Showing posts with label Cossington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cossington. Show all posts
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Another Bridg[e]water Penny Post Receiving House handstamp
I've just acquired another Bridgwater Penny Post entire with an unboxed "No.9" receiving house handstamp from 1839. The "No.9" handstamp was used at Cossington, and this entire was written at Edington, two miles to the east. The contents of the entire relate to Cheese.
Sunday, 16 February 2014
Climax Rubber Handstamps - Bridgwater sub-offices (2)
Cossington had three "COSSINGTON / BRIDGWATER" Type Ib handstamps issued, in 1890, prior to September 1906 and prior to July 1919 (the latter two not in the Proof Books). The example below is from September 1917 and shows some distortion so may actually be another, as yet unrecorded, handstamp.
Dodington had three "DODINGTON / BRIDGWATER" Type Ib handstamps, issued in 1893 and prior to 1911 and to 1915. This last handstamp may actually be two very similar ones as the handstamp is known distorted in 1921 while the example below from August 1923 is in good condition.
Enmore had three "ENMORE / BRIDGWATER" Type Ib handstamps, issued in 1890, prior to 1911 (not in the Proof Books) and in 1915. The example below is from the second handstamp and extends the known usage from 1911 to July 1914.
Holford went through cancels at a rate of knots - it had seven "HOLFORD / BRIDGWATER" Type Ib handstamps, issued in 1891, prior to June 1905, prior to June 1912, prior to December 1913, prior to June 1914, prior to May 1920 and prior to September 1924. It also had two different "HOLFORD / BRIDGWATER" Type 3 skeleton cancels, known used in September 1913 and May-June 1914. The example below is from May 1912.
Dodington had three "DODINGTON / BRIDGWATER" Type Ib handstamps, issued in 1893 and prior to 1911 and to 1915. This last handstamp may actually be two very similar ones as the handstamp is known distorted in 1921 while the example below from August 1923 is in good condition.
Enmore had three "ENMORE / BRIDGWATER" Type Ib handstamps, issued in 1890, prior to 1911 (not in the Proof Books) and in 1915. The example below is from the second handstamp and extends the known usage from 1911 to July 1914.
Holford went through cancels at a rate of knots - it had seven "HOLFORD / BRIDGWATER" Type Ib handstamps, issued in 1891, prior to June 1905, prior to June 1912, prior to December 1913, prior to June 1914, prior to May 1920 and prior to September 1924. It also had two different "HOLFORD / BRIDGWATER" Type 3 skeleton cancels, known used in September 1913 and May-June 1914. The example below is from May 1912.
In addition here is a previously unknown "HOLFORD / BRIDGWATER / SOMERSET" Type 2 handstamp from July 1927.
Sunday, 29 December 2013
UDC handstamps - Cossington, Curry-Rival, Temple Combe
Cossington had two undated circular handstamps issued - the example below, used on 2nd November 1850, is of the first handstamp which was issued on the 22nd May 1846 (the second was issued in May 1852).
Another example of the Curry-Rival serif handstamp, this time in black from January 1849 (I've already shown an example in blue from 1852 here).
An example of the late type, single-arc undated circular handstamp for Temple-Combe from 5th April 1858 (the handstamp is known used between 1st and 5th April 1858).
Another example of the Curry-Rival serif handstamp, this time in black from January 1849 (I've already shown an example in blue from 1852 here).
An example of the late type, single-arc undated circular handstamp for Temple-Combe from 5th April 1858 (the handstamp is known used between 1st and 5th April 1858).
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