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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 1834 from Hastings addressed to Duke of Sutherland, Bridgewater House, London, with Hastings Penny Post 2 line in black (type 3/25 £60). As it was not signed, it has been stamped with "To Pay 1d Only" boxed in black (type 1A/19 - £50), and has been stamped with "No.1". Backstamped by Hastings single arc CDS dated JY 23 1834. Cracking 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) -
Nice entire 1846 London local post with some fascinating markings. Front cover has "Chief Office 1d Paid 2 line in red, which is usually accompanied by the backstamp "PD JY 10 1846" code 12NN (Noon posting) in red, but has also been backstamped by "1 An 1 JY 10 1846" code C, which is usually used in conjunction with the oval number obliteration. As a final salute to this fabulous little cover, there is an intact wax seal that has a rooster in the centre and the poignant words "WHILE I LIVE I'LL CROW". Very nice cover -
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 -
GB 1882 5/- Rose QV Plate 4 (Anchor watermark) good used, perfect centring and a light "AP 6 83 LOMBARD ST" cancel. Cat £3800 (A$7050). Priced to clear at 12% Gibbons -
GB 1854 6d embossed. Very attractive looking copy, with 4 wide straight margins, good colour and a very light Glasgow cancel. SG60 cat £1000 (A$1850). Very nice item, only 17% Gibbons -
Entire 1838 Glasgow to Kirkcaldy, market report on flax pricing, with "Add ½" on front and backstamped by GLASGOW CDS dated JAN 19 1838. Some damage to the letter -
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
