HADDINGTON & RELATED VILLAGES 18th/19th CENTURY MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1778 EL to Edinburgh with "HADDING/TOUN" h.s. on rear, c1785 EL to Haddington ex Brunswick (German States) endorsed 'franco Frankfurt' then amended to 'franco Amsterdam' and charged '1 N 6' on front, c1790 E to Edinburgh with s/l "DUNBAR" h.s. on rear endorsed ' 1 oz' at top and rated '1/-' for the quadruple rate, 1806 E to Haddington with double-ring "NORTH/BERWICK" UDC on rear, 1837 E to Edinburgh with "HADDINGTON/PENNY POST" h.s. on front and framed "1" (Aberlady) Receiving House mark on rear, 1839 local E to Haddington with framed "HADDINGTON/P.P. PAY ONE/PENNY" d.s. on front, 1841 E to Edinburgh franked cut-into 1d Black Pl. II (QD) tied by red MX with framed "2" (Dirleton) Receiving house mark on rear and other related examples. (29 covers, 2 fronts & a few PPC's) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, GERMAN STATES, PENNY POST MARKS (Image)

MUSSELBURGH & FISHERROW 18th/19th CENTURY MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1768 EL to Fisherrow ex Copenhagen endorsed 'franco/Amster' (paid to Amsterdam) at left and rated '3 N 1' on rear, 1778 E to Fisherrow with s/l "FALKIRK" h.s. on rear, 1782 E to Fisherrow with s/l "DYSART" h.s. on rear, 1793 EL to Edinburgh rated '1'(d) with double-ring "MUSSELBURGH/P.P.O" h.s. on front, c1795/98 EL's to Edinburgh, Tain or Aberfeldy with s/l "Mufsleburgh" h.s. on rear of each, one with circular "TOO/LATE" h.s. on front, 1799 EL to Edinburgh with circular "MUSSLE/BURGH" h.s. on rear, 1819 El to Edinburgh with framed "MUSSELBURGH/P.P.O/896 - E" mileage mark and v.fine "2" h.s. on front, 1830 EL to Inverness with two strikes of the double-oval "MUSSELBURGH/PAID/P.P.O" h.s. and an unframed Edinburgh "PAID" d.s. on front and "MUSSELBURGH/PENNY POST" h.s. on rear and a few others. (20 covers + 4 PPC's) Cross Reference: DENMARK, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, PENNY POST MARKS (Image)

PRESTONPANS 18th/19th CENTURY MAIL; Group with 11 July 1787 EL (posted 9 Oct. 1787!) to Haddington with very early use of a very fine "Prefton Pans" mark (unofficial post period) on the flap just overlapped by a fine red Edinburgh transit Bishop Mark [ex Bruce Auckland], 1814/5 pair with scarce boxed "P.P.O." mileage in red (superb!) or black (mainly fine), 1803/13/18/19 "UNPAID" types (latter two with distinctive v. fine h.s. "2") and 1829 E to Kirkcaldy with framed "PAID/at/P.PANS" and endorsed 'More to pay' at top and charged a further '6'(d). Scarce group. Sold in our Mar. 2012 sale for £420. (8 covers)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, PENNY POST MARKS, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS (Image)