COLCHESTER BY-POSTS COLLECTION: 1818-38 group of E/ELs inc. ...

Estimate

£220 - £300

COLCHESTER BY-POSTS COLLECTION: 1818-38 group of E/ELs inc. 30 Dec. 1836 EL to Norwich ex Assington nr Boxford rated ms "9" and with fine red "COLCHESTER/PENNY POST" hs on front; 24 Mar. 1823 EL (lower right of page missing) to Nayland ex Manningtree rated ms "4" cancelled by red "COLCHESTER/[P]ENNY POST" hs, with ms "Cannot find No such Preson[sic]" in red ink, re-rated ms "5", with red "MANNINGTREE/61" hs and boxed "No 10" Receiving House hs on reverse; 16 May 1828 EL to Manningtree ex Nayland rated ms "5" with red boxed "Colchester/Py Post" hs on front & boxed "No 10" Receiving House hs on reverse; 25 Apr. 1827 EL to Honiton ex Polstead via London rated ms "9" crossed out and re-rated ms "11", with red boxed "Colchester/Py Post" hs on front (making full rate 1/-) and red cds & black boxed "11" Receiving House hs; 9 Mar. 1835 EL to Aberdeen with v.fine red boxed "Colchester/Py Post" hs & black boxed "No 10" hs's (2 - one on front & reverse); 5 June 1830 EL to Le Mans, France ex East Bergholt nr Colchester rated ms "1/9" in red ink at Colchester and "90"(?) in blue ink on arrival in France, with red boxed "Colchester/Py Post" hs, s/l red "ANGLETERRE" hs & "E/PAID/[date]" tombstone hs on front and cds's on reverse along with boxed "No [2?]" hs on reverse; plus other similar examples. (18)