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1859 MAIL PENCAITLAND, EAST LOTHIAN TO CHATTERIS WITH 'PENCAITLAND' SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATION TYPE VIII IN GREEN. Envelope, some creasing, from Pencaitland to 'Mrs John Fryer, Manse House, Chatteris, Cambridge' with die 2 1d rose-red on white paper (SG40) lettered NB with indistinct Scottish numeral cancellation also good strike 'PENCAITLAND' Scots local cancellation type VIII in green (Parent Post Office Tranent). On reverse 'TRANENT' date stamp MY 7 1859. Alcock rarity 'G'. (Ref 136730).