British Postmark Database

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2012 05:02:50 am

16 November 1929:

LONDON F. S. PAQUEBOT machine cancellation

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2012 05:04:27 am

3 June 1969:

HELENSBURGH / DUNSARTONSHIRE machine cancellation

honza · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2012 07:11:04 am

Ahoj Matt!

Actually it's Dunbartonshire, but the B does look like an S, I agree.

Cheers,

honza

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2012 04:53:07 am

honza wrote:

Ahoj Matt!

Actually it's Dunbartonshire, but the B does look like an S, I agree.

Cheers,

honza

Thanks

norvic · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2012 02:23:33 am

This is an unusual one in that it wasn't mentioned, as far as I can see, in the Postmark Bulletin. The reason for that is probably because by the time it would have been announced it was taken out of use because the London Olympic Games Organising Committee had not given their permission for its use. (Royal Mail are apparently not offiicial sponsors, just licensees on an ad hoc basis.)

South East Anglia use of 'Royal Mail / Olympic / Stamps / Now on sale' ink-jet slogan

Same slogan in use at London South Mail Centre, Birmingham MC, Manchester MC, Plymouth and Cornwall, and Gatwick MC. My dates are all 1 & 2 August. The stamps were issued 27 July and the slogan is believed to have started everywhere it was used in July.

If anybody has other examples, please add new locations here and I will advise the Society of Olympic Collectors which is trying to compile a full list. Extensions of dates for those shown or mentioned is also important. Thanks.

tallanent · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 02:01:18 am

doug2222usa wrote:

Allan, is there a physical collection of postmarks somewhere, associated with the database?

If so, I will donate the Mold, Tuam, Five Ways, etc., posted on Sunday, March 18.

There is no physical collection of the postmarks that are associated with the database - but many thanks for the offer

Still playing catch up (again) ... and as always will reply to comments / questions as I get to them

ALLAN

tallanent · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 02:06:10 am

Everything to this point now listed in the database.

Many thanks once again to all who have posted

ALLAN

honza · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 05:53:07 am

Ahoj Allan!

Just a single registration label

BRIGHOUSE 1

Cheers,

Honza

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 08:29:40 am

SUNDERLAND 761 Code 6
31 May 1880

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 08:30:43 am

FB (Foreign Branch)

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 08:33:53 am

LLANDOVERY Code E
14 (or 4) December 1887 (?)

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 08:35:17 am

HINDLEY Code C
4 May 1901

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 08:36:16 am

TEMPLE-EWELL
17 July 1907

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 08:38:10 am

PERTH 5 wavy lines machine cancellation
24 December 1915

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 08:41:31 am

REGISTERED/STRAND SOUTHAMPTON ST. ???
22 January 1931

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 08:48:46 am

BROMLEY & BECKENHAM/KENT DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES (?)/1866-1966/100 YEARS OF CHILD CARE
1 May 1966

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 08:57:34 am

LONDON (HEATHROW) AIRPORT/HOUNSLOW.MIDDX.
8 December 1972

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 08:59:51 am

EXTER/DISTRICT rubber handstamp
20 January 1984

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 09:06:29 am

Royal Mail/De Dd Cymru/SE Wales 8 wavy lines and slogan machine cancellation
20 February 2007

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 09:11:41 am

NEISR/TYNESIDE (?)
?? March 2007

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 09:15:14 am

Royal MaiTyneside NE/SR Mail Centre 8 wavy line machine cancellation
1 June 2007

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 09:20:13 am

Royal Mail/Chester N. Wales/Caer Gog Cymru 8 wavy lines and slogan machine cancellation
14 June 2007

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 09:20:27 am

Royal Mail/Chester N. Wales/Caer Gog Cymru 8 wavy lines and slogan machine cancellation www.royalmail.com/ HARRY POTTER/ STAMPS/ ON SALE BY JULY
25 July 2007

nigelc · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 09:29:23 am

HalfpennyYellow wrote:

Royal Mail/Chester N. Wales/Caer Gog Cymru 8 wavy lines and slogan machine cancellation http://www.royalmail.com/ HARRY POTTER/ STAMPS/ ON SALE BY JULY
25 July 2007

I think the slogan says "ON SALE 17 JULY" (the issue date for the Harry Potter set).

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 09:33:30 am

Thanks Nigel

PS. Sorry for the poor quality of some of the pics - my scanner has not been working for some time :evil:

nigelc · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 09:34:41 am

HalfpennyYellow wrote:

NEISR/TYNESIDE (?)
?? March 2007

This is NE/SR TYNESIDE (i.e. Newcastle and Sunderland post code areas), the same as your next postmark.

