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Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)
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Numeral Cancellations of English Provincial Towns (Numbers 900 to 947)
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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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900 Witham
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Essex
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[KK] cancelled with black numeral (900 Witham).
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[LL] cancelled with a black numeral (900 Witham)
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[LI] plate 56, cancelled with a black numeral (900 Witham)
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[AH] cancelled with a black numeral (900 Witham)
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[GI] plate 94, cancelled with a black numeral (900 Witham)
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901 was not allocated in 1844
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902 Witney
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Oxfordshire
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[IH] plate 60, from Witney to Wellington dated 12 October 1845, cancelled with black 902 numeral of Witney.
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[KB] plate 96, from Witney to Staines, dated 25 September 1850, cancelled with a black numeral (902 Witney)
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[DD] plate 90, cancelled with a black numeral (902 Witney)
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[TC] plate 68, cancelled with a black numeral (902 Witney)
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903 Wiveliscombe
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Somerset
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904 Wokingham
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Berkshire
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905 Wolverhampton
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Staffordshire
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[OG] plate 3, cancelled with two black numerals (905 Wolverhampton)
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[FK] plate 61, cancelled with a blue numeral (905 Wolverhampton)
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[EC] plate 57, cancelled with a black numeral (905 Wolverhampton)
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[QK] plate 61, cancelled with a blue numeral (905 Wolverhampton)
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906 Woburn
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Bedfordshire
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[EJ] plate 74, from Woburn to London dated 6 September 1847, cancelled with black 906 numeral of Woburn.
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[NH] on envelope from Woburn to Bedford dated 6 June 1850, cancelled by blue 906 numeral (Woburn)
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[GA] plate 166, cancelled with blue numeral (906 Woburn).
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[AI] cancelled with a blue numeral (906 Woburn)
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907 Woodbridge
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Suffolk
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[GG] cancelled with black numeral (907 Woodbridge).
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[NK] cancelled with a blue Woodbridge datestamp
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[??] cancelled with a black numeral (907 Woodbridge)
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[EH] cancelled with a blue datestamp of Woodbridge
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[HG-HH] pair, plate 75, cancelled with black numerals (907 Woodbridge)
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908 was not allocated in 1844
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909 was not allocated in 1844
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910 Woodstock
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Oxfordshire
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[IB-IE] strip of four, plate 4, cancelled with black numerals (910 Woodstock).
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[FD] cancelled with a black numeral (910 Woodstock)
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911 was not allocated in 1844
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912 Deddington
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Oxfordshire
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[PF] plate 69, on entire dated 9 Mar 1847 from Deddington to Reading, cancelled contrary to regulations with brown numeral (912 Deddington).
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[EA] plate 120, on mourning envelope to Windsor, dated 27 September 1851, cancelled with blue numeral (912 Deddington).
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[DC] plate 62, cancelled with a black numeral (912 Deddington)
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913 Woodyates
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Dorset
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914 Cranbourne
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Derbyshire
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915 Wotton under Edge
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Gloucestershire
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[ND-NE] plate 126, pair cancelled, contrary to regulations, with a single blue numeral (915 Wotton-under-Edge).
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[ML] plate 15, cancelled with a black Maltese cross (Wotton under Edge)
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[RI-SJ] plate 86, block of four, cancelled contrary to regulations with three black numerals (915 Wotton under Edge).
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916 was not allocated in 1844
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917 Wickwar
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Gloucestershire
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918 Worcester
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Worcestershire
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[EG-EH] pair, plate 4, cancelled with black numerals (918 Worcester).
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[FJ] plate 101, cancelled with black numeral (918 Worcester).
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[RH] plate 6, cancelled with black numeral (918 Worcester).
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[GD] plate 126, cancelled with a black numeral (918 Worcester)
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[LI] plate 71, cancelled with a black numeral (918 Worcester)
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919 was not allocated in 1844
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920 Upton on Severn
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Worcestershire
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921 Workington
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Cumberland
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[QH] plate 88, cancelled with a black numeral (921 Wokingham)
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922 Worksop
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Nottinghamshire
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[LB-MC] plate 42, block of four on entire to Retford dated 10 May 1844 cancelled by a black numeral (922 Worksop).
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[DJ] cancelled with black numeral (922 Worksop).
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923 Worthing
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Sussex
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[RC] cancelled with a black numeral (923 Worthing)
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924 Wrexham - see Wales
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925 Wymondham
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Norfolk
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[TK] plate 53, cancelled with a black numeral (925 Wymondham)
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926 Yarm
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Yorkshire
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[FI] plate 169, cancelled with a black numeral (926 Yarm)
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927 Yarmouth
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Norfolk
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[OH] plate 105, cancelled with black numeral (927 Yarmouth).
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[JL] cancelled with black numeral (927 Yarmouth).
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[CE] plate 58, cancelled with a black numeral (927 Yarmouth).
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[PA] plate 4, cancelled with a black numeral (927 Yarmouth)
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[DJ] on entire to Wymondham dated 10 May 1844 cancelled by a black numeral (927 Yarmouth).
