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1841 1D MULREADY 'EDINBURGH ENVELOPE ADVERTISER' 'No.IV NOVEMBER 4 1840' (SPEC MA7u). Used 1d Mulready wrapper, stereo A25, some creasing and soiling, from London to 'Mrs N. P. Lyon, 17 Union Place, Edinburgh' with good strike red Maltese cross and alongside 'T.P/S.O.Islington' receivers hand stamp in black, on reverse London date stamp FE 9 1841. Within fine 'EDINBURGH ENVELOPE ADVERTISER''No.IV November 4 1840' with 'P.3.' at upper right and at upper left 'NEW ARRIVALS' (Spec MA7u). Multiple adverts include: 'NEW ARRIVALS AT THE EDINBURGH CLOTH COMPANY'S HALL...large stock of NEW GOODS...THE FINEST BLACK AND COLOURED CLOTHS...NEW VESTINGS TROUSERINGS...PILOT CLOTHS AND BEAVERS...YOUNG GENTLEMEN'S DRESSES...SERVANTS' LIVERIES...'; 'SCOTTISH (Widows' Fund) LIFE ASSURANCE' listing agencies from 'Aberdeen...Huddersfield...Newcastle...Zetland'; 'Patent Copying Presses...IMPROVED COPYING PRESSES...'; 'DOCTOR ALLISON'S SOLUTION OF COPAIRA, FOR DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS, BLADDER, URETHRA...'; 'Wm. Spence and Co,...LEITH WALK MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF FOREIGN AND BRITISH MANUFACTURS, COMPRISING EVERY NOVELTY IN PARISIAN AND LONDON FASHIONS, SPLENDID NEW CHINE' SILKS, RICH BROCADES...MAGNIFICENT FRENCH SATINS...FOREIGN AND BRITISH SHAWLS...THE BONNET ROOMS...THE CLOAK AND FUR ROOMS...RARE AND VALUABLE FURS...'; 'MISS PRINGLE...returned from London with a Splendid Assortment...OF MILLINERY AND DRESSES'; 'Important to Gentlemen visiting the North. THE DUNDEE TEMPERANCE HOTEL, READING-ROOM AND COMMERCIAL LODGINGS...' and 'Chemical Plate Powder...producing the finest and most brilliant polish ever witnessed...'. Faults as described but one of only four used examples recorded to date. (Ref 141773).