1844 CANCELLATIONS

Inventory on this page last updated on 17 December 2009 

This group contains items of particular Scottish interest - mainly in respect of personalities, locations and postmarks. Many 'normal' Scottish items remain in the other groups - please browse widely!

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ItemIMAGEDescriptionPrice (£)
  (four margin stamps unless otherwise stated) 
SP1Aberdeen    plate79 - malformed letters14.00
SP1b
Aberdeen. Fine strike on a 4-margin 1841 2d blue pl 4 HD22.00
SP7Alloa8.00
SP7aAlloa (tiny corner bend)14.00
SP12Auchenblae18.00
SP28
28 of AYTON in YELLOW-BROWN. 22nd September 1847 to Berwick. Matching Ayton receiver verso.  Not recorded in Danzig.85.00
SP73b
Coldingham to Berwick 6 Sep 1848 - 4 mgn (unplated) HF - very fine18.00
SP82
Craigellachie to Ballindalloch carrying very fine 4-margin pl 79TB - 15 July 1848. Red wax 'bagpiping' seal32.00
SP84a
 Crieff   Very fine unplated 4m 6.00
SP84Crieff to St Bees 18 Sep 1851 - 4 mgn pl 122 [DA] (vert filing fold)8.00
SP 91Cupar Angus12.00
SP110 Dumbarton10.00
SP 114Dundee to Markinch 9 Nov 1852 - boxed 'LESLIE' in olive green on reverse. 4 mgn [ND] unplated affixed inverted.18.00
SP114aDundee 6.00
SP122Dunse8.00
SP131Edinburgh3.00
SP131star
Edinburgh 'outlying villages'  vfu unplated 4-margin on piece21.00
SP131star2
Edinburgh 'outlying villages' good used 3m5.00
SP131star3
Edinburgh 'outlying villages' Kirkliston to Linlithgow, 30 Sept 1850.4 margins, filing crease - but scarce28.00
SP131star4
Edinburgh 'outlying villages' Jul 11th 1848 - Edinburgh to Aberdeen.  Stamp just 3 margin (worn late) - very fine strike45.00
SP135Elie, Fife, to Isle of Wight, 31 Oct 1849, redirected to Bath (without additional charge?). NI (4mgn) QI (3 mgn). Extremely scarce cancellation.(The 1846 Gazetteer of Scotland gives the population of Elie as 829)145.00
SP145
Forres 14th Oct 1844 - 4 margin unplated12.00
SP153
Galashiels  - 4 margin pl 53 DI on 10 Sept 1845 cover to Leith18.00
SP158Girvan12.00
SP163Greenock8.00
SP164Glenlivat to Fochabers via Ballindalloch 7 Jul 1846 . Glenlivat UDC (unrecorded in Auckland) with backward 'N' on reverse - 4 mgn pair SC-SD (rh stamp crease)38.00
SP171Haddington6.00
SP174Hawick4.00
SP174b Hawick 8.00
SP178Huntly to Aberdeen 14 Feb 1850, Good FORGUE udc on reverse (Auckland rarity 'E'). Unplated PD (3m)18.00
SP178bHuntly5.00
SP178c
Huntly. Fine strike on 4m pl 105 RE6.00
SP186blu
Irvine in blue on an unplate just-4-margin pl 96 IH 18.00
SP186blu2
Irvine in blue on an 3 margin copy6.00
SP187Eccleshall14.00
SP212Kirriemuir7.00
SP217
Largs  Small neat unfolded envelope with unplated 4 margin BJ (just touched SE)15.00
SP218
218 of Lauder in BRIGHT GREEN. matching boxed Lauder receiver in greenverso.13th April 1850 to Selkirk. Danzig rarity B. (Retail £ 300 on cover in 1991)195.00
SP241Markinch6.00
SP 243Mintlaw to Aberdeen 19 Feb 1850 - very fine CORTES udc in blue on reverse (unrecorded in Auckland). Unplated [PC] 3m18.00
SP263Musselborough8.00
SP277
Paisley 4m unplated5.00
SP280Perth4.00
SP312
Stranraer on unplated 4m8.00
SP322Tarland to Aberdeen - 22 Feb 1850. Straightline TARLAND in blue on reverse. Auckland rarity 'D'. [TJ] unplated 3mgn14.00
SP330Troon to Glasgow - 9 Nov 1848. Unplated TH TJ - both 4m. Slight crease running between the stamps16.00
SP331Turriff8.00
SP331b
Turiff to Aberdeen 219 Feb 1850 -  fine blue BYTH udc in blue on reverse ( Auckland rarity E). 4-margined TI plate 86 24.00
SP 343
Ford, Midlothian   Pl 50 - 4 good margins9.00

 

 

 

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