Showing posts with label Brompton Ralph. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brompton Ralph. Show all posts

Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Continuing with .... Bath, Bedminster, Bitton, Brean Camp, Bridgwater & Brompton Ralph ....

Carrying on the letter below was from Cheltenham to Bath in 1836 with a boxed "No.6" receiving house in the Cheltenham Penny Post.  This was thought to be Tewkesbury Road.

The registered letter below is from Bedminster to London in 1922.  The "R / BRISTOL 47" registered etiquette has been known used with HPO Parcels.

The envelope below was from Bitton to Basingstoke in 1860 and bears a very faint "BITTON" double arc undated cancel on the reverse, at the end of its recorded usage.

The uprated airmail below was sent registered to the USA in 1957, most probably a philatelic usage.

A definitely philatelic usage is this FDC for the CEPT stamps on 18th September 1961 sent within Bridgwater.

The postal stationery envelope below was sent from Brompton Ralph in August 1854, with a blue "BROMPTON-RALPH" udc on the reverse.  The udc is known from December 1853 to August 1854 in blue.



Wednesday, 17 February 2021

Black Brompton Ralph UDC, 1859

 Here is a nice example of the "BROMPTON-RALPH" undated circular handstamp (UDC) used in Black on 16th February 1859, currently the latest recorded date of use.



Wednesday, 2 October 2013

Main period sans-serif 25mm UDCs under Wellington

There were 12 offices under Wellington that were issued with main period UDCs.

Brompton-Ralph's UDC was issued on 6th March 1852.  Usage is known in blue from December 1852 to July 1854, and in black from November 1857 to February 1859.  The example below in blue is from December 1853, just two days after the earliest known usage.

Huish-Champflower had its UDC issued on 10th April 1852, after a mispelt UDC ("HEWISH-CHAMPFLOWER") was issued on 6th March.  It is known used in blue from April 1852 to August 1854, and in black in March 1858.  The example below in blue is from August 1852.

Milverton had its UDC issued on 21st December 1844.  It is known used in black from December 1844 to June 1852 and in blue from January 1850 to July 1852.  The example below is from January 1846.  Milverton at this stage had a numeric obliterator ("862") but would appear to still be under Wellington as witnessed by the dated handstamp on the reverse.