cover 1840 (10 Jan.) entire letter to Edinburgh, inscribed "under ½ oz" in manuscript, showing superb red handstruck "1" with Hawick despatch and Edinburgh arrival datestamps of 10th January; neat, clean and uncreased. Probably the finest of all the known Uniform Penny Post first day usages with handstruck rate. Photo

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cover 1840 (10 Jan.) entire letter to Edinburgh, inscribed "under ½ oz" in manuscript, showing superb red handstruck "1" with Hawick despatch and Edinburgh arrival datestamps of 10th January; neat, clean and uncreased. Probably the finest of all the known Uniform Penny Post first day usages with handstruck rate. Photo
Provenance
"Tes", 1995