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[RJ] plate 121, cancelled with a black numeral (927 Yarmouth)
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[QA] plate 4, cancelled with a black numeral (927 Yarmouth)
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[SI] plate 71, cancelled with a black numeral (927 Yarmouth)
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928 Yealmpton
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Devon
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[AJ-BK] plate 145, block of 4, cancelled with black numerals (928 Yealmpton)
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[HL] cancelled with a black numeral (928 Yealmpton)
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929 Yeovil
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Somerset
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930 York
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Yorkshire
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[LD-LG] strip of four, cancelled with black numerals (930 York).
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[QL] plate 59, cancelled with black numeral (930 York).
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[OG] plate 3, cancelled with black numeral (930 York).
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[MA] plate 3, cancelled with black numeral (930 York).
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[QL] plate 83, on piece, cancelled with blue numeral (930 York).
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[ME] on entire to Oldham dated 14 May 1844 cancelled by a black numeral (930 York).
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[OJ] plate 40, cancelled with black numeral (930 York).
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[EH] plate 3, cancelled with black numeral (930 York).
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[JG] plate 4, cancelled with a black numeral (930 York)
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[FH] plate 65, cancelled with a black numeral (930 York)
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[IH] plate 39, from York to Dewsbury dated 14 May 1844, cancelled with black numeral (930 York).
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[KK] from York to Penrith dated 4 June 1846, cancelled with a blue numeral (930 York)
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[TD-TF] strip of three, plate 25, cancelled with black York distinctive maltese crosses.
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[MB] plate 25, cancelled with a black York distinctive maltese cross.
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[JJ] plate 39, cancelled with a blue Maltese cross of York [e]
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[KD] cancelled with a black Maltese cross (York)
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[DJ] cancelled with a black Maltese cross (York)
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[CD-CF] strip of three, plate 3, cancelled with black numerals (930 York)
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[FL] plate 21, from Malton to York dated 16 July 1842, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross of Malton and then over-stamped with distinctive maltese cross of York;
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[GI] plate 20, from York to Great Heywood dated 17 July 1842, cancelled with the distinctive maltese cross of York.
ex Alcock - illustrated in The Maltese Cross Cancellations of The United Kingdom.
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[KH] from York to Bradford, dated 11 March 1843, cancelled with a black Maltese cross of York
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[HI-HJ] pair, plate 97, cancelled with black numerals (930 York)
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[QI] plate 128, cancelled with a blue Grosmont UDC
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[IG-IL] strip of six, plate 157, cancelled with black numerals (930 York)
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931 Easingwold
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Yorkshire
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[AG] cancelled with black numeral (931 Easingwold).
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[HH] cancelled with a black numeral (931 Easingwold)
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[SE] plate 51, cancelled with a black numeral (931 Easingwold)
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932 Escrick
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Yorkshire
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933 Hamerton
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Yorkshire
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[DG] plate 56, cancelled with black numeral (933 Green Hammerton).
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[CH] cancelled with a black numeral (933 Hammerton)
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934 Helmsley
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Yorkshire
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[KF-KG] strip of five, plate 98, cancelled with black numerals (934 Helmsley)
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935 Kirby Moorside
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Yorkshire
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[JI] plate 67, cancelled with a black numeral (935 Kirby Moorside)
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936 Whitwell
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Yorkshire
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936 was the last number allocated in the original list of 1844
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937 Barnet
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Hertfordshire
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[EG] plate 73, cancelled with black numeral (937 Barnet).
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[RI] plate 62, cancelled with a black numeral (937 Barnet).
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[BI] cancelled with a black numeral (937 Barnet)
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938 Croydon
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Surrey
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[SB] cancelled with black numeral (938 Croydon).
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[MD] plate 34, cancelled with black numeral (938 Croydon)
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[DJ-DK] pair, plate 172, cancelled with black numerals (938 Croydon)
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939 Staplehurst
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Kent
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[CA] plate 81, from Staplehurst to London dated 14 January 1849, cancelled with black 939 numeral of Staplehurst.
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940 Alne
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941 Burton Anges
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Yorkshire
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942 Bradbury
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Durham
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943 Beaminster
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Dorset
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[RF] cancelled with a black numeral (943 Beaminster)
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944 Lynton
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Devon
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[II] plate 50, cancelled with black numeral (944 Lynton).
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945 Runcorn
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Cheshire
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946 Middlesborough
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Yorkshire
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[KF] plate 108, cancelled with a black numeral (946 Middleborough)
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[RH] plate 96, cancelled with a black numeral (946 Middlesborough)
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947 Hartlepool
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Durham
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[FD-GE] plate 4, block of 4, cancelled contrary to regulations with three black numerals (947 Hartlepool).
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[GD-GF] strip of three, plate 4, cancelled contrary to regulations with two black numerals (947 Hartlepool).
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[BI] plate 67, cancelled with a black numeral (947 Hartlepool)
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947 was the last number allocated in a list published in early 1845
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