Bath 1798 - 1802

The British County Catalogue [1990] has one 30 x 5 mm handstamp in use from 1798 to 1807.  Close examination of a number of examples shows that this is a number of different handstamps.

The first one in this period, 30 x 6 mm when measured using a computer scanner and image software, was in use from 1798 to 1802.  Here is an example from March 1798, addressed to a Coffee House in London. 

This next example, from July 1798, was sent free.

Another example, from February 1799.

... and from February 1800, suggesting the use of Bath waters to the Duke of Hamilton.

An entire from February 1801 saying that "Bath is full of Company and the Dress Balls at the Upper Rooms disagreeably crowded - the Duke and Duchess of York arrived here."

And finally a further example from February 1801 from Bath to Edinburgh that I reckon has been charged the wrong amount because at that time the Scottish rates were different to the English ones.