Halloween tomorrow - Skeletons !

Final batch of skeletons, starting with one from Dorset.  Beaminster in Dorset was in the Crewkerne Penny Post.  The skeleton below is dated 9th July 1906 in manuscript - the year slug in the skeleton appears to be missing.

Some later examples from the 1920s - firstly one from Street dated 17th August 1921, and is known used from 25th July 1921 to the example below.

Two examples from Clevedon dated 10th and 12th September 1924.  The cancel is known used between 11th August and 24th September 1924.

And finally an example from 1975 - a philatelic registered envelope from Hatch Beauchamp dated 14th January 1975.  The cancel is known used between 31st December 1974 and 4th March 1975.  The example below is missing some letters from the cancels.

Beaminster (Dorset) in the Penny Post

Beaminster was in both the Crewkerne and Bridport Penny Posts.  It had both the boxed "No.1" and "No.2" Receiving House handstamps in the Crewkerne Penny Post and also the boxed "No.1" in the Bridport Penny Post (I don't know whether it used a "No.2" handstamp in the Bridport PP as well).

I have three examples of the "No.2" handstamp in the Crewkerne Penny Post.  One has a manuscript date of the 1st September 1826 while the others only have later annotated dates, one in pencil of 10th August 1825, the other in ink of 30th September 1835.  This last one is very suspicious as the straight line "BEAMINSTER" handstamp is only known in use until 1834.

 My examples of the Crewkerne "No.1" handstamp are from later - from 1829, 1833, 1838, 1840 and 1841.

Did Beaminster use both the "No.1" and "No.2" handstamps at the same time, or was the "No.2" handstamp replaced by the "No.1" ?

I also have an example of Beaminster using the "No.1" handstamp in the Bridport Penny Post, in 1838.

Crewkerne (part 2 of 3)

Crewkerne had a Penny Post from 1823.  Although not entirely accurate for the historical roads, I find using the internet to trace the routes and approximate mileages very useful.

Some examples of Penny Post from Beaminster (in Dorset).  Beaminster was the "No.1" Receiving House.