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Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)
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Numeral Cancellations of English Provincial Towns (Numbers 150 to 199)
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This pages illustrate stamps and covers that are identifiable as originating from towns allocated a barred numeral cancellation in preparation for their introduction on 1 May 1844.
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150 Burnley
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Lancashire
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[MI] cancelled with black numeral (150 Burnley).
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151 Colne
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Lancashire
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[KL] plate 64, cancelled with a black numeral (151 Colne)
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[BL] cancelled with a black numeral (151 Colne)
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152 Burton on Trent
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Staffordshire
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[CA] cancelled with black numeral (152 Burton on Trent)
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[TC-TE] strip of three, plate 3, cancelled with black numerals (152 Burton on Trent)
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[AB] cancelled with a black numeral (152 Burton on Trent)
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[PA-PC] strip of three, plate 4, cancelled with black numerals (152 Burton on Trent)
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153 Burton
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Westmoreland
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154 Bury
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Lancashire
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[MG] plate 67, cancelled with black numeral (154 Bury).
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[AK] plate 166, cancelled with a black numeral (154 Bury)
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[AL] cancelled with a black numeral (154 Bury)
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155 Buxton
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Derbyshire
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[GJ-GK] pair plate 4, cancelled with black numerals (155 Buxton).
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[CJ] plate 78, cancelled with a black numeral (155 Buxton)
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156 Chapel le Frith
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Derbyshire
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157 Calne
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Wiltshire
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[SC] plate 59, cancelled with black numeral (157 Calne).
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[GG] plate 92, cancelled with a black numeral (157 Calne)
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[MH] plate 76, cancelled with a black numeral (157 Calne)
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158 Cambridge
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Cambridgeshire
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[DB] cancelled with black numeral (158 Cambridge).
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[JL] plate 31, on dated prece (23 May 1844) cancelled with black numeral (158 Cambridge).
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[BD] plate 93, cancelled with a black numeral (158 Cambridge)
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[AC] plate 3, cancelled with a black numeral (158 Cambridge)
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[JK] plate 141, cancelled with a black numeral (158 Cambridge)
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159 Chard
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Somerset
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[NB] plate 106, cancelled with black numeral (159 Chard).
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[ND] plate 164, cancelled with black numeral (159 Chard).
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[AD] plate 69, cancelled with black numeral (159 Chard).
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[BI] plate 89, cancelled with a black numeral (159 Chard)
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[LC] plate 24, cancelled with a black Chard datestamp (27 September 1842)
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[FC] cancelled with a black numeral (159 Chard)
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[TD] plate 24, cancelled with a black Chard datestamp (1842)
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[PE] cancelled with a Chard datestamp (6 October ????)
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[BI] plate 4, cancelled with a black numeral (159 Chard)
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160 Camelford
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Cornwall
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[QB] plate 170, cancelled with a black numeral (160 Camelford).
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161 Five Lanes
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Cornwall
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162 Cardiff - see Wales
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163 Pontypridd - see Wales
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164 Cardigan - see Wales
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165 Carlisle
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Cumberland
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[CF] plate 167, cancelled with black numeral (165 Carlisle).
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[QA-QC] strip of three, cancelled with black numerals (165 Carlisle) [QC in state 4].
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[RA-SA] plate 3, cancelled with black numerals (165 Carlisle).
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[SE] cancelled with black numeral (165 Carlisle)
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[TG] plate 84, cancelled with a black numeral (165 Carlisle)
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[KH] cancelled with a black numeral (165 Carlisle)
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[IF] from Longtown to Ecclesfechan dated 6 July 1845, cancelled with a black maltese cross.
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166 Haltwhistle
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Northumberland
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[TA] plate 68, cancelled with a black numeral (166 Haltwhistle)
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[MF] plate 149, cancelled with a black numeral (166 Haltwhistle)
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167 Carmarthen - see Wales
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168 Kidwelly - see Wales
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169 was not allocated in 1844
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170 Newcastle-Emlyn - see Wales
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171 Chalford
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Gloucestershire
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172 Minchinhampton
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Gloucestershire
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173 Chatham
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Kent
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[NK] plate 37, cancelled with black numeral (173 Chatham).
