Yeovil Commemorative Cancels

Here a a few special commemorative cancels used at Yeovil.  Yeovil has RNAS Yeovilton nearby, one of the Royal Navy’s two principal air bases, and one of the busiest military airfields in the UK, which explains the relevance of the first commemorative cancel.

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Saving the best for last - Cricket.  As well as another "Autumn" FDC, here is the 150th anniversary of W.G. Grace's birthday (1998)

Botham (1984) and the Somerset Cricket Club (1991).

120 years of County Cricket (1993) and the Glory of Lords (1994).

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A cancel commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of King's College in 1980 (and a postcard illustrating Queens' College).

190 years of the Hydrographic Department (1985) and the 900th Anniversary of the Domesday Book with Taunton's Anglo-Saxon name of "TANTONE".

A cancellation from Taunton Philatelic Sales (1985).

And a first day cover for the "Autumn" issue in 1993.

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Finally on Taunton, here are a few posts of Commemorative Cancellations for Taunton.  Firstly the Silver Anniversary of the Stamp Club in 1969.

Then some standard First Day of Issue cancels from 1970, 1974 and 1975.

And cancels commemorating the Somerset Jamboree in 1970 and the Post Telecommunications Museum (1976).

Wells - Commemorative Cancels

A couple of sheets of commemorative cancels relating to the City of Wells.

And a couple of sheets of commemorative cancels relating to H.G. Wells and science fiction !

Glastonbury - Commemorative Cancels

The most popular images associated with Glastonbury are of the Tor and of the ruined Abbey, both of which feature in the first of the Commemorative Cancels.

 Glastonbury is also linked with King Arthur:

 The Glastonbury thorn appeared on the Christmas stamps of 1986.