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One Penny pink embossed envelope (Brightmore No. 5, type 2a, size 5) dated 8/4/61 with Edinburgh duplex roller cancel with 131 variety stars by sides of numerals, dated AU-12-1861, backstamped by Gainsborough dated AU 13 1861. -
Entire 1870 Edinburgh to Perth with 2d Blue pl13 letter SB tied by Edinburgh duplex stamp dated JU-6-1870, backstamped PERTH JU 7 70 with a quite superb and intact "Royal Bank of Scotland" wax seal with coat of arms. Contents are in relation to credits and debits due to the Perth branch of Royal Bank of Scotland, including a Bill from Union Bank of Australia dated Jun 3 1860 - if additional papers included in this letter, might explain why the extra postage was paid. SG47 used on cover cat £75. -
Outer 1868 Torquay to Edinburgh redirected to Dunfermline, with 1d red star pl 110 tied by numeral cancel 805 of Torquay, sent to Edinburgh, then another 1d red attached pl79 and cancelled by duplex 131 cancel of Edinburgh. Backstamps are Union St Torquay No 13 68, Edinburgh Night rail EDINr M NO 14 68, and Dunfermline arrival CDS code A NO 15 68. Beautiful 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 1869 New Cumnock to Edinburgh with 1d red star tied by Square postmark "384", backstamped NEW CUMNOCK code B MY 10 69 and Carlisle to Edinburgh TPO EDINr M Code 1 MY 11 69. This is the smaller variety of the EDINr.M TPO stamp, see CSC-000204 for the larger size version Fresh item for 150 years old! -
Entire 1871 Mourning letter Edinburgh to Ayr, with ½p Bantam pl8 tied by Edinburgh duplex mark 131 dated AP 6 71, an unusual duplex having san-serif letters for the town, but seriffed letters for the date. Backstamped by single arc AYR code A AP 7 71, and a large black wax seal. The letter is a beautifully written request for the recipient to attend the funeral of the senders uncle. Cat of the stamp alone is £120, twice that on cover. Letter has a fold in it, otherwise very fine and well preserved. -
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 -
Outer 1840 Greenock to Liverpool with manuscript "1" in red (prepaid) and boxed Greenock datestamp dated JA 16 1840. Backstamped by "L" diamond shaped receiving mark normally used on mail to and from America dated JA 17, code K. A lovely item, only 6 days after the start of Uniform Penny Postage!
