GK. & ARDRISHAIG PKT. - RARE P.O. TIME BILL WITH IONA DUPLEX...

GK. & ARDRISHAIG PKT. - RARE P.O. TIME BILL WITH IONA DUPLEX & C.D.S. COVERS + PPC; 1883/85 envs. to Dunoon/Wales with 1d Lilacs tied by v. fine "IONA STEAMER/GREENOCK" duplex or "IONA STEAMER" 2-ring cds. Plus 8 Dec. 1891 P.O. partly printed "G. & A. TIME-BILL; STEAMBOAT" (rebacked leaving the address & cds on reverse visible) completed with all the stop-off times and having start and finish "GREENOCK" cds's; folded as an EL sent free (AYR cds) to the PO Surveyor - a very rare survival. Plus c.1910 unused RP PPC of the SS Iona. (4 items)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, GREENOCK & ARDRISHAIG STEAMERS, ETC., POST OFFICE ACTS/NOTICES