Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)

Numeral Cancellations of Irish Towns (Numbers 100 to 149)


 

 

This pages illustrate stamps and covers that are identifiable as originating from towns allocated a barred numeral cancellation in preparation for their introduction during June/July 1844.
 

100 Carn

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


101 Carnew

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


102 Carrickfergus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 34 HA

[HA] plate 34, from Carrickfergus to Dublin, dated 31 October 1844,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (102 Carrickfergus)
Also has Magheramorne receiving house stamp

Plate 84 OK
IJ

 

 

 

 

[OK] plate 84, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(102 Carrickfergus)

[IJ] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(102 Carrickfergus)

 

 

 

 


103 Carrickmacross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


104 Carrick-on-Shannon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NK

[NK] from Carrick on Shannon to Dublin, dated 19 March 1851,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (104 Carrick on Shannon)


105 Carrick-on-Suir

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LI
PC
PC
Plate 58 RA

[LI] cancelled with blue Irish numeral (105 Carrick on Suir).

[PC] cancelled with
blue-green Irish numeral
(105 Carrick on Suir)

[PC] cancelled with black Irish numeral (105 Carrick on Suir).

[RA] plate 58, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(105 Carrick on Suir)


106 Cashel

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 164 IC-IF

[IC-IF] plate 164, strip of four, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with three Irish black numerals (106 Cashel).

OJ
Plate 150 TG

 

 

 

 

[OJ]  cancelled with
 a blue Irish numeral
(106 Cashel)

[TG] plate 150, cancelled with
 a blue Irish numeral
(106 Cashel)

 

 

 

 


107 Castlebar

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 74 RC

[RC] plate 74, on entire from Castlebar to Dublin dated 11 May 1848
cancelled with blue Irish numeral numeral (107 Castlebar).
 


108 Castlebellingham

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FG

 

 

 

[FG] cancelled with black Irish numeral (108 Castle Bellingham).

 

 

 


 109 was not allocated in 1844

110 Castleblakeney

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


111 Castleblayney

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DA-DB
Plate 96 CB

 

[DA-DB] pair, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (111 Castleblayney).

[CB] plate 96, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(111 Castleblaney)

 


112 Castlecomer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


113 Castleconnell

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 110 IE-IF
Plate 73 EK-EL

[IE-IF] pair, plate 110, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (113 Castleconnell)

[EK-EL] pair, plate 73, cancelled with
 black Irish numerals (113 Castleconnell)


114 Castledawson

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RI
JC

 

 

[RI] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(114 Castle Dawson)

[JC] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(114 Castledawson)

 

 


115 Castlederg

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 72 FK

[FK] plate 72 from Castlederg to London Derry via Strabane dated 7 February 1848,
cancelled with black Irish 115 numeral of Castlederg.
 

Plate 96 LF

 

 

 

 

 

 

[LF] plate 96, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(115 Castlederg)

 

 

 

 

 

 


116 Castledermot

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


117 Castlefin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


118 Castlemartyr

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 119 was not allocated in 1844

120 Castlepollard

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 66 AE
Plate 40 NK
Plate 49 CE-CF

[AE] plate 66, cancelled with black Irish numeral (120 Castlepollard).

[NK] plate 40, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(120 Castlepollard)

[CE-CF] pair, plate 47, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (120 Castlepollard)

QB

[QB] from Castlepollard to Dublin dated 2 October 1847,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (120 Castlepollard)
 

Plate 30 QI

[QI] plate 30, from Castlepollard to Dublin dated 30 April 1843,
cancelled with a black Maltese Cross
 


121 Castlerea

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 66 GG

 

 

 

[GG] plate 66, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(121 Castlerea)

 

 

 


122 Castletown

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PI-PL

[PI-PL] cancelled with black Irish numerals (122 Castletown).

Plate 4 LB

 

 

 

 

 

 

[LB] plate 4, cancelled with
 a blue Irish numeral
(122 Castletown) [e]

 

 

 

 

 

 


123 Castletown Devlin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


124 Castletownroche

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


125 Castlewellan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RB

 

 

 

[RB] cancelled with black Irish numeral (125 Castlewellan).

