The handstamp for the Wellington Penny Post was "Wellington.Com / Penny Post", the "Com" probably being a misprint of "Som" for Somerset. This handstamp is known in use from 1831 to 1835. Here are a number of examples of this handstamp.
Wednesday 13 November 2013
Wellington Penny Post
More recent acquisitions, from the Wellington Penny Post. Wellington's Penny Post had three Receiving Houses, at Uffculme in Devon (No.1), Sampford Arundel (No.2) and later at Milverton (though this then very soon became a sub-office of Wellington and Taunton).
The handstamp for the Wellington Penny Post was "Wellington.Com / Penny Post", the "Com" probably being a misprint of "Som" for Somerset. This handstamp is known in use from 1831 to 1835. Here are a number of examples of this handstamp.
The handstamp for the Wellington Penny Post was "Wellington.Com / Penny Post", the "Com" probably being a misprint of "Som" for Somerset. This handstamp is known in use from 1831 to 1835. Here are a number of examples of this handstamp.
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