Description
1859 MAIL GLASGOW TO CALDERWOOD, BLANTYRE, REDIRECTED TO BRIGHTON WITH 'BLANTYRE STATION' SCOTS LOCAL TYPE III ON REVERSE. Envelope, slight soiling, from Glasgow to 'Sir Ian Maxwell Bart, Calderwood Castle' with 1d rose-red on white paper (SG40) lettered TJ, corner fault, tied fine strike 'GLASGOW/159' duplex MR 10 59 with additional strike below. Redirected to Brighton with manuscript charge '1', on reverse good to fine strike 'BLANTYRE-STATION' type III Scots local hand stamp in black. (Ref 132151).
