100989 - 1842 "PAID AT ABERDEEN" BOXED HAND STAMP IN RUBY.

1842 "PAID AT ABERDEEN" BOXED HAND STAMP IN RUBY. Small envelope Aberdeen to "Heriots Hospital, Edinburgh" with postage paid in cash and on front fine strike boxed "PAID/AT/ABERDEEN" hand stamp in ruby with London PAID date stamp alongside MAR 11 1842. Aberdeen Post Office known for the use of ruby ink with its Maltese Cross. (Ref 100989).