1794 (June 9) Entire letter from Glasgow, prepaid 1/8 to "James Buchanan, Gunner fourth Battalion Royal Artillery, care of Lieutenant A.S Frayer, Ostend - Tourney - or elsewhere" with circular framed "GLAS / GOW" and red octagonal framed "POST / PAID" datestamp (Jay 97, only used April - July 1794). The 1d soldier's concession rate was not introduced until 1795. Tear at upper edge, otherwise fine and unusual.

1794 (Feb 20) Entire letter to a solicitor in Yorkshire, which includes "My direction is this - William Norman soldier in the Duke of Argylls Company 3rd Regt of Foot Guards on Foreign Service. It must be post paid as usual to London", charged 1/6 + 1d ship letter fee with fine "LONDON / SHIP LRE". The letter originally included a power of attorney executed at Ghent and 'signed in the presence of Captain Dilkes adjutant of the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards and Corporal McNichol of the said Regiment".

Dutch Expedition - Army Bag / Soldiers Letter. 1799 (Sep 21) Entire letter from Charles Morris, soldier in the 79th Regt in Holland, to the Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh, regarding a lost deposit receipt for £50. The letter includes "direct to me in the 8th Company of the 79th Regt in Sir Ralph Abercrombie's Army and General Moore's Brigade Holland". The address panel is signed "Alan Cameron, Colonel 79th Regt Holland" to qualify for the soldiers concession rate, but the letter was posted unpaid so was charged the full rate of 1/2 (6d to London + 8d London to Edinburgh), with a reasonable strike of the scarce circular "(crown) / ARMY BAG", London and Edinburgh datestamps. Due to the difficulties in prepaying the penny postage duringthis campaign the Post Office permitted letters to be posted unpaid and the penny to be paid by the addressee from 9th October, this letter being sent 18 days before that concession was introduced for this campaign only. Morris and Col. Cameron were both wounded at the Battle of Alkmaar on October 2nd. A little minor staining and small tear at upper edge but a rare Army Bag handstamp, especially so on a soldiers letter. Photo onPage 116. (Image1)

Peninsular Campaign. 1810 (July 19) Entire letter from Lt. Col. Henry MacKinnon (killed at the Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo in January 1812), written from Pinhel to his wife in Bath, which includes "expecting a visit from Bony but it will not be a visit of much ceremony. We are prepared to move at half an hours notice and as our magazines are well supplied in the rear we hope not to starve this campaign as we did during the last", splitting at folds; and an 1810 entire letter prepaid 2/7 from Edinburgh to "Capt. MacDougal 2nd Batt. 5th Regt of Infantry with Lord Visct Wellingtons Army in Portugal", received at Burjallal, fine. (2).

France. 1814 (Apr 24) Entire letter from Capt. John Mitchell, Royal Artillery, at Pompignan, who writes, "It was unfortunate for me that the Light Divn were not particularly engaged in the affair at Toulouse, but my guns were of some service, particularly at one time when the Spanish retired on them in great confusion closely pursued by the French who were within 250 yards of me when I first opened my fire and drove them back. Genl Alton who commands this Division was good enough to mention this to Lord Wellington". Allied armies occupied Toulouse on April 12th; shortly afterwards Paris was captured and Napoleon abdicated. A fine letter, with green circular "FALMOUTH PACKT LRE", charged 2/2.

1814 Expedition to America. Entire letter written by Capt. John Mitchell from "H.M Ship Royal Oak, off Cape Finistere June 9th 1814", to Portsmouth with green dated "MALTA / F" handstamp of Falmouth, disinfected with two chisel slits, charged 3/2. Mitchell writes "a ship is in sight which will most probably be able to take my letters to England ..... I am on my way to America. I embarked on the Royal Oak commanded by Rear Admiral Malcolm a week ago at Bordeaux. Major Genl Ross and his staff are in the same ship. I have under my command Carmichael with the whole of his Brigade and more amounting to 450 men but without horses. Gen Ross has under his command 3,000 men, most of the troops are embarked on ships of war ..... This America affair cannot last long before it is settled, I fear there is a possibility of the Company being left in America"; a postscript states "The sealed orders have been opened and we are to go to Bermuda then to receive further directions". This force proceeded to America where Washington was sacked in August; Mitchell was promoted Brevet Major in September, having commanded three companies of artillery during the American campaign. Minor stain, otherwise fine.

Preparations for Waterloo - 1d Rate. 1815 (May 20) Entire letter to Bristol headed "From Jas Strudwick, Sergt 2nd Dragoons" and countersigned by Lt. Col James Hamilton, prepaid at the 1d concession rate, London arrival datestamps. Written from Dundirhoutem, the letter includes "we have been lying at this place a fortnight, it is a very pleasant country village, we are about 16 miles from the Head Quarters of the French Army of which we understand Bonaparte in person has the command, and has formed his Head Quarter at Condu, a small frontier town very strongly fortified, the Duke of Wellington has his Head Quarters within 6 miles of that place ....... the army are all lying in Quarters. Fresh troops are arriving daily from England, the 1st Dragoons, 13th & 23rd are arrived as also the 32, 42 & 92 Regiments of foot. The Duke of Wellington has at this time from 90 to 100 thousand men under his command and Marshal Blucher lays on his left with from 80 to 90 thousand men chiefly Prussians". A postscript reads, "We have just heard that the whole of the British cavalry are to assemble on Wednesday next the 24th but we do not know for what purpose", and "Direct for me Jas. Strudwick Sergeant, Scotch Grays with the British army Netherlands". Both Strudwick and Col. Hamilton were killed at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18th. A fine and scarce soldiers rate letter from Holland. Photo on Page 116. (Image1)

Army of Occupation. 1815 Entire letters from London to "Lieut J. J Douglas, 15th Hussars, with the Army of the Duke of Wellington in the Netherlands" prepaid 1/4, or similarly addressed to Lt. Douglas at Rouen, France, prepaid 1/2. (2).

Army of Occupation - 1d Rate. 1817 (June 24) Entire letter containing a copy of the proclamation of bans for the marriage of Corporal John Lyle to Ann Walker in 1808, and a declaration from the Minister that they were married, sent from Edinburgh to "John Lyle Sergt. 91st Regt, Valencienns in France" prepaid at the soldiers 1d rate, horizontal fold and light soiling and tear at upper edge but a scarce 1d rate to the Army of Occupation in France.