A bit of Glastonbury

A few covers from Glastonbury now, starting with an early straight-line "GLASTON / BURY" from December 1772.

Next another (different) straight line "GLASTON / BURY" from June 1801.

Glastonbury had a Penny Post; Street had the boxed "No.2" receiving house handstamp - here is an example from August 1830.  It was originally charged as a single letter (10d plus the penny post) but was spotted by an inspector (red crown handstamp) and charged as a double letter (1/8d plus the penny post).

Shapwick had an unboxed "No.3" receiving house handstamp as shown on this entire date October 1837.

Ashcott was receiving house "No.1" - here is an example from February 1839.

Use of the penny post receiving house handstamps continued beyond the abolition of the local penny posts in 1840.  The boxed "No.2" handstamp from Street can be seen here on a cover from July 1844.  This was before Street was issued with a double-arc undated handstamp (udc) in January 1848.  Glastonbury was using a "311" barred numeral cancel from April 1844.

A number of Glastonbury "311" barred numeral cancels were issued - below is an example from January 1857 - probably the second of the three rather than the third as written up.

The example below from August 1859 would have been the third type of "311" cancel.

Vertical oval barred numeral cancels were in use from 1872.