Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group

I've just attended the October meeting of the Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group at Hornsbury Mill, Chard (having managed to persuade my wife to tag a couple of days on to a holiday in Cornwall and North Devon).

It was a very interesting day, with two 90-sheet displays on Parliamentary Mail and on Destination Mail from Bristol, plus about a dozen 9-12 sheet displays from the members attending on a variety of subjects (mainly but not exclusively Somerset or Dorset related).

Lunch was very good too !

As a result of the meeting I've started putting up a website for the Group - which has already generated one enquiry.

I took along a few sheets, mainly with questions, including the sheet below that I've already posted to this blog.

The general opinion was that this was an "illegal" 2d charge where the Penny Post had been increased to Two Pence by the Post Office, but which then had to be reduced to 1d when challenged in the courts.