Bristol Returned Letter Branch

Bristol Returned Letter Branch handled letters that need returning to the sender in the south-west.  The covers below are from 1887 and 1901, with "R.L.B. / BRISTOL" single ring handstamps.

The letter being returned below in 1897 was compulsorily Registered as it conatained value and the recipient would have had to pay 2d.  It has an oval "REGISTERED / BRISTOL R.L.B" handstamp.

The envelope below from the USA to Plymouth in 1932 was not collected from Plymouth post office so needed returning to the sender, and was routed via the Bristol Returned Letter Branch.