| PH 29 |
1837 (30th May). Entire with "6pm 30 May 1837" in clipped corner oblong postmark. Also "1" mark on reverse. |
£10.00 |
[PH 29] |
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| PH 592 |
1837 (1st Jun). Entire from ABERCARNE (10 miles from NEWPORT) to CARDIFF. Letter and bill requesting £54-3s-4d to be paid to GLADIS DAVIES by the MARQUISS of BUTE. Includes 13,000 tons of coal at 1d per Ton. Two NEWPORT sending marks on reverse - one dated 1st June 1837 and the other dated 2nd June 1837. M/S 4d chargemark on face. |
£15.00 |
[PH 592] |
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| PH 433 |
1837 (26th Jul). Letter from R. SHERWOOD, requesting payment of money owed to himself. Face bears red manuscript, charge mark: "Pd 8". Reverse bears unframed, double arc: "STOCKTON/JY26/1837" datestamp. Scribbled account on reverse suggests the sum of £18-19-1 was due. |
£4.00 |
[PH 433] |
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| PH 295 |
1837 (31st Jul). Letter in clear script, ré: Life Insurance Proposal for £4000 on the life of Lord Viscount Massereene. An additional insurance cover fo £5000 has already been accepted. Face of cover bears a "2/2" manuscript charge mark and a boxed Scottish tax mark for ½d. Reverse bears red "AUG/C2F/1837" datestamp and two black datestamps "EX/31JY31/837". Nice, historical document. |
£20.00 |
[PH 295] |
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| PH 522 |
1837 (20th Nov). Completed medical account of the health of Mr John Madge, for the purposes Life Insurance. Face bears red, manuscript, charge mark "l". Reverse bears red, single circle, datestamp: "G/20NO20/1837". |
£4.00 |
[PH 522] |
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| PH 410 |
1837 (December). Entire letter from STROUD to BIRMINGHAM. Letter is still sealed, so contents not known. Reverse bears a serifed, double arc, postmark: "STROUD/DE--/1837" (day of posting is missing). Front bears black manuscript charge mark "8". Most unusual. |
£15.00 |
[PH 410] |
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| PH 524 |
1838. Large piece bearing handstruck, black, charge mark "2", and boxed: "T.P/SO Hackney" (SO = Southern Office). |
£5.00 |
[PH 524] |
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| PH 523 |
1838 (14th May). Re-sealed envelope (with card inside?). Face bears crowned: "FREE/14MY14/1838", and red "T.P Chapel St". Reverse bears red, indented: "6Ev6/MY14/1838", single circle: "C/MY-14/1838", and sigle circle: "MAY/C16F/1838". Also bears lovely black wax seal. Soiled condition. |
£7.00 |
[PH 523] |
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| PH 68 |
1838 (4th Jun). Entire from Leith to Aberdeen with unframed Leith "Additional ½d" wheel tax. Red arrival stamp JUN / 4A / 1838 on reverse. |
£25.00 |
[PH 68] |
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| PH 413 |
1838 (14th Aug). Wrapper, somewhat soiled and creased down middle, but with superb, unframed, 3 line blue: "KIRCALDY/14AUG/1835" mark and red, Scottish, single circle: "AUG/H15M/1838" mark. |
£6.00 |
[PH 413] |
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| PH 81 |
1838 (12th Oct). Entire from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Front bears framed ½d (wheel-tax). Reverse bears unpaid mark ... GLASGOW / 12OG / 1838.N (in red) and C.D.S. arrival mark ... OCT / C13M / 1838 (in red & black). 7d postal rate (in MSS). Fold accross front. |
£15.00 |
[PH 81] |
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| PH 459 |
1838 (18th Oct). Letter from SCOTLAND to LANCASHIRE, with deep red (almost black), single circle: "OCT/C18E/1838", on reverse, and large "Add!/½" tax mark on front. |
£12.00 |
[PH 459] |
