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‘GB Postal History 1802 – 1839’ Handstamps, unusual usages, Coffee Houses etc |
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17. 1802 wrapper Peebles to Edinburgh with postal charge of '4' and on front very fine straight line 'Peebles' handstamp in black. Handstamp in red NOV/1802/15. (*) (Ref 60002) £55.00 |
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18. 1807 letter to Edinburgh, on front fine strike of the 'Crail' straight line handstamp in black with postal charge of '7' and circular datestamp JAN.1807.29. (*) (Ref 60003) £45.00 |
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19. WILTSHIRE. 1819 letter to Shaftesbury dated June 10th 1819. On front fine strike of the 'Wotten-Bassett/97' mileage mark in black (WI 862). (*) (Ref 60574) £35.00 |
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20. CROSS POST/IRELAND. 1820 letter Dublin to Fowey, Cornwall endorsed 'X Post' REDIRECTED to London with various charge marks and handstamps including Bodmin '237' mileage mark (CO 12). (*) (Ref 57566) £95.00 |
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21. MAIL CARRIED PRIVATELY 'BY CARAVAN' from London addressed to 'Thomas Pickford Manchester' and carried by him. Left flap missing otherwise a fine clean example of privately carried mail without postal charge dated 21st December 1820. (*) (Ref 48947) £65.00 |
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22. 1825 letter from The Temple in London to Settle, Yorks evidently carried by private carrier (illegal unless accompanying a parcel) and on front manuscript 'By Union 15/NOV/1825' - the Union presumably being the coach name. (*) (Ref 54685) £40.00 |
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23. SUFFOLK. 1826 letter from Eye dated August 7th 1826 to Bury St. Edmunds with fine strike of the large-type 'Eye/93' mileage mark in black (SK 138). (*) (Ref 60572) £40.00 |
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24. 'TENBY' UDC (W 2286). Circa. 1830's entire Tenby to Birmingham with manuscript '1/-'. On reverse fine strike of the Tenby circular mileage mark with mileage erased. (*) (Ref 44938) £20.00 |
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25. IRELAND. Circa 1830's wrapper Elphin (Co. Rosscommon) to Dublin with good strike of the 'Elphin/75' mileage mark in black. (*) (Ref 59048) £35.00 |
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26. COFFEE HOUSE/WHEEL TAX. 1831 entire Aberdeen to the 'Salopian Coffee House Charing Cross London', backstamped 16/JY/1831. On front good strike of the 'Addl/½' wheel tax handstamp. (*) (Ref 59064) £75.00 |
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27. LONDON/POSTAL CHARGE ALTERATION. 1833 letter used locally in London with London handstamp '3' overstruck with barred Inspector's handstamp and re-rated with handstamp '2' with 'T.P/Coml Rd.Lambh' handstamp of the London 2d post. All handstamps in black. Backstamped OC/14/1833. (*) (Ref 59824) £40.00 |
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28. RETURNED MAIL/POSTMASTERS' INITIALS 1834 wrapper Chard to Liverpool with Chard udc and Liverpool datestamp MY/19/1834. Manuscript reads 'Cannot be found May 18th' and on reverse postmen have initially their 21 attempts to find correct address!! (Ref 24282) £95.00 |
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29. LONDON/POSTAL CHARGE ALTERATION. 1835 letter used locally in London with handstamp '2' overstruck by Inspector's mark and handstruck '3' applied in black. On front 'T.P/Milbank St' handstamp in red. Backstamped OC/30/1835. (*) (Ref 59825) £45.00 |
30. 1838 letter Whitehouse to Aberdeen dated 13th April 1838 with fine strike of the 'Whitehouse' straight line handstamp in black. (*) (Ref 60009) £35.00 |
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31. 1838 letter Peebles to the 'Star Hotel Edinburgh' (Coffee House?) REDIRECTED with fair strike of the 'Postage to/Edinburgh/Not Paid' handstamp in black also 'Addt/½' wheeltax handstamp with various manuscript ratings. Backstamped MY.22.1838(*) (Ref 60024) £40.00 |
32. IRELAND. 1838 wrapper from Castledawson to Rochester, Kent with fine strike of the 'Castledawson' straight line receiver in dark blue with Dublin datestamp JU/4/38 and London datestamp 6/JU/1838. (*) (Ref 60550) £45.00 |
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33. WATERFORD TO MILFORD HAVEN ADDITIONAL ½ RATE. 1838 wrapper (flaps removed) from Clonmel to London via Waterford with postal charge of '1/3½'. Backstamped Clonmel JY/4/1838 and Waterford JY/5/1838. Very scarce. (*) (Ref 59599) £160.00 |
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34. 1839 FREE FRANK from Bervie to Stonehaven dated 8th June. On reverse good strike of the 'Bervie' straight line handstamp in black. (*) (Ref 60015) £25.00 |
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35. CARRIER'S LETTER. A fine 1839 receipt dated 12th Jone concerning casks of whisky from Dundee to Balhary with unusual manuscript on front 'with a cask whisky', without postal markings. Seldom offered. (*) (Ref 54707) £45.00 |
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