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1733 (Dec 14) Entire letter from Irvine to Inverary via Glasgow with manuscript “Irv 2” and “Gl 2”, a rare combination of Post Office town endorsements, one of three such letters recorded, all from this correspondence. Photo on Page 92. £200-250
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1739 (Dec 5) Entire letter sent free to the Earl of Loudon in London, backstamped with circular “GLAS / GOW” woodblock handstamp, the earliest recorded example and an unusually clear strike with a white area separating the ornamental border from an inner circle, Edinburgh and London Bishop Marks, very scarce. Photo on Page 96. £200-250
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1741-48 Entire letters to Edinburgh (5, one to Muirheads Coffee House) or London all with circular “GLAS / GOW” woodblock handstamp. (6). £200-250
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1749-99 Entire letters and entires all with circular framed “GLAS / GOW” handstamps, the written up display collection showing differing sizes and types of handstamp, all fine. (42). £200-240
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1752-99 Entire letters and entires all with circular framed “GLAS / GOW” handstamps, various sizes and types. (37). £150-180
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1800-57 Entire letters and entires with various mileage marks or other datestamps, many written up on pages including 1826 “GLASGOW / 405-E” datestamp error (“E” instead of “G”), nine letters to the Royal Bank in Scotland shown as weighing between 1½oz and 5¾oz with high postal rates, also eight sided datestamps with “4” omitted from “1849”, etc. (51). £150-200
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Additional ½. 1813-38 Entire letters and entires, the display collection showing the various types of “Addl ½” or “½” handstamps, some in blue or red. (20). £140-160
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Paid Handstamps. 1800-74 Entire letters, entires and covers with Paid handstamps including the scarce large boxed types GW142 in red (2) or black (unusually also with red Paid handstamp type GW144) and GW148 in red (2, one 39x20mm on a letter to Germany, the other 39x18mm on a local letter, not recorded in this size by Auckland), also types GW138 (3), 140 (5), 144 in black (22) or red, 146 in red (2), etc., an 1827 letter to Cape of Good Hope and 1855 letter to Surinam. A good lot, many well written up on pages. (61). £350-450
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Receiving Offices. 1817-61 Entire letters, entires and covers with various types of undated handstamps including unframed straight line marks, straight line between bars (4, Parkhead, Broomielaw, Drymen), circular handstamps, boxed handstamps (20) with Gallowgate, Kilwinning, Pollockshaws, Sandyford, Gorbals, Clachan, Port Dundas, also Port Eglinton in a frame with chamfered corners, Port Eglinton Road circular datestamp and blue Pollockshaws skeleton datestamp, a good lot. (61). £400-600
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Receiving Offices. 1830-59 Entire letters and covers, the display collection showing various offices and types of undated handstamps including unframed straight line marks, straight line between bars (5, Kinning Place, Hurlet, Neilston, Whitevale, Newton Mearns), circular handstamps, boxed handstamps (14) with Hillhead, Pollockshaws, Shettlestone, Sauchihall on a stampless cover to Constantinople, also Port Eglinton in a frame with chamfered corners, etc., some in blue, a good lot. (32). £300-400
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Penny Posts. 1830-44 Entire letters and entires, also two fronts, various Penny Post handstamps (30) including the scarce boxed type GW260 (only used Oct.-Dec. 1839), also boxed receiving office numbers (20, numbers “7” - “43”), Penny Post Unpaid handstamps of Kilpatrick (2 types) and Parkhead, “TO PAY / ONE PENNY”, “1” and “2” charge marks. A good lot, some well written up on pages. (46). £250-300
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Penny Post - Bellshill. 1832 (Nov 12) Entire letter from Bellshill to Glasgow with Glasgow Penny Post handstamp and “2” charge, backstamped by an unusually fine strike of the “BELLSHILL / (crown) / P.O” intaglio mailbag seal handstamp. Photo on Page 96. £120-150
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Bellshill. 1840 (Jan 14) Entire to Edinburgh prepaid 1d, red Glasgow and Edinburgh Paid datestamps and “1” with red 20mm “BELLSHILL / (crown)” intaglio mailbag seal handstamp, the lettering quite readable. File fold, otherwise fine, believed to be the only known example, not recorded by Auckland. Photo on Page 96. £150-200
