Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)

Numeral Cancellations of English Provincial Towns (Numbers 900 to 947)


 

 

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.
 

900 Witham

Essex

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KK
LL
Plate 56 LI
AH

[KK] cancelled
with black numeral
(900 Witham).

[LL] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(900 Witham)

[LI] plate 56, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(900 Witham)

[AH] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(900 Witham)

Plate 94 GI

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GI] plate 94, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(900 Witham)

 

 

 

 

 

 


 901 was not allocated in 1844

902 Witney

Oxfordshire

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 60 IH

[IH] plate 60, from Witney to Wellington dated 12 October 1845,
cancelled with black 902 numeral of Witney.
 

Plate 96 KB

[KB] plate 96, from Witney to Staines, dated 25 September 1850,
cancelled with a black numeral (902 Witney)

Plate 90 DD
Plate 68 TC

 

 

 

 

[DD] plate 90, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(902 Witney)

[TC] plate 68, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(902 Witney)

 

 

 

 


903 Wiveliscombe

Somerset

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


904 Wokingham

Berkshire

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


905 Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 3 OG
Plate 61 FK
Plate 57 EC
Plate 61 QK

[OG] plate 3, cancelled with
two black numerals
(905 Wolverhampton)

[FK] plate 61, cancelled with
 a blue numeral
(905 Wolverhampton)

[EC] plate 57, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(905 Wolverhampton)

[QK] plate 61, cancelled with
 a blue numeral
(905 Wolverhampton)

Plate 81 AA-AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


906 Woburn

Bedfordshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 74 EJ

[EJ] plate 74, from Woburn to London dated 6 September 1847,
cancelled with black 906 numeral of Woburn.
 

NH

[NH] on envelope from Woburn to Bedford dated 6 June 1850,
cancelled by blue 906 numeral (Woburn)
 

Plate 166 GA
AI

 

 

 

 

[GA] plate 166, cancelled with blue numeral (906 Woburn).

[AI] cancelled with
 a blue numeral
(906 Woburn)

 

 

 

 


907 Woodbridge

Suffolk

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GG
NK
??
EH

[GG] cancelled with black numeral (907 Woodbridge).

[NK] cancelled with
 a blue Woodbridge datestamp

[??] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(907 Woodbridge)

[EH] cancelled with
 a blue datestamp of
Woodbridge

Plate 75 HG-HH

 

 

 

 

[HG-HH] pair, plate 75, cancelled with
black numerals (907 Woodbridge)

 

 

 

 


 908 was not allocated in 1844

 909 was not allocated in 1844

910 Woodstock

Oxfordshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 4 IB-IE

[IB-IE] strip of four, plate 4,
 cancelled with black numerals (910 Woodstock).
 

FD

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FD] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(910 Woodstock)

 

 

 

 

 

 


 911 was not allocated in 1844

912 Deddington

Oxfordshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 69 PF

[PF] plate 69, on entire dated 9 Mar 1847 from Deddington to Reading, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with brown numeral (912 Deddington).

Plate 120 EA

[EA] plate 120, on mourning envelope to Windsor,
dated 27 September 1851,
cancelled with blue numeral (912 Deddington).
 

Plate 62 DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DC] plate 62, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(912 Deddington)

 

 

 

 

 

 


913 Woodyates

Dorset

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


914 Cranbourne

Derbyshire

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


915 Wotton under Edge

Gloucestershire

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 126 ND-NE
Plate 86 RI-SJ

[ND-NE] plate 126, pair cancelled,
contrary to regulations,
 with a single blue numeral (915 Wotton-under-Edge).

Plate 15 ML

 

 

[ML] plate 15, cancelled with
 a black Maltese cross
(Wotton under Edge)

 

 

[RI-SJ] plate 86, block of four, cancelled
contrary to regulations
with three black numerals (915 Wotton under Edge).


 916 was not allocated in 1844

917 Wickwar

Gloucestershire

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


918 Worcester

Worcestershire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 4 EG-EH
Plate 101 FJ
Plate 6 RH

[EG-EH] pair, plate 4, cancelled with
black numerals (918 Worcester).

[FJ] plate 101, cancelled with black numeral (918 Worcester).

[RH] plate 6, cancelled with black numeral (918 Worcester).

Plate 126 GD
Plate 71 LI

 

 

 

 

[GD] plate 126, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(918 Worcester)

[LI] plate 71, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(918 Worcester)

 

 

 

 


 919 was not allocated in 1844

920 Upton on Severn

Worcestershire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


921 Workington

Cumberland

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 88 QH

 

 

 

[QH] plate 88, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(921 Wokingham)

 

 

 


922 Worksop

Nottinghamshire

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 42 LB-MC

[LB-MC] plate 42, block of four on entire to Retford dated 10 May 1844
cancelled  by a black numeral (922 Worksop).
 

DJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DJ] cancelled
with black numeral
(922 Worksop).

 

 

 

 

 

 


923 Worthing

Sussex

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RC

 

 

 

[RC] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(923 Worthing)

 

 

 


 924 Wrexham - see Wales

925 Wymondham

Norfolk

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 53 TK

 

 

 

[TK] plate 53, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(925 Wymondham)

 

 

 


926 Yarm

Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 169 FI

 

 

 

[FI] plate 169, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(926 Yarm)

 

 

 


927 Yarmouth

Norfolk

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 105 OH
JL
Plate 58 CE
Plate 4 PA

[OH] plate 105, cancelled with black numeral (927 Yarmouth).

