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Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)
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Numeral Cancellations of English Provincial Towns (Numbers 850 to 899)
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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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850 Wednesbury
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Staffordshire
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[HA] cancelled with a black numeral (850 Wednesbury)
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851 Weedon
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Northamptonshire
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[RD-RE] pair, plate 72, cancelled with black numerals (851 Weedon)
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[CJ] plate 132, from Weedon to London, dated 23 June 1852, cancelled with a blue numeral (851 Weedon)
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852 Welshpool - see Wales
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853 Machynlleth - see Wales
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854 Montgomery - see Wales
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855 Chirbury
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Salop
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856 Churchstoke - see Wales
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857 Welford
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Northamptonshire
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[RJ] cancelled with a black numeral (857 Welford)
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858 Wellingborough
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Northamptonshire
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[LA] cancelled with a black numeral (858 Wellingborough)
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[OI] plate 47, cancelled with a black numeral (858 Wellingborough)
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859 Wellington
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Salop
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[PJ] cancelled with black numeral (859 Wellington).
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[OA] plate 127 , cancelled with a black numeral (859 Wellington).
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[RC] plate 149, cancelled with a black numeral (859 Wellington)
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[BI] plate 111, cancelled with a Brosley datestamp (1851)
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860 Wellington
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Somerset
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[KA] cancelled with blue numeral (860 Wellington).
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[CJ-CL] plate 97, cancelled with blue numerals (860 Wellington)
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[TD] plate 21, cancelled with a black Wellington datestamp
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861 was not allocated in 1844
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862 Milverton
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Somerset
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863 Wells
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Norfolk
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[NG] plate 102, cancelled with a black numeral (863 Wells).
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864 Wells
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Somerset
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[FA] plate 81, on envelope dated 4 Oct 1849 from Wells to Bath, cancelled with blue numeral (864 Wells).
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[TA] on mourning envelope from Wells to Glastonbury dated 10 April 1850, cancelled with a blue 864 numeral of Wells.
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[OI-OJ] plate 122, pair cancelled with two blue numerals (864 Wells).
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[ME] cancelled with a black numeral (864 Wells)
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[RK-SL] block of four, plate 4, cancelled with two black numerals (864 Wells) Contrary to regulations
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865 Welwyn
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Hertfordshire
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[JD] plate 158, cancelled with a black numeral (865 Welwyn)
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866 was not allocated in 1844
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867 Wendover
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Buckinghamshire
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[NK] plate 97, cancelled with a black numeral (867 Wendover)
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868 West Bromwich
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Staffordshire
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[CL] plate 106, cancelled with black numeral (868 West Bromwich).
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[LA] plate 3, cancelled with black numeral (868 West Bromwich).
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[LE] cancelled with a black numeral (868 West Bromwich)
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869 was not allocated in 1844
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870 Westbury
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Wiltshire
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871 Weston super Mare
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Somerset
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[EF] on dated piece cancelled with blue numeral (871 Weston super Mare).
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[TJ] cancelled with a black numeral (871 Weston super Mare)
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[SI-SL] strip of four, plate 44, cancelled with black numerals (871 Weston super Mare)
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872 Wetherby
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Yorkshire
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[HB] plate 110, cancelled with black numeral (872 Wetherby).
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[PH] plate 93, cancelled with black numeral (872 Wetherby).
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[MB] plate 93, cancelled with black numeral (872 Wetherby).
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[SH] plate 61, cancelled with black numeral (872 Wetherby).
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873 Weymouth
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Dorset
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[AA-AE] plate 3, strip of five, cancelled contrary to regulations with four black numerals (873 Weymouth).
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[TG] cancelled with black numeral (873 Weymouth).
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[OB] plate 58, cancelled with black numeral (873 Weymouth).
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[DB] plate 105, cancelled with blue numeral (873 Weymouth).
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[EG] plate 88, cancelled with a blue numeral (873 Weymouth)
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[JK and QK] two singles on envelope from Weymouth to Dorchester dated 25 January 1851, cancelled with a blue 873 numerals of Weymouth.
