SCOTLAND continued... Glasgow continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 701 1716-22 Entire letters from Greenock to Inverary sent via Glasgow, both endorsed "pd 1d to Glasgow" with a "2" charge. Very scarce letters paid to Glasgow, then forwarded unpaid by the General Post. (2). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 702 1731-37 Entire letters from Glasgow to Leith or Inverary (2), or from Irvine to Inverary via Glasgow, all with manuscript "Gl 2", the Irvine letter also with a second "2" charge for the rate to Glasgow, scarce early Post Office endorsements. (4). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 703 1733 (Dec 14) Entire letter from Irvine to Inverary via Glasgow with manuscript "Irv 2" and "Gl 2", a rare combination of Post Office town endorsements, one of three such letters recorded, all from this correspondence. Photo on Page 92. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 704 1739 (Dec 5) Entire letter sent free to the Earl of Loudon in London, backstamped with circular "GLAS / GOW" woodblock handstamp, the earliest recorded example and an unusually clear strike with a white area separating the ornamental border from an inner circle, Edinburgh and London Bishop Marks, very scarce. Photo on Page 96. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 705 1741-48 Entire letters to Edinburgh (5, one to Muirheads Coffee House) or London all with circular "GLAS / GOW" woodblock handstamp. (6). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 706 1749-99 Entire letters and entires all with circular framed "GLAS / GOW" handstamps, the written up display collection showing differing sizes and types of handstamp, all fine. (42). Est. £200-240 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 707 1752-99 Entire letters and entires all with circular framed "GLAS / GOW" handstamps, various sizes and types. (37). Est. £150-180 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 708 1800-57 Entire letters and entires with various mileage marks or other datestamps, many written up on pages including 1826 "GLASGOW / 405-E" datestamp error ("E" instead of "G"), nine letters to the Royal Bank in Scotland shown as weighing between 1½oz and 5√¶oz with high postal rates, also eight sided datestamps with "4" omitted from "1849", etc. (51). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 709 Additional ½. 1813-38 Entire letters and entires, the display collection showing the various types of "Addl ½" or "½" handstamps, some in blue or red. (20). Est. £140-160 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 710 Paid Handstamps. 1800-74 Entire letters, entires and covers with Paid handstamps including the scarce large boxed types GW142 in red (2) or black (unusually also with red Paid handstamp type GW144) and GW148 in red (2, one 39x20mm on a letter to Germany, the other 39x18mm on a local letter, not recorded in this size by Auckland), also types GW138 (3), 140 (5), 144 in black (22) or red, 146 in red (2), etc., an 1827 letter to Cape of Good Hope and 1855 letter to Surinam. A good lot, many well written up on pages. (61). Est. £350-450 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 711 Receiving Offices. 1817-61 Entire letters, entires and covers with various types of undated handstamps including unframed straight line marks, straight line between bars (4, Parkhead, Broomielaw, Drymen), circular handstamps, boxed handstamps (20) with Gallowgate, Kilwinning, Pollockshaws, Sandyford, Gorbals, Clachan, Port Dundas, also Port Eglinton in a frame with chamfered corners, Port Eglinton Road circular datestamp and blue Pollockshaws skeleton datestamp, a good lot. (61). Est. £400-600 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 712 Receiving Offices. 1830-59 Entire letters and covers, the display collection showing various offices and types of undated handstamps including unframed straight line marks, straight line between bars (5, Kinning Place, Hurlet, Neilston, Whitevale, Newton Mearns), circular handstamps, boxed handstamps (14) with Hillhead, Pollockshaws, Shettlestone, Sauchihall on a stampless cover to Constantinople, also Port Eglinton in a frame with chamfered corners, etc., some in blue, a good lot. (32). Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 713 Penny Posts. 1830-44 Entire letters and entires, also two fronts, various Penny Post handstamps (30) including the scarce boxed type GW260 (only used Oct.-Dec. 1839), also boxed receiving office numbers (20, numbers "7" - "43"), Penny Post Unpaid handstamps of Kilpatrick (2 types) and Parkhead, "TO PAY / ONE PENNY", "1" and "2" charge marks. A good lot, some well written up on pages. (46). