Bristol had a large Penny Post system, with receiving house handstamps going up to No.70. Here are a few items from its Penny Post. Hotwells originally had the "No.1" receiving house handstamp, while Clifton had the "No.2" handstamp - until April 1832 when they swapped, perhaps because Clifton was then much the higher class area. The entire below is from August 1823 with the third "No.1" handstamp used at Hotwells.
The entire below from Clifton to Edinburgh in May 1827 has the fifth boxed "No.2" handstamp used at Clifton, and a framed "1/2d" Scottish wheel tax handstamp.
Kingsdown had the "No.5" receiving house and in November 1837 was using an unboxed handstamp.
Here is an example of the unboxed "No.70" receiving house handstamp that was in use at Cross Hands near Pilning in May 1837.
The unboxed "No.66" receiving house handstamp is known in use at Rudgeway between 1836 and 1839 - the front below is a very late example.
The entire below is from Downend to Cardiff in October 1846 and has a degraded "No.38" receiving house handstamp. The walk to Downend went via Stapleton which might explain the "STAPLETON-ROAD" udc handstamp.
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