Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)

Numeral Cancellations of Scottish Towns (Numbers 250 to 299)

250 Moneymusk

Earliest recorded use :

251 Montrose

Earliest recorded use :

[EI-EJ] plate 160, pair, cancelled with
black Scottish numerals (251 Montrose).

[?H] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(251 Montrose)

[EF] cancelled with
 a blue Scottish numeral
(251 Montrose)

252 St Cyrus

Earliest recorded use :

253 Mossat

Earliest recorded use :

254 Mortlach

Earliest recorded use :

255 Midcalder

Earliest recorded use :

[JD] plate 75, cancelled with black Scottish numeral (255 Midcalder).

[OG] plate 79, cancelled with black Scottish numeral (255 Mid Calder).

256 Moffat

Earliest recorded use :

[GG] plate 51, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(256 Moffat)

[OD] from Moffatt to Edinburgh, dated 16 April 1843,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross

257 Moniave

Earliest recorded use :

[CF] cancelled with
 a blue Scottish numeral
(257 Monaive)

258 Morvern

Earliest recorded use :

[NK] plate 64, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(258 Morven)

259 Moy

Earliest recorded use :

260 Muirdrum

Earliest recorded use :

261 Munlochy

Earliest recorded use :

262 Muirkirk

Earliest recorded use :

[KL] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(262 Muirkirk)

[MG] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(262 Muirkirk)

263 Musselburgh

Earliest recorded use :

[JC] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(263 Musselburgh)

264 Nairn

Earliest recorded use :

[DL] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(264 Nairn)

265 Newburgh

Earliest recorded use :

[AG] plate 80, from Newburgh to Edinburgh, dated 30 May 1849,
cancelled with a dark blue Scottish numeral (265 Newburgh)

[LH] plate 67, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(265 Newburgh)

[PA] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(265 Newburgh)

266 New Galloway

Earliest recorded use :

[EF] plate 111, cancelled with black Scottish numeral (266 New Galloway).

267 New Deer

Earliest recorded use :

[PD] plate 79, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(267 New Deer)

268 New Pitsligo

Earliest recorded use :

269 Newport

Earliest recorded use :

270 Newton Stewart

Earliest recorded use :

[SI] plate 2, from Newton Stewart to Edinburgh, dated 4 July 1840,
cancelled with a purple-maroon Maltese cross of Newton Stewart [e]
 

271 Noblehouse

Earliest recorded use :

[JE-JF] pair, plate 72, cancelled with
 black Scottish numerals (271 Noblehouse)

[??] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(271 Noblehouse)

272 Noth Queensferry

Earliest recorded use :

273 Oban

Earliest recorded use :

[BG] plate 74, cancelled with blue Scottish numeral (273 Oban).

[DF] cancelled with blue Scottish numeral (273 Oban).

274 Old Meldrum

Earliest recorded use :

275 Old Rain

Earliest recorded use :

[FD-FE] plate 142, pair cancelled,
contrary to regulations
with a single Scottish black numeral (275 Old Rain).

[CD] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(275 Old Rain)

[IF] on wrapper from Old Rain to Aberdeen dated 18 November 1845,
cancelled with a blue Scottish 275 numeral of Old Rain.
 

276 Orton

Earliest recorded use :

277 Paisley

Earliest recorded use :

[AI] cancelled with black Scottish numeral
(277 Paisley)

[TE] plate 40, cancelled with black Scottish numeral
(277 Paisley)

[AC] plate 40, cancelled with black Scottish numeral (277 Paisley).

[8 singles] from Paisley to Edinburgh, dated 25 August 1845,
cancelled with black Scottish numerals (277 Paisley)
 

278 Parkhill

Earliest recorded use :

279 Peebles

Earliest recorded use :

[SF] cancelled
with a black Scottish numeral
(279 Peebles).

280 Perth

Earliest recorded use :

[OD-OE] pair, plate 64, cancelled
contrary to regulations
with a single black Scottish numeral (280 Perth).

[PE] plate 44, cancelled with black Scottish numeral (280 Perth).

[OF] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(280 Perth)

[OC-PD] plate 48, block of 4, cancelled with
black Scottish numerals (280 Perth).

Four singles, plate 26, on entire from Perth to Southwell (Notts), dated 9 December 1842,
cancelled with three black Maltese crosses of Perth
Contrary to Regulations
 

[PK-PL] pair, plate 157, cancelled with
 a single black Scottish numeral (280 Perth)
Contrary to regulations

[FG-FH] pair, plate 167, cancelled with
 a single black Scottish numeral (280 Perth)
Contrary to Regulations

281 Peterhead

Earliest recorded use :

[RE] plate 4, cancelled
with black Scottish numeral
(281 Peterhead).

[BH] plate 71, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(281 Peterhead)

[QF] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(281 Peterhead)

282 Pitcaple

Earliest recorded use :

283 Pittenweem

Earliest recorded use :

284 Pitlochrie

Earliest recorded use :

[II] plate 1b, from Pitlochrie to Edinburgh, dated 23 October 1840,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross of Pitlochrie
Unofficial early use of the black cross and the only such recorded usage from Pitlochrie

[KD] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(284 Pitlochry)

285 Poolewe

Earliest recorded use :

286 Portaskaig

Earliest recorded use :

287 Port Glasgow

Earliest recorded use :

[PH] plate 47, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(287 Port Glasgow)

288 Port Patrick

Earliest recorded use :

289 Portree

Earliest recorded use :

290 Portsoy

Earliest recorded use :

[BG] plate 98, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(290 Portsoy)

291 Port William

Earliest recorded use :

292 Poyntzfield

Earliest recorded use :

293 Prestonkirk

Earliest recorded use :

[AE] from Prestonkirk to Haddington, dated 20 June 1850,
cancelled with a black Scottish numeral (293 Prestonkirk)

294 Rachan Mill

Earliest recorded use :

295 Renfrew

Earliest recorded use :

[PH] plate 66, on piece cancelled with blue
Scottish numeral
 (295 Renfrew).

[AI] plate 1a, from Renfrew to Edinburgh, dated 27 May 1840,
cancelled with a “watery” black Maltese cross
Also has Renfrew straight line in a shade matching the cross

Very early and unofficial use of the black Maltese cross
Only three earlier examples are recorded
 

296 Rhynie

Earliest recorded use :

[EI] cancelled with black Scottish numeral (296 Rhynie).

297 Rothes

Earliest recorded use :

298 Rothesay

Earliest recorded use :

[CB] plate 66, cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(298 Rothsay)

[NI] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(298 Rothsay)

299 Rothiemay

Earliest recorded use :