[JL] cancelled with black numeral (927 Yarmouth).

[CE] plate 58, cancelled
with a black numeral
(927 Yarmouth).

[PA] plate 4, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(927 Yarmouth)

DJ

[DJ] on entire to Wymondham dated 10 May 1844
cancelled  by a black numeral (927 Yarmouth).
 

Plate 121 RJ
Plate 4 QA
Plate 71 SI

 

 

[RJ] plate 121, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(927 Yarmouth)

[QA] plate 4, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(927 Yarmouth)

[SI] plate 71, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(927 Yarmouth)

 

 


928 Yealmpton

Devon

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 145 AJ-BK
HL

 

[AJ-BK] plate 145, block of 4, cancelled with black numerals (928 Yealmpton)

[HL] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(928 Yealmpton)

 


929 Yeovil

Somerset

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


930 York

Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LD-LG

[LD-LG] strip of four, cancelled with
black numerals (930 York).

Plate 59 QL
Plate 3 OG
Plate 3 MA
Plate 83 QL

[QL] plate 59, cancelled with black numeral (930 York).

[OG] plate 3, cancelled with black numeral (930 York).

[MA] plate 3, cancelled with black numeral (930 York).

[QL] plate 83, on piece, cancelled with blue numeral (930 York).

ME

[ME] on entire to Oldham dated 14 May 1844
cancelled by a black numeral (930 York).
 

Plate 40 OJ
Plate 3 EH
Plate 4 JG
Plate 65 FH

[OJ] plate 40, cancelled with black numeral (930 York).

[EH] plate 3, cancelled with black numeral (930 York).

[JG] plate 4, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(930 York)

[FH] plate 65, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(930 York)

Plate 39 IH

[IH] plate 39, from York to Dewsbury dated 14 May 1844,
cancelled with black numeral (930 York).
 

KK

[KK] from York to Penrith dated 4 June 1846,
cancelled with a blue numeral (930 York)
 

Plate 25 TD-TF
Plate 25 MB
Plate 39 JJ

[TD-TF] strip of three, plate 25, cancelled with
black York distinctive maltese crosses.

[MB] plate 25, cancelled
with a black York
distinctive maltese cross.

[JJ] plate 39, cancelled with
a blue Maltese cross
of York [e]

KD
DJ
Plate 3 CD-CF

[KD] cancelled with
a black Maltese cross
(York)

[DJ] cancelled with
a black Maltese cross
(York)

[CD-CF] strip of three, plate 3, cancelled with
black numerals (930 York)

Plate 20 GI Plate 21 FL

[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;

then re-directed, with

[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.
 

KH

[KH] from York to Bradford, dated 11 March 1843,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross of York
 

Plate 97 HI-HJ
Plate 128 QI

 

 

[HI-HJ] pair, plate 97, cancelled with
black numerals (930 York)

[QI] plate 128, cancelled with
 a blue Grosmont UDC

 

 

Plate 157 IG-IL

[IG-IL] strip of six, plate 157, cancelled with
black numerals (930 York)


931 Easingwold

Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AG
HH
Plate 51 SE

 

[AG] cancelled
with black numeral
(931 Easingwold).

[HH] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(931 Easingwold)

[SE] plate 51, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(931 Easingwold)

 


932 Escrick

Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


933 Hamerton

Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 56 DG
CH

 

 

[DG] plate 56, cancelled with black numeral (933 Green Hammerton).

[CH] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(933 Hammerton)

 

 


934 Helmsley

Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 98 KF-KJ

[KF-KG] strip of five, plate 98, cancelled with
 black numerals (934 Helmsley)


935 Kirby Moorside

Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 67 JI

 

 

 

[JI] plate 67, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(935 Kirby Moorside)

 

 

 


936 Whitwell

Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 936 was the last number allocated in the original list of 1844

 

937 Barnet

Hertfordshire

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 73 EG
Plate 62 RI
BI

 

[EG] plate 73, cancelled with black numeral (937 Barnet).

[RI] plate 62, cancelled
with a black numeral
(937 Barnet).

[BI] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(937 Barnet)

 


938 Croydon

Surrey

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB
Plate 34 MD
Plate 172 DJ-DK

[SB] cancelled with black numeral (938 Croydon).

[MD] plate 34, cancelled with black numeral (938 Croydon)

[DJ-DK] pair, plate 172, cancelled with
black numerals (938 Croydon)


939 Staplehurst

Kent

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 81 CA

[CA] plate 81, from Staplehurst to London dated 14 January 1849,
cancelled with black 939 numeral of Staplehurst.
 


940 Alne

Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


941 Burton Anges

Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


942 Bradbury

Durham

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


943 Beaminster

Dorset

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RF

 

 

 

[RF] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(943 Beaminster)

 

 

 


944 Lynton

Devon

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 50 II

 

 

 

[II] plate 50, cancelled
with black numeral
(944 Lynton).

 

 

 


945 Runcorn

Cheshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


946 Middlesborough

Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 108 KF
Plate 96 RH

 

 

[KF] plate 108, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(946 Middleborough)

[RH] plate 96, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(946 Middlesborough)

 

 


947 Hartlepool

Durham

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 4 FD-GE
Plate 4 GD-GF

[FD-GE] plate 4, block of 4, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with three black numerals (947 Hartlepool).

[GD-GF] strip of three, plate 4, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with two black numerals (947 Hartlepool).

Plate 67 BI

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BI] plate 67, cancelled with
 a black numeral
(947 Hartlepool)

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

947 was the last number allocated in a list published in early 1845