Leith. 1800-51 Entire letters and entires with various Penny Post handstamps (12, seven different Paid or Unpaid types in red or black); or Paid handstamps (25), various types including boxed "POST / PAID" in red or green, etc., most fine strikes written up on pages. (37).
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Lot No: 813
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Edinburgh. 1812-46 Entire letters and entires (28), free fronts (2) and a piece, with receiving office handstamps of Castle Street (6, three types), Howe Street (5, four types), Leith Walk (6, four types) or Nicholson Street (5, three types); "POSTAGE TO / EDINBURGH / NOT PAID" (6, two types, two on front or piece); or boxed "MISSENT / TO / EDINBURGH" (3, one a front), most fine strikes, written up on pages. (31).
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Glasgow. 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).
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Jedburgh. 1840 (Sep 9) Entire letter to Langholm, over ½oz so prepaid 2d, shown by two adjacent "1" handstamps, only one other similar use of two "1" handstamps on a letter paid 2d recorded from Scotland. Photo on Page 122. (Image1)
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1844 (Apr 18) Entire letter from Glasgow to Crooked Billet, Liverpool, prepaid 1d in cash, red Glasgow Paid datestamp and an unusually fine strike of the scarce "V (crown) R" inspectors mark in black (GW 192b, later than recorded by Auckland).
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Lot No: 819
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Scots Local Cancels. c.1854-59 Covers (4) and pieces (7) bearing 1d reds, and single 1d stamps (3), all with Scots Local cancels, the covers comprising type III "CARDROSS" in blue (2), "NEWTON MEARNS" in blue or "DUNGLAS" in black, largely fine. (14).
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Lot No: 820
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Gretna Green Marriages. 1866-85 Covers, letters and ephemera concerning the Lang family who conducted weddings at Gretna Green, including 1866 handwritten and printed marriage certificates both signed by Simon Lang, letters requesting copies of marriage certificates or registers, information about a runaway marriage in the year 1791, letter regarding the rule that marriages are only valid if one party has been resident in Scotland for at least 21 days, a request by a collector for an unused marriage certificate for which he encloses 6d, printed notice "One Pound Reward for the marriage register of Edward Gascoigne supposed to be married between 1670 & 1685 in Lancashire or towns bordering on Lancashire", etc. An interesting collection, all written up on pages, sixteen with postally used covers. (23+).
