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The following are just a few of the interesting, unusual and scarce Yorkshire Postal Histoty items that have come to our attention.

DONCASTER 1850. 'Traveller' type skeleton mark of 19 July 1850 with inverted 'C' and irregular type setting.
LEEDS 1840 (30 July). Folded letter sheet from Leeds to Scarborough endorsed 'Pre Paid', with red oval 'Paid at Leeds' and red '2d' to show that postage had been paid. Unpaid letters would show the amount in black.
GROSMONT 1850. A rare example of the Grosmont Undated Double Circle in Blue used to cancel a 1d red (plate 97 C-K), on letter sheet via Egton to Whitby dated 16 November 1850, with additional Grosmont Undated Double Circle on reverse.
ROTHERHAM 1871. Nice clear strike of the Rotherham Barred Numeral Duplex '655' on a vertical pair of 1d reds (plate 127 K-M; K-N).

YORK 1843 (29 June). York to Stow on the Wold with a strip of four 2d Blue stamps cancelled by theYork Maltese cross.

YORKSHIRE AIR MAILS 1938 (3 October). First Flight covers flown by North Eastern Airways. Routes Bradford to London (Croydon) and Doncaster to London (Croydon). Pre-paid one and half pence.

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