... first from South Cadbury from May 1913. South Cadbury only has one rubber cancel in the Proof books, from June 1910, and this is a (blurred) example of it. A skeleton rubber cancel is also known used in November 1913, a few months after this example.
Stoke St. Michael has two rubber cancels known, the first proofed in March 1896, and the second known in July 1916. This is a later example of this second cancel.
Sutton Montis had a rubber cancel proofed in April 1898 under Bath, and then a second under Sparkford SO in September 1904. Below are two examples under Bath from 1911 and 1916 of two different cancels (the 'S' of Sutton overlaps the date more in the top example, and the lower example has a smaller font).
Witham Friary has two normal rubber cancels known, the first proofed in March 1893, and the second known from October 1912. In between a skeleton rubber cancel is known for two weeks in May 1912. The examples below are of the two normal cancels from August 1911 and October 1912.
Note the blunt message on the top postcard - "Mr Giles is dead. Saw Uncle Walter yesterday. Staying at West Barn. Playing Cricket today. Return Wednesday." The "Mr Giles" who had died was John Steed Giles, a retired farmer. Here is an extract from the 1911 census for his household.
The final rubber climax cancel is from Yarlington from May 1904. Yarlington had a rubber cancel proofed in November 1898 under Bath, then another under Wincanton SO in September 1904, and a third under Wincanton is known used from 1909. Note the faded postcard picture of Wincanton High Street.
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