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Title: Please help with this postal item
Post by: Idiot_Hunter on Friday 21 September 12 12:30 BST (UK)
I'm not sure what this is...does anyone know?

Also, I can't make out the name on it...if anyone could help me please?
Title: Re: Please help with this postal item
Post by: sunflower on Friday 21 September 12 12:41 BST (UK)
I think the name looks like

Mr Tyler
Manor House
Langhope
Gloster ?  (Gloucester)

The other name looks like C Standish

Carol
Title: Re: Please help with this postal item
Post by: Billyblue on Friday 21 September 12 12:46 BST (UK)
I'd agree with Carol, but it could also be Mrs Taylor

Date 1838 but can't make out what the top bit means.

Dawn M
Title: Re: Please help with this postal item
Post by: GrahamSimons on Friday 21 September 12 12:49 BST (UK)
It's a Parliamentary frank - see http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-information-office/g20web.pdf - see image on page 12 and text on page 5
Title: Re: Please help with this postal item
Post by: janan on Friday 21 September 12 12:55 BST (UK)
The top line says

London Jany Thirty 1838

Charles  Standish was MP for Wigan between 1837 and 1847

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/charles_standish/wigan

Jan ;)
Title: Re: Please help with this postal item
Post by: Geoff-E on Friday 21 September 12 13:16 BST (UK)
Place will be Longhope map http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=374080&Y=218760&A=Y&Z=126