Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)

Numeral Cancellations of English Provincial Towns (Numbers 650 to 699)

650 Rochester

Kent

Earliest recorded use :

[IC] cancelled with black numeral (650 Rochester).

[ID] cancelled with black numeral (650 Rochester).

[ID] plate 94, cancelled
with black numeral
(650 Rochester).

[?J] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(650 Rochester)

651 Rochford

Essex

Earliest recorded use :

[PE] plate 64, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(651 Rochford)

652 Rockinghan

Northamptonshire

Earliest recorded use :

[?A] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(652 Rockingham)

653 Romsey

Hampshire

Earliest recorded use :

[PE] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(653 Romsey)

654 Ross

Herefordshire

Earliest recorded use :

[QB-QI] plate 4, strip of eight, cancelled with eight black numerals (654 Ross).

655 Rotherham

Yorkshire

Earliest recorded use :

[OB] plate 87, cancelled with black numeral (655 Rotherham)

[QF] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(655 Rotherham)

656 Wath on Dearne

Yorkshire

Earliest recorded use :

[TJ] plate 87, cancelled with black numeral (656 Wath on Dearne).

657 Rougham

Norfolk

Earliest recorded use :

[AL] on entire from Rougham to (Kings) Lynn dated 15 January 1847,
cancelled with a black 657 numeral of Rougham.
 

[NB] from Little Walsingham to Ixworth dated 31 October 1851,
cancelled with a black 657 numeral of Rougham.
 

[LD] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(657 Rougham)

[FG] plate 63, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(657 Rougham)

658 Royston

Hertfordshire

Earliest recorded use :

[AG] plate 3, on piece cancelled with black numeral (658 Royston).

[HJ] plate 39, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(658 Royston)

659 Rugby

Warwickshire

Earliest recorded use :

[MB] from Rugby to Warwick dated 22 October 1851,
cancelled by blue 659 numeral of Rugby.
 

[FH-FI] plate 3, pair on a large dated piece from Rugby to Warwick, dated 13 March 1844,
 cancelled  by a single black Maltese cross of Rugby
Contrary to Regulations
 

[BD] from Rugby to Coventry, dated 3 July 1847,
cancelled with a black numeral (659 Rugby)

[NE] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(659 Rugby)

660 Rugeley

Staffordshire

Earliest recorded use :

[EL] plate 66, cancelled with black numeral (660 Rugeley).

[SI] plate 61, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(660 Rugeley)

[QC] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(660 Rugeley)

661 Great Heywood

Staffordshire

Earliest recorded use :

[PL] plate 20, from Heywood to Newcastle (Staffs.), dated 6 September 1842,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross [e]
Also has Heywood undated circle on reverse

Very late use of the red Maltese cross

662 Shirleywich

Staffordshire

Earliest recorded use :

[LD] plate 58, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(662 Shirleywich)

663 Wolseley Bridge

Staffordshire

Earliest recorded use :

664 Rushyford

Durham

Earliest recorded use :

666 Ryde

Isle of Wight

Earliest recorded use :

[CA-DD] block of eight,
cancelled with black numerals (666 Ryde, Isle of Wight)
 

[FA-FB] plate 62, pair, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with single black numeral (666 Ryde IOW).
 

[PH] cancelled with black numeral (666 Ryde IOW).

[TB] plate 52, cancelled
with a black numeral
(666 Ryde).

[FJ] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(666 Ryde)

667 Rye

Sussex

Earliest recorded use :

[IA] plate 63, from Rye to Anstruthers dated 14 June 1846,
cancelled with black 667 numeral of Rye.
 

[GF] plate 152, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(667 Rye)

[KF] plate 42, from Rye to Burwash, dated 2 September 1844,
cancelled with a black numeral (667 Rye)

668 Romford

Essex

Earliest recorded use :

[HI] plate 91, cancelled with black numeral (668 Romford).

[KB-LC] plate 152, block of four, cancelled with
black numerals (668 Romford)

[IG] cancelled with black numeral (668 Romford).

[JG] cancelled with black numeral (668 Romford).

[HD] plate 65, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(668 Romford)

669 Saffron Walden

Essex

Earliest recorded use :

[SK] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(669 Saffron Walden)

670 St Austell

Cornwall

Earliest recorded use :

[IC] plate 101, cancelled with blue numeral (670 St Austell).

[NF] plate 141, cancelled with blue numeral (670 St Austell).

[DJ-DK] plate 90, pair, cancelled with
 blue numerals (670 St Austell).

[HB] on entire from St Austell to Torquay dated 15 July 1851,
cancelled by blue 670 numeral (St Austell)
 

[FG] on entire from St Austell to Liskeard dated 15 March 1852,
cancelled with a blue 670 numeral of St Austell.
 

[JH] on entire from St Austell to Launceston dated 22 March 1852,
cancelled by blue 670 numeral (St Austell)
 

[MG] plate 137, cancelled with
 a blue Gorran undated circle [e]

[NI] cancelled with
 a blue numeral
(67 St Austell)

671 Grampound

Cornwall

Earliest recorded use :

[GK] plate 96, cancelled with black numeral (671 Grampound).

