Wednesday 12 July 2017

Wells

Here are a selection of items associated with Wells, starting with a nice crisp "MISSENT / TO WELLS.S" handstamp from June 1830 (very soon after the handstamp was issued).

The Wells Penny Post item below from August 1835 has a "Wells(S) / PY. Post" handstamp in red, previously only known in archives in 1836.

The "WELLS ST" traveller handstamp below is from the first known day of usage, 27th July 1844, being known used until 8th August 1844.

The next items are ephemera associated with Wells, starting with items for Stuckey's Banking Co. from the 1890s.

The next two ephemera items are receipts from Melhuish & Saunders Ltd., builders and contractors, from 1947 and 1955.
 

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