This last sheet has three entires, all from the same correspondence from Monksilver to Tiverton in Devon, and illustrate the change in postal rates from May 1839 (7d) to December 1839 (4d) to February 1840 (1d).
Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Taunton Penny Post - unboxed "No.10"
Monksilver was the Receiving House with the unboxed "No.10" handstamp. It is a little surprising that it was allocated such a high number as the Receiving Houses around it have much lower numbers (Stogumber - 4, Bicknoller - 5, Williton - 6, Washford - 7), and given that it was already a Receiving House before the 1828 reorganisation (with the boxed "No.2" handstamp).
This last sheet has three entires, all from the same correspondence from Monksilver to Tiverton in Devon, and illustrate the change in postal rates from May 1839 (7d) to December 1839 (4d) to February 1840 (1d).
This last sheet has three entires, all from the same correspondence from Monksilver to Tiverton in Devon, and illustrate the change in postal rates from May 1839 (7d) to December 1839 (4d) to February 1840 (1d).
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