1789 (Jan 20) Post Office notice explaining and illustrating how banknotes should be cut in half and posted in two separate halves, "This specimen will be put up at every Post-Office in the Kingdom" printed at the base, 198x246mm. A very rare original notice for display in a Post Office (and not cut from a newspaper, as are most notices found on this subject). Photo on Page 154. (Image1)

1804 (May 16) Entire letter posted from Dundee to the Royal Bank at Edinburgh, originally enclosing £9 in banknotes, endorsed "money" and prepaid 1/-, unusually also endorsed "more to pay 6", with a Dundee backstamp and Edinburgh arrival datestamp. Money letters had to he handed to the Postmaster for checking, a letter accepted underpaid is therefore most unusual.

1823 (Jan 1) G.P.O Post Office Notice illustrating how banknotes should be cut in half and the two halves posted separately, and showing how whole notes should be endorsed with the name and address of the sender and recipient when they could not be cut in half due to the urgency of posting them, also advising sending bills of exchange or bank post bills payable to the person to whom they are sent, coins and valuables posted in London to be handed over to the window clerk at the G.P.O. A very scarce Post Office notice issued by Francis Freeling for displaying in Post Offices, a little stained at the top but otherwise largely fine, 187x300mm.

Ireland - Money Letter. 1827 Entire letter from Ballymena to Dublin endorsed "Money Letter", prepaid the triple rate of 2/3, handstamped "BALLYMENA / 101" with a red Dublin Paid datestamp.

Scotland. 1865-76 Entire letter and covers with a registration fee of 4d, with 1865 cover franked 6d cancelled at Thurso, endorsed "Registered at Farr" and "Too Late for Last Mail"; 1868 cover (edge staining) franked 6d cancelled at Hamilton, endorsed "Registered at Bothwell"; other covers franked 5d from Lochgilphead, Montrose, Keith, Aberdeen, Oban or Port Augustus, the last unusually franked ½d + 1d (2) + 2½d. (8).