[DE] plate 34, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(671 Grampound)

672 St Mawes

Cornwall

Earliest recorded use :

673 Mevagissey

Cornwall

Earliest recorded use :

674 Tregoney

Cornwall

Earliest recorded use :

675 St Albans

Hertfordshire

Earliest recorded use :

[NE] cancelled
with a black numeral
(675 St Albans).

[LL] plate 69, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(675 St Albans)

[RJ] plate 51, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(675 St Albans)

678 St Columb

Cornwall

Earliest recorded use :

[IH] on envelope sheet from St Columb to Fowey dated 22 March 1849,
cancelled with a blue 678 numeral of St Columb.
 

[AG] plate 20, on letter from St Columb to Launceston
dated 17 October 1842, cancelled
 by a single blue maltese cross of St Columb.
 

679 St Helens

Lancashire

Earliest recorded use :

[AE] on large piece dated 10 AUgust 1850,
cancelled with black 679 numeral of St Helens.
 

[PJ] plate 157, cancelled with black numeral (679 St Helens).

[DF] plate 52, cancelled with black numeral (679 St Helens).

[TC] plate 71, cancelled with black numeral (679 St Helens).

[NK] plate 65, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(679 St Helens)

[LA-LB] pair, plate 66, cancelled with
 black numerals
(679 St Helens)

[MK-ML] pair, plate 73, cancelled with
black numerals (679 St Helens)

[JG] plate 94, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(679 St Helens)

680 St Ives

Huntingdonshire

Earliest recorded use :

[A?] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(680 St Ives)

681 Somesham

Huntingdonshire

Earliest recorded use :

682 St Leonards

Sussex

Earliest recorded use :

[DJ] plate 43, from St Leonards on Sea to Hurst Green dated 29 June 1844,
cancelled with black numeral (682 St Leonards on Sea).
 

[FD-FF] strip of three, plate 4, cancelled with
black numerals (682 St Leonards)

[QC] plate 112, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(682 St Leonards)

683 Salisbury

Wiltshire

Earliest recorded use :

[OC] plate 53, to Salisbury dated 11 May 1845,
cancelled with black 683 numeral of Salisbury.
 

[MB] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(683 Salisbury)

684 Downton

Wiltshire

Earliest recorded use :

685 Wilton

Wiltshire

Earliest recorded use :

[PI] on mourning envelope to Stockbridge,
dated 17 October 1851,
cancelled with blue numeral (685 Wilton).
 

686 St Neots

Huntingdonshire

Earliest recorded use :

[LI] plate 95, cancelled with black numeral (686 St Neots).

[RG] plate 95, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(686 St Neots)

[JC] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(686 St Neots)

[HF] plate 71, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(686 St Neots)

687 Sandbach

Cheshire

Earliest recorded use :

688 Sandwich

Kent

Earliest recorded use :

[DF] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(688 Sandwich)

[NG] plate 64, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(688 Sandwich)

689 Sawbridgeworth

Hertfordshire

Earliest recorded use :

690 Saxmundham

Suffolk

Earliest recorded use :

[KL] plate 158, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(690 Saxmundham)

[SD-SE] plate 3, cancelled with
 a single black numeral (690 Saxmundham)
Contrary to regulations

691 Aldborough

Suffolk

Earliest recorded use :

[QE] plate 50, cancelled with black numeral (691 Aldborough).

[IL] plate 56, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(691 Aldborough)

[PB] plate 36, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(691 Aldborough)

[HH] plate 127, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(691 Aldborough)

692 Yoxford

Suffolk

Earliest recorded use :

693 Scarborough

Yorkshire

Earliest recorded use :

[SK] plate 48, cancelled with black numeral (693 Scarborough).

[PK] plate 41, cancelled with black numeral (693 Scarborough).

[RJ] plate 3, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(693 Scarborough)

[FH] plate 44, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(693 Scarborough)

694 Scole

Norfolk

Earliest recorded use :

695 Selby

Yorkshire

Earliest recorded use :

[OH] plate 56, to Snaith, dated (internally) 13 July 1845,
cancelled with a blue Snaith undated circle [e]
 

696 Settle

Yorkshire

Earliest recorded use :

[FD] on piece from Settle to Skipton dated 13 June 1844,
cancelled with black 696 numeral of Settle.
 

[SG] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(696 Settle)

697 Sevenoaks

Kent

Earliest recorded use :

[CF] plate 101, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(697 Sevenoaks)

698 Shaftesbury

Dorset

Earliest recorded use :

[OI-OJ] plate 65, pair, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with single black numeral (698 Shaftesbury).

[NH] cancelled with blue numeral (698 Shaftesbury).

[DD] cancelled with
 a blue numeral
(698 Shaftesbury)

[FB] plate 7, from Milton to Shaftesbury, dated, internally, 1 February 1841,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross
Also has Shaftesbury Penny Post in matching colour
 

[NB-OE] block of eight, cancelled with
blue numerals (698 Shaftesbury)

[PC-PE] strip of three, cancelled with
blue numerals (698 Shaftesbury)

[EI] plate 12, cancelled with
 a Shaftesbury datestamp
 

699 Sheerness

Kent

Earliest recorded use :

[IL] plate 105, cancelled with black numeral (699 Sheerness).

[KK] plate 4, cancelled
with black numeral
 (699 Sheerness).