Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)

Numeral Cancellations of English Provincial Towns (Numbers 1 to 49)

3 Abingdon

Berkshire

Earliest recorded use :

[IH] cancelled with black numeral (3 Abingdon).

[BK] plate 4, cancelled with black numeral
(3 Abingdon).

[CK] plate 72, cancelled with black numeral (3 Abingdon).

[IH] plate 94, cancelled with black numeral (3 Abingdon).

[PB-PC] pair plate 129,
cancelled with black numerals (3 Abingdon).

[KI] plate 90, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(3 Abingdon)

[DD] plate 77, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(3 Abingdon)

4 Wantage

Berkshire

Sub town under Abingdon

Earliest recorded use :

[KL] cancelled with black numeral (4 Wantage).

[IL] plate 74, cancelled
with a black numeral
(4 Wantage).

[AH] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(4 Wantage)

[EC] plate 130, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(4 Wantage)

5 Accrington

Lancashire

Earliest recorded use :

[IK] cancelled with black numeral (5 Accrington).

[MG] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(5 Accrington)

[MI] plate 32, from Accrington to Preston dated 22 March 1845,
cancelled with black 5 numeral of Accrington.
 

[FB] plate 38, from Accrington to Preston, dated 1844,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross

6 Alfreton

Derbyshire

Earliest recorded use :

[NG] plate 162, cancelled with black numeral (6 Alfreton).

[RF] plate 65, cancelled with black numeral (6 Alfreton).

[SF] plate 4, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(6 Alfreton)

[LF] plate 76, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(6 Alfreton)

7 Crich

Derbyshire

Sub town under Alfreton

Earliest recorded use :

[DK-DL] plate 90, pair, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with single black numeral (7 Crich).

[MI] plate 117, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(7 Crich)

8 Alnwick

Northumberland

Earliest recorded use :

[RH] from Alnwick to Billton dated 7 February 1848,
cancelled with black 8 numeral of Alnwick.
 

10 Alresford

Hampshire

Earliest recorded use :

10 October 1844

Rarity

C

[HL] plate 56, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(10 Alresford)

[LI] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(10 Alresford)

[HJ] from Alresford to London, dated 12 August 1845,
cancelled with a black numeral (10 Alresford)
 

11 Alton

Hampshire

Earliest recorded use :

30 April 1845

Rarity

D

[FF] from Alton to London dated 11 September 1845,
cancelled with black 11 numeral of Alton.
 

12 Altrincham

Cheshire

Earliest recorded use :

[QI] plate 84, cancelled
with black numeral
(12 Altrincham).

[NC] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(12 Altrincham)

13 Ambleside

Westmoreland

Earliest recorded use :

[EB] plate 70, cancelled
with a black numeral
(13 Ambleside).

[OF] cancelled with
 a blue Hawkshead
undated circle

[BK] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(13 Ambleside)

14 Amersham

Buckinghamshire

Earliest recorded use :

[QA] plate 101, cancelled
with a black numeral
(14 Amersham).

[II] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(14 Amersham)

15 Chesham

Sub town under Amersham

Earliest recorded use :

16 Missenden

Sub town under Amersham

Earliest recorded use :

[CE] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(16 Missenden)

[AD-AF] strip of four, from Great Missenden to London, dated (upon arrival) 31 January 1845,
cancelled with two black numerals (16 Great Missenden)
Contrary to Regulations

17 Amesbury

Wiltshire

Earliest recorded use :

18 Ampthill

Bedfordshire

Earliest recorded use :

20 Silsoe

Bedfordshire

Earliest recorded use :

[EL] plate 62, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(20 Silsoe)

21 Andover

Hampshire

Earliest recorded use :

29 August 1844

Rarity

C

[EK] cancelled with black numeral (21 Andover).

[DK] plate 72, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(21 Andover)

[IC-ID] pair, plate 67, cancelled with
 black numerals (21 Andover)

22 Andover Road

Hampshire

Earliest recorded use :

5 July 1844

Rarity

G

[CF] plate 67, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(22 Andover Road)

[TL] plate 62, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(22 Andover Road)

23 Whitchurch

Hampshire

Earliest recorded use :

30 October 1847

Rarity

D

[FE-FH] strip of four on piece, plate 75, cancelled
with black numerals
(23 Whitchurch).

[FF] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(23 Whitchurch)

[IA] plate 157, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(23 Whitchurch)

24 Overton

Hampshire

Earliest recorded use :

[QH] from Overton to Basingstoke, dated 19 January 1852,
cancelled with a brown-black numeral (24 Overton)

25 Appleby

Westmoreland

Earliest recorded use :

26 Arrington

Cambridgeshire

Earliest recorded use :

27 Arundel

Sussex

Earliest recorded use :

[EJ] plate 71, cancelled with
 a black boxed No 1 Arundel
Receiving House handstamp
(Littlehampton)

[DG] plate 55, cancelled with
a No 1 Penny
Post of Arundel

[RD] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(27 Arundel)

[MG] from Littlehampton to London, dated 8 November 1847,
cancelled with a “No 1” boxed receivers handstamp of Littlehampton

28 Ashbourne

Derbyshire

Earliest recorded use :

[JH] plate 55, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(28 Ashbourne)

29 Ashburton

Devon

Earliest recorded use :

[QK] plate 91, cancelled with black numeral (29 Ashburton)

[IK-IL] plate 4, pair,
cancelled with brownish numeral (29 Ashburton)

[KD] plate 105, on piece cancelled with blue numeral (29 Ashburton). [cert]

[TG] plate 98, on piece cancelled with blue numeral (29 Ashburton).

