1889 UNAUTHORISED POSTAL USE OF FOREIGN BILL STAMP - 23 Feb. 1889 env. used locally in Cheshire with 1d lilac Foreign Bill value, Barefoot 73 or 102, tied STATHAM cds with another strike on the back. Unusual.Cross Reference: CHESHIRE (Image)

QV INTERNAL MAIL GROUP; Range with 1894/1901 local env. franked 1856/57 1d Receipt stamp tied by Lincoln duplex or "CAMBRIDGE" cds, 1909 env. to Ilford franked 1881 1d Purple Inland Revenue tied by a London machine cancel plus a range of 1d red or 1d lilac frankings inc. 1866 env. to Birmingham ex Ramsgate endorsed 'over ½ oz...' with circular "MORE TO PAY/A TO L" mark on front, 1878 env. to Bridgewater franked 1d red redirected twice within London and other related examples. (37 covers) Cross Reference: OFFICIAL MAIL, REDIRECTED AND TURNED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, QV (Image)