FIRST DAY OF 4d-POSTAGE PERIOD - PREPAID LONDON COVER TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE; Fine 5 Dec. 1839 E prepaid "8d" (Ship Letter rate from outgoing port) from "London, 165 Strand" ("180 STRAND" Receiving House mark across the join on the reverse) to Cape Town with red m/s "8d" and v. fine oval red "PAID SHIP LETTER/[Crown]/LONDON" d.s. on the front beside London "PAID" cds (both clearly dated 5 Dec.), but also having the black m/s "4[d]" Cape ingoing Ship Letter charge. Most unusual Uniform 4d Postage First Day cover with no inland rate charged! Cross Reference: UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD, FIRST DAY COVERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS (Image)

FIRST DAY OF UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE - 1d-RATE PREPAID COVER FROM GLASGOW; 10 Jan. 1840 E (central crease clear of marks and rate) prepaid from Glasgow to "Pennicuik" (near Edinburgh) with red manuscript "1" and fine red boxed "GLASGOW/PAID N/JA 10/1840" d.s. alongside as well as a fine red Edinburgh "PAID/11 JAN M/1840" transit cds. Rare Uniform 1d Postage First Day Cover. Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, FIRST DAY COVERS (Image)

LETTER FROM ROWLAND HILL: 2 May 1845 Letter (no cover) written by Rowland Hill from Brighton to Mr F Fox, giving details of Sussex Coaches.Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)