[JJ] plate 118, cancelled with blue numeral (29 Ashburton).

[EJ] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(29 Ashburton)

[AG] plate 90, on wrapper from Ashburton to Exeter dated 13 September 1850,
cancelled by blue 29 numeral (Ashburton)

[FJ] plate 85, from Buckfastleigh to Wellington dated 8 August 1849,
cancelled with a black numeral (29 Ashburton).
 

[LL] from Buckfastleigh to Wellington, dated 19 July 1842,
cancelled with a black Ashburton datestamp

[BB] from Ashburton to Derby, dated 17 May 1844,
cancelled with a black numeral (29 Ashburton)

30 Ashby de la Zouch

Leicestershire

Earliest recorded use :

[SI] on entire to Derby dated 13 May 1844,
 cancelled  by a black numeral (30 Ashby).
 

[RA] plate 9, Ashby de la Zouch to Stratford upon Avon, dated 11 February 1841,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross
Late use of the red Maltese cross
Letter annotated on same paper and re-addresed for forwarding, but no evidence of being posted
 

31 Ashford

Kent

Earliest recorded use :

[CF] plate 34, cancelled with black numeral (31 Ashford).

[BH] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(31 Ashford)

32 Ashton under Lyne

Lancashire

Earliest recorded use :

[AB] plate 53, cancelled with black numeral (32 Ashton under Lyne) [ E flaw].

[TC] plate 63, cancelled with black numeral (32 Ashton under Lyne).

[RG] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(32 Ashton under Lyne)

[PF] plate 3, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(32 Ashton under Lyne)

[HC] on entire sent from Ashton to Warrington dated 24 December 1842,
 cancelled with two strikes of a black maltese cross.
Handstruck Ashton Penny Post in red
 

33 Atherstone

Warwickshire

Earliest recorded use :

34 Attleborough

Norfolk

Earliest recorded use :

[MD] on envelope to Manchester dated 5 March 1854,
cancelled with a black 34 numeral of Attleborough.
 

[JK] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(34 Attleborough)

[AH] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(34 Attleborough)

[PD] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(34 Attleborough)

[LI] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(34 Attleborough)

[CG] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(34 Attleborough)

35 Axminster

Devon

Earliest recorded use :

[BI] plate 127, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(35 Axminster)

[PH-QH] plate 4, (with inverted watermark) cancelled with
 a single black numeral (35 Axminster)
Contrary to regulations

[EF] plate 2, cancelled with
 a red Axminster datestamp
(5 September 1840)

36 Colyton

Devon

Earliest recorded use :

37 Seaton

Devon

Earliest recorded use :

[ML] plate 69, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(37 Seaton)

38 Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire

Earliest recorded use :

[II] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(38 Aylesbury)

39 Aylsham

Earliest recorded use :

[GJ] plate 95, cancelled with black numeral (39 Aylsham).

[EG] plate 34, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(39 Aylsham)

[MG] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(39 Aylsham)

[CJ] plate 43, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(39 Aylsham)

[QE] plate 41, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(39 Aylsham)

40 Bagshot

Surrey

Earliest recorded use :

[TE] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(40 Bagshot)

41 Bakewell

Derbyshire

Earliest recorded use :

[FK] plate 134, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(41 Bakewell)

[PI] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(41 Bakewell)

42 Baslow

Derbyshire

Earliest recorded use :

[DK] from Baslow to Derby, dated 13 December 1844,
cancelled with a black numeral (42 Baslow)

[LJ] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(42 Baslow)

43 Stoney Middleton

Derbyshire

Earliest recorded use :

44 Tideswell

Derbyshire

Earliest recorded use :

45 Baldock

Hertfordshire

Earliest recorded use :

[FE] plate 66, cancelled with black numeral (45 Baldock).

[MJ] plate 4, cancelled with
black numeral (45 Baldock)

[DC] plate 153, cancelled
with a black numeral
(45 Baldock).

[LD] plate 73, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(45 Baldock)

[PG] plate 54, from Baldock to London, dated 12 October 1845,
cancelled with a black numeral (45 Baldock)

46 Banbury

Oxfordshire

Earliest recorded use :

[QJ] plate 85, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(46 Banbury)

[MA-MD] strip of four, plate 4, cancelled with
black numerals (46 Banbury)
 

48 Barnards Castle

Durham

Earliest recorded use :

[HG] plate 47, cancelled with black numeral (48 Barnard Castle).

[PL] plate 105, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(48 Barnard Castle)

[?E] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(48 Barnard Castle)

[KJ-LK] block of four, plate 130, cancelled with
black numerals (48 Barnard Castle)

49 Barnsley

Yorkshire

Earliest recorded use :

[PG-PK] plate 3, strip of five,
cancelled with black numerals (49 Barnsley)

[NG] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(49 Barnsley)