Easdale. 1824-1981 Entire letters, covers and cards with cancels of Easdale (7) or North Easdale including 1824 "EASDALE / PENNY POST", undated entire letter sent locally apparently free of charge with superb "EASDALE" undated circle, and 1871 cover cancelled at Oban, backstamped with single arc c.d.s. (8). £160-180
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Islay - Bowmore Village. 1851-59 Covers (4), an entire and a piece, the covers all with a 1d red cancelled at Greenock backstamped with blue "BOWMORE / VILLAGE" undated circle (3, 1851-54) or type V straight line Scots local handstamp (1859), the 1856 entire with the 1d red cancelled by boxed type VIII Scots local cancel and overcancelled by the Greenock "163" numeral. Also a 1d red on piece solely cancelled by the boxed type VIII Scots local. The 1851-54 covers backstamped by boxed Bowmore datestamp, the 1856-59 covers with Port Ellen double arc datestamp. The 1856 entire with some staining and a heavy vertical fold but still very scarce, the others fine. (6). £300-350
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Mull - Aros. 1817-1982 Entire letters, covers and cards (17) and pieces (2) including 1817 boxed "AROSS / 528-G", 1829 boxed "AROSS", 1834 straight line "AROS", boxed datestamps in red and black, scarce red handstruck "1" of 1840, Maltese Cross, "23" numerals, single arc datestamps, etc. (19). £170-200
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Mull - Tobermory. 1825-1976 Entires, covers and cards (17), stamps and pieces (5), Certificate of Posting and a 1903 Parcel Post label including 1825 boxed "TOBERMORY / 538-G", 1836 entire with "TOBERMORY / PENNY POST" and "TOBERMORY", "325" numerals in blue and black, Maltese Cross, boxed datestamps, single arc datestamp, etc. (24). £160-180
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Orkneys - Finstown. 1860 Printed return of schools examined in the Parish of Orphir, sent to The Mause, Orphir by Kirkwall, with a 1d red tied by scarce "FINSTOWN" type VIII Scots local, minor damp staining and small repair near the stamp but a scarce local use without any datestamps. £80-100
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Skye - Isle Ornsay. 1852-1961 Entire letters, covers and cards (11) and a KEVII 6d pair, including 1852-58 undated circles in blue (3) or green and 1864-73 single arc datestamps in black or blue (2) all with 1d reds cancelled at Broadford. (12). £130-150
Sussex(Also see lots 732, 823, 832) |
Rye/Winchelsea. 1757 Entire letter addressed to "Mr Geor. Slate liveing at Smallhithe Ferry near Tenterden; But now at Rye at ye Red Lyon or at ye Rye Gally or some of ye Publick Houses"; the letter reads "After I left you at Winchelsea Ferry I went down to Mr Catts at ye White Hart near ye New Harbour where I found a man which answers exactly to ye description you gave me of him & is now in my custody. So desire you would be very expedious in comeing so directly to send me an answer unto ye above house, meaning the White Hart near the Harbour". An interesting letter with an extraordinary address, written from New Harbour (at Winchelsea), presumably hand delivered. £120-150
Wales(Also see lots 634, 856) |
1852 59 Page booklet "Letters on Improvements addressed to landlords and road commissioners with a Petition to Parliament for a Cheap Ocean Postage and a memorial to the Prime Minister for franchise reforms", by a Llanbrynmair farmer, a few corner and cover faults, a scarce pamphlet. £80-100
Westmoreland |
1838 Entire letter from Garsdale to Kirkby Lonsdale with red "Missent to / London" handstamp, the "1" penny post charge crossed out, the reverse endorsed "slipped into the folds of a letter from Kendal". Light horizontal file fold, otherwise fine, an unusual endorsement. £80-100
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