SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATIONS

The collection displayed and written-up to the highest exhibition standard on 25 pages housed in a Frank Godden Exhibition Case, comprising – Manuscript Cancellations: BRAE Plate 15 1d. pair KG-KH cancelled 'Brae Office' (See Alcock Page 2); OCHILTREE 30 August 1848 entire letter with 1d. JF cancelled with what are thought to be the Postmaster's initials and abbreviated Post Office name 'OC'; TANGWICK Plate 26 1d. HK cancelled 'Tangwick 18^{th April 1843'} (See Alcock Page 5) and Plate 49 RK 'Tangwick 17^{th February 1845'} both these in the same hand; the following on covers and ratings in brackets: TYPE III AUCHNACRAIG a redirected mourning envelope (C); BLANTYRE STATION (F); BOTHWELL 1d. on an envelope and 1d. Postal Stationery (C); DALMALLY (C) also on piece; CARDROSS in blue – unlisted (F+); GLENDARUEL registered with 1d. (7) and thought to be one of only two registered Scots Local covers (E); HURLET two examples in greenish blue (G); KILCRENNAN in black (C); LEDAIG (F) also on piece; NEILSTON in blue (A); NEWTON MEARNS in black (G) and in blue (C); PARKHEAD (F) and ROSENEATH in black on a cover front (E); TYPE VI HARBOUR REC^{G OFFICE on cover, also 1858 Watermark Large Crown Plate 27 1d. AD Major Re-entry and an unplated 1d. GE (C); TYPE VII DUKE ST LEITH (A) unstamped entire to France; LONDON STREET 28 October 1854 First Day of Use and one of only three such Scots Local first day covers (A); TYPE VIII ANTIGUA STREET wrapper with Imperforate Die I Alphabet II Plate 160 1d. FA in combination with 1855 Die II Alphabet II Plate 21 1d. DG (A); CARRIDALE 1855 1d. Die II AA on piece in black (E); FASNACLOICH (F); GARTLY 1857 1d. Die II IB on piece (F); GLASS 1d. Watermark Large Crown Die II EL (G); KILWINNING Plate 1 1d. LJ in blue on piece (F); OLD KILPATRICK in blue (F); SANDAY 1857 Plate 36 1d. NE-NF horizontal pair (E); WALLS (F); TYPE X PITT STREET part of a printed entire with Imperforate 1d. HC, also 1857 1d. Die II ND-NE horizontal pair on piece (A); TYPE XI BROOMLAW 1855 Die II Plate R2 1d. FB on piece (D); TYPE XIII ELM ROW 1854 Die I 1d. KG-KH horizontal pair on piece with two cancellations (A); SAUCHIHALL envelope with Imperforate Plate 85 1d. SH – (See Goldsmith and Danzig Page 130) (A); TYPE XVI OSBORNE BUILDINGS envelope with 1856 Die II Plate 40 HD re-entry, also 1855 1d. NE/OE vertical pair off-cover with complete cancellation (A); TYPE XVII ANDERSTON entire with Imperforate 1d. AC (See Alcock Page 57) (B); TYPE XVIII CASTEL STREET pre-official use in 1849 (A+); CHARLOTTE PLACE redirected envelope (A); QUEEN STREET 1854 Plate 193 1d. PK-PL horizontal pair with complete cancellation (A); SANDPORT STREET entire letter to Norway with triple-franking of the 1d. and cut-to-shape Embossed 6d. and 10d. (See Alcock Page 59), also 1857 Plate 56 Watermark Large Crown 1d. TD-TG horizontal strip of 4 (A); TYPE XX NEWTON entire to Neilston, also 1855 1d. Die II AE on small piece with complete cancellation (G); TYPE XXII PORT DUNDASS 1854 Plate 167 1d. on piece with a complete cancellation (See Alcock Page 64)(G); generally fine to superb. A MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION.}

Lady Bury's collection of the Scots Local Cancellations was very much a work- in-progress. She had acquired many rare cancellations rated 'F' and 'G' by R.C. Alcock in his handbook ,'Scots Local Cancellations Illustrated 1854–1860'. In addition, there are the immensely rare manuscript cancellations which are hardly known other than in this collection. Offering her study of these fascinating cancellations intact will afford another collector the opportunity of building the collection up to the highest award-winning status