1908 October 18,

large envelope with a watercolour of an exotic bird - the "Lancashire Copy" - sent from Stockton-on-Tees to London 18 October 1908, franked with a single 1d., tied by the Stockton-on-Tees code '2' time '5.30 PM' circular date stamp of despatch in black, London arrival date stamp on the reverse the following day; fine.

Manuscript comment on the reverse "I have drawn you a Canary as requested, but whether he is right colour or not I don't know, as I had a poor copy - no lines, or colour, so you must take him as he is."

From the Bishop correspondence