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Thanks, Honza - a few more to come.

Sherborne (702) numeral + datestamp 8 March 1846.

Weston super Mare (871) numeral + datestamp 30 May 1851 - both in blue.

et al. V

1 OSBORNE BUILDINGS - Glasgow boxed local



2 GLASGOW Boxed



3 OLDHAM BUY NATIONAL WAR BONDS NOW slogan



4 KIRKCALDY REF 9810 later date



5 LEEDS Ref 6905 but code F

Cheers,

Honza

et ult. II

1 SOUTH MIDLANDS used with Revenue Protection label



2 Can this mark be attributed? It was on a cover from Leeds to Kirkcaldy. I am guessing it is an arrival mark in Kirkcaldy or a Scottish transit mark because of the E.



Cheers,

Honza

CMJ - I second Honza; really nice items! And Honza, your own offerings are also very interesting, as are locakart's and Xtopher's.

Continuing with the Shetland Isles:

Skerries, Shetland, 15 AP 85, code * at top. This is a particularly remote settlement, shown on maps as Out Skerries.


The island of Whalsay had two post offices in recent times.
Symbister, Whalsay, Shetland, 9AU67, code * at top.


Symbister, Whalsay, Shetland, 7JA86, different device with longer side arcs and no code.


The second post office was at Brough.
Brough, Whalsay, Shetland, 5FE75, no code.


Phil

I can't see this exact example in either listing

Bury Bolton - ???

Hi Bazza

I recognise that last one! It's Bury - Bolton - Wigan. The slogan reads Royal Mail / Famous Trains / on china plates / by Wedgewood / Tel: 031-550 8988. "Wedgewood" should have been "Wedgwood"; somebody goofed!

Kind regards

Phil

Thanks Phil

Still searching for more!

Barry

959 Edenbridge

5589 Southend On Sea Essex

I couldn't see this on either list

North End Road West Kensington

Some more far flung settlements of the Shetland Isles. These islands have only ever had one post office each.

Bressay, Shetland, 27NO74, code A


Fair Isle, Shetland, 14JY75, code *


Fetlar, 4SP11


Fetlar, Shetland, 7DE84, code *


Foula, Shetland, 18AP85, code *


Papa Stour, Shetland, 20FE75, no code


Phil

5279 St Austell Cornwall

I can't see this on either database.

St. Peters Road Great Yarmouth Parcel Post

Can't find on the database

Cherry Orchard Worcester

Can't find on the database

Cross Hands Llanelly Carm

702 Biddenden Ashford Kent

873 Boughton

Here goes with the Shetland island of Yell.

Burravoe, 11SP06, code C


Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, 22FE75, code *


Camb, Yell, Shetland, 3JY75, code *


Cullivoe, 26AU07, code C


Cullivoe, Lerwick, 19JA32


Cullivoe, Yell, Shetland, 17NO84, code *

Continuing with the island of Yell.

East Yell, Lerwick, Shetland, 9NOV26, rubber handstamp.


East Yell, Shetland, 6DE84, code *.


Gutcher, Yell, Shetland, 8FE75, code *.


The postmark I have from Mid Yell has already been placed on Allan's database, so I will not duplicate it here.

Sellafirth, Yell, Shetland, 5MR75, code *. Sellafirth closed in the early 1980s, just before I started collecting these postmarks.


Ulsta, JY7 09, code B.


West Sandwick, Yell, Shetland, 16NO84, no code.


Phil

Not found on the database

Station Road Colchester Essex

Bazza, a nice selection again!



I believe that is Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Kent.

Phil

Not found

Hartley Witney Near Basingstoke

Not found

Galmington Taunton Parcel Post

1655 Coggeshall (part)

Red Hills 5128

Can't find

Frederich St Edinburgh

561 Bardney Lincoln

1655 Coggeshall Essex - full

Not on the database

Grimsby & Cleethorpes

Not found in database

Broadway London SW1

Not found in database

Gloucester Rd London

Not found in database

De Dd Cymru

Not found in database

Notting Hill London

Not found

Torquay and Paignton Devon

Not sure if this is needed

Oxford

Caterham Surrey

Hi there three partials for you

Callington AP 29 11


Snodland


Harbour St DE 23 13 ...table


Regards

Feebletodix

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This is "Frederick St Edinburgh".

The post office is at 40 Frederick Street, close to Princes Street.

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Nigel

Playing catch up again ... -- so replies as I get to the items ..



Well spotted -- this now corrected



The code letter H following the date usually indicates the routing of the mail.

G would be Glasgow, E - Edinburgh, B - Berwick ...

But for the life of me I can not remeber what the H was for ..

Any comments on this would be great ..

ALLAN

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4888 Peckham

Wavertree Liverpool

Willesden

Redditch Worcs

Southall Middx

5801 Stranraer

Yeovil Somerset

Allan



Are you by any chance thinking of the mileage marks, which showed the distance to London and had the routing letters as you mention?

Mackay's "The Postal History of Glasgow" shows a selection of marks like honza's, but makes no comment about the significance of the letters. I suspect they could just have identified the clerk or the duty. According to Mackay, they were used from 1837 until the 1850s.

Phil

Hi there

Bath MR 19 2


Cosham Hants AP 3 92


Durham OC 8 10

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