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Port Glasgow. 1735 (Mar 4) Entire letter to Inverary, written at Irvine but put into the post at Port Glasgow, with manuscript “Pgl 2” written at Port Glasgow and “2 Gl” written at Glasgow, a rare combination of Post Office endorsements, one of two such letters recorded. Photo on Page 96. £200-250
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Port Glasgow. 1742-1907 Entire letters, covers and a card including 1742-50 “PORT / GLASGOW” (2), other one and two line handstamps, mileage marks, 1840 red “PAID” and “1”, etc. (16). £100-120
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Uniform 4d Post. 1839 (Dec 5) Entire letter to London, posted unpaid on the first day of Uniform 4d Postage with black handstruck “4”, clear Glasgow Ex. backstamp of Dec. 5 and London arrival c.d.s (Dec. 7). The letter includes “have we not now the privilege of writing so many letters as we please for the small charge of one groat? Let me have a little fourpenny intelligence of how you are.” Closed tear at upper edge, otherwise fine, a very scarce first day use of this “4” charge mark. Photo on Page 96. £600-800
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Uniform 4d Post. 1839 (Dec 10) - 1840 (Jan 3) Entire letters comprising unpaid letters with handstruck “4” (4), unpaid letters posted within the Glasgow Local Post with handstruck “1” (2), and letters paid 4d (2) or 1/4 (the 1-2oz rate), one handstruck “4” letter with side flaps removed, otherwise largely fine, the 1/4 prepaid rate scarce. (9). £300-350
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Uniform Penny Post. 1840 (Jan 10) Entire letter to Stanley by Perth, posted unpaid on the first day of penny postage charged 2d, a fine red Glasgow JA 10 datestamp and boxed “20” receiving house handstamp on reverse, “STANLEY / PENNY POST” on the front, horizontal fold and tear to flap, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 96. £200-250
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Uniform Penny Post. 1840 (Jan 10) Entire letter to Annan, prepaid 1d on the first day of penny postage with fine red boxed Glasgow Paid datestamp on the front. The letter includes “as this grand postage scheme is so cheap we can be more regular in answering”. Photo on Page 96. £250-300
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Uniform Penny Post. 1840 (Jan 16) Entire letter prepaid 1d to Edinburgh with red boxed “PAID AT / 1 / GLASGOW” (GW152), a fine strike of this scarce handstamp, recorded for Jan. - June 1840 but used infrequently. Photo on Page 96. £150-180
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1d Blacks. 1840-41 Entires (2) and an entire letter bearing 1d blacks tied by red Maltese Crosses, comprising QK plate 1a with good to large margins on 20 May 1840 entire to Inverness, BE plate 1b with four margins (close at upper left, crossed by light file fold) on 3 August 1840 entire letter to Hamilton with boxed “31” on reverse, and HC plate 6 with four margins (tiny tear at right) on 1841 entire sent within Glasgow. (3). £200-250
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2d Blues. 1841 (Sep 3) Entire letter to Pitlochry with 1840 2d blue plate 1 HG-HF pair each tied by a black Maltese Cross, both stamps with three margins, HF also just touched at lower right, an unusual high franking for a letter over 1oz. £120-150
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Mulreadys. 1840-42 1d Mulready letter sheets, stereo A4 (displaced stereo from forme 1) used in 1840 (July 3) to Newcastle upon Tyne with red Maltese Cross; and stereo A23 with printed Survey of Taxes assessment posted in 1842 (Mar 15) to “The Managers of the Botanic Garden, Woodside” endorsed “Try Partick Delivery”, black Maltese Cross, both fine. (2). £200-250
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Mulready. 1863 (June 15) 2d Mulready envelope stereo a199 to Arrochar, Britannia cancelled by a Glasgow 159 duplex, arrival backstamp, ink smudge on address and a few flap faults, otherwise fine, an exceptionally late and scarce use of a 2d Mulready envelope. Photo on Page 100. £250-300
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Pictorial Notepaper. 1847 (May 14) Entire letter headed with a superb engraved map of Glasgow, published and engraved by James Mitchell, 45 Argyll Arcade, posted from Glasgow to London franked by a 1d red, very fine. £100-150
