16. 1831 entire from Lerwick to Edinburgh - on reverse fine 'Lerwick 778' mileage mark and various datestamps 21/JN/1831. Inter-banking mail Shetland Bank to the RBS. (*) (Ref 60027) £45.00

17. 1832 letter Aboyne to Aberdeen with fine strike of the 'Aboyne' straight line handstamp in black. Letter dated 12th April. (*) (Ref 60011) £27.50

18. SUSSEX. 1834 letter Hurst Green to Mayfield rated '4' and then '6' with manuscript at lower left 'Per Wadhurst Bag'. On reverse fine strike of the 'Waghurst/Penny Post' handstamp (SX 1243). Letter dated 28th December 1834 - this handstamp recorded usage 1835-1836. Filing fold but good usage. (*) (Ref 55807) £95.00

19. 1835 letter Lampackwells to Haddington dated FEB/21/1835. On front good strike of the 'Haddington/Penny Post' handstamp in blue. On reverse Haddington datestamp and good strike of the square number '6' local receiver. (*) (Ref 60023) £40.00

20. SUSSEX. 1835 wrapper from Hastings to Rye with manuscript '4' and endorsed at lower left 'Coastal Mail'. Backstamped Hastings JY/2/1835. A very scarce example of this 'X Post'. (*) (Ref 55805) £95.00

21. WILTSHIRE. 1837 letter Wilton to London with very fine strike of the 'Wilton' straight line Italic-type handstamp (WL 828). Backstamped Salisbury MA/10/1837. Very fine. (*) (Ref 57921) £45.00

22. LAST DAY USAGE OF THE UNIFORM 4d POST. A fine letter from Murston, nr Sittingbourne Kent to Charing kent clearly dated 9th January 1839 with manuscript '4' on front. Faint datestamp Sittingbourne JA.9.1840. Next day uniform Penny Post introduced. With clear backstamp retail circa £475.00 (Ref 59437) £400.00

23. STAFFORDSHIRE/UNIFORM 4d POST. 1839 letter from Tunstall dated 9th December 1839, slight crumpling, to Sandbach, Cheshire with manuscript '4' postal charge and 'No8' local receiver of Corbridge, Staffs. On reverse Newcastle under Lyme datestamp DE/9/1839 . Fine provincial usage. (PT) (Ref 53358) £60.00

24. 1839 UNIFORM 4d POST. 1840 letter Uphall to Edinburgh dated 1st January 1840 with manuscript '1' on front. On reverse 'Uphall/Penny Post' handstamp and backstamped JA/3/1840. Under Uniform Penny Post system if a cheaper rate already existed as in this case (local mail) the lower postal rate took precendence. (*) (Ref 59978) £55.00

25. THE UNIFORM 4d POST. 1840 entire from Perth to Fort William dated 6th January 1840 with fine strike of the Perth handstamp '4' in black, backstamped Perth 7/JA/1840. Filing fold clear of handstamp. Scarce. (*) (Ref 49872) £175.00

26. COFFEE HOUSE/1d BLACK. Circa. 1840 front addressed to 'Clarendon Hotel 169 New Bond Street London'(listed by Lillywhite as a coffee house. With four margined 1d black (SG 2) plate 8 lettered DJ tied red M.C. REDIRECTED to Ditchley, Oxon with handstamp '1' in black paying redirection fee. Unusual. (*) (Ref 55907) £275.00

27. FIRST DAY OF EXPERIMENTAL USE OF BLACK INK IN LONDON. A fine entire, used locally in London, with three margined 1d black tied black M.C. with fine backstamp AU/31/1840. MATCHED WITH a fine Mulready used in London cancelled red M.C. backstamped AU/28/1840. Very rare pair. (PT) (Ref 60709) £4000.00