GB Pre Stamp Postal History

Hi all,

i recently purchased a large collection of Gb privately, the collection contained penny blacks, 2d blues covers etc and items i'm familiar with but also albums of approx 2000 odd pre stamp covers, all are written up that I have no interest experience with, a lot are described as rare etc, I've listed 4 images with description for comment on to gauge whether the collection has any merit? or value?
thanks in advance


Front Southampton / 80 HA1272 Blue Green rare only used 1817-1818 sent feb 1818 to bank of scotland glasgow branch via london, arrived london 3rd feb 1818 H/W paid double pd 2/6 1/2oz


Front sent may 1st 1813 paisley s16 423g VV rare not listed to edinburgh H/W 4 cancelled with inspectors crown E48 and 8 Added


Market Deeping L1728 with mileage erased RARE August 23rd 1831 to London Wrapper HW9


Liverpool front 1827 sent to Beverley paid at liverpool LL128 Rare Serifed Letters H/W10 Paid

Another example , Wrapper sent 8th October 1811 Finchley L521 4 years earlkeir than recordedc Cupar Angus Via London L455 and L19 and Edinburgh

Nice pickup ash38

These collections always have the potential for merit, and value.

Please tell us what references you are using?

For example, I have Auckland's 1985 edition of "Postal markings of Scotland to 1840" which has the Paisley marking usage dates of 1822 to 1828.

Fronts aren't usually as desirable as the full postal article (and as a rule will be worth less), but can yield autographs if they are free fronts. Nine tenths of that battle is being able to read them!

thanks for reply, as yet im working on the reference books, I will probably come back to these at a later date,

You're using terms such as "not listed", "rare" and "years earlier".

Is this information coming from descriptions that came with each cover/front?

If so, how out of date might it be?

all descriptions are taken from the albums, id guess around the 70's