Leith - Paid Handstamps. 1811-51 Entire letters and entires, various handstamps including boxed "POST / PAID" in red (2) or green (ED334b/c), blue or green "PAID AT / LEITH" (7, ED340a, two with circular "PENNY POST / PAID" of Edinburgh), and various circular Paid datestamps in red, blue, green or black, two with red U.P.P "1" handstamp. A fine group, five to France, Portugal or Holland (one with a London Ship Letter datestamp). (25). £240-280
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Leith - Uniform 4d Post. 1839 (Dec 24) Entire letter sent within the Penny Post to Edinburgh with blue "1" charge mark, and 1840 (Jan 8) entire letter to Callander with blue "4" charge mark, light file folds, otherwise a fine pair. (2). £100-120
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1814-39 Entire letters comprising 1814 printed letter with oval "PAID / AT / GLASGOW"; 1829 letter with "PARKHEAD / PENNY POST" and the postage reduced from 2/4 to 1/2; 1839 letter with red "V (crown) R" altering the charge from 1/1 to 2/2; and 1839 (Dec 16) letter to Edinburgh with Glasgow E.X c.d.s and black handstruck "4". (4). £120-150
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1819 Entire letter from Edinburgh to Glasgow endorsed "Not found", returned within a printed O.H.M.S "General Post Office" wrapper, and 1839 entire letter from Liverpool to Glasgow paid 11d, charged a further 11d, handstamped scarce "MORE TO PAY" (GW174, only recorded 1839). (3). £150-180
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Paid Handstamps. 1800-39 Entire letters (40) and a front with Paid handstamps comprising circular "POST / PAID" type GW138 (2), oval framed "PAID / AT / GLASGOW" type GW140 (8), octagonal framed types GW142 in black (4, one an early use in 1816) or red (4), GW144 in black (11) or red (4), GW146 in black or red (2) and GW148 in red (2), boxed "PAID AT / GLASGOW / EXCHANGE" type GW364 in black (3). A fine collection written up on pages, GW142 apparently used at the Exchange office in the 1830s, type GW148 very scarce. (41). £500-600
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Receiving Offices. 1826-48 Entire letters and entires with straight line Anderston (3, two in blue), Anderston Walk, Alexandria (2, in red), Arrochar (2, one in red), Broomielaw, Exchange (2), boxed Anderston, circular undated St. Rollox R.H in blue, circular Glasgow E.X datestamps used at Exchange in red (5) or black (3). Also 1859 entire with Port Eglinton Road single arc datestamp on reverse. (22). £120-150
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Missent Handstamps. 1827-42 Entire letters, entire, cover and a free front, four with "MISSENT / TO GLASGOW" (GW180), applied to letters from Alloa to Tayfield, Rome to Hamilton, Cumbernauld to Falkirk (with "Glasgow Penny Post" handstamp) and a front from London to Bath (also with manuscript "Missent to" alongside "JOHNSTONE"); two others with boxed "MISSENT / TO / GLASGOW" (GW184) on a free letter (one side flap removed) from Reading to Kirkcaldy redirected to Edinburgh, or on a cover from Holland to St. Boswells. (6). £160-180
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