Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)

Numeral Cancellations of Scottish Towns (Numbers 1 to 49)

1 Aberdeen

Earliest recorded use :

[EA] plate 4, cancelled with black Scottish numeral
(1 Aberdeen)

[RG] plate 80, cancelled with black Scottish numeral
(1 Aberdeen)

[OB-OD] plate 4, strip of 3, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with two Scottish black numerals (1 Aberdeen).

[BF-BG] plate 3, pair, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with single Scottish black numerals (1 Aberdeen).

[DC-DD] plate 3, pair, cancelled with
black Scottish numerals (1 Aberdeen).

[RH] plate 51, from Aberdeen to Bristol dated 4 August 1845,
cancelled with black Scottish 1 numeral of Aberdeen.
 

[OI-OJ] pair, cancelled with
 a single black Scottish numeral (1 Aberdeen)
Contrary to regulations

[BG-BH] pair, plate 33, cancelled with
 a single black Scottish numeral (1 Aberdeen)
Contrary to regulations

[QJ] plate 1b, from Aberdeen to Edinburgh, dated 29 September 1840,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross
Unofficial early use of the black cross

[LB-LC] pair, plate 3, cancelled with
black Scottish numerals (1 Aberdeen)
 

[FK-FL] pair, plate 3, cancelled with
 a single black Scottish numeral (1 Aberdeen)
Contrary to regulations

2 Aberfeldy

Earliest recorded use :

[PF] plate 101, cancelled
with black Scottish numeral
(2 Aberfeldy).

[HK] cancelled
with black Scottish numeral
 (2 Aberfeldy).

[BH] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(2 Aberfeldy)

[BI] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(2 Aberfeldy)

3 Aberdour

Earliest recorded use :

4 Aboyne

Earliest recorded use :

5 Aberchirdir

Earliest recorded use :

6 Alford

Earliest recorded use :

[OH] plate 74, cancelled with black Scottish numeral (6 Alford).

[S?] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(6 Alford)

7 Alloa

Earliest recorded use :

[OC] plate 101, on piece cancelled with black
Scottish numeral (7 Alloa).

[BK-BL] plate 4, pair, cancelled with
black Scottish numerals (7 Alloa).

[IB] plate 84,
cancelled with black Scottish numeral (7 Alloa).

[GG] plate 158, from Alloa to Stirling, dated 16 April 1853,
cancelled with a black Scottish numeral (7 Alloa)

[GH] plate 90, cancelled with black Scottish numeral
(7 Alloa)

[KA] plate 52, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(7 Alloa)

8 Aberlour

Earliest recorded use :

10 Alness

Earliest recorded use :

[IE-IF] pair, plate 4, cancelled with
 black Scottish numerals (10 Alness)

11 Annan

Earliest recorded use :

[TF-TG] plate 3, pair, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with single Scotish black numeral (11 Annan).

[EH] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(11 Annan)

12 Auchenblae

Earliest recorded use :

[FF] plate 114, cancelled with black Scottish numeral (12 Auchenblae)

[GF] plate 97, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(12 Auchenblae)

13 Arbroath

Earliest recorded use :

[RA] plate 60, cancelled
with a black Scottish numeral
(13 Arbroath).

[LC] cancelled
with black Scottish numeral
(13 Arbroath).

[EC] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(13 Arbroath)

[SJ-TK] plate 95, block of four, cancelled
contrary to regulations
with two black Scottish numerals (13 Arbroath).

14 Ardersier

Earliest recorded use :

15 Ardrossan

Earliest recorded use :

[SJ] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(15 Androssan)

16 Abington

Earliest recorded use :

17 Airdrie

Earliest recorded use :

[SC-SD] plate 60, pair, cancelled with
black Scottish numeral (17 Airdrie).

[DE] plate 78, cancelled
with black Scottish numeral
(17 Airdrie).

[HA-HB] plate 21, pair on entire dated 14 Dec 1842 from Airdrie to Edinburgh, cancelled
contrary to regulations
by a single black maltese cross.
 

18 Arisaig

Earliest recorded use :

20 Arrochar

Earliest recorded use :

[MI-ML] plate 41, strip of 4, cancelled
contrary to regulations
 with two Scottish black numerals (20 Arrochar).

[IG] on entire from Arrochar to Edinburgh dated 25 January 1845,
cancelled with black Scottish 20 numeral of Arrochar.
 

21 Auchnacraig

Earliest recorded use :

22 Anstruther

Earliest recorded use :

[SL] plate 58, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(22 Anstruther)

23 Aros

Earliest recorded use :

24 Appin

Earliest recorded use :

25 Auchterarder

Earliest recorded use :

26 Auchtermuchty

Earliest recorded use :

27 Ayr

Earliest recorded use :

[JI] plate 39, cancelled
with black Scottish numeral
 (27 Ayr).

[OI-OL] strip of four, plate 68, cancelled with
 three black Scottish numerals (27 Ayr)
Contrary to regulations

28 Ayrton

Earliest recorded use :

29 Assynt

Earliest recorded use :

30 Alyth

Earliest recorded use :

31 Ballater

Earliest recorded use :

[MK] plate 150, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(31 Ballater)

32 Crathie

Earliest recorded use :

33 Ballantrae

Earliest recorded use :

[BE] cancelled with
 a blue Scottish numeral
(33 Ballantrae)

34 Ballindalloch

Earliest recorded use :

[GL-GK] pair (plate 108), sent from Advie to Ballindalloch, dated 17 November 1851,
cancelled with a single black Scottish numeral (34 Ballindalloch)
Contrary to Regulations

35 Banchory

Earliest recorded use :

[SA] plate 44, cancelled
with black Scottish numeral
 (35 Banchory).

36 Banff

Earliest recorded use :

[KJ] cancelled with black Scottish numeral (36 Banff).

[KE] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(36 Banff)

[RG-RK] strip of five, plate 46, cancelled with
 black Scottish numerals (36 Banff)

37 Macduff

Earliest recorded use :

38 Bathgate

Earliest recorded use :

39 Bauley

Earliest recorded use :

[LA] plate 44, cancelled
with black Scottish numeral
(39 Bauley).

[AJ] plate 57, cancelled
with black Scottish
numeral (39 Bauley).

[GE] cancelled with
 an olive-black Scottish numeral (39 Bauley)

40 Beith

Earliest recorded use :

[JL] plate 72, cancelled
with black Scottish
numeral (40 Beith).

[KG] plate 52, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(40 Beith)

41 Biggar

Earliest recorded use :

[MG-ML] plate 90, strip of 6, cancelled,
contrary to regulations
 with 3 x black Scottish numerals (41 Biggar).
 

[KL] cancelled with black Scottish numeral (41 Biggar).

42 Blackshiels

Earliest recorded use :

43 Bervie

Earliest recorded use :

44 Blair Athole

Earliest recorded use :

45 Dalnacardoch

Earliest recorded use :

46 Blairgowrie

Earliest recorded use :

[HC] plate 98, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(46 Blairgowrie)

[EL] plate 111, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(46 Blairgowrie)

[GE] plate 33, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(46 Blairgowrie)

47 Blair Adam

Earliest recorded use :

48 Bonaw

Earliest recorded use :

[KE] plate 72, from Bonaw to Edinburgh, dated 31 July 1847,
cancelled with a black Scottish numeral (48 Bonaw)

49 Bonar Bridge

Earliest recorded use :