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 09:36:56 am

Last one for today:

MATLEY ROTHERHAM S.YORKS/Post Office
9 December 2010

Edit: Thanks again Nigel

locakart · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:13:09 am

HalfpennyYellow wrote:

MATLEY ROTHERHAM S.YORKS/Post Office
9 December 2010

I think that it should be MALTBY ROTHERHAM...

From Wikipedia:

Quote:

Maltby is a town and civil parish of 17,247 inhabitants in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, situated in a rural area about 6 miles east of Rotherham and 10 miles north-east of Sheffield. It lies on the A631 between Hellaby and Tickhill at the junction with the A634 from Blyth, close to Junction 1 of the M18 motorway.

norvic · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 21:35:41 pm

HalfpennyYellow wrote:

Royal MaiTyneside NE/SR Mail Centre 8 wavy line machine cancellation
1 June 2007

Interesting juxtaposition of the elements of the postmark. The Royal Mail part is one part while the place name is another element. In this case their proximity means that the 'l' is missing from 'Mail'. Good find.

norvic · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 21:39:32 pm

HalfpennyYellow wrote:

Royal Mail/De Dd Cymru/SE Wales 8 wavy lines and slogan machine cancellation
20 February 2007

This one appears to have a slogan related to Hospices which may have been the corporate chosen charity that year, but until I find another I won't be able to confirm that.

tallanent · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 01:28:45 am

A few that I can not read fully to be able to add the details to the database - but these have been saved for later checking.

Everything else is now in place ....

ALLAN

locakart · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 20:34:38 pm

Here are some more, mostly sourced by relatives and friends who I have pestered to look through their old correspondence!

I have checked the database as some look familiar. The slogan postmarks which are repeats are from different places or expand the first known or last known uses of that particular slogan/town combination.

Three from Aldershot to start with:

Aldershot / - Hants -
30 November 1981. "Remember to use the Post Code!"
7 January 1982. "Remember to use the Post Code!"

Aldershot / - Hants -
8 February 1982. "Everyone's Shopping By Post These Days"

locakart · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 20:44:34 pm

Some military postmarks.

Army Post Office
15 August 1946. 7 continuous wavy lines

As can be seen, sent from Hamburg (by my father)

Army Post Office 3
2 July 1915. Unframed continuous roller - there are very faint traces of wavy lines.

Sent from northern France (by my grandfather). It also has the censor mark:

Passed by Censor / No. 970.

locakart · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 20:57:21 pm

Aylesbury / - Bucks. -
18 January 1982. "The Bucks Herald 150th Anniversary 1832 - 1982"

Barnet / - Herts.A. -
22 February 1982. 7 wavy lines

Used from Barnet with a Leeds Postage Paid Impression. Leeds Serial No. 36 was the code for the British Library Lending Division.

Barnsley South Yorkshire / A
8 July 1981. "Collect British Stamps Worlds Greatest Hobby"

Basingstoke / - Hants. -
10 June 1971. 7 wavy lines

Basingstoke / - Hants. -
20 February 1973. "Remember to use the Post Code!"
23 March1973. "Remember to use the Post Code!"

locakart · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 21:14:27 pm

Bedford
3 December 1981. "A Happy Christmas The Post Office"

Bournemouth Poole / - B -
20 May 1981. "Thomson Local Directories Now With Postcodes"

Bournemouth Poole / - B -
5 January 1982. "Be properly addressed Postcode It"
25 January 1982. "Be properly addressed Postcode It"

Bradford Yorkshire / - B -
26 April 1974. "Business has its routes in Bradford M62 M1"
20 August 1974. "Business has its routes in Bradford M62 M1"

The second one with an OHMS Recorded Delivery etiquette.

I used to live in Bradford. The skyline doesn't look like that any more, but as the saying goes "I remember Bradford before they knocked it down." The skyline didn't look like that in 1974 either. But the slogan is worth it for the awful pun. :mrgreen:

locakart · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 22:36:11 pm

Cambridge
10 February 1982. "Be properly addressed Postcode It"

Cambridge / - B -
1 December 1981. "A Happy Christmas The Post Office"

Cambridge / - B -
18 February 1982. "Be properly addressed Postcode It"

Cardiff / - I. -
16 September 1980. 7 wavy lines. With "DP" over date.

