Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)

Numeral Cancellations of Irish Towns (Numbers 50 to 99)

50 Ballymote

Earliest recorded use :

[AA] plate 94, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(50 Ballymote)

51 Ballynacargy

Earliest recorded use :

52 Ballynahinch

Earliest recorded use :

53 Ballynamore

Earliest recorded use :

54 Ballyragget

Earliest recorded use :

55 Ballyshannon

Earliest recorded use :

1d red-brown [NK] from Ballyshannon to Glasgow dated 14 September 1852,
cancelled with black Irish 55 numeral of Ballyshannon.
 

[RH] cancelled with black Irish numeral (55 Ballyshannon).

[OB] plate 91, cancelled
with black Irish numeral
(55 Ballyshannon).

[CD] plate 51, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(55 Ballyshannon)

[PD] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(55 Ballyshannon)

[HE] plate 70, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(55 Ballyshannon)

56 Ballytore

Earliest recorded use :

[JK] cancelled with black Irish numeral (56 Ballytore).

[SA] plate 51, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(56 Ballytore)

57 Banagher

Earliest recorded use :

[PK] plate 51, cancelled with blue Irish numeral (57 Banagher).

[RA] plate 84, cancelled with blue Irish numeral
(57 Banagher).
 

[LH-LI] pair, plate 76, cancelled
contrary to regulations
with black Irish numeral (57 Banagher).

[JB-JC] pair, from Banagher to Ballinasloe, dated 3 May 1845,
cancelled with blue Irish numerals (57 Banagher)

58 Banbridge

Earliest recorded use :

[RH] plate 64, cancelled with black Irish numeral (58 Banbridge).

[RH] from Banbridge to Tandragee dated 18 October 1854,
cancelled with black Irish 58 numeral of Banbridge.
 

[RF] from Banbridge to Glasgow dated 2 November 1846,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (58 Banbridge).
 

[SD] from Banbridge to Nottingham, dated 7 August 1848,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (58 Banbridge)

59 Bandon

Earliest recorded use :

[MA] plate 73, cancelled with black Irish numeral (59 Bandon).

[PH] cancelled with black Irish numeral (59 Bandon).

[PF] plate 27, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(59 Bandon)

[BL] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(59 Bandon)

[BD] plate 1b, from Bandon to Youghal dated 23 October 1840,
cancelled with red maltese cross of Bandon.
 

60 Bangor

Earliest recorded use :

61 Bantry

Earliest recorded use :

[DJ] plate 29, cancelled with black Irish numeral (61 Bantry).

62 Belfast

Earliest recorded use :

[JJ] plate 56, cancelled with black Irish numeral (62 Belfast).

[KE] cancelled with black Irish numeral (62 Belfast - split)

[FK-FL] plate 4, pair, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with single Irish black numeral (62 Belfast - split).
 

[QA-RB] plate 3, block of four cancelled with
black Irish numerals (62 Belfast).

[IF] from Belfast to Glasgow dated 28 August 1845,
cancelled with black Irish 62 numeral of Belfast.
Also, Arthur Street receiving house mark in blue
 

[BC] cancelled with black Irish numeral (62 Belfast long).

[MF] plate 163, cancelled
with black Irish numeral
(62 Belfast).

[FG] plate 157, cancelled with black Irish numeral (62 Belfast)

[ML] on piece, dated 9 December 1850,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (62 Belfast).
 

[PF] plate 2, from Belfast to Hathersage dated 18 May 1840,
cancelled with a red-orange Maltese Cross
 

[AB] plate 2, in red, cancelled with black Belfast maltese cross
on entire from Belfast to Moy dated 24 Feb 1842.
 

[IB-IL] strip of eleven, plate 4, from Belfast to Dublin, dated 22 May 1854,
cancelled with six black Irish numerals (62 Belfast - split)
Contrary to regulations

[KC-KD] pair, plate 166, cancelled with
 a single black Irish numeral (62 Belfast)
Contrary to Regulations

63 Bellaghy

Earliest recorded use :

[DF] cancelled
with black Irish numeral
(63 Bellaghy).

[AI] plate 135, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(63 Bellaghy)

64 Belmullet

Earliest recorded use :

[RB] plate 110, cancelled with
 a blue Irish numeral
(64 Belmullet)

65 Belturbet

Earliest recorded use :

[IJ] plate 93, cancelled with black Irish numeral (65 Belturbet).