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 714 Penny Post - Bellshill. 1832 (Nov 12) Entire letter from Bellshill to Glasgow with Glasgow Penny Post handstamp and "2" charge, backstamped by an unusually fine strike of the "BELLSHILL / (crown) / P.O" intaglio mailbag seal handstamp. Photo on Page 96. (Image1) Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 715 Bellshill. 1840 (Jan 14) Entire to Edinburgh prepaid 1d, red Glasgow and Edinburgh Paid datestamps and "1" with red 20mm "BELLSHILL / (crown)" intaglio mailbag seal handstamp, the lettering quite readable. File fold, otherwise fine, believed to be the only known example, not recorded by Auckland. Photo on Page 96. (Image1) Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 716 Port Glasgow. 1735 (Mar 4) Entire letter to Inverary, written at Irvine but put into the post at Port Glasgow, with manuscript "Pgl 2" written at Port Glasgow and "2 Gl" written at Glasgow, a rare combination of Post Office endorsements, one of two such letters recorded. Photo on Page 96. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 717 Port Glasgow. 1742-1907 Entire letters, covers and a card including 1742-50 "PORT / GLASGOW" (2), other one and two line handstamps, mileage marks, 1840 red "PAID" and "1", etc. (16). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 718 Uniform 4d Post. 1839 (Dec 5) Entire letter to London, posted unpaid on the first day of Uniform 4d Postage with black handstruck "4", clear Glasgow Ex. backstamp of Dec. 5 and London arrival c.d.s (Dec. 7). The letter includes "have we not now the privilege of writing so many letters as we please for the small charge of one groat? Let me have a little fourpenny intelligence of how you are." Closed tear at upper edge, otherwise fine, a very scarce first day use of this "4" charge mark. Photo on Page 96. (Image1) Est. £600-800 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 719 Uniform 4d Post. 1839 (Dec 10) - 1840 (Jan 3) Entire letters comprising unpaid letters with handstruck "4" (4), unpaid letters posted within the Glasgow Local Post with handstruck "1" (2), and letters paid 4d (2) or 1/4 (the 1-2oz rate), one handstruck "4" letter with side flaps removed, otherwise largely fine, the 1/4 prepaid rate scarce. (9). Est. £300-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 720 Uniform Penny Post. 1840 (Jan 10) Entire letter to Stanley by Perth, posted unpaid on the first day of penny postage charged 2d, a fine red Glasgow JA 10 datestamp and boxed "20" receiving house handstamp on reverse, "STANLEY / PENNY POST" on the front, horizontal fold and tear to flap, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 96. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 721 Uniform Penny Post. 1840 (Jan 10) Entire letter to Annan, prepaid 1d on the first day of penny postage with fine red boxed Glasgow Paid datestamp on the front. The letter includes "as this grand postage scheme is so cheap we can be more regular in answering". Photo on Page 96. (Image1) Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 722 Uniform Penny Post. 1840 (Jan 16) Entire letter prepaid 1d to Edinburgh with red boxed "PAID AT / 1 / GLASGOW" (GW152), a fine strike of this scarce handstamp, recorded for Jan. - June 1840 but used infrequently. Photo on Page 96. (Image1) Est. £150-180 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 723 1d Blacks. 1840-41 Entires (2) and an entire letter bearing 1d blacks tied by red Maltese Crosses, comprising QK plate 1a with good to large margins on 20 May 1840 entire to Inverness, BE plate 1b with four margins (close at upper left, crossed by light file fold) on 3 August 1840 entire letter to Hamilton with boxed "31" on reverse, and HC plate 6 with four margins (tiny tear at right) on 1841 entire sent within Glasgow. (3). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 724 2d Blues. 1841 (Sep 3) Entire letter to Pitlochry with 1840 2d blue plate 1 HG-HF pair each tied by a black Maltese Cross, both stamps with three margins, HF also just touched at lower right, an unusual high franking for a letter over 1oz. Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 725 Mulreadys. 1840-42 1d Mulready letter sheets, stereo A4 (displaced stereo from forme 1) used in 1840 (July 3) to Newcastle upon Tyne with red Maltese Cross; and stereo A23 with printed Survey of Taxes assessment posted in 1842 (Mar 15) to "The Managers of the Botanic Garden, Woodside" endorsed "Try Partick Delivery", black Maltese Cross, both fine. (2). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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