SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATIONS The collection displayed and written-up to the highest exhibition standard on 25 pages housed in a Frank Godden Exhibition Case, comprising – Manuscript Cancellations: BRAE Plate 15 1d. pair KG-KH cancelled 'Brae Office' (See Alcock Page 2); OCHILTREE 30 August 1848 entire letter with 1d. JF cancelled with what are thought to be the Postmaster's initials and abbreviated Post Office name 'OC'; TANGWICK Plate 26 1d. HK cancelled 'Tangwick 18th April 1843' (See Alcock Page 5) and Plate 49 RK 'Tangwick 17th February 1845' both these in the same hand; the following on covers and ratings in brackets: TYPE III AUCHNACRAIG a redirected mourning envelope (C); BLANTYRE STATION (F); BOTHWELL 1d. on an envelope and 1d. Postal Stationery (C); DALMALLY (C) also on piece; CARDROSS in blue – unlisted (F+); GLENDARUEL registered with 1d. (7) and thought to be one of only two registered Scots Local covers (E); HURLET two examples in greenish blue (G); KILCRENNAN in black (C); LEDAIG (F) also on piece; NEILSTON in blue (A); NEWTON MEARNS in black (G) and in blue (C); PARKHEAD (F) and ROSENEATH in black on a cover front (E); TYPE VI HARBOUR RECG OFFICE on cover, also 1858 Watermark Large Crown Plate 27 1d. AD Major Re-entry and an unplated 1d. GE (C); TYPE VII DUKE ST LEITH (A) unstamped entire to France; LONDON STREET 28 October 1854 First Day of Use and one of only three such Scots Local first day covers (A); TYPE VIII ANTIGUA STREET wrapper with Imperforate Die I Alphabet II Plate 160 1d. FA in combination with 1855 Die II Alphabet II Plate 21 1d. DG (A); CARRIDALE 1855 1d. Die II AA on piece in black (E); FASNACLOICH (F); GARTLY 1857 1d. Die II IB on piece (F); GLASS 1d. Watermark Large Crown Die II EL (G); KILWINNING Plate 1 1d. LJ in blue on piece (F); OLD KILPATRICK in blue (F); SANDAY 1857 Plate 36 1d. NE-NF horizontal pair (E); WALLS (F); TYPE X PITT STREET part of a printed entire with Imperforate 1d. HC, also 1857 1d. Die II ND-NE horizontal pair on piece (A); TYPE XI BROOMLAW 1855 Die II Plate R2 1d. FB on piece (D); TYPE XIII ELM ROW 1854 Die I 1d. KG-KH horizontal pair on piece with two cancellations (A); SAUCHIHALL envelope with Imperforate Plate 85 1d. SH – (See Goldsmith and Danzig Page 130) (A); TYPE XVI OSBORNE BUILDINGS envelope with 1856 Die II Plate 40 HD re-entry, also 1855 1d. NE/OE vertical pair off-cover with complete cancellation (A); TYPE XVII ANDERSTON entire with Imperforate 1d. AC (See Alcock Page 57) (B); TYPE XVIII CASTEL STREET pre-official use in 1849 (A+); CHARLOTTE PLACE redirected envelope (A); QUEEN STREET 1854 Plate 193 1d. PK-PL horizontal pair with complete cancellation (A); SANDPORT STREET entire letter to Norway with triple-franking of the 1d. and cut-to-shape Embossed 6d. and 10d. (See Alcock Page 59), also 1857 Plate 56 Watermark Large Crown 1d. TD-TG horizontal strip of 4 (A); TYPE XX NEWTON entire to Neilston, also 1855 1d. Die II AE on small piece with complete cancellation (G); TYPE XXII PORT DUNDASS 1854 Plate 167 1d. on piece with a complete cancellation (See Alcock Page 64)(G); generally fine to superb. A MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION.
SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATIONS The collection displayed and written-up to the highest exhibition standard on 25 pages housed in a Frank Godden Exhibition Case, comprising – Manuscript Cancellations: BRAE Plate 15 1d. pair KG-KH cancelled 'Brae Office' (See Alcock Page 2); OCHILTREE 30 August 1848 entire letter with 1d. JF cancelled with what are thought to be the Postmaster's initials and abbreviated Post Office name 'OC'; TANGWICK Plate 26 1d. HK cancelled 'Tangwick 18th April 1843' (See Alcock Page 5) and Plate 49 RK 'Tangwick 17th February 1845' both these in the same hand; the following on covers and ratings in brackets: TYPE III AUCHNACRAIG a redirected mourning envelope (C); BLANTYRE STATION (F); BOTHWELL 1d. on an envelope and 1d. Postal Stationery (C); DALMALLY (C) also on piece; CARDROSS in blue – unlisted (F+); GLENDARUEL registered with 1d. (7) and thought to be one of only two registered Scots Local covers (E); HURLET two examples in greenish blue (G); KILCRENNAN in black (C); LEDAIG (F) also on piece; NEILSTON in blue (A); NEWTON MEARNS in black (G) and in blue (C); PARKHEAD (F) and ROSENEATH in black on a cover front (E); TYPE VI HARBOUR RECG OFFICE on cover, also 1858 Watermark Large Crown Plate 27 1d. AD Major Re-entry and an unplated 1d. GE (C); TYPE VII DUKE ST LEITH (A) unstamped entire to France; LONDON STREET 28 October 1854 First Day of Use and one of only three such Scots Local first day covers (A); TYPE VIII ANTIGUA STREET wrapper with Imperforate Die I Alphabet II Plate 160 1d. FA in combination with 1855 Die II Alphabet II Plate 21 1d. DG (A); CARRIDALE 1855 1d. Die II AA on piece in black (E); FASNACLOICH (F); GARTLY 1857 1d. Die II IB on piece (F); GLASS 1d. Watermark Large Crown Die II EL (G); KILWINNING Plate 1 1d. LJ in blue on piece (F); OLD KILPATRICK in blue (F); SANDAY 1857 Plate 36 1d. NE-NF horizontal pair (E); WALLS (F); TYPE X PITT STREET part of a printed entire with Imperforate 1d. HC, also 1857 1d. Die II ND-NE horizontal pair on piece (A); TYPE XI BROOMLAW 1855 Die II Plate R2 1d. FB on piece (D); TYPE XIII ELM ROW 1854 Die I 1d. KG-KH horizontal pair on piece with two cancellations (A); SAUCHIHALL envelope with Imperforate Plate 85 1d. SH – (See Goldsmith and Danzig Page 130) (A); TYPE XVI OSBORNE BUILDINGS envelope with 1856 Die II Plate 40 HD re-entry, also 1855 1d. NE/OE vertical pair off-cover with complete cancellation (A); TYPE XVII ANDERSTON entire with Imperforate 1d. AC (See Alcock Page 57) (B); TYPE XVIII CASTEL STREET pre-official use in 1849 (A+); CHARLOTTE PLACE redirected envelope (A); QUEEN STREET 1854 Plate 193 1d. PK-PL horizontal pair with complete cancellation (A); SANDPORT STREET entire letter to Norway with triple-franking of the 1d. and cut-to-shape Embossed 6d. and 10d. (See Alcock Page 59), also 1857 Plate 56 Watermark Large Crown 1d. TD-TG horizontal strip of 4 (A); TYPE XX NEWTON entire to Neilston, also 1855 1d. Die II AE on small piece with complete cancellation (G); TYPE XXII PORT DUNDASS 1854 Plate 167 1d. on piece with a complete cancellation (See Alcock Page 64)(G); generally fine to superb. A MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION.
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