UDCs: Porlock, Stogumber, West Quantoxhead, Wrantage

A few more UDCs, starting with one from Porlock in September 1851.  The Porlock UDC was issued in September 1845 under Taunton, and the example below is currently the only recorded example.

The UDC below from Stogumber in December 1846 is rather faint - it has been labelled as yellow but I think it may have been red.  Determining colours is always tricky and rather depends on the lighting and on how the postmark has aged.

The West Quantoxhead UDC below is definitely in red and is dated April 1856.  The UDC was issued on September 1851 under Bridgwater.  One example in black is known in October 1851 and one example in red (this cover).

And finally an UDC from Wrantage used in January 1859, currently the latest recorded example.  The UDC was issued in June 1852 under Taunton.

Climax Rubber Handstamps - Taunton sub-offices (4)

Last post for Taunton - only a few more posts to go !

Timberscombe had three "TIMBERSCOMBE / TAUNTON" Type Ib handstamps, the first issued in June 1886, the second known used from April 1905 and the third from April 1908.  The examples below are from September 1905, September 1906 and August 1907.

West Lydford had five "WEST LYDFORD / TAUNTON" Type Ib handstamps, the first issued in September 1909, the remainder known from December 1904, February 1911, March 1913 and June 1917.  A "WEST / LYDFORD / TAUNTON" Type 3 skeleton is known used in August 1912.  The example below is from September 1918. 

West Quantoxhead initially came under Bridgwater; a "WEST QUANTOXHEAD" Type Ia was issued in December 1886 followed by two "WEST QUANTOXHEAD / BRIDGWATER" Type Ib handstamps, known used from May 1906 and November 1911, with a "WEST- / QUANTOXHEAD" Type 3 skeleton known in February 1906.

A final "WEST QUANTOXHEAD / TAUNTON" Type Ib handstamp is known used from August 1918 - the examples below are from September 1920, October 1922 and September 1923.

Wrantage had two "WRANTAGE / TAUNTON" Type Ib handstamps, the first issued in November 1902 and the second known from May 1911.  The example below is from August 1908.

Main period sans-serif 25mm UDCs under Bridgwater

Of the 32 offices under Bridgwater that had main period UDCs issued (there were more than 32 different ones as some places had more than one UDC issued, and many are also known used in multiple colours), I have the following examples.

Blackford's UDC was issued in April 1853.  The example below from 13th May 1853 is the first known example.

Broomfield's UDC was issued in April 1853 and is known used from 1855.  The example below comes from November 1859 and may be the latest known usage.

Cannington's UDC was issued on 22nd May 1846 and was known used in black from November 1846 to May 1850 and in blue from October 1853 to August 1855.  The blue example below is from August 1859 and may be the latest use known.

Enmore's UDC was issued on 22nd May 1846 and is known used from February 1849 to October 1859.  The example below is from January 1852.

Huntspill's UDC was issued on 3rd September 1849 and is known used in black from September 1849 to April 1858, with a single example known in brown from February 1856.  The blurred example below is from July 1855.

Putsom's UDC was issued on 22nd May 1846 and was known used from the end of June 1851 to the end of July 1851.  The example below from January 1853 extends this usage.

West Quantoxhead's UDC was issued on 29th September 1851 and its usage was unrecorded in the 1992 catalogue.  The example below is from October 1851.