Sampling Of Postmarks On ½ Penny GB KeVII.

I have had an old pile of these collecting dust from my grandfathers collection. These were in an old box on their own. There are close to 1000 I have had to soak as they were curled way back in 1984 when I acquired them. Didn't think to much of them until looking at some of the postmarks. A number of them do have issues of cutting into the stamp perfs. Just wondered if anyone here can shed some light on the rarity to any. Many I have chosen are small towns.


Ninfield


Gosberton


Sunderland


Mary Hill Glassgow


Congleton


Steeple Claydon


Holme Upon Sea


Buttershaw


Dinas Powis (Powys?)


Prestwick


Hedmondwike S.O Yorks


Morecambe


Aberford


CWMAVON (Wales)


Wigmore Hereford


Ashby De La Zouch


Stallingborough


Whittington Moor


Oldland Common


Albrighton


Redditch


Brierley Hill


Ropley


In any event, I have had alot of fun googling these names and reading the history behind them. Boy, is there alot of history involved. I hope you all enjoy the pics. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Norm

Hi nodeli

This is when a normally cheap collection (not bad stamps or worthless I mean but, low catalogue value) can become a richer collection. The cancels make this collection, where the catalogue value might fail. This is a good thing too because it is now a specialized collection with all of those cancellations, whic can enhance the value as well.

What you might want to do with them is find the history behind each post office. Try to find their opening and closing dates etc.

I do this for the area I live in and whenever I am writing up a collection with postmarks I will add the name of the postmaster who most likely processed any particular cover or cancelled stamp.

Just a suggestion of course. Nice cancellations you have there.

Chimo

Bujutsu

This is the Pinnacle of the set

Shepherds bush Exhibition.

Thanks on your comments Bujutsu
Will do my homework on them
Nice cancels Rod222
Will add more as I work through all of them

Norm

This was posted on another topic but relevant to here also.
I ofter buy bundles of Edwardian postcards at markets for a few pennies to check out the postmarks and have found a few local (to me). Many of the postmarks are from places with exotic sounding names which no longer have post offices. Among the "goodies" I have this Leap Year postmark...

Keep an eye out for this type also. They can be found on postcards of that era.



Made with the Bickerdike cancelling machine in Victorian times (VcrownR) and Edward VII (EcrownR) too. The Canadian Postal Supply Company sold several machines to the GPO.

Scotzm, are the squared circle type more scarce than the duplex? I do not see as many of them in this pile of stamps. And I will keep an eye out for that E crown R cancel. Very nice.
Here are some others I have come across, not sure of where they originate from. More homework for sure.


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AUGHTON ORMSKIRK

Nice collection, lots of fun to be had there!
I think the second one down might be "Huddersfield". Which is in Yorkshire.

"are the squared circle type more scarce than the duplex?"

Not as far as I know. I think they were used as an alternative to the duplex postmarks as they were easier to use. As you can see with your duplex postmarks off paper, a duplex covers two stamps although an origin is possible with just the number alone. Squared circles are collectable in their own right (as are the "thimble" postmarks). They were actually never used Scotland where I live.

Nodeli, in future please try to number your images.

Truro : Cornwall
210 : colchester essex
387 : Huddersfield Yorkshire

29 : Ashburton , Devonshire

029 : West Hartlepool , Durham

2 : Unknown

2 : Aberystwyth : Cardinganshire. (Wales)
15 : Chesham Buckinghamshire

015 : Milford Junction, Yorkshire

4 : wantage Berkshire

4 in circle : London District Post (Duplex)
4 = Hamstead.


NG : Nottingham
MR : Manchester

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Postmarks on printed matter
IS = Inland sectiom
Figure 93 and 94 of Curt Fernau



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B over IS
Postmark
Printed matter
IS = Inland section

Possibly variation of Curt Fernau type / figure 110
(exist with differing code letters)

My only copy with a readable cancel. ??TH HANTS



Oops per Rod's comments. Two others shown here. (Hope they are correct ... at least they have less hair ...)

Thankyou Rod222 for the help in identification. I went back and edited my previous post and added numbers to them, and will from now on do likewise to all other pics I scan. Lesson learned. Thanks once again.

Thanks nodeli,
helps assistance with multiple scans.

Partime, yours is off topic
yours is King George 5th
But..
will be : EMSWORTH Hampshire.

A "must read" for those interested in "Triangle postmarks"

https://goscf.com/t/14079

This link will provide an ID for most numbered cancellations. All UK is covered and is a quick reference.

http://gbstamp.co.uk/article/index-...ons-143.html