Railway Letter Stamps: England and Wales
A selection, incl. 1855 (June 5) envelope used from Windermere to Liverpool, franked by 1854-65 1d. tied by numeral cancellation and with two line 'Missent to/Derby. R.O.' in black alongside, Brecon & Merthyr Railway, Great Eastern Railway: 1925 (July 29) envelope to London, bearing K.G.V 11/2d. and Great Eastern 2d. (2, overlapping the envelope), all tied by cancelled datestamps, Pembroke & Tenby Railway: 1893 (Dec.) 2d. bluish green, a mint block of six and a single showing unusual offset on gum, control numbers 1556-1564 and 1554, Metropolitan Railway: 1925 tatty envelope to Manchester, bearing 1887-92 1d. with pen cross and London squared circles and Metropolitan 2d. control no. 23665 and handstamped '3' cancelled by pen cross, Southern Railway: 1925 4d. perf. 14 dark green on greyish in a mint sheet of twelve, a few light creases, Metropolitan Railway: 1925 tatty envelope to Manchester, bearing 1887-92 1d. with pen cross and London squared circles and Metropolitan 2d. control no. 23665 and handstamped '3' cancelled by pen cross, Dumbarton & Balloch Joint Line: 191(?) 2d. pale green in a mint sheet of twelve, some split perfs. and one stamp with corner fault, Waterford and Limerick Railway: 1891 2d. yellowish green used, 1894 2d. emerald green used and 1895 dull green unused, Northern Counties Committee: 1906 (Feb.) 2d. dark green, fine mint (2), North Eastern Railway: 1880s printed envelope, with imprinted stamp no. 312308, unused, etc., mixed condition.
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A selection, incl. 1855 (June 5) envelope used from Windermere to Liverpool, franked by 1854-65 1d. tied by numeral cancellation and with two line 'Missent to/Derby. R.O.' in black alongside, Brecon & Merthyr Railway, Great Eastern Railway: 1925 (July 29) envelope to London, bearing K.G.V 11/2d. and Great Eastern 2d. (2, overlapping the envelope), all tied by cancelled datestamps, Pembroke & Tenby Railway: 1893 (Dec.) 2d. bluish green, a mint block of six and a single showing unusual offset on gum, control numbers 1556-1564 and 1554, Metropolitan Railway: 1925 tatty envelope to Manchester, bearing 1887-92 1d. with pen cross and London squared circles and Metropolitan 2d. control no. 23665 and handstamped '3' cancelled by pen cross, Southern Railway: 1925 4d. perf. 14 dark green on greyish in a mint sheet of twelve, a few light creases, Metropolitan Railway: 1925 tatty envelope to Manchester, bearing 1887-92 1d. with pen cross and London squared circles and Metropolitan 2d. control no. 23665 and handstamped '3' cancelled by pen cross, Dumbarton & Balloch Joint Line: 191(?) 2d. pale green in a mint sheet of twelve, some split perfs. and one stamp with corner fault, Waterford and Limerick Railway: 1891 2d. yellowish green used, 1894 2d. emerald green used and 1895 dull green unused, Northern Counties Committee: 1906 (Feb.) 2d. dark green, fine mint (2), North Eastern Railway: 1880s printed envelope, with imprinted stamp no. 312308, unused, etc., mixed condition.
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