Uniform Fourpenny Post not prepaid from Dulverton, December 1839

The entire below was sent from Dulverton to Tiverton on 11th December 1839, with "to be delivered immediately" on the front.  The Uniform Fourpenny Post started on 5th December 1839 and as this entire was not prepaid it was charged double. The letter had an enclosure but from 5th December postage was charged on weight not the number of sheets (Dulverton to Tiverton is just under 15 miles to would have been 4d before the Uniform Fourpenny Post but it would have been charged double because of the enclosure - so no difference in charges).

 

The sender was very keen that they got a reply, hence the admonition on the front "To be delivered immediately".

 

Kingsbridge (Devon) Ship Letter 1846 from Brazil

The wrapper below was from Maroim, Brazil to London and received a framed "SHIP LETTER / KINGSBRIDGE" handstamp in May 1846.  Kingsbridge, or rather the local harbour at Salcombe, was not a major port, though schooners were based there as well as it being used by ships as required when there was a storm in the channel. 

The address on the wrapper was originally just Messrs Huth, London and it received an "S H" handstamp as it was misdirected to Shoreditch.

 

Postmarks from Kingsbridge (Devon) in 1796 and 1834

The entire below dated August 1796 was sent from Salcombe (according to the address inside, close to Kingsbridge which was its post town)  to Edinburgh with a horseshoe "KINGSBRIDGE" handstamp.

The contents are a letter explaining the costs of carpentry to repair the brig Edinburgh, including getting insurance "of Four hundred pounds by Jame Work at New Loyd Coffee House Broker London".

The letter below was sent in April 1834, with contents relating to the tithes of the parish of Churchstow, two miles north-west of Kingsbridge.