Cheltenham / - Glos. -
17 December 1981. "A Happy Christmas The Post Office"

Cheltenham / - Glos. -
30 November 1981. "Be properly addressed Postcode It"

locakart · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 23:19:43 pm

Colchester / - Essex -
27 January 1982. 7 wavy lines

Cosham Portsmouth / Hants.
25 November 1981. "Be properly addressed Postcode It"

Cosham Portsmouth / Hants.
4 December 1981. "A Happy Christmas The Post Office"

Croydon Surrey / - A -
11 February 1982. "Remember to use the Post Code!"

Croydon Surrey / - B2 -
1 December 1981. "Be properly addressed Postcode It"

Sometimes "they" call it "Post Code" and sometimes "Postcode".

locakart · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 23:36:00 pm

Postmarks from Darlington which have a time, a dash or neither over the date.

Darlington / Co. Durham
20 October 1970. "Darlington Town of the North"
20 October 1971. "Darlington Town of the North" This has lines inside the circle and a time instead of a dash over the date, unlike the 1970 postmark.

With the shading, probably meant to be read as "Darlington In Town of the North". :cry:

Darlington / - Co. Durham -
4 August 1980. 7 wavy lines. Dash over date

Darlington / - Co. Durham -
19 August 1980. 7 wavy lines. Time over date.

Darlington / - Co. Durham -
2 September 1980. 7 wavy lines. No time over date, no dash over date.

locakart · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 23:47:42 pm

Derby / - G -
27 March 1980. 7 wavy lines

Derby / - H -
15 December 1977. 7 wavy lines

Douglas / Isle of Man
13 August 1906. Squared circle hand stamp

Registered / Dover, Kent
19 November 1980. Elliptical red registered hand stamp

Used as a transit mark on the back of a large registered envelope entering the UK from France.

Dunfermline / - Fife -
21 December 1981. "Are you on the new voters lists? Check now"

locakart · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 00:00:44 am

Easingwold / - York -
11 May 1953. Double circle handstamp

Easingwold is a small market town in North Yorkshire. It has a population of 4,233. It is located 21 km north of York.

Easingwold Post Office

Edinburgh
31 August 2006. Single circle handstamp with date over time.

Enfield / - Middlesex -
19 February 1982. 7 wavy lines

locakart · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 00:31:50 am

Some Field and Forces Post Office marks.

Field Post Office / - 620 -
21 April 1959. Double circle handstamp with "B" over date

Posted in Dusseldorf, (West) Germany.

Field Post Office / - 735 -
1 September 1952. Double circle handstamp

Nothing on the envelope to show where it was posted.

Field Post Office / - 764 -
10 July 1946. Double circle handstamp

Posted in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, (West) Germany.

Field Post Office / - 998 -
4 September 1979. Double circle handstamp with "B" over date

Used from Dhekelia in Cyprus

Forces Post Office / 20 / - (Star)
9 December 1981. Single circle handstamp

Used from the British Military Hospital at Rinteln in (West) Germany.

FPO / 955
23 July 1982. Single circle handstamp with "A" over date

Used from Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) at Casteau, near Mons in Belgium.

locakart · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 00:47:33 am

Glasgow
15 November 1995. "Incorrectly Dated by Sender Actually Posted"

The original meter mark has a very faint "_ _ 11. 14"

Gosport / - Hants. -
1 December 1981. "A Happy Christmas The Post Office"

Royal Mail / Greenford/Windsor / Mail Centre
10 October 2000. "Collect British Stamps" inkjet with serial "A44007796" under time under date

Greenford/Windsor / Mail Centre / UB60GG
16 November 2006. Single circle handstamp with "413" under date

Guildford - Surrey / C.F.C.1
1 August 1997. "Pass on your postcode"

locakart · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 00:58:21 am

Hammersmith / - W.6. -
2 October 1981. "Be properly addressed Postcode It". Dash over date

Hammersmith / - W.6. -
5 January 1982. "Be properly addressed Postcode It". Time over date

Huddersfield Halifax W. Yks. / B1
12 March 1982. "Be properly addressed Postcode It". Time over date

Jersey
1 April 1941. 7 wavy lines

On a FDC.

Jersey / - + -
21 September 1909. Double circle handstamp

locakart · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 01:11:00 am

House of Commons Official Paid marks

House of Commons B.O.S.W.1. / Official Paid
23 July 1981. Double circle handstamp in red ink

House of Commons Speaker 1st Class cachet in black with double frame line.

House of Commons B.O.S.W.1. / Official Paid
12 November 1981. Double circle handstamp in red ink

House of Commons Speaker 1st Class cachet in green with double frame line.

