Sunday, 1 September 2013

Even more early serif UDCs - Farrington Gurney, Hinton St. George and Long Ashton

Farrington Gurney's UDC was issued on 17th August 1841 through the Bristol office.  The handstamp is known used in black between July 1842 and March 1855, with a single example known in brown in November 1856.  The example below is from April 1847.

Long Ashton's UDC was issued in October 1843, again through the Bristol office, and is known used in black between December 1844 and November 1857, as well as in blue (July - November 1857) and brown (December 1856). The example below on a front is undated.

Hinton St. George's UDC was issued on 21st November 1843 and is known used between October 1844 and September 1851.  The example below is from February 1845.

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