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Maltese Crosses. 1841-44 Entire letters and covers with Maltese Cross cancels, one in red on a poor 1d black, the others in black on 1d reds or 1d pink envelope, including 1d red plate 10 (four margins) unusually cancelled by two crosses, large cover with 1d strip of eight, etc. (19). £100-150
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Experimental Duplexs. 1855-57 Entires and covers with 1d reds cancelled by the very scarce type 1 experimental duplex (2, one unusually fine), or type 2 “Madeleine Smith” duplexs (13), two in green, a good lot written up on pages. (15). Photo on Page 100. £250-300
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Duplexs/Numerals. 1845-92 Entire letters, entires and covers, also two fronts, “159” numeral obliterators (13) and duplexs (55), the display collection with additional items including 1857 (June/July) duplexs in green or blue, barrel type duplexs with two bars above and below the number (6, one a front) or three bars above and below the number (2), the very scarce type B4 duplex with Glasgow around the datestamp portion (and not horizontally across), three covers with 1d postal fiscals, one cover franked 6d to Nova Scotia. (68). £300-350
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Duplex Error. 1868 (Feb 23) Cover franked 1d to Manchester cancelled by Glasgow 195 duplex with error of number “195” for “159”, only recorded for a few days in February 1868, very scarce. Photo on Page 100. £150-200
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“Posted Since” Datestamps & Duplexs. 1858-91 Entire letters and covers with “10.15” unframed circular backstamp, duplex cancels for 10.15 (2), 10.30, 11, 11.5 or 11.15, and 1890-91 covers franked 1d or 2½d pair to U.S.A cancelled by the 11.15 date portion only (with “159” and bars removed), this last cancel very scarce with just a few recorded covers between July 1890 and June 1891. (9). Photo on Page 100 . £250-350
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Roller Cancels. 1857-60 Entire letters and covers with “159” roller cancels, internal covers franked 1d (4) or 4d (2), and an entire letter to Canada “pr Africa” franked 1/- strip of four (fault to left stamp), the last exceptionally unusual. (7). Photo on Page 100. £200-250
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Scots Local Cancels. 1854-59 Entire letters and covers bearing 1d reds and a 1d envelope, the display collection showing all types of cancel used in and around Glasgow, all fine selected strikes including straight line “Cowcaddens”, straight line handstamps between bars (6, Cambuslang, Rutherglen, Lochwinnoch, Newton Mearns, Kinning Place, Whitevale), “Govan Govan” with two bars above and below, italic “The Cross” and “St. Rollox” with two bars above and below, boxed handstamps (17, with Old Kilpatrick, Anderston, Cowcaddens, Pollockshaws, Q.S Station, Gallowgate W.O), circular handstamps (6, Govan, Muddiesburn, Stevenston, Neilston, Milton, Tollcross), a fine lot. (33). Photo on Page 100. £800-1,000
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Scots Local Cancels. 1855-58 Entire letters and covers, various types of cancel from twelve offices including Kinning Place, St. Rollox, Kilwinning, Hillhead, Stevenston, etc. (14). £200-300
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Scots Local Cancels. 1855 (Feb 21) Cover to London franked 1d red perf 16, watermark Small Crown die 1, unusually with double horizontal perforations, cancelled by superb boxed “HOPE / STREET”. An unusual 1d variety on cover. £100-120
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Scots Local Cancels. 1856 Entire to Ireland franked 1d, cancelled by boxed “QUEEN / STREET” and unframed “PORTLAND / STREET”, New Ross backstamp. An exceptional use of two differing Local cancels, possibly the result of a missort. £150-200
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Scots Local Cancels. 1857 (Jan 23) Cover to Singapore franked 1d + 2d + 6d cancelled by two strikes of boxed “SAUCHIHALL”, Glasgow and London backstamps, very attractive and unusual. Photo on Page 100. £200-250
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Scots Local Cancels - Pictorial Envelope. 1854 (Nov 25) Ocean Penny Postage envelope published by Charles Gilpin, state 2, posted to Ireland with a 1d red cancelled by straight line “DUKE STREET” with two bars above and below, backstamped at Glasgow, Dublin and Cork. A little toned, opened out with edges strengthened internally, nevertheless an exceptional use with a Scots Local cancel, illustrated in “British Pictorial Envelopes” by Bodily, Jarvis & Hahn, ex. Charless Hahn. Photo on Page 100. £300-400
