also removed next to 1d Red). Item has 2 wax seals Bank of Ireland Skibbereen. Backstamped "Boston Mass Reg Div. OCT 21 1906". Wish it was a complete envelope, but great markings and very fresh -
Outer 1846 to Maldon with 1d red imperf 2 margins tied by indistinct London local cancel, backstamped by Maldon double rim CDS dated JA 18 1846 -
Outer 1894 Hertford to Staines with 1d Lilac die II tied by Hertford squared circle CDS type 1 dated 19 FE 94 -
Outer 1862 Portsmouth to Rye with 1d red star letters RC tied by Portsmouth 625 duplex cancel dated JY 13 62. Backstamped by Rye CDS dated JY 14 62 code B -
Outer 1859 Hereford to Leominster with 1d red star letters AB tied by Hereford 357 duplex cancel. Backstamped by Leominster CDS dated MR 2 59 code C -
Outer 1871 Dublin to Bangor North Wales with 1d red star plate 147 letter IH tied by Dublin 186 diamond duplex (type 7/32) dated NO 28 71. Backstamped by Bangor CDS dated NO 29 71 code A -
Mourning envelope 1870 Southport to Manchester with 1d red Star plate 123 letters AB tied by Southport 594 duplex cancel dated JA 13 70. Backstamped by Manchester receivers mark in black dated 13 JA 70. See also CSC-000316 sent day after by the same person! -
Entire 1857 Nottingham to Melbourne Derbyshire, with 1d red Star tied by Nottingham 583 sideways duplex cancel dated OC 6 1857, as well as Melbourne CDS in blue OC 7 1857. Backstamped by double rim Derby CDS dated OC 7 1857 -
Outer 1870 Mourning envelope Southport to Manchester with 1d red Star plate 123 letters AE tied by Southport 594 duplex cancel. Backstamped by Manchester receivers mark in black dated 14 JA 70 codes 41. See also CSC-000318 sent day before by the same person! -
Entire 1864 Liverpool to Dewsbury with 1d red Star plate 80 tied by Liverpool 466 duplex cancel dated AU 16 64 codes R 4, partial backstamp dated AU 17 64. Contents is a memo from British and American Express Co. -
Outer 1870 Ipswich to Cambridge with 1d red Star plate 108 tied by Ipswich 405 duplex cancel dated FE 18 70 code D. Backstamped by Cambridge CDS in black dated FE 19 70 -
Outer 1866 Ely to London with 2 1d red stars (plate 73 and 79) tied by Ely 275 duplex dated JA 1 66 code C. Backstamped by London receivers mark in red dated JA 2 66 code A -
Outer 1869 mourning envelope Southport to Manchester, with 1d red star plate 119 tied by Southport 594 duplex cancel. Backstamped by lower part of receivers mark dated 13 DE 69 -
Huge entire 1859 with 1d red Star with Leicester 449 sideways duplex cancel. Backstamped by Castle Donnington CDS in blue. Letter to a solicitor with a statement of account on a half folded A4 sheet of paper -
Outer 1874 Liverpool to Oporto (1/- stamp removed!) with EXCHANGE LIVERPOOL duplex mark dated 24 JY 1874 code A 14, with FRANCA oval in black, and red PD in circle. Cover marked "Via France". Backstamped by Porto arrival mark in black dated 1 AUG 1874. Letter from a company called John Glynn, asking for the enclosed letter to be delivered to a Captain Johnson either at Porto or Vienna, depending on where he drops off his cargo of fish from Newfoundland! -
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 + -
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 -
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!