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[QE] cancelled with a blue numeral (873 Weymouth)
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874 Wheatley
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Oxfordshire
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875 Whitby
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Yorkshire
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876 Whitchurch
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Salop
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[HA] plate 64, cancelled with blue numeral (876 Whitchurch).
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877 Whitehaven
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Cumberland
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[QI] cancelled with blue numeral (877 Whitehaven).
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[AF] plate 1, cancelled with a black numeral (877 Whitehaven).
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[JC] plate 77, cancelled with a black numeral (877 Whitehaven)
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878 Wigan
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Lancashire
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[CH] plate 122, cancelled with black numeral (878 Wigan).
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[CF] plate 152, cancelled with black numeral (878 Wigan).
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[FD] plate 105 , cancelled with a black numeral (878 Wigan).
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[RC] cancelled with a black numeral (878 Wigan)
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[JI] plate 62, cancelled with a black numeral (878 Wigan)
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879 Wigton
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Cumberland
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[QK] plate 96, cancelled with black numeral (879 Wigton).
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[ED] plate 72, cancelled with a black numeral (879 Wigton).
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[GD] cancelled with a black numeral (879 Wigton)
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880 Allonby
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Cumberland
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881 was not allocated in 1844
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882 Wimborne
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Dorset
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[DL] plate 43, from Wimborne to Salisbury, dated 14 October 1844, cancelled with a black numeral (882 Wimborne)
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[FI] plate 151, cancelled with a black numeral (882 Wimborne)
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[JE] plate 96, cancelled with a black numeral (882 Wimborne)
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[SC] plate 12, cancelled with a black datestamp (Wimborne 1 June 1842)
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883 Wincanton
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Somerset
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[QD] plate 81, cancelled with black numeral (883 Wincanton).
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[EF] plate 59, cancelled with black numeral (883 Wincanton).
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[SA-SB] pair, plate 59, cancelled with black numerals (883 Wincanton).
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[MA] plate 5, cancelled with a black Wincanton datestamp (22 December 1841)
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[BD] cancelled with a black numeral (883 Wincanton)
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[GJ] cancelled with a black Wincanton datestamp (7 July 1842)
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[BJ] plate 68, cancelled with a black numeral (883 Wincanton)
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884 Henstridge Ash
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Somerset
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885 Milborne Port
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Somerset
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[DJ] from Milborne Port to Shaftesbury, dated 27 September 1845 cancelled with a black numeral (885 Milborne Port) Also has Milborne Port undated circle
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886 was not allocated in 1844
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887 Stalbridge
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Dorset
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888 Winchester
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Hampshire
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[JL] plate 106, cancelled with a black numeral (888 Winchester).
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[DJ] plate 165, cancelled with a black numeral (888 Winchester)
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889 was not allocated in 1844
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890 Windsor
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Berkshire
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[KL] plate 93, cancelled with black numeral (890 Windsor).
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[ND] plate 68, cancelled with black numeral (890 Windsor).
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[MJ] plate 142, cancelled with a black numeral (890 Windsor)
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[HC-HD] pair, plate 60, cancelled with black numerals (890 Windsor)
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891 was not allocated in 1844
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892 Eton
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Buckinghamshire
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[HJ] plate 4, cancelled with black numeral (892 Eton).
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893 Wingham
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Kent
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[RD] plate 108, cancelled with black numeral (893 Wingham).
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[QD] plate 104, cancelled with a black numeral (893 Wingham)
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894 Winslow
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Buckinghamshire
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[JI] cancelled with a black numeral (894 Winslow)
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895 Wirksworth
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Derbyshire
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[NJ] from Wirksworth to Bakewell, dated 14 November 1847, cancelled with a black numeral (895 Wirksworth).
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[PF] plate 44, cancelled with a black numeral (895 Wirksworth)
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896 was not allocated in 1844
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897 Wisbeach
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Cambridgeshire
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[RF] plate 80, cancelled with a black numeral (897 Wisbeach).
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[QB] plate 62, cancelled with a black numeral (897 Wisbeach)
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[GA] cancelled with a black numeral (897 Wisbeach)
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898 was not allocated in 1844
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899 was not allocated in 1844
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