GB 1818, Ruthin to London, double-rate, with a star check/inspector's mark (SF21)

1818 Ruthin to London Entire — Queen Anne's Bounty, Double Rate

A stampless entire letter dated 1818, posted from Ruthin, Denbighshire, to London, addressed to John Dyneley, Solicitor to the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty, Gray's Inn, London.

Bearing a clear strike of the RUTHIN town handstamp, with a small star-shaped check/inspector's mark in reddish-black beneath it, believed to be a rating verification mark applied during handling. The letter is endorsed "Double Only" in red ink, confirming it was charged at the double rate — consistent with an enclosure, plausibly relating to Bounty business such as an augmentation grant or glebe matter concerning a Welsh benefice.

The reverse carries a substantial red wax seal, armorial/crested, and a red circular "C / LONDON / 1818" arrival datestamp.