[LI-LJ] pair, plate 3, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (65 Belturbet)

[BA] plate 68, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(65 Belturbet)

66 Broadford

Earliest recorded use :

67 Blackwatertown

Earliest recorded use :

68 Blackrock

Earliest recorded use :

[SG] plate 25, on entire to Dublin dated 28 November 1842,
 cancelled with the distinctive maltese cross of Blackrock in blue.
 

69 Blessington

Earliest recorded use :

70 Boyle

Earliest recorded use :

2 x 1d plus 1 x 2d on piece dated 14 May 1846, cancelled
with black Irish numerals (70 Boyle).

[EH] plate 64, on entire from Boyle to Dublin dated 5 October 1846,
cancelled with Irish 70 numeral of Boyle.
 

[BJ] cancelled with black Irish numeral (70 Boyle).

71 Booterstown

Earliest recorded use :

[CA-CB] pair, plate 155 (state 1), cancelled with
blue Irish numerals (71 Booterstown).

72 Bray

Earliest recorded use :

[GE] on large piece from Bray to London dated 10 January 1845,
cancelled with Irish 72 numeral of Bray.
 

[NE] on mourning envelope from Bray to London, dated 21 November 1851,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (72 Bray)
 

[EK] plate 53, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(72 Bray)

[ID] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(72 Bray)

73 Broadway

Earliest recorded use :

[TA] plate 72, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(73 Broadway)

[OK] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(73 Broadway)

74 Brookeborough

Earliest recorded use :

[SA] plate 58, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(74 Brookeborough)

75 Broughshane

Earliest recorded use :

76 Bruff

Earliest recorded use :

[GL] cancelled with black Irish numeral (76 Bruff).

[QG] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(76 Bruff)

77 Buncrana

Earliest recorded use :

[HI] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(77 Buncrana)

[DH] plate 47, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(77 Buncrana)

78 Bunratty

Earliest recorded use :

79 Burrin

Earliest recorded use :

80 Borrisakane

Earliest recorded use :

[EF] plate 132, from Borrisakane to Dublin, dated 28 April 1852,
on a decoratively embossed “free” envelope
cancelled with an indistinct black Irish numeral (80 Borrisakane)

[QK] plate 46, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(80 Borrisakane)

[LA] plate 44, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(80 Borrisakane)

81 Borrisoleigh

Earliest recorded use :

82 Borris-in-Ossory

Earliest recorded use :

[LG] plate 84, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(82 Borris in Ossory)

83 Bushmills

Earliest recorded use :

[GA] cancelled with black Irish numeral (83 Bushmills).

[JA] plate 127, cancelled with blue / green Irish
numeral (83 Bushmills).

[RF] cancelled with black Irish numeral (83 Bushmills).

84 Buttevant

Earliest recorded use :

[MJ] plate 126, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(84 Buttevant)

85 Baltinglass

Earliest recorded use :

1d red-brown [OK] from Baltingalss to Dublin dated 28 September 1845,
cancelled with black Irish 85 numeral of Baltinglass.
 

[DB] plate 104, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(85 Baltinglass)

86 Cabineteely

Earliest recorded use :

[MC] plate 98, cancelled with blue Irish numeral (86 Cabineteely).

87 Cahirciveen

Earliest recorded use :

88 Cahirconlish

Earliest recorded use :

90 Cahir

Earliest recorded use :

[MD] plate 61, cancelled with black Irish numeral (90 Cahir).

[IF] plate 41, cancelled with black Irish numeral (90 Cahir).

92 Caledon

Earliest recorded use :

93 Callan

Earliest recorded use :

[OG] plate 71, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(93 Callan)

[LE] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(93 Callan)

94 Camolin

Earliest recorded use :

95 Cappoquin

Earliest recorded use :

[AA] plate 21, from Cappoquin to Dublin, dated 28 November 1842,
cancelled with a deep indigo blue Maltese cross
Cappoquin datestamp on reverse in matching shade

96 Carlingford

Earliest recorded use :

97 Carlow

Earliest recorded use :

[KL] on piece, cancelled with black Irish numeral (97 Carlow).

[K?] cancelled with black Irish numeral (97 Carlow).

[AJ] from Carlow to Cahir dated 9 October 1846,
cancelled with black Irish 97 numeral of Carlow.
 

[OH] plate 6, cancelled with red maltese cross
on entire from Carlow, County Leinster to Dublin dated 15 February 1841.
Late use of red maltese cross
 

[CI-CL] strip of four, plate 69, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (97 Carlow)