House of Commons B.O.S.W.1. / Official Paid
1 September 1982. Double circle handstamp in red ink

Sent 2nd Class so no House of Commons Speaker cachet with this one.

House of Commons B.O.S.W.1. / Official Paid
12 September 1984. Double circle handstamp in red ink

House of Commons Speaker 1st Class cachet in violet. The cachet is redrawn with a single frame line.

locakart · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 01:21:08 am

House of Lords Official Paid marks.

House of Lords S.W.1 / - Official Paid -
30 November 1981. Double circle handstamp in red ink

House of Lords Clerk of the Parliament 1st Class cachet in black. This suprisingly uses the Tudor Crown, which was supposedly replaced by the bowed arch St Edward's Crown in 1953. The House of Commons Speaker 1st Class cachet used the St Edward's Crown, see the posting immediately before this one. Maybe nobody noticed :?:

House of Lords S.W.1 / - Official Paid -
13 September 1982. Double circle handstamp in red ink

House of Lords Clerk of the Parliament 1st Class cachet in black.

House of Lords S.W.1 / - Official Paid -
7 February 1983. Double circle handstamp in red ink

House of Lords Clerk of the Parliament 1st Class cachet in black.

locakart · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 01:32:37 am

A lot of stuff from Leeds spread out over several postings. Some of these expand the first or last used dates noted on the database.

Leeds / - A -
12 January 1973. "Leeds motorway city of the seventies"

Leeds / - A -
3 April 1973. "Leeds a capital city for work and play"

Leeds / - A -
8 October 1973. "Leeds a capital city for work and play"

Leeds / - A -
9 May 1974. "Leeds motorway city of the seventies"

locakart · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 02:07:13 am

Leeds / - B -
2 November 1966. 7 wavy lines

On a card notifying the addressee of your new telephone number.

Leeds / - B -
21 September 1971. "Leeds motorway city of the seventies"

Leeds / - B -
1 December 1972. "Leeds says be wise look before crossing"
6 October 1973. "Leeds says be wise look before crossing"
13 February 1974. "Leeds says be wise look before crossing"

With the owl symbol used by Leeds City Council.

One of the owls at Leeds City Hall.

Leeds / - B -
7 January 1977. 7 wavy lines

locakart · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 03:03:59 am

Leeds / - C -
14 June 1972. "Leeds motorway city of the seventies"

LS (= Leeds)
21 July 2001. Inkjet arrows, "LS", date and serial number

Royal Mail / Leeds / LS/WF/HG
27 October 2009. Inkjet "www.royalmail.com/keepsafe Going Away? Use Royal Mail Keepsafe Service"

LS = Leeds, WF = Wakefield, HG = Harrogate.

Royal Mail / Leeds / LS/WF/HG
12 March 2010. Inkjet "Make Mum's day Send a card her way on March 18th"

Royal Mail / Leeds / LS/WF/HG
13 April 2010. Inkjet "Free Cash Withdrawals Over the counter at the Post Office http://www.postoffice.co.uk/banking"

locakart · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 03:17:01 am

Leeds M.L.O. / - A -
14 April 1980. "Collect British Stamps Worlds Greatest Hobby"

On a Girobank postage paid envelope with the Giro symbol replacing the crown in the very similar "Official Paid" indicium.

Leeds M.L.O. / - A -
17 February 1982. "Be properly addressed Postcode It"
10 September 1982. "Be properly addressed Postcode It"

Leeds M.L.O. / - AB2 -
5 September 1995. "The Halifax Rugby League Centenary World Cup tickets 0178 274 1995"

Just seeing it's Stampboards - Australia would beat England by 16 to 8 in the Final at Wembley on 28 October 1995.

locakart · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 03:36:37 am

Leeds M.L.O. / - B -
12 March 1980. "Give A Child A Home 446624 Leeds Social Services"

Leeds MLO / - B -
2 December 1981. "A Happy Christmas The Post Office"
At some time between March 1980 and December 1981 "M.L.O." has become "MLO" without stops.

Leeds MLO / - B -
11 February 1991. "Philips A Hundred Years Ahead"

With the Philips company logo. There is no longer a dash over the time.

Leeds M.L.O. / - BA1 -
26 January 1982. "Be properly addressed Postcode It"

The Leeds M.L.O. BA1 postmark retains the stops in "M.L.O." which the Leeds MLO B postmark had lost. BA1 also has the time over the date instead of either a dash or nothing.

Leeds MLO / - Great Britain -
No date. Red "M Mailsort Paid" machine mark

The triple-line "M" for "Mailsort" was introduced in 1987.


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