 

 

 


126 Cavan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NI
Plate 66 RE
Plate 81 AD

 

[NI] cancelled with black Irish numeral (126 Cavan).

[RE] plate 66, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(126 Cavan)

[AD] plate 81, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(126 Cavan)

 


127 Celbridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


128 Charleville

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 63 SK
AG

 

 

[SK] plate 63, cancelled
with black Irish numeral
(128 Charleville).

[AG] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(128 Charleville)

 

 


129 Church Hill

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RD

 

 

 

[RD] cancelled with
 a blue Irish numeral
(129 Church Hill)

 

 

 


130 Clane

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


131 Clara

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 68 AK
BJ
IB

 

[AK] plate 68, cancelled with a blue Irish numeral (131 Clara).

[BJ] cancelled with black Irish numeral (131 Clara).

[IB] cancelled with
 a blue Irish numeral
(131 Clara)

 

Plate 43 NG

[NG] plate 43, from Clara to Kingstown, dated 2 June 1845,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (131 Clara)

Plate 135 TE

[TE] plate 135, from Clara to Belfast, dated 23 June 1852,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (131 Clara), plus

[FE] plate 131 paying the “Late Fee”,
cancelled with Late | Fee mark

This is the only recorded example of a Late Fee mark cancelling a stamp on cover.
 


132 Clare

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 70 EB

 

 

 

[EB] plate 70, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(132 Clare)

 

 

 


133 Clashmore

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


134 Clifden

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


135 Cloghan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


136 Clogheen

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


137 Clogher

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 122 NL

 

 

 

[NL] plate 122, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(137 Clogher)

 

 

 


138 Cloghnakilty

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??

1d red-brown from Cloghnakilty to Cork dated 13 April 1845,
cancelled with black Irish 138 numeral of Cloghnakilty.
 

LD
SC

 

 

 

 

[LD] cancelled with blue Irish numeral (138 Cloghnakilty).

[SC] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(138 Clonakilty)

 

 

 

 


139 Clonard

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JK and ID

Entire from Clonard to Dublin dated 1 March 1850,
cancelled with black Irish 139 numeral of Clonard.
Then, re-driected to Mullingar and second stamp cancellled with the 186 numeral of Dublin.
 

EJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

[EJ] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(139 Clonard)

 

 

 

 

 

 


140 Clonee

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


141 Clones

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


142 Clonmel

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 55 NB
Plate 90 RC
PA
Plate 46 CG

[NB] plate 55, cancelled with black Irish numeral (142 Clonmel).

[RC] plate 90, cancelled with black Irish numeral (142 Clonmel).

[PA] cancelled with black Irish numeral (142 Clonmell).

[CG] plate 46, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(142 Clonmell)

Plate 60 CH
Plate 41 II

 

 

 

 

[CH] plate 60, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(142 Clonmell)

[II] plate 41, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(142 Clonmell)

 

 

 

 

Plate 10 RJ

[RJ] plate 10, from Clonmell to Dublin dated 19 March 1841,
cancelled with a black Maltese Cross of Clonmell.
P converted to R variety
 


143 Clough

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


144 Cloughjordan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


145 Cloyne

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BA
OK

 

 

[BA] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(145 Cloyne)

[OK] cancelled with
 a blue Irish numeral
(145 Cloyne)

 

 


146 Coachford

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


147 Coalisland

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


148 Colehill

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


149 Coleraine

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 153 CB

 

 

 

[CB] plate 153, cancelled with black Irish numeral (149 Coleraine)

 

 

 

Plate 27 JC

[JC] plate 27, from Coleraine to Ballymoney dated 11 April 1843,
cancelled with a black Maltese Cross
 

Plate 39 AE

[AE] plate 39, from Coleraine to Ballymoney, dated 4 June 1844,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross
 

Plate 23 FK

[FK] plate 23, from Coleraine to Ballymoney, dated 6 August 1842,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross