Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)

Numeral Cancellations of Irish Towns (Numbers 150 to 199)


 

 

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.
 

150 Collon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 96 MH

 

 

 

[MH] plate 96, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(150 Collon)

 

 

 


151 Collooney

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 37 CK

[CK] plate 37, from Collooney to Glasgow, dated 7 December 1843,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross
Enniskillen and Belfast transit datestamps on reverse


152 Cong

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


153 Comber

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


154 Cookstown

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 119 KK

[KK] plate 119, on letter sheet from Cookstown to Ballymoney dated 4 December 1851,
cancelled with a black Irish 154 numeral of Cookstown.
 

Plate 86 RK

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RK] plate 86, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(154 Cookstown)

 

 

 

 

 

 

FH

[FH] from Cookstown to Dublin, dated 15 September 1848,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (154 Cookstown)


155 Cootehill

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 111 LG
Plate 60 AA
Plate 63 MJ

 

[LG] plate 111, cancelled with black Irish numeral (155 Cootehill).

[AA] plate 60, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(151 Coothill)

[MJ] plate 63, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(155 Cootehill)

 

CF

Dublin to Cootehill dated 27 September 1848,
paid in cash (manuscript 1 in red)

turned and returned with

[CF] from Cootehill to Dublin, dated 18 October 1848,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (155 Cootehill).
 


156 Cork

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 51 CF
Plate 90 OJ
GF
Plate 43 CF

[CF] plate 51, cancelled with black Irish numeral (156 Cork).

[OJ] plate 90, cancelled with black Irish numeral (156 Cork).

[GF] cancelled
with a black Irish numeral
(156 Cork).

[CF] plate 43, cancelled with black Irish numeral (156 Cork)

Plate 55 BD-BE
OF
JC

[BD-BE] pair, plate 55, cancelled
contrary to regulations
with a single black Irish numeral
(156 Cork).

[OF] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(156 Cork)

[JC] cancelled with
a black Maltese cross
(Cork)

Plate 32 HC
Plate 142 RI
Plate 45 CJ

 

 

[HC] plate 32, cancelled with
 a black Maltese cross
of Cork

[RI] plate 142, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(156 Cork)

[CJ] plate 45, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(156 Cork)

 

 

KC

[KC] from Cork to Dublin, dated 6 March 1844,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross (Cork special)
 

Penny Pink 156 Cork

1d Pink from Cork to Exeter, dated 25 June 1844,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (156 Cork)


157 Cove

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SA-SB
HB

 

[SA-SB] pair, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with single Irish black numeral (157 Cove).

[HB] cancelled with black Irish numeral (157 Cove).

 

EA

[EA] from Cove to Airdrie, dated 12 March 1849,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (157 Cove)


158 Carrigart

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


159 Craughwell

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


160 Creeslough

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


161 Crookstown

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


162 Crossakiel

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


163 Crossdoney

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


164 Crossmolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


165 Croome

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RE

 

 

 

[RE] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(165 Croom)

 

 

 


166 Crumlin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


167 Corofin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 85 ME

 

 

 

[ME] plate 85, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(167 Curofin)

 

 

 


168 Cushendall

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 169 was not allocated in 1844

170 Dangan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


171 Delgany

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


172 Derry

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 76 BC
NJ
Plate 72 IC

 

[BC] plate 76, cancelled with black Irish numeral (172 Derry).

[NJ] cancelled with black Irish numeral (172 Derry).

[IC] plate 72, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(172 Derry)

 

Plate 52 QH

[QH] plate 52, from Derry to Ballymoney dated 5 August 1845,
cancelled with black Irish 172 numeral of Derry.
 


173 Dervock

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


174 Dingle

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


175 Donaghadee

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


176 Donegal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


177 Doneraile

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 58 FI

 

 

 

[FI] plate 58, cancelled with black Irish numeral (177 Doneraile).

 

 

 


178 Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QC
Plate 72 SC

 

 

[QC] on piece (18 May 1852) cancelled with
black Irish numeral (178 Down)

[SC] plate 72, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(178 Down)

 

 

CH

[CH] from Down to Ballinahinch dated 20 February 1853,
cancelled with black Irish 178 numeral of Down.
 


179 Drogheda

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 73 GL
DD
HB

 

[GL] plate 73, cancelled with black Irish numeral (179 Drogheda).

[DD] cancelled with black Irish numeral (179 Drogheda).

[HB] cancelled with black Irish numeral (179 Drogheda).

 

Plate 22 AL

[AL] plate 22, on wrapper from Drogheda to Moy dated 27 April 1842,
cancelled with two strikes of a blue-black maltese cross (mixed inks).
 

Plate 127 GC-GD

 

 

 

 

[GC-GD] pair, plate 127, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (179 Drogheda)

 

 

 

 


180 Dromond

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


181 Dromore

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IG

[IG] from Dromore to Dublin, dated 26 February 1843,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross


182 Dromore West

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC

 

 

 

[AC] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(182 Dromore West)

 

 

 


183 Drumcree

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


184 Drumsna

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 52 RB

 

 

 

[RB] plate 52, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(184 Drumsna)

 

 

 


185 Draperstown

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


186 Dublin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 61 CB-CD
Plate 129 JH-JI

[CB-CD] plate 61, strip of 5, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (186 Dublin)

[JH-JI] plate 129, pair, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with single Irish black numeral (186 Dublin).

Plate 86 SE-SH

[SE-SH] plate 86, strip of 4, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (186 Dublin).

Plate 40 BA
OB and MC
IA

[BA] plate 40, cancelled with black Irish numeral
(186 Dublin).

[OB and MC] two singles on piece, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with single Irish black numeral (186 Dublin).

