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France - September 1, 1847 - Paris to London (letter in Spanish) folded front Paris postmark, September 1 British paid mark, September 3 content details, letter written August 31, 1847, rated 10 centimes on reverse France - January 3, 1848 - Paris to London (letter in French) folded front Paris postmark, January 7 London receiving backstamp, January 7 content details, letter written January 3, 1848 France - August 2, 1848 - Paris to London (letter in French) folded front Paris postmark, August 2 backstamp, August 2 London receiving backstamp, August 3 content details Covers Originating in Great Britain Great Britain - September 2, 1798 - Malton to Aislaby (25 miles) folded front MALTON straight line mark content details, expected rate 4d (15-30 miles) per January 5, 1797 rate changes Great Britain - October 14, 1815 - Garstang to Prescot (30 miles) folded front GARSTANG 228 mileage mark from London content details, rated 8d, expected rate 7d (30-50 miles) per July 9, 1812 rate changes Great Britain - August 27, 1819 - Leith to London (350 miles) folded front Additional 1/2d mark for toll roads LEITH postmark August 27, London receiving mark August 30 content details, expected rate 1 shilling (230-300 miles) + 1d (extra 100 mile increment) + 1/2 d toll per July 9, 1812 rate changes The Post Office was allowed to charge 1/2 d on mail carried in a coach with more than two wheels over roads in Scotland. Map of greater Exeter (click for live Google map) Great Britain - November 27, 1821 - Torrington to Exeter (35 miles) folded front TORRINGTON undated postamrk content details, expected rate 7d (30-50 miles) Great Britain - May 16, 1822 - Exmouth to Bicton (2 miles) folded front EXMOUTH 176 mileage mark from London content details, expected rate 4d (up to 15 miles) Great Britain - September 22, 1823 - Exmouth to Bicton (2 miles) folded front EXMOUTH 176 mileage mark from London content details, expected rate 4d (up to 15 miles) Great Britain - November 16, 1823 - Exmouth to Bicton (2 miles) folded front EXMOUTH 176 mileage mark from London content details, expected rate 4d (up to 15 miles) Great Britain - September 3, 1827 - Sterling to Edinburgh (internal Scotland, 20 miles) folded front STIRLING 3 SEP 1827 postmark September 3 receiving mark content details, expected rate 6d (20-30 miles) Great Britain - October 17, 1827 - London to Cirencester (80 miles) folded front London evening (double ring) backstamp content details, expected rate 9d (80-120 miles) Great Britain - July 24, 1828 - (Long) Melford to Bicton (23 miles) folded front MELFORD 23 mileage mark from London content details, expected rate 6d (20-30 miles) Great Britain - May 9, 1833 - Topsham to Bicton (10 miles) folded front TOPSHAM straight line mark content details, expected rate 4d (up to 15 miles) Great Britain - July 1, 1833 - Exmouth to Bicton (2 miles) folded front EXMOUTH straight line mark content details, expected rate 4d (up to 15 miles) Great Britain - March 20, 1835 - Topsham to Bicton (10 miles) folded front TOPSHAM straight line mark content details, expected rate 4d (up to 15 miles) Great Britain - November 25, 1836 - Exmouth to Budleigh (2 miles) folded front EXMOUTH straight line mark content details, expected rate 4d (up to 15 miles) Great Britain - August 27, 1837 - Torrington to Bicton, and Bicton to Torrington turned cover, no contents (40 miles) folded front 1 TORRINGTON undated postamrk folded front 2 EXMOUTH Penny Post (private mail dropoff service, No.1 receiving house of Budleigh Salterton) both sides of the sheet, no content as messages must have been enclosed, expected rate 7d (30-50 miles) Great Britain - November 30, 1838 - Watton to Gloucestershire (150 miles) folded front WATTON straight line mark receiving backstamp, December 1 no content as message must have been enclosed, expected rate 10d (120-170 miles) Great Britain - April 4, 1839 - Liverpool to Glasgow (175 miles) folded front 1/2 d Scottish surcharge Liverpoole April 4, 1839 postmark Glasgow April 5, 1839 5 PM receiving backstamp content details, expected rate 11d (170-250 miles) + 1/2 d surcharge Great Britain - March 7, 1842 - Budleigh to Exeter (10 miles) folded front Otterton Penny Post (Budleigh Salterton dropoff) Exeter March 7 postmark content details, expected rate 1d (based on 1/2 ounce weight, per January 10, 1840 rate changes) Great Britain - August 2, 1842 - Liverpool to Prescot (7 miles) folded front Liverpool August 2 postmark LOW HILL LIVERPOOLE post office mark Preescot August 3 postmark content details, expected rate 1d (based on 1/2 ounce weight) Covers Originating in the Netherlands Netherlands Colony (?) - June 17, 1811 - Demerasy (Dutch Guiana?) to Liverpool (letter in Dutch) folded front London evening (double ring) backstamp content details Covers Originating in Spain Spain - June 20, 1839 - Burgos to London via Paris (letter in Spanish) folded front P.D. BURGOS (paid to destination) mark Spain July 26 postmark 2 pesetas paid Paris July 30 transit backstamp content details Covers Originating in the USA USA - March 8, 1850 - Baltimore, MD to Hooch Mill, Carroll County, MD folded front Baltimore, Maryland March 8 postmark 5 cents paid mark content details USA - March 11, 1850 - Massillon, OH to Mapleton, OH folded front Massillon, Ohio March 1? postmark 5 cents mark content details, regarding the Kendall Charity School USA - September 14, 1853 - Owl Creek, OH to Clear Spring, MD folded front, Fredricktown postmark, Knox County Paid 3 (cents) mark content details USA - February 20, 1854 - Owl Creek, OH to Clear Spring, MD folded front Fredricktown postmark, Knox County PAID/FREE assume stamped FREE first by mistake, then re-stamped PAID content details