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1854-56 Covers franked 1d, cancelled by circular “CALTON / GLASGOW” datestamps (2) or “PARTICK” double arc datestamps (2), an unusual and scarce use of receiving office datestamps intended for use as backstamps only. (4). Photo on Page 102. £250-300
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1855 (Apr 3) Cover to Beith franked 1d, cancelled by eight sided Glasgow datestamp, intended for use as a backstamp only, very unusual and scarce used as a cancellation. Photo on Page 102. £150-200
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1855-57 Covers franked 1d, cancelled by Glasgow double arc datestamp or single ring c.d.s; also 1873-76 entires (4) sent at the ½d printed matter rate all cancelled by single ring datestamps, all fine, scarce and unusual uses of datestamps intended to be used as backstamps. (6). £180-220
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Soldiers Letters. 1829-39 Entire letters headed from soldiers and countersigned, all prepaid at the 1d concession rate, with Paid handstamps, types GW142b, 144, 154a. (3). £120-140
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Registered Mail. 1846-1905 Entire letters, entires and covers, also two fronts, the display collection on twenty pages with a few additional covers, including 1846 entire franked 1d pair with 1/- paid in cash; 1846-55 “REGISTERED AT GLASGOW” undated circles (4) in black, red or yellow franked 7d (2), 8d (front) or 1d with 6d paid in cash; 1858-60 red boxed “REGISTERED / AT / GLASGOW” (4, one a front); 1883 cover with 3d on 3d cancelled by scarce crowned “REGISTERED / GLASGOW” double ring datestamp in blue; various oval, crowned oval or double ring Registered datestamps; 1864 7d Parliamentary Proceedings rate; 1881 scarce large crowned oval “GLASGOW SORTING TENDER / REGISTERED” datestamp (part flap torn away), and 1893 “REGISTERED / GLASGOW SORTING TENDER” c.d.s, etc. A good lot. (33). £600-700
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Newspapers/Printed Matter. 1823-94 Newspapers (2), entires and wrappers (17) with 1823 “Edinburgh Gazette” handstamped boxed “TONTINE / COFFEE ROOM / GLASGOW”; 1854 (Dec 23) “North British Daily Mail” bearing a red 1d newspaper stamp but posted in January 1855 (after newspaper stamps ceased to be valid for postage) and therefore franked by a 1d red cancelled “159” with Glasgow eight sided datestamp; and various oval or circular N.P.B cancels, or triangular “GW”. (19). £100-150
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Missent Handstamps. 1809-58 Entire letters, entires and covers, also a part cover, Missent handstamps comprising types GW173 (2), 180 (2), 182, 184 (5), 188 (2, both in blue), a good lot. (12). £300-400
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Too Late. 1809-47 Entire letters with Too Late handstamps comprising types GW166, 168 (4), 170 (5), all fine. (10). £100-120
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Inspectors Marks. 1838-42 Entire letters and entires handstamped “V / (crown) / R” in black (2) or red, or scarce “B” within two rings used by the Inspector of Blind Bags on letters with incomplete or illegible addresses. (4). £120-150
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Postage Due Mail. 1840-67 Entire letters and entires with “2” charge marks on unpaid letters (4), and underpaid covers with straight line “MORE TO PAY” in black or blue (9), or “frying pan” type “ABOVE OZ / MORE TO PAY / GLASGOW” (2), all fine. (15). £120-150
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Postage Due Mail. 1859 (Oct 6) Stampless entire to San Francisco with blue Glasgow c.d.s and unframed “POSTAGE / NOT / PAID”, small red boxed “RETURNED FOR / 2/5 POSTAGE”, backstamped at Edinburgh, very unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 102. £180-220
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Late Fees. 1845-54 Entire letters and entires all with the tiny single arc “GLASGOW” handstamp, three dated, the others all undated, some with a small “L”, including 1847 letter to Canada paid 4/8 in cash and 1850 entire to Greece paid 1/3 in cash with a 1d red applied for the late fee, and internal letters franked 1d (3), 2d (9) or 4d (2), the 3d late fee (for posting within 10 minutes of despatch of the mails) very scarce, several with file folds. (16). £300-400
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Explanatory Handstamps. 1877 (May 12) Wrapper made from an advertising handbill, addressed to Sheffield franked 1d, charged 1d with manuscript “1d, Book Post over 4oz”, boxed “EXAMINED / AT / GLASGOW” alongside, light horizontal folds (some splitting at ends) but very unusual and rare. Photo on Page 102. £180-220
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