Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Miscellany again, part 1 - Watchet, Temple Cloud, Littleton-upon-Severn (G), Eastover

I'm using up the remaining few covers that I have to show at the moment (hopefully I'll find some more material at MIDPEX on 5th July), these are roughly in date order, starting with an entire from Watchet to Stogumber in September 1868.  The entire refers to sending paperwork by Book Post which started in 1848 at the suggestion of Rowland Hill.  It became 'halfpenny packets' in January 1904 and 'Printed Papers' (or 'Printed Matter') from January 1916

The entire below was sent from London to Messrs Rees-Mogg & Davy in Temple Cloud in May 1884.  The stamp bears a "GR&C" perfin from Gregory, Rowcliffe & Co., Solicitors at 1 Bedford Row, London WC.

The piece below is a quick dive off into my Bristol interests with an example of the "LITTLETON- / UPON-SEVERN / BRISTOL" Climax rubber cancel from April 1897.  Bristol has some useful map websites from which one can sometimes find where Post Offices used to be. 

Finally, here is a bit of ephemera associated with Eastover Post Office, Bridgwater dated November 1900.


 

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