Ayr. 1727 (Apr 27) Entire letter from Ayr to Edinburgh with manuscript "Air 2" on the front, fine and scarce. Manuscript Post Office endorsements known from Ayr from 1680 until 1729, with about eleven examples recorded in total, of which this is one of the finest. Photo on Page 74. (Image1)

Dumfries. 1728 (Mar 11) Entire letter to Edinburgh with manuscript "Dfs 4", a fine and scarce Post Office town endorsement. Photo on Page 74. (Image1)

Dumfries. 1728-64 Entire letters from Dumfries to Edinburgh comprising 1728 manuscript "Dumfs 4", 1752 and 1764 "DUMFRIES" handstamps (DS54, 56a), the two handstamps very fine, the 1728 letter with vertical file fold showing some wear and staining but still a good example of this manuscript Post Office town endorsement. (3).

Montrose. 1760 (July 3) Entire letter to Edinburgh charged 2d, backstamped by the distinctive double ring "MONTROSE" with a cross composed of five small circles at the base, horizontal file fold, otherwise fine and a good strike of this uncommon handstamp. (AN 239).

Perth. 1750 (Dec 29) Entire letter from Perth to Edinburgh charged 2d, backstamped by "PERTH" lamb handstamp, a little overinked as usual but otherwise an unusually fine and clear example of this rare and iconic mark which depicts the badge of Perth - the lamb and banner of St. John, with the town name below. This handstamp used 1750-54, though most letters in this period still had the Perth straight line handstamp applied with only a minority of letters receiving this distinctive handstamp. Most of the few known examples are of appalling quality, the lamb and banner both quite clear in this example. Vertical file fold, otherwise fine and an important Scottish postal marking. Photo on Page 74. (Image1)

1840 Entire to Prestonpans bearing a 1d black (SG plate 1b, four margins, crossed by pressed vertical file fold), red Maltese Cross, with a fine boxed "GARMOUTH / PENNY POST" on the front, backstamped straight line "FOCHABERS".