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Internal Postal Rates set by the 1695 Act of the Scottish Parliament
1710 - Edinburgh to Maybole 3 Shillings Rate
The 1695 Act of the Scottish Parliament set the rate from 50 to 100 Scots miles at three
shillings Scots for a single letter. Maybole fell within this band.
1st March 1710. Edinburgh to Maybole unpaid ·
letter at the 3 shillings (Scots) rate.
Addressed:
' ... to the care of the postmaster of Mayboill'
