Somerset & Bristol Postal History

Here's a bit of material that I've just acquired - in October I attended the Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group Autumn meet...

Sadly I'm afraid I will not be posting as regularly in the future.  This blog started in January 2012 so has been running for a while n...

The postcard below has an example of the "WATERROW / TAUNTON / SOMERSET" climax rubber cancel dated September 1933.  The cancel wa...

Wambrook had three different climax rubber cancels; below are examples of the first (from 1911) and the third (from 1922).  A second cancel ...

The "PITMINSTER / TAUNTON" climax rubber cancel was issued in February 1902.  It was previously unrecorded in use - and I'm no...

The next few posts will cover some Climax Rubber cancels from Somerset that I've recently acquired.  The postcard below has a previously...

Bourton in Dorset was under Bath until 1908.   The Parcel Post Label below is from 1902, paying 3d for a parcel up to 1 lb plus 2d for regis...

The Ship Letter below was sent from New York to London in 1842, with a London "SHIP -LETTER" mark.  It was then reposted from From...

And finally, coming to the last sets of variants of the Bristol Packet Cancels, "BRISTOL / BATH AND TAUNTON" with codes at the bot...

The front below was sent from West Bromwich to 'Stone & Tinson, Crews Hole, Bristol' on 3rd September 1924 but Stone & Tinso...