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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 -
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 1855 Norwich to Derby with 1d red Star tied by sideways duplex cancel of Norwich 575 dated DE 22 1855. Backstamped by DERBY CDS dated DE 24 55, plus ROCKLAND double rim CDS in bluish ink. Rockland appears to be the sending post office, but has then been forwarded to Norwich to be cancelled. Interesting piece, some of the writing on the outside of the envelope seems to refer to parties in a deceased estate -
Outer 1857 Edinburgh to Blairgowrie with experimental "roller" cancellation second type without vertical lines between numerals. Backstamped Edinburgh MAR-10-1857 and Blairgowrie MAR-11-1857 in green. Experimental roller cancels on cover are rare - I found a single with this cancel priced on Bill Barrell for £50! -
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 1858 from Cupar to Newburgh, with pair of imperf 1d reds plate 133 letter IA/IB slightly into LL otherwise large to huge margins and large portion of stamp at base, tied by 4-5-4 bar handstamp of 92 Cupar. Backstamped by CUPAR FIFE 3-MR-1858 in green, and twin arc Newburgh CDS. A beauty! -
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 1860 with 1d red star letters AC with "Posted since 7 last night" duplex 131 roller cancel. Datestamp has "seriffed letters" variety and EDINr variety (type 1b). Letter posted on a Sunday. Note the pic of reverse with a fantastic wax weal with stunning calligraphy "M and M" monogram (cut to open letter)! -
Outer 1860 Nairn to Glasgow with 1d Red Star letter EA tied by Nairn 264 4-5-4 barred hand stamp. Backstamped by Nairn double arc CDS Code G in blue dated JN 14 60 and Glasgow arrival stamp in black code 6W dated JN 15 60 -
Outer 1861 with 1d red star letters CK with "Posted since 7.20 last night" duplex cancel and 131 roller cancel. Datestamp has large letters EDINr variety (type 1a). Weekday posting -
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 -
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 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 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 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 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 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 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! -
Outer 1870 Bangor local post with 2 x ½d bantams plate 3 letters PO QO, tied by Bangor 47 duplex cancel -
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 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 -
Outer 1874 Chorley to Manchester with 2 x ½d bantams plate 4 letters GL and plate 6 letters HU tied by Chorley 198 duplex cancel dated 19 JA 74. Backstamped by Manchester CDS dated 20 JA 74 codes UI. Interesting and unusual to see 2 different plates used on the same letter -
Outer 1874 Edinburgh local post with 1d red Star plate 152 letter CG tied by 3-3 machine cancel Edinburgh 131 with dotted line CDS dated OC 20 74 codes 14 Y -
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
