Wrong Postcard Rate in 1922

The postcard below dated 3rd May 1922 was only franked at 1d, rather than the 1½d rate that had been in force from 13th June 1921.  The rate reverted to 1d from 29th May 1922.

The postcard has a framed "Inadmissable at .... Rate / 864" cachet with a manuscript "1d" inserted.

This contrasts with the items below which received "Liable to Letter Rate / 864" cachets because the postcards were invalid (material stuck on the front, concertina picture postcard).  The concertina postcard could have been sent at the printed matter rate if there was little or no message written. 

Christmas Post in 1837: Wrington to Norfolk

The entire below was sent postage paid on Christmas Eve 1837 and transitted London on Christmas Day.  The contents are about letting part of a house.

A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my readers !  Lets hope that Royal Mail have managed to deliver the post by Christmas.
 

Paulton "999." 3VOS cancel, 1890

Here is a very rare example of the second Paulton "999." 3VOS cancel used in 1890.

My physical copy of Parmenter says the cancel is known in use from January 1880 to November 1885 but the updated online copy on the GBPS website now says "Used on 24 Feb 1884, all other examples are philatelic pieces."

The postal stationery card above was genuinely used so I think Parmenter needs to be updated.

I think the example on the postage stamp might be of the first issued cancel, while the postal stationery card has the second one. 

New earlier date for "FROOME" SO 482, August 1792

 The part-entire below was sent from Frome to "Knightsbridge near High Park Corner" in August 1792.

This is a new earlier date for the handstamp, and judging by its clarity was near the start of its life.

The address the entire was sent to is interesting, "High Park Corner" - was this the earlier name for Hyde Park Corner, or is it just a mistake on the sender's part ?
 

Shepton Mallet post office staff, 1905

Here's a bit of material that I've just acquired - in October I attended the Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group Autumn meeting in Chard and acquired this large photograph.

The photograph is about 28x20 cm and is not annotated apart from the printer, who was J. Bell & Sons, Shepton Mallet.  The inference is that these were the Royal Mail staff in Shepton Mallet.

By a significant coincidence a few days later I acquired the postcard below.

 The postcard has the same picture and is helpfully labelled on the back "P O officals Shepton Mallet 1905".  It was posted in Pilton on 17th November 1905 (the cancel is known used from 1895 to 1913).

Running out of material

Sadly I'm afraid I will not be posting as regularly in the future.  This blog started in January 2012 so has been running for a while now.  There are over 1400 posts, two a week, mostly on philatelic matters - though I have been diverted recently by matters associated with stagecoaches and turnpike roads.  I'm not sure if these officially count as 'philatelic' even though stagecoaches carried parcels as well as people before the Post Office parcel service started in August 1883, and turnpike roads were the enabler to John Palmer's post office mail coach innovations in 1784.

Future posts will be more sporadic, occurring as I find material.  There may be bursts of activity as I (re-)discover material in my attic that I have not yet posted about !

 

 

Waterrow climax rubber cancel, 1933.

The postcard below has an example of the "WATERROW / TAUNTON / SOMERSET" climax rubber cancel dated September 1933.  The cancel was previously recorded used in 1931 so this is currently the latest known example.

 

Wambrook climax rubber cancels, 1911 & 1922

Wambrook had three different climax rubber cancels; below are examples of the first (from 1911) and the third (from 1922).  A second cancel is known used in 1915, similar to the first but with smaller lettering for "CHARD".

 

Previously unrecorded "PITMINSTER / TAUNTON" Climax Rubber cancel, 1910

The "PITMINSTER / TAUNTON" climax rubber cancel was issued in February 1902.  It was previously unrecorded in use - and I'm not sure if the postcard below  from September 1910 counts as postal use as there is no postage stamp or address.

 

New Burtle climax rubber cancel, 1911

The next few posts will cover some Climax Rubber cancels from Somerset that I've recently acquired. 

The postcard below has a previously unrecorded "BURTLE / BRIDGWATER" climax rubber cancel dated 11th October 1911.  Another "BURTLE / BRIDGWATER" cancel is known used in 1915 but the "B U R T L E" is widely spaced.