{"product_id":"gb-1840-outer-wrapper-from-ingatestone-to-grays-inn-details-below-am1573","title":"GB 1840 Outer Wrapper from Ingatestone to Grays Inn. Details Below......(AM1573)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eGB 1840 Outer Wrapper from Ingatestone to Grays Inn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePostal Markings \u0026amp; Postal History\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin Datestamp:\u003c\/b\u003e A circular double-ring town postmark from \u003cb\u003eINGATESTONE\u003c\/b\u003e in red, dated \u003cb\u003eDE 21 1840\u003c\/b\u003e (21st December 1840).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDestination \/ Receiving Mark:\u003c\/b\u003e A red tombstone-shaped Paid mark reading \u003cb\u003e\"PAID \/ [C] \/ 22 DE 22 \/ 1840\"\u003c\/b\u003e, applied upon arrival in London the following day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrepayment \u0026amp; Rate:\u003c\/b\u003e Hand-annotated \u003ci\u003e\"Prepaid\"\u003c\/i\u003e in the upper-left corner with a large red \u003cb\u003e\"1\"\u003c\/b\u003e manuscript rate mark across the front, reflecting the 1d rate for letters under 1\/2 oz introduced in January 1840.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eAddress Details\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAddressee:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Messrs Rankin Ford \u0026amp; Vickerman\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDestination:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Grays Inn, London\"\u003c\/i\u003e (a well-known solicitors' firm based in Gray's Inn).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePencil Collector Annotations (Lower Left)\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"INGATESTONE T.16\"\u003c\/b\u003e: References the town postmark catalogue number or post town type.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"W+J give 1842-6 in black\"\u003c\/b\u003e: Notes standard Willcocks \u0026amp; Jay catalogue references, which record this type in black ink between 1842 and 1846.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sent out 11\/1\/40\"\u003c\/b\u003e: Likely notes a dispatch or receipt date reference within an archive or inventory record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"NOT GIVEN IN RED NOR IN 1840\"\u003c\/b\u003e: Highlights the rarity—noting that this specific Ingatestone mark is \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: red;\"\u003eunrecorded in red ink or for the year 1840 in standard reference works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: red;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AGStamps","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57231788310906,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/2776\/9586\/files\/AM1573.jpg?v=1788542356","url":"https:\/\/agstamps.co.uk\/products\/gb-1840-outer-wrapper-from-ingatestone-to-grays-inn-details-below-am1573","provider":"AGStamps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}