Great Britain, Mixed Reigns on Cover

Historically, until the first rail bridge across the River Tay was completed in 1878 (destroyed in a storm a year later and not replaced until 1887) the Broughty Ferry provided the direct link from Aberdeen to Edinburgh across the estuary to Tayport in Fife. 

 Yes there was a Ferry. 

Yes, REL1948. The Danes being VERY economical ( even more careful with the pennies than the Scots ) permitted these cut out Indicia to be stuck on for postage for many years. I have had regular commercial used items from the 1930s many times. I only have held on to a few recently . I am a way from home this week but will post on my return .

One typical use would be when a company sent the house holder a mail shot with a pre paid reply card , the thrifty one would cut out the “stamp” and use it as a freebie for his own personal mail!

At one time 1920s- 1960s Brits had a habit of naming their house or bungalow. Often on retirement and moving to a small new build they gave the house a name which had some personal significance, sometimes a favourite place from their past or a mark of successful completion of a mortgage term.

I have seen one called Wilmar. Whose owners were William and Margaret, Two typical humorous ones were Dunroamin and Oorain = Done Roaming and. Our own.

‘Timaru’ is what mr Young has chosen to name his house. Presumably he had some New Zealand connection. Maybe lived there at some stage.

Was the postage rate in 1937 not 1 1/2d anyway? so the Victoria would not count if there was enough with the two Georges