TENBURY WELLS 18th/19th CENTURY PRE-STAMP MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1721 EL to London with "TENBURY" h.s. - (type WO.749 - possibly the only recorded example) and London Bishop mark on rear, 1752 part-printed GPO London EL to Tenbury endorsed 'free' and signed by the Tenbury Postmaster Robert Caswell, 1789 EL to Ludlow with s/l "TENBURY" h.s. on front, 1793 EL to Bewdley with two strikes of the s/l "TENBURY" h.s. on front, initially rated 'pd 2' and re-rated 'pd 6' and other later examples. (31 covers) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, FREE MAIL, OFFICIAL MAIL, COFFEE HOUSES (Image)
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TENBURY WELLS LATER QV - QEII PERIOD MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1854 env. to Ludlow franked 1d Red tied by "783" b/n, 1874 QV ½d PC to London cancelled with Tenbury duplex in blue, 1906 env. to Tenbury ex Ludlow franked KEVII 1d and endorsed 'Gone no address', 1920 PPC to Trowbridge franked KGV 1d tied by "TENBURY WELLS/2" skeleton cds and other related examples. (55 items)Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)
