Bristol Penny Post - Hotwells & Clifton

Hotwells and Clifton in Bristol had the No.1 and No.2 Receiving House handstamps respectively until they swapped over in 1832.

Starting with Hotwells, the first two entires are for "No.1" and have two different Bristol Penny Post handstamps, while the last two are for "No.2" with the dated Bristol Penny Post handstamp.

 

 

 

Moving on to Clifton, the first four entires are for "No.2", the first two having red Bristol Penny Post handstamps (in use 1814-1821).

 

 

 

See the next sheet for details on John Tod.

The next two entires are from the "No.1" period where Clifton had a unique oval handstamp.  The first entire is also to John Tod like the previous one and is followed by details about a "Writer to the Signet".