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[EH] plate 66, cancelled with a black numeral (173 Chatham)
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[SD] cancelled with a black numeral (173 Chatham)
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[CG] plate 91, cancelled with a black numeral (173 Chatham)
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[BG] plate 63, cancelled with a Chatham datestamp (31 December 1845) [e]
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[TL] plate 56, cancelled with a black datestamp (Chatham 24 April 1845)
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174 Chatteris
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Cambridgeshire
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[BJ] plate 156, cancelled with a black numeral (174 Chatteris)
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175 Cheadle
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Staffordshire
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[DA] cancelled with a black numeral (175 Cheadle)
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176 Chelmsford
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Essex
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Rarity
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19 Jun 1844
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[EG-EK] plate 53, strip of five, cancelled with black numerals (176 Chelmsford).
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[CE] cancelled with black numeral (176 Chelmsford).
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177 Cheltenham
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Gloucestershire
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[CJ] plate 58, cancelled with black numeral (177 Cheltenham).
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[DF] plate 84, cancelled with black numeral (177 Cheltenham).
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[EI] plate 56, cancelled with a black numeral (177 Cheltenham)
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[DL] cancelled with a black numeral (177 Cheltenham)
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[AD] from Cheltenham to Bourton on the Water dated 25 March 1845, cancelled with black 177 numeral of Cheltenham.
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[??] from Cheltenham to Ludlow, dated 13 May 1844, cancelled with a black numeral (177 Cheltenham)
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178 Chepstow - see Wales
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179 Chertsey
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Surrey
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[RF] plate 110, cancelled with black numeral (179 Chertsey).
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[SC] plate 78, cancelled with a black numeral (179 Chertsey)
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[BH] cancelled with a black numeral (179 Chertsey)
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180 Chester
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Cheshire
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[LK] plate 78, cancelled with black numeral (180 Chester).
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[NE-NF] pair, plate 4, cancelled with black numerals (180 Chester).
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[JH] plate 121, cancelled with a black numeral (180 Chester)
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[PC-PD] pair, plate 1b from Chester to Manchester, dated 16 October 1840, cancelled with black Maltese crosses
Unofficial early use of the black cross and the only such recorded usage from Chester
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[JE] cancelled with a black numeral (180 Chester)
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181 Abergele - see Wales
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182 Hawarden - see Wales
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183 Mochdrai - see Wales
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184 Neston
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Cheshire
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185 Northrop - see Wales
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186 Chesterfield
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Derbyshire
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[FI] cancelled with a black numeral (186 Chesterfield)
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187 Stavely
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Derbyshire
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188 Chester le Street
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Durham
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[PG] plate 62, cancelled with a black numeral (188 Chester-le-Street)
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189 was not allocated in 1844
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190 Chichester
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Sussex
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[TA] plate 46, cancelled with black numeral (190 Chichester).
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[QA] plate 122, cancelled with a black numeral (190 Chichester).
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[RJ] plate 79, cancelled with a black numeral (190 Chichester)
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[MJ] plate 45, cancelled with a black numeral (190 Chichester)
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191 Chippenham
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Wiltshire
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[LA] marginal plate 43, cancelled with black numeral (191 Chippenham) [cert].
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[OC-OD] plate 76, pair cancelled contrary to regulations with a single black numeral (191 Chippenham).
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[RJ] cancelled with a black numeral (191 Chippenham)
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192 Malmesbury
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Wiltshire
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193 Sodbury
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Gloucestershire
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[IE] plate 138, cancelled with a black numeral (193 Sodbury)
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194 Charmouth
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Dorset
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[SE] plate 136, from Charmouth to Weymouth, dated 26 August 1852, cancelled with a blue-green numeral (194 Charmouth) [e]
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195 Chipping Norton
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Oxfordshire
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[PE] cancelled with a black numeral (195 Chipping Norton)
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[EF-EG] pair, cancelled with black numerals (195 Chipping Norton)
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196 Chirk - see Wales
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197 Ruabon - see Wales
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198 Chorley
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Lancashire
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199 was not allocated in 1844
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