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| PH 472 |
1838 (4th Nov). Letter from CARLISLE to EDINBURGH, with oblong boxed ½ tax mark and manuscript charge mark "8", on face, and red: "NOV/C4A/1838" datestamp, on reverse. Filing folds front and back. |
£6.00 |
[PH 472] |
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| PH 370 |
1839 (16th May). Letter to CAMDEN TOWN, with handstruck charge mark "2" on face. Reverse bears a black "T.P / Chief Office" mark and a red, indented, datestamp: "8NT8/MY16/1839". |
£10.00 |
[PH 370] |
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| PH 347 |
1839 (2nd Jul). Double usage insurance form, sent to Bellvue Cottage, Edinburgh. Two line: "DUKE / STREET", and red: "PAID EDINB/M/JUL2/1839" on face, with two manuscript, red, charge marks "l". Turn form around to return to Standard Life Insurance Company, Edinburgh, with black handstamp "l" charge mark and red: "JUL/+2A/1839" datestamp on the return journey. Small holes on each corner when folded. Neat repair to one edge. |
£8.00 |
[PH 347] |
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| PH 351 |
1839 (2nd Jul). Double usage insurance form, sent to 64, Hanover Street, Edinburgh. Two line: "DUKE / STREET", and red: "PAID EDINB/M/JUL2/1839" on face, with two manuscript, red, charge marks "l". Turn form around to return to Standard Life Insurance Company, Edinburgh, with handstruck "l" charge mark and red: "PAID EDINB/M/JUL2/1839" datestamp on the return journey. Damage hole around seal area. "DUKE STREET" is under-inked but visable. |
£8.00 |
[PH 351] |
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| PH 483 |
1839 (14th Jul). Most interesting and historic letter (another page, most certainly blank, is missing) from GLASGOW to EDINBURGH, outlining owners of lands in the County of STIRLING, Black, oblong boxed, ½ tax mark and manuscript charge mark "7", on face, and oblong, octagonal: "GLASGOW/15FE/1839" and single circle "FEB/C16M/1839" datestamp, in red, on reverse. Filing folds. |
£15.00 |
[PH 483] |
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| PH 419 |
1839 (14th Oct). Entire from DALKIETH to EDINBURGH with boxed: "DALKIETH/OC14/1839" in black and red single circle: "OCT/15/1839" postmark. Filing fold. |
£6.00 |
[PH 419] |
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| PH 297 |
1839 (16th Nov). Proposal for Life Insurance of £100 on a 52 year old man who has previously suffered from smallpox. Insurance proposed by James Curle, writer of Melrose, was declined. Reverse bears unframed, single arc: "MELROSE/16NO/1839" datestamp. Face bears red manuscript charge mark: "Paid 7½", and a single, red, rim, Scottish datestamp: "PAID/17NOVM/183*" (*number "9" missing from year date). |
£15.00 |
[PH 297] |
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| PH 528 |
Undated. Large piece bearing handstruck charge mark "3", and black: "T.P/Gt Russell St BY". |
£3.50 |
[PH 528] |
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| PH 407 |
1840. Wrapper with double arc: "TEWKESBURY" dated postmark, in red, with manuscript "1" charge mark, in red. |
£6.00 |
[PH 407] |
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| PH 473 |
1840. Entire from NEWBURY to BASINGSTOKE, with "Paid" charge mark "l", in red |
£4.00 |
[PH 473] |
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| PH 348 |
1840 (17th Jan). Letter from Temple Bar to Worksop, thanking for the payment of £720, which was credited to the account of the Earl of Carnarvon. Red "PO STRAND / 1PY P PAID" and double rim Tombstone: "C/PAID/17JA17/1840" datestamp, on face. |
£6.00 |
[PH 348] |
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| PH 408 |