[IA] cancelled with black Irish numeral (186 Dublin).

Plate 3 TA-TB
Plate 4 SD-TE

[TA-TB] pair, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (186 Dublin).

Plate 98 KI-KJ

[KI-KJ] plate 98, pair, cancelled
contrary to regulations
with a single black Irish numeral (186 Dublin).

[SD-TE] plate 4, block of 4, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with two black Irish numerals (186 Dublin).
Part of reversed “postage” marginal watermark [cert]

Plate 144 FG EL

[FG and EL] plate 144, two singles on entire from Dublin to Bridgewater dated 4 Apr 1853, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with a single Irish black numeral (186 Dublin).
 

Plate 40 KF
Plate 121 OA-PC
Plate 78 CJ

[KF] plate 40, cancelled with black Dublin Maltese cross

[CJ] plate 78, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(186 Dublin)

Plate 28 NE
Plate 32 DF

[NE] plate 28, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross
of Dublin

[OA-PC] block of six, plate 121, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with three black Irish numerals (186 Dublin)

[DF] plate 32, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross
of Dublin

Plate 35 HI

[HI] plate 35, from Dublin to Tandragee dated 13 September 1843,
cancelled with black Dublin Maltese cross

Plate 21 SJ

[SJ] plate 21, from Dublin to Belfast dated 3 March 1843,
cancelled with black Dublin (type 2a) Maltese cross

Plate 33 EH

[EH] plate 33, from Dublin to Ballinasloe dated 5 August 1843,
cancelled with a black Dublin Maltese Cross
 

Plate 37 KB
Plate 28 QA
Plate 33 PL
Plate 3 BB

[KB] plate 37, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross
of Dublin

[QA] plate 28, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross
of Dublin

[PL] plate 33, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross
of Dublin

[BB] plate 3, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross
of Dublin

Plate 34 SI-SL

[SI-SL] plate 34, strip of four, cancelled with
 black Maltese crosses of Dublin

Plate 1 HI
Plate 27 QI-QJ
Plate 75 AK

[HI] plate 1, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross
of Dublin

[QI-QJ] plate 27, pair, cancelled with
black Maltese crosses of Dublin

[AK] plate 75, cancelled with
 a red Irish numeral
(186 Dublin)

Plate 3 JH-JK

[JH-JK] plate 3, strip of four, cancelled with
 black Maltese crosses of Dublin
 

Plate 4 KI-KJ
Plate 95 DC-DD

[KI-KJ] pair, plate 4, cancelled with
 a single black Irish numeral (186 Dublin)
Contrary to regulations

[DC-DD] pair, plate 95, cancelled with
 a single black Irish numeral (186 Dublin)
Contrary to regulations

Plate 2 CH

[CH] plate 2, from Dublin to Croydon dated 15 May 1840,
cancelled with an orange red Dublin maltese cross
and a red-brown London maltese cross [c]

Dublin diamond (15 MY 40) and London Tombstone (17 MY 1840) in colours matching the respective crosses.
 

Plate 24 JL

[JL] plate 24, from Dublin to Derby, dated 25 April 1844,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross of Dublin
 

Plate 31 DF

[DF] plate 31, from Dublin to Wick, dated 8 June 1843,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross of Dublin (Type II broken)
 

Plate 170 CA-CF

[CA-CF] strip of six, plate 170, cancelled with
three black Irish numerals (186 Dublin)
Contrary to regulations

Plate 49 HH-HJ
Plate 4 DC-DD

[HH-HJ] strip of three, plate 49, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (186 Dublin)

[DC-DD] plate 4, cancelled with
 a single black Irish numeral (186 Dublin)
Contrary to Regulations

Plate 55 NJ-NK
Plate 91 DF-DG

[NJ-NK] pair, plate 55, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (186 Dublin)

[DF-DG] pair, plate 91, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (186 Dublin)

Plate 52 SG-SH

 

 

 

 

[SG-SH] pair, plate 52, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (186 Dublin)

 

 

 

 


187 Dundalk

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 60 IH
Plate 101 OL
GB

 

[IH] plate 60, cancelled with black Irish numeral (187 Dundalk).

[OL] plate 101, cancelled with black Irish numeral (187 Dundalk).

[GB] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(187 Dundalk)

 


188 Dunfanaghy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 189 was not allocated in 1844

190 Dundrum

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 191 was not allocated in 1844

192 Dromara

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


193 Dungannon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 58 TI

[TI] plate 58, on entire from Dungannon to Dublin dated 3 February 1846,
cancelled with a black 193 Irish numeral of Dungannon.
Also, Donoughmore Dungannon receiving house mark in blue
 

Plate 61 TC-TD

[TC-TD] pair plate 61, from Dungannon to Dublin dated 2 August 1846,
cancelled with black Irish 193 numerals of Dungannon.
Also, Donoughmore Dungannon receiving house mark in blue
 

Plate 96 SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SE] plate 96, cancelled with black Irish numeral (193 Dungannon).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 21 ID

[ID] plate 21, from Dungannon to Ballymoney dated 10 April 1843,
cancelled with a black Dungannon Maltese Cross
 

Plate 22 CE

[CE] plate 22, from Dungannon to Moy, dated 18 October 1842,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross
 


194 Dungarvan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 46 QF
CC

 

 

[QF] plate 46, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(194 Dungarvon)

[CC] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(194 Dungarvan)

 

 


195 Dungvien

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


196 Dunlavin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


197 Dunleer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AI

 

 

 

[AI] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(197 Dunleer)

 

 

 


198 Dungloe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earliest recorded use :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 199 was not allocated in 1844