Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)

Numeral Cancellations of English Provincial Towns (Numbers 850 to 899)


 

 

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.
 

850 Wednesbury

Staffordshire

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HA

 

 

 

[HA] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(850 Wednesbury)

 

 

 


851 Weedon

Northamptonshire

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 72 RD-RE

 

 

[RD-RE] pair, plate 72, cancelled with
black numerals (851 Weedon)
 

 

 

Plate 132 CJ

[CJ] plate 132, from Weedon to London, dated 23 June 1852,
cancelled with a blue numeral (851 Weedon)


 852 Welshpool - see Wales

 853 Machynlleth - see Wales

 854 Montgomery - see Wales

855 Chirbury

Salop

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 856 Churchstoke - see Wales

857 Welford

Northamptonshire

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RJ

 

 

 

[RJ] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(857 Welford)

 

 

 


858 Wellingborough

Northamptonshire

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LA
Plate 47 OI

 

 

[LA] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(858 Wellingborough)

[OI] plate 47, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(858 Wellingborough)

 

 


859 Wellington

Salop

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PJ
Plate 127 OA
Plate 149 RC
Plate 111 BI

[PJ] cancelled with black numeral (859 Wellington).

[OA] plate 127 , cancelled
with a black numeral
(859 Wellington).

[RC] plate 149, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(859 Wellington)

[BI] plate 111, cancelled with
 a Brosley datestamp
(1851)


860 Wellington

Somerset

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KA
Plate 97 CJ-CL
Plate 21 TD

[KA] cancelled with blue numeral (860 Wellington).

[CJ-CL] plate 97, cancelled with
 blue numerals (860 Wellington)

[TD] plate 21, cancelled with
 a black Wellington datestamp


 861 was not allocated in 1844

862 Milverton

Somerset

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


863 Wells

Norfolk

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 102 NG

 

 

 

[NG] plate 102, cancelled
with a black numeral
(863 Wells).

 

 

 


864 Wells

Somerset

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 81 FA

[FA] plate 81, on envelope dated 4 Oct 1849 from Wells to Bath, cancelled
 with blue numeral (864 Wells).
 

TA

[TA] on mourning envelope from Wells to Glastonbury dated 10 April 1850,
cancelled with a blue 864 numeral of Wells.
 

Plate 122 OI-OJ
Plate 4 RK-SL

[OI-OJ] plate 122, pair cancelled with
two blue numerals (864 Wells).

ME

 

 

[ME] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(864 Wells)

 

 

[RK-SL] block of four, plate 4, cancelled with
two  black numerals (864 Wells)
Contrary to regulations


865 Welwyn

Hertfordshire

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 158 JD

 

 

 

[JD] plate 158, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(865 Welwyn)

 

 

 


 866 was not allocated in 1844

867 Wendover

Buckinghamshire

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 97 NK

 

 

 

[NK] plate 97, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(867 Wendover)

 

 

 


868 West Bromwich

Staffordshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 106 CL
Plate 3 LA
LE

 

[CL] plate 106, cancelled with black numeral (868 West Bromwich).

[LA] plate 3, cancelled with black numeral (868 West Bromwich).

[LE] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(868 West Bromwich)

 


 869 was not allocated in 1844

870 Westbury

Wiltshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


871 Weston super Mare

Somerset

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EF
TJ

 

 

[EF] on dated piece cancelled with blue numeral
(871 Weston super Mare).

[TJ] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(871 Weston super Mare)

 

 

Plate 44 SI-SL

[SI-SL] strip of four, plate 44, cancelled with
black numerals (871 Weston super Mare)


872 Wetherby

Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 110 HB
Plate 93 PH
Plate 93 MB
Plate 61 SH

[HB] plate 110, cancelled with black numeral (872 Wetherby).

[PH] plate 93, cancelled with black numeral (872 Wetherby).

[MB] plate 93, cancelled with black numeral (872 Wetherby).

[SH] plate 61, cancelled with black numeral (872 Wetherby).


873 Weymouth

Dorset

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 3 AA-AE

[AA-AE] plate 3, strip of five, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with four black numerals (873 Weymouth).

TG
Plate 58 OB
Plate 105 DB
Plate 88 EG

[TG] cancelled with black numeral (873 Weymouth).

[OB] plate 58, cancelled with black numeral (873 Weymouth).

[DB] plate 105, cancelled
with blue numeral (873 Weymouth).

[EG] plate 88, cancelled with
 a blue numeral
(873 Weymouth)

JK and QK

[JK and QK] two singles on envelope from Weymouth to Dorchester dated 25 January 1851,
cancelled with a blue 873 numerals of Weymouth.
 

