The Mulready letter sheet below, stereo A226, was sent from Bristol to Tetbury in July 1842.
The letter sheet was pre-printed and says that a parcel is to be forwarded by Railway from the Bush Inn.
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Sunday, 12 May 2024
Sunday, 1 May 2022
'Mulready' homage on the occasion of Bill Barrell's move to Lincolnshire in 1995
The item below is an homage to the Mulready design on the occasion of Bill Barrell's move to Lincolnshire in 1995.
Sunday, 18 February 2018
Bristol Mulready - Stamp Office
A brief diversion to Bristol (maybe a foretaste of things to come) with a pre-printed Mulready letter sheet from Bristol to Tetbury from the Bristol Stamp Office in June 1842. The Mulready has a black maltese cross and a characteristically vermilion double-arc back-stamp.
The reverse of the Mulready from the Bristol Stamp Office saying "Three of the Sovereigns were deficient in weight. I have taken them at the value allowed by the Bk. of England "2-19-4".
The reverse of the Mulready from the Bristol Stamp Office saying "Three of the Sovereigns were deficient in weight. I have taken them at the value allowed by the Bk. of England "2-19-4".
Saturday, 24 December 2011
Happy Christmas
From my collection of items associated with the Mulready cover, here's a facsimile in red that was posted as a Christmas card. The message inside was from W.V. Morten, a former postal worker. Very little is known about W.V. Morten himself, other than his complete devotion to the postal service, studying and collecting things on every aspect.
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Bath Uniform 1d Post - Mulready
The first cover I have from Bath after the introduction of the Uniform 1d Post in 1840 is a Mulready letter Sheet used on 21st October 1840.
This caricature, which is rare, exists in two conditions, one where the letter on the back of the boy on the left is addressed to "A Bachelor Esq., Family Hotel, Bath", and a second, as above, where the address is "A Bachelor Esq., Family Hotel, London". The impression of the second type is much harder leading to speculation that the first type ("Bath") was a proof, and that perhaps the envelope, and the other eleven in the series, were printed in the West Country, in particular in Bath.
The example of the above known used (in the Royal Collection) was posted from London to Cheltenham on 18th November 1847 - my search of the Pigot's Directory for Bath from 1844 looking for Printers with the initials "WE" has unfortunately drawn a blank.
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