1840 (7th Feb). Letter from OXFORD to BASINGSTOKE, with double arc, serifed: "OXFORD/FE7/1840/D" datestamp, in black, and red: "PAID/8FE8" datestamp with red manuscript "1". |
£5.00 |
[PH 408] |
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| PH 315 |
1840 (13th Feb). Entire from Glasgow to Greenock. Face bears large, red, manuscript "l", and very fine, boxed: "GLASGOW/PAIDN/FE13/1840", in red. Reverse bears under-inked, two line, black "PORTLAND STREET". |
£8.00 |
[PH 315] |
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| PH 389 |
1840 (31st Mar). Letter from Portland Place, LONDON to Alcester, WARWICKSHIRE, with Tombstone, double rim: "PAID/31MR31/1840" and black: "Gt Portland St / 1py P Paid" on face. Tiny black wax seal, depicting a single flower on reverse. Light paper fold. |
£10.00 |
[PH 389] |
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| PH 362 |
1840 (6th Apr). Entire from London to Edinburgh. Face bears single rim Tombstone: "G/PAID/6AP6/1840" datestamp and large charge mark "l". Reverse bears single rim red circular: "APR/8/M/1840" datestamp. |
£6.00 |
[PH 362] |
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| PH 409 |
1840 (22nd Apr). Wrapper from HEREFORD to LUDLOW. Red charge prepaid "l", on face, and double arch serifed: "HEREFORD/AP22/1840". |
£4.00 |
[PH 409] |
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| PH 349 |
1840 (27th Apr). Letter (which is somewhat ragged when opened up), "Holborn Hill / 1py P Paid" in black and double rim, red Tombstone: "B/PAID/27AP27/1840", from Holborn to Bagshot. Filing fold across middle. |
£5.00 |
[PH 349] |
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| PH 594 |
1840 (29th Apr). Entire from BRECON to NEWPORT, MONMOUTHSHIRE, regarding acceptance of an offer. Sending mark "BRECON / AP29 / 1840" and red M/S chargemark on face. Filing fold on front. |
£4.00 |
[PH 594] |
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| PH 350 |
1840 (26th Jun). Entire from Hull to Edinburgh. Face bears an unframed red, double arc, datestamp: "HULL/JU26/1840/A", with a beautiful, handstruck "1d" and a red, single rim: "PAID/JUN27A/1840" datestamp. Brown staining to right-hand side of cover. |
£12.00 |
[PH 350] |
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| PH 529 |
1840 (2nd Jul). Large piece with red "Pd1", manuscript charge mark, HULL double-arc, in red, "PAID/JUL2A/1840/W", datestamp, and unframed: "Cottingham/Penny Post", in black. |
£15.00 |
[PH 529] |
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| PH 466 |
1840 (21st Jul). Prepaid letter to BAGSHOTT, with red manuscript "l", on face, with double arc: "KINGSTON/JY21/1840". "TP/SUNBURY" handstamp and indistinct: "HAMTON/EV/JY21/1840", on reverse. Horizontal filing fold accross bottom front and ragged hole where sealed (neither interfere with any marks). |
£10.00 |
[PH 466] |
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| PH 396 |
1840 (12th Sep). Entire with receiving house handstamp: "Portugal St / 1py P.Paid" and red, octagonal, double rim: "PD/SP17/1840". All on face. |
£8.00 |
[PH 396] |
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| PH 484 |
1840 (19th Sep). Letter concerning the value of a crop, before it is cut, with manuscript charge mark "2", in black, on face, and superb red boxed: "CRAILL/SE19/1840", on reverse. Very difficult mark to find. |
£25.00 |
[PH 484] |
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| PH 316 |
1840 (16th Nov). Letter from Whitechurch to Birmingham. Face bears red manuscript charge mark "l". Reverse bears under inked, red, BIRMINGHAM datestamp and fine, black, unframed double arc: "WHITECHURCH.SALOP/NO16/1840", datestamp. |
£4.00 |
[PH 316] |
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