QE

 

 

 

 

 

 

[QE] cancelled with
 a blue numeral
(873 Weymouth)

 

 

 

 

 

 


874 Wheatley

Oxfordshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


875 Whitby

Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


876 Whitchurch

Salop

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 64 HA

 

 

 

[HA] plate 64, cancelled with blue numeral (876 Whitchurch).

 

 

 


877 Whitehaven

Cumberland

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QI
Plate 1 AF
Plate 77 JC

 

[QI] cancelled with blue numeral (877 Whitehaven).

[AF] plate 1, cancelled
with a black numeral
(877 Whitehaven).

[JC] plate 77, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(877 Whitehaven)

 


878 Wigan

Lancashire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 122 CH
Plate 152 CF
Plate 105 FD
RC

[CH] plate 122, cancelled with black numeral (878 Wigan).

[CF] plate 152, cancelled with black numeral (878 Wigan).

[FD] plate 105 , cancelled
with a black numeral
(878 Wigan).

[RC] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(878 Wigan)

Plate 62 JI

 

 

 

 

 

 

[JI] plate 62, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(878 Wigan)

 

 

 

 

 

 


879 Wigton

Cumberland

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 96 QK
Plate 72 ED
GD

 

[QK] plate 96, cancelled with black numeral (879 Wigton).

[ED] plate 72, cancelled
with a black numeral
(879 Wigton).

[GD] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(879 Wigton)

 


880 Allonby

Cumberland

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 881 was not allocated in 1844

882 Wimborne

Dorset

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 43 DL

[DL] plate 43, from Wimborne to Salisbury, dated 14 October 1844,
cancelled with a black numeral (882 Wimborne)

Plate 151 FI
Plate 96 JE
Plate 12 SC

 

 

[FI] plate 151, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(882 Wimborne)

[JE] plate 96, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(882 Wimborne)

[SC] plate 12, cancelled with
 a black datestamp
(Wimborne 1 June 1842)

 

 


883 Wincanton

Somerset

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 81 QD
Plate 59 EF
Plate 59 SA-SB

[QD] plate 81, cancelled with black numeral (883 Wincanton).

[EF] plate 59,
cancelled with black numeral (883 Wincanton).

[SA-SB] pair, plate 59,
cancelled with black numerals (883 Wincanton).

Plate 5 MA
BD
GJ
Plate 68 BJ

[MA] plate 5, cancelled with
 a black Wincanton datestamp
(22 December 1841)

[BD] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(883 Wincanton)

[GJ] cancelled with
 a black Wincanton datestamp
(7 July 1842)

[BJ] plate 68, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(883 Wincanton)


884 Henstridge Ash

Somerset

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


885 Milborne Port

Somerset

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJ

[DJ] from Milborne Port to Shaftesbury, dated 27 September 1845
cancelled with a black numeral (885 Milborne Port)
Also has Milborne Port undated circle


 886 was not allocated in 1844

887 Stalbridge

Dorset

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


888 Winchester

Hampshire

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 106 JL
Plate 165 DJ

 

 

[JL] plate 106, cancelled
with a black numeral
(888 Winchester).

[DJ] plate 165, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(888 Winchester)

 

 


 889 was not allocated in 1844

890 Windsor

Berkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 93 KL
Plate 68 ND
Plate 142 MJ

 

[KL] plate 93, cancelled with black numeral (890 Windsor).

[ND] plate 68, cancelled with black numeral (890 Windsor).

[MJ] plate 142, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(890 Windsor)

 

Plate 60 HC-HD

 

 

 

 

[HC-HD] pair, plate 60, cancelled with
black numerals (890 Windsor)

 

 

 

 


 891 was not allocated in 1844

892 Eton

Buckinghamshire

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 4 HJ

 

 

 

[HJ] plate 4, cancelled with black numeral (892 Eton).

 

 

 


893 Wingham

Kent

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 108 RD
Plate 104 QD

 

 

[RD] plate 108, cancelled with black numeral (893 Wingham).

[QD] plate 104, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(893 Wingham)

 

 


894 Winslow

Buckinghamshire

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JI

 

 

 

[JI] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(894 Winslow)

 

 

 


895 Wirksworth

Derbyshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NJ

[NJ] from Wirksworth to Bakewell, dated 14 November 1847,
cancelled with a black numeral (895 Wirksworth).
 

Plate 44 PF

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PF] plate 44, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(895 Wirksworth)

 

 

 

 

 

 


 896 was not allocated in 1844

897 Wisbeach

Cambridgeshire

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 80 RF
Plate 62 QB
GA

 

[RF] plate 80, cancelled
with a black numeral
(897 Wisbeach).

[QB] plate 62, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(897 Wisbeach)

[GA] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(897 Wisbeach)

 


 898 was not allocated in 1844

 899 was not allocated in 1844