Sunday 11 November 2018

Boxed Mileage Marks - "MINEHEAD / 185"


MINEHEAD / 185” 1801-1807


The overall postal charge of 1/7d does not tie up with the published rates/distances. 10d is the rate to London, 1/2d is the overall rate onwards to Edinburgh (for 600-700 miles). The published mileage from Edinbugh to Kirkwall is 325¾ miles, so at an additional 1d for each 100 miles, that should only be an additional 4d (or 1/6d in total), not the 1/7d charged. Was this just an error by the postal clerk or was there an additional charge, 1d for the ferry to Kirkwall perhaps ?

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