388th Auction

1644 (8 Oct.) entire letter from Exeter to London 'to the hon. John Maynard Esq. Tavistock' (Sargent at Law at ye chamber in ye Middle Temple), with full content, manuscript ‘John Bin payed 16 pounds 920’ charge marking; red seal three lions, fine

1673, folded envelope with bishop mark “OC/20” (type I) in black on reverse, addressed to Edward Clarke, Chipley near Taunton Somerset (a Member of Parliament for Taunton and auditor to Queen Mary), red wax seal on reverse, fine.

1731, “Anno Regni Georgii II. ..” , act of Parliament referring to the Penny Post.

1733, folded letter mailed from London Foreign Branch to Venice, fully paid, with early franches & franks cancel

1822, "Oz at S8/D8 per Oz" on entire letter from writer to London, disinfection slits and slight marks, adjacent "ESPAGNE PAR BAYONNE"

1831, "Oz at S6/D8 per Oz" on entire letter from Hamburg 'via Holland' to London, also letter from the same correspondence from the layman to London, initially rated "5